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[Q] HTC Sensation 4G stuck. Won't boot. Bricked?

Hello,
I am having some trouble with my T-mobile Sensation 4G. I was trying to install a Rom and seemed to have failed. At this point it will not boot past the first white screen with the green HTC logo.
I can get it into fastboot and Clorkwork mod recovery. However, I am not really sure what to do.
I have tried superwipe and it fails. Bootloader screen is as follows:
-Revolutionary
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT- 1.27.1100
RADIO- 11.22.3504.07_M
OPENADSP-V02.6.0.2226.00.0131
EMMC-BOOT
JAN 13 2012, 17:33:34
If I need to provide more information just let me know. Any help to get it back up and running would be great. I really appreciate your time and help.
Thank you in advance.

Most likely the rom will not boot on your current firmware. What rom is installed?
Option 1 is to restore a backup since you can access recovery.
Option 2 is to put the correct firmware on your SD using a PC, reinsert and let your phone update.
Sent from my HTC Pyramid using xda premium

stringer7 said:
Most likely the rom will not boot on your current firmware. What rom is installed?
Option 1 is to restore a backup since you can access recovery.
Option 2 is to put the correct firmware on your SD using a PC, reinsert and let your phone update.
Sent from my HTC Pyramid using xda premium
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I don't think any rom is installed. It never got that far.
I first tried to update using this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542192
However the update failed. After that the phone was just going into a reboot loop when I tried to start it up. I then tried to flash a new rom in the hopes it would fix whatever problem the first failure caused. I was following this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
I was able to update the firmware from the linked page on that guide:
Firmware from 3.32.401.x & 3.32.401.10x RUU
I then tried to flash the Android Revolution HD 6.5.2 rom. It failed and when i tried to reboot it just hangs as described above. I tried to use superwipe and it also fails. I am sure at this point it is obvious I am lost.
Option 1 is not an option as I don't have a backup.
Option 2 may be an option, but I apparently don't know what the correct firmware is.....
Thanks again for the help.
I went back into fastboot and then recovery and tried to use superwipe, but that failed.
Option 1 is a no go because I do not have a backup.

Use this firmware instead.. it's worked well for me no matter which ICS rom I've installed..
Firmware from 3.24.401.1 & 3.25.401.101 RUU from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1412618
Don't get it confused with the one you've already tried. Then after you flash that version of the firmware, remove it from sdcard and flash a rom. It's worked for me as it should for you as well.. Hope this helped.. I'm also assuming that you've Super CID your device....
if this helped, slap the thanks button... thanks

Quakeworld said:
Use this firmware instead.. it's worked well for me no matter which ICS rom I've installed..
Firmware from 3.24.401.1 & 3.25.401.101 RUU from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1412618
Don't get it confused with the one you've already tried. Then after you flash that version of the firmware, remove it from sdcard and flash a rom. It's worked for me as it should for you as well.. Hope this helped.. I'm also assuming that you've Super CID your device....
if this helped, slap the thanks button... thanks
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Thanks. I will give it a try and report back.

bigheed said:
I don't think any rom is installed. It never got that far.
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So still on stock rom, ie Gingerbread, since 2x flashes have failed?
If so, 3.12 is the correct firmware to get it to boot.
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stringer7 said:
So still on stock rom, ie Gingerbread, since 2x flashes have failed?
If so, 3.12 is the correct firmware to get it to boot.
Sent from my HTC Pyramid using xda premium
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I was not able to boot normally after installing this firmware, but it did allow me to complete the superwipe. That was failing beforehand. Once I was able to wipe the phone I was then able to install a rom. The phone is back up and running now. Thanks again for the help. I appreciate you guys taking the time.

bigheed said:
Hello,
I am having some trouble with my T-mobile Sensation 4G. I was trying to install a Rom and seemed to have failed. At this point it will not boot past the first white screen with the green HTC logo.
I can get it into fastboot and Clorkwork mod recovery. However, I am not really sure what to do.
I have tried superwipe and it fails. Bootloader screen is as follows:
-Revolutionary
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT- 1.27.1100
RADIO- 11.22.3504.07_M
OPENADSP-V02.6.0.2226.00.0131
EMMC-BOOT
JAN 13 2012, 17:33:34
If I need to provide more information just let me know. Any help to get it back up and running would be great. I really appreciate your time and help.
Thank you in advance.
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mine is not coming on at all..

Can't get into recovery (Revolutionary)

Hi All.
I'm having a problem with what appears to be Recovery mode in Revolutionary.
The Desire S has been rooted and S-Off. I then flashed Android Revolution 7(Mike1986).
As I'm about to sell the phone, wanted to do a factory reset, but this restarts the phone and gets stuck on the HTC logo. So I figured I'd manually flash a new ROM instead. So I go into bootloader, but when I get to the menu and select Recovery, again, it gets stuck at an HTC logo.
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-6.98.1002
RADIO-38.03.02.11_M
eMMC-boot
Any suggestions?

white43 said:
Hi All.
I'm having a problem with what appears to be Recovery mode in Revolutionary.
The Desire S has been rooted and S-Off. I then flashed Android Revolution 7(Mike1986).
As I'm about to sell the phone, wanted to do a factory reset, but this restarts the phone and gets stuck on the HTC logo. So I figured I'd manually flash a new ROM instead. So I go into bootloader, but when I get to the menu and select Recovery, again, it gets stuck at an HTC logo.
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-6.98.1002
RADIO-38.03.02.11_M
eMMC-boot
Any suggestions?
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You need to flash an eng-hboot first before you can flash an RUU to go back to stock.
All details in my signature and the index thread.
Read the forum and index thread before doing anything

Oh, OK - I'm not that bothered about putting it back to stock firmware. I just wondered why Revolutionary doesn't seem to be working.
Presumably I just need to put PG88IMG.zip into the root of the SD card?

white43 said:
Hi All.
I'm having a problem with what appears to be Recovery mode in Revolutionary.
The Desire S has been rooted and S-Off. I then flashed Android Revolution 7(Mike1986).
As I'm about to sell the phone, wanted to do a factory reset, but this restarts the phone and gets stuck on the HTC logo. So I figured I'd manually flash a new ROM instead. So I go into bootloader, but when I get to the menu and select Recovery, again, it gets stuck at an HTC logo.
SAGA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-6.98.1002
RADIO-38.03.02.11_M
eMMC-boot
Any suggestions?
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By the way did you install any recovery like cwm or 4ext?
Sent by my fingers to your head.

Um.....I'm fairly sure it was CWM, but don't hold me to that. Whatever it was, it allowed me to install Android Revolution 7.
I can't update HBOOT - Revolutionary keeps bypassing it?????

white43 said:
Um.....I'm fairly sure it was CWM, but don't hold me to that. Whatever it was, it allowed me to install Android Revolution 7.
I can't update HBOOT - Revolutionary keeps bypassing it?????
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Android Revolution 7??? On the Desire S...? Where'd you get that from? It's not officially supported by the ARHD team!!

Now I'm absolutely confused where the hell I got that from!!!
I think the best course of action is to get the phone back into shape - so I need to flash the HBOOT back and presumably the recovery back if possible. Revolutionary is preventing me from flashing a new Hboot. Any ideas?
EDIT : Right. Using ADB, I've managed to re-flash CWM and now it works. But can someone advise on getting HBoot to flash?

Loll fire the dd command to flash hboot.
It is fine from adb.
See in the thread of my signature for the dd commands
Swyped from my Desire S waiting for Kernel 3, WAKE UP HTC

Just wanted to thanks everyone for their replies. At the moment I'm using a custom rom, with CWM still installed. I haven't sold it on yet, as the Sensation XE I bought to replace it, died within 24 hours! D'oh!!!

white43 said:
Just wanted to thanks everyone for their replies. At the moment I'm using a custom rom, with CWM still installed. I haven't sold it on yet, as the Sensation XE I bought to replace it, died within 24 hours! D'oh!!!
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LoL
So I'm guessing you'll have to stick around just a little longer!

Dude switch to 4ext touch nonetheless
It's awesome...
Swyped from my Desire S waiting for Kernel 3, WAKE UP HTC

[Q] Phone won't boot into recovery. Goes Black!

I have an HTC One X from AT&T. I recently got root and started playing. I flashed Clean Rom 6.5 using clockwordmod and it went well. Used it about a week and got bored. (Later I saw that TWRP was needed for that.) I decided I wanted to try a Cyanogen Mod but realized later after research that my phone received the OTA update that only allows Sense ROMS on my phone. After I flashed Cyanogen 10 with clockwordmod the touch screen wouldn't work. I tried to get back to Clean Rom 6.5 and tied to flash TWRP as my bootloader. It went bad from there. Now I cannot get to recovery. It appeas I don't have a bootloader flashed. I used FastbootFlasher_V2.4 and flashed TWRP. It said it was sent. Still won't go to recovery. I downloaded the RUU.exe and tried that process. It failed too. After I tried to restore the RUU it said to reboot. I did and then the cyanogen logo came on and hung. I went to fastboot and typed in fastboot erase cache. No help. Here's my screen info if that helps:
****TAMPERD****
****UNLOCKED****
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT- 2.14.0000
RADIO- 0.24p.32.09.06
OpenDSP-v34.1.0.45.1219
eMMC-boot
Vov 26 2012, 18:37:14:-1
Is it bricked??

marcadams67 said:
I have an HTC One X from AT&T. I recently got root and started playing. I flashed Clean Rom 6.5 using clockwordmod and it went well. Used it about a week and got bored. (Later I saw that TWRP was needed for that.) I decided I wanted to try a Cyanogen Mod but realized later after research that my phone received the OTA update that only allows Sense ROMS on my phone. After I flashed Cyanogen 10 with clockwordmod the touch screen wouldn't work. I tried to get back to Clean Rom 6.5 and tied to flash TWRP as my bootloader. It went bad from there. Now I cannot get to recovery. It appeas I don't have a bootloader flashed. I used FastbootFlasher_V2.4 and flashed TWRP. It said it was sent. Still won't go to recovery. I downloaded the RUU.exe and tried that process. It failed too. After I tried to restore the RUU it said to reboot. I did and then the cyanogen logo came on and hung. I went to fastboot and typed in fastboot erase cache. No help. Here's my screen info if that helps:
****TAMPERD****
****UNLOCKED****
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT- 2.14.0000
RADIO- 0.24p.32.09.06
OpenDSP-v34.1.0.45.1219
eMMC-boot
Vov 26 2012, 18:37:14:-1
Is it bricked??
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Slow up.... What if anything can you access on phone? Can you access hboot
Power on + volume down
Being your s-on it's near impossible to kill the bootloader
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium

You've given us your bootloader info so I doubt you've killed the bootloader. If it turns on it's far from bricked. Did you mean you can't get into recovery? Have you tried flashing a recovery to fix it?
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
You've given us your bootloader info so I doubt you've killed the bootloader. If it turns on it's far from bricked. Did you mean you can't get into recovery? Have you tried flashing a recovery to fix it?
Sent from my Evita
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Didn't make much sense and he hasn't been back maybe he relaxed and got it running lol
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium

Either that or he ran over it with his truck and claimed insurance
Sent from my Evita

Sorry I got it working again.
timmaaa said:
Either that or he ran over it with his truck and claimed insurance
Sent from my Evita
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I got it back later that night. Sorry I didn't respond, had a panic attack and did some reading. You guys rock!

Thanks for the reply guys.
I got it later that evening. I'm sure I'll need help in the future. Thanks again,

[Q] Question about HBOOT update with CyanogenMod installed

Recently I had to have my phone JTAGed, because I wanted to update the bootloader. I failed to read about S-ON/S-OFF, and ended up with a brick. When I sent my phone in, I requested that they do the update and install CyanogenMod for me, so that I wouldn't end up with a paperweight again, because obviously I am too impatient.
So after I got my phone back, I noticed that the installed version was a nightly build. No biggie. I went about with this for a little while, until the other day I noticed that a few of my apps were crashing, and I got the idea to update the phone.
Well, already long story short, when I tried to run the update I got the assert failed getprop( ro.bootloader ) error. Someone else said this is because HBOOT isn't the correct version, and lo, it was not.
Ok, now we're to the issue. When the people who JTAGed my phone sent it back, they relocked the bootloader. Can I unlock the bootloader through traditional means, and then attempt the HBOOT update with the RUU? I also asked them to make the phone S-OFF, so hopefully when I unlock the bootloader it will show me that information.
I'm just trying to be sure that I don't brick my phone again. I wouldn't even be bothering with all of this if the OS was on a stable version, but it isn't.
Any help?

You haven't provided your bootloader details. Post them please.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
You haven't provided your bootloader details. Post them please.
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Sorry about that.
***LOCKED***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-OFF RL (Guess that answers one question, didn't notice that before)
CID-22222222
HBOOT-1.14.0002
RADIO-0.19as.32.09.11_2
OpenDSP-v29.1.0.45.0622
eMMC-boot
Jun 11 2012,14:36:28
That's what it says in the bootloader window. Is any more information required?

Just go to htcdev and unlock your bootloader. Then run the 3.18 RUU, that will upgrade your firmware as required by CM. Then just flash TWRP recovery and you're good to go.
Sent from my Evita

Just finished running the 3.18 RUU and I now have the stock ROM running with the updated HBOOT. I also just finished installing the latest TWRP and am downloading the CM ROM now. Thank you so much for your help!

No problems.
Sent from my Evita

HELP! M8 Verizon could flash no ROM

I got a htc m8 Verizon mobile phone, and the contents of which list as:
***UNLOCKED***
M8-WLV PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-11111111
HBOOT-3.16.0.0000
RADIO-0.89.20.0321
OpenDSP-V38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-1.55.605.2
eMMC-boot 2048 MB
Api 1 2014,00:26:53.0
I tried many methods to flash the different kind of ROM, Recovery, including Official ones, and nothing changed: after the phone's reboot, any changes has been lost, and the M8 looks like be "write protect". While enter the Recovery, it stops at "Entering recovery", and reboot only by pressing “Power+Vol-".
The version of Android is 4.4.2, and the HBOOT(?) version is for development.
I need some one could give me some advice about flashing the Official ROM, thanks a lot.

Jadedge said:
I got a htc m8 Verizon mobile phone, and the contents of which list as:
***UNLOCKED***
M8-WLV PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-11111111
HBOOT-3.16.0.0000
RADIO-0.89.20.0321
OpenDSP-V38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-1.55.605.2
eMMC-boot 2048 MB
Api 1 2014,00:26:53.0
I tried many methods to flash the different kind of ROM, Recovery, including Official ones, and nothing changed: after the phone's reboot, any changes has been lost, and the M8 looks like be "write protect". While enter the Recovery, it stops at "Entering recovery", and reboot only by pressing “Power+Vol-".
The version of Android is 4.4.2, and the HBOOT(?) version is for development.
I need some one could give me some advice about flashing the Official ROM, thanks a lot.
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Your firmware is too old. Update your phone by flashing the latest ruu I have posted. Then flash twrp and the rom of your choice.
Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk

dottat said:
Your firmware is too old. Update your phone by flashing the latest ruu I have posted. Then flash twrp and the rom of your choice.
Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk
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Thanks a lot, I'll try!

dottat said:
Your firmware is too old. Update your phone by flashing the latest ruu I have posted. Then flash twrp and the rom of your choice.
Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk
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It does not work

Jadedge said:
It does not work
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Can you tell my why not?
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dottat said:
Can you tell my why not?
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All RUUes and ROM, no matter flashable or unflashable, could change nothing.
During flashing the ROMs with usb line, the phone reboot and enter the system instead RUU mode.
During flashing the ROMs with TF card, many parts could not be updated, and then reboot automatically without changing a tiny matter.
:crying:

Jadedge said:
All RUUes and ROM, no matter flashable or unflashable, could change nothing.
During flashing the ROMs with usb line, the phone reboot and enter the system instead RUU mode.
During flashing the ROMs with TF card, many parts could not be updated, and then reboot automatically without changing a tiny matter.
:crying:
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Someone bought this phone, and it makes me confused for a long time. I hope he can fix it.