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Knackered my gf's magic - need some help!

Hi all,
I've been trying to install the amon RA recovery rom on mg gf's magic, but I'm stuck in a loop.
I've got a non perfect SPL loaded which boots into cupcake
Sapphire PVT 32B Ship S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.0009 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-3.22.20.17
However when I try to run fastboot boot recovery.img it restarts and gets stuck on the splash screen.
I've re-made the sd card to be a gold card and I've still got the issue.
I've also tried running fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and I get Infosignature checking... FAILED )remote : signature verify fail).
Can anyone help me sort this?
Many thanks
will

You're using a non-engineering SPL, so all fastboot commands will fail. 1.33.2005 has fastboot enabled and you should be able to flash it from your currect state, however I was on .26i radio when I flashed it so I don't know for certain.
EDIT: Since you're on cupcake you should be able to use flashrec to flash the recovery image, so not engineering SPL required!

Hi Adrian,
thanks so much for replying.
In the meantime I've tried another sappimg and this has taken me to 1.33.2010 which has let me fastboot flash recovery... but when I try to boot into recovery (hold home and restart) all i get is the htc magic spash screen
The other issue is that the rom ive now got is lacking the google tools and therefore market, so i cant get flashrec
Any thoughts?
thx

No problem about missing the market, do "adb install *Drag FlashRec APK here*", that will get it installed.

How long did you hold down home+power to get to recovery? The first time I did it after loading up Amon Ra's 1.7.0 it took me holding them for around 1.5-2 minutes before it finally booted in.

Hiya,
I waited about 5 mins or so
I've now got flashrec installed... looking for what to do next?

Here. Start at step 12 assuming you've already got a recovery image.

Hmm, just tried that and it flashes in an instant (too quick tbh!), so im wondering if this is because its already got the recovery on it from when i did it via fastboot
After restarting and holding home im still getting just the splash screen
Is there a way to view what is on the /recovery/ partition, or is there a reason its not wanting to boot into it?
thx

Which recovery image are you using?

billytkid said:
Hmm, just tried that and it flashes in an instant (too quick tbh!), so im wondering if this is because its already got the recovery on it from when i did it via fastboot
After restarting and holding home im still getting just the splash screen
Is there a way to view what is on the /recovery/ partition, or is there a reason its not wanting to boot into it?
thx
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try
fastboot erase recovery, then reflash recovery

AdrianK said:
try
fastboot erase recovery, then reflash recovery
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He can't complete any fastboot commands since he doesn't have an engineering SPL.

DonJuan692006 said:
He can't complete any fastboot commands since he doesn't have an engineering SPL.
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I did tell him how to get one ;-P

Hopefully it won't come to that. I think he's loading the wrong recovery image.

recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0G.img

Try re-downloading the recovery image from here and try flashing again. If it doesn't work I think your going to have to try going Adrian's route.
Better yet, you can get it from step 5 here for a quicker download.
Also, when you were in FlashRec running the "/sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img" command did you change recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img to match the filename of your recovery image?

I've just managed to update the recovery, but strangely this is using the 32A recovery.. and not 32B.. but I've got a vodafone Magic
So I can now get into recovery and have followed the steps or dangerSPL, followed by cyanogen mod + gapps, but not i cant get it to fully start up and im stuck on splash screen

V confused now.. just checked in hboot and its still showing sapphire pvt 32b eng s-off H
Hboot 1.76.2007
radio 3.22.20.17
looks like the gf's not having a mobile tomorow.. oh dear im in trouble!
any ideas again much appreciated!
thx

Can you run any fastboot commands?

Yes I can now run fastboot commands and use the recovery tool
thx

Hi all,
hope to get some more help, sorry!!
After looking more into this it seems that one of the previous images i put on the 32b phone was a 32a radio... hence the issue with putting on the recovery image for the 32b not working.
So... i downloaded myTouch-radio-2_22_23_02.zip and using the recovery did an update from zip.. now however the phone boots and all i get is a picture of a box with an arrow pointing to an android robot (see attached!)
At this rate its looking like i need to buy a new phone!
cheers all

[help needed]HTC magic PVT 32A: wrong radio (3.22.XX) and SPL (1.76.0008)

The whole story is a little bit long.
I still can access to fastboot. On the RUU screen, I can read the following information:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.76.0008(SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Nov 3 2009, 15:56:29
Here is how it happened. I flashed the radio to 3.22 and run a wrong RUU file (RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Europe_3.05.401.1_test_signed_NoDriver.exe). The problem comes: after unsuccessfully flash the RUU file (as the radio in the RUU is 6.35), the security is turned ON (S-ON). Those RUU files with radio 3.22.XX have different version of SPL from 1.76.XXX. I cannot find a RUU file with SPL 1.76.008 and radio 3.22.XX. Therefore, I cannot use any RUU file to change the situation (I got a goldcard).
The security is turned on and I cannot change the radio, SPL or recovery in fastboot (cannot pass the infoSignature checking).
Now I still can access to fastboot (such as fastboot devices).
I don't know why I cannot use fastboot to boot a recovery (fastboot boot recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0H.img). I was able to send the recovery img to the device. But the booting of recovery takes for ever.
I can only enter fastboot mode now using any combination of buttons.
Please give your comment and help to solve this.
Thank you very much!

htchd2sg said:
The whole story is a little bit long.
I still can access to fastboot. On the RUU screen, I can read the following information:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.76.0008(SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Nov 3 2009, 15:56:29
Here is how it happened. I flashed the radio to 3.22 and run a wrong RUU file (RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Europe_3.05.401.1_test_signed_NoDriver.exe). The problem comes: after unsuccessfully flash the RUU file (as the radio in the RUU is 6.35), the security is turned ON (S-ON). Those RUU files with radio 3.22.XX have different version of SPL from 1.76.XXX. I cannot find a RUU file with SPL 1.76.008 and radio 3.22.XX. Therefore, I cannot use any RUU file to change the situation (I got a goldcard).
The security is turned on and I cannot change the radio, SPL or recovery in fastboot (cannot pass the infoSignature checking).
Now I still can access to fastboot (such as fastboot devices).
I don't know why I cannot use fastboot to boot a recovery (fastboot boot recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0H.img). I was able to send the recovery img to the device. But the booting of recovery takes for ever.
I can only enter fastboot mode now using any combination of buttons.
Please give your comment and help to solve this.
Thank you very much!
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Many of this was answered, search the forum.
Here is the thing you have wrong spl radio combination,you have perfected spl. You can do a fastboot boot xxxxxx.img and enter recovery. Then you must flash eng spl 1.33.2010.And you will be unbricked

Thank you for the reply.
I tried fastboot recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0H.img. But after the sending of the image is over, it will stay in booting for ever. I don't understand why I cannot boot the recovery.

htchd2sg said:
Thank you for the reply.
I tried fastboot recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0H.img. But after the sending of the image is over, it will stay in booting for ever. I don't understand why I cannot boot the recovery.
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You cant boot that recovery try the one hero recovery Ra-magic1.6.2H smthing recovery

I downloaded the 1.6.2 recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4549551&postcount=1
But I still cannot boot the recovery(I can send the recovery)

htchd2sg said:
I downloaded the 1.6.2 recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4549551&postcount=1
But I still cannot boot the recovery(I can send the recovery)
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Hmm did you try the sappimg.nbh to restore your magic???

Updated: I tried to use sappimg.nbh in fastboot mode. However, it responses that the main version is older. This is because I have run the RUU (RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Europe_3.05.401.1_test_signed_No Driver.exe), whose main version is 3.05 while the sappimg.nbh is older than this number.
Now I can access fastboot and the hboot, but not the recovery. Of course, I cannot boot the android OS either. Is there a method to root just in the fastboot mode? I have the security turned on (S-ON)?
Anyone got suggestion? Thanks!

Can anyone help on this? really get frustrated

htchd2sg said:
Updated: I tried to use sappimg.nbh in fastboot mode. However, it responses that the main version is older. This is because I have run the RUU (RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Europe_3.05.401.1_test_signed_No Driver.exe), whose main version is 3.05 while the sappimg.nbh is older than this number.
Now I can access fastboot and the hboot, but not the recovery. Of course, I cannot boot the android OS either. Is there a method to root just in the fastboot mode? I have the security turned on (S-ON)?
Anyone got suggestion? Thanks!
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You need to create a goldcard www.theunlockr.com at How to's and then use sappimg.nbh

I got gold card already. . Thank you!

Do you solve this? I got the exactly problem with you =(

I actually had this same issue months ago and nothing worked. Unfortunately I ended up getting another phone.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

r3v4N said:
I actually had this same issue months ago and nothing worked. Unfortunately I ended up getting another phone.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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What a bad news =( I had sent this phone to repair, but all of their experts cannot fix as well.

That's lame.... did you try the unroot process?
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

You could try unbricking by flashing the Rogers or Brazilian Android 2.1 RUU. The main version is newer and a goldcard should make it work.
Please make sure your battery is full and that you have a PROPER GOLDCARD!!! Otherwise this will most likely fail.
I've uploaded the sappimg to http://www.multiupload.com/WO0S35S53S
Rename it to sappimg.zip, copy it to the root of your SD card and boot into fastboot (vol-down and power). That SHOULD fix your phone. Then again, it could also brick it even worse, but what do you have left to lose?

After loaded sappimg, it checking sappimg, then went back to HBOOT. Nothing happened. I've tried to recreate my gold card, no luck with it =(

[Q] Phone will not boot up

I hate to do this but I this is my last resort to getting my phone back working. I currently can not get pass splash screen. Phone was already rooted running cm7 and I wanted to go back to one of my old nandroid so I flashed CW 2.5.1.2. It was working fine but was running slow so I did a data format and wipe cache and ever since then it will not boot up. I am getting a E:Cant' mount CACHE:recovery/command and log message when recovery loads up.
I can get into fastboot and recovery fine but I cant seem to flash any of my nandroids anymore. I have about 5 of them and none work. I can't flash any roms either. It seems as if my root may be gone because when Im in adb shell and run su it does not give me root and I cannot mount any systems in recovery. I tried everything from trying to flash to stock through hboot and even flashing new recovery in fastboot but that did not work since I do not have ENG HBOOT. Tried rerooting and unrooting it again but I always have to go into that /data/local but I am never able to gain access. I do still have S-OFF but that seems to be about it. Oh yeah and I cant even do a wipe data/factory reset. Says E:format_root device: can't find mmc partition.
So if someone knows anything else I could try to get this resolve that would be cool.

Ok lets start don't panic all is not lost yet you can still have root with S-OFF and have access fastboot and recovery. I am not sure why you reverted back to older CWMR2.5.1.2 as if you had CWMR3.0.0.6 you could have done it without fastboot but makes no diff now.
First go try "fastboot erase system -w" and then boot in to recovery and do full factory wipe and then flash as you normally would do.

BlackSHELF said:
Ok lets start don't panic all is not lost yet you can still have root with S-OFF and have access fastboot and recovery. I am not sure why you reverted back to older CWMR2.5.1.2 as if you had CWMR3.0.0.6 you could have done it without fastboot but makes no diff now.
First go try "fastboot erase system -w" and then boot in to recovery and do full factory wipe and then flash as you normally would do.
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I reverted back to that one thinking that it would enable me to flash a none cm7 rom.
Here is what I got. From my understanding I am getting this because I do not have ENG HBOOT but please correct me if Im wrong
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>fastboot erase system -w
erasing 'system'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.020s

Hmmm I just reread your OP and you saying you somehow lost root trying to unroot and reroot, so I am not sure about the current status.
NOMRAL CASE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=516463&d=1297577207
^ download that and unzip it and get the recovery.img for 3.0.0.6 and try "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" as that would do if not try the below.
EXTREME CASE:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/caa....140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155771_signed.zip
File: PD15IMG_Glacier_TMOUS_1.17.531.2_Radio_12.28b.60.1 40e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155771_signed.zip
MD5: 49D07F0EE7DE1765A6A84CB12FA53110
Size: 312 MB
^ go download the file and then rename it from "PD15IMG_Glacier_TMOUS_1.17.531.2_Radio_12.28b.60. 140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155771_signed.zip" to "PD15IMG.zip" (make sure its not PD15IMG.zip.zip) and put it in root of your SDCard. Go in to bootloader and follow the instructions. This will get you to stock rom/radio from there you can redo all your stuff.

BlackSHELF said:
Hmmm I just reread your OP and you saying you somehow lost root trying to unroot and reroot, so I am not sure about the current status.
NOMRAL CASE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=516463&d=1297577207
^ download that and unzip it and get the recovery.img for 3.0.0.6 and try "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" as that would do if not try the below.
EXTREME CASE:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/caa....140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155771_signed.zip
File: PD15IMG_Glacier_TMOUS_1.17.531.2_Radio_12.28b.60.1 40e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155771_signed.zip
MD5: 49D07F0EE7DE1765A6A84CB12FA53110
Size: 312 MB
^ go download the file and then rename it from "PD15IMG_Glacier_TMOUS_1.17.531.2_Radio_12.28b.60. 140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155771_signed.zip" to "PD15IMG.zip" (make sure its not PD15IMG.zip.zip) and put it in root of your SDCard. Go in to bootloader and follow the instructions. This will get you to stock rom/radio from there you can redo all your stuff.
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C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
sending 'recovery' (3426 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.159s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.180s
The other file did not work either. It had "Fail-PU" for all the files it tried to flash

Did you try the PD15IMG.zip from bootloader? Download it make sure its not corrupted that is why I provided you with md5 hash to verify. Then put the file in root of your sdcard and then boot in to bootloader, it will scan it and follow the instruction to revert back to original.

BlackSHELF said:
Did you try the PD15IMG.zip from bootloader? Download it make sure its not corrupted that is why I provided you with md5 hash to verify. Then put the file in root of your sdcard and then boot in to bootloader, it will scan it and follow the instruction to revert back to original.
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Yes I just verified it and it is not corrupt. Thats the way I did it and came up fail-pu

lilterro said:
Yes I just verified it and it is not corrupt. Thats the way I did it and came up fail-pu
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Hmmm never seen or heard of that I am taking fail pu means failed partition update. What does your HBOOT ver say on the screen? I am not sure what happened but seems like it soft-brick ATM still not sure how you lost root. Hopefully someone who has little more knowledge can shed some light.

BlackSHELF said:
Hmmm never seen or heard of that I am taking fail pu means failed partition update. What does your HBOOT ver say on the screen? I am not sure what happened but seems like it soft-brick ATM still not sure how you lost root. Hopefully someone who has little more knowledge can shed some light.
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Ok thanks anyway. I am normally able to wok my out of alot of these issues that come up with flashing but this one got me stumped to.
HBOOT-0.86.0000

perm-brick no fix
lilterro said:
Ok thanks anyway. I am normally able to wok my out of alot of these issues that come up with flashing but this one got me stumped to.
HBOOT-0.86.0000
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I am having the very same problem i am very good at fixing my mistakes but this one is impossible i get that same fail-pu but only difference is mine is s-on and it was never rooted only temp-root i was trying to perm-root and that's when it crashed will not boot up any more and i can't boot into recovery because it never been rooted and i don't know how to do ( C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img ) looks like something for the pc and i tried factory reset it will just freeze with the 3 androids skating i go to fastboot and i see bootloader, reboot, reboot bootloader and power down but those did nothing i even offered $100 through paypal to the first person how fixes it but it's an impossible task so there is a full brick out there people say its not but i see different.
perm-brick no fix

Downgrade to 2.2.1 problem

Following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
I'm having trouble on the final downgrading step. I've followed all other instructions and everything is working great until I try to reboot into the bootloader and downgrade. When I get into the bootloader and press the power button it takes me to the HBOOT screen and freezes. I tried doing the fastboot method also and it transfers the zip, but then is stuck at the "writing 'zip'..."
md5 matches for the PD15IMG.zip
Any ideas?
Also on the HBOOT screen the top 2 line say:
"GLACIER PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.89.0006"

No ideas on this? I also tried it over again using Ubuntu and no luck

i'm having trouble changing the version number =/. sorry to thread jack

S-OFF means your phone was already rooted, and you don't need to do anything. Look in Developers section, find a thread for re-rooting S-OFF device, it contains PD15IMG with only recovery in it. Flash it.

I'm not sure which thread the PD15IMG with recovery is in. Do you know the title or have a link to it?
Also, why would flashing the PD15IMG w/ recovery not make HBOOT freeze like flashing a completely stock PD15IMG does? If it is actually S-OFF shouldn't it accept the stock 2.2.1 PD15IMG anyways?
EDIT: nevermind, I'm guessing I should be using the PD15IMG from this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200147
I tried using one of those and HBOOT still freezes as soon as I get to it

Yes, that's the one.
I don't know why you get the freezing - it shouldn't be freezing anyway, stock or not.

Jack_R1 said:
Yes, that's the one.
I don't know why you get the freezing - it shouldn't be freezing anyway, stock or not.
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Yeah, I'm at a loss as to what to do now. Everything requires using hboot to flash and that's not working

Use another SD card.
Format it in Windows.
Put recovery PD15IMG.ZIP on it.
Attempt flashing in bootloader.
If it doesn't work:
Extract recovery.img from the PD15IMG.ZIP that you downloaded.
Set up fastboot.
Change your bootloader to fastboot mode (select FASTBOOT with power button).
Verify that you see your phone by running "fastboot devices" from command prompt.
Flash recovery by executing "fastboot flash recovery your_extracted_recovery_image.img".

Tried using another SD card and I finally got it working. I can't believe I didn't think to try that lol. Thank you so much.

Jack_R1 said:
S-OFF means your phone was already rooted, and you don't need to do anything. Look in Developers section, find a thread for re-rooting S-OFF device, it contains PD15IMG with only recovery in it. Flash it.
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Tried manual downgrade could not load image in hboot said was wrong img.
Tried fastboot downgrade stuck htc screen cmd reads can't load stockrom. Now it could be I have the wrong file named stockrom. of the PD15IMG file.I could unlock my bootloader either following htcdev.com i get this message and another one
Please Help me this is Driving me Nuts!!!
FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
finished. total time: 0.021s
C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>
GLACIER PVT SHIP S-On
HBOOT-0.89.0006

commandersafi said:
Following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
I'm having trouble on the final downgrading step. I've followed all other instructions and everything is working great until I try to reboot into the bootloader and downgrade. When I get into the bootloader and press the power button it takes me to the HBOOT screen and freezes. I tried doing the fastboot method also and it transfers the zip, but then is stuck at the "writing 'zip'..."
md5 matches for the PD15IMG.zip
Any ideas?
Also on the HBOOT screen the top 2 line say:
"GLACIER PVT SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.89.0006"
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I have wanted to downgrade my mytouch 4g to stock rom , when I flash it it's stuck at "sending "zip" <319593 KB>..." what to do next?
I have used methot "Fastboot Downgrade"
following error says ; FAILED <data transfer failure <too many links>
FAILED <satatus read failed <too many links>>
Thanks

What is newest boot and radio and which partition do I flash in twrp

Any help is appreciated

Which partition does radio go in? Boot vendor system or other and newest boot loader I'm assuming goes in boot partition. I'm on 89D and can't find any flashable zips only .img

bossofindy said:
Which partition does radio go in? Boot vendor system or other and newest boot loader I'm assuming goes in boot partition. I'm on 89D and can't find any flashable zips only .img
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Whoa, man, slow down! Probably shouldn't be messing with these things if you don't know what you're doing, you're gonna brick your phone. Bootloader doesn't go in the boot partition, it goes in the bootloader partition. Radio goes in the radio partition. You don't flash any of these things with recovery anyway, you flash them with fastboot. Look at my guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928

Thanks I got it all figured out via fastboot but now I get an error at startup saying there is an internal error with my device please contact manufacturer for details

bossofindy said:
Thanks I got it all figured out via fastboot but now I get an error at startup saying there is an internal error with my device please contact manufacturer for details
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It's impossible to help you without all of the details.

Thanks for the help I got it all figured out I flashed the 29 vendor over 89D that's when I got internal error. I then I upgraded bootloader and radio via fastboot then flashed pure nexus all is running good now