yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] PaulGiz:
Has anyone reverted to their original CID after flashing new firmware?

I'd like to do it, probably tomorrow when I don't need to use phone as a phone too much, but if anyone's been down that road please share experience.

Thanks,

P.
[HTC Sensation] craven667:
so do we flash this and CID again you guys are all over the place
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Hence the [Dev] part in the post title, we experimenting, I've not seen anyone try to revert CID yet so don't know I'd will write with the locked hboot, I managed to write superCID with locked hboot though cos it was needed for the radioand I forgot before I started :rolleyes:
[HTC Sensation] suprakarma:
you also need to add the modelid: blablabla, along with the cidnum: there my friend,
[HTC Sensation] fr0zenblood75:
How big have the speed increases been on ICS after flashing this. Would you guys say its as smooth as Sense 3.0 or at least 3.5?
[HTC Sensation] craven667:
well i am not a dev for sure just want to update firmwear with out breaking phone
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
If your superCID just put it on ad card and boot into recovery. Will ask u if u want to update firmware
[HTC Sensation] gopheer:
So if my cid is t-mob010 and my mid is PG5810000 is it not safe for me to flash this? I already flashed the new radio and am suffering from the random reboots, was hoping this would stop that, but i don't know if i can flash it safely. Thanks for the help.
[HTC Sensation] sacksyboy:
If you have super cid then the mid and Sid do not affect it. I had cid of 11111111 and all was well with flashing the firmware.

Read this whole thread from start to end and it will make you feel more comfortable about flashing the firmware

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1414243
[HTC Sensation] sacksyboy:
Most importantly, check the instructions and follow them to the letter.
[HTC Sensation] Kohr-Ah:
Go back a page or two there is a posted tmobile compatible one. Use that and follow steps as stated above

Sent from my Sensation in Ur-Quan subspace
[HTC Sensation] bfspider:
thanks, this helped a lot. for some reason I couldn't update the one in the original post. flashed like a charm.
[HTC Sensation] Kohr-Ah:
If you want to edit the default one follow these steps. (For your future reference)

Lets assume your using windows.

go download and install notepad++

Double click the zip (do not extract it) and copy out the android-info.txt

Right click the extracted file and open in Notepad++

Add your Cid. (Just like what is in there but your Cid) and MID

Save

Drag the saved android-info into the original zip

Say yes replace

The zip integrity is still intact.

Copy that to the root of your sdcard and reboot into the bootloader.

Confirm

Grab a beer and celebrate

Sent from my Sensation in Ur-Quan subspace
[HTC Sensation] windcanning:
can I use in HTC sensation 4G? :confused::confused:
[HTC Sensation] Kohr-Ah:
Yes. Just make sure your carrier is supported if not add the CID and MID to the android-info.txt in the PG58IMG file and flash.

Read the first post OVER AND OVER AND OVER and make sure it makes sense before you do it.
[HTC Sensation] mx3racer:
hi all

i have a question

my cid is 11111111

and my mid is PG5813001

must i change the build prop?

oh can i downloadand istall it without a modification

thanks in advance

greetings
[HTC Sensation] bfspider:
Thanks for the tip... however

I get from 7zip saying "not implemented" and winzip said one of the files was bad even though the MD5 hash checked out. I haven't had this problem before when I tweak some ROMs in the zip file before flashing.
[HTC Sensation] Kohr-Ah:
Nope your good. Flash away :)

---------- Post added at 08:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:50 PM ----------

Ahh. I use built in Windows zip program to open the zips (since I can open by just double clicking and don't have to uncompress)

(I will use 7zip if I need to compress but usually if I need to edit a file just built in Windows)
[HTC Sensation] mx3racer:
ok thanks a lot i go charge my battery up and i go flash it first thing in the morning fingers crossed hope to see a notisable difference
[HTC Sensation] fr0zenblood75:
Does anyone know if this will cause issues if I go back to a gingerbread Rom?
[HTC Sensation] suprakarma:
Cheers, glad to know it worked for you and hopefully for others, Happy New year everyone!
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
I'm back on GB with New firmware. No issues for me
[HTC Sensation] Catnap:
What RIL/radio combo?
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Radio from firmware package. 11.16 and HTC-RIL 2.2.0210HMQ (Nov 8 2011,20:24:01)
[HTC Sensation] orangestrawberry:
I have new firmware, but have gone back to arhd 4.1.11. Don't want to fash back old radio. Where is the locations of matching ril if any? Many thanks, happy New year
[HTC Sensation] gvego:
Where did you get that RIL? (I've tried Sensation RIL files - couldn't find it) :)
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Link in my Sig for fixes, has ril linked in there, you'll need to mount /system in recovery for flash to work, I need to repack it. And happy new year :)
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
Good to know!

So the radio and hboot from this firmware are backward compatible with GB,right?

My gb radio is not so stable even with gb roms,lots of full to none bars in the same place :eek:
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Yep been using it for days on gb and its fine, no issues for me. I've updated the ril file so now its flashable without having to mount any partitions manually. :)
[HTC Sensation] gvego:
Happy New Year!

The one you attached does not work for me. I've tried mounting system in recovery, but I end up without any network connectivity if I flash

"RIL 2.2.0210HMQ from 3.06 RUU.zip" ?!?! :confused:

EDIT: This one works!

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=835268&d=1325242030
[HTC Sensation] sjappie:
You're right! The RIL 2.2.0210HMQ from 3.06 RUU doesnt work with Mike's firmware package. Also you package dont work for me...
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Sorry coding deep on my part. I think I also may have packed the wrong one :o ill sort out when I'm at a pc, I've just eaten a grisly heroic amount of Chinese food and need to be still for a while...
[HTC Sensation] fr0zenblood75:
Ok so my cid is all ones I did super cid when I rooted and its 11111111but I don't know about mid mine is PG5810000 is that one compatible I couldn't find that one sorry if its been already posted guys
[HTC Sensation] orangestrawberry:
I flashed the one you packed! No issues yet but would appreciate the correct ril when you can
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Install and run the attached apk, your RIL version should be dated Nov 8 2011

if not its not worked.

With the first RIL file i packed, i included an extra file that has caused issues in gingerbread as in no signal or radio to work at all.

my updated package has this removed.

Sorry for the confusion, didnt realise that extra file which is in all RILs would cause so much trouble :o
[HTC Sensation] orangestrawberry:
Can you check ril link, its not working. I.e. on your ics fixes post, thanks
[HTC Sensation] moviewatch:
I have already the new rom installed 5.0.2

Now I want to flash this firmware my cid =

cid: VODAPE17

The mid is ok.. I open winrar and I wirte the cid in : android-info.txt

After I change something winrar gives error that is irreparable

what to do ?
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Try it opening and editing the zip using windows built in zip utility rather than winrar
[HTC Sensation] moviewatch:
The same can't save it
[HTC Sensation] Catnap:
Lol, and there was me going "WTF have I hosed my device with eng HBoot?" when bootloader showed an incomplete radio version and I had no mobile network :P

No harm done though, glad it's fixed :)
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
All I can suggest is supercid your phone then you'll be able to flash package no problem
[HTC Sensation] orangestrawberry:
Sorry Hawke. I have unknown radio after flashing your ril and your new link doesn't work. Any ideas?
[HTC Sensation] moviewatch:
root@android:/ # dd if=/mnt/sdcard/mmcblk0p16 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p16

dd if=/mnt/sdcard/mmcblk0p16 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p16

512+0 records in

512+0 records out

262144 bytes transferred in 0.477 secs (549568 bytes/sec)

root@android:/ #

I did that Super-CID, but I still have cid : VODAPE17

very weird.
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Flash ril fix a little further down in my thread that will work for sure.

Sorry dunno why that link didn't work, files at attached to bottom of first post in my thread anyway.

Sorry for all the confusion!
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
U sure cid wrote properly, in adb do

Fastboot getvar cid
[HTC Sensation] moviewatch:
Finally :

cid: 11111111

Right now I can flash the RUU without any problems ??

Thanks for the excellent help !
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Yep now u should be able to flash firmware package with no problems. Enjoy :)
[HTC Sensation] orangestrawberry:
Thanks Hawke. All working smoothly now.
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
good glad its sorted, sorry again for the confusion!
[HTC Sensation] orangestrawberry:
On holiday in a house with no reception so no real problem. Will give radio a good test this week
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Cool ill look forward to the feedback I'm on the same radio and ril but same as u in a rubbish signal area while on holiday so can't really test properly
[HTC Sensation] dazzlet:
What does this actually do does it update the ril and radio to the one from the leaked ics ROM? Thanks
[HTC Sensation] fr0zenblood75:
Hey Hawke seems like the New radio isn't the best for my phone after a full charge my battery is down to 60% in just 50 minutes with the phone on and 26 minutes of actualy using it.

If I go back to my stock radio should I also go back to my previous hboot? Are there any other things I should do?

Or is it possible.to flash the original TMOUS RUU to go back to the phones previous state with out losing S-off ?
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Firmware package doesn't update ril. It updates hboot, latest radio and other firmware partitions which make things work better on ics.
[HTC Sensation] fr0zenblood75:
Hey Hawke sorry to bother you again man. I really need help with the post above yours.

Thanks!
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
You can mix and match radio,ril and hboot, no problems there. Will it perform well? That's for you to find out. You can flash stock RUU and you will still be s-off, but everything else, like radio,hboot,FW,recovery will go back to stock.
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Hey sorry missed your post.

You can flash back old radio no problem so long as u flash matched rils too.

Is say just be sure it is radio causing the drain. If you've just flashed a new Rom give it a few battery charge cycles befoew things settle down. I wouldn't install the stock Ruu as it will prob contain a hboot which is s-on.

My main bit of advice is don't keep flashing stuff an expect an instant change, things need to settle. Battery monitor widget will give your graphs of your battery drain. If you're seeing drains jumping up and down when you know your not using the phone, say overnight then it will prob be the radio.

Hope this helps :)
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Depends what stock Ruu has in it, if it has an hboot update then it might remove s-on
[HTC Sensation] fr0zenblood75:
Thanks guys I appreciate it. I guess ill keep it for another couple of days and see how things turn out then. Though i was pretty sure it was the radio becuase i went back to my GB backup and i thought that also restored battery stats. Ill let the radio and everything settle in for a couple of days thanks guys !!

Whats if its a Ruu with the 1.17.0008 hboot
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
If u already have the same or a newer h pot and the Ruu does contain a hboot partition I'm actually not sure what will happen. I'd think it would be ok but I'm not sure, I've never risked playing with that...
[HTC Sensation] fr0zenblood75:
Hmm ok I guess I shouldnt play with that either haha thanks.

EDIT: Wouldn't flashing the hboot over the current one with an Ruu be almost the same thing as flashing the 1.17 hboot that was previously posted in the thread. Or is it differnt cuz that's only the hboot.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Afaik you can only get s-on by write secureflag command.
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Oh yeah forgot about that. Does secure flag not write to the hboot partition or one of the other partition which nay be included in the Ruu and over write the s-off?
[HTC Sensation] lazybusinessman:
ok im trying to flash this new radio/stuff and when i do it says "model ID incorrect!" update fail..

um...what is wrong/how do i fix it? ive flashed radios before and never had that happen before.
[HTC Sensation] hoobajoob:
Please read the very first post all the way through. Did you check the text file to see if your CID or MID were in there? If not, follow instructions.
[HTC Sensation] Lightyear25:
Just flashed the new Firmware, seems all is good so far :)
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
I have an ''ordinary'' Sensation meaning non-xe, can I flash this FW after supercid without problems?
[HTC Sensation] sevag00:
Yes you can.
[HTC Sensation] Mash23:
So after some reading and searching I came to a conclusion that with proper preparations (read MD5 checking carefully!) no bricks so far am I right? Might be brave enough now to flash the firmware package :P
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
My actual cid is HTC_038 which is not supported on mike's list, doing the supercid will make it compatible?
[HTC Sensation] boroboy69r:
flashed this with no problems with super cid

where can i find this my friend
[HTC Sensation] dabezt:
First of all thnx a lot for this good work!! I had a Ginger bread rom in my Sensation (Insertcoin 3.4.6) and now i'm testing the InsertCoin ICS 4.0.6 one ...

There's anyway to 'rollback' this ics firmware?

I've installed it whitout problems, but when I go to CWM Recovery 5.0.2.0 and I do a "wipe data/factory stats" I get this error:

Format /sd-ext/

E: Format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk1p2" (or something similar)

So i want to go back and restore the Insertcoin 2.3.5 Sense 3.5 v3.4.6 I had before testing ICS... but i dont know if i have to quit or rollback the ICS firmware file that gets me this error

Thnx!!
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
It's somewhere in this thread..
[HTC Sensation] fabioccoelho:
Hi there... I'm have a HTC Sensation XE with S-Off and ARHD 5.x version. I run fastboot commands and got follow:

fabio@Jigsaw:~$ fastboot getvar cid
[B]cid: HTC__044[/B]
fabio@Jigsaw:~$ fastboot getvar mid
[B]mid: PG5813001[/B]

I can flash the PG58img without edit the android-info.txt?

Thanks for advance ;)
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Nope, your cid isn't in the list in the first post. You either have to edit the android info text file or supercid your phone
[HTC Sensation] Catnap:
The number of people who don't SuperCID (as per the frigging "how to root your phone" stickied guide) is staggering, really. Half this thread wouldn't exist if instructions were followed properly.
[HTC Sensation] fabioccoelho:
Ok man... thanks a lot

[ ]'s

---------- Post added at 11:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:51 AM ----------

No stress dude.. Beware with heart attack ;)

Anyway, thanks.
[HTC Sensation] Kohr-Ah:
I mean I am not SuperCID but that is because I know how to edit the android-info.txt file to make it work for me.
[HTC Sensation] Catnap:
Yeah I know, I didn't mean people who know what they're doing, but more people who are following a guide and just go "nah, can't be bothered with this bit" and wonder why it's not working properly later on.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Has anyone noticed influx of noobs as of recently? Sales must have been good for HTC over Xmas. Lol.

Noobs, nothing wrong with noobiness, everyone was a noob once and.still is at something, but main thing you need to learn is to search and read, search and read and to follow guides to the flipping letter.
[HTC Sensation] hsnmz:
can I install Gingerbread over this
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
There's another one lol.

Yes mate,you can.
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Yes
[HTC Sensation] eyegor:
It's more like "I'll probably never try flashing a non-matching RUU and so I don't want another thing to worry about if I have to return the phone for warranty purposes."
[HTC Sensation] voltaje:
I've always had this "problem" even before this firmware. This happens because you do not have an Ext4 partition on your sd card setup. It's not a problem, it's only trying to wipe the partition that you never created.
[HTC Sensation] rougeqc21:
MID PG5810000

CID 11111111

S-OFF RL

coming from 4.1.7

Can I flash the firmware, I seem to be the first to ask about the 5810000

Thanks!
[HTC Sensation] lokhor:
Isn't the PG5810000 just the normal Sensation?
[HTC Sensation] rougeqc21:
Not sure... Anyways, got the firmware flashed and the radio using a PG58IMG since I was getting a remote not allowed message from adb. Running perfect!
[HTC Sensation] Trakkiggio:
In the first post Mike Say: "1. It definitely doesn't brick the device. If you have Super-CID, it can be flashed even on regular Sensation (PG5813000)."

regarding the flash, there is written:

2a. If your CID and MID are supported by default, navigate to point 3.

2b. If your CID or MID is not supported by default, do this: (you do it at your own risk)

2c. Open PG58IMG.zip (don't extract it)

2d. Open android-info.txt in text editor

2e. Add your cidnum: <your CID> or modelid: <your MID> to the list, save file and close archive

3. Place PG58IMG.zip on your SD card

in my situation i have a super CID device (so my CID was modified manually).

cid: 11111111 (modified by me following the xda procedure)

mid: PG5813000 (default)

(obviously S-OFF)

What i have to do before flash the firmware? Having a Super-CID phone, go directly to step3 or modify first the CID and MID in .zip file?
[HTC Sensation] !_Ale13star_!:
Lags are fixed with new 1.5 Ghz Kernel so i think that is unuseful flash this firmware now..

Maybe in the future when hboot will be unlocked for fastboot commands..
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
If you have supercid then you don't need to change the android txt file, I will do supercid for my sensation too because I can't edit the txt in winzip or tugzip without extracting and reziping which would destroy the zip integrity.

Just put the PG58... file in the sdcard the reboot in bootloader mode, it will find it alone and flash it
[HTC Sensation] wmoore:
Mine is PG5811000 - Z710A Telstra branded.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Wrong.
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Agreed
[HTC Sensation] PaulGiz:
Nope. ICS should be run with correct firmware. You're just masking issues with your Overclocking. With correct firmware there are no lags. With correct firmware and OC, you're flying. This is now the phone I had hoped I bought 6 months ago.

If you need fastboot (most people don't, but I understand wanting that option open) you can run new firmware, kernel and ROM with HBOOT 1.17. It has no effect on performance, or anything else.

It is not the HBOOT that fixes ICS issues, it's the modified partitions.

I have been running 5.0.2 with HBOOT 1.17 for a couple of days now and performance and battery are excellent.

P.
[HTC Sensation] !_Ale13star_!:
Thanks this reply is the answer at the question i was going to do..

The question was: If i upgrade with this firmware and then downgrade just hboot to 1.17 which benefits of new firmware i lose..??...

However can anyone link me the 1.17 hboot..??

and an other question: If i upgrade with this firmware later i will lose SuperCID that now i have..??
[HTC Sensation] ziggy1001:
You lose the benefit of fastboot flashing anything corrupted being disabled, period

1.17

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20681060&postcount=22
[HTC Sensation] x3nophobia:
how to ensure my mid is supported by default? and i don't get this :

2e. Add your cidnum: <your CID> or modelid: <your MID> to the list, save file and close archive

how to do it? it's so confusing for me :o
[HTC Sensation] !_Ale13star_!:
thanks..but i means which benefits i will lose downgrading from 1.20 to 1.17..

however mi CID is: 11111111

mi MID is:PG5813000..

So I think I'm ready to flash..Am I right..??
[HTC Sensation] ziggy1001:
You can't fastboot flash a .img file with 1.20 which means you can't fastboot flash a corrupted file and potentially brick your phone a very noob/idjiot proof feature
[HTC Sensation] stuart0001:
You'll lose nothing and yes you are good to go.
[HTC Sensation] !_Ale13star_!:
I have other questions:

I read the guide so:

1)I'm on Virtuous Rom ICS based..Do I have to flash a Gingerbread Rom before Firmware..??(In the guide there is "2. It's recommended to flash it before flashing 3.06.401.1/101 based ROM!")

2) Say me if i do right the steps..first flash firmware..second flash rom..third reboot to fastboot and flash 1.17 Hboot..right..??

3)I will lose SuperCID with new Firmware..??

Thanks in advance
[HTC Sensation] PaulGiz:
1.,No.

2. Before trying to flash ROM you should remove PG58IMG.zip so you can get to recovery. Otherwise you have order correct.

3. No.
[HTC Sensation] x3nophobia:
my cid : 11111111

my mid : PG5813000

am i ready to flash this firmware? i just have to place it in sd and let the bootloader take care of it right? :confused:
[HTC Sensation] dublinz:
1. Sure you are

2. All that you have to do is to follow instruction on screen
[HTC Sensation] x3nophobia:
instruction on the screen? i'm afraid i didn't see any instructions. :confused:
[HTC Sensation] Catnap:
The ones on the original post, titled "How to Flash":
[HTC Sensation] !_Ale13star_!:
DONE..All right..!!

Flashed Firmware-->>Reboot Rom-->>Deleted Firmware.zip and replaced with 1.17 Hboot-->> Reboot Bootloader and Flash 1.17 Hboot..No Problem!

ICS Rom is really faster now :):):):)

Just a thing..i rebooted to bootloader to see if there was written 1.17 and yes there is 1.17.2008..the only difference is that there isn't the Purple Revolutionary written on top..

is it ok..??
[HTC Sensation] PaulGiz:
Perfect!!

10 characters
[HTC Sensation] x3nophobia:
thanks, i got it work finally, the file i place on sd was PG58IMG (3), i just remove (3), and it worked, thanks again :D :D :D
[HTC Sensation] ulrakhma:
No matter what PG58IMG file I put in root of SD card, I am getting message

Model ID incorrect!

Update Fail!

Press <POWER> to reboot.
[HTC Sensation] PaulGiz:
More information needed.

1. What are you trying to flash?

2. What is your CID?

3. What is you MID?

Once we know that, help may be possible. It wouldn't hurt to know other stuff.

If you think you may ever need help, MAKE A SIG!!! Put your phone, rom, kernel, radio, ril, recovery, HBOOT in there. Then when you need help, it is more likely you'll get it.

P.
[HTC Sensation] Catnap:
Did you do this bit?

Because that's what this error refers to.
[HTC Sensation] forelli:
Hi,

A quick question please: my cid and mid are supported. I want to flash the package in bootloader mode. Do you know where i can find HBOOT 1.18 please? and how to flash it???

Thanks

f.
[HTC Sensation] Catnap:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20681060&postcount=22

You flash the firmware package by placing it on the root of your SD card and following the rest of the instructions on post 1, then you replace it with this one and repeat.

Voila, engineering bootloader 1.17.

Be aware that if you try to go back to S-ON for (cough) warranty purposes with an engineering bootloader, you will screw it royally and the brown sticky stuff will intersect the big whirly thing. You must go back to a non-engi one first.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
You still can with pg58 zip. And if someone cocked up update.zip or someone didn't check md5.... Well, you get the picture. I'd rather make everyone learn fastboot.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Hmmmm, in theory, eng hboot allows you fastboot commands regardless of s-off or not... But I'm not sure here, the whole eng stuff went quiet half a year ago when we got s-off.

Edit. Oh, and I think Revo works with that hboot, but again, if I'm wrong, I blame my short memory :p.