Rooting Mytouch Fender LE 32a/ Mytouch 1.2 UNIVERSAL ANDROOT CONFIRMED WORKING!!! - myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development

Universal Androot confirmed working. This method is no longer needed and is to dangourous for some people so please use universal androot 1.5.3+
IF READ CORRECTLY YOU WILL NOT BRICK. BUT, Since a few of you dont have that ability, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU BRICKING YOUR PHONE. There are no pros to rooting this phone yet, leave it alone if you dont know what your doing PLEASE. I beg you. You are in essence almost bricking your phone in order to root it in the first place. These arent fun and games, It is dangerous to rush this stuff
Listen.. Im more then happy to help people. BUt I fully understand why so many devs have left this place. Some of you are so utterly ridiculous with your questions, wanting someone to hold your hand. I cant sit on gtalk for hours helping you go through what should take 10 min , I have a life and kids and other things to do. I did this because I was bored and wanted to see if I could. There is not point in rooting it yet, there are no roms, nor will there be for at least a month. Please, if you cant even understand simple questions, have never rooted or even used an android phone before, please.. do not bother me. This place is insane with stupidity. I will change the tutorial in a little more detail later, but fo rnow, DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YORU DOING. IF YOUR BREAK YOUR CRAP< I DONT CARE, BECAUSE IT WASNT MY FAULT.
I am in no way an angry or mean person, but you people have given me a migraine. I see why all the rom devs hide from here so much
THERE IS NO POINT IN ROOTING THIS PHONE YET PEOPLE, SO STOP.. OMG PLEASE STOP LOL
IT HAS BEEN DONE!!! lol
After 3 days, sleepless night and 5 min from returning the phone, Together with the Awesome Cursordroid We have achieved full root of the fender mytouch/ Mytouch 1.2 revision.
Now.. Understand.. not many will have the fender Mytouch.. but this is the hardware they WILL be using in the fully confirmed Mytouch 1.2
If you do not follow my instructions fully, NOTHING WILL WORK.
Start by making a working gold card, pay VERY CLOSE attention to what the instructions for making a gold card say
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/14/how-to-root-your-mytouch-3g/
READ READ READ. DO NOT download the SAPPimg.zip file it says on that page.
Get the top fixed SPL file 2010 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4332591&postcount=1
Once you have you working goldcard (remember, apply to PHYSICAL not LOGICAL) rename the fixed SPL/rom you just downloaded to SAPPIMG.img
Put that file on your gold card
Hold volume down while hitting power
You will boot into Hboot, and if goldcard was made correcly and file is in root, it will begin to read. MAke sure battery is full or chargeing. follow on screen directions for flashing. Reboot into Hboot.
You are now screwed with a downgraded SPL and radio that do not work on this phone YAAAAAAY.
Now grab the stock radio and SPL from Cursordroid here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5451898&posted=1#post5451898
From there on follow hiw directions for reupdating your radio and spl, plus give yourself a new recovery making ROOT.
Im not good at tutorials or typing on a tiny netbook keyboard so please forgive. Anyquestions please ask and I will go into more detail
In order
Goldcard
Amen ras fixed spl rom renamed SAPPIMG.img
Boot into Hboot volume down/power
let rom install saying yes to what it says. If it works..
Now boot into your recovery through fastboot
Flash phone with stock fender rom
reboot into fastboot
back out of update when it asks and flash STOCK radio and SPL back, now reboot
your splash screen for fender IS GONE, get over it. You can make a new one later if you realllly need to.

if you build the thread they will come, oh yes, they will come.

thebluecoat said:
if you build the thread they will come, oh yes, they will come.
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lol.. I figured if I could get a thread up with all our info, maybe I could get more people interested just for the fact hat nothing now works... which means this could be the same build in the coming Mytouch 1.2 that is basicly the same exact phone as the fender.

hey, im new here but i have a rooted g1. and i've been skimming thru the fender pages.
I also work at tmobile and used my discount to snag the fender. but as of now im still using my rooted g1 which currently has a tiny scratch on it which i cant stand "hence why i got a fender".
seems to me once the new mytouches come out with the 32a and 3.5 mm jack there will be more attempting to pwn his phone.
im still fairly new to all of this soo im tryin to soak up as much knowledge as i can.
but still w/o the root. the fender still is a sweet phone haha.
idk what to do with it, it just sits in my room i havent even put my sim into it yet. im deciding either to sell it or just let it sit until it can be rooted.
i use the wireless tether too much to switch to the mytouch.
in the mean time g'luck! kinda rough for us LE owners cuz only few people have it to play around with.

This might be noob as I am not 100% sure what perfected SPL means, but I had a SPL that gave the fastboot "no remote" error.
I used an official SEA RUU that comes with a ENG SPL, then I could update change what ever I wanted.
Thought I would just through it out there.
My phone is a model A6161.

Make a goldcard.
Then try to find an official HTC RUU with version higher than 2.08.531.1 but which has an open SPL or is only Cupcake so 1-click-root will work.
If that doesn't work just try a regular sappimg.nbh, but with goldcard too.

maxisma said:
Make a goldcard.
Then try to find an official HTC RUU with version higher than 2.08.531.1 but which has an open SPL or is only Cupcake so 1-click-root will work.
If that doesn't work just try a regular sappimg.nbh, but with goldcard too.
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The problem is after days of reading and trying 5 different sapp.img every file gets the same device id failure. But I do understand having to find a higher number rom so Ill start on that quest.
So basicly what you saying is I need to find a pre rooted "offcial" rom that has and eng SPL allready or a 1.5 rom with open spl?
Ill try the 1.5 cupcake idea because the goldcard methos so far doesnt seem to work but that would make sense if we are trying to use to old a versions to root.
Looks like I have a new project for the day lol

crypysmoker said:
The problem is after days of reading and trying 5 different sapp.img every file gets the same device id failure. But I do understand having to find a higher number rom so Ill start on that quest.
So basicly what you saying is I need to find a pre rooted "offcial" rom that has and eng SPL allready or a 1.5 rom with open spl?
Ill try the 1.5 cupcake idea because the goldcard methos so far doesnt seem to work but that would make sense if we are trying to use to old a versions to root.
Looks like I have a new project for the day lol
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I've already tried that, didnt work for me, got "Invalid device ID" however, I cannot make a gold-card because I always get "damaged sd card" or windows says I need to format it right. I'm 100% sure I did it right to three different SD cards, and I still got the same error.
--edit-- if you successfully make a goldcard for this phone, Ill pm you for shipping info LOL!

crypysmoker said:
The problem is after days of reading and trying 5 different sapp.img every file gets the same device id failure. But I do understand having to find a higher number rom so Ill start on that quest.
So basicly what you saying is I need to find a pre rooted "offcial" rom that has and eng SPL allready or a 1.5 rom with open spl?
Ill try the 1.5 cupcake idea because the goldcard methos so far doesnt seem to work but that would make sense if we are trying to use to old a versions to root.
Looks like I have a new project for the day lol
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I think, your current way will not end with success.
Wrong model id or device id means, that HTC decided pick out Fender in another serie. Yes, i agree, that Fender has same SPL as Magics, but trying flash anything, that has another model id like trying flash Hero's ROM to Tattoo.
SPL ia like a computer's BIOS. SO if you flash foreign bios - your comp will probably die....
Saddened by the fact that Fender is limited edition. So it will not have big knowledgebase like Magic.

5[Strogino] said:
I think, your current way will not end with success.
Wrong model id or device id means, that HTC decided pick out Fender in another serie. Yes, i agree, that Fender has same SPL as Magics, but trying flash anything, that has another model id like trying flash Hero's ROM to Tattoo.
SPL ia like a computer's BIOS. SO if you flash foreign bios - your comp will probably die....
Saddened by the fact that Fender is limited edition. So it will not have big knowledgebase like Magic.
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While the Fender is le, the mt3g 1.2 is the same hardware, so hopefully someone will get it figured out.

chrys9989 said:
While the Fender is le, the mt3g 1.2 is the same hardware, so hopefully someone will get it figured out.
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Oh. Chances growing up.

I'm new here, but typically how do people go about getting the attention of devs? Is it just create a thread an hope enough people show interest? Should we do a roll call of how many actually are interested in rooting this phone?

thebluecoat said:
I've already tried that, didnt work for me, got "Invalid device ID" however, I cannot make a gold-card because I always get "damaged sd card" or windows says I need to format it right. I'm 100% sure I did it right to three different SD cards, and I still got the same error.
--edit-- if you successfully make a goldcard for this phone, Ill pm you for shipping info LOL!
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No.. I got the gold card made. The only reason it ever comes up as damged or reformat is because you applied the goldimg to the logical drive which is at top of list as opposed to Physical REMOVABLE DISK at the bottm. Its the only time I can get the error. but if I apply the goldimg to the logical drive it makes a perfect goldcard everytime. I tested it on aspar g1. So... its not a godl card problem lol

maxisma said:
Make a goldcard.
Then try to find an official HTC RUU with version higher than 2.08.531.1 but which has an open SPL or is only Cupcake so 1-click-root will work.
If that doesn't work just try a regular sappimg.nbh, but with goldcard too.
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Looking through here for HTC RUU roms I seem to keep geeting dragged to the hero and WinMob forums which I dont think I should be. Where exactly would I find this?
My ideas are..
Find a rom of higher version that is rooted see if it works.
Find an older 1.5 build (which is proving hard) and go from there
Try and flash the rooted fender donut over it and see the results.
My main problem with this is, I dont think its able to be downgraded past 1.6.. Just like newer PSP's cant be downgraded to 1.5

After formatiing my 2gb sandisk (which may be the problem) now when using the 98mb SAPPIMG.zip I get "Main version is older" instead of "Device id failed"
Is this a good sign to on the right track? Im going to try the 62mb SappIMG.zip from amon ra's tut as soon as its done downloading and see if theres a difference.
Now.. what does main version is older mean? The firmware or the spl/radio. if so... is there a newer version i can use/or substitute a file for the Sappimg.nbh to just install a higher version rom.
Man.. The G1 is so much easier to do all this with lol

YEEEEES. Ok. I freaking fracking diddley did it. OMG i was sooo scared.
Wooo So happy now.
I unable to update my OP and thread title if a mod can help me with that.
If noone minds I am going to post my first ever tutorial on something. this was a real pain but I am up and running on Amon ras latest rom for now. On to the recovery....
EDIT-- Got a fully functioning Manups 2.1 1.5 going. THEBLUECOAT if you want to know how to do it PM me... Otherwise give me about an hour or so and I will have a full tut posted
AHHH.. EVEN worse.. I noticed now that it says I have a 32b board NOOOO
EDIT2- Such a dumbass I didnt make a backup of the orignal. Poop.. I liked the boot image and music apps. I just wish I could figure out why all roms so far dont recognize the touch screen as being there and want me to use the track ball. Even power button has 1 option Power off lol
UMMM touch screen not working. What didnt I do?

How do I get my SDCARD to not show up under logical, its under logical but the drive says "removable disk" all I have are phones to use, would this not be possible or would I need a driver replacement

thebluecoat said:
How do I get my SDCARD to not show up under logical, its under logical but the drive says "removable disk" all I have are phones to use, would this not be possible or would I need a driver replacement
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you HAVE to use a card reader. thats where your problem has been. You have to use a card reader so that it sees the reader AND the card seperatly. So in hex, you dont see Logical drive then a row and then Physical and a row?
Im not pissed... I had the 2010 eng spl... trying to flash roms. No rom would use touch screen. so started over and ened up with a 32 b board now and a perfected spl again.... lol Argh... trying through it again now.

crypysmoker said:
you HAVE to use a card reader. thats where your problem has been. You have to use a card reader so that it sees the reader AND the card seperatly. So in hex, you dont see Logical drive then a row and then Physical and a row?
Im not pissed... I had the 2010 eng spl... trying to flash roms. No rom would use touch screen. so started over and ened up with a 32 b board now and a perfected spl again.... lol Argh... trying through it again now.
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Ok, so how did you get the spl changed? and what did you flash that was 32b?

chrys9989 said:
Ok, so how did you get the spl changed? and what did you flash that was 32b?
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I used Amen ras newest Fixed spl fix 1.33.2010, made my gold card, renamed that file to SAPPIMG.zip, went into Hboot and it flashed without a problem.
I then rebooted into Hboot seeing the new Info.. Didnt look at the 32a/32b part yet so not sure if it happened there.
It then rebooted into whatever rom that file came with (look for Amen ras Fixed spl thread) the rom came up, with no tocu screen. only the track ball worked.
I rebooted and stupidly jumped right into flashing a couple of the new clair builds from king and.. the othe rguy lol. neither had touch support. I then went back to update to manups newest and used the 32a port file, and no touch screen...
I then rebooted and flashed the amen ra rom and rebooted into a Mytouch boot loop... went into Hboot and had a perfected spl and S-on. ARGH.
Just started from scratch again. Im really wondering why i loose touch screen support and why in the hell it say 32b now

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If I want to revert back to "official" G1 firmware, what about the HardSPL?

I plan on rooting my phone in the next couple of days, but I was wondering if the HardSPL that you install during the "How To Root your G1" tutorial will cause any issues if I want to go back to the "official" g1 firmware from Tmobile. From reading about SPL, the stock SPL is from HTC but the HardSPL thats on the tutorial is modified. Would I replace the modified SPL if I want to go back to the official firmware?
If you look real hard, you can find a sticky about this!
But I'll be nice and sweet tonight, so here it is!
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=3e938d02f4c16b82&hl=en
vdl68 said:
If you look real hard, you can find a sticky about this!
But I'll be nice and sweet tonight, so here it is!
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=3e938d02f4c16b82&hl=en
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Did you post in the wrong thread? That link is about rc33 OTA update. My question is about getting back to official firmware after rooting the phone and whether the HardSPL can stay or revert back to the original.
androidmonkey said:
Did you post in the wrong thread? That link is about rc33 OTA update. My question is about getting back to official firmware after rooting the phone and whether the HardSPL can stay or revert back to the original.
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here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455860
to go back to original everything just use the original spl in an update.zip and then use the DREAIMG.nbh from when you rooted your phone and you will have stock stuff like it just came out of the box
tubaking182 said:
here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455860
to go back to original everything just use the original spl in an update.zip and then use the DREAIMG.nbh from when you rooted your phone and you will have stock stuff like it just came out of the box
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So if I want to go back I would first install the rc29 then the original SPL, then upgrade to rc33?
Whats the purpose of using the HardSPL vs the original SPL?
no, do the original SPL THEN the .nbh you need to have root to flash an update.zip that is not signed with the proper keys, as for the benefits of hard SPL over the original go here and read
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455860
i took a look at all your posts and EVERYTHING you have said on the boards so far has been a question that is easily answered if you read. good luck on this phone i give you a week before i see a thread saying you bricked it
tubaking182 said:
i took a look at all your posts and EVERYTHING you have said on the boards so far has been a question that is easily answered if you read. good luck on this phone i give you a week before i see a thread saying you bricked it
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Thanks. Some of the FAQs are not very clear. I'm not sure what you mean by EVERYTHING I've said on the board...
btw, are you hoping I brick my phone? So far I've read 4 different tutorials on how to root your phone. Each one has something different than the other. I'm just trying to get the facts straight before rooting my phone.
look for the thread "app that roots your phone" tell him in a PM that you want to beta test it, when i ran it or him on the last version he needed to fix the telnet script and he is pretty sure he got that working. i would give the link but since it is not my app it is not my place to give out the link.
i do not hope you brick your phone, but i see it as an inevitable thing, i know what i'm doing, i'm no guru but certainly not a n00b and i have managed to "brick" my phone just bout every day because i am always trying new things. the main thing to remember is that as long as when you turn your phone in you get the SPL or recovery then you do not have a true brick. i wish you the best in all your hacking but be forewarned that everything you try has the potential to render the phone unusable for a few hours till you figure out how to fix it. ALWAYS keep the DREAIMG.nbh on your sdcard and an update.zip that contains one of the many JF builds and you will never be too far from fixing your phone.
tubaking182 said:
i do not hope you brick your phone, but i see it as an inevitable thing, i know what i'm doing, i'm no guru but certainly not a n00b and i have managed to "brick" my phone just bout every day because i am always trying new things.
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I understand. Hopefully I wont brick the phone but the nice thing about GSM phones is that I can jut pop my SIM card into my old phone if any issues come up with the G1. I just see people being mean to noobs when at some point in time they were noobs also.
The main reason I want to root the phone is to move the cache to my SD card. The onboard memory on the G1 is a joke. I knew the limitations when I bought the phone in October, but I thought for sure they would have come out with a update that lets you run apps from your SD card. Being a early adopter is fun
if you have less than a class 6 sdcard then moving the cache will have loads of lag, took 3 seconds to delete an email on my class 4. but if you just wanna move apps then you'll be fine
tubaking182 said:
if you have less than a class 6 sdcard then moving the cache will have loads of lag, took 3 seconds to delete an email on my class 4. but if you just wanna move apps then you'll be fine
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Interesting. I may have to buy a microSDHC card since the microSD card that came with the phone has no rating on it. After reading about SDHC, it seems only SDHC has the 2,4,6 rating.
use the RC29 NBH, it flashes everything including bootloader, then use the official signed RC33 update (40mb) and you will be back to stock rc33
korndub said:
use the RC29 NBH, it flashes everything including bootloader, then use the official signed RC33 update (40mb) and you will be back to stock rc33
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Thanks korndub
androidmonkey said:
I understand. Hopefully I wont brick the phone but the nice thing about GSM phones is that I can jut pop my SIM card into my old phone if any issues come up with the G1. I just see people being mean to noobs when at some point in time they were noobs also.
The main reason I want to root the phone is to move the cache to my SD card. The onboard memory on the G1 is a joke. I knew the limitations when I bought the phone in October, but I thought for sure they would have come out with a update that lets you run apps from your SD card. Being a early adopter is fun
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i was a noob before i found xda.. but in the short time i have been here i have learned sooo much.. i love this site and my rooted/themed G1!
Welcome!

sappimg.nbh

hi to all!
i have an HTC MAGIC VODAFONE (32B) with donut 1.6 + perfect spl.
ROM - Build CRC24
SPL - 1.33.0007 (perfect SPL)
please somebody give to me te sappimg for this device, i cannot root it without normal metod, i need to create a goldcard
Solution: Return the phone if you can. If not then sell it. Get rid of it. I had one and at the moment you can do NOTHING to it. Buy a cheap 32A model on eBay. I am buying a factory unlocked 288MB RAM 32A model for 239 GBP.
Look for the goldcard method... I'm not sure if will work on a 32B device but you can do a search for more info...
it is possible to change the 1.5 version to 1.6?
i mean, if i try to downgrade from 1.6 to 1.5 it says "you cannot do this" so my idea is:
take cupcake rom, change version number from 1.5 to 1.6 and flash!
is this possible?
wow, erm, NO.
i solved this problem
I met exactly problem with you.
I solved it. now, my phone is spl2010 off, I can root it with any rom now!
There is no sappimg for G2 32B itself. you can just use the one for 32A.
Then rewrite radio,recovery, system, flash1, boot, through fastboot.
I love the please somebody give me... even if translated.
A simple search would have found your answer alot quicker then waiting in a forum for one. Look for Amon ras perfected SPL fix rom. make a goldcard, rename file to Sappimg.img and go through. but I doubt you have any idea what im talking about
chen_zhifan said:
I met exactly problem with you.
I solved it. now, my phone is spl2010 off, I can root it with any rom now!
There is no sappimg for G2 32B itself. you can just use the one for 32A.
Then rewrite radio,recovery, system, flash1, boot, through fastboot.
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Do u by chance have the link for 32a sappimg
Everything you need is right here!
This will take you to the Unlockr's site with every file and step-by-step instructions as to how to go through the gold card method. I can attest that it does work on 32B's. I went from 1.33.0007 to 1.33.2005 using his method. It took me awhile since I'm kind of a noob at this stuff but it worked great. Since then I've run CM 4.2.14.1, st0kes 2.1 v1.3.2, as well as Super D 1.9.2. Also was able to change the boot splash to a custom image by following those instructions and doing a little research too!
Hope this helps!
phantommusik said:
Everything you need is right here!
This will take you to the Unlockr's site with every file and step-by-step instructions as to how to go through the gold card method. I can attest that it does work on 32B's. I went from 1.33.0007 to 1.33.2005 using his method. It took me awhile since I'm kind of a noob at this stuff but it worked great. Since then I've run CM 4.2.14.1, st0kes 2.1 v1.3.2, as well as Super D 1.9.2. Also was able to change the boot splash to a custom image by following those instructions and doing a little research too!
Hope this helps!
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I tried creating a gold card however it will not let me. Will i not be able to root?
deb82swearingen said:
I tried creating a gold card however it will not let me. Will i not be able to root?
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WOW I did it. Thank u so much and they say its not possible

help with rooting a MT3G 3B

iv trued the gold card method and then the flashing but i keep getting system sw is older or newer not sure but somthing to that effect, its weird i rooted my htc hero within minutes but i dont know what tp do at this point i tried pushing the recovery file to the device via ADB and the term in the phone..any help please
exact specs are..
Sapphire PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
hboot-1.33.007 (sapp30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.261
JULY 31 2009
IM HATING NOT HAVOING THE SENCE UI, I CAME FORM A hERO AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT BAK OS WISE, SENCE UI RUNNNING ON MY mt3G, BUT I NEED TO ROOT IT PLEASE ANY HELP I ALSO TRIED THE GOLDCARD METHOD..DAMN CAPS SORRY....email is [email protected]
thanks in advance
and sorry if i posted in the wrong section, i do know there are ways to root the phone.
check out this method from the cyanogen wiki
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_MT3G/Magic_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
it guides you to installing cyanogenmod but takes you threw getting root first..
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i tried that and after it loads he blue bar on the top right hand side it checks signature then somthing else then says somthing is newer and tells me to reboot
also made a gold card and same issue can somone zip the files i need to do this without the gold card.img since its device specific. please thanks
sean
ADDON- WHEN I BOOT TO hBOOT IT LOADS THEN CHECKS SIGNATURE THEN SOMTHING ELSE IT PASSES TOO FAST THEN END RESULT I GET mAIN vERSION IS oLDER
uPDATE fAIL!
PLEASE HELP
U cant root that spl phone yet
You have the latest perfect SPL, no one's been able to crack it yet.
dj_jokke said:
You have the latest perfect SPL, no one's been able to crack it yet.
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But cant he downgrade his image to the hackable one. then root from there?
Infinite76 said:
But cant he downgrade his image to the hackable one. then root from there?
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No, he'll get "main version is older".
i am getting the issue u mentioned above so basicly im stuck with this rom till more dev is done i came from a hero so im missing the 5 screens and the wigdets,,
I just got my replacement mytouch 3g with the same specs and I was able to root it using the gold card method from theunlockr.com. so if you haven't tried that then you should.
i have the same specs an tried the goldcard method and all i get when i go to fast boot sappimg file is it starts to scan the sappimg then just goes back to hboot screen and never asks to update so can u tell us what files and that u used to get this done with ty and also what kind of card did u use i have tried scandisk and pny
well i went to tmobile yest since i only had the mt3g for 3 days and paid the 30 bucks extra for the fender edition which is 32a im hopin ill have better luck with this one.
if neone hAS any info please help, currently working with
Fender MT3G
Saphire PVT 32a ship s-on G
HBOOT 1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)
RADIO 2.22.23.02
WOW i never i mean never had this many issues modding a phone i created the gold card on a 2gig sandisk and coppied the sappimg.zim and it does the same rite bak to Hboot please someone help me i want to flash a hero style rom on this bad boy, besides the main point of me returnign my black mt3g and getting the fender was the fender was 32a and the blk was 32b so i figured 32a im all good all i need is to root and load a recoveery image please help
tx in advance
I just had to do a warranty exchange and ended up with the 1.33.0007 s-on H. I had to go through the entire goldcard procedure on the Unlockr's page in order to get that bad boy rooted... It was a pain but it worked great! Now running CM 4.2.14.1 with the Darkstar theme (love that theme). Check out the Unlockr's page. He lays out the steps in a really easy way to follow!
seankk said:
WOW i never i mean never had this many issues modding a phone i created the gold card on a 2gig sandisk and coppied the sappimg.zim and it does the same rite bak to Hboot please someone help me i want to flash a hero style rom on this bad boy, besides the main point of me returnign my black mt3g and getting the fender was the fender was 32a and the blk was 32b so i figured 32a im all good all i need is to root and load a recoveery image please help
tx in advance
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Sigh! The danger of assumptions and reading material that is a few months old. Just because something is posted does not mean it will work from then on. Manufacturers are constantly creating new versions of the software to stop hacking. Your fender is in that boat: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=622530
Even if you followed directions from that link and got your phone rooted, so what? You still need developers to modify Roms to fit that SPL/Radio. Right now, it seems a lot of the developers have left the Magic. Why no? There are newer and more exciting phones to cook.
So, whoever is reading this, please do research, google, and check whether your version of the software can be rooted or not. If rooted, whether you can find custom Roms to use.
seankk said:
WOW i never i mean never had this many issues modding a phone i created the gold card on a 2gig sandisk and coppied the sappimg.zim and it does the same rite bak to Hboot please someone help me i want to flash a hero style rom on this bad boy, besides the main point of me returnign my black mt3g and getting the fender was the fender was 32a and the blk was 32b so i figured 32a im all good all i need is to root and load a recoveery image please help
tx in advance
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I just rooted my Fender mytouch yesterday. Instead of using the sappimg.img from the unlockr, use the top one on Amon's page here
One Note:
I had to name it SAPPIMG.zip to get it recognized in hboot. I would try it with the .img extension first, then re-name it SAPPIMG.zip if that doesn't do it. After that, I loaded the fender stock rom from curserdroid's post in this same section. once that was loaded, I still had to downgrade by loading this spl and radio from hereWhen done, everything works, touch screen, 3.5 mm jack, etc. I would follow crypysmoker's steps in his post here.It worked in my case, and should take care of your phone as well- Chris
visitador02 said:
Sigh! The danger of assumptions and reading material that is a few months old. Just because something is posted does not mean it will work from then on. Manufacturers are constantly creating new versions of the software to stop hacking. Your fender is in that boat: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=622530
Even if you followed directions from that link and got your phone rooted, so what? You still need developers to modify Roms to fit that SPL/Radio. Right now, it seems a lot of the developers have left the Magic. Why no? There are newer and more exciting phones to cook.
So, whoever is reading this, please do research, google, and check whether your version of the software can be rooted or not. If rooted, whether you can find custom Roms to use.
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well thanks for that i deff looked around on a few sites as well as google and im getting diff opinions, and im aware of the lack of ROMS if any i think there is 1-3 at most, mostly being buggy and unstable. i guess thanks for taking the time to look

HELP! I cant root my mytouch3g!

I am trying to root my mytouch and I cannot get it to work. I tried the goldcard method and it will not come up with the serial number when i try to pull it up in the cmd prompt under adb devices. IVe been trying for a couple hours looking at all these threads and nothing is working please help!
It would be very helpful to specify your exact model of the MT3G as well as the information displayed on the FastBoot screen.
I have the
32b
hboot -1.33.0006
radio 2.22.23.02
Its the mytouch 3g(not 1.2 or fender edition)
What SPL are you trying to flash, the 0006 is a perfected SPL, so you'd need to downgrade to say a 2005 Engineering SPL.
By the way, when it comes to goldcards its important to know that not all SD cards are compatible, if one fails to mount after the hex process, then you may just have to try a different brand/model of SD cards. (Kinda like how I would have used my 1GB as a gold card, but it wouldn't work, instead had to use my Sandisk 4GB).
Also what threads/procedures have you been trying to follow thus far?
Honestly I have no idea how to downgrade the SPL, I was looking at every post to crate the goldcard and None of them are working for me. Im not even getting to the point of where i can do any hex editing. It will detect the device under the fastboot through command prompt, but when i try to make sure I get the serial number under adb devices it will not work.
Hrm refrain from trying anything til I find a resource link. You may just need to have a single guide from scratch.
Which android is on the device btw (1.5, 1.6?)
K, based on the thread here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=649281
Should give some tips on how to use adb, fastboot, etc.
And here's a MyTouch3G Rooting guide (updated)
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-root-the-mytouch-3g-or-g1-in-one-click/
I have the same SPL and had no problems rooting using the 1.5 downgrade method then flashing the recovery image.
There's a pretty good how to thread that has all steps from downgrading to cupcake to loading a new rom.
Only thing I'd change is I'd use the recovery in my sig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=586363
Im running 1.6 on there now. Its the stock rom. I will try this link out and let you know how it goes. Thanks!
I was able to get the recovery and everything loaded. I am trying to load a new rom and once it gets past the flash screen it seems to keep like rebooting i guess would be the way to describe it? do you have any recommendations for a 32b rom? I was looking for one with at least 2.0 and id like to have sense on there.
jmoney1037 said:
I was able to get the recovery and everything loaded. I am trying to load a new rom and once it gets past the flash screen it seems to keep like rebooting i guess would be the way to describe it? do you have any recommendations for a 32b rom? I was looking for one with at least 2.0 and id like to have sense on there.
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I prefer superd, but am currently using Blue Magic, both can be found in the G1 dev forum. Eclair will be laggy since there's no hardware acceleration yet, and sense will kill your ram.
I just use the roms in G1 because they mostly work on 32b, and most roms in the magic dev forum are 32a.
I wont suggest any 2.1 eclair/sense rom as of now. but I'd say this eclair rom is super nice http://www.mediafire.com/?tzjwo12nzky or jsut wait a couple days maybe less and it will be perfected for now I suggest this rom as it is fast and easy to use load up
WIPE all options
-first install this one http://www.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=htcclay/&file=FastTest3.0.2RH.zip
-then this one on top of it (just install) http://www.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=htcclay/&file=FastTest3.0.3RH.zip
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PLEASE HELP! Questions before Rooting...THANKS!

First, I'm sorry if I posted this in the wrong section.
I know this is the G1 area, but need help.
Well, I was looking at some tutorials from TheUnlockr.com and they seem pretty easy on a mytouch 3G. I have successfully installed Cupcake (1.5) on my phone.
But before I do the actual rooting, I wondered if anyone would be so nice to
guide me with installing [ROM] KiNgxKxROM Sense Hybrid Version 2.3 "Back to Work We Go" <11/9/09> - xda-developers onto my mytouch.
I don't know what to do, and I've tried reading the steps but I'm completely lost.
IDK if the steps are for G1 users or mytouch. I hear all these "spl"s and "radio"s and don't know what it is.
All I want is to install that ROM on my phone. the Unlockr says to download the ROM's .zip file and simply flash it, but idk if that's exactly what's required for the above ROM.
Anyone suggest other ROM that has the HERO Sense UI?
and what's a gold card? do I need that?
and I only have a 1GB MicroSD card...idk if that's relevant, thanks so much!
*facepalm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519523
well that link doesn't work.
All I'm basically asking is if I can just load the already downloaded "ROM" and simply dragging it to my SD card to be able to install....since it's for the G1 and idk if it's the same process as the mytouch.
DracoMalfoy said:
well that link doesn't work.
All I'm basically asking is if I can just load the already downloaded "ROM" and simply dragging it to my SD card to be able to install....since it's for the G1 and idk if it's the same process as the mytouch.
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I beg to differ. The link does work.
You should read about spls and radios before flashing roms. Anyway, good luck.
It should work in your case....and if it doesnt....no harm done.
So you're saying that I don't need spls?
You do need an spl.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519523
Yes, it does work. It's a link to a thread stickied in this forum. It's called ***Informative Links*** - Read before clicking "New Thread"
There is no point spoonfeeding you information because you don't *learn* and just end up following a bunch of steps without understanding what you're doing. This greatly increases your chance of doing something wrong just because someone tells you to, this can and does happen, usually unintentionally because a certain step worked for someone else but not for you because your phone can be different in a way you don't yet realise.
You haven't even told us what phone you have, let alone any technical information about it. So, go look into specific information about your handset. Learn about what SPL you have now, this will tell you if you need a goldcard or not (Magic) or whether you need to install the DangerSPL (G1) or not. SPL is very dependent on the radio installed, if you get the versions wrong you will brick your phone. Learn about recovery images and install one on the phone. Depending on ROM, you may have to partition your SD card, which you can do from recovery.
I hope that's enough of a good start for you. If not, I would suggest not taking the risk bricking your phone and just be happy with what you have.
alritewhadeva said:
You do need an spl.
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Could you guide me through?
I'm new to this rooting stuff and when I was looking at theUnlockr videos the guy didn't mention anything about SPL, he simply said to drag the ROM into the SD card and then wipe, partition, and flash or something like that.
But since the rom im trying to install is for G1 and Mytouch I'm not sure if the same process is for both or just the G1.
Well, I have a T-Mobile MyTouch 3G with 1.5, IDK about the other stuff, but here's some info I found on my phone:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B
HBOOT-1.33.0006
RADIO 2.22.19.261
IDK, that's it.
DracoMalfoy said:
Well, I have a T-Mobile MyTouch 3G with 1.5, IDK about the other stuff, but here's some info I found on my phone:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B
HBOOT-1.33.0006
RADIO 2.22.19.261
IDK, that's it.
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You will need SPL's, a swap partition, etc. etc.
Seems like you only have the stock SD card.
Your device will not even be usable on a daily basis without at least a class 4 microSDHC
Go for a basic Eclair or Donut rom first before you do some serious damage to our phone.
And there literally is a MyTouch3g section... This is a G1 section.. if you're just getting started, you're better off over there.
Oooooooo
Can I run this on sapphire? When's the next update?
I can't even believe this thread is happening....

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