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HTC Sensation HBoot 1.27, S-ON, Won't flash Roms - NEED HELP! :-(

Hey everyone!
Basically I've got the HTC sensation (H Boot 1.27) & what happened was...
I rooted the phone & got clockwork mod recovery on it also without turning s-off.
Without backing up the rom (very silly of me) I did a full wipe on the phone to try flash a new rom but the rom wouldn't boot so I tried flashing a different rom & that wouldn't boot also so now i'm soo stuck & really neeed someone's help because I cant get the phone to work!
I was thinking that maybe someone who's on the same hboot as me could back up there system give it to me so i can try use there backup to start my phone?
Please XDA' people help me!
I'm willing to buy ANYONE a beer (via paypal) if they can help! :crying:

Flash the rom you want via clockwork, then when it's finished go to fastboot, connect the phone with usb to the computer and use ADB to flash the boot.img of the rom you just flashed
kgs1992 said:
Flash boot.img from the ROM manually from fastboot.
Put the boot.img from the zip file to your adb folder.
Connect your phone in fastboot USB
Open a command window
cd to the adb folder
for example:
Code:
cd c:\android
Then type:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Then type:
Code:
fastboot reboot
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Here is a guide for you for flashing with s on
After you follow the above instructions for the future
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861 from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

TimMun said:
Flash the rom you want via clockwork, then when it's finished go to fastboot, connect the phone with usb to the computer and use ADB to flash the boot.img of the rom you just flashed
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When i go on to fastboot with my usb in it doesn't show me my sd card contents (it doesn't get read in my laptop) is that normall?

zakiyyhaider said:
When i go on to fastboot with my usb in it doesn't show me my sd card contents (it doesn't get read in my laptop) is that normall?
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yes its completely normal ..and just follow the guide linked by realsis above

Finally it works! thank you guys so much! :victory:
BUT there's still one MAJOR problem...WIFI does't work is there any way to fix this?! (I've tried the boot.img through adb thing already soo...)

zakiyyhaider said:
Finally it works! thank you guys so much! :victory:
BUT there's still one MAJOR problem...WIFI does't work is there any way to fix this?! (I've tried the boot.img through adb thing already soo...)
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Enable smart flash and re-flash the rom
.. But don't do complete wipe.. Just do wipe of Dalvik + cache.. And re flash the rom
You won't lose a single spec of data and voila the WIFI works too
Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

Need help figuring out how to help a remote friend update

In November, I helped my friend unlock and root his T-Mobile HTC One S using Hasoon's All-In-One-Toolkit.
He left the ROM as stock, and hasn't uninstalled any apps or bloats.
A couple weeks ago he got the OTA message to update. When he hits the notification to proceed with the update, the following happens:
phone resets
clockwork mod recovery v5.8.3.1
finding update package...
e: unknown volume for path [internals dcard: download/OTA_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_TMOUS_2.35.531.10-1.84.531.2_release_2978576yp8mjiw19tsxxey.zip]
e: can't mount INTERNAL SDCARDownload/OTA(tons of numbers).zip
His current software version is 1.84.531.2.710ORD, and he's on Android 4.0.3.
What needs to be done to enable the OTA update? I'm not near him, but I can talk him through it with Skype. I'm just not used to the HTC environment and terminology.

All he needs is to relock bootloader and install stock recovery, here is a link to download it from my dropbox..
http://db.tt/YTK06p9b

how to install stock recovery
Can you please explain how to relock the bootloader and how to install the stock recovery.
shadowch31 said:
All he needs is to relock bootloader and install stock recovery, here is a link to download it from my dropbox..
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espaniol said:
Can you please explain how to relock the bootloader and how to install the stock recovery.
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shadowch31 said:
All he needs is to relock bootloader and install stock recovery, here is a link to download it from my dropbox..
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Put the phone into bootloader.
Type in the following command in a command shell, opened in the adb directory: fastboot oem lock

espaniol said:
Can you please explain how to relock the bootloader and how to install the stock recovery.
shadowch31 said:
All he needs is to relock bootloader and install stock recovery, here is a link to download it from my dropbox..
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Your friend will need to have the phone drivers installed and an adb/fastboot folder set up (similar to the "data" folder from Hasoon's All-In-One-Toolkit with fastboot, adb, etc.). Get the phone to the bootloader then go to fastboot mode and connect the USB (it should say "fastboot usb"). Now flash the stock recovery by running the following command in the terminal:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery stock_recovery.img
then lock the bootloader with this command:
Code:
fastboot oem lock
as Raptylos suggested
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Cyanogenmod update problem

After update to cm-11-20140413 and instal newest kernel (Sultan-kernel-Pure-v1.4.0) my htc stuck at cyanogen loading screen. I don't know where's the problem. Maybe someone know the solution.

chmiela1991 said:
After update to cm-11-20140413 and instal newest kernel (Sultan-kernel-Pure-v1.4.0) my htc stuck at cyanogen loading screen. I don't know where's the problem. Maybe someone know the solution.
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probably your kernel is the problem
try to flash the boot.img of the rom via fastboot command
fastboot flash boot boot.img
by the way are you on S-ON or S-OFF?

rzr86 said:
probably your kernel is the problem
try to flash the boot.img of the rom via fastboot command
fastboot flash boot boot.img
by the way are you on S-ON or S-OFF?
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Thanks flashing new boot helped

rzr86 said:
probably your kernel is the problem
try to flash the boot.img of the rom via fastboot command
fastboot flash boot boot.img
by the way are you on S-ON or S-OFF?
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I have the same problem, but i cant find the command in the bootloader

Noam_Nissel said:
I have the same problem, but i cant find the command in the bootloader
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actually you type the command from pc
connect your device to pc in fastboot mode(in the hboot screen should say fastboot usb)
extract the boot.img from the rom and place it in your adb/fastboot folder
then open a cmd window in that folder and type the command
press enter

rzr86 said:
actually you type the command from pc
connect your device to pc in fastboot mode(in the hboot screen should say fastboot usb)
extract the boot.img from the rom and place it in your adb/fastboot folder
then open a cmd window in that folder and type the command
press enter
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i don't fully understand what to do, can you be more detailed?

Noam_Nissel said:
i don't fully understand what to do, can you be more detailed?
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ok
boot your device to the bootloader and select fastboot
then connect it to pc
now in your pc navigate to the folder where you have adb and fastboot(i assume you have installed sdk tools)
in that folder press shift + right click
you will see an option open a command window here
then a black window will appear
in that window type the command and press enter
but don't forget first to place the boot.img to the adb/fastboot folder

rzr86 said:
ok
boot your device to the bootloader and select fastboot
then connect it to pc
now in your pc navigate to the folder where you have adb and fastboot(i assume you have installed sdk tools)
in that folder press shift + right click
you will see an option open a command window here
then a black window will appear
in that window type the command and press enter
but don't forget first to place the boot.img to the adb/fastboot folder
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i have this problem agian, and it doesnt help this time

Noam_Nissel said:
i have this problem agian, and it doesnt help this time
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what kind of problem and what did you do now?

rzr86 said:
what kind of problem and what did you do now?
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every rom im installing is getting me into bootloop, i've tried to install from revcovery and from fastboot, and it always the same problem

Noam_Nissel said:
every rom im installing is getting me into bootloop, i've tried to install from revcovery and from fastboot, and it always the same problem
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i replied in the other thread

Does S-on and S-off matter for this issue?
Hi,
I am facing the same issue, my Sensation z710e is stuck in Cyanogenmod boot logo. following are the details.
bootloader unlocked
s-on
rooted
cwm recovery installed
tried latest CM10 for pyramid devices
I didnt try 'fastboot flash boot boot.img' command yet but i would like to know if s-on matters, my device is already rooted with cwm recovery.

I am having a similar issue as well. I have followed the instructions in this thread [ROM][STABLE][Android 4.4.4] CyanogenMod 11 with 3.0.16 kernel [July 18, 2014]. I have followed all the steps including doing a full wipe, flashed the ROM zip, gapps zip, and the aroma installer for the flash kernel several times with the same result. My screen keeps getting stuck on the white HTC loading screen.
Currently I have restored my phone to my previous ROM using a backup through 4ext recovery (v1.0.0.6 RC2). My HTC Sensation 4G T-mobile is unlocked and rooted with s-on. I have smartflash enabled on 4ext and my ROM is currently stock android 4.0.3. I did search the above mentioned thread for similar issues and a potential solution but none of the things I tried worked.
I would appreciate any help on how to fix this problem. If you need additional information I would be glad to provide it.

Tried another re-install today and everything worked fine, I guess the 5th time is the charm? I still don't know why it didn't work the other times, I did the exact same thing each time.

[Q] Where has recovery gone?

no access to recovery
I've got big problem. My One Mini is fine until I try to go into recovery. It refuses to go there.
I get fastboot and bootloader menus fine. It enters bootloader, but if I try to go into recovery, it just goes back to the main bootloader menu.
The problem started when I flashed CWMRecovery. Fastboot and adb recognise my phone, and accept commands, but when I try to fastboot flash recovery in it sends an error message. File not found.
I tried " fastboot boot recovery.img" but that just froze the machine .
When I try to get into recovery from rom manager or ROM toolbox pro, it takes me to the fastboot menu, not into recovery, and we're back to square one, as above.
Running android 4.3 Sense 5.5 software 2.12.401.1 Supercid 11111111
rooted and unlocked
To get the phone to work again, I have to hold power down for about 10 secs direct from fastboot/bootloader...may have to do this several times before it boots into Android.
If I turn power off from bootloader, it returns to bootloader when I power up again.
If I don't turn the phone off, once in main application, it's all OK.
Ho hum.
As I say , it works like a dream until I want to go into recovery.
Any ideas, please?
Thanks

Hi
Boblud said:
I tried " fastboot boot recovery.img" but that just froze the machine .
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The correct command to flash the recovery is
Code:
fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.img
see also: wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_fastboot_intro
Booting into recovery should be possible with
Code:
adb reboot recovery
I didnt tried CWM on the Mini, but used it on my old Marvel. I'm satisfied with TWRP for the Mini.
greetings

Yes, thanks. I know the commands should work...but that's the trouble..they don't!
I can get into the recovery menu...HBOOT /FASTBOOT / RECOVERY and so on, but selecting "RECOVERY" simply sends me back to HBOOT menu.
I can't flash anything under FASTBOOT, either. I've been doing this sort of thing for several years without trouble....until now!
So come on chaps..thinking caps on , please.

Boblud said:
Yes, thanks. I know the commands should work...but that's the trouble..they don't!
I can get into the recovery menu...HBOOT /FASTBOOT / RECOVERY and so on, but selecting "RECOVERY" simply sends me back to HBOOT menu.
I can't flash anything under FASTBOOT, either. I've been doing this sort of thing for several years without trouble....until now!
So come on chaps..thinking caps on , please.
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lock the bootloader RUU back to stock and start over ?

clsA said:
lock the bootloader RUU back to stock and start over ?
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Thanks, will do when I can find ruu to download! Any pointers, please?

Uhm.... have u read Frequently Asked Questions by @KidCarter93 ?
KidCarter93 said:
[SIZE=+1]Q11: I have a custom recovery installed but I can't boot into it.[/SIZE]
Use the command - fastboot erase cache.
You should now be able to boot into recovery.​
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Maybe it helps.

Boblud said:
Thanks, will do when I can find ruu to download! Any pointers, please?
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here's the RUU
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...14_10.20.40.4408L_release_333483_signed_2.exe

clsA said:
here's the RUU
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...14_10.20.40.4408L_release_333483_signed_2.exe
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Thanks for help all round.
The RUU wouldn't run: it reported an unknown error, but having done so, it must have done something, as when I rebooted, I had access to recovery once again...briefly! Then it went again.
Anyway, I re locked / unlocked , locked a few times, and hey presto, it's sprung back into life!

[Q] Bricked one

os deleted and just stuck on one+ logo can boot in to twrp or fast boot what can i do?

brooklynchildxbc said:
os deleted and just stuck on one+ logo can boot in to twrp or fast boot what can i do?
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Push a custom rom via adb and flash in recovery or flash stock images via fastboot

acuicultor said:
Push a custom rom via adb and flash in recovery or flash stock images via fastboot
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i tried adb won't work and fastboot not doing anything i keeping getting a error saying that bootloader locked or can't erase
what really pisses me off i didn't even brick it a dumbass friend of mine did thinking he knew what he was doing.

brooklynchildxbc said:
i tried adb won't work and fastboot not doing anything i keeping getting a error saying that bootloader locked or can't erase
what really pisses me off i didn't even brick it a dumbass friend of mine did thinking he knew what he was doing.
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Is fastboot working? Unlock bootloader and push custom recovery there. Go to adb sideload and that should work eventually. I had an issue with HTC One M7 - someone deleted sytem, and cyanogenmod installer helped, because it pushed CWM recovery, maybe try that one as well?

boober78 said:
Is fastboot working? Unlock bootloader and push custom recovery there. Go to adb sideload and that should work eventually. I had an issue with HTC One M7 - someone deleted sytem, and cyanogenmod installer helped, because it pushed CWM recovery, maybe try that one as well?
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thank you so much i gave up then tried what you said then all of a sudden adb connected and i sideloaded the update file and got it back

brooklynchildxbc said:
thank you so much i gave up then tried what you said then all of a sudden adb connected and i sideloaded the update file and got it back
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No problem. I'm glad I could help
Sent from my One using Tapatalk

brooklynchildxbc said:
thank you so much i gave up then tried what you said then all of a sudden adb connected and i sideloaded the update file and got it back
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Don't give up.... I was in the same position like you for a couple days....and now is fix by my self..... If you unlock your bootloader try to lock back (fastboot oem lock) now try to flash via fastboot Philz Recovery ( try until is rebooting himself into recovery) .... After that put on a memory stick the new system .... You may need to mount the USB flash drive ..... That's exactly what I have done....Good Luck ...

It is damn near IMPOSSIBLE to actualy, truly "brick" these devices. There are way too many safeguards in place.
Be careful before announcing that you are "bricked". Bootlooping (which is what your device was doing) is not "bricked". As long as you have fastboot, you can always reflash recovery, and then use recovery to reflash your custom ROM (or you can bypass all of that and reflash the factory images from fastboot).
Don't panic, you know more than you think you know. Just don't get freaked out, and read. You'll be fine.