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[Q] Root with S-OFF

Hello everyone,
This is my first post and sorry if this question was already answered, but I couldn't find the answer to my particular question when I searched for it. I just recently got my Sensation for T-Mobile a couple weeks ago and rooted it but do not have the S-OFF because of the OTA update to 2.3.4 so I used the HTC unlock method. Is there any way I can get the s-off because I am finding it difficult to flash a lot of ROMs I want to try since a lot of them either never load or they just go into an infinite boot loop? Thanks for all your help and advice and I'm hoping I can gain more knowledge thru you guys since this was a big leap for me from a Blackberry 9700.

I recently rooted my HTC Sensation and got the s off following the directions provided here on xda. Then installed Revolution HD. No issues with that either. I just followed the directions there also. Did it not work for u?
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No, it didn't work for me. My friend told me that the alpharev method used here on the forums wouldn't work because I downloaded the OTA update to 2.3.4 when I first received it out of the box. He told me that only the htc unlock method would work to root my phone but I wouldn't have S-off. My phone is currently rooted right now with no s-off so certain ROMs won't flash or they will butt I'll hey errors in them.

I find that strange. I'm no expert but my Sensation was running stock Android 2.3.4 before I rooted and it reads that s is off. I went to revolutionary.io/ download for Windows filled in the info for the beta key save the zip file and and launch it then enter the beta key. Then just follow the prompts from there. Did u do that?
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Yup, I did exactly that a number of times but it didn't work. That's weird. Maybe someone else on here can help me get full s-off on my sensation. What's your service provider ? Cuz mine is T-Mobile and it came stock 2.3.3 but I did the OTA update and was able to root it but get no s-off

hi,
just to share my experience ... On Asian Starhub
i have updated to 2.3.4 via OTA before i root and s-off, and eventually supercid.
Followed the guide step by step.
The rooting , s-off and supercid process is smooth as butter ( as some dev quoted ).
Flashed Bulletproof 1.4 and now InsertCoin 3.3.0.
Perhaps u can provide more phone details like your current Hboot version and which part of the process you are stuck so that some experienced member can help u out easier.

flavor76 said:
hi,
just to share my experience ... On Asian Starhub
i have updated to 2.3.4 via OTA before i root and s-off, and eventually supercid.
Followed the guide step by step.
The rooting , s-off and supercid process is smooth as butter ( as some dev quoted ).
Flashed Bulletproof 1.4 and now InsertCoin 3.3.0.
Perhaps u can provide more phone details like your current Hboot version and which part of the process you are stuck so that some experienced member can help u out easier.
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Same here. 2.3.4 OTA and I am fully rooted with S-Off. Followed the guide step by step. Used Revolutionary.io with no problem. Be sure you enter your beta key in exactly, its case sensative. I'm also on TMOUS.
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cmalvado said:
I recently rooted my HTC Sensation and got the s off following the directions provided here on xda. Then installed Revolution HD. No issues with that either. I just followed the directions there also. Did it not work for u?
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So it worked ok for the Sensation XE? I'm about to upgrade my phone from the Desire (s-off, root, leedroid hd 3.3.3 data++) and was wondering if the revolutionary route would work (really want the XE!). Had no issues at all with the Desire and would wait to upgrade if there were issues.
Thanks.

pogiazz said:
Yup, I did exactly that a number of times but it didn't work. That's weird. Maybe someone else on here can help me get full s-off on my sensation. What's your service provider ? Cuz mine is T-Mobile and it came stock 2.3.3 but I did the OTA update and was able to root it but get no s-off
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Sorry if I'm asking the obvious or if this has already been covered, but did you first go to the HTC dev. site and follow their specific instructions for unlocking the bootloader? If not, do that first, then use Revolutionary to root/s-off, wipe your phone to factory (I always wipe dalvik cache and cache partition, too), then flash whatever ROM and kernel you want.
Let me know if that helps any.
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walkabout said:
So it worked ok for the Sensation XE? I'm about to upgrade my phone from the Desire (s-off, root, leedroid hd 3.3.3 data++) and was wondering if the revolutionary route would work (really want the XE!). Had no issues at all with the Desire and would wait to upgrade if there were issues.
Thanks.
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Yep, confirmed working as it's the same HBOOT as the Sensation

EddyOS said:
Yep, confirmed working as it's the same HBOOT as the Sensation
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Very cool. Can't wait to upgrade to this phone. Sensation looked great before, but these latest two (LE screen too big for my tastes) are looking amazing!

Ok guys, thanks for the input. I'll be sure to fill you in if I'm havng any difficulties...I'll try it again today.

I'm also on Tmobile 10 plus years. After following the steps and entering the beta key added the Su zip and it kept s off. You are prop missing something in between. Make sure u are entering the right hboot of your phone otherwise the beta key will be incorrect. Did u set up connection to HTC sync when u did it?
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Ok guys, I tried getting s-off again tonite. Mind you my phone is already rooted but has s-on. I have a custom ROM flashed on it currently, I ran the revolutionary app and it suddenly closed on me and i also got an unforseen FC on the home screen of the phone. I flashed back to my nandroid backup of my stock rooted ROM and still the same thing. Suggestions? I saw on another post I should try doing this on a different computer. I tried different methods of connecting the phone via usb with mounting it as a drive, charge only, htc sync but to no avail. I did have htc sync running and it did sync up properly.

I tot we should uninstall HTC sync .... Only leave the HTC drivers alone ....
Maybe someone can advise on this ....
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flavor76 said:
I tot we should uninstall HTC sync .... Only leave the HTC drivers alone ....
Maybe someone can advise on this ....
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Yes, uninstall HTC sync, leave HTC drivers alone.
Sent from my Sensation using XDA App

Is there specific drivers I need to install? It doesn't say in the guide.

When u install , then uninstall HTC sync . The HTC sync drivers will be removed but HTC drivers remains . That's the drivers we want to keep. Alternatively , u can just install the HTC drivers. But u got to search for it elsewhere. I think its HTC 3.7.0.01 drivers or something .... ( if I can remember correctly )
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Damn, this whole time I've been putting in a capital I when i should have kept messing around with it and it ended up being a lowercase L lmao. Thanks guys...gonna start flashing **** like crazy now!

Case sensitive ... Nothing new ... Happy flashing ( Roms :b )
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Easiest Way to root Sensation XE ?

I want to get root to disallow some apps internet use and to use Chainfire
How i can do it at the easiest way ? is there a possible way Without flashing a new rom ?

No need to change rom.just go to www.revolutionary.io
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dexter93 said:
No need to change rom.just go to [Edited link out because i cant post with links in as new user]
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there is Only the sensation Listed is this 100% compatibel with XE ? and if i "Only" root it and i need to send it in sometime ... will i still have Guarantee ?
PS : how do i get my Hboot Number and so ?
And can i Upgrade then still on Android 4.0 ( Ics ) or should i wait with the Root ?
FAQ of the Revolutionary "Does Revolutionary give me root?
No. You will need to flash this zipfile from recovery. "
so it doesnt give me root ?...
i just want to get root without any flashing...^^
( Iam pretty Noob with root and flashing.... )

Slerio said:
there is Only the sensation Listed is this 100% compatibel with XE ? and if i "Only" root it and i need to send it in sometime ... will i still have Guarantee ?
PS : how do i get my Hboot Number and so ?
And can i Upgrade then still on Android 4.0 ( Ics ) or should i wait with the Root ?
FAQ of the Revolutionary "Does Revolutionary give me root?
No. You will need to flash this zipfile from recovery. "
so it doesnt give me root ?...
i just want to get root without any flashing...^^
( Iam pretty Noob with root and flashing.... )
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You must flash the root firmware. It is very simple if you follow this tutorial exactly.

GladiatoRiley said:
You must flash the root firmware. It is very simple if you follow this tutorial exactly
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can i then still ship it in under warranty ?
and can i normal patch my Phone ? ( soon comes Ics out thats why )

Slerio said:
can i then still ship it in under warranty ?
and can i normal patch my Phone ? ( soon comes Ics out thats why )
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What do you mean normal patch? You can follow a tutorial on the same page to undo the S-OFF and flash the original firmware. If you want to do that later, i recommend that you skip the SuperCID step.
You will have to "undo" the root to claim under warranty.
Edit: and everything that is compatible with the reg Sensation should be compatible with the XE

GladiatoRiley said:
What do you mean normal patch? You can follow a tutorial on the same page to undo the S-OFF and flash the original firmware. If you want todo that later, i recommend that you skip the SuperCIC step.
You will have to "undo" the root to claim under warranty.
Edit: and everything that is compatible with the reg Sensation should be compatible with the XE
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and there is rly No other way to get root ? i hear about flash less Roots and so on ...
Iam Pretty Feared about any flashing and so on

Slerio said:
there is Only the sensation Listed is this 100% compatibel with XE ? and if i "Only" root it and i need to send it in sometime ... will i still have Guarantee ?
PS : how do i get my Hboot Number and so ?
And can i Upgrade then still on Android 4.0 ( Ics ) or should i wait with the Root ?
FAQ of the Revolutionary "Does Revolutionary give me root?
No. You will need to flash this zipfile from recovery. "
so it doesnt give me root ?...
i just want to get root without any flashing...^^
( Iam pretty Noob with root and flashing.... )
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Hello
Yes it will work with the Sensation XE since the Sensation /4G/XE is basically the same thing. Follow the instructions on the Guide here.
Revolutionary Only gives you S-OFF, which means Security Off, which means you have permission to flash files. Root will require flashing, but you would need to install a custom recovery first. What the custom recovery does is that it actually FLASHES the file for you whereas S-OFF only gives permission. You would need to flash the "su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip" to have root.
Cheers.

and will i be ablte to Normally Update the phone then ? ( via the Htc Update service for ICS ) ?
( ye i know alot of questions... are i searched along time around and not rly answers to it )

Slerio said:
and will i be ablte to Normally Update the phone then ? ( via the Htc Update service for ICS ) ?
( ye i know alot of questions... are i searched along time around and not rly answers to it )
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Sadly, if you install the latest Custom Recovery, you will no longer receive HTC ICS updates. HOWEVER! Why wait for HTC when you know that as soon HTC releases the update, you can count on XDA members to come up with a even better ROM based on the release. So don't worry yeah?

How to ROOT my HTC Sensation XE???

Hello to all, since there is no no section dedicated to Sensation XE, I ask you. Is there a way or in any case a guide to give ROOT permissions to Sensation XE?
Thanks, bye

Hello,
The way to accure ROOT permissions is the same for all HTC Sensation devices. Just go throught the forums and find the way you'd like to go. Its all depends on your current firmware & HBOOT version.

Lacr1mosH said:
Hello to all, since there is no no section dedicated to Sensation XE, I ask you. Is there a way or in any case a guide to give ROOT permissions to Sensation XE?
Thanks, bye
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Hi There,
Here's alot of info on Temp-rooting and S-Off:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
But if you only want to root your device, and no S-off, i suggest you follow the next method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632553
Hope it helped!

Incanity said:
Hi There,
Here's alot of info on Temp-rooting and S-Off:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
But if you only want to root your device, and no S-off, i suggest you follow the next method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632553
Hope it helped!
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he can use the root tool of mine too ....if he did HTC-DEV unlock of bootloader (the second thread asks for same ...also flashing custom recovery is an extra for the second thread ..which is not required in my case )

I can recommend doing so. I've used your app for my XE too.
Works like a charm!
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ganeshp said:
he can use the root tool of mine too ....if he did HTC-DEV unlock of bootloader (the second thread asks for same ...also flashing custom recovery is an extra for the second thread ..which is not required in my case )
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in the htcdev there is just htc sensation and no XE
are they the same ????
or what should i do ? and how can i know the HBOOT number ?
thnx

rashad543 said:
in the htcdev there is just htc sensation and no XE
are they the same ????
or what should i do ? and how can i know the HBOOT number ?
thnx
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Hi,
HTC Sensation,Sensation XE,and Sensation 4G are all the same.
Go to settings/power ,and untick fastboot.
Power your phone off.
Power on holding volume down and power button together.
This takes you to bootloader.
There,you will see your hboot number.

How to root HTC
How to root HTC sensation xe?? Right now, my htc use android 4.0.3..can anyone tell me how to root htc?please tell ASAP

w4nkh4iri said:
How to root HTC sensation xe?? Right now, my htc use android 4.0.3..can anyone tell me how to root htc?please tell ASAP
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follow one of these two guides
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861

rzr86 said:
follow one of these two guides
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
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Which one is better??I'm noob about HTC because my friend just want to root and swap or increase RAM to his HTC actually. If you can help, which one is better to him root and increase RAM?

w4nkh4iri said:
Which one is better??I'm noob about HTC because my friend just want to root and swap or increase RAM to his HTC actually. If you can help, which one is better to him root and increase RAM?
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there is no better thread
if you are still under warranty then follow the first guide
note: backup everything from your sdcard to pc because wire trick will wipe them all(if you follow first guide)
if you follow second guide you have to know that after unlocking bootloader it will ask you for factory reset

rzr86 said:
there is no better thread
if you are still under warranty then follow the first guide
note: backup everything from your sdcard to pc because wire trick will wipe them all(if you follow first guide)
if you follow second guide you have to know that after unlocking bootloader it will ask you for factory reset
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According to my friend say,yeah his smartphone under warranty. I look the both thread. Seen it very hard to me to choice which one I gonna use.
If want root but still use stock rom, which one I have to use?? the stock HTC sensation xe 4.0.3 ICS

w4nkh4iri said:
According to my friend say,yeah his smartphone under warranty. I look the both thread. Seen it very hard to me to choice which one I gonna use.
If want root but still use stock rom, which one I have to use?? the stock HTC sensation xe 4.0.3 ICS
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with both guides you can keep stock rom
since the device is under warranty i suggest to use the S-OFF guide

rzr86 said:
with both guides you can keep stock rom
since the device is under warranty i suggest to use the S-OFF guide
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Thank you . Now i can made choice use that thread

May I know if it helps a lot after rooting HTC Sensation XE? Wanted to try to root mine but I'm afraid of it doesn't help much and I need to store everything in the phone somewhere else, taking a lot of time. Current XE is very lag and slow.

[Q] downgrade from hboot 1.29 to 1.18?

Hey everyone,
I have a Htc Sensation XE, with ICS (original rom) and i want to s off and root it, but the hboot is a 1.29 so the revolutionary way does not work, i know that there is a new way, the Juopunutbear one, but its seems a little hard, and to be honest i'm afraid to brick my phone, so can i just downgrade the phone ? flash any GB stock rom and use the revolutionary way to s off and root it ? if yes, how i'll do it ?
Thank you, and sorry for my bad english.

mouloudia007 said:
Hey everyone,
I have a Htc Sensation XE, with ICS (original rom) and i want to s off and root it, but the hboot is a 1.29 so the revolutionary way does not work, i know that there is a new way, the Juopunutbear one, but its seems a little hard, and to be honest i'm afraid to brick my phone, so can i just downgrade the phone ? flash any GB stock rom and use the revolutionary way to s off and root it ? if yes, how i'll do it ?
Thank you, and sorry for my bad english.
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i think if you downgrade your hboot version you will brick your device
instead of juopunutbear method you can do htcdev unlock method to unlock the bootloader and then root the device

and if a flash a RUU rom, a GB one, and then do the s off and root thing with the best method i know, the revolutionary one ^^

mouloudia007 said:
and if a flash a RUU rom, a GB one, and then do the s off and root thing with the best method i know, the revolutionary one ^^
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i don't know if you can do that when you are in completely stock situation
wait for someone else to confirm it
if yes then you can do that procedure

You can't flash gb ruu, if you aren't s-off, or if you don't have supercid. Try the juopuntuBeats, is very easy and no problem. If you try it 4-5 times before running the program you can do it very fast.
EDIT: you can't brick your phone, if you do all the things that is required!!! First of all unlock the bootloader, with the htc WEB SITE and then install a recovery with the sensation toolkit and then install ROOT. Finish if you want to s-off you have to do the juopuntubear if no, you can flash rom with s-on but only with 4ext recovery

ok ok, thank you very much my friends, you have been a great advise, thank you once again.

No problem, bu remember do it slowly and keep calm
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

Try the juopunutbear method without htcdev unlock so you won't break your warranty! If you follow the instructions well, nothing will happen to your phone and it's not as tricky as you think
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda app-developers app

Drunken_elk said:
Try the juopunutbear method without htcdev unlock so you won't break your warranty! If you follow the instructions well, nothing will happen to your phone and it's not as tricky as you think
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda app-developers app
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Nothin will happen, just S-OFF. Don't worry it works fine, when i do it first time i got success on the 4th try, now i can catch timing on the first attempt...so like other things it just depends on practice..

[Q] hboot

HEY...... need help with updating my hboot to 1.28 from 1.25 on htc sensation xl phone is already rooted and i have already unlocked the bootloader and am running recovery cwm anyone have any idea on how to do it all be greatfull.. thanks..

if i were you , i will not upgrade it.but if you insist search and flash the most lastest stock rom to your device. then you can make it

momamox said:
HEY...... need help with updating my hboot to 1.28 from 1.25 on htc sensation xl phone is already rooted and i have already unlocked the bootloader and am running recovery cwm anyone have any idea on how to do it all be greatfull.. thanks..
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If you need more infos, go to see here => Forum Htc Sensation XL
But the next time before to post, search a little and use the tools just above your 1st post.
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