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Hello team, So sorry if i posted this in the wrong forum.
I have a t-mobile USA My touch 3G which comes with google OS 1.5
Can i install the Hero ROM and have everything working such as bluetooth / wifi / 3G and everything else?
If the answer is YES , can any one direct me to a how to list on what I would need to start my adventure. I have actually no clue on how to do it but im rather a techy guy so please direct me to a place or provide me with instructions on how to do it....
Last question...If any one has already done the ROM update ...how does it run on the My Touch 3G? slow, decent, pretty quick, seamlessly?
I truly appreciate everyone's feedback and guidance. Thank you
Follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531837
From the specs you have an "A" type phone. Suitable roms are listed there. To flash you first need to run a "recovery image" which you will also find there. Then you need to download the Android SDK (google for it. it's free). Install the USB drivers and prior to connecting your phone, enable "USB Debugging" on your phone in the settings.
Now.
1. Copy the recovery image to the tools directory of the SDK
2. Download a ROM of your choice, rename the ZIP File to Update.Zip and copy it to the root of the SD card of the phone
3. open run cmd on your pc
4. navigate in the dosshell to ..\sdk\tools
5. switch of your phone. Press back and switch you phone on again (hold back), then release back
6. type on the PC: fastboot boot recover-new.img (whereas "recover-new.img" has to be the name of your image)
7. On the Phone: Create a Backup using Nandroid
8. On the phone: Wipe the data
9. On the phone: apply update.zip
10. Reboot phone wait and pray....
Regards,
F
PS: Yes it runs quite fast. Personally I have disabled sense UI's Rosie. I like the rest of the applications though. Bluetooth ain't working yet. The rest is a go.
unfortunately there is no way to get root or flash new roms on the mytouch 3g as of yet...
nixxofugi said:
unfortunately there is no way to get root or flash new roms on the mytouch 3g as of yet...
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Wow but the previous guy just gave me detail instructions on how to do it....which is the real answer?
Can it or can it not be done?
Can't be done. At least not at the moment
Bb8900 said:
Wow but the previous guy just gave me detail instructions on how to do it....which is the real answer?
Can it or can it not be done?
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No since the myTouch 3G CANNOT rooted yet.
how did you get the Touch3G ? its not out yet, I can trade you with my rooted HTC Magic
Sorry for my previous comment. Can't be done. Wanted to help but lacked crucial information with regard to the dreaded SPL. Guess, I have some troubles - after switching platforms - accepting to be a newbie again. Sorry for that.
Regards,
F
Its okay, its an honest mistake, So the question is as follows....what is the likeliness of someone being able to ROOT the My touch 3G? like being able to hack it? is this SPL stuff unbreakable? or will there be a possibility to ROOT?
Sorry for the noob question but what makes the Magic different from the myTouch?
I found this article (http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting) that says you can root the Magic. After reading this article, I'm thinking that the myTouch is going to be a little different.
The main issue with the MyTouch3G is that it has the perfected SPL .0010, which signature checks both boot images (so no booting into modified recovery) and flashed images (so no fastboot flashing). There is a probably a way around it, and its a work in progress from what I've read.
humm..
If you have a "perfected" image, you have to wait. I have a dev google IO and it works ok. Slow as hell but ok.
Mods can we make this a sticky to stop further irrelevant threads
Please categorize your question accordingly, Anaylize which forum to post it
Development forum is only for development of phone OS related stuff
Q- My phone is stuck and the android loading or the second screen
A- your ROM flash went wrong or some system files are missing
Remedy- Flash the ROM again or try flashing some other ROM, check your SD card if its inserted properly(If you have Linux-swap or apps 2 sd activated)
Q- I cant go past the first splash screen and i cant move into recovery or bootloader
A- Say goodbye to your phone, it is bricked.
Remedy- PM me maybe i can help you get a new phone (already got a new phone after bricking)
Q- I cant go past the first screen but can enter recovery or SPL
A- Your ROM is not flashed properly or check your SDCARD maybe its not inserted (SDCARD step only if you have apps 2 sd , linux-swap or data 2 sd)
Remedy- flash a new ROM, use nandroid and and try reformatting the ext partition
Q- My phone is slow
A- Your phone is overloaded
Remedy- Try wiping, removing some apps and increase linux swap
Q- Home screen reloads after quitting Application
A- Your RAM is not enough, phone quits Launcher or Rosie to make some RAM free
Remedy- Use or increase linux swap or try increasing swappiness
Q- Sdcard says update.zip not found
A- maybe you renamed the update.zip as update.zip.zip .If you have enabled show file extensions for know file types then rename it as update.zip and if not then rename it as update
Q- Which ROM is best for me/ Which ROM is the best for 32A/B?
A- Take some time on the forums, look at the ROMs available for your device and individually assess what works for you by reading the various issues affecting them and make a decision. If that still doesn't work out for you, hey, that's what makes XDA great, try a different one and so on, till you find one that YOU'RE happy with. It's very subjective since what my needs are could be totally different from what yours are.
Q-What will/is released, When will be released, New is released
A- Post is General Forum, leave this forum for Phone Development by Developers
Any other questions or suggestions welcome
Q- Which ROM is best for me/ Which ROM is the best for 32A/B?
A- Take some time on the forums, look at the ROMs available for your device and individually assess what works for you by reading the various issues affecting them and make a decision. If that still doesn't work out for you, hey, that's what makes XDA great, try a different one and so on, till you find one that YOU'RE happy with. It's very subjective since what my needs are could be totally different from what yours are.
Q- ADB doesn't find or see my device?
A- I suggest reading the Sapphire Wiki as it contains a lot of information about troubleshooting when you're stuck
Q- I have no data/ 3G connection
A-Check under settings ->wireless controls->mobile networks->access point names, If you have no APN set then add your carrier APN settings from this list here
anybody with a new no thread start wiki
charnsingh_online said:
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Q- I cant go past the first splash screen and i cant move into recovery or bootloader
A- Say goodbye to your phone, it is bricked.
Remedy- PM me maybe i can help you get a new phone (already got a new phone after bricking)
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Not 100% correct: if you can still load in fastboot mode (vol DOWN+POWER) you can still boot a recovery image and flash it on the device:
1. fastboot mode
2. fastboot boot myrecovery.img
3. (in the recovery) adb shell mount /sdcard
4. adb push myrecovery.img /sdcard/recovery.img
5. adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
myrecovery.img: whatever the file is called.
Bootloader is same as fastboot mode
Hey...
How do I know if I have a 32a/32b phone?
I've got a myTouch 3g and I just got it a month ago.
Is rooting illegal? I know it voids your warranty but do you get apps for free and stuff?
juiceaccts said:
How do I know if I have a 32a/32b phone?
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Boot your phone into fastboot mode:
Power phone off
Hold Back key and power phone on
It will bring up a screen which either says
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
or
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
There will be instructions on the screen to power the phone off so you can boot as per normal.
elegos said:
Not 100% correct: if you can still load in fastboot mode (vol DOWN+POWER) you can still boot a recovery image and flash it on the device:
1. fastboot mode
2. fastboot boot myrecovery.img
3. (in the recovery) adb shell mount /sdcard
4. adb push myrecovery.img /sdcard/recovery.img
5. adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
myrecovery.img: whatever the file is called.
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Yeah but charnsingh says, if we CAN'T go into recovery.. You're assuming we can
The post is a bit misleading, cos we don't expect physical damage to the device (in which case, you get to the first splash, but can't reach recovery.. i.e. your Back/Vol. down buttons don't work)
Q: What's Goldcard? and how to make a Goldcard
minhzc said:
Q: What's Goldcard? and how to make a Goldcard[/QUOTE
damm - i understand all, but what is a goldcard and how to create?
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Goldcard, a special sd card that ur phone spl accepts, search the dream forum
Whenever I flash a new ROM I backup my data and apps using either Backup To Root or MyBackup Pro. When I reinstall my apps it never puts the apps back into the Market under my Downloads so that if the app developers update their apps it shows that there is an update. IN fac the only apps shown are the ones I've purchased.
What do I need to do, besides reinstalling each one individually, in order to have the Market get all my apps in the Downloads the way I want them?
Thanks
can someone explain what SPL refers to?
and then i hear terms like perfected SPL, eng SPL....
ive flashed some ROMs earlier...without worrying too mmuch about this SPL business, and now with a mandatory rogers update out, people are talking about SPLs (see rogers thread)
cheers
So what is an SPL anyway? What does it do?
The SPL, or Second Program Loader, is essentially the Android bootloader. It's job is more than just loading the Android OS - it also offers several other boot options, including Recovery mode, Fastboot, and HBOOT modes, and ultimately it's the SPL that allows manipulation of the flash nand on your device. Part of the SPL's job is to ensure that the data flashed to the device is correct. Most of the current shipping SPLs (apart from the "Perfect SPL's) let us flash a complete ROM image, but don't let us flash a recovery rom or boot image as it checks the verification signature. Haykuro has modified the SPL's available to remove this check and this is what the Engineering SPL's available offer. As the SPL is so crucial to the handset though, you have to be very careful when flashing it as if it's updated incorrectly then you may be incapable of restoring it without specialised hardware and knowledge. You essentially have a very expensive brick
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From the xda HTC sapphire wiki
remap "search" button on MyTouch
I have searched the forum and only found results for the G1 or remapping the soft keyboard...
Can the search button (magnifying glass) be ramapped as hard key to the camera?
If this has been discussed and i missed it, links are appreciated.
If it's a kernel-level issue, i'm on enomther's TheOfficial 2.5.1 AOSP.
Thanks in advance
[Sorry mods if this isnt the right place to ask this, tired, at work and pretty much I was asleep at the wheel. Please move this to the appropriate subforum if need be. ]
if i download a rom using my phone can i rename it and apply it or do i need a computer. im already rooted and ive got the requirements for the rom already on my phone. i just want to know if its possible or not.
it will work without computer
ROM Development
Hi, I have been Googleing for a while now and cant find any info on how to remove my current Android keyboard from my current ROM and replace it with the Hero keyboard – does anyone have any links relating to ROM modification. I a have come across how to download the Hero keyboard and load it into your current setup but I kept on getting FCs plus I want to learn how to modify any part of a ROM not just the keyboard.
Thanks.
Does my new mytouch with the more ram and 3.5mm jack have an actuall name?
Hello, I recently purchased my first smartphone. The mytouch3g with 288 ram and 3.5mm jack. For two weeks now I have been researching about rooting and roms. Most of the info that i am reading/viewing is on the oringinal mytouch3g...does this stuff still apply to mine? Will installing a custom rom give me more ram? Obviously I am completely new to all this but I am finding all this stuff to be quite fascinating...Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
As a solution to the brick issue and not getting past the bootscreen or not beeing able to load fastboot or recovery here's a solution which I had tried on my magic after I lost all hope and it worked ..Thanks to God and google
while on the bootlogo screen stuck, insert your datacable. it will show fastboot in red color on top corner.
run the android sdk cmd from dos prompt and enter "fastboot boot recovery_image_name.img" provided you can find the appropriate recovery image for your phone.
after updating, it will restart and you will bt good to go
Hello, I am new in this forum and I did not get yet the way to install android on my HTC HD2 phone. Does any one know if there is a rom for this phone model (HTC HD2)?
thanks
Not yet..........
The problem that I am aware of is that the HD2 does not have anything like a 'D-pad'. Android needs this to function through its boot recovery menu.
Caldacan said:
The problem that I am aware of is that the HD2 does not have anything like a 'D-pad'. Android needs this to function through its boot recovery menu.
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The nexus recovery mode works via volume sidekey...
So does this mean that all that's stopping a ROM from being usable is the control dilemma? i figured we wouldnt even see one until a snapdragon android device was dumped.
I've seen a Hero with WM6.5...........as android on HD2........
Caldacan said:
The problem that I am aware of is that the HD2 does not have anything like a 'D-pad'. Android needs this to function through its boot recovery menu.
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? This is no reason to stop android being installed on a device. The android ports from wm devices don't use the recovery menu anyways.
And here is what the op is after.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578575
The HTC Supersonic will be release with Android and it exactlly like the HD2... once it comes out I suspect it will be easier to port
Android for HTC HD2
mcbaul said:
I've seen a Hero with WM6.5...........as android on HD2........
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Where have you seen it??? Can you post a link to how to get it?
It would be much appreciated.
Thanks
r.doelker said:
Where have you seen it??? Can you post a link to how to get it?
It would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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He made a joke!There is no such thing,yet you could try to install the HD version of android and see how it works
I'm hopeless.My device(HP 6818) can't run android
there is a hope.
these days comes on the market and the htc evo,a phone with a sanapdragon processor and most importan without any ball control.
TheRedDrake said:
He made a joke!There is no such thing,yet you could try to install the HD version of android and see how it works
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ehhhhh.......
you're not quite right.
There are phones named "Hero" and look like hero with WM6.5 sold at very low price in China......
sorry i can't upload pic attachments nor outside links as a new comer..
hey i dont know if this helps at all iam new to this forum but this guy shows how to run google android onto the hd2
youtube.com/watch?v=BujRY_q53JI
Ok its been a while since I have been on the board and several Andriod phones have passed through T-mobile. Been puttung off buying a new phone due a new phone always coming out. But now since the Evo has come out with Andriod has the board figured a way to put in the HD2?
rom android in htc hd2
please can you make android rom for htc hd2 ....please thank you
rom android ita
se vie' possibile rom android per htc hd2 in sd non fatele solo per nand
Could you please build a ROM in SD and not only in Nand? Thank you.
alo! I need rom android for HD2. please...
Helo guys, look for magdlr 1.13 download and flash it through RUU rom utility upgrade (mobile device center has to be connected), after flasing magdlr 1.13 to your phone, then you have to choose if you want to flash it by sd card or from your pc, check HD2androidroms.com. If you chose PC look for a DAF (Dark Forces Team) android rom which you can flash fromby going into usb flasher when phone reboots by holding down the power button, if you chose to flash from recovery, you need to flash revovery 3.0.2.4_120 on top of magdlr to your phone and also accessing it by holding the power button while rebooting. Best was is to do your research by watching youtube videos.
Hey guys,
I have been following these forums for quite some time and finally I have decided to join.
The problem I have is as follows;
I own a HTC Dream that runs on Android 1.5 and everything (recovery, radio, SPL) is just as I got it. Now, I live in South Africa and I know what I have to do to flash the recovery, rom etc. However I cannot do this. There are two things that I have tried:
1) The normal guide from the Cyanogen wiki. The first step to downgrade to RC7 or RC29 is where I get the problem. My HTC loads the dreaimg.nbh and then it tells me that I cannot update as I have the "wrond device id". This is after trying both RC versions. I assume this is because I have a South African G1.
2) I used the instant root application to root my HTC successfully. Then I try to load a new recovey image (CM 1.4, Amon Ra etc). It flashes the recovery but when restarting and trying to run recovery it, it just doesn't load. It freezes with the HTC Dream logo. I have flashed my recovery backup again.
Can someone please help me? I really want to try some custom roms. I would really appreciate any advice or info that might help me.
Thanks
RBD
Wrong section, try G1 Q&A.
Two things will happen when you post a question in the development section: you will be told to post in the Q&A section, and to search. If you don't want to be flamed, do those things.
To help you, maybe read this: http://goo.gl/4LI6
TRY THIS
gold card by this guide
http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/10/how-to-create-a-goldcard
WORK 100%
create gold card then copy on goldcard rc7 or 29 never mind then flash
I had the same problem.
Hello,
I have done days worth of research in my spare time before finally caving in and asking for help. I'm still kinda new to the custom rom scene, and some where I must've messed up.
I was updating my ViperX rom do a newer version, but got a error code during the install, which rendered the OS useless. So decided to wipe and reinstall the older version, which failed. So I tried to install CM 11, which also failed... Somewhere a long the line my SD Card stopped being detected by the phone AND my PC. So now I don't know how to get an OS on it.
Here's some info I might need to share.:
**** UNLOCKED ***
ENDEAVOUR PVT / S-ON
HBOOT - 1.39.0000
(Bought in Sweden, before moving to the UK)
I have access to bootloader
I have access to recovery which is CWM 6.0.4.8.
My SD card WONT MOUNT (I think), so I don't think I could do "side loading", since it's not recognized in ADB . If I reboot the system, it bootloops at the CM update logo forever. I've tried reinstalling it several times, but it only installs for a few seconds, then restarts. (I'm guessing it's corrupt?)
Is there ANYTHING I've missed, or can do to fix this? I don't care what kind of ROM I have to use at this point, I just want a WORKING phone.
Cheers // Vic
Hi,
You need to ask this in HTC One X's Q and A section where you will get dedicated help from fellow One X users!
> HTC One X > One X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck with your device!
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