Hey,
[i'm new here, but i couldn't find a post with this exact problem]
I've been using my HTC Sensation rooted for about 8 months now on 2.3.4/5, and with ICS officially being released i want to update to ICS.
I do have my phone rooted but i do not have any custom roms installed.
In theory it should just update OTA to ICS but when i try to update it my phone reboots and then it gives me this image of an android mascot besides a warning mark (the image didn't work.). Is this superuser blocking the update?
Now i'm wondering what is the best way to get ICS update to work.
At this moment i don't care if i lose the root on my device.
I've been thinking about flashing it so that it would remove the root, make it S-on and remove superuser. (basically make it like it was when i bought it.) and then updating it to ICS.
Any help with my problem or on how to handle the flashing will be appreciated.
If you're rooted, download 4EXT updater, flash 4EXT recovery, flash the 3.32 firmware, then flash an ICS rom.
If i'm correct that will give me a custom rom.
And at the moment i would like to keep the rom stock because i would like all the options to work.
If i'm wrong and it will update to stock rom, then i'll give it a go.
Otherwise is there a way to update to stock rom?
You can't be rooted to flash the OTA, and you HAVE to have the stock recovery too
alright so i need to unroot the phone and somehow manage to uninstall superuser (if it doesn't uninstall with the unrooting).
So my question then is,
Is this possible to unroot the device?
Maybe someone can link me to a good tutorial ?
You need to restore stock recovery and your oringinal Rom intact ( not delete apps in the stock rom). Stock recovery can be obtained from RUU.
Or just flash New firmware and custom Rom if your phone is s-off.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using XDA Premium HD app
alright, can i use any vodafone stock recovery for my device?
and is there a tutorial around? for noobs like me?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193033
Guide for debranding or going back to stock.
Basically you need to download your stock RUU and go back to your original CID (if you supercided).
The guide basically covers almost all your concern in returning to stock rom and recovery.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio
i'll give that a go tomorrow and let you guys know what happend.
[dumb noob question!! this should make my phone look like it was when it came out of the box right?]
If i'm correct i need a RUU.
Is it possible to do this tutorial using the OTA update file i got for the ICS update?
Update
So,,
After 2 days of trying to download a good RUU file.
I still don't have it, filefactory always says that the free download slots are all taken.
So i would love if someone could tell me if it is possible to just flash the update file called:
OTA_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.32.401.5_R-1.50.401_release_252072fll6erqo75dsziua.zip
I would appreciate a reply telling me if this is possible or why it is not possible.
As said, you need to be on a stock unrooted rom and stock recovery.
Is your phone branded or unbranded. What RUU were you trying to download? 1.50.401.1 or else?
Also, did you supercid or not? if yes, you need to go back to original CID to get OTA.
Do not attempt do flash the OTA.zip from a custom recovery because it will fail.
I have RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.50.401.1_R_Radio_10.58.9035.00U_10.15.9035.02_2_release_228602_signed wich is the latest GB for european unbranded devices. If this is what you are looking for, I could upload it for you. Let me know.
@kualmente
I would appreciate it if you could upload your RUU so i can use it.
As for the phone,
I still have stock rom and recovery, i only rooted it and did supercid.
So when i have a RUU file for my unbranded Sensation i can follow this toturial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193033
GkNs05 said:
@kualmente
I would appreciate it if you could upload your RUU so i can use it.
As for the phone,
I still have stock rom and recovery, i only rooted it and did supercid.
So when i have a RUU file for my unbranded Sensation i can follow this toturial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193033
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Download RUU HERE then revert back to your original cid.
Hit thanks if it helped
kualmente said:
Download RUU HERE then revert back to your original cid.
Hit thanks if it helped
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Thanks man !!!
Using your RUU, i followed the tutorial and used method 2.
Work like charm for a noob like me
I cannot tell you guys that helped me how much i would like to thank you!
GkNs05 said:
So,,
After 2 days of trying to download a good RUU file.
I still don't have it, filefactory always says that the free download slots are all taken.
So i would love if someone could tell me if it is possible to just flash the update file called:
OTA_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.32.401.5_R-1.50.401_release_252072fll6erqo75dsziua.zip
I would appreciate a reply telling me if this is possible or why it is not possible.
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sure you can, if you are looking for stock rom, you can use this one, this ICS RUU from bootloader http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1581333... And please read the OP, so you will have stock looking phone.
im trying to update my phone OTA and it requires me to unroot my phone. so far i have relocked my bootloader and now i can't figure out how to return to my stock recovery. help please.
thnx
Hey guys i just installed Trickdroid 2.1.0 for my villec2. HTC One S with the S3 processor. I just wanted to know i there are kernels which i can use other than the one coming with Trickdroid, The one with this rom is the stock one and cannot be overclocked. And the rom is not customisable like any other custom ROM.
Are there kernels for the VilleC2? If there are please let me know. Im gettting the feeling HTC ripped me off. Any other tweaks, addons, would also be welcomed.
If any dev is viewing this please please please please!! give us some love too.
hey i'm guessing you bought your phone from India... so did you get the Stock RUU for our phone or did you just risk it without the stock RUU? sorry if my questions are stupid but i'm a noob to HTC... my previous devices were all motorolas
Didnt help but anyway...
'AL' said:
hey i'm guessing you bought your phone from India... so did you get the Stock RUU for our phone or did you just risk it without the stock RUU? sorry if my questions are stupid but i'm a noob to HTC... my previous devices were all motorolas
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What i did was unlocking the bootloader on htcdev website. Then using fastboot commands flashed a recovery. Then flashed a superSU zip through recovery . Then NAND backup and flashing of ROM. Then flashing boot.img using fastboot commands. And yeah India :good:
vineetmathew2003 said:
What i did was unlocking the bootloader on htcdev website. Then using fastboot commands flashed a recovery. Then flashed a superSU zip through recovery . Then NAND backup and flashing of ROM. Then flashing boot.img using fastboot commands. And yeah India :good:
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Hey did you manage to lay your hands on the Indian RUU. I have the 2.09 Hboot. I made a NANDROID on before flashing Trickdroid 4.0 but went on boot loop. That also locked my SD so had to format it and lost my Stock. I have the European RUU but had CID issues. Any advice on how to move on to 4.0.4
Needless to say I have the S3.
HI there! just buy on ebay HTC A9 ATT. cid -CWS-001 MID-2PQ12000. its ATT locked and s-on. ATT IMEI blacklisted!!!!!!! then i buy unlock code from HTC premium service to unlock gsm-not working. The phone was a demo phone(i think) coz got little burned lcd. the firmware was 1.27.502.5 and for unlock service phone must have a stock firmware. but its not work for me. Then i try root it to flash previous stock firmware and delete all, now cant restore it cant mount in TWRP 2.8.70 the restore from sd (rename to 2PQ9IMG)not working (19_RU...... mistake),then after root i reflash stok boot and recovery then run 1.27.502.5 RUU exe- OK ,but bootloader show its unlocked and The firmware is modified????????????
need links :
TWRp 3.0.00.1
ATT stock system .img !!!!!!!!!
ATT stock boot img
ATT stock recovery.img
JUST NEED TO BACK 100% STOCK to try unlock it. not planning s-off.
Any solution?
UAALEX said:
HI there! just buy on ebay HTC A9 ATT. cid -CWS-001 MID-2PQ12000. its ATT locked and s-on. ATT IMEI blacklisted!!!!!!! then i buy unlock code from HTC premium service to unlock gsm-not working. The phone was a demo phone(i think) coz got little burned lcd. the firmware was 1.27.502.5 and for unlock service phone must have a stock firmware. but its not work for me. Then i try root it to flash previous stock firmware and delete all, now cant restore it cant mount in TWRP 2.8.70 the restore from sd (rename to 2PQ9IMG)not working (19_RU...... mistake),then after root i reflash stok boot and recovery then run 1.27.502.5 RUU exe- OK ,but bootloader show its unlocked and The firmware is modified????????????
need links :
TWRp 3.0.00.1
ATT stock system .img !!!!!!!!!
ATT stock boot img
ATT stock recovery.img
JUST NEED TO BACK 100% STOCK to try unlock it. not planning s-off.
Any solution?
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have you tried downloand the TWRP version 3.0.0.2 https://twrp.me/devices/htconea9.html format the data and than do a RUU. the firmware will say modified if the bootloader is unlocked or if some sort of rooting or modding was involved. you can change it back to official with some simple adb commands. All the RUU and zips for any version of the A9 is in the general forum threads.
I wanted the newest android Nougat on the phone so i paid for the sunshine s-off and changed the cid and mid. Loaded twrp recovery couldn't get anything to work with that either so i figured it was cause i didn't erase everything the right way and used twrp advanced wipe and now it looks like im really screwed! any help would be appreciated!! Also i tried the RUU from HTC nothing works !!! i want to cuss so bad AAHHHHHH
You're going to have to be more specific about what you did if you want anyone to help you. What did you try to do that didn't work the first time? What all did you wipe? What is your device doing now? How did you try and use the RUU and did it give you any clues when it didn't work? Can you boot into fastboot mode at all?
JohnRogers23 said:
You're going to have to be more specific about what you did if you want anyone to help you. What did you try to do that didn't work the first time? What all did you wipe? What is your device doing now? How did you try and use the RUU and did it give you any clues when it didn't work? Can you boot into fastboot mode at all?
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Sorry for the rant last night i was extremely frustraded! here is the phones current status
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I tried to install the unlocked RUU for nougat and i also tried to use ADB to install the Nougat unlocked zip file
I would like to update to the unlocked version of Nougat
when i try to install the lastest RUU for unlocked it gives me error [132] signature error
i have the same model at&t unlocked and would like to update to the latest nougat, plz if someone can write an easy step by step tutorial
thank you
If converting,soff is needed,and you have to incrementally update device to current ota.. Cannot just change cid and mid and flash the Nougat ruu...
Wonders_Never_Cease said:
If converting,soff is needed,and you have to incrementally update device to current ota.. Cannot just change cid and mid and flash the Nougat ruu...
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So how would i get my device to the unlocked edition 2.18.617.1 from 1.27.502.5? i realized after doing some research that i can't flash 1.x.x.x.x.x to 2.x.x.x.xx.x and i got flashed back to 1.27.502.5
killerdie14 said:
So how would i get my device to the unlocked edition 2.18.617.1 from 1.27.502.5? i realized after doing some research that i can't flash 1.x.x.x.x.x to 2.x.x.x.xx.x and i got flashed back to 1.27.502.5
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You will have to take the 1.56.X latest ruu manually (from recovery or SD download mode) and then upgrade using the OTA.
Or PM me for the firmware image for the a9 to get to nougat.