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[ROM] Unwatermarked, Official, Hero

As promised..
You need to obtain the new SPL and Radio first PRIOR to installing this ROM. Follow this post.
Installation:
1. Download http://www.droiddeveloper.com/hrbuilds/app_s.zip
2. extract "app_s" into your sdcard's ext2 partition.
3. Download http://www.droiddeveloper.com/hrbuilds/hero-signed.zip
4. Place on regular sd card.
5. Reboot into recovery, wipe and flash.
6. Enjoy.
Only thing that shouldn't work at the moment is bluetooth and some minor features.. besides that you have a fully functional hero rom.
enjoy guys..
Phuck the leakers, and there supporters.
EDIT: as far as the bluetooth problem goes, i haven't played with a fix just yet.. i've spent this free time since i've quit to catch up on homework guys.
this is not me coming back.... this is just to clear my conscience, and a big "Phuck YOU" to the leakers
EDIT2: it's using ext2 instead of ext3 because, again, i haven't worked on the rom since i've quit..
for those of you that don't know how to place app_s into sd card do this:
Code:
adb push app_s /system/sd/app_s
enjoy.
EDIT3: /system/app wouldn't fit.. and if i did /data/app_s like before, it wouldn't give you any space in /data this is why i did it this way.
and yes.. this has Rosie.

Enable Superuser.apk & Enhance ROSIE UI FOR HERO ROM
Bluetooth debuging on Hero
Clean up rosie!!
HTC Hero Speedup v2.0
HTC Hero Rosie UI toggle

How you put App_s into the ext2 partition

THE HERO HAS RISSEN! But really,thanks.
EDIT:how do I put the app_s onto a ext2 partion via windows? I lost my linux live cd.

wich one do we download 1 or 3 ?
and thanks alot haykuro much love dawg thanks again

I dont use Apps2SD so can i just add the app_s back to the data folder and resign?

F!! Why does it have to be on an ext2? I cant get the permissions yo ork on my sdcard! Is there a way to avoid this?
And ps. Good god thank you!

If you dont, then wait for someone else to say how. This isn't a tech. It's apps2sd method or none right now.

@justanothercrowd no, this requires apps2sd because its so large.
@ynghova187 and dutman yes

So how would I go about on doing step 3? Srry I just unrooted my phone because it was randomly shutting off, and now I see this, and I want to root. lol.

Darkrift said:
@justanothercrowd no, this requires apps2sd because its so large.
@ynghova187 and dutman yes
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For someone whos never used apps2sd, is there a quick tutorial for this?
I've searched, but theres nothing that i found about putting a "app_s" folder onto the partition...
Sorry for the n00b question, im usually pretty good with this type of stuff, but i'm at a loss

Darkrift said:
@justanothercrowd no, this requires apps2sd because its so large.
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Which method(s) should work? I've seen at least 5 so far, including an application or two.

will my apps2sd application automatically move this apps folder to partion2?

dutman said:
So how would I go about on doing step 3? Srry I just unrooted my phone because it was randomly shutting off, and now I see this, and I want to root. lol.
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Step 3 is simply downloading a file. Is that really what you need help with?

if i dont have apps to sd what links can i download any help i never used apps to sd

This would be the perfect time for the few of us that still haven't been using apps2sd
nice that this has rosie.
Which tut would is the most widely used and most compatible method

startekee said:
How you put App_s into the ext2 partition
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same question i am using windows... and i used paragon to partition my card before... but windows does not show ext2... is there a way around this??

ext2...
adb push app_s /system/sd
?
where do i put that into, im sorta new to this and i have the ion rom right now.. also do we need the special spl?

No, I need help with Step 2. Sorry that was a typo. And do you have an answer for me Mr. mikedmeyer?

281 said:
adb push app_s /system/sd
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where do i put that into, im sorta new to this and i have the ion rom right now.. also do we need the special spl?
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I can't help you with ADB, but if you are running a linux distribution, load GPartEd and you can format your card (if you havent already) and place it on the ext2 partition.

Now that i completed the Root and flash of custom ROM, questions...

OK i think i completed the ROOT process. my main quesiton is how do i know that my phone is actually rooted? is it one of those scenarios where if i was able ot flash Cyanogens 3.9.10 ROM and also FLash the normal Mytouch Splash screen to replace the red Vodafone splash screen that my phone i indeed rooted? is there any way to tell for sure that my Mytouch is indeed rooted i gues is the simple question.
my next question is how hard is it to now move forward on to one of the more indepth HERO type ROMS that require the 3 partition SD cards? i would like to try this soon bfore i get too attached with my current ROM and start loading the phone up.
and my last question if anyone can answer is how to i store apps on to the SD card and not the internal memory? i understand im not supposed to download any 3d party app2sd programs.
thank so much for the wonderful work from the members of this site! so much knowledge on here.

nextelbuddy said:
OK i think i completed the ROOT process. my main quesiton is how do i know that my phone is actually rooted? is it one of those scenarios where if i was able ot flash Cyanogens 3.9.10 ROM and also FLash the normal Mytouch Splash screen to replace the red Vodafone splash screen that my phone i indeed rooted? is there any way to tell for sure that my Mytouch is indeed rooted i gues is the simple question.
my next question is how hard is it to now move forward on to one of the more indepth HERO type ROMS that require the 3 partition SD cards? i would like to try this soon bfore i get too attached with my current ROM and start loading the phone up.
and my last question if anyone can answer is how to i store apps on to the SD card and not the internal memory? i understand im not supposed to download any 3d party app2sd programs.
thank so much for the wonderful work from the members of this site! so much knowledge on here.
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RA's recovery image has a SD format option for the 3 partitions... all you would have to do is boot to the recovery and hit that selection when your SD card is in and it will prepare it for you... i can confirm it works as qtek was skeptical in his post...
if you completed all the steps properly, your phone is rooted... if yuo wanted to you could try and adb shell to the phone when connected to usb and type in the superuser command, which i forget offthe top of my head...
if you plan on moving to any of the hero rom, they typically require the 3 partions for file swap and apps2sd storage, so if you do that, theres nothing else you'll have to do...

motivecc said:
RA's recovery image has a SD format option for the 3 partitions... all you would have to do is boot to the recovery and hit that selection when your SD card is in and it will prepare it for you... i can confirm it works as qtek was skeptical in his post...
if you completed all the steps properly, your phone is rooted... if yuo wanted to you could try and adb shell to the phone when connected to usb and type in the superuser command, which i forget offthe top of my head...
if you plan on moving to any of the hero rom, they typically require the 3 partions for file swap and apps2sd storage, so if you do that, theres nothing else you'll have to do...
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thanks you for the explanation.
now im hoping someone else can at least tell me the sure fire way to determine if my Mytouch really is rooted.

nextelbuddy said:
now im hoping someone else can at least tell me the sure fire way to determine if my Mytouch really is rooted.
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open a command prompt type adb root, if it says it's already running as root, you're golden.

Start asking your questions in the right sub-forum (Q&A) (Theme) or even in (General), or i will be forced to ban you for 3 days or till you learn.
Thanks
Thread Trashed!!

[UTIL] Full Auto A2SD - A2VD

Apps 2 Virtual Disk 0.53b
For those of you that are wondering "What is this guy smoking?" (which I assume is all of you), this is an automatically re-sizing virtual apps 2 SD ext3 partition. It is stored as an image file on your existing Fat32 partition.
I have done my best to make this as idiot proof and bug free as possible but I always appreciate constructive criticism. Please be kind, I haven't had access to a computer while writing this so it was written entirely on my G1. Therefore I expect that it will have a few bugs.
This barrows very heavily from Cyanogen's work so please thank him for making this possible.
Installing
To install the utility just download the file on your phone, open your terminal emulator and run:
Code:
su
sh /sdcard/download/a2vd-0.53b.zip
It does the rest.
Please note, this is NOT a zip file! It is a shell script. XDA won't let you post any file this big unless it's a zip file. (Can we get an Admin on this?) Good thing linux doesn't give a crap about file extensions.
Once you reboot your phone the utility will create the virtual partition, move over your apps, then re-size the partition to have 15 MB of free space. Please note, it will reboot 3 - 4 times during the first boot.
This should run on any rom that executes /system/bin/a2sd during boot.
It has been confirmed to work on Cyanogen 3.5.2 and higher.
Automatic Resizing
The partition will automatically re-size so you don't have to guess how big you need to make it. Now you can take a bite out of crime, in stead of your Fat32 partition. ;-)
If you run low on space just reboot your phone. If the free space on your virtual partition is less than 10 MB or more than 20 MB it will be re-sized to have 15 MB of free space. Please ignore the fact that free space may be listed as 13 or 14 MB, as far as I can tell this is an issue with the OS, the readout becomes more accurate as the partition gets bigger.
Disabling the Partition
If you wish to boot up with the Apps 2 Virtual Disk partition disabled simply open up your terminal emulator and run:
Code:
su
a2sdoff
You can also remove the SD card while the phone is off.
This is useful if you need to transfer files over USB cable.
Automatic backup
If you boot with the partition disabled the utility will backup some system settings so your apps and widgets will all still work when you re-enable the partition. It will also maintain a separate launcher profile for when you boot with the partition disabled. Now you don't have to stare at a desktop full of broken icons every time you need to transfer files to your computer.
Upgrading to a New Rom
Transitioning to a new rom can break some of your apps and widgets. To prevent this follow this procedure:
1. Place your new update.zip file on the root of your SD card.
2. Open terminal emulator and run:
Code:
su
a2sdoff -u
This will reboot your phone, prepare the backups, and take you to recovery.
3. Flash your new rom. (If you exit recovery without flashing you must re-run "a2sdoff -u" before attempting another flash)
4. Boot up your new rom, open terminal emulator and re-install Apps2VD.
Okay, you can start downloading now.
Thank you for your support and enjoy!
As a side note, If you install this on a phone that already has a traditional Apps2SD partition it will NOT copy over your apps. I'm working on it but until then you'll have to either just deal with it or copy them you self.
Edit: Download has been removed due to security concerns. Will re-upload when solved.

Sweet !....so basically it allows app2sd without an ext partition ? so just a fat32 partition is gud enough right ?

this is really intriguing, but i think i'm gonna hold off until some brave souls try it out with some feedback

Daneshm90 said:
Sweet !....so basically it allows app2sd without an ext partition ? so just a fat32 partition is gud enough right ?
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Exactly! In fact, it requires nothing more than downloading and typing in one command.

narcopolypse said:
Exactly! In fact, it requires nothing more than downloading and typing in one command.
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Aight im nandroid'd...n ready to test lol...will post results

So what is the plus side of using this? Is this just a tool for people who can't or don't have an ext partition? Do you know how it compares performance wise?

miketaylor00 said:
So what is the plus side of using this? Is this just a tool for people who can't or don't have an ext partition? Do you know how it compares performance wise?
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Didnt work on xRom....kept bootloopin the first bootscreen

grandomegabosses said:
this is really intriguing, but i think i'm gonna hold off until some brave souls try it out with some feedback
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I've been running this build for 4 day and previous alpha builds for over a month.
So have all of my friends.

miketaylor00 said:
So what is the plus side of using this? Is this just a tool for people who can't or don't have an ext partition? Do you know how it compares performance wise?
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Performance is identical. The primary reason I built this is to have an automatically re-sizing apps partition. And the ability to boot disabled without breaking all of my widgets.

narcopolypse said:
I've been running this build for 4 day and previous alpha builds for over a month.
So have all of my friends.
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hmmm i might try it later tonight or maybe tomorrow. after reading some more, i've gotten a little bit more confidence.

narcopolypse said:
Performance is identical. The primary reason I built this is to have an automatically re-sizing apps partition. And the ability to boot disabled without breaking all of my widgets.
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It seems suprising to me that an image file on a FAT32 partition would perform the exact same way as an ext partition. I guess I will have to find out for myself
If this really does work and perform well, this could be google's solution to allow non rooted phones the ability to free up memory on their phone.
Either way, thanks for taking the time to do this.

Daneshm90 said:
Didnt work on xRom....kept bootloopin the first bootscreen
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Yes, it will. And it would probably have a similar problem on later Cyanogen builds. You will have to modify the a2sd file to tell it not to automatically create apps2sd.

Daneshm90 said:
Didnt work on xRom....kept bootloopin the first bootscreen
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It is supposed to reboot 3 - 4 times during the first boot.

this is really interesting, thank you for this. earlier today i made a modified a2sd script that makes the a2sd look for dev/block/mmcblk0p4 (fourth partition) and since there is none cyanogen's apps2sd will not be created. also in the file is a modified userinit.sh and user.conf that point to dev/block/mmcblk0p2 instead of 0p3 so that if you wanted to use this and only have a fat32 partition and linux-swap partition you could still get the benefits of it. saw this thread and thought this would be a place where these files could be used.
edit: was just thinking, does this overwrite the a2sd script? either way the modded userinit.sh and user.conf can still help.

david1171 said:
this is really interesting, thank you for this. earlier today i made a modified a2sd script that makes the a2sd look for dev/block/mmcblk0p4 (fourth partition) and since there is none cyanogen's apps2sd will not be created. also in the file is a modified userinit.sh and user.conf that point to dev/block/mmcblk0p2 instead of 0p3 so that if you wanted to use this and only have a fat32 partition and linux-swap partition you could still get the benefits of it. saw this thread and thought this would be a place where these files could be used.
edit: was just thinking, does this overwrite the a2sd script? either way the modded userinit.sh and user.conf can still help.
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Yes this does replace /system/bin/a2sd and it stops checking for 0p2. It is based entirely off Cyanogen's a2sd that is used in every new rom out there and should be compatible with all of them.
Has anyone tested this yet? Which roms does it work on?

How does this work with mounting your phone on your computer? Like when you want to put music on. Can you do it the same way or do you have to shut your phone down and use a SDcard reader? Because I thought the was the main reason for not using fat32 for A2SD.

miketaylor00 said:
It seems suprising to me that an image file on a FAT32 partition would perform the exact same way as an ext partition. I guess I will have to find out for myself
If this really does work and perform well, this could be google's solution to allow non rooted phones the ability to free up memory on their phone.
Either way, thanks for taking the time to do this.
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probably the wouldn't use it as you should be able to extract files from the img file

narcopolypse said:
It is supposed to reboot 3 - 4 times during the first boot.
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Lol, no i tried again rebooted like 20 times so i gave up n nandroid'd.

speoples20 said:
How does this work with mounting your phone on your computer? Like when you want to put music on. Can you do it the same way or do you have to shut your phone down and use a SDcard reader? Because I thought the was the main reason for not using fat32 for A2SD.
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That would be my concern as well. I don't see any way around this, though I'm not a dev by any means.

alritewhadeva said:
probably the wouldn't use it as you should be able to extract files from the img file
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I'm sure they could make the img file only accesible by the sytem.

Super Newbie Guide for MYTOUCH 3G going to cyanogen 4.1999

1st of all thanks to the following for helping me out:
MT3G
not4sakn
zapote21
thanks dudes APPRECIATE it keep up the good work.
For unrooting and rooting give thanks to theunlockr.com they are dedicated in helping those who need in help too.
making android experience a better place.
Bought a Brand New Mytouch 3g T-mobile USA: then this is what I did, flawless just follow this very newbie guide no chance of bricking your phone unless u did something beside this. but this is what i did. do it onyour own risk.
I made my own link i tested it, You have the freedom to get the file anywhere you want. But this link are tested, if you download link posted on other thread and brick your phone, thats your bad. So dont come back hereand point finger. (I will just look at you and smile)
A -Charge your phone FULLY CHARGE B4 Proceeding. (If it got low On battery?I have no idea whats gonna happen)
B -I did the UNROOTING even it is out of the box(why so if i got an update Mytouch I am sure Im in the stock original-rom)
1. Download sappimg.nbh (http://fdc6f33a.linkbucks.com)
2. Save the sappimg.nbh file to your SD card. As always, do not place it in any folder on the SD card.
3. Put the SD card into the phone and turn the phone on by holding down Volume Down and Power.
4. wait for it to pick up the Sappimg.nbh read if you need to confirm anything.
5. Push the trackball to begin, it should automatically update from there.Put the phone down dont shake it.
6. Once the flashing is fully complete, reboot the phone. DONE!
C -ROOT THE MYTOUCH
1. On your phone (MyTouch), goto Settings, Applications, and make sure Unknown source is checked ON.
2. On your phone, goto Settings, SD card and phone storage, and click Unmount SD card.
3. Then click Format SD card (it should automatically remount after this).
4. Plug the phone into the compuer via USB, then pull down the notification bar and click on the SD card notification. Then click mount.
5. Download this flashrec-1.1.2-20090909.apk(http://f44f9e26.linkbucks.com) and recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.zip(http://6cf64977.linkbucks.com) and save it to your computer:
6. copy them to your SD card (do NOT put them inside any folders on the SD card, just on the sdcard root).
7. Unplug the phone from the computer
8. Goto the Market and download Linda File Manager or any file manager program if you do not already have one.
9. Open the file manager and goto SDCard and then find the flashrec-1.1.2-20090909.apk and install it. choose Package Installer to open it.
10. Open the FlashRec program and click on Backup Recovery Image and wait to finish.
11. Once done, click on the empty text box in the FlashRec program and type:
/sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img
Then click on the Flash Custom RecoveryImage button and wait for it to finish.
12. Turn off the phone and turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power(keep holding HOME until the recovery screen comes up has a bunch of text on a black background). So long as that screen comes up, you have done it.
D - Download HTC_ADP_1.6_DRC83_rooted_base.zip (http://796fbaec.linkbucks.com) and update-cm-4.1.9999-signed(http://0e9a0a2c.linkbucks.com). Put them on the root of the sd card.
E - Go to RECOVERY SCREEN.turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power.
1. Partition your sd card using (Fat32/ext2/linux swap) press trackball then Home to confirm. w8 to complete!
2. Perform a WIPE(reset to factory default) w8 to complete!
3. Apply sdcard:choose zip: HTC_ADP_1.6_DRC83_rooted_base.zip w8 to complete!
4. Reboot (by choosing the top option then press trackball)
5. turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power.
6. Apply sdcard:choose zip: update-cm-4.1.9999-signed.zip w8 to complete!
7. Reboot (by choosing the top option then press trackball)
8. Eat snack or drink gatorade
9. Give thanks to me by posting thank you I ve done it!
I did this on my new Mytouch and 3 Mytouch 3g of my friend I charge them 20$ lol.
If you want to change rom just do PROCEDURE E.
*Original partition value of doing a Fat32/ext2/linuxswap : Linux swap-32mb / ext2-500mb / Fat32-remainingsdcard space
(anyone can confirm this?)
On mine I did Linux swap-62mb / Ext2-1gb / Fat32 is the remaining of my 16gb class6 micro sdcard space.
I use some linux bootable cd that I formatted any partition just by sliding a bar, no more typing command.

haven't tried this yet... but im gonna say thank you in advance cause today was the day that i am gonna root a mytouch lol perfect timing my friend.
I will let you know when i am successful in doing so!!!

bored2nite said:
haven't tried this yet... but im gonna say thank you in advance cause today was the day that i am gonna root a mytouch lol perfect timing my friend.
I will let you know when i am successful in doing so!!!
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Hey i just wanted to point out... in step 12 part D u put the two files on the root of sd card... then in E and or step 13 u mention to partition the sd card in fat32/ext2/swap.... when u do that it wipes the sd card to put the two files after you partition the card FYI.... the rest is looking good so far with ur guide..

well just tried it and goes thru green mytouch screen then the blue android logo -then just a blank screen with the backlight on. waited like 5 minutes-nothing... maybe it just takes a long time.. idk didn't see any errors and everything completed successfully except wont boot all the way.
**Update - I forgot to do a wipe *doh -- works great ! on mt3g --I did install the nbh from goldcard on first step though as I had 1.33.0006 perfected spl... Nice job on the walk through.

A noob who took the time to read and search and read and search and ya...this worked flawlessly on a week old MT3G.
Followed to a T...was a little slow on the green mytouch screen and the blue android screen but after that its worked like a charm...responsive, no issues.
A big thanks to rjan22, et. al.

Would this be exactly the same on a (Vodafone) HTC Magic? Got one off ebay yesterday and want to try the cyanogen rom. Cheers

you are the BOMB!!! thanks alot now i need to know if now since i have successfully rooted my mytouch can i just update a new rom without nething being affected.. thanks again

the marketplace doesnt seem to work =( everything else works flawlessly

[How-To] Flash Your MT3G/Magic/Sapphire {32B} w/ CM 4.2.14.1 + Amon RA Rec v1.5.2

DISCLAIMER
Proceed at your own risk. I am not responsible for ANY outcome (good or bad) as a result of YOUR actions! Even following this guide perfectly (or any other cooked ROM guide) you could (however remote the possibility) BRICK your device. IF you choose to follow this guide READ all the way through as a "dry run" until all the steps make some sense.
GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES
Phone (fully charged)
SD card (in your phone)
Computer (w/internet access)
USB cable (one that fits your phone) OR a card reader + micro SD adapter
Download these files onto your pc:
Android 1.5 base image SAPPIMG.nbh_____________________(33d958062cc02bb2cec157f68621d2ff)
To install ALT recovery flashrec _________________________(try the latest, if it fails work backward)
Alternate Recovery img recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img___(md5sum - 4822fd118867bb2e66a53243a408f40e)
Android 1.6 base image DRC83_base_defanged.zip__________(md5sum - 081379e9b525484bcd1ee42bd0031a4c)
CyanogenMod Rom img CyanogenMod ROM of choice________(4.2.14.1 md5sum - c2a1e549d9296d97566e86a0a1c4bc9c)
Android ring tone pack audio-resources.zip________________(md5sum - 6cbefb897e2fb3b954d19c692d5c6966)
32A users I am researching the right files/steps to get ya'll onto CM, read this page of cyanogenmod wiki in the meantime
[*]32B UK users if my method doesn't work try this post from a user on this thread
(NOTE: If any of these links 'die' Google the file name & pm me so I can update the link)
Md5sum Values
how to check md5sum in windows : MD5summer use this program to make an md5sum file & compare values
how to check md5sum in unix/linux : in terminal type 'md5sum /path/to/file.name' [enter] & compare values
Do this once the files are on your SD card to ensure no device-to-device file transfer corruption​
BACK UP YOUR FILES
Before doing ANY mods you should ALWAYS backup your important files.
Connect phone to pc via USB
On the phone: pull down the notification bar & press ->USB Connected->Mount
On the pc: copy any & all files/folders you want to keep.
On the pc: Close the SD card folder on your pc.
On the phone: pull down the notification bar & press ->USB Connected->Un-mount/Turn off USB storage. Once this is done remove USB cable.
(NOTE: By the end of this guide EVERYTHING on your card will be GONE so don't skip this step!)
FORMAT SD CARD
From the home screen press Menu->Settings->SD card & phone storage->Un-mount SD card.
Once it is un-mounted press ->Format SD card.
Once it is formatted & has re-mounted go back to the home screen and press Menu->Settings->Applications->make sure 'Unknown sources' is checked.
(NOTE: if your phone is already ROOTED & running a Custom/Cooked ROM you can likely skip the SETUP section just check Amon_RA's thread for alternate install options)
SETUP
Find out what version of Android your phone has installed. From the home screen Press Menu->Settings->About phone-> scroll to Firmware Version.
(this is your Android Version)
If you're on Android 1.5 proceed to INSTALL section.
If you're on Android 1.6 re-connect phone to pc.
Copy the sappimg.nbh & place it on your SD card, then close everything & disconnect USB. (I am told this MUST be the only file on your SDcard or the validation will fail)
Turn off phone.
Boot into 'Fast Boot' like this: Press-&-Hold END/Power AND Pres-&-Hold Volume Down until the Fast Boot screen appears.
Press the trackball (action button) and wait for it to flash the sappimg.nbh
Once fully complete reboot phone & proceed to INSTALL section.
INSTALL
Connect phone to pc via USB
On the phone: pull down the notification bar & press ->USB Connected->Mount
On the pc: copy the FlashRec.apk & the Amon RA recovery.img onto your SD card.
If you don’t have a ‘file manager’ or ‘app manager’ go to the market & download one such as: ASTRO, LINDA, AppManager or the like. Then browse to your SD card & open/run the flashrec.apk to install it. (if asked what to open with choose Package Installer)
Open RecoveryFlash (flashrec) & make a backup of your current recovery.img. Flashrec just made "recovery-backup.img" on the root of your SDcard, so now rename Amon Ra's recovery to "recovery-backup.img" (choose replace when the dulpicate file name message appears) then open flashrec again & choose restore recovery. (Credit for this step goes to deb82swearingen Much easier then the orig method I was shone for using flashrec)
Once the flash is complete turn the phone off.
Boot into 'Recovery' like this: Press-&-Hold END/Power AND Pres-&-Hold Home. (this will be a black background with green text options)
Scroll down to ‘partition’ (press trackball to select)->partition SD->follow onscreen steps (HOME=confirm, VOL +/- changes partition size, any other key=cancel).
Once partitioning is complete press BACK to get to partition menu & scroll down to 'SD:ext2 to ext3’ press trackball to select (if you have a class 4 or 6 SD card you can then go for 'SD:ext3 to ext4' but don't try it on class2 cards it will cause system instability & likely FRY your SD card... if you don't know your class stop @ ext3).
go BACK until top says "Android system recovery" ->Connect phone to pc & scroll to 'USB-MS toggle'->HOME to confirm.
Copy the HTC 1.6 BASE & CyanogenMod ROM & Contacts.apk files onto your SD card then close the SD card folder on your PC & toggle USB-MS again, then disconnect from the pc.
Scroll to & select ‘wipe'->wipe data partition->CONFIRM
Scroll to & select ‘Flash update image->Apply sdcard:choose zip & select the HTC BASE file & let it complete (this will take a few min be patient). DO NOT REBOOT!
Scroll to & select ‘Flash update image->Apply sdcard:choose zip & select the CyanogenMod file & let it complete (this will take a few min be patient).
Once the flash is complete reboot phone (this will take up words of 5-10min+ be patient).
Once up & running on latest CyanogenMod connect to pc again & unzip the audio-resources.zip directly onto your SD card.
**************************Only Applies To CM 4.2.13**************************
Fixed Contacts.apk
Now that you have 4.2.13 installed it's time to fix the bug listed in Cyan's change-log. We will do this by replacing the broken Contacts app with the fixed Contacts.apk that you downloaded. If you get a pop-up asking about giving super user rights just hit the check mark to remember this answer & press 'yes'. This is UNIX & UNIX is unforgiving so pay attention to all punctuation, symbols, UPPER CASE & lower case. They are different & if you don't do it exactly it won't work. (UNIX assumes that you know what you want it to do so it will do whatever you tell it to, even if what you tell it to do breaks it.) So long as you are able to type what you see this is easy
Open Terminal Emulator & type these lines (hitting enter at the [E])
su [E]
mount -o rw,remount /system [E]
cp /sdcard/Contacts.apk /system/app/Contacts.apk [E]
mount -o ro,remount /system [E]
reboot [E]
(The reboot is precautionary but generally a good idea anytime you replace /system files.)
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Themes/Modding
Now for those not fond of the plain Android theme you may enjoy this little app that has a growing movement backing it, read about what MetaMorph is here and then see the fast growing list of 'morphs/themes' available here.
Signatures
Now that you're a part of the modding community please For The Love Of MODDING take a moment to put the specs for your phone/ROM/theme/etc into your sig so that in the future if you have questions those of us who try to answer you don't have to play forum tag to get this basic info from you.
~psguardian

P.S. THANKS fhaines !!!!
fhaines spent days sifting through the forums to pick all these tidbits out of the masses of G1 ROM flashing posts & forwarded it to me so I could flash my MT3G, I want to say thank you to fhaines for his hard work. I just worked out the formatting & simplified the verbiage to as plain English as I could. Hope this helps those who are a bit timid to test the CM Rom waters (as I was).

Is it required to partition the sdcard, or is that just for Apps2SD & swap?

lupascu.marius: It's only if you want to use Apps2SD and swap.

Apps2sd and swap
Wysie said:
lupascu.marius: It's only if you want to use Apps2SD and swap.
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Cyanogenmods newest roms run fastest with a swap and ext3 partition on the sd card. If you run it with just a fat32 and or ext2 you will most likely be running the rom a lot slower than was designed.
fhaines

fhaines said:
Cyanogenmods newest roms run fastest with a swap and ext3 partition on the sd card. If you run it with just a fat32 and or ext2 you will most likely be running the rom a lot slower than was designed.
fhaines
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is it possible to just create an ext3/ext4 and swap only without using apps2sd? Or do i need a fat32 partition?
If I am not wrong the has to be rooted to apply cm? In which step of this tutorial does the phone gets root?

Nicely done!
A few days too late for me, unfortunately, but it's nice to know that I ended up with essentially the same procedure. My notes are quite a bit more disjointed than your instructions, however.
It'll be a good refresher once it's time to root my wife's phone, however.

Great Resource for noobs and advanced alike
I believe this should be stickied.

Damn you beat me to it. I have been looking for WEEKS on a sure fire way to root my MyTouch 3G. I tried the Relentless Rooter, the Gold Card method and everything else I could find to throw at this thing.
The steps outlined here are slightly different from what I did, but all in all, this is what worked for me, was nice, easy and worked great. The first time you Root a phone it takes a bit to get the process down, but it's not as hard as you think.
If this hasn't been stickied, it needs to be!

Looks good but I have a few questions.
I am currently running on CM 4.1.999 (1.6) and my phone is running very smoothly. I tried 4.1.9999 but it started to bog down and seriously slowed down. I've got quite a few apps and I've got the phone set up as I like it (including changing some of the icons with bettercut and that kind of stuff) I'm getting to the point where I'm a bit loathe to go through all that again, so my question is; what are the real world advantages I might enjoy if I "upgraded" to 4.2?

palexr said:
Looks good but I have a few questions.
I am currently running on CM 4.1.999 (1.6) and my phone is running very smoothly. I tried 4.1.9999 but it started to bog down and seriously slowed down. I've got quite a few apps and I've got the phone set up as I like it (including changing some of the icons with bettercut and that kind of stuff) I'm getting to the point where I'm a bit loathe to go through all that again, so my question is; what are the real world advantages I might enjoy if I "upgraded" to 4.2?
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Have you tried CM updater? It can be downloaded from the market and should just upgrade your current rom.

Weemoney said:
Have you tried CM updater? It can be downloaded from the market and should just upgrade your current rom.
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OK, thanks, I thought it had been switched off so to speak after the Google episode.
My main question remains though, are there any benefits? I know, I know, go and look at the thread in the Dream section but still, CM4.1.999 really does work very well on my Magic and I think it deserves representation here.
Allied to a good theme it is by far and away the best ROM for the Magic IMHO.

Im running it now and have no issues. It is very fast and reliable. I think its worth the upgrade.

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If I am not wrong the has to be rooted to apply cm? In which step of this tutorial does the phone gets root?
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You do need to be rooted to apply a CM ROM (or any other 'cooked ROM' I think), HERE is where you are officially Rooted as I understand the process.
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INSTALL
Connect phone to pc via USB
On the phone: pull down the notification bar & press ->USB Connected->Mount
On the pc: copy the FlashRec.apk & the Amon RA recovery.img onto your SD card.
If you don’t have a ‘file manager’ or ‘app manager’ go to the market & download one such as: ASTRO, LINDA, AppManager or the like. Then browse to your SD card & open/run the flashrec.apk to install it. (if asked what to open with choose Package Installer)
Open RecoveryFlash (flashrec) & press Backup Recovery Image.
Once it’s finished press in the text box & clear out the box, then put /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img & press Flash Custom Recovery Image.
Once the flash is complete turn the phone off.
Boot into 'Recovery' like this: Press-&-Hold END/Power AND Pres-&-Hold Home. (this will be a black background with a screen full of options)
Scroll down to ‘part SD fat32+ext2+swap’ press trackball to select.
Once partitioning is complete scroll down to ‘then select convert ext2 to ext3’ press trackball to select.
Reboot phone.
Connect phone to pc after reboot & mount USB storage
Copy the HTC ADP 1.6 DRC83 & CyanogenMod 4.2.2 ROM files onto your SD card then disconnect from the pc & turn off phone.
Boot into 'Recovery', scroll to & select ‘nandroid backup’ & let it complete.
Scroll to & select ‘wipe data/factory reset’ & let it complete.
Scroll to & select ‘apply SD card: choose zip’ and select the HTC ADP file & let it complete (this will take a few min be patient).
Scroll to & select ‘apply SD card: choose zip’ and select the CyanogenMod file & let it complete (this will take a few min be patient).
Once the flash is complete reboot phone (this will take up words of 5min+ be patient).
Once up & running on latest CyanogenMod connect to pc again & unzip the audio-resources.zip onto your SD card.
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fhaines said:
Cyanogenmods newest roms run fastest with a swap and ext3 partition on the sd card. If you run it with just a fat32 and or ext2 you will most likely be running the rom a lot slower than was designed.
fhaines
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Quick question, I've followed the procedure posted on here step by step exactly and once I boot the phone up right after the android loading screen it goes to a black screen and sits there for a long time. Here's a thread I started asking for help with this, it has more info on my problem, thanks for anyone trying to help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578208

Things to check
lupascu.marius said:
Quick question, I've followed the procedure posted on here step by step exactly and once I boot the phone up right after the android loading screen it goes to a black screen and sits there for a long time. Here's a thread I started asking for help with this, it has more info on my problem, thanks for anyone trying to help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578208
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Hey,
Couple of things to check and make sure of. You have to be on factory 1.5 before doing the upgrade to the Rooted HTC rom and Cyanogens rom, cannot do this from 1.6. Also, there is a wipe involved in the process, and if its skipped it may account for the FC's. Also there is a fix permission file you can run after installation and initial boot that may help with the FC's, its located in CM's thread in the Dream section where the rom is.
Fhaines

fhaines said:
Hey,
Couple of things to check and make sure of. You have to be on factory 1.5 before doing the upgrade to the Rooted HTC rom and Cyanogens rom, cannot do this from 1.6. Also, there is a wipe involved in the process, and if its skipped it may account for the FC's. Also there is a fix permission file you can run after installation and initial boot that may help with the FC's.
Fhaines
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Yes, it is on the factory cupcake build when i start to try and install CM. The weird thing is i have had Cyanogenmod for a long time and have been doing upgrades and everything worked untill now. I upgraded to CM 4.2.1 and after that CM stopped working on my phone. I can confirm that 'other' rooted roms do work..so it seems like its just CM. Thanks

lupascu.marius said:
Yes, it is on the factory cupcake build when i start to try and install CM. The weird thing is i have had Cyanogenmod for a long time and have been doing upgrades and everything worked untill now. I upgraded to CM 4.2.1 and after that CM stopped working on my phone. I can confirm that 'other' rooted roms do work..so it seems like its just CM. Thanks
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Quick update for anyone with any ideas. I finally got it to boot up and it runs great except for two things I've notices so far. When i try to add widgets nothing pops up and when i go to settings the window comes up for half a second then goes away and back to home screen. Now what I did to fix it was partition the sd card which i was told is NOT necessary. Then after i got it to work i tried again with a sdcard that was NOT partitioned and it did the same thing again, black screen no-go. So it seems like if you don't partition the sdcard on some phones the phone freezes at a black screen. Keywords being "some phones". So for anybody who knows how to fix the widget and settings problems not opening, please help me....Thanks

lupascu.marius said:
Quick update for anyone with any ideas. I finally got it to boot up and it runs great except for two things I've notices so far. When i try to add widgets nothing pops up and when i go to settings the window comes up for half a second then goes away and back to home screen. Now what I did to fix it was partition the sd card which i was told is NOT necessary. Then after i got it to work i tried again with a sdcard that was NOT partitioned and it did the same thing again, black screen no-go. So it seems like if you don't partition the sdcard on some phones the phone freezes at a black screen. Keywords being "some phones". So for anybody who knows how to fix the widget and settings problems not opening, please help me....Thanks
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I don't think it has anything to do with SD partition type. Im running cm with a fat sd. everything's fine.

Nice lil issue...
Once it’s finished press in the text box & clear out the box, then put /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img & press Flash Custom Recovery Image
I dont have this option when i try to flash the .img
it says Download Recovery Image and it is actually grayed out??