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Australian Vodafone Sensation XE RUU??

hi im really new to android, and i just rooted my Sensation XE. But i was wondering if i was to have any problems then i would have to S-on etc and would need the RUU, but i havent been able to find any Australia RUUs?
Any ideas or guidance ?
Thanks

bump!
any help?

It's just about impossible trying to find any Vodafone Australia RUU, just hope an ICS one comes out for us.
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astarman said:
hi im really new to android, and i just rooted my Sensation XE. But i was wondering if i was to have any problems then i would have to S-on etc and would need the RUU, but i havent been able to find any Australia RUUs?
Any ideas or guidance ?
Thanks
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If I were you I would just make a titanium backup of the stock rom and then if anything happens you can flash it back and turn s-on again

Psychoticus said:
If I were you I would just make a titanium backup of the stock rom and then if anything happens you can flash it back and turn s-on again
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but i thought you need the RUU to flash back and S-on
thats what the guide says? :S

Psychoticus said:
If I were you I would just make a titanium backup of the stock rom and then if anything happens you can flash it back and turn s-on again
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I think you mean to do a Nandroid backup, right? As Titanium only backs up user and system apps and data.

Jikstah said:
I think you mean to do a Nandroid backup, right? As Titanium only backs up user and system apps and data.
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Sorry my bad, Yes a nandroid backup

However a nandroid backup won't backup the boot system nor recovery so after rooting you won't be able to get back to stock without an RUU which matches your current build.
Though it may be possible by temp rooting first, backing up system and recovery, then rooting via alpharev, installing a custom recovery and doing a nandroid backup of the stock ROM. This may provide all components needed to get back to stock without an RUU, though a bit more research to figure it all out
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too bad i already rooted haha
so noone has the RUU for AUs?
and does anyone know how to backup the firmware? or does nandroid to it ? cos i want to upgrade the firmware ..

so looks like if something happens i cant S-on and send it back to repair.. LOL HAHAHA GG...

Heya Mate,
First post, lol, cherry *popped*
Is this what we have ALL been looking for ?
RUU_Pyramid_Voda-Hutch_AU_1.45.862.3_Radio_10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01_M_release
As found at:
three w's dot filefactory.com/f/c87a2330449af512/
Just hit control+f and type in "au" without quotes, it is near the bottom !
I tagged you all in multi quote just coz you all seem rather switched on and I figured you all could help verify ???
thnx guys.

That should be it, if your using the non-XE version. Aussie aussie aussie!

Forum noob with a noob question but you have to start somewhere!
This being an .exe file how do I flash the radio? Do I push it through adb shell? as I have only flashed .zip files to this point?

goatee84 said:
Forum noob with a noob question but you have to start somewhere!
This being an .exe file how do I flash the radio? Do I push it through adb shell? as I have only flashed .zip files to this point?
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The RUU .exe contains all you need including the RUU radio, however us it with caution as it'll also update the HBOOT.
EDIT: Oops, just run it on the PC & USB connected and it'll take a few mins and back at STOCK everything.
I have seen many posts where people attempt to S-ON and end up bricking their phone, be careful if you need to S-ON.

That RUU isn't for the XE

gol_n_dal said:
The RUU .exe contains all you need including the RUU radio, however us it with caution as it'll also update the HBOOT.
EDIT: Oops, just run it on the PC & USB connected and it'll take a few mins and back at STOCK everything.
I have seen many posts where people attempt to S-ON and end up bricking their phone, be careful if you need to S-ON.
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Ok sweet, so there is no file that we know of for the radio by itself? That's all I'm chasing at this stage, not looking to S-ON and not stressed about the HBOOT.

Help!
Hi guys,
Bought a XE from Voda and tried to s-off = success. Then tried to do the "RUU" and the phone has sh1t itself, rebooting, loop after loop.
I should never have attempted it, I am a noob. Tried wiping cache, dalvik cache, hard reset (all from rebooting into recovery) with no joy at all. Tried flashing another rom from sd card = fail.
Is it a brick?

steve.bakos said:
Hi guys,
Bought a XE from Voda and tried to s-off = success. Then tried to do the "RUU" and the phone has sh1t itself, rebooting, loop after loop.
I should never have attempted it, I am a noob. Tried wiping cache, dalvik cache, hard reset (all from rebooting into recovery) with no joy at all. Tried flashing another rom from sd card = fail.
Is it a brick?
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Which RUU did you use?
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before you say it, yes, I am an idiot. I have no idea, one of the threads mentioned one (which now I cant seem to find that thread again yet) and I tried it, killed my XE instantly.
I have flashed GS2's before and thought s-off = go flash a rom or any sensation ruu but of course, I am a dill.
Is it a matter of flashing (if I can find it) a recovery image from somewhere for the xe;??

[Q] pliz help me on wipe device

hi,i was trying to upgrade my divece to ota ics .my phone was rooted and have 4ext and....
i use superwipe so i havent any thing on my phone ,
but i think i do some stupiddd , that install firmware from ota file that i download .
now my device is
****locked****
pyramid pvt ship s-off rl
hboot-1.27.0000
emmc-boot
now my device havent any think and i dont know how can i install rom on it
pliz helpp meee

download a rom, put on sd, install through 4EXT?

i was trying to do this ,
but what i do is ,,,,SuperWipe then install firmware than was in ota file .

kamrangun said:
i was trying to do this ,
but what i do is ,,,,SuperWipe then install firmware than was in ota file .
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what is ur cid number

****locked****
pyramid pvt ship s-off rl
hboot-1.27.0000
radio-11.23.3504.07-m2
openadsp-v02.6.0.2226.00.0131
emmc-boot

lol

that is not the cid number
u can try install this an see if its help
place it on sdcard
go into hboot
let it install the remove the pg58img from sdcard then restart into recovery
this pg58img has 4ext recovery in it
http://d-h.st/3ac

No one is going to say it?? Hey N00B!! you're in the wrong ****ing FORUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This noob doesn't even know how to check for his CID number. He shouldn't even be flashing ROMS, especially since he can't even read that this is the developer forums, so he can't read the directions on how to read a flash a rom.
Also to the illiterate noob who can't read, maybe you can hear, so hear this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA

Hgaara said:
No one is going to say it?? Hey N00B!! you're in the wrong ****ing FORUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This noob doesn't even know how to check for his CID number. He shouldn't even be flashing ROMS, especially since he can't even read that this is the developer forums, so he can't read the directions on how to read a flash a rom.
Also to the illiterate noob who can't read, maybe you can hear, so hear this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
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Exactly what is wrong with you? You've posted almost exactly the same thing to the guy who posted in the dev forum about battery stats. Yes, he's a noob, we get it. And yes, it is annoying to see the same questions being posted over and over again because people can't read. And yes, I agree that no one in their right minds should be thinking about messing around with ROMs and firmwares unless they know exactly what they are doing.
But seriously. Grow up. Unless you're telling me you were born out of your mother's womb with all this awesome tech knowledge in your head. If that's truly the case then, please, educate us ignorant mortals.
Now, to the OP: have you read this thread? If you haven't, please go read it properly. I have no idea what on earth you did, you need to give us a step-by-step list of the things you did. I suspect that all you need to do is delete PG58IMG.zip from your SD card and flash a ROM.

Hgaara said:
No one is going to say it?? Hey N00B!! you're in the wrong ****ing FORUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This noob doesn't even know how to check for his CID number. He shouldn't even be flashing ROMS, especially since he can't even read that this is the developer forums, so he can't read the directions on how to read a flash a rom.
Also to the illiterate noob who can't read, maybe you can hear, so hear this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
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Are there posts the only things you can post? > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25457315&postcount=2
Calm down and learn how to properly communicate with people.
Anyway, OP, I shall now describe what you must do:
1. Go to >this< guide and follow step 4 (STEP 4. WRITE SUPER CID [YOU ONLY NEED TO DO THIS ONCE]).
2. Download >this< ROM and put it on your SD card.
3. Boot into the bootloader (when the phone is off, press vol. down + power) and select the recovery option.
4. In the recovery go to 'wipe | format' and select 'format all partitions'.
5. When that process is done, go to 'install from SD card', 'choose zip from SD card', go to the folder where the ROM is located and install it.
6. When the ROM is installed reboot your phone and wait until it has booted.
EDIT: hunter890 just posted a link to a guide, but you can also follow what I wrote. Might be easier for you.

tnx for replay and try to help me ..
and also tanks viktor .

i do STEP 4. WRITE SUPER CID .and my cid now 11111111
i have Android_Revolution_HD-Sensation_3.6.13 ,,and put it on sd card ,
but when i start recovery nothing happen ,,black screen with error sign .

janielsen said:
that is not the cid number
u can try install this an see if its help
place it on sdcard
go into hboot
let it install the remove the pg58img from sdcard then restart into recovery
this pg58img has 4ext recovery in it
http://d-h.st/3ac
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i install it and now i have 4ext recovery,,,,
but when i try to install OTA oyramid ics , it have error (status 7 )

kamrangun said:
i install it and now i have 4ext recovery,,,,
but when i try to install OTA oyramid ics , it have error (status 7 )
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This has been covered 100 times, you can't flash ota with custom recovery. You can flash stock recovery using fastboot, you need a stock recovery.img.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G with Beats Audio using xda premium

i have a recovery from my android gb ,so i try to recover it ....
after it successfully done and reboot ,it start to rebooting after htc logo ....
is it because fireware that i upgrade ? and if it so ,what should i do ?
how can i install ota file ?

Rhiannon224 said:
This has been covered 100 times, you can't flash ota with custom recovery. You can flash stock recovery using fastboot, you need a stock recovery.img.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G with Beats Audio using xda premium
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i do this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447323
and chang the name of ota file to PG58IMG . but at hboot when it checking the file ,noting happen .??!?!

kamrangun said:
i do this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447323
and chang the name of ota file to PG58IMG . but at hboot when it checking the file ,noting happen .??!?!
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That's very very very wrong. What you should do is just what I described on the previous page. The reason the ROM wouldn't boot was because you flashed the old Gingerbread version of ARHD which won't boot on HBOOT 1.27.
And I still don't understand why you want the untouched ICS from HTC. The versions here on the forum (as example ARHD I linked you to) are better optimized, have no bloatware etc.

V1k70r said:
That's very very very wrong. What you should do is just what I described on the previous page. The reason the ROM wouldn't boot was because you flashed the old Gingerbread version of ARHD which won't boot on HBOOT 1.27.
And I still don't understand why you want the untouched ICS from HTC. The versions here on the forum (as example ARHD I linked you to) are better optimized, have no bloatware etc.
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ok..so its better that i use RHD version,,,
but i whant ota version because , i am in iran ,and google ban some service to iran ,,,,and i just only can use them buy having ota version ,and also ota version have better persian font . i would be sooo happy if u can help me to install ota files ,,,,anyways ,tanks for your help

kamrangun said:
ok..so its better that i use RHD version,,,
but i whant ota version because , i am in iran ,and google ban some service to iran ,,,,and i just only can use them buy having ota version ,and also ota version have better persian font . i would be sooo happy if u can help me to install ota files ,,,,anyways ,tanks for your help
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ARHD is cooked out of the OTA package, so it contains the same languages and I'm sure you can use the same services.

[Q] WHat is RUU and How To Flash/change RUU

NOOB NEED SOME INFORMATION ABOUT RUU
what is ruu ? How it relates with rom
how to flash it or change ruu
If i am on SuperCID , can i flash any rom without changing RUU ?

lilliput222 said:
NOOB NEED SOME INFORMATION ABOUT RUU
what is ruu ? How it relates with rom
how to flash it or change ruu
If i am on SuperCID , can i flash any rom without changing RUU ?
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RUU---ROM UPDATE UTILITY
(its an .exe which is run from windows pc ..you need to double click on it to start it)
relation to rom -> official way of updating your ROM via HTC
Changing RUU --kind of impossible
flashing RUU ---you can flash any RUU if you are superCID and SOFF
RUU are dependant on CID and current firmware your device is having
If i am on SuperCID , can i flash any rom without changing RUU ?
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this question doesn't make sense

ganeshp said:
RUU---ROM UPDATE UTILITY
(its an .exe which is run from windows pc ..you need to double click on it to start it)
relation to rom -> official way of updating your ROM via HTC
Changing RUU --kind of impossible
flashing RUU ---you can flash any RUU if you are superCID and SOFF
RUU are dependant on CID and current firmware your device is having
this question doesn't make sense
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Thanks for your help mate , but i still have some queries
ELEGANCIA™ Rom Series
RUU- RUU 3.32.401.105
Android Revolution HD 6.6.4
RUU- Final HTC RUU 3.32.401.105_R
OrDroid 6.0.0
RUU- HTC One S latest RUU (1.78.401.2)
WHERE TO GET THESE RUU ??

lilliput222 said:
Thanks for your help mate , but i still have some queries
ELEGANCIA6¾4 Rom Series
RUU- RUU 3.32.401.105
Android Revolution HD 6.6.4
RUU- Final HTC RUU 3.32.401.105_R
OrDroid 6.0.0
RUU- HTC One S latest RUU (1.78.401.2)
WHERE TO GET THESE RUU ??
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Mate these are not RUU, they are just a reference, for example v3.32 is an RUU, Android Revolution HD, Elegancia etc are Custom ROMs based on v3.32 RUU, that's why they mentioned it in there respective titles. Majority People don't flash RUUs, instead they flash custom ROMs made by the devs, they modifies the RUU, and brings it for us with various fixes and Enhancments. I hope my brief post will help make it clear for you.

Alipk52 said:
Mate these are not RUU, they are just a reference, for example v3.32 is an RUU, Android Revolution HD, Elegancia etc are Custom ROMs based on v3.32 RUU, that's why they mentioned it in there respective titles. Majority People don't flash RUUs, instead they flash custom ROMs made by the devs, they modifies the RUU, and brings it for us with various fixes and Enhancments. I hope my brief post will help make it clear for you.
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thanks mate , totally cleared

Glad it did clear your query...if you need original RUU (exe) files, You can grab it Here. It contains the latest RUU as well..

Just want to clarify...so to install a RUU...do I need to have CWM already installed or can it be on stock recovery? I am already S-off...and I've changed CWM to stock recovery....and superCID to the Tmobile one....if I want to flash the TMOUS RUU...is that all I need to do...just run the RUU?

newr said:
Just want to clarify...so to install a RUU...do I need to have CWM already installed or can it be on stock recovery? I am already S-off...and I've changed CWM to stock recovery....and superCID to the Tmobile one....if I want to flash the TMOUS RUU...is that all I need to do...just run the RUU?
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If you want to flash RUU, Refer to This Guide, and follow the steps carefully, and i think you can go to Sensation Android Development and choose to flash the custom ROMs, in my opinion they are highly enhanced for performance, use Insert Coin or Virtuous Inquisition instead.

ganeshp said:
RUU---ROM UPDATE UTILITY
(its an .exe which is run from windows pc ..you need to double click on it to start it)
relation to rom -> official way of updating your ROM via HTC
Changing RUU --kind of impossible
flashing RUU ---you can flash any RUU if you are superCID and SOFF
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You seem to know ur stuff im hoping you can help me.
Brand new stock Telstra HTC One XL (Australia)
Unlocked & rooted, TWRP recovery.
Backed up stock.
Installed a few different ROMs before deciding on one.
Accidentally reset factory from hboot instead of twrp.
Lost stock ROM back up.
Mounted USB & copied custom ROMs back across to sdcard.
Files did not appear on sdcard.
Decided to partition and try again.
On sucessful partition, suddenly all files became visible, despite partition warning "all files will be deleted"
Flashed Viper XL successfully.
SDcard total storage reading as 24gb (32gb stock)
1. if i have done anything to reduce my available storage i want to get it back.
2. id like to go back to stock rom and basically start from scratch with clean stock backup and clean storage.
I found a link to the ATT One X stock rom on the US HTC support site.
I cant find anything similar on the AU site for the One XL.
I read i have to re-lock my bootloader, thats fine i found a tutorial, but i need to find the stock rom.
Also i have no understanding of RUU nor do i have it downloaded.
EDIT-
I have just downloaded RUU Evita UL Telstra WWE 1.89. 841.9 Radio 0.18c.32.09.01 10.9 3a.32.20L release 266699 signed .exe
As per the info in hboot.
Thanks in advance.

Wobzy said:
You seem to know ur stuff im hoping you can help me.
Brand new stock Telstra HTC One XL (Australia)
Unlocked & rooted, TWRP recovery.
Backed up stock.
Installed a few different ROMs before deciding on one.
Accidentally reset factory from hboot instead of twrp.
Lost stock ROM back up.
Mounted USB & copied custom ROMs back across to sdcard.
Files did not appear on sdcard.
Decided to partition and try again.
On sucessful partition, suddenly all files became visible, despite partition warning "all files will be deleted"
Flashed Viper XL successfully.
SDcard total storage reading as 24gb (32gb stock)
1. if i have done anything to reduce my available storage i want to get it back.
2. id like to go back to stock rom and basically start from scratch with clean stock backup and clean storage.
I found a link to the ATT One X stock rom on the US HTC support site.
I cant find anything similar on the AU site for the One XL.
I read i have to re-lock my bootloader, thats fine i found a tutorial, but i need to find the stock rom.
Also i have no understanding of RUU nor do i have it downloaded.
EDIT-
I have just downloaded RUU Evita UL Telstra WWE 1.89. 841.9 Radio 0.18c.32.09.01 10.9 3a.32.20L release 266699 signed .exe
As per the info in hboot.
Thanks in advance.
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This is sensation only forum.. But as the question is kinda generic I can help you
Now if you want to go back to stock then options are
1. Restore the stock backup (which you've lost now)
2. Flash a recovery flashable zip (just like a custom rom zip) of stock rom (which makes it almost stock)... You need to find it in the Sensation xl section of xda
3. Flash a ruu..Use this guide as reference http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170 (everything won't apply for you.. But almost 90% of it applies)
As for sdcard data loss.. Backup the current contents of sdcard and do a proper format of the sdcard using sdpartitioner(a good tool for formatting sdcard in windows)
Btw I don't understand why you need a partition of sdcard
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

ganeshp said:
Btw I don't understand why you need a partition of sdcard
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It was suggested to me by a mate who has more experience with android than i do.
Thought it might be a good idea to put the back up / roms there.
Just found it odd that after mouting and transferring them, they didnt actually become visible until after the partition was created?
Thanks for the rest of the advice i'll give it a look.
I replied to you here knowing its a sensation forum only because when i searched this was the only relevant thread i found.
I found this tutorial and have followed it to step 5. the point of flashing the recovery.img but i get "error; cannot load recovery.img"
1. Download the correct RUU for your device and carrier!!
2. Charge the battery above 50% or for at least one hour. If the battery dies during the flashing process, you could hard brick the phone!
3. Run the RUU until the wizard comes up. While the RUU wizard is open, find the temporary folder it created. (Open Explorer in Windows and type %temp% in the navigation bar.) There will be two folders with long encrypted names. In one of them you will find ROM.zip. Open it with 7zip and extract recovery.img. Put it in the location were you've installed Android SDK tools. This is the stock HTC Recovery and it is needed to run the RUU.
4. Boot the phone into bootloader (power off, hold down volume and press power) and highlight FASTBOOT using the volume rocker and pressing power. Then connect the USB cable. You should see FASTBOOT USB.
5. Open a command prompt in Windows and navigate to the folder where you installed Android SDK tools. Flash the stock recovery extracted in step 3 above using the following command:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
6. Relock the bootloader using the following command:
fastboot oem lock
7. Re-run the RUU. It will restore the device to it's original condition, locked (though *** RELOCKED ***) and unrooted.
Once the install is done you'll have unlock the bootloader again using the token you already have from the first time, reflash CWM Recovery and re-root. All this will be 10x easier than the first time.
If you do re-root your phone, be 100% you backup the stock ROM in ClockworkMod Recovery before making changes!
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The rom.zip mentioned here, is that my stock rom?
---------- Post added at 01:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:29 PM ----------
Sorted, RUU is flashing now. Cheers bud.

Wobzy said:
It was suggested to me by a mate who has more experience with android than i do.
Thought it might be a good idea to put the back up / roms there.
Just found it odd that after mouting and transferring them, they didnt actually become visible until after the partition was created?
Thanks for the rest of the advice i'll give it a look.
I replied to you here knowing its a sensation forum only because when i searched this was the only relevant thread i found.
I found this tutorial and have followed it to step 5. the point of flashing the recovery.img but i get "error; cannot load recovery.img"
The rom.zip mentioned here, is that my stock rom?
---------- Post added at 01:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:29 PM ----------
Sorted, RUU is flashing now. Cheers bud.
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Ohh good.. Actually I'm in middle of posting a reply and now edited it to this once I got your reply..
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

I normally only ruu my phone if it gets stuck and can't get to recovery cuz it was removed or something, or if u was fully stock cuz u forgot to backup ur stock from, easy to do thou
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[Q] Is my device bricked or what?

I know there are probably other threads that can help me but I'm really desperate here. I just got my Sensation 4G (T-Mobile) a few days ago and decided to root it and install a custom ROM. This is my first Android device so I followed a newb guide specifically for the Sensation 4G. However, I think I accidentally missed the step describing how to S-Off and I ended up trying to install Cyanogen Mod 9. It installed ok but I got stuck at the boot screen. From there, I tried restoring to a backup I made before installing Cyanogen but it didn't work. Now I'm stuck at the HTC logo. Can anyone help me out? Here are some more details about my device:
*** UNLOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
I think my firmware is 3.32 and the Android version was 4.0.3 although I guess there's nothing on it now.
EDIT: The latest guide I followed shows how to install/flash the stock ICS firmware but I couldn't update the firmware. It says "Parsing .zip" but doesn't go further than that.

Enable smartflash in 4ext recovery, then flash Rom again
Enviado desde mi HTC Sensation 4G

serio22 said:
Enable smartflash in 4ext recovery, then flash Rom again
Enviado desde mi HTC Sensation 4G
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I don't have 4ext recovery installed, only CWM. Is there a way to install it even though I can't boot into the phone?

Yeah, just have to flash another recovery (4ext) through fastboot.
If you look around the development section, you'd probably find a guide how to do it, if not PM me, and I'll give you the steps.

Have a look in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861 Asskicker's guide, how to flash roms with S-ON. If you don't want to flash the 4ext recovery (I highly recommend to install it!) then you can do Step "EXTRA 1" from that guide and install "boot.img" from the downloaded rom. You find it in the zip file, in the kernel folder. But read the guide, there are plenty of very useful info in it! And to answer your question, No! Your phone is not bricked!

matekaneve said:
Have a look in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861 Asskicker's guide, how to flash roms with S-ON. If you don't want to flash the 4ext recovery (I highly recommend to install it!) then you can do Step "EXTRA 1" from that guide and install "boot.img" from the downloaded rom. You find it in the zip file, in the kernel folder. But read the guide, there are plenty of very useful info in it! And to answer your question, No! Your phone is not bricked!
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I have a bunch of ROMS that I've tried and they're all on my desktop. Only two of them have a kernels folder, so I guess the other two are using a stock kernel and I can't use them, right? I'll try following that thread you linked me to, hopefully it'll work this time.
EDIT: It worked! Thank you so much! Now if I wanted to install Cyanogen Mod 9 for example, which doesn't have that kernels folder, I would need to S-OFF first right?

If you want to install ROM's without being S-OFF I'm pretty sure you need 4EXT.
And for future reference to all who may find this thread down the road, if you can get into your Recovery (any recovery) your phone is almost certainly not bricked. You may have a lot of fixing to do, but it's almost certainly fixable.
When the splash screen doesn't even come up after hitting the power button or the charing light doesn't come on when plugged in...that's when it's time to worry. (And even then you may have options)

Skipjacks said:
If you want to install ROM's without being S-OFF I'm pretty sure you need 4EXT.
And for future reference to all who may find this thread down the road, if you can get into your Recovery (any recovery) your phone is almost certainly not bricked. You may have a lot of fixing to do, but it's almost certainly fixable.
When the splash screen doesn't even come up after hitting the power button or the charing light doesn't come on when plugged in...that's when it's time to worry. (And even then you may have options)
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I did the wire-trick to S-OFF my device. WHen I first did that, my only option in the bootloader was RUU and I was about to ask you about that but took my battery out first. Now it's back to normal and it shows S-OFF. However, my microSD card is now completely wiped. I have a backup on my computer, so should I just copy the files back on there and try another ROM so that my WiFi will work?

Ir0nMa1deN said:
I did the wire-trick to S-OFF my device. WHen I first did that, my only option in the bootloader was RUU and I was about to ask you about that but took my battery out first. Now it's back to normal and it shows S-OFF. However, my microSD card is now completely wiped. I have a backup on my computer, so should I just copy the files back on there and try another ROM so that my WiFi will work?
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copy your files into sdcard then reboot your device
about wifi you can flash the boot.img manually(maybe you do not need that because you are S-OFF now)
otherwise flash your rom again
up the irons:good:

Ir0nMa1deN said:
I did the wire-trick to S-OFF my device. WHen I first did that, my only option in the bootloader was RUU and I was about to ask you about that but took my battery out first. Now it's back to normal and it shows S-OFF. However, my microSD card is now completely wiped. I have a backup on my computer, so should I just copy the files back on there and try another ROM so that my WiFi will work?
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Yes. Just copy everything back. Everything will be where its supposed to be.
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rzr86 said:
copy your files into sdcard then reboot your device
about wifi you can flash the boot.img manually(maybe you do not need that because you are S-OFF now)
otherwise flash your rom again
up the irons:good:
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Haha I was waiting for that "Up the Irons." My username is pretty much the same on every site I register on so I always get that. Anyway, I'm not sure what's going on with the WiFi but I'm going to try a different ROM and hope WiFi works there.
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Please Help!

Ok,
So I've used roms on my hd2 and one x, so I thought this would be simple on a friends sensation, oh how wrong was I.
I have unlocked the sensation via htcdev, installed clockworkmod and installed pyramids jellybean rom.
Now I have all sorts of issues, the rom boots then drops somehow straight to clockworkmod. I can't mount the sd card within clockworkmod to try a different rom and the phone is now useless, doh.
How can I fix this please guys?

Did you update the firmware? Are you s off or s on? If your s on you must flash boot image. Download 4 ext recovery, enable smart flash in 4ext. This way you can flash boot image. Please read flashing roms with s on. Also for that rom the firmware must also be upgraded. Let me link you to the guide to flashing roms with s on. This will help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
Someone more knowledgeable than myself can give you step by step instructions to get you out of this pinch. But in the mean time read the link I posted about flashing with s on. It will help in the future. Best wishes not to worry I'm sure you can fix this.
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daz1uk said:
Ok,
So I've used roms on my hd2 and one x, so I thought this would be simple on a friends sensation, oh how wrong was I.
I have unlocked the sensation via htcdev, installed clockworkmod and installed pyramids jellybean rom.
Now I have all sorts of issues, the rom boots then drops somehow straight to clockworkmod. I can't mount the sd card within clockworkmod to try a different rom and the phone is now useless, doh.
How can I fix this please guys?
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HTC Dev doesn't really unlock it. It only partially unlocks it.
It doesn't s-off the device so you don't have access to the system partition, meaning you can't properly install a custom ROM without a few extra steps. And I don't think you can do it at all with clockworkmod. You need 4EXT Recovery which can flash a ROM with s-on. There's a few extra steps to doing it but it works.
You also have to make sure you have the correct firmware. So if the device was previously on a Gingerbread ROM and you didn't upgrade firmware, it won't work.
Now, the part where it boots then drops back into recovery is weird.
Tell us exactly what steps you did so we can better determine where something went flukely.
I'm CERTAIN it's fixable though.

realsis said:
Did you update the firmware? Are you s off or s on? If your s on you must flash boot image. Download 4 ext recovery, enable smart flash in 4ext. This way you can flash boot image. Please read flashing roms with s on. Also for that rom the firmware must also be upgraded. Let me link you to the guide to flashing roms with s on. This will help http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
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Thanks for responding.
I've got S-OFF and flashed boot.img with adb.
Will 4EXT allow me to mount the sd card?

Yes it should
Also some roms require 4ext it's a super easy touch recovery to use. You can download from here or the playstore.
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Skipjacks said:
HTC Dev doesn't really unlock it. It only partially unlocks it.
It doesn't s-off the device so you don't have access to the system partition, meaning you can't properly install a custom ROM without a few extra steps. And I don't think you can do it at all with clockworkmod. You need 4EXT Recovery which can flash a ROM with s-on. There's a few extra steps to doing it but it works.
You also have to make sure you have the correct firmware. So if the device was previously on a Gingerbread ROM and you didn't upgrade firmware, it won't work.
Now, the part where it boots then drops back into recovery is weird.
Tell us exactly what steps you did so we can better determine where something went flukely.
I'm CERTAIN it's fixable though.
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Yeah I'm certain it's fixable too , just not sure how, lol. I'll give 4EXT a shot. I have no idea how or why it drops straight to clockworkmod either, I would expect it to reboot to clockworkmod if anything, but it just kind of switches from the rom straight to it, very odd.
If you could point me to a firmware I might need I would be very grateful.

It is universal 3.33 let me get link also 3.32 will work on most ics roms but 3.33 is the newest I'm running jelly bean and use 3.33
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
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daz1uk said:
Thanks for responding.
I've got S-OFF and flashed boot.img with adb.
Will 4EXT allow me to mount the sd card?
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If you are s-off you shouldn't have to flash boot.img separately. It will do all that with the ROM flash.
Maybe that's what's screwy. Though a borked up ROM still shouldn't affect SD card mounting in recovery...that is really weird. Do you have a card reader that you can use to check the card out in your computer? I'm wondering if somehow you screwed up the card when flashing the ROM. Maybe it wont' mount because the card isn't formatted properly anymore. Stuff like that has happened before.

daz1uk said:
Yeah I'm certain it's fixable too , just not sure how, lol. I'll give 4EXT a shot. I have no idea how or why it drops straight to clockworkmod either, I would expect it to reboot to clockworkmod if anything, but it just kind of switches from the rom straight to it, very odd.
If you could point me to a firmware I might need I would be very grateful.
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Hi,
What does your bootloader say?
hboot etc.

Yes if your s off you simply flash from recovery without boot img. But do update your firmware.
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malybru said:
Hi,
What does your bootloader say?
hboot etc.
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Bootloader says:
S-ON

Ok, so I think I need to update the firmware?
I've installed EXT4, still cant mount sd, so can't revert to another rom.

daz1uk said:
Ok, so I think I need to update the firmware?
I've installed EXT4, still cant mount sd, so can't revert to another rom.
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Hi,
If you are s-on,you cannot update your firmware.
What is your hboot?

malybru said:
Hi,
If you are s-on,you cannot update your firmware.
What is your hboot?
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hboot 1.18.0000
Unlocked
S-ON
As far as I was aware S-ON just prevented the boot.img from being written via recovery, which can be done with adb. So the only reasons for these issues must be firmware version right?

daz1uk said:
hboot 1.18.0000
Unlocked
S-ON
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Hi,
It is a pity you went to HTC to unlock your phone.
I wonder if you can still s-off using revolutionary.
You are going to need to run a RUU,and hopefully get a working phone again.
Try and find a RUU HERE that matches your area and carrier.

daz1uk said:
hboot 1.18.0000
Unlocked
S-ON
As far as I was aware S-ON just prevented the boot.img from being written via recovery, which can be done with adb. So the only reasons for these issues must be firmware version right?
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Yup. If you have the 1.18 hboot you have Gingerbread firmware, which won't support Jellybean or ICS.
The good news is that you can flash a gingerbread rom and get the phone back to a working state right away if you need to get the phone back to the owner.
The RUU to restore is pretty simple. Then Revolutionary s-off proceedure is also extremely painless.
Reverting back to stock and starting over to s-off shouldn't take more than 15 minutes if you do it right. Then flashing the ICS/GB firmware (3.32 or 3.33) takes 3 minutes. Then the new rom takes 3 more minutes.
Just make sure you RUU to gingerbread and not to ICS. The ICS Hboots are harder to s-off. It's worth adding the extra step to flash the ICS/JB firmware later.

This is driving me nuts, tried 2 ruu's, both failed, if it was my phone it would be out the window!

daz1uk said:
This is driving me nuts, tried 2 ruu's, both failed, if it was my phone it would be out the window!
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Hi,
Are you Sensation,or Sensation XE?

daz1uk said:
This is driving me nuts, tried 2 ruu's, both failed, if it was my phone it would be out the window!
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Doh, my fault forgot to re-lock it, update is installing as I type, phew!
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