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I've just finished putting the last touches on the Sapphire Hacking Wiki available at:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking
I urge any new users to read it to help them get started.
I urge any advanced users to read it and help us keep it up to date!
This is a generic Hacking guide for any Sapphire handset - ie. HTC Magic, Vodafone Magic, Rogers HTC Magic, Google ION, even the TMobile MyTouch 3G.
If a moderator could sticky this it would be appreciated.
Looks great man, thanks so much for your hard work =D
+1 Sticky
Hey Radix,
Fantastic effort! I really wish this had been available a few weeks ago when I first got my handset and was trawling through hundreds of posts for info. This should definatly be made a sticky at the very very top...
Cheers
Ben
Yeah, this was partially why I wrote it - everything was so scattered knowledgewise and I kept seeing people flashing roms with no clue and wondering why it wouldn't boot, etc.
My blogs have had quite a few followers and people commenting that this is what they needed, so thought I'd try and braindump everything that I'd learnt over the last month and a half into the wiki and try and put it into some kind of order
Nice one, thread stuck
Dave
Already added some stuff a couple of days ago
Great work
Excellent work
Now if someone is kind enough to write about swap and how to use it .
I wish I read your ultimate guide first before buy my 'Perfected SPL' Magic hahaha..
Excelent work, thanks !!
.dhy
this is professional work.
thanks a lot for sharing.. really...
In section 8.4 I think its have to be
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Sorry for my english
Hi,
Please add http://jimcortez.com/blog/?p=37 to the USB tethering. No root require.
i tried with both ION rom and Hero rom on Vodafone magic Aus
Thanks for both of your suggestions - I've made the changes you've both suggested.
Unfortunately I've had to split the wiki into two pages due to issues with the xda wiki server and it's maximum file upload limit. I've reported it, but meh - splitting it is easier for now.
I would like to point out that if you see something in the wiki that is wrong - simply edit it yourself - that's the whole point of a Wiki!
There's an edit link at the bottom of the page and your existing xda-forums account gives you permission to edit it.
The more people with specific domain knowledge we have editing it, the better it will be.
Thanks a lot. Excelent work.
for section6, How to Restore a Nandroid Backup - how to recover from a bad rom install
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking_2#sec06
I have tried the latest Recovery image by Amon_RA which you can find here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530492
and the Nandroid v2.1.1 restore function does not need a security-off SPL.
I can backup/restore smoothly by boot to recovery mode and simply choose the appropriate option without flash my SPL.
my current SPL info
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.0009 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
May 8 2009,21:02:32
hi
i am a new magic learner,just read your wiki,many thanks for your hard work.
i found if there had a mistake about :"Perfect" SPL Revisions (that prevent us hacking)
Currently HBOOT-1.33.2006 and HBOOT-1.33.0010 are the known 'Perfect SPL' revisions on the Sapphire handsets that we know of.
in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=529019,Haykuro quote : "T-Mobile myTouch : 1.33.0006 and 1.33.0010 is the dreaded "perfected" SPL".
This means that it's currently not possible to run "fastboot boot image" on these SPL's, so don't try to flash them.
I just got the magic SPL：1.33.0006 （SAPP20000）
Could u tell me which should be the right one.
If my magic could flash a new rom?
many thanks
BOTH 1.33.0006 AND 1.33.0010 are perfect SPL, so you can't flash them yet.
I thought it is hacking wifi
Good info for noob like me.
Cheesebaron said:
BOTH 1.33.0006 AND 1.33.0010 are perfect SPL, so you can't flash them yet.
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Thanks
I found the wiki had been revised.
Nice wiki / guide, helped me out when I thought I'd bricked my phone
Could do with a matrix of roms / features though so people know which roms have which features.
Just a simple table with features across the top (HTC keyboard / multitouch / exchange support / working wifi etc etc ) and roms down the side... just a suggestion anyway.
Good work
My MT3G will be here next week, I Was hoping to get a list of peoples issues, problems, since rooting your HTC Magic/MyTouch 3G and what they did to fix it or not:
if you follow all the directions correctly, there really is no downside... its just as convenient as rooting the G1, just a lot harder due to the perfected spl and having to use the goldcard method... cyanogens ROM is what i would recommend for a regular mytouch ROM, only downside from that ROM that I could detect is that the LED doesn't turn on when the device is charging, which i'm sure is a minor fix...
i'm currently running qteknology's hero ROM and it runs decently, a little lag here and there but definitely the fastest hero ROM that i've tried on the mytouch to date... the only downside with this ROM so far is that the version that utilizes compache does not have working wifi
which cyanogens ROM do you recommend for MyTouch? The ONE ROM rule all (experimental one?) or the stable cyanogen one? I'm a bit confused in term of MyTouch, can it use G1 ROM or it has to be a Sapphire specific ROM?
waacow said:
which cyanogens ROM do you recommend for MyTouch? The ONE ROM rule all (experimental one?) or the stable cyanogen one? I'm a bit confused in term of MyTouch, can it use G1 ROM or it has to be a Sapphire specific ROM?
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typically if you flash a G1 rom onto a Mytouch/Magic it wont work unless you do some modifications to the rom, then flash it. But with "Cyan's ONE ROM rule all" it works on both G1 or Magic/Mytouch with 32B board. I'm currently running his experimental rom and it's working great on my Mytouch.
Start asking your questions in the right sub-forum (Q&A) (Theme) or even in (General), or i will be forced to ban you for 3 days or till you learn.
Thanks
Thread Trashed!!
would someone mind giving me the short on this. I have a 32A board, and all I want is a 1.6 ROM with the new text to speech features. Not sure what I can and can't do, seems like root is an issue (I tried already with the quick unlockr site) and seems like I can only load certain ROMs. Any advice would be great
thanks
Text to speech is just a standard Donut feature.
nk02's 1.6 has a 32A patch in the thread, Amon_RA's 1.6 has a 32A version.
I also HIGHLY suggest Amon_RA's 1.6 ROM. This is the best Donut I found for my Rogers Magic.
About rooting, there is a lot of infos over those forums and over the net. If the one click root dont work, try the "long" way of doing it, if you follow steps carefully, you should have no problem.
Today I've got an HTC Magic, 32A version, and I want to make it run Sense UI so can anybody please tell me which ROM should I install?
You can give me link to the thread for that ROM, and if you can, a link to How To Install ROM on Android tutorial...
Thank you very much.
And please forgive me if theres already thread about this, I'm just so excited.
BEST HERO ROM EVER.... LINK LINK...
PS U NEED NEW RADIO/SPL Only then will it work... also b4 u upgrade to new radio spl make sure u have the old engineering spl look at how to to get that!
CHeers!
Killadude said:
BEST HERO ROM EVER.... LINK LINK...
PS U NEED NEW RADIO/SPL Only then will it work... also b4 u upgrade to new radio spl make sure u have the old engineering spl look at how to to get that!
CHeers!
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but for this he has to put hero spl n radio
i would prefer u to use this
its fast and very nice looking rom
Here it is << click
Thats way too complicated, I need some clean install rom that looks and feels exactly like on HTC Hero...
What u want is CursorSense....
Read this wiki on how to get around your magic... (Rooting, flashing SPL so on...)
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking
once you read through the wiki flash an engineering spl to your phone and then go through CursorDroids guide on how to flash his rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=592856
Thank you, that looks awesome. But it sounds as complicated as the first suggestion. C an I just download it and load it somehow? And what do you think about 2.1 hero rom?
It really isn't too much work to get the new SPL and Radio installed if you follow the instructions. Very little risk involved, as long as you follow instructions.
Can anyone please tell me how to install myhero rom it is way easier from what i see than all of these and im n00b so i dont know anything about roms.
Bobby94 said:
Can anyone please tell me how to install myhero rom it is way easier from what i see than all of these and im n00b so i dont know anything about roms.
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Please read the Sapphire hacking Wiki.
the search for threads that instruct you on how to root your phone.
You'll probably end up using a program called Recovery Flasher, or Flashrec.
As long as you don't flash your SPL first thing, you can't brick your phone.
Flashing Magic GyD (32A) is less complicated.
It's probably the best MagicSense rom out right now.
I haven't tried CursorSense yet though, so what's it about anyway? Flashing a Hero rom with a Hero SPL? So you can run roms meant for the HTC Hero?
So when 2.1 Sense comes out for Hero that would work fine on the SPL right?
Can CursorSense be run on an HTC Hero?
my-hero 2.0.5 is my choice. GyD always gave me trouble (the software, not the guy ;-))
Im new in this whole android thing but i can see myself flashing phone etc. because im pretty god at symbian and OSx, but both WM and Android are so new experience for me, thats why i came here. I've read it but i still don't get it.
Which programs for computer and for phone should i first download if i want to install myhero 2.0.5 since i already downloaded the rom...?
please, be patient with me, i want to do all of this but im just not capable of doing it at the moment.
thaanks
Well I just checked out CursorSense and it's very worth it if you want a solid Hero rom. It's the fastest, I've seen.
I think 2.1 roms will be developed on that SPL/Radio soon.
try this
Bobby94 said:
Im new in this whole android thing but i can see myself flashing phone etc. because im pretty god at symbian and OSx, but both WM and Android are so new experience for me, thats why i came here. I've read it but i still don't get it.
Which programs for computer and for phone should i first download if i want to install myhero 2.0.5 since i already downloaded the rom...?
please, be patient with me, i want to do all of this but im just not capable of doing it at the moment.
thaanks
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Maybe something visual would help, check out this posting http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/29/how-to-root-the-htc-magic-in-one-click/
raymar23 said:
Maybe something visual would help, check out this posting http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/29/how-to-root-the-htc-magic-in-one-click/
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Yes definitely, I agree that this is probably the best and safest way to root your phone.
ok, i think im gonna read some more about cursorsense and finally, if i have guts, im gonna do it. If i decide that i cannot, im gonna try myhero or this visual thingy
Please please please just tell me if this http://www.karrderized.com/romguide/ is what i have to do to install myhero 2.0.5. without bricking the device?
Bobby94 said:
Please please please just tell me if this http://www.karrderized.com/romguide/ is what i have to do to install myhero 2.0.5. without bricking the device?
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OK, first of all, you need to know your SPL version.
Power off your phone.
Start it up by holding Back and pressing Power.
Type all of that information into this thread and then we can help point you in the right direction.
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.22.0009 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
I also tried to install one click to root but i couldnt manage to get Hero rom (again -.- ) because of Can't chown/mod /system/xbin error, line 18. The same error i got when i tried to install MyHero 2.0.5
You cant flash any other roms to your phone until you get an engineering spl flashed... thats what the S-ON indicates... once you have an eng spl it will say S-OFF and you will be able to flash whatever to your phone... the first thing you need is another recovery though i recommend amon ra's
What is the best rom currently running off the 2.1 software? I am fairly new to modding my mytouch 3g if you can't tell, I've got the latest CM build, latest radio, and am currently researching SPLS(Best SPl download and how to apply would also be a fun thing to add to your help)
From: Rom Devs read this before posting!
Please categorize your question accordingly, Anaylize which forum to post it
Development forum is only for development of phone OS related stuff
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.
Thanks for the reply. To run a 2.1 ROM you need Danger SPL, which is supposed to be 1.33.2005, yet mI have the Hboot. How do I get the latest Danger SPL? I have the 2.22.23.02 radio, and the latest CM build currently. I'd like one with all the features of 2.1 without any problems in the wifi/bluetooth/camera/sms and mms areas.
Don't install the Danger SPL, that is for the G1. Get haykuro's SPL (the one in my signature), it works with all roms.
The instructions here are the ones I used:
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting
I followed a guide and installed it onto my phone perfectly(At least from the fact I see1.33.2005 in the Hboot section of my fastboot screen), all I need now is to find a good 2.1 rom and I'll be set.