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Bootloader Unlock Support from HTC DEV

Hey-
HTCDev just released a bootloader unlock tool expansion to the wildfire. Hopefully this will help some with rooting etc., and can only be a good thing.
Only good things can come from this!

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HTC Wildfire in supported list it is not Buzz
strongly not recommended download and flash bootloader.

Please get your information correct. Both the HTC Wildfire and HTC Wildfire S are listed.

I confirm that HTC Buzz is in list but i don't understand about the RUU before the first step...
Where i can find a RUU for the wildfire?
My Wildfire hasn't branded and they say:
BEFORE beginning the Unlock Bootloader process your product requires that you update the ROM to the version listed in the table below first, then download the RUU next to it to enable the unlocking capability.
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I'm confused... what link in the table i must grab?

the ruu list is at the bottom of the page but my problem is im on virgin mobile and there not listed in he carriers ruu not even t mobile not uk carriers are there either
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mmm found the problem there all us carriers in there so ont think they will work on my uk virgin wildfire

help..!!
I'm from INDIA dont know which carrier my htc wildfire has...so dont know which carrier to select to upgrade the RUU....which is th first step to unlock plzzz help..!!!

Yeah I have this problem too, Vodafone isn't on the list... what do I do?

htc wildfire
has anyone try to root the phone by follow the htcdev tools yet ?

I'm wondering if it can also unlock HBOOT 1.01.0002? Anyone has tried? I really want to root my brothers phone. If only it's as easy unlocking like the Desire S.

If you don't want to risk anything with going the HTC way, check my guide, all the files are provided. The guide also tells people how to root with the new HBOOT.
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usaff22 said:
If you don't want to risk anything with going the HTC way, check my guide, all the files are provided. The guide also tells people how to root with the new HBOOT.
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I actually downloaded it earlier. lol. Just that I can't try it now coz I don't have the Wildfire phone with me right now.

MarlX said:
I actually downloaded it earlier. lol. Just that I can't try it now coz I don't have the Wildfire phone with me right now.
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Would you mind uploading it somewhere so some more experienced users could take a look at it, from what I've read on the HTC dev site I think I'd rather use the revolutionary method still.
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BenNiB said:
Yeah I have this problem too, Vodafone isn't on the list... what do I do?
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I tried to follow the procedure skipping the preliminary step where they speak the RUU, but the command in step eight (flashboot oem ...) always error.

What do you mean? The file I downloaded? It's usaff27 tutorial and link is on his sig.
Scratch0805 said:
Would you mind uploading it somewhere so some more experienced users could take a look at it, from what I've read on the HTC dev site I think I'd rather use the revolutionary method still.
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Sent from my HTC Desire S

Oh..... I thought you meant you had the HTC unlock tool. My bad
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Scratch0805 said:
Oh..... I thought you meant you had the HTC unlock tool. My bad
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Oh. About that, it's actually on htcdev site. It's the device wildfire added on the list.
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I think that the RUU in HCTdev page are only for CDMA version. We must wait for the gsm version.

guys, for the unlocked Wildfire and some other carriers like Vodafone UK is up now. The unlocked version I think is HTC WWE.

BenNiB said:
Yeah I have this problem too, Vodafone isn't on the list... what do I do?
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use this one RUU_Buzz_HTC_WWE_1.14.405.2_R_Radio_13.45.55.24_3. 35.15.31_release_130814_signed.exe heres the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275680

I unlocked a Wildfire using these instruction. In order to root I think I have to flash a prerooted ROM with adb now right? How do I do that?

Eris gets official bootloader unlock support from HTC

See tweet here: https://twitter.com/#!/htcdev/status/169946512019816448 and official booloader unlock page here: http://htcdev.com/bootloader
The Eris can now have its bootloader officially unlocked. Mine already is, so I haven't tried this myself.

Wow... Talk about too little too late. ROFL
Sent from my Sabotaged Droid Incredible 2.

Interesting process to say the least. According to this:
http://htcdev.com/bootloader/preview_unlock_process
you register an "account" with them (email and password), send them your device ID, and they "give you instructions" and a passcode of some sort which is unique to your handset.
(A PC with working drivers and fastboot is required).
Also, from the link which doogald provided, note the asterisk after Droid Eris indicating that a "a bootloader upgrade is required".
Also note this interesting tidbit from the HTCdev FAQ (See the very last item):
[SIZE=+1]Why is my security still on (S-On) after I have unlocked my bootloader?[/SIZE]
Your device is shipped with Security on (S-ON) to protect your system software configuration (such as the bootloader, radio, boot, recovery, system and others). After you have unlocked the bootloader, however, you will have lifted the restrictions on boot, recovery and system. This means you can customize boot, recovery and system images on your phone as you desire. You can easily see that you have successfully unlocked the bootloader by looking at the top of the screen when entering the bootloader screen. Security is left on to protect things like the radio, and SIM lock.
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Well, I am going to register, and we'll see what we get...

It delivers an RUU with ROM version 2.41.605 - that's useful, as I believe that's one nobody has had before.
[edit] Scratch that - the RUU is 6.1 MB, so it must be just the bootloader and not the actual software
Also, the instructions for installing say that you must install HTC Sync first, and give an HTC web site that is supposed to have it - but they do not list the Eris in the models on the site.

doogald said:
It delivers an RUU with ROM version 2.41.605 - that's useful, as I believe that's one nobody has had before.
[edit] Scratch that - the RUU is 6.1 MB, so it must be just the bootloader and not the actual software
Also, the instructions for installing say that you must install HTC Sync first, and give an HTC web site that is supposed to have it - but they do not list the Eris in the models on the site.
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Perchance did you start the RUU and pull the "rom.zip" file out (of the temp folder)? We can probably find the bootloader version number easily from there.

What is the use? I don't see it....

That's what I was thinking. The super one click method for the Eris is the best rooting and s off method I have seen for any phone.
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bftb0 said:
Perchance did you start the RUU and pull the "rom.zip" file out (of the temp folder)? We can probably find the bootloader version number easily from there.
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No, let's take a look, though. Back in a bit.

Bootloader file name is hboot_7501a_1.51.0000_111229.nb0
So, I'm thinking that makes the bootloader version 1.51.0000?
I guess the next thing is to extract that and fastboot flash it, huh?

doogald said:
Bootloader file name is hboot_7501a_1.51.0000_111229.nb0
So, I'm thinking that makes the bootloader version 1.51.0000?
I guess the next thing is to extract that and fastboot flash it, huh?
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From the FAQ on the HTC site, it would appear that it is going to be a S-ON bootloader, so reversing that flash back to 1.49.20000 may be impossible.
I've got a spare eris with a wonky digitizer that I don't care what happens to it at this time.
But - as others mentioned - it does seem a bit academic at this point.
Can you post the rom.zip file? I'm betting it's small enough to be a post attachment.
bftb0

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But - as others mentioned - it does seem a bit academic at this point.
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Right. I'm not quite sure why they bothered - the current bootloader is rootable, doesn't block kernel flashes - what's the point of a new BL with S-ON? I was curious, though, to see what they were going to deliver. I'm going to keep stock on the phone to see if they ever deliver an OTA update, though.
Can you post the rom.zip file? I'm betting it's small enough to be a post attachment.
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It's attached.

What ota update is that? The one for the bootloader update?
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disconnecktie said:
What ota update is that? The one for the bootloader update?
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Right. When you run the RUU it goes through all of the steps and then fails at the end, with an error message that says that the current ROM is not supported (my phone had the latest March 2011 OTA installed), but that an update would be available soon that will be supported. It says that there will be a message on the phone, so I assume it's a new OTA.

Hey discon, I used that same app on my Wife's Eris and i didn't get s-off. I miss something? LMAO
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I could of swore that app gives s off..... Im probably wrong. I haven't turned that thing on since I got my dinc2. Sorry for any confusion. I know I've flashed different radios with that phone though.
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Man, turn me on to them...all I can find is two of them and would like more to test out on my Wife's Eris.....

I think radios from the hero work but you might wanna research first
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Thanks
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Ok I did some looking and the Eris did get s off and mine is s off. There is a specific h boot that has to be flashed but you have to have a specific version starting to do it. Plus flashing a bootloader is very risky and is the easiest way to brick your phone.
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[Guide] Downgrade all US Variants to s-off-able versions

DOES NOT WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL DEVICES THAT ARE ON HBOOT 1.54! DONT EVEN BOTHER TRYING. I WILL NOT SUPPORT YOU IF YOU'RE NOT SMART ENOUGH TO FOLLOW THIS GUIDE OR ARE USING AN INTERNATIONAL VERSION OF THE DEVICE
Hello, here is a very simple guide to be able to use revone or moonshine to s-off on the US variants of the HTC One
Make sure you have dev unlocked and you flashed a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP both work fine)
make sure you have also grabbed an appropriate RUU from androidfiles.org
AT&T - http://ruu.androidfiles.org/getdown....13_10.33.1150.01_release_318450_signed_2.exe
T-Mobile - Need RUU link - Working on getting it
Sprint - http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22979706399752930 <-- Extract zip and run RUU.exe
After that, you need to make sure adb works (if you can't figure out how to do any of this, I will not help you. If you can't find out basic things about Android, then you shouldn't have s-off)
So, as we all know, HTC has made it so with newer bootloaders, you cannot downgrade to older firmwares. Well, this is true except when the software version changes but the hboot version doesn't. So all we need to do is this:
Boot into recovery
echo 1.00.000.0 | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 bs=1 skip=160
adb reboot bootloader
start the RUU EXE, wait for progress bar to finish for extraction then it opens a new window with a checkbox, next, and cancel
after that, open windows explorer and goto %temp%
back out 1 directory then search for rom.zip
move that to desktop
then close the RUU
fastboot oem lock
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip PATH\TO\DESKTOP\rom.zip
it'll flash hboot then tell you to flush
just re-run the flash zip command (just press up and enter then it should flash again)

Will this return the phone stock
Will this return the phone to stock and therefore allow moonshine to run correctly? Currently I am running cm10 and therefore cannot get moonshine or revone to work.

Indirect said:
echo 1.00.00.0 | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 bs=1 skip=160
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That's some scary **** right there. But awesome find if it works.
Is 0p19 the hboot partition or does it just contain the hboot version? Or is it some other version number we are changing with this?
Why wouldn't this work with the international version? Can't you just flash the WWE RUU instead?
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ionstorm3 said:
Will this return the phone to stock and therefore allow moonshine to run correctly? Currently I am running cm10 and therefore cannot get moonshine or revone to work.
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Yes.
io53 said:
That's some scary **** right there. But awesome find if it works.
Is 0p19 the hboot partition or does it just contain the hboot version? Or is it some other version number we are changing with this?
Why wouldn't this work with the international version? Can't you just flash the WWE RUU instead?
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It is changing the main version and allows a downgrade but doesn't touch hboot pre-update version.
Sent from my hidden jewel

I don't think there is an ruu for tmobile lower than .11, would we be able to change CID in a similar way?
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io53 said:
Is 0p19 the hboot partition or does it just contain the hboot version? Or is it some other version number we are changing with this?
Why wouldn't this work with the international version? Can't you just flash the WWE RUU instead?
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hboot is p12. p19 is a "misc" partition where mainver is stored (I think).
As the OP states, this doesn't work if your hboot is 1.54, for reasons that don't need to be repeated again here.

Can you just use the At&t RUU if you're on T-Mobile, then updat radio after soff? Or is that crazy?
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You need supercid to run another variants ruu
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iElvis said:
hboot is p12. p19 is a "misc" partition where mainver is stored (I think).
As the OP states, this doesn't work if your hboot is 1.54, for reasons that don't need to be repeated again here.
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OP says that it does not work on INTERNATIONAL devices on 1.54.
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io53 said:
OP says that it does not work on INTERNATIONAL devices on 1.54.
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OP can clarify, but what I believe he means is the international carriers that have rolled out 4.2.2. If you took that OTA, you're stuck. No US carriers have rolled out 4.2.2, so no stock US devices have hboot 1.54, but there have been OTAs that blocked s-off.
But this method does not work on US devices that are rooted and upgraded to 1.54 either, because you cannot downgrade hboot without s-off.

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OP can clarify, but what I believe he means is the international carriers that have rolled out 4.2.2. If you took that OTA, you're stuck. No US carriers have rolled out 4.2.2, so no stock US devices have hboot 1.54, but there have been OTAs that blocked s-off.
But this method does not work on US devices that are rooted and upgraded to 1.54 either, because you cannot downgrade hboot without s-off.
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How this works is that due to the fact that radio / sbl doesn't protect the misc partition which contains version number for the rom / firmware but doesn't contain the hboot number. If it did, this would allow a full downgrade from anything.

Indirect said:
How this works is that due to the fact that radio / sbl doesn't protect the misc partition which contains version number for the rom / firmware but doesn't contain the hboot number. If it did, this would allow a full downgrade from anything.
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Nice find. But of course it will be patched shortly, I assume.

iElvis said:
Nice find. But of course it will be patched shortly, I assume.
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Nope. Won't be patched. System needs to be able to write to it when it has a new rom

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Nope. Won't be patched. System needs to be able to write to it when it has a new rom
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Aha, I didn't think of that. Of course, it's not a big vulnerability either, so HTC may not care anyway.

iElvis said:
Aha, I didn't think of that. Of course, it's not a big vulnerability either, so HTC may not care anyway.
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Nope. Just makes s-off easier when they don't bump up hboot version number.

ROM.ZIP access
Is there any other way to get the ROM.zip for the AT&T variant? I cannot get it using the process listed.

Sorry for the noob question.
I have a Wind-Mobility HTC One (that shares the same MID as T-Mobile but has a different CID), will this RUU method work? It does have a 1.44 hboot version and not a 1.54 hboot.

Does this not include verizon?
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RUU file faulty
Indirect said:
DOES NOT WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL DEVICES THAT ARE ON HBOOT 1.54! DONT EVEN BOTHER TRYING. I WILL NOT SUPPORT YOU IF YOU'RE NOT SMART ENOUGH TO FOLLOW THIS GUIDE OR ARE USING AN INTERNATIONAL VERSION OF THE DEVICE
Hello, here is a very simple guide to be able to use revone or moonshine to s-off on the US variants of the HTC One
Make sure you have dev unlocked and you flashed a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP both work fine)
make sure you have also grabbed an appropriate RUU from androidfiles.org
file=M7/RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_Cingular_US_1.26.502.12_Radio_4A.14.3250.13_10.33.1150.01_release_318450_signed_2.exe[/url]
start the RUU EXE, wait for progress bar to finish for extraction then it opens a new window with a checkbox, next, and cancel
after that, open windows explorer and goto %temp%
back out 1 directory then search for rom.zip
move that to desktop
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wrarvoz said:
Does this not include verizon?
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No, it does not. Verizon does not currently have an RUU to downgrade with nor a version number that works with any current exploit.

[VIDEOS] ULTIMATE Guides S-Off, Root, Recovery, Roms

I have run threads like this in the past for several other devices.
Here I will be covering all sorts of guides and how to's for the HTC One M9! These guides will all be in Video form. Expect S-Off, Root, Recovery, and Rom videos. Check back often for updates to this thread!
How To Root:
How To S-OFF
Unboxing and First Impressions:
Also be sure to subscribe to my youtube channel to be the first to see these videos when they come out! http://youtube.com/droidmodd3rx

Exactly what I was looking for. Will you be making a video on how to unlock the boot loader as well for the unlocked version???

Mine is already unlocked so no, but I'll link to one
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Waiting eagerly for S-Off. thanks in advance

sephstyler said:
Waiting eagerly for S-Off. thanks in advance
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S-OFF Guide added

change mid?
to get developer edition mid ...

Why would you wanna change mid?

Thanks!

acidspider said:
Why would you wanna change mid?
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i have cid and developer room, so to get updates like a developer edition

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i have cid and developer room, so to get updates like a developer edition
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@scotty1223 will post it here when it's ready .. patience

thx a lot
i will keep an eye on this post

I'm kinda annoyed, I have the M9 from t mobile and i can't even flash twrp without it being s-off, and this s-off requires me to be rooted.

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I'm kinda annoyed, I have the M9 from t mobile and i can't even flash twrp without it being s-off, and this s-off requires me to be rooted.
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trust me, you can.. you do anything wrong

Any chance of a video on how to return to stock in order to take a firmware upgrade? Thanks - Adam

Adam182 said:
Any chance of a video on how to return to stock in order to take a firmware upgrade? Thanks - Adam
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a video of a guy running 2 fastboot commands ? is that really necessary ?

clsA said:
a video of a guy running 2 fastboot commands ? is that really necessary ?
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theres a little more to it that just that - Adam

I will try to get it posted soon
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theres a little more to it that just that - Adam
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Humm yeah
How do I restore stock system so that I can accept an OTA?
Copy the system.emmc.win from your TWRP backup folder to the folder containing fastboot on your PC (or any folder, if fastboot is in your PATH). Make sure your Android SDK platform-tools are up to date!!
Reboot the device into Download mode (adb reboot download) and connect to PC.
Fastboot flash the backup file* (fastboot flash system system.emmc.win).
Fastboot flash stock recovery (fastboot flash recovery recovery_signed.img)
Reboot to system, install OTA.
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The S-OFF is permament right? If i'm making any updates to the ROM it won't change it to S-ON?

Yes, S-OFF is permament!

need RUU os-2.32 for m9 prime camera edition

Hello, i need RUU for my m9 pce with os-2.32

Hi buddy. Can't test if it's working but I found it here. Please double check !
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B1k9BTwXBmUHSUVwYjJQcEZrUmc&export=download
found here
(thank you google translate)
http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=717224&st=540#entry55666386

It's a "combined_signed" RUU. In other words: it's a custom RUU and not an official one. Therefore it can only get flashed on S-OFF devices.
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Flippy498 said:
It's a "combined_signed" RUU. In other words: it's a custom RUU and not an official one. Therefore it can only get flashed on S-OFF devices.
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Oh OK, thanks... Does it mean you're not getting any OTA after you flash it ?

No, you can receive OTAs just fine after flashing. The problem is you can't flash it with S-ON since the file is not signed by HTC. Your phone won't accept it. You need to set your phone S-OFF before you're able to flash that RUU.
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Thanks a lot for the clarification No problem actually, my phone is already S-OFF. The thing I'm wondering is, is this RUU going to flash fine on my HTC One S9 - exactly same hardware specs as the One M9 "Prime Camera Edition", but slightly different design (front face mostly). Model name is htc_himar2uhl, but MID is 2PRG20000 so I assume it should be compatible...
Hard to tell the hardware differences between HTC One M9s, One M9 prime camera edition, and One S9... What are you doing HTC ??!
http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-one-m9-prime-camera-edition-announced-691219/

I wouldn't try it. There is a chance of bricking the device unrecoverably. As far as I can tell from a quick Google Search the RUUs for your device contain the 2 from himar2 in their naming, as well, and that RUU you linked lacks the 2.
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Flippy498 said:
As far as I can tell from a quick Google Search the RUUs for your device contain the 2 from himar2 in their naming, as well, and that RUU you linked lacks the 2.
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Thanks for the advice, I'm going to follow it Have you found any RUU for the One S9 ?? I wasn't able to find any one on google... Would you point me to one of them if you found any online ?

nuts77 said:
Thanks for the advice, I'm going to follow it Have you found any RUU for the One S9 ?? I wasn't able to find any one on google... Would you point me to one of them if you found any online ?
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According to their naming these should be ones for your device. But please check whether the android.txt file contains your MID before you start flashing one of them. You should be able to extract it with the decryption tool I linked in the Readme thread.

Thank you so much ! Been looking for that ! Will check the MID and change it if necessary. Know how to extract zip for .exe file, thanks anyway

nuts77 said:
Thank you so much ! Been looking for that ! Will check the MID and change it if necessary. Know how to extract zip for .exe file, thanks anyway
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What I meant was that you should check whether the RUU is really compatible with your phone by looking at the MID in the *.txt file. You can brick your phone if you flash e.g. a GSM RUU on a CDMA device or vice versa. Only GSM versions of a device can get converted into a different GSM version. It's not safe to change the MID of CDMA versions.
If your phone was a M9 the 20000 in your MID would indicate that it's a CDMA device. (However, this may be different in the case of this phone. I can't tell you whether it is since I don't own it. I just wanted to warn you before it's too late.)

OK, got it. Will make all compatibility checks before I flash anything. Thanks again

for those looking, signed RUU for HIMAR device 2.32.401.1
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_BPVbgprz1uT2EwZFJtOElTb00

Sorry I'm a newbie at this, what and how will be the best way to execute this?

Maybe this ruu ?
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Hello, i need RUU for my m9 pce with os-2.32
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Hi,
I found this, maybe it can help :
h t t p s :// www . easy-firmware . com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=9201
Regards.