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[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Ahh, Okay. So should we plan on having to do anything before we are ready to apply? Such as, go back to S-ON? Would anyone be willing to create a guide for us noobs that are S-OFF? Or will it be something as simple as loading a file onto our SD card and applying it like we did with CWM?

Thanks for putting up with us noobs guys! :)

Matt
[HTC Sensation] jmcghee1973:
installed without a hitch for me ... Stock with S=OFF. Didn't have to do anything to it.

I checked the boot screen...I still have S=OFF after updating but there is a nice pink bar at the top that says "Locked".
[HTC Sensation] miro.san:
I just successfully applied the update. I am stock everything still, but I did save the zip before I ran the update if its needed.
[HTC Sensation] bobsbbq:
Just read some pages back. Don't use this OTA update if you are rooted and have a custom recovery.

EDIT: there is a difference between S-OFF and rooted.
[HTC Sensation] Pvt WhoOkid:
Can I s-off still after I apply this update?
[HTC Sensation] nrvnqsrxk:
thx for the update.

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] jmcghee1973:
I would S=OFF before....it didn't remove my S=OFF status after the update but you might not be able to do it after you do the update.
[HTC Sensation] Hoggles:
Hi guys...

Could someone who has completed this Tmous OTA, please try and play the game Cordy.

I'm rooted so I can't check right now. There is a known stock kernel issue with the official Euro 2.3.4 OTA (no matter what custom ROM your using), where there is major screen corruption when trying to play graphically intense games, such as Cordy.

Thanks!!
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
To those are are Stock but S-Off, and applying this update, are you able to root by flashing the su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip file (after putting on custom recovery obviously)
[HTC Sensation] jmcghee1973:
yep

10 char
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
Yep to my question?

"To those are are Stock but S-Off, and applying this update, are you able to root by flashing the su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip file (after putting on custom recovery obviously)"

?
[HTC Sensation] bobsyour:
Yes.

Works fine from what I can tell.

Titianium backup working for me.
[HTC Sensation] mattdub1:
+1 please, same situation

but i have not done supercid so i still should be on stock cid
[HTC Sensation] maff1989:
I opened the .zip package for the OTA in Ubuntu. Opened the Firmware.zip, and then opened the "android-info.txt" file. There's a line "cidnum" with "T-MOB010" following...

Me thinks that changing this CID value to the CID value present on your phone will allow you to update.

But seeing as having root causes problems (tried personally), you'd have to NOT be root, with CID changed, to apply this update.
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
Anyone have link to stock recovery image?
[HTC Sensation] picachux:
Same here, Everything is fine until I started the game. Phone freaks out, Reminded me of a dying desktop GPU.

TmoUSA all stock 2.3.4
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
Correct. I just tried changing CID back to T-MOB010 and still doesn't work while having custom recovery and perm root.
[HTC Sensation] AudiHeel:
I'm stock, like out of the box stock. Install took 5 minutes perhaps.

- download took ~1-2 minutes

- install took ~5 minutes

it shut itself down, did some loading while shutdown, cut back on
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Good gosh, anyone other noobs feel as lost as I do now? LOL!
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
Well I'm in the process of backup (nandroid and titanium backup), running the RUU to go back to Stock, run Revolutionary (to go to the hboot that allows fastboot flash commands), then running the 2.3.4 update, then flash the su root zip.

Taking a while, hopefully someone makes a rooted update.zip for 2.3.4 before I finish lol
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
lol i doubt. but thanx. i'm going to do the same here now.
[HTC Sensation] Pvt WhoOkid:
Too late applied the update already. Dang it.. now to wait and see if it can still be done.....
[HTC Sensation] scmurphy13:
Now have video in Google Talk and screenshot capture.
[HTC Sensation] kgbkny:
I'm also about to RUU back to stock. I hope all this trouble is worth it!
[HTC Sensation] cpittman:
Anyone try fr3vo after applying the ota? Still curious as to whether the fr3vo exploit is patched.
[HTC Sensation] Romanbb:
I am really tempted to apply the whole patch, but I'm scared I won't get S-OFF again. I don't know enough about HTC hardware :(. Going to just strip it and get a stock rooted one posted.
[HTC Sensation] cpittman:
Nice. I can dig into it when I get home if we can't get a straight answer between now and then. For now I'll shut up about it and hope it isn't patched lol.
[HTC Sensation] abachhan75:
fr3vo doesn't work after the update.
[HTC Sensation] cpittman:
Kinda figured that would be the case. As soon as we get a couple verifications op should update his post.
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
well my sources were right but that still SUX! >.< *cries*

Someone did mention that HTC updated the drivers so yeah I am assuming its patched.

Anywayz can someone please check the RIL file versions after OTA updating ???
[HTC Sensation] Romanbb:
and we're up! safe version incoming
[HTC Sensation] mattdub1:
so this means that anyone who applies this will not be able to get s off thru revolutionary even though they updated the tool for the new hboot? sorry little confused

@mystikal87
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
Does that mean Revolutionary will still work?
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
Yeah thats what i'm thinking but we won't know FOR SURE til we try. I'm gonna try it as soon as I'm done downloading the TMOUS RUU. my freaking internet is sloooww. *Note to self: Being throttled is a ******

In the mean time I am going to the Evo 3D thread to see what's the dirt on their update earlier this week and what we can expect to see.

If this really patches the fre3vo exploit then I suggest you RUU back to stock 1.29 and then run revo, then cwm and then back to your fav ROM.
[HTC Sensation] miro.san:
I tried Cody after the update and yes it looks terrible... it also crashed my phone about three seconds in.

Edit: same issue with captain America. It didn't crash this time, but when I quit my homescreen looked like this:
[HTC Sensation] marvelspires:
asia sensation ... when? someone tell me?
[HTC Sensation] mrbkkt1:
Its not under google checkin, go to

settings> about phone> HTC Software updates, click check now
[HTC Sensation] barondebxl:
I just checked my update and got it!!! Installing now on stock tmobile sensation 4g! Will talk about improvements after about an hour using it!
[HTC Sensation] fr0zenblood75:
Does the HTC unlock method work with this update?
[HTC Sensation] Bernardos70:
I did use teh *#*#checkin#*#*, I don't know if it helped, but the updated showed up for me today after a few hours (I had to check manually for it, but it downloaded). Updated (took a little while, phone seemed to have rebooted like 2 times), and first impressions are good: phone is visibly faster, no more lag pulling down notifications bar, more RAM seems to be available... good stuff. I haven't got around trying Gtalk, but otherwise, that by itself is good news.
[HTC Sensation] Jesushasadroid:
turns out i am rooted...update wont work with rooted roms...even stock...stock rooted will be out later today or tomorrow...all good...sensation is sick phone...love it..
[HTC Sensation] gottabekin:
Just did Revolutionary S-Off and update the OTA, everything else stock. No problem updating and S-off stayed.
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
From my understanding. 1. Yes the HTC unlock method SHOULD work with this. BUT: (2.) HTC has disabled this for T-Mobile branded Sensation phones. 3. RUMOR HAS IT that it should be available after September, when all T-Mo sensations are updated to 1.45.531.1. 4. For now only European phones can be bootloader unlocked by HTC
[HTC Sensation] Zehlek:
Will this work with Virgin Canada Sensation
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
Kinda confused here. Exactly what procedures did you do and in what order?
[HTC Sensation] mattdub1:
i dont know about this though bc i was reading somewhere that eur versions were able to get back to rooted s off with the new update to revolutionary, maybe i read wrong but if the hboot is the same then the revolutionary should still work right?
[HTC Sensation] tbubba:
I'm new to android and need a little help, I've downloaded the file but for the life of me I don't know how to install it, it just shows up as a zip file and I've searched through it on my phone and computer
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
The OTA is for T-Mobile Branded Sensations.

BUT

If I remember correctly, Virgin Canada sells unbranded HTCs. So answer one question and I'll tell you what to do

Do you have the HTC logo DIRECTLY under the speaker on the front ?
[HTC Sensation] mattdub1:
i think he means he was s off and rooted with stock recovery, so yes this would work then
[HTC Sensation] rascall97:
OTA_Pyramid_TMOUS_1.45.531.1-1.29.531.2_P_release_208884g0xcvwhujbb41c3b

Guys here is the tmobile USA OTA update for those who have not received it.

ENJOY

http://www.filesonic.com/file/17113...29.531.2_P_release_208884g0xcvwhujbb41c3b.zip
[HTC Sensation] gottabekin:
OK, I started with a stock TMOUS Sensation S-ON. Just use the revolutionary tool to get S-Off. Then check update from HTC and download and install it with no problem. Then check the bootloader again and it is still S-Off.
[HTC Sensation] gottabekin:
And no I was not rooted.
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
First I am assuming that you have a T-Mobile Sensation. Two, I am assuming you downloading the file onto your computer and then moved it to the phone. If this is the case then thats not how its suppose to be done.

Three I am assuming that you have not rooted your phone or unlocked your bootloader. If this is the case then proceed to the next line

On your phone, Go to Settings -> About Phone -> HTC Updates, and tell it to check now. You should see the update. Download. Install. Live a long and prosperous life. (and click thanx up in the bottom right hand corner of this post :-)
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
Thanks for letting us know. So we now KNOW FOR A FACT that root prevents update from applying.
[HTC Sensation] hytl:
I went back to Stock with S-On, removed CWM and Root. Updated the firmware and I got

S-ON

Hboot = 1.18.0000

I used Revolutionary to S-OFF then I rebooted the phone to copy the CWM to my sdcard to flash. Rebooted into the bootloader screen

PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-1.17.1111 :eek:

RADIO-10.14.9035.01_M

with Revolution CWM v4.0.1.4 and I tried to install root but it got aborted. I wiped cache and Dalvik, tried again and it worked this time. So I think it's safe to install the update from Tmous and S-OFF, Recovery and root it again.
[HTC Sensation] doalittledanse:
the bug where the birghtness would max out after taking a picture is fixed. awesome.
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
So we can still get S-OFF/root etc after updating? What if you have never tried getting S-OFF/root?
[HTC Sensation] hytl:
Yes, we can get S-off and root again after the update. It's working for me at least. I don't know about your second question though since my phone has been s-off and rooted before.
[HTC Sensation] cpittman:
Again hboot has nothing to do with whether or not the fr3vo exploit was patched. The only connection is revolutionary uses fr3vo so without fr3vo you will not be able to s-off after the update if you are still s-on before applying it. Yes the HTC unlock will still work but there is no guarantee that the HTC unlock isn't a watered down version of s-off. Update at your own risk until someone definitively says whether its patched or not. If you're already s-off its irrelevant.
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
Oh damn, thanks man.
[HTC Sensation] KrisHilbun:
Using temp root, s-on works great had no issues, woke up this morning and checked and had update

New App, quick look from google came with update

Was htc hub always there? Looks diff
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
So if I S-OFF then try to update will it work?
[HTC Sensation] tbubba:
Thank you! Successfully updated! Also is there a way to thank you using the xda app?
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Alright folks, we need to get some things straight for people with stock ROMs AND S-OFF.

Is the perm root the ONLY thing holding us back? If so, can we just undo perm root? If so, how do we undo root?

Matt
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
Umm not that I know of... my bad. lol. Didn't realize you were using the XDA App.. I'll read more carefully next time :D I'm just glad I could help
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
You don't undo a PERM

Hence the reason why we are flashing stock, only known way... unless a dev figured it out:confused:
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Okay, so we need to just reflash our current stock ROM then? After that, we can accept the update and re-root. Am I understanding that correctly?

Matt
[HTC Sensation] bobsyour:
Root will not prevent the update.

Non-stock recovery seems to prevent the update from automatically installing.

If the update finds an unexpected version of a system file to be updated the update will fail.

If you have CWM recovery installed, the OTA does not seem to work.

Makes sense to me. I believe the OTA is signed. I wouldn't think CWM would support automatically installing signed HTC updates. Really have no idea there.

The process I went through:

My sensation was S-off, rooted with CWM.

The OTA would not install for me.

I re-flashed stock recovery and boot (just as a precaution) images.

I did not lose root or s-off.

The update started processing via stock recovery. It failed.

In stock recovery, there was a red triangle with an exclamation point indicating an error. I pressed volume up and down keys simultaneously. That brought up the stock recovery text console.

There was an error checking "HtcLocationPicker.apk" that caused the update to fail on my device. It was not the expected version because I had installed the "HTC Locations" app from the european sensation roms. I like the app, what can I say.

The HTC locations app I had previously installed had overwritten "HtcLocationPicker.apk" and "HtcLocationService.apk" in the stock build with the versions in the HTC locations app.

I used titanium backup to backup my install of HTC locations and then restored the two stock apk files from the stock rom. I already had it downloaded.

The update then processed and installed normally. No errors. Took maybe 5 minutes.

After the OTA was finished, the phone was still s-off.

Superuser was still installed, but root permissions must have been changed with the update. Root was not working.

I then re-installed the CWM recovery image. After that, I used CWM to re-install the "su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip" app.

I was getting force closes from HTC Sense after all of that, bet they were related to the HTC locations widget. I restored my backup of HTC locations and then I cleared data on HTC Sense (lost home screen customizations) and they went away. Spent 5 minutes reconfiguring my home screen the way I like it.

Currently stock, s-off, rooted, OTA updated and running CWM once again.

Everything seems to be working perfectly at this point.

This has just been my experience. I am by no means an expert at this.

I can't say this will help anyone else having difficulty, but hopefully, it will help someone.
[HTC Sensation] mattdub1:
yes if i understand this correctly, the only way you can get the ota update if your rooted on stock rom is to revert back using the procedures in the development section in the guide on how to root posted at the top... (i had to s on again for a replacement so i can confirm this method works)... after you redo the stock ruu then you can go ahead and flash the update... this will give you a different hboot version , which is why revolutionary had to update the tool to still be able to get s off again after the update... then you go thru the same steps of flashing clockwork and superuser that are also in the guide to rooting in the dev section, in order to be able to get root again.. what someone else here was saying is that the revolutionary tool uses whats called the Fr3vo exploit in order to get the s off... he and others have concerns about the tmobile version of 2.3.4 having a patch to fix this exploit so that we cant get s off again (at least for the meantime)... although a few people on here so far seem to be proving that this is not the case and revolutionary will still work ... Hope this helps clear things up a bit and please correct me if I am wrong
[HTC Sensation] sharmy3:
For bobsyour:

You didn't alter the CID part during the process?

---Sharmy

Edit: I mean when you first got S-off and rooted...
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
Thank you for sharing your experience. Trust me it will go a long way in helping the community
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Alright, here is what I plan to do...

1-Reflash my stock ROM. That should set me back as if my phone was new out of the box, except I will still have S-OFF. Right?

2-Accept the OTA update.

3-Follow steps 2 and 3 of the noobproof guide in the DEV section that came out as revolutionary did.

4-Go remove bloatware all over again. Install ADW EX, ect. ect.

Is this correct? Maybe a philanthropist here might make a noobproof guide for applying this 2.3.4 update? :-D I feel like I am going to Eff up my phone. LOL.

Matt
[HTC Sensation] mattdub1:
yes from everything i have read here, this should work!

*the important thing seems to be the recovery, make sure you dont still have Clockwork recovery installed anymore after reflashing your stock rom and then you should be fine
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
Alright I just got S-OFF via Revolutionary. So it's safe for me to update now, right?
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Alrighty then...WHoa boy, this will take awhile! Better have some beers first. Too bad CM7 is in limbo, id much rather just flash that already...

Matt
[HTC Sensation] bobsyour:
No.

Had no reason. I had never changed the CID & did not flash using RUU.

I had previously downloaded the RUU exe. Ran the exe. Went to the temp folder where the files where extracted by the exe and copied the rom.zip file to another location.

Inside the rom.zip file are the goods.

adsp.img

android-info.txt

boot_signed.img

dzdata.img

hboot_8x60_1.17.0008_20110513_signedbyaa.nb0

radio.img

rcdata.img

recovery_signed.img

rpm.img

sbl1.img

sbl2.img

sbl3.img

splash1.nb0

system.img

tz.img

In my case, I packed up "android-info.txt", "boot_signed.img" & "recovery_signed.img" into a "PG58IMG.zip" that I copied to the root of the SD card on the phone. Then booted into HBOOT (volume down) and let it reinstall the stock images. That was all.

I am thinking if I hadn't installed the HTC Locations app the process would have been a lot easier.

Good luck.
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
I'll wait til fre3vo will work again so I can disable the crapware that's put on. don't really care about s-off & root right now
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
I thought that once we went back to stock, kept S-OFF, then applied the update we could re-root and good to go?

Matt
[HTC Sensation] cpittman:
If you're already s-off use permanent root not fr3vo. Fr3vo is temp root and meant for s-on users who need temp root.
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Ahh, Okay. He just wanted to be able to still use the temp root. I am currently reflashing my stock ROM to remove root, next will update OTA.

Matt
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
Guys i'm in the process of writing up a how-to guide and need your assistance. I'm trying to make it as noob-proof as possible.

With everything thats going on I lost myself on little bits. 1. So we are sure that fre3vo is not working after the OTA update right?

2. Before going back to stock 1.29 I had S-off. after flashing stock I see I have S-off, after the OTA update, I still have S-Off. Therefore I am assuming that if you S-off and perma-root before going back to stock and then applying OTA, that S-OFF is PERM and will not need to utilize revolutionary's io tool ?

3. What do you think I need to mention in the guide?
[HTC Sensation] ciaphuas:
Woot! Got the update!
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
Read the 1st post, I updated.

My Experience: T-Mobile Sensation 4G 2.3.3, S-OFF with Revolutionary, perm rooted, custom recovery. I went back to stock T-Mobile RUU, installed the update, installed custom recovery, flashed perm root zip file. Re-Ran Revolutionary (why? because the ota update changes the HBOOT so you don't have all fastboot commands like fastboot flash). Now everything is working great including fastboot flash commands.

So, if you want unrestricted FASTBOOT commands, you gotta run Revolutionary again.

Who cares about fr3vo, it's temp, temp sucks :)
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
Thanks, I'll check the first post again. and LOL @ fr3vo :D
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
I care. I don't care about rooting right now but do what temp root to disable the bloatware.
[HTC Sensation] mikea3000:
So while we are on the topic of OTAs, anyone know why Google hasnt sent sensation owners the newest Market release, version 3.0.27??
[HTC Sensation] cpittman:
Anyone who hasn't used revolutionary and plans to cares about fr3vo as without it revolutionary is useless.
[HTC Sensation] nxt:
You don't need fr3vo to use revolutionary. Revolutionary works without root.
[HTC Sensation] potblack2win:
Hi,

I decided to go back to S-ON on my Vodafone UK Sensation. So I followed the guide Flashed Stock ROM, removed clockwork, now back s-on.

S-ON AGAIN

Now when doing a software update its not giving me the prompt to update to 2.3.4. Why is this?
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16814344#post16814344

Did I miss anything?

And do you have a buy-me-a-beer page?
[HTC Sensation] cpittman:
not true. fr3vo is most definitely needed as it's the very first step revolutionary performs. it's built into revolutionary.
[HTC Sensation] Enzopreme:
Settings > about phone> htc software updates> check now.... It was that simple for me, although its usually not, and the phone seems to be running silky smooth....
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Got the update as well...I had to first restore stock ROM since I was rooted. After that, I ran the update. It went smoothly. I then rooted.

Now I am putting everything back to the way I had it before, but now with 2.3.4. So far, I notice the stock browser seems faster and much more solid.

Matt
[HTC Sensation] tissimo:
I just got my sensation wednesday and haven't done anything yet.. I just received the update, should I do the s-off first then flash, or can you do s-off and root after the update? Sorry for the noob question, read like 5 pages and didn't see...
[HTC Sensation] cpittman:
i would s-off first to be safe unless someone is able to definitively say it's safe.
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
Got mine but not updating lol
[HTC Sensation] galaxys:
Just got the update but I will not install it over my S-off, CWM, & Root. Instead I'll just flash a 2.3.4 cooked rooted Rom over in development!
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
OTA does not work if you have CW recovery installed. it will fail
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
strangely enough my wife has it on her g2 and i dont have it... i guess i'm SOL
[HTC Sensation] Zehlek:
Yes, it says HTC
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
when you go to settings -> about phone -> htc updates and you press 'check now' does it give you the update??? it should give you version 1.45.401 or something real similar
[HTC Sensation] Zehlek:
It says phone is up to date and no updated available.

Under software it says Android 2.3.3 and software1.35.666.1

I also tried *#*#checkin#*# and all it says is checkin succeed
[HTC Sensation] mystikal87:
That is weird.. wow. I've seen that happen few times when HTC seems to update an application instead of OTA yet it reports OTA was applied.

Seems like you gotta do an update the hard way... that really sux for you :(
[HTC Sensation] Zehlek:
What do I do for that?