So I decided to try and breathe some life into my wife's MyTouch 3g by rooting and installing cyanogenmod. I use to have a G1 with cyanogen but have been using a Samsung Vibrant for awhile. Anyway, I started by going to cyanogenmod.com and it pointed me to this wiki to get started:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=TMobile_myTouch_3G:_Rooting
I wasn't thinking clearly and should have come to XDA first, because that guide had me downgrade to 1.5 in the process of trying to root. I'm now to the point where I need to install Amon Ra's recovery instead of the Cyanogen 1.4 recovery I have on there now, but I can't get the phone to go into USB Debugging mode so I can use ADB. Even if I have the USB Debugging box checked it won't display USB debugging mode enabled in the notification bar when I plug the phone into the PC via USB. I thought I would just download Rom Manager and see if that could be my cure-all, but it won't even show up in the market because I'm on stupid 1.5! I wish I could start over with her phone on stock 2.1. Anyone have and ideas? I would greatly appreciate some help.
Here is what her fastboot screen says right now:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B ENG S-OFF H
HBOOT-1.33.2005 (SAPP30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.261
Apr 20, 2009, 15:20:43
Here is her About Phone info:
Firmware Version: 1.5
Baseband version: 62.50s.20.17U_2.22.19.26I
Kernel version: 2.6.27-00394-gc6c6056 [email protected] #1
Build number: COC10
Figures, I finally give up and ask for help and I managed to flash Amon Ra recovery via fastboot!
Yeah, was about to say. Glad you got it straightened out.
I tried flashing the latest 2.22.23 radio from amon ra recovery and got an error during flashing. Is that step necessary or can I move on to flashing Cyanogenmod? I'm not sure which verison of Cyanogen I should go for if I'm coming from stock 1.5.
I personally would recommend 5.0.8, but that's only because 6.1 ran like crap for me. You shouldn't need the new radio, but if you still want to upgrade I would suggest going with the 2.22.28.25 radio and 1.33.0013d SPL since it'll give you more usable RAM. The 1.33.0013d SPL will lock you out of running fastboot commands, but you shouldn't really need them.
Since your already familiar with fastboot, this should be pretty easy. Just download this file and unzip it to the AndroidSDK "Tools" folder. Then open the command prompt from there and type:
Code:
fastboot flash radio radio-2.22.27.08.img
fastboot flash hboot hboot-1.33.0013d.img
fastboot flash recovery *name of recovery*.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Just replace the *name of recovery*.img with whatever you used before and yes you do need to reflash the recovery after replacing the SPL/radio.
Thanks a bunch for your advice. I already flashed cyanogen 6.1 and tiny google apps before I read your response. Everything seems to be running pretty great except for one big issue; the screen now has a weird greenish tint. I'm going to search the forums and see if anyone else had this issue. My current radio and spl seem to be doing fine, but I might flash the ones you recommended in a little while after I get the screen issue fixed.
boomer13 said:
Thanks a bunch for your advice. I already flashed cyanogen 6.1 and tiny google apps before I read your response. Everything seems to be running pretty great except for one big issue; the screen now has a weird greenish tint. I'm going to search the forums and see if anyone else had this issue. My current radio and spl seem to be doing fine, but I might flash the ones you recommended in a little while after I get the screen issue fixed.
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The screen issue is because of the kernel. You just need to flash a new one. If you search the forums for the kernel corner, you'll find links to the popular kernel devs. Just grab one of their's for the 32B and flash it from recovery.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk
Well I flashed the radio and spl you linked to and now I get stuck in a boot loop. I guess I need to somehow push a new kernel to the phone and install it.
Put this kernel on your SD card, boot into recovery, and flash it.
I mounted the phone through recovery and put this kernel on it: http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/11548-cm61-2708port-for-new-radiospl/
and it worked with no green tint. Thanks again for your help!
I'm pretty sure that's the same kernel I linked, lol. Glad you got it worked out.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk
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Okay I'm lost, weary of trying things as I'm not 100% clear on alot of this stuff.
Here's what I did, I recently had tmo replace my original mt3g, sadly the replacement gave the version is older or whatever message. I've gone through the steps and now I'm stuck at the boot up splash screen. I'll post what i've done so far, hopefully someone can identify whats gone wrong and steer me
Ok I followed the instructions here:
h~p://theunlockr.com/2009/08/14/how-to-root-your-mytouch-3g/
h~p://theunlockr.com/2010/03/10/how-to-create-a-goldcard/
h~p://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/
That worked, the phone was rooted and booting.
I then installed the the AMON_RA recovery img and I've tried both flavors
recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0H.img
recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0G.img
I forget at this point, but I think the G didn't work for me, but i have H working.
From there I began following the instructions on cynogen mod to install...
h~p://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/394-cyanogenmod-5-for-dreammagic-mean-lean-pastry-machine-v508-06192010/
h~p://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/278-installation-support-line-cyanogenmod-5-for-dreammagic/
h~p://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_HTC_Magic_%2832B%29
I booted the the recovery, wiped everything, installed the cm base, then gapps and powered down and powered on, stuck at splash...
I've tried a few variances and just to make sure, i went back to recovery and installed the Rom-RAv1.1.0H-signed-update.zip again to make sure it was working. It booted right up.
Ok so here is my phones info from the vol down + power hboot menu
sapphire pvt 32b eng s-off h
hboot-1.33.2005(sapp30000)
radio-3.22.20.17
apr 20 2009,15:30:43
I'm not sure of what else to include, my minds melted at this point.
It was so easy to root my old mt3g, this new model just makes me feel like an idiot.
*edit* Here is the info from my phones settings>about with the Rom-RAv1.1.0H-signed-update.zip loaded
Model: Ion
Firmware 1.5
Baseband 62.525.20.18h_3.22.20.17
kernel 2.6.27-cb85e129
[email protected] #3
Build #
cr843
Hmm
Did you root your phone using the MyTouch Rooting guide? Or the MyTouch 1.2 (has 3.5 mm headphone jack) guide? From what it sounds like you got the updated model of the MT3G.
If you used the Rooting guide for the old model and you have the new one, you will have issues. Heres the link:
h~p://theunlockr.com/2010/03/11/how-to-root-the-mytouch-1-2-and-fender-mytouch/
If I'm right, you should have no issue re-rooting your phone.
Good luck, hope this helps.
<grin> that's another aspect of my mind melting yesterday, making sure i wasn't following instructions for the wrong version of the phone.
I have the original base model, no 3.5mm.
Tmo sent me the replacement phone about a month ago.
So that said, I think I followed the original versions instructions.
Flashing back to the old version
Rom-RAv1.1.0H-signed-update.zip
the phones worked fine all night and I got it doing the things i rooted for in the first place, sharing my cells inet to my laptop etc. so I can live with this until the weekend I suppose but still want to figure out why i couldn't get cynogen mod 5 running.
Okay i have an idea what might be going on, just my guess at this point.
I think i have mix matched mt3g-a and mt3g-b files.
Here's my thinking...
recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0H.img - works
recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0G.img - doesn't work, sits at splash screen
Rom-RAv1.1.0H-signed-update.zip - works, but shows up in settings>about Model = ION. I think Ion is the mt3g-a flavor...
I tried today to use flashrec, the first backup of my recovery failed. tried again it reported success. closed app opened and it gave me the option to flash the cyno recovery or restor mine, i flashed the CM and when i rebooted to the recovery it would just sit there at the splash screen. i could still boot normally and into the fastboot menu... I then went and downloaded the CM 5.08 install from a mirror.
I also tried the the newest cm v6 rc2, and update-cm-4.2.15.1-signed.zip
All stuck at splash on boot.
Fixed and working, I think it was my radio. I had a mirror post over ta the CM forums, and I was pointed to the correct radio and after flashing the radio and the g version of the recovery it came up, then flashed CM and Gapps and it worked...
I was also told to update my spl, but havn't done that part yet.
*edit* username is globeadue there, post should come up with a username search
Hello...
Fairly new here...
Also new to this rooting/rom business...
but, to the point.
I have a Rogers Magic 32A, with the stock Rogers rom.
my fastboot specs are
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.76. 0010 (SAPP50000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-6.35.10.18
Jan 14 2010, 00:14:58
I am using the universal androot app, and running ROM Manager.
Whenever I boot into recovery, it either freezes after a few seconds, or resets the phone back to the first splash screen, and continues to work as normal (no bricking or any of that jazz.)
So anyway, my question is...
Does anyone know why it's doing this?
I got it to flash Cyanogenmod 6.0 once, but it didn't actually install.
Do I need a different radio and SPL?
I've tried searching, and I found nothing... but if there is already a thread with this issue, I'll gladly revert to that, and delete this thread.
TL;DR
-Phone is involuntarily restarting when I go into recovery mode
-Running stock Rogers rom, ROM manager, rooted with universal androot app
-New to android customization
-Am I doing anything wrong?
Thanks for reading.
I have the same problem!!
What I can do to fix it?
I'm really scared ...
the problem likely is you are loading the ebi1 recovery (magic 32a running 3.x radio) on you "hero like" magic (magic 32a running 6.x radio)
The hero recovery will work but you may find few roms.
I'd reccomend these rooting instructions
The process will work from the top I believe but since you ran androot after placing the files onto the phone you can skip to where I run exploid (with the seceetlol password) and run 'su' instead of exploid.
Once you have a 3.x radio with working rom and recovery if you want to checkout rom manager you can hopefully with less issues and if an issue happens you can always flash a recovery via fastboot.
I did end up fixing my issue.
Great Big Dog on the androidforums helped me out...
I tried to look for my thread that I posted on the androidforums, but I guess it got deleted...
pretty much... I followed GBD's quick root guide for the post 911 update for rogers magics, with a tiny bit of a switch for flashing the amonRA rom.
I can't remember exactly what it was, and I really wish that thread didn't get deleted.
And I can't link in any posts, so I can't really help you out.
I usually always just suggest installing a fresh RUU, especially if you don't know what you're doing... like me.
you can probably find one on the htc website.
Ok, I have a MyTouch 3G 1.2 (the newer one with the 3.5mm jack). I rooted the phone using the quick-root app then using ROM Manager I installed Cyanogen 6.0.0. After that the phone was running really slow (it's my wife's). I wanted to install another ROM on to the phone, so I was looking at the Radio version and I noticed that it said 2.22 and that I had a 32b device (?) I was thinking that maybe I flashed the wrong Cyanogen mod onto my phone so I downloaded CM6-Minimou in the 32a format. Using ROM Manager, I backed everything up then installed the ROM. Now I am stuck at the green MyTouch screen?! Did I just break my phone?
Any help would be excellent. Sorry for my inexperience. I normally stick with Windows based products...
joe_coolish said:
Ok, I have a MyTouch 3G 1.2 (the newer one with the 3.5mm jack). I rooted the phone using the quick-root app then using ROM Manager I installed Cyanogen 6.0.0. After that the phone was running really slow (it's my wife's). I wanted to install another ROM on to the phone, so I was looking at the Radio version and I noticed that it said 2.22 and that I had a 32b device (?) I was thinking that maybe I flashed the wrong Cyanogen mod onto my phone so I downloaded CM6-Minimou in the 32a format. Using ROM Manager, I backed everything up then installed the ROM. Now I am stuck at the green MyTouch screen?! Did I just break my phone?
Any help would be excellent. Sorry for my inexperience. I normally stick with Windows based products...
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You want to flash the Cyanogen-DS-6.0.zip. Can you still access recovery?
I was able to recover to an earlier version. So, I'm back into my phone, but it still says the following in Fastboot:
SAPPHIRE UNKNOWN 32B ENG S-OFF H
RADIO-2.22.23.02
I have the newer MyTouch... I thought it was suppose to 32A?
Post here all fastboot info... ALL.
And I recommend that you don't do anything before you consult with us.
Also which recovery image that you are running.
mumilover said:
Post here all fastboot info... ALL.
And I recommend that you don't do anything before you consult with us.
Also which recovery image that you are running.
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What he said. And yes you should have 32A with the 2.22 radio but we need the rest of your fastboot info.
Sent using Tapatalk.
i have the Mytouch 3.5mm as well, and im a ROM whore, therefore if i have learned at least one thing from flashing so many ROMs, it is to GIVE IT TIME TO BOOT UP. When the lockscreen appears, let that baby sit for about 5-10min, THEN go in and set it up. And the Mytouch with the 3.5mm jack is 32B people!! It is what we call a hybrid. It has the 32A board (with 288mb of RAM) but it runs 32B ROMs and Kernels.
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G using XDA App
thank you for your replies.
I took some pictures of the menus on my phone and ill upload them right now.
First, when i flashed the ROM, i waited 25 mins before taking out the battery. so im sure i was hosed.
I also vaguely remember that before i rooted and flashed the phone, i saw 32a somewhere in a menu.
here are the pictures:
EDIT: Ok, my phone didn't upload them. On the computer uploading them now!
Try flashing the original radio and SPL through ADB (not recovery.) It's supposed to say 32A in the fastboot menu.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10663398/MT3G Original Radio and SPL.zip
Note: I am NOT responsible if you mess your phone up.
I am using mytouch 3g 1.2 with headphone Jack. The fast boot is 32A as standard not some jackup 32B. Do not get mislead. Read the forum some more on flashing. Search the lastest 2months posts.
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App
Ok, I downloaded the zip, renamed it update.zip, put it onto the root and then ran
c:/>fastboot update
I got an error message that said "error: failed to load 'update.zip'"
Am I doing the wrong thing?
I'm no expert with fastboot and adb. I've read some posts about them, but I'm in no way an expert.
Thanks for any help!
joe_coolish said:
Ok, I downloaded the zip, renamed it update.zip, put it onto the root and then ran
c:/>fastboot update
I got an error message that said "error: failed to load 'update.zip'"
Am I doing the wrong thing?
I'm no expert with fastboot and adb. I've read some posts about them, but I'm in no way an expert.
Thanks for any help!
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Download the Android SDK (I saved it on the root of the C:/ drive)
Extract the contents of the zip in the AndroidSDK\tools
Put phone in fastboot mode
Type in: (hit enter after each line)
"cd\
cd AndroidSDK\tools
fastboot devices"
Wait for your phone to show up
Type in: (hit enter after each line)
"fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot flash hboot hboot.nb0
fastboot reboot-bootloader"
You should have the proper SPL and Radio now. Flash CM6 Again (the G1/Mytouch version,) and it should work. Again, I am NOT responsible if you mess up your phone.
C0dy said:
Download the Android SDK (I saved it on the root of the C:/ drive)
Extract the contents of the zip in the AndroidSDK\tools
Put phone in fastboot mode
Type in: (hit enter after each line)
"cd\
cd AndroidSDK\tools
fastboot devices"
Wait for your phone to show up
Type in: (hit enter after each line)
"fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot flash hboot hboot.nb0
fastboot reboot-bootloader"
You should have the proper SPL and Radio now. Flash CM6 Again (the G1/Mytouch version,) and it should work. Again, I am NOT responsible if you mess up your phone.
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Wow, I feel dumb. Anyways honestly RIGHT after I posted I figured out what I was doing wrong C drive, D drive... there all the same right?! Anyways, I got the hboot.hb0 to load, but the radio wouldn't finish. I left it for 30ish mins and it had one little bar left and it was done. I installed a different recovery rom (amon or something like that). After I got those installed it said 32a
I'll post any updates when they come
Ok, now when I try and do things in fastboot, I get a "Remote: not allowed" error. I'm pretty sure that it is because my Security is ON (SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G)
and my HBOOT is HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)
I can boot into my recovery ROM (and into the device. Loaded donut just to be safe), but I can't flash anything... now what?
Thanks again for having patience with me!
joe_coolish said:
Ok, now when I try and do things in fastboot, I get a "Remote: not allowed" error. I'm pretty sure that it is because my Security is ON (SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G)
and my HBOOT is HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)
I can boot into my recovery ROM, but I can't flash anything... now what?
Thanks again for having patience with me!
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Your SPL is correct. But what happens when you try to flash a .zip from recovery?
C0dy said:
Your SPL is correct. But what happens when you try to flash a .zip from recovery?
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recovery works, just not fastboot. if that doesnt mean anything then im good. I think im done messing with her phone!
thanks for all the help!
Hi,
I am not all that new to rooting / flashing i've had a lot of experience but i think i've made a school boy error.
I rooted a HTC Magic last night and added the 1.5 Hero Rom.
this morning i looked for a later ROM and i found one from the unlockr.
the issue with this was that it required a radio flash. My 32B Magic is now flashed to 32A and i cannot even get into recovery mode OR re-flash the radio.img i had originally through fastboot.
Upon boot the Magic just comes up with the Mytouch 3G spash screen and nothing else.
Details:
Rooted using gold card method, fine.
Hero rom installed: fine.
Updating the ROM however, the radio was flashed to 32A and now i cannot get back into recovery mode.
Is there anything i can do? has anyone seen this before? I really don't want to keep using the motorola dext, sorting this magic out will make me happy.
Please help.
thanks.
you cant go in fastboot mode???
[edit]No, I can get to fastboot, i can get the opening my touch splash up but nothing is working from there. i've tried the arab rom but i can't get my pc to recognize. there has to be a way to flash this back...
[edit] update - Attempted to flash stock 32B Radio to get rid of the 32A that i think's causing the issue - fastboot flash radio.img... Sends radio OK but hangs on Writing radio, I get a black screen on the device. didn't work.
I don't want to ruin the mood any more than it is now, but I did practically the same thing; flashed 32B radio onto 32A Magic, and it was unrepairable in my country. Sold it for parts a few weeks later and got another one.
No fastboot, no boot at all, nothing. All that I was able to get was the blue led mode (trackball + power), and the only repair method was JTAG, which wasn't available to me.
That sucks.
From what I can gather this very well might be dead but everything I can find tells me as long as i can get into fastboot there must be something i can do.
At the moment I can use fastboot and HBOOT but i'm unable to get to a recovery or flash a stock radio.
so far i've tried every recovery/radio i can get my hands on. Hope i'm missing something and somebody is able to help.
flashing 32B to 32A does make me feel a bit spastic to be honest. it's a mistake I can never repeat with anything!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754565
Try posting your thread again in the correct section.
EDIT: Tis the season and junk. I was about to move this to the TRASH but I took pity on you. I moved your thread to the correct section but the next new post that you create in the Development section that isn't related to development will be trashed. Final warning.
Appreciated, My bad. It's been a long and overly tiring day.
Info if it helps:
Sapphire PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.0009 (SAPP10000)
RADIO-6.35.16.19
Tried flashing official rom, nothing.
I got ID Failed, same when i try usinb sappimg in hboot.
radio now half installs but failes on ID.
Felt i'd add to this in case anyone has any ideas.
cheers.
Hi,
I recommend that you download this switcher (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794450&highlight=eyegor). Only to use the files (HBOOT, RADIO and REVOVERY), again ONLY because of the files.
After download reboot on fastboot mode and flash: HBOOT, RADIO and RECOVERY, using this sequence.
Good luck,
I'm not sure if this will deal with 32B Magic that's been flashed to 32A but i'll give it a shot. thanks.
Unfortunately there was no luck with that or the Arabic RRU, The GUI Switcher method to flash the radio failed, now phone won't even turn on.
If it wasn't a brick before, it sure as hell is now. i'll chalk this one up as a mistake i think and just be more careful in future.
So I was "flashing" a new ROM via ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.07 earlier on my phone, and the battery was near dead, so I decide to plug it in. I didn't bother to think/realize it was plugged into the USB port on my computer, and as I did so, the installation stopped and the phone turned off. I turned it back on, to find the "MyTouch 3G" green splash screen either stuck and the phone eventually turns off, or it loops, and the phone keeps rebooting. I've tried flashing flashing the ROM again and some different ROMS I believe, with no luck. Yes I can get to the recovery screen and I can get to hboot/fastboot. Any direct troubleshooting would be very much appreciated. I don't really care what ROM I have on my phone at the moment, I just need something that works. My old blackberry is missing several keys and the rest barely work, so it would be nice having this one back up and running I've searched other threads and other forums with no luck so far. PS I don't have a Nandroid backup...thought I did, guess not though.
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B ENG S-OFF H
HBOOT-1.33.2010 (SAPP30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.28.25
Thanks,
Shane
Flash recovery AmonRa 1.7.0G first
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then search 1.33.0013 or 1.33.0013d and flash it via
Code:
fastboot flash hboot hboot.img
You will have
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP30000)
and able to install new 32B roms (for radio 2.22.28.25) via recovery...
p.s. Don't flash anything when battery at 30% or less
Most roms require the new radio and spl that came with the froyo update. You have the radio, but you need the 1.33.0013 or 1.33.0013d spl.
tvall said:
Most roms require the new radio and spl that came with the froyo update. You have the radio, but you need the 1.33.0013 or 1.33.0013d spl.
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Thx for comment, i updated mine...
So a problem, I accidentally flashed the recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0G-cyan.img, then flashed the spl, and now of course I don't have the ability for fastboot...problem?
Shano56 said:
So a problem, I accidentally flashed the recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0G-cyan.img, then flashed the spl, and now of course I don't have the ability for fastboot...problem?
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Do you have ability to load recovery?
p.s. fastboot commands are locked in hboot 1.33.0013 (1.33.0013d)
yeah I know they were blocked, but I figured out how to access via adb
so I got the proper recovery image on...and flashed CM6, however it's still looping on the MT3G splash screen
Edit: Weird - I tried the 5.0.8-DS and it worked. I appreciate your help..any clue why 6 don't work?
Shano56 said:
yeah I know they were blocked, but I figured out how to access via adb
so I got the proper recovery image on...and flashed CM6, however it's still looping on the MT3G splash screen
Edit: Weird - I tried the 5.0.8-DS and it worked. I appreciate your help..any clue why 6 don't work?
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May be need special kernel for radio 2.22.28.25? What requirements for CM6?
Not sure, but it says I'm running 6.1 now. And I downgraded my radio to 2.22.23.02.
Shano56 said:
yeah I know they were blocked, but I figured out how to access via adb
so I got the proper recovery image on...and flashed CM6, however it's still looping on the MT3G splash screen
Edit: Weird - I tried the 5.0.8-DS and it worked. I appreciate your help..any clue why 6 don't work?
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Ezterry released a different cm6 for people that had problems with the first one, I think it was a kernel issue
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App