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[HTC Sensation] bombo_b:
Any news for devices with QHSUSB_DLOAD mode that werent bricked writing security flag?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Not supported unfortunately. And possibly will never be. Lots of technical issues there. Sorry :(
[HTC Sensation] bombo_b:
I have a working HTC sensation. Do you think I can dump my files with qpst and then flash it on my bricked one?

Tried to put the working phone on diag mode with *#*#DIAG#*#* but it didnt work(i m on CM9). Any help will be appreciated.
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
nope, nothing (afaik) that you can back-up via qpst will bring a bricked phone back to life.

that's not how you access the diag mode either. read the first page. everything is there.

edit: dex must've deleted earlier posts. here's the original post that describes how to get into the diag mode: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22762821&postcount=29
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Its a definite No. Qpst can't help and neither can DIAG mode. There is no point on trying to take backups with either. Only option is to JTAG
[HTC Sensation] wjcarpenter:
Tale of unexplained back-from-the-dead for an MT4GS: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27797058&postcount=18
[HTC Sensation] asad510:
everytime i try ./brickdetect.sh it always says device not detected ??? what shall i doo ;/
[HTC Sensation] bombo_b:
well its not of much help but thank you :(

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That also my problem. Did you disable automount and remove your phone battery?
[HTC Sensation] plocri:
guys I've a sensation xe with the qload problem...

it is a s-off device, with stock 3.32 rom with stock recovery...

does this method work ? can I try?
[HTC Sensation] plocri:
when I type ./brickdetect.sh it never recognizes my phone... I'm using live usb of ubuntu 12.04 and I have disabled automount... help please
[HTC Sensation] Lucky Thirteen:
I just stepped in to say Thank you!

This is a wonderful tool, it work for me flawlessly, I was having PITA but as soon as Ubuntu 10.04 was loaded it took me less then 10 minutes and my phone was alive again!

You guys totally rock! :good:

My best advises : RTFM !

Again, thank you for this awesome work you have done!

L13
[HTC Sensation] plocri:
hello can you tell me what did you do to make linux recognise the sensation?
[HTC Sensation] Lucky Thirteen:
You need Ubuntu version 10.04. It didn't work with higher version. Choose the 32 bit version.

You can download Ubuntu 10.04 32 bit here.

Also don't forget to disable automount in Ubuntu by doing this before trying anything.

Good luck my friend!

:)
[HTC Sensation] bombo_b:
Gonna try with that ubuntu version you suggested coz I 've tried it with 12.04 without success. will post the results.

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Too bad, not working for me. But other members should try anyway because my sensation wasnt bricked by attempting s-off.
[HTC Sensation] plocri:
I tried with ubuntu 12.04, 10.04, the one in the first post and others... but they still cannot recognize my device... with or without battery, in every usb port, with automount disabled...
[HTC Sensation] kgs1992:
A simple thing to understand is that you need to disable automoutnt at each step.

That's how it worked for me (on the 32bit Ubuntu 12.04 live cd).

Also, everytime you disable it, you need to disconnect & reconnect your device & execute the command before the device is mounted.

I'm not sure how well this will work for everyone, but this is exactly what solved the waiting for device & device not detected problems.

Also, unless your brick type is supported, this won't work for you. If you can't detect after disabling automount & removing unity, then it's likely that your brick type isn't supported or that you didn't remove the battery, SD Card & SIM.

Another word of caution: on the 32-bit version of the 12.04 live cd, I couldn't get root with a blank password.

When I tried su; I got a "Authentication failure" error.

The simple solution was to change the password. That worked perfectly. [The second time I tried unbricking, I needed to do "sudo su"; changing the password didn't help]

Hope this helps. :)
[HTC Sensation] tekken1972:
SBL1 erased

Does this method work if sbl1 is erased and what is the Linux box?
[HTC Sensation] ramzy101:
can you please make a video of this
[HTC Sensation] bombo_b:
Successfully repaired my HTC Sensation!

(this is for people who have knowledge in electronics. And I am not responsible for whatever you do to your phone.Do at your own risk)

I Had bought a sensation off ebay and it was dead bricked,not charging and anytime I would connect it to my pc it would ask for QHSUSB_DLOAD drivers.Ebay Seller said it just woke up one day in this state.

I tried the method proposed by this thread unsuccessfully. but now i got it fixed!!!

I realised the issue is the same as "XBOX360 RROD"

What you need:

_Torx srewdrivers(for taking the phone apart)

_Hot air gun

_Two hands

1- start by taking the phone apart(I am sure you can find a guide on youtube or ifixit for this) we only need the bottom part which is the main board.

2-you will need to remove the metal sheets that protect the qualcomm chips(and also the one that has the simcard and sd slots

3-now we proceed to what we call the reballing(see attached video)

*watch out!!! Make sure you start with a low temperature so you warm up the board and keep a circular motion everytime as shown in video

Then switch to a higher temperature!!!!!!FOCUS ON THE QUALCOMM CHIP BUT KEEP THE CIRCULAR MOTION!!!!!

DON'T EXCEED 2 MINUTES OR ELSE YOUR BOARD COULD MELT DOWN.

4-give it 30 minutes to 1 hour to cool down

5-put it back together and behold the resurrection!!!
[HTC Sensation] bombo_b:
Video inside zip file;)
[HTC Sensation] bombo_b:
Proof of success
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
seriously? WTF has reballing to do with that? Reballing would work if there was any damage to the soc connections, but thats nearly impossible to happen. This is plain rubbish and highly dangerous. Go find another thread to spam
[HTC Sensation] bombo_b:
sorry but its true

I am serious there.as i said, mine wasnt bricked tryna s-off,i bought it from ebay and seller said it just stopped working.

I live in Haiti and as you know not under warranty since i bought it as-is off ebay.

I dont mean to spam but I know a lot of users that just woke up with bricked sensation.

just wanted to share my experience sorry:(
[HTC Sensation] Jonny:
No this probably wont work for you, JTAG will though if you can find somone with a Riff box or similar.

Linux box means a computer with a linux distribution on it
[HTC Sensation] Snake_skw:
actually,this can happen with the phone aswell as with graphics card...if phone overheats too much the soc pin connections can loosen up and therefore phone can stop working...and this is the same procedure to get the old(overheating) gpu working,i did it myself on 3 gpu's and it worked flawlesly...if someone doesnt have warranty and wants to somehow try and repair his phone he might wanna try this as he doesnt have anything to lose...

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
the chances of connections loosening on the SOC are pretty low though, so its almost impossible to happen. If it does though, then it is a considered a hardware fault and its pretty much your last hope, before the bin. QHSUSB_DLOAD can mean dozens of things/errors, ranging from software to hardware issues. This thread is about software issues, that one is due to faulty hardware. RMA'ing is the best way to go though, than heating up your motherboard
[HTC Sensation] bogddy87:
hello guys

i just succed to make my sensation a brick :D..that's not funny :D

i tried Unbrick method but when i run from my ununtu ./brickdetect.sh it give me "the device is on ..sdf.. something with emmc_recover tool" what i make wrong? :(

please guys, help me :( :crying::crying::crying:
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
Your phone's hboot will be on sdf. Use the rest of this guide word for word.
[HTC Sensation] bogddy87:
but how can i pass over that "the device is on...." ? i don't know what is the next step. Please, don't be upset on me, i don't know what steps are and linux is not my daily OS.. :(

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you are a GOD. i have no words how can i thank you. my phone it have life again.:good::good::good:
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
Over 100 phones saved. Feels good, doesn't it, Dex? :)
[HTC Sensation] bogddy87:
But now i have another problem. i had it before to brick my phone. now my phone it's like new ( S-ON, Bootloader locked, everything is stock ), but i have wifi error and mac adress unavailable. that error have showed up when i made ICS update ( OTA ). And from June till now, it is present and i can't get wifi again up... is there any solution for that? i have tried everyting. Stock ROM's..GB..ICS..custom ROM's..s-on..s-off..with and without sim or card memory. i think i made everyting. Sensation s...'s on this part and like i'd seen here and there, i'm not a singular case :(:confused::crying::crying::crying:
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
that's strange. this is not the thread for your issue though. try creating a new one.
[HTC Sensation] bombo_b:
Sorry Dexter if I spammed your thread but as your post started with "HTC unbricking project" at first then finally became "UNBRICK",I thought it was ok to share my experience with other users since my sensation was in a bricked state.you almost make me feel sorry that I took my time to share with the community.

But as far as I can see my phone is working good without any issues. So before judging people you should think twice.

I mean no offense.
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
I am glad that your phone is operational again, but I have to say that you are extremely lucky. I didn't mean offence, I just wanted to state that the cases when reballing is needed are really special and certainly won't fix any type of brick, as some might think. See, most people following this thread looking to unbrick, are people that have no idea of what they did on their device. It is proven that there is always that one idiot who tries what he sees before he even reads what it does. I was trying to stress the fact that this is 1. Extremely dangerous 2. Rare situations need it and therefore try to stop any hurrying monkey from melting his motherboard. Thanks again for your contribution and sorry for the misunderstanding :)
[HTC Sensation] bombo_b:
he

Its all good tho.No offense taken then.:) now I understand why you reacted the way you did. keep up the good work! Been following this thread since

the title was something like: almost there,need testers!
[HTC Sensation] parmar.saab:
I've been told by Ganesh that my emmc has gone bad (upon a failed firmware update)...He said that I should brick my phone by flashing an incorrect S-on, and then send the device in to HTC for repairs. Dexter, can you confirm that this would work?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
dexter

he is having Fail-Pu and couple of other errors

for more reference

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28952560&postcount=5377

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28953999&postcount=5383
[HTC Sensation] aidicula:
Dexter

It worked! I needed to return my device back..so I S-ON'd and turned the phone into a brick! Nothing was working until I saw your thread. It did take me some time coz, but it worked!

Here are my findings:

- Doesn't work on VM! (I have an iMac)

- Be patient !!

This is what I did (on Windows 7 64 bit)

- Downloaded the LiveCD in the forum

- Downloaded the right version of the solution

- Boot on the Linux LiveCD

- Followed the sequence as mentioned in the forum

- I did get an error at the end saying it couldn't back up, which I ignored

- And then voila, charged the phone and RUU the ROM

Its back to life!

Thank you!!
[HTC Sensation] Hammi165:
Hey Dexter,

For some reason ubuntu 10.04 will not detect my device. I'm getting this error "Device can't be detected. Check connections" I followed all the instruction including disabling automoun, etc. Can you please tell me another way i can get my device to detect? Thank You
[HTC Sensation] kgs1992:
Unbricking video

Finally done! :D

dexter93, please add it to the OP if you deem it fit! :)

I believe it can be added to all the HTC Unbricking Project threads since the method is quite similar for all devices.

[YOUTUBE]db5f3If-2Jw[/YOUTUBE]

Available in HD!​

Please hit the thanks button if this helped. :)
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Are you using USB hubs / USB 3.0 ports? If so, then try again without them. Everything is pretty much listed in the Notes section..

If you still have issues though, try with a new USB cable
[HTC Sensation] Harbir:
help

hey man i have done everything 100% & now my phone is able to charge but the red light is blinking very slowly what should i do next .......but i am not able to go into my hboot please reply soon
[HTC Sensation] kent_lkc:
Guys, I need hboot for HTC IncS ... phone bricked yesterday.

Screen shows nothing, can't boot, no vibration when press power button.

Connecting phone to PC and windows prompt searching QHSUSB_DLOAD.
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Plug the phone in a wall charger and leave it over night. Then flash a RUU

Never tested this on the Inc S. I doubt it will work, but you are free to use the brickdetect script and report if anything comes up. If it doesn't, then it will not work
[HTC Sensation] Harbir:
thx for replaing could u please tell me how to flash a ruu as i am not able to get into the hboot i only get this

1st i charge for 1 hour the red light blink then it stops and a sensation logo pops up and get sutck for 10 min then screen goes black last ...... again all the same

i will try to charge it full night but i dont know how to flash ruu
[HTC Sensation] Harbir:
help

hey man i charge the phone the whole night an it does the same i think i have to flash ruu but i cant flash as it is stuck on splash screen but my is decited by giving a command like adb devices what should i do ........ please help man u are my only hope
[HTC Sensation] kgs1992:
If you can detect the device in adb, then use this command:

adb reboot bootloader

That should take you to the bootloader
[HTC Sensation] Harbir:
NO IT ONLY turns the screen black i have tried that anything else i think that the bootloader is not present in my device as i bricker it when i using superwipe on my phone any way i can flash bootloader
[HTC Sensation] Lucky Thirteen:
Hi Harbir,

Can you access recovery mode? I don't think your phone is bricked, if you fullwiped your phone and didn't install a Rom, then your phone is behaving accordingly. Did you start your own thread in the Q&A section? If not you should try there in first. Do describe the more accurately possible what you were doing and for what purpose. It will be easier for anyone to help you, this actual thread isn't really the good place at this moment.

:)

_______

Sent via my Sensation POWERED by ELEGANCIA
[HTC Sensation] Harbir:
no i cant access the recovery mode just the phone charges , is deceted by pc in adb devices , only shows {sensation } splash screed and nothing .Hey man my phone was bricked this all story is after doing the dexter stuff any suggestions
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
How about you start reading? You forgot one step. Flash a RUU
[HTC Sensation] kgs1992:
Post redundant.

Sorry.

EDIT: RUU Guide here: http://tinyurl.com/RUUGuide
[HTC Sensation] Harbir:
i dont know how to flash ruu on my device could u help me
[HTC Sensation] Lucky Thirteen:
Try some reading here and here.

Good reading! :)
[HTC Sensation] deepakmk:
My sensation got bricked while I was changing the firmware and i screwed up.

I'm not sure if my sensation can be fixed but I tried anyways. So i unloaded the package in the home. Then i opened the terminal then I typed the words, but it says device cant be detected, i did remove battery and stuff. Any help? Thanks

I did some reading and it says that it has to be in QUSB_DLOAD mode or something, so i saw a video on how to get my sensation to be in detected that way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pcxt6nKI10

So once it was in that mode, i removed everything and ocnnected it to my ubuntu but somehow it still doesnt get detected. And when i put in the battery and sd card and plug it to my windows, the device manager doesnt detect my phone again.
[HTC Sensation] cwk_and:
Hi,my sensation XE is recently bricked,

and i do not know the exact problem which caused my phone bricked.

I just trying to went into recovery mode from hboot to flash somethings,and the disaster came :(

I have a few question regarding this unbrick method:

1.Can i use the RUU found at the below website which is a exe.file?

Or i must use flashable "PG581IMG.zip" file??

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1661591

2.how to disable the automount in liveCD??
[HTC Sensation] zayarln:
I got no luck. it's showing Device can't be detected. Check connection.

Please someone help.

My kern.log as following....

zayarln-OptiPlex-GX270 kernel: [15142.428339] qcserial 1-3:1.0: device disconnected

Aug 22 21:48:20 zayarln-OptiPlex-GX270 kernel: [15166.320050] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 34 using ehci_hcd

Aug 22 21:48:20 zayarln-OptiPlex-GX270 kernel: [15166.456304] qcserial 1-3:1.0: Qualcomm USB modem converter detected

Aug 22 21:48:20 zayarln-OptiPlex-GX270 kernel: [15166.456448] usb 1-3: Qualcomm USB modem converter now attached to ttyUSB0

Aug 22 21:58:28 zayarln-OptiPlex-GX270 kernel: [15773.912078] usb 1-3: USB disconnect, device number 34

Aug 22 21:58:28 zayarln-OptiPlex-GX270 kernel: [15773.912299] qcserial ttyUSB0: Qualcomm USB modem converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0

Aug 22 21:58:28 zayarln-OptiPlex-GX270 kernel: [15773.912329] qcserial 1-3:1.0: device disconnected

Aug 22 21:58:40 zayarln-OptiPlex-GX270 kernel: [15785.832043] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 35 using ehci_hcd

Aug 22 21:58:40 zayarln-OptiPlex-GX270 kernel: [15785.968165] qcserial 1-3:1.0: Qualcomm USB modem converter detected

Aug 22 21:58:40 zayarln-OptiPlex-GX270 kernel: [15785.968309] usb 1-3: Qualcomm USB modem converter now attached to ttyUSB0

Thank you,

Zayar N.
[HTC Sensation] GrandMstrBud:
The one I have that is bricked has S-Off and was done with revolutionary and I don't have an RUU for it. I do have the official PG58IMG.zip for the device. Am I SOL before I attempt to setup a linux machine? My windows machine recognized is at QHSUSB_DLOAD when plugged in but the battery light does not come on and it does nothing. Windows will recognize it as a Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9808 on COM 26. I ran Ubuntu Live 12 on a laptop and it does not recognize the device when running the command. I keep getting device can't be detected. Since it's showing up in windows is there a way to unbrick it from there>
[HTC Sensation] GrandMstrBud:
How do you disable automount? Might be nice to have the instructions how to do that. I've got the recomended version installed on 2 different machines now and it won't recognize the phone but a windows PC does. I google how to do it but firefox keeps crashing whenever I click on something to find out how to do this.
[HTC Sensation] index_zero:
I need help!!!!

I brickedmy HTC Sensation couple days ago while set the S-off (I did it a lot time before...)

After reading a lot I found out the I am in the QHSUSB_DLOAD mode

I followed the procedure in the thread:

Ubuntu 12.04 in VM installed

downloaded all programs and...

...finished all steps succesful and it ends up with ...

Flash image file is pyr1.27.nb0

Device is /dev/sdb12

Press ENTER if everything is correct, CTRL+C if not

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

Foundit!

dd: writing `/dev/sdb12': Input/output error

487+0 records in

486+0 records out

995328 bytes (995 kB) copied, 20.8752 s, 47.7 kB/s

Return code is 256

FAILED!!

root@ubuntu:/home/thorsten#

What has struck me in the video you can see the contents of the folder, I got as always;

You do not have the permissions necessary to view the contents of "57f8f4bc-abf4-0000-675f-946fc0f9f25b".

However, I have root access and could even perform all the steps before successfully?

Are there any 'ne way, or have I the first brick for 7 years and 6 PDAs (all rerooted)?!

Thorsten

edit: the manual says "No USB 3.0" after I tried it again on latop

saw it already looks better:

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

Foundit!

511+1 records in

511+1 records out

1047808 bytes (1.0 MB) copied, 6.34816 s, 165 kB/s

Return code is 0

Backing up partition /dev/sdb12 to file hboot_f.nb0

Backup ok

Okay

root@ubuntu:/home/thorsten#

But rejoiced too soon ... I can not start bootloader me screen is still black :( I had already destroyed by my first action?

Any ideas????
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
Please attach hboot_f and b_hboot

Sent from deep under the sea
[HTC Sensation] index_zero:
Wow fast response, thanks....

It was not possible to copy the file hboot_f directly, so I packed it...

Thorsten
[HTC Sensation] GrandMstrBud:
I thought this thread was dead since no one replied to me in 2 days
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
The thread isnt "dead". We just cant be in here 24/7

regarding your issue, how did you brick? and whats the state of yoour device atm?

@cwk_and : define "bricked". do you have hboot access?

@zayarln: is your brick type one of the supported ones? What distro are you using?
[HTC Sensation] GrandMstrBud:
From what I remember it did have S-Off and he had virtuous inquisition on it. It's a co-workers I'm trying to fix. So right now it shows up on a windows PC as a QUSB_DLOAD but when I run the linux distro from the OP it does not recognize it at all. Not sure about how to disable automount if that makes a difference but when I was inside of linux googling it firefox kept crashing.
[HTC Sensation] zayarln:
Thank for reply. I got new replacement phone from my provider.
[HTC Sensation] Ghoststavanger:
problems with sd card after jtag'ing...

I just Gøteborg my riff box, and i suksessfully unbricked a HTC sensation xe. No soldering needed.

Everything, but one smoothing does not work. The sd card slot does not work. Is this a common problem after jtag with riffbox ? Or could I have damaged it when I had to remove the simcard tray and sd card slot ?
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
most possibly you damaged the connectors and/or the board
[HTC Sensation] ginepraio:
dexter , help me please!

I have bricked with a wrong flash of pgimg58.zip , i-m on s-off whit insert coin rom.

command brickdetect give me ,Searching for bricked device ...

Device can not be detected. Check connections. ,

I'm using ubuntu 12.04 with autounmont disabled by dconf editor.

on windows, the phone is not recognized by QHSUSB_DLOAD to get it to recognize I need to connect the pin to the sd card.

help me please!!

thanks

sorry for my english
[HTC Sensation] Jonny:
This wont unbrick your device is the script cant find your phone. My guess is that its not the hboot that is corrupt and this method only works with hboot and fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 bricks
[HTC Sensation] ginepraio:
really?? damn!!

thanks for the response
[HTC Sensation] dexter93:
what Johny said. Although sometimes it *might* work even on S-OFF firmware bricks, due to a malfunction. It has been reported a couple of times, but whats causing it is not and can't be identified. But if the detect script won't find it after disabling automount, then you are out of luck
[HTC Sensation] Hammerfest:
Whats the differences between (besides the common sense ones like CDMA vs GSM) the HTC devices and Samsung?

I have a Samsung Galaxy Note that throws the QHSUSB_DLOAD in device manager, the main difference is the device wont do anything else (no screen, no button response). My device only shows up as QHSUSB_DLOAD in the device manager, nothing else happens at all (buttons/screen/sd/sim/batt/charging), if that helps any...

You have my thanks either way (friend has a sensation, bookmarked, havent had to use yet).

Was just querying if there was any hope for non HTC devices. TYVM
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
This mode that we discovered might be unique to qualcomm based devices. Riff/jtag would still work for you though.