yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Follow step 3

get to clockwork with this

To Start Clockwork recovery

1. EITHER make sure fastboot is disabled in settings and shut down your phone

This can be done via Settings > Power> Untick "FAST BOOT" at the bottom.

OR take out your battery and put it back in. (this is easier)

2. Keep hold of the volume down button and switch your phone on.

3. Hboot will start. Navigate to recovery with the vol down button. Press power to select and enter recovery.

Then its pretty much self explanatory, go down to backup and restore and select backup
[HTC Sensation] schoei1:
And I finally figured out why the thanks button wasn't showing everytime I would log into XDA, and have applied thanks to you and the OP. Thanks again for your help.
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Does it matter which TMOUS ROM we use to get back to stock? I see two of them among the ROMS...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1074559&highlight=stock+rom

Matt
[HTC Sensation] Ghostrider:
Working !!!!!!!!!:D:D:D

Now we need some nice Powersaving Roms:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Thanks for the Guide!!
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Use the LAtter, obviously the one that is newer would be an updated version.

And thanks Schoei1
[HTC Sensation] v8pwrdz28:
Everything worked, s-offed and fully rooted, great guide and thanks to all involved.
[HTC Sensation] alqali:
Thank you soooo much. Everything worked great on my Tmobile sensation :) Free at last!!!
[HTC Sensation] plun:
Everything is OK with su after installing a new rom.....

Something breaks su if temp-root is installed.

Up and running with 1620 Mhz.....:D
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Cool, which rom are you using.

Personally im not going to overclock yet till the smartass governer comes in, that way i get a longer battery life
[HTC Sensation] plun:
I took Leedroids rom and it works just fine including overclocking.

About overclocking:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1166720

Works just fine....:)
[HTC Sensation] jwiley904:
I got my S off but now I cant get to my bootloader no more. I tried 20 times and it keeps taking me to safe mode can somebody help
[HTC Sensation] halla29:
thanks very much for your help it was my AV software that was causing the issue. I now have S-OFF and have permanently rooted my T-Mobile U.S. HTC Sensation. Now lets cook!!!!!!. lol.
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Someone else had this problem just now an dsent me a PM.

FIX is. pull out the battery, put it back in.

keep hold of volume button down and then power button and keep it pressed til you get to bootloader, some users found if they didnt pres it long enough it went to safemode
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Pleasure m8, glad to hear it worked. Enjoy the freedom
[HTC Sensation] Z51:
I found out that using the IMEI gives you an invalid code lol

I was inputting the IMEI not the actual serial number. so yeah my fault
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Lo, don tworry it can happen :)
[HTC Sensation] Knucklessg1:
This is pissing me off, I can't get it to work, i tried doing everything. It always says su cannot be found when i try to delete old temp root, it says intallation aborted when i try to flash su. HELP ME!!!!!
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Did you check to see if you are perhaps rooted despite the errors?

From the FAQ:
[HTC Sensation] colthekid:
Typical, Everyone's been waiting for S-Off for ages and I unbox my new HTC Sensation TODAY (the day that S-OFF is finally cracked) to find mine is S-OFF anyway!

Lol! :o:)

P.S. So speaking to a Windows Mobile user of nearly 10 years....this Android thing...any good? :p
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

You have the wrong version of hboot 1.18 to use Viper's guide.

You can do one of 2 things.

Go to my signature ;A great starting point for all Sensation owners.

Number 2 by Ganesh will get you s-off.

Or you can stay s-on,and use number 4,Asskicker's guide to install a ROM with s-on.

:)
[HTC Sensation] ToddeSwe:
Not going to bootloader mode?!

Hi!

My son have f**ed up my old Sensation a whole lot and now i'm trying to make some sort of last effort to get it back to life.

The problem is to start with that it can't be started without some sort of cable attached, usb or ac needs to get it up and running.

First question, could the battery be THAT bad already? Maybe it's just a new battery that's needed?!

When you have it up and running i can't get into bootloader (tri color screen) to be able to flash a new fresh stock rom to start over.

It's Revolutionary S-Off:ed and have hboot 1.27. Stock rom 3.32.

When you press on the middle of the screen you get a blob reaction that looks strange to me...

Hoping for some sort of help!
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

3 things that spring to mind.

When the phone is on,go to settings/power.

Is fastboot unticked?

Go to settings/developer options.

Is USB debugging enabled?

Does your volume rocker work properly?

:)
[HTC Sensation] ToddeSwe:
Fastboot is unticked. Usb debugging is enabled. And volume is working fine.

Eh... the phone is about 3 years old now, could it be that the battery is bad?

Skickat från min GT-I9300 via Tapatalk 2
[HTC Sensation] rickolie:
Won't S-ON

Hi, I am trying to S-ON my HTC Sensation again.

I have run a stock ruu.exe, and changed the hboot to 1.27.0000

The device is unrooted by that if I am right.

If I follow step 5, via the fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 way, when the bootloader reloads, it stays S-OFF

I have tried a lot, and I hope somebody knows whats wrong.
[HTC Sensation] kgs1992:
Can you paste the error you're seeing here?

Also, are you using a USB 3.0 port or USB Hub or extension cable?
[HTC Sensation] orellius:
Edit: nevermind I fixed it. I ended up using the recovery 5.0.0.8 that I was able to install, then flash an old ViperS rom on my SD card, which was rooted, then install 4EXT, then flash CM10 :)
[HTC Sensation] aghodsi:
I have the same issue. I have flashed a RUU, my hboot version is also 1.27.0000 after I go through step 5, it says okay, but whn I reboot into the bootloadr it still says s-off

C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>fastboot oem writesecureflag 3

... OKAY

C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>fastboot reboot-bootloader

rebooting into bootloader... OKAY

It says Locked

PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

any suggestions?
[HTC Sensation] adv392:
Return to stock for warranty

EDIT: Success, worked flawlessly :) thank you all for the support

I just wanted to clarify few things before I go ahead

I have this weird problem where if I let the device sleep for a while, when I open the screen they brightness is very very low, and very hard to see even in a dark room, once I switch off and switch on the screen the brightness is back to normal. I thought it was a problem with their official software so decided to install custom ROM to see it was a software related bug, but neither did that solve the issue.

So this is what I have done till now

I have a Sensation Normal version from India, I did S-OFF using the revolutionary method, had hboot version 1.18.0000

Then used the universal firmware so that I could install ICS and JB based ROM

hboot now says

-Revolutionary-

PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-1.27.1100

RADIO-11.24A.3504.31_M

OpenADSP-V05.6.0.2226.00.0418

eMMC-boot

Jan 13 2012,17:33:34

Then installed 4ext recovery and installed CM10 and Viper ROM, still having the above mention issue.

Currently using CM10

As the device is under warranty thought I may aswell give it a shot and get it repaired.

Hence wanted to bring it back to stock, with S-ON

Read the OP, I will tell you the steps that I will be following, please let me know if I am right or not

0) do I need to do SuperCID, I havent done that yet?

1) download my phone version corresponding RUU i.e. Indian version

RUU_Pyramid_hTC_Asia_India_1.45.720.1_Radio_10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01_M_release_207653_signed.exe

If I am right, as long as I am S-OFF I can downgrade to the above mentioned version

2)Run the file while the phone is connected to PC in the bootloader mode and bring the phone back to stock (as I am currently on CM10)

3)go to fastboot and execute "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" and reboot to bootloader

4)if it says Pyramid PVT Ship S-ON RL. well and good

else

If the bootloader says *Security Warning*

Remove the battery and then re-insert it

Reboot to bootloader by holding down the volume key and pressing the power button.

Connect your phone to the computer via USB.

Re-run the RUU executable again.

The bootloader should now say S On.

Hope these steps are right, I would really like to return to stock and S-ON so that I can claim warranty

Thank you for the super awesome guide, and all the support by you and this community.
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Yes,you look good to go.

:)
[HTC Sensation] rickolie:
Quote:

Originally Posted by rickolie

Hi, I am trying to S-ON my HTC Sensation again.

I have run a stock ruu.exe, and changed the hboot to 1.27.0000

The device is unrooted by that if I am right.

If I follow step 5, via the fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 way, when the bootloader reloads, it stays S-OFF

I have tried a lot, and I hope somebody knows whats wrong.

I have now tried another RUU.exe

HBOOT- 1.17.0008

RADIO- 10.11.9007.15_M

eMMC-boot

it doesn't say LOCKED anymore <- is that a problem with warranty?

It still does not change to S-ON with writesecureflag 3, there is no error, it says OKAY in cmd, but in bootloader it stays S-OFF

---------- Post added at 11:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:31 PM ----------

I am using USB 2.0 with standard htc cable and no extension or anything, the codes like fastboot reboot-bootloader do work . And the writesecureflag 3 also says Okay. But does nothing

please help me!!! :confused: anyone..
[HTC Sensation] harikp6247:
Just need some advice. I am on elegancia sense 4.1, V 2.3.1, Firmware version 3.33, s-off (revolutionary) Hboot-1.27.1100, rooted, super cid. now i want to flash stock ICS rom for india (RUU_PYRAMID_LE_ICS_35_S_hTC_Asia_India_3.33.720.1 06_Radio_11.76A.3504.00U_11.24A.3504.31_M_release_ 266818_signed.exe). is there anything i should do before flashing this stock rom? also i have 4ext touch recovery. should i change firmware or anything else?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

If you just want stock, then,just run the RUU.

This will give you stock ROM,radio,firmware ,and recovery.

Nothing else to do.

:)
[HTC Sensation] Gonira:
please, help me. i'm a total noob and can't get my data connection to work.

i'm from brazil. just bought an htc sensation 4g from a buddy who got it brand new in usa. it has a t-mobile logo, but the guy told me it is unlocked.

my sim card actually works on it. i can make calls and send text messages alright, but data connection doesn't work. there's no E/H/3G logo at the top of the screen, only the signal strenght meter alone. wi-fi connection does work. but if i open the wi-fi calling app to change calling preference, it says "invalid sim" and "calling preference cannot be changed as sim is invalid".

now i'm puzzled and i'm even uncertain if this phone is really sim unlocked, as it is saying my sim is invalid. but if it happened to be locked, shouldn't i be unable to make calls and everything?

this sim card works normally in my blackstone.

any ideas?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
by your post i can safely say that

sim is unlocked

the wifi-calling is exclusive t-mobile feature ...so i doubt it will work with other sims ..

the only reason i can come up with as to why the data is not working is ..might be because of apn ...settings ..set them up properly based on the carrier you are using ..the data will work fine
[HTC Sensation] Gonira:
thank you ganesh, you're the man!!!

just entered the apn settings of my carrier and now it works perfectly! :good:
[HTC Sensation] SsBloodY:
Hi if I am with Hboot bigger then 1.18 I can't S-off with revolutionary right? And if am with Hboot good for revolutionary can I do it on Windows 8 x 64?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

You need hboot with 1.18 or less for revolutionary.

If you are greater than 1.18 ,then, you need to do the wire trick.

Look HERE

Windows 7 & 8 drivers are HERE

:)
[HTC Sensation] kgs1992:
Most S-OFF methods are not tested on Win 8, so you might wanna try Ubuntu 12.04.1 or 12.10 LiveCD.
[HTC Sensation] SsBloodY:
What are these drivers for, how to use them? If I setup ADB + HTC Sync isnt that enough?
[HTC Sensation] kgs1992:
Drivers are for adb, fastboot, pass through & other connection modes.

No. HTC Sync is not to be installed since it interferes with the connection.

Also, I repeat, Windows 8 is an unsupported OS for most methods used for S-OFF.

But if you want to risk your device, go ahead.
[HTC Sensation] epsix:
The site revovutionary.io does not give out beta keys no more? I need to get SOFF on my friend phone anypne know why?
[HTC Sensation] Bornin:
I did all the works on my phone more then a year ago and I honestly lost track of the process after that.

A few months ago I had to sent the phone to HTC for a malfunction. After they returned it I was still able to get into recovery so I restored a nand backup and never looked at my device status again.

Now I got some GPS and reception issues so I want to check out a few radio's but I see my bootloader is locked. (see attachment) I think HTC installs a RUU when they fix a phone and this locked my bootloader?

If I understand it right a locked bootloader won't let you install radio's but bootloader will be unlocked again if I install new firmware?

Is this correct or is there anything else I must do?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Naah .. You have soff that is more than enough for radio's

The locked bootloader will only prevent fastboot flash commands.. You can very well flash radios via PG58IMG way
[HTC Sensation] Bornin:
Nevermind, got it. tnx
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Yep it's fine :)
[HTC Sensation] nauriceprivat:
security fail

method 1 not worked method 2 got this message:

parsing.....[PG58DIAG.nbh]

[1] MFG_DIAG

Security fail!

Press <POWER> to reboot.

Someone can help with this? thanks
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Are you s-off?

:)
[HTC Sensation] leeboycott:
S-ON method

Hi all, Has anyone with a Sensation tried the echo -e 'at@simlock=7,1\r' > /dev/smd0 command to turn S-ON yet ? we use it on HTC Desire and it works great with a lot of less chance to brick aswell
[HTC Sensation] aliasi11:
How to get S-Off with phone only in fastboot

Is there any possibility to get s-off while the phone can not boot the ROM. the phone only gets to the bootloader. Need help

The following are the details

Unlocked

s-on

1.18.0000 HBOOT
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
with your hboot version you can S-OFF with this

http://revolutionary.io/
[HTC Sensation] Electriccars:
Thanks for the thread. I recently purchased 2 Sensations and they both were running gingerbread. Although it was a bit confusing I was able to successfully complete what I needed to do to install CM10.1 :)

Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] KernelDev101:
He cant because his phone cannot boot

---------- Post added at 11:01 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:59 AM ----------

you will need to unlock your bootloader at htcdev.com then you will have to flash recovery and flash a rom then you will have to try s-off :)
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
yeap i missed that

but according to him he is already unlocked so he can follow the rest of your advise:good:
[HTC Sensation] KernelDev101:
lol oh i missed that lmao thought he was s-on and locked. never mind lol
[HTC Sensation] anonymousss:
Guys I rooted my HTC incredible s so easily, a friend of mine has HTC sensation and asked me to root his phone so I opened xda (here) and found that it's a hell lot harder than rooting my incredible s

So can anyone confirm that the process is safe and not dangerous at all !!??

And do I have to do all those steps to permanently root the sensation?

Thanks in advance
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

If it is just rooting that you are after,then,look HERE

If it is s-off,then,it depends on your hboot .

What does your bootloader say?

:)
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
it is safe but i think you will understand better this one

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1631861
[HTC Sensation] anonymousss:
I'm just into flashing roms and having superuser rights... :) so what do you think I should do?

Unfortunately I don't know hboot version yet as I haven't seen the phone yet
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
you have super user rights ..means you are rooted ..which implies your phone is in a condition where it can flash custom roms

if you have some time give this post a good read ..it might clear you most of your doubts :)
[HTC Sensation] MAsterokki:
HBOOT 1.27 with S-Off

I just want to verify something.

In order to restore my device to stock for warranty, I followed step 5. However after:

I cannot write with fastboot because my bootloader is locked due to restoring the stock rom as described in substep 2. Is this a flaw in the guide?

It was suggested somewhere in this thread that I should enter "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" before flashing the stock rom with RUU.

Anyway, I'm now on the Hboot 1.27 with S-OFF and I need to get it S-ON.

Do I need to do the wire trick again to get an unlocked bootloader, then enter "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" and then flash the stock rom?
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
nooooo

if you unlocked your bootlaoder and enter the command fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 probably you will brick your device

use the ruu.exe as you are

then you can S-ON

for S-ON read carefully step 3.3 from this guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1672425

edit:by the way there is no need for the wire trick again because you are still S-OFF
[HTC Sensation] MAsterokki:
I don't think you fully understand my problem. The fact is that I cannot use fastboot write commands (they complete, but have no effect). Any other fastboot command (fastboot reboot-bootloader etc.) work fine. Commands like "fastboot oem writecid HTC__001" or "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" just tell me that they were completed succesfully but have no effect. Therefore I cannot complete step 3.3 from the guide you advised...
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Post your bootloader details once

Also the name of the ruu that you have used

And if possible give me the complete output of this command (except imei and serial number)

fastboot getvar all
[HTC Sensation] MAsterokki:
This is the important part from the bootloader:

***LOCKED***
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.0000
RADIO-11.24A.3504.31_M
OpenADSP-v0.5.6.0.2226.00.0418
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012, 17:33:34

The RUU that I used is:

RUU_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.33.401.53_Radio_11.76A.3504.00U_11.24A.3504.31_M_release_280871_signed

fastboot getvar all gives me this:

(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.27.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 11.24A.3504.31_M
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 3.33.401.53
(bootloader) serialno: censored
(bootloader) imei: censored
(bootloader) product: pyramid
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8260
(bootloader) modelid: PG5813000
(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4197mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 617f0a98
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.490s

Trying a write command does this (example):

E:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
...
OKAY [ 0.006s]
finished. total time: 0.007s

But does not actually change the S-OFF to S-ON
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
The cid is the cause

Ate you unable to change cid too? I mean the cid change command you posted earlier not working too?

Can you verify the imei too.. I suspect it got corrupted
[HTC Sensation] MAsterokki:
I am unable to change the CID too. And the Imei is as it should be (from warranty email)...
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
you can't do commands because your bootloader is locked

i think you must flash a patched hboot(which is unlocked)

do the command for changing the cid

relock the bootloader again

flash the ruu

but wait for ganeshp if he comes with something else
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Hmm then the blocks 4 and 5 got corrupted

Actually cid resides at 3 places and when the command is issued only at one place it gets changed as the cid other 2 places (blocks 4 and 5)wont be touched

When the cid is not same at any of the three places the cid won't change

I'll send you a PM where couple of instructions were given.. You can execute them and give me the required files

for cid change locked bootloader won't block it only soff is required
[HTC Sensation] naturalhealthinc:
H-Boot 1.27

ROM 4.0.3

can I do step.3? will it work?

Thank You
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

This thread is more for GB hboots.

In the post above yours by Ganesh,he has a one click root in his signature.

Use that .

:)
[HTC Sensation] entropy.of.avarice:
Oh my, what am I missing?

I feel pretty stupid asking this, as I am sure I am missing something quite simple here.

On a windows 7 clean install, ADB in path. KGS utility installed. HTC drivers installed.

All I am trying to do is get root so I can use Titanium Backup and get rid of the T-Mobile bloatware. I select root from the menu, nothing happens, utility closes.

So I pop into KGS's directory, and run either root device new.bat or root device.bat: both result in this:

+ Have you read the guidelines? +

+ (Use keybord Up/Down to Highlight, press Enter to select) +

+ Yes +

+ No +

Access is denied.

The system cannot find the file specified.

goto was unexpected at this time.

Phone is connected, USB debugging enabled. Do I need to be in disk drive mode or charge only mode? What am I missing here?

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Look 3 posts above yours.

Ganesh has got a one-click-root in his signature.

:)
[HTC Sensation] Anteino:
I didn't listen :silly: !

I really don't care about my Sensation, I really hate this ****ing phone actually because I had to send it to dynafix to get it fixed for seven ****ing times.

However, I recently restored my stock ROM because the custom drained my battery even faster (yes, I tried battery wipe), as you might see I really hate the HTC Sensation.

That being said I wanted to re-unlock the bootloader with Juoponutbear, because HTC Dev unlock didn't work because this wunderful brand HTC doesn't support models with replaced motherboards. The problem was I could not unlock it because it was already S-off, but the bootloader was still locked, my bootloader looked like this after applying the RUU:

-- LOCKED --

PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

So even though my bootloader had S-OFF but was still locked I could not flash custom recovery, genius.. So in a "I really don't care, please make it brake the phone so I get a new one" (one month after restoring the RUU) phase I did fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 and it just booted and stuff.

Thought I might wanted to share it with you.

Kind regards,

Someone who will probably buy a samsung in the future.
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
because you have locked bootloader that's why you can't flash anything or perform fastboot commands

but you are still on S-OFF

go to this thread and flash 3.33universal

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1459767

it will give you a patched hboot which is unlocked

follow the instructions carefully

and before flashing check md5 sums(important)
[HTC Sensation] Anteino:
Yea but I'm S-ON now you know. And I ****ed up ADB with temproot so I'll have to reRUU my phone. And I don't want to lose all my data so I'll just stick with it and throw it away when my contract ends..
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
did you refer your issue here?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1661631

check troubleshoot section

but it is better to ask there and write exactly of what you have done so far
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
How did you turn back to SON?

And my one click root tool won't work unless you are either SOFF or HTC-DEV unlocked :(