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Help with s-off and unbranding

Hi everyone ,
Here is my problem, I bought a french htc one m8 with orange carrier, I unlocked my bootloader and installed phil's touch recovery and then I flashed skydragon rom 4.4.2 with htc sense 6 but now I would like to flash the last skydragon lollipop but here's my problem , I can't go s-off with this rom so I can't update my firmware or change my CID, so I can't install lollipop rom without wifi's problem. I would like to know how can I do to update my firmware to 4.4.4 cause I tried to s-off with firewater but doesn't work too.
Anyone have a solution would be a god to me ^^
Thanks in advance.

blop135 said:
Hi everyone ,
Here is my problem, I bought a french htc one m8 with orange carrier, I unlocked my bootloader and installed phil's touch recovery and then I flashed skydragon rom 4.4.2 with htc sense 6 but now I would like to flash the last skydragon lollipop but here's my problem , I can't go s-off with this rom so I can't update my firmware or change my CID, so I can't install lollipop rom without wifi's problem. I would like to know how can I do to update my firmware to 4.4.4 cause I tried to s-off with firewater but doesn't work too.
Anyone have a solution would be a god to me ^^
Thanks in advance.
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Firewater doesn't work anymore. HTC patched the exploit.
You'll have to use SunShine S-Off. It costs $25, but is guaranteed to work or you don't pay.
Having S-Off is totally worth $25 IMO.
Here's a link to their website.

xunholyx said:
Firewater doesn't work anymore. HTC patched the exploit.
You'll have to use SunShine S-Off. It costs $25, but is guaranteed to work or you don't pay.
Having S-Off is totally worth $25 IMO.
Here's a link to their website.
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I tried but it didn't work , it told me I've got to be on a stock rom :/

blop135 said:
I tried but it didn't work , it told me I've got to be on a stock rom :/
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Go to this thread. It has a collection of stock backups you can falsh to get back your stock ROM.
It also has a collection of stock recoveries to flash with ADB if you need that.
All the instructions are there.

xunholyx said:
Go to this thread. It has a collection of stock backups you can falsh to get back your stock ROM.
It also has a collection of stock recoveries to flash with ADB if you need that.
All the instructions are there.
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OK thanks a lot , the number before every rom is my firmware right? So I've got to download the one with my number on it ?

blop135 said:
OK thanks a lot , the number before every rom is my firmware right? So I've got to download the one with my number on it ?
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Firmware is something separate. That link will get you back to stock ROM. Then use Sunshine to s off. After that, you can update your firmware.

xunholyx said:
Firmware is something separate. That link will get you back to stock ROM. Then use Sunshine to s off. After that, you can update your firmware.
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Ok I'll try this but I need to find the good stock recovery ? Sorry for my noob questions ^^

blop135 said:
Ok I'll try this but I need to find the good stock recovery ? Sorry for my noob questions ^^
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The stock recoveries or in that link too. I'm not sure if you need them for sunshine though. Try with custom recovery, if that doesn't work, get a stock recovery.
Or get both ROM and recovery stock, then reflash a custom recovery and ROM.
If you get both to stock, you shouldn't have any issues.

xunholyx said:
Firewater doesn't work anymore. HTC patched the exploit.
You'll have to use SunShine S-Off. It costs $25, but is guaranteed to work or you don't pay.
Having S-Off is totally worth $25 IMO.
Here's a link to their website.
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How did HTC patch the exploit?

xunholyx said:
The stock recoveries or in that link too. I'm not sure if you need them for sunshine though. Try with custom recovery, if that doesn't work, get a stock recovery.
Or get both ROM and recovery stock, then reflash a custom recovery and ROM.
If you get both to stock, you shouldn't have any issues.
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OK I'll try this, Thanks you very much

passion4tech said:
How did HTC patch the exploit?
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Firmware updates. If you have one fresh out of the box, Firewater would probably still work. And still does for some.

xunholyx said:
The stock recoveries or in that link too. I'm not sure if you need them for sunshine though. Try with custom recovery, if that doesn't work, get a stock recovery.
Or get both ROM and recovery stock, then reflash a custom recovery and ROM.
If you get both to stock, you shouldn't have any issues.
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Ok so now when I try to flash the offical carrier rom with phil's touch recovery , there is an android on the back with a red triangle and it says installation aborted

blop135 said:
Ok so now when I try to flash the offical carrier rom with phil's touch recovery , there is an android on the back with a red triangle and it says installation aborted
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First, I misunderstood your earlier question. Yes the number in front of the backups are for firmware.
To help you more, I'll need some information. Hook up your phone to your computer and start ADB. Then issue these commands:
adb reboot fastboot (wait till your phone boots into fastboot)
fastboot getvar all
Then post what the readout says here, but edit out your serial number (serialno) and IMEI for your own safety.
Then I'll be able to give you a little more guidance.

xunholyx said:
First, I misunderstood your earlier question. Yes the number in front of the backups are for firmware.
To help you more, I'll need some information. Hook up your phone to your computer and start ADB. Then issue these commands:
adb reboot fastboot (wait till your phone boots into fastboot)
fastboot getvar all
Then post what the readout says here, but edit out your serial number (serialno) and IMEI for your own safety.
Then I'll be able to give you a little more guidance.
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Here it is
http://imageshack.com/a/img537/3226/6mu7TC.png

blop135 said:
Here it is
http://imageshack.com/a/img537/3226/6mu7TC.png
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Your CID is ORANG202 and your firmware is 1.54.73.5, so you will need the backup that corresponds with that.
The backup available was made with TWRP recovery. So you'll need that. (In my opinion, TWRP is a better recovery, less issues)
You could go to their website to download it and get instructions on how to flash it, but there is a much easier way.
Go to the Play Store and install an app called TWRP Manager. Hit the three line menu thingy on the top left, and pick "Install TWRP".
After that go back to the stock backup thread and flash the backup that matches your CID and firmware.

xunholyx said:
Your CID is ORANG202 and your firmware is 1.54.73.5, so you will need the backup that corresponds with that.
The backup available was made with TWRP recovery. So you'll need that. (In my opinion, TWRP is a better recovery, less issues)
You could go to their website to download it and get instructions on how to flash it, but there is a much easier way.
Go to the Play Store and install an app called TWRP Manager. Hit the three line menu thingy on the top left, and pick "Install TWRP".
After that go back to the stock backup thread and flash the backup that matches your CID and firmware.
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Ok thanks I'll try that

xunholyx said:
Your CID is ORANG202 and your firmware is 1.54.73.5, so you will need the backup that corresponds with that.
The backup available was made with TWRP recovery. So you'll need that. (In my opinion, TWRP is a better recovery, less issues)
You could go to their website to download it and get instructions on how to flash it, but there is a much easier way.
Go to the Play Store and install an app called TWRP Manager. Hit the three line menu thingy on the top left, and pick "Install TWRP".
After that go back to the stock backup thread and flash the backup that matches your CID and firmware.
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Okay so I could finally go s-off by flashing an 4.4.3 android revolution , can you tell me how I should do to flash this rom with wi-fi working ? :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706391
You would be the best
Thanks a lot

xunholyx said:
Firmware updates. If you have one fresh out of the box, Firewater would probably still work. And still does for some.
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What firmware version works best with firewater? My firmware is 1.54.651.10

blop135 said:
Okay so I could finally go s-off by flashing an 4.4.3 android revolution , can you tell me how I should do to flash this rom with wi-fi working ? :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706391
You would be the best
Thanks a lot
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My friend has made a comprehensive guide on firmware and firmware flashing, complete with downloads. Make sure to read the whole opening post so you understand everything. It looks like it might be hard because of his full explanation of the whole process, but it's actually very easy. And very informative.

xunholyx said:
My friend has made a comprehensive guide on firmware and firmware flashing, complete with downloads. Make sure to read the whole opening post so you understand everything. It looks like it might be hard because of his full explanation of the whole process, but it's actually very easy. And very informative.
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Ok but I'm french so I'm not that good in english but I will try anyway Thanks

[Q] Is this a soft brick?

Hey guys, first post here and I couldn't find a good thread title. Hope that's not a problem
Anyways I need a little help with my m8, because I don't know what else to do.
I'll start from the beginning:
It's a One m8, bought from O2 Germany a few months ago. There were no O2 apps installed as I bought it, though.
I unlocked the bootloader, rooted the phone, flashed the TWRP recovery and the Venom m8 ROM. It was S-On over the whole time. Tried to make it S-OFF with the help of firewater but it didn't worked, so I didn't tried it anymore.
I just wanted to flash the newest Venom ROM, but to do so, I had to flash the newest firmware (Kitkat 4.4, have 4.2 right now)
So I relocked the bootloader, because that's what people on the internet said you have to do, to flash the newest stock firmware. After that I wanted to go back to Venom m8.
After relocking the bootloader, I rebooted the phone, and now I'm stuck in there. But in the fastboot mode.
Tried to enter the recovery -> can't access it
Tried to make a factory reset -> didn't worked
Everytime klick on recovery or factory reset, the phone reboots and comes back into fastboot.
Normaly you boot into hboot I think.
At the top of the screen stands:
***TAMPERED***
***RELOCKED***
***Security Warning***
I've seen the first two the whole time, but the third one is new :/
Here are the things I tried until now:
Flashing a stock ROM (it was a OTA_m8_O2___102...) I could try to find the actual link, if that helps.
Flashing a custom recovery (tried TWRP, after that CWM) Yea I already have custom recovery, but I tought it might help somehow.
Erased fastboot cache
None of these things worked. Fastboot is the only thing that works.
So my question now is, if anyone of you guys got any other idea how to solve that problem?
I really would appreciate any help.
If you need some more informations about the phone, just let me know. I guess there's missing some important informations
Sorry for the long text and if I misspelled something
EDIT: I just remembered that the flashing of TWRP or CWM didn't worked. It said FAILED: signature verify fail
Flashing of the Stock ROM worked I guess. There was the silver HTC logo on the phone. Then I flashed it in fastboot mode.
I tried to find this RUU software, but I couldn't find it :/
And "adb" in cmd also not working. It says "device not found"

Have you tried unlocking it again ?
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app
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Oh, and what are your CID / MID / bootloader version / firmware version / etc. ?
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You're bootloader needs to be unlocked, not re-locked. Go to HTC Dev to unlock in again, just like the first time. Then you can flash a recovery.

Like said above, phone HAS to have unlocked bootloader to flash custom ROMs and recovery(which is why you're getting FAILED: signature verify fail). Can't flash custom recovery/ROMs with a locked bootloader.
Go to HTCDev.com and unlock the bootloader like before, then head over to the collection of stock backups thread(in general section) download a nandroid backup for your device and restore it. After that you can flash back the stock recovery(also in the collection thread) and just do the OTA updates until you get to 4.4.4 to use the latest ViperROM.

SunShine don't work with a modifyed custom Rom like ViperS. I flashed ARHD (or stock Rom) and got S-Off with SunShine.
Firewater don't work at all anymore so you have to use SunShine and pay the 25$ it cost.

3fiddy said:
Hey guys, first post here and I couldn't find a good thread title. Hope that's not a problem
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Its not a bad one. At least better than many thread titles that say things like "Need help". Which of course is obvious, since its a Q&A, help forum! At least you tried to classify your issue!
Although the question of whether its a "soft brick" is not a critical one. IMO the term "soft brick" really doesn't mean anything. It simply means the user just got himself into a jam and doesn't know how to recover. And recovering is usually just a matter of knowing the right simple steps. More important to whether its a "soft brick", is whether the phone is truly bricked or not. And as long as the screen comes on, this phone is virtually never bricked.
RUUs don't exist for Euro versions (only the US versions, as far as I know).
The bootloader needs to be UNLOCKED to flash anything. Either just use the previous unlock bin code and fastboot command, or go through HTCDev.com unlock process again (as previously suggested). Then flash custom recovery, and flash a custom ROM or restore a stock nandroid.

Hey guys, sorry for the late response.
I did what you all said and unlocked the bootloader again. And that was it.
After unlocking it everything works normal.
You guys are the best, I knew this is the right place to come
Even the Venom ROM is on the phone. Everything else is gone, but the ROM is there.
Alright but I still would like to get the newest firmware for the phone. Could you guys give me a little help with this?
What do I have to do first?
I read a lot about how to do this. But as you can see something still went wrong :/
On the phone is currently Android 4.4.2 and ViperOneM8 1.7.0
First thing I have to do is, to grab a Nandroid Backup with the stock ROM, right?
I did this before, but then I read somewhere that the bootloader has to be locked, or relocked to update the newest stock ROM/ the newest firmware.
So if anyone knows how to do this correctly, please let me know.
Also when I flashed the nandroid backup (my own backup from before I flashed venom) I tried to update the firmware, but it wanted to update the latest Venom update.
Is this considered as normal?
Bootloader version (Hboot) is 3.16.0.0... At least I think this is the right one.
@jkolner: Didn't know that firewater doesn't work anymore. How long is this?
@redpoint73: Thanks for the heads-up Also I didn't know that there are no RUUs for the european versions. Good to know that now.
Thank you all for your answers
EDIT: I just tried to enter the recovery and it worked as well.
Oh and when I wrote above that I flashed the stock nandroid backup and the phone wanted to update the latest venom update, I think it was because the rom was still the Venom Rom, right?
Sure it was a nanroid backup, but the ROM was not the stock ROM? Or am I mix-up something there?

3fiddy said:
Alright but I still would like to get the newest firmware for the phone.
I read somewhere that the bootloader has to be locked, or relocked to update the newest stock ROM/ the newest firmware.
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It sounds like you are trying to return to stock, and install official OTA to update firmware. In that case, unlocked bootloader is OK for OTA (no need to relock). But you need stock ROM and stock recovery.
3fiddy said:
Also when I flashed the nandroid backup (my own backup from before I flashed venom) I tried to update the firmware, but it wanted to update the latest Venom update.
Is this considered as normal?
Oh and when I wrote above that I flashed the stock nandroid backup and the phone wanted to update the latest venom update, I think it was because the rom was still the Venom Rom, right?
Sure it was a nanroid backup, but the ROM was not the stock ROM? Or am I mix-up something there?
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You are mixing something up. The point of restoring a stock nandroid, is to return to the stock ROM. It sounds like your nandroid is made while on Viper ROM, not stock ROM. Either that, or the nandroid just didn't restore the ROM properly. Make sure "system" is checked on partitions to restore in recovery.
3fiddy said:
Bootloader version (Hboot) is 3.16.0.0... At least I think this is the right one.
Didn't know that firewater doesn't work anymore. How long is this?
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Its been that way for months now. But your hboot version is old; so firewater might work, might not. Worth a few tries; as firewater is free and doesn't take long. If it still fails, you need to use sunshine to s-off.

redpoint73 said:
It sounds like you are trying to return to stock, and install official OTA to update firmware. In that case, unlocked bootloader is OK for OTA (no need to relock). But you need stock ROM and stock recovery.
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Exactly this. Alright, then I read something wrong. I thought to flash the stock ROM you have to have a relocked bootloader.
I'll search a stock ROM and recovery. Hoperfully it will work.
redpoint73 said:
You are mixing something up. The point of restoring a stock nandroid, is to return to the stock ROM. It sounds like your nandroid is made while on Viper ROM, not stock ROM. Either that, or the nandroid just didn't restore the ROM properly. Make sure "system" is checked on partitions to restore in recovery.
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This could be it. I don't know if there was already the Venom ROM in use. Could be.
redpoint73 said:
Its been that way for months now. But your hboot version is old; so firewater might work, might not. Worth a few tries; as firewater is free and doesn't take long. If it still fails, you need to use sunshine to s-off.
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Okay I'll try it with firewater again.
Thanks for your help
EDIT: After I flashed the Nadroid Backup, do I have to wipe something, like Dalvik or anything?

3fiddy said:
EDIT: After I flashed the Nadroid Backup, do I have to wipe something, like Dalvik or anything?
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I wipe Dalvik and cache when I flash anything.
Recovery will wipe system as it flashed the ROM. No need to do so manually.
If restoring a nandroid without data partition backed up, you may or may not have to wipe user data. It might not play well with the restored ROM, but it depends on what ROM you are coming from. If error occur, wipe data and restore again.
If you are restoring a nandroid with data partition backup, it will be wiped during restore. No need to do so manually.

Alright I flashed my own stock nandroid backup. Guess I just read something wrong because I thought it will get the latest Venom Update.
Then I downloaded and installed the latest updates. Now the phone has finally Android 4.4.
After everything went good, I flashed the twrp recovery, made a Backup, rooted the phone, did another backup and flashed the latest Venom ROM.
Before flashing something I wiped everything, like you said.
All is good now.
I think now I can totally forget to gain S-OFF with firewater. But I'll save the link to sunshine. Maybe I'll give it a try
Thanks again everyone, couldn't have done it without your help

[Q] back to stock

Yes i read threads over going back to stock but my question is a little bit different
I got a dutch T-mobile branded M8 after i did my first root i made a a backup from my phone with TWRP.
i can't get S-OFF, so my phone is still S-ON!
Now i got the problem that my HBOOT isn't updated since, this is giving me problems with newer versions of TWRP and so for CM12.
My thoughts were:
- flash my backup to my phone
- ? 1
- ? 2
- update it regulary via ota updates (guess my phone is updated to the latest hboot)
- Root my phone
- install any new rom
Frist my questons are for the questionmarks in my steps:
? 1: Should i un-root and relock my bootloader?
? 2: Anythinge else i missed?
Thanks in advance

samstar said:
i can't get S-OFF, so my phone is still S-ON!
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You can't s-off, since sunshine says your phone is not supported? Or you don't want to pay for sunshine?
samstar said:
Frist my questons are for the questionmarks in my steps:
? 1: Should i un-root and relock my bootloader?
? 2: Anythinge else i missed?
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1) No need to unroot or relock bootloader. But no system files can be modified in order to OTA. If you made the nandroid right after installing TWRP and root, without any other mods, you should be OK.
2) You also need to flash stock recovery to install OTA

redpoint73 said:
You can't s-off, since sunshine says your phone is not supported? Or you don't want to pay for sunshine?
1) No need to unroot or relock bootloader. But no system files can be modified in order to OTA. If you made the nandroid right after installing TWRP and root, without any other mods, you should be OK.
2) You also need to flash stock recovery to install OTA
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Don't want to pay for sunshine, don't see the importance, just want to **** around with custom roms, never has been a great difference for me.
but the stock recovery, how do i get it? i donloaded one from a thread but just want to be sure it's alright

samstar said:
Don't want to pay for sunshine, don't see the importance, just want to **** around with custom roms, never has been a great difference for me.
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If you want s-off, pay for it. Otherwise, don't. And I agree that if the goal is merely to update firmware, you don't need s-off in your case. As for the importance, s-off allows a number of things, including being able to flash radios, modified hboots, and unlock SIM. These may not be relevant or needed by you.
But to say you can't s-off is not correct. You just don't want to. When asking for help, its best to provide the most complete and correct information.
samstar said:
but the stock recovery, how do i get it? i donloaded one from a thread but just want to be sure it's alright
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Download the stock recovery corresponding to your stock software number from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376

[Q] On custom ROM but want to go back to stock?

Hey everyone,
So here's what I've done on my phone:
Unlocked Bootloader
Installed TWRP
Rooted
Flashed custom ROM with kernel (specifically SkyDragon with its kernel)
I am still S-ON
Now I want to go back to stock. I found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696147
Can I just follow the steps (unzip the file, put it in the folder, and use restore in TWRP) and then go back to stock (with the root the OP said)?
Thanks

RUUs, OTAs, Stock TWRP Backups, Firmware & More Collection
Grab your CID nandroid from link provided, unpack it into TWRP/Philz backup folder, restore. Flash back stock recovery if you prefer(a MUST if you want to do OTAs)

BerndM14 said:
RUUs, OTAs, Stock TWRP Backups, Firmware & More Collection
Grab your CID nandroid from link provided, unpack it into TWRP/Philz backup folder, restore. Flash back stock recovery if you prefer(a MUST if you want to do OTAs)
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Thanks for the response. So this will return me back to stock without having to do anything else? Sorry I've been panicking for the past couple hours since I'm new to the M8 (previously flashed Nexus 4 constantly but M8 seems a lot harder)

Big Boy Marky said:
Thanks for the response. Will this return me back to stock?
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Yes.

BerndM14 said:
Yes.
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Alright thank you very much I'll give it a shot and give an update on what happens

BerndM14 said:
Yes.
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Just to make sure, my cidnum is CWS__001 so I just download the
1.58.502.1 - TWRP Thanks to MLIGN
and then restore from that?

Big Boy Marky said:
Just to make sure, my cidnum is CWS__001 so I just download the
1.58.502.1 - TWRP Thanks to MLIGN
and then restore from that?
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Yes.
What version did you have before putting custom ROM on? Was it 1.58 or 2.x?
If it was 1.58.502.1 you can also run the RUU for AT&T
But even if it's 2.x you can still restore the 1.58 and restore it, put on a stock recovery and let the OTA's roll :good:

BerndM14 said:
Yes.
What version did you have before putting custom ROM on? Was it 1.58 or 2.x?
If it was 1.58.502.1 you can also run the RUU for AT&T
But even if it's 2.x you can still restore the 1.58 and restore it, put on a stock recovery and let the OTA's roll :good:
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Not really sure.... Right now I'm figuring out how to get the folder onto my internal sd card.. only problem is I can't even boot into the phone. I can sideload it but it'll be a zip and I can't seem to figure out how to unzip in TWRP....

BerndM14 said:
Yes.
What version did you have before putting custom ROM on? Was it 1.58 or 2.x?
If it was 1.58.502.1 you can also run the RUU for AT&T
But even if it's 2.x you can still restore the 1.58 and restore it, put on a stock recovery and let the OTA's roll :good:
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Depending on why you are wanting to return to stock, you might consider that the Developer Edition phone is the same model as the AT&T phone - only the CID are different (MID is the same). I'm an AT&T customer and I've been running the Developer Edition software since about day 3 (I waited to make sure the phone was okay) and I have had zero problems with it. The only thing I sorta miss is Visual Voicemail, but otherwise I've been happier than a clam.
You do have to S-off to switch the CID if you want OTA updates, but a nandroid backup would probably work fine as well.

Big Boy Marky said:
Not really sure.... Right now I'm figuring out how to get the folder onto my internal sd card.. only problem is I can't even boot into the phone. I can sideload it but it'll be a zip and I can't seem to figure out how to unzip in TWRP....
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You can mount the partitions in recovery though, so you should still be able to see it when connected to PC then you can just copy it over that way.
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jshamlet said:
Depending on why you are wanting to return to stock, you might consider that the Developer Edition phone is the same model as the AT&T phone - only the CID are different (MID is the same). I'm an AT&T customer and I've been running the Developer Edition software since about day 3 (I waited to make sure the phone was okay) and I have had zero problems with it. The only thing I sorta miss is Visual Voicemail, but otherwise I've been happier than a clam.
You do have to S-off to switch the CID if you want OTA updates, but a nandroid backup would probably work fine as well.
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Yeah, I would have suggested that as well but he's S-ON so...
It'll be much better to go Developer Edition, like you said model is the same, shouldn't have problems with radio etc and you'll definitely get updates at a much faster rate than sticking with AT&T. Seems they still use the Telegram to push OTA's which is why 4.4.4 is months behind.

BerndM14 said:
You can mount the partitions in recovery though, so you should still be able to see it when connected to PC then you can just copy it over that way.
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Which partition would I mount? It only lets me mount Data, System, and one other thing but none of those make it discoverable in my computer. I just reflashed the ROM and am hoping it doesn't crash before I finish copying the file *fingers crossed*
I would have liked to S-OFF if possible but not sure anymore about that seeing how the only way is through sunshine :c

Back to stock thanks so much !

BerndM14 said:
Seems they still use the Telegram to push OTA's which is why 4.4.4 is months behind.
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Telegram? Are you kidding? Somewhere out there is a pony with a thumbdrive on his back racing towards Taiwan.

Can't get back to stock.
BerndM14 said:
RUUs, OTAs, Stock TWRP Backups, Firmware & More Collection
Grab your CID nandroid from link provided, unpack it into TWRP/Philz backup folder, restore. Flash back stock recovery if you prefer(a MUST if you want to do OTAs)
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Big Boy Marky,
I have a similar problem. I had Insert Coin ROM installed. My Microphone is not working, so I want to send it back because the M8 is still under warranty. I flashed with the stock RUU, but the bootloader had re-locked. I unlocked bootloader again to root the phone in order to get the bootloader back to "Locked State." While rooting I crashed into a wall while installing superuser and I can't get binaries installed in order to be rooted. I have a HTC one M8 At&T Harmon Kardon Edition. Anything I can do to get it back to factory stock?
Thanks,
Teknokill

[Q] can't install OTA on original ROM

dear all
i m trying to install an OTA updae for my original HTC M8 firmware, the OTA update i am trying to install since along time is ( 3.28.401.9 ) which is 73.96 MB, i have stock recovery, and when i donload the OTA update and try to install with stock recovery, it proceeds for almost 30% only and i see the green arrown, then it turns red and i cant proceed installation, i am doing this so i can get the lolipop update later.
know that my phone is rooted and boot loader is opened.

Tell me exactly what the state of your device is when you look at your bootloader.

osamaxosama said:
dear all
i m trying to install an OTA updae for my original HTC M8 firmware, the OTA update i am trying to install since along time is ( 3.28.401.9 ) which is 73.96 MB, i have stock recovery, and when i donload the OTA update and try to install with stock recovery, it proceeds for almost 30% only and i see the green arrown, then it turns red and i cant proceed installation, i am doing this so i can get the lolipop update later.
know that my phone is rooted and boot loader is opened.
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I too had this issue, for me it was as simple as restoring a stock Nandroid backup I found on here, as my backup wouldn't work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
Also, I know it's obvious, but make sure your bootloader is re-locked!

here is attachments for what happened

osamaxosama said:
here is attachments for what happened
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That last photo shows you have modified your system partition. You won't be able to take the OTA with /system modified. Are you using Xposed? If you are, you need to open Xposed and uninstall any modules you have, then uninstall Xposed itself.

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Also, I know it's obvious, but make sure your bootloader is re-locked!
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And this is obviously a wrong advise.
There is no need to relock bootloader for OTA.
Relocked bootloader is needed only for installing RUU and manual firmware flashing on S-On device.

I see your device is S-Off, you can try to install a RUU, keep in mind that your RUU must match your CID, but you can change your CID always if you want. I have superCID so I can install every RUU file.

thanks guys
i haven't installed exposed, but i think i installed sun plus o turn S-ON to S-OFF
i wish i could install original OTA.
i already relocked my bootloader.
so the only option for me is to install via RUU, is there anyway or a chance to use OTA udates and remove modified system ?

Back up your phone storage and data partition then flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-european-signed-ruu-0p6bimg-t2911563

ashyx said:
Back up your phone storage and data partition then flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-european-signed-ruu-0p6bimg-t2911563
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thanks for the link
but i found many links like OTA update, and official update and many
is there any difference ?
do u recommend any of these ?
thank you..
i already downloaded the OTA one.

How did you manage to flash the ota when your system is modified?

ashyx said:
How did you manage to flash the ota when your system is modified?
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i dont know, you tell me.
i just did as you guys told me.
i got some snapshots for the process, thank you all, it worked like a charm !!!
i just downloaded the OTA from the attached link, renamed it to 0P6BIMG.zip and moved the file to the root of my SD Card, and wen to the bootloader, and it started automatically to install, it took 10 mins. :good::good::good:
thank you guys for helping me out.
i just got one question, do i have to root my device agaiin ? do i have to make nandroid back for the recovery.img ???
thank you.
what could we do without you XDA developers !!!

osamaxosama said:
i dont know, you tell me.
i just did as you guys told me.
i got some snapshots for the process, thank you all, it worked like a charm !!!
i just downloaded the OTA from the attached link, renamed it to 0P6BIMG.zip and moved the file to the root of my SD Card, and wen to the bootloader, and it started automatically to install, it took 10 mins. :good::good::good:
thank you guys for helping me out.
i just got one question, do i have to root my device agaiin ? do i have to make nandroid back for the recovery.img ???
thank you.
what could we do without you XDA developers !!!
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Let's not confuse the ota with a full ruu. So my question is :
1: did you flash the ruu (full rom update utility)
2: flashed the ota (smaller size file, pure update to the existing software)
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I had the same problem as the OP..So i tried to restore just the system from my back up using CWM..Now im stuck at the HTC logo screen after the reboot. Im not sure what to do.

That wasn't the ota you just flashed. That was an RUU which completely wipes everything. I hope you realise it's also wiped your internal memory too?

ashyx said:
That wasn't the ota you just flashed. That was an RUU which completely wipes everything. I hope you realise it's also wiped your internal memory too?
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I couldnt flash the OTA...I got the red exclamation. So I tried to restore the system (using advanced restore)because I had put up the adblock. After which I was stuck in the loading screen.
Anyway I did a complete restore and flashed the stock recovery. Now its updating from the Eye Update.
Thanks for the quick reply though!

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Why are you relocking bootloader while you're S-OFF?
Relocking bootloader for flashing RUU is needed only on S-ON devices.
Wysłane z mojego HTC One_M8