Can't Apply ICS OTA update

[funkbro2]

I never rooted my phone, it was done halfway there in procedure (never installed a custom ROM)

I had installed bootloader (4ext) and S-off

As of now on the phone I had a rom backup using 4ext for January (back when I was trying to root)

I waited long and hard for the OTA ICS update, which now I realize is out for Bell.

I tried to apply the update, phone reboots and 4ext tries to perform the update and I get a path error SDCARD\download\ (update file name)

Alternatively I tried booting up 4EXT and using "update from zip", with the OTA update file, and that applies and reboots to a stuck HTC white screen.

I just want to get this OTA update installed, thanks for advice!!!

PS: I don't think a factory reset is possible, I don't know where the factory reset data is stored or if its gone

 

[matt95]

I never rooted my phone, it was done halfway there in procedure (never installed a custom ROM)

I had installed bootloader (4ext) and S-off

As of now on the phone I had a rom backup using 4ext for January (back when I was trying to root)

I waited long and hard for the OTA ICS update, which now I realize is out for Bell.

I tried to apply the update, phone reboots and 4ext tries to perform the update and I get a path error SDCARD\download\ (update file name)

Alternatively I tried booting up 4EXT and using "update from zip", with the OTA update file, and that applies and reboots to a stuck HTC white screen.

I just want to get this OTA update installed, thanks for advice!!!

PS: I don't think a factory reset is possible, I don't know where the factory reset data is stored or if its gone

man, mustn't update with official ota updates when you are rooted or s-off!

 

[funkbro2]

How can I s-on?

 

[ganeshp]

How can I s-on?

Dude for ota soff is fine... Just flash the stock recovery And make sure cid is unchanged.. Then apply the OTA again

(just get the stock recovery.img from any gb RUU and flash it via fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img)

That's all... Dont lose soff... SOFF is fine For ota

Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

 

[banderz777]

How can I s-on?

you can be S=OFF but you must have stock recovery installed not 4ext and with the rooted part you will loose when you update, so just flash the stock recovery back on your phone and you are set to update.

 

[Paten]

What may work for you is to try to install the stock Gingerbread RUU for your phone first. Since you can't boot into GB, you may have to extract the rom.zip file from the RUU, rename it to PG58IMG.zip and place it in the root folder of your sdcard. Then restart your phone into the Bootloader and Gingerbread should reload. You do not need to be S-ON. If that is successful, your bootloader and recovery will be back to stock and you should still be S-OFF. The OTA should work at that point.

 

[funkbro2]

Now why would I need to reflash to a previous rom, if I never rooted?

My phone boots when I reverted to the Jan 5 rom backup (which is still phone original rom)

I can definitely try installing original gingerbread rom and then apply the OTA update as suggested

 

[Paten]

Now why would I need to reflash to a previous rom, if I never rooted?

My phone boots when I reverted to the Jan 5 rom backup (which is still phone original rom)

I can definitely try installing original gingerbread rom and then apply the OTA update as suggested

Didn't know you were able to recover from a backup. Thought you were stuck on the white HTC screen. In that case, go ahead and try to fall back to a stock recovery, then try to do the OTA.

 

[funkbro2]

OTA still fails for same reason

After downloading OTA update, clicking apply.. Phone restarts and loads up 4EXT which proceeds to apply update. And then results in the cannot load path error

 

[ganeshp]

OTA still fails for same reason

After downloading OTA update, clicking apply.. Phone restarts and loads up 4EXT which proceeds to apply update. And then results in the cannot load path error

As long as you don't have the stock recovery the OTA fails.. Read my previous post.. For God sake

Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

 

[funkbro2]

Used RUU to flash back to "original"
Then did OTA update and it worked no problems

Now using ICS from OTA

Thank you everyone

 

[alza]

Dude for ota soff is fine... Just flash the stock recovery And make sure cid is unchanged.. Then apply the OTA again

(just get the stock recovery.img from any gb RUU and flash it via fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img)

That's all... Dont lose soff... SOFF is fine For ota

Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

Will this work if I have SuperCID, or do I need to change it back?

Also, once OTA update is done, just reflash 4EXT and then SuperSU?

 

[rzr86]

Will this work if I have SuperCID, or do I need to change it back?

Also, once OTA update is done, just reflash 4EXT and then SuperSU?

probably you have to change your cid to original
and yes after ota update flash 4ext again

 

[alza]

probably you have to change your cid to original
and yes after ota update flash 4ext again

Posted in help thread, but asking you as well:

My phone is HTC Sensation XE, from Australia on Vodafone network.

I need to change my CID back to original, but I can't remember if it was:

HTC-Australia HTC__023

Hutch-Australia HUTCH001

VODA-Australia VODAP021

In Australia, the network is Vodafone-Hutchinson together, so I don't know which one to take.

Not sure what for, but x.xx.862.x - Voda-Hutch AU (Australia) is my provider/location code.

Any help is much appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

[rzr86]

Posted in help thread, but asking you as well:

My phone is HTC Sensation XE, from Australia on Vodafone network.

I need to change my CID back to original, but I can't remember if it was:

HTC-Australia HTC__023

Hutch-Australia HUTCH001

VODA-Australia VODAP021

In Australia, the network is Vodafone-Hutchinson together, so I don't know which one to take.

Not sure what for, but x.xx.862.x - Voda-Hutch AU (Australia) is my provider/location code.

Any help is much appreciated, thanks in advance.

install cid getter app from play store

it will show the original cid