that's the issue for mandarin input. i even ported htc ime while i was on trial for virtuous aosp ics rom..

well done azel for your detail guide above.

btw i had crazy battery drain since yday noon. checked non weird app which is running at background, didnt install anythin funny thou nor changing any setting / tweaks. battery drained 40% for 5 hrs overnite during idle. goshhh.. gonna try calibrate the battery later and monitor.. *scratch head..

if you're using gingerbread rom, you'll see usb debugging option under setting>application>development. for ice cream sandwich rom, it is under setting>develop option

i believe you're trying to superCID your phone with above steps. that is required in order for you to flash different RUU.

in order to get adb commands working, make sure you install htc usb driver in your pc.

RUU = rom update utility. normally it is released based on carrier / telco. ie in order for our Asean set to flash US T-Mobile RUU, we need to superCID our phone otherwise it will not work due to different CID (Carrier ID) and MID (Model ID)

if you're only planning to flash gingerbread custom rom, you can skip superCID step.

if you're planning to flash ice cream sandwich custom rom, superCID is required (but optional if you go for an alternative) in order to upgrading the firmware to boot latest ice cream sandwich (3.24/3.25 based)

once you've achieved root access, please backup your stock rom in recovery (this will backup everything, you user data and system data) prior flashing any custom rom of your choice. flashing of any rom (after full wipe) will wipe all the user data / app / contact but your data stores in SD Card is remain untouched.

for flash-holic, you're encouraged to sync your contact to google account or export your contact to your SD Card for easier contact restoring.

upon full charge earlier, calibrated the battery and now battery drains seems like normal again.

btw, i'm running on always on mobile date option since day 1, dont think that is the culprit of sudden increase of battery usage. good tips to monitor too, thanks mate

you only have to spend time downloading the rom, the firmware. updating firmware takes less than 5 mins, flashing rom takes you less than 10 mins then you are part of us the happy gang running with ICS.

dont stuff us with lots of excuses.. no time.. busy.. but spend time reading here... (no offense, saje pulling legs)

android version 2.3.0 is gingerbread.

if you want to upgrade to ICS, first you need to upgrade firmware to 3.24/25 in order to boot the ICS rom.

in order for your to update firmware, you need to superCID or follow the guide to update without superCID (find the source / guide at xda)

fyi, make sure you're fully understand with what you're about to do, we never want anyone bricking the lovely sensation.

another tip for your consideration: once you've upgraded the firmware, it can only boot 3.24/25 based ICS custom roms, you'll need to downgrade your firmware if you want to run with gingerbread roms.

as long as you read thru the sticky guides at xda, you're fine. make sure you understand otherwise please ask. there is plenty of customisation for gingerbread also. enjoy your reading there you'll be amazed.

sensation you'll get 1.2ghz clock speed while xe you'll get 1.5ghz clock speed, and also beats audio.

normally sensation user will opt for rom / tweak for sensation xe instead of the other way round. (based on user's preference)

this is very subjective. each developers will have their strengths and weaknesses. read from their thread and you'll decide which one suits you better. better still, try out both and your experiences will never lies to you. user preferences might be bias at times.

your question above is like me asking: Evo Lancer is better or Civic Type R is better?

i have not paid much attention reading at ExtremeSensation and elegancia, so cant comment much. From my limited knowledge on Elegancia, they're more on eye candies and also performance tweaks. Unlike ARHD / Insertcoin / Leedroid is keeping their custom rom as stock as possible but adding performance tweaks. Insertcoin is developed by one of reputational developers. his works is great and awesome, he is dedicated to his works where update / patch is pretty fast. One of the worth trying rom from my past experience.

this is known issue. squeking back cover. try not to press is so hard to worsen the case. members reported went to claim a new cover from htc under warranty.

you can try to register online at sis website. if the set is being registered, then you dont have to do anything. if not,then it will prompt you to enter date of purchase and also email them a scan copy of receipt as purchase of proof. hope that the seller passed you the receipt. otherwise, give a buss to sis customer service to check for the professional advise on your case.

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typo, should be buzz

This post has been edited by teh_master: Jan 31 2012, 05:51 PM

bro, perhaps it is time to start a new thread for v4?

just my 2 cents for adding below to first few post of v4:
1. where i can get full screen size screen protector?
2. why my sensation gets warm after using for a while?

any other general issue which we've been discussing for numerous time which i've overlooked, please feel free to add in.

thank you very much for your effort maintaining this thread for all of us. i truly appreciate all your contributions.