yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] trkaaa:
when you unlock using htc dev , your serial number or IMEI is registered by them

i don't know if use super tool to lock , it would gave you lock or relock

i read once in htc dev that unlock boot loader

may

( not

will

) void your warranty

in another place in the same site , that this

will

void your warranty

this was a very long time ago , and i don't recall now where ( at what action you do ) they choose

may or will

in my openion

, that indicates that it up to them to decide if the defect is due to unlocking the bootloader or it is a defect due to htc

( example dust under screen ) has nothing to do with unlocking bootloader , so here the word "may void your warranty " comes i guess

if for example some thing go wrong with hardware due to kernel you installed ( kernel affects the hardware ) after unlocking bootloader , then this brings the word " this will void your warranty "

so , please go to htc dev site and read carefully where they use the word " may or will "

i don't know if use super tool to unlock bootloader , it would take you to htc dev to register your device there or not ?
[HTC Sensation] AngryB:
wauu...Thank you very much for lengthy response, you are rock :)

All I did was I went to page www.htcdev.com and followed tutorial ''unlock tutorial'' nothing else:)
[HTC Sensation] masands:
Hmmm ok. But here in Australia HTC contracts Vodafone to repair it (and Vodafone actually contracts someone else). So the guys that do the actual repairing, are not just HTC specialists. They also repair Samsung, Nokia etc.

So what do you think the chances are those guys will probably detect it?
[HTC Sensation] selectodude:
I've sent multiple S-OFF'd HTC phones in for warranty repair without issue. All have been unrelated hardware issues.

However, if you brick your phone, or have software issues, I have a feeling they'll send you back an unrepaired phone.
[HTC Sensation] masands:
Well according to Vodafone repair tracking service this is what I have got:

1) "Device in transit to service centre"

2) "Assessing your device for repair"

3) "We are waiting for parts to complete the repair of your device"

So I think it may have gotten through...*fingers crossed*
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Get a ruu with the 1.23 hboot in and flash it, or ask one of the rom chefs that may have such a build on their archive or wait for JuopunutBear. These are your options
[HTC Sensation] pirlano:
@dexter93: just sent you a little donation :) thank you man!!!
[HTC Sensation] lyoth:
Hi, I flash the phone using RUU and I get this error

[14] TP -Fail-PU

It is currently S-ON, here is the log file, hope someone could help me.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17732350/RUU_120414T004759.log
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Thank you pirlano.. much appreciated :)

@Lyoth: didn't have a chance to take a look at it yet, I'll let you know.. but it doesn't look pretty bad.. should be easily fixed
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
I had a quick look but don't know what a good one looks like. Seems.to be lots of writing timeout?
[HTC Sensation] lyoth:
It is basicly these line

the err=6 should be err=0, I have no idea what tp is. there is no tp.img in the rom.zip
[HTC Sensation] lasersword:
Hi Guys, thanks for your great effort, but one question is ,is there any 'All-in-one' thread or topic include the all required steps and software links as a full tutorial？ thanks
[HTC Sensation] masands:
Called HTC/Vodafone repair and they said they are replacing my mainboard because of a "technical issue" :cool:

So happy :D

So what happens when they replace the "mainboard"? Does it wipe all traces of "modification"?
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
yep the emmc chip is on the mainboard so swapping it out is basically like getting a new phone :)
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
who is "them"? any guys from "them" on here? :)
[HTC Sensation] jassycliq:
mobiletech vids and yes, i found out about mobiletech from xda i just can't remember his nick, ill try to find him again :)

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=1602851

@connexion2005 would be the man to go to for jtag repair :)
[HTC Sensation] Fuses:
This picture shows that phone has exposed emmc chip as external usb disk. This means that they are in totally different "download mode" that we can have access to... Extremely interesting... Now somebody have to do same thing with sensation.

I can't understant a single word of chinese. What ZTE device was used?
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Fantastic thread, i've been following this closely since it poped up. I think this is what we need a way of recovering bricked devices, ive bricked mine once so know the pain!

I dont know a lot about this but would be willing to help with whatever i can..

I've seen that some people have managed to dump the whole phone contents in DL mode so i guess thats a good start..
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
ZTE U960 on msm 8255. the picture makes sense, since emmc is a drive with partitions. now we need to test if we can access sensation's paritions like this. he said to use winhex and clone the phone's emmc. i haven't had a chance to test anything yet, but any volunteers are appreciated. they've been doing some crazy stuff on that Chinese forum. I've had some people contact me and provide some interpreting help, so that's a plus. I'll contact them again about this.

http://www.etotalk.com/zte-u960-skype-video-call-dual-antennas-real-dual-3g-wg_p2796.html

do you have the phone? if so, follow all the steps in the first post to hook it up with qpst in download mode, then see if you can get winhex and/or parition manager to recognize the phone as a drive. then see if you can clone anything.

---------- Post added at 11:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:01 AM ----------

not available anymore. i wonder if they jumped the gun too soon.

guys on gsmhosting are still looking for a way:

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f634/htc-sensation-does-anyone-have-hw-dead-board-1437249/

---------- Post added at 11:39 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:29 AM ----------

another interesting pdf here: http://wenku.baidu.com/view/5da95a6ba98271fe910ef9a2.html

got a general translation from out member: arthurire

i told him AUO is Acer's LCD panel for sensation.

He also translated the thread with the Paragon Parition Manager's picture:
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
yes i do have the phone, when it comes to stuff like this i am a bit of a noob so dont really follow exactly how to do this, sorry, i am very willing to try stuff out (within reason) so long as its explained.

as i understand it i need to get the phone into download mode by connecting wire from 1 pin to SD card mount, then connect phone to usb using specific drivers and try and dump the phone as a disk using some windows software?

Edit: had a bit of a play, cant get the gscript working, fails every time "cannot create /sys/devices/virtual/usb_composite/diag/enable: no such file or diectroty" i have root and FS is mounted R/W. not sure what else to try..

ive had a dig around on root and i cant find usb_composite file where its meant to be, not sure if its moved on ics anyone?

EDIT2: ok think i found it, /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_diag/on
[HTC Sensation] q9650:
Any of you know tytung from the hd2 section? This dude could help us maybe? He was the only One who able to get agps working on the hd2. He has a lot of knowledge on chips of the hd2. Maybe he can try it for the Sensation too?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
just a small bump. im not able to work on that until the weekend.. also if some volunteers with bricked devices are here, please contact
[HTC Sensation] MOVZX:
Unbricked!

I have an HTC Sensation bricked (dead-boot). Accidentally I typed a crucial fastboot command:

But I forgot to run the RUU, so that my devices was bricked and won't turn on. :(

Then I send the device to unofficial service center (on another town in my country) and the guy has successfully resurrected the bootloader using a tool called RIFF-BOX. He charges Me for about $35 for the service but I'm happy now since I can start flashing custom ROMs again :) :p

NB: Partially, I have tried using QPST but don't know what to do. So I send the dead-device to someone who is able to repair the bootloader and I thanked him my lovely HTC Sensation is now repaired :cool:
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
So it seems like the riff box got updated to support the sensation. Interesting...

EDIT: Seems like the riff box doesnt support the sensation yet http://www.jtagbox.com/category/riff-jtag-features/

also the riff box guy is still searching for dead devices http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f634/htc-sensation-does-anyone-have-hw-dead-board-1437249/

are you sure it was riff box?
[HTC Sensation] MOVZX:
I'm not sure what flasher-box is He actually using. But He just told Me that the box He used to repair my HTC Sensation is RIFF-BOX and some pin-out (He just said pin-out or pinout, I'm not really understand) combination. But I can see now my device looks like has been dissected/disassembled (maybe for the repair purpose).

I got the guy from this forum: http://www.bandung-flasher.com (In my country, Bandung-Flasher community is the biggest Flasher Guy support center. They even could repair broken devices way faster and cheaper than the official service center, it's why people in my country never repaired the dead phones to official service center. And they have a huge collection of flasher-box equipment. And Bandung -city- well known also with the biggest Independent/Unofficial Flasher Service).

-------edit------------------

I got the image from the guy:
[HTC Sensation] duy_ctytvxdkg:
My friend's phone also become brick, cannot charge, cannot boot, cannot do anything.

I also have HTC SENSATION and try to enter diag mode then I take QCN file already.

- First I install GSscript and run script to enable diag mode

- Then connect the phone and turn on QPST

- Many times get the no phone connect but 1 time I get my lucky. It can connect and can copy NV (qcn file), backup QCN file.

- After backup QCN file, I try to take Multi-image but it tell me that the current phone is not in Download mode then

it reboot and try to go to dowload mode (the process is fail)

- I try with brick phone in restore tab but it warn that the phone is not in diag mode.

:( :(

Now I plus my phone back and get no-phone connect isssue.

I stuck here, will update if have any information

(sorry about my English)
[HTC Sensation] MOVZX:
This is interesting...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17537143&postcount=26

I think I will brick my phone again to test the 'supercharge' method to force boot of bricked HTC Sensation. No worry about it because I have another HTC Sensation too :)
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
the "bad" (bricked) phone is in the download mode, which is different from the diagnostic mode the script enables. besides, those qcn files are not what's needed to restore the phone.

see this post and try it: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23106274&postcount=29

i don't think that will do you any good, but if you're set on trying, don't let me discourage you :)

rather try this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23106274&postcount=29

i haven't been able to tinker with the phone lately, but anybody is more than welcome to.
[HTC Sensation] MOVZX:
Someone from Droid Incredible is reviving the bricked devices I think...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14831391&postcount=9

I will try this method also and I will post the results here, else I will just send back the phone for repair service.
[HTC Sensation] duy_ctytvxdkg:
Bro! The problem here is: I cannot change mode of the good phone to download mode (If I can, I will take a full backup which produce several mbn file), also cannot change mode of the bad phone to diag mode. :mad:
[HTC Sensation] skygear:
gpg - furious team...

http://www.gpgindustries.com/news/

thats there new box. I could buy it and charge small amount for repair if people shipped to me in the USA...
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
why can't you change the good phone into the dl mode? grab a wire and do the pin trick like posted.

forget about the bricked phone for now.
[HTC Sensation] duy_ctytvxdkg:
I worry that I will make my phone become brick too bro!
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
you should not attempt any fixes then.
[HTC Sensation] nisbne:
hey guys, i bricked my phone while putting S-ON back, :( best not to do things like this after a 12 hour shift :(

i was taking phone back as there was a few what look liked dead pixels near the bottom of the screen.

i got to this point of the process

C:\adb>adb reboot bootloader

C:\adb>fastboot oem writesecureflag 3

... OKAY [ 0.034s]

finished. total time: 0.034s

C:\adb>fastboot reboot-bootloader

rebooting into bootloader... OKAY [ 1.719s]

finished. total time: 1.721s

and no more phone, is it worth risking to take it back as it is for warranty or would i be best off waiting for this release? any advice would be great.

thanks
[HTC Sensation] masands:
I think just like Vodafone Australia, Telstra also do their repairs with their own contracts (so no HTC). Therefore, if you send it off to repair, there is a very good chance that they will not detect any modification with the phone. Just tell them it happened on its own. If not, at worst they will ask you for money and you can refuse, so you get your phone back and you can continue waiting for the release.

Good luck!
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
this is not the thread for this issue. what ruu are you trying to flash?

your mainver is 1.27.531.2. i'm not sure if that's the latest ics build or not, but you might not be able to flash anything for a while.
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
its on a phone he bought with this issue on already from craigslist... no idea how the guy got it like that in the first place. Someone said emmc might be corrupt?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
better try reflashing the ruu, or get a higher x.xx.532.x ruu and flash.

Edit: also my pc died. Corrupted partitions :mad:
[HTC Sensation] lyoth:
I used RUU_Pyramid_TMOUS_1.50.531.1_Radio_10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01_M_release_223976_signed

which is the newest one for T-mobile USA phone, that is the one that gave me the TP Fail-Pu error.

I tried RUU_Pyramid_TMOUS_1.29.531.2_Radio_10.42.9007.00P_10.11.9007.15_M_release_193714_signed

it gave me an error something about having higher version.
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Guys I'm sorry.. can't work on anything until Thursday-Friday. My pc got really screwed up and I won't be able to fix it until then. Again, I'm sorry

Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
ouch not good mate, fingers crossed u can sort it and not loose too much!
[HTC Sensation] AngryB:
Buy a new cow.
[HTC Sensation] sidd6800:
Hi All i have bricked my sensation bcoz of wrong S-On can any one help me as this is fully bricked not at all powerig on and 236 USD to change motherboard and they are telling this is water damage bcoz they found paper color red. I am sure it is not water damage it is wrong s-on but for them it is water damage... can any u plz help bcoz I dont hav 236 USD
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
there is a short guide in in this thread for linux / sensation experts. A guide which is more for everyone and is more noob proof is coming soon so if your not that good with linux you'll have to wait for the guide to be completed.

If the water indicators are red then the mainboard has been in contact with water at some point...
[HTC Sensation] jon0032:
is the non-noob version of the guide still up? im interested in seeing if its out of my skills are enough
[HTC Sensation] zooster:
Will this method somehow help for the 1.27.0000 s-off?
[HTC Sensation] Hawke84:
Its in this thread somewhere, sorry im at work and havent got time to find it, it was posted by fuses i think... only a few steps but it has worked for a few..

no this is just for unbricking, there is a seperate project to work on S-off
[HTC Sensation] krps13:
Sorry if I asked ETA but I need to know when because I going to send my sensation to phone repair soon.
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
That post/instructions is extremely dangerous even for linux experts. Also its outdated. We do not recommend following it and we can't guarantee that it will not totally brick your phone. Also there are some so called "unbrick guides" on various forums which are a extremely misinterpreted copy of our work that will brick your phone. You have been warned.

Soon is the answer. We can't say a date yet, but it will come soon. Please do not ask for further info on that. Subscribe to the thread and it will get updated when the release is out.

Small notice: this thread is now mostly for announcements. Development is going on behind the scence. We are still working on the project

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] outrage_uk:
Im totally confused. Ive spent the last hour reading the thread but im still lost

:confused:

Ive bricked my Evo 3D GSM trying to S-ON (fastboot oem writesecureflag 3) with Revolutionary 1.49.1107 bootloader :(

I was sent to this thread because someone had apparently un-bricked their device using info from here.

Ive installed the (QHSUSB_DLOAD) drivers and the Qualcomm software (eMMC Software Download app), but now I am stuck? I can't find any firmware to download and it shows "No Ports Active".

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Hello. The evo 3d is on our future plans to be supported. If you'd like to be a beta tester, pm me

Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio
[HTC Sensation] outrage_uk:
Id like to say a big thank you to dexter93, MOVZX, Fuses, and everyone else who has put time and effort into development - especially after you were told to give up on post #14! Devs like you make XDA what it is :D :cool:

Evo 3D GSM (Shooter_U)

HBoot 1.49.1107 (Revolutionary) S-OFF

Bricked by "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3"

Successfully Un-Bricked using emmc_recover v2 (running on Ubuntu 11.10 x86) and signed HBoot from RUU :D

Thank you :)
[HTC Sensation] tuanchuoi01:
Congratulation :D It is so sweet !
[HTC Sensation] sidd6800:
I think I will wait till final version comes out..Thanks for help & info.

Y a seems like while cleaning that had contacted water ...lets see what happen
[HTC Sensation] :
Hey first of all thanks for your hard work mates :-) I don't want to ask for an ETA. I just want to know whether information("coming soon") u give are only for the unbricking project . Or is it for s-off tool as well? Will they come for same time?Because the tool is what ->I<- am really exspecting. U know I am insecure because the thread with Jupuonutbear is closed.

:thumbup:

Gesendet von meinem HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio via Tapatalk
[HTC Sensation] bluelove2:
Congradulation .

Could you please give us a guid how you did unbrick ?I have ubunto installed in my pc .
[HTC Sensation] pmbldc:
Thank you for the great job. I have succeeded un-bricking my phone
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
New poll option added as per request
[HTC Sensation] outrage_uk:
I would be happy to write a comprehensive newbie guide on how it's done, but I think the development team would rather wait untill their official release version... :confused:
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
And you do well outrage_UK. Appreciated

:)
[HTC Sensation] domestik:
As I understand, Juopunutbear is not unbricking QHSUSB_DLOAD tool, only for S-OFF purposes?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Correct. Juopunutbear is a exploit to s-off devices, not to unbrick them ;)
[HTC Sensation] timmert26:
if i used HTCdev tool, am i then rooted, because juopunutbear sais that my device is not rooted yet
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
No, you will only be unlocked, not rooted. To root your device flash this via CWM.
[HTC Sensation] timmert26:
i've tried al sorts of things now, but i cant get CWM on my phone. First it sais checking-> parsing en then nothing happens, tried several version of CWM still doesn't work, any solutions?
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
Try EXT4 Recovery - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1377759
[HTC Sensation] timmert26:
got CWM working, probably an old CWm backup that was still on my phone that made it fail. But now i get the: 2981 cannot locate '_ZNK7android6Parcel15setDataPositionEj error, concerning backup failure
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
What is it that you are trying to do? You first asked about root, then wanted to install CWM and now you seem to want to make or restore a backup. This thread is related to fixing of bricked devices so this has now become a hijack of the thread.
[HTC Sensation] timmert26:
trying to s-off with juonuputbear
[HTC Sensation] ClydeB1:
So why don't you ask your questions there, surely that's the best thread to get relevant answers from and from others who are doing the same thing?
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
this. do not post off-topic questions here, please.
[HTC Sensation] jassycliq:
So I'm in the same boat as you guys... Only difference is that my phone crapped out after I accidentally wiped my sdcard in AOKP.

So far I have been able to get into download mode (actually it did it by itself, I noticed that if I connected it, it would say that qcom drivers did not install) I also installed drivers, and I have gotten it to be read by qpst. But from here I have no idea -__-
[HTC Sensation] phantomsniper773:
This happened to me, as well as several others on the OpenSensation ROM. One of the other people had posted a while back that he went to the IRC channel and was told it couldn't be fixed because the partitions were not showing up like they usually would. Unfortunately it looks like the best solution is to contact HTC/T-Mobile for a replacement if you can. I replaced mine via T-Mo and they didn't say anything about it being S-Off/Rooted, and I received a PM today from one of the other people who said he got HTC to replace his within the warranty as well, but YMMV.
[HTC Sensation] nouch02:
Well I just read through op and other post silly question is hmm... Is this thread gonna bring dead boot sensation back to normal? and i kinda confusing when people talks about download mode and bootloader what different?:confused:
[HTC Sensation] Metalsteel:
If your confused just wait for official release..
[HTC Sensation] SkR@Bi:
THX ...i had 1.23.000 S-ON - now S-OFF 1.27.111
[HTC Sensation] fahadj2003:
ok when is the official release coming?

i need this asap..

yea, i ****ed up.. *evo3d*
[HTC Sensation] Sensation-al!:
Give me a break, THRY ARE UNBRICKING A PHONE!!!! It's a difficult thing, for one, and for another, its working with very touchy partitions on the phone, if this messed up, you could permanently brick it, so suck it up and quit complaining... They have also just changed the title to release coming next week, so maybe calm down a bit?? Thanks devs, you're doing amazing work, followed this thread closely since day one, even though I havent bricked my phone ;) *knocks on wood*

Sent from outer space 3000 years in the future (with my now extremely outdated, but still freaking awesome, HTC Sensation Z710e)
[HTC Sensation] T-Macgnolia:
+1 This kind of project is true development and deserves recognition, and respect.
[HTC Sensation] Jonny:
Give them a break. They are just making sure of things. Would you rather it was released when it was fully verified working and nice easy to follow tutorials or when it has bits missing and stuff like that, just wait and have patience and don't troll.

What every user on xda seems to forget is that we do this for free, as a hobby. Nobody pays devs to do this so just have a bit of respect for hard working devs
[HTC Sensation] KAwAtA:
I could care less when this gets released because I didn't somehow get my phone bricked!

So first of all, I'm not siding with anyone.

Second: It was a terrible idea to start teasing users with the "coming soon" I think I've seen this for almost ever now lol. We all hate when HTC/Samsung/etc manufacturers delay updates, and that exact thing is happening here. It's completely safe to assume everyone would be raging! It's great with what the team is trying to do and provide, but the teasing is killing those poor people who need it, broken phone = mad ppls! Can't completely blame the ragers either, however it's likely their fault in the first place for bricking it. Just my two cents :)

I hope this surprise is free money or hugs or something useful!