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I was trying to follow the many different ways to unlock, Hard SPL, and flash a new ROM but this is just way over my head. I think I may have screwed up my phone. I've been reading for 4 hours and I'm just throughly confused (this was so much easier on th Artemis!). I downloaded the jumpSPL1.56-KAS, ran it from the phone (not the storage card). Then I ran Kaiser-HardSPL-3.56 and that seemed to work fine. Then I tried to run step 1 of the KaiserUnlocker and now it will only show me the AT&T boot screen and nothing else after that. What did I do wrong?
I'm trying to unlock the phone so I can use it on T-Mobile USA and flash a new ROM. I've flashed ROMS before but I just never realized how involved this process was on other devices.
And yes, I can get to the boot loader screen.
shawndh said:
I was trying to follow the many different ways to unlock, Hard SPL, and flash a new ROM but this is just way over my head. I think I may have screwed up my phone. I've been reading for 4 hours and I'm just throughly confused (this was so much easier on th Artemis!). I downloaded the jumpSPL1.56-KAS, ran it from the phone (not the storage card). Then I ran Kaiser-HardSPL-3.56 and that seemed to work fine. Then I tried to run step 1 of the KaiserUnlocker and now it will only show me the AT&T boot screen and nothing else after that. What did I do wrong?
I'm trying to unlock the phone so I can use it on T-Mobile USA and flash a new ROM. I've flashed ROMS before but I just never realized how involved this process was on other devices.
And yes, I can get to the boot loader screen.
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Ick...this sounds like one of a couple of things...either you really screwed it up (btw, even "really screwed up" has been known to be fixable thanks to the super awesome folks here on XDA Devs) or it's a simple fix. My first suggestion would be to put it back into bootloader (just hold the usualy bootloader buttons and stick the stylus up in the Reset hole OR take the batter out and put it back in, your choice I think) and try rerunning everything EXCEPT the KasierUnlocker (btw, dont quote me but I would almost swear KaiserUnlocker needed a special radio flashed in order to properly work...you may wanna head back to that thread and check it out. I unlocked mine with it and I can about guarantee I had a special radio...) and see if it fixes anything OR find a compatible radio and reflash it (well, first off...get it into bootloader and tell us what the bootloader says on it)
Anyways, first things first would be to see what the bootloader is showing and then work from there. Sounds like a little bug so don't freak out too bad. If you think flashing these babies are hard then you really didnt try flashing G4 versions of the Wizard =P I totally bricked one because it was the pesky G4s and I didn't realize it at the time (complete newbness lol) So yeah, Kaiser's are a LOVELY change for me =] I've flashed mine countless times and loved it since the moment I got it! =D
But yeah, gimme info! =]
Did you use WM6.1 or WM6.0 to unlock the phone? Put in boot loader and flash orginal WM6.0 ROM as the other user suggested. You should be able to flash it if it is not a brick.
If it doesn't work you can use mtty to recover your phone, the needed information you'll find in the Kaiser Wiki.
Hope it helps
I just had this exact problem.
Use the EXE included in the tutorial to flash any windows 6.1 ROM from the bootloader via USB, and you will boot again.
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Ick...this sounds like one of a couple of things...either you really screwed it up (btw, even "really screwed up" has been known to be fixable thanks to the super awesome folks here on XDA Devs) or it's a simple fix. My first suggestion would be to put it back into bootloader (just hold the usualy bootloader buttons and stick the stylus up in the Reset hole OR take the batter out and put it back in, your choice I think) and try rerunning everything EXCEPT the KasierUnlocker (btw, dont quote me but I would almost swear KaiserUnlocker needed a special radio flashed in order to properly work...you may wanna head back to that thread and check it out. I unlocked mine with it and I can about guarantee I had a special radio...) and see if it fixes anything OR find a compatible radio and reflash it (well, first off...get it into bootloader and tell us what the bootloader says on it)
Anyways, first things first would be to see what the bootloader is showing and then work from there. Sounds like a little bug so don't freak out too bad. If you think flashing these babies are hard then you really didnt try flashing G4 versions of the Wizard =P I totally bricked one because it was the pesky G4s and I didn't realize it at the time (complete newbness lol) So yeah, Kaiser's are a LOVELY change for me =] I've flashed mine countless times and loved it since the moment I got it! =D
But yeah, gimme info! =]
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I know. The crazy thing is that I've successfully flashed a G3 and a G4 Wizard and I still find this confusing.
When I go to the boot loader screen I have:
KAIS1*0
SPL-3.56.Hard
CPLD-8
When I reset the device normally I get:
R 1.27.12.11
G 22.45.88.07H
D 1.62.00.00
I didn't try to flash any other ROMS to unlock it. I just went with the hard SPL and then tried the Unlock tool. The phone is stock.
Thanx for the replys. I reflashed the original ROM and now it's working again. This is what I have now:
When I go to the boot loader screen I have:
KAIS1*0
SPL-3.56.Hard
CPLD-8
Now when I reset the device normally I get:
ROM version 1.62.502.0
Radio version 1.27.14.09
Protocal version is 22.45.88.07H
Device info:
Windows Mobil 6
CE OS 5.2.1622 (Build 18128.0.4.4)
Can I go strait to a SIM unlocker and then flash a new ROM?
Well you've got HardSPL 3.56 flashed to it.
Why do you need to sim unlock it? Sim unlocking is not neccesary to flash one of the many Roms avaliable for the Kaiser/Tilt.
Once it's got HardSPL flashed, you're free to flash any type of rom onto it
shawndh said:
I was trying to follow the many different ways to unlock, Hard SPL, and flash a new ROM but this is just way over my head. I think I may have screwed up my phone. I've been reading for 4 hours and I'm just throughly confused (this was so much easier on th Artemis!). I downloaded the jumpSPL1.56-KAS, ran it from the phone (not the storage card). Then I ran Kaiser-HardSPL-3.56 and that seemed to work fine. Then I tried to run step 1 of the KaiserUnlocker and now it will only show me the AT&T boot screen and nothing else after that. What did I do wrong?
I'm trying to unlock the phone so I can use it on T-Mobile USA and flash a new ROM. I've flashed ROMS before but I just never realized how involved this process was on other devices.
And yes, I can get to the boot loader screen.
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A couple of things:
1) The Kaiser-Unlocker only works on 1.xx hardspl's, so you'll have to put one of those on first.
2) You do need to install the patched radio before you run it.
3) You'll need to flash a compatible radio afterward too, or else your device might not boot all the way.
4) Next time please post these questions in the thread for the unlocker you are using. It makes it much simpler for everyone.
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Well you've got HardSPL 3.56 flashed to it.
Why do you need to sim unlock it? Sim unlocking is not neccesary to flash one of the many Roms avaliable for the Kaiser/Tilt.
Once it's got HardSPL flashed, you're free to flash any type of rom onto it
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But HardSPL 3.56 doesn't SIM unlock the phone from what I understand. I need to use it with T-Mobile SIM. So I need to chenge to a 1.XX Hard SPL to do this?
So I guess I went wrong with flashing 3.56 first and not 1.1
Then I need to patch the radio
Run the unlocker
rinstall the radio
Then flash the ROM
Problem I have now is that I can't seem to go back down to a lower SPL version.
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But HardSPL 3.56 doesn't SIM unlock the phone from what I understand. I need to use it with T-Mobile SIM. So I need to chenge to a 1.XX Hard SPL to do this?
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You need to read the instructions carefully, and ask questions in that thread. All the experts in unlocking will be there to help you.
Hello I just bought a mytouch 3g Ive been doing some research on rooting and all that stuff. I have since flashed the latest Cyanogen ROM, however I am looking to flash a Hero ROM with the sense UI.
It seems to install the ROM image onto the device I need a certain SPL. I checked my SPL and it is one of the "perfect" SPLs.
My question is how come I could root the mytouch and flash cyanogen without changing my SPL, but to install the hero rom I am required to?
Also, how safe Is flashing the SPL, which one should I use, and whats the safest way to go about flashing it?
search in the dream section on how to flash a spl. to run a hero rom, you need haykuros spl, which is 1.33.2005 (i am pretty sure lol)
however, flashing this spl COULD BRICK YOUR PHONE. its not a 100% brick rate, but i know that people have bricked while doing it. so READ ALOT BEFORE YOU DO IT, OTHERWISE YOU WILL BRICK SOMEHOW. SO READ AND SEARCH AND READ SOME MORE.
Hi folks.
I am desperate to get Cyanogens mod on my phone but I can't downgrade to 1.5 because i'm on 1.6 with a UK vodafone Magic (32B).
Any chance a serious andoid expert could step in and tell me:
Will there be a new image made to fix this issue?
is there a method I will understand? It says on the Cyanogen Wiki that there has been "some success" with my version but I can't find where it says how to downgrade for my version
I keep hearing about gold card or summink but i'm a noob and I don't have the foggiest idea where to start.
Please help!! and try to make your responses understandable
Dont worry...
Hi there
I think is possible what you're trying to do, but in order to change your rom you don't need downgrading nowadays (HTC are not PSPs, hehe).
I have a magic from Vodafone ES, and what you have to do first is check your model, can be 32A (HTC) or 32B (Vodafone, less ram in cell phone), so you'll probably have 32B like me.
After this, you need Android SDK and drivers to connect your device usb, load a modified SPL via ADB/fastboot (there's a thread in the forum with the HBOOT collection, you need one of those in your cell in order to change the rom).
Summarizing:
1. check if 32B
2. get Android SDK to use the commands fastboot/ADB
3. replace SPL
4. continue with the cyano's wiki
I followed this: http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=74683 (sorry is in spanish and a bit outdated, but the apps you need like the SDK are in there, and you have some screenshots, you can skip the root part since cyano's mod is rooted already).
About the goldcard method, I dont know because mine hadn't had perfect SPL, I only had trouble with the usb driver, and downloaded HTC sync (look for it on google if you need) and adb/fastboot detected my device.
A good idea is to install a recovery image once you change your SPL, I personally recommend Amon_RA's recovery 1.5.2.
Last but not least, these explanations are the basics, I know it sounds like chinese to you but read more posts in the forum, there's a cyanogen flashing guide as well, with all the information and these steps you'll do fine.
Hope you'll succeed, let me know your issues
I do understand reasonably well but you cannot use the guide on here with a UK magic as the SAPPH.img file or whatever has an incorrect ID. it's at this point the process cannot be completed.
Thanks so much for your lengthy reply but in this case I believe my phone is unique and the problem cannot be be as easily resolved as you suggest. I must downgrade to 1.5.
Are any of the extreme android geeks able to shed light on this?
I can shed light on you as I have a Vodafone HTC Magic 32B. I used the instructions at the link below and got my phone back to Cupcake, but oddly enough I used the MyTouch instructions and searched online for a suitable sappimg.nbh file as the one they provided didn't work for me. Now I am running Qteknology MagicSense Hero ROM with working LEDs. Forget about ADB, SDK and the Goldcard method... I am sure you want the simplest way to unroot so you can get back to 1.5 and the reroot to whatever you like. Here it is: http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-root-a-donut-phone-android-1-6/
This is great news but I have tried that method with the sappimg.nbh and it says incorrect ID every time.
Are you using a UK vodafone magic then? If so, where did you find a SAPPIMG that worked?
Please try and remember!
It doesn't matter that your phone is a UK Vodafone Magic.. if you google sappimg.nbh and download a few until you get the one you need you will have your phone reverted back to it original state... ready to root. If you stop your search after one attempt you will not have done all you needed to do. You don't have to know any codes or get another SD card.. just put some effort into it from your computer. Google is your friend.
but being a bit of a noob to all this, surely trying sappimg files at random might risk bricking my phone? I heard there was a good sappimg for all but my version of the phone which is why I mentioned it.
Maybe someone on here has a sappimg known to work with my phone?
But yes, i'm off to do some intense googling.
Thanks
Hi
I have a UK Voda Magic and I followed this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=579328 and worked perfectly for me
It truly is lovely of you all to try and help and I appreciate it but I suspect you have not read my comments properly.
Those of you that have commented here were only able to get it to work because you were flashing from/rooting from a 1.5 cupcake build. Once the OTA 1.6 donut update is on a UK magic it cannot be downgraded and so all comments thus far are superfluous. contrary to other comments it is necessary to flash SAPPIMG.nbh first and this does not work on my phone - incorrect CID.
Is there anyone on here that can help with MY issue?
Thanks.
Strange, because I have no issues flashing UK Voda 1.6 phones, just fastboot and use ADB to load recovery image, then flash whatever 32B ROM I like (Dwangs 1.17.1 is great). I did a work collegues before Christmas and his phone had never been modified, only received the OTA update from 1.5 to 1.6 around October time.
I'm on it. That's the way I used to flash roms back when i first got my magic. Now i've been thrown by all the simple guides to put cyanogen and I thought the sappimg method was the only way. I'll just download the sdk and get on my merry way
I don't understand what the issue is? I have a UK vodafone 32B and have been flitting between CM's mods, Hero mods backwards and forwards with no issues whatsoever?
I'm on CM's latest right now (well, a few back now 4.2.11 latest), just followed the instructions and it worked....?
I certainly did read your OP correctly and I also was on 1.6 when I followed the link I posted. In that link it has instructions on how to do it if you are on 1.5 OR 1.6
Started out with 1.5 Vodafone UK Magic which i've flashed many times using the fastboot boot cm-recovery-1.4.img method.
At one time i went back to stock 1.5 but let it update itself (OTA) to 1.6. Since then i've continued to flash new ROMs without problem.
Alfieg said:
but being a bit of a noob to all this, surely trying sappimg files at random might risk bricking my phone? I heard there was a good sappimg for all but my version of the phone which is why I mentioned it.
Maybe someone on here has a sappimg known to work with my phone?
But yes, i'm off to do some intense googling.
Thanks
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hi alfieg
ive vodafone magic 32B with donut and perfect SPL, in present day, I tried all the guides and methods in many forums, without success, for example, if you follow the guide in wiki cyano, already the first step there are problems, how I try to update with sappimg. (cupcake 1.5) as the ends' update writes "main version is older," "update failed "... if you do not then a way to get cupcake is impossible to have root on magic 32b with donut and Perfect spl ....
Indeed in the wiki says, if you have donut Downgrading to 1.5 FAILED: HTC Magic Vodafone ES (Spain) (32B) Official 1.6 updated OTA "
wait a few geek we solve the problem ...
I don't see what the problem is. You should have been reverted back to 1.5 and flashing new ROMs. The instructions are simple.. someone else has done all the hard work.. all you have to do is download a file and hold your phone.
blackvyper said:
I don't see what the problem is. You should have been reverted back to 1.5 and flashing new ROMs. The instructions are simple.. someone else has done all the hard work.. all you have to do is download a file and hold your phone.
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download a file, to make what? If you can not root for real?
Will you lot please listen to me!
There are two methods reccommended:
1) Flash the SAPPIMG.nbh to downgrade back to 1.5 - this does not work on a UK magic on vodafone 32B at all! It reports Invalid CID, update failed!
2) use the fastboot boot cm-recovery-1.4.img via the SDK - This does not work on my phone! - I have the device listed when I use "adb devices" so the drivers are ok but it hangs at <Waiting for device> when i try to fastboot boot cm-recovery-1.4.img!!!!!! No ammount of killing the server and remounting as per the cyano instructions works!!!!! in fact, it wont let me remount (Operation not permitted)!!!
If you don't understand please don't post. People who have not updated to 1.6 OTA and people who don't have a UK voda 32B - stop posting here.
Grrrr
No need to downgrade
Alfieg said:
Hi folks.
I am desperate to get Cyanogens mod on my phone but I can't downgrade to 1.5 because i'm on 1.6 with a UK vodafone Magic (32B).
Any chance a serious andoid expert could step in and tell me:
Will there be a new image made to fix this issue?
is there a method I will understand? It says on the Cyanogen Wiki that there has been "some success" with my version but I can't find where it says how to downgrade for my version
I keep hearing about gold card or summink but i'm a noob and I don't have the foggiest idea where to start.
Please help!! and try to make your responses understandable
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I have a New Zealand Vodafone Magic 32B and they share the same Hboot 1.33.0004 (SAPP10000) SPL with the UK (and NL and AU) vodafone phones. That means they are VERY easy to load alternate ROMs onto. The horrible stuff many Americans and others have to go through to root their phones isn't required for us.
You do need to get the Android SDK installed and talking properly to your phone.
Assuming you have the SDK set up and you can see your USB-connected phone listed when you enter the "adb devices" command, then the rest should be easy. See the Cyanogen Mod wiki for the details. You want the section on "non-Tmobile 32B magics" on this page:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_MT3G/Magic_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
It starts with:
"Non-TMobile 32B Magics
If the above doesn't work for you, don't despair. Some non-US Magics are shipped with a fastboot compatible SPL installed. If you see 3 skateboarding androids when you boot to fastboot, you should be able to do the following:"
..............
This is the part you want to pay attention to, assuming you have the SDK installed properly. Our phones are actually MUCH easier to load others ROM on because we have those fastboot-enabled SPLs already in place and this is the first, BEST way for us to do it.
Whatever you do, do NOT flash the "Danger SPL". There is no need to for an HTC Magic with the Hboot 1.33.0004 (SAPP10000) SPL.
If you're hopelessly lost at this point, seek hands-on local help. You don't know enough to do this by yourself without risking screwing up. if no one can help you, then take your time. Learn the stuff you need to know....Being in a hurry is a great way to go wrong. I spent 3 months reading and thinking about it before I loaded my first ROM. Much of the advice is for the Dream / G1 or locked MyTouch3G or Magic 32B phone from telcos who lock them....and simply isn't relevant for the HTC Magic 32B from Vodafone. the single section I'm pointing you to above is all we need to get it done.
Finally, here is my own "simple guide" for getting loading alternate ROMs on a Vodafone HTC Magic 32B. This is about OUR phone...and should work if you work your way through it.
http://truthseekernz.blogspot.com/2009/11/simple-guide-to-loading-new-roms-on.html
You don't need to worry about "gold cards" and all that stuff. You'll be flashing an already rooted ROM and you will have backed up your un-rooted original load with "nandroid" before you change ANYTHING. That backup is your path back to the way your phone was before you rooted it by flashing an already rooted system ROM. in loading ROMs like Cyanogen's you're not baking a cake, you're buying one....so you don't need to know how to make one, you just need to know where to get one and how to serve it....if that analogy makes sense.
Simply, you start by: fastboot boot RA-recovery-1.5.2G.img:
Then, from the recovery menu of functions you do these steps:
1. Backup (nandroid)
2. Wipe system / data
3. Wipe cache
4. flash from any zip on sdcard (the one you want to flash today, you may have put several different ROM images in /sdcard)
5. reboot to brave new world.
6. Make a backup copy on your PC of the /sdcard/nandroid folder on your sdcard so you won't lose it accidentally if your sdcard is corrupted, lost or stolen.
Done.
To save time and let you backup / flash ROMs anywhere you happen to be standing, you can flash Amon-RA's recovery onto your phone or you can load it via fastboot every time and leave the default recovery in place. The very first nandroid backup you made will have backed up the factory recovery image as well as the factory system image as they were at the time you backed them up. So they can be restored if you want to at some point update them with an OTA update. I suspect Vodafone / HTC will be rolling out an Android 2.0 / 2.1 update to Magic phones at some point. If they don't that would be a black mark against them....something to remember when thinking about buying any future phone from anyone: "WILL THEY SUPPORT IT FOR THE SAME 2 YEARS YOU'VE SIGNED UP FOR".
If the answer isn't YES......then that's worth remembering. Vodafone / HTC's record so far is good. The last OTA update was barely 3 months ago.
Alfieg said:
Will you lot please listen to me!
There are two methods reccommended:
1) Flash the SAPPIMG.nbh to downgrade back to 1.5 - this does not work on a UK magic on vodafone 32B at all! It reports Invalid CID, update failed!
2) use the fastboot boot cm-recovery-1.4.img via the SDK - This does not work on my phone! - I have the device listed when I use "adb devices" so the drivers are ok but it hangs at <Waiting for device> when i try to fastboot boot cm-recovery-1.4.img!!!!!! No ammount of killing the server and remounting as per the cyano instructions works!!!!! in fact, it wont let me remount (Operation not permitted)!!!
If you don't understand please don't post. People who have not updated to 1.6 OTA and people who don't have a UK voda 32B - stop posting here.
Grrrr
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Get latest version of fastboot binary. I had problems with original one and htc magic. Drop fastboot.exe into the sdk tools folder.
Reboot your phone holding back and power simultaneously.
Then plug usb cable.
in Dos prompt go to sdk tools folder and type "fastboot devices"
if your device is listed you are good to go.
then "fastboot boot cm-recovery-1.4.img"
So i think i know what i did wrong, but is there anyway to fix it? I have a 32b which i rooted with the "recovery-RA-sapphirev1.5.2H", then i tried to update the radio with the "update-radio-32A-6.35.08.29-signed" (i didnt read the "32A"). Then i tried to reboot the phone and it got stuck on the "Mytouch 3g" green start up screen, i cant get to the recovery image by holding home+end.
My understanding (please correct me if im wrong) to get the new Nexus ROM was that i had to;
1) Go the the 1.5.2 recovery image & wipe
2) Partition the card (and convert Ext2 to Ext3 or Ext4 depending on the ROM), reboot
3) Flash the new Radio, then reboot
4) Wipe, Flash the new SPL, then reboot
5) Wipe, flash the new ROM, and reboot
Im sure what i did was noobish...
Previously i had been using the 1.3.2 immage and had loaded Hero ROM's and tweeked Cupcake ROM's just fine, it was only when i had to update the radio and SPL was it that i found difficulty, mostly because i found too many and didnt know which one to use.
PLEASE HELP!!!
I'm willing to try anything. I hope i can get this fixed by this afternoon =,(
My first guess is that you are f**ked!
Only 2 "Nexus" roms I know that require new radio are for the 32A. And only new radio I know is for the 32A Magic!
Don't know where you got the instructions to upgrade your radio, but the ones I read stated that you have to flash radio, hboot, recovery in this sequence, and THEN reboot. Also, your recovery should be for 32B, dunno how you missed that one.
Try this: find your old radio image, your old hboot and recovery, boot in fastboot mode (back+power) and type in the following commands from the Android SDK tool directory:
Code:
fastboot flash radio your_radio.img <enter>
fastboot flash hboot your_hboot.img <enter>
fastboot flash recovery your_recovery.img <enter>
fastboot erase system -w <enter>
fastboot reboot-bootloader <enter>
You should now have rebooted back in fastboot mode. If that worked, try to reboot into recovery and see that works.
Once in recovery you can restore or flash another 32B rom.
See here for Engineering hboot images.
Download recovery for 32B
I found the link on theunlockr.com
developers.com/showthread.php?t=598973
And found instructions on youtube "ECLAIR 2.1 ROM REVIEW AND TUTORIAL !!!" and tweaked it slightly because i found a recovery image for my sapphire which didn't support either the spl or the radio, i forget... I've been up since 3am on Wednesday because of work and school, and now its 9am Thursday.
I was reading that 32b ROMs were working for the 32a, so i thought i might try a 32a since none of the links on Amon_RA's page developers.com/showthread.php?t=529019 were working for me.
I cant get to the fast boot menu... so that way doesnt work
Some_Biker_Guy said:
I'm willing to try anything. I hope i can get this fixed by this afternoon =,(
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I think you are rather screwed. I believe the phone boots up the radio image before the bootloader and therefore you can't even get to flash a new recovery or radio image as the boot process is halted because of the defective radio image.
The only salvation I know if is a JTAG connection. This involves open up and soldering stuff to the mainboard of your phone. Since you're asking you probably not familiar with it I wouldn't recommend it to you.
you have a mytouch 3g right? if so, you flashed the wrong radio image. you flashed the ra(blahblahblah)H! not the ra(blah)G! "H" IS FOR HTC BRANDED "G" IS FOR GOOGLE BRANDED (THE MT3G). so that is your first issue. try to boot into fastboot and flash the RIGHT RECOVERY IMAGE.
wow as soon as I looked at this thread, you made so many mistakes on the first sentence lol. I hope you learn to read and not rush things next time ^^ Recovery H = 32A, Radio says 32A, and you have a 32B and now you can't get into fastboot? I'm 99.9999% sure it's bricked, but correct me if I'm wrong! 32B roms work for 32A when you port them over. Seems like you did almost no research at all.
You're understanding of what to do is right, but you didnt pick ANY of the right files
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wow as soon as I looked at this thread, you made so many mistakes on the first sentence lol. I hope you learn to read and not rush things next time ^^ Recovery H = 32A, Radio says 32A, and you have a 32B and now you can't get into fastboot? I'm 99.9999% sure it's bricked, but correct me if I'm wrong! 32B roms work for 32A when you port them over. Seems like you did almost no research at all.
You're understanding of what to do is right, but you didnt pick ANY of the right files
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I agree with KAwAtA. You pretty much did the right steps (kinda) but you got the wrong files and now you got a nice brick. You should do research and know how to tell if your phone is 32A or 32B, why you should never flash the wrong radio/spl for your type of phone, and what ROMs are compatible with your hardware and why you should never flash the ROMs for another piece of hardware.
Well look on the bright side, since you bricked your magic, instead of trying out the "Nexus" ROMs, you can now buy a Nexus One for real but do not ROOt it because you might flash a 32B radio on it and make that a fancy brick.
damn sorry bro. does sound like everything that could have gone wrong went wrong for you. i also went to theunlockr to root my phone and add roms to it but i read those instructions like 3 times and watched the videos a few times when i first did it. oh well, you'll learn from this at any rate.
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Well look on the bright side, since you bricked your magic, instead of trying out the "Nexus" ROMs, you can now buy a Nexus One for real
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that lucky SOB!
you can't get into recovery, that's fine, but can you boot into hboot and fastboot mode? if so, your phone will be fine, just have to fastboot flash the right junk on
Some_Biker_Guy said:
So i think i know what i did wrong, but is there anyway to fix it? I have a 32b which i rooted with the "recovery-RA-sapphirev1.5.2H", then i tried to update the radio with the "update-radio-32A-6.35.08.29-signed" (i didnt read the "32A"). Then i tried to reboot the phone and it got stuck on the "Mytouch 3g" green start up screen, i cant get to the recovery image by holding home+end.
My understanding (please correct me if im wrong) to get the new Nexus ROM was that i had to;
1) Go the the 1.5.2 recovery image & wipe
2) Partition the card (and convert Ext2 to Ext3 or Ext4 depending on the ROM), reboot
3) Flash the new Radio, then reboot
4) Wipe, Flash the new SPL, then reboot
5) Wipe, flash the new ROM, and reboot
Im sure what i did was noobish...
Previously i had been using the 1.3.2 immage and had loaded Hero ROM's and tweeked Cupcake ROM's just fine, it was only when i had to update the radio and SPL was it that i found difficulty, mostly because i found too many and didnt know which one to use.
PLEASE HELP!!!
I'm willing to try anything. I hope i can get this fixed by this afternoon =,(
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Well, I BRICKED BRICKED BRICKED my other mytouch. Im talking where the computer wouldn't recognize it, wouldn't charge, turn on, splash screen, NOTHING. Wasn't the battery. If you can get to the screen (where you hold down volume and power) you can probably recover it. DON'T know if this would work but it may be worth a try read this link to get it un-rooted and then retry. http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-unroot-your-mytouch-3g/
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Well, I BRICKED BRICKED BRICKED my other mytouch. Im talking where the computer wouldn't recognize it, wouldn't charge, turn on, splash screen, NOTHING. Wasn't the battery. If you can get to the screen (where you hold down volume and power) you can probably recover it. DON'T know if this would work but it may be worth a try read this link to get it un-rooted and then retry. http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-unroot-your-mytouch-3g/
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maybe u already tried.
dan-htc-touch said:
you can't get into recovery, that's fine, but can you boot into hboot and fastboot mode? if so, your phone will be fine, just have to fastboot flash the right junk on
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he already said that he couldnt get into fastboot mode. most likely its a brick..
oshizzle1991 said:
you have a mytouch 3g right? if so, you flashed the wrong radio image. you flashed the ra(blahblahblah)H! not the ra(blah)G! "H" IS FOR HTC BRANDED "G" IS FOR GOOGLE BRANDED (THE MT3G). so that is your first issue. try to boot into fastboot and flash the RIGHT RECOVERY IMAGE.
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I tried the "G" and it didn't work, so i tried the "H" and it worked. Fastboot didn't work...
Thanks everyone for you input... this is my reply to everyone since i cant reply to one/ a few at a time.
1) I knew how to root my phone, and did it multiple times. I also unrooted it a few times as well (just to get a fresh start and make sure i knew how to). I also loaded many different ROM's onto it including Hero and tweaked cupcake ROM's
2) Fast boot did not work, and the computer would not recognize the phone at any point.
3) The unlockr did a good job with instructions on how to root and unroot then loading the hero and cupcake rom's onto it but it had no explanation for loading the nexus rom onto it, although it did feature a link on where to get it. therefore i tried to piece together ways to update the radio and spl (this is where it all went to hell). i figured out that that is what i needed to do to run the nexus rom.
ok, ok now i know, wait for a full set of instructions for my specific phone to try to put the newest and coolest rom onto my phone... :/
4) i got it all taken care of, got "new" phone for free! so glad it worked out.
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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