hi guys, I come from an hd2....so I know cwm, android and the process of flashing...
but I have some questions...
are the 4.0.3 roms stable? have you got any suggestion for a good rom?
when I flash ICS from GB have to full wipe? I know that if I don't wipe the data/factory reset keep my personal data, but ICS is a big update...if I don't wipe my data will be lost? or the rom could not run the previous apps and read my data? maybe they are in a different folder in GB...or ICS...
doing the s-off, cwm and root my warranty expires...can I restore the phone like new without risks of bricking?....the procedure of s-on is really dangerous or is just for the disclaimer?
thx in advance. you guys are awesome
First of all, welcome to the Sensation family
throcker said:
hi guys, I come from an hd2....so I know cwm, android and the process of flashing...
but I have some questions...
are the 4.0.3 roms stable? have you got any suggestion for a good rom?
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4.0.3 roms are stable, especially now that the devs are using base 3.32. 3.32 will be the official ICS update for the Sensation so you can count on it for daily use
when I flash ICS from GB have to full wipe? I know that if I don't wipe the data/factory reset keep my personal data, but ICS is a big update...if I don't wipe my data will be lost? or the rom could not run the previous apps and read my data? maybe they are in a different folder in GB...or ICS...
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Generally if you're coming from GB or coming from other devs roms, a superwipe is recommended to avoid headaches. You can use apps to backup SMS/Call log and Apps+data. For apps+data, I recommend using Titanium Backup.
doing the s-off, cwm and root my warranty expires...can I restore the phone like new without risks of bricking?....the procedure of s-on is really dangerous or is just for the disclaimer?
thx in advance. you guys are awesome
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Based from what I've read, yes, S-ONing is dangerous and a couple of people have bricked their Sensations because they haven't followed instructions properly so there is an inherent danger doing it. (I haven't done it myself)
+ 1 to all the above!
And as far as roms go, it depends what you want:
*there is an 'official' HTC ICS build out there, if you want to keep relatively similar to stock sense then that is the one for you
*Virtuous Inquisition is the best AOSP (vanilla ICS) rom I've tried, it's not quite perfect yet (only a few minor niggles like the lockscreen music widget not showing up or not displaying the correct track, minor, but still slightly annoying) but is definitely stable enough for daily use, and is damn slick!
*my own personal choice and the rom I've been using for a while now is Darkforest 5.5.0 coupled with Nova Launcher from the market, it's now sort of a hybrid of Sense and vanilla ICS. Using the Nova Launcher means I can't use the HTC widgets (that I really like) but it does have a boatload more customisation options than plain old Sense.
Hope this helps at all
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Mate, I am new to HTC sensation, i had earlier LG Optimus P500/ Samsung Galaxy SL i9003/Spice Mi350n... I have purchased new HTC Sensation Z710e and now i want to explore my phone by installing root/custom rom/recoveries and all as i used to do in other devices, let me know is this HTC sensation form the same and i can follow it or is there a seperate thread for HTC sensation Z710e,
I am requesting you because you are using your signature as HTC Sensation Z710. Pls help me.
The Z710e is the original Sensation
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I shall be interested in this, finally made up my mind to go for a Sensation XE
swapping my Iphone 4 for one.
didn't want to go back to a Samsung Galaxy s2 prefer sense UI and used to have an HD2 also so great to see so many developers that used to work on the HD2 on this Sensation area.
Hopefully I will not be disappointed
i also need help if anyone can...my revolutionary gets stuck at the 1St attempt of fastboot, I also have hboot 1.18. debugging is on, fastboot is off, no HTC sync is installed that I know of &I used "universal naked driver beta" as my drivers for the sensation. what must I do now for me to get this s-off?
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first...thank you all very very helpful
now....what is vanilla ICS?...and what are shipped roms?
I want keep GB now, for compatible apps...
s-off s for unlock bootloader...cwm we know...rott (I don't need if I flash a custom rom...)...but do I need superCID for flashing? what is it?
hey, I don't understand some things...well, my sensation have the brand...this means I have to change my cid? for flash roms?
in my case, can you tell me what have I got to do for full unlock my phone and be able to flash anything I want?...
Vanilla ICS is the standard version of Android on the Galaxy Nexus (vanilla because it is plain, lol)
With regards to rooting and the such, everything you need is here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
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ok, thanks, but, some things are not clear....too many things....
change the cid is useful just if I want install a custom rom with customRUU method....right?
for install via cwm superCID is not needed?...
some roms need 4ext recovery....do you suggest me to use that and not cwm?...
I read about hboot....it's the system partition size, right?....have I got to change it for flash some roms? if I do something wrong with hboot I may brick my phone...
throcker said:
ok, thanks, but, some things are not clear....too many things....
change the cid is useful just if I want install a custom rom with customRUU method....right?
for install via cwm superCID is not needed?...
some roms need 4ext recovery....do you suggest me to use that and not cwm?...
I read about hboot....it's the system partition size, right?....have I got to change it for flash some roms? if I do something wrong with hboot I may brick my phone...
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Hboot= bootloader. Messing around with it can brick your device , if you don't know what you are doing. There are firmware upgrade files that include hboot+radio and are needed for some roms to boot.
Supercid is needed only if you are messing with firmware upgrades and ruus. That has to do with regions.
4ext is a recovery fully compatible with cwm. It just has a nicer ui.
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itsme12345 said:
Mate, I am new to HTC sensation, i had earlier LG Optimus P500/ Samsung Galaxy SL i9003/Spice Mi350n... I have purchased new HTC Sensation Z710e and now i want to explore my phone by installing root/custom rom/recoveries and all as i used to do in other devices, let me know is this HTC sensation form the same and i can follow it or is there a seperate thread for HTC sensation Z710e,
I am requesting you because you are using your signature as HTC Sensation Z710. Pls help me.
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Broski, take note that Z715e and Z710e are 99% alike (if not 100%)
dgenx210 said:
Broski, take note that Z715e and Z710e are 99% alike (if not 100%)
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Actually 99%.. the xe has better chips
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throcker said:
ok, thanks, but, some things are not clear....too many things....
change the cid is useful just if I want install a custom rom with customRUU method....right?
for install via cwm superCID is not needed?...
some roms need 4ext recovery....do you suggest me to use that and not cwm?...
I read about hboot....it's the system partition size, right?....have I got to change it for flash some roms? if I do something wrong with hboot I may brick my phone...
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OK, I recently flashed a HD2 for a friend so I know where you are coming from:
1) Do super CID, it is an easy process, with no risk , it does not break your warranty, and it will save you problems (soon you'll update to ICS and it is better to be super CID).
2) I did S-on myself after being S-Off to return my phone for the dust in screen issue. The process is fairly straightforward and if you follow instructions correctly there is no risk. The risk of bricking exists if you do things without FULLY reading all instructions.
3) No need to mess around with system partitions etc. Sensation is a phone that has plenty of space for current ROM's and apps so the flashing process is much simpler than with HD2. Just use your favorite recovery, wipe, and flash... as simple as that (of course, I am talking about GB, to upgrade to ICS the process is different).
4) I suggest you use 4ext, as you say, some dev use it because it gives you the option to make selections during the flashing process.
ok thank you all....
there are so many roms, but....I can't find what i'm searching...
I want try 3 type roms:
-an ics galaxy nexus
-a sense 3.5 without any....UI customizations, bootscreen ecc, I have flashed 5 minutes ago a 3.5 with transparency, custom icons and other features I don't like....so, I want a stock like rom
-an ics 3.6 sense stock like....
how I switch from cwm to 4ext?
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*Virtuous Inquisition is the best AOSP (vanilla ICS) rom I've tried, it's not quite perfect yet (only a few minor niggles like the lockscreen music widget not showing up or not displaying the correct track, minor, but still slightly annoying) but is definitely stable enough for daily use, and is damn slick!
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Just to clear it up, Virtuous Inquistion is not a true AOSP ROM. It's just a sense-based ROM themed/modified to match ICS
Sigg1996 said:
Just to clear it up, Virtuous Inquistion is not a true AOSP ROM. It's just a sense-based ROM themed/modified to match ICS
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True, but it does a pretty good job of it, the only things of Sense they have left in are things that either didn't work from AOSP, or things that were better than the AOSP counterparts. Off the top of my head I think all I noticed was the camera, there may have been more underneath the operating system I wouldn't have noticed without looking, but it's still as close as you'll get to vanilla ICS on a Sensation at the moment
I bought this phone amd it came with a custom rom of sense 4.0 whats the best guide to get it back to stock so that i can take the official ics 3.6 sense update
Why would you do that, that is a horrible idea just put a ROM you like on if you want stock then use ARHD don't go to stock dude you will regret it and it's hard to get back I will think less of you if you continue this path
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Why would you do that, that is a horrible idea just put a ROM you like on if you want stock then use ARHD don't go to stock dude you will regret it and it's hard to get back I will think less of you if you continue this path
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Bull****
The easiest way is to download the latest RUU from the Shipped Rom thread. Run this and you will be stock again. You will still be S-OFF, so in the future you can still flash custom roms if you want.
Hey i was wondering og anyone could upload the stock camera app? The custom one started corrupting images!
-Thanks in advance!
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What Rom r u using?
ARHD 6.6.3. Wont borger updating atm, dont wanna loose all my stuff!
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Maybe u could extract the camera files from the zip of your rom and move them to your phone, reinstall the camera apk if that's possible. Did you post in the ADHD thread? Maybe ask there also since its a very active thread and mike and all are very helpful.
Edit: What about reinstalling with the amaze mod? Or r u set against it?
No i'd rather revert to stock. The ARHD Comes with the rebuild camera app, so i cannot get it from there. I'd just love if someone from stock or from a rom with unaltered Camera app could upload it here so i can put it on my phone!
Just a quick bump here, would love if this was possible?
Hello members of this forum. I did root my phone HTC Inspire and Install a ROM (link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1680418&nocache=1 ) that I leave the phone bricked. Look here in the forum and found the ROM GingerSense by Westito great. I remove the phone from the brick that I had but the sound does not work. My phone is root but still S-ON. Tell me, I can install the ROM from Sense 3.5 to restore the sound?
Did you full wipe? Did you flash the boot.img from fastboot? Did you try another ROM?
if a friend did everything you mentioned above . I tried all the roms based on sense 3.0 and none of them work only I published. Try a sense from 3.5, the set and said the process was completed successfully, but when you restart the phone remained bricked. So I went back to install the ROM developed by westito, but still no sound.
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