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[Q] What is superCID (11111111)

what are the benefits of doing super-CID (i.e. 11111111)
If i do superCID can I again restore to stock CID..
Please help

abhishek89 said:
what are the benefits of doing super-CID (i.e. 11111111)
If i do superCID can I again restore to stock CID..
Please help
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Certain things, e.g. RUUs, need to have the correct Carrier ID on the phone in order to install via the bootloader or recovery using the PG58IMG.zip process. The Latest Firmware packs for example are grouped together into sets, this is to allow you to install them if you don't have SuperCID. If you have got SuperCID you can install any of them as all the CID checks pass.
Another reason to change the CID if to allow you to install a generic RUU instead of the one that came with the phone, this allows you to remove the bloatware. For example I'm on Vodafone and I installed the generic Euro RUU purely to get rig of the Vodafone crap that came pre-installed.
The process to change it back is identical to the way you write the SuperCID just using your original CID (mine for example is VODAP001). IIRC HTC__01 is the generic CID

gol_n_dal said:
Certain things, e.g. RUUs, need to have the correct Carrier ID on the phone in order to install via the bootloader or recovery using the PG58IMG.zip process. The Latest Firmware packs for example are grouped together into sets, this is to allow you to install them if you don't have SuperCID. If you have got SuperCID you can install any of them as all the CID checks pass.
Another reason to change the CID if to allow you to install a generic RUU instead of the one that came with the phone, this allows you to remove the bloatware. For example I'm on Vodafone and I installed the generic Euro RUU purely to get rig of the Vodafone crap that came pre-installed.
The process to change it back is identical to the way you write the SuperCID just using your original CID (mine for example is VODAP001). IIRC HTC__01 is the generic CID
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So how do I install roms from different carriers

fatswaller4451 said:
So how do I install roms from different carriers
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first you need to S-OFF then supercid
after that you can use any ruu.exe

Super Cid
rzr86 said:
first you need to S-OFF then supercid
after that you can use any ruu.exe
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Hey thanks for your response
Ok so I have s-off and super Cid just a few more questions if u don't mind
1. can i install any ruu for any android phone or am I limited?
2. Will installing a ruu for another phone effect the way my current phone works
3. When installing a ruu.exe for another phone will I have to follow the same bootloader unlock method for that phone or my phone?
Sorry for the newbie questions but I have limited knowledge of super cid however I have been rooting for years now
I heard some bad things about super cid but have not had any issues thus far, the guide was very easy to follow and in fact just to make sure it was working I was able to ruu backwards
Thanks for your expertise you r awesome

fatswaller4451 said:
Hey thanks for your response
Ok so I have s-off and super Cid just a few more questions if u don't mind
1. can i install any ruu for any android phone or am I limited?
2. Will installing a ruu for another phone effect the way my current phone works
3. When installing a ruu.exe for another phone will I have to follow the same bootloader unlock method for that phone or my phone?
Sorry for the newbie questions but I have limited knowledge of super cid however I have been rooting for years now
I heard some bad things about super cid but have not had any issues thus far, the guide was very easy to follow and in fact just to make sure it was working I was able to ruu backwards
Thanks for your expertise you r awesome
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1)with s-off and supercid you are not limited
2)it won't affect anything at all
But probably you will have some official updates from the specific carrier(if you have)
3)I think it depends from the carrier of the Ruu you have chosen
But actually there is no need to unlock the bootloader because you are on s-off
Edit:in second and third question what do you mean by another phone?
I assume you mean another carrier
If yes then yes
If you mean another device(for example Samsung)then absolutely no
Of course you can use any ruu but only from sensation's devices
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super cid
rzr86 said:
1)with s-off and supercid you are not limited
2)it won't affect anything at all
But probably you will have some official updates from the specific carrier(if you have)
3)I think it depends from the carrier of the Ruu you have chosen
But actually there is no need to unlock the bootloader because you are on s-off
Edit:in second and third question what do you mean by another phone?
I assume you mean another carrier
If yes then yes
If you mean another device(for example Samsung)then absolutely no
Of course you can use any ruu but only from sensation's devices
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium
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So I have verified that I have super cid on my evo 4g lte by ruuing backward, however when I try flashing an htc one ruu i get an error message that its the wrong file, so i tried flashing an original evo 4g ruu and still get the same message
I am still s-off
relocked bootloader
super cid
hboot 2.0.9
latest firmware
am i missing something?
Thanks

fatswaller4451 said:
So I have verified that I have super cid on my evo 4g lte by ruuing backward, however when I try flashing an htc one ruu i get an error message that its the wrong file, so i tried flashing an original evo 4g ruu and still get the same message
I am still s-off
relocked bootloader
super cid
hboot 2.0.9
latest firmware
am i missing something?
Thanks
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wait man man
for which device are we talking about?
not for sensation?

EVO 4g lte
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fatswaller4451 said:
EVO 4g lte
Sent from my EVO using xda app-developers app
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no maaaaannnnn
don't use any ruu for sensation to evo 4g
go to the evo 4g's thread and see there for ruu.exe files
this forum is only for sensation/xe/4g
i thought you were talking about sensation devices

Ok thanks for the info but I was talking about super cid and installing roms from different carrier's
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---------- Post added at 12:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:06 PM ----------
I was following a previous thread
Sent from my EVO using xda app-developers app

to reduce the confusion
NO- you cant/shouldn't flash another model phone's RUU on another
there is a high chance of bricking the device if you do that

Does SuperCID also network unlocks the phone?
There is a lot of confusion on the internet about SuperCID. I have HTC One S which is locked to T-Mobile and I want to get it network unlocked. the "strings -n 8 /dev/block/mmcblk0p6" method did not show unlock_code for my phone (though it has worked for some other people). While googling I found that doing SuperCID by changing mmcblk0p4 can also network unlock the phone. Please let me know if you have some idea. Thanks.
gol_n_dal said:
Certain things, e.g. RUUs, need to have the correct Carrier ID on the phone in order to install via the bootloader or recovery using the PG58IMG.zip process. The Latest Firmware packs for example are grouped together into sets, this is to allow you to install them if you don't have SuperCID. If you have got SuperCID you can install any of them as all the CID checks pass.
Another reason to change the CID if to allow you to install a generic RUU instead of the one that came with the phone, this allows you to remove the bloatware. For example I'm on Vodafone and I installed the generic Euro RUU purely to get rig of the Vodafone crap that came pre-installed.
The process to change it back is identical to the way you write the SuperCID just using your original CID (mine for example is VODAP001). IIRC HTC__01 is the generic CID
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MID changing

hi guys,
i've a htc m8 verizon branded and I'm asking if i can rename the model ID to use with stock rom such as european rom. is it possible?
thanks

Peuf said:
hi guys,
i've a htc m8 verizon branded and I'm asking if i can rename the model ID to use with stock rom such as european rom. is it possible?
thanks
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If s-off you can. But not sure that's necessary as once s-off you could flash the intl firmware and then a custom intl (stock rom). If you attempt to fully convert by changing mid and cid and then ruu you likely won't succeed. There's more to it than that.
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dottat said:
If s-off you can. But not sure that's necessary as once s-off you could flash the intl firmware and then a custom intl (stock rom). If you attempt to fully convert by changing mid and cid and then ruu you likely won't succeed. There's more to it than that.
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ok, thanks for your help. Yes i'm s-off and I've changed teh mid to 0P6B100 and cid to supercid but you're right, i get error everytime i try to flash ruu.
and on top of that, i cannot revert back to verizon mid with the mid changer thing. now i'm stuck with a no rom m8 'coz none of all i've tried did work, neither zip flashable ruu nor the exe one
a little help please

Peuf said:
ok, thanks for your help. Yes i'm s-off and I've changed teh mid to 0P6B100 and cid to supercid but you're right, i get error everytime i try to flash ruu.
and on top of that, i cannot revert back to verizon mid with the mid changer thing. now i'm stuck with a no rom m8 'coz none of all i've tried did work, neither zip flashable ruu nor the exe one
a little help please
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So this is usually what happens. I can help you back out of it if you want using teamviewer if you are game. The partitions from a Verizon to a sprint to an intl m8 aren't the same. That's the problem.
Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk

dottat said:
I can help you back out of it if you want using teamviewer if you are game.
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yes I am, the thing is, i'm on mac os x. adb and fastboot cmd are working great but if you plan to use shell cmd I'm not sure it will work though

I think The same happened to me
I'm bringing this over from the HTC One help thread as instructed
I'm on Metropcs and wanted an HTC One GPE
Bought an unlocked verizon HTC One M8
Rooted it with kingroot, then unlocked the bootloader and s-off with sunshine.
Was in the process of changing the model id by flashing it with Golv's MID changer when the usb cord was pulled from the computer (I'll take that to the appropriate thread for THAT discussion)
Now the phone only comes up in bootloader mode, but I have no options (reset, reboot etc) it only says RUU where my options were.
ADB won't detect the phone however fastboot will and when I do fastboot getvar all I seem to have all the original stuff. (Except the CID has been changed to GOOGL001)
I can fastboot reboot-bootloader but the screen comes up as if I did fastboot oem rebootRUU except that there is a triangle in each corner of the screen with an exclamation mark in them.
Yes this is my first time trying anything like this.
Any ideas would be appreciated.

heinzdb said:
I'm bringing this over from the HTC One help thread as instructed
I'm on Metropcs and wanted an HTC One GPE
Bought an unlocked verizon HTC One M8
Rooted it with kingroot, then unlocked the bootloader and s-off with sunshine.
Was in the process of changing the model id by flashing it with Golv's MID changer when the usb cord was pulled from the computer (I'll take that to the appropriate thread for THAT discussion)
Now the phone only comes up in bootloader mode, but I have no options (reset, reboot etc) it only says RUU where my options were.
ADB won't detect the phone however fastboot will and when I do fastboot getvar all I seem to have all the original stuff. (Except the CID has been changed to GOOGL001)
I can fastboot reboot-bootloader but the screen comes up as if I did fastboot oem rebootRUU except that there is a triangle in each corner of the screen with an exclamation mark in them.
Yes this is my first time trying anything like this.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Same thing I offered the guy abovw
Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk

ok, so let's do it then

seems like finally I figure out how to fix it. I was able to bring back the verizon's MID by using the shell command and then flash a verizon's rom and firmware without any issues

Fixed it!
dottat said:
Same thing I offered the guy abovw
Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk
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Thanks so much for your offer, but someone told me about another post of yours using ruuM8_TWRP_2_7.zip and that solved it! So either way you're a great help!
Now is there a way I can get this phone's hotspot to work on the Metropcs plan? (That's what started this debacle)

update AT&T variant to the latest Nougat ROM from HTC?

i just bought a used, AT&T variant HTC One A9 from eBay. the seller said that the phone is unlocked, and when i put my Rogers SIM card, it works fine. however, when i go to the bootloader menu (by pressing the volume down and power button simultaneously), the following information appears on the screen after the phone boots:
hTC download mode
*** LOCKED ***
htc_hiaeul PVT S-ON
LK-1.0.0.0000
[email protected]
OpenDSP-6.8.5.00190-8952_1013
OS-1.27.502.5
Nov 12 2015, 15:40:38(656287)
it's interesting that it says "LOCKED" (which i am assuming to mean bootloader-locked and not carrier-locked). unfortunately i didn't know that AT&T variants are not going to get any more updates before buying this phone. i am looking for guides on how to unlock an AT&T A9 and how to update it to the latest Android available for this phone. i am not interested in 3rd party ROMs and only would like to use original HTC ROMs, but updated to Nougat.
could anybody point me to the correct set of instructions to unlock the bootloader, (probably do a S-OFF, if needed), and install the latest HTC ROM for One A9? (FYI, i am comfortable with command line utilities and have previously rooted my HTC One S.)

I did this to my AT&T One A9 not to long ago, I got tired of waiting for AT&T to update the phone to Nougat.
Go here: https://www.htcdev.com/ and follow the instructions to unlock the bootloader.
S-Off using Sunshine (how I did it).
Change CID and MID to the appropriate values.
Flash latest RUU.
Not too bad a process all in all.

^ great! thank you very much.
did you flash an official HTC ROM or a custom ROM? and how do you find your phone with Nougat, in terms of compatibility/bugs/etc.?
i noticed that there is an option called "OEM Unlocking" in the Settings. i am guessing that i should check that option before proceeding with the unlocking process, am i right?

darxider said:
i am guessing that i should check that option before proceeding with the unlocking process, am i right?
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Right
Also note that if you are going to flash a Nougat RUU, you'll need to update your firmware to 2.xx.xxx.x before flashing a 2.xx.xxx.x RUU. See the FAQ #4 in the RUU thread. ATM, this is only required when upgrading from M to N or when downgrading from N to M using a RUU.

alray said:
Right
Also note that if you are going to flash a Nougat RUU, you'll need to update your firmware to 2.xx.xxx.x before flashing a 2.xx.xxx.x RUU. See the FAQ #4 in the RUU thread. ATM, this is only required when upgrading from M to N or when downgrading from N to M using a RUU.
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When I converted my phone to a retail unlocked version the Nougat update hadn't been released yet, so I actually got an OTA from 6.0.1 to 7.0 which did the firmware update for me. It should be possible for people to do the same thing if they are patient. But yeah I'm not entirely sure if I'd wait right now either.

megatomic said:
When I converted my phone to a retail unlocked version the Nougat update hadn't been released yet, so I actually got an OTA from 6.0.1 to 7.0 which did the firmware update for me. It should be possible for people to do the same thing if they are patient. But yeah I'm not entirely sure if I'd wait right now either.
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thanks for the info. but could you elaborate on what you mean by "...if they are patient"?

darxider said:
thanks for the info. but could you elaborate on what you mean by "...if they are patient"?
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It's possible to force the situation by flashing directly to a Nougat version but first you have to manually flash the firmware to the 2.x version before you can do that. I'm finding out the hard way that flashing the firmware is not a simple task like it is on devices like the OnePlus One.

^ ah, i see. so if i understood correctly, if i just convert my A9 from AT&T to retail (dev?) version but stay with Marshmellow and not do the switch to Nougat, i would be getting a OTA Nougat update which will take care of everything automatically, right?

That's what happened to my phone. I did the same exact thing.

I'm in the same situation, how exactly did you change from at&t to retail version?

U12+ not getting updated both OTA/RUU

Hi everyone! I'm having trouble updating my U12+, I'm still on the base ROM 1.15.401.4 HTC__002 S-ON. Whenever I try updating thru wifi I'm always getting this error (Please refer to the attached image). I also downloaded the RUU file transferred to my SD card and tried flashing thru download mode but it doesn't work. Instead I also got an error message saying CID mismatched. Can someone helped me on this? I'm not a newbie and not so advanced as well. A support is much appreciated. Thanks!

I also attached the screenshot of my U12+ when tried flashing thru RUU with SD card

Where are you getting your RUU zip file from? Are extracting it from the RUU exe file listed on the Google spreadsheet? Did you try another version of the RUU? I needed to use an earlier version of the RUU than what was originally on my phone in order for my phone to take the flash and boot up. From there I was able to use the system menu software update to receive the OTA updates until my phone had the latest OS version.
Good luck.
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HTC__002 is the CID that belongs to demo devices. These devices aren't meant to be sold and therefore not meant to be used normally.
Older HTC demo devices were supported by the 401 RUUs. It looks like that isn't the case with the U12+, anymore.
Sent from my HTC U12+ using XDA Labs

Flippy498 said:
HTC__002 is the CID that belongs to demo devices. These devices aren't meant to be sold and therefore not meant to be used normally.
Older HTC demo devices were supported by the 401 RUUs. It looks like that isn't the case with the U12+, anymore.
Sent from my HTC U12+ using XDA Labs
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Yeah someone sold it to me online, initially, it was fine but after setting up the device then Demo came up. So I was trying to flash a custom recovery on the device so I can access the system app and remove it. However today I was able to flash a TWRP recovery, unfortunately, OS got wiped out and no idea how did it happen. I downloaded the custom ROM of Pyrana and I overlooked that I have to be on the updated firmware which the 1.30.401.2. I flashed, then boom! wifi doesn't work anymore.

Try to S-OFF your phone with Sunshine and change your CID to HTC__034 , than you should be able to flash the european RUU.

Android 9 on htc__622 dual sim help

Hi
Got a U11 mid 2PZC30000. Cid HTC__622 which I think is Asia dual sim model.
If I change cid to HTC__001 or super cid, can I install the new Android 9 update. The android-info.txt in the zip file show model 2PZC30000 and has cid's htc__001,M27,A07,034,J15
I'm in UK but bought the device from ebay(asia direct sales) but has the same model id
Don't want to brick my phone lol
Thanks
Never mind. I've done it. Made phone into Europe version and installed Europe Android. Now updated to Android 9

japodude said:
Hi
Got a U11 mid 2PZC30000. Cid HTC__622 which I think is Asia dual sim model.
If I change cid to HTC__001 or super cid, can I install the new Android 9 update. The android-info.txt in the zip file show model 2PZC30000 and has cid's htc__001,M27,A07,034,J15
I'm in UK but bought the device from ebay(asia direct sales) but has the same model id
Don't want to brick my phone lol
Thanks
Never mind. I've done it. Made phone into Europe version and installed Europe Android. Now updated to Android 9
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Hey there! I'm also UK, bought a grey import and ended up with htc__060 - Indian version, dual sim. How easy was it to change the cid? Ta!

mroshaw said:
Hey there! I'm also UK, bought a grey import and ended up with htc__060 - Indian version, dual sim. How easy was it to change the cid? Ta!
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You need to unlock bootliader, install twrp recovery(do not make system writable in twrp) and flash supersu.
Just use the tutorial for the cid change without soff.
The first part of tutorial clearing software version didn't work.
Pull the sha1 partition and edit with hex editor and send back to phone. Edit to HTC__001
Then I used the HTC tool to change the software version to 1.00.00.0
Last of all I flashed back the original recovery for Android 8 on my old cid HTC__622
Then I could install the Europe Android 8 from sdcard. When booted the phone up, it seen the new Android 9 update and update it all no problem
To update from scarf, rename the download zip to 2PZCIMG.Zip and boot to download mode. Phone will see the update firmware and prompt you to flash it.
Hope it helps pal