hi guys, I bought a rogers htc magic a couple of days back, looking at the forums i decided to use the hero rom because it looked fantastic.
After 3 days of painful proceders like partitioning my sd card, writing the rom as update.zip and trying to root the pphone and use fast boot i have failed miserably!
When i tried the partition, ext2 and copy update.zip with ubuntu, the phone didnt recognize the ext 2 partition, only finding the now smaller fat32 partition.
When i tried just placing the rom as update.zip on the sd card and trying to load it from the power+home meny it said the rom is unsigned and will not install it!!
With fast boot i just got lost!
Now i read somewhere you can mod the update.zip to make it signed so it can install on the phone, i dont know how!
Pls help!
PS:
im not familiar with teminal or the cmd to root the device so any further explination will be greatly appreciated!
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wow u guys forget it im getting an iPhone!
ZMOG thats easier to modify as well 2 step jailbreak process!!
Killadude said:
wow u guys forget it im getting an iPhone!
ZMOG thats easier to modify as well 2 step jailbreak process!!
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There's an auto signer in themes section for the Dream. Maybe you should just get an iPhone if that's what you want. Android is the future.
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dude i was just kidding..... i dont no goddamm iPhone!!!
I agree android is the future... i was just higlighting the fact that its so easy to mod the iphone, ie software mods, where as for the androis i have to go through so may complicated methords and yet get no results.
PS ill have a look at the autosigner in the themes section.
Also any other help will be greatly apreciated.
PLS HELP!
Still no help..............
I suggest that you try reading the comment about the signer!
Get your stuff signed and it will install, otherwise find a source that is signed.
Good luck. Rogers can only run the Daldroid Rom, so for the time being Hero probably won't work.
When I had got my Rogers to finally run the Daldroid rom, I experimented with some other roms and, although they would flash, booting into them didn't happen. Looks like we gotta do a litrle more waiting.
I know... sucks balls that only daldroid works... daldroid is the same Rom as the Rogers one except the Rogers junk..... but I heard that HTC will be releasing Tue sense UI to previous android phones so I guess ill just have to wait...............
Hello everyone, and thanks to all of you for the awesome repository of information here! I already got myself through several problems with the rooting process based on the posts here I'm running a Google I/O Ion phone (PVT 32B - CPLD10), and have successfully rooted it. However, the SPL I'm using (I think I'm using the terminology right here, but sorry if not) seems to be for Vodafone users I've tried several, including both of the ones in the Magic SPL HBOOT collection thread and the Haykuro one posted on this wiki. I used the RAv1.0G recovery img in the process of doing all of these updates.
Each of the installs I've done has had the Vodafone program loaded onto it, and none of them recognize the T-mobile simcard I have in the phone. I can get internet access through wifi without any issues, and was able to install the terminal emulator and get root, so everything else seems to be working just fine.
Do I have the wrong SPL version? Does one exist that is compatible with American phone carriers? Or do I just need to modify some type of setting to allow my simcard to work? Any help, advice, or links where I can read up, would be much appreciated! Thanks a lot
jhoffman said:
Hello everyone, and thanks to all of you for the awesome repository of information here! I already got myself through several problems with the rooting process based on the posts here I'm running a Google I/O Ion phone (PVT 32B - CPLD10), and have successfully rooted it. However, the SPL I'm using (I think I'm using the terminology right here, but sorry if not) seems to be for Vodafone users I've tried several, including both of the ones in the Magic SPL HBOOT collection thread and the Haykuro one posted on this wiki. I used the RAv1.0G recovery img in the process of doing all of these updates.
Each of the installs I've done has had the Vodafone program loaded onto it, and none of them recognize the T-mobile simcard I have in the phone. I can get internet access through wifi without any issues, and was able to install the terminal emulator and get root, so everything else seems to be working just fine.
Do I have the wrong SPL version? Does one exist that is compatible with American phone carriers? Or do I just need to modify some type of setting to allow my simcard to work? Any help, advice, or links where I can read up, would be much appreciated! Thanks a lot
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You might need to enter the APN for T-Mobile US.
You were dead-on Bachviet, thanks a lot! I google'd for what the heck APN settings were and found this thread on XDA, which was exactly what I needed. Now I have root and my 3G access back
Thanks again so much for the help! I never would've found that post with the search terms I was using...
Hi there,
I'm new to the forum and been looking for a set of simple instructions on how to root my HTC Magic 32B Vodaphone (AU) but haven't been able to do it.
My main problem is that I used a Mac and haven't found clear instructions on how to do it. I'm totally lost and have read that it's possible to do it with Eclipse and SDK tools which I have download but I haven't been able to see my device at all using the abd devices command. I'm sorry for my ignorance but if any one out here can help me out I would really appreciated it.
I heard and read soo many good things about this phone but at the moment im stock with the the phone in 'stock mode' and I would really like to take full advantage of it.
Im so confused as I downloaded a few files:
- fastboot-mac
- ota-radio-2_22_19_26I
- signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-img-14721
- signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721
I'm sure you are tired of ppl like me who are not programmer asking you on how to do it, but im sure some of you out there could help me.
Thanks in advance.
Hi all
I feel like i am going round in circles trying to get my 32b magic rooted. Ive tried all sorts of methods even buying relentless rooter magic, but after lots of helpful emails i was told i have a perfected spl1.33.0007.
I was then told my problem would be solved by creating a gold card. I did this following the unlockr guide. Then went back to trying to use relentless rooter but I still cannot get the phone rooted.
I would appreciace any guidance at this point as I really dont know what else to do. Some of the help people give is great but it assumes a certain level of android knowledge that I have not got and will not ever have.
Thanks in advance fellas. I hope you can help as I love my phone
Regards
Del
have you tried follow these instructions?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=548218
to make sure your not on perfect spl.
for rooting check this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=547133
then you should be able to fix it
Sorry to be stupid but where do i get the following from?
* an non-perfected SPL (preferably an engineerings SPL).
* a ROM with a version that is HIGHER than your current ROM version.
Im sure this is all straighforward stuff to all you guys who do this all the time but it just seems like one obstacle after another for me
Thanks again for the help
i don't know much about the 32b version, but the second thread i posted to you is the one to use, try read very good the first post in it, cause the first thread i posted he tells 32b user to go to the second thread, so try study the second thread thats what i can do to help, hope you find something in it.
Again please excuse my stupidity but i have not a clue what ROM is appropriate for my phone. This is the problem that I always encounter, that others assume that your level of knowledge is comparable to theirs. I know im not a total moron but this is a whole new language to me and the last thing i wanna do is ruin my phone. It seems the more i read on forums etc the more i get confused as there are a seemingly infinite array of different methods to get your phone rooted.
well can you provide info on which spl radio you have now first?
He mentioned in the original post he had perfected spl1.33.0007.
How about telling us what you did with the goldcard process, what happened and what went wrong? Any errors received that you can tell us etc will help us to help you.
just wondering cause he messed with the phone after getting the info of perfected spl so just wanted to be clear what there is to work with so he can get a working good phone
I followed the gold card process on the unlockr webby and all went fine. No issues there at all.
Im now stuck as to what to do next. I bought relentless rooter software and the guy on support has been helpful. Just wondering what my next port of call should be. Like I said im no Mr Android but Im not totally clueless either. I would just like it if someone could tell me what should be the correct/best/simplest procedure for getting my phone rooted and getting the best/closest ROM to 2.0/2.1
Sorry to be a pain but there is so much info out there its really difficult to determine whats right and whats wrong.
BTW Ive got 2 magics so if a totally brick one, Ill know to definitely stop. Unfortunately they both have the same spl
Thanks again in advance
Just tried another method from the relentless support. Ive put SAPP.nbh on my goldcard and restarted with vol down and power. Tried to apply the image and got an error of
model id incorrect!
Update fail
Do you want to reboot device?
any more advice please?
first off im not trying to be a **** here... but..if your having this much trouble rooting, and you admit you dont know much, then why are you bothering rooting??
if you root and get a custom rom on your phone, you will NEED to know how to update said rom, as you will not get support from your carrier.
rooting is not hard, there are MANY guides out there that hold your hand and walk you threw rooting, installing rom ect ect...
for you i would recommend cyanogen mod (www.cyanogenmod.com) JUST because it is stable and works great.. i dont think you want a rom like super d , cdsi , fasttest or something like that where you will probably have to update your rom somewhat often.
please see this guide and READ it fully, its not hard to understand or to follow....just make sure you are on a 32B, if you are not then this guide will not work..
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_MT3G/Magic_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
also you are looking for a rom that is 2.0/2.1, first off they are not fully functional, there are issues with all 2.0/2.1 roms out there (some are great dont get me wrong, but in my mind not fully functional) so again i would recommend cyanogenmod its based on 1.6 but has bits and pieces of eclair(2.0) in it. before you try a 2.0/2.1 rom i would say get root first, run cyanogenmod and go from there..
again.. im not trying to be a ****.. but it really isnt hard rooting.. and hearing you say you dont know anything is kind of rediculous.. i came into the android scene not knowing anything, its easy to learn if you want to, if you want the easy way out without learning then dont root...
edit: Im sorry i sound harsh, but i still stand behind what i said.. please please please try the cyanogenmod wiki guide, and also please post EXACTLY what sys ver your running, which carrier your on, and confirm please the SPL..
i started out knowing nothing too, but reading and do what guys say in their guides gets you far, and when keep wanting to tell in every post (i know nothing) is kinda saying, don't use custom roms cause if something goes wrong, you will be more fustrated and angry on the android system (also not trying to be rude, but think about it, do you really want to root?)
In the normal course of events I am capable of following the simple instructions found on forums like this to do whatever I need. In the past I have chipped my xbox and flashed my 360, but I am really struggling with my phone. The reason I went for the relentless piece of software was because it was supposed to be simple.
As far as I was concerned I was having a problem following the instructions until I was told I had a perfected SPL. Thats why I had so much difficulty in the past getting it rooted. I thought using relentless might help me out in that respect. It didnt.
So I then find out that I need to create a gold card. Got that sorted ok, then proceeded with the root process. All systems stopped again as I get model id incorrect error. I posted on here to see if anyone else was having the same problems and would be willing to help.
I am really thankful for the suggestions so far and if anyone has any more I will endevour to use them. But my main problem is that there is so much info out there its difficult to work out whats right and wrong especially if you are encountering problems like I am. Ive seen many videos and read many tutorials on how to root so I know it should be straightforward but that has not been my experience thus far
have you tried the wiki link i posted??
start over.. forget everything you have done.. and try that wiki link..
again we need to know your phone model, carrier, spl and sys version(android 1.5, 1.6, ect ect) to move forward if you still are stuck..
Thanks again for your help
My phone is a UK Vodafone Magic 32B
1.33.0007
CPLD-10
Radio- 2.22.19.261
Its running on cupcake and wouldnt update OTA when it was sent out last year
Just reading through that wiki now. Thanks again for all your help. I really appreciate it
also see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640229&page=2
delboypb said:
Thanks again for your help
My phone is a UK Vodafone Magic 32B
1.33.0007
CPLD-10
Radio- 2.22.19.261
Its running on cupcake and wouldnt update OTA when it was sent out last year
Just reading through that wiki now. Thanks again for all your help. I really appreciate it
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You need to make certain that your gold card was made properly. My first attempt at making a goldcard failed for no reason what so ever. The second attempt went fine on the same micro sd card. I would follow the directions of using Flashrec. That process has been flawless due to the fact that it takes advantage of a bug in Android 1.5. It's easy as long as your goldcard was made properly. Good Luck
p.s. once your able to flash an engineering/non-perfected spl, Leave It Alone.
I had the same problem with mine, couldnt find a guide that works on a uk Voda Magic
I used this and it worked great:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.p...o_CyanogenMod#Spanish_Vodafone_1.6_NOT_rooted
Use the guide for Non-TMobile 32B Magics
sapphire pvt 32b ship s-on g
hboot-1.33.0007 (sapp30000)
cpld-10
radio-2.22.23.02
jul 31 2009, 15:49:25
main version is older!
update fail!
do you want to reboot device?
action yes
power no
tmobile mytouch 1.6 just a regular mytouch not 1.2 ( fender)
i had rooted about 12 mytouch ( tmobile usa) and never had any problem till now,
i did the gold card using theunlockr how to.
and i still get the same error.
not know what to do to get this done.
i just can't downgrade to 1.5.
thanks.......................................
I finally pulled my head out of my ass last night/early this morning and got a handle on what i needed to do. And now I have a rooted magic with a shiny new hero rom on it. Very pleased with myself. Now off to try to get the second one done. Fingers crossed
Thanks everyone for all your help and patience. Its really appreciated
Back to square 1 again. After the excitement of havig a working root and displaying a rather lovely hero rom, I though all was well. So I decided to have a crack at rooting my other magic. During the process which was unsuccessful this time my original rooted decided to shut itself down for no apparent reason. Whe i tried to reboot it would get to the splash screen and no further even though it had been working perfectly happily just hours before.
Any help please?
The details are:
32b ENG S-OFF h
HBOOT-1.33.2005 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
I rooted using the gold card method and flashed with a hero rom. All the instructins taken from theunlockr.com as I couldnt get the cyanogen wiki instructions to work.
I did try the cyanogen wiki method having already rooted using gold card, but that phone also stops at the splash screen after flashing bot images. I waited several times for 15mins+ but nothing
I would really appreciate some help mainly on my first issue
Thanks in advance