Searched & not found a solution...Sorry if this is in wrong thread.
I have a MT3G 1.2 (32A) --> Stock ROM, just rooted it.
Trying to install CyanogenMod ROM --> I boot into recovery mode and get the big Triangle with the yellow exclamation point above the image of a phone.
I am new to android development/hacking, and have read a lot, but can't seem to figure out what this issue is.
I can pull the battery & reboot no problem, and can boot into fastboot no problem. This ROM apparently has to be done via recovery mode, which I'm still trying to figure out, hence my issue.
I've found some awesome step-by-step instructions on how to root & do other things, but I seem to get a bit confused when trying to follow the step-by-steps of installing a custom ROM....even following: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.ph...anogenMod_5+ The issue for me is when am I entering data on the phone & when am I doing it on my PC TO the phone via shell, etc.
Any help ... a link to a tutorial I've missed or explanation as to why I'm getting the jacked icon on my phone would be greatly appreciated.
HBOOT: 1.33.0013
CPLD 13
Radio 2.22.23.02
Currently stock 1.6 ROM
DYING to get updated stuff....missing the Exchange sync of my HD2 (btw, anyone want to buy a perfectly good HD2 with cracked screen? touch still works, etc.)
tbonezx11 said:
Searched & not found a solution...Sorry if this is in wrong thread.
I have a MT3G 1.2 (32A) --> Stock ROM, just rooted it.
Trying to install CyanogenMod ROM --> I boot into recovery mode and get the big Triangle with the yellow exclamation point above the image of a phone.
I am new to android development/hacking, and have read a lot, but can't seem to figure out what this issue is.
I can pull the battery & reboot no problem, and can boot into fastboot no problem. This ROM apparently has to be done via recovery mode, which I'm still trying to figure out, hence my issue.
I've found some awesome step-by-step instructions on how to root & do other things, but I seem to get a bit confused when trying to follow the step-by-steps of installing a custom ROM....even following: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.ph...anogenMod_5+ The issue for me is when am I entering data on the phone & when am I doing it on my PC TO the phone via shell, etc.
Any help ... a link to a tutorial I've missed or explanation as to why I'm getting the jacked icon on my phone would be greatly appreciated.
HBOOT: 1.33.0013
CPLD 13
Radio 2.22.23.02
Currently stock 1.6 ROM
DYING to get updated stuff....missing the Exchange sync of my HD2 (btw, anyone want to buy a perfectly good HD2 with cracked screen? touch still works, etc.)
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First... wrong section. Your post belongs in General because it's not Development related.
Second... you just need to flash a custom recovery. Use Amon_Ra's 1.7.0G or ClockworkMod recovery for Google devices.
By the way... I want to make this clear. You do NOT have a 32A phone! You have a 32B. Even though it says 32A, the only thing that it 32A is the amount of memory. You need 32B kernels, radios, roms, etc.
Thanks Bin...sorry for wrong section...
Question: So how on earth would I know I don't have the 32A & need to use 32B ROMs, etc.
This is the Tmobile MT3G with 3.5 mm jack (not fender edition)...When I power up with the vol down, it EVEN SAYS "Sapphire PVT 32A Ship S-On G
By that theory, I should be able to just use the Tmobile update that came out for the 32B, right? Everything I've read says that's NOT the case. Please help me understand this before I go bricking my phone by flashing wrong combo of stuff...
Thanks!
tbonezx11 said:
Thanks Bin...sorry for wrong section...
Question: So how on earth would I know I don't have the 32A & need to use 32B ROMs, etc.
This is the Tmobile MT3G with 3.5 mm jack (not fender edition)...When I power up with the vol down, it EVEN SAYS "Sapphire PVT 32A Ship S-On G
By that theory, I should be able to just use the Tmobile update that came out for the 32B, right? Everything I've read says that's NOT the case. Please help me understand this before I go bricking my phone by flashing wrong combo of stuff...
Thanks!
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Nope... probably not. Because the normal 32B device have a different memory map and different drivers (touch screen and headphone jack) the OTA for 32B devices may not work either. Also our devices have twice as much RAM that is only available in kernels that are built specifically for 32A devices that use 32B radios. The only device like that is the one you're using. Otherwise if you use a 32B rom that isn't built specifically for your type of device you only get half of the ram. Hey, you have the same device as I do.... and I bought it (via upgrade) when it came out. Now I have to wait another 12+ months before I can do another upgrade. Obviously, I regret doing it. You have two options, flash a custom rom from the G1 section, or unroot and wait for the official OTA. Unfortunately I have lost interest in this device and am waiting to either purchase the MyTouch 4G or the Nexus S at full price when the prices drop a little. Until then, like you, I'm stuck.
Thanks again Bin! Yeah, I got this phone off ebay for $100 last month after dropping my HD2 - I don't qualify for an upgrade until end of February -- I'm hoping something really fun is announced at CES in a couple weeks. I love the nexus S, but am not getting a phone that doesn't support HSPA+ !!! Same reason I wouldn't get the HD7 -- maybe the rumors will be true & we'll get the dual-core LG Optimus 2X !!!! THat's a sweet lil piece of hardware.
Anyway, back to this phone...alright so you're telling me that none of the 32A ROMS will work on this phone either? THat might explain why I've been having trouble installing custom ROMs - I am rooted & have ClockWorkMod's recovery.
I tried flashing the newest cyanogenmod ROM (update-cm-6.1.0=DS-signened.zip and the kernel but it didn't work & I tried the 2.2.1_Frg83D-32a.zip ROM too...both locked up & I had to recover...
Not asking you what ROM I should install, but which ones have worked & you like? Are you saying the G1 ROMs will work on this phone/battery, etc.?
Or should I switch the SPL/Radio combo that my phone says it has to install other 32A ROMs? I'm really confused now.
Thanks for your help!!!
WOW, I didn't WIPE before I installed the ROM...that solved my problem...now time to play with my new phone toys....thanks again for your help!!!
tbonezx11 said:
Thanks again Bin! Yeah, I got this phone off ebay for $100 last month after dropping my HD2 - I don't qualify for an upgrade until end of February -- I'm hoping something really fun is announced at CES in a couple weeks. I love the nexus S, but am not getting a phone that doesn't support HSPA+ !!! Same reason I wouldn't get the HD7 -- maybe the rumors will be true & we'll get the dual-core LG Optimus 2X !!!! THat's a sweet lil piece of hardware.
Anyway, back to this phone...alright so you're telling me that none of the 32A ROMS will work on this phone either? THat might explain why I've been having trouble installing custom ROMs - I am rooted & have ClockWorkMod's recovery.
I tried flashing the newest cyanogenmod ROM (update-cm-6.1.0=DS-signened.zip and the kernel but it didn't work & I tried the 2.2.1_Frg83D-32a.zip ROM too...both locked up & I had to recover...
Not asking you what ROM I should install, but which ones have worked & you like? Are you saying the G1 ROMs will work on this phone/battery, etc.?
Or should I switch the SPL/Radio combo that my phone says it has to install other 32A ROMs? I'm really confused now.
Thanks for your help!!!
WOW, I didn't WIPE before I installed the ROM...that solved my problem...now time to play with my new phone toys....thanks again for your help!!!
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No problem. Just stick with 32B roms and don't bother changing your radio or spl. Too much work for little (if any) accomplishment.
If you want to flash CM6.1, be careful of what you do to the radios / spl... you need a specific version of these to be compatible with CM (unless you start looking at specialized kernels...)
I think the CM wiki mentions which versions are compatible....
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i have a mytouch, 32b magic, with the "perfect spl".
i have downgraded and installed amon ra's 1.3.? recovery, i believe all i need to do is install the enganeering(however you spell it) spl but i can't download from rapidshare as i'm a free user and it keeps saying try later. i don't have money to become a premium user, is there anyone out there with the spl that doesn't mind sending it to me via email?? valefour611.at.aol.com
this would be greatly appreciated.
one last thing, i don't know how to check if i have root access... the steps i've mentioned are all i've done, is there something i'm missing other than installing the ENG spl before i attempt to flash a rom???
i came from a G1 that i downgraded and rooted with the whole typing "telnetd" and what not... it was reflashed over and over without any problems... installed the danger spl and redone everything when cyanogen released the "bare bones" roms so please don't talk smack about searching and all that junk because i am posting this as my last resort. been working on the mytouch for hours and got the downgrade and recovery from searching but now i'm just stuck without the proper spl.
any help is greatly appreciated, thanx.
sounds good man... lol
anywho, i don't really know what i did but powering on with the "back" button held down gave me these readings:
HBOOT - 1.33.2005
CPLD - 10
RADIO - 2.22.19.26I
does that mean i'm good to go and will be able to flash roms now??
i was looking for roms and the sapphire forums are hella clutered... what's a good rom to flash??? i like the cyanogen roms but don't know which one to try or where to find them as it seems he doesn't post how to flash his roms to 32b users on here(???). any rom will do, just need a name of one that isn't laggy.
thanx again.
yeah, thanx for all the help guys.
i got everything working flashed the latest cyanogen rom. ^_^
OK so I've been doing my research and figured out what I wanted to flash my Magic with. Before I get into that though, for reference - here is my version info:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.0009 SAPP50000
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
May 8 2009,21:02:32
Now, I am planning to use the following recovery:
[Recovery] [32A & 32B] [08-Dec-2009] RA-sapphire-v1.5.1
And flash the following rom:
[ROM][32A][Nov07] MyHero 2.0.5 with Official SenceUI on HTC Kernel 2.6.27
As far as I can tell I won't need to install a different SPL?
These are the steps I am planning to take:
Backup all my apps and APN details
Use fastboot to boot the recovery rom
Make a backup of my current rom
Wipe data
Copy new rom to SD and flash it
This list seems almost too simple though, I feel like I am forgetting something.. can anyone with more experience than me (I am a complete rookie) please check this and let me know if I'm missing something?
Also, any hints and/or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Come on... anyone?
Of the 78 views is there really no one with any input? Really I'm just looking for some simple feedback.. if all I said seems correct to you, please let me know. I am holding off flashing my phone for the first time to be sure that I got all the details right.
Thanks so much for who ever takes their time to respond.
Looks OK for me.
The only thing i can't remember when a exactly i copied the update.zip file.
For the rest, it's ok. No need the SPL. I've got the same rom.
You can go for it, the procedure you describe is OK. Too simple? Sure it is but who said it wasn't?
My only advice would be to prefer Magic GyD over MyHero but it's a matter of taste, I guess (also Redglasses seems to have left the building while GyD is still active... we can therefore still get answers to our questions and even bugfixes if needed)
Happy flashing and as said before there's no real need to change your SPL yet, both mentioned ROMs will flash and work fine using this one.
Thanks for your replies guys, I flashed it yesterday and everything worked fine
swissp, any convincing reasons to switch to "GyD" ? I assume it also runs Android 1.5?
Yes, all fully working SenseUI ROMs run on 1.5
I have no really convincing reason to tell you to switch but I'm using Magic GyD because I feel, after trying MyHero, CaSense and GyD, that it's the "closest to bugfree" custom SenseUI ROM available for 32A. The devs will probably stop there because 2.0 is coming and these ROMs will keep their pros and cons. It's unlikely that MyHero 2.xx will ever get its Market bug fixed, for example. Case also said he will probably not develop his ROM further.
I really hope they can get the camera working with 2.0 soon because that's the only reason I'm staying away from it at the moment.
I gotta say, I've been using MyHero for a full day now and I haven't run into a single bug yet. I do have to terminate all background apps once I start to run +/- 5 or more but that's not a big deal imo.
My only complaint is that it isn't runnin on 1.6
I'm not new to this I've flased a lot of G1s
Trying to flash the Magic I have I'm running into serious problems tho
I got it rooted no problem
The problem is only certain roms will even work
For instance if I flash cyanogen newest mod (After first flashing defanged and not rebooting first, yes I don't need my hand held on every step, I THINK I'm going it right it's not working) anyways after I flash it it fires up but I cannot "touch the droid" the touch screen simply does not work
This happens on almost all the roms I try
There are 3 that DO work though, it's not hardware, when I flash back to any of these 3 the touch screen starts working so I don't think it can be hardware problem
RA-IONv1.6.3G.zip
dwang-v1.10.zip
jacheroski2.2b.zip
These 3 Rom install no problem
The problem is Ra-Ion and Dwang the widgets don't work, they won't update at all
And the Jacheroski has problems moving icons and widgets (Yes I know this is prob because it's hero)
The point is I can't get a stable rom where the widgets AND the touch screen work correctly
And I've tried a few of them, Cyanogen and Xrom Eclair both I can't touch the android
Can anyone help me get a correct rom that the widgets work on? Prefferable 1.6 or higher, I don't need the newest best rom, just a stable rom where it's rooted and the widgets work
I did some google searches about not being abel to touch the android but it only showed me the fender edition and the new one with the 3.5mm jack which is not what I have
My fastboot screen says this to save a question
Sapphire pvt 32b ship s-on g
Hboot-1.33.0006 (SAPP300000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
May 27 2009, 19:0641
Thanks for advance for any help on this
sonicpuke said:
I'm not new to this I've flased a lot of G1s
Trying to flash the Magic I have I'm running into serious problems tho
I got it rooted no problem
The problem is only certain roms will even work
For instance if I flash cyanogen newest mod (After first flashing defanged and not rebooting first, yes I don't need my hand held on every step, I THINK I'm going it right it's not working) anyways after I flash it it fires up but I cannot "touch the droid" the touch screen simply does not work
This happens on almost all the roms I try
There are 3 that DO work though, it's not hardware, when I flash back to any of these 3 the touch screen starts working so I don't think it can be hardware problem
RA-IONv1.6.3G.zip
dwang-v1.10.zip
jacheroski2.2b.zip
These 3 Rom install no problem
The problem is Ra-Ion and Dwang the widgets don't work, they won't update at all
And the Jacheroski has problems moving icons and widgets (Yes I know this is prob because it's hero)
The point is I can't get a stable rom where the widgets AND the touch screen work correctly
And I've tried a few of them, Cyanogen and Xrom Eclair both I can't touch the android
Can anyone help me get a correct rom that the widgets work on? Prefferable 1.6 or higher, I don't need the newest best rom, just a stable rom where it's rooted and the widgets work
I did some google searches about not being abel to touch the android but it only showed me the fender edition and the new one with the 3.5mm jack which is not what I have
My fastboot screen says this to save a question
Sapphire pvt 32b ship s-on g
Hboot-1.33.0006 (SAPP300000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
May 27 2009, 19:0641
Thanks for advance for any help on this
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Try Super D 1.9.3. Very stable, very fast. I wouldn't use any other ROM, personally. Sounds like you are having conflicts. Are you performing a full wipe before flashing over new roms? Silly suggestion, but it always seems to fix the problems. Also, what recovery are you using?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=613809
sombionix said:
Try Super D 1.9.3. Very stable, very fast. I wouldn't use any other ROM, personally. Sounds like you are having conflicts. Are you performing a full wipe before flashing over new roms? Silly suggestion, but it always seems to fix the problems. Also, what recovery are you using?
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I'll try it
Yes I always wipe all 3 partitions before each flash
I believe it's amanra 1.6.2 it's the newest one I could find
It's real weird, when I flash a one of those 3 roms the touch screen starts working every time, then stops any time I flash others
I have the same exact issue with latest Cyanogen. See: hxxp://forum.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?/topic/1945-problem-black-screen-hang-after-android-load-screen/
Do older ones work? I confirm that RA-IONv1.6.3G.zip works. My widgets (power, calendar, search) work just fine.
Have you tried Super D 1.9.3? Curious.
HGP
Another thread states that changes in screen/digitizer may be an issue. Makes sense since mine aren't the originals. You?
hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=637793
It's because a rom has to be ported in a certain way in order for the touch screen to work. Search for Fender roms. The Fender and mt3g with 3.5mm headset jack are the same thing. It's not the same hardware as the original mt3g, and HTC has not yet released all the goodies that the devs need to work with and make new roms.
ganns1980 said:
It's because a rom has to be ported in a certain way in order for the touch screen to work. Search for Fender roms. The Fender and mt3g with 3.5mm headset jack are the same thing. It's not the same hardware as the original mt3g, and HTC has not yet released all the goodies that the devs need to work with and make new roms.
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But he doesn't have the fender or 1.2 mt3g...
EDIT: nvrmnd
sonicpuke said:
I did some google searches about not being abel to touch the android but it only showed me the fender edition and the new one with the 3.5mm jack which is not what I have
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KAwAtA said:
But he doesn't have the fender or 1.2 mt3g...
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Oops, my mistake. The 3.5 jack version was the only one I'd heard about with the touchscreen not working.
cyanogenmod [dot] com/home/cyanogenmod-6-0-0-rc1
forum.xda-developers [dot] com/showthread.php?t=722801
Ive had my HTC Magic (Rogers with HTC sense and 32A) for just over a month now and ive been really looking forward to hacking my phone and putting all those nice custom roms.
But the thing is, i cant seem to get a proper understanding of what the heck i do first. Ive been searching for a while and all i seem to find are guides for already experienced users. All the "easy to read" guides are out dated and seem to be for the other magics and not the Rogers one for HTC sense.
So since hte new CM6 Froyo rom is out for the magic, i figured ill actually make a topic this time and try to figure out what to do. If anyone can offer me some help, it would be greatly appreciated!
My phone info:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.76.0010 (SAPP50000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-6.35.10.18
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I'm in the exact same boat here, I've got a Rogers Magic with the same radio + SPL.
From what I've gathered, this guide seems to be what applies most closely to us: wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream/Magic32A_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod#6.35.x_Radios
(sorry as new user it won't let me post a real link )
I would love to get Froyo on my phone too, as waiting for Rogers to release updates is proving to be very frustrating (and surely they will be polluted with garbage Rogers "apps" anyway).
I've still got just over 2 years left on my contract and can not really afford to brick my phone, so anything I try I'll have to be pretty confident that it should work :S. Let me know if you find anything further zoltrix, I'll be sure to do the same!
|Black_BoX| said:
I'm in the exact same boat here, I've got a Rogers Magic with the same radio + SPL.
From what I've gathered, this guide seems to be what applies most closely to us: wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream/Magic32A_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod#6.35.x_Radios
(sorry as new user it won't let me post a real link )
I would love to get Froyo on my phone too, as waiting for Rogers to release updates is proving to be very frustrating (and surely they will be polluted with garbage Rogers "apps" anyway).
I've still got just over 2 years left on my contract and can not really afford to brick my phone, so anything I try I'll have to be pretty confident that it should work :S. Let me know if you find anything further zoltrix, I'll be sure to do the same!
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Hmm, well that looks alright. Im sure its a lot harder than it seems. Ill give it a go once some advanced android users can confirm that's what we need to do.
Thanks for the link!
Alright well i tried to setup adb which led me here:
www [dot] mydigitallife [dot] info/2009/08/24/workaround-for-htc-hero-sync-problem-in-windows-7/
now i tried playing around with HTC sync, and now my phone does nothing once connected via usb to my laptop.
I get no notification telling me i need to mount my sd card. I tried different cords, different ports and different computers. Tried fooling around with the settings on my phone and i still get nothing.
What did i do?!
Same boat as the guys above. I have experience in rooting the g1 but this mytouch 3g uses different radios and spl's from what I'm used to and I wanna make sure I upgrade it correctly and not brick the phone. If someone could just post a quick step by step that on how to upgrade to CM6 it would be much appreciated! BTW I have already rooted the device and managed to get CM 5.0.8 up and running but after I flashed CM6 the device just sits on the Mytouch screen.
My Devices is:
Sapphire PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0006(SAPP30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
Thanks for your help
For the guys with the Rogers 32A's...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=627384&highlight=Rogers
To the dude with the MyTouch.....sorry.
And this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=713878
nice links. which should i lookat first? the ones posted by black_box or the ones posted by tbrummell?
Also, anyone know why my phone wont promt me to mount the sd card when i plug it into my computer anymore?
i was thinking about doing a factory wipe incase i messed up a setting, but i dont know how to back up my data!
zoltrix, I got mine rooted and a 2.2 ROM up and running!
Essentially I followed this guide: rootyourmagic32a.blogspot.com/2010/04/root-htc-magic.html
Is it pretty much identical to the steps in the "6.35" section of the guide I posted in my earlier post (except it continues further to revert radio down, which I didn't want to do with the ROM I chose.)
The toughest parts for me really were getting the goldcard created (the process itself wasn't difficult, but it didn't work properly until the 3rd SD card I tried using), and getting HTC Sync to connect properly while try to run the RUU update.
I chose the FroyoRider 0.6 ROM - everything seems to be working pretty well except the is no support for the camera/video recording, hopefully that will come in a later version.
Just figured I'd let you know since we've got identical phones and it can be hard to find relevant information on these forums without digging around for hours. If you have any questions/problems let me know I'll answer the best I can.
alright man, good to hear!
ill def do it as soon as i get my replacement phone
my usb port only charges and refuses to transfer data..
woo, i got my replacement.
i'll probably try to root it this weekend
Just a question, but is a Nandroid backup the same idea as an OS image on a computer? Once you restore the image/backup its back to how it was befor any changes?
And can i make a nandroid backup before rooting anything or installing a new rom?
Yes, Nandroid is similar to taking a snapshot image of a pc with Ghost or Acronis, or something similar.
Here is a new procedure to root, looks damn simple too:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_Rogers_Dream_911_Patched
No, you cannot take a Nandroid image until you have the custom recovery installed. And once you do that your phone is wiped and the original OS is gone.
tbrummell said:
Yes, Nandroid is similar to taking a snapshot image of a pc with Ghost or Acronis, or something similar.
Here is a new procedure to root, looks damn simple too:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_Rogers_Dream_911_Patched
No, you cannot take a Nandroid image until you have the custom recovery installed. And once you do that your phone is wiped and the original OS is gone.
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Wow i was literally just bout to use the goldcard method. I made the card and anything.
Ill follow that. Thanks! Also, now that i have the goldcard made, i can still use it as a normal SD card right? OR should i reformat it first?
I'd reformat it first.
Cool
Also, can you someone look over that wiki link and confirm its correct for a ROGERS Magic? Im reading about it and comparing to the Blogspot tutorial and they use two differnt eng spl's?
EDIT: It also has a part telling me to "COnfirm i have the 3.x radio" when in fact, all Roger's magic's have 6.x
SO i posted the same question in the topic about the new hacking method and this is the response i got:
ezterry said:
Good thing the process is for the DREAM not the magic.. because otherwise I'd be doing something really risky installing a 1.33.* SPL with the 6.x radio..
If you want to root the magic either use the signed leaked rom with a gold card like every one else:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5526163&postcount=1
Or be a dare devil and risk the Magic (w/ 6.x radio) version of the exploid hack:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7340733&postcount=306
(In theory it will get root.. the question is did I miss something in the process having not used a rogers magic myself.
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So, do NOT do that if you are using hte Magic because it is for the Dream. Instead use hte gold card.
Now i have to redo my goldcard!
I posted this in Development by way of ignorance. so I am posting in the correct section this time. hopefully someone will take pity on me.
Hey guys. sorry if this has been asked before, but im just needing a little clarification. i just rooted my MT3G 1.2 and loaded CM6 stable ROM from Cyanogenmod's site. it is a great ROM, but im looking around for a vanilla 2.2 or 2.1 ROM and don't really know much about compatibility compared to other MT3G phones.
How am i supposed to know what ROMs on this site work for MT3G 1.2 and which ones don't?
The devs include supported radios in their ROM thread. They'll also usually have it listed in the thread title. I will warn you that there aren't many.
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App
DonJuan692006 said:
The devs include supported radios in their ROM thread. They'll also usually have it listed in the thread title. I will warn you that there aren't many.
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App
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thanks for the info. at the moment my radio says 2.22.23.02 so i dont really know what ROM works with it when i only usually see 3.22 and 6.35... sorry. im just really ignorant when it comes to flashing.
They'll say myTouch 1.2 specifically. The 2.22 radio is normally a 32B radio but that's where the 1.2 is unique. It uses a 32B radio with a 32A board. Worse case scenerio that I've seen so far if you flash a ROM that isn't compatible is that you'll either start booting and it'll never finish, the touchscreen wont work, or you get thrown into a boot loop. All 3 are fixes by flashing a compatible ROM. I tried CM 6 and was unsatisfied with the performance so I downgraded to CM 5.0.8 and its worked pretty well for me for about 3 months now. Whatever you do, do not try flashing a different radio or SPL as you'll most likely end up with an expensive paperweight.
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DonJuan692006 said:
They'll say myTouch 1.2 specifically. The 2.22 radio is normally a 32B radio but that's where the 1.2 is unique. It uses a 32B radio with a 32A board. Worse case scenerio that I've seen so far if you flash a ROM that isn't compatible is that you'll either start booting and it'll never finish, the touchscreen wont work, or you get thrown into a boot loop. All 3 are fixes by flashing a compatible ROM. I tried CM 6 and was unsatisfied with the performance so I downgraded to CM 5.0.8 and its worked pretty well for me for about 3 months now. Whatever you do, do not try flashing a different radio or SPL as you'll most likely end up with an expensive paperweight.
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thank you very much for the info. at this moment, i am re-installing cm6 to see if it fixes a problem im having with Google Listen. if it does not, i already have cm5.0.8 on my sd card ready to be installed. i will keep an eye out for any new ROMs that work with this phone.
I really do want to try the Rogers 2.1 ROM thats out there right now, but im very scared of loading it without confirmation that it will work.
Rom Bible
Check the Rom Bible,
It has a list of the roms that have been used on our devices. I have used Chromatic, CM and Complete Eclair. As far as vanilla goes, try just flashing the fender stock rom and re-root with the Universal Androot application. This may be vanilla enough for you. I did that and it was too vanilla and settled on Chromatic 4.5. Although I am anxiously waiting for either Cyanogen or Chromer to get the Nexus One update loaded in. Good luck buddy it's rough out there for us MT3g1.2 guys. Oh, Dont use any Rogers rom's this will diffently mess with your phone. I was lucky enough just to experience boot loop but come to find out it could have easily been bricked.
Edit: by the way, I have been having trouble with the Rom Manager when it comes to flashing roms. I use Rom Manager for the back ups and restores. But when it comes to flashing a new rom use the RA Recovery 1.0.7G it works all the time. Otherwise you will get a Status 7 installation aborted.
MyTouch 3G 1.2, Black
T-Mobile
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G
SPL: 1.33.0013
Recovery: Amon Ra 1.7.0G
ROM: Cyanogen 6.0.0-DS
Rom Manager for backup only
Set CPU 576 MHz
JIt On
Swap 32MB
Comp On
mistere372002 said:
Check the Rom Bible,
It has a list of the roms that have been used on our devices. I have used Chromatic, CM and Complete Eclair. As far as vanilla goes, try just flashing the fender stock rom and re-root with the Universal Androot application. This may be vanilla enough for you. I did that and it was too vanilla and settled on Chromatic 4.5. Although I am anxiously waiting for either Cyanogen or Chromer to get the Nexus One update loaded in. Good luck buddy it's rough out there for us MT3g1.2 guys. Oh, Dont use any Rogers rom's this will diffently mess with your phone. I was lucky enough just to experience boot loop but come to find out it could have easily been bricked.
Edit: by the way, I have been having trouble with the Rom Manager when it comes to flashing roms. I use Rom Manager for the back ups and restores. But when it comes to flashing a new rom use the RA Recovery 1.0.7G it works all the time. Otherwise you will get a Status 7 installation aborted.
MyTouch 3G 1.2, Black
T-Mobile
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G
SPL: 1.33.0013
Recovery: Amon Ra 1.7.0G
ROM: Cyanogen 6.0.0-DS
Rom Manager for backup only
Set CPU 576 MHz
JIt On
Swap 32MB
Comp On
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thanks a lot for that advise. i did have a fender mytouch that bricked from goldcard error. i do agree that it was too vanilla for any real use. i just personally am getting a little tired of ADW. when you have something good for too long, it gets boring, but i by no means dislike it and will use any ROMs that have it. I will be checking on Chormatic right now to see what its like.
also, i always go into recovery for installing ROMs now. I usually also use Nandroid from the ClockWorkMod recovery to backup
DonJuan692006 said:
They'll say myTouch 1.2 specifically. The 2.22 radio is normally a 32B radio but that's where the 1.2 is unique. It uses a 32B radio with a 32A board. Worse case scenerio that I've seen so far if you flash a ROM that isn't compatible is that you'll either start booting and it'll never finish, the touchscreen wont work, or you get thrown into a boot loop. All 3 are fixes by flashing a compatible ROM. I tried CM 6 and was unsatisfied with the performance so I downgraded to CM 5.0.8 and its worked pretty well for me for about 3 months now. Whatever you do, do not try flashing a different radio or SPL as you'll most likely end up with an expensive paperweight.
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Thx you just answered my question lol - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788247
i though these phones were suppossed to have 288mb ram same as the hero ? in setcpu mine says 195mb ! ? :-(
Which ROM: Cyanogen 6.0.0-DS did you use 32a or 32b
mistere372002 said:
Check the Rom Bible,
It has a list of the roms that have been used on our devices. I have used Chromatic, CM and Complete Eclair. As far as vanilla goes, try just flashing the fender stock rom and re-root with the Universal Androot application. This may be vanilla enough for you. I did that and it was too vanilla and settled on Chromatic 4.5. Although I am anxiously waiting for either Cyanogen or Chromer to get the Nexus One update loaded in. Good luck buddy it's rough out there for us MT3g1.2 guys. Oh, Dont use any Rogers rom's this will diffently mess with your phone. I was lucky enough just to experience boot loop but come to find out it could have easily been bricked.
Edit: by the way, I have been having trouble with the Rom Manager when it comes to flashing roms. I use Rom Manager for the back ups and restores. But when it comes to flashing a new rom use the RA Recovery 1.0.7G it works all the time. Otherwise you will get a Status 7 installation aborted.
MyTouch 3G 1.2, Black
T-Mobile
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G
SPL: 1.33.0013
Recovery: Amon Ra 1.7.0G
ROM: Cyanogen 6.0.0-DS
Rom Manager for backup only
Set CPU 576 MHz
JIt On
Swap 32MB
Comp On
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So did you use the AMON Recovery so that you could get the 32a Cyanogen ROM? I ask this because when I use the ROM Manager user interface and use the "HTC/Magic(GSM)" recovery then my MyTouch 3G 1.2 will not boot into recovery mode at all but I can download 32A ROMS. However when I use the "ION/MyTouch 32(GSM)" recovery manager I can boot into recovery and I can download 32B ROMS. However the only ROM Manager ROMs I can downolad via the user interface are 32B ROMs. Clearly I have a 32A phone so I can run 32B ROMs but I believe it will not use all of my memory so I am going to try and manually load 32A ROM HTC/Magic(GSM) while running the the 32B recovery ION/MyTouch 32(GSM). I am however wondering if your running the AMON Recovery so that you could load the Cyanogen 6.0.0-DS 32A or if you are running the Cyanogen 6.0.0-DS 32B.
beastiezee said:
So did you use the AMON Recovery so that you could get the 32a Cyanogen ROM? I ask this because when I use the ROM Manager user interface and use the "HTC/Magic(GSM)" recovery then my MyTouch 3G 1.2 will not boot into recovery mode at all but I can download 32A ROMS. However when I use the "ION/MyTouch 32(GSM)" recovery manager I can boot into recovery and I can download 32B ROMS. However the only ROM Manager ROMs I can downolad via the user interface are 32B ROMs. Clearly I have a 32A phone so I can run 32B ROMs but I believe it will not use all of my memory so I am going to try and manually load 32A ROM HTC/Magic(GSM) while running the the 32B recovery ION/MyTouch 32(GSM). I am however wondering if your running the AMON Recovery so that you could load the Cyanogen 6.0.0-DS 32A or if you are running the Cyanogen 6.0.0-DS 32B.
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See my fourth post. You can't run any ROM's that are specifically for 32A or 32B phones. The myTouch 1.2 is a hybrid and can only run ROM's specifically made for it. You don't have to use ROM Manager to download new ROM's. You can go to www.cyanogenmod.com, register for an account, and then go to their forum to download CM 6.0.0-DS and GApps. Take those two files and copy them to the root of your SD card, then load up recovery and flash from there. You'll also need to do a full wipe, but I'll let you do the research on that.
P.S. - CM 6.0.0-DS is for both 32A and 32B phones as well as the 1.2. The only difference is that the 32A phones need the EBI1 kernel flashed with everything else. For the 32B/1.2 you only need to install CM 6.0.0-DS and the Google Apps .zip.
DonJuan692006 said:
See my fourth post. You can't run any ROM's that are specifically for 32A or 32B phones. The myTouch 1.2 is a hybrid and can only run ROM's specifically made for it.
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By what I've experienced, that's not necessarily true, I've flashed (specifically) 32B ROMs from the G1 section that have run great, such as a Sense ROM, CaNNon Eclair (does NOT say "MyTouch 1.2 support" in either thread).
What I'm trying to say is that its kind of a trial-and-error thing, if you see a ROM for the MyTouch3G or G1 that looks cool, make a Nandroid Backup, then flash it. If it doesnt work, so be it, if it does, SWEET!
Note my sig, i have a MyTouch 1.2
Is there a port of Froyd by villianrom team for Sapphire, LE 1.2 yet ?? Really really really would be sooooo great if someone could port that awsome rom
still looking for any ROMs that are confirmed for 1.2
checked the ROM bible, but its a little difficult to see which actually works this phone with all the radio numbers in each title.
Supported Roms
If you go to CyanogenMod's website, and look for the HTC Magic forum, it lists all supported roms for our MyTouch3G 1.2 phones. I am currently using CM6 and have no problems with it.
i just checked the pinned ROM bible again. apparently i was looking at a different post with the same title, the one pinned does have 1.2 version ROMs
im using CR_Slide2G1_v1 at the moment. some things dont work, but all-in-all, its a great copy of the MyTouch Slide OS. even the sense clock works perfectly.