[S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC Devices - Droid DNA

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BBEgo

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Re: [S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC Devices One S, One XL, Droid DNA

Thanks it worked for me. Unfortunately, the 1st USB port I used must not have been adb friendly, for whatever reason, and I borked my Viper install.

Changing USB ports took care of the S-off process, but I had to restore the ROM from a backup.

Lesson: Make a backup before you run this, guys/gals.

Everything is groovy though. Thank you so much!

Sent from my HTC DNA
 

lazarus2297

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i have a Problem,please look the Picture is that correct? I have s-on


your problem isn't the 'too many links" thing look further up you have "error 99" you should have "error 92"...

I had that same problem.. i was on a ROM that had incorporated the new OTA and new OTA kernel, I restored a nandroid from the original firmware and re-ran the process and all was groovy. Maybe try something like that..
 

macewank

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so mine got the 99 thing.. I've been trying to get the RUU to run for.... hours. it keeps failing.

ERROR [158]: IMAGE ERROR

every time. i've re-downloaded the RUU multiple times. nothing's working. am i hosed?
 

Sjflowerhorn

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your problem isn't the 'too many links" thing look further up you have "error 99" you should have "error 92"...

I had that same problem.. i was on a ROM that had incorporated the new OTA and new OTA kernel, I restored a nandroid from the original firmware and re-ran the process and all was groovy. Maybe try something like that..

ive tried all of that and still nothing, ruu'd, flashed twrp, root, unsecured kernel, and still no s-off. just keeps hanging on "fastboot oem boot". at this point im ready to try flashing different things to see if it helps out.
 

dot45

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your problem isn't the 'too many links" thing look further up you have "error 99" you should have "error 92"...

I had that same problem.. i was on a ROM that had incorporated the new OTA and new OTA kernel, I restored a nandroid from the original firmware and re-ran the process and all was groovy. Maybe try something like that..

Looks like if you got the OTA the method doesnt work.
I too got the following error:


Code:
(bootloader) -------------------hboot boot time:5502 msec
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 2.808s

Now what is the best method to proceed, since i dont have a backup prior to the OTA, and i'd really rather not have to start from scratch on the phone yet. (once ASOP 4.2 is available, thats a whole different story ;) )
 

oranget

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Man...so many things i can do now with s-off! Just flashed new htc splash screen..no more aggravating "red writing" below the htc logo on start up splash screen!!!! Finally!!!!!
 

jonah1234

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Re: [S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC Devices One S, One XL, Droid DNA

Man...so many things i can do now with s-off! Just flashed new htc splash screen..no more aggravating "red writing" below the htc logo on start up splash screen!!!! Finally!!!!!

Where do u found this splash screen?

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
 

oranget

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Where do u found this splash screen?

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1814075

Go down until you see "Reddit Stealth" splash screen.... download it to your SD card, boot into recovery and flash the .zip file...reboot and NO MORE red writing!!!

This is the one I found to work best to cover the "red writing"...tried other splash screens, but on some the red writing still shows up on the bottom...this one, it did not.... hope this helps!!!
 
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Melodycd

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Model ID is stored in ROM info i guess? Or it is stored in HBOOT partition? I flashed ROM for Europian Butterfly Virtuous ROM, so my ID could be different. And it is different from OP. It is PL9911000 on mine. Could i flash S-OFF?
 

jamiethemorris

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Re: [S-Off] Facepalm S-Off for HTC Devices One S, One XL, Droid DNA

Yes! You guys are awesome. Stupid question, after I do this I can still flash kernels with flash image GUI right? Just because no kernel is available as a zip yet.

I'm gonna try boot manager after I do this, multi boot would be awesome.

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oranget

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Yes! You guys are awesome. Stupid question, after I do this I can still flash kernels with flash image GUI right? Just because no kernel is available as a zip yet.

I'm gonna try boot manager after I do this, multi boot would be awesome.

Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 2
Yes.. you should still be able to flash kernels thru flash gui.. none of that functionality should be affected..
 

dot45

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Some DNA owners are still seeing issues, others have no problem.

This does not seem to be related to whether you applied the OTA or not.


You must have superCID for this to work.
If the OTA hit your phone and you dont have superCID already, you have to wait. As this method will not work for you, yet. (They have something in the works.)

A few of us are in the IRC channel trying to help folks with issues. If you have problems, please flash a "stock - rooted" rom and try again, before posting for help.
Please come in the IRC channel if you want to help others, or need help yourself.


Thank you again Dev's for making this all possible.
 
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oranget

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Model ID is stored in ROM info i guess? Or it is stored in HBOOT partition? I flashed ROM for Europian Butterfly Virtuous ROM, so my ID could be different. And it is different from OP. It is PL9911000 on mine. Could i flash S-OFF?
I dunno about that model number.. i do not remember seeing that one on the list... might wanna wait until you know FOR SURE before you try it..
 

jcase

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ATTN: If you are on a DNA, PLEASE WAIT BEFORE ATTEMPTING!!

Something is not right, the method is not working regardless of if you took the OTA or not.
Beanups will need to look into this.

It does work, just because you didn't get it working doesnt mean it doesnt work, please edit you post
 

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    Welcome to Facepalm S-Off for the HTC Droid DNA

    Credits and terms:


    Exploit by beaups, full guide, testing, and concept by jcase and beaups. Thanks to dsb9938 and dr_drache for support and testing. Thanks also to all of the regulars at teamandirc. Thanks to jcase for recently modifiying the process to make it even easier and more reliable.

    Both beaups and jcase will collect the applicable active bounties. Further donations are greatly appreciated and can be sent to:

    beaups - Donate to beaups
    jcase - Donate to jcase
    dsb9938 - Donate to dsb9938
    dr_drache - Donate to dr_drache

    You can also come by irc for support or just to say thanks: #FacePalm http://chat.andirc.net:8080/?channels=facepalm

    While this process shouldn’t be too risky, bricks can happen. None of us will be accountable. If you are worried, don’t do it.

    This is a pretty simple method, however, you will need to have a working adb and fastboot environment. This method will work on any operating system that supports adb and fastboot. You should understand how to use a terminal window in your O/S. If you don’t understand adb and fastboot, you probably don’t need S-off.

    Lastly, the work herein should not be stolen, repackaged, one clicked, bat’d, etc. The binary contained in DNA-rescue.img is not GPL and may not be reused, integrated into other work, reposted, or redistributed without our permission. The kernel portion of DNA-rescue.img is derived from unmodified HTC source. That source code can be obtained from htcdev.

    For this to work, you must be HTCdev unlocked and have superCID (custom recovery/root is optional), see the thread below for help and information regarding obtaining superCID, unlock, etc. If you have taken the OTA for the DNA (sw version 2.xx) without FIRST obtaining superCID, there is no superCID nor s-off method for you currently. Note this thread is provided for convenience only. Please look for support for superCID/unlock in it's proper thread, do NOT clutter this thread with support requests regarding obtaining superCID and/or unlock! If you try this process without superCID, it will not work, and you may have issues:

    SuperCID for HTC Droid DNA:
    http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2109862

    Download modified boot.img:
    http://d-h.st/pQy

    Download signed firmware:
    http://d-h.st/nOo 8fa1cf193559d34279d2b1c1aa8c29

    1)
    Code:
    adb reboot bootloader

    2)
    Code:
    fastboot oem rebootRUU
    (wait for black HTC Screen)

    3)
    Code:
    fastboot flash zip PL8320000-DNA.zip
    After a while, You should see the following error “FAILED (remote: 92 supercid! please flush image again immediately)

    4) Immediately issue the following command:
    Code:
    fastboot boot DNA-rescue.img

    5) After android is FULLY booted
    Code:
    adb reboot bootloader

    6) You should see what you are looking for!

    If you need help or just care to say thanks, join us on IRC: #FacePalm http://chat.andirc.net:8080/?channels=facepalm

    Enjoy.


    Getting an error 99 instead of error 92 after step 3?


    Perform a few FULL power-downs and boots. Also, others have reported clearing caches in recovery helps as well.
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    rainabba,

    This is not an OPEN DEVELOPMENT community, this is a public development community. We made decisions not to obfuscate what is going on, so the community could learn, but choose to keep the rights and source to the project. It is free for personal use, but not opensource and not free to distribute.

    Hell I remember you flipping out over someone distributing a GPL licensed binary you compiled, you have no room to talk here.

    You like to cause problems with any AndIRC related project (time and time again), you have issues with us it is very clear, but I'm going to ask you nicely to just go away. If you don't like how we handle our projects, go create your own instead of complaining.
    :cool:

    Every instance so far where someone has had this issue AND succeeded seems to require AT LEAST wiping data, but sometimes as much as an RUU flash to stock, and at worst, a complete RUU, re-lock, and start from scratch as if the phone was fresh out of the box.

    ---------- Post added at 03:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:40 PM ----------



    Why do you people keep insisting this? Because the OP "demanded" that nobody do it? That won't hold water and so far I can't see any reason a one-click can't be made. It might not be safe and since only the noobs would "need" it, it's likely a bad idea, but there are those like myself who will often create such scripts because they end up being useful for any number of reasons and I'll be damned if someone things that in an OPEN DEVELOPMENT community, that something like a SCRIPT won't be released because someone said so.

    Your reply to this person is offensive on so many levels. You could at least take time to explain yourself (or link to such an explanation).
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    YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!


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    Now that you guys have S-OFF, you can use my RegawMOD Bootloader Customizer!
    Just have someone make a plugin for the HTC One <insert model here> and then customize away!

    http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1786498
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    ATTN: If you are on a DNA, PLEASE WAIT BEFORE ATTEMPTING!!

    Something is not right, the method is not working regardless of if you took the OTA or not.
    Beanups will need to look into this.

    It does work, just because you didn't get it working doesnt mean it doesnt work, please edit you post