[Q] lot's of problems

theconverter

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Hi, not sure this is the correct place to ask but i have a sensation that is stuck in a boot loop( brought from EBay) and i wish to return it to stock, hboot is 1.27.0000 image is 3.32.161.11, radio 11.23.3504.07_m2, bootloader unlocked via HTCDev but S-ON and i cannot find a ruu or image to return to stock, (unable to boot into recovery phone just loop's) all the ruu's I've found i receive signature fail error, I've also tried several post's in the fourm that tell me how to flash a custom rom while being s-on but nothing seem's to work, again signature fail error I've also flashed several recovery images via fastboot all completed ok but ether bootloop or freeze my phone, being newish to flashing rom's ect am I doing something wrong?
Any help would be appreciated.
 

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Hi, not sure this is the correct place to ask but i have a sensation that is stuck in a boot loop( brought from EBay) and i wish to return it to stock, hboot is 1.27.0000 image is 3.32.161.11, radio 11.23.3504.07_m2, bootloader unlocked via HTCDev but S-ON and i cannot find a ruu or image to return to stock, (unable to boot into recovery phone just loop's) all the ruu's I've found i receive signature fail error, I've also tried several post's in the fourm that tell me how to flash a custom rom while being s-on but nothing seem's to work, again signature fail error I've also flashed several recovery images via fastboot all completed ok but ether bootloop or freeze my phone, being newish to flashing rom's ect am I doing something wrong?
Any help would be appreciated.
did you try this ruu?
RUU_Pyramid_ICS_Vodafone_UK_3.32.161.11_R_Radio_11.69A.3504.00U_11.23.3504.07

i can't find a working link right now
 

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You have to get an RUU according to your CID.Get into your bootloader (by pressing power + vol-) and when you see fastboot usb give the command fastboot getvar all.Then copy-paste everything here except your imei and serialno so we will be able to help you further. If you cannot find an RUU for your CID you have to S-OFF your device so you be able to change your cid. After that you can flash any RUU.
You probably have bootloop issues with custom roms because you are S-ON user and you have to flash mannually the kernel.Just extract the boot.img from the rom zip you flash from your recovery in the folder you have fastboot and then flash it from your bootloader by using the command fastboot flash boot boot.img.Then your custom Rom should be working. After that you can S-OFF your bootloader with runrummer or with juopunutbear as long as you have already unlocked your phone with HTC_dev.
** Also after S-OFF it would be nice to upgrade your radio to the latest. **
 
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lot's of problems

You have to get an RUU according to your CID.Get into your bootloader (by pressing power + vol-) and when you see fastboot usb give the command fastboot getvar all.Then copy-paste everything here except your imei and serialno so we will be able to help you further. If you cannot find an RUU for your CID you have to S-OFF your device so you be able to change your cid. After that you can flash any RUU.
You probably have bootloop issues with custom roms because you are S-ON user and you have to flash mannually the kernel.Just extract the boot.img from the rom zip you flash from your recovery in the folder you have fastboot and then flash it from your bootloader by using the command fastboot flash boot boot.img.Then your custom Rom should be working. After that you can S-OFF your bootloader with runrummer or with juopunutbear as long as you have already unlocked your phone with HTC_dev.
** Also after S-OFF it would be nice to upgrade your radio to the latest. **
Hi Gatosbil, info below many thanks for you help

rm-tools>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.27.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 11.23.3504.07_M2
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 3.32.161.11
(bootloader) serialno: ****************
(bootloader) imei: ****************
(bootloader) product: pyramid
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8260
(bootloader) modelid: PG5813000
(bootloader) cidnum: VODAP001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3929mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 617f0a98
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.568s
 

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Hi Gatosbil, info below many thanks for you help

rm-tools>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.27.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 11.23.3504.07_M2
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 3.32.161.11
(bootloader) serialno: ****************
(bootloader) imei: ****************
(bootloader) product: pyramid
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8260
(bootloader) modelid: PG5813000
(bootloader) cidnum: VODAP001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3929mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 617f0a98
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.568s
the only ruu you can use since you are on S-ON is the one i told you in my previous post
otherwise install 4ext recovery
enbale smartflash from 4ext
flash a custom rom

here is the latest version of 4ext
http://www.4shared.com/zip/WnSyLWMaba/4EXT_Recovery_Touch_v1006_RC3_.html
extract the recovery.img and flash it via fastboot command
 

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the only ruu you can use since you are on S-ON is the one i told you in my previous post
otherwise install 4ext recovery
enbale smartflash from 4ext
flash a custom rom

here is the latest version of 4ext

extract the recovery.img and flash it via fastboot command
Thank you for your reply, I have run the ruu that you suggested in your first post but i'm still in a boot loop and being a ruu I do not know how to extract the boot image to flash it ( as this has stopped the boot loop problems in my previous phone). is there a boot.img available?
When i click on the link for 4ext you posted I cannot find the download link also can i flash 4ext being s-on
Looking forward to your reply.

Had to remove the outside link being a new member cant post outside link with less than 10 posts
 

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Thank you for your reply, I have run the ruu that you suggested in your first post but i'm still in a boot loop and being a ruu I do not know how to extract the boot image to flash it ( as this has stopped the boot loop problems in my previous phone). is there a boot.img available?
When i click on the link for 4ext you posted I cannot find the download link also can i flash 4ext being s-on
Looking forward to your reply.

Had to remove the outside link being a new member cant post outside link with less than 10 posts
in the ruu thread there is somewhere how to flash ruu manually
maybe from there you can locate the boot.img

about the recovery link i think you have to sign in in 4shared site
and yes you can flash 4ext while on S-ON as long as the bootloader is unlocked
 

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in the ruu thread there is somewhere how to flash ruu manually
maybe from there you can locate the boot.img

about the recovery link i think you have to sign in in 4shared site
and yes you can flash 4ext while on S-ON as long as the bootloader is unlocked
I think ill give up with this phone, i have flashed 4ext via fastboot and still wont boot into recovery ( just loops)
also installed from sd card update ect ect still loops, could this be a hardware fault with the phone?:(
 

theconverter

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i really don't know mate:(
Hi, just a update ive fixed my phone, :laugh: done so by making a gold card following the tut's on this fourm installed 4ext via the card booted into recovery cleared dalvik cache ect and now boot's without any loop's.
Looking forward to flashing cyanogenmod and maybe going s-off
Many thanks for all your help and suggestions ill hit the thanks button for you.
Just need to mark as " solved " not sure how ( mod's ? )
 
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