Help rooting new m8 h/k edition. - Sprint HTC One (M8)

Just wanted some assistance in locating the correct guides or process to root, s-off, and upgrade to the latest version of android (4.4.4) I believe. Here is what I have. I haven't activated it yet so I've taken no updates.
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Any help would be appreciated. Hoping to run viper on this phone.
Sent from the OG HTC One.

If you pay the $25 Sunshine will s-off,unlock your bootloader, and possibly root <--- not 100% sure of the root part.
Or click the DIY guide in my sig then try Firewater to s-off.

Firewater Could s-off that software version

EVOuser94 said:
Firewater Could s-off that software version
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Firewater is hit or miss with that version

BD619 said:
Firewater is hit or miss with that version
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Thats why I say could

BD619 said:
Firewater is hit or miss with that version
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EVOuser94 said:
Thats why I say could
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Do I have to activate our can I do this without activation. My tether on my m7 is my internet so once I activate with no too then I have no internet. Want to have m8 rooted with tether on stock Rom at least before I switch the service to the m8. also, could you someone point me in the direction of guides or info on going about firmware upgrades (should they be done in order?) and updating from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4. thanks a ton guys.
Sent from the OG HTC One.

pmacevad said:
Do I have to activate our can I do this without activation. My tether on my m7 is my internet so once I activate with no too then I have no internet. Want to have m8 rooted with tether on stock Rom at least before I switch the service to the m8. also, could you someone point me in the direction of guides or info on going about firmware upgrades (should they be done in order?) and updating from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4. thanks a ton guys.
Sent from the OG HTC One.
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Here is what I did...
Unlocked bootloader with HTCDev.
Installed custom recovery with fastboot.
Installed SuperSU in recovery.
Device is then rooted but not S-Off
Installed Sunshine.
Paid $25 and it gave me S-Off.
I don't see why you'd have to activate as long as you have WiFi.
I don't know about activating, unfortunately.
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titanshadow said:
Here is what I did...
Unlocked bootloader with HTCDev.
Installed custom recovery with fastboot.
Installed SuperSU in recovery.
Device is then rooted but not S-Off
Installed Sunshine.
Paid $25 and it gave me S-Off.
I don't see why you'd have to activate as long as you have WiFi.
I don't know about activating, unfortunately.
Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk
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Got it all done and so far Firewater won't work for me. I'll need to use sunshine but don't have the 25 bucks till I get paid this week. Never heard of having to pay for an s-off exploit...

pmacevad said:
Got it all done and so far Firewater won't work for me. I'll need to use sunshine but don't have the 25 bucks till I get paid this week. Never heard of having to pay for an s-off exploit...
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Its new, since the devs dont get paid to do this, they have to live too, and they put tons of hard work into this stuff

EVOuser94 said:
Its new, since the devs dont get paid to do this, they have to live too, and they put tons of hard work into this stuff
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No different than paying for one of the many paid apps on the Play store, either

http://firewater-soff.com/
Has been discontinued

Just picked up a new m8 hk with 4.4.2 and was wondering if it would be best to ruu to the latest 4.4.4 before running sunshine or running the ruu afterwards.

stealthl said:
Just picked up a new m8 hk with 4.4.2 and was wondering if it would be best to ruu to the latest 4.4.4 before running sunshine or running the ruu afterwards.
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Sunshine may not work on 4.4.4

That's what I was thinking. I saw that on their site but thought it pertained to the Motorola.
Thanks!

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[Q] reason for s-off ?

this may seem really stupid but is there a reason i need s-off ? becase with s-on i can still flash roms that are prerooted so i can still run superuser apps so really whats the point is it worth downgrading hboot to soff?
naathaanb96 said:
this may seem really stupid but is there a reason i need s-off ? becase with s-on i can still flash roms that are prerooted so i can still run superuser apps so really whats the point is it worth downgrading hboot to soff?
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Yea it worth to soff,u can do much more than htcdev unlock.do some googling dude.cheers:beer:
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naathaanb96 said:
this may seem really stupid but is there a reason i need s-off ? becase with s-on i can still flash roms that are prerooted so i can still run superuser apps so really whats the point is it worth downgrading hboot to soff?
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McIero said:
Yea it worth to soff,u can do much more than htcdev unlock.do some googling dude.cheers:beer:
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With unlocked bootloader, you may have to flash boot.img separately with some custom ROMs which has caused many questions and issues for some.
You can run custom recoveries, which allows add more functions, like backing up, flashing other utilities, changing system binaries. Without S-Off you can't run Clockworkmod recovery.
Ichabond said:
You can run custom recoveries, which allows add more functions, like backing up, flashing other utilities, changing system binaries. Without S-Off you can't run Clockworkmod recovery.
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That is not entirely correct.
If you unlock your bootloader using HTCDev.com procedure (which the OP has done), the HBOOT screen will show S-ON, but you will be able to install custom recoveries and perform backups, install SU and root the ROM, etc.
tpbklake said:
That is not entirely correct.
If you unlock your bootloader using HTCDev.com procedure (which the OP has done), the HBOOT screen will show S-ON, but you will be able to install custom recoveries and perform backups, install SU and root the ROM, etc.
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Really what more to you get with S-OFF besides the possibility to flash kernel with ROM in recovery?
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inSaN1Ty_X said:
Really what more to you get with S-OFF besides the possibility to flash kernel with ROM in recovery?
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For me as a real rom junkie it makes it nice and simple to get the kernel restored in one step. No fuss as i switch back and forth testing stuff for the hell of it. I swear it should be declared a medical disorder
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makes phone unstable
it makes phone unstable and it goes to frequent boot loop if S is on
better get it S off which is the better way to go
nurofenplus said:
For me as a real rom junkie it makes it nice and simple to get the kernel restored in one step. No fuss as i switch back and forth testing stuff for the hell of it. I swear it should be declared a medical disorder
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Its been dubbed 'ORD'
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652857
But that's okay!
You can relieve it with
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Wish I was named after a pain relieving drug
kidding mate
You void your warranty when you unlock with HTCDev.com
Ichabond said:
You can run custom recoveries, which allows add more functions, like backing up, flashing other utilities, changing system binaries. Without S-Off you can't run Clockworkmod recovery.
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I have unlocked bootloader and use clockwork recovery -.-
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You void your warranty when you S-Off as well, but you can restore it to a factory S-On, I'm not sure if you can do that with the HTCDev method
Having S-off is like going on a weekend trip with a pack of condoms and girls of your choice. Going HTCdev unlock is like doing the same with your parents or worse, a chaperone. In eithe case, you void your warranty, but if needed, you can always revert to s-on for warranty claims with none the wiser. What would you choose?
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My phoen comes with 4.2.2

Hello people!
Just that, my phone has arrived to me with 4.2.2
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What to do now?
I suposed that i cant unlock bootloader, so i cant get root permission, and the rest of cool things...
any suggestion??
Txs all
karl_azytzeen said:
Hello people!
Just that, my phone has arrived to me with 4.2.2
What to do now?
I suposed that i cant unlock bootloader, so i cant get root permission, and the rest of cool things...
any suggestion??
Txs all
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no need to be sad you can still unlock bootloader and do everything you want except S-OFF as of now. Only if you are from verizon you are doomed. So head to HTCDEV unlock bootloader use hasoon toolkit for easy bootloader unlocking. flash twrp recovery. Download any custom rom you like and welcome. But keep in mind unlocking bootloader wipes complete 32gb storage so anything important must be backed up below is link for toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183942
hapticc said:
no need to be sad you can still unlock bootloader and do everything you want except S-OFF as of now. Only if you are from verizon you are doomed. So head to HTCDEV unlock bootloader use hasoon toolkit for easy bootloader unlocking. flash twrp recovery. Download any custom rom you like and welcome. But keep in mind unlocking bootloader wipes complete 32gb storage so anything important must be backed up below is link for toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183942
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As far as i know, Going to htcdev to unlock the phone doesent voids the warranty? Or what you are telling me is something different?
I got my phone today, there is nothing inside
karl_azytzeen said:
As far as i know, Going to htcdev to unlock the phone doesent voids the warranty? Or what you are telling me is something different?
I got my phone today, there is nothing inside
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it can void your warranty it usually always does if you report a issue with the device HTC will go "our records show you have unlocked the bootoader" and yea they pretty much refuse to fix your device. id wait till revone works on the latest hboot. can unlock without need to unlock via htc dev ^^
best of luck id go crazy having a android phone i couldnt flash ROM's on XD
Sieze said:
it can void your warranty it usually always does if you report a issue with the device HTC will go "our records show you have unlocked the bootoader" and yea they pretty much refuse to fix your device. id wait till revone works on the latest hboot. can unlock without need to unlock via htc dev ^^
best of luck id go crazy having a android phone i couldnt flash ROM's on XD
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OK!
Thank you very much.
The last pathc (31Mb) does changes the bootloader, or i can install it.
Txs
karl_azytzeen said:
OK!
Thank you very much.
The last pathc (31Mb) does changes the bootloader, or i can install it.
Txs
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should be safe it says it just adds support and the google keyboard
screenshot attached isnt mine. just put it there for refference.
Sieze said:
should be safe it says it just adds support and the google keyboard
screenshot attached isnt mine. just put it there for refference.
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Txs again

[Q] One shows OS- in bootloader

I'm now trying quite a while to gain S-Off on my HTC One . After lots of tries, i've noticed this in my bootloader ( OS-)
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As wel if i "getvar all" it doesn't show it eather . ROM is runninng fine , but was wondering how to fix this
Thanks
You're on a 4.3 ROM. Just flash a custom kernel (ElementalX/teaMseven) and retry s-off. Once that's done, flash any RUU and everything will be good
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n1234d said:
You're on a 4.3 ROM. Just flash a custom kernel (ElementalX/teaMseven) and retry s-off. Once that's done, flash any RUU and everything will be good
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Already tried ElementalX , and lots of other kernels & ROM's . Have gotten teamviewer support, but we can't seem to figure out what's the problem .
My ROM- is blanc. I was wondering what's causing this issue & how i'm able to fix this
I've also tried ubuntu , nothing seems to work, i've got several threads about this
Thanks
Gixy said:
Already tried ElementalX , and lots of other kernels & ROM's . Have gotten teamviewer support, but we can't seem to figure out what's the problem .
My ROM- is blanc. I was wondering what's causing this issue & how i'm able to fix this
I've also tried ubuntu , nothing seems to work, i've got several threads about this
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Well, what's your build number? The 3.xx.xx.xx number? Any idea what your CID is?
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n1234d said:
Well, what's your build number? The 3.xx.xx.xx number? Any idea what your CID is?
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CID: T-MOB101
And you mean buildnumber in OS? I'm currently on CM11 latest build from get.cm ( This isn't ment to s-off but my daily driver for now)
Gixy said:
CID: T-MOB101
And you mean buildnumber in OS? I'm currently on CM11 latest build from get.cm ( This isn't ment to s-off but my daily driver for now)
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Lot's of people having that problem with 3.63.111: http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=248093806
Looks like you'll to to wait for an update to rumrunner
nkk71 said:
Lot's of people having that problem with 3.63.111: http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=248093806
Looks like you'll to to wait for an update to rumrunner
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I already figured that out, but was winderig how the OS- can be blanc & how to fix this issue.
Gixy said:
I already figured that out, but was winderig how the OS- can be blanc & how to fix this issue.
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for the time being you can't:
1- as there is no signed firmware available which you could flash while S-On
2- you can't seem to S-Off at the moment
3- anyway, it's just the "text" that's missing, so don't worry too much about it right now
nkk71 said:
for the time being you can't:
1- as there is no signed firmware available which you could flash while S-On
2- you can't seem to S-Off at the moment
3- anyway, it's just the "text" that's missing, so don't worry too much about it right now
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Was more worried rumrunner checks OS version and it would end up in a loop, causing nog to S-Off.
Gixy said:
Was more worried rumrunner checks OS version and it would end up in a loop, causing nog to S-Off.
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did you get any reply from the devs of rumrunner? of any updates
nkk71 said:
did you get any reply from the devs of rumrunner? of any updates
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Havn't contacted beaups yet, he was in vegas for a gewoon days and i've had a bus week. Will try to contact him totday on irc

Can someone please point me to the right direction?

I bought and HTC one off swappa. I previously had a nexus 5 and rooting that phone was so easy. Now with the HTC one I don't even know where to start. Is my boot loader unlocked? Can I get s-off with this hboot? I am trying to install the google edition firmware on this phone, but I'm so lost. Any help is appreciated.
Here is the bootloader
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wiswis said:
Here is the bootloader
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I'm not going to be a huge help here but as far as I know if you want to convert your ONE to a Google Play Edition you will need S-OFF. To gain that you will need to use Sunshine that will cost you $25. Firewater (free) is no longer available unfortunately. Once you're s-off you can findsome guides how to proceed with the conversion.
wiswis said:
Here is the bootloader
You have a Unlocked T-mobile x.xx.651.x One M7 .. you will indeed need Sunshine S-off to convert it to GPe
To see if you have custom recovery / In the bootloader just choose recovery and hit power
you'll get stock recovery or CWM or TWRP to come up. If you want to just try GPe you don't have to convert your phone their are Roms that work with s-on phones with TWRP or CWM recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/development/rom-google-play-edition-lollipop-v1-00-t2963927
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348176
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clsA said:
wiswis said:
Here is the bootloader
You have a Unlocked T-mobile x.xx.651.x One M7 .. you will indeed need Sunshine S-off to convert it to GPe
To see if you have custom recovery / In the bootloader just choose recovery and hit power
you'll get stock recovery or CWM or TWRP to come up. If you want to just try GPe you don't have to convert your phone their are Roms that work with s-on phones with TWRP or CWM recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/development/rom-google-play-edition-lollipop-v1-00-t2963927
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348176
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I'm so confused. Let's say I flash a ROM while s-on. Do I fastbooy flash the boot IMG? And doesn't the firmware stay the same? Wouldn't it be better if I use sunshine?
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wiswis said:
clsA said:
I'm so confused. Let's say I flash a ROM while s-on. Do I fastbooy flash the boot IMG? And doesn't the firmware stay the same? Wouldn't it be better if I use sunshine?
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Why confused ? S-off is fine but you can also do more harm to your phone
you don't flash boot.img it comes with the rom
to flash roms all you need unlocked bootloader (free at htcdev.com)
custom recovery - free here >> http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/m7
and SuperSU for Root free here >> http://download.chainfire.eu/641/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.40.zip
all you gain with s-off is the ability to flash older firmware and RUU for a different device ...for example convert to Developer edition or GPe
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[Q] s off in hboot 1.61.0000

can i s off to this phone
m7_ul_pvt ship s-on rh
hboot-1.61.0000
...
..
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and how to?
http://theroot.ninja/
can remove tempered on 1.61 ?
abumaha said:
can remove tempered on 1.61 ?
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Can remove tampered on any hboot with s-off. If your returning for warranty it's usually recommended to downgrade first to hboot 1.44 then remove tampered and lock it up before you update firmware past hboot 1.54. Other wise there's a risk of tampered returning. :good: Sunshine will cost you $25 to s-off but it's the only option for hboot 1.56 and above.
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abumaha said:
can remove tempered on 1.61 ?
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after s-off you can do anything. Use this http://www.htc1guru.com/2013/11/new-bootloader-unlock-tool/
tell me to downgrade to 1.54
after downgrade is tampered away?
abumaha said:
tell me to downgrade to 1.54
after downgrade is tampered away?
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No downgrading alone won't remove tampered. You must use the bootloader unlock tool from the above link. When you run the tool it has option to remove tampered. :good: but you must have s-off to use the tool.
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but tell me how downgrade?
abumaha said:
but tell me how downgrade?
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Having s-off
no have
abumaha said:
no have
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in order to downgrade your phone you must have s-off. We don't have any information about your phone so we can not really tell you how to downgrade. Post the output of "fastboot getvar all" (edit out your IMEI and Serialno before posting).
If you are on hboot 1.57 or above, you must use sunshine to achieve s-off
no matter what recovery i have
i will flash latets stock rom ?
abumaha said:
no matter what recovery i have
i will flash latets stock rom ?
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You have lollipop firmware so you can flash lollipop roms. You can check in a roms discussion thread to find out which recovery works best with the Rom you want to flash.
What exactly is it you are trying to achive?
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Danny201281 said:
What exactly is it you are trying to achive?
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Thats exactly what I asked him earlier :silly: , he posted in so many different threads... He finally flashed back to stock using a ruu
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help/qa-modified-hboot-1-60-7-15-401-1-t3038717/page2
alray said:
Thats exactly what I asked him earlier :silly: , he posted in so many different threads... He finally flashed back to stock using a ruu
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help/qa-modified-hboot-1-60-7-15-401-1-t3038717/page2
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Lol ok thanks. Tech support "catch me if you can" style
Sent from my M7 ARHD 84-Kitkat
is there free way to s off?
lahirurox123 said:
is there free way to s off?
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No
cyrusct82 said:
No
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still no way to S-off the hboot 1.56 ?
i've been waiting patiently for another way to S-off other than paying 25$ for sushine S-off
But it has been a long wait. The phone's battery is almost and i want to switch radio to see if can get better battery life with it and a new rom
can anyone point me in the right direction to get S-off for hboot 1.56 without sunhine ?
ghostdweller said:
can anyone point me in the right direction to get S-off for hboot 1.56 without sunhine ?
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I'll point you in the right direction:
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Then go here
So basically im screwed , i don't think its worth 25$ for a 4 year old phone with a dying battery
Normally i do pay and support but 25$ is a bit to steep.

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