I have installed my stock rom with stock radio and firmware on the sensation which is GB and i am about to s-off and need to know if stock recovery is needed for warranty to pass. I also dont know how to with my nz version not match any of the downloadable stock recoverys found on xda. Will using one of the other versions be fine ???.
I flashed a telstra recovery that was closest to my software version number, i hope this was ok.
DANOFDANGER said:
I have installed my stock rom with stock radio and firmware on the sensation which is GB and i am about to s-off and need to know if stock recovery is needed for warranty to pass. I also dont know how to with my nz version not match any of the downloadable stock recoverys found on xda. Will using one of the other versions be fine ???.
I flashed a telstra recovery that was closest to my software version number, i hope this was ok.
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Yes the stock recovery is needed for warranty purposes. I must be missing something, if you installed your stock ROM and firmware, why so you not have the stock recovery as well? The recovery is included with the stock ROM. Also I suggest you just download the stock RUU for your device and flash it, then you are set for warranty work or exchange.
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Hi,
I have a (S-OFF, rooted) Sensation Asia with software number 1.35.708.1. I want to perform the upgrade to 2.3.4. I noticed the steps given at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1228648 require using Android Recovery Manager to flash back the stock ROM, but from this tool I cannot find the recovery corresponding to 1.35.708.1, there's only 1.35.707.1 and 1.35.709.1 - are any of these recoveries compatible to my device? Or where can I get teh stock recovery for 1.35.708.1?
Thanks in advance.
is it rooted android can update official ics??
If you are on a custom ROM, no. If it is only stock ROM with root, maybe. Typically, you need a stock recovery to accept OTA updates. If you used the HTCdev unlock method, you might still have stock recovery. If you used Revolutionary, most likely you have a custom recovery.
There's no way to recieve the update via ota while rooted unless your stock rooted but I'm pretty sure a dev will make a custom rom thats fully stock with the lates ICS build for the Sensation
if you are using stock rom
sickorwuut said:
There's no way to recieve the update via ota while rooted unless your stock rooted but I'm pretty sure a dev will make a custom rom thats fully stock with the lates ICS build for the Sensation
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Im using rooted stock rom.....and i receive automatic update yesterday for ics... After updating the root was not remove but the boot loader is now s on.....
you should flash stock RUU first to get everything completely stock, especially the recovery.
no need to s-on. s-off is fine. and do not flash any custom recovery this time!
leave it stock and unrooted.
then you can apply ICS OTA after applying first OTA until ICS OTA.
after that you can flash custom recovery and root your device.
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There's no way to recieve the update via ota while rooted unless your stock rooted but I'm pretty sure a dev will make a custom rom thats fully stock with the lates ICS build for the Sensation
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Haha yes, i have faith in the devs from our forum. OTA updates will come attached with sense and other bloatware, not exactly something I want to deal with.
if i flash back to stock rom can get the official update??
still on old custom rom not the ICS version
harky said:
if i flash back to stock rom can get the official update??
still on old custom rom not the ICS version
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With the highest possibility - Yes!
So i think i have the same question.
I have my official stock rom rooted on my htc sensation, no custom rom installed.
But when i try to update to ICS (i get the option to update over the air) it gives me the "error" screen showing an android man, besides a warning mark.
So is this superuser blocking the update or something else?
And how can i update to ICS.
(i don't care if i lose my root, the phone can be rooted after the update)..
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So i think i have the same question.
I have my official stock rom rooted on my htc sensation, no custom rom installed.....
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Just restore stock recovery and intact stock Rom file (not delete any apps in original stock rom) and you can update via OTA. But the bootloader could be lock again.
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If you're rooted it is NOT advised to apply the OTA as it's more than likely going to screw your phone up. You're better off just going to a custom ROM instead
Hey guys,
I'm relatively new to playing with Android roms, and currently have a HTC Sensation.
I've worked out the kernel that I want to use (SebastianFM Overclocked kernal), the rom that I want to use (AndroidRevolta - slimmed down Virtuous Inquisition) but I wondering about the firmware. My phone is current unrooted, running stock ICS. Do I need to upgrade the firmware before I can flash this rom?
Thanks
to install another rom firstly you have to be rooted
secondly if you want to flash a firmware manually you have to be S-OFF
now about the rom you want to use i think as far as i know requires the latest firmware
rzr86 said:
to install another rom firstly you have to be rooted
secondly if you want to flash a firmware manually you have to be S-OFF
now about the rom you want to use i think as far as i know requires the latest firmware
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Yeah, I know that it needs to be rooted first.
I've just seen things that say you need the latest firmware to run ICS, and I wasn't sure if that came with the offical ICS update.
CustardNOM said:
Yeah, I know that it needs to be rooted first.
I've just seen things that say you need the latest firmware to run ICS, and I wasn't sure if that came with the offical ICS update.
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Yes. Firmware is updated with latest ICS update.
If you have latest ICS update then you dont need to flash firmware again.
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Yes. Firmware is updated with latest ICS update.
If you have latest ICS update then you dont need to flash firmware again.
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Is the firmware flash only for phones that don't have an offical ICS update?
So I can just root, install CWM and flash kernal and rom?
I need to flash stock rom ( Vietnamese version) to my HTC One Mini because it got stuck when i update ota 1.32 version :crying:. Please give me a link to download stock rom for the newest version in VietNam. I'm not sure whether or not to flash the stock rom from other regions
I don't know of any roms with Vietnamese built in, but you can use MoreLocale 2 to download a Vietnamese language pack (the screenshots look dated, but it works just fine).
About roms
I mean that whether or not i can flash roms from other regions without problems. If you have a newest version stock rom, please give me.
masterpeace9x said:
I mean that whether or not i can flash roms from other regions without problems. If you have a newest version stock rom, please give me.
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If you just want a stock experience you can do a factory reset by powering the phone off and then holding the power button and volume down buttons at the same time till you get to the bootloader screen and then select factory reset.
If you want to flash a different rom it should work, but you might have connectivity issues so just make sure to make a nandroid backup before in case anything goes wrong. I'd suggest Jmz's Stock Rooted DeOdexed WWE Rom. Uhm... once you unlock your bootloader your /data partition gets erased so you won't be able to download an OTA, but I'm sure they'll figure out a fix for that in the future.
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I know that i can factory reset but i desire to update to the latest version through flashing roms. However I have a huge problem with OTA, it sucks
Hey Guys
I've not been around the Android scene for a while, and I've got a HTC One Mini that's been rooted and a custom ROM on it.
Just wondering what steps I'd need to upgrade to Sense 6.0. UK Vodafone, currently on 4.4.3 rooted, but when I open SuperSU it tells me I need to manually re-root. Bootloader shows as tampered.
I've tried reading through the forum, but the information is overwhelming and I'm getting confused as to what I need to do.
Many thanks,
Adam
I'm in a same situation. The problem is there is no european ruu available to restore the HTC one mini. I currently use stock sense 6 Rom but I have a problem which is I get an error each time I try installing a paid app from Google play.
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please move this thread to General.. this thread for development..
Wouldn't it be possible to use the US RUU and then update with an European OTA file through stock recovery?
Why you cant just flash this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...-official-stock-sense-6-rom-firmware-t2817921
It is extracted from OTA to flash via custom recovery.
montagros said:
Why you cant just flash this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...-official-stock-sense-6-rom-firmware-t2817921
It is extracted from OTA to flash via custom recovery.
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Obviously, he's looking for a way to return to absolute stock so he can keep his warranty in effect.