[One (M7) General] kickassdave:
For those on Windows 8.1 who have just about given up trying to get S-OFF...

For reference I have an ATT HTC One, but showing in bootloader as m7ul (didn't seem to make a difference to any downloads/steps anyway so meh)....

hboot = 1.44

S-ON (hence the inability to install the new GPE 4.4 ROMs)...

So I have tried every single fix imaginable on these forums and the Internet in general... absolutely nothing has worked... trust me....

I then seen a comment from someone mentioning using Ubuntu to do it... I thought... no way, I'm not bothering, all that effort, and it'll still fail... well tell you what, via various forums, sites, fixes etc (lol) I got there in the end.

Prerequisites:

Rooted

hboot 1.44 (I haven't tested newer versions... assume you're looking here really because you had the same problems as me - test with other hboot versions at your own risk I guess)

Not sure if the version of Rom you are currently on matters, I was on 4.3 Google edition (Eragon V14), so don't ask me which to be on :)

Let's do the following:

1) Download Windows Ubuntu from here:

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer

Click "Get the Installer"

Download and save the .exe to wherever you want

2) Right click the .exe and create shortcut

3) Change the target of the shortcut (right click --> Properties) to end with the following: \wubi.exe --32bit

4) Run the installer, and just go with any defaults

5) Once rebooted in to Ubuntu we are going to download and install fastboot and adb

6) Click the Windows key, type "Terminal" and hit RETURN

7) type the following at the "command" prompt: (do not type [RETURN] <-- lol)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 [RETURN]

sudo apt-get update [RETURN]

sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot [RETURN]

When prompted, enter the password you set up when you installed Ubuntu in the first place.

8) To confirm Fastboot now works (yes... it was that easy)

Boot your phone in to Fastboot (hold VOL DWN + Power --> Fastboot)

Connect up the phone to USB

In the terminal, type the following then press RETURN

sudo fastboot devices

You should see your device serial, confirming it is recognised by Fastboot ---- :D

9) Now to download Rumrunner -- get the archive from the following location:

http://rumrunner.us/rumrunner_downloads/rumrunner_HTC_0.5.0.tgz

Open the download (rather than save), and extract all files to the Home/Download folder (you can just click and drag them over)

10) Now, we need to allow the "soju" file to be executed

Right click the extracted file "soju" --> go to Properties --> Permissions tab --> Tick "allow executing file as program"

Almost there.....

11) Boot the phone back up and enable USB Debugging via Developer Options

Also change display timeout to 10mins, and set screen security to None

12) Disable Fastboot where applicable (Settings --> Power --> Fast boot)

13) Now to run the Rumrunner application....

Again, within the terminal, type the following:

cd Downloads [RETURN]

(if this doesn't work, you need to navigate to the folder you extracted the "soju" file to, so the cd (change directory) DOS command works fine here)

Now type the following (once you are in the same location as "soju")

sudo ./soju

If you are ready (definitely) to start the process, now press RETURN.

14) You will be asked twice to type "Yes" exactly as displayed followed by RETURN to confirm, please do not type Yes to the warnings that will come up periodically after the script starts (if you give them a moment, you will see them continue without any input from yourself)

15) Sit back... and wait for it to complete. The process took about 20mins in total to complete on my phone... and I've now got S-OFF. If you keep getting prompted for what to do with your phone being plugged in - just press cancel to the prompts.

p.s. if this worked - please press THANKS :good:

If anyone needs any clarification, let me know, I will try and respond as soon as possible (if others could help - that would be appreciated too)