[One (E9+) General] butiki33:
Follow up to TANK863 about using E9+ in US

Hi All,

I’m a newbie to XDA, my phone, and recovery/rooting/S-Off/etc. Please forgive me for ignorance and dumb questions…

I just purchased an HTC One E9+ from Amazon.com for its awesome specs relative to price (a combo not available in US HTC phones). I have done only a few basic optimizations so far that I can easily redo, and/or shouldn't cause me problems (I turned off Blinkfeed and uninstalled Chinese apps, changed wallpaper, etc.).

The phone, from bootloader:

***LOCKED***

Htc_a55ml_dtul PVT S-ON

LK-1.01.0000

OpenDSP-UNKNOWN

OS-1.30.708.6

May 19 2015, 18:06:35 (546899)

CID: HTC__622 Asia-HK-CHT

I live in the US and just activated the phone with Cricket. Now I'm getting system update prompts, but for China, which I think I don't need:

“Software update: 1.41.708.6 (483.24 MB)

This update contains important enhancements and bug fixes, including:

-Network connection enhancement in China

-System enhancement

…

“

I think I want to change my CID/ruu (not sure what region is best for me, since E9+ isn’t supported in US) and delete some unnecessary apps, maybe optimize speed/clocking. That’s about it.

I’ve read through all the posts in this thread. I know fshami made a very nice guide, and piphol was helpful too, but I realized I still have some bonehead questions about details, so I wrote my own task list.

I’m thinking to:

1.	download stock recovery for OS-1.30.708.6 (just in case I need it)

2.	download SuperSU and TWRP

3.	install HTC Sync Manager to my PC

4.	install minimalADB fastboot to my PC

5.	install SuperSU/TWRP from PC to 16GB SD card

6.	unlock bootloader

7.	enable USB debugging

8.	flash SuperSU/TWRP recovery

9.	verify root (Root Checker app)

10.	get s-OFF (Sunshine)

11.	change to super CID (11111111)

12.	flash another ruu

13.	download Firmware

14.	get OTA update for new region (not China) via my provider, Cricket

15.	re-root

16.	install Titanium backup

17.	delete unnecessary apps

18.	etc.

Questions:

1.	Where can I get a copy of stock recovery? Previous link by sabpprook ‘not found’ on google drive

2.	Will the SuperSU link only include SuperSU? Or is TWRP in the package? If TWRP is included, it’s the old version which mounts the RW. So I need TWRP 2.8.7.0 instead, right? If I download both files, how can I insure I don’t have two copies of TWRP? (Sorry, I can't post links here yet, but I saw them in fshami's thread).

3.	Do I really need the HTC sync manager to do all this?

4.	No questions, yet.

5.	No questions, yet.

6.	No questions, yet.

7.	Done.

8.	No questions, yet.

9.	No questions, yet.

10.	No questions, yet.

11.	No questions, yet.

12.	Which ruu is optimal for a US English-speaking user of the E9+? Europe? Which one? I see three on DutchDanny's Android File Host page.

13.	Do I need to flash firmware? There are two for Europe on DutchDanny's Android File Host page.

14.	Once I’ve done all above, I should get OTA update automatically for my new region, instead of for China as currently, right? Or do I need to flash OTA manually? Which one? Again there are two for Europe on DutchDanny's Android File Host page.

15.	No questions, yet.

16.	Are there better apps than TB for the E9+?

17.	No questions, yet.

18.	No questions, yet.

I’m trying to get all my ducks in a row before I start playing with the phone. I’m sure I’ll have more questions once I get into the process.

Thanks for any and all help!