Hi everyone,
I am somewhat new at this so please be patient with me if I am not understanding this correctly. I have been searching and reading and posting questions on different threads for several days now any can't seem to come to any kind of conclusion as to what ROM I should/could be using so I need some help. What I am trying to get is a stable (preferably official) ROM with HTC Sense on my T-Mobile USA MyTouch 3G 1.2 (Sapphire PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G). Every forum post I have found so far has had slightly different info. Here are some questions I have based on different posts and guides I have read:
1. Is the MT3G 32A == HTC Magic 32A for Rogers/UK? What is the difference? Radio?
2. Can any 32A ROM be used for MT3G 32A? Why/Why Not?
3. Would an official HTC Magic ROM for Rogers or Voda work using rom.zip(from RUU_Sapphire_SMC_Voda_WWE_3.03.990.6_release_signed_NoDriver.exe)->sappimg.nbh then update using goldcard method? Why/Why Not?
4. Does the MT3G 32A have the same hardware as the HTC Hero? If so can I use official or custom Hero ROM? Why or Why not?
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do?
Here is what I have now:
T-Mobile USA MyTouch 3G 1.2/Fender with 3.5 MM Jack
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
recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G.img
Rooted Fender ROM
Thank you,
- Victor
The thing is any Magic with 3.5 headphones jack on the top requires a different procedure to flash custom roms. So Magic 32A roms dont work on those with 3.5 jack due to the new hardware. There are no custom roms yet, so the only thing you can get is root(like you already have). Oh, if I were you I wouldnt try flashing custom roms of hero and Magic 32A. Just wait for the "offical" custom rom.
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I bought a used Rogers Magic phone.
My fastboot information says:
Sapphire Unkwon 32A ENG S-OFF H
HBoot-1.33.2005 (SAPP50000)
CPLD-12
Radio-3.22.20.17
Apr 20 2009, 15:30:43
Shouldn't it be:
Saphire SPL 32A ENG S-ON H
I'm not even sure 's-on' and 's-off' means...
If there's any radio, or SPL i need to update.. please let me know.
Thank you.
You have the Engineering SPL already flashed is all.
Here's a thread on the various SPLs.
Clinton
Thank you.
Then how come I am bound to the rogers phone compatibility?
Rom for rogers HTC Magic phone
Above roms works for me, but
CyanogenMod v4.0.4
doesn't work for me.
Does it have to do with SPL version? or phone itself?
Thanks.
Also, why is mine 'Unkwown' not 'PVT'?
Sapphire Unkwon 32A ENG S-OFF H
jclova said:
Thank you.
Then how come I am bound to the rogers phone compatibility?
Rom for rogers HTC Magic phone
Above roms works for me, but
CyanogenMod v4.0.4
doesn't work for me.
Does it have to do with SPL version? or phone itself?
Thanks.
Also, why is mine 'Unkwown' not 'PVT'?
Sapphire Unkwon 32A ENG S-OFF H
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You need to use ROMs for a 32A board, the second ROM your trying to install is for the G1.
Clinton
has anyone actually sucessfully managed to turn there Mytouch 32B into a Magic 32A? Really looking for a answer here because i have a spare MT3G and want to try this because ROMs for the 32A series are so much better.
Not possible.
You can just flash the 32B kernel on any 32A rom..
Plz. Help me, i want to root my htc magic but i dont know how to do it!
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.76.0007(SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-6.35.07.29
THANX!
Have you considered searching the forums? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=680359
Here is the original htc Rogers android 2.1 root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778083
Just at the bottom of the page is big DOWNLOAD for that rom, you just need a recovery that i have you can flash it with this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=677045
And you will have rooted Rogers 2.1 with sense UI
Which radio is the newest for my mytouch. i know very little about the whole 32a 32b thing. info from my phone
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
phones a mytouch 1.2 running biffmod and amon ra custom recovery
i know it says 32a but when i first flashed a 32a rom it wouldnt do anything. I can flash g1 rom all day long though.
So what would be the latest radio for my device?
kevin4144 said:
Which radio is the newest for my mytouch. i know very little about the whole 32a 32b thing. info from my phone
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
phones a mytouch 1.2 running biffmod and amon ra custom recovery
i know it says 32a but when i first flashed a 32a rom it wouldnt do anything. I can flash g1 rom all day long though.
So what would be the latest radio for my device?
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Just stick with your 2.22.23.02 radio. Your device is a 32A but more of a 32B. Let me explain... the only thing that's a 32A is your memory. HOWEVER if you have a custom rom built for 32B MyTouch devices then it is not taking advantage of the 288mb of ram so it gets wasted. You need a lot of modification of the kernel to take full advantage of it. So technically... since you are not using all of your ram... you pretty much have a 32B device. It requires 32B radios... 32B kernels... 32B roms. So for the most part anything that works on a 32B device should work on your device. With some exception of some roms that have older kernels. In other words... no Hero roms with 1.5 firmware because your touchscreen and headphone jack may not work.
Just stick with your existing radio because it's a mild inconvenience to change radios anyway because you have a protected SPL and even if you did manage to flash a newer radio... odds are you won't notice any difference anyway.
thanks for the reply and for the explaination on the whole 32a 32b stuff good to know
thanks
Ok So I have a Mytouch 1.2 and a Fender and they have been rooted with the goldcard style.
I'm ready to change firmware but dont know which to get It showed I was 32b before the root now its 32A
Do I use a firmware for the original 32B from before root or use 32A for after root.
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
eclivic said:
Ok So I have a Mytouch 1.2 and a Fender and they have been rooted with the goldcard style.
I'm ready to change firmware but dont know which to get It showed I was 32b before the root now its 32A
Do I use a firmware for the original 32B from before root or use 32A for after root.
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
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You have a 32B
So I should use 32B firmware even after the root changed me to 32A, Correct?
eclivic said:
So I should use 32B firmware even after the root changed me to 32A, Correct?
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You never had a 32A and never will. Yes, 32B.
Let me straighten this out.
The phone is a 32A/32B hybrid. It's a 32B phone with twice the memory as normal 32B devices (equally as much as 32A) so it uses a 32A memory map. Which is why it says 32A. HOWEVER, it requires 32B radios, roms and kernels. Fair warning, unless you design a rom specifically for your device (and the only rom out there is stock) you will NEVER take advantage of that extra ram that comes with the phone because of the different memory map. It's gone, wasted. Because the kernel's that you use are built for devices that have less memory. Kinda like running Windows 7 x86 with 16gb of ram. It runs no different than if you had 4gb of ram. (Poor example but best I could think of.) So you will want to treat it as a 32B otherwise you can break your phone. I would dare to say that at least half of the problems in this forum for people with this device are because they break their phones trying to treat it as a 32A. Don't be one of them!
Thank you i am now informed. I am used to G1's i know there isnt alot different but rather be safe then sorry. Thanks again.
eclivic said:
Thank you i am now informed. I am used to G1's i know there isnt alot different but rather be safe then sorry. Thanks again.
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Sure not a problem. Refer to the G1 section for the majority of ROMs to use on your device.