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htc one s brik problem [SOLVED]

Hi i have a big problem with my new htc one s
i follow all instructions: clear data, factory reset, install rom, then install boot.img
Roms boot until it shows wallpaper and top toolbar with the battery icon and time, then can read preparing phone storage.... and an error appears asking me to wait or close system process
The rom restarts and stucks at this point dont know what else do, i try installing stock recovery and clear data factory reset and try install with 3 versions of recovery whith same result, have tried some different roms and its the same.
Wonder if anyone knows what i have to do solve this..
Thankyou in advance.
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Which roms did you try to flash? Did you flash the correct boot.img
Sent from my HTC One S using XDA

thanks for your answer
Yes i flash [ROM][ICS] |June 13th| Energy™ -.¸¸.·´¯ Blue with the boot.img from the downloads
and [ROM] Ir2 1.78.401.2 - HTC One S Stock ROM DUO [Deodexed-Updated-Optimised]
When finish flasing from recovery reboot on fastboot and flash the boot.img and always is the same result.
I've tried to change to stock version of recovery and wipe all, reset to factory default then flash custom recovery and start the process but is the same.
when i whipe from stock or custom version of recovery there isn't any error message.
thankyou very much.

you don't flash the boot.img from recovery--read OP

boot.img
I flash it from fastboot not installing a zip from recovery. I also try installing by script like on [ROM][ICS] |June 14th| Energy™ -.¸¸.·´¯ Blue that there is an script that makes the installation always from fastboot

[solved]
Hi, find a way to make my htc one s woking again
This is the solution:
first i've to change my CID because my phone is from ORANGE spain and cannot flash a official RUU.
for this i follow this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26516911#post26516911
Second flash stock recovery and lock boot
finally i've downloaded the last europe RUU, and execute it.The process works like a charm and in 15 or 20 minutes my one s was working again.
Now i have lock boot, stock recovery and unrooted phone and have one question:
for root my phone again have to unlock and flash a custom recovery, and then.....
should I need to put back again stock recovery and lock boot for working an official RUU?? or can work without problems with unloked boot an custom recovery?
Thanks in advance.

Hey I have the exact same issue but running RUU didnt solve it. I have the US Tmobile Htc one s, S-off, supercid, hboot 1.14. I could load custom roms and mount usb storage only through recovery. my sd card does not show in fastboot. However, my phone never completely boots. It goes all the way to the lockscreen, allows me to pull the ring, then gets stuck on preparing phone storage. Flashing RUU does the same.
can anyone help?

joemanbui said:
Hey I have the exact same issue but running RUU didnt solve it. I have the US Tmobile Htc one s, S-off, supercid, hboot 1.14. I could load custom roms and mount usb storage only through recovery. my sd card does not show in fastboot. However, my phone never completely boots. It goes all the way to the lockscreen, allows me to pull the ring, then gets stuck on preparing phone storage. Flashing RUU does the same.
can anyone help?
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i too have same prob tried all kinds of ruu's. been trying for 14 hours if you find soething please report how you did it

I have the same problem any ideas?
anyone know of any gurus in the forum knows how to fix
I've been trying for a month
any rom to put loads and after a 10-20sec reset

For you with sd-card problems, have you tried to flash stock recovery and then boot to bootloader and choose clear storage? It worked for me.
If you installed a RUU, ofcourse you already have stock recovery.
Sent from my One S using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I have the same problem, and decided to work on it today... I can say frustratingly i've not had ANY success in getting past the screen that pops up with the lock ring on the bottom...I've tried RUUs , the clear storage ... what is going on... I'm S-off as well so i really don't get why this would happen.

One S (s4)
twrp 2.5
S-on
T-mobile US
CM10.2
kernel 3.4
Hboot 2.15
openDsp v31.1.0.45.0815
current raido :1.11.50.05.28_10.27.50.08L
using the getvar method
i get this
(bootloader) product: vle
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8960
(bootloader) modelid: PJ4010000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__203
using fastboot getvar version-main
Version-main : ( BLANK)
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after following the steps for s-off it worked
the bootloader shows VLE PVT SHIP -S-OFF RL
CID-11111111
right after i followed the last step of the face palm method which was
boot into android and issue the 3 commands
adb push soffbin3 /data/local/tmp/
adb shell chmod 744 /data/local/tmp/soffbin3
adb shell su -c "/data/local/tmp/soffbin3"
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i went into the bootloader confirmed everything then wen back to CM and it woudnt load
so i wiped everything and flashed a new version and an older 10.1 stable version which didnt work either
it would just freeze at the loading screen and restart
so i tried wiping everything and flash a stock RUU from HTC (t-mobile) 4.1.1
everything went off without a hitch
went to bootloader which showed a new version of the radio
tried to boot it up
and it did boot up but i coudnt go any further it just keeps saying
Preparing phone storage
then restarts
i tried wipe/data factory reset but it says cant mount SDCARD even though TWRP has no problem with wiping it

I have the same problem..
qwerty warrior said:
after following the steps for s-off it worked
the bootloader shows VLE PVT SHIP -S-OFF RL
CID-11111111
right after i followed the last step of the face palm method which was
i went into the bootloader confirmed everything then wen back to CM and it woudnt load
so i wiped everything and flashed a new version and an older 10.1 stable version which didnt work either
it would just freeze at the loading screen and restart
so i tried wiping everything and flash a stock RUU from HTC (t-mobile) 4.1.1
everything went off without a hitch
went to bootloader which showed a new version of the radio
tried to boot it up
and it did boot up but i coudnt go any further it just keeps saying
Preparing phone storage
then restarts
i tried wipe/data factory reset but it says cant mount SDCARD even though TWRP has no problem with wiping it
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I have the exact same problem did you ever figure out a way of fixing it?

qwerty warrior said:
i went into the bootloader confirmed everything then wen back to CM and it woudnt load
so i wiped everything and flashed a new version and an older 10.1 stable version which didnt work either
it would just freeze at the loading screen and restart
so i tried wiping everything and flash a stock RUU from HTC (t-mobile) 4.1.1
everything went off without a hitch
went to bootloader which showed a new version of the radio
tried to boot it up
and it did boot up but i coudnt go any further it just keeps saying
Preparing phone storage
then restarts
i tried wipe/data factory reset but it says cant mount SDCARD even though TWRP has no problem with wiping it
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exact same problem except i didnt flash a custom rom. i flashed a radio following this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998270 ( i did everything that I was instructed to do in this page) then my wifi didnt work so i reflash the RUU. now im stuck in preparing storage which then lead to bootloop
found the solution
Originally Posted by muriani View Post
well, as a last resort, i set cid to t-mob010 (stock for my phone), ran the latest ruu for t-mobile, and same result.
I've given it up for lost.
Edit: Holy f*ckballs.
So, i didn't give up after all. Found a couple of other threads, and apparently yes, you have to relock, reset cid, and go s-on (fastboot oem writesecureflag 3) and then run the ruu.
I have a stock fresh tmous 4.1.1 one s now.

xxgummyxx said:
exact same problem except i didnt flash a custom rom. i flashed a radio following this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998270 ( i did everything that I was instructed to do in this page) then my wifi didnt work so i reflash the RUU. now im stuck in preparing storage which then lead to bootloop
found the solution
Originally Posted by muriani View Post
well, as a last resort, i set cid to t-mob010 (stock for my phone), ran the latest ruu for t-mobile, and same result.
I've given it up for lost.
Edit: Holy f*ckballs.
So, i didn't give up after all. Found a couple of other threads, and apparently yes, you have to relock, reset cid, and go s-on (fastboot oem writesecureflag 3) and then run the ruu.
I have a stock fresh tmous 4.1.1 one s now.
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thank you thanks !!!!!!! two days without finding the solution and in the last paragraph that I will write opened the sky, put it in s-on, Greetings

dosariland said:
thank you thanks !!!!!!! two days without finding the solution and in the last paragraph that I will write opened the sky, put it in s-on, Greetings
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For about some days, I flash an RUU when I was still s-off and boot-unlocked, then I flash twrp-recovery, make the adb thinks with mmcblk* (dd flash) and flash again a RUU. As you can read here.
But same boot loop problem with "Preparing Phone Storage...".
Because dd flash (the mmcblk* file) under linux and with startet recovery did not solve my bootloop / prepairing sd card problem (I had still access to my sd card with twrp-recovery! All the time!) I really think about to enable s-on
I am only scared when I do:
fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
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How can I re-enable s-off if my os still hangs on "Preparing Phone Storage" after putting s-on and try to flash an ruu to fix my bootloop/Preparing Phone Storage problem?
I did my s-off with rumrunner.
Would be very thankfull about help.
Greetings by I_did_it_just_tmrrow
you have to relock, reset cid, and go s-on (fastboot oem writesecureflag 3) and then run the ruu.
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THX!!!
I leave superCID and it works! I hope my signal would be fine under stock.
THX a lot!
Greetings by I_did_it_just_tmrrow

Help - stuck, hopefully didn't brick my phone

Hi all,
I hope one of you masterminds is able to help me out.
I tried to root my sensation without s-off with hecdev.com (using One_X_All-In-One_Kit_v1.0) and then tried to install cm9 from one the links here via revcovery with CWM 5.8.0.9.
But then I was stuck with the loading animation...
I cannot run Android now, so I cannot flash a stock RUU.
I can enter bootloader, which seems to be unlocked, here's the info:
"Unlocked"
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012,17:33:34
I was on the latest official ROM (ICS, via OTA) before trying that.
I have not succeeded in flashing a ROM anymore.
Do I need to get S-Off first?
Or is HBOOT to new? Do I have to revert? How?
I tried older HBOOT, but it wouldn'T do anything after PArsing
Please help, any hint is appreciated =/

PS: I would be more than happy to have a stock rom again...as mentioned, cannot use a ruu.exe file, as it seems fastboot usb ist not recognizable by ruu.exe
Edit: After the 4th or 5th try, RUU recognized the phone when in fastboot usb mode, but update fdailed, cwm saif "security fail" ... sigh, seems I really blew it this time

the_bmg said:
PS: I would be more than happy to have a stock rom again...as mentioned, cannot use a ruu.exe file, as it seems fastboot usb ist not recognizable by ruu.exe
Edit: After the 4th or 5th try, RUU recognized the phone when in fastboot usb mode, but update fdailed, cwm saif "security fail" ... sigh, seems I really blew it this time
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Hi,
Start again using THIS GUIDE

Flash the boot.img from your ROM through fastboot.
Extra step 1 from this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25587345
Be sure to use the boot.img from your ROM.
Then make a clean install of the ROM again.
Also, read that thread for the sake of understanding what you're doing.
There is NO need yet to flash an RUU.

Latest OTA comes with hboot 1.29 which is locked.
You might not be in the latest one, perhaps start with an RUU with.the latest fw (3.33).
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium

thanks malybru & kgs1992 - tried that, and the 4ext touch recoery said both superwipe and the rom installed correctly.
but when rebooting the white screen with the green htc logo appears right away and nothing more happens...any idea? I may have messed up the kernel before, but when asked by ext4 recovery whether to flash a kernel, tried both custom and stock, none changed the problem with booting up

@Raven2k: Manually installing boot.img with fastbok seemed to help, at least I come over the white screen, am stuck with the beatsaudio logo right now - thanks so far =)

the_bmg said:
thanks malybru & kgs1992 - tried that, and the 4ext touch recoery said both superwipe and the rom installed correctly.
but when rebooting the white screen with the green htc logo appears right away and nothing more happens...any idea? I may have messed up the kernel before, but when asked by ext4 recovery whether to flash a kernel, tried both custom and stock, none changed the problem with booting up
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Can you try this again
Flash boot.img again as kgs explained
Then flash the rom again... Don't do any wipe
Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

Amazing, guys! Thanks for your help, my phone is back :good::fingers-crossed::laugh:

the_bmg said:
Amazing, guys! Thanks for your help, my phone is back :good::fingers-crossed::laugh:
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good
and for thanks ..there is a button for that

Restore device using fastboot only

Hello to all,
For some reason my HTC Sensation won't boot - it keeps on rebooting on the white htc screen.
It started doing this 1-2 weeks ago. Yesterday I managed to get inside the ClockworkMod Recovery somehow from HBOOT, and restored an old backup. Then I installed a newer radio and [ROM] Android Revolution HD 6.7.2 (the page recommended updating the radio). I also flashed the 4EXT Touch recovery, as it was required by this ROM, so I changed from Clockwork to 4EXT. The device worked for 1-2 hours, and then after one restart, it wouldn't boot again. This time I can't access anything but HBOOT and FASTBOOT.
Of course ADB doesn't work as I can't boot the device.
So the question is - what shall I update via fastboot "fastboot update update.zip" so that I restore my device? Or what file shall I put on the SD Card so that HBOOT can recover it (I have access to other devices, so I can place something on the SD card)?
I've been trying to flash various ROM's and RUU's but all of them give an error.
The configuration inside HBOOT says the following:
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1100
RADIO-11.24A.3504.31_M
OpenADSP-v02.6.0.2226.00.0104
eMMC-boot
Jan 12 2012,17:33:34
I also tried flashing a few recoveries via fastboot (clockworkmod recovery.img and 4ext recovery.img), but could get inside them :/
Let me know what else could I do.
Thanks for the support!

I just managed to get to the ClockworkMod recovery and installed a new ROM - OpenSensation. It worked during the first boot, but then when I rebooted the phone - the same thing happens - it keeps on rebooting on the htc white screen.
Of course I can no longer go to the ClockworkMod recovery.
I also notice that when going back and fourth between HBOOT and FASTBOOT menus, at the top the version for RADIO appears and disappears.
I am not sure if all this is a hardware or software problem, but it is strange that from time to time I manage to get to a recovery and install a ROM which works for a while and then sends me back to this rebooting loop.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

Might be a hardware failure but.. First try ruu and restore to complete stock. Most of the times this fixes the issue..
For finding and flashing a ruu.. Look for ruu info guide by kgs1992 in sensation general section
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

Thanks for the help. I managed to install successfully the following RUU:
RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.50.401.1_Radio_10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01_M_release_223042_signed
but it didn't work... it installed successfully, but the phone keeps on restarting on the white htc screen.
I figured that might be because of the firmware installed (I was on Android 4.0.x), so maybe this RUU is older.
I am downloading right now:
RUU_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.32.401.5_R_Radio_11.69.3504.00U_11.22.3504.07_M_release_252064_signed.exe , which definitely must be Android 4.0.x so I hope it works.
Thanks for the help and thanks to kgs1992

Ruu is complete rom.. It has everything In it.. When you run ruu you shouldn't consider the firmware, recovery etc etc.. It has everything built in
So when you flashed the gb ruu.. It flash stock recovery, stock gb firmware and stock rom
So when you flashed gb ruu it has turned to complete gb rom.. Anyways less hope that the ICS ruu works fine
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

Somehow I thought that the firmware is separate, although I wasn't sure.
Anyway - the fact is that after a successful RUU update, the phone keeps on rebooting and couldn't boot even once. I hope the next RUU fixes it.
thanks,
Anton

Still doesn't work after trying a second RUU: RUU_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.33.401.6_Radio_11.76A.3504.00U_11.24A.3504.31_M_release_266171_signed.exe
The bootloader says:
*** LOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
RADIO-11.24A.3504.31_M
OpenADSP-v05.6.0.2226.00.0418
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012,17:33:34
Any ideas?
thanks,
Anton

try a AOSP ROM/CM9/CM10 lot of people had these kind of issues and they can boot only to a non sense roms ..may be you could boot fine on non-sense roms too

How would I flash CM9 CM10 or any AOSP, when I have access only to "fastboot". So far I could only flash those RUU-s from a Windows machine, as I can't get to any recovery.
Would it work if I try "fastboot update cm9.zip" or something similar?
Thanks,
Anton

nonsens3 said:
How would I flash CM9 CM10 or any AOSP, when I have access only to "fastboot". So far I could only flash those RUU-s from a Windows machine, as I can't get to any recovery.
Would it work if I try "fastboot update cm9.zip" or something similar?
Thanks,
Anton
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Fastboot update command won't work
As you are soff.. You can flash jbhboot or 3.33 universal firmware with every thing removed except hboot_xxxx.nb0 file.. And unlock the hboot first
Then flash a recovery (you can avoid hboot flash and try a PG58IMG.zip file of recovery) from fastboot
Then from.. Recovery flash the cm9 or any AOSP rom
If you can't boot to recovery even after flashing the recovery fine.. Then try this command
fastboot boot recovery.img
(it boots into recovery temporarily.
From there you will flash a rom)
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

nonsens3 said:
How would I flash CM9 CM10 or any AOSP, when I have access only to "fastboot". So far I could only flash those RUU-s from a Windows machine, as I can't get to any recovery.
Would it work if I try "fastboot update cm9.zip" or something similar?
Thanks,
Anton
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You can try using Fastboot Commnder
Instructions:
-download tool
-unpack zip and click on .exe application (is a stand alone app, so you have to click and confirm installation, that's all!)
-open tool
-put DHD in "Fastboot Mode"
-plug it to your pc usb
-Wait for "print of device succesfull"--(if fails, check your sdk driver)
-here you go to "misc"
-select: erase partitions (system,cache,userdata,boot) Don't select recovery
-click on "Erase chosen partition"
-Done
You can use this tool to flash a new ROM or even to flash a recovery.img
Your problems might also come from not flashing the correct recovery.
Make sure you have the latest version. Good luck

[Q] Boot-loop after flashing - Stuck at HTC screen - need help!

Hey guys, before I say something. I have really searched for help on the forum, although I clearly need help.
So I was trying to ROM the new Revelation rom and ended up in a bootloop where phone is restarting at HTC screen. I've flashed ROMs a several times with no problem whatsoever, until now.
I have 4Ext recovery and can access it without problems. Tried installing other ROMs as Cm10 with no luck.
At the time is says in bootloader.
Information about device
**** UNLOCKED ****
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
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ADB-information (when typing "adb getvar all")
version: 0.5
version-bootloader: 1.27.0000
version-baseband: N/A
version-cpld: None
version-microp: None
version-main: 3.33.401.6
product: pyramid
platform: HBOOT-8260
modelid: PG5813000
cidnum: HTC__Y13
battery-status: good
battery-voltage: 4012mV
partition-layout: Generic
security: on
build-mode: SHIP
boot-mode: FASTBOOT
commitno-bootloader: 617f0a98
hbootpreupdate: 11
gencheckpt: 0
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I've tried installing the RUU 3.33.4, (which I believe is the right firmware for me, still nothing happens really, it loads in bootloader, nothing more).
Thank you very much for any help, I'd really appreciate it.
Links with similar problems
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600324&highlight=bricked+sensation
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271457

Folks, the surgery went well! I fixed it.
Was looking for every possible solution and found a guide! Finally got my lovely sensation back.
1. Put the firmware PG58IMG file in root (3.33.4 - since my fastboot told me so). Let it "flash".
2. Went inside 4Ext and removed the PG58IMG file.
2. Formated and wiped dalvik and cache.
3. With 4Ext smartflash turned on I flashed CM10.1 ROM.
4. Bootet back to bootloader in 4Ext, connected my device to adb and fastboot.
5. Copied the boot.img from the CM10.1 Rom-file and put it in the same folder as adb and fastboot.
6. Typed "fastboot flash boot boot.img", let it flash.
7. Reboot, phone back and feeling good!
Hope this helps for anyone who's stuck at HTC logo screen and has S-ON. Since the S-ON kind of prevented me from changing CID etc. I tried this, which worked successfully!

NickenA said:
Hey guys, before I say something. I have really searched for help on the forum, although I clearly need help.
So I was trying to ROM the new Revelation rom and ended up in a bootloop where phone is restarting at HTC screen. I've flashed ROMs a several times with no problem whatsoever, until now.
I have 4Ext recovery and can access it without problems. Tried installing other ROMs as Cm10 with no luck.
At the time is says in bootloader.
Information about device
ADB-information (when typing "adb getvar all")
----------------------------------------------.
I've tried installing the RUU 3.33.4, (which I believe is the right firmware for me, still nothing happens really, it loads in bootloader, nothing more).
Thank you very much for any help, I'd really appreciate it.
Links with similar problems
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600324&highlight=bricked+sensation
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271457
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Even I had the same problem today.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349395
In short..the culprit was the boot.img.
It was not being flashed even after enabling smartflash in 4ext recovery.
So basically what I did was exract boot.img from the AndroidRevolution rom and flashed it via fastboot(fastboot flash boot boot.img).
And it worked!!
Try this and report.

@NickenA
You should probably remove your imei and serial number from OP.
Sent from my Ouya

You can still flash Revelation but since you are S-ON you may need to flash the boot.img separately like you posted in your solution. So, extract the boot.img from the ROM, flash the ROM then push boot.img to your phone afterwards, and before you know it you will be enjoying the smoothest Sensation possible!

I've been having the same problem, once again, after trying to flash Revelation (and yeah, I'm also 1.27 with S-ON) so this looks like it's definitely the common denominator. Even with SmartFlash in 4EXT, the boot.img doesn't seem to flash for any ROM after attempting to flash revelation - I even tried 3 others that I know used to work just fine. I was starting to get afraid that I may have softbricked my phone, but I'll go ahead and try flashing boot.img manually. Thanks
EDIT: Worked like a charm - only needed to do fastboot flash boot boot.img
The other method with the PG58IMG is going a little overboard, IMO

Jus flash the proper boot.img
NickenA said:
Folks, the surgery went well! I fixed it.
Was looking for every possible solution and found a guide! Finally got my lovely sensation back.
1. Put the firmware PG58IMG file in root (3.33.4 - since my fastboot told me so). Let it "flash".
2. Went inside 4Ext and removed the PG58IMG file.
2. Formated and wiped dalvik and cache.
3. With 4Ext smartflash turned on I flashed CM10.1 ROM.
4. Bootet back to bootloader in 4Ext, connected my device to adb and fastboot.
5. Copied the boot.img from the CM10.1 Rom-file and put it in the same folder as adb and fastboot.
6. Typed "fastboot flash boot boot.img", let it flash.
7. Reboot, phone back and feeling good!
Hope this helps for anyone who's stuck at HTC logo screen and has S-ON. Since the S-ON kind of prevented me from changing CID etc. I tried this, which worked successfully!
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No need to wipe/flash anything.. Most boot-loops with S-ON occur with wrong boot.img. Just use fastboot flash boot boot.img and you should be good to go.

I have the same problem... :/ (Not sure if I have to start a new thread)
I have flashed the Revelation ROM and after rebooting I'm stuck at HTC splash screen. Now after restoring my backup of my previously used CM10.1 ROM I'm stuck on splash screen too. I even tried to flash a clean CM10.1 ROM, but same problem
I'm S-OFF using hboot 1.29 and latest firmware.

BobQuentok said:
I have the same problem... :/ (Not sure if I have to start a new thread)
I have flashed the Revelation ROM and after rebooting I'm stuck at HTC splash screen. Now after restoring my backup of my previously used CM10.1 ROM I'm stuck on splash screen too. I even tried to flash a clean CM10.1 ROM, but same problem
I'm S-OFF using hboot 1.29 and latest firmware.
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flash the boot.img of the rom manually
from cmd window the command is fastboot flash boot boot.img

rzr86 said:
flash the boot.img of the rom manually
from cmd window use the dommand is fastboot flash boot boot.img
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I tried that as well (have I to do this even if I am S-OFF?), but still bootloop.

BobQuentok said:
I tried that as well (have I to do this even if I am S-OFF?), but still bootloop.
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do a full wipe first and then reflash the rom
what recovery are you using?

rzr86 said:
do a full wipe first and then reflash the rom
what recovery are you using?
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Okay, I'll do full a full wipe, a reflash and then fastboot boot.img (again).
I use 4ext. Thanks for trying to help me

BobQuentok said:
I tried that as well (have I to do this even if I am S-OFF?), but still bootloop.
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No need for this if you're s off. Do a full wipe except sdcard and reflash.
JAM THAT THANKS BUTTON.
Happy to help.

Far_SighT said:
No need for this if you're s off. Do a full wipe except sdcard and reflash.
JAM THAT THANKS BUTTON.
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It's really strange, I have never had that problem. I rewiped (except SD) and reflashed the ROMs many times, but still bootloop.
Even restoring my backup of my CM10.1 doesn't work :/
And fastboot doesn't work, because my bootloader is *** LOCKED ***

BobQuentok said:
It's really strange, I have never had that problem. I rewiped (except SD) and reflashed the ROMs many times, but still bootloop.
Even restoring my backup of my CM10.1 doesn't work :/
And fastboot doesn't work, because my bootloader is *** LOCKED ***
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Try using a modded hboot. Also, post your bootloader details.
JAM THAT THANKS BUTTON.
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BobQuentok said:
It's really strange, I have never had that problem. I rewiped (except SD) and reflashed the ROMs many times, but still bootloop.
Even restoring my backup of my CM10.1 doesn't work :/
And fastboot doesn't work, because my bootloader is *** LOCKED ***
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with locked bootloader you are restricted to fastboot commands
what to do is flash 3.33 universal from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
it will give you also a patched hboot which is unlocked
follow the instructions carefully
and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
after that try with the command again

Far_SighT said:
Try using a modded hboot. Also, post your bootloader details.
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Sorry, totally forgot about that
*** LOCKED ***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.29.0000
RADIO-11.24A.3504.31_M
OpenADSP-V05.6.0.2226.00.0418
eMMC-boot
Mar 2 2012, 18:14:34
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I'm running latest hboot and FW from that thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
Thanks for your help

BobQuentok said:
Sorry, totally forgot about that
I'm running latest hboot and FW from that thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
Thanks for your help
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are you sure fro that thread?
because you have the official hboot version
also it is locked
the patched hboot will say at the top firmware 3.33

rzr86 said:
are you sure fro that thread?
because you have the official hboot version
also it is locked
the patched hboot will say at the top firmware 3.33
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure since this is my only source for FW/hboot files.
I'm reflashing 3.33 universal now. Which hboot should I flash? (since the one in the thread is, I guess, only an 1.27 > 1.29 update package)

BobQuentok said:
Yeah, I'm pretty sure since this is my only source for FW/hboot files.
I'm reflashing 3.33 universal now. Which hboot should I flash? (since the one in the thread is, I guess, only an 1.27 > 1.29 update package)
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3.33 universal will take care too of the patched hboot
probably you will have 1.27.1111

[Q] Sensation Boot Help

Hi,
I have just dug up my Son's old HTC Sensation and thought I would try to get it going as I have in the past rooted a couple of Desires and a Legend. Upon boot the phone just sticks at the white screen with green HTC and won't load an OS.
Details in HBOOT are:
***UNLOCKED***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012,17:33:34
Obviously a root job has been half done and it looks to me like I may need to downgrade the HBOOT so I have tried to find more info here but it all seems out of date (old phone) but my biggest problem is my PC won't pick up the device on the USB so I am stuck.
Any up to date help would be appreciated to unbrick it thanks
Rex.

rexjarvis said:
Hi,
I have just dug up my Son's old HTC Sensation and thought I would try to get it going as I have in the past rooted a couple of Desires and a Legend. Upon boot the phone just sticks at the white screen with green HTC and won't load an OS.
Details in HBOOT are:
***UNLOCKED***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012,17:33:34
Obviously a root job has been half done and it looks to me like I may need to downgrade the HBOOT so I have tried to find more info here but it all seems out of date (old phone) but my biggest problem is my PC won't pick up the device on the USB so I am stuck.
Any up to date help would be appreciated to unbrick it thanks
Rex.
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what recovery do you have?
i suggest to use 4ext recovery
format all partitions except sdcard
enable smartlfash(because you are on S-ON)
flash the custom rom
done

Hi,
Thank you - Recovery at the moment is ClockworkMod v5.8.0.9 but that doesn't seem to do much. Following the link in your sig for 4ext and the forum thread I downloaded the recovery.zip and tried to flash through FASTBOOT but the installation aborts each time.
Cheers.

rexjarvis said:
Hi,
Thank you - Recovery at the moment is ClockworkMod v5.8.0.9 but that doesn't seem to do much. Following the link in your sig for 4ext and the forum thread I downloaded the recovery.zip and tried to flash through FASTBOOT but the installation aborts each time.
Cheers.
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the hboot screen must say fastboot usb
did you do that?
if not select fastboot from bootloader menu
then type the command for flashing the recovery

Hi,
I am not quite sure what you mean, I have said that the PC will not recognise the phone, PC connectivity via USB is not possible. I have installed drivers but to no avail so far.
Thank you.

rexjarvis said:
Hi,
I am not quite sure what you mean, I have said that the PC will not recognise the phone, PC connectivity via USB is not possible. I have installed drivers but to no avail so far.
Thank you.
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sdk tools?
are they installed too?

SDK Tools are installed yes. HTC Sync is not but Sensation USB drivers are.

rexjarvis said:
SDK Tools are installed yes. HTC Sync is not but Sensation USB drivers are.
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what os do you have on your pc?
was usb debugging mode enabled?
try also drivers from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217396

Already had the BMP but the HTC driver is 4.2 compared to my 4.16 so installed.
Windows 7 on the PC and Phone is formatted so no OS, cannot get to USB debugging mode. Even with the new 4.2 driver the PC does not see the phone.
Thanks.

rexjarvis said:
Already had the BMP but the HTC driver is 4.2 compared to my 4.16 so installed.
Windows 7 on the PC and Phone is formatted so no OS, cannot get to USB debugging mode. Even with the new 4.2 driver the PC does not see the phone.
Thanks.
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try then a ruu.exe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425
find the one which corresponds to your region(firmware) and cid

Thank you - I'll try that a little later and let you know how far I get

WOW soooooooooooooo close, the phone is ***RELOCKED*** but the instructions say I need an RUU of the same version or newer and this phone is VODA-UK VODAP001 3.32.161.52 Radio 11.29A.3504.18_M and all I can find on the web is RUU_Pyramid_Vodafone_UK_1.24.161.1_Radio_10.39.9007.00P_10.11.9007.09
Your help has been fantastic so far thank you so much.

rexjarvis said:
WOW soooooooooooooo close, the phone is ***RELOCKED*** but the instructions say I need an RUU of the same version or newer and this phone is VODA-UK VODAP001 3.32.161.52 Radio 11.29A.3504.18_M and all I can find on the web is RUU_Pyramid_Vodafone_UK_1.24.161.1_Radio_10.39.9007.00P_10.11.9007.09
Your help has been fantastic so far thank you so much.
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the thing is i can't find either a ruu.exe for your firmware all links are down

So close and yet...................... So far

rexjarvis said:
So close and yet...................... So far
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the only thing left is to unlock it again and make the pc recognise the device

the last 2 numbers aint the same but its a vodafone uk ruu fw 3.32
http://www.google.ie/url?q=http://h...MQFjAB&usg=AFQjCNHcoVc-yKkb9My0Q7wbFR5f1dKsmw

Hi again,
Sorry, I've been away for a few days. I found an RUU with a VERY close number and installed that and it worked a treat The thing is I now have a locked, Vodafone branded phone which I would love to unlock and install a custom ROM that will work with S-ON as I don't seem to be able to S-OFF the phone. Is that possible now please?
Thanks.

rexjarvis said:
Hi again,
Sorry, I've been away for a few days. I found an RUU with a VERY close number and installed that and it worked a treat The thing is I now have a locked, Vodafone branded phone which I would love to unlock and install a custom ROM that will work with S-ON as I don't seem to be able to S-OFF the phone. Is that possible now please?
Thanks.
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if you still have the unlock code.bin use it to unlock the bootloader
otherwise go again to htcdev site and unlock it from there
then use this recovery
http://d-h.st/rG7
it is the latest 4ext verison
extract the recovery.img and flash it via fastboot command
about S-OFF have you seen this method?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751187

Over to HTC Dev it is then Thanks for that, I'll keep you up to date and maybe even try the S-OFF via that method after the recovery.img is flashed. Assuming I get that far !!
Thank you again.

OK - Phone unlocked again and 4ext downloaded............ How do I flash an img file? Keep asking for zip. I assume I am now flashing from the PC as recovery on the phone is now just a reset function.
Thanks.