Getting Bootloader to LOCKED from RELOCKED S-ON HTC ONE M7 - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I have just managed to unroot my htc one m7 successfully after a lot of difficulty.
However, the bootloader still shows "RELOCKED" although TAMPERED is gone but I would like it to show "LOCKED" as it was before I had rooted it for the first time. Is it possible to get it back to show LOCKED while you are S-ON?
Any help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks.

singh_harman said:
Is it possible to get it back to show LOCKED while you are S-ON?
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No
Only possible with S-OFF.

alray said:
No
Only possible with S-OFF.
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How about if you unlock the bootloader to go S-OFF in order to get it locked and then lock the bootloader again to show S-ON?
Is this possible.
Also, even if it remains relocked, does this void warranty at all? Or does it still get recognized as never been rooted.

singh_harman said:
How about if you unlock the bootloader to go S-OFF in order to get it locked and then lock the bootloader again to show S-ON?
Is this possible.
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Yes, you'll need to unlock the bootloader, achieve s-off, set back the bootloader to locked and remove the tampered flag, flash a RUU and then turn back s-on.
Also, even if it remains relocked, does this void warranty at all?
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Relocked means your bootloader was unlocked and locked back. Unlocking the bootloader might void your warranty light explained on htcdev.com/bootloader.
Or does it still get recognized as never been rooted.
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Only a phone showing S-ON and ***LOCKED*** (and without ***tampered*** or ***security warning*** flags showing) is under warranty. And even if your phone only shows S-ON and LOCKED like if it was never unlocked, they (HTC) can still look for your IMEI# in their database and know if you already requested an Unlock_code.bin file from htcdev.com to unlock your bootloader (not a problem if you are dealing with your carrier but might be a problem if dealing directly with HTC).

alray said:
Yes, you'll need to unlock the bootloader, achieve s-off, set back the bootloader to locked and remove the tampered flag, flash a RUU and then turn back s-on.
Relocked means your bootloader was unlocked and locked back. Unlocking the bootloader might void your warranty light explained on htcdev.com/bootloader.
Only a phone showing S-ON and ***LOCKED*** (and without ***tampered*** or ***security warning*** flags showing) is under warranty. And even if your phone only shows S-ON and LOCKED like if it was never unlocked, they (HTC) can still look for your IMEI# in their database and know if you already requested an Unlock_code.bin file from htcdev.com to unlock your bootloader (not a problem if you are dealing with your carrier but might be a problem if dealing directly with HTC).
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That is what I did, when going from root to unroot I had to first lock the bootloader and when I did so, the S-OFF went to S-ON by itself, so its not like I had to do something specific in order to achieve S-ON, similarly when you unlock the bootloader S-OFF comes by itself. Suppose I just unlocked and it is S-OFF, what fastboot commands will I need to input to lock it while S-OFF remains unchanged and does not go S-ON after locking?
When I locked the bootloader, tampered flag went away by itself too...

I want to lock it ensuring its S-OFF so that it shows locked rather than relocked. What commands will I need to achieve this output?

singh_harman said:
That is what I did, when going from root to unroot I had to first lock the bootloader and when I did so, the S-OFF went to S-ON by itself, so its not like I had to do something specific in order to achieve S-ON, similarly when you unlock the bootloader S-OFF comes by itself. Suppose I just unlocked and it is S-OFF, what fastboot commands will I need to input to lock it while S-OFF remains unchanged and does not go S-ON after locking?
When I locked the bootloader, tampered flag went away by itself too...
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There is no possible way that happened. When you unlock your bootloader, you don't automaticaly get s-off, and only way to get back to s-on from s-off is with "fastboot oem write secureflag 3" command. You got something very wrong there my friend

singh_harman said:
I want to lock it ensuring its S-OFF so that it shows locked rather than relocked. What commands will I need to achieve this output?
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with s-off it will be very easy to remove tampered and locked your device by using Guru reset tool , it has aroma ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471869
I return back to full stock with no tampered and locked status for at least 3 m7 phones.

singh_harman said:
That is what I did, when going from root to unroot I had to first lock the bootloader and when I did so, the S-OFF went to S-ON by itself, so its not like I had to do something specific in order to achieve S-ON, similarly when you unlock the bootloader S-OFF comes by itself. Suppose I just unlocked and it is S-OFF, what fastboot commands will I need to input to lock it while S-OFF remains unchanged and does not go S-ON after locking?
When I locked the bootloader, tampered flag went away by itself too...
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donkeykong1 said:
There is no possible way that happened. When you unlock your bootloader, you don't automaticaly get s-off, and only way to get back to s-on from s-off is with "fastboot oem write secureflag 3" command. You got something very wrong there my friend
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^^This
Unlocking the bootloader doesn't set it S-OFF and re-locking it doesn't set it S-ON neither. Its 2 completely different things.

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[Q] Does Dev Edition RUU leave bootloader unlocked

I have a Dev Edition that I flashed CWM recovery on. The bootloader now shows Tampered, (thanks HTC). I see there is a Dev Edition RUU. If I use it to go back to stock, will it leave the bootloader unlocked and will it get rid of the Tampered indicator?
artiemon said:
I have a Dev Edition that I flashed CWM recovery on. The bootloader now shows Tampered, (thanks HTC). I see there is a Dev Edition RUU. If I use it to go back to stock, will it leave the bootloader unlocked and will it get rid of the Tampered indicator?
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it will still say tampered even if RUU. If you ever unlocked it, itll show tampered unless you get s-off and replace with proper hboot. :crying: To run Ruu you have to relock bootloader. "Fastboot OEM Lock" But again that wont fix the tampered
nugzo said:
it will still say tampered even if RUU. If you ever unlocked it, itll show tampered unless you get s-off and replace with proper hboot. :crying: To run Ruu you have to relock bootloader. "Fastboot OEM Lock"
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It came factory unlocked. I'll assume you mean if I ever flashed a custom recovery.
artiemon said:
It came factory unlocked. I'll assume you mean if I ever flashed a custom recovery.
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I'm sorry yes. I always do them the at the same time. its one or the other :cyclops:
And actually since its a dev edition, try the ruu. It might have a different outcome. :fingers-crossed: I've never owned a dev edition so i havent tried myself. I thought you had to actually unlock it like the OG nexus, i didnt realize they were unlocked out of the box, Nice to know. If you run the ruu, let me know the outcome please. On every HTC phone i've had that wasnt s-off, tampered stayed no matter what.

[Q] debranding without s-off?

Can I debrand my phone without s-off or without unlocking my bootloader or can I relock bootloader so it says "locked" and no "tampered"/""relocked"/"unlocked" because i want to still have my warranty.
adammo666 said:
Can I debrand my phone without s-off or without unlocking my bootloader or can I relock bootloader so it says "locked" and no "tampered"/""relocked"/"unlocked" because i want to still have my warranty.
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I'm assuming you have a carrier branded device so without unlocking the bootloader you are stuck with your carrier rom..... there's not much else you can do.
Without unlocking the bootloader, you can't really do anything to your phone.
You can relock the bootloader so it says "locked" but you need s-off.
You could always unlock the bootloader, get s-off, change what you want, relock to "locked", and then back to s-on.
Just be really reeeeeaaaaaaaallly~ careful not to brick your device when tampering with s-off. Don't go back to s-on with modified/unsigned hboot, etc.
OP can't S-OFF. 1.54 HBOOT and S-ON.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387163
Pretty much screwed for now.
cee43ja1 said:
OP can't S-OFF. 1.54 HBOOT and S-ON.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387163
Pretty much screwed for now.
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Im gonna post a follow up on this one, as I am in the same boat. Have unfortunately bought a One with a very weak wifi antenna, and suffer from dropouts and short distance. I bought this one yesterday, but I have already rooted to get my titanium backups back.
Is there any ETA for S-OFF on Hboot 1.54? Im not asking for a specific eta, but will it take days, weeks or months before they will break it? Just asking out of curiousity, I'll guess ill have to wait anyway.

Relock bootloader on HBOOT 1.54

Hello guys,
I'm currently running pure stock 4.2.2, never rooted, never s-offed, never unlocked bootloader. As it is now possible to S-OFF using rumrunner s-off, my question is whether I'll be able to re-lock my bootloader without any evidence of unlocking it through HTCDev. I know it is possible to do with revone tool, but that only works on 1.44 Hboot. As far as I know, I should be able to downgrade Hboot after obtaining S-OFF with rumrunner, but I'm not sure.
TLDR : I want to unlock bootloader on 4.2.2 using HTCDev, can I get it back to state "Locked" then ? Any guide ?
Thanks
amozonesk said:
Hello guys,
I'm currently running pure stock 4.2.2, never rooted, never s-offed, never unlocked bootloader. As it is now possible to S-OFF using rumrunner s-off, my question is whether I'll be able to re-lock my bootloader without any evidence of unlocking it through HTCDev. I know it is possible to do with revone tool, but that only works on 1.44 Hboot. As far as I know, I should be able to downgrade Hboot after obtaining S-OFF with rumrunner, but I'm not sure.
TLDR : I want to unlock bootloader on 4.2.2 using HTCDev, can I get it back to state "Locked" then ? Any guide ?
Thanks
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Hmm rumrunner tool requires an unlocked bootloader to work so I guess you would need to unlock it through HTCDev
But once S-OFF you can set it back to "Locked" instead of "Relocked". Have a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475914
Worked for my HTC One and I'm now back on a "Locked" bootloader.
jerronchua55 said:
Hmm rumrunner tool requires an unlocked bootloader to work so I guess you would need to unlock it through HTCDev
But once S-OFF you can set it back to "Locked" instead of "Relocked". Have a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475914
Worked for my HTC One and I'm now back on a "Locked" bootloader.
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Thank you for your answer. I know that unlocking the bootloader will void warranty by my carrier (Orange Slovakia) but if it is possible to downgrade Hboot after S-OFF, I'd be able to get back status "Locked", there are many guides to do that. So the question is if I can downgrade from 1.54 to 1.44 after S-OFFing the 1.54. Also, will my carrier be informed about my unlocking through HTCDev ? Can they check whether it was unlocked once via HTCDev (although it is "Locked" now) ?

s-on

Can I go s-on with the latest 3.62 firmware or do I need to go back to 2.24.401.1 first?
Better one more stupid question then a bricked phone.Do I need s-on to send it to repairing the camera?
jaypeg123 said:
Can I go s-on with the latest 3.62 firmware or do I need to go back to 2.24.401.1 first?
Better one more stupid question then a bricked phone.Do I need s-on to send it to repairing the camera?
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Nope. Just lock your bootloader using revone (it just shows the locked tag) and remove Tampered flag, you won't lose any data (I used Hasoon2000 toolkit for revone). This makes the phone look like it was bought that way.
Besides HTC doesn't pay so much attention to S-OFF, it's just the unlocked bootloader and tampered flag that may void your warranty
Once you S-OFF, I don't see a reason why you will S-ON again.
HussainQ said:
Nope. Just lock your bootloader using revone (it just shows the locked tag) and remove Tampered flag, you won't lose any data (I used Hasoon2000 toolkit for revone). This makes the phone look like it was bought that way.
Besides HTC doesn't pay so much attention to S-OFF, it's just the unlocked bootloader and tampered flag that may void your warranty
Once you S-OFF, I don't see a reason why you will S-ON again.
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Ok thank's I have read about people sending it in with s.off and get it s-on in return. But do you know the drill about the s-on, Is it nessesery to have the original 2.24.401 installed to get it right. I did update it OTA so It is 100% now, just forgot about the s-off.
jaypeg123 said:
Ok thank's I have read about people sending it in with s.off and get it s-on in return. But do you know the drill about the s-on, Is it necessary to have the original 2.24.401 installed to get it right. I did update it OTA so It is 100% now, just forgot about the s-off.
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I don't really know if they S-ON the device or not. OTA is fine since it is official. Just in-case, I would check rumrunner S-Off compatibility with your firmware. And check your HBOOT version as well.

[Q] Htc one m7 - return for warranty

Hi,
I have a HTC One that is not rooted, and has the problem with the camera (Pink in dark places).
What do i need to do for the phone to return to the original and turned to locked
I'm on H.BOOT 1.61, UNLOCKED and S-ON
Thanks for all the help
http://imgur.com/pXW59cZ
nurogo said:
Hi,
I have a HTC One that is not rooted, and has the problem with the camera (Pink in dark places).
What do i need to do for the phone to return to the original and turned to locked
I'm on H.BOOT 1.61, UNLOCKED and S-ON
Thanks for all the help
http://imgur.com/pXW59cZ
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Are you running a custom ROM or stock ROM? And if it is stock ROM, does version are you running and does it match your current firmware? Please post a fastboot getvar all and remove your Serial No and IMEI
Because you are S-ON, you cannot LOCK the bootloader again, instead it will read RELOCKED. You need to be S-OFF to change the lock status
You may also get a TAMPERED message when you lock the bootloader using the command fastboot oem relock
If all is running stock I would chance it and send it in for repair, as at the end of the day this is a hardware fault not brought around by unlocking your bootloader
nurogo said:
Hi,
I have a HTC One that is not rooted, and has the problem with the camera (Pink in dark places).
What do i need to do for the phone to return to the original and turned to locked
I'm on H.BOOT 1.61, UNLOCKED and S-ON
Thanks for all the help
http://imgur.com/pXW59cZ
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stovie_steve said:
If all is running stock I would chance it and send it in for repair, as at the end of the day this is a hardware fault not brought around by unlocking your bootloader
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not 100% true, dont send your phone back relocked, you will need to do whatsteve says and get s-off, then flash an early RUU and HBOOT before locking the bootloader and going s-on, otherwise you risk the tampered flags coming back, the phone must be 100% stock.
HTC will refuse a warranty repair in any other condition, they will blame you on the grounds that since you unlocked the bootloader you could of done anything with the phone like flashed an unsupported kernal and overclocked etc, the camera issue is caused by overheating.
Seanie280672 said:
not 100% true, dont send your phone back relocked, you will need to do whatsteve says and get s-off, then flash an early RUU and HBOOT before locking the bootloader and going s-on, otherwise you risk the tampered flags coming back, the phone must be 100% stock.
HTC will refuse a warranty repair in any other condition, they will blame you on the grounds that since you unlocked the bootloader you could of done anything with the phone like flashed an unsupported kernal and overclocked etc, the camera issue is caused by overheating.
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From my own experiencea friend sent it in with an unlocked boot loader and they repaired it. But they may have just been lucky.
I wouldn't return to s on on any bootloader later than 1.54, as when you do the writesecureflag command the phone will display a TAMPER DETECTED message and then you're back to square one
Best thing to do would be achieve s off using sunshine
Downgrade hboot to earlier version e.g. 1.44
flash an earlier RUU
Use revone to reset the status of the bootloader to LOCKED, ensure tamper message is not there
Then, if you really must, run the writesecureflag command. That's how I've done it before, and after hboot 1.54 you will def get the tamper detected message
I always leave my phone s off tho
stovie_steve said:
Are you running a custom ROM or stock ROM? And if it is stock ROM, does version are you running and does it match your current firmware? Please post a fastboot getvar all and remove your Serial No and IMEI
Because you are S-ON, you cannot LOCK the bootloader again, instead it will read RELOCKED. You need to be S-OFF to change the lock status
You may also get a TAMPERED message when you lock the bootloader using the command fastboot oem relock
If all is running stock I would chance it and send it in for repair, as at the end of the day this is a hardware fault not brought around by unlocking your bootloader
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Seanie280672 said:
not 100% true, dont send your phone back relocked, you will need to do whatsteve says and get s-off, then flash an early RUU and HBOOT before locking the bootloader and going s-on, otherwise you risk the tampered flags coming back, the phone must be 100% stock.
HTC will refuse a warranty repair in any other condition, they will blame you on the grounds that since you unlocked the bootloader you could of done anything with the phone like flashed an unsupported kernal and overclocked etc, the camera issue is caused by overheating.
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I'm on stock rom, but the problem is that i dont know how i can lock the bootloader ang going to s-on.
What steps should i follow?
Thanks for all the help
nurogo said:
I'm on stock rom, but the problem is that i dont know how i can lock the bootloader ang going to s-on.
What steps should i follow?
Thanks for all the help
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At this point, how can i solve my problem?
Can anybody help me?
nurogo said:
At this point, how can i solve my problem?
Can anybody help me?
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you need s-off so you can downgrade using a ruu, lock the bootloader and turn back s-on.
Try sunshine s-off and then follow nkk71's guide linke in my signature.

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