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Root phone is screwed
- Thread starter markbehr
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- htc sensation 4g
Go into the bootloader and tell me what you see
With phone powered off, hold volume down and power
Also what recovery are you using?
damon7620
Well-Known Member
What android version are you on? Try flashing the T-mobile version of this rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
damon7620
Well-Known Member
markbehr
Android Enthusiast
well after trying many different roms, i was actually able to install energyrom somehow. i have installed many other roms without any issues before. i had cm9 but didnt like having to charge my phone 3 times a day even when not using it much. so i decided to install another and had all kinds of trouble, untill i tried enerygrom. but anyway its working FOR NOW.
damon7620
Well-Known Member
Strange my phone is S-on and that rom flashes for me.
Well that might not be the issue, he probably hasn't supercided.
scotty85
Extreme Android User
if he is s-on,then the kernel is not being properly flashed. if he was on cm9,the kernels are not compatible.
damon7620 either properly flashed the kernel using other means,fastboot booted his recovery, ir was just lucky that the rom was compatible with his stock kernel.
markbehr,if you are going to flash roms using htcdev unlock vs being s-off,youll need to understand it has its limitations,if youre not allready aware of them. this link should help: http://androidforums.com/rezound-all-things-root/587430-s-want-flash-roms-read.html
holler if you have any questions on it
glad you are up and runing. we can help you understand how to flash roms,so they are not hit or miss,or you can go thru the procedure to turn your secure flag off,so you can superCID,and rom flashing will become much,much more enjoyable. Unlimited.IO the "wire trick" sounds a lil crazy,but its not terribly difficult and well worth the efforts to do.
scotty85
Extreme Android User
superCID doesnt really have anything to do with rom flashing in recovery,it just prevents you from installing other reginal firmware or full RUUs. as long as he is attempting to flash ICS roms,with some variation of ICS firmware(im on t mobile firmware at the moment) he should be able to flash roms. methinks its more of a kernel issue,assuming he did full wipes prior to his installs.
if he is htcdev unlocked,he cant change the firmware,wich is a big plus for becoming s-off
i personally get quite a kick out of flashing different carrier/reginonal RUUs. :smokingsomb: the sensation is a wonderful phone,and is much,much more fun when s-off and superCIDed. my 2 cents,anyway
scotty85
Extreme Android User
if that is the case,then you should be able to easily flsah any rom you want from a permantly installed recovery,so there might be something wrong with your downloads,or flashing procedure.
you shlould also be able to run any RUU that you wish in order to get back to a working device.
again,telling us the info on your hboot screen will give some clues.
There's your problem as to why you couldn't flash certain roms. You need to update your firmware.
And don't worry about the locked thing you're good on that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
Download 3.33 universal
Boot into bootloader with the pg58.img on your sd card and just accept the install. Once installed and you finish installing delete the firmware from your sd and you are done
No, but just be sure to check the md5 sum once you download, you definitely don't want to flash a bad download for firmware
scotty85
Extreme Android User
1.23 is an early ICS hboot,it may be giving you issues with some ICS roms.
it may,or may not. it would be a good idea to track down your current firmware prior to changing,unless you are prepaired to abandon this rom if you do have prollems.
do you know your phones original build number? failing that,what part of the world are you in,and was the phone branded or unbranded? if branded,to who?
it would also be to your advantage to superCID,if youre not.
do you have adb/fastboot set up? if not,i can get you a download and some more specific directions.
if you do,open a cmd window,place the phone in fastboot(not hboot),plug in,and
fastboot devices
if you get youre serial number back,then:
fastboot getvar cid
or
fastboot getvar all
if it returns 11111111 then you are superCIDed. if it returns somethign else,make note of that(incase you need to restore it later) and enter:
fastboot oem writecid 11111111
now youre super CIDed. enter the getvar cid command again to double check it changed
markbehr
Android Enthusiast
wow im confused lol. im not sure about superCID, or adb/fastboot. i cant remember my fireware and i cant find it anywhere. i did install the latest update at the time earlier in the year. i now have a headache lol. ohh im in baltimore (go O's) lol and it has a tmobile brand.