[BOUNTY] S-Off Verizon HTC One M8 - Released - Please Pay Up

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Update - April 6th
S-off achieved and released - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2708464

Please pay your pledges to - firewaterdevs@gmail.com. Please post in the thread with your amount and unique id once you have paid.

Thanks.

This a bounty thread for S-off only on the Verizon HTC One M8. You can post your pledges here and I will add them to OP. Pledges for root, bootloader unlock will not be added to OP. Do not pledge cats, dogs etc. we are talking paypal and dollars ;)

Please do not send any money to anyone unless it's proved that s-off has been achieved and made public here on xda.

Please do not start a cat fight in here as that would result in the thread getting locked.

I will try to update the thread on a daily basis. Do not come in here and ask when it will be done because we do not know the answer to that and you might get flamed.

I do not own a Verizon HTC One M8 but I am just trying to help.

How to Claim the Bounty

Make a post in this thread with the following:
  • Proving it works with appropriate photos and/or screenshots
  • Providing full step-by-step instructions for which anyone else can follow
  • Wait for at least one member to follow the same method and confirm it works the same on their fully stock device
  • Claim your bounty via PM from donator(s)

Payment will be processed between each member and the bounty collector via PM on an individual basis
 
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Those who Pledged

Total - $2690

Unpaid

jdtweak - $20
jessbowring - $20
dwc2134 - $25
onns81 - $50
ndrewp3481 - $25
viobass - $100
EchoX860 - $25
123421342 - $20
AngioNicholai - $100

Pulled
oneandroidnut - $20

Paid - $2305
B4 I FU RU 18 - $50 - paid 83f80885sv864263n
darkcroc - $50 - paid - 2W8725792N6813009
thewump - $25 - paid - 8T197129JB795604H
JayWheelz - $20 - paid - 1VU13506BY3112217
Tigerstown - $20 - paid - 9RT31878Y16299833
poitee - $30 - paid
haitu - $5 - paid - 08S98025EY697861K
bentsh - $30 - paid - T.AWD3-DWZT-7V26-FNWA
ihavenewnike - $10 - paid - 4M2131882E265200N
Maverick_TN - $25 - paid - 89E1446440546210J
andybones - $40 - paid - 3NF21962H59202540
Denvertoad - $20 - paid - 7RY060924N192073C
joe12401 - $20 - paid - 3E347201YS1557637
Trekka - $20 - paid - 63526680VC6337307
foamerman - $25 - paid - 7ME16933KN349335B
UgXvibe- $25 - paid - 8J8651239G6051315
dlscott1111 - $20 - paid - 38j664807t492671p
chargersfan - $30 - paid - 6TM97409085144029
barenjager - $30 - paid - T.B5WN-NPXW-BOCR-QV5F
FReQ Z - $20 - paid
sciallo - $20 - paid - 4RA363860G2654027
robocuff - $50 - paid - 9UR90570ED498980H
buddahj - $10 - paid - 0JF937704A2140435
coldconfession13 - $25 - paid - 4UA319293G867412U
JEANRIVERA - $20 - paid - 5YJ88746XY5258235
IWantAnA2 - $30 - paid - 54646059EH704671J
hoth - $20 - paid - 5VX68900NV379660N
JBeXX - $25 - paid - 5LW46509BL163901M
BladeRunner - $25 - paid - 33971743L8928263S
ski_nerd - $25 - paid - 81R60204MN2580148
compir99 - $25 - paid - 0BB74753RN1791405
jrcbandit - $15 - paid - 4US16960SF737341C
Karl - $20 - paid - 3R635386JN2700845
hceuterpe - $30 - paid - 1K7963739W124081H
steelersmb - $35 - paid - 95W43221M50403148
zodderr $20 - paid - 7VP76987JD0037304
nicholi2789 - $20 - paid - 7SM95074M77055642
bacon612 - $25 - paid
gramsey1911 - $30 - paid - 8K754157UY724405E
pilincom - $30 - paid - 75R91314DU700891M
thewagdy - $15 - paid
fishflies - $75 - paid - IDT.DHHO-3IA2-53TP-5VYV
vyslouzil - $25 - paid - 6N4529164X413430P
DoubleHelixLSU - $20 - paid - 3A175415KP8354309
Storkie - $20 - paid - 1JX16656RK163001G
sgtmedeiros - $20 - piad - T.FAXM-O7CL-DFJU-AERL
dchandler326 - $30 - paid
mrbracht - $40 - paid - 08X12701YA263661K
Flip35 - $100 - paid
whskytango - $20 - paid - 8WC62957BN507153X
wah00kid - $25 - paid
tech_head - $25 - paid - 0AA18457VF414381C
thedrizzle - $20 - paid - 18C735679G1656415
fernando sor - $40 - paid - 09663039MA974514K
Sevinex - $15 - paid - 6S579091NK279645W
JJflipped - $20 - paid - 2PH14412NM010805W
Pem3108 - $20 - paid - 9WA83099WT431005C
Hunt4m3x - $50 - paid - 5K867120SK839890Y
bakemcbride21 - $50 - paid
Glitch4583 - $25 - paid - T.GKX2-3ELA-5YMN-OT53
Turgur - $50 - paid - 3P0469580R978205N
d1ez3 - $15 - paid - 32980009S65988433
Mike02z - $45 - paid - T.BEG4-Q2ZO-GEKZ-3QSO
nerogold - $100 - paid
ITGuy11 - $25 - paid - 66L987578X7191842
ocman40 - $25 - paid - FD3C-MSQA-ZUNI-WWZK
cj2566 - $25 - piad 48H692303F1122802
Zieen - $20 - paid - T.DEL4-IAQM-VVZB-COLR
deeznuts - $40 - paid - 27E29607290676123
shojus - $20 - paid - 94704576KX9297121
Frankie1588 - $20 - paid - 32S241122H0709048
jparasita - $25 - paid
bsbuggs - $60 - paid
mchief298 - $40 - paid
greatnesstx - $100 - paid
gehx - $25 - paid - 5BX50409EW345462R


Donated without pledging - $720
fmcfad01 - $25
Mike02z - $20 - T.ESGL-WKR6-Q63A-5FWI (added another 20 after donating the pledged 45)
Dragbike Racer - $50
PeoplesHelper - $20 - 42503391PC4204604
poptix - $100 - 2T2518767H9882216
austinwilliams1989 - $50 - 0RF021052V746140C
sofla2 - $25 - 98Y22294YN197610W
mjj7801 - $25 - 39E78263W5396853R
Keithn - $20
justbrae1 - $10 - 36N3871746899813L
Wiz - $30
JasonJoel - $30 - 9BM03868A59254949
Lazy8 - $10 - 25F93518Y51342738
Gator Brah - $?? - 52N80299XA848673A
ktdt00 - $20 - 20B306464N026135U
Masa6GCS - $40 - TFVI3YR7UF2YTCNS7
dsEVOlve - $25 - T.B7RR-FJ3U-G3K7-IJOF
jspradling7 - $20 - 7PV371962X239825J
Tag798 - $10 - 5CL948074P404561A
WTFover - $25 - 8JW65516CF582933X
Pauls57 - $20 - T.CBY2-NO5U-W543-2BGU
B-Mod - $20 - 38J392116E456515K
xs11e - $20 - 7HP41022P8902913J
jerryatherton - $45
Dodge DeBoulet - $20
scuccia - $20 - 3K7509443A6323246
t0adman - $20 - 0UD461129S084122M
 
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deeznuts

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I've never owned an S-Off device. Last was HTC One X+ that only had bootloader unlocked and root and did fine with custom roms and tweaks. Just couldn't flash radios straight up but scripts worked around that.

Anyways, I'm in for $20usd. Can only imagine what's possible with this beast of a phone!
 
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shojus

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I'm in for $20 guaranteed!

Edit: Just purchased Java card S-Off but I am still down for my above amount... :)
 
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    beaups
    m8 s-off/unlock is released - including verizon - firewater-soff.com
    any bounties should be paid to firewaterdevs@gmail.com
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    jcase
    jcase
    So @beaups and i were drinking some wine, and well you know that comes out good.

    Roots on boot, probably tomorrow. Good first step to s-off.

    This bug I've been sitting on for about 2-3 years now. Sadly I didn't have it working completely, but we sat down and banged it out. Will likely be one of my last released, unless the wine hits me again.
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    jcase
    jcase
    Donations / bounties don't compensate for the work, costs and losses involved, public releases cost the developer financially. Rarely does a bounty pay out thousands, most of the time a large number of people don't pay out pledges made (Exception here would be the MotoX/Droid root bounties, seeing > 100% payout was an utter shock, and awful nice). Never does a bounty/donations pay out anywhere near the going market rate for an exploit.

    What costs go into producing a working exploit?

    Tools: Jeb ran me $1000 (and $700 renewal last month, so $1700 total in last 14 months), IDAPro was $1229, HexRays was $2359, Beagle USB analyzer was $1200, plus a large variety of smaller tools, and generic software/hardware.

    Devices: investment in almost 200 (picked up 5 more this trip alone) Android devices (You can find photos of my rack on twitter, or I can post some when I get home.) From OEM gifts, carrier subsidies, $20 ebay finds to $1000 tablets. Debatable on if it was worth it, but great for research needs.

    Time: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ years of learning, hours/days/weeks/months of research.

    WeakSauce collected about $1100 total in donations ($711.12 was the cost for my m8 from a retail store, so not quite enough for two), and that really was an exceptional amount for a public release. Most good ones see $200-300, I have released many that saw $0.

    Neither beaups, nor I promised s-off. Nor did we solicit devices or funds for s-off. We promised a root exploit, delivered it, and THEN (keyword, after delivering the work) accepted donations for it, promising to use those donations to purchase m8 for further work.

    No reputable developer should ask for a device/money, without posting work first. I turned down offers of a upfront "free" m8, before starting work on WeakSauce, for this reason.


    oneandroidnut said:
    No I point out the truth nobody wants to believe. They get paid thousands for an exploit. And look at my signature and the devices I've had so yes i know what they cost and go through cause I do the same. They ask for donation threads to get them a device and then get more money after they exploit it yet it's not about money? Yeah ok keep telling yourself that.

    If I can afford all my devices and multiple devices at a time and developers can't buy their own something is wrong

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    munchy_cool
    munchy_cool
    Update - April 6th
    S-off achieved and released - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2708464

    Please pay your pledges to - firewaterdevs@gmail.com. Please post in the thread with your amount and unique id once you have paid.

    Thanks.

    This a bounty thread for S-off only on the Verizon HTC One M8. You can post your pledges here and I will add them to OP. Pledges for root, bootloader unlock will not be added to OP. Do not pledge cats, dogs etc. we are talking paypal and dollars ;)

    Please do not send any money to anyone unless it's proved that s-off has been achieved and made public here on xda.

    Please do not start a cat fight in here as that would result in the thread getting locked.

    I will try to update the thread on a daily basis. Do not come in here and ask when it will be done because we do not know the answer to that and you might get flamed.

    I do not own a Verizon HTC One M8 but I am just trying to help.

    How to Claim the Bounty

    Make a post in this thread with the following:
    • Proving it works with appropriate photos and/or screenshots
    • Providing full step-by-step instructions for which anyone else can follow
    • Wait for at least one member to follow the same method and confirm it works the same on their fully stock device
    • Claim your bounty via PM from donator(s)

    Payment will be processed between each member and the bounty collector via PM on an individual basis
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    deeznuts
    deeznuts
    Sit Back People and Appreciate!

    I think some forgot why this thread was even created?!? No one "Promised" they would "Achieve" S-Off, did they? A few maybe have said they will or are working on it but again, did they say they Promise they will Achieve this feat? Did they ever say this will be Achieved by X time frame? Did they ever say they will update this thread/forum/twitter/FB anywhere on updates on the process? NO, they are doing all of this out of their own free time and energy and again they owe us NOTHING!

    Now to reiterate what a "Bounty" thread is for the ones that seem to be a little confused. It is basically a thread of contributing members here who wish (Not Need nor Required) to donate money "IF" S-Off is "Achieved" at "ANY" given time. Not by this weekend, not for your birthday, but at ANY given time.

    Why you may ask? Well some people don't want to go the JAVA card route and rather wait here for this. Also do you know any other forum on the World Wide Web that have DEVS creating or even attempting to achieve S-Off????

    This thread is starting to getting amazingly childish and surprised to see this from members that have been here for years! The people with the 2-5 post counts and joined when this device came out, ok kind of expected.

    I'm not going to do this for everyone but hopefully this will make a statement to the rest and a stop to the nonsense starting to develop here!

    oneandroidnut - $20

    Please pull out your contribution as you threatened, we do not need your $20 here to achieve S-Off any sooner than it is going to naturally be released. Instead i will pay ADDITIONALLY to my own contribution and now will donate $40 of my own hard earned money.

    @ OP, please change my original donation from $20 to now $40 paid WHENEVER S-Off is achieved here whether it be next week or 6 months from now. I'll be good for $40, lol!
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