[Q] A bit of help please...

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ss4adib

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Apr 13, 2007
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London
Currently I have an M7 UL on 4.4.2 with Sense 5.5. Its rooted and the bootloader is HTC Dev unlocked. I tried to S-OFF with firewater but I keep getting infinite lines so I gave up and I'm still S-ON

I'm not really bothered about the S-OFF anymore but would like to remove the ***TAMPERED*** bit thats there.

Also I have a few questions:
1) As I didn't try to do anything else my phone should be fine, right?
2) I want to install the ElementalX Kernel, Is it possible with S-OFF?
3) Can I still update using OTA's?
4) What are the methods to revert completely to stock with no root or unlock?

Since I'm new I hope you can help me with these questions. Thanks.
 

Waiting4MyAndroid

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Jul 22, 2012
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Long Beach, CA
Currently I have an M7 UL on 4.4.2 with Sense 5.5. Its rooted and the bootloader is HTC Dev unlocked. I tried to S-OFF with firewater but I keep getting infinite lines so I gave up and I'm still S-ON

I'm not really bothered about the S-OFF anymore but would like to remove the ***TAMPERED*** bit thats there.

Also I have a few questions:
1) As I didn't try to do anything else my phone should be fine, right?
2) I want to install the ElementalX Kernel, Is it possible with S-OFF?
3) Can I still update using OTA's?
4) What are the methods to revert completely to stock with no root or unlock?

Since I'm new I hope you can help me with these questions. Thanks.

Removing ***TAMPERED*** requires S-OFF!

Going back to stock: (100% Stock also requires S-OFF)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2358738

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2541082

You can still receive OTAs, but must be on STOCK Recovery.
 
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Waiting4MyAndroid

Senior Member
Jul 22, 2012
377
142
Long Beach, CA
Currently I have an M7 UL on 4.4.2 with Sense 5.5. Its rooted and the bootloader is HTC Dev unlocked. I tried to S-OFF with firewater but I keep getting infinite lines so I gave up and I'm still S-ON

I'm not really bothered about the S-OFF anymore but would like to remove the ***TAMPERED*** bit thats there.

Also I have a few questions:
1) As I didn't try to do anything else my phone should be fine, right?
2) I want to install the ElementalX Kernel, Is it possible with S-OFF?
3) Can I still update using OTA's?
4) What are the methods to revert completely to stock with no root or unlock?

Since I'm new I hope you can help me with these questions. Thanks.

Thanks for the reply. How do I go S-OFF then?

Try Rumrunner. Also try Firewater again make sure you follow directions. Rumrunner worked for me.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2488772
 

Seanie280672

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Feb 27, 2012
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try different roms and different kernals to get s-off, some people get it on stock, others don't, some have reported first try, other say they had to flash 10 different rom and kernel combinations.

Myself, I did it in one swift move by java card which I had to pay for.