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[HTC Sensation] D F:
Guys, please, please, please, help!

I am the owner of a HTC Sensation with the latest SO update: 4.0.3 and Sense 3.6.

My phone is s-offed, with supercid.

How, in the name of God, should I proceed to root it, in order to install custom Roms?!

I have copied the recovery image and renamed it .zip, but it didn't work.

Please don't send me to the forum area where rooting is explained, cause even though I followed the steps when I unbrabded and s-off-ed the phone successfully, the rooting part doesn't seem to work for me, no matter what I do.

Please, any1, show me a step by step tutorial in order to root my Sensation!...

And one more thing: is there any cwf which allows me to install only apps I desire?

Which are the best CFWs? Or custom ROMs? I mean which works faster, and without errors, based on ICS?

Thanks a lot!
[HTC Sensation] GoreTan:
great ROM, thanks
[HTC Sensation] matt95:
well why not asking in the right thread?? go here and follow step 3 to root...do not install the attached recovery but after rooting install the 4ext one right here...
[HTC Sensation] D F:
Thank you matt95! I thaught recovery must be installed before rooting. Am I wrong?

And one more thing: recovery* (the 1 u recommended) is an entire program?

*I followed the link you posted, but it sends me to the Google Play site and a paid 4ext recovery app.
[HTC Sensation] matt95:
download the app in the link provided before
[HTC Sensation] GoreTan:
5.1.7 is amazingly smooth and fast...great job!
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Would love if baad (or someone else with fast internet) could start providing torrent links again for the ROMs...I was really enjoying those as they always run so well ;)
[HTC Sensation] blightNL:
Anyone else expierencing random reboots with the new 5.1.7 build?
[HTC Sensation] eterno13:
I get reboots on 5.1.6 thats why i change my rom
[HTC Sensation] GoreTan:
nope. installed 2 hours ago and running really stable. full wipe.
[HTC Sensation] kotag82:
Updated from 5.1.6 no reboots there no reboots here so far (4 hours)
[HTC Sensation] adambala:
Sorry for asking...full wipe needed from 5.1.6?????????

Sent from my HTC Sensation drunk at bed.....
[HTC Sensation] kotag82:
I did not, It's working well
[HTC Sensation] matt95:
don't think so...flash up it
[HTC Sensation] MOVZX:
+1

I was always waiting for the stock kernel that might comes with InsertCoin, just my dream maybe.
[HTC Sensation] show-p1984:
That's not true.

Me and others experience a really great battery life on Bricked.
[HTC Sensation] deagleone:
Im using bricked or sebastian kernel with the last ic versions, no difference in battery drain for me...

With show-p's kernel it feels more... Liquid

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[HTC Sensation] KAwAtA:
Same, using bricked kernel right now. There really isn't any difference here. I can get ~24 hours out of my battery with this kernel and the same goes for the others.
[HTC Sensation] wcoast:
Can someone recommend a good XML editor for beginners
[HTC Sensation] niccuany:
When i install 5.1.7 the latest changelog in aroma is for 5.1.6, and after booting up it still says i am running 5.1.6. I used the mirror recommended for US users. Anyone else getting this?
[HTC Sensation] KAwAtA:
mine says 5.1.7 and I used the same mirror

http://www.gushter.net/baadnewz/InsertCoin_ICS_STABLE_5.1.7.zip

The changelog however said 5.1.6 but I'm assuming mine is 5.1.7!
[HTC Sensation] sicclude:
Same here! Installed it twice just to be sure. Still shows 5.1.6. But its OK, I'm just going to install the sense 4 beta 13.
[HTC Sensation] GoreTan:
Same. It's still 5.1.7 though.
[HTC Sensation] AggieCowboy92:
I saw that RC Mix has a kernel that some are saying wifi calling (tmob) is working. Has anyone tried that with IC5.1.7 and gotten good results with Wifi calling? I am about to try soon as well.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1562027

Thanks in Advance.
[HTC Sensation] Fr3sh2De4th:
Has anyone gotten the over scroll tweak to work? I've actually tried to get it to work on a couple different roms & it never applies, not even after the reboot.
[HTC Sensation] D F:
So, After S-off-ing and changing the CID to 11111111, I have to root my phone and then install 4EXT Recovery Updater, or 4EXT Recovery Control? Isn't there a free version of each?
[HTC Sensation] ced357:
Hi Baad,

Thanks for newer edition... with show-p, you are rocking !!!

Does the framework have change from 5.1.5 and 5.1.6 ???
[HTC Sensation] androm3da:
Stock kernel

Can anyone post a link to download stock kernel on Base: 3.32.401.105?

Thank you.
[HTC Sensation] cjm1979:
4EXT Recovery Updater is the free version. Just use the links that Matt provided.

Your asking in the wrong thread to be honest.
[HTC Sensation] Unrivalled:
Badd, do I need a full wipe for upgrading from 5.1.5 to 5.1.7? That's a beast of a ROM. Thanks! :D
[HTC Sensation] 2650292:
Hi Master,

I am facing problem with Google Play

I did full wipe and tried following ROMs

Insertcoin 5.1.6

Insertcoin BETA 12

Insertcoin 5.1.7

Insertcoin BETA 13

I cannot access Google play with any of above - It says SERVER ERROR

Version i tried 3.5.15

Please assist.

Thanks for your hardwork...Keep it coming.
[HTC Sensation] cjm1979:
I cant see it been a rom problem as it seems to be fine for everyone else. Is this over wi-fi or your mobile network?
[HTC Sensation] rawrfische:
Eh? Mine has always worked on InsertCoin. I just changed it right now from cyan to blue and it's working fine.
[HTC Sensation] 2650292:
I tried over mobile network
[HTC Sensation] nyorbee:
In 4.0 rom does beats works, and does it have apm, and qs, and leedroid tweaks?

Or I can install manualy this things?
[HTC Sensation] noodles2k:
only know the last one, not yet. Would probably be better to ask those questions in the sense 4 thread... ;)
[HTC Sensation] matt95:
Don't think so but always recommend :D
[HTC Sensation] noodles2k:
Flashing from 5.1.6 to .7 stopped my phone from booting... thank god for Cwm :D
[HTC Sensation] matt95:
Use 4ext :p
[HTC Sensation] noodles2k:
Why? Cwm works perfectly. :confused:

and before anyone asks, the MD5 was correct :(
[HTC Sensation] HF299:
oops?

Sometimes I´m wondering - many people can ask something, request something, blame someones or not, love or hate devs, ROMs or both... LOL

Guess this makes some threads as big as they are *not*?

And some more people are loosing their mood for reading....

So lets get it like "kiss"

keep it short´n simple :p ;)
[HTC Sensation] takuhii:
As far as I am aware CWM isn't maintained anymore and doesn't give you the options that 4EXT does, i.e. Aroma Interactive Installer...
[HTC Sensation] noodles2k:
The touch version was last updated quite recently, and works fine with Aroma.
[HTC Sensation] matt95:
Yes these are the best reasons to upgrade
[HTC Sensation] takuhii:
My apologies, as far as I was concerned ClockworkMod Recovery had stopped, I used it for about 6 months with no sign of an upgrade, then I bit the bullet and updated to 4EXT Touch Recovery.

Pyramid development seems to stop at 5.8.0.9 (I think I ducked out at 5.5.0.2 of regular CWM)
[HTC Sensation] bartogil:
You need to flashing the latest firmware that at the beginning of this post.

You have to search a little, and not do anything until you can make sure of what they do. All information is here.
[HTC Sensation] nyorbee:
I know, sorry :P Wrong thread :P
[HTC Sensation] bartogil:
This absolutely right to me.

---------- Post added at 12:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 PM ----------

ever happened to me, to see in a program of power consumption in the "radio" was using 95% of total consumption.

Incert Coin 5.1.6
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
OMG, are we still going on about the whole wipe/not wipe thing?

Sent through the wormhole from my CoinInserted Sensation OG.
[HTC Sensation] kolos1:
Where can I take the stock core 1.2GHz?
[HTC Sensation] shiningarmor:
use system tuner to tune down your cpu to 1.2ghz
[HTC Sensation] kolos1:
Why can not I use the stock kernel 1.2?
[HTC Sensation] matt95:
it seems so...:mad:
[HTC Sensation] shiningarmor:
the stock kernel is normally lousy. use bricked 0.5 and tune it down to 1.2ghz.
[HTC Sensation] papete:
Wi-Fi turn on fix

Has anybobody tested the auto-turn-on WiFi fix? is it working or not?
[HTC Sensation] takuhii:
Or tune it to 1.5 and pretend you have an XE
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
I personally prefer stock. Gives me better batt life when actually USING the phone. I also find a but more consistent when streaming with screen off

Sent through the wormhole from my CoinInserted Sensation OG.
[HTC Sensation] kolos1:
Where did you get stock kernel 1.2?
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
I'm on 5.1.1 which gave you an option of what kernel to flash. Doesn't latest version give you an option?

Sent through the wormhole from my CoinInserted Sensation OG.
[HTC Sensation] kolos1:
There does not.
[HTC Sensation] jc monkeyballs:
Does anyone know where the setting is to activate wallpaper scrolling? I just switched wallpapers and was confused by it not being active. I'm on 5.1.7 with bricked 0.5 kernel.

Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] deagleone:
Thats sense 3.6, so there's no wallpaper scrolling!

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[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Baad, seriously, stock kernel not included as an option?

Sent through the wormhole from my CoinInserted Sensation OG.
[HTC Sensation] xdviper:
Nope, he mentions that bricked is the default kernel.
[HTC Sensation] Rainico:
Possibility to choose in AROMA between Stock kernel and v0.5 @ 1.5GHz in install because i hate the oc kernel :) ??

And oc kernel created a drain of battery :( For a day I earn 4 h of autonomy more than the oc kernel.

PS: a link of stock kernel ?
[HTC Sensation] atb001:
If I install this, is there a way to revert the changes, or would I just have to flash the ROM again? Is it possible for you to post screens so I can see it first? Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] papete:
+1 for Aroma option: Stock - OC Kernel
[HTC Sensation] baadnewz:
you can +1 all you want, i choose to use bricked kernel, i'm using bricked kernel either you like it or not. what should i do? add options for every custom kernel on xda?

feel free to flash whatever kernel you want on this rom
[HTC Sensation] baadnewz:
yes it easy, get 5.1.4 or whatever last version was with stock kernel, extract boot.img from there, then fastboot flash it
[HTC Sensation] Rainico:
Therefore, since version 5.1.6, you no longer have a choice? Your rom is very good and the kernel does not reflect the work given to the dev :)

If some are asking is just to be able to have the choice of oc or not.

After it's your choice and I respect;)

Sry for this ask ...
[HTC Sensation] shark-95:
Really nice job baadnewz!

Thanks for your work !!!
[HTC Sensation] Rainico:
Okay very thx :) boot.img in root of the zip? and replace boot.img in 5.1.7 ?
[HTC Sensation] baadnewz:
yes thats the kernel with the ramdisk flashable via fastboot

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash boot path/to/boot.img (ex: fastboot flash boot c:\boot.img)
[HTC Sensation] Rainico:
or replace in root zip of 5.1.7 ? and reflash rom ? :)
[HTC Sensation] baadnewz:
or that ...
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Well, we discussed that before, didn't we? I strongly believe stock kernel should be default on EVERY rom, and users can flash any custom kernels themselves, as they are easily accessible in flashable zips. But hey, it's just imho, no biggie.
[HTC Sensation] Rainico:
Sorry for my question: (I just wanted to have if possible;)

Otherwise your work had nothing to do with this story of kernel.

Thank you anyway for the manip;)
[HTC Sensation] sjknight413:
Good thing this is baad's rom and not yours to tell him what to include then isn't it?
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Why such a bitter tone? You don't even know what I'm talking about and get involved.

Edit. Oh I see, you that bloke which said full wipe was needed. Feel a bit hurt, do we?

Apologies for the OT gentlemen.
[HTC Sensation] jmcdonald58:
WHERE'S THE LOVE Fellas

All good here 5.1.7 is a beast I tried 3 kernels on various builds I will stick with the one I choose atm How great it is to have options though Hope you had a good trip and time to recover Baad :) as far I am concerned this build is perfect for me until I go to sense 4 for good as always I appreciate the time and effort (keep em coming)Thanks
[HTC Sensation] df1ech:
What is the advantages of the SDK17 optimizations ?
[HTC Sensation] Flashmaniac:
Hello everybody,

I have only one strange problem: I cannot play games.

I did a full wipe, so that cannot be the problem.

Everytime I start a game it just restarts and restarts and restarts.

Been searching but no equal post to that. Any suggestion?

Thanks, much appreciate.
[HTC Sensation] shadowillusions:
Hmmm, and this is never reported/investigated??? If it's in every Android version maybe it's an hardware failure and HTC should get us a replacements.

I will post these logs as soon as i get another random shutdown. (today i had like 4 times in a row!?!).
[HTC Sensation] adambala:
what the f**k is going on??????

I can not belive you......we have the best chef he makes for us great stable and fast roms and we are doing like ''sisters''...baad i want this i want that...include this incude that....come one boys relax.....xda is a free community if u want like baads work try another rom and stop demand!!!!!

Baab keep up the great job mate kisses from Greece
[HTC Sensation] eterno13:
Running 5.1.7 with rcmix latest kernel and is flying....
[HTC Sensation] Hgaara:
Some people feel entitled to demand things for a product that they paid for.

Anyways, baad, is this a known problem? Whenever I type a message in Spanish, it cuts the message from 160 characters to 70 and anything after that doesn't get sent?
[HTC Sensation] baadnewz:
is not a problem, it shows you the truth, when you use special language characters the operator cuts down ur sms to 70 char. the phone only shows you that your carrier will charge for 2 sms instead of one

2nd, who payed for what? since i don't remember charging for rom downloads or asking people to pay for a key or something like that.

All i got is donations which i'm very grateful for but those were made because users felt like it not because they have payed for a product.
[HTC Sensation] Hgaara:
Woops my bad baad, that was a typo. Meant to say say entitled to a product they didn't pay for. As in, they're given free stuff and they demand more.

Also, it's strange the carrier sees it as special characters cause for all they know it could be poorly written English words. Cause its still the English alphabet.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
What keyboard are you using, EN?
[HTC Sensation] xdviper:
@baad, your website's not working, it keeps timing out. Anyone else care to post download links for 5.1.7?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] matt95:
no problems here :) always up for me
[HTC Sensation] Hgaara:
I'm using SwiftKeyX. It's the only one I like. Not sure if it automatically switches to ES.
[HTC Sensation] KCuadrado:
SwiftKeyX is the one I use and like too. Special characters like those in Spanish (Á, é, í, ó, ú) make messages split. If you change every í for i, á for a, and so on, it should send 1 message with 160 characters.

Swiftkey relies a lot in predictions. If you have those two language packs, it will start predicting in the language of the first word. I know because I use Spanish and English.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[HTC Sensation] epsix:
anyone have a mirror for 5.1.7 baad links are down
[HTC Sensation] jalyn02:
Link is dead. Can someone post Link if It's okay with Dev...
[HTC Sensation] ThaPirato:
I'm uploading it for you right now,so give me like another 20minutes and I'll have a link for you ;)

Ok here's the link as promised,I hope the speed is better than my uploading speed :P

http://ifile.it/h62m7x0/InsertCoin_ICS_STABLE_5.1.7.zip Enjoy ;)
[HTC Sensation] ltcaugust13:
5.1.7 my feedback.

Plug in to pc and charging.

Dock mode came up. Then on and off dock mode.

I also lost icons on homescreen.

Edit: Rectified by unchecking dock auto launch.
[HTC Sensation] jalyn02:
Thank you sir!
[HTC Sensation] ThaPirato:
Anytime,I'm glad i could help out a bit.Now enjoy the best ICS ROM out IMO ;)
[HTC Sensation] Layio:
On 5.1.5 I don't have auto wifi wake problem, but always morning - auto data connection wake. On 5.1.7 I get wifi and data wake at once. So bug isn't fixed.

And I report more battery usage with screen-on on bricked kernel with underclock to 1,2GHz. Latest version - SuperSu, all users like this, this version - no more choose between stock and devs kernel.

@baadnewz, please give users to choose - performance or battery life. Because not all users want big scores in antutu, somebody want normal phone work at maximum battery time.
[HTC Sensation] ced357:
Hi baad,

With 5.1.7 and full wipe, i experienced tonight an auto wifi wake up problem, but i had flash an old framework with bat mod from 5.1.5...

I have to remake my mod with 5.1.7 framework and test today...

Thanks a lot for your hard work...
[HTC Sensation] baadnewz:
do either of you have the weather forecast on in the morning ?
[HTC Sensation] bouya_k:
Hello yes I have
[HTC Sensation] ced357:
Me too... u think bug is coming from this ???
[HTC Sensation] fabelbish:
hey guys anybody can help? Got a big problem here.After upgrading to latest 3.32 firmware and flashing this rom,i have bootloop at the Sensation word.I have followed everything from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1459767 checked that i have SuperCID,tried baad's sense 4 but still no avail.Where I go wrong here? :confused: TIA!
[HTC Sensation] baadnewz:
is not a bug dude, but in order to give you the morning forecast phone has to connect to internet somehow right ? disable it and report
[HTC Sensation] xtrmrokreddy:
I upgraded to 5.1.7 and in software settings for the info still says 5.1.6 lol not that it matters is even flashed the rom twice to make sure lol. Doesn't bug me though great rom still
[HTC Sensation] slovoflud:
does anyone have issues with their browser / chrome sync?

sometimes it syncs, but lives folders empty, sometimes it doesn't sync at all

I'd use Chrome Beta, but it doesn't have text reflow and proper flash, so it reminds me of the worst 4 months with a smartphone, when I was using a 4S... )))

(not just this rom, but since we're using InsertCoin.. :) )

any way to fix it ?
[HTC Sensation] Flashmaniac:
Then you must have flashed he wrong rom. For me it shows that correctly
[HTC Sensation] xtrmrokreddy:
Nope didn't flash the wrong rom. Cause when I go to recovery and flash it. The title of zip is 5.1.7. Then when it starts installing it even says I am installing 5.1.7. And no I didn't do a full wipe just flashed it over. I don't really care because I believe I downloaded the right one and flashed it. Maybe needs to be wiped maybe not.

Here's a picture lol
[HTC Sensation] Flashmaniac:
hm different. Only difference is that I did a full wipe. But that's just a build.prop update, you can edit yourself :P
[HTC Sensation] vasujahagirdar:
auto data/wifi connection

i too getting auto data connection and wifi,despite unchecking weather forcast for morning,scheduled weather sync and also my current location.it happens funnilly 2nd or 3 rd day after rom.it connects 4 to 5 times at night.occured in all the ics builds.mentioned it earlier but didnt get any solutions.
[HTC Sensation] atb001:
Since updating to 5.1.7, I'm having problems with SuperUser. It denies SU access to apps requiring it, but then they don't appear in the list. I changed the setting to always allow, cleared the SuperUser app data, but it's still happening.

I'm trying to install SuperSU over the top, but I guess it can't get SU permission from SuperUser to overwrite the binary. I was previously using SuperSU with no problems.

Please can someone advise me on this? It's driving me crazy!

Edit to add:

I followed these instructions to manually install superuser, and after that it works perfectly:
[HTC Sensation] ansonchan:
is this rom smoother than mike rom?

i dunno wat is the actual difference between this two in real life-.-
[HTC Sensation] MarciWoi:
Make a backup and try it yourself :)
[HTC Sensation] jerrytan93:
NEVER compare the ROM.. it's a kind of disrespect for the devs out there even though we have our own opinion for every ROM performance
[HTC Sensation] KAwAtA:
This. Just try it out yourself and you'll see. Perhaps you'll be like me one day :p and realize it's pretty much all the same. They have their tweaks/modifications added to it! They also all use the same bases and everything, so performance-wise... there isn't much that you'll notice.

It really gets fun when it's a different base or something out of the ordinary though!
[HTC Sensation] escabar:
Entire Zip not Applying?

I can see what xtrmrokreddy is talking about. In 'About Phone' => Software Information => Software number ... shows 5.1.6 even though I flashed 5.1.7 (without wiping).

'About Phone' => Software Information => Software number => More => Kernel version does show show-p latest kernel applied (Bricked 3.0 v.5)

In reviewing the changes that were supposed to have been applied (from changelog)...it does not look like V6-Maniac's wifi wakeup fix was applied to my phone...attributes on my phone show 2008-08-01 vs V6-Maniac's fix using Sense 4.0 files with 2012-3- 19/24...etc date stamps...

- I ran a nandroid backup on 5.1.6 before starting any changes

- backed up (renamed files) and copied / pasted files from his zip (V6-Maniac) here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1404691&page=51

EDIT: look like he made a flashable zip here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1562906

- also renamed/backup then pasted build.prop from 5.1.17 zip

- then restarted my phone

I did not change permissions on folders / files prior to this...

I checked permissions on the files after I applied / flashed the changes (that were originally not applied)...
[HTC Sensation] KCuadrado:
It's not a bug chef. Just open the weather app and don't select the last option in settings. (Weather alert)

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[HTC Sensation] MOVZX:
Looks like HTC Sense 4 keyboard could be integrated into Sense 3.6 ROM.

- Trace/Swipe working.

- Dictionary working.

- Arrows on keyboard didn't disappeared.

- Voice button still not working.
[HTC Sensation] zimphishmonger:
There was a minor typo in 5.1.7, verified it last night. If you used the Tmobile USA add-on the build.prop still stated 5.1.6 even though its actually 5.1.7. No biggie, just a typo
[HTC Sensation] shiningarmor:
how?

-10characters-
[HTC Sensation] escabar:
Ah...thanx for the catch...I agree...no biggie for me either...still a rock solid, smooth rom as always from Baad and company...but...

At least w/ my phone...V6-Maniac's wifi fix was not applied...so noobs/users may say 5.1.7 did not fix their wifi/mobile data wake up issue...they can just apply V6-Maniac's flashable wifi fix from the link I posted...
[HTC Sensation] smint86:
Normally I don't comment on such topics, but after reading the last pages I really felt like I have to. It's unbelievable how many people come along with this "please add this, remove that" attitude. Is it so hard to flash another kernel on your own? If it is, custom ROMs maybe are not the right choice, you should better stay on complete stock.

Also bricked kernel definitely doesn't affect battery life at all! I have a better battery life AND better performance, nothing I could achieve using the stock one.

@baad:

Just try to ignore those moaning ones... You and show are a perfect team, currently it's the best phone I ever owned :)

Swyped from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk
[HTC Sensation] baadnewz:
Thou I'm 99% sure I included it, I don't rule out the possibility that I didn't. 5.1.7 was released sunday evening after a pretty busy weekend and a 400 km drive. I'm not making excuses just showing the context in which the rom was created

InsertCoined from my awesome phone