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Can't check for software update after relocked bootloader

I unlocked , installed custom on my phone, then I relocked my bootloader and flash stock att2.20 by running ruu.exe. now, everytime I checked for software update, it always says service unavailable. Do you guys know anything about this problem? Btw, my phone is unlocked and use T-Mobile.
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tritran18518 said:
I unlocked , installed custom on my phone, then I relocked my bootloader and flash stock att2.20 by running ruu.exe. now, everytime I checked for software update, it always says service unavailable. Do you guys know anything about this problem? Btw, my phone is unlocked and use T-Mobile.
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You realize you can't update a stock AT&T device via T-Mobile, even if you're using a T-Mobile sim card?

iElvis said:
You realize you can't update a stock AT&T device via T-Mobile, even if you're using a T-Mobile sim card?
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No, before I could check and it said "no software update available this time" when I used T-Mobile simcard.
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Mine says No Service when I check. HTC One X using Tmobile sim.

jiggamanjb said:
Mine says No Service when I check. HTC One X using Tmobile sim.
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Maybe phone need to be connect to att service by att simcard first. Thanks all.
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It always puzzles me why do people on custom ROMs want to get OTAs?
AT&T JB isn't rolling out yet. When it does, it will get posted in Development in a TWRP-flashable rooted form.
I also doubt the OTA will feature much (if anything) that is not already present in the JB Sense ROMs already up in Development, plus all of AT&T's bloatware crap and other meddling. Possibly including a new hboot that will mess up even more stuff this time.

M8 Verizon not able to be unlocked through HTC Dev

Looks like you can't unlock the bootloader through HTC Dev on the VZW M8 Just got mine and tried and get the dreaded Error 160 MID Not Allowed.

Ohhhhh, that is garbage
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Good ol Verizon locking their phones down again
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bloodiedwraith said:
Looks like you can't unlock the bootloader through HTC Dev on the VZW M8 Just got mine and tried and get the dreaded Error 160 MID Not Allowed.
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IM sure someone will find way!

Why don't you try firewater s-off to see if the exploit still works? Please report back with your findings.
eidt: devs have said it could brick device, would not recommend doing it.

Thread Moved over to the Verizon M8 forum as it makes more sense to be here than the International forum
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bloodiedwraith said:
Looks like you can't unlock the bootloader through HTC Dev on the VZW M8 Just got mine and tried and get the dreaded Error 160 MID Not Allowed.
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Just Tried. Can't Believe big red would do this to us. Time to dig out that ice cream and just wait till either community cracks it or htc actually lets us through.

FadedLite said:
Can't Believe big red would do this to us.
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REALLY? This was the most predictable thing that Verizon could of done. Besides scribbling on the home power button and etching on the back,
"Dear consumers, we don't care..."
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Verizon Rage.... |
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Not sure why anyone is suprised. Those of us with the M7 knew this month's ago. For the first day after the M7 was released you could use HTC DEV unlock then VZ made HTC lock that down for the M7.
I too hoped maybe VZ had not gotten to HTC yet for the M8 so I tried but no luck. Will need to wait for rumrunner or firewater to be updated to support the M8. It may take a while....

Mike02z said:
Not sure why anyone is suprised. Those of us with the M7 knew this month's ago. For the first day after the M7 was released you could use HTC DEV unlock then VZ made HTC lock that down for the M7.
I too hoped maybe VZ had not gotten to HTC yet for the M8 so I tried but no luck. Will need to wait for rumrunner or firewater to be updated to support the M8. It may take a while....
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I'm coming from a Note 3 so I'm not familiar with the M7, did rumrunner or Firewater allow for running custom asop roms?
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PhilPan said:
I'm coming from a Note 3 so I'm not familiar with the M7, did rumrunner or Firewater allow for running custom asop roms?
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Yes sir. Rumrunner gave you S-Off which is "Signature Off". Once that is set, you can flash custom recoveries and then custom rom's. It took months for the team to get this working and I know it did not work on 4.4.2. I think we are in for a long wait. If you bought this hoping you could get custom rom's you might want to reconsdier. If you like the phone and can live with it stock for a few months, it's a great device.
The M7 was the best phone I ever had and I swap phones a lot.

FadedLite said:
Just Tried. Can't Believe big red would do this to us.
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That's sarcasm, right?

it will get unlocked. name another htc phone that hasn't?

oneandroidnut said:
it will get unlocked. name another htc phone that hasn't?
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The stock One with 4.4.2 has not been able to achieve S-Off without a Java card. At lest not last time I looked.

Mike02z said:
The stock One with 4.4.2 has not been able to achieve S-Off without a Java card. At lest not last time I looked.
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oh boy not good LOL

This phone has an sd slot. The earlier one didn't. Easier to hack from what I remember

Well what about root? With xposed, root alone can provide a lot of nice added functionality before the bootloader is figured out

Just picked up the M8. Tried HTC Dev and failed

ocman40 said:
This phone has an sd slot. The earlier one didn't. Easier to hack from what I remember
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Couldn't agree more. I'm fine if we get custom recovery at some point but I'd really love to get titanium on and remove some of this Verizon crap... I mean stuff....
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myron317 said:
Couldn't agree more. I'm fine if we get custom recovery at some point but I'd really love to get titanium on and remove some of this Verizon crap... I mean stuff....
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I disabled it all until then.

[Q] Convert Verizon M8 to International...Is it possible?

Is it possible at all to convert Verizon carrier unlocked M8 to Internation version..to receive updates from HTC outside US?
Currently phone is in global network mode on GSM network in asia. But updates from Verizon are only available on CDMA network.
HTCDev has
One M8 HTC WWE zip 3.4.0 v4.4.2 91.3 MB 1.12.422.19
this file available for download.
My Theory:
1. Install weaksauce and get temporary root
2. Use firewater method to achieve S-OFF
3. Install twrp recovery
4. Flash above zip file.
Will this work?
Another Q:
1. Lets say above method works....will it restore recovery to stock? Because htc updates will only work on stock recovery right?

mukeshd said:
Is it possible at all to convert Verizon carrier unlocked M8 to Internation version..to receive updates from HTC outside US?
Currently phone is in global network mode on GSM network in asia. But updates from Verizon are only available on CDMA network.
HTCDev has
One M8 HTC WWE zip 3.4.0 v4.4.2 91.3 MB 1.12.422.19
this file available for download.
My Theory:
1. Install weaksauce and get temporary root
2. Use firewater method to achieve S-OFF
3. Install twrp recovery
4. Flash above zip file.
Will this work?
Another Q:
1. Lets say above method works....will it restore recovery to stock? Because htc updates will only work on stock recovery right?
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no.

ok. Any other way to achieve it?
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beaups said:
no.
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Probably no need to install custom recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467421
Post #7
This way I can directly flash zip file obtained from htcdev. Will this work?

mukeshd said:
Probably no need to install custom recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467421
Post #7
This way I can directly flash zip file obtained from htcdev. Will this work?
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Nope. You cannot do what you are trying to do.
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beaups said:
Nope. You cannot do what you are trying to do.
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Is there any other way then? Am I missing something?

mukeshd said:
Is there any other way then?
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No
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So there is no way I can get official updates...that sucks
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beaups said:
No
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Are there any way to flash another rom which is very similar or the same as the original m8 rom?

mspulur said:
Are there any way to flash another rom which is very similar or the same as the original m8 rom?
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There's a link for Viper rom and others. That what I'm on. You can also use the GPE ROM

mashk said:
There's a link for Viper rom and others. That what I'm on. You can also use the GPE ROM
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there roms are not very close to the original rom. I am looking forward to the most similar rom to the original rom of m8. Any idea?

mspulur said:
there roms are not very close to the original rom. I am looking forward to the most similar rom to the original rom of m8. Any idea?
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Try cleanROM for M8

mukeshd said:
So there is no way I can get official updates...that sucks
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If you go to the main HTC One M8 threads.. they have a conversion thread for M8 to International.. and if you read it, it says there is no support for CDMA only GSM..
Verizon = CDMA
Sorry.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708589

Imo Scott's roms ie clean rom is closest to stock than stock. You can Soff and still keep its ability in tact and change what u want to as long as you don't change recoveries
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I wish it was so I could get some GPE going that has everything working. Really the only big killer for me is not being able to browse the web and be on the phone at the same time.
I just don't understand why the 2 versions of phone are so different. I mean the VZW version can work on an international system right? Doesn't the VZW version version have the same hardware as the other models just not being used? Or just maybe VZW is just a bunch of spoil sports? I'm not sure if which but either way I wish I could convert mine to work with the stock GPE.
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w4itg said:
I wish it was so I could get some GPE going that has everything working. Really the only big killer for me is not being able to browse the web and be on the phone at the same time.
I just don't understand why the 2 versions of phone are so different. I mean the VZW version can work on an international system right? Doesn't the VZW version version have the same hardware as the other models just not being used? Or just maybe VZW is just a bunch of spoil sports? I'm not sure if which but either way I wish I could convert mine to work with the stock GPE.
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Exactly my point. If the hardware is same it should be possible to change the software and convert from Verizon to International.

At least can someone explain why it's not possible? May be any chances in future?
Just curious -> Noob!.... ??
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Guess we're not gonna get an answer. Because I'm curious too.
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i can only speculate because of verizon's CDMA for Voice and SMS that the international HTC updates won't have the correct radios or bands that work specifically on verizon's band.

mukeshd said:
Is it possible at all to convert Verizon carrier unlocked M8 to Internation version..to receive updates from HTC outside US?
Currently phone is in global network mode on GSM network in asia. But updates from Verizon are only available on CDMA network.
HTCDev has
One M8 HTC WWE zip 3.4.0 v4.4.2 91.3 MB 1.12.422.19
this file available for download.
My Theory:
1. Install weaksauce and get temporary root
2. Use firewater method to achieve S-OFF
3. Install twrp recovery
4. Flash above zip file.
Will this work?
Another Q:
1. Lets say above method works....will it restore recovery to stock? Because htc updates will only work on stock recovery right?
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What you should do is the following.
Root and S-OFF. Install custom recovery, flash one of the latest rooted Verizon roms from the development section. If you want, flash the radios too.
So, about converting it to international, I'm not 100% sure, but I think the hardware in the Verizon phone is incompatible with the International firmware.

How can i update my One M8

Hey, i recently bought an Unlocked Verizon HTC One M8,
im using a gsm sim card, everything works fine, but(and i know there is not an update yet) when im going to software update it says that the phone can update only in CDMA mode,
what can i do about it?
Thanks

or207 said:
Hey, i recently bought an Unlocked Verizon HTC One M8,
im using a gsm sim card, everything works fine, but(and i know there is not an update yet) when im going to software update it says that the phone can update only in CDMA mode,
what can i do about it?
Thanks
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Do you have any friends who are on VZW and have either a Moto X or iPhone 5/5S? The reason I ask, is because those 2 phones take a nano SIM card like the M8 does. When a software update comes out, try using their SIM card in your phone to take the update. That's the easiest way I can think of.
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evltwn72 said:
Do you have any friends who are on VZW and have either a Moto X or iPhone 5/5S? The reason I ask, is because those 2 phones take a nano SIM card like the M8 does. When a software update comes out, try using their SIM card in your phone to take the update. That's the easiest way I can think of.
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unfortunately i bought the HTC from us and in my country (israel) there is no CDMA.. there is no VZW here..

or207 said:
unfortunately i bought the HTC from us and in my country (israel) there is no CDMA.. there is no VZW here..
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You may still be able to check it while on Wi-Fi. What does it say if you go into settings and do a software update check?
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evltwn72 said:
You may still be able to check it while on Wi-Fi. What does it say if you go into settings and do a software update check?
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I can't attach photos yet apparently..
It says:
Software update only work in CDMA mode.
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or207 said:
I can't attach photos yet apparently..
It says:
Software update only work in CDMA mode.
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Well you might be stuck then without rooting and ROM'ing your phone. Hopefully sometime else might know. Sorry I couldn't help you more.
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I'm pretty sure you'll have to s-off and then root your phone to push the firmware update.
the Red Viper ROM

So given that my phone is in the same situation as the original poster, all I have to do is to s-off and root my phone to push the update?
How would the update be done if it's rooted? I just want to update the firmware, I have no intention of adding a custom rom or anything, just whatever sense version is the latest on verizon now

buzzer555 said:
So given that my phone is in the same situation as the original poster, all I have to do is to s-off and root my phone to push the update?
How would the update be done if it's rooted? I just want to update the firmware, I have no intention of adding a custom rom or anything, just whatever sense version is the latest on verizon now
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Yes, you should be able to install just the firmware/radios. There is a thread in the android development section specifically for the installation of the firmware/radios. You will definitely need s-off to install them. There is also a thread on that - it's actually really easy. I had my brand new m8 s-off'd and rooted in about 20 minutes.

[Q] VZW HTC One in Germany?

Hey all,
I'm considering all my options with Lollipop having recently released and it brought up a question.
I have a couple trips to Germany coming up. Is it necessary for me to S-off using Sunshine before I'm able to use a German carrier SIM card in my verizon HTC one? Would I just then be able to accept the OTA lollipop and stay stock S-off?
I read something about the VZW M8 coming carrier unlocked, but I find it hard to believe a company like Verizon would do that!
Thanks,
Chris

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3028032
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MoNsTeReNeRgY22 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3028032
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Thanks for the reply! So it'll work with S-off, but I couldn't tell from the thread whether S-off is actually necessary to be able to swap carriers. Any ideas?

Bump! Any other ideas?
From more reading, it looks like I HAVE to be S-off and rooted on a custom ROM to be able to use a German SIM card. Am I wrong?