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[HTC Sensation] Mikeglongo:
I'd really like to do this but I have no access to a windows computer and really don;t wish to get windows on my mac, is there anyone who knows how to root this with a mac? Someone must have used a mac to do this..

Please, used to have a g2x and loved rooting and custom ROMs but now I have stock sensation and am getting bored!
[HTC Sensation] mjybarr:
I will check. Its my friends phone that I rooted. If it doesn't say revolutionary, would it still be wise to run the revolutionary program again?

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[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
If it doesn't say Revolutionary at the top of the screen in bootloader THEN I'd rerun the tool.
[HTC Sensation] mjybarr:
Thank you so much for your help and advice. I will re-run revolution asap. Just out of curiousity.....by re-running the program, do you think there is any risk of messing up the phone..like clockwork recovery or su permissions. Or is this dealing with a whole different partition on the phone?

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[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
I'm not sure TBH, but worst case would require you to flash CWM and root again. I'm not certain what areas are affected by changing the hboot version.
[HTC Sensation] DragonSeeker:
Thanks so much for taking the time to put all this info together. You helped make rooting a fun and easy experience.

Keep Moving Forward,

Dseeker

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] mjybarr:
Thanks again for all your help. I will report back on my outcome.

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[HTC Sensation] tsrzealot:
Since it runs under Linux, can't you simply get a linux version bootable from CD/DVD and do it from there?
[HTC Sensation] ianoob:
The guys on the evo 3d forum have a guide on how to run on a Mac, maybe we can adapt it?
[HTC Sensation] zainkool:
In the guide you told me download the file from revolutionary.io and run revolutionary Utility. however there is no such file in the download it is just a bunch of other files and revolutionary.exe. Where do i get the revolutionary Utility.
[HTC Sensation] ianoob:
revolutionary.io is the website
[HTC Sensation] VadimY:
NO serial number>Please Help!!!

I want to restore my HTC for return

But I have big problem!

STEP 4

Downloaded adb tools

Entered the command "adb devices"

list of devices attached and your serial number

NO serial number

What I did wrong??!! Only two easy steps and ...

If you have same problem, please let me know.

Thank you!
[HTC Sensation] gamikzone:
im not sure why but i just got my sensation today whenever i try to open revo it automatically closes and says something about incompatible kernel i installed htc sync because my computer would not detect my phone before that
[HTC Sensation] mjybarr:
How did you get back on .0008?

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[HTC Sensation] stylus1828:
So... I think I bricked my 9 days Sensation!

I've tried to get S-On back for warranty purpose. I've used this tutorial:

S-ON

You may want to put your phone back to S-ON after following the rest of this guide, for example if you have reflashed your original rom and want to return it for warranty repair. Thanks to ikhzter thread, we have a way to do this!

1. Open Command Prompt, either Run "cmd" or go to Start, Accesories, Command Prompt

2. Enter the command: "cd C:\platform-tools" (Or whatever location you copied the folder to earlier)

3. Ensure your phone is switched on (regular home screen) and connect it by USB in charging mode (Ensure usb debugging is on settings > applications > development)

4. Enter the command "adb devices". It should come back with list of devices attached and then your serial number.

5. Enter the command "adb reboot bootloader". (You device will restart and boot into fastboot USB)

6. Enter the command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3". (Thanks Dazweeja)

7. Reboot into bootloader using "fastboot reboot-bootloader" or remove & reinsert the battery and press power on while keeping hold of volume down.

8. Bootloader should now read Pyramid PVT Ship S-ON RL.

9. Remove and reinsert the battery. Press power on as normal

You should now have S-on back and you can return your device or do whatever it is covered again under warranty.

10. IF IT DOESN'T REBOOT and bootloader says ***Security Warning**

Remove and re-insert the battery and go back into bootloader and holding Volume Down +power button select fastboot

11. Run RUU_Pyramid_***.exe to reflash stock rom. (the one you downloaded earlier) and then reboot. It should work now

Now my phone is dead. When I connect it to my laptop I get a driver notification.

QHSUSB_DLOAD

Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks

P.S. Now I'm getting another driver notification:

Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM.

Does anyone know where can I find this driver?
[HTC Sensation] mjybarr:
I have s-off and full root(installed adfree, cache cleaner ng, TB and Clockwork Recovery), but I don't have the patched hboot, which is .1011. I still have hboot .0008. I pulled the quote from their website and from reading it sounds like Revolutionary gave me s-off and my device didn't need the patched hboot. So am I golden to flash roms, backups, etc...???

"What does this do, then? Revolutionary will give you S-OFF either by a patched HBOOT or setting the secureflag to off on the device itself. This behaviour will depending on your particular device. Optionally it will also replace the stock Android recovery with a custom one, which adds many features including “nandroid” backups, the ability to use custom ROMs, and a greater amount of flexibility and customization of your Android phone."

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[HTC Sensation] mjybarr:
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[HTC Sensation] atdang87:
hmmm thats my question ...
[HTC Sensation] tsrzealot:
ADB is probably not recognizing your device. It returns nothing when you type "adb devices"? In that case, you probably don't have the right drivers installed. Uninstall HTC Sync from your computer if you have it on there (just delete anything that could establish a connection to your phone) and try these drivers: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1161769&highlight=naked

Try putting the phone in "charge only" or "htc sync" mode (ignore warning that HTC sync was not found on your computer). See if that works out.
[HTC Sensation] ianoob:
Invoice the lower right hand corner, find the sync icon, right click and exit
[HTC Sensation] tsrzealot:
Or might as well uninstall HTC Sync since the drivers are already on his system.
[HTC Sensation] ianoob:
It had to be on there for me, I don't know why
[HTC Sensation] ianoob:
Sounds like you need the drivers
[HTC Sensation] VadimY:
Thanks for help with cid!

Step 4. -again

TO DE-BRAND OR REINSTALL STOCK ROM (Changes to Stock S-off, Removes Root and clockwork)

Reinstall your original stock ROM you had

On your Shipped Pyramid ROM Collection I found:

RUU_Pyramid_TMOUS_1.27.531.2_Radio_10.42.9007.00P_ 10.11.9007.15_M_release_192098_signed

RUU_Pyramid_TMOUS_1.29.531.2_Radio_10.42.9007.00P_ 10.11.9007.15_M_release_193714_signed

But my current rom is 1.45.531.1

Can I reinstall to RUU_1.27 or RUU_1.29?

DONE! THANK YOU!!!

Thank you!
[HTC Sensation] Ultraman666:
Hey all please dont throw me under the bus I have tried to read thru most of the posts.

I am trying to help my Dad root and unlock his Htc Sensation 4g. I am not new to the rooting scene but I am new to the Htc beta key operations.

I have a Sensation 4g tmobile version, Hboot 1.18.000, rom verison 1.45.531.1. I have tried the info that was given to me by the revolutionary.io website and it comes up invalid key(yes I know case sensative) I have tried 5 different times with the same result.

Any ideas or help?? Thanks in advance
[HTC Sensation] tsrzealot:
Not only is it case sensitive, but one might easily mistake an uppercase "i" for a lowercase "L" and such... have you tried copying the beta key and then right click on the "top bar" of the cmd window in which revolutionary runs and use edit --> paste ?

Other than that, does revolutionary recognize the device at all? I'm gonna assume yes since you advanced to the step of putting in the beta key.

Are you sure you have downloaded the newest version of revolutionary? Older versions (like pre3, I think) did not support Hboot 1.18.000. That was a mistake I made myself, because I got the versions mixed up on my desktop ;)

And don't worry about being flamed, in my honest opinion, revolutionary can get rather tricky with that whole case sensitivity stuff and so on (even though it's not a big deal to use it in the first place) ;)
[HTC Sensation] Ultraman666:
Ill be damned the paste worked....awesome thanks for the advice must of been that I no an L :)
[HTC Sensation] tsrzealot:
Glad I could help, exactly the same happened to me, too ;) And I was all cocky like "Nah, I don't need to copy/paste this, I am well able to type a few letters" :D
[HTC Sensation] Ultraman666:
Ha I hear ya, I said the same thing :)

If you dont mind me asking what would be a good rom to place on this bad boy??
[HTC Sensation] tsrzealot:
I don't mind, but please understand that my answer is purely subjective. While there are most likely actual differences in "quality" between the roms, I am not enough of an expert to judge it. Therefore, my personal taste will have to do ;)

So far, I have tried Android Revolution HD and Insert Coin. For me, Insert Coin appears to be a little bit snappier (despite its usage of the stock kernel and thus lacking the ability to OC). Since Sense is generally a bit sluggish and laggy, I really have come to value that. I also like the extended quick settings menu. If you can live without an XE-based ROM (which I personally don't need; I find Beats Audio rather disappointing and there are mods for non-XE-based roms), this is definitely a good choice.

To be fair I have to add though that I flashed the 1.45 RUU prior to flashing IC. On the other hand, I had neither flashed an RUU nor accepted an OTA update prior to flashing ARHD (which I tried first). Therefore, differences in perceived speed may be due to newer firmware versions (I had, however, flashed the most recent radio for ARHD, but that is independent of other firmware updates that are normally not included in custom roms) in the 1.45 RUU!

My answer only includes sense roms, because I like sense quite a bit and therefore haven't tried any AOSP/CM7... roms.

And just to make it clear, I value and respect the work of all devs here very highly, so my opinion I give here is only based on my personal experience. You might also snoop around the other rom threads and see what pearls I have not yet discovered ;)
[HTC Sensation] Ultraman666:
Hey thanks I value the Devs as well and your kindness in answering thanks. I use The Revolution from time to time on my Asus transformer, so I am familiar with Mikes work. Again thanks for the help much appreciated.
[HTC Sensation] whynot66:
Hi can someone please confirm that I can follow these steps on the XE?

Thanks in advance :-)
[HTC Sensation] tsrzealot:
Does it have a compatible hboot-version? I guess the worst thing that could happen is that it won't work, but don't quote me on that ;)
[HTC Sensation] whynot66:
1. 18 does that sound right?
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
This thread is about unlocking the bootloader not unlocking the sim card. There's another thread in the stickies for that.

Revolutionary.exe is the utility.

Are you running the adb command from the correct place in your command prompt session. You need to run it from the directory where the adb.exe file is located on your pc.

Incompatible kernel or incompatible hboot? What rom and hboot versions do you have?

Try these again. If not then try send a PM to xl viper lx.

This is the first time I've seen this happening, but it sounds fine. Try flashing a rom (after taking a backup in CWM.)
[HTC Sensation] bbschizo:
So im trying to root my phone but i keep getting stuck in revolutionary. Once i enter my key it works just until it says "working for fastboot" and it just stays there while my phone stays on the bootloader screen. What can i do?
[HTC Sensation] mjybarr:
This is my outcome just to let you all know. I did revoultionary, got s-off and full root. But hboot was still stock .0008 and not the patched version. So all I did was run Revolutionary again and now I have the patched hboot and it now says Revolutionary in pink at the top of my bootloader/hboot screen. So YAY! Now I'm good to go. I flash a custom rom and all is working. So if anyone gets stuck in my situation, just run Revolutionary again and your good to go.

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[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Install these drivers. If that still doesn't help, connect phone and boot into boot loader screen and install again. It sounds like you don't have the fastboot drivers installed.

---------- Post added at 09:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:12 AM ----------

Glad it finally worked for you. So rerunning the tool was the answer as I suggested ;)
[HTC Sensation] sparkienl:
Sensation XE s-off and rooted

My Sensation Xe is now unlocked,s-off and rooted.

I unlocked the device first via HTCDEV website.

Then I made it s-off via revolutionary website.

I installed recovery.img v.5020 via android Recovery Manager.

Then I installed "1.73.401.2_stock_rooted_signed.zip" By EddyOS renamed it as update.zip,

and the device was rooted.

After that I installed Rommanager 4501 and installed recovery.img v 5020 again via Rommmanager, to make an backup of the present Rom.:D
[HTC Sensation] babak_1274:
HEEEEELP

I tried the S-on method and my phone doesn't get on

Heeelp
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
I tried to start my car but it won't start, help....

Just like the above statement, it's a bit hard to figure what the problem may be without giving some more information. What exactly did you do, did you get any error warnings or signals, do you have battery power left etc.
[HTC Sensation] Panagiotis.:
Hi, i aksed this in another subject but i did not get an answer.

After installing the latest RUU stock ROM i will lose all my data. After installing CWR and rooting which is the best way to recover all my data, by titanium backup full restore (system apps, my apps and data) or by CWR restore?

Is one or the other way more preferable?

Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Yes, installing a stock rom via RUU will wipe all data and apps. A full CWM restore will restore the previous rom that you backed up, unless you use the advanced option to restore data only, but TBH I'm not sure what is restored that way. Using Titanium is probably the best option, but you need to be careful what you restore. Restoring apps and data should be ok, but restoring system data can cause issues as it may restore settings which are not compatible with the current rom you are using.
[HTC Sensation] vash429:
I am having some issues with my TMOS sensation

I first s-off via revolutionary website.

I installed recovery from PG58IMG

Then I flashed su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip

Then I installed S3N5EaY XE - v1.7.0

Everything installed fine. but suoer user (version3.0.5) keeps saying I dont have root. Sometimes it goes through. Guessing I dont have complete root access. What should I do next....
[HTC Sensation] TheFstX:
FIRST PROBLEM:

I have a problem to install su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip!!! su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip was installed sucessfully. But I would like to have the newer version! How can I install the newer SuperUser Version?

When I wolud like to install the newer SU it come the Errormessage:

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

(status 0)

Installation Aborted

SECOND PROBLEM:

When I change to HBoot, it always searching for the PG58IMG!
[HTC Sensation] sinisin:
Update Superuser thru the SU app on your phone.

Hboot always does that, its normal.

Sent from where ever I was when I posted this
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
If you are getting error s and force closes on SU, go to Settings/Applications/Manage Applications and uninstall the updates on SU as there are problems with the latest version. After uninstalling, go to the Market and uncheck Auto updates.

Try re-installing the SU, as per the FAQ section on the 1st page you may need to rerun SU 2 or 3 times before it takes. If you plan on flashing a custom rom, then flash it without SU as the custom rom includes root.

When copying the PM58IMG file to your sd card, you must leave it zipped and must copy to root of sd card.
[HTC Sensation] mjybarr:
Solution for su zip error. toggle signature verification before installing su zip. 3rd times a charm :)

Sent from Pure meXdroidMod!
[HTC Sensation] Panagiotis.:
Well i installed the new stock ROM with the new update

After the installation i installed titanium backup and restored all my apps and their data plus the green system apps (system apps with usefull data) and my phone is updated and almost in the same state as it was before (does not have the ringtone and one two other minor things)
[HTC Sensation] akbisw:
Guys I get 155 error with the RUU for Tmous 1.29. I have cid 11111111 and did the step 4. Everytime Im stuck there. What to do? Im running Android Revolution HD! please help!!
[HTC Sensation] TheFstX:
I installed the newer version of SU with ClockworkMod. It works.

@

ClydeB1

I copied the *.img File to the root of my SD. After flashing the image, I deleted it from SD. This must be right or?
[HTC Sensation] Fr3sh2De4th:
Just tried this & it worked no problems!

Now I'm gonna flash ARHD :)
[HTC Sensation] armantaleser:
is it possible to s-off HBOOt 1.18.0000?

please help me.
[HTC Sensation] TheFstX:
I s-off my HBoot 1.18.000! Why do you ask?
[HTC Sensation] armantaleser:
I can't make it work in my sensation.
[HTC Sensation] shaider_516:
you can use revolution to s-off
[HTC Sensation] TheFstX:
I s-off it with thr revolution tool! you can get it her ->

Revolution S-Off

When you have the Tool, make sure all drivers for the Sensation are installed without error in windows. Start Revolution with your plugged Phone on PC. Gi to the Website check your Operating System, Model, HBoot Version and type in the Serial Number you get with Revolution. Now you become a Beta Key! And now you read the first Post in this Thread to get the rest!!!

Good Luck
[HTC Sensation] bakili:
Hey guys,

I have issue with Revolution

I downloaded, extracted to folder, but when I try run Revolution exe, it just won't work. Black window opens and then quickly closes, nothing else happens.

I tried on two different pc's and its still same.

Anyone can help

Both PC's are W7.
[HTC Sensation] Panagiotis.:
Do you have any Anti-Virus or any other program that may interfere with Revolutionary?
[HTC Sensation] TheFstX:
I had the same problem...turn off HTC Sync on PC! Close it completly!!!! Then it works for me.
[HTC Sensation] bakili:
I have Norton, but its disabled.

not sure if HTC Sync is running as well, i will give try turning HTC Sync off.

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] whynot66:
Disable or uninstall htc sync I ended up formatting my laptop in the end I had several tools installed from my hd2 and I tried removing them all to no avail finally thought screw it ill format, installed drivers and it worked first time.

So remove htc sync droid explorer and adb if you struggle
[HTC Sensation] akbisw:
Guys I get 155 error with the RUU for Tmous 1.29. I have cid 11111111 and did the step 4. Everytime Im stuck there. Im running Android Revolution HD! please help!!
[HTC Sensation] armantaleser:
i used that but it won't work in my sensation.
[HTC Sensation] whynot66:
It will if your doing it properly
[HTC Sensation] tsrzealot:
How about you describe the problems you're having?
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Try booting phone into fastboot mode and then run the RUU while connected. I've seen some success using this method.

Yes, after installing the PG58IMg.zip file you must either delete it or rename it, otherwise each time you boot into bootloader it will want to install the update again and you won't be able to enter Recovery.
[HTC Sensation] chong67:
I finally ROOTED my HTC 3D phone this past weekend. It was OK. Not that difficult.

1. How is rooting on the HTC sensation? Easier or the same as rooting the 3D?

2. Only after rooting, then I can unlock the Sensation? That mean after that I can use it on ATT network and the rest of the world?

3. Is there a CLEANROM (from scottsroms.com) for the Sensation? I love this cook ROM for my 3D.
[HTC Sensation] bakili:
All done!!! Routed :D

Now in process of unlocking it :rolleyes:

Thanks for support
[HTC Sensation] akbisw:
SUCCESS muhahaha. Ran RUU and found the Rom zip, changed the name to PD185..something zip and walah phone upgraded from sd card and finally ran a single command on ADB to get S-BACK ON!!THANKS XDA.

SEARCH FEATURE ACTUALLY WORKS GUYS!!!!!!!

sorry for caps, my sensation took a trip to Texas lets see how HTC handles the touchscreen issue.
[HTC Sensation] Hawkster13:
Hi,

I have the TMO HTC Sensation 4G.

I am trying to download the utility from http://www.revolutionary.io but the site does not work for me. I want to turn off S-Off cause I would like to flash my phone to the [ROM] Android Revolution HD™ 3.6.2 XE.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
[HTC Sensation] ptit developer:
I follow this post the day it started, and i update when it is update.

And everything works, so thanks again for your awesome job.
[HTC Sensation] Hawkster13:
Thanks for the update, your post made me decide to install Virtual Windows XP.

I can now get to the site without any problems. For some reason Windows 7 was blocking the site.
[HTC Sensation] Pard0ned:
Just wanted to say thank you so much to xl VipeR lx for posting this. it worked without a hitch.

Thanks again!! :D:D:D:D:D
[HTC Sensation] makcrellon:
Weird root issues and Google+

Hey all,

Encountered something pretty weird with my HTC Sensation. Have several devices, and likewise decided to root my new Sensation to make the most of it.

Anyway, I sorted out S-Off and root, I'd installed Android Revolution HD custom ROM however I kept on getting SU force close when opening Daemon Controller or ClockworkMod.

Went back and started reading from the 1st post up until page 6 where I found there's another SU installer for Gingerbread. So went back and installed that, and now things seemed ok.

However the odd thing is that when I installed Google+ from an earlier Titanium backup, immediately after the restore/install I would always get this SU error as well.

So after seeing this two times already I wiped everything again and this time performed the restore but excluding Google+, and now my install is fine.

I find it odd, but has anyone encountered anything with Google+?

Thanks,

Mack
[HTC Sensation] bakili:
Can someone tell me what have I done?

First i followed instruction on page 1 (brilliant, very easy-thanks)

after i unlocked it following xda developers guide (worked perfectly -thanks)

after unlock i flashed custom rom, which i did not like, forced most app to stop, so decided to remove rom, went on recovery>deleted user data>and restored everything from back up> all worked ok.

Except I lost my root now, phone still unlocked.
[HTC Sensation] tsrzealot:
How exactly do you know that you "lost root"? Since you wiped all data, you also wiped SU-data. Maybe you just need to give permissions again?

Did you wipe before flashing the custom rom for the first time? Might have saved you some trouble.

Other than that, you could try installing SU again.
[HTC Sensation] bakili:
What i did,

First before flashing custom rom, in recovery menu, i choose delete data/user data, after flashed custom rom, all was OK.

After did in recovery menu delete data/user data, and did restore from recovery menu.

Now everything looks stock, and even received second OTA update from o2 only 9.5mb.

I downloaded update, try to install, stuck in warning triangle and droid. After moved update zip to sd card root, used recovery menu to apply update zip, and everything worked OK. How do i know i lost root? Well terminal eliminator app wont let me in , even after installing superuser app from android.
[HTC Sensation] tsrzealot:
I'm having a hard time understanding you. You say you flashed a custom rom, now you say you get OTA updates.

Are other apps which require root malfunctioning, too? Does Superuser tell you that an app is requesting permission?