Sorry, I have been searching for this for an hour straight and I can't find this info anywhere. I keep getting info about how to convert a att,tmo,spr m7 to GPE..
I already did a GPE conversion once with the revone s-off and the RUU, but thats another story
What I want to know is:
Are google play edition HTC Ones m7 or m7ul? And can I just install, for example, an m7att recovery on it and install roms which are for m7att?
Reason why I ask is I am planning on getting one for the unlocked bootloader, but I perfer if I dont have to s-off it for any reason. and I want to run slimbean which has builds for m7_ul, tmo, and att.
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i tried searching and could not find a similar scenario:
originally my htc one was on t-mobile with its proper cid. i am no s-offed, google cid and running the gpe 4.3 ruu with the 1.54 hboot. since i am s-off, can't i run any ruu withouth having to revert to 1.44 hboot? t-mobile came out with their 4.3 OTA and wanted to try that or the developer's edition 4.3 ruu,
i was planning to reboot into bootloader put it in fastboot mode, plug it the computer till it reads fastboot usb then run the RUU.exe, am i missing anything?
Think ill subscribe here. Im in the same boat but on mine im using the SuperCID 11111111.
I too have a TMO unit that i converted to GPE and love it. Now that 4.3 is official on TMO id like to go back to it and see how well it performs..
I kinda forgot half the steps i took to get to GPE so i feel like im starting over again. LOL
I had to flash a previous firmware via fastboot first in order for the T-Mobile 1.27.531.11 RUU to flash my One. I used a firmware zip for 1.27.531.11 since I had that on hand already.
I rooted my phone and flashed a custom rom onto it and now id like to go back to Stock Rom, but Im still S- ON and the only return to stock methods i found require S-OFF and ive found RUUs but have no idea what they do. Could someone Explain how to return to root and what an RUU is and what it contains? ( HTC ONE M8 SPRINT)
the S-OFF requirement is for setting the hboot's tampered flag back. if you just want to go stock run a RUU(Rom Update utility)
your post doesn't make much sense, you start out with going to stock then ask how to return to root. also most of your question could have been answered from a simple search, e.g what is a ruu?
I have an HTC One M7 (bought in Australia, unlocked), which currently runs cm11. I want to restore it to stock (I know how to s-on, remove tampered, lock bootloader) but I cannot find a suitable RUU. All the RUUs I have found are carrier-specific, and I am looking for an Australia unbranded RUU. Any ideas where I might find one?
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I have an HTC One M7 (bought in Australia, unlocked), which currently runs cm11. I want to restore it to stock (I know how to s-on, remove tampered, lock bootloader) but I cannot find a suitable RUU. All the RUUs I have found are carrier-specific, and I am looking for an Australia unbranded RUU. Any ideas where I might find one?
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If the device is currently s-off do not go s-on and also if its s-off you can flash any RUU with a simple change of the CID number and MID, for quick updates go for something like the developer edition RUU which is unbranded.
XDA Visitor said:
I have an HTC One M7 (bought in Australia, unlocked), which currently runs cm11. I want to restore it to stock (I know how to s-on, remove tampered, lock bootloader) but I cannot find a suitable RUU. All the RUUs I have found are carrier-specific, and I am looking for an Australia unbranded RUU. Any ideas where I might find one?
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Here
International version Nandroid Backup
or US Dev Edition Rom flash with twrp
Change CID & MID
Restore backup
flash firmware according to it
simple!!
Since, I've been running a Nexus for the last 2 yrs, or so, I need a li'l help. Coming from a rooted stock Nexus 5 on 6.0.1, and well familiar with Nexus 5 bootloader unlocking, rooting, etc... I could use some friendly directions to VZW M7 equivalents - bootloader unlocking (which I've seen VZW disabled the HTC method), SuperSU, and S-OFF & SuperCID (which I'm not familiar with). I was excited to see that the M7 could be converted to a GPe. But, only to find it only applicable to GSM versions. Any help would be greatly - NO !! HUGELY appreciated.
Thanks!
kain144000 said:
Since, I've been running a Nexus for the last 2 yrs, or so, I need a li'l help. Coming from a rooted stock Nexus 5 on 6.0.1, and well familiar with Nexus 5 bootloader unlocking, rooting, etc... I could use some friendly directions to VZW M7 equivalents - bootloader unlocking (which I've seen VZW disabled the HTC method), SuperSU, and S-OFF & SuperCID (which I'm not familiar with). I was excited to see that the M7 could be converted to a GPe. But, only to find it only applicable to GSM versions. Any help would be greatly - NO !! HUGELY appreciated.
Thanks!
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Well unfortunately, like you already know, Verzion asked HTC to block bootloader unlock which make this M7 variant the most painful to play with. You'll definitively need S-OFF if you want to do anything. Normally the first steps for achieving S-OFF is to unlock the bootloader and root the phone....But because of the Verizon restrictions its a little more complicated. You'll need to achieve temp-root so you can use Sunshine S-OFF to unlock and S-OFF your bootloader. Once done you'll be free to do whatever you want (flash custom recovery, flash supersu to gain permanent root, rom, kernel ect...).
I don't see any real benefit having SuperCID on a Verizon M7..... SuperCID is only useful to bypass the CID check when flashing a RUU or a Firmware but on a Verizon M7, you can only flash Verizon's RUU and Firmware which all have the same VZW__001 CID. SuperCID is useful on other variants like the M7_UL and M7_U since there is a lot of RUU with different CID that can be flashed on these variants. Anyway, won't hurt your phone if you absolutely want it and it only takes 2 sec once you have s-off.
You're right when saying that you can only convert a GSM M7 to GPE. When speaking about conversion it mean everything: the firmware and software(rom). But you can still enjoy GPE on a Verizon M7 by simply flashing a custom rom instead of doing the whole conversion.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...m-google-play-edition-lollipop-v1-00-t2963841
and this thread for how to gain temp root and s-off
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...root-root-method-bl-unlock-5-0-x-ota-t3122099
oh and the M7 reached its EOL so don't expect a 6.0+ version. If you really want android 6 you'll need to use Cyanogenmod13 (not sure if its available for Verizon)
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You'll definitively need S-OFF if you want to do anything... You'll need to achieve temp-root so you can use Sunshine S-OFF to unlock and S-OFF your bootloader. Once done you'll be free to do whatever you want (flash custom recovery, flash supersu to gain permanent root, rom, kernel ect...).
I don't see any real benefit having SuperCID on a Verizon M7...
oh and the M7 reached its EOL so don't expect a 6.0+ version. If you really want android 6 you'll need to use Cyanogenmod13 (not sure if its available for Verizon)
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Thanks SO much, @alray. You, sir, are a saint among men !! Well, guess I better get to work !!
Ok so, I just unlocked the bootloader and rooted my HTC one M7 GPE (original, not converted). It's still S-ON but I think I can still flash roms right? I want to get the ARHD rom but I don't know if it's only for standard M7s or if it will work with my GPE M7...
Thanks in advance