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[Guide] How to root, install EXT4 recovery and custom ROM on HBOOT 2.00.0002

Hi, A short but effective guide for people who want to root their Desire S while keeping HBOOT 2.00.0002 and S-ON. This is what I did with my phone yesterday, but took me a lot of time to figure things out, so I'm writing this for myself and other people.
1) First of all set up ADB and Fastboot. [GUIDE] Easy and simple adb and fastboot setup for newbies (Windows only)
Also download the ROM you wish to install on your Desire S and put it on your microSD card. For this tutorial I choose Reaper v2.1 rom by lowveld.
2) You have to unlock your bootloader first via HTCdev so that you can install EXT4 recovery and custom roms. In the dropdown list select ''All other supported models'' and follow the instructions.
If you successfully finished the HTCdev unlock tutorial, your phone has a unlocked bootloader.
3) We're going to install EXT4 recovery. But first download ''4EXT_Recovery_v2.2.7_RC5.zip'' and extract the recovery.img file to the folder where you installed fastboot and adb. If you followed the tutorial in step 1 the folder will be ''C:\android-tools''
Now make sure Fast Boot is turned off on your phone. Go to ''Settings > Power > Fast Boot'' to turn it off. Unplug your phone from your computer, it's time to turn of your phone and boot into your bootloader.
Press Volume Down Button and Power Button at the same time to boot into recovery. Now connect your phone to your computer and select fastboot.
(Power button to select, Volume Down/Up to navigate)
Go to start->run-> type cmd and press enter. A command prompt will now appear.
Type:
cd c:\android-tools [press enter]
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img [press enter]
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EXT4 recovery is now installed on your phone. Turn off your phone in bootloader menu.
4) Open the rom (.zip file) you downloaded in step 1 and put the ''boot.img'' file in ''C:\android-tools''
If you followed this tutorial correctly, you already copied your desired rom your onto your MicroSD card.
Now we boot into the bootloader again, this time we select recovery.
Go to: wipe | format>and select: wipe data/factory reset (this may take a while), then select wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache.
Go back to main menu in EXT4 recovery and select ''install from sdcard'' select ''Reaper_V2.1.ZIP''. After the rom is installed turn your phone off again.
Boot into recovery, connect your phone to your computer and select fastboot on your phone.
Go to start->run-> type cmd and press enter. A command prompt will now appear.
Type:
cd c:\android-tools [press enter]
fastboot flash boot boot.img [press enter]
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After it's successfully installed, turn of your phone and just boot normally. It may take a while for your phone to boot up.
Your phone is unlocked,rooted and has a custom ROM.
Enjoy
Note: Some new ICS roms require different kind of HBOOT. I use Fallout v5.0.0 without any problems.
Just press the 'Thanks' button instead of saying thanks.
Changelog:
*03-03-2012 Updated guide
*14-03-2012 Updated guide
*12-09-2012 Added Notes/updated guide
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Tx!
Was thinking about rooting/unlocking but wasnt really sure of myself doing it without bricking it. Most of this guide i already knew but it gives me confidence before making the jump
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

Why did you temp root at step 2? As soon as you restart your phone it'll be gone.

foX2delta said:
Why did you temp root at step 2? As soon as you restart your phone it'll be gone.
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So it's not permanent? meaning step 2 is unnecessary?

@n0elite
Yeah, if your phone is locked (2. hboot) or s-on (0.98 hboot) if will just give you shell root, useful but not required for what you doing.

this looks promising, i think i'll try it someday
so i'll be root after i finished this procedure, or just temporary?

Finally. This was the missing link in this forum!
I had the intention do write one, but I am S-OFF and cannot verify the steps without going to Stock then doing the steps and then downgrade and S-OFF again. Too many things to do just in the name of a correct tutorial. Anyway thanks I am glad that somebody finally wrote it!
P. S. : please notify ben_pyett to include it in the Index thread
Sent from my Desire S using Tapatalk

foX2delta said:
@n0elite
Yeah, if your phone is locked (2. hboot) or s-on (0.98 hboot) if will just give you shell root, useful but not required for what you doing.
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Wouldn't swapping step 2 and 3 fix that?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

@dan-fish
Yip

Guide updated. Thanks for the comments

I've followed your Guide ... but i stuck on the bootscreen
i installed the ROM via recovery ... and then the phone restarted and started to boot, i just pulled out the battery to turn off the phone and then to flash "boot.img" via fastboot, but now i stuck on the bootscreen ... anybody knows what to do?

yxsunnyxy said:
I've followed your Guide ... but i stuck on the bootscreen
i installed the ROM via recovery ... and then the phone restarted and started to boot, i just pulled out the battery to turn off the phone and then to flash "boot.img" via fastboot, but now i stuck on the bootscreen ... anybody knows what to do?
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Damn, where did you read to pull the battery? NEVER PULL BATTERY AT RUNNING OR BOOTING SYSTEM EXCEPT YOUR AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY TO GET A PAPERWEIGHT AND DON'T MIND IT!!
Did really take a look at the recovery? What is written as last line?
Ok, but your phone is off now, if not reboot to bootloader with
adb reboot bootloader
at the command line.
Otherwise start it with vol down and power.
There use the fastboot command to flash the boot.img, if you're lucky it will work.
Swifted from my Desire S far away from my PC

Tectas said:
Damn, where did you read to pull the battery? NEVER PULL BATTERY AT RUNNING OR BOOTING SYSTEM EXCEPT YOUR AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY TO GET A PAPERWEIGHT AND DON'T MIND IT!!
Did really take a look at the recovery? What is written as last line?
Ok, but your phone is off now, if not reboot to bootloader with
adb reboot bootloader
at the command line.
Otherwise start it with vol down and power.
There use the fastboot command to flash the boot.img, if you're lucky it will work.
Swifted from my Desire S far away from my PC
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I tried it, but it will still stuck on the HTC Splash screen ...
When i'm flashing the ROM everything works and in the end it starts restarting ... and i have no chance to stop the restarting? Or i'm blind
Update: Found the solution ... noob mistake

yxsunnyxy said:
I tried it, but it will still stuck on the HTC Splash screen ...
When i'm flashing the ROM everything works and in the end it starts restarting ... and i have no chance to stop the restarting? Or i'm blind
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What rom do you use? Maybe the recovery script forces a restart, sry, but anyways use vol down vol up and power or adb reboot bootloader to force a reboot.
If it's really needed only pull battery in between the small gap after shutdown and boot, but not at running system.
Try it the other way round, first flash the boot.img, afterwards flash the rom.
Swifted from my Desire S far away from my PC

Please help .
I am new to android and I did know a great stupidity, I removed the battery while charging the 4EXT Recovery image I thought was locked and now i do not know what to do, please teach me download it another rom as it related to furniture.

stroescu76 said:
I am new to android and I did know a great stupidity, I removed the battery while charging the 4EXT Recovery image I thought was locked and now i do not know what to do, please teach me download it another rom as it related to furniture.
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So what is the problem? Phone doesn't boot or what?

Locked in HTC logo.
He remained in the HTC logo, and nothing happens, I would be very grateful if you help me, I think not uploaded image.: (

stroescu76 said:
He remained in the HTC logo, and nothing happens, I would be very grateful if you help me, I think not uploaded image.: (
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What did you do before the phone wouldn't boot?

I followed your directions, I installed version Reaper_V2.1'''' I closed, I opened the phone and I gave in "Fastboot", give the command:
cd c: \ android-tools [press enter]
fastboot flash boot boot.img [press enter],
but it says "error: can not load boot.img", if I saw a video where I realize I'm wrong or my phone failed.

Put boot.img in c:\android-tools and then run the command again
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA

Attempting to Flash to CM10 jbean

I have no attempted to root a phone since the OG droid...
Anyways, I went ahead and went thru Hasoon2000's HTC Sensation 4G all-In-One Kit.
Loaded the CM10 zip file and the GAPPS to the root of my SD Card.
Loaded into Team Win Recovery v2.2.0
Wiped all
Installed the cm-10-20120818-bruce2728-pyramid.zip
rebooted and im stuck at the splash screen for CM10.
I have attempted to reinstal and reboot multiple times with no luck, i am at a loss.
Thank you.

more info:
My phone is not S-off (i understand that you can still root this way)
I have also tried with 4EXT....
Getting same result.
I have a feeling its the lack of S-off that i am missing a step of some sort.

Many people who have tried with out being s off have had problems try doing it and see if it works I am s off and have not had an issue flashing also make sure your on 3.33 or 3.32 fw
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda app-developers app

I think you are S-ON so kindly read the guide about flashing ROM's with S-ON

You need to extract the boot.IMG from the rom and copy it to the same folder that has your fastboot driver and close it then you need boot your device into bootloader and connect the USB cable and then hit the power button you should now be in fast boot next on your pc open cmd and type your commands for example cd c:\rootevo3dnew press enter and I would type fastboot flash boot boot.IMG now press enter this will flash your boot.IMG and last but Knott least you will type fastboot reboot press enter and watch the magic enjoy oh buy the way your s on so this is why it want boot so this is how its done when your s on and also once you get it booted you should really think about flashing 4ext custom recovery and enable smart flash its designed for those that are s on good luck
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

[Solved] wont boot after chainfire3d in JB. Fastboot- showing error

I tried installing chainfire3d driver in jellybean( i didnt know then that it is not for JB). Now my nexus wont boot into os. it just stays at the unlocked bootloader logo.
1. I can get into recovery mode
2. I have wiped out the cache and factory reset
3. I dont have a update file in my phone.since nexus dont have an external sd card i cant put any file in it directly.
4. I have tried fastboot -it shows my serial ID and i am able to reboot my phone using it but whenever i try to flash recovery.img or update update.zip it shows "cannot load recovery.img" or "cannot update update.zip"
5. I have tried ADB - on using adb shell it shows "error:device not found"
6. on using Odin (not sure whether it is compatible with Nexus s) it detects my phone. when i tried to flash the stock fireware it fails and my device shows "verify image (radio) fail"
Plz help.Is my phone bricked???????

Ok I don't want to be insulting, but you really REALLY need to read on the whole process of Nexus S rooting and using it.
You don't have to use ODIN at all for something so simple. You simply need to reflash a ROM/your ROM.
Mount your SD from within Clockworkmod recovery and transfer a ROM. Then flash it. Done.

What polo says go to recovery- mount and formay- all the way down "mount sd card". Now your phone will be like a usb drive
Sent from my Nexus S

polobunny said:
Ok I don't want to be insulting, but you really REALLY need to read on the whole process of Nexus S rooting and using it.
You don't have to use ODIN at all for something so simple. You simply need to reflash a ROM/your ROM.
Mount your SD from within Clockworkmod recovery and transfer a ROM. Then flash it. Done.
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thank u for the suggestion. I just have the stock recovery right now. I tried installing clockwork recovery through fastboot but as i mentioned in my first post i get "error:cannot load recovery.img" .Is there any other way of installing a clockwork recovery?

kwibis said:
What polo says go to recovery- mount and formay- all the way down "mount sd card". Now your phone will be like a usb drive
Sent from my Nexus S
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thank u for the suggestion. I just have the stock recovery right now. I tried installing clockwork recovery through fastboot but as i mentioned in my first post i get "error:cannot load recovery.img" .Is there any other way of installing a clockwork recovery?

amvignesh said:
thank u for the suggestion. I just have the stock recovery right now. I tried installing clockwork recovery through fastboot but as i mentioned in my first post i get "error:cannot load recovery.img" .Is there any other way of installing a clockwork recovery?
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is your boot loader unlocked??? (command: fastboot oem unlock)
then in the folder that is your fasboot exe, there is the recovery too?
http://nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-hacks/how-to-root-nexus-s-or-nexus-s-4g-new/

Cascabreu said:
is your boot loader unlocked??? (command: fastboot oem unlock)
then in the folder that is your fasboot exe, there is the recovery too?
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yes it is unlocked(using the command in fastboot also shows already unlocked) and yes the recovery image is in the same folder as that of fastboot.

amvignesh said:
yes it is unlocked(using the command in fastboot also shows already unlocked) and yes the recovery image is in the same folder as that of fastboot.
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Instead of writting fastboo flash recovery (file name)
Do this fastboot flash recovery (drag and drop file)

Cascabreu said:
Instead of writting fastboo flash recovery (file name)
Do this fastboot flash recovery (drag and drop file)
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Thanks a lot Cascabreu.it worked . i never knew one could drag and drop files in command prompt(wonder y it didnt work otherwise, I had specified the path correctly).Thanks again..will change the thread topic accordingly....

Yes!!!!! Finally i helped someone!!!!! Hit the thanks button please.
sent from my Nyan NeXus S

I just lolled xD
Sent from my Nexus S

kwibis said:
I just lolled xD
Sent from my Nexus S
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helppp..im also facing the same prob...i dun know how to run adb shell and those stufff after that...:crying:

C4SCA said:
Yes!!!!! Finally i helped someone!!!!! Hit the thanks button please.
sent from my Nyan NeXus S
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Good job.. I wouldn't have thought of that...
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

C4SCA said:
Yes!!!!! Finally i helped someone!!!!! Hit the thanks button please.
sent from my Nyan NeXus S
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hi there i also need help with almost the same problem, im using alcatel one touch pop c1, i have rooted it a while ago and the decide to install chainfire 3d i didnt know it doesnt work on jelly bean and now my phone cant boot, i tried doing factory reset but nothing happens it just shows the logo and plays that start up sound but can go past that, i have no back up or anything, and please try to explain in a best possible way im not so good when it comes to computers thanks in advance

tlangey said:
hi there i also need help with almost the same problem, im using alcatel one touch pop c1, i have rooted it a while ago and the decide to install chainfire 3d i didnt know it doesnt work on jelly bean and now my phone cant boot, i tried doing factory reset but nothing happens it just shows the logo and plays that start up sound but can go past that, i have no back up or anything, and please try to explain in a best possible way im not so good when it comes to computers thanks in advance
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either u can find onlien a way to flash back to stock.
or ur best bet is to go to the store and say u got an update but it failed and that now its not turning on. Warranty will cover that

{HELP} - This build is for development purposes only - loop

Dear All
I need some help
Got a new HTC One XL today (UK, Everything Everywhere)
Unlocked the bootloader using HTC Dev
Tried to flash recovery (recovery-clockwork-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img)
Now I get the "This build is for development purposes only ...."
I can sometimes get to the bootloader but the PC does not recognise the phone when it goes into bootloader
When i choose recovery it boots back to the splash screen with "This build is for development purposes only ...." again
I am lost for things to do now and desperately some help
Let me know - thanks
Caolfin

Don't use CWM on this phone, it has issues.

joshuadjohnson22 said:
Don't use CWM on this phone, it has issues.
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Ok, I've also tried to flash the twrp .img file using the command
fastboot flash recovery ****.img
this did nothing as well
when I choose the recovery option from the bootloader menu it goes immediately to the white htc screen with the "this build is for ...." stuff
Any ideas ?

Is the phone an evita or endevour? (quad core or dual core). If it is an evita, you may have a little bigger problem due to that endeavor cwm flash.

bimmernut318 said:
Is the phone an evita or endevour? (quad core or dual core). If it is an evita, you may have a little bigger problem due to that endeavor cwm flash.
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Oh no
Its an EVITA
mainver : 2.34.61.2
I've also tried to flash twrp but every time I go to recovery from bootloader I get the white screen with the "development purposes" stuff
What do you think ?

caolfin said:
Oh no
Its an EVITA
mainver : 2.34.61.2
I've also tried to flash twrp but every time I go to recovery from bootloader I get the white screen with the "development purposes" stuff
What do you think ?
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That development purposes only is normal if you unlock using the super-cid...there is nothing you can do about that...mine has it as well.

mikelebz said:
That development purposes only is normal if you unlock using the super-cid...there is nothing you can do about that...mine has it as well.
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Hi Mike
I've no problem with the writing on it if I could get it to recovery or to load ICS past this screen I would be very happy
Any ideas as to how I would get past this ? it seems to be in some sort of bootloop or bootcrash

You flashed the cwm recovery for the endeavor quad-core...........
Download this twrp recovery,
http://db.tt/sXmdepmX
Stick it in your adb/fastboot folder
Boot phone into your bootloader, make sure it says fastboot USB
From cmd prompt type
fastboot devices
Make sure it device serial# shows up
Now type-
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Should get-
Sending
Writing
Ok
Now resend the same command by pressing up arrow, then enter.
Should get the same readout
Now on the phone, navigate to the recovery option and select it.....you should have twrp now.........and don't flash endeavor device ANYTHINGS anymore:beer:
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2

yes, i think that is what i have done
now i cant get past the white htc [email protected] screen with the warning message

Edit:nm

18th.abn said:
You flashed the cwm recovery for the endeavor quad-core...........
Download this twrp recovery,
http://db.tt/sXmdepmX
Stick it in your adb/fastboot folder
Boot phone into your bootloader, make sure it says fastboot USB
From cmd prompt type
fastboot devices
Make sure it device serial# shows up
Now type-
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Should get-
Sending
Writing
Ok
Now resend the same command by pressing up arrow, then enter.
Should get the same readout
Now on the phone, navigate to the recovery option and select it.....you should have twrp now.........and don't flash endeavor device ANYTHINGS anymore:beer:
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2
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Thank you so much for that - I now have TWRP working and its great
I still have a problem that the phone will not boot past the HTC screen that has the "this build is for development purposes..."
It reboots and reboots but never goes past this screen
Do I need a ROM as well ?

caolfin said:
Thank you so much for that - I now have TWRP working and its great
I still have a problem that the phone will not boot past the HTC screen that has the "this build is for development purposes..."
It reboots and reboots but never goes past this screen
Do I need a ROM as well ?
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Yes.. You need a rom.
Dl it on your pc, boot into twrp and mount the sd to transfer it.

qwertyaas
Very much appreciate your responses
ok, I have moved the cm10 evita jellybean ROM over and flashed it - all seemed to go successfully
Used TWRP to factory reset beforehand
Used TWRP to turn the phone off
Pressed the phone button to turn the phone on
Phones boots immediately to white HTC splash screen with the "this build is for development purposes..." and reboots after about 10 seconds, and reboots and reboots
Never gets past this point
Any ideas ?

Your probably on hboot 1.14, so....the cm10 Rom.zip, on your pc, unzip it and you will see a boot.img, put the boot.img in your adb fastboot folder, boot phone into bootloader....cmd prompt type
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Do it a second time for good measure, then type
fastboot reboot
Should be good
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2

18th.abn said:
Your probably on hboot 1.14, so....the cm10 Rom.zip, on your pc, unzip it and you will see a boot.img, put the boot.img in your adb fastboot folder, boot phone into bootloader....cmd prompt type
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Do it a second time for good measure, then type
fastboot reboot
Should be good
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH !!!!!!
I dont know what to say !! - Its working - you are an absolute genius - thank you sooooo much for your help
Great stuff - you are a legend
Super stuff :laugh::laugh::laugh:

18th.abn, god of the noobs :cyclops:

finally i made it too. thank you so much!!!

Hey i know this is super mega delayed. but i need that twrp recovery. the link above is no doubt broken now. thanks

[Q] bricked volume key, not able to reboot in recovery

Hello all,
i have a htc sensation 4G S-off.
i broked its display, and while repairing it broken the volume key cable. now volume key not working.
i installed PACman rom 1.2 and wifi was not working.
as directed in that thread of PACman i installed beta version sultan kernel.
now its not booting, just getting the HTC splash screen and then again going off.
i tried it to connect via PC but no success , neither adb, nor fastboot, recognzing it connected.

you can go to bootloader the traditional way atleast?
remove battery --reinsert it -> hold power + volume down ..until you get to bootloader
then connect to PC (if conncected properly thge phone says FASTBOOT USB)
then you can atleast use fastboot
in the mean time from the zip of the PAC MAN rom you've installed ..extract the boot.img and copy it to your fastboot/adb folder
then type this command
fastboot flash boot boot.img
then reboot using this command
fastboot reboot
and next time find the proper kernel and flash it (be careful this time )

ganeshp said:
you can go to bootloader the traditional way atleast?
remove battery --reinsert it -> hold power + volume down ..until you get to bootloader
then connect to PC (if conncected properly thge phone says FASTBOOT USB)
then you can atleast use fastboot
in the mean time from the zip of the PAC MAN rom you've installed ..extract the boot.img and copy it to your fastboot/adb folder
then type this command
fastboot flash boot boot.img
then reboot using this command
fastboot reboot
and next time find the proper kernel and flash it (be careful this time )
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the volume key hardware is broken, so not able to enter bootloader or recovery.

pseudofarji said:
the volume key hardware is broken, so not able to enter bootloader or recovery.
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ahh yes :/
what else ..hmm
try this
adb wait-for-device
if you got the command prompt back after the above command ...you got adb
then immediately try
adb reboot recovery

ganeshp said:
ahh yes :/
what else ..hmm
try this
adb wait-for-device
if you got the command prompt back after the above command ...you got adb
then immediately try
adb reboot recovery
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i uninstalled the htc drivers and then reinstalled. and then used the adb reboot recovery command as you told previously.
now its been recognized by adb in recovery mode.
thanks now my problem is solved.

pseudofarji said:
Hello all,
i have a htc sensation 4G S-off.
i broked its display, and while repairing it broken the volume key cable. now volume key not working.
i installed PACman rom 1.2 and wifi was not working.
as directed in that thread of PACman i installed beta version sultan kernel.
now its not booting, just getting the HTC splash screen and then again going off.
i tried it to connect via PC but no success , neither adb, nor fastboot, recognzing it connected.
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I know issue have been solved with help of ganeshp but to help other people there's a quite more simple way, htc sensation 4g tool, it also let u unlock bootloader in 4 clicks and flash new recovery but it also let u boot into bootloader and boot into recovery in one click: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497404
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

dany xe said:
I know issue have been solved with help of ganeshp but to help other people there's a quite more simple way, htc sensation 4g tool, it also let u unlock bootloader in 4 clicks and flash new recovery but it also let u boot into bootloader and boot into recovery in one click: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497404
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium
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i tried 2-3 tools available for sensation before posting here, but none was able to detect the device.
i guess the issue in my case was only due to corrupt htc drivers and the broken volume key was just giving it a more confusion.
i also tried first repairing of the drivers but that doesnt helped me. then i tried uninstalling and reinstalling drivers and that solved out the issue.

pseudofarji said:
i tried 2-3 tools available for sensation before posting here, but none was able to detect the device.
i guess the issue in my case was only due to corrupt htc drivers and the broken volume key was just giving it a more confusion.
i also tried first repairing of the drivers but that doesnt helped me. then i tried uninstalling and reinstalling drivers and that solved out the issue.
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This tool is new and u can install htc drivers from it
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

Yeah I know about the tool
But inside it does the same way as I'm explaining
Btw the tool perfectly works when you can boot your phone fine and ofcourse it will cause troubles when you can't boot the phone fine
But that's not the case here .. This guy's case is pretty hard here.. He can't boot to bootloader manually and also he is stuck at splash screen (where there is 90% chance that adb won't work).. Luckily he fell in the 10% category
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Will it work on HTC One C ?
ganeshp said:
ahh yes :/
what else ..hmm
try this
adb wait-for-device
if you got the command prompt back after the above command ...you got adb
then immediately try
adb reboot recovery
I think I have the same problem ... Don't weither the Volume down button is bricked or broken ... But I'll try this method ...
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