ok i have my mem card with my cyan's update, compatible themes and so on... however when i was showing a friend what i did he clicked nandroid backup on my phone so it replaced my original rom.
i wanted to go through regular rooting method just for the heck of it cuz i have some extra mem cards to play with and figured i can just run nandroid backup to have the cyan and one touch method phone from one memory card, then wipe and use my other roms with whatever else on on the other memory cards to switch to anything at anytime and have access to the stuff i dont have being stuck with cyan and the 1 touch method.
My problem--- on step 3 when im using sappimg.zip to flash it says Model ID incorrect! Update Fail!
i followed the instructions to a T but im thinking this may have to do with the fact that my mt3g is already rooted.... should i go back and make the goldcard again or is my problem as i suspect.... and is their a resolution????
Thanks for your help.
your gold card isnt working if it says model id incorrect. that is the precise purpose of the gold card.
if you already flashed a rooted rom you dont need to use the gold card method.
you just need to use the flash recovery program to get your modded recovery image, and from there instead of updating a rom, you need to update the SPL to one of the engineering ones found on Amon_ra's thread called Magic HBoot
good luck
Wow, thanks for the quick response. That makes perfect sense I guess I was just worrying myself. Thanks again
One-click FTW!
The one-click method is far superior and more efficient. I've used that even still for 3 of my Android devices. Otherwise, my original G1 was rooted via "old school" tactics. Downgrade, UPGRADE, downgrade, etc.
First hello everyone this is my first post ( of menny questions know dout )
My problem is i have just got a htc magic vodaphone uk. The back says (with google)
basicly i wont to root this phone so i can put that custom firmware that most people use. i have the ROM and a guide to get the costom ROM on ( that may be a question when im rooted ) i have looked all over the net for days now and come across a file called SAPPIMG.nbh
i ran the file in fast boot but as it unpack's or whotever it does but as the green writeing come's up i noticed after every line it says image not found or wrong image first line is alway's say's SAPPING.zip image not found i think it as 6 lines its prity fast over in about 10 sec's.
my phone says in fastboot mode.
sapphire pvt 32b ship s-on g
hboot-1.33.0007 (sapp10000)
cpld-10
radio-2.22.19.26i
jul 31 2009, 15:49:25
so im hopeing someone can help me out and as this is my first smart phone some advice on good apps to use daily and to make my phone better all round.
meny thanks.
forgot to say my firmware is android 1.6
if i have missed anything inportent out please let me know.
may not matter but its unlocked to any network im on 02 so i have to put my own vpn in for 3g.
Your phone has a perfected spl and so you will need to create a Goldcard it's a lot easier then it looks trust me just follow Amon_RA's instructions (link below) I used them just the other day to root my UK Vodafone HTC Magic all I can say is make sure you read the whole post and links carefully a few times and if there's anything you don't understand just ask
[How-To] Root and un-root the T-Mobile myTouch 3G
Thank you dreamsofubuntu. im now running custom rom no real difrence to stock but got to start someware may try a new rom. i was wondering i made the gold card do i need it anymore or is it something i may need if rom ruins my phone or whotever dont realy need the card as i just got a new 4gb also i have read something about file swop or linux swop to speed up apps and whot not the recovery i flashed dont have that option but i still have the image that as it that i might put on had way more options than the one im useing recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2H.img the other one with loads of options starts with boot anyway can i reflash the boot img without haveing to reflash the rom.
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Thank you dreamsofubuntu. im now running custom rom no real difrence to stock but got to start someware may try a new rom. i was wondering i made the gold card do i need it anymore or is it something i may need if rom ruins my phone or whotever dont realy need the card as i just got a new 4gb also i have read something about file swop or linux swop to speed up apps and whot not the recovery i flashed dont have that option but i still have the image that as it that i might put on had way more options than the one im useing recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2H.img the other one with loads of options starts with boot anyway can i reflash the boot img without haveing to reflash the rom.
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1) The most user-friendly rom by far is CyanogenMOD =]
2) Keeping hold of the Goldcard is useful, if for any reason you want to unroot your phone I believe
3) some recommend partitioning your microSD card so you have a small swap partition (used when you run out of ram) and a ext3 partition to use app2sd (stores apps on microSD instead of Phones memory) but this isn't recommended unless you have a class 4 or above microSD
in my opinion app2sd or swap is not needed for the HTC Magic however if you have allot of apps then it could become useful.
if you want information on partitioning your microsd or about swap I recommend reading the CyanogenMOD Wiki:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Apps2SD#via_Amon_RA_recovery
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Compcache#
as to the rest of you post I'm afraid I can't quite understand if you could rephrase it
B"H
Can this unit be rooted using the same Desire HD methods? i.e. - Downgrade, root, and flash new ROM?
My assumption is that it's basically the same hardware, no?
Thank you.
attn1 will be releasing rooting details on Sunday
I hope he has root already :-D
I am not yet an Android user. Will be getting Inspire on Monday. But I was wondering if people think it will be possible to unlock the tethering function after rooting and junk like that? I still have the unlimited data plan so that would be clutch.
Thanks.
You should be able to do this even without root by sideloading (using the sideload wonder machine) a third-party app
junefabrics.com/android/index.php
Very cool, will probably be using that then.
magnumforce2006 said:
You should be able to do this even without root by sideloading (using the sideload wonder machine) a third-party app
junefabrics.com/android/index.php
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That program only supports USB and BT tether though, which kinda sucks. No wifi = fail
rwon said:
That program only supports USB and BT tether though, which kinda sucks. No wifi = fail
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What exactly does that mean? That you have to connect your phone to the PC using the USB cable in order to tether?
dovid said:
B"H
Can this unit be rooted using the same Desire HD methods? i.e. - Downgrade, root, and flash new ROM?
My assumption is that it's basically the same hardware, no?
Thank you.
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Yes, that will work, but you won't have sound when you're done. The kernel drivers are slightly different and we don't have proper source code yet. Also, we want to flash back our radio.
In the meantime, we can use the kernel supplied in the at&t inspire with the DHD roms.
Also, the DHD ENG Hboot maybe be a little squirrely with our radio. We had some oddness, so I don't recommend flashing that.
Update: DHD ENG hboot issue closed - it was another problem. The DHD/MT4G eng Hboot is fine. I don't recooment that newbs flash this - it gives you nothing you can't already do and there is a real possibility of bricking the phone flashing it if you don't know what you're doing.
I am working on a kit that will have everything needed to get root and radio s-off, including scripts to make this a bit easier. You can do this on Windows (provided you have installed the right USB drivers), OSX or Linux.
Note: A gold card *WILL* be needed. I can't include that in the kit. You can save yourselves some time by looking up how to make a gold card and getting that done ahead of time. You will thank yourself for it.
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Yes, that will work, but you won't have sound when you're done. The kernel drivers are slightly different and we don't have proper source code yet. Also, we want to flash back our radio.
In the meantime, we can use the kernel supplied in the at&t inspire with the DHD roms.
Also, the DHD ENG Hboot maybe be a little squirrely with our radio. We had some oddness, so I don't recommend flashing that. I am working on a kit that will have everything needed to get root and radio s-off, including scripts to make this a bit easier. You can do this on Windows (provided you have installed the right USB drivers), OSX or Linux.
Note: A gold card *WILL* be needed. I can't include that in the kit. You can save yourselves some time by looking up how to make a gold card and getting that done ahead of time. You will thank yourself for it.
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Researching it now..
Update:
looks pretty simple.
Will the gold card need to be the card that I use for the phone after I root or can I just use any micro SDHC card and then replace it when I'm done?
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Will the gold card need to be the card that I use for the phone after I root or can I just use any micro SDHC card and then replace it when I'm done?
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I think its just to root the phone with and that's all.
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Props to attn1 for getting the inspire rooted this quickly. I got my phone on monday and by using his method (and his hours of help) it was rooted by early wednesday morning.
Now I am impatiently waiting for a compatible CM7.
Is there a minimum size for the sd card for gold card? Can the sd card be used for normal usage afterwards?
My luck will be that none of my 3 micro sd cards will work for a gold card.
really not looking forward to a gold card method. Although its not difficult might hold out for a version without the hassle.
I am looking how to do a Gold Card and I keep seeing that you need the phone in order to do it. Is that true? ATTN1 said get it done ahead of time, so can you do it without the phone?
I don't really care so much about custom rom's, all I want is wifi hotspot and hsupa being enabled.
Hope this isn't too complicated. I plan on buying the phone, trying it out stock, and if I decide to keep it, root it for the 2 features above.
Anyone know if this rooting methode is going to be compatible with the telus HTC Desire HD?
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Anyone know if this rooting methode is going to be compatible with the telus HTC Desire HD?
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In looking at the process that attn1 describes, it should work with Telus, however, you would probably need to flash the Telus kernel instead of the Inspire kernel and use the Telus radio instead of the Inspire radio just to be safe.
It looks like the kit that attn1 is putting together will have specific pieces for the Inspire. You may want to visit and search the DHD forum for rooting specifics about the Telus DHD.
First, I would like to note that I searched the XDA site both with their search bar and through Google's engine, and could not locate an answer.
Today I successfully rooted my AT&T HTC Inspire 4G, using the guide on the CyanogenMod wiki, the radio image provided in attn1's kit, and the Telus Kernel to get sound back, using Ubuntu-Linux.
Of course this process involved creating a Goldcard. I used an 8GB Sandisk microSD card, pretty much identical to the one which came with the phone. Do I still need this card for anything? Now that I have root access, S-OFF and ClockworkMod running, will it be required again for any reason?
I am asking, because I would like to get a 32GB card to hold my large music library, and give this card to a friend.
I was actually wondering the same thing. I read in other threads that the best SD card to use for the root is the 8GB that came with it. I have a 32 also
No, you do not need the original card anymore.
I read just now on another thread that a Goldcard works by forcing the bootloader to ignore the CID of a ROM, thereby allowing a modified stock ROM with the incorrect CID to be flashed.
Given that, I would think that to flash back to a stock ROM I would need a Goldcard. But now that I have S-OFF, is that CID-checking feature no longer present?
I just rooted my Inspire with the hack kitv12.3 and then flashed coredroid v7.6 using Rom Manager but to do this I had to reinsert the gold card I used during the root process. I am a noob to this process so of course I am full of Questions! 1: Do I have to use my gold card each time I flash a new rom using Clock work recovery? 2: I get stuck on White screen with HTC logo when booting into Clockwork recovery withOUT useing the gold card and using my everyday use 8g stock card that came with the phone, WHY is this?
Has anyone seen this before? Im sure im not the first.
You only need the gold card for the root procedure. After that you can use it as your regular card or use another card. Try formatting the other card, fat32, and see if it works then.