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Help in rooting Sensation XE

Guys i have already rooted 3 sensations.... but i am stuck here at one Sensation XE.
The bootloader says:
***LOCKED****
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT 1.18.0000
eMMC-boot
Tried rooting it 5-6 times.... it says Zerging root... and then Root failed...
Is the "locked" thing causing the problem ? This is my first try to root this particular Sensation....
Help would be appreciated.

That hboot should be supported. Have you:
Install/uninstall HTC sync (this will leave drivers on your PC
Uninstall ANY software that might sync with the device
Ensure USB debugging activated.
Sent from my Pyramid-T

Try factory resetting the phone then rooting.

stringer7 said:
That hboot should be supported. Have you:
Install/uninstall HTC sync (this will leave drivers on your PC
Uninstall ANY software that might sync with the device
Ensure USB debugging activated.
Sent from my Pyramid-T
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Does the ****LOCKED**** thing have to do any thing with it?

No luck still... tried Rooting a few times more.....

im having the same problem at the moment. i have superCID but locked 1.18 hboot on 1.50.401.1 rom version. just got my phone back from repair like it. revolutionary fails every time. wondering if i need to unlock the htc way before revolutionary will work but that'll void my warranty with them i think, or will they not know aslong as its locked if i need to send it back.
i've tried downgrading with an ruu but all i get is [140] BOOTLOADER VERSION ERROR

mathrania said:
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Does the ****LOCKED**** thing have to do any thing with it?
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No they all come locked like that.
Does your PC recognise the device in adb?
Have you disabled fastboot in settings?
Might be worth temporarily disabling AV/firewall too.
Sent from my Pyramid-T

Fastboot is Disabled...Firewall is disabled....ADB ..yes...it is recognized...

mathrania said:
Fastboot is Disabled...Firewall is disabled....ADB ..yes...it is recognized...
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OK, I assume also you have tried the various modes in steps 4, 5 of the guide to root etc. sticky in the dev forum?
Perhaps try reinstalling revolutionary, check md5 of download?
Sent from my Pyramid-T

stringer7 said:
OK, I assume also you have tried the various modes in steps 4, 5 of the guide to root etc. sticky in the dev forum?
Perhaps try reinstalling revolutionary, check md5 of download?
Sent from my Pyramid-T
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Yes, tried in charging as well as USB mode....
Is is bcoz my ROM is 1.77.720.103 Android 2.3.4 ???????

Shouldn't be, hboot version is supported so I don't know the issue. You followed all the guidelines as far as I can see.
Might be worth raising on the IRC channel for live help. Just download an IRC client for your PC, register and join #virtuous.
Sorry I don't know where to go from here!
Sent from my Pyramid-T

How to root mytouch 4g Slide NEW hboot

Well Im going to quickly explain my way I rooted the new hboot (NOT S-OFF)
In all my time trying all methods I found a couple that did things for me.
First was the all in one kit http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-mytouch-4g-slide-amaze-4g-rezound-and-vivid/
this I used to unlock boot loader and have a recovery img
but it didnt want to root my phone. So i tried other things like the bear wire method which i wouldnt rec. and came across a thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508556&page=3 that said "how to flash ics with s-on" and it was pretty simple so i tried it and it flashed a ics rom and when I went into the it was rooted! Su granted and all.
With that said I hope this can help people who want a little change until a s-off method comes about but this is a whole lot to work with for now.
Thanks to everyone and I hope this helps.
I have :
Doubleshot pvt ship s-on rl
hboot- 1.45.0013
microp-0353
emmc-boot
now running PYROS ics rooted

homeboy773 said:
Well Im going to quickly explain my way I rooted the new hboot (NOT S-OFF)
In all my time trying all methods I found a couple that did things for me.
First was the all in one kit http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-mytouch-4g-slide-amaze-4g-rezound-and-vivid/
this I used to unlock boot loader and have a recovery img
but it didnt want to root my phone. So i tried other things like the bear wire method which i wouldnt rec. and came across a thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508556&page=3 that said "how to flash ics with s-on" and it was pretty simple so i tried it and it flashed a ics rom and when I went into the it was rooted! Su granted and all.
With that said I hope this can help people who want a little change until a s-off method comes about but this is a whole lot to work with for now.
Thanks to everyone and I hope this helps.
I have :
Doubleshot pvt ship s-on rl
hboot- 1.45.0013
microp-0353
emmc-boot
now running PYROS ics rooted
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That is fantastic news!
Can you post any pics / screens?
Anyone else can confirm it?
I see a thank you from yellowjacket1981 - have you follow these steps and now you indeed have rooted Pyros ICS too on a locked MT4Gs with s-on and hboot-1.45.0013 ???

MT4GS said:
That is fantastic news!
Can you post any pics / screens?
Anyone else can confirm it?
I see a thank you from yellowjacket1981 - have you follow these steps and now you indeed have rooted Pyros ICS too on a locked MT4Gs with s-on and hboot-1.45.0013 ???
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I rooted my boyfriend's phone and put bulletproof on his phone. He has that hotboot. I will post screenshots when he gets here later today.

yellowjacket1981 said:
I rooted my boyfriend's phone and put bulletproof on his phone. He has that hotboot. I will post screenshots when he gets here later today.
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Cool, thanks!

Unlocking through htcdev and then installing recovery and superuser.apk will give you root permissions....not hard to root anymore. If you want s-off it is a bit more tricky but even with s-on you can flash roms just have to do kernel seperately

beezie916 said:
Unlocking through htcdev and then installing recovery and superuser.apk will give you root permissions....not hard to root anymore. If you want s-off it is a bit more tricky but even with s-on you can flash roms just have to do kernel seperately
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What about "wire trick" to get s-off on top of this procedure?

MT4GS said:
What about "wire trick" to get s-off on top of this procedure?
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I did the trick and worked first time for me but others have had more issues...like I said a bit more complicated to et s-off but root is very easy thanks to htcdev now

MT4GS said:
What about "wire trick" to get s-off on top of this procedure?
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I did the wire trick also. It took me about 10-15 times for it to actually work though. The 0.4 version of the program worked with me. Just takes patience and truly following instructions. Now I don't have to flash ONLY at my computer anymore. So glad of that!

manimmal said:
I did the wire trick also. It took me about 10-15 times for it to actually work though. The 0.4 version of the program worked with me. Just takes patience and truly following instructions. Now I don't have to flash ONLY at my computer anymore. So glad of that!
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Hey what did it show for you? When u did the trick did it go fastboot then to the loading screen again? And what happened to your sd card? Mine is basically garbo now.
Also can u quick link for the 0.4 version for me.
Thanks.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA

homeboy773 said:
Hey what did it show for you? When u did the trick did it go fastboot then to the loading screen again? And what happened to your sd card? Mine is basically garbo now.
Also can u quick link for the 0.4 version for me.
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For me, the first couple times I tried it the response was always something different (from it saying things like "couldn't find bar" to "connect device" even though it was connected). I asked around a little but since it was still kind of experimental there was no definite answer for much of anything. When I got ver 0.4 a few of the same errors happened but not as much. For some reason I found that restarting my computer and then running the program worked. Every time I did it went further in the ControlBear program, then finally when I did the wire trick the phone rebooted but not into fastboot, it just stayed at the boot animation logo while the program finished its work. I think the results vary for everyone...My SD card did crash but I was able to restore it with the info Indirect posted. It was an extra card tho, I keep them laying around.
Ok so heres the link. I still have it ---> Ver 0.4

help please
i bought a mytouch 4g slide on amazon and ive been trying to root my phone it says in fastboot LOCKED s-off. i tried to load clock work mod and it wont let me can anyone please give me information on my situation. and what to do or where to go from here. on my computer it wont recognize my device for me to be able to complete the process in the command prompt it just says waiting for device and my computer says device not working. ive searched and search and search and i cant find anything on my situation. please help

kingkyle14 said:
i bought a mytouch 4g slide on amazon and ive been trying to root my phone it says in fastboot LOCKED s-off. i tried to load clock work mod and it wont let me can anyone please give me information on my situation. and what to do or where to go from here. on my computer it wont recognize my device for me to be able to complete the process in the command prompt it just says waiting for device and my computer says device not working. ive searched and search and search and i cant find anything on my situation. please help
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Good day, and welcome to XDA!
What is the OS on your PC? Windows, Mac, Linux, or something else? Which drivers have you tried? I had good luck in the past with the adbsetup package, but your mileage may vary.
Hope this provides a good start.

Stuck on HTC screen, can't unlock bootloader, can't root from Fastboot

I got a bricked T-mobile Sensation today at the shop and after checking it out I thought it would be easy to fix but unfortunately its proving to be much more difficult than I expected. Here's what I'm working with:
Locked s-on
Hboot 1.18.0000
radio 10.14.9035.01_m
First, I tried all kinds of PG58 zips. None worked. I figure I need to be unlocked to do it. Did the HTC unlock and got to the warning screen and where it asks to choose yes or no. I can navigate to yes or no but when I choose yes it just freezes and doesn't do anything. I tried it 3 different times, same thing. I can't even choose factory reset in Hboot, it just freezes. I don't know what the eff is going on. I've been downloading RUUs but have yet to find the correct one. I don't know what firmware it has because it does not boot up.
I thought, well shoot, I have fastboot, maybe I could just s-off and root from fastboot, but I can't find any thread explaining how to do it.
Any help would be great.
Thanks!
Edit:
Found the correct RUU, 1.50.xxxx whatever. WHen I run the utility It says its rebooting into bootloader but stays in the same screen and doesn't do anything. I don't know if this helps, but when I go into the bootloader I cannot go back into hboot. It just, freezes.

Have you tried this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
And you need to be s-off to flash those pg58 zips, thats why they failed.

As you're on HBOOT 1.18.0000 use the revolutionary method to get S-OFF. http://revolutionary.io
The HTC unlock is a bit redundant as it doesn't give S-OFF which you need.
There are many guides here on XDA to help you. Such as:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
EDIT: Oops didn't notice that "Kazireh" has already posted the link.
You'll need the HTC drivers (download HTC Sync install it then delete HTC Sync leaving the drivers installed).
You should also get the ADB tools installed as at some stage they'll be useful.
As far as the RUU is concerned you need to make sure it's the right one for the current CID on the phone.

Kazireh said:
Have you tried this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
And you need to be s-off to flash those pg58 zips, thats why they failed.
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gol_n_dal said:
As you're on HBOOT 1.18.0000 use the revolutionary method to get S-OFF. http://revolutionary.io
The HTC unlock is a bit redundant as it doesn't give S-OFF which you need.
There are many guides here on XDA to help you. Such as:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
EDIT: Oops didn't notice that "Kazireh" has already posted the link.
You'll need the HTC drivers (download HTC Sync install it then delete HTC Sync leaving the drivers installed).
You should also get the ADB tools installed as at some stage they'll be useful.
As far as the RUU is concerned you need to make sure it's the right one for the current CID on the phone.
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Thanks for the help guys, but heres the deal:
I cannot s-off due to it not being able to boot.
I could try Junopbears s-off but I cannot unlock, as it just freezes when I try.
I found the correct ruu but again it freezes and does not boot into the bootloader.
My CID is T-mob010
I have all drivers installed, adb, fastboot, etc

If your on hboot 1.18 you have a gingerbread fw, look for that
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G

its completely possible that the motherboard is failing. I see this in my shop all the time, though usually with the MyTouch 4G (faulty eMMC chip) but the sensation and a few other HTC's also see this. we havent come up with a solution between my two stores employees, so hopefully someone here can?

q said you did not understand, is how I explain more thoroughly I am new to the subject
and my device does not enter the system and when using the mode prop vo comand says device not found what to do? sensation with my ta hboot 1.27.0000 s-s on rl unloked help me

2strokenut said:
Thanks for the help guys, but heres the deal:
I cannot s-off due to it not being able to boot.
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Can you get into "Fastboot USB" ?
I could try Junopbears s-off but I cannot unlock, as it just freezes when I try.
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Junopbear is wrong as it's for 1.2x.xxxx HBOOT, try Revolutionary.
I found the correct ruu but again it freezes and does not boot into the bootloader.
My CID is T-mob010
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Eek.
T-MOB010 == RUU x.xx.531.xxxxxxxxx according to my list.
I have all drivers installed, adb, fastboot, etc
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Good.
There are a few "unbrick" guides, never tried to use them so can't help on that front.

nickL0V3 said:
its completely possible that the motherboard is failing. I see this in my shop all the time, though usually with the MyTouch 4G (faulty eMMC chip) but the sensation and a few other HTC's also see this. we havent come up with a solution between my two stores employees, so hopefully someone here can?
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Yeah that's what I'm leaning toward right now, there is nothing else I can do. I have 4 or 5 Mytouchs on the shelf with bad eMMc chips so I guess this one is joining them.
gol_n_dal said:
Can you get into "Fastboot USB" ?
Junopbear is wrong as it's for 1.2x.xxxx HBOOT, try Revolutionary.
Eek.
T-MOB010 == RUU x.xx.531.xxxxxxxxx according to my list.
Good.
There are a few "unbrick" guides, never tried to use them so can't help on that front.
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Yes the RUU was 1.50.531.xxxxxx
Yes, I can get into Fastboot usb, I can do fastboot commands, it just freezes when the RUU tries to do its thing.
Jbear would still work if the bootloader were locked, but I couldn't unlock the bootloader. Revolutionary will not work either because its run while the phone is on, which I can't do.
I think I've exhausted every option, it seems to all point to a failed eMMc chip, shame though, I really like these phones.
Thanks for the help fellas

GL
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[Q] HTC Sensation totally stock in boot loop

Hi, new to the forums and completely perplexed by this rom root flashing stuff. I have tried following some guides but I'm just not sure that they are applicable in my circumstance:
Situation:
1. Complete technophobe sister came back from holiday complaining she needed a new battery for her Sensation as it just kept rebooting over and over.
2. This phone has NEVER been modded or flashed or god knows what. It was unlocked from its carrier (Vodafone) though by the previous owner. Bought in the UK.
3. I had another spare battery and used that. Same situation.
4. I started googling. Lots of people with similar situations but not identical. Key difference is that all of them have meddled with their devices FIRST and THEN got into this bootloop.
5. All the advice is therefore a few steps ahead of where I am and is leaving me confused and puzzles.
What the device can/can't do:
I can get to the Boot menu and navigate it
I cannot boot into Android proper as it were.
"Recovery" and "Factory Reset" both send the phone into its boot loop cycle.
Defining what I call a bootloop:
Goes to the blank white screen with HTC logo then off then rinse and repeat over and over.
What I have done:
I tired following some links from some of these threads and did a SuperCID??? (the thing where you go to cmd and do fastboot-reboot 11111111 or something similar) as all the threads kept complaining that the OP hadn't done this yet. This seemed to be successful but the instructions following then didn't seem to apply.
Other info you might need?
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
RADIO-11.29A350418_M
OpenADSP-v)".6/0/2266.00.0131
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012,17:33:34
I hope I have written all you need. Apologies if I have not.

theonetruewill said:
Hi, new to the forums and completely perplexed by this rom root flashing stuff. I have tried following some guides but I'm just not sure that they are applicable in my circumstance:
Situation:
1. Complete technophobe sister came back from holiday complaining she needed a new battery for her Sensation as it just kept rebooting over and over.
2. This phone has NEVER been modded or flashed or god knows what. It was unlocked from its carrier (Vodafone) though by the previous owner. Bought in the UK.
3. I had another spare battery and used that. Same situation.
4. I started googling. Lots of people with similar situations but not identical. Key difference is that all of them have meddled with their devices FIRST and THEN got into this bootloop.
5. All the advice is therefore a few steps ahead of where I am and is leaving me confused and puzzles.
What the device can/can't do:
I can get to the Boot menu and navigate it
I cannot boot into Android proper as it were.
"Recovery" and "Factory Reset" both send the phone into its boot loop cycle.
Defining what I call a bootloop:
Goes to the blank white screen with HTC logo then off then rinse and repeat over and over.
What I have done:
I tired following some links from some of these threads and did a SuperCID??? (the thing where you go to cmd and do fastboot-reboot 11111111 or something similar) as all the threads kept complaining that the OP hadn't done this yet. This seemed to be successful but the instructions following then didn't seem to apply.
Other info you might need?
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
RADIO-11.29A350418_M
OpenADSP-v)".6/0/2266.00.0131
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012,17:33:34
I hope I have written all you need. Apologies if I have not.
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You could try putting paper or cardboard between the battery and the back cover to keep snug and fit.
If that doesn't work, then I would try to run a ruu.exe to restore the phone to stock. Look here for ruu.exe: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170
Sent from my Ouya

AndroidSupporter318 said:
You could try putting paper or cardboard between the battery and the back cover to keep snug and fit.
If that doesn't work, then I would try to run a ruu.exe to restore the phone to stock. Look here for ruu.exe: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170
Sent from my Ouya
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I'd like to add just because you do not seem to be S-OFF, which means you don't have SuperCID, pick an RUU based on your device's CID, else it will not work. check what your CID is and pick the RUU compatible with it. It should be what the phone came with (same region and carrier).
I believe RUU should fix this issue, so you should definitely try that. SuperCID cannot be achieved while S-ON, but it doesn't really matter in your situation (unless you can't find the appropriate RUU).

astar26 said:
I'd like to add just because you do not seem to be S-OFF, which means you don't have SuperCID, pick an RUU based on your device's CID, else it will not work. check what your CID is and pick the RUU compatible with it. It should be what the phone came with (same region and carrier).
I believe RUU should fix this issue, so you should definitely try that. SuperCID cannot be achieved while S-ON, but it doesn't really matter in your situation (unless you can't find the appropriate RUU).
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Some phones do have superCID with s-on. Iv seen it with the htc desire / s

jmcclue said:
Some phones do have superCID with s-on. Iv seen it with the htc desire / s
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Anyway, checking the CID before doing anything should be good, just to be safe. And at least as far as I know, it's only possible to achieve SuperCID while S-OFF (possible to S-ON later, but to achieve you must have S-OFF at the time). But this doesn't matter to the problem at hand.

astar26 said:
Anyway, checking the CID before doing anything should be good, just to be safe. And at least as far as I know, it's only possible to achieve SuperCID while S-OFF (possible to S-ON later, but to achieve you must have S-OFF at the time). But this doesn't matter to the problem at hand.
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I have put card in-between this to keep it secure before on a trial and error when it was having connection issues. It is not this that is the problem. Thank you for your input though.
astar26 said:
Anyway, checking the CID before doing anything should be good, just to be safe. And at least as far as I know, it's only possible to achieve SuperCID while S-OFF (possible to S-ON later, but to achieve you must have S-OFF at the time). But this doesn't matter to the problem at hand.
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How do I do this. Please bear in mind I have not rooted etc before. I performed Step 4 of this guide before and that is why I believed I had done this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
I'd like to add just because you do not seem to be S-OFF, which means you don't have SuperCID, pick an RUU based on your device's CID, else it will not work. check what your CID is and pick the RUU compatible with it. It should be what the phone came with (same region and carrier).
I believe RUU should fix this issue, so you should definitely try that. SuperCID cannot be achieved while S-ON, but it doesn't really matter in your situation (unless you can't find the appropriate RUU).
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This is where I got confused and started to seek assistance. I have no idea what my CID is or really how to use an RUU or what one to pick. It was a UK Vodafone handset but I don't know how this corresponds to anything or what to do about it.

AndroidSupporter318 said:
...If that doesn't work, then I would try to run a ruu.exe to restore the phone to stock. Look here for ruu.exe: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170
Sent from my Ouya
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When I do (and did before) step 3 I just get a list of commands and no current software version showing. This was exactly when I came here. I thus went no further as what I had did not correspond.

If you got your device from UK vodaphone then this should be your RUU (got it from RUU thread in Sensation Development).
if you want to check CID (you need adb and fastboot with device drivers on your computers, I'll explain in short (and assume you have the tools)):
connect phone to computer with USB debugging enabled
-adb reboot bootloader
when bootloader starts, run this:
-"fastboot getvar cid"
this will give you the CID your device has.

astar26 said:
If you got your device from UK vodaphone then this should be your RUU (got it from RUU thread in Sensation Development).
if you want to check CID (you need adb and fastboot with device drivers on your computers, I'll explain in short (and assume you have the tools)):
connect phone to computer with USB debugging enabled
-adb reboot bootloader
when bootloader starts, run this:
-"fastboot getvar cid"
this will give you the CID your device has.
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I just get a series of commands and what they do. I don't get anything else. I can also not check if USB debugging is enabled as the phone wont turn on to turn it on.

jmcclue said:
Some phones do have superCID with s-on. Iv seen it with the htc desire / s
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in the sensation forums no one reported that he had supercid while on S-ON
theonetruewill said:
I just get a series of commands and what they do. I don't get anything else. I can also not check if USB debugging is enabled as the phone wont turn on to turn it on.
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open the cmd window in the folder where you have adb and fastboot files and perform there the command
also make sure that in hboot screen it shows fastboot usb

rzr86 said:
in the sensation forums no one reported that he had supercid while on S-ON
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Hi. Maybe no one has reported it but u can have supercid with s-on, and i dont mean by going s-off first. It is very rare tho, like if u work for lets say vodafone then u can get a stock s-on phone with supercid. For development r something i think. But like i said, its very rare that us general public get our hands on them. But it is possible

Got it to show my cid. Error when flashing the rom using the executable file. Will try again when back from work

Getting stuck at step 4.2/4.3 of this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170). The archive is always corrupt and thus changes cannot be made to the text file. I can't do 4.3 because it says error not correct id (ERROR [130]: MODEL ID ERROR)and it directs back to 4.2. Any suggestions?
I have also tried HTCs own flash update (https://support.htc.com/en-us/HTC_S..._Updates/Software_Update_for_HTC_Sensation_4G) this also fails to work for exactly the same reasons.

theonetruewill said:
Getting stuck at step 4.2/4.3 of this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170). The archive is always corrupt and thus changes cannot be made to the text file. I can't do 4.3 because it says error not correct id (ERROR [130]: MODEL ID ERROR)and it directs back to 4.2. Any suggestions?
I have also tried HTCs own flash update (https://support.htc.com/en-us/HTC_S..._Updates/Software_Update_for_HTC_Sensation_4G) this also fails to work for exactly the same reasons.
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maybe you used an RUU of SE when you are not (or otherwise, regular for XE). beside CID, there is MID. the procedure of adding your MID and checking the MID is similiar to the CID.
MID indicates your model - in this case mainly three are possible: one for regular sensation, one for XE, and one for 4G.

theonetruewill said:
Getting stuck at step 4.2/4.3 of this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170). The archive is always corrupt and thus changes cannot be made to the text file. I can't do 4.3 because it says error not correct id (ERROR [130]: MODEL ID ERROR)and it directs back to 4.2. Any suggestions?
I have also tried HTCs own flash update (https://support.htc.com/en-us/HTC_S..._Updates/Software_Update_for_HTC_Sensation_4G) this also fails to work for exactly the same reasons.
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when you are trying to add your cid to the text file don't extract it
just open it as it is,add your cid and then save it

rzr86 said:
when you are trying to add your cid to the text file don't extract it
just open it as it is,add your cid and then save it
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I am doing this. The zipped folder is unable to be opened in windows explorer (opened not extracted) as it says it is not valid. I then tried to use winrar to open it (not extract it) This worked. However when I attempt to save the modifications it says archive corrupt and unable to save.

I can't even do the S-OFF then Super CID thing because my HBOOT (1.27.0000) isn't listed here..... http://revolutionary.io

Managed to get a RUUto flash to it - http://freakshare.com/files/gt7345y....23.3504.07_M2_release_251541_signed.exe.html
Unfortunately this has not fixed the problem. I suspect this may be terminal. Any suggestions?

HI there guys, I have the phone in my hands now.
Will is one of my close friends and I plan to get it back alive.
I'll try and look around and post questions here, as I'm not familiar with HTC devices.
I've flashed god knows how many Samsung's and helped quite a few hundred thousand people with flashing via ODIN.
To me: The phone seems locked, and stuck in a bootloop.
Wiping doesn't resolve the issue, nor does trying to flash another firmware as it comes with errors.

theonetruewill said:
I can't even do the S-OFF then Super CID thing because my HBOOT (1.27.0000) isn't listed here..... http://revolutionary.io
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with that hboot version you can only use juopunutbear method to S-OFF the device
try to unlock the bootloader via htcdev site
flash a custom recovery(i suggest 4ext)
flash a custom rom from recovery(before flashing enable smartflash from 4ext)
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TotallydubbedHD said:
HI there guys, I have the phone in my hands now.
Will is one of my close friends and I plan to get it back alive.
I'll try and look around and post questions here, as I'm not familiar with HTC devices.
I've flashed god knows how many Samsung's and helped quite a few hundred thousand people with flashing via ODIN.
To me: The phone seems locked, and stuck in a bootloop.
Wiping doesn't resolve the issue, nor does trying to flash another firmware as it comes with errors.
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post your bootloader details and what exactly did you do ?
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theonetruewill said:
I am doing this. The zipped folder is unable to be opened in windows explorer (opened not extracted) as it says it is not valid. I then tried to use winrar to open it (not extract it) This worked. However when I attempt to save the modifications it says archive corrupt and unable to save.
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do it with notepad++

S-OFF still possible anymore with latest phones?

I had a phone replacement done after my power button stopped working properly, and the latest phone comes with what appears to be the latest firmware and latest everything.
Is it possible to still get S-OFF anymore or did they disbale that all too well?
My phone info:
VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.15.0000
RADIO-1.13.50.05.31
OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0815
eMMC-boot
Dec 14 2012,17:10:57:-1
I tried to downgrade via different RUU's to lower firmware's but the HBOOT and Radio versions stay, only the software version downgrades.
I can easily always get back to Unlock Recovery, install Teamwin, and SuperSU for stock ROM afterwards.
I have tried all of the following with no success:
-Moonshine
-Rumrunner
-Revone method
-FacePalm method
I am sure I am doing all the steps right, got latest HTC driver, only via USB2.0, NO AV, no Firewall, and it just won't work. The furthest I got was with Rumrunner and after pouring first time and a few extra steps I got a WTF are you doing message.
So is it possible anymore, anything else I can try, or is it a dead cause?
Thanks for any help!!!

xtacydima said:
I had a phone replacement done after my power button stopped working properly, and the latest phone comes with what appears to be the latest firmware and latest everything.
Is it possible to still get S-OFF anymore or did they disbale that all too well?
My phone info:
VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.15.0000
RADIO-1.13.50.05.31
OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0815
eMMC-boot
Dec 14 2012,17:10:57:-1
I tried to downgrade via different RUU's to lower firmware's but the HBOOT and Radio versions stay, only the software version downgrades.
I can easily always get back to Unlock Recovery, install Teamwin, and SuperSU for stock ROM afterwards.
I have tried all of the following with no success
Moonshine
Rumrunner
Revone method
FacePalm method
I am sure I am doing all the steps right, got latest HTC driver, only via USB2.0, NO AV, no Firewall, and it just won't work. The furthest I got was with Rumrunner and after pouring first time and a few extra steps I got a WTF are you doing message.
So is it possible anymore, anything else I can try, or is it a dead cause?
Thanks for any help!!!
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Which CID and build version your Phone Have?
TELUS_WWE_3.16.661.4?
TMOUS_3.14.531.11?

3.14.531.17 710RD - it's tmobile so should be TMOUS
CID according to my mmcblk0p4 file is T-MOB01

xtacydima said:
3.14.531.17 710RD - it's tmobile so should be TMOUS
CID according to my mmcblk0p4 file is T-MOB01
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OK, I have the same version.
You have not tried this one:
http://firewater-soff.com
Let us know unless I try it before you.

808phone said:
OK, I have the same version.
You have not tried this one:
http://firewater-soff.com
Let us know unless I try it before you.
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just tried
it stopped after chugging.........
Rumrunner and moonshine and this all appear to be related, same menu and startup screen

xtacydima said:
just tried
it stopped after chugging.........
Rumrunner and moonshine and this all appear to be related, same menu and startup screen
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Sounds almost exactly like what happened to me. I could unlock boot loader, install TWRP, then even got superSU going. But couldn't do much more until I got my phone stuck in the HTC logo with red text boot loop.
I guess I will try either moonshine or firewater. Will let you know.

OK, you are not going crazy. Moonshine and firewater do not work. Tried them both.
Firewater crashes out of the adb shell.
Moonshine gets stuck on waiting for fastboot Try 3)
I give up.

808phone said:
OK, you are not going crazy. Moonshine and firewater do not work. Tried them both.
Firewater crashes out of the adb shell.
Moonshine gets stuck on waiting for fastboot Try 3)
I give up.
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I know how you feel, every post that reports success basically directs you towards an older RUU so you can be on a different HBOOT, BUT, that is no longer the case as older RUU's will install OK - however - will only change the base software version, the HBOOT version remains the same now. Whatever they did to lock down the latest build they Nerf'd it good, unless a new exploit comes out I am afraid we are stuck.
What sucks is even after getting root back on stock ROM you don't truly have full control, I tried to delete some apk's and they are read only. Will try to mess with it later, I already invested way more hours than I care for on this thing.

Well I have a matching HBOOT I think. 2.15. In addition, there's a post saying it works - but it doesn't.

808phone said:
Well I have a matching HBOOT I think. 2.15. In addition, there's a post saying it works - but it doesn't.
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I thought maybe Windows was somehow just in general the problem, so just tried in Ubuntu off of a live USB drive.
I got up to step 2 and after "Waiting for Device", next line "Device detected....."
got an "ERROR: ADB failure" and then it stops and goes back to default prompt
I think I officially give up

I almost want to pay the local expert $75 to s-off just to see if it could be done, but I did say "almost".
Not worth it.
What about the all in one tool that was discussed a while back?

bb

OK so I have read that moonshine getting stuck on "waiting for fastboot" Try 3) could be because of antivirus or firewall/internet security.
When you see "................................." forever etc...
Maybe try and disable these???

I don't think you're waiting long enough for Moonshine to finish. It took longer than three tries on the two phones I've done it on.

OK, finally got S-off
Thanks to a friend who is well experienced in the filed, here was how...
First, had to go to RUU: RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_TMOUS_3.14.531.11_Radio_1.13.50.05.31_10.30.50.08L_release_309489_signed_ICS_2
I was on 3.14.531.17 but it was too locked down to do anything
Then, after reboot, NO SuperSU, No sending a custom Recovery to the phone, just Dev unlock bootloader
Boot into normal stock ROM and run moonshine, worked on Win7 Pro 64bit with Firewall enabled and Symantec ver11 Corp edition both running on PC, of course latest HTC drivers
I think by sending a recovery and running SU somehow screwed it up, it was the only difference
I'll leave the RUU on my website for those whom need, not sure for how long though
http://d-innovations.org/RUU_Ville_....30.50.08L_release_309489_signed_ICS_2.exe.7z

WOW you got it working!!!!!! COOL! I may try it again!
And for the other poster -yes, my screen was filled with "................................" many times.
Thanks - downloading RUU now - please leave it up for a little while longer.

xtacydima said:
OK, finally got S-off
Thanks to a friend who is well experienced in the filed, here was how...
First, had to go to RUU: RUU_Ville_U_JB_45_S_TMOUS_3.14.531.17_Radio_1.13.50.05.31_10.30.50.08L_release_309489_signed_ICS_2
I was on 3.14.531.17 but it was too locked down to do anything
Then, after reboot, NO SuperSU, No sending a custom Recovery to the phone, just Dev unlock bootloader
Boot into normal stock ROM and run moonshine, worked on Win7 Pro 64bit with Firewall enabled and Symantec ver11 Corp edition both running on PC, of course latest HTC drivers
I think by sending a recovery and running SU somehow screwed it up, it was the only difference
I'll leave the RUU on my website for those whom need, not sure for how long though
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I just realized that this is the RUU I have been using. I have it on my laptop already. So you say no SU, no custom recovery, just unlock the bootloader and boot into the stock ROM? I have the WinDroid HTC ONE S Toolkit and Rumrunner and Moonshine. I'm going to try the Toolkit first, then Rumrunner, and then finally Moonshine, since you say Moonshine works and it's basically the same as Rumrunner as far as methods are concerned. The toolkit may, however, do something different. Who knows. Here goes EVERYTHING!
[EDIT] I did get it working! Moonshine is the only one that worked. Maybe because it's more specific to firmware, rather than only device. I'm now moonshine S-OFF

So now another report of it working?
I guess I should try it BUT I'd like to hear from you guys on how/what ROMS you got installed AFTER the fact.

808phone said:
So now another report of it working?
I guess I should try it BUT I'd like to hear from you guys on how/what ROMS you got installed AFTER the fact.
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Here I posted a tutorial for obtaining s-off that is a little more in depth: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2652601
I'm currently running Android 4.4.2 thanks to Dirty Unicorns AOKP ROM based off Omni-Rom. The link to that ROM is in my signature. Just click on the ROM name and it'll take you there. There are only three bugs on that one. No capacitive lights (not a big deal), No native torch app (down one from the play store), and wifi tends to act up. It connects to wifi and works great and tethering works too. But it has a tendency to disconnect while unused and take a little bit of try, try again to get it to connect again. Other than those, it's my daily driver. My wifi has been spot on for the past few days. But it's hit and miss.

I pretty much have the same question. I have an unbranded European HTC One S model.
version-bootloader: 2.15.0000
version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
platform: HBOOT-8960
modelid: PJ4010000
cidnum: HTC__E11
Managed to unlock the bootloader (via HTCDev), flash TWRP (2.0.33 cause members said newest wasn't stable/caused problems with CM11) and Root with SuperSU. I haven't flashed any custom ROM yet. Software info shows version 3.16.401.9
Unsure if I should proceed with any of the S-OFF methods (Facepalm, Moonshine, Rumrunner, firewater) right now prior to flashing any custom ROM. It seems most people who have tried these S-OFF methods have used them in combination with US models. Advise would be much appreciated.