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magic keep restart and restart!!!HELP!!!

my HTC magic after full factory default become restart and restart!!!
this is video i captured http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt4wscSFFBA
this is my rom version
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0004 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
Apr 9 2009,23:30:40

That's not factory default, you've tried flashing a hero ROM and it appears to be stuck in a boot loop. Have you tried letting it run like that for about 15 minutes?

you can do two things, wipe the ext filesystem and reflash, or flash another rom and you will be fine.

not too understand with the flashing tutorial..got any link for dummies??
thx for helping...

if you have amon_ras recovery, turn your phone off and hold the home key, and press the power button, holding home key until phone turns on. go to option "Wipe" > "Wipe SD:ext filesystem" reboot, and see if that works.
not sure if you have cyanogens recovery... i haven't seen it in a while.

this is only if you have one of the latest amon ra recovery...
alright lol people if she wipes the phone and then doesnt re apply rom then she wont get anywhere it will still do the same thing, lol. so turn phone off>turn on to recovery home and power>select wipe>select all the options you have to wipe>go to main menu of recovery screen>then go to partition>then select repair sd>then convert to 3, 4 after three if you want too>then flash the rom you want on there reboot and you will be fine

but my microSD is formated..isit got effect from starting??

mt3g said:
this is only if you have one of the latest amon ra recovery...
alright lol people if she wipes the phone and then doesnt re apply rom then she wont get anywhere it will still do the same thing, lol. so turn phone off>turn on to recovery home and power>select wipe>select all the options you have to wipe>go to main menu of recovery screen>then go to partition>then select repair sd>then convert to 3, 4 after three if you want too>then flash the rom you want on there reboot and you will be fine
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sorry. :X i've just always read all it takes is to wipe the ext partition, didn't know you had to reflash the rom.
and i still think its that, were not saying do a factory reset, just wipe the ext partition... but then again with that if i remember correctly it would give me a bug where all the apps in the market that i had would still have the "open" and "unistall" option, but it was greyed out making me have to wipe anyways, so you're probably right.
but also, ext partitions are not really needed on the mytouch (don't know about hero roms i personally never used one in my life) as it has way more internal storage space for apps and that's all they are they're useful for if i remember correctly.
and here's a good guide for flashing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=579328

but i flash the phone then 1 step i got prob is this:-
FORMAT SD CARD
From the home screen press Menu->Settings->SD card & phone storage->Un-mount SD card.
Once it is un-mounted press ->Format SD card.
Once it is formatted & has re-mounted go back to the home screen and press Menu->Settings->Applications->make sure 'Unknown sources' is checked
my phone also cant boot into menu, how to do this step.
then how to check either my rom is 1.5 or 1.6 version???

[Q] My HTC myTouch keeps rebooting,freezing,no touch?

Ok first off I am new to all of this. This Is my first android smartphone It's a T-Mobile MyTouch 3g. I just bought It off eBay and If I can't fix It then I am out some money PLEASE HELP!!
Have done some reading but can't seem to fix what's going on with this phone . I got It off eBay and the seller said It had problems with the touch screen every so often but other wise worked great In every other way but that Is so so far from the truth.
When you first turn It on It will boot up to the sim pin screen. I have gotten the touch screen to respond long enough to enter my pin once. It will freeze and reboot over and over. The track ball will work once In a while along with the home and back buttons.
I know It's running Superfly TCBY Froyo ROM and I think thats were all the problems are because It does work right every so often so I have been trying to unroot It and put It back to factory rom and settings and start fresh with the hopes that It will fix the problems but the problem now Is when I go into recovery to flash It or make any kinds of changes, It will freeze and reset. I can't even get the recovery menu to work long enough to do anything. Can someone please explain how I can get this phone back to original.
PLEASE HELP

We need your fastboot information. Turn the phone on holding back+power and post the info you see here.

Fast boot info
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
fastboot

Search the forums for "unroot mytouch 1.2" and that'll get you straightened out.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk

OK well I did a search and have been doing alot of reading and I managed to get It to load a Generic MyTouch Rom w/Root because when I try to unroot to SAPPIMG Sapphire T-Mobile US 2.10.531.4 release i keep getting main version older update failed so I read to go to a Generic MyTouch Rom w/Root and try again from here
"theunlockr.com/2010/04/26/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-the-htc-mytouch-3g"
Still same problem main version older update failed. I can't create a Goldcard to try the Goldcard method because I don't have access to the phone to enable USB debugging. I can't do much with the phone because of the freezing.
I can get Into fastboot and hboot but It still freezes. So I know It's not bricked but touch Is still not working. can load the phone up but pretty much becomes a good paper weigh after a few minutes on. The buttons will not responded, no touch, no access to to anything Inside the phone.
What can I do? Is this phone worthless? Can It be fixed? I feel like I just bought a expensive paper weigh.
As I said before I am hoping that If I can get It back to original settings and rom that It will stop freezing, stop rebooting and the touch, buttons, and system will work right.. What do you think Is causing all of these problems?? No touch, Freezing, rebooting?? How can I get It back to being unrooted and running the original software/rom PLEASE HELP.....

If you have access to recovery you can flash an engineering SPL and the just flash the stock sappimg again and it'll work. I can link ya in a minute.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk

I just flashed Engineering SPL 1.33.2005 after doing some research. waiting for It to format cache after flash and reboot. hope this works?
Fast boot info now
sapphire unknown 32a eng s-off h
hboot-1.33.2005 (sapp31000)
cpld-13
radio-2.22.23.02
apr 20 2009,15:30:43
Tried to flash original sappimg got this
Parsing...[SD ZIP]
[1] BOOTLOADER - OK
[2] RADIO V2 - OK
[3] SPLASH1 - OK
[4] RECOVERY - OK
[5] BOOT - OK
[6] SYSTEM - Fail-PU
[7] USERDATA - Fail-PU
Partition update fail!
Update Fail!
now It has went back to
Fast boot info
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
when i flash the recovery and boot it just goes to the green mytouch splash screen and does nothing.. if i try to boot into recovery manually with power and home it goes to the black screen with the exclamation triangle and a phone...

I can still get Into HBOOT and FASTBOOT but I can not get Into the recovery menu and the phone will not load pass the MyTouch 3g screen.
How can I flash a new recovery img via hboot?
[What I "know"]
My understanding is that I have a Shipment SPL aka "Perfect SPL" with Security on which means I cannot use fastboot.
I also get a "Main version is older. Update failed" when I try to down grade and unroot.
[My Goal]
I want to change my SPL to a engineering one, unroot and get back to stock.

Your going to need to make a goldcard, which means you will need a phone that runs Android. Any phone running Android will work. You can use the guide from here to make it. You'll only need the other phone for Part III steps 1-5 from that guide. Once you get the goldcard made, put this file on it, boot into hboot and flash like you did the other sappimg. That will get you the engineering SPL. Then from fastboot, run this command:
Code:
fastboot erase system
Then, put this SAPPIMG on your regular SD card (or you can replace the other sappimg on your goldcard) and flash it from hboot. Hopefully something in the system partition is corrupted and the wipe will fix it so that the sappimg can write the new system properly.

First off THANK YOU DonJuan692006 for all of your help.. I would love to make a gold card because I think that would solve all of my problems but I don't have access to another phone that runs Android that's why I have not tried that yet. I have no way to make a gold card. I have extra SD Cards but no other phone that runs Android to complete It and my phone will not allow me to do any of that at this point. What else can I do?? Is there any other way to make a gold card?

I will have access to another phone that runs Android In a few days but until then I am stuck.

I have now made a gold card, got the engineering spl Installed and then tried to Install the other file and It gets stuck on system unzipping while updating and then reboots. what can I do now???

Were you able to do the fastboot erase system before trying the second sappimg?
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No I was not able to do that. I have done alot of reading over the last few weeks and I still don't understand how to enter commands In fastboot. So thats why it didn't work?

That was kind of the point in flashing the engineering SPL. All you do is download the AndroidSDK kit. Extract it to somewhere you can find it. Inside of that folder will be a folder called Tools with the fastboot.exe. So you just open a command prompt from there and do the command in my other post.
So, if you were to extract AndroidSDK to the root of your C: drive (as I did), you would simply open a command prompt window by typing "cmd" in either the run box on Windows XP or the "Search" box in Windows Vista and 7, and then type
Code:
cd C:\AndroidSDK\Tools\
Alternatively, if your using Windows Vista or Windows 7, you can navigate in Windows Explorer to the Tools folder and launch a command prompt directly from that folder by holding Shift and right-clicking. There will be an extra option in the menu "Open command window here". Make sure that you don't right click on a file, right-click somewhere in the a blank are in the folder.
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Ok, I understand. I have AndroidSDK Installed. Needed It to make the goldcard. I understand how to do It know. Thanks again for all your help. I will try again the right way and get back.

[SOLVED] [Q] HELP!! MT4G Possibly Bricked?!

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I reset my device and I flashed a new theme (BluMagic) this afternoon. After it boots, I see the bootanimation - but after that I get to a constant set of FORCE CLOSE (Process Google Services Framework is not responding - %1$s running). I press the "%1$s running" button, over and over again and it will not get past that in order for me to proceed with setting up the device (Touch the android to begin)
I have tried to reset the phone using the PG15IMG.zip through HBOOT - NOTHING!
I try using ClockWorkMod to recover... and none of the commands work either. whenever I select anything from the ClockWorkMod screen, I get the clockworkmod Logo (Hat and circular arrow) and that's it. No option to select anything... (no...no... no... Yes....No...etc)
I am at a loss. I have searched the forums, but I have nothing. (or maybe my search commands aren't what I need to be searching?!) I have tried multiple SD cards to see if I had corrupted it - all to no avail.
Information about the CURRENT Phone status:
Glacier PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT - 0.86.0000
MICROP-0429
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC - boot
ROM: CM7.0.3
Clockworkmod: 3.2.0.4 (flashed through ROM manager)
Rooted: Gfree method
Please help... I don't know what else to do?!

"can't mount recovery" error?
Use correct PD15IMG and see if it either solves the issue or causes Fail-PU error.
If the 2nd is the case - then no hope. Otherwise you're just not doing it correctly.

Thanks for your response. I get the "no image or wrong image" I don't see Fail-PU anywhere

[Q] Main version older! Update fail!

Disclaimer: I have searched and searched, but found nothing that works.
Mytouch 3g, google branded.
Rooted about a year ago. Installed CM5(I think it was 5). Got greedy and messed it up. Tried to go back to stock. Failed. Bought a Vibrant. Put the mytouch in a drawer. Trying to get it to work again. Here is the problem(s):
The recovery installed was a vodafone. It booted up fine, but when on the welcome screen where it says "touch the android to begin" the phone would not recognize the fact that I was actually touching the screen. Track ball worked fine, but since it actually wanted me to touch the screen it was a no go.
Today while trying to fix the phone and trying to flash all kinds of recovery images I would get the "Main version is older! Update fail!" message. I finally found one (the 2.53.707.2_-_sappimg.zip) that would actually get past the update fail.
The phone now boots up to the main home screen. But it still does not recognize the fact that I am actually touching the screen. The only way I can navigate anything is by using the track ball.
When I click on the "dialer", "contacts", or "call log" icons I get the message:
"Sorry. The process android.process.acore has stopped...blah blah blah"
Does anyone have any ideas?
I have a gold card.

Download my fastboot commander from my signature and provide here all device info.
Just don't flash anything until i say so... you have been warned.

I have a similar problem.
Device info:
SAPPHIRE PVY 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.0010 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Jun 2 2009, 17:28:28
Initially the device wouldn't boot up at all. I managed to flash an RRU and get Android to boot the phone but now the problem is the SDCARD isn't recognized, every time the device boots up it says SD CARD is ready to be removed. I found a command to fix the sdcard bit from the cyanogen mod forums even though I am not running it (I know) remote boot is not allowed on my phone so I can't even use that. Tried to flash the Engineering SPL 2.53.707.2_-_sappimg using a gold card but it pops up stating:
Main Version is older!
Update Fail!
Please help!
[EDIT]
Also, fastboot getvar version-main gives out the following:
version-main: 2.56.494.7
I understand that my version is higher. Is there a way I could modify it? or the sappimg to think otherwise?
[EDIT]
Cheers!
[UPDATE]
I have managed to root using one click method and now have busybox and su.
I have also managed to flash amon_ra recovery without sd card (well obviously since SD card isn't working for me). Recovery doesn't see the sd card either sadly.
[/UPDATE]

[TUTORIAL] S-OFF guide for the complete Hero newbie...

I know its an old phone now, but my friend gave me this one to update, and it took a while for me to figure it out (used to my Evo 3D)... so ive put this together to help anyone wishing to S-OFF and can't work it out...
*** This is for GSM ONLY. Don't try it if your not sure or you'll brick your phone ***
This is what I did to get S-OFF...
Download Modaco's SPL HBoot 1.76.2007 and move it to your SD Card.
Download Clockworkmod Recovery 2.5.0.7, rename it to " recovery.img " and move it to your SD Card.
Download UniversalAndroot and move it to your SD Card.
Download ES File Explorer from the market (or any other file explorer).
Download Android Terminal Emulator from the market.
Enable installing from SD Card.. (Settings -> Applications -> tick Unknown Sources)
Open ES File Explorer and install Universal Androot.
Run it and press Root ...
It should say.. "Woot ! Your device is rooted !" ... close the program.
Open Android Terminal Emulator, and type " su " . Press enter.
Allow SuperUser access.
Type " flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img " and press enter.
It should just show a $ sign on a new line.
Power off your phone, remove and replace your battery and press and hold the Home button while pressing Power.
Your phone will load into Clockworkmod Recovery.
Select " install zip from sdcard ", then " choose zip from sdcard ". Select " update-hero-hboot-1.76.2007-signed.zip ". Press Back, Back and " reboot system now ".
Leave the phone to update HBoot. Do not interrupt it. (It restarts a few times)
Once done, the phone will restart and load as normal. Check the HBoot version by going into HBoot again (turn off, hold Volume - and Power) and it will hopefully show S-OFF, Hboot 1.76.2007. Job done.

Great guide, very simplistic and understandable. Thanks for this!
Sent from my HTC Hero using xda premium

Yeah, it was nice, now I just need a reason to get S-OFF

Greeting...
Since i have Rooted my Hero and Flashing ROM, I never knew we can/must do S-OFF.
I'm a bit curious...is it necessary S-OFF for Hero? Any advantages?
From my little understanding it just to make control of our Hero's partition.
Correct me if I'm wrong.

S-On (Security-On) - is HTC's final resort for locking certain parts of the phone.
With S-On, the NAND section of your phone is locked and will fail to install software (and sometimes gain root access) depending on which ROM and phone your using. On some phones (not sure about Hero) you have to install a separate boot image with fastboot to let you install a custom, non HTC ROM, as it isn't from a signed HTC source.
With S-Off (Security-Off), you have full write access to all partitions on your phone, can gain permanent root, and all ROMs / boot / radios / recoverys should install successfully.
It doesn't appear that most Hero users need S-Off to allow you to install custom ROMs, but as I wanted to update the radio version, I chose to.

my hero has a hboot with s-on, and i can update radio images. If u want, i can upload the hboot i have..

I have given the Hero back to my friend now after updating...
Things have changed between the Hero and Evo 3D, but when I use something, I want to have full control on what I can do, not to be forced into not been able to do or access certain things.
Although, I can understand why HTC implemented Hboot Security, careless use with S-Off (flashing wrong images or disconnecting too early) - and you will brick your phone.

thanks this guide works perfect for my htc hero

I think I'm lucky, then...
I have a GSM HTC Hero bought back in 2009 and just recently heard this S-OFF issue.
Only recently I checked and my boot loader is in S-ON state.
However, I never had a problem installing whatever I wanted on it.
In fact, the phone was rooted a few days after buying it and it remains rooted as of now! I even had to re-install the official HTC 1.6 firmware because I installed a non-compatible recovery ROM...
I wonder if any of this has to do with the fact that I purchased it without a SIM lock...

Working great! Even if you are on 2.1 use the 1.5/1.6 option in androot. otherwise rooting will not work. (even though it says "Woot blabla")

Hi im getting flash_image not found in the emulator am stuck please help.

can i just ask what might be a noob question about this whole process...
once this phone is rooted and has s-off will this open it up to putting any network sim card in it? i do have an old htc hero but it's currently locked to t mobile uk as it's an old contract phone.
thanks in advance..

S-OFF allows you to execute certain commands and gain access to the NAND partition of the phone.
In order to unlock your phone, you must buy an unlock code somewhere (I've heard them being about 5€, correct me if I'm wrong).

Thanks for the explanation. Appreciated.
To be honest I'm a bit surprised that there's not a way to remove the sim lock through another method. Having played around with unlocking my sensation and flashing cyanogenmod it just seems like there's nothing you can't do with these phones these days..!
Thanks again..
Sent from my HTC Sensation

So was I when I had to unlock my first LG years ago.
"unlocking by unlock codes is the safe way to unlock.." source
There are many topics about unlocking a T-Mobile Hero for free, but with no success. However I only found a topic about unlocking an Orange one.

Can I S-OFF using this if i rooted installed CWM and flashed CM9 already ?

I'm having the 'flash_image not found' problem too.

outrage_uk said:
Download Modaco's SPL HBoot 1.76.2007 and move it to your SD Card.
Power off your phone, remove and replace your battery and press and hold the Home button while pressing Power.
Your phone will load into Clockworkmod Recovery.
Select " install zip from sdcard ", then " choose zip from sdcard ". Select " update-hero-hboot-1.76.2007-signed.zip ". Press Back, Back and " reboot system now ".
Leave the phone to update HBoot. Do not interrupt it. (It restarts a few times)
Once done, the phone will restart and load as normal. Check the HBoot version by going into HBoot again (turn off, hold Volume - and Power) and it will hopefully show S-OFF, Hboot 1.76.2007. Job done.
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I tried this on my HERO GSM which has S-ON but after doing this process it still has S-ON it doesnt turn to S-OFF?

I sucessfully S-OFFed with this, thanks mondaco

kemoba said:
I sucessfully S-OFFed with this, thanks mondaco
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I tried it again, but still S-ON?
I put hboot image on sd card, removed battery, put it back, went into recovery RA1.7xx, flashed hboot zip file.
It did few things and asked me to confirm it with "HOME + BACK" button, which I did, then again it did few things and then booted into recovery, showed as if its finished and showed me a last command Formatting Cache.... though it was stuck there for atleast 2 min so switched off the phone, went back in bootloader, it still showed S-ON?
I downloaded file from modaco as well, both files are same, modaco's and the one mentioned above... I checked MD5.
What am I doing wrong?