yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
first , this method is only to solve th

e non supported

EVO hboot 2.18 and get a supported hboot by Revolutionary , Your Hboot is Already Supported by Revolutionary !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Second , to do that it

downgrades

the firmware

to Froyo

, Your main goal !!!!!!!!!!!!! is to keep your

stock software untouched

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

flashing an hboot which is not for your device = Brick with on return , what exactly Do you want , except finding a way to brick your device ??? , Please tell us

Is somebody there , you keep looking for ways vary from Risky to definate brick , Best choice for you is to

stay S-ON with your software Untouched

!!!!!!!!!!!
[HTC Sensation] TorpedoGirl:
...we know this, but he flashed the Ice Cream Sandwich RUU, hboot version is 1.19. He already tried to flash the 1.45 RUU, but get the "wrong hboot version" error.
[HTC Sensation] rimarsa:
Locked

I have root my Sensation and installed the latest ruu ics wit beats audio.

Now i want to install a different rom, but now its locked s_off.

hboot 1.27.0000.

How to get S-on?
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
you are S-off , and installed an RUU ????????? why ,

when you S-OFF you usually install custom Roms not RUU

install a custom Rom ( Better ARHD 6.2.1 for more compatibility )

Modified hboot 1.27

Unlocked

by Mike is a revolutionary Hboot i guess

ICS hboots when say locked ,they are not really locked , but means you can not use fastboot write commands only , but in your case because of flashing the Ruu maybe and maybe not they are locked .

you have to stop and read before you do something you regret

if you do S-on on a

BETA TEST

ICS Rom , you will never be able to to S-OFF again , and you will be stuck with a beta test rom

Never think of S-ON while you are on ICS RUU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cut the story short and install custom rom i told you ,and stop playing with your phone untill you read enough
[HTC Sensation] rimarsa:
Yes i want to install a custom rom but i can't get in recovery.

Can you help me to make it work?
[HTC Sensation] xdaco:
WHat do you mean by "i can't get in recovery." ??

To go to recovery do the following.

1. Power Off your phone.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Wait a minute.

4. Put the battery again.

5. Press Power + Volume Down key together.

6. The phone will boot into bootloader.

7. Select "Recovery" by pressing volume Down key.

8. Press Power button .

9. Your phone will now reboot into recovery.

P.S : If you do not want to pull out the battery , the disable "fastboot" in power setting while your phone is normally booted.
[HTC Sensation] cortexdk:
Hey.

I have a really big problem. my HTC sensation is S-offs and supercid I can easily install insertcoin and everyone else but there is no signal on when it starts up. What can I do to fix it `?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Regards John
[HTC Sensation] rimarsa:
I did this several times but i get a triangle with a !.

It looks if cwm is gone.
[HTC Sensation] xdaco:
Ok , you can reinstall CWM or 4EXT recovery again. You can follow any one of the following two methods.

1. USING FASTBOOT:

Requirement : ADB/FASTBOOT setup on your PC, S-OFF

If you have unlocked fastboot (V1.17 or V1.27) then,

download latest CWM or 4EXT recovery. If they are in zip , extract them.

The actual file will be in .img format.

Rename it into recovery.img. Put the file in the same directory where your fastboot binary is on your PC.

Boot your phone into bootloader. Connect it with your pc via USB cable.

Then type in terminal " fastboot flash recovery recovery.img "

2.By PG58IMG.zip METHOD:

Requirement : S-ON

1. Download an appropriate PG58IMG.zip file from this thread. By the word appropriate I mean that the PG58IMG.zip is having your CID and MID. Hope you know your CID and MID. The PG58IMG.zip can be of any version. I would suggest V1.17 as it has less files.

2. Download latest 4EXT or CWM recovery touch from the development forum. It will be in img format. Rename it to "recovery.img"

3. Open the PG58IMG.zip by winrar on your pc.

4. Delete all the files except the android-info.txt.

5. Add "recovery.img" into the PG58IMG.zip .

6. Now your PG58IMG.zip contains only two files i.e "recovery.img" and "android-info.txt"

5. Save the PG58IMG.zip.

6. Copy the PG58IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard.

7. Boot your phone into bootloader.

8.Your phone will prompt for update.

9. Say "yes" by pressing volume up key.

10. Once it is finish your phone will reboot and you will have 4ext / CWM recovery on your phone.
[HTC Sensation] rimarsa:
This is my situation now

Hello Musarraf173,

Thanks for your information.

I have made a picture from my bootscreen so you can see the situation.

Mabey than you can say what i must do.

The pictures are in attachment i hope.
[HTC Sensation] Tetractys:
Getting S-OFF problems

hi,

i'm on linux. adb is working perfectly on my rooted DHD. (so no USB/cable/port/drivers problems).

Following this guide, i downloaded revolutionary for linux, executed it -> Waiting for a device.

connecting the sensation (debug usb=on) and choosing HTC Sync or disk drive or charge only the revolutionary remain in: Waiting for a device. ... forever...

Any idea? (HBOOT 1.18.0000)

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
i don't use Linux , here is a Linux guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=22849461#post22849461 , use it at your own risk

try a windows machine , you have to uninstall htc sync and also Uninstall the New htc drivers that is installed , then install Old htc drivers v3.0.0.7 . New htc Drivers are Proved to Prevent revolutionary from working

when it connect successfully and if at the end could not S-off saying " zerg .. " , then you need to downgrade you firmware , PM me and i 'll tell you how

Revolutionary Method ( Gingerbread and ICS )

Video link for very detailed instructions ( for htc Incredible 2 phone ,it is for gingerbread also ) ,

Procedure is the same , Only difference is you have to replace any required information " name and bootloader " and downloads " recovery " to fit sensation

, Link is here

uninstall htc new drivers

and htc Sync , and use the

old htc drivers

(v 3.0.0.007) mentioned in revolutionary page ( for windows users ) ,New htc drivers prevent Revolutionary from doing its job ( Proved ).

revolutionary page is here

Old htc driver download link for HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe

if you are using htc dev unlock method , you have to re-lock your bootloader before using revolutionary

run Revolutionary as administrator

remove any conflicting software ( like Doubletwist ,Verizon vcast ) , remove any conflicting APK from your device that may connect to the phone over USB and automatically sync

Disable any firewall or antivirus , and if needed use a different clean browser without the add-on extensions , clean browser cache
[HTC Sensation] wcoast:
How do I fix “rawadb handle msg: unknown command 69766564” error trying to S-OFF my sensation. I have HTC drive installed, have factory reset my phone and for some reason problem has persisted, please help guys. Just got phone back from HTC, running 2.3.4 with 3.0 sense
[HTC Sensation] behinduall:
And how do you relock it?
[HTC Sensation] amienzero:
hello everyone.

yesterday i decided to install the ICS 3.25.401.1 RUU to my sensation. although i'm happy with it, i need root access as i need to install titanium backup. i've already flash Mike's 3.30 unlocked firmware and installed CWM. i've also installed su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip successfully via CWM but when i checked with root checker it says i don't have root access. please help?
[HTC Sensation] Dr.dre:
Have you tried installing Titanium backup ? Try installing that and see if it works or not!
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
Relock bootloader command type: fastboot oem lock , ( This will not restore the factory default lock, but will simply re-lock the bootloader so no further changes can be made )

first of all , htc dev site says that unlocking your bootloader may or could void your warranty

you can use Super tool ( if it is legal to use it ) and ( use htc drivers v3.0.0.7 )

Complete Guide on htc dev unlock steps is attached here HTC dev - Unlocking Bootloader Instructions 1-11-12.zip ( Note this is from EVO section , Don't use the RUU's in step 12 , they are for EVO )

in your case your software version is India 1.77.x.x , this versionis very new and need to be downgraded in order to work with Revolutionary ( India v1.52.x.x is Proved successful downgrade and S-OFF) , Downgrade Link is in my Sigtature
[HTC Sensation] amienzero:
tried it. no root access. tried installing busybox as well but same result.
[HTC Sensation] xdaco:
Ok. I will suggest you to do the following. You must perform this tasks very carefully.

Android Revolution 6.3.0 is out just yesterday. It is damn stable. So first thing is you have to update your firmware to V3.30 . This will give you latest radio and unlocked fastboot 1.27.1100 . So go to this thread . Download V3.30 firmware as per your CID. Check the md5 checksum of the file to be sure that the download is not corrupted.

Now download the 4EXT Recovery from the attachment. Copy it to your desktop. Check the md5 checksum of the same. The md5 checksum should show "d31d7df8d275f7234416af6a2e8b1c73" Now open PG58IMG.zip with winrar . Do not extract , just open it. Drop the recovery.img in the PG58IMG.zip archive. Save it .

Put the modified PG58IMG.zip on the root of your sdcard. Put the sdcard in your phone and boot your phone into bootloader.

Your phone will prompt for update.

Say "yes" by pressing volume up key.

Once it is finish your phone will reboot and you will have 4ext recovery as well as the V3.30 firmware on your phone. Don't forget to delete the PG58IMG.zip from the sdcard.

Download Android Revolution HD 6.3.0 from mikes page . Check the md5 checksum. If it is ok go ahead . Put Android Revolution HD 6.3.0.zip on the root of your sdcard. Boot your phone into recovery. Flash it by choosing "install from sd card" Once the installation is complete , reboot your phone and wait atleast 7 to 8 minutes . First Boot will take some time.
[HTC Sensation] Dr.dre:
Is your superuser binary up-to-date ? Try updating the superuser app from the market!
[HTC Sensation] amienzero:
tried that as well. updated successfully from android market. then i opened SuperUser and tried to update binary. halfway during the process i got an error saying "Gaining root access......Failed". meaning i don't have root access. re-tried a few more times, same result. so far i'm thinking of re-wiping everything and install back the RUU and restart the whole process. but i think i'll wait if there's a solution to my problem.
[HTC Sensation] dirtyreturn:
Is there a required hboot to be on before S ON?
[HTC Sensation] xdaco:
Yes to make your phone S-ON you have to boot into bootloader .
[HTC Sensation] dirtyreturn:
What does wrong S ON mean?
[HTC Sensation] xdaco:
Normal S-ON Method:,

first you should flash the official RUU. Boot at least one time. Then go to bootloader . Wright back the secure flag.

Wrong S-ON :

You have a custom rom installed . You have rewritten the secure flag.

And after that , you are trying to flash the official RUU. This wipes your recovery. makes an incomplete flash and semibricks your device.
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
N.B : Must be Also Super Cid before that

this is S-ON !!!! , Must read and follow instructions in step 5 Carefully

there is one member who added a step that don't exist in the Step 5 in the guide and it worked with him ( do it at your own risk )

he wrote his original cid , exactly after finished all instructions and just before using the writeflag3 command in order to have his S-ON and original cid
[HTC Sensation] xdaco:
Thanks for pointing out. I was assuming that he is already SuperCID.
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
Al Salam Aleikom , no problem

with all of those answers we trying to help as much members as we can , tiny things happen

and only because it is a critical Matter ( S-ON procedure ) , i had to put the N.B
[HTC Sensation] gustav30:
I have question about step 5 going back to S-ON.

I never did SuperCID when going S-OFF, is this step mandatory going back to S-On?

The reason why I ask is because I just watched this video from the unlockr for a T-Mobile USA Sensation, showing how to go back to S-ON, and he didn't do SuperCID. But he did everything else. Here is his guide and vid:

http://theunlockr.com/2011/10/03/how-to-unroot-the-htc-sensation-4g/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmkVgjVKRRw

I don't have a problem doing it, just looking to see if its mandatory.

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] Dr.dre:
I'm sorry I thought you supercid your device, If you haven't supercid your device then you just need to give the 'writesecureflag....' command and you will return to stock s-on.
[HTC Sensation] fanbogo:
Does this rooting procedure work also for htc sensation xe?
[HTC Sensation] juangil:
do you REALLY need to quote the whole post?

yes it is
[HTC Sensation] fanbogo:
my sensation xe is not detected by revolutionary.exe. Do you have any idea what the problem is?
[HTC Sensation] :
It could be your firmware is too new for revolutionary to run.

Check the list of supported versions in the revolutionary page.
[HTC Sensation] HC4Life:
I was thinking to buy an HTC Sensation XE and i checked the list of supported versions in the revolutionary page and Sensation XE it's not there. So i will not be able to rooted?
[HTC Sensation] :
Sensation XE = Sensation.

Just XE has fancy red bits, beats & the same processor clocked @1.5GHz.

Device is supported, but newer devices may have bootloaders that are not.

Also, rev does not root device - it gives s-off, you root after by flashing su zip.
[HTC Sensation] jarrarist:
All worked until STEP 3

When I reach 9, click Yes, I get installation aborted,

tried re-downloading the file 3 times, still didn't work,

help?

EDIT: I tried Titanium and it turned out I'm rooted! even though it said installation aborted
[HTC Sensation] xdaco:
Generally you get this error due to problem in signature verification. Just do "toggle signature" several times and try reinstalling .

Anyway if you got root , then no need to retry ...
[HTC Sensation] chukis13:
Can someone post the PG5IMG for recovery again? The links in the op are not working.

NVM, just downloaded the recovery.img and flashed it via fastboot.
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
Complete answer regarding installing Custom Recovery and Methods and Download links go to my Post here # 917

Originally Posted by jarrarist

All worked until STEP 3

Step 3. To permanently root your Sensation

go to Post 2 here POST 2(HERE):

read those titles

signature verification failed in CLOCKWORK

If you are getting root error messages ,( this one will solve it completely )

SU is not installed from first time ( for me in the second time )

clear cache and dalvik , better to try with the original SU alone a few times first
[HTC Sensation] RegularFries:
Hi, trying to root my new HTC sensation.

Running into some trouble so a quick newbie question here.

The guide says

1) Download recovery v5.0.0.8

2) Copy the PG58IMG file into the Root folder of your SD card

I've downloaded the recovery file. However i cant find the PG58IMG to copy into my SD card. Where can i find the PG58IMG file?

Thanks and appreciate any help.
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Just rename the recovery zip file that you downloaded to PG58IMG.zip (leave the file zipped) and copy to root of sd card.
[HTC Sensation] RegularFries:
Hi thanks for your help.

Seems like the link is dead, does it matter if i use a new version?

Say v5.8.0.9?

Correction:

I've actually found http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/

Any guide as to which one i should download exactly?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
CWM 5.8 is i think a touch version , and have bugs regarding usb , don't use it

Complete answer regarding installing Custom Recovery and Methods and Download links go to my Post here # 917
[HTC Sensation] RegularFries:
Hi thanks for your explanation. I think i understand what to do now.

Unfortunately the link in your post is dead.

If i am to down from http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/, which version should i download exactly?

recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.8-pyramid.zip then rename to PG58IMG?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] chukis13:
That's what I used and I just flashed in fastboot using: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
[HTC Sensation] mageor:
Hi, i d like your help in installing clockworkmod 5.0.0.8 to my Sensation XE...I m a previous HD2 owner and normally i would not have problem....I successfully S-OFF my device....i then go to Step 2 of the guide and i ve both downloaded both recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.8-pyramid.img and recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.8-pyramid.zip files. I renamed the zip one to PG58IMG.zip and copied it to the root of my sdcard...i then shutdown...removed battery....the booted at HBOOT....and here i was supposed to see an update dialog...which i didn t see...just a fast black screen with something that i didn t catch up to read....I also read the following post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22743435&postcount=917 but i still cannot understand what does "...install it from bootloader as usual update" means... can someone plz help me and possibly more people by giving a step by step guide....words like "usual" reffer to people that already did this before....

sorry for my English...and thanks in advance
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
maybe you renamed it PG58IMG

.zip.zip , also check md5 for the zip

you are using the right usual update steps

go to my Post here # 917 ( for Downloads , and All methods to install recovery )
[HTC Sensation] iJchen:
SuperCID download doesn't work. :(
[HTC Sensation] mageor:
I double checked the filename...when you say update steps you mean that i should act as if i had a zipped custom rom? I mean should i choose recovery-->choose zip file from sd? or should i rename the zip i downloaded to update.zip? If the name is correct and none of the above procedure is the correct ones plz be more specific...should the rename of the zip file take place after i copy it to the sd or it doesn t matter? i redownloaded again the zip file so to exclude the possibility of it be corrupted...
[HTC Sensation] xdaco:
To make you clear, Firmware (PG58IMG.zip) flashing and rom flashing is not same . What you are referring to is the usual way to flash a custom rom or an official update.zip . Firmware flashing is different. You can not flash firmware package (PG58IMG.zip) in recovery. (not even by renaming it to update.zip). To flash a firmware package (PG58IMG.zip) you have to put it on the root of your sdcard and then boot into bootloader. Your phonw will auto detect the package and will prompt you for an update . you have to confirm it by pressing the volume up key.

While booting into bootloader, if your phone does not detect the firmware update package (PG58IMG.zip) , you should make sure that the package is not corrupted by checking its MD5 checksum. If you are very sure that the PG58IMG.zip is not corrupted and you have put it on the root of sdcard, but phone does not detect it , you should try another different sdcard, preferably a smaller one (8GB or Less).
[HTC Sensation] mageor:
I checked the md5 hash and everything seems ok...so hopefully last couple of questions...i noticed that the zip file is around 1,6 mb and the img of the same version 4mb or more...i also look into the zip file and i couldn t find the img file...is this normal? So from your previous answer by saying bootloader we mean the menu screen that appears when we press power button after previously have continuously pressed vol down key....and provided that i have the correct file in the root of a good sd card an automated dialog will appear only waiting for me to confirm the update? thanx very much for your patience and guidance...
[HTC Sensation] xdaco:
Yes . You have understood "booting into bootloader" correctly.

Inside the PG58IMG.zip you will have at least two files to flash the recovery.

1. recovery.img

2. android-info.txt
[HTC Sensation] mageor:
Now, this raises more question of whether the zip file i download at this location http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.0.8-pyramid.zip is the correct one....if you could be kind enough and download the file and open the zip you would see that none of the files you mentioned above are present...so i would be grateful if you or someone else could upload to a mirror the correct zip file....it shouldn t be that difficult...
[HTC Sensation] xdaco:
Well, I have downloaded the zip and checked it. It is in fact a flashable zip via recovery. The recovery is being flashed by flash_img command using busybox. Its a nice hack in recovery to flash the recovery itself. It does have the recovery image in the folder sbin

So what you have to do is ----- Rename the file into update.zip .

Put it on the root of your sdcard.

Boot into recovery . Flash update.zip .

Sorry that I misguided you . I was unaware of this method.
[HTC Sensation] mageor:
Thanx again for all your answers and no problem just seeking knowledge...noone borns with knowledge....i did what you proposed and after i pressed update...it popped some letters very quickly...and now i have a black screen showing nothing and by pressing the red capacitive buttons it vibrates and nothing else happens...after i pressed the buttons more times it rebooted and everything is back to normal thank god....just a notification which says me to send a report to HTC after an abnormal recovery...

i think i ll leave it be...i have 4.0.1.4 version that came with revolutionary...is that bad? Something about a charging bug...plz someone
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
i post a link for you in an above Post to you twice , and Pm you , But now i will copy the content of the Post here for you !!!!!!!

here is a complete answer regarding installing Custom Recovery

if you install CWM recovery through revolutionary while S-off , it will install an old version i think CWM 4.x .

this old version will not charge device if it is powered off

, So better immediately install CWM 5.x

install Rom Manager from the Market ( free or Pro ) and let it install latest CWM automatically

to manually install , here are recovery-clockwork-5.x images

CWM v5.0.0.8 is always Proved working

CWM v5.0.0.8 Multiupload ( this is reovery.img version , use Method 1 )

5.0.2 v 5.0.2.0.( this is reovery.img version , use Method 1 should work )

there is a new version of CWM 5.8 touch version , it has bugs now , so don't use it

there is a link somewhere for a 5.0.2 PG58IMG.zip , this zip will not work - reported by lot of users )

in case fastboot commands is not working , uninstall htc sync then uninstall new htc drivers that comes with it , and install Old htc driver download link for HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe

Method 1 : if you are using Recovery

.img

( i.e ???.img ) then from your PC using ADB tools download for WINDOWS or download for LINUX and the device should be in fastboot usb . Put recovery.img from zip file inside ADB Folder , and start cmd

as administrator

and navigate to ADB folder which includes fastboot.exe and execute fastboot flash recovery recovery.img , then after installation is finished execute fastboot reboot-bootloader

Method 2 : if your are using a

downloaded

PG58IMG

.zip

( i.e .zip ) ( it is not a file that you compress by yourself and rename !!!!! ) , then place it into SD card and install it from bootloader as usual update

Method 3 : you can extract ????

.img

from the zip ( PG58IMG

.zip

) and flash it as in Method 1

tip : 4EXT

touch

Recovery has more options , i recommend after S-Off to install CWM safer ( because Revolutionary install it

after

S-OFF , and i 'd rather go by the book for S-OFF procedure , much safer ) , then after install SU and Rom all finished and your Rom settles , then move to 4EXT

later on

For 4EXT Go to 4EXT thread and install 4EXT updater or touch recovery control and it will install 4EXT automatically for you , or Download the user-friendly 4EXT Recovery touch flashing tool and read the guide inside.