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My friend has an HTC Sensation that he rooted and tried to put an ics rom on. I tried to help him as I have rooted 3 different types of phones and installed several custom roms on them. I updates the firmware and that broke the phone. I fixed by running the 1.50 ruu. Unlock with htcdev and installed cwm. Can't get s off or get roms to boot. Please advise.
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btbamzao said:
My friend has an HTC Sensation that he rooted and tried to put an ics rom on. I tried to help him as I have rooted 3 different types of phones and installed several custom roms on them. I updates the firmware and that broke the phone. I fixed by running the 1.50 ruu. Unlock with htcdev and installed cwm. Can't get s off or get roms to boot. Please advise.
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Did you go to this page yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
btbamzao said:
My friend has an HTC Sensation that he rooted and tried to put an ics rom on. I tried to help him as I have rooted 3 different types of phones and installed several custom roms on them. I updates the firmware and that broke the phone. I fixed by running the 1.50 ruu. Unlock with htcdev and installed cwm. Can't get s off or get roms to boot. Please advise.
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Unfortunately htc.dev only unlocks part of the bootloader and you can't flash radio.img or boot.img to the device. Revolutionary will not work on htc.dev unlocked device, and roms may not boot unless official htckernel (boot.img) is used.
Solution is to run your ruu again, and start over using the thread posted above. If that fails there is a way to recover the device, I'll find a link and post it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469296
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I tried the ruu again and it says security fail on the phone. do I need to relock the bootloader? If that doesn't work I will try the methods above. Thank you all for the help.
OK yes try to relock - its part of the guide posted above. Its a bit of a process but shown to work!
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So I finally got the virtuous rom to work by using adb to flash the boot.img and that rom is working. Can't get the bootloader to lock back so I can root with revolutionary or use an ruu. Frustrated.
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OK so you have bootable rom and working recovery? Next you need to flash the 2.3.3 rom according to the instructions in the guide posted above. This will downgrade and relock bootloader, you should then be able to s-off & root.
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stringer7 said:
Unfortunately htc.dev only unlocks part of the bootloader and you can't flash radio.img or boot.img to the device. Revolutionary will not work on htc.dev unlocked device, and roms may not boot unless official htckernel (boot.img) is used.
Solution is to run your ruu again, and start over using the thread posted above. If that fails there is a way to recover the device, I'll find a link and post it.
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hey.i unlock my bootloader via htc dev method. But i can flash radios . but i run revolutionary to s-off
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stringer7 said:
OK so you have bootable rom and working recovery? Next you need to flash the 2.3.3 rom according to the instructions in the guide posted above. This will downgrade and relock bootloader, you should then be able to s-off & root.
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Unfortunately the links are dead for the 2.3.3 rom.
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Unfortunately the links are dead for the 2.3.3 rom.
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Hmmm, annoying.
You may be able to find something else by searching, instructions specify a stock rooted 2.3.3 rom, not necessarily the actual one in the link.
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If anyone has a link to any 2.3.3 rom for the sensation I would greatly appreciate it. i have been looking for hours and all of the links are on multiupload therefore no good.
What is the hboot version?
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1.18
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So, I've unlocked bootloader and rooted my friends sensation all with s on because he was already on stock ICS but then I ran into the problem that you have to flash a certain type of firmware before a custom ROM ??? I've owned several androids and never had to do that and that seems rather weird but I flashes aokp on his phone and it workes successfully. I was wondering what other ROMs are there that are stable and good that you can just straight flash? I'd appreciate it so I can give him more options. Thanks
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You do not need any firmware as you already are on the ics firmware from the OTA.
And did you s-off?
InfinityFTW said:
You do not need any firmware as you already are on the ics firmware from the OTA.
And did you s-off?
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No I didn't need to do s off , there was a method since it was already on stock ICS. And its no longer on stock its on AOKP. And some roms do need firmware because I tried to flash cm9 and nightlies like 4 times every time they boot looped and other ROMs, then I re read and they all said they needed firmware flashed first. AOKP is the only one that worked.
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Try the new 3.33 firmware and read flashing Roms with s on please.you need to get 4ext recovery and enable smart flash to flash Roms. Here is a guide for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861 please read this guide it will explain the whole process. Hope this helps
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realsis said:
Try the new 3.33 firmware and read flashing Roms with s on please.you need to get 4ext recovery and enable smart flash to flash Roms. Here is a guide for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861 please read this guide it will explain the whole process. Hope this helps
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Hey yes the flashing roms with SON guide will work.. But firmware flash won't work on SON devices... So flashing 3.33 is not possible for the OP... Just a suggestion
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Ok thank you ! iv been doing some more reading about s on, now I see they must be s off in order to do the firmware update. My apologies. Now I know and will remember this.... I am s off and being S on is quite different in many ways. Will do some more reading and study about s on. Again my apologies,.
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STUCK IN A BOOTLOOP? PHONE WILL ONLY BOOT TO SPLASH SCREEN THEN NOTHING? I'll bet your one x has the newer 1.14 hboot and you didn't know you had to flash the boot.img of your rom in fastboot! This tool takes care of it for you.
Hello everyone the 2.20 firmware comes with a new hboot (1.14)as we all know. It will no longer allow you to flash the boot.img of your rom in recovery. I created this one click tool to ease that process. This is a simple tool to flash the boot.img of your choice. Currently windows only anyone on MAC feel free to make a port.
1/14/2013 There is now an app out that will do this for us. However new people here are failing to search and read so I have updated the tool to make it more user friendly and almost fullproof if directions are followed to a T.
Disclaimer: You are responsible for the actions you take with your phone. I cannot be held accountable if you mess something up.
To use:
1 Unlocked bootloader
2 Custom Recovery
3 Download boot.imgflasher.zip
4 make sure you have HTC One X Drivers installed
5 make sure HTC sync is not running in the background or system tray on pc
6 Have USB Debugging under developer options turned on
7 Have fastboot under power turned off
8 Extract the downloaded zip to the location of your choice
9 Download the rom you want to flash to your pc.
10 locate the boot.img file of your rom in its zip file
11 Place your boot.img you would like to flash in the folder you extracted above.
***DO NOT PLACE THE BOOT.IMG IN ANY SUBFOLDERS, ETC SIMPLY DROP IT INTO THE FOLDER***
10 Connect phone to the pc
11 Open the folder and click the bootimageflasher.bat file. Follow on screen directions.
12 finished
The way this is set up is to be flashed prior to flashing your custom ROM. Remember that you need to have all necessary items including ROM etc on sdcard before running this script. After you flash the boot.img you can then use recovery to flash your custom ROM of choice.
It will also work if you flash the boot.img after installing the rom. Simply flash the rom of your choice then run this tool before you reboot the phone.
Happy Flashing
Download boot.img one click flasher:
DOWNLOAD
MD5: 06afe13f6d0121325c6e335563f6d385
And please remember to hit the thanks button if this helped you.
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So will this work for those who just bought the phone with 2.2 on it? Sorry if it's a dumb question.
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You're a good man, Erased
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Thanks lol
slotstik04 said:
So will this work for those who just bought the phone with 2.2 on it? Sorry if it's a dumb question.
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No negative only if your already rooted with an unlocked bootloader etc
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Will try this to flash new cleanrom v. But can I make a request: can you build in ability to flash kernel? I'm on 2.2 also but have unlocked bootloader so I can still tinker. Rather new to the manual methods though.
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BB2DX said:
Will try this to flash new cleanrom v. But can I make a request: can you build in ability to flash kernel? I'm on 2.2 also but have unlocked bootloader so I can still tinker. Rather new to the manual methods though.
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Hmm that's a good idea I'll look into it.
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sorry this is a dumb question, i am coming from a galaxy nexus and was given this phone. this only works if you are in 2.20 and already have an unlocked bootloader correct? because mine is brand new and i love it but it would be much better with cm10. so for my case im basically screwed till 2.20 is somehow rooted correct?
BB2DX said:
Will try this to flash new cleanrom v. But can I make a request: can you build in ability to flash kernel? I'm on 2.2 also but have unlocked bootloader so I can still tinker. Rather new to the manual methods though.
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mmmmmhh Isn't boot.img and kernel the same thing?
I'm not sure. I think you can flash a kernel over a boot.img but I am no expert. I hope to try out the new cleanrom this week. It has a new kernel included.
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Kernel=boot.img
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jra89027 said:
sorry this is a dumb question, i am coming from a galaxy nexus and was given this phone. this only works if you are in 2.20 and already have an unlocked bootloader correct? because mine is brand new and i love it but it would be much better with cm10. so for my case im basically screwed till 2.20 is somehow rooted correct?
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Correct
Thank you for contributing...I'm on the old hboot bit this here will help a lot of people.
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gunnyman said:
Kernel=boot.img
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Correct
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Thanks gunny for helping in my absence. This will only work if one Is unlocked rooted etc already. Wish it was a root for 2.20 I'd be happy to win that bounty lol. Kernel is in boot.IMG so should be fine.
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eraste said:
Thanks gunny for helping in my absence. This will only work if one Is unlocked rooted etc already. Wish it was a root for 2.20 I'd be happy to win that bounty lol. Kernel is in boot.IMG so should be fine.
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Is this set up to strip the signature out of stock boot.img files that are extracted from RUU? If not, you should add a disclaimer as flashing those via DD with the headers in-tact with soft-brick your device.
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Is this set up to strip the signature out of stock boot.img files that are extracted from RUU? If not, you should add a disclaimer as flashing those via DD with the headers in-tact with soft-brick your device.
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No it doesn't do that. I'll update op
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eraste said:
No it doesn't do that. I'll update op
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I might be misunderstanding here. Is script flashing from hboot or it it dd? If hboot, then there's probably no need for concern.
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beaups said:
I might be misunderstanding here. Is script flashing from hboot or it it dd? If hboot, then there's probably no need for concern.
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Its from fastboot not dd. Ill update op again lol
Thanks
eraste said:
Its from fastboot not dd. Ill update op again lol
Thanks
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OK my bad, sorry for false alarm. Nice work here BTW.
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this is good. is this the same as Sco's boot flasher and is there an advantage in using this? anyway, only way to find out is to try right. thanks for bringing this.
If Gunny says so, that's good enough for me! I learned that in my brief Inspire days!
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jay661972 said:
this is good. is this the same as Sco's boot flasher and is there an advantage in using this? anyway, only way to find out is to try right. thanks for bringing this.
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scotts is probably better he has a menu lol They both do the same thing.
If I want to install a different kernel such as beastmode or something, can I just flash it with twrp? I'm running viper Rom right now on stock kernel and I'm om hboot 1.09 .
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kmankin5344 said:
If I want to install a different kernel such as beastmode or something, can I just flash it with twrp? I'm running viper Rom right now on stock kernel and I'm om hboot 1.09 .
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Edit: removed, running different version of hboot
kmankin5344 said:
If I want to install a different kernel such as beastmode or something, can I just flash it with twrp? I'm running viper Rom right now on stock kernel and I'm om hboot 1.09 .
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yes you can, just make sure it's compatible with whatever rom you're running. You may want to ask the kernel dev in question, a lot of rom developers frown upon flashing a kernel they have nothing to do with (for obvious reasons) and will not provide support if yo have any issues.
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TheEmpyre said:
I flashed a kernel earlier today (Beastmode v. 3.0) but it didn't work the first time. Here are the steps I took:
1. Downloaded the boot.img for Beastmode Kernel (Its found on page 166 of the thread just read the posts)
2. Rebooted into Bootloader
3. Flashed the boot.img via fastboot
4. Reboot into Recovery (TWRP)
5. Flash Beastmode zip
6. Reboot System
HOWEVER....I should note that it did not work the first time I tried it for some reason it would hang at the HTC ONE screen for a long time and never made it to the home screen. So I actually factory reset, re-flashed stock boot.img from King Cobra v 1.5 ROM then I repeated the above steps and it worked, confirmed the clock speed via Benchmark app...
Hopefully it works for ya!
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be careful what you write, he is not on the same hboot version you are and DOES not need to flash the boot.img in fastboot
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be careful what you write, he is not on the same hboot version you are and DOES not need to flash the boot.img in fastboot
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Sorry OP, should have noted that. I am 1.14
[/QUOTE]be careful what you write, he is not on the same hboot version you are and DOES not need to flash the boot.img in fastboot [/QUOTE]
Welllll, he can flash it fastboot. If he's on 1.09 he can go both ways if he chooses.
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agreed. but he certainly does not have to do both as Empyre posted. I also find it is probably safer for a new user (yes a noob) to deal with twrp than commands in fastboot.
Thanks for the help.
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Hey all, I've just switched to this ATT One X and I'm looking for a little guidance. I've rooted, unlocked bootloader, and flashed TWRP. I've also downloaded PAC and GAPPs. That being said, I've read a little about flashing a Rom and a boot.img seperately which would be new to me. I didn't see anything mentioning that process on the PAC thread so I'm assuming that I just wipe data, flash Rom, wipe cache and dalvik, flash gapps and reboot? If there is something I'm missing, could anybody help? Thanks in advance!
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If you are s-off you do not have to flash the boot.img seperately. If you are s-on you have to flash the boot.img with fastboot from a computer.
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mmmatt312 said:
If you are s-off you do not have to flash the boot.img seperately. If you are s-on you have to flash the boot.img with fastboot from a computer.
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Thanks! Im s-on at the moment so I'll look into getting s-off when I get some free time. Hopefully adb will cooperate with me, we have a love/hate relationship....
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Quick question, flash the whole rom zip, then the boot.img, then gaaps?
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I'm pretty sure you can flash the boot.img with fastboot before or after the rom. But flash gapps after you flash the rom. The way I used to do it(when I was s-on) was flash rom, flash gapps, then flash the boot.img from the terminal using fastboot.
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flash boot.img first then rom and gapps, but definately do s-off you don't wanna end up forgetting that flashing 3.17/3.18 with s-on + supercid will brick your phone.
Nice! I'm looking into s-off as of now, but what did you mean by flashing 3.17/3.18? I'm on 3.18 and I believe I have superCID. Does that mean I should hold off on flashing until I'm s-off?
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No you can flash now. We weren't aware that you're already on the 3.18 firmware. If you weren't on that firmware you would have needed to RUU up to it in order to flash the ROM, and the warning was to get s-off before running the RUU because s-on + SuperCID + RUU = brick. So, go ahead and flash the ROM.
PS. In future, make sure you provide all relevant information (current firmware/current recovery/s-off or s-on status). This information is needed to help, and it also stops this kind of confusion.
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timmaaa said:
No you can flash now. We weren't aware that you're already on the 3.18 firmware. If you weren't on that firmware you would have needed to RUU up to it in order to flash the ROM, and the warning was to get s-off before running the RUU because s-on + SuperCID + RUU = brick. So, go ahead and flash the ROM.
PS. In future, make sure you provide all relevant information (current firmware/current recovery/s-off or s-on status). This information is needed to help, and it also stops this kind of confusion.
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Sorry for the confusion. Trying to gather as much knowledge on this as possible and didn't think to mention that I did the ota update to 3.18. I appreciate the help guys and hopefully soon I'll have a custom Rom running on this thing :thumbup:
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Successfully flashed PAC and ended up using the app posted here. Worked like a charm! Thanks for all the help guys!
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