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Hi,
My sensation is dead, again.
After I flashed a stock rom and made it S-On the device worked 'till I rebooted it.
Since the reboot - my device stuck in boot loop.
The rom that I flashed before I made it S-On was RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.45.401.2_Radio_10.56.9035 .00U_10.14.9035.01_M_.
My device is supercid 11111111.
The bootloader that came with the rom was locked so I unlocked it via htc dev site.
I have tried to flash stock rom once again but it failed.
Error details:
ERROR [155]: UNKNOWN ERROR, The Rom Update Utility cannot update your Android phone, Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again.
I have tried flashing three different roms and I keep getting this error above.
I can only enter the HBOOT screen menu and connect the device via fastboot mode.
Please Help Me!
Device Details:
*** UNLOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.18.0000
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M
eMMC-boot
Aug 2 2011.22:35:52
Is there any solution to my problem?
Is it the right place to ask my question?
omer_hatchek said:
Is it the right place to ask my question?
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Yes, maybe noone has an answer :/
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using Tapatalk
Have you tried relocking it (instructions on htcdev)
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brilldoctor said:
Have you tried relocking it (instructions on htcdev)
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I have tried to flash a rom while the bootloader was unlocked and relocked, but nothing happend.
Hello,
I googled a little , and apparently the only solution is to install the original ROM that came with your phone (good luck finding that) , you can always try to contact your carrier and ask them. I read some different suggestions , but that one was the only one with happy endding.
Good luck , and may the force be with you
Rodrigolopezguerra said:
Hello,
I googled a little , and apparently the only solution is to install the original ROM that came with your phone (good luck finding that) , you can always try to contact your carrier and ask them. I read some different suggestions , but that one was the only one with happy endding.
Good luck , and may the force be with you
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Wouldn't this just be one of the stock RUU that is posted in the DEV section?
OP, hope over to the Dev section and one of the Stickies has all of the RUU's for the Sensation and a Guide for flashing the RUU to go back to S-ON and back to Stock.
Rodrigolopezguerra said:
Hello,
I googled a little , and apparently the only solution is to install the original ROM that came with your phone (good luck finding that) , you can always try to contact your carrier and ask them. I read some different suggestions , but that one was the only one with happy endding.
Good luck , and may the force be with you
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I have the similar situation. "Install the original ROM" will not help.
Installed successfully and still boot loop. I have no more ideas.
If some one have, please help.
HTC Sensation (dead/boot loop) original sw.1.45.166.1
*** LOCKED ***
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-ON RL
H-BOOT-1.18.0000
eMMC-boot
Aug 2 2011.22:35:52
RUU Successfully installed:
RUU_Pyramid_Vodafone_CH_DE_1.45.166.1
Radio_10.56.9035.00
U_10.14.9035.01_M_release_207292_signed
Hello XDA-DEV-Team
I have bought a HTC Sensation over Ebay a few weeks ago, no problems so far, and im excited to use it. Also means i dont know what is installed on the phone (for example, i dont know which recovery, if it is rooted, if it is s-on/off, and what ever could explain the problem I am describing below), but if you tell me what to look for, I'll do my best to find it out for you.
I am recently recieving an message that i need to update my System: The update is called: 1.45.163.4 (43,19 MB) - Android 2.3
If I update my HTC Sensation it says it has to restart, then it restarts and then after 5-6 seconds i can see the following picture: - ok i cant post links yet - i get a white triangle with a yellow exclamation mark and blue android guy beneath it.
img580 dot imageshack dot us/img580/7650/fone.png
Is there any chance that i can update my phone?
do you plan to root and gain s-OFF?
that is a a screen before recovery, you manually have to hit the key combo to go into recovery, or thats the screen to see its its progress updating,
if you can boot into the bootloader by pressing Vol down and power
if you see s-off or "revolutionay" means your s-off if you dont see that means your fully stock
ilostchild said:
do you plan to root and gain s-OFF?
that is a a screen before recovery, you manually have to hit the key combo to go into recovery, or thats the screen to see its its progress updating,
if you can boot into the bootloader by pressing Vol down and power
if you see s-off or "revolutionay" means your s-off if you dont see that means your fully stock
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Hello Sir,
thanks for your fast answer.
i dont need root and no S-OFF on the phone!
i see following Screen:
--------------------------------------
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.17.1011
RADIO-10.11.9007.27_M3
eMMC-boot
Jun 2 2011,22:31:39
HBOOT
then the controls and a menu with:
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
--------------------------------------
hope this helps
greetings krstn
what you have there is a s-off and rooted phone, if you go into recovery you should see a blue menu with a list of options at top should say "CWM recovery", go to the DEV section and choose a rom of your liking
(i recommend LEEdroid) and
thats the reason why you cant update, you are running a rooted phone with a custom recovery
Hello Sir,
Thanks ALOT for your help! you really I helped me, i installed LEEdroid now and it looks really nice and smooth!
thanks alot, i am a diffrent person now thanks to you.
Help
ilostchild said:
what you have there is a s-off and rooted phone, if you go into recovery you should see a blue menu with a list of options at top should say "CWM recovery", go to the DEV section and choose a rom of your liking
(i recommend LEEdroid) and
thats the reason why you cant update, you are running a rooted phone with a custom recovery
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Sir,
The following appeaa on recovery screen
-REVOLUTIONARY-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.17.1111
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M
eMMC-boot
Jun 2 2011,22:31:39
Please help i want to update my HTC Sensation 4g to Icecream sandwich.
Thanks
Frasat said:
Sir,
The following appeaa on recovery screen
-REVOLUTIONARY-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.17.1111
RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M
eMMC-boot
Jun 2 2011,22:31:39
Please help i want to update my HTC Sensation 4g to Icecream sandwich.
Thanks
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first flash 3.33 universal firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
follow the instructions to the letter
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
after that you have to flash an ics or jb rom from recovery because your current rom won't boot with the new firmware
Hi guys i recently updated my HTC Sensation 4G from 2.3.4 to OTA ICS 4.0.3
and now this is how my Hboot Looks Like:
***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
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
so basically i remained S-Off after updating from 2.3.4 to 4.0.3, so i want to install Root and Custom Recovery Again.
Since im in ICS, 1- Which custom recovery should i install? (Regular or Touch)
2- which Root should i install Superuser or SuperSu?
3- is there a guide to accomplish this?
4- can any1 tell me or direct me or guide me or link me where to go to get this done?
thanks in advanced
dr69 said:
Hi guys i recently updated my HTC Sensation 4G from 2.3.4 to OTA ICS 4.0.3
and now this is how my Hboot Looks Like:
***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
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
so basically i remained S-Off after updating from 2.3.4 to 4.0.3, so i want to install Root and Custom Recovery Again.
Since im in ICS, 1- Which custom recovery should i install? (Regular or Touch)
2- which Root should i install Superuser or SuperSu?
3- is there a guide to accomplish this?
4- can any1 tell me or direct me or guide me or link me where to go to get this done?
thanks in advanced
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Hi,
You should be OK to just install something like ARHD ROM
It contains root and recovery,which are installed when you flash the ROM...
On the [OP] is also a superwipe which will clean and prepare your phone for the new ROM.
Backup your stuff,place the superwipe and ROM on the root of your sd card and flash from recovery
Thanks for.your response but I'm really not interested in installing Custom Roms at the moment, just Stock Rom for now.
Can you please if u know or have any info on doing the.rooting and Custom Recovery by myself.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using Tapatalk 2
Easy enough ..find chainfires supersu thread and at the bottom download the attachment flash it..but before that..put your device in fast boot via USB..flash any recovery like say cwr(cwm) by typing fastboot flash recovery recoverynamehere.img then flash root file on your SD let me know if your confused
Sent from an AOKP Sensation 4G
I would recommend my tool. Link in signature.
You can Root since you have S Off
kgs1992 said:
I would recommend my tool. Link in signature.
You can Root since you have S Off
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I've already downloaded your tool and tried to install 4EXT recovery, but when I restarted to Hboot, it's still stock recovery there. I'm in the same boat as the guy above, with S-off and stock-everything ICS. What should I do now?
Yo_2T said:
I've already downloaded your tool and tried to install 4EXT recovery, but when I restarted to Hboot, it's still stock recovery there. I'm in the same boat as the guy above, with S-off and stock-everything ICS. What should I do now?
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Did you download the recovery.img from the attachments?
If you are SOff then either of the 2 methods should work.
Which recovery is that, CWM or 4EXT? Normal or Touch?
Cause I read that 4ext is better for ics
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using Tapatalk 2
dr69 said:
Which recovery is that, CWM or 4EXT? Normal or Touch?
Cause I read that 4ext is better for ics
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using Tapatalk 2
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4EXT touch. If you'd please care to read the tool thread.
kgs1992 said:
Did you download the recovery.img from the attachments?
If you are SOff then either of the 2 methods should work.
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Ok so I downloaded the file you mentioned, then it gets to here "writing recovery....FAILED...remote: not allowed" what does that mean?
Yo_2T said:
Ok so I downloaded the file you mentioned, then it gets to here "writing recovery....FAILED...remote: not allowed" what does that mean?
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You need either an unlocked bootloader or a ENG bootloader to be able to flash recovery.
kgs1992 said:
You need either an unlocked bootloader or a ENG bootloader to be able to flash recovery.
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So can I use the option in your tool to install ENG bootloader? I used Revolutionary to gain S-off before.
Yo_2T said:
So can I use the option in your tool to install ENG bootloader? I used Revolutionary to gain S-off before.
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Revolutionary is an engineering (ENG) bootloader
Oh ok so ENG stands for Engeneering I thought it stranded for English, sorry but I'm still new to all this Android Terminology.
You know, someone should make a thread with all these android terminology and make it a Sticky.
Thanks for the info.
Btw, do you know since I got my Sm-Off back with GB and now I updated to ICS and I see that my bootloader says S-Off still, am I still good for Custom Recovery and Root?
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using Tapatalk 2
HOLY CRAP! can this be any more confusing. I've been following this thread waiting for a final answer and still nothing. If anyone gets this done, please do a step by step for those of us not willing to blaze new ground here.
I know there are tons of us in the same boat. Upgraded to ICS stock and wanting to keep the ROM, just open ourselves up to CWM flashing options and root required apps.
Based on what the original poster is going through here, most of us do not want to chase down link after link.
I'll keep watching hoping for a final answer. Make the last post a link to the STEP by STEP.
Thanks all for your patience.
Look, you basically need a bootloader that says *unlocked*, *revolutionary* & *juopunutbear*.
If you are S Off but locked, flash an ENG Hboot.
If you are S On & locked, unlock using HTC Dev or S Off using JB.
Now, after this, flash 4EXT recovery & then root the device.
If your Hboot version is less than 1.27 flash firmware.
I'm assuming you are already on stock, so you have a stock rooted rom with custom recovery.
All of these can be done using my tool.
That's about as much I can help you with.
Also, when you talk about being new, look at when I've joined & when you'll have.
I got my first android phone a month ago & I'm on XDA since less than 3 weeks!
(No offence meant, but please try searching)
dr69 said:
Oh ok so ENG stands for Engeneering I thought it stranded for English, sorry but I'm still new to all this Android Terminology.
You know, someone should make a thread with all these android terminology and make it a Sticky.
Thanks for the info.
Btw, do you know since I got my Sm-Off back with GB and now I updated to ICS and I see that my bootloader says S-Off still, am I still good for Custom Recovery and Root?
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using Tapatalk 2
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Just try my... One click root... Guide in my signature... No recovery required.. Just soff is enough
Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves
Regarding ur tool v6.4.2
kgs1992 said:
I would recommend my tool. Link in signature.
You can Root since you have S Off
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ok i just downloaded your tool from your the link under your signature and is version 6.4.2 and i think i remeber you or someone else suggesting that i needed to install the ENG option which is option 10 but then your tools says that option 10 in intended for devices who have been S-Off using the JB S-Off (juopunutbear or something, the wire trick thingy). so mine as you can see in the first post im S-Off but im still remained Locked from upgrading from 2.3.4 to 4.0.3 but i have never used the JB method, sooooo does option 10 applies to me or NOT?
how do i get the ***LOCKED*** to say something else? do i need a different bootloader or a different hboot or a different recovery or what?
what do i need to get: have in mind that im gonna try using your tool
***LOCKED*** into something else?
Custom Recovery?
Root? SuperSU or Superuser?
etc and everything else needed to have full control of my phone?
also can you tell me with your tool in order to understand you better what would be the steps i have to follow in order to achieve all this? for example: step 1 for S-off, then step 3 for custom rec. ext4, then step 4 root device, etc, etc you know what i mean just for me to follow up without screwing up my device, since im gonna follow ur instructions to the letter.
if you need more info on my device all you need is on my first post
thanks man i would really appreciate it
dr69 said:
ok i just downloaded your tool from your the link under your signature and is version 6.4.2 and i think i remeber you or someone else suggesting that i needed to install the ENG option which is option 10 but then your tools says that option 10 in intended for devices who have been S-Off using the JB S-Off (juopunutbear or something, the wire trick thingy). so mine as you can see in the first post im S-Off but im still remained Locked from upgrading from 2.3.4 to 4.0.3 but i have never used the JB method, sooooo does option 10 applies to me or NOT?
how do i get the ***LOCKED*** to say something else? do i need a different bootloader or a different hboot or a different recovery or what?
what do i need to get: have in mind that im gonna try using your tool
***LOCKED*** into something else?
Custom Recovery?
Root? SuperSU or Superuser?
etc and everything else needed to have full control of my phone?
also can you tell me with your tool in order to understand you better what would be the steps i have to follow in order to achieve all this? for example: step 1 for S-off, then step 3 for custom rec. ext4, then step 4 root device, etc, etc you know what i mean just for me to follow up without screwing up my device, since im gonna follow ur instructions to the letter.
if you need more info on my device all you need is on my first post
thanks man i would really appreciate it
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Too many questions, seems you're confused.
Please head to IRC & find me there. SigPic (REALTIME IRC) has link.
EDIT: To briefly explain, it doesn't matter Revolutionary S Off or Juopunut Bear S Off.
The ENG Hboot is compatible with both.
After this, you can choose to install custom recovery if you want to or, just root right away.
It is always advisable to have custom recovery installed.
Ok this is the pics of the.tool scroolong up all the time
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using Tapatalk 2
New to development... (hence the problems!!)
Followed online guide through HTCDEV to unlock HTC Sensation. Rooted phone and was trying out some custom ROMs which I managed with no major problems albeit I could not get the WiFi to connect (kept giving error message) i assumed this was a Custom ROM issue so changed to another.
I had made Nandroid back-up, which worked fine on the first restore attempt. unfortunately, now it just says MD5 mismatch so I cannot restore to my original working ROM.
Problem now is that I cannot get any of the ROMs I flash to boot past the White HTC screen. Advice on where to go from here much appreciated?
CWM reads:
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
gw0tt said:
New to development... (hence the problems!!)
Followed online guide through HTCDEV to unlock HTC Sensation. Rooted phone and was trying out some custom ROMs which I managed with no major problems albeit I could not get the WiFi to connect (kept giving error message) i assumed this was a Custom ROM issue so changed to another.
I had made Nandroid back-up, which worked fine on the first restore attempt. unfortunately, now it just says MD5 mismatch so I cannot restore to my original working ROM.
Problem now is that I cannot get any of the ROMs I flash to boot past the White HTC screen. Advice on where to go from here much appreciated?
CWM reads:
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
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Hi,
Did you change the name of the nandroid backup?
If so,you must leave NO GAPS in it...
Check THIS THREAD
Thanks for the reply Malybru...
The thread lloks great and I'm sure now that as my phone has been unlocked through HTCDev and remains S-On that the Boot.img is the issue. Only snag is that now that I cannot get the phone to boot, I cannot connect it through USB to the computer to Flash the boot.image across. As I previously mentioned, I cannot get the Nandroid backup option working (I didn't change the name?) so I cannot seem to get out of my 'bricked' state!!
Any help greatly appreciated...
gw0tt said:
Thanks for the reply Malybru...
The thread lloks great and I'm sure now that as my phone has been unlocked through HTCDev and remains S-On that the Boot.img is the issue. Only snag is that now that I cannot get the phone to boot, I cannot connect it through USB to the computer to Flash the boot.image across. As I previously mentioned, I cannot get the Nandroid backup option working (I didn't change the name?) so I cannot seem to get out of my 'bricked' state!!
Any help greatly appreciated...
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Hi,
Try to install 4EXT recovery from HERE
And when you have installed 4ext then remember to go to "tools" and enable "smartflash" every time you flash a rom. As it says in the guide.. Good luck..
NO joy i'm afraid - I cannot seem to get 4Ext onto the phone. It will happily open HBoot and CWM but no amount of trying allows me to get further
gw0tt said:
NO joy i'm afraid - I cannot seem to get 4Ext onto the phone. It will happily open HBoot and CWM but no amount of trying allows me to get further
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In your OP you get wifi errors because of kernel not being flashed as you are S-ON (HTCDEV unlock only unlocks certain partitions) and your booting issues seems to be coming from a boot.img/kernel related problem so my advice would be to S-OFF and use 4EXT recovery to flash another ROM and that should sort it (make sure to double check MD5 CheckSum of whatever ROM you are flashing!)
gw0tt said:
NO joy i'm afraid - I cannot seem to get 4Ext onto the phone. It will happily open HBoot and CWM but no amount of trying allows me to get further
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Hi,
I am sorry,but I am out of ideas.
Can you please post your problem,and all that you have tried and all the details of your phone HERE
Maybe someone else might have some idea.
Bootloader still reads:
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
If I try to switch on phone it simply will not go past the initial white screen with the green HTC logo.
When I open in boatloader it goes through a cycle of checking SD card, loading image etc - at one point it states no image or wrong image and the parsing PG58IMG
Can I still S-Off and transfer 4Ext to the phone with this functionality and if so, could you please explain how. Obviously I can flash Zips from SD Card?
gw0tt said:
Bootloader still reads:
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34
If I try to switch on phone it simply will not go past the initial white screen with the green HTC logo.
When I open in boatloader it goes through a cycle of checking SD card, loading image etc - at one point it states no image or wrong image and the parsing PG58IMG
Can I still S-Off and transfer 4Ext to the phone with this functionality and if so, could you please explain how. Obviously I can flash Zips from SD Card?
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Hi,
Look HERE
Firstly, thankyou for your advice. However, unless I'm missing something (highly likely!!) it appears that to S-Off I will need to connect the phone through USB which does not recognise it?
Also the HTC Sensation opens for HBoot version does not include 1.27.0000 on the beta key generator?
After doing image CRC the boot loader now reads:
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT 1.27.0000
RADIO-11.23.3504.07_M2
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0131
eMMC-boot
SD Checking...
loading... PG58DIAG.Zip
No Image!
loading... PG58DIAG.nbh
No Image or wrong image!
loading... PG58IMG.zip
Not sure if that sheds anymore light for anyone?
gw0tt said:
After doing image CRC the boot loader now reads:
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT 1.27.0000
RADIO-11.23.3504.07_M2
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0131
eMMC-boot
SD Checking...
loading... PG58DIAG.Zip
No Image!
loading... PG58DIAG.nbh
No Image or wrong image!
loading... PG58IMG.zip
Not sure if that sheds anymore light for anyone?
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as long as you are SON ..you cant flash firmware
now for ppl with htc-dev unlocked bootloader and S-ON ..the traditional way of flashing wont work
you need to do one extra step (if the step missed ..either the rom doesnt boot up or you will have wifi error)
there is a perfectly awesome guide on how to properly flash custom roms in your case
which malybru mentioned it in the second post itself of the same thread
which you are keep on ignoring and asking for more answers (which has been answered ages ago )
now read the thread ..understand it and flash the rom accordingly
I'm getting there slowly after the helpful nudge!! 4Ext flashed and smartflash enabled - trying to flash android rev HD as suggested but still not having much luck (still won't boot past HTC screen)
i did format the SD card previously following a previous troubleshooting thread (bad idea no doubt!!)
Could it be to do with the PG58img.zip- when bootloader opens it still says wrong image?
gw0tt said:
I'm getting there slowly after the helpful nudge!! 4Ext flashed and smartflash enabled - trying to flash android rev HD as suggested but still not having much luck (still won't boot past HTC screen)
i did format the SD card previously following a previous troubleshooting thread (bad idea no doubt!!)
Could it be to do with the PG58img.zip- when bootloader opens it still says wrong image?
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Hi,
Have you still got PG58IMG.zip on your sd card?
If so, delete it.
Sorted!!!
Many Thanks to all who have posted on this thread. Successfully solved the issues and thankfully phone works as a phone on And Rev HD. I just need to rectify the WIFI error when I get a chance. Any hints to an easy guide would be much appreciated. Also, any advice on the best custom ROM to use; I appreciate theres an element of personal choice but i'm after one which will allow me to maxmise the potential of the device in terms of speed without ruining battery life too much?
Thanks
gw0tt said:
Many Thanks to all who have posted on this thread. Successfully solved the issues and thankfully phone works as a phone on And Rev HD. I just need to rectify the WIFI error when I get a chance. Any hints to an easy guide would be much appreciated. Also, any advice on the best custom ROM to use; I appreciate theres an element of personal choice but i'm after one which will allow me to maxmise the potential of the device in terms of speed without ruining battery life too much?
Thanks
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Hi,
If you manage to sort a problem,could you please share what you did,so that others may benefit.
Solution
WiFi now working. I followed the guide suggested for me by Malybru at the start of this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861 I flashed 4Ext recovery instead of CWM. Then Android Rev Supawipe followed by Android Rev HD ROM. All exactly as advertised on the guide by using ADB. Initially WiFi wasn't working but I then flashed CM9 along with separately flashing the boot.img, again using ADB. All works perfectly now. Just follow the guide exactly and you should be fine. The main problem I had was assuming that because the phone did nothing when you connected the USB cable that connecting ADB wouldn't work. Don't think - just follow the guide!! Many Thanks All
First of all, greetings from India to all you peeps out there! Please bear with me and help me with this problem. I totally realize how much of an utter fool I am for asking such trivial questions.
So coming down to the point
I decided to install custom firmware on my brothers HTC Sensation XE since it had run out of warranty and as a precursor to mod my own phone which I recently purchased (Sony Xperia Z).
So after reading for a good 3-4 hours finally found a site good enough to make me understand STEP BY STEP (sorry XDA!) on how to go about booting the phone, unlocking bootlocker, making a custom recovery etc etc. LINK BELOW (aah crap as a new user I can't post links yet
This is the site
Google "How To Load a Custom ROM on an Android Device" by David Cogen on theunlockr dot com
I am stuck at being unable to install any custom mod. I put the zip file in the root folder by opening my SD card as a disk drive and then using rom manager to reboot and install using the "load from zip function"
I unlocked the phone using the bootlocker unlock given on the HTC site itself using their token registration system. Rest I followed to the letter given in that site.
The problem is I tried installing the following custom ROM's using the reboot/recovery option in ROM manager but all that happens is once after installing them the cyanogen mod loading screen appears and nothing happens for the next 10-15 mins.
CUSTOM ROM'S TRIED BUT UNSUCCESSFULL:
BassROM Jelly Bean Edition ROM
CyanogenMod 9 ROM
JB 4.1.2 CM-X mEMBER’s Choice ROM
HAVE I DONE SOMETHING WRONG ACCIDENTALLY?? PLEASE HELP!
AND PLEASE TRY TO MAKE ME UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR SAYING SINCE THE TECHNICAL JARGON HAS KIND OF PARALYSED MY BRAIN..
IF YOU NEED TO KNOW ANYTHING MORE LIKE WHICH BUILD VERSION ETC (I DON'T KNOW MYSELF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, MUST HAVE PICKED IT UP FROM THE LAST 3-4 HOURS OF NUMBNESS INDUCING READING FROM VARIOUS TECH SITES) PLEASE ASK AND I'LL POST SCREENSHOTS.
*** PLEASE NOTE SINCE THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC FILES FOR SENSATION XE I DOWNLOADED FILES AS HTC SENSATION FROM THE SITE INCLUDING THE CUSTOM ROM FILES ***
try this
thebigtechnician said:
First of all, greetings from India to all you peeps out there! Please bear with me and help me with this problem. I totally realize how much of an utter fool I am for asking such trivial questions.
So coming down to the point
I decided to install custom firmware on my brothers HTC Sensation XE since it had run out of warranty and as a precursor to mod my own phone which I recently purchased (Sony Xperia Z).
So after reading for a good 3-4 hours finally found a site good enough to make me understand STEP BY STEP (sorry XDA!) on how to go about booting the phone, unlocking bootlocker, making a custom recovery etc etc. LINK BELOW (aah crap as a new user I can't post links yet
This is the site
Google "How To Load a Custom ROM on an Android Device" by David Cogen on theunlockr dot com
I am stuck at being unable to install any custom mod. I put the zip file in the root folder by opening my SD card as a disk drive and then using rom manager to reboot and install using the "load from zip function"
I unlocked the phone using the bootlocker unlock given on the HTC site itself using their token registration system. Rest I followed to the letter given in that site.
The problem is I tried installing the following custom ROM's using the reboot/recovery option in ROM manager but all that happens is once after installing them the cyanogen mod loading screen appears and nothing happens for the next 10-15 mins.
CUSTOM ROM'S TRIED BUT UNSUCCESSFULL:
BassROM Jelly Bean Edition ROM
CyanogenMod 9 ROM
JB 4.1.2 CM-X mEMBER’s Choice ROM
HAVE I DONE SOMETHING WRONG ACCIDENTALLY?? PLEASE HELP!
AND PLEASE TRY TO MAKE ME UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR SAYING SINCE THE TECHNICAL JARGON HAS KIND OF PARALYSED MY BRAIN..
IF YOU NEED TO KNOW ANYTHING MORE LIKE WHICH BUILD VERSION ETC (I DON'T KNOW MYSELF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, MUST HAVE PICKED IT UP FROM THE LAST 3-4 HOURS OF NUMBNESS INDUCING READING FROM VARIOUS TECH SITES) PLEASE ASK AND I'LL POST SCREENSHOTS.
*** PLEASE NOTE SINCE THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC FILES FOR SENSATION XE I DOWNLOADED FILES AS HTC SENSATION FROM THE SITE INCLUDING THE CUSTOM ROM FILES ***
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Get back into recovery mode. And wipe data. Then flash the rom. Then flash the g-aps. Then wipe the davilk cache.
When the davilk cache isnt wiped it usually causes a boot loop which I think is what you are in. Try that.
If i helped press thanks!
Hey. I did what you said and removed the dalvik cache after flashing the rom and gapps but the cyanogen mod screen kept flashing for 10 minutes.
Anything else I'm doing wrong? Also how do I know which hboot version I'm using and whether my phone is S off or not ( whatever that means read a tutorial)
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Just opened hboot by pressing volume down and power button. It says
*** UNLOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.29.0000
e-MMC-boot
Mar 2 2012, 18:14:34
So this s-on utility is causing the problem? Can anyone HELP?
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thebigtechnician said:
Just opened hboot by pressing volume down and power button. It says
*** UNLOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.29.0000
e-MMC-boot
Mar 2 2012, 18:14:34
So this s-on utility is causing the problem? Can anyone HELP?
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1. Wipe Factory/Data Reset
2. Install ROM
3. Install Gapps
And then wait for atleast 20 minutes. First boot takes a long time than usual.
HELP!!
alright I'll do it but being the newb I am I think I f****ed up BIGG TIME now!
I went ahead and found that hboot v .29 does not use revolutionary method and after searching a few threads found out the joupunutbear method to make my phone S-OFF.
I reached till the wire trick and it worked only to be given a message called
S-OFF Failed
Errorcode: 66732337
ErrorMsg: Still sober
Quit....
Press ENTER to exit
So now how do I go back to clockwork recovery mod since every time I open the root area using vol- + power button and press "recovery" it just refreshes the page and puts me back on the same page.
WHAT TO DO NOW? :X
Now I went to unlimited.io and am told that they no longer support windows os.
I had saved a recovery img but I can't access it now? How do I access it?
Also on opening with vol- + power I get this written now:
*** UNLOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT- 1.29.0000
RADIO - 11.24A.3504.31_M
OpenADSP-v05.6.0.2226.00.0418
eMMB-boot
Mar 2 2012, 18:14:34
Alright So I've managed to install the Juopunutbear s-off.
Turns out I was doing it too slowly. Now my phone on pressing vol- + power shows the following
=JuopunutBear=
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1111
RADIO-11.24A.3504.31_M
OpenADSP-v05.6.0.2226.00.0418
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012 17:33:34
However I installed (the files are kept in zip format in the root of SD card and not any other folder)
1. JB_4.1.2_CM_X_mEMBER_s_Choice_v1.0.0
2. JB_4.1.2_Gapps_mEMBER_s_Choice_v1.0.0
I even made sure davlik cache was removed before going in for a system reboot
and waited for 20-25 MINUTES still the ROM didn't load. Only the Cyanogen mod screen ring kept moving.
I used the recovery img and am now running the phone on original htc firmware till somebody can help me install a custom ROM.
What exactly has gone wrong NOW?
thebigtechnician said:
Alright So I've managed to install the Juopunutbear s-off.
Turns out I was doing it too slowly. Now my phone on pressing vol- + power shows the following
=JuopunutBear=
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1111
RADIO-11.24A.3504.31_M
OpenADSP-v05.6.0.2226.00.0418
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012 17:33:34
However I installed (the files are kept in zip format in the root of SD card and not any other folder)
1. JB_4.1.2_CM_X_mEMBER_s_Choice_v1.0.0
2. JB_4.1.2_Gapps_mEMBER_s_Choice_v1.0.0
I even made sure davlik cache was removed before going in for a system reboot
and waited for 20-25 MINUTES still the ROM didn't load. Only the Cyanogen mod screen ring kept moving.
I used the recovery img and am now running the phone on original htc firmware till somebody can help me install a custom ROM.
What exactly has gone wrong NOW?
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Hi,
What recovery do you have?
Clockwordmod
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Clockwordmod
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Hi,
Go to my signature, top line.
Go to #4 by asskicker.
Go to install recovery(#2)
Install 4 EXT.
Then use the option in 4 ext recovery to "Format all partitions except sd card".
Then try to install ROM
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SUCCESS
SUCCESS
FINALLY GOT IT UP AND RUNNING! THANK YOU ALL FOR GUIDING ME ESPECIALLY 'malybru' for creating the thread for sensation users.
The only fault that I was doing wrong was missing out on doing the factory reset every time i went into recovery.
Will now test phone and post screenshots soon.
Thanks to all!
Check them screenies.
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