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[Q] Sensation roms on Sensation XE

Hi guys, (possibly) noob question here, but I'm planning to get a HTC Sensation XE when it come out here.
I realize everything about the headset (other than looks and packaging) are the same as the original Sensation. The chipset are the same except clocked higher (which is probably on a software level from what I understand).
Therefore, when it comes to flashing ROMs, can I flash Sensation roms found in this forum into the Sensation XE without screwing it up?

amirisme said:
Hi guys, (possibly) noob question here, but I'm planning to get a HTC Sensation XE when it come out here.
I realize everything about the headset (other than looks and packaging) are the same as the original Sensation. The chipset are the same except clocked higher (which is probably on a software level from what I understand).
Therefore, when it comes to flashing ROMs, can I flash Sensation roms found in this forum into the Sensation XE without screwing it up?
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I have flashed the XE ROM into my Sensation and it worked just fine! there is a sticky thread and the team working on that ROM has a Sensation XE Customized ROM as well as Sensation Customized ROM so you will be just fine to flash any!! here is a link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
I'm Currently using Android Revolution HD 4.1.3 and i LOVE the HTC Sense 3.5 i even like it more than the XE ROM

egyptian_guide said:
I have flashed the XE ROM into my Sensation and it worked just fine!
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That's not the question that was asked, and it's the same one I'm wondering. Can we (Sensation XE) users flash the ROMS from this section (Sensation ROMS) onto our phones?
There are plenty of topics around discussing whether the Sensation and the XE are identical hardware wise, but nobody has give a definitive "yes" answer yet.

Why don't you try and then report back? I'm pretty sure it will work.
Antimus said:
That's not the question that was asked, and it's the same one I'm wondering. Can we (Sensation XE) users flash the ROMS from this section (Sensation ROMS) onto our phones?
There are plenty of topics around discussing whether the Sensation and the XE are identical hardware wise, but nobody has give a definitive "yes" answer yet.
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tinky1 said:
Why don't you try and then report back? I'm pretty sure it will work.
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I'd rather get an expert's advice than try it myself and risk screwing up the phone, I also want to keep it under warranty for now in case I have any hardware problems within the first few weeks of purchase.

I'm also interested in the answer
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Antimus said:
I'd rather get an expert's advice than try it myself and risk screwing up the phone, I also want to keep it under warranty for now in case I have any hardware problems within the first few weeks of purchase.
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This. Any experts can help us out here?

Antimus said:
That's not the question that was asked, and it's the same one I'm wondering. Can we (Sensation XE) users flash the ROMS from this section (Sensation ROMS) onto our phones?
There are plenty of topics around discussing whether the Sensation and the XE are identical hardware wise, but nobody has give a definitive "yes" answer yet.
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do be honest i dont see it being a problem since when you look at the device it has the same, hardware only differences it is the overclocked chip which i do believe could be hardware, since the software has nothing to do with it. Personally when i had other devices in the pass i have always cross software with the same make and different models and they still work. If you are in still doubt just wait for a while but right now, alot of people are just using the non xe edtion and make it a XE, person i benchmark mine via the Manufacture version and there is no differents in performance...person i say it is a gimmick. Also the headphones are not that anyway, all the headphone dont is just justify the price increase....

Answer to thread starter, No not possible. Both the Sensation and Sensation XE are two different ROM. Even a simple Battery mod for the Sensation would not work on the XE and vice versa. So I don't think it would be possible to flash a Sensation Based ROM.
However RoMS for the Sensation which are based on XE can be given a shot, and let all of us know of the out come

Okay, but before I install any custom rom, i'd have to install cwm first right? Is the steps to do so the same as an ordinary sensation?

Guys, s-off your XE, install cwm, backup, install any sensation rom, if it doesn't work restore nandroid. What's difficult about that?
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tinky1 said:
Guys, s-off your XE, install cwm, backup, install any sensation rom, if it doesn't work restore nandroid. What's difficult about that?
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Exactly, someone has to be the first. The RUU is available so going back to stock isn't an issue either

Well, as it happens, everyone wants working end result but no one is willing to contribute to it. Meh
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I do it if I had one

I am running Virtuous Sensation XE on my Sensation XE^^
everything works fine.
i have tried revolution 4.1.3 but my gsm wasn't stable so i changed to virtuous^^
MfG Maharadja

Does the stock kernel run at 1.5GHz with custom ROMs?

I wonder if it sets frequency from CID....
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CID is the same as other phones, e.g. unbranded is HTC__001

I'm running the Revolution HD XE Rom from Mike on my Sensation XE, works very well;-)

what about autonomy with custom rom like mike or virtuous ?
i m planning to buy one but which one have the best battery/autonmy, xe or original ?

ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6

I don't know why some may say ICS on Sensation is lagy, but I can say it is smoother. I love everything about the update. If you have a Sensation 4G, the ICS update is well worthy to update to. So, the update is not available in the US, it is worth rooting and the whole 9 yards, be advised! Getting ICS on Sensation 4G is a wreck of work, but there are a lot of helpful threads to seek into before attempting anything. I'm rooted/CID/Firmware ready to flash and I love ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6 Being on Sense 3.0 Gingerbread can't compare! So, thanks to all of the helpful threads and Developers and last but not least XDA!...CHEERS!
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Nice
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I agree completely with you. I flashed ICS and I haven't looked back at all.
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I was worried just after install, my Sensation was all over the place, but all has settled down and I am really happy with ICS glad to have left gingerbread behind
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jalyn02 said:
I don't know why some may say ICS on Sensation is lagy, but I can say it is smoother. I love everything about the update. If you have a Sensation 4G, the ICS update is well worthy to update to. So, the update is not available in the US, it is worth rooting and the whole 9 yards, be advised! Getting ICS on Sensation 4G is a wreck of work, but there are a lot of helpful threads to seek into before attempting anything. I'm rooted/CID/Firmware ready to flash and I love ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6 Being on Sense 3.0 Gingerbread can't compare! So, thanks to all of the helpful threads and Developers and last but not least XDA!...CHEERS!
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1 Flash Firmware
2 Flash Rom
Where exactly is the difficulty?

sshede said:
1 Flash Firmware
2 Flash Rom
Where exactly is the difficulty?
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He is probably talking about the whole rooting process as well.

Ngo93 said:
He is probably talking about the whole rooting process as well.
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Even that wasn't hard. Unlock your bootloader which is almost fully automated, flash su, done.

arent mikes firmwares rooted already? so no worrys about that
ics wokrs like a charm
flashed it 3 days ago, my batt is at 12% !

Can only agree, even for a novice is not that hard to do at all, just have to follow guide (there are quite few around) to the letter and all goes well.
From what I've read is people who cut corners and miss important steps that often have problems with their phones.
Many thanks to everyone here on Xda for their hard work bringing us goodies!

Ok I just wanted to clear up what seems like some confusion that everyone is having. To flash the ICS and Sense 3.6 OTA file all you have to do to a stock Sensation or stock Sensation XE is to S-off your Sensation first then write Super CID to your Sensation. That is it really, you have to S-off because branded Sensations will only flash ROMs that have the correct security clearance for whatever carrier that the branded Sensation is from. You need Super CID so the OTA file will pass the cid check during the flashing process. You do not have to be rooted as being rooted has nothing to do with being able to flash a ROM.

sshede said:
1 Flash Firmware
2 Flash Rom
Where exactly is the difficulty?
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I have not had a HTC phone in years, Mytouch 3G to be exact. I read the treads before I even think about flashing, and boy did I see a few with bricked phones soft bricked/ hard bricked, and lots that was confused. I'm a good guy and I just hate when somebody destroy something they care about. So, with that said, I hope to put precaution in those who are fast to act and slow to read. Thanks to all of you for sharing your thoughts about ICS, my feelings are likewise
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Sorry, but I just had to add, coming from a Google flagship phone/dev phone without any third party security and bloatware, it was a one step thing just root and flash. So, I'm proud to say I felt like a nube coming back to HTC
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[Q] Official HTC Sensation ICS roll-out

So HTC have announced that the ICS update will be rolling out from today onwards... Those of you here who have rooted your phones and installed a custom ROM etc... will you be de-rooting and going for the official release or not?
I won't myself, just wanted to know what the general thoughs/feelings were.
T-L-H

Already got it, but good to know for anyone on stock who's waiting for it

Hurrah, some good news! I'll give it a try after work. Let's hear from the folks that got the update today. I take it that it's for both the standard Sensation and the XE?
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I can't see it yet. Do you have a link to the anouncement ?

I'm running ARHD so I'm using ICS already myself but for those of you who aren't.
Link to announcement I read: http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/ice-cream-sandwich-rolling-out-to-htc-smartphones-1070928

That is good news. I'm unrooted for this exact reason, I worked out it wouldn't be too long I had enough patience to wait..... just!!

Here is the official announcement:
http://blog.htc.com/2012/03/ics/
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edit: 10x The-Last-Hylian, the link is edited. Now it is OK.

Your link was scrambled, here's a working link.
blog.htc.com/2012/03/ics/

And now we wait for someone to post a guide how to go back to all the official things (rom, kernel, radio)

Do I have to be S-on or S-off for that?
EddyOS?

It does say the next few weeks so could be a little wait yet. Not had anything yet, cid is HTC_001 which I would have guessed to be first, but is not the case.
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honestly, no, since I don't like all the tmo bloatware anyway. arhd has everything I need anyway.
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will be waiting on our chefs to cook something up.

They already have...we've had the update nearly 2 weeks now

I just received an update on my sensation! And... it's not ICS. sigh.
T-Mobile Branded Sensation

EddyOS said:
They already have...we've had the update nearly 2 weeks now
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the same as the "official" release?

RussianBear said:
the same as the "official" release?
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Yes the same (Sensation .5 version).. In case HTC will decide to make some interim update before final spread it will be here and devs will be able to apply it into their roms .

jim13x said:
I just received an update on my sensation! And... it's not ICS. sigh.
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me too! I was gutted. HTC watch. Bah.

Nope, nothing available on my phone.
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Guys, it's not gonna go out to everyone at once as it'll drown the OTA servers. Have some patience!!
Also bear in mind that the Blog post by HTC mentions NO time frame other than 'end of March' so that doesn't mean today in my book

Is it worth rooting new sensation xe if jelly bean is on its way.

Im still undecided on whether to root my sensation xe and flash a stock ics rom considering I'm not the biggest fan of htc sense or should I wait for the jelly bean update and carry on using launchers like Nova right now. thanks in advance.
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IMHO I`d s-off & root... Make sure you have got a correct RUU so you can restore everything for warranty purposes.
I think... The sensation will probably not get Jellybean officially, but the Ville C2 definitely will. All current Sense 4 ROMS for the sensation are based on Ville C2 RUU.
You will need s-off/root/4ext to install this.
Just root, you can use CM10 which will be working well soon.
Android 4.0 is going to be getting old hat (already) and sense 3.6 is old hat compared to Sense 4... So really, you have to root.
Unless HTC decide to make a Sensation update with Sense 4 & Jellybean (hell will freeze over...), or Sense 3.6 & Jellybean? Doubtful
Root root root

Yes. Root it.
First off, you will still be able to get the official JB release. You will just have to flash it manually intead of getting it OTA. (And for that matter you will probably be able to get it here before you would OTA)
Plus, once you are rooted you'd have more JB variants available to you anyway.

Root! It likely will be available here BEFORE the upstate is released, IF the sensation gets a official update At all! If not you will likely have it available for you here! Thank God for xda and it's Genius developers! You must root before you have all these wonderful things available to you! You won't regret it for a second! I sure don't. I'm running android 4.0.3, sense 4, firmware 3.33, all thanks to xda! They made me love my device Again! By rooting your making your device truly your own! Customization on the deepest levels! You will love it once your rooted and s off. It's great ! You don't like something , just change it to what you do like. Rooting gives this freedom! Best of luck! I have A feeling if your waiting for official jelly bean you will be waiting a long time if not forever. Root and soon it will be available!
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I think I have realised official OTA always take the longest to be released and the date keeps being pushed back..the wait for the gingerbread was worse than ics at one point..I'm going to brave it out at some point this week and root...thanks alot xda family.
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Kid_droid said:
I think I have realised official OTA always take the longest to be released and the date keeps being pushed back..the wait for the gingerbread was worse than ics at one point..I'm going to brave it out at some point this week and root...thanks alot xda family.
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Good call! I was gonna wait for an official ICS build. It got shifted more times than I care to remember, and by the time it actually came, it was nearly JB time already. Thank god for xda!
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Rooting.is.ALWAYS.Worth.It.
Especially if you plan to wait on HTC for a JB update. 'Cause you could probably try Key Lime by the time they release one on JB. And thats if you're pretty lucky.

Where are you getting the info that Jellybean will be official? I have not seen any such statement

I just assumed if the phone can handle sense 4 and ics we should be in line for jelly bean at some point..but I just don't think I'm willing to wait now...HTC usually supports a phone for 2 OTA's then abandon it and leave to the user.
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Guys, I'm having this same dilemma !
I know that I'll be waiting a long long time for JB to come on the XE, does it make sense to root the phone ?
I have never done this before, however, so would someone please guide me to a page where I could understand this process better and hopefully do it without bricking my phone

Kid_droid said:
I just assumed if the phone can handle sense 4 and ics we should be in line for jelly bean at some point..but I just don't think I'm willing to wait now...HTC usually supports a phone for 2 OTA's then abandon it and leave to the user.
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I doubt that the Sensation is going to get 4.1 at all from HTC.
If a more recent device like the Amaze did not get any promise of an update to JB from HTC, what is your basis for assuming that the Sensation is getting it at some point? Just because it is capable of Sense 4 and ICS doesn't mean HTC HAS to give it Sense 4, let alone 4.1.
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versifier said:
Guys, I'm having this same dilemma !
I know that I'll be waiting a long long time for JB to come on the XE, does it make sense to root the phone ?
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What dilemma? The Sensation isn't getting JB from HTC. If you want it, root it. That's it.

versifier said:
Guys, I'm having this same dilemma !
I know that I'll be waiting a long long time for JB to come on the XE, does it make sense to root the phone ?
I have never done this before, however, so would someone please guide me to a page where I could understand this process better and hopefully do it without bricking my phone
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To find the correct guide you need to know your boot version. In order to find this version you pull battery, put battery back in and press power and volume down at the same time and hold until the phone boots, on that page it will have the information there on your hboot. Once you know what that is then you can find the correct guide example - guide rooting s off for h boot 1: 27.... , then you follow that specific guide for your h boot version. Hope this has helped.
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Sensation XE Rom (Android 4.1.2 JB + Sense 4.1)

Any recommendation of stable Rom for sensation XE with Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and Sense 4.1？
I am using ViperS 1.3.5, wanna try Jelly Bean =]

rickytkw said:
Any recommendation of stable Rom for sensation XE with Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and Sense 4.1？
I am using ViperS 1.3.5, wanna try Jelly Bean =]
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Leave, now...

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If you go to the development section, search around a little, you'll find not a single jelly bean sense rom.
Guess why!
It's because the only other htc device with an update/leak is the One X, and it would take ages to port something from the OneX, so instead we're just waiting for the OneS, aka ville c2, to get jelly bean and then we'll port sense 4.5 from that.

Yeah
sy224048 said:
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If you go to the development section, search around a little, you'll find not a single jelly bean sense rom.
Guess why!
It's because the only other htc device with an update/leak is the One X, and it would take ages to port something from the OneX, so instead we're just waiting for the OneS, aka ville c2, to get jelly bean and then we'll port sense 4.5 from that.
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The ville c2 has an architecture a lot similar to that of our sensation so it will be easier to port. If any Dev is brave enough to port JB from the One X it will only be close to 60% functional. The viperS is the best sense rom right now. Dont complain

is there a known date for the JB update of OneS?
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Fox75 said:
is there a known date for the JB update of OneS?
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No
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sy224048 said:
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If you go to the development section, search around a little, you'll find not a single jelly bean sense rom.
Guess why!
It's because the only other htc device with an update/leak is the One X, and it would take ages to port something from the OneX, so instead we're just waiting for the OneS, aka ville c2, to get jelly bean and then we'll port sense 4.5 from that.
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Ville won't be hard to port either, architecture is easy, just the resizing that is the most boring. Resizing HTC framework is the most boring, annoying, painful thing in the history of Android. I've tried it before, and it's worse than hell.

usaff22 said:
Ville won't be hard to port either, architecture is easy, just the resizing that is the most boring. Resizing HTC framework is the most boring, annoying, painful thing in the history of Android. I've tried it before, and it's worse than hell.
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Some things can't even be resized yet *cough* m10 images *cough*
Also for Ville no resizing is needed but Ville doesn't have JB with sense yet, only One X does
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in fact what I miss and I think that is something coming from sense is the contacts link between the different sources. For example to have collected (merged) the info from Google, Facebook,....
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Jonny said:
Some things can't even be resized yet *cough* m10 images *cough*
Also for Ville no resizing is needed but Ville doesn't have JB with sense yet, only One X does
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True, but I meant it as a reply to the guy that said we should port from VilleC2, afaik that isn't even getting JB. It hasn't received an update in It's lifetime.
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usaff22 said:
True, but I meant it as a reply to the guy that said we should port from VilleC2, afaik that isn't even getting JB. It hasn't received an update in It's lifetime.
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It makes me wonder why HTC isn't treating S4 and S3 versions of the One S as equals...
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Wait for one S jb update. We'll get JB sense rom in a minute after that
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Jonny said:
It makes ne wonder why HTC isn't treating S4 and S3 versions of the One S as equals...
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Because S3s are becoming rarer and rarer, (Qualcomm is no longer in a shortage) and the people that buy them are in small countries and don't escalate their situation to a higher authority. They get told something, and believe it.
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htc sensation xe
i have root my htc sensation xe beats. but i have hard reset, after that it cannot be turn on. how to solve it back?

landok said:
i have root my htc sensation xe beats. but i have hard reset, after that it cannot be turn on. how to solve it back?
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can you boot to the bootloader?

rzr86 said:
can you boot to the bootloader?
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can but still the same things. stuck at the htc logo

landok said:
can but still the same things. stuck at the htc logo
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then from bootloader select reboot
if you stuck at htc logo again then flash a custom rom from recovery

rzr86 said:
then from bootloader select reboot
if you stuck at htc logo again then flash a custom rom from recovery
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can you teach me step by step how to flash a custom rom from recovery. what files i need to download and whre. thank you master

landok said:
can you teach me step by step how to flash a custom rom from recovery. what files i need to download and whre. thank you master
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go to the development section(all roms are there)
choose one and place it in the root of your sdcard
then switch off the device
remove and then reinsert the battery
press and hold together power button and volume down until it takes you to the bootloader
navigate to the recovery and select it
once you enter to the recovery perform a full wipe first then
install zip from sdcard
choose zip from sdcard
navigate to the rom.zip and select it to start the installation
after that reboot
done
note:if you are on S-ON i suggest you to use 4ext recovery and before flashing the rom enable smartflash from it: