Was there ever an updated root with s-off?
Been sitting on this phone for 7 months and never could firewater to work. Thanks.
Pretty sure from what I have read if you are 4.4.4, you're boned as of now.
Anything below then sunshine works but it costs money.
There may be other options but I'm quite new at the HTC game.
Assuming you've updated beyond the original 4.4.2 then firewater won't work. Sunshine won't work for 4.4.4 yet but it might be updated as early as next month. If you're interested in getting s-off then I would suggest using the updated sunshine once it's released but BEFORE you update to lollipop in case Verizon he's the chance to patch the exploit before releasing their update.
Hi all,
I'm trying to get the unlock token at htcdev and I keep getting this message after I submit the copied txt from the fastboot result.
"Error code: 172. Error reason: CID not allowed (MID not exist in model rule)."
PLEASE... any help would be most appreciated.
System info:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/2wrw5rjia39a43l,7tbtdftnp8goph8,1e1h80ub7q1bhq8/shared
Assuming you're in the right forums (Verizon HTC M8), you can't use HTCdev to unlock the phone. Thee only way to unlock the Verizon version of the phone is through a 3rd party unlock method, that was created by jcase and his team, called Sunshine. Here's their website for thee unlock: http://theroot.ninja/
Hi… Thanks for the speedy reply.
That's my my second dilemma. Root is a requirement and towel root isn't working either. So, I'm running in circles. I can't use Sunshine to unlock the bootloader because its not rooted and I can't root it because I can't unlock the bootloader.
RuLEoF2 said:
Hi all,
I'm trying to get the unlock token at htcdev and I keep getting this message after I submit the copied txt from the fastboot result.
"Error code: 172. Error reason: CID not allowed (MID not exist in model rule)."
PLEASE... any help would be most appreciated.
System info:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/2wrw5rjia39a43l,7tbtdftnp8goph8,1e1h80ub7q1bhq8/shared
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You cannot unlock you're boot loader. You have vzw 4.4.4 firmware. Sunshine doesn't work on that yet. You are S.O.L. until they update.
Sorry.
Does it work on 4.4.3?
I'm only asking because I've having an issue with my screen and I was planning on taking it back to exchange it. When I got this one, it had 4.4.3 on it and then I got the 4.4.4 OTA. it's a gamble, but if the new phone still has 4.4.3 on it, then I can just dodged the OTA and try sunshine on that one.
RuLEoF2 said:
Hi… Thanks for the speedy reply.
That's my my second dilemma. Root is a requirement and towel root isn't working either. So, I running in circles. I can't use Sunshine to unlock the bootloader because its not rooted and I can't root it because I can't unlock the bootloader.
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Sunshine does everything. Except if your phone is up to date, you can't do anything cause nothing works for the 4.4.4 vzw m8
RuLEoF2 said:
Hi… Thanks for the speedy reply.
That's my my second dilemma. Root is a requirement and towel root isn't working either. So, I'm running in circles. I can't use Sunshine to unlock the bootloader because its not rooted and I can't root it because I can't unlock the bootloader.
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silver04v said:
Sunshine does everything. Except if your phone is up to date, you can't do anything cause nothing works for the 4.4.4 vzw m8
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RuLEoF2 said:
Does it work on 4.4.3?
I'm only asking because I've having an issue with my screen and I was planning on taking it back to exchange it. When I got this one, it had 4.4.3 on it and then I got the 4.4.4 OTA. it's a gamble, but if the new phone still has 4.4.3 on it, then I can just dodged the OTA and try sunshine on that one.
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Ok. So, does sunshine work on 4.4.3?
In any case, the sunshie web page says that root is required but I can't root it.
Root is required and yes it will work on 4.4.3. Sunshine has a temp root utility built in to the program so it is all in one system.
RuLEoF2 said:
Hi… Thanks for the speedy reply.
That's my my second dilemma. Root is a requirement and towel root isn't working either. So, I'm running in circles. I can't use Sunshine to unlock the bootloader because its not rooted and I can't root it because I can't unlock the bootloader.
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zax10 said:
Root is required and yes it will work on 4.4.3. Sunshine has a temp root utility built in to the program so it is all in one system.
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Very good. Thank you for the clarification.
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Very good. Thank you for the clarification.
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1 more thing to clarify, I have a Verizon M7, and TowelRoot DOES work, there's just a hidden trick for our phones.... Tap the welcome/ intro msg that appears when u open the towelroot app (i believe I had to tap 3 times) and a string of numbers appears , u change the last number from a 0 to a 1 and then it works for our phones. It's not needed for sunshine, but for ppl who wanna take the shortcut after sunshine of just downloading and using flashify to flash recovery (root or temp root required) it works. It was Towelroot V3 I believe. I'm on 4.4.3 sense 6 m7, and I know it worked on 4.4.2 when everyone was saying it didn't work, so if it's something u wanna look into, give it a try. Even the website I believe said it didn't"officially" support our phones, but after doing that trick, it does
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1 more thing to clarify, I have a Verizon M7, and TowelRoot DOES work, there's just a hidden trick for our phones.... Tap the welcome/ intro msg that appears when u open the towelroot app (i believe I had to tap 3 times) and a string of numbers appears , u change the last number from a 0 to a 1 and then it works for our phones. It's not needed for sunshine, but for ppl who wanna take the shortcut after sunshine of just downloading and using flashify to flash recovery (root or temp root required) it works. It was Towelroot V3 I believe. I'm on 4.4.3 sense 6 m7, and I know it worked on 4.4.2 when everyone was saying it didn't work, so if it's something u wanna look into, give it a try. Even the website I believe said it didn't"officially" support our phones, but after doing that trick, it does
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Sounds risky.
RuLEoF2 said:
Sounds risky.
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Wrong phone too. I would stick to sunshine. Cost $$ but comes with support if needed.
The Stig 04 said:
Wrong phone too. I would stick to sunshine. Cost $$ but comes with support if needed.
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Good point.
bdizzle1686, thanks for the tip but I think I'll wait.
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Good point.
bdizzle1686, thanks for the tip but I think I'll wait.
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Not a problem, and yeah it probably does pose some risks, just figured I'd let ya know. Alotta ppl just see that the app doesn't"officially" support any of the htc one phones and take that as fact when it's really not true. I did it with my phone n haven't had a problem, but had I known at the time the risks of doing it that way pose, I probably wouldn't have done it that way
Ok… please forgive my frustration but can someone please explain to me how rooting this phone works… or doesn't work.
I rooted my HTC Incredible and my Rezound with ease. I got pretty comfortable with adb so I went on flashing roms and other mods. They were so easy but now everything seems to be so complicated with this phone.
I'm going nuts trying to understand these confusing threads where it sounds like you need to root the phone in order to root the phone. Even though they don't work, I see instructions to use firewater, towelroot or weaksause so that you can use sunshine. I read where someone was asking for help because sunshine wouldn't work and they couldn't figure it out because the phone was already unlocked, rooted and s-off. ,isn't that what sunshine does… unlock, root and s-off?
My HTC One M8 is bone stock, off-the-shelf with kitkat 4.4.4.
What do I need to use sunshine, now with 2.7.1 or later with 3.0?
Can I use an RUU to downgrade to 4.4.3 so that sunshine 2.7.1 will work?
Is sunshine REALLY the only way that works… or doesn't work (right now)?
Thank you in advance for your help and your patience.
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Ok… please forgive my frustration but can someone please explain to me how rooting this phone works… or doesn't work.
I rooted my HTC Incredible and my Rezound with ease. I got pretty comfortable with adb so I went on flashing roms and other mods. They were so easy but now everything seems to be so complicated with this phone.
I'm going nuts trying to understand these confusing threads where it sounds like you need to root the phone in order to root the phone. Even though they don't work, I see instructions to use firewater, towelroot or weaksause so that you can use sunshine. I read where someone was asking for help because sunshine wouldn't work and they couldn't figure it out because the phone was already unlocked, rooted and s-off. ,isn't that what sunshine does… unlock, root and s-off?
My HTC One M8 is bone stock, off-the-shelf with kitkat 4.4.4.
What do I need to use sunshine, now with 2.7.1 or later with 3.0?
Can I use an RUU to downgrade to 4.4.3 so that sunshine 2.7.1 will work?
Is sunshine REALLY the only way that works… or doesn't work (right now)?
Thank you in advance for your help and your patience.
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If you're bone stock S-ON with 4.4.4 then you cannot root the phone yet. Probably won't be able to till early January when the new sunshine is released.
If you're bone stock S-OFF on 4.4.4 all you need to do is flash a custom recovery and then flash the latest SuperSU zip file.
RuLEoF2 said:
Ok… please forgive my frustration but can someone please explain to me how rooting this phone works… or doesn't work.
I rooted my HTC Incredible and my Rezound with ease. I got pretty comfortable with adb so I went on flashing roms and other mods. They were so easy but now everything seems to be so complicated with this phone.
I'm going nuts trying to understand these confusing threads where it sounds like you need to root the phone in order to root the phone. Even though they don't work, I see instructions to use firewater, towelroot or weaksause so that you can use sunshine. I read where someone was asking for help because sunshine wouldn't work and they couldn't figure it out because the phone was already unlocked, rooted and s-off. ,isn't that what sunshine does… unlock, root and s-off?
My HTC One M8 is bone stock, off-the-shelf with kitkat 4.4.4.
What do I need to use sunshine, now with 2.7.1 or later with 3.0?
Can I use an RUU to downgrade to 4.4.3 so that sunshine 2.7.1 will work?
Is sunshine REALLY the only way that works… or doesn't work (right now)?
Thank you in advance for your help and your patience.
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.... and to ease your confusion: What a lot of people get mixed up is
temp root with weaksauce + firewater worked for some devices on 4.4.2 (hardware variants making the difference).
For those 4.4.2 weaksauce+firewater did not work and all 4.4.3 M8s there's only Sunshine (and it temp-roots the device in the process)
4.4.4: beaups announced they are shooting for a first week of January release for Sunshine 3
And no, you cannot downgrade to 4.3 with S-on.
Time to try your luck with the new weaksauce and sunshine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ncluding-4-t2971591/post57462117#post57462117
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Time to try your luck with the new weaksauce and sunshine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ncluding-4-t2971591/post57462117#post57462117
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That worked! Bootloader is now UNLOCKED and S-OFF. Thank you!! I must have had the earlier version of weaksause.
Still no root though. SuperSU keeps failing when I try to update the binary online and my desktop is out of commision so no recovery yet either. I've got a new desktop on the way which should be here by the end of the week.
Is there anything I can try in the meantime?
RuLEoF2 said:
That worked! Bootloader is now UNLOCKED and S-OFF. Thank you!! I must have had the earlier version of weaksause.
Still no root though. SuperSU keeps failing when I try to update the binary online and my desktop is out of commision so no recovery yet either. I've got a new desktop on the way which should be here by the end of the week.
Is there anything I can try in the meantime?
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You can download from the play store the app called flashify to put a custom recovery on since no CPU right now u said, then you can download thesuperSU.zip llatest from XDA and flash it in said custom recovery. That should get you rooted.
Before ranting at me for asking a question that was already answered, I know there is multiple threads of people asking how to do this.
So I've heard that there is an UNSAFE way of downgrading from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2 on a LOCKED bootloader. I'm willing to take the risk of trying the method for SCIENCE! If someone were to PM me the method of doing the downgrade, I will record what happens and report back.
I'm aware of the risks that come along with this. (Soft brick, hard brick), and I'm willing to take them.
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Moto G XT1028 VZW
Just skip flashing bootloader (motoboot.img) and partition table (gpt.bin), it worked fine in my phone some time ago. Don't blame me if something bad happens to yours, you're the only responsible.
Did you do this with a locked bootloader on 4.4.4? And same device? (Confirming before attempting)
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Did you do this with a locked bootloader on 4.4.4? And same device? (Confirming before attempting)
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Nope, XT1032 unlocked.
Ah, well I have a locked bootloader on xt1028. Hence why I wanted to confirm first. (Updated op with info regarding locked bl)
ryanguy426 said:
Ah, well I have a locked bootloader on xt1028. Hence why I wanted to confirm first. (Updated op with info regarding locked bl)
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I have this problem too. I deployed and my mother updated my phone. Thanks, mom.
The new bootloader won't allow older versions to be flashed. But you knew that already.
We're stuck unless an exploit is found. It's too bad, I was so excited to learn about SunShine working on 4.4.2.
If we had a temp root for 4.4.4 I'd test sunshine for y'all, even at the risk of my bootloader
ryanguy426 said:
If we had a temp root for 4.4.4 I'd test sunshine for y'all, even at the risk of my bootloader
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You and I are both on the same boat, Same phone/carrier & same firmware.
I've been trying to get temp root as well to try out the sunshine apk but it seems
that information on this particular model is very scarce.
That's partly because it's (correct me if I'm wrong) just a rebranded Boost handset for Verizon, so it's not technically an actual variant.
Also the bootloader is like trying to move a 9001 pound rock with your body. It's not going anywhere.
Extosis said:
You and I are both on the same boat, Same phone/carrier & same firmware.
I've been trying to get temp root as well to try out the sunshine apk but it seems
that information on this particular model is very scarce.
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I am also on this boat:crying:
Please get off my boat. I'm getting claustrophobic
I recently purchased a Verizon M8 on swappa and the seller claims it to be on 4.4.2. Is there any other legacy method that can still be used to root this without paying for sunshine?
enzyne said:
I recently purchased a Verizon M8 on swappa and the seller claims it to be on 4.4.2. Is there any other legacy method that can still be used to root this without paying for sunshine?
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With it being on 4.4.2 the weaksauce/firewater exploit combo might work for you. However I don't know if it is still out in public to be used. I'd say just drop the 25 on sunshine and support the wizards who can unlock these devices for us
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With it being on 4.4.2 the weaksauce/firewater exploit combo might work for you. However I don't know if it is still out in public to be used. I'd say just drop the 25 on sunshine and support the wizards who can unlock these devices for us
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Yea I tried to find a mirror for firewater but no luck. I just wanted to see if there was a way to do it without paying of course being the cheap scumbag that I am. Guess I'll just go the sunshine method. Thanks man.
enzyne said:
Yea I tried to find a mirror for firewater but no luck. I just wanted to see if there was a way to do it without paying of course being the cheap scumbag that I am. Guess I'll just go the sunshine method. Thanks man.
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I also had a snake in my wallet. But since firewater failed numerous times i decided to get my phone s-offed with sunshine method. Also be sure to upgrade to 4.4.4 if you are going to s-off with sunshine.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW
CHEVYbarracuda1 said:
I also had a snake in my wallet. But since firewater failed numerous times i decided to get my phone s-offed with sunshine method. Also be sure to upgrade to 4.4.4 if you are going to s-off with sunshine.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW
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Gotcha. So just RUU to 4.4.4, then use sunshine to get s-off. Thanks for the help. Anything else that I should know specific to this phone? I'm coming from a droid ultra.
enzyne said:
Gotcha. So just RUU to 4.4.4, then use sunshine to get s-off. Thanks for the help. Anything else that I should know specific to this phone? I'm coming from a droid ultra.
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That's preety much it. Ruu to 4.4.4 run sunshine and enjoy your unlocked phone
Sent from my HTC6525LVW
Also, after you are on 4.4.4 and S-off with Sunshine first... you can take the OTA to Lollipop while retaining S-off. Then once on 5.0 with S-off, you can flash TWRP recovery and be permanently rooted, S-off, stock Lollipop. You just can't update to LP first, then S-off. But it works the other way around, it carries over through the OTA upgrade.
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Also, after you are on 4.4.4 and S-off with Sunshine first... you can take the OTA to Lollipop while retaining S-off. Then once on 5.0 with S-off, you can flash TWRP recovery and be permanently rooted, S-off, stock Lollipop. You just can't update to LP first, then S-off. But it works the other way around, it carries over through the OTA upgrade.
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Gotcha, thanks for all the tips guys.
So I dropped my original Droid Maxx in water and had to get a new one. Unfortunately, the new device came with a new update that I have since downgraded to 4.4.4 SU 6.7 and rooted it.
My goal is to get back to an unlocked boot loader via the Sunshine app. but I need to downgrade first.
Is there any current way to do this?
I have tried to downgrade the 4.4.4 SU6-7 to 4.2.2 and 4.4.4 SU4-21 on RSD Lite with multiple failures on "flash partition "gpt.bin"
Does anyone know of a way to downgrade or did I lose a lot more than just my phone in the water?
Thanks in advance...
Radio2006 said:
So I dropped my original Droid Maxx in water and had to get a new one. Unfortunately, the new device came with a new update that I have since downgraded to 4.4.4 SU 6.7 and rooted it.
My goal is to get back to an unlocked boot loader via the Sunshine app. but I need to downgrade first.
Is there any current way to do this?
I have tried to downgrade the 4.4.4 SU6-7 to 4.2.2 and 4.4.4 SU4-21 on RSD Lite with multiple failures on "flash partition "gpt.bin"
Does anyone know of a way to downgrade or did I lose a lot more than just my phone in the water?
Thanks in advance...
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Unfortunately, there is no possible way that you can unlock the bootloader, if you are once upgraded to version 4.4.4 SU 6-7.... unless your device is a developer edition.
kerrari said:
Unfortunately, there is no possible way that you can unlock the bootloader, if you are once upgraded to version 4.4.4 SU 6-7.... unless your device is a developer edition.
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Atleast nobody has found a vulnerability and written and exploit yet. I'm sure there is a targetable vulnerability, rather someone can find it and figure out how to exploit it to achieve unlock is entirely another matter.
UGGGHHHH! Math it...I'm going out for a Droid Turbo. I found a thread with a confirmed bootloader unlock and root. Thanks for the info gents.