Mmmmm! M8's slathered in weaksauce and firewater taste GOOOOD! Thank you all for the hard work!
What the hell are you talking about?
Mmmmm! M8's slathered in weaksauce and firewater taste GOOOOD! Thank you all for the hard work!
If I understand you correctly, then you took the 4.4.4 OTA and attempted to root and flash the custom recovery - and both failed. I just don't get what makes you think you have root and/or a custom recovery????You are right, I did the OTA before the root attempt then attempted the root then flashed the custom recovery and later I tried S-off using firewater (the free tool)
If I understand you correctly, then you took the 4.4.4 OTA and attempted to root and flash the custom recovery - and both failed. I just don't get what makes you think you have root and/or a custom recovery????
I have a nexus 7. I rooted it, flashed a custom recovery & installed custom roms & stock roms on it before.
On my htc, I already have Superuser installed gruanting access to 4 apps
I do have custom recovery installed (I believe it's called TWRK)
So, when I ask for assistance, you either provide me with a solution or you just pass if you are unable to instead of telling me that I think I have root and custom recovery
Anyways, I guess I know the reason why it didn't work. I believe it is because I updated the software via OTA then tried to root, S-off & flash custom recovert. I'll have to wait until forewater is updated
I don't know what's wrong with this forum! It used to be more helpful!
Or you're asking the wrong questions. Firewater is no longer being supported. If you are already s-off, you are set, flash recovery and super user and be on your way. If you aren't s-off, your only true root method right now is with Sunshine s-off. People are trying to help you, but you haven't provided enough information about how you got to where you are, or where exactly you are for that matter.
Makes me wonder why I waste my time trying to help.....Well, I'm not asking the wrong questions! if you check the thread you'll find I have written what I've done in detais and in order but you don't seem to read the while posts (You're still telling me "if I'm S-off") and my question is about my inability to S-off!! Anyways, I got what I wanted to know. But as I said earlier, you guys stopped being helpful the way you used to be.... All you could have said is firewater is no longer working!
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This post is suposed to be a tutorial. So, you should expect questions from people who lack knowledge on the matter. Your duty as a decent forum members is to provide answers for such people instead of mocking them! Otherwise, you can simply disable replies in the thread!
You're wrong on almost all of your points.Well, I'm not asking the wrong questions! if you check the thread you'll find I have written what I've done in detais and in order but you don't seem to read the while posts (You're still telling me "if I'm S-off") and my question is about my inability to S-off!! Anyways, I got what I wanted to know. But as I said earlier, you guys stopped being helpful the way you used to be.... All you could have said is firewater is no longer working!
---------- Post added at 06:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:07 PM ----------
This post is suposed to be a tutorial. So, you should expect questions from people who lack knowledge on the matter. Your duty as a decent forum members is to provide answers for such people instead of mocking them! Otherwise, you can simply disable replies in the thread!
Hi all,
Just received my M8. I have not turned it on yet. The box it came in says software version is 1.55.605.2 which I believe is the 4.4.2 version that should still work with the process in this thread. I will confirm the OS when I turn it on for sure, but assuming it has been boxed up for a few months I hope I should be OK.
Here is my question. We all know VZW will try and push the new OTA (4.4.4) which is not unlockable/rootable (yet) so I want to ovoid that OTA like the plague (or ebola ). When I turn the phone on it is going to want me to activate it on the VZW network. However, I wonder if I could try and get S-Off first, PRIOR to activating the phone on the VZW network since that would mean the dreaded 4.4.4 OTA would never be applied by accident.
Does anyone know if you can do something like this (the process from OP) on a phone without active 'service', and if having an S-OFF phone would cause any issues with activating the phone onto the VZW network afterwards?
Thanks.
When you got your HTC M8 what Android version was it running?Just received my M8. I have not turned it on yet. The box it came in says software version is 1.55.605.2 which I believe is the 4.4.2 version that should still work with the process in this thread. I will confirm the OS when I turn it on for sure, but assuming it has been boxed up for a few months I hope I should be OK.
My brother just got this phone and is luckily running 4.4.2. After reading this thread, I just want to make sure I advise him correctly. Is this correct:
1) Try Firewater. May or may not work. If doesn't work, try Sunshine for $25.
2) Once S-off, install TWRP using flashify and flash SuperSU to root.
3) Update firmware and radios using normal methods.
4) Flash your heart out!
Watcha waiting for?I'm in your same position and would also like to know the answer to this, mine came with 4.4.2
So far, firewater worked for me and i'm S-Off rooted with CWM installed (for some reason TWRP wasn't working for me).
Just updated to the latest firmware and radios, waiting for the green light to flash away lol
Not quite...My brother just got this phone and is luckily running 4.4.2. After reading this thread, I just want to make sure I advise him correctly. Is this correct:
1) Try Firewater. May or may not work. If doesn't work, try Sunshine for $25.
2) Once S-off, install TWRP using flashify and flash SuperSU to root.
3) Update firmware and radios using normal methods.
4) Flash your heart out!
You have to have the name of your twrp img wrong in the command.Weird issue: TWRP fastboot flash didn't work for me, only CWM worked. I kept getting "error: cannot open TWRP.img"
Anyone have any ideas? I personally prefer TWRP over CWM
<item type="integer" name="devicepolicy_max_fail_passwords_for_wipe">10</item>
<item type="integer" name="devicepolicy_max_fail_passwords_for_wipe">0</item>
Makes me wonder why I waste my time trying to help.....Well, I'm not asking the wrong questions! if you check the thread you'll find I have written what I've done in detais and in order but you don't seem to read the while posts (You're still telling me "if I'm S-off") and my question is about my inability to S-off!! Anyways, I got what I wanted to know. But as I said earlier, you guys stopped being helpful the way you used to be.... All you could have said is firewater is no longer working!
---------- Post added at 06:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:07 PM ----------
This post is suposed to be a tutorial. So, you should expect questions from people who lack knowledge on the matter. Your duty as a decent forum members is to provide answers for such people instead of mocking them! Otherwise, you can simply disable replies in the thread!
Yeah, nvm, it's fine now. When I first connected it via debugging, I didn't hit the "Always allow" option on my phone, so after the adb reboot it wasn't allowed to reconnect. Just had to disable debugging and re-enable it, it's all set now.
Absolutely. Everything in this guide can be reversed. You can return everything back to stock via an RUU.Im happy to see that s-off was achieved and Im going to unlock my phone right now
but quick question, I'm new to this s-off stuff so I don't know how it works entirely.
But once we unlock the bootloader
is there any way to lock it again in case we need to send the phone to HTC?
sorry for the noob question but just a question that popped into mind.
You do not. I have modified and added a few system files and they have persisted through several hard reboots.So I don't quite understand. I am S-off with the Unofficial CMWR from InvisibleK and I flashed SuperSU zip v1.94. Do I need the system write access kernel module to write to system or no?
Great guide by the way. Thanks