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What is this? I tried to root my phone with unlock root and it says failed shell root permission. How am I supposed to get this and another question, I have hboot 1.45.... But my software number is diff. Is that a problem?
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Try unlocking through HTCdev.
Unlock using HTCdev, flash CWM, flash superuser.zip. Done, you're rooted.
HappyKhicken said:
Unlock using HTCdev, flash CWM, flash superuser.zip. Done, you're rooted.
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This is very true. There's a couple stickys in the dev section about this. Blue has a huge guide on how to do this, there's even a tool that'll do it all. Try using Hassons Toolkit. Simple as hell, best tool for any HTC phone.
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I also suggest gaining S-off. It'll eliminate a couple steps when flashing new ROMs.
If you relocked and ran a ruu, and decided you want to unlock your boot loader again do you have to use your unlock token? Or with s-off can you just unlock in fast boot (fastboot oem unlock)?
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S-off bypasses bootloader lock. There is no reason you would need to unlock bootloader for anything.
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redpoint73 said:
S-off bypasses bootloader lock. There is no reason you would need to unlock bootloader for anything.
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Damn i wish i wouod have kniwn this last night lol... Wanted everything 100% fresh, so i relocked, ran the ruu, then got the unlock token from htcdev lol... I couod have shaved some time from the whoke process
Whats the best method redpoint? I tried to fastboot twrp while i was locked after ruu and i kept failing.... Would i be able to simply "fastboot oem unlock"?
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redpoint73 said:
S-off bypasses bootloader lock. There is no reason you would need to unlock bootloader for anything.
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So I can just ruu to whatever I want now...not locking back?
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I'm sure fastboot oem unlock would work... You should be failing to install twrp there is no need of the bootloadrr unlocking...what's the process your taking to install twrp
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InflatedTitan said:
Damn i wish i wouod have kniwn this last night lol... Wanted everything 100% fresh, so i relocked, ran the ruu, then got the unlock token from htcdev lol... I couod have shaved some time from the whoke process
Whats the best method redpoint? I tried to fastboot twrp while i was locked after ruu and i kept failing.... Would i be able to simply "fastboot oem unlock"?
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I know you're quite intelligent and I'm not trying to step on your intelligence..but are you sure your putting in the right commands for twrp?
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Fastboot flash recovery openrecoveryblahblahblah
I know the commands... Once I unlocked through htcdev it was success the first time I fastbooted it... I'm just trying to learn about the advantages of s-off lol.
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redpoint73 said:
S-off bypasses bootloader lock. There is no reason you would need to unlock bootloader for anything.
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Weird.
I had RUU'd my phone (to remove tampered flag) and left it s-off
At this point it says ***RELOCKED*** AND s-off
Attempted to "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img"
Error: remote not allowed
Didn't work until I unlocked my bootloader again. :s
mirGantrophy said:
Weird.
I had RUU'd my phone (to remove tampered flag) and left it s-off
At this point it says ***RELOCKED*** AND s-off
Attempted to "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img"
Error: remote not allowed
Didn't work until I unlocked my bootloader again. :s
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Did you lock your boot loader prior to ruuing?
And could you unlock by just fastboot OEM unlock?
Or did you have to do the whole token thing?
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joho5 said:
Did you lock your boot loader prior to ruuing?
And could you unlock by just fastboot OEM unlock?
Or did you have to do the whole token thing?
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i think i left it unlocked.. and no, I had my unlock token on a USB from the first time.
If you guys just want it to say locked and are s off I'll post up a unsigned hboot you can just flash......I'll need a quick tester but it should be fine
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My main thing is knowing if I have to lock the boot loader to running a ruu now. You used to have to. Wondering because if I end up selling the phone to a user who doesn't root, flash, etc...and I want to get it to stock...do I lock or not.
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If your s-off just keep it locked. Unlocking doesn't give you any extra benefit
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18th.abn said:
If your s-off just keep it locked. Unlocking doesn't give you any extra benefit
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Can I still issue fast boot commands with s-off but locked boot loader?
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Should be able to. Just keep it locked and flash a recovery to test it.
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Can I still issue fast boot commands with s-off but locked boot loader?
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I couldn't.... I ran fastboot oem lock to relock it... Tried to fastboot twrp and had a FAIL
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InflatedTitan said:
I couldn't.... I ran fastboot oem lock to relock it... Tried to fastboot twrp and had a FAIL
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Weird. Either something else is going on here, or it violates the definition if S-off, which us supposed to mean all security is off.
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Yep... But like I said earlier, as soon as I unlocked via htcdev process, I did the exact same command and it was a successful fastboot flash... But i haven't a clue, this is the first device I've ever had that was s-off ...
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Its just the bootloader doing what its supposed to do then. Evita will probably get a eng hboot at some point so it doesn't need to be unlocked and s off. In the mean time I would just keep it unlocked with s off I suppose. There's so many things I want to check with s off now but can't get my hands on one anymore
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so weird.. I just wanted to start fresh like inflated. so I got the 1.85 ruu after I was s-off. it finished without issues, rebooted to BL and its unlocked. so problems if you relock first? just throwing it out there
Hi there,
just got a One X and wanted to install a custom Rom. Did bootloader unlock and installed TWRP with Toolkit. As I'm on Windows 8 I couldn't do the root part, if I'm not mistaken this is not needed and the custom ROM will be rooted anyway..? So TWRP installed successfully and I cleaned Cache but it doesn't start when i select recovery in HBOOT it stucks at the green HTC logo.. Is there any advice? Thanks in advance..
Edit: also just noticed that you did not root. You really need to do that before trying to install a ROM. I know you unlocked the boot loader but rooting is still needed to access system files. With out that, it is pointless. Find a Linux or windows 7 mention.
Better yet just run a live USB within Linux. That should work. Ooh, I wonder can you boot using your phone since it can be considered a mass storage device....probably not. Sorry off topic.
My guess is that windows 8 probably isn't reading your phone correctly. But you said you unlocked the boot loader. Try to manually install twrp
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TacoLoco said:
Hi there,
just got a One X and wanted to install a custom Rom. Did bootloader unlock and installed TWRP with Toolkit. As I'm on Windows 8 I couldn't do the root part, if I'm not mistaken this is not needed and the custom ROM will be rooted anyway..? So TWRP installed successfully and I cleaned Cache but it doesn't start when i select recovery in HBOOT it stucks at the green HTC logo.. Is there any advice? Thanks in advance..
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Just download the latest HTC sync from HTC website and it Will install drivers you need, you can then leave sync or uninstall it and drivers will remain.
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How are you going to access twrp if you do not have root and super user?
Good luck with that.
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If the bootloader is unlocked, there's no need to root. They are independent of each other.
Check md5 on your recovery file and reflash. Then do fastboot erase cache and try going to recovery.
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I thought unlocking the BL and root was co-dependant. You can root but can't install ROMs until the BL is unlocked. Or you could unlock boot loader but can't touch system files until you gain root access.
Or did I miss understand? Which is why rooting alone nor unlocking the BL alone is not the only step in installing a ROM.
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Herc08 said:
I thought unlocking the BL and root was co-dependant. You can root but can't install ROMs until the BL is unlocked. Or you could unlock boot loader but can't touch system files until you gain root access.
Or did I miss understand? Which is why rooting alone nor unlocking the BL alone is not the only step in installing a ROM.
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I will explain further.
For ATT One XL root was needed prior to unlocking the bootloader to allow you to write to system files(which is no longer possible as of 3.18), and be able to change the CID in order to allow HTCDEV to provide the Unlock_code.bin to unlock your bootloader. This is probably where your confusion stems.
IF, like every other carrier, ATT allowed you to unlock the bootloader, you would not need to have rooted to be able to unlock your bootloader, you could have just unlocked it and then flashed TWRP. At that point you could flash a rooted rom or allow TWRP to root your rom for you. (For some rom versions, I believe anything under 3.18)
Hope this cleared some stuff up for you! :good:
Ah makes perfect since now. Darn AT&T and their lock downs.
So basically Rogers and Telstra can root just by unlocking and that's it. No exploit needed. And of course flashing twrp and a rom
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Herc08 said:
Ah makes perfect since now. Darn AT&T and their lock downs.
So basically Rogers and Telstra can root just by unlocking and that's it. No exploit needed.
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Correct!
Is it possible to relock the bootloader on this device?
The usual "fastboot oem lock" command does not work. I want relock for recevice OTA message update of kitkat.
Thanks
You can't relock the BL once its been unlocked. Having an unlocked boot loader won't prevent you from taking OTAs as long as you are running 100% unrooted stock with stock recovery
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saloums7 said:
You can't relock the BL once its been unlocked. Having an unlocked boot loader won't prevent you from taking OTAs as long as you are running 100% unrooted stock with stock recovery
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The motorola site says otherwise: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/91987/p/1449,8620 only that i don't find anything about my phone.
mitsus said:
The motorola site says otherwise: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/91987/p/1449,8620 only that i don't find anything about my phone.
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The only devices for which you can relock the bootloader are the ones on this page : https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/rom-images
As far as OTAs are concerned it has already been discussed back when JB 4.1.2 was getting released with the whole Rogers fastboot image vs official OTA. You will get OTA even if bootloader is unlocked.
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How To Flash CWMR or TWRP One Click Flashify
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How To S-Off and Bootloader Unlock Your M8
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Thanks so much.this should make it easy.
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Nice
Very helpful, thanks for taking time to make these. Just so I'm 100%, the order for a new out of the box phone would be following the instructions in the first video (perm root and cwm) followed by the instructions in the 3rd (S-Off via FireWater)? Thanks again.
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Very helpful, thanks for taking time to make these. Just so I'm 100%, the order for a new out of the box phone would be following the instructions in the first video (perm root and cwm) followed by the instructions in the 3rd (S-Off via FireWater)? Thanks again.
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Actually you would want to Temp Root via WeakSauce, Then S-Off with Firewater, then install recovery and permanent root.
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Thanks for sharing this and keeping it up to date! Everything here worked like a charm in getting me up and running with my M8.
hi I have developer version m8 can I use this to root my phone?
so developer version that mean bootload is unlocked already right?
do I need to s off then root? or just keep s on and root ?
Dev edition you should unlock boot loader via htcdev then flash recovery then flash supersu
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owenbeals said:
Dev edition you should unlock boot loader via htcdev then flash recovery then flash supersu
Actually, with the Dev Ed, the boot loader already is unlocked. So, no need to unlock something that already is unlocked! Lol! Just flash a recovery and then root.
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I didn't realize it was already boot loader unlocked. My dev edition m7 had to be unlocked via htcdev
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So what's the right sequence of steps here. Utimately I am looking to have rooted, unlocked bootloader, and custom recovery. Is it like this?
S-Off
Unlock Bootloader
Root
Custom Recovery
or what's the right order? Thanks in advance!
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So what's the right sequence of steps here. Utimately I am looking to have rooted, unlocked bootloader, and custom recovery. Is it like this?
S-Off
Unlock Bootloader
Root
Custom Recovery
or what's the right order? Thanks in advance!
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Root with weak sauce
S-off with firewater
Flash recovery through fastboot
Nandroid
Flash su zip
Dance
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Root with weak sauce
S-off with firewater
Flash recovery through fastboot
Nandroid
Flash su zip
Dance
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I assume once you root, you can do the flashing with flashify?
Also, anyone know if this all works with the new update that went out?