yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] FriedPie:
Hi,

My phone originally had S-OFF and root access. It is now S-On only and HBOOT is at 1.23 (long story)

I am unable to get into recovery and when I try to flash another RUU it fails. If I extract the ROM.zip from the RUU and rename it as PGA158IMG.zip it fails as "HBOOT version is too old" I've tried several different RUUs, none of them work. My attempts to just flash earlier HBOOT firmware have also failed.

When I am in HBOOT I get ***LOCKED*** and ***Security Warning *** displaying at the top of the screen

Is there another method I could try? Does anyone know of an RUU that could/should work? So far I've tried the Telstra RUU (for my phone) as well as the Europe_1.50.401 RUU

Edit: I should also mention that I can't ADB into recovery.
[HTC Sensation] FriedPie:
Haha! I fixed it!

fired a command prompt cd into platform-tools

adb reboot-bootloader and then ran an RUU from there. Hopefully this helps someone in the future.

Pack it up lads, we're done here for today.

Edit: Actually no, the update still fails.
[HTC Sensation] Dr. Locker:
Did you change your CID to SuperID 11111111 before? It doesn`t sound to me like that.

Otherwise there is no way back for now.

Perhaps somebody else with more knowledge has another idea
[HTC Sensation] FriedPie:
I have super-CID
[HTC Sensation] Dr. Locker:
But when you are really S-On then you are unable to flash anything.

And with the hboot 1.23 it is till now impossible to unlock.
[HTC Sensation] FriedPie:
Ahhh well. With a bit of luck ICS will be on HBOOT 1.24 and I'll be able to update. Live and learn.
[HTC Sensation] abhishek.magaji:
You need to do the procedure called XTC..

Google it.. its quiet Expensive..

I gave it to Service Centre..

Problem was solved for me./
[HTC Sensation] FriedPie:
Looks like XTC only works up to 1.18 right now. It's a shame.
[HTC Sensation] frankd14321:
I'm having the same issue but I can boot my phone, and boot into recovery and flash rooms. But RUU won't flash.. I have HBOOT 1.20
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Do official HTC unlock and go from there.
[HTC Sensation] frankd14321:
Tinky1 I did that myself and yes it unlocked the bootloader, but it's still S-on with 1.20 HBOOT and won't take the official RUU roms.
[HTC Sensation] FriedPie:
HTC unlock doesn't appear to work for me.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Try superCID and report back.
[HTC Sensation] frankd14321:
Tinky1 I went to go to Super CID like your said but in bold red letters at the top of the page it says you must be S-OFF which I am not. I only have an Unlocked bootloader but it's still S-ON
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Give it a go anyway. I'm not sure what exactly is unlocked by HTC.
[HTC Sensation] ilostchild:
you should still be able to fasboot supercid,

the only things you can dont with htc dev unlock is advance commands like fastboot flash
[HTC Sensation] frankd14321:
going to try now

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Not workng guys...

Using this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300

Step 4

I enter fastboot oem writecid 11111111

And it says error on fat, cannot find Smart_IO.CRD

I tried this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192630

But when I enter dd if=/mnt/sdcard/mmcblk0p16 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p16

It says it doesn't know what dd is.... This is while I am connected to adb but am I missing something there?
[HTC Sensation] ilostchild:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1459369

give this a try

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stupid question to ask but are you in fastboot on phone when you do that?
[HTC Sensation] frankd14321:
Not a stupid question..... yes I am in fastboot when I try.

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I tried that Auto Super CID Script and it just says waiting for device.. I did what he said to do, and I have everything required..

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Ah, I put it into fastboot and the script worked but nope, same error as before when i did it manually.
[HTC Sensation] frankd14321:
I'm afraid I am probably stuck until the official RUU comes out for ICS someday..

Unless anyone else has any ideas I can try :)
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Try flashing latest firmware with patched hboot
[HTC Sensation] frankd14321:
Excuse my Ignorance... How can I patch the Hboot? I've tried to flash the new leaked ICS RUU but since it's a non tmobile rom it didn't work.
[HTC Sensation] frankd14321:
Okay so Tinky1 I found the patched 1.27 HBOOT for ICS, put it on my SD.. And it said "Loading" than "Checking" than nothing.... tried a few times... after "checking" it just stops and goes back to bootloader.

Is there a Revolutionary s-off patched 1.20 Hboot? Or something else?
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Hello mate. Sorry, I'm getting a bit confused here a bit. Info is a bit scattered, so could you please just summarise everything from the start? I'm sure we can sort it out.. :)
[HTC Sensation] frankd14321:
Tinky1

Ya I'm confused too lol..

Okay let me see if I can do this from the beginning.

I rooted and S-off my stock Tmobile Sensation about a month ago. Never had an issue and installed 1.20Hboot in order to run the ICS roms.

Well I decided I wanted to sell the phone so I wanted to un-root it and put it back to stock.

I followed a guide on here for the sensation And everything went well however at the last step it said to install the stock RUU for my phone and it wouldn't stall due to Security Fail. That's when I realized that the guide I followed assumed I had a stock HBOOT. So, that's when I tried all 3 RUU's for my phone. All gave the same error because basically it won't downgrade the image version.

So than you and others suggested all the things I have no tried. I did the HTC Dev unlock bootloader to obtain root. But it's still S-on with 1.20Hboot. I can install most ROMS but the WIFI doesn't work. I still have custom recovery.

You had me try Super CID which both methods don't work.

I've tried extracting the rom.zip images from all the RUU's but it won't flash on the HBOOT, just tries to load them than nothing.

You mentioned to try the HBOOT revolutionary patched for ICS well I found one but it didn't take either... it just loading, than checking than nothing.

I have also tried re-locking the bootloader as some say to do that but still nothing.

I think I mentioned everything I tried. Although i've done everything I can think of. I have read that you can patch an Hboot to obtain s-off.. if this is true can someone help me figure that out?

I know others have had this exact same problem and all those threads just stop with no solution.

Thank you everyone for your help.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Have you tried to run revo again? I know, i know, it doesn't work with 1.20, but you tried all other things i could think of.
[HTC Sensation] frankd14321:
Yes, after I download it and go through the motions it says sorry your devices isn't supported yet. or something like that, since theirs just goes to 1.18

Think I just have to wait until the official ICS Tmobile RUU?
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Looks like it. I'm out of ideas, sorry.
[HTC Sensation] frankd14321:
Anything on this thread I can try you think?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1459767

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Alright man, I appreciate it.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Have you tried it?
[HTC Sensation] kirandevraaj:
Unable to Root Sensation

Hi Friends,

Please help me out. I am not able to root my sensation. Steps followed:

*Take note of your devices serial number. Pull out your phones battery and take a look at the label inside the battery compartment. Your handsets serial number should be printed there, usually beside the label S/N.

*Find out the HBOOT version on your handset. With your phone turned off, press the Volume Down and Power buttons simultaneously for a few seconds. The device will boot to a white screen showing device information, including the HBOOT version. Take note of the HBOOT version number and reboot your phone after doing so.

*Go to the Revolutionary: S-OFF & Recovery Tool website and download the appropriate package for your platform (i.e., Linux or Windows). As soon as the package starts downloading, you will be redirected to a Beta Key form. Fill in the form with your devices serial number and HBOOT version number. Press the Generate Key button to get your beta key. Take note of this beta key. You will be needing it when you run the Revolutionary tool. (Recommendation: Copy the beta key and paste it into a Notepad document.)

*By this time, the package file for the Revolutionary tool should have finished downloading. Extract the files into one folder on your computers hard drive.

*Enable USB Debugging from the Settings Applications Development screen on your handset.

*Connect the HTC Sensation to your computer via USB cable. When asked for a connection type, choose HTC Sync and just ignore warning messages saying your phone could not find HTC Sync.

*Launch the Revolutionary tool (revolutionary.exe). A command prompt window will open and will ask you for the beta key.

Type or copy-and-paste (i.e., if you copied the key to a Notepad document) the beta key for Revolutionary into the command prompt window. The beta key is case-sensitive. Most invalid beta key errors at this stage occur because of mistyped beta keys. Press Enter to allow the tool to proceed.

Wait a little bit for Revolutionary to enable S-OFF and unlock the rewritable NAND on your handset.

Spent almost 6 hrs in trouble shooting.. but ended up with no result :confused:
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
whats the problem...

did revolutionary failed for you?

it can only SOFF until HBOOT 1.18

also did you got failed at Zerging root?
[HTC Sensation] mwl1119:
I am having a similar problem.

My girlfriend and I both have the Sensation on Cincinnati Bell I rooted mine a few days ago with no problem however I had issues with hers. In the instructions I was reading it told me that when revolutionary asks me to install CWM to decline it and install it later but as I finished up I could not find a way to get it installed so I then decided to back out and S-on then redo revolutionary this time accepting to install CWM not knowing that I was now on 1.23.000 and revolutionary would not work on it. So her device is now s-on with 1.23.000 gingerbread and supercid.
[HTC Sensation] Akatosh:
Just go to the development section and look for juopuntbear s-off or something. It will give s-off to all hboots.
[HTC Sensation] mwl1119:
I have tried that but you have to be rooted.

Can I just flash the 1.18.000 PG58IMG.zip file that was on the phone before I tried to revolution it in the first place?
[HTC Sensation] Akatosh:
Unfortunately no, hboot 1.23 does NOT have advanced fastboot commands and is unable to flash and PG58IMG or any other kind of file depending on some factors. Because you don't have root I think ( don't hold me to this, there may be another method) but you are stuck for the moment :(
[HTC Sensation] mwl1119:
That was my fear.

Does anyone know if HTC would fix it (obviously not under warranty) and how much they would charge?

I'm on the verge of just switching my girlfriend and giving her my Sensation running Rev HD and putting hers on Craigslist (I'd do eBay but being the Cincinnati Bell version limits it sale ability outside of local) for $300 and buying a Galaxy Nexus since they are so cheap right now.
[HTC Sensation] Akatosh:
HTC will fix it. I have enquired about this before and they told me that it could cost me up to £100 so I decided not to and here I am fixed as I was s-on hboot 1.23 but I had root, unlocked and recovery.
[HTC Sensation] mwl1119:
In that case it's off to Craigslist it goes.
[HTC Sensation] mwl1119:
Ok so I had a nice little thing pop up on my girlfriends sensation. It appears Cincinnati Bell sent her her update even though she had supercid. In my little bit of time playing with it it smokes my Rev HD rom and now I would like to return to stock. I am already on 1.23.000 on mine and I have my original rom backed up so would I just restore my original rom in touch recovery and then s-on since it doesn't look like the cid matters?
[HTC Sensation] mwl1119:
Does anyone know if that will work? I know the RUU I am using for RevHD (1.23.000) also works on my stock firmware. So can I just restore my stock rom from the backup I created in recovery then s-on and receive the OTA update? I am supercid but that did not matter on my girlfriend's sensation.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilybush:
I wanna order a case for my Galaxy Tab, i found one with nice price, but i don't know what color to choose, white or black?? hard to choose.

This is the black one.

There's another case, which is the same as this one, but the color is white.

Dear all, what color is more attractive to you??

:D
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neleor:
I like the black on white scheme, so I vote white.

I see all black devices way too much for me to keep liking them.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phlooke:
In the words of the late, great Michael Jackson:

"It don't matter if you're black or white..." :p
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kvswim:
Black if you have a black Tab. Definitely.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blo0dyGER:
My Tab ist white but I would buy the black case. I think white leather looks strange.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyvidium:
I would go with black
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GloWeX:
I would go with the black one for sure!
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keninsgs2:
Black for myself and white for wife! :)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxxM4yh3Mxxx:
i would choose black
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] konke:
My phone is dead... =(

This is the info on the phone

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

System

45.0.1370.MB526.NordicsRetail.en.EU

Modell

MB526

Android-version

2.3.6

Basbandsversion

EPU93_U_00.60.00

Kernel-version

2.6.32.9-gbdd614e

hudsoncm@il93Inxdroid54 #1

Version

4.5.1-134_DFP-137

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

And i flashed with this sbf DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-132_BLUR_SIGN_SIGNED_USADEFYEMARAB1B8RTDE004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTDACH_P018_A019_M002_HWp3_WIG148149_Service1FF with rsdlite

But i want to have the system in swedish. Where can i find this 45.0.1370.MB526.NordicsRetail.en.EU ??

"edit"

Which custom sbf or rom can i use to this phone?

Any one knows??
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Israafiyl:
try doing a wipe/factory reset and flash the same sbf.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] konke:
If i flash the same SBF, i still have English not Swedish like in the Nordic version.

Now the phone works but iam still looking for the Nordic version. Or some Custom Sbf that will work on my phone...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] DomusX10:
Hello everyone,

since I can not write directly in the thread of the ROM, I'll ask here:

Why the keyboard's backlight of my x10 mini pro is turned on, even when it is closed? Remains on until the display goes into standby ...

how can I fix this?

Discharge the battery in half a day, even after the "battery wipe" and calibration.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] faiyyaz:
install kfix_free.apk from here.. n see if any change.. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1034585 .. because there is a bug related to keyboard lights..
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] DomusX10:
thanks...I've just installed and seems to work good :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] johnk1973:
I've started moving over to QuickPic but if i use this program to edit, move or copy to another file (i.e. DCIM) then sense album just won't see it. Not really a big problem until i want to send it as a MMS because messages uses sense album to choose the image.

Even if i restart the phone or even delete the cache, sometimes the images just never show up.

The pictures are there, nothing wrong with the images, my file manager sees them no problem.

Another thing, HTC album widget doesn't see the changes if I use Quickpic to make any chages, i.e. cropping.

Is it just me? Any help?

cheers, john.
[HTC Amaze 4G] keepzero:
Same here. I just use quickpic all the time.
[HTC Amaze 4G] joeyrey:
Im not too sure but i think it has something to do with the phones built in "HTC Storage" and your external sd card. I think the phone is looking at one of the storages and not the other. What i did was completely ditch my 32gb sd card since i dont even use it much and use the phones internal 16gb storage instead. But with all the partitions or whatever i get like only 10gigs back
[HTC Amaze 4G] johnk1973:
Do you use Quickpic? Or another photo editing software?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zeroxwolfx:
I thought it would be neat, if someone was able to port the original Xbox interface, into a theme, or rom of sorts, usable on the galaxy s2. Is this possible? or just stupid?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iwasblown:
It would probably work to compile it from source.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] andrewpottz:
I'm gonna make this short and simple.

I've got a stock Infuse 4G on 2.3.6 and I have no idea how to root it.

To my knowledge, SOC does not work.

How do I go about rooting my phone?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] andrewpottz:
This might have already been answered, but I can't find a thread concerning it. A link would be appreciated, if possible.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Dani897:
with a kernel switcheroo. you need a non secure kernel to root it, fortunately the Rogers 2.3.3 kernels do boot 2.3.6. flash an older custom kernel like the hellraiser kernel through heimdall, I suggest heimdall just because its easier to extract a kernel zimage from an update than to do that but then create a .tar.md5 archive of it. you can use the ever popular entropy DD kernel but if you go back to the 2.3.6 kernel then you will have to change the vold.fstab back to stock.

the kernel flash may root the phone depending on the kernel but its an older su binary and if you update it the kernel will overwrite it on next boot.

if you want to use a custom kernel permanently then use entropy DD because it has had the root script removed allowing updates to su. though it doesn't root it will allow root through adb so soc may work after you flash that kernel. then you can update the binary through superuser

if you are gonna use the stock 2.3.6 kernel then use an old build of entropy or an old hellraiser kernel. then boot up and flash the 2.3.6 kernel back to the phone through heimdall or sgs kernel flasher. (sgs Kernel flash has the ability to find the zimage inside of a .zip or. tar even in subfolders so you can actually put the leak .tar on the SD card and flash the kernel that way if you can't figure out heimdall)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] andrewpottz:
Thanks for the quick response. I'll try it tomorrow since it looks like it may take a while...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
andrew,

did you bought the phone with stock 2.3.6 installed? what version is it? uckl2?

did you flash it with one of the unofficial GB leaks?

thanks.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Dani897:
ohh almost forgot about voodoo. the custom kernels convert the files system and wont allow you to flash the stock kernel, you'll get bootloops. if you don't intend to keep the custom kernel disable lagfix before you start by creating a folder with the path /sdcard/Voodoo/disable-lagfix

the V in Voodoo is capital. all other letters are lower case.

read the Rogers root thread for more details. its the same process laid out for rogers since that thread was written before soc worked on anything above 2.3.2. actually that kernel will also work on 2.3.6 for att.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
I haven't tried this yet, Dani. Would it be possible for him to use heimdall one click defuse kernel that adam made to obtain red recovery then flash the super user fix to install SU?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Entropy512:
No you don't... If you're on stock you're on 2.2.x (AT&T) or 2.3.3 (Rogers).

AT&T hasn't released Gingerbread for the Infuse yet.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Dani897:
yes but if he is already on gingerbread he needs a backup gingerbread kernel, if he uses cwm for the gb kernel it must already be on the SD card.

so it would be

1. download cwm flashable gb kernel to the SD card

2. download heimdall defuse kernel oneclick to PC and install drivers, I haven't done this on windows in a while but the Samsung drivers should work but heimdall also has there own system to recognize the device. forgot what its called....

3 run heimdall from run in windows or terminal in other os and put phone in download mode and connect the data cable

4. flash defuse kernel

5. boot into recovery with 3button. phone wont boot gb on froyo kernel but recovery works.

6. flash root

7.flash gb kernel

8. reboot

9. win

I used to use the mismatched kernels on the captivate. if nothing else was working I'd go back to stock 2.1, flash a froyo kernel with cwm and then flash a froyo or gb rom. 3 easy steps.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] GoSooners345:
Rooting 2.3.6

Simply use the Heimdall Defuse Kernel to flash red cwm then flash the rooted version of the ROM Or a custom rom. it pre-roots your phone for you just click flash
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
that's what I was wondering, Entropy.

I was thinking he meant to say he had installed one of the leaks or bought the phone with one of the later leaks like uckl2, where SOC doesn't work
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Entropy512:
Which isn't stock...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Justinfedor:
Yeah he clearly stated he was on 2.3.6 STOCK infuse 4g and wanted to know how to ROOT IT. Seems like its not stock to me
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jmatt78:
Like they say until we see pictures its not true
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mejori:
shenanigans!! :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bone069:
Hi all,

does somebody know if it is possible to get this skins working with Sebastians Runnymede AIO?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1324447

I would really like to activate the 2nd glass skin but when the installation is done it is not shown under customize/skin.

I am wondering why because when I am downloading a skin from HTC hub there are no problems.

Many thanks for your help in advance.
[HTC Desire S] Morrigan69:
I bought brand new Desire S and I just did S-OFF on it, didn't have time to install new custom ROMs on it yet.. But, this morning it asked me to do system update, which I unfortunately did and finished with HTC blank screen!

Wiping cache and factory reset did not work..

Help to noob, please :D

SAGA PVT ENG S-OFF

HBOOT-6.98.2000 (PG8810000)

RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M

eMMC-boot
[HTC Desire S] Morrigan69:
And yes, I've searched forums and understood sh*t what I exactly have to do cuz there are many problems and many solutions ^.-

A step by step tut would be great...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bakubaku:
I have a Google Nexus One phone that I joyfully used for 1.5yr. I have a Whatsapp that is linked to a phone number that no longer in service, but I still happen to receive messages from that phone number, now and then.

Now I am moving to Galaxy Tab 7.7 (no forum in here yet), but how do I migrate the old Whatsapp no to the new device witout re-activating it? Is there any backup software that can migrate the whatsapp with all the functionalities/message history without reactivating the phonr? Please help, I'm reallt stucked. thanks a lot.

What is the best backup Android apps without rooting the phone?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bassmadrigal:
I am not too sure on the app itself as I don't use it, but using another app to back it up without root, most likely, isn't possible. Android locks each app to itself to limit security risks.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] relax24:
Whatsapp backs up it's messages every night to your sd card (assuming that option is selected in whatsapp settings) as well as on internal memory. If you download whatsapp to another phone, but use the same sd card in that phone, on launch, it'll ask if you want to restore the messages.

If you have root -use titanium backup and restore on the new phone.