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
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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.
Related
i have tried to S-OFF before but there was not a way with the hboot1.54, now with the 4.4 update coming out i found many posts saying that i can S-OFF with Rumrunner.
i tried to no successes, at first it gave me error but after reinstalling the HTC drive twice it appeared to be working.
sadly it reaches a point after 2 fast boots then tells me: FATAL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2488772
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I don't know what to do, i looked at posts and videos of how to but i can't change it to s-off.
can any one help me?
HTC one international
any one?
nobody850 said:
any one?
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whats your firmware version (from fastboot getvar all), and what ROM are you using?
3.) "fatal" (error) it is network authorization issue. firewall/bad download/virus on your pc/etc may cause
Also, what rom are you on?
Build: JWR66.H1
google edition
Firmware: 2.24.401.8
Tampered and unlocked
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Working with me Hboot 1.54,HTC_044,stock firmware.
I think you need to back stock RUU,it'll be work.
nobody850 said:
Build: JWR66.H1
google edition
Firmware: 2.24.401.8
Tampered and unlocked
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"Firmware: 2.24.401.8" you got that from "fastboot getvar all" or from where??
if this is your firmware, as confirmed by a "fastboot getvar all", then flash a Guru Reset: http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/guru_reset_m7_2-24-401-8-zip/
select WIPE, select ROOT, unselect "stock recovery", and then try rumrunner, should work.
The trick is how can it work with me!
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I got it from fastboot
OS: 2.24.401.8
Is this it?
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nobody850 said:
The trick is how can it work with me!
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Don't quite understand your question, but here goes:
1- you said have firmware 2.24.401.8
2- the Guru Reset ROM I linked earlier is exactly for 2.24.401.8 and has ability to install ROOT
3- before rumrunner universal was released, the 2.24.401.8 specific rumrunner package worked just fine; i haven't had a chance to read up on rumrunner universal recently, but it should work as well
4- if you don't try, you won't know if it works
5- .....
Got it. Will try it when i get home.
Thank you all
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Just checking, this is a 1GB file?
Why is it this big, the biggest file i have downloaded for my mobile is 500 MB.
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nobody850 said:
Just checking, this is a 1GB file?
Why is it this big, the biggest file i have downloaded for my mobile is 500 MB.
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yep, it's 1GB, make sure ZIP isnt corrupted you can check MD5 sum.
It's that big cause it's a full HTC Sense 5 (android 4.2.2) version. only the GPE or CW versions (plain google edition) are smaller, HTC Sense 5 and 5.5 ROMs are all around 1GB
it is now flashing, but it has past 25 min and the indicator started and got stuck on 10%. is this normal?
How did it go?
SaHiLzZ said:
How did it go?
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well i restarted the phone to fastboot again and it worked, i am now officially one htc 4.2.2 and updated that to 4.3.
i tried again to get the s-off with rumrunner to no success.
thank you
nobody850 said:
well i restarted the phone to fastboot again and it worked, i am now officially one htc 4.2.2 and updated that to 4.3.
i tried again to get the s-off with rumrunner to no success.
thank you
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i believe you need to be ROOTED for rumrunner to work.
anyway, if all is good, would you mind editing the main thread title to include [SOLVED]. thanks.
otherwise let me know
the the fastboot it shows that it is tampered and unlocked doesn't that mean that the phone is rooted?
i still did not get the s-off so the problem is not solved.
nkk71 said:
i believe you need to be ROOTED for rumrunner to work.
anyway, if all is good, would you mind editing the main thread title to include [SOLVED]. thanks.
otherwise let me know
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nobody850 said:
the the fastboot it shows that it is tampered and unlocked doesn't that mean that the phone is rooted?
i still did not get the s-off so the problem is not solved.
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no, "tampered" and "unlocked" doesnt mean you have ROOT privileges (ie superuser), you said you're on 4.3 now right?
download Guru Reset: http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/guru_reset_m7_3-62-401-1-zip/
flash it using custom recovery (either CWM or TWRP), and in the installer: select WIPE, select ROOT, unselect "stock recovery"
then use rumrunner to get s-off.
Thank you
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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
Thanks
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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
Hi everyone
i bought a phone that installed google developer rom edition
and i want to back it to stock
but I don`t know what is correct RUU for my phone
how can I find my real software number ????
and how can I find my real Cid number ?
current Cid Number is : google001
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thx in advance
pfsms said:
Hi everyone
i bought a phone that installed google developer rom edition
and i want to back it to stock
but I don`t know what is correct RUU for my phone
how can I find my real software number ????
and how can I find my real Cid number ?
current Cid Number is : google001
thx in advance
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If i understand correctly, this phone was converted to a Google play edition and you want it back to its original firmware and software? Original CID number and MID number are stored in partition mmcblk0p6.
You can pull mmcblk0p6 using an adb shell if you have root or if you have a custom recovery installed like twrp. Let me know if you have root or if you have a custom recovery and I'll explain you how to proceed.
You will also need s-off to change your cid and mid before running the ruu, if any avaiblabe for your original CID/MID
pfsms said:
Hi everyone
i bought a phone that installed google developer rom edition
and i want to back it to stock
but I don`t know what is correct RUU for my phone
how can I find my real software number ????
and how can I find my real Cid number ?
current Cid Number is : google001
thx in advance
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Yike's that's not good, last time I saw a GPE with locked bootloader and s-on their was no way to unlock the bootloader.
with no custom recovery or s-off your in deep do do.
I hope i'm wrong and you can unlock again at htcdev.com. If not your pretty much stuck where you are.
@alray
See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help/htc-one-m7-gpe-softbricked-s-locked-t2889427
and here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2547894
clsA said:
Yike's that's not good, last time I saw a GPE with locked bootloader and s-on their was no way to unlock the bootloader.
with no custom recovery or s-off your in deep do do.
I hope i'm wrong and you can unlock again at htcdev.com. If not your pretty much stuck where you are.
@alray
See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help/htc-one-m7-gpe-softbricked-s-locked-t2889427
and here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2547894
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Just helped someone in a similar situation, this problem doesn't seem so bad for genuine GPE. If the Rom is still booting at least.
HTC dev doesn't work on GPE bootloaders anyway as far as I'm aware. You should use the command "fastboot oem unlock"
But in the above mentioned case that didn't work either. Sunshine app unlocked it and gave s-off though. So if it's locked with s-on but your able to boot your Rom I suggest getting Sunshine app to unlock and s-off before your completely FUBAR.
Started here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55780216
Ends here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55803778
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clsA said:
Yike's that's not good, last time I saw a GPE with locked bootloader and s-on their was no way to unlock the bootloader.
with no custom recovery or s-off your in deep do do.
I hope i'm wrong and you can unlock again at htcdev.com. If not your pretty much stuck where you are.
@alray
See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help/htc-one-m7-gpe-softbricked-s-locked-t2889427
and here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2547894
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you're right, I totally forgot about this issue
help pls want back to stock
i have tempererd messag in bl
iam s-on
which ruu is right
cid 102
abumaha said:
help pls want back to stock
i have tempererd messag in bl
iam s-on
which ruu is right
cid 102
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Start reading here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541082
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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"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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.
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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!
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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