Hi People,
Since there is the impossibility to go S-OFF with hboot 1.54.0000 can someone guide me on how can I revert back to stock my ONE ?
I went through the process of unlocking bootloader @ htcdev and then root, flash TWRP and until the moment the only thing I could do is flash some custom roms, but even that does not bring my phone up to date because the OS never changes, as you all can see in the screen attached.
What I would like to do now is get back to stock so I could receive OTA updates from my carrier.
Thanks in advance.
nlcautela said:
Hi People,
Since there is the impossibility to go S-OFF with hboot 1.54.0000 can someone guide me on how can I revert back to stock my ONE ?
I went through the process of unlocking bootloader. @ htcdev and then root, flash TWRP and until the moment the only thing I could do is flash some custom roms, but even that does not bring my phone up to date because the OS never changes, as you all can see in the screen attached.
What I would like to do now is get back to stock so I could receive OTA updates from my carrier.
Thanks in advance.
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Nothing u can do to back to stock.also after several check,I just know that unlockbootloader just give our to HTC service to know we have unlock and warranty is void even you have relock unless u havent bad luck. u can try from mike stock to get os up to date back.maybe.
nlcautela said:
Hi People,
Since there is the impossibility to go S-OFF with hboot 1.54.0000 can someone guide me on how can I revert back to stock my ONE ?
I went through the process of unlocking bootloader @ htcdev and then root, flash TWRP and until the moment the only thing I could do is flash some custom roms, but even that does not bring my phone up to date because the OS never changes, as you all can see in the screen attached.
What I would like to do now is get back to stock so I could receive OTA updates from my carrier.
Thanks in advance.
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nouxxer said:
Nothing u can do to back to stock.also after several check,I just know that unlockbootloader just give our to HTC service to know we have unlock and warranty is void even you have relock unless u havent bad luck. u can try from mike stock to get os up to date back.maybe.
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of course you can go back to stock with s-on and you'll most probably keep your warranty. read first before you answer please...
here is a guide with several options: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618
just go back to stock as much as possible for you and you're fine. flash stock rom, stock recovery and relock bootloader ("fastboot oem lock"). :good:
herwegan said:
of course you can go back to stock with s-on and you'll most probably keep your warranty. read first before you answer please...
here is a guide with several options: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618
just go back to stock as much as possible for you and you're fine. flash stock rom, stock recovery and relock bootloader ("fastboot oem lock"). :good:
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Thank you so much, just followed your procedure and now I only have two more questions.
1 - If possible how do I remove the tampered flag ?
2 - Will I receive further updates automatically ? and from whom, HTC or my carrier ?
Thank you one more.
nlcautela said:
Thank you so much, just followed your procedure and now I only have two more questions.
1 - If possible how do I remove the tampered flag ?
2 - Will I receive further updates automatically ? and from whom, HTC or my carrier ?
Thank you one more.
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no, to remove tampered flag you'd need s-off, but this should not matter even in case of warranty.
with everything reverted back to stock you'll be able to recieve official OTA updates from your region again
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Hello Guys,
I got my New Incredible S two days ago but I am unaware of the rooting/unlocking process.
Here are my questions:
1. I am now on Stock Gingerbread 2.3.5 ROM. Is there anyway that I can root my device without having to unlock it.
2. If I do root the device then will I be able to unroot it and revert back to stock (Any risks)
3. If I choose to unlock the device, can I revert back and re-lock it.
4. What is the difference between S-ON and S-OFF (I dont understand the terms in the first place)
5. Difference between the rooting and unlocking process.
Please guys, i will be greatfull if any of you can help me out with my queries. I am new to HTC. I was previously using a Galaxy S and it was too simple for me to install custom roms. Came to HTC only for the Sense UI.
Thank you.
irfan88 said:
Hello Guys,
I got my New Incredible S two days ago but I am unaware of the rooting/unlocking process.
Here are my questions:
1. I am now on Stock Gingerbread 2.3.5 ROM. Is there anyway that I can root my device without having to unlock it.
2. If I do root the device then will I be able to unroot it and revert back to stock (Any risks)
3. If I choose to unlock the device, can I revert back and re-lock it.
4. What is the difference between S-ON and S-OFF (I dont understand the terms in the first place)
5. Difference between the rooting and unlocking process.
Please guys, i will be greatfull if any of you can help me out with my queries. I am new to HTC. I was previously using a Galaxy S and it was too simple for me to install custom roms. Came to HTC only for the Sense UI.
Thank you.
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Welcome to HTC. I suggest you search and read the sticky posts in the forum. It will provide you with knowledge and answer your questions. On the HTC S-OFF provides you with a true unlocked system which makes it very easy to mod.
The official HTC unlock method does not really provide you with a flly unlocked system, so there are some mods that aren't as easy or impossible to perform.
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Welcome to HTC. I suggest you search and read the sticky posts in the forum. It will provide you with knowledge and answer your questions. On the HTC S-OFF provides you with a true unlocked system which makes it very easy to mod.
The official HTC unlock method does not really provide you with a flly unlocked system, so there are some mods that aren't as easy or impossible to perform.
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So If I do perform the S-OFF following ur posts, Will I be able to revert the device back to S-ON. My main question is, If I go the route of S-OFF then will I get official updates from HTC?
irfan88 said:
So If I do perform the S-OFF following ur posts, Will I be able to revert the device back to S-ON. My main question is, If I go the route of S-OFF then will I get official updates from HTC?
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Yes the Revolutionary S-OFF can be undone and reverted back to S-ON. Yes if you S-OFF and keep your stock ROM, then you should get the ICS OTA notification, but you will have to revert back to stock in order to apply it.
tpbklake said:
Yes the Revolutionary S-OFF can be undone and reverted back to S-ON. Yes if you S-OFF and keep your stock ROM, then you should get the ICS OTA notification, but you will have to revert back to stock in order to apply it.
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Sorry mate, that did not clear my mind. In simple words, If I choose to S-OFF and stay on the stock rom Gingerbread 2.3.5, will I be able to apply the official ICS update even though I have S-OFF with stock rom.
irfan88 said:
Sorry mate, that did not clear my mind. In simple words, If I choose to S-OFF and stay on the stock rom Gingerbread 2.3.5, will I be able to apply the official ICS update even though I have S-OFF with stock rom.
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No the OTA update will fail because the S-OFF process write protects the bootloader and prevents anything from overwritng it to preserve S-OFF. The OTA will have a new version of the bootloader and since it will not be able to replace and update the S-OFF bootloader, you will end up with a phone that will not boot.
tpbklake said:
No the OTA update will fail because the S-OFF process write protects the bootloader and prevents anything from overwritng it to preserve S-OFF. The OTA will have a new version of the bootloader and since it will not be able to replace and update the S-OFF bootloader, you will end up with a phone that will not boot.
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Thanks man. No more questions for now. I think I will wait for the Official update to arrive on my phone and then update to Custom roms if I dont find the OTA update interesting enough.
I am trying to return to stock to carrier unlock the phone. On the roms i have tried it gives an error while entering the code. After some research, i have discovered that i have to go back to stock to unlock. I was previously on 4.3 GPe and have downloaded and installed the stock bell nandroid. Now the touch screen doesn't work. This i figure is because of the touchscreen drivers that i updated but i can't roll back. I don't know where to get them from and have searched high and low. Can anyone help me out?
Thanks
MKVFTW said:
I am trying to return to stock to carrier unlock the phone. On the roms i have tried it gives an error while entering the code. After some research, i have discovered that i have to go back to stock to unlock. I was previously on 4.3 GPe and have downloaded and installed the stock bell nandroid. Now the touch screen doesn't work. This i figure is because of the touchscreen drivers that i updated but i can't roll back. I don't know where to get them from and have searched high and low. Can anyone help me out?
Thanks
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you need to downgrade your firmware, and you can only do that if you're S-Off. Are you S-Off?
EDIT: on second thought, I think just a firmware flash won't help you out; you may need to run a full RUU to be able to downgrade the touch drivers
Will applying the RUU cause an S-OFF device to revert back to S-ON?
InfinitiGuy said:
Will applying the RUU cause an S-OFF device to revert back to S-ON?
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Nope, only way to go back s-on if you personally do it with fastboot.
EDIT nvm the "(or someone overwrites the partition with a dd command)", that's something normal users would never mess with anyway, only devs working with system dumps.
nkk71 said:
you need to downgrade your firmware, and you can only do that if you're S-Off. Are you S-Off?
EDIT: on second thought, I think just a firmware flash won't help you out; you may need to run a full RUU to be able to downgrade the touch drivers
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Yes. S-off. I'll go back to super cid and run an older ruu to see if that works and report back.
I am planning on unlocking and rooting my Canadian HTC One Silver on Rogers, right now actually, but I am just curious, 4.3 is supposed to be out for me sometime this weekend, maybe even tonight or tomorrow, so is it worth rooting atm or should I wait for 4.3 then wait for a root method or whatever I have to do, I am new to android and to rooting but I have been researching it for ages while I was stuck with BB7...
So, if this is not something to worry about or you think I should just go for it, is anyone willing to help me root over skype or TV or whatever, I am still confused and could use some... live help. I have a good mic and I am a good listener so it shouldn't be an issue.
Wait the Update and unlock the phone after
Because, if you want do the OTA after the unlocking, you have to revert back to lock and install it
I think is better do all after the OTA
Guich said:
Wait the Update and unlock the phone after
Because, if you want do the OTA after the unlocking, you have to revert back to lock and install it
I think is better do all after the OTA
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Was wondering the same actually...
I have unlucked my One, flashed TWRP recovery, made a backup of the stock rom and flashed a custom rom.
If I'd want to get the official stock update (if I understand correctly that's the only way to also flash firmware if you are S-ON with hboot 1.54?) the process would be:
* Restore the stock rom backup
* Flash stock recovery
Am I missing something?
dagrim1 said:
Was wondering the same actually...
I have unlucked my One, flashed TWRP recovery, made a backup of the stock rom and flashed a custom rom.
If I'd want to get the official stock update (if I understand correctly that's the only way to also flash firmware if you are S-ON with hboot 1.54?) the process would be:
* Restore the stock rom backup
* Flash stock recovery
Am I missing something?
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Relock the bootloader after the points you writed
The command is:
Code:
fastboot oem lock
Guich said:
Relock the bootloader after the points you writed
The command is:
Code:
fastboot oem lock
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Great! And can I unlock afterwards again using the same way I did before using the same file from htc-dev?
Cheers
dagrim1 said:
Great! And can I unlock afterwards again using the same way I did before using the same file from htc-dev?
Cheers
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Yes, but if you will get the new update with the new hboot, is better unlock with a new code
Guich said:
Yes, but if you will get the new update with the new hboot, is better unlock with a new code
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I understand, still have to wait till the update actually comes available but it's always good to be prepared Thanks again!
Hi Guys,
Im in a spot of bother and am hoping for some advice. I have an HTC One m7 and about two weeks ago its wifi started acting up where it would get stuck on turning on and not work. I searched this problem up and most people who had it ended up sending their phone in for warranty repair. I figured that i would try a custom rom and see if that fixed my problem. So i unlocked my bootloader, rooted and flashed a custom rom. The problem went away for a bit but now its back, so I want to revert back to completely stock so that i can send it under warranty claim.
Problem is that I cant find an RUU file for my phone(CID GLOBA001); network provider is WIND (operated by Globalive). However I did make a backup of my stock ROM using TWRP before flashing the custom one. So if i restore that backup, all i have to do is get stock recovery&lock bootloader and I should be good for sending it under warranty? Or will I have to separately get other stuff back to stock such as kernel. P.S my phone is S-On
I Just want to make sure before doing anything because I am pretty new to this stuff.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Nastradamus said:
Hi Guys,
Im in a spot of bother and am hoping for some advice. I have an HTC One m7 and about two weeks ago its wifi started acting up where it would get stuck on turning on and not work. I searched this problem up and most people who had it ended up sending their phone in for warranty repair. I figured that i would try a custom rom and see if that fixed my problem. So i unlocked my bootloader, rooted and flashed a custom rom. The problem went away for a bit but now its back, so I want to revert back to completely stock so that i can send it under warranty claim.
Problem is that I cant find an RUU file for my phone(CID GLOBA001); network provider is WIND (operated by Globalive). However I did make a backup of my stock ROM using TWRP before flashing the custom one. So if i restore that backup, all i have to do is get stock recovery&lock bootloader and I should be good for sending it under warranty? Or will I have to separately get other stuff back to stock such as kernel. P.S my phone is S-On
I Just want to make sure before doing anything because I am pretty new to this stuff.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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depends if your going to chance it being relocked instead of locked, that requires s-off
clsA said:
depends if your going to chance it being relocked instead of locked, that requires s-off
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Hey i appreciate the reply. So if i get soff and get locked, is it okay to have soff when sending it for waranty repair?
Nastradamus said:
Hey i appreciate the reply. So if i get soff and get locked, is it okay to have soff when sending it for waranty repair?
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yes but depending on your hboot s-off could cost you $25
clsA said:
yes but depending on your hboot s-off could cost you $25
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I have Hboot 1.57 i believe. Do you think I should get s-off or chance relocked? And besides that, so do i need to get stock kernel and stuff back as well or will restoring the backup of my stock rom do that automatically. Cause right now i have a custom kernel as well since it came with the custom rom which i installed. Once again, thanks for your help
Nastradamus said:
I have Hboot 1.57 i believe. Do you think I should get s-off or chance relocked? And besides that, so do i need to get stock kernel and stuff back as well or will restoring the backup of my stock rom do that automatically. Cause right now i have a custom kernel as well since it came with the custom rom which i installed. Once again, thanks for your help
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I would send it with s-on / relocked / stock backup /stock recovery
are you just getting the camera fixed ? and are you sending it to your carrier or to HTC ?
clsA said:
I would send it with s-on / relocked / stock backup /stock recovery
are you just getting the camera fixed ? and are you sending it to your carrier or to HTC ?
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The problem is with my wifi, so i just want to get that solved. From what ive read from other people who had the same problem as me, they all got replacement phones when using warranty claim since the problem wasnt fixable. I plan on just going to the carrier's store and getting it fixed/replaced through them since theyll lend me a temp phone while mines gone.
So even if i have a custom kernel, sending it in shouldnt be a problem?
Nastradamus said:
The problem is with my wifi, so i just want to get that solved. From what ive read from other people who had the same problem as me, they all got replacement phones when using warranty claim since the problem wasnt fixable. I plan on just going to the carrier's store and getting it fixed/replaced through them since theyll lend me a temp phone while mines gone.
So even if i have a custom kernel, sending it in shouldnt be a problem?
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use you stock backup + stock recovery + relock the bootloader and take it in
clsA said:
use you stock backup + stock recovery + relock the bootloader and take it in
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Perfect, Thanks. Just one last thing, for getting stock recovery do i have to be wary of compatibility with my device like with firmwares or is that not the case with stock recovery?
Nastradamus said:
Perfect, Thanks. Just one last thing, for getting stock recovery do i have to be wary of compatibility with my device like with firmwares or is that not the case with stock recovery?
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you need the same version that matches your firmware
if you have 6.x firmware find a 6.x stock recovery for your phone
I need to return my phone to stock (S-ON, CID: GLOBA001) and i cant seem to be able to find the appropriate files. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Nastradamus said:
I need to return my phone to stock (S-ON, CID: GLOBA001) and i cant seem to be able to find the appropriate files. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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There is no RUU for WIND, afaik. Sorry
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There is no RUU for WIND, afaik. Sorry
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Is there somewhere i can maybe find a saved backup of stock ROM. Or do you know any other way i can get back to stock ROM with S-ON? Thanks for your help!
Nastradamus said:
Is there somewhere i can maybe find a saved backup of stock ROM. Or do you know any other way i can get back to stock ROM with S-ON? Thanks for your help!
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Do you need to get back to stock for warranty purpose?
What is your firmware version? (fastboot getvar all) or (fastboot getvar version-main)
alray said:
Do you need to get back to stock for warranty purpose?
What is your firmware version? (fastboot getvar all) or (fastboot getvar version-main)
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Yea I want to send my phone in under warranty due to a problem with the wifi where it doesnt work and just gets stuck on ON. From what ive read everyone who had this problem ended up sending in their phone and just got a replacement. I originally had this problem while I was in stock so I tried out a custom ROM to see if that would fix the problem.
After putting a custom ROM didnt fix the problem, to try get back to stock I used a guru reset file. The CID from the reset file didnt match my phone but I gave it a shot. So now my phone has stock rom with android 4.3. Then I wanted to get an OTA so everything else would go to stock like kernel (Im fairly new to rooting and stuff so that's what I understood would happen). But my phone wont accept an OTA, after downloading for a bit it basically says that some modifications have been made to the software so it cant get the OTA.
I cant get my getvarall until later when I get home but from the about menu in the phone it says that the softwarenumber is 3.22.661.1 (is that firmware version?). ill post my getvarall when I get home.
If there's a way that you know I can get back to stock, that would be awesome. Thanks alot for your help.
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Yea I want to send my phone in under warranty due to a problem with the wifi where it doesnt work and just gets stuck on ON. From what ive read everyone who had this problem ended up sending in their phone and just got a replacement. I originally had this problem while I was in stock so I tried out a custom ROM to see if that would fix the problem.
After putting a custom ROM didnt fix the problem, to try get back to stock I used a guru reset file. The CID from the reset file didnt match my phone but I gave it a shot. So now my phone has stock rom with android 4.3. Then I wanted to get an OTA so everything else would go to stock like kernel (Im fairly new to rooting and stuff so that's what I understood would happen). But my phone wont accept an OTA, after downloading for a bit it basically says that some modifications have been made to the software so it cant get the OTA.
I cant get my getvarall until later when I get home but from the about menu in the phone it says that the softwarenumber is 3.22.661.1 (is that firmware version?). ill post my getvarall when I get home.
If there's a way that you know I can get back to stock, that would be awesome. Thanks alot for your help.
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3.22.661.1 is telus ROM. I need to know what is your firmware version (from the bootloader or from the getvar all) so we can check if there is anything available to restore your phone (most likely a Nandroid backup). Both your software version and firmware version must be the same.
For warranty to be valid. your phone must be 100% stock which mean stock rom and firmware, no tampered flag in the bootloader. bootloader status must be "locked" (not re-locked or unlocked). Removing the tampered flag and resetting the bootloader to "locked" require s-off. There is nothing available for WIND (no RUU, no nandroid backup (to confirm with your firmware version)). So flashing a custom rom before checking for these files was not a good idea. When the phone is under warranty, you should always send it for repair because troubleshooting it by flashing custom roms (and unlocking the bootloader) void the warranty, unless you can return your phone to 100% stock (files needed and s-off needed).
But sometime, ppl are lucky and HTC will repair the phone even if its not stock. If they think the custom software might have caused the wifi problem, then they will charge you for the repair. If its an hardware defect, then you might get it repaired at no cost, at HTC discretion.
For ota update, you can't use them atm because the software version (TELUS) doesn't match your firmware version and CID (WIND)
Btw, is your wifi problem only on lollipop? I had some problem too and it was caused by the power saver mode. Disabling it (or at least the wifi power saver option) solved my issue. Just in case...
alray said:
3.22.661.1 is telus ROM. I need to know what is your firmware version (from the bootloader or from the getvar all) so we can check if there is anything available to restore your phone (most likely a Nandroid backup). Both your software version and firmware version must be the same.
For warranty to be valid. your phone must be 100% stock which mean stock rom and firmware, no tampered flag in the bootloader. bootloader status must be "locked" (not re-locked or unlocked). Removing the tampered flag and resetting the bootloader to "locked" require s-off. There is nothing available for WIND (no RUU, no nandroid backup (to confirm with your firmware version)). So flashing a custom rom before checking for these files was not a good idea. When the phone is under warranty, you should always send it for repair because troubleshooting it by flashing custom roms (and unlocking the bootloader) void the warranty, unless you can return your phone to 100% stock (files needed and s-off needed).
But sometime, ppl are lucky and HTC will repair the phone even if its not stock. If they think the custom software might have caused the wifi problem, then they will charge you for the repair. If its an hardware defect, then you might get it repaired at no cost, at HTC discretion.
For ota update, you can't use them atm because the software version (TELUS) doesn't match your firmware version and CID (WIND)
Btw, is your wifi problem only on lollipop? I had some problem too and it was caused by the power saver mode. Disabling it (or at least the wifi power saver option) solved my issue. Just in case...
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The problem started when I had stock kitkat and persisted when I tried a custom rom based off lollipop (MaximusHD) and jelly bean which I currently have from the telus gurureset file. Yea I messed up by rooting and flashing custom rom in hopes of fixing the problem. Now I just want to get back to stock with relocked bootloader and hope it gets through warranty.
Ill post getvarall later today when I get home. btw there are a couple things I should black out before posting that right? Could you tell me which ones?
Thanks
alray said:
3.22.661.1 is telus ROM. I need to know what is your firmware version (from the bootloader or from the getvar all) so we can check if there is anything available to restore your phone (most likely a Nandroid backup). Both your software version and firmware version must be the same.
For warranty to be valid. your phone must be 100% stock which mean stock rom and firmware, no tampered flag in the bootloader. bootloader status must be "locked" (not re-locked or unlocked). Removing the tampered flag and resetting the bootloader to "locked" require s-off. There is nothing available for WIND (no RUU, no nandroid backup (to confirm with your firmware version)). So flashing a custom rom before checking for these files was not a good idea. When the phone is under warranty, you should always send it for repair because troubleshooting it by flashing custom roms (and unlocking the bootloader) void the warranty, unless you can return your phone to 100% stock (files needed and s-off needed).
But sometime, ppl are lucky and HTC will repair the phone even if its not stock. If they think the custom software might have caused the wifi problem, then they will charge you for the repair. If its an hardware defect, then you might get it repaired at no cost, at HTC discretion.
For ota update, you can't use them atm because the software version (TELUS) doesn't match your firmware version and CID (WIND)
Btw, is your wifi problem only on lollipop? I had some problem too and it was caused by the power saver mode. Disabling it (or at least the wifi power saver option) solved my issue. Just in case...
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My firmware version is 5.11.1500.8