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[Q] What can I do? I'm RELOCKED!

I cannot boot into ROM, but stuck at Bootloader. And I'm relocked.
The only thing I have is Fastboot USB.
I would like to RUU into a Stock ROM. How to do so?

Well ruu should be pretty self explanatory. If you are in the boot loader just run the ruu. Since you are relocked shouldn't take much work. Are you s-off? Why not just grab an AT&T ROM and flash it over. Sure it will be rooted, but delete the super user app
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Yeah, I just figured it. RUU was some executable file. I thought it was more complicated. No I'll just leave it like this and not S-Off, thanks. Apparently I'm not more than 30% battery though. But how do I see the battery from the Bootloader screen?

I dont believe you can. Only from recovery. Just let it charge for about 20-30 mins and you should be good
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If you have supercid and s-on running a ruu will brick your phone just a warning
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How do I check if I have SuperCID or not?
And apparently the device name is GT-9100 which seems wrong...?

There is command in fastboot I think it is fastboot get cid but not sure do you have a att phone
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Nope, I do not. I do not need to worry about that then.

No you should be ok att phones are the only ones that had to change there cids to unlock bootloader
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Fastboot oem readcid
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exad said:
Fastboot oem readcid
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Thanks couldn't remember what it was
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Oh no! Can anyone please help me?
None of the RUUs work.
I'm Asian and I tried all:
1.88.707.2 ( Error 170, bad USB )
2.23.707.2 ( Error 170 )
This is the only one that I could select ROM and upgrade.
3.17.707.1 ( Less than 30% error is result of previous fail, so reboot. Actual Error 155 )

And I'm S-ON
hboot 1.09
radio 0.17a.32.09.16_2
OpenDSP - What's this and is it useful for my situation?
eMMC - boot
Apr 2 2012, 21:08:21
I think probably I can only install 3.17 RUU is because my last working ROM was CM10.1. After that I tried Sense ROMs but many failed hence I thought of doing Relock and RUU.
Is there any other thing I can do in my bootloader state? I tried Factory Reset.
Is it possible I attain S-OFF from here and flash recovery and flash OTA from there?
Or even better yet, can I try doing OTA from this state?

Aerodeath said:
And I'm S-ON
hboot 1.09
radio 0.17a.32.09.16_2
OpenDSP - What's this and is it useful for my situation?
eMMC - boot
Apr 2 2012, 21:08:21
I think probably I can only install 3.17 RUU is because my last working ROM was CM10.1. After that I tried Sense ROMs but many failed hence I thought of doing Relock and RUU.
Is there any other thing I can do in my bootloader state? I tried Factory Reset.
Is it possible I attain S-OFF from here and flash recovery and flash OTA from there?
Or even better yet, can I try doing OTA from this state?
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I thought if you ran the ruu with s on you could brick...just obtain s off and then run the ruu
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I can't successfully S-OFF because I can't get into Android, stuck at bootloader.
And I'm not on AT&T, I don't need superCID and I can't change it to 11111111 either...
My CID is HTC__044
version-main is 1.88.707.2
Bootloader relocked
hBoot now 2.14?!
RUU_Evita_UL_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.88.707.2_R3_Radio_0.17a.32.09.16_2_10.88.32.17L_release_263455_signed should work but it didn't...
Never mind, everything seems to be working now.
It seemed that my hboot was too low to attempt RUU_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_hTC_Asia_WWE_3.17.707.1_Radio_0.23a.32.09.29_10.128.32.34a_release_298958_signed and Running as Administrator helped too.

Aerodeath said:
I can't successfully S-OFF because I can't get into Android, stuck at bootloader.
And I'm not on AT&T, I don't need superCID and I can't change it to 11111111 either...
My CID is HTC__044
version-main is 1.88.707.2
Bootloader relocked
hBoot now 2.14?!
RUU_Evita_UL_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.88.707.2_R3_Radio_0.17a.32.09.16_2_10.88.32.17L_release_263455_signed should work but it didn't...
Never mind, everything seems to be working now.
It seemed that my hboot was too low to attempt RUU_EVITA_UL_JB_45_S_hTC_Asia_WWE_3.17.707.1_Radio_0.23a.32.09.29_10.128.32.34a_release_298958_signed and Running as Administrator helped too.
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I'm telling you this because I don't want you to go through what I did.
I'm on a telus one x, did not need super cid to unlock my bootloader. I relocked and flashed stock recovery, ran RUU. The RUU completed successfully but my phone was a full brick. Only JTAG would have saved it.
If you want to RUU, re-unlock your bootloader, flash recovery, flash stock rooted sense rom, hex edit your CID to 11111111 and S-OFF, then RUU. It's a lot safer now that you've unlocked your bootloader and rooted.

exad said:
I'm telling you this because I don't want you to go through what I did.
I'm on a telus one x, did not need super cid to unlock my bootloader. I relocked and flashed stock recovery, ran RUU. The RUU completed successfully but my phone was a full brick. Only JTAG would have saved it.
If you want to RUU, re-unlock your bootloader, flash recovery, flash stock rooted sense rom, hex edit your CID to 11111111 and S-OFF, then RUU. It's a lot safer now that you've unlocked your bootloader and rooted.
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It's okay, I was running an international One XL, and luckily RUU was smooth, now the problem is solved and my phone has been sold and changed hands .

[Q] Installing RUU, which one to choose

Hi,
My battery has been acting up for almost half a year now and my usage time is half of what it was when i got it. I have been installing several different ROMs and kernels so I am at a lost on what's wrong. So I have decided to install a RUU to see if a total reset can fix my phone.
I found this page: http://www.androidfiles.org/ruu/?developer=Ville
Does anybody know which RUU from the link is the newest/best? Will I get updates from HTC when I do this?
Currently running trickdroid 10.3.2, bricked kernel, twrp 2.3.3, S-OFF and superCID - is there anything in particular I should know before doing this?
I have never installed a RUU before, hope somebody can help

anyone? Or perhaps just a part answer

teamet said:
anyone? Or perhaps just a part answer
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Choose RUU according to your CID.
Must restore original CID to avaoid having problems with OTA updates.
If you receive OTA updates with superCID, a brick is going to welcome you.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta

khan.orak said:
Choose RUU according to your CID.
Must restore original CID to avaoid having problems with OTA updates.
If you receive OTA updates with superCID, a brick is going to welcome you.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Ok so i am in a similar fix.
I obtained S-Off/superCID the very next day i got my One S .. things were running smooth on stock. Looked out for some ROMS and finally installed one. Now I want to revert to my stock ROM while maintaining S-off/root. My problem is only that i don't find this ROM stable or the kernel .. just want to revert to stock.
Live in Pakistan, hence i doubt OTA is going to ever cause me any trouble. Could you please recommend which RRU should i install?
Would really appreciate some help from a fellow countryman

G.Rabbani said:
Ok so i am in a similar fix.
I obtained S-Off/superCID the very next day i got my One S .. things were running smooth on stock. Looked out for some ROMS and finally installed one. Now I want to revert to my stock ROM while maintaining S-off/root. My problem is only that i don't find this ROM stable or the kernel .. just want to revert to stock.
Live in Pakistan, hence i doubt OTA is going to ever cause me any trouble. Could you please recommend which RRU should i install?
Would really appreciate some help from a fellow countryman
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Yes, you're right. Latest 4.2.2 Custom ROMs are having some bugs at the moment.
I need to know some details before I recommend anything.
1. S3/S4 version processor? (CPU-Z from play store will tell you that)
2. CID & MID (CID getter from play store will tell you that)
3. Last Stock firmware you had/installed?
4. HBOOT version?
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khan.orak said:
Yes, you're right. Latest 4.2.2 Custom ROMs are having some bugs at the moment.
I need to know some details before I recommend anything.
1. S3/S4 version processor? (CPU-Z from play store will tell you that) -----> S4
2. CID & MID (CID getter from play store will tell you that) -----> 11111111
3. Last Stock firmware you had/installed? -----> JB 4.1.1
4. HBOOT version? -----> 2.15.0000
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Thanks for the response I've responded to your queries inline.

G.Rabbani said:
Thanks for the response I've responded to your queries inline.
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Okay that's good but I need to know the original CID that the phone was shipped with.
Also, I'll need to know MID (Model ID). You can find it out via CID GETTER. When you open the app search for the line [ro.aa.modelid]: PJxxxxxxx that's the model ID
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khan.orak said:
Okay that's good but I need to know the original CID that the phone was shipped with.
Also, I'll need to know MID (Model ID). You can find it out via CID GETTER. When you open the app search for the line [ro.aa.modelid]: PJxxxxxxx that's the model ID
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Thanks a lot for the hint. The CID on the top in CID getter was showing all ones. Ok so following is the information i made out from the verbosity, related to CID and Model ID and all of the rest that made sense to me.
ro.aa.cutomizationid: 452550
ro.aa.maincid: HTC__001
ro.aa.modelid: PJ4010000
ro.baseband: 1.11.50.05.28
ro.bootloader:2.15.0000
ro.aa.project: Ville_U_JB_45_S
ro.aa.rid: 386

G.Rabbani said:
Thanks a lot for the hint. The CID on the top in CID getter was showing all ones. Ok so following is the information i made out from the verbosity, related to CID and Model ID and all of the rest that made sense to me.
ro.aa.cutomizationid: 452550
ro.aa.maincid: HTC__001
ro.aa.modelid: PJ4010000
ro.baseband: 1.11.50.05.28
ro.bootloader:2.15.0000
ro.aa.project: Ville_U_JB_45_S
ro.aa.rid: 386
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Ok. I deem this RUU to be the most suitable for you, which is Here.
Just run the RUU and it will do the job for you.
A word or two of caution here:
1. The RUU will erase everything.
2. After the RUU, you might want to change your CID back to HTC__001 because it has been rumored that HTC will release JellyBean 4.2.2 + Sense 5 for the One S. If you update the ONE S via OTA with SUPERCID, you will brick your device.
And anyway, SuperCID is not necessary at all for flashing Custom ROMs.
3. You will lose the Root for sure. But you can flash custom recovery + SuperSU again after going stock.
Edit: Oh! and match the MD5 hash of the downloaded file and the one on the server. MD5 checking utility is on XDA somewhere.
Edit 2: The CID in all cases comprises of 8 characters. i.e HTC__001 (8 chars), BM___001 (8 chars, my CID) etc. So when changing the CID, be sure to have an 8 character CID.
regards

khan.orak said:
Ok. I deem this RUU to be the most suitable for you, which is Here.
Just run the RUU and it will do the job for you.
A word or two of caution here:
1. The RUU will erase everything.
2. After the RUU, you might want to change your CID back to HTC__001 because it has been rumored that HTC will release JellyBean 4.2.2 + Sense 5 for the One S. If you update the ONE S via OTA with SUPERCID, you will brick your device.
And anyway, SuperCID is not necessary at all for flashing Custom ROMs.
3. You will lose the Root for sure. But you can flash custom recovery + SuperSU again after going stock.
Edit: Oh! and match the MD5 hash of the downloaded file and the one on the server. MD5 checking utility is on XDA somewhere.
regards
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Thanks a lot brother!
Will follow your instructions. I was following a guide (All in one tool kit for ONE S) to achieve S-OFF for rooting and following that procedure the CID was reset as well. Not sure whether i can achieve S-OFF without meddling with the CID .... This being my first HTC after SGS and SGS2.

G.Rabbani said:
Thanks a lot brother!
Will follow your instructions. I was following a guide (All in one tool kit for ONE S) to achieve S-OFF for rooting and following that procedure the CID was reset as well. Not sure whether i can achieve S-OFF without meddling with the CID .... This being my first HTC after SGS and SGS2.
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No problem at all.
Ok. Some interesting info for you again:
- S-OFF/SuperCID is not necessary for Rooting/Custom Recovery/Flashing Custom ROMs. You must have missed something.
- Just need to Unlock bootloader to Root/Flash custom recovery/custom ROM

khan.orak said:
No problem at all.
Ok. Some interesting info for you again:
- S-OFF/SuperCID is not necessary for Rooting/Custom Recovery/Flashing Custom ROMs. You must have missed something.
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Hain ??
For all I have read, the reason for going after S-Off to begin with is essentially to gain capability to flash customer roms. I feel sorry for being a consistent bother, but could you please guide me towards a thread where I can learn rooting without messing with S-Off ...

G.Rabbani said:
Hain ??
For all I have read, the reason for going after S-Off to begin with is essentially to gain capability to flash customer roms. I feel sorry for being a consistent bother, but could you please guide me towards a thread where I can learn rooting without messing with S-Off ...
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haha... Yes..
Well the All-in-One-Toolkit by Hasoon2000 is the one you have to follow. But no S-OFFing/SuperCID.
You just need the bootloader unlocked to get Rooted/Custom ROM/Recovery.
Since you have already unlocked the bootloader, I think it's not necessary to use the AIO toolkit again.
What we need is this:
- Run the RUU. (Run it first, and if it gives you errors, you might need to Relock your bootloader which is quite simple).
[For the latter part] - Then if you want to Root you stock ROM, we will have to flash custom Recovery, which again is quite simple and can be flashed from fastboot. I'll guide you on this part later when you are stock again. No biggy.

khan.orak said:
haha... Yes..
Well the All-in-One-Toolkit by Hasoon2000 is the one you have to follow. But no S-OFFing/SuperCID.
You just need the bootloader unlocked to get Rooted/Custom ROM/Recovery.
Since you have already unlocked the bootloader, I think it's not necessary to use the AIO toolkit again.
What we need is this:
- Run the RUU. (Run it first, and if it gives you errors, you might need to Relock your bootloader which is quite simple).
[For the latter part] - Then if you want to Root you stock ROM, we will have to flash custom Recovery, which again is quite simple and can be flashed from fastboot. I'll guide you on this part later when you are stock again. No biggy.
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YOU ARE THE MAN! :good:
Take care bro. I'll catch up with you tomorrow after going through the RUU part :highfive:

G.Rabbani said:
YOU ARE THE MAN! :good:
Take care bro. I'll catch up with you tomorrow after going through the RUU part :highfive:
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glad I could help
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khan.orak said:
glad I could help
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AOA Orak,
I installed the RUU and am back to stock now. Using the toolkit installed TWRP S4 recovery but when i try to go into recovery a red triangle with an exclamation mark appears; the phone stays with it for a while and then reboots to normal desktop. Tried it a number of times with the same result. Since i am unable to go into recovery, i cannot flash the supersu.zip and thus no root :/ Should I go for CWM?

G.Rabbani said:
AOA Orak,
I installed the RUU and am back to stock now. Using the toolkit installed TWRP S4 recovery but when i try to go into recovery a red triangle with an exclamation mark appears; the phone stays with it for a while and then reboots to normal desktop. Tried it a number of times with the same result. Since i am unable to go into recovery, i cannot flash the supersu.zip and thus no root :/ Should I go for CWM?
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W/S
Okay first you boot into bootloader and tell me the details ..
To go into bootloader, turn off device, then hold power + vol down ... A white background with details..
Post them here.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta

khan.orak said:
W/S
Okay first you boot into bootloader and tell me the details ..
To go into bootloader, turn off device, then hold power + vol down ... A white background with details..
Post them here.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Ok so i figured it out in the meanwhile .. I had locked the bootloader before running the RUU. Unlocked it, installed recovery and flashed SU successfully.
So now I have two questions:
1- Do i need to re-lock the bootloader? If yes, will I still be able to flash custom roms?
2- How do i revert my original CID value? Will 'fastboot writecid HTC__001' do the trick? Are there any pre-requisites for it?

G.Rabbani said:
Ok so i figured it out in the meanwhile .. I had locked the bootloader before running the RUU. Unlocked it, installed recovery and flashed SU successfully.
So now I have two questions:
1- Do i need to re-lock the bootloader? If yes, will I still be able to flash custom roms?
2- How do i revert my original CID value? Will 'fastboot writecid HTC__001' do the trick? Are there any pre-requisites for it?
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- Okay before anything, i would advise to flash TWRP 2.3.3.0 recovery and you will avoid many issues currently being faced with 2.5.0.0.
You can find 2.3.3.0 Here.
If you need help on flashing, ask away.
- now your questions:
1. No and No
2. You have to boot into bootloader and then go into FASTBOOT and write the command
fastboot oem writecid HTC__001
BTW, I assume you have adb+fastboot files on your PC?
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khan.orak said:
fastboot oem writecid HTC__001
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This only works if you are S-OFF
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[Q] RUU question

i just want to know how you use a ruu? i want to upgrade to 3.18 just dont know how to use the ruu

Just plug in your phone and run it. It's an exe file.
Be sure you're s-off, though, unless you're stock.
Sent from my evita

RollTribe said:
Just plug in your phone and run it. It's an exe file.
Be sure you're s-off, though, unless you're stock.
Sent from my evita
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i am s-off will i have to re root my phone after i use the ruu?

The RUU will return your phone to completely stock, so of course you will not have root anymore. But, your unlocked bootloader and s-off status will survive the process so all you need to do is flash TWRP again and then you can flash a rooted ROM.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
The RUU will return your phone to completely stock, so of course you will not have root anymore. But, your unlocked bootloader and s-off status will survive the process so all you need to do is flash TWRP again and then you can flash a rooted ROM.
Sent from my Evita
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awsome so do i just fastboot flash a recovery?

Yep. I recommend TWRP 2.6
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Yep. I recommend TWRP 2.6
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ok oh and timmaaa you the man iv asked questions here before and you always come thru with a good answer

No worries mate. I only ask that you share your knowledge and help others where you can
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Yep. I recommend TWRP 2.6
Sent from my Evita
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yo time im having troubles getting twrp 2.6 flashed. when i fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-evita it does nothing?

696kris969 said:
yo time im having troubles getting twrp 2.6 flashed. when i fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-evita it does nothing?
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You are putting the ".img" on the end of the command right?
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I S-OFF'd and ran the 3.18 RUU in order to run CM 10.1 nightlies. I'm thinking about selling this phone, so would I just run the same RUU again in order to return to stock AT&T status?
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jkel777 said:
I S-OFF'd and ran the 3.18 RUU in order to run CM 10.1 nightlies. I'm thinking about selling this phone, so would I just run the same RUU again in order to return to stock AT&T status?
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You could relock if you want to, but it doesn't really matter.
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RollTribe said:
Just plug in your phone and run it. It's an exe file.
Be sure you're s-off, though, unless you're stock.
Sent from my evita
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Maybe a stupid question but does the phone have to be in fastboot mode to run the ruu?
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MrMiami81 said:
Maybe a stupid question but does the phone have to be in fastboot mode to run the ruu?
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Yes, I believe it does have to be in fastboot.
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jkel777 said:
Yes, I believe it does have to be in fastboot.
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Yes. Fastboot to run the ruu exe.
Fastboot -----> fastboot oem rebootRUU to use the ruu zip
Fastboot flash zip rom.zip
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[Q] S-OFF F/W 3.14.531.17 (T-MOB) possible?

I have S4 Ville on firmware 3.14.531.17 and need to know if S-OFF is possible using whatever method available. Moonshine thread states that only 3.14.531.11 (T-MOB) is supported and haven't found any details in the Facepalm thread.
Anyone know for sure?

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My steps I took: (don't know if all were necessary)
Made a backup (nandroid) in recovery and saved it to my pc to be safe.
flashed stock recovery
locked bootloader
ran a RUU.exe to get on the supported firmware.
unlocked bootloader
Then I ran moonshine.
flashed recovery I had before
Restored the backup in recovery and had my original setup plus I was now S-off.

tivofool said:
My steps I took: (don't know if all were necessary)
Made a backup (nandroid) in recovery and saved it to my pc to be safe.
flashed stock recovery
locked bootloader
ran a RUU.exe to get on the supported firmware.
unlocked bootloader
Then I ran moonshine.
flashed recovery I had before
Restored the backup in recovery and had my original setup plus I was now S-off.
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Well gave this a shot and after 5 hours I am back on CM10.2 with S-ON and latest firmware still.
Thanks for the help though. Cheers.
Anyone else got any idea?

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Look for 3.14.531.11. It should be available somewhere. Lock the phone back and RUU it. Then you can unlock again and S-OFF with moonshine.

evrycard said:
Look for 3.14.531.11. It should be available somewhere. Lock the phone back and RUU it. Then you can unlock again and S-OFF with moonshine.
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He probably cannot downgrade from *.17 to *.11.
I don't know what parts of the firmware moonshine needs. But you could try downgrade using a OTA or Nandroid.

Same here
I'm pretty much stuck with a One-S Bootloader unlocked with S-on.
I can't find a way to get S-Off. Just googling and throwing prayers in the sky someone develops a way.

pyrocide said:
Well gave this a shot and after 5 hours I am back on CM10.2 with S-ON and latest firmware still.
Thanks for the help though. Cheers.
Anyone else got any idea?
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If that procedure took you 5 hours... Maybe s-off isn't for you.
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havikx said:
If that procedure took you 5 hours... Maybe s-off isn't for you.
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It took me 5 hours total to begin finding all req's and trying the above method, finding it not to work, redoing the RUU *.17 and getting BACK on CM10.2 and having a phone to make calls with. The method above took maybe 20-30 minutes of double checking and making sure i didn't miss something.

Maybe PM this guy. He posted that it moonshine worked on .17.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45955250&postcount=1091
Ask if he ran moonshine on Linux.

tivofool said:
Maybe PM this guy. He posted that it moonshine worked on .17.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45955250&postcount=1091
Ask if he ran moonshine on Linux.
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PM'd him for more info. Thanks!

So I was having problems getting s-off as well, eventually I got it done, but it was definitely a big trial and error process.
What I ended up doing was:
1) Get the 3.14.531.11 RUU from http://www.androidruu.com/index.php?developer=Ville (make sure you get the TMOUS one) This link is also provided in the first post in the Android development section
2) I ended up using Moonshine S-Off (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2325590) but I needed to use it in conjunction with running it on Ubuntu. Luckily I had a spare hard drive lying around. If you don't, I believe you can run it through the CD as well as long your burn the Ubuntu.iso on a disc. Plug in your phone to the computer and let it do its magic
3) From there, if you wanted to, you can change to SuperCID. Since you have s-off by then, you can change it from the fastboot usb in the bootloader with the line fastboot oem writecid 11111111 (double check, i'm just writing off the top of my head)
4) Then install roms and etc through the usual custom recovery
Note. I tried the Maximus HD, yes it was nice, but it didn't allow me to utilize my phone as a hotspot, so I ended up using the Dark Jelly rom instead. So far it's been very nice. The hotspot works, but the tethering portion is still unavailable. Just my two cents.

I had a hell of a time getting S-OFF pyrocide
Just like you I had H-boot 2.15 and the .17 firmware
here is what you do... this worked for me
download this RUU http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279588
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem lock
run the RUU
after RUU is loaded and all done 15-20 min
unlock your bootloader with HTC Dev tools
Run moonshine
Works. Promise

tivofool said:
My steps I took: (don't know if all were necessary)
Made a backup (nandroid) in recovery and saved it to my pc to be safe.
flashed stock recovery
locked bootloader
ran a RUU.exe to get on the supported firmware.
unlocked bootloader
Then I ran moonshine.
flashed recovery I had before
Restored the backup in recovery and had my original setup plus I was now S-off.
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i can say that this worked for me as well. i didn't relock bootloader before installing the 3.14.531.11 ruu though. still worked for me. also installed moonshine on windows. ( guess i'm lucky )

bnd10706 said:
I had a hell of a time getting S-OFF pyrocide
Just like you I had H-boot 2.15 and the .17 firmware
here is what you do... this worked for me
download this RUU http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279588
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem lock
run the RUU
after RUU is loaded and all done 15-20 min
unlock your bootloader with HTC Dev tools
Run moonshine
Works. Promise
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You saved me so much time. Thanks!

bnd10706 said:
I had a hell of a time getting S-OFF pyrocide
Just like you I had H-boot 2.15 and the .17 firmware
here is what you do... this worked for me
download this RUU http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279588
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem lock
run the RUU
after RUU is loaded and all done 15-20 min
unlock your bootloader with HTC Dev tools
Run moonshine
Works. Promise
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I do not understand meet all the requirement and I run it step by step and still gets stuck in step 3 moonshine I need urgent help, thanks

pyrocide said:
I have S4 Ville on firmware 3.14.531.17 and need to know if S-OFF is possible using whatever method available. Moonshine thread states that only 3.14.531.11 (T-MOB) is supported and haven't found any details in the Facepalm thread.
Anyone know for sure?
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Test... click here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569755

[Q]Hboot/Firmware update 2.15 to 2.16 et al.
Sorry wrong thread.

[Q] RUU Issues

I've been trying to acquire S-off, and seeing that I have hboot 2.15, it seems as though I can only moonshine (according to all the threads I've read)
My phone had a CID of Globa001, but I've been told that anything from Canada can be flashed as an ruu, so I flashed Telus001, which is supported by moonshine. Not much surprise but it didn't work.
However, I also flashed Globalive's zip and that itself didn't work either... I got a 12 signature fail.
Is there anything else I can try to achieve s-off? Or will I be stuck as s-on forever...

asdfasdfvful said:
I've been trying to acquire S-off, and seeing that I have hboot 2.15, it seems as though I can only moonshine (according to all the threads I've read)
My phone had a CID of Globa001, but I've been told that anything from Canada can be flashed as an ruu, so I flashed Telus001, which is supported by moonshine. Not much surprise but it didn't work.
However, I also flashed Globalive's zip and that itself didn't work either... I got a 12 signature fail.
Is there anything else I can try to achieve s-off? Or will I be stuck as s-on forever...
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did you manage to fix it?

japmeet said:
did you manage to fix it?
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Rum runner did the trick. It's almost a one click process.
I also made a site for rooting. It's in my signature if you want more info
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asdfasdfvful said:
Rum runner did the trick. It's almost a one click process.
I also made a site for rooting. It's in my signature if you want more info
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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I just finished running rumrunner successfully and now have S-OFF, finally! What's my next step to restore my device to stock? CID is : GLOBA001

japmeet said:
I just finished running rumrunner successfully and now have S-OFF, finally! What's my next step to restore my device to stock? CID is : GLOBA001
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Why do you want to restore your Cid? I haven't really looked that up :/
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asdfasdfvful said:
Why do you want to restore your Cid? I haven't really looked that up :/
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I want to restore my phone back to stock. I mentioned my CID because that's why you require to select your RUU right? I'm unable to find the RUU for this particular CID so I thought I'd mention it anyway.
I did read up supercid and how it lets you flash any ruu, how can that be done?
Thanks in advance!

japmeet said:
I want to restore my phone back to stock. I mentioned my CID because that's why you require to select your RUU right? I'm unable to find the RUU for this particular CID so I thought I'd mention it anyway.
I did read up supercid and how it lets you flash any ruu, how can that be done?
Thanks in advance!
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I believe you just go through the same procedure with global Cid but you can pick any ruu. Just find the one for globalive (it's an old one) and follow instructions on xda. Again I don't have too much info on this so I can't help much :/
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asdfasdfvful said:
I believe you just go through the same procedure with global Cid but you can pick any ruu. Just find the one for globalive (it's an old one) and follow instructions on xda. Again I don't have too much info on this so I can't help much :/
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That's okay, thanks a lot!