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I've currently got Android Revolution HD 12.1 installed, however I need to return the phone to Vodafone UK Stock, due to returning the phone.
I found this link, which seems to give instructions on restoring the HTC ONE, however apart from downloading the OTA_M7_UL_JB_50_Vodafone_UK.......zip file from here, I'm really not sure which method to follow.
This is the information I have from the Software Information on my phone:
Android version: 4.2.2
Kernel version: 3.4.10-g445d072
Baseband version: 4A.14.3250.13_10.33.1150.01L
Build number: 2.24.401.1.CL211355
I would really appreciate some assistance
robot1000 said:
I've currently got Android Revolution HD 12.1 installed, however I need to return the phone to Vodafone UK Stock, due to returning the phone.
I found this link, which seems to give instructions on restoring the HTC ONE, however apart from downloading the OTA_M7_UL_JB_50_Vodafone_UK.......zip file from here, I'm really not sure which method to follow.
This is the information I have from the Software Information on my phone:
Android version: 4.2.2
Kernel version: 3.4.10-g445d072
Baseband version: 4A.14.3250.13_10.33.1150.01L
Build number: 2.24.401.1.CL211355
I would really appreciate some assistance
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Here is a link to all RUU`s, zips and CWM/TWRP recovery rom`s http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207874. You`ll need S-Off however to downgrade the Hboot. If you`re not S-Off you cannot Flasha RUU with a older Hboot. Guess you`re on HBoot 1.54.000 now. Till the revone devs find a way to modify the S-Off exploit you`re stuck, link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314582.
gee2012 said:
Here is a link to all RUU`s, zips and CWM/TWRP recovery rom`s http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207874. You`ll need S-Off however to downgrade the Hboot. If you`re not S-Off you cannot Flasha RUU with a older Hboot. Guess you`re on HBoot 1.54.000 now. Till the revone devs find a way to modify the S-Off exploit you`re stuck, link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314582.
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Thanks for responding
I've already downloaded the OTA's: Vodafone UK file from that link, however I'm really not sure what I should be doing with it
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Just curious, if my phone is S-ON, how have I been able to install a custom ROM and recovery?
robot1000 said:
Thanks for responding
I've already downloaded the OTA's: Vodafone UK file from that link, however I'm really not sure what I should be doing with it
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Just curious, if my phone is S-ON, how have I been able to install a custom ROM and recovery?
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If the bootloader is unlocked but you`re S-On you can flash a custom recovery and roms, you however cannot downgrade or flash a newer Hboot afaik. You can`t do anything with the OTA atm, not even flash a Vodafone CWM recovery i`am afraid.
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If the bootloader is unlocked but you`re S-On you can flash a custom recovery and roms, you however cannot downgrade or flash a newer Hboot afaik.
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With regards to the Vodafone zip file, is it possible to flash that somehow and give the impression that's in factory state?
robot1000 said:
With regards to the Vodafone zip file, is it possible to flash that somehow and give the impression that's in factory state?
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No mate, you don`t have a Vodafone rom, you have a custom recovery and you would need to lock the bootloader. It is not possible atm, stick with the rom you`re on for now and do not lock bootloader. Wait for revone to modify the bootloader xploit to get S-Off.
gee2012 said:
No mate, you don`t have a Vodafone rom, you have a custom recovery and you would need to lock the bootloader. It is not possible atm, stick with the rom you`re on for now and do not lock bootloader. Wait for revone to modify the bootloader xploit to get S-Off.
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I've just gone into Bootloader and it's showing Hboot as 1.44.0000 !!
Would you mind giving me a brief outline on what I should be doing to get my phone back to vodafone stock?y
Many Thanks
Would flashing the Vodafone OTA zip file in recovery be safe or do I need to S-Off the device?
Please can someone advise
Thanks
Wow, you have quite the adventure in front of you my friend if you want to return your phone to a pure stock state. I'll outline the steps and you can do some work and find the guides to complete them. Assuming you're on hboot 1.44 you'll need to go ahead and s-off, you can then remove the tampered flag. After you're s-off you're then going to need to double check you're using a stock unmodified hboot (you should be) and flash the pertinent RUU based on your phone - there are plenty of guides on how to select this. You'll then need to s-on again, google the command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" to find some information on how to do that.
Basically you've got your work cut out mate, sorry I can't be more help but the process I've mentioned aren't as simple or as safe as unlocking the bootloader. You'll need to put some effort and most importantly care as any one of them can brick your phone. Once you're s-off you've opened up very sensitive partitions which if changed or written to wrongly can instantly brick your phone. As such I'd do a lot of research before you undertake any of these steps, this is just off the top of my head to give you some guidance so I'd also check them, you really can't be too careful when playing around with £500 worth of tech. Good luck!
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Wow, you have quite the adventure in front of you my friend if you want to return your phone to a pure stock state. I'll outline the steps and you can do some work and find the guides to complete them. Assuming you're on hboot 1.44 you'll need to go ahead and s-off, you can then remove the tampered flag. After you're s-off you're then going to need to double check you're using a stock unmodified hboot (you should be) and flash the pertinent RUU based on your phone - there are plenty of guides on how to select this. You'll then need to s-on again, google the command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" to find some information on how to do that.
Basically you've got your work cut out mate, sorry I can't be more help but the process I've mentioned aren't as simple or as safe as unlocking the bootloader. You'll need to put some effort and most importantly care as any one of them can brick your phone. Once you're s-off you've opened up very sensitive partitions which if changed or written to wrongly can instantly brick your phone. As such I'd do a lot of research before you undertake any of these steps, this is just off the top of my head to give you some guidance so I'd also check them, you really can't be too careful when playing around with £500 worth of tech. Good luck!
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Thanks for you response
I'm now S-Off, however what I can't get my head around is the RUU part. The Vodafone ROM that I require seems to be an OTA zip update, however I'm unsure on how to flash this as it doesn't seem to be RUU
robot1000 said:
Thanks for you response
I'm now S-Off, however what I can't get my head around is the RUU part. The Vodafone ROM that I require seems to be an OTA zip update, however I'm unsure on how to flash this as it doesn't seem to be RUU
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You cannot do it with an OTA zip... you need a full RUU but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be one available for Vodafone UK.
This one seems to be the closest one for you.... it's stock HTC Europe. I don't think at this time that returning to stock Vodafone is a possibility.
If you're sending it back for repair or replacement you could take a chance on sending it as it is.
postfatal said:
Wow, you have quite the adventure in front of you my friend if you want to return your phone to a pure stock state. I'll outline the steps and you can do some work and find the guides to complete them. Assuming you're on hboot 1.44 you'll need to go ahead and s-off, you can then remove the tampered flag. After you're s-off you're then going to need to double check you're using a stock unmodified hboot (you should be) and flash the pertinent RUU based on your phone - there are plenty of guides on how to select this. You'll then need to s-on again, google the command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" to find some information on how to do that.
Basically you've got your work cut out mate, sorry I can't be more help but the process I've mentioned aren't as simple or as safe as unlocking the bootloader. You'll need to put some effort and most importantly care as any one of them can brick your phone. Once you're s-off you've opened up very sensitive partitions which if changed or written to wrongly can instantly brick your phone. As such I'd do a lot of research before you undertake any of these steps, this is just off the top of my head to give you some guidance so I'd also check them, you really can't be too careful when playing around with £500 worth of tech. Good luck!
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You cannot do it with an OTA zip... you need a full RUU but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be one available for Vodafone UK.
This one seems to be the closest one for you.... it's stock HTC Europe. I don't think at this time that returning to stock Vodafone is a possibility.
If you're sending it back for repair or replacement you could take a chance on sending it as it is.
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Thank you for replying.
I've run that RUU from the link you provided and it stated that it's updating from 1.29.161.11 to 1.28.401.7, however an Error [131] message appeared stating 'Customer ID Error'.
Any ideas?
robot1000 said:
Thank you for replying.
I've run that RUU from the link you provided and it stated that it's updating from 1.29.161.11 to 1.28.401.7, however an Error [131] message appeared stating 'Customer ID Error'.
Any ideas?
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Ok... you need to change that ID in the phone.
Reboot the phone to bootloader then fastboot and connect to pc then from your ADB directory on PC issue the command "fastboot oem writecid HTC__001" this will then give you the right ID for the RUU.
Note it's HTC__001.... 2 underscores !
Hi, have been reading up as much as possible, but am after confirmation before I start trying to return to stock.
Basically, I have an unlocked HTC__001 HTC One, s-on ,with an unlocked bootloader which was unlocked via HTCDev.
It was unlocked after being updated to 2.24.401.1, so I have bootloader 1.54, and an active "tampered" flag.
So, i've been playing with a GE rom for a bit but have decided I would like to get my device back to stock. I am under the impression that I could use my custom recovery to flash a stock odexed ROM suitable for my CID from here, then flash the correct radio, then re-flash the correct stock recovery, then re-lock the bootloader and be back to stock. My questions are these:
a) Am I right?
b) If I am right, will I still have the "tampered" flag set in the bootloader? I'm assuming I would.
c) If the flag is still set, will it affect any future OTA updates I may receive?
d) Does anyone know of a method other than this which will get me back to stock?
I have noted that the RUU for my device does not seem to be availabe to download as of yet, only the previous version is available which has the 1.44 bootloader, obviously, if I try to flash that, it will complain about the bootloader version being lower ect. So I don't think that is an option.
Any help would be appreciated, Cheers.
Clivectmob said:
Hi, have been reading up as much as possible, but am after confirmation before I start trying to return to stock.
Basically, I have an unlocked HTC__001 HTC One, s-on ,with an unlocked bootloader which was unlocked via HTCDev.
It was unlocked after being updated to 2.24.401.1, so I have bootloader 1.54, and an active "tampered" flag.
So, i've been playing with a GE rom for a bit but have decided I would like to get my device back to stock. I am under the impression that I could use my custom recovery to flash a stock odexed ROM suitable for my CID from here, then flash the correct radio, then re-flash the correct stock recovery, then re-lock the bootloader and be back to stock. My questions are these:
a) Am I right?
b) If I am right, will I still have the "tampered" flag set in the bootloader? I'm assuming I would.
c) If the flag is still set, will it affect any future OTA updates I may receive?
d) Does anyone know of a method other than this which will get me back to stock?
I have noted that the RUU for my device does not seem to be availabe to download as of yet, only the previous version is available which has the 1.44 bootloader, obviously, if I try to flash that, it will complain about the bootloader version being lower ect. So I don't think that is an option.
Any help would be appreciated, Cheers.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358738 Check this guide out
Thanks, but I have read that thread, it doesn't really apply to my situation. That thread is for S-off devices, mine is S-on. And also, it requires running an RUU which for me isn't available. The trouble (i believe) is that when S-on, I cannot run an older RUU than my current device is at. Hence my asking here.
Clivectmob said:
Thanks, but I have read that thread, it doesn't really apply to my situation. That thread is for S-off devices, mine is S-on. And also, it requires running an RUU which for me isn't available. The trouble (i believe) is that when S-on, I cannot run an older RUU than my current device is at. Hence my asking here.
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Run a stock ROM like found in mike1986's thread, install the stock recovery and relock your bootloader ... That's all you can do at the moment because you can't go S-Off on Hboot 1.54 so the tampered flag will have to stay until you can.
Read through this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618 .. there's everything there that you need to return to stock and receive OTA updates while being S-On. The only time you'll have an issue is if you can't go S-Off to remove the tampered flag and change it from relocked to locked, only an issue if you need to return it under warranty for anything that's happened as a result of you unlocking the bootloader and flashing stuff.
Yeah! That's pretty much what I thought.
Will the tamper flag give me issues do you think?
Clivectmob said:
Yeah! That's pretty much what I thought.
Will the tamper flag give me issues do you think?
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According to the guy I spoke to at HTC when I sent mine back the other day, it shouldn't. He said they should only refuse to cover repair under warranty if the fault is caused by something you've done, i.e, flashing stuff or deliberate damge or something. Unfortunately that's the risk you take if you need to return it, unless there's a method to change the flag by being S-Off you just have to either not risk it and wait until you can go S-Off and be sure to remove all traces of messing, or you return it and hope for the best lol
Well, I don't need to get it fixed or anything. Just had me play and wanna return it back to normal. I have done as I said I would in the first post and applied a small application update from HTC, so it appears to have worked. As expected, I have Re-locked and Tampered displayed. Will Just wait for S-off to emerge and deal with it then. Thanks for all the replies.
Hi.
My ONE has some camera focus issue. Macros and close objects can be focused fine, but can't focus farther objects.
I want to send my device to service,
Additionally, I've updated to hboot 1.54 and ARHD20.1, device has SuperCID and S-OFF.
I want to install stock 4.2.2 software before sending my device, but it's S-OFFed and I want it to stay that way
My questions:
1. Can I safely downgrade to hboot 1.44, relock bootloader and revert CID to HTC_001?
2. What are the chances, that service will update my hboot to newest version?
3. Is there any chance that they will not notice that device is S-OFFed ?
Thanks in advance
mat02 said:
Hi.
My ONE has some camera focus issue. Macros and close objects can be focused fine, but can't focus farther objects.
I want to send my device to service,
Additionally, I've updated to hboot 1.54 and ARHD20.1, device has SuperCID and S-OFF.
I want to install stock 4.2.2 software before sending my device, but it's S-OFFed and I want it to stay that way
My questions:
1. Can I safely downgrade to hboot 1.44, relock bootloader and revert CID to HTC_001?
2. What are the chances, that service will update my hboot to newest version?
3. Is there any chance that they will not notice that device is S-OFFed ?
Thanks in advance
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1. yes, you can safely downgrade with s-off. a simple way to revert everything to stock would be to flash a RUU.
2. chances are very low in my opinion. there's a bigger risk that they'll maybe send you a new device with hboot already updatet to 1.54.
3. in my opinion they'll not notice this, and even if they do, they can't say for sure that the device was not delivered with s-off already before you got it.. so s-off should not decline your warranty of an hardware issue by necessity
cheers
mat02 said:
Hi.
My ONE has some camera focus issue. Macros and close objects can be focused fine, but can't focus farther objects.
I want to send my device to service,
Additionally, I've updated to hboot 1.54 and ARHD20.1, device has SuperCID and S-OFF.
I want to install stock 4.2.2 software before sending my device, but it's S-OFFed and I want it to stay that way
My questions:
1. Can I safely downgrade to hboot 1.44, relock bootloader and revert CID to HTC_001?
2. What are the chances, that service will update my hboot to newest version?
3. Is there any chance that they will not notice that device is S-OFFed ?
Thanks in advance
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Unlocking the bootloader, rooting, s-off does not necessarily invalidate warranty. If the error is due to physical defect during manufacture it doesnt uner the sale of goods act 1979. You will probably have to remind HTC/your provider of this. I sent in my device and it has been repaired, with unlocked bootloader, custom rom etc and was, eventually, repaired under warranty. The HTC warning whilst unlocking the bootloader via their website uses the word MAY invalidate your warranty for this reason. My repair was due to physical defect. I would say there is no chance they wont notice S-OFF. I dont know if they will flash 1.44 bootloader. I requested this but have yet to receive my One back. It should be returned today and I will advise, however they may flash 1.44 for me as they decided to replace the motherboard, presumably because they damaged it whilst attempting numerous repair attempts. So they may refuse you a 1.44 flash, whilst allowing mine.
Thanks guys
Personally, I don't think that Regenersis (HTC's service in Poland) will be so generous to offer me a new device
I will revert everything to stock and then I will see what happens after it returns from service.
zaphodbeeb said:
Unlocking the bootloader, rooting, s-off does not necessarily invalidate warranty. If the error is due to physical defect during manufacture it doesnt uner the sale of goods act 1979. You will probably have to remind HTC/your provider of this. I sent in my device and it has been repaired, with unlocked bootloader, custom rom etc and was, eventually, repaired under warranty. The HTC warning whilst unlocking the bootloader via their website uses the word MAY invalidate your warranty for this reason. My repair was due to physical defect. I would say there is no chance they wont notice S-OFF. I dont know if they will flash 1.44 bootloader. I requested this but have yet to receive my One back. It should be returned today and I will advise, however they may flash 1.44 for me as they decided to replace the motherboard, presumably because they damaged it whilst attempting numerous repair attempts. So they may refuse you a 1.44 flash, whilst allowing mine.
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Hi, as promised heres an update. The repaired phone had 1.54 flashed. I think this may only be due to the fact that it is an EE supplied phone and this is (I think) is their preference. There may be a different set of rules if you have a mobile from a different network, or you purchased a sim free (any network) mobile. HTC may have more flexibility then.
Hi guys
Basically I need to send my device into HTC for repair. It is S-OFF and I have a stock HTC European _001 rom on it. I really really need to restore to the UK O2_001 stock rom and get back to S-ON to avoid any possible issues with the warranty.
The problem is I can't find any O2 UK zips or nandroid backups to flash. For some reason the RUU files do not work for me, and I really don't have the time to be troubleshooting this.
I would really appreciate it if someone could upload a nandroid backup that I can use very soon? Otherwise I'll need to stick with the unbranded HTC Europe rom and risk them knowing I've unlocked the device.
Thanks for any help.
fade2black101 said:
Hi guys
Basically I need to send my device into HTC for repair. It is S-OFF and I have a stock HTC European _001 rom on it. I really really need to restore to the UK O2_001 stock rom and get back to S-ON to avoid any possible issues with the warranty.
The problem is I can't find any O2 UK zips or nandroid backups to flash. For some reason the RUU files do not work for me, and I really don't have the time to be troubleshooting this.
I would really appreciate it if someone could upload a nandroid backup that I can use very soon? Otherwise I'll need to stick with the unbranded HTC Europe rom and risk them knowing I've unlocked the device.
Thanks for any help.
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if you want to follow my guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541082
Files you'll need are in post #7 under "HTC One M7_UL - modelid=PN0710000 - cidlist=O2___001,O2___102"
EDIT: there's also this RUU http://androidruu.com/getdownload.p...8_10.38r.1157.04L_release_353143_signed_2.exe
but as mentioned in my guide, i don't encourage going s-off to s-on on newer firmware
nkk71 said:
if you want to follow my guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541082
Files you'll need are in post #7 under "HTC One M7_UL - modelid=PN0710000 - cidlist=O2___001,O2___102"
EDIT: there's also this RUU http://androidruu.com/getdownload.p...8_10.38r.1157.04L_release_353143_signed_2.exe
but as mentioned in my guide, i don't encourage going s-off to s-on on newer firmware
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Hello, thanks for that
Unfortunately I can't seem to downgrade the bootloader. I'm on 1.61.
Not entirely sure what to do now.. Will it be possible to achieve S-ON again and lock the bootloader without downgrading the hboot?
I don't really have time to spend ages on this, as the phone will be getting collected on Friday and I'm busy with work. I also don't really have time to troubleshoot the 100000 reasons why RUU.exe files aren't working for me and why I can't downgrade the bootloader. May just have to send it in unlocked and hope for the best.
fade2black101 said:
Hello, thanks for that
Unfortunately I can't seem to downgrade the bootloader. I'm on 1.61.
Not entirely sure what to do now.. Will it be possible to achieve S-ON again and lock the bootloader without downgrading the hboot?
I don't really have time to spend ages on this, as the phone will be getting collected on Friday and I'm busy with work. I also don't really have time to troubleshoot the 100000 reasons why RUU.exe files aren't working for me and why I can't downgrade the bootloader. May just have to send it in unlocked and hope for the best.
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so quick and dirty? (and hope for the best)... did you use sunshine to s-off? before i post the steps.
haha
And yes I did. And I plan to use it again when I get phone back. Let me know your suggestion and I'll give it a go when I have some time
fade2black101 said:
haha
And yes I did. And I plan to use it again when I get phone back. Let me know your suggestion and I'll give it a go when I have some time
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okay cool, i only asked because sunshine will work again (without needing to pay again), in case that infamous "tamper detected - rebooting" happens (shouldnt in your case but just in case it does)
gimme a few minutes, and i'll post instructions with links....
Thanks
I will check this out tomorrow when I have some time
fade2black101 said:
Thanks
I will check this out tomorrow when I have some time
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okay, should be easy enough:
1) download Guru_Bootloader_Reset_1.0.zip and put it on your virtual storage
2) download 4.19.401.9-TWRP2633_combined_nowipe.zip
if need be change cid to a compatible one:
Code:
fastboot oem writecid HTC__001
fastboot reboot-bootloader
flash firmware
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip 4.19.401.9-TWRP2633_combined_nowipe.zip
fastboot flash zip 4.19.401.9-TWRP2633_combined_nowipe.zip
fastboot reboot-bootloader
set back O2 UK cid:
Code:
fastboot oem writecid O2___001
fastboot reboot-bootloader
3) go to RECOVERY (it should be TWRP 2.6.3.3 from the file above) and run the Bootloader Reset
--> remove TAMPERED
--> set LOCKED
4) go back to bootloader, and check it says LOCKED, and no more TAMPERED
5) download RUU_4.20.206.16.EXE
and run it
(if it "exits" for some unknown reason, make sure you have this installed vcredist)
6) reboot the phone to make sure it boots up fine, do not take OTA updates
7) if you really insist, go s-on
Code:
fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
8) reboot three times (do not take any OTAs, especially above 6.xx), and make sure no TAMPERED is triggered
nkk71
You're a star! Thank you so much for that. After hours spent fumbling about I spent 20 minutes following your instructions today and everything worked perfectly. The Visual C++ file you suggested did the trick too, even after I installed several other (wrong ones) yesterday. Really happy this is finally sorted
Just a quick question. I haven't gone back to S-ON yet. I think it may not be neccessary for the warranty, but maybe I shouldn't risk it as I can always just gain S-OFF again via Sunshine once I get the phone back (unless they inexplicably change the motherboard). I'm wondering if there is a high risk of bricking my device if I run that S-ON command?
Cheers once again!
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nkk71
You're a star! Thank you so much for that. After hours spent fumbling about I spent 20 minutes following your instructions today and everything worked perfectly. The Visual C++ file you suggested did the trick too, even after I installed several other (wrong ones) yesterday. Really happy this is finally sorted
Just a quick question. I haven't gone back to S-ON yet. I think it may not be neccessary for the warranty, but maybe I shouldn't risk it as I can always just gain S-OFF again via Sunshine once I get the phone back (unless they inexplicably change the motherboard). I'm wondering if there is a high risk of bricking my device if I run that S-ON command?
Cheers once again!
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there's no risk in bricking using that "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" command to set s-on; the RUU would have set everything back to stock; if in the unlikely event the "TAMPERED" comes back, you'll need to s-off again, and use my guide with the 1.xx RUU + nandroid method
as for sending it in S-OFF, it's really country/carrier/service centre/person specific.... from what i've seen UK is one of the most tolerant countries (some people have even sent the phone in with tamperd and running a custom rom, and still got the camera fixed)
but it's your call, i cant really say for sure how they would react.
and if all is good now, could you also edit the main thread title to include [SOLVED] (go to 1st post click EDIT, at the bottom of the edit window click GO ADVANCED, then you can edit the main title), thanks and good luck
I was hoping someone could help me with some info or point me to a guide/info pertaining to reversing/hiding s-off and restoring the device to factory preset/stock. I need to send the phone back to HTC because they sent a replacement as part of HTC advantage program (cracked screen). Will Sunshine reverse the s-on process or should I try to just hide it with one of the hacked bootloaders? If I use this method I should probably do it after a RUU correct? Anyways, I guess I could use some guidance regarding this. Any and all help/advice is appreciated.
pmacevad said:
I was hoping someone could help me with some info or point me to a guide/info pertaining to reversing/hiding s-off and restoring the device to factory preset/stock. I need to send the phone back to HTC because they sent a replacement as part of HTC advantage program (cracked screen). Will Sunshine reverse the s-on process or should I try to just hide it with one of the hacked bootloaders? If I use this method I should probably do it after a RUU correct? Anyways, I guess I could use some guidance regarding this. Any and all help/advice is appreciated.
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Sunshine will not reverse the process. Getting s-on can be risky, because if your phone isn't 100% stock, your phone will get bricked. So to get s-on again, you have to flash stock everything (rom, recovery, hboot, etc), then lock your bootloader (make it say "Locked", not "Re-Locked")Only after doing this can you safely revert your phone to s-on.
Doing a quick google search leads to many posts asking how to get s-on, like this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57210034&postcount=41 Good luck with your phone! :good:
This is an excellent guide on how to unroot and go back to S-on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2826343