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Root Help Rooting my M8

As I suspected.

Verizon went to HTC when HTCdev.com started and said, it's simple - if you want us to sell your phones, you will not support unlocking the bootloader.

HTCdev.com has determined that you have a Verizon phone (CID = carrier identification) and won't give you the code no matter what you try.

All is not lost - you may be able to go directly to s-off using Sunshine, something that most of us highly recommend anyway. Plus, it's really your only shot.

http://theroot.ninja/

Depending on whether you're running 4.4.4 you may need to get tricky and try weaksauce with sunshine.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792487

Please check out our sunshine thread here for tips on that as well.

No worries if you want to ask again in the sunshine thread - I'm not on Verizon but I've read a lot of folks there have been successful and may have tips for you. Posting there might get you their attention.

http://androidforums.com/threads/new-s-off-method-released-sunshine.854630/

And - I just noticed that you're ahead of me lol.

I'm going to move this thread to the M8 root forum for you anyway. :)
 
Thanks for the help. I got it rooted. The main thing I wanted it for is so tasker can control my gps and nfc . I have some learning to do I would like te turn it into a Google play edition.
 
Thanks for the help. I got it rooted. The main thing I wanted it for is so tasker can control my gps and nfc . I have some learning to do I would like te turn it into a Google play edition.
I didn't know you could do that? I like since too much! I only rooted my phone so I can use my ps3 controller on on it...
 
Thanks for the help. I got it rooted. The main thing I wanted it for is so tasker can control my gps and nfc . I have some learning to do I would like te turn it into a Google play edition.
You're going to need S-off if you want to go the full GPE conversion route, not a process to be undertaken without reading up first. Suggest just trying a GPE style Rom first like Sky Dragon - doesn't need the firmware flashing which you can't do anyway unless you're s-off
 
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