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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.
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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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Hi guys, i've looked everywhere for the similar posts & i can't seem to find one!
Please bare in mind this is just a general interest as i no longer have the phone!
Sorry in advance if there is one!
Right, a few months ago i had my HTC sensation XE (with beats audio)...
Orginally came with Gingerbread and i updated to ICS successfully.
A few weeks passed and i decided to read up on rooting my sensation.
I went through the process of rooting and flashing recovery etc and that went through all fine, then i became interessted in ROMS.
I created a nandroid back-up in CWM recovery just incase anything went terribly wrong - which it did - the phone got stuck on HTC start up screen... wouldn't move from there. I kept restarting to see if it'd be nice and start up but it never did. So i panicked i started trying to run RUU's, flash my nandroid back up.. all of which were successful, but still stuck on the htc screen?
Any ideas what i done wrong?
I'm getting a HTC One X today and i'm considering rooting, i really don't want the same thing happening again!
All ideas i'd be happy to read!
Thanks!
Did you use the correct firmware for the rom? Ics takes 3.32 firmware. If you don't flash the correct firmware it will cause big problems.
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Good question, that could be why- i literally tried so many rom's and ruu's and tricks to try and get it past the htc screen.
Do you think it's worth me Rooting my HTC ONE x?
Thanks for the reply x
When you do that you should update your firmware but sense you didn't it caused a boot loop and when you try to go to your nand back up you lost your boot.IMG thats why it won't boot extract from the zip file and place it in the same folder that contains your adb driver and fastboot and typ your commands to get your fastboot driver working and then typ fastboot flash boot boot.img when thats done typ fastboot reboot and watch the magic and you must have a copy of the zip on your pc or laptop meaning the Rom you made nand back up of
sent from xda premium sensation4g s off Insertcoin Ics Evolution v2.0 Sense 4.0 kernel version Bricked-3.0-v1.1
smidgeox said:
Do you think it's worth me Rooting my HTC ONE x?
Thanks for the reply x
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Best to ask that in the One X forum IMO as they can comment on the custom ROM's better of course.
I'd say depends if you're happy with the stock ROM. If you are and don't need the root features then leave it.
Otherwise go for it.
smidgeox said:
Good question, that could be why- i literally tried so many rom's and ruu's and tricks to try and get it past the htc screen.
Do you think it's worth me Rooting my HTC ONE x?
Thanks for the reply x
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Its always worth the root...I've tested the one x on the stock rom and it ran buttery smooth....I believe it can only get better with a custom rom.
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Hello everyone!
I'm trying to install a recovery on HTC ONE S (S4-1.7Ghz).
I've installed all fastboot/adb drivers needed, adb recognise the device and I've flashed successfully many recoveryes img.
The problem is: I'm not able to ENTER the recovery.
In bootloader, i press the power button when "recovery" is highlighted, so the phone tries to enter the recovery (pink text "Entering recovery...") but remains stuck on the "HTC - quietly brilliant" logo and a red text under it:
"This build is for develoment purposes only.
Do not distribute outside of htc without HTC's written permission.
Failure to comply may lead to legal action" <-- What?? Why?? What I've done??
I've bought this phone from expansys (UK model)... unlocked from any carrier.
Please help me :/
If your default clock speed is 1.7 then you have a s3.
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Maybe I've damaged the phone installing an s4 recovery?
alan110112 said:
Hello everyone!
I'm trying to install a recovery on HTC ONE S (S4-1.7Ghz).
"This build is for develoment purposes only.
Do not distribute outside of htc without HTC's written permission.
Failure to comply may lead to legal action" <-- What?? Why?? What I've done??
I've bought this phone from expansys (UK model)... unlocked from any carrier.
Please help me :/
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First of all, if that is your stock cpu speed, than you have an s3, not s4
Second, that message is normal, you'll see it everytime you boot into recovery.
It'll take some time to boot but you'll get used to it
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First make sure if you have a S3 or a S4 (there are several threads which explain the differences)
If you have a S3 you have to be sure to install a custom recovery that works with S3.
I had the same problem, because I have a S3 and tried to install the wrong recovery!
Try with TWRP for S3 if you have one!
Sent from my HTC One S running TrickDroid 4.0
Yes, I've an S3 model
So I can't install... every ROM out there, except for stock-based Sense rom.
This is bad, I wanted to install CM10 on this phone, to leave forever the Sense interface and customizations...
There's trickdroid for s3. It's not sense-free but better than stock
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Well then welcome to the S3-community
Be patient, maybe someday we will get a ROM which is not based on Sense
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I'm crazy, I bought the two worst-dev-supported devices: HTC one S (S3) and Nexus 7 3G (tilapia)
The funny thing is that HTC one S4 and Nexus 7 Wifi are insanely supported...
I'm sure that Nexus 7 will reach excellent dev level, but I'm not sure about this HTC one S... :/
alan110112 said:
I'm crazy, I bought the two worst-dev-supported devices: HTC one S (S3) and Nexus 7 3G (tilapia)
The funny thing is that HTC one S4 and Nexus 7 Wifi are insanely supported...
I'm sure that Nexus 7 will reach excellent dev level, but I'm not sure about this HTC one S... :/
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Just wait for it. Every day the S3 community is growing bigger.
So there will be either more devs who get a S3 or more devs will port their Roms to S3.
Until then, I can recommend to you TrickDroid 4.0. It is still Sense but there are enough ways to customize your phone.
Sent from my HTC One S running TrickDroid 4.0
I'm on t-mobile cid tmob005 the update for jellybean was sent to my phone which was rooted, but was still using stock ics, tried to install jb but it would not install, so i stupidly tried to unroot my phone in the process wiping everthing, i then tried to flash jb ota via restore but would'nt work i update my hboot to 1.39 and restore back to stock now am stuck, phone goes to htc one boot screen and sits there. stupid me can anyone help this fool..........
Didn't know the HTC one xl was on T-Mobile.... My friend will be happy to know that
Slithered from my HTC One X+ running Viper XL+
I never knew the one xl had a hboot 1.39. This belongs in the international section
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I need special help with the sensation XE, I bought not long ago and never checked the WIFI Or bluetooth But recently I tried both and it showed error, i saw some faq about it did it like, unlocking the bootloader though it came s_off, install custom recovery and upgraded the firmware to 3.33, try revolution HD rom no way, flashed another firmware or so to 11. And tried cm10 no way, tried slimbean no way, Am just stuck at it. DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO
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Guys pls advice me on what else to do, it's just 2 weeks old and I got no warranty over it....
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Emmaugoh said:
I need special help with the sensation XE, I bought not long ago and never checked the WIFI Or bluetooth But recently I tried both and it showed error, i saw some faq about it did it like, unlocking the bootloader though it came s_off, install custom recovery and upgraded the firmware to 3.33, try revolution HD rom no way, flashed another firmware or so to 11. And tried cm10 no way, tried slimbean no way, Am just stuck at it. DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO
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Guys pls advice me on what else to do, it's just 2 weeks old and I got no warranty over it....
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Did you try going back to Stock ROM? I would strongly recommend flashing back to the Stock Rom and then --
Enter the following line of USSD code in your Phone Dialer to get into the Diagnostic Menu
type *#*#3424#*#* and you will enter in HTC Diagnostic menu 3424 means (DIAG)
Test your Wifi and Bluetooth from there. If you are still not getting any positive results, then go the Settings > About Phone > Software update and check for any updates regarding the phone from Htc.
I faced a similar problem regarding Wifi not powering on and it turned out to be a Settings Update which broke the Wifi. I uninstalled the update and the phone worked as a charm.
Good Luck,
Ravi.
Emmaugoh said:
I need special help with the sensation XE, I bought not long ago and never checked the WIFI Or bluetooth But recently I tried both and it showed error, i saw some faq about it did it like, unlocking the bootloader though it came s_off, install custom recovery and upgraded the firmware to 3.33, try revolution HD rom no way, flashed another firmware or so to 11. And tried cm10 no way, tried slimbean no way, Am just stuck at it. DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO
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Guys pls advice me on what else to do, it's just 2 weeks old and I got no warranty over it....
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I had the Wi-Fi problem, but flashing a kernel fixed it all.
Here are some other links that may help;
[GUIDE] How to fix the «Wifi Error»
WiFix
& here is one too, it might be a hardware problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43324603&postcount=8
Ok let me try the two and report back.....
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None work ,thinking now is an hardware ish,,,saw some crack in the back maybe it
Was broken before I was sold to....just wanna try returning it or pulling it apart..
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Emmaugoh said:
None work ,thinking now is an hardware ish,,,saw some crack in the back maybe it
Was broken before I was sold to....just wanna try returning it or pulling it apart..
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The golden pins in the back cover also need to be clean in order to Wi-Fi work.
EDIT: Make sure the golden pins & back cover are very clean, and in contact properly.
All antennas are in the back cover.
Including bluetooth.
Emmaugoh said:
None work ,thinking now is an hardware ish,,,saw some crack in the back maybe it
Was broken before I was sold to....just wanna try returning it or pulling it apart..
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Mate try ruu
I was suffering from same issues
Changed lot off Roms , even I restored my stock Rom backup but still same problem.
Finally I flashed original ruu
And all problms r gone
Did u try WiFi hotspot??
Check it , it also keep turning on and never turned on .
For me
This problem occurs when I flashed jelly bean sense 4+ Rom and switch back to arhd and other ics Rom
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Hi i baught a sensation cheap coz the wifi r bluetooth did not work, tried every fix, s-off, radio, firmware everything but nothing worked at all. Turned out that it was the back battery cover, there is copper looking pins on there but they aint pins, they just conductive paint and they worn through to the plastic so this is what i done, look at the pics, now i have perfect wifi and bluetooth ever since. Its worth a try
Oh so many things to try out let me try them one by one and by the way where can I see the Ruu
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Piece of crap, tried what u told me about the pin stuff still didn't and it didn't solve it
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I even flashed back the original firmware from gingerbread and Rom refuse to boot maybe I will find the Ruu for gingerbread and try GB.. Just to see this blue toot working
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My problem was solved.
Emmaugoh said:
I even flashed back the original firmware from gingerbread and Rom refuse to boot maybe I will find the Ruu for gingerbread and try GB.. Just to see this blue toot working
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I had the similar problem one my one S...I simply turned off my phone, removed my back cover and since I can't remove my battery, removed my sim card for a few minutes, reinserted and it just worked fine..
Try it once..