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[HTC Sensation] eugene373:
removing ./ will not create folders if I recall & the Flyer & HTC Evo View was a special case for there scripting..

looking over the script off the computer, not sure other than that why it's not working.
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
Just reporting back that after moving all my apps from the SD card (I only had like 3 or 4) to the phone, Sense does reboot, but not as often. BUT the root sticks!:D
[HTC Sensation] durps:
Well it works, but when i go into the terminal emulator app and write su and then fixit, it doesnt reroot itself.
[HTC Sensation] Shaquiel Harris:
Did you bother reading the first page? You will loose root after a reboot.
[HTC Sensation] LeeDroid:
Excellent! Works a treat, thanks!
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Yeah, the only program i have that cant find root is Rom Manager.

But that is not needed for now...
[HTC Sensation] offenberg:
Thanks! Works great! Now my new Sensation is adfree.

That was the most important thing for me :)
[HTC Sensation] riverajuan:
Can anyone confirm if wifi is working? I have loaded the script that Eugene loaded without the fixit file and I just notice that my wifi isn't working.
[HTC Sensation] Sammydr10:
Why does CMD stay on this line

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

It doesnt move from there....
[HTC Sensation] gbzbar:
Yes, wifi works fine with the script. Try rebooting, and rerooting and see if it fixes it for you.

Most likely, ADB isn't finding your phone. From a CMD prompt, cd to your ADB tools directory and try to manually type "adb devices" and see if it finds your phone. If it works, you will see a device with a serial number, if it doesn't work, then you won't see anything.

Once you get ADB working, you can try rooting again.
[HTC Sensation] :
Have you ticked USB debugging in your settings?
[HTC Sensation] swissman:
I'm sorry but tried many times, retried, rebooted, read all the posts, but no way getting past this step:

D:\Users\xxx\Desktop\RW_Root_Sensation>adb remount

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon

D:\Users\xxx\Desktop\RW_Root_Sensation>adb shell mount -o rw,remount rootfs /

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

mount: Operation not permitted

after this all operation failed...

Can anyone help please?
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Instal latest htc sync and then uninstall it.

That will take care of the driver you are probably missing
[HTC Sensation] Atlantian:
Yes ****, FIXIT! DOESNT ****ING WORK.
[HTC Sensation] swissman:
Man you're a genious! thank you, it worked!
[HTC Sensation] mdfine:
How did you manage to get adfree to work?

For me it does not kill the ads but r/w access instead.
[HTC Sensation] Pikaraph:
Same for me, Adfree doesn't work...
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Adfree works on some, but not others for me.

Matt
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Glad to help mate
[HTC Sensation] riverajuan:
Thanks for your response. It does work I think it has something to do with the apps that I remove.

Any suggestions as to what apps are save to remove?

Thanks in advance
[HTC Sensation] MeatyCoins:
2x the fixit command in terminal just gives me a permission denied

I tried fixit & fixit!
[HTC Sensation] eugene373:
Fixit does work, however depending WTF your doing it will reset the /system back to r/o.. Then & Only then fixit does not work & a reboot is needed..

This r/o bug happens with adfree ( not all the time ) and other apps.

Removing to many things at once from /system/app can also cause this error as well.

use the PM Disable for app, and you should be fine editing the rest of the /system & keep r/w status.

it's random so deal with it like the rest of us. no need to insult people with foul language

~Eugene
[HTC Sensation] MeatyCoins:
my terminal gives me root access but nothing else does....any fix ?
[HTC Sensation] itsme_4ucz:
Got my new sensation yesterday, and it got rooted on first try!! I am loving it!!!

Thanks!!!
[HTC Sensation] Xcor3:
Welcome to the forum!
[HTC Sensation] adambala:
hello i am from greece can i use that to root my sensation????
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Yes you can mate
[HTC Sensation] NikolaiT:
Hey Eugene, good job on this :), you probably don't remember me but I was a fan of your and Teamwhiskey's work at the Vibrant forum. It's nice to see you at the Sensation forums!
[HTC Sensation] NikolaiT:
Protip: Guys, if you seem to not be able to root with Eugene's tools, make sure HTC Sync is installed (you have to disable it before you run the bat, not uninstall it. [I made that mistake my first try])
[HTC Sensation] sbihue:
Thanks OP, it worked just fine. Had a brand new Sensation and got temp root within 10 minutes. For all those who are unable to get it done and particularly to the MF's who are *****ing high-n-low about this...:eek: this is what you can try...

1. Ensure that your

hardware supports USB 2.0

. I tried on an older server2k3 with USB 1.1 and it didn't work. ADB was stuckon the command prompt

2. Download and Install HTC Sync 3.x upto the point where it installs the USB drivers. When Sync decompresses the msi for the software with the message/prompt to install, cancel out.

3. Before running the batch script, use adb devices from the folder where you have unzipped the downloaded file to see if your device (phone) is visible.

4. If it works, thank the OP :)

5. If it doesn't and you have tried everything else, flush the phone and try again ;)

Now only if we can get S-OFF... I so much miss my HD2 with the MIUI rom.
[HTC Sensation] Teslarage:
^^^

My device does not show up in adb devices and when using the script it get stuck at 'adb waiting-for-device'.

I installed the drivers, reinstalled them, changed usb port, etc.... No luck...

Anything I might be doing wrong?
[HTC Sensation] sbihue:
Make sure you are on a system with USB 2.0 and try to reinstall sync 3.0. If the USB driver is already installed successfully, Sync will try to install the software otherwise it will prompt you to install the drivers first.

Alternatively you can just try to install the USB drivers only. Download the one you need from here..... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1161769
[HTC Sensation] supercobaltss:
Thanks for this! Been 3 days and still have root, Awesome!!!
[HTC Sensation] b14ckd34th:
you have a pm
[HTC Sensation] juice_cazarez:
Works great. Only issue after reboot I can't seem to "fixit" I keep getting the permission denied message
[HTC Sensation] :
Same here, just plug your phone to your PC/laptop and re-apply the mod/tool and you'll have root again.
[HTC Sensation] korrel2008:
Hey...thanks for the root...it works perfect for me.....i have only one question...i have setcpu installed...and it says that my cpu is max 1mhz.....i thought it had to be 1.2 mhz?? is this normal ??
[HTC Sensation] mdfine:
Setcpu requires the cpu specs which is not implemented yet. Use search, there is a overclock thread around here.
[HTC Sensation] ptit developer:
I have exalty the same problem as you Sammydr10.

When i type "adb devices", i have just one sentence : "List of devices attached", but nothing anymore.

HTC Sync is not installed on my Computer, all Drivers are installed, and the USB Debug is ON.

If i kill the "adb.exe" with "Task Manager of Windows", i see all the script running, but everytime with "error : device not found."

It is normal, so if someone can help me to fix adb to find my device, i think it will be be done after.
[HTC Sensation] Teslarage:
Exactly what I get, too.
[HTC Sensation] sbihue:
Try installing HTC Sync software and see if your phone is recognized and can connect to the PC. If it does, uninstall HTC Sync only (this does not uninstall the USB drivers).
[HTC Sensation] ptit developer:
I installed "HTC Sync", i used it, because it is useful.

I exited the "HTC Sync" program, and i tried the "(TOOL) Perma-Temp Root with R/W", and i have just to say thanks to sbihue, it works.
[HTC Sensation] zgmf-x322a:
yes u can, im using it too
[HTC Sensation] legioncwe:
Weird Error

First time worked like a charm. I had to reboot my phone because Audible seems to lock up when you are using bluetooth and get a phone call. Audio doesn't restart. Anyway that's a bug for a completely different thread.

I tried to reapply root and I kept getting access denied errors. I rebooted my phone again, rebooted my computer, searched the forums for a bit then decided to try again.

This time it worked. Before I guess it was running the fre3vo script and looking for access_point but couldn't find it <shrug>.

I don't know, I guess if it doesn't work the first time, just reboot and try again until it does.
[HTC Sensation] TEKHD:
Well this solution works great... But time keeps going and there still no permanent solution fot rooting the sensation... Any update that you guys know about this? No permanent root at the horizon? So we can install CM7 at some point in the near future?
[HTC Sensation] Shagman68:
Does FIXIT work yet, as of about page 40 of this topic, fixit was still not behaving. How do I know what revision this temp root is at to know if I have the current, or if it has been fixed or updated?

EDIT:

Nevermind got S-OFF and perm root now. Just need my circle battery mod and I'm happy as hell.
[HTC Sensation] eugene373:
Please Lock Thread: See this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

~Eugene
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
This thread is still useful. We can get s-off, but NOT a reliable way to perma root the phone. Many of us are getting nasty errors after perma root, such as no working wifi and phone crashing.

I dont feel like having to flash a custom ROM just as a bandaid solution. I am back to stock ROM and have this perma temp. root on my phone until something comes along to let us perma root safely.

Matt
[HTC Sensation] doublehp:
My phone was sold with provider's ROM. As soon as I got S-OFF, I pushed Leedroid-revolutionary 1.0 (that includes perma-root) ... and the phone works very well, including Wifi and GPS. No way to keep using provider's ROM.

For once, it works for me ... better than for other people :)
[HTC Sensation] xtacybyme:
i noticed you asked for a thread to be locked... i'm new to rooting, i bought 2 htc phones/sensations one for my self for the business, and 1 for son.

My goal is to be able to backup all apps/settings, basically do an image, as i do with pc's in my house via Acronis. i think i would use titanium to accomplish this.

i also would like to be able to grab all apps i have on my phone and my sons, and save them to a folder on one of my backup drives on my main pc/server. if someone could help me with this that would be appreciated as well.

Is the permanent root, safe to try? if so could someone guide me please in the steps to accomplish this? i'm a tmobile usa user.

Thanks for any clarification.
[HTC Sensation] computertechy:
Works spot on!

Thanks!

@xtacybyme

instructions are in first post, i just tried it and works perfectly

make sure usb debugging in on (settings - applications - development)

install htc sync for the usb driver(or try to find the bare usb driver) make sure you COMPLETELY CLOSE htc sync(right click the taskbar icon and exit, aslo make sure it still isnt running in task manager)

make sure phone is in CHARGE ONLY mode and usb debugging on & run Run_ME_Fr3vo_ROOT batch file

make sure you extract all the files from the rar into a folder just to be safe.
[HTC Sensation] xtacybyme:
thanks for reply.. but is this still temp root? or permanent?

why is this thread still open if this one is out? - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

that one makes me think it is a permanent solution. I'm confussed.

Just would like a permanent solution to backing up my device, and being able to use titanium, and not have to worry bout this stuff again.

if anyone could elaborate i'd appreciate it.

Thank You.
[HTC Sensation] drewcubus:
You should use the guide to gain S-off and root. You can use Titanium, change ROMs, change splash screens, all kinds of good stuff.

This was a temporary solution to get root. The other is a much more thorough and freeing "root". Just remember that your warranty will be void etc. etc. etc.
[HTC Sensation] xtacybyme:
i was ignored
[HTC Sensation] Shatterv2:
Thread is obsolete. Please use the S-OFF thread.
[HTC Sensation] doublehp:
xtacybyme get s-off, install romManager, then ClockWork, backup to sdcard, insert SDcard into PC. Done.
[HTC Sensation] doublehp:
have a sleep, and try revolutionary over night.
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
hello

i am little bit confused. if i use this method here (1st post) the phone will be rooted until it reboots? When you say reboots you mean the reboot option when we press power button or something else?

if we use the method here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

it means that we are going to have a permanent root. If we want to unroot, how is going to be done???
[HTC Sensation] SpiderVenom:
There's permanent root its called revolutionary just look for the thread or Google it there's many guides out there for it

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[HTC Sensation] xtacybyme:
emm_stra it's like pulling teeth with some of these users here - the topic that will help you is located here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

my suggestion/maybe a tip to alleviate some headaches... due to spending over 6 hours trying to get this accomplished, and finally finding someone who was willing to divulge some info (ClydeB1)

is on step one (this is where i was utterly lost) when you connect phone with htc sync and revolutionary finds your phone, then right click htc sync in taskbar and exit it, then revolutionary will continue on, and you will not hang. see this post for my issue with that - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16517334&postcount=1402
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
is this different from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

or it is better??? i can't find.... a link...

my problem is to root the phone , temp or perm.

but what if i want to unroot, is that possible? i mean using temp root, when the phone reboots everything is ok , but what about perm root??
[HTC Sensation] xtacybyme:
the post i just posted for you is the correct link (and the same link user above me was hinting at.
[HTC Sensation] doublehp:
emm_stra there are 4 different kind of reboots. Some hot-restart may keep root. Legacy reboot is close to hardware reboot, so, you will loose root. Temproot is a direct exploit that attacks your actual ROM.

Yes the other method is better. But it's different approach: you get soff first, what breaks waranty, then you change the ROM for a ROM where you have root. Soff can some times be reverted for people who want to send their phone back HTC.

A friend sent many soff phones to HTC, and they never complained; always gave a new working one. Even when he bricked the phone while trying to soff it ^^

Unrooting does not make sens. Rooting is an ability to do sth. You can just remove the su program, but can easily put it back.

temp root = you exploit an attack in your rom, and afte reboot, all forgotten

s-off: you make an exploit to change stuff deep even behind Android, and that change is "permanent"; then you use this new state to get root. The change can be undone, but undo is as much risky as getting s-off itself !
[HTC Sensation] doublehp:
SpiderVenom revolutionary is NOT root, it's S-OFF. Root are Leedroid, Fre3vo, su ...
[HTC Sensation] doublehp:
emm_stra Fre3vo can give temp root. There is not better solution. There is only what you need.

Perma root is more confortable. But breaks waranty (in fact, HTC often accepts to change phones that are s-off-ed).

temp-root will never break waranty, but the process is heavy, and having to it on daily basis is PITA.

S-off is very heavy process, but it's done for life.

Revolutionary = S-off, then you change RECOVERY, then you change the ROM (and put a rooted rom)
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
thank you very much...
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
thank you

about temp-root , you mean that i will have to do it every day? why???
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
thank you very much.

some questions:

1) how legacy and hot-restart can be done?

2) i would like to root my phone and use my factory official rom. what if i don't want to be root anymore? and of course i don't want to s-off. can all these be done and how??
[HTC Sensation] doublehp:
emm_stra , temp root, you do it again after every reboot. You know better than us how often you reboot (low battery, battery removal for various reasons, compleet of during meetings ... )

> how legacy and hot-restart can be done?

long press on power button. "reboot" is the legacy reboot. While "power off" is in fact a sleep mode; when you start after a power off, you may have some bits of temp root left; while after "reboot", you never do. Hot-restart is a special feature of some ROMs.

You *can* keep factory rom, and have permanent root on it (revolutionary, soff, CWM, and some packages to install). You can keep using the same ROM, but, it's the S-OFF part that will break waranty.

To unroot, remove the rooting package. We usually use "super user".

You want perma-root without s-off ? almost impossible. As we are in Sensation section, impossible on Sensation.

Unless you do it the long way: s-off, CWM and so on ... and later, you revert to old rom, and remove S-off. Can be done, dangerous. Some people bricked doing that (nobody bricked yet by doing Revolutionary: it some times failed, for about 15% people, but nobody bricked yet: 800 success stories in 2 weeks). While 2 or 3 people tried to revert s-off, and 1 bricked.

Using your old ROM is possible. With s-off, you can back-it up, and restore later. The waranty issue is s-off. And reverting back to S-ON is dangerous (and very few of us want to do so).
[HTC Sensation] SpiderVenom:
I was letting him know about the tool needed to achieve perm root. Try achieving it without revolutionary I was on my phone and don't have the patience to try and place links and an entire guide telling him to look up revolutionary would provide him with more info then just telling him to google s-off which obviously he wasn't too aware of
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
all these (revolutionary, soff, CWM, and some packages to install) are the steps in this guide?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

s-off is what we call unlocked bootloader? this is something that htc is going to allow, as i heard.

so s-off is the problem that i will not have warranty after that.. root is not the problem.

But my previous phone was desire and i think we could root it without having to s-off. why here is different?

and if we wanted to send in htc for service we just run an official ruu .exe and everything was ok again.

in sensation the concept is different...
[HTC Sensation] doublehp:
> all these (revolutionary, soff, CWM, and some packages to install) are the steps in this guide?

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1192300

Yes.

But the guide has a few issues. Ex, it does not backup the RECOVERY partition before installing CWM. This step is vital if you want to be able to restore your phone "as is". Recovery is a rescue system when the phone is heavily damaged. It's not Android, it's something normal users never see in their whole life. I use it once a week to make integral backup. The issue occurs after S-OFF, when Revolutionary offers you to install ClockWork. I said no for this reason. It's something that is not in your ROM (the phone has in fact 27 partitions, and over 8 ROMs for various purposes; when we speak about ROM, we actually mean either the main SYSTEM ROM, or, a group of the 4 main ones: SYSTEM, boot, Rescue, and Radio). Very thin details ... for paranoid people like me :) I am the kind of guy who buy screen protection BEFORE the phone, and put it on the very FIRST SECOND I take it out of box.

> s-off is what we call unlocked bootloader?

yes.

> this is something that htc is going to allow, as i heard.

No.

As there are 28 partitions and 8 ROMs, there are also several ways to unlock a phone. We don't know yet what HTC will do, but we are sure about two things:

- HTC unlock will not be 100% equivalent to what Revolutionary does

- HTC can not legally give us "full access"; it would not be compatible with contracts they may have with phone service providers ...

That's why even HTC unlock will not make all of us happy. It will be better for most people, it will never suffice for *ALL*.
[HTC Sensation] jahmezis45:
How do I get telenav back on my phone after this procedure?
[HTC Sensation] NikolaiT:
Why use telenav? Google Navigation is free, and better than telenav. Any how, noobs, this thread is obsolete, please let it die.
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
thank you very much for this extreme detailed respond. But still i am confused.

Let me ask you.

Recovery partition is not what we backup using nandroid backup from clockwork?

So using this guide, i will set s-off (warranty gone), i will install clockwork and finally i will root my phone.

Using clockwork , i will not be able to backup my official rom as it is , to restore in the future if i have any problem? and also i could backup all these 4 main partition you mentioned?

And how you do backup your recovery partition? is there any other tool except clockwork?

Sorry for being wearing asking too much but i would like to be very sure in order to proceed.
[HTC Sensation] jahmezis45:
SUCK A BBC answer the question or dont respond!! maybe i prefer telenav over google navigation.Maybe Google nav doesnt work properly on my phone
[HTC Sensation] doublehp:
Recovery is where Clockwork get's installed. Installing CWM ... if you use your brain ... erases some thing some where. And I tell you, it does not go instead of your System, user Data, or external SDCard. It goes somewhere else, where HTC has put a stupid and useless bit of code, nobody on earth ever use it, BUT, if you return your phone to HTC with CWM installed there instead of their thinga, they may say "hey, this is a proof you broke waranty" ...

Many people returned phones with Recovery partition erased, and HTC rarely complains. But if you want a "to the bit restaoration", you need to backup that RECOVERY zone before Revolutionary installs CWM in there.

If you don't mind waranty, or, if you don't need "to the bit restiration", forget about it.

Normal people *never* use this partition for normal use of phone. It's used ONLY when you change your ROM (and you can even change your ROM without it). You don't *need* to install CWM inside RECOVERY to change ROM. It's just ... easier :)

To backup RECOVERY, you need to ... get S-off, refuse CWM at end of Revolutionary, restart phone on HBOOT, use fastboot to push CWM in RAM, restart phone on CWM (from RAM), backup RECOVERY, and then you are done. More than 20mn.

CWM is able to backup and restaure what every body uses every day: SYSTEM ROM, USER DATA, and a few more things like BOOT.ini (it can also backup RADIO, but does not do it by default). But when CWM is installed in RECOVERY, it can not restore RECOVERY. To perform a "to the bit" restoration for waranty purposes, you need then to restore RECOVERY with your RECOVERY backup; if you did not back-it up, you can not restore HTC original RECOVERY.

> And how you do backup your recovery partition? is there any other tool except clockwork?

CWM again, but used via Fastboot.

It just depends on "how much you want to restore things". Normal people just push CWM, and when phone breaks, they send phone with CWM in.

First step is always S-off. I am just saying that S-off is made by revolutionary, and that revolutionary may write CWM in Recovery without backing-up the original HTC RECOVERY.
[HTC Sensation] doublehp:
jahmezis45 because depending on the reason, and one hundred small details, the way to restore it may vary.

The short answer is: (generic approach)copy the .apk file before you move, and copy it again to restore it. But, the apk may also depend on some specific other files around the system ... in particular.

Asking "why" usually means, either:

- please, tell me your personal story for personnal interest

or

- there are many ways to do it, and I won't list all of them in here; I will choose which one I recommend you depending on your needs.