Hey i have an HTC Magic with 1.5 firmware and HTC sense.. (Supplied by HTC, --> Updated to 1.5 from some older version a month ago..)
But i wanna to update it to the latest 2.1 firmware.. So i have read that it should be rooted first, and after that i should install custom 2.1 firmware.
But i'm unsure about the following:
- If i update it to 2.1 Is the "Look" then the same as the HTC legend?
- Is HTC Sense also included in the 2.1 firmware updates?
- Is everything working / and are stable in the 2.1 custom firmware? Or is it beta, and it's possible for the phone to crash or to become unstable?
- What firmware is recomended, if i wanna stick with "HTC Standard" firmware look (So it looks like the HTC legend, HTC Desire - etc etc)
- What about the language of the phone, is "Custom" 2.1 firmwares forced to English? Or can i choose my native language? (Danish)
Is there any disadvantages swithching to the "custom 2.1" firmware instead of running on the "Supplied" v. 1.5?
If iupgrade, is it then possible to revert back to my current "state" = No rooting + stock Firmware 1.5?
Further more i have gathered the following info from my phone:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT 1.76.009 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-6.35.08.29
DEC 8 2009, 17:38:48
1. Yes, if rom is based on legend or have similar theme to it.
2. If it's rom based on HTC firmware - yes
3. Every custom rom is beta, because it's hard to make everything very stable and work smooth. I think 2.1 roms are stable enough to use them every day but there may be a little problem with speed with some roms.
4. I use smoki 0.3 but I think older version is better - more things are working, speed is almost the same. For me, this rom works even faster than official 1.5 + sense ui.
5. I think most roms are multilauguage.
6. You lose warranty and you can brick your phone.
7. Everything is possible, but you need to know how to do that
nobooya said:
1. Yes, if rom is based on legend or have similar theme to it.
2. If it's rom based on HTC firmware - yes
3. Every custom rom is beta, because it's hard to make everything very stable and work smooth. I think 2.1 roms are stable enough to use them every day but there may be a little problem with speed with some roms.
4. I use smoki 0.3 but I think older version is better - more things are working, speed is almost the same. For me, this rom works even faster than official 1.5 + sense ui.
5. I think most roms are multilauguage.
6. You lose warranty and you can brick your phone.
7. Everything is possible, but you need to know how to do that
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Allright.. So the procedure i'm going to do is like the following:
1 - Root my phone? Where should i look, 10 different methods / and versions, are described all over the net...
2 - Backup my current ROM, and settings, so i can restore? Where should i look here?
3 - Install new Rom - Where i wan't the HTC Sense, and V. 2.1 android. What would you recommend? I have heard some ROM's is using a lot of power and drains the battery... I don't wan't a rom like that. Further more i would like a rom that's fast and stable... There are really MANY ROM's around on the net, what to pick?
Is this order correct? And could you please answer the 1,2 and 3, to guide me in the right direction...
Once again, your suggestions should match my phone version (As i have read there should be different models, and using wrong roms etc, could break the phone...)
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT 1.76.009 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-6.35.08.29
DEC 8 2009, 17:38:48
"Once again, your suggestions should match my phone version (As i have read there should be different models, and using wrong roms etc, could break the phone...)"
I can really recommend you to read the wiki for the magic. It gave me what I needed to start and will give you the basic insight in what you deal with. On top of that I think that 1.76.09 is difficult to work with, here you have to follow the threads that deal with breaking that..
nobooya said:
1. Yes, if rom is based on legend or have similar theme to it.
2. If it's rom based on HTC firmware - yes
3. Every custom rom is beta, because it's hard to make everything very stable and work smooth. I think 2.1 roms are stable enough to use them every day but there may be a little problem with speed with some roms.
4. I use smoki 0.3 but I think older version is better - more things are working, speed is almost the same. For me, this rom works even faster than official 1.5 + sense ui.
5. I think most roms are multilauguage.
6. You lose warranty and you can brick your phone.
7. Everything is possible, but you need to know how to do that
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Don't do that... speak of things you don't know of, like calling every custom rom beta, yet turn around and say that eclair roms are stable enough (its the other way around at this point, a donut 1.6 rom is going to be more stable than eclair, especially for newer devices that came with donut).
And to the OP, if you're using an HTC Magic 32A and it shipped with Android 1.5, then there's a very good chance you can do a one-click-rooting method. Details can be found here in this full 32A upgrade guide for Cyanogenmod which is a very solid custom rom (latest donut version is 4.2.15.1 which is stable, the latest experimental eclair rom from cyanogenmod is 5.0.7-Test3)
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream/Magic32A_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
But in a nutshell
-Rooting (ie: new SPL, preferably engineering, new recovery rom etc)
-Rom (can be flashed form recovery)
009 might be a "perfected" SPL which means you may have to use the goldcard method in order to flash an engineering SPL (such as xx.2005) onto the device. And Remember Triple-Read instructions and verify they are for your exact device, people brick their phones too easily cuz they don't read, and I usually avoid trying to upgrade the radio.
Sry XDA peep I'm gonna switch over to another language for thsi post:
Okay kan se du er dansker!
1: Her er en guide til at opnå root med den SPL og Radio du har:
http://www.rootyourmagic32a.blogspot.com/2010/04/root-htc-magic.html
Bare følge den guide også ender du med SPL 1.76.2007 som er en engineering SPL...
2: Det med backup kan jeg desværre ikke klare... Det kræver Root Acces at lave en backup, men det kræver at slette din nuværende ROM og data for at få Root... Det er en ond cirkel...
3: Efter at have fulgt guiden i punkt 1 så kan du flashe nye roms på følgende måde: press Home+Power button og så flash zip from sdcard (hvorefter den regner med at du har sat din downloadet Rom på sd-kortet)
Der er dog en fare for at bricke din Magic og husk når du downloader fremtidige ROM's at se på SPL og Radio!
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May I ask what is the best/newst ROM to use on a QTEK S200? Its hard to find out here what is new, newer or older...
purp said:
May I ask what is the best/newst ROM to use on a QTEK S200? Its hard to find out here what is new, newer or older...
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Yes, that's what I'm wondering too, can someone please tell us what's the best english rom out for this phone?
I guess we all are on same boat, trying to find the best available ROM for prophet after WWE offcial ROM as its been quite a while for offcial ROM upgrade for this device.
Check the FTP
There are several cooked ROMS avail. There are several 2.3 versions, and the 3.2 Beta is also out. Do a search. As for which is the best, it depends entirely on you. What I do is READ & READ, until I get an overall sense which is the fastest, most stable etc. In the end, what many people say is best for them, may not be good for you.
But like you, I've been usin the Dopod official ROM since May, and feel it's time to inject new life into my device.
If anyone care to give a short review of the ROMs they've tried in this thread (or make a new one), it'll definitely help a lot of people...
If you love aku2.0 customized rom in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=269313, I bet you like this AKU2.3 customized rom.
ftp:/ /xda:[email protected]/Uploads/Prophet/Prophet-roms/RUU_Prophet_G3_2151327_AKU23_023021_P12MB_Dopod_PDAMobiz_v103.rar
(To download above link, copy url to your browser, delete space between ftp:/ /)
Software listed pictures check at http://www.pdamobiz.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60019
It's AKU2.3 with extended rom as same as v.1.02, fast and stable.
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But if you would like lots of application, check at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=277474 (MMS missing, but can be get in that thread)
See the pictures here http://www.pdamobiz.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68751
You may choose 8mb or 12mb (less problem from users feed back).
16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe
I am using 4PDA/Frog's 2.3 ROM from the FTP site. Its fast and stable. The problem I had with the PDAMobiz rom was its full of stuff and made to device slow, also it reset sometimes on its own. Also the backlight would come on for no reason.
I have tryed all the ROM's from the FTP site and this is the best IMHO.
File name :
16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe
austin.tovey said:
I am using 4PDA/Frog's 2.3 ROM from the FTP site. Its fast and stable. The problem I had with the PDAMobiz rom was its full of stuff and made to device slow, also it reset sometimes on its own. Also the backlight would come on for no reason.
I have tryed all the ROM's from the FTP site and this is the best IMHO.
File name :
16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe
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hi,
is this rom also for a german XDA Neo with SPL 2.xx.001?
Can i delete the files in the extended Rom after install the Rom?
thanks
John
John-Wu said:
hi,
is this rom also for a german XDA Neo with SPL 2.xx.001?
Can i delete the files in the extended Rom after install the Rom?
thanks
John
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I guess this ROM is for G3 device.Could you please confirm austin ?
I also want to know wich rom is the best for me. Ive got a G4 chip. Currently running WWE 2.15.13.27. IPL 2.15.0001
SPL 2.15.0001
Thanks!
16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe
16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe is G3 only i think. i.e. SPL 2.15.0000
austin.tovey said:
16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe is G3 only i think. i.e. SPL 2.15.0000
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hello,
is it possible to update an G4 Device by copy the nk.nbf file from the above package to a "G4 Rom" and replace the existing nk.nbf?
For example in the RUU_Prophet_2151327_21513121_021921_DOP_ASIA_WWE_Ship-NoVendorID Rom?
John
John-Wu said:
hello,
is it possible to update an G4 Device by copy the nk.nbf file from the above package to a "G4 Rom" and replace the existing nk.nbf?
For example in the RUU_Prophet_2151327_21513121_021921_DOP_ASIA_WWE_Ship-NoVendorID Rom?
John
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If you do not really know about it, don't try. Because it might be a possibility to break you prophet, if that nk.nbf has spl 2.xx.0000 inside.
Use itsme pdocwrite to upgrade to G4 by replacing ru.nb with your new os rom. (you have to use command "typho5.exe -x -v nk.nbf" at dos prompt to extract os-rom, check at ftp for typho5.exe tools)
Upgrade utility is in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=277474 (look for upgrade for G4)
someone could make about the Roms a sticky thread here. Which is aswell updated
G3 Roms (AKU):
Link
Link
G4 Roms (AKU):
Link
Link
or something link that. will help to find the actuall roms for the right devices better....
Best ROM for Prophet (M600?)
well I can't really answer that can I but I can report the following.
I started off with the Orange oem ROM. Quickly I decided I wanted to get rid of this as I'm not with Orange (and I'm an incessant tinkerer), so I went for the RUU_Prophet_2151327_21513121_021921_DOP_ASIA_WWE_Ship-NoVendorID.
My phone was unlocked using the IMEI-CHECK service (so not sure what they unlocked exactly but it seems happy for me to re-flash it).
I ran with this ROM for maybe 2 months- no real problems BUT I really missed the voice speed dial.
A couple of days back I went for the 16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe
This seems to be stable so far, a "bit" more responsive maybe, but with the unexpected bonus of having voice speed dial again!!! Yes, this ROM has voice speed dial - hoorah.
So for any of you old Orange M600 users who upgraded but lost the voice speed dial this could be for you.
I've not spotted any major problems at all. The only odd thing was that the COMM Manager hard key was not bound. A 2 sec job to fix that.
Now I did do a soft reset before letting the hard reset process finish with the customisations. No idea what happens there in this case.
I <believe> my phone is G3?? The IPL is 0000 - is that correct?? I read and checked everything I could and it seems to have turned out OK.......
Is there any way that someone could do up a quick, idiot proof tute on how to update your rom on a G4 device?
Also, is this AKU2.3 rom 16Mb_AKU2.3_GSM02.30.21_Extrom-4PDA.ru.exe in russian or english? The website link which shows the AKU2.0 version is all in russian...
Thanks guys (from another n00b)
Quick Info:
- Based the pdamobiz "clean" rom but made it "cleaner"
- I'm still working on the battery and ir issues.
- It's working with SPL 2.20
- Task manager included
- Removed pdamobiz logo crap
- new midlet manager included (google maps now works !)
- MMS Patches
- GPRS/EDGE Patches
- Smartdailing Patches
- For the Dutch users, I've changed the autocorrect so it doesn't change wel into we'll
- Boatload of other patches in the ext rom
It will be a 2 step upgrade, first upgrade to 2.20 and step 2 is upgrade to 3.3
and NO you can't skip a step, or it will fail !
Install steps:
PLEASE CHECK IF YOU HAVE A G3 or G4 PHONE !!!
IF YOU FLASH IT WITH THE WRONG VERSION IT WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE !!!
THIS IS A BETA RELEASE, THERE WILL BE ERRORS, PLEASE REPORT THEM HERE.
- Run Step1-G3 or Step1-G4 depending which phone you have (this will install my 2.20 release, please run through the setup and let the ext. rom auto install)
- Run Step2 (this will install AKU 3.3)
Download Step1-G3 Here
Download Step1-G4 Here
Download Step2 Here
so you've got it working, nice
Would this be for G4 only?
Thanks.
So I'll wait till later to see if i'm gonna update now or only when it comes final...
lool
BTW jesterz nice work
kta said:
Would this be for G4 only?
Thanks.
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No, for both G3 and G4
Just back from New Year break, and looks like the new rom is out soon
JD
down load ?
prorak said:
down load ?
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So we have a first contender! right... Just calm down we are all waiting for the same thing
Will this require the 2 step process if one already has lvsw or jesterz aku 2.2, 2.3, or 2.3.1?
Yes, and hard reset too, if not the ext. rom install will fail and will leave your OS ROM without the needed patches.
this is a BETA ROM, so only upgrade if you what to test/see what it is like etc.
Update:
I'm testing something on my G4 right now, I might be able to create an update ROM that only requires one step, however i'm not sure as I'm waiting for the flash to finish
on the starting blocks to test it
Looking forward to this rom...hopefully better than the pdamobiz rom
How about the WPA2 support in AKU 3.x? Is it built in?
Voxyn said:
Looking forward to this rom...hopefully better than the pdamobiz rom
How about the WPA2 support in AKU 3.x? Is it built in?
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Nope, no WPA2 support, I have yet to see a ROM which has that
we are ready to start! =)
What if you already upgraded to 2.20 qtek rom?
RaptorRVL said:
What if you already upgraded to 2.20 qtek rom?
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what if you have a G4 3.2 ROM ?
Have a question about cooking rom
How to take Task manager into rom?
I took "TaskManager.cpl TaskManagerApp.exe Task Manager.exe" into os,but not work...
Thanks a lot...
Rom uploading
ETA 1 hour
Jesterz said:
Rom uploading
ETA 1 hour
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???
has it been already uploaded
what about Helmi_Prophet_AKU3.5_OS_Built2.rar
is there a new release?
hi guys
i read many times the docs.
i think i should need to flash my diamond (awful movistar 7 spain theme).
first, the phone:
1.93.621.2
1.00.25.05
52.29.25.12W
MODEL ID: DIAM300 (I READ THAT MOST OF THE DOCS WERE FOR THE DIAM100 SO I HAVE DOUBTS HERE)
and the SPL is the 1.93.0000 ... so ...here are my doubts:
should I hardSPL to the 1.93 provided in the forum in order to get one of the ROMS available?
I m not sure... will I notice any difference, and MORE OVER: may I notice improvements or "deprovements"
Then, another one: for the diamond, I went to the HTC site and tried (I had to!) their last update, entering my phone serial number: no chance, as expected, it is not supported/available.
So I should try to flash the ROM.
But i m a bit scary, i haven t found any changelogs and no one speaks of the last ROM version (2.x).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=415192 What is Dutty? is it a cooked ROM? is there a risk here?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=418320 for the VIC diamond based on the HTC official release (16/1/2009)
http://www.hnkweb.com/2009/01/26/optimizar-la-htc-diamond/ > they mention the DRK 3.4 but again, no changelogs, I have no idea...
I wish I could know if the theme is the original HTC black-based one and if the icons can be easily changed, also if the menu bar has sliding effects. (just examples).
So my questions, are, if you allow them:
- having SPL 1.93.0000 by default, should I flash it by a 1.93 by olinex?
(i read the 1.40 olinex was signed and secure, but I can t find it anymore- now i m not sure whether 1.40 is older than 1.93, as sometimes version numbers are not significant).
I know it is highly recommended to flash hardSPL before doing anything. "It is highly recommended to install hacked bootloader Hard-SPL before attempting any ROM upgrade." seen here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Diamond_Upgrades
- if 1.93 is by olinex, is it signed or unsigned? will i risk to decrease global performances of the Diamond if I install it?
as for the ROMS:
i haven t found the last ones.
I d like an "official one", (as opposed to a cooked one), really close to the 16/1/2009 release from HTC. ideally a shipped full ROM version.
I don t mind it is not in spanish. Actually, I do prefer in English or French.
Where can I get a list of updated (2.x) full shipped ROM versions based on the HTC update of 16/1/2009?
Cooked ROMs available for your Diamond
Version Language ROM Date Radio CE OS ROM Version AKU Forum Mirrors Misc
WWE Versions
Diamond Project Team WWE v2 20/07/08 1.00.25.06 5.2.19965 ? ? Thread Full, Lite
panosha Shine On WWE 2.2 10/10/08 No radio 5.2.20775 1.93.405.1 1.3.3 Thread Full, Light
panosha Simple WWE 1.1 10/10/08 No radio 5.2.20775 1.93.405.1 1.3.3 Thread Download
vibranze MAX WWE 1.0 04/02/09 No radio 5.2.20764 2.03.707.2 ? ? ?Download
this is either not full shipped, either an unknown version for me...
i m a bit lost.
i read here http://www.hnkweb.com/2009/01/26/optimizar-la-htc-diamond/ A fecha actual os voy a recomendar una: la DRK 3.4. Es una ROM basada en la versión oficial 2.03.412.1, liberada el 16/01/2009. but did not find the DRK in the cookded versions list... and it needs an unsigned hardSPL. HELPPPPPP
another one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1051363&postcount=185 it says if the device is CIDLOCKED. my phone company (movistar) is not listed here... Is my phone CID locked? I think so. But in practice, what is the problem for me?
Many thanks for your patience and great job done here.
EDIT:
"DIAM300 Users: We need someone to test these ROMs, so any guinea pigs please test but first backup current ROM."
I used sprite backup to backup the ROM? was it the ROM? (I think so, but i have doubts) it was a pkb file if not wrong, now a sprite extract mobile .exe)
I also read this
Hello,
I am running cyanogen latest version and wanted to try another ROM. I have noticed that my SPL is different to some other users and wanted to know if I could use one of the following ROM's on my phone?
Amon Ra's ION1.6
Ahmgsk's Expresso 2.0 (Android 2.0)
Ahmgsk's Ported Hero 3.1
Ahmgsk's Super_D 1.5.1
GyD's 2.1.1 (Android 1.5)
Myhero 2.05 (Android 1.5)
If I can is it just a case of booting my phone into recovery mode and applying the new ROM? If someone could point me in the right direction that would be great.
Cheers
no they are 32A rom
EDIT : you can use RAv1.6.xG
So my SPL is ok to apply 32B ROMS
Is there a thread already for 32B ROMS?
Why would I use RAv1.6.xG?
Thanks
jazz8146 said:
So my SPL is ok to apply 32B ROMS
Is there a thread already for 32B ROMS?
Why would I use RAv1.6.xG?
Thanks
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=448
jazz8146 said:
Hello,
I am running cyanogen latest version and wanted to try another ROM. I have noticed that my SPL is different to some other users and wanted to know if I could use one of the following ROM's on my phone?
Amon Ra's ION1.6
Ahmgsk's Expresso 2.0 (Android 2.0)
Ahmgsk's Ported Hero 3.1
Ahmgsk's Super_D 1.5.1
GyD's 2.1.1 (Android 1.5)
Myhero 2.05 (Android 1.5)
If I can is it just a case of booting my phone into recovery mode and applying the new ROM? If someone could point me in the right direction that would be great.
Cheers
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we must not forget the one behind all the great ROM's. I've always thought he is the best ROM cooker http://alldroid.org/viewforum.php?f=130
Hi,
I just visited the German HTC homepage and there is an update for the Vodafone 32B. (OK no link, the forum says I'm not allowed to post links)
So I typed in my Serial Number and got a download for a German Vodafone ROM. The filename is "\HTC Magic\RUU_Sapphire_Vodafone_GER_1.91.162.1_DRC92_signed_NoDriver.exe"
Searched and googled a little bit, but couldn't find anybody that has tested it yet. So I thought there must be a thread at the xda-devs forum, but I also couldn't find one (maybe I'm blind?)
I didn't flash it because i don't have a running Windows atm and also don't want to root my phone again. Is there anybody who has already tested this ROM? Wich Android version does it have? Does it have Sense UI?
Maybe this could be interesting for someone else.
I think had that version installed on my 32b - I believe it's Android 1.6, but no Sense UI and IIRC it installed a perfected SPL which caused me major headaches with rooting and CM later down the line. I'm now running CM and removed this ROM. Other than the perfected SPL there's nothing wrong with it that I could find, I just wanted to have a play with other ROMs!
Hope this helps.
no official sense ui for 32b offical roms