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[Q] Root with S-OFF

Hello everyone,
This is my first post and sorry if this question was already answered, but I couldn't find the answer to my particular question when I searched for it. I just recently got my Sensation for T-Mobile a couple weeks ago and rooted it but do not have the S-OFF because of the OTA update to 2.3.4 so I used the HTC unlock method. Is there any way I can get the s-off because I am finding it difficult to flash a lot of ROMs I want to try since a lot of them either never load or they just go into an infinite boot loop? Thanks for all your help and advice and I'm hoping I can gain more knowledge thru you guys since this was a big leap for me from a Blackberry 9700.

I recently rooted my HTC Sensation and got the s off following the directions provided here on xda. Then installed Revolution HD. No issues with that either. I just followed the directions there also. Did it not work for u?
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No, it didn't work for me. My friend told me that the alpharev method used here on the forums wouldn't work because I downloaded the OTA update to 2.3.4 when I first received it out of the box. He told me that only the htc unlock method would work to root my phone but I wouldn't have S-off. My phone is currently rooted right now with no s-off so certain ROMs won't flash or they will butt I'll hey errors in them.

I find that strange. I'm no expert but my Sensation was running stock Android 2.3.4 before I rooted and it reads that s is off. I went to revolutionary.io/ download for Windows filled in the info for the beta key save the zip file and and launch it then enter the beta key. Then just follow the prompts from there. Did u do that?
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Yup, I did exactly that a number of times but it didn't work. That's weird. Maybe someone else on here can help me get full s-off on my sensation. What's your service provider ? Cuz mine is T-Mobile and it came stock 2.3.3 but I did the OTA update and was able to root it but get no s-off

hi,
just to share my experience ... On Asian Starhub
i have updated to 2.3.4 via OTA before i root and s-off, and eventually supercid.
Followed the guide step by step.
The rooting , s-off and supercid process is smooth as butter ( as some dev quoted ).
Flashed Bulletproof 1.4 and now InsertCoin 3.3.0.
Perhaps u can provide more phone details like your current Hboot version and which part of the process you are stuck so that some experienced member can help u out easier.

flavor76 said:
hi,
just to share my experience ... On Asian Starhub
i have updated to 2.3.4 via OTA before i root and s-off, and eventually supercid.
Followed the guide step by step.
The rooting , s-off and supercid process is smooth as butter ( as some dev quoted ).
Flashed Bulletproof 1.4 and now InsertCoin 3.3.0.
Perhaps u can provide more phone details like your current Hboot version and which part of the process you are stuck so that some experienced member can help u out easier.
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Same here. 2.3.4 OTA and I am fully rooted with S-Off. Followed the guide step by step. Used Revolutionary.io with no problem. Be sure you enter your beta key in exactly, its case sensative. I'm also on TMOUS.
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cmalvado said:
I recently rooted my HTC Sensation and got the s off following the directions provided here on xda. Then installed Revolution HD. No issues with that either. I just followed the directions there also. Did it not work for u?
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So it worked ok for the Sensation XE? I'm about to upgrade my phone from the Desire (s-off, root, leedroid hd 3.3.3 data++) and was wondering if the revolutionary route would work (really want the XE!). Had no issues at all with the Desire and would wait to upgrade if there were issues.
Thanks.

pogiazz said:
Yup, I did exactly that a number of times but it didn't work. That's weird. Maybe someone else on here can help me get full s-off on my sensation. What's your service provider ? Cuz mine is T-Mobile and it came stock 2.3.3 but I did the OTA update and was able to root it but get no s-off
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Sorry if I'm asking the obvious or if this has already been covered, but did you first go to the HTC dev. site and follow their specific instructions for unlocking the bootloader? If not, do that first, then use Revolutionary to root/s-off, wipe your phone to factory (I always wipe dalvik cache and cache partition, too), then flash whatever ROM and kernel you want.
Let me know if that helps any.
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walkabout said:
So it worked ok for the Sensation XE? I'm about to upgrade my phone from the Desire (s-off, root, leedroid hd 3.3.3 data++) and was wondering if the revolutionary route would work (really want the XE!). Had no issues at all with the Desire and would wait to upgrade if there were issues.
Thanks.
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Yep, confirmed working as it's the same HBOOT as the Sensation

EddyOS said:
Yep, confirmed working as it's the same HBOOT as the Sensation
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Very cool. Can't wait to upgrade to this phone. Sensation looked great before, but these latest two (LE screen too big for my tastes) are looking amazing!

Ok guys, thanks for the input. I'll be sure to fill you in if I'm havng any difficulties...I'll try it again today.

I'm also on Tmobile 10 plus years. After following the steps and entering the beta key added the Su zip and it kept s off. You are prop missing something in between. Make sure u are entering the right hboot of your phone otherwise the beta key will be incorrect. Did u set up connection to HTC sync when u did it?
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Ok guys, I tried getting s-off again tonite. Mind you my phone is already rooted but has s-on. I have a custom ROM flashed on it currently, I ran the revolutionary app and it suddenly closed on me and i also got an unforseen FC on the home screen of the phone. I flashed back to my nandroid backup of my stock rooted ROM and still the same thing. Suggestions? I saw on another post I should try doing this on a different computer. I tried different methods of connecting the phone via usb with mounting it as a drive, charge only, htc sync but to no avail. I did have htc sync running and it did sync up properly.

I tot we should uninstall HTC sync .... Only leave the HTC drivers alone ....
Maybe someone can advise on this ....
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flavor76 said:
I tot we should uninstall HTC sync .... Only leave the HTC drivers alone ....
Maybe someone can advise on this ....
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Yes, uninstall HTC sync, leave HTC drivers alone.
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Is there specific drivers I need to install? It doesn't say in the guide.

When u install , then uninstall HTC sync . The HTC sync drivers will be removed but HTC drivers remains . That's the drivers we want to keep. Alternatively , u can just install the HTC drivers. But u got to search for it elsewhere. I think its HTC 3.7.0.01 drivers or something .... ( if I can remember correctly )
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Damn, this whole time I've been putting in a capital I when i should have kept messing around with it and it ended up being a lowercase L lmao. Thanks guys...gonna start flashing **** like crazy now!

Case sensitive ... Nothing new ... Happy flashing ( Roms :b )
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ICS testing

Hello,
I just got a mail from HTC Elevate saying:
Who here wants an ICE CREAM SANDWICH? We do! Hopefully you do, too. We're happy to announce the first round of software previews in HTC elevate and you are in the first group of folks who will be able to participate!
To get this rolling, we'll need you to tell us some information about your device. Once we have this info, assuming it's all 100% accurate, we'll be able to push ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) straight to you via HTC's software distribution server- like magic!
To get started, head into the ACTIVITY now.
Cheers!
Eric
HTC elevate Moderator
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Now, do i need to revert my phone back to stock for this or can i just do it with the current rom flashed?

Revert to stock!
Just had confirmation on twitter that the activity is officially open!

sausje85 said:
Hello,
I just got a mail from HTC Elevate saying:
Now, do i need to revert my phone back to stock for this or can i just do it with the current rom flashed?
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well i think they will push ics via ota so you have to be s-on and unrooted...so you have to flash a RUU...

Reverted to stock a couple of days ago.
Today I nearly re-rooted to try Mike's new 3.30 base.
Glad I didn't now...though it looks like it may be next week before we get it

Ah ok thanks then, since it's 2am here and i'm really sleepy, can you quickly point me to the right topic on how to revert back please?
I hope it's not going to be a pain in the butt, otherwise ill have to do it 2morrow

run from pc one of these http://www.filefactory.com/f/c87a2330449af512/ with your phone connected

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
About halfway down the first post are the details for returning to stock.
I followed the guide and it worked perfectly for me

matt95 said:
run from pc one of these http://www.filefactory.com/f/c87a2330449af512/ with your phone connected
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Thanks, but all those files need premium to download
Gandalf Greyhelm said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
About halfway down the first post are the details for returning to stock.
I followed the guide and it worked perfectly for me
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Thanks aswell, but do i need to s-on and change my CID back or is just flashing the stock rom sufficient enough?

matt95 said:
well i think they will push ics via ota so you have to be s-on and unrooted...so you have to flash a RUU...
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My phone is s-off only , stock, not rooted, so I can't get ota updates with s-off?
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sausje85 said:
Thanks, but all those files need premium to download
Thanks aswell, but do i need to s-on and change my CID back or is just flashing the stock rom sufficient enough?
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flash stock rom...it will be sufficient...is your phone branded? if not flash the stock if yes i'm not sure what to do with the CID

jheysl2 said:
My phone is s-off, stock, not rooted, so I can't get ota updates with s-off?
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I would say: just try! If you are elevated and received the mail, follow the procedure - with logcat turned ON - and try if you receive the OTA

jheysl2 said:
My phone is s-off only , stock, not rooted, so I can't get ota updates with s-off?
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have you s-offed with HTC dev method? anyway it is always better be stock and s-on to be sure
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erto90 said:
I would say: just try! If you are elevated and received the mail, follow the procedure - with logcat turned ON - and try if you receive the OTA
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i would not try it if i am not sure...it can brick your phone...better s-on and stock

Seems the email contain bad link
If you get no permission, just go on Elevate homepage and press activities

matt95 said:
have you s-offed with HTC dev method? anyway it is always better be stock and s-on to be sure
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i would not try it if i am not sure...it can brick your phone...better s-on and stock
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No didn't use that method, just revolution, I'm not in the htcs elevate, just wondering for when released to all, seems tricky getting s-on again
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I used revolutionary to s-off the phone.
Don't think Dutch Vodafone has branded phones, atleast not that i know..
Anyway, the update won't be for another few days
@sausje85 Right now we're just collecting data for a few days. No one gets the software for a few days.
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jheysl2 said:
No didn't use that method, just revolution, I'm not in the htcs elevate, just wondering for when released to all, seems tricky getting s-on again
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Ok you would better turn to s-on stock without changing cid
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matt95 said:
Ok you would better turn to s-on stock without changing cid
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How would I go about doing this? Sorry new to this, had a galaxy s before, very different rooting, Flashing etc
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jheysl2 said:
How would I go about doing this? Sorry new to this, had a galaxy s before, very different rooting, Flashing etc
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If you are not on htc elevate, why you want to do this? Is only a useless risk
We will get that rom when they share it

erto90 said:
If you are not on htc elevate, why you want to do this? Is only a useless risk
We will get that rom when they share it
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That's right... You have no reason to return stock
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erto90 said:
If you are not on htc elevate, why you want to do this? Is only a useless risk
We will get that rom when they share it
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Just so I'm ready for when official Rom is released via OTA
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ICS available in The Netherlands

OTA
Android 4.0 update with HTC Sense 3.6 - 3.32.401.5

Confirmed - It's downloading now!
Non branded Sensation

Downloading!

Normal or XE
Do you al have a normal sensation or do you have a XE?

Non-XE...
XE doesn't seem to have the update yet

Non-XE also

Also for Belgium. Non XE

Downloading now on vodafone branded Sensation

Finally got an update in UK !!!!!!! downloading now
Btw its sim free
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tele27 said:
Finally got an update in UK !!!!!!! downloading now
Btw its sim free
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This One is about the Netherlands, not the UK. There are other ones about UK.

tele27 said:
Finally got an update in UK !!!!!!! downloading now
Btw its sim free
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Whats your cid? Hopefully it's cid__001 wholich means i should be getting it shortly (just checked and nothing just yet)
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jonyid said:
Whats your cid? Hopefully it's cid__001 wholich means i should be getting it shortly (just checked and nothing just yet)
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well , i looked at the CID now and found out that the CID is actually from The Netherlands thats why i recievied this update...
its HTC__E11
bought it off ebay from a uk seller but happy anyway :L
and the ro carrier is Dutch as well so i presume this phone was bought from Holland

And it's working Android 4 sensation
And it's working Android 4 sensation netherlands

Is there anybody in the Netherlands with a XE, which got the update?

No, i think no one.
I dont have receive the update on my xe sadly

For the Dutch people....
Are you rooted?
Did your Hboot version changed?
I'm on ARHD custom rom but i'm just wondering if your hboot changed

sopiclan said:
For the Dutch people....
Are you rooted?
Did your Hboot version changed?
I'm on ARHD custom rom but i'm just wondering if your hboot changed
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Answer to first question: If you mean through the update: No.
Answer to second question: Yes. 3.32.xxx.xx5 includes an update to HBoot 1.27.0000.
By the way: Currently, I run ARHD as well, with a manual flash of the stock 3.32.401.105 (Sensation XE, Europe Open) as the base.
One final piece of advice: If anyone intends or might intend to use custom firmwares or manually flash updates, like I did, use the Revolutionary tool on revolutionary.io before updating to ICS. Perhaps there are other ways, even with ICS to S-Off, but Revolutionary is probably the easiest.
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Peter1986 said:
Answer to first question: If you mean through the update: No.
Answer to second question: Yes. 3.32.xxx.xx5 includes an update to HBoot 1.27.0000.
By the way: Currently, I run ARHD as well, with a manual flash of the stock 3.32.401.105 (Sensation XE, Europe Open) as the base.
One final piece of advice: If anyone intends or might intend to use custom firmwares or manually flash updates, like I did, use the Revolutionary tool on revolutionary.io before updating to ICS. Perhaps there are other ways, even with ICS to S-Off, but Revolutionary is probably the easiest.
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I forgot to mention, by the way, that I also flashed a different 3.32.401.105 base with revolutionary unlocked HBoot 1.27.1100. Without it, ARHD doesn't boot. At least so I heard.

I'm on ARHD 6.5.5
firmware 3.32.401.105
unlocked Hboot 1.27.1100
radio 11.69.3504.00U_11.22.3504.07_M
RIL HTC-RIL 4.0.0013HMQ
I might change RIL to HTC-RIL 4.0.0017HMQ to test if my reception improves. Outside it's perfect but in buildings i'm experiencing bad reception compared to GB.

Update for XE is here!!!

Yes, downloading ICS update as well on my Sensation XE (unbranded, via Vodafone NL)

[Q] CID back to T Mobile US

Hey all I have flashed back to GB 2.3.4 in anticipation of ICS and just need to CID back to T mobile to get the OTA ..I still have S-Off which I dont think matters but can someone guide me through the process of getting correct CID so I can OTA ICS when it releases please ...Thank you to all in advance

The point of SuperCID is that anything will install, is it not?

Hi,
Check THIS THREAD

Your fine at Sid 111111
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craven667 said:
Your fine at Sid 111111
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Okay now I'm confused...some other members have told me that you have to go back to TMo's stock CID to get the OTA...
Someone tell me the final answer please!
Thanks!!!

69gm said:
Okay now I'm confused...some other members have told me that you have to go back to TMo's stock CID to get the OTA...
Someone tell me the final answer please!
Thanks!!!
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For you to get ota you should and SHOULD make your cid a TMOUS one
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I don't understand what all the fuss is. We already have essentially fully working ICS ROMs available. Wifi calling works just great with ARHD. The TMO stock ICS ROM will be pretty crippled no doubt, and we'd just be waiting for a mod of that anyway, which doesn't seem to make much sense.
The only item of potential interest would be the radio. Or perhaps an update to wifi calling for those who are experiencing issues.
On a side note, is the native usb/wifi/bt tethering different from TMO's adaptation nowadays?

Wi-fi error

My sensation has s-off and hboot 1.27.
I try ruu pyramid 1.38, 1.50 and 3.33, every time I have an error while turning on the wifi.
Some help?

wrong section... Q&A section is the other way... http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1185

Moved To Q&A​
Do not post questions in the development section.​

try wifix manager app

come see my guide! here

I try wifix but I have no root permission.

Is your phone rooted?
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seb_labine said:
Is your phone rooted?
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I think so, the phone isn't mine.
I'm sure only that is s-off with hboot 1.27.
I've flashed the latest htc stock version: RUU​_PYRAMID​_ICS​_HTC​_Europe​_3.33​.401​.6_Radio​_11.76A​.3504​...
I try to downgrade to 1.50 and 1.28 but give me the same error (I hate android, it give me only the message error...what kind of error?!).

gerseun said:
I think so, the phone isn't mine.
I'm sure only that is s-off with hboot 1.27.
I've flashed the latest htc stock version: RUU​_PYRAMID​_ICS​_HTC​_Europe​_3.33​.401​.6_Radio​_11.76A​.3504​...
I try to downgrade to 1.50 and 1.28 but give me the same error (I hate android, it give me only the message error...what kind of error?!).
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ok then on top of the RUU ..root it ..use my one click root tool ..if you want (link in my signature ) and then try wifix

I start over:
- bootloader unlocked
- new recovery (recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.0.9-pyramid.img)
- root (via su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip)
- flash Extreme Sensation Dream™ 4
- start wifix and install succesfully.
Try to start wifi and got the same error.

other metod same issue:
- new recovery (4ext)
- 3.33 firmware
- this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529941&highlight=4ext+recovery
always wifi error
If I read the info, under Wifi MAC said: not avaiable, maybe is a kernel problem?

Try a new kernel instal ARHD ROM might work ...
Try to connect on diff Wi-Fi connection
If I hve helped you press the thanks button ...
sent from HTC sensation

The last chance and the ABSOLUTE one, is fixing permissions.
After searchin a lot n talkin with whole lotta peep around the world, when i found no solution, eventually when i was cycling thru the tweaks, i tapped fix permissions n now it works quite awesome!
Go into your recovery (as u said, cwm touch) n go to (i think) tools section, then "fix permissions".
Press thanks if worked.
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I try arhd 6.8.0 with faux123 kernel.
Try fix permission.
No wifi.
After all this maybe is an hardware problem, wifi module broken...

gerseun said:
I try arhd 6.8.0 with faux123 kernel.
Try fix permission.
No wifi.
After all this maybe is an hardware problem, wifi module broken...
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If ur bluetooth works, then it aint hardware problem. Cuz they use the same antenna. Does it?
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bluetooth work

gerseun said:
bluetooth work
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So no hw problem...
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Try using my kernel (Sultan). You can get my kernel from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2079851

try flashing stock rom n stock kernal n c if the wifi starts
and even it dsnt work restock ur phone unroot it n send it to htc care center n let thm do the rest work for you

android1234567 said:
Try using my kernel (Sultan). You can get my kernel from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2079851
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Tried with no luck