http://www.xda-developers.com/android/misctool-gives-htc-users-power-to-readwrite-main-version/
Can we use this to modify hboot , not sure if it needs s- off. The first few post on the discusion about this don't discuss this...
Hope dev or someone with expirince in this area can comment....hope we get s-off
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No, this tool has nothing to do with HBOOT, this is only to change the main version number so you can flash lower version ROMs or reflash any new one.
And obviously we won't get S-OFF with this.
Brand new to this thread so please don't shoot me for asking something that's probably been answered. I did search but since there are so many carriers with the HTC One and I am not totally sure if different carriers have carrier specific hboots I'm having trouble. My question is how to remove the red security warning after going to s off. I did the RevOne S-Off method and then the warning occured. I've flashed hboots in the past and am coming from the DNA so I'm pretty familiar with this. I actually downloaded an hboot from a different forum and attemped to flash from fastboot oem flash hboot.zip but it was giving me an error. If anyone has a modified hboot that will work on a T-Mobile HTC One that is S-Off and instructions on how to flash it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
rom116 said:
Brand new to this thread so please don't shoot me for asking something that's probably been answered. I did search but since there are so many carriers with the HTC One and I am not totally sure if different carriers have carrier specific hboots I'm having trouble. My question is how to remove the red security warning after going to s off. I did the RevOne S-Off method and then the warning occured. I've flashed hboots in the past and am coming from the DNA so I'm pretty familiar with this. I actually downloaded an hboot from a different forum and attemped to flash from fastboot oem flash hboot.zip but it was giving me an error. If anyone has a modified hboot that will work on a T-Mobile HTC One that is S-Off and instructions on how to flash it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Check out this excellent guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316726
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316726
I got errors when I tried, can't remember which error, but I had to change to superCID to get it to work.
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Hello, I have unlocked, rooted and changed the CCID of my HTC one phone, but a message now appears during the boot process. It appears in red writing under the HTC logo, any ideas how I could removed it. I have used the search function, but I am having a mare of a day, and cant seem to find the answer, so I do apologise if this has been posted before.
the text says
"This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC without HTC's written permission. Failure to do so may lead to legal action"
I used the unlock guide in this forum.
Sorry if this a stupid question.
You need to be S-OFF I believe
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Hello, I have unlocked, rooted and changed the CCID of my HTC one phone, but a message now appears during the boot process. It appears in red writing under the HTC logo, any ideas how I could removed it. I have used the search function, but I am having a mare of a day, and cant seem to find the answer, so I do apologise if this has been posted before.
the text says
"This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC without HTC's written permission. Failure to do so may lead to legal action"
I used the unlock guide in this forum.
Sorry if this a stupid question.
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Im not sure but with latest firmware..this message doesnt show up
You are getting the message because you unlocked your bootloader.
bigdaddy619 said:
You are getting the message because you unlocked your bootloader.
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Hello, I have s-offed, and removed the tampered message. I take it that message will always appear and there is no way to remove it?
EddyOS said:
You need to be S-OFF I believe
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No even i have S-OFF One..had this message when i am on stock hboot (1.44)
later after upgrading to hboot 1.54,it disappered it seems
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Hello, I have s-offed, and removed the tampered message. I take it that message will always appear and there is no way to remove it?
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You can remove it with a hex edited hboot or with the Moonshine hboot
Just be careful to flash the correct hboot
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You can remove it with a hex edited hboot or with the Moonshine hboot
Just be careful to flash the correct hboot
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Yeah, I got confused with what revone removes and that message on the splash isn't that - thanks for correcting me
Harish_Kumar said:
No even i have S-OFF One..had this message when i am on stock hboot (1.44)
later after upgrading to hboot 1.54,it disappered it seems
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Sorry for the noob question, but its been a while since I modded my phone, been running a nexus 4 for a bit playing with it. Is there a simple procedure to upgrade the hboot.
JamDonot said:
Sorry for the noob question, but its been a while since I modded my phone, been running a nexus 4 for a bit playing with it. Is there a simple procedure to upgrade the hboot.
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With S-OFF you can flash hboot in RUU mode
find your appropriate hboot and flash it
use these commands
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip hbootfilename.zip
fastboot reboot
JamDonot said:
Sorry for the noob question, but its been a while since I modded my phone, been running a nexus 4 for a bit playing with it. Is there a simple procedure to upgrade the hboot.
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It's not a good idea to update your hboot
Why you ask? Because HTC adds patches to them which may or may not be something we want.
Harish_Kumar said:
With S-OFF you can flash hboot in RUU mode
find your appropriate hboot and flash it
use these commands
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip hbootfilename.zip
fastboot reboot
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Thank you for your amazing replies, most helpful. Can I ask one final question, and again I apologise for the noobness of it, where do I go about locating the correct hboot for my phone.
JamDonot said:
Thank you for your amazing replies, most helpful. Can I ask one final question, and again I apologise for the noobness of it, where do I go about locating the correct hboot for my phone.
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I think they will be in the "Android Development Section" i am not sure though
Anyways why are you so concerned about this message? as someone is suggesting its not safe to flash hboot..better avoid doing it
If you get back to completely stock by flashing RUU..this messsage will automatically disappear
Can anyone point me in the right direction to either get s-off for HBOOT 1.55 or a tutorial or video on how to downgrade back to a version of HBOOT that I can run S-OFF on. I did the Sprint OTA 4.3 and need a little help.
I'm sorry to say it, but you can't s-off when on 1.55, nor can you downgrade. I found that out for myself.
I also did the OTA 4.3 upgrade with S-off on Hboot 1.44.
I now am on Hboot 1.55 and can unlock/lock my bootloader using the unlock code.bin I saved from HTCdev.
I cant believe I thought S-off was the same as unlocked bootloader....
Now im stuck with 4.3 BOO
How did you guys lose your s-off? I did the 4.3 OTA when I had s-off already, and I didn't lose mine
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I was downgrading and upgrading and some things went wrong. I was stuck in recovery. Through the process of getting back to stock I guess I messed up.
At least I heard that the Devs are working on 1.55 : )
I found this but, its For ATT, and I don't really know if it would work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2394155
So if anyone knows if a nandroid backup will restore everything, even hboot 1.55 to 1.44, I would love a link so I can download yours since I upgraded to windows 8.1 with a fresh install before backing up mine...
Also, if I have S-ON, which I cant tell except for the fact that I cant downgrade, why can I lock/unlock my bootloader?
doragu said:
I was downgrading and upgrading and some things went wrong. I was stuck in recovery. Through the process of getting back to stock I guess I messed up.
At least I heard that the Devs are working on 1.55 : )
I found this but, its For ATT, and I don't really know if it would work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2394155
So if anyone knows if a nandroid backup will restore everything, even hboot 1.55 to 1.44, I would love a link so I can download yours since I upgraded to windows 8.1 with a fresh install before backing up mine...
Also, if I have S-ON, which I cant tell except for the fact that I cant downgrade, why can I lock/unlock my bootloader?
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No a nandroid does not contain the hboot. Sorry but you'll have to wait till some dev manages to s-off the newest hboot. You don't seem to know what s-off really means so don't worry, I'm sure you'll never need it.
Anyway here's a quote for you to read
In their devices, HTC have installed a sort of security check whose level is determined by S-OFF/S-ON. Essentially, this security level is a flag stored on the device’s radio that checks signature images for any firmware before it is allowed to be written to system memory. This hinders using any custom ROMs, splash images, recovery etc., and also restricts access to the NAND flash memory. However, when security level is set to S-OFF, the signature check is bypassed, allowing a user to upload custom firmware images, unsigned boot, recovery, splash and HBOOT images, as well as official firmware that has been modified, this enabling maximum customization of your HTC Android device.
Furthermore, S-OFF also reduces restrictions on accessing the NAND flash memory on the device, allowing all partitions (including /system) to be mounted in write mode while the operating system is booted.
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Thank you for better explaining that to me.
But why am I still allowed to flash TWRP recovery, and OMJ's Deodexed 3.04...ROM if the security is suppose to block it?
Guess I should of read more. SGS2 was too simple
doragu said:
Thank you for better explaining that to me.
But why am I still allowed to flash TWRP recovery, and OMJ's Deodexed 3.04...ROM if the security is suppose to block it?
Guess I should of read more. SGS2 was too simple
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Flashing recovery and ROM, doesn't need you to be s-off, but flashing a firmware does
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elvisypi said:
Flashing recovery and ROM, doesn't need you to be s-off, but flashing a firmware does
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Okay so as I understand it. When a developer says need to be s-off to flash a rom they do mean it ? or is it some special firmware you are talking about. I had s-off and lost it because I didn't do my research. I'm very disgusted with my self now i'm on H-Boot 1.55 and stuck... also I heard the devs are working on this h-boot to get s-off. Can anyone tell me if this is true?
I was able to flash the viperone rom with S-On without any issues. well may be couple at&t apps which i erased but other than that-Lokks okay for now.
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Okay so as I understand it. When a developer says need to be s-off to flash a rom they do mean it ? or is it some special firmware you are talking about. I had s-off and lost it because I didn't do my research. I'm very disgusted with my self now i'm on H-Boot 1.55 and stuck... also I heard the devs are working on this h-boot to get s-off. Can anyone tell me if this is true?
I was able to flash the viperone rom with S-On without any issues. well may be couple at&t apps which i erased but other than that-Lokks okay for now.
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You're really not missing much by not being S-OFF. As far as ROMs are concerned, it's mainly for custom boot screens.
tkoreaper said:
You're really not missing much by not being S-OFF. As far as ROMs are concerned, it's mainly for custom boot screens.
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I appreciate that however I had s-off and now can't get it back due to my been n00b. So yeah it's a little disappointing
Does this mean I won't be able to get the 4.3 OTA?
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You're really not missing much by not being S-OFF. As far as ROMs are concerned, it's mainly for custom boot screens.
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Worst pile of misinformation ever. You do not need s-off to flash a boot animation, however you do need it for important things like downgrading your hboot.
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tkoreaper said:
You're really not missing much by not being S-OFF. As far as ROMs are concerned, it's mainly for custom boot screens.
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And the ability to S-Off to go back to stock unrooted the properly official way. That's all I use it for lol
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Worst pile of misinformation ever. You do not need s-off to flash a boot animation, however you do need it for important things like downgrading your hboot.
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Oh really? Are you sure about that? Explain to me how we never had custom boot animations until we achieved S-OFF and also explain to me why everything I've read on the topic has been wrong. There was no reason for you to be rude about it. A quick Google search tells you all that you need to know: http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.com/2013/06/do-we-really-need-s-off.html
With S-OFF you can:
Flash in fastboot original parts of the firmware like: Trust Zone (tz.img), Resource Power Manager (rpm.img), Advanced Digital Signal Processor (adsp.img), bootloader (hboot.img), Radio Config Data (rcdata.img), Splash Screen and others, very often device specific firmware like Consumer IR (cir.img) for the television remote controller in HTC One.
Flash in fastboot custom parts of the firmware above, however I've never seen in my life anyone compiling custom rpm.img or tz.img. I've seen custom bootloaders and Splash Screens only. You can also flash modified radio.img but there is rarely anyone out there who does this.
Use more advanced fastboot commands, for example you can change the CID (Carrier ID) of your device or even MID (Model ID). And this one is the most important one in the context of this article.
Reset the Tampered flag, so your device does not show up as "Relocked" if you relock your bootloader.
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You can also refer yourself to a thread that I started back when we got S-OFF... Take a look at one of the first things mentioned: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314705
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Oh really? Are you sure about that? Explain to me how we never had custom boot animations until we achieved S-OFF and also explain to me why everything I've read on the topic has been wrong. There was no reason for you to be rude about it. A quick Google search tells you all that you need to know: http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.com/2013/06/do-we-really-need-s-off.html
You can also refer yourself to a thread that I started back when we got S-OFF... Take a look at one of the first things mentioned: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314705
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Le sigh.....
Maybe I slightly misread your post. You said main thing is "boot screens" you mean splash screens maybe? If so yes you do need s-off, however you don't need s-off to flash custom boot animations. Most importantly flashing a splash screen is not the main reason someone would need s-off, and I am sure the many users of this forum who have flashed a 4.3 based GSM Rom on their CDMA device and don't have s-off would agree.
Last but not least I was in no shape or form rude, even if you did mean to flash splash screens it's still total misinformation that isn't the most important reason to have s-off, it's to save your butt when your in a pickle.
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Konfuzion said:
Le sigh.....
Maybe I slightly misread your post. You said main thing is "boot screens" you mean splash screens maybe? If so yes you do need s-off, however you don't need s-off to flash custom boot animations. Most importantly flashing a splash screen is not the main reason someone would need s-off, and I am sure the many users of this forum who have flashed a 4.3 based GSM Rom on their CDMA device and don't have s-off would agree.
Last but not least I was in no shape or form rude, even if you did mean to flash splash screens it's still total misinformation that isn't the most important reason to have s-off, it's to save your butt when your in a pickle.
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And that's why I said "as far as ROMs are concerned..."
Of course S-OFF is used for more important things, but the person's question was about S-OFF in regards to ROMs. And what is a ROM going to do with S-OFF? I answered that question.
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And that's why I said "as far as ROMs are concerned..."
Of course S-OFF is used for more important things, but the person's question was about S-OFF in regards to ROMs. And what is a ROM going to do with S-OFF? I answered that question.
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Ok, sounds fair. Just a misunderstanding
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Konfuzion said:
Ok, sounds fair. Just a misunderstanding
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Okay guys I didn't need to start a war. Is there anything I can do or anyone I can pay to get s-off If I'm on hboot 1.55 at&t?
I really need my s-off back ^^
intramorph said:
Okay guys I didn't need to start a war. Is there anything I can do or anyone I can pay to get s-off If I'm on hboot 1.55 at&t?
I really need my s-off back ^^
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As of now there it's nothing you can do, this might change in the future.
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Konfuzion said:
As of now there it's nothing you can do, this might change in the future.
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So with s-on can I still flash kernel and radio??? My biggest concern is that I won't be able to flash the kernel I want and the radio also when there's an official update how can I get that with custom rom I stalled? I rly miss having s-off rly does anyone know of a paid site who can do that for me?
[Q] How do I remove the "This build is for development purposes only" message?
I searched and only found this question being asked prior to S-off.
How, if it's possible, would one go about removing this message?
Thanks in advance.
johnequickiii said:
I searched and only found this question being asked prior to S-off.
How, if it's possible, would one go about removing this message?
Thanks in advance.
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If you're S-Off you can flash one of the modified hboots from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316726
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remember those are modded hboots, so don't even think about going S-On if you have one of those.
FYI: I've personally never tried any of them.
Thank you. ^^
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I searched and only found this question being asked prior to S-off.
How, if it's possible, would one go about removing this message?
Thanks in advance.
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u have to be careful with this one . after u flashed a modded firmware ( no red text) if u happen to do something by mistake ( go back to S-on) or something went wrong in yr next flash ( could be u flash a full unmodified firmware) or maybe HTC itself did something to S-on yr device without u knowing ,
u risk bricking the device because with a modded hboot u cant ever S-on yr device again either knowingly or unknowingly
this is why i stay clear of modded firmwares with the red text removed
u may never know when sh8t happens
Same, the red text is like living dangerously.
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Same, the red text is like living dangerously.
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u mean without the red text is like living dangerously .
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If you're S-Off you can flash one of the modified hboots from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316726
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remember those are modded hboots, so don't even think about going S-On if you have one of those.
FYI: I've personally never tried any of them.
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Can it be done without modified hboot. I.e put original hboot and s-on again. I tried returning to stock before but the message remained.