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restoring previous rom

Hi im really sorry if this may have been covered countless times but as the phone is still relatively new I have posted to limit the chances of applying an incorrect rom.
I've had my Magic for a couple of months now and recently decided to root the phone, (its a Vodafone UK HTC Magic - PVT32B) and i followed the instructions to root via androidandme with the 1clickroot program to cyanogens 4.1 rom. its all going fine for now however in going through the steps it appears i did NOT back up the original rom for the magic- i backed up my recovery image but not the actual rom image. I've seen some sites suggest downloading the DREAIMG file or something similar however this relates to the G1 - to which even if it did work it would brand my phone as a Tmobile handset just like it is now with cyanogens ROM.
was wondering If anyone had a clean Vodafone UK rom (wiped/cleaned so no user data is present) prob from a nandroid backup or something - i do have Cyanongens 1.4 recovery image installed. Sorry to be picky but i dont want to risk bricking and would like to go back to the stock rom or at least have it inthe event i wanted togo back- these Tmobile ones come bundled with apps i /cant/ use and waste space such as the built in IM app or cyanogens amazon.com app which is useless in the UK.
i thank you in advance for any help you may give and apologise again if this has been covered < 9000 times already

I have a different phone can't help much, but I will suggest something but while you're looking for a stock ROM, I'd recomend doing a nandroid backup of your phone as it is now (if you have it up and running 100%), because if there is a problem in future at least you could go back to that.
Well, thats the brilliance of android, you can back up your phone often, we should all do it
I lost my stock backup, but have happily stuck with cyanogen since though. I'm sure someone here will have a nandroid of their blank phone. In between changing ROMs, someone could load their old backup, factory reset, nandroid that again, then go on to their new roms.
We really need a good list of download links of stock ROMs up somewhere, this would help devs sort out some issues too I'd imagine.

thanks for the reply, i couldnt agree with you more, i am quite happy with cyanogen now, particulary as ive found more use withthe phone now its rooted however we realy need a consistent storage of default roms and a central area for ROM creators to submit thier versions whilst having stock roms available for those who want to to back.
im guessing this may be a more common thing since the 1click root came along, guess it started people rooting who really shouldnt be (not excluding myself from that list) but i imagine bricked phones-a-plenty.
thanks again for the help. i may as well make a backup as u say whilst its working- least before it all goes tits-up

[Q] Wildfire root question.

I'm really wanting to root my Wildfire but just as I was away to download I thought that there might be a problem. So my question is:
My Wildfire is supplied by a carrier (specifically 3 in the UK) and presumably locked to said carrier, will I need to make a goldcard or anything like that before rooting it with Unrevoked or installing CyanogenMod?

To root the Wildfire, you don't need a gold card to do that.
But to install a custom rom, you will need to create a gold card.
If you look in this forum, there's a nice tutorial that takes you thru step-by-step on how to create a gold card.

So to install CM I'll need to make a goldcard?
I've looked up some information on it and all the guides mention Windows computers, I only have Mac and Linux boxes in my house, is there anything I can do?

I'm not sure if you can actually make one without a windows machine.
I'm quite new to this Android thing myself.
And funnily, I also own a Mac - and no, not going back to Windows anytime soon! ><
Anyways~ what I did is run Windows via Parallels Desktop.
Something to keep in mind when you do install a Custom rom on your HTC. Is that, when you want to revert back to the original/stock rom. The packages that HTC release are for Windows. So you will need to run those packages under Windows to revert back to the stock rom.
P.S. If anything I said is incorrect, can someone please correct me. Ta.

You don't actually need a goldcard to install a custom ROM - it's only if you need to use an older RUU.

Thanks for all the help guys .
Gave it a try and it worked fine . But I reverted back to my backup I made and I'm gonna keep it like that until I have a full day when I can install and play around with CM fully.

Dont forget to take nandroid backup first before you root

[Q] I would like to know

I have a T-Mobile MyTouch 3g 1.2 and I have tried to unroot it and load the original rom back on it and for the life of me I can't. It updates the sappimg just fine in hboot until it gets to system and then I get some sort of error and have to reroot it and flash CM6.1 RC1 back on. I have tried running Universal Androot to unroot it with no success. Well, today I downloaded this nice little app from the Market called z4root by RyanZA(I think that's his name) and low and behold it actually unrooted my phone. I confirmed this by rebooting, opening rom manager app and it told me I need root to use it. I used z4root to reroot with no problems. My question is how would I flash the original T-mobile rom if I use this app to unroot my phone. Could I use the RUU.exe or is there a better way? I really want to go back to stock when the OTA for this phone comes out. I don't need to right now, but I just want to know how and try it so I know I can do it when the time comes. Would it be best to use a goldcard after unrooting to load sappimg? If anyone has any ideas or experience doing this please advise and I appreciate everyone here. This forum is great. I am a noob to Android devices and have been coming here about every day to read, read, read. I have learned so much here. Some of it is still gibberish to me, but I am learning. Thanks all!

When not flash a 32A 'port' of the mytouch 1.1 froyo ROM? It will perform exactly the same as any official update.

I was thinking about doing that, but after trying to go back to stock and failing I have kind of made it a challenge to get this done and figure it out. I guess since no one knows what to do I will just keep trying blind and keep reading. Thanks all and have a great day.

Questions Re: Android and Win Mo?

Gday all im a bit lost in the android forums so im just going to do a noob thing and ask for some assistance, thanks.
I just installed the "[30 DEC][DFT]LEO "Stock Desire" NAND Android ROM" rom over top of my last rom from WINMO, which was the Energy jan 6 rom.
I also installed the latest Radio "Radio_Leo_2.15.50.14" and HSPL3 along with "MAGLDR112" everything went sweet upon install, so i have no real questions regarding that but im wondering how i can boot back into WINMO if its possible?
If i reboot the phone it just auto loads into Android.
Also i would like to know what the best Android rom is for reliability and secondly how would i update the roms as new version are released?
I think thats about it for now, the rom in currently using feels smooth and great the apps work fine but it feels a little locked down compared to the WINMO but it hasnt crashed on me in the past day which WINMO would have by now, lol.

To flash back winmo, simply go into bootloader/tri color screen. This is done by holding vol down, then powering up.
I'm not going to answer which is the "best" android rom, as that has been asked many times, where there are many answers for, so, search it up.
Updating differs. If it uses daf.exe/install.exe, it's that same as how you flashed android for the first time, however sometimes you can't retain your settings. Clockwork mod flashing however, is unbeknown to me, haven't tried it yet, sorry.

Thanks for that, so what would i need to do to backup my settings and info on the Android just incase i reinstall it just say?
Also if i back to the bootloader would that mean ill have to reinstall a winmo rom?
Then if so would it only boot into WINMO and not android?
Secondly how would i be able to reboot into android again?
I guess im asking is there a way to dual boot and whats the best way about doing it?

gamecore said:
Thanks for that, so what would i need to do to backup my settings and info on the Android just incase i reinstall it just say?
Also if i back to the bootloader would that mean ill have to reinstall a winmo rom?
Then if so would it only boot into WINMO and not android?
Secondly how would i be able to reboot into android again?
I guess im asking is there a way to dual boot and whats the best way about doing it?
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r u being jackass?u have to flash stock wm rom first.ok then u can flash any custom rom.
ok use titenium backup to backup ur android settings abd appp..
ok and after winmo if u want dual boot u have to install sd android build to ur sd card

Why would i want to be a jackass?
Yeah i come on here to troll these forums to post noob questions for ****s and giggles, are you such a person who angers over someone who clearly doesnt know what he is doing and yet you think im being a jackass (god i hate that word, lol never used down here though).
I hope i clearly posted im the OP on how and what i installed but now im lost, i have android working fine but i dont know how to back any data up just incase i do an update or even flash back to stock rom and maybe come back to android later and hope to reuse the backed up data from the android rom.
It took me about a year to get used to WINMO and learning how to install a custom rom on it but now i thought i give android a go and i managed to follow the steps without any issues (yes there were a few more steps i needed to do than i did need to do for a custom rom for WINMO) but now that i have it running i just want to know what to do to get WINMO back on and preferably getting WINMO and android working side by side.
I know how to flash custom roms in WINMO but im just wondering if there was a way for me to be able to boot back into winmo while i have android installed, all i want is to be pointed into the right direction or shown a link to a walkthrough or just given a point form reply as to the process on what and what not ill be able to keep and the best way in doing so.
So from your reply i gather ill need to install android to my SDcard and not the phone memory in order to run WINMO and Android together am i correct?
If so then because i use the ENERGY ROMS i can boot to android from within the ENERGY ROM, am i correct? i think NRG did something with android in his roms.
I am really sorry if i have upset anyone (above) but i am really lost with this, yes i pretty much understood custom roms in WINMO but with this i just did it spontaneously VERY VERY late last night and i wasnt thinking straight i just gave it a shot, so i put myself in the deep end and now im very confused with getting it back to normal as such thats all.
Worst case would i just be able to reformat the SD and then boot to 4 colour screen and just do my custom WINMO install as per usual or would i have to install the stock rom back then install the custom rom?

First of all, ignore the "jackass" above. That was just plain rude and he made himself look like a total idiot.
Secondly, if you want to backup your current Android setup, get Titanium Backup from the market. There's a batch job (click menu, batch jobs) that backs up all your apps & data and system settings. It backs it up to your SD card though, so be aware of that if you're thinking of formatting it for any reason.
Next, get the WM6.5 ROM that you want to flash (doesn't have to be a stock one). Enter the bootloader (tri-colour screen) and flash your WM ROM as normal.
Finally, when you flash a ROM onto your phone, that becomes the only OS on there. You can't switch between Android NAND and WM without flashing. You can, however, run Android from your SD card. There's a forum dedicated to that here...
HD2 Android SD Development
There's lots of info in there on how to do it, but it's basically unzip a file, copy the contents to your SD card, run 2 apps. You'll probably want to go down the route of a bootloader (not really) that runs in Windows. It lets you select Windows or Android when you reboot. They too can be found in that same forum.
That's the only way you can switch between Windows and Android on a regular basis, without flashing a new ROM.
Hope this helps

Thank you very much it has cleared allot up for me, now i know that because i flashed android on the phone its the only OS i can use, i didnt know that TBH.
So yes thanks again and ill do it the SD way and try my luck with that.
One more small thing, how do i go with updating the current android rom im using (if it were to be updated), does it work in a similar process as WINMO custom roms and their updates?
Again i much appreciate the reply, it has helped already.

gamecore said:
Thank you very much it has cleared allot up for me, now i know that because i flashed android on the phone its the only OS i can use, i didnt know that TBH.
So yes thanks again and ill do it the SD way and try my luck with that.
One more small thing, how do i go with updating the current android rom im using (if it were to be updated), does it work in a similar process as WINMO custom roms and their updates?
Again i much appreciate the reply, it has helped already.
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Generally, you flash an updated ROM the same way you flash the original ROM. There are backup options like Titanium Backup or ClockWork Mod (if the ROM supports it), so you can get everything back up and running again.

[Q] NAND unlock question

A HTC Wildfire was purchased for a family member, theres no ability to change the font size, so i was going to use "Font Changer" i messed about for ages, finally got the phone rooted, and put wildpuzzle on it.
Went to use Font Changer but it says an error of "system write required", and tells me my nand needs to be unlocked for me to use the application, i was under the belief that when i rooted my phone with unrevoked 3 it unlocked the nand.
I've had no experience with android phones other than tonight, as i use an iphone myself.
If any one could point me in the right direction, or call me a noob and send me toward a topic i may of overlooked, i would be very grateful.
Also, it's was on 2.1 when i rooted it, but i upgraded to "WildPuzzleROM_2.2.1 v0.8" afterwards, with that being the 2.2 i don't know if that means the HBOOT changed? and doesn't allow me to write, like i said, i'm not sure about this
Thanks

Harmonial said:
A HTC Wildfire was purchased for a family member, theres no ability to change the font size, so i was going to use "Font Changer" i messed about for ages, finally got the phone rooted, and put wildpuzzle on it.
Went to use Font Changer but it says an error of "system write required", and tells me my nand needs to be unlocked for me to use the application, i was under the belief that when i rooted my phone with unrevoked 3 it unlocked the nand.
I've had no experience with android phones other than tonight, as i use an iphone myself.
If any one could point me in the right direction, or call me a noob and send me toward a topic i may of overlooked, i would be very grateful.
Also, it's was on 2.1 when i rooted it, but i upgraded to "WildPuzzleROM_2.2.1 v0.8" afterwards, with that being the 2.2 i don't know if that means the HBOOT changed? and doesn't allow me to write, like i said, i'm not sure about this
Thanks
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only thing i can think of is go to rom manager and upate it and see if that works but ive neva seen this before try searching on xda and see wat it brings up

hay buddie try this i think this will do the job
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=760651

Thanks for the speedy reply! going to look into that thread now, it mentions about full nand unlocking so it could be something there.
I'll let you know how it goes

it appears the part about fully unlocking the nand is device specific, in which the wildfire doesn't appear to be supported?
I'll look at the rom manager though and have another mess about and see if i can see anything

NAND Unlock here probably requires to S-OFF, which is not available for Wildfire yet. This is what also probably explains the "System Write Error".
Also, just to confirm, updating to WildPuzzle 2.2.1 will not update your HBOOT since danne has removed the HBOOT from the 2.2.1 update package. (Same goes for all other Custom ROMs)

Thanks, i think i eventually realised that a full nad unlock wasnt avalible on the wildfire currently, but thanks for confirming it for me
looks like they'll have to make do with the small text for now