i'm a total htc noob (came from xperia to htc) - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys! I just got my brand new htc one (m7) with this stock software:
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.55.0000
RADIO-4A.21.3263.04
OpenDSP-v32.120.274.0909
OS-3.63.708.3
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Oct 29 2013,17:34:05.0
HBOOT
Xperia's are easily rooted, deodexed, unlocked, re-locked, downgraded, etc. and if I want to revert to stock, i'll just flash stock FTF and return to warranty unlike HTC phones there's this hboot, s-off, etc. I read a lot of tutorials, noob guides, etc. but got confused on where to start. I just want root without unlocking bootloader or s-off and revert to stock when needed. Any tips guys? and how do you compare xperia development from htc's. Thanks guys.

cyrom said:
Hi guys! I just got my brand new htc one (m7) with this stock software:
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.55.0000
RADIO-4A.21.3263.04
OpenDSP-v32.120.274.0909
OS-3.63.708.3
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Oct 29 2013,17:34:05.0
HBOOT
Xperia's are easily rooted, deodexed, unlocked, re-locked, downgraded, etc. and if I want to revert to stock, i'll just flash stock FTF and return to warranty unlike HTC phones there's this hboot, s-off, etc. I read a lot of tutorials, noob guides, etc. but got confused on where to start. I just want root without unlocking bootloader or s-off and revert to stock when needed. Any tips guys? and how do you compare xperia development from htc's. Thanks guys.
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you can only get temproot without unlocking the bootloader
the steps for your phone are
unlock bootloader @ htcdev.com
flash custom recovery (TWRP 2.6.3.3 preferred)
Make a Nandroid Backup
Flash SuperSU
reboot and enjoy

clsA said:
you can only get temproot without unlocking the bootloader
the steps for your phone are
unlock bootloader @ htcdev.com
flash custom recovery (TWRP 2.6.3.3 preferred)
Make a Nandroid Backup
Flash SuperSU
reboot and enjoy
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so meaning to say, unlocking bootloader is a must, right?

cyrom said:
so meaning to say, unlocking bootloader is a must, right?
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Yes if you want perm root

hello
cyrom said:
so meaning to say, unlocking bootloader is a must, right?
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Yes,unlocking bootloader is must if you want to get permanent root.Further, if you want to return to complete stock in future,you should think about getting S-Off too.I have had a lot of problem because i can't get S-Off .But you should study before you do anything. Unlocking bootloader will result in loss of data/preload* apps which is a serious problem if you want to get future official OTA updates.If you unlock bootloader,u have to flash data/preload apps again if an official OTA update comes in near future. The most serious part is that the OTA updates check md5 of the apps intalled,so each app of data/preload must have the same md5 as before.But, if you are planning to use custom roms and you don't want official updates, that is not going to be a problem.There are several things that should be carefully studied before you do anything.I can give you a head start on what items to study.
1.check your CID ,mid,firmware version and note it.
2.Search OTA which matches your CID,mid and firmware version, it contains the stock recovery,data/preload apps which you may need in future.
3.Try to learn about S-ON/S-OFF, their uses and implications.
4.Do study about how OTA affects your chances to get S-OFF which you may need in future during serious problems.
5. try to read more and more through the forum, this is must.
Lastly,if you need comprehensive details on unlocking bootloader,flashing recovery,rooting and more, go through the video tutorials by "Sakitech" on youtube.I found them the most useful ones.And. last but not the least, this is all my opinion.Good luck!:good:

clsA said:
Yes if you want perm root
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oh i see. btw i'm on 4.4.3 (6.13.708.1) and i can simply unlock my BL and get permroot but if i needed to revert to stock i can just flash 4.3 (3.63.708.3) via cmd and get 100% stock?

cyrom said:
oh i see. btw i'm on 4.4.3 (6.13.708.1) and i can simply unlock my BL and get permroot but if i needed to revert to stock i can just flash 4.3 (3.63.708.3) via cmd and get 100% stock?
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only if you get s-off ... you can not flash a RUU lower than your current software version with s-on
The post above by @sudhirtripathee explains alot
thanks for posting that

@sudhirtripathee thanks mate! i found one stock ota zip for my firmware but it's 4.3 (out-of-the-box) not sure if it's safe to downgrade since im on 4.4.3 with S-ON. So yeah, I'll keep reading before a modify my m7.

cyrom said:
@sudhirtripathee thanks mate! i found one stock ota zip for my firmware but it's 4.3 (out-of-the-box) not sure if it's safe to downgrade since im on 4.4.3 with S-ON. So yeah, I'll keep reading before a modify my m7.
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he mentions the OTA contains files you may need in the future ... it's of no use to you now your already above that version. When you unlock the bootloader your phone gets wiped and you loose (everything) a folder called data/preload
that's needed later to take a new OTA update. That folder can sometimes be retrieved from an old OTA package.
I know it seems confusing now but it will all be simple once you start doing it.

clsA said:
he mentions the OTA contains files you may need in the future ... it's of no use to you now your already above that version. When you unlock the bootloader your phone gets wiped and you loose (everything) a folder called data/preload
that's needed later to take a new OTA update. That folder can sometimes be retrieved from an old OTA package.
I know it seems confusing now but it will all be simple once you start doing it.
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sudhirtripathee said:
Yes,unlocking bootloader is must if you want to get permanent root.Further, if you want to return to complete stock in future,you should think about getting S-Off too.I have had a lot of problem because i can't get S-Off .But you should study before you do anything. Unlocking bootloader will result in loss of data/preload* apps which is a serious problem if you want to get future official OTA updates.If you unlock bootloader,u have to flash data/preload apps again if an official OTA update comes in near future. The most serious part is that the OTA updates check md5 of the apps intalled,so each app of data/preload must have the same md5 as before.But, if you are planning to use custom roms and you don't want official updates, that is not going to be a problem.There are several things that should be carefully studied before you do anything.I can give you a head start on what items to study.
1.check your CID ,mid,firmware version and note it.
2.Search OTA which matches your CID,mid and firmware version, it contains the stock recovery,data/preload apps which you may need in future.
3.Try to learn about S-ON/S-OFF, their uses and implications.
4.Do study about how OTA affects your chances to get S-OFF which you may need in future during serious problems.
5. try to read more and more through the forum, this is must.
Lastly,if you need comprehensive details on unlocking bootloader,flashing recovery,rooting and more, go through the video tutorials by "Sakitech" on youtube.I found them the most useful ones.And. last but not the least, this is all my opinion.Good luck!:good:
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So can you guys elaborate the safest steps on modding htc and return to a 100% stock. Thank you guys!
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Free mobile app

cyrom said:
So can you guys elaborate the safest steps on modding htc and return to a 100% stock. Thank you guys!
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Free mobile app
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cyrom said:
So can you guys elaborate the safest steps on modding htc and return to a 100% stock. Thank you guys!
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Free mobile app
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In my opinion, unlock your bootloader,intall custom recovery, and root. After you do all these steps, your device's bootloader menu will show tampered and unlocked flag.So, if you want to remove those flags in future, you will strictly need S-OFF. So, you could see how important is it to get S-OFF. Getting S-OFF gets harder as the hboot version of your phone increases and hboot version normally increases after official software update. In some cases, you will need to use premium apps like Moonshine to get S-OFF.So i advice you to unlock bootloader, intall custom recovery,root and then get S-OFF. Having all of them gives you entire freedom in modding. But, after having S-OFF, you will also need to be more responsible when you flash things. That's why, i told you to read as much as possible. If you want to do what i told you, follow these steps.
1.unlock bootloader, install custom recovery, and root.Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYAS2KN17Y
2.to get S-OFF, try: http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/
3. During the end of second step, if you get "Whelp it sucks,no amount of re-flashing custom roms and kernel will do", you will need moonshine to S-OFF. Since it is a premium app,AFAIK, you will need to pay 25$. But, before you pay, they will make sure whether or not will it work on you device.Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291087, http://moonshine.io/
4.and to return back to 100% stock in future, this tutorial might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358738

sudhirtripathee said:
In my opinion, unlock your bootloader,intall custom recovery, and root. After you do all these steps, your device's bootloader menu will show tampered and unlocked flag.So, if you want to remove those flags in future, you will strictly need S-OFF. So, you could see how important is it to get S-OFF. Getting S-OFF gets harder as the hboot version of your phone increases and hboot version normally increases after official software update. In some cases, you will need to use premium apps like Moonshine to get S-OFF.So i advice you to unlock bootloader, intall custom recovery,root and then get S-OFF. Having all of them gives you entire freedom in modding. But, after having S-OFF, you will also need to be more responsible when you flash things. That's why, i told you to read as much as possible. If you want to do what i told you, follow these steps.
1.unlock bootloader, install custom recovery, and root.Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYAS2KN17Y
2.to get S-OFF, try: http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/
3. During the end of second step, if you get "Whelp it sucks,no amount of re-flashing custom roms and kernel will do", you will need moonshine to S-OFF. Since it is a premium app,AFAIK, you will need to pay 25$. But, before you pay, they will make sure whether or not will it work on you device.Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291087, http://moonshine.io/
4.and to return back to 100% stock in future, this tutorial might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358738
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thank you sir!

sorry for bumping this thread..
I think i've done enough reading so correct me if i'm wrong, just making sure before I touch my phone.
my current stock status:
**LOCKED**
M7-UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT - 1.57.0000
RADIO - 4T.28.3218.04
Open DSP - v32.120.274.0909
OS - 6.13.708.1
eMMc - boot 2048MB
Jul 22 2014, 20:59:16.0
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To gain permanent root access:
I'm gonna need to unlock bootloader first;
Make a stock nandroid (with stock recovery intact via cmd fastboot boot recovery.img);
Install custom recovery and install SuperSU.zip
To revert to 100% stock:
I'm gonna be needing S-OFF. (i'm on 1.57 so I'm gonna search for it.)
flash my stock nandroid
flash stock recovery (if fastboot boot recovery.img didnt work)
lock recovery
fix tampered/relock flag
done.
Thanks!

cyrom said:
I think i've done enough reading so correct me if i'm wrong, just making sure before I touch my phone.
my current stock status:
To gain permanent root access:
1)I'm gonna need to unlock bootloader first; + 2)flash a custom recovery like TWRP
3)Make a stock nandroid (with stock recovery intact via cmd fastboot boot recovery.img); ---> fastboot boot recovery.img command only work on hboot 1.44 so you'll need to make a nandroid backup with the recovery installed on your phone which will overwrite your stock recovery.
Install custom recovery and 3)install SuperSU.zip
To revert to 100% stock:
I'm gonna be needing S-OFF. (i'm on 1.57 so I'm gonna search for it.) --> Firewater or Sunshine if firewater doesnt work.
flash my stock nandroid + flash back /data/preload folder (wiped when unlocking bootloader)
flash stock recovery (if fastboot boot recovery.img didnt work) If you can find your stock recovery somewhere (overwritten by the custom recovery)
lock recovery
fix tampered/relock flag ---> might come back if removed on hboot 1.55 and above
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see above quote in blue
or
to revert to stock
flash the 2.24.708.4 RUU.zip which will also flash the stock recovery
remove flags etc etc
you might want to take a look at nkk71's guide to returning 100% stock (linked in my sig)

alray said:
see above quote in blue
or
to revert to stock
flash the 2.24.708.4 RUU.zip which will also flash the stock recovery
remove flags etc etc
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Thanks! but is is ok to downgrade? my out of the box version was 3.63.708.3 i'll download it anyway.

cyrom said:
Thanks! but is is ok to downgrade? my out of the box version was 3.63.708.3 i'll download it anyway.
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yes but downgrade only if needed (like to return to stock) You must have s-off to downgrade and use this RUU. Once downgraded you can take ota to re-update your phone.

alray said:
yes but downgrade only if needed (like to return to stock) You must have s-off to downgrade and use this RUU. Once downgraded you can take ota to re-update your phone.
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thanks for the heads up. i thought id never find ruu zip for my version.

cyrom said:
thanks for the heads up. i thought id never find ruu zip for my version.
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just confirm that the ruu match your MID and CID
CID and MID of the ruu can be found in the android-info.txt file of the ruu

alray said:
see above quote in blue
or
to revert to stock
flash the 2.24.708.4 RUU.zip which will also flash the stock recovery
remove flags etc etc
you might want to take a look at nkk71's guide to returning 100% stock (linked in my sig)
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one more thing, if i flash the RUU.zip for my version, my current hboot (1.57) will also be downgraded to that version's hboot?
and will it be back to s-on (if i succeeded s-off now) ? thanks

cyrom said:
one more thing, if i flash the RUU.zip for my version, my current hboot (1.57) will also be downgraded to that version's hboot?
and will it be back to s-on (if i succeeded s-off now) ? thanks
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yes hboot will also be downgraded. You will not loose s-off when flashing a ruu. Only turn s-on back if you must send the phone for warranty.

Related

Restoring HTC ONE to Stock (Vodafone UK)

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
Edit
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
Edit
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.
gee2012 said:
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!
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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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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rider5512 said:
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 !

[Q] Want to restore TELUS unit to as stock as possible

Hi Guys,
I want to restore a TELUS Canada HTC One back to as stock as possible for warranty exchange purposes.
There is no RUU available for TELUS, but I do have a TWRP Nandroid backup. The device's HBOOT has been updated to 1.54, and the device is currently S-OFF / SuperCID via Revone and obviously unlocked bootloader with TWRP recovery. As well, the device is running the ARHD ROM.
What order / process do I need to follow to get this back to as stock-like as possible?
WorldIRC said:
Hi Guys,
I want to restore a TELUS Canada HTC One back to as stock as possible for warranty exchange purposes.
There is no RUU available for TELUS, but I do have a TWRP Nandroid backup. The device's HBOOT has been updated to 1.54, and the device is currently S-OFF / SuperCID via Revone and obviously unlocked bootloader with TWRP recovery. As well, the device is running the ARHD ROM.
What order / process do I need to follow to get this back to as stock-like as possible?
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-Manually flash back the stock 1.44 hboot (and any custom splash you may have flashed)
-Nandroid restore (make sure it includes recovery, if not manually flash the stock one)
- Set CID back to stock
- S-on with revone
- Relock bootloader
Let me know if you need help with any of the steps.
crushalot said:
-Manually flash back the stock 1.44 hboot (and any custom splash you may have flashed)
-Nandroid restore (make sure it includes recovery, if not manually flash the stock one)
- Set CID back to stock
- S-on with revone
- Relock bootloader
Let me know if you need help with any of the steps.
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Where would I get the stock 1.44 HBOOT and stock Recovery? I'm using the TELUS TWRP Recovery from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207874
WorldIRC said:
Where would I get the stock 1.44 HBOOT and stock Recovery? I'm using the TELUS TWRP Recovery from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207874
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The Nandroid should include the stock recovery.
The stock hboot can be downloaded here: http://d-h.st/qfc
It is from post 2 of sneakyghost's guide which has the instructions as well:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316726
Let me know if you need anything else.
crushalot said:
The Nandroid should include the stock recovery.
The stock hboot can be downloaded here: http://d-h.st/qfc
It is from post 2 of sneakyghost's guide which has the instructions as well:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316726
Let me know if you need anything else.
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Curious -- since making a Nandroid requires a custom recovery, how would that Nandroid contain the stock recovery?
WorldIRC said:
Curious -- since making a Nandroid requires a custom recovery, how would that Nandroid contain the stock recovery?
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A few different ways. First, once you have a custom recovery installed, the 2 main recovery's used (TWRP & CWM) have an option to backup the recovery.
Second, when a new user unlocks their bootloader, they can then use fastboot commands to boot the custom recovery but keep the stock recovery installed and then it can take a backup of it. Example would be:
fastboot boot customrecovery.img
Also possible via a few different other more complicated methods.
If the nandroid you download doesn't have the stock recovery (the few that I downloaded for parts all had the recoveries, so I assumed it was a requirement before they would post a backup) then just give a shout around here and I can find a link for you.
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A few different ways. First, once you have a custom recovery installed, the 2 main recovery's used (TWRP & CWM) have an option to backup the recovery.
Second, when a new user unlocks their bootloader, they can then use fastboot commands to boot the custom recovery but keep the stock recovery installed and then it can take a backup of it. Example would be:
fastboot boot customrecovery.img
Also possible via a few different other more complicated methods.
If the nandroid you download doesn't have the stock recovery (the few that I downloaded for parts all had the recoveries, so I assumed it was a requirement before they would post a backup) then just give a shout around here and I can find a link for you.
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Awesome -- I'll be trying this once my replacement unit has arrived. I'll let you know how everything works out.
crushalot said:
A few different ways. First, once you have a custom recovery installed, the 2 main recovery's used (TWRP & CWM) have an option to backup the recovery.
Second, when a new user unlocks their bootloader, they can then use fastboot commands to boot the custom recovery but keep the stock recovery installed and then it can take a backup of it. Example would be:
fastboot boot customrecovery.img
Also possible via a few different other more complicated methods.
If the nandroid you download doesn't have the stock recovery (the few that I downloaded for parts all had the recoveries, so I assumed it was a requirement before they would post a backup) then just give a shout around here and I can find a link for you.
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Not sure why I'm having so much difficulty with this.
I've restored the 1.44 HBOOT referenced above.
I've restored the stock TELUS ROM via TWRP referenced above.
I can boot into the phone, but I have no touch-screen response now. Also, that TWRP backup did not include the stock recovery and I'm not sure which one I should push.
Tried flashing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41953560&postcount=32 and now I have a red triangle recovery.....
OK, everything is normal. The red triangle means it is the stock recovery.
The touchscreen doesn't work because you must have updated your firmware. If you still have s-off then you can downgrade that back to stock before s-on and re-lock. Go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316726
Download and install the package he has for " Base 1.29 Firmware, original unmodified"
After that you should be stock and just need to s-on and re-lock the bootloader.
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OK, everything is normal. The red triangle means it is the stock recovery.
The touchscreen doesn't work because you must have updated your firmware. If you still have s-off then you can downgrade that back to stock before s-on and re-lock. Go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316726
Download and install the package he has for " Base 1.29 Firmware, original unmodified"
After that you should be stock and just need to s-on and re-lock the bootloader.
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That site needs a "decryption key"?
WorldIRC said:
That site needs a "decryption key"?
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Not sure what thats about. I will look into it and try to host those files on my site. However for now, you only need the touchpad driver part of the firmware which can be downloaded from his thread without a key here:
https://mega.co.nz/#!7YB1GCAJ!LaWJ8x5Vsjrw9YrLTIe262ZslZBNwRgp6i0qx2M_lIw
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Not sure what thats about. I will look into it and try to host those files on my site. However for now, you only need the touchpad driver part of the firmware which can be downloaded from his thread without a key here:
https://mega.co.nz/#!7YB1GCAJ!LaWJ8x5Vsjrw9YrLTIe262ZslZBNwRgp6i0qx2M_lIw
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How am I flashing this?
WorldIRC said:
How am I flashing this?
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Same way as the firmware zip's. You use the same guide from post 1.
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Same way as the firmware zip's. You use the same guide from post 1.
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Thought so, wasn't 100% sure
Anyways - that worked. I have control of my Touch Screen. I'll await your response on the rest of the firmware, at which point I'll finish everything up and send you some beer for your time
WorldIRC said:
Thought so, wasn't 100% sure
Anyways - that worked. I have control of my Touch Screen. I'll await your response on the rest of the firmware, at which point I'll finish everything up and send you some beer for your time
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Here you go bud. This is the stock firmware from 1.29.401.12. It has the stock radio and recovery(just in case).
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36946918/1.29.401.12.zip
If you flash that, it should put everything back to complete stock in regards to the firmware.
Should be able to s-on and relock afterwards and should be no signs of mods.
Let me know if you need help finishing up.
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Here you go bud. This is the stock firmware from 1.29.401.12. It has the stock radio and recovery(just in case).
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36946918/1.29.401.12.zip
If you flash that, it should put everything back to complete stock in regards to the firmware.
Should be able to s-on and relock afterwards and should be no signs of mods.
Let me know if you need help finishing up.
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Will give it a shot later today and let you know!
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Here you go bud. This is the stock firmware from 1.29.401.12. It has the stock radio and recovery(just in case).
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36946918/1.29.401.12.zip
If you flash that, it should put everything back to complete stock in regards to the firmware.
Should be able to s-on and relock afterwards and should be no signs of mods.
Let me know if you need help finishing up.
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Well now I've done it. Reflashed the firmware, put my CID back to TELUS001. Went back to S-ON, locked BOOTLOADER.
Now I am showing TAMPERED / LOCKED.
I reunlocked the bootloader, and am now showing TAMPERED / UNLOCKED, with stock recovery. I put back on TWRP and it shows TAMPERED / UNLOCKED.
I tried re-running REVONE and I am unable to go back to S-OFF.
What the heck happened?
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Well now I've done it. Reflashed the firmware, put my CID back to TELUS001. Went back to S-ON, locked BOOTLOADER.
Now I am showing TAMPERED / LOCKED.
I reunlocked the bootloader, and am now showing TAMPERED / UNLOCKED, with stock recovery. I put back on TWRP and it shows TAMPERED / UNLOCKED.
I tried re-running REVONE and I am unable to go back to S-OFF.
What the heck happened?
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Can you verify your hboot is back down to level 1.44?
If it is, we should be able to revone to s-off again, but we may need to try a few times.
Did you have tampered displayed before you went s-on?
It did display locked rather than relocked so that it good. However it must be picking something up as non original as that is what causes the tampered flag.
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Can you verify your hboot is back down to level 1.44?
If it is, we should be able to revone to s-off again, but we may need to try a few times.
Did you have tampered displayed before you went s-on?
It did display locked rather than relocked so that it good. However it must be picking something up as non original as that is what causes the tampered flag.
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Yes, I am on HBOOT 1.44 from April 2013.
Tampered was not present before (I had hidden it with Revone). Tampered came back only after I re-locked the bootloader (with the stock recovery via firmware file you provided to me).
I tried to go S-OFF but I keep getting error 2 or 6 when doing ./revone -P
Meanwhile no issues doing 2 other phones with Revone (fresh out of box).
WorldIRC said:
Yes, I am on HBOOT 1.44 from April 2013.
Tampered was not present before (I had hidden it with Revone). Tampered came back only after I re-locked the bootloader (with the stock recovery via firmware file you provided to me).
I tried to go S-OFF but I keep getting error 2 or 6 when doing ./revone -P
Meanwhile no issues doing 2 other phones with Revone (fresh out of box).
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I had one phone that gave me trouble with revone. I tried it like 20 times and nothing was working. Then I ran all the commands in a terminal window on the phone rather than adb shell and it worked. Can you try that?
There are also some other good tips in the revone thread, but I forget them all and will have to read it again.
It wouldn't have been the recovery as that for sure was the stock recovery. Did you download the stock nandroid or did you make it yourself?

[Q] rooting and return to stock without S-Off

Hi everyone,
I recently switched from my Galaxy Nexus to the HTC One. Coming from a nexus device, the general rooting procedure seems to be a bit more complicated on the one. After browsing the web for a few hours, a couple of things are still not completely clear and I would appreciate any help as I do not intend to break a recently bought 550€ device So thanks in advance.
Rooting, flashing roms and kernels, and installing a custom recovery works after unlocking the device with htcdev.com. I do not need S-Off for those things. Is this correct?
When it comes to returning the device to stock for let's say, a warranty-related issue, is this also possible with S-On? If this is the case, how would I do that as I mostly found guides to return to stock that require S-Off? I'm currently on hboot 1.54 so S-off is not an option right now.
Also, if I lock the bootloader again (which should work with fastboot oem lock I assume?) I read somewhere that it will say Relocked instead of Locked. Out of experience, would this be a problem if I need to send the device in?
Tl;dr: Rooting, flashing roms and kernels, installing a recovery is possible after unlocking the bootloader with htcdev.com. Can I also return the device to stock if I need to send it in with S-On or does that require S-Off?
Thank you.
Any help is appreciated.
All the rooting, etc. can be done with just an unlocked bootloader. It's the downgrading that required S-OFF
EddyOS said:
All the rooting, etc. can be done with just an unlocked bootloader. It's the downgrading that required S-OFF
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That's quite pleasant news, thank you. Can I also return it to stock for warranty-related issues with S-on? And what do you mean with downgrading and why would I do that?
As there is no RUU available for anything over 1.29.401.16, being S-OFF gives the option of using an older RUU to get the phone back to 100% stock and then you can get the OTA updates to get to the latest version again. If you're S-ON you can only restore a nandroid backup (which I would say a million times to do before flashing a new ROM), restore the stock recovery and then relock the device
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That's quite pleasant news, thank you. Can I also return it to stock for warranty-related issues with S-on? And what do you mean with downgrading and why would I do that?
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Well first thing you should do when you unlock your bootloader is do a nandroid backup of your stock rom. that way you can flash it back if you ever want to return to stock; so you won't need to look endlessly for an RUU or other backup, which may or may not exist.
However, once you do unlock and install custom recovery your bootloader will say:
*** UNLOCKED ***
*** TAMPERED ***
and if you re-lock your bootloader, it will only go back to *** RELOCKED ***, it will never go back to *** LOCKED *** (unless you're S-Off with revone)
I'm not sure about the TAMPERED, as there are some conflicting reports, some say TAMPERED will go away once you flash stock recovery, and others say it will not go away.
So for warranty issues it really depends on your country and/or repair center, some will "overlook" the unlocked/relocked status if it's a hardware defect and either repair or send you a new one, but then again there are some that will blame the fault on you, saying that unlocking and flashing custom roms was the cause of the malfunction.
We don't have warranty where I live so I can't really help there. You could post your carrier and country, and see what other people have experienced.
Thank you all, this has been really helpful. What happens in case I brick my device while having S-On? Would you say that S-off is really important or doesn't it really matter at all if I don't care for OTA updates? And can I obtain S-Off if I am already rooted and on a custom Rom if it should ever be available for hboot 1.54?
I'll post my information as you suggested.
Country: Austria
Carrier: 3, but I don't think that matters as I bought the device unlocked.
b0ld said:
Thank you all, this has been really helpful. What happens in case I brick my device while having S-On? Would you say that S-off is really important or doesn't it really matter at all if I don't care for OTA updates? And can I obtain S-Off if I am already rooted and on a custom Rom if it should ever be available for hboot 1.54?
I'll post my information as you suggested.
Country: Austria
Carrier: 3, but I don't think that matters as I bought the device unlocked.
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With S-On you can do pretty much everything (custom ROMs, even Radios). The only thing you won't be able to flash is the firmware. You would either need to find a signed firmware for your CID and MID, or if an OTA comes in your country (which includes newer firmware), you would have to flash back to stock + stock recovery, relock your bootloader, accept the OTA then unlock again and restore whatever custom ROM you were using. (not that difficult)
Anyway, from what I've seen so far, most ROMs are not being dependent on any specific firmware version. Are you already on 2.24 firmware? I think that's the currently official version.
And with S-On, it's very hard to brick your device as you can't mess with the hboot which is the main reason for bricks.
Thanks for the quick reply. In this thread it is stated that after flashing s nandroid backup without s-off it might result in problems like the touchscreen not working. (1st post) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358738
Is this always the case?
That is if you flash a 4.1.2-based nandroid when you have the 4.2.2 FW. If you flash your own one (which is why you should ALWAYS make a backup before doing anything else) you should have no issues
What if I flash a 4.3 custom rim and decide to flash my current 4.2.2 stock nandroid?
That'll be fine as you won't be on the 4.3 FW (as you can't flash FW when S-ON)
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What if I flash a 4.3 custom rim and decide to flash my current 4.2.2 stock nandroid?
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Firmware version is not tied to ROM version, even if you run a 4.3 ROM, your firmware will still be 2.24 (from 4.2.2). And since you're S-On you can't flash any unsigned firmware. So no worries.
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That's good news.
Why would I need a newer firmware then (probably noob question)? Would it also be possible to flash the official htc stock 4.3 rom with sense once it's released? And is it possible to get s-off once the bootloader is unlocked etc.?
If i understand correctly, even with s-on I can do pretty much anything, and if I should screw up something, flashing my nandroid backup will resolve it?
b0ld said:
That's good news.
Why would I need a newer firmware then (probably noob question)? Would it also be possible to flash the official htc stock 4.3 rom with sense once it's released? And is it possible to get s-off once the bootloader is unlocked etc.?
If i understand correctly, even with s-on I can do pretty much anything, and if I should screw up something, flashing my nandroid backup will resolve it?
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1- Newer firmware can (should ) have improvements (performance, stability, battery) over previous ones, e.g. the firmware 2.24 showed significant improvement of the touch drivers, but after 2.24 firmware I haven't seen any noticeable remarks from other threads.
2- Once the official 4.3 stock OTA rolls out, you will be able to get it after you restore your phone to stock (ie stock rom from your backup + stock recovery + relocked)
3- You won't be able to get S-Off (even with unlocked bootloader) until a new exploit is found (if ever )
4- with s-on you can flash back your original backup, or any custom rom, kernel, radio. the only thing is your phone will show ***UNLOCKED***/***RELOCKED*** and ***TAMPERED*** in the bootloader.
Thanks again, very informative! One (hopefully) last question (for now), do I have to flash the boot.img seperately when flashing a new rom on the PC with s-on or can I jhst flash the .zip, just like on the nexus?
Boot.img flashes with the ROM as a Nexus does, only the One X needed to flash the boot.img manually after a ROM
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Thanks again, very informative! One (hopefully) last question (for now), do I have to flash the boot.img seperately when flashing a new rom on the PC with s-on or can I jhst flash the .zip, just like on the nexus?
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boot.img usually comes in the zip of the ROM, no need to flash separately.
EDIT: EddyOS does it again :laugh:
So, long story short: The only thing that's different from the nexus is that the bootloader will say "relocked" or "tampered". I can still receive OTAs as soon as I flash the nandroid backup I made after flashing the custom recovery. I can still switch between 4.2 and 4.3 ROMs if I'd like to. I can basically do anything with S-On besides modifying system files (which I do not intend to). I could even receive the next firmware updates (the ones after the current 2.24) if I restore my nandroid, restore the original recovery image, and relock the bootloader. There are no "real" downsides for me if I stay S-On as I can return everything to stock anyway. Is this correct?
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So, long story short: The only thing that's different from the nexus is that the bootloader will say "relocked" or "tampered". I can still receive OTAs as soon as I flash the nandroid backup I made after flashing the custom recovery. I can still switch between 4.2 and 4.3 ROMs if I'd like to. I can basically do anything with S-On besides modifying system files (which I do not intend to). I could even receive the next firmware updates (the ones after the current 2.24) if I restore my nandroid, restore the original recovery image, and relock the bootloader. There are no "real" downsides for me if I stay S-On as I can return everything to stock anyway. Is this correct?
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Yep sounds right :good:
If you had S-Off then you could remove the tampered and unlocked/relocked signs, and you could mess around (upgrade & downgrade) unsigned firmwares.
With S-On you have to stick with the official OTAs.
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If you had S-Off then you could remove the tampered and unlocked/relocked signs, (...)
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If there should ever be a method of getting S-Off with hboot 1.54, it makes no difference if I root it right now and install a custom rom, as I can relock and restore everything again. Right?

[SOLVED] CID change and repairs

There is no ruu for my phone (02___001) so now I have s off I was going to run a stock ruu and update to the latest firmware. If I send the phone back for repair and change my cid to HTC_001 would HTC know I have changed my cid even if I s on?
Anyone help me at all?
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Anyone help me at all?
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Two things:
1- I dont know if they keep a record of IMEI (or s/n) <--> carrier, but I think they have to and do.
2- the CID is stored in several partitions, not only the one you change with fastboot writecid.
HOWEVER, it really depends on how far they're going to dig into this, if they are going to check their IMEI database or check the different partitions on the phone, just to "prove you wrong", I guess they could.
But then again, would it be worth all that hassle for them?
I dont have any experience with repair centers or how far they would go to prove that you changed something on your phone, and it's really quite country (and HTC people) dependent; for some they have no problem with an unlocked or relocked phone, and other even have a problem with S-Off (though they can't prove the phone didn't ship that way in the first place)
Better have someone from your region (O2 so UK?) post their experience(s)
Ah that's ok
So you reckon it would be better to be completely stock with stock CID and leave it s-off as it could ha e shipped that way anyway even for a carrier branded phone?
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Ah that's ok
So you reckon it would be better to be completely stock with stock CID and leave it s-off as it could ha e shipped that way anyway even for a carrier branded phone?
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I honestly cannot say mate, have ZERO experience with this, just what I've read from other people; can't remember which countries, but some have sent their phone in for repair (eg for the purple camera issue) with tampered, unlocked etc and got either a repair or a brand new phone, others sent it completely stock, only with S-Off and were refused service (and the service center can't even prove it didn't ship that way, nor did they try).
Sorry can't help you out, or give any good advice about that.
I can help get you back to stock, or at least as close to stock as possible (you can check some of the other guys I've helped out in the Q&A section), but that's about as far as I can go.
Cheers & good luck
EDIT: one guy I helped (I think from Canada) got it 100% stock and S-On, and the a**holes still gave him a hard time, don't know what happened in the end, hope they fixed it for him.
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I honestly cannot say mate, have ZERO experience with this, just what I've read from other people; can't remember which countries, but some have sent their phone in for repair (eg for the purple camera issue) with tampered, unlocked etc and got either a repair or a brand new phone, others sent it completely stock, only with S-Off and were refused service (and the service center can't even prove it didn't ship that way, nor did they try).
Sorry can't help you out, or give any good advice about that.
I can help get you back to stock, or at least as close to stock as possible (you can check some of the other guys I've helped out in the Q&A section), but that's about as far as I can go.
Cheers & good luck
EDIT: one guy I helped (I think from Canada) got it 100% stock and S-On, and the a**holes still gave him a hard time, don't know what happened in the end, hope they fixed it for him.
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If you could help me yes that would be great mate
The steps I took to get where I am are as follows:
1. I was running a stock 02 UK Rom (2.24.206.7) and achieved s off using rumrunner
2. I downgraded hboot to 1.44 and installed a stock ruu for cid HTC__001
3. I flashed cwm recovery and nandroid restored my phone to o2 backup 1.29.206.1 and flashed a stock recovery before locking the bootloader using adb shell command and then installing the updates (my cid was also changed back to 02___001 to do this). I note also that I'm not sure that the recovery was completely stock, as I had to manually reboot the phone a few times to allow the ota to install.
4. I upgraded my phone via various OTA's until the latest 3.62.206.1 firmware
5. Satisfied that the OTA had flashed the latest stock hboot, stock recovery and stock Rom I did fastboot oem writesecureflag 3. I got success and when I reboot it said tamper detected - rebooting. The bootloader is now locked, s on and tampered
What steps would you add/take away or change?
I can unlock again using htcdev and start again I guess
Would you advise maybe re running rumrunner once I'm back to version 2.24.206.7 and run all the commands again (lock, remove tampered) and then s on?
The reason I ran the ota from an earlier nandroid was because I thought I would restore everything to stock by ota
If you help me achieve this I will gladly buy you a beer lol!
stovie_steve said:
If you could help me yes that would be great mate
The steps I took to get where I am are as follows:
1. I was running a stock 02 UK Rom (2.24.206.7) and achieved s off using rumrunner
2. I downgraded hboot to 1.44 and installed a stock ruu for cid HTC__001
3. I flashed cwm recovery and nandroid restored my phone to o2 backup 1.29.206.1 and flashed a stock recovery before locking the bootloader using adb shell command and then installing the updates (my cid was also changed back to 02___001 to do this). I note also that I'm not sure that the recovery was completely stock, as I had to manually reboot the phone a few times to allow the ota to install.
4. I upgraded my phone via various OTA's until the latest 3.62.206.1 firmware
5. Satisfied that the OTA had flashed the latest stock hboot, stock recovery and stock Rom I did fastboot oem writesecureflag 3. I got success and when I reboot it said tamper detected - rebooting. The bootloader is now locked, s on and tampered
What steps would you add/take away or change?
I can unlock again using htcdev and start again I guess
Would you advise maybe re running rumrunner once I'm back to version 2.24.206.7 and run all the commands again (lock, remove tampered) and then s on?
The reason I ran the ota from an earlier nandroid was because I thought I would restore everything to stock by ota
If you help me achieve this I will gladly buy you a beer lol!
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1- Well the steps you took sound very good (I personally, would have skipped all the OTAs), but can you elaborate on "when I reboot it said tamper detected - rebooting", do you mean that you had removed TAMPERED and it suddenly came back by itself???
2- For you to be able to fix this, you will need S-Off, I just checked rumrunner, and there's only a 3.62.401.1 package around, hopefully it will work, otherwise you will need: "If you mainver is not listed, please contact [email protected] with firmware version AND a link to the corresponding RUU and/or firmware ota package." (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487888)
3- I guess you're going to have to unlock again, and try rumrunner 3.62.401.1 package and hope it works without the hassle of having to send in you firmware.
4- Beer won't be necessary, I'm actually enjoying a scotch at the moment ; maybe when I'm in London next time Otherwise hitting the thanks button, is more than enough!
So I guess, go ahead an unlock and try to get S-Off, post back with results. I'll keep an :cyclops: on the thread and help as much I can.
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1- Well the steps you took sound very good (I personally, would have skipped all the OTAs), but can you elaborate on "when I reboot it said tamper detected - rebooting", do you mean that you had removed TAMPERED and it suddenly came back by itself???
2- For you to be able to fix this, you will need S-Off, I just checked rumrunner, and there's only a 3.62.401.1 package around, hopefully it will work, otherwise you will need: "If you mainver is not listed, please contact [email protected] with firmware version AND a link to the corresponding RUU and/or firmware ota package." (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487888)
3- I guess you're going to have to unlock again, and try rumrunner 3.62.401.1 package and hope it works without the hassle of having to send in you firmware.
4- Beer won't be necessary, I'm actually enjoying a scotch at the moment ; maybe when I'm in London next time Otherwise hitting the thanks button, is more than enough!
So I guess, go ahead an unlock and try to get S-Off, post back with results. I'll keep an :cyclops: on the thread and help as much I can.
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Yes the phone said on booting up the Rom - "tamper detected - rebooting" and then my bootloader said tampered
I had to do the ota as I didn't have the stock recovery for version 1.29.206.7 as I knew the ota would flash an official recovery
I guess I could 're-run s off rumrunner when I'm on 2.24.206.7 (the 2.24.401.7 version works for this) and reset all the flags and then s on again?
You think that could work?
stovie_steve said:
Yes the phone said on booting up the Rom - "tamper detected - rebooting" and then my bootloader said tampered
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Hmmm, interesting (only saw 1 other post like that, I think), did that happen after the last OTA which updated hboot to 1.55; wondering if they "patched" something in 1.55.
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I had to do the ota as I didn't have the stock recovery for version 1.29.206.7 as I knew the ota would flash an official recovery
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The first OTA would have been enough, you didn't need to go all the way to 3.62; you had to manually reboot the first OTA yourself because stock recovery wasn't 100% correct, but after the OTA was successfully installed, you could have stopped at that.
stovie_steve said:
I guess I could 're-run s off rumrunner when I'm on 2.24.206.7 (the 2.24.401.7 version works for this) and reset all the flags and then s on again?
You think that could work?
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Problem is you are already on 3.62 and downgrading isn't possible with S-On, so you're going to have to unlock and try a rumrunner package that get's you s-off. If the 3.62.401 rumrunner works or the 2.24.206.7 or whichever one works to get you S-Off it doesn't matter, but you do need to get S-Off (IMHO).
nkk71 said:
Hmmm, interesting (only saw 1 other post like that, I think), did that happen after the last OTA which updated hboot to 1.55; wondering if they "patched" something in 1.55.
The first OTA would have been enough, you didn't need to go all the way to 3.62; you had to manually reboot the first OTA yourself because stock recovery wasn't 100% correct, but after the OTA was successfully installed, you could have stopped at that.
Problem is you are already on 3.62 and downgrading isn't possible with S-On, so you're going to have to unlock and try a rumrunner package that get's you s-off. If the 3.62.401 rumrunner works or the 2.24.206.7 or whichever one works to get you S-Off it doesn't matter, but you do need to get S-Off (IMHO).
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I'm going to unlock via HTC dev, install guru reset via recovery and s off again. Then 're run the nandroid backup ota til 2.24.206.7, n 're run rumrunner
stovie_steve said:
I'm going to unlock via HTC dev, install guru reset via recovery and s off again. Then 're run the nandroid backup ota til 2.24.206.7, n 're run rumrunner
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Okidoke, good luck :fingers-crossed:.
I'm two hours ahead of you... okay that sounds bad :silly:, what I mean is there's a two hour difference between us, but I'll keep checking your thread for a while longer (an hour or two). if you post something and I don't get back to you tonight, I'll definitely check again tomorrow.
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Okidoke, good luck :fingers-crossed:.
I'm two hours ahead of you... okay that sounds bad :silly:, what I mean is there's a two hour difference between us, but I'll keep checking your thread for a while longer (an hour or two). if you post something and I don't get back to you tonight, I'll definitely check again tomorrow.
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No problem!
Right these are the steps I'm going to do
1. Unlock bootloader via HTC dev
2. Install guru reset for 2.24.401.8
3. Run rumrunner and get s off
4. Downgrade hboot to 1.44
5. Restore nandroid backup for my 02 version 1.28.206.7
6. Upgrade via OTA to 2.24.206.7 (mostly to fix the stock recovery to match)
7. Go s-on to see what happens
8. If s-on fails in any way then redo the HTC dev unlock, 're run rumrunner and get s off again using the same version of rumrunner
9. Reset tampered flag and lock bootloader via adb shell
10. Retry s-on again
11. Upgrade to latest hboot without having to do writesecureflag 3 again
Thoughts on this method? I'm just wondering if people tried going s on in hboot 1.55 caused this tampered message to appear or if I s on first and then update will it appear then after? I do t know. I'd like to hear your thoughts tho
stovie_steve said:
No problem!
Right these are the steps I'm going to do
1. Unlock bootloader via HTC dev
2. Install guru reset for 2.24.401.8
3. Run rumrunner and get s off
4. Downgrade hboot to 1.44
5. Restore nandroid backup for my 02 version 1.28.206.7
6. Upgrade via OTA to 2.24.206.7 (mostly to fix the stock recovery to match)
7. Go s-on to see what happens
8. If s-on fails in any way then redo the HTC dev unlock, 're run rumrunner and get s off again using the same version of rumrunner
9. Reset tampered flag and lock bootloader via adb shell
10. Retry s-on again
11. Upgrade to latest hboot without having to do writesecureflag 3 again
Thoughts on this method? I'm just wondering if people tried going s on in hboot 1.55 caused this tampered message to appear or if I s on first and then update will it appear then after? I do t know. I'd like to hear your thoughts tho
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Ok, my thoughts, in a nutshell
1. Unlock bootloader via HTC dev <- YES
2----- try rumrunner 3.62
2. Install guru reset for 2.24.401.8
3. Run rumrunner and get s off <- Ok, try, if it fails use above rumrunner 3.62
Once S-Off:
--- remove tampered: revone or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477792
5. Restore nandroid backup for my 02 version 1.28.206.7
--- set phone to LOCKED, using revone (or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475914)
------- you will need to have SU privileges which you can get using revone or flashing SuperSU; if you do flash SuperSU, uninstall it after getting LOCKED
6. Upgrade via OTA to 2.24.206.7 (mostly to fix the stock recovery to match) <- Yep
11. Upgrade to latest hboot without having to do writesecureflag 3 again
Once you have your bootloader "LOCKED", no TAMPERED, no red text on bootup, do "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3"
reboot three times and see if everything sticks, and don't take any other OTAs.
Hit me with a thanks if this was useful
So you think I shouldn't upgrade to the latest OTA once I get s on?
stovie_steve said:
So you think I shouldn't upgrade to the latest OTA once I get s on?
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Since you're sending it in for repair, why would you want to?
But anyway, as long as the above steps work to get S-Off (again and again, if necessary), you can try and see if you dont get that "tamper detected" thing again. If it doesnt show up again you're all good to go.
(and I would be curious if we could find out where that comes from. the "tamper detected" hmmm )
nkk71 said:
Since you're sending it in for repair, why would you want to?
But anyway, as long as the above steps work to get S-Off (again and again, if necessary), you can try and see if you dont get that "tamper detected" thing again. If it doesnt show up again you're all good to go.
(and I would be curious if we could find out where that comes from. the "tamper detected" hmmm )
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Ok so I'll do the HTC dev unlock and install the guru reset by recovery and s off again. The rumrunner for 3.62.401 does not work with my rpm version
After that I'll downgrade the hboot to 1.44, install an android 4.1.2 RUU and then flash my nandroid backup. I'll reset the tamper and lock bootloader after flashing stock recovery
Then I'll upgrade to 2.24.206.7 and try s on. If it fails. I'll run the rumrunner for version 2.24.401.8 which def works with that Rom version as confirmed by others. Then I'll do the reset flags again and try s on. Try few reboots then send in for repair once satisfied
Sound like a plan? I hope so lol
stovie_steve said:
Ok so I'll do the HTC dev unlock and install the guru reset by recovery and s off again. The rumrunner for 3.62.401 does not work with my rpm version
After that I'll downgrade the hboot to 1.44, install an android 4.1.2 RUU and then flash my nandroid backup. I'll reset the tamper and lock bootloader after flashing stock recovery
Then I'll upgrade to 2.24.206.7 and try s on. If it fails. I'll run the rumrunner for version 2.24.401.8 which def works with that Rom version as confirmed by others. Then I'll do the reset flags again and try s on. Try few reboots then send in for repair once satisfied
Sound like a plan? I hope so lol
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N I need to downgrade the hboot otherwise my touch screen won't work with the nandroid backup. Then again I don't necessarily have to run the ruu either
stovie_steve said:
Ok so I'll do the HTC dev unlock and install the guru reset by recovery and s off again. The rumrunner for 3.62.401 does not work with my rpm version
After that I'll downgrade the hboot to 1.44, install an android 4.1.2 RUU and then flash my nandroid backup. I'll reset the tamper and lock bootloader after flashing stock recovery
Then I'll upgrade to 2.24.206.7 and try s on. If it fails. I'll run the rumrunner for version 2.24.401.8 which def works with that Rom version as confirmed by others. Then I'll do the reset flags again and try s on. Try few reboots then send in for repair once satisfied
Sound like a plan? I hope so lol
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Yep, sounds good, except I would unlock using HTCdev then immediately try the 3.62 rumrunner to get S-Off, if it works GREAT and you're pretty much sure to be able to "easily" get S-Off on any version.
If it doesn't S-Off then try the Guru Reset.
BTW, as soon as you unlock, do a nandroid and "adb pull" it to your PC! just in case.
nkk71 said:
Yep, sounds good, except I would unlock using HTCdev then immediately try the 3.62 rumrunner to get S-Off, if it works GREAT and you're pretty much sure to be able to "easily" get S-Off on any version.
If it doesn't S-Off then try the Guru Reset.
BTW, as soon as you unlock, do a nandroid and "adb pull" it to your PC! just in case.
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And how to I keep hold of the 3.62.206.1 recovery before I do a nandroid backup?
stovie_steve said:
N I need to downgrade the hboot otherwise my touch screen won't work with the nandroid backup. Then again I don't necessarily have to run the ruu either
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the touchscreen drivers were part of the 2.xx firmware package, not hboot, so if you don't use a full RUU, it will break the touchscreen drivers, but you can use an OTG cable + mouse.
stovie_steve said:
And how to I keep hold of the 3.62.206.1 recovery before I do a nandroid backup?
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Unfortunately you can't (anymore), but this one should be close enough: http://d-h.st/users/guich/?fld_id=25920#files, or the best thing is to get a hold of the OTA 3.62.206.1 file and extract it from it.
Anyway, in my humble opinion, first things first: unlock using HTCdev and see if you can get rumrunner to S-Off on 3.62.

[Q] How to Debrand HTC One

I have a HTC One on the EE network in the UK and I am still currently on Android 4.3 and Sense 5.5, they haven't bothered to release Android 4.4 yet and I have no hope that they will release Sense 6.
So, I would like to know how to go about changing my EE branded phone into an Unlocked International Version so that I can receive OTA updates direct from HTC.
Current CID: ORANG001
Current Hboot: 1.55
Current Software Number: 3.63.61.1
Radio: 4A.21.3263.04
Locked Bootloader with S-On
I would very much appreciate any help you can give.
Thank-You
rh92 said:
I have a HTC One on the EE network in the UK and I am still currently on Android 4.3 and Sense 5.5, they haven't bothered to release Android 4.4 yet and I have no hope that they will release Sense 6.
So, I would like to know how to go about changing my EE branded phone into an Unlocked International Version so that I can receive OTA updates direct from HTC.
Current CID: ORANG001
Current Hboot: 1.55
Current Software Number: 3.63.61.1
Radio: 4A.21.3263.04
Locked Bootloader with S-On
I would very much appreciate any help you can give.
Thank-You
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first of all you need to unlock your bootloader and s-off your phone, debrand is not possible with s=on
the you would need to change your cid to something like HTC__001 or developer edition cid, one fastboot command required to do this.
and then run the correct RUU for those cid's and your done.
its quite easy to do, the hardest part is getting s-off, however you may be ok on 1.55 hboot, try rumrunner, read the instructions and download the required file here: http://rumrunner.us/
Seanie280672 said:
first of all you need to unlock your bootloader and s-off your phone, debrand is not possible with s=on
the you would need to change your cid to something like HTC__001 or developer edition cid, one fastboot command required to do this.
and then run the correct RUU for those cid's and your done.
its quite easy to do, the hardest part is getting s-off, however you may be ok on 1.55 hboot, try rumrunner, read the instructions and download the required file here: http://rumrunner.us/
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Do I need custom recovery? If so which is best.
And do I need to have a custom ROM installed to gain s-off or can s-off be achieved on my current EE branded ROM?
Thanks
rh92 said:
Do I need custom recovery? If so which is best.
And do I need to have a custom ROM installed to gain s-off or can s-off be achieved on my current EE branded ROM?
Thanks
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nope its not required for either, you should be able to s-off on stock rom, if you get an error or for some reason it fails, then you MAY have to flash a custom recovery and custom rom / kernel.
The RUU's will put you back to fully stock anyway in the end.
Seanie280672 said:
nope its not required for either, you should be able to s-off on stock rom, if you get an error or for some reason it fails, then you MAY have to flash a custom recovery and custom rom / kernel.
The RUU's will put you back to fully stock anyway in the end.
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If the s-off does cause an error or it fails, can this cause my device to get bricked?
And by fully stock do you mean that the RUU turns s-on and locks my boot loader? (just in case I need to send my phone in for repair).
Thanks
rh92 said:
If the s-off does cause an error or it fails, can this cause my device to get bricked?
And by fully stock do you mean that the RUU turns s-on and locks my boot loader? (just in case I need to send my phone in for repair).
Thanks
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no your phone wont brick
and no the ruu wont turn your phone s-on, you will need to lock your bootloader before running the RUU, but that's one simple command too, but only after s-off.
all you need right now is to make sure you have the drivers installed and that your device is detected in windows both when booted into a rom and on the bootloader screen.
Seanie280672 said:
no your phone wont brick
and no the ruu wont turn your phone s-on, you will need to lock your bootloader before running the RUU, but that's one simple command too, but only after s-off.
all you need right now is to make sure you have the drivers installed and that your device is detected in windows both when booted into a rom and on the bootloader screen.
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After installing the RUU how would I get s-on?
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rh92 said:
After installing the RUU how would I get s-on?
Thanks
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don't s-on, never s-on simple as that.
Seanie280672 said:
don't s-on, never s-on simple as that.
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Ok, I was just asking in case I needed to send my phone in for repair in the future.
rh92 said:
Ok, I was just asking in case I needed to send my phone in for repair in the future.
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not really something they will check to be honest, but if you s-on and you've played about with your phone down the line, like flashed a modified firmware or hboot, you will get an instant brick, if your hboot version is too high you will get the tampered flag back, or if you make a mistake along the way and the fix requires s-off, it will be very difficult to get again.
Seanie280672 said:
not really something they will check to be honest, but if you s-on and you've played about with your phone down the line, like flashed a modified firmware or hboot, you will get an instant brick, if your hboot version is too high you will get the tampered flag back, or if you make a mistake along the way and the fix requires s-off, it will be very difficult to get again.
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So, is the following step by step list correct.
1. Unlock boot loader
2. Get s-off via rumrunner
3. Change CID
4. Lock boot loader
5. Run RUU
And, I am currently on 4.3 and Sense 5.5, so can I go straight to the sense 6 and Android 4.4 RUU, or do I have to install the sense 5.5 and Android 4.4 RUU first.
Thanks
rh92 said:
So, is the following step by step list correct.
1. Unlock boot loader
2. Get s-off via rumrunner
3. Change CID
4. Lock boot loader
5. Run RUU
And, I am currently on 4.3 and Sense 5.5, so can I go straight to the sense 6 and Android 4.4 RUU, or do I have to install the sense 5.5 and Android 4.4 RUU first.
Thanks
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yup that's the correct order, and you will have to use this RUU as its the only full RUU available, everything else is just OTA's
http://androidruu.com/getdownload.p...10.38r.1157.04L_release_353069_signed_2-1.exe
Seanie280672 said:
yup that's the correct order, and you will have to use this RUU as its the only full RUU available, everything else is just OTA's
http://androidruu.com/getdownload.p...10.38r.1157.04L_release_353069_signed_2-1.exe
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And after installing this RUU I can just download Sense 6 via OTA.
rh92 said:
And after installing this RUU I can just download Sense 6 via OTA.
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yes, just accept the ota's one at a time.
Seanie280672 said:
yes, just accept the ota's one at a time.
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Thanks for your help
I have an PN07200, how can I get sense 6, which will be the best RUU and CID?.... Thanks!
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is it possible to re-apply the branding?
i.e.
RUU
change cid
OTA with brand change
gwaitsi said:
is it possible to re-apply the branding?
i.e.
RUU
change cid
OTA with brand change
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yup, change your cid to its original one, and find your service providers RUU and flash it.

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