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[Request]Guide for S-off phone

Hi guys,
I have searched a bit but havent really found a solid guide.
I just brought my gf a HOX, and I checked it was shipped with Ship S-off, CID11111111111, Hboot 1.12
Now when I looked for guides to install CMW, all the method includes unlocking at HTCdev and fastboot.
Now I understand I can skip the fastboot method with S-off, how do I flash CMW and custom roms? Do I just put in the CMW.zip fie into the sd card partition, go to stock recovery and flash it as update.zip?
My previous phones were the Defy (2ndinit method) and the droid razr (bootstrap), how do I get CMW with an S-off HOX?
Thanks all, dont flame me for not searching, I didnt find any obvious method :silly:

You should be able to flash it directly with fastboot using "fastboot flash recovery NameOfFile" command or you use one of the flash tools.
Edit: After installation of cwm you are able to install custom rom via recovery
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You follow every other guide, just ignoring the bit about HTCDev as you don't need it

Not skip fastboot, just skip unlocking through HTCDev. You just can flash custom recovery via Fastboot, without unlocking youre device.
Edit: Sorry guys I didn't read your above comments.

Wow its that simple? Even if it shows "locked" on the top, I can just ignore that right?
Cool thanks

Yep, as you have S-OFF so already have access to the other partitions

nameite said:
Wow its that simple? Even if it shows "locked" on the top, I can just ignore that right?
Cool thanks
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of course it is simple! you don't even need to flash the boot.img every time you install a rom

How much would it cost to get this device s-off?
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norpan111 said:
How much would it cost to get this device s-off?
Skickat från min HTC One X via Tapatalk 2
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If only it was possible.
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matt95 said:
of course it is simple! you don't even need to flash the boot.img every time you install a rom
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Oh I dont??? Wow this is cool, gonna try it tonight.
I will just flash recovery, back up then flash a rom as normal in CMW.
Thanks guys
ps. I got the phone S-off'ed, dunno how they did it though

Hi guys,
I got into fastboot mode, opened up CMD and type: " fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru.img"
Then it tell me
Sending....
Ok
Writing
Failed (remote: not allowed)
Then I tried again
Sending
Failed (remote: 000008)
Am I doing something wrong here? The status is "Locked" but it is S-off
I also tried fastboot oem unlock and it just freezes
Maybe they sold me something that says Ship S-off but its actually S-on?

nameite said:
Hi guys,
I got into fastboot mode, opened up CMD and type: " fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-endeavoru.img"
Then it tell me
Sending....
Ok
Writing
Failed (remote: not allowed)
Then I tried again
Sending
Failed (remote: 000008)
Am I doing something wrong here? The status is "Locked" but it is S-off
I also tried fastboot oem unlock and it just freezes
Maybe they sold me something that says Ship S-off but its actually S-on?
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you have to unlock the bootloader to flash the recovery file... use HTCDev.com to do it

matt95 said:
you have to unlock the bootloader to flash the recovery file... use HTCDev.com to do it
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So what's the point s-off then???

You have to do it just once and from there on you can flash boot.img files from sdcard, without the computer. And you can up/downgrade your hboot as much as you like. At least I think it works that way.
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Will network unlocking (entering codes) for an S-on device change it to S-off?

jigners said:
Will network unlocking (entering codes) for an S-on device change it to S-off?
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Wishful thinking, and unfortunately not. I
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If you really wanted to, you could still unlock you bootloader by using the command fastboot oem unlock I believe.
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jamjame said:
If you really wanted to, you could still unlock you bootloader by using the command fastboot oem unlock I believe.
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Try that, didnt work.
But I got it figured out after reading some Chinese websites.
Basically fastboot wont work because it is still locked, but S-off means you can flash any RUU.
So I downloaded a RUU flashing tool, then just put the custom recovery.img into the RUU.zip (with nothing else inside but the android.txt file) and flashed it.
Now I have CMW and I can flash anything without having to fastboot boot.img

IF your phone is S-OFF you don't have to unlock the bootloader, you can just flash things 'out the box'. Follow guides as if you've already unlocked the bootloader

EddyOS said:
IF your phone is S-OFF you don't have to unlock the bootloader, you can just flash things 'out the box'. Follow guides as if you've already unlocked the bootloader
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So if someone wants to install the JB firmware.zip and have a CID of 11111111, should they change their CID to a compatible one or can they just add 11111111 to the androidinfo.txt and then flash it and it'll ignore the broken signature?
What if they need to flash a boot.img seperately (a repack for example), can they do this using fastboot without unlocking it?

bootloader won't unlock (Too many links)

Okay, so i was just scrolling through my apps, then my phone randomly restarts, and wont go past the HTC Beats screen, and when it does, the screen is just black.
So i restart into bootloader, and it says "Locked" at the top, so it appears its relocked itself?
WHAT DO I DO? WAS rooted and running Revolution HD-9.8 ROM.
Thanks
Edit: Tried unlocking the bootloader again, no result, got error message "FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 6.219s"
Edit: Battery is 3970mv, and i cannot get into recovery (i flash RUU HELP PLEASE.)
my friend Mr Hofs said to me your bootloader may unlock and only show locked !
i try to install CWM recovery !
C:\adb-Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery CWM.img
sending 'recovery' (5742 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.754s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.960s
i run CMD in ADMINISTRATOR
hey when i flash RUU phone reboot and go to bootloader and i try to reboot (not anything happend only after 3sec show HTC logo and go to bootloader (recovery and factory rest like this)

The most important thing you didn't tell is that the RUU flashed successfully, and that the phone didn't boot up. And that your bootloader goes from unlocked to LOCKED instead of relocked as it should......
The failed status error is normal, its confirmed everywhere on xda

Mr Hofs said:
The most important thing you didn't tell is that the RUU flashed successfully, and that the phone didn't boot up. And that your bootloader goes from unlocked to LOCKED instead of relocked as it should......
The failed status error is normal, its confirmed everywhere on xda
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my phone after (rom crash and ..) unlocked ==> locked
i don't see relocked status in my life !!

RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_JB_45_S_hTC_Asia_WWE_3.14.707.24_Radio_5.1204.162.29_release_296434_signed
now it's running (RUU)
wait........

"Fingers crossed and burning a candle"
and when it ends up successful you plug out the cable before you reboot !

ERORR [159]:IMAGE ERROR
The rom update utility canot update your android phone.
please get the correct rom update utility and try again
now try ICS ruu

And are you sure the fastboot command
Fastboot getvar version-main
Gave the the 2.17.707 number and not the 2.14.707 number ?

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Mr Hofs said:
And are you sure the fastboot command
Fastboot getvar version-main
Gave the the 2.17.707 number and not the 2.14.707 number ?
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sorry ! screen shot in zip file

Seen the picture .. its freakin bizar ! Ruu matches and the bootloader is locked, ruu runs succesfull but the phone does not boot up..... Unlocking the bootloader is succesfull but the bootloader remains locked !
:banghead: i cant seem to understand this !

Is your recovery CWM or stock? If you were running ARHD I suppose you had a custom recovery aswell?
As far as i know RUU won't work until you flash stock recovery.
Hope this helps

basd43 said:
Is your recovery CWM or stock? If you were running ARHD I suppose you had a custom recovery aswell?
As far as i know RUU won't work until you flash stock recovery.
Hope this helps
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Yes that's an option, but i tested a ruu once with custom recovery,kernel and rom and it worked flawlessly ! The main problem at this moment is that he flashes the .bin code and that the bootloader remain locked ! The commands are correct, but it refuses to unlock ......

Mr Hofs said:
Yes that's an option, but i tested a ruu once with custom recovery,kernel and rom and it worked flawlessly ! The main problem at this moment is that he flashes the .bin code and that the bootloader remain locked ! The commands are correct, but it refuses to unlock ......
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Did he try to flash a custom rom despite the fact the boorloader says locked? Maybe it just says locked but is actually unlocked? Happend to me once and after rebooting into bootloader after flashing it said unlocked... dont ask why, just happened...

Yes i believe he tried that too, got faile attempt remote not allowed error.....he rebooted the bootloader a couple of times and it said unlocked indeed, maybe that's the solution....keep rebooting the bootloader untill it says unlocked and then start flashing directly
Its giving me a headache ..... Been thinking about this for 2 days already

basd43 said:
Is your recovery CWM or stock? If you were running ARHD I suppose you had a custom recovery aswell?
As far as i know RUU won't work until you flash stock recovery.
Hope this helps
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You don't need to flash anything to use an ruu. The only thing that you need is a locked bootloader.
As the other user said. It may be reporting status wrongly. If you're going to try the ruu again. I suggest running fastboot OEM lock first just to make sure
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bagofcrap24 said:
You don't need to flash anything to use an ruu. The only thing that you need is a locked bootloader.
As the other user said. It may be reporting status wrongly. If you're going to try the ruu again. I suggest running fastboot OEM lock first just to make sure
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Yes .... But can you tell me why the ruu ended up as successful ? I just dont seem to get that ?
Another thing ! If you bootloader says LOCKED you should also have full warranty !! If nothing else helps its best to go to the htc service center

It's possible to unlock bootloader without htcdev?

Hi,
i have a S-Off HTC One M8 with stock 4.4.4.
It's possible to unlock bootloader without htcdev?
with "fastboot oem unlock" i get
"(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.010s]
"
Thanks.

jonhyxda said:
Hi,
i have a S-Off HTC One M8 with stock 4.4.4.
It's possible to unlock bootloader without htcdev?
with "fastboot oem unlock" i get
"(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.010s]
"
Thanks.
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Sunshine S-OFF unlocks the bootloader too I believe. It's $25. Not aware of any other method, just Sunshine and HTCDev that I know of.

I thought so, found nothing when searching.
thanks

jonhyxda said:
I thought so, found nothing when searching.
thanks
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If you manage to get sunshine working with 4.4.4 let me know please

Do you even need to unlock the bootloader with S-off? What happens if you just try to install custom recovery?

jonhyxda said:
Hi,
i have a S-Off HTC One M8 with stock 4.4.4.
It's possible to unlock bootloader without htcdev?
with "fastboot oem unlock" i get
"(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.010s]
"
Thanks.
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571

snebojsa said:
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
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Thanks for the response.
I already seen that post, but the device its not rooted, the ways i found to root need recovery, and to flash recovery need unlocked bootloader.

snebojsa said:
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
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I don't know how I missed where he said he's S-OFF, only noticed it with Redpoint's post. Was just about to suggest this link.
I think I'm tired

BerndM14 said:
I don't know how I missed where he said he's S-OFF, only noticed it with Redpoint's post. Was just about to suggest this link.
I think I'm tired
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Towel root still work?

SaHiLzZ said:
Towel root still work?
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I honestly never used towelroot so I can't answer that, but it almost seems like it should from this thread.
[Android][Unlock/S-OFF] SunShine for modern Motorola & HTC devices
How to use with TowelRoot:
If you are having difficulties with TowelRoot, or SunShine saying you are not rooted, you need to use a specific version of TowelRoot. The version on his main page does not currently work with HTC.
First go to http://towelroot.com, and then from that page go to https://towelroot.com/tr3.apk (hot link blocking, cant go straight to the apk).
Then install TowelRoot, and click "Welcome" three times. This will open the hidden "modstrings" option. Change the modstrings to "1337 0 1 0 4 1" and click "Make it Ra1n". Then run SunShine. After SunShine reboots your phone, you will have to repeat the process before running SunShine the second time.
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Was the phone s-off from the factory, or achieved some other way (firewater)?

jonhyxda said:
Thanks for the response.
I already seen that post, but the device its not rooted, the ways i found to root need recovery, and to flash recovery need unlocked bootloader.
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If your device is S-Off as you mentioned, you don't really need to unlock bootloader to flash recovery. Just use the RUU mode to flash a firmware.zip with your CID/MID matching in android-info.txt and put the custom recovery in that firmware.zip.
In fact you only need the android-info.txt and the recovery.img only, no need other things. Main point is flash it in RUU mode, then you can boot to custom recoveryto install root/SuperSu
or use the 0P6BIMG.zip method
Check this for reference on how-to - http://themikmik.com/showthread.php...-Recovery-(UNOFFICIAL)-v2-8-0-0-(2-8-0-5-Test)
then unlock as shown in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571

jonhyxda said:
Hi,
i have a S-Off HTC One M8 with stock 4.4.4.
It's possible to unlock bootloader without htcdev?
with "fastboot oem unlock" i get
"(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.010s]
"
Thanks.
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yes, it is. I did it to my new M8 a couple of weeks ago. I'll post what i did shortly.
Edit: Here is what worked for me. I was S-On, and did this to get unlocked and s-o ff without using HTC Dev
1) reboot device into System (might be unnecessary, but i always like to start with a reboot)
2) Install Sunshine and run it. It will give you temproot before it starts the process to s-off your device. You can cancel the Sunshine process after it performs the initial check on your device. After you do this, do not reboot until after you do step three or you will lose temproot.
3) Once you have temproot, follow these directions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
I hope that helps. Consider donating to the Sunshine guys since you're using their temproot functionality.

ckpv5 said:
If your device is S-Off as you mentioned, you don't really need to unlock bootloader to flash recovery. Just use the RUU mode to flash a firmware.zip with your CID/MID matching in android-info.txt and put the custom recovery in that firmware.zip.
In fact you only need the android-info.txt and the recovery.img only, no need other things. Main point is flash it in RUU mode, then you can boot to custom recoveryto install root/SuperSu
or use the 0P6BIMG.zip method
Check this for reference on how-to - http://themikmik.com/showthread.php...-Recovery-(UNOFFICIAL)-v2-8-0-0-(2-8-0-5-Test)
then unlock as shown in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
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Interesting, nice one :good:

ckpv5 said:
If your device is S-Off as you mentioned, you don't really need to unlock bootloader to flash recovery. Just use the RUU mode to flash a firmware.zip with your CID/MID matching in android-info.txt and put the custom recovery in that firmware.zip.
or use the 0P6BIMG.zip method
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That is what I suspected (that you don't need to unlock the bootloader once s-off).
Why won't the usual "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" to install custom recovery work in this case?

redpoint73 said:
That is what I suspected (that you don't need to unlock the bootloader once s-off).
Why won't the usual "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" to install custom recovery work in this case?
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Never go deep on why ... but fastboot command like fastboot boot and fastboot flash need an unlock bootloader to run command, so I guess fastboot oem rebootRUU will temporarily unlock the bootloader to execute the command

ckpv5 said:
If your device is S-Off as you mentioned, you don't really need to unlock bootloader to flash recovery. Just use the RUU mode to flash a firmware.zip with your CID/MID matching in android-info.txt and put the custom recovery in that firmware.zip.
In fact you only need the android-info.txt and the recovery.img only, no need other things. Main point is flash it in RUU mode, then you can boot to custom recoveryto install root/SuperSu
or use the 0P6BIMG.zip method
Check this for reference on how-to - http://themikmik.com/showthread.php...-Recovery-(UNOFFICIAL)-v2-8-0-0-(2-8-0-5-Test)
then unlock as shown in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
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Thanks, thats what i want.
With my old HTC (wildfire, aria, desire hd, sensasation xe, one x) the "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" was enough.
Sorry the bad english

jonhyxda said:
Thanks, thats what i want.
With my old HTC (wildfire, aria, desire hd, sensasation xe, one x) the "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" was enough.
Sorry the bad english
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Sorry for what? Your English is very good.

[Q] Stuck in bootloader mode. No wifi. Adb can't find devices

Okay so, I had a problem of having no OS and had my htc m8 on soft brick for a while but i finally got that resolved by flashing a new rom on it. ( Here it is if you want to read: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/os-installed-transfer-files-t3018626)
Unfortunately, I wasn't getting wifi on it. I tried 2 other roms and still no dice. I read online that i needed to update my firmware to do that. To do that, I needed to relock my bootloader so I did and the firmware flashed successfully.
Now my hboot is 3.19 instead of 3.16 and my bootloader says RELOCKED.However, when i go into recovery mode, my phone shows a picture of the dead android. I can't get past the bootscreen either so my phone is stuck on bootloader mode.
I found this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497712 to help me get my phone unlocked again cause the unlock code at htc dev wont work again.
However, when i write adb devices, no serial number shows up now. adb shell says no devices connected.
I tried pushing and flashing a new recovery and rom in cmd and it said it failed.
I'm really grasping at straws at this moment since I can't really do anything.

Are you sure you are updated? In the bootloader, what does it say for "os"?
And what roms are you trying to flash? 4.4.4 or Lollipop?

And to unlock bootloader, start over at HTC Dev. See what happens. Instead of trying old code.
You can't flash a recovery with a locked bootloader.

I'm pretty sure it updated because everything looks different. Bootloader's background is black instead of white now too. When I flashed the firmware, everything seemed to be okay as well. . .
my OS says 3.11.1700.5
and i tried it at dev and generated a code, but it gave me an error and didn't give me a file. I tried to use my old file but that didnt work.

Personally, in your situation now..... I'd flash the correct RUU for your device, then use Sunshine to s-off. Then you'll be bootloader unlocked also and can flash recovery, root and all that.
You'll need the same Android version RUU that matches your firmware now.
See this thread,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
Without Sunshine... I can't say why HTC Dev isn't helping.

Darth said:
Personally, in your situation now..... I'd flash the correct RUU for your device, then use Sunshine to s-off. Then you'll be bootloader unlocked also and can flash recovery, root and all that.
You'll need the same Android version RUU that matches your firmware now.
See this thread,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
Without Sunshine... I can't say why HTC Dev isn't helping.
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Which RUU do I download from here? I'm confused.

Shiverfire said:
Which RUU do I download from here? I'm confused.
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Read the whole first post. It tells you how to determine that.
Any help needed after trying, you can ask there. ?

I just asked. I'm too confused.
For reference:
version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
version-main: 3.11.1700.5
product: m8_ul_ca
modelid:0P6B12000
cidnum: CWS__001

Shiverfire said:
I just asked. I'm too confused.
For reference:
version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
version-main: 3.11.1700.5
product: m8_ul_ca
modelid:0P6B12000
cidnum: CWS__001
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Adb only works in custom recovery or OS.
If your phone shows bootloader, use fastboot to flash custom recovery

SaHiLzZ said:
Adb only works in custom recovery or OS.
If your phone shows bootloader, use fastboot to flash custom recovery
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I can't flash a recovery because the bootloader is Relocked. I can't unlock it cause my phone wont get detected in adb devices.
I tried manually updating drivers as well. :/

Shiverfire said:
I can't flash a recovery because the bootloader is Relocked. I can't unlock it cause my phone wont get detected in adb devices.
I tried manually updating drivers as well. :/
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Have you tried flashing a recovery using Hasoon2000 HTC one all in one ?. I had the same problem as you i flashed TWRP then I installed android revolution Hd Rom and it solved my problem but as I said try it may not work as your boot loader is locked..... You can also use the all in one too unlock boot loader might be worth a try
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mikem2273 said:
Have you tried flashing a recovery using Hasoon2000 HTC one all in one ?. I had the same problem as you i flashed TWRP then I installed android revolution Hd Rom and it solved my problem but as I said try it may not work as your boot loader is locked..... You can also use the all in one too unlock boot loader might be worth a try
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Like I said, recoveries wont flash cause its stuck on Relocked mode. I cant fix that because adb devices wont see my phone.
All the other commands on the All-in-One root kit gives me this:" 'C:\Users\Admin' is not an internal or external command, operable program or batch file " regardless of where i do it. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong here.
I tried to put the 0p6bimg.zip file but it wont copy on to my sd card cause of some error saying not responding or disconnected.
I tried flashing it instead but it said the file was too large
I tried the latest firmware but it said Failed! verification error.
I tried using the RUU to update and it stopped on the 1/7 process saying Error 155: Unknown Error.
I think what i need to do and how to fix it but I just need adb devices to find my phone.
If i can do that I can unlock my bootloader, install a recovery, install a rom and be home free but I can't do that until it detects my phone. I've tried everything now including reinstalling my drivers three times now.
Please help :'(

You don't need adb devices to see the device. You need to put the phone in the bootloader and type fastboot devices.
Open the command prompt inside the folder where also the fastboot.exe file is located.

Like Mr Hofs said...The bootloader gets unlocked in bootloader/fastboot mode.
Last I remember the code to get the token was "fastboot oem get_identifier_token" and "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin and not "adb oem get_identifier_token" or "adb flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin ...

BerndM14 said:
Like Mr Hofs said...The bootloader gets unlocked in bootloader/fastboot mode.
Last I remember the code to get the token was "fastboot oem get_identifier_token" and "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin and not "adb oem get_identifier_token" or "adb flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin ...
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No, you guys. I already said this. I already used the htc dev the first time to get my phone unlocked. I had to relock it to flash a firmware. Now I can't unlock it again.The token isn't working. I already used the token once and its not working for the second time. I need adb devices to use adb shell. That way I can adb push revone and unlock my bootloader, but im not sure if that would work either.
Edit: I tried htc dev by generating a code 3 times. It generated different ones, the last one worked.

Ok something is still wrong.
I flashed cwm 6.0.4.8, did a full wipe, installed supersu and installed the android revolution rom. When I reboot, it says I am not rooted, root now? I pressed yes and it reboot.
The phone goes into htc bootscreen for 2 minutes, reboots again and then goes into recovery mode. What do I do now?

Shiverfire said:
Ok something is still wrong.
I flashed cwm 6.0.4.8, did a full wipe, installed supersu and installed the android revolution rom. When I reboot, it says I am not rooted, root now? I pressed yes and it reboot.
The phone goes into htc bootscreen for 2 minutes, reboots again and then goes into recovery mode. What do I do now?
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Try flashing the boot.img again.
Clear the Cache.
If it still doesn't work then it might be best to just flash the ROM again.

Is your bootloader still show GPE version no. ?
If yes, how do you expect to flash a Sense ROM on GPE partition ?

BerndM14 said:
Try flashing the boot.img again.
Clear the Cache.
If it still doesn't work then it might be best to just flash the ROM again.
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just flashed the boot.img and recovery.
cleared cashe and reinstalled super su.
same thing.

ckpv5 said:
Is your bootloader still show GPE version no. ?
If yes, how do you expect to flash a Sense ROM on GPE partition ?
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wait, how do i know if its GPE? (I didnt buy a GPE phone)
I was able to download skydragon and android revolution before, the former was stock lollipop.
So what do I do? how do i install sense roms??

Back to Stock Recovery and Booload lock with S-ON

Hello,
so I got the HTC 10 from my brother but I can not get the latest updates via OTA. Reason: Bootload unlocked und TWRP Recovery.
Now I wanna relock the bootloader and back to the Stock Recovery in order to get the OTA upates. I found files in the thread but I do not really know how to proceed at all
Is there any step by step guide for this situation which a newbie would understand?
Some Info's to the phone itself:
Recovery: TWRP 3.03-10_Unofficial
S-On
Unlocked Bootloader
CID: HTC_034
Android 7.0, January Security update
Software: 2.41.401.4
Kernel: 3.18.31-perf-g9ec8cbc and @aabm#1 SMP PREEMPT
Baseband: [email protected]_79.07_F
Is there any way to simply flash the stock recovery again put the bootloader to locked and then get the OTA?
Any help is appreciated
(And no can not ask my brother as he is for several months abroad)

pyo[st said:
;73891974]Hello,
so I got the HTC 10 from my brother but I can not get the latest updates via OTA. Reason: Bootload unlocked und TWRP Recovery.
Now I wanna relock the bootloader and back to the Stock Recovery in order to get the OTA upates. I found files in the thread but I do not really know how to proceed at all
Is there any step by step guide for this situation which a newbie would understand?
Some Info's to the phone itself:
Recovery: TWRP 3.03-10_Unofficial
S-On
Unlocked Bootloader
CID: HTC_034
Android 7.0, January Security update
Software: 2.41.401.4
Kernel: 3.18.31-perf-g9ec8cbc and @aabm#1 SMP PREEMPT
Baseband: [email protected]_79.07_F
Is there any way to simply flash the stock recovery again put the bootloader to locked and then get the OTA?
Any help is appreciated
(And no can not ask my brother as he is for several months abroad)
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Bootloader status does not affect ability to take OTAs.
You need two things mainly to take the OTA:
1. Stock recovery matching your current software
2. An untouched backup image of the system partition matching your current software. This is needed if you're currently rooted.
Both can probably be found in the thread you linked. The backup image is flashed from twrp. The stock recovery is then flashed from download mode using this command:
Fastboot flash recovery yourrecoveryfile.img
But even after doing that, you might still get an error when trying to take the OTA. Easiest way to take it is to start from scratch, backup your phone's contents to your pc or sd card, and then run the latest ruu for your phone. This will bring you up to date, and will also allow you to make a backup system image from twrp before rooting so that you can easily take future OTAs. The ruu will also completely wipe your phone's contents.
So you can try the first method I mentioned, and if it doesn't work go with the ruu.

As your brother may root it before so the system may got modify, in this case the best and easiest way is flash a RUU.
Try this RUU, http://dl3.htc.com/application/[email protected]_79.07_F_release_495903_signed_2.exe
A RUU will restore your HTC 10 back to stock and wipe out everything. It require a match CID or super CID, if not it will not flash.

I tried to flash RUU via sd card method as well as fastboot method. Both got failed
sd card: Header Error
fastboot: load_file: could not allocate 1950335038 bytes
error: cannot load '2PS6IMG.zip'
Im running on venom rom , S ON with oem unlocked. How can i go back to stock rom??
Mine is 2.41.401.41

DummyPLUG said:
As your brother may root it before so the system may got modify, in this case the best and easiest way is flash a RUU.
Try this RUU, LINK
A RUU will restore your HTC 10 back to stock and wipe out everything. It require a match CID or super CID, if not it will not flash.
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This RUU worked perfectly. And no the phone was not rooted, just unlocked Bootloader and TWRP as Recovery.
After flashing the RUU I got the July Security Patch and that is what I wanted.
Thank you very much, Problem solved

$tark3 said:
I tried to flash RUU via sd card method as well as fastboot method. Both got failed
sd card: Header Error
fastboot: load_file: could not allocate 1950335038 bytes
error: cannot load '2PS6IMG.zip'
Im running on venom rom , S ON with oem unlocked. How can i go back to stock rom??
Mine is 2.41.401.41
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It is a EXE, you should run on windows instead of using the sdcard method, as for the not enough space I am not sure about

DummyPLUG said:
It is a EXE, you should run on windows instead of using the sdcard method, as for the not enough space I am not sure about
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Nah, i downloaded the exe and the zip file also.
Anyway fixed it. Just restored from a nandroid backup. Now back in stock
PS:In btw, anyone facing any battery drop issue??

So I run in another Problem. I got the latest OTA for Europe (July Security Patch) but now my Phone gets shown as uncertified in the google play app which means I can not download certain apps like Netflix via Appstore.
Now I already figured out why I get shown uncertified: the Bootload is still unlocked. I thought the RUU would fix this as well. And if I wanna go in to the recovery (there was an TWRP Recovery on it before) I just get a red triangle with an "!" in it. It wont boot into recovery. Had to hard reset the phone to be able to boot normally to android then.
Now I wanna flash the stock recovery and lock the Bootload again to get again the certified status from google again.
Now here I need help.
1. Can't find the matching recovery version (EU unlocked, July Securtiy Patch, 2.41.401.41). Can anyone help me find the recovery image I need?
2. How do I get the bootload locked again? My Brother unlocked it via HTCdev.com back then, that I know already. But the command fastboot oem lock does not work at all. It just does nothing.
So how can I lock the bootloader?
Thanks for the help.

If you ran the RUU you already have stock recovery...red triangle with an "!" in it.
Are you running the fastboot oem lock from bootloader or download mode?

Sloth said:
If you ran the RUU you already have stock recovery...red triangle with an "!" in it.
Are you running the fastboot oem lock from bootloader or download mode?
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Haha well then everything is ok with the recovery ^^
I tried both (download and bootloader mode), both times nothing happens. In download mode my PC does not even recognize the phone as the command "adb devices" does not list my phone and the command "fastboot oem lock" does nothing. HTCsnyc installed and ofc adb shell, worked even as when I normally checked with adb devices when my phone was on it was recognized.

pyo[st] said:
Haha well then everything is ok with the recovery ^^
I tried both (download and bootloader mode), both times nothing happens. In download mode my PC does not even recognize the phone as the command "adb devices" does not list my phone and the command "fastboot oem lock" does nothing. HTCsnyc installed and ofc adb shell, worked even as when I normally checked with adb devices when my phone was on it was recognized.
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Try fastboot devices
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Sloth said:
If you ran the RUU you already have stock recovery...red triangle with an "!" in it.
Are you running the fastboot oem lock from bootloader or download mode?
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Sloth said:
Try fastboot devices
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Alright this command works and shows my device.
Now I am in bootloader (Shows Software Status: Modified; Unlocked, S-ON). Then I type in "fastboot oem lock" and I get:
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.014s
Well at least now I get something, before just nothing happened. Any clue what I might do wrong here?
*edit*
So I am a big noob
Phone has to be in download mode then the command works and my phone shows me a message if I want to lock again. Unfortunately it will factory reset my phone as well (at least it says that) so I have to backup my data (again) first.
But thank you for your help, appreciate it.
Cheers!

So I did lock the phone again and flashed again the RUU.exe BUT again my Phone shows in Bootloader Software Status as Modified...and it shows as Relocked.
So how do I get it to official status again?

pyo[st said:
;74318325]So I did lock the phone again and flashed again the RUU.exe BUT again my Phone shows in Bootloader Software Status as Modified...and it shows as Relocked.
So how do I get it to official status again?
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By buying sunshine S-OFF. Only way to see the bootloader back to "locked" instead of "relocked"

Mr Hofs said:
By buying sunshine S-OFF. Only way to see the bootloader back to "locked" instead of "relocked"
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Ye found a thread to it. But seems I dont need it. My Phone gets shown as certified again at google play store so I assume just "relocking" the bootloader seems to be enough.

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