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[Q] Stuck on 1.85 Firmware with no root

Hi Guys I know this is a noob question and must be asked like million times but i did searched around and looked for an answer but no success.
I have non rooted HOXL with 1.85 firmware and want to root and unlock bootloader but cant figure out how as far as i know the hasoon kit is made for 2.20 firmware and other method wont work and I cant update my official firmware because i m not in USA.
If the hasoon kit will work for me then how do i do it should i do anything else before and do i have to run xfactor exploit please help me out
Thanks in Advance

Niterider123 said:
Hi Guys I know this is a noob question and must be asked like million times but i did searched around and looked for an answer but no success.
I have non rooted HOXL with 1.85 firmware and want to root and unlock bootloader but cant figure out how as far as i know the hasoon kit is made for 2.20 firmware and other method wont work and I cant update my official firmware because i m not in USA.
If the hasoon kit will work for me then how do i do it should i do anything else before and do i have to run xfactor exploit please help me out
Thanks in Advance
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There's a thread for rooting 1.85 specifically. Though, I believe xfactor works with 1.85
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exad said:
There's a thread for rooting 1.85 specifically. Though, I believe xfactor works with 1.85
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I know there is and there is even an one click root method but its invalid now it dont work and i dont want to experiment with my device so please tell me what to do should change my CID through xfactor exploit or just skip it or if i skip it will the root work?
One more thing I cant get myself register at HTCdev I think their server is down I have been trying for two days now I dont know what to do now?

Niterider123 said:
I know there is and there is even an one click root method but its invalid now it dont work and i dont want to experiment with my device so please tell me what to do should change my CID through xfactor exploit or just skip it or if i skip it will the root work?
One more thing I cant get myself register at HTCdev I think their server is down I have been trying for two days now I dont know what to do now?
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My advice to you would be not to root. Htcdev is down, nothing you can do until it comes back up.
You would need to use xfactor because htcdev will not give you an unlock code otherwise.
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exad said:
My advice to you would be not to root. Htcdev is down, nothing you can do until it comes back up.
You would need to use xfactor if its an at&t hoxl because htcdev will not give you an unlock code otherwise. I had both telus and Rogers myself which did not need xfactor
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You could force the update to 2.20 if you wanted. But 1.85 is easier to root, why are 1.85 root exploits "invalid" they worked for many many users before you?
You need root so you can change your cid because htcdev will not give you an unlock token while it is seem as a AT&T phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701460
http://fotadl.htc.com/OTA_EVITA_UL_...2.7-1.85.502.3_R2_releasenin45grzkfswb95v.zip

twistedddx said:
You could force the update to 2.20 if you wanted. But 1.85 is easier to root, why are 1.85 root exploits "invalid" they worked for many many users before you?
You need root so you can change your cid because htcdev will not give you an unlock token while it is seem as a AT&T phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701460
http://fotadl.htc.com/OTA_EVITA_UL_...2.7-1.85.502.3_R2_releasenin45grzkfswb95v.zip
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Thanks for the reply I did tried designgears one click root method but it doesn't work I think I m going to give hasoon tool a try and see if it roots my device but now HTCdev wont let me register Is there a way to bypass htcdev registration?

exad said:
My advice to you would be not to root. Htcdev is down, nothing you can do until it comes back up.
You would need to use xfactor because htcdev will not give you an unlock code otherwise.
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I read the force update of OTA section but it requires root to do that which I m trying to get so i think that wont work for me

Niterider123 said:
Thanks for the reply I did tried designgears one click root method but it doesn't work I think I m going to give hasoon tool a try and see if it roots my device but now HTCdev wont let me register Is there a way to bypass htcdev registration?
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Nope. They provide the unlock code
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Oh yes root for forcing OTA.. hmm
BTW htcdev.com is working fine for me. Has been all day.

twistedddx said:
Oh yes root for forcing OTA.. hmm
BTW htcdev.com is working fine for me. Has been all day.
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Creating an account has been finicky for the past few days.
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Ok I just registered myself on HTCdev but my CID wont change the cmd prompt say failed and then booting into bootloader I have tried like four times now is it because I m on 1.85 firmware?

Are you following the guides on how to change your cid?

twistedddx said:
Are you following the guides on how to change your cid?
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Yes I read the thread of hasoon where a guy had the same problem and hasoon replied that it will only work on 2.2 so I m pretty sure that my CID wont change being that I m on 1.85.
I have tried 1.85 one click root method but that wont work too Is there any other way to do that please someone help me out I am starting to hate this device I was going to get Gnex but decided to buy HOXL instead and now I cant get the god dam root

Niterider123 said:
Yes I read the thread of hasoon where a guy had the same problem and hasoon replied that it will only work on 2.2 so I m pretty sure that my CID wont change being that I m on 1.85.
I have tried 1.85 one click root method but that wont work too Is there any other way to do that please someone help me out I am starting to hate this device I was going to get Gnex but decided to buy HOXL instead and now I cant get the god dam root
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I don't see the big deal. Update to 2.2 use hasoon's then downgrade hboot using Linux. If you cNt get 1.85 root method to work and you can't figure this out maybe root isn't for you
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@NightRider if your on att? Don't ota! Jet hasn't been proven to work all the time. If you need any assistance? Send me a pm and I'll be happy to try and help. I've rooted several 1.85 manually without magical unicorn one click methods.
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[S-OFF] Rumrunner S-off For HTC One XL

Rumrunner S-off for HTC One XL!
Firstly let me say that this isn't my own work, all credit goes to @beaups and @Fuses for bringing this to our device.
Rumrunner is a new method for achieving s-off on HTC devices. This method does not require SuperCID like Facepalm, the only requirement on your device is root and an unlocked bootloader.
So, all you people that took the latest update from HTC that gave you write protection on the 2.15 firmware/hboot, this method should give you s-off.
This is just a simple thread to get this method some exposure for users with our device. As per the licensing section on the site and beaup's wishes I cannot include the download or instructions in this thread. However, we can have this thread serve as a troubleshooting/help location for the One XL. Alternatively, support for rumrunner s-off is available at #rumrunners on the freenode and andirc networks. Please make sure you meet all of the requirements before contacting support.
Rumrunner S-off.
Please go give beaups and Fuses a bunch of thanks for their work!
Sent from my Evita

Nice, for some reason I never soff'd my phone yet. Time to do it.
This does wipe system correct?

I haven't tested it myself as I got s-off on my phone ages ago. Best thing to do would be to backup anything that's important. Please report back with your findings.
Sent from my Evita

sorry for my bad connection (repost)

YEAHHH, u' re rock rumrunner, success to s-off for my telstra one x hboot 2.15, but why my cid is still TELST001 ?? no problem if i try to flashing any rom ??

Your CID is still TELST001 because you've never gotten SuperCID. Rumrunner gives you s-off but it doesn't change your CID. Now that you have s-off you can change your CID manually as many times as you want by using this command:
Code:
fastboot oem writecid xxxxxxxx
The x's there represent the new CID, if you want SuperCID it will be 11111111 (eight 1's).
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rumrunner issue
timmaaa said:
Rumrunner S-off for HTC One XL!
Firstly let me say that this isn't my own work, all credit goes to @beaups and @Fuses for bringing this to our device.
Rumrunner is a new method for achieving s-off on HTC devices. This method does not require SuperCID like Facepalm, the only requirement on your device is root and an unlocked bootloader.
So, all you people that took the latest update from HTC that gave you write protection on the 2.15 firmware/hboot, this method should give you s-off.
This is just a simple thread to get this method some exposure for users with our device. As per the licensing section on the site and beaup's wishes I cannot include the download or instructions in this thread. However, we can have this thread serve as a troubleshooting/help location for the One XL. Alternatively, support for rumrunner s-off is available at #rumrunners on the freenode and andirc networks. Please make sure you meet all of the requirements before contacting support.
Rumrunner S-off.
Please go give beaups and Fuses a bunch of thanks for their work!
Sent from my Evita
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Hey tim, i am SO stoked to see that this has been released.. just having some issues getting through the process, the usb drivers are updated, the adb connection is working, i tested the connection before running rumrunner, the phone itself resets through the first test, it loads into fastboot, then resets a second time into android os, at which point it has the error 'must ferment longer.... must sanitize, skunky rum is nasty. hold please...' then it just says press enter to exit no s off.. i am ruing kickroidXL v3.0.0 which runs adroid 4.2.2 sense 5.0 and obviously im on hboot 2.15. perhaps if i restore my original system image i will have some more luck?
attached is a screenshot of my rumrunner shell

You could try restoring your backup, or flashing back to an Android 4.1 ROM and attempt it again. I'm not sure whether either of those will help but it's worth a shot. If you don't have any luck you can contact the guys for support on freenode or andirc.
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timmaaa said:
You could try restoring your backup, or flashing back to an Android 4.1 ROM and attempt it again. I'm not sure whether either of those will help but it's worth a shot. If you don't have any luck you can contact the guys for support on freenode or andirc.
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yeah i flashed back to my original rom and still no luck.. ill have to hit those guys up. thanks for your advice.
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timmaaa said:
You could try restoring your backup, or flashing back to an Android 4.1 ROM and attempt it again. I'm not sure whether either of those will help but it's worth a shot. If you don't have any luck you can contact the guys for support on freenode or andirc.
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not having any luck on andric.. cant seem to find any rooms with anyone in them.

Does this work if you have an unlocked bootloader 3.18 on AT&T?

bilibox said:
Does this work if you have an unlocked bootloader 3.18 on AT&T?
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Please take the time to read the website before asking questions. Yes, it should work.
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cool....I already have S-Off, but this looks to be even easier than the previous method (though even that wasn't very difficult). Glad to see more options out there for achieving S-Off.

st3wy said:
yeah i flashed back to my original rom and still no luck.. ill have to hit those guys up. thanks for your advice.
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not having any luck on andric.. cant seem to find any rooms with anyone in them.
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Did you end up having any success with this?
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Errored out
must sanitize, skunky rum is nasty
hold please..............................................
[************************************************************]
Rebooting into bootloader (again)
Waiting for fastboot (8/120)
FATAL: Download updated package at
I'm on CM 10.2 nightly 10-26-13
I never was able to get s-off using the facepalm method either.
I'm on an at&t evita, so I used the universal package.

Not sure if it'll work but you could try again but flash a Sense ROM first.
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Negative
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timmaaa said:
Did you end up having any success with this?
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That's a negative tim
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What ROM were you running when you attempted it?
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Tried it on kickdroid 3.0 to no avail, so flashes old backup of my stock 4.2.2 sense 5 Rom, still no luck
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I'm guessing you couldn't get a hold of the guys on freenode or andirc. I had someone earlier who it took a few attempts for it to work. So you've only attempted it on Android 4.2.2 ROMs? Have you tried with an Android 4.1 / Sense 4 ROM?
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timmaaa said:
I'm guessing you couldn't get a hold of the guys on freenode or andirc. I had someone earlier who it took a few attempts for it to work. So you've only attempted it on Android 4.2.2 ROMs? Have you tried with an Android 4.1 / Sense 4 ROM?
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Can I downgrade to a 4.1 stock from a 4.2?
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Yeah I coukdnt get a hold of anyone. I'll try it tomorrow, good idea man, thanks hey
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[Status] VZW M8 Bootloader Unlock / S-Off Method

Current Status for m8 Bootloader Unlock / S-Off: RELEASED
Update 4/6/14: A Firewater S-Off method is released for the HTC M8. Please see the following tweet: https://twitter.com/firewaterdevs/status/452934672063156224
Go here to do it: http://firewater-soff.com/
----(Begin Old OP)----
The HTC M8 has launched for Big Red, and much to our dismay, HTCDev does not allow for us to unlock the bootloader through the traditional avenues.
Presently, there is no known workaround.
Thus, this is a thread for conversations regarding any progress being made on a bootloader unlock/S-Off method for the VZW HTC One M8.
Try to avoid being speculative as much as possible. Please post any updates you see in other threads and on other sites. Also, if notable champions of previous unlock methods/exploits want to post their efforts here (*ehem beaups et. al...), by all means, feel free!
This is not a bounty thread.
----(End Old OP)----

My m8 will be here tomorrow and can't wait.

I love Verizon.
Lol not srs
Sent from my HTC One M8!

BFirebird101 said:
I love Verizon.
Lol not srs
Sent from my HTC One M8!
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U got the m8 already?

Got mine.
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Had my M8 since yesterday morning. I tried HTC Dev Unlock as soon as I got it hoping it would work. No such luck. I hope I'm wrong but I think we have a long, long wait for S-Off.
On the M7 there was a 5k bounty to get S-Off. It took from March 8th until October 7th to get S-Off on the M7. Last I heard only around 1/2 the money was ever received by beaups.
No one has been able to achieve S-Off with software on any M7 with 4.4.2 so I doubt anything is close on the M8.

P2o8wer said:
My m8 will be here tomorrow and can't wait.
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Mine too. Gunmetal grey mmmmm.
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I just pick up my m8. There was a line today still. I was shocked 40 mins I waited. Anyways I'm ready for someone awesome to work there magic!
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Mike02z said:
Had my M8 since yesterday morning. I tried HTC Dev Unlock as soon as I got it hoping it would work. No such luck. I hope I'm wrong but I think we have a long, long wait for S-Off.
On the M7 there was a 5k bounty to get S-Off. It took from March 8th until October 7th to get S-Off on the M7. Last I heard only around 1/2 the money was ever received by beaups.
No one has been able to achieve S-Off with software on any M7 with 4.4.2 so I doubt anything is close on the M8.
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Mobiletechvids are reporting the have achieved s-off ...I seen this at 4:26pm today
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P2o8wer said:
U got the m8 already?
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I bought it right when it went on sale at my Verizon store.
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I'll use a java card like I did on my m7. Anyone heard of that for the m8?
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Tigerstown said:
I just pick up my m8. There was a line today still. I was shocked 40 mins I waited. Anyways I'm ready for someone awesome to work there magic!
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Mobiletechvids are reporting the have achieved s-off ...I seen this at 4:26pm today
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jtag service. They need to take your phone apart, pass. I'm sure the Java card would work too but most are looking for a software exploit. Other methods are risky and mean your need to send you phone away. Unless you want to buy a 1200 Java card.

Mike02z said:
jtag service. They need to take your phone apart, Pass. I'm sure Java card would work too but I mean a software exploit. That is what the majority of people want. Other methods are risky and mean you need to send you phone away. Unless you want to buy a 1200 Java card.
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Had no clue what the meant I just seen the Twitter post..I wouldn't do that either. Lol I used java card service was fast an smooth just saying.
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Tigerstown said:
Had no clue what the meant I just seen the Twitter post..I wouldn't do that either. Lol I used java card service was fast an smooth just saying.
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Sure, if you get someone upstanding. The java card method is not risky, it's sending your phone through the mail to a stranger and getting it back in 1 piece that is risky.
The only solution for the majority of users is a software exploit. That I think is a long way off. Just my opinion and hope I'm wrong..

Have you seen the breakdown for this phone?its super hard to open.
To be honest...I don't even care about s-off. If I wanted aosp I'd switch to T-Mobile and get a nexus.
Sent from my HTC One (M8)

andrewp3481 said:
Have you seen the breakdown for this phone?its super hard to open.
To be honest...I don't even care about s-off. If I wanted aosp I'd switch to T-Mobile and get a nexus.
Sent from my HTC One (M8)
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I only care bout s-off to trick htcdev so I can have a unlocked boot loader. If vzw didn't block htcdev I wouldn't need s-off has nothing to do with aosp
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Tigerstown said:
I only care bout s-off to trick htcdev so I can have a unlocked boot loader. If vzw didn't block htcdev I wouldn't need s-off has nothing to do with aosp
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I don't want to sound like a hater. Cause I'm not. I hope we get s-off. But I also don't understand why people on Verizon are so shocked we don't get phones that are unlockable.
What do you use s-off for?
Sent from my HTC One (M8)

Lets not forget that this phone has a SD Card slot and that makes for easier exploits. Beaups will come through sooner than later probably. The phone is excellent stock just like the DNA I came from. No worries guys.

andrewp3481 said:
I don't want to sound like a hater. Cause I'm not. I hope we get s-off. But I also don't understand why people on Verizon are so shocked we don't get phones that are unlockable.
What do you use s-off for?
Sent from my HTC One (M8)
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I'm not shocked I already knew this prior to buying. S-off I can flash firmware for one. Ruu if ever needed.
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I hope Sonic comes through with a Java card again like on the M7. He is a trust worthy dude and I would have no problem sending my M8 to him to get S-OFF.:fingers-crossed:

Tigerstown said:
I'm not shocked I already knew this prior to buying. S-off I can flash firmware for one. Ruu if ever needed.
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Like I said...I hope we get s-off. I've just noticed a trend with myself...and I don't need root like I thought I "needed" it a few years back.
The only things I use root for is WiFi Tether, Titanium Backup and occasionally I like to flash CM...but I always find myself going back to and Sense.
Hopefully Beaups will hook it up. Cross your fingers and say a prayer if you believe in that sort of thing.
Sent from my HTC One (M8)

HTCDev Bootloader Unlock

I decided to take a leap of faith and tried to unlock my bootloader using the HTCDev site and it worked. Would this make Firewater pointless?

Screenshots or any proof
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krazie1 said:
Screenshots or any proof
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Not sure what proof you want. I can give you a screenshot of the email I got from HTC with my unlock key in it.

Is there really any reason to use HTCDev since firewater can do it?

It just seems like it would make sense to unlock it using official means if it is an option. Not saying that Firewater will cause issues but workarounds can pose risks that could be avoided by using tools provided by HTC itself.

There is no reason to use the official HTC tool at all. I'm surprised it even works. Early tests by other users (incl myself) showed our devices being blocked on the site. Are you sure you have a Verizon HTC M8 as opposed to one for another carrier?
Anyway, with firewater, you shouldn't use it at all.
First, it voids your warranty. But most importantly of all, it does not give you S-off. Only bootloader unlock.
Firewater gives you both S-off and unlocked bootloader as well. There also have been no reports of any issues due to firewater. All it does is give you S-off. There are some legit dev phones out there that also have S-off; firewater just makes your phone equal to those dev ones.

MultiDev said:
There is no reason to use the official HTC tool at all. I'm surprised it even works. Early tests by other users (incl myself) showed our devices being blocked on the site. Are you sure you have a Verizon HTC M8 as opposed to one for another carrier?
Anyway, with firewater, you shouldn't use it at all.
First, it voids your warranty. But most importantly of all, it does not give you S-off. Only bootloader unlock.
Firewater gives you both S-off and unlocked bootloader as well. There also have been no reports of any issues due to firewater. All it does is give you S-off. There are some legit dev phones out there that also have S-off; firewater just makes your phone equal to those dev ones.
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I want to make it clear that at no point was I saying that Firewater caused issues. I simply stated that any hack or unofficial tool COULD cause issues.
As for S-Off, what is the point when you have an unlocked bootloader?

I kinda sorta don't believe you. Oo Is yours Verizon?
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mchief298 said:
I kinda sorta don't believe you. Oo Is yours Verizon?
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Yes its Verizon. Simply go to the HTCDev site and submit your OEM device ID. You will get an email with your unlock blob. I applied my to unlock but you do not HAVE to apply yours.

Interesting. I took my daughter's M8 and tried to unlock at HTCDev and still a no go here.

sofla2 said:
Interesting. I took my daughter's M8 and tried to unlock at HTCDev and still a no go here.
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Not sure what proof to provide. Do I need to record my screen while I unlock my phone using the unlock_code.bin?

chriskader said:
Not sure what proof to provide. Do I need to record my screen while I unlock my phone using the unlock_code.bin?
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I didn't ask for proof. I simply stated that I tried to unlock my daughter's M8 at HTCDev and still received the error code.

sofla2 said:
I didn't ask for proof. I simply stated that I tried to unlock my daughter's M8 at HTCDev and still received the error code.
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Do you get the error on the site?

I haven't tried mine but I read it wasn't working, which is why we have firewater. I'd love to give it a go again.
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putney1477 said:
I haven't tried mine but I read it wasn't working, which is why we have firewater. I'd love to give it a go again.
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I see no advantage to using the htcdev method, assuming that it really works (and it didn't work at least through when Firewater came out). That method wipes the phone AND the internal SD card. Firewater doesn't.
My name's Harold and I'm a flashaholic....

chriskader said:
Not sure what proof to provide. Do I need to record my screen while I unlock my phone using the unlock_code.bin?
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Were you previously s-off? Changing mid or cid can allow a banned (read vzw) phone get a legit unlock token. This was the case on the one max too.
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dottat said:
Were you previously s-off? Changing mid or cid can allow a banned (read vzw) phone get a legit unlock token. This was the case on the one max too.
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This, the OP's signature says he is S-Off. OP, Post your CID and MID. If you are indeed already S-Off via firewater, as I suspect you are since that is the only way to gain S-Off, your bootloader was also already unlocked.

chriskader said:
It just seems like it would make sense to unlock it using official means if it is an option. Not saying that Firewater will cause issues but workarounds can pose risks that could be avoided by using tools provided by HTC itself.
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Did it say your warranty is now void and thanks for reporting to this site?

chriskader said:
As for S-Off, what is the point when you have an unlocked bootloader?
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?
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Keithn said:
Is there really any reason to use HTCDev since firewater can do it?
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Yes. It's cleaner.
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[Q] Verizon HTC One M8 su binary can't install

I have looked through a lot of threads and a lot of searches later I am still stumped. No matter what I try I can not get the SU binary to update so that way I can get firewater to work properly. It keeps giving me the Whelp this isn't going to work on your device and I have a feeling that the SU binaries is the problem. I could be wrong, but I am desperate to get this to work. I'm sure a step by step instruction is out there somewhere, but i can't seem to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2787587
Here is one thread you can read thru people having same issues. Myself if I was you I would check out the sunshine app. It s-off for you.
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Nekron9891 said:
I have looked through a lot of threads and a lot of searches later I am still stumped. No matter what I try I can not get the SU binary to update so that way I can get firewater to work properly. It keeps giving me the Whelp this isn't going to work on your device and I have a feeling that the SU binaries is the problem. I could be wrong, but I am desperate to get this to work. I'm sure a step by step instruction is out there somewhere, but i can't seem to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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I meant to quote you.
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Did you catch it on your phone when it ask you to grant su on the phone after the su command in your steps?

Tigerstown said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2787587
Here is one thread you can read thru people having same issues. Myself if I was you I would check out the sunshine app. It s-off for you.
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I meant to quote you.
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I came across that thread, but from what i saw no one had a soluttion to the issue that worked for me :/ unfortunately. and as for sunshine I am currently broke right now and can't afford to pay for it.
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Did you catch it on your phone when it ask you to grant su on the phone after the su command in your steps?
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I did catch it and as it turns out firewater just doesn't work on my phone for some reason. firewater is supposed to work on my verizon HTC One M8 and unfortunately I am out of luck in this. I suppose I am forced to wait until another method to s-off my phone is available.

Nekron9891 said:
I came across that thread, but from what i saw no one had a soluttion to the issue that worked for me :/ unfortunately. and as for sunshine I am currently broke right now and can't afford to pay for it.
I did catch it and as it turns out firewater just doesn't work on my phone for some reason. firewater is supposed to work on my verizon HTC One M8 and unfortunately I am out of luck in this. I suppose I am forced to wait until another method to s-off my phone is available.
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Sunshine with s-off your phone rt now. Just google it an you will see.
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Tigerstown said:
Sunshine with s-off your phone rt now. Just google it an you will see.
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I understand that it will give me S-Off now but as I said before I am currently broke. So i am hoping an alternative to Firewater and Sunshine will come soon.

Nekron9891 said:
I understand that it will give me S-Off now but as I said before I am currently broke. So i am hoping an alternative to Firewater and Sunshine will come soon.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54010625
Check this post out someone posted today the got a new red m8 yesterday an ran firewater today for s-off.
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Tigerstown said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54010625
Check this post out someone posted today the got a new red m8 yesterday an ran firewater today for s-off.
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I read through everything on that thread and tried getting the 1.84 SuperSU and it didn't have the binary issue. However, it still didn't have firewater work. I still got the Whelp message. I guess for whatever reason my Verizon M8 hates firewater. I'll just have to wait for an update to firewater or an alternative to firewater and sunshine. Thanks anyway.

Nekron9891 said:
I read through everything on that thread and tried getting the 1.84 SuperSU and it didn't have the binary issue. However, it still didn't have firewater work. I still got the Whelp message. I guess for whatever reason my Verizon M8 hates firewater. I'll just have to wait for an update to firewater or an alternative to firewater and sunshine. Thanks anyway.
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You could be waiting for a long time.... Sunshine is the commercial successor to firewater. Why would they update the free Firewater if they are trying to sell Sunshine?
I wouldn't put any money on the odds of an alternative to firewater/sunshine coming out anytime soon (if ever) either......
$25 is the equivalent of 5 grande lattes with an extra shot. Most people can save that kind of money within a week - maybe two.
I would be curious to learn why Firewater works on some phones with the latest firmware, hboot, radio etc and doesn't on others which seem to have the same specs! Can anybody shed any light on that????

berndblb said:
You could be waiting for a long time.... Sunshine is the commercial successor to firewater. Why would they update the free Firewater if they are trying to sell Sunshine?
I wouldn't put any money on the odds of an alternative to firewater/sunshine coming out anytime soon (if ever) either......
$25 is the equivalent of 5 grande lattes with an extra shot. Most people can save that kind of money within a week - maybe two.
I would be curious to learn why Firewater works on some phones with the latest firmware, hboot, radio etc and doesn't on others which seem to have the same specs! Can anybody shed any light on that????
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It's a great question one I have had since a bunch of threads popped up with people having firewater issues. I agree with you though $25 in the grand scheme of things isn't that much. I am feeling sleepy time for a latte : )

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I would be curious to learn why Firewater works on some phones with the latest firmware, hboot, radio etc and doesn't on others which seem to have the same specs! Can anybody shed any light on that????
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I just received a warranty replacement of my Verizon HTC One M8. My older unit had never taken the 1.55 OTA, I had simply flashed the radio and portions of the ROM via TWRP. The replacement unit had 1.55 on it before I could do anything. While I was able to use weaksauce to root, root was extremely unreliable, sometimes taking multiple reboots, and, as the OP points out, I could never get the binaries to download. Then I ran firewater (several tries) and got the same results, "whelp.....you're outta luck."
Yeah, that's $25 I could have spent elsewhere, but it's not unreasonable for Sunrise. Fact is that it gets S-OFF without wiping a thing, and for that alone and the time saved it's worth it.