[Q] 1.54.651.8 Root

Opman711 · Apr 9, 2014

Got my M8 at the Sprint store today and of course they ran the update to 1.54.651.8. Can anyone tell me if this is I can still obtain root with the update using BD619's method?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2698394

Thanks!!!

Magnum_Enforcer · Apr 9, 2014

Yes, you can still root.

Sent from my EVO LTE

Opman711 · Apr 9, 2014

FinZ28 said:
Yes, you can still root.

Sent from my EVO LTE

Thanks FinZ

Magnum_Enforcer · Apr 9, 2014

Glad to help. Keep in mind that the root method generally doesn't change, but the S-off method may. So far, looks like Firewater works for the original software version that came on the phone, as well as the OTA.

Sent from my EVO LTE

mcwups1 · Apr 9, 2014

Why would they take it out of the box, much less run an update on it?

We'd be fighting.

METHOD1911 · Apr 9, 2014

Can I ask you fellas a question. I'm still running stock but I'm rooted and s-off. I keep getting the system update and I want to accept the update because it adds the extreme power saver to my Sprint M8. If I do exactly how do reroot. I know I'll stay S-off. Thanks in advance.

One method1911

josh030181 · Apr 9, 2014

Why not just flash the stock rooted rom

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Magnum_Enforcer · Apr 9, 2014

METHOD1911 said:
Can I ask you fellas a question. I'm still running stock but I'm rooted and s-off. I keep getting the system update and I want to accept the update because it adds the extreme power saver to my Sprint M8. If I do exactly how do reroot. I know I'll stay S-off. Thanks in advance.

One method1911

I think Captain Throwback has a stock rooted ROM based off the latest OTA. I would flash that, instead. Too much trouble if you choose the other route.

Sent from my EVO LTE

henderjr · Apr 9, 2014

FinZ28 said:
I think Captain Throwback has a stock rooted ROM based off the latest OTA. I would flash that, instead. Too much trouble if you choose the other route.

Sent from my EVO LTE

Flash the rom along with the firmware.

But if you wanted to flash the update from sprint it's not that hard. You would need Sprints stock recovery flashed on your device (it's in one of Captains threads) and your software would need to have all of the files the OTA wants to update since it fails if it doesn't find all the files it is changing. Other than that take the update, let it finish and boot up, and then flash twrp (or cwm), flash SU, and you're back to rooted.

Magnum_Enforcer · Apr 9, 2014

henderjr said:
Flash the rom along with the firmware.

But if you wanted to flash the update from sprint it's not that hard. You would need Sprints stock recovery flashed on your device (it's in one of Captains threads) and your software would need to have all of the files the OTA wants to update since it fails if it doesn't find all the files it is changing. Other than that take the update, let it finish and boot up, and then flash twrp (or cwm), flash SU, and you're back to rooted.

Yeah, forgot to mention flashing the new firmware. Good looking out:thumbup:

Sent from my EVO LTE

Star2dn · Apr 10, 2014

Rookie Mistake!

Just for the record I took the Update. Not realizing that the firmware was going to be updated as well. My bad, now I can't even unlock my bootloader, I get an error message(pwr/vol.dn). I also tried to using cmd(adb) error message cannot 'flash' Now what? I usually root my devices on day one. oh well. Noob I am not.:confused a I am...

Any Ideas?

Sprint HTC M8

Sloth · Apr 10, 2014

Star2dn said:
Just for the record I took the Update. Not realizing that the firmware was going to be updated as well. My bad, now I can't even unlock my bootloader, I get an error message(pwr/vol.dn). I also tried to using cmd(adb) error message cannot 'flash' Now what? I usually root my devices on day one. oh well. Noob I am not.:confused a I am...

Any Ideas?

Sprint HTC M8

Shouldn't matter if you took the update
HTC Dev will unlock your bootloader unless Sprint blocked it like what happened to Verizon...they blocked folks from using HTC Dev.

djjroc007 · Apr 10, 2014

I took the update a couple days ago, and just rooted last night. Htcdev worked fine for me. Followed this video:

Root the Sprint HTC One M8: http://youtu.be/wy8Htj2YL4E

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Star2dn · Apr 10, 2014

Got It

Late last night I tried out Hasoon2000's (EASY) ALL-IN-ONE KIT. It got me rooted. Always did it manually never had any issue before, oh well I'm rooted that's what matter.

Thanks for the feedback

And a big thanks to Hasoon2000's.

Great Work!

lol

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