[how to] remove your "tampered" banner

[daniel2744]

Here is my question? I bought the developer edition of the M8 so should I even do this since I"m s-off now. I mean HTC shipped out these phones with the bootloader already unlocked. They must know we are going to s-off the damn thing right lol

 

[Antagonist42]

Unless your red text bothers you or (as I think mine does) doesn't show on screen correctly and seems to take a while to boot once the text is displayed .... I wouldn't bother myself

Bashing away at my HTC Desire C

 

[santod040]

This is correct. There is not a red text flag. The red text is hboot's reaction to finding a boot,system,or recovery image(and maybe other firmware mismatches I'm not sure) it does not expect.

The safe way to eliminate the text is to hex edit hboot and replace the characters with all spaces so can still display its warning,without us actually seeing it. As was said you can easily brick your device by flashing a corrupt hboot.

I don't get why folks hate the warning to the point theyre willing to risk screwing up their most important piece of firmware. You only see the warning for 5 seconds on boot.

Sent from my HTC PG09410 using Tapatalk 2

You know I never mind doing these when everything is provided...
Here is my thread for m8 hboots
Always good to see you around, lending a hand Scotty. :good:

Unless your red text bothers you or (as I think mine does) doesn't show on screen correctly and seems to take a while to boot once the text is displayed .... I wouldn't bother myself

Bashing away at my HTC Desire C

 

[dominicstg2]

Hi can you please help me I have an Australian m8 from Optus s off and rooted running viper Rom I tried this 3 times it says everything is fine copied word by word and my screen still says tampered please help me thanks

Sent from my HTC One_M8 using all and mighty viper one m8

 

[Z51]

Tagging this for tomorrow. Thanks guys

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[scotty1223]

hi scotty finally got s off gone trough ur guide 4 times and still says tampered?

I have also just tried twice still showing tampered!

Ive done it 4 times. 2x on my windows pc running windows 8.1 and 2 times on my mac
it still says tampered as well

anyone still displaying the tampered banner:
First make sure you're not mistaking the red text on the splash screen for the black tampered banner displayed in bootloader.

Then,dump mmcblk0p6

Upload this file and pm me a link,along with results of: fastboot getvar all

Unless your red text bothers you or (as I think mine does) doesn't show on screen correctly and seems to take a while to boot once the text is displayed .... I wouldn't bother myself

Bashing away at my HTC Desire C

Boot time is not going to be affected by hex editing hboot. If the red text is prolonging boot,its not going to change,as hboot still is displaying the text. It's just displaying all spaces so it won't bother you.

If you guys really want rid of the text,use santod's hboots and don't make these edits yourself. He's done several of these and can do them safely. Make sure to thank him for his time

Sent from my HTC PG09410 using Tapatalk 2

 

[Antagonist42]

My Desire C has incorrectly displayed it since day 1.... Only once has it displayed the full text and that was in place of the splash screen! And I've not got access yet as not S-OFF yet *moved house = nightmare*

From stock to unlocked bootloader it's always taken longer to run, my guess is it's as the text runs off the bottom of the screen.

I wouldn't recommend anybody editing HBOOT themselves unless you know what you are doing, what it effects, all the calls/offsets/blocks/bytes/LSB/MSB/arch_type/p_type/v_addr...etc..etc.. etc.... * you get the idea! *

Take Scotty's advice and use what's Already made and known to work or stick strictly to the guides details... nobody wants a brick

Bashing away at my HTC Desire C

 

[Forsaked]

Works fine thanks!

 

[meleelord]

Worked great thanks!

 

[Z51]

this worked beautifully!

 

[Simpody]

works like a charm. Thank you

 

[mlts22]

I took a walk on the wild side and entered the dd command via an Android terminal. Worked well, and no Tampered badge showing.

Thank you very much.

 

[Blazeitup123]

worked on telus m8 :laugh:

 

[freelockuk]

worked here too thanks

 

[the_scotsman]

Simple and effective, thanks for this! :good:

 

[scotty1223]

anyone still displaying the tampered banner:
First make sure you're not mistaking the red text on the splash screen for the black tampered banner displayed in bootloader.

Then,dump mmcblk0p6

Upload this file and pm me a link,along with results of: fastboot getvar all

only rustykawk has pmed me his info,and we have (i think) figured out his situation.

for those who have been successful,how many of you are ona european x.xx.401.x build?

the others who have not success,send me a link and your info

 

[Antagonist42]

REQUEST FOR INFO!!!

Desire C user flashed in a ONE M7 Lock/Unlock file and is possibly bricked (not 100% sure as yet) if possible could the offset the L/UL data is at be passed on us/me to possibly write/flash back original data.

Much appreciated for any help

Bashing away at my HTC Desire C

 

[scotty1223]

REQUEST FOR INFO!!!

Desire C user flashed in a ONE M7 Lock/Unlock file and is possibly bricked (not 100% sure as yet) if possible could the offset the L/UL data is at be passed on us/me to possibly write/flash back original data.

Much appreciated for any help

Bashing away at my HTC Desire C

Ai yai yai what state is the phone currently in? Someone will need to dump mmcblk0p3 from a functioning phone and PM me a link.

Sent from my HTC One VX using Tapatalk

 

[Antagonist42]

I have mmcblk0p3 and the files that were flashed in, ATM it's stated as not booting but that could just be normal boot?!?

Check my last couple of posts if that's quicker

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2712567

Urgent help!!!!!!!!!!

Bashing away at my HTC Desire C

 

[wera750]

I copied a pasted the command you had here and it put me in a bootloop and didn't clear the tampered flag.

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