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[Q] How do I get a stock ROM?

Hi All,
I'm about to root and flash a new ROM onto my HTC Sensation but before I do so, I want to have a backup of the stock ROM in case I need to take the phone in for a repair.
I'm looking for the Vodafone Australia HTC Sensation stock ROM but can't find it!
Does anyone have one which they could send me a link to?
Or, is there a way which I can make a backup of the stock ROM from my phone?
Thanks!
EDIT: just to clarify, I've tried searching for the RUU but there don't seem to be any for Vodafone AUS. So is there anyway to backup the stock? Thanks! (I'm not exactly a newbie at rooting/flashing, just never had to worry about backing up for warranty purposes before)

i was wondering the same thing! cant find the ruu! hope someone can guide us to restore without a RUU
or some method gets invented

HeyHeyAllan said:
Hi All,
I'm about to root and flash a new ROM onto my HTC Sensation but before I do so, I want to have a backup of the stock ROM in case I need to take the phone in for a repair.
I'm looking for the Vodafone Australia HTC Sensation stock ROM but can't find it!
Does anyone have one which they could send me a link to?
Or, is there a way which I can make a backup of the stock ROM from my phone?
Thanks!
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Im bad at posting links. Head over to sensation android development section. Find the roms collection thread and it should have plenty of choices stock and custom.

madigan311 said:
Im bad at posting links. Head over to sensation android development section. Find the roms collection thread and it should have plenty of choices stock and custom.
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none are for australian vodafone

http://ausdroid.net/2012/01/06/htc-salsa-chacha-desire-hd-sensation-from-vodafone-all-get-updated/ maybe?

HeyHeyAllan said:
Hi All,
I'm about to root and flash a new ROM onto my HTC Sensation but before I do so, I want to have a backup of the stock ROM in case I need to take the phone in for a repair.
I'm looking for the Vodafone Australia HTC Sensation stock ROM but can't find it!
Does anyone have one which they could send me a link to?
Or, is there a way which I can make a backup of the stock ROM from my phone?
Thanks!
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Not sure if it helps, there are many of RUU in shipped-roms.com, Sensation related ROMs are in http://www.shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Pyramid

@tingtan Thanks for the link. I'm not sure which one the Vodafone AUS one is. Is there anyway that you or someone else could match it for me? Here is a screenshot of the software info for my phone. Thanks!
http://i.imgur.com/e8bhc.jpg

hey did you find a way to do it?

People, before you flash a new rom you need to make a nandroid back up! In case you need to restore your phone for what ever reason.....
This is also done in clockworkmod recovery.....
Hit the backup/restore button and you are good to go.
If you look at the step by step install protocols in the tread of your choosen rom, one of the first steps is DO A NONDROIDBACKUP....
Goodluck!

dannylow79 said:
People, before you flash a new rom you need to make a nandroid back up! In case you need to restore your phone for what ever reason.....
This is also done in clockworkmod recovery.....
Hit the backup/restore button and you are good to go.
If you look at the step by step install protocols in the tread of your choosen rom, one of the first steps is DO A NONDROIDBACKUP....
Goodluck!
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Thanks for the tip! And I assume that if you need to take the phone back for some reason, just restore, unroot and S-on?

HeyHeyAllan said:
Thanks for the tip! And I assume that if you need to take the phone back for some reason, just restore, unroot and S-on?
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you cant S-on without a RUU though? thats what the guide says?

If you do restore,you are unrooted.... But be careful restoring s-on, its more riskie than requiring s-of! Read the threads regarding this proces and do what it says every step!

HeyHeyAllan said:
Thanks for the tip! And I assume that if you need to take the phone back for some reason, just restore, unroot and S-on?
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You'll need to have stock recovery and bootloader, which a nandroid backup doesn't save. And only an RUU, AFAIK will give you those.
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HeyHeyAllan said:
@tingtan Thanks for the link. I'm not sure which one the Vodafone AUS one is. Is there anyway that you or someone else could match it for me? Here is a screenshot of the software info for my phone. Thanks!
http://i.imgur.com/e8bhc.jpg
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Here is a link to an Australian Vodafone stock RUU, I note yours is a slightly newer version than this RUU, however I would expect this would be fine if you need to go back to stock.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/c13...00U_10.14.9035.01_M_release_220002_signed.exe (thanks to Football)
BTW you either need your stock RUU or you need to have backed up stock recovery and Hboot before rooting (via temp root) because these are overwritten in the revolutionary s-off and custom recovery installation process. A nandroid backup is important but it won't take you back to stock.
For a short time I've got the RUU in my dropbox, it might be a bit quicker and less ads! http://is.gd/Vaq45l
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EpicSauce said:
Here is a link to an Australian Vodafone stock RUU, I note yours is a slightly newer version than this RUU, however I would expect this would be fine if you need to go back to stock.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/c13...00U_10.14.9035.01_M_release_220002_signed.exe (thanks to Football)
BTW you either need your stock RUU or you need to have backed up stock recovery and Hboot before rooting (via temp root) because these are overwritten in the revolutionary s-off and custom recovery installation process. A nandroid backup is important but it won't take you back to stock.
For a short time I've got the RUU in my dropbox, it might be a bit quicker and less ads! http://db.tt/YJ9gNzna
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710a using XDA App
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Ah, the Almighty EpicSauce saves the day again.. You better thank this guy, he gave up a lot of blood, sweat and tears.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

EpicSauce said:
Here is a link to an Australian Vodafone stock RUU, I note yours is a slightly newer version than this RUU, however I would expect this would be fine if you need to go back to stock.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/c13...00U_10.14.9035.01_M_release_220002_signed.exe (thanks to Football)
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Does this ruu work the same for the sensation XE?
:S
Thanks a lot EpicSauce!!

astarman said:
Does this ruu work the same for the sensation XE?
:S
Thanks a lot EpicSauce!!
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It will work, but it won't be the same as stock e.g. No BeatsAudio or 1.5Ghz clock speed.
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Jikstah said:
It will work, but it won't be the same as stock e.g. No BeatsAudio or 1.5Ghz clock speed.
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do you have the XE ruu?
thanks!

EpicSauce said:
Here is a link to an Australian Vodafone stock RUU...
For a short time I've got the RUU in my dropbox, it might be a bit quicker and less ads! http://db.tt/YJ9gNzna
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THANK YOU. You are AMAZING! Going to have a lot of fun with Custom ROMS tonight!
Jikstah said:
Ah, the Almighty EpicSauce saves the day again.. You better thank this guy, he gave up a lot of blood, sweat and tears.
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Indeed!

astarman said:
do you have the XE ruu?
thanks!
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No I don't.. sorry! :l
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Please help - original rom

Hello,
i've put Virtuous S4X Build3 rom(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513055) on my htc sensation, yesterday the htc fell on the ground and now the screen is cracked. i went to the store where they told me that it could be fixed on warranty. but for this to happen i need to have my htc to run a stock rom again.
where can i find this rom?
Thanks in advance,
sorry if this is the wrong section to post this. my english isnt the best,

Check the RUU thread and ull see ur country there somewhere
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siegger1 said:
Hello,
i've put Virtuous S4X Build3 rom(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513055) on my htc sensation, yesterday the htc fell on the ground and now the screen is cracked. i went to the store where they told me that it could be fixed on warranty. but for this to happen i need to have my htc to run a stock rom again.
where can i find this rom?
Thanks in advance,
sorry if this is the wrong section to post this. my english isnt the best,
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Eventhough the screen is cracked, the phone is working fine right?
So, you should be able to go into the bootloader and put on the stock ruu.

wrong place where to ask man...there is a Q&A thread for something

download the RUU specific to your phone to windows and install via windows , should return your phone to stock. Plz ask this in relevant forum, this is not development dude
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how do i do this, i am not great with this stuff, can somebody help me?
do i need to put the s-off to s-onn again?
and where and how to flash back, i searched google and searched this site but only thing i can find is how to flash other custom roms on it...

use search please...here you can find the guide on how to turn s-on...juts run a RUU and wait

siegger1 said:
how do i do this, i am not great with this stuff, can somebody help me?
do i need to put the s-off to s-onn again?
and where and how to flash back, i searched google and searched this site but only thing i can find is how to flash other custom roms on it...
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There's a guide to running ruu and putting s-on in the development thread that will help.
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Stock Kernel

Hi there.
My Ds is unlocked with htcdev and has s-on...
I did a backup of my stockrom before I installed custom Roms... But: if I want get back to stock I need the original kernel for Ds... So I can flash it via fastboot, because of s-on...
Is there a way to get it anywhere?
Thanks
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What you need is an RUU. It really would help if you would take the pains of searching the forum for similar requests before starting nearly identical threads. Helps reduce clutter as well as overhead on the servers.
But here's a link to set you in the right direction: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547924

rizmdee said:
Hi there.
My Ds is unlocked with htcdev and has s-on...
I did a backup of my stockrom before I installed custom Roms... But: if I want get back to stock I need the original kernel for Ds... So I can flash it via fastboot, because of s-on...
Is there a way to get it anywhere?
Thanks
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i'm not really sure if you backed up your stock rom i supposed you backed up the stock kernel but how ever as i'm not to sure i would suggest flashing a stock RUU then restoring your rom

Hmm...sorry, I really used to search for it but there were thousands of crapresults... Or I am just too silly
So stock ruu flash?
Okay thanks
I see I better get s-off... Really annoying me to separate flash boot...
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rizmdee said:
Hmm...sorry, I really used to search for it but there were thousands of crapresults... Or I am just too silly
So stock ruu flash?
Okay thanks
I see I better get s-off... Really annoying me to separate flash boot...
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Take a look at the link I posted. More important is looking through the sticky threads at the top of forum (look through the DEVELOPMENT section)

Saipro said:
Take a look at the link I posted. More important is looking through the sticky threads at the top of forum (look through the DEVELOPMENT section)
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hmm... i ask myself: why i need an ruu, when i got a backup of my original system?
I tried to restore it and it works... but because of s-on, 4ext doesnt flash the original boot.img "i think"... becouse it doesnt do that with custom roms too....
am i wrong?

ahm... okay I think I've found something...
this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236890
includes kernel for hboot 2....
would it work if I flash it and run the recovery of my original system?
ain't it dangerous to just try it out?

rizmdee said:
ahm... okay I think I've found something...
this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236890
includes kernel for hboot 2....
would it work if I flash it and run the recovery of my original system?
ain't it dangerous to just try it out?
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Hi, Did that work? I am having a similar problem and I am looking for a safe solution

[Q] cm7 help

Thought I did pretty good for a noob and not asking a single question. Rooted my HTC Inspire 4g. All was good until I flashed cm7. Now the loading screen sticks on HTC then fades away, however I can still bring up the bootloader. is there a way to flash stock rom from here, or did I brick my phone?

No you did not brick phone just get pd98 rooted stock rom place in root of SD then power up with volume down and power button at same time into hboot it will see pd98 ask to install volume up for yes let it do its thing.
Or just go to recovery that same way and reflash cm7.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/39375693/PD98IMG.zip
Rooted Gingerbread rom do not rename just place in root of sd
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jtford said:
Thought I did pretty good for a noob and not asking a single question. Rooted my HTC Inspire 4g. All was good until I flashed cm7. Now the loading screen sticks on HTC then fades away, however I can still bring up the bootloader. is there a way to flash stock rom from here, or did I brick my phone?
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When u say u rooted your phone...are u sure of that? Make sure you are S-OFF, otherwise you won´t be able to flash a custom rom....
BTW, how did u root it?...

glevitan said:
When u say u rooted your phone...are u sure of that? Make sure you are S-OFF, otherwise you won´t be able to flash a custom rom....
BTW, how did u root it?...
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This is kinda late but oh well. Yes it is rooted, s-off, used aahk. When I first posted this I had no idea what I was doing. Since then, I'm working on learning development side of things and am helping out with a hardware fix on HTC Vivid CM10 jellybean rom on rootz. My Inspire 4g is still on cm7 and I use it as a back up when I'm working on my Vivid. Better late than never, but thanks for ya'lls help back when.
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[Q] How do I revert my Desire S back to stock.

Title says it all really. If you need anymore info from me please ask.
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DanIx91 said:
If you need anymore info from me please ask.
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Lol, dude, are you serious???
Please go to index and follow a guide that fits your needs

Did u back up ur stock rom? i am not sure buti think all you need to do is wipe both cache/dalvik then do a restore it from cwm.
but do some searching 1st, i have not tried that. i didnt back up my stock rom, but have to regrets(so far).

eyahl said:
Lol, dude, are you serious???
Please go to index and follow a guide that fits your needs
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As far as I can see I haven't found any guides that fit my needs so far. Hence I am posting here.
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rain987 said:
Did u back up ur stock rom? i am not sure buti think all you need to do is wipe both cache/dalvik then do a restore it from cwm.
but do some searching 1st, i have not tried that. i didnt back up my stock rom, but have to regrets(so far).
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Unfortunately when I was trying to change my rom I was too hasty and didn't back up the stock. Although I backed up my data ;/
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another funny user...
if you want us to try to help you, explain your condition. Like, S-OFF/S-ON, Hboot ?, Cid number? HTC Dev unlocked or not and maybe we can surely give you a link to a guide for your problem and some links for similar questions solved.
Maybe Xda should consider a sanction/warn etc for this kind of users that really don't search before opening a new threa.

haha, without the rom i dun think u can't flash it back. can't flash an empty folder hoping it turn into a stockrom.
try searching for a stock rom zip, sure there is one around here somewhere.
anyway why do u wan to restore it? the custom roms here are pretty nice.

Flashing a stock backup will not return you to S-ON. Nor will flashing a stock ROM have the same effect as returning to stock. You'll still be S-OFF/unlocked and probably rooted.
To return to stock you'll need a RUU. But like others have said, you'll need to provide more information before help can be provided.

uqadwe said:
another funny user...
if you want us to try to help you, explain your condition. Like, S-OFF/S-ON, Hboot ?, Cid number? HTC Dev unlocked or not and maybe we can surely give you a link to a guide for your problem and some links for similar questions solved.
Maybe Xda should consider a sanction/warn etc for this kind of users that really don't search before opening a new threa.
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Sorry for my incompetence. I'm S-ON and unlocked the boot with htcdev.com. what do you mean by cod number? Again sorry for being incompetent. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
The reason for me wanting to do this is because I would like to be able to get the ics update officially when it comes out with HTC sense cause I miss sense. Sad I know but this is what I'd like to do. I'm on orange and in the UK if that's more help.
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CID number, not cod number.
Try to find a Ruu on Football's thread in the Development section.
Did you tried the latest european version?

Hi, I think this guide could help you revert back to stock rom,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604255