yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] bachviet:
Yes. I just tested it again: Powered off (fastboot checked), removed battery, put it back, plugged in my wall charger, and let it charged while powered off for a while. The battery was at 19% and was at 60% after powered on.
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
And if you check the page before I did it too.. and it worked for me as well.. had s-on.. now back to s-off and the stuff..
[HTC Sensation] bobbymokie:
FYI typo found in guide, could be frustrating for noobs (including self)

in section 4

substep 9

should read "fastboot reboot-bootloader"

very helpful guide
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
well spotted bobbimokie. U DA MAN! Thanks

7AM now

goodnight people! enjoy the new recovery and finally charging when off
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
thanks prateek. we now have a safely confirmed method of getting S-on back if nwe need to for Warranty Reasons
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
If I already updated to 1.5 CWM from Market do I need to download again from updated step 2 or am I already good to go?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
CWM is not on the market.. u need to get thru the Rom Manager..

is the text orange on your CWM now (4.0.1.5)? If so.. you are good to go..
[HTC Sensation] Technane:
This issue, regarding the (status 0)

Installation Aborted

you need to note this, that there has been a strange issue with SD cards larger than 8gb So if you have tried the above and still fail, ensure you use an SD card 8gb or smaller.
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
FYI.

I have T-Mobile Sensation 4G

S-ON HBOOT .0008

I did the S-OFF successfully and it turned the HBOOT to .0011 and "REVOLUTIONARY" shows up on the top line of the Bootloader.

I did a NANDROID, then tried a wipe and Nandroid restore which failed and my phone screwed up, so I had to revert back to STOCK using the Stock T-Mobile RUU file that's posted in the RUU collection thread.

It reverted my bootloader back to HBOOT .0008 and I'm still S-OFF, and no "REVOLUTIONARY" shows on the top line.

FYI to those who want a stock HBOOT S-OFF without the "REVOLUTIONARY" text on top!

.....

With that said, any PROs/CONs with having HBOOT .0008 or .0011?
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
Yes thats exactly where I got it. Went into my ROm Manager from market. Chose Update CWM and it updated. Chose boot into CWM and it came up orange text and version 1.5

So I guess Its all good in da hood!

Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] mathrania:
Downloaded the ROM Manager from Market...

installed the new recovery :)
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
CWM's official website lists 4.0.1.5 as the latest and available for HTC Sensation, so yeah, he probably added that recently so now you can install it via ROM Manager.

http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/02/clockwork-recovery-image.html

And yes, I just tested it on mine and worked also.

Someone needs to test out of NANDROID RESTORE works with this new 4.0.1.5 version.

I tried with earlier version and it failed to restore DATA.IMG partition.

Someone do a NANDROID Backup, wipe it, then NANDROID Restore and see if it works :)
[HTC Sensation] will survive:
Hello everybody... Coming from the evo 3d forums. Don't mean to be trolling here but just need some help. Just wondering if the s-on script here would also work for the evo 3d??? There is a thread open for this but can't seem to get S back ON. But I notice that the fastboot script on the evo3d forum says "fastboot oem setsecureflag 3". Just wondering if the script u guys use, "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3", would work on the evo3d?? I hope i don't get flamed for this. Just looking for of some useful information... Thanks in advance.
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
You will have to try man... I have a sensation and it works fine..
[HTC Sensation] SlyTuk:
Hi, my tmobile UK phone is being exchanged. I cannot find an original stock ruu for my phone.

Anyone have this? How can i get back to s-on and stock without it?

Many thanks
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
[HTC Sensation] SlyTuk:
Forgive me if I'm being thick, I don't see a tmobile UK one there
[HTC Sensation] o0o Wiggy o0o:
This is a great guide. I'm sure everyone appreciates the hard work you have put in to it.

+1
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
Hello

thank you for the nice guide

I would like to know if it is possible to temporary root sensation and when it reboots to return unroot?

I used to do it in my desire using visionary+.

Can i use it with sensation also or is there any other method?

thank you in advanced for any help.
[HTC Sensation] nandika:
anyone did this with mac in parallels?

I get a Communications with phone unexpectedly interrupted. Try again.

error, but it won't even wait for the phone to get into bootloader.

Maybe someone managed to do it this way?
[HTC Sensation] doublecheese:
ikhzter

@ikhzter

Thanks for the great GUIDE and all your effords , appreciated, it worked all fine !!! Thank you !!

When I get my Flyer from HTC Repair service I will S-OFF and root it as well :)
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Your welcome, the big bonus is you can switch between s-off and s-on now if you need to send it to htc using your warranty :)

spent the whole weekend on this thread, but it was worth it
[HTC Sensation] banesi:
this is the best guide I've seen recently on xda, great stuff, thank you.
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
your welcome, it has to be good, lol, spent atleast 12 + hours plus in just making and updating it

there are some experts out there who wil just look at one or two sub steps and download the files

but there are alot of noobs out there who dont know what they are doing.

So this guide when i made it was intended for everyone regardless of how much you know about android
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Im not sure, what does it say on your evo 3d forum?
[HTC Sensation] doublecheese:
Just a quick question

I was at holidays and I only returned home this morning so I did not have the time to follow up things closely.

If I flash the original HTC Europe Ruu , I will probably loose root and then I have to root again won't I ? What about the S-OFF , does it stay on when I flash an HTC Original RUU ?
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
Yes and Yes.
[HTC Sensation] doublecheese:
What about the S-OFF ? Will I ever loose it , or will it stick on permanently as my XTC CLIP does it on my Inc S.
[HTC Sensation] Jpcurrie:
Right then, first of all I am not a nooob.

Second of all thank you for the guide, it saved me a lot of time and information gathering :)

Thirdly, the clockworkmod recovery image from the XDA attachment link appears not to work correctly, I cannot use the power button to select? It looks like I need to use a trackball to select but obviously the sensation doesn't have one?

All I get is a picture of a hat when trying to use the power button to select?

Or am I actually a noob?
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
The only way to lose S-off is to S-on using step 5, flashing stock ruu will simply remove the word Revolutionary from your bootloader and just have it saying pyramid pvt ship s-off RL.

Go ahead flash EU RUU.

the only thing you wil lose is clockwork mod and root, but you can do that again.

thankfully S-off sticks
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
when u are tyring to select

does the screen turn off instead, try removing and reinserting the battery and go back to clockwork and try it again
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
anyone else tried S-on, how did it go?
[HTC Sensation] Jpcurrie:
It shows me a picture of a little hat and arrow, I need to power power again and this returns me to the clockwork menu.

Just trying your suggestion now..
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
Is there any difference in HBOOT 1.17.0008 and 1.17.0011?

Is it better to have .0011?

I did RUU restore and it went back to .0008, wondering if I should flash this .0011 that someone made in the Radio thread.
[HTC Sensation] Jpcurrie:
Well that worked!

Weird! Thanks for the heads up, I feel a little stupid now.. :p
[HTC Sensation] daSn00p:
thx so much bro!

everything worked perfect. now i want to install android revolution hd but it says i have to have eng & radio s-off to flash a different radio.

can u complete ur howto with eng soff? or how to flash radios and what to care about?

would be absolutly awesome!!!
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
really, what country are you in, i can certainly look at doing it for you. im currently getting ready for work and wont be back on my laptop for another 7 and a half hours

im sure there is thread in the dev section regarding radios and what to do
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
doesn't really make a difference. its like a fuel station. you would rather go to one that says Shell than another one called BP. doesn't make a difference, its fuel at the end of the day
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
Ok one more question.

Any idea why "fastboot flash" commands aren't working for me?

Trying to flash splash1, and it says FAILED (remote: not allowed)

Do I need ENG HBOOT?
[HTC Sensation] daSn00p:
im in germany.

strange thing:

fastboot says different radio then settings - phone info - software - ...

dont know exactly what fastboot menu says but the other one says 10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3 which would be the right to install revolution hd.

but i dont know wich output is right
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
im not sure, yours is a different issue, try both, also speak to mike (creator of ARHD) to see which one is compatible with his rom. it may even be on his thread which one to use
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
are you rooted.

i didnt change my eng hboot, left it as it is. what are you trying to flash?

im going to work now, ill get back to you in 7 hours time lol
[HTC Sensation] prank1:
Yes, you need ENG HBOOT as it allows for more fastboot commands.

you will want to use this format after you have ENG HBOOT installed

fastboot flash splash1 splashname.img
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
I thought that the alpharev HBOOT had the fastboot flash command enabled .....
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Will post an extra step in post 1 how to fash eng hboot
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
Yeah I just figured that out. I did a NANDROID restore on my S-OFF and well NANDROID Restore doesn't work correctly yet, so my phone was screwed up, I had to RUU restore back to TMOBILE Stock, so it put back the original HBOOT (still S-OFF though), so no Fastboot Flash commands work.

Reran revolution and now fastboot flash works.
[HTC Sensation] prank1:
Alpharev, or -Revolutionary- is only Radio S-OFF, or 'real' s-off. It doesn't have support for extra fastboot commands.

Radio S-OFF = PVT SHIP S-OFF
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
Is there any solution here?
[HTC Sensation] prank1:
If you really still want to use TempRoot, you can, just make sure you are on a Stock ROM
[HTC Sensation] stuart0001:
I'm confused because I'm trying to S-On my phone for warranty repair but can't get fastboot commands to work.

I'd S-Off'd and installed recovery from Alpharev, followed by the root method on this thread.

Now I've installed the RUU which has made my phone unrooted and Ship S-off.

How can I get S-On without Fastboot working? :confused:

Apologies if I've missed something obvious.
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Reinstall drivers

Make sure you have extracted adb tools all on one folder

Try rebooting your pc too

It should work. Let me know how u get on
[HTC Sensation] stuart0001:
Is this for me? If so, I've tried those but no joy and just get 'waiting for device'. adb commands work fine :confused:
[HTC Sensation] prank1:
Install ENG HBOOT, use fastboot to set the secureflag to 3, then afterwards install the RUU

Radio S-OFF is NOT lost with RUU, but ENG HBOOT is

Simply making sure that adb is set up correctly is not enough

You need to go from

Radio S-OFF > Radio & ENG S-OFF > ENG S-OFF > S-ON
[HTC Sensation] stuart0001:
Thanks, is there a guide to install Eng Hboot?

PS I assume the 1st post needs editing because it says to run the Fastboot commands after RUU install and no mention of requiring Eng HBOOT unless I'm missing something :confused:
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
I think you are wrong mate and that the alpharevhboot can fastboot flash...

I will let you know in while...
[HTC Sensation] Phateless:
Thanks!! I'm all about the eng hboot.
[HTC Sensation] techenthusiast:
Thanks for the guide, i am having trouble with step 3

I keep getting

E:Error in /sdcard/su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip

(status 0)

Installation Aborted

I have tried 3 times in a row, same error. I copied .6.1 and flashed that and it installed.

Then tried flashing .6.3 and still getting the same error, any ideas?

Any help would be great
[HTC Sensation] prank1:
Really? Thats news to me, I just assumed it was Radio S-OFF due to the SHIP S-OFF
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Confirmed, no need for ENG HBOOT guys.

According to kmdm one of the makers of revolutionary, their HBOOT included in revolutionary provides fastboot flash capabilities
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Alpharevx and now revolutionary have a patched HBOOT with fastboot flash commands enabled
[HTC Sensation] prank1:
Thats awesome, wish there was one like that for the Desire HD, it would have saved a lot of time!

Just a big note to everyone, make sure you have -Revolutionary- bootloader to enable fastboot flash, if you just have stock SHIP S-OFF then you either need to flash ENG S-OFF or -Revolutionary- to enable fastboot flash.
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Yes remeber revolutionary hboot ends in 10xx while official ends in 00xx
[HTC Sensation] Dougi:
hi,

thanks for this exellent guide... really easy to follow..

quick question..

do i have to RE-ROOT my sensation if i format my sd_card or if wipe data and cache and dalvik..

thanks.
[HTC Sensation] stuart0001:
So the guide should for s on should add flashing revolutionary after ruu, run fastboot comaands then ruu again. Is that right?
[HTC Sensation] Darnell_Chat_TN:
OK, so then people such as me would have to show HTC a proof of purchase if seeking warranty repair 1 year after the initial release date. I got mine after the release date.

But we're speculating at best, that HTC will assume that the device seeking repair is one they sent out to a reviewer with S-OFF, since nobody has actually tried it yet. And HTC is going to wonder something after they get more warranty repair requests (with S-OFF devices) than devices they shipped with S-OFF.

(And then there's always the matter of HTC possibly thinking up something since they could be reading these forums...)
[HTC Sensation] dazzlet:
hi I have followed all the guide and I have flashed a rom from the development section but I'm having problems fishing the recommended radio from windows adb via fastboot and it says unable to determine image file

Or something can anybody else help
[HTC Sensation] Dougi:
Little SD CARD problem

DAM,

i did format my sd card with Panasonic sd formater ( quick format ) FAT 32, to make a really fresh install :) and start from scratch.

flashing ZIP with recovery after that :

i could'nt mount sd card no more , to flash a zip , so i partitioned my sd card ( 2048 and 0 OEM )

and i copied again the zip file ( ROM ) ...

>>>> the speed of copying is now hell slow... ( through RECOVERY ) it was normal before i formated my sd card..

any chance to get back to normal use of the sd - card , something to do .. ???

Or tips someone could give me.. ??

thanks in advance..
[HTC Sensation] pdagenius:
Can I suggest that some info is added to Post #1 about the different Hboots, the;r functions?

Thanks for a great guide so far. :)
[HTC Sensation] ancola66:
Ok now I have SuperCID. I have a question: how to return the original device's CID?
[HTC Sensation] Phateless:
The eng hboot link in op is gone...
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
When you say stock you mean the initial original rom that phone has when you buy it? If yes, it's ok because i just bought it and it is unbranded. I didn't do anything with phone. I just want yo move my existing application from desire using titanium without permanent root. In desire i use visionary+ to temp root and when the phone reboots it became unrooted.

What can i do in sensation?
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
My beta key isnt working. I cant copy and paste, so I copied it and did so PERFECTLY. I have tried 20 times now. What the hell?

Matt
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Make sure you entered your hboot version correctly and your SERIAL NUMBER, mine begins with SH.

if serial number is incorrect beta key will not work.

if this fails then contact unrevoked team.

http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/revolutionary

Scroll down to where it says

Where can I get support?

As an experiment, we'd like to redirect users to our IRC channel for support. If you have an IRC client already, connect to irc.freenode.net, channel #revolutionary – if you don't, then that's OK; you can use Freenode's web IRC client. We'd love to hear from you!
[HTC Sensation] Kupfel:
lol did this multiple times as well. turns out those small L were capital i ... l and I look the same with that darn font :D try opening word, paste the key there and covert it to Terminal font. All chars can be recognized there
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
LOL YOU FUNNY MADHEAD :D Glad you got there in the end.

Try flashing clockwork and permanently rooting, let me know how you get on.

I already flashed a custom rom now too!
[HTC Sensation] maxtcee:
stupid question where do i get htc drivers from
[HTC Sensation] Kupfel:
cwm and su were to first things to flash after root of course :)

then adfree, which also works brilliantly.

Did anyone try chainfire 3D with this yet?

4:30 here so I figure I continue playing tomorrow :)
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Here is my code:

hb9NlFO1A1EzAKrn

Could someone point out what I am missing?

Thanks,

Matt
[HTC Sensation] brusko1972:
noob question. If I flash custom rom, will i loose all the apps and games i installed?
[HTC Sensation] Kupfel:
that is a lower case L between N and F and one's around the A.

if it doesn't work like that then you must have made a mistake with your serial number or HBOOT
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
NO you wont. it only Flashes SYSTEM. USER DATE IS KEPT
[HTC Sensation] Differentiation:
Is it normal to have 2 recovery screens side by side?
[HTC Sensation] Kupfel:
looking forward to flashing CM7 on this baby. Oh how I missed CM7 since I switched from my trusty HD2 to the sensation :D there is just no rom that compares to CM7
[HTC Sensation] Jayedamina:
some help please! i am stuck at acquiring root (method 3) how long is this suppose to take?
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
At the moment. YES!
[HTC Sensation] cl2eep:
Same here. The previous version went right past this step, now I'm just frozen. When I try to do a logcat it tells me device offline. WTF?
[HTC Sensation] alndks:
Change RUU

I am on 1.35.162.1. Vodafone Germany

Can i change to ruu 1.35.401.1 after i s-off my device?

I want to remove all the vodafone staff.
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Got it working! S-OFF it says...Now what? I rebooted the phone. How do I root it? I dont want to install any ROMs, just root for now.

Thanks!

Matt
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Yes you can!
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
It says it in POST 1:confused:

TO permanently root your Sensation - UPDATED from 2.3.6.1 to 2.3.6.3, SHOULD WORK NOW
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Hello,

Thanks, I am doing this now. I, for some reason, didnt see what it was doing. Ill report back..

Matt
[HTC Sensation] prank1:
Stock ROM is any official HTC ROM.
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
so i have the official. what can i do next to temp root my phone and when it reboots to be unrooted again?
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Just follow any of the temp root guides here on the forum.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1161283

Matt
[HTC Sensation] piimp:
In this dev section there is a thread on fre3vo....or better yet look for easy fre3vo (i used this one when I temprooted) its a one click kinda thing.

That should do it for ya..

Good luck
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
is it possible to give me a link??
[HTC Sensation] emm_stra:
thank you

i will try it!!
[HTC Sensation] SlyTuk:
Bump, please note it is Tmobile UK, not TMOUS.

I've only got a few hours to get back to stock so getting quite worried.

Many thanks
[HTC Sensation] ToddeSwe:
Thanks, but it is no panic for me to root, i can wait a couple o weeks, i'm interested to see if and when hTC will release their unlocked bootloader. :)

The only reason i root my device is to make it a nordic stock rom. :) I bought a german one without my own language. Then maybe when some relovutionary custom ROM is released here on XDA i will try it ... the ONLY thing i have found that i can complain about is the batterydrain on my stock ROM, nothing else.
[HTC Sensation] thuddome:
Everything worked great, no errors or hiccups.... follow the directions step by step, I didn't find anything confusing or difficult. Thank you for my now S-Off TMOUS Sensation, Perm Rooted, you guys rock!
[HTC Sensation] NoSubstitute:
Did you finally get it right?

Hey

You never verified that you solved this, so I'm just letting you know that all I did was (after trying to install-from-zip a couple of times):

1. Shut down the phone completely (using the CWM menu).

2. Reboot again in recovery menu.

3. Install zip ... This time it worked directly. No need to try the other su zip.

To the developers and contributors of this hack, I thank you all!

Reported some minor typos in the guide, but since I figured them out, I assume everyone else did too :-)
[HTC Sensation] elmanortega:
very easy thanks a lot i did it at 2:00 in the mornig 15 mins done
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
I am confused why Super CID is needed on this phone?

I did the Soff and root. Works perfect. Happy with stock rom.

I have custom roms on my HD2, Galaxy s, G2x and all needed was root and CWM.

So why would I need Super CID to change roms on this one? I guess its due to using other providers ROMS. BUt thought I would ask.

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] kudoskun:
I've since fixed this. I applied the supercid method to my phone and reflashed the proper RUU for TMOB (same version I was already on).

Once the CID was applied, the phone went back to S-ON -- so I went through the entire process again, only this time the root worked :)

Idk what it was, but its gone now.
[HTC Sensation] chesterr:
Nice post and worked like a charm to me and enjoying the fully rooted one and gonna try new roms that are gonna be released over here :D
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Try the new Leedroid

Cant go wrong with that!!
[HTC Sensation] lukemartin8:
thanks

thank you so much work like a charm had a few small problems but all sorted
[HTC Sensation] BioTecK:
Ah ok... Android n00b! ;) A stupid question perhaps but will all of my data / apps be deleted when trying to get rid of S-ON?

Still an Android n00b.... :rolleyes: Except custom rom's... What will I find behind the doors? ;)
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Pretty sure flashing the RUU will wipe all data and apps. Haven't tried so can't confirm that one though. The nice thing with Android though is that after a wipe all of the apps you downloaded from the market will reinstall themselves. If you were rooted however you could use tools like Titanium backup or My Backup root to restore apps and data.

Paradise :D (or more likely a very addictive activity that robs your spare time waiting for the next fix), seriously though, the devs do an awesome job finishing off the software that HTC releases. Plenty of little tweaks and performance enhancements etc. A good custom rom is just SO MUCH BETTER than stock.
[HTC Sensation] quailallstar:
S OFF worked for me, as did the rooting! :-) Thank you very much.

Now time to remove the silly T-Mobile branding splash screen.
[HTC Sensation] stuart0001:
Update on my issue on not being able to run fastboot commands to apply S-On after RUU install.

I have now successfully done it on a different PC so it looks like a driver issue at my end or possibly admin privilege issue on the work pc I was attempting it on earlier. Even though I have local admin control I believe there may still be some restrictions in place. Sorry for the false alarm but it's worth noting that you should be doing this stuff with only full admin privileges