I rooted my phone using the "one click" root method (from standard Rogers 1.5 firmware) (http://zenthought.org/system/files/asset/2/flashrec-1.1.1-20090908.apk) and then updated to the latest radio:
•2.22.19.26I
•Baseband Version: 62.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.26I
•http://sapphire-port-dream.googlecode.com/files/ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip
I initiall got the box with the arrow then the phone continued to the Rogers boot screen and has been stuck there for 20 minutes at least! So i took out the battery and turned it back on again and it get stuck on the Rogers screen still!
Have I bricked it!?! I thought you can only brick it when you update the SPL ... all I did was update the radio. Please HELP!
Thanks in advance.
Do you have a RA or Cyan recovery?
If so, try booting into it. You know, Home+Power.
yes when i did the "one step" root, it made a recovery image ... but when I press home+power it still sits on the Rogers screen!
the power+camera button combination doesn't work either.
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If it helps I was following the instructions step by step from: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/howto_hack_your_android_g1_phone?page=0,2
If you have a Rogers Dream you should be following the guide here:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_Rogers_Dream_EBI1_to_CyanogenMod
You have a radio that is incompatible with your rom and recovery. You should be able to fix this by just flashing the radio for rogers phone again.
Boot into fastboot on your phone using camera and power on and check what SPL you have (hboot 1.33.00??).
according to that guide I bricked my phone:
2.Be very careful of any upgrade or mod instructions that require you to install an HTC "Recovery" zip/image, a replacement radio, or anything that might cause a difference of versions thereby bricking your phone.
eg: you currently have an EBI1 system and recovery image. If you boot an EBI0 radio image you will no longer be able to boot your phone.
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That guide should really say "thereby possibly bricking your phone". I will make the change. If you want me to try to help you fix your phone I can but you will need to tell me what version your spl is.
I would appreciate your help! except that I can't boot into recovery mode/fast boot mode or any other mode, therefore can't check spl version.
I knew that you wouldn't be able to get into recovery but I thought you would still be able to get into fastboot. You can also try holding back while powering on. Without getting into one of these modes I'm afraid there's not much we can do.
Its sorta a long shot but you could try this: (its for the magic but its worth a shot as a last resort)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=548218
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=572683
FLASH RADIO FIRST THEN FLASH SPL. LOOK BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
you are supposed to update radio and spl. you cannot choose one. first flash radio and when it says to reboot, reboot and it will reboot back into recovery when done. then flash the spl. same steps as above. then wipe data, wipe ext file system, then repair ext. after that flash the rom again. the radio and the spl is from the same site you used.
hope this helped. you should do research before flashing anything. i'm glad i did before flashing a new radio and spl. also once you get sorted out, flash the same recovery image i have (in signature) and make a nandroid backup for cyanogen or a donut rom and make a bart backup for hero rom (i recommend MLIGN 3.2B but switch to the Hero 2.1 ROM when they fix everthing) so you can switch those out. it is safe and I did it a lot of times.
I really want to get 1.6 on my device, (Rogers Dream) but I really don't want to flash the SPL, because if I brick that I have to buy a totally new Dream, no warranty.
What to do!
edit: I booted with camera and power and it says hboot is 1.33.0009, does this mean I don't have to risk bricking when I root? The tutorial is for 1.33.0010.
AndroidNoobie said:
FLASH RADIO FIRST THEN FLASH SPL. LOOK BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
you are supposed to update radio and spl. you cannot choose one. first flash radio and when it says to reboot, reboot and it will reboot back into recovery when done. then flash the spl. same steps as above. then wipe data, wipe ext file system, then repair ext. after that flash the rom again. the radio and the spl is from the same site you used.
hope this helped. you should do research before flashing anything. i'm glad i did before flashing a new radio and spl. also once you get sorted out, flash the same recovery image i have (in signature) and make a nandroid backup for cyanogen or a donut rom and make a bart backup for hero rom (i recommend MLIGN 3.2B but switch to the Hero 2.1 ROM when they fix everthing) so you can switch those out. it is safe and I did it a lot of times.
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1) This is for ROGERS Dreams, they use different radios and SPLs to regular HTC Dreams/G1's. So your instructions would brick ROGERS Dreams.
2) You don't have to flash the radio and SPL at the same time. They are independant, however the 1.33.2005 requires the 26i radio. If you're on 1.1 and you upgrade to a 1.5/1.6 ROM you should update the radio, but there's no reason to change the SPL from stock unless you want to flash builds the require extra space in the NAND.
if im using the dwang 1.13 flash, will the sapphire radio update work with the g1? is it compatible?
sorry what does updating the radio do for you?
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Do you know of a thread that explains how the perfected SPL is protected?
Like what keeps us from flashing say http://rapidshare.com/files/26747561...010-signed.zip
From CM1.4
aside from following the gold card instructions elsewhere and the link i got, i would like to know what keeps me from flashing another SPL from a rooted phone with a recovery image (i understand i can not fastboot boot recovery.img as in the link)
but what mechanism is in place that would let the step 5 fail once you are past step 3 of getting into a recovery image)
Since the guide is a way to do it on a phone that apparently does not have a recovery image you can boot into and "apply any zip" from, in which case perfected SPL would keep you from ever booting the recovery image.
I seem to be missing something because in my simplistic thinking i wonder why not put the update-spl-signed.zip onto sdcard, home+power into cm1.4, apply any zip, reboot, voila.
If the recovery image is doing all the erasing and flashing and SPL itself is not there to protect itself, why not?
What am i missing that it seems so simple?
And gold card or not, i see .1009 and .2010 recommended, which one? coin toss?
Thanks in advance for anyone who can clear this up for me,
Daniel
i used this to bypass perfect spl, beware it says g1 but it worked on my 32b board! i dont guaruntee it will work with ures! I found the link on these forums i suggest you do the same
Mods move this to qna. But regardless simple answer for simple ques. If you used one touch root assuming you did. Bc your making this way to difficult. Yes download the spl amon ra has a list of spls you can download its prob on 2nd 3rd or 4th page. Then pick what spl you want put to root of sd and install in recovery as update.zip or as pick ur update. You really shouldnt need a diff spl from 2006 it already is an eng spl. But 2005 does run hero roms better.
There is a newer version of flashrec than that one.
See http://zenthought.org/content/project/flashrec
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There is a newer version of flashrec than that one.
See http://zenthought.org/content/project/flashrec
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I still prefer the previous one, coz the new one couldn't flash the cusom recovery rom. It only allows you to download CM1.4 and flash it!
Hi
I just need some of the experts on the forum to check my logic. I am in the middle of doing this so Im just trying to make sure.
Details of my phone:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.0010 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Jun 2 2009, 17:28:28
I am aware that that is the 'perfect SPL'
I am using an HTC Magic from Vodacom (South Africa). The current version of my firmware is 1.5 (Cupcake).
These are the steps that I have already followed:
1.) I have succesfully changed my recovery image to this one -> Amon Ra’s Recovery Image using the One Click Rooting described by the guys from The Unlockr
2.) I can get into the recovery by pressing and holding Home + Power
My questions:
1.) Should I flash the SPL to a different one? I am looking at changing to this one: Engineering-SPL-HBOOT-1.33.2005-signed, will it work on my phone?
2.) If I need to flash the SPL can I follow the steps provided by this tutorial but instead of fastboot just use the Amon Ra's Recovery tool?
Processes to be followed:
1.) I will be changing to the RA-IONv1.6.2H ROM as provided on The Unlockr and I will be following the steps in their How to Load a Custom ROM tutorial.
As you can see, I have come a ways but I am a bit paranoid as I have previously bricked a phone. I would like some of the pro's just to check my logic and also comment on my choice of ROM and SPL.
Thank you in advance
You can use any of the SPL that are showed there... I'm using the Engineering SPL 1.33.2009 SPL...
To update it just put it on the SD and aplly update:choose (if you are using the Amon_Ra recovery) or update:update.zip if you are using another recovery (remember that if you use this method you will have to rename the file as update.zip)...
To install a rom it's quite easy, just put the rom in the SD and in the recovery make a nandroid backup, then wipe/factory reset and finally install the rom using the update option...
Restart and voila, you will have te rom... Just remember that you have to use a 32A rom...
Thanks No-Frost for the quick reply.
Another question:
If I flash the SPL, does my current ROM stay in tact or should I flash SPL and a new ROM afterwards?
Im very nervous to flash my phone again so Im trying to read up as much as possible about the process and ways to recover.
I have succesfully loaded the new SPL (Engineering SPL 1.33.2009 SPL) as well as the new ROM. The new ROM feels faster but I dont like it much. I am searching for a new one.
To answer some of my own questions:
- If you add a new SPL the current ROM still works fine (very noob question and answer but just for in case someone else has the same question)
- The Amon Ra's Recovery works very well. I prefer it to the fastboot. Just feels safer to do everything on the phone
Thanks for the help!
Hi,
I wasn't sure whether to put this in here or the dev forum. So I opted to put it in here, hopefully it gets the right attention.
I have a AU Vodafone HTC Magic(32B), which refuses to let me flash any custom rom on it. Anytime I do so, it gets stuck on the splash screen and never boots.
I was running it for for a few months, without having changed the SPL etc after I got it with Cyanogen. Then I wanted to update to St0kes 2.1 Rom. And it required a ENG SPL so I updated my SPL without issue to 1.33.2005 ENG from Amon Ra's Instructions and then flashed the ROM and had no issues at all for a week or so. Then suddenly my phone decided to get stuck at the splash. From then on i've flashed numerous SPL's etc and the only thing I can get to work is the SAPPIMG.NBH updates. I have a goldcard with one on it that I have been using for recovery etc when I try and flash a rom and it goes bad.
I am able to put a custom recovery on it, and also a Eng SPL. Its currently running Amon Ra's 1.5.2G recovery and 1.33.2005 ENG SPL. But I just tried to flash the Google ION rom from google and it is once again stuck. Which will force me to update with the SAPPIMG.NBH again!
Does anyone have any ideas, I would love to be able to flash a custom rom on this and had no issues at first. Should I update my Radio? I have the 29I radio currently.
To summarise my phone details
AU Vodafone 32B
1.33.2005 ENG SPL
Amon Ra's recovery.
Apologies also for the massive wall of text I hope it makes sense.
I can't seem to find the guide for this. I know it can be done....or am I crazy. I rooted a friends phone this weekend. Tried to use unrevoked but it wouldnt work until I down graded froyo. He's rooted now. But still want to downgrade his hboot. And for the life of me I can't find the guide.
Sent from your moms house on the mothafn' now network.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764062
I think maybe this is what you want. It installs the eng hboot and amon ra recovery in one shot. The updated file with ra 1.8 is in post 18 in that thread. There's a guide in the first post. The only thing I can think to add is that you'll want to have a rom on the sd card ready to go. The reason being, it might boot loop after the install (mine did) and the only way I know to get out of it is to flash a new rom (or reflash the current one).
I can't post the link or i would just do that.
In the EVO 4G Android Development section, the post you want is called 'ENG bootloader (0.76 needed for CM6) extended fastboot commands'
How to successfully downgrade to eng hboot .76.2000
zikronix said:
I can't seem to find the guide for this. I know it can be done....or am I crazy. I rooted a friends phone this weekend. Tried to use unrevoked but it wouldnt work until I down graded froyo. He's rooted now. But still want to downgrade his hboot. And for the life of me I can't find the guide.
Sent from your moms house on the mothafn' now network.
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Zikronix, I have just downgraded my HBOOT from .97 to 0.76.2000. (In fact done this a couple times both from 2.02 and .97). In case you still need this.. below are the steps.
1. Got my replacement EVO today (hboot .97, 3.29.651 build, 1.71 PRI)
2. Rooted it with this method using default (clockworkmod recovery)
3. Rebooted and flashed Amon_ra recovery (optional.. my preference)
4. Copied the correct Eng hboot file (renamed as PC36IMG.zip) to my sdcard, rebooted to bootloader, Eng hboot zip was flashed, I accepted update, done. Rebooted into recovery.
5. Flashed my favorite root ROM (this is necessary bcos the change on hboot does something funky to your existing rom, so you can only reboot into bootloader ... not sure why, some dev should be able to explain more)
6. Done.
I have been using custom rom's for along time. It's easy once you update the recovery.
Now i need to install the official rom that came with 32A. My question is if i install RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Asia_India_3.05.720.3_release_signed_NoDriver.exe (this is a windows install), does it
There is no change in SPL 1.76.2007 or radio library(6.35.16.19)
1. change my recovery
2. will it change my engineering spl to perfect spl
thelast_star said:
I have been using custom rom's for along time. It's easy once you update the recovery.
Now i need to install the official rom that came with 32A. My question is if i install RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Asia_India_3.05.720.3_release_signed_NoDriver.exe (this is a windows install), does it
There is no change in SPL 1.76.2007 or radio library(6.35.16.19)
1. change my recovery
2. will it change my engineering spl to perfect spl
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I'm not sure if running the RUU will change your recovery, but it will change your SPL to a perfect one for sure. Why do you want to install an official ROM? It's for warranty purpose? I'm only asking this because if it's only for the ROM, you can find here at xda the official ROMs flashable via recovery.
Cheers
thelast_star said:
I have been using custom rom's for along time. It's easy once you update the recovery.
Now i need to install the official rom that came with 32A. My question is if i install RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Asia_India_3.05.720.3_release_signed_NoDriver.exe (this is a windows install), does it
There is no change in SPL 1.76.2007 or radio library(6.35.16.19)
1. change my recovery
2. will it change my engineering spl to perfect spl
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Official ROM 3.05.720.3 will change your phone to full stock state:
- hboot 1.76.0009 pvt s-on - perfected
- radio 6.35.08.29
- stock recovery
But you need goldcard to flash Indian rom if your phone has different cid than rom has (HTC__038)
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Hi Unkjcr,
Can you tell me where i can find 3.05.720.3 India, which can be flashable via recovery. I don't mind keeping recovery. i don't want to again do the process of recovery & perfected spl. I need to put this for warranty purpose for some time. I only found this official .exe which runs from windows.
Help appreciated!