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Unable to root htc sensation...

I'm trying to root my htc sensation using revolutionary method.. but while it attempts to root, it gives an error "failed to get root"
hboot version is - 1.18.0000
please reply asap..

If you followed this guide try flashing "su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip" again. On my Sensation it worked after 3rd try ;-)

Tarun Chaudhary said:
I'm trying to root my htc sensation using revolutionary method.. but while it attempts to root, it gives an error "failed to get root"
hboot version is - 1.18.0000
please reply asap..
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Need more details. Did you unlock bootloader? are you already S-OFF?

hansbert said:
If you followed this guide try flashing "su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip" again. On my Sensation it worked after 3rd try ;-)
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Or visit androidsu and get the latest file. I had to do that to get root on a previous rom.
Sent from my Pyramid-T

kualmente said:
Need more details. Did you unlock bootloader? are you already S-OFF?
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No I haven't done anything yet.. Its just running stock ROM... No S-Off .. nothing..

hansbert said:
If you followed this guide try flashing "su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip" again. On my Sensation it worked after 3rd try ;-)
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Will try soon and report back...

that guide you gave me the link for... tells me the same thing to do which i was already doing.. In step 1, when I use revolutionary, it gives me that error... I can't get past it... I have rooted my desire many times using this method and it worked flawlessly. but i don't know why it isn't working with sensation ?
any idea ?

What is the error you're getting?

Rhiannon224 said:
What is the error you're getting?
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"Failed to get root"

I read somewhere that it happens because of applying the OTA update.. So my question is, If I flash RUU over it and then try again, would it work ?

Follow the steps in the guide you were following s-off with Revolutionary, it make take 5 tries and say it fails but eventually it works, keep looking to see when it says s off. Then put the CWM Recovery zip on your sd card and Super user zip from the guide. Then flash the PMG58IMG zip which is your Recovery, delete the PMG58IMG file from your sd card, then boot into recovery and choose the option for flashing a zip from sd card, navigate to the SU signed zip, it will fail 3 or more times just keep installing it and your done.

Is HTC sync installed/uninstalled? Have you uninstalled any other apps that may attempt to sync when you attach the device?
Sent from my Pyramid-T

Need to Downgrade firmware!
Yes it is because of the OTA update, u need to downgrade ur firmware in order to get root on ur sensation. I m also using HTC sensation(India) with the same H.Boot version and cant root as getting the same error "failed to root" untill u downgrade ur firmware.

Sedariya11 said:
Yes it is because of the OTA update, u need to downgrade ur firmware in order to get root on ur sensation. I m also using HTC sensation(India) with the same H.Boot version and cant root as getting the same error "failed to root" untill u downgrade ur firmware.
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If you have previously applied an OTA update or unlocked bootloader with htc.dev, then look at this guide for help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23222794
Sent from my Pyramid-T

Simple Solution
Go for Tacoroot method..it works...dont worry abt bricking and all..
then do Revolutionary S-off...
Install 4ext recovery
install Superuser...
install suitable firmware
insatall rom...
You might go into bootloops but dont panic...installing ROM will take care of that..
It has worked for me...100% works...TRy...
Go ahead and ROOT...life becomes Awesome after that...
HTC Sensation XE Beats audio..

Hi guys!
I have recentlyi bought HTC Sensation with latest stock rom update. I managed to unlock bootloader and S-off. After that comec CWM recovery and signed superSU but the phone is not rooted after that. I want to stay on stock rom for now with root access. Wrere is my problem? Thanks and sorry for my bad English.

smuchac said:
Hi guys!
I have recentlyi bought HTC Sensation with latest stock rom update. I managed to unlock bootloader and S-off. After that comec CWM recovery and signed superSU but the phone is not rooted after that. I want to stay on stock rom for now with root access. Wrere is my problem? Thanks and sorry for my bad English.
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flash this from recovery
http://download.chainfire.eu/351/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip

Thanks man,you saved me. Two days of pain ended.

Bootloop problem !! Please help me !! htc sensation S-ON BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED

Hi,
I bought a htc sensation .I wanted to install a custom rom but unknowingly i upgraded to ICS. Now my HBOOT version is 1.27 n i could not find revolutionary for it !! Bootloader unlocked but its still S-on I installed clockworkmod recovery 5.0.2.0 n followed a thread to root my phone but ended up in bootloop! though i tried to restore i cannot come out of bootloop ! Plz help me plz plz !!

htcsensationz710e said:
Hi,
I bought a htc sensation .I wanted to install a custom rom but unknowingly i upgraded to ICS. Now my HBOOT version is 1.27 n i could not find revolutionary for it !! Bootloader unlocked but its still S-on I installed clockworkmod recovery 5.0.2.0 n followed a thread to root my phone but ended up in bootloop! though i tried to restore i cannot come out of bootloop ! Plz help me plz plz !!
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Hi,
Sorry,revolutionary does not work with 1.27 yet.
Apparently ,it will come soon,but there is no eta.
There is a possibility to root,but it involves using HTC DEV
Look HERE

Ok !! but my phone is not rooted is that okay?? or shud i root it with some method ? after installing CWM 5.0.2 n superuser i checked with "root check basic" and it said that i dont have root access !! only after this i tried to install a rom n ended up in bootloop

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htcsensationz710e said:
Ok !! but my phone is not rooted is that okay?? or shud i root it with some method ? after installing CWM 5.0.2 n superuser i checked with "root check basic" and it said that i dont have root access !! only after this i tried to install a rom n ended up in bootloop
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Hi,
What ROM did you try to install?
I recommend you try to install ARHD 6.6.2
It will install root and 4EXT recovery.

hey,
I installed a stock ROM successfully , but I'm still stuck with bootloop !!! can u please tell me what to do ??

htcsensationz710e said:
hey,
I installed a stock ROM successfully , but I'm still stuck with bootloop !!! can u please tell me what to do ??
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Hi,
There has been a whole spate of these problems recently.
From what I can make out,the only way you can proceed is to use HTC DEV.
This is not a good thing ,because they then know what you have done,and you stand little chance if you attempt to return the phone under warranty.
So, the decision is yours.
Wait until someone figures a way to s-off 1.27
Or go with the HTC DEV method,which will then allow you to root and install custom ROMS that have a 3.32 base.

Thanks a lot buddy !!!
I tried HTC dev but still stuck with the problem !! will have to wait for revolutionary to s off 1.27 !!

htcsensationz710e said:
Thanks a lot buddy !!!
I tried HTC dev but still stuck with the problem !! will have to wait for revolutionary to s off 1.27 !!
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if you have unlocked bootloader by HTCdev then you can still install custom roms but only which support stock kernel like ARHD
you can just flash ARHD with stock kernel option(this is important ) through recovery... provided that you have updated firmware (3.32....)

I tried installing stock rom from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529941
It installed successfully but im still stuck with bootloop !!! Is it because of the firmware ?? But when i try updating my firmware it says "parsing PG581IMG.zip" !!! Plz can u help me out ???

htcsensationz710e said:
I tried installing stock rom from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529941
It installed successfully but im still stuck with bootloop !!! Is it because of the firmware ?? But when i try updating my firmware it says "parsing PG581IMG.zip" !!! Plz can u help me out ???
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- i had experience this problem. Try deleting the pg581img.zip from the sdcard and then reboot.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

Hi,
You need to flash the boot.img (which you can get by unzipping it from the rom .zip) via fastboot.
Install the rom first as usual on 4EXT, and then:
- Extract the boot.img and place it on your adb PC folder
- Start Sensation on fastboot usb
- Flash the boot.img: fastboot flash boot boot.img
- Reboot
If the rom you want to install has choices for custom kernels, you have to extract the .img which match the kernel you choose at rom install and flash it via fastboot as described.
If you don't do this way you will be stuck at bootloops.
The explanation of this is, as you have unlocked via HTCdev method and still s-on, the kernel are not flashed in boot partition when you install the rom from recovery, but you can flash it by using adb/fastboot from the command line.

Hey ,
Thanks a lot , buddy !!! its working !!! thank you thank you !!! Thanks a ton !!!

htcsensationz710e said:
Hey ,
Thanks a lot , buddy !!! its working !!! thank you thank you !!! Thanks a ton !!!
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Hi,
I am really pleased to see a success story here.
As a help to (countless) others with the same situation as yourself,could you possibly make a list of things you did to make it work.
Thanks.

htcsensationz710e said:
Hey ,
Thanks a lot , buddy !!! its working !!! thank you thank you !!! Thanks a ton !!!
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I'm glad it works for you

malybru said:
Hi,
I am really pleased to see a success story here.
As a help to (countless) others with the same situation as yourself,could you possibly make a list of things you did to make it work.
Thanks.
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I downloaded and installed a stock ROM from mike1986 thread !! Before installing i cleared the cache data/factory reset and delvik's cache from recovery and then
- Extract the boot.img and place it on your adb PC folder
- Start Sensation on fastboot usb
- Flash the boot.img: fastboot flash boot boot.img
- Reboot

I have HTC Sensation GSM, updated to the ICS now my hboot is 1.27, I kind of have the same problem, bootloader is unlocked, s-on, unlocked by HTC DEV method, when I go to recovery nothing appears, only black screen with triangle and question mark inside it. Can you help me plz!!???

pk-air said:
I have HTC Sensation GSM, updated to the ICS now my hboot is 1.27, I kind of have the same problem, bootloader is unlocked, s-on, unlocked by HTC DEV method, when I go to recovery nothing appears, only black screen with triangle and question mark inside it. Can you help me plz!!???
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you got stock recovery so you need to have custom recovery
4EXT is good one so
flash the recovery / install recovery from this thread
recovery here
its a apk...so just download it to your sd card and install it....when installing it'll ask you whether you are s-on or not...say "yes" -> this is pretty important
after that you can download the rom and install it...as per the steps provided by "htcsensationz710e"
if you got doubts..let me know

Thank you, I will try it and let you know what happens.

htc desire error 152 help me pls..

i got error 152 when i update the rom of my htc desire a8181.. my hboot is 1.02 Radio-4.06.00.02.2.....
what is the best rom for my htc?

This could be u installed a rom not compatible with your hboot. I'm not familiar with that exact error number but usually when u can't boot the easiest way to fix this would be to download stock rom from HTC (requires stock hboot). Boot your phone into fast boot and install it. It will detect your phone on your computer. This will required u to reroot to get root back. Simple enough using unrevoked3. I've had to do this before.
Or... u could try reinstalling hboot from alpharev, boot into clockwork mod and then install another rom. Preferably use a rom that u know works for the boot u chose.

So how'd u go mate? Need any help?

Problem with bootloader unlock on my sensation

Hello!!!
I have one problem with my sensation bootloader unlock. I took Unlock_code with HTCdev site and I start the unlock screen appears, yes or no, and when I click yes and power button phone freezes. Also when I run reboot bootloader also freeze. He prayed to for help. Pictures are attached.
P.S. Also when you are fallen cell phone shows HTC logo and go to end reboot reboot and when I go into recovery then get an error shown in Fig.
Sorry for my bad english.

If you want to unlock your bootloader to flash custom ROMs or a custom recovery, then I would suggest you to s-off your sensation since the HTC Dev unlock won't work.
The s-off method by ganeshp is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26280760
Read the thread carefully, and if you need the windows version for juonuput s-off then shoot me a PM and ask me for it. Recovery.io only supports Linux (as for now)
You can also install Ubuntu on your PC to use the Linux version.
Sent from my HTC Sensation

AndroidSupporter318 said:
If you want to unlock your bootloader to flash custom ROMs or a custom recovery, then I would suggest you to s-off your sensation since the HTC Dev unlock won't work.
The s-off method by ganeshp is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26280760
Read the thread carefully, and if you need the windows version for juonuput s-off then shoot me a PM and ask me for it. Recovery.io only supports Linux (as for now)
You can also install Ubuntu on your PC to use the Linux version.
Sent from my HTC Sensation
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I am not sure "usb debugging" is checked becouse not enter to normal start up phone, phone get to htc logo and reboot, several time then go to scree with red triangle.

Hmm... so you can't boot your phone. In that case, I would run a RUU, and then s-off...
Here's the RUU info and downloads: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170
Sent from my HTC Sensation

I think for unlocking bootloader from HTC dev u needs to b on completely stock , mean stock Rom , stock recovery
But u r using custom recovery , that's y it hangs when u select yes
Btw u can run ruu for complete stock , run ics version of ruu with same cid
I think this is a only option for u
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio

Itsakash said:
I think for unlocking bootloader from HTC dev u needs to b on completely stock , mean stock Rom , stock recovery
But u r using custom recovery , that's y it hangs when u select yes
Btw u can run ruu for complete stock , run ics version of ruu with same cid
I think this is a only option for u
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio
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i agree ruu.exe is the only option
but can you have custom recovery when you are on S-ON and locked bootloader?

Just install a Ruu for your Sen. And retry unlock bootloader and s-off
Sent from my SHV-E160L using Tapatalk 2

Hmm, nothing work for me, i try all solution but nothing work, when do bootloader load phone freez, when do write hboot phone freez. i try flashing RUU via sd card, (unzip RUU and rom.zip rename to PG58IMG.zip and start hboot cheking all ok, but when start flash rewritw bootloader phone freez). I dont know what to do. please help.
p.s. sorry my english is to bad.

Damirzvo said:
Hmm, nothing work for me, i try all solution but nothing work, when do bootloader load phone freez, when do write hboot phone freez. i try flashing RUU via sd card, (unzip RUU and rom.zip rename to PG58IMG.zip and start hboot cheking all ok, but when start flash rewritw bootloader phone freez). I dont know what to do. please help.
p.s. sorry my english is to bad.
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try flashing the ruu from pc
don't extract the rom.zip

[Solved] stuck in bootloader

So one day of searching and nothing so I hope someone could help me.?
Sensation XE, S-on, Hboot 1.29
Did the htcdev, tried to flash but now stuck on htc screen..
Got the Htc Sync installed and the two versions of the SDK.
Fastboot recognises the phone but the adb does not.
So I can open the phone in bootloader mode but thats it.. Any ideas how I can get my phone back to normal?
A simple answer would be nice

LexNoob said:
So one day of searching and nothing so I hope someone could help me.?
Sensation XE, S-on, Hboot 1.29
Did the htcdev, tried to flash but now stuck on htc screen..
Got the Htc Sync installed and the two versions of the SDK.
Fastboot recognises the phone but the adb does not.
So I can open the phone in bootloader mode but thats it.. Any ideas how I can get my phone back to normal?
A simple answer would be nice
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did you try to flash a custom rom?
if yes what recovery are you using?
edit:if you don't have 4ext recovery installed then do only step 2 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
after that enable smartflash from 4ext
then flash the rom
done

ok so ive been reading so much now about everything so my head is spinning..
I did the htcdev. Then i think i flashed the TWRP and that is probably were it all went wrong..?
Cant do adb becuse it doesnt recognise the phone...

tried here to run :
RUU_PYRAMID_LE_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.33.401.153_Radio_11.76A.3504.00U_11.24A.3504.31_M_release_281004_signed
But it said that it was the wrong one...

LexNoob said:
tried here to run :
RUU_PYRAMID_LE_ICS_35_S_HTC_Europe_3.33.401.153_Radio_11.76A.3504.00U_11.24A.3504.31_M_release_281004_signed
But it said that it was the wrong one...
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Hi,
Follow rzr86's link and install 4 EXT recovery.
This has the option called "Smartflash" which you need to flash ROMS/kernels.

Cant do 4EXT becouse when I press recover it will jump to htc screen and freeze..
got the cid code and it said HTC_001.. the only RUU finishing with 001 was O2_UK_O2. Could it be the one?
Got this phone from UK..

So I found the rigth RUU with image 3.33.401.153.
But in the middle I get error 155.
?
could this be any harder??

Ou my god I did it!
Had to lock it again = fastboot oem lock , or what it was and then I ran the RUU and it worked!!
Tanks anyway everybody..