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[Q] Restoring HTC One E8 (M8 Ace) - USA - Sprint to original configuration

I have my Sprint HTC One e8 set up with TWRP and it is rooted.
It is still set to S-On (firewater failed saying that HTC patched the vulnerability).
So far, I have only used TWRP to backup: boot, data, and system.
How would I go about getting the device back to its original state?
I am on a Mac and have ADB installed.
I may have found this file online: 0PAJIMG_M8_ACE_WHL_K44_SENSE60_Sprint_WWE_1.12.651.1_Radio_1.08.20.0707_2_NV_SPCS_2.30_003_release_384985_signed_2.zip
*** CORRUPT FILE - DO NOT USE ***
But, if it is possible to reset the phone using the files that TWRP has access to on the phone?
My goal is to restore this phone to its original state if possible.

You dont need to restore any file,you need to connect phone in fastboot mode and to type fastboot oem lock or something like that i am not sure i am writi g from my phone and i am not at home.
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But, will that remove TWRP and remove the TAMPERED tag?
addy18 said:
You dont need to restore any file,you need to connect phone in fastboot mode and to type fastboot oem lock or something like that i am not sure i am writi g from my phone and i am not at home.
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Nope, that simple re-locks the phone.
I was to restore it to how it was before rooting.
No root, nothing, just the original software.

I think you need to get S-OFF to do that, and Google kinda agrees.

Any thoughts on how to do that without Firewater?
crystal_ball said:
I think you need to get S-OFF to do that, and Google kinda agrees.
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As far as I know the only other option is paying $25 for SunShine.

somebody tried firewater metod for s-off? i read on google it doing almost all htc models but i cant try yet i need first to restore stock ruu

I tried it. Firewater reports back that HTC patched the vulnerability. I am wondering if HTC pushed the patch in a way that I can revert it and then use Firewater.
Someone on another forum suggested that if I flash the ROM to CM11 that I might be able to use Firewater over that to get S-OFF. But, I don't think that CM11 is compatible with the E8 yet. Am I wrong about that?
addy18 said:
somebody tried firewater metod for s-off? i read on google it doing almost all htc models but i cant try yet i need first to restore stock ruu
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CM11 reports that the device is "Unsupported".
So, regardless of its similarities to the M8, rooting an E8 still doesn't let you do much...

crystal_ball said:
As far as I know the only other option is paying $25 for SunShine.
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The guys at Sunshine are wonderful. Incredible support via their IRC channel. Totally worth the $25.

StevenJayCohen said:
The guys at Sunshine are wonderful. Incredible support via their IRC channel. Totally worth the $25.
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Hi,
Could you share fastboot getvar all for HTC E8 Sprint?
Thanks!

> fastboot getvar all
< waiting for device >
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.08.20.0707_2
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno: XXXX
(bootloader) imei: XXX
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: XXXX
(bootloader) product: mec_whl
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0PAJ50000
(bootloader) cidnum: SPCS_001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 36899d18
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.017s

Hi, would the RUU below work on HTC One M8Sw S-offed and superCIDed?
0PAJIMG_M8_ACE_WHL_K44_SENSE60_Sprint_WWE_1.12.651 .1_Radio_1.08.20.0707_2_NV_SPCS_2.30_003_release_3 84985_signed_2.zip
I'm trying to get rid of the Chinese stock rom and replace it by WWE stock with OTA available.
Thanks

Vendestkirox said:
Hi, would the RUU below work on HTC One M8Sw S-offed and superCIDed?
0PAJIMG_M8_ACE_WHL_K44_SENSE60_Sprint_WWE_1.12.651 .1_Radio_1.08.20.0707_2_NV_SPCS_2.30_003_release_3 84985_signed_2.zip
I'm trying to get rid of the Chinese stock rom and replace it by WWE stock with OTA available.
Thanks
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Think you can't flashed it. The RUU is for Sprint network which is CDMA and single SIM. Your phone should be GSM and dual SIM. Better do not to try

Make sense.. thanks for the reply
Guess I'll have to wait for the E8 dual SIM to be released in Europe in order to get official RUU
Sent from my HTC M8Sw using XDA Free mobile app

Possibility is using India RUU. But never find this RUU available yet.
Technically if we have India RUU we can change CID and MID by scoopy method then you can flash India RUU on your M8sw. I have ask scoopy to work on it.
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StevenJayCohen said:
> fastboot getvar all
< waiting for device >
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.08.20.0707_2
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno: XXXX
(bootloader) imei: XXX
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: XXXX
(bootloader) product: mec_whl
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0PAJ50000
(bootloader) cidnum: SPCS_001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 36899d18
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.017s
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Hi Steven,
Thanks.
Could you share mmcblk0p2 and mmcblk0p5 from your Sprint HTC One E8?
Thanks.

ian.anindya said:
Possibility is using India RUU. But never find this RUU available yet.
Technically if we have India RUU we can change CID and MID by scoopy method then you can flash India RUU on your M8sw. I have ask scoopy to work on it.
If I'm not wrong, India RUU is built for CDMA while China Unicom is WCDMA/GSM.
1) Would flashing that rom prevent the sim card to work?
2) Does India RUU comes with as much bloatware as China RUU and Indian based language Blinkfeed as well?
Thanks for your time
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ian.anindya said:
Possibility is using India RUU. But never find this RUU available yet.
Technically if we have India RUU we can change CID and MID by scoopy method then you can flash India RUU on your M8sw. I have ask scoopy to work on it.
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Hi Steven,
Thanks.
Could you share mmcblk0p2 and mmcblk0p5 from your Sprint HTC One E8?
Thanks.
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Could you please share scoopy method link?

Still work on progress will be posting soon.
We need dump partition mmcblk0p2, p3, p5, p6 and p34
If you can pull out from your phone please upload and pm me link togather with data fastboot getvar all.

[Q] Not booting After RUU 3.18

Dear all,
I tried to restore my phone to stock rom (for stability reasons)
however I tried RUU rom 3.18.502.6
Phone is Telstra Australia HTC one XL
now it goes into bootloop displaying HTC quietly brilliant logo then reboots and displays the same thing.
i can get into fastboot
fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 2.14.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 0.24p.32.09.06
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 3.18.502.6
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) product: evita
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8960
(bootloader) modelid: PJ8312000
(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3679mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-97c9a06e
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.069s
Any help would be much appreciated!!
Thank you

First thing you need to do is edit the IMEI out of your post, never post that publicly. Is there a reason you're using an at&t RUU? If you really want to return the device to stock you should use a Telstra RUU. The at&t RUU will work because you have s-off, but it isn't technically stock (plus tethering won't work on an at&t ROM). Have you tried running the RUU a second time?
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Good idea. Thanks! I have tried ruu with that file multiple times. I used it before people have said it is compatible with super cid and S-off
Is if worth trying another ruu?
Would it be compatible?
I just want a stock HTC rom as this is now my backup phone. Will just use it to stream music.
Cheers!

Because you're s-off you can use any Evita RUU.
http://androidruu.com/?developer=Evita
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hmm. Tried updating to HTC_One_X_RUU_5.18.502.1.exe
still no dice.
STill boot looping
then tried flashing the latest TWRP via fastboot.
can't even get into recovery. just reboots.
Any other ideas?
Many thanks!!

tzuyang said:
hmm. Tried updating to HTC_One_X_RUU_5.18.502.1.exe
still no dice.
STill boot looping
then tried flashing the latest TWRP via fastboot.
can't even get into recovery. just reboots.
Any other ideas?
Many thanks!!
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also tried clear storage and factory reset. these just result in system rebooting.......

[Q] Phone stuck in Fastboot

Hi everyone,
I have a strange problem, My phone does not boot to recovery or bootloader, charging led does not turn on. This has happened after I flashed my phone with official rom.zip extracted from RUU (CID: HTC__J15; MID: PJ8311000); first time it flashed and showed error 90 (you have to reflash again), i waited fir htc logo to come back but it didn't and it is now stuck as I mentioned above.
My phone shows as fastboot device but rather weird s/n (??t fastboot) where ? is strange symbol.
Here is fastboot getvar all output: (screenshot attached)
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.14.0002
(bootloader) version-baseband:
(bootloader) version-cpld:
(bootloader) version-microp:
(bootloader) version-main: ��
(bootloader) version-misc: UNKNOWN
(bootloader) serialno: t
(bootloader) imei: 355195000000010
(bootloader) product: P
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8960
(bootloader) modelid: T��T� �� �$��$��/
(bootloader) cidnum: �*�
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3592mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: UNKNOWN
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 1a7fdca3
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.043s
My phone was S-OFF, the problem now is I can't flash anything cuz my bootloader is locked and when I tried to unlock it from HTCDEV website it gives me error 150; wrong token or something like that.
Also when I try flashing anything like boot.img or rom.zip I get FAILED (remote: not allowed), attached screenshot
Does anyone know something about this? any help is appreciated.

Phone stuck in fastboot
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Which RUU did you extract the ROM zip from? As far as I know there aren't any RUU's for your model (Evita_utl).
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timmaaa said:
Which RUU did you extract the ROM zip from? As far as I know there aren't any RUU's for your model (Evita_utl).
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I downloaded it from http://www.androidruu.com/?developer=Evita, the one starting with "RUU_EVITA_UL_ICS_40_S_HTC_ARA_2.40.415.1"

That RUU isn't for your device, it's not compatible. You've most likely borked your partitions. There isn't really anything you can do now apart from trying to find the stock firmware for your variant (the Evita_utl, not the Evita_ul) to fix your partitions, this will be difficult as I don't think your stock firmware is even available.

timmaaa said:
That RUU isn't for your device, it's not compatible. You've most likely borked your partitions. There isn't really anything you can do now apart from trying to find the stock firmware for your variant (the Evita_utl, not the Evita_ul) to fix your partitions, this will be difficult as I don't think your stock firmware is even available.
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Thanks for replying. Does it have a different partition layout than the other One XL devices? isn't all of them supposed to have the same partitions? And I had S-OFF so it should not matter what version I flashed as far as I know -correct me if I'm wrong-

[Q] How do I unbrick my device? Please help!

Hi I just wanted to try the Maximus HD 10 and thought I did what was expected but something went wrong and now the phone is totally blank.. I am new to this but read alot in this forum before I began and I am used to computers etc. so I gave it a shot.. This is what I did:
Installed the Windroid Universal Toolkit to unlock the phone, and that went well. Then followed the instructions to install the Maximus HD 10 which also went well until I had to install the newer firmware.. From here things went really bad and after a lot of different wipes and things that I don't know anything about I am stuck with an useless device
I have searched all forums (I think) but with no luck, so if anyone know what I should do I would be really thankful.
And no.. I do not have a backup!!
This is the Fastboot Getvar All:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 2.15.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.11.50.05.28
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 3.16.401.10
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) imei: XXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) product: vle
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8960
(bootloader) modelid: PJ4010000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__Y13
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4111mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-64bedd38
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
Fastboot can communicate with the phone but ADB devices will not find the phone.
If I reboot the phone I only see the HTC start screen for a few seconds and then nothing.. It has TWRP on it which I can enter.
Please help me!

If you have TWRP you might download any ROM and flash it but since you're S-On don't forget to flash kernel in fastboot mode after you flash the ROM.
Kernel is the boot.img file on the root of the ROM zip. Extract it to PC and while in fastboot issue the "fastboot flash boot boot.img" command.
For changing firmware you need S-Off which you don't have. To gain it you should flash first a close to stock ROM (like Viper for ex) then try to gain S-Off with rumrunner or another method. Then you can flash firmwares
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Hi Rapier, thank you so much for your help. Now it's working again

Claus71 said:
Hi Rapier, thank you so much for your help. Now it's working again
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Don't forget to do that after every ROM flash. If you'll get S-Off, you won't need to do that anymore
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No Baseband and IMEI after OTA update

Hello guys
I had purchased a HTC E8 which was working absolutely fine but I found out that it was rooted before my purchase. I managed to install Xposed and everything worked fine.
However, I hadn't received an OTA update notification and even checking for updates in the phone gave back no results so I thought of manually updating (via fastboot) by flashing the 2.32.651.11 (Modified Firmware w/ Radio....removed boot & recovery) update found here
The process didn't report any errors and the phone rebooted from the process however I noticed that the version was exactly the same as before (1.22.651.1, KitKat).
That and I lost my sim signals and basically found out about the missing baseband after having it checked out in the market.
The repair person can't get it back to work though I have yet to ask what he has tried as of yet.
My phone's info is as follows (before the update):
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.08.20.0701
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.22.651.1
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno: ****
(bootloader) imei: ****
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: mec_whl
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0PAJ5****
(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: d0c41a5b
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
Strangely enough, the model on the back cover is actually M8Sb, which simply does not exist in the table here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-e8/help/htc-one-e8-mid-cid-ruu-ota-twrp-t2903210
My guess is that the previous rom installed was basically the "Stock Rooted ROM" provided in the link above.
Restoring the system via TWRP backup didn't fix the problem.
I don't have much experience fixing HTC software issues as much as I have with Nexuses on my own.
Searching through forums suggested that I should flash the radio files but I couldn't find those with the baseband version I had.
The next best option seems to be to flash RUU as I can tell but I am confused as to whether should I try flashing the KitKat RUUs or later.
Can I flash the single sim RUUs from other regions since it has super CID or will it hard brick the device?
Will flashing the RUUs fix the problem at all?
I am sure you guys have experience with the phone so I am desparately looking for any help I can get. It will be greatly appreciated.
Thankyou for reading.

I have similar problem here with the same model...
Any help would be appreciated

This happened to me as well. I have tried twrp backup and new firmware but no luck. In fastboot getvar all I can se both IMIE and basband but my feeling is that the rom can't access the data. Anyone have any ideas?