yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
You are doing things very wrong. You need to run an RUU to convert back to Sense. I'm on my way home from work right now. I'll get back to you when I'm there and help you get your phone working. Within the next hour.
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Okay.

When you converted to GPE, you ran an RUU that changes the sizes of your partitions. The problem you are having (or one of them at least) is that system partition is now to small to run Sense. The way to convert your partitions back is to run a Sense RUU.

Change your CID to superCID, and run the 4.16.401.10 RUU. WWE firmware is totally compatible with you MID. I am on Telus, and have the same: 0P6B16000. I'm on WWE firmnware, and have been for at least 8 months.

You can't just flash the Rogers OTA to get it back. It just won't work.

If you want to remain on GPE, and not return to Sense (you said you were flashing the OTA just to give it a shot), just flash the GPE RUU and you will be fixed right up.

But....running the RUUs will wipe everything from your phone, so backup anything that is important to you, like photos, sms, and apk/mod.zip files.
[One (M8) General] prettyha8:
Hey MUCH appreciated, thanks for the info. Right now I'm more concerned about getting the phone working. So Sense or GPE does not matter right now. I'm also okay wiping all contents, just want to really unBrick this m8.

I'll try flashing the RUU. Also, I want to re-flash the Radio, do you know which if these RUU files contain a new radio in the Payload? I'll go try and find the GPE RUU right now! Will report back..
[One (M8) General] prettyha8:
Hi xunholyx and guys.. I think I am really close!

I followed instructions HERE to switch from GPE to Sense.

I flashed 1.54.401.5 FW, then 4.16.401.10 FW, then latest insertCoin Sense ROM.

The phone now boots up into InsertCoin properly running SENSE!

I now want to flash the Rogers STOCK RUU from HERE. How do I proceed? This is what I'm doing

-go into Fastboot USB

-convert to ROGER001 CID

-fastboot oem rebootRUU

-fastboot flash zip stock_Rogers_501_FW_RUU.zip

and I get this ERROR

sending 'zip' (672156 KB)...

OKAY [ 19.458s]

writing 'zip'...

(bootloader) zip header checking...

(bootloader) zip info parsing...

FAILED (remote: 24 parsing android-info fail)

Do I need to re-lock the Bootloader before flashing Stock Rogers RUU?

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.25.214500021.06G

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main:

(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF

(bootloader) serialno: ---

(bootloader) imei: ---

(bootloader) imei2: Not Support

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m8_ul

(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974

(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B16000

(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: off

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 3aa067db

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
[One (M8) General] TITANote2LTE:
Interesting

Hello fellow Canadian M8 users;

Ordered a replacement device from Rogers and I've attached a couple pictures to show. The HTC One M8 on the right is from Telus, unlocked and using it on Rogers, the one on the left is from "asurion." Is it just me being incredibly picky or is the replacement device totally off color of the "gunmetal grey" Also attached is a picture of the "yellow tint" granted my original is running GPE Rom, I've also compared it to stock sense and it still is noticeably yellow!

Just thought I'd share my experience with you guys on ordering replacement devices, in the meantime, its getting re-boxed and sent back to asurion.
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
That's an OTA, not a full RUU. I'm at work now. I'll help you out when I get home in about two hours.
[One (M8) General] prettyha8:
THANKS!! I'll keep reading away...
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Okay.

You can't flash an OTA zip in fastboot. You need to flash it in recovery. STOCK recovery. And while on the STOCK ROM.

You've already downloaded the OTA, so getting the stock recovery is easy.

Open the OTA zip with 7zip. Inside of it, you will find the firmware.zip. Unzip that, and the recovery.img is in there. Save that to your fastboot/platform-tools folder.

Now you need the stock ROM.

Download this stock TWRP 4.4.4 backup. Place it into your TWRP backup folder (if you don't have one, do a backup now and one will be created). Flash that and you will be on stock Rogers 4.4.4.

Now flash the stock recovery that you extracted from the OTA zip. Rename it to recovery.img, then fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

After that you can flash the OTA zip you downloaded, or you can look at software updates in settings>about phone to get an actual OTA.
[One (M8) General] crazyandroider:
Aren't devices shipped s-on? Another thing if you search xda for system dump there is a stock rom available for HTC one m8 I am pretty sure that does the job for sick rom
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Yes, they are shipped s-on. What's your point? He converted to GPE, so he is obviously s-off. And to convert back to Sense, running a Sense RUU is necessary to resize the partitions properly.
[One (M8) General] crazyandroider:
sorry i was using my phone to multi quote it didn't work. When i wanted to edit from my phone, it put me on hold for 4 mins. I went to bed.

But thanks for answering the question :D.
[One (M8) General] TwistyValhalla:
Interesting. The shades do look different to me.
[One (M8) General] TITANote2LTE:
Yes, the camera pics were shot by a Nexus 4, not the greatest lol

Addressed the issue with Asurion, actually the customer service rep was more then helpful. Managed to return it back with the pre-paid envelope and they are issuing me out an arctic silver one :)

Just odd how the shading differed and was wondering if any other fellow Canadian users experienced the same issue with a replacement.
[One (M8) General] prettyha8:
Excellent Instructions xunholyx!! Am trying these steps now.

Do you have another source for the stock TWRP 4.4.4 backup? Link below downloads a corrupt RAR file (tried several downloads). https://mega.co.nz/#!vRkRSKyK!c_ZHJjMzPW8658LB2PxG6-Omyrkznk63iuOt0WaLn14

Also, at any point do I have to re-lock the bootloader?
[One (M8) General] emmanueldmc:
Hi! i have a M8 0P6b160 Telcel (Mexico) model, I have many doubts about this variant with hard work I was able to unlock the bootloader , make root and s-off by sunshine

What is the latest version of firmware for this variant? Can be used firmwares for General HTC M8_UL ?

This version supports the roms and kernel's that are in the thread for HTC M8 General? or need special roms?
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
You can use WWE/International firmware. I have the same MID and CID (Telus) and I have been on WWE firmware ever since the first update for the M8 came out.

Flash 4.16.401.10.
[One (M8) General] emmanueldmc:
Thank's! now im running The last ARHD on my canadian m8 xD and firmware 4.16.401.10 :D
[One (M8) General] TwistyValhalla:
Looks like fido is no longer offering the M8. Wonder if they'll carry the M9. M8 took a long time before it made it to the store.
[One (M8) General] prettyha8:
Rogers ruu?

Hi guys, I am looking for a way to put on the LATEST version of ROGERS software on to the m8.

I am essentially am looking for a Rogers RUU. I'm pretty sure a Rogers RUU doesn't Exist. SO what is the best way to proceed?

I am assuming, apply the latest AT&T RUU here -> http://xdaforums.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/lolipop-ruu-htc-att-m8-t3075854

Then Apply something to make it Rogers. My question is... What is that something ??

Thanks guys!
[One (M8) General] ikeny:
Actually, don't need RUU.

1. Just flash to TWRP recovery,

2. Restore with nandroid image here (bottom of 1st post):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=58611288

3. Flash back to stock recovery, it's attached in zip.
[One (M8) General] prettyha8:
THANKS, am trying it now..
[One (M8) General] LNJ:
Anyone interested in an excellent condition Gold M8, unlocked and S-Off, please feel free to PM me.

Moved to to the S6 so don't need the M8 anymore.
[One (M8) General] androlocks:
Yes ofcourse you get the unlock code via any site. I get it from http://phoneunlockingshop.ca
[One (M8) General] jamesy829:
Build prop

Is anyone able to share their complete /system/build.prop here? I am using custom ROM and LTE is not working and I think it is because of the tweak to build.prop.

Thanks!!
[One (M8) General] gtrgonchi:
I have changed to gpe 5.1 but i can't connect to LTE networks with my ROGER001, could you please put the stock radio?
[One (M8) General] 420SYN:
Check your APN settings
[One (M8) General] gtrgonchi:
It didn't work
[One (M8) General] 420SYN:
How do you expect help with no info. Do you have an APN?
[One (M8) General] gtrgonchi:
Yes i have the same APN that i configured with Sense ROM
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Like this?

Rogers LTE APN Settings

APN: ltemobile.apn

(No need for a username and password)

GoRogers APN Settings

APN: goam.com

URL: http ://mymobilehomepage.rogers.com

Username: wapuser1

Password: wap

Port1: 80

Port2: 9203

Port3: 9201

IP1: 172.025.000.107

IP2: 208.200.067.150

IP3: 208.200.067.151

DNS1: 207.181.101.4

DNS2: 207.181.101.5
[One (M8) General] Hirambh:
Hola!

I'm also from Mexico and I have a m8 with Telcel too. I want to convert to Developer Edition. Do you know if this somehow affects the 4G LTE service?
[One (M8) General] danial.aw:
No converting the software doesn't change any of the radio hardware band compatibility
[One (M8) General] webbles17:
I have a telus m8 and I can only send and receive mms properly with the stock sms app. Tried tons of apn settings with no fix. I prefer gpe ROMs. Anybody got any ideas?
[One (M8) General] TwistyValhalla:
I'm with fido and had the same issue. Using the stock app now.
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
I'm on Telus as well. No problems with MMS on WWE/International 4.16.401.10 firmware and running ViperOneM8.
[One (M8) General] lgolas:
M8 downgrade from loli to KK

Hi everyone

i am new to XDA, and i tried searching this but the level or details and customization is a bit hard to follow. i am running a rogers M8 on rogers network. i recently made the mistake of upgrading to lolipop 5.0.1

i wanted to downgrade back down to KK 4.4.3 or 4.4.4.

are there any detailed guides which outline the steps and software needed to revert back? i have not modded phones before but i am decent with computers

appreciate your patience and help
[One (M8) General] webbles17:
What sms app do you use though?
[One (M8) General] :
You can likely flash a Kit Kat rom if you're unlocked with a custom recovery..... But you can't downgrade the firmware or reflash stock Kit Kat unless you are s-off.
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Google Hangouts. But the default messaging app works as well I believe. I'm not positive about that though. I've been using Hangouts for a while now.
[One (M8) General] webbles17:
So I was on firmware 4.16.1540.8. Last night I switched to the one your running, 4.16.401.10 and so far so good. Done a couple tests and working great. Thanks for your input.
[One (M8) General] batkinson001:
I just got my m8 with koodo. What is the US versions of this as I want to order a case off eBay and it only has options to choose an m8 from att Sprint tmobile.
[One (M8) General] :
I thought all m8's were the same dimensions and style. I would wait for confirmation from another... But pretty sure you're safe with any m8 case. :good:
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
They are the same dimensions.
[One (M8) General] batkinson001:
Thanks all.
[One (M8) General] BaCkkk:
guyz i have htc m8 rogers hboot 3.19..it is stuck at first htc boot logo...i want to restore twrp backup but problem is i cant unlock bootloader whenever i select yes to unlock bootloader phone restarts and again same SOFTWARE STATUS OFFICIAL LOCKED show at hboot..bplz guide me in this matter
[One (M8) General] DanielMelnik:
Hi, can i root Rogers HTC One M8, with stock 5.0.1 OS & bootloader?
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Yes.

Unlock your bootloader through htcdev.com

Fastboot flash a custom recovery (I recommend TWRP)

Use that recovery to flash SuperSU

That's it, you're rooted
[One (M8) General] DanielMelnik:
Is it for free?
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Yes
[One (M8) General] oxxshadow:
Hey fellow Canadians,

My Nexus 6 just exploded, due to a battery issue. I sent the phone back and got a full refund. Anyways, I am looking for a phone to hold me until the new Nexus phones are announced. Koodo is now selling the One M8 for 360 outright? Is this a good deal? And how easy is it to root the One M8?
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Yes, it's a good deal. Used ones are selling for that much on Craigslist in Vancouver.

And yes it is easy to root.
[One (M8) General] oxxshadow:
---------- Post added at 11:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:32 PM ----------

[/COLOR]

With tax, it comes to about 406? What do you suppose the resale value will be in about 5 months. I am contemplating on using the M8 or getting a moto g until reviews of the nexus come out, however, moto g 3rd gen only has 1GB of RAM. Also how do you find the M8 compared to G3, since koodo is selling both for 360
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
I've never owned a G3, and none of my friends have one, so I have no idea with personal experience.

I do know that the M8 is a great phone though. I love mine, that's for sure. Best phone I've ever had by far.

Many people I know that have moved up from M8 to M9 say the M8 is just as good.
[One (M8) General] oxxshadow:
Would you think that 400 is still decent for an M8 today? I hope to sell it for about 300 in 5 month time
[One (M8) General] mwake4goten:
Sorry I'm new to this kind of thing but would love to go back to firmware that cane with my phone Kitkat 4.4.2 which I bought from Rogers on contract...ahh body know an easy way to go back to this firmware... I have never fiddled with my phone so, i am a total noob with regard to all this
[One (M8) General] everythingsablur:
Given that in 5 months, it will be a nearly two year old phone, I wouldn't hold out much hope for a really strong resale value; it's not like these are iPhones (which are noted to have a much stronger resale value than most any Android device). What would you realistically be willing to pay for a lightly used two year old flagship with a so-so camera but great speakers? $200-250? It's always up to the market as to what someone will be willing to spend for it, but given there are a growing number of really good devices in the $200-400 range, it's hard to tell for sure. In early 2016, I wouldn't spend $300 on an M8, but that's me. I know I can get better/newer for a little more money.

The Moto G 3rd gen should have 2 GB of RAM if you get the 16 GB model. Only the base 8 GB model is saddled with the lone 1 GB of RAM. Doesn't seem like Koodo is selling the up-model though, so that sucks.

Also consider the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3. It's been getting really positive reviews since it came out as one of the best devices in that mid-range price segment. Runs a nearly stock 5.1.1, solid build, front stereo speakers, big bright 1080p screen; microSD, etc. It's like a bigger M8 with a possibly better camera, and better battery life (bigger battery and more efficient, nearly as powerful process). Recently rooted as well, if that's your thing (since you are on xda...).
[One (M8) General] oxxshadow:
Unfortunately, in Canada the Idol 3 is much more expensive compared to the U.S due to our weak dollar. Its $312 from Koodo and $350 outright at Virgin Mobile ( I'm on Virgin). I'm not sure if its still worth it after that.
[One (M8) General] :
And since you're here on XDA... Watch for lack of development on less popular devices. I've had a regret or 2 with that in the past on some phones. ;)
[One (M8) General] oxxshadow:
For sure man coming from Nexus devices I am used to a strong dev scene.
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Gain S-Off (you can't revert to older firmware without S-Off), go superCID, flash the WWE/International 4.4.2 RUU
[One (M8) General] mwake4goten:
Thanks for helpful reply just one question, that firmware you mentioned, would that be the same exact Rogers version or a generic international version?
[One (M8) General] pacificnw:
Rogers 4.20.631.3 Firmware

My Rogers M8 just got an OTA (~112MB) that seems to upgrade the firmware from 4.20.631.2 to 4.20.631.3. The filename is: OTA_M8_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_Rogers_WWE_4.20.631.3-4.20.631.2_release_446417. I assume this is the Stagefright security fix.

Here is the firmware I've extracted from the OTA file, if someone wants the full OTA file I can also upload it.

4.20.631.3 Fimware: https://mega.nz/#!uMJhyRiB!WXXqHWsb0orj2xa4SI2k3wBCsr3gPZDEKBhpVp57TpU
[One (M8) General] batkinson001:
Anyone else get a system update notification? Mine is upgrading something to 4.2something......
[One (M8) General] djHandy:
I did. It's the patch for the Stagefreight vulnerability.

I flashed stock recovery in order to apply the update. It seemed to apply the update, but now I'm stuck at the HTC ONE boot screen. Any advice?
[One (M8) General] batkinson001:
Let it finish, mine took quite a while the get past the boot screen... Plug it in too.
[One (M8) General] djHandy:
How long did it take? I waited about 15 minutes and figured I'd messed something up and then flashed TWRP and recovered my backup.
[One (M8) General] batkinson001:
It took about 10 min to get past the boot screens.
[One (M8) General] djHandy:
I'll give it another go and report back.

UPDATE - well, waited 30 minutes. I guess I've messed something up?
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Generic

---------- Post added at 08:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:21 PM ----------

I never get system update notifications. Ever. lol

---------- Post added at 08:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:23 PM ----------

Very common for 5.x.x ROMs. Even stock. It probably is due to ART instead of dalvik. Get used to it.

It'll be optimized properly one day I hope.
[One (M8) General] everythingsablur:
Here is a link to the TELUS OTA. I haven't installed it yet because I haven't flagged the stock recovery back on. Guessing I should probably unroot first too...

File name: OTA_M8_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_TELUS_WWE_4.20.661.3-4.20.661.2_release_4464632gp0h13u54w0foqs.zip

https://app.box.com/s/z0bc8ij47x1zdayx1kl6oa9c1k1tw3w2
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
You don't need to unroot.

For the stock recovery, you can pull it from the OTA (or for anyone else who downloads it)

Copy the OTA to your PC and open it with 7zip. Look for the firmware.zip and unzip it. The recovery.img is in there. Put that into your fastboot folder and fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
[One (M8) General] djHandy:
Does this process apply the update, or make it possible for you to apply it?
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Yes, with the stock ROM. You also need that of course. But if you were offered the OTA, you should be on the stock ROM already.
[One (M8) General] djHandy:
I can't get inside of the firmware.zip for either the Rogers one posted a few posts back, the Telus one above, or from the OTA update file pulled from my phone. Won't recognize it on my Windows PC or with ZIP viewer on my phone. Weird right?

Would someone mind posting the Rogers recovery.img file from the OTA?
[One (M8) General] Ronux25:
I just flashed to stock recovery that I found from the OTA update and installed the update via the standard method inside Android. Looks like the update installed but as someone mentioned a few posts above me it seems to just be sitting here at the white HTC ONE logo screen. I had it sit for about 30min and so far nothing, I rebooted and did a cache wipe to see if that did anything. Still looks like it's doing absolutely nothing. Should I just let it sit for an hour or so? I'm on stock and I did do an unroot as well to see if perhaps that was causing issues.
[One (M8) General] everythingsablur:
The trick is that firmware.zip is

not

actually a ZIP file. It's actually a tarball. Just rename the file to firmware.tar, and if you use a modern compression program like 7zip, you'll get into it just fine.

---------- Post added at 11:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:09 AM ----------

That's strange. My experience was pretty smooth once I was actually able to get the OTA to verify my /system partition. I must have deleted the wrong Nandroid and no longer had a copy with the stock kernel. Thankfully found someone else's clean TELUS 4.20.661.2, and restored the boot and system partitions. After about a dozen flipflops between TWRP and stock recovery, finally go the OTA to take (before I just reflashed the clean system partition, since I couldn't figure out what I hadn't removed). It applied through stock recovery, rebooted itself an ran the updater, then properly rebooted the phone. I didn't find the initial boot on the white HTC One screen took any longer than normal.

If you have a good nandroid, I'd consider restoring and trying to reapply the OTA.
[One (M8) General] Ronux25:
Something else I have noticed, and perhaps someone can tell me if this means something is that at the white HTC screen when I press volume up or down it vibrates. Seems a bit odd, any idea if that would mean if its still chewing through the update or just frozen?

UPDATE: I have tried reverting to earlier nandroid backups and trying the OTA update again but I still get the white HTC ONE screen. I uninstalled xposed as well this time around but that doesn't seem to have change anything either. I could really use some ideas as I can't figure out why this wont work. I haven't had any issues with any updates before this one.
[One (M8) General] essteekay:
Ronux, I am having the same issue as you. I get stuck at a White HTC screen that will vibrate when I press volume up or down. I'm just in the process of downloading a nandroid backup with hopes of pushing it to my device using fastboot and then using TWRP to restore it, but from your update it seems like that doesn't help.

If anyone has any clue on where to go from here, that would be much appreciated.
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
You'll need TWRP (or whatever recovery the backup was taken with) to flash a nandroid. If you OTAed, you have stock recovery now.

Your bootloader is unlocked, right? And you still have USB debugging enabled?

Get into ADB and see if your PC recognizes your device.

adb devices.

If it doesn't show you are connected (it will show your serial number in the output on cmd) try

adb reboot-bootloader

fastboot devices

If you see your serial number, fastboot flash recovery, then

fastboot reboot recovery (might need a hyphen between reboot and recovery, I don't remember but I think not)

and flash the backup from your extSD
[One (M8) General] essteekay:
I had stock recovery for the OTA but when I started having issues, I reflashed TWRP back onto my device. I still had USB debugging checked off and can find my device using the adb devices command.

Just waiting for my nandroid backup to complete downloading before trying to flash it and see if it helps at all.
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
An easier alternative than going back to stock for OTAs is to gain S-Off and use WWE/International firmware. They always get updated way before our Canadian carriers get them. That's what I do. The firmware is 100% compatible with your phone.
[One (M8) General] essteekay:
Not quite familiar with the whole S-OFF deal. Any ideas of references or guides I should look at before getting started?

I'm on Rogers/Fido.

M8_UL PVT SHIP S-ON

CID-ROG001

HBOOT-3.19.0.0000

RADIO-1.25.21331147A1.06G

OpenSDP-v48.2.2-00564-M8974_FO.1211

OS-4.20.631.3

eMMC-boot 2048MB
[One (M8) General] xunholyx:
Sunshine S-Off. It's the only way now and costs $25. There were free methods for the first few months that the M8 was out, but those exploits have been patched by HTC.

But you'll never have to wait for updates again, and you can simply flash the firmware instead of going back to stock and flashing the whole stock ROM/OTA, and you won't have to restore any backups or anything. You just get updated super simple.