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How to Flash recovery?

I have followed the instructions how to flash recovery yet it just wont flash it tell me wrong image or no image. The recovery is on the root of the sd card but when I put into hboot screen it wont update. I am not sure what I am doing wrong here.

http://www.4ext.net/get.php?apk
Download that, install it, and flash the recovery from there.

ruffrider5956 said:
I have followed the instructions how to flash recovery yet it just wont flash it tell me wrong image or no image. The recovery is on the root of the sd card but when I put into hboot screen it wont update. I am not sure what I am doing wrong here.
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Follow one of the methods to flash recovery in [GUIDE][APR.16.12] How to flash ICS 3.32 firmware | flash/update ARHD 6.6.x ICS ROM

your rooted i assume ? Get rom manager from market and flash it whitin the app...
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

sshede said:
http://www.4ext.net/get.php?apk
Download that, install it, and flash the recovery from there.
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does this work even though your not rooted yet cause my phones not rooted yet.

shahkam said:
your rooted i assume ? Get rom manager from market and flash it whitin the app...
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No I am not rooted yet.

ruffrider5956 said:
I have followed the instructions how to flash recovery yet it just wont flash it tell me wrong image or no image. The recovery is on the root of the sd card but when I put into hboot screen it wont update. I am not sure what I am doing wrong here.
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Ok I am going to ask the obvious questions here.
1. Is the file name PG58IMG.zip? If not the stock recovery will not flash it.
2. Do you have the file on the root of your SD card? If not the stock recovery will not detect the file. If you do not know what the root of your SD card is, it imeans it is not in a folder.
3. Have you tried re downloading just in Case it is a bad down load?
4.have you checked your SD card with a reader to make sure it is a readable card?
5. Are you positive your bootloader is unlocked?
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6. Have you tried flashing it via ADB fastboot commands?

T-Macgnolia said:
Ok I am going to ask the obvious questions here.
1. Is the file name PG58IMG.zip? If not the stock recovery will not flash it.
2. Do you have the file on the root of your SD card? If not the stock recovery will not detect the file. If you do not know what the root of your SD card is, it imeans it is not in a folder.
3. Have you tried re downloading just in Case it is a bad down load?
4.have you checked your SD card with a reader to make sure it is a readable card?
5. Are you positive your bootloader is unlocked?
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Ok this helped I kept extracting the zip did it without extracting the zip and it worked. How would I know if the bootloader is unlocked?

ruffrider5956 said:
Ok this helped I kept extracting the zip did it without extracting the zip and it worked. How would I know if the bootloader is unlocked?
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Ok if the bootloader is unlocked your Hboot would read either of the following.
S-offed via Revolutionary will say Revolutionary Shipped S-off or something like that, you will know if it is there.
S-offed via HTC Dev it will say Unlocked Shipped S-on.

T-Macgnolia said:
Ok if the bootloader is unlocked your Hboot would read either of the following.
S-offed via Revolutionary will say Revolutionary Shipped S-off or something like that, you will know if it is there.
S-offed via HTC Dev it will say Unlocked Shipped S-on.
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Exactly and once you get root just follow my steps should work and keep in mind if you wanna flash a ics rom get an oca firmware 3.32+ ...
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

shahkam said:
Exactly and once you get root just follow my steps should work and keep in mind if you wanna flash a ics rom get an oca firmware 3.32+ ...
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium
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Wont the 3.32 update cancel my root? also do i need to do supercid off to flash roms?

ruffrider5956 said:
Wont the 3.32 update cancel my root? also do i need to do supercid off to flash roms?
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Yes if you flash the official OTA file it will remove root. You only have to super CID if you want to be able to flash official ROMs from other regions besides your own. But saying that it is still a good idea to Super CID as some Custom ROMs may require it depending on what the ROM base is.

ruffrider5956 said:
Wont the 3.32 update cancel my root? also do i need to do supercid off to flash roms?
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It will otherwise your gonna have to stay whit sense 3.0 roms and i think 3.5 aswell just root get s-off grt recovery flash rom power off go back into hboot whit the firmware on root of your sdcard it will ask for update do it reboot and enjoy and you can do supercid later if you wish..
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

Trying to flash a custom rom!

I rooted using htc dev tool, I installed Rom manager and clockmodwork 5.0.0.2 backed my Rom from there, then tried to install elegancia but phone was stock on bootloadet! Then restarted back to my stock!
What when wrong?
P.d. I'm a noob I know
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA

Did you update the firmware from stock?
Elegencia is an ICS ROM. Those require a firmware update.

Kancur0 said:
I rooted using htc dev tool, I installed Rom manager and clockmodwork 5.0.0.2 backed my Rom from there, then tried to install elegancia but phone was stock on bootloadet! Then restarted back to my stock!
What when wrong?
P.d. I'm a noob I know
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA
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You did not flash the firmware did you?
Follow this to the letter http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298
Read it twice before you do anything.

Oh! I don't think I did!! I'm going to try that, and I let you know guys thanks!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA

If you're not s-off then you'll have to flash boot.img (kernel) using fastboot...

GROGG88 said:
If you're not s-off then you'll have to flash boot.img (kernel), and radio using fastboot...
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HTC Dev does not unlock the radio partition to read write privileges. Only S-off will do that.

T-Macgnolia said:
HTC Dev does not unlock the radio partition to read write privileges. Only S-off will do that.
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eitherway he'll have to s-off. Most of the firmware zips aren't properly signed to allow flashing on a s-on phone

S-off
So how can i get S-Off?? boot.img? where can i get that?
P.D. today i tried to install the OTA update and didnt let me

Kancur0 said:
So how can i get S-Off?? boot.img? where can i get that?
P.D. today i tried to install the OTA update and didnt let me
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If you have Hboot 1.18.000, which if you have not updated you should have, you need to download and run Revolutionary. Go to here for a detailed guide. But relock your bootloader before you run revolutionary.
The boot.img in in the .zip file for ROM you download. You just have to extract it from the .zip and then place it in the tools folder of the SDK and use fastboot to flash it. Or you can make a flashable .zip file to flash in recovery.
You need the stock recovery image on your de ice to flash the official update file.

so i just notice that if you have the HTC sync installed in the computer, the revolutionary.exe wont run!!
S-OFF achieved!! thanks!! Now i will try to flash a ROM again!!
Thanks Guys!

careful
just be careful...need battery or else u might brick

HTC Sensation s/w Brick?

my friend installed Rom from CWM and it stuck on HTC Logo (i guess boot loop)
after some research i told him to do
we found out that he phone is S-ON
is it possible to fix this kina of Brick?
i dont need links or something like that just a possible route how to fix it..
Thank you..

You have to flash boot.img from rom zip file from fastboot "fastboot flash boot boot.img" without quotes or enable smartflash in 4ext recovery... Do you have matching fw?
Sent from my Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA Premium App

TDMaster said:
my friend installed Rom from CWM and it stuck on HTC Logo (i guess boot loop)
after some research i told him to do
we found out that he phone is S-ON
is it possible to fix this kina of Brick?
i dont need links or something like that just a possible route how to fix it..
Thank you..
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you may have to flash the boot.img manually
that's why it's not booting

in order to get S-OFF i need to install the Boot.img?
i cant just install Stock FIrmware (if possible)
and unlock Bootloader"?

S-OFF is a different story
i suppose you have already unlock bootloader
what fw do you have?

can i take Customize Rom Install it via CWM then install extract boot.img from Zip install it via Fastboot?

TDMaster said:
can i take Customize Rom Install it via CWM then install extract boot.img from Zip install it via Fastboot?
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yes you can do it via cwm but i suggest you to install 4ext recovery.it is better

As you have cwm your bootloader has been unlocked.... Fastboot or 4ext recovery with smartflash enabled
Sent from my Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA Premium App

ok Installed 4EXT
installed serveral Roms with SmartFlash On and also tried Boot.img manually
phone boots but when reach to OS loading it restart again and again..
i need to change the Ext on the System or something?
what else needed to be done?
install the required files 3.33.401.x
for the Rom and still not working
do i need to instal Full Rom of 3.33.401.x
then required files then rom?

TDMaster said:
ok Installed 4EXT
installed serveral Roms with SmartFlash On and also tried Boot.img manually
phone boots but when reach to OS loading it restart again and again..
i need to change the Ext on the System or something?
what else needed to be done?
install the required files 3.33.401.x
for the Rom and still not working
do i need to instal Full Rom of 3.33.401.x
then required files then rom?
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which roms did you try?
by saying required files 3.33.401.x you mean fw i suppose
if yes you shoudn't have done it because you are S-ON
see this thread,follow step 4B and see if it woks
best wishes

i followed this
Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412618
and install the Evolution HD and the DarkForst Custom Roms

TDMaster said:
i followed this
Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412618
and install the Evolution HD and the DarkForst Custom Roms
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that's fine i suppose.you can do that
now i assume you have flashed the appropriate fw version for your device
if yes just follow step4B from the link i provided to you
and don't forget always enable smartflash
best wishes

what Thread i dont see any thread on ur post

TDMaster said:
what Thread i dont see any thread on ur post
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really sorry man
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861

my HBOOT is 1.18 is that matter do i need to change the HBOOT to Version 1.27?

TDMaster said:
my HBOOT is 1.18 is that matter do i need to change the HBOOT to Version 1.27?
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it matters.
now with that hboot version you can easily S-OFF your device using this site
http://revolutionary.io/ after this you have to change your cid to supercid in order to flash whatever rom you want
if you don't want to do that:go again to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412618
flash first the appropriate 3.32 fw then the appropriate 3.33 fw and follow step4B in the link i provided you in my previous post
i should had asked you about your hboot version

i tried SEcond choice and not working maybe i cant install ICS
on the first choice i can enter Settings DEvelopment cause i dont have any OS installed

TDMaster said:
i tried SEcond choice and not working maybe i cant install ICS
on the first choice i can enter Settings DEvelopment cause i dont have any OS installed
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Flash a gb Rom then do the first option from the person who posted above, it will save you some headache
Sent from my trapper keeper

TDMaster said:
i tried SEcond choice and not working maybe i cant install ICS
on the first choice i can enter Settings DEvelopment cause i dont have any OS installed
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Did you take a nandroid backup before flashing custom ROM? if yes then restore it, if no then that was silly
If no then there are 2 things you can do:
1. Flash a GB ROM then S-OFF using revolutionary.io method
2. Flash a 3.32 or 3.33 RUU then flash custom ROM
Out of the two I would go with no. 1 because it will save you a great deal of headache later on because revolutionary S-OFF is easier and more user friendly than JuopunutBear

we manage to fix the Brick by using this Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469296
Thank you all

[Q] i cant flash any rom :(

hey
my device is rooted s on hboot 1.18.0000 cidnum J-15 i cant flash any rom and when i flash android Revolution rom the screen stoped on the beats audio plz help me

i restore my device now help me to find the way to flash rom

bassel_alamo said:
i restore my device now help me to find the way to flash rom
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did you use htcdev unlock method to unlock the bootloader?
edit:if you tried to flash an ics rom then it won't boot because with your hboot version you have gb firmware
you have to upgrade first your firmware to ics and then flash the ics rom
and to upgrade firmware you must S-OFF first
to SOFF: http://revolutionary.io/
to upgrade firmware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
flash 3.33fw universal
just follow very carefully the installation steps and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
after flashing the firmware install the ics rom because your current rom(GB) won't boot on an ics firmware

continued rnexpec
if you don't want to S-OFF
You must have 4Ext Recovery, before flash a zip rom. Enable Smart Flash in 4Ext and after that install the rom

rzr86 said:
did you use htcdev unlock method to unlock the bootloader?
edit:if you tried to flash an ics rom then it won't boot because with your hboot version you have gb firmware
you have to upgrade first your firmware to ics and then flash the ics rom
and to upgrade firmware you must S-OFF first
to SOFF: http://revolutionary.io/
to upgrade firmware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
flash 3.33fw universal
just follow very carefully the installation steps and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
after flashing the firmware install the ics rom because your current rom(GB) won't boot on an ics firmware
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hey
yes i used htcdev
yes cos cant do super cid to my device and now i will asking u about revolutionary for the steps and what about Serial number ??

Huongnv said:
if you don't want to S-OFF
You must have 4Ext Recovery, before flash a zip rom. Enable Smart Flash in 4Ext and after that install the rom
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i did this step and not working

bassel_alamo said:
hey
yes i used htcdev
yes cos cant do super cid to my device and now i will asking u about revolutionary for the steps and what about Serial number ??
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i haven't used it personally but i think you have to do it if you want to S-OFF ,flash ics firmware,install ics roms
otherwise with your firmware version(GB) you can install only GB roms

yes thx a lot i flash rom now
now the root file should be install it again for this rom for restore apps from titanium back up ??

bassel_alamo said:
yes thx a lot i flash rom now
now the root file should be install it again for this rom for restore apps from titanium back up ??
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custom roms comes already rooted
if not then flash the root.zip again from recovery

bassel_alamo said:
i did this step and not working
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Manual flash boot.img via fastboot
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using Tapatalk 2

[Q] help unlock bootloader

i have an htc sensation z710e and i have unlocked the bootloader and upgraded hboot and S-OFF on it. so i know my way around a bit. however my girlfriend also has the same phone but when i try to get the token to unlock the bootloader i get a command error in cmd. it has hboot 1.17.0008 and also its not showing whether bootloader is unlocked or not. can you help me with this

v.konvict said:
i have an htc sensation z710e and i have unlocked the bootloader and upgraded hboot and S-OFF on it. so i know my way around a bit. however my girlfriend also has the same phone but when i try to get the token to unlock the bootloader i get a command error in cmd. it has hboot 1.17.0008 and also its not showing whether bootloader is unlocked or not. can you help me with this
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can you post screenshot for more info?

Mile_zdr said:
can you post screenshot for more info?
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these are the screenshot on my pc of cmd and the phone

Mile_zdr said:
can you post screenshot for more info?
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these are the screenshot on my pc of cmd and the phone
sorry here

Mile_zdr said:
can you post screenshot for more info?
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also when i type fastboot getvar all this is the screenshot of what i got

v.konvict said:
also when i type fastboot getvar all this is the screenshot of what i got
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here is how to unlock and s-off your device http://revolutionary.io/
here is little guide http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-soff-htc-sensation-with-revolutionary-guide/
Btw why do you want to unlock you bootloader?

Mile_zdr said:
here is how to unlock and s-off your device http://revolutionary.io/
here is little guide http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-soff-htc-sensation-with-revolutionary-guide/
Btw why do you want to unlock you bootloader?
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i want to install custom roms i thought maybe its part of the procedure

v.konvict said:
i want to install custom roms i thought maybe its part of the procedure
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Yes it is, do the steps in the pages

Mile_zdr said:
Yes it is, do the steps in the pages
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thank you very much your method worked. now do i continue to upgrade the hboot in the normal way or ??

v.konvict said:
thank you very much your method worked. now do i continue to upgrade the hboot in the normal way or ??
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if you s-off your device, now you need to flash 3.33 universal firmware , here is a guide from that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767 read the steps carefull and check md5 sum important , after that you'll need to flash recovery 4ext 1.0.0.6 RC1 via fastboot.. and after that you'll be able to flash custom roms
(btw do you have fastboot and adb files)?
EDIT1: if you have adb and fastboot here is the recovery you need to flash https://www.dropbox.com/s/1a2o89surz0h7hj/4EXT_Recovery_Touch_v1.0.0.6_RC1.zip this is the lattest and here is guide how to flash it after upgrading you firmware , just step 2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861 and you are done after that choose what rom you want transfer to you sd card , before flashing format all paticion except sd card and flash the rom you want

Mile_zdr said:
if you s-off your device, now you need to flash 3.33 universal firmware , here is a guide from that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767 read the steps carefull and check md5 sum important , after that you'll need to flash recovery 4ext 1.0.0.6 RC1 via fastboot.. and after that you'll be able to flash custom roms
(btw do you have fastboot and adb files)?
EDIT1: if you have adb and fastboot here is the recovery you need to flash https://www.dropbox.com/s/1a2o89surz0h7hj/4EXT_Recovery_Touch_v1.0.0.6_RC1.zip this is the lattest and here is guide how to flash it after upgrading you firmware , just step 2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861 and you are done after that choose what rom you want transfer to you sd card , before flashing format all paticion except sd card and flash the rom you want
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sorry for being a noob but i was so excited after it was s off i flashed hboot 1.27 without getting super cid or unlocking with htcdev tools. so now i have managed to install super cid and but it is in a boot loop. this is the screen shot of what it looks like now

v.konvict said:
sorry for being a noob but i was so excited after it was s off i flashed hboot 1.27 without getting super cid or unlocking with htcdev tools. so now i have managed to install super cid and but it is in a boot loop. this is the screen shot of what it looks like now
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you have bootloop because your rom is gingerbread and now you have ics firmware
just flash an ics or jb rom from recovery
make a nandroid first just in case
by the way what firmware did you use because i see you have the official hboot version
did you use the one from the link that Mile_zdr provided you?

rzr86 said:
you have bootloop because your rom is gingerbread and now you have ics firmware
just flash an ics or jb rom from recovery
make a nandroid first just in case
by the way what firmware did you use because i see you have the official hboot version
did you use the one from the link that Mile_zdr provided you?
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i got the hboot from htc.vi8.info and i just tried flashing viper s 5.1.0 but it just got stuck in the middle. what about the locked bootloader which is refusing to unlock

v.konvict said:
i got the hboot from htc.vi8.info and i just tried flashing viper s 5.1.0 but it just got stuck in the middle. what about the locked bootloader which is refusing to unlock
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since you are on S-OFF you don't need to unlock the bootloader
but if you flash the 3.33 universal firmware that Mile_zdr told you you will have also a patched hboot which is unlocked
follow the instructions to the letter
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
what recovery do you have?

rzr86 said:
since you are on S-OFF you don't need to unlock the bootloader
but if you flash the 3.33 universal firmware that Mile_zdr told you you will have also a patched hboot which is unlocked
follow the instructions to the letter
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
what recovery do you have?
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i managed to install clockwork recover 6.0.0.0

v.konvict said:
i managed to install clockwork recover 6.0.0.0
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flash 4ext recovery
see here(only step 2)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
format all partitions except sdcard from 4ext
then flash viper rom

rzr86 said:
flash 4ext recovery
see here(only step 2)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
format all partitions except sdcard from 4ext
then flash viper rom
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thank you very much. next time i will be calm until actually finished. its now working. Be blessed you have saved me.:victory::victory::victory:

v.konvict said:
thank you very much. next time i will be calm until actually finished. its now working. Be blessed you have saved me.:victory::victory::victory:
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i'm glad you made it