[Q] fast boot missing from battery settings, cant get S-OFF - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I've been trying to get s-off on my One for a a few hours now and I've searched a lot of threads looking for an answer.
I think my problem is that I don't have an option on my One to disable fast boot in the battery settings, so attempting the s-off methods fail. I've tried different roms and even changed my kernel in an attempt to make the option reappear, but nothing worked. Any ideas on how to get the fast boot option to reappear?
Details:
GE-based rom 4.3
kernel based on GE 4.3 kernel
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White Goblin said:
Hi all,
I've been trying to get s-off on my One for a a few hours now and I've searched a lot of threads looking for an answer.
I think my problem is that I don't have an option on my One to disable fast boot in the battery settings, so attempting the s-off methods fail. I've tried different roms and even changed my kernel in an attempt to make the option reappear, but nothing worked. Any ideas on how to get the fast boot option to reappear?
Details:
GE-based rom 4.3
kernel based on GE 4.3 kernel
Please let me know what specific details you need.
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Doubt if it's the "fastboot" option that's preventing you from obtaining S off. What's your Hboot version? Anything above 1.44, you won't be able to S off. It's advised that you should be rooted and type in the root command (su) in adb shell to get root access, then start the S-off process.
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farang4u said:
Doubt if it's the "fastboot" option that's preventing you from obtaining S off. What's your Hboot version? Anything above 1.44, you won't be able to S off.
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I've actually been able to obtain s-off since this post by doing hard restarts instead of rebooting via adb. I still have no idea why the fast boot option disappeared, but everything is going smooth now for my migration to a GE One.

farang4u said:
Doubt if it's the "fastboot" option that's preventing you from obtaining S off. What's your Hboot version? Anything above 1.44, you won't be able to S off. It's advised that you should be rooted and type in the root command (su) in adb shell to get root access, then start the S-off process.
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Noob question
Just got my one on Saturday, I've unlocked it and running a custom Rom. Tried to get s-off and it says successful but when I go into recovery it says s-on and shows up with tampered on screen.
Tried different methods but still failed.
After reading this post I realise that my hboot is 1.54 and can't be done.
My question is that since s-off isn't available what does it mean for me personally? What are the limitations of my device without s-off?
I've just come from an Xperia Z so I didn't have to deal with any of this
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GutsyTripod said:
Noob question
Just got my one on Saturday, I've unlocked it and running a custom Rom. Tried to get s-off and it says successful but when I go into recovery it says s-on and shows up with tampered on screen.
Tried different methods but still failed.
After reading this post I realise that my hboot is 1.54 and can't be done.
My question is that since s-off isn't available what does it mean for me personally? What are the limitations of my device without s-off?
I've just come from an Xperia Z so I didn't have to deal with any of this
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With the S on your still able to flash custom roms, kernels, recoveries and flash radios, fine for most users since this gives you plenty of options. Advance users may want to flash different firmware and/or bootloader (Hboot), change the device's region or IDs, remove "Tampered" from the Hboot screen, etc. and that requires S-off. Not really needed to make your device run smoothly but it's cool to have these extra options, even though there's added risk. Maybe someone will find an exploit to enable s-off in the 1.54 Hboot soon.

Thanks for the detailed information much appreciated

White Goblin said:
I've actually been able to obtain s-off since this post by doing hard restarts instead of rebooting via adb. I still have no idea why the fast boot option disappeared, but everything is going smooth now for my migration to a GE One.
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i think fast boot is available only in sense rom not in GE rom.

seba.olah said:
i think fast boot is available only in sense rom not in GE rom.
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True, since GE roms boots faster then Sense roms. Don't know why the OP was not able to reboot via adb command.
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[Q] How to downgrade HTC One Developer Edition (US) from firmware 1.29.1540.17 to 1.2

Hello,
I have been researching here to find a way to downgrade to a previous version of a firmware so that I can S-Off, and to no avail unsure how to do it myself using either use Moonshine or revone.
The reason I wish to do this is that I want to install Google Play edition and of course the necessary info to install it.
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EvilSpants said:
Hello,
I have been researching here to find a way to downgrade to a previous version of a firmware so that I can S-Off, and to no avail unsure how to do it myself using either use Moonshine or revone.
The reason I wish to do this is that I want to install Google Play edition and of course the necessary info to install it.
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If I'm not mistaken the ROM firmware is irrelevant as to if you can root or not, or get-S-OFF. The most important factor for S-OFF is the bootloader version. I haven't seen any threads about getting S-OFF on bootloader 1.54.
Reboot to your bootloader (turn device off, hold volume down and turn device on). Check your HBOOT version there. If it says 1.54, then the only possible solution is to search for an official HTC RUU with a lower HBOOT version. However I do not know if this will actually work.
RadiatorRXD said:
If I'm not mistaken the ROM firmware is irrelevant as to if you can root or not, or get-S-OFF. The most important factor for S-OFF is the bootloader version. I haven't seen any threads about getting S-OFF on bootloader 1.54.
Reboot to your bootloader (turn device off, hold volume down and turn device on). Check your HBOOT version there. If it says 1.54, then the only possible solution is to search for an official HTC RUU with a lower HBOOT version. However I do not know if this will actually work.
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Alright. Assuming that works, is there a way to reflash?
[Edit] Just checked my bootloader it says that I have 1.44. However I have tried both Revone and S-off with no success
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EvilSpants said:
Alright. Assuming that works, is there a way to reflash?
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Don't really know what you mean by reflash? Returning to the newer HBOOT (1.54)?
If that's the case, once you're S-OFF you can update the HBOOT to 1.54 and S-OFF will still be there. There are some threads in the development section about upgrading the HBOOT. I used these myself without issues.
As for the official RUU, this will probably be a Google search. I haven't seen a thread around with these files.
Keep in mind that flashing an original RUU will result in loss of root and custom recovery. You will need to re-root after flashing the RUU and reflash a custom recovery.
RadiatorRXD said:
Don't really know what you mean by reflash? Returning to the newer HBOOT (1.54)?
If that's the case, once you're S-OFF you can update the HBOOT to 1.54 and S-OFF will still be there. There are some threads in the development section about upgrading the HBOOT. I used these myself without issues.
As for the official RUU, this will probably be a Google search. I haven't seen a thread around with these files.
Keep in mind that flashing an original RUU will result in loss of root and custom recovery. You will need to re-root after flashing the RUU and reflash a custom recovery.
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A little bit off topic here but ..if I am s- off already and I were to use a stock ruu on my phone all that I will I loose is the recovery and root?... So after I run ruu my device will still be s-off ?
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NORCALkID said:
A little bit off topic here but ..if I am s- off already and I were to use a stock ruu on my phone all that I will I loose is the recovery and root?... So after I run ruu my device will still be s-off ?
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I think so yes, but I'm not 100% sure. You may find the answer, or ask the question in the hboot update threads or s-off threads. I haven't flashed a RUU myself in years.
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RadiatorRXD said:
Don't really know what you mean by reflash? Returning to the newer HBOOT (1.54)?
If that's the case, once you're S-OFF you can update the HBOOT to 1.54 and S-OFF will still be there. There are some threads in the development section about upgrading the HBOOT. I used these myself without issues.
As for the official RUU, this will probably be a Google search. I haven't seen a thread around with these files.
Keep in mind that flashing an original RUU will result in loss of root and custom recovery. You will need to re-root after flashing the RUU and reflash a custom recovery.
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What I mean to say is that once I have found one with an older HBoot, how do I go about flashing that so that I can do one of the two S-Off procedures?
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EvilSpants said:
What I mean to say is that once I have found one with an older HBoot, how do I go about flashing that so that I can do one of the two S-Off procedures?
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Ah ok. The RUU should be a windows executable. Just hook up the phone to computer, start the RUU and follow the on-screen instructions.
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RadiatorRXD said:
Ah ok. The RUU should be a windows executable. Just hook up the phone to computer, start the RUU and follow the on-screen instructions.
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I assume the RUUs can be pulled from HTCdev?
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EvilSpants said:
I assume the RUUs can be pulled from HTCdev?
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Here's an article about flashing a RUU: Flash RUU
It has a link to a website which contains several RUU files to download: HERE
RadiatorRXD said:
If I'm not mistaken the ROM firmware is irrelevant as to if you can root or not, or get-S-OFF. The most important factor for S-OFF is the bootloader version. I haven't seen any threads about getting S-OFF on bootloader 1.54.
Reboot to your bootloader (turn device off, hold volume down and turn device on). Check your HBOOT version there. If it says 1.54, then the only possible solution is to search for an official HTC RUU with a lower HBOOT version. However I do not know if this will actually work.
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I was s-off with stock unrooted locked 2.24.401.1 firmware (ruu'ed by repair center)and tried to use revone to unlock again but it would fail, then I downgraded to hboot 1.44 (I could still do this because I was s-off already) but revone would still fail, then I decided to properly downgrade to 1.28(or was that 29).401.?? with an ruu and was able to use revone again to unlock my bootloader, so hboot is not the only factor for revone to be succesful...
downgrading hboot and other system partitions, except kernel rom radio and recovery, is not possible if you are not s-off already....
RadiatorRXD said:
Ah ok. The RUU should be a windows executable. Just hook up the phone to computer, start the RUU and follow the on-screen instructions.
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My downgrade attempt failed with one of the executables. I am not sure what to try next.
EvilSpants said:
My downgrade attempt failed with one of the executables. I am not sure what to try next.
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I'm at a loss here, sorry.
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RadiatorRXD said:
I'm at a loss here, sorry.
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I should note that I did not retry, however I figure that if it fails the first time, then it wouldn't succeed a second?
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EvilSpants said:
I should note that I did not retry, however I figure that if it fails the first time, then it wouldn't succeed a second?
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You could always try a second time. Maybe also post a screenshot of the failure.
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RadiatorRXD said:
You could always try a second time. Maybe also post a screenshot of the failure.
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At this point I am looking at installing a custom recovery, though from what I am reading I may not be able to do that without S-OFF, so I am stuck if this is true.
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EvilSpants said:
At this point I am looking at installing a custom recovery, though from what I am reading I may not be able to do that without S-OFF, so I am stuck if this is true.
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S-OFF is not needed for root or custom recovery. You do need an unlocked bootloader though. On other devices S-OFF was needed to flash radio's or kernels through recovery, but from what I have read the One can flash kernels in recovery without S-OFF
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RadiatorRXD said:
S-OFF is not needed for root or custom recovery. You do need an unlocked bootloader though. On other devices S-OFF was needed to flash radio's or kernels through recovery, but from what I have read the One can flash kernels in recovery without S-OFF
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So I have gotten TWRP on there, however I have been unable to flash a previous firmware, to downgrade, getting the error message, Unable to open zip. My guess is that S-On is stopping this process even in a custom recovery. Is there a recommendation as to how I can achieve S-Off?
Also There is something I have been thinking about it, and if I were to follow the steps here, with execption of the flashing the RUU through fasboot, could I flash the RUU through TWRP instead?
[Edit] Could I install a custom ROM, S-Off through the ROM, then follow the steps in the link to flash the RUU?

[Q] S-OFF Through HTC Dev with 1.54 Firmware

Hi guys,
just one quick question. I have my phone stuck in S-ON after upgrading into new firmware (HBOOT 1.54). It is clear that revone (the one I used to S-OFF the first time) is currently unable to S-OFF my phone right now. Therefore now I'm considering S-OFF through HTC Dev. Will HTC Dev S-OFF work with 1.54 HBOOT?
Another question would be, apart from getting wiped and lose some application, what disadvantage will S-OFF through HTC Dev brings?
Thanks for the help
you can unlock the bootloader and install custom roms/kernels but no s-off, which might be a problem if you need to send your phone to warranty because they could deny warranty on the re/unlocked status of the bootloader.
flamechamp said:
Hi guys,
just one quick question. I have my phone stuck in S-ON after upgrading into new firmware (HBOOT 1.54). It is clear that revone (the one I used to S-OFF the first time) is currently unable to S-OFF my phone right now. Therefore now I'm considering S-OFF through HTC Dev. Will HTC Dev S-OFF work with 1.54 HBOOT?
Another question would be, apart from getting wiped and lose some application, what disadvantage will S-OFF through HTC Dev brings?
Thanks for the help
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Why did you s-on in the first place? You can't s-off, you're stuck for now. HTC Dev can only unlock your bootloader.
redbull123 said:
Why did you s-on in the first place? You can't s-off, you're stuck for now. HTC Dev can only unlock your bootloader.
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I didn't S-ON it on purpose. It went S-ON automatically after firmware update and few resets. I have no slightest idea why it went S-ON. So... it seems I'm doomed for now...
godutch said:
you can unlock the bootloader and install custom roms/kernels but no s-off, which might be a problem if you need to send your phone to warranty because they could deny warranty on the re/unlocked status of the bootloader.
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how am I suppose to install custom ROMs when I'm S-On now? I can't even flash custom recovery right?
flamechamp said:
how am I suppose to install custom ROMs when I'm S-On now? I can't even flash custom recovery right?
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with htc dev unlock bootloader method you can, you dont need s-off to flash custom recovery and roms.
I know that could be somewhat confusing, but seems like you did not read enough
flamechamp said:
Hi guys,
just one quick question. I have my phone stuck in S-ON after upgrading into new firmware (HBOOT 1.54). It is clear that revone (the one I used to S-OFF the first time) is currently unable to S-OFF my phone right now. Therefore now I'm considering S-OFF through HTC Dev. Will HTC Dev S-OFF work with 1.54 HBOOT?
Another question would be, apart from getting wiped and lose some application, what disadvantage will S-OFF through HTC Dev brings?
Thanks for the help
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Yeah the word is devs are workingbpn that but I heard still long time away
SLver said:
with htc dev unlock bootloader method you can, you dont need s-off to flash custom recovery and roms.
I know that could be somewhat confusing, but seems like you did not read enough
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Any links maybe? Because as far as I know I need custom recovery to flash ROMs and to install custom recovery S-OFF is needed.
99piotrek said:
Yeah the word is devs are workingbpn that but I heard still long time away
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I do hope the REVOLUTIONARY team finishes their work quickly...
flamechamp said:
Any links maybe? Because as far as I know I need custom recovery to flash ROMs and to install custom recovery S-OFF is needed.
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With the HTC ONE toolkit you can unlock your bootloader and flash a custom recovery.
Very easy. I'm in the same situation at this moment. hboot 1.54.
I also got a question about this.
When I'm in the toolkit and I want to use the mainver error fix I always get Device not Found. Is this also because i'm on hboot 1.54 or maybe not a correct setting somwhere (adb?).
haenraets said:
With the HTC ONE toolkit you can unlock your bootloader and flash a custom recovery.
Very easy. I'm in the same situation at this moment. hboot 1.54.
I also got a question about this.
When I'm in the toolkit and I want to use the mainver error fix I always get Device not Found. Is this also because i'm on hboot 1.54 or maybe not a correct setting somwhere (adb?).
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Oh but I must unlock my RELOCKED bootloader to install the recovery right?
flamechamp said:
Oh but I must unlock my RELOCKED bootloader to install the recovery right?
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Yes... That is correct and once you unlock it you can use the all in one kit to flash a recovery and then you can flash the rom of your choice
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flamechamp said:
Oh but I must unlock my RELOCKED bootloader to install the recovery right?
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Yes, and you can do this with the toolkit.
leohdz148 said:
Yes... That is correct and once you unlock it you can use the all in one kit to flash a recovery and then you can flash the rom of your choice
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haenraets said:
Yes, and you can do this with the toolkit.
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But through the toolkit, the unlocking process will use the HTC Dev method which erases the phone's internal memory and some part which contains some apps right? Any other cons which shouldn't I unlock through HTC Dev?
Here it is but be careful
flamechamp said:
Any links maybe? Because as far as I know I need custom recovery to flash ROMs and to install custom recovery S-OFF is needed.
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Go there, register an account
http://www.htcdev.com/
after that click on the "developer center" button and right in the middle you will find a "unlock bootloader" button
click on it, follow instructions, but make sure you have a full backup of your storage cause it will be erased
S-OFF is a security flag that gives you permission to "play" with organic partitions of the devices system in a way
you don't need it for having custom recovery, after you unlock you can flash a recovery the exact same way you did with S-OFF or restore a backup you did before reverting to complete stock
S-OFF for most users is only a solution to not losing warranty after unlocking as unlocking actually voids your software warranty and in a way the hardware warranty as HTC can claim that the unofficial software you used actually damaged the device.
If I helped to make you understand in any way I am glad but please if you don't understand what these procedures do or how they work in a general sense it's better not to use/perform them, if you are in any way like me who spent the better part of a salary to buy this phone it would be a shame wasting all that money bricking it out of ignorance, if not, it's still a shame.
flamechamp said:
But through the toolkit, the unlocking process will use the HTC Dev method which erases the phone's internal memory and some part which contains some apps right? Any other cons which shouldn't I unlock through HTC Dev?
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Yea it wipes everything so I suggest you back up anything important to you before you unlock... And there aren't any other cons except the fact that it will wipe EVERYTHING (apps, contacts synced with phone, music, pictures, etc.), thats the only con to it
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I think there is some confusion here for the OP.
First, S-off and unlocking your bootloader are 2 completely different things. To install custom recoveries, and therefore custom Roms and kernels, you need an unlocked bootloader (I am not sue what all the talk of relocking was about). The only way for you to unlock at this point is with HTCdev, and this will wipe your device unfortunately. Their are guides to unlocking and rooting your phone in this very forum
dgtiii said:
I think there is some confusion here for the OP.
First, S-off and unlocking your bootloader are 2 completely different things. To install custom recoveries, and therefore custom Roms and kernels, you need an unlocked bootloader (I am not sue what all the talk of relocking was about). The only way for you to unlock at this point is with HTCdev, and this will wipe your device unfortunately. Their are guides to unlocking and rooting your phone in this very forum
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Yes, I got things mixed up. I got so frustrated with S-ON such that I forgot that the real problem is the RELOCKED status of my phone. Thanks for reminding me
But i do need S-OFF to flash splash screen right?
flamechamp said:
Yes, I got things mixed up. I got so frustrated with S-ON such that I forgot that the real problem is the RELOCKED status of my phone. Thanks for reminding me
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No problem, glad to help.....
flamechamp said:
Yes, I got things mixed up. I got so frustrated with S-ON such that I forgot that the real problem is the RELOCKED status of my phone. Thanks for reminding me
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??? There was no talk from anyone about 'relocking'. You were told about 5 times you had to unlock your bootloader.
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redbull123 said:
??? There was no talk from anyone about 'relocking'. You were told about 5 times you had to unlock your bootloader.
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no, I got it relocked to update my firmware last time. But can't have it unlocked now. But now I know that using HTC Dev method, it will be solved.
But I do need S-OFF to flash splash screen right?

[Q] need to downgrade hboot from 1.55 to get my s-off back

Can anyone point me in the right direction to either get s-off for HBOOT 1.55 or a tutorial or video on how to downgrade back to a version of HBOOT that I can run S-OFF on. I did the Sprint OTA 4.3 and need a little help.
I'm sorry to say it, but you can't s-off when on 1.55, nor can you downgrade. I found that out for myself.
I also did the OTA 4.3 upgrade with S-off on Hboot 1.44.
I now am on Hboot 1.55 and can unlock/lock my bootloader using the unlock code.bin I saved from HTCdev.
I cant believe I thought S-off was the same as unlocked bootloader....
Now im stuck with 4.3 BOO
How did you guys lose your s-off? I did the 4.3 OTA when I had s-off already, and I didn't lose mine
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I was downgrading and upgrading and some things went wrong. I was stuck in recovery. Through the process of getting back to stock I guess I messed up.
At least I heard that the Devs are working on 1.55 : )
I found this but, its For ATT, and I don't really know if it would work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2394155
So if anyone knows if a nandroid backup will restore everything, even hboot 1.55 to 1.44, I would love a link so I can download yours since I upgraded to windows 8.1 with a fresh install before backing up mine...
Also, if I have S-ON, which I cant tell except for the fact that I cant downgrade, why can I lock/unlock my bootloader?
doragu said:
I was downgrading and upgrading and some things went wrong. I was stuck in recovery. Through the process of getting back to stock I guess I messed up.
At least I heard that the Devs are working on 1.55 : )
I found this but, its For ATT, and I don't really know if it would work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2394155
So if anyone knows if a nandroid backup will restore everything, even hboot 1.55 to 1.44, I would love a link so I can download yours since I upgraded to windows 8.1 with a fresh install before backing up mine...
Also, if I have S-ON, which I cant tell except for the fact that I cant downgrade, why can I lock/unlock my bootloader?
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No a nandroid does not contain the hboot. Sorry but you'll have to wait till some dev manages to s-off the newest hboot. You don't seem to know what s-off really means so don't worry, I'm sure you'll never need it.
Anyway here's a quote for you to read
In their devices, HTC have installed a sort of security check whose level is determined by S-OFF/S-ON. Essentially, this security level is a flag stored on the device’s radio that checks signature images for any firmware before it is allowed to be written to system memory. This hinders using any custom ROMs, splash images, recovery etc., and also restricts access to the NAND flash memory. However, when security level is set to S-OFF, the signature check is bypassed, allowing a user to upload custom firmware images, unsigned boot, recovery, splash and HBOOT images, as well as official firmware that has been modified, this enabling maximum customization of your HTC Android device.
Furthermore, S-OFF also reduces restrictions on accessing the NAND flash memory on the device, allowing all partitions (including /system) to be mounted in write mode while the operating system is booted.
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Thank you for better explaining that to me.
But why am I still allowed to flash TWRP recovery, and OMJ's Deodexed 3.04...ROM if the security is suppose to block it?
Guess I should of read more. SGS2 was too simple
doragu said:
Thank you for better explaining that to me.
But why am I still allowed to flash TWRP recovery, and OMJ's Deodexed 3.04...ROM if the security is suppose to block it?
Guess I should of read more. SGS2 was too simple
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Flashing recovery and ROM, doesn't need you to be s-off, but flashing a firmware does
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elvisypi said:
Flashing recovery and ROM, doesn't need you to be s-off, but flashing a firmware does
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Okay so as I understand it. When a developer says need to be s-off to flash a rom they do mean it ? or is it some special firmware you are talking about. I had s-off and lost it because I didn't do my research. I'm very disgusted with my self now i'm on H-Boot 1.55 and stuck... also I heard the devs are working on this h-boot to get s-off. Can anyone tell me if this is true?
I was able to flash the viperone rom with S-On without any issues. well may be couple at&t apps which i erased but other than that-Lokks okay for now.
intramorph said:
Okay so as I understand it. When a developer says need to be s-off to flash a rom they do mean it ? or is it some special firmware you are talking about. I had s-off and lost it because I didn't do my research. I'm very disgusted with my self now i'm on H-Boot 1.55 and stuck... also I heard the devs are working on this h-boot to get s-off. Can anyone tell me if this is true?
I was able to flash the viperone rom with S-On without any issues. well may be couple at&t apps which i erased but other than that-Lokks okay for now.
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You're really not missing much by not being S-OFF. As far as ROMs are concerned, it's mainly for custom boot screens.
tkoreaper said:
You're really not missing much by not being S-OFF. As far as ROMs are concerned, it's mainly for custom boot screens.
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I appreciate that however I had s-off and now can't get it back due to my been n00b. So yeah it's a little disappointing
Does this mean I won't be able to get the 4.3 OTA?
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You're really not missing much by not being S-OFF. As far as ROMs are concerned, it's mainly for custom boot screens.
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Worst pile of misinformation ever. You do not need s-off to flash a boot animation, however you do need it for important things like downgrading your hboot.
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You're really not missing much by not being S-OFF. As far as ROMs are concerned, it's mainly for custom boot screens.
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And the ability to S-Off to go back to stock unrooted the properly official way. That's all I use it for lol
Konfuzion said:
Worst pile of misinformation ever. You do not need s-off to flash a boot animation, however you do need it for important things like downgrading your hboot.
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Oh really? Are you sure about that? Explain to me how we never had custom boot animations until we achieved S-OFF and also explain to me why everything I've read on the topic has been wrong. There was no reason for you to be rude about it. A quick Google search tells you all that you need to know: http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.com/2013/06/do-we-really-need-s-off.html
With S-OFF you can:
Flash in fastboot original parts of the firmware like: Trust Zone (tz.img), Resource Power Manager (rpm.img), Advanced Digital Signal Processor (adsp.img), bootloader (hboot.img), Radio Config Data (rcdata.img), Splash Screen and others, very often device specific firmware like Consumer IR (cir.img) for the television remote controller in HTC One.
Flash in fastboot custom parts of the firmware above, however I've never seen in my life anyone compiling custom rpm.img or tz.img. I've seen custom bootloaders and Splash Screens only. You can also flash modified radio.img but there is rarely anyone out there who does this.
Use more advanced fastboot commands, for example you can change the CID (Carrier ID) of your device or even MID (Model ID). And this one is the most important one in the context of this article.
Reset the Tampered flag, so your device does not show up as "Relocked" if you relock your bootloader.
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You can also refer yourself to a thread that I started back when we got S-OFF... Take a look at one of the first things mentioned: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314705
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Oh really? Are you sure about that? Explain to me how we never had custom boot animations until we achieved S-OFF and also explain to me why everything I've read on the topic has been wrong. There was no reason for you to be rude about it. A quick Google search tells you all that you need to know: http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.com/2013/06/do-we-really-need-s-off.html
You can also refer yourself to a thread that I started back when we got S-OFF... Take a look at one of the first things mentioned: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314705
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Le sigh.....
Maybe I slightly misread your post. You said main thing is "boot screens" you mean splash screens maybe? If so yes you do need s-off, however you don't need s-off to flash custom boot animations. Most importantly flashing a splash screen is not the main reason someone would need s-off, and I am sure the many users of this forum who have flashed a 4.3 based GSM Rom on their CDMA device and don't have s-off would agree.
Last but not least I was in no shape or form rude, even if you did mean to flash splash screens it's still total misinformation that isn't the most important reason to have s-off, it's to save your butt when your in a pickle.
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Konfuzion said:
Le sigh.....
Maybe I slightly misread your post. You said main thing is "boot screens" you mean splash screens maybe? If so yes you do need s-off, however you don't need s-off to flash custom boot animations. Most importantly flashing a splash screen is not the main reason someone would need s-off, and I am sure the many users of this forum who have flashed a 4.3 based GSM Rom on their CDMA device and don't have s-off would agree.
Last but not least I was in no shape or form rude, even if you did mean to flash splash screens it's still total misinformation that isn't the most important reason to have s-off, it's to save your butt when your in a pickle.
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And that's why I said "as far as ROMs are concerned..."
Of course S-OFF is used for more important things, but the person's question was about S-OFF in regards to ROMs. And what is a ROM going to do with S-OFF? I answered that question.
tkoreaper said:
And that's why I said "as far as ROMs are concerned..."
Of course S-OFF is used for more important things, but the person's question was about S-OFF in regards to ROMs. And what is a ROM going to do with S-OFF? I answered that question.
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Ok, sounds fair. Just a misunderstanding
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Konfuzion said:
Ok, sounds fair. Just a misunderstanding
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Okay guys I didn't need to start a war. Is there anything I can do or anyone I can pay to get s-off If I'm on hboot 1.55 at&t?
I really need my s-off back ^^
intramorph said:
Okay guys I didn't need to start a war. Is there anything I can do or anyone I can pay to get s-off If I'm on hboot 1.55 at&t?
I really need my s-off back ^^
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As of now there it's nothing you can do, this might change in the future.
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Kernel
Konfuzion said:
As of now there it's nothing you can do, this might change in the future.
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So with s-on can I still flash kernel and radio??? My biggest concern is that I won't be able to flash the kernel I want and the radio also when there's an official update how can I get that with custom rom I stalled? I rly miss having s-off rly does anyone know of a paid site who can do that for me?

[Q] 4.3 Sprint RUU

Hi, I was wondering if there was going to be an RUU for 4.03.651.2 firmware. I tried to take the update with an outdated version of TWRP, and I would like to go back to stock and reroot. I have tried and failed to gain S-Off with Revone and moonshine. I am unsure of what to do. My phone is not recognized by ADB in recovery, so I cannot use the S-Off workaround to flash an old RUU. Any suggestions/responses are appreciated.
Thanks,
Vobeyo
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Hi, I was wondering if there was going to be an RUU for 4.03.651.2 firmware. I tried to take the update with an outdated version of TWRP, and I would like to go back to stock and reroot. I have tried and failed to gain S-Off with Revone and moonshine. I am unsure of what to do. My phone is not recognized by ADB in recovery, so I cannot use the S-Off workaround to flash an old RUU. Any suggestions/responses are appreciated.
Thanks,
Vobeyo
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there should be in the future but we still dont even have a 1.31 RUU yet.. only 1.29
P.Mobile said:
there should be in the future but we still dont even have a 1.31 RUU yet.. only 1.29
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Hmm... I just assumed that there wouldn't be an RUU for 1.31. Do you know of any way to gain S-Off so that I can flash the 1.29 RUU?
RUU
This can be very frustrating, I know.
I used Moonshine to achieve S-OFF, yesterday. Reason was because I managed to delete almost everything, I still don't know exactly what happened. However, if I remember correctly, you need S-On in order to run a stock RUU. There are several threads that pretty much will walk you thru the steps needed to flash the RUU. I was on them yesterday.
Good luck.
retiredtrebor said:
This can be very frustrating, I know.
I used Moonshine to achieve S-OFF, yesterday. Reason was because I managed to delete almost everything, I still don't know exactly what happened. However, if I remember correctly, you need S-On in order to run a stock RUU. There are several threads that pretty much will walk you thru the steps needed to flash the RUU. I was on them yesterday.
Good luck.
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You don't need S-Off or S-On to run the RUU, but the bootloader has to be locked (or relocked). Believe that I read that HTC was going to not release RUUs any more because they didn't want others to tear them apart, etc. But don't quote me on that one...
From my understanding, S-Off is required to flash an RUU for a firmware version that does not match the version you are currently on. Could you please refer me to one of these threads? I would appreciate it very much.
Vobeyo said:
From my understanding, S-Off is required to flash an RUU for a firmware version that does not match the version you are currently on. Could you please refer me to one of these threads? I would appreciate it very much.
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I've also heard the same however how can I gain S-Off without mounting the internal storage? Or ADB? I can't get either to work.
Sirricharic said:
I've also heard the same however how can I gain S-Off without mounting the internal storage? Or ADB? I can't get either to work.
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I believe that if you have a custom recovery installed, you can use the workaround by accessing the terminal from the recovery, type the command, and then lock the bootloader. I am not completely sure on that, though.
If your on 4.3 there is no RUU and no s-off exploit at this time. This is why it's always recommended to root/s-off before you update.
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Vobeyo said:
From my understanding, S-Off is required to flash an RUU for a firmware version that does not match the version you are currently on. Could you please refer me to one of these threads? I would appreciate it very much.
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Here's one of the links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251800
Check in the Sprint HTC One Forums, the first two sub-forums both have info you're looking for.
retiredtrebor said:
Here's one of the links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251800
Check in the Sprint HTC One Forums, the first two sub-forums both have info you're looking for.
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If you updated your phone to latest sprint 4.3 that's it you cannot instal RUU any more
s-on s-off not gonna help you
you can download naked drivers for htc one http://dl.xda-developers.com/attachd...river_0.72.zip but first delate/uninstal all htc/syn drivers
and jus push any 4.3 rooted rom to your phone and install g-luck
Don't know if this will help you or not, just stumbled across it a couple of minutes ago.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236418
retiredtrebor said:
Here's one of the links: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251800
Check in the Sprint HTC One Forums, the first two sub-forums both have info you're looking for.
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Thanks. I will look into this as soon as time permits.

[Q] How do i get busybox on the stock rom ?

i kinda already got setup, unlocked, and everything on the stock rom, since this phone (and other htc phones) is/are "system locked" how do i get busybox on this? i figured they would stick through recovery but i cant seem to find a flashable busybox xbin/bin, and i know there USED to be a way to bypass the system lock but it used to cause kernel panics, what do i do ?
ive tried using moonshine but as i posted in that thread it just freezes after Test 2 at ERROR: ADB failure
You need to have S-OFF to install busybox via the actual app or you can just manually flash it via recovery.
Kendosis said:
You need to have S-OFF to install busybox via the actual app or you can just manually flash it via recovery.
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Is there any other way then moonshine to get S-off ? And how can I manually flash busy box through recovery ? I can't seem to find a flashable
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SneakyGuyDavid said:
Is there any other way then moonshine to get S-off ? And how can I manually flash busy box through recovery ? I can't seem to find a flashable
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Moonshine is the only way, just do it lol it's extremely easy. I've ruu'd my first countless times already and turned s-off many times too no problems.
Here's the thread I used to flash busybox before I turned my s-off though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44175626
First I downloaded busybox from the playstore then I flashed it.
Kendosis said:
Moonshine is the only way, just do it lol it's extremely easy. I've ruu'd my first countless times already and turned s-off many times too no problems.
Here's the thread I used to flash busybox before I turned my s-off though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44175626
First I downloaded busybox from the playstore then I flashed it.
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Well that sucks, I don't know what's up with moonshine, I keep getting "ERROR: ADB FAILURE"
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SneakyGuyDavid said:
Well that sucks, I don't know what's up with moonshine, I keep getting "ERROR: ADB FAILURE"
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Turn off your anti virus and make sure your android sdk is up to date.
Kendosis said:
Turn off your anti virus and make sure your android sdk is up to date.
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i got it, i ended up spending a night on the moonshine IRC and i was able to S-off thanks for trying to help i appreciate it
No problem
SneakyGuyDavid said:
i got it, i ended up spending a night on the moonshine IRC and i was able to S-off thanks for trying to help i appreciate it
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Care to elaborate on your solution?
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Care to elaborate on your solution?
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I used something called RUMRUNNER , I believe the url is something like rumrunner.us , anyways it uses similar commands as moonshine and similar website , but anyways since moonshine didn't work they recommended rumrunner on the irc and it worked perfect , the only thing though is that it caused a soft-brick which the only solution is to Relock the bootloader , which is fine because even with a lock boot loader you should still be able to flash roms and I think flash recoveries (I don't know just pick a custom recovery that you like just in case you can't later) and yeah that was it.
Oh another thing, if for some unknown reason you DONT wanna relock the boot loader (which keeps S-off after locking) then none of the roms based off stock will work, only the sense ports worked while unlocked and s-off for me.
But yeah this may not happen to everyone, just sharing my solution to a boot loop / soft brick if it happens to anyone who reads this as well.
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