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[Q] Custom recovery

This is the 6th device I've "customised" but none of them has been as difficult as this. It's certainly put me off ever buying an HTC device.
Here is its status:
UNLOCKED
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT - 2.00.0002
RADIO - 3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-boot
I have permroot from adp (it doesn't go straight to the # prompt, I have to su)
I've installed 4EXT Recovery Classic but that just leads to the red triangle and the standard recovery.
Suggestions would be most welcome!

I'm sure you need to s-off your phone. Search the forums for tutorial..
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

@BritSwedeGuy
If unlocked by HTCdev you don't need s-off.
Try download the recovery image and flash it in fastboot.

foX2delta said:
@BritSwedeGuy
If unlocked by HTCdev you don't need s-off.
Try download the recovery image and flash it in fastboot.
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You can flash (by other Recovery) the custom ROMs based on stock kernel only.
Flashing other ROMs - white screen.
S-Off needed for FULL freedom.

Bootloader still locked.

Hi guys,
I have a problem i followed the guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
to S-Off my new HTC Sensation XE from O2 which was succseful and as per the guide i chose N to the option to install Clockwork recovery.
When i then followed the steps to install recovery after it just will not work have tried many different methods including ADB but it just fails to install
after some digging i have discovered that unusually when i loot the bootloader screen it does say that the device is S-off however the pink bar at the top that normally says unlocked is saying locked which is why i am guessing any installs keep failing.
Anyone know how to fix this please, thanks in advance.

You've not fully S-OFF'd it yet...run Revolutionary it again until it asks you to flash CWM. Say yes to it and then you're good to go

Thanks for the reply, i tried that but it now says my device is not supported in revolution

What HBOOT you on now?

EddyOS said:
What HBOOT you on now?
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The info from my HBOOT Screen
***LOCKED*** (in purple)
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.23.0000
RADIO-11.19.3504.29_2
OPENADSP-v01.6.0.2226.00.1227
eMMC-boot
Dec 26 2011,12:14:25

So you've flashed one of the new ICS RUUs?

EddyOS said:
So you've flashed one of the new ICS RUUs?
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I flashed the loader from this guide with the ultimate aim of installing this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14192842&postcount=4

Use the FW here to get a fastboot unlocked HBOOT:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
Then download the recovery you wish to use and flash it via fastboot
fastboot flash recovery <filename>.img

EddyOS said:
Use the FW here to get a fastboot unlocked HBOOT:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
Then download the recovery you wish to use and flash it via fastboot
fastboot flash recovery <filename>.img
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Hi thanks for the advice downloaded the zip and now have open loader many thanks

[Q] Htc Desire S stuck on boot logo

Hey!
I have European ds. I rooted it and S-Offed it. Then I installed ICS Miui.
Problem is that I tried to install ds RUU trough usb connection. Ruu installed correctly, but when I booted ds normally it was completely stuck on boot logo.
I have read a lot of similar threads, but non of them has helped.
My Hboot version is 0.98.0000.
Can anybode help me? You can ask for more information.

popcappi said:
Hey!
I have European ds. I rooted it and S-Offed it. Then I installed ICS Miui.
Problem is that I tried to install ds RUU trough usb connection. Ruu installed correctly, but when I booted ds normally it was completely stuck on boot logo.
I have read a lot of similar threads, but non of them has helped.
My Hboot version is 0.98.0000.
Can anybode help me? You can ask for more information.
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please write the contents of your current boot loader screen

Try to boot in recovery and flash an other rom or try to flash an another boot.img

ben_pyett said:
please write the contents of your current boot loader screen
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-Revolutionary-
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-6.98.1002
RADIO-38.03.02.15_M
eMMC-boot
HBOOT
<VOL UP> to previous item
<VOL DOWN> to next item
<POWER> to select item
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
I have rooted my ds with revolutionary and downgraded my hboot.
My Hboot seems to be 6.98.1002.
It might have came with the endymion rom, which did not work. (But still the phone worked.)
I forgot to say that I installed cwm recovery, but after I installed the RUU it did not work.

ben_pyett said:
please write the contents of your current boot loader screen
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d4k-pho3nix said:
Try to boot in recovery and flash an other rom or try to flash an another boot.img
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I have the stock HTC Recovery as the CWM recovery got off when I installe dthe RUU. So I cannot do that.
I dont know how to flash boot.img

popcappi said:
-Revolutionary-
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-6.98.1002
RADIO-38.03.02.15_M
eMMC-boot
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You're still using the HBOOT installed by AlphaRev. I may be wrong here, but there is a chance that the stock HTC ROM is incompatible with the HBOOT you currently have on your device. What RUU did you install?
You may need to go back to an original 0.98 HBOOT or install an engineering HBOOT for the stock ROM to work properly.

You're right, RUU is not compatible with 6.98.1002.
Load to bootloader, then connect your phone with USB and push any rom with ADB, then install it from recovery.

mizerok said:
You're right, RUU is not compatible with 6.98.1002.
Load to bootloader, then connect your phone with USB and push any rom with ADB, then install it from recovery.
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I cannot do that, my recovery is HTC stock as the cwm recovery got off when I installed the RUU

Have you tried booting into fastboot (Power + vol down) and flashing CWM or something using fastboot flash recovery recovery.img?
Then you should be able to use this tutorial to get back to stock.
That's what I did anyway. Hope it works for you.
EDIT: You can get the image here

No don't risk S-ON Head to this thread for help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488672

[q] help please, unlocked s-on stuck on boot

Hi everyone,
I have unlocked my Sensation XE (EU) using HTC dev my bootloader shows a pink ***UNLOCKED*** at the top. I have loaded Team Win Recovery using Sensation All in One Kit. Wiped the phone and tried loading a custom ROM but it gets stuck on the white HTC screen All my attempts at trying to gain s-off have failed. Is there a way to gain S-OFF without using the Sensation All in One Kit as i am getting device not found due to it not being in the os but bootloader. I can't seem to flash any ROMS using Team Win Recovery because of s-on?
When trying to flash RUU I am getting invalid image or some error about bootloader, think this is die to already being on hboot 1.29, I just need to figure out how to gain s-off and all my problem I think will be solved. My problem, I have root, s-on, Team Win Recovery with no bootable OS at the moment, cannot use 4ext as it does not load for some reason. but when flashing zips in Team Win Recovery I get stuck on HTC screen. It's like its failing to write to some partitions because of s-on?
*** UNLOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.29.0000
eMMC-boot
mar 2 2012, 18:14:34
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
DC

flash 4ext recovery and enable smartflash from it(because you are on S-ON)
then flash the rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861

rzr86 said:
flash 4ext recovery and enable smartflash from it(because you are on S-ON)
then flash the rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
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Thanks for that, managed to flash 4ext directly from recovery, all sorted now.

darrcauk said:
Thanks for that, managed to flash 4ext directly from recovery, all sorted now.
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i am glad mate

[Q] Stuck with installing custom rom

Hello,
I'm trying to root my HTC Sensation and install a custom ROM. I've read dozens of thread's and I followed them, as far as I can tell, how it supposed to.
Now I am at the point where I should install the new ROM from my SD card (phone is S-OFF using ControlBear.exe). But that isn't going so well. I can boot in hboot and select recovery, after that the phone reboots and nothing happens. When I regulary boot my phone it stay's in the HTC splash screen...
Is it possible that I removed everything on my phone and cannot recover anymore? And if so, how can I recover from my stupid mistake

iSenne said:
Hello,
I'm trying to root my HTC Sensation and install a custom ROM. I've read dozens of thread's and I followed them, as far as I can tell, how it supposed to.
Now I am at the point where I should install the new ROM from my SD card (phone is S-OFF using ControlBear.exe). But that isn't going so well. I can boot in hboot and select recovery, after that the phone reboots and nothing happens. When I regulary boot my phone it stay's in the HTC splash screen...
Is it possible that I removed everything on my phone and cannot recover anymore? And if so, how can I recover from my stupid mistake
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have you flashed the custom recovery?
also post your bootloader details

rzr86 said:
have you flashed the custom recovery?
also post your bootloader details
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Yes I did (as far as I can tell).
My Bootloader info:
Code:
-Firmware-3.32- (had 3.33, but tried 3.32 to be for sure)
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1100
RADIO-11.22.3504.07_M
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0131
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012.17:33:34

iSenne said:
Yes I did (as far as I can tell).
My Bootloader info:
Code:
-Firmware-3.32- (had 3.33, but tried 3.32 to be for sure)
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1100
RADIO-11.22.3504.07_M
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0131
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012.17:33:34
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hmm,
try to flash another recovery such as 4ext via fastboot command
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img