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[One (M8) General] exocetdj:
LIKING THE CALLSIGN (420) HOWEVER PLEASE DON'T QUOTE FULL FIRST POST

THEN I WILL STOP WRITING IN CAPITALS

:silly:
[One (M8) General] fourhundredandtwenty:
Removed! Not sure why I thought that was a good idea... Haha :p

Maybe cuz I was so excited that all of this worked!
[One (M8) General] exocetdj:
Really glad it worked man

However....

Do that again il neuter u lol :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::p;)
[One (M8) General] prit444:
My HTC is Indian Varient with CID HTC__038

Firmware : 2.20.720.1 Base

ROM : Stock 4.4.3

I am not able to obtain S-OFF by Firewater & Sunshine as both process are not working...

Whether Firewater & Sunshine will work if I downgrading my Firmware & ROM to a lower base by restoring any stock Nandroid in recovery.....
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
You cannot downgrade your firmware unless you are S-OFF. You can restore a Nandroid. If you read the page at sunshine, you must be as close to stock as possible for it to work. Do you have an original Nandroid backup? I take it you are ROOTED?
[One (M8) General] slick_dealer_05:
Tried firewater but got an error message saying can't enable S-OFF.

Is there any other way than starting over with the stock install?
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
Sunshine. Costs $25.00. Well worth it. Go on, spend the dosh and enjoy your phone.
[One (M8) General] kickassdave:
Can you flash the firmware upgrades in the second post or do you need to use the ADB method?

Thanks in advance if anyone can answer. My thoughts are no, but it'd be handy!
[One (M8) General] lordmago:
3.28.401.9 firmware is out there! :good:
[One (M8) General] jamalau:
Does Mik´s FW wipe the Phone / SD-Card ?
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
No.
[One (M8) General] Sojourner353:
Post #3 has just been updated with custom 3.28.401.9 firmware, enjoy.
[One (M8) General] Wooden572:
Can anyone help?

Hi there, I need some help and I have seen many similar posts but nothing seems to work for me. I unlocked the boot loader, rooted and flashed a custom Viper Rom. With the Viper Rom I can't get S-off with either Firewater or Sunshine. It says that I need to flash a more stock rom. However it won't let me flash another Rom. I always says file failed due to Md5 being wrong, I verify the md5 after download and it matches, so I dont know what else to do.

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: INVALID_VER_INFO

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main:

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

(bootloader) serialno:

(bootloader) imei:

(bootloader) imei2: Not Support

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m8_ul

(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974

(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B16000

(bootloader) cidnum: SASKT001

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 23c984e1

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.007s

If anyone could please help!
[One (M8) General] ozzmaster:
with or without red text

Sorry if this is a stupid question,,, I'm already unlocked and s-off

Just wanna update firmware mine is xx.xx401.x so it should be compatible , right?

second question can I jump to last update or do I have to do one at a time(from mine to latest)

and my last question what is the difference between the updates "with red text" and "without red text"

thank you so much for all your hard work ..
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
If s-off you can flash whatever firmware you like. The difference between with and without red text speaks for itself. When you reboot, you either have or have NOT got a red text warning during the boot process. Try them both and see.
[One (M8) General] Wooden572:
Can anyone help? Or did I do something offensive?
[One (M8) General] david.degraw54:
I'm trying to attain s-off but having trouble connecting my phone to my laptop. Can I run these commands straight from terminal on my phone or does it have to be done with a computer?
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
What recovery are you using? TWPR is recommended.
[One (M8) General] Wooden572:
I am using TWRP 2.8.0.
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
Try the TWRP 2.8.0.3. I see this line in your getvar: (bootloader) version-baseband: INVALID_VER_INFO With the latest version, your baseband should show like mine: version-baseband: 1.19.21331147A1.09G.

Then try flashing another ROM. AHRD is very close to stock. Sunshine worked for me.

Hope this helps. :good:
[One (M8) General] Wooden572:
Yes Sorry, I cut myself off on my last post. I am using TWRP 2.8.0.3 and when I first flashed it stated a version-baseband, but then the next time I looked it showed an invalid_ver_info for some reason. I will try AHRD but so far I haven't been able to flash any other ROM.

Thanks so far!
[One (M8) General] gfcpinto:
Can anyone help me out?

I'm currently running 4.4.3 updated OTA a few weeks ago.

I went successfully through the first part of this guide. Unlocked the bootloader with HTC Dev account, flashed custom recovery and installed SuperSU. When trying firewater, I get this message "device patched by HTC, you are out of luck".

SunShine "can not work on your phone, this is a known issue and we are working to address it."

I'm ROOTED. My recovery is TWRP's 2.8.1.0. My bootloader screen says the following:

*** TAMPERED ***

*** UNLOCKED ***

M8_UL ....... S-ON

HBOOT-3.18.0.0000

RADIO-1.19.21.33......

OS-2.25.599.1

I don't know my CID nor my bootloader version, because "fastboot getvar all" code gives me a <waiting for device> message and I don't know what that means :). I did not try to alter my CID num as I was not able to go further than the S-OFF stuff.

Is there any solution for this?

Thanks in advance.
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
You cannot change CID without being S-OFF, so you're basically stuck with what you've got. As for the waiting for device, make sure you have the latest version of HTC Sync manager installed as this will update your USB drivers to the latest version and try again.
[One (M8) General] gfcpinto:
Stuck then...

Thank you
[One (M8) General] GoreTan:
Does the firewater S-Off method in this guide still work? Or only Sunshine works?
[One (M8) General] MJPollard:
It worked on mine just fine. I got mine a week ago, and I rooted, unlocked, and did S-Off within hours of getting it (after letting it charge up, of course). Since I just bought it, I'm pretty sure it has (had!) the most recent ROM and firmware.
[One (M8) General] itsrian:
For me the firewater method didn't worked... How can i make the firewater method work?
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
You can't make it work. You will have to pay $25 for Sunshine. Even that might not work. You must be stock or very close to stock for it to work. It sometimes does not work with new firmware.
[One (M8) General] Daedalus1116:
Thanks Vomer,

I have successfully flashed the latest firmware and checking via bootloader confirms it. However, when checked from the About section in Settings, it still show that I'm at an older version and still at 4.4.2. And ideas?

Thanks
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
The about section in settings tells you what the base of your current ROM is. It is dependent on the ROM itself, not what firmware you have.
[One (M8) General] Daedalus1116:
Thanks, do I still need to flash OTA then?

Edit: I've tried flashing ROM and kernel with 4.4.4 dependency which doesn't work.
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
Are you sure you have the correct firmware? Did you flash it twice? Are you s-off? Have you supercid? You need to answer yes to at least the first 3.
[One (M8) General] Daedalus1116:
Yes, I have followed every steps in this guide, including flashing twice to flush memory. I've also verified through bootloader that I'm on the latest firmware.

Do I still have to install OTA?
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
No. Depending on your model of phone, you may need the boot image from their firmware. i.e, Verizon to get wifi to work properly.
[One (M8) General] Daedalus1116:
Everything in stock rom that I'm using is working, it's just that I want to install SkyDragon rom and that requires Sense 4.4.4 in order for the WiFi to work, which in my case isn't.

On OTA, is it normal for the system to still remind me of installing system update?
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
Install the OTA. Then see what your firmware baseband is. We are now on Sense 5. Android version is 4.4.4. Do you really know what's going on here? If you don't know, I suggest you leave your device as it is, otherwise you may end up with a nice paperweight on your desk.
[One (M8) General] Daedalus1116:
Yes, I do know what I'm doing. I've been using android for 3 years already, and always testing new rom on my previous device (I've said Sense 4.4.4 just to make it shorter). I really appreciate your concern. Right now I've just flashed stock recovery and is downloading OTA. I really appreciate your help. :D
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
What model/carrier is your phone? Are you in Europe or the States?
[One (M8) General] Daedalus1116:
Mine is the asian version, 707 in rom version number.
[One (M8) General] spuzzum:
Won't Install

Hi , i flashed previous versions with my pc with no problem, but when i tried to flash the image file from my sd card in HBOOT i get an error

Loading....[0P6BDIAG.zip]

No image!

Loading...[0P6BDIAG.nbh]

No image or wrong image!

Loading...[0P6BIMG.zip]

Wrong zipped image!

I am Unlocked, S-OFF, SuperCID, My HBOOT is 3.19 and my OS is 401.7

I am not sure what i am doing wrong, ck'd the forum but didn't find anything,

Does anybody have an idea?
[One (M8) General] aospid:
Boot.img? Should be flashed via (PC) ADB in fastboot mode, or the ROM installer/Recovery (if it is supported/scripted) being as you have S-OFF.
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
You have the image on your EXTERNAL SD card? It must be on the

external

, otherwise it wont flash.

Why not just use the PC way? I find it easier and simpler.
[One (M8) General] sylwek23111:
HI. Rigth now i'm on viperone 2.5.0.0. I got s-off super cid, hboot 3.18 and radio3.19. I have question can i flash last firmware fw_3.28.401.9_custom_without_red_text.zip without any problems and after that i could install coustom rom 4.4.4 without problems (wifi will be working)? Thanks
[One (M8) General] pierreammoun:
Completely Lost !

Dears

This is my problem :

If I run fastboot getvar all I get the following

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.22.21331147A1.29G

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main: 3.28.401.9

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

(bootloader) serialno: HT459WM08305

(bootloader) imei: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

(bootloader) imei2: Not Support

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m8_ul

(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974

(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B11000

(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: df77f8b7

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.018s

In the about software I have :

software number 3.28.401.6

build number 3.28.401.6.CL389838

I am not being able to go to recovery. I get the red triangle.

I tried to flash 3.28.401.9_recovery and 3.28.401.6_recovery

both flash normally (without an error) yet I can't boot to recovery ...

If i try to update (software update) It tells me that there is an update.. I try to install it...

at the end of the download it tells me that I am running a variant blablabla and that I can not update !!

I reached there by getting the 0P6BIMG.zip in my sdcard and getting back (supposedly) to 100% Stock

The file was M8_UL_K444_SENSE60_MR_HTC_Europe_3.28.401.6_Radio_1.21.21331147A1.19_2G_20.63.4196.01_release_398024_signed_2.zip

All I need is very simple (supposedly) go back to 100% stock and get the OTAs.

If I can get rooted (ONLY rooted) and still getting the OTA would be my dream come true. I am tired of testing and trying custom ROMs..

My phone is a tool that I rely on and I am tired of getting glitches here and there..

I appreciate the Devs work a lot. and I believe their work are making our phones better tools..

Thanks for the help.
[One (M8) General] Emaldiom:
I just reflashed the firmware and rebooted my phone

Flashed the 3.29.401.9 firmware

ADB Can`t seem to find my phone now. CMD only saying "Device can`t be found"

Computer find the phone when its on (i can access internal and sd card) but adb commands dont work as i get the "device cant be find"

Any thoughts?
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
HTC Europe is 0P6B10000 not 0P6B11000 which is why you're getting the variant error for OTA. The MID doesn't match.

As for recovery, what red triangle, one with a phone and an exclamation mark? That is stock recovery, press Volume UP and Tap power button to enter the recovery menu options.

---------- Post added at 10:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:40 AM ----------

Tried uninstalling and reinstalling drivers? Check to make sure USB Debugging is enabled? Did you try a different port or a different cable? Did you try to kill the adb server and restart it? Can also try revoking the USB permissions and accepting again when prompted on the device. Where are you using the adb command, hopefully not in bootloader? In recovery? On OS?
[One (M8) General] Emaldiom:
Gonna try all this, thanks for loads of options! :)

EDIT:

I tried it in fastboot, recovery and OS. Non worked

Tried everything without the revoking of USB permissions..How is this done?

Just restarted computer and still got this:

c:\mini-sdk>adb reboot bootloader

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

error: device not found

(Done when phone was in OS)

EDIT 2:

Found the revoke USB permissions in devoloper tools. Thanks for help!

This worked btw :)
[One (M8) General] juntjoo:
please help

so this is where i am. been here before but i can never sit down with this for hours at a time. so i keep trying. someone suggested reinstalling abd drivers i think they were but in device manager i wasn't seeing the options and someone had a suggestion but it doesn't appear to bein this thread anymore.
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
Try by uninstalling HTC Sync. Then try again.
[One (M8) General] juntjoo:
did that already. thanks. whats the next step? has something to do with device manager i believe

edit: well in device manager i just uninstalled some android drivers. should i click on this abdsetup142 file i got through here?well this is what I got:

what's all that mean? and i'm not "randy romero", that's the guy that stole my computer. couldn't delete the thief's trails from my computer even though i'm logged in under my name and his user profile was deleted. computer still sees him somehow. anyway. so i still get the "waiting for device" message.
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
You mean the Generic Android MTP drivers?

Uninstall HTC Sync + Drivers. Go to Device Manager, select to manually install drivers and select Generic Android MTP drivers.
[One (M8) General] s8vuoto:
Hallo,

Can someone halp me to know if firewater work in my condition? I have 3.19 hboot, 410.6 software, 405 cid and 150......... Number in mmc
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
You can just try it for "incase" but I don't think it'll work.
[One (M8) General] s8vuoto:
Ok but don't wont to start rooting with htcdev and after that no possibilities to obtaining s-off and stock device if necessary

Edit. Can I try temproot method before? If run after can I root with s-off hboot, true?
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
Then don't do it, I highly doubt Firewater will work. Sunshine might not work either. You have Hboot 3.19 which means you're on 4.4.4 so the odds of Sunshine working is slim as well.

Might as well wait for Version 3 of Sunshine S-OFF before you attempt anything then. Sunshine most likely WILL give you S-OFF but it's $25, same developers as the ones that made Firewater.

Free vs $25 you tell me which one will have the better chance of working.
[One (M8) General] s8vuoto:
OK thank you. And do you think is possible to trying with temp root and firewater?
[One (M8) General] juntjoo:
how to "reboot into recovery mode"

red development purposes only" message is preventing me from entering recovery mode. what to do?
[One (M8) General] juntjoo:
okay, now i'm at just before recovery mode, which won't open i think because of this red "for development purposes only" message. any ideas? i read that in order to remove that message you need to get "s-off" which is the next step after this one, so... herein lies the dillema. thanks so far. it's coming along, slowly, but coming

oh, turns out in order to get s-off you have to be rooted, which requires you access recovery. come on, how backwards could this be? what am i missing here? in order to make a chicken, you need a egg, for which you need a chicken. seems like some cruel april fools joke.

edit: eureka! i didn't download the latest version of twrp, AS THEY LIST THE VERSIONS UPSIDE DOWN!!! whatever, my fault, KINDA! okay, got that cool blue twrp screen. back on my way....
[One (M8) General] juntjoo:
about to "s-off", and guide says "Turn off all security settings from Settings -> Security.". there is no on or off. just check boxes. so uncheck everything? i dont like to make assumptions on such detail oriented lengthy processes such as these

"yes" is not found. now what?
[One (M8) General] Hamodi:
im trying to unlock the bootloader

but when i insert the key on Htcdev to get the Code i get this

Unlocking Bootloader Failed!

We're sorry, but it appears your attempt to unlock the bootloader on this device has failed. This could be caused by several factors including simple errors in the entry of the unlock token, problems with your device, or a lack of manufacturer support for the unlocking process. Please see the specific error code listed below, and try again if necessary.

Error Code: Invalid Bootloader Token Length.

Error Reason: The submitted Token appears to be the wrong length and won't work.

what i might do wrong !!

the key with\out the <bootloader> and it didnt work on both

any help ??
[One (M8) General] juntjoo:
im here too

any solution?
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
Firewater no longer works. And there is also a possibility that Sunshine will not work either, depending on your current firmware. Sunshine costs $25. Well worth it in my opinion. Download the Sunshine.apk and try it. If it will not work, it will tell you. If it will work, pay the $25 with paypal and you're s-off.
[One (M8) General] umqi:
Hi there,

after updating to latest firmware 3.28.401.9 my wifi speed is like back in the 90s (34k), 4G works perfekt.

Is it possible to flash older firmware (.7) the same way to investigate the problem further? or do I need to care about something before going back?

Thanks for reply.

Umqi
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
As long as you're S-OFF, there's no problem.
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
Make sure there aren't any spaces when selecting the token and also include the <<<<<>>>>> at the beginning and end.

Correct selection:

Incorrec selection:

Notice in the second picture(Incorrect selection) that there are spaces selected as well <At the top next to the last of the >>>>

Images linked from the [Tutorial][How to] Submit HTC Unlock Token thread by [MENTION=4609217]BD619[/MENTION]
[One (M8) General] juntjoo:
Man don't get it. Paid for sunshine, installed busy box super user supersu did something with some permissions file. Rooted. Unlocked boot loader... and a few more things at this point I don't even remember. How smart do I have to become, how many days hours do I have to commit to get this dang phone phone to delete **** and get titanium backup to work. This is a waste of time. I feel it's some kind of secret scam disguised as fun and educational computing education for some kind of personal device freedom to what insidious end idk. Why can't we just be able to do these things right out the box. I feel like a sucker at this point. Oh and btw if fire water doesn't work, and sunshine does it it all, why waste all that time on unlocking boot loader and rooting, and for what anyway. Damn. And why this stupid phone needs to add "damn" to the dictionary. Think I'm a kid? Aaaaagh!
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
We all get frustrated at times, trying to figure things out. 9 times out of 10, it all comes good. At least for me. Then when you leave it for a while, the tenth comes good too. Everything is working fine on mine. What are you trying to delete anyway?
[One (M8) General] juntjoo:
Porn

---------- Post added at 10:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:08 PM ----------

9 out of ten? That's damn, yeah stupid HTC keyboard, damn, been in the English language since ... the English started speaking way back when -good. Sorry. I guess I have a patience problem. To much time though with so many seemingly unnecessary setbacks. They should ship these phones with little corporate looking teddy bears you can beat and piss(omg, how long to punch out the word piss. Yes please add it to your childish dictionary) when things go wrong like not being able to clean your folders. Just want to clean the phone and do backups on the dsd card. Who are they carrying to anyway anyway making these phones so restrictive. .

---------- Post added at 10:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:16 PM ----------

Lol, I just gave HTC a piece of my mind and included a pic of my middle finger. I'm ashamed, I admit it. They should have a sense of the frustration tho no? Is it their fault or Android's? I don't remember my gs2 and gs5 being so difficult.

---------- Post added at 10:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:29 PM ----------

This right here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t= saved the world from utter disaster
[One (M8) General] Hamodi:
what steps will let me lock my botloader back ?!
[One (M8) General] BerndM14:
Why do you want to lock your bootloader?
[One (M8) General] Hamodi:
im sending it back to warranty ,, i got one speaker now working

chick you Pm dude
[One (M8) General] Hamodi:
what im doing wrong here ??

C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb reboot

C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/l

ocal/tmp

3724 KB/s (4522136 bytes in 1.185s)

C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb shell

shell@htc_m8:/ $ su

su

root@htc_m8:/ # chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater

chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater

root@htc_m8:/ # /data/local/tmp/firewater

/data/local/tmp/firewater

root@htc_m8:/ #
[One (M8) General] Einwod:
Firewater does NOT work anymore. Spend the $25 on Sunshine. There are many references to the fact that Firewater does not work already in this thread.
[One (M8) General] Hamodi:
really

everyone who want to do s-off shud pay 25$ for that ?
[One (M8) General] aospid:
Firewater works on non patched devices. If your device is patched, it's tough...

What is money? Money is debt. It's an I.O.U from the Bank to its slave. An I.O.U that will never be repaid.

How long will you own the M8?

Divide the $25 by that time!

Keep the faux e-con-o-me going; Go to the man and say "Take My Money!". Subliminal Tell-A-Vision Programming at its best... Ewe can't see above 25 FPS PAL.

Really. :)
[One (M8) General] Hamodi:
it will last for 1 year at least

i think im going to buy it ,, i'v tried with my card but its rejected i will try with national one later

and no my phone is not patched

but i think the best way is with sunshine apk

in case i'v remove the apk and download it again

i have to pay again ?
[One (M8) General] aospid:
It will tell you if it can obtain S-OFF before payment is required. Once you are S-OFF, you'll never have to look back! :)
[One (M8) General] Hamodi:
I think it is working yeah