[HTC Sensation] omar207:
Bricked Sensation 4g?? Help please.

I seem to be at a dead end with a bricked Sensation 4g. First of all I want to point out that I have been researching & trying to fix this problem for 4 days, so please save the unhelpful "go research it" posts. I cannot go any farther alone (despite the fact that I pretty much haven't gotten anywhere at all anyhow!)

I bricked it trying to return S-on. After finding this [Unbrick] thread I tried to meet the "Prerequisites" as follows:

-I downloaded & installed "a linux box/live cd" from the link in Post #2 on this thread.

-I have no previous experience with Linux. Although I researched the issue for many hours resultsover the last few days, I could not find a successful method that ensured the "automount disabled." When I google-searched how to do that I found that I need to first install "dconf-editor." [Would have been nice were that step included in the instructions here.] When attempting to install dconf [Terminal > sudo apt-get install dconf-tools] I get the following message:

"Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

E: Couldn't find package dconf-tools"

So I searched the web [for hours] trying to find a download of "dconf-tools"... Very long-story-short: I could not find a copy that would work with this version of Ubuntu. Moving on...

I also could not figure out how to remove "unity" (nor could I figure out if Unity is even in this version of Ubuntu that I downloaded from Post #2!), once again, all despite the fact that I researched the issue/procedures for several hours. Short version: I google-searched how to remove unity. Found several promising pages with various Terminal commands to accomplish this task, as well as suggestions how to remove unity via other methods. One notable method instructed I could remove "unity" by command [Terminal > sudo apt-get purge unity] which got me the following response:

"Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

E: Couldn't find package unity"

None of the various methods to remove unity worked for me. Moving on...

-I downloaded "the appropriate package for the device" [32-bit version] from Post #2.

-I downloaded "the latest RUU for [my] device" -- or at least got the one that matched the stock/branded [3.2.4] ROM that I was running before all this trouble began

-My Sensation 4g is "a device bricked by writing security flag 3 with an unsigned hboot"

-I'm using a working "usb cable"

-I had no "basic linux experience" prior to finding this thread 3 days ago when I first downloaded Ubuntu from Post #2

-I have had "patience" dealing with and researching this issue for the last 3 days, but I am running low on it at this point.

I followed the instructed procedures in Post #2 and got the results that follow:

1. I "Boot the linux box and download the appropriate package for the device."

2. I "Extract the package in the home directory"

3. I "Open up a terminal"

4. I "Remove SIM, microSD card and battery and connect the device using the USB cable...proced[ing] without battery

5. I attempt to "Detect the device using the script provided" and come to a dead end because the device cannot be detected.

Ultimately my guess is that my issues are caused by the fact that I could not find a way to ensure that "Automount" is disabled, nor could I find a way to "remove unity". Step by step instructions would be greatly appreciated.