Sry for the idiotic questions but i am new onto this scene and have little information on what is going on. If someone could please help with my situation it would be greatly appreciated!
I am currently confused on which one to do first.
all tutorials i have seen have said that i need a recovery to flash an engineering spl, and all recovery's need an engineering spl.
I have taken all the steps necessary on the tutorials but all have been rejected. I can never get past the first step of booting it onto my phone.
Which one do i flash to my phone first and how do i do it?
I have downloaded the amonRA recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img but am unable to fastboot boot recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img.
(only cmd that i have entered)
Where do i save the recovery file and what cmd steps am I taking wrong?
Also I have downloaded the Engineering SPL 1.33.2004 and have the zipped folder on my desktop.
tutorial says to send to the root of my SD card.
Were is the root and yet again wht cmd do i need to use to flash this over?
And how do make my phone rooted??
PVT 32B
HBOOT 1.33.0006
CPLD 10
Radio-2.22.19.26I
Okay...
I know its a lot to take in at first.
My suggestion is to slow down a bit and tackle one thing at a time.
1. The root of your sd card is what pops up on your pc when you select mount on your mytouch after its attached via usb.
Follow this tutorial http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-root-the-mytouch-3g-or-g1-in-one-click/
The files go on a freshly formatted fat32 sd card and in no folders.
For now I wouldn't worry about doing anything with your SPL or radio until this is done with success.
Good luck
Thank you very much for the advice
Ok so that went very smoothly onto my phone.
Now my question is do I have to partition just fat 32 or both fat 32+ext32+swap to get a ROM?
And do i need to flash an engineering SPL before getting a new ROM?
I also see that in the recovery it says format sd fat 32 and format sd fat32+ext2+swap.
Does this relate to the partitioning at all?
Same question for the choice of convert ext2 to ext3?
PVT 32B
CPLD 10
HBOOT 1.33.0006 (perfect spl)
Radio 2.22.19.26I
ANoft3 said:
Ok so that went very smoothly onto my phone.
Now my question is do I have to partition just fat 32 or both fat 32+ext32+swap to get a ROM?
And do i need to flash an engineering SPL before getting a new ROM?
I also see that in the recovery it says format sd fat 32 and format sd fat32+ext2+swap.
Does this relate to the partitioning at all?
Same question for the choice of convert ext2 to ext3?
PVT 32B
CPLD 10
HBOOT 1.33.0006 (perfect spl)
Radio 2.22.19.26I
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I see no need to flash SPL or radio if the trick on unlockr allowed you to successfully flash a new ROM. The ROMs here already incorporate super user access. You should NOT flash your SPL unless you have a very good reawson to do it.
As for your partitioning question:
fat32 is standard for removable USB devices and SD cards. EXt2 is default old school linux. EXt2 partition is needed for apps2SD which installs apps on the SD card instead of memory. The swap partition is like windows page file. The Hero based ROMs can use it.
If you have a 32a magic, the general consensus is don't bother, you have enough memory for everything. For 32b magic, I'll let someone else field the question.
do i need to format fat32 to install a Cyanogen ROM?
and on the unlockr video it says to do the wipe in the recovery process before installing the ROM.
DO i need to do that as well?
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ok total noob here
i rooted my tmobile mytouch 3g using the one click process and it worked great been loading new roms ever since
1st question is
how do you partition the sd card to the fat32/ext2/swap etc using windows xp?
2nd question is
is there a way to load a new recovery image from the sd card?
i saw the amons recovery img has the option to partition your sd card
but when i try to fastboot i get the downloading img error failed etc
reading its because of my spl correct?
3rd and final question
theres been different roms where it says you need the 3 partition sd card for it to run how would you install those images and what is the purpose of having the 3 partition?
any help would greatly help
You should use Ubuntu to partition the sd card. You can burn it to a cd and run it from there.
use sdparted - see this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543985
Looking at Thursday. My G1 has recently started to have issues with its hardware keyboard. I've decided to upgrade. I've recently been reading around researching, etc. So far...
1) I see two methods of Rooting. Either Anon_Ra's method (Gold card. ) or the One-step method with the security exploit. Other than the simplicity, is the one step method safe? I'd do the gold card since I'll have an 8GB and a 4GB card handy. I also have a 512MB card.
2) Can Cyanogen's Pimped Out Recovery 1.4 run on the MT3G?
3) When I first get the MT3G shall there be any radio or SPL updates before even touching rooting?
4) What is HBoot?
5) I'd like to run A2SD, and with Cyanogen's Pimped Out Recovery console I can partition a card within 2-3mins. If COR doesn't work on the MT3G what will?
Just out of interest, why don't you get a Hero rather than a MT3G? If I was upgrading from a G1 I think that would be my choice.
Anyhow, here are my opinions:
1) The one step method seems to be safe. I haven't seen any threads from people bricking their phones using the one step method.
2) Maybe. I'm using Amon_RA's recovery image which does all the same stuff.
3) No - read the sapphire hacking wiki, your questions are answered in there! - its a sticky thread at the top of the rom development board
4) What is HBoot? Indicates the type of SPL you have installed
5) The Amon_RA recovery image can partition your card like this. But you don't need to use A2SD on the MT3G. It has more than enough space for app and cache storage on the phone (which will provide faster read/write than storing it on the sd card). It even has enough space for a swap file on the phone storage rather than a dedicated swap partition.
So had some issues getting CM7 on, but after a bit of work got it.
But just for the heck of it i wanted to go back to stock. I downloaded serveral versions of PD15IMG.zip all same file size and MD5 values.
When giong to the hboot screen it comes up with some errors saying PD15daig.zip not found and PD15daig.*** (cant remember all the ext)
I am directly placing the PD15IMG.zip on the SD card in the root. I am not sure at all why is not loading, from what i understand i should get a loading bar in the top right of the screen and then after a moment it should promt me to flash?
Anyways, hboot info is
S-off
hboot 0.86.000
microp-0429
radio-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
[date here]
Any help would be great.
My phone is working just fine with CM7 but i WOULD like the optoin to flip back over to stock OEM with s on
viper_1986_1986 said:
So had some issues getting CM7 on, but after a bit of work got it.
But just for the heck of it i wanted to go back to stock. I downloaded serveral versions of PD15IMG.zip all same file size and MD5 values.
When giong to the hboot screen it comes up with some errors saying PD15daig.zip not found and PD15daig.*** (cant remember all the ext)
I am directly placing the PD15IMG.zip on the SD card in the root. I am not sure at all why is not loading, from what i understand i should get a loading bar in the top right of the screen and then after a moment it should promt me to flash?
Anyways, hboot info is
S-off
hboot 0.86.000
microp-0429
radio-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-boot
[date here]
Any help would be great.
My phone is working just fine with CM7 but i WOULD like the optoin to flip back over to stock OEM with s on
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DID ANYONE EVER ANSWER THIS? I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SEARCHED HOURS ON MULTIPLE FORUMS. Why is this still here unanswered?
RootaToota said:
DID ANYONE EVER ANSWER THIS? I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SEARCHED HOURS ON MULTIPLE FORUMS. Why is this still here unanswered?
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What method of root did you use? If you used the gfree method, you can't just go back to stock by flashing the PD151IMG.zip file.
Sent from my HTC Glacier Sense 3.0 using xda premium
Make sure your SD card is formated to the fat 32 file system. Also a common mistake in windows 7 ppl will name the file PD15IMG.zip.zip
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saranhai said:
What method of root did you use? If you used the gfree method, you can't just go back to stock by flashing the PD151IMG.zip file.
Sent from my HTC Glacier Sense 3.0 using xda premium
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Incorrect. You definitely can go back to stock after gfree using PD15IMG.zip (I did), but you will retain S-OFF.
Also just to be sure, the file name is PD15IMG.zip, not PD151IMG.zip. The number in the middle is 15, not 151.
In addition to the .zip.zip issue, I will also point out that some microSD cards simply aren't recognized by the MT4G bootloader. My class 2 16 GB microSD never works for PD15IMG, but the class 4 8 GB that came with the Panache does work every time.
When hboot checks the sdcard for updates it will give you a choice either yes or no. Volume up is yes click for updating. How long should a Mytouch 4g take to update the radio with PD15IMG.zip? The loading bar on mine goes almost all the way up. I have the Update is in progress... Do not power off the device on my screen for more than an hour. Is this phone toast?
cryptision said:
When hboot checks the sdcard for updates it will give you a choice either yes or no. Volume up is yes click for updating. How long should a Mytouch 4g take to update the radio with PD15IMG.zip? The loading bar on mine goes almost all the way up. I have the Update is in progress... Do not power off the device on my screen for more than an hour. Is this phone toast?
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does it say Fail-PU?
I recently had a goofy issue like this. I was putting the PD15IMG file on the SD card using the ADB Push command.
That was my problem. (I have no idea why). But ADB was only pushing like 99.99% of the file. It was exactly 53 bytes short every single time.
I put the file on the SD card using the drag and drop method from my computer's file manager. The entire file went and it worked like a charm.
If the bootloader isn't flashing the PD15IMG file it's because it sees something wrong with it. Try another method to get the file onto the SD card and see if you get a better result.
3 Steps to Prepare a PD15IMG.zip so that HBOOT will recognize it
BACKUP MICRO SD CARD CONTENTS BEFORE YOU PROCEED!!
1. Format Micro SD card to FAT32 (Sometimes larger micro sd cards won't be recognized by hboot, so try using 4GB and below)
2. Make sure you rename it to PD15IMG.zip and not PD15IMG.zip.zip (Very common mistake with windows users because hidden known file extensions are enabled.
3. Double check md5sum or check the file properties to make sure the size of the file remains unchanged when its on your computer and when its copied over to the micro sd card.
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does it say Fail-PU?
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At that time no fail-pu were showing, as of this morning I get a fail-pu for the bootloader only. Also in ADB I found that it could not read mmcblk i.e. unable to read MBR
I had the same issue, it is resolved now. What I did, backup my sdcard data to pc. Format(partition) sdcard using CWM recovery(you can use ubuntu too). Put back everything to sdcard. Now hboot is able to load PD15IMG.zip file. I am using 8GB class 4 sdcard. Hope will work for you too.
So i formatted my sd card to NTFS and put LEOIMG.nbh into my sd card.
Now i booted my hd2 in boot loader screen and started the update.It complete sucessfully.
But after this,it reboots and when htc logo comes up with the white background,it auto reboots again.
Why is this and how can i fix this ?
Also if someone can give me the download link for the stock rom for HD2.
Can you still get in to bootloader? If so, I'd try it again. And here's the link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578920
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=windows mobile&model=Leo
Although you're probably better downloading direct from HTC with your IMEI number - that way you'll get the right one (in theory)...here's the UK link - not sure where you are in the world...>
http://www.htc.com/uk/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=297&act=sd&cat=all
by the sdcard method you ned the correct rom for your hd2.
if you will flash another /custom rom, you need to reinstall hspl 2.08
and then flash your rom by the daf / ruu fläsher from windows and not by sdcard.
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Can you still get in to bootloader? If so, I'd try it again. And here's the link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578920
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=windows mobile&model=Leo
Although you're probably better downloading direct from HTC with your IMEI number - that way you'll get the right one (in theory)...here's the UK link - not sure where you are in the world...>
http://www.htc.com/uk/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=297&act=sd&cat=all
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Which one to choose but ?
Explain how please.My htc hd2 is european model.
Use the HTC link click on the one you think is the right one and check with your IMEI number (written underneath your battery).
The one i downloaded was good and i put it to the sd card and renamed it.When update was sucessfull,it reboots,and keeps rebooting.Any other way ?
Your sd card should be formatted to fat32...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
extract courtesy of mskip...
To Remove HardSPL from your Device or Flash back a Stock Rom and Stock SPL for Warranty Purposes
You can remove the HSPL by flashing an original SPL from microSD card OR by running the HSPL4 application (You need select 2.08.0000 or 3.03.0000 in the choose screen).
* You can also use the microSD Card method to flash back your Stock Rom and Stock SPL that you originally had on your phone*
- Download a shipped Rom from http://www.4shared.com/dir/22189940/b8552fa0/Shipped_Leo_ROMs.html
- Rename the extension to .zip
- open it with winzip and extract the RUU_signed.nbh file to a folder
- Rename it to LEOIMG.nbh and copy it to the root of a microSD card thats been formatted to FAT32
- Insert your storage card into your phone
- Enter Bootloader and follow onscreen instructions to flash
jetsetwilly said:
Your sd card should be formatted to fat32...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
extract courtesy of mskip...
To Remove HardSPL from your Device or Flash back a Stock Rom and Stock SPL for Warranty Purposes
You can remove the HSPL by flashing an original SPL from microSD card OR by running the HSPL4 application (You need select 2.08.0000 or 3.03.0000 in the choose screen).
* You can also use the microSD Card method to flash back your Stock Rom and Stock SPL that you originally had on your phone*
- Download a shipped Rom from http://www.4shared.com/dir/22189940/b8552fa0/Shipped_Leo_ROMs.html
- Rename the extension to .zip
- open it with winzip and extract the RUU_signed.nbh file to a folder
- Rename it to LEOIMG.nbh and copy it to the root of a microSD card thats been formatted to FAT32
- Insert your storage card into your phone
- Enter Bootloader and follow onscreen instructions to flash
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Well thats what I did.i followed the instructions and it keeps rebooting after the update was sucessfull.When i go to bootloader my SPL is 1.42. 0000.
Is your SD card formatted to NTFS or FAT32?
And after the flash completed, did you press the red reset button under the battery cover?
check battery pins.
also..
jetsetwilly said:
..... (You need select 2.08.0000 or 3.03.0000 in the choose screen).
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Only tmous users should select 2.08.0000. 2.x spl is not a stock spl for regular hd2's. there are no reg stock roms that use spl 2.x.
edit - oops, double post
jetsetwilly said:
Is your SD card formatted to NTFS or FAT32?
And after the flash completed, did you press the red reset button under the battery cover?
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Can it be that i formatted and transfered the LEOIMG file when in USB mass strg in MAGLDR 1.13? because i dont have such card reader or adapter.
Oh and also when i boot after the leoimg was done,it boots and displays some numbers at the bottom.Also the phone wont switch unless it connected with USB.
My current SPL is 1.42 0000
dazkyl, did you format to NTFS or FAT32?
Robbie P said:
dazkyl, did you format to NTFS or FAT32?
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If im not mistaken, FAT32
Robbie P said:
dazkyl, did you format to NTFS or FAT32?
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Never mind.I fixed it.It was from the battery gold pings.i re-arranged them and it switched .Im with stock windows mobile rom now.
Should i install android or windows phone 7 ?
dazkyl said:
Never mind.I fixed it.It was from the battery gold pings.i re-arranged them and it switched .Im with stock windows mobile rom now.
Should i install android or windows phone 7 ?
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why not both?
samsamuel said:
check battery pins.
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dazkyl said:
Never mind.I fixed it.It was from the battery gold pings.i re-arranged them and it switched .
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Ahhh I love being correct,,,hehe
hello!
I install the rom RC4b but there is not enough space to install applications
I try to partition my sd card but each time it does not work!
I try with Darktremor, and with Roma manager! but nothing
please help me to fix this:
thank you
I used clockworkmod recovery 5.0.2, as in the link below using the S-OFF guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1290841
It partitioned the SD card no problem in recovery mode.
I did it with the PC using this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=907436
I still can not partition my card!
my htc legend is S-ON with the rom rc4b!
I tried with recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0 S-ON but the applications are installed on the internal memory!
and when I partitioned the card with the pc it is no longer recognized by the mobile
motomino said:
I still can not partition my card!
my htc legend is S-ON with the rom rc4b!
I tried with recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0 S-ON but the applications are installed on the internal memory!
and when I partitioned the card with the pc it is no longer recognized by the mobile
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Have you actually partitioned the SD card? Was that process successful?
Ok, there is an issue with ogo's rom where there is not enough space left in the Rom space to flash dark tremours a2sd
Contained within the thread for ogos rom I have gone into great detail on how to get a2sd working, please read the posts, I can't remember which pages they are on, but I'm sure a search will find them for you.
Have you flashed dark tremours
A2sd beta 4? Have you downloaded a2sdgui from the market? Have you enabled a2sd in a2sdgui? If you are using ogo's gingerbread these are the things you must do, or it will not work.
sent from my legend, currently using extream legend fuse™
Maybe there is something wrong..
Maybe there is something wrong..Don't worry and check if there is some other trouble for your cell phone or contact with the seller.
I am unable to install my rom-NNS 1.0rc4b stuck on htc! only the rom extream fuse legend began!
and I can not unlock a HBOOT via HTCdev! the installation tells me it must have version 3.15.405.6
my HBOOT is 1.01.0000