Hello all,
I am having issues installing any ROM on my HTC One Max. I have unlocked it using HTCdev, installed CWM, SuperUser, but have not bee able to set S-OFF.
However, I have not been able to install any rooms using the tradition way of installing the zip via the recovery or using fastboot. Any ideas or help will be greatly appreciated.
What I did was rip the boot image from the Rom then install the Rom using clockwork then back into boot loader and flash the boot image using fastboot commands from pc then reboot into your Rom, from this i was able to s off !
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All you got to do it run firewater and boom.
As was in my case the HTC kernel stops fire water doing it's job so I installed custom Rom first and boom s off !
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thayl0 said:
All you got to do it run firewater and boom.
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Thanks for the infmration. I tried firewater and it did not work. I haven't used boom before. Could you point me to where I can get that?
marra2 said:
What I did was rip the boot image from the Rom then install the Rom using clockwork then back into boot loader and flash the boot image using fastboot commands from pc then reboot into your Rom, from this i was able to s off !
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marra2 Thank for the response. If I understood you correctly, I should remove the boot image from the rom zip before I flash and then boot into bootloader and flash the image image. Will this then set s-off? or do I need to do something else?
Kind of, flash Rom flash boot image reboot then use fire water to s off but try fire water before all this as I did but wouldn't work due to HTC kernel.once your s off you can flash away !
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have you tried flashing twrp recovery?
i have T6spr, haven't been able to get s-off either, but i've been able to flash any compatible rom, and make sure the rom you're trying to flash is compatible with your device. i've noticed that the htc one max has several different build tree's! ><
xFed said:
Thanks for the infmration. I tried firewater and it did not work. I haven't used boom before. Could you point me to where I can get that?
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Boom isn't a program. I say saying boom as in profit your soff.
mrkrowely said:
have you tried flashing twrp recovery?
i have T6spr, haven't been able to get s-off either, but i've been able to flash any compatible rom, and make sure the rom you're trying to flash is compatible with your device. i've noticed that the htc one max has several different build tree's! ><
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No I haven't tried TWRP recovery. I am still on CWM, I will try that and see if that allows me to flash roms even without s-off
thayl0 said:
Boom isn't a program. I say saying boom as in profit your soff.
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Ah...read it differently. Sorry for that.
xFed said:
Ah...read it differently. Sorry for that.
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Just curious if you were using firewater according to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632385 The reason I ask is that I was unable to get htcdev to unlock my phone (verizon) and rumrunner would not work. I was though able to use method 2 in the thread above to successfully work. I would also suggest that if you haven't read this http://androidrevolutions.com/neo/OneMaxStarter.docx I found it very helpful. I have now used firewater on two different One Max (international and Verizon phones) and feel fairly comfy that it will indeed work. FWIW.
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Just curious if you were using firewater according to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632385 The reason I ask is that I was unable to get htcdev to unlock my phone (verizon) and rumrunner would not work. I was though able to use method 2 in the thread above to successfully work. I would also suggest that if you haven't read this http://androidrevolutions.com/neo/OneMaxStarter.docx I found it very helpful. I have now used firewater on two different One Max (international and Verizon phones) and feel fairly comfy that it will indeed work. FWIW.
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I was able to S-OFF after flashing FlyKernel but still can't flash CM 11 using CRW or TWRP.
xFed said:
I was able to S-OFF after flashing FlyKernel but still can't flash CM 11 using CRW or TWRP.
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Are you using the right version of the recoveries?
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Are you using the right version of the recoveries?
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I was on CRW 6.0.5.0 touch but now trying TRWP 2.7.1.1 touch which is still not allowing me to install any roms. Are these not the right versions?
xFed said:
I was on CRW 6.0.5.0 touch but now trying TRWP 2.7.1.1 touch which is still not allowing me to install any roms. Are these not the right versions?
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They are correct. You are downloading the right recoveries and roms that matches your variant?
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They are correct. You are downloading the right recoveries and roms that matches your variant?
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Yes I am using the right versions for my devices HTC One Max Sprint
xFed said:
Yes I am using the right versions for my devices HTC One Max Sprint
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Do they not boot or do you get an error flashing?
Flyhalf205 said:
Do they not boot or do you get an error flashing?
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I get an error when flashing. It aborts. Either flashing using fastboot or via the recovery
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I get an error when flashing. It aborts. Either flashing using fastboot or via the recovery
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Can you share this error so we can help you.
Related
So... I really like TWRP but with it being closed down I figured eventually I'd have to switch to CWM so I may as well get adjusted to it now.
However, I'm unable to flash CWM on my Evo3D with hboot 1.5 using fastboot or through the bootloader. I can flash TWRP but flashing CWM just puts me in a bootloop... Anyone know how to fix this?
TWRP is closed down?
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I'm protesting flashing until CM9 drops for the Evo 3D!!!
well... Not closed down as much as team win has stopped support for it. Eventually I'm sure I'll get another device and then ill be forced to use CWM
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So... I really like TWRP but with it being closed down I figured eventually I'd have to switch to CWM so I may as well get adjusted to it now.
However, I'm unable to flash CWM on my Evo3D with hboot 1.5 using fastboot or through the bootloader. I can flash TWRP but flashing CWM just puts me in a bootloop... Anyone know how to fix this?
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There is a specific CWM Recovery you need to use for 1.5 HBOOT, Try flashing this , http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15385692/recovery.img
Let me know how that works out
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There is a specific CWM Recovery you need to use for 1.5 HBOOT, Try flashing this , http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15385692/recovery.img
Let me know how that works out
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That one worked! Thanks!!! Will this work with rom manager for doing backups and what not?
Is this one an official CWM recovery or a type of homebrew?
shalkith said:
That one worked! Thanks!!! Will this work with rom manager for doing backups and what not?
Is this one an official CWM recovery or a type of homebrew?
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I never use Rom Manager, I always do everything from the Recovery itself.
It's not a homebrew, It's an official CWM from Revolutionary! Enjoy!
It's the only one I'll use now. Twrp 2.0 never flashed correctly for me. It always locked out my WiFi and 3g.
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That one worked! Thanks!!! Will this work with rom manager for doing backups and what not?
Is this one an official CWM recovery or a type of homebrew?
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Based off what I've read... There is no way to flash a Rom from Rom manager. You have to go through recovery.
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Best thing would be to download the stock ruu with hboot 1.4 and go from there. thats what I did. rooting was painless,cwm works fine with it..
CWM is easy just gotta make sure you type in the CMD to flash right
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There is a specific CWM Recovery you need to use for 1.5 HBOOT, Try flashing this , http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15385692/recovery.img
Let me know how that works out
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Care to share again? File not found...
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Could you provide me with the link to ruu hboot 1.4? Please?? Thanks!
slosvt said:
Care to share again? File not found...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21709378&postcount=5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14693680&postcount=1
http://downloads.unrevoked.com/recoveries/cwm-4.0.1.4-shooter.img
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21737193
[GUIDE] HTC Unlock Hboot 1.50 + TWRP Recovery + Root + Flash!! [9.11.11]
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So I recently switched over to the Evo 4g LTE and I'm trying to get everything set up to flash ROMs and such.
I unlocked the bootloader, rooted, and installed TWRP 2.3. I tried to flash the latest Viper 4g ROM but it wouldn't go past the boot screen so I figured I must not have something set up correctly.
Still a little iffy on the S-Off, S-On and if that has anything to do with it. I have extensive experience with flashing on Samsung phones so the switch to HTC has me a little lost. Thanks for the help.
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So I recently switched over to the Evo 4g LTE and I'm trying to get everything set up to flash ROMs and such.
I unlocked the bootloader, rooted, and installed TWRP 2.3. I tried to flash the latest Viper 4g ROM but it wouldn't go past the boot screen so I figured I must not have something set up correctly.
Still a little iffy on the S-Off, S-On and if that has anything to do with it. I have extensive experience with flashing on Samsung phones so the switch to HTC has me a little lost. Thanks for the help.
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Are you s-off??
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Run this program
Venom IMG Flasher
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390288116658474895
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Run this program
Venom IMG Flasher
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390288116658474895
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OK, downloaded. How do I use it?
After you download the file you need to unzip it somewhere.
Click on the VenomKernelFlasher.exe file
Click start flash
bingo
budeone said:
After you download the file you need to unzip it somewhere.
Click on the VenomKernelFlasher.exe file
Click start flash
bingo
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So I would do this after I try flashing the ROM?
You can because you already have the rom installed.. It takes about 10 sec to work..
budeone said:
You can because you already have the rom installed.. It takes about 10 sec to work..
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Do I put the phone in fastboot first?
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Do I put the phone in fastboot first?
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Yea, put it into fastboot, ran the exe. Phone rebooted into another bootloop.
Go back into rocovery and wipe and reflash Rom.
Make sure this what your flashing
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390334956548391080
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budeone said:
Go back into rocovery and wipe and reflash Rom.
Make sure this what your flashing
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390334956548391080
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Thanks for the help, got it to boot!
Cool.. glad to hear
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What should I proceed to next? Im assuming I would need to install a recovery now? (clockwork, etc. If so, do you know of any guides, not sure if I would need to do something different because I've used moonshine instead of another method) I would just like to make sure that I am doing the correct thing to avoid the risk of bricking/damaging the phone, as the I've only done this once before with my thunderbolt a while back. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
Download recovery of choice then fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then make a backup and then go to town.
orangechoochoo said:
Download recovery of choice then fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then make a backup and then go to town.
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excellent, thanks!
Does anyone know if goo manager will work to install team win ?
Edit: works
Idk, just do it the normal way. It's easy.
barrackOBAMA said:
Does anyone know if goo manager will work to install team win ?
Edit: works
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Well, I was gonna say confirmed working, but I guess you beat me to it.
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lacrosse1991 said:
What should I proceed to next? Im assuming I would need to install a recovery now? (clockwork, etc. If so, do you know of any guides, not sure if I would need to do something different because I've used moonshine instead of another method) I would just like to make sure that I am doing the correct thing to avoid the risk of bricking/damaging the phone, as the I've only done this once before with my thunderbolt a while back. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
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after you get your recovery installed (cwm or twrp both are great) then flash some ROM's and Kernels and see whats good...
i just got S-OFF with RevOne and whats my next steps
I would flash a custom splash screen and an aosp based rom (I like PAC, personally). But to do the splash screen I think you need the ENG hboot.
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nativesmiley said:
i just got S-OFF with RevOne and whats my next steps
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Umm. Flash whatever you want lol. Start with a recovery...
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I've been trying to root my EVO 4G LTE using various guides from this board, and I'm not having a lot of luck. I have HBOOT 2.09 and it's S-ON. It seems like the easiest way to root the device is to go S-OFF, but then it appears that the device needs to be rooted to get S-OFF. So I'm a little confused at this point. I've unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP, but when I try to install the SuperSU root utility it gives me an error about mounting partitions and fails. My bootloader screen also displays "TAMPERED" which seems to be a problem but I'm not having a lot of luck finding a way to resolve it.
So... can anyone tell me what my next step is?
Thanks in advance.
Are you using Facepalm, Moonshine, or DirtyRacun? You haven't really provided enough details to help, at this point. What's your software version? I assume you're running the stock ROM?
I was running the stock ROM, I think it was 3.16. I tried using Facepalm but again it seems like it needs root to work which I haven't been able to achieve just yet. I tried installing the ROM from this thread through TWRP but it just hangs on the HTC screen so I'm not sure what's on there now. I can still get into the bootloader and recovery though.
You can't use Facepalm on 3.16 software. Use Moonshine.
Try flashing this stock rooted to get back to a working state: http://d-h.st/users/Captain_Throwback/?fld_id=10308#files
You may need to fastboot flash the boot.img to make sure it fully boots.
OK, I downloaded that ROM and extracted the boot.img. I booted the phone into the bootloader and ran "fastboot flash boot boot.img". It seems to have completed correctly, no errors at least, but now the phone just sits at the HTC screen with the red text at the bottom. Clearly I'm doing something wrong...
Did you flash the ROM too? Or did it reboot on you when you tried?
I just did the boot.img. Should I also do "fastboot flash zip 3.16.651.3_stock_rooted_odex_CPTB.zip"?
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I just did the boot.img. Should I also do "fastboot flash zip 3.16.651.3_stock_rooted_odex_CPTB.zip"?
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You have to flash the ROM in recovery.
Ok, so I went into recovery which is still TWRP, adb pushed that ROM to the phone then tried to install it. It gives a bunch of error messages about being unable to mount various items, says it's unable to find path for partition [name of the zip] and fails.
Thanks for your help and patience so far...
You do not extract the file, leave it as a zip and do not open it. Move it to your SD card while in fastboot (mount sd) and from there use twrp and select the correct zip to flash. But above all... DO NOT EXTRACT THE FILR
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roscoepcoltra said:
You do not extract the file, leave it as a zip and do not open it. Move it to your SD card while in fastboot (mount sd) and from there use twrp and select the correct zip to flash. But above all... DO NOT EXTRACT THE FILR
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He's S-on. He can't flash kernels from recovery with Hboot 2.09.
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Ok, so I went into recovery which is still TWRP, adb pushed that ROM to the phone then tried to install it. It gives a bunch of error messages about being unable to mount various items, says it's unable to find path for partition [name of the zip] and fails.
Thanks for your help and patience so far...
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I don't understand what you're doing here. Boot to recovery, mount storage, copy the ROM zip over, and then flash it.
Ok, so I mounted storage from recovery, or least I tried to, my PC said it needed to be formatted. So I did so, copied the file over and flashed it which completed successfully this time. My phone now boots properly, I'll give Moonshine a try now. Hopefully I won't need to bug you again, thanks for all the help.
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You can't use Facepalm on 3.16 software. Use Moonshine.
Try flashing this stock rooted to get back to a working state: http://d-h.st/users/Captain_Throwback/?fld_id=10308#files
You may need to fastboot flash the boot.img to make sure it fully boots.
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my friend wants to buy im rooted unlocked evo. it is on viper now can I flash this an it will be stock rooted ?
Tigerstown said:
my friend wants to buy im rooted unlocked evo. it is on viper now can I flash this an it will be stock rooted ?
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Yes.
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Yes.
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S-on Ok? Or do I need to moonshine first?
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S-on Ok? Or do I need to moonshine first?
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You need to use Flash Image GUI or fastboot flash the kernel.
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You need to use Flash Image GUI or fastboot flash the kernel.
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Ok I got that app I use that. An for my other one I'm selling is s-off so I can just flash this on that one..it's been fun on the Evo with the helpful fellow xda's on the jewel. But the wife's work now cover half your bill if you have verizon so we had no choice
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Yes.
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Omg I just moonshine(easy thing I ever did) this phone my wife didn't want s-off before. So now I'm s-off I will just flash thanks once again throwback. Hope there is someone in vzw htc one thread that breaks down firmware like you.
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I'm having a little trouble with Moonshine. It reboots the phone a couple of times, gets to step 3 then just keeps printing periods in the program window. I've been reading through the Moonshine thread and it seems other people have had the same problem, but I haven't seen a solid fix yet. Anyone know what I need to do or should I stick with the Moonshine thread?
quick instructions...
0. be dev unlocked (obviously) - thanks htc
1. twrp back up your system/data/boot (obviously) - thanks captain
2. in twrp, flash Bad Boys stock rooted rom here - thanks bad boyz
3. in the same twrp session, flash your stock 1.32.651.30 boot partition, or use this one here (unzip, and put the folder in your twrp backups folder)
4. reboot system and download sunshine s-off here - thanks jcase and beanups
5. after sunshine runs completely and system reboots, wait a minute, it will reboot again to finish, then POWER ITSELF OFF
6. reboot back to bootloader after the phone POWERS ITSELF OFF and see that you are s-off. now you can reboot recovery and wipe the stock rooted odex you are on and restore your current rom that you backed up in step 1
that is all.
edit: this guide assumes you have been unlocked, rooted, possibly running a custom rom already, and maybe don't have a stock backup. if you are bone stock: dev unlock, flash twrp, flash supersu, then sunshine s-off.
edit2: also, if you are on a custom rom that has the an untouched boot.img, you may be set to run sunshine already.
Thanks for this. Got a quick question. I'll be upgrading to the m9 soon, so I plan on getting s-off first thing.
Since the phone will be stock out of the box, could I just unlock bootloader, flash twrp, flash supersu to get root, and then do sunshine?
If not, then I'll follow your instructions. Just curious if it will work this way.
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Thanks for this. Got a quick question. I'll be upgrading to the m9 soon, so I plan on getting s-off first thing.
Since the phone will be stock out of the box, could I just unlock bootloader, flash twrp, flash supersu to get root, and then do sunshine?
If not, then I'll follow your instructions. Just curious if it will work this way.
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yes, this is actually preferred as sunshine likes to be as close to stock as possible. This is how I did it, but I restored my stock backup, flashed supersu, then ran sunshine
I can take it out of the box now, wooohoo
Cool.
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solver404 said:
quick instructions...
3. in the same twrp session, flash your stock 1.32.651.30 boot partition, or use this one here (unzip, and put the folder in your twrp backups folder)
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I put that folder in my backup folder then tried to restore it. Failed. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong
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Yep, it's $25 for Sunshine.
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yes, this is actually preferred as sunshine likes to be as close to stock as possible. This is how I did it, but I restored my stock backup, flashed supersu, then ran sunshine
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most definitely, I basically tested this method and threw this together for people that don't have stock backup anymore.
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I put that folder in my backup folder then tried to restore it. Failed. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong
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make sure you are using 7zip and pull the last level folder out of the first folder that gets unzipped. I just re-tested the download and it flashes.
mine s-offed on the Viperone rom with out a hiccup.
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mine s-offed on the Viperone rom with out a hiccup.
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Same here!
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mine s-offed on the Viperone rom with out a hiccup.
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OMJ has added insecure boot to rom for control when using adb for theming, etc. Hence the need to flash stock boot to run sunshine.
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OMJ has added insecure boot to rom for control when using adb for theming, etc. Hence the need to flash stock boot to run sunshine.
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thanks for the info.
done & done - hello s-off
thanks
I got a error, sunshine couldn't clear enough memory,please uninstall and reboot twice. But somehow it still worked. Yay! S-off!
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Will the sunshine still work if I had taken the OTA?
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Will the sunshine still work if I had taken the OTA?
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yessir
So you have to flash bad boyz rom? In order to s off? I'm already unlocked and rooted on stock.
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So you have to flash bad boyz rom? In order to s off? I'm already unlocked and rooted on stock.
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no, you are in the right state to run s-off
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I got a error, sunshine couldn't clear enough memory,please uninstall and reboot twice. But somehow it still worked. Yay! S-off!
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mine did that too, whatever- it worked.
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mine did that too, whatever- it worked.
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Because someone didn't wait for SunShine to work its magic before rebooting to check bootloader.