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S-off (via AlphaRevX) restored stock and still s-off

Hi All,
This is my first ever post but im an avid user of XDA - Please forgive me if someone else has said this,
I installed AlphaRevX's s-off patch - Brilliant!!! Excellent! Until I read about the charging issue when the battery is flat, so flashed a custom rom to have a look see and quickly went back to stock ROM (RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.35.401.1_Radio_10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_198179_signed)
I just looked at the bootloader and I still have s-off without the Revolution text at the top!!! is this luck?!...
If not, looks like something worth investigating
Mart

Sure you was not s-off before?
If you are sure have a look if it is ship or radio soff or hboto soff
Can you send me some links regaridng to the error ? Get my sensation in a few days back and so i dont read all carefully ;-)

I'm pretty sure flashing the stock rom wouldn't mess with the bootloader at all and make it back to S-ON. Then again I could be wrong.

xtcislove said:
Sure you was not s-off before?
If you are sure have a look if it is ship or radio soff or hboto soff
Can you send me some links regaridng to the error ? Get my sensation in a few days back and so i dont read all carefully ;-)
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Definetly wasnt s-off before...

martinmoseley said:
Definetly wasnt s-off before...
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Let us know if it fixes the charging issue.

Sdobron said:
Let us know if it fixes the charging issue.
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Yup! Fixed the charging issue!

What is the battery charging issue when battery is "flat"?
And what does a battery-"flat" mean?

martinmoseley said:
Yup! Fixed the charging issue!
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But do you have CWM installed? I think CWM is the reason, not Revolutionary S-OFF.

I also think its the clockwork not the bootloader.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

Paul22000 said:
What is the battery charging issue when battery is "flat"?
And what does a battery-"flat" mean?
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Fat, lazy, and tired.
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Paul22000 said:
What is the battery charging issue when battery is "flat"?
And what does a battery-"flat" mean?
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mixmaven said:
I am having issues now with charging a completely dead battery. It doesn't recognize it, the orange charge light comes on for two seconds and then starts flashing orange or turns off completely. Multiple tries to charge doesn't make a difference. My battery is at 3.1v right now, so I am going to try charging it with a different phone and getting the voltage up. What ever you do, don't run your battery completely dead. Worked fine until this.
This is related to the recovery, so becareful what you flash. attached is a ZIPPED version of the orig recovery.
-mix
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If you would all please read the threads.
This is a known issue.
Clockwork Recovery released by Revolutionary currently does not support charging. So if you turn off your phone with fastboot disabled, you will not b able to charge.
Team Revolutionary are working to fix it, as soon as it is fixed, it will be updated in the S off sticky guide!
Flashing a Stock RUU will wipe everything including clockwork recovery with a stock recovery.
BUT IT WILL NOT REMOVE S-OFF.
so once you s-off and flash back to stock you stay s-off

I can confirm that flashing that stock RUU does remove the "Revolutionary" text at the top, almost as if we have a stock S-OFF device.

Where does one find the ruu ROM?
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Now try to go to your recovery after you revert back to shipped ruu and see if it works... mine does not.. it goes to a screen with a phone and a red triangle with an exclamation point when I try to load recovery.

After I flashed the official RUU, I simply placed the recovery zip back on my sd card and updated it the same as before
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

I read in another thread that if you flash the eng hboot and then the offical RUU for your carrier that it should return you to stock with s-on.
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jmcghee1973 said:
Now try to go to your recovery after you revert back to shipped ruu and see if it works... mine does not.. it goes to a screen with a phone and a red triangle with an exclamation point when I try to load recovery.
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You need to reinstall clockwork recovery for it to boot into recovery mode again
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Ok, im very much a noob when it comes to the sensation, I had a Hero before this and i loved that phone!...
Ok this is what I can see, I can boot into recovery and I get a few limited options (wipe, flash update from zip etc) and I dont have the charging issue...
I can access recovery, i have s-off, i dont have charging issue...
Brilliant!

Just flashing the eng s-off removes it too.
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Help to get S-on and stock rom

Hi guys .. I need some help getting S-on back then flash a stock Rom to return the device to tmo. I currently have s-off and running ARHD 6.4 but I need to return it for an exchange. From what Ive read you need superCID and pick a stock Rom to flash over it. Though, I never change my CID do I still need to change that for a stock Rom? Also there are 3 diff RUU on the list for tmous anyone knows which on is the correct version?
I jz s-off and installed arhd for less then a week but I accidentally dropped the phone from the second floor and it hit the hardwood floor. Surprisingly with the seidio case its survived without a scratch or dent (it hit at the bottom right corner). Case and battery cover came loose a bit but it just needed a push and it snapped back on (tapatalk app was still running ;-) .. though later on I found out that wifi doesn't turn on anymore. It keeps staying at "turning on wifi" but it doesn't come on. Every minute or so it flashes to on and quickly turns off and the phone keeps getting hotter and hotter. I wiped and reinstalled but it doesn't help. Then I swapped the cover from my wife's sensation but same story. I was wondering if something like this happened to anyone else and if you know a way to fix that (something from the battery cover?? Or back of phone that could cause the problem). I appreciate all help and suggestions guys!!!!
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Somewhere buried is the cid thread. Use the search to find it and see what's the cid of tmob. Change it to that. Then go to the ruu thread and flash the latest tmob ruu. S on. Voila! You are ready
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Thorough guide here. Be careful and exact with the s-on steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469296
Sent from my Pyramid-T

stringer7 said:
Thorough guide here. Be careful and exact with the s-on steps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469296
Sent from my Pyramid-T
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I looked around before posting my questions but I didn't come across this thread. Too busy with work lately that I couldn't even play with my phone. Anyway today I downloaded the stock ruu but when flashing it keeps giving me utility error and said to use the correct utility update. any thoughts?
ARHD 6.4, 3.32 firmware, SuperCID .. anything else i'm missing?

qdochemistry said:
I looked around before posting my questions but I didn't come across this thread. Too busy with work lately that I couldn't even play with my phone. Anyway today I downloaded the stock ruu but when flashing it keeps giving me utility error and said to use the correct utility update. any thoughts?
ARHD 6.4, 3.32 firmware, SuperCID .. anything else i'm missing?
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download the ruu again

dexter93 said:
download the ruu again
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in one of the guide it said to connect in charging mode and flash .. and i kept getting error .. I figured i must have misunderstood it because it should be in bootloader mode. did it again in bootloader mode and it's flashing stock rom now as i type. Hopefully nothing out of the ordinary in the next few minutes

S-OFF hboot 1.29.0000

So I sent my Sensation back to HTC to repair after i managed to ruin it replacing the screen myself. They did it under warranty which is ace, but not my new problem...
Basically I want to go full root and custom rom, but the device has come back bright and shiny with HBOOT 1.29.0000 (mar 2 2012) and none of my usual methods are able to unlock that.
I've spotted I've spotted the juopunutbear method, but no way am I connecting wires to hot points on my device, I'd rather be stuck with S-ON and wait for my next device.
Are there any other solutions / is revolutionary still under development?

1.29 hmmm that's new we are on 1.27 you'll be waiting for a bit if new scoff don't work
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I have the same problem, get mine back from warranty repair with same hboot version. Did you unlocked yours with htcdev successfully?
I just opened a threat for that, maybe we could talk there about that problem...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621048
I hope someone could help us to resolve that?
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA

JPBear is your only option at the moment, assuming it works on 1.29 of course.
It's pretty safe though, what the shorting does is activate some sort of download mode, it's also used for the unbricking project.

purebeatz said:
I have the same problem, get mine back from warranty repair with same hboot version. Did you unlocked yours with htcdev successfully?
I just opened a threat for that, maybe we could talk there about that problem...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621048
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Unlocking with HTCDEV failed for me as well, maybe the 1.29 HBOOT is too new and isn't part of the bootloader unlocker yet? Either way I''d bet it's down to that, will get involved on your thread.

Rusty! said:
JPBear is your only option at the moment, assuming it works on 1.29 of course.
It's pretty safe though, what the shorting does is activate some sort of download mode, it's also used for the unbricking project.
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Ah fair enough, I just don't feel comfortable with that kinda hack.

trstn said:
Ah fair enough, I just don't feel comfortable with that kinda hack.
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If it makes you feel any better about it, HTC does it every time they need to enter download mode to completely flash a new everything. It's not actually shorting anything, it's just connecting some pins together, and as the phone boots up, it's probably asking "Are these pins connected?" and if they are it enters download mode.

Back from repair now not sure how to root

Hi all, got my phone back from repair, with the latest orange crap and newest hboot. Ive read that I need to use Juopunutbear, to the s-off, root etc, but I dont like the look of Juopunutbear, (using wire? no chance_. I found the old revolution way much safer and easy to do. How can i still do it like that? Would i need to flash the old orange ruu on the sdcard?

elgrego4 said:
Hi all, got my phone back from repair, with the latest orange crap and newest hboot. Ive read that I need to use Juopunutbear, to the s-off, root etc, but I dont like the look of Juopunutbear. I found the old revolution way much safer and easy to do. How can i still do it like that? Would i need to flash the old orange ruu on the sdcard?
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You can't run older ruu when SON
To have custom rom's you need to do SOFF via Juopunutbear way or htc dev unlock
The later might not work for you.. As you might got motherboard replaced..
So only solution is JB via temproot
Link in my signature
Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

My repair was only for dust under the screen. so i have the choice of voiding warranty via a piece of wire (visual void), or I virtually tell htc im voiding it? There must be a sneakier way?

elgrego4 said:
so i have the choice of voiding warranty via a piece of wire (visual void), or I virtually tell htc im voiding it? There must be a sneakier way?
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I believe you do know that.. To turn back SON.. Just one command will do... So it literally means the process is reversible
And I'm afraid that there is no other way to use root/custom rom
Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

I dont actually mean using the exe, i mean pulling the pg file out and putting it on the sd, then it would let me flash back to gingerbread in the bootloader?

I see what you mean about not being able to go backwards. Im stuck now as the dev unlock is no use and I do not have the steady hand to do the wire trick

elgrego4 said:
I see what you mean about not being able to go backwards. Im stuck now as the dev unlock is no use and I do not have the steady hand to do the wire trick
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You can still flash ROMs while S On.

Its just that I found everything easier with s-off, rooted and supercid

elgrego4 said:
Its just that I found everything easier with s-off, rooted and supercid
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yes with SOFF ..everything is easy ..but sadly the JB method is the only way for you

Anyone working on a way to do it without the wire?

elgrego4 said:
Anyone working on a way to do it without the wire?
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idk and i dont think there's gonna be another SOFF process..as now ppl are concentrating on SOFF for ONE series

elgrego4 said:
Anyone working on a way to do it without the wire?
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I highly doubt it. If you're uncomfortable, you should stick with stock. It's always wise to not do it if you aren't sure of it..

If I had steady hands it wouldnt be a problem, Im a flashaholic, hate stock lol x

Maybe if you read over it a few times you might get a bit more comfortable with it? What I do is even print out the guide so I don't miss a step.this has really helped me in the past when doing new things, I know it may sound silly but its nice to have a printed guide infront of you incase you get in a pinch. This way all the steps are right there in front of you. This is what I do. Just a suggestion. If you DO decide to give it a shot then maybe this might help. I wish you the best in which ever you decide. I just wanted to share this with you because having a printed guide has really helped me out in the past. Good luck and best wishes to you!
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Well I decided to give it a go, downloaded everything printed of instructions etc. Ran the temp root file, then it said now run the bear, but after bear connected to my phone it says not rooted? Now I'm stuck.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

elgrego4 said:
Well I decided to give it a go, downloaded everything printed of instructions etc. Ran the temp root file, then it said now run the bear, but after bear connected to my phone it says not rooted? Now I'm stuck.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA
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not properly rooted ..it seems..
did you got any errors when temp root was run...also make sure htc sync is uninstalled(have the drivers installed too) and the phone should be kept in htc sync mode ...also no hubs or usb 3.0 ports

Thanks for the help, it worked sort of. I completed the s off I said yes to modified hboot, then removed temp root. Then applied root. Problem is the hboot still shows as the normal but with s off and when I try to install recovery it says wrong cid. Nearly there
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elgrego4 said:
Thanks for the help, it worked sort of. I completed the s off I said yes to modified hboot, then removed temp root. Then applied root. Problem is the hboot still shows as the normal but with s off and when I try to install recovery it says wrong cid. Nearly there
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what nearly there ...you are done lol..
just do a supercid
(first note down the actual cid though..just in case ...fastboot getvar cid ..to know cid)
fastboot oem writecid 11111111
EDIT: ohh the hboot is still locked huh ..
then get the pyramic ics one from here http://unlimited.io/hboot-downloads/
and flash it (instructions in the same link)
also after those instructions..to get back to bootloader..the command is "fastboot reboot-bootloader" without quotes

elgrego4 said:
Thanks for the help, it worked sort of. I completed the s off I said yes to modified hboot, then removed temp root. Then applied root. Problem is the hboot still shows as the normal but with s off and when I try to install recovery it says wrong cid. Nearly there
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA
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If your Hboot still says *locked* you cannot flash a recovery.
Please get the correct Hboot from here & follow flashing instructions: http://unlimited.io/hboot-downloads/
You can then proceed to flashing recovery.

Right done that even though the green line never goes to the end my hboot no longer says locked. I put the recovery zip on the sd, booted into bootloader said yes, completed and rebooted, but no custom recovery there?
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HTC Sensation 4G screen replacement (lag/inaccurate touch)

I've already install the the Digitizer before noticing that there are multiple versions for our phone. I have to slide the circle multiple time before I can log in to the home screen. I already S-OFF, ROOTED and SUPER CID and seems still laggy when pressing text keys when texting or when pressing the lower buttons the home menu file or back or search sometime I have to press it twice to work.
I used the PG58DIAG to calibrate the screen and still acts funny is there a fix to this?

Honestly I think I would try to match the screen as close as possible to the appropriate version for the device. You said there are multiple versions of the screen. Which version would be most appropriate for your device ? Perhaps you purchased the wrong version. Is their a way to find out which is the correct version of screen for your device ? If so, I would purchase the correct version. Perhaps this is what is causing the issue ? It could be the wrong version. This is what I would try if I were you. Its likely that with the correct version you won't have these issues. I hope this helps. I wish you the best. Hopefully with the correct version, it won't give any issues.
sent from HTC sensation, soff, 3.33 firmware, viper Rom, sense 4.1, kernel version PYD-X stable 3.1, mugen battery 3800mah. Please press thanks if I helped in anyway.

I had this same problem. I purchased before finding there were multiple versions. The digitizer was slow, unresponsive, and inaccurate. I am also rooted and am running CM10. I went into the debugging and enabled the option to view touches and found that it was registering screen touches in certain areas and that caused everything to malfunction. It was a faulty digitizer. I was fortunate my seller sent a new one and it was working perfectly.
Unfortunately I broke the LCD on the second digitizer install and now have to replace that! lol
I would suggest you go into the debugging options and enable the options to see what the screen is registering. It will put a dot everywhere it thinks you are touching and you may notice it is a faulty digitizer. Cheap ones from ebay happen to have a pretty high fail rate. It can also have dead spots where your touching doesn't register. Both are hard to diagnose without those settings.
Good luck.
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Alex13mod said:
I've already install the the Digitizer before noticing that there are multiple versions for our phone. I have to slide the circle multiple time before I can log in to the home screen. I already S-OFF, ROOTED and SUPER CID and seems still laggy when pressing text keys when texting or when pressing the lower buttons the home menu file or back or search sometime I have to press it twice to work.
I used the PG58DIAG to calibrate the screen and still acts funny is there a fix to this?
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hi, i have the same problem .. did u fix it?
i have HTC Sensation 4g with Android Revolutionary HD 6.8.0 ROM , sebastianFM kernel , fw 3.33 , htc sense 3.6 .. s-off, unlock,
how can i make update to htc sense 4 or 4.1?
it may resolve the problem?

Georgebucataru said:
hi, i have the same problem .. did u fix it?
i have HTC Sensation 4g with Android Revolutionary HD 6.8.0 ROM , sebastianFM kernel , fw 3.33 , htc sense 3.6 .. s-off, unlock,
how can i make update to htc sense 4 or 4.1?
it may resolve the problem?
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Sense 4.1 Rom stable and super smooth with many tweaks. Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671547
Sent from my powered HTC Sensation.
Press thanks if it helped

may fix the problem? ..

Georgebucataru said:
may fix the problem? ..
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Maybe
Sent from my powered HTC Sensation.
Press thanks if it helped

i put it..and it's smoother..it's runnig better..and the touch also start to work better..but stil inacurate?! .. what to do?! i talked with a service man..and he told me that are 2 ways..resorft of replace the touchscreen..i think is resoft..because..sometimesc work good..sometimes no.. ?!

Georgebucataru said:
i put it..and it's smoother..it's runnig better..and the touch also start to work better..but stil inacurate?! .. what to do?! i talked with a service man..and he told me that are 2 ways..resorft of replace the touchscreen..i think is resoft..because..sometimesc work good..sometimes no.. ?!
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probably it is not a software issue

i tried all the stuff..exceptly super cid? how to do this, what's whis?

Georgebucataru said:
i tried all the stuff..exceptly super cid? how to do this, what's whis?
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you can change it easily by using a simple command in a command window
when you have supercid you can flash any firmware,radio,rils etc
but i don't think it will help
edit:if you want to do it the command is
fastboot oem writecid 11111111
fastboot reboot-bootloader
but first do fastboot getvar cid just to know your original cid

oh..thank's my friend! ..i want to say ..i have the phone for 3 days..and it's working better and bether!

Never mind my answer

I'm having the same problem with my z710e, it started, I believe, with a Rom update, I'm using viper 1.6.3, my answer is if there any calibration softwware because all the problems seems to be from the center to the bottom of the screen
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