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[HELP THREAD] HTC Sensation | Ask any question | Noob friendly.

Hi guys. Had this idea for a while. There are a lot of people joining xda on daily basis, and there are a lot of repetitive questions being asked which fill up Development threads. Point them here.
First thing first. I strongly advise you to read THIS thread before posting ANYTHING on XDA.
Then, have a quick look at the links at the bottom of this post. You might find what you need right away.
Third. Even if you do get your question answered, please, do come back and read the links in this post to educate yourself. You'll be surprised how much time and frustration it will save you in the future.
ASK ANY QUESTION HERE,adb, drivers, superCID etc...... You will either get an answer or will get pointed in the right direction.
No abuse towards noobs or silly questions is tolerated here!
HALL OF FAME
People who contributed most to this thread. In no particular order. These people also have the right to use the banner below
undercover(The Tink-Meister)
Kohr-Ah
trkaaa
malybru (THE helpiest helper)
musarraf172
joaquinf
dublinz
dexter93
Hawke84
ganeshp
kgs1992
mf2112
ianoob
Jonny
rzr86
azzledazzle
click me--->>>>REAL TIME IRC HELP
Hi,
Welcome to the SENSATION !
New users,or old hands,there is something here for everyone .
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. Getting Started
Everyone was new here once,so Noobs New users,please take the time to familiarize yourselves with how things work in the forum.
Check HERE
Now,the Sensation has come a long way in it's short history,and there are now many new tools and guides available.
This thread is about publishing a list of these, including links,all in one place.
If,anyone knows of any others that should be included,please feel free to chip in.
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S-off
Since HTC came up with Hboot 1.27 and 1.29 ,Revolutionary has not worked.
The clever people at Unlimited.IO came up with the Juopunutbear S-OFF method.
This can be found HERE
There are some great guides and tools as well from :
. ganeshp:[GUIDE] Juopunutbear S-OFF NO VOID WARRANTY| ROOT (1.2x HBOOTS)--NEW: ONE CLICK ROOT
. kgs1992:[TOOL][10 JUNE] HTC Sensation/XE/4G Super Utility (all in one) by kgs1992 v6.6
. -Asskicker-:[GUIDE] Flashing roms with S-ON and 1.27 HBOOT
. hasoon2000:[TOOL] HTC Sensation 4G All-In-One Toolkit V1.1 [2-16-2012] [Noob-Proof]
. auggie2k:[GUIDE] Juopunutbear S-OFF (HBOOT 1.27.0000 with 3.32 ICS Firmware)
. KernelDev101: (S-OFF) {Guide} JuopunutBear S-OFF ( Virtualbox machine guide )
S-off with rumrunner
. topjohnwu: [GUIDE][NO NEED HTCDEV UNLOCK]Sick of the wire trick of S-OFF? Here's Rumrunner!!
. ichigo_kurosaki: [GUIDE] Unlocking Bootloader, Rooting, and Wiretrick-Free S-OFF for Beginners
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S-off with hboot < 1.18
. xl VipeR lx :[Guide] to Installing S-off, Unlocking, ClockWork, Root, SuperCID & S-on
. kgs1992:[TOOL][10 JUNE] HTC Sensation/XE/4G Super Utility (all in one) by kgs1992 v6.6
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Roms/kernels/fixes/guides ALL IN ONE!
walidhazem:★★★Roms/kernels/fixes/guides ALL IN ONE!★★★
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Recovery Installation Problems
. trkaaa:[ Guide ] for installing Both Custom / Stock Recovery / SU ( Downloads and Methods )
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WiFi Errors
seb_labine: [GUIDE] How to fix the «Wifi Error»
. trkaaa:Solve WiFi Errors , Wrong S-ON , Radio Problem, htc Dev Unlock Method ( how it Works)
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Phone Bricked?
. dexter93:[Finally Here!] HTC Unbricking Project
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Flashing ICS
. joaquinf:[GUIDE][JUL.15.12] How to flash ICS 3.33 firmware | flash/update ARHD ICS ROM
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Radio/Ril
. mf2112:[RADIO][RIL][May 28 2012] Sensation Radio/RIL files
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Firmware and CID
. Kohr-Ah:[Firmware][June-15]User-Friendly Firmware 1.17/3.12/3.24,3.30 & 3.32 Universal
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RUU
. kgs1992:[GUIDE]RUU related info (Stock with RUU, extracting rom.zip & other flashing methods)
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ROM Utilities
Patrics83:ROM Cleaner
Patrics83:Widget Scanner | Reload HTC Widget List | For All Sense 4.x ROMs
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Sensation Fixes
. Hawke84:[Fixes][03Apr] ICS Problem Fixes / Mods
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Freenode IRC ICS Chat Channel
. HELPMENOW
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If All Else Fails
. malybru:[HELP THREAD] Ask any question. Noob friendly.
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Root with 1.27 hboot
. TheSnakeX:[Guide] Root Official ICS ROM HBoot 1.27.000 Easily without S-Off
*Warning*---This tool is also for the One X.Take care NOT to flash the One X kernel.
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Swap Partition
delta-roh:[MOD] How to make and use a swap partition on the SD-card
hinxnz: [MOD] MultiSwap v1.1.0 [All in One] Prioritized Multiple Shared Swap
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TMOUS APN unlock for tethering
. GROGG88:[mod]TMOUS APN unlock for tethering
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Windows 7 & 8 Drivers
malybru: Windows 7 & 8 Drivers
8.1 drivers + youtube video instructions HERE
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Installing ADB/SDK and How to make a logcat
. blahbl4hblah :[GUIDE] Installing ADB/SDK and How to make a logcat
. MLIGN :[GUIDE] (For Noobs) SDK, ADB, and Drivers
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[Firmware][May 15][TMOUS-ICS-3.32.531.14-unlocked]
. GROGG88:[Firmware][May 15][TMOUS-ICS-3.32.531.14-unlocked]
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Sim Unlock
. xl VipeR lx:[GUIDE] TO UNLOCK YOUR SENSATION FREE - WORKING FOR EVERY SENSATION (noobproof)
kgs1992 : + this for hboot 1.27 or higher
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Debrand,Rebrand
. alexp999:[GUIDE] How to Debrand, Rebrand & Flash Stock ROMs to your Sensation
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OTA RootKeeper (and temporary un-root)
. supercurio: OTA RootKeeper
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GPS FIX
crypted: AGPS Patch Sensation | GET BACK TO RAPID GPS LOCK, CAN LOCK ONTO MORE SATS
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Ganesh Explains
ganeshp: Ganesh explains about rooting,s-off,HTCDEV,ROMS firmware,recovery,SuperCID,ETC<ETC>
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Hope this helps.
ENJOY
"Thanks button is just to avoid "thanks" posts in threads. Nothing more than that. Don't ask in signature or post for it and defeat the purpose why it was introduced"

This section should just have a FAQ thread

Yeah good idea.
We must rember, we were all noobs once.
And we do get a lot of stick and crappy comments at noobs.
I will help out all i can hear.

sromer said:
This section should just have a FAQ thread
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There is no way you can FAQ everything and to keep FAQ up to date is pain in the ass. Treat this thread as a chat.

Why wouldn't you SuperCID?
I put a question in the firmware/partition thread yesterday, still no answer so I'll kick off by asking it again.
I see a lot of people getting trouble with their CID when installing firmware, and the firmware package is constantly updated with new CID's, however it seems prudent to become SuperCID anyway.
Is there a reason for not wanting SuperCID? From my understanding it's just a "label" in the phone, so it doesn't affect signal strength / how good your radio works etc. So it seems weird to want to avoid SuperCID. Am I right?
The only reason I can think of is in case of warranty returns or so. But why are so many (with a working device) trying to install firmware with their original CID then?
I hope someone understands my question.

tinky1 said:
Hi guys. Had this idea for a while. There are a lot of people joining xda on daily basis, and there are a lot of repetitive questions being asked which fill up Development threads. Point them here.
ASK ANY QUESTION HERE,adb, drivers, superCID etc...... You will either get an answer or will get pointed in the right direction.
I hope more experienced guys will help out, lets turn this thread into near enough real time help chat. I hope idea takes of and this becomes a sticky. Obviously, anyone can ask questions, not just newbees.
No abuse towards noobs or silly questions is tolerated here!
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Thanks for offering to help. I am seeing a trend here that questions are simply ignored. I am a beginner in this 'root' thing. Though I successfully rooted my previous phone HTC Desire.
I had asked a query in the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436663 but nobody has answered it.
I will be obliged if you could kindly answer my question. TIA!

sarkar_007 said:
Thanks for offering to help. I am seeing a trend here that questions are simply ignored. I am a beginner in this 'root' thing. Though I successfully rooted my previous phone HTC Desire.
I had asked a query in the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436663 but nobody has answered it.
I will be obliged if you could kindly answer my question. TIA!
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Yes you are right, If you want to go back to S-on sometime (which you'll only want in case of warranty returns), you'll need official firmware/hboot. However, S-on is a dangerous process, people have bricked their devices doing it.
The official firmware from that thread can be used for other purposes as well (If you're phone works better, you can switch to stock ROM/firmware and leave it S-off), but if you're not having troubles, I see no need to do that.
Also, you can make a NANDroid backup of your phone after you have rooted/S-off/CWM, so switching to Stock ROM won't be a problem.
For now, I wholeheartedly recommend Custom ROMs with the appropriate firmware.

Gödel said:
I put a question in the firmware/partition thread yesterday, still no answer so I'll kick off by asking it again.
I see a lot of people getting trouble with their CID when installing firmware, and the firmware package is constantly updated with new CID's, however it seems prudent to become SuperCID anyway.
Is there a reason for not wanting SuperCID? From my understanding it's just a "label" in the phone, so it doesn't affect signal strength / how good your radio works etc. So it seems weird to want to avoid SuperCID. Am I right?
The only reason I can think of is in case of warranty returns or so. But why are so many (with a working device) trying to install firmware with their original CID then?
I hope someone understands my question.
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Personally i cant think off a reason not superCID your device. Other than Warrenty
I had to to install the latest firmware for my ICS rom.
Its such an easy thing to do

Gödel said:
Yes you are right, If you want to go back to S-on sometime (which you'll only want in case of warranty returns), you'll need official firmware/hboot. However, S-on is a dangerous process, people have bricked their devices doing it.
The official firmware from that thread can be used for other purposes as well (If you're phone works better, you can switch to stock ROM/firmware and leave it S-off), but if you're not having troubles, I see no need to do that.
Also, you can make a NANDroid backup of your phone after you have rooted/S-off/CWM, so switching to Stock ROM won't be a problem.
For now, I wholeheartedly recommend Custom ROMs with the appropriate firmware.
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Thats exactly what I wanted to know. The RUU posted in the thread is 1.45.720.1 and my phone is 1.45.720.2. Where can I get exact RUU? And if ever I want to go back to stock can I use the 1.45.720.1 on my phone which is 1.45.720.2?

Gödel said:
I put a question in the firmware/partition thread yesterday, still no answer so I'll kick off by asking it again.
I see a lot of people getting trouble with their CID when installing firmware, and the firmware package is constantly updated with new CID's, however it seems prudent to become SuperCID anyway.
Is there a reason for not wanting SuperCID? From my understanding it's just a "label" in the phone, so it doesn't affect signal strength / how good your radio works etc. So it seems weird to want to avoid SuperCID. Am I right?
The only reason I can think of is in case of warranty returns or so. But why are so many (with a working device) trying to install firmware with their original CID then?
I hope someone understands my question.
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No good reason not to superCID. Its just as easy to return to your previous cid.
sarkar_007 said:
Thanks for offering to help. I am seeing a trend here that questions are simply ignored. I am a beginner in this 'root' thing. Though I successfully rooted my previous phone HTC Desire.
I had asked a query in the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436663 but nobody has answered it.
I will be obliged if you could kindly answer my question. TIA!
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I use phone, tablet most of the time, so would appreciate if you posted questions here instead of providing links.
Gödel said:
Yes you are right, If you want to go back to S-on sometime (which you'll only want in case of warranty returns), you'll need official firmware/hboot. However, S-on is a dangerous process, people have bricked their devices doing it.
The official firmware from that thread can be used for other purposes as well (If you're phone works better, you can switch to stock ROM/firmware and leave it S-off), but if you're not having troubles, I see no need to do that.
Also, you can make a NANDroid backup of your phone after you have rooted/S-off/CWM, so switching to Stock ROM won't be a problem.
For now, I wholeheartedly recommend Custom ROMs with the appropriate firmware.
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S-on goes wrong if you do it on rooted phone only by the looks of it. Although, any of this nodding businessis potentially dangerous, all you can do is to learn as much as you can to minimise possibility of a brick.
big_sw2000 said:
Personally i cant think off a reason not superCID your device. Other than Warrenty
I had to to install the latest firmware for my ICS rom.
Its such an easy thing to do
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Easily reversible to your previous cid, same command as to superCID
sarkar_007 said:
Thats exactly what I wanted to know. The RUU posted in the thread is 1.45.720.1 and my phone is 1.45.720.2. Where can I get exact RUU? And if ever I want to go back to stock can I use the 1.45.720.1 on my phone which is 1.45.720.2?
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I did manage to find some ruus which are not on xda. You need to look in your local forums.

sarkar_007 said:
Thats exactly what I wanted to know. The RUU posted in the thread is 1.45.720.1 and my phone is 1.45.720.2. Where can I get exact RUU? And if ever I want to go back to stock can I use the 1.45.720.1 on my phone which is 1.45.720.2?
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From here:
http://www.filefactory.com/f/c87a2330449af512/
And usually if you use an earlier RUU it will prompt you eventually for an OTA that will get up back to where you belong.

Kohr-Ah said:
From here:
http://www.filefactory.com/f/c87a2330449af512/
And usually if you use an earlier RUU it will prompt you eventually for an OTA that will get up back to where you belong.
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Nice to see you join in Kohr-Ah

tinky1 said:
Nice to see you join in Kohr-Ah
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Glad to help when I can

HTC Sense tweak
Hello there! Can I somehow replace standart all programs viewer with something other? I need folders, because it's not useful when you get the whole stuff at once. But I also like standart home screen, so i just need to replace action of all programs button.

MrAndrewRu said:
Hello there! Can I somehow replace standart all programs viewer with something other? I need folders, because it's not useful when you get the whole stuff at once. But I also like standart home screen, so i just need to replace action of all programs button.
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Do you mean can you replace the launcher with something that is different/more compact?
You can always try a different desktop launcher like Go Launcher or ADW but you will lose your ability to use Sense widgets. I don't know of anyone that has modified Sense Launcher to allow folders.

I don't want other launchers - sense stock is good, but I need something other for all programs menu - actually i've found AppFolders.
I just want to remap action on left button to app folder, for example. Is it possible in sense?
(screens here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194882)

MrAndrewRu said:
I don't want other launchers - sense stock is good, but I need something other for all programs menu - actually i've found AppFolders.
I just want to remap action on left button to app folder, for example. Is it possible in sense?
(screens here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194882)
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It is completely possible as the EVO people have done it as so:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1148978
But I don't see that option in the mod forums for us. I would even ask tommytomatoe how to do it for the Sensation.

Kohr-Ah said:
It is completely possible as the EVO people have done it as so:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1148978
But I don't see that option in the mod forums for us. I would even ask tommytomatoe how to do it for the Sensation.
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Pity, it crashes. Maybe there are some hidden options (in so,ething like registry in windows)?
Anyway, ty for trying to help me

Sensation ICS
I have revolutionairy 6.02 on my phone and I am having problems with reboots. Seems to be around the sms. Anyone have any problems like this? I havent been able to find anyone else so far.
Also just curious if anyone has heard anything on cyanogenmod 9 for sensation? Love cyanogenmod roms.

TheManMountain said:
Also just curious if anyone has heard anything on cyanogenmod 9 for sensation? Love cyanogenmod roms.
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Cyanogen updates are like Fight Club.
Rule number 1. You don't talk about Cyanogen updates.
Rule number 2. You don't talk about Cyanogen updates.
That aside.....CM9 is being worked on. That's the only update there is. It'll get here when it gets here. (And yeah...I'm drooling with anticipation too and it drives me bonkers that I have no idea when we'll get to see it But that's the way Cyanogen rolls.)

[Q] Advantages Of Rooting

What are the main advantages of rooting my HTC sensation?

abhishek89 said:
What are the main advantages of rooting my HTC sensation?
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BEFORE you do anything make sure you read, read and re-read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
BE CAREFUL, it's easy to brick the phone if you don't read and understand, especially if you start applying Firmware updates required for ICS. A few folks have managed to get the latest firmware applied and removed S-OFF, this is a problem as the revolutionary.io method to S-OFF won't work with the later Firmware versions.
Make sure you read the guides before you start, I can't stress this enough.
S-OFF switches off the security flag. (REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DO MOST THINGS)
Custom Recovery (e.g. CWM or 4EXT) allows you to install custom ROMs and other components.
The Custom ROMs are generally smaller in size and faster that the stock HTC one. You can also install different kernels allowing you to increase the CPU speed, e.g. 1.2GHz to 1.7GHz in some cases.
Another benefit is that you can use Titanium to backup and recover components of the ROM, data and apps. Another benefit is the ability to use nandroid ackup/recovery. Nandroid is a complete phone backup whereas Titanium is at a more granular level.

Before you do any of the above, do the following:
Go to Settings>About phone>Software information and make a note of the 'Software version' - this is the MOST important thing you need to make a note of.
Once you have that number, post back here so we can advise if an RUU is available to you for warranty purposes

Custom ROMs - better than stock
nuff said
(some apps require root too)

There are a lot of answers for "what are the advantages of rooting?"

Thanks.. I have Rooted successfully..
Running ARHD 6.5.1...
awesome

EddyOS said:
Before you do any of the above, do the following:
Go to Settings>About phone>Software information and make a note of the 'Software version' - this is the MOST important thing you need to make a note of.
Once you have that number, post back here so we can advise if an RUU is available to you for warranty purposes
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As abhishek89 has succeeded installing a custom ROM I hope he doesn't mind me asking a few questions in his tread.
I'm a beginner when it comes to custom ROM's and everything that has something to do with it. But I am interested in trying it out, just afraid of bricking my device .
So I hope you don't mind offering me some information EddyOS as i've seen your advice around the forum is always helpful!
I've looked up a few numbers and was wondering if I could proceed doing some things,
Android version: 2.3.4
HTC Sense version: 3.0
Softwarenumber: 1.50.206.1
I hope you don't mind! and if you need any more information regarding my device please ask!
Thanks,
Wapstra

No problem mate.. We are all one in XDA

Wapstra said:
As abhishek89 has succeeded installing a custom ROM I hope he doesn't mind me asking a few questions in his tread.
I'm a beginner when it comes to custom ROM's and everything that has something to do with it. But I am interested in trying it out, just afraid of bricking my device .
So I hope you don't mind offering me some information EddyOS as i've seen your advice around the forum is always helpful!
I've looked up a few numbers and was wondering if I could proceed doing some things,
Android version: 2.3.4
HTC Sense version: 3.0
Softwarenumber: 1.50.206.1
I hope you don't mind! and if you need any more information regarding my device please ask!
Thanks,
Wapstra
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Try out this thread before flashing custom ROM you need to ROOT your phone..
Here is the link, Follow Step 1,2 and 3 carefully.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
If you do the above according to that thread, there is no need of worring.
After you ROOT, follow this thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849

Wapstra said:
As abhishek89 has succeeded installing a custom ROM I hope he doesn't mind me asking a few questions in his tread.
I'm a beginner when it comes to custom ROM's and everything that has something to do with it. But I am interested in trying it out, just afraid of bricking my device .
So I hope you don't mind offering me some information EddyOS as i've seen your advice around the forum is always helpful!
I've looked up a few numbers and was wondering if I could proceed doing some things,
Android version: 2.3.4
HTC Sense version: 3.0
Softwarenumber: 1.50.206.1
I hope you don't mind! and if you need any more information regarding my device please ask!
Thanks,
Wapstra
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Flash proper firmware first before flashing any ICS ROM..
here is the link for firmware,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412618

abhishek89 said:
No problem mate.. We are all one in XDA
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Check your CID before flashing the firmware.. of else get superCID that is better and safe for future..
here is the link,
IF you are ROOTED follow step 4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
(WARNING: DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK)
If you follow correctly, then there is no risk of bricking..
If you find my reply useful, please hit THANKS button on my replies..
cheers, have a good day..

Thank you for writing such a quick reply!
I used an app called Cid Getter and it says that my CID is [CID is: ]: [O2___001]
I bought my phone in The Netherlands tho, so I don't know how the O2 got there, but I guess it's not a big deal ?
I've read trough most of the information about S-Off, Unlocking, Permanent Root, Clockwork etc. And I was just wondering if you could give me a ''go'' on starting all that stuff ? Sorry for asking that so many times!
So looking at my CID and Software information I can start S-Off and continue trough the rest of the tutorial ?
Android version: 2.3.4
HTC Sense version: 3.0
Softwarenumber: 1.50.206.1
CID O2___001

I'm beeing so rude, that I use this thread myself. Totally noobish when it comes to rooting.
But here is my Software info:
Android version: 4.03
HTC sense version: 3.6
Software Number: 3.33.401.6
Edit: Have HBOOT 1.27.000. How do I S-OFF with this version?
In advance, thank you

Terjemann said:
I'm beeing so rude, that I use this thread myself. Totally noobish when it comes to rooting.
But here is my Software info:
Android version: 4.03
HTC sense version: 3.6
Software Number: 3.33.401.6
Edit: Have HBOOT 1.27.000. How do I S-OFF with this version?
In advance, thank you
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follow this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661631

Don't think i'm gonna risk to do this.. Don't feel capable to root the phone myself.. But thanks for the answer anyway

Terjemann said:
Don't think i'm gonna risk to do this.. Don't feel capable to root the phone myself.. But thanks for the answer anyway
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I have rooted two Sensations, the first via Revolutionary.io (only works up to HBOOT 1.18.0000) and the Juopunutbear on a replacement (under warranty, screen just stopped working one day nada to do with S-OFF).
The Juopunutbear method works just a bit frustrating on getting the timing right with the paper clip. Read up on it, it really does work and seems to work well.
I would thoroughly recommend getting S-OFF onto your phone, makes life sooooo much easier.

I have a rooted HTC Sensation, is it ok to update to stock 4.0?

So my friend rooted my phone for me and installed a custom rom that supports a language I needed (arabic).
It turns out that the 4.0 carries that language and I have been having a lot of problem with the current rom. If I want to upgrade to 4.0 how can go on with this?
Also, I would like to stay rooted because from what I understand, if I am rooted the phone is unlocked and I am planning on going overseas for a month and so it would be nice to have a unlocked phone with me.
I really appreciate all the help guys thanks!

First of all, there is no stock 4.0, unless you mean ICS 4.0.x. Because of the vague information, I assumed you meant sense 4.0.
Second of all, you need to provide some info, and why can't your friend fix it for you? I have no idea what's currently on your phone. If you're running gingerbread, then you'll have to do a firmware update + rom update. You've provided us the fact that your friend put a rom on there for you. That does not help one bit. What rom? and again, why can't he fix it? Normally, it's pretty easy to update the rom, there are tons of instructions provided in the forums. I would suggest looking around. The only hard part for you may be the firmware updating... Since you appear to have no idea what rom you're running, myself and others won't know how to help at all. You want to update to this "4.0" with little to no information provided. Fyi, phone rooted does not mean the phone is unlocked. You'll have to double check that, Good luck!
ps. your title is even more confusing. Are you getting the 4.0 OTA and asking if it's okay to update? or are you asking HOW to update? I'm assuming you're asking how to update lol

Ermm, this type of question (correcting: exactly this question) had been asked (and answered) a couple of times

KAwAtA said:
First of all, there is no stock 4.0, unless you mean ICS 4.0.x. Because of the vague information, I assumed you meant sense 4.0.
Second of all, you need to provide some info, and why can't your friend fix it for you? I have no idea what's currently on your phone. If you're running gingerbread, then you'll have to do a firmware update + rom update. You've provided us the fact that your friend put a rom on there for you. That does not help one bit. What rom? and again, why can't he fix it? Normally, it's pretty easy to update the rom, there are tons of instructions provided in the forums. I would suggest looking around. The only hard part for you may be the firmware updating... Since you appear to have no idea what rom you're running, myself and others won't know how to help at all. You want to update to this "4.0" with little to no information provided. Fyi, phone rooted does not mean the phone is unlocked. You'll have to double check that, Good luck!
ps. your title is even more confusing. Are you getting the 4.0 OTA and asking if it's okay to update? or are you asking HOW to update? I'm assuming you're asking how to update lol
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I apologize for being vague here are info on my phone.
I am on Android Version 2.3.7
Baseband version: 10.56.9035.00
Kernal Version 2.6.35.13_CyangenMod+
Mod Version: CyanogenMod-7.1.0-SelfKANG10-Sensation
Build Number: GRJ22
I am trying to update to the new version which is ICS for my sensation. I am not sure if it's out or not though.
I guess my question is:
Do I have to unroot my phone to use ICS?
if not, can you please point me to where I can follow a guide to do this?

doc2142 said:
I apologize for being vague here are info on my phone.
I am on Android Version 2.3.7
Baseband version: 10.56.9035.00
Kernal Version 2.6.35.13_CyangenMod+
Mod Version: CyanogenMod-7.1.0-SelfKANG10-Sensation
Build Number: GRJ22
I am trying to update to the new version which is ICS for my sensation. I am not sure if it's out or not though.
I guess my question is:
Do I have to unroot my phone to use ICS?
if not, can you please point me to where I can follow a guide to do this?
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Since you are unsure of what you are doing, I wouldn't advise you to try since you do run the risk of "Bricking" your device if something goes wrong - Your Choice!
Having stated that, if you really do want to install ICS:
1. Install firmware 3.32 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
2. Install a CUSTOM Recovery.
3. Choose your ROM - There are a few Sense 3.6 ROMs but no Sense 4.0 with no bugs (FAIK).
You should really Search the Development thread and choose a ROM which suits YOU as everyones needs/wants are slightly different. Most ROMs tell you what you need to install and there already guides on how to do it.
You could follow the guide from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298
Here are also a couple of good thread with tons of info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542555
ROOTING only unlocks the ability to change files stored anywhere on the phone, you need to SIM UNLOCK if you intend to use a different carrier or possibly in a different country. There is a thread in development on how to do this for free too!!!
Hope this helps

deano309 said:
Since you are unsure of what you are doing, I wouldn't advise you to try since you do run the risk of "Bricking" your device if something goes wrong - Your Choice!
Having stated that, if you really do want to install ICS:
1. Install firmware 3.32 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
2. Install a CUSTOM Recovery.
3. Choose your ROM - There are a few Sense 3.6 ROMs but no Sense 4.0 with no bugs (FAIK).
You should really Search the Development thread and choose a ROM which suits YOU as everyones needs/wants are slightly different. Most ROMs tell you what you need to install and there already guides on how to do it.
You could follow the guide from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298
Here are also a couple of good thread with tons of info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542555
ROOTING only unlocks the ability to change files stored anywhere on the phone, you need to SIM UNLOCK if you intend to use a different carrier or possibly in a different country. There is a thread in development on how to do this for free too!!!
Hope this helps
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Following the the author's question, will it be okay to install official ics updates from htc if you using a custom rom?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

anonymous0612 said:
Following the the author's question, will it be okay to install official ics updates from htc if you using a custom rom?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA
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Not sure why you'd want to do this, when you can just install a room based off of the official release like ARHD. You'd retain root and also get all the awesome features included in the ROM that HTC won't add in there.
Sent from my Sensation using XDA

I've also heard of phones being severely bricked after updating from stock. Actually, I've worked on them. They were galaxy s prevails, though
Sent from my Sensation using XDA

damastah said:
Not sure why you'd want to do this, when you can just install a room based off of the official release like ARHD. You'd retain root and also get all the awesome features included in the ROM that HTC won't add in there.
Sent from my Sensation using XDA
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Does all feature works in ARHD? my worry is that in some custom rom, some features do not work.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

just install android revolution HD
it offers stock experience but on a custom rom
no modifications have been made to the original rom
All features work including beats audio, face unlock and in summary all features
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
here is the link you will also find link to download full stock rooted

[Q] Updating my new Desire S

Hello,
First of all, thanks for this great forum, i'm new to android and being here is really helpful.
I've read some of the guides posted, still i'd like to have some tips and infos.
I'm from Italy and my Desire S is still working on Gingerbread (!). I would like to update the firmware, if not to Jelly Bean (since the custom one is still beta, but advise me here), at least to ICS, but i don't know the routine to follow (ROOT, then Flash one of the custom ROMS? Being in S-Off mode is needed i guess). Another thing i don't get is flashing radios..
Help would be really appreciated, THANKS.

There is nothing to tell you that you can't find by reading the stickies and understanding what to do.

SimonTS said:
There is nothing to tell you that you can't find by reading the stickies and understanding what to do.
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i know, im asking just because im new and not secure of the routine to follow. thanks anyway

el_d4rio said:
Hello,
First of all, thanks for this great forum, i'm new to android and being here is really helpful.
I've read some of the guides posted, still i'd like to have some tips and infos.
I'm from Italy and my Desire S is still working on Gingerbread (!). I would like to update the firmware, if not to Jelly Bean (since the custom one is still beta, but advise me here), at least to ICS, but i don't know the routine to follow (ROOT, then Flash one of the custom ROMS? Being in S-Off mode is needed i guess). Another thing i don't get is flashing radios..
Help would be really appreciated, THANKS.
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If you haven't messed with your phone, i.e. rooted it, flashed any fancy thirty party rom, etc, and the phone is running official HTC ROM and in the exact same state as you bought it, I'd suggest OTA and upgrade to official ICS since you are new to android. Go to setting - about phone then update from there.
If you'd like to try other ROMs then there's plenty guide in this forum already.

Imo official 4.0.4 is a bad idea.
1) It has bugs
2) hboot 2.02 cannot be downgraded without htcdev
Sent from my HTC Desire S

amidabuddha said:
Imo official 4.0.4 is a bad idea.
1) It has bugs
2) hboot 2.02 cannot be downgraded without htcdev
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My Desire S is new and "untouched". For what i had got, the official htc release is to be installed manually and has some issues, so I had thought a custom and more recent ROM would have been better.

el_d4rio said:
My Desire S is new and "untouched". For what i had got, the official htc release is to be installed manually and has some issues, so I had thought a custom and more recent ROM would have been better.
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Then use revolutionary (S-OFF) not unlock via htcdev.com, 4ext recovery and you are good to go
If you are on Sense 3 you will have to downgrade in order to use Revolutionary.io
And of course I concider the ROM in my signature as the best to date

amidabuddha said:
Then use revolutionary (S-OFF) not unlock via htcdev.com, 4ext recovery and you are good to go
If you are on Sense 3 you will have to downgrade in order to use Revolutionary.io
And of course I concider the ROM in my signature as the best to date
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Thanks, after revolutionary (i'm on sense 2) rooting? Is yours a JB ROM? Anyway, checking on updates from the phone, i got a client FOTA Update. Should i do it?

el_d4rio said:
Thanks, after revolutionary (i'm on sense 2) rooting? Is yours a JB ROM? Anyway, checking on updates from the phone, i got a client FOTA Update. Should i do it?
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If you are going custom better not use OTA
Revolutionary will install custom recovery so the next thing will be a backup of your stock ROM and installing the Rom.zip from the sdcard via the recovery. No rooting, because all custom ROMs are pre-rooted.
My ROM is ICS, there is no complete stable JB yet but once you have s-off you can try them all within minutes. And do not forget to sync/backup your data (contacts, etc) to Google or with some app from the Play Store. And read some guides before starting anything. I am just giving you directions not a tutorial
Sent from my HTC Desire S

amidabuddha said:
If you are going custom better not use OTA
Revolutionary will install custom recovery so the next thing will be a backup of your stock ROM and installing the Rom.zip from the sdcard via the recovery. No rooting, because all custom ROMs are pre-rooted.
My ROM is ICS, there is no complete stable JB yet but once you have s-off you can try them all within minutes. And do not forget to sync/backup your data (contacts, etc) to Google or with some app from the Play Store. And read some guides before starting anything. I am just giving you directions not a tutorial
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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So why do you "root"? Just to unlock the phone without touching the FW?
Going custom i guess it's the only way, because htc is not going to update anymore, so better learn how to.
Anyway THANKS A LOT, it's more clear now

el_d4rio said:
so why do you "root"? Just to unlock the phone without touching the FW?
Anyway THANKS A LOT, it's more clear now
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Yes you can root your current software (the stock one) if you need just root for an app or something specific without changing the software.
But going custom means to run Android and Sense version which you will never have officially. And they all come pre-rooted
Sent from my HTC Desire S

One last thing amida... What's the difference between the various Sense versions? Just the theme? Will it be updated along with the installation of a custom ROM?
THANKS AGAIN

el_d4rio said:
One last thing amida... What's the difference between the various Sense versions? Just the theme? Will it be updated along with the installation of a custom ROM?
THANKS AGAIN
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They have different versions, because they are ported from different devices and there are difference between them. Not only visual but also performance.
More info about each ROM you will find in the first post of its thread.
Sent from my HTC Desire S

hello amida, i'm starting to update now... so im gonna do: s-off, recovery, 4ext choosing one of the customs. Which step should i do an image of my stock ROM in (so i can go back if needed) and how? Can you also recommend me an application for my datas backup?
THANKS

el_d4rio said:
hello amida, i'm starting to update now... so im gonna do: s-off, recovery, 4ext choosing one of the customs. Which step should i do an image of my stock ROM in (so i can go back if needed) and how? Can you also recommend me an application for my datas backup?
THANKS
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The best app for applications and data backup is titanium backup. It also allows you to make a flashable update zip you can flash after installing a new rom
Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. ~Wernher Von Braun

jugg1es said:
The best app for applications and data backup is titanium backup. It also allows you to make a flashable update zip you can flash after installing a new rom
Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. ~Wernher Von Braun
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Ok, and for saving an image of my stock ROM, just in case i need to go back?

Nandroid backup is a part of the recovery and not an app.
Start reading instead of asking, please. The procedure is covered a million times in a million places.
To the answering guys, (almost) off-topic:
I have a riddle for you, or actually, a somewhat sad observation to share and see your opinions. Since this thread is one of the examples for what I'm going to talk about, and it's useless anyway, I won't feel any remorse diverting it.
I've seen several threads during the last couple of weeks where a random noob got the best out of one of the knowledgeable members of the community - in this and other forums - and they helped him instead of sending him to read stuff that he was supposed to be reading to know the answer.
In absolutely all of those threads, noob questions continued and deteriorated to the most basic ones. There wasn't even one thread where the noob wouldn't continue with flood of basic FAQ-sort of questions.
I've wrote in a couple of them more or less what I wrote here - an unpleasant message to stop the flood of baby questions.
All of the noobs were offended.
All of the noobs actually searched and found their answer after that message, and stopped the flood (with a message that here, they were so great they actually found everything themselves).
It's kinda sad, don't you think? Quite a few times bad treatment seems the most efficient way to achieve the best results... Guess there's no miraculous other way I'm missing, or maybe there is?
(P.S. I'm also moderating a local motorcyclists forum, and keeping the same harsh line in technical sub-forum. Works 100% for >5 years already. But sometimes it gets you wondering about human nature...)

Jack_R1 said:
Nandroid backup is a part of the recovery and not an app.
Start reading instead of asking, please. The procedure is covered a million times in a million places.
To the answering guys, (almost) off-topic:
I have a riddle for you, or actually, a somewhat sad observation to share and see your opinions. Since this thread is one of the examples for what I'm going to talk about, and it's useless anyway, I won't feel any remorse diverting it.
I've seen several threads during the last couple of weeks where a random noob got the best out of one of the knowledgeable members of the community - in this and other forums - and they helped him instead of sending him to read stuff that he was supposed to be reading to know the answer.
In absolutely all of those threads, noob questions continued and deteriorated to the most basic ones. There wasn't even one thread where the noob wouldn't continue with flood of basic FAQ-sort of questions.
I've wrote in a couple of them more or less what I wrote here - an unpleasant message to stop the flood of baby questions.
All of the noobs were offended.
All of the noobs actually searched and found their answer after that message, and stopped the flood (with a message that here, they were so great they actually found everything themselves).
It's kinda sad, don't you think? Quite a few times bad treatment seems the most efficient way to achieve the best results... Guess there's no miraculous other way I'm missing, or maybe there is?
(P.S. I'm also moderating a local motorcyclists forum, and keeping the same harsh line in technical sub-forum. Works 100% for >5 years already. But sometimes it gets you wondering about human nature...)
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don't worry i'm not offended... i read most of the stuff and guides out here, not taking just a minute to post the thread and having everyhting done by someone else.. i just needed directions! Anyway, if you don't want this kinda stuff in the forum, just put it in the registration form, newbies not accepted, and the prolem is solved

There is another thing that's floating around
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA

yup

Quick question regarding official ROM

Hi guys
Just trying to put a new ROM on my HTC Desire S, I have been using Cyanogenmod 7.2 and was trying to get either the official UK MIUI 4.0 ROM or Cyanogenmod 10 (experimental) working, both installed but neither would boot (stuck on HTC boot screen).
Managed to get an old MIUI running on it for the time being but still want one of the ones above.
My question is, do I need to upgrade to the official android 4.0 ROM first before either of the custom ones will work? I have it downloaded and ready to install but I'm worried that it will un-root my phone, lock my bootloader and uninstall my recovery
Currently I have
SAVA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
Any other tips? Really want a custom android 4.0 rom
Thanks
Chris
Also, one more question, do you think it's because of my recovery that the ROM's won't boot after installing? I am using 4ext but I've tried to install clockworkmod using ROM manager but it continues to load up to 4ext, not sure if this will actually make a difference.

Billy the Puppet said:
Hi guys
Just trying to put a new ROM on my HTC Desire S, I have been using Cyanogenmod 7.2 and was trying to get either the official UK MIUI 4.0 ROM or Cyanogenmod 10 (experimental) working, both installed but neither would boot (stuck on HTC boot screen).
Managed to get an old MIUI running on it for the time being but still want one of the ones above.
My question is, do I need to upgrade to the official android 4.0 ROM first before either of the custom ones will work? I have it downloaded and ready to install but I'm worried that it will un-root my phone, lock my bootloader and uninstall my recovery
Currently I have
SAVA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
Any other tips? Really want a custom android 4.0 rom
Thanks
Chris
Also, one more question, do you think it's because of my recovery that the ROM's won't boot after installing? I am using 4ext but I've tried to install clockworkmod using ROM manager but it continues to load up to 4ext, not sure if this will actually make a difference.
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Maybe you forgot to install the boot.img? Your DS is S-ON so you have to install it manually.
Sent from my droid hTC Saga

miwanr said:
Maybe you forgot to install the boot.img? Your DS is S-ON so you have to install it manually.
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OP is another person who doesn't want to actually search or read before asking questions.
Read Ben's Index thread. The reason people like Ben put so much effort into creating threads like that is so that people like the OP can read and find all the information they need before asking the same questions that dozens of other lazy people have asked before.
Look at S-ON, boot.img, hBoot, LCD Panel type etc - make sure that your phone is in a condition where it is capable of running the newer ROMs.

miwanr said:
Maybe you forgot to install the boot.img? Your DS is S-ON so you have to install it manually.
Sent from my droid hTC Saga
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Thanks mate, I was going to try this when I have access to my other laptop which has the fastboot commands working on it, found that from this link
http://www.alonon.net/htc-desire-s-boot-problem/
SimonTS said:
OP is another person who doesn't want to actually search or read before asking questions.
Read Ben's Index thread. The reason people like Ben put so much effort into creating threads like that is so that people like the OP can read and find all the information they need before asking the same questions that dozens of other lazy people have asked before.
Look at S-ON, boot.img, hBoot, LCD Panel type etc - make sure that your phone is in a condition where it is capable of running the newer ROMs.
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Thanks for the link, I did do an awful lot of searching and messing around before asking, there's an awful lot of information to take in and most of it isn't relevant to me, definitely not lazy, I've done this all before without having to ask but this time I was stumped.

Billy the Puppet said:
Thanks for the link, I did do an awful lot of searching and messing around before asking, there's an awful lot of information to take in and most of it isn't relevant to me, definitely not lazy, I've done this all before without having to ask but this time I was stumped.
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I gave you four key things to check (although the first two are kinda linked). If any one of those things is not correct for the ROM you are trying to install then you will fail to boot. Those things are relevant to EVERYBODY installing a ROM, even more so for any of the newer ROMs.

SimonTS said:
I gave you four key things to check (although the first two are kinda linked). If any one of those things is not correct for the ROM you are trying to install then you will fail to boot. Those things are relevant to EVERYBODY installing a ROM, even more so for any of the newer ROMs.
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Are there any instructions for installing CyanogenMod 10? I had a good look through the thread but couldn't find any, I understand that there are specifics depending on which ROM but when there's no obvious instructions it's quite difficult.
Thanks
Edit: It has to be flashing the boot.img file after flashing the ROM, I seem to remember having to do that before.
Thanks for everyone's help, I knew it was something obvious I was missing.

In the index thread there is this. Step 4, been said too many times.
The reason guys like u get stuck is because u jump straight to dev section and say there is no proper instruction there.
All the proper instructions and need to know is in the general section and index. Read those first before proceeding to dev section and u will do fine.

rain987 said:
In the index thread there is this. Step 4, been said too many times.
The reason guys like u get stuck is because u jump straight to dev section and say there is no proper instruction there.
All the proper instructions and need to know is in the general section and index. Read those first before proceeding to dev section and u will do fine.
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That page looks very familiar as it goes, must have used it before.
Thanks for everyone's help again

rain987 said:
In the index thread there is this. Step 4, been said too many times.
The reason guys like u get stuck is because u jump straight to dev section and say there is no proper instruction there.
All the proper instructions and need to know is in the general section and index. Read those first before proceeding to dev section and u will do fine.
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Rain987 is right. I also think this is the reason why you need 10 posts to be allowed to post in dev section. Little bit offtopic, but okay :/