[Guide] Root (Optionally s-off) and Keep your radio working - Now Easier 5/11/2016

[jcase]

1) Unlock your phone with htcdev.com or s-off it with sunshine http://theroot.ninja (using built in temproot)
2) flash latest twrp from http://twrp.me
3) Using adb, in twrp run - adb shell "echo KEEPFORCEENCRYPT=true>>/data/.supersu"
4) flash latest supersu from http://xdaforums.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133

Old guide removed as its no longer needed

 

[Tomsgt]

How to Unlock your HTC 10 Bootloader with HTCdev.com Video
https://youtu.be/gdYTeZ2pOUk

How to Root the HTC 10 and Install TWRP Recovery
https://youtu.be/btdllA1vlqI

How to S off the HTC 10 with SunShine App
https://youtu.be/mo6S9lLluJw

Big thanks to Jcase for the nice guide
See more Videos on the HTC 10 HERE

 

[Lastwurdz]

Saved for video that i am working on to show case these steps

thats what im waiting for!! :good:

 

[TRLOS]

Hey all
Ran into a bit of a problem. I followed another sites instructions on rooting the HTC10 which basically said : Unlock Bootloader > Flash TWRP > Install SuperSU > Reboot phone.

What it didn't include was backing up the System Image.

Now, the phone will not recognize my SIM card at all.

Does anyone have a system image backup I can use to get the SIM working again ?
CID: VODAP021

 

[basteagow]

Hey all
Ran into a bit of a problem. I followed another sites instructions on rooting the HTC10 which basically said : Unlock Bootloader > Flash TWRP > Install SuperSU > Reboot phone.

What it didn't include was backing up the System Image.

Now, the phone will not recognize my SIM card at all.

Does anyone have a system image backup I can use to get the SIM working again ?
CID: VODAP021

This may help: http://xdaforums.com/htc-10/how-to/stock-stock-collection-recovery-ruu-ota-t3359297

 

[TRLOS]

This may help: http://xdaforums.com/htc-10/how-to/stock-stock-collection-recovery-ruu-ota-t3359297

I've already checked that thread (actually, was the first place I checked)
Couldn't see a CID for VODAP021
Is there another Backup image I can use that would be compatible ?

 

[jollywhitefoot]

I've already checked that thread (actually, was the first place I checked)
Couldn't see a CID for VODAP021
Is there another Backup image I can use that would be compatible ?

You try formatting data? Obviously back everything up to external SD or computer beforehand.

 

[TRLOS]

You try formatting data? Obviously back everything up to external SD or computer beforehand.

That was a oversight on my behalf. Besides, never needed to do anything like that on the M8, so it didn't really cross my mind at the time.
Anyway, its been done. Any way to recovery it now ?
Maybe with a stock ROM ?

 

[jollywhitefoot]

[*]7) Reboot twrp with "adb reboot recovery"

Thanks for this guide and your teams' fast support of the 10. It's really appreciated. I got S-Off without issue.

One note about the guide, reboot to recovery does not currently work. It will only reboot to download, bootloader or system and attempting to reboot to recovery will reboot to system instead. @Captain_Throwback indicated this is a known issue with the current build of TWRP.

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That was a oversight on my behalf. Besides, never needed to do anything like that on the M8, so it didn't really cross my mind at the time.
Anyway, its been done. Any way to recovery it now ?
Maybe with a stock ROM ?

You can't even boot now?

 

[Ndaoud360]

Jut an FYI on VZW 10, you need to check oem unlock in developer options to unlock bootloader BUT it's not there. I assume Verizon hid it.

 

[exocetdj]

@jcase many thanks for this man! Now I have an idea of what to do next week.

Will donate in the form of buying sunshine again for sure. :good:

 

[SacredDeviL666]

thanks @jcase for the tutorial

 

[TRLOS]

Thanks for this guide and your teams' fast support of the 10. It's really appreciated. I got S-Off without issue.

One note about the guide, reboot to recovery does not currently work. It will only reboot to download, bootloader or system and attempting to reboot to recovery will reboot to system instead. @Captain_Throwback indicated this is a known issue with the current build of TWRP.

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You can't even boot now?

After some tinkering around and with everyone's help on this site, I found a stock twrp backup which got the SIM working again.

 

[kyledowling]

That was a oversight on my behalf. Besides, never needed to do anything like that on the M8, so it didn't really cross my mind at the time.
Anyway, its been done. Any way to recovery it now ?
Maybe with a stock ROM ?

Have you tried re-locking the bootloader and using HTC's RUU for your device? Screwed up my previous phones and restored them using RUU. It will delete ALL data including TWRP though

 

[XClemX]

Anyone got help with command promts etc, step by step for terminal with a Mac? With regards to HTC Dev part?

Clearly i'm not that super on it, but follow guides pretty well and have been able to do the HTC M7 but forgotten all the terminal parts..

 

[jcase]

Thanks for this guide and your teams' fast support of the 10. It's really appreciated. I got S-Off without issue.

One note about the guide, reboot to recovery does not currently work. It will only reboot to download, bootloader or system and attempting to reboot to recovery will reboot to system instead. @Captain_Throwback indicated this is a known issue with the current build of TWRP.

Thanks, fixed

Jut an FYI on VZW 10, you need to check oem unlock in developer options to unlock bootloader BUT it's not there. I assume Verizon hid it.

Enabling this would not enable unlocking the bootloader, even if you could reach it in the UI.

Verizon users need to just wait a bit for a pure SunShine solution

 

[Lastwurdz]

i have the U.S. version O.S. 1.21.617.3...i havent seen anyone with the same version post anything about being successfully able to root and S-off the device. which i am very anxious to do. has this been done yet??

 

[jollywhitefoot]

i have the U.S. version O.S. 1.21.617.3...i havent seen anyone with the same version post anything about being successfully able to root and S-off the device. which i am very anxious to do. has this been done yet??

I have that one. Not a problem. Just follow the guide. Make sure to use the uhl version of twrp not the wl version.

 

[Lastwurdz]

I have that one. Not a problem. Just follow the guide. Make sure to use the uhl version of twrp not the wl version.

okay thanks, i was told to use the wl version even though it wasnt really tested out yet. i'm going to give it a try and hopefully have no issues.

thanks again

 

[jollywhitefoot]

okay thanks, i was told to use the wl version even though it wasnt really tested out yet. i'm going to give it a try and hopefully have no issues.

thanks again

It's been tested out...by me...and external SD will not mount in twrp. So you won't be able to make a backup. Uhl works perfectly. Captain throwback even said in the thread that he didn't need to make the wl version. He thought the uhl version wouldn't even boot...but I confirmed that it would.