Hi to all.
I´m looking to root and change roms on my Magic; is a 32B "with google" Magic.
I see some procedures to do it on Cupcake 1.5, but if i have Donut 1.6. Some Ypeople tell me that downgrade to 1.5, but is very difficul because HTC SYNC not work for a 32B Magic and don´t have an old rom with cupcake.
Can anybody explain me any procedure?
Thanks.
Best regards.
Maybe these instructions from the unlockr will help.
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-root-a-donut-phone-android-1-6/
I believe your phone is the "mytouch" for theunlockr video purpose.
No, i see it. But is for a 32A magic. The HTC sync do not sync.a 32B and cant no use the ruu update
I have no idea what you mean. Rooting has nothing to do with HTC sync or ruu update. If you can't follow the unlockr's steps (for either the 33A or 32B), then I would suggest getting the Relentess rooter software that is found in the Apps forum.
It´s easy. This process has 3 steps.
In the step one you need to downgrade the Magic (here) there is no problem if you have a 32A.
If you have a 32B you can not use the HTC SYNC and can not downgrade it. And you can not continue with the process. Because a limitation of the HTC Magic 32B "with google", that can not use the HTC SYNC.
Anybody can help me?
Thanks a lot.
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*bump* I'm experiencing the same thing now trying to root my "with google" HTC magic. I tried a few different versions of HTC sync, driver updates, etc, and the device was never recognised on my comp.
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Hey,
i recently bought a htc magic but the previous owner had put the hero rom on it.
Now i want to update to android 1.6 but OTA doesn't work (duh )
I tried to flash with an original rom i found on this forums but then my phone didn't want to boot over the first bootscreen...
I fixed the problem eventualy but now i'm back where i started my magic with the hero rom
Is there anyone that can provide me with the original proximus (belgium) rom ?
thx in advance
ps: every tip on how to do it without the proximus rom that won't brick my phone are welcome
ps2: i'm a complete newbie at flashing roms btw , learned a bit by reading some topics here and the sapphire hacking wiki but count me in as a noob
I have an HTC Magic, also from Proximus.
On this forum there is a user called GyD who helped me out with some things and also has a ROM out based on the Proximus ROM if i'm not mistaken.
Maybe he still has the original ROM somewhere. I lost mine so i'm sorry.
Btw: is there a reason why you want to go back to the Proximus ROM? If it's for 1.6 donut could just as easily install a 1.6 ROM like cyanogenmod 4.1.9999
Gr
Mr Hubris
I want to go back to the stock rom just for 1.6 and because the rom now has some issues i think like no auto brightness and stuff like that.
What rom do you use now ? and does it run smooth on your phone?
grtz
I'm currently running [ROM](32A / 32B) Hero3G UNI Final.
It's running very smooth on my phone as a matter of fact.
I'm just having two issues with it at this point:
My bluetooth carkit (Parot) does not work. It connects and pairs but the Parot says it has no signal. The phone on the otherhand has no problems with the signal. My Parot can't sync my contacts to itself and because of this i can't call using the carkit.
I can sync with my exchange server at work when connected to the company network but every time when i sync it starts complaining about a security certificate that is not installed. No one could tell me how i install this. There is an option to add a certificate but it doesn't detect them on your phone... Sync does work after pressing continue a couple of times (using Touchdown is not considered a solution, merely a workaround)
Gr
Mr Hubris
Hmm sounds good, i don't have a bluetooth carkit and the exchange of my school well .... i still got a laptop
i'll check it out
thx mr hubris
Hero 3g UNI is awesome foe a Hero ROM but it is 1.5! For a moded 1.6 Cyanogen is by far the best and everyone makes themes for it so you can switch the look whenever you want. If you are on a 32A devise MAKE SURE YOU FLASH A 32A ROM!
Does somebody know if it would be possible to update my htc hero rom fitted magic with the (maybe later released) official htc 1.6android with sense ui, or will i have to flash it back to a magic rom or something?
@ x-i-phoner : jup learned it the hard way , btw i read somewhere that i will need to flash radio and SPL just to get the 1.6? and if so is this easily done?
Mikez026 said:
Hey,
i recently bought a htc magic but the previous owner had put the hero rom on it.
Now i want to update to android 1.6 but OTA doesn't work (duh )
I tried to flash with an original rom i found on this forums but then my phone didn't want to boot over the first bootscreen...
I fixed the problem eventualy but now i'm back where i started my magic with the hero rom
Is there anyone that can provide me with the original proximus (belgium) rom ?
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Hi mrhubris, i wanne give you a backup of my BE Proxiums Magic, this are my phones specs:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.0009 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
May 8 2009, 21:02:32
just one question: what is the procedure for backing up a Magic ?
greetings,
Hi, I know this topic is a bit old but if you still want the ROM I have a nandroid backup of the stock rom(same like the guy above me posted, HTC Magic from Proximus), however it already has a bunch of extra apps installed and my personal data on it. But if you want it I can restore the backup, factory reset and make a new backup for you. Just send me a PM or something.
NB: As my account is a new one I have not been allowed to post URL links, will update once I am allowed to do that!
Android Phone Info
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.76.0007 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-6.35.07.29
Background
I bought my HTC Magic in Singapore (through SingTel) about 6 months ago. About a month ago I used the HTC software ROM update to update my HTC Android 1.5 to HTC Sense UI 1.5 (NB: the android firmware version remained the same but I am now using HTCs Sense UI).
I finally decided to root yesterday and since then the problems have begun!
Just so things were "clean" I restored my phone to factory settings. However, I cannot figure out how to go back to the stock 1.5 (ie. the one that DOES NOT use Sense UI). So, now I am on a basic (without any modifications) version of Sense UI.
One-Click Method
I then tried this to root my phone with the 1-click method
When I click on “Backup recovery image” I got the “Failed” message. So, I clicked on the hidden asterix and tried to flash the image but I got the same message again. Essentially, this did not work for me. I posted on the comment thread (just yesterday) but have not gotten a response on it yet.
Method on XDA Forum
Then I looked around and found this more "complicated" method and found an HTC Sapphire Hacking wiki post which seemed easy enough to follow.
I generally use linux but just to be sure I followed the guide to the letter I booted up XP.
Everything worked fine until I got to this command: C:\AndroidSDK> fastboot boot recovery-rom.img
I got the following error message: fastboot failed, remote: not allow
Solutions?
I have looked all over this forum and a few others and have found this can be because of the "perfected SPL", however, as far as I know my SPL is 1.76.0007 and NOT the 1.33 "problem" SPLs.
I have NO idea what I should do now. I really want to root my phone but I am completely stuck as the simple method does not work, nor does the "complex" method
Any help on this matter would be very much appreciated
HTC Magic 32A
The same issues with me, i am currently stuck with the Sense UI with no way to root my magic and i have tried everything possible.
If you find a solution please do let me know
Is yours singtel? I think the updated Sense UI rom may have blocked it. I can't find a way of getting back to the stock rom.
I am not sure if it is singtel, but when I first got it before installing the sense rom, the boot screen says AirTel. I am not sure if this is the same but that's what I see.
There is nothing wrong with the Sense UI rom but I just need to have root.
Anyway I will keep looking for solution because I am sure that one of these developers will eventually find a way to root but till then I might just get the nexus one. From what am hearing and reading the phone is pretty simple to unlock and root.
Don't really want to buy a new phone just to root!
Airtel may be from India
Yeh, I think it is from there because I few forums I have visited mentioned India.
Well am not only getting the nexus one for the root capabilities, is just that the performance of the phone is amazing and I am a loyal fan/customer to HTC and Android and I cant wait to have one of that bad boy for myself.
perfected spl me thinks
Do you think? But, I thought it was only certain 1.33 builds?
Can no-one help with rooting my phone?
I have the weekend and I'd be willing to try something complicated.
Actually Singtel has given 12gb free data per month which means that wifi tethering is a really reasonable option and I want to set this up. Hence, I would really like the ability to root my phone.
There's (as for now) no way to root that SPL.
yeah same here,im also from singapore and having problems rooting.
could one of you technology gurus help us out?
seems like a waste if we cant root this phone =(
Wouldn't say it's a waste haha. But, I would like to use 1.6 (and then later 2.1) and also perhaps use tethering and other cool features!
PurpleFries said:
This is how i got mine working from perfected spl->custom rom
If you want a different rom, dont follow the last 2 links, and find whatever you want to flash, after the first 2 links you will have a non-perfected spl and be able to flash whatever your heart desires.
There are easier ways to do this if you are not running windows 7. Apparently theres a way using htc sync, but i cant get it working, even with all of the fixes that people have claimed work for them
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u can have a sense ui running on 1.5, if you are only concerned with how it looks. Just flash the cursorsence rom, if u have 32a phone. ensure u dont have a perfect spl. If you did the rogers dream->magic switch, likely you have a 32a phone with 1.33.0010 perfect spl. you must get rid of this first.
here's some links to help you out as i did this process yesterday. took me a helluva long time.
Goldcard Method
Fix perfected spl using this goldcard
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT RADIO AND SPL!!!!!.
Radio and spl upgrade
Cursorsence
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For the video in that link, watch up until the point where he tests the goldcard by putting it back into his computer to see if it opens. You don't need to follow his instructions past there
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This is a direct copypasta of one of my other posts, so sorry if some of it doesnt have anythign to do with you.
Just follow the guide in the second link after making a goldcard using the video in the first link.
MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW EVERYTHING EXACTLY!!!!!
Will that goldcard method work? I mean I know there are never any guarantees but I'd like a general idea if you can manage it of whether it'll work or not. Don't really want to waste hours on it as it seems REALLY complicated!
abhiroopb said:
Will that goldcard method work? I mean I know there are never any guarantees but I'd like a general idea if you can manage it of whether it'll work or not. Don't really want to waste hours on it as it seems REALLY complicated!
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It doesn't work so don't waste your time. I've tried
Is there NO method to root this at all?
my touch 3g fender need root
hello over the past couple of days I seen many ways to root the 32a but I tried and still no luck.Does anyone have a guaranteed way of getting this working.I thought the process was going to be simple.To jailbreak a Iphone all you all to do is donwload the software and click on the file that simple why can't teh android platform be the same
ermm same as me ... using same version but mine is Malaysia unit
Ok, I will admit I am a total noobie with Android based phones. I have been on the Blackberry platform for years.
I just got my magic yesterday.
To my knowledge it has not been updated yet.
How would I go about seeing if it can be rooted? And what is the best way to get it rooted, if it can be?
I am an IT guy, I am not afraid to try things out, so give me some steps and I will do them ASAP.
Thanks!
1st, boot the phone by holding the back & power buttons. Tell us EXACTLY what is on the first 5 lines at the top of the screen.
From there you will know if your phone is rootable...
It says:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.0009 (SAPP50000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
May 8 2009, 21:02:32 .
does this help?
Those specs were the same as mine. I used the Relentless Rooter software to root my phone. It was free then but you now have to pay (you can find it in the app forum).
You can also use the unlockr one click method. Check his site and video. Remember to use the instructions for 32A. Some posters wrote that they could not use this method (flashrec) to flash the latest Amon_Ra recovery and the solution was to shorten Amon_Ra's recovery's name. I know this sounds foreign language right now, but I do suggest you read and research a bit, specially the comments posted under the unlockr's method.
Once rooted, you can find various custom Roms for 32A in the developers section. Make sure the Rom fits your radio and SPL.
Oh, once rooted, I would suggest changing your SPL 1.33.009 to an engineered SPL, like mine (I use 1.33.2010). You can do a search at google or within the developers forum to find out why.
CONSIDER YOURSELF EXTREMELY FORTUNATE, you have a HTC Magic with an OLD non perfected SPL. Hell it isn't even a protected SPL you can load custom roms right away without having to flash a a new SPL.
HTC Magic with that SPL are becoming rarer by the day.
I would look into what ROMs you're interested in, if you want a 1.6 ROM, I would recommend Cyanogen 32A Port or Amon_RA's 1.6 ROM.
If you don't need 1.6 and like Sense UI (I suggest youtubing Sense UI and Stock Android to see which you prefer), CursorDroid's Sense UI ROM is in my opinion the BEST ROM available for the HTC Magic.
Cyanogen and Amon_Ra's ROM will work with your current SPL (I believe). While CursorDroid's requires you to flash the SPL and Radio of your phone. Which is a bit intimidating for novices but if your well prepared and pay close attention to instructions it's easy.
Thanks to all, I used some simple instrutions.
I now have:
6.35.10.18 Radio
1.76.2007 SPL
And I installed the CursorSense32A-1.2.6.1 rom.
This is way better.
networkdawg said:
Thanks to all, I used some simple instrutions.
I now have:
6.35.10.18 Radio
1.76.2007 SPL
And I installed the CursorSense32A-1.2.6.1 rom.
This is way better.
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Sweet, good job man.
I wish the person I bought my Rogers Magic from didnt do the update. Now I dont think I can root it
Wond3r said:
I wish the person I bought my Rogers Magic from didnt do the update. Now I dont think I can root it
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Maybe it was a new Magic which the person obtained from the HTC Dream upgrade.
Taknarosh said:
Maybe it was a new Magic which the person obtained from the HTC Dream upgrade.
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Yeah it was
Wond3r said:
Yeah it was
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Then for sure it was updated. Rogers wouldn't send out units with the bugged ROM.
Hello all,
Sorry for such a dumb question been a while since I have tinkered with my mt3g. I remember that the bluetooth don't work on hero and some stuff ran better on 32a software but for the life of me I can't find out how to do it.
I already have a root mt3g running kings droid eris port and would like bluetooth since that is what I use mainly and not working on this build so i wanted to tinker with some of the 32a ones on here. Does anyone know how to change this on the phone? If i recall correctly you fastboot the 32a radio then a 32a recovery and then what ever rom. But no sure and don't want to brick my phone.
currently has the 1.33.2005 spl showing 32b s-off h
Thank you guys.
Does anyone know any ideas. I remember can be done just can't find the steps anymore. Please help LOL
based on my understanding 32B and 32A refer to board models. 32A has more memory and better parts compared to 32B. i would advice you not to put and 32A rom on your phone(32B) as it can be unsafe.
If you need bluetooth why dont you switch to a rom that supports bt and some more? that would be the safest way.
Actually, you can do this, however, this is typically only done if you are trying to get root access with a perfected SPL. Such as 1.33.0007. But most people that do this revert back to a 32B once they flash a non perfected spl.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=547133
sombionix said:
Actually, you can do this, however, this is typically only done if you are trying to get root access with a perfected SPL. Such as 1.33.0007. But most people that do this revert back to a 32B once they flash a non perfected spl.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=547133
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Are you saying that it is possible to put a 32A rom on a 32B model? If so that would be awosome. But why other people kept on reverting back?
devbro said:
Are you saying that it is possible to put a 32A rom on a 32B model? If so that would be awosome. But why other people kept on reverting back?
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if you try it, will you pm me and let me know how it worked.I would love to find out how as well.
has anyone tried this yet?
anyone?
Hey There,
I have been researching this topic for quite a while and i'm a bit frustrated at this point. I have come across a pile of threads on this website about information to root/put new roms on the HTC magic.
Here's the handset details before I go into anything else
Sapphire Unknown 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT 1.33.007 (SAPP100000)
CPLD-10
I'm in version 1.6 and i understand that you must downgrade to 1.5 before rooting. I followed a simple tut to downgrade it that entailed putting the sappimg onto the SD card and doing an update.
Whilst Doing this it gives me an error saying it can't find anything but when i look closely it is looking for files called "sappdiag" not sappimg
Please provided what I should do it'd be greatly appreciated
I'm very confused as this is meant to work to downgrade to cupcake...
Cheers
eatherr said:
Hey There,
I have been researching this topic for quite a while and i'm a bit frustrated at this point. I have come across a pile of threads on this website about information to root/put new roms on the HTC magic.
Here's the handset details before I go into anything else
Sapphire Unknown 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT 1.33.007 (SAPP100000)
CPLD-10
I'm in version 1.6 and i understand that you must downgrade to 1.5 before rooting. I followed a simple tut to downgrade it that entailed putting the sappimg onto the SD card and doing an update.
Whilst Doing this it gives me an error saying it can't find anything but when i look closely it is looking for files called "sappdiag" not sappimg
Please provided what I should do it'd be greatly appreciated
I'm very confused as this is meant to work to downgrade to cupcake...
Cheers
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Hi mate,
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_HTC_Magic_(32B)
Read this through to the letter, and you should be just fine
There is nothing on that page
If this is a stock Vodafone UK Magic with Google branding then you shouldn't have to downgrade, nor mess about with SPLs, goldcards or anything.
The link supplied in the previous post doesn't include the final ')' character, I can't post the correct link because the forum rules prevent me from posting external links. If you have any further trouble go to the Cyanogen wiki and have a good dig around.
Just get universal androot out the market and root, rom manager to flash a recovery and your done
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App