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*SOLVED* Not sure if my g1 is bricked or not ???

Hello first of I sincerely apologize if I'm doing anything wrong which I probably am but I am desperate. I may have bricked my g1 my phone is rooted w/ the jf cupcake 1.51. I was attempting to update to the hero rom and I rooted the haykuro spl first I rooted it in sd card renamed update.zip wouldn't work then I remembered all updates I rooted were just renamed update. So I renamed it the ladder and it worked but when I rebooted it kept goin back to the bootloader screen so I went to fast boot and when it loads it says "SD checking...loading...(dreaming.zip) no image nxt line loading...(dreaming.nbh) no image or wrong image" then it repeats the 1st 2 lines and I hit back 2 go 2 fast boot i get <camera step2> HBoot Mode,<send> reset device, <action> restart to HBoot, <menu> Power Down. I read another post where it says it's maybe not booting cause it doesn't have an image to boot so if this is the case how can I put a image on the phone to boot it ? Also when I turn it on normally my pc recognizes it in device manager under computer ACPI Uniprocessor PC...Please help some one and again if I'm breaking any forum rules please forgive me

hmmmm, sorta new to all this but here an idea... load your orignal rom as in the jf 1.51 to your memory card and of course rename it to update. power on using the home and power button then perform a wipe "alt-w" then apply the update "alt-s". let me know if it works. also you will have to apply all this to your memory card from another source other then your g1... please let me know if this works

Um could you explain your problem more clearly and in a more organized fashion? Thanks

Hey guys thanks for the interest but I just fixed my own problem I pretty much have to do the jailbreaking process over but atleast my phone is opperational thanks for the input and I see where sum1 left solution to what I may have used but all is good and I don't have 2 go sumwhere and cry lol

Oh one more quick thing to anyone who has updated to the hero rosie ui...I already had the updated radio on my phone so I started at the hero spl but when I rooted and did the "alt+s" I ran into my problem. did I do sumthin wrong or is there a problem with the spl ?
Thanks

cool, glad your g1 isnt bricked. perhaps a clean wipe is needed first. alt-w??? maybe

yea perhaps not really sure what went wrong but I'll do more homework b4 I try again but it looks like you just have is downgrade again.

Need help I have tried everything

Hi guys, I'm pretty new here so I hope someone can help me.
I am having serious issues trying to load ANY new ROM onto my missus HTC Vodafone Magic 32B Details -
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0004 (SAP10000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
Apr 9 2009,23:30:40
Since getting the phone second hand from eBay it has played up like nothing else, it now will not even boot into the OS, I’m pretty sure the guy I bought it from, who I cannot get in contact with, stuffed something up when he unlocked it for different carriers. But I'm positive it is an OS issue and not a straight hardware fault.
Anyway I have spent about a day and a half mucking about on here trying things and reading a HEAP of stuff and I just can’t seem find a definitive answer to my problem.
I have tried installing many different roms:
Qteknology Hero (WWE Dump) for G2 Magic-Voda 32B v1.7 Swap
Qteknology Hero (WWE Dump) for G2 Magic-Voda 32B v1.6 Swap.zip
st0kes-v1.4.1
HTC_Magic_Vodafone_AU_Original_ROM
and a few others I cannot remember.
I am using Amon RA recovery ROM, I have rooted the phone based on method 2 in the magic rooting wiki (everything went smoothly), I have updated the SPL to version 2005 which are all the apparent pre requisites for performing this kind of operation.
Anyway down to the problem every time I try and apply a ROM, by renaming it to update.zip, copying it to the root of my SD card, then loading up RA recovery ROM and going to flash zip from SDcard I get the following messages:
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Install from sdcard...
finding update package...
opening update package...
verifying update package...
E:corrupt file:
<various file names based on which ROM I’m trying to use, always the same one on each ROM though>
E:verification failed
Installation aborted
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
This is starting to drive me insane, I really need to get ANY usable ROM on there I don’t care which one, otherwise I have a AU$400 lump of useless technology.
Any help people can provide me with be unbelievably appreciated.
Thanks in advance

i cant guarantee i can help, but i will try to see if i can, or also help wit some research for ya
first, what version of amon ra are you using???
2nd, do you know if you got 1.5 or 1.6 firmware???
idk too much about firmware, all i know is my mytouch was cupcake when i got it (1.5) then updated to 1.6 ota...
also are you making sure that you wipe before you try to load the roms???

Hi mate, thanks for getting back to me so quickly
The version of amon ra i am using is recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G.img this seemed to be the right one as i have a google branded phone
I am not sure what version of firmware i have, is there an easy way to check? the only real details I have is what i get from the fastboot screen as i posted above
And yes I am definately wiping the phone before I install the roms, every single time
Thanks

well i just did a few searches and i couldn't find out how to check the firmware...
i dont want to tell you to try something and then crash your system, but...lol...
i would try to "Unroot" the device, basically placing it back to 1.5 firmware and then you can "Root" it yourself.
if you want to try this here is the link for the 1.5 software
link for tutorial:
http://theunlockr .com/2009/08/22/how-to-unroot-your-mytouch-3g/
link for file:
http://www.megaupload .com/?d=BLM4EDGE
no space in the url tho...
all you have to do is,
boot into recovery
go to wipe, and wipe the top three options
go back to the main screen and select Usb-Ms toggle
then plug your device in via usb
and drop the file to your sd card. (not in a sub folder)
then safely remove your phone from pc
then press home on your phone to disable usb
then choose power off.
now to turn it back on,
holding Volume "Down" + "Power"
DON'T PRESS ANYTHING YET
after it reads the image it should show at the bottom, Action:yes, and then click trackball,
let that run all the way thru, and make sure you have enough battery juice, for this to run all the way thru.
when it's complete it will ask if you want reboot, then click Action for yes (trackball)
i believe that should unroot your phone but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
do as much research as possible and also question others about this method and see if you can come to a conclusion in which you are satisfied.
as always, i am in no way responsible for the Bricking or Exploding of your device...
here is a link that has great tutorials & and also you might want to check youtube, thats where i findout how to alot of things...

Um, you already have amon ra recovery on there. I assume you've already bought it rooted?
You can only check the firmware by booting up your phone and going into settings. Since you've wiped and aren't able to install a rom, you aren't able to use the phone right now, am i correct?
sanman1185, I'm glad you try to help but you gotta get more info from him first. Cause if he's already rooted, doing what you're telling him to do won't make much progress. Edit: Ok, he's already rooted. You're just telling him to do what he's already done? And he doesn't have any firmware because his phone lacks any rom right now.
Anyways, answer some of those and don't be too worried about bricking your phone. The main reason that people brick their phones is when they touch the radio and SPL.
Edit: Ok I just read that you rooted your phone so you don't need to "unroot" and root it again.
You also put on SPL 2005 instead, so post your boot info again. I assume it's an ENG SPL too, if you haven't found a solution, send me a PM and I'll help you on google talk / MSN or something.
Ps. You don't have to rename the roms to update.zip, his new recovery allows you to flash w/e zip you want. Try another SD card as well, maybe that'll help? but if not, yeah just pm me

KAwAtA - def. understand what your sayin, only reason i was thinkin to unroot and start fresh is cuz, when i started flashin roms, i ended up being stuck on the boot screen for over 30mins. pulled the battery, then read somewhere to partition sd card, then that wiped the zip from my card, lol...so what i did instead of placing another rom on the device, is "unrooted" and started fresh from the start. my theory is if you think your "Jack'd" then start from the beginning and find your mistake.
and if he did unroot and it ran Cupcake on device, and actually loaded wouldn't that have been making progress??? since he couldnt get it to load in the first place???
like i said just a thought, theory, or 2centz (sense)...
but again, i'm glad someone actually responded with a diff method or with additional ?'s, so this way he can get answers from all angle's ya kno...
and if you guys do figure this nifty lil'thang out, could you post what you guys did on here, so myself or future ppl'z that may run into this can have it as a ref??? thnx... Pce

Trouble rooting MyTouch 3g 1.6

Alright people... this might be old for some of you but I'm having the hardest time rooting my **mytouch 3g 1.6** its been a week and a half... I've spent hour after hour in goolge, XDA-D and PPCGEEKS and i can not find the way to downgrade to 1.5 to root my phone. CAN SOME 1 PLEASE... PLEASE tell me how to get around error "Main Version is older – Update fail"? I've tried the *one click Process* from the unlockr. Last thing I found was that i need to downgrade to 1.5 to be able to root my phone but in order for me to downgrade... phone has to be rooted which I'm having problems rooting it!! Tried the goldcard method and guess waht!!!! still getting same error. HELP PLEASE!!!

02Luis02 said:
Alright people... this might be old for some of you but I'm having the hardest time rooting my **mytouch 3g 1.6** its been a week and a half... I've spent hour after hour in goolge, XDA-D and PPCGEEKS and i can not find the way to downgrade to 1.5 to root my phone. CAN SOME 1 PLEASE... PLEASE tell me how to get around error "Main Version is older – Update fail"? I've tried the *one click Process* from the unlockr. Last thing I found was that i need to downgrade to 1.5 to be able to root my phone but in order for me to downgrade... phone has to be rooted which I'm having problems rooting it!! Tried the goldcard method and guess waht!!!! still getting same error. HELP PLEASE!!!
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Help please.. some one...

I can try and help ...
I had tried the xda-dev post entitled [How-To] Root and un-root the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, and I was receiving the same errors you described. I tried creating the goldcard following this xda-dev page Qns wrt SG Htc Dream and SDcard, even though I followed the hex editing info exactly, I continued getting the same errors similar to what just you described. I tried it using the exact method, which meant I had to wait to create the goldcard at work, since I don't have a windows machine at home (not trying to imply that this couldn't be done on Windows, just letting you know about what happened with me, when I was trying it too).
After trying most things and getting practically fed up, I decided to find out if I could just create the gold card on Ubuntu (since I didn't want to wait any longer). There was a Tutorial for the that I found my searching google Nazri Awang: How to create a goldcard with Ubuntu Linux, which is what I used finally to successfully create a working goldcard. I would have given you the links, but as newer posting member here, I am unable to link using any outside links in this forum yet.
I can try to and help you as I struggled with this last night and at the end of the evening, I am now running a 2.1 cyanogenmod version. I would like to document what works this time, as I really didn't get a chance to do that when I was trying to figure it out for myself. If you want send me a private message here, and I will IM you as soon as I can to try and help. We can then post the how-to here so that others can benefit from it.
Let me know either way.
Thanks,
itnet7

i need help too i have a mytouch 3g running 1.6 and its white 32b....please help steps or video...thanks!!!!

xghostyxjokerx said:
i need help too i have a mytouch 3g running 1.6 and its white 32b....please help steps or video...thanks!!!!
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I may be getting another one, If I do I will document exactly what I did. Not sure about a Video, haven't really made any.. but maybe.
Where are you getting stuck ghosty? Same place??
Thanks!
itnet7

Well I make my gold card then add thr sap image then I updatebitband it fails...it say the main version to old??? Please help thanks

xghostyxjokerx said:
Well I make my gold card then add thr sap image then I updatebitband it fails...it say the main version to old??? Please help thanks
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Can you either paste the link here, or put the title of the tutorial or wiki you used to create your goldcard. After creating it before doing anything else did you try and insert it back into the phone? Does it do that successfully?
Thanks!
itnet7

http://theunlockr.com/2010/04/26/how-to-root-the-htc-mytouch-3g/
im doing this guide here....im to the point where i made the gold card and saved it then i did try it out and still works great now i placed it in the phone and hold down the vol and power now it update then this happens...error main version is older???here is whaqt is happening???
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/

Mod. edit: not dev related, moved to general

Greetings potential saviors!!! I swear on my immortal soul that I have scoured these forums for an answer, and I can attest to having followed technical instructions to the T, but after countless hours of suffering through endless failures I am humbly asking for the assistance of someone wiser, someone stronger, and someone with the compassion and fortitude to help someone as desperate as myself.
My phone, like the others mentioned in this thread, is a T-Mobile myTouch 3g (Google branded) with the following specs:
Firmware Version:1.6
Baseband Version: 62.50SC.20.17U_2.22.23.02
Kernel Version: 2.6.29-00479-g3c7df37 - [email protected] #19
Build Number: DMD64
saphire pvt 32B ship s-on g
radio 2.22.23.02
cpld-10
hboot 1.33.0007 (SAPP30000)
I'm trying to root my phone and from what I have read it is necessary to create a "goldcard" in order for the phone to flash the sappimg.nbh file. I followed the steps (theunlockr) and was successful according to their test of being able to read the SD card after the process of coping the goldcard image to the micro SD. I've made four separate goldcard's using Kingston 2GB cards, each time I believe successfully.
When moving on to process of going into HBOOT I continually receive the same error message "Update Fail, Main Version Older." This error appears as the update is finalizing during the checksum process.
Does anyone have an idea of what my next step should be? Thanks for your help!

yakfarm said:
Greetings potential saviors!!! I swear on my immortal soul that I have scoured these forums for an answer, and I can attest to having followed technical instructions to the T, but after countless hours of suffering through endless failures I am humbly asking for the assistance of someone wiser, someone stronger, and someone with the compassion and fortitude to help someone as desperate as myself.
My phone, like the others mentioned in this thread, is a T-Mobile myTouch 3g (Google branded) with the following specs:
Firmware Version:1.6
Baseband Version: 62.50SC.20.17U_2.22.23.02
Kernel Version: 2.6.29-00479-g3c7df37 - [email protected] #19
Build Number: DMD64
saphire pvt 32B ship s-on g
radio 2.22.23.02
cpld-10
hboot 1.33.0007 (SAPP30000)
I'm trying to root my phone and from what I have read it is necessary to create a "goldcard" in order for the phone to flash the sappimg.nbh file. I followed the steps (theunlockr) and was successful according to their test of being able to read the SD card after the process of coping the goldcard image to the micro SD. I've made four separate goldcard's using Kingston 2GB cards, each time I believe successfully.
When moving on to process of going into HBOOT I continually receive the same error message "Update Fail, Main Version Older." This error appears as the update is finalizing during the checksum process.
Does anyone have an idea of what my next step should be? Thanks for your help!
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Can try itnet7's idea. Perhaps something is failing with the goldcard. other then that, other random things I guess you can try, is re-downloading the nbh, or try another brand sd card.
goldcard ubuntu
http://www.nazriawang.com/2010/04/how-to-create-goldcard-with-ubuntu.html
other gold card posts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=548490&highlight=create+goldcard+Ubuntu+Linux
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=548379&highlight=create+goldcard+Ubuntu+Linux
Perhaps they might work. Goodluck.

Problem solved! It turns out that I required a later version of the sappimg file. I used 2.53.707.2 sappimg (Google searchable). The only issue is that when the phone booted with that image it did not have andriod market installed (need for the Linda file manager). After a short freak out, I loaded the sappimg from theunlockr redirect. Tada...was able to root and now running Froyo.

yakfarm said:
Problem solved! It turns out that I required a later version of the sappimg file. I used 2.53.707.2 sappimg (Google searchable). The only issue is that when the phone booted with that image it did not have andriod market installed (need for the Linda file manager). After a short freak out, I loaded the sappimg from theunlockr redirect. Tada...was able to root and now running Froyo.
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The 2.53.707.2 sappimg did not work for me but "SAPPIMG_Sapphire_TMUS_1.88.531.1_COC10_release_signed.nbh" did. Search in google - lots of download links. I used the goldcard method.

help urgent installing android on the hd2

hi,
so downloaded a build from the forum and was naive enough to not look at the other posts. looked at this site - http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-android-2-2-froyo-on-htc-hd2-easily/
and just copied the extracted files into the root folder on the sd card and launched clrcad and then herat. screen came up where it seemed the phone was doing something but is now stuck and seems hung - for the last 20odd minutes. should i have upgraded the radio, formatted the sd card etc. what do i do now? is it safe to put the phone off, maybe take out the battery and will it work when started up again? any other simple steps i need to follow before i try this again?
thanks everyone

You can take out the battery it won't harm it and it will boot to winmo.
I had the same problem I just flashed the radio again and android works again from sd boot.

[Q] HBOOT wont flash ... HELP!!!

i am trying to root and put jellybean on my My-touch 4g. i know all the processes and i have gone through a great deal of time reading and watching videos. the first thing i was supposed to do was to downgrade my My-touch 4g to 2.2.1 since you can't root the version 2.3.4. well i downloaded the files necessary and put them on the root of the SD card and booted into H Boot.
so my problem is that the H Boot doesn't recognized the PD15IMG.zip ( hence me not being able to do anything). please help ....
i was also wondering if i could flash a Custom Rom through recovery without having to root or downgrade?

If the HBOOT doesn't recognize your PD15IMG, you might be either naming it wrongly or using an unrecognized SD card.
Grab another SD card or reformat yours, and try again. And again. And next time please use search for questions that have been already asked zillion times.
And if there was a simpler way, tell me, do you think that people would use more complicated ways for 2 years now?? Some basic logic.
And you posted in the wrong section.

thanks
thanks for the help.... but it didn't work ...

nothing works...
and the reason i decided to post my own thread was because i have tried almost everything on other threads and nothing worked i have also tried to use a different SD card and that also failed. and thanks for the advises but i already knew that ....

Did Ty check to see if the file is PD15IMG.zip.zip? If so, delete a .zip.Also make sure it isn't in a folder on your sd card.

If nothing works - then you're doing something wrong. Plain and simple.
Your MT4G isn't different from any other MT4G.
Look for what you're doing wrong. There are very few options.