Hi,
So I bought this phone from eBay where the seller stated that it was simfree and unlocked, it's not (I can't use it with my network in it's current state). I'm thinking of returning it but I've always had in mind to unlock the bootloader for custom ROMs anyway, so why not try to achieve S-OFF and see if I can keep it anyways?
My question is... With S-OFF, Can I "convert" the phone to a WWE one? I mean, I could change the CID to HTC__001 (or even Super CID) and unlock the SIM. Would this be enough to "convert" the phone? For all intents and purposes, would HTC recognize this device as a WWE or still as an Orange device? Also, say I need to return my device for repair and I want to revert everything to stock, could I just keep the HTC__001 CID and a stock ROM/recovery matching that CID or would I need to restore the Orange stock ROM (which honestly seems exactly the same as the WWE ROMs but with a different number, x.x.61.x in my case, instead of x.x.401.x)?
EDIT: Just unlocked the sim with a code provided by the seller. But my main questions persist, could someone kindly help me clarify my doubts?
if not discussed a similar topic but do not e found .
let my sprint htc m8 a friend to make me the simunlock
and returned it to me I take a scrap.
me I changed all the rom does not start well , contibuamente the phone is restarted.
changed me by one of htc mid -europe and now not which is which volcer had to put it.
I changed to the band
a imei disappeared , even that number I had for you have a picture of it would antesque
this root
unlocked hboot
cid 11111111
s -off
TWRP
I 'm desperate not like coming to life.
someone who can help me or tell me what I can do
pictured apar
thx
shiron1970 said:
if not discussed a similar topic but do not e found .
let my sprint htc m8 a friend to make me the simunlock
and returned it to me I take a scrap.
me I changed all the rom does not start well , contibuamente the phone is restarted.
changed me by one of htc mid -europe and now not which is which volcer had to put it.
I changed to the band
a imei disappeared , even that number I had for you have a picture of it would antesque
this root
unlocked hboot
cid 11111111
s -off
TWRP
I 'm desperate not like coming to life.
someone who can help me or tell me what I can do
pictured apar
thx
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relock Bootloader and reflash RUU stock ROM, its seems lost baseband or radio this is a problem a randoms reboots
good luck!
Lussardi said:
relock Bootloader and reflash RUU stock ROM, its seems lost baseband or radio this is a problem a randoms reboots
good luck!
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just lock the bootloader and I update the RUU ?
where I can discover a compatible RUU ?
and imei as recovery ?
I have just bought a used HTC one M7 Uk version locked to Three Network (uk). The phone has Cyanogenmod ROM installed. I purchased a network unlocking code but phone said network unlock unsuccessful. I read that in order to unlock network, I should be on stock rom. Now I have no idea which RUU to use and whats the procedure. I really have no time to read threads as I am going to holidays and i need the phone unlocked so would appreciate if some one can post detailed guide here and links to RUU to download.
when I pressed power and vol down button, it shows the following:
RELOCKED
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-OFF RH
CID 0 GOOGL001
HBOOT-1.54.0000
RADIO
please help. Thanks
reply anyone please?>
is there anybody who can help?
you want it back to stock GPE or stock Sense? Do you know what was to original CID and MID?
Hello all!
I've bought a Htc One M7 for Christmas... Chinese problems included. The phone is in pristine condition, but I believe it was completely botched on the sofware side > flashed to a M7_WLS instead of a M7_UL.
What I have :
- A phone with an European IMEI. I do believe the phone is genuinely a HTC M7_UL, since PID is PN07100 (which is european)
- A bootloader that identifies the phone as a M7_WLS (Sprint)
- Radio 1.00.31.0603 (that raised my suspicions)
- S-OFF, HBoot 1.57, SuperCID but locked bootloader (can be unlocked).
- A lousy gift for my mother...
CLOSED/SOLVED : The device was a "real" M7_WLS in a M7-UL body, complete with laser engravings....
- If your bootloader says M7_WLS, it's a sprint device and no amount of flashing can change that.
- Proceeded to restore to stock with S-Off, latest firmware and stock 6.23 rom.
Thanks to everybody who helped me "unlock" that mystery, my mom now has a Nexus 5 lol
What I intend to do:
- Flash a 5.1 firmware (Combo NoBoot No Recovery) for a M7_UL and pray (lol), with the goal of restoring the radio to its correct use
- Go to a RUU if needed
What I need help for :
- Getting either directions, or a sense of feasability, because....
- ...I've lost track of S-OFF, unlocked bootloader, firmware and such. My own M7 was S-off at one time (3 years ago), got back to S-ON with a new hboot trying to update radio... Been stuck since. I don't want to mess this, lock things up, and have to ship the phone back.... My HD2 times are SUCH a long time ago :highfive:
> Basically : updating the radio and the firmware somehow, so I can use LTE bands in Europe and update the phone to a GPE 5.1, and make my mom happy.
Thank you everyone !
Edit: OMG, that HD2 Encyclopedia.... I now understand why I didn't have friends in High School.
RedWave31 said:
Hello all!
I've bought a Htc One M7 for Christmas... Chinese problems included. The phone is in pristine condition, but I believe it was completely botched on the sofware side > flashed to a M7_WLS instead of a M7_UL.
What I have :
- A phone with an European IMEI. I do believe the phone is genuinely a HTC M7_UL, since PID is PN07100 (which is european)
- A bootloader that identifies the phone as a M7_WLS (Sprint)
- Radio 1.00.31.0603 (that raised my suspicions)
- S-OFF, HBoot 1.57, SuperCID but locked bootloader (can be unlocked).
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If the bootloader is saying M7_WLS then its probably a M7_WLS. You can't trust the PN0710000 MID, it can easliy be changed with S-OFF. Looks more like somebody tried to convert his M7_WLS into a M7_UL which is not possible. You should flash back a Sprint RUU. If you want to confirm what i'm saying dump the MFG partition (mmcblk0p6) and you'll find the original identity of the phone inside of it, most likely MID PN0720000 and CID SPCS_001
alray said:
If the bootloader is saying M7_WLS then its probably a M7_WLS. You can't trust the PN0710000 MID, it can easliy be changed with S-OFF. Looks more like somebody tried to convert his M7_WLS into a M7_UL which is not possible. You should flash back a Sprint RUU. If you want to confirm what i'm saying dump the MFG partition (mmcblk0p6) and you'll find the original identity of the phone inside of it, most likely MID PN0720000 and CID SPCS_001
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Thanks for this reply.
Unfortunately, I don't have enough knowledge to dump a partition - managed to input the command, but couldn't retrieve the data.
Where I'm at now (tryhard mode enabled):
- Changed MID
- Flashed GPE firmware 5.1 full combo
- Flashed GPE RUU 5.1, ended trying a 4.4, see why next
- Flashed recovery 2.8.7.0 > works, but cannot mount the cache and sdcard unless I fix permissions with SELinux mode
Everything (bootloader, recovery) kinda works, but the Rom won't boot.
Trying to know why : when I flash any RUU, I got two fails at signature checking
- sbl 1-1
- sbl 1-2
I got a white Google logo on black background with a little lock near the HTC logo on the front > I cannot find ANY clue on this one, anywhere on Google, XDA... Damn
- The bootloader also always shows a M7_WLS info, despite MID and CID and stuff being all M7_UL (after all thoses flashes, I get why) > Am I trying too much, not enough, or should it change somehow?
If anyone had a clue, I'd apreciate it.
- I can flash back and forth any firmware or Hboot (M7_UL based) The phone just takes it all, no questions asked ^^
PS : I can send it back, but i'd try at least to put it back in its original shape. Should I flash back a sprint firmware, sprint RUU and call it a day? Since I was previously told flashing a different RUU on a sprint phone would destroy my phone and it didnt....well
Thanks guys !
There is a very easy way to find out if your phone is WLS or WWE. Does it have a sim card slot? WLS is CDMA and doesn't have sim card, so that's a step closer to identifying your phone ?
RedWave31 said:
Thanks for this reply.
Unfortunately, I don't have enough knowledge to dump a partition - managed to input the command, but couldn't retrieve the data.
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Code:
adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 of=/sdcard/mfg_backup.img
exit
exit
adb pull /sdcard/mfg_backup.img C:\Wherever\you\want\to\save\it
Where I'm at now (tryhard mode enabled):
- Changed MID
- Flashed GPE firmware 5.1 full combo
- Flashed GPE RUU 5.1, ended trying a 4.4, see why next
- Flashed recovery 2.8.7.0 > works, but cannot mount the cache and sdcard unless I fix permissions with SELinux mode
Everything (bootloader, recovery) kinda works, but the Rom won't boot.
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You have a WLS and flashing UL RUU, this will obviously not work. Flash a sprint RUU with the sprint MID and CID (PN07200000 SPCS_001) If you need a custom recovery for whatever reason (like dumping your MFG) use a WLS custom recovery.
Trying to know why : when I flash any RUU, I got two fails at signature checking
- sbl 1-1
- sbl 1-2
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This is not a problem, these item are bypassed.
I got a white Google logo on black background with a little lock near the HTC logo on the front > I cannot find ANY clue on this one, anywhere on Google, XDA... Damn
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This is the GPE splash screen. That little lock tells you the bootloader status. Open lock = unlocked bootloader
- The bootloader also always shows a M7_WLS info, despite MID and CID and stuff being all M7_UL (after all thoses flashes, I get why)
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Why? read what iv said in my previous post.... Because its a M7_WLS not a UL.
alray said:
Code:
adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 of=/sdcard/mfg_backup.img
exit
exit
adb pull /sdcard/mfg_backup.img C:\Wherever\you\want\to\save\it
You have a WLS and flashing UL RUU, this will obviously not work.
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Thanks for all the info, I wish I would have replied earlier : I have a sim card slot. As stated before, can a Sprint CDMA device have one?
Since I don't think so, I now truly believe my phone is a really botched up M7_UL (don't believe it's a M7_U gsm only)
I'm gonna have to figure out why .exe RUU don't work, and why flashing zip decrypted ones don't work either.
Also, if someone has any clue about that M7_WLS showing up despite all the other clues pointing towards an original M7_UL... I've yet to found how this is possible.
Next operation is gonna be trying to install a real .exe GPE RUU, I believe all the flashing and stuff is getting me out of sync firmware numbers (hboot higher than the RUU requirements or so).
They are kinda hard to find (unless from HTC), and I find myself with gigs of Zips and RUU ^^
Will try the M7_U possibility also.
Will dump that partition just to be sure, but since the phone has been tinkered SO MUCH... I don't get it at this point why would someone do that !
> Countdown to christmas...
Thanks guys for your support, it's heartwarming these days
RedWave31 said:
Thanks for all the info, I wish I would have replied earlier : I have a sim card slot. As stated before, can a Sprint CDMA device have one?
Since I don't think so, I now truly believe my phone is a really botched up M7_UL (don't believe it's a M7_U gsm only)
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The sprint variant also have a sim card, its required for LTE and roaming.
Also, if someone has any clue about that M7_WLS showing up despite all the other clues pointing towards an original M7_UL
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Like I said earlier, your clues are not telling anything. The phone is S-OFF which means both the MID and CID can be modified to anything easily. If the product name is M7_WLS then its a M7_WLS !!!!!
Next operation is gonna be trying to install a real .exe GPE RUU, I believe all the flashing and stuff is getting me out of sync firmware numbers (hboot higher than the RUU requirements or so).
They are kinda hard to find (unless from HTC), and I find myself with gigs of Zips and RUU ^^
Will try the M7_U possibility also.
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That will be a lot of wasted time. Write back the Sprint MID and CID and flash the Sprint RUU. Even better, dump the MFG partition first so you are 100% sure what that phone is.
I don't get it at this point why would someone do that !
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The previous owner probably wanted to flash a M7_UL RUU on his M7_WLS phone without knowing it wasn't possible even after changing the MID and CID to M7_UL.
I have recently bought Unlocked Sprint M8 from ebay.in they imported it from us.
But i have recieved with kitkat 4.4.2.
Now i have downloaded ruu from sprint site and if i flash that ruu will my phone we remain unlocked after flash or it will be locked again?
and is here any risk of flashing ruu?
I am downloading ruu from here :- http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8-sprint/news/
my modelid is 0P6B70000 and cidnum is 11111111
kunalpatel00750 said:
I have recently bought Unlocked Sprint M8 from ebay.in they imported it from us.
But i have recieved with kitkat 4.4.2.
Now i have downloaded ruu from sprint site and if i flash that ruu will my phone we remain unlocked after flash or it will be locked again?
and is here any risk of flashing ruu?
I am downloading ruu from here :- http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8-sprint/news/
my modelid is 0P6B70000 and cidnum is 11111111
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I assume you are referring to SIM unlocked since you are outside the US....I believe SIM unlock will survive RUU, but I'm not 100% sure... if it does not, go to this thread & contact stifilz, he can unlock.
OMJ said:
I assume you are referring to SIM unlocked since you are outside the US....I believe SIM unlock will survive RUU, but I'm not 100% sure... if it does not, go to this thread & contact stifilz, he can unlock.
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Thanks for your response i updated it to 5.0.2 and sim is also working fine.
kunal boss i also purchased it from ebay.in .what do you suggest .shall i update or not. what is its performance after update.
Will you help me as well,I recently bought the m8 sprint from eBay.in.the device is unlocked and it's working very fine,but still stuck in kitkat.Feel like using marshmallow but can't.I had already downloaded the ruu file,please help me how to use it for updating to M.It was rooted when I bought it.
I've bought M8 from ebay.in. The phone is working fine with GSM sim. Although the os is kitkat. Want to upgrade it Marshmallow. I downloaded the ruu, but the upgrade is failing. The error its showing as "wrong image. Please down load proper image".
Also, want to know, why M8 is not supporting LTE.
parthodas said:
I've bought M8 from ebay.in. The phone is working fine with GSM sim. Although the os is kitkat. Want to upgrade it Marshmallow. I downloaded the ruu, but the upgrade is failing. The error its showing as "wrong image. Please down load proper image".
Also, want to know, why M8 is not supporting LTE.
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Did you update your firmware first before running the RUU?
Sent from my HTC 10
Magnum_Enforcer said:
Did you update your firmware first before running the RUU?
Sent from my HTC 10
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I have not update the firmware. Let me look into other posts and try upgrading the firmware. If you have any link handy, please share the link.