I have a mytouch 1.2 and was trying to use rom manager to make flashing roms easier. well i flashed the clockwork recovery (htc magic) and now im stuck on my green mytouch screen. and of course to create a frustrating situation I cannot find any info regarding rom manager that is of help to me. i really need help as i cannot guarantee i can afford a new phone right now
so i am thinking there is hope. anyone with experience in this?
Reflash recovery via fastboot (ra recovery 1.6.2)
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This happened to me. It happens when you run out of ram during the flsahing process. I was never able to get clockwork recovery on my phone using rom manager. I was able to to repeatedly flash the Amon Ra recovery by repeatedly flashing it through rom manager to get it back up. Good Luck
youngalumni said:
I have a mytouch 1.2 and was trying to use rom manager to make flashing roms easier. well i flashed the clockwork recovery (htc magic) and now im stuck on my green mytouch screen. and of course to create a frustrating situation I cannot find any info regarding rom manager that is of help to me. i really need help as i cannot guarantee i can afford a new phone right now
so i am thinking there is hope. anyone with experience in this?
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You just need to flash the proper recovery image (Ion/MyTouch).
If it doesn't boot take the battery out, hold MENU, put the battery back in and power the device back on while still holding menu.
The device should boot.
Then once it boots try flashing the recovery again. Sometimes the first flash doesn't take. It seems to remove the old recovery but fails to flash the new one. Which is why the phone seems to get stuck at the splash screen.
If all else fails then use the Goldcard to get back to your eng spl, flash your recovery (it should be stored in the clockwork directory of your sdcard) then flash the stock spl back.
Keep in mind though that this probably won't work if you have not flashed the clockwork recovery before because you won't be able to restore your nandroid backup.
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Hi everyone,
Yesterday i tried to root my HTC Magic, but it kinda failed.
Now, it gets stuck at the Rogers screen (Rogers is the carrier, its the first screen you see when you boot). I can get in Fastboot mode but i have absolutely no clue what to do in order to unbrick the phone.
I don't care if i have to put a custom ROM or the original one, i just want to have a useable phone.
I'd like to have detailed instructions on how to proceed and where to download the stuff i need.
Thank you very much for your time !!!
EDIT: Problem fixed
Explain exactly what you were doing. It can be undone if you can get into fastboot. You might have to flash a different ROM or SPL (if you flashed the wrong SPL)
I tried this: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting but the thing is, Method 1 didnt work for me, the line :fastboot boot recovery-new.img didnt work, it did what its doing now (ie booting but freezing at first screen) but by removing the battery and putting back in, it booted normally.
Then i tried method 2, but with the update.zip from method 1, this time it worked, i was able to apply the update, but when it rebooted, it froze, and now it freezes every time i boot, but i can still get in fastboot
i didnt touched the SPL.
the easiest was to fix it is to locate the file on the net called:
SAPPIMG_Sapphire_TMUS_1.88.531.1_COC10_release_signed.nbh
download it to your pc
format your sd to card to fat32
copy and paste the NBH file to memory card
put card in phone and power on while holding down the vol. button and it should automatically pick up the NBH file and just follow the steps
so i format the card, put the NBH file in, boot to fastboot, follow the instructions and thats it ?
that will put my phone back in its origial state ?
since i format the sd card, i loose everything, but i can backup without problems ?
EDIT: No, it did not work. I formated my sd card, put the NBH on the card, boot the phone in HBOOT and it didnt do anything.
Sounds like you got the wrong recovery image. Did you download h or g?
I'm pretty sure it was H
EDIT: Well first of all i tried this one: http://www.droiddeveloper.com/hrbuilds/recovery-new.img.zip
but it did no work properly: when i tried to do: fastboot boot recovery-new.img it booted to the rogers screen and froze instead of booting to the green screen
Then i tried this one: http://rapidshare.com/files/248983573/recovery-RAv1.0H.img
This time i managed to get to the green screen and apply the update.zip, but when it rebooted it froze and now it's stuck there
OK i fixed my problem, and for anyone who's having the same problem, here's what i did:
1- I downloaded Amon_RA's latest H recovery ROM (at the time it was v1.2.1) available right here
2- I downloaded the MyHero ROM v1.1.1 here
3- I renamed the Hero ROM to update.zip and copied it to my sd card
4- I booted my Magic in fastboot and typed this in fast boot: fastboot boot recovery-RAv1.2.1h.img
5- Once my phone was at the green recovery screen, i applied the update.zip
The following rebooting process of the phone took a long time (ie 10-15 minutes, be patient)
Once it booted completely, the phone was working perfectly with an Hero ROM.
At first i didnt receive any 3G connection, but after setting up the APN it was working fine.
I hope this will help someone out and thanks to everyone who replied to this post.
Retucex said:
OK i fixed my problem, and for anyone who's having the same problem, here's what i did:
1- I downloaded Amon_RA's latest H recovery ROM (at the time it was v1.2.1) available right here
2- I downloaded the MyHero ROM v1.1.1 here
3- I renamed the Hero ROM to update.zip and copied it to my sd card
4- I booted my Magic in fastboot and typed this in fast boot: fastboot boot recovery-RAv1.2.1h.img
5- Once my phone was at the green recovery screen, i applied the update.zip
The following rebooting process of the phone took a long time (ie 10-15 minutes, be patient)
Once it booted completely, the phone was working perfectly with an Hero ROM.
At first i didnt receive any 3G connection, but after setting up the APN it was working fine.
I hope this will help someone out and thanks to everyone who replied to this post.
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Hi Retucex,
I have an HTC Magic from Rogers. I haven't done anything to it, it's pretty much out of the box.
Your process explains how to upgrade to a Hero ROM from a recovery. How do I upgrade my phone that is perfectly running?
Thanks!
i wish it could be that simple on my magic too. the only problem is that it says fastboot remote: not allowed. what should i do, then?
tibosee said:
i wish it could be that simple on my magic too. the only problem is that it says fastboot remote: not allowed. what should i do, then?
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You have what they call a perfected SPL, that will not allow fastbooting into a recovery ROM. There is a way to solve this, but it is not as easy as rooting. This thread should help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535221
htc0 said:
Hi Retucex,
I have an HTC Magic from Rogers. I haven't done anything to it, it's pretty much out of the box.
Your process explains how to upgrade to a Hero ROM from a recovery. How do I upgrade my phone that is perfectly running?
Thanks!
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There are many threads already about this, so a simple search should do the trick but for a general idea, you need to download the Android SDK. Then, fastboot into a recovery ROM, (google it, Cyanogen or AmonRa). Then, using the recovery ROM, flash a ROM of your choice, there are many on this forum, again, a simple search should do the trick. If you try fastbooting, and it says fastboot not allowed, you have a perfected SPL and should follow the guide above.
Hey everyone.
I was rooting my MyTouch 3g w/3.5mm this morning. I'm following the instructions from here ( http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/11/how-to-root-the-mytouch-1-2-and-fender-mytouch/ ). I had apparently messed up when I was at the restart after flashing sappimg.zip onto the phone and was stuck at the HTC Magic Screen. I restarted my phone by holding down the Reject Call + Volume Down key and told it to flash sappimg.zip onto the phone again so I could redo it correctly. Unfortunately, it's stuck at the "[1] SYSTEM - UNZIPPING" stage. I'm afraid to turn it off because it says to not power off the device.
So, yeah, have I bricked my phone or is there a way to restart this process so I can successfully root?
Thanks much, and have a happy holiday.
EDIT: This sort of resolved itself, but now I can't get into recovery mode. :/
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Hey everyone.
I was rooting my MyTouch 3g w/3.5mm this morning. I'm following the instructions from here ( http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/11/how-to-root-the-mytouch-1-2-and-fender-mytouch/ ). I had apparently messed up when I was at the restart after flashing sappimg.zip onto the phone and was stuck at the HTC Magic Screen. I restarted my phone by holding down the Reject Call + Volume Down key and told it to flash sappimg.zip onto the phone again so I could redo it correctly. Unfortunately, it's stuck at the "[1] SYSTEM - UNZIPPING" stage. I'm afraid to turn it off because it says to not power off the device.
So, yeah, have I bricked my phone or is there a way to restart this process so I can successfully root?
Thanks much, and have a happy holiday.
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So your flashing the engineering spl for the first time or are you flashing the stock spl back?
Binary100100 said:
So your flashing the engineering spl for the first time or are you flashing the stock spl back?
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I'm flashing the engineering spl onto there for the first time.
It appears that being stuck at the Magic screen is normal according to a different (but similar) guide from the Cyanogen Wiki. Would it irreparably damage my phone if I removed the battery despite it being at the "Unzipping" screen for Sappimg (as I was unzipping sappimg for a second time) and proceeding with CyanogenMod's guide instead?
EDIT: It appears my phone just turned off on it's own (battery probably died). I'm going to try CyanogenMod's instructions and see if that works.
EDIT 2: So, I reflashed it with the sappimg that Cyanogen has on his wiki. So everything was smooth sailing until I got to the Recovery step. I cannot, for the life of me, to get it to boot in recovery mode. I hold HOME+POWER but nothing pops up.
EDIT 3: And it appears as if I've bricked it.
Rhaseo said:
I'm flashing the engineering spl onto there for the first time.
It appears that being stuck at the Magic screen is normal according to a different (but similar) guide from the Cyanogen Wiki. Would it irreparably damage my phone if I removed the battery despite it being at the "Unzipping" screen for Sappimg (as I was unzipping sappimg for a second time) and proceeding with CyanogenMod's guide instead?
EDIT: It appears my phone just turned off on it's own (battery probably died). I'm going to try CyanogenMod's instructions and see if that works.
EDIT 2: So, I reflashed it with the sappimg that Cyanogen has on his wiki. So everything was smooth sailing until I got to the Recovery step. I cannot, for the life of me, to get it to boot in recovery mode. I hold HOME+POWER but nothing pops up.
EDIT 3: And it appears as if I've bricked it.
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Will the rom start? If so, you didn't brick it.
Do you have the Engineering SPL on it? What SPL version do you currently have on there? Remember that if you have the T-Mobile US MyTouch w/3.5mm jack then you MUST have 32B recovery and radio and STOCK (1.33.0013) SPL before flashing a custom rom.
Best way to do it is to flash your custom recovery (I suggest Clockwork Recovery for Mytouch/ION devices) by fastboot.
Afterwards then flash your stock (S-ON) SPL back and then boot to recovery to flash your rom.
REMEMBER!!! YOU DO NOT HAVE A 32a DEVICE! DESPITE WHAT THE SPL SAYS... IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A 32a DEVICE!!! You MUST treat is as a 32b.
Binary100100 said:
Will the rom start? If so, you didn't brick it.
Do you have the Engineering SPL on it? What SPL version do you currently have on there? Remember that if you have the T-Mobile US MyTouch w/3.5mm jack then you MUST have 32B recovery and radio and STOCK (1.33.0013) SPL before flashing a custom rom.
Best way to do it is to flash your custom recovery (I suggest Clockwork Recovery for Mytouch/ION devices) by fastboot.
Afterwards then flash your stock (S-ON) SPL back and then boot to recovery to flash your rom.
REMEMBER!!! YOU DO NOT HAVE A 32a DEVICE! DESPITE WHAT THE SPL SAYS... IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A 32a DEVICE!!! You MUST treat is as a 32b.
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Oh, wow. That explains why I bricked the phone. The Amon_RA Recovery I put on there was 32a... I'm an idiot.
The phone won't start up at all. :/ Looks like I'm out $100 or so.
Thanks for that, though. I was going to give you a "Thanks" but it appears the button has disappeared for me.
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Oh, wow. That explains why I bricked the phone. The Amon_RA Recovery I put on there was 32a... I'm an idiot.
The phone won't start up at all. :/ Looks like I'm out $100 or so.
Thanks for that, though. I was going to give you a "Thanks" but it appears the button has disappeared for me.
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Can you still get into fastboot?
Binary100100 said:
Can you still get into fastboot?
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Nope. It won't turn on at all.
Rhaseo said:
Nope. It won't turn on at all.
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Won't boot, no recovery, no fastboot.
If it looks like a brick, if it sounds like a brick then it's probably...
I have a similar problem. I purchased this phone and it just almost works. It boots into fastboot just fine but not recovery. Here are the specifics as they stand now.
Sapphire unknown 32A ship S-on H
CLD 13
Radio 3.22.20.17
May 8 2009, 21:02:32
I made a good gold card...tried the 2010 spl...still hangs during unzip step of the flash process. Any other ROM and I get a main version older error.
Fastboot info version main 2.53.707.2
cid T-MOB010
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Nice job on probably bricking your phone. You've got the myTouch 1.2 which means you just flashed an incompatible radio. Congratulations!!! I honestly not sure what to tell you. Which sappimg are you trying to use to get the engineering SPL?
Like i said...it was like this when I bought it.
I'm going to try to do a poorman's JTAG...wish me luck.
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wish me luck.
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Good luck! You can do it!
If you have any questions along the way, please don't hesitate to ask.
JTAG did in fact de-brick my MT3G 1.2 (bought from ebay) the first time I tried it. I made the mistake of flashing the stock ROM, so I would get to the "touch the android to begin" screen and couldn't get any further without a data plan. It wasn't until I probably flashed the wrong sappimg in a root attempt that I started experiencing the stuck at unzipping/FAIL-PU/remote signature verify fail problem...
FYI, I tried flashing radio 2.22.28.25 (the one from the OTA) using JTAG and the radata command, and it fixed my USB. I haven't experiemented much beyond that, but I'm planning to try some more things this weekend.
Moderators, I'd like to suggest merging this thread with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773368 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771622 since they all seem to be discussing the same problem.
so im trying to root my sisters mytouch 3g and it was originally 2.2.1 with a "perfect" spl, i used rom manager to flash clockwork mod, that failed and left me with no recovery, so i followed the guide to make a goldcard and was able to get it to the 2005 spl which showed s-off H (its a google branded phone) I was then able to flash clockworkmod recovery I then tried to flash cm6 to the phone and it just sat at the splash screen. I tried 2 other roms as well with the same results. Then i was reading more and it said the 2004 spl was s-off G so i went to flash that, it said flashing complete restart phone through menu to complete i did that and the update screen came up for a second then the screen went black.. Now i cant boot into hboot, recovery, or fastboot. Im thinking the phone is now bricked! Are there any other tricks to try and bring this thing back..I read somewhere about jtagging but could really find much about it. I need to get this thing working asap and dont even understand how this happened.. Ive hacked alot of things and this little phone as been the most confusing and time consuming thing to date. also if it helps it was radio version 3 something. When i try to boot using power and back the splash comes up and if i keep holding after about 4 seconds it reboots again, if i let go a second after the splash screen it just sits at the splash until i pull the battery after a few minutes.
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so im trying to root my sisters mytouch 3g and it was originally 2.2.1 with a "perfect" spl, i used rom manager to flash clockwork mod, that failed and left me with no recovery, so i followed the guide to make a goldcard and was able to get it to the 2005 spl which showed s-off H (its a google branded phone) I was then able to flash clockworkmod recovery I then tried to flash cm6 to the phone and it just sat at the splash screen. I tried 2 other roms as well with the same results. Then i was reading more and it said the 2004 spl was s-off G so i went to flash that, it said flashing complete restart phone through menu to complete i did that and the update screen came up for a second then the screen went black.. Now i cant boot into hboot, recovery, or fastboot. Im thinking the phone is now bricked! Are there any other tricks to try and bring this thing back..I read somewhere about jtagging but could really find much about it. I need to get this thing working asap and dont even understand how this happened.. Ive hacked alot of things and this little phone as been the most confusing and time consuming thing to date. also if it helps it was radio version 3 something. When i try to boot using power and back the splash comes up and if i keep holding after about 4 seconds it reboots again, if i let go a second after the splash screen it just sits at the splash until i pull the battery after a few minutes.
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Its a brick. I'll tell you now that you can find a step by step process on using JTAG in the Wiki, but its not an easy process. Your going to have to have some moderate electronic knowledge plus moderate knowledge of how the phone boots to get it working. Your better bet would be to have it replaced under the warranty or insurance if you have either. If not, your second best bet would be to find someone who already has a working JTAG setup and see if you can get them to help you out.
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dang another mt3g down noobs need to ask for help
here is a link to a jtag tutorial
best of luck
I have a problem with my G1. I've rooted it (with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480 ), and afterwards I had to update SPL (downloaded dangerous SPL from http://code.google.com/p/sapphire-port-dream/downloads/detail?name=spl-signed.zip&can=2&q= ). I've forgotten to update RADIO first, and I am stuck with boot screen.
I cannot use adb, camera+power, recovery (home+power), home+back+power doesn't work either. On boot screen I try to reboot it via send+menu+power, but it doesn't work - the only method is to take out the battery.
Is there any option that I can try to fix it?
I have 1 year more warranty for this phone, so I don't want to lose it.
//I have second G1 working, if that can somehow help in fixing it.
I know it's my fault. But is there anyway I can repair it?
same boat rite now, tried to flash new radio onto my rogers dream last night in order to flash ginger yoshi. after super wiping i then went on to flash the radio and it is now currently stuck at the rogers boot screen not allowing me to enter fastboot or recovery
You cant get into the fastboot? or holding the camera and power?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=576628
guide to swapping g1 motherboard
Hi all, i have a problem with my htc hd2... i was using HyperDroidGBX-v12[GRI54-2.3.3][a2sd+][TytR8.3][INSANE SPEED]. it went great untill yesterday..
Now when power on the phone it seems to don't boot andorid..the android robot still freeze on the screen and it doesn't go forward.
i tried to reflash the rom but also when i launch ClockworkMod Recovery (3.2.0) it launch the ClockworkMod then on the screen it say go go go...but it doesn't go nowhere...
i tryed also to do an hard reset but i can't go in bootloader... it goes directly to the magldr screen.
i tryed to use an sd android rom and it make the same thing...go..go..go! but nothimg happen...
could be i have bricked my htc hd2?
someone can suggest me something to do excepr go and buy anothe phone?
thx to all
Happened to me yesterday. Just run usb flasher in magldr, reflash your partition and clockwork and start again
if you would have bricked it your phone would just do nothing.
if you can go into bootloader and even magldr everything is ok and you can make a freash clean install.
HI, thank you for your reply.
i was able only to reflash ClockworkMod.
i don't know how to reflash the partion if u mean using Recovery_150M i did it and nothing happen
So you reflashed the CWM partition and it still can't go into CWM?
And you're sure that when you hold vol down and then boot up the HD2, it doesn't go into the tri color screen?
Only thing I can offer to get a android build running is to flash say Cotulla's stock rom, or any rom that requires you to flash it through a DAF.exe.
yes... i reflashed CWM and nothing happened...still stocked on go go go! i left it in this way all the night and this morning still on go go go...
yes i'm sure tht when i boot the ophone holding vol down it doesn't go in bootloader
i tryed to star an android sd rom and it doesn't start... i think it is a magldr problem... there is a way to reflash magldr?
i tryed but it say rspl/rspl.cpp missing file...
thx to all
i also try to install a dft rom ([13.FEB.2011][DFT|CWM]AF403 DesireHD stock base 1.5 [/data ext4onSD][Krn:RAFPIGNA1.7]) but it the same...
now instead of the android robot freezed i have the htc green logo on black desktop
I think what you could do is:
Hold the volume down key and turn on the phone.
Then when the tricolor screen appears, flash MAGLDR 1.3 again. Then flash a fresh CWM right after that. Then try.
If still nothing, try a hard reset. if CWM manages to load, then wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik. format ur sd. create a new partition. then try flashing ur rom again.
If still nothing, then flash a stock ROM through DAF.exe; like Cotulla's stock rom.
he says that he can't get into the bootloader.
this is what sounds weird to me when he is able to boot into magldr and cwm but is not able to start the bootloader.
If the phone is powering to the point of seeing the MGLDR and or CWM then is not bricked and you're doing something wrong to not see the tricolored screen. Power down, power back up holding the volume button down and when you see the tricolored bootloader, let go of the volume button, now plug in your USB cable and when you see the USB at the bottom of the screen and the pc connects, flash task29, and redo your MGLDR and CWM partition, and flash rom again.
Some people think that you can brick an hd2 while in android, but you can't! The only way to brick the hd2 is flashing the wrong radio, or messing with the windows bootloader, if you ruin an android build, even messing around in the root folders, all you need is good old task29, and start over.
Sent from my HyperDroidCM7 HD2
thx to all... i confirm tht i cant go in bootloader...
i think is a problem of hot processor so the hd2 stop working...
i have read it in another post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081351&highlight=bootloader
i think i m going to put in the frezzer is my last chance
nothing to do... also putting the hd2 in the freezer...
i really think nand is gone