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[Q] Desire S rooted needs unrooting

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum, basically I bought my desire s a few weeks ago and managed to root it, then added a Rom. However I believe I need to put back a stock Rom as it needs returning owing to a faulty speaker where I can't hear it ring, the output is getting worse each day. So basically I need to know which Rom and how to do it. I have tried searching but come to a dead end, lots of help for the desire but not my desire s. Many thanks in advance.

I'm sure I saw a thread knocking about in this forum where someone described the process of returning the phone completely back to s-on stock state, but I can't seem to find it myself now either.
Iirc though, restoring back to a stock rom and kernel may be enough to override the hboot and make it s-on and without root. There's something somewhere about flashing a stock hboot I'm sure.
Sorry I can't be more help than that.
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You need to look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113820
This will over ride your alpharev hboot with an Eng S off hboot flash it via bootloader or Android flasher 1.8
Once you have done this you can flash an official ruu which remove your s-off and root status
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1113820
tnx very useful

craig1965 said:
You need to look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113820
This will over ride your alpharev hboot with an Eng S off hboot flash it via bootloader or Android flasher 1.8
Once you have done this you can flash an official ruu which remove your s-off and root status
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App
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When I try this method, bootloader says bypassed?
Any ideas.
chill...............

Ok this is how I did it I download this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15493125&postcount=1
On my lap top I extracted the zip file
Then put your phone in fastboot making sure it says fastboot usb then run Android flasher 1.8 chose hboot and browse for the .img file you extracted from the zip file earlier if all goes well you will be eng s- off then you can reflash an ruu
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You can also follow this if you find it easier
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1187231
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[Q] TMO US Sensation, HBOOT 1.20.0000, S-OFF, LOCKED bootloader

I ran the revolutionary utility to get S-OFF. According to my hboot screen, I now have S-OFF. Step 2 is to install recovery which is where I am stuck. When I plug my phone into my PC (phone in HTC Sync mode; not the hboot screen), I get "pyramid, with hboot 1.20 is not supported". Looking at my hboot screen, I see...
*** LOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.20.0000
RADIO-10.11.9007.15_M
eMMC-boot
Dec 15 2011, 21:14:10
At this stage, should I just follow the HTCDev process to unlock the bootloader? Not sure where to proceed.
Any attempts to flash a recovery using PG58IMG on the SD Card immediately generates "incorrect model id" error. After reviewing this post, I tried the Android Flasher utility, but it gives a no permission error.

you should be able to go back down to 1.17 eng boot with IMG.zip file, you are still s-off so should pass through

I tried the ENG hboot posted on this thread. I loaded the zip file onto the root of my SD card. Boot phone into hboot. Device starts to read the file and then reports: "model ID incorrect!".
Here is a pic of my hboot screen: h t t p : / / img542.imageshack.us/img542/4936/imag0197n.jpg
Since my hboot currently reads LOCKED, do you think i should unlock it from HTCDev? Then, in theory, i should be able to flash different hboot/recovery.

Fixed!! I installed the latest RUU for my carrier from this thread. The RUU restored my device, radio, hboot [1.17.0008], & recovery back to it's original state [S-On]. Device is now back to the way it was when i opened the box.
After that, I was able to re-run Revolutionary and this time it worked. I now have S-OFF, correct hboot, and rooted stock ROM.

wow my device become like your S-OFF, LOCKED bootloader..
will do your method this evening

hi, im really new to this, I'm getting the sensation t-mobile version, would getting my phone on s-off be gsm unlocking my phone?

lvalenzuela24 said:
hi, im really new to this, I'm getting the sensation t-mobile version, would getting my phone on s-off be gsm unlocking my phone?
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??? ??
What do you mean ? Sorry, can't make any sense....
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lvalenzuela24 said:
hi, im really new to this, I'm getting the sensation t-mobile version, would getting my phone on s-off be gsm unlocking my phone?
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no this does not carrier unlock the phone, it unlocks security to the phone for deving purposes/or installing custom recoverys,and Rom builds,
there is way to carrier unlock there is guide on how to do that but you do need to be rooted

hatetatellya said:
Fixed!! I installed the latest RUU for my carrier from this thread. The RUU restored my device, radio, hboot [1.17.0008], & recovery back to it's original state [S-On]. Device is now back to the way it was when i opened the box.
After that, I was able to re-run Revolutionary and this time it worked. I now have S-OFF, correct hboot, and rooted stock ROM.
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hey.is it possible to go back to s-on and hboot locked version after flashing the ruu file???
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namila007 said:
hey.is it possible to go back to s-on and hboot locked version after flashing the ruu file???
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That's what the ruu is supposed to do anyway
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dexter93 said:
That's what the ruu is supposed to do anyway
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ah.thank you.i dnt knw about it.coz i thought that it is necessary to unroot and locked tha hboot after install the ruu .
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Help!
Hi, I'm new here. I have a Sensation XE. I have the same problem described in this topic, but my rom won't start (It show HTC, then reboot). What can i do?
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I tried to start the RUU, but he says ERROR 130, Android Flasher is Stuck, What can i do? please help me!
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ADB doesn't found the device

Solved
I've found the RUU of my carrier, now I debrandized it with SuperCID and I installed a RUU ICS
Anyway the Bootloader still says ***LOCKED***, but it works

HBOOT modelId incorrect, the phone restarting with white screen
HI,
I did S-OFF using the revolutionary.io and when it asked for upgrade given Y, but it failed. But the S-OFF is done on my HTC sensation 4G. but when i copied the PM58IMG.zip and su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed on my SD card root. and starting in HBOOt first its asked for upgrade and pressed yes then it shown the below error
modelID incorrect.
from now on my HTC is not starting just the white screen with HTC then to HTC quitely brillient then repeating same. please help me how to solve this.
the HBOOT is now 1.27 before S-OFF its 1.18
thanking you inadvance

n00b question guys.
i just got a used Sensation. mine says ****LOCKED****
but next line says S-OFF.
does it mean my bootloader is unlocked?
i'm confused because i went to htc dev and got the unlock.bin file for my sensation. the problem is when i get to the final yes/no screen, i can only choose NO option. no matter how many times i press power button on yes, it won't work. only when i choose "no",it will reboot.

[Q] Back to stock for OTA updates with SuperCID ?

First thing's first - I'm definitely not a newb.
My phone (Sensation 4G on T-Mobile USA) is depended upon for work and person use. I've been playing with a lot of custom ROMs and each and every one of them has their own little quirks.
Because of this I have seriously considered going back to stock, but I want to be sure that I can receive OTA updates.
I realize that I can get everything back to stock via RUU, HOWEVER, with SuperCID in place, would I still be able to receive OTA updates? I've read that the RUU doesn't replace the SuperCID with the shipped value.
If not, how would I get the SuperCID back to the original value (which unfortunately I don't have - phone was bought used and already rooted) ?
Thanks so much!

You can get the OTA with superCID the RUU will unroot your phone and reinstall the stock recovery. You will need the stock recovery or you could Brock your phone
If you want to be on the safe side and rewrite your cid do the steps you did to get superCID but instead of 11111111 put T-MOB010 That should get you back on track
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda app

Sinistra425 said:
You can get the OTA with superCID the RUU will unroot your phone and reinstall the stock recovery. You will need the stock recovery or you could Brock your phone
If you want to be on the safe side and rewrite your cid do the steps you did to get superCID but instead of 11111111 put T-MOB010 That should get you back on track
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda app
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So, by flashing the RUU it won't replace the 4EXT recovery with the factory one?

JWhipple said:
So, by flashing the RUU it won't replace the 4EXT recovery with the factory one?
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Yes it will!

Yes it willow replace the 4EXT with the stock recovery I have recently have taken my sensation 4g back to stock with the ruin and it reinstalls everything from firmware to recovery
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JWhipple said:
So, by flashing the RUU it won't replace the 4EXT recovery with the factory one?
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The RUU will unroot your phone and reinstall the stock recovery

Sinistra425 said:
Yes it willow replace the 4EXT with the stock recovery I have recently have taken my sensation 4g back to stock with the ruin and it reinstalls everything from firmware to recovery
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda app
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What about the cid??
Sent from my Sensation XE

No cid will stay the same but that has nothing to do with how your phone runs that just allows you to install the ics custom rom because of the firmware updates needed to run them
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda app

Sinistra425 said:
No cid will stay the same but that has nothing to do with how your phone runs that just allows you to install the ics custom rom because of the firmware updates needed to run them
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I'm thinking if I need to use warranty?
Sent from my CM7 Sensation XE using xda premium

Can you claim warranty with superCID in placE?

SensationX1 said:
Can you claim warranty with superCID in placE?
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you could.. but since you can easily rewrite your cid, why worry?

after u flash stock rom
1. Super CID will remain
2. S-off still remain
I can download OTA from server but after download finish it will not install with the error about variant system (means we modified software).

anardjai said:
after u flash stock rom
1. Super CID will remain
2. S-off still remain
I can download OTA from server but after download finish it will not install with the error about variant system (means we modified software).
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Are you sure for this? From what I know IF you install stock ROM from RUU, it will automatically unroot the phone, get back to S-On and of course replace your bootloader with the original one. However to be honest I don't know what happens if you install stock from clockwork recovery - maybe that way the bootloader will not be replaced and you will still have S-Off and root.
TO JWhipple: The Super CID shouldn't matter for RUU. However you could always change it back to your phone/operator version before installing RUU.

@up: not in Sensation. After installing stock with RUU, S-OFF will remain still. To get S-ON back follow this guide. I'm sure, tested on my own Sensation

What would be the right order to go with:
Do you start with changing the SuperCID back to the original one forst or would you first have to go back to S-ON?

SIMPLY TELL ME ONE THING
that can we have official update after installing the latest ruu with s-on and unroot but with super cid?????
thanks
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installing stock ruu doesnt change the phone to s-on or unroot.......but see the guide to do s-on then u might get the official updates

The ruu simply changes your rom to stock unrooted, changes radio, recovery and hboot. It doesn't change stuff like cid and s-off. In theory you can get ota updates with supercid and s-off. The only thing required, would be the stock recovery
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hello how r u ?
seems u got allot exp. in this i try to get back to my stock ruu rom after installing ginger bread arhd and pg53img 3.12 it stops and say error 155 what should i do to get back to stock

dexter93 said:
The ruu simply changes your rom to stock unrooted, changes radio, recovery and hboot. It doesn't change stuff like cid and s-off. In theory you can get ota updates with supercid and s-off. The only thing required, would be the stock recovery
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Quick question, a few guides to going back to stock Sensation point or that you have to downgrade the firmware and radio. Is downgrading the radio (and firmware for that matter) necessary before flashing stock ROM with RUU? I did it with the last sensation before sending it in for warranty replacement, but only because the guide suggested it. But next time I wouldn't do it if I don't have to. Thanks ahead.

serega12 said:
Quick question, a few guides to going back to stock Sensation point or that you have to downgrade the firmware and radio. Is downgrading the radio (and firmware for that matter) necessary before flashing stock ROM with RUU? I did it with the last sensation before sending it in for warranty replacement, but only because the guide suggested it. But next time I wouldn't do it if I don't have to. Thanks ahead.
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No it is not necessary. It will be required only if your device is S-ON and RUU version is older. Just remeber that if your phone is S-OFF and you want to put it S-ON again, do that after you have flashed stock ROM.

stuck in boot loop

so i tried to flash [ROM][8 FEB]COREDROID SENSATION XE & 4G v4.0 [ICS][SENSE 3.6][FAST|SMOOTH]...i got stuck in bootloop someone told me i needed hboot 1.27.0000 so i loaded it up still stuck in boot loops do i deleted the file on the root of the sd card so i can load into recovery i try to restore my stock rom that i backed up before root still bootloop on htc screens....
my bootloader screen looks like this
***locked*** (am i unrooted now)
Pyramid pvt ship s-off rl
hboot 1.27.0000
radio-11.21.3504.13_1
openadsp-v02.6.0.2226.00.0104
emmc-boot
jan 13 2012, 17:33:34

jaysun3000 said:
so i tried to flash [ROM][8 FEB]COREDROID SENSATION XE & 4G v4.0 [ICS][SENSE 3.6][FAST|SMOOTH]...i got stuck in bootloop someone told me i needed hboot 1.27.0000 so i loaded it up still stuck in boot loops do i deleted the file on the root of the sd card so i can load into recovery i try to restore my stock rom that i backed up before root still bootloop on htc screens....
my bootloader screen looks like this
***locked*** (am i unrooted now)
Pyramid pvt ship s-off rl
hboot 1.27.0000
radio-11.21.3504.13_1
openadsp-v02.6.0.2226.00.0104
emmc-boot
jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
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ok so i when to hboot 1.17 (tmo) and then flashed my backup i made of my stock rom and now im back in...no more boot loops....but putting that 1.27.0000 hboot that had something to do with ICS i think made me loose root now the boot loader looks like this, btw i still have clockwork mod:
pyramid pvt eng s-off
hboot-1.7.2008 (pg5810000)
emmc-boot
may 13 2011, 21:04:03

was able to get root back had to try installing su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip 3 times 3rd time worked

help!
I have experienced the exact same situation except I have no opinion for back-up in my recovery, so I am just stuck with the boot-loop no matter what I do.
Should I try and root it again?

delete your firmawre from the sd card
on the 1.27 it says locked on the hboot but it doesn't .
try to flash 3.24 firmware i know it works perfect have not tried yet 3.30 ....
you should delete the fw after flashing from root sd card .......

Okay, I will try that. and yes, I know to delete off sd card after flash.

squasha said:
I have experienced the exact same situation except I have no opinion for back-up in my recovery, so I am just stuck with the boot-loop no matter what I do.
Should I try and root it again?
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Do you mean you don't have a custom recovery (clockwork or EXT4) installed?
If not you can also flash this either via bootloader in pg58img.zip format, or by installing from market if you achieve rom boot.
Sent from my Pyramid-T

Well it's weird, I had clockwork and 4ext at one point but now I have teamwin? I have no idea how this happened.
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So I tried flashing fw 3.24 on to my phone, it says it worked but it's still in boot loop. Then I tried flashing 3.30 and I am still in bootloop.
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stringer7 said:
Do you mean you don't have a custom recovery (clockwork or EXT4) installed?
If not you can also flash this either via bootloader in pg58img.zip format, or by installing from market if you achieve rom boot.
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I flashed ClockworkMod back on my phone, and tried to do a recovery of the last time I backed up before all this bootlooping occurred. But it's still bootlooping.
Sorry I am so impatient, I just haven't had a phone for two days now and I am anxious to fix this. I also don't have the money to replace this phone either.

What I ended up doing is loading a tmous ruu via bootloader and then flashing my stock backup I made before I rooted and the bootloops stopped. But like I said I had to reroot no issues till this day
If you are not supercid u must find your correct ruu...a list can be found under the friendly fireware thread in sensation general forums I believe
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

I am in deep trouble, my xe has been in boot loop for over a week, I think I may now own a brick...
a brick because I was too ignorant and did not fully (still don't) understand what I was doing. I successfully s-off'd the device and thought I was flying, I then tried to flash something (and for the life of me, I can't find the thread again to say exactly what I flashed) and then....bootlooping like mad.
tried hard reset, wipe dalvic cache, flashing another rom from the sd = epic fail.
Any ideas? someone said I need a revovery image??? but I nver had one, cant go back to a backup I dont have..
???

steve.bakos said:
I am in deep trouble, my xe has been in boot loop for over a week, I think I may now own a brick...
a brick because I was too ignorant and did not fully (still don't) understand what I was doing. I successfully s-off'd the device and thought I was flying, I then tried to flash something (and for the life of me, I can't find the thread again to say exactly what I flashed) and then....bootlooping like mad.
tried hard reset, wipe dalvic cache, flashing another rom from the sd = epic fail.
Any ideas? someone said I need a revovery image??? but I nver had one, cant go back to a backup I dont have..
???
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Always make a backup when you are flashing.
You could however try downloading one of Mike's (Android Revolution HD) firmware packages. I believe his 3.30 firmware package has custom unlocked HBOOT in it. Next unless you are SuperCID you'll need an RUU (rom) from HTC that supports your phone.
Put the firmware package on the root of your SD from you computer using a card reader. Flash the firmware. Power off and remove the firmware from SD card. Put the RUU on the SD card root.
See if you can boot into the recovery and flash this RUU. Best bet is something like ARHD, I've never had an issue with SuperCID and Mike's rom. Ideally if you get the phone functioning again. Think about SuperCIDing your phone. That way any rom that is supported by your firmware can get you out of trouble.
Another suggestion is that you've updated to rom that doesn't support your firmware. Try flashing to another firmware package, this may well fix your problem. Try one of the later ones (3.30) if that doesn't work. Track down a 3.12 which works with Gingerbread and ICS Roms.

jaysun3000 said:
What I ended up doing is loading a tmous ruu via bootloader and then flashing my stock backup I made before I rooted and the bootloops stopped. But like I said I had to reroot no issues till this day
If you are not supercid u must find your correct ruu...a list can be found under the friendly fireware thread in sensation general forums I believe
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Okay, I will try that but like I said before, I didn't backup my stock. But I will try loading a ruu.
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jaysun3000 said:
What I ended up doing is loading a tmous ruu via bootloader and then flashing my stock backup I made before I rooted and the bootloops stopped. But like I said I had to reroot no issues till this day
If you are not supercid u must find your correct ruu...a list can be found under the friendly fireware thread in sensation general forums I believe
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did you have to reroot to get it to work?
because I just installed the correct firmware and attempted to flash a new rom and I am stil in bootloop.

@squash @jaysun - I would move straight to running ruu, this will return you to stock and you can start again.
Just run the ruu from your PC with device attached via USB and in boot loader.
If you are superCID you can run any ruu.
If not, match to your original software, baseband, carrier (if branded) and device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
Sent from my Pyramid-T

stringer7 said:
@squash @jaysun - I would move straight to running ruu, this will return you to stock and you can start again.
Just run the ruu from your PC with device attached via USB and in boot loader.
If you are superCID you can run any ruu.
If not, match to your original software, baseband, carrier (if branded) and device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
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I hate asking such noob questions, but I can't seem to match one to my phone.
when in fastboot, my phone says:
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.110
RADIO-11.21.3504.13_2
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0104
eMMC-boot
any idea which of the 53 is the right one? haha.
by the way, thank you so much for helping me out. like I know I am most liekly a pain in the butt, but I am a thankful one!

No worries at all.
So, if you have Sensation xe you need an ruu with "le" in the filename. If it's European, similar - choose European. If your phone was carrier specific e.g. Vodafone IT, pick that one.
That should narrow it to a few candidates.
Now you have to match to your original software and radio version if possible, do you know that?
Sent from my Pyramid-T

stringer7 said:
No worries at all.
So, if you have Sensation xe you need an ruu with "le" in the filename. If it's European, similar - choose European. If your phone was carrier specific e.g. Vodafone IT, pick that one.
That should narrow it to a few candidates.
Now you have to match to your original software and radio version if possible, do you know that?
Sent from my Pyramid-T
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I have a T-mobile Sensation 4G, I don't know my original software and my radio version was the one I listed in the post above. (which I looked for but didn't see)
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stringer7 said:
No worries at all.
So, if you have Sensation xe you need an ruu with "le" in the filename. If it's European, similar - choose European. If your phone was carrier specific e.g. Vodafone IT, pick that one.
That should narrow it to a few candidates.
Now you have to match to your original software and radio version if possible, do you know that?
Sent from my Pyramid-T
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Using the process of elimination, I have come to the conclusion that
RUU_Pyramid_TMOUS_1.29.531.2_Radio_10.42.9007.00
is the right one for my phone. I hope this works!

OK good. Worst case is it doesn't work.
In my experience the difficult bit is getting it off filestube! Good luck.
Sent from my Pyramid-T

stringer7 said:
OK good. Worst case is it doesn't work.
In my experience the difficult bit is getting it off filestube! Good luck.
Sent from my Pyramid-T
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yeah I can tell! My solution was to search the file name and find another file sharing site that has it. I am downloading now. wish me luck!
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SUCCESS! Thank you all so much for your help. I have never been so excited to use my phone haha thank you thank you thank you!

Result!
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Flash ruu after htcdev.com

My problem is that I cannot relock my phone after unlocking from htcdev.com
So now my bootloader is
Unlocked and s-on
So question is that can I flash my ruu directly to get my phone like before
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

Provide some more info. About ur phone hboot? You can lock ur bootloader followvthe instructions which they already given.
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My hboot is 1.18 and I tried all ways to lock but all time it says
"Relocked
*security warning*
So can I flash ruu to get back to stock for ota
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

Yes you should be able to, just make sure it is the right one for your cid
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r u sure that i can flash the ruu to relock my phone successfull to get official updates from htc...or can i get official update with stock rom but "unlocked from htcdev.com"
with
"unlocked"
and s-on status in bootloader

The RUU won't run properly as with s-on you cannot flash radio.img or boot.img. This guide will help with either return to stock or root/s-off.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23222794
Sent from my Pyramid-T

thanks it worked for me to get s-off