HTC Warranty, Handset swapped... S-Off?

[dtyson]

Just got my Sensation back from rapair for sensor and earpiece problems, they just did a handset swap, interesting thing is the bootloader is officially ***LOCKED*** but is also in S-Off?? Is this normal for a warranty (im assuming they're fact referb) to come back S-Off?

 

[ganeshp]

Just got my Sensation back from rapair for sensor and earpiece problems, they just did a handset swap, interesting thing is the bootloader is officially ***LOCKED*** but is also in S-Off?? Is this normal for a warranty (im assuming they're fact referb) to come back S-Off?

Not normal but you are lucky
Already soff..so No need to go through soff process again
Happy flashing

Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

 

[Sloopjoshb]

I had to do 2 different warranty swaps, both came back locked and s-on. Think you just got lucky on the s-off. Get 4 ext on, enable smart flash and try an updated user friendly firmware. Not sure if it will work but if it does you should be unlocked and s-off.

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[ganeshp]

I had to do 2 different warranty swaps, both came back locked and s-on. Think you just got lucky on the s-off. Get 4 ext on, enable smart flash and try an updated user friendly firmware. Not sure if it will work but if it does you should be unlocked and s-off.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda app-developers app

No smartflash.. Smartflash is not for him.. It's for people with SON and htcdev unlocked bootloader

To the OP.. Just flash jb hboot via fastboot

Get the pyramid ics from
http://unlimited.io /hboot-downloads/

Also the flashing instructions/commands were given in the same site

Once flashed come back to bootloader using
fastboot reboot-bootloader

Then 4EXT recovery then rom

Sent from my pyramid.. Through blazing fast sonic waves

 

[vibe2.0]

How does upgarding to TMOUS OTA ICS effect S-OFF procedure? I have a stock S-ON Sensation. Want to upgrade to ICS. have not done so yet. If I do the OTA upgarde will I not be able to S-OFF after?

Really I just want the camera mod ( NODO GT ). Is there no way to get the camera mod on stock rom?

 

[ganeshp]

How does upgarding to TMOUS OTA ICS effect S-OFF procedure? I have a stock S-ON Sensation. Want to upgrade to ICS. have not done so yet. If I do the OTA upgarde will I not be able to S-OFF after?

Really I just want the camera mod ( NODO GT ). Is there no way to get the camera mod on stock rom?

yes SOFF is possible once upgraded but its a tedious process ..but doing SOFF while in GB is a piece of cake (revolutionary) look here and check the section "soff for HBOOT <= 1.18"

then just upgrade to any ICS custom rom (ARHD has the mod inbuilt and is pretty close to stock ..with lot of performance enhancement)