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[GUIDE] Flash zip from MicroSD card

Here is a guide that hopefully helps people to flash their device through HBOOT.
1) First you need the RUU. You can find it in several forum threads (I'm sure you'll find it).
2) Start the RUU. Don't let it start flashing your device.
Search your C:\ drive (or where you have Windows installed) for "rom.zip".
Once you found this file, copy it somewhere safe.
3) Rename the rom.zip to PD98IMG.zip and put it on the MicroSD card in your phone.
4) Shut down the phone.
5) Press the Power button + Volume down button at the same time and hold them untill you get to HBOOT (white screen with skateboarding androids).
6) Wait for the HBOOT to parse the zip file.
7) Follow the on-screen instructions.
8) Boot into newly flashed device!!!

ty especially for part 2 didnt know where to find the extracted zip
will do my future updates/reflashs now directly by hboot

I've uploaded the 4 RUUs so far including the test ROM to:
http://mcgh.ee/DHD

Nice. Is any one on t-mobile having the same problem like I am having I know its not major but when I try to get into boot mode I have to press the hole volume button down my friend on t-mobile having the same problem and other people I know with unbranded dhd only have to press the volume button downward ?
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Has anyone managed to flash test roms yet??
Th root lot would be very interested if anyones achieved it yet.
Once I can create a gold card and a few bits n bobs im gonna be trying everything possible to help the progress of permanent root solutions...
Sent from my U20i using XDA App

ssimmmo said:
Nice. Is any one on t-mobile having the same problem like I am having I know its not major but when I try to get into boot mode I have to press the hole volume button down my friend on t-mobile having the same problem and other people I know with unbranded dhd only have to press the volume button downward ?
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in settings disable fastboot option for boot up. with that enabled the phone does a quick boot like in netbooks.
you can alternatively press restart on the phone and just keep holding volume down until you enter the bootloader
i have an unbranded dhd
you can not flash the test roms as they are not signed by htc. they leave them unsigned since the original desire

Oh ok thanks I will do that now
HTC All the way .HD2 & DESIRE HD

Most of the time the rom.zip (for Windows Vista & Windows 7) is in C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Temp\[LONG_FILENAME]\rom.zip.
The long filename is different all the time so I suggest searching for rom.zip or *.zip in C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Temp.
In my experience this way of flashing gives the most success (done it in my HTC Diamond time).
BEWARE: Your battery needs to be at least at 50% to flash (if your phone runs out of juice during flashing who knows what will happen).

Do you need goldcard for this ? Or this a straight flash ?
HTC All the way .HD2 & DESIRE HD

If you have non-branded phone then you don't need goldcard.

Mine form t-mobile UK but I don't see any branding from boot screen nore and t-mobile around the housing so me bit puzzled now
HTC All the way .HD2 & DESIRE HD

does this also work fo the OTA Updates?
seems the last update ruined my radio somehow ...
no more WLAN or BT

Don´t forget the Goldcard during the Update!

djbommel said:
Don´t forget the Goldcard during the Update!
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seems my gold card was messed, i formatted after debranding ^^
any chance to install the update manually again ?
or need to be a full install again ?

couldn't get the Asia ROM working even with Gold Card, CID error, does anyone have any clue?

Hi guys this will be my first post!
I have an Australian vodafone branded DHD, i want to flash it (unbrand it) to original HTC sense ROM because i cannot get the OTA upgrade with voda bloatware on it.
I am downloading the ROM now i suggest it will be the 132 one right?
I am going to unlock (sim lock) my phone tommorrow. Do i need to wait for this to unbrand and flash my device?
What is goldcard? is it on the apps store? how does it work?
Other than that i will follow the guide.
Thanks =)

Anybody please?

how to flash zip and such is the same as Desire, nothing new.
The rom.zip is located in the temp folders.

Bakso said:
Hi guys this will be my first post!
I have an Australian vodafone branded DHD, i want to flash it (unbrand it) to original HTC sense ROM because i cannot get the OTA upgrade with voda bloatware on it.
I am downloading the ROM now i suggest it will be the 132 one right?
I am going to unlock (sim lock) my phone tommorrow. Do i need to wait for this to unbrand and flash my device?
What is goldcard? is it on the apps store? how does it work?
Other than that i will follow the guide.
Thanks =)
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Just to be safe I would wait and flash your phone after you sim unlocked.
A Gold card is a special SD card which when inserted into your device allows you to flash RUU files with a different CID to your own device.
You cannot find it in app store.
I'm not a pro, so I don't know the details. You can google for it to find a more detailed explanation.

l1nuxfre4k said:
how to flash zip and such is the same as Desire, nothing new.
The rom.zip is located in the temp folders.
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Some people don't know this (like I did in the beginning) so I thought i'd write a tutorial.
I know it's nothing special.

Desire HD unlock/debrand

hi all. I’ve been trying to unlock desire HD for a while and eventually managed to get it sorted.
The info was on this site, but scattered around a bit, so if this is useful (i.e. all in one place) let me know..
Like all these things:
IM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE, AND YOU SHOULD ONLY DO THIS IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING...!
IT WORKED FOR ME FIRST TIME. I DID THIS AS AN EDUCATIONAL EXERCISE ON A BRANDED ORANGE UK HTC DESIRE HD PHONE.
This was done with no sim card installed at any point, just a formatted SD card.
First do a factory reset of the phone with an SD card inside, no sim.
Start the phone, and go through the basic setup, by skipping most things, just so you can get to the home screen.
Step 1. Put your device in USB debug mode.
Press 'settings', then 'applications', press 'development', then tick 'usb debugging'
Step 2. Get visionary and install to the phone to do temproot, then permroot.
The apk file you need is com.modaco.visionaryplus.r.14.apk
I will try to upload, if the site lets me. Otherwise a quick search will find it.
Once it is installed to your phone (i used the htc desktop sync tool to install the app) by connecting my phone, select htc sync as the type of connection (as opposed to charge only) then from HTC sync suite (on your PC) select application installer, then select the visionary .apk file.
Once installed, disconnect the phone and power cycle the phone. (With all the power cycles mentioned in this post there is no 'holding of other keys' required)
Once back up, go into settings on the phone and you will see the visionary logo in your list of applications.
Start the application, and you will see the temp root option. Select this, and then come out of the application and power cycle your phone.
Once you do this, and the phone is back up again, go back into the visionary app, and then select permroot option.
Then again power cycle your phone. BTW, i did not select the tick box to make the folders r/w, some instructions said to do this.
Once you have restarted the phone for the second time, it should be perm rooted. To confirm its rooted, you can take the time to install a terminal program, and run an 'SU' command, but i did not bother. I just figured that the permroot worked.....which it did...
OK we are finished with visionary, thanks visionary guys..!
Step 3:
You need to get hold of the 'HD easy radio tool', again, i will try to upload the file.
Basically you need to unzip the zip file to a folder on your PC. Connect your HTC Desire HD, and then select 'charge only' in the phone selection. (i happened leave the HTC sync suite running on the PC, even though it was idle)
Go to the folder you unzipped on your pc and run the desire hd easy radio tool_V2_2.exe. you then get several options to choose. I went the whole way and selected the first option 'super CID,s-off, unlock'
Then proceeded to do it. It took about 30s to 1m. You should get a message that it was successful.
Thanks easy radio tool guys!!
Step 4.
You need a ROM, or RUU file. I chose this one. Its quite a large file and i will try to upload. I got it from this (xda) site, but cant find it now. From what i understand this one is completely 'blank' ie it does not appear to have lots of modifications, and it appears (from what i see on my phone) to be a clean factory rom. I tried to upload, but too big for site. You may need to google it.
RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.72.405.3_R_Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_release_161342_signed.exe
Connect your phone (again in charge only mode) and then start the 'RUU_Ace....' application on your PC.
It will start an HTC installer application that will try to connect to your phone. It will then show the current ROM you have installed, and confirm that you want to update to the one shown.
Remember to have a good charge in your battery, and don't disconnect during this point, you will brick your phone if you do. Make sure your PC does not go to sleep, and have it on external power if its laptop.
The flashing process takes about 2-5 minutes.
Once complete the pc htc application will tell you all was good.
The phone needs to be rebooted, if it has not done so already, and when it starts up, the phone will be brand new. No orange logos, no orange s/w, and fully unlocked to use any SIM card.
Good luck!

The only thing is using the 1.72 ruu you will lock yourself out of hboot and you missed off eng s-off as you would need this if you decide to flash a different Rom or update the radio
You also will not have root access once flashed as its been explain in the forums including the thread warning do not flash 1.72
The method is good but add the eng s-off and advise to flash 1.32.405.6 not the 1.72
E=Mc2

Thanks, this worked for me first time.

what does the eng s-off mean and will I have any problems with OTA updates?
sorry new to this
Thanks

smeg90 said:
what does the eng s-off mean and will I have any problems with OTA updates?
sorry new to this
Thanks
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Eng s-off will give you access to flashing radio updates and other hboot uses and give you complete unlock and access to the phone as for the updates not sure if you will get them now
E=Mc2

leith51 said:
Eng s-off will give you access to flashing radio updates and other hboot uses and give you complete unlock and access to the phone as for the updates not sure if you will get them now
E=Mc2
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Thanks.
is it possible to reflash with 1.32.405.6 using this guide or am I stuck because I can't root?

I'm sorry, but lol. You've made a guide which is utterly useless due to the fact you are telling people to flash an official 1.72 ruu. Bad mistake.
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

smeg90 said:
Thanks.
is it possible to reflash with 1.32.405.6 using this guide or am I stuck because I can't root?
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Can you get into bootloader which is turn fastboot off in applications then power off then power up while holding volume down and power button keep pressing till phone powers up if it does might have a chance of going back to 1.32.405.6 let me know if it does I will help you get back if I can
Also my guide how to flash radio.img gives the same information here on how to debrand your phone with links to the threads with the tools to use
E=Mc2

liam08 said:
I'm sorry, but lol. You've made a guide which is utterly useless due to the fact you are telling people to flash an official 1.72 ruu. Bad mistake.
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk
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What makes it worse mate is all he done is downloaded the tools then made a guide then uploaded the tools what could work well if it was the right ruu and included how to do eng s-off which is required
My guide on how to flash radio.img has also got all the info all ready and links to the right threads to do everything you need before flashing anything
So this thread is pointless really the op should have read better
E=Mc2

Hi got into bootloader ok.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Please remove the easy radio tool from the attachments and give link to my thread to download it. I like to keep count of downloads and keep it from spreading

smeg90 said:
Hi got into bootloader ok.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
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good good
right here goes nothing once again like every one else if you attempt this its at your own risk you can leave the phone as it is if you choose to do so
here is a link to another thread how to downgrade to 1.32 you can follow this guide as there is a high chance it will work but it is difficult to get your head round
but the other option you could try is the way i did it when i wanted to clean my phone of everything i had done including installing custom rom with build 1.72 it did work but it does not work on every phone im told download the signed.exe ruu of 1.32.405.6 from >>>>>here<<<<< 7th one down from top of list
you will need htc sync installed then plug phone in set to charge only
extract the zip folder to the desktop
then run the ruu.exe as you would any other application double click it
follow on screen instructions yes it does take a while and it will wipe your phone of anything you had on it so do a back up of what ever you want to keep
dont forget you can back you contacts up to sd card using people>menu>export to sd card
like i said it is your choice if you use this information i take no responsibility if anything goes wrong but the second option is the way i did it and my phone is running
good luck if you do do it either way let me know how it goes

jkoljo said:
Please remove the easy radio tool from the attachments and give link to my thread to download it. I like to keep count of downloads and keep it from spreading
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i dont blame you for saying that mate but to be honest the whole thread should be taken down as it gives false impression and tells ppl to flash 1.72 so in turn losing root

leith51 said:
good good
right here goes nothing once again like every one else if you attempt this its at your own risk you can leave the phone as it is if you choose to do so
here is a link to another thread how to downgrade to 1.32 you can follow this guide as there is a high chance it will work but it is difficult to get your head round
but the other option you could try is the way i did it when i wanted to clean my phone of everything i had done including installing custom rom with build 1.72 it did work but it does not work on every phone im told download the signed.exe ruu of 1.32.405.6 from >>>>>here<<<<< 7th one down from top of list
you will need htc sync installed then plug phone in set to charge only
extract the zip folder to the desktop
then run the ruu.exe as you would any other application double click it
follow on screen instructions yes it does take a while and it will wipe your phone of anything you had on it so do a back up of what ever you want to keep
dont forget you can back you contacts up to sd card using people>menu>export to sd card
like i said it is your choice if you use this information i take no responsibility if anything goes wrong but the second option is the way i did it and my phone is running
good luck if you do do it either way let me know how it goes
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Will give it a try and report back
Thank you for your time..

So is it possible to debrand an/or sim-unlock the Desire HD without to root your phone because I would like to update my phone with regular ota updates from HTC ?? And because my phone is sim-locked I can't download the new software version OTA 2.2.1 ??

milosmeda said:
So is it possible to debrand an/or sim-unlock the Desire HD without to root your phone because I would like to update my phone with regular ota updates from HTC ?? And because my phone is sim-locked I can't download the new software version OTA 2.2.1 ??
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Trying to do both at same time I do believe if its locked to network you need to create a goldcard first
E=Mc2

Can you point me to the link on how to create goldcard aor the whole proces of unlocking the desire hd,...

milosmeda said:
Can you point me to the link on how to create goldcard aor the whole proces of unlocking the desire hd,...
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Sorry I'm at work so no where near computer I can only suggest googling how to create a goldcard it should bring up unlocker.com normally really good for info on there
E=Mc2

connection problem
Hi I have a vodafone branded DHD its not sim locked, and Its already rooted and I'm trying to flash a different rom.I've downloaded the RUU and when i run the .exe it says Verifying pda phone etc then error 170 it can't find the phone.I have it in charge mode and it shows up under device manager as. ADB interface> My HTC .I've tried every connection option but it won't find my phone.all the drivers are installed and i can use htc sync to install aps. anyone got any ideas thanks.michael

mackemsrule said:
Hi I have a vodafone branded DHD its not sim locked, and Its already rooted and I'm trying to flash a different rom.I've downloaded the RUU and when i run the .exe it says Verifying pda phone etc then error 170 it can't find the phone.I have it in charge mode and it shows up under device manager as. ADB interface> My HTC .I've tried every connection option but it won't find my phone.all the drivers are installed and i can use htc sync to install aps. anyone got any ideas thanks.michael
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An RUU is a pre-packaged install from a vendor? Do you mean a proper custom rom?
If not, then you will unroot your phone

[Q] problem after ace hack kit accessing networks

I am having some bizarre problems after running the ace hack kit to root my Inspire HD. Basically after running step 3 3 S-OFF, SuperCID and More
I cant get access to internet, ie browser, google network etc.
Phone works, sound is ok.
I tried to restore to stock and redo. but I've gone through this loop a few times. and now I'm stuck in no-mans land. cant get completely back to stock and cant get to a full root.
problem originated the first time through when I did not uninstall the HTC sync - I didnt realize it was running as I only installed for the driver.
Then when repeating, I got an incoming call during the process. I think this disrupted the script.
Any ideas

Tonyeff said:
I am having some bizarre problems after running the ace hack kit to root my Inspire HD. Basically after running step 3 3 S-OFF, SuperCID and More
I cant get access to internet, ie browser, google network etc.
Phone works, sound is ok.
I tried to restore to stock and redo. but I've gone through this loop a few times. and now I'm stuck in no-mans land. cant get completely back to stock and cant get to a full root.
problem originated the first time through when I did not uninstall the HTC sync - I didnt realize it was running as I only installed for the driver.
Then when repeating, I got an incoming call during the process. I think this disrupted the script.
Any ideas
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It might be because you are still on the downgraded rom and radio...which if you stopped after step 3, then you probably are
Try flashing this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042
It's a rooted stock rom with all the updates, should get everything up and running...then from there you can flash a custom rom if you prefer....

I'm actually kinda stuck between the two. not rooted so I cant run clockwork to flash, but not stock so the root script doesnt run clean.

Tonyeff said:
I'm actually kinda stuck between the two. not rooted so I cant run clockwork to flash, but not stock so the root script doesnt run clean.
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Well that rom can't be flashed using clockwork.....you have to flash that one through hboot....
So if you boot into hboot at the very top it should say whether you are s-off or s-on...if your s-off you are good to go...
If you dont know how to get to hboot...its easy...
-turn off fast boot
-shut down phone
-turn on phone by holding down the power button and volume minus button at the same time, and hold it till the hboot screen loads..then release.

thanks
I have S-off, and I know how to get into Hboot, but I've never used it before.
I've been doing the trial and error thing and its not working too well....
so let me ask a few questions.
I take it that the rom.zip has to be on the sd card. doest the SD card need to be formatted in a specific way?
does the rom file need to be named anything specific?
once I get into Hboot, I believe the optin would be to select recovery.
Will that give me a prompt to select the rom file?

Tonyeff said:
thanks
I have S-off, and I know how to get into Hboot, but I've never used it before.
I've been doing the trial and error thing and its not working too well....
so let me ask a few questions.
I take it that the rom.zip has to be on the sd card. doest the SD card need to be formatted in a specific way?
does the rom file need to be named anything specific?
once I get into Hboot, I believe the optin would be to select recovery.
Will that give me a prompt to select the rom file?
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Instead of answering each specific question..I'll just post the steps, which should answer all your questions....
-Download the rom, (I would suggest the one that allows for side loading, but either is fine)
-rename the zip to....PD98IMG.zip (it has to be named exactly that)
-place it on the root of your SD card (meaning not inside of any folders)
-unplug you phone from your computer
-boot into Hboot....when you get there, dont press anything, just wait...it will automatically locate the zip....the first 2 attempts will fail, then the 3rd one will work....it will then ask you if you would like to update
-push volume up to update
EDIT: no need to format the sd card and when flashing a PD98IMG.zip, you never go into recovery....
EDIT2: once you get this flashed, you can then then download rom manager from the market, and flash clockwork recovery....which will allow you to flash any of the other custom roms using recovery....

If you're S-OFF, then you don't need anything special with teh SDCard (gold card not needed with S-OFF). Just rename the file PD98IMG.ZIP and be sure it is in the root of the SDCard. Don't worry too much; this method is more foolproof than others as the HBOOT does sanity checks on the image files in the zip and won't flash anything but the correct image to the correct partition.

Thanks guys, this worked. I'm back in business... trying not to screw thinkgs up
-my previous experience was rooting a nookcolor, which was a whole different process, since the SD has boot priority.

[Q] HELP sensation flashed ROM wont start

Hello, first I would like to apologize as I am clearly a noob and have very little idea of what I am talking about.
I'm sure my problem has been asked before and that if I had any idea what the problem was, I could find the exact solution I need here on the forums. Unfortunately I don't even know what to search for. If any one would like to complain go ahead but please..just help me.
So I decided to root my HTC Sensation, which I believe I did without any problem, I followed the guide on this site. Nothing went wrong and as far as I was aware everything was working fine.
I then decided to flash a new ROM onto the phone. I chose the Android Revolution HD as this looked to be the popular choice. I got it from here and I believed I had followed the instructions on how to install it properly.
However, after installing the ROM I came upon a problem, the phone would not start, it would just go to the HTC boot screen and stay there forever. At first I couldn't even get back to the hboot screen, but after inserting a new and better charged battery I was able to get there, but every time I do it attempts to update and says " CID incorrect! Update Fail! Press <POWER> to reboot." and I cant do anything but get stuck in this continuous loop.
If I take the SD card out I can access the HBOOT properly, however trying to do a recovery at this point doesn't seem to work.
I have no idea what to do and would appreciate any help anyone can give me. I would be happy to just have my phone back to the way it was originally.
Thanks

Might wanna try a RUU? not sure but hopefully it should do..
Sent from my HTC-Z710a using xda premium

First off your MAJOR issue is that you flashed a rom for the Desire HD section(As soon as I clicked on your link, it said Android Revolution 7.0.2... I was like wtf? There is no 7.0.2 on the sensation forum) ... I think that's the prob... for now! Flash the correct rom and stay in the right section!
Second, I don't see why you can't get into recovery. Remove your sd card, power on the phone by holding vol-down +power to get to bootloader, select recovery and flash the right rom. I would also recommend that you delete the P58IMG.zip off your sd card as well. I'm assuming you have it on there for the ICS firmware but flashed the incorrect rom. You are far from bricking it, but keep this up and it might turn into one!

Thanks, your post is certainly reasuring though I am still not sure how to continue. Also it is possible I gave the wrong link to the rom I used, though it definitely was the same name.
Anyway what Im thinking I have to do now is 1st delete p58img.zip file from my SDcard and put the right rom on there, could you link to one?
So by removing that file I should be able to access the SDcard again and flash the new rom?

Dashdor said:
Thanks, your post is certainly reasuring though I am still not sure how to continue. Also it is possible I gave the wrong link to the rom I used, though it definitely was the same name.
Anyway what Im thinking I have to do now is 1st delete p58img.zip file from my SDcard and put the right rom on there, could you link to one?
So by removing that file I should be able to access the SDcard again and flash the new rom?
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Here's the right link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
This is an ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) Rom
So you need:
1) SuperCID (so that you can flash any firmware)
Instructions
2) Flash the ICS firmware (otherwise you can't use the ICS roms)
http://goo.gl/RcbMy (and make SURE that there aren't any errors - errors such as not doing the SuperCID process correctly, therefore it can't flash - I say this because it seems like many users think the firmware is flashed and then find out their rom won't start, so don't be stupid and check whether or not an error has occurred just incase!)
3) Pick a rom
Revolution
Elegancia
Insert Coin
4) Flash the 4EXT recovery, I'm sure you already have clockwork mod on there but I think that's a bit buggier... so if I were you, I'd go for the 4EXT touch recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377759
5) If you wish, you can also flash for example: tweaks and addons by awsm devs which make our phone much better if you wish!
6) you're good to go! It's that easy.
Yeah, all you have to do is remove that P58IMG.zip from your sd card and your bootloader won't force you to update or w/e. You'll be fine.

And don't forget to md5 check for roms you download !
Sent from my HTC-Z710a using xda premium

Thank you very much. It seems I hadn't performed the SuperCID part. Once I had done that I installed Elegancia and it is working perfectly.
Thanks again for your help, I really appreciate you taking the time to explain that to me.

[Q] Flashed the wrong PG58IMG.zip

Very much a noob when it comes to Android phones and I have been working through the process to get a custom Rom on my HTC Sensation. I started following the instructions in this thread [Guide] to Installing S-off, Unlocking, ClockWork, Root, SuperCID & S-on and successfully completed step one, achieving s-off on the phone.
In step two things went badly wrong. Following the instructions I downloaded clockwork recovery and copied the PG58IMG onto my sd card, at least I thought I did. What I now realize is that since I had been doing a lot of reading and research on this topic before attempting it for the first time I had downloaded several relevant files in advance, one of which is the PG58IMG file from this thread [DEV] HTC Sensation & HTC Sensation XE firmware | Partitions Info | [01.03.2012 and it was this file that I put on the sd card. Obviously not what I should have flashed at all. Especially since it seems that the tool which would help me out of this mess is the one I just failed to install properly.
So the situation is that the phone loops constantly on startup when booting normally. When I boot into HBOOT with the SD card in it tries to update again and when that fails, gives no option but to reboot. If I remove the SD card then I get access to the following screen -
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1100
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M
eMMC-boot
and below the options -
HBOOT
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
I have tried connecting the phone to my computer at this stage but I cant get FASTBOOT USB and adb cant find any devices either. Am I completely stuffed at this point? If not, if anyone can help me out with some instructions on what to do here I would be extremely grateful.
Thanks,
Webba

So have you tried to go into recovery once your in bootloader ? what happens then ?
If you get the correct files onto your sd card via a card reader, then put it in the phone, bootloader should attempt to update the new correct files.

I have tried going into recovery, it comes up with a pic of a phone with a green circle, followed by a phone with a red triangle, followed by going into the boot cycle. This is with the sd card removed. Am I right in thinking that if I get the right files onto the card and then run recovery with the sd card in it will work?

If you run BOOTLOADER then it should do... Make sure you remove the old PG58IMG before putting the new one on.

Thanks so much, I will try it as soon as I can. I assume I will find the right stock rom somewhere on these forums?

webster84 said:
Thanks so much, I will try it as soon as I can. I assume I will find the right stock rom somewhere on these forums?
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My Sensation was purchased in Hong Kong, after looking at the lists at shipped-roms this one - RUU_Pyramid_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.35.707.1_Radio_10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_198358_signed.exe
seems to be most likely correct. Can anyone more knowledgeable confirm this? I would hate to flash the wrong thing again.

did you successfully get superCID ? if so i do believe that you can flash any RUU / ROM
Im not 100% on this as im still new to the sensation myself, But im sure thats the whole point in having SuperCID

Unfortunately I dont have superCID. I was following the instructions pretty slavishly and the superCID setup is one step after clockwork
Is there a way to get superCID in my phones current state? From what I am reading I need it to at least hook up to adb which it is not doing at the moment so I assume I just have to get the right onto the sdcard to have any chance of it working, right?

Yes, You need clockwork mod before SuperCID. Have you tried to re download CWM and put it on sd card ? It could have just been a bad download, it happens to us all.
Download it again, Remove the previous PG58IMG from SD Card via a card reader (if you have one) Put the new PG58IMG on SD card. Pull battery out, Put SD Card back into the phone, put battery back in and boot into bootloader (volume down + Power)
Bootloader should automatically find the PG58IMG and ask if you want to update it, Select yes and theoretically you should be fine..
EDIT: Use this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=706572&d=1314848127

Yeah, I have re-downloaded CWM and made sure it is the right one I have to wait until the shops open here so I can pick up a micro sdcard reader but I will try the new CWM first, and if that fails then I will try the stock rom. Am I right in thinking that neither of this is likely to make the situation worse, even if they dont work?

No providing bootloader still works everything is fix-able..
We aint messing with bootloader so u will be ok.
Cant believe you dont have a card reader lol....

lol, up until today the only thing I needed to be able to read micro sd cards was the phone. Well, I will be better prepared next time anyway.
The thing that had me worried is that since I originally didn't realize PG58IMG was not a unique file name I am almost certain that the one on my sd card at the moment is not even CWM at all but one of the updated firmware ones I mentioned in the OP that I very stupidly mistook for it. It feels like a really serious mistake to make, but happy to know that if the boot loader is working then it should be fixable. I wasn't sure even about that.

I think the PG58IMG is a unique code that the phone reads and recognises as something to be flashed / updated.
Ive seen various things CWM / Firmwares / Updates with the same PG58IMG title. so maybe youre right and the original file you downloaded wasnt the correct one.
Dont panic, Keep calm, Ask questions, Get answers...... This is the only way to avoid a bricked phone

Yeah, you've saved me a lot of stress already. Ill be back in a few hours with the results of the next attempt. Thanks again!

Ok, the news is not great. I got hold of a micro sd adaptor so I could plug it into my computer and removed the old PG58IMG. I put the correct one (downloaded from this thread) on the sd card and rebooted the phone into HBOOT. It recognizes the file on the sd card but gets a cid fail and there is no option but to reboot which goes into the boot cycle.
Whats worse is that doing this apparently fries the sdcard. I tried it twice, because I am sucker for punishment and in both cases the sdcard is unreadable afterwards.
Maybe I should try and explain more clearly that I am now sure the PG58IMG that I first put on the card and flashed I am sure is the Firmware from 3.32.401.x & 3.32.401.10x RUU from this thread. It appeared to successfully update before rebooting the phone into its current state, causing me to realize I had the wrong file. I dont understand enough to know exactly whats going on but it seems pretty bad. Do you think I should try a 3rd sdcard with the Shipped ROM on it or is there something else I should do at this point?
Edit - The second sd card wasn't fried after all, but I am still searching for a shipped rom that isnt in .exe format, since the phone isnt connecting to the computer by usb at all right now. Anyone know where I can find one?
Edit - Ok, now I have fastboot usb which means I can use .exe shipped roms. adb devices cant find the phone though which means I cant superCID it which means I still have to find the right ROM. Since I brought the phone from HK I am trying all the asian ones first. Anyone know specifically which file at shipped-roms.com is the right one?

You flashed firmware for ics rom, so the stock rom won't boot and you have bootloop. If you flash the 3.12 firmware ( works for both ics and gb) that will resolve the loop and you will be able to continue with the guide and flash cwm.
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Hey Stringer7, do you mean this Firmware from 3.12.401.2/102 RUU available in the same thread? I will download it and give it a try.
edit - Gave it a try, I get CID incorrect from it too. Seems like CID incorrect for everything I try to flash atm.

What is your CID ??

Unfortunately I dont know. I didn't know I needed it before I started and now since the phone isn't talking to adb I cant use it to find out. All I know is that I bought the phone from Hong Kong about 6 months ago. Is there a way to check the CID with the phone the way it is now?