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Looking for a little help with desire s on 2.3.5

Ok i have been going over every inch of the forums and all over the internet and i really run out of ideas.
i have a HTC Desire S on 2.3.5 with HBoot 2.00.0002, ive used HTCdev to unlock the bootloader and used superoneclick to root my phone (sort of) but my phone is stuck with S-ON.
i have tried everything i have found but the bootloader is stuck on the stock one, i have Rom Manager on my phone and ive tried the 4EXT but because of the phone being stuck on S-ON when it goes to the recovery part it errors out and i have to jack the battery out to get it to restart.....
HELP please :3

First your rom is rooted but system is not. You can install custom recovery , but use fastboot to flash it and all will works fine. For this problem when you go recovery you don't need to pull battery never pull it for this phone. Press volume up+volume down and then press power button and keep all pressed and phone will reboot normal
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

@RageReaper
Not really sure whats going on, cause you are confused and should do MORE reading.
Root is not the same as s-off, so look into that.
You unlocked your bootloader using HTCdev, thus you are still s-on and stock hboot but now can root your phone, have a custom recovery and flash roms. - NORMAL!!!!
Try flash the recovery in fastboot.
Just to be sure your hboot does say UNLOCKED at the top right?

yes it says its UNLOCKED but im trying to S-off my phone so i can make a copy of my OS so if something goes wrong i can always go back to it
so whats the best way to S-off my desire s?, Thank you in advance and to the people that will help

@RageReaper
You can do that once you install a custom recovery. Nandroid backup..

Ive managed to root my older android phones but this is really starting to bug me I can't get nandroid to work because after I used superoneclick I installed Rom manager to make a back up and it did the clockwork mod but the recovery part of my hboot errors out this is why I'm asking for help because I think I dropped the ball on this one
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

As said before in post 2+3, use fastboot to flash recovery.
Install clockworkmod, see here under section 1, step 2.

foX2delta said:
As said before in post 2+3, use fastboot to flash recovery.
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erm fox2delta i know this will more then likely make you rage but it wont let me recover with fastboot on the phone unless im doing something wrong or my lack of sleep isnt helping me with it, is there a tutorial anywhere that will make this easier or if there a program i can download that will help me restore it to stock ?
Some info that my be of help
Phone: Desire S
OS: Android 2.3.5
HTC Sense: 3.0
HBoot:
*** UNLOCKED ***
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-BOOT
Aug 22 2011,15:22:13
Has been HTCDev unlocked and superoneclick (zurgrushed)
i have been reading all morning and all the tutorials ive read are for the old HBoot and older stock (before 2.3.5 update) android os.
Hope someone can point me in the right direction.
Thank you

It doesn't matter if the guides are talking can't s-off phone's and different hboot's, they will work still.
Do the following,
-Turn off fastboot menu/settings/power/
fastboot (on the phone)
-Turn on USB debugging menu/Settings/
Applications/Development/ USB debugging (on
the phone)
Okay, get into fastboot, boot into your hboot (switch phone off and the
press power+vol down)
Plug your phone in,
Now your phone is plugged in and in hboot, press the power button once, it'll say something like fastboot usb.
Follow the link I gave you now.

foX2delta said:
It doesn't matter if the guides are talking can't s-off phone's and different hboot's, they will work still.
Do the following,
-Turn off fastboot menu/settings/power/
fastboot (on the phone)
-Turn on USB debugging menu/Settings/
Applications/Development/ USB debugging (on
the phone)
Okay, get into fastboot, boot into your hboot (switch phone off and the
press power+vol down)
Plug your phone in,
Now your phone is plugged in and in hboot, press the power button once, it'll say something like fastboot usb.
Follow the link I gave you now.
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im going to give rolling back my phone a go so i have the older HBOOT then ill do whats needed from there and see what happens if it all goes well ill be happy, if not then time to get a new phone ><

RageReaper said:
im going to give rolling back my phone a go so i have the older HBOOT then ill do whats needed from there and see what happens if it all goes well ill be happy, if not then time to get a new phone ><
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u can try this method to downgrade u'r hboot first :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399331

ok i have tried everything ive been told will work and heres the results
HBOOT downgrade = FAIL
rerooting = FAIL
trying a different RUU = FAIL
this is getting really frustrating and i dont know what to do know, do i live my phone stock and rage at the face that android 2.3.5 and HTC sense 3.0 are making my phone lag like a monster or find a way to full root and S-OFF my phone....
im open to ideas..... HELP!!!!

RageReaper said:
ok i have tried everything ive been told will work and heres the results
HBOOT downgrade = FAIL
rerooting = FAIL
trying a different RUU = FAIL
this is getting really frustrating and i dont know what to do know, do i live my phone stock and rage at the face that android 2.3.5 and HTC sense 3.0 are making my phone lag like a monster or find a way to full root and S-OFF my phone....
im open to ideas..... HELP!!!!
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can u detailed where's fail when u try to downgrade u'r hboot..??
try this method first..this is the other method to downgrade from that i give before.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443636
coz i've used this method too to downgrade my hboot..
i hope.. this is more help u..

JJeamy said:
can u detailed where's fail when u try to downgrade u'r hboot..??
try this method first..this is the other method to downgrade from that i give before.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443636
coz i've success downgrade my hboot coz i've used this method too..
i hope.. this is more help u..
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yeah i can confirm this works i did it using the same way.

Htc Sensation XE Put S-onn How?

Best dear Xda members,
I was wondering how to put S-ON if you rooting your phone (s-off)
I know about the Desire you have a tool '' Unrevoked -forever S-on ''
With that you can put the S-onn if you have your phone rooted,
But wil it also works on sensation? and if not how to put S-on?

you have to carefully follow step 5 in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
there's a possibility of bricking your phone if you dont exactly follow those instructions

Snake_skw said:
you have to carefully follow step 5 in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
there's a possibility of bricking your phone if you dont exactly follow those instructions
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Thanks buddy, for your quick reply ,
Can you copy and paste the steps on this post please?

Here you go,but i highly recommend that you read the entire first post and familiarize yourself with certain expressions and terms used here,it will be easier
xl VipeR lx said:
STEP 5 - CHANGING BACK TO S-ON - PROCEED WITH CAUTION. ONLY DO THIS IF YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. BEWARE THERE IS A RISK OF BRICKING READ BEFORE GOING TO STEP 1.
YOU MUST Follow this correctly otherwise you could semi-brick your device (Semi bricks recovery by re-flashing RUU). If you follow it correctly YOU WILL GET S-ON SUCCESSFULLY -confirmed by other users
I cannot be held responsible if anything goes wrong but i will help in every situation. 2 unrecoverable bricks so far. 1 due to not flashing RUU
First time i did this with a custom ROM installed - semi-bricked my device (couldn't boot due to security warning as S-on doesn't work with custom roms), restored it using RUU.exe
Second time after S-off i took the following steps and successfully went back to S-ON without any problems and booted up into stock rom.
Confirmed to work by several others as well as myself
1. Follow Step 4 above to get SuperCID - Skip if you already have it
2. Restore your official stock Rom: Just click here to download an Official Rom RESTORE STOCK EVEN IF YOU JUST RESTORED IT RECENTLY OR ARE ALREADY ON STOCK ROM. This is to ensure nothing gets changed in stock for S-on to be successful
So if you are already on a stock ROM or you just went back to stock ROM, i don't care, restore the stock ROM again using the RUU.exe if you don't want to be bricked!
Connect to your phone in charging mode. click the "RUU_pyramid_*****.exe" file you downloaded and follow on screen instructions.
3. Make sure when you download the RUU. download the same or similiar RUU version as your phone came with (e.g. Tmous or EU or Asian etc). As long as you install a stock rom similiar to what you had you should be ok. FAILURE TO DO THIS MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE.
4. Switch your phone on now and let it boot for the first time and just skip through the welcome screen.
5. Go back to Step 4 - SUPERCID and go through 1 to 7 to get to the fastboot bootloader. (so just do what you did before, put adb files in local disk, adb reboot bootloader etc)
6. enter the command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" (Thanks Dazweeja)
7. Reboot into bootloader using "fastboot reboot-bootloader" or remove & reinsert the battery and press power on while keeping hold of volume down.
8. Bootloader should now read Pyramid PVT Ship S-ON RL.
9. Remove and reinsert the battery. Press power on as normal
You should now have S-on back and you can return your device or do whatever it is covered again under warranty.
10. IF IT DOESN'T REBOOT and bootloader says ***Security Warning**
Remove and re-insert the battery and go back into bootloader and holding Volume Down +power button select fastboot
11. Run RUU_Pyramid_***.exe to reflash stock rom. (the one u just downloaded in step 1) and then reboot. It should work now
The above method works successfully. So do not under any circumstances try this without going back to stock first using Ruu.exe. and Follow the instructions correctly if you want S-on WITHOUT problems Any doubts or questions PM me and i will get back to you and help you.
Donations welcome as i had a very shaky night experimenting and bricking my device (and having a panic attack over it) to find a safe method for successfully getting S-on back for all you out there complaining about warranty.
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Snake_skw said:
Here you go,but i highly recommend that you read the entire first post and familiarize yourself with certain expressions and terms used here,it will be easier
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Thanks again mate! ,
Can you explain it a little easer to me...
Because it says in the steps ... that if you on a CUSTOM rom...
But what if you on the Officeel HTc sensation rom 2.3.4 example
Because the steps are not very clear...

i havent done it myself so i cant tell you how to do it,you can only follow these instructions...
it says "RESTORE STOCK EVEN IF YOU JUST RESTORED IT RECENTLY OR ARE ALREADY ON STOCK ROM" so you should start with that and just carefully follow the given instructions
sry,but i cant guide you through this cause i havent done it myself,hopefully someone else will be able to assist you with this

Snake_skw said:
i havent done it myself so i cant tell you how to do it,you can only follow these instructions...
it says "RESTORE STOCK EVEN IF YOU JUST RESTORED IT RECENTLY OR ARE ALREADY ON STOCK ROM" so you should start with that and just carefully follow the given instructions
sry,but i cant guide you through this cause i havent done it myself,hopefully someone else will be able to assist you with this
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Ooh thanks, i get it now, i will make it work end of the week, Thanks again buddy!

Hello mate.
It's really not that hard too do. I've done it twice. Once to send back for repair and again just cause I was bored. Im s-off again now.
The instructions given above are exactly right. With your phone connected on charge mode.
1. super CID (or not, if you've done already)
2. Flash Stock ROM (for your region)
3. Boot into 'BOOTLOADER'
4. Using adb/fastboot type :- "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3"
5. Fastboot reboot-bootloader and verify you are s-on

ajay83 said:
Hello mate.
It's really not that hard too do. I've done it twice. Once to send back for repair and again just cause I was bored. Im s-off again now.
The instructions given above are exactly right. With your phone connected on charge mode.
1. super CID (or not, if you've done already)
2. Flash Stock ROM (for your region)
3. Boot into 'BOOTLOADER'
4. Using adb/fastboot type :- "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3"
5. Fastboot reboot-bootloader and verify you are s-on
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Soo i'm on stock rom sensation xe 2.3.4
but i'm now on S-OFF.
What is sUper CID? and how to get this ?
is there not other way to bypass? or a other sulution
''2. Flash Stock ROM (for your region)'' Must that be a RUU.exe? or can it be a zipfile?

YES, you need 'super-CID' to go back to 'S-ON'!
You can find how to do this here:- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Step 4!
Flash Stock ROM(.exe file in windows), even if you have it! then proceed with instructions to S-ON.
Once done your phone will be locked and unrooted.

ajay83 said:
YES, you need 'super-CID' to go back to 'S-ON'!
You can find how to do this here:- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
Step 4!
Flash Stock ROM(.exe file in windows), even if you have it! then proceed with instructions to S-ON.
Once done your phone will be locked and unrooted.
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You got my thanks,
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

How to get S-off after doing HTCdev Unlock Method

Ok guys first of all i have to thank trkaaa for his guide here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21922297&postcount=1
Also have to thank JTNiggle for his guide to get custom recovery after HTCDev Unlock. :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
Also big thanks to the team that created the revolutionary method.
Before we begin im not responsible for anything that goes wrong.You made the choice.
Here is their site: http://revolutionary.io/
I preformed this with a TMOUS Sensation 4g and had a unlocked bootloader with
S-on. Im not sure about other regions
To kick things off if you did the HTCDev unlock method then you probably
have hboot 1.80.0000(or at least i did) with S-on. If so then proceed
1. First get this rom and flash if you dont know how to flash with HTCdev method
then follow JTNiggle's guide.
Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201697&highlight=real+stock+experience
2. After flashing that rom boot normally. Now your ready to preform the revolutionary method. Plug in your device and don't forget to get the older
drivers if ur running windows. Older driver can be found here:
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/revolutionary
3. Download the required revolutionary files and run revolutionary as administrator. Then fill out the form thing on the website with your device
information and type in the serial number. (Make sure you type it in correctly)
4. After hitting generate key it will provide you with a key and type that correctly into cmd window. Make sure you type it in correctly its case sensitive.
Then let revolutionary do all the work.
5. Caution: Ur device will reboot into the bootloader a couple times dont worry its normal. After that it will ask if you want to flash clockworkmod you can if u want to( i didn't because i personally wanted to flash 4ext recovery).
6. Enjoy folks u now have s-off on ur device
Hope this works for u guys a it did for me
Thanks u all for ur help i wouldnt have been able to do it without u
if at all possible could u hit the thanks i really want this thread to get on the
android development page but u see im a new user so yeah
Message me if u guys have questions i will try my best to help u guys
Also if anyone has tried this method plz feel free to post below ur results
This can be used if you used the HTCDev unlock method and you wanted to flash the
new firmware to get ICS on your sensation. Furthermore im not sure if this is compatible
with the Sensation XE model.
Here is a mirror for the 2.3.3 rom: Dropbox

Thank you so much
great guide
fixed it after the crappy htc dev tool

Im happy that helped and yeah htc dev tool is total crap

SDemon700 said:
Im happy that helped and yeah htc dev tool is total crap
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Man,
you saved my phone!
Dealing since this morning and after following your tips, I get rid of such crappy stuff.
Thanks again!

No problem have a good one

SDemon700 said:
1. First get this rom and flash if you dont know how to flash with HTCdev method
then follow JTNiggle's guide.
Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201697&highlight=real+stock+experience
2. After flashing that rom boot normally. Now your ready to preform the revolutionary method. Plug in your device and don't forget to get the older
drivers if ur running windows. Older driver can be found here:
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/revolutionary
3. Download the required revolutionary files and run revolutionary as administrator. Then fill out the form thing on the website with your device
information and type in the serial number. (Make sure you type it in correctly)
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I don't see how this has fixed you phone.
I installed the rom mentioned, now my phone freezes at the boot screen with the HTC Logo. Which is no problem because I will restore my backup. But isn't getting me any closer to getting me S-OFF, as I still have a HBOOT of 1.27.000 which makes it impossible for me to use revolutionary.io
any ideas?

Alright i think i know ur problem i believe its the way u are flashing the rom. You have to put ur phone under usb debugging mode and use the adb tools to flash the rom. Meaning you cant directly place the rom on the sd card and hold volume down and power to get to recovery.
Use this way of flashing a rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
Tell me if that works

dmk0 said:
I don't see how this has fixed you phone.
I installed the rom mentioned, now my phone freezes at the boot screen with the HTC Logo. Which is no problem because I will restore my backup. But isn't getting me any closer to getting me S-OFF, as I still have a HBOOT of 1.27.000 which makes it impossible for me to use revolutionary.io
any ideas?
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You have Hboot 1.27 which is one of the Hboot versions thaot comes with a official ICS upgrade. For you to achieve S-off you will have to use Joupunutbear S-off not Revolutionary. You can not downgrade your Hboot version while you are S-on. Go check out this guide and this tool as I think they both will help you, but I recommend using the tool to do the S-off. There is another guide you can use too but it requires you to use HTC Dev unlock first, so I do not recommend it.
SDemon700 said:
Alright i think i know ur problem i believe its the way u are flashing the rom. You have to put ur phone under usb debugging mode and use the adb tools to flash the rom. Meaning you cant directly place the rom on the sd card and hold volume down and power to get to recovery.
Use this way of flashing a rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239821
Tell me if that works
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Sorry but what you suggested will not work for them unless they are able to flash a unlocked Hboot from here, the instructions to flash ot is also there as well. But still the main problem is they dan not downgrade their Hboot so this would be useless to tem as far as tring to gain S-off.

Thanks a lot im sry im new to this stuff but u deserve a thanks and im glad u helped

EDIT: This worked for me. Thanks a lot

[GUIDE] Using the ICS OTA files

Seeing as there are FAR too many stupid people on this forum I'm going to make this REALLY simple...
*** NOTE*** - This guide assumes you are already S-OFF. If you are not (e.g. 100% stock) then you WILL have to run Revolutionary to get S-OFF before continuing
Original Sensation:
Firstly - you HAVE to be running 1.50.401.1 to use this OTA file. If you're on ANY other build then don't ask about flashing it as I WILL report you to Mods for being a dumbass.
You also have to be 100% stock (e.g. NOT rooted). If you are running a custom ROM you HAVE to use the 1.50.401.1 RUU to get back to stock but you HAVE to leave the phone S-OFF. CID can be whatever you had if you are running x.xx.401.x when you got it new but if you've flashed the RUU coming from another build then set yours to HTC__001 before starting
1. Download the 3.32.401.5 OTA file from HTC - http://fotadl.htc.com/OTA_PYRAMID_I...1.50.401.1_release_252072fll6erqo75dsziua.zip. You do NOT have to rename the file
2. Copy the file to the root of your SD card
3. Turn your phone off and turn it back on whilst holding the volume down button. If the HBOOT menu doesn'y appear then you need to turn off fast boot in the Settings>Power menu
4. Select 'Recovery' from the menu to enter the stock Recovery. If CWM loads up, stop now and flash the 1.50.401.1 RUU
5. When you get to the screen with the red ! on it, hold volume up and press power. It will say 'cant open cache/recovery/command' and then bring up the recovery menu
6. Select the option to apply an update from your SD card and then select the OTA file
7. Wait the 10 minutes or so for it to flash
8. When prompted, reboot the phone
9. You're now running stock ICS 4.0.3 with Sense 3.6
Sensation XE:
Firstly - you HAVE to be running 1.73.401.4 to use this OTA file. If you're on ANY other build then don't ask about flashing it as I WILL report you to Mods for being a dumbass.
You also have to be 100% stock (e.g. NOT rooted). If you are running a custom ROM you HAVE to use the 1.73.401.4 RUU to get back to stock but you HAVE to leave the phone S-OFF. CID can be whatever you had if you are running x.xx.401.x when you got it new but if you've flashed the RUU coming from another build then set yours to HTC__001 before starting
1. Download the 3.32.401.105 OTA file from HTC - http://fotadl.htc.com/OTA_PYRAMID_L...73.401.4_P_release_246589q3t6rh79ci68p68k.zip. You do NOT have to rename the file
2. Copy the file to the root of your SD card
3. Turn your phone off and turn it back on whilst holding the volume down button. If the HBOOT menu doesn'y appear then you need to turn off fast boot in the Settings>Power menu
4. Select 'Recovery' from the menu to enter the stock Recovery. If CWM loads up, stop now and flash the 1.73.401.4 RUU
5. When you get to the screen with the red ! on it, hold volume up and press power. It will say 'cant open cache/recovery/command' and then bring up the recovery menu
6. Select the option to apply an update from your SD card and then select the OTA file
7. Wait the 10 minutes or so for it to flash
8. When prompted, reboot the phone
9. You're now running stock ICS 4.0.3 with Sense 3.6 and Beats Audio
Now, this can't really be made ANY clearer. If you can't follow this then you should walk away now as I will not tolerate anyone asking something that is already stated above. If I have actually missed something then please PM me - do NOT post it here in this thread as it's a reference thread
*** EDIT: I've attached the stock recovery taken from the 1.50.401.1 RUU. It's the same as the XE one so will work for all users ***

haha lol, i see you used your "anger" to help other people and make this world better
Great job, this should clear up the ICS OTA thread!

And its as easy and as simple as that... , i will say tho that when i downgraded from ICS custom rom and was flashing 1.73.401.4 i did by downgrade by PG58IMG.zip on sdcard, when it came to the system.img to be flashed it looks like it has trouble , instead of the side column being blue , mine went red / black 3 or 4 times in a row... still flashed all good tho..

You can do it that way too but I'm guessing n00bs would have a nightmare and having to write up a guide on extracting the PG58IMG.zip from the RUU is a ballache
Might do it, though, but this thread isn't about flashing an RUU - it's for flashing the OTA over the top of it

Very noob here so be gentle -ish.
Thanks for the guide very clear, one small question if the volume rocker of my sensation has fallen off can I still use this method?

Many thanks for that very precise and clear guide, Eddy.
I guess now everyone should be able to perform that update.
May I raise a question in regard to restoring system settings and installed apps?
Obviously, when flashing the original RUU to get the phone into the right status for flashing the update all system settings and individualy installed apps will be gone.
How do I proceed to get a restorable backup?
Should I just make a full backup using e.g. Titanium Backup before I flash the original RUU and will it be possible to restore it later on the updated ICS device?
I am not sure if its that easy, since as far as I know Titanium needs a rooted device to work, right?
This would mean I need to root the ICS device before I will be able to restore?
Will the backup be compatible with ICS so that all system data and apps will be there again?
Would be great if you could provide me with some guidance on this question as well.
Many thanks in advance.

On my Original Sensation in hboot say:
***Locked***
Pyramid PVT ship S-ON RL
HBOOT 1.18.0000
eMMC-boot
Aug 2 2011,22:35:52
Is it possible to do this, because I did:
1. Download the 3.32.401.5 OTA file from HTC - http://fotadl.htc.com/OTA_PYRAMID_IC...tztog0er50.zip. You do NOT have to rename the file
2. Copy the file to the root of your SD card
3. Turn your phone off and turn it back on whilst holding the volume down button.
4. Select 'Recovery' from the menu to enter the stock Recovery.
5.When you get to the screen with the red ! on it, hold volume up and press power. This will bring up the recovery menu
When do step 5. say: E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command. OK I ignored and go to step 6.Select the option to apply an update from your SD card and then select the OTA file but say Invalid operation, succes rebooting.....
Whats wrong ?

Imperatorpg said:
On my Original Sensation in hboot say:
***Locked***
Pyramid PVT ship S-ON RL
HBOOT 1.18.0000
eMMC-boot
Aug 2 2011,22:35:52
Is it possible to do this, because I did:
1. Download the 3.32.401.5 OTA file from HTC - http://fotadl.htc.com/OTA_PYRAMID_IC...tztog0er50.zip. You do NOT have to rename the file
2. Copy the file to the root of your SD card
3. Turn your phone off and turn it back on whilst holding the volume down button.
4. Select 'Recovery' from the menu to enter the stock Recovery.
5.When you get to the screen with the red ! on it, hold volume up and press power. This will bring up the recovery menu
When do step 5. say: E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command. OK I ignored and go to step 6.Select the option to apply an update from your SD card and then select the OTA file but say Invalid operation, succes rebooting.....
Whats wrong ?
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Dumbass Number 1!!! Please learn to read
EddyOS said:
...but you HAVE to leave the phone S-OFF...
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My phone is total stock, wasnt s off....

thanks mate although it seems to give an error in recovery. it says "cant open cache/recovery/command" Tried it twice. Guess I better wait for the OTA update in the Netherlands. Thansk anyway mate.

You need to turn fastboot off in Settings>Power

Imperatorpg said:
My phone is total stock, wasnt s off....
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Yeah, you HAVE to be S-OFF to flash the OTA file

uncheck fast boot from energy settings

Imperatorpg said:
My phone is total stock, wasnt s off....
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Yes, and ... ?
If you are, then you'll get it OTA, you won't be able to flash it manually.

SanityPreservation said:
Yes, and ... ?
If you are, then you'll get it OTA, you won't be able to flash it manually.
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I will wait for OTA, because want to do s off because must go on waranty because dropping calls

You need to take the battery out, then put it back in to get into recovery first off. Second off the reason that the phone is booting up in one second is because you have Fast Boot enabled, so your phone is not really turning off it is actually going into a "Sleep Mode" hence how it can boot up so fast.

Thank you EddyOS. Followed your guide and now I'm running ICS! It's way faster.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA

Iniesta89 said:
thanks mate although it seems to give an error in recovery. it says "cant open cache/recovery/command" Tried it twice. Guess I better wait for the OTA update in the Netherlands. Thansk anyway mate.
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Mine said the same but went into recovery anyway, installed the update and everything is working fine.

EddieOS - really???
My name is over there!!!
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Hi. I've read whole tutorial. My phone is a Sensation with stock XE rom 1.73.401.4, not root, S-Off and HTC__001 CID. I can't apply update from recovery, on verifying system it fails on something like "/system/blah/blah/mpdecision...". I applied kernele patch to 1.5ghz when I installed stock rom and I think this is the reason. Any idea?

[Q] HTC Sensation on SKT Korea -want to upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich

Hello,
I am new to all this ROM and upgrades etc. I have been reading the threads on this forum since last one year but I could not update my mobile to Ice Cream Sandwich. I try to follow a thread but there are many pre reqs and I am very new to all this and I could not find out how to do this.
Somewhere I need that first of all I need to unlock bootloader. I tried to unlock the bootloader and followed the steps on htcdev.com. When I go to step 8 and enter this command: fastboot oem get_identifier_token, then error and I searched on this thread and someone suggested that I should upgrade my hboot. I tried to upgrade hboot through BlackRose_IS and I am getting "Permission Denied" error.
I also tried to follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
I followed Step 1, and I got message that phone is already rooted. Then I go to step 2 and I did not find this anywhere " Do you want to start the update".
I would really appreciate if someone can guide me so that I can install Ice Cream Sandwich on my mobile.

danishravian said:
Hello,
I am new to all this ROM and upgrades etc. I have been reading the threads on this forum since last one year but I could not update my mobile to Ice Cream Sandwich. I try to follow a thread but there are many pre reqs and I am very new to all this and I could not find out how to do this.
Somewhere I need that first of all I need to unlock bootloader. I tried to unlock the bootloader and followed the steps on htcdev.com. When I go to step 8 and enter this command: fastboot oem get_identifier_token, then error and I searched on this thread and someone suggested that I should upgrade my hboot. I tried to upgrade hboot through BlackRose_IS and I am getting "Permission Denied" error.
I also tried to follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
I followed Step 1, and I got message that phone is already rooted. Then I go to step 2 and I did not find this anywhere " Do you want to start the update".
I would really appreciate if someone can guide me so that I can install Ice Cream Sandwich on my mobile.
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i assume you are on GB android that means you have 1.17-1.18 hboot version
follow this to S-OFF your device http://revolutionary.io/
then you can upgrade your fw version and after flash ICS rom

Thanks for the reply. but I think you have given wrong youtube link. Please send me the correct URL.
Thanks

What is your h boot version? Once I know that I can link to proper guide. To find out h boot, pull battery, put battery back in, press volume down and power at same time, a screen will pop up. The information will be at the top of the screen.it will say h boot version. Thanks
Sent from my HTC Sensation

I understood your request.
you can't bootloader unlock in ICS of new Mainboard.
So you try to NODEV WIRE-TRICK method.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

realsis said:
What is your h boot version? Once I know that I can link to proper guide. To find out h boot, pull battery, put battery back in, press volume down and power at same time, a screen will pop up. The information will be at the top of the screen.it will say h boot version. Thanks
Sent from my HTC Sensation
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My hboot version is:
1.17.1111
sherlocks:
I do not have ICS at the moment. I want to install ICS

danishravian said:
My hboot version is:
1.17.1111
sherlocks:
I do not have ICS at the moment. I want to install ICS
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haha really sorry man.now i noticed what i send to you.here you are
http://revolutionary.io/
edit:i think with that hboot version you are already S-OFF or not?

Have you checked for the OTA?

rzr86 said:
haha really sorry man.now i noticed what i send to you.here you are
edit:i think with that hboot version you are already S-OFF or not?
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Yes, I have tried that and it says: Already S-OFF

danishravian said:
Yes, I have tried that and it says: Already S-OFF
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then man the only you have to do is flash 3.32fw>3.33fw and then ICS rom
see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
just follow the instructions

I have followed the instructions. When I reached to step 5, I got this error:
Update Failed!
Incorrect Model ID.
So please tell me what should I do now
Also my phone is not starting now. It keeps on restarting.
0. Make sure you are S-OFF (These won't work if you aren't)
1. Download PG58IMG.zip for the version you want
2. Copy/paste PG58IMG.zip to the root of your microSD
3. Make sure MD5 match!!!
4. Reboot into bootloader (While phone it completely off hold down Vol - and Power. Keep pressing until in bootloader. In Ext4, if in android, choose Power Menu - Bootloader)
5. Once in the Bootloader choose Bootloader and then microSD will be scanned and will ask you if you want to update, press +vol for YES

danishravian said:
I have followed the instructions. When I reached to step 5, I got this error:
Update Failed!
Incorrect Model ID.
So please tell me what should I do now
Also my phone is not starting now. It keeps on restarting.
0. Make sure you are S-OFF (These won't work if you aren't)
1. Download PG58IMG.zip for the version you want
2. Copy/paste PG58IMG.zip to the root of your microSD
3. Make sure MD5 match!!!
4. Reboot into bootloader (While phone it completely off hold down Vol - and Power. Keep pressing until in bootloader. In Ext4, if in android, choose Power Menu - Bootloader)
5. Once in the Bootloader choose Bootloader and then microSD will be scanned and will ask you if you want to update, press +vol for YES
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add your cid and mid in pg*** file...

Hello I Need Help To Update Android 2.3.5 To ICS 4.0.3
My HTC Sensation XL From Korea Olleh
KT___901
Android GB 2.3.5
Htc sense 3.5
Software no
1.17.1010.5
HBOOT-6.25.4445
RADIO-3822.11.10.30_M
S-OFF
Bootloader Unlocked
Please Guide My Step By Step Im New User
Thanks In Advance

zeeshanheaven said:
Hello I Need Help To Update Android 2.3.5 To ICS 4.0.3
My HTC Sensation XL From Korea Olleh
KT___901
Android GB 2.3.5
Htc sense 3.5
Software no
1.17.1010.5
HBOOT-6.25.4445
RADIO-3822.11.10.30_M
S-OFF
Bootloader Unlocked
Please Guide My Step By Step Im New User
Thanks In Advance
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wrong forum man
this is only for sensation/xe/4G
go to sensation xl forums