Stuck In Bootloop After Flashing Firmware and Virtuous Inq - HTC Sensation

Hello all I'm freaking out a bit since I'm having so many problems with my Sensation today.
Okay I followed all of the steps in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF2OWf0D9XQ&list=LLXJoLXpA2ML9DAxPOAgeg8Q&feature=mh_lolz until around 10 mins.
I:
1. Got SuperCID.
2. Flashed this firmware (http://ca-tools.co.uk/noob/Patch/TMO/PG58IMG.zip)
3. At this point my phone was stuck in bootloop and when I went to HBOOT it kept asking if I wanted to update (I had a MIUI rom and apparently Gingerbread ROMs don't work with the firmware I flashed).
4. I used a friends phone to delete the update and put Virtuous Inquisition on the phone.
5. I wiped everything Dalvik, Data, etc.
6. I install VI.
Now I'm in a Boot loop it goes from HTC's white screen to VI's icon and back.
Any ideas?

Do mine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542555
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you have to flash newest firmware for VI rom. check my sigi
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[Q] Help Needed: From ICS to GB on HTC Sensation

Hi,
Need some help here with my HTC Sensation
Was initially running Insertcoin ROM 3.4.2. As Insertcoin ICS Rom have worked up till 4.4.0, I've decided to give it a try and flashed 4.4.0 on it, along with the new firmware that is listed on Insertcoin website.
Afterwhich, when I tried to revert back to 3.4.2, it went into bootloop. I have tried both by flashing the 3.4.2 rom and by recovery through clockworkmod. Both methods result in bootloop.
Please advice on this matter.
FlyerWhiteWing said:
Hi,
Need some help here with my HTC Sensation
Was initially running Insertcoin ROM 3.4.2. As Insertcoin ICS Rom have worked up till 4.4.0, I've decided to give it a try and flashed 4.4.0 on it, along with the new firmware that is listed on Insertcoin website.
Afterwhich, when I tried to revert back to 3.4.2, it went into bootloop. I have tried both by flashing the 3.4.2 rom and by recovery through clockworkmod. Both methods result in bootloop.
Please advice on this matter.
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You must flash the old firmware if you want to go back to an older rom.
In every Thread it is writen that the new firmware only works for the new rom the older roms need the old firmware to boot.
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Flash hboot 1.17.2008 mate and problem solved, I tried arhd 6.1.0 and sum apps never worked so went back to my backup went into rebbot loop flashed hboot to one stated and all ok.
Can't upload file not at lappy will do it when home if you not found it by then.
There you go rename to PG58IMG and you should know how to do rest
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You can flash a RUU of related cid or if you have supercid. This will restore your firmware too. After that you need to flash custom recovery again.
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Problem solved!!! Thanks guys
Glad to be of help my friend
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My virtuous inquisition AOSP Rom is far from stable am i doing something wrong

I came from cm7.1 i flashed the rom the same as i always flashed any other rom. Im not an expert or anything but im not a newb i have done this before. But what i didnt do was a suoerwhipe should i have done that? I followed how you are supposed to install it i even watched tutorial on youtube to make sure i did it right and i did.
What the rom keeps doing is rebooting my phonr and i keep getting stuck on the htc logo. It will go to thr htc logo then reboot thrn go back to the logog then reboot again it does that over and over. And even when i tried to flash my cm7 clockworkmod backup it didnt work it still did it that had me extremely nervous that i was screwed. To fix it i had to refkash the firmware and then fkash the rom again clear the cache and everything all over again.
I thought it was over but then it did it again i and i jusr went back to cm7. I really want to use this rom anybody know why it is doing this? And how i can fix this?
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Firstly, you should always superwipe when going to a different ROM (that is, a ROM from a different family).
Secondly, read the first couple of posts in the Inquisition thread and make sure you are using the right firmware.
I am having the same doubt whether you have upgraded the firmware. If you are using ICS version of virtuous inquisition you must upgrade the firmware with v3.24 (Revolutionary) which has the HBOOT 1.27 . Please go through the following thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480061
I did upgrade the firmware.
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iverson3-1 said:
I did upgrade the firmware.
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Seems firmware upgrade was not successful. Can you post the detail of your firstboot / bootloader screen?
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iverson3-1 said:
What the rom keeps doing is rebooting my phonr and i keep getting stuck on the htc logo. It will go to thr htc logo then reboot thrn go back to the logog then reboot again it does that over and over. And even when i tried to flash my cm7 clockworkmod backup it didnt work it still did it that had me extremely nervous that i was screwed.
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I would suggest you may have failed to delete the firmware .img file from the sd card before you tried to boot the ROM?
Somethings wrong bc mine is 98% stable
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When you say firmware are you talking upgrading to 3.24? Because i didnt do that. I thought the only firmware you needed was the one included with the Rom that they tell you to install first. And boomboomer is right i also didnt delete the firmware .img.
But which one of these is causing the problem? Me not deleting the firmware.img off the root of the sd card. Or me not updating my htc firmware to 3.24?
I didnt know you had to update the firmware to 3.24 the first time a flashed this rom like 2 weeks ago i didnt do that and it seemed to work fine i just followed this youtube tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF2OWf0D9XQ
In it it says nothing about updating to 3.24.
iverson3-1 said:
When you say firmware are you talking upgrading to 3.24? Because i didnt do that. I thought the only firmware you needed was the one included with the Rom that they tell you to install first. And boomboomer is right i also didnt delete the firmware .img.
But which one of these is causing the problem? Me not deleting the firmware.img off the root of the sd card. Or me not updating my htc firmware to 3.24?
I didnt know you had to update the firmware to 3.24 the first time a flashed this rom like 2 weeks ago i didnt do that and it seemed to work fine i just followed this youtube tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF2OWf0D9XQ
In it it says nothing about updating to 3.24.
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3.24 is not "required" by the VI 3.0 rom, but most users that use it experience little to no problems, compared to the previous firmware. Bottom line, it's more stable using 3.24.
Your right i didnt. you think thats whats causing it?
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You aren't reading the help you're bring offered. Delete the img file to stop the boot loop, if you want then update to 3.24 for better compatibility with ROM 3.0.0.
Ok thanks. Can i upgrade to 3.24 after I flash the rom?
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iverson3-1 said:
Ok thanks. Can i upgrade to 3.24 after I flash the rom?
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Yes , you can . After flashing the ROM, do not reboot. Just power off. Then remove the sdcard . Put the the firmware file on the root of your sdcard using a pc. Insert the sdcard in phone. Boot into bootloader. Then follow on screen instruction. Hope you knowhow to boot into bootloader.
By the way, why not doing things in traditional way ??? I mean first flash firmware then you flash ROM.
I already flashed the rom and don't have an adapter to plug my sd card into my PC. Can I just download it from my phone and move it to the root of my SD then boot into bootloader?
And I flashed the rom first because i was told updating to 3.24 wasn't required. Plus I was kind of confused as to which 3.24 firmware to download and i just wanted the rom to bad but I have the right firmware now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767 from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
Yea its best to use the 3.24 fw. 3.12 causes reboots bootloops (grab the milk) and just ics based rom issues.
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But can I flash 3.24 after I already flashed the rom?
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Yea. Go ahead flash the 3.24 then boot into recovery do a superwipe and reflash the rom. Just in case it causes issues with the rom already running.
iverson3-1 said:
But can I flash 3.24 after I already flashed the rom?
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I did that and now im stuck in a bootloop what do i do now? i had a CWM backup and thats not fixing it either. What do i do?
Ok so u flashed the 3.24 via bootloader correct? Ok go back into recovery. Run the superwipe script. Use this one. http://db.tt/ps5JWwBw
Put it on the root of ur sd. Flash the superwipe then reflash ur rom.
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Dont rename the superwipe script or worry about the (2) just flash it.
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[Q] My Sensation is in a Coma :(

Hi there,
I've been flashing roms for more than one year now and never had a problem before (I never did a Nandroid backup )
I was using the Virtuous Inquisomething for the past month but I decided to try the Quattro version. Finding it too laggy, I decided to go back to the Inquisi... But problem, after flashing it, my phone keebs rebooting... Htc logo, shows the V logo (sometimes doesn't), black out, then restarts again. I tried different roms, HD Revolution, Light Rom, even the Quattro that I had before but my phone keeps rebooting. I flashed the Firmware to the 3.30, same thing. I wiped the dalvik cache, the cache and everything I could wipe but I have the same problem !
I tried to flash an original file, a Ruu but my computer can't find my phone because I can only access the ToggleUSB via the recovery
Do you guys know how to fix this? Anyone has a Nandroid Backup that I can use? (Tmobile - Sensation 4G? )
Thank you in advance
Curiously, have you ever superwiped your Sensation while doing all these flashes? There might be some residual files here and there that's just causing chaos inside the phone. D:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849 Here's the link for ARHD's original thread which has the superwipe down toward the bottom of the first post under "Downloads" and you just flash it like any other file through the 4EXT touch recovery (if you're using that!).
Flash latest firmware.
Download and flash latest ARHD Rom.
Problem solved let me know if anything goes wrong
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dmcb123 said:
Flash latest firmware.
Download and flash latest ARHD Rom.
Problem solved let me know if anything goes wrong
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Soltice said:
Curiously, have you ever superwiped your Sensation while doing all these flashes? There might be some residual files here and there that's just causing chaos inside the phone. D:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849 Here's the link for ARHD's original thread which has the superwipe down toward the bottom of the first post under "Downloads" and you just flash it like any other file through the 4EXT touch recovery (if you're using that!).
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Thanks for replying. I did exactly what you guys said but... same error... Boots, write HTC ... Quietly brillant and boots again !
I even formatted my Sd Card :/ !
Anyone has a Nandroid Backup?
I see that you only updated to 3.30 firmware. Try updating to the final firmware 3.32 and superwipe before flashing a new rom.

Help, phone doesn't start up after firmware update

I have HTC Sensation 4G (T-Mobile) and downloaded the 3.2 firmware here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
I used T-Mobile one, though I guess it didn't matter because I have superCID. When I turn my phone on it keeps restarting at the white HTC screen, vibrates, then HTC screen again. Can't start up my phone.
Don't think it matters..but I did delete "su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed" a while back.
Just put the correct PG58IMG on ur SD card and let the bootloader do the update once again ..
Remember also to remove the pg58img file from the sd card after the installation of the firmware
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Find my post in general
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Do you guys know if there's an work towards a new firmware that will allow us with the boot loop to flash ROMs? I'd really like an AOSP ROM the only fix known is with HTC Sense.
mohameddegheidy said:
Just put the correct PG58IMG on ur SD card and let the bootloader do the update once again ..
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Just follow this advice, then your device will boot and you can wipe it and flash any from you like
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Chained90 said:
I have HTC Sensation 4G (T-Mobile) and downloaded the 3.2 firmware here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
I used T-Mobile one, though I guess it didn't matter because I have superCID. When I turn my phone on it keeps restarting at the white HTC screen, vibrates, then HTC screen again. Can't start up my phone.
Don't think it matters..but I did delete "su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed" a while back.
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Also keep in mind that when you install new firmware you have to wipe and reinstall your ROM. A lot of times the Cache and sometimes the Data partitions will corrupt when you install new firmware, so you will need to grab a flash-able ZIP of your current ROM (or Android Revolution HD, it's nice as well!).
Go into recovery mode, wipe everything but your SD card (of course) then install your ROM again from your SD card.
Azothyran said:
Also keep in mind that when you install new firmware you have to wipe and reinstall your ROM. A lot of times the Cache and sometimes the Data partitions will corrupt when you install new firmware, so you will need to grab a flash-able ZIP of your current ROM (or Android Revolution HD, it's nice as well!).
Go into recovery mode, wipe everything but your SD card (of course) then install your ROM again from your SD card.
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Oh wow. Firmware 3.32 only works with ICS ROMs, right? I didn't wipe and flash a new ROM, just ran the same Gingerbread HTC sense that came with the phone. That would probably be the reason why I bootloop?
Find my post in general going to bump it will help out
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Chained90 said:
Oh wow. Firmware 3.32 only works with ICS ROMs, right? I didn't wipe and flash a new ROM, just ran the same Gingerbread HTC sense that came with the phone. That would probably be the reason why I bootloop?
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Yeah, it's for ICS ROMs, but I would think it would still work with Gingerbread. I'm not sure. I know from experience that if you flash a new Radio, RIL, Firmware, etc it is recommended to reflash your ROM, no matter what ROM you're on. Since the OS relies on the firmware, RIL, and Radio that you were using before, it can't load the new package without a wipe.
The situation is kind of like switching ROMs and then dumping the Data and Cache partitions from your OLD ROM onto the new ROM before it even boots. In most cases, it won't boot.

Installing a new Rom.

After I boot into recovery and come 4ext touch recovery screen and tape on wipe/format and it brings up wipe/format menu,wipedata/factory reset,wipecache,wipe cache+ dalvik,wipe dalvik cache,wipe batt stats,format system,format data,format boot,format all partitions(except sd card) format sd card.which ones do I wipe before I install a new Rom.
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wipedata/factory reset and wipe cache+ dalvik
Thanks for the information my friend.
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No problem. You can also use Superwipe from ARHD ROM thread. It cleans everything for a fresh install.
problem switching ROMs
I have been running ARHD 6.6.3 and am trying to switch to OrDroid 7.1.2.
I thought all I had to do to switch would be
-boot into recovery
-run superwipe (from ARHD thread)
-install OrDroid ROM
but when I do this and reboot it just goes into bootloop.
What step for switching between ROMs am I missing?
are you using the correct firmware for the Rom? Ics based Roms use 3.32 firmware?
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In settings>about phone>software>more it says my build number is 3.32.401.5
I thought it might be this but I already tried reinstalled the latest firmware and still no luck. I was running ARHD before (obviously also a ICS ROM) which is why I don't understand why I can't get OrDroid running.
Still having problems. I ran Superwipe and installed Virtuous Inquisition 4.0.2 and that worked ok. Then I ran Superwipe and installed ARHD 6.6.3 again and that also worked. I redownloaded the mirror link for OrDroid 7.1.2 and that still didn't work even using the same process that got the other ROMs working. I also tried installing OrDroid 7.1.0 but that didn't work either.
Anyone know why other ROMs seem to be loading fine but OrDroid just gets stuck in a bootloop everytime?
Any help is much appreciated
Thanks
Before installing a new ROM, especially if the two ROMs differ in Sense version or Android version, go to Recovery, select Wipe | Format & Wipe all partitions except SD Card.
This is a fix for the bootloop issue too.
When backing up the Rom that's in your phone before installing the new one does it matter if I back it up in the back up or the advance back up.and what's the difference in the to different back ups?
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DLittle2012 said:
When backing up the Rom that's in your phone before installing the new one does it matter if I back it up in the back up or the advance back up.and what's the difference in the to different back ups?
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I don't know the difference, but the "normal" backup has always worked fine for me.
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Normal backup has always worked for me too. I use 4ext to back up . Then for apps I use my backup pro. Works for me
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