I purchased a myTouch 3G online last week. I sadly updated to the Android 2.2.1 and it makes my phone VERY SLOW and VERY SLUGGISH! I want my phone back to the original cupcake 1.5 I believe it is or after doing further research I want it to be the Donut 1.6 that I have heard so many good things about it.
Unless someone suggests something else. I just want a phone that ISN'T SLUGGISH and that will run smoothly and where I will be able to download and install the Android Apps & Games.
Here are my phone specs according to boot up:
Sapphire PVT 32B Ship S-On G
HBOOT-1.33.0013 (Sapp30000)
CPLD-10
Radio-2.22.28.25
Oct 21 2009,22:33:27
I have tried to go back to factory settings and that doesn't work. I tried to doing the sappimg.nbh and get the "Main Version is older! Update Fail! Do you want to reboot device?" message. Is there ANYTHING I can do that is simple and uncomplicated?
I am not phone smart (better with computers) so PLEASE be patient and be nice to me. I have never owned a smartphone until now so I don't know all the technical terms for it so please make instructions idiot proof.
PLEASE HELP! I have researched and the only thing I have found is to do what everyone is calling the "Gold Card Method" which I am really trying to avoid if at all possible. Thanks so much!
Are you rooted ?
I don't know if it is rooted. I haven't done anything to it since I received it last week other then update it to Android 2.2.1 according to the phone.
Follow my guide, found in my signature, to root, get custom recovery and eng spl.
Then post here once you are done.
If the androot application does not work for your device, then use this tool to get root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Sorry I don't mean to sound like a complete and total idiot but which guide would I be following in your signature? How will I know if the androot application works?
Sorry for all the DUMB questions and I REALLY appreciate you taking the time to help me out and explain everything to me.
No problem.
On each of my posts, you see a line on the bottom. Below that line you see 4 links, E.g
APK(s) Installer tool
HTC Magic: 4 easy steps ROOT guide
......
All the tekst below the line is called a signature and is displayed on every post a member makes.
Only ONE of them is a link to a guide, guess which one :0)
In that guide, you will use an application called "Androot". Once you run it, it will try to root the phone for you. If it does not succeed, then try the superOneClick tool i referenced to earlier and continue the guide skipping the root section.
In your HTC Magic: 4 easy steps ROOT guide it states that it won't work for the new 2.2.1 version which is what I have. Am I in trouble if I try this and it "bricks" (whatever that means!) my phone???
Dude... if you are unsure, then do the research before you continue.
That guide was made like 1 year ago... i can't remember all the details.
That's why i made the ref for superOneClick.
Use the superOneClick tool and continue with the app skipping the root section.
AGAIN, if you are unsure, then don't do anything and research before you continue.
Watch theunlockr.com video of how to root using superoneclick
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App
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i was reading instructions on how to root but i belive its more difficult to root a 32b version. can someone show me the easiest way to root a 32b mytouch?
thank you so much.
Check out the Cyanogen wiki for instructions to flash his rom on your Mytouch, the instructions are simple. Yes, you also get root access.
when i attempt to flash to the sappimg i get an error saying "Main version is older"
and in the cyan wiki it says the goldcard method does not work.
im having the same problem...i never had these many problems rooting a phone . I have a g1 that i rotted flawlessly. not only did i hear the gold card method doesn't work but it also is very complicated. Im stuck! I really wish the one click root method work for the 1.6
Pvt 32b
hboot 1.33.0007 sapp3000
cpld10
radio 2.22.19.26i
when i had my g1 rooting was easy, this is a nightmare.
I think you have to downgrade to 1.5 to root. That's what I did. Good luck!
Also as mentioned before, check out the cyanogenmod wiki. It gives a very detailed instructions list to help you out.
downgrading to 1.5 is the problem we CANT!!!!
BossLady said:
downgrading to 1.5 is the problem we CANT!!!!
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exactly. if i could downgrade i wouldnt have made this thread
someone please help us.
does this not work?
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-unroot-your-mytouch-3g/
methodz said:
does this not work?
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-unroot-your-mytouch-3g/
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for the third time...no. i cannont downgrade my phone.
i got an error saying "Main version is older"
trexxcrap2 said:
for the third time...no. i cannont downgrade my phone.
i got an error saying "Main version is older"
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ARE WE THE ONLY TWO THAT GET THIS?!!!?
I think the only way is either suck it up and use the goldcard method or wait until flashrec updates the apk. we're screwed!
I had this message when I rooted my 32b device yesterday so I followed the gold card option and everything worked without a hitch.
I was told it didnt work in Windows 7 but it worked fine on my xp pc.
Happy to help if you have questions.
Cheers
Dave
Guess its a 32B problem, im able to downgrade to 1.5 but them im getting an error when im trying to use Flash Recover to back up my files.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR2bvjPXMdQ&feature=related
this video helped me root it by downgrading. If this doesn't work, I don't know..
Jeffmeister said:
Guess its a 32B problem, im able to downgrade to 1.5 but them im getting an error when im trying to use Flash Recover to back up my files.
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Are you following this steps form the cyanogen wiki?
h t t p ://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_MT3G/Magic_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
I had the problem with flash recovery when I was running it under 1.6. Once I downgraded back to 1.5, it works fine without a hitch. Flashrec version: flashrec-20090815.apk.
same error message
I'm getting the same error message. I have previously rooted around 10 mytouch phones without problems, but using the same procedure now is giving me that error. It looks like the Hboot software has been updated on any newer phones and is having an issue with updating (or backdating, I suppose) to 1.5
If anyone has a work around I would love to know it.
The old version of Hboot that used to work is HBOOT-1.33.0006
The new version, which is not working, is HBOOT-1.33.0007
Anyone know of a way to backdate the HBOOT software?
WTF....
This phone is impossible to root (over acting,but pissed off) I've tried everything I've read online...I was able to build a goldcard from unlockr's web page,and when installing the sappimg file the damn phone still doesn't want to give up the 1.6....there has got to be something or someone out there that has encountered this bullchip and fixed it
I have a 32B mytouch. did you try unrooting first, before rooting? Just a thought bc i had to do it before rooting, and i had never rooted my phone before that.
do i have root???
HBoot - 1.33.0006 (SAPP 30000)
CPLD - 10
Radio - 2.22.19.261
As i search the forum, i realized that i have "perfected SPL"...that would require me to go through "goldcard" method. I tried and it was so complicated for me...
And then i saw this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633895 which said you should follow cyanogen's method on this site http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_MT3G/Magic_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod.
so i follow the steps and everything worked out and now i have cyanogens rom running on my MT3G. .... now my question is ....do i have root??...
can i flash other people's roms assuming i have all the right radio and SPL...
when i try to install Amon_RA's recovery img through Terminal Emulator, after i type $su and hit enter....nothing happens....it does not ask me for su permission????.....
Please Help....If i dont have root how was i able to flash cyanogens rom??
do i need to do the goldcard method....or am i set...with root.??
Alright people... this might be old for some of you but I'm having the hardest time rooting my **mytouch 3g 1.6** its been a week and a half... I've spent hour after hour in goolge, XDA-D and PPCGEEKS and i can not find the way to downgrade to 1.5 to root my phone. CAN SOME 1 PLEASE... PLEASE tell me how to get around error "Main Version is older – Update fail"? I've tried the *one click Process* from the unlockr. Last thing I found was that i need to downgrade to 1.5 to be able to root my phone but in order for me to downgrade... phone has to be rooted which I'm having problems rooting it!! Tried the goldcard method and guess waht!!!! still getting same error. HELP PLEASE!!!
02Luis02 said:
Alright people... this might be old for some of you but I'm having the hardest time rooting my **mytouch 3g 1.6** its been a week and a half... I've spent hour after hour in goolge, XDA-D and PPCGEEKS and i can not find the way to downgrade to 1.5 to root my phone. CAN SOME 1 PLEASE... PLEASE tell me how to get around error "Main Version is older – Update fail"? I've tried the *one click Process* from the unlockr. Last thing I found was that i need to downgrade to 1.5 to be able to root my phone but in order for me to downgrade... phone has to be rooted which I'm having problems rooting it!! Tried the goldcard method and guess waht!!!! still getting same error. HELP PLEASE!!!
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Help please.. some one...
I can try and help ...
I had tried the xda-dev post entitled [How-To] Root and un-root the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, and I was receiving the same errors you described. I tried creating the goldcard following this xda-dev page Qns wrt SG Htc Dream and SDcard, even though I followed the hex editing info exactly, I continued getting the same errors similar to what just you described. I tried it using the exact method, which meant I had to wait to create the goldcard at work, since I don't have a windows machine at home (not trying to imply that this couldn't be done on Windows, just letting you know about what happened with me, when I was trying it too).
After trying most things and getting practically fed up, I decided to find out if I could just create the gold card on Ubuntu (since I didn't want to wait any longer). There was a Tutorial for the that I found my searching google Nazri Awang: How to create a goldcard with Ubuntu Linux, which is what I used finally to successfully create a working goldcard. I would have given you the links, but as newer posting member here, I am unable to link using any outside links in this forum yet.
I can try to and help you as I struggled with this last night and at the end of the evening, I am now running a 2.1 cyanogenmod version. I would like to document what works this time, as I really didn't get a chance to do that when I was trying to figure it out for myself. If you want send me a private message here, and I will IM you as soon as I can to try and help. We can then post the how-to here so that others can benefit from it.
Let me know either way.
Thanks,
itnet7
i need help too i have a mytouch 3g running 1.6 and its white 32b....please help steps or video...thanks!!!!
xghostyxjokerx said:
i need help too i have a mytouch 3g running 1.6 and its white 32b....please help steps or video...thanks!!!!
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I may be getting another one, If I do I will document exactly what I did. Not sure about a Video, haven't really made any.. but maybe.
Where are you getting stuck ghosty? Same place??
Thanks!
itnet7
Well I make my gold card then add thr sap image then I updatebitband it fails...it say the main version to old??? Please help thanks
xghostyxjokerx said:
Well I make my gold card then add thr sap image then I updatebitband it fails...it say the main version to old??? Please help thanks
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Can you either paste the link here, or put the title of the tutorial or wiki you used to create your goldcard. After creating it before doing anything else did you try and insert it back into the phone? Does it do that successfully?
Thanks!
itnet7
http://theunlockr.com/2010/04/26/how-to-root-the-htc-mytouch-3g/
im doing this guide here....im to the point where i made the gold card and saved it then i did try it out and still works great now i placed it in the phone and hold down the vol and power now it update then this happens...error main version is older???here is whaqt is happening???
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/
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Greetings potential saviors!!! I swear on my immortal soul that I have scoured these forums for an answer, and I can attest to having followed technical instructions to the T, but after countless hours of suffering through endless failures I am humbly asking for the assistance of someone wiser, someone stronger, and someone with the compassion and fortitude to help someone as desperate as myself.
My phone, like the others mentioned in this thread, is a T-Mobile myTouch 3g (Google branded) with the following specs:
Firmware Version:1.6
Baseband Version: 62.50SC.20.17U_2.22.23.02
Kernel Version: 2.6.29-00479-g3c7df37 - [email protected] #19
Build Number: DMD64
saphire pvt 32B ship s-on g
radio 2.22.23.02
cpld-10
hboot 1.33.0007 (SAPP30000)
I'm trying to root my phone and from what I have read it is necessary to create a "goldcard" in order for the phone to flash the sappimg.nbh file. I followed the steps (theunlockr) and was successful according to their test of being able to read the SD card after the process of coping the goldcard image to the micro SD. I've made four separate goldcard's using Kingston 2GB cards, each time I believe successfully.
When moving on to process of going into HBOOT I continually receive the same error message "Update Fail, Main Version Older." This error appears as the update is finalizing during the checksum process.
Does anyone have an idea of what my next step should be? Thanks for your help!
yakfarm said:
Greetings potential saviors!!! I swear on my immortal soul that I have scoured these forums for an answer, and I can attest to having followed technical instructions to the T, but after countless hours of suffering through endless failures I am humbly asking for the assistance of someone wiser, someone stronger, and someone with the compassion and fortitude to help someone as desperate as myself.
My phone, like the others mentioned in this thread, is a T-Mobile myTouch 3g (Google branded) with the following specs:
Firmware Version:1.6
Baseband Version: 62.50SC.20.17U_2.22.23.02
Kernel Version: 2.6.29-00479-g3c7df37 - [email protected] #19
Build Number: DMD64
saphire pvt 32B ship s-on g
radio 2.22.23.02
cpld-10
hboot 1.33.0007 (SAPP30000)
I'm trying to root my phone and from what I have read it is necessary to create a "goldcard" in order for the phone to flash the sappimg.nbh file. I followed the steps (theunlockr) and was successful according to their test of being able to read the SD card after the process of coping the goldcard image to the micro SD. I've made four separate goldcard's using Kingston 2GB cards, each time I believe successfully.
When moving on to process of going into HBOOT I continually receive the same error message "Update Fail, Main Version Older." This error appears as the update is finalizing during the checksum process.
Does anyone have an idea of what my next step should be? Thanks for your help!
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Can try itnet7's idea. Perhaps something is failing with the goldcard. other then that, other random things I guess you can try, is re-downloading the nbh, or try another brand sd card.
goldcard ubuntu
http://www.nazriawang.com/2010/04/how-to-create-goldcard-with-ubuntu.html
other gold card posts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=548490&highlight=create+goldcard+Ubuntu+Linux
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=548379&highlight=create+goldcard+Ubuntu+Linux
Perhaps they might work. Goodluck.
Problem solved! It turns out that I required a later version of the sappimg file. I used 2.53.707.2 sappimg (Google searchable). The only issue is that when the phone booted with that image it did not have andriod market installed (need for the Linda file manager). After a short freak out, I loaded the sappimg from theunlockr redirect. Tada...was able to root and now running Froyo.
yakfarm said:
Problem solved! It turns out that I required a later version of the sappimg file. I used 2.53.707.2 sappimg (Google searchable). The only issue is that when the phone booted with that image it did not have andriod market installed (need for the Linda file manager). After a short freak out, I loaded the sappimg from theunlockr redirect. Tada...was able to root and now running Froyo.
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The 2.53.707.2 sappimg did not work for me but "SAPPIMG_Sapphire_TMUS_1.88.531.1_COC10_release_signed.nbh" did. Search in google - lots of download links. I used the goldcard method.
Hey,
I have a Vodafone Magic 32B, which I am using with a Three simcard.
Yesterday, I started trying to root my device.
My device was running 1.6, so I tried to downgrade, following theunlockr. com/2009/08/14/how-to-root-your-mytouch-3g/
After many issues, I managed to get to stage 27.
Noticing that he linked to a 32A Driver, i instead tried to progress with the lastest AmonRa-Sapphire-V1.7.0G.img.
When this didn't work, I tried a few other versions that I had downloaded throughout my exploration of rooting.
At this point, it was 4.30 in the morning, and I decided to call it quits.
Luckily, i had made a nandroid backup.
I restored it, and, thank god, my phone booted.
However, it wasn't a restore as such.
The menu is different, the app store is different (and the camera is noticeably poorer).
However, checking the Firmware version, it says v1.5?!
1)Does this mean I successfully downgraded?
2)From here, how would i root the phone?
3)After i root the phone, is there any way to get back to the 1.6 interface? With a better camera (that can be accessed by apps)?
Thanks for any advice you can give. I'm aware that there may be loads of post like this, because i spent a good 12 hours yesterday sifting through the various methods. However, I would really appreciate any help, because I don't want to brick my new phone (i just got it, second hand, yesterday).
Figured that i'd post what pops up on the fastboot screen
Sapphire PVT 32B ENG s-off H
Hboot-1.33.2005 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-10
Radio-3.22.29.17
Hopefully, this might give someone the info they need to advise me.
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Hello there,
I got a myTouch 3G recently, and I've been trying to root it. These are the details of my Android:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0007 (SAPP3000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.23.02
Jul 31 2009, 15:49:25
I've tried the Unlockr guide (my phone needs a goldcard apparently), the guide on XDA specifically for my SPL, Cyanogen Wiki, and few other threads I found on good old xda. I even found a thread on T-Mobile's forums. All to no avail. I keep getting the "Model ID Incorrect!" message.
What can I do? Anything I might be doing wrong? Perhaps not getting the right SAPPIMG.ZIP/SAPPIMG.NBH? I've come across 3 or 4 all with different sizes and of course md5 hashes.
I will gladly disclose any information required to root my phone and make me happy monkey.
Thanks for reading and any help is highly appreciated.
Edit: Android release is DMD64.
dmd64
Im having the same issue, every sappimg.nbh/zip i try has update fail issues. I was getting version older message. Then i made a goldcard and got adb working. Now im getting no image when i flash and it wont recognize the img to update it now the newest one i tried says signature fail. I have the mt3g firmware 1.6 dmd64 with hboot 1.33.0007. I have a kingston 2g goldcard after trying to make one on a sandisk 2g. I tried formatting goldcard and starting over. I beleive it works comp and phone recognize it. Does anyone know the trick or have the correct sappimg. I just want to downgrade so i can continue, 47 hours or so into this.... plzzzze
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756918
No goldcard needed. Just read everything and you should have root in 5 mins.
After many, many hours, i figured out i have a perfected SPL (None of the instructions actully said it, that was more hours searching till i figured it out). Cant flash a recovery to do it. Rom manager cant even install Clockwork, flashrec doent even work. Yes, i am rooted.
I have read every forum post, even searched on google. The instructions here are:
A. Wrong
B. Dead link
C. Just dont work
popetorak said:
After many, many hours, i figured out i have a perfected SPL (None of the instructions actully said it, that was more hours searching till i figured it out). Cant flash a recovery to do it. Rom manager cant even install Clockwork, flashrec doent even work. Yes, i am rooted.
I have read every forum post, even searched on google. The instructions here are:
A. Wrong
B. Dead link
C. Just dont work
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whats your radio and spl?
blizard80 said:
whats your radio and spl?
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Sapphire PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.28.25
Oct 21 2009, 22:33:27
tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=548218
" Write down the ‘Card:mmc2, Reverse CID’ value, making sure to use mmc2 and not mmc1"
There is no mm2. I read every post, there is no answer
My magix is on the activation screen
I made a goldcard using a free tool posted here on xda, I used a Galaxy Nexus to red the mmc CID, I created the .img and wrote it to the mmc.
I put SAPPIMG.zip from a thread where it is posted a ROM claiming to replace the PERFECTED SPL by an engineering one. after booting to HBOOT, the phone searches and says there are no any images or are wrong.
there is only one file in the card, SAPPIMG.zip
I dont know what to do.
yurais said:
My magix is on the activation screen
I made a goldcard using a free tool posted here on xda, I used a Galaxy Nexus to red the mmc CID, I created the .img and wrote it to the mmc.
I put SAPPIMG.zip from a thread where it is posted a ROM claiming to replace the PERFECTED SPL by an engineering one. after booting to HBOOT, the phone searches and says there are no any images or are wrong.
there is only one file in the card, SAPPIMG.zip
I dont know what to do.
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That was absolutely no help
popetorak said:
That was absolutely no help
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I was able to unlock first try. However, the most difficult thing was finding all the files as the hosts are all long dead by now and revskills is down so if you need a gold card let me know. I can still make them.
I'll walk you through step by step if you need.. Because I found it quite a bit trickier than "hacking" my lg nitro hd and I know how hard it was for me to find all the files.. However, my phone is the mt3g 1.2
Sapphire PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)
CPLD-13
RADIO-2.22.23.02
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when I took on unlocking it a couple weeks ago.
I had to make a goldcard manually, then flash the 2010 engineering SPL so I could flash a custom recovery (I like cwm more than amon_ra's because it's missing several options and I'm just used to cwm from my main phone. After this its as simple as flashing any ROM you want.. And since you aren't stuck with a 3.5mm jack you don't have to worry about special kernels and such, so its even easier. Just find all files and read the entire guide to unlocking the perfected SPL before starting so you aren't stuck half way through with a bricked phone because you can't find that certain missing file.
Good luck.
Sent from my LG-P930 using Tapatalk 2
NFleck said:
I was able to unlock first try. However, the most difficult thing was finding all the files as the hosts are all long dead by now and revskills is down so if you need a gold card let me know. I can still make them.
I'll walk you through step by step if you need.. Because I found it quite a bit trickier than "hacking" my lg nitro hd and I know how hard it was for me to find all the files.. However, my phone is the mt3g 1.2
when I took on unlocking it a couple weeks ago.
I had to make a goldcard manually, then flash the 2010 engineering SPL so I could flash a custom recovery (I like cwm more than amon_ra's because it's missing several options and I'm just used to cwm from my main phone. After this its as simple as flashing any ROM you want.. And since you aren't stuck with a 3.5mm jack you don't have to worry about special kernels and such, so its even easier. Just find all files and read the entire guide to unlocking the perfected SPL before starting so you aren't stuck half way through with a bricked phone because you can't find that certain missing file.
Good luck.
Sent from my LG-P930 using Tapatalk 2
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Im stuck at: " Write down the ‘Card:mmc2, Reverse CID’ value, making sure to use mmc2 and not mmc1" There is no mm2.
Like i said before. I want help, not repeating what i said
popetorak said:
Im stuck at: " Write down the ‘Card:mmc2, Reverse CID’ value, making sure to use mmc2 and not mmc1" There is no mm2.
Like i said before. I want help, not repeating what i said
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Should be there. You have followed the instructions to a t?
Also if you have a different model it could be mmc1. Not sure
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NFleck said:
Should be there. You have followed the instructions to a t?
Also if you have a different model it could be mmc1. Not sure
Sent from my LG-P930 using Tapatalk 2
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Instead of blaming me, why dont you help me?
I have unlocked and rooted MANY different phones, tablets and mp3 players. I dont this before