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How to S-Off sensation

Hi,
I have one HTC Sensation, it is stucked on HTC logo. I can't even flash it because of Custom ID error etc.
Phone is currently S-ON and bootloader is locked. Any suggestions please. Thanks.

This goes on the questions section dude

Y U NO read the sticky threads? There are plenty of guides and FAQs.

Moderater could you please move the third post to Q&A
sent from xda premium sensation4g s off Insertcoin Ics Evolution v2.0 Sense 4.0 kernel version Bricked-3.0-v1.1

I did this for my sensation xe. These are from older posts
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Do this to root ur HTC sensation Xe with hboot 1.18
Install clockwork as follows. check and download latest applicable one from
http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/
Install android sdk. open android sdk and download android sdk tools. The files mentioned below will be available from Android sdk install directory.
Create a folder (C:\Android) on your computer with the following files -
adb.exe
fastboot.exe
AdbWinApi.dll
AdbWinUsbApi.dll
Place your recovery image (say recovery.img) in the same folder.
Open a command prompt and navigate to C:\Android and Get your phone into recovery mode using the command -
adb reboot-bootloader
or
volume down + power button
Select Fastboot.
Then you can flash the recovery using the command -
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Reboot your phone using the command
fastboot reboot
Boot into recovery using the command -
adb reboot recovery
Take a NANDROID backup next using clockwork mod.
Reboot your phone. Connect to computer as a disk drive and download the ROM mentioned in the thread below to downgrade ur HBOOT version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1459767
Reboot into recovery. Then select the option "Install zipfile from sdcard" and select the ROM image and then install it. After installation is complete reboot the phone and u will have a downgraded version of HBoot.
Next thing to do is s-off using revoultionary.
Latest one can be downloaded from http:revolutionary.io
Reboot into bootloader using
adb reboot-bootloader
Open revolutionary and follow the steps. Note you will need a beta key for revolutionary which u can get it from the site mentioned above.
Now u will have s-off.
Select the ROM u want to install place it in your SDcard root / and then reboot into recovery and install custom ROM. Now u will have ICS or whatever else you want
NOTE: This is risky and sometimes might brick the device if not done properly. I am not responsible for anything if it goes wrong. Some people also recommend titanium backup. But my phone didnt have much data so i did not use that.
Regards,
Zer0
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Sorry this was missed out. Please check out this thread. I think it is a great thread to read.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619153
I did a few things and finally now my sensation XE is on ICS with sense 4
tacoroot didnt work.
All thanks to this thread -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1469296
Rolled back to an previous Gingerbread ROM which downgraded the HBOOT version. after that Properly unlocked S-off using revolutionary. Upgraded the firmware via http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1459767
and then updated to Darkforest ICS.
I really loved these commands -
adb devices
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot reboot
Can do a lot of things without removing the battery or volume down + power
Anyways i didnt have the patience to wait for the HTC folks to reply to us or release updates to india
Thanks for reading.
Regards,
Zer0
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Might help u

[Q] SKG Utility Controlbear S-off failure stuck in bootloader, advice

Aplogies if this is not the best starting point but have been reading for 10 hours and am reluctant to take a next step after failure of s-off that has stuck phone in bootloader.
Details
Copied all SD card data to PC
Rooted phone as described by HTCdev
Used SKG utility to attempt s-off
Controlbear got stuck in some strage loop waiting for device after process had started. Never even got prompted to try the wire trick :-( 30 mins later I had to pull the pin
rebooting phone gave me the Controlbear black screen with Green arrow but could now not connect to the device using controlbear just said waiting for device then press any key to exit
Phone will not boot to android OS
when USB connected to phone in bootloader it says FASTBOOT USB and
fastboot devices lists my connected device so USB is OK
Followed instructions at unlimited.io/troubleshooting to try to recover controlbear -f seemed to do somthing so then did
fastboot flash boot recovery_backup.img
which failed could not find image !!!!! der
downloaded 4ext recovery.img
fastboot flash boot recovery.img
worked
Now have
Details of boot
*** UNLOCKED ***
Pyramid PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT 1.27.0000
Radio 11.24.3504.10_M
OpenADSP-v)2.6.0.2226.00.0131
cMMC-boot
CID reported by fastboot getvar cid is BM__001
Just tried everything from bootloader but always got back bootloader screen no Controlbear screen with arrow as before
At a whim I ran the controlbear -f again and whammo it came up with the 4ext recovery which I was happy to see. Despite doing a backup before starting anything 4ext says no backup present :-(
How can I recover device? I have downloaded the Bell stock RUU which should be correct for this device. Running it says device image version is 3.32.666.13Hesitant to try anything without some good advice. Hopefully I can recover and try the s-off agin but it's been a painful ride. Is it just as simple as clicking update on the RUU exe?
thanks

The backups are not present its saying when you are doing controlbear -f
That means you have no backup present in that controlbear folder
This can be either because of
1.you have another copy of controlbear folder where you done the soff process and where the controlbear saved the backups
(there will be boot_backup.img, recovery_ backup.img)
2.you deleted those images from the controlbear folder
Now what you can do is
1.just find the boot_backup.img and flash it via bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot_backup.img
That will get you out of the Juopunutbear screen..
No need to run the ruu in this case
Edit: and with regards to the 4EXT backup.. The backup will be stored in sdcard and during soff process the sdcard will be wiped.. That's why 4EXT said no backup present.. Just format your sdcard again.. Copy the sdcard backup from your pc (at least copy the Clockworkmod/backup folder to sdcard with the same path in sdcard... It holds your rom backup if you did any)
Then try the 4EXT backup
Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

If your problem was solved, it's a good idea to add [SOLVED] to the topic.

Still in trouble
HI thanks for the advice. Went to the io help and they said relock boot and reflash RUU. Now I have not RUU'd at all as have not been able to find a suitable one. But did fastboot oem lock as suggested. Can I now unlock it again as your post made way more sense and I found the recovery stuff you are speaking of. Just need to unlock and I should be able to recover. is there an unlock command?

markwatson said:
HI thanks for the advice. Went to the io help and they said relock boot and reflash RUU. Now I have not RUU'd at all as have not been able to find a suitable one. But did fastboot oem lock as suggested. Can I now unlock it again as your post made way more sense and I found the recovery stuff you are speaking of. Just need to unlock and I should be able to recover. is there an unlock command?
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Copy the unlock_code.bin to the folder with adb & fastboot.
Then
Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin
Also, please come down to this channel for support. (I'm only going to help there because you used the tool)
SOLVED

Solved Problem
Hi All Thanks to some sterling efforts by KGS1992 my problem was solved. Take care ye all to ensure that you ensure you get the correct version of controlbear there are many and you need the correct one for your android version. I'll post a detailed summary tomorrow I'm bushed.

Updated my phone from Gingerbread to Kitkat now stuck on loading screen!?

Hi I had a struggle yesterday because I know nothing about phones so I followed a guide to updating your phone, so I did it through bootloader/recovery and after installing the custom RUU it actually worked, but after loading up on the screen it shows instructions and shows that it's loading the page/phone and i thought maybe it was but it's been like that overnight so is there anyway around this? (I can get on the power off menu with restart etc but thats about it I cant x off the instructions or anything telling me the updates to the phone)

We need more info.
What guide you follow?
Bootloader info?
Hboot?
HTCDev unlock S-ON or revolutionary S-OFF?
What recovery you use?
Did you wiped all except sd?or just installed zip from sd card?
And what RUU you used(post link)?

SKENER said:
We need more info.
What guide you follow?
Bootloader info?
Hboot?
HTCDev unlock S-ON or revolutionary S-OFF?
What recovery you use?
Did you wiped all except sd?or just installed zip from sd card?
And what RUU you used(post link)?
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i'm a noob to all this stuff so i'll link you the guide i followed and ill just post what comes up in bootloader
UNLOCKED
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00. 0002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-boot
don't think i can post links as i'm new but i used a guide off this forum called [Guide] How to root, install EXT4 recovery and custom ROM on HBOOT 2.00.0002 and the custom ROM I used is off this site too the title of the thread is called [ROM] [02-06] Primo-S - v4.1 [HTC One V port] Android 4.0.3 [Kernel 3.0]

I just read about [ROM] [02-06] Primo-S - v4.1 [HTC One V port] Android 4.0.3 [Kernel 3.0] and it works fine on HTC Desire S.
First of all it's rom not RUU. if you want to know difference read tutorials and guides here.
You have HTCDev unlocked bootloader and installed 4ext recovery.My recommendation is to flash new 4ext recovery first(touch one) that I uploaded.
Check MD5 : ADA2A56547EF258638AF94445744583B
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of that zip file.
To do this follow step 3. in [Guide] How to root, install EXT4 recovery and custom ROM on HBOOT 2.00.0002 just use recovery.img from attachment down here.
And now for your problem.From what I know this is common problem on S-ON HTCDev unlocked phones.
After flashing new rom you have to flash boot.img from fastboot.
First open your PrimoS-v4.1.zip then you will see file boot.img.Extract it to C:\android-tools.Get in boot by holding power button and volume down together.Connect USB and enter fastboot. (fastboot usb)
Go to start->run-> type cmd and press enter. A command prompt will now appear.
(just like step 4 in guide)
Type:
Code:
cd c:\android-tools [press enter]
fastboot devices [press enter]
this show if your phone is connected to computer
if you get nothing you are not connetced
if you get some info like ST9212IJKL then you type
fastboot flash boot boot.img [press enter]
you will see blue loading form in right upper corner of screen
very fast but that mean you flashed boot
When all this done reboot phone and you should get your rom started.Sometimes it takes up to 10min but no more then that.
If you don't get in like this then you have to go to recovery and wipe all except sd and flash rom again and follow step 4 in guide.
Try this then tell what you got.Good luck.

SKENER said:
I just read about [ROM] [02-06] Primo-S - v4.1 [HTC One V port] Android 4.0.3 [Kernel 3.0] and it works fine on HTC Desire S.
First of all it's rom not RUU. if you want to know difference read tutorials and guides here.
You have HTCDev unlocked bootloader and installed 4ext recovery.My recommendation is to flash new 4ext recovery first(touch one) that I uploaded.
of that zip file.
To do this follow step 3. in [Guide] How to root, install EXT4 recovery and custom ROM on HBOOT 2.00.0002 just use recovery.img from attachment down here.
And now for your problem.From what I know this is common problem on S-ON HTCDev unlocked phones.
After flashing new rom you have to flash boot.img from fastboot.
First open your PrimoS-v4.1.zip then you will see file boot.img.Extract it to C:\android-tools.Get in boot by holding power button and volume down together.Connect USB and enter fastboot. (fastboot usb)
Go to start->run-> type cmd and press enter. A command prompt will now appear.
(just like step 4 in guide)
Type:
Code:
cd c:\android-tools [press enter]
fastboot devices [press enter]
this show if your phone is connected to computer
if you get nothing you are not connetced
if you get some info like ST9212IJKL then you type
fastboot flash boot boot.img [press enter]
you will see blue loading form in right upper corner of screen
very fast but that mean you flashed boot
When all this done reboot phone and you should get your rom started.Sometimes it takes up to 10min but no more then that.
If you don't get in like this then you have to go to recovery and wipe all except sd and flash rom again and follow step 4 in guide.
Try this then tell what you got.Good luck.
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Hi thanks for the reply I did a few things earlier just messing about on recovery mode and it's sorted and it didn't even wipe my phone I still have all my contacts and stuff maybe they were saved on my sd card idk but yh works perfectly now cheers for your time and help.

Hi,
I had the same problem at the beginning as I was unlocked the bootloader with HTCDEV.
If you unlocked the bootloader with HTCDEV, you should flash the boot.img manually with fastboot to get it fixed.
1). Switch off the phone and trun it on to bootloader and go to the fastboot
2). Connect the device to the pc and connect it with fastboot (CMD)
3). extract the custom firmware (.zip) file and find the boot.img file
4). copy it to the location where your fastboot.exe located at (ex: C:\sdk\platform-tools\)
then flash it with
HTML:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Hope this help you
Regards..

[Completed] error: cannot load unlock_code.bin

So I've read the other threads about this and tried pretty much everything what am I doing wrong?
1: type in "/k cd c:\" to switch from C:\Users\johan> to C:
2:C:\>adb\fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin (which gives error cannot open "Unlock_code.bin")
file is in C:adb along with:
adb.exe
adbwinapi.dll
adbwinusbapi.dll
fastboot
fastboot.exe
additional info:
the unlock file is only 1kb is this normal?
"adb devices" shows no devices but fastboot works don't know why
any of the above causing the problem?

I assume you're simply trying to unlock the bootloader? Could you post more details please about your device, e.g. manufacturer, exact model, then I'll be able to help you. Also can you show me what guide you're following and exactly what you're trying to accomplish?
(I'm assuming you're missing drivers which is why I'm asking you for this info).

HTCDreamOn said:
I assume you're simply trying to unlock the bootloader? Could you post more details please about your device, e.g. manufacturer, exact model, then I'll be able to help you. Also can you show me what guide you're following and exactly what you're trying to accomplish?
(I'm assuming you're missing drivers which is why I'm asking you for this info).
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It's a HTC ONE S that I got and since I hadn't used android b4 I instead of doing a system update I updated some kind of CID that was on the phone which locked the phone in to "this build is for developers only..."
trying to bring it back to stock installing an RUU failed for some reason(the RUU being the one already in use since the phone is S-ON)
fastboot and adb drivers are installed, I can find my device in fastboot but not adb. enabling USB debugging should fix this but I can't enter the phone while it's looping and I've found no way of enabling it via cmd
this is what the phone shows while in boot:
VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.15.0000
RADIO-1.11.50.05.28 (RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_HTC_Europe_3.16.401.8_Radio_1. 11.50.05.28_10.27.50.08L_release_301814_signed_2_4 is the RUU I tried running)
OpenDPS-v31.1.0.45.0815
eMMC-boot
Dec 14 2012. 17:10:57:-1
and correct I'm trying to unlock bootloader through htcdev then repeating the process and locking the loader, running the RUU again... if this doesn't work I guess I can go S-OFF (but then I need USB debugging) and picking any RUU see if that works
and prior to getting this phone I had never touched an android so I have 0 experience
I have downloaded the SDK and htc sync
tried following these guides:
http://androidforums.com/one-s-all-things-root/691874-guide-how-run-ruu-your-htc-one-s.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315947
and this is my original asking thread trying to get my phone back to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-s/help/help-purchased-dev-phone-accidently-t2813586

I am retarded
since I got this phone second hand I didn't know what had been done with it other than what I installed to cause my problems...
one of the things that had been done previously was unlocking bootloader.. hence the very obvious "Unlocked" in the boot menu.... sooo unlocking an unlocked bootloader was kinda redundant
tried oem locking the boot b4 but missed to specify where the files where (C:adb), lock worked and RUU installed without a hing!
thanks for your help!

My storage turned from 16 g into 48mb

I HAVE A PROPLEM MY HTC DELETED THE STORAGE I HAD 16 GIGA BUT NOW I HAVE 48 MB I USED THE PROGRAM IN THIS THREAD :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2570112
TO UPDATE THE HBOOT THE HBOOT HAD BEEN UPDATED SUCCESFULLY BUT I DONT HAVE STORAGE I CANT GET THEM BACK WHAT TO DO Although I CAN USE THE COMMAND ADB SIDELOAD AND ADB PUSH
HELP PLEASE

mahmoud hakim said:
I HAVE A PROPLEM MY HTC DELETED THE STORAGE I HAD 16 GIGA BUT NOW I HAVE 48 MB I USED THE PROGRAM IN THIS THREAD :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2570112
TO UPDATE THE HBOOT THE HBOOT HAD BEEN UPDATED SUCCESFULLY BUT I DONT HAVE STORAGE I CANT GET THEM BACK WHAT TO DO Although I CAN USE THE COMMAND ADB SIDELOAD AND ADB PUSH
HELP PLEASE
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In my opinion the easiest way to fix your issue is doing a complete reflash of your device with the RUU.
Presuming you already got the S-OFF:
1) Backup your current data if you need it.
2) Download the 4.05.401.1 RUU (it already has HBOOT 2.16 and Radio 1.20);
3) Change your CID to HTC__001 (fastboot oem writecid HTC__001);
4) Lock your bootloader (fastboot oem lock);
5) Extract and run the RUU (It may take much time to start, so don't worry if it doesn't appear immediately);
6) Unlock the bootloader (fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin); - You may need to get from HTC a new Unlock code.
7) Download and flash the TWRP 2.7.1.2 Unofficial for HBOOT 2.16 via fastboot (fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img);
8) Push via ADB (if it gives you read-only error on recovery try to do it with system started and USB debug enabled of course) your custom ROM and flash it via recovery (adb push yourrom.zip /sdcard/yourrom.zip).
I hope this helped you.

You have too flash the latest ruu