Couldn't seem to find my exact answer. I am getting ready to sell my AT&T One X as I just picked up the S4. I currently have the bootloader unlocked and rooted. I was wondering what is the best way to go back to stock for selling purposes.
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seandidk said:
Couldn't seem to find my exact answer. I am getting ready to sell my AT&T One X as I just picked up the S4. I currently have the bootloader unlocked and rooted. I was wondering what is the best way to go back to stock for selling purposes.
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This should've been posted in Q&A but I'll help you out anyways since I'm in a good mood . First you need to s-off. Then, run an RUU (whichever one you want). After that, reboot into bootloader. Connect it to your PC and "fastboot oem lock". From there you should be good. If you want to make it appear as if you have s-on you can locate that thread, you can, but s-off shouldn't void any warranties, and since you're selling it anyways, there shouldn't be a problem.
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Hi there,
I am new to rooting devices and have a question.
I had a look in the One X rooting forum but wasn't able to find an answer to my question. I was wondering if I root my Rogers One XL device, will it show a tampered tag similar to that on the AT&T version? Also if it is rooted does this completely void my warranty or is there a way to revert back to unrooted methods if I need to make a warranty claim?
Thanks in advance for any responses.
Can anybody answer this?
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I do believe that someone reported wiping/flashing/updating to a new version and losing the tampered = returning back to locked. Although [myself included] have returned the device for a replacement or fix and they never even looked. Just checked to see if it turned on // why its being replaced lol. So I wouldn't be worried about them catching you. Saying you take it into store though; Unsure about mail in.
Good morning,
The tempered that you will see on the bootloader only shows when you have unlocked your bootloader using HTCdev.com . Rooting your phone will not result in that message. Mind you Rogers will not cover your under their warranty plan if you've rooted your phone. If you were to return to stock without root I'm sure they wouldn't be able to see the difference at the store.
Cheers.
Thanks guys. Appreciate the response.
I have several questions i just bought an at&t hox for $25 from a friend,im on tmobile and want to keep tmobile,i just want to supercid this phone and get s-off is there a thread someone can point me to?Its been a while since i unlocked anything and i just dont want to brick this great phone,on the mytouch 4g you could unlock the phone and once you did that you didnt have to flash kernel seperate,can you do that on this phone and do i have to use a unlock code site to unlock it from at&t or will supercid take care of that?Sorry about all questions just want to make sure i do things right i never used adb but if i get root can i run stuff from terminal emu to get supercid thanks again and glad to be a new member!!!: )
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This thread has most all you need: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
Also, do not take for granted that the process for rooting/S-off/modding your old HTC is similar in any way to the One X. HTC is constantly upgrading its security lockdowns, and folks are constantly coming on here and complaining "this is so much harder than my old phone, etc." You are simply better off resolving that this is a brand new phone, with new rules. So treat it as such, and read and research as much as you can about the One X before you begin to mod it.
As far as Subsidy unlock (SIM unlock), it is not related to SuperCID, and has not been achieved yet by hack/mod methods. But it might come soon, since S-off was just achieved.
Until that happens, you will need to use the more "official" method of getting the SIM unlock code that corresponds to your IMEI. AT&T will typically not supply the SIM unlock code, is you are not a current post-paid account holder. So you might be forced to use a 3rd party vendor to get a paid unlock code (of can your friend get it for you?). Keep in mind that as of Jan. 26, 2013, that is no longer legal in the US for any phones purchased after that date to be unlocked by anyone but your carrier. But since you purchased the phone from a friend, you may be exempt from the law, if the phone was originally purchased from AT&T before Jan. 26.
I purchased my unlock code here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unlock-Code...585?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3380245811 before it was illegal.
Worked perfectly.
Thanks for all the info,yeah he bought it last year so i think im exempt from the new law"hopefully" thanks for the links also!!!
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Ok i got my simunlock code what specific root ,super cid, s-off,and custom recovery install??which tool should i use i have 2.20 and i want to be able to flash entire rom without having to flash kernel seprate thanks!!!
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I have a question (might be stupid). I bought my HOX factory unlocked, or so it said the person I bought it from, but it came with the at&t brand, is there a chance that the phone would lock itself if I root it, do an s-off, etc?
By the way, the phone was actually unlocked, though I don't know if he purchased a code or bought it factory unlocked.
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I have a question (might be stupid). I bought my HOX factory unlocked, or so it said the person I bought it from, but it came with the at&t brand, is there a chance that the phone would lock itself if I root it, do an s-off, etc?
By the way, the phone was actually unlocked, though I don't know if he purchased a code or bought it factory unlocked.
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The only way it will lock it self is if you or him reports it as stolen or lost
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I have a question (might be stupid). I bought my HOX factory unlocked, or so it said the person I bought it from, but it came with the at&t brand, is there a chance that the phone would lock itself if I root it, do an s-off, etc?
By the way, the phone was actually unlocked, though I don't know if he purchased a code or bought it factory unlocked.
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Either way, SIM unlock will survive bootloader unlock and S-Off.
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jwhood said:
Ok i got my simunlock code what specific root ,super cid, s-off,and custom recovery install??which tool should i use i have 2.20 and i want to be able to flash entire rom without having to flash kernel seprate thanks!!!
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Everything you need is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
Its one of the stickied top 3 posts in the Development forum. Frustrating that people keep ignoring it, and searching around pointlessly.
Hey guys, I need to bring my phone in to AT&T for warranty on a defective screen but my phone is currently rooted with CM 10.1. The online AT&T representative said that since this is a hardware defect, the software won't make a difference but I don't want to take any chances.
Is there a guide on how to unroot and go back to stock software so I can still use my warranty?
Thanks!
All help is greatly appreciated!
carman594 said:
Hey guys, I need to bring my phone in to AT&T for warranty on a defective screen but my phone is currently rooted with CM 10.1. The online AT&T representative said that since this is a hardware defect, the software won't make a difference but I don't want to take any chances.
Is there a guide on how to unroot and go back to stock software so I can still use my warranty?
Thanks!
All help is greatly appreciated!
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Attain S-OFF if you haven't already. There's a sticky in the original android development section.
Then run the RUU with your phone plugged in. If you want to keep root/unlocked, I don't suggest relocking the bootloader because if you do and they happen to update you to 3.18, you'll be SOL.
Good luck.
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Attain S-OFF if you haven't already. There's a sticky in the original android development section.
Then run the RUU with your phone plugged in. If you want to keep root/unlocked, I don't suggest relocking the bootloader because if you do and they happen to update you to 3.18, you'll be SOL.
Good luck.
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Well they are just replacing my phone so I just want to do as little as possible so they honor my warranty.
Then just run the RUU, I'm sure that'll be enough. If you're extra paranoid, after running the RUU you can fatsboot oem writecid CWS__001
And then you can spoof your bootloader to say S-ON and LOCKED instead of S-OFF and unlocked or relocked. If you click the resource compilation link in my signature, I believe there's a link in the MODs portion of the OP.
Chances are they will replace it with a phone with 3.18. No root for that yet. You may get lucky though.
Good luck.
please help me. i dont know what to do with this cell... anyhow i managed to get it into this screen...
it would keep restarting after displaying htc quietly brilliant.
i have no idea what was done to this cell as i got it lying around in my closet.
What do you mean you got it lying around in my closet? You don't know what you did to it in the past?
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no actually my cousin might have screwed up my cell and kept it back...
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What do you mean you got it lying around in my closet? You don't know what you did to it in the past?
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Well I think the first thing you should do is talk to your cousin and find out exactly what he did to the device, then you can report back here.
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is there any other way through which we can come to know what can be done??? such as an odin thing which i used to do in my samsung note 1 or 3???
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Well I think the first thing you should do is talk to your cousin and find out exactly what he did to the device, then you can report back here.
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To know what needs to be done I need to know the history of the device. Odin is Samsung only, there is no HTC equivalent. Who got the phone to this point, you or your cousin? You need to find out what he's done.
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Well, one problem is that the screen is cracked.
Seriously though, the phone for some reason or other cannot load into the OS, and is stuck in bootloader. Other than that, not much else can be determined if you don't know the history of what was done.
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is there any other way through which we can come to know what can be done??? such as an odin thing which i used to do in my samsung note 1 or 3???
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Nope. You need to know the history of the device. There is an HTC-specific recovery utility. But running it on a device with unknown history can brick the phone permanently. Particularly since the device is definitely tampered (as shown on the first line of the screen).
Also, the phone's IMEI is personal information, and should not be posted on the internet. You should edit the photo to hide the IMEI.
Unlock your bootloader. Sometimes if you have custom installed or fragments of a custom ROM on the device it will boot directly into your bootloader. After unlocking your bootloader you can install a recovery image and sideload a ROM.
yes i asked my brother and he is saying he doesnt remember what he had done to it... if anyone can show me a way to do something ill try it... or else should i take it to some shop to get it fixed.... which would cost me... but first i wanted to get my hands over d expert advise of u all
Return the phone to stock and never let your brother touch any electronic device of yours again.
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but can you let me know to revert it to stock. and will i have to do it from windows 7 or my mac os wud work???
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but can you let me know to revert it to stock. and will i have to do it from windows 7 or my mac os wud work???
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This phone is in a dangerous state.. Running the RUU in this state could brick the phone (make it permanantly unusable without a jtag). Though typically that is how one would return a phone to stock.. to be honest, the safest thing to do would be to unlock the bootloader, flash a rom, S-OFF and then return it to stock. If these seem like foreign terms to you, you have a lot of reading to do. Your phone is in a tough spot right now ESPECIALLY not knowing the history regarding what was done. You would need the bootloader unlock token to reunlock that phone if you don't have it, there's very little chance of safely returning that phone to stock.
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yes i asked my brother and he is saying he doesnt remember what he had done to it...
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Brother or cousin, or both? It seems you don't even know who has been messing with your phone. And the person(s) messing with it don't have a clue what they are doing. So its no wonder the phone is in the state it is.
Agree with above that RUU is risky. Better to s-off the phone first.
Thank u all for the prompt replies, I have played with Samsung but not with HTC. But I can try to unlock the bootloader n turn d s-off. Can I get an step guide for HTC. The thing was I have many cellphone that I buy and use it very rarely. Majority I use is my note 3.
pvirus86 said:
Thank u all for the prompt replies, I have played with Samsung but not with HTC. But I can try to unlock the bootloader not turn d s-off. Can I get an step guide for HTC. The thing was I have many cellphone that I buy and use it very rarely. Majority I use is my note 3.
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There are detailed instructions available at htcdev for unlocking your bootloader. Once you've done that you need to flash a custom recovery, then you can flash root, then you can get s-off. Check my How-To Guide For Beginners thread, the link is in my signature.
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pvirus86 said:
Thank u all for the prompt replies, I have played with Samsung but not with HTC. But I can try to unlock the bootloader n turn d s-off. Can I get an step guide for HTC. The thing was I have many cellphone that I buy and use it very rarely. Majority I use is my note 3.
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Every device manufaccturer/model has different root methods. If you want to root the phone, you have to put the time in to learn the correct process. There is no shortcut. You won't find a step-by-step guide for the entire process, because of the different carrier version and firmware updates (root method, etc. differs for each). But all the resources you need are sticky at the top of either this Q&A forum section, or General section.
hi i tried to get to unlock the bootloader from the HTCDEV site. first of all the HTC ONE X wasnt on the list so i selected other supported devices
then followed the steps and got the following error
Error Code: 160.
Error Reason: MID Not Allowed.
now what does this mean??
That means you have the original CID still, which means you should be able to run the 3.18 RUU without any problems. Check your CID by issuing this fastboot command:
Code:
fastboot oem readcid
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yes i had issued this command after finding it in one of the websites and this was the result which i got
cid: CWS__001
or cid: c??__001
i forgot the exact two letter after C. i think it was CWS
You have the original at&t CID. That means you can run the 3.18 RUU without having to unlock the bootloader and get s-off first.
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I have to do a 14 day exchange on my phone. Bought it at Best Buy. I have a few dead pixels amongst other things. I'm very familiar with ADB, bootloader, custom recovery, and OS. Right now, my M8 is unlocked, s-off , and rooted. It's running a custom rooted RUU Rom. Before I attempt it, what would be the best way to get my phone back to its original state? Does Best Buy even care? Does my account get linked to HTC when it is sent back and I'm charged $600 for it being s-off? If I understand it correctly, and I'm asking if this is right, I would want to find and download and flash the original RUU through ADB, find and type in a line of code to Lock bootloader, and find and type in a line of code to s-on, right? Or does best buy not even check or care?
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I have to do a 14 day exchange on my phone. Bought it at Best Buy. I have a few dead pixels amongst other things. I'm very familiar with ADB, bootloader, custom recovery, and OS. Right now, my M8 is unlocked, s-off , and rooted. It's running a custom rooted RUU Rom. Before I attempt it, what would be the best way to get my phone back to its original state? Does Best Buy even care? Does my account get linked to HTC when it is sent back and I'm charged $600 for it being s-off? If I understand it correctly, and I'm asking if this is right, I would want to find and download and flash the original RUU through ADB, find and type in a line of code to Lock bootloader, and find and type in a line of code to s-on, right? Or does best buy not even check or care?
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You should check out Scotty's thread in this forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2729139
He is quite knowledgeable and gives a good discussion of what steps are appropriate/reasonable/safe to take in these situations.
Ok, I'll check out it. I also found this to install rooted original firmware back onto the HTC M8, it might help with my situation, or it might help with others http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727831