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Problem with flashing Cyanogen

Hi! first of all i dont know if this is the right forum to right this question. Dont know if it should be in the Dream forum but i have a magic, so i write it in the Magic forum.
My problem is that i for some reason can't flash Cyanogen's ROMs.
I have had Cyanogen's 4.0.3 ROM on my magic, but a couple of days ago i decided to upgrade it and try the Experimentel version 4.1.8.
I First tried to use the CM Updater, but for some reason it did not work, it would not flash the ROM.
So i downloaded the ROM manually and did as i always do: boot in recovery, wipe, apply and then reboot. Everything went fine until the reboot. After reboot the phone gets stuck at the HTC Magic screen, and nothing happens, only thing i can do is to remove the battery and the try and boot the phone again, and then it just get stuck at the HTC Magic screen again.
I have no problem flashing a MyHero 1.1.1. It works perfect.
I have also tried with a number of the other Cyanogen ROM versions, even tried 3.9.1 (cant remember the exact version number) have also tried the 4.0.3 version that did work before all this happened, but still no luck.
I have tried installing the Cyanogen Recovery image and the flash the Cyanogen ROM, but it still gets stuck at the HTC Magic screen.
I have tried reformating my sdcard and then flash, but no luck.
Can it be that i need a new SPL, Radio or something?
My current Fastboot screen looks like this:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H
HBOOT-1.33.2010 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
If anyone know what i need to do to get the Cyanogen ROM on my magic, i would really like to know.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Hope to here from you.
Per

Cyanogen is built for 32B (You seem to have a 32A) so you need to flash a 32A-kernel on top of the cyanogen ROM.
Check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544854

do what psyduck says, AND wipe before you do it. going from a stable to an experimental build requires a wipe or you will have a lot of issues.

Okay, thx for the answer both of you.
So i just "flash" the kernel first, like if it was an normal update? e.g. rename it update.zip, push it to sdcard, wipe, flash and then reboot. And then flash the ROM like i would normal do?
But what if I would like to flash a stable build, e.g. 4.0.4 what do i do then? i can't find a kernel for that in the link. Or can i just use 1 of the kernels in that link?
Per

Cyanogens ROM first! Otherwise the kernel will be overwritten with the one included in the cyanogen ROM.
Don't know why the old kernels were removed? Better to ask in the linked thread.

Decided to try Donut on my MT3G and had the same issue, I did a wipe after I noticed it didn't get past the first splash screen and that fixed it.

Thx for the help all of you, im now on the Cyanogen ROM, finally. its good to be back
But have 1 last question: When i deside to upgrade the current Cyanogen ROM im on now, i would also need to flash a new kernel right?

the thread listed by PsyDuck has it.
first page, look at the file called "Base Kernel v4.1.9.2"
link for it is right below.
Use amonRA's Recovery so you dont have to rename the updates.
download CM's latest 4.1.9.2 ROM and the basekernal. put both in root directory of SD.
boot into recovery, nandroid backup, wipe, Flash ROM then Flash update.
reboot. should work fine.

I did so, and everything works now. really nice, finally

32a looping after flashing CyanogenMod 4.1.99
I have a 32a and I used to run CM 4.0.4 perfectly fine.
I've been trying to flash to later CM roms but until now still not able to do so.
Every steps in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=568032 were followed carefully. Here is what I do:
1. Copy the HTC ADP 1.6 DRC83 into the SD card
2. Copy CyanogenMod 4.1.99 into the SD card
3. Copy the Kernel Port file into the SD card
4. Wipe
5. Flash HTC ADP 1.6 DRC83
6. Flash CyanogenMod 4.1.99
7. Flash the Kernel Port file
8. Reboot
The phone reboots into the first screen (HTC Magic) and after a while, reboot again and still stuck at the same screen.
Eventually I have to take out the battery.
I don't partition my SD card and it has been working fine with the other roms such as RA 1.6.1H, MyHero 1.1.2 etc, so I doubt that could be the problem.
I tried to plug the USB and "adb lolcat" but my WinXP says USB device not recognized.
The strange thing is it seems everyone's 32A doesn't have this problem, except me. I've reported this problem before but wasn't able to get a solution.
Is there anyway to troubleshoot to find out what goes wrong?
Thanks in advance.

thats actually weird..try restoring nandroid backup..
i followed the same instructions with the exception of not wiping..try that see if it helps.

Thanks for replying. I didn't manage to flash successfully before that's why not able to do a nandroid backup ... unless of course if someone is willing to share the backup with me.
str4vag said:
thats actually weird..try restoring nandroid backup..
i followed the same instructions with the exception of not wiping..try that see if it helps.
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Same Boat
I have the same problem when flashing CM 4.1.99[9] ROMS. It goes into the endless boot/reboot mode.
I used to have the problem with the HoFo ROM as well (between versions 2.0.5 - 2.0.9). HoFo started working after that. I don't know what changed.
Code:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H
HBOOT-1.33.2005 (SAPP10000)
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Apr 20 2009, 15:30:43
ranger79 said:
I have a 32a and I used to run CM 4.0.4 perfectly fine.
I've been trying to flash to later CM roms but until now still not able to do so.
Every steps in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=568032 were followed carefully. Here is what I do:
1. Copy the HTC ADP 1.6 DRC83 into the SD card
2. Copy CyanogenMod 4.1.99 into the SD card
3. Copy the Kernel Port file into the SD card
4. Wipe
5. Flash HTC ADP 1.6 DRC83
6. Flash CyanogenMod 4.1.99
7. Flash the Kernel Port file
8. Reboot
The phone reboots into the first screen (HTC Magic) and after a while, reboot again and still stuck at the same screen.
Eventually I have to take out the battery.
I don't partition my SD card and it has been working fine with the other roms such as RA 1.6.1H, MyHero 1.1.2 etc, so I doubt that could be the problem.
I tried to plug the USB and "adb lolcat" but my WinXP says USB device not recognized.
The strange thing is it seems everyone's 32A doesn't have this problem, except me. I've reported this problem before but wasn't able to get a solution.
Is there anyway to troubleshoot to find out what goes wrong?
Thanks in advance.
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[MT3G 32b] Root / Break perfect SPL / Way less steps

I'm creating this thread in hopes no one who owns a MyTouch, in America, on T-Mobile with a perfected SPL doesn't have to go through the brain numbing process I've just adventured through over the past week.
Special thanks to Amon_RA and Radix999 who have compiled an impressive set of information on this topic. I would have been totally lost without their contributions to this forum.
Setup:
You'll need a brand-spanking-new MyTouch 3G, 1.6 updated, un-modded, perfected SPL [Mine was: HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP30000)]. To find out if your SPL is perfected power your phone off: press the vol button down > hit the power button > compare the info listed in fastboot (white screen with three skateboarding Androids) to Amon_RA's list of SPL's. If you have done anything to your phone before attempting this process go consult someone who knows wtf they are doing. I don't, but I rather tell people how this went down for me.
How I Rooted my MT3G:
1. Get your phone back to 1.5 cupcake by whatever means necessary. I used these directions: http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-unroot-your-mytouch-3g/
2. Follow these steps to root your device: http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/29/how-to-root-the-htc-magic-in-one-click/. When you are done with this process you should have Amon_RA's recovery and boot loader all setup. This will allow you to format your SD card to whatever file system you want, flash roms, do nandroid backups, the works.
3. Go to Amon_RA's thread about SPL's: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=529019
and download a Engineering SPL for your phone. (Engineering SPL 1.33.2004 by Crios worked for me)
4. Edit the SPL file name to "update.zip"
5. Load the SPL to the root of your SD card.
6. Load up RA's boot loader. (Power + Home)
7. Wipe / Clear from the boot loader menu.
8. Apply update.zip from the boot loader menu.
9. Wait for the phone to reboot, all kinds of whacky **** will happen, don't mess with the device, etc. Eventually you should reboot into recovery mode. Whatever you do - figure out how to get to recovery mode.
10. Wipe / Clear from the boot loader menu.
11. Format the SD VIA boot loader.
12. Load a new / favorite ROM onto the SD. (I use Blueberry Hero)
13. Install the Rom VIA boot loader.
14. Crack open a beer.
No gold card, fastbook, no crazy 40 step process. There may be some security issues or something involved with this process. Whatever the case, whatever the politics are between XDA/unlockr - this WORKED for me from a STOCK 1.6 device.
With a little bit of reading you should either have turned your phone into a 400$ brick or a happy little Hero pumping Android phone.
Cheers.

donut
if you have donut 1.6, the one click root doesnt work. You may have had the .006 SPL but in Android 1.6 the exploit that one click used is corrected.

byt3b0mb said:
if you have donut 1.6, the one click root doesnt work. You may have had the .006 SPL but in Android 1.6 the exploit that one click used is corrected.
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From 1.6 - unlockr explains in detail how to get back to 1.5 in the link listed above.
Check http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-unroot-your-mytouch-3g/ for details.

Does this allow you to flash hero roms? I have bypassed perfect spl and cant flash hero roms (boot image error)

bonesy said:
Does this allow you to flash hero roms? I have bypassed perfect spl and cant flash hero roms (boot image error)
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Whats the size of the hero boot.img?

bonesy said:
Does this allow you to flash hero roms? I have bypassed perfect spl and cant flash hero roms (boot image error)
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I'm able to load and run blueberry_full_V05 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=562071) with no issues.
Interface is a little wonky with his custom buttons... but it's faster than Max's Hero rom for me.
The key for me is no following anyones directions. I just load the ROM onto my properly formatted SD (done via boot loader) > Install the .zip file via boot loader. Done.
Note: Just remember to download the right version of the rom. (A or B)

what do you mean by "Wipe / Clear from the boot loader menu"?
is it select the "wipe data/factory reset? or "wipe sd:..."?

ashyou said:
what do you mean by "Wipe / Clear from the boot loader menu"?
is it select the "wipe data/factory reset? or "wipe sd:..."?
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What he means is data wipe from the options in the boot loader before you update in that section.
I used these procedures and I am now running Hero Rom. thanks man.

so what's the point of doing this? My HBOOT is 1.33.0006 same as lowrez but i've been able to run roms with no problem. sorry for the noob ques.

Confirmed the update.zip method.
This worked on my Mytouch which was previously rooted but running a perfected spl not allowing fastboot operations. SPL was changed to 004 and Dwang's ROM is working fine with Amon_Ra's 1.2.3 recovery.
Good work dude.

lowrez01 said:
I'm creating this thread in hopes no one who owns a MyTouch, in America, on T-Mobile with a perfected SPL doesn't have to go through the brain numbing process I've just adventured through over the past week.
Special thanks to Amon_RA and Radix999 who have compiled an impressive set of information on this topic. I would have been totally lost without their contributions to this forum.
Setup:
You'll need a brand-spanking-new MyTouch 3G, 1.6 updated, un-modded, perfected SPL [Mine was: HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP30000)]. To find out if your SPL is perfected power your phone off: press the vol button down > hit the power button > compare the info listed in fastboot (white screen with three skateboarding Androids) to Amon_RA's list of SPL's. If you have done anything to your phone before attempting this process go consult someone who knows wtf they are doing. I don't, but I rather tell people how this went down for me.
How I Rooted my MT3G:
1. Get your phone back to 1.5 cupcake by whatever means necessary. I used these directions: http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-unroot-your-mytouch-3g/
2. Follow these steps to root your device: http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/29/how-to-root-the-htc-magic-in-one-click/. When you are done with this process you should have Amon_RA's recovery and boot loader all setup. This will allow you to format your SD card to whatever file system you want, flash roms, do nandroid backups, the works.
3. Go to Amon_RA's thread about SPL's: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=529019
and download a Engineering SPL for your phone. (Engineering SPL 1.33.2004 by Crios worked for me)
4. Edit the SPL file name to "update.zip"
5. Load the SPL to the root of your SD card.
6. Load up RA's boot loader. (Power + Home)
7. Wipe / Clear from the boot loader menu.
8. Apply update.zip from the boot loader menu.
9. Wait for the phone to reboot, all kinds of whacky **** will happen, don't mess with the device, etc. Eventually you should reboot into recovery mode. Whatever you do - figure out how to get to recovery mode.
10. Wipe / Clear from the boot loader menu.
11. Format the SD VIA boot loader.
12. Load a new / favorite ROM onto the SD. (I use Blueberry Hero)
13. Install the Rom VIA boot loader.
14. Crack open a beer.
No gold card, fastbook, no crazy 40 step process. There may be some security issues or something involved with this process. Whatever the case, whatever the politics are between XDA/unlockr - this WORKED for me from a STOCK 1.6 device.
With a little bit of reading you should either have turned your phone into a 400$ brick or a happy little Hero pumping Android phone.
Cheers.
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thanks for the how too... worked great for me... running Engineering SPL 1.33.2009... thanks again!

I've run Eugene373's 2.0, MLIGN's 3.1.1, and am now running OTPA 3.0, and I have yet to tinker with the SPL. Only problems I've had is with MLIGN's Hero, the screen would get all blurry, which is why I switched to OTPA.
What I'd like to know, is in your opinion, what are the advantages of switching SPL's? Is it just to enable fastboot? After each instillation, the least internal mem. i was left with was 288mb so it's not a space issue, like the G1, correct?

A life saver...
Thanks for the write up. I couldn't find any coherent answer on the issue of the perfect 0006 SPL and yours was the only thread that was specific to my needs (T-Mobile MT3G 32B).

There's no way this work on MT3G 32a?

thanks, has anyone tried or can confirm this works on mytouch 1.2?
Is there any method that will work on mytouch 1.2 without having to do all that goldcard stuff, like is there a 1 click rooting for mytouch 1.2?
thanks

lowrez01 said:
13. Install the Rom VIA boot loader.
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can you please explain more about installing the rom via boot loader? which option to use and what should the file name be?

dude if your device is rooted, you can flash any ROM with .0006. There is no need to do this. The 1-Click root worked fine way way back when I did. There hasnt been a ROM that I haven't been able to flash.
I guess this can be useful for people who are still buying the old myTouch 3G (which is dumb, with all the new devices out there now)

I bought my mytouch used from ebay and it is 1.33.0007 and i couldnt get pass the first step. i got through the update, but it said it failed to update.

[How-to] Flash NEW SPL WITHOUT GOLDCARD

Well I looked around before flashing a new SPL, and I could never find a guide where I could actually follow. I was too lazy to get a 'Goldcard' and do it.. and since I had 2 MT3Gs, I didn't really care if 1 bricked.
Did it successfully with both MyTouch's
REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT | REQUIRES ROOT
Here are my steps, just saying, don't follow if you don't want to..
But I take no responsibility if you brick your phone or any other damages towards your phone, or your mental state.
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Since this is a MyTouch phone, you should have the latest Radio (2.22.19.26I), if not update your Radio.. look around.
Check your SPL first, if it's the stock SPL that you have on your MT3G then you can do it, mine was 1.33.0006.
Download a custom SPL. I got mine from Haykuro's 1.33.2005
then I just followed TheUnlockr's instruction below:
Plug in your phone and mount the SD card (pull down on the notification bar and select the SD card notification then click Mount in the pop up window).
After the SD card shows up on the computer, put the SPL zip file on to the memory card (NOT in any subfolders on the memory card, just on the memory card itself) and then rename the file to update.zip (most computers, you do not type the .zip part, it automatically puts it in for you so just as long as the file is called update and there is a Zip folder icon to the left of it still, you are fine. Leave it like that).
Once it is done transferring to the memory card and you have renamed it, unplug the phone from the computer.
Turn off the phone and then turn it back on by holding down the Home and Power button to get to recovery mode (keep holding it until the recovery screen with the writing and black background come up).
Once the recovery screen is up, click on Wipe Data. Once that is done, click on Apply Update.zip and wait for it to finish.
Once it is done, click Reboot Device (if it doesn’t reboot and shuts off and shows a black screen instead, hit the power button as if to turn it on. WE NEED IT TO REBOOT AS IT LOADS SOMETHINGS DURING START UP).
Once the device has finished starting to boot up and gets to the MyTouch logo (make sure that it has rebooted once, but not all the way to the homescreen. Also it may reboot to the recovery image, that is fine). Take out the battery and put it back in if it tried to goto the homescreen but got stuck at the logo.
If you have Amon Ra's Recovery 1.4+ You don't have to rename it. Just press Flash Zip, and choose the SPL and flash it.

Actually, this is the basic procedure to install a new SPL... It's exactly the same that Amon_Ra describe in his thread...
This only works if you have a rooted phone with a custom recovery installed if I'm right...
You don't need a goldcard to flash a newer SPL if you have root.

:No-Frost: said:
Actually, this is the basic procedure to install a new SPL... It's exactly the same that Amon_Ra describe in his thread...
This only works if you have a rooted phone with a custom recovery installed if I'm right...
You don't need a goldcard to flash a newer SPL if you have root.
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Ohh I didn't know cause I had root, but there was never a guide I could really understand..

-_-" ........... hope fail

Nice try! But if your mobile is already rooted you don't have a perfect SPL which require goldcard or other more difficult methods to be able to flash stuff

Sorry for my noobness but I flashed the Haykuro SPL on a G1 and part of the process was reflashing a rom afterward, is this also part of the process for the MT3G?

If you already have root, all you have to do is install the new spl by recovery...

Jceezy said:
Sorry for my noobness but I flashed the Haykuro SPL on a G1 and part of the process was reflashing a rom afterward, is this also part of the process for the MT3G?
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Yeah, I flashed my SPL and then flashed my ROM afterwards.

Thanks PlzHELP for bringing this up!
I already have a custom ROM installed (thus rooted) and I just want to flash my SPL so I can overcome fastboot remote: not allow error. This thread somehow clear things up for me. Thanks guys!

Worked without a problem, thanks PLZHELP!

g1 wont read update.zip or DREAIMG.nbh

i do not have a custom recover on the phone after i rooted it and have RA. what should i do? also i am stuck on the g1 screen thx.

well if its not reading the dream file then u dont have root...the dream file needs to be installed to gain root. i would go back into recovery wipe everything back to stock and go through the root process again. check the xda thread on how to do it...it is very detailed and will guide u on how its done properly. i used it and my g1 is working perfectly

dude i just re-read the post. first of all, how can you have Amon-RA recovery and say you have no custom recovery. Amon is a custom recovery. also, like i said earlier the dream file is what you need installed for root. it downgrades the phone to rc29 where the security hole was never patched. please re-write the post with more detail. what steps did u exactly do? when you go into recovery, what is shown on your screen? is it an exclamation point? if it is u dont have a custom recovery installed. your best bet is to wipe the phone and re-root, but please answer my questions first. im more than happy to help you out, but please give more detailed info. i mean step by step details from the beginning to the end

Tornadobarrage said:
i do not have a custom recover on the phone after i rooted it and have RA. what should i do? also i am stuck on the g1 screen thx.
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this will help you a LOT http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/wiki/Get_Root

I had this problem couple days ago when rooting a g1, I had a bunch of files on my sdcard, so i formattted the sd and placed both dreaimg and update files again on sd, problem solved.

fh47qu said:
well if its not reading the dream file then u dont have root...the dream file needs to be installed to gain root. i would go back into recovery wipe everything back to stock and go through the root process again. check the xda thread on how to do it...it is very detailed and will guide u on how its done properly. i used it and my g1 is working perfectly
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Ok b4 i rooted the phone everything was fine downgraded the flahsed with the RA recovery then when i install a custom rom for some reason non of the roms worked so i started looking around the forum and someone said to use an update.zip file and then lost the custom recovery. Now im stuck on the g1 screen and my phone cannot read the update nor dream.

Flashing radio / rom, have I messed up?

I had CM6 on my G1 with HBOOT-1.33.2005.
I downloaded RC7 and accidentally installed it without flashing HBOOT-1.33.2003 and now it says HBOOT-0.95.0000.
Is this OK? If it is, im gonna start flashing it back to 1.6.

maxppp said:
I had CM6 on my G1 with HBOOT-1.33.2005.
I downloaded RC7 and accidentally installed it without flashing HBOOT-1.33.2003 and now it says HBOOT-0.95.0000.
Is this OK? If it is, im gonna start flashing it back to 1.6.
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so you went back to android 1.1 or 1.5? you dont have any engineering spl anymore as far as i know.
that means you have to start right from the beginning with rooting flashing etc
pls correct me if im wrong
Edit: do you still have a modified recovery or is it the stock one?

Hi, I went back right to the beginning which is DRC7 (version 1.0)
Im not sure about the recovery image question, how would i find out?

boot into recovery. (did you flash another recovery some time earlier?)
so if it is the one you had then you dont have to start from the beginning.
is it one without a menu or with a menu of 3 options you have to look for tutorials and start all over

why dont you just get into fastboot, wipe everything, fastboot flash EZterrys new radio & hboot, and than flash biffmod 2.1 ROM?
i did it this morning, and i must say... t'is nice ;]