[Q] What will RUU restore - HTC Sensation

So what exactly does ruu restore? i.e will it return me to a stage where my warranty will be in tact?

It will restore your entire phone. Yes, your warranty will be intact if you flash the correct RUU.

Ok thanks
just 2 questions, will it remove root and return S-on?

Yes, it will remove root (the ROM is what is rooted, not the phone).
But, it will remain S-Off.
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dmcb123 said:
Ok thanks
just 2 questions, will it remove root and return S-on?
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You will still have to S-ON manually,but everything else will be back to stock(including root).

dmcb123 said:
Ok thanks
just 2 questions, will it remove root and return S-on?
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There is a guide to returning s-on in the sensation development thread.
Sensation XE tbc

Will the correct RUU restore the stock HBOOT and Recovery as well?

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S-off help

I just downloaded and installed
RUU_Pyramid_TMOUS_1.27.531.2_Radio_10.42.9007.00P_ 10.11.9007.15_M_release_192098_signed
After install I went into bootloader and it says I am S-on.
Do I need to go through all the steps again to receive S-off?
Hmm weird my cid is still the same 11111111 but it still says S-on.
Hmm might be an easy way to get S-on for tmobile users.
Hboot: 1.17.0008
Guess it does turn S-on just received ota update to 2.3.4
This should help you... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
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I did read it
darryll4sh0 said:
This should help you... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
I did read but this means download this ruu for t-mobile peeps and you do not have to turn S-on to return phone and take the slim chance of bricking your phone.
Can someone please confirm.
Crap my hboot is now 1.18.0000 after update.
Do not update........
I can not get S-off now
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Simco80 said:
darryll4sh0 said:
This should help you... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
I did read but this means download this ruu for t-mobile peeps and you do not have to turn S-on to return phone and take the slim chance of bricking your phone.
Can someone please confirm.
Crap my hboot is now 1.18.0000 after update.
Do not update........
I can not get S-off now
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After the ota the hboot is 1.18.0000.
That's okay. Mine did same. Just go to the revolutionary site and following directions to get s_off.
Changing radio does not change s_on.
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[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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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.

Relocked to locked

is there any way to change RELOCKED TO LOCKED in bootloader?
Revolutionary
I guess guys from Revolutionary can do it. "Revolutionary" is displayed instead of "Locked", so
I guess that it's simple to change that. However I don't know if this helps for warranty purposes
Flash an ruu. It's the safest and easiest way
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If you've unlocked it via HTC you can't have it back to 'Locked' - you'll always be 'Relocked' from now on. An RUU will make no difference
EddyOS said:
If you've unlocked it via HTC you can't have it back to 'Locked' - you'll always be 'Relocked' from now on. An RUU will make no difference
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Are you sure eddy? Not even via revolutionary s off + ruu + s on?
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justexpect said:
I guess guys from Revolutionary can do it. "Revolutionary" is displayed instead of "Locked", so
I guess that it's simple to change that. However I don't know if this helps for warranty purposes
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was thinking the same. anybody know how to do it?
khanem said:
was thinking the same. anybody know how to do it?
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Try to s off using revolutionary , then flash a ruu and s on. This *might* work. Instructions are in a sticky thread somewhere. Don't return the phone with revolutionary hboot back, its automatically out of warranty
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dexter93 said:
Try to s off using revolutionary , then flash a ruu and s on. This *might* work. Instructions are in a sticky thread somewhere. Don't return the phone with revolutionary hboot back, its automatically out of warranty
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It doesn't work. "Relocked" is still displayed. I've tried that.
You have to revert the flashing of Unlock_code.bin somehow.
BTW: please use "thanks" if my answer helped you.
It really doesn't matter, if you used HTC Unlock your warranty is void, they know you unlocked, other than changing the word what the hell is the point. The new firmware 3.32 from Mike removes locked message replacing it with Revolutionary. Be careful flashing firmware it can cause bootloop if done wrong and those new firmwares 3.30 and 3.32 are only for ICS, GB will bootloop.
restore rom image
I'm wondering if restoring a rom with cwm and the rom is before unlocking
the bootloader with HTC method will make a difference
You CANNOT get it back to 'Locked' as nothing we have available to us (RUU, OTAs, FW, etc) touches that part of the phone
justexpect said:
I'm wondering if restoring a rom with cwm and the rom is before unlocking
the bootloader with HTC method will make a difference
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Restoring a rom does not change the bootloader.
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misc partition
stringer7 said:
Restoring a rom does not change the bootloader.
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I was hopping to restore misc partition, but it isn't. Changing the bootloader does not
help.

[Q] How to unroot HTC Sensation 2.3.4 for Asia?

I need to unroot my phone for warranty repair. Can someone please tell me where to download the necessaries file and how to do it from Asia (Malaysia). Thanks in advance
sseraphh said:
I need to unroot my phone for warranty repair. Can someone please tell me where to download the necessaries file and how to do it from Asia (Malaysia). Thanks in advance
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you just got root?/ are you still s-on with locked bootloader?
the later two are much more important than root..for warranty purposes
ganeshp said:
you just got root?/ are you still s-on with locked bootloader?
the later two are much more important than root..for warranty purposes
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My handset is on s-off right now and I think my bootloader is not lock.
Thanks.
sseraphh said:
My handset is on s-off right now and I think my bootloader is not lock.
Thanks.
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you need to do S-ON for warranty claims....and to do S-ON you need to flash stock RUU first(this will remove root)..
check this guide...for S-ON and unroot (step 5)for guide click here
if you just want to unroot...and leave the rest...as it is
then
1.if you got supersu as root manager....there is a option in settings to do permanent unroot
2.if you got superuser. as root manager...then it might have the same option too..chk it..otherwise install supersu from market and unroot
ganeshp said:
you need to do S-ON for warranty claims....and to do S-ON you need to flash stock RUU first(this will remove root)..
check this guide...for S-ON and unroot (step 5)for guide click here
if you just want to unroot...and leave the rest...as it is
then
1.if you got supersu as root manager....there is a option in settings to do permanent unroot
2.if you got superuser. as root manager...then it might have the same option too..chk it..otherwise install supersu from market and unroot
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Thanks for your reply but which stock RUU should I download? I cannot find any links to download the latest RUU for HTC Asia. Please help.
also looking to unroot to sell my phone (switching to sprint), if i install the latest RUU or whatever to get s-on and no root, does that fix recovery or do i have to use adb to push stock recovery? if so is there a link to stock recovery?
sseraphh said:
Thanks for your reply but which stock RUU should I download? I cannot find any links to download the latest RUU for HTC Asia. Please help.
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here is the link to RUU's...get the RUU based on your CID...if you are supercid ..then any RUU will do for you
link to shipped roms
if your phone is XE and unbranded (...i.e. not linked to any carrier)
get something along this line
RUU_Pyramid_LE_hTC_Asia_WWE_<your firmware/build number>_Radio_<your radio>_...
if your phone is normal sensation and unbranded then
RUU_Pyramid_hTC_Asia_WWE_<your firmware/build number>_Radio_<your radio>_.....
twilightvanquisher said:
also looking to unroot to sell my phone (switching to sprint), if i install the latest RUU or whatever to get s-on and no root, does that fix recovery or do i have to use adb to push stock recovery? if so is there a link to stock recovery?
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running RUU will wipe every partition and replace it with stock...so your recovery will be replaced to stock too
ganeshp said:
here is the link to RUU's...get the RUU based on your CID...if you are supercid ..then any RUU will do for you
link to shipped roms
if your phone is XE and unbranded (...i.e. not linked to any carrier)
get something along this line
RUU_Pyramid_LE_hTC_Asia_WWE_<your firmware/build number>_Radio_<your radio>_...
Thanks but filefactory got limitation in my country. Always get slot full when try to download from last week. Is there any other links to get this file?
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sseraphh said:
ganeshp said:
here is the link to RUU's...get the RUU based on your CID...if you are supercid ..then any RUU will do for you
link to shipped roms
if your phone is XE and unbranded (...i.e. not linked to any carrier)
get something along this line
RUU_Pyramid_LE_hTC_Asia_WWE_<your firmware/build number>_Radio_<your radio>_...
Thanks but filefactory got limitation in my country. Always get slot full when try to download from last week. Is there any other links to get this file?
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try google remove underscores in between and you might find it.
also if you give me your cid if you are not supercid
and firmware/build number and radio
ill try from this side too
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[Q] Super CID

Is it absolutely needed to change the cid to flash roms or revert back to s-on?
nope
ziddey said:
nope
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Ok, correct me if Im wrong... But all I need to have is root, s-off, 4EXT Touch recovery, the firmware for the rom, and a rom right?
depends what you're trying to do. you could just flash a ruu or go ota
ziddey said:
depends what you're trying to do. you could just flash a ruu or go ota
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I want to do the ota, but it wont install and by what I have been reading it is because my phone is rooted and s-off
Milton515 said:
I want to do the ota, but it wont install and by what I have been reading it is because my phone is rooted and s-off
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S-Off is okay...in fact it's recommended...but you need to unroot. Also your CID must be T-Mobile's one...
69gm said:
S-Off is okay...in fact it's recommended...but you need to unroot. Also your CID must be T-Mobile's one...
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I figured it out... I'm running ARHD with beats audio now
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