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HTCDev root Unlock issue

Hi,
Since ICS update I have been going insane with the speed of my phone, and today I saw my friends Desire HD running Jelly Bean and it was flying. So naturally I have spent the last 5 hours reading up on how to get it!
I'm an absolute noob with Android, this is my first android and I my other smart phones ran windows 5.5 and 6.5 so however buggy the new OS it can not beat them.
I am confused about a couple of things and I have found many many guides that go in circles. my HBOOTS 1.29
1. Do I need S-off or do I just need my device rooted?
I have found the following guides that seem the most effective:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
2. What is Flashing Firmware and why do I need to do it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377759
3. It seems the best ROM is this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782009
Are there anything better?
I don't care about looks, I want the usual phone features, speed, GPS, better battery life and bluetooth connectivity to my external Pressure Variometer (I use it for Paragliding). I don't care about issues with Wifi!
Many Thanks and sorry for repeating previous posts at times

You have 2 options. 1.) S-OFF your device, following the guide you linked. It opens up the whole phone, so after that you can do whatever you would like to. (Recommended)
2.) Unlock your bootloader through HTCDEV.COM website. (If you choose this, you can still install custom roms, but are unable to flash firmware/radio. For more info how to install custom roms with s-on see HERE)
Flashing the newest firmware is "always" an extra. They all come with stability/performance/radio... enhancement. ICS firmwares are 3.32 or 3.33. Whichever you have installed on your device, you are good to go as all recent ICS and Jelly Bean roms are working under both firmware. Some of them recommend 3.33 but are still working on 3.32. As far as I know 3.33 comes with newer radio...?
Rom-wise... It is really up to you what you are looking for and what you expect from your phone. Have a look around in the development section, there are plenty of custom roms/kernel about, either it is aosp/cm or sense based roms. They are all excellent and come with amazing support.
Have fun and good luck! :good:
edit: Have a look HERE too for some more info!

S-on/off
Is it possible to install a ROM on the phone with S-on and on the new rom later turn S-off if required. As I mentioned I'm new so I want to do one step at a time.

kapateh said:
Is it possible to install a ROM on the phone with S-on and on the new rom later turn S-off if required. As I mentioned I'm new so I want to do one step at a time.
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in order to S-OFF you must have rooted stock rom
it is mentioned also in S-OFF guide

HTC Sync issue
Hi,
I have just tried to get started on the process of rooting from HTCDev however my phone is unable to connect to my PC. (not a great start I know )
I have installed HTC sync however it can not connect to my PC either. Would resetting my phone to factory settings sort the issue?
Many Thanks

kapateh said:
Hi,
I have just tried to get started on the process of rooting from HTCDev however my phone is unable to connect to my PC. (not a great start I know )
I have installed HTC sync however it can not connect to my PC either. Would resetting my phone to factory settings sort the issue?
Many Thanks
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Hi,
You do not need to do anything to your phone.
You need to have the correct drivers on your PC.
If you are on a windows 7 or 8 then use THESE DRIVERS
Did you restart your PC after installing HTCSync?

kapateh said:
3. It seems the best ROM is this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782009
Are there anything better?
Many Thanks and sorry for repeating previous posts at times
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I think u should try this one..and leave ur friends 4.1.2 behind and came up with 4.2.1..hehehe :laugh:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2115520

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malybru said:
Hi,
You do not need to do anything to your phone.
You need to have the correct drivers on your PC.
If you are on a windows 7 or 8 then use THESE DRIVERS
Did you restart your PC after installing HTCSync?
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Thanks for the email, but do you have the 32 bit drivers?
I have also restarted my PC

kapateh said:
Thanks for the email, but do you have the 32 bit drivers?
I have also restarted my PC
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Hi,
Sorry,no,I do not have 32 bit drivers.
Did your pc recognize your phone after the reboot?

kapateh said:
Thanks for the email, but do you have the 32 bit drivers?
I have also restarted my PC
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try universal naked drivers...these will surely solve your problem.. just open the device manager and select driver location..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998650

HTCDev
Hi, Thanks for the help.
I have uninstalled HTC sync and installed the naked drivers. I have been following the HTC Root, when I run the command "fastboot oem get_identifier_token" in fast boot, it displays 'waiting for devices'. How long do you normally have to wait for the token?
Many Thanks

connection problem remains
kapateh said:
Hi, Thanks for the help.
I have uninstalled HTC sync and installed the naked drivers. I have been following the HTC Root, when I run the command "fastboot oem get_identifier_token" in fast boot, it displays 'waiting for devices'. How long do you normally have to wait for the token?
Many Thanks
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Hi, I just installed HTC Sync however my phone still fails to connect.
any more solutions?

kapateh said:
Hi, I just installed HTC Sync however my phone still fails to connect.
any more solutions?
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Hi,
Make sure you are not using a USB hub or USB 3.0 connection.
Try different USB ports.(front and back)
Try a different PC/laptop.

connection problem remains
malybru said:
Hi,
Make sure you are not using a USB hub or USB 3.0 connection.
Try different USB ports.(front and back)
Try a different PC/laptop.
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I tried all of the above (last one both on win 7), still no connection

kapateh said:
I tried all of the above (last one both on win 7), still no connection
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did you enable usb debugging mode from settings?

Debugging
rzr86 said:
did you enable usb debugging mode from settings?
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No, it automatically enables. Even when I disable it and try syncing, it enables by itself, with a notice of course.

kapateh said:
No, it automatically enables. Even when I disable it and try syncing, it enables by itself, with a notice of course.
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r u using fastboot through sdk...or alone...means only fastboot.exe and adb.exe and some other dll files instead of sdk...if that...than open ur system properties...click advanced system setting..click environment variables..in list select path..and edit..add ur fastboot.exe path there if its not present...just like that..."C:\fastboot\fastboot.exe;"(without quotation marks)..ur problem 'll be solved

Problem still there
Jawwad.John said:
r u using fastboot through sdk...or alone...means only fastboot.exe and adb.exe and some other dll files instead of sdk...if that...than open ur system properties...click advanced system setting..click environment variables..in list select path..and edit..add ur fastboot.exe path there if its not present...just like that..."C:\fastboot\fastboot.exe;"(without quotation marks)..ur problem 'll be solved
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Problem still persists, waiting for device.
Also I have installed MyPhoneExplorer which can sync from my phone.

kapateh said:
Problem still persists, waiting for device.
Also I have installed MyPhoneExplorer which can sync from my phone.
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Problem is not about htc sync or other software...Follow the steps...fastboot works even without adb or others..personally tried on senation and atrix..
1)Install drivers (naked)..check in device manager..it ll show htc device...
2)Download fastboot..and place it on any drive where u can access easily...file attached..
3)Set Path if already not...snap attached..
4)Trun off ur device and boot into hboot...select fastboot and it 'll show bootloader and other options...
5)attach ur device now...and start with start here.bat file..
6)if not worked..then run above file as admin or try to restart ur pc..

whoohoo
Jawwad.John said:
Problem is not about htc sync or other software...Follow the steps...fastboot works even without adb or others..personally tried on senation and atrix..
1)Install drivers (naked)..check in device manager..it ll show htc device...
2)Download fastboot..and place it on any drive where u can access easily...file attached..
3)Set Path if already not...snap attached..
4)Trun off ur device and boot into hboot...select fastboot and it 'll show bootloader and other options...
5)attach ur device now...and start with start here.bat file..
6)if not worked..then run above file as admin or try to restart ur pc..
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Great, thank you that seemed to have worked I'm going to now proceed with S-off and ROM installation. Will undoubtedly re-post again.
Just one more question, Do I need to delete/format the files off my SD card or not, I have backed up anything of value.
Also the network is not unlocked, would the network be unlocked with a new ROM?

[Q] Really need to return to stock Rom

My friend Rooted my phone using TWRP 2.4. I need to sed the phone back to T-Mobile and need to return it to stock but have no Idea what I need to do and all the info I find is just confusing can someone help me find the RUU I need and some instructions I can follow to return the phone to stock. Thank in advanced

imfocused said:
My friend Rooted my phone using TWRP 2.4. I need to sed the phone back to T-Mobile and need to return it to stock but have no Idea what I need to do and all the info I find is just confusing can someone help me find the RUU I need and some instructions I can follow to return the phone to stock. Thank in advanced
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is yours T-Mobile US?
if so, Try This RUU.

khan.orak said:
is yours T-Mobile US?
if so, Try This RUU.
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Thanks man now I have a bigger problem because I may have Soft bricked my phone loading a JBsmooth ROM

imfocused said:
Thanks man now I have a bigger problem because I may have Soft bricked my phone loading a JBsmooth ROM
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The RUU I prescribed above will take you to stock IF your phone is from T-MO US.
Just go to bootloader then select Fastboot, connect your phone to PC and run this RUU.

khan.orak said:
The RUU I prescribed above will take you to stock IF your phone is from T-MO US.
Just go to bootloader then select Fastboot, connect your phone to PC and run this RUU.
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I am doing what you said but I never see the RUU even though I copied it to my phone or am I running it from my PC?

imfocused said:
I am doing what you said but I never see the RUU even though I copied it to my phone or am I running it from my PC?
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You have to run it from your PC, it's an executable file with an extension .exe ... so it will work on PC and not the phone

khan.orak said:
You have to run it from your PC, it's an executable file with an extension .exe ... so it will work on PC and not the phone
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Ok I id that but I keep getting a usb connection error even though it shows up in my computer.

imfocused said:
Ok I id that but I keep getting a usb connection error even though it shows up in my computer.
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- USB Drivers
- Plug it into USB 2.0 ports and not 3.0
- faulty cable

khan.orak said:
- USB Drivers
- Plug it into USB 2.0 ports and not 3.0
- faulty cable
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Ok thanks man so I installed the USB driver and that fixed my issue but after running the RUU that you gave me I received a "Signature error" so do I need a different RUU?

imfocused said:
Ok thanks man so I installed the USB driver and that fixed my issue but after running the RUU that you gave me I received a "Signature error" so do I need a different RUU?
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Yeah that usually means different RUU needed.
Do you know what your phone's CID is?
If you don't know, go to fastboot from bootloader on your phone.
Open a Command window and navigate to the directory where your adb+fastboot files are located and enter this command.
Code:
fastboot getvar cid
It'll help me narrow down the usable RUUs.

khan.orak said:
Yeah that usually means different RUU needed.
Do you know what your phone's CID is?
If you don't know, go to fastboot from bootloader on your phone.
Open a Command window and navigate to the directory where your adb+fastboot files are located and enter this command.
Code:
fastboot getvar cid
It'll help me narrow down the usable RUUs.
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It says TMOB010

imfocused said:
It says TMOB010
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Okay then the RUU is correct.
You may have left your bootloader unlocked.
You need to relock it.
Go to Fastboot on your phone and enter this command to lock bootloader from your PC:
Code:
fastboot oem lock
Boot into fastboot again and run the RUU.exe

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This fixed y phone now I can return my phone. But I don't think I will ever root or Flash my ROM again lol. Things have changed since I was flashing ROMS.

imfocused said:
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This fixed y phone now I can return my phone. But I don't think I will ever root or Flash my ROM again lol. Things have changed since I was flashing ROMS.
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No problem bud, Flashing is fun. you might get tempted again .. HOPEFULLY

khan.orak said:
No problem bud, Flashing is fun. you might get tempted again .. HOPEFULLY
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I Sure I will because I hate all the Bloat that gets loaded on the phone. I just cant find clear cut instructions for loading ROMs these days.

imfocused said:
I Sure I will because I hate all the Bloat that gets loaded on the phone. I just cant find clear cut instructions for loading ROMs these days.
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If you need any help just ask, pm anything.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta

thanks khan.orak , it was helpful for me too for getting back to stock rom .

[Q] Fastboot USB not working, how to fix?

** I have checked the forums for answers. Nothing works so far. **
Description of problem:
- Fastboot USB will not work.
- I get errors on windows when my device is connected that last time it malfunctioned and it has no driver.
- Waiting for device when issuing commands.
- Other USB errors. I'm guessing attributed to the lack of driver.
More info:
- I run Windows 8.1
- I had tons of problems with my phone before and I don't know if when I fixed the problems I did a mistake and made more.
- Hboot 2.15
Threads consulted that do not work:
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1741791
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544146&highlight=windows+8+drivers
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232799
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061435
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1775870
I have attached pictures of what this looks like.
How do I fix this? I need to upgrade my TWRP to the latest version but I can't flash it I could install from device but this issue affects my phone more than just fastboot. It involves other usb errors too.

Fastboot doesn't work with Windows 8.1, you need to downgrade to Windows 8 or lower.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Fastboot doesn't work with Windows 8.1, you need to downgrade to Windows 8 or lower.
Sent from my Evita
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So every person who said it worked on win 8.1 misled me.

I've seen people claim to have it working, but never on this device, and drivers are device specific.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
I've seen people claim to have it working, but never on this device, and drivers are device specific.
Sent from my Evita
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Been trying to make Fastboot work on my 8.1 windows PC, but to no avail. Tried every thread quoted above. Would anyone be able to help? Pisisng wife off, when I work on her PC

Did you not read this thread? There are no fastboot drivers for Windows 8.1, the only way I've seen people getting around this fact is by downgrading Windows.
Sent from my Evita

Sim Unlock help

Hi
I have been trying for several hours to sim unlock my htc sensation but seems I cannot find a set of instructions that work
Can anyone please put me onto a youtube video or a set of instructions...
I have been to the revolutionary website but this is missing the Blue box so cannot proceed any further, plus the link for downloading the driver doesn't work
All I am after is a simple set of steps that i can follow to do this
thanks for your help

EFCLEE said:
Hi
I have been trying for several hours to sim unlock my htc sensation but seems I cannot find a set of instructions that work
Can anyone please put me onto a youtube video or a set of instructions...
I have been to the revolutionary website but this is missing the Blue box so cannot proceed any further, plus the link for downloading the driver doesn't work
All I am after is a simple set of steps that i can follow to do this
thanks for your help
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have you seen this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107

rzr86 said:
have you seen this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
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I cant even start any of that, i got as far as trying to root??

EFCLEE said:
I cant even start any of that, i got as far as trying to root??
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are you sure that revolutionary.io site doesn't work because for me links are working
check again

I can't see or don't get the blue box where you drop down the options, but even prior to that it states follow this link to download and install htc drivers, that link fails but I did download from somewhere else but once installed ....nothing....so a few issues here...htc drivers and the blue box
Cheers for your help
Sent from my SM-T805 using XDA Free mobile app

EFCLEE said:
I cant even start any of that, i got as far as trying to root??
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EFCLEE said:
I can't see or don't get the blue box where you drop down the options, but even prior to that it states follow this link to download and install htc drivers, that link fails but I did download from somewhere else but once installed ....nothing....so a few issues here...htc drivers and the blue box
Cheers for your help
Sent from my SM-T805 using XDA Free mobile app
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can you post your bootloader details?
also what OS do you have on your pc?

rzr86 said:
can you post your bootloader details?
also what OS do you have on your pc?
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Boot loader is 1.27.0000 and my OS is Windows 10
Still having trouble, have spent a long time looking at how this is done and now I read I cant use revolutionary way??
The blue box was not being displayed cos of a java or flash issue but it works now but my bootloader is not in the list
any help would be great
cheers

i found this but I dont have Recovery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GauObpXwyl8
All I have is HBOOT but if I remove the sd card it does show then, if I choose recovery i get a red triangle??

EFCLEE said:
i found this but I dont have Recovery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GauObpXwyl8
All I have is HBOOT but if I remove the sd card it does show then, if I choose recovery i get a red triangle??
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you have 2 ways
to S-OFF the device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631 (revolutionary.io doesn't work for you because you have 1.27 hboot version)
i will send you the files via pm
or
use htcdev method to unlock the bootloader
by the way windows 10 are already released?

rzr86 said:
you have 2 ways
to S-OFF the device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631 (revolutionary.io doesn't work for you because you have 1.27 hboot version)
i will send you the files via pm
or
use htcdev method to unlock the bootloader
by the way windows 10 are already released?
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I am now trying another video but I cannot get the FASTBOOT to change to FASTBOOT USB, i am trying to install recovery
please can you link me to what i need to follow, 2 more hours now wasted cos nothing I try works!!
Oh and, yer Windows 10 technical preview was released few weeks ago, its not bad am getting used to it, much better than 8 or 8.1
cheers for your help,

rzr86 said:
you have 2 ways
to S-OFF the device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631 (revolutionary.io doesn't work for you because you have 1.27 hboot version)
i will send you the files via pm
or
use htcdev method to unlock the bootloader
by the way windows 10 are already released?
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htcdev method i have the cmd window stuck saying waiting for device?? although i have my phone at the correct screen as i followed the instructions perfect??? this phone is a gnat todger away from being smashed to peices, all i need to do is put my sim into it and i have lost hours and hours of my life trying to unlock it!!!!!
please help

EFCLEE said:
htcdev method i have the cmd window stuck saying waiting for device?? although i have my phone at the correct screen as i followed the instructions perfect??? this phone is a gnat todger away from being smashed to peices, all i need to do is put my sim into it and i have lost hours and hours of my life trying to unlock it!!!!!
please help
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the thing is i don't know if adb/fastboot is working on windows 10
there was connectivity issues even on windows 8/8.1
also AFAIK there are no drivers for windows 10 yet
if you want to make your simcard free for any network S-OFF is mandatory
you must make adb/fastboot to get working
and i think windows 10 is a problem
by the way have you enabled usb debugging mode from settings?

rzr86 said:
the thing is i don't know if adb/fastboot is working on windows 10
there was connectivity issues even on windows 8/8.1
also AFAIK there are no drivers for windows 10 yet
if you want to make your simcard free for any network S-OFF is mandatory
you must make adb/fastboot to get working
and i think windows 10 is a problem
by the way have you enabled usb debugging mode from settings?
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Seens it was advised Windows 10 was incompatible, I now have Windows 7 on my PC so giving it another go,
No doubt I will be posting back cos this process has been the most difficult out of all the phones ive done
So I have to unlock the bootloader, achieve S Off, then run a file to remove the sim lock.
Wish me luck

Hmm, still trying!! No luck
Gone from 1 thing to another, every time I try something I need something else first so now am back like 6 steps
Following this link....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCwEbh_JsI8
Got to the Control Bear.exe part but message saying "Device needed to be HTC unlocked"
So went to here >>>> http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Which gave me Fastboot.exe, try to run and get error
The program cant start because AdbWinApi.dll is missing, so I google this and I need SDK Tools installing
So I go here >>>>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781386
I downloaded Android Studio which installed Android SDK Manager so thats done,
But seems I do not have C:\android-sdk-windows
So I found I had SDK folder here >>>> C:\Users\Lee\AppData\Local\Android\sdk
So I moved the Android directory to C:\
Can anybody help, this is really annoying me now

I also have the dll file in a folder I downloaded while following the Youtube video
temproot-sensation-windows
This so far has cost me like over 10 hours of messing round, i clearly do not know what I am doing but all I want to do is take the sim lock off this phone!!!!!!

EFCLEE said:
I also have the dll file in a folder I downloaded while following the Youtube video
temproot-sensation-windows
This so far has cost me like over 10 hours of messing round, i clearly do not know what I am doing but all I want to do is take the sim lock off this phone!!!!!!
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see here how to install sdk tools
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152148
about S-OFF if your bootloader is locked see this S-OFF guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
it doesn't require htcdev method
i will send you the files via pm

Its S-Off now so looking for recovery so I can flash a rom,
cm-11-20141207-Sultan-pyramid
I have read I need a particular recovery to use this, the one I downloaded was an APK but as am still on stock it hasnt worked

Now I am having major trouble with PG58IMG.zip
I have put onto root of SD card so when I HBOOT it tries to install, but says no IMG file
So I do the fastboot way by copying in the fastboot directory and following the relevant commands, seems to finish OK
But still no recovery,
Now I am seeing ***LOCKED*** at top of my screen???? is this right????

Words fail me how ridiculous this process is just to remove the SIM lock??????

Now I am trying with PG58DIAG in the root of my SD card
This attempts to run but I get a security fail!, Update Fail!
Can someone please help
Thanks

Unable to unlock bootloader

As the title says, i cant manage to unlock the bootloader. My device is GM1910, i am running 9.5.10 GM21AA. i went to OB2 but then rolled back and decided i wanted to unlock and root, but for some reason i cannot. followed all the proper guides, tried the adb method, but when i type fastboot oem unlock, it just says waiting for device. I also tried the all-in-one tool and same problem, the moment i check for bootloader status, the application hangs. has anyone faced this issue before? could use some help. Thanks
Using the OP cable and tried on both USB 3 and 2

linx1287 said:
As the title says, i cant manage to unlock the bootloader. My device is GM1910, i am running 9.5.10 GM21AA. i went to OB2 but then rolled back and decided i wanted to unlock and root, but for some reason i cannot. followed all the proper guides, tried the adb method, but when i type fastboot oem unlock, it just says waiting for device. I also tried the all-in-one tool and same problem, the moment i check for bootloader status, the application hangs. has anyone faced this issue before? could use some help. Thanks
Using the OP cable and tried on both USB 3 and 2
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If your on sprint you cant unless you pay off the phone or have it active for 50days. Not sure about t-mobile. heres a helpful link tho.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/discussion-sprint-oneplus-7-pro-5g-t3963319

lonewolf2k2 said:
If your on sprint you cant unless you pay off the phone or have it active for 50days. Not sure about t-mobile. heres a helpful link tho.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/discussion-sprint-oneplus-7-pro-5g-t3963319
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Sorry but mine isnt any carrier phone GM1910 is the chinese international running GM21AA

Sounds more like a USB connectivity issue, than a problem with the device. Try the command: fastboot devices
And if it just hangs, then you don't have USB fastboot connectivity.
To be clear, the phone is booted to bootloader-fastboot mode (which is required for fastboot commands)?

You need the latest windows 10 drivers, adb & fastboot. And off course Open Beta it's still young... meanning sh.. could happen.

redpoint73 said:
Sounds more like a USB connectivity issue, than a problem with the device. Try the command: fastboot devices
And if it just hangs, then you don't have USB fastboot connectivity.
To be clear, the phone is booted to bootloader-fastboot mode (which is required for fastboot commands)?
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null0seven said:
You need the latest windows 10 drivers, adb & fastboot. And off course Open Beta it's still young... meanning sh.. could happen.
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Yes adb devices does register and adb reboot bootloader command does take me to the bootloader, but when i tried the fastboot devices it didnt register, so i think you are on to something. I will check again once i get home today. Thanks
I was on open beta, i reverted to 9.5.10 Pie in order to unlock bootloader and root.
If its not too much trouble, could you link me to the drivers (i would ask adb too but seeing as it works when i do adb devices command, i think thats working fine)? Thanks

Platform tool 2.9.0.4 (adb-fastboot), latest
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...stall-adb-fastboot-mac-linux-windows-0164225/

null0seven said:
Platform tool 2.9.0.4 (adb-fastboot), latest
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...stall-adb-fastboot-mac-linux-windows-0164225/
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Thanks. This was the version i was working with yesterday. Could you link me to the usb drivers i might need? Since response stops at fastboot i am assuming the drivers are to blame

One thing you can try, on Windows go to Device Manager, find the phone, and pick the option to update the drivers. Select the drivers manually (don't let Windows find the drivers automatically). Then the one called Generic Android Device (or something like that).
I sometimes have to do this, to get Windows to work with adb/fastboot.
This is all on my old Windows 7 machine. So if you have Win 10, it might be a bit different.

redpoint73 said:
One thing you can try, on Windows go to Device Manager, find the phone, and pick the option to update the drivers. Select the drivers manually (don't let Windows find the drivers automatically). Then the one called Generic Android Device (or something like that).
I sometimes have to do this, to get Windows to work with adb/fastboot.
This is all on my old Windows 7 machine. So if you have Win 10, it might be a bit different.
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Thank you. You were right about the driver issue....going through the device manager yielded the driver situation. Had to enable debugging to finally let the driver install. I completely forgot about this. I had to do this same thing when i had to unlock bootloader and twrp for my HTC 10.
Now that i am done with this, a few final things i would like to clear out....doing the local update on root to restore stock system is still valid right? and if i want to go full stock from say custom roms like los and so on, a flash through MSM tool? Will doing that also relock the bootloader? Sorry for all the noob questions and thanks in advance.

Local upgrade works with/without root or twrp.
MSM tool revert youre phone like it's out of the factory. Bootloader locked, no root, no twrp.
If you come back to Oos from custom roms you need to Format Data (this will wipe ALL in youre phone. everything).