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[Q] Sensation Newb- Locked Bootloader 1.23 CM9 Woes

Yes, I am a newb to the Sensation, but not flashing in general. I have previously had hacked SamVibrant, HD2, and most recently, the G2x, so I know from a constant flasher's POV generally what Im doing.
I've been searching for answers to this for days now, and nothing really seems to work, so let me just start with what is going on.
CURRENT STATS:
-PHONE-TMO Sensation 4g
-S-OFF
-ROOTED
-BOOTLOADER-1.23.0000
-RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M
At the top of the bootloader screen it says ****LOCKED**** Which I am guessing is obviously in refrence to the bootloader itself.
Also I currently have the latest 4EXT recovery flashed. When I got the phone it had CWM 5.00.2 or whatever the latest was.
Just bought a Sensation from a guy on Craigslist, and when I got it, it had a CM7 AOSP ROM running on it. I definitely wanted ICS, so I started reading and trying to get it.
So I started here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300&highlight=hboot+1+23
I tried the PG58IMG.zip install via the bootloader, but kept getting errors and security fails. So I researched more and found a post about how to fix that, but the problem is that there is almost always a need to use Revolutionary, and I can't because it doesn't support the 1.23 bootloader.
I have also tried the PG58DIAG via bootloader, and still got mismatch and security errors.
I also just recently tried flashing back to the "REALSTOCKEXPERIENCE" stock ROM which was successful, but it didn't fix my bootloader or unlock woes. Lastly I tried the HTC dev Unlock, and it would not work, because When I got to the part where it attempts to connect to the phone via USB to do get the identifier token it would not connect. It just kept waiting. I tried resetting my phone and reloading the BL but it would not work.
Also I have noticed that I cannot get my phone to connect VIA USB to the PC when in FASTBOOT or Bootloader. Is that normal?
Please help a brother get some ICS on my new phone! I loved my HD2, although it was a bi#$% to flash sometimes, I loved it, and that is why I went with HTC again. This all makes me miss my Vibrant, where you could flash all day long and root without a computer... Good times....

You're already s-off, so most of the work has already been done for you. Make sure you have fast boot unchecked in power options in your current rom. After that, all that's left to do is check your cid. If you're supercid, then grab any 3.32 base firmware from one of the many rom threads in our dev forum, install it via bootloader, remove the firmware file from sd card (do it from pc after you power down the phone), then flash a rom. This will also upgrade your bootloader to 1.27 unlocked and change your radio to the latest. Don't forget to check md5!
If you're not supercid, then you'll need to find kohr-ah's firmware thread because he has corresponding firmware for all cids. Then grab any rom and enjoy.
As for connecting fastboot via USB, you need the htc sync drivers installed on your PC.
Sorry for lack of links. I'm on mobile and searching is a PITA on the phone.
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Make a nandroid backup before you do any of this.

Thanks a bunch. I will give it a go a third time, but that is one of the problems that I am having, is that I can't flash anything via bootloader. I just get tons of errors...
Lets see if the third time is a charm.
EDIT: I still can't use revolutionary for Super CID because the bootloader is 1.23, but I used a Terminal window and the getprop ro.cid/mid and got this:
Cid-T-MOB010.... is this super CID'd?? I was looking for a reference post, but cant remember where I found it before.

no you are not super cid, it would say 111111. But your good everything is already done really.... Go to kor ah's noob friendly firmware thread, find the 3.32 firmware from T-Mobile with the tmobo10 included. Put it on the root if your SD and there you go flash an ics rom. Just remember to delete it after.
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wadill said:
no you are not super cid, it would say 111111. But your good everything is already done really.... Go to kor ah's noob friendly firmware thread, find the 3.32 firmware from T-Mobile with the tmobo10 included. Put it on the root if your SD and there you go flash an ics rom. Just remember to delete it after.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium
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^^ This. Kohr-Ah's thread is the way to go then.
On a side note, you might be able to write supercid after flashing the 1.27 bootloader because the one floating around is already unlocked by revolutionary. Why bother? Because it'll make things easier if we have to upgrade our firmware again in the future.

antiparadigm said:
Thanks a bunch. I will give it a go a third time, but that is one of the problems that I am having, is that I can't flash anything via bootloader. I just get tons of errors...
Lets see if the third time is a charm.
EDIT: I still can't use revolutionary for Super CID because the bootloader is 1.23, but I used a Terminal window and the getprop ro.cid/mid and got this:
Cid-T-MOB010.... is this super CID'd?? I was looking for a reference post, but cant remember where I found it before.
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Forget Revolutionary. You are already S-OFF so you don't need the tool any more. All you need to do is flash the 3.32 firmware (it comes with HBOOT 1.27, ICS won't boot on 1.23) from >here<, and SuperCID (look here at step 4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300).

Okay, I am on the right track now. I hunted and hunted, and finally found a PG58IMG that would flash on my bootloader. That put me on the 1.27 bootloader which allowed me to flash the unlocked 1.17 Bootloader which previously would not flash. now I am trying to get the RUU to flash me back to a non-Rooted ROM so I can reflash the 3.32 and then ICS... Once again, I miss my Vibrant's flashing simplicity... but it will all be worth it.
Thanks for your assistance, everyone with positive non-flaming comments. Expect your thanks buttons to get some love!

Someone else correct me if I'm wrong here due to misunderstanding that last post...
But if you're on the 1.17 bootloader unlocked and everything is smooth there, you should be able to flash the 3.32 firmware right not, then flash whatever ICS ROM you want. The current ROM should have no bearing on this. There is no reason to flash to a non rooted ROM just so you can immediately flash a new ROM.
You just need to have either Clockwork or 4EXT recovery installed to flash the ROM. (And you'll need 4EXT to flash a couple of them. Not all will work with Clockwork)

antiparadigm said:
Okay, I am on the right track now. I hunted and hunted, and finally found a PG58IMG that would flash on my bootloader. That put me on the 1.27 bootloader which allowed me to flash the unlocked 1.17 Bootloader which previously would not flash. now I am trying to get the RUU to flash me back to a non-Rooted ROM so I can reflash the 3.32 and then ICS... Once again, I miss my Vibrant's flashing simplicity... but it will all be worth it.
Thanks for your assistance, everyone with positive non-flaming comments. Expect your thanks buttons to get some love!
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Thanks for the thanks.
Though once you had the 1.27 revolutionary bootloader, you could've just flashed an ICS rom right then and there and been done with the whole thing. The 1.27 bootloader that's floating around actually comes from the 3.32 (rom base) firmware so you would have been good to go. You really didn't need to revert to 1.17 hboot and flash a non rooted rom.
Don't worry, it really is easy flashing a Sensation, you'll see. It's just that a lot of our guides are outdated and end up confusing people who come into the scene post gingerbread.
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Skipjacks is right. You can go from 1.17 hboot to 1.27 hboot (3.32 rom base firmware) without worrying about your current rom.

I had tried to flash the ICS Rom several times, only to have Boot loops and get stuck. I was following several guides posted here that say that you have to be on a non-rooted rom. I will give it another go to see if there is any change.

That's really weird. Which ICS rom are you trying to flash?
Did you get the T-MOB010 3.32 firmware from here and make sure md5 was correct? This firmware is really the only prerequisite for flashing a 3.32 base ICS rom.
Just keep in mind that 3.32 firmware only works for ICS and will bootloop a gingerbread rom.
There's a really good and simple step by step on how to flash ICS in the first post on the link. Check it out.

OMG It Works! I was boot looping like crazy and could not get anything to boot!
I am not sure but I think the problem may have been the radio, or the wrong Firmware for my CID. My phone would not work with the adb Radio.imgthough so I left it alone.
Correct me if I am wrong on the radio idea, but I flashed the 3.32 and I would get stuck at the White HTC screen. Tried SuperWiping and Flashing three different Roms and no-go.
Then I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
I downloaded the right one per my TMO CID and was able to flash it, which also updated the Radio. After another superwipe and Rom Flashing, it worked!
THanks again for all of the help. You are all really appreciated. ALong with this whole community.

Haha that's Kohr-Ah's thread where we were telling you to go to for 3.32 firmware.
Honestly, I'm not really sure what was causing your bootlooping. There's so many little things that could cause a bootloop, it's hard to pinpoint. But hey you've got it running now so it's all good.
Welcome to ICS and welcome to the Sensation community.

Rooted on 1.73 not unlocked and want to flash ROM

Hi this is my first android phone, so I want to make sure I do this right.
Do I need to relock my bootloader after unlocking it to run 1.85 ruu?
If yes what am I actually upgrading in this step? If not, I can just flash 4.0.4/2.20 clean rom 4.5 after I have unlocked the bootloader?
Would the steps be like this?
1. 1 click change CID
2. Unlock from HTCdev
3. Flash TWRP recovery
4. Flash ROM?
Thanks!

Yep. If you're rooted then you have the right procedure. Skip 1.85

I believe that the only things that remain untouched by rooting, unlocking, and loading a custom rom are the radio (need to flash separately) and hboot (untouchable until we get s-off). (Someone correct me if I'm wrong here.)
I RUU'd to 1.82 when I unlocked but haven't done anything else since.
The newest roms incorporate the latest software versions. You don't want to update hboot to the latest version because they've change the security.

Thanks.
Should I flash the newer radio too? I can't seem to find it.

Rosen615 said:
Thanks.
Should I flash the newer radio too? I can't seem to find it.
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Radios are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694012
I would start with the one that matches your rom. You may feel like experimenting with others, as people have reported different results with different combinations. I am using the 2.20 radio with a 2.23-based rom.

[Q] HOX Jelly Bean questions

Hi guys, been reading through the threads. Fixing to try flashing this rom soon. Have a couple of quick questions tho.
My phone is bootloader unlocked, twrp installed, and rooted. Will flashing this rom change any of that? From the looks of that thread it seems the answer is no, but just wanted to confirm.
Also, I see that this rom does not come with a radio. Should I download just the radio, or do I need the radio + RIL?
Am I fine with the HBOOT that came with 2.20?
And as far as installing...boot into recovery, wipe dalvik, factory reset, and then flash the zip?
Oh...and this is for a AT&T HTC One X

You're fine. Just flash it. You can flash the radio if you like. The RIL is in the rom.

Well the biggest thing bothering me is the HBOOT. It's from the AT&T 2.20 Ice cream sandwich update. I for sure won't have any problems with that? Oh, also...like I said I am bootloader unlocked, but as far as I know I'm not S-OFF. Is that ok?

jrphoenix77 said:
Well the biggest thing bothering me is the HBOOT. It's from the AT&T 2.20 Ice cream sandwich update. I for sure won't have any problems with that? Oh, also...like I said I am bootloader unlocked, but as far as I know I'm not S-OFF. Is that ok?
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Should be fine, you just need to flash the boot image manually using a computer. After you get everything up and running I'd s-off and then flash the 1.09 hboot from here for convenience sake.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38210444
Sent from my HTC One X

So I need to adb the boot.img first, then flash the rom?

Yeah.
Sent from my HTC One X

What a pain. I miss the days of my Captivate and Infuse where root + custom recovery = unlimited flashing fun.

If you do like I suggested it will be like that. It just takes a little while to setup.
Sent from my HTC One X

jrphoenix77 said:
Hi guys, been reading through the threads. Fixing to try flashing this rom soon. Have a couple of quick questions tho.
My phone is bootloader unlocked, twrp installed, and rooted. Will flashing this rom change any of that? From the looks of that thread it seems the answer is no, but just wanted to confirm.
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Correct. If you are stock rooted, it's a good idea to do a backup in twrp just in case.
Also twrp 2.3.3 is suggested as 2.4 seems to have issues wiping.
jrphoenix77 said:
Also, I see that this rom does not come with a radio. Should I download just the radio, or do I need the radio + RIL?
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I would only flash radios if you notice low signal strength or battery drain from radio usage.
If you check the radio thread it tells you if you need RIL's or not
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694012
jrphoenix77 said:
Am I fine with the HBOOT that came with 2.20?
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I believe that's HBOOT 1.14? You would need to S-OFF or downgrade to 1.09 using the JET Tool to flash radios but you may not even need to flash radios, it's your call.
jrphoenix77 said:
And as far as installing...boot into recovery, wipe dalvik, factory reset, and then flash the zip?
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I would wipe system too or flash the wipe tool, then flash the zip. Then fastboot flash the boot.img (You can flash it before the rom too, either works) from the rom if you are indeed on hboot 1.14 which I am pretty sure you are.
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Thanks for all the help guys. It appears I was over worried. After spending the day reading threads and getting an idea of what I needed to do and in what order to do it I finally decided to just do it. I pulled the boot.img from the rom and flashed it with fastboot. Then flashed the rom with twrp (yes I had 2.3) and did a backup before all that. Let the rom boot and then rebooted to bootloader and fastboot installed the new radio. Everything is up and running great. Will look into S-OFF and downgrading my HBOOT later. Thanks for all the help!
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

[Q] Stock HBoot to replace JB HBoot

Hello all,
So finally, I have managed to S-OFF my phone using JuonoputBear (I never get this spelling right!). Downloaded the latest version for Ubuntu and can't believe I only did the wire trick once and it was done.
But anynow, to my surprise, the JB tool went on installing the JB hboot itself. Initially I thought it would ask me to install it or not and I would refuse it but... it didn't even give me the option. So now I am stuck with the JB hboot which I dont want.
So the questions is, is there any way I can revert back to the stock hboot?
Thanks guys, all your help made it possible for me to S-OFF my phone.
Regards

just to know that with patched hboot you are fully unlocked and you can use all fastboot commands
i don't find a reason to return to official hboot

rzr86 said:
just to know that with patched hboot you are fully unlocked and you can use all fastboot commands
i don't find a reason to return to official hboot
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Thanks for the reply. The reason I wanted to go back to stock hboot was that its highly unlikely that I would be using those extra fastboot commands. Besides, I dont like the Juoponutbear logo on top of the hboot.
Also, now that I am S-OFF, I am kind of gone sensitive to installing any ROM. I intend to install Android Revolution HD ROM but I dont want to flash anything wrong on my device like Radio etc. I only want to flash whats need to run that new custom ROM. I guess that doesn't include the kernel as I already have ICS stock ROM.
Can anyone point me to the right direction? Where I can find the steps to install custom ROM without any risk of flashing something wrong?
Thanks.

Jeanz Sensation said:
Thanks for the reply. The reason I wanted to go back to stock hboot was that its highly unlikely that I would be using those extra fastboot commands. Besides, I dont like the Juoponutbear logo on top of the hboot.
Also, now that I am S-OFF, I am kind of gone sensitive to installing any ROM. I intend to install Android Revolution HD ROM but I dont want to flash anything wrong on my device like Radio etc. I only want to flash whats need to run that new custom ROM. I guess that doesn't include the kernel as I already have ICS stock ROM.
Can anyone point me to the right direction? Where I can find the steps to install custom ROM without any risk of flashing something wrong?
Thanks.
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Hi,
There is no way you can "Accidently" install a radio.
You are not in bootloader for any length of time normally,so ,it should not matter what is written at the top.
That is just the way Juoponutbear operates and leaves it's mark.
It is the only way to s-off for you,so ,you are stuck with it.
Unless you s-on again.
As for flashing ROMS,put it on the root of your sd card,choose zip,install zip.
That's it.
EDIT:
Someone correct me if I am wrong.
If you flash Kohr-Ah's Universal 3.33 firmware,does it say Universal at the top?

malybru said:
As for flashing ROMS,put it on the root of your sd card,choose zip,install zip.
That's it.
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Is that all? I thought that once you have flashed the zip package, you have to extract the "boot.img" from that zip package of the ROM and flash it separately?

Jeanz Sensation said:
Is that all? I thought that once you have flashed the zip package, you have to extract the "boot.img" from that zip package of the ROM and flash it separately?
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Hi,
That is the beauty of s-off.
No separate flashing.

malybru said:
Hi,
That is the beauty of s-off.
No separate flashing.
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Ahh I get it now. Thanks mate.

malybru said:
Hi,
There is no way you can "Accidently" install a radio.
You are not in bootloader for any length of time normally,so ,it should not matter what is written at the top.
That is just the way Juoponutbear operates and leaves it's mark.
It is the only way to s-off for you,so ,you are stuck with it.
Unless you s-on again.
As for flashing ROMS,put it on the root of your sd card,choose zip,install zip.
That's it.
EDIT:
Someone correct me if I am wrong.
If you flash Kohr-Ah's Universal 3.33 firmware,does it say Universal at the top?
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if i remember well last time kohr-ah said that it it says firmware 3.33(i am not sure)

malybru said:
Hi,
That is the beauty of s-off.
No separate flashing.
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Sorry I had to come back on this one. I was checking the Android Rev. HD thread and in the download section it said it is necessary to flash new firmware package before flashing this ROM/ And the firmware package also contains radio flashing.
Since I am on Stock ICS at the moment and my firmware is 3.32. Do I still need to flash my firmware?

Jeanz Sensation said:
Sorry I had to come back on this one. I was checking the Android Rev. HD thread and in the download section it said it is necessary to flash new firmware package before flashing this ROM/ And the firmware package also contains radio flashing.
Since I am on Stock ICS at the moment and my firmware is 3.32. Do I still need to flash my firmware?
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it is not necessary
the rom will boot with that firmware too:good:

Downgrade from Lolipop to Kitkat

I have the M8 on Verizon. I'm S-Off, and am running the latest OTA firmware with a custom ROM based on the OTA.
Can anyone provide me some guidance on downgrading back to Kitkat? Is it possible? Is it as simple as flashing an earlier firmware and ROM? Or do I need to so something more substantial like an RUU? Thanks!

Herbbowlman said:
I have the M8 on Verizon. I'm S-Off, and am running the latest OTA firmware with a custom ROM based on the OTA.
Can anyone provide me some guidance on downgrading back to Kitkat? Is it possible? Is it as simple as flashing an earlier firmware and ROM? Or do I need to so something more substantial like an RUU? Thanks!
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Go into one of my ruu threads that has the version you want. Flash the hboot first and then reboot the bootloader. Then flash the full ruu

The RUU threads don't appear to have the hboot to flash. Are the ones listed in the following thread what you were thinking of?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2723159
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I appreciate it.