Help! I have previously s-off and unlocked bootloader and converted to GPE. Recently before sending to service, I have used Guru Reset to make it back to stock. Being desperate in erasing rooting traces, I have re-locked bootloader and s-on. Big mistake here as now I realize I can't unlock my bootloader via htcdev anymore, the disclaimer screen does not show no matter how I try. I am on the latest firmware, so Firewater does not work too. Basically I've tried everything I could find. I'm kinda stuck as there are no latest ruu to match my version, I could not s-off without unlocking and I could not unlock without resetting using a matching ruu. Any suggestions?
If motherboard is not changed then you can use previous unlock.bin file
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I'm kinda new to IncS, cause I had Desire untill a few days ago and I have a lot of experience with this things on it.
So what's my point, I'm about to unlock bootloader over htcdev cause I have ICS sense 3.6 (www_asia_hk build 4.10.708.1 with 2.02 hboot so htcdev is the only option as I could find), and my question is will I be able to get it back to factory state (with LOCKED sign) with ruu if I have to get the phone back to the seller for waranty purpose?
Don't jump on me, I tried the search but all the answers I could find were incomplete.
Thanks in adwance.
nlooooo said:
I'm kinda new to IncS, cause I had Desire untill a few days ago and I have a lot of experience with this things on it.
So what's my point, I'm about to unlock bootloader over htcdev cause I have ICS sense 3.6 (www_asia_hk build 4.10.708.1 with 2.02 hboot so htcdev is the only option as I could find), and my question is will I be able to get it back to factory state (with LOCKED sign) with ruu if I have to get the phone back to the seller for waranty purpose?
Don't jump on me, I tried the search but all the answers I could find were incomplete.
Thanks in adwance.
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You will be able to RELOCK the bootloader, but as long as you have a RUU that has unlockable bootloader in it installed, there will always be a tell-tale sign because the HBOOT screen will show "RELOCKED" instead of "LOCKED".
Also, part of the unlocking procedure at HTCDEV.com requires that you acknowledge that this process 'could void your warranty' and HTC will have a record that you unlocked the bootloader.
I don't worry about HTC cause I got sellers warranty, so repair won't be performed by the HTC service.
And one more question, so if I run ruu over relocked bootloader I won't get LOCKED sign again?
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After I unlock bootloader, if I do a downgrade to older hboot and s-off it via revolutionary, is there a way for getting back to factory state?
nlooooo said:
I don't worry about HTC cause I got sellers warranty, so repair won't be performed by the HTC service.
And one more question, so if I run ruu over relocked bootloader I won't get LOCKED sign again?
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After I unlock bootloader, if I do a downgrade to older hboot and s-off it via revolutionary, is there a way for getting back to factory state?
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Yes, if you use the downgrade procedure, then you could flash a Gingerbread 2.3.3/Sense 2.1 RUU then HBOOT would not show a lock status as long as you left it on that ROM.
If you flash any RUU starting with GB 2.3.5/Sense 3.0 and above, then the HBOOT screen will always show RELOCKED on the HBOOT screen. This will also occur if you take an OTA update for the GB 2.3.5/Sense 3.0.
Successfully gained S-Off and Unlock via Revone. Needed to revert to return phone. Successfully locked and gained S-On, although "tampered" appeared on the b/l screen...
Problem now is WiFi no longer works. I cannot flash a complete ROM via RUU, it fails at updating signature. I cannot flash an OTA zip for the same reason. I cannot enter recovery - all I get is the red triangle.
I cannot regain S-Off, or Unlock (via Revone). Error 2.
I've tried firmware.zip - many parts fail. Although my ROM version is now dated April 12th not May 3rd.
Other than WiFi and tampered, the phone works.
I'm stuck!
You should have done s on only when everything else is stock, your lucky your phone even turns on.
I would try to re unlock it, flash a custom recovery and flash a rom get it working again. Then s off and try the whole going stock procedure again.
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It won't unlock from Revone
Unlock by flashing the unlock token from htc dev
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Done that. However, if the bootloader's knackered, or partly so, a Custom ROM won't flash a new bootloader. Not sure why I need the interim step. My idea was to S-off now unlocked a try RUU again
LenAsh said:
Done that. However, if the bootloader's knackered, or partly so, a Custom ROM won't flash a new bootloader. Not sure why I need the interim step. My idea was to S-off now unlocked a try RUU again
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Let us know what happens after you run an ruu and try to s off again
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Flashed Cwm Ok. Relocked bl. Flashed odex stock 4.2.2 Ok. WiFi now works. Flashed 4.2.2 recovery. Still not getting in to stock recovery. Tampered still showing. RUU dies as before.
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I have a question. Here's the scenario: brand new HTC One, with S-ON and LOCKED bootloader. Unlocked bootloader via htcdev.com and then relocked. Then, ran RUU to go back to 100% stock with OTA support. Installing OTA's work fine. The bootloader is still set as RELOCKED but what if i unlock the bootloader again? Using the same instructions at htcdev, will unlocking again wipe some data off the phone's memory, like it did the first time the bootloader was unlocked? Without all the ROM data intact, OTA's won't install, so i'd appreciate if someone could confirm this.
electronical said:
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I have a question. Here's the scenario: brand new HTC One, with S-ON and LOCKED bootloader. Unlocked bootloader via htcdev.com and then relocked. Then, ran RUU. The bootloader is still set as RELOCKED but what if i want unlock the bootloader again? I follow the instructions on the htcdev site but will unlocking again wipe some data off the phone's memory, like it did the first time the bootloader was unlocked? Can someone please confirm this?
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Yes it will delete user data again.
My AT&T M7 was bootloader unlocked, S-OFF, TWRP installed, Custom ROM (PA), and rooted. I wanted to sell it so I got a SIM Unlock code from AT&T. I went to input the unlock code and it wouldn't work. Apparently you have to be on stock hboot (which I wasn't since I did the google play edition conversion a long time ago) and on a stock ROM (which I also wasn't). So I tried to restore through an RUU.exe and it wouldn't work. RUU.zip didn't work either. So I restored my CID to CWS__001 and that didn't work (I had super CID before). I restored back to stock hboot 1.44 easily. Then I guess I somehow started just clicking random combinations of things inside of HTC One Toolkit and managed to relock my device and s-on so that I could try to restore a stock RUU. I must have done that incorrectly though because now I have no ROM installed, no recovery installed, and I'm S-ON with a message that says "security warning". I'm unable to flash a ROM since I don't have a recovery.
I went to HTC Dev to get an unlock code, which I did, but fastboot bootloader unlock says successful and does nothing. Additionally, I am unable to flash a recovery because I am S-ON.
Help! Any way to get S-OFF trough fastboot only without a ROM installed? Any way to force flash a recovery? Any way to force flash a ROM? Any way to get RUU to not spit out error 158? HELP!!!
ajr901 said:
My AT&T M7 was bootloader unlocked, S-OFF, TWRP installed, Custom ROM (PA), and rooted. I wanted to sell it so I got a SIM Unlock code from AT&T. I went to input the unlock code and it wouldn't work. Apparently you have to be on stock hboot (which I wasn't since I did the google play edition conversion a long time ago) and on a stock ROM (which I also wasn't). So I tried to restore through an RUU.exe and it wouldn't work. RUU.zip didn't work either. So I restored my CID to CWS__001 and that didn't work (I had super CID before). I restored back to stock hboot 1.44 easily. Then I guess I somehow started just clicking random combinations of things inside of HTC One Toolkit and managed to relock my device and s-on so that I could try to restore a stock RUU. I must have done that incorrectly though because now I have no ROM installed, no recovery installed, and I'm S-ON with a message that says "security warning". I'm unable to flash a ROM since I don't have a recovery.
I went to HTC Dev to get an unlock code, which I did, but fastboot bootloader unlock says successful and does nothing. Additionally, I am unable to flash a recovery because I am S-ON.
Help! Any way to get S-OFF trough fastboot only without a ROM installed? Any way to force flash a recovery? Any way to force flash a ROM? Any way to get RUU to not spit out error 158? HELP!!!
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Post a fastboot getvar all except for the imei and serialno! I hope you restored the MID!
majmoz said:
Post a fastboot getvar all except for the imei and serialno! I hope you restored the MID!
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LOL @ randomly clicking and ending up with S-On and locked bootloader. That's a great way to mess up your phone .
Deepening on your fastboot output, you are probably SOL.
oh no,
locked bootloader + GPE =
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2547894
alray said:
oh no,
locked bootloader + GPE =
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2547894
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Yup. Shows how easy it is to mess up . maybe hope depending on fastboot output
SaHiLzZ said:
maybe hope depending on fastboot output
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yep we will see.
I also heard of someone lucky here who had a rep from HTC helping him. That guy from HTC compiled a custom firmware package signed with HTC private key (which will allow it to be flashed with s-on and locked bootloader). Once the firmware is flashed, it will unlock the bootloader. That was the only time I heard about this kind of thing and i'm not sure its approved by HTC and will probably not happen soon again.
Similar situation, but haven't gone backwards yet
I just bought a AT&T-locked HTC One M7 and mistakenly thought that rooting and s-off would unlock the SIM. I've also requested an unlock code from AT&T, but if what he's saying is true, I'm going to have to revert to a stock AT&T phone as well.
So my question is, How do I go backward without screwing up the same way? I have made some recovery backups of the original ROM but the bootloader was unlocked already. Took me a long time to figure out how to go forward in the process and I wasn't really concerned about having to re-lock anything because it's beyond the warranty period.
I'm running the following:
Bootloader unlocked
CWM Touch Recovery backups along the way
Firewater for S-Off
Venom ViperOne ROM installed
Bulletproof kernel
Firmware upgraded to 6.09.401.5
I'd really like to un-do as little of this as possible. I'm wondering what part of the modification is detected by the SIM unlock code process.
I'm kind of a noob, but this is my second Android phone that I've rooted and modded in the past couple of weeks, so I'm getting better. I'm very frustrated that unlocking the SIM is such a big deal. Any help you can offer is appreciated.
lamonster26 said:
I just bought a AT&T-locked HTC One M7 and mistakenly thought that rooting and s-off would unlock the SIM. I've also requested an unlock code from AT&T, but if what he's saying is true, I'm going to have to revert to a stock AT&T phone as well.
So my question is, How do I go backward without screwing up the same way? I have made some recovery backups of the original ROM but the bootloader was unlocked already. Took me a long time to figure out how to go forward in the process and I wasn't really concerned about having to re-lock anything because it's beyond the warranty period.
I'm running the following:
Bootloader unlocked
CWM Touch Recovery backups along the way
Firewater for S-Off
Venom ViperOne ROM installed
Bulletproof kernel
Firmware upgraded to 6.09.401.5
I'd really like to un-do as little of this as possible. I'm wondering what part of the modification is detected by the SIM unlock code process.
I'm kind of a noob, but this is my second Android phone that I've rooted and modded in the past couple of weeks, so I'm getting better. I'm very frustrated that unlocking the SIM is such a big deal. Any help you can offer is appreciated.
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your situation isnt really comparable to OP's situation.
You just have to use the sim unlock code on a stock rom or "close-to-stock" rom like arhd (might also work on venom idk)
If you have to return stock to use the sim unlock code, you can use the stock odexed rom of 6.09.401.5 on available arhd blog download section. just make a nandroid backup of your current setup, flash the stock odexed rom, sim unlock using the code and then revert back to your venom rom using your nandroid backup.
or with s-off, simply ruu your phone, use the unlock code then flash the rom you want to use.
Got it working
alray said:
your situation isnt really comparable to OP's situation.
You just have to use the sim unlock code on a stock rom or "close-to-stock" rom like arhd (might also work on venom idk)
If you have to return stock to use the sim unlock code, you can use the stock odexed rom of 6.09.401.5 on available arhd blog download section. just make a nandroid backup of your current setup, flash the stock odexed rom, sim unlock using the code and then revert back to your venom rom using your nandroid backup.
or with s-off, simply ruu your phone, use the unlock code then flash the rom you want to use.
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Thanks again. Just bought an unlock code for $5 off one of those sites and it worked without doing any changes to the ROMs and other mods. Thanks for the tip about going back to stock easily though. Might want to set that up just as a backup.
Hello there. My wife updated my M7 that I use for a media remote control accidentally with an OTA (how? I dont know) and broke the phone.
It will not boot, and my custom recovery is gone. I can boot into recovery, but a factory reset does nothing but get to the Verizon loading screen.
I have S-Off, but Hboot 1.61.0000.
Bootloader is now "relocked" and HTC Dev doesn't work for whatever reason.
Is there anyway I can flash something via RUU with a relocked bootloader? Any other avenue to get a working OS here other than SunShine? Just wondering before I pay the $25. Also, because there is no bootable OS or custom recovery, I am unable to do anything ADB related.
Thanks in advance
wulfsburg said:
Hello there. My wife updated my M7 that I use for a media remote control accidentally with an OTA (how? I dont know) and broke the phone.
It will not boot, and my custom recovery is gone.
I can boot into recovery, but a factory reset does nothing but get to the Verizon loading screen.
I have S-Off, but Hboot 1.61.0000.
Bootloader is now "relocked" and HTC Dev doesn't work for whatever reason.
Is there anyway I can flash something via RUU with a relocked bootloader? Any other avenue to get a working OS here other than SunShine? Just wondering before I pay the $25. Also, because there is no bootable OS or custom recovery, I am unable to do anything ADB related.
Thanks in advance
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Verizon phones can't be bootloader unlocked from HTCDev.com. You don't need sunshine if your phone is already S-OFF...
Flash the latest Verizon RUU, it doesn't matters if your bootloader is unlocked or not when S-OFF. And your bootloader can easily be unlocked again with S-OFF, if you need it unlocked, I'll explain you how.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one/development/ruu-vzw-5-0-2-zip-exe-s-off-t3108076