yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] TEKHD:
Not an issue really... you can go back to stock recovery at any moment...

To install stock recovery... (in order to be able to charge while phone is off, while developers find a solution)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1194419
[HTC Sensation] wayde187:
I just flashed a ROM and took care of it that way. I think my problems were the OS general layout of the pc I was using. Last time I rooted a phone it was with an Eee web book. All is well, rooted, s off, running rev hd no sense. So much faster and smoother than stock. But would like to overclock.
[HTC Sensation] :
thanks for this guide, it was perfect and i successfully got S-off, cwm, full root and flashed leedroid's rom
[HTC Sensation] ptruman:
S-OFF and root installed nicely.

May I suggest you move the recovery/charging issue up into the main post - whilst I know people shouldn't generally be silly enough to reflash on a low battery (I was 100%) it's going to catch a few people out who only read post #1 :)
[HTC Sensation] 3c:
Great post! Glad you worte it!

Just a note, no need to uninstall any software (HTC Sync), just killing the process is enough to proceed successfully.

I also kept to original driver installed with HTC Sync!
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Trying to WARN as many people as i can. to keep fastboot on. with fastoot on if you die, it will charge as long as you dont power it on otherwise if you power it on, and dont charge itwill turn off again completely as it doesnt have any power left to hibernate.

cant wait for them to release a fixed recovery
[HTC Sensation] vabeach454:
For the super CID... when I try to fastboot reboot bootloader it does not send the phone to H Boot? I have charge only on and debugging on. I already have ADB installed so trying to put the adb.zip in there I dunno? ADB does list my device, so I know it's picking the phone up. It never goes to H Boot on the phone? Then I tried fastboot oem writecd 11111111 and it says wiating for device? Any ideas??
[HTC Sensation] razvanwin95:
thx for guide..... i have my first android device...and i”m confused
[HTC Sensation] TEKHD:
Is the step 4 a one time procedure? Or is something we have to do every time we want to flash another rom from another carrier?
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
Manually put the phone in the bootloader mode (power off > vol down + power on)

Navigate to fastboot by vol up or down and press power to select

It will take you to fastboot screen on your phone

Connect your phone via USB.. and in the phone screen it should now say fastboot USB

VOILA!

on the pc type the command fastboot oem writecid 11111111

That should do it.. reboot phone and u r good to go..
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
One time :)
[HTC Sensation] TEKHD:
Ok perfect... Thanks!
[HTC Sensation] civicvx94:
Everything works great, except no matter what I try I cant get past Step4 to use ADB to get into Fastboot to write super CID....

I can use 'adb devices' and it will show my device, but when I run the command 'fastboot reboot-bootloader' it says 'waiting for device' and nothing ever happens...

Any help here?

Thanks in advance and the walk through was great!

EDIT..

Nevermind, figured it out :-D
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
thanks added your instructions to post 1.

I salute you :D

forgot that some people may not knwo how to. alot of noobs out there with this being their first android device. many winmo users came over.

just trying to make this guide informative as possible to help noobs
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
Dude.. seriously... 3 posts above you!!! It happened to me so i did it manually..
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
get to bootloader through other means power down and hold volume - and hit power

then continue with the procedure

after changing cid

do another fastboot-reboot bootloader

and do fastboot getvar cid to verify you now have 11111111
[HTC Sensation] TEKHD:
done... right? just making a 100% sure...
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
lol he figured it out.

lol check out my new FAQ post

"What is a noob?

A noob is someone new to XDA or new to the device and its methods of rooting/customizing. Its not bad being a noob. we we're all their at one stage. i was a noob for winmo in July 2009. I was a noob for Android in October 2010. you tend to learn everything pretty fast. easy to work with android is."

hehe
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
do another fastboot-reboot bootloader

and do fastboot getvar cid to verify you now have 11111111
[HTC Sensation] Nikesh1980:
Thanks for the instructions to allow a noob like myself to S-off my Sensation and thanks to the Unrevoked and AlphaRev for making this happen. Now to poke around with some custom roms.

Nik
[HTC Sensation] TEKHD:
Yeap! thank you a lot... great to see everyone helping each other...
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
You are welcome mate
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
This is cool..was trying to fig out how to check if i have supercid... thanks :)

OP, request to add this to confirm one has supercid..
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
You need both commands to verify the new cid...

the bootloader needs to be rebooted for the new cid to take
[HTC Sensation] salman saso:
Q

After S-OFF and problem in charging

I just install RUU.EXE and its work

1) Am I supposed to install ROM.ZIP or it is just OK to install from RUU.EXE

2) When I charge my phone while its off-line the led turn red then its blink

after 5 sec then it back to steady red is this normal :confused:

Please answer My Question Thanks
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
Noted.. thanks
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Affirmative already done one now,

Adding it my own picture

AND broncogr. no offence mate BUT U R A ****IN GENIUS.:D:cool:

i had forgotton how to check it using fastboot:o

man what a brain your packing their :eek:
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Hehe

I have been messing with htc phones for a long time mate...

Way before the company was called HTC
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
Not a noob. LOL

Great job team! Love it. However the charging issue has me waiting for an updated CWM as I do not want to have a charging issue.

Will keep a look out for a version with this fixed. I am sure it will be soon. This team rocks!
[HTC Sensation] vabeach454:
Thanks... Worked great. I also double checked with <fastboot getvar cid> and it is 11111111 WooHoo. :p
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
By the way mate...

You need to fastboot-reboot bootloader prior to checking cid

cid doesnt take before rebooting the bootloader

you need to change the walkthrough part 9
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
How is it now? i edited the post about 8 times
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
So if I do not want at this point to run a custom ROM and simply want Rooted phone for Root appts and such. Do I still need to peform step 4? It looks kinda like a pain if I do not have too.

ThNKS
[HTC Sensation] BioTecK:
To be honest... At this moment I actually like the stock ROM.... :rolleyes: So I don't know if I should go for the S-OFF or not... :o

I mean after reading the whole thread for 2x times I'm still wondering what to do! :mad: Can't decide yet! :cool:
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
- 7) Needs to be made into adb reboot bootloader (nothing further required device WILL reboot in bootloader)

- 9) fastboot-reboot bootloader

- 10) fastboot getvar cid

- 11) fastboot reboot to get back into android
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
getting the fact straight s off does not change your current rom. just allows u to get rooting on it
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
you dnt need to reboot again. just fast boot oem write and then get var cid

try it

look at the image after writing i ttyped get var and it confirmed without the neet to reboot bootloader
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Yes, but you already had supercid right?

try changing cid to HTC__001 and see if it takes without a bootloader reboot...
[HTC Sensation] markoko1:
Link for ADB.zip in the first post is dead.

[edit] Works now.
[HTC Sensation] n1ghtl1fe:
just root it, its not a real android till its rooted. Opens up the doors to so many new things
[HTC Sensation] raycaster3:
HAHA!!!!

Got s-off and cwm installed with zero issues...Thanks!!!
[HTC Sensation] iJohnny:
My Wi-Fi issue is still present and I am going crazy. :(
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Many thanks you were right, changed cid and checked it. you do need to reload fastboot to do it
[HTC Sensation] raycaster3:
Seriously, It's painless and you never know if you're gonna get sick of the stock rom. I know I get sick of it REALLY FAST. lol :cool:
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
SO THEN i can just root and add CWM and not do step 4 on my PC. Just want rooted to use my Titanium and root explorer.
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Just goes to show your age ;) hehe

i updated the picture and post 1 now to your standards, many thanks :)
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
Is anyone else having issues with the HTC drivers not downloading on page 1? I am allowing the file download when asked but screen stays blank and now file appears? I have HTC drivers already in my PC from HD2 and other phones.
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Correct....
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Try the ones that you have. Run revolutionary and if your device is detected you should be good.
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
Thanks Clyde!!!!!!!!!!!!

Like the other poster, I am happy with stock ROM for once and like Sense 3. Just use my Titanium to freeze bloatware along with Root explorer and I am good to go. No need to custom Rom for me at this point.

Peace.
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Pleasure, to each his own ;). Most of the "custom" roms are pretty close to stock, except for some tweaks to improve speed, remove bloat etc, so it's like stock only 100 times better. Now that you have recovery, take a NANDROID backup and try a custom rom. If you aren't happy flash back to stock. You have nothing to lose.

Also super cid is not needed unless you want to flash the ruu of a rom from another area.
[HTC Sensation] dosplunder:
Worked like a charm! Thanks mang!
[HTC Sensation] klutch:
ok after i did all this i wanna know if i am good to go cuz i am reading this on my phone inacase i did something wrong but your guyz help and ikhzter i want to know if i am set

Mouting SYSTEM...

Deleting SYSTEM : bin/su...

Deleting SYSTEM:xbin/SU...

E:Error in /SDcard/Su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip

(status 0)

Installation aborted

any signz of good or bad or did it wrong? HELP ! lol
[HTC Sensation] k2009:
thanx for the great work

it toke time for doing it ..... but finally i did it :)

thanx again and keep the good work
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Read FAQ in post #2
[HTC Sensation] klutch:
thnx i didnt pay attention on that part didnt scroll down but then again like he said 3 times ill catch it n datz wat i did 3 times in a row n BANG BABY we got it lol:D
[HTC Sensation] djbspliff:
I just successfully acquired S-OFF, perm root, and setup supper CID also installed CWM recovery.

THANKS for the guide it was perfect.
[HTC Sensation] Joolz03:
Yup same for me. I gave up and flashed a custom rom after makiNg a nandroid of the stock without WiFi. Hope there will be a patch or something soon.

joolz sensation
[HTC Sensation] kudoskun:
Trouble rooting -- new issue

Whenever I attempt to root, after reboot, I always get the following error:

Sorry!

The application com.nuance.nmc.sihome (process com.nuance.nmc.sihome) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

[Force close]

-------------

After pushing [force close] all it does it pop the error message up again, over and over. The only way to get rid of it, is to recover to a pre-root attempt backup. Post #2 doesn't seem to cover my issue, so I decided to post on it.

of note: I'm using Tmob S4G, and I have gotten CMW 4.0.1.4 installed along with S-OFF

Ideas?
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
I dont think any other Tmous users have had this error.

What application is it? (if you know)

have you got a backup with CWM you can restore?

if not then you maybe looking at having to follow post 4 and reflashing stock rom or debranding to a EU rom or a custom rom or something
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Basically i had 90 percent BAttery

I switched off the phone, Took out the battery to be sure it is completely turned off.

Plugged in my charger (im charging via PC at the moment, will test with wall charger later)

The LED Came on and then went out after 2 seconds

After ten minutes i took out the battery again and reinserted and powered on

My battery was 100 PERCENT

use battery indicator from market to check your current level or you can check it using *#*#4636#*#* and clicking battery information

Can you please check this. and post here ASAP.

Make sure your battery isnt fully charged (between 20 and 80 percent ideal), Turn off completely (pull the battery out and reinsert if you want to be sure)

Plug in your charger now

After 15 minutes

Take out battery and reinsert.

POWER ON

What is you battery now?

please post your before and after percentage here. THANKS
[HTC Sensation] Jimmy Flip:
Has anyone tried 'fastboot oem writesecureflag 3' to get S-ON after everything else has been returned to stock? If it works at all, you'd definitely want to do this as the very last step so all partitions pass signature checking. I don't have phone insurance so I'm not keen to try it myself just yet ;)
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
omg it ****ing worked!!!!!!!1

DONT DO IT IM BRICKED!
[HTC Sensation] Jimmy Flip:
That is awesome. Says S-ON in the bootloader now? And does 'fastboot oem writesecureflag 0' now not work (that would be best - untraceable)?
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
let me try and get some pics. It now says

pyramid pvt ship s-on rl

woohoo

now i need to see if i can S-off again
[HTC Sensation] jerrymneal:
Thanks for asking,

I press volume down and power get the bootloader try to go to recovery goes to white

HTC screen before I tried to install rom tmos...(custom rom?)...I was able to back up rom now I cant get to recovery to install or restore
[HTC Sensation] kudoskun:
I know its weird :-\

I do have a backup that I did prior to any rooting. I'll try reflashing a stock rom, but this is frustrating. To add to that, any rom I install tends to run a little wonky. Its like OEM-stock runs the best for me -- all the others I've tried flashing either run a bit laggy or dont act properly (and I verify MD5s whenever the # is provided). Like I said, its weird.

If I flash a EU rom, and then come back to a TMO stock rom, do you think it will resolve whatever is messing with it?
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
dont do it. Im bricked!!!!!!
[HTC Sensation] amitkhas:
When I follow the steps for Super CID, it doesn't detect the phone.

Phone is connected and is under "Charge mode"

I do not have HTC sync installed, but I did install the drivers from earlier in the guide.

I have S-OFF, and rooted.

Any ideas why the ADB cannot see it?
[HTC Sensation] ekpyr:
You should add a note that if this install is being done on a Linux instance inside Virtualbox, make sure to re-activate the USB assignment when the phone reboots (when Revolutionary says: Waiting on fastboot...). This is because the phone appears as a different device than when it connects to USB with the OS fully booted.
[HTC Sensation] Jimmy Flip:
Holy crap! Please tell me you've got it working again!
[HTC Sensation] Darnell_Chat_TN:
But if someone sends theirs in with proof of purchase that they got it from a carrier's store, HTC will know the carrier did not sell the device with S-OFF.

So I can't say I'm sure that HTC will fall for it.
[HTC Sensation] hendr1k:
I got problem said : remote closed the connection looking for target ":sync"

nv seem my htc sync caused this problem I got 2 adb running at background
[HTC Sensation] bobbymokie:
very simple. done while pooping.

I have poop rooted my phone
[HTC Sensation] Element515:
thank you, worked fine.
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Fixed it

Basically when using that. it worked and reverted to S-on but then i couldnt boot or go into recovery or nothing. reinserted battery, no matter what i do it would boot into bootlaoder and above pyramid PVT SHIP S-off RL it had written

***Security Warning***

tried flashing a rom using pg58img.zip it didnt work

Flashed an up to date EU RUU.

RUU flashed successfully.

device was back to S-on and working

used method 1 and got S-off again
[HTC Sensation] Jimmy Flip:
Great that you got it working again! So you definitely had stock (signed) hboot and recovery before you tried to go S-ON? No partitions different to stock that would fail a signature check and trigger a security warning?

It seems there is a method to get S-ON but it might need some work so people don't have a heart attack while doing it ;) Maybe the method is just to writesecureflag 3 and then run RUU without rebooting?
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
If you send it to the HTC repair centre you do not need proof of purchase

Why?

because doesnt mattter where you purchased from you have manufactureres warranty, they cannot dismiss the fact you would be in warranty if the device is only 2 months old

proof of purchase isn't required unless the device has generally been released for over 12 months, you would need proof you got yours after the release date still classing it as in warranty!

How do i know this? I sent my Sensation to the HTC repair Centre and they told me this and i sent it without any proof. they lost my vodafone sensation at the repair centre and sent me a brand new one
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
i dont know if it was a warning as i had flashed that unsecured hboot remember?

but flashing to RUU was fine.

hold up - Thing is i tried it while i was on Leedroids ROM. remember!
[HTC Sensation] keithleyson:
ikhzter

I managed to change my CID to 11111111 from HTC_044 thank you!

Checking it via adb fastboot it does show up as 11111111 but checking it using a terminal app via getprop ro.cid it still returns HTC_044. Any ideas?
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
YES

ignore that, getprop ro.cid is checkign the ROM id not the phone ID

DAZWEEJA IT WORKS WITHOUT BRICKING

before i tried it with LEEDROID INSTALLED

this time with S-off

USE RUU.exe method 4 to revert to stock

THEN use that fasboot command u told me

then reboot bootloader and it will say ship S-on and then reboot and it boots up perfectly, no errors

The reason for the error was before i had leedroids rom installed and when i went to S-on the rom wasnt signed by HTC so that was the security error :)
[HTC Sensation] Phateless:
I searched several times but got absolutely nowhere.

Apologize for the most likely redundant question - does this set s flag to off or does it actually flash the engineering hboot which includes s-off?

Is the pc58img.zip file the engineering hboot?

Engineering hboot is what I really want so I can use fastboot to flash recoveries and radios.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT - sorry guys, did some more reading on the Revolutionary FAQ page and answered my own questions. This method sets s flag to off and the attached pc58img.zip is the cwm recovery. I found the eng hboot in the how to debrand thread but it sounds like Revolutionary might also include that.

Will continue reading. Sorry to bother! :)
[HTC Sensation] Jimmy Flip:
That's great. It's going to help so many people. Fantastic job and thanks so much for risking your phone!
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
im going to update post 1.

WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

Dazweeja could you try it yourself

backup everything

revert to stock rom

use the fastboot command

reboot, are u S-on and working

if it works for you its official then i can name and shame you as well in post 1 :)
[HTC Sensation] Jimmy Flip:
I can't do it right now because I'm at work. I'll try it when I get home but that's not for another 6 hours.
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
lol ok,

im going to S-OFF now for the THIRD TIME! LOOLLLLL!

Its been a crazy night, i risked £600, Semi bricked, Recovered, then risked it again and it all was worth it. A confirmed method of S-on
[HTC Sensation] Jimmy Flip:
I'm a hard worker. Checked XDA first thing when I got to work this morning ;)
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
So how do we go back to S-ON after going back to stock ROM?

Matt
[HTC Sensation] TEKHD:
Does anyone know by any chance if latest ROM Manager version finally supports the sensation?
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
Went thru thread and did not find answer. Okay, WHAT SERIAL number is required? The Phone or the Sim Sn?
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
See post 1, method is there, be very careful, Use RUU to go back to stock again then carry on.
[HTC Sensation] Phateless:
Phone. From homescreen.

Menu, settings, about phone, phone identity, device serial number.
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
Hmm, I went there and do not see SN? Only Kernal version, Baseband version, Buildnumber, and browser version.

I have a SN on my Box starting with HT162T.

Am I lost?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
Sorry, Found it there. Same as on box. Thanks!
[HTC Sensation] yellowpony2k2:
That is part of your serial number
[HTC Sensation] edwin3210:
where can i get the beta key?
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
There is a new Rom Manager out that has an update recovery version 4.0.1.5.

Please test and report if it has fixed your charging issues
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
Try using a different browser, make sure you have java script installed, disable adblockers or pop up blockers etc.

when you click download then underneath it the form will come up asking for your hboot version and Serial number.

it will then generate a beta key

if you are having too much trouble, post here what OS you are using, the hboot version and the serial number and we'll get the key for you
[HTC Sensation] bachviet:
I tested by powered my phone off (fastboot checked), removed the battery, put the battery back, plugged in the USB cable from my computer, and the phone is charged.

Looks like the charging bug is fixed.
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
Where can this be found?
[HTC Sensation] snowblindd:
it did charge with fastboot checked! :) the problem occured when fastboot was UNchecked :D but i can confirm that now is gone, phone charges normally, OP you should update post 3 !
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Get it from android market mate
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
Version 4.3.3.0 release date 7-31 ?

This the correct one from market?

Thank you
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Yes mate it is
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
Thank you,

Question, I downloaded succesfully from market and installed.

However I ran it chose to reboot to recovery mode. When it did it still shows verion .14 not .15?
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
the letters in 15 are orange while alpharev's 14 was blue.

If your recovery is still with blue letters then reinstall it from the first tab in Rom Manager
[HTC Sensation] iceshark:
Thanks. That was odd. I had to choose UPDATE from inside ROM MANAGER and choose Sensation and then it installed 1.5. Booted to Recovery and its orange and 1.5

You rock!
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
TESTED AND WORKING!!!!

Does this fix the charging issue? Can you charge with teh phone completely off (not fastboot off)
[HTC Sensation] bachviet:
That's why I removed the battery and put it back so I was not in fastboot mode.
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
6:19 AM here. im just pulling out the new recovery as we speak.

ill upload it in post 1 pg58IMG.zip

then we are all good to go just flashing it using step 2

btw u seen the S-ON guide on Step 5. broncogr lol,
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
and it charges with the new recovery?
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
Thanks man..
[HTC Sensation] snowblindd:
Sorry then :) misread it :D the ideea is that now the bug is gone
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
All done. Pulled the new recovery.img from my recovery backup.

saved it in a new pg58img.zip file and uploaded it in post 1

Just do step 2 again people with the new file

download reboot, volume up to install and your done
[HTC Sensation] PG101:
Who da man!!! You da man!!!
[HTC Sensation] xl VipeR lx:
lol thanks

6:45 AM here,finally going sleep, up at 1pm to go to work lol

spent my whole weekend on this thread, would you believe it.

i never knew it would go this viral or popular or become a sticky and have so many views and ratings.

By the way i found a way to get s-on back for warranty purposes :) bricked my devices at first cuz i did it wrong but restored it using ruu and found the correct way to S-on its all in post 1