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How can I get ICS?

I want to switch from gingerbread to ice cream sandwich but don't know how to do it... Can someone help me out?
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There are whole step by steps guides in this very forum that will tell you everything you need to know.

Skipjacks said:
There are whole step by steps guides in this very forum that will tell you everything you need to know.
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Can you pls give me links to those steps and where to download the tools to do it.
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slyzee said:
Can you pls give me links to those steps and where to download the tools to do it.
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Let me get this straight....
I told you the thread is somewhere in the Sensation XDA forums...and you want me to do the search for you to find it?
If you're not capable of doing a search for the thread, you shouldn't be trying to upgrade your phone. There are risks of killing the phone.

well u should start here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
read it and understand it before you start anything - always a risk you can brick your phone...but I think its rare if you follow to letter
once rooted look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1112
you will find threads for many ROMs - ICS included. All ICS ROMs are still based on beta ICS HTC Rom. I use ARHD...here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
Good luck

Skipjacks said:
Let me get this straight....
I told you the thread is somewhere in the Sensation XDA forums...and you want me to do the search for you to find it?
If you're not capable of doing a search for the thread, you shouldn't be trying to upgrade your phone. There are risks of killing the phone.
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Or wait until ICS is officially released (in the next week(s)/month(s) depending on who you ask) and it is pushed to your phone by Google.

Skipjacks said:
Let me get this straight....
I told you the thread is somewhere in the Sensation XDA forums...and you want me to do the search for you to find it?
If you're not capable of doing a search for the thread, you shouldn't be trying to upgrade your phone. There are risks of killing the phone.
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I thought you had the link handy. There are a whole lot of thread and It's difficult to lay your hands on the exact thing you're looking for. Sorry if I upset you.
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Lazy ass ppl lol
Skipjacks said:
Let me get this straight....
I told you the thread is somewhere in the Sensation XDA forums...and you want me to do the search for you to find it?
If you're not capable of doing a search for the thread, you shouldn't be trying to upgrade your phone. There are risks of killing the phone.
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sent from my Sensation on CM7 Alpha#10

boakesm said:
well u should start here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
read it and understand it before you start anything - always a risk you can brick your phone...but I think its rare if you follow to letter
once rooted look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1112
you will find threads for many ROMs - ICS included. All ICS ROMs are still based on beta ICS HTC Rom. I use ARHD...here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
Good luck
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Thanks very much mate... Much appreciated
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ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6

I don't know why some may say ICS on Sensation is lagy, but I can say it is smoother. I love everything about the update. If you have a Sensation 4G, the ICS update is well worthy to update to. So, the update is not available in the US, it is worth rooting and the whole 9 yards, be advised! Getting ICS on Sensation 4G is a wreck of work, but there are a lot of helpful threads to seek into before attempting anything. I'm rooted/CID/Firmware ready to flash and I love ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6 Being on Sense 3.0 Gingerbread can't compare! So, thanks to all of the helpful threads and Developers and last but not least XDA!...CHEERS!
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Nice
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I agree completely with you. I flashed ICS and I haven't looked back at all.
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I was worried just after install, my Sensation was all over the place, but all has settled down and I am really happy with ICS glad to have left gingerbread behind
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jalyn02 said:
I don't know why some may say ICS on Sensation is lagy, but I can say it is smoother. I love everything about the update. If you have a Sensation 4G, the ICS update is well worthy to update to. So, the update is not available in the US, it is worth rooting and the whole 9 yards, be advised! Getting ICS on Sensation 4G is a wreck of work, but there are a lot of helpful threads to seek into before attempting anything. I'm rooted/CID/Firmware ready to flash and I love ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6 Being on Sense 3.0 Gingerbread can't compare! So, thanks to all of the helpful threads and Developers and last but not least XDA!...CHEERS!
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1 Flash Firmware
2 Flash Rom
Where exactly is the difficulty?

sshede said:
1 Flash Firmware
2 Flash Rom
Where exactly is the difficulty?
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He is probably talking about the whole rooting process as well.

Ngo93 said:
He is probably talking about the whole rooting process as well.
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Even that wasn't hard. Unlock your bootloader which is almost fully automated, flash su, done.

arent mikes firmwares rooted already? so no worrys about that
ics wokrs like a charm
flashed it 3 days ago, my batt is at 12% !

Can only agree, even for a novice is not that hard to do at all, just have to follow guide (there are quite few around) to the letter and all goes well.
From what I've read is people who cut corners and miss important steps that often have problems with their phones.
Many thanks to everyone here on Xda for their hard work bringing us goodies!

Ok I just wanted to clear up what seems like some confusion that everyone is having. To flash the ICS and Sense 3.6 OTA file all you have to do to a stock Sensation or stock Sensation XE is to S-off your Sensation first then write Super CID to your Sensation. That is it really, you have to S-off because branded Sensations will only flash ROMs that have the correct security clearance for whatever carrier that the branded Sensation is from. You need Super CID so the OTA file will pass the cid check during the flashing process. You do not have to be rooted as being rooted has nothing to do with being able to flash a ROM.

sshede said:
1 Flash Firmware
2 Flash Rom
Where exactly is the difficulty?
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I have not had a HTC phone in years, Mytouch 3G to be exact. I read the treads before I even think about flashing, and boy did I see a few with bricked phones soft bricked/ hard bricked, and lots that was confused. I'm a good guy and I just hate when somebody destroy something they care about. So, with that said, I hope to put precaution in those who are fast to act and slow to read. Thanks to all of you for sharing your thoughts about ICS, my feelings are likewise
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Sorry, but I just had to add, coming from a Google flagship phone/dev phone without any third party security and bloatware, it was a one step thing just root and flash. So, I'm proud to say I felt like a nube coming back to HTC
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please help me ICS

hi there i am i girl who loves gadgets now need some help with the OTA to android 4
i have a sensation which my ex rooted and de branded for me (he was the one who did all these type of things as i'm not geek enough to do myself ) it was orange and now it's stock 1.45.401.2 with a CID of orang001. Before we broke up he said he was going to update my phone to android 4 but never got round to it, now on the HTC facebook page i see some people have got an OTA update but why haven't i?
i live in the UK and thought i'd we would have it by now. when i go into setting and search for update the phone says it's up to date
when i power it down and hold the volume down the screen goes white and says
HBOOT 1.17.1111
Radio 10.14.9035.01_M
S-Off
what am i doing wrong? i want android 4!!!

Then the 'search' function on this forum will be Your next boyfriend.
Good luck with him
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Find my post will help out
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craven667 said:
Find my post will help out
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if you can't simply answer my question have you got a link to your post?

hot gadget girl said:
hi there i am i girl who loves gadgets now need some help with the OTA to android 4
i have a sensation which my ex rooted and de branded for me (he was the one who did all these type of things as i'm not geek enough to do myself ) it was orange and now it's stock 1.45.401.2 with a CID of orang001. Before we broke up he said he was going to update my phone to android 4 but never got round to it, now on the HTC facebook page i see some people have got an OTA update but why haven't i?
i live in the UK and thought i'd we would have it by now. when i go into setting and search for update the phone says it's up to date
when i power it down and hold the volume down the screen goes white and says
HBOOT 1.17.1111
Radio 10.14.9035.01_M
S-Off
what am i doing wrong? i want android 4!!!
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The best advice you can get is probably this: wait a little longer for OFFICIAL ICS which will be pushed via the update. Since it will be official, and via the update, it will be delivered ready to go straight from HTC.
Beware: if you start delving into these forums just to get ICS, you are in for a ride of your life. If you are not into this kind of "fun", i would recommend just waiting for official, which is just hours/days away.

benyben123 said:
The best advice you can get is probably this: wait a little longer for OFFICIAL ICS which will be pushed via the update. Since it will be official, and via the update, it will be delivered ready to go straight from HTC.
Beware: if you start delving into these forums just to get ICS, you are in for a ride of your life. If you are not into this kind of "fun", i would recommend just waiting for official, which is just hours/days away.
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Thank you taking the time to answer my question with something helpful i thought i was going to be stuck on gingerbread forever because my ex unlocked it

It's in general hun I am on cell so hard to post link I will bump it to the top for you
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I think that if your s-off and rooted you will not be able to upgrade official ics
Which might cause a soft brick not sure perhaps someone confirm this..
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No you can't ota but you can update follow my post and you'll be fine
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Beware: if you start delving into these forums just to get ICS, you are in for a ride of your life.
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Not at all. It's pretty easy:
S-Off/Root
Flash new Firmware
Flash New Rom
Each step has detailed guides and can be accomplished in 20 to 25 minutes each - the firmware only taking 3 minutes. Just make sure you follow directions, carefully. As in, really, very carefully. If you're unsure of something, don't do it.

That's reach, guys......
So many replies and none specific.... Why to bother answering at all???
To get ICS OTA you need to be stock. S-off does not matter, root also.
Has to have a stock recovery and 1.50.401.1 for original or 1.73.401.4 for XE.
Although, if you want to install custom ICS, you have to read Dev section for specific requirements of the ROM of your choice....I read a lot good reviews for almost all of the ICS ROMS.
And here is something to keep in mind:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23427200&postcount=1
Otherwise EddyOS will be really upset...LOL
Have to find a RUU for your particular phone and flush it to bring everything back to original condition (will be un-rooted, but S-off will remain).
Good luck!!!

Keep in mind eddy won't help you if you get stuck he will tell you search or use google lol
That what he did fix my self and posted how here is link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542555
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sshede said:
Not at all. It's pretty easy:
S-Off/Root
Flash new Firmware
Flash New Rom
Each step has detailed guides and can be accomplished in 20 to 25 minutes each - the firmware only taking 3 minutes. Just make sure you follow directions, carefully. As in, really, very carefully. If you're unsure of something, don't do it.
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Im a noob a total noob and achieved ics whitout any complication however i did alot of reading to make sure ...
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craven667 said:
Keep in mind eddy won't help you if you get stuck he will tell you search or use google lol
That what he did fix my self and posted how here is link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542555
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You really are bitter about it all aren't you? You do realise not everyone on here knows me don't you? I'll gladly help when needed but using Google does save a lot of hassle and should be encouraged.
To the OP: I'm on my phone so can't link to my thread (which is written in proper English) but it lays out the steps needed to get ICS. But it is for those on the EU handsets just so you know
EDIT: here's the link (worked out how to copy in the xda app) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23427200
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OK FIRST OFF LET ME MAKE SOMETHING CLEAR...
I like gadgets but I'm in no way interested in plugging cables in my phone and doing the technical stuff. Don't tell me to read or learn from the forum's. I have no interest in it. I just asked a simple question...
Also don't sent me private messages either professing what a guy like you could do for me for me, have some respect. I won't name and shame you as unlike half you horrid little no-lifers, I have what's known as class.

Not sure you're doing anything wrong. As far as I can tell, only Vodafone sensations in the UK have had an OTA update. The rest of us who still have stock ROMs are not-so-patiently waiting.
SF
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hot gadget girl said:
OK FIRST OFF LET ME MAKE SOMETHING CLEAR...
I like gadgets but I'm in no way interested in plugging cables in my phone and doing the technical stuff. Don't tell me to read or learn from the forum's. I have no interest in it. I just asked a simple question...
Also don't sent me private messages either professing what a guy like you could do for me for me, have some respect. I won't name and shame you as unlike half you horrid little no-lifers, I have what's known as class.
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Bottom line, you can't update to ICS unless someone follows some steps on the forum to either A: Return the RUU to stock or B: Flashes an ICS Rom for you.
He sounds like a smart guy, too bad it didn't workout.
You may have someone in a circle of friends that's familiar with rooting etc. Hit them up to do the labor.

shahkam said:
Im a noob a total noob and achieved ics whitout any complication however i did alot of reading to make sure ...
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That's awesome man. So many people think this stuff's hard because they didn't read the guides.

Drewstein said:
Bottom line, you can't update to ICS unless someone follows some steps on the forum to either A: Return the RUU to stock or B: Flashes an ICS Rom for you.
He sounds like a smart guy, too bad it didn't workout.
You may have someone in a circle of friends that's familiar with rooting etc. Hit them up to do the labor.
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I have a question... my phone is stock the RUU as you've called it is from HTC. I downloaded an app "CID Getter" from Play/Market and it tells me my ROM is 1.45.401.2 which if I'm correct is official. My CID is orang001 then as i scroll down it says main CID HTC_001 so why has this not updated to 1.50.401.1 for example?

hot gadget girl said:
OK FIRST OFF LET ME MAKE SOMETHING CLEAR...
Also don't sent me private messages either professing what a guy like you could do for me for me, have some respect. I won't name and shame you as unlike half you horrid little no-lifers, I have what's known as class.
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Ha ha ha!!! That's a new one!!!! Hitting on the girl over PM!!!!
Not enough Match dot com or ChristianMingle..... ROFLMAO!!!!!!!
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shahkam said:
Im a noob a total noob and achieved ics whitout any complication however i did alot of reading to make sure ...
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Same here.... All of my devices were modified with the help of Google, XDA and some other sites. Cool visual aid on the YouTube. For all the time I been here, I asked maybe 5 questions..... when I got real brain dead and couldn't figure out on my own.... So, read, read until your eyes bleed.... and then read some more....LOL

Flashing custom rom without s-off

Hi, I want to ask if any of you guys flashing custom rom into device that still s-on but rooted. I'm doing this to my device cause its very hard to me to get the s-off. We need to do short circuit thingy I guess (HTC Sensation XE). My concern here that I'm afraid flashing custom rom to s-on device can harm or brick my device as the developer said to do so. Pls give your opinion. Thx.
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This guide will explain how to flash custom rom with SON
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25587345
Now there are 60+ thanks to that post.. So you decide whether it's harm or not
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Also which developer told you flashing roms s-on is dangerous? whoever it was needs their head bashing

enchektola said:
Hi, I want to ask if any of you guys flashing custom rom into device that still s-on but rooted. I'm doing this to my device cause its very hard to me to get the s-off. We need to do short circuit thingy I guess (HTC Sensation XE). My concern here that I'm afraid flashing custom rom to s-on device can harm or brick my device as the developer said to do so. Pls give your opinion. Thx.
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No harm. I just did it yesterday on a replacement I got with HBOOT 1.27. Easy process as well, just follow the instructions.
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i have flashed rooted stock ics rom with S-ON and everything was ok
give it a try in the thread that mentioned before(i used that thread)

I'm using my Sensation XE for ages now but a few month later I found that my WiFi & Bluetooth is not functioning, I don't know what cause it. Try to flash hundred of ROM still got the same result. It is bricked now? Someone please help me regarding this problem.

enchektola said:
I'm using my Sensation XE for ages now but a few month later I found that my WiFi & Bluetooth is not functioning, I don't know what cause it. Try to flash hundred of ROM still got the same result. It is bricked now? Someone please help me regarding this problem.
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The same guide.. I've posted above. . Do extra #1 step from it.. After flashing the ROM
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ganeshp said:
The same guide.. I've posted above. . Do extra #1 step from it.. After flashing the ROM
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What do you mean by doing extra step 1#? Unlocking using HTCDev? Ive done before. But if you say to unlocking HTCDev every time I flashed new rom. Is such a pain. OR, Is that anyway it can be lock again? Coz before this wifi thingy happen ive flash many rom & kernel. I think this cause my wifi not functioning. Sorry Im totaly lost now. Sorry also coz being noob here. My bad.
Thanks in advance. Really need a guide for solving this. FYI I got 2 Sensation XE. The other is just fine with the custom rom. But this one is gave me so much trouble.
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There is a "extra #1" step.. After #5B
Check it again
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ganeshp said:
There is a "extra #1" step.. After #5B
Check it again
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Got it! How come i missed that. Will try soon. Thx a bunch! Now i know not all ROM can flash the boot.img itself. Isnt it? Or this a bout the recovery cant flash it automatically? New knowledge here.
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enchektola said:
Got it! How come i missed that. Will try soon. Thx a bunch! Now i know not all ROM can flash the boot.img itself. Isnt it? Or this a bout the recovery cant flash it automatically? New knowledge here.
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escpecially in S-ON devices after flashing a custom rom if the smartflash feature(4ext recovery) fails(you notice that when the device is trying to boot the rom and it is bootlooping)then the only option is to flash the boot.img of the rom manually

Not true!!!
enchektola said:
Hi, I want to ask if any of you guys flashing custom rom into device that still s-on but rooted. I'm doing this to my device cause its very hard to me to get the s-off. We need to do short circuit thingy I guess (HTC Sensation XE). My concern here that I'm afraid flashing custom rom to s-on device can harm or brick my device as the developer said to do so. Pls give your opinion. Thx.
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I am still S-ON and I flash whatever roms I like. It is very difficult to hard brick your phone if you're S-ON. If however you're S-OFF, you can potentially screw up your phone. So no worries about bricking if you're S-ON (unless you do something really really naughty!!!).

[Q] Wifi problems even though S-off and root

hi, i have Ruu to stock 2 times, and i still get wifi error whenever i flash new roms like ARHD. My hboot is 1.27.100 firmware is 3.33 and everything that this rom needs. im tired of this wifi problem :'( should i just stay with Stock GB rom?

no one?.... i guess im just going to die with this no wifi phone :'crying::crying::crying:

Hi have you tried wifix app? You can get it here on xda. It's worth a try. Best wishes!
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Dont worry. There are people with this problem even me. Have tried GB RUU and ICS RUU but no luck. wifix doesnt work. Its been 4 months without wifi. Feel like throwing this phone off a bridge

Guys there is a hardware fix if you're sure it's not software. I think me and one other person tried it but we both had success. Check my comment history to find the thread. Let me know if I can be of assistance. Good luck!
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toolmoo said:
Guys there is a hardware fix if you're sure it's not software. I think me and one other person tried it but we both had success. Check my comment history to find the thread. Let me know if I can be of assistance. Good luck!
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I also tried everything. Different Roms, wifix, custom kernel etc...
Still got that ****in error.
Could u explain me more precisely, which part of the mainboard, I have to eat and how long?
Maybe someone could make a video
btw, Im a newbie