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[Q] Is it worth it? & noob proof guide?

Is it really worth getting s-off and root on my Sensation?
What are the main advantages/disadvantages? & is there a simple way to go back to stock if my phone breaks and i need to send it to get fixed.
Also can someone link me to a noob proof guide to S-OFF and Root?
I've been looking through the development section, and there are to many guides to choose from.

Alpharev is working on a noob proof way to s-off the sensation. There is no eta for now. Should be released in a couple of weeks. You could wait for that.
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DiZzle. said:
Alpharev is working on a noob proof way to s-off the sensation. There is no eta for now. Should be released in a couple of weeks. You could wait for that.
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By "noob proof" i mean the easiest way to do it all.
I've done things with like flashing software on psps,ipods, etc before.

HTC's official unlock process should be as easy as it gets, and due sometime this month unless it's slipped back.
The stock Sensation is a pretty solid phone though. So whether it's worth unlocking depends in part on whether you're happy with your experience using it, or are tempted by features offered by custom ROMs.
I unlocked mine as soon as I could. But then for me being able to tinker around with custom ROMs is part of the appeal of Android.

www.Revoluitionary.io
Follow the the instructions,its as easy as pie.Easier than CFW and Pandora battery on psp so you should be fine, Revolutionary is well easy just download for your OS fill in the boxes then run the .bat script and enter your beta key.Also choose the option to install recovery....Download the rom you want to try, flash through recovery and let it boot

bonesy said:
www.Revoluitionary.io
Follow the the instructions,its as easy as pie.Easier than CFW and Pandora battery on psp so you should be fine, Revolutionary is well easy just download for your OS fill in the boxes then run the .bat script and enter your beta key.Also choose the option to install recovery....Download the rom you want to try, flash through recovery and let it boot
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Thanks for the link
Tonight i'll have a look at some different roms, and tomorrow when i have the time i'll give it all a try.
Does it make any difference if i have a Sensation Z710a ?

As far as i know the given link will do both the Z710a and Z710e so all should be good, Are you a TMOUS User?

sromer said:
Is it really worth getting s-off and root on my Sensation?
What are the main advantages/disadvantages? & is there a simple way to go back to stock if my phone breaks and i need to send it to get fixed.
Also can someone link me to a noob proof guide to S-OFF and Root?
I've been looking through the development section, and there are to many guides to choose from.
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Hi,
This is as noob-proof as it gets:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

bonesy said:
As far as i know the given link will do both the Z710a and Z710e so all should be good, Are you a TMOUS User?
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okay, and nope.
I have an unlocked Sensation on Virgin Mobile Australia
malybru said:
Hi,
This is as noob-proof as it gets:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
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Thanks

[Q] anybody got android 4.01 roms?

Hello. I'm semi-bricked so I cannot use android 4.03 roms. They just don't work for me. I loved arhd 5.01 because I thought it would be awful but it isn't. It has epic speech recognition problems though, it just says unfortunately voice search has stopped. It says this for each of the voice needed applications. Does anybody have any other 4.01 roms? Preferably sense but I don't mind

You could try hypernonsense, so smooth, fast and stable.

Is it android 4.01 or gingerbread

Please stop flashing your phone until you know what you are doing. I would think after all of the trouble you had previously after flashing firmware being stuck with s on and your phone being in an unusable state you would have stopped messing with it.
Go back to stock and leave it alone. You are eventually gonna brick it. You need to do a lot of reading so you are not asking for help all day, everyday.
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Please stop flashing your phone until you know what you are doing. I would think after all of the trouble you had previously after flashing firmware being stuck with s on and your phone being in an unusable state you would have stopped messing with it.
Go back to stock and leave it alone. You are eventually gonna brick it. You need to do a lot of reading so you are not asking for help all day, everyday.
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+1 for this suggestion.
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sensation lover said:
Is it android 4.01 or gingerbread
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It's an ICS rom (4.03). Full wipe is needed.
Rhiannon224 said:
Please stop flashing your phone until you know what you are doing. I would think after all of the trouble you had previously after flashing firmware being stuck with s on and your phone being in an unusable state you would have stopped messing with it.
Go back to stock and leave it alone. You are eventually gonna brick it. You need to do a lot of reading so you are not asking for help all day, everyday.
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I understand your point of see but with phones like this I can't stand with sense , sfr sh*** apks and others... (not removable). I flash and I like it, my phone is fully boosted/customised, smooth, stable and good batery life. What can I as more ????

David78130 said:
It's an ICS rom (4.03). Full wipe is needed.
I understand your point of see but with phones like this I can't stand with sense , sfr sh*** apks and others... (not removable). I flash and I like it, my phone is fully boosted/customised, smooth, stable and good batery life. What can I as more ????
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You know what you are doing, this user clearly doesn't. I am not being an ass, I flash my phone also but I read a lot. I read these forums thoroughly before doing anything. It's getting tiresome reading all of the problems people have all because they don't read.
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Go look for my post and read slow its under general
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Rhiannon224 said:
You know what you are doing, this user clearly doesn't. I am not being an ass, I flash my phone also but I read a lot. I read these forums thoroughly before doing anything. It's getting tiresome reading all of the problems people have all because they don't read.
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You know, at the beginning I didn't realy know what I did, I'm french and my English isn't perfect... But with time and perseverance, I can say : now I know what I do. I think persons in trouble must insist.. Some people can help them and I'm OK with you, they must read before do something.

did u flash 3.32 firmware? i was a noob once and flashed ics roms on gb firmware, and the result-bootloops
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Rhiannon224 said:
Please stop flashing your phone until you know what you are doing. I would think after all of the trouble you had previously after flashing firmware being stuck with s on and your phone being in an unusable state you would have stopped messing with it.
Go back to stock and leave it alone. You are eventually gonna brick it. You need to do a lot of reading so you are not asking for help all day, everyday.
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Well im sorry but i dont want to start any arguements. I know exactly what i'm doing and why i am doing it. Android 4.01 roms are the only ones that work for me, yes i did make a fatal mistake but after much reading ( yes i did) i know what's happening
I'm furthermore 'sorry' if i have angered you experienced users but i have not really asked for help with my phone for a while now and i dont intend to. I wasn't posting this to be annoying, I just needed help finding android 4.01 roms and incase anybody else needed them.

InfinityFTW said:
did u flash 3.32 firmware? i was a noob once and flashed ics roms on gb firmware, and the result-bootloops
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Yes I flashed it. I think you should :
1. Flash 3.32 fw
2. Wipe data/ factory reset
3. Wipe cache partition
4. Wipe davlink cache
5.Flash virtuous 4.0.0
6. Reboot
Then if it work you can flash addons, kernels

please help me ICS

hi there i am i girl who loves gadgets now need some help with the OTA to android 4
i have a sensation which my ex rooted and de branded for me (he was the one who did all these type of things as i'm not geek enough to do myself ) it was orange and now it's stock 1.45.401.2 with a CID of orang001. Before we broke up he said he was going to update my phone to android 4 but never got round to it, now on the HTC facebook page i see some people have got an OTA update but why haven't i?
i live in the UK and thought i'd we would have it by now. when i go into setting and search for update the phone says it's up to date
when i power it down and hold the volume down the screen goes white and says
HBOOT 1.17.1111
Radio 10.14.9035.01_M
S-Off
what am i doing wrong? i want android 4!!!

Then the 'search' function on this forum will be Your next boyfriend.
Good luck with him
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Find my post will help out
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craven667 said:
Find my post will help out
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if you can't simply answer my question have you got a link to your post?

hot gadget girl said:
hi there i am i girl who loves gadgets now need some help with the OTA to android 4
i have a sensation which my ex rooted and de branded for me (he was the one who did all these type of things as i'm not geek enough to do myself ) it was orange and now it's stock 1.45.401.2 with a CID of orang001. Before we broke up he said he was going to update my phone to android 4 but never got round to it, now on the HTC facebook page i see some people have got an OTA update but why haven't i?
i live in the UK and thought i'd we would have it by now. when i go into setting and search for update the phone says it's up to date
when i power it down and hold the volume down the screen goes white and says
HBOOT 1.17.1111
Radio 10.14.9035.01_M
S-Off
what am i doing wrong? i want android 4!!!
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The best advice you can get is probably this: wait a little longer for OFFICIAL ICS which will be pushed via the update. Since it will be official, and via the update, it will be delivered ready to go straight from HTC.
Beware: if you start delving into these forums just to get ICS, you are in for a ride of your life. If you are not into this kind of "fun", i would recommend just waiting for official, which is just hours/days away.

benyben123 said:
The best advice you can get is probably this: wait a little longer for OFFICIAL ICS which will be pushed via the update. Since it will be official, and via the update, it will be delivered ready to go straight from HTC.
Beware: if you start delving into these forums just to get ICS, you are in for a ride of your life. If you are not into this kind of "fun", i would recommend just waiting for official, which is just hours/days away.
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Thank you taking the time to answer my question with something helpful i thought i was going to be stuck on gingerbread forever because my ex unlocked it

It's in general hun I am on cell so hard to post link I will bump it to the top for you
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I think that if your s-off and rooted you will not be able to upgrade official ics
Which might cause a soft brick not sure perhaps someone confirm this..
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No you can't ota but you can update follow my post and you'll be fine
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Beware: if you start delving into these forums just to get ICS, you are in for a ride of your life.
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Not at all. It's pretty easy:
S-Off/Root
Flash new Firmware
Flash New Rom
Each step has detailed guides and can be accomplished in 20 to 25 minutes each - the firmware only taking 3 minutes. Just make sure you follow directions, carefully. As in, really, very carefully. If you're unsure of something, don't do it.

That's reach, guys......
So many replies and none specific.... Why to bother answering at all???
To get ICS OTA you need to be stock. S-off does not matter, root also.
Has to have a stock recovery and 1.50.401.1 for original or 1.73.401.4 for XE.
Although, if you want to install custom ICS, you have to read Dev section for specific requirements of the ROM of your choice....I read a lot good reviews for almost all of the ICS ROMS.
And here is something to keep in mind:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23427200&postcount=1
Otherwise EddyOS will be really upset...LOL
Have to find a RUU for your particular phone and flush it to bring everything back to original condition (will be un-rooted, but S-off will remain).
Good luck!!!

Keep in mind eddy won't help you if you get stuck he will tell you search or use google lol
That what he did fix my self and posted how here is link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542555
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sshede said:
Not at all. It's pretty easy:
S-Off/Root
Flash new Firmware
Flash New Rom
Each step has detailed guides and can be accomplished in 20 to 25 minutes each - the firmware only taking 3 minutes. Just make sure you follow directions, carefully. As in, really, very carefully. If you're unsure of something, don't do it.
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Im a noob a total noob and achieved ics whitout any complication however i did alot of reading to make sure ...
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craven667 said:
Keep in mind eddy won't help you if you get stuck he will tell you search or use google lol
That what he did fix my self and posted how here is link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542555
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You really are bitter about it all aren't you? You do realise not everyone on here knows me don't you? I'll gladly help when needed but using Google does save a lot of hassle and should be encouraged.
To the OP: I'm on my phone so can't link to my thread (which is written in proper English) but it lays out the steps needed to get ICS. But it is for those on the EU handsets just so you know
EDIT: here's the link (worked out how to copy in the xda app) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23427200
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OK FIRST OFF LET ME MAKE SOMETHING CLEAR...
I like gadgets but I'm in no way interested in plugging cables in my phone and doing the technical stuff. Don't tell me to read or learn from the forum's. I have no interest in it. I just asked a simple question...
Also don't sent me private messages either professing what a guy like you could do for me for me, have some respect. I won't name and shame you as unlike half you horrid little no-lifers, I have what's known as class.

Not sure you're doing anything wrong. As far as I can tell, only Vodafone sensations in the UK have had an OTA update. The rest of us who still have stock ROMs are not-so-patiently waiting.
SF
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hot gadget girl said:
OK FIRST OFF LET ME MAKE SOMETHING CLEAR...
I like gadgets but I'm in no way interested in plugging cables in my phone and doing the technical stuff. Don't tell me to read or learn from the forum's. I have no interest in it. I just asked a simple question...
Also don't sent me private messages either professing what a guy like you could do for me for me, have some respect. I won't name and shame you as unlike half you horrid little no-lifers, I have what's known as class.
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Bottom line, you can't update to ICS unless someone follows some steps on the forum to either A: Return the RUU to stock or B: Flashes an ICS Rom for you.
He sounds like a smart guy, too bad it didn't workout.
You may have someone in a circle of friends that's familiar with rooting etc. Hit them up to do the labor.

shahkam said:
Im a noob a total noob and achieved ics whitout any complication however i did alot of reading to make sure ...
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That's awesome man. So many people think this stuff's hard because they didn't read the guides.

Drewstein said:
Bottom line, you can't update to ICS unless someone follows some steps on the forum to either A: Return the RUU to stock or B: Flashes an ICS Rom for you.
He sounds like a smart guy, too bad it didn't workout.
You may have someone in a circle of friends that's familiar with rooting etc. Hit them up to do the labor.
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I have a question... my phone is stock the RUU as you've called it is from HTC. I downloaded an app "CID Getter" from Play/Market and it tells me my ROM is 1.45.401.2 which if I'm correct is official. My CID is orang001 then as i scroll down it says main CID HTC_001 so why has this not updated to 1.50.401.1 for example?

hot gadget girl said:
OK FIRST OFF LET ME MAKE SOMETHING CLEAR...
Also don't sent me private messages either professing what a guy like you could do for me for me, have some respect. I won't name and shame you as unlike half you horrid little no-lifers, I have what's known as class.
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Ha ha ha!!! That's a new one!!!! Hitting on the girl over PM!!!!
Not enough Match dot com or ChristianMingle..... ROFLMAO!!!!!!!
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shahkam said:
Im a noob a total noob and achieved ics whitout any complication however i did alot of reading to make sure ...
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Same here.... All of my devices were modified with the help of Google, XDA and some other sites. Cool visual aid on the YouTube. For all the time I been here, I asked maybe 5 questions..... when I got real brain dead and couldn't figure out on my own.... So, read, read until your eyes bleed.... and then read some more....LOL

Hello There!

Hello! In about 6 days, I'll be coming to the Sensation forums from the myTouch 3G Slide forums. I hope you guys and girls can make this experience memorable in a good way, and I hope I can help out and be helped.

Hitorijanae said:
Hello! In about 6 days, I'll be coming to the Sensation forums from the myTouch 3G Slide forums. I hope you guys and girls can make this experience memorable in a good way, and I hope I can help out and be helped.
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you welcome sensation is a good choice and astonishing experience to go throw..
u have my help since now ..

Thank you very much.

Hitorijanae said:
Hello! In about 6 days, I'll be coming to the Sensation forums from the myTouch 3G Slide forums. I hope you guys and girls can make this experience memorable in a good way, and I hope I can help out and be helped.
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The Sensation forums have some awesome people in it. If you have any troubles or questions feel free to send me a PM.

Thanks! I noticed this forum is buzzing with excitement, compared to the myTouch 3G Slide forums.

Which version of HTC Sense should I go with after I S-OFF? I like Sense 4.0, which my brother has on his One S, but Sense 3.6 has also caught my eye.

Sense 4 isnt perfectly functional but unless you use BT alot it doesn't matter.I'd go for S4 personally (Although im on MIUI at the minute as the battery life is far better than any sense variant)

I don't actually have a Bluetooth. I mostly like eye candy. I like aosp, I'm a man of bells and whistles. I like to be able to show my friends the advanced graphics and such.
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I have another question: Is there any method of A2SD or Data2ext for this device?

Welcome aboard mate ! Also be carefull while rooting, unlocking bootloader etc...
Hope you enioy the AMAZING DEV SUPPORT
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Thanks! Hopefully, I'll be able to use my past experience to cook ROMs for this phone.

Hitorijanae said:
Thanks! Hopefully, I'll be able to use my past experience to cook ROMs for this phone.
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I hope so aswell ! New user and perhaps a new dev this is great
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Coming from rather small phones, the Sensation's screen is HUGE. It's gonna be fun.

Hitorijanae said:
Coming from rather small phones, the Sensation's screen is HUGE. It's gonna be fun.
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I wish it was just a little bit smaller because i gotta use two hands alot -.- like if i want to press certain thing on screen... Otherwise amazing !
Camera could have been better tho..
Btw if you need help whit anything pm me or let me know here
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Is getting into the bootloader the same as the myTouch 3G Slide(vol down+ power)?

Hitorijanae said:
Is getting into the bootloader the same as the myTouch 3G Slide(vol down+ power)?
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On the sensation ? Yes. And one x is better
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Wellcome!!
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Thanks! Should I unlock the bootloader or go with S-OFF? I used to have S-OFF on my myTouch 3G Slide, before I made the stupid mistake of updating to the official FroYo, which destroyed my root and S-OFF. Also, will Darktremor work on this device?

Hitorijanae said:
Thanks! Should I unlock the bootloader or go with S-OFF? I used to have S-OFF on my myTouch 3G Slide, before I made the stupid mistake of updating to the official FroYo, which destroyed my root and S-OFF. Also, will Darktremor work on this device?
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When you unlock bootloader you obtain s-off if im not wrong and the best way to do it is whit revolutionary method or htcdev works aswell but if you send your device backin whit htcdev method they will know you have hacked ur phone :/
Sent From My Sexy Sensation.

Hitorijanae said:
Thanks! Should I unlock the bootloader or go with S-OFF? I used to have S-OFF on my myTouch 3G Slide, before I made the stupid mistake of updating to the official FroYo, which destroyed my root and S-OFF. Also, will Darktremor work on this device?
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Most definitely S-off, with S-off you have full read write permissions for all partitions. With HT Dev unlock you only have read write permissions for your System, Boot, and Recovery partitions. Plus you have to flash the boot.img for each ROM you want to use manually via fastboot command or use Smartflash in 4EXT.
Sorry but I do not know about Darktremor.

HTC sense software update for inspire 4G

Hi,
I am using HTC at&t Inspire 4G unlocked phone with other service provider. Recently HTC released an software update (software build 3.20.502.2) that contains HTC sense 3. My question is, can I install this update on my phone via manual mode since I don't have at&t connection.
Does anybody has same issue?
Thanks in advance, Please HELP me.......

chandu356 said:
Hi,
I am using HTC at&t Inspire 4G unlocked phone with other service provider. Recently HTC released an software update (software build 3.20.502.2) that contains HTC sense 3. My question is, can I install this update on my phone via manual mode since I don't have at&t connection.
Does anybody has same issue?
Thanks in advance, Please HELP me.......
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You could try running ruu from website but it will lock your bootloader. Or you could just flash one from the inspire dev thread. There are a few different ones with this base.
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Gizmoe said:
You could try running ruu from website but it will lock your bootloader. Or you could just flash one from the inspire dev thread. There are a few different ones with this base.
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They also have a link to download it on the AT&T Inspire support forum. It may break the root on your phone though and there are problems with the update on rooted phones in other posts on XDA. I would just look at another ROM that has whatever improvements you want. I updated my stock Inspire and I am not overwhelmed with the upgrade. I will be looking at rooting and a different ROM for mine this weekend. I can not post the AT&T link, not enough posts yet, but as I said, I would not advise you to upgrade the result is marginal at best and has slowed my Inspire and reduced the call volume.

JTM65 said:
They also have a link to download it on the AT&T Inspire support forum. It may break the root on your phone though and there are problems with the update on rooted phones in other posts on XDA. I would just look at another ROM that has whatever improvements you want. I updated my stock Inspire and I am not overwhelmed with the upgrade. I will be looking at rooting and a different ROM for mine this weekend. I can not post the AT&T link, not enough posts yet, but as I said, I would not advise you to upgrade the result is marginal at best and has slowed my Inspire and reduced the call volume.
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Thanks to ALL!
I have updated by manual method even before I read your post and took a chance. Rightly said by you It has marginal improvement. More over my RAM is almost full. Speed got reduced. Even though these are my first impressions I hope they may subside in future.
Can you guide me how to release my RAM memory. Most of times it is 500 full and 100 free. If problem persists can we roll back to our previous version of HTC sense. If it is possible please let me know.

chandu356 said:
Thanks to ALL!
I have updated by manual method even before I read your post and took a chance. Rightly said by you It has marginal improvement. More over my RAM is almost full. Speed got reduced. Even though these are my first impressions I hope they may subside in future.
Can you guide me how to release my RAM memory. Most of times it is 500 full and 100 free. If problem persists can we roll back to our previous version of HTC sense. If it is possible please let me know.
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thanks

Gizmoe said:
You could try running ruu from website but it will lock your bootloader. Or you could just flash one from the inspire dev thread. There are a few different ones with this base.
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wheres the inspire dev thread?

chrisb906 said:
wheres the inspire dev thread?
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Inspire development forum I meant. The same forum my Rom is in.

Oh OK. Lol what's the best in your opinion
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tips and fix problem
you should unlock your phone's bootloader,then flash your phone with latest firmware.and then you will be upgrade your phone.