yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
thank you , just trying to help

to answer your question , htc dev don't allow flashing of firmware ( like 3.32 or 1.17 , ...etc ) , it just unlocks few bootloader options not all of them

this means that whatever firmware given to you by ICS OTA will not be changed ( i.e for example your software number in about phone says 3.32.x.x )

so if you use htc dev , you have to install cutom rom that are based on 3.32 firmware only ( because that is your existing software as the above example ) , not a higher firmware version"

i guess , not sure for higher versions

" if it is issued in future , or a lower firmware like GB

this means also you will not be able to install GB custom rom or RUU

Conclusion

my advise is to wait for solution , if it is a matter of a week or two

if solution don't come , you can either stay on the OTA or install any ICS Custom Rom ( with the same base as your OTA )

note that almost same bugs exist in both OTA and custom roms ,so no big difference ( except for SU APK's )

if you decided to install ARHD ( i recommend that rom ) , so make sure in about phone your software version is 3.32.x.x , and you will not need to flash firmware ( because it is already flashed by the OTA ) , this rom is reported flashed by one member using htc dev ( he is your same case )

you can install any other ICS custom rom with the same firmware base

it is your choice to make
[HTC Sensation] henrylar:
Thank you. I think I will patiently wait for the S-OFF option that hopefully will come to surface. My experience with ARHD on my previous Desire HD makes the option of using that attractive, however.

But, just to be sure, with the htc dev procedure I will not be able to install the AHRD XE version with the end number 3.32.401.105 on my plain Sensation, because that is a different firmware? In the end, if the only difference is Beats Audio I wouldn,t care anyway.
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
the important numbers for Firmware ( Base ) are the first 2 parts 3.32 only

the third part 401 reflects the region and / or specific carrier

the fourth number reflects model of device 5 is for sensation , 105 is sensation XE

i think no problem for installing 3.32.401.105 ( with beats Audio ) on normal Sensation , it should install (if it has the same base as your OTA )
[HTC Sensation] NekoNyapii:
Do I have to install 4ext recovery TOUCH to flash this firmware?
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
ICS firmware or any firmware is flashed through bootloader hboot like an update PG58IMG.zip

you will need 4EXT when flashing the ARHD Rom , to be able to answer the choices which are asked during rom installation ( like which kernel , Bravia engine , super charger ,..etc )
[HTC Sensation] NekoNyapii:
Is there a way to install 4EXT Recovery Touch on my phone without using an app or computer, can I just move the file to my SD card and install it while in recovery mode?
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Use the attached file same way as described in Upgrading the firmware and Removing the PG58IMG.zip file from the sd card section.

If your phone is superCID'ed you shouldn't have problem with the file, but if your phone isn't and you get the "CID error" you'll need to know what your CID is and manually add it to the android-info.txt file contained in the .zip

NOTE: this file WILL NOT install the needed 3.32 firmware in any way, only contains the recovery.img to flash 4ext recovery touch.

md5 of the PM58IMG.zip file: C9B3B878F1D65C264F728542F47D66DB
[HTC Sensation] Deconvolution:
Thanks I'll try this out
[HTC Sensation] christian666:
Is there been a new radio update to the sensation 4G?

I notice that you <<<< joaquinf >>>>>>

has the following Radio:

11.69A.3504.00_11.23.3504.07_M2

and that Android Revolution has the following radio 11.69.3504.00U_11.22.3504.07_M

but I have the following radio:

11.69.3504.00P_11.22.3504.07_M
[HTC Sensation] InfamousBlade:
I may try this. I hate having to pull the battery - I always feel like I'm going to corrupt something. Anyone else have experience with flashing the ROM/firmware this way?
[HTC Sensation] ximocko:
Hi Joaquinf, I am running ARHD 6.6.0 on my Sensation. Before I used SebastianFM's kernel and it was very well. However, there were some good feedback on Faux123's kernel and I tried to flash over. And now, after 3 days of use, I realize that the battery life between 2 kernels is quite the same. But, my gaming experiences are not so good as when I was on SebastianFM kernel. I wanna flash back SebastianFM kernel but I saw that someone saying I have to do something?! Could you please guide me to do that Joaquinf? Thank you very much.
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Hi, i do have an updated ril/radio. Go to sensation radio/ril thread linked in the useful links section and follow the instructions posted there to update.
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
You will not corrupt any data or cause any damage by pulling the battery if you follow the steps and do it when is needed.

If you want to do it in a different way, its ok, i dont see why it wouldnt work. Its up to you.
[HTC Sensation] InfamousBlade:
Have to wait until I get home to try it anyway. When using your guide you pull the battery once the firmware update is complete and it tells you to push power to reboot, correct?
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Yes, instead of rebooting the phone you need to pull the battery. Or you can reboot but the phone will stay stuck @ htc screen because gb rom will not boot with the ics firmware. Then you will need to pull the battery to flash the ics rom
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
The easiest/safest way to do it to avoid further issues is to reflash the ron without superwipe and choose stock kernel, let it boot and flash sebastian kernel. After first boot with sebastian kernel go to /system/bin/ and check up on two files called mpdecision and thermald. That should be the correct name, if you have mpdecision_dis and/or thermald_dis just rename it to remove _dis and you should be fine. This is unlikely to happen after a reflash, but is an additional step to be 100% sure the new kernel will work fine.
[HTC Sensation] InfamousBlade:
Thanks for your help; running Vorbeth's OpenSensation ROM on my phone now with no problems.:D
[HTC Sensation] Pkhype:
No bluetooth after flashing arhd!! HELP ?!?!

So first I want to say thank you to the devs who developed this killer rom.. and also everyone who has contributed to the Q&As and "how to's" Now everything is fluent and very responsive except the bluetooth.. I can stream music over wifi on my car audio, however now since flashing cannot recieve or make calls anymore through my car. Kind of a bummer since I really rely on this feature. Im running HTC sensation 4G TMOBILE with the latest ARHD 6.6.1..I also flashed the beats audio ruu and dont seem to have that on the device either.. any Ideas?
[HTC Sensation] HatteSoul:
This guide is really neat!

It helped me a lot to flash my device for the first time!

Thank you joaquinf!
[HTC Sensation] crabe919:
thanks for the propper guide!

really helpfull for beginners!!
[HTC Sensation] daredevil_off:
thanks for this great tutorial.

I live in Turkey and I just gave up for waiting official update.

Now, I use ARHD 6.6.2 and it's great.

thank you again :)
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Thanks for your kind words guys. I'm glad you didn't have any issues following the guide and you are now rockin' ice cream sandwich in your phones :D

Welcome aboard!
[HTC Sensation] Big_Rich_1983:
"6.During the installation you will be asked the following questions:•Is your device HTC Sensation 4G?. This will add wifi calling option. ONLY FOR TMOUS USERS

•Adding sony bravia engine support?. Check out this video. Most of users haven't noticed any difference with or without the bravia engine patch. So you make your choice.

•Adding SuperCharger Launcher Tweak. This will force OS to keep launcher in RAM

•Flashing boot.img.

Step 1: Select between stock kernel and custom kernel. If you have a Sensation XE and you install stock kernel your phone will run @1.5GHz because that's the stock cpu speed. If you don't have a Sensation XE your phone will run @1.2GHz.

Step 2: Select between SebastianFM kernel and faux123 kernel. If you want to have an idea of the difference between both go to this useful post. (Thanks to PaulGiz)

"

I never got any of these options when I flashed the ARHD 6.6.x Sensation XE ROM on my Sensation yesterday. Everything works brilliantly, but I never saw any of this on the flashing screen and I am still running at 1.2Ghz :-/

Did I do something wrong?
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
You skipped this in Before Flashing section item 3.:D

That's why 4ext recovery touch is needed. At this point you already have 4ext recovery and cmw recovery has been replaced. Reflash the ROM without superwipe and you will get the options to choose.
[HTC Sensation] Big_Rich_1983:
You are fantastic and I fail at reading instructions!

Many thanks!
[HTC Sensation] Shee_B:
Used this tutorial on my brand new handset and worked like a charm. I did read, and the re-read a couple of times though :p

The only issue I had was doing the permanent root which as mentioned required me to try a 3-4 times before it went through.

Thanks for the write-up.
[HTC Sensation] ipaq dude:
I flushed my first ever rom today using this guide. Thank you so much for details ...

all i had to do was read read and read . follow this guide line by line. my installation went smooth . no problem at all

thanks again. i would have never been able to do it without this guide.

follow it line by line and you are good to go..............

THANKS AGAIN
[HTC Sensation] henrylar:
ARHDxe on top of stock ICS with hboot 1.27.000

Hi all

I have spent some time reading what to do if you cannot you the standard S-OFF method because of the new hboot 1.27.000. So here is what I have done.

I bought my sensation a few days ago. Unfortulately I did not read before I updated to the stock ICS with the hboot, that cannot be S-OFF'ed. A huge thank to trkaaa because he helped me with the options of still rooting the device.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=24516411&highlight=trkaa#post24516411.

After a few days I decided not to wait for Joupunautbear s-off. The alternative is to do the HTCdev procedure to unlock the hboot. Please notice, that there is a lot of stuff you cannot do with this - and risk to get into troubles because you announce that you unlock your device.

So I followed the procedure well described for the new HTC one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1583427.

The procedure for unlocking via htcdev is tedious. I had to change to another computer to get access to the procedure, and it helps if you know about android-sdk, ADB and fastboot upfront.

Installing cwr is easy, remember to use the one for sensation. I had a problem with getting access to hboot again, but removing the battery, and keeping both power and vol down until the screen appeared helped. SU root works as described for HTC one. I was told, that sometimes you need to install the zip several times, but for me it worked fine.

I then installed 4ext recovery, via 4ext recovery control. After backup I could run superwipe and install ARHD XE. I chose the standard kernel - have not tried any of the others. Everything works fine.

In the process I tried to superCID, but it did not work. However, I have a stock HTC that is not locked to a provider, so my CID was no problem, (my CID is HTC-Y13). I cannot say how this will be for you.

I think that this is a huge improvement - until the S-OFF works.

A huge thank you to different people who I have asked for help and that have responded immediately!
[HTC Sensation] michaelm713:
Hi all

Just a quick question. I have been running ARHD now for a few weeks and must have flashed all the recent versions - amazing pace of releases!

However, now that I am rooted Super CID'd etc if i wanted to play with a different ROM can i just follow other instructions to load it using 4Ext or perhaps install CWM or Aroma as an option and do it that way?

Overwriting 4ext with say CWM will not 'Break' AHRD will it? I know i need 4ext for AHRD, just checking i can do all these things before i break something!

Cheers

Michael
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Hi! Sure you can use 4EXT recovery to flash ANY ROM, unless the chef of the ROM you are trying to flash specifies that you need a different recovery such as cwm.

If you flash a different recovery your current ROM won't be affected, at all. But, if you want to flash ARHD again you will need 4EXT recovery touch because of the on-screen prompts during the installation. If you flash ARHD with cmw you will not get those.

Nothing wrong with flashing a different ROM/recovery, you can do it without any problems. I don't have any experience with AROMA installer so i can't help you with that, sorry. But i'm pretty sure you won't have issues if you stick to the installations provided by the chef :)
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Hi guys! Guide thread has been updated today!! Check out some of the new changes:

Completely redesigned layout split in two different posts.

Post#1: How to flash the ICS 3.32 firmware

Post#2: How to flash/update Android Revolution HD v.6.6.2 - Ice Cream Sandwich ROM

New design, easier to follow

Added instructions to update ARHD coming from a previous version.

Thread name changed to [GUIDE][APR.16.12] How to flash ICS 3.32 firmware | flash/update ARHD 6.6.x ICS ROM

Still more to come :D

Let me know what do you guys think ;)

Hope you like it :D .. Off to bed now! 2:44 a.m here
[HTC Sensation] BrokenSpring:
Hello

that is agreat guide, its been a while since ive flashed anything new to my phone and the guide really helped.

I did however have a problem.

My sensation is S-OFF, 4ext and rooted.

I flashed the new 3.32 firmware to my phone, then ran superwipe, then tried to install the elegancia rom.

This resulted in a bootloop.

I then found this thread and tried to flash ARHD with the same boot loop result.

Anyone have any ide why the phone is stuck in a bootloop?
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Hi, make sure both ROMs you are trying to flash are 3.32-based and try reflashing the 3.32 firmware.

Re-download all files and start from scratch verifying md5 for all of them.
[HTC Sensation] d2d2d2d2:
Either this ^ or you are not installing the correct files.
[HTC Sensation] BrokenSpring:
Hello. I have checked the md5 sums and they both matched, also redownloaded both firmware and the 2 custom roms.

They both say they need the latest 3.32 firmware, which is the one that caused my bootloop.

The problem seems to be firmware, downgraded to original firmware, and now no bootloop.
[HTC Sensation] DarkRaven66:
Thanks for this guide

I just followed this guied step by step and the flashing of ARHD went perfect thanks man. now the testing begins
[HTC Sensation] daredevil_off:
Since I haven't completed 10 post, I couldn't send this to Mike's thread:

Hi guys, I've been using ARHD 6.6.2XE with faux kernel included in the rom. I'm very happy since I'm using this sensational rom for a week. But this morning, when I checked my battery it was drained to 40% without using. I checked and saw that mobile network was the problem although WiFi was enabled.

1st attachment was taken 3 days ago I guess, the other one is taken this morning. What do you think about this?
[HTC Sensation] Massimo1993:
tnks

tnks a lot for your work :)
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Try flashing the PATCH firmware file posted here. (thanks to Kohr-Ah) and report back.

"PATCH This is just the stock HBOOT 1.27.0000 file not unlocked. It has been reported to help people with the bootloop issue in 3.24-3.32"
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Flash faux v004u posted in faux thread. Not sure what could be causing this drain, but it seems to be a rogue app. Also according to the peak in the graph seems like you had a reboot. Flash the new kernel and try it for a few charging cycles
[HTC Sensation] daredevil_off:
thanks for answering, i still couldn't figure out what was that about. Today it was ok i guess: 19hours 50minutes with 1 hour 24minutes screen on and 25 minutes talking.

i will upgrade to 6.6.3 today, i hope there won't be a problem.

thanks again :)
[HTC Sensation] Prabash:
Thanks for the guide mate! running ARHD successfully now! :D
[HTC Sensation] BrokenSpring:
Thank yuo for that, i will try to flash it.

If its a locked file will i still be able to flash different firmware if it all goes wrong?
[HTC Sensation] kebekhsenuef:
I have followed all steps and it was perfect to me. Thank you!
[HTC Sensation] GROGG88:
To OP: Just a little constructive criticism...

Why not change the order of the guide? If you boot to ext4 recovery from within your current ROM you can flash the ROM and then use recovery to boot into the bootloader to flash the firmware via PG58IMG. This would eliminate the need for a battery pull...
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
Excellent Guide , But you need to correct those two above items

your Post # 2 says

, S-OFF'ed (mandatory) and rooted (optional) , ---- it is not mandatory , you can install

any

ICS Custom Rom while you are S-ON , See Post # 2 in my Guide [Guide] Successful S-OFF after (wrong S-ON) brick for ICS/GB ,Downgrade S-ON firmware, titled " Easy Method for Installing ICS Custom Roms ( S-ON Devices with hboot 1.27.0000 ) " ,

you can add a link to my Post # 2 in your Guide for S-ON devices if you like

your Post #1 and # 2 says

, " ONLY if you are S-ON and for some reason your hboot version is not supported by revolutionary tool " ----- , my Guide requires the hboot to be supported by Revolutionary But is solves the following :

if the Boot.img is not supported by revolutionary like ICS Android 4 boot.img merged with GB Rom with wrong S-ON

also downgrades the new htc software that is patched to prevent it to work with revolutionary

that is the way i install ICS and firmware myself when coming from GB and re-flashing ICS again , See Post # 2 in my Guide

But when you finish installing the rom and reboot into bootloader , it takes me to a black screen , and i have to remove battery and put it back to install firmware

next time i 'll do it , i will try 2 things , clear cache and dalvik before reboot into bootloader and see if it would solve that
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Hi! thanks for the constructive criticism. I've wrote the guide following that specific order for a reason and to answer your question this is why:

The main reason is: As you can see in the firmware thread there are some partitions changes afer flashing the ICS firmware (more info here and here ). It is very important to have this partitions before flashing the ROM specially if you are coming from a gingerbread firmware to avoid further issues and ensure the basis for the new ROM. One of the statements in the firmware thread, additional information section is: "It's recommended to flash it before flashing custom ROM based on proper RUU!".

Also, doing a battery pull is completey harmless if is done in right moment.
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Hi! thanks for the info. I'll have a deeper look at this and correct the two items mentioned
[HTC Sensation] GROGG88:
I could be wrong, but I don't think it's an issue seeing as how the partition changes seem to be occurring beyond mmcblk0p31... At least that's how I'm seeing it. If I need to leave it alone just let me know... ;)

I'm not against battery pulls, but it seems that step 5 may be possible to eliminate in order to simplify the process.
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Well .. unfortunately, for some reason the partition change table isn't available in mike's thread. Flashing firmware does quite a few changes and, in my humble opinion (and following mike's advice posted in this thread) is better to play on the "safe side" and flash the firmware first specially for people coming from a gingerbread firwmare to ensure the correct partitions for the ICS ROM.

At the end of the story this is a matter of taste, i've seen people flashing firmware-ROM or ROM-firmware and i haven't read any good/bad consecuences of doing it in certain way. So, its up to you.

I consider that the process is pretty simple already, and the way i've organized 1st and 2nd post should fit those who want to flash the ROM, just update the firmware or do both. As you can see the steps in the guide follows an specific order and to be honest, rewrite everything to adapt it to a different working method is a PITA. As long as the guide works for everybody i'll leave it as is.

Thanks for the feedback, though, all comments are welcome :D
[HTC Sensation] KrTech:
Stuck on Boot screen

Hello,

So I installed the ICS rom... but I did not back up my files or anything (new to the android sphere). So pretty much I flashed the rom, but now the phone is stuck on the boot up screen logo... How do I fix this?

Here is the rom http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14191938&postcount=1

I have an HTC Sensation 4G

Thank you
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
you need to flash the firmware 3.32 from bootloader ( choose the firmware according to your cid ) , put it in the root of sd card

to boot into bootloader , remove battery , put it back , keep holding volume down and then press and hold power
[HTC Sensation] christian666:
I have a different radio, which is the following:

Baseband version

11.69.3504.00P_11.22.3504.07_M7

should I have the following radio instead:

11.72.3504.00U_11.23.3504.08_M2

If so, how can I upgrade my radio?
[HTC Sensation] zooster:
Hello, my firm is a stock 3.32.162.11 (vodafone De - VODAP102), and the radio is 11.23.3504.07.M2. I'm S-ON hboot 1.27.0000.

The question is: can I install last arhd without flashing base firmware 3.32.401? Because as long as I understood I need to be s-off.
[HTC Sensation] mikef:
You don't have to update your radio, but you can if you want to.

Go to the Sensation radio/RIL thread, read the first post carefully and follow the instructions there if you feel like your signal could be better.
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Hi :D. You can install ARHD while being S-ON with hboot1.27. However, you need to follow this guide. I'll include that in the guide OP tomorrow.

The difference is that you don't have to flash the firmware because you already have it, instead you need to unlock your bootloader using HTCDev method. Doing that you can install custom recovery and flash the ROM
[HTC Sensation] GROGG88:
Well instead of using 4ext to reboot into bootloader... I use it to power off the device and then I manually enter into the bootloader.

Works great for me during multiple flashes between GB and ICS.
[HTC Sensation] FERFEROS:
Thank you sir.This thread helped me alot:)
[HTC Sensation] ich dien cymru am byth:
Thanks ;)

Awesome guide helped me out so much...

Thanks for your time & effort bro :D:D:D
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
No worries, always glad to help. Now enjoy :D

Thanks for your kind words
[HTC Sensation] rbnhan89:
thanks

thanks for this, made this so much easier for me haha.
[HTC Sensation] hamedunix:
Revolutionary

Can i flash ARHD with Revolutionary Recovery?
[HTC Sensation] DarkRaven66:
You can but u wont have the option to choose from the build-in menu for bravia or the custom kernel
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Glad it worked for you. I'll add 1.17 user friendly firmware link to the op
[HTC Sensation] joaquinf:
Thanks bro, im on it since yesterday. I have to add a new couple of things i have in mind, its just that i've been away from my pc
[HTC Sensation] voldor:
[Edit 2]: installing 4EXT RC3 from 3.6.13 was working and then i've been able to flash and boot 6.2.1 Revolution HD :)

Unfortunately it seems there is a bug to setup a pin to unlock the phone (which is requested by my Exchange company server) so i have to go back to 3.6.13 right now:mad:

One last question. I have a sensation, not a Sensation XE. Can i say yes to flash at 1.5GHz flashing the XE version of the 6.2.1 ROM ?

Anyway thanks for your Help

PS! may be you can specify that RC2 is not working.RC3 is mandatory
[HTC Sensation] Conj:
Yes you can flash the 1.5GHz kernel. It will be faster but may not be as stable.

Saying that, I flashed the 1.5 kernel and have had no problems.
[HTC Sensation] voldor:
Thanks for the info. nay information about the lock screen issue ?
[HTC Sensation] HPDoubleDutch:
Even running on 1.7 GHz is working stable for me.