yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M8s) General] xunholyx:
The next OTA will only work with the stock recovery. You can't install a stock OTA with a custom recovery.

You can pull the stock recovery from the OTA though. Copy the OTA to your PC and open it with 7zip. Look for the firmware.zip and unzip it. The stock recovery.img is in there. Place it into your fastboot folder and hook your phone up to your PC.

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot reboot

Then you will have the stock recovery and will be able to install the OTA update.
[One (M8s) General] wurstherpes:
Yes Root works...
[One (M8s) General] DACATA:
and is it smoother laggless ? how does it works ?
[One (M8s) General] hector2001:
Hi there,

I went back to original ROM (takes a very long time) and did all the updates (also takes a very long time), including the latest one that fixes stagefright exploit.

Then flashed TRWP custom recovery, then root, then install my apps (takes a very very long time............)

I have disabled a lot of tools that are useless for me (facebook, google cloud print, google play music, google play film, htc club, htc power to gice, etc.) and tweaked a little bit the build.prop file.

The phone is smooth, no lag at all even with "Eco mode" enabled.

--

updates :

After hours of use, and comparaison, I found Pandora ROM lighter and smoother.

I am testing Nova Launcher which is now replacing Sense Launcher. Nova Launhcer is much lighter and can be customized very easily.

So, now I'm running Pandora ROM with automatic MMS retreiving disabled (to avoid Stagefright exploit).
[One (M8s) General] DACATA:
Apex launcher ?

Gesendet von meinem HTC One M8s mit Tapatalk
[One (M8s) General] wurstherpes:
Can everybody please upload the original build.prob from HTC One M8s, thanks...
[One (M8s) General] voidzero:
Everybody? :laugh:

Here you go!
[One (M8s) General] mikhaew:
what the CID for 0PKVIMG.zip ? ( 1.16)

HBOOT

CID incorrect!

Update Fail!
[One (M8s) General] DACATA:
How did you update?

Gesendet von meinem HTC One M8s mit Tapatalk
[One (M8s) General] mikhaew:
T54FYS02612

C:\Users\Mikhael Miro\Desktop\htc one m8s hacks>fastboot oem readcid

...

(bootloader) cid: VODAP304

OKAY [ -0.000s]

finished. total time: -0.000s

C:\Users\Mikhael Miro\Desktop\htc one m8s hacks>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.0.U20410.1@50408

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main:

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

(bootloader) serialno: HT54FYS02612

(bootloader) imei: 358031060450874

(bootloader) imei2: Not Support

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m8ql_ul

(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8939

(bootloader) modelid: 0PKV10000

(bootloader) cidnum: VODAP304

(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: 5a68cff9

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

(bootloader) mfg-name: 0001

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.031s

________________________

install RUU 1.03

ota 1.11.401.01

ota 1.11.401.2

ota 1.16

unlocked again ... flash custom recovery.. flash superSu ...

re install all apps ...

___________________________

what the CID for install next taps? I´m error (sorry for bad english, I`m spanish :) )
[One (M8s) General] DACATA:
You can install 1.16 ruu from first page or install Pandora

Gesendet von meinem HTC One M8s mit Tapatalk
[One (M8s) General] mikhaew:
HBOOT

CID incorrect!

Update Fail!

shows me this error when trying to install

You have to change the CID? which CID? place to install these previous pasos?

(ruu 1.03 ota, ota, 1:16?)
[One (M8s) General] DACATA:
Wich cid Do you have in bootloader

Gesendet von meinem HTC One M8s mit Tapatalk
[One (M8s) General] mikhaew:
(bootloader) cid: VODAP304

C:\Users\Mikhael Miro\Desktop\htc one m8s hacks>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.0.U20410.1@50408

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main:

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

(bootloader) serialno: HT54FYS02612

(bootloader) imei: 358031060450874

(bootloader) imei2: Not Support

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m8ql_ul

(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8939

(bootloader) modelid: 0PKV10000

(bootloader) cidnum: VODAP304

(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: 5a68cff9

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

(bootloader) mfg-name: 0001

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.031s
[One (M8s) General] voidzero:
Do not install RUU 1.16 use 1.11! See here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3190238

[HELP THREAD] HTC One M8S - Back to Stock - HOWTO
[One (M8s) General] mikhaew:
Show CID incorrect

update fail

Enviado desde mi HTC One M8s mediante Tapatalk
[One (M8s) General] Ty5982:
I used 1.11 myself,the mistake I had was not going to the correct folder as stated in the OP(to busy rushing),1st time it didn't work so I formatted my sd card copied file & flashed perfectly,takes a good 10 min & the progress bar on the top right moves up & down continuously,I'm on Vodafone UK
[One (M8s) General] El-Conkistador:
Hi everybody

Does anyone have the firmware 0PKVIMG_M8_QL_UL_L50_SENSE60_HTC_Europe_1.16.401.10_Radio_1.0.U20410.1@50408_15.00_016_F_release_450409_combined_signed.zip in his possession ? For that I share on the deposit.

Thanks all !
[One (M8s) General] DACATA:
WELCOEM BACK :D :good:
[One (M8s) General] LightEater:
So I flashed the pandora rom, did the first boot and set up and went for xposed.

Flashed the newest xposed framework (xposed-v74-sdk21-arm64.zip ) and *bam* now the phone is stuck on the boot logo and wont go further or even turn off at all :D Just vibrates twice when i hold the power button.

I think I've seen a post suggesting to wait until the battery drains and then just restore it so I'll do that and hopefully have a working phone tomorrow.

Just a warning tho.:)

Edit:

Found a way to restart - just needed to press and hold power + volume up. The xposed uninstaller seemed to work fine so I'm back to happy land for now :)
[One (M8s) General] hector2001:
if stuck on boot logo, you can also connect phone to USB then run the command line "adb reboot recovery" to go to recovery

Then restore your phone (assuming that you have backups and all drivers installed) or uninstall whatever you want.
[One (M8s) General] fatihes:
Thanks for letting us know how to solve the booting issue. It worked for me too.

By the way does anybody know, when will Cyanogenmod will release a rom for M8S? Or any other popular roms?
[One (M8s) General] TIPhoenix:
Yo! ~ Just received an OTA update. (Around 120-150 MB)

I've been following this thread for quite a while now.

Anyway, decided to unlock and root the phone, but afterwards I received an OTA Update from HTC with "Google Security Fix" or something along those lines. Tried flashing the stock recovery to install the update but it gave me an Status 7 (system mounted r/w).

So did anyone else get this update? Did you manage to install it, if so, please enlighten us.

(I'm on Vodafone Australia) I received the update yesterday. - 22nd September 2015.
[One (M8s) General] fatihes:
I found out voidzero is working on a custom CyanogenMod v12 for HTC One M8S. Let's give him our support, because as far as I know he is the only one who's working for a custom rom for our device

http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-m8/general/htc-m8s-cyanogenmod-t3142668
[One (M8s) General] rory1980:
Hi guys, I wonder if you could help me? I bought the M8s a while back and I've just realised that custom ROMs aren't happening. I've unlocked the bootloader, and tried to flash TWRP, however it failed and now I can't boot into recovery, it just sits on a black screen with the charging logo flashing. All I want to do now is get the stock recovery working and relock the bootloader. I'm using an EE device, version 1.11.61.10. Will any of the stock recovery options in the OP work for me? The closest one I can see is the Orange version?

Also has anyone tried S-OFF on this? Is the Sunshine exploit viable on the M8s? **edit** Just checked with Sunshine and it doesn't :(

Many thanks in advance :)
[One (M8s) General] DACATA:
follow the steps on first page.. and sunshine dont know.. dont use it.. and xposed is not runing on pandora rom.. but you have root..
[One (M8s) General] hector2001:
I hope you did not use TWRP recovery for HTC M8....

Also, you need to know the CID of your phone since it has S-ON, like most of M8S.
[One (M8s) General] rory1980:
Hi guys, I did unfortunately use TWRP recovery for the standard M8. I then realised the the M8s is incompatible. My own fault for flashing the recovery without booting it first to test. Schoolboy error :(

Anyways, I was luckily able to access the bootloader using cmd prompt, and I managed to boot and then successfully flash the Orange_UK_1.11.61.2 stock recovery, using the tool in the OP. So a massive thank you, I now have a working phone again.
[One (M8s) General] klaymaniaf:
So what are the steps before flashing custom recovery?

Unlock bootloader and flash twrp? Does the s-off or on matter? Can t find the answer.

Thx!

Sorry find it....:P
[One (M8s) General] voidzero:
Geez. Yeah, if you don't search you don't find! Duh. Can't find the answer. Yeah right. :laugh:

There is no S-Off. Like you said: Unlock and flash the TWRP you find in this thread.
[One (M8s) General] mepesh:
!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP !!!!!!!!!

hay i need a RUU for my htc one m8

(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B63000

(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__622

please somebody send me a link to a working RUU

i am s-on

bootlooder relocked
[One (M8s) General] TIPhoenix:
M8 or M8S?

Read the first page, all the links are there and make sure you download the correct RUU.

If you need step by step instructions you should searfh the forums, someone made a guide.
[One (M8s) General] Prince Thrakkath:
Hi folks does anyone know how to get M8s back to locked instead of relocked? Its a UK vodafone M8S, fully back to stock after RUU. I probably need to return it due to random reboot issue.

Only instructions I can find are for HTC one M8 and it always mentions Firewater and S-off.
[One (M8s) General] Ty5982:
boot into bootloader,then fastboot then in cmd type: fastboot oem lock

once you've done that,reboot to check and it should say re-locked:thumbup:
[One (M8s) General] Prince Thrakkath:
Ok, I've already done that so maybe I didn't make it clear what I'm after. I want to remove the relocked status in bootloader and change it to locked otherwise its pretty obvious its tampered with and probably voids the warranty. I can't find anything apart from threads saying it requires S-off and firewater which I understand is an exploit specific to Verizon phones(mine is Vodafone UK).
[One (M8s) General] voidzero:
You can't, but, with relocked status all tampering has been undone, so you could argue that warranty was unvoided. Heh. But no you can't remove that message. Unless you know of an exploit because that's what tools like firewater use.
[One (M8s) General] TIPhoenix:
Just wondering, it's the partition called HBOOT that shows this status yeah? Can we do something to that?
[One (M8s) General] Captain_Throwback:
No. You can't modify that partition unless you're S-OFF, and that's not where the flag for that banner is stored anyway.
[One (M8s) General] TIPhoenix:
Right.
[One (M8s) General] mikhaew:
How install RUU 1.03???
[One (M8s) General] voidzero:
[MENTION=4621052]mikhaew[/MENTION] It was explained already, quite a number of times. For example: http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-m8/help/help-thread-htc-one-m8s-to-stock-howto-t3190238/

I'm not sure why you want 1.03.

And, maybe you have tried to downgrade already but got an error about the version being older? I think you can work around that by (1) unlocking, (2) flashing a custom recovery like TWRP in this thread, (3) relocking and then following the steps I detailed in the link I just posted.

If you want better help, learn to ask better questions.
[One (M8s) General] mikhaew:
OK, I give up me appears incorrect CID error at all times I tried, so I can with the RUU, the vodafone. Thank you for the patience:crying::confused:
[One (M8s) General] voidzero:
Oh, yes [MENTION=4621052]mikhaew[/MENTION] now I remember. You said this before. I forgot, sorry if I sounded harsh.

So if I understand you correctly: you have tried many different RUUs and they all say "Incorrect CID". Correct?

And, to refresh my memory - if you go to fastboot, and on your pc do "fastboot oem readcid" what cid does it show?
[One (M8s) General] mikhaew:
C:\Users\Mikhael Miro\Desktop\htc one m8s hacks>fastboot devices

HT54FYS02612 fastboot

C:\Users\Mikhael Miro\Desktop\htc one m8s hacks>fastboot oem readcid

... (bootloader) cid: VODAP304

OKAY

Execution time is 187(ms)
[One (M8s) General] voidzero:
Hmm... When I search for VODAP304 I mostly get stuff for the HTC One M7. Sure you have an M8s? Show me the output of "fastboot getvar product"

Also, that other number in your first command is your serial. You can remove it, safer :fingers-crossed:
[One (M8s) General] Skarim71:
what ruu rom for my m8s vodafone romania
[One (M8s) General] mikhaew:
C:\Users\Mikhael Miro\Desktop\htc one m8s hacks>fastboot getvar product

product: m8ql_ul

Execution time is 0(ms)
[One (M8s) General] voidzero:
Ok. No idea then [MENTION=4621052]mikhaew[/MENTION].. :(
[One (M8s) General] filoffil:
Hey guys I was just wondering if there was any way to put a custom boot animation on this device? I have rooted stock rom. I've tried to put a bootanimation in /system/media, and I've tried replacing the bootanimation which is kept in /system/customize/resource and configured the correct permission settings following articles about the M8 but with no luck, it'll either load the standard bootanimation still or none at all. If anyone could help it'd be much appreciated :)
[One (M8s) General] DACATA:
M8 or M8s ?

Gesendet von meinem HTC One M8s mit Tapatalk
[One (M8s) General] AfwLorenzo:
Hi all. I tried to root my HTC one m8s today using hasoons all in one kit for the m8. I got as far as flashing TWRP recovery but this is where I went wrong. Instead of rebooting at this point I tried to check the recovery on my phone. Now my phone won't Boot, even into recovery. The command prompt said the image was flashed successfully. I think it is stuck in some kind of loop where the orange led flashes and the charging symbol (battery with Lightning bolt) keeps appearing and disappearing. Also the battery doesn't show any charge. I have tried to remove the sim and sd card. I have also tried rebooting and booting into recovery several times both plugged into a charger and not. Is it possible to salvage the handset?
[One (M8s) General] voidzero:
The m8s is very different from the m8, this is your issue [MENTION=6128921]AfwLorenzo[/MENTION]. It's stuck in a reboot loop. Easiest option: restore your phone to stock! See my help thread to learn how to do this. More difficult: restore boot and recovery from some place. I might be able to help, but not today. Hopefully others can jump in too if they have similar ideas.

No worries, you'll probably get your phone fixed. You can probably still enter fastboot by keeping Vol-Down pressed when the LED flashes bright orange (right after a reboot).

From there, power it off by selecting poweroff with your volume keys, then pressing your power button. If you see 'hboot' as the first option, select that first and press power shortly first.

---------- Post added at 11:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:08 PM ----------

Haven't played with that, but, from recovery i was able to delete the annoying sound upon booting. If you figure it out, please, keep us posted ;)
[One (M8s) General] hector2001:
Never use tools for the M8...

If so, it may take time to fix the issues.
[One (M8s) General] filoffil:
How were you able to remove the boot sound? Did you just delete the file?

If I can find out how to replace the boot animation I will post what I know here :) but right now I'm stumped :(
[One (M8s) General] jmh55:
Phone stuck in reboot loop

Hello,

I stupidly installed a rom meant for the M8 (ViperOneM8+4.6.1) on my M8S (after successfully using the TWRP and Pandora rom from this thread)

The phone is now stuck in a reboot loop - the white screen with the red text at the bottom appears, and then about 35 seconds later the screen goes blank and it restarts.

I've tried holding the power button down to try and turn it off, but it won't stop restarting.

I've tried holding the volume down + power buttons to enter recovery and it doesn't work.

Adb and fastboot don't work either - the phone isn't on long enough to appear on my PC.

Is there anything you could suggest to help at this point, please?

Cheers.
[One (M8s) General] voidzero:
[MENTION=6985480]filoffil[/MENTION] yes I just deleted it.

[MENTION=6986726]jmh55[/MENTION] oh no, another M8/M8s victim!

When you hold power and vol-up together it should trigger a power cycle. It's hard-coded into the phone, and takes 15 seconds. If that works, then after the reboot (you will see the led go off and then on to bright orange), release power and hold vol-down to get you into fastboot.

If however the reboots happen faster than 15 sec, try to just hold vol-down to enter fastboot. No power button required. Just press vol-down directly on or after the reboot.

(Small detail: stock recovery is known to reboot 5 times on failure).

If all of this fails report back. Don't panic ;)
[One (M8s) General] jmh55:
Hello,

Thank you so much for your help - I really wasn't looking forward to telling work I'd bricked the new phone they gave me.

Holding the power and vol-up button made it shut down properly and I'm now into recovery and putting the Pandora rom back on.

By the way, it seemed to take a lot longer than 15 seconds of holding the buttons, but maybe I just wasn't counting time very well.

Thanks again.
[One (M8s) General] voidzero:
Glad it worked. It's actually very hard to brick a HTC ;)
[One (M8s) General] TIPhoenix:
So guys, the M8s is confirmed to be updated to marshmallow yeah? What do you think?
[One (M8s) General] ullysse31:
yesss

i hope the OTA will work ... ;)
[One (M8s) General] TIPhoenix:
I couldn't get mine to install the OTA update last time. I'm worried. ?
[One (M8s) General] filoffil:
I've found a way to change the bootanimation however I changed to Pandora and this method didn't work on stock Rom for me.

I'd recommend backing up the original in case you want to change back or this doesn't work

1. Replace the bootanimation in /system/customize/resource (it's called hTC_bootup_one.zip) with your custom bootanimation, be sure the name is the same.

2. Place your custom animation in /system/media/ under the name of bootanimation.zip

Reboot your phone and it should work, I hope this helps people :)
[One (M8s) General] Skarim71:
Hello everybody, what stock rom for my m8s vodafone romania to désimlock it with officiel code. thx
[One (M8s) General] klaymaniaf:
You can try the RUU found in first page , the one with Vodafone. They should have romanian. Come here with a reply.
[One (M8s) General] jahadu:
I have just unpacked a european HTC M8S (Swedish, operator unlocked)

This is what it says

[B]Kernel Version[/B]
3.10.49-g6be0435
and@AABM #1
SMP PREEMPT

[B]Baseband version[/B]
1.0.U20410.1@50408_15.00_016_F

[B]Build number[/B]
1.11.401.2 CL531284 release-keys

(as you can see I have 1.11.401.2, browsing the recovery section on lalleman, the only one close I see is 1.11.401.1. What does this tell me exactly?

Also,

Android Version 5.0.2

HTC Sense Version 6.0

Software Number 1.11.401.2

HTC SDK API Level 6.55

I also have a OTA waiting for me to accept (I will wait though, I don't wanna close any doors - I want root access at least).

The software version waiting is 1.16.401.10 and is 289.6 MB in size.

This update contains important enhancements and bug fixes, including:
- Android Security Patches (libStageFright)

Sounds scary. So, I'm a new user, could need all the help I can get. Browsing through the files at ruu.lalleman.net, I can't find my exact RUU version. Am I screwed?

I don't know anything about Pandora, but I would like TWRP and root access. Is this not possible, given the above information?

Also, for the creator of this thread, could I extract data from my phone and hand it over to you, so you can add it to your database, or if you need it in any other way? I will help all I can, and tripping any warranty checks, I don't care about. I'll just check the basic functionality, so the phone actually works, before I start flashing and such.

TLDR;

#1 As said, I will happily provide any data to the lalleman-db, if possible. I just don't know how.

#2 Can I install TWRP on this specific phone, or is is not possible given my software versions?

#3 Can I root the phone?

and bonus question: should I accept the OTA?

Thanks, and I'll see you later. You will see me alot in this thread from now on.
[One (M8s) General] jahadu:
Just a little edit: I've tried out some things now, and all I can say is, I wish I never ordered this phone. A fully updated phone, with working root (where adaway for example, does not reboot the phone and can't find the /hosts file) was what I was hoping for, but yeah it is what it is, I've broken the warranty and a return to shop is not possible. To be honest, stupid me, didn't notice the M8S when I ordered, it was then the order was laid I saw the "S". My thoughts then: "Seems alright anyway, lets do it". But I could've just chosen another phone now, I feel.
[One (M8s) General] mikhaew:
One question, What you CID?
[One (M8s) General] jahadu:
C:\platform-tools>htc_fastboot.exe getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.0.U20410.1@50408
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: FA584YS00442
(bootloader) imei: 358031063011764
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8ql_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8939
(bootloader) modelid: 0PKV10000
[B](bootloader) cidnum: HTC__Y13[/B]
(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: 1d456ef7
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
(bootloader) mfg-name: 0001
all: Done!
Execution time is 12(ms)

Before I went with Pandora, I made a full backup with TWRP so I guess I can go back to my old stock, except for the recovery partition.

Can you please answer me one question, why are people trying to find the correct RUU's? Are they rooted? Or are they just stock roms? I don't really get it. Trying Pandora now, and I haven't tested it fully out yet but I know I'll miss out on updates.
[One (M8s) General] TIPhoenix:
As far as I know, the RUU needs to match with your CID.
[One (M8s) General] jahadu:
Yeah, but what are the reason people are looking for the right RUU's here, are they heading back to 100% stock without root?

I'm gonna go with the Pandora rom right now, we'll see if it's stable. At least adaway works.
[One (M8s) General] TIPhoenix:
Yes, the RUU reverts your phone back to stock. HTC cN still find out if your phone's been tampered with though.

P.S. I'm on Pandora too. I've been using it for quite a while now, and it's amazing. Can't wait for a CM ROM.