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[Q] How To Root htc Desire HD From 2.3.5

Hello All
I am a New Anroid Phon User.i recently bought htc Desire HD and i want to root it.Please tell me the easiest way to root my Phon

fahad4210 said:
Hello All
I am a New Anroid Phon User.i recently bought htc Desire HD and i want to root it.Please tell me the easiest way to root my Phon
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Being new does not excuse you from using the search engine. That is part of what you agreed when you signed to XDA.
From today, the only way to root the device is to unlock the bootloader with HTCDEV and then flash CWM and SU. Hack Kit was retired 10 minutes ago.

I also tried to free my Desire HD with 2.3.5 last minute, but came too late.
Every thing sat up fine but downgrade ruu download failed naturally.
Can I also use UMT to simplify the process?

Can you give us more detail glevitan on the other method?
I've been trying to get the acekit to work by trying to source a PD98IMG-GB2 ROM but I am hitting a brick wall. I can't seem find the downgrade file anywhere.
Thanks

Look in his signature. There's a guide linked.

If I use HTC Dev/HTC Easy Unlock Tool to unlock (set S-OFF)...
Can I then follow the steps describes under 14 d) S-OFF no custom recovery?
Can I then flash an ROM out of CWM or do I need to get root first?
Sorry if I'm a bit stubborn.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31211732&postcount=396
I think this hits my request, but leaves me with an half locked bootloader, so I have to flash boot.img each time I flash an custom ROM. Meh.
Is that correct?

hermanndoof said:
If I use HTC Dev/HTC Easy Unlock Tool to unlock (set S-OFF)...
Can I then follow the steps describes under 14 d) S-OFF no custom recovery?
Can I then flash an ROM out of CWM or do I need to get root first?
Sorry if I'm a bit stubborn.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31211732&postcount=396
I think this hits my request, but leaves me with an half locked bootloader, so I have to flash boot.img each time I flash an custom ROM. Meh.
Is that correct?
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You can't get S-Off with HTCDEV. You can only unlock the bootloader. Then, you still need to flash a recovery. You don't need to root if you're installing a custom ROM from recovery. You will need to fastboot flash a boot.img if you flash a custom ROM.

more a self-note:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1528925
I think that will do it for me. But I would do a nandroid backup in recovery, then flash the boot.img and then install the rom.zip.
Is it possible to directly flash CWM with touch?

If u bought it before that guy said it retired 10 mins ago use AAHK
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Dr. Globbyglob said:
If u bought it before that guy said it retired 10 mins ago use AAHK
click thankx
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AAHK was never sold. It was free and freely supported until it was retired this morning.

Yes. Download the image file from www.clockworkmod.com and flash it in fastboot
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app

glevitan said:
Being new does not excuse you from using the search engine. That is part of what you agreed when you signed to XDA.
From today, the only way to root the device is to unlock the bootloader with HTCDEV and then flash CWM and SU. Hack Kit was retired 10 minutes ago.
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I am not giving any Excuse on it. i tried alot with advance Hack kit but after downgrade process my phon reboot and stuck in boot looder.i only need little help

fahad4210 said:
I am not giving any Excuse on it. i tried alot with advance Hack kit but after downgrade process my phon reboot and stuck in boot looder.i only need little help
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When did you do this? AAHK is retired and therefore no longer supported as of this morning. What happened? What state was your phone in before you started? What did you do? What did AAHK say? What does the bootloader say now? How long does it take to get into the bootloader?

bananagranola said:
When did you do this? AAHK is retired and therefore no longer supported as of this morning. What happened? What state was your phone in before you started? What did you do? What did AAHK say? What does the bootloader say now? How long does it take to get into the bootloader?
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i tried that yesterday.i used advance hack kit said me to downgrade.i said yes and downgrade process start after that my phon reboot automatically and boot loader screen appears.i used recovery option in it,and then red mark with mobile appear on my screen with an error on bottom.then i used install rom from SD card i give it location of my SD card file name was update.after selecting Custom ROM again it gives me error.then i only have option to reboot my phon after reboot it take 5 mins to start again.and my phon again start with android 2.3.5 version..

fahad4210 said:
i tried that yesterday.i used advance hack kit said me to downgrade.i said yes and downgrade process start after that my phon reboot automatically and boot loader screen appears.i used recovery option in it,and then red mark with mobile appear on my screen with an error on bottom.then i used install rom from SD card i give it location of my SD card file name was update.after selecting Custom ROM again it gives me error.then i only have option to reboot my phon after reboot it take 5 mins to start again.and my phon again start with android 2.3.5 version..
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You were supposed to run it twice, once to downgrade and once to S-Off, not try to flash a ROM after just the downgrade...anyway. If your phone still works find just unlock the bootloader, since AAHK is retired.

I'm a new man of xda. I come here to look for the best newest ROM.

guojeff1 said:
I'm a new man of xda. I come here to look for the best newest ROM.
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Everyone has different needs and every phone has its quirks. Just try them out for yourself.

guojeff1 said:
I'm a new man of xda. I come here to look for the best newest ROM.
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Then I recommend that before hijacking someonelse's thread, you read and follow the rules. There is no best rom...if you want to find out, flash them all and get you conclusions.

glevitan said:
Then I recommend that before hijacking someonelse's thread, you read and follow the rules. There is no best rom...if you want to find out, flash them all and get you conclusions.
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He's posting to 10. Already reported.

How do i Upgrade my HTC DESIRE HD to the custom ROM.
I need assistance ASAP. JUst got my HTC DESIRE HD, madly in love with, was sad when i heard it couldnt be upgraded to the recent android OS.
I watched couple of videos on youtube and i was directed to this forum that i could get help on how i could get a custom. Saw the video, i must tell u, u guys rock. Please , i need response ASAP.
Thanks guys.
Waiting patiently

[Q] HTC One Toolkit [M8] - "

Hi.
Today I tried to root my HTC One M8 and found the HTC One Toolkit [M8] (actual version)
So I installed the driver of ADB and and HTC.
But if I click on HTC Dev Unlock I get the message "HTC One Toolkit [M8]"
I use Android 4.4.3 and USB-Debugging is on.
Can anyone help me?

Whity0815 said:
Hi.
Today I tried to root my HTC One M8 and found the HTC One Toolkit [M8] (actual version)
So I installed the driver of ADB and and HTC.
But if I click on HTC Dev Unlock I get the message "HTC One Toolkit [M8]"
I use Android 4.4.3 and USB-Debugging is on.
Can anyone help me?
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No offense against the guys that write these toolkits to make it "easier" but, stay away from it if you can, you don't really learn anything by using these toolkits.
That said,
Try and unlock the bootloader manually, as shown once when you sign up to htcdev.com and follow their instructions to get bootloader unlocked. OR
You can go for Sunshine S-OFF ($25) it roots, unlocks bootloader and gives S-OFF all-in-one.
http://theroot.ninja/
Sunshine Thread on xda

BerndM14 said:
No offense against the guys that write these toolkits to make it "easier" but, stay away from it if you can, you don't really learn anything by using these toolkits.
That said,
Try and unlock the bootloader manually, as shown once when you sign up to htcdev.com and follow their instructions to get bootloader unlocked. OR
You can go for Sunshine S-OFF ($25) it roots, unlocks bootloader and gives S-OFF all-in-one.
http://theroot.ninja/
Sunshine Thread on xda
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It technically only temp-roots. You still have to fully root using a custom recovery or adb push. However, once the bootloader is unlocked, that is fairly simple.
I would actually suggest that as an upgrade, though. It would be nice if, at the tail end of the process, Sunshine would offer to permanently root the phone.

Hi.
Now I unlocked the bootloader manually and installed twrp as custom recovery. After this I installed SuperSU over twrp to get root.
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All works fine, but I have a little problem.
Now i cant take screenshots. If I try, I get the message that no screenshot can be taken because the app can´t save them.
Does anyone have some ideas how I can fix it?
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Fixed "Created a folder called screenshot1 and delete the other screenshot folder. Once it is deleted remove the "1" so it still only Screenshot."
Additionally, I want to make the SD-Card writeable for all apps, has someone a link to tutorial?

[Q&A] |TOOL| HTC One Toolkit [M8] - v2.0.2 | 9.10.14

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squabbi said:
Hey everyone! Version 2.0.2 has been released! Update with wyUpdate from the application or check the XDA downloads tab.
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S-Off dont work ? Step by step S-off please.. Hboot 3.18
İngilizcemiz yokki derdimizi anlatalım arkadaş...

mekrem41 said:
S-Off dont work ? Step by step S-off please.. Hboot 3.18
İngilizcemiz yokki derdimizi anlatalım arkadaş...
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Hello! You can try these instructions that a quoted. But there have been reports that HBOOT 3.18 is not compatible with firewater, some say Sunshine S-Off is the only way left. Sunshine was created by the devs of firewater but they insist on charging (playing) for this one. In the case it is not compatible with your device they won't take charge you.
ETA:
Here's what I did for those that care
Purchased the phone from AT&T online
Received it yesterday. Software number 1.12.502.18
Used HTCDev to unlock the bootloader
Used this tool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2699065
To Root and Install TWRP
Installed HTC SynManager and it installed the drivers. I LEFT HTC SYNCMANAGER INSTALLED. I was going to uninstall HTC Syncmanager if I ran into problems
Turned off Screenlock
From Developers Menu, made sure I checked do not put device to sleep when plugged in
Screen Timeout was set to 1 hour
USB Debugging on
Install from Unknown Sources was checked as well
My AndroidSDK folder is in the root of my C: Drive, I placed the firewater file in the Platform Tools folder and "Shift+Right Click" and selected Open Command Window Here
I followed the steps posted on the firewater-soff.com site
adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp
adb shell
su
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
/data/local/tmp/firewater
I DID NOT DO ADB REBOOT COMMAND
I don't think I did anything special, but in case anyone else has an AT&T Phone with the same software number, you could give it a try and let us know how it turns out?
Good luck folks!
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When I try to launch this tool, nothing happens. It seems to be hanging upon opening of the app.
Using Windows 7 64-bit

Can't open Application ... Windows 8.1 64Bit - All files extracted fine etc. Cannot find more then 1 mirror to download from (XDA)

scotty-k said:
When I try to launch this tool, nothing happens. It seems to be hanging upon opening of the app.
Using Windows 7 64-bit
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68iou1 said:
Can't open Application ... Windows 8.1 64Bit - All files extracted fine etc. Cannot find more then 1 mirror to download from (XDA)
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Hey guys! Have you tried downloading the version before it and updating it through the application using wyupdate.
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scotty-k said:
When I try to launch this tool, nothing happens. It seems to be hanging upon opening of the app.
Using Windows 7 64-bit
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Can't open Application ... Windows 8.1 64Bit - All files extracted fine etc. Cannot find more then 1 mirror to download from (XDA)
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I've updated the zip for the latest version! I was missing a dll.

Stuck
I cant proceed to the last step
"This will load the image to your device and all you have to to now is wait for your phone to boot the image. Once you are in the 'recovery' you should see a orange purple background.
it doesnt load an image , my phone gets stuck once i hit enter in the CMD
i also cant S-off because it says it needs SUbinary permission

Regaining root access on 4.4.4? philz-recovery and stock rom via htc one m8 toolkit
So I made the bad choice of upgrading to 4.4.4 already (or so it seems to be bad) on my unlocked htc one m8 phone.
I originally rooted on 4.4.3 with the htc one m8 toolkit and followed the root with stock recovery manual using the philz cwm recovery. I then decided to upgrade to 4.4.4. via the software update on the phone
Basically tried to upload the image again so I could root again and it just crashes at the fastboot menu. I also tried to load the twrp recovery and it just rebooted my phone.
The main question: do I basically just have to wait for some update to come about for the philz_recovery image? Or is there potential i'm doing something wrong on 4.4.4.
EDIT: fixed it.. for some reason couldn't flash over the philz recover image.. maybe I did something wrong, but I got the TWRP to work through a standard fastboot flash recovery.. Back in business.

failed root
Once you have the bootloader unlocked download this recovery:
Philz CWM Advanced Edition Recovery
Then go back into the bootloader (you can use the 'ADB' section of the toolkit) and make sure its in FASTBOOT USB mode.
Once you are in the bootloader you'll need to open up a cmd window.
Once that's open you'll need to type:
Code:
fastboot boot
(leave a space after 'boot') then drag the recovery image we downloaded earlier onto the cmd window.
This will load the image to your device and all you have to to now is wait for your phone to boot the image. Once you are in the 'recovery' you should see a orange purple background. Goto:
=> Philz Options (something like that. Its near the bottom of the list)
=> Root device (SuperSU) {its near the top of the list)
This will root your device or at least put the SU Binaries on your phone. All you have to do is reboot your phone. (Keep going back untill you see 'reboot device now'.)
When your phone is booted up just goto the Play Store and download SuperSU by Chainfire. Open it up and you should have root! This will keep the stock recovery so you can install firmware updates later on from HTC.
I hope this helped!
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so yeah i folowed this one.. and my phone just restarted.
and theres this error report to htc. any ideas?
using asian htc m8 4.4.3. unlocked

Installing the HTC Driver...
After it finishes to download the drivers in the app, I press 'Yes' to install and the app stops working, what can I do?

can this toolkit return the HTC one m8 international variant to pure stock sense 6 with stock recovery???
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app

Can you implemnt a way to change the CID using this tool?

quick question.
is it possible to use this toolkit to unroot my M8? if so, can someone lend a helping hand with doing so please

Working on Android 5
Hi.
Just want to ask, if this tool to root the ONE (M8) works, if u get the OTA update to Android 5 by HTC ?
Thanks for the Answer

Working !!!!
ty vm for this i was searching since long....
this is useful for whome who buy htc m8 at&t and unlocked it and used another sim/ carrier, but u cant create hotspot because at&t put lock there, this will help u to unlock it
cheers

Thanks for this amazing tool
I always love the tools that make it a lot easier to root / flash your phone.
+Seeding, since no one was seeding it what I saw ^_^

my m8 doesn't get to system!

hey. I'm a beginner and I think I made my phone completely broken. let's tell you the story; I wanted to root my device, after that searched a lot on the internet and decided to unlock it, unlocked it by HTC dev and it was alright. after that I installed TWRP 2.7.0.2
and got to recovery and installed superSU.zip after that I rebooted my phone and It got to system. I went to superSU and it said:"there is no binary code installed and...". I thought it is not rooted and after that installed it again and again and the same error from the superSU. I decided to install CWM and I installed the superSU from my phone storage and the same error from superSU after rebooting. I read something in another page of this forum that had my problem and I happily followed the introductions and installed the superSU from sd card and wiped cache and dalvik and ... . after that a factory format and boom the device didn't get to system after rebooting and just showing HTC logo and showing this red text in the bottom : "this build is for development purposes only. do not distribute outside of htc without htc's written permission. failture to comply may lead to legal action."
and I checked it by kingo rooter and it said your HTC_one_M8 Is rooted. do you want to unroot is? I told it yes and it said unrooting successful but when I connected it to pc again kingo said the same thing "your device is rooted do you wanna unroot it" ... . I tried to root my device before rooting in recovery mode by superSU.zip (superSU was not the latest version) by kingo but it was not successful.
after that I installed revolution hd and I thought that I crashed my original HTC one m8 rom but it didn't work and I don't know what to do with this disaster. I can get to bootloader and connect it to pc and detect it and do everything but I can't get to system. help me please. I told everything. my device is a HTC one m8 and I had updated it to android 6 and sense 7 and s-off. oh guys I think I need your serious help. thanks

Your main problem is wrong TWRP and wrong SuperSu that you installed on a Marshmallow stock ROM. But now you really in a mess ... what you can do for others to help you is post the fastboot getvar all result without the serial & imei no.
You may need to restore your M8 with a RUU if available or use a non-rooted backup.

How to root my HTC One M8 (Android 6.0)?

I would like to root my M8, it has the latest OTA update from HTC which is Android 6.0. I have the developer edition, from what I've heard, the bootloader is already unlocked right?
I've seen some guides but most of them are outdated or they are meant to be used with Android 4.4.4.
I must say I'm not an expert when talking about phones, so is there a step by step guide to root an M8 with marshmallow? I would really appreciate any help.

The bootloader screen will indicate the bootloader status (LOCKED, UNLOCKED or RELOCKED) near the top of the screen.
In general, the process is:
1) Unlock the bootloader by HTCDev.com (if its not already unlocked).
2) Fastboot flash TWRP 3.0 custom recovery: https://twrp.me/devices/htconem8gsm.html
3) Backup your stock ROM in TWRP - lots of folks have been running into bootloop or no boot after trying to root (but probably usually when trying to use an obsolete version TWRP and/or SuperSU - but it never hurts to be safe and have a backup).
4) In TWRP, flash SuperSU v2.76 to root: https://download.chainfire.eu/969/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip

redpoint73 said:
The bootloader screen will indicate the bootloader status (LOCKED, UNLOCKED or RELOCKED) near the top of the screen.
In general, the process is:
1) Unlock the bootloader by HTCDev.com (if its not already unlocked).
2) Fastboot flash TWRP 3.0 custom recovery: https://twrp.me/devices/htconem8gsm.html
3) Backup your stock ROM in TWRP - lots of folks have been running into bootloop or no boot after trying to root (but probably usually when trying to use an obsolete version TWRP and/or SuperSU - but it never hurts to be safe and have a backup).
4) In TWRP, flash SuperSU v2.76 to root: https://download.chainfire.eu/969/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip
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Thanks for the answer. Just one more question. My bootloader is already unlocked, but it says "S-ON" under "UNLOCKED", will that be a problem?

Sporting123 said:
Thanks for the answer. Just one more question. My bootloader is already unlocked, but it says "S-ON" under "UNLOCKED", will that be a problem?
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Nope, that is just fine. S-on is perfectly okay for most mods, such as root, and flashing ROMs.
You only need s-off to do some very specific things, such as flashing modified hboots, manually flashing radio, changing CID&MID, downgrading by RUU, etc.

I have a simple doubt regarding flashing twrp. Does this means I can flash twrp through adb without getting root access to get root access.I usually root my devices using kingroot,works perfect for my old phone micromax.It also works for my htc one m8 when it was kitkat.But after I update to marshmallow Kingroot doesn't work for it,tried many times.If you could answer my question I would be very thankfull

hriatahriatpuia said:
I have a simple doubt regarding flashing twrp. Does this means I can flash twrp through adb without getting root access to get root access.
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You don't need root to install TWRP, if that is what you mean. You just need an unlocked bootloader.

Thanks a lot,have already unlocked the bootloader.

redpoint73 said:
You don't need root to install TWRP, if that is what you mean. You just need an unlocked bootloader.
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I've unlocked the bootloader but apparently I need to know which ver of twrp to use for my carrier ....no idea what to do there so I can't just flash the latest SuperSU from here? and how do I back up my stuff in case I mess up? Please help me i'm lost here

Hmz27 said:
I've unlocked the bootloader but apparently I need to know which ver of twrp to use for my carrier ....no idea what to do there so I can't just flash the latest SuperSU from here? and how do I back up my stuff in case I mess up? Please help me i'm lost here
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what carrier ? if you are on gsm just flash TWRP 3.0.2-0 from official website
https://twrp.me/devices/htconem8gsm.html
after you flash TWRP recovery you will find option to backup it's too easy to understand how it works ( just check the partitions you want to backup and confirm your choices by sweep to proceed the process )
after you make a backup flash the latest supersu.zip from here ( choose TWRP installable.zip )
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/stable-2016-09-01supersu-v2-78-release-t3452703

Hmz27 said:
I've unlocked the bootloader but apparently I need to know which ver of twrp to use for my carrier ...
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I think you're looking at some really outdated info or guide. TWRP hasn't been carrier specific for about 2 years; with Verizon and Sprint being the only ones you had to look out for. But TWRP was unified long ago (so Sprint/Verizon no longer requires a different TWRP version). You'll see from ahmed's link, that it specifies "All variants" of the M8. The exception would be if you have an M8s; and maybe another oddball variant or two (which are really different hardware). But as long as its a true "M8" the TWRP version linked by ahmed will work.
If you have any doubts or concerns about the M8 version, connect the phone to your computer, reboot to fastboot mode and do command fastboot getvar all and post the results so we can take a look (delete IMEI and serial number before posting).
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no idea what to do there so I can't just flash the latest SuperSU from here?
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No, you can't flash SuperSU without first flashing TWRP. Why would threads/guides tell you to do something that isn't necessary, if you can just skip it?
Simply put, you can only flash official "signed" files from the stock recovery. You need a custom recovery like TWRP to flash SuperSU.
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and how do I back up my stuff in case I mess up?
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Once you install TWRP, you can use it to create a backup of your stock unrooted ROM and user data. And its highly recommended to do so, before you flash SuperSU. Not only will this give you an easy way to revert/recover if something goes wrong with the root attempt; but you will also have a backup of your stock, unrooted ROM if you ever want it.
There are other ways to backup your data, but that depends on what "stuff" you are talking about (as that vague description doesn't tell us what you actually want to backup). For instance, for files, photos, etc. you can just copy and paste them to your computer as a backup.

Hello , I'm new to the whole thing guy and I want to unlock my bootloader in order to install custom rom , I looked in the fourm and I'v found an old method with all in one tool kit but I don't think it will work on my android version 6.0 would someone kindly guide me and tell me what do I need to do ? thanks .

Monzer_ said:
Hello , I'm new to the whole thing guy and I want to unlock my bootloader in order to install custom rom , I looked in the fourm and I'v found an old method with all in one tool kit but I don't think it will work on my android version 6.0 would someone kindly guide me and tell me what do I need to do ? thanks .
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If the method is firewater, it no longer works.

fireguy85 said:
If the method is firewater, it no longer works.
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I'm not sure what are you talking about since I'm new to the whole thing I believe that firewater has something to do with S-off which is something I couldn't do because all the guides says download firewater and the links takes me to sunshine which i believe cost me money to do ? sorry correct me if I'm wrong but I'm just a newbie beside I don't need s-off right ? what does that have to do with my problem ?

Monzer_ said:
I'm not sure what are you talking about since I'm new to the whole thing I believe that firewater has something to do with S-off which is something I couldn't do because all the guides says download firewater and the links takes me to sunshine which i believe cost me money to do ? sorry correct me if I'm wrong but I'm just a newbie beside I don't need s-off right ? what does that have to do with my problem ?
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Firewater was an all-in-one kit used to unlock bootloader and achieve s-off. The guys that created this went on to create Sunshine, leaving firewater project behind, so any guides from 2014 are likely obsolete. Unlocking the bootloader is as simple as going to htcdev.com, making an account and following the instructions there-it's super easy. S-off isn't necessary for most.

fireguy85 said:
If the method is firewater, it no longer works.
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fireguy85 said:
Firewater was an all-in-one kit used to unlock bootloader and achieve s-off. The guys that created this went on to create Sunshine, leaving firewater project behind, so any guides from 2014 are likely obsolete. Unlocking the bootloader is as simple as going to htcdev.com, making an account and following the instructions there-it's super easy. S-off isn't necessary for most.
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yes that what I have done exactly I'v unlocked the bootloader this way then used the all in one kit to root but then couldn't s-off as the guide I was following said download firewater and the links take me to sunshine . I don't know much further have not tried sunshine yet and now my rom seems ok after I re-flashed it awesome rom btw still little curious about s-rom but this one will do just fine I'v been using stock for ages .

Monzer_ said:
yes that what I have done exactly I'v unlocked the bootloader this way then used the all in one kit to root but then couldn't s-off as the guide I was following said download firewater and the links take me to sunshine . I don't know much further have not tried sunshine yet and now my rom seems ok after I re-flashed it awesome rom btw still little curious about s-rom but this one will do just fine I'v been using stock for ages .
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Firewater and the AIO (all-in-one) toolkit are 2 different things. Firewater is an (obsolete) s-off method. May have also contained a temp root, and some other things (can't remember exactly, it's been 2 years - and doesn't matter anyway - see more below). But firewater is not typically referred to as a "toolkit" or "all-in-one" (never seen it referred to that way, actually).
All-in-one toolkit (there are a couple) is a PC for unlocking the bootloader, root, and several other things (may have had a link for firewater, don't remember - again it's irrelevant for reasons below).
The toolkits are not recommended. They haven't been updated in a long time, and therefore use very obsolete files for TWRP and SuperSU (when applicable). You will have issues flashing many ROMs with old TWRP (and I'm surprised you haven't yet). Plus, you will probably find in bootloader and fastboot getvar, that the OS number is now blank (known bug in old versions of TWRP). I would suggest flashing the current version TWRP 3.1.1 using fastboot, to prevent issues moving forward. Current TWRP is fully compatible with current ROMs - but will not fix the bug of OS number being blank (need to flash firmware or RUU to fix that - but it's just a minor thing).
Firewater doesn't work, no matter what you do. It required an online server component, which the devs took offline over 2 years ago. Sunshine ($25 US) is the only current s-off method. But be aware, that most folks don't need s-off. S-off isn't needed to root, flash custom ROMs, and most other mods. s-off is only needed for very specific things, such as manually flashing radios, changing CID/MID, and some other things.

redpoint73 thank you so much for such a help truly gentleman much appreciate it .

It appears you can no longer use the usual method to unlock the bootloader. I just got this phone the other day in fantastic condition as a gift.
HTCDev told me there was an error or try again later. I'll upload screenshots later.

Not true... I used www.htcdev.com to unlock the bootloader of my HTC One M8 today.

I have this phone, with Android 6.0 and bootloader locked. However it has become practically unusable as it regularly powers off by itself, most likely due to lack of storage (there's only 0.6 GB left...). I've already uninstalled all of my few (useful) apps, I have no media on it whatsoever, but it is just filled up with bloatware that is pre-installed and gets re-installed automatically and that I thus cannot get rid of. I don't want to buy a new phone (it's in good condition) but from reading on the internet I understand that the only option is to unlock and root it, and put an oem on it exempt of all of these useless apps.
So my questions are, is this really the only option and if so is it still possible on this old machine to unlock the bootloader, and to get the right - clean - software for it somewhere?
I registered at HtC dev. There's a page that walks you through the unlocking process. So I should be able to do that part, if what FlexMcMurphy said in July last year still is true... For the rest, I'm quite new to this process but there are pages here on XDA that describe rooting and flashing. I'm ready to give it a try, but could use help if stuck.
Any reply/help would be wonderful !
Thank you in advance.
Judith