[guide] tmous 1.45.531 + cwm + root

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THE HOW TO GUIDE

This guide will show you how to go from whatever you are on to the TMOUS 1.45.531.1 + ClockWorks Custom Recovery + Root

The intention of this guide is to create a NOOBPROOF guide so any assistance or guidance in creating such a guide is welcomed

ASSUMPTIONS

This guide is under the assumption that:
1. You have S-Off
2. You have Clockworks 4.0.1.4 (The one with the BLUE writing)
3. You are rooted
4. You have a T-Mobile-branded Sensation
If you don’t have any of the assumptions above, Go to this post and run steps 1 through 3

CHANGES

The T-Mobile OTA v1.45.531.1 changes from T-Mobile

The radio attached with this OTA is 10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01 which is the same version as the 1.45.401.2 OTA/RUU in our European counterparts. Link to radio only is here Read how to flash radio here

The Radio-Interface-Layer or RIL found on this version is HTC-RIL 2.2.0169HMQ which is what is known to compatible with 2.3.4 ROMs and found with the 1.45.401.2 OTA/RUU update in our European counterparts.

DISCLAIMER

ALL TOOLS, DOWNLOADS, LINKS AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT ANY WARRANT – EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING AS TO THEIR LEGAL EFFECT AND COMPLETENESS.
They are for guidance and should be modified to meet your needs. Use at your own risk.
In most, if not all, cases; these actions void warranty.

PROCEDURES

1. NANDROID BACKUP!! I cannot stress how important it is to backup. Enter CWM and backup! Problems remembering how to start CWR Check out the subsection marked “To Start Clockwork Recovery” of this post
2. Get the RUU_Pyramid_TMOUS_1.29.531.2_Radio_10.42.9007.00P_ 10.11.9007.15_M_release_193714_signed from the Shipped Pyramid ROM Collection. Link to post is here
3. Flash the above file to your phone. Needless to say – THIS WILL WIPE YOUR DEVICE AND PLACE YOU BACK TO STOCK 1.29. PLEASE NOTE! This will NOT remove S-OFF !!
4. On your phone, Go to Settings -> About Phone -> HTC Updates, and press the check now button. It should prompt you to download the 1.45 Update. Download and install the update.
5. Once you have downloaded and installed the update, it’s time to install Clockworks Recovery. Carefully follow the instructions in Step 2 here
6. Once Clockworks Recovery installed and working, just continue with Step 3 in above post or here to get rooted.
7. Once rooted, re-run Revolutionary! Check Step 1 in the above post or here The reason for rerunning Revolutionary is that the OTA update changes the HBOOT so you don’t have all fastboot commands like fastboot flash. This may be necessary when it comes to assistance with other ROMs.
8. NANDROID BACKUP!! – That way you don’t have to do this twice!
9. Press Thanks at the bottom of the post if this has helped you in any way.

NOTES

Revolutionary still works!
Fr3vo Exploit for temp root does NOT work after OTA update!
The biggest SHOUT OUT and THANK YOU to nxt! Without your work, I’d be doing all the research myself lol.
Go to his thread and thank him as well

Reserved for whatever use it may hold

I'm at step 4. The system isn't prompting me to download it, but I already have the .zip on my sdcard from when T-Mobile did prompt me earlier. I can see it, even extract the folders using ES File Explorer but I don't know how to actually launch the installation of this update. I tried rebooting into recovery, thinking I could install it from zip, but I get to the main screen, then I select backup and recovery and it doesn't let me access that. I'm still S-off. Any ideas?

Thank you,

Tim

Figured it out. I was able to get into stock recovery using the up arrow and pwr button. I did have to move the OTA zip file to the root of my sdcard, because for some reason the Download folder wasn't displayed. Currently the update is installing and then I'll rerun the Revolution to get perm root again.

Thank you,

Tim

did you rename the zip i have the same problem?

Originally Posted by amorek13

did you rename the zip i have the same problem?

No, I didn't rename it, I only moved it to the root of the sdcard, because the Downloads directory wasn't visible for some reason in stock recovery. Once I did that I could see the file and launched it. It updated, I then ran the revolutionary tool to install the Clockworks recovery, and then ran the file that gives the perm root again.

Seems to be working fine, although I haven't seen any incredible advantages to it so far. Perhaps I'll notice the differences after using it for a time.

Thank you,

Tim