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I rooted my MT3G early on using the goldcard method - it is currently running the RAv1.1.0h rom from the original rooting thread. It has the 1.33.2005 SPL and the 3.22.20.17 radio. In fastboot I can see that it the SPL is an HTC version (I think that is what PVT 32B ENG S-OFF H means, right?).
I'm having trouble moving to a 32B rom, and no matter what I try, I can't get the damn recovery image to switch from the current RAv1.2.1H to the G - which is (I assume) why I can't install any 32B roms.
Any foolproof way to change my recovery image from H to G? I've followed all the steps listed on how to do this in Fastboot and using ADB to switch it over, but no matter what I do, it has no problems booting correctly with an H recovery image, but not with a G.
Any 32B roms just makes the phone hang at the splashscreen, so I know it's a rom issue.
OR - Am I missing a step here - is there a different spl I need in order to get my MyTouch 3G to think it is a G edition again. OR easier yet, should I stop whining and just find a reliable 32A rom that works on it (assuming something without too much HERO stuff?).
YES - I searched everywhere, I spent countless hours on it, but I can't help feel I've missed something really stupid, so feel free to call me names and point out the obvious (just don't say "try Google).
Are you still able to use flashrec? If yes try to flash this one>> cm-recovery-1.4 works fine if you want 32B roms. Enom uploaded latest version yesterday.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549754 nd if you want version prior to this then go to http://www.4shared.com/file/129108782/3953f016/HTC__crc1__Android_rooted_Rom_32B_TMobile.html
unzip and make sure to install one after the other. Large one first and rename as update ,put in your sd card. Once that is performed then go to the next small one about 14mb. Rename as update and put it in sdcard. Dont forget to delete the large one if already there.
Let us know how you go on.
No - Flashrec won't run since the rom I'm currently using has the exploit patched.
Good tip though, thanks! Any other thoughts on why I can't get the 1.2.1G recovery image on my phone? Or an alternative way to get it to install?
EDIT: Took a few steps back, installed the sappimg for the MT3G, then did flashrec and then did the update with the rom you posted. Thanks so much for the tip and inspiration!
Yes, well done.Thanks for letting us know.And yes flashrec wont work on these rom also. I tried many times to flash with RAv 1.2.1image but it seems it was not possible. I asked emon in his T Mobile rom thread where he gave me a tip as to how to go about RAv.... but that hasnt worked.
But there is a solution if al you want is to make 3 partitions.
I followed Paaragon method as described on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=512873
and it worked. So try that.
I tried many different roms and finally settled on enomther's
because it is very fast, not too cluttered and just perfect for 32B boards. And further more, there isnt anything that doesnt function.
PS: I prefered the one prior to current as on 4shared. But thats personal.
unroot completly by re insttalling the saphimg and go with the oneclick root method from the unlocker thats what i did and TITS! perfict running hero and full 32 b envierment raido and roms ... be carefull with the 32 a 32 b mixup could be the end of your touch....
Okay, I have a Mytouch 1.2 and I understand this process, but I have no idea which SPL to flash, can anybody with a Mytouch 1.2/LE help?
Splash and bootscreen
I think for all my touch that's the same, you simply need an eng engineering spl (so you can remote fastboot and flash from your pc).
To safely flash an engineering spl there's a pretty good thread started by lbcoder in the g1 forum, you should chheck it.
Then there's 2 things, the link you posted from unlocker is a method to change the splash screen (the one with your carrier logo).
To create a proper splash screen image use the enclosed soft.
or this http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008/12/quick-and-dirty-converter-tool-to.html
Then if you want to change the bootscreen (the second one, usually android) you need to change:
* the mask and shine pics in
/system/framework/framework-res.apk/assets/images
if your rom is donut based
*or simply change the gif animation in
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
if your rom is eclair based.
engenering spl
What I remember about the post I mentioned.
Basically to safely flash an engineering spl you need to flash the one matching your stock one (e.g. 1.33.2005 for 1.33.0005) and then if you wanna change to a different engineering spl (not matching your radio ... ...) you must flash it via fastboot otherwise good chance to brick.
Anyhow, you should make sure to well check all of it first
Okay, I tried the Engineering 2010 SPL, but then my phone had no audio for music or phone calls, is there another SPL I should try?
Hey after a quick look here, I think there's still no engeenering spl matching yours.So you should maybe go back to regular one.
Did you try to flash the splash screen even before changing the spl. Your stock spl might allow it.
sipvn said:
Hey after a quick look here, I think there's still no engeenering spl matching yours.So you should maybe go back to regular one.
Did you try to flash the splash screen even before changing the spl. Your stock spl might allow it.
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No, my stock SPL doesn't let me. Anybody else with a Mytouch 1.2/Fender manage to change the splash?
C0dy said:
No, my stock SPL doesn't let me. Anybody else with a Mytouch 1.2/Fender manage to change the splash?
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NOOOOO dont go messing with spl/ radios. You will brick. Right now, we dont know what does what with what. I know it sux, I lost the fender splash screem that I will probably never get back. But doing this is still not safe yet.
Just give it a bit of time till we can get whats safe and whats not straightened out. To many people have bricked these phones since release not knowing how new of a piece of hardware it actually is.
Its your phone, do what you want... but its not worth the risks
Hey after a quick look here, I think there's still no engeenering spl matching yours.So you should maybe go back to regular one.
Did you try to flash
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No, my stock SPL doesn't let me. Anybody else with a Mytouch 1.2/Fender manage to change the splash?
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I've changed mine several times. flash it while rooting your phone. flash radio, hboot, recovery and then splash1
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NOOOOO dont go messing with spl/ radios. You will brick. Right now, we dont know what does what with what. I know it sux, I lost the fender splash screem that I will probably never get back. But doing this is still not safe yet.
Just give it a bit of time till we can get whats safe and whats not straightened out. To many people have bricked these phones since release not knowing how new of a piece of hardware it actually is.
Its your phone, do what you want... but its not worth the risks
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Yeah, the no audio thing freaked me out, so I'm staying away from messing around with SPL for now.
I just changed the boot image,so now mytouch 3g 3.5mm is back to the previous mytouch3g boot image.
This is my device:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)
CPLD13
RADIO-2.22.23.02
Oct 21 2009,22:33:27
Recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G,it might sound crazy,but it works like a charm.
And this is what I tried and what I got.
First I did the SPL downgrade to Engineering 2010 SPL,as stated no audio for music or phone calls.So after this update my sapphire became a PVT 32B with 2010 SPL.
This is what I did to get the sound back and the 1.33.0013 SPL.
Code:
fastboot flash hboot hboot_7201A_1.33.0013G_091021.nb0
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img
I uploaded the hboot_7201A_1.33.0013G_091021.nb0
After this I rebooted,the boot image remained there and the audio problems were gone,besides this the device is back to:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)
So now I have all the goodies from before,the mytouch boot image and the Android blue letters.I did neither have to use my nandroid backup nor update the radio.
I hope the explanation is not really complicated,but english is not my 1st language.
If you have questions just ask.
u know I thought about this before I even rooted... so since I have a 1.2 when I was re flashing. the stock radio, stock spl and amen ras recovery.. I also flashed the mytouch original splash screen... I think this should be mention to new people rooting this device so that they don't run in to the issue later riskin bricking their phone trying to get it back
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
SO basically i flash the engineering 2010 SPL change my splash screen then hboot that .nbo file to get my original SPl back?
dude i know how to do this just flash the spl then change the image to something you like then go back to the original i did it and it worked
where did you get the original images?
Go to thrunlockr.com and find there how to guide they have a link to the original splash screen
where did you get the original images?
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Sent from my HTC Magic using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
C0dy said:
No, my stock SPL doesn't let me. Anybody else with a Mytouch 1.2/Fender manage to change the splash?
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Came across this and started reading but didnt get to last page so sorry if its an old post and im bringing it back from the dead... I noticed someone said something about bricking the phone so im either lucky or it doesnt brick the phone... Short background on what i did...
I had a g1, digitizer started doing what it wants and not what my finger did so i bought a used mytouch. great except i had cyanogen froyo 2.2 on my g1 so i miss it lol i did everything through theUnlockr.com made the gold card, installed the sdk crap, got the rom the instructions said to use first which was the cyanogen 2.1 rom... well when i did all this i lost the original Mytouch start up it now said HTC Magic or Dream cant remember i just know it said HTC then something and it was black screen... No no... so i again found on the Unlockr site how to change the splash screen "http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/10/how-to-change-your-splash-screen/" Mind you the Engineering spl sais 2010 i had 2013 on my phone so i bascily downgraded i guess? once i did that i lost audio through the earpeace.... but i got the mytouch splash screen again... so i then reflashed the spl back to the one i used when rooting the phone but the mytouch splash screen stayed... Sooo not sure if this helps in anyway but just sharing what happend to me in hopes it answers your question .....
here is the deal, we don't run an eng SPL. So we don't have the ability to flash from fastboot. I do agree with ceas909, flashing the splash (or any custom splash) should be stated in the rooting guide.
After that, you need to do redo the rooting process with a goldcard to get the ENG SPL temp on the phone to flash custom splash, then flash back to stock SPL.
Let me explain to you the whole story. I obviously know im going to get flamed for this one. I will give you the short short version
I had a rooted MT3G fender with this Rom installed
http:/forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=669911
It worked all good until i started messing with stuff. I wanted this rom installed
http:/forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=673394
Since it said 32a and MT3G fender is 32a i assumed that it will install and no problems. So i used the gold card to change radio and spl to the 3.22 series. only to find out that they dont work for my phone. based on this post
"You are now screwed with a downgraded SPL and radio that do not work on this phone YAAAAAAY." -crypysmoker-
[THUNK AND FIXED] Rooting Mytouch Fender LE 32a/ Mytouch 1.2 DONT!!
http:/forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=622530
So now im thinking great i didnt catch that so let me just move back to where i was before. using the last section of that previous thread to install the stock radio and spl. i have done this already and know it works. so i install the stock radio and spl and the custom recovery. Boot up into recovery and restore nandroid. everything is going ok utill.....it locks up in a boot loop. i then boot back up into recovery and erase data. after that i tryed another nandroid restore and to my wonderful surprise i now lost the ability to mount the sdcard. i restarted and tryed many different cards and all failed. I then boot up into hboot restore with the goldcard and it then locks up at system.
Great now im looking for something to fix this whole mess. after that i try to reinstall the original spl and radio. I then have an error "signature verify failed." Now im thinking WTF!!!!!
I then find a thread about the RUU and how to turn off "S-on" if i install this official HTC app. However come to find out its the asia version. WONDERFUL FOR ME!!! I then found the Official T-mobile MT3G RUU, installed it and now i have a fastboot installed with a memchip with a red circle around it, not the 3 skate droids, and cant boot into HBOOT ,with the volume down button. All that i see is "RUU USB." I have adb but now get the error "remote not allowed." it used to be "signature verify failed." i have no recovery, no HBOOT, just fast boot with RUU USB.
How to i fix this mess up and get back to this?
T-Mobile MyTouch 3g Fender Edition Stock ROM with ROOT!
http:/forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5451898&posted=1#post5451898
This is what i have and show
Sapphire pvt 32a ship s-on G
Hboot-1.33.0013 (sapp31000)
cpld-13
radio-2.22.23.02
oct 21 2009,22:33:27
RUU USB
This is definitely a snowball effect right here.
Oh also i cant go and exchange the MT3g fender because im past my 14 days and i already did it on the first day. LOL
I actually am stuck on the same screen with the same phone. I hope someone has been able to get this fixed
Damn, not trying to be mean, but you screwed up a lot.
I have the same version device as you, and I upgraded my radio/SPL. and did a lot of stuff, i semi-bricked it, but i got it working again. I suggest you re-root your whole entire phone. including flashing all the radios, spl,recovery, and etc.
Try following this theunlockr[DOT]com/2010/03/11/how-to-root-the-mytouch-1-2-and-fender-mytouch/
The problem is that the phone is stuck in a bit of an interesting state. You can't flash from an RUU at this point because the engineering SPL used to root the phone is version 2.53.x, while the RUU's ROM is 2.10.x. You also cannot flash any images to the phone because the SPL is locked (S-ON). So the only way to fix the phone at this point would be to somehow get an HTC-signed 2.53+ ROM for the SAPP31000 (mytouch 3g 1.2/fender) or find a way to unlock the SPL. I had a nice chat with some of the Modaco guys and we went through a lot of options with none of them working. The phone's basically in a bit of a chicken vs. egg state. So personally, I will be building a serial cable to manually unlock the SPL so that I can flash images back on manually.
So, while I wish it was as easy as just re-flashing the phone, you can't do that with a locked SPL and no HBOOT mode available. Onward to a serial/TTL cable advendure!
Once I get the parts in to build it, I'll follow up here with my results
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I suggest you re-root your whole entire phone. including flashing all the radios, spl,recovery, and etc.
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Hey guys, I have spent the last 8 hours trying to figure this out.
I have a MyTouch 3g 1.2 and I want to root it and install Cyanogen's new ROM. I have been following the rooting guide from TheUnlckr.com.
I am able to complete everything fine (I needed to substitute the sappimg for the Sapphire one to make it work), but it finally completed.
When I go to fastboot with SDK, I can see my device, so everything looks fine. However, when I go to flash the radio, hboot, and recovery images, I get a error that says:
Code:
C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash radio radio.img
sending 'radio' <21504 KB>...FAILED <remote: not allow>
finished. total time: 0.016s
This is the pattern for each of the files I try to flash...
This is where I'm at, and I haven't even gotten to flashing the ROM yet. So, I currently just have a stock device. Can someone please help me out?
I tried using the following sappimg:
2.53.707.2_-_sappimg
SAPPIMG_Sapphire_T-Mobile_US_2.10.531.4_release_signed
the following SPL:
update.Engineering-SPL-HBOOT-1.33.2010-signed
the following recovery images:
recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G.img
flashrec-1.1.2-20090909.apk
flashrec-1.1.3-20091107-2
flashrec-20090815
I'm clearly all over the place now. Someone please point me in the right direction. I tried several different ways to fix it, but none of them worked. The most reason I tried was the method of using the flashrec to flash a recovery image while the phone is on, instead of fastbooting it. That didn't work because it kept saying it was the wrong image for the phone.
Thanks in advance guys. And believe me, I've been searching and searching.
Dane
before you can flash anything with fastboot, you have to shoehorn that engineering SPL into the phone somehow (probably have to make a goldcard, but I don't know for sure on the 1.2 mytouch)
which rooting guide are you using? (there are many different ones on unlockr, some of which are terribly obsolete)
also, flashrec isn't a recovery image, its a one-click rooting app that only works on android 1.5 (pretty sure the 1.2 mytouch only runs 1.6)
adavis159 said:
before you can flash anything with fastboot, you have to shoehorn that engineering SPL into the phone somehow (probably have to make a goldcard, but I don't know for sure on the 1.2 mytouch)
which rooting guide are you using? (there are many different ones on unlockr, some of which are terribly obsolete)
also, flashrec isn't a recovery image, its a one-click rooting app that only works on android 1.5 (pretty sure the 1.2 mytouch only runs 1.6)
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This was the guide I was using. (I can't link to outside sites, so I'll just copy it as text) http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/11/how-to-root-the-mytouch-1-2-and-fender-mytouch/
I also successfully created a goldcard, and installed all the ADB stuff. The part that's hanging me up is the flashing of the recovery image via fastboot usb.
I'm so close! I have successfully rooted two other mytouch devices, but they were not the 1.2 version.
Any more help would be great!
Dane
danegerous said:
I am able to complete everything fine (I needed to substitute the sappimg for the Sapphire one to make it work), but it finally completed.
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what "sapphire" image did you substitute? and what happened when you tried to use the sappimg that they gave you in the instructions?
When I tried using that image, it just said "wrong file for this phone" or something like that. I know the goldcard was done right, though, because it works with another sappimg. I'm trying to follow cryptsmoker's guide now. I'm going to try and use the engineering img/SPL now. We'll see how it goes.
Ok, now I'm getting frustrated.
Here is my info:
Sapphire PVT 32A Ship S-on G
Hboot-1.33.0013 (Sapp31000)
CPLD-13
RADIO-2.22.23.02
Oct 21 2009
I just got the Model ID incorrect!
Update Fail!
This happens with every sappimg I use except T-Mobile 2.10.531.4. I'm sure that's the stock one, so that's probably why. I'm just so ticked.
To clarify again, After I hboot the sappimg, I reboot and instead of being taken to the Magic screen, I'm taken to a standard MyTouch splash, then Android splash, then MyTouch setup screen. My touchscreen works the entire time. Is this because I basically just reinstalled the stock ROM?
I just can't seem to get ANY other sappimg to work beside the stock one. I've used three different goldcards and all of them work the exact same way.
Please help!
Dane
yeah, you are just reinstalling the stock files (stock SPL and radio)
just because the t-mobile sappimg works doesn't mean you made the goldcard right.
the point of the goldcard is to trick the phone into installing a non-stock sappimg, you could take a brand new SD card, put the stock sappimg on it and you would still be able to flash it using vol-down+power
open the goldcard.img in HxD and make sure it contains all the lines (including all of line 170), if it doesn't then you need to start over from the beginning (get cid again, reverse it again, get a new goldcard.img)
If goldcard.img is ok, open the sd card in HxD again and make sure all of the first 170 lines of the sd card match the goldcard.img
also, some SD cards just don't work for making goldcards. I used a lexar 1gb, and kingston 2gb cards are reported to work
I didn't paste over the entire 170 line while making the goldcard. I used the "select" feature and chose 0-170...that could be my mistake. Here we go again!
I actually never got this to work the first time. I was really excited since I heard I would be getting the T-Mobile update soon, but then I read a little further and saw that the 2.1 is not yet included...so, I will be figuring this out today, mark my words!
Wish me luck!
Dane
I had a similar problem and it was the goldcard. Although I had made the goldcard and it worked before, using the same goldcard I get the same error message as you. I made a new goldcard and it worked flawlessly to flash using fastboot. Make sure you are using one of the brands that are know to work.
OK, new problem now. I installed everything and got it all to work. I actually had the stock cm rom working (an out of date version from the unlockr). Well, I tried to update and I started by flashing the 6.35.16.19 radio. Apparently that worked but now nothing else will.
In the HBOOT screen, I see this:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)
CPLD-13
RADIO-6.35.16.19
Oct 21 2009,
Every time I try and update the Sappimg file, I get stuck at the updating phase of the radio_v2 portion. Please help guys, I don't know enough about this to figure it out and it's really killing me!
I figure I need to get back to the stock radio I started with (3.22 or whatever), but I can't. Even when I try to flash the radio in fastboot, it takes way too long and never finishes.
Your speedy replies are greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Dane
Got your pm.
Facts: STOP MESSING UP YOUR DEVICE.....
You are working in the blind... mixing bad spl and radio combos.....
So STOP what you doing and read and understand before you continue.
You can't just take any sappimg.zip and apply it... I has complete partitions layout... like the spl, radio, recovery ect...
So if you take whatever you find on the net and apply it, you will **** your device up... just like you did now...
Having the 6.35 radio and a perfected 1.33 spl... Just bad for business!
What is your current status:
Access to adb?
Access to fastboot?
Access to recovery?
Access to rom/system?
Also post fastboot info...
Then we can take it from there :0)
And for gods sake... STOP flashing stuff.
I have access to adb, fastboot, and hboot. No ROM/system or recovery.
Clarification: Since I cannot access the system of the phone, I do NOT have access to ADB. I cannot see the device when I type in 'adb devices' within the AndroidSDK\tools path.
Fastboot info:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H
HBOOT-1.76.2007 (SAPP31000)
CPLD-13
RADIO-6.35.10.18
Aug 21 2009
The radio used is: Radio_HTC_PVT_32A_6.35.10.18.img
the hboot: hboot-1.76.2007.nb0
the recovery: recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img
I have since tried to go into one of your other threads and at least match up my SPL/Radio combo. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
OK.... you are now in a god situation...
You have a good combo and eng spl...
We can work with this....
1) boot into fastboot
2)download the fastboot commander (magic).... check my signature
3)start the tool... does it print the device info?
If yes, do this:
Go to the magic 32A tab.
Push "flash old".
IF all successful, then go to "misc" tab and push "reboot device".
When device has rebooted, push "print device info".
Now copy all text and posted here...
IF you get ANY errors... DO NOT REBOOT, DO NOT CLOSE THE TOOL...
Just take the output + the content of the "actual tab" and post here....
Again, IF you get ANY errors... DO NOT REBOOT, DO NOT CLOSE THE TOOL!
If the tool does not print the device info, then post here...
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ok... don't do **** until i post back here... give me like 15 min.
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I'm seriously just sitting here waiting. Thanks a ton. I'll buy you a beer.
just updated my last post
look up :0)
Now i'm the one waiting :0)
Sorry, my battery died, I'm running around to trying to piece everything together. Here I go...
Just do what i wrote.... Read, understand, read, understand, execute.
I solved my boot looping problem with CronMod by using the following setup...
myTouch 3G
Amon RA 1.7.0G Cyan
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013d (SAPP30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.28.25
Oct 21 2009, 22:33:27
Thanks to croniccorey for offering the final and working solution
I have left my previous posts in quote boxes so people can follow my processes and steps below.
Ok, I'm going crazy here and I've read hundreds of threads on various forums to no end of my problem. I have my g/f's old myTouch 3G and figured I would set it up as a Google Voice/Skype only device. I also figured I'd finally venture into custom ROMs (since I have a Verizon Xperia Play...and modifications on that are too risky for me; damn locked bootloader!).
Anyways, I had no issues rooting with SuperOneClick, the I updated OTA (which I think was a huge mistake). I then flashed ClockworkMod 2.5.0.7 and all the fun began! Initially I couldn't get into Recovery no matter what I tried, even with RA (and thus not be able to flash CM6). Everytime I did, booting would just hang at the myTouch 3G splash screen; but I could still fastboot and boot normally. My 2nd problem was that I realized I had a "Perfect" SPL. I figured this was the issue, but I couldn't get into Recovery to flash a better one.
Eventually I read something where someone said to IMMEDIATELY reboot into recovery after flashing...I figured caps meant super important, so I did and oddly IT WORKED! So I flashed a better SPL...phone rebooted a few times, then it hung at the splash screen again. I waited 5 minutes, thread I was following said to wait 2 minutes before pulling the battery, so I did. I booted into fastboot to see if it worked and my SPL was listed at the one I flashed, so I figured all was well.
Now when I boot, everything just hangs at the splash screen. I can still access Recovery and Fastboot, so its not like I'm bricked or anything. I'm at wits end here, and its time I just break down and ask for help.
Information:
myTouch 3G
ClockworkMod 2.5.0.7
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B ENG S-OFF H (initially this had been SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON H I believe)
HBOOT-1.33.2010 (SAPP30000) (initially this had been HBOOT-1.33.0013)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.28.25 (everything I read says to upgrade your radio, but the versions they use are always much lower...could this be the issue?)
Jun 2 2009, 17:27:03
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After further research and suggestion, I decided to follow up with a different rom and spl/radio with the hopes that I would solve the issue I had of my device hanging on boot splash screen. However, after all of my steps I ended up now with a device that loops the boot sequence (never getting pass the splash screen though).
I followed these instructions for CronMod 1.0.6 EXACTLY: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1641521 (also flashed with AnyKernel at the step listing it as a possible need)
I was met at this stage with the boot loop; so reading comments I followed this (which was for someone with essentially the same setup and problem as me and they claimed it worked afterwards): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831139
I then reinstalled CronMod 1.0.6 again (and flashed with AnyKernel again) and still am met with the same boot loop problem.
Here is my updated information:
myTouch 3G
ClockworkMod 5.0.2.8 (United Recovery)
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013d (SAPP30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.27.08
Oct 21 2009, 22:33:27
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Ok, so I somehow managed to dig myself out of the terrible situation I put myself in only to discover that after all that, getting everything correct...I AM STILL STUCK IN A BOOT LOOP!!!!
Nothing really more to say, simple thing is I installed CronMod 1.0.6 (and flashed with AnyKernel again) and am met with a boot loop (restarts constantly after mytouch splash screen (displays a black screen for a split second before rebooting if that matters).
Here is my updated information:
myTouch 3G
ClockworkMod 2.5.0.7
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B ENG S-OFF H
HBOOT-1.33.2005 (SAPP30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.28.25
Apr 20 2009, 15:30:43
EDIT: sd-ext is ext4
EDIT2: Originl NON-MODIFIED phone info is SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON H; case branding is HTC...for whatever its worth.
EDIT3: Have tried CWM2, United Recovery (CWM5), and am currently on Amon RA...all have shown the same boot loop results.
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Ok the radio is fine and its a good thing u have a non perfected spl maintain that at all times!!!.now I want to confirm u dont have magic 1.2 and dont have the 3mm head phone Jack which u shouldn't what I advise is that u find a post here with a diff hboot/spl with a non perfect spl and try to flash that but before u do any of that try to see if u have a correct kernel so download a compatible rom and a package named anykernel which choosea kernel for u(all this can be found here try cronmod rom search here for that). So again try to see if you have a good kernel for your 32b device. Try flashing a rom with instructions for that here(try cronmod) and if that disnt work try anoyher Non perfected spl flashing via fastboot.
PLEASE THIS IS JUST A GUID LINE READ THE THREADS CAREFULLY
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xanda143 said:
Ok the radio is fine and its a good thing u have a non perfected spl maintain that at all times!!!.now I want to confirm u dont have magic 1.2 and dont have the 3mm head phone Jack which u shouldn't what I advise is that u find a post here with a diff hboot/spl with a non perfect spl and try to flash that but before u do any of that try to see if u have a correct kernel so download a compatible rom and a package named anykernel which choosea kernel for u(all this can be found here try cronmod rom search here for that). So again try to see if you have a good kernel for your 32b device. Try flashing a rom with instructions for that here(try cronmod) and if that disnt work try anoyher Non perfected spl flashing via fastboot.
PLEASE THIS IS JUST A GUID LINE READ THE THREADS CAREFULLY
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First off, thanks alot for the response; I'm very surprised that it took only 12 hours to get a response on a legacy device.
To confirm, I'm pretty sure I'm not 1.2, as I have the 32B platform (isn't 1.2 only 32A?), and yes, I have NO head phone jack at all.
Anyways, I have found the various other hboot/spl to flash; but I was under the impression the best choice was to go with 1.33.2010 (which I did); what would be the next choice to try? 1.33.2005? 1.33.0013d?
For anykernal; would this be the right direction to be heading? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1641521&highlight=anykernel
Is cronmod the prefered choice for the myTouch 3G over cyanogenmod? Or rather is gingerbread better than froyo for the mytouch? I havn't yet flashed a rom since I only just got the SPL flashed and thats when this boot hanging occured. I had planned to flash the rom via ROM Manager; but was unable to get past the boot screen. Would the best idea be to just flash the rom using Recovery directly and go from there?
EDIT: After reading the prerequisites for cronmod...I'm a bit concerned; should I not have 1.33.2010 if I'm 32B?!
bump - updated OP with new issue rather than making a new thread as it still follows along with the same basic problem of booting
EarthBoundX5 said:
After further research and suggestion, I decided to follow up with a different rom and spl/radio with the hopes that I would solve the issue I had of my device hanging on boot splash screen. However, after all of my steps I ended up now with a device that loops the boot sequence (never getting pass the splash screen though).
I followed these instructions for CronMod 1.0.6 EXACTLY: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1641521 (also flashed with AnyKernel at the step listing it as a possible need)
I was met at this stage with the boot loop; so reading comments I followed this (which was for someone with essentially the same setup and problem as me and they claimed it worked afterwards): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831139
I then reinstalled CronMod 1.0.6 again (and flashed with AnyKernel again) and still am met with the same boot loop problem.
Here is my updated information:
myTouch 3G
ClockworkMod 5.0.2.8 (United Recovery)
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013d (SAPP30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.27.08
Oct 21 2009, 22:33:27
I have left my previous post in a quote box so people can follow my processes and steps below.
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Change your recovery or it will not work
croniccorey said:
What is your spl/radio combo?
What recovery? United recovery wont work
What is your ext type?
Are you using cmtd?
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croniccorey said:
Change your recovery or it will not work
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spl/radio and recovery were answered here
ext type as in fs? ext4.
unless cmtd is magically enabled by default, i'm not using it :laugh:
I'll try with cwm 2.5.0.7 then; i was just looking for a cwm that supported partitioning the sd card (even if I don't use it). Why exactly would the recovery not allow me to boot CronMod? I was kinda hoping to have 5.0.2.8, but its not a major issue. What is your status on building one for 32B?
Oh, and of course, thanks for the response. I'll post back once I've tried using 2.5.0.7 instead; report changes (fixes/not fixed)
Well fantastic, nothing I'm flashing is working...always gives me "FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)" during "(bootloader) signature checking..." Starting to think I should not have but 1.33.0013d on....
Lol didn't I advise u to use a eng. Spl just in case at all times ok u have a prob u flashed a google locked spl( pvt s g on in device info) u said u originally had a htc branded device and u flashed a google spl..you have to switch back less u wont pass splash screen dude...google that and yes as croncy said u had to change recovery.....so here is what u do useing the recovery u have now u have to flash a htc branded spl this could have been done via fastboot had u not locked spl lile I advised against......google these dude and for now stick with that cw 2.xxx recovery later u can switch to amon ra which has feature u want but that's after u get phone working......google and read well
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xanda143 said:
Lol didn't I advise u to use a eng. Spl just in case at all times ok u have a prob u flashed a google locked spl( pvt s g on in device info) u said u originally had a htc branded device and u flashed a google spl..you have to switch back less u wont pass splash screen dude...google that and yes as croncy said u had to change recovery.....so here is what u do useing the recovery u have now u have to flash a htc branded spl this could have been done via fastboot had u not locked spl lile I advised against......google these dude and for now stick with that cw 2.xxx recovery later u can switch to amon ra which has feature u want but that's after u get phone working......google and read well
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Well I'm sorry, but the wording was very confusing. And I am not posting here because I want to find an answer, I'm posting here because I've spent hours and hours on my own already researching these issues. It's just difficult to find straight answers with so much conflicting information I've found. Trust me, don't let my lower post count give the wrong impression; I'm far from a "user", but I have stated already that I have 0 experiences in custom roms and bootloaders for the Android. I have a CDMA Xperia Play, so I was several limited by what I could do; this current venture is an attempt to rectify my inability to experience these tasks.
Ok, so that all aside. I wanted to give my rationale and explanation for why I am at the current state I am in the hopes to give reason for my "mistakes".
* I flashed 1.33.0013d because you had told me (or I misread) to try a different spl, and I thought maybe I was not supposed to be on 1.33.2010. I picked 1.33.0013d because I was under the impression it was a modified 1.33.0013 that gave the abilities of 1.33.0013 without the lockout as per this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831139 and since it was listed as an option for prerequistites for CronMod, I figured I would be good.
* I changed to ClockworkMod 5.0.2.8 (United Recovery) because croniccorey had built a 5.0.2.8 for 32A-NR/OR. I figured since the guide was talking about being able to partition with ClockworkMod and since the version I had (2.5.0.7) did not have this feature, that it might be best to upgrade so as to insure I was as close to the guide as I could be to avoid screwing up.
Anyways, again, I will continue searching, but clearly all my problems are resulting because of that. I have literally 40 different pages bookmarked right now that all have pieces of information or conflicting information or outdated information. There is nothing that just says everything in one location, everything I find is written from the perspective that the reader has been on the myTouch 3G scene since it was released and thus has followed it, at least that is just my opinion.
I'm very thankful for the responses, really I am, I had not expected to receive any for days; but could somebody point me in the right direction literally. I never make threads unless I have already spent hours and hours googling, please understand that. Maybe its my fault for not knowing the right keyword combinations to use...
EDIT: Oh, and I wasn't passing the splash screen BEFORE I flashed 1.33.0013d. I had the exact same issue with EITHER 1.33.0013d or 1.33.2010. I believe if its not broke, don't fix it. I only changed the spl because you said I should try a different one and because CronMod was rebooting endlessly with 1.33.2010.
EDIT 2: And I forgot to mention I am unable to flash the eng spl via recovery, it always says Installation aborted. It talks as if I have to downgrade, I just dont get why I'd have to if I got to 1.33.2010 from 1.33.0013 without needing too.
EDIT 3: And this is what convinced me to go with 1.33.0013d
1.33.0013d is based on the new 1.33.0013 released in the MT3G ota and allows access to the additional memory provided by the new radio.
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ok let me try and help u as if it were my phone and ill give u links and instruction as well a sec kk
Ok in the post u got your hboot it says even tho its locked it accepfs certain fastboot commands and it does as I have this in essence what I would do iz use that to our advantage and flash a sappimg.nbh with the hboot we want..but first. It also says in that posy if u have the radio spl u now have u can flash the 1.33.05 eng spl which I think has H off and is for 32b via recovery which is what u want so try the recovery one first and the the sappimg.nbh via fastboot....working systematically here si first we want to get u on a proper hboot then move on that the 1.33.05 spl is in amon ra hboot collection threat right here in this topic....can't give link now on phone
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xanda143 said:
Ok in the post u got your hboot it says even tho its locked it accepfs certain fastboot commands and it does as I have this in essence what I would do iz use that to our advantage and flash a sappimg.nbh with the hboot we want..but first. It also says in that posy if u have the radio spl u now have u can flash the 1.33.05 eng spl which I think has H off and is for 32b via recovery which is what u want so try the recovery one first and the the sappimg.nbh via fastboot....working systematically here si first we want to get u on a proper hboot then move on that the 1.33.05 spl is in amon ra hboot collection threat right here in this topic....can't give link now on phone
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Ok, I saw your PM and replied; I already saw that and tried it, but can't flash a new spl via recovery. My next step was to go the route of flashing sappimg.nbh...but I was hoping there was an alternate way. I guess that is the next step to try though.
ok here is the issue the dude is on a kinda perfected spl 1.33.30d and radio 2.28.27(watev cant remem exact now but u know it) which should be corret as a combo for his 32b saphire but he flashed a recovery i think united recovery he gets this error when trying to flash a enginerring spl which he should be able to do
Installing....Finding update....Opening update (<-summerized)
Amend scripting (update-script) is no longer supported.
Amend scripting was deprecated by Google in Android 1.5.
It was necessary to remove it when upgrading to the ClockworkMod 3.0 Gungerbread based recovery.
Please switch to Edify scripting (update-script and update-binary) to create working update zip packages.
Installation aborted
also just as a notation he also switched from a htc spl to a google one(1.33.30d) though that shouldnt acuse an issue anyone with ideas as to error. the aim here is to get this dude on a eng spl so we can flash everything fresh. any ideas and note i was trying to avoid doing it via gold card
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i think if you all have nothing i will just flash a sappimg.nbh with an eng spl as his current semi modded spl should allow this without a gold card. and then double check to make sure we have the exact original spects of his phone and flash a proper hboot,radio and recovery then we should be go:good:
Ok...now I've probably really screwed up. No luck with your solutions in PMs, but before I went with the gold card solution I went with the solution to flash SAPPIMG.nbh....now I can boot, but I cant get access to the Android OS because I am not connecting to any cell networks, I have no recovery, and I cant flash new hboot, radio, recovery via fastboot still!!!!
Here is my new info:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G (Still Google branded for some reason vs HTC)
HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.26I (yes, that is an I not a 1)
May 27, 2009, 19:06:41
So y didn't u wait untill I pm u the sappimg.nbh I was gonna give u would have had a eng spl and thus nearly the end of your prob
Ok lets see can u give me a link to the guid u followed and which is are u on perhaps we can flash a sappimg.nbh that is a heighten version or yours with a eng spl.
And when u say u can boot what do u mean u can't access the app dwawer ect?
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So y didn't u wait untill I pm u the sappimg.nbh I was gonna give u would have had a eng spl and thus nearly the end of your prob
Ok lets see can u give me a link to the guid u followed and which is are u on perhaps we can flash a sappimg.nbh that is a heighten version or yours with a eng spl.
And when u say u can boot what do u mean u can't access the app dwawer ect?
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Well what you sent I wasn't sure was the same/would work; because of the file size and extension. And I didn't follow a guide, I just found a sappimg.nbh that should have worked based on post it was in...I don't have the link anymore, but I obviously still have the file.
And I can boot into the Android OS, but it does the new phone thing asking me to sign in with my google account, but the cellular connection isn't working and I can't get passed it to enable wifi instead.
Bad idea u should have downloaded the sappimg.nbh I directed u too u would have had fastboot access now and b able to flash radio recovery and hboot in 1 simple sweep anyway can u download a sappimg.nbh with a eng spl please there is a post here by amon ra helpung if u want to fix a pwrfect spl download one of those spl that will hopefully work and give u a eng spl
that fails. There is a way to bypass that network login Google
it
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xanda143 said:
Bad idea u should have downloaded the sappimg.nbh I directed u too u would have had fastboot access now and b able to flash radio recovery and hboot in 1 simple sweep anyway can u download a sappimg.nbh with a eng spl please there is a post here by amon ra helpung if u want to fix a pwrfect spl download one of those spl that will hopefully work and give u a eng spl
that fails. There is a way to bypass that network login Google
it
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The sappimg.nbh (or nb0 file?) that you sent me was like 54 kb, it didn't seem to be correct. I'll look for amon ra's post, I'm sure its in my bookmarks of all the pages I've viewed. And ya, I tried the only method I know to bypass the login screen and didn't work. I'll look up to see if maybe there is a different way to do it...or maybe I just am remembering wrong.
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The sappimg.nbh (or nb0 file?) that you sent me was like 54 kb, it didn't seem to be correct. I'll look for amon ra's post, I'm sure its in my bookmarks of all the pages I've viewed. And ya, I tried the only method I know to bypass the login screen and didn't work. I'll look up to see if maybe there is a different way to do it...or maybe I just am remembering wrong.
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Noo yow that nbo file I sent u wasn't meant to be flased via the way u think sighz it was just for u to try to fkash via recovery that is the htc fenders spl and it said that and I told u to just c if it would flash via recover ok ill give u the link to the exact post that I am reffering to I want u to flash a sappimg.nbh file that is directly heigher than your current sys info k
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Ok here is the post linkhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4332591 u have to make a gold card that I can't help u with.after u have made a gold card(google it pllllz) copy anyone of the files in that link to your gold card root and after it flShes and u have a hboot with fastboot acess plz come back here for further instruction as the mistakes u have made have made this far more difficult matter of fact if u hadn't made the last one and switched your 1.33.013d spl u wouldn't need to make a gold card. So plz follow a good link to make a gold card and then continue with the instructions in the linked post and when u have fastboot acces let me
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Ok here is the post linkhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4332591 u have to make a gold card that I can't help u with.after u have made a gold card(google it pllllz) copy anyone of the files in that link to your gold card root and after it flShes and u have a hboot with fastboot acess plz come back here for further instruction as the mistakes u have made have made this far more difficult matter of fact if u hadn't made the last one and switched your 1.33.013d spl u wouldn't need to make a gold card. So plz follow a good link to make a gold card and then continue with the instructions in the linked post and when u have fastboot acces let me
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Ya, I saw that post by Amon Ra; but I'm not sure how to make a gold card because I can't get passed the Android activation screen. And after researching, it appears I'm not alone for the myTouch. The way I tried before was in fact the correct way it SHOULD work...but for whatever reason the screen taping corners is not working at all for me. I don't know how to make a gold card if I can't get into the Android OS...
EDIT: nvm, I'll figure something out...
EDIT 2: I just don't have any damn luck with this....so I've tried manually making a gold card AND using the stupid gold card tool....neither of them worked!!! (verified by trying to load SAPPIMG via non-goldcard) I am literally going crazy dealing with this, I hate every second of it sooooo much!!!