yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M8) Android Development] ericshmerick:
So with Google dropping sales of the GPE M8 (and GPE all together), is flashing this considered wise in terms of continued Google OTA support for the M8? Or should we just roll with HTC's stock build?

I'd hate to go through all of this again (phone arrives in a few days) only to have OTAs stalled by Google. Yes, I know I can flash anything, but I prefer stock, rooted, OTA-able.
[One (M8) Android Development] exist2resist:
The sales could be stopping due to the m9 coming out shortly.
[One (M8) Android Development] exist2resist:
How does this conversion differ from this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2706441 ?
[One (M8) Android Development] EddyOS:
That one is a custom ROM based on the GPe ROM, this thread is the full conversion to GPe
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
Important thing is that the RUU will wipe your internal storage, reduce the system partition because GPE doesn't need as much as Sense, replace recovery, firmware everything so it's for people like me who like to be stock.

The ROM you'd just flash via TWRP or whatever, but you might run into problems related to your firmware. The upside is that going back to a sense ROM is easier if you used the ROM and not the RUU. Some people will say it's super easy to go back to sense because they have done it a lot, it's definitely not extremely complicated, but all I'm saying is that if you were to go back to sense, it's easier if you flashed the ROM compared to using the RUU.
[One (M8) Android Development] wf-17:
nice
[One (M8) Android Development] jjdp:
Can someone confirm if the mid of 0P6B10000 will allow for it as or do I need to change to the gpe one ?
[One (M8) Android Development] BretskiSmith:
Hey Guys,

I am trying to flash the KIT KAT GPE RUU, but It doesn't seem to be sticking, is there something I need to do before hand? I am currently on Lollipop, but I need to downgrade to Kit Kat.

EDIT Figured it out
[One (M8) Android Development] meresis:
Hi, I have this MID and could flash this RUU, however I have wifi problems and my phone doesnt sync emails with Gmail for example.

I don't know if we need to flash the firmware provided by the author, if anyone knows about it.
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
The RUU contains the right firmware so that should not be a problem. There are known WiFi problems though with both GPE and Sense. This is not the place to talk about that but search on XDA and you'll find information.
[One (M8) Android Development] meresis:
Ok, thanks for the info. Also, do you know if OTAs will work even if my MID is 0P6B10000 ?

Thanks again
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
I'm not 100% sure, I know 0P6B12000 and 0P6B17000 will but i'm not sure about 10000. I
[One (M8) Android Development] jjdp:
I have installed the ruu on the same version and its working perfectly. Both WiFi and LTE are working and battery has been the same. I just changed my cid to the gpe one but have left the mid so not sure about updates
[One (M8) Android Development] meresis:
Just to be sure I modified my MID for this one 0P6B17000.

Now let's hope there will be an update to fix these wifi/network problems.
[One (M8) Android Development] jjdp:
Am I amble to modify my mid without re running the ruu or factory resetting?
[One (M8) Android Development] meresis:
Yes, you can modify your MID even with the bootloader locked.

Check this tuto : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2708581
[One (M8) Android Development] exist2resist:
So I figured it my mms issue, it's a problem with hangouts. Messenger works fine.

Anyone else experiencing the problem?
[One (M8) Android Development] jjdp:
Do you know how to do this on Mac?
[One (M8) Android Development] meresis:
No idea, I work on PC only
[One (M8) Android Development] burger30:
Multiple MMS

Just curious i converted to Gpe 5.0.1

things work well but can not figure why when i send a picture message it keeps sending and the receiver gets multiple copies until i delete the text,

i checked the apn settings and also tried a different messaging app other then hangouts,

Normal texts are fine
[One (M8) Android Development] meresis:
Have you tried with the Google app called Messenger ?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging
[One (M8) Android Development] burger30:
Yes , i did that as well,

It just continues to say sending, never sent, and the person just keeps getting them every min
[One (M8) Android Development] sean.trinidade:
I send MMS all the time, and it works fine for me.
[One (M8) Android Development] fourhundredandtwenty:
.zip RUU flashes the firmware as well, correct?

EDIT:

Someone mentioned in this thread that it does. Thanks!
[One (M8) Android Development] hugomc92:
I'm having WiFi droping when screen off issue. I'm S-OFF and I've flashed the rooted RUU, so the firmware should be correctly flashed. I've read that leaving Bluetooth on should be enough to let it working as it should but I've got a Pebble SmartWatch connected, so bluetooth is on, and WiFi is still droping when screen is off. Is there anything I can make to WiFi stay always connected? and yes, I've chek advanced WiFi settings and it's as it should.

Thanks in advance
[One (M8) Android Development] noomarsil:
Delete please.
[One (M8) Android Development] meresis:
I have the exact same problem and couldn't find any workaround.

I hope Google will release a fix in there next update.
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
I have that problem on both GPE and Sense so I don't think it's specific to GPE, although it seems to happen more often with GPE. When I'm at work, they don't broadcast the SSID and that makes the problem worse, it disconnects with the screen on sometimes.
[One (M8) Android Development] u-wot-m8:
Is the Firmware zip provided on your website sufficient to do a conversion? I have backups of System, Data and Boot.
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
No, firmware is just the firmware, to convert you need the RUU (which includes the firmware).
[One (M8) Android Development] u-wot-m8:
Hm, I flashed the firmware via RUU, worked fine. Writing this post from that device right now. The only thing broken (sorta) is the splash screen - it's the HTC one with the Google Unlocked lock on the bottom.
[One (M8) Android Development] iTchill:
Congrats ....you now have a gpe htc m8 bla bla bla .....this is the stock splash for google devices

Edit : WHATTTT the htc one logo ?????
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
No I converted and the splash screen is just "Google", no white HTC. Not sure why the HTC thing would be there... S-ON maybe?
[One (M8) Android Development] cpgifford:
Download Links are down, I entered the Captcha (After being bumbarded with a gazillion ads) And then went to a URL Not found. (/Form1.php) Any Luck Resolving this [MENTION=3537886]graffixnyc[/MENTION]?
[One (M8) Android Development] u-wot-m8:
Yup.... White background, HTC in green text, powered by Android in the bottom. And the unlocked icon that would show up on Google devices with unlocked bootloaders, right in the middle of "powered by Android".
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
The ads always work, I hate that.
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
It's because the firmware zip does not contain the splash screen as its never been updated via OTA. That is why you still have the HTC splash screen. The full ruu does have the splash screen included. The firmware. Zip is just the firmware that gets pushed in the ota.
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
No idea,

I tried and links worked fine and according to Google analytics there are 10 people downloading right now.
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
I realized that I never updated the download page or the m8 page to remove the stupid ads that pop up in new windows. I stopped using that provider a while ago but just forgot to remove the pop ups on those two pages. You'll still have to enter the CAPTCHA (I use the CAPTCHA to help see how many downloads I get as Google analytics doesn't tell me if someone downloads a file, just if they visit a page)
[One (M8) Android Development] RBrown1093:
GraffixNyc, I flashed this ruu a while back and I must say I am very pleased with the work that you do. I like to stay in the new, and was wondering since my device is now stock google play edition, will I receive any ota updates? I've noticed that the google devices such as nexus 5, and so on have been getting the 5.0.2 updates. I'd like to know would we be getting the updates as well, since we have gpe devices too?
[One (M8) Android Development] SiK TL:
I was wondering the same thing. Ive searched but have had no luck. Do you know if I have a diffrent mid then the Google Play edition. If i would be able to get OTA updates? I currently have the HTC Dev mid with GOOGL001 cid.
[One (M8) Android Development] meresis:
I have GOOGL001 cid and Google Edition mid but still no update.

Im really hoping for an update since my wifi seems buggy and I dont want to go back to Sense stock.
[One (M8) Android Development] exist2resist:
I believe this is a known issue.

---------- Post added at 01:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:36 AM ----------

You should be fine, if you changed the CID. If you installed the rooted RUU not so much.

But even if rooted I think you should be able to side load the OTA once it's out. I find that side loading the OTA is a better choice anyways, you get it sooner. That's how I used to update my nexus device, I was very impatient.
[One (M8) Android Development] RBrown1093:
Are you running 5.0.2? If so, is it lag free? And I know for sure that I didn't flash the rooted Ruu because I wanted everything stock.
[One (M8) Android Development] meresis:
You think we dont get OTA with the rooted RUU ? :S
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
You'll be getting it when HTC makes it available, there is no 5.0.2 available for the M8 and the RUU won't magically create one for you.

---------- Post added at 08:36 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:36 AM ----------

There is no 5.0.2 for the HTC M8 GPE
[One (M8) Android Development] HarmfulMushroom:
So I just want to make sure... I have a Sprint M8 with the modelID of 0P6B70000, it isn't a supported model ID like the ones listed but I modified the CID to GOOGL001. It fails when I try to flash it as it says model ID doesn't match, it is alright to edit one of the model IDs included in the info file to my model ID, correct? Because I looked up how to modify the MID and it's a lot more complicated then doing the CID haha...

Thanks in advanced
[One (M8) Android Development] Sophos1:
From the OP:
[One (M8) Android Development] meresis:
I re-installed the non rooted RRU thru hboot directly and it seems to have solve the wifi problem.

However I still have a problem, it seems the google apps are not syncing automatically.

I installed Gmail, Inbox and Outlook and when I get an email, I receive only a notification for Outlook and not the google apps.

Anyone have seen that before ?

Thx
[One (M8) Android Development] noxaro:
i succesfully converter my vodafone HTC m8 to GPE non-rooted.

now i want to get back to sense lollipop, since it's released.

How do i get back, just change my CID to original and run the RUU?
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
As per the OP, this is not the thread on how to get back to Sense, there are plenty of threads for that.
[One (M8) Android Development] jkjambo:
Can you guys tell me why it won't work on sprint(cdma) m8 , if we have S-off , Changed cid and mid?

isn't the hardware itself same in every M8?

i haven't tried this , because i don't have S-off ....

I don't care about CDMA network , as i'm using phone on gsm network , if that's "problem"
[One (M8) Android Development] Captain_Throwback:
It won't boot on a CDMA M8. The CDMA versions require a different dt.img than the GSM variants, no matter how you use it.
[One (M8) Android Development] exist2resist:
Generally with rooted phones the OTAs don't get pulled down.

But if an OTA is out you can always side load it.

For me personally the rooting outweighs automatic OTAs. OTAs take time anyways and it's faster to sideload.
[One (M8) Android Development] jkjambo:
Whats that dt.img doing? And can't we replace that img after ruu from fastboot? Or it still wont boot?
[One (M8) Android Development] Captain_Throwback:
Like I said, dt.img is what makes it boot. It's actually built into the boot.img. You wanted a full conversion, so no, it won't work that way without additional manipulation. It would require being unlocked and S-OFF and having the knowledge to change things and apply them manually.
[One (M8) Android Development] jkjambo:
Thats what i mean in flashing dt.img after ruu from fastboot.

i just cant understand why it wont work, as hardware is same in every phone.... Maybe becaue of some values in flash mamory itself or something like that?
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
There is no dt.img to flash as he said it's built into the boot.img. The only way you'll be able to do it is to unpack the boot.img and replace it. I don't even know how to do it so I'm just guessing.. What's the point in a full conversion if you have to do that? Just run one of the GPE roms for a sprint device. Even if you unpacked the boot.img and repacked it with the proper dt.. what happens when an OTA comes? You won't be able to take it because you'll have to modify the boot.img EVERY single time there is an update.. And quite honestly the only other dt.img you can replace it with is a sense img which probably won't boot either on a GPE rom (I'm not sure about this but that is my thinking). You want to give it a shot. go a head and try.. But please ask in another thread as that type of discussion would be completely OT for this thread.
[One (M8) Android Development] jkjambo:
You are right.

i'm just thinking about possible ways to convert sprint m8 to other variant
[One (M8) Android Development] sapwiz:
Hi guys,

I'm currently S-off, TWRP, 4.4.4. The Lollipop OTA has been repeatedly failing on my device with "some symlinks failed" (of course I apply stock recovery before applying). Previously, I took the 4.4.3 & 4.4.4 with no issue whatsoever. Doesn't matter if I uninstall busybox, reset to factory, format external SD, apply the OTA with fastboot etc.. everything fails.

So I figure I try applying the RUU.

However, I've been reading that the new OTA procedure will fail if you have ANY modification on your system (see here).

Now the next question which pops into my mind is "does this also apply to the rooted RUU"? If yes, and you want to be able to take the next OTA, maybe the only option available is applying the non-rooted RUU?

Someone has an idea?

Thanks

S.
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
No one really knows 100% until the first post 5.0 update comes. Anyone saying different is purely speculating.
[One (M8) Android Development] sapwiz:
So if you were me - would you go for the rooted or non-rooted?

How difficult would it be to re-root at a later point in time?
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
You can go with the rooted version, when an OTA comes out you can RUU back to non-rooted and update then.
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
The best way to probably do it would be to flash the unrooted ruu, then boot or flash a custom recovery, do a back up of the unrooted system, and flash supersu zip to root.. Then that way you can just restore your back up of the unrooted system when there is an OTA and not lose any data(which would happen if he re-ran the unrooted ruu after an update)
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
Even better
[One (M8) Android Development] sapwiz:
Thanks!

I must admit I never did RUU before.

If I do a nandroid backup on the 4.4.4 system can I restore the data on the new system? Will that bring back all the apps & data I have before doing the RUU?

Sorry if I'm asking stupid Qs...

S.
[One (M8) Android Development] toysoldierq:
[MENTION=3537886]graffixnyc[/MENTION] it would seem you missed something in this conversion, or im just chasing ghost but it seems the flash works fine with touch to focus on a original GPE, just wondering if you could do some digging into it knowing you sold your m8.
[One (M8) Android Development] navid0308:
I used the OTA zip and updated to lollipop from 4.4.4 without any problems

I used the unrooted RUU zip to convert my phone

and its best not to restore data on the new system because its a whole new base and there may be lots of compatibility issues

so i'd suggest you to play it safe and avoid any sort of data restoring by Titanium backup or anything of that sort
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
Nope, didn't miss anything. I've been doing the conversion since the m7. It's been done exactly the same way every time. Not sure what your issue is or what ghosts you're saying you're chasing but I can assure you nothing was "missed" in this conversation.
[One (M8) Android Development] toysoldierq:
Could you come over to this thread it would be nice to try to get some answers and understanding about the issue im having if you dot mind, i would be grateful. http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-m8/help/original-stock-google-play-edition-one-t3032333
[One (M8) Android Development] toysoldierq:
is this normal when flashing the ruu

(bootloader) start image[sbl1-2] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,sbl1-2,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,sbl1-2,100

(bootloader) signature checking...

(bootloader) verified fail

(bootloader) ..... Bypassed

(bootloader) current_image_number=6

(bootloader) start image[sbl1-3] unzipping & flushing...

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,sbl1-3,0

(bootloader) [RUU]UZ,sbl1-3,100

(bootloader) signature checking...

(bootloader) verified fail

(bootloader) ..... Bypassed
[One (M8) Android Development] toysoldierq:
Thank your sir i just change both my mid and cid, never change my mid only cid since i have a att one m8, but wanted to see if the output would have been different, both my mid and cid are both gpe one now.

This is what i was trying to achieve no one gave me st8 answer to why this is working on a original gpe and not a converted one thats why im trying everything but the op is not most likely helping.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roadrunner100

Yeah, I have an original (Unmolested) stock GPE bought from google Play store.

Nope, no issue as you describe at the moment. In a dark situation it'll flash for focus, then it'll flash again for the shot.

The blur issue might also be from a deteriorating lens cover, there's a thread on the subject somewhere.

The issue you describe did exist for a short while after the 5.01 OTA, but disappeared after HTC pushed a Service Pack.

There have been a total of two "HTC Service Pack" updates after the 50.1 OTA (that I've noticed). Latest SP Version is 1.1.853606

Your guess is as good as mine as to whether it was the Service Pack that solved this, as HTC's documentation for these SP's is vague at best
[One (M8) Android Development] sapwiz:
Took the plunge and did the none rooted RUU. So far, so good :D:D:D:D

Now, before flashing TWRP, I was wondering if there's a way to "harvest" the stock recovery for future OTAs??

Thanks !!!

S.
[One (M8) Android Development] Sophos1:
The stock recovery is available on graffixnyc's download page.

I play with my food
[One (M8) Android Development] tuan2195:
Verizon GSM only?

I have a Verizon M8 but I don't plan to use its CDMA mode anytime soon - I am on T-Mobile. Will this conversion works for me? I don't need CDMA signal whatsoever.
[One (M8) Android Development] Sophos1:
From the OP:

I play with my food
[One (M8) Android Development] tuan2195:
It's not like I have not read the thread and used the search function. However most people are looking to convert it to GPE and use CDMA and that's a no. I am not looking to use CDMA, so does that make my situation a bit different?
[One (M8) Android Development] Sophos1:
I don't personally know enough to tell you why it won't work but graffixnyc laid it all out for another member 2 or 3 pages back.

I play with my food
[One (M8) Android Development] Captain_Throwback:
No, it doesn't. The ROM won't boot on a CDMA M8. Someone just asked the same question about Sprint not too long ago. Review the past few pages and read that discussion. It seems you may have missed it in your 'reading of the thread.'
[One (M8) Android Development] tuan2195:
Yeah, I search for "verizon" within the thread so I must have missed the Sprint part. Thanks for pointing it out.
[One (M8) Android Development] konsolen:
great rom

I like your Rom, thanks for your gold work.

Stable, fast, great battery life and slim nexus optic.

Thanks for your hard work
[One (M8) Android Development] hugomc92:
Hi all, can anyone tell me if the WiFi droping during sleep issue persist or it has been fixed by latest HTC service pack updates or anyway??

Thank you so much in advance!!

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[One (M8) Android Development] arian_0098:
Two Questions:

1- Does RUU contain firmware & bootloader?

2- Do I need to relock bootloader in order to flash RUU?
[One (M8) Android Development] Captain_Throwback:
1) Yes.

2) No.
[One (M8) Android Development] hugomc92:
Anyone??

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[One (M8) Android Development] grentuu:
Doesn't do it for me!
[One (M8) Android Development] badhand386:
Bummer

It appears that all of your download links are dead as of 1:43PM.
[One (M8) Android Development] PhillyFlyer:
DL Links dead

Download links are all dead. Ughhh
[One (M8) Android Development] hugomc92:
Thanks

Did you update to lollipop from KitKat or did you just flash the Lollipop RUU??

Last time I directly flashed the RUU WiFi was dropping everytime the phone entered in deep sleep.

Thanks again

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[One (M8) Android Development] AdhvanIt:
Oops...

So I'm going to start by saying that yes, I'm aware this is not for CDMA variants. That said, I did quite a bit of searching and didn't find any concrete answers as to why. I'm using a Verizon phone on Cricket. I figured since I didn't necessarily use the CDMA radios anymore, that this might be worth a shot anyway (if you're considering this, just please don't). So after finding that it just boots you directly back into hboot, I decided to see what I could do to return it back to vzw firmware and such with the GPE ROM I was running previously. Here's what I did:

Reset CID to VZW__001

Reflash VZW 4.4.4 RUU

Reflash TWRP for VZW m8

Reboot

Now... This got me back up and running. Fantastic. However, I can only run this 4.4.4 rooted RUU. Flashing anything else causes it to get stuck on bootsplash. Even restoring previous backups of the VZW GPE ROM for the Verizon variant. The weird part about this bootsplash is that I believe it's taking over for the bootani, because it still allows adb to print a logcat. Though, the logcat is a mess and I'm not certain it would be of much help. If anyone in here has any thoughts on this, ideas to fix, etc., would be greatly appreciated.

Side note: My bootsplash is still black. Not white like it was prior to attempting this. Wondering if this may have something to do with it? Who knows..
[One (M8) Android Development] Captain_Throwback:
I did explain why, right here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=58743510

You could've saved yourself some trouble.
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
Should be back up now. I think my site got hacked because every single zip file was gone from my server. Just the zip files though. I have contacted my host and they are looking into it
[One (M8) Android Development] AdhvanIt:
Now that the question of why is out of the way (thank you), can you think of any reason it would prevent all ROMs other than stock 4.4.4 to boot?