Hi All
Let me start by saying what a wicked forum, I love it!!
Hopefully I wont get shot for this.
I have tried the search function and read a number of posts, but it has just confused me.
I have an unbranded HTC Sensation 2.3.3 s-off and rooted.
I want to update it to 2.3.4, I have had the OTA notification and the install failed.
My question is, do I have to install a custom ROM, or is there away to install the OTA update. I know I will probably lose root.
Thank you
Kam
You must be on stock ROM and stock recovery. Not sure if root matters
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I've got CWM how do I get back to stock recovery? I've got stock rom.
KamSandhu44 said:
I've got CWM how do I get back to stock recovery? I've got stock rom.
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You can always get the Ruu.exe and extract the recovery image and make a flashable zip. There are numerous threads about it.
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Most of the users find it difficult to get the right Rom to upgrade from stock 2.2.1 to 2.3.4 .
Some of the rooted users find it difficult to accept the fact that they will lose root privilage after the upgrade.
This post provides you all the detailed information regarding the Stock 2.3.4 update.
There are two versions listed here, one for the unrooted & other for the rooted.
This post is made in simple language so that anyone can understand.
Before you begin, make sure that fast boot is turned off.
Official Upgrade to stock 2.3.4 Rom (Unrooted)
Always remember that this is the official update from the T-Mobile SD Card, so even if you are rooted or Unrooted, you will lose your root privilege.
A Big Thanks to Gr33nF0x for his great work.
Procedure
1. Download the official 2.3.4 rom here.
2. Place it on the root of your sd card.
3. Switch On your phone while holding the Power button & the down volume button.
4. The bootloader menu will update your phone (do according to the instructions).
Now reboot & enjoy your update......
Rooted Version of stock 2.3.4 Rom
This Rom is for the rooted user, who wish to enjoy the new T-Mobile 2.3.4 update without losing their root privilege.
You should have a Permanent rooted device (with S-OFF), Latest Rom Manager & ClockworkMod Recovery Installed.
Also I recommend you to update your BusyBox.
Procedure
1. Download the rooted 2.3.4 stock Rom here.
2. Do a Nandroid backup.
3. Make a Full Wipe (data, cache & dalvik).
4. Reboot to Recovery & Flash the Rom.
Now reboot & enjoy your update......
How to Flash GB Radio to fix any GPS issue
1. Download the latest GB radio for the HTC Glacier (12.62.60.27_26.13.04.19).
2. Make sure the filename is PD15IMG.zip exactly or it will not work and copy it to the root of the SD Card.
3. Now reboot into bootloader
4. The bootloader will scan for the radio update. Once it finds the update, select Yes.
5. Allow the bootloader to finish flashing the updated radio, and reboot the device.
Some of the users reported bugs in the GPS, so if you are having this issue try the rooted 2.3.3 Rom. It's bug free. You can download it here.
This is a preview of the official Rom......Have a look at it......
thanks for this man, it always took me a while to find the right files
Good work.. Thanks..this is the real deal.. the other one (the first posted official update) was missing the system widgets. I don't think everyone noticed it.
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Can I rename it and flash from SD like the update I have s - off because I was root on 2. 2 so I updated store but kept soff can I just rename. The rooted version. And let SD hoot so it
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Anyone
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dbm0361 said:
Can I rename it and flash from SD like the update I have s - off because I was root on 2. 2 so I updated store but kept soff can I just rename. The rooted version. And let SD hoot so it
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You can't rename and boot it in your bootloader like the official update.
This rom is designed to flash only through recovery.
The stock rom is modified, rooted & busybox is also added.
So try to flash through recovery only.......don't try to do the bootloader method.
In terms of upgrading using the unrooted method and the official 2.3.4 rom (1st method), will all apps and settings be preserved? Or will it be a fresh install?
netter123 said:
In terms of upgrading using the unrooted method and the official 2.3.4 rom (1st method), will all apps and settings be preserved? Or will it be a fresh install?
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The first method is a fresh installation, just same as that you do in a T-mobile store.
The Rom itself is copied from the T-Mobile Sd Card.
So, you will lose all the data in your phone memory, the sd card will be unaffected.
febycv said:
You can't rename and boot it in your bootloader like the official update.
This rom is designed to flash only through recovery.
The stock rom is modified, rooted & busybox is also added.
So try to flash through recovery only.......don't try to do the bootloader method.
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But if Rom manager don't work how can I I. Was rooted before update
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So have you updated to stock 2.3.4 from T-Mobile store...????
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febycv said:
So have you updated to stock 2.3.4 from T-Mobile store...????
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Yes before that I was rooted
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So if you want to enjoy root privilege, you should downgrade from 2.3.4 to stock 2.2.1 and then do a permroot.
Just follow this steps for an error free downgrade.
1. Download the stock 2.2.1 rom here.
2. Rename it to PD15IMG.zip
2. Place it on the root of your sd card.
3. Remove the battery and Switch On your phone while holding the Power button & the down volume button.
4. The hboot menu will update your phone (do according to the hboot instructions).
The original bootloader is 0.86.0000
Now reboot & enjoy your update......This is the original T-mobile 2.2.1 version....so no worries.....
After that you need to root your device and install ClockworkMod Recovery. Follow this post.
When you are permrooted, you can install rooted 2.3.4 Rom using Recovery.
Cool Ty so the rooted version is same as the one from t-mobile update just rooted
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Bro worked great I did not even have to downgrade
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Bro worked great I did not even have to downgrade
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Great......am happy for you........
So how did you do it without downgrading.....????
I downloaded the rooted one and the 2. 2. Went to hboot and some how it poped up cwm was not even installed I just choose the rooted one reboot and bam did not loose no apps or data
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i tryied to downgrade but says the version is too older please reboot, i am on version 2.3.4 official i want to install 2.3.4 cyanogen or a custum rom but i cant because i lose the root an the mytouch is s=On im going crazyyyy
My s was off because was rooted before I went in store and them update it but s-off stayed for me nice part was I did not have to downgrade
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I just rooted my phone Stock 2.3.4 (GB) by downgrading using the Permanent S-OFF (gfree). I loaded the Stock Rooted posted here, everything works but the GPS. The GPS icon is not showing eventhough I have it clicked on. When using navigation it just said "Searching for GPS" and will not lock to any GPS signal. Anyone having the same issue?
I tried a different ROM Virtous Unity and the GPS is working fine, then switched back to Rooted Stock 2.3.4 same issue.
The GPS issue....
Some of the users reported bugs in the rooted stock Rom......
So if you are experiencing this problem try reflashing. If this didn't work out well for you, Try this alternative.
Download the rooted 2.3.3 Rom. It's bug free. You can download it here.
If you are experiencing any bugs in the listed Roms, please report.....
i have rooted my phone and installed various roms via rom manager but am now using the stock xe room from my backup.
I want to be able to get the ota update but will i still get it while my phone is rooted etc?
my device says ***locked*** and 's' off
does this matter?
is there anyway to completley wipe the device and start all over again so it would be as if when i first got it so as to enable the new update.
thanks for the help.
hpsauce37 said:
i have rooted my phone and installed various roms via rom manager but am now using the stock xe room from my backup.
I want to be able to get the ota update but will i still get it while my phone is rooted etc?
my device says ***locked*** and 's' off
does this matter?
is there anyway to completley wipe the device and start all over again so it would be as if when i first got it so as to enable the new update.
thanks for the help.
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Install the latest RUU for your device then you will be back to stock.
S-off will remain but this doesn't matter as it will not prevent you from recieving stock ota updates.
Thanks for the reply,
It now seems that somehow I have installed another Rom that I had previously downloaded from Rom manager and when I now try to find my back up of my original sensation xe UK sim free back up I can't find it anywhere.
Can anyone post me a link to the original xe firmware that I can download and then install from recovery and then I can get the offical ics update.
Thanks.
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Does anyone know if flashing the stock recovery here will work to get OTA updates with the ICS leak? or do I need to get the recovery image that was packaged with the leak? I would really like to put the stock recovery image back on my phone so I can get the OTA updates.
Just reflash ics and don't flash cwm or superuser and you will be stock and should get ota's.
That is if I am understanding your question and issue
That is correct, but I would like to keep it rooted and put the stock recovery back on.
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If you stay rooted you won't get ota's
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I tried flashing stock recovery after installing ICS leak and I got an error in Odin and fail. On reboot I got the connect to keis screen (forget the exact wording) I ended up flashing k0nanes stock. tar to get back up and running. For some reason it didn't like the solo stock recovery flash, but it flashed stock recovery with k0nanes .tar
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Hawkeye9723 said:
Does anyone know if flashing the stock recovery here will work to get OTA updates with the ICS leak? or do I need to get the recovery image that was packaged with the leak? I would really like to put the stock recovery image back on my phone so I can get the OTA updates.
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This leak isn't official. There may be problems with an update if you do get one OTA. Be careful!! Personally I will wait for an update to come out, flash stock and grab it. I wouldn't do it with CWM or even rooted though being rooted didn't matter for 2.3.6.
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I am tempted to go back to a regular sense 2.1 stock rooted ROM and attempt the upgrade even though I know I might not be able to root again for a while. I rooted through revolutionary. What is the worst, likely thing that could happen? Will I boot back up to all of my data on the stock Thunderbolt ICS?
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arizonaomnia said:
I am tempted to go back to a regular sense 2.1 stock rooted ROM and attempt the upgrade even though I know I might not be able to root again for a while. I rooted through revolutionary. What is the worst, likely thing that could happen? Will I boot back up to all of my data on the stock Thunderbolt ICS?
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You have to fully unroot to take the ota.
arizonaomnia said:
I am tempted to go back to a regular sense 2.1 stock rooted ROM and attempt the upgrade even though I know I might not be able to root again for a while. I rooted through revolutionary. What is the worst, likely thing that could happen? Will I boot back up to all of my data on the stock Thunderbolt ICS?
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You, of course, need to fully unroot before you flash back to the stock ROM and take the OTA. If you do not fully unroot, taking the OTA will brick you since it contains a new encrypted hboot. I would just wait for the rooted version of the OTA to be released, which should be posted within the next few days.
It would suck to unroot and take the OTA and then have to wait however long before you can root again.
However, if you're talking about flashing an old stock ROM backup that you may have made a long time ago, it wont have any complications. You will be able to receive the OTA then, but do not install it without fully unrooting first.
Buy fully on rooting, does that include the option to on route that is found in the Super SU settings?
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arizonaomnia said:
Buy fully on rooting, does that include the option to on route that is found in the Super SU settings?
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I wouldn't trust it.
Just download the files and go through command prompt to unroot. Not sure if it can be done with trter10s tool or not. I rooted mine with the same method and when I ran trter10s tool and hooked up my phone, it basically was saying it was interrupted. So I had to unroot the old manual way through command prompt.
If you can use his tool though, by all means, use it. It will definitely save you time.
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Buy fully on rooting, does that include the option to on route that is found in the Super SU settings?
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No, that only removes superuser. Fully unrooting means flashing everything back to stock (aka tbolt tool)
Hboot has to be stock as well.
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Bummer. Thought about how I could do this without redoing the setup and all that.
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disconnecktie said:
Hboot has to be stock as well.
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Nope. I am running Revolutionary Hboot 6.04.1002 and I flashed the stock 2.3 rom and just finished setting up and installing apps after the 4.0.4 ota update.
johndddd said:
Nope. I am running Revolutionary Hboot 6.04.1002 and I flashed the stock 2.3 rom and just finished setting up and installing apps after the 4.0.4 ota update.
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We are talking about taking the new ICS OTA and the consequences of installing that OTA with your current hboot.
Don't try it.
RBarnett09 said:
We are talking about taking the new ICS OTA and the consequences of installing that OTA with your current hboot.
Don't try it.
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Isn't that what he was talking about? Sounds like he was rooted with s-off, flashed a stock rooted rom and then updated via the OTA. Sounds like he didn't apply the stock locked bootloader and the OTA applied just fine. Wouldn't the OTA just overwrite the bootloader with the new locked one?
Looks like the only problem you'd have doing it that way is waiting for a new root method.
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johndddd said:
Nope. I am running Revolutionary Hboot 6.04.1002 and I flashed the stock 2.3 rom and just finished setting up and installing apps after the 4.0.4 ota update.
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What version is your bootloader now?
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Nate14 said:
Isn't that what he was talking about? Sounds like he was rooted with s-off, flashed a stock rooted rom and then updated via the OTA. Sounds like he didn't apply the stock locked bootloader and the OTA applied just fine. Wouldn't the OTA just overwrite the bootloader with the new locked one?
Looks like the only problem you'd have doing it that way is waiting for a new root method.
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What version is your bootloader now?
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Possibly. I figured you'd probably have to return the bootloader to stock before taking the OTA to prevent a brick.
If you can work around it that way, that is definitely a good thing to know.
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I was previously on the most up-to-date version of gingerbread, and used HTC Thunderbolt tool v1.0.1 to S-off/root the device.
I flashed stock recovery 2.11.605.9 to the device. I downloaded the following RUU_Mecha_GINGERBREAD_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.11.605.9_Radio_0.01.78.0916w_3_NV_8K_1.41_9K_1.64_release_226879_signed, pulled the rom.zip from it, and renamed it to PG05IMG.zip to flash it to the device. The device then updated itself to the most up-to-date gingerbread version. I then performed the update for ICS, it installed itself just fine, and the device booted up into ICS. I checked the bootloader, it says that I am S-off Hboot-6.04.1002, and Radio-2.02.00.1117r.
After restarting the device, I started HTC Thunderbolt tool v1.0.1. It asked if I wanted to install SU, I said yes, and it proceeded through it. Once the program finished its installation, I had the SU app in the app drawer, and downloaded ROM Manager so that I could install the recovery, it asked for SU permission to install it. I then restarted just fine into recovery to double check that it was there.
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I was previously on the most up-to-date version of gingerbread, and used HTC Thunderbolt tool v1.0.1 to S-off/root the device.
I flashed stock recovery 2.11.605.9 to the device. I downloaded the following RUU_Mecha_GINGERBREAD_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.11.605.9_Radio_0.01.78.0916w_3_NV_8K_1.41_9K_1.64_release_226879_signed, pulled the rom.zip from it, and renamed it to PG05IMG.zip to flash it to the device. The device then updated itself to the most up-to-date gingerbread version. I then performed the update for ICS, it installed itself just fine, and the device booted up into ICS. I checked the bootloader, it says that I am S-off Hboot-6.04.1002, and Radio-2.02.00.1117r.
After restarting the device, I started HTC Thunderbolt tool v1.0.1. It asked if I wanted to install SU, I said yes, and it proceeded through it. Once the program finished its installation, I had the SU app in the app drawer, and downloaded ROM Manager so that I could install the recovery, it asked for SU permission to install it. I then restarted just fine into recovery to double check that it was there.
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So you pulled the OTA and it flashed fine with the Revolutionary Hboot and stock recovery? I have stock .19 recovery and the same hboot as you have there, running rooted stock, and the OTA failed for me. It tried to run and then failed about 1/3 of the way through.
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So you pulled the OTA and it flashed fine with the Revolutionary Hboot and stock recovery? I have stock .19 recovery and the same hboot as you have there, running rooted stock, and the OTA failed for me. It tried to run and then failed about 1/3 of the way through.
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I plan on testing this some time in the next hour - I'm currently downloading the RUU. If I get to it tonight I'll update with the results.
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I was previously on the most up-to-date version of gingerbread, and used HTC Thunderbolt tool v1.0.1 to S-off/root the device.
I flashed stock recovery 2.11.605.9 to the device. I downloaded the following RUU_Mecha_GINGERBREAD_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.11.605.9_Radio_0.01.78.0916w_3_NV_8K_1.41_9K_1.64_release_226879_signed, pulled the rom.zip from it, and renamed it to PG05IMG.zip to flash it to the device. The device then updated itself to the most up-to-date gingerbread version. I then performed the update for ICS, it installed itself just fine, and the device booted up into ICS. I checked the bootloader, it says that I am S-off Hboot-6.04.1002, and Radio-2.02.00.1117r.
After restarting the device, I started HTC Thunderbolt tool v1.0.1. It asked if I wanted to install SU, I said yes, and it proceeded through it. Once the program finished its installation, I had the SU app in the app drawer, and downloaded ROM Manager so that I could install the recovery, it asked for SU permission to install it. I then restarted just fine into recovery to double check that it was there.
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That's great. I'm about to try myself, will report back if it works for me as well. Thanks!
Backing up current ROM now.. have the RUU on SD ready to flash.. Looks like RUU in trter10's sig has stock recovery in it, so going to try flashing RUU with 4ext and nusensex currently installed.
backup done.. formatting all except SD to be safe (ext3)
Loading PG05IMG.zip in bootloader...
Updating.. it says it Bypassed the bootloader... excellent... all others updated OK including recovery and radio..
rebooting.. seems to be starting up ok. Signed in to google, will check for OTA in a moment.
Found 395.638MB update (ICS) Downloading now.. appears to have enabled 3g to download even though i'm on wifi.. this my take a bit. not sure why it's not 4g at the moment.
hmm, ics loaded, when trying to root with the thunderbolt tool, phone reboots itself into the bootloader. any ideas? ok, had to choose the bootloader option, and then choose the fastboot option to go back in and it took. weird.
installed busybox and updated 4ext to the latest, looks like im in business.
Actually, all you have to do is download the stock Rom. Then you can do the ota without unrooting. That is what I did.
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I originally unlocked my boot loader through HTCDev. I installed root and clockwork recovery. Clockwork recovery prevented tho ota. So, I installed the stock Rom via recovery which overwrite clockwork recovery AMD unrooted the phone. I then did the ota. So now I have ics with unlocked bootloader. I should say that I spent half a day reading numerous web pages outlining complicated directions on unrooting and ways to remove clockwork recovery. In the end it was quite easy as stated above.
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Actually, all you have to do is download the stock Rom. Then you can do the ota without unrooting. That is what I did.
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I originally unlocked my boot loader through HTCDev. I installed root and clockwork recovery. Clockwork recovery prevented tho ota. So, I installed the stock Rom via recovery which overwrite clockwork recovery AMD unrooted the phone. I then did the ota. So now I have ics with unlocked bootloader. I should say that I spent half a day reading numerous web pages outlining complicated directions on unrooting and ways to remove clockwork recovery. In the end it was quite easy as stated above.
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Do you have a link to the file you used?
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Do you have a link to the file you used?
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ruu is in trter's sig.. either way is easy. ruu will do radios, rom wont. only difference is you flash one in recovery on the other in the bootloader.