[Q] Install a custom rom with official HTC Bootloader Unlock - HTC Sensation

I have unlocked the bootloader of my HTC Sensation and I rooted it, aswell as installed ClockWork Recovery. I was wondering if it is possible to install a custom rom such as CM7 without having to use revolution s-off.
I tried to flash cm7 through clockwork but it sits at the HTC screen when i boot. Any ideas?

Did you wipe before flashing the new ROM?

me too...
Unlocked with official guide, flashed cm, wipe all and flashed custom rom.
Stuck on boot with every rom...don't know why.
The only way TO boot is TO restore my nandroid backup

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[Q] Can't boot on custom roms

Hey,
I recently unlocked my phone using HTCDev.com and rooted it.
At first I couldn't get CWM Recovery on it using ROMManager (even though Rommanager said it was installed it loaded to the default recovery) but I got it on there using adb.
Now when I try to flash any Rom it'll just get stuck on the white screen with green HTC text.
When I restore to my backup of the default rom it'll just boot as normal.
I have HBoot 2.00.0002 (Sense 3.0 update) S-ON (unlocked).
I tried flashing it using Rommanager, CWMRecovery, manually wiping the Cache, Data and Dalvik using CWM, I tried flashing in CWM and I tried both MIUI and Cyanogenmod.
Anyone knows what I'm doing wrong?
RichieHeijmans said:
Hey,
I recently unlocked my phone using HTCDev.com and rooted it.
At first I couldn't get CWM Recovery on it using ROMManager (even though Rommanager said it was installed it loaded to the default recovery) but I got it on there using adb.
Now when I try to flash any Rom it'll just get stuck on the white screen with green HTC text.
When I restore to my backup of the default rom it'll just boot as normal.
I have HBoot 2.00.0002 (Sense 3.0 update) S-ON (unlocked).
I tried flashing it using Rommanager, CWMRecovery, manually wiping the Cache, Data and Dalvik using CWM, I tried flashing in CWM and I tried both MIUI and Cyanogenmod.
Anyone knows what I'm doing wrong?
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Yes. Unlocking with htcdev leaves your device S-ON, and stops the rom installers from flashing boot.img. So you're left with custom rom, and stock 3.0 kernel. Might work with sense 3.0, but flash any 3.5 rom and you're stuck at boot.
You need to:
- open the custom rom and extract boot.img
- flash the custom rom by the usual way
- flash boot.img manually using fastboot (look for instructions here in xda)
- and....
- ...
- wait for it...
- ...
- search first before you start a new thread. This has been answered many times here in this sub-forum.
Cheers
Or at least look in the index (see the last link at end of my Sig) this is covered by one of the guides
Swyped from my Desire S using XDA Premium
Hi!
I just flashed CyanogenMod 7.1 ROM, and then flashed it's boot.img with "fastboot flash boot" and that worked well! But i did'n like that rom, so i restored Hyperion ROM in cwm recorvery and it did stuck on the htc -logo. I thought that may be the CyanogenMod boot images fault, and i flashed Hyperions boot image and then it booted normally!
So, until I get my phone S-Off(now unlocked via htcdev) do I need always flash a new boot image if I dont come from ROM wich have same kernel that the ROM what I'm flashing?
Sorry for my english!
TooByAas said:
Hi!
I just flashed CyanogenMod 7.1 ROM, and then flashed it's boot.img with "fastboot flash boot" and that worked well! But i did'n like that rom, so i restored Hyperion ROM in cwm recorvery and it did stuck on the htc -logo. I thought that may be the CyanogenMod boot images fault, and i flashed Hyperions boot image and then it booted normally!
So, until I get my phone S-Off(now unlocked via htcdev) do I need always flash a new boot image if I dont come from ROM wich have same kernel that the ROM what I'm flashing?
Sorry for my english!
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You have summed it up well. The answer is Yes till you get s-off.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

[Q] Stuck at boot loader, reboots to recovery

Hi all,
I'm trying to help a friend update his Sensation to bruce2728's CM10 beta. I started from scratch on an updated-to-4.0.3 device with this phone and have done a fair amount of research. So far, I have done the following:
1.) Unlocked my boot loader via HTCDev
2.) flashed a custom recovery via fastboot - it's CWM-based 6.0.0.0. I can boot into recovery and back up the ROM and restore it
3.) Rooted with the CWM-flashable SuperSU 0.9.6 and verified root.
4.) used the JuopunutBear method to enable S-OFF. This is verified by booting to the boot loader, it says S-OFF and hboot version 1.27.1111
5.) Flashed a custom ROM
And #4 is where I run into problem.s I started with the CM10 beta mentioned above. It seems to install OK, and then I install G-apps, wipe data/cache, and reboot. I get to an htc logo and then it goes black and boots into recovery automatically. Tried wiping /system along with another wipe of data/cache and same result.
Thinking I had a bad download, I re-downloaded. Same results
Well maybe his Sensation is screwy, I wonder, so I grab the official CM9.1 release. Exact same procedure, exact same results.
So now I'm wondering, what can I do? Right now it's back to running the stock but rooted ROM. So it's not the end of the world. Just trying to figure out what I did wrong or what I can do to fix it. Should I get the official 5.0.2.0 or touch 5.8.0.9? I see both of those on the ClockworkMod ROM manager website, and I own ROM Manager Premium, so I can do all that if need be. Thanks in advance.
You might want to try 4ext recovery it is probably the most used recovery for the sensation. Then wipe every thing except sd . Then flash the ROM then gapps. But make sure you have a working nandroid first.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda app-developers app
I do have a working Nandroid. I'll check into 4EXT, as well. Thanks for the assist.
Will you think less of me if I pay $2.82 for the automated installer? :lol:
No, I'm not going that route, just wondering.
edit 10:01pm Central - that did it. Booted into bruce2728's CM10 beta. Sweet!

Bootloop after restoring nand backup

Hi,
I rooted my device using the htcdev unlocker and I tried installing cyanogenmod with clockworkrecovery until I realised that it needed s-off. I restored back to a backup of stock android that I made.
I tried installing AndroidRevolution which I believed would work but it did not so I restored back to the backup but it is staying in a loop. It just displays the HTC logo forever.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868622 I used this to flash the android revolution boot.img
how can I get my original stock android back? my firmware version is 3.32.161.11
please help, I just want factory settings and everything to be normal again
FIXED!
Ah so happy.
I followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861 that tutorial to change my recovery to 4Ext, set up smartflash and get cyanogenmod9 running.
Woo!

[Q] Can't SIM unlock on CM9 & Can't boot into stock rom backup

I really need help with my HTC Sensation guys, here is where I am at;
I got a new phone and I wanted to give my HTC sensation to my dear old mum angel but she is on 02 (UK). So when I put her sim in it asks for the network unlock code, thats fine.
So I got the code online and put it in, says sucessful but then does nothing, which according to THIS THREAD is because I am running Cyanogenmod 9 which is a non Sense rom.
I booted into recovery (4EXT), Factory reset + Wipe Cache + dalvik, then restored my backup from before I installed Cyanogen (Stock ROM).
However, and this is where I run out of ideas, it just hangs on the "HTC Quietly brilliant" screen...
I read in THIS THREAD that it could be a kernel issue, so I also tried with the 3.32 kernel from THIS THREAD but no dice.
On a side note, I tried a few other roms, including the stock rom from step 2 in THIS THREAD, they all freeze up at the boot animation as well. The stock rom one makes a sound like it is trying to play the startup noise but then changes its mind.
So as a last resort I tried to find the RUU for my firmware and carrier which should be 3.32.771, but of course it doesn't exist. All I can find is 1.34.771 which would just throw an error...
Any help would be very much appreciated.
My phone details;
HTC Sensation
Bootloader UNLOCKED
S-ON
Recovery: 4EXT
Running: CM9
I also attached a fastboot getvar all output.
what recovery do you have?
use 4ext recovery(if you don't have it already) and enable smartflash from it before flashing any rom or restore any backup
rzr86 said:
what recovery do you have?
use 4ext recovery(if you don't have it already) and enable smartflash from it before flashing any rom or restore any backup
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+1 Internet's to you sir.
I wiped the cache, dalvik and data. Then turned smartflash on in ext4 tools before I restored the stock ROM and it works! It even unlocks and works with o2 now.
Thank you very much. :good:

Cyanogenmod 9 Bootloop - How to get out?

Hello Community,
last weekend I tried to install Cyanogenmod 9.1 on a HTC Sensation XE and I think I caused something like a soft-brick. Everytime I want to boot, Cyanogenmod gets stuck in the Boot animation. Unfortunately I installed the ROM without doing the S-Off. Maybe that's the reason for it. All tutorials I found for doing this need a running operating system, but I don't have one because cyanogenmod is stuck in the Boot animation. On top of that, I'm not entirely sure the root was succesfull. I installed Super User, but how can I check, whether the root was succesfull?
However, I don't know what to do next. I think I have to install any stock rom, which runs on the HTC Sensation XE and doesn't need the S-Off. Please give me some advice.
The device is unlocked and the CWM recovery version is 5.0.2.0
greets
Dr. Bob! said:
Hello Community,
last weekend I tried to install Cyanogenmod 9.1 on a HTC Sensation XE and I think I caused something like a soft-brick. Everytime I want to boot, Cyanogenmod gets stuck in the Boot animation. Unfortunately I installed the ROM without doing the S-Off. Maybe that's the reason for it. All tutorials I found for doing this need a running operating system, but I don't have one because cyanogenmod is stuck in the Boot animation. On top of that, I'm not entirely sure the root was succesfull. I installed Super User, but how can I check, whether the root was succesfull?
However, I don't know what to do next. I think I have to install any stock rom, which runs on the HTC Sensation XE and doesn't need the S-Off. Please give me some advice.
The device is unlocked and the CWM recovery version is 5.0.2.0
greets
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you need to flash the boot.img of the rom via fastboot command
the command is fastboot flash boot boot.img
or you can change your recovery to 4ext
it has a feature which is called smartflash
enable smartflash exactly before flashing the rom

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