yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] Sup3rSn4k3:
X_X! weird.. and you have tried in other pc? have you a usb hub? cuz is not recommended to use it when mods you phone. Try to connect your phone always in the integrated USB ports (I/O back panel in desktops, directly usb ports in laptops), and try in other pc.

Cheers! :D
[HTC Sensation] IMPEREAL:
Yeah I am directly hooked up. No hubs. I have bot tried my other computer cuz it never works for this stuff. The one I'm using is the one I rooted my last 3 phones with including the sensation before my warranty exchange.
[HTC Sensation] vertes:
wow, it's working.

But my 16Gb MicroSDHC card died during the process :(

But ControlBear made an sdcard.img file. Is it possible to restore my lost data somehow?

Sensation XE, ICS, HBOOT 1.29.0000
[HTC Sensation] PhantasmRezound:
It will say Locked. Only the HTC Dev process will affect the actual value in memory that gives rise to the flags' messages.

Run an .exe version of a RUU to get everything stock easy. Run a couple fastboot commands to do S-on.

Like nothing ever happened to it.

I wish to know if this method could be ported to the Rezound, there are some temp root methods available for our stock GB firmware and this would be handy.
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Keep your phone in bootloader.. Connect it to pc

Open the controlbear folder

And open command window there ( hold shift + right click then click on the white space and click on " open command prompt here ")

Then type " controlbear -f" without quotes that's all

You will be reverted to normal

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[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Well if hyuh and fuses could release a version of soff with just temp root.. Then you can use this method.. Ask in #Juopunutbear channel in irc

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[HTC Sensation] cicc74:
I can't get SOFF when i run ControlBear.exe I got different message. do i need to wipe my sdcard!!!:(

Ofcause i been run temp_root.bat before.

Thanks for any helps
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
this implies no temp root ..i..e temp root didnt work properly

first make sure device is connected properly (read the OP again)

no htc sync and if you have adb/fastboot setup already you need to copy the scripts ..

if you read the OP and requirements properly..you wont have connection issues
[HTC Sensation] cicc74:
I got driver V 3.0.0.018 is this problem
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
no that is not the problem..

something is messing up the connections

ok try this

get this https://www.dropbox.com/s/73ftpx8fcu5jbn1/axe-murder.zip

extract the zip ..and run it from any where (double click it ) only once (i.e. 1 time for 1 pc reboot)

just before running temproot again

then follow the complete process and see
[HTC Sensation] cicc74:
Does the pc have to restart????? because it has't and can i find you on IRC HELP CHANNEL!!!:(
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
no pc restart is not required ..im saying in case if you did pc restart ..then you need to run once more

and im in IRC help channel :eek: ..there my name is ganesh007
[HTC Sensation] cicc74:
this what a got:
[HTC Sensation] SanityPreservation:
I was running this tool:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1668276

Some advice please !

After running ControlBear and all that, it says it has been succesful and so on, after reboot it boots normally, the homescreen wallpaper shows for a couple of seconds then homescreen turns all black, only the notification bar is visible and the 4 menu buttons light up. Then nothing. If I reboot then the same happens.

If I rerun ControlBear it says I am already S-OFF.

What to do ?

Update: I just continued with the tool and run the rooting procedure, all is good now ... I hope.
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
man read the steps again...you need to remove temp root now !!!!!

EDIT: step 9 to be more precise
[HTC Sensation] SanityPreservation:
Is this also true for the

"EDIT2:

NEW

ONE CLICK ROOT TOOL" ?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
yeah ..one click root..but you need to have unlocked bootloader or SOFF

also did you removed the temp root properly ?
[HTC Sensation] SanityPreservation:
I used the one click root tool, it then told me to proceed to do s-off with Juopunutbear. Which I did.

(it was after this I got the odd screen)

I then continued with the one click root tool and rooted with it.

After that the phone booted normally and all looks ok.

No, I did not remove temp root.
[HTC Sensation] cicc74:
i was doing the wire trick and my phone went off and i can't swich on can someone help
[HTC Sensation] M..N:
Have you tried manually turning it on?
[HTC Sensation] :
Thank you!!!!!

I was rooted until I decided to update my phone via OTA, then I was stuck with S-off and locked bootloader. I tried many ways but couldn't root it, then I found this topic and boom, I'm rooted!!!

now I have root but I can't install a custom recovery (The bootloader is still locked). Do I have to get it unlocked?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Chk this post to flash Juopunutbear hboot

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26453864

After flashing the hboot to go back to bootloader type

fastboot reboot-bootloader

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[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Did the phone got switch off after the wire trick?

Then pull battery and on the phone again

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[HTC Sensation] cicc74:
yes, i did take off the battery but nothing happend even when i plug in to charge the light red or green doesn't work.
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Ok.. So the phone got switch off.. During wire trick but not after wire trick right?

Remove battery, sdcard, and the sim.. And just charge the phone via usb cable (power outlet). Leave it for few hours

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[HTC Sensation] T-Macgnolia:
It sounds like you and the OP of this thread have the same issue. If you read their fist post after sometime the device did come back to life. So do as ganeshp says and let it charge for a while, you will probably have to remove temp root when it does show signs of life again.

At ganeshp, I read one of your post in response to someone with the same problem. Then it dawned on me that temp root must be the problem for the OP of the thread I linked. Going back to smash the thanks button man.
[HTC Sensation] randy954:
i already have my boot loader unlocked from htcdev so i followed the steps to root it but no luck. So after i moved the files from the root sensation folder to the temp root folder, i double clicked the root bat file and heres what the cmd looks like

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

DON'T TOUCH THE DEVICE OR UNPLUG WHILE ROOTING!

PUSH FILES

2497 KB/s (837916 bytes in 0.327s)

1399 KB/s (22364 bytes in 0.015s)

2779 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.296s)

REBOOT

error: protocol fault (no status)

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon

AGAIN REBOOT

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

AGAIN!?

adb server is out of date. killing...

any ideas?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
adb didnt detect the device properly ..check the troubleshoot 1 for fixing this in the OP
[HTC Sensation] randy954:
ya i tried that already and nothing. maybe im not following the instructions right. Can you or someone else break it down for me please.. This is what ive done so far.

went to htcdev got the unlock code

unlocked bootloader

so what should i download and do next? please the less confusing the better :)
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
the easiest root method is mine ..also it is less confusing

run the tool again...with the cautions mentioned in troubleshoot 1

make sure that this error "error: cannot connect to daemon" doesnt come in the output..

if this didnt came ..then you are properly rooted...then go with JB SOFF process
[HTC Sensation] cicc74:
my telephone came to live a just left all night charge and when I pull the battery back whent on very happy, now the question is How many times do i have to make contact when i'm doing the wire trick because I 'm quit confiused:confused:

if I do like this my phone get stack (Create contact for 0.5 Seconds > Release for 1.75 Seconds > Create contact for 0.5 Seconds > Release connection completely), but if i do only once it works but no SOFF
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
first of all charge your phone to 100% completely ..you dont want to have an heart attack again ..thinking that you bricked the device ..do you ?

now regarding wire trick..yeah do it the way you've mentioned

and wire trick requires proper timing..so it might not work first time..you might have to do the wire trick multiple times ..until you get the proper timing

for troubleshoot regarding the wire trick

click the TROUBLESHOOT PAGE i've linked in the OP

and check this section

"Problems after the wire trick phase"
[HTC Sensation] kgs1992:
Wrong post, sorry.
[HTC Sensation] randy954:
ok well i fixed that problem it seems but now i have new ones and still no root :(

heres the cmd

* server not running *

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

DON'T TOUCH THE DEVICE OR UNPLUG WHILE ROOTING!

PUSH FILES

1808 KB/s (837916 bytes in 0.452s)

1399 KB/s (22364 bytes in 0.015s)

2295 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.358s)

REBOOT

cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied

AGAIN REBOOT

AGAIN!?

mount: Operation not permitted

mount: Operation not permitted

NOT FAILED YET ...ITS RUNNING GOOD THEN

cannot create /system/xbin/busybox: read-only file system

Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or direct

/system/xbin/busybox: not found

busybox: permission denied

busybox: permission denied

Unable to chmod /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory

Unable to chmod /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory

Unable to chmod /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or d

rm failed for /data/local.prop, No such file or directory

EVERYTHING DONE..ROOT SUCCESS...ONE FINAL REBOOT NOW

but i checked and still no root
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
The error says that you have gb (gingerbread) rom... So it seems root won't work for you... It's only for 1.2x hboots with ics rom

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[HTC Sensation] randy954:
ohh ok. Well i just went into my phone settings and checked for an update and it said ice cream sandwich is available so im going to go ahead and download it and try the root agian. Is there anything i should do after the update before attempting the root?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
nothing you have unlocked bootloader right ? ok so then everything is fine ..also remember OTA update wont install..if you have a rooted ROM and custom recovery and i believe you are complete stock now ..so everything would be fine

PS: on the other hand you can do something..hit the THANKS button hard ...after you got a successful ROOT :p :D
[HTC Sensation] randy954:
ok bro will do. btw i dont think i have a custom rom or recovery since all i did was go through the htcdev process. I just tried it but it just stayed on the htc startup screen for a long time so im gonna start it over since it didnt wanna go through the first time. Ill let you know how it goes.
[HTC Sensation] randy954:
WELL FML. nothing seems to be going right for me with this phone. I cant even get the ota ICS to install. I downloaded the 319mb file with no issues then it asks if i wanna install it and then i say yes and then it reboots the phone and stays in the white HTC screen ive waited like 15 min so far and nothing. How long should i wait for it to finish?
[HTC Sensation] shikabalidis:
h e l p meeeeeeeeeee

hey i gave up with the wire trick and desided to restore my phone.when i type controlbear -f at the command prompt it returns "controlbear -f:uknown option"

why is this happening?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Try re locking the bootloader and then try the OTA update.. The only thing that might hinder the update might be that

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[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Either you are typing the command wrongly or at the wrong folder

Anyways try these also

ControlBear -f

controlbear.exe -f

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[HTC Sensation] Rvl7:
HTC sensation (non XE)

i want to S-OFF and root.

in One Click Root Tool step is also S-OFF?

because i dont see step to s off
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
That is old one.

I added the new tool in the OP and yes you either require SOFF or unlocked bootloader to work

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[HTC Sensation] Rvl7:
you mean this ?

if i use that tool i must to unlock bootloader via HTC dev...

i want to S-Off and root without unlock bootloader dev via HTC dev.
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
im talking about the ROOT tool

i mean this

also for the root tool to work ..you need to either have SOFF..via no htc-dev way

or

you can just do HTC-DEV unlock and can use the above ROOT tool
[HTC Sensation] Freddy66:
adb problem

Hi,

thanks a lot for this. I just want to ask if you can help me with the following problem. Seems to be for me adb is only working in c:\adb folder. controlbear will create a folder \tmp and start adb from there. I do not know why, but this will not work on my system.

adb can not start the deamon, all next steps will fail. It is a Windows 7 32 bit system.

Thanks

Edit: Solved! I used another PC (same Windows Version), everything working now.

Thanks!
[HTC Sensation] Nemesco:
Thnx for this tool!

It was very easy to use, did the wire trick in 2 times :D.

Now I can make my wife's phone better than default.
[HTC Sensation] cicc74:
Is now three days that i'm doing this wire trick with not success SOFF can someone help me out as soon i do the connect my divase start!! is that normal. What am I doing wrong

have been looking this video to see if i was doing it write http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=eXWIjewVAac
[HTC Sensation] duvy:
Need some help

Dear ganeshp,i would need some help, S-offing my Sensation.

I've stucked between step 8 and step 9.

I managed to do the wire trick, and with the ControlBear, i could do the whole process, at the end, i pressed "Y" to install Juopunutbear hboot, after that i got into the recovery menu, pressed reboot, but after that my device constantly rebbots itself and i cannot run the temp_root_remove.

Can i get some help, what to do, i'm totaly new with android, and now my phone wont work.

Maybe i did something wrong, while i installed that hboot version, if so, can i revert it?

In Boot loader it says:

PYRAMID PVT ENG S-OFF RL

HBOOT-1.17.2008 (PG5813000)

RADIO-11.22.3504.07_M

eMCC-boot

May 13 2011,21:04:03

Bofore that i had Android 4, with hboot 1.27

And is there any way to save somehow my contacts from the phone now?
[HTC Sensation] neckgoes:
Thanks ganeshp! I followed your guide on

Sensation XE HBOOT 1.29 S-ON ICS

I suggest not to use adm on the zip temproot-sensation-windows.zip (it given me problems, maybe a old release adb) download new one from android sdk.

I runned controlbear.exe twice even if wire trick was ok, the second it given to me S-OFF.

I imagine there was a sincronize problem since every boot my sensation ICS does Android Apps Upgrade??

ganesp have you experienced a simiral issue?

Thanks again!!!
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
You installed the jb hboot of gingerbread.. That's why you are having bootloops

You need to have hboot of 1.27.1111 which is of ICS one

Get the pyramid ics one from this link

http://unlimited.io/hboot-downloads/

Then flash the hboot by following the steps given in the same link(fastboot comands) (you need to type those commands with phone connected in fastboot)

Then after those commands are over

You need to get back to bootloader

To do that.. You need to type this

fastboot reboot-bootloader

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[HTC Sensation] nasir0531:
plz help me

plz help me how to do this i have same problem i cant understand...

i my htc amaze 4g is stuck on joupunutBear what i do ?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Check the troubleshoot 3 solution in the opening post of this thread again

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[HTC Sensation] cris21ro:
Cannot find a seat problem :(

Hello .. I managed to screw up while wirering, i thought the phone was rebooting so i disconnected it. Tried to put it back then i was just getting Please wait message for a long time. Rebooted again and got :

C:\ControlBearRelease_pyramid_ICS_WIN_NOHTCDEV>controlbear.exe

======== ControlBear 0.5 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========

Old beer detected...... Please wait......

Critical failure.... Cannot find a seat!!

Press ENTER to exit.....

Tried to recover , but it's not working :((( :

C:\ControlBearRelease_pyramid_ICS_WIN_NOHTCDEV>controlbear.exe

======== ControlBear 0.5 beta for JuopunutBear S-OFF ==========

Old beer detected...... Please wait......

Critical failure.... Cannot find a seat!!

Press ENTER to exit.....

C:\ControlBearRelease_pyramid_ICS_WIN_NOHTCDEV>controlbear.exe -f

controlbear.exe: -f: unknown option

I get unknown option on -f ...

Do you guys have any idea how can i do it to run this succesfully again ..

Went back to temp root temove, started my phone at least but if i go back to temp root and try the controlbar, i get this message again :(
[HTC Sensation] chocohagelslagje:
Thanks for this guide! I read for about 2 days about rooting, s-off and almost didn't do it but I cannot be happy with my phone totally locked so just used this method without htc dev unlock and the wire just worked in 1 time, I was really amazed and so happy it worked. This was really the most strange and actually funny rooting I have ever done! So now on to choosing the first rom to flash!:D
[HTC Sensation] cris21ro:
Critical failure ..Cannot find seat !

Ok .. after hours of research i noticed that both controlbear.exe -r , and -f only work if i run the controlbear.exe file from the '''controlbear_release pyramide ics_win ''' archive ! If you try these commands from the archive that is made for nohtcdev ( i used temp root method to still keep the warrantly ) , these 2 commands will not work !

Anyway .. even when i did the -f or -r command , everything goes fine but when i try to rerun the simple controlbear.exe I still get the same message :

Critical failure.... Cannot find a seat!!

Press ENTER to exit.....

So my q. is now ... .. is the htcdev unlocking the only solution i have left ? ? Is it impossible to wipe out the controlbear totally without unlocking the device and then running it again ??? this is what i keep trying to do .... :(
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Please avoid double posting.. I'm subscribed to both the SOFF threads..So I can see your questions.. And please wait for the answer.. Either me or someone else will surely answer it

(i cant answer immediately as I'm sleeping when you posted its 3:50 AM)

Anyways I answered it in the other post..

And no more double posts ok ;) :D

Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves
[HTC Sensation] hardik_:
hi ganeshp,

my sensation xe is not start properlly. when i start the phone, its display "htc" on the white screen n after that black screen dislay for long time....

its all because of i upgrade the hboot 1.18 to 1.27 to install ics.

INFOversion: 0.5

INFOversion-bootloader: 1.27.0000

INFOversion-baseband: N/A

INFOversion-cpld: None

INFOversion-microp: None

INFOversion-main: 3.32.862.113

INFOproduct: pyramid

INFOplatform: HBOOT-8260

INFOmodelid: PG58*****

INFOcidnum: 11111111

INFObattery-status: good

INFObattery-voltage: 3715mV

INFOpartition-layout: Generic

INFOsecurity: on

INFObuild-mode: SHIP

INFOboot-mode: FASTBOOT

INFOcommitno-bootloader: 617f0a98

INFOhbootpreupdate: 11

INFOgencheckpt: 0

is that because of S-on?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
What rom are you having now ics? Or gb? Are you booting up or stuck?

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[HTC Sensation] stranger4world:
JuopunutBear loop

Hi, I hope somebody will be able to help me.

I tried wire method but it stopped at the moment. So, I unplugged My Sensation. My fault was, I formatted after that the SD card. So I’m stocked now on JuopunutBear. I tried to use fastboot to reflash boot and recovery and it is not accepting like phone is locked. I tried to do “controlbear.exe –f” so it is going thru step 1 and step 2, then rebooted and I’m stocked again on JuopunutBear.

Is there any chance to fix my phone???

Thanks for any help.
[HTC Sensation] hardik_:
i have stock GB. 1.73.862.3
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
That's the reason you are not booting.. You have ics firmware.. Which is not compatible.. With gb rom

You need to flash ics rom (custom rom)

Just search for "flashing ROMs with SON thread" in this general section.. And follow that to flash custom recovery then custom rom... You will come out fine :)

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[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Run controlbear again.. Until the end.. Until it says soff failed (ie after wire trick)

Then try the troubleshoot again :)

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[HTC Sensation] DeniCevap:
Does this actually work without voiding the warranty?

I asked HTC yesterday and they said anything that you do to the OS will void it because you tamper with HTC Sense.
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
well whatever you do here ..is completely reversible and HTC ppl cant find a trace of it .once you are back to normal ..so that's how warranty is preserved
[HTC Sensation] DeniCevap:
Thank you for clarifying that.

So this basically gives a reversable/untraceable root. What about programs like adblock etc, that changes host file. Does a factory reset change those files to normal too?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
well i assume you are talking about going back to normal after SOFF ..tthe process involves ..complete wipe of data internally except sdcard ...so that everything goes back to stock
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
YOU need to change the SDCARD and try again ..the SDCARD is the one preventing you from running controlbear again

EDIT: also any of these might be the problem for critical error failure

(by hyuh --the juopunutbear dev team)

<hyuh>1. You tried to run controlbear from the zip file without extracting it

<hyuh>2. You don't have the require permissions where you extracted it

<hyuh>3. You are out of disk space on your PC.

Also your observations are only partially true

with NO_HTCDEV archive controlbear -r works but not controlbear -f (thanks for finding this :D)
[HTC Sensation] stranger4world:
JuopunutBear loop

Thanks for help. The problem was another. It seems that I made S-Off from the first try but I did't cgange (CID), that why I could'nt flash anything.

After ghanging (CID) I could flash recovery and new ROM :)

---------- Post added at 01:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:42 PM ----------

Thanks for help. The problem was another. It seems that I made S-Off from the first try but I did't cgange (CID), that why I could'nt flash anything.

After ghanging (CID) I could flash recovery and new ROM :)
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
lol you should have verified it first hand..

anyways congrats :D
[HTC Sensation] ridder215215:
I love you, no homo.
[HTC Sensation] hardik_:
ganesh, is it possible to downgrade hboot 1.27.0000 to 1.18.0000?
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
thats not possible while you are S-ON (even running RUU wont do )

you need to S-OFF to downgrade first

first get four phone booting

then you can think of downgrading

oi..you said you upgraded firmware to install ICS ..then why do you want to downgrade :confused:

anyways follow this guide

you will come out fine :)
[HTC Sensation] ramzy101:
Would the wire trick work with a paper clip or do u need the wires and if so tell me where to get them from
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
paper clip can do ..but get that insulated ..except the edges ..also a copper insulated wire would do too :D

use this video as reference for wire trick and what wire to use