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I've seen some guides but most of them are outdated or they are meant to be used with Android 4.4.4.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
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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?
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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?
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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 .
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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.
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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 ?
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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 ?
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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.
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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 .
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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 .
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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.
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Hey xda!
I've been a long time lurker here but this is my first post. I am absolutely stumped as to what to do now.
I recently purchased a locked M8, from telus. Got it unlocked by buying an unlock code no issues there whatsoever.
However, i htcdev unlocked my M8 in hopes of getting S-Off but to my dismay, im having problems with that.
Here are the steps i took:
Unlocked bootloader
Flashed latest TWRP
Ran firewater but it said device not supported.
Im running android 4.4.2 and my hboot is 3.16
OS: win 7 Home premium x64
Ive been searching for hours but cant find a solution, please help guys!
Thanks!
Sunshine S-OFF - Google it
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Sunshine S-OFF - Google it
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After buying the device outright, and paying for an unlock code I decided I wasn't going to spend another 25 dollars on sunshine. Any other alternatives? Is there any other way besides s off to remove the tampered tag in the boot loader?
Thanks once again!
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After buying the device outright, and paying for an unlock code I decided I wasn't going to spend another 25 dollars on sunshine. Any other alternatives? Is there any other way besides s off to remove the tampered tag in the boot loader?
Thanks once again!
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no, sunshine is the only way to get s-off and then remove the tampered flag. Why you payed for a unlock code if you can unlock the sim if you are s-off ?
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no, sunshine is the only way to get s-off and then remove the tampered flag. Why you payed for a unlock code if you can unlock the sim if you are s-off ?
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At the time getting an unlock code would have been cheaper as opposed to buying an external sd card and upon knowing now that sunshine is the only way which is an extra 25$ besides it's easier for me to sell the device later by saying it's factory unlocked.
So is sunshine the ONLY way?
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At the time getting an unlock code would have been cheaper as opposed to buying an external sd card and upon knowing now that sunshine is the only way which is an extra 25$ besides it's easier for me to sell the device later by saying it's factory unlocked.
So is sunshine the ONLY way?
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again yes
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again yes
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Well, its SOL for me then :/
Thanks for all the replies, its much appreciated!
I have one last question, how would i go about to returning the m8 to stock If i decided to in the future? Can i use the toolkit thats here on xda to flash the stock ROM?
I have a Telus M8, where can i find the stock ROM for it? (not that the fact that it was originally from telus should matter)
Once again, Thanks for all the help!
As no public RUUs are available for the M8 (bar a few US carrier ones) you'd need a stock backup of the Telus ROM (back your own one up and keep it safe!) and the stock recovery and then use a few commands if S-OFF to remove the tampered and unlocked/relocked flags. Other than that you should be good to go
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As no public RUUs are available for the M8 (bar a few US carrier ones) you'd need a stock backup of the Telus ROM (back your own one up and keep it safe!) and the stock recovery and then use a few commands if S-OFF to remove the tampered and unlocked/relocked flags. Other than that you should be good to go
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Ok, I've made a backup with TWRP. So my ROM should be fine, What about my recovery though? I believe I didnt make a recovery backup and went ahead by flashing TWRP. Also, If i do find a recovery for my variant how will i flash it? Via fastboot?
Thanks for the quick reply!
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Ok, I've made a backup with TWRP. So my ROM should be fine, What about my recovery though? I believe I didnt make a recovery backup and went ahead by flashing TWRP. Also, If i do find a recovery for my variant how will i flash it? Via fastboot?
Thanks for the quick reply!
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Be careful! TWRP does not backup all your firmwares device. Just boot, data, system & cache partitions. If you flash a wrong RUU you could run into problems.
Search & read all twice before do anything.
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Be careful! TWRP does not backup all your firmwares device. Just boot, data, system & cache partitions. If you flash a wrong RUU you could run into problems.
Search & read all twice before do anything.
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Which steps would i take to ensure i Have a proper backup of my current ROM? As far as I know I need 2 things: 1) stock rom backup 2) stock recovery (which i found on xda)
So in order to return to stock I would have to: Flash Stock ROM, then flash stock recovery via fastboot. I dont even think i need any RUU. Let me know if I'm correct.
Bump!
Help please, I dont want to end up bricking my device. All i need is clarification on how to do a proper backup of stock ROM. And how to restore that rom, remove root, and flash the stock recovery. Ive searched on google as well as on xda but cannot find a concrete answer.
Hi all,
in the next days i will get my HTC M8 (i'm moving from an iPhone 5s but i had the M7 and the One Mini too, both with boot loader unlocked and custom rom)
Since this will be my first HTC device "new" from store, i will get the warranty of 24 months and so i will try to preserve it.
What i want to do with it is:
-Root It
-Install ViperONE Rom (so a custom rom)
-Stop.
But how can i do this without losing warranty? Or rather, i want to do these things but with the possibility to bring the smartphone to 100% stock and of course removing the text line like "unlocked, tampered" etc. to preserve the warranty if i will need it (of course i hope i never need warranty).
How can i do this? Is ok also if you say me only what i have to do without tell all the steps, i will search by myself the guides.
(Sorry for my english but i'm italian)
androiduserfan2 said:
Hi all,
in the next days i will get my HTC M8 (i'm moving from an iPhone 5s but i had the M7 and the One Mini too, both with boot loader unlocked and custom rom)
Since this will be my first HTC device "new" from store, i will get the warranty of 24 months and so i will try to preserve it.
What i want to do with it is:
-Root It
-Install ViperONE Rom (so a custom rom)
-Stop.
But how can i do this without losing warranty? Or rather, i want to do these things but with the possibility to bring the smartphone to 100% stock and of course removing the text line like "unlocked, tampered" etc. to preserve the warranty if i will need it (of course i hope i never need warranty).
How can i do this? Is ok also if you say me only what i have to do without tell all the steps, i will search by myself the guides.
(Sorry for my english but i'm italian)
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Don't know about warranty T&Cs where you're at... But if you have S-OFF you can go back to stock as much as possible so that they don't know the difference.
You can try Firewater S-OFF but seeing as you're buying a new device it'll probably have the newest 4.4.3 on it which means that Firewater S-OFF won't work. Still worth it to give it a try if you want to though.
Better option, though it costs money, is to use Sunshine S-OFF, it'll both unlock the bootloader and give S-OFF, it costs $25 though.
You can then root, flash custom ROMs etc no problem. You can even flash custom ROMs if you're still S-ON, though you won't be able to remove the flags like "Tampered, unlocked/relocked" if you're S-OFF. Which is why I'd suggest getting S-OFF.
If you have it and you need warranty you can follow the guides provided on these forums to go back to 100% stock. With S-OFF you can remove the red text that you might get on start up screen. You can remove the tampered flag in bootloader. You can make the device say "Locked" instead of "Relocked" if you were to lock bootloader again. You can take it back to a state that it'll look(At least on the surface) as if it's 100% the way you bought it. Which should be more than good enough for warranty purposes.
So if that's the direction you're looking in i.e To customize and still make it look like you never tampered with device in the event of warranty, you'll definitely need S-OFF for your device.
Going by your post, I'm sure you'll search for these things then?
Sunshine S-OFF
How to return device to stock - It'll be the same to return to stock, just use correct nandroids for your device.
How to remove red text from Hboot
How to reset Tampered flag
How to reset relocked flag
All of the "How to" threads you can find in the general section of the HTC One M8 forum. The Sunshine S-OFF thread you'll find in the "Paid Apps" forums on the main screen of xda forums or you can just search for it on google like "Sunshine S-OFF xda" it'll give you a link to it surely, the Author of the post is Jcase.
Edit: I added the links to the How to's and Sunshine S-OFF.
Wow your reply is simply amazing, thank you so much!
Just one little questions: if Firewater will work, how can i unlock boot loader without htcdev procedure?
Thanks again, is really great that XDA community has users like you!
(PS: don't know if this will change something but i'll have an M8 with Vodafone Brand (but sim unlocked) too!)
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Wow your reply is simply amazing, thank you so much!
Just one little questions: if Firewater will work, how can i unlock boot loader without htcdev procedure?
Thanks again, is really great that XDA community has users like you!
(PS: don't know if this will change something but i'll have an M8 with Vodafone Brand (but sim unlocked) too!)
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In the last link I provided "reset relocked flag" the actual title of the thread is [how to] lock/unlock your bootloader without htcdev(s-off required) .
On your PS. Just make sure you make nandroid back up of your device before flashing custom ROMs. I'm not sure if your Vodafone backup is in the collection thread or not. Of course you'll also then have to make a backup of your recovery before flashing a custom one.
You can just boot the custom recovery of your choice - fastboot boot name_of_custom_recovery.img - that'll boot in so that you can make a backup of the stock recovery before you flash it. That'll only work with Philz I think... TWRP didn't boot for me with the newest 4.4.3 software and it doesn't make a backup of the stock recovery anyways. Philz can do that though, or you can follow the instructions I gave in this post - Of course you'll also need to run the cat /proc/emmc command to just make sure on which block number your recovery partition is. You'll need root for that of course. You can flash supersu to gain root while booting a custom recovery so you don't have to flash one.
Though it'll also make things easier if you do decide to go with Sunshine because I'm sure they have a method in the thread to have root for your device also.
So that's important, getting a backup of your device BEFORE you do anything, in the event you want to go back and we don't have a backup for your device it might be a problem if you didn't make one yourself either :good:
Ok thanks for all the infos!
At this point, i think that Sunshine will be the method that i will use.
So now i have just to wait the shipping of my M8 and as soon as i get it i will FIRSTLY backup and after i will start modding! If i'll have problems i will ask to you/the community again. Thank you!
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Ok thanks for all the infos!
At this point, i think that Sunshine will be the method that i will use.
So now i have just to wait the shipping of my M8 and as soon as i get it i will FIRSTLY backup and after i will start modding! If i'll have problems i will ask to you/the community again. Thank you!
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No problem.
Perhaps if you made a backup you can upload it and share the link in the COLLECTION of Stock backup's thread. That'll help even more people with similar device to your own :good:
Sure i will! I always helped (in others italian forums) developers with backup, test etc: i love modding and help developers!
So i'll just backup through TWRP right? Because i always used Clockworkmod
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Sure i will! I always helped (in others italian forums) developers with backup, test etc: i love modding and help developers!
So i'll just backup through TWRP right? Because i always used Clockworkmod
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Yes you can backup through TWRP but like I mentioned, it didn't do backup of the recovery partition. So you'll probably have to use the method I linked to in order to make backup of stock recovery.
TWRP gave me some problems lately...not booting like it should, it didn't make backup of stock recovery. I like TWRP and prefer it but Philz definitely did the better job for backups. Could probably boot that up and make a backup of everything too if you prefer. Doesn't really make a difference, I mean, if(BIG IFFF) something happens to your device you could always just flash Philz back and restore the backup. It's easy enough so...
So will be better Philz
I used Sunshine right of the bat, so I could return to stock and keep my warranty. A good plan. ?
I will use it too
2 days and i will finally have my HTC M8!!!
I ordered it 7 days ago but the store had misspelled my city -.-
I will verify that he work at 100% (wifi, signal, display etc) and after i will start modding it
Guys yesterday the M8 has arrived!
After i tried all the basic functions (call, wifi etc) i started with sunshine!
After i upgraded the firmware, flashed philz, backuped ROM and installed ViperROM. Now i'm very satisfied of my new smartphone! Thank you all!
Ok, so I have recently switched to a HTC One M8 and I am puzzled by a few things regarding unlocking the bootloader and flashing ROMs. Coming from a Samsung Galaxy s4 I have never really needed to worry about unlocking my bootloader. I have looked up on the subject and have found that with unlocking the bootloader using HTCdev you have to flash boot.img everytime after flasing a ROM on the HTC One. Does this also apply to the HTC One m8 ? If so does anybody have a better means of unlocking the bootloader without needing to do this after every ROM flash.
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Ok, so I have recently switched to a HTC One M8 and I am puzzled by a few things regarding unlocking the bootloader and flashing ROMs. Coming from a Samsung Galaxy s4 I have never really needed to worry about unlocking my bootloader. I have looked up on the subject and have found that with unlocking the bootloader using HTCdev you have to flash boot.img everytime after flasing a ROM on the HTC One. Does this also apply to the HTC One m8 ? If so does anybody have a better means of unlocking the bootloader without needing to do this after every ROM flash.
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You don't have to replace hboot unless you want to get rid of certain firmware messages, like the tampered flag. Unless you are sending your phone in for warranty work, you won't likely care about it, since you only see it in fastboot/hboot mode. The only thing the token does, besides unlock the boot loader, is remove certain preloaded apps, like the flashlight, which will screw up further OTA updates.
However, I would suggest you look into going S-off, as it makes locking/unlocking the boot loader possible without contacting HTC at all, and without messing up OTA updates. You also gain the freedom to change your CID (if you ever want to convert to stock Developer Edition), SIM unlock, and revert to older firmware if necessary (such as restoring an older RUU to go back to stock) However, S-off is "security off", so there is an increased chance of bricking the phone if you aren't careful.
Ok so what i understand is: To install a custom rom I first have to get s-off, then unlock bootloader, root and install custom recovery and I am good to go? Please help me if I have missed anything.
I am used to flashing a rom every week on my Samsung. This is why I am so worried that I might do something wrong.
Edit: I have also found this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618 please tell me if it is the correct way to do it.
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Ok so what i understand is: To install a custom rom I first have to get s-off, then unlock bootloader, root and install custom recovery and I am good to go? Please help me if I have missed anything.
I am used to flashing a rom every week on my Samsung. This is why I am so worried that I might do something wrong.
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I would suggest you use this guide.
Im going to use it this friday to root my phone.
Ok so if I understand correctly now...using that guide I will not need to use htcdev and it will not be neccesary for me to flash boot.img after every rom flash?
JJGLive said:
Ok so what i understand is: To install a custom rom I first have to get s-off, then unlock bootloader, root and install custom recovery and I am good to go? Please help me if I have missed anything.
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Not quite. To flash a custom ROM, all you need to do is unlock the bootloader, install custom recovery, and flash a ROM. In addition, I highly recommend you make a nandroid backup before flashing anything
S-off is only needed if you want to avoid the bootloader unlocking method via HTCDev.com (and HTC therefore having a record of you unlocking by IMEI); or to flash hboot, radio, firmware, or a few other things (such as SIM unlock). S-off is not needed to flash a ROM.
One caveat, if your phone presently has older firmware, you will experience some severe bugs on any Sense 2.x based ROM (long boot times, broken WiFi or Bluetooth) and having S-off is required to manually update the firmware. So, while in literal terms, S-off is not needed to flash a ROM. But if the above applies to you, you need s-off to manually update the firmware and get the ROM to work correctly. Alternately, you can OTA to the latest firmware before modding the phone. You will need to list your phone's hboot and present software version for us to tell you what firmware you are on.
Also, its not necessary to root before flashing a custom ROM. You will be rooted after you flash a custom ROM.
JJGLive said:
Edit: I have also found this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618 please tell me if it is the correct way to do it.
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Definitely not correct. That guide is for the M7. Be careful what device forum section you are in, and stay in the M8 section.
Hell, I feel like a noob again. Ok so no boot.img flash after flashing a rom is needed.
JJGLive said:
Hell, I feel like a noob again. Ok so no boot.img flash after flashing a rom is needed.
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Nope, not needed. Boot.img will flash automatically along with the ROM. Don't assume that anything on the M7 applies to the M8. These things change as the hardware changes, and every device has its own subtle differences.
redpoint73 said:
Nope, not needed. Boot.img will flash automatically along with the ROM. Don't assume that anything on the M7 applies to the M8. These things change as the hardware changes, and every device has its own subtle differences.
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Thank you so much...this also applies if I use the htcdev unlock. Still no boot.img then?
JJGLive said:
Thank you so much...this also applies if I use the htcdev unlock. Still no boot.img then?
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Correct, no need to flash boot.img separately when flashing ROMs, if you unlock the bootloader via HTCDev.com (or by the S-off way).
redpoint73 said:
Correct, no need to flash boot.img separately when flashing ROMs, if you unlock the bootloader via HTCDev.com (or by the S-off way).
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Thank you very much...I feel much more welcome in the htc one m8 thread than I did when I first started on the samsung s4 thread. You have made me feel very welcome!
Thankfully we have freegee for LG OG. Bootloader is really dangerous please keep in mind before you go for any tutorials
Hi!
I've bought used HTC10 on ebay. Seller says that it was S-OFFed, unlocked via Sunshine and has TWRP 3.0.2-6 installed.
The phone is not rooted.
At the moment:
OTA is returning "Can't update software" message.
Android PAY says "unable to verify that your device or the software is compatible"
My understanding is that in order to fix these, I would need to replace TWRP with stock recovery, relock and s-on. Am I right? Could you please point me to the right guides?
Thanks in advance!
hniu said:
Hi!
I've bought used HTC10 on ebay. Seller says that it was S-OFFed, unlocked via Sunshine and has TWRP 3.0.2-6 installed.
The phone is not rooted.
At the moment:
OTA is returning "Can't update software" message.
Android PAY says "unable to verify that your device or the software is compatible"
My understanding is that in order to fix these, I would need to replace TWRP with stock recovery, relock and s-on. Am I right? Could you please point me to the right guides?
Thanks in advance!
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I think the best you can do is check the cid, then flash the ruu, after that use sunshine to lock it/s-on
may be you can also change the cid and flash whatever firmware you want (except jap ver, and cross flash for us/international)
there are a lot of guides, but most of them give you the same result
DummyPLUG said:
I think the best you can do is check the cid, then flash the ruu, after that use sunshine to lock it/s-on
may be you can also change the cid and flash whatever firmware you want (except jap ver, and cross flash for us/international)
there are a lot of guides, but most of them give you the same result
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Thanks!
The CID is "HTC__01 WWE".
Do I need to flash RUU or TWRP Backup / Stock recovery or all of them? The phone is running stock ROM and is unrooted.
Also do I need to buy Sunshine for unlock/s-off or is there a cheaper way?
I will suggest do a TWRP backup first, then flash RUU, in case of anything goes wrong
may be you will want to change cid and flash your regional firmware because volte and language setting are carries/region specific
sunshine can be reuse on the same phone, just go to download the latest version then you are good to go.
http://theroot.ninja/download.html
hniu said:
Hi!
I've bought used HTC10 on ebay. Seller says that it was S-OFFed, unlocked via Sunshine and has TWRP 3.0.2-6 installed.
The phone is not rooted.
At the moment:
OTA is returning "Can't update software" message.
Android PAY says "unable to verify that your device or the software is compatible"
My understanding is that in order to fix these, I would need to replace TWRP with stock recovery, relock and s-on. Am I right? Could you please point me to the right guides?
Thanks in advance!
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If TWRP is installed, then you can root it w/SuperSU.
If it is S-off, you can flash the firmware updates easily yourself; there are guides and an automated tool.
Android Pay doesn't like unlocked bootloaders and root; there may be workarounds for this but be prepared for endless cat-and-mouse if you really want that app (personally, I'll just keep my phone the way I want it and since they don't trust their app to run on a rooted phone, then I don't trust it either.)
Having said all that, any device I get, I completely wipe/reinstall (run RUU in this case) since it really is in an unknown state...especially an S-off phone from eBay.
Rolo42 said:
If TWRP is installed, then you can root it w/SuperSU.
If it is S-off, you can flash the firmware updates easily yourself; there are guides and an automated tool.
Android Pay doesn't like unlocked bootloaders and root; there may be workarounds for this but be prepared for endless cat-and-mouse if you really want that app (personally, I'll just keep my phone the way I want it and since they don't trust their app to run on a rooted phone, then I don't trust it either.)
Having said all that, any device I get, I completely wipe/reinstall (run RUU in this case) since it really is in an unknown state...especially an S-off phone from eBay.
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Thank you!
I've flashed RUU zip using the guide from theunlockr.com. Everything worked as it should. Bootloader is still unlocked (with S-off), but that's shouldn't be a problem, as OTA and android pay are now working fine. I might use it in the future to install CM14 when it comes out.
I try to unlock my device many times and everytime i failed
I bought it used
And shows "relocked"
And I don't know what i do
Someone says i need to s-off !!
I need someone to help me from start to the end please :crying:
zeuskrap said:
I try to unlock my device many times and everytime i failed
I bought it used
And shows "relocked"
And I don't know what i do
Someone says i need to s-off !!
I need someone to help me from start to the end please :crying:
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You want to unlock your bootloader or sim unlock ? Be more specific please. S-OFF I needed to flash firmware,radio and some audio mods. Maybe u can do it here http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/ or to ask the owner to send you unlock_token file.
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You want to unlock your bootloader or sim unlock ? Be more specific please. S-OFF I needed to flash firmware,radio and some audio mods. Maybe u can do it here http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/ or to ask the owner to send you unlock_token file.
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i need to unlock my bootloader but it show
s-on
and relocked
zeuskrap said:
I try to unlock my device many times and everytime i failed
Someone says i need to s-off !!
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You're a bit confused. Based on your other posts, I don't think anyone really told you that you "need s-off to unlock the bootloader" ( as that statement is not completely true - so hold on and I'll explain why). Rather, you are incorrectly trying the following method to unlock the bootloader, and this particular method requires s-off:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
The method above clearly requires s-off. This is an absolute truism, and no amount of trying it over and over is going to work. However, this is not the only method to unlock the bootloader.
You've already been advised, that you can unlock the bootloader s-on using the HTCDev.com unlock process. Again, this works perfectly fine when s-on. If you need further guidance, the following thread includes very good instructions.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/vomerguides-m8-bootldr-unlock-s-off-t2800727
But note that the guide is quite a bit outdated. The portion about unlocking the bootloader is still relevant, and therefore still a really good guide. But once you get past that point, you will need to note the following:
a) When you go to install TWRP custom recovery, you should install the current version 3.1 from here (don't use the TWRP version linked in the guide - it's outdated and will cause problems.
b) If you intend to root the current ROM, you will want to use the current stable version 2.79 (link in the guide automatically goes to the latest stable SuperSU version, so you are okay there.\
c) The remainder of the guide (S-off, SuperCID) isn't necessary for most purposes, such as root, custom ROMs, etc. But it should be noted that the s-off method referenced (firewater) not longer works, and not amount of trying will make it work (sunshine is the only valid s-off method, and costs $25 US).
If you have any other issues or questions about the process, post the specific questions to this thread, and folks will be happy to try to help.