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[Q] Just took the ota update. Is it too late to root my One?

I updated to Kit Kat this morning. What are the necessary steps for me to gain root? I haven't rooted a phone since my Droid X, so I might be out of the loop on some things. Thanks for any help!!!

So why would you take the update before asking this
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You can still root it. If you go into RUU mode, flash one of the older system RUU's, then get s-off before updating. You pretty much gave yourself a **** ton more steps to do it, but yes, you can.
This link has the info to flash back to an older version - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475216&highlight=s-on
You won't need the s-on / lock part of that, but you will probably need to flash one of those old system images, then use rumrunner to get s-off and unlocked, then you can update to 4.4, then flash a recovery.

Use firewater-soff.com. Use the temp root method.
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ccarr313 said:
You can still root it. If you go into RUU mode, flash one of the older system RUU's, then get s-off before updating. You pretty much gave yourself a **** ton more steps to do it, but yes, you can.
This link has the info to flash back to an older version - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475216&highlight=s-on
You won't need the s-on / lock part of that, but you will probably need to flash one of those old system images, then use rumrunner to get s-off and unlocked, then you can update to 4.4, then flash a recovery.
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If you are s-on hboot will not allow you to flash an older ruu version than you are currently on (downgrade). So that wont work. But as stated in the post above firewater will get you bootloader unlocked and s-off.

cmlusco said:
If you are s-on hboot will not allow you to flash an older ruu version than you are currently on (downgrade). So that wont work. But as stated in the post above firewater will get you bootloader unlocked and s-off.
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You are totally right, forgot about that feature. Goodluck with firewater. lol
Glad i s-offed and unlocked on original 4.3 lol

I rooted my One yesterday and installed some custom roms...
It was updated to the newest version, so it is possible to root it... easy ^^

disconnecktie said:
Use firewater-soff.com. Use the temp root method.
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So Firewater can achieve S-off with completely stock kit kat? I ask because I just sent my One to be repaired (4.3 S-off) but I have this feeling HTC will update me and possibly return me to S-on.

lancasterv3 said:
So Firewater can achieve S-off with completely stock kit kat? I ask because I just sent my One to be repaired (4.3 S-off) but I have this feeling HTC will update me and possibly return me to S-on.
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It is supposed to work for the newer versions. The worst case scenario is that it won't work.
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disconnecktie said:
It is supposed to work for the newer versions. The worst case scenario is that it won't work.
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Thanks, from what I have read in the S-Off thread the temp. root has in fact been blocked so I do not think this will work unless I am reading it wrong.

lancasterv3 said:
Thanks, from what I have read in the S-Off thread the temp. root has in fact been blocked so I do not think this will work unless I am reading it wrong.
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Yeah I must have missed that. Lots of off topic stuff in there right now. That sucks. Hopefully I don't have to ever send my phone off for repair.
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[Q] Is there anyway to bring the M8 on T-mobile back to stock ?

I have rooted and flashed a custom recovery on my HTC One M8, only to find out that firewater s-off doesn't work on my phone. Now there is a tampered notification on Hboot and I cannot get OTA updates. Is there a RUU zip or stock ROM RUU .exe for the T-Mobile version of it ? Please help me !?

How do you root and add custom recovery?
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Cj did you try a few more times? After flashing a custom ROM?
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Do you mean did I try to do S-off using a custom ROM ? No I did not try that. I honesty didn't want to deviate to much away from stock.
EeyoreSyndrome said:
Cj did you try a few more times? After flashing a custom ROM?
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cjegan2008 said:
Do you mean did I try to do S-off using a custom ROM ? No I did not try that. I honesty didn't want to deviate to much away from stock.
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HTC has not released an RUU for the HTC One M8 yet so you have to wait. that's why I'm still stock not even root or custom recovery. Always have a way to go back to complete stock before making any mods if you are not sure.

epsiblivion said:
HTC has not released an RUU for the HTC One M8 yet so you have to wait. that's why I'm still stock not even root or custom recovery. Always have a way to go back to complete stock before making any mods if you are not sure.
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Technically you can just install the custom recovery, then Nandroid your current Rom IMG after that and back it up to the external SD card or Cloud Storage if you wanna go back to "stock/rooted" Before you play with any Roms.
Tho yes I understand your view. I was rooted on 4.4.2 on my bootloader locked Republic Wireless Moto X and it had a force close settings issue...
Needless to say I accidentally wiped my system and was stuck having to RSD Lite back to 4.4.2 stock unrooted because of that, thus loosing root forever (as they patched the exploit in 4.4.2 and the new bootloader doesn't allow for downgrading back to 4.2.

RUU here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51836232&postcount=1

Thank you ! I flashed back to stock, everything's swell now...I wish I could get S-off though because I really want the Hardmon/Kardon hack for my M8.....:| idk???maybe someday....
SmiLey497 said:
RUU here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51836232&postcount=1
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cjegan2008 said:
Thank you ! I flashed back to stock, everything's swell now...I wish I could get S-off though because I really want the Hardmon/Kardon hack for my M8.....:| idk???maybe someday....
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Are you sure you need S-OFF for HK? I thought I read here someone was able to use the S-ON download from the HK thread and it worked.

Can the RUU be run even if you convert to GPE or is there more to the process?

Can you find that thread ? Because S-Off doesn't work on my phone at all.
FreydNot said:
Are you sure you need S-OFF for HK? I thought I read here someone was able to use the S-ON download from the HK thread and it worked.
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cjegan2008 said:
Can you find that thread ? Because S-Off doesn't work on my phone at all.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737498
Fully Working Harman / Kardon "conversion" for all HTC ONE M8 variants! - May 05
It's better off you are S off, but you can still attempt it. The thing is if you need to update the drivers, it is strongly recommended to be S off. For 25 dollars, I used sunshine and was able to get s off. Depends on how bad you want it, I suppose.

The thing is, I have a T-Mobile M8 and my device will not allow me at all to S-off. I tried firewater with no dice. So I'm willing to pay a bit to get S-Off.
AmeriKan47 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737498
Fully Working Harman / Kardon "conversion" for all HTC ONE M8 variants! - May 05
It's better off you are S off, but you can still attempt it. The thing is if you need to update the drivers, it is strongly recommended to be S off. For 25 dollars, I used sunshine and was able to get s off. Depends on how bad you want it, I suppose.
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I have a Tmo too. I just used sunshine the other day and I am happy. It worked where the others wouldn't.

How do you use sunshine ?
AmeriKan47 said:
I have a Tmo too. I just used sunshine the other day and I am happy. It worked where the others wouldn't.
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cjegan2008 said:
How do you use sunshine ?
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Here's a good writeup. Basically DL the apk and go from there.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...k-on-any-rooted-htc-one-m8-or-similar-device/

Does anyoen know if there is a T-mobile RUU .zip for the M8 ? That has everything stock ? I just converted the Verizon M8 to T-mobile but I do not have the T-mobile stock RUU to flash my device using ADB....

cjegan2008 said:
Does anyoen know if there is a T-mobile RUU .zip for the M8 ? That has everything stock ? I just converted the Verizon M8 to T-mobile but I do not have the T-mobile stock RUU to flash my device using ADB....
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This is the ROM zip from the Tmo 1.57.531.7 RUU
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358537777
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Relock and flash the ruu
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Thank you for the ROM image, however, when I flash this zip, this is what it says on CMD:
C:\Users\Administrator>fastboot flash zip "C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\rom
(1).zip"
target reported max download size of 1830612992 bytes
sending 'zip' (1482813 KB)...
OKAY [ 58.061s]
writing 'zip'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 112.768s
What am i supposed to do now ?
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Relock and flash the ruu
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[Q] updating m9 verizon out of US?

Hi, i use m9 verizon out of the US. i can't even check if there is an update. it says "updating ony works in CMDA mode". I can use my phone , mobile internet 3g etc. i hate it and i want to know if i can flash rom and working normal, updating itself and no wrong sim card alert?
Do you suggest any rom? Or can i install just one EU rom? Thank you.

You shouldn't flash an international ROM on your Verizon M9 unless it includes support for Verizon.
As far as updates, they will be posted here when they come, so you will be able to stay up to date as long as you are S-Off.

Hi,
i'm newbie on android phone.
my device is unlocked 3.37.605.7
i'm living in indonesia so i can't update via OTA.
my question is if i use RUU from below post, is my device will be locked or still be unlocked?
i want to update it to nougat without root.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73986400&postcount=493
many thanks for your answers.

themorin said:
Hi,
i'm newbie on android phone.
my device is unlocked 3.37.605.7
i'm living in indonesia so i can't update via OTA.
my question is if i use RUU from below post, is my device will be locked or still be unlocked?
i want to update it to nougat without root.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73986400&postcount=493
many thanks for your answers.
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An RUU will not relock your device.

santod040 said:
An RUU will not relock your device.
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Thanks for fast answer!!
I read on post below that "you cant flash 4.x RUUs if your phone is currently using a 3.x (or any lower) firmware."
my device is 3.37.605.7 so in the other word i can't update it to 4.49.605.11 RUU in the post above?
i'm sorry if my question have obvious answer, but i want to make sure and not bricked my first android.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64299817&postcount=6

themorin said:
Thanks for fast answer!!
I read on post below that "you cant flash 4.x RUUs if your phone is currently using a 3.x (or any lower) firmware."
my device is 3.37.605.7 so in the other word i can't update it to 4.49.605.11 RUU in the post above?
i'm sorry if my question have obvious answer, but i want to make sure and not bricked my first android.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64299817&postcount=6
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The Nougat RUU I posted will work just fine...
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santod040 said:
The Nougat RUU I posted will work just fine...
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Thanks for your help, i just flash and everything work fine. Except i cannot using WiFi tethering "sim card is not verizon", how to solve this?
Thank you

prima_23 said:
Thanks for your help, i just flash and everything work fine. Except i cannot using WiFi tethering "sim card is not verizon", how to solve this?
Thank you
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Hi, you were on 3.37.605.7 stock?
I'm on 3.37.605.7 full stocl, and i want to know if this update is safe..
Thanks!

VladTepess said:
Hi, you were on 3.37.605.7 stock?
I'm on 3.37.605.7 full stocl, and i want to know if this update is safe..
Thanks!
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It's safe, or I wouldn't have posted it...
Doesn't matter what version you have now.
Edit:
You've already asked all about the RUU in my thread.
Not sure how we ended up here again.
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santod040 said:
It's safe, or I wouldn't have posted it...
Doesn't matter what version you have now.
Edit:
You've already asked all about the RUU in my thread.
Not sure how we ended up here again.
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Yeah, could be. But i'm new on this and i need to be sure before do this. I don't wanna brick my phone. Being S-ON and locked, i think that i'm safe.. But i need to know everything before do it.
thanks a lot!

root verizon with latest updates

I purchased the m9 on Ebay and made the mistake of downloading the latest updates from big red, anyway to root this device at this point?

geno7 said:
I purchased the m9 on Ebay and made the mistake of downloading the latest updates from big red, anyway to root this device at this point?
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I assume you mean, you want to unlock the bootloader and gain S-Off?
there's no harm in trying the easiest option
http://theroot.ninja/download.html
if it is going to succeed it will tell you before you have to pay.

Thanks for your response. Unfortunately it didn't work. Any way to flash the phone back to an older version of the software, an ruu without being s-off?
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geno7 said:
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately it didn't work. Any way to flash the phone back to an older version of the software, an ruu without being s-off?
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well, the older firmware and ruu files are here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...t/6-0-verizon-htc-one-m9-marshmallow-t3316279
I'm pretty sure you could completely go back to 3.37.605.7
firmware in post 2: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65358020&postcount=2
RUU in post 4 : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65358513&postcount=4
I'm pretty sure you could completely go back to 3.37.605.7
edit : the link to .7 seems to be broken, however the .13 is working
edit 2 : I have a saved 3.37.605.7 RUU file if you find that .13 doesn't work

I followed the instructions in this thread (about a week ago) and it worked like a dream.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...t-unlock-s-verizon-m9-mm-3-37-605-13-t3457717

Victory!!! Unlocked and s-off. Thank you so much for the help.

check firmware version?

So I managed to flash a rooted developer edition rom on my m9 and when I tried to run ota updates, I got an error saying that it couldn't finish because my phone's software has been modified. After some searching around (and admiditantly some arguing), found out that it's because my firmware doesn't match my android version. I'm still running android 5.0.2 and I don't THINK I messed with the firmware. So how do I check the firmware version and find either a rom (preferably as close to stock as possible) or a ruu that will work for the software/firmware versions that I'm using?

Please do a "fastboot getvar all" and post here.
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With the phone in download or bootloader?

Donnie267 said:
With the phone in download or bootloader?
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Download
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lucyr03 said:
Download
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There ya go

Download this RUU: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=96039337900114053
Rename it to 0PJA100.zip
Put it in root of your card(fat32 formatted).
Boot in download(make sure you have sufficient battery) and follow instructions.
P.S: First backup your data, this procedure will erase all your data.
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I thought ruu doesn't work from the sdcard

Donnie267 said:
I thought ruu doesn't work from the sdcard
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It works and it's the simplest way in my opinion.
Tell me if it worked or what problem you encounter.
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Oh. And I won't be able to get ota from AT&T because I'm on MetroPCS so I'll need a ruu for metro, tmo or developer

Donnie267 said:
Oh. And I won't be able to get ota from AT&T because I'm on MetroPCS so I'll need a ruu for metro, tmo or developer
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If you have S-OFF it's simple to convert, I'll show you a little tutorial.
If you don't have S-OFF it's impossible and you'll be stuck with this firmware if you won't get an AT&T sim.
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I don't have S-offor or the $25 for sunshine. Shouldn't there be a t-mobile, MetroPCS or developer rom or ruu that's compatible with the firmware I'm using?

I don't have S-offor or the $25 for sunshine. I used twrp to flash developer. Shouldn't there be a t-mobile, MetroPCS or developer rom or ruu that's compatible with the firmware I'm using?

Donnie267 said:
I don't have S-offor or the $25 for sunshine. Shouldn't there be a t-mobile, MetroPCS or developer rom or ruu that's compatible with the firmware I'm using?
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You can only flash AT&T because of CID, every carrier have different CID and because that the different RUU will give you error.
Only with S-OFF you can change CID and MID and flash any GSM RUU.
So, you're stuck with 1.32.502.9 firmware until you get an AT&T sim to update it or s-off it.
With this firmware you can only flash custom roms with Android version 5.x and some 6.0.x but just few 6.0.x and maybe will be unstable.
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Ah, okay. So basically, I have to go back to AT&T then use a series of ruu files to work my way to nougat then finally flash the custom rom?

Donnie267 said:
Ah, okay. So basically, I have to go back to AT&T then use a series of ruu files to work my way to nougat then finally flash the custom rom?
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Or you can just flash this RUU, then update it from settings, it's more simple.
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That's actually why I tried flashing a rom. AT&T won't let you get updates unless you're using their sim card for some ungodly reason.

Donnie267 said:
That's actually why I tried flashing a rom. AT&T won't let you get updates unless you're using their sim card for some ungodly reason.
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I understand what you tried but it's impossible to jump firmware to 2.xx.502.xx or more with RUU, this can be done only with OTA on S-ON phones.
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Is it possible to go from one ruu to the next until I get the phone to nougat though?

Donnie267 said:
Is it possible to go from one ruu to the next until I get the phone to nougat though?
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No, you cannot update it to 2.xx.502.xx or more with RUU, just OTA, Flippy explained you why in the other thread(different encryption between 1.... 2... 3... and 4... firmwares).
So the only way to update your firmware is to flash the RUU I give you(don't flash twrp, root,etc), get an AT&T sim and update it from settings until you reach nougat.
I don't explain it one more time... I think I explained the same thing in different ways 3-4 times....
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Excuse me. I was thinking/hoping software provided by HTC themselves would be able to upgrade the firmware along with the OS instead of forcing everyone to be stuck with the only option for software upgrades from a carrier that we don't even want/use. It only makes sense that if it can be done on samsung phones, which I've rooted and flashed several times, it could also be done on HTC. So it looks like the only way to get nougat is to suck AT&T's ****. Thanks.