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[HTC One S] gohanSS:
Bricking is always an option, honestly I don't know if it could be recovered in case of failure

Inviato dal mio ASUS_Z00A utilizzando Tapatalk
[HTC One S] flopyro:
did not managed to get S-OFF ... running CM12.1 and Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted

tryed with Facepalm S-OFF, get this error doing adb shell su -c "/data/local/tmp/soffbin3":

error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.

tryed also S-OFF with rumrunner_HTC_0.5.0 --> did not worked

and without S-OFF i cannot get HBOOT 2.16 right ?

should i try with this : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2751518 ?

i just want to be able to install CM 13

Thanks !
[HTC One S] Flippy498:
That RUU you linked isn't official. You can't use it without S-OFF.

I don't remember where it was but somewhere in the facepalm thread it's stated that you mustn't use any rom that isn't based on sense. So you either need a rooted stock rom or an old sense custom rom like viper 2.x.

Alternatively you could use sunshine S-OFF. It's the latest and safest method. Some devs of the older methods are maintaining it. Their website can be found via google. However, in contrast to older methods sunshine isn't for free. (The app tests whether it can set your phone S-OFF. Only if your phone passes these tests you get to the payment screen.)
[HTC One S] htcones:
I used rumrunner with stock JB 4.1 and SuperSU when I got S-OFF in the spring.
[HTC One S] NH3:
Link has expired :(
[HTC One S] Flippy498:
Download either the original file from the MaximusHD thread or the reupload on page 3 of this thread.
[HTC One S] NH3:
The same problem here unfortunately.
[HTC One S] Gggggas:
I tried on another pc and it worked.

Sent from my bewitched 935F with Echoe magic!
[HTC One S] NH3:
I also tried on another pc and still the same error.
[HTC One S] Gggggas:
I'll try to remember if I did something more though it's been years since I had that device.

Sent from my bewitched 935F with Echoe magic!
[HTC One S] Flippy498:
The easiest solution is using a windows 7 PC. Win 8, 8.1 and 10 have some issues with the One S.

In addition, there should be a guide (here in the general section) that explains how to fix the problem on win 8 and 8.1. However, it requires you to tinker with your registry. If I remember correctly, sneakyghost reported on one of the last pages that it's working on windows 10, as well.
[HTC One S] Mahbubur:
Please!!!give the new link of the hboot 2.16
[HTC One S] htcones:
The updated link is on page 3.
[HTC One S] ai_max:
Thanks Guys Worked Fine.. :) 48mb problem solved after flashing cm 13
[HTC One S] Zemnexx:
Super CID is not needed for Tmobile HTC One S phone, just need S-off. Use rumrunners for that.
[HTC One S] jksyankeesrock:
Stuck on "sending zip"

Hey, guys. Recently trying to flash this using the instructions in the post, but I'm stuck on sending zip after giving the flash command. Any ideas what might be the problem?
[HTC One S] jksyankeesrock:
Rumrunners doesn't seem to be working for me :/ Is there any other option for getting S-off?
[HTC One S] cannondale0815:
Can anyone share a working link for HBOOT2.16 with me? Trying to revive my old HTC One S -- thank you!

EDIT: Nevermind, I managed to get a copy of MaximusHD here. You just need to download the "Install Package.rar" file, unpack it and it contains the needed firmware.zip file that can be flashed as per the instructions on the first page of this thread.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dew.man:
FWIW, since there's probably quite a few people concerned about the picture quality on unlocked phones, I did a simple comparison. One Z3C with completely stock/locked bootloader, and one Z3C rooted with unlocked bootloader.

Here are a few of the pictures. The first couple taken with Auto mode, the locked bootloader consistently came out much cleaner - especially in low light. Switching to 20Mp Manual mode, however, both phones took fairly comparable photos and the unlocked one actually did an ever-so-slightly better job focusing.

[IMG="Locked BL - auto mode"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/1-locked-auto_zpsab94b47f.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Unlocked BL - auto mode"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/1-unlocked-auto_zps72a5dac0.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Locked BL - auto mode - low light"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2-locked-auto_zpsca812e4b.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Unlocked BL - auto mode - low light"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2-unlocked-auto_zps72a2d96b.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Locked BL - manual 20Mp"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/3-locked-manual_zps598511fb.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Unlocked BL - manual 20Mp"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/3-unlocked-manual_zps1f186148.jpg[/IMG]
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] kaiowas82:
I assume that using an alternative camera on our phone implies not using sony proprietary tecnology, so a test can be easily carried out on any phone regardless of the bootloader.

Am I wrong?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] bilboa1:
I suspect only the 8MP and lower modes trigger the post processing. That'd also be why the SCN modes are only available at 8MP and less.

That means 8MP manual mode.

Then if you dont have the DRM files, it never triggers and you just get whatever additional post processing stuff the camera app does.

In particular in low light mode it does pixel correlation (ie pixel binning) which works rather well IMO... heck even the 12800 ISO mode works. Turns black images into something visible, even if the quality is not exactly great ;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] SenK9:
Interesting, thanks for posting the pics. It sounds like it's the software holding it back, maybe some backports or third party alternative might solve this?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ragnorok161:
Thanks for the comparisons! Are low light photos as effected in 20.7MP manual mode as they are in 8MP?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] darkgoon3r96:
If we root without unlocking the bootloader and install an AOSP ROM, will we still get image quality similar to an unlocked bootloader one?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Bäcker:
There is no installing of any ROM (except official) without unlock.

And yeah, every Custom ROM will not have the Sony postprecessing except if somebody is able to activate it without DRM and also port it.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] darkgoon3r96:
What about the L Camera APIs? Will they help the unlocked bootloader's camera performance be similar to the one without unlocked bootloader?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Scottland:
We won't know until L lands and is available on devices!

In theory, you should be able to simulate camera performance sans-DRM keys by using another camera such as Google Camera. However not all camera apps are equal, so it's not really a 'fair test'. Should give you an idea first hand though.

This is a post I made yesterday which might help clarify the issue surrounding the camera and DRM (as per my understanding)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dew.man:
Yes. I took some more comparison shots using different modes, and the unlocked phone consistently shows a bit more noise than the unlocked one using both auto, as well as manual modes.

That said, in normal lighting conditions, I am finding that Sony trends to overcompensate and many of the pictures from the locked phone are over sharpened when I zoom in.

When i get some time tonight, I will try to get some comparison shots using the stock android camera app using both devices.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] spychodelics:
Do I understand that right? I only get good pictures on a stock rom with sony camera app, since Google camera (or any other camera app) has no use for the DRM library?

---------- Post added at 03:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:38 PM ----------

Can you do your shots with Focal too? To see the difference between stock and third party app!?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dew.man:
No exactly. Initial results between the Sony camera and the stock/android camera were very comparable (at least with normal lighting). I'll try to get more specifics later tonight, but right now, I'm thinking the major difference lies in Sony's proprietary noise reduction algorithms for high-ISO/low light scenarios. Looks like their camera application does a very good job of pulling shapes/images out of low light conditions.

What do you mean by "focal"? I presume you're referring to the focus mode in manual settings?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] spychodelics:
Nope, im sorry, i meant to use a different camera app, like Focal.

I would really appriciate to see the difference :D

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.xplod.focal
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Fruktsallad:
Thanks dude, I really appreciate this. Please take alot of comparison photos - the more the merrier. And, if possible, also use different apps such as Focal or Google Camera as discussed above. Not meaning to put too much workload on you, but I seriously think that we'll be waiting for quite some time (at least months) before there's a new exploit available to root our phones with locked BL. Therefore, these comparison shots are just about the only way we'll be able to decide if it's worth it to unlock the bootloader now instead of waiting. I think you're one of the few lucky people out there with both a locked and unlocked Z3C available. Personally, I'm really dying for root and feel hamstrung every day without it, so if the quality loss isn't too severe, I'll probably go ahead and unlock the BL and never look back. :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Sean09:
Thanks very much OP. Much appreciated. As others mentioned it'd be great to see more including the stock Google Camera for comparison!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dew.man:
More pics

Sorry guys - been very busy at work today so I didn't get any outdoor pics.

Looks like the Sony proprietary stuff is MOSTLY for the stock camera High ISO mode. Google camera and Focal pics come out very similar between the two phones. However, one or two of the shots do appear to have a bit more noise in the dark areas on the unlocked phone so their customization might go a bit deeper.

Here are a couple shots in very low light using the Google camera

[IMG="locked - google cam - low light"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08200139lockedgoogle_zpscb30816a.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="unlocked - google cam - low light"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08200139unlockedgoogle_zps7c770423.jpg[/IMG]

Here is the same picture but using the Sony Auto mode. It really is amazing what Sony is able to pull out in those conditions (keep in mind this is without flash).

[IMG="unlocked - sony cam - auto - low light"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08200203unlockedsonyauto_zps8589cc4f.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="locked - sony cam - auto - low light"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08200203lockedsonyauto_zps952f768a.jpg[/IMG]

And now the same scene using the Google camera but with a flash

[IMG="unlocked - google cam - flash"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08200232unlockedgoogleflash_zps2ed1822c.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="locked - google cam - flash"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08200231lockedgoogleflash_zps2ee95046.jpg[/IMG]

Lastly, here is a picture with normal lighting using the Focal camera. The thing that caught my attention here, is that even using a third party application, while the pictures appear very similar in overall quality, the locked phone seemed to do a slightly better job with the noise reduction in the darker/shaded corner.

[IMG="unlocked - focal cam"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08202849unlockedfocal_zpsa7dc1bca.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="locked - focal cam"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08202858lockedfocal_zps522a9c74.jpg[/IMG]

That's all I have for now. Will try to get some more tomorrow with better lighting and more landscape/further objects. Unfortunately, time is very tight this week so I can't make any promises...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dew.man:
Oh, and here are some comparisons between the different cameras (Sony, Google, and Focal)

First from the locked bootloader

[IMG="locked - sony"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08210259lockedauto_zpsc37555c0.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="locked - google"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08210312lockedgoogle_zps7a02408c.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="locked - focal"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08210334lockedfocal_zps273f8132.jpg[/IMG]

and next from the unlocked/rooted phone

[IMG="unlocked - sony"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08210422unlockedauto_zpsa6fa742b.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="unlocked - google"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08210432unlockedgoogle_zps5ba6ab72.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="unlocked - focal"]http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k480/dew-man/2014-10-08210455unlockedfocal_zps11b86b3e.jpg[/IMG]
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Darryl Henley:
It appears to me from the auto pics that in auto mode the z3 is using a high f-stop to force a very small focus range.

Does the z3 have an adjustable f-stop?

I have used cameras where you could set the f-stop and then the camera would auto set the ISO to adjust the exposure level. Can the z3 do that?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] modulusshift:
Well, wait, all of this is by definition in software, right? It's not like it's keeping the camera from catching an image a certain way. Since the hardware reacts the same with or without DRM, isn't it possible to fix it yourself? Add your own noise-reduction, keep it from oversharpening... That could even be preferable to a lot of people's tastes. Look at the whole situation around the Moto G's camera, and the switch for noise reduction they found and immediately turned and left off.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] boojay:
Great comparison OP. And yes, like you, I am completely floored by stock Sony camera's ability to capture shapes and colors in essentially complete darkness. Yes, there's noise (although they touch it up nicely I must say), but that's better than just blackness that every other camera captures under the same conditions.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Bäcker:
And that is exactly, precisly and understandably what Sony want's to protect by disabling this after the unlock
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dew.man:
Not exactly. If you look at the OP, in near blackness, none of the other applications were able to pull any detail out except the Sony camera, which appears to be able to take advantage of a Sony's High ISO mode. We just don't know if that mode is buried in the camera application itself, or resides deeper in the firmware/at the hardware level.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] kaiowas82:
I've tried a camera app called Night Camera on the play store.

Despite having a lot more noise on the photos I took in the complete dark, it manages to capture pretty much the same amount of light than the sony camera, not giving you back a completely black picture.

The app itself is nothing great, but this confirm to me that the problem is only software, and if Sony wants they can restore the functionalities broken with the unlock via an update.

Functionalities that will work always and only on sony stock rom.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dew.man:
Funny timing - I just stumbled across the same app and posted some comparisons in a different thread;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Fruktsallad:
Thanks again, OP. Those low light shots are really discouraging. However, like you pointed out, that Night Camera really does make a difference. Granted, the shots are not as good as the ones from the locked version, but still a huge improvement. Like kaiowas said, this should indicate that the DRM mumbo-jumbo all happens in post-processing and not in the camera firmware itself. It would be interesting to see what other apps can accomplish - specifically apps that allows you to set ISO manually, such as Camera FV-5 or A Better Camera.

Hopefully the new camera API's in Android L will solve all our problems. :P
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] h.nocturna:
]There might be hope for the post unlocked bootloader world with Android L. With greater control over the camera and access to RAW images, developers might be able to add post-processing that reverts to close to the bootloader locked DRM algorithms. My friend took a quick edit with Adobe Lightroom and was able to bring it pretty damn close to the original and miles ahead of the unlocked one. Take a look.

Maybe Android L will allow something similar?

Locked Bootloader

Unlocked Bootloader

Lightroom Edit
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] generaldisaray1:
nice!

good photos
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] pattiobear:
OP, can you upload a mirror album to imgur? Your photobucket doesn't have enough bandwidth, so I can only see one of the pictures.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] shspeed:
I have the Z3 and i have a few questions that you guys can hopefully answer.

1. Does unlocking bootloader affect the camera itself in all of the apps or just removes the sony post processing software?

2. Will Google Camera take the same quality pictures with an unlocked bootloader as it did with stock firmware?

3. If I unlock my phone and flash a new ROM, is there any way i can revert my phone back to full stock, including the sony post processing software with all the DRM?

Thanks for your help.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Dsteppa:
1. - The comparison you made is quite the same. No one knows exactly what happens, but by unlocking the BL the phone seems to disable some algorithms that the camera uses.

2. - I don't think that third party aps have access to those algorithm.

3. - Once you unlocked there is no way back, that's the whole problem with the Z3C/Z3, because of that it's harder to get root. Later you'll probably be able to re-lock your BL (if it's not possible right now), but if you didn't back-up your DRM keys (TA Partition) (Which isn't possible yet). Once unlocked your keys are lost forever.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Mikoto Misaka:
By "complete dark", do you mean having the flash function of the camera turned off? I took photos in a completely dark room with the flash on..it has no noise (with unlocked device).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] kaiowas82:
yep, flash off
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Kouwen:
It can't have any noise due to the fast that its flash is still not enough to make quality shots in a completely dark room. Even the standard camera light is not enough.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tjaero:
Unlocking the bootloader causes Sony's proprietary camera software to wipe because it is a trade secret that they do not want floating around in open code. It does nothing to the hardware, just the post processing algorithms that are used.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Baron1971:
Now we can Backup the TA Partition. Is it possible to revere engineer it, to get the same Photos with unlocked Bootloader?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] iFlasher:
Yes, it is possible since some time before... Just google DRM Patch for xperia series with unlocked bootloader.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] djsertac:
If The Phone Factory Unlocked International Version?

I want buy a Z3 Compact from amazon.com. I live in europe, so I will buy a factory unlocked international phone. If it is factory unlocked, does it loose DRM security contents like the other manual unlocked phones? Did anyone test a factory unlocked phone vs manual unlocked phone vs locked phone? Especially, how is the camera low-light quality between them? Also, I know sony can unlock some models via their site. If we unlock the bootloader via their site and sony tools, do we loose camera quality like the other manual unlocked phones? I am looking answers to these questions :)

Not: This DRM security thing sucks!!! :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] lakicamm:
[MENTION=4181818]djsertac[/MENTION]

You seem to have mixed up network lock with bootloader lock - they are totally different things ?

To explain it more clearly, international unlocked phone has original sony locked bootloader, and it makes good photos in low light conditions
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] marcaber:
This may be a stupid question, but in relation to Cyanogen Mod on the z3c people keep on talking about a "reverse fish eye" problem. I thought this must be related to the bootloader unlock, rather than CM, but in the sample pictures provided in the OP of this thread (taken with unlocked stock rom) it seems not to be present. Can anyone explain? Is the fish eye bug present only on custom roms like CM or on all phones with unlocked bootloader?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zonker9:
Hey,

so, simple question, I've searched but haven't found anything.

If you relock the phone with flashtool and go back to official Sony rom, you get back original quality?

Thanks!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Cirra92:
No, you won't get original quality, since the DRM keys were lost upon unlocking, unless you backed them up.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] HvdW:
Unlocked bootloader photo comparision

An example of 19:9 and 4:3 top to bottom

And Automatic mode vs Manual mode left to right

All 4 with unlocked bootloader

Imho the 16:9 pictures (top) are better than 4:3

And I really don't see much difference between 8Mp mode vs Manual 20.7 Mp mode

Why post it?

Because my conclusion is that in dim comditions - even with unlocked bootloader - the Automatic 16:9 mode delivers the best quality.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] madd0g:
Based on the ****ty post image processing Sony has I really don't know why would anyone even want to steal their image technology ? I mean that's all why the DRM protection after unlocking the device exist right, to protect their proprietary things like in imaging, audio etc.

It's like years ago in Indycar when a car with the Honda engine blew up (and this happened regularly) and everyone lost their **** and ran to make sure all pieces are getting picked up and don't land in competitors hands. Who the hell wants tech of a machine that keeps blowing up ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Yamashiita Ren:
As expected, Sony's DNR is so strong that good image postprocessing gives better results.

Nothing lost :)
[M.O.J.O. General] oOProtopOo:
Hey

i have some trouble i can t find towerfall in the ouya store

is there a way to Play towerfall on mad catz mojo ?
[M.O.J.O. General] Vomitor696:
Hi,

I saw its avaible on steam, but i really dont know if its avaible also for android..
[M.O.J.O. General] Chilly Hellion:
I noticed this as well. The problem is that not all Ouya games are available through the "Ouya Everywhere" program. This is the program that makes Ouya games available on the Mad Catz Mojo. For whatever reason, the developer of TowerFall has not allowed his game to be a part of Ouya Everywhere and so it doesn't show up on the Mad Catz Mojo.

I've emailed the TowerFall developer a few months ago (prior to the Ascension update) to ask if there's anything he's willing to do to make it available on the Mojo, but I didn't get a reply. After the Ascension update, I emailed the Ouya team directly to see what they can do, and they wrote me back to tell me that it's completely in the developers hands whether a game is included in Ouya Everywhere. I've since emailed the TowerFall developer again, but haven't received a reply from that email or the email from several months ago.

My next step is to ask for a refund, I think, because I purchased it on the Ouya hardware that I no longer own with the idea that it would be playable after my upgrade to the Mojo.

Hopefully that sheds a little light on the situation where it sits. There are lots of fun games on Ouya Everywhere, but TowerFall is the one I miss most. Maybe you'll have better luck with the developer than I did.

CH
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] WYPIERDAALAAC:
Hi people! This is JoyOS (ROM). It's some old version but stable and everything is working.

I decided to update it and put it here. Tested on my Gio, looks great.

Thanks to JoyTeam.

JoyOS

-iStyle, new UI

-JoyOS apps

-JoyOS bootanimation (made by me)

-Updated apps

-CM settings

blah blah blah... just install and enjoy it ;)

DOWNLOAD!!! :)

it looks like on video (ofc with some differences)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcz2cEQgyvM

[IMG="scs"]https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/956x958q50/540/eRdfi0.jpg[/IMG]

:cool: