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Attn1 Hack Kit and ROM Questions

I am a noob and recently got my hands on Inspire 4g. I have read the guide posted by Attn1 for hacking the phone. However I have the following questions:
1) Once the phone is hacked how do I install a custom ROM. The attn1 steps are not clear in this regards. I mean I disable fast boot -> Reboot into recover.> select and browse to the ROM file using volume and power? Is that all to it
2) Can I use my SD Card (I have only 1) that I convert for Gold card for other things like pictures, custom roms etc. In other words can I delete my GOLD card and use it for porting ROMs

Regarding your first question, it's rather simple. Download the zip file for the specific rom you want. Place that zip file (do not unzip) on your SD card. Boot into recovery. Choose install zip from SD card. Pick the zip file. Wait for it to flash and your done. Reboot and have yourself a beer. Read the rom thread for the rom you want as some may require specific instructions for that specific rom.

techcheat said:
2) Can I use my SD Card (I have only 1) that I convert for Gold card for other things like pictures, custom roms etc. In other words can I delete my GOLD card and use it for porting ROMs
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The gold card is only needed for one step of the process. Once rooted, you cando anything you want with it. Format it, keep it as a spare, exchange it to another device, etc.

Thanks for all your suggestions. Now I am rooted
The next part is, can someone recommend the best ROM out there for my phone. I specially like the HTC Isnpire ring thingie.
Also would I have to format my SD card (gold card) or can I just place the ROOT on the SD card without formatting. Reason I want to refrain from format is I just downloaded many apps on my SD card.

You do not have to format your card. When you wipe before installing a rom it will delete your data in your phone. You need to backup your apps with a program such as Titanium Backup. Only restore apps and their data. Do not restore any system data. You can use Rom Manager to reboot into recovery. Use volume keys for up and down and power to select. Choose wipe option first and wipe cache, dalvik cache, and data/factory restore. Then go back and choose the install file from sd card, select the rom zip file on your card and flash. As far as roms go, it is subjective. It sounds as if you like sense roms. You can look in development. They are all good. Just read the descriptions and try the ones that sound good to you.

I was looking at CoreDroid's Inspire 4G ROM and it stated that I need to be ENG-OFF. Now as far as I know I am Radio S-OFF as per ACE hack kit. Please validate that the two are different.
Also can you please ellaborate on the backup of current ROM procedure before proceeding with installing the new ROM. I had done the following:
1) Installed ROM Manager and booted into Recovery and created a backup of my current ROM
2) I now can place the zip file on my SD card and boot into recovery and do one of two things:
a) Clean/Wipe and than select ZIP file
b) Just select the ZIP file without cleaning or wiping
3) If for some reason the ROM fails, can I just use ROM manager and backup my original ROM
I dont care about programs much as I have just been 4 hours with the phone and dont care if all data is lost. Just dont wanna brick it.
4) The CoreDroid ROM is asking me for Radio upgrade. I am guessing I have to use the ENG-OFF tool before upgrading Radio. Just a dumb noob question, cant I use my stock radio with the ROM that came as a part of ACE Hack kit. I am little worried about upgrading radio as Attn1's post mention phone can be bricked

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techcheat said:
I was looking at CoreDroid's Inspire 4G ROM and it stated that I need to be ENG-OFF. Now as far as I know I am Radio S-OFF as per ACE hack kit. Please validate that the two are different.
Also can you please ellaborate on the backup of current ROM procedure before proceeding with installing the new ROM. I had done the following:
1) Installed ROM Manager and booted into Recovery and created a backup of my current ROM
2) I now can place the zip file on my SD card and boot into recovery and do one of two things:
a) Clean/Wipe and than select ZIP file
b) Just select the ZIP file without cleaning or wiping
3) If for some reason the ROM fails, can I just use ROM manager and backup my original ROM
I dont care about programs much as I have just been 4 hours with the phone and dont care if all data is lost. Just dont wanna brick it.
4) The CoreDroid ROM is asking me for Radio upgrade. I am guessing I have to use the ENG-OFF tool before upgrading Radio. Just a dumb noob question, cant I use my stock radio with the ROM that came as a part of ACE Hack kit. I am little worried about upgrading radio as Attn1's post mention phone can be bricked
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I don't believe you have to be eng-s off to flash coredroid. I flashed coredroid and I'm only S-off. Radio's vary from person to person. One radio for "x" person may be awesome but you try the same radio and the results are sub par. If the rom recommends a radio, I typically flash the radio since the rom includes that RIL for the recommended radio.
As for flashing radios, I know the eng-s off way is risky which is why I never tried it. I know there is a radio thread in the Dev section and if you search the specific rom thread you'll probably find someone who already made the "PD98IMG.zip" file for those who are s-off only. The Dev section radio thread will have the .zip file made and ready. Pretty much once you get the PD98IMG.zip file (yes, it MUST be named PD98IMG.zip). you put it on the root of your SD card. Restart into bootloader, and run Hboot. It will find the img and boom, flashed radio. Someone else is gonna have to chime in on this for how to check as I'm not near my phone to see what apps I use, but you'll also notice that there are the md5 sum checks, that's just to a safeguard to be sure that the file isn't corrupt. If the file is corrupt and you try to flash the radio, nothing good can come from it. Hope that helps. A little tip with flashing radios, once you download the radio file, and you check the md5 sum numbers. If you try to flash the radio and the bootloader tells you img not found, and you renamed the file yourself and you added ".zip" to the end of the file, try removing the .zip because I did that once and the name the phone was recognizing was "PD98IMG.zip.zip"

Guys I am stuck and need urgent help.
I wanted to try the Revolution HD ROM and tried the following:
•Download ROM and place it on your SD card
•Download "Super Wipe" script & place it on your SD card (optionally if coming from earlier version of my ROM, obligatory if coming from stock or other custom ROM)
•Boot your phone in recovery mode (vol down + power)
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As soon as I booted my phone with vol down + power my phone vibrated three times. Now its showing a blank screen and green light. I dont know what to do. Urgent help appreciated.

You do not need to be Eng-S-off. Grab the PD98IMG file from the radio thread. Flash it in Hboot as per the directions. I am not at my computer right now, but go to the themes thread and find the boot splash thread by mudknot. Look for one of the last posts made by me. Download and run the MD5 checking program I posted. It is an easy way to check MD5 sums.
When you make a backup via rom manager, you back up the entire rom. If you restore it you restore the entire previous rom. You make backups in case of emergencies. If you don't care about your data then just wipe and flash after backing up.
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techcheat said:
Guys I am stuck and need urgent help.
I wanted to try the Revolution HD ROM and tried the following:
•Download ROM and place it on your SD card
•Download "Super Wipe" script & place it on your SD card (optionally if coming from earlier version of my ROM, obligatory if coming from stock or other custom ROM)
•Boot your phone in recovery mode (vol down + power)
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As soon as I booted my phone with vol down + power my phone vibrated three times. Now its showing a blank screen and green light. I dont know what to do. Urgent help appreciated.
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Pull your battery out, put it back in, and try rebooting your phone.

Urgent help needed!!
Wolf_2 said:
You do not need to be Eng-S-off. Grab the PD98IMG file from the radio thread. Flash it in Hboot as per the directions. I am not at my computer right now, but go to the themes thread and find the boot splash thread by mudknot. Look for one of the last posts made by me. Download and run the MD5 checking program I posted. It is an easy way to check MD5 sums.
When you make a backup via rom manager, you back up the entire rom. If you restore it you restore the entire previous rom. You make backups in case of emergencies. If you don't care about your data then just wipe and flash after backing up.
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Pull your battery out, put it back in, and try rebooting your phone.
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hey guys ...i just need your help...I have stock Android 2.2 Inspire 4G and I want to root & unlock it through HACK ACE KIT.
I have some problems:
1) IS IT POSSIBLE TO RUN HACK KIT ON STOCK FROYO INSPIRE 4G AND THEN MANUALLY UPDATE IT TO OFFICIAL ATT GINGERBREAD UPDATE?
WILL ROOT, S-OFF AND RECOVERY REMAIN AFTER 2.3 UPDATE?
2)OR SHOULD I MANUALLY UPGRADE TO OFFICIAL GINGERBREAD FIRST AND THEN RUN THE HACK KIT?
I DONT WANT CUSTOMS ROMS..ONLY HTC ATT STOCK
ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED

azhar.vista said:
hey guys ...i just need your help...I have stock Android 2.2 Inspire 4G and I want to root & unlock it through HACK ACE KIT.
I have some problems:
1) IS IT POSSIBLE TO RUN HACK KIT ON STOCK FROYO INSPIRE 4G AND THEN MANUALLY UPDATE IT TO OFFICIAL ATT GINGERBREAD UPDATE?
WILL ROOT, S-OFF AND RECOVERY REMAIN AFTER 2.3 UPDATE?
2)OR SHOULD I MANUALLY UPGRADE TO OFFICIAL GINGERBREAD FIRST AND THEN RUN THE HACK KIT?
I DONT WANT CUSTOMS ROMS..ONLY HTC ATT STOCK
ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED
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1) Once you s-off, root and add a custom recovery, you won't be able to apply the OTA because of the custom recovery. The OTA expects to find the HTC Recovery in place, not a custom one. You would be better off taking the OTA update and then running the hack kit.

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1) Once you s-off, root and add a custom recovery, you won't be able to apply the OTA because of the custom recovery. The OTA expects to find the HTC Recovery in place, not a custom one. You would be better off taking the OTA update and then running the hack kit.
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Great...thanks a ton
Would do it ASAP..

Safer to install ROM first and Firmware later?

Today I upgraded to FW 3.24 and ARHD 6.1.0
I came from FW 3.12 and ARHD 4.1.11
When the firmware upgrade was done, I was curious whether the 4.1.11 would boot. so I tried.
Unfortunately it boot-looped and since PG58IMG.zip was on the root of the SD card, loading the bootloader with power+volume-down only gave 2 options:
1. upgrade and reboot
2. not upgrade and reboot
Which means no recovery.
Since the current ROM couldn't boot, there was no way to access the SD card by using the phone.
I have no SD card reader on my desktop so in order to get rid of the PG58IMG.zip file I used my girlfriends' phone as a card reader and deleted PG58IMG.zip
I could then enter recovery and install the proper ROM which booted fine.
The instructions suggest FW first and ROM later but maybe it should be the other way around?
Is there any other way to prevent this?

Um if you gonna flash new ICS Rom that requires 3.24 firmware yes i would flash rom first then new firmware this wont bootloop the phone, LOl learned this not too long ago
but if you ever get in that situation you can easily take out sdcard, boot into recovery then put sdcard back in the mount it as USB MASS STORAGE and you can delete there then put new rom and then flash rom
see lil more steps but still works and dont have to get another phone or sdcard reader

If you flash the ROM first, it certainly wouldn't hurt-
You would still want to wipe and re-flash after installing the firmware.
fastboot flash used to make this a breeze--- or does anyone know if that's back, yet?

techn0crat said:
If you flash the ROM first, it certainly wouldn't hurt-
You would still want to wipe and re-flash after installing the firmware.
fastboot flash used to make this a breeze--- or does anyone know if that's back, yet?
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with new 1.27 hboot it says unlocked and it has revolionary back on top so i think advance fastboot commands are back

[Q] Need some help with installing ICS

Hi guys I want to install Virtuous Inquisition and need some help.
I am used to just downloading a ROM, and flashing via ROM manager... however in the virtuous inquisition thread it says you must install new firmware and says something about SuperCID.
Can someone please explain to me what SuperCID is, and how I install the correct firmware. I have read some of the guides but it doesnt make much sense - they seem to be aimed at people who already know what they are doing lol.
Also, if i do install this new firmware, would I still be able to go back to my old rom (android revolution HD sense 3.0) via my backup?
Thanks a lot to anyone who can help.

Install adb +fastboot drivers
Install device drivers
Nav in cmd to fastboot. (Find the sticky for supercid)
Download the 3.24 firmware. PG58.IMG and place it on your sd card.
Find the ics rom you want and put it on your sd card in no folders.
Download android revolutions superwipe script (zip) put on root of sd card.
Boot phone into bootloader (volume down plus power)
It will update your firmware to 3.24 (PG58.IMG)
Once finished choose recovery.
Find superwipe script and flash it.
Find tour ics rom and flash it. Enjoy.
Sorry for being short. Im at work and cant go grab links for you. But that is a quick run down of what you need to do granted you are already s-off and have a custom recovery installed.
Once you have successfully upgraded to ics delete the PG58.IMG zip off of your sd card.
Sent From My steak using A1 steak sauce app (Sensation)

visit sensation Android development forum.. Read fast few post. You will find all information about super cid. Very good and easy tutorial.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk

fredcorp6 said:
Hi guys I want to install Virtuous Inquisition and need some help.
I am used to just downloading a ROM, and flashing via ROM manager... however in the virtuous inquisition thread it says you must install new firmware and says something about SuperCID.
Can someone please explain to me what SuperCID is, and how I install the correct firmware. I have read some of the guides but it doesnt make much sense - they seem to be aimed at people who already know what they are doing lol.
Also, if i do install this new firmware, would I still be able to go back to my old rom (android revolution HD sense 3.0) via my backup?
Thanks a lot to anyone who can help.
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well then you know the basic stuff on how to install ICS to your phone.
1) What you need to do now, is to follow step four(4) on this page.
follow step 4, to get CID
when you got that right, you cid should be 11111111.
2)Now, you need 4EXT. install it from here
3) you need to install Firmware. you need this FW, to get the latest android 4.0.3 with sense 3.6 to work - Firmware from 3.24.401.1 & 3.25.401.101 RUU
found Here
you download it, put it on the root of your phone, just as the ROMs you installed before.
4)you also need superwipe, to clear all errors - found here .look for superwipe. put it on root also.
5)download the ROM you want, i have this. take the XE one, if you want beats (note XE works on your non-xe also)
put it on root.
INSTLLING:
1a)now, do a backup in your recovery, before you do anything, so if your phone gets in trouble, you can go back. DO A BACKUP!!!
1b)start by installing 4EXT.
2)then install the FW (PG58IMG.zip) as if you would install a ROM.
when its done, dont reboot. take out the SD card, and delete the PG58IMG.zip file from your SD card. but sd back into the phone.
3)Now, you do a superwipe, via 4EXT (as a rom)
4)then install the ROM you want. (always check if the rom match the FW)
during the install, it might ask you different questions, so follow carefully..
If you cant go into bootloader, go to Settings>power and unbox the Fastboot. try again...should work now.
this is all

[Q] PG58IMG.zip boot loop

Alright I'm sorry if this has already happened to someone and they've posted about it. I couldn't find any threads about this, which is not surprising to me as this was a stupid mistake that most likely users here wouldn't make.
I have an HTC Sensation.
I wanted to run the ARHD XE rom 6.5.1.
Completed S-off, installed CWM, and successfully rooted device.
I then downloaded the following zip files and put them onto the sd card to be flashed.
PG58IMG.zip(firmware package)
SuperWipe
The rom itself
I also installed 4EXT.
I also completed the process where you write in the command line with the phone hooked up. the phone reboots a bunch of times during the process, I don't remember the name of the step. but I completed it successfully. I remember the step "allows you to flash any rom"
after I had the rom downloaded(took the longest to download and was the last thing I transferred to the sd card.)
I unplugged the phone then booted into bootloader, where I had planned to continue into CWM recovery to flash the zips.
but once I entered the white screened boot loader, the phone instantly read through the sd card and found the firmware update, began checking it, I briefly saw( and see) a message or two saying that no image or file was found, then it loads up a list like this:
Parsing....[sd zip]
1.SBL1
2.SBL2
3.SBL3
4.TRUST_ZONE
5.ADSP
6.BOOTLOADER
7.RPM
8.RADIO_V2
And it says " Do you want to start update?"
The first time this happened I said no, and the phone just rebooted.
So I turned it off and went back into the bootloader and it asked me the same question and it didn't(doesn't) let me do anything else so I figured(being dumb and not checking online first) that I was supposed to let it update and said "yes". It then went(and goes) through the process of updating the firmware(I'm guessing) and after it gets done, the only option I have is to reboot the phone, and after this all happened, the phone is now locked in a boot loop, "htc" then "htc quietly brilliant" then it starts over.
after reading I now know that your supposed to enter the command line again when your going to update the firmware. I'm so screwed if I bricked my phone.
Please help me out anyone if there's anyway I fix or save my phone.
Thank you in advance.
UPDATE: I took out the sd card, then booted into bootloader, then after I got into 4ext, I put the sd card back in, I am now doing a restore.
UPDATE 2: system restore didn't work, and I think it's because I installed 4ext after I made my backup, i made the backup with CWM. :/

two post down from yous is my post {fix} for 3.24-3.32 firm bootloopsgive it a read youll be good to go

Your system restore should work regardless when you installed 4EXT. It just acts as a unique touch interface if you didn't have it before? If you installed new firmware, then it might be because you need to flash the old firmware from your backup

Mate, you said yourself what the problem was..
Place PG58IMG.zip on sd, boot into recovery, let it update, after update put SD card in computer and delete the PG58IMG.zip. FIXXED!!!

Remove your sdcard, boot into hboot, keep the phone on, insert the sdcard, choose recovery and continue
next rename or delete the PG58IMG.zip

I have a rooted sensation, it had android revolution hd's last version (with gingerbread)... now yesterday I tried installing the latest version of it Android revolution HD 7.2 by mike 1986 ... every time i finish installation and reboot, it just freezes onto the start-up screen where it says beats audio , I then remove the battery
someone suggested flashing 3.33 firmware and ARHD rom .
. Now will I have to install ARHD7.2 again after flashing firmware ?!
.What version of the firmware is suitable for my phone sensation T-mobile (shows sensation XE in the settings because of ARHD)

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I have a rooted sensation, it had android revolution hd's last version (with gingerbread)... now yesterday I tried installing the latest version of it Android revolution HD 7.2 by mike 1986 ... every time i finish installation and reboot, it just freezes onto the start-up screen where it says beats audio , I then remove the battery
someone suggested flashing 3.33 firmware and ARHD rom .
. Now will I have to install ARHD7.2 again after flashing firmware ?!
.What version of the firmware is suitable for my phone sensation T-mobile (shows sensation XE in the settings because of ARHD)
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yeap you have to upgrade your fw version first
flash 3.33fw as suggested
after that flash again the rom
don't worry about the info(sensation xe)
the info are taken from build.prop file which is located in system folder of the internal storage
this file can be edited which means you can change the name of the device with any file manager with root permissions
but there is no need to do anything
just upgrade the fw version and then flash the rom

rzr86 said:
yeap you have to upgrade your fw version first
flash 3.33fw as suggested
after that flash again the rom
don't worry about the info(sensation xe)
the info are taken from build.prop file which is located in system folder of the internal storage
this file can be edited which means you can change the name of the device with any file manager with root permissions
but there is no need to do anything
just upgrade the fw version and then flash the rom
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I've flashed the firmware and the rom both but the phone just got stuck at the start-up screen where it says beats audio! :crying:

jay.illicit said:
I've flashed the firmware and the rom both but the phone just got stuck at the start-up screen where it says beats audio! :crying:
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i saw your posts in the other thread
you are still in gb firmware
the installation was unsuccessfull
do as malybru said

[Q] stuck in infinite bootloop HELP!!!

Hi i was trying to upgrade to an ics rom (elegancia or android rev hd) and i got stuck in a bootloop. what i did was I turned S-Off and downloaded the revolution clockworkmod which worked out fine. Then I rooted the phone by flashing a superuser file which worked, and finally i tried flashing mikes PG58IMG.zip firmware update, mi CID is T-MOB010 which is not supported so i followed the instructions and added it to the android-info.txt file. when i tried to install it it said "CID incorrect! Update Fail! Press <power> to reboot" and i went into a bootloop without letting me access the recovery. I was able to acces it later by taking the sd card out.
I tried deleting all data and tried a nadroid restore which didnt work. Then I tried deleting the mikes update file and installed a correct one which i found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767 this took off the error message but Im still stuck in a bootloop, Now every time i go to recovery it tells me if i want to install the file again and if i dont install it it makes me reboot.
At this point I just need my phone to work with or without a rom
I think i am on 2.3.4 (I just got this phone)
HBOOT 1.27.1100
Any Advice?

what is your radio version? you want ics to install to your phone?
read the guide on how to install arhd 6.5.xx

lpac619 said:
Hi i was trying to upgrade to an ics rom (elegancia or android rev hd) and i got stuck in a bootloop. what i did was I turned S-Off and downloaded the revolution clockworkmod which worked out fine. Then I rooted the phone by flashing a superuser file which worked, and finally i tried flashing mikes PG58IMG.zip firmware update, mi CID is T-MOB010 which is not supported so i followed the instructions and added it to the android-info.txt file. when i tried to install it it said "CID incorrect! Update Fail! Press <power> to reboot" and i went into a bootloop without letting me access the recovery. I was able to acces it later by taking the sd card out.
I tried deleting all data and tried a nadroid restore which didnt work. Then I tried deleting the mikes update file and installed a correct one which i found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767 this took off the error message but Im still stuck in a bootloop, Now every time i go to recovery it tells me if i want to install the file again and if i dont install it it makes me reboot.
At this point I just need my phone to work with or without a rom
I think i am on 2.3.4 (I just got this phone)
HBOOT 1.27.1100
Any Advice?
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Is the boot.img still on your sd card? You won't be able to get past it without deleting the image off your card. To do that you're going to have to plug the SD in to a computer and remove the file manually.

ReeF666 said:
Is the boot.img still on your sd card? You won't be able to get past it without deleting the image off your card. To do that you're going to have to plug the SD in to a computer and remove the file manually.
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if you got 4ext recovery on the phone you can take the memory card out, boot into recovery, plug in the memory card, mount the memory card through recovery and connect with your computer.
That way you will be able to place a zip file with the ROM you want and delete the p58 file.
You can't boot unless you have an ics ROM
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

my radio version is 11.22.3504.07_M
I cant install 4ext because the updater is an app and i can only go to recovery
So i should delete the p58 file and the boot.img and then flash an ICS rom (elegancia)?

I finally got it to work by removing the p58 file and flashing the rom.
thanks guys