So my phone was S-OFF, superCID, custom firmware, running ARHD with TWRP recovery. I carried out the procedure to revert to 100% stock, I have a Rogers HTC One but a Rogers RUU doesn't exist, however I was able to get OTA updates after reverting to stock so I'm assuming the hboot, bootloader, recovery, stock ROM are all Rogers based.
However, when reverting to stock, I used an AT&T RUU to go down to 1.26 firmware and then Rogers OTA updates took me from 1.26 to 1.29 to finally 3.22 firmware. Everything at this point is stock and hopefully Rogers based, only modification that remains is S-OFF.
I need to S-ON for warranty purposes, I know how to S-ON, but I was wondering if it safe to S-ON considering I used a non-Rogers RUU to downgrade in the first place. I read somewhere that if I try to S-ON after using RUU that isn't the same as my carrier I will brick my phone, which is something I don't want to do. So is it safe to S-ON or am I at risk of bricking my phone?
My bootloader is locked, no tampered flag, hboot 1.55, CID is no longer superCID but ROGER001 (specific to my carrier)
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Ali812 said:
So my phone was S-OFF, superCID, custom firmware, running ARHD with TWRP recovery. I carried out the procedure to revert to 100% stock, I have a Rogers HTC One but a Rogers RUU doesn't exist, however I was able to get OTA updates after reverting to stock so I'm assuming the hboot, bootloader, recovery, stock ROM are all Rogers based.
However, when reverting to stock, I used an AT&T RUU to go down to 1.26 firmware and then Rogers OTA updates took me from 1.26 to 1.29 to finally 3.22 firmware. Everything at this point is stock and hopefully Rogers based, only modification that remains is S-OFF.
I need to S-ON for warranty purposes, I know how to S-ON, but I was wondering if it safe to S-ON considering I used a non-Rogers RUU to downgrade in the first place. I read somewhere that if I try to S-ON after using RUU that isn't the same as my carrier I will brick my phone, which is something I don't want to do. So is it safe to S-ON or am I at risk of bricking my phone?
My bootloader is locked, no tampered flag, hboot 1.55, CID is no longer superCID but ROGER001 (specific to my carrier)
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If you have changed your CID back to your carrier specific code you should be OK.
However, with the 4.4 update, there have been a few issues with the Bootloader not unlocking again, if you are sending your phone back under warranty for repair or replacement then your good to S-On, if you just want to set S-on for the hell of it (like me) I would hold fire for now.
Its will be your only remaining access to unlock the phone in one way or another.
Ali812 said:
I read somewhere that if I try to S-ON after using RUU that isn't the same as my carrier I will brick my phone, which is something I don't want to do. So is it safe to S-ON or am I at risk of bricking my phone?
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Like I said, no bricks involved, but read below too.
zeushacker said:
if you are sending your phone back under warranty for repair or replacement then your good to S-On
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if he tries to go s-off to s-on on hboot 1.55, then there is a high probability, that after a few reboots "tamper detected - rebooting" -> and the TAMPERED sign is back.
I wrote the guide in a specific order 1, then 2, then 3, etc, because of that reason.
If the OP wants to give it a shot, he can go ahead, maybe the "tamper detected" won't happen; if it does, he will have to s-off using rumrunner, and start the procedure again.
s-on is not needed on waranty, there are always some devices shiped from factory with s-off. my advice is to keep s-off.
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Hi Guys,
I'm trying to get back to 100% stock so I can send my phone back for replacement/repair. There was no RUU so I used some kindly donated nandroid back ups and OTA firmware to get back to what should be my current stock 2.29.980.2 (Australian Unbranded HTC__039). Ive got stock recovery back on and OTA's are working. I'm still S-Off and boot loader unlocked.
The last think i need to do is get S-on and relock the bootloader. But in flashing the current firmware, HBoot is at 1.54.
Before I do any brash, does anyone know if revone one will still work to allow me to relock the bootloader and S-on?
If not will I have to downgrade Hboot to 1.44 and get S-On back on then reflash the firmware to upgrade HBoot back to 1.54?
I've also read that if there is anything other than stock HBoot and S-On you can brick the phone. But I take if the Hboot has upgraded from the OTA firmware this should be fine?
Thanks
Ali Baba 84 said:
Hi Guys,
I'm trying to get back to 100% stock so I can send my phone back for replacement/repair. There was no RUU so I used some kindly donated nandroid back ups and OTA firmware to get back to what should be my current stock 2.29.980.2 (Australian Unbranded HTC__039). Ive got stock recovery back on and OTA's are working. I'm still S-Off and boot loader unlocked.
The last think i need to do is get S-on and relock the bootloader. But in flashing the current firmware, HBoot is at 1.54.
Before I do any brash, does anyone know if revone one will still work to allow me to relock the bootloader and S-on?
If not will I have to downgrade Hboot to 1.44 and get S-On back on then reflash the firmware to upgrade HBoot back to 1.54?
I've also read that if there is anything other than stock HBoot and S-On you can brick the phone. But I take if the Hboot has upgraded from the OTA firmware this should be fine?
Thanks
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noooooooooooooo, don't s-on with 1.54.
criszz said:
noooooooooooooo, don't s-on with 1.54.
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You might want to be a bit more helpful and actually tell him why not
I would also advise against reverting to S on, because you won't be able to regain S off again, at least currently with 1.54 hboot.
If you wish to send for repair, my advice would be ensure you have stock recovery and stock Rom.
Use revone to remove tampered, and also relock bootloader .
No real need to revert to S on, as Soff doesn't indicate that you tampered with your device as a small number of HTC One were sold with S off
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Ali Baba 84 said:
Hi Guys,
I'm trying to get back to 100% stock so I can send my phone back for replacement/repair. There was no RUU so I used some kindly donated nandroid back ups and OTA firmware to get back to what should be my current stock 2.29.980.2 (Australian Unbranded HTC__039). Ive got stock recovery back on and OTA's are working. I'm still S-Off and boot loader unlocked.
The last think i need to do is get S-on and relock the bootloader. But in flashing the current firmware, HBoot is at 1.54.
Before I do any brash, does anyone know if revone one will still work to allow me to relock the bootloader and S-on?
If not will I have to downgrade Hboot to 1.44 and get S-On back on then reflash the firmware to upgrade HBoot back to 1.54?
I've also read that if there is anything other than stock HBoot and S-On you can brick the phone. But I take if the Hboot has upgraded from the OTA firmware this should be fine?
Thanks
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I am on the same boat with you. unbranded Aussie One..
I had my own backup 1.29.980.17 from TWRP and restoring from my backup made my screen not working at all..
I have 1.54 hboot as well. Does 1.54 hboot and 4.1.2 doesnt work together? Isnt backup from xda is also 4.1.2 as well?
Sorry about asking question in your thread, but I just want to do same thing like you and I failed..
paul_59 said:
I would also advise against reverting to S on, because you won't be able to regain S off again, at least currently with 1.54 hboot.
If you wish to send for repair, my advice would be ensure you have stock recovery and stock Rom.
Use revone to remove tampered, and also relock bootloader .
No real need to revert to S on, as Soff doesn't indicate that you tampered with your device as a small number of HTC One were sold with S off
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
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I didnt think revone was compatable with 4.2.2?
i too am needing to remove TAMPERED from mine on 4.2.2 i have the stock rom and recovery now.
rotten.monkey said:
I didnt think revone was compatable with 4.2.2?
i too am needing to remove TAMPERED from mine on 4.2.2 i have the stock rom and recovery now.
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It says tampered because you have some unsigned software installed. Probably hboot or recovery.
Can I go s-on with the latest 3.62 firmware or do I need to go back to 2.24.401.1 first?
Better one more stupid question then a bricked phone.Do I need s-on to send it to repairing the camera?
jaypeg123 said:
Can I go s-on with the latest 3.62 firmware or do I need to go back to 2.24.401.1 first?
Better one more stupid question then a bricked phone.Do I need s-on to send it to repairing the camera?
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Nope. Just lock your bootloader using revone (it just shows the locked tag) and remove Tampered flag, you won't lose any data (I used Hasoon2000 toolkit for revone). This makes the phone look like it was bought that way.
Besides HTC doesn't pay so much attention to S-OFF, it's just the unlocked bootloader and tampered flag that may void your warranty
Once you S-OFF, I don't see a reason why you will S-ON again.
HussainQ said:
Nope. Just lock your bootloader using revone (it just shows the locked tag) and remove Tampered flag, you won't lose any data (I used Hasoon2000 toolkit for revone). This makes the phone look like it was bought that way.
Besides HTC doesn't pay so much attention to S-OFF, it's just the unlocked bootloader and tampered flag that may void your warranty
Once you S-OFF, I don't see a reason why you will S-ON again.
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Ok thank's I have read about people sending it in with s.off and get it s-on in return. But do you know the drill about the s-on, Is it nessesery to have the original 2.24.401 installed to get it right. I did update it OTA so It is 100% now, just forgot about the s-off.
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Ok thank's I have read about people sending it in with s.off and get it s-on in return. But do you know the drill about the s-on, Is it necessary to have the original 2.24.401 installed to get it right. I did update it OTA so It is 100% now, just forgot about the s-off.
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I don't really know if they S-ON the device or not. OTA is fine since it is official. Just in-case, I would check rumrunner S-Off compatibility with your firmware. And check your HBOOT version as well.
I'd like to revert my Rogers HTC One back to out-of-the-box stock for warranty reasons, I'm currently S-OFF, bootloader unlocked (tampered flag removed), hboot 1.56, latest firmware 4.06. I need to go back to a locked bootloader with S-ON but there is no Rogers RUU in existence (I've read that if I S-OFF using another RUU I will brick my phone, not what I want). Is there a possibility to revert to stock or am I screwed without an RUU?
Sorry if it is a noob question
I have a Rogers HTC One, 4.2.2 KitKat, S-On, HBoot 1.56, Software 4.19.631.9, Root, TWRP (unlocked at HTC Dev)
I don't have a Nanodroid Backup (Big error...)
I haven't been successful in getting S-OFF neither with Rumrunner nor firewater, I kind of disappointed, and maybe I'm taking the lazy way. I want to go back to stock so I can get future OTA updates. So... I don't care much about the Relock flag or anything, just the OTAs,
Can I just use a RUU and flash it right away? So get a fresh rom, unroot, and stock recovery? Or what can I do? I don't want to brick my device.
I see that in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428276 there is the KitKat Rogers RUU, can I use this even if I'm S-ON?
Thanks for your help...
jorgepena9 said:
I see that in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428276 there is the KitKat Rogers RUU, can I use this even if I'm S-ON?
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With S-ON, you can flash a ruu if its the same version or higher than what you have on the device, so yes, you can use the 4.19.631.9 ruu. You must also have a locked/relocked bootloader to use a ruu with S-ON.
In response to my Q below, a user wrote that if I go S-ON (to take the phone into repair) I can never go S-ON again. Is that true? I've restored my phone 100% to stock HBOOT, recovery OS etc. and I'm presently at HBOOT 1.57 and have locked the bootloader and have "*** LOCKED ***". So the only thing left is to go S-ON. But I'm wondering if this means I can never go S-ON again.
Thanks!
The original question: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help/restore-m7-to-stock-q-hboot-t2999854
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In response to my Q below, a user wrote that if I go S-ON (to take the phone into repair) I can never go S-ON again. Is that true? I've restored my phone 100% to stock HBOOT, recovery OS etc. and I'm presently at HBOOT 1.57 and have locked the bootloader and have "*** LOCKED ***". So the only thing left is to go S-ON. But I'm wondering if this means I can never go S-ON again.
Thanks!
The original question: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help/restore-m7-to-stock-q-hboot-t2999854
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You can go S On again any time
He advised you should not make it S On
because keep your SOff is beneficial
your phone is GPE so that's had firmware problem after 1.55 locking Bootloader it cant be unlocked if you are on S On that time
if you keep S Off you can Unlock your phone easily
as you know 1st time you need Unlock Bootloader then you make S Off but if you update Hboot then Lock Bootloader then S On its quiet hard to make it S Off again and using root custom Roms etc
IF YOU NOT UNDERSTAND ANSWER DONT WRITE A NEW THREAD ASK AGAIN IN SAME THREAD WE WILL HELP YOU THERE
kenzorio said:
In response to my Q below, a user wrote that if I go S-ON (to take the phone into repair) I can never go S-ON again. Is that true? I've restored my phone 100% to stock HBOOT, recovery OS etc. and I'm presently at HBOOT 1.57 and have locked the bootloader and have "*** LOCKED ***". So the only thing left is to go S-ON. But I'm wondering if this means I can never go S-ON again.
Thanks!
The original question: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help/restore-m7-to-stock-q-hboot-t2999854
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I did not mean you can never go s-off again. Most likely you phone will be returned with the latest software and hboot 1.57 installed and you'll have to pay to s-off. Many here have sent their phone to repair with s-off and had no problems getting repair.
and their phones were returned to them still s-off
clsA said:
I did not mean you can never go s-off again. Most likely you phone will be returned with the latest software and hboot 1.57 installed and you'll have to pay to s-off. Many here have sent their phone to repair with s-off and had no problems getting repair.
and their phones were returned to them still s-off
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OK just to clarify - it originally wasn't a GPE. I converted it to GPE, and now I converted it back to stock (incl HBOOT, recovery etc.). Btw, in the post I mistakenly asked if it meant I could never go S-ON again. What I meant to ask was if I couldn't get S-OFF again!
But you say I have to pay to get S-OFF again. Is that because Sunshine is the only way to get S-OFF with HBOOT >= 1.57? Any chance that a free tool will come out that works as well?
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