yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Unfortunately, the write protection mod is posted for KitKat and Marshmallow, but not Lollipop. For LP, you can try to extract the kernel (boot.img) from a custom ROM that has same/similar software version number (so it needs to be an older LP ROM). Since most custom ROMs have the mod applied, it will have the modded kernel. Backup your current setup with TWRP (as some folks have gotten stuck with no boot trying this) then flash the modified boot.img in fastboot.

You sure you don't want to update to Marshmallow first, or just flash a custom ROM for that matter? Either would make getting wp_mod a bit easier.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thijs_Rallye:
It appears that TWRP might have messed up restoring a backup on my phone :(. (M8s)

Does anyone know if it is safe to use e2fsck -y /dev/block/mmcblk0p45 for repairing a partly corrupted filesystem? How can I tell for sure if the flash block (/mmcblk0p45) above is unmounted?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tunnex190:
Hey, any chance HTC One m8 will receive further Marshmallow update aside 6.0 ?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mada2485:
Guys, help me pleasee.. I'm trying to make this work but i ended up with this( my sd card is partitioned..)http://postimg.org/image/5jep94j6p/
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskimosound:
Try uninstall expert.....worked for me after jumobile let me down. Uninstall expert hasn't been updated since 2014 but it worked!!!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tunnex190:
I hope

I can get answer
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrrocketdog:
why not ask htc on their official site. seems would get a more 'official' answer.

not being an ass , just saying. :)

"err on the side of kindness"
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coolkid90:
Wondering how to get into recovery after the OTA marshmallow update?

It's not there anymore.

P.s sorry if this has been asked already
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrrocketdog:
you tried the button combo ; power + volume up till screen goes black , then immediately press volume down ?

"err on the side of kindness"
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Callliope:
I unlocked bootloader, installed twrp, rooted, and when i started twrp it asked me if it should keep the system folder read only, i said yes, but then i saw that most usefull apps need to be system apps, now when i try to install better battery stats as a system app, my phone just restarts, i tried by moving with es file explorer to system folder, still restarts when moving..

Some solutions please?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrrocketdog:
[MENTION=7099008]Coolkid90[/MENTION] seems like you need to reflash recovery if it isnt there.

"err on the side of kindness"
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Callliope:
I went at mount in twrp and i disabled mount only read only, and then checked for system to be mounted, installed gsam root companion, i press install as a system app it says succesful and that now i need a restart, i restart, app still isnt working, it tells again to install as a system app...
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrrocketdog:
[MENTION=610849]calliope[/MENTION] , to get system back to r/w ; as i understand it , in terminal emulator type :

su (enter)

mount -o rw,remount /system (enter).

someone please correct me if i am wrong :)

"err on the side of kindness"
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckpv5:
When your device is S-On and rooted, you can't do this due to stock kernel write protection enabled.

You need to install a write protection disable mod module or install a custom kernel which usually already has write protection disabled.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Callliope:
Thanks for info, well, that's kinda sad ,but well with amplify i dont need betterbatterystats or gsam root companion
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
You mean custom recovery (TWRP)? If you did an OTA update, you would have had to revert to the

stock

recovery in order to install the update.

If you see a black screen with a red triangle and exclamation mark, that is the stock recovery. Press vol up and power to bring up the recovery menu options.

You need to flash TWRP back onto the phone, if you want a custom recovery.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AfroBooBoo:
Rooted, and installed Cyan v.13 and EVERY word starts with "MOD"

Its all in title, but an example would be "MOD would you like to turn off mobile data?" or "MOD 5:23am" literally every. word. please help me, gonna try 12.1 to see if its a bug. but i REALLY love the way v.13 looks, thanks for reading.

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Installed previous version of v.13 seems to have fixed it.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AfroBooBoo:
Now I've had a Wifi issue with v12 & 13.... trying 11....
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vijaym191:
HTC M8 Unlocked US brand doesnt get updates

Hello,

I have HTC M8 unlocked US mobile, now I am in India, My mobile doesn't get updates, device is running on Kitkat, even I can not update firmware, My mobile getting poor WIFI, Bluetooth and network signals, Is it hardware problem or software?? I haven't update my firmware.

In boot-loader I got these information

UNLOCKED

M8_WHL PVT SHIP S-OFF

CID-11111111

software number 1.54.651.8

Please help me for getting updates and updating firmware.

I have a SuperSU,I dont know which RUU is suitable for this device.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Einwod:
I can almost guarantee you do not have the right firmware for the ROMs you are flashing.

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I'm sorry to say this, but you probably have the worst model of M8 ever made. Sprint is not compatible with almost anything.However a quick Google search brought me this first hit. Have a read and a download and run the RUU to get to stock.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
I would have chosen the Verizon model as the worst personally, with Sprint coming in at a close second worst.

Unlockable bootloader (without a workaround).

No RUUs on the US HTC website.

And CDMA sucks, period.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muppetofdoom:
Can you clone an SD card

Hi, having had a look round i can't see a specific answer to my question, hopefully one of you guys can answer it :).

currently have a stock M8 with sd card formatted as internal storage, if i want to upgrade to a bigger card is there anyway to clone the existing one to the new bigger faster card ?

Cheers in advance to the flood of positive answers i'm hoping appear, but also thanks for the more likely "nope you're" screwed answers !
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamun.srdr:
Is there any way available (mode or something) to enable native wifi tethering / wifi tethering on verizon htc one m8 (marshmallow)? I'm using non verizon gsm sim card, unlocked bootloader, s-off, rooted.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tunnex190:
...but you don't have to insult.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Einwod:
He was referring to himself, not you in that statement.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tunnex190:
Oh thanks. BTW, is kingroot app effective enough to have root access on HTC One m8?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Callliope:
Nope, and it messes with your phone too, i used kingroot i didnt got root, then when i entered bootloader i had : System status: modified...
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Einwod:
Just a side note, once you unlock the bootloader it says modified as you have "modified" the bootloader.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
Use a PC and two different USB ports with card readers, or one USB and your in-built card reader if you have one, and drag and drop all of the folders/files from the old to the new.

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You don't need Kingroot. The M8 is super easy to root without using one click methods.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coolkid90:
Yes and I go there if it's even there don't remember but either way nothing happens

---------- Post added at 10:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:29 PM ----------

Makes sense.I'll be rooting this thing so as I have so tim e

---------- Post added at 10:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:31 PM ----------

Thanks for the info I'm stack right now Will be rooting very soon
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jawshdarnit:
Stock GPE wanting to switch to Sense

I have an HTC one M8 GPE, straight from google; but I would like to use a sense rom for it, bootloader is unlocked of course and my device is S-OFF as well. I use T-Mobile, I'm just needing a little direction because I understand the partitions are much different sizes for each.. When using (as an example) a stock RUU to flash from HTC, will the standard "T-Mobile" version work fine? As I understand I could use either the AT&T or T-Mobile Stock Sense ROMS due to the internals being identical for each carrier. I don't think this question has been asked before. I'm sure you're wondering why I want to move away from a stock Android Experience; and that reason is HTC's Camera and Gallery as well as other apps, but also for the visual aesthetics. I just want something different for now. I know how to convert back to GPE if I need to.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Einwod:
I see no reason why you can't flash the firmware of the Sense ROM you want, then flash the RUU if you want to be stock HTC. After you have flashed the RUU, which you must do to change the partition sizes, you can then root and flash custom ROMs as required. Enjoy Sense.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tunnex190:
Thanks but kindly recommend the best way to without using kingroot.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xunholyx:
Sure.

HTC provides a way to unlock your bootloader via htcdev.com. Register there for an account, choose "unlock bootloader" (you need this to flash a custom recovery/TWRP), and follow the steps/instructions that are given.

After you have unlocked your bootloader, use fastboot to flash TWRP. You can also use terminal emulator to do it from your phone, but with a PC and ADB/fastboot, the process is safer and easier. (instructions in the link)

Once you flash TWRP, use your new custom recovery to flash SuperSU, or flash a rooted ROM (most M8 ROMs are rooted ~ I recommend ViperOneM8 :)).
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tunnex190:
Thanks. I will try it once I am accessible to PC
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jawshdarnit:
I'm using the stock TMO RUU utility and it's saying cannot update partition details, I've tried running it twice, how can I update partition details. If this doesn't work I'm afraid I will have bricked my phone.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckpv5:
You need to flash Sense firmware.zip first to change partition size then only you can run Sense RUU
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jawshdarnit:
I think that's the problem, I used one of the Sense Firmware zip's on another forum here in XDA, apparently it wasn't the "complete version" that resized the partition, so now the issue I'm having is, I can't go back into fastboot mode to flash the old framework (GPE) to install that RUU.. I just want to revert it back to GPE, maybe I'll be able to tackle this eventually but If I could get it to work on Sense, then I'll keep it. I just really need your help with this if you could... PM me please? Since you seem to be really knowledgeable with this type of scenario. I have some other questions as well.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Einwod:
There's no reason that you can't go to fastboot mode. Press and hold power and volume up for 10 - 15 seconds. When screen goes black, slide down to volume down.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gazza35:
Just wondering, on my Z2 i used Gem and xperia xposed module to resize my desktop to 6x6 because i cant stand the stock big old icons and 4x4 drawer, i was wondering if there was a similar app for the M8, i cant find any HTC xposed app to do it, or is there a mod or something to alter dpi.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mateoo337:
Hi guys!

I have some questions. Can i unlock the bootloader with S on? Can I install Cyanogenmod with S on unlocked bootloader? How can i flash sense marshmallow(clean install) with S on, and can I root it? Can I downgrade the bootloader to use firewater?

Sorry for the noob questions :silly: :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gazza35:
YES to all excpept for downgrading Bootloader and firewater,

I can assure you firewater does not work at all, from my 3 days of researching the options on this model, Sunshine is the only way, and you cant flash a different boot without S-off im sure, someone will correct me if im wrong. as for flashing CM, no problem there.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Yes to all of those; unless you happen to have the Verizon version M8 (and only the VZN version), which requires s-off to unlock the bootloader.

You can't downgrade bootloader with s-on.

And it doesn't matter what bootloader version, firewater won't work, and hasn't worked since Dec 2014. It had a online component (needed to connect to a server) that doesn't work since the devs stopped supporting it.

Sunshine is the only working s-off method.

But you don't need s-off to do any of the other things you asked about.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mateoo337:
Thank you the answers! My bootloader is unlocked with S ON, so i can install cyanogenmod with TWRP? I have european m8 and I can use it with mobil, vodafone etc.. (if the verizon, at&t, sprint means that)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Yes.

It has to do with the phone's model ID (MID) and carrier ID( CID) more than what carriers the phone can be used on. In fact, the Verizon version is SIM unlocked, and can be used with Euro carriers.

But if you were able to unlock it by HTCDev.com, its not relevant; as being the Verizon version would have prohibited that.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcastrone:
Hello, I want to buy an used M8 on my country and its currently for 150$ but according to the seller after a reboot the phone only shows the attached image. Its safe to buy it? Can it be fixed?

Thanks
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Einwod:
Personally, I wouldn't touch it.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcastrone:
Thanks for responding. Could you explain why? Its not robed if thats what you're thinking.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Einwod:
The radio and open dsp are not there. If you are local to the seller, make sure that the device works with YOUR sim card in it. There's also no CID number to tell what the device actually is and it hasn't been updated for quite a while as well.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcastrone:
Thank you very much
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
The phone doesn't boot into OS according to his post. So for that matter, there is no way of knowing if that problem (won't boot) is just a software issue that can be fixed, or if a hardware issue (like bad emmc). So I'd agree its not worth the risk buying.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTIcruiser:
Hi, i have HTC One M8s.

I wanted to install custom rom but i had problem in recovery (TWRP 2.8.7.0) 'error executing updated binary in zip'.

I tried many ways and I wiped external storage so then i delete all system. Nothing changed then.

I had recovery TWRP 2.8.7.0 so i tried to update to 3.0.2.0, after that when i clicked recovery phone switched off.

Now problem is bigger because when i want to do sth in cmd its waiting for devices. I have no ideas what to do next.

Sorry for my english and please help.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckpv5:
Your device is not a M8 ... yours is M8s. All these TWRP versions meant for M8 won't work for your device. Same goes for the ROM you tried to install, that's for M8 only not M8s

See this thread to get help - http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-m8/help/make-custom-recovery-htc-one-m8s-t3114245
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrrocketdog:
my bad [MENTION=830797]ckpv5[/MENTION] , i linked him here ; not paying attention to the "s" part of the equation. thanks for setting him and me right.:good: will pay better attention from now on.

"err on the side of kindness"
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fmtanveer:
plz help i need it very much

First i give 1 solution who can not go to boot loader 100 % working.

only if you have not done anything to bootloader.

connect usb to laptop.

then press power first + vol down then after 1 sec connect usb to mobile. bootloader will come up.

my device. htc m8 dual sim.

id: htc_j15

ver. 6.16.401.101

ver baseband. 1.24.30336021.13G

ver bootloader. 3.19.0.0000

my problem now :

sorry for bad english.

i have htc m8 dual sim.

it got fallen from me. then it stopped running.

then i searched .then i cam came to found that i can goto bootloader. i did but i cant goto recovery,or factory reset. then i open check crc image all was ok. but sbl2 and sbl3 was 0X0.

then i unlock the bootloaer.

then i tried to flash rom via fastboot which i had access but unsuccess(remote signature verfiy fail.)

in another post i flash the twrp recovery but red text came. then in another post i found that

first flash the recovery. then boot the recovery.

i did like this,

htc_fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

then

htc_fastboot boot twrp.img

htc_fastboot reboot

that was tha last thing i do. after this my phone did respond.

not boot up.

black screen.

led dont turn on.

did all the combination that worked before this. not work now.

press power+volume up the vol down.

press [power for 1,2,3 5 min.

when plug to laptop doesnt work.(htc driver are installed, htc sync installed then uninstalled).

all unsuccessfull.

plz help me

plz

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You have not to go to fastboot oem reboot ruu

Only goto boot loader fastboot usb.

Then unlick the token. Then press yes using vol down and power for press.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] korouzdjsh:
Greeting Dear Geeks..

I just bought a New M8..Looks amazing..

but it came with android 5.0.1 out of box..is it legit?

shouldn't it come with 4.4?

is it second handed?

is there any sign that could say it is new or second handed?

thanks.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Einwod:
We're now on Android 6.0. What's the problem with 5.0.1? Just ask for updates and it should update to Marshmallow.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] korouzdjsh:
Thank you for answering..

but should it come with 4.4 or 5.0.1 out of box?

just bought it yesterday as new..is it?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Einwod:
It would depend when the device was actually made. Mine came with 4.4 and was updated when lollipop came out. If yours was made after lollipop was released, then more than likely you would have lollipop on startup. It's nothing to worry about. You can check when your device was produced from this handy article.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrrocketdog:
that dang [MENTION=494185]LlabTooFeR[/MENTION] is just all over the place. ......... .:good: :)

thank you [MENTION=3741261]Einwod[/MENTION] for link. will put in filing cabinet for future.

"err on the side of kindness"
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SergioRmz:
I have just discovered that my device will be 2 years old on April 30th... Almost on my own birthday. ?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tigar600:
i have a problem , after the update to 6.0 sense 7 sometimes when i restart phone or it shut down when battery is 0% settings of device go to default, like it change ringotone , permisions , default apps , almost all settings. can somebody help me? 1 more question can i somehow disable that HTC BoomSound notification without root it really piss me off
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gazza35:
Sometimes shops aand carriers get new factory batches with updated firmware, even though its a 2014 phone, the one you got may have been a model that the shop received a year later for example, mine also came with 5.0.1.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BloodyMoon95:
Someone knows how to fix the sensor_hub ? I think i broke the files who handle the sensors....
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jongla:
I bought a refurbished HTC ONE M8(Europe 32gb).it comes with 5.0.1 out of the box.

Now in the bootloader menu,it says "LOCKED ",but under it,i can see that CID is 11111111,that means it is already S-OFF and has SuperCID(or am i wrong?).

But as far as i know bootloader unlocking is required to gain S-OFF.

Now my quest is,

1.what does it mean by LOCKED?

2.Do i need to unlock the bootloader before i can flash a custom recovery and other roms?

Sorry for bieng noob,i am completely new to HTC.any help is appreciated.

And also this is written in my bootloader menu:

Software status:official

***LOCKED***

M8-UL PVT SHIP S-OFF

CID:11111111

Hboot:3.19.0.0000

........

So do i have the global version of m8?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Einwod:
Locked means the bootloader is locked. You can unlock it through HTCdev.com. It would appear you have a European edition of the device. Good luck with it. You can unlock the bootloader and then flash whatever ROM/firmware combination you choose. Firstly, make a Nandroid backup of your original configuration and save it to your computer. Also take note of what firmware version you currently have, just in case you ever decide to go back. As I have said, you have S-OFF and can do practically whatever you like with the device.

My advice is, read, read and read again before making any major changes. Always make sure there is a way to get back if you need it. Enjoy your M8.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
You need root to get s-off, and while most accomplish root by unlocking the bootloader; some have had success rooting with kingroot (which does not require an unlocked bootloader).

Also, with s-off you can change the bootloader tag back to LOCKED. So its possible that it indeed was bootloader unlocked, s-off, then made LOCKED again. I'd say this is probably the more likely scenario.

So either may have happened (s-off with or without the bootloader being unlocked before).

Absolutely. You can't flash anything (except official updates, RUU, etc. for your CID, MID) with a locked bootloader.

s-off my allow a lot of things. But it does

not

bypass a locked bootloader.

In addition to the HTCDev.com methods; since you have s-off, you can also unlock the bootloader with the following method: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hahaha0031:
hi guys ... pleas i want to know i have htc one m8 sprint and i update it to the last android version 6.0 when the update done i lost ufocus option in the gallery stock app ? is that for all devices or just me ?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jongla:
Thanks for the infos buddy.

I unlocked the bootloader just with an adb command which i found in unlock bootloader without htc dev thread. :good:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangarolf:
Hi there..I now have soff again via Sunshine. My getvars are below..I need to reset the firmware so I can get back to stock. Can anybody help me?

Thanks.

anks here it is.

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.24.21331147A1.09G

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main: 4.16.1540.8

(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: 0P6B10000

(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