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Bootloop problem !! Please help me !! htc sensation S-ON BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED

Hi,
I bought a htc sensation .I wanted to install a custom rom but unknowingly i upgraded to ICS. Now my HBOOT version is 1.27 n i could not find revolutionary for it !! Bootloader unlocked but its still S-on I installed clockworkmod recovery 5.0.2.0 n followed a thread to root my phone but ended up in bootloop! though i tried to restore i cannot come out of bootloop ! Plz help me plz plz !!

htcsensationz710e said:
Hi,
I bought a htc sensation .I wanted to install a custom rom but unknowingly i upgraded to ICS. Now my HBOOT version is 1.27 n i could not find revolutionary for it !! Bootloader unlocked but its still S-on I installed clockworkmod recovery 5.0.2.0 n followed a thread to root my phone but ended up in bootloop! though i tried to restore i cannot come out of bootloop ! Plz help me plz plz !!
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Hi,
Sorry,revolutionary does not work with 1.27 yet.
Apparently ,it will come soon,but there is no eta.
There is a possibility to root,but it involves using HTC DEV
Look HERE

Ok !! but my phone is not rooted is that okay?? or shud i root it with some method ? after installing CWM 5.0.2 n superuser i checked with "root check basic" and it said that i dont have root access !! only after this i tried to install a rom n ended up in bootloop

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htcsensationz710e said:
Ok !! but my phone is not rooted is that okay?? or shud i root it with some method ? after installing CWM 5.0.2 n superuser i checked with "root check basic" and it said that i dont have root access !! only after this i tried to install a rom n ended up in bootloop
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Hi,
What ROM did you try to install?
I recommend you try to install ARHD 6.6.2
It will install root and 4EXT recovery.

hey,
I installed a stock ROM successfully , but I'm still stuck with bootloop !!! can u please tell me what to do ??

htcsensationz710e said:
hey,
I installed a stock ROM successfully , but I'm still stuck with bootloop !!! can u please tell me what to do ??
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Hi,
There has been a whole spate of these problems recently.
From what I can make out,the only way you can proceed is to use HTC DEV.
This is not a good thing ,because they then know what you have done,and you stand little chance if you attempt to return the phone under warranty.
So, the decision is yours.
Wait until someone figures a way to s-off 1.27
Or go with the HTC DEV method,which will then allow you to root and install custom ROMS that have a 3.32 base.

Thanks a lot buddy !!!
I tried HTC dev but still stuck with the problem !! will have to wait for revolutionary to s off 1.27 !!

htcsensationz710e said:
Thanks a lot buddy !!!
I tried HTC dev but still stuck with the problem !! will have to wait for revolutionary to s off 1.27 !!
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if you have unlocked bootloader by HTCdev then you can still install custom roms but only which support stock kernel like ARHD
you can just flash ARHD with stock kernel option(this is important ) through recovery... provided that you have updated firmware (3.32....)

I tried installing stock rom from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529941
It installed successfully but im still stuck with bootloop !!! Is it because of the firmware ?? But when i try updating my firmware it says "parsing PG581IMG.zip" !!! Plz can u help me out ???

htcsensationz710e said:
I tried installing stock rom from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529941
It installed successfully but im still stuck with bootloop !!! Is it because of the firmware ?? But when i try updating my firmware it says "parsing PG581IMG.zip" !!! Plz can u help me out ???
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- i had experience this problem. Try deleting the pg581img.zip from the sdcard and then reboot.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

Hi,
You need to flash the boot.img (which you can get by unzipping it from the rom .zip) via fastboot.
Install the rom first as usual on 4EXT, and then:
- Extract the boot.img and place it on your adb PC folder
- Start Sensation on fastboot usb
- Flash the boot.img: fastboot flash boot boot.img
- Reboot
If the rom you want to install has choices for custom kernels, you have to extract the .img which match the kernel you choose at rom install and flash it via fastboot as described.
If you don't do this way you will be stuck at bootloops.
The explanation of this is, as you have unlocked via HTCdev method and still s-on, the kernel are not flashed in boot partition when you install the rom from recovery, but you can flash it by using adb/fastboot from the command line.

Hey ,
Thanks a lot , buddy !!! its working !!! thank you thank you !!! Thanks a ton !!!

htcsensationz710e said:
Hey ,
Thanks a lot , buddy !!! its working !!! thank you thank you !!! Thanks a ton !!!
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Hi,
I am really pleased to see a success story here.
As a help to (countless) others with the same situation as yourself,could you possibly make a list of things you did to make it work.
Thanks.

htcsensationz710e said:
Hey ,
Thanks a lot , buddy !!! its working !!! thank you thank you !!! Thanks a ton !!!
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I'm glad it works for you

malybru said:
Hi,
I am really pleased to see a success story here.
As a help to (countless) others with the same situation as yourself,could you possibly make a list of things you did to make it work.
Thanks.
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I downloaded and installed a stock ROM from mike1986 thread !! Before installing i cleared the cache data/factory reset and delvik's cache from recovery and then
- Extract the boot.img and place it on your adb PC folder
- Start Sensation on fastboot usb
- Flash the boot.img: fastboot flash boot boot.img
- Reboot

I have HTC Sensation GSM, updated to the ICS now my hboot is 1.27, I kind of have the same problem, bootloader is unlocked, s-on, unlocked by HTC DEV method, when I go to recovery nothing appears, only black screen with triangle and question mark inside it. Can you help me plz!!???

pk-air said:
I have HTC Sensation GSM, updated to the ICS now my hboot is 1.27, I kind of have the same problem, bootloader is unlocked, s-on, unlocked by HTC DEV method, when I go to recovery nothing appears, only black screen with triangle and question mark inside it. Can you help me plz!!???
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you got stock recovery so you need to have custom recovery
4EXT is good one so
flash the recovery / install recovery from this thread
recovery here
its a apk...so just download it to your sd card and install it....when installing it'll ask you whether you are s-on or not...say "yes" -> this is pretty important
after that you can download the rom and install it...as per the steps provided by "htcsensationz710e"
if you got doubts..let me know

Thank you, I will try it and let you know what happens.

ICS

hello,
i have rooted my sensation (EU).. it is unlocked bootloader with s-on and hboot 1.27.0000 and when i tried to install unofficial ROM it instaled via recovery but freezes when it reboots from recovery...
and now i cant use my phone and i dont know how to unsolve the problem...
please help

Did you download 4ext recovery and enable smart flash ? Did you download the required 3.32 firmware?
I believe s on requires smart flash each time you flash a Rom. Also 4ext recovery is needed. Hope this helps, I'm s off so I flash a bit different than you but I believe this will help you.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

bojan00 said:
hello,
i have rooted my sensation (EU).. it is unlocked bootloader with s-on and hboot 1.27.0000 and when i tried to install unofficial ROM it instaled via recovery but freezes when it reboots from recovery...
and now i cant use my phone and i dont know how to unsolve the problem...
please help
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follow this guide to the letter then flash the rom again ....(for all adb commands in the guide you can skip them ..as you cant boot now ...and the adb commands are used only to take the phone to bootloader ..which you can do it manually)
or to come out of the stuck screen first
try the extra 1 step present in the above guide

realsis said:
Did you download 4ext recovery and enable smart flash ? Did you download the required 3.32 firmware?
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
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no i didnt..it worked while it was on official ics...so i didnt know that i need to do that...
is there hope for my phone ?

[Q] how flash rom via fastboot

my phone can't access the recovery and i want to change the rom
hboot: 1.27 . s-on . UNLOCK
rom: stock rom ICS 4.0.3
firmware: 3.33
PD: with unlocked bootloader I can use another kernel??
PD2: the reason for this is that I can not access the recovery because a brick happened to my phone so I did it working again through a tutorial.
this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
and when I try to access the recovery, it is a bit stuck on the htc logo and starts normally
why not have access the recovery???
thanks!

thenowis said:
my phone can't access the recovery and i want to change the rom
hboot: 1.27 . s-on . UNLOCK
rom: stock rom ICS 4.0.3
firmware: 3.33
PD: with unlocked bootloader I can use another kernel??
PD2: the reason for this is that I can not access the recovery because a brick happened to my phone so I did it working again through a tutorial.
this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
and when I try to access the recovery, it is a bit stuck on the htc logo and starts normally
why not have access the recovery???
thanks!
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May be recovery become currupted install 4ext recovery using this ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861 ) and then flash rom....

not working the recovery

thenowis said:
not working the recovery
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if you can boot your device normally install 4ext updater
then from it install 4ext recovery via internet
http://www.4ext.net/
if that fails too then use a ruu.exe to start over
see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425
then root again
but by the way did you follow correctly the steps flashing the recovery from the guide than above user provided you?

[SOLVED] [Help me revive my sensation[stuck on boot screen while trying s_off]

Ok first things first.. this all is what I did and what's my present situation
1. Unlocked the boooader as per the htc dev site instructions.
2. Tried to soff using jbear method. Every thing went fine untill the jbear utility gave command to restart the device.
After restart, jbear utility failed to recognise the device. It said device not detected, please install device drivers.
3. From that moment onwards, the device is stuck at the white htc bootscreen.
4. I also followed another guide to install custom recovery and custom rom without s off.
I was able to flash a custom recovery, and even the rom. But the device won't move ahead of the bootscreen.
5. Then tried to return to stock using ruu file. But my region ruu is still not available so that method didnt work(3.33.xx.xx asia india).
Have also tried a few more methods but none seem to work.
Help guys.
Phone info:
s-on
Cid 038
bootloader:1.27.0000 unlocked
b band:11.24A.3504.31_M
version main:3.33.720.6
model: PG58813000
Note:Fastboot usb mode seems to work fine.
PS:solution on second page

walkermoon said:
Ok first things first.. this all is what I did and what's my present situation
1. Unlocked the boooader as per the htc dev site instructions.
2. Tried to soff using jbear method. Every thing went fine untill the jbear utility gave command to restart the device.
After restart, jbear utility failed to recognise the device. It said device not detected, please install device drivers.
3. From that moment onwards, the device is stuck at the white htc bootscreen.
4. I also followed another guide to install custom recovery and custom rom without s off.
I was able to flash a custom recovery, and even the rom. But the device won't move ahead of the bootscreen.
5. Then tried to return to stock using ruu file. But my region ruu is still not available so that method didnt work(3.33.xx.xx asia india).
Have also tried a few more methods but none seem to work.
Help guys.
Phone info:
Cid 038
bootloader:1.27.0000
Note:Fastboot usb mode seems to work fine.
b band:11.24A.3504.31_M
version main:3.33.720.6
model: PG58813000
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Try to make superCID and install RUU or search for 3.32 RUU
Or try flashing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767&highlight=universal firmware from here 3.33 (there is 058 CID)

TNGrawer said:
Try to make superCID and install RUU or search for 3.32 RUU
Or try flashing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767&highlight=universal firmware from here 3.33 (there is 058 CID)
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he has to be on S-OFF to flash a firmware from bootloader and i don't think he achieved S-OFF
what he must to do is enable smartflash from 4ext(if you don't have that recovery use this one)
then flash the rom

rzr86 said:
he has to be on S-OFF to flash a firmware from bootloader and i don't think he achieved S-OFF
what he must to do is enable smartflash from 4ext(if you don't have that recovery use this one)
then flash the rom
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Yeah exactly.. device is still s–on. And thats what is causing all the troubles i guess. Can't flash europe or asia ruu(cid error).
And i have tried enabling smartflash. Flashed the android revolution rom. Installed fine. But still stuck on bootscreen.
And as I am not s–off, so i dont think 3.32 ruu would work. Correct me if i'm wrong.

Try flashing boot.IMG manually.
I don't exactly remember the fast boot command but since fast boot commands are working then you can try flashing the boot image manually.
Sent from my Ouya

And where do i get this boot image? From ruu?
Sent from my GT-I9100G using xda premium

Not gonna try and bombard you with information I'm not sure why your phone won't boot but I am sure completely installing a new rom (everything) should fix you up so here is what I'll try and lead you to go..
1 use 4ext recovery and enable smart flash and flash a fresh rom.
So are u on 4ext recovery don't worry if your not that HTC unlocked bootloader is just as good as s-off if your bricked and know how to use it
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda app-developers app

Get the boot image from the custom ROM. Try to extract it with 7-zip or another similar program
Sent from my Ouya

In the college right now.. give you update as soon as I reach home.

walkermoon said:
In the college right now.. give you update as soon as I reach home.
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also before flashing any rom
format all partitions except sdcard from 4ext
then enable smartflash and flash the rom

Still no luck
Ok.. i decided to flash a custom rom (ANDROID REVOLUTION)
1. Flashed 4ext recovery
2. Wiped all partitions except sd card.
3. Enabled smartflash.
4. Flashed rom.
5. Rebooted and still stuck at the htc logo screen( m really sick of this logo now).
Did I miss something?

You know those official updates that cone in a format P8500IMG.zip can you try to find that for your phone unfortunately this will probably result in loss of your root
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda app-developers app

Cheers guys.. Its back to life again
DON'T HAVE WORDS TO THANK YOU ALL.
Here's what I did..
From my experience.. i believe even after enabling smartflash, the boot image wasn't being flashed.
So what I did is extracted the boot. img from custom rom and flashed it via fastboot.
And voila.. it worked!!
Seems so simple now.. but it took me one week. Wouldn't have been possible without you guys.
Thanks a ton.
Cheers.

AndroidSupporter318 said:
Try flashing boot.IMG manually.
I don't exactly remember the fast boot command but since fast boot commands are working then you can try flashing the boot image manually.
Sent from my Ouya
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xanda143 said:
Not gonna try and bombard you with information I'm not sure why your phone won't boot but I am sure completely installing a new rom (everything) should fix you up so here is what I'll try and lead you to go..
1 use 4ext recovery and enable smart flash and flash a fresh rom.
So are u on 4ext recovery don't worry if your not that HTC unlocked bootloader is just as good as s-off if your bricked and know how to use it
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda app-developers app
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AndroidSupporter318 said:
Get the boot image from the custom ROM. Try to extract it with 7-zip or another similar program
Sent from my Ouya
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rzr86 said:
also before flashing any rom
format all partitions except sdcard from 4ext
then enable smartflash and flash the rom
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Thank you all. Actually all these tips lead to the solution.

[Q] bricked sensation xe, help

Hey i bricked my htc sensation xe while trying to get the Android 4.1.2 Viper S 3.1.2 Jelly Bean Custom Firmware rom. I followed this tutorial:
cannot post links because im new here sorry, its the first link when you google "vipers 3.1.2 sensation techbeasts"
this is my current situation: when i try to start the phone the green htc sign appears for a few seconds, then the screen turns black and nothing happens. i can access bootloader, fastboot (it connects to my computer) and i can access the recovery menu. when i open bootloader
this information appears:
*** unlocked ***
pyramid pvt ship s-on rl
hboot-1.29.0000
eMMC-boot
Mar 2 2012,18:14:34
this is how it happened: around 10 hours ago i had a completely stock htc sensation xe with Android 4.0.3. Because of perfomance issues
and my need to costumize stuff (years ago i had a jailbreaked ipod touch 2g and it was fun costumizing skins and adding tweaks ) i decided to
install a custom rom on my sensation xe, and i found the vipers 3.1.2 rom online. so i found a simple looking tutorial (link in introduction) to install it. i oversaw the little note that i need a ROOTED sensation and just started following the tutorial. after running into small problems i found out that i have to unlock the phone, which i did successfully with the htcdev website. after flashing the boot.img i was told to reboot the phone and it blackscreens after the htc logo ( it doesnt even show the quietly brilliant part ). its still not rooted by the way.
now i need help from someone, i am completely inexperienced with androids and would like to get my phone back to running, preferably with vipers 3.1.2 .my ideas are to either get it back to stock rom and try the tutorial again (this time with rooting it first ) or maybe to just root it now somehow and to carry on with the vipers rom installation. but i dont want to just go ahead and try it out and maybe hardbrick it. can somebody please help me out and tell me what to do?

You need to install custom recovery and flash a rom of your choice through recovery. The part with flashing boot.img comes after flashing the rom if your phone is not s-off.
Try finding some tutorials for all of the things I told you.

nlooooo said:
You need to install custom recovery and flash a rom of your choice through recovery. The part with flashing boot.img comes after flashing the rom if your phone is not s-off.
Try finding some tutorials for all of the things I told you.
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The first thing you need to do is to download an RUU rom for your senny, The n we could go through next step which would be installing it on the senny

ashkantab said:
The first thing you need to do is to download an RUU rom for your senny, The n we could go through next step which would be installing it on the senny
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He wants to install custom rom not to return back to stock, don't drag him to a wrong direction.

nlooooo said:
You need to install custom recovery and flash a rom of your choice through recovery. The part with flashing boot.img comes after flashing the rom if your phone is not s-off.
Try finding some tutorials for all of the things I told you.
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cwm or 4ext? and then i can just flash the vipers rom i wanted, flash the boot.img and got it running? what about rooting? my phone is not rooted yet.
thanks for the answers so far

JustW0LF said:
cwm or 4ext? and then i can just flash the vipers rom i wanted, flash the boot.img and got it running? what about rooting? my phone is not rooted yet.
thanks for the answers so far
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your bootloader is already unlocked..then like what nlooooo said in the previous post.. you just need to installing custom recovery choices what ever you want from 4EXT, TWRP or CWM then after that you can installing any custom rom that you want..off course you need always to flashing that rom boot.img too after every installing new custom rom..
hope this can help..

JJeamy said:
off course you need always to flashing that rom boot.img too after every installing new custom rom..
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not necessary if you enable smartflash from 4ext recovery exactly before flashing a custom rom(only for S-ON devices)

Thanks alot its running now! just flashed 4ext an could install the rom zip.

rzr86 said:
not necessary if you enable smartflash from 4ext recovery exactly before flashing a custom rom(only for S-ON devices)
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yap..your right..
i'm just not ever tried that future yet..
JustW0LF said:
Thanks alot its running now! just flashed 4ext an could install the rom zip.
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glad to hear that..