yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] pintycar:
Thank you Dexter! I can't wait for the release of this as my device got bricked trying to revert to S-ON to send it to warranty. Thanks for all your work!
[HTC Sensation] Kohr-Ah:
I like surprises. Ignore the trolls and remember, if they get to be too much a bother bronc can make them go away :)

Sent from my Sensation in UrQuan subspace
[HTC Sensation] Kohr-Ah:
Tis human nature. People mess up. Someone has a solution. Therefore they feel that person owes it to them to provide the fix despite the error is their fault. Ignoring usually the fact they have family and jobs.

It then follows the process of.

Questioning

Impatience

Vulgarity

Thread closure, cleaned &opened

Repeat :P

Sent from my Sensation in UrQuan subspace
[HTC Sensation] cr1960:
Hey good luck with the project guys, but I didn't think you could do 'coming soon' threads here? Maybe just post when it's done??
[HTC Sensation] fahadj2003:
can somoene pm me a copy of emmc_recover?

im bricked and i cant get it anywhere for repairs.. literally cant..
[HTC Sensation] :
Guys best thing you can do is ignore silly people and report them.

Its in dev section/whoever read this whole thread would know they were working on it and completed their mission, there is a solution but thanks to them theyre making xda noobs life easier.

Sent from my Desire HD
[HTC Sensation] broncogr:
Thread cleaned.

This is a dev thread.

Whoever cant wait for this to get properly tested has no reason to post here..
[HTC Sensation] nouch02:
Love it when they said release coming next week with a surprise...:)
[HTC Sensation] sieempi:
Well done, guys!

You could even make an all in one tool ( unbrick, s-off, sim unlock, backup etc), they're based on the same principle.

Via XDA App
[HTC Sensation] namila007:
will this method recover my phone??

"hey.. i dunno how this happend :

while i playing real steel from my sensation its got stucked then its automatically turned off.so now it wan't turning on neither no led when plugged it in to charge :confuse d: .. please help me "

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1624293
[HTC Sensation] pirlano:
awesome news, i got unbricked mine more than 1 month ago, this method is really working.

i also tested kamikaze downgrade method (that will not be public since it's higly experimental and since juonuputbear is out!) from 1.27 s-on from a branded phone (without ICS update, with no ROM inside, no possibility to flash RUU or HTC Dev Unlock) to 1.18 s-off than 1.27 s-off (without juonuputbear or htc dev unlock), they helped me a lot

TO ALL: stay calm and wait for release. The guide is not public because it has to be noob proof, but the method was already stable for linux experienced user, maybe this little surprise is for windows noob users, or maybe fully unbrickable phone (emmc rw access in every condition, let's hope so) :)
[HTC Sensation] tuanchuoi01:
HTC brand

You are not only save my life but also bring so much the benefit and famous for HTC brand.

One again thanks XDA :D
[HTC Sensation] H89P:
Sorry but I don't find a guide - do I have to wait till release?
[HTC Sensation] TamCore:
A german translation of the first guide is available here. Use it or wait for the final release in the op.
[HTC Sensation] H89P:
Great Thing, but do I need Linux, I'm not that familiar with that. Otherwise I have to use my Ubuntu Partition :)
[HTC Sensation] TamCore:
Yes, you need Linux.
[HTC Sensation] namila007:
can i recover my phone via this method??? please check my this thread which osted in q&A section http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1624293
[HTC Sensation] H89P:
The Problem is I can't get in Download mode
[HTC Sensation] nouch02:
Hopefully the official release compatible with window :)
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
If you use that, you'll most probably brick permanently. I warn you, this is a very misinterpreted copy of our original guide. If you want the original one, search a bit.
[HTC Sensation] TamCore:
Why misinterpreted? It helped enough users on android-hilfe.de (Thread). We've translated this guide from Fuses.

I'll update the one in my blog when you release your final version. So far nobody has complained that my translation has bricked his device.
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
The commands are correct. The whole procedure is wrong

And you may didn't, but I had a couple coming and crying to irc after following that. Please copy the guide correctly, or take it down cause its dangerous
[HTC Sensation] TamCore:
Why?

1.) Phone into QDL Mode (Wire Trick)

2.) Backup Partition 12

3.) make sure it's really the hboot

4.) flash new hboot

5.) flash ruudone

Whats wrong there?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Step one. Read a bit carefully the thread and you'll understand why ;)

There are also some other minor stuff.. but the 1st step is wrong
[HTC Sensation] H89P:
Thank you Dexter for pointing that out. I rather wait some time than follow this wrong version. Cause I would love to get my Sensation working. Thank you for your hard work so far. This is very great business you do.
[HTC Sensation] pintycar:
Hey guys! I can confirm that this method DOES WORK!! I've just brought my Sensation back to life while learning lots of things (including some German) and using up looots of time of my vacation in Hawaii..

First thing: listen to the OP and unless you are a power user, wait for the release. For the anxious ones I will throw a few hints: there is no wire trick required (your phone is already in download mode!!), use dmesg -c in linux to clear all devices and then use dmesg to know which node your phone is (in my case it was sdd, so I used sdd12 for the boot partition). You may encounter permission problems when writing the hboot so you know how to fix that as well. And that's pretty much it. Remember if you don't have a very good understanding of how these phones work, WAIT. It's better to be a few more days without a phone than to break it for good. Having said that, for all you brave, adrenaline searchin geeks, good luck with it!

Regards,

Pintycar
[HTC Sensation] pirlano:
Wire Trick doesn't allow RW access to eMmc partition, only S-OFF -> S-ON bricked one
[HTC Sensation] namila007:
is there anyway to check mothereboard is dead or not? coz when plugged to pc its not showing :/
[HTC Sensation] nouch02:
I have question if I find out that my phone is permanent brick and I don't have warranty anymore can I just replace the new motherboard to get the phone work again? it's like $80 on ebay :)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-Sensati...Accessories&hash=item2a1cbcad40#ht_500wt_1121
[HTC Sensation] Ultrakiller:
Wire trick to perform a full emmc backup before Juopunutbear, to revert back phone in warranty in the future if needed is possible, no?

(as written on the htcdev website:"I acknowledge that use of the unlock bootloader may void all or parts of my warranty device and my device may not function as intended by HTC."

USE the token voids the warranty, not the token generation .... who has ever used the token with a perfect backup restored when necessary?!? :P)
[HTC Sensation] fahadj2003:
what exactly is "the wire trick" and what function does it serve?

i need a technical answer.. not a simple it resets and ****..

s-off to s-on? ok.. then what allows emmc access?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Nope. Not possible. Only if you want to brick your device in order to take a backup.. and after all, its pointless. Will not work
[HTC Sensation] nouch02:
Actually the wire trick work for me after 2 try :) now my phone connect to pc with QHSUSB_DLOAD mode what should I do next?
[HTC Sensation] SanityPreservation:
I think it resets and **** ...
[HTC Sensation] husam212:
I tried to follow Fuses tutorial but I can't get a node /dev/sdX ... is there anything wrong in his tutorial? I tried on Ubuntu 12.04 & 11.10 (linux 3.x)
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Fuses tutorial is correct, except some details. If you can't get a device node, simply try without the battery. Note that it isnt always accessible
[HTC Sensation] husam212:
I tried with or without the battery, with different distributions, with or without the wire trick ... I think jtag is the only thing I can do now or am I wrong?
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
how did you brick it? what is linux detecting it as?
[HTC Sensation] V1k70r:
It puts the phone in download mode.
[HTC Sensation] husam212:
I brick it when I tried to format the sd-card within OpenSensation ... its a known bug in that ROM, this is what I get using lsusb command

Bus 002 Device 028: ID 05c6:9008 Qualcomm, Inc. Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode)

unbrickable? I sent my phone to HTC but I don't have warranty and its gonna cost me a lot if they consider it as hardware problem.
[HTC Sensation] spidey88:
Hi all,

I happened to left my phone for charging, after 2 hours I came back to take my phone and the phone was in completed off condition (screen unable to turn off and no led green/ orange as well).

I have tried to take off the battery for a while and then plugged in to the phone again but no luck on turning it on.

Then I try to plug the phone via usb to my PC and it show no driver found for the QHSUSB_DLOAD..From what i read from some threads in XDA forum, my phone might be in hard brick condition. Correct me if I'm wrong. Will it be possible for me to get my phone running again?

And I am running Insert Coin 5.4.0 with faux006b2..Also, this is the second time that my phone shut off by itself while charging. Earlier today, the same thing happened but I managed to get it running again after I take off the the battery and plug in on again.

Hope to get a favourable reply and thanks in advance
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
That clearly depends on what got wiped..
[HTC Sensation] thegeordiehunk:
When I put in ./emmc_recover --backup hbootbackup.img --device /dev/sdd12 and run the command I keep getting: Backing up partition /dev/sdd12 to file hbootbackup.img

Cannot open file /dev/sdd12

Backup failed!!

I have tried all partitions from 1 to 32. Any ideas?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
It's just that the device is not found. It isn't on sdd or the connection times out
[HTC Sensation] thegeordiehunk:
It says device is found. Any suggestions where I can go from here please?
[HTC Sensation] husam212:
can you tell me how you solved the non-existing node issue you was having? I am still unable to get it to find the phone.
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
ok guys.. countdown started
[HTC Sensation] thegeordiehunk:
tailf /var/log/kern.log

You should be able to work the node out
[HTC Sensation] spidey88:
Just now morning i tried to plug in the battery and turn my phone on..Suprisingly it able to turn on through the splash screen, beats audio screen and on the screen that show android is upgrading it suddenly shut off..after that it is not able to be turned on again..is my phone bricked based on the situation that I mentioned?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
that situation is strange. Try to change your charger and battery and the problem might be solved. It doesnt really seem as a software problem, but in any case, a ruu flash would be good. if it continues after doing all the above, then it might be a hardware defect
[HTC Sensation] pestel:
Thanks

Finally I got my Sensation Hboot 1.23 S-On back to life. Using the Juopunutbear tool, it was little bit tricky to get the timing right for the wire trick. But after 10 - 20 times it worked like a charm :) down to Hboot 1.17 S-Off.

So now it´s Hboot 1.27 Revolutionary

3.32.401.x & 3.32.401x RUU and ARHD 6.6.3_XE

Thanks to everyone that has done this.
[HTC Sensation] spidey88:
Yea it is a very strange situation indeed. Currently I don't have a spare battery and charger with me.

and by the way I have tried to check my current battery and I can say that the battery is filled with power (tried to do a traditional battery check using a wire and lightbulb and the lightbulb happen to shine while connection to my battery), so does it means not battery problem?

I will try to flash RUU..will come back with updates..anyway thanks alot for the quick respond..really appreciated it
[HTC Sensation] John.K:
Hey Guys,

Sensation got bricked when I tried to format the SD Card... (didnt know something so simple would brick it).

So basically its only detected in windows as QHSUSB_DLOAD and I cannot detect it in ADB.

Does anybody have a clue on what to do as this phone is kind of vital for my work so need to get it fixed as soon as I can.
[HTC Sensation] kmmxracer:
Read the OP and wait patiently. I'm in the same boat as you, formatted, my SD card and boom! Dead phone!
[HTC Sensation] dhoang:
I'm on the same boat with you two. But from what I've read so far this problem cannot be fixed with the upcoming release. Can anyone confirm this? Dexter, can you please confirm or deny this? Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] husam212:
It seems many are on this boat :P

I sent my phone to HTC and they said that it needs a new board?!?! since my phone is not under warranty, it will cost me about 2/3 the price of a new phone :(

so should I wait till the upcoming release? or is it really that kind of bricking that cannot be solved by software as HTC guys claims?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
To those that flashed Virtuous and after reboot the phone was dead: not recoverable. Rom-side issue

To those that formatted sd on AOKP: no idea yet, still looking on it

Seems like the AOSP roms cause bricks. If you want to flash one, be extremely careful

To those who bricked by turning s-on: Avant premiere tomorrow instead of today. Minor unexpected problems occured. Thanks for your patience
[HTC Sensation] spidey88:
Anyone know how can I can flash ruu as my phone currently unable to be turned on and adb not able to detect my phone as well. Thanks guys

When I connect my phone to my PC, it is detected as QHSUSB_DLOAD and in device manager it shows that driver for this device is not installed :(
[HTC Sensation] AngryB:
Your phone is full bricked...sorry
[HTC Sensation] spidey88:
:eek: really man? What a bad luck, I just left it for charging when it suddenly shut off..and my phone is still under warranty, so any chances for me to get replaced with a new one perhaps?
[HTC Sensation] AngryB:
I have the same storry....send to service...change my board...i have warranty to....my phone had s off and aokp os
[HTC Sensation] spidey88:
I think they repaired it under warranty because they were not able to get it started as well
[HTC Sensation] AngryB:
Jeaaa..now i have new phone with stuck on locked bootloader....sucks
[HTC Sensation] masands:
Mine got repaired too under warranty. I had ICS stock ROM before and tried to do a S-ON and got bricked. Now I have my phone back with a new motherboard but I'm too scared to S-off and flash unbranded stock ROM again. I will just wait for Vodafone to release official ICS update.

Gingerbread is absolutely horrible compared to ICS. Soooo slow. I wanna flash unbranded but I'm scared ash sh*t. Already bricked once and got lucky with warranty. Not doing anything again ever.
[HTC Sensation] mtripcev:
how much is new motherboard?

regards
[HTC Sensation] blackcell1:
yep my sensation xe is bricked with QHSUSB_DLOAD too :( i guess i have a nice paper weight now... not to pester you but would what your working on here fix this ? is it worth waiting for release or shall i just smash it on the floor with a hammer ?
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
if you follow the directions, just like you should have the first time, you'll be just fine.

how did you brick it? so far, this method will help only the people who bricked by going s-off to s-on.
[HTC Sensation] ringer13:
I searched this thread for an answer but came up with nothing (though im sure with 70 pages--its there and i just missed it)

I had S-OFF, and a custom rom. I was planning on selling the phone cause i got the SII, so I tried to factory reset it...and now im bricked (phone wont turn on, cant get the screen or LED to light up). Is this the same as going from s-off to s-on? it wont boot up or anything now..

the phone was recognized by the computer as QHSUSB_DLOAD, but I downloaded some drivers and now it sees it as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM8)...im guessing this is the same thing?

I've been following this thread daily, and now i see that Dex is releasing either today or tomorrow so i just want to be sure im eligible for un-bricking.

thanks for your time!
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
what exactly did you do? what rom was it running? by factory reset, do you mean the option in one of the menus?
[HTC Sensation] ringer13:
It has been a few weeks but I think I was on OpenSensation. And yes, I went into Settings>Backup&Restore>Factory Data Reset (and also reset the SD card).

It stalled on a black screen for a while (maybe 20min), so I figured maybe it was in a bootloop or something so I pulled the battery. Now it won't turn on or anything. I have tried switching chargers, batteries, tried holding power+vol up/vol down, but still nothing. The charge LED will not turn on, and the screen shows no life.
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
You asked for it, we delivered ( although a tad late, sorry for that)

Here it is. All you'll need is in the first page ;)
[HTC Sensation] thegeordiehunk:
Thankyou very much....but no 1.17 hboot in the package?
[HTC Sensation] kmmxracer:
Both download links for the Sensation 4G seem to be the 32bit version.

Is Kubuntu live cd good for this? What distro are your guys using?
[HTC Sensation] thegeordiehunk:
I have the Sensation XE with 1.17 but that is not included in the XE package? I presume 1.17 from Sensation package is not safe to flash?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
The hboots are device specific. 1.17 is included in the Sensation and Sensation 4G package. The Sensation XE came out with the 1.18 hboot. If you had the revolutionary/eng hboot it is safe to flash the 1.18, as long as you flash a ruu straight ahead
[HTC Sensation] thegeordiehunk:
You beauty! It's sprung into life after months of being "dead". Well it keeps going straight into the bootloader so I'm sure I can get it going from there. Thankyou all very much for your efforts!!
[HTC Sensation] H89P:
Just thought the same.

Is the link correct cause it says it is 32 bit when you want to download the Sensation 64bit
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
just a typo. fixed!
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
kubuntu should be good :)

it has been tested on ubuntu 10.04 and later

problems occur only if the system has Unity installed
[HTC Sensation] H89P:
Everything worked fine till the powering on.

I attached both files like you wrote I hope you can help me
[HTC Sensation] TamCore:
@dexter93: I hope the new version on my blog isn't to much misinterpreted :)

Great work btw!
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
the hboot you flashed was the revo one.. it was placed by mistake. it's fixed it now, download the updated package

its quite better indeed ;) remember to update it with the new files
[HTC Sensation] H89P:
Man I love your team, this is so great. This is a really great job you' ve done. Thank you very much

(Back to the bootloader now :)
[HTC Sensation] kmmxracer:
when I type ./brickdetect.sh I get this:

"The bricked device is on

Use the above node to perform operations using the emmc_recover tool"

Maybe it because I am one of the AOSP SD format bricks??
[HTC Sensation] husam212:
can anyone confirm if it works for the sd-card format brick or not?
[HTC Sensation] Akatosh:
How is your entire phone bricked if your ad card is? I was able to boot normally in the rom which I was running normally just the SD card wasn't picked up. To fix it, get any old phone that can handle your sd card and it will format it for you.
[HTC Sensation] sigmabeta:
You've misunderstood. On AOSP 4.0 roms until yesterday, if you attempted to use the "format SD card" function in the settings menu, you would brick your phone. Something else - not the SD card - was getting formatted.
[HTC Sensation] eicodi:
Me too, I not use AOSP....how can i do?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
That message means that it cant find the device

After some testing, I can tell you safely that this method will not work with the AOSP bricks on SD wipe and Factory reset. I am sorry guys, but those roms managed to wipe firmware partitions that are crucial for the device to boot and in a lower boot level that we are operating on. In order to repair it, either RMA it to HTC or JTAG it. I'm sorry, but can't help with that
[HTC Sensation] kmmxracer:
Bummer. I guess it's time to learn som jtag
[HTC Sensation] dhoang:
Thank you for confirming this. Look like I have no choice but to send it back to HTC.
[HTC Sensation] spidey88:
Hi,may I know what drivers do you install?..when you phone showed up as QHSUSB_DLOAD, does it show that no driver is installed?
[HTC Sensation] tcfx44:
Thank you for your hard work.

What about Desire S? Will the same procedure work for it? Where I can find the required files for this phone?
[HTC Sensation] spidey88:
may I know where to get a linux box/live cd with automount disabled and without unity? thanks
[HTC Sensation] tcfx44:
There is a link to the live cd in the second post in this thread.
[HTC Sensation] Dilubra:
Hi guys I have tried the procedure in frist page but this is the result

I have a bricked sensention 02 brand and ubuntu

a@a-System-Product-Name:~$ ./brickdetect.sh

Searching for bricked device...

The bricked device is on

sdb

Use the above node to perform operations using the emmc_recover tool

a@a-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo ./emmc_recover --backup b_hboot.img --device /dev/sdb12

[sudo] password for a:

=== emmc_recover 0.2, written by Fuses =====

Messing up with device /dev/sdb12, ARE YOU SURE?

CTRL+C if not, ENTER to continue

Waiting device /dev/sdb12.......

I tried unplugging and replugging but nothing happens! where I wrong?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] mtripcev:
Hi guys, i tray this and everithing ok
[HTC Sensation] alexandrw:
Hi guys , when i type ./brickdetect.sh command in terminal i receive a ''no such file or directory '' error. What have i done wrong ? Thanks
[HTC Sensation] Jonny:
cd to where you put the files
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
You need to plug it in when it says "Waiting device /dev/sdb12......." not before
[HTC Sensation] saynotopunx:
RUU

Anybody have a link to the most recent RUU that can be used with the CM7 Alpha ROM? I bricked using Euroskank CM9 Nightlies, so I'd rather get it up and running with CM7 at first. I don't want to use the wrong file and botch the whole thing.

EDIT:

here is my terminal output:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ./brickdetect.sh

Searching for bricked device...

The bricked device is on

Use the above node to perform operations using the emmc_recover tool

it's not showing sbX anything. any idea why?
[HTC Sensation] alexandrw:
Thanks, i'm a total noob at this :) But now i have another problem , i'm stuck at this point :

root@ubuntu:~# sudo ./emmc_recover --backup b_hboot.img --device /dev/sdX12

=== emmc_recover 0.2, written by Fuses =====

Messing up with device /dev/sdX12, ARE YOU SURE?

CTRL+C if not, ENTER to continue

Waiting device /dev/sdX12.......

I've plugged in the usb when it said waiting device /dev/sdx12 ..but nothing happend .
[HTC Sensation] Dilubra:
Thanks I solved I had to reboot the PC every time the guide said to unplug and replug. now the phone turns into fastboot, now I must necessarily reflash the o2 branded ruu or I can reflash a no brand ruu?

1 million thanks
[HTC Sensation] husam212:
It seems you bricked ur device by formatting the sd-card within CM9 (OpenSensation)

Its not recoverable using this unbricking method .. but if you didn't brick it that way, try to disable automount