yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] firelightx:
Been waiting for something like this to help the casual flasher like myself.

Does this install CWM or any other custom recovery? Where might I go to get one of those for Verizon's M7? (I'm pretty sure that's what I have... been out of the flashing game for a long time now, but this was the HTC One Verizon offered in 2013)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] piihb:
woot woot!

Ok, ok. Finally S-Off

I am hardware version 0004. Big thanks to jcase!

I uninstalled both sunshine & weaksauce2. I then reinstalled both, ran weaksauce2. And it achieved root. I then ran SunShine and got to the payment popup! I left it there and hit up jcase via email to get code via Google Wallet.

JC got me the code very quick and I copied I to SunShine and it did it's thing and achieved S-Off.

I'll be able to play with ROMs when I get home from work! Merry Christmas! Woot woot!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] 1droidmod:
FAQ

Q: OMG YOU GUYS ROCK YOU ARE JUST ELITE BOSSES (so true)

I got my m8 in April, used weaksauce/and other s-off method you offered. In october/november i got a replacement device, 100% stock for 5/6 weeks. (Most horrible experience ever)

I definitely have gained a GREATER appreciation for what you guys do for us.. Amazing, I tried cracking it the whole time, nothing but dead-ends.

$25 dollars is nothing for what we get in return from Great Devs like [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] [MENTION=711482]beaups[/MENTION] etc.

Thanks SO SO SO much.

I have learned not to send device back for replacement but go to local cell repair guy from now on..

Do u have any tutorials out there regarding the creation of weaksauce/Sunshine?

Thanks again!! :D

Htc one m8 vzw 4.4.4
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] 1droidmod:
http://www.newandroidbook.com/Articles/HTC.html

Posted on twitter/ [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION]

Attempt at explaining how weaksauce (original) does its magic
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jcase:
FYI [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] isn't me on twitter
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] 1droidmod:
:confused::confused::confused:
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Det0natoR:
Warranty replacement came in with 4.4.2 on it. I am now S-off with TWRP/CarbonRom installed and restoring my TiBu files now thanks to SunShine. Thank you so much jcase and beaups. I was happy to pay the $25.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] 1droidmod:
Great to have YOUR device as u want now right!! Did you see any explanations in this thread (anywhere) citing reasons why some people (me) were able to get Sunshine 2.7.1 to wrk with weaksauce2 on htc one m8 vzw 4.4.4?? Others claim to use same device/android version and no luck
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dottat:
You won't get one here.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Det0natoR:
If you do enough searching, you can find out how weaksauce works more or less. SunShine is a different story. I was grateful to just have root on my other phone. A few xposed modules and it looks and feels a lot less stock. Nothing has come close to features and stability across multiple devices like CarbonRom though.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] rfresh:
I am on verizon HTC One M8 v4.4.4, it just a replacement device comes back from HTC,

After weaksource2 gain temp root, after I run Sunshine, it tells me incompatible device

Is there a way to work around this?

I am eager to pay Sunshine and get custom ROM installed.

Thanks

---------- Post added at 07:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:43 PM ----------

Hi,

Could you please share a lint for RUU VZW HTC ONE M8 4.4.4 for S-ON device?

I have issue when running sunshine and it tells me it is incmpatible.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dottat:
If you get that error you need to wait for sunshine 3.0. Sorry.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jonata:
hi,

just use with european HTC N8 and works like a charm.

I'vw a question :

next week arrive to me from usa a new moto droid turbo

can I use Sunshine for unlock bootloader and gain root ?

thanks for reply mate
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Einheit-101:
This does not work with any Motorola. Motorola is not rootable nowadays.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Nickel17:
Worked on my VZW M8.

I was curious as to whether Weaksauce2.0 and Sunshine would work on my phone since I heard that it was hit or miss. Both ran and Sunshine took my money. Thank you for your work on this.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jcase:
its not listed as for motorola
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Anakha56:
So for my new European M8 the current version of Sunshine does not work, it goes for root and comes back saying root not found. I have tried the Verizon method with WeakSauce v2 but that crashes with "Unfortunitly, this program has stopped responding." and I have tried the TowelRoot method but it just hangs on the Welcome screen after editing the mod strings and clicking the rain button. It looks like I will have to wait for the new version :).

My M8's details are:

Android version 4.4.4 (pre-loaded, not of my doing)

Software number 3.32.111.3

H-Boot 3.19.0.0000

On the off chance, has anyone managed to get this version of the phone rooted & s-off? I don't mind going the HTC-Dev route, just thought I would bring it up here first.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] 1droidmod:
Yes, [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] , as in ur tapatalk (or whatever U use on these forums) ID. I was/are following Justin Case [MENTION=487576]teaman[/MENTION]dIRC very closely on Twitter anticipating a release of sunshine or something too crack my HTC One m8. And when I finally gave up and accepted the fact I would not be able to have "my" phone as "my" phone until after the first of the year I slacked off a bit. Two days after the realease of Weaksauce2 I decided to check out theroot.ninja cause I am addicted and WOW, great great suprise for me. $25 price tag, really? That's it? I still can't get over it, after 6/8 weeks of being locked down I was going freakin crazy, by that point I would have given you guys a kidney and some liver.

The service you devs ( [MENTION=711482]beaups[/MENTION] ) are offering for these devices, obviously One-Of-A-Kind, and I love all devs for sharing their work whether it's free or not.. I live in a world where nothing is for free... Android is a great puzzle for me.

[MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] [MENTION=711482]beaups[/MENTION] Thanks Again, and considering me knowing what it takes for u guys to achieve what you are and NO one else has offered up any alternative, $25 is too cheap, lol. :D One of a kind devs. I'll bet you guys have Android Groopies everywhere you go.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] mukeshd:
Thanks guys.. You rock :)

Thanks jcase and beaups for weaksauce. You guys are the saviors.

And I am never going to buy a phone from Verizon ever again.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] niac93:
I tried this on a verizon htc device and got the root activated message and root checker says I have root. But I can't get super SU to update the binaries. It keeps saying it failed and to reboot. I've tried it after rebooting 4 times. Any ideas or am I out of luck?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] hgoldner:
From the OP:

Q: The SU binaries are out of date and it wont let me update them

A: Yeah i know, ill fix that soon
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] niac93:
My bad I should have seen that but I missed it. Thanks
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] del9800:
Question about Sunshine. The app runs a pre check to determine if my M8 is rootable or not and it wont root until I pay? Am I correct on that?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jcase:
SunShine unlocks and s-off's, it does not install su (but you can easily after s-off). It wont charge you unless it can work.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] del9800:
Awesome, thank you.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] undarated:
Switched from the Note 3 to the M8. Luckily it came with 4.4.2 installed and Sunshine saved the day. Thanks guys
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] droidrev71:
s-off

Bought a m8 today on 4.4.4 and used sunshine and worked! S-off and unlocked! Awesome stuff..

Plus, the only giveaway I've ever won, I won my sunshine code through androidpolice and rootninja giveaway.. thank you!!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Thejimmynguyen:
Hey Jcase! I already purchased Sunshine for 4.4.3 and am currently rooted (thanks to you). Still running 4.4.3 but I'm hoping to update to 4.4.4 in order to further update to the latest 5.0.1. Will I need to run through this process again or should I be able to keep my root when updating? If I lose it, could I just flash a SUPERSU.ZIP after 5.0.1 update and continue root access?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] BFirebird101:
I just got my new M8 in (old one was having problems, so Verizon sent me another), and now I have to re-do everything. I understand the Sunshine method for unlocking bootloader. But I'm a little confused about getting root on this thing. Do we still have to install an insecure kernel to keep permanent root if we want to stay on the stock ROM? From what I read, it seems Weaksauce is only a temp root solution that loops each reboot. Is this correct?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jcase:
Stop by our chat after getting s-off and ill walk you through it, 2-3 minutes max.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] BFirebird101:
No need, I figured it out. S-OFF went off without a hitch on most current Verizon 4.4.4 (idk why some are having problems), then immediately flashed TWRP and installed SuperSU.zip. Thanks :)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] youngquazy:
Somehow I bought a Demo Verizon M8. Checked twice to make sure it wasn't stolen or anything like that with Verizon. Anyways, it appears that on the demo devices, they are S-OFF but also still "locked". So what do I need to do from here?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Shahaed:
Do a quick search for M8, but a couple commands through adb/fastboot should be able to do it. Has worked on other HTC I've had
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] WolfDemon69:
So since superuser binaries aren't updated, and I just rooted my 4.4.4 M8, do I have no choice but to wait?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] rwcasto:
Thanks again guys! At least I have temp root until sunshine 3.0 :good: real good!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] rwcasto:
Weaksauce will work for tethering app, and little things here and there on my verizon HTC M8 but you can not make any permanent changes to prop files, or xmls, because of s-on me thinks. So yes- you will have to wait to flash any custom goodies.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] UstesGreenridge:
I purchased sunshine about 2 weeks ago (not version 3.0) for my htc one m8 which had 4.4.4 and lo and behold sunshine worked!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Caspid:
Any reason to use this over WeakSauce 1? I'm still on 4.4.2.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] warriorpluto:
Thanks [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION]. Just purchased soff for my m8 I just bought for 140 lol. Now time to try out those lollipop roms
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] DarkRazorZ:
App crashes on my phone when I select "I agree", any help?

Edit: sorry, should have read the OP more thoroughly. I'm not on a Verizon device, I'll wait for 3.0
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] bakemcbride21:
If you are on 4.4.2, I believe you can still use the original weaksauce for root, then if you want S-Off (and bootloader unlock) you can even use the original firewater (no fee). That's what I did what now seems like back in the day (even though we're talking a few months) lol. I'm not sure if it is 4.4.3 or 4.4.4 that necessitates using WeakSauce2 for root and Sunshine for S-Off, but at some point in the stock upgrade process, those are your options if you do upgrade without already being S-Off from 4.4.2
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] beaups:
Firewater is discontinued and will no longer function.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] bakemcbride21:
And how would you know? :) LOL JK! Didn't know it had been discontinued for 4.4.2 devices...

and knowing is half the battle!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] cntryby429:
FYI, firewater will no longer work regardless of what android version you're on. The file you run is only part of the process. It requires a server component which no longer exists. You must use sunshine. I assume sunshine2 is backwards compatible with phones sunshine1 was made for. Either way, you run it and it'll tell you if it will work before promoting for payment. There's no difference in the unlocked bootloader or the s-off which they both achieve. If one works then who cares which one it is.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] bakemcbride21:
yeah, never realized that fire water wasn't just a local executable.

Though I would take S-off over an unlocked boot loader any day as I can easily unlock boot loader if I'm s off but I'm not getting s off if I only unlocked my boot loader.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] cntryby429:
Yeah but these two methods (firewater & sunshine) will both unlock AND s-off your phone. Since Verizon blocks htc from giving out the bootloader unlock codes the only way to get an unlocked bootloader or s-off happens to get you both.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] v1ral:
Hello,

I just got the m8 and looking into rooting. Is this still a valid method?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] schneid:
Depends. What version of Android does it have? I got a new VZW M8 on 2/6 with 4.4.4. I cannot PermRoot it with Sunshine. Waiting for Sunshine 3.0. Weaksauce2 did TempRoot it but I cannot install a recovery which locks me pretty much out of the phone.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] v1ral:
What do you mean by "2/6 with 4.4.4"? Is that like the firmware?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] schneid:
I received my phone from Amazon on February 6 and it was already loaded with Android 4.4.4. Never bought a phone before that came with latest and greatest and this case the worst.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Jedman67:
Before you start setting up and activating your phone, try to do a factory reset, see if it will roll you back to an earlier version.

On the slim chance it does give you an earlier version, you should be able to root.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] schneid:
I understand rollbacks are impossible from stock. I did do a Factory Reset the 7th to see if that would help but it came right back as 4.4.4.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Jedman67:
Yeah, figured that would happen. You can try to see if Amazon can replace it with one running an older version of android, but i doubt that would help. I got temp root to get rid of bloatware but unless someone posts a DIY unlock, you're stuck until Sunshine 3.0 comes out.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Noremacam:
Looks like you won't have to wait too long for a bootloader unlock:

https://twitter.com/TheRootNinja/status/570745861182918657

Be warned though, it doesn't look like sunshine will work on Android 5.0 on Verizon, so don't take that update!

https://twitter.com/TheRootNinja/status/570746257158770688
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] schneid:
Need to Remove "Modified"

I have an M8 that I bought outright that unfortunately came with 4.4.4. I have TempRoot with Weaksauce2. I'm coming up on my thirty day return date. With Sunshine 3.0 being a moving target I am preparing to return it. Is "Modified" from the Weaksauce2 install and/or Sunshine 2.8.4 S-Off attempts? Will uninstalling both and doing a Factory Reset return its status to as it was when new? I kind of liked this phone but I don't want to get stuck with it in its factory hobbled state. Too expensive for that.

Thanks.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] chowner:
What firmware versions does SunShine work with? I'd glad go ahead with purchase if I can be confirmed or denied what version it works with.

Thanks
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] schneid:
Sunshine won't let you pay unless it will work.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Darkmx2000:
Unfortunately, i got 2 HTC One M8s yesterday and the rep updated them both to lollipop with me knowing :(, they were having a problem with there systems were running slow so they told me to go and get something to eat and they should be all set and i didn't realize till i got home that they had been updated and they will not let me exchange them without a restocking fee. All im want is root :(
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jhr5474:
I have 3.0.1 sunshine and this does not work you cant run the two together!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] piihb:
I just kept at it with weaksauce, and sunshine. I had to uninstall ws2 and reboot, now mind you I kept at this for few days. I'd get bored at work I would uninstall them and reboot, reinstall ws2 & sunshine, finally I got sunshine to ask for payment. Once I was there I hit up jcase and got my code. 30 min later I was hooked up. S-Off and root.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] bogarty:
Hey jcase will Sunshine work for the M8 on Verizon running 5.0.1? My device is not rooted, but am hoping to use sunshine to get s-off so I can downgrade back to 4.4.4 and root, then flash back a 5.0.1 custom rom. Thank you!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jcase:
not yet
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] bogarty:
So there's nothing I can do right now then right? I'm stuck? Would Sunshine work if I was somehow already rooted? I guess maybe it's impossible to even be on stock 5.0.1 for Verizon and be rooted. I just want to s-off and root the device as soon as I can and I'm happy to pay for it.

Anyhow, thanks for your hard work!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jcase:
If you had root, yes it would work, we dont have a root solution ready for verizon 5.x yet
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] bogarty:
Ok. Thank you for your time jcase. I guess I'll just have to wait and keep an eye out for the solution.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] NickDVS:
So I am on a new HTC M8. Locked, Unrooted, S-on. Currently, there is nothing i can do right now to root my root, unlock, and s-off? Can I download a zip to flash 4.4.4 from bootloader?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] cntryby429:
Assuming you're on lollipop then no. There's nothing you can do at this time but wait and hope for a new release of sunshine or some other genius tool to be developed that works.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] eriknors:
Any new news for Verizon m8 users on stock lp?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jcase:
Not providing ETAs nor updates this time around, sorry.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] kerryh420:
My own stupidity never ceases to amaze me.

The morning of may 7th is when I ordered my m8 verizon replacement to my motoX Dev Ed that I lost the night before (when I really don't have the money for it in the first place) so I made extra special care to learn everything I could before making a decision... I was under the impression the verizon m8 was GTG in root/bootloader. Now I read this and know I may never get it.

I debated for many intense hours weighing the pro's con's of this one, the new motoX and nexus thinking all could be rooted/unlocked. And now I read this....No one can possibly imagine the state of mind I am now in. $250. poof. wasted.

I'd throw this in the trash but I don't have the extra cash, or, and more importantly, time to be without a phone for another week again.

Seriously, I'm so stupid/incompetent that if I tried to take my own life you probably find me in a corner trying to slit my wrists with a butter knife or something....jk - i think.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] sjpritch25:
Maybe you be lucky and it won't be on lollipop? Unless you already have the device and its on lollipop.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] kerryh420:
have the device. it is on lollipop.

I have literally no control over the settings. the most simple annoyances (such as not having the L,R arrow keys displayed during typing. inverted colors, the brightness slider, the options in the sms setting for delivery reports and the REST that is not now included) I am not even kidding - I am already having nightmares where verizons buildings go down like its 9/11. it's messed up.

Like I have already thrown my phone against the wall several times. As nice it may be it's like having a kid with aspergers syndrome. as smart and as powewrful as it is You love it yet you hate it.

I have had a flip phone in the interim of having this shipped to me and as archaic and frustrating as the rudimentary flip is, I prefer it to this downs syndrome of a smartphone that should have been aborted before birth.

please help jedi master jcase. you're my only hope

(everything you have read above is for purely for entertainment value only. any similarity between persons living and/or dead and/or fictional is purely intentional)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] UgXvibe:
Ok, I'll try to keep a long story short.. had root with S-off using this method way back.. Recently sent my phone in for cracked display replacement.

Well, HTC relocked the boot loader but I still have s-off. Lollipop 5.0.1 now. Can I obtain root with s-off? I did a full titanium backup before I sent in for repair.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] cntryby429:
I'm not sure if it's written down anywhere here how, but it can definitely be done. I think I've read in forums for my old phone about changing to super cid then getting the unlock code from htcdev but I would confirm that before trying it. I've seen [MENTION=3472611]dottat[/MENTION] help people out in your situation before. Be sure and thank the bujeezus outta him if/when he gets you straightened out. That guy will bend over backwards for people in these strange situations.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] andybones:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] UgXvibe:
The problem with this is I do not have root, therefore cannot 'su' in CMD prompt to use the unlock command.. what am i missing here?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] andybones:
from OP

"*you must be s off.

*you must have superuser installed"

install SuperSU..
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] UgXvibe:
I get this message with super su. Should I not be using usb fastboot?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] sjpritch25:
What recovery are you on? You are soff? Right
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] UgXvibe:
Yep, s-off. Stock recovery. This is how I got it back from repair.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] sjpritch25:
You need to flash TWRP & then flash supersu zip in recovery
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] razen_kain:
Will weaksauce root an at&t m8 if it's unlocked bootloader, s-off, super Cid?

I don't have a computer to use fastboot and i need root to flash twrp with flashify so i can flash viper. Long story short, converted to gpe and now i want to go back to sense with official Ruu. Gaining root on the stock ROM is the only issue i haven't figured out yet.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] beaups:
No, get a computer.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] razen_kain:
Well... I suppose it would work with a stock kitkat ROM then?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] beaups:
No, WS works with Verizon devices (and sprint actually) only, as the OP indicates. Also it's why this thread is in the Verizon specific forum.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] zborn:
How did you get root to stick after a reboot to install xposed?

Tapatalked from my M8...
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] sjpritch25:
What version of android are we talking about?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] kevin mitnick:
is this work for m7 802d hboot 2.49?

please I deeply need to s-off my m7. its like on jail with s-on
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] sjpritch25:
Need to go here

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...GOnmgLTn5R71yywNov5PFw&bvm=bv.110151844,d.eWE
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] kevin mitnick:
I tried, but I don't have credit card or PayPal. any solution?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] sjpritch25:
If you want just root give kingroot a go, but its not any easy solution. I believe its just a temp root then you will need SuperSU. Otherwise, there are no other solutions.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Caspid:
Any root/unlock/s-off solution for vzw m8 5.x yet? Just checking as the last response was almost a year ago.

Thanks for everything you do, jcase. Although I can't afford Sunshine, I appreciate the hard work.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] beaups:
Sunshine supports that device just fine.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Drunkula:
As far as I know, only Sunshine or javacards. Of the two, Sunshine is far cheaper.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] sjpritch25:
Not sure if you are in the US or not. But there are quite a few on the VZW M9 forum that have java cards. Depending on the circumstances you will either have to mail your phone to the person or meet them. That's pretty much your best bet without using Sunshine.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] muhammadfayyaz:
Not supported with lollipop 5.0

It doesn't work for HTC M8 having lollipop 5.0
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] beaups:
No, it doesn't. As clearly stated in the OP
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] muhammadfayyaz:
Is there any other method to get rid of verizon in HTC One M8 having lollipop 5.0
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] beaups:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2792487