I've seen numerous threads and things about unlocking the bootloader on the Verizon M8 and I'm curious if it still works?
I plan to get one tomorrow and I want to be sure that when I pick it up that i'll be able to root it and unlock it for use with TWRP and custom ROMs.
So would a brand new one from the store be unlockable from the start? Anything else I should know?
read up on the guides so you know what you're doing
Take the OTA update that pops up when you connect, then follow the weaksauce section of the firewater guide. I just unboxed mine yesterday and I'm fully unlocked, s-off, and rooted now.
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JinxtPhoto said:
Take the OTA update that pops up when you connect, then follow the weaksauce section of the firewater guide. I just unboxed mine yesterday and I'm fully unlocked, s-off, and rooted now.
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Nice, alright thanks, I have quite a bit more confidence in this decision now .
JinxtPhoto said:
Take the OTA update that pops up when you connect, then follow the weaksauce section of the firewater guide. I just unboxed mine yesterday and I'm fully unlocked, s-off, and rooted now.
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I refused the OTA, does that step make a difference?
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jova33 said:
I refused the OTA, does that step make a difference?
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None at all.
godhamba said:
None at all.
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Other than a different baseband, system and kernel, nah.
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It makes no difference for achieving s-off, which is what OP was asking.
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Anyone trying to warranty their device would love to have a sure method of unrooting, getting S-ON, basically making their phone completely out of the box status again.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17424340&postcount=24
Working on it here. Adding pictures and such, for now a bare walkthrough.
S-OFF back to S-ON is impossible, no way to do it, one way trip.
Once you go from S-ON to S-OFF, you're stuck there. Period. No exceptions.
The closest you can get is to restore the stock image and be with the 1.44.0007 hboot that still says s-off.
I had an g2 and I sent in 2 phones both rooted and s-off with no problems. Has anyone ever heard of them giving flack for rooted devices?
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mrbmg said:
I had an g2 and I sent in 2 phones both rooted and s-off with no problems. Has anyone ever heard of them giving flack for rooted devices?
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They're instructed not to even "touch" them if they're modified in such way.
I guess it really depends on how nice the person who received it is.
overhauling said:
They're instructed not to even "touch" them if they're modified in such way.
I guess it really depends on how nice the person who received it is.
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Or how informed. I've sent back several phone that were rooted with s-off, and never had a problem.
Quick question for you guys. My HOX is currently running 4.0.4. I have yet to root it. I received notification that the JB update is available on my phone today. If I was to go ahead and update what are the chances I'll be able to root in the future? Would you recommend rooting now, unlocking the bootloader, and flashing this beastie now with another rom?
Thanks for the advice.
To be safe I would root and achieve s off before doing the ota.
I am not 100% certain that the current exploits to achieve root will work once you take the plunge and do the ota.
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jhonsok said:
To be safe I would root and achieve s off before doing the ota.
I am not 100% certain that the current exploits to achieve root will work once you take the plunge and do the ota.
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agree. you after you root it. you can always flash stock ROM in the forum. they have it there.
iraqmilner said:
If I was to go ahead and update what are the chances I'll be able to root in the future?
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Zero. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2181929
iraqmilner said:
Would you recommend rooting now, unlocking the bootloader, and flashing this beastie now with another rom?
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Absolutely.
Yes, definitely root and S-off first. I was shaking my head in disbelief where a couple of people in the x-factor exploit thread were lamenting the fact that they cannot now root after taking the OTA. What?? You had all this time to root while AT&T was taking its sweet time releasing JB, but instead you wait, take the OTA, and now you decide you'd like to root?
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I appreciate you guys addressing my question. "Thanks" has been awarded to all. Can anyone tell me what is the best way to S-Off?
iraqmilner said:
Thanks for addressing my question, folks. "Thanks" has been awarded to all. Can anyone tell me what is the best way to S-Off?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071
Thanks dude. I saw that but since it didn't specifically mention the AT&T One X I was hesitant to mess with it.
iraqmilner said:
Thanks dude. I saw that but since it didn't specifically mention the AT&T One X I was hesitant to mess with it.
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AT&T one x == one xl
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area51avenger said:
AT&T one x == one xl
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Bam! The beastly One X has been rooted and I've installed the latest Vipor XL Rom. So.... would you folks recommend I go ahead and S-Off? Is this truly necessary?
Thanks again :laugh:
Makes life easier not having to flash boot.img, you can run older ruus, and you wont brick if you take the ota.
iraqmilner said:
So.... would you folks recommend I go ahead and S-Off? Is this truly necessary?
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Yes. It will make your life much easier in the long run.
One example: Folks who were SuperCID and s-on, who took the recent JB ota, are now bricked because of the CID check. S-off turns all security checks off.
I am on my 2nd one xl, lost the first. This one I have not played with yet.
Is it possible to root, and load roms.
I have taken all ota updates.
I would like to run 4.2.2
Any advice.
I'm On Telstra
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My advice would be to read faq before posting such a frequently posted question or at least try searching.
For a guy like you, I'd tell you there was no way even if there was a way.
But there is no way.
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FSB said:
I am on my 2nd one xl, lost the first. This one I have not played with yet.
Is it possible to root, and load roms.
I have taken all ota updates.
I would like to run 4.2.2
Any advice.
I'm On Telstra
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As you're with Telstra you will be able to unlock the bootloader on your device through htcdev then install the custom recovery then flash a rom with root as there is currently no root exploit for Jellybean.
As suggested above though do your homework first.
thejosh86 said:
As you're with Telstra you will be able to unlock the bootloader on your device through htcdev then install the custom recovery then flash a rom with root as there is currently no root exploit for Jellybean.
As suggested above though do your homework first.
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pft, you ruined it -_- since he probably wont click the thanks button after you helped him, i will.
exad said:
pft, you ruined it -_- since he probably wont click the thanks button after you helped him, i will.
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Lol...I was waiting for something like this....but it makes me wonder if he will ask how to unlock now...
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if a newly purchased comes with the newer build, is it possible to achieve s-off on that?
Yes the s-off method still works with this OTA.
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boricua95 said:
Yes the s-off method still works with this OTA.
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You 100% sure? I'm deciding what to do first. Update or root/s off
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Yes I took the update and didn't have any problems. Just got the phone last night, took the update, s-off'ed and installed a custom recovery. All worked perfectly.
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boricua95 said:
Yes I took the update and didn't have any problems. Just got the phone last night, took the update, s-off'ed and installed a custom recovery. All worked perfectly.
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Thanks. I hope the process is just as smooth on a device that has factory loaded the new build.
I saw this thread and thought I was Sol just picked up the m8 and reading up on s-off and root and his scared me as I wasn't aware of an ota for the m8 already.
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kameleongt said:
I saw this thread and thought I was Sol just picked up the m8 and reading up on s-off and root and his scared me as I wasn't aware of an ota for the m8 already.
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so see if you have the new build factory installed. try s-off and let us know how it goes.
k.electron said:
so see if you have the new build factory installed. try s-off and let us know how it goes.
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Well I didn't have the ota but I did s-off and root feels nice being able to install a custom ROM.
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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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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.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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