Root S-off??

[KILLO74WATT]

if i have s-off does that mean i have htc one s or htc one v? or do i still have htc one sv? kinda a stupid question i guess

 

[Hadron]

S-Off means that your NAND flash security flag is set off. Nothing to do with the phone model.

Unless you are rooted or plan to make other software mods this makes no difference. If your bootloader is unlocked it means you have more freedom to change things than an S-On handset would have. And if the ROM is rooted you can modify or uninstall system apps more easily than an S-On handset would let you.

 

[KILLO74WATT]

S-Off means that your NAND flash security flag is set off. Nothing to do with the phone model.

Unless you are rooted or plan to make other software mods this makes no difference. If your bootloader is unlocked it means you have more freedom to change things than an S-On handset would have. And if the ROM is rooted you can modify or uninstall system apps more easily than an S-On handset would let you.

K2_CL pvt ship s-off rl
cid-11111111
hboot-2.21
radio-1.12.50
openDSP-v10.2.0268
os-
twrp 2.7
stock rooted

 

[Hadron]

Was it S-Off when you bought it? Usually you need to do something to S-Off the phone, which means that people who are S-Off usually know what it means, but if it's second-hand that may have been done by someone else (a few ship S-Off, but I don't think that's the case here as someone has used S-Off to modify the CID of the handset).

So for you this means you can fastboot flash partitions that you couldn't otherwise do (so e.g. do firmware updates without having to flash a full RUU), can change customer ID/remove "unlocked" flags (as has been done here: you have the "Super CID" set, which lets you flash RUUs not originally intended for your phone's customer ID), and use a root explorer or Titanium Backup to remove system apps while running Android (rather than just from recovery). These are all useful capabilities, but if misused can cause problems. So just make sure you know what you are doing before doing any of these things, and if unsure don't do it - which is a rule you should apply to any modification, whether you are S-On or S-Off.

And if all of that is gibberish, don't worry: if you don't want to do any of these things, just don't do them and it won't matter whether you are S-On or S-Off.

 

[ModdingMyMind]

I'm actually curious as to who the original owner was of that device lol. Changing the CID is pointless for the K2_CL variant. Myself and Russelvone tested this idea months ago and learned it was simply futile (a waste of time).

Please take close care of your device if it came to you as S-Off and you are not familiar with the concept. Your phone is basically opened up for some serious modification possibilities. Tread lightly until you get a better understanding. Please keep a backup on the side for safe keeping. Both, on your sdcard and on your computer, and if you can upload it to a cloud network I recommend that also.

 

[KILLO74WATT]

I'm actually curious as to who the original owner was of that device lol. Changing the CID is pointless for the K2_CL variant. Myself and Russelvone tested this idea months ago and learned it was simply futile (a waste of time).

Please take close care of your device if it came to you as S-Off and you are not familiar with the concept. Your phone is basically opened up for some serious modification possibilities. Tread lightly until you get a better understanding. Please keep a backup on the side for safe keeping. Both, on your sdcard and on your computer, and if you can upload it to a cloud network I recommend that also.

im the only owner. i was just curious. i changed the cid, but after digging around i figured out its really not worth doing all these changes to it. i cant even get mods to work on it. ive tried several different ones and they all soft brick my device.

 

[KILLO74WATT]

Was it S-Off when you bought it? Usually you need to do something to S-Off the phone, which means that people who are S-Off usually know what it means, but if it's second-hand that may have been done by someone else (a few ship S-Off, but I don't think that's the case here as someone has used S-Off to modify the CID of the handset).

So for you this means you can fastboot flash partitions that you couldn't otherwise do (so e.g. do firmware updates without having to flash a full RUU), can change customer ID/remove "unlocked" flags (as has been done here: you have the "Super CID" set, which lets you flash RUUs not originally intended for your phone's customer ID), and use a root explorer or Titanium Backup to remove system apps while running Android (rather than just from recovery). These are all useful capabilities, but if misused can cause problems. So just make sure you know what you are doing before doing any of these things, and if unsure don't do it - which is a rule you should apply to any modification, whether you are S-On or S-Off.

And if all of that is gibberish, don't worry: if you don't want to do any of these things, just don't do them and it won't matter whether you are S-On or S-Off.

no i changed the s-off and cid. i m the only owner of the device.