yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
I shot a pm too on that guy,hopefully we will have a reply soon. According to that thread the evo needs 3.6V .. i bet the sensation wants the same (dont try anything though yet). That voltage somehow acts like a switch, triggering the download mode. nothing more than that

About the threads, i contacted broncogr, to have these two merged (this and the other one in general) and moved to dev. he said we have not developed anything :eek:

This is a dev thread... maybe nothing yet, but its WIP
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
+1 on that. Maybe the devs would have some ideas
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
exactly. i'm nowhere near the dev level of anything, but we did get the phone to communicate with qpst via diag mode. i think that was a good breakthrough + the download mode appears to be close enough.
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Lets just wait for a reply from xHausx... if we are lucky we will be able to get into download mode and seek some dev help. we need guys who know well the device's partitions... maybe a way will be found to resurrect bricks ;)
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
there is a thread about partitions and the layout here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1168521&highlight=partition+layout

the problem is, how do we push it onto the dead phone in the dl mode? i don't think qpst is enough here, from what i've been reading.

we also need to find out what gets erased and triggers a phone into the dl mode.
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
I'm trying to do a backup of the qcn files using the guide on the first page. i get to step 2 on post #4 but it says no phone connected :/

I can't find htc diag modem in device manager
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Well we need someone to get a dump and then work on it, removing stuff that are unique for each device and allowing modifications per phone( such as the emei , serial number). The eMMC Download app on the qpst bundle, should be sufficient. After all, we are just flashing the bootloader. Else we could try with revskills.

Not sure what you mean what gets erased...
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
from page 3:

imei is stored in 4,5, and 6 mmc blocks. everything else is described in the partition layout thread.

what i meant by gets erased is: what triggers the phone to only load in the download mode and not respond to any button commands? something has to be missing, but what?
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
@russian bear, still saying no phone. found htc diag and installed drivers but still getting nothing from qpst
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Checked the COM port?

@bear: we need to take a closer look to what happens when we change the secuflag and what people usually do to get to it. Most people that follow the guide correctly ,s on succesfully
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
Yup ive tried using a few different COM ports but it still says no phone :/
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
seems like they don't flash the ruu before going s-on.

does it see it in the qpst configuration?
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
Ye it recognises the com port but when I select it, it says no phone.

Sorry for my noobiness :L
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Smells like revolutionary issue to me... Since that's the only way to get s off.. we must contact them. Something that they patch in order to flip the switch to s-off gets crazy when you s on and deletes everything? Or just the bootloader? :confused:

Edit: contacted revolutionary. the problem is that when you switch it to s on, it will check to see if everything is signed. Because the hboot is patched and unsigned, it won't load up.

Didnt have much time. ill get back in touch with them when I find some time
[HTC Sensation] xHausx:
I just checked and with the screen off the voltage on the contact I used is around ~1.8 VDC. It took me a few times times to get a good reading though.

It was also plugged in to the USB while I was trying to get DL mode, so grounding to the negative terminal of the battery or the USB connector didn't want to work reliably (because of charging maybe?), but the sd slot would bring it up every time. Just make sure you hold it there long enough that the phone gives up trying to reboot normally, which should only take 5 to 10 seconds.

Edit: The two ports on the sensation on post #33 look just like them, albeit in a different spot.

Edit2: An easy way to get into Diagnostic mode with a stockish ROM is to dial ##3242# and enable it from there
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
Using that dialer code didnt work for me. but i got into the diag mode through gscript
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
so we'll need a virgin hboot for the locked devices?

i was about to post your pm :) the code doesn't work for us :( but we have an easy script, so it's all good :) thank you for all the feedback!

anything new with the qpst? which version are you using?
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
It recognises the com port but not the phone connected to it.

Using qpst 2.7.3
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
this one? http://conflipper.com/Software/QPST_2.7_366.rar

maybe try an older version that was posted in the op.

what exact error is it throwing at you? maybe try reading the user guide to see if there's anything useful there. i'm at work and can't test anything. s2 guys were able to get a copy of the nvitems via qpst here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22648011&postcount=47
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
User guide just says that i need a 25 pin COM adapter to connect the phone
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
have you tried following the guide i've posted in the previous response about the nv data?
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
Ye i tried that too. when i make a shortcut with anycut i cant find phoneUtil as an option
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
you don't need to follow any of those steps (since our modem works thru that script), just the last few:
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
Thats what im saying though it isnt recognising the phone so i cant do that :P ill upoad some screenshots to try and help make sense :) gonna post them in a few minutes :)

Ok hopefully this helps
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
i see. i have just successfully backup'ed my nv items with the latest qpst: http://conflipper.com/Software/QPST_2.7_366.rar

it took a sec, since i had to uncheck the "show serial and usb/qc diagnostic ports only" in add new port menu. i also checked the "switch modem port to diagnostic mode" when you right-click on the com port your phone is on. after that everything went smooth.

i also tried to use the eMMC software download. when i pressed the put the phone in download mode, the phone just restarted.

the code it threw at me in qpst:

edit: i am also experiencing "no phone" problem. i even switched the com port number to 11 in device manager, but then qpst says the port is busy or something like that. i think, it'd be ok once the pc is restarted though.
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
ok...after having "no phone" myself, i almost gave up on it.

few steps:

uninstall any qpst you have from the control panel

uninstall the htc_diag drivers from device manager

press start - type in regedit - go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER-software-and delete any qualcomm or qcnview entries from there

restart the pc and the phone

install htc_diag drivers after running the "diag on" script (with usb hooked up, of course)

install qpst

go to qpst configuration and your phone should be right there.

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very interesting stuff here: http://www.docin.com/p-323426686.html

page 23 and onwards. talking about flashing a nokia windows based phone with qpst.
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
I'm finding some more interesting stuff to read, but a lot of it is in Chinese. We'd appreciate any translation help.

http://wenku.baidu.com/view/5da95a6ba98271fe910ef9a2.html
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
I wish I knew Chinese. I'm trying to take a backup atm. Stuck at no phone. Will try your solution
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
i'm using google translate for web pages, but as far as the pdf stuff goes, i'm sol lol

here's an english version with similar stuff: http://www.docin.com/p-323426686.html

another one, but i can't understand if they solved the qhsusb_dload mode or not here: http://bbs.malshenzu.com/read-htm-tid-38591.html

this is interesting as well, something with the partition size:

http://bbs.malshenzu.com/simple/?t39277.htmlCached
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Still no phone... Uninstalled and reinstalled everything, deleted reg keys. Rebooted, nothing works :(
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
What com port are you using in the device manager - htc usb modem- advanced port settings ? mine started with com10 and gave me no phone, then it changed to com3 and everything is ok. try changing the com port manually.

which version of qpst, btw?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Com 7 , qpst build 366 . I'll try switching ports
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
some kind of guide that deals with qhusb_dload with pics: http://bbs.malshenzu.com/read-htm-tid-38591-page-1.html

more stuff that deals with qpst:

http://bbs.malshenzu.com/simple/?t39277.html

http://bbs.malshenzu.com/read-htm-tid-41585.html

http://bbs.malshenzu.com/read-htm-tid-42884-page-1.html

where did these files come from? (http://bbs.malshenzu.com/read-htm-tid-38591-page-1.html)

seems like the un-bricking consists of flashing some kind of xml file.
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
Same here :/
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
i'm telling you, guys. i've tried everything last night. from switching to 20 different com ports to uninstalling qpst a few times. make sure you completely uninstall both qpst (from control panel and registry) and modem drivers (from device manager click uninstall device and drivers when prompted), then restart both pc and the phone (normal restart, not hot).

turn the diag_on script, then install the modem drivers like before and see which com port you're seeing.

does it say that some com ports are in use the advanced ports settings? there shouldn't be any used com ports. after the initial com10, i am know on com3. it was previously listed as a port in use.

install qpst and get into the config. it should auto detect the phone right away.
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
it worked. now ive got a qcn backup. Now we know that we can restore this through diag mode. could we also on download mode? Im gonna try to go to Download mode again...
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
what did you do?

qcn doesn't give you ish... it's just some nv (non volatile) memory stuff, akin to eeprom, i believe. we need the emmc thing to work. but first we need to put the damn thin into the dl mode lol those pins are the answer...

i'm reading some irc logs from here:

http://irclog.netripper.com/G2ROOT/2011/8/31/

search for this line "did get qpst to sen something to the phone to switch it to dload" and keep reading. that's where i'm at.
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Well well well... Take a look here :
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
How did you do that?
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
x2 effin a!

p.s. i need a greek translator...boo...lol
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
i just stuck a wire on the lower in slot(the one that used to reboot the device) and touched the sd card frame, but didnt removed it until i got the driver searching dialog on the pc. lost it quickly though... before i could install the drivers. will try again with another cable
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
Major break-through! thank you!
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
ok. better cable. did it again. it needs about 20 secs and then you can release it

problem with the drivers though... which image should i try? there are 4. any clue?

drivers found here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14909282&postcount=19

edit scratch that, it just needed me to pick the folder, everthing done automatically. recognised now as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM8)
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
i think it's the qcusb. use the have disk method and find the right ones. there's gonna be a bunch! thanks a ton, dex!

p.s. was it the lower pin that worked?
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
finally :D awesome work dexter :)
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
thanks

(if only i knew what i am doing :D )

here is the diagram. use a wire to ground that pin on the sdcard frame
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
were you able to solve the "no phone" problem?

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connect for 20 inches? :D

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the guy that created the guide on the chinese forum is responding to me right now! yay!
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
thats what i thought :L

Anyway, now we have an nv backup and we've booted into download mode. Now what?
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
wait for some guidance from people that know their stuff :) talking to the chinese guy right now.
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
anyone of you ever heard of seconds? :rolleyes:
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
nope lol

anyway, were you able to get the drivers installed?

get into the emmc download tool and see what options opened up. the guy hasn't responded to my latest pm yet.

one thing: the phone needs to be seen as writable by qpst in that dialog box where it list all the device currently hooked up to the pc. try browsing for other stuff, since i have no clue what actually opens up in dl mode.
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
@russianbear, i saw in some of the links you posted that they flashed a msm7x30.mbn file. Any idea where to get that? im gonna try find one
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
thats device specific. dont try anything. we need some dev support on that
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
that's the thread we need:

http://bbs.malshenzu.com/read-htm-tid-38591-page-1.html

i'm pm'ing the op. that mbn file (pic below) is a generic thing that is always shown there. i saw it yesterday as well. i think they're doing something with the xml. xml serves as a map, i think. don't quote me on that though.

edit: look at what the pic is showing as being flashed! (system.img, recovery.img, and null_data.img) those are the img files. so if we extract those from a working phone, then we could flash them back onto a bricked one by providing the search path to where those files are located? i might be totally off, btw...lol
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
Is it not processor specific? so the sensation should be msm8x60? im not gonna flash anything :P just gonna see where i might be able to find one
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
that's just an address, i think. here's the phone chinese guys are working with: http://www.mobile-phones.cn/u960-inch-android-smartphone-p-7561.html

http://www.etotalk.com/zte-u960-skype-video-call-dual-antennas-real-dual-3g-wg_p2796.html
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Can you use that Switch device to DLOAD button? we wouldn't have to use wires if that works..
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
yeah, but since it's already in the download mode, qpst should see it as such. did you try accessing the emmc tool while in dl mode?

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haven't heard back from the guy yet. looks like we'll need some kind of software to get those files from our phone. i'm using google chrome's built-in translator, and they keep referring to this software as "wire brush":

http://bbs.malshenzu.com/read-htm-tid-41957.html

dex, any updates, as to what you see in emmc download tool while the phone is in the dl mode?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
i try to reconnect as DIAG , but i get the "no phone" issue again. Can any of you try and see if that button switches to DL mode? it should...

@bear: no, i havent tried to see what i can do on qpst yet while in dl mode
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
i tried that button yesterday and it just restarted the phone. same way if you use the wire, but not hold it in long enough. it just booted up in normal mode.

try shutting your phone on and off, and see if qpst works.

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foudn the english version of that "wire brush tool" :

http://android.modaco.com/topic/338631-alphaxsmod2201/page__p__1688176#entry1688176

SalesMultiDL.

Can anyone see if it even recognizes our phone?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Its not gonna be useful... that "multidl" tool is designed for zte and msm7227... which is a armv6 cpu and very different from ours. WHat we have to do is either find somewhere the factory .mbn images, or try to recreate them using dumps... the qpst emmc software download utility is the tool we need... but we need help. serious help from guys who know these chips
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
i've also been searching around about this multidl tool and it seems as though it does nv items backup (qcn backup that we can make?). not completely sure of that though.

i'm still waiting to hear back from that guy on the Chinese forum.
[HTC Sensation] Um3r:
Hey guys been following this thread for a while now...I must say you are doing a great job..inching towards success each passing day..

Though I have a bricked sensation, let me know if I can be of help at any stage!
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
EDIT: Wrong place sorry :P
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
thanks for the kind words! don't send the phone anywhere, we'll definitely need people with bricked phones to test stuff in the future!

for starters, try installing the drivers and seeing if qpst sees your phone :)
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
opened thread in dev. lets move http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=23078349
[HTC Sensation] Um3r:
Drivers have been installed and QPST sees my phone just fine..Its connected to COM 11
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
did you try going into the emmc download software tool? post some screen shots once you're there, please :)
[HTC Sensation] Um3r:
Where or how would I access the emmc download software tool..is it the one that comes up through start clients> software download?
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
nope. go to start-qpst-and it should be one of the options in there. are you running the latest qpst build?
[HTC Sensation] Um3r:
Nope cant find it..I am using QPST 2.73 build 323
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
that's an oldie :) check the new thread for the current version: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
[HTC Sensation] Um3r:
Uninstalled the old one and installed this one..but it is not finding my phone now..let me try after a restart...
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
happened to me last night:
[HTC Sensation] Um3r:
Stuck with it..Im sure I am not properly uninstalling it...Let me try a fresh install on my other PC
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
make sure to go to start-run-regedit-hkey current user-software and delete anything qpst or qcnview!
[HTC Sensation] Um3r:
Finally..got it to connect..:D

I have attached the screen shot of the emmc tool below
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
awesome! can you check the "program mmc device only.." and see which device is your phone (post the name here) and if it's "writable"?
[HTC Sensation] Um3r:
I have checked the program mmc device only....what do I click then? LOAD XML DEF or Switch device to dload?

EDIT: If you meant to scroll down and see what devices are being listed then I can only see my hard drives in the (select device below)
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
don't click anything. your phone is already in the dload mode :)

see if your phone is in the list of the devices, then post its name here and its status (writable or not).
[HTC Sensation] Um3r:
No..cant see it in the list of devices :/

It has just my hard drives...I have a question though.. I dont see the HTC modem thing in my device manager..I just have "Qualcomm HS-USB QDloader 9008 (COM8) because I did not use the HTC_Diag_drivers...instead i used the drivers from the QHUSB_Drivers zip.

So maybe the phone is not listed because of that?
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
the modem drivers are for the diagnostic mode, yours is already in the download mode :) not sure why it's not listed in that list, but as long as we can "program the bootloader" on top, it's ok, i think.
[HTC Sensation] Um3r:
I just unplugged and replugged the phone this is what i got in the emmc download tool:

DeviceArrival(DBT_DEVTYP_DEVICEINTERFACE) \\?\USBSTOR#Disk&Ven_Qualcomm&Prod_MMC_Storage&Rev_2.31#7&12750112&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}

DeviceArrival(DBT_DEVTYP_VOLUME) 00000080 0000

Update device 4 (H:\, "")

DeviceRemoval(DBT_DEVTYP_DEVICEINTERFACE) \\?\USBSTOR#Disk&Ven_Qualcomm&Prod_MMC_Storage&Rev_2.31#7&12750112&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}

EDIT:

when i replugged the phone it started searching drivers for "Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM" ended with not driver found
[HTC Sensation] tartouka_912:
why HTC is that confused? i had my experience in nokia, iphone, and blackberry all are simple to fix if they were bricked for nokia phoenix will do his job iphone and blackberry the official update will simply wipe the whole software and re-installed freshly!
[HTC Sensation] tartouka_912:
I did the wire trick on my bricked rooted stock sensation xe a new driver pope-up with the name WDP filesystem volume driver
[HTC Sensation] tartouka_912:
Any news guys?
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
everything was moved here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1522351
[HTC Sensation] tartouka_912:
i was trying to post a suggestion there but i cant cause am still a noob for the xda forum. The suggestion is: I had a lot of experience in sony PSP, anw when it get bricked we used to put the battery in pandora mode so we can access the psp in service mode and restore it to its default settings or downgrade its firmware....so maybe we could do something like that for HTC battery maybe, can you make that suggestion for me please. Or if you have a comment you're more than welcome
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
The PSP is entirely different. But that's what we are trying to do.. get the phone in service mode to fix it( although its named download mode and its way more complicated and more locked up than the PSP).. no battery tricks work here. It's different
[HTC Sensation] tartouka_912:
why we are trying since the bricked phone is already in download mode, that's what i didn't get it till now
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
It's called "security bootloaders". And its a pain in the ass to get around these. HTC has done a really good job locking us out
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
right now we are trying to get a good phone to be seen in any partition manager, but no luck as of yet. bricks can be seen, but that's about it.
[HTC Sensation] ashamsu:
Dear Member.......

i downloaded gscript lite from market and executed the diag on / off script, only error is coming as cannot create /sys/devices/virtual/usb_composite/diag/enable: No such file or directory......

my device is htc sensation bootloader unlocked, S-on, rooted with kgs utility in 4.0.3 stock version, super cid........

need help, because i would like to backup phone memory in qpst, to help who stucked in QHSUSB_DLOAD flashing.........
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
The backup you're talking about won't help. Search for this user: darkspr1te, he developed a new method.
[HTC Sensation] ashamsu:
Dear Member.......

thanks for your reply. please post darkspr1te post link......... iam unable to find in his thread..............
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
There you go: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1914359
[HTC Sensation] francois90:
not only HTC bro i have the same problem with sony xperia miro

and can't find any of the QPST required files to make it work xD
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