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About a month ago I went through the hboot downgrade process to try to get s-off. I had all the right drivers installed and everything else. Revolutionary just kept giving me an invalid beta key. Because revolutionary didn't work I updated back to hboot 1.5 cause I already had root with that. With the New ics roms coming out and having to update the firmware, I decided to do the downgrade again, but revolutionary refuses to work. Invalid beta key is the message I get. And to get to the point, I want to know if anybody has any solutions for this. I've heard of a few people that said one week it didn't work and next week it did, or other stuff. Anybody have any helpful information?
Any tips or tricks are appreciated, will try just about anything
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About a month ago I went through the hboot downgrade process to try to get s-off. I had all the right drivers installed and everything else. Revolutionary just kept giving me an invalid beta key. Because revolutionary didn't work I updated back to hboot 1.5 cause I already had root with that. With the New ics roms coming out and having to update the firmware, I decided to do the downgrade again, but revolutionary refuses to work. Invalid beta key is the message I get. And to get to the point, I want to know if anybody has any solutions for this. I've heard of a few people that said one week it didn't work and next week it did, or other stuff. Anybody have any helpful information?
Any tips or tricks are appreciated, will try just about anything
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Try replacing the uppercase i's with lowercase L's.
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Try replacing the uppercase i's with lowercase L's.
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There are no uppercase i in my key.
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Does revolutionary actually use your actual serial # to check against the beta key? Meaning, if you had another one that worked (like mine) and used it, would it still refuse because it doesn't match your device?
This sounds elementary, but are you typing in the Serial yourself or are you cutting and pasting the serial # from the revolutionary prompt? When I ran revolutionary, it prompted me for the beta key and had my serial # in brackets, like [HTC2018482] or whatever. I copied everything into the brackets, pasted it into the site, and got my key that way. It might be a good way to make sure you're getting the same values that revolutionary is seeing.
When I used it, I had to copy and paste the key, manually retyping it didn't work. Hopefully this helps
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Thanks guys, gonna give that a try later tonight.
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Nothing seems to work with this thing. Anybody have any ideas or solutions?
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Do you have any AntiVirus programs running when you try the exe???
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\
Who needs S-Off when there is 4ext recovery? I am S-On HTC unlocked and running ics with sense Roms. All flashed successfully.
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Do you have any AntiVirus programs running when you try the exe???
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\
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Yes I do, but it never interferes with what I do.
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Jabawockee said:
Who needs S-Off when there is 4ext recovery? I am S-On HTC unlocked and running ics with sense Roms. All flashed successfully.
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You have a point, but I can't use any if the ics roms. They all reboot on me. After flashing I can't even unlock the screen cause it reboots. Also, when official ics is out I'm going to need to update the firmware. I don't want to get stuck with another hboot with the update
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bro i had the same problem also.. kept sayin wrong beta key.. it drove me f in crazy.. i got so mad that i sold my unrooted 3d and baught a rooted one off craigslist!!! this was months ago.. soory to here bro.. i went through the same sh*t.. nobody could figure out why either..?? i tryed the whole cope and paste also still didnt work.. like i said i got so mad i sold it and got a alrady rooted one.. lol
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bro i had the same problem also.. kept sayin wrong beta key.. it drove me f in crazy.. i got so mad that i sold my unrooted 3d and baught a rooted one off craigslist!!! this was months ago.. soory to here bro.. i went through the same sh*t.. nobody could figure out why either..??
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I'm thinking about intentionally bricking it and taking it to Sprint and I'll either get another one or something else. Not sure what to do yet. I guess I'll wait till official ics and see if there is anything new to help with the hboot and if not I'm getting rid of this. As much as I love HTC this might be my last one cause of all this hboot and bootloader crap
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Try turning the anitvirus protection off. Then reboot your pc/laptop. Then run the exe.
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What I think could be :
When you have generated the Revulutionary key you were in HBoot version 0007/8
Now your HBoot version is 1107/8.
I do not know if there is a kind of check intergrated between the generated key and the tool which could cause your trouble ?
I had this problem when I was first using it. What I did was to copy the key and then paste it into wordpad and then I typed it manually when asked and that worked for me.
animal7296 said:
I had this problem when I was first using it. What I did was to copy the key and then paste it into wordpad and then I typed it manually when asked and that worked for me.
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I don't know why, but I can't copy and paste. To clarify the command prompt won't let me paste my key in. I don't know why.
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dr.chucky said:
I don't know why, but I can't copy and paste. To clarify the command prompt won't let me paste my key in. I don't know why.
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Right click the bar at the top and select edit, then paste.
Alright, so I had to get a warranty replacement because pixels started going dead on my screen. Just tried to unlock the new Rezound and it failed. 22 times. I redid the process 4 times to no success. Some research pointed me in the direction of a defective board? Any ideas?
Chyrux said:
Alright, so I had to get a warranty replacement because pixels started going dead on my screen. Just tried to unlock the new Rezound and it failed. 22 times. I redid the process 4 times to no success. Some research pointed me in the direction of a defective board? Any ideas?
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Are you referring to boot loader unlock or the S-off method? Just to be clear.
Sorry, should have clarified lol. The bootloader. I ran the RUU and tried loading the P98IMG of the 2.3.4 update. They installed just fine, but still can't see the token. So, downloading the ICS RUU and hoping that'll do the trick.
Use hasoon2000's tool to unlock much easier.
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Squirrel1620 said:
Use hasoon2000's tool to unlock much easier.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think his tool does the exact same thing you do, just by GUI instead of you doing the commands yourself lol.
Chyrux said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think his tool does the exact same thing you do, just by GUI instead of you doing the commands yourself lol.
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Yep much easier, or in my case I'm just lazy haha. But yeah you still have to enter the token on htc dev site
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Squirrel1620 said:
Yep much easier, or in my case I'm just lazy haha. But yeah you still have to enter the token on htc dev site
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lol that's what I figured. The actual process is overly simple and I'd rather do things by ADB. I'm putting in the command correctly, I'm in fastboot, running CMD as admin...just won't take. I called HTC and they said they wouldn't help me because it can void my warranty -_- It's all good, though. I need to send this phone back. The screen isn't in all the way and constantly has to be pushed back down.
Well, looks like I can't unlock it at all. Ffffffuuuuuuuuuu
Can someone explain to me the reason we can't use another HTC unlock.bin on the DNA.
The HTC Vivid (AT&T) went from 2.3.7 to 4.0.4 Offically. So that means the HBoot got upgraded.
Now why wouldn't i be able to use the unlock.bin from the Viv, and unlock the DNA in the same way?
I want to try, but i don't have a backup verizon phone.
I know the DNA is a quad Viv a Dual
one GSM and ond CDMA/GSM
Any input?
I know it may be a stupid question, and it may get me flame, But what exactly does the DEV tool use from out OEM identifier?
We used to have the option under other Devices, until the 2.04
The unlock.bin is tied to the specific device that was used to get that giant block of text. You can not use one dna's unlock.bin to unlock another DNA and definitely can't use one from another device to unlock a DNA.
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Can you use your phone number without having your SIM ?
I'm assuming that the devices token is embedded in the unlock_code.bin file, so I was curious on if it was possible to hack an unlock_code.bin to insert your token in to it. I tried to look in to it with a file hex editor, but I couldn't make sense of anything to know where to even begin, It much be encrypted.
badogg said:
I'm assuming that the devices token is embedded in the unlock_code.bin file, so I was curious on if it was possible to hack an unlock_code.bin to insert your token in to it. I tried to look in to it with a file hex editor, but I couldn't make sense of anything to know where to even begin, It much be encrypted.
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Maybe if you have a supercomputer and a few years to crack whatever encryption they use on that file, it aint gonna happen.
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It's because you create the unlock token from the device. It's not one they just email to you. You pull unique identifiers from your device and then they use that information with their automated processes and they build the unlock code with it.
If it wasn't unique to the device, only one person would need to claim responsibility and agree to the license terms with HTC and then it could be passed around like a cheap craigslist date.
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Okay okay, Just a question.
now that the Source code is out for the 2.04 update, we might get closer to an unlock
simkid5614 said:
now that the Source code is out for the 2.04 update, we might get closer to an unlock
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Not really.
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Bigandrewgold said:
Maybe if you have a supercomputer and a few years to crack whatever encryption they use on that file, it aint gonna happen.
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http://esec-lab.sogeti.com/post/HTC-unlock-internals
Interesting info...
badogg said:
http://esec-lab.sogeti.com/post/HTC-unlock-internals
Interesting info...
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Pretty much just supported what I said.
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Pretty much just supported what I said.
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I didn't discount what you said at all. So defensive...
I am very new to this, but my Droid DNA, that i just got, is giving me troubles with unlocking the bootloader. I am used to samsungs, and HTC's are confusing to me... I just rooted my uncles HTC One S, and that was pretty simple, but this is still mind boggling to me. If you know how to fix this, please PM me. I have tried the SuperCID app, and it doesnt change my MEID, and HTCDev wont work until I unlock the Verizon Bootloader. I've tried HTCDev, but i keep getting the error code 160, MID Not Allowed. Please help me. thank you for any advice you may have.
laramie14 said:
I am very new to this, but my Droid DNA, that i just got, is giving me troubles with unlocking the bootloader. I am used to samsungs, and HTC's are confusing to me... I just rooted my uncles HTC One S, and that was pretty simple, but this is still mind boggling to me. If you know how to fix this, please PM me. I have tried the SuperCID app, and it doesnt change my MEID, and HTCDev wont work until I unlock the Verizon Bootloader. I've tried HTCDev, but i keep getting the error code 160, MID Not Allowed. Please help me. thank you for any advice you may have.
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If you just bought the phone and it has the newest update, you can't unlock or root. There is no method for the new firmware.
smh... doesn't anybody read anymore? I thought it was normal to gather information before diving in to Unlock bootloaders... Guess not.
Sorry to be so harsh but there are a ton of threads here that would have let you know this is not possible
Well, i have been "doing my homework" on this, and i can assure you that i didnt just dive right in, i looked into it and have looked into every possible way to slove my matters, but as you can see, i havent and thats why i am here.
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I bought it about a month or two ago, and it asked me recently if i wanted to update, but i keep saying no and i finally just turned the notifications off for it
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laramie14 said:
Well, i have been "doing my homework" on this, and i can assure you that i didnt just dive right in, i looked into it and have looked into every possible way to slove my matters, but as you can see, i havent and thats why i am here.
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Look at your software version. If its 2.04/06 your fked
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Its a 2 06, is there a way to downgrade the system? Or even just run a cmd to bypass the verizin bootlock? Ive tried the SuperCID app for this, but it seems it doesnt keep the new MEDI. And i have no idea why?
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No. SuperCID broke with the 2.04 update. There is no way to downgrade. There is no current alternative.
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Its a 2 06, is there a way to downgrade the system? Or even just run a cmd to bypass the verizin bootlock? Ive tried the SuperCID app for this, but it seems it doesnt keep the new MEDI. And i have no idea why?
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No way to downgrade with stock HBOOT. No way to flash new HB00T.
/system is write protected n bounty thread is over $1000. Think of something clever? Its been tried.
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kaliblazin707 said:
No way to downgrade with stock HBOOT. No way to flash new HB00T.
/system is write protected n bounty thread is over $1000. Think of something clever? Its been tried.
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" Riff JTAG Box " can flash back to old bootloade hboot 1.33 , i have done it on dozens of updated Dna's
I ha e been trying to unlock my bootloader via HTC dev but every time I try it fails, does anyone know for sure if at&t put a lock on it and if so is there a way around it?
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Miles724 said:
I ha e been trying to unlock my bootloader via HTC dev but every time I try it fails, does anyone know for sure if at&t put a lock on it and if so is there a way around it?
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I don't think so. I just bootloader unlocked, soff'd, and twrp my friends brand new blue att htc one. still comes with old firmware and hoot
Need more details... at what point in the process is it "failing"?
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Miles724 said:
I ha e been trying to unlock my bootloader via HTC dev but every time I try it fails, does anyone know for sure if at&t put a lock on it and if so is there a way around it?
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You can also skip the htc process and just soff and use revone to unlock boot loader. head over to htc international and follow vomer's guide to soff if you have never done it. great guide. make sure your hboot is less than 1.54. its under the "one android development" may be a page back, but it is a wonderful guide.
Sweet thank you guys for all the help I've always had galaxy's and am so used to Odin hahah
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Need more details... at what point in the process is it "failing"?
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it is failing right at the end, it says invalid bootloader token/ token to short. i have tryed a few times and looked vomers thread and it was confusing me haha.
Miles724 said:
it is failing right at the end, it says invalid bootloader token/ token to short. i have tryed a few times and looked vomers thread and it was confusing me haha.
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I had that issue as well, when your copying the token ID you need to make sure you only highlight the characters exactly. I was highlighting just past the last character of the token, like an extra empty space and it gave me problems.
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FanDroid09 said:
I had that issue as well, when your copying the token ID you need to make sure you only highlight the characters exactly. I was highlighting just past the last character of the token, like an extra empty space and it gave me problems.
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designgears up here in slc helped me out and got me the .bin i needed! bootloader unlocked now!!! now for the decision of do i want to use twrp or good old cwm?!?!?!
Miles724 said:
designgears up here in slc helped me out and got me the .bin i needed! bootloader unlocked now!!! now for the decision of do i want to use twrp or good old cwm?!?!?!
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TWRP all the way in my opinion. I honestly just like it better in every way haha.
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I just bought one 4 days ago, and unlocked it through the HTCdev method. You sure you're doing everything correctly?
I'm considering doing The same,I'm currently still stock.I do recall reading somewhere that with the last firmware update a few months back, some sort of lock was applied?is anyone able to elaborate?
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Kurant1 said:
I just bought one 4 days ago, and unlocked it through the HTCdev method. You sure you're doing everything correctly?
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yes i was doing ti correctly, but i guess i had a space or something in the code. and designgears helped me get it worked out
rdub504 said:
I'm considering doing The same,I'm currently still stock.I do recall reading somewhere that with the last firmware update a few months back, some sort of lock was applied?is anyone able to elaborate?
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that is what i had thought, but i guess when i did it i had a extra space some where so i didnt work! but thanks to designgears i got mine unlocked!! but if you do it copy the code into notepad and make sure it is just code no extra crap