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I am getting similar problems as this user
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664124
But in my case i am having my radio and spl is correct.
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ENG S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.2010 (SAP10000)
Radio: 3.22.20.17
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I have access to fastboot and recovery so far
I have tried many firmwares in this radio as well as 6.xx radio new one. Had no problems so far. I was running a ROM on this radio itself. Then i wished to switch back to cyanogen latest. So i wiped and tried flashing the following
1/ flashed first - defaged firmware
2/ updated cyanogen 15.1 over it
3/ flashed the port of 32A
After this on booting, phone was stuck @ htc boot screen. So i again came back to recovery, and tried flashing again. This time it said a signature fail on defaged firmware file as well as other files in it.
Tried few times and still same issue.
Tried formatting sd card mounting on phone - recovery usb. but then after that it is no more detecting. I tried partitioning fat32, ext2-512mb, swap 32mb, manually through paragon and put again, still memory card not detecting. I get similar errors
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0
p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)
(No such file or directory)
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Just to know if it is a recovery issue, tried updating recovery in fastboot mode.
I get a similar error as below
INFOsignature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
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This is when i noticed, the S-ON on top, my phone signature verification was off, that is before all this my fastboot said
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H
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I dont know how it went from S-OFF to S-ON. And that is the reason why fastboot was not accepting anything
Then to update recovery i did adb push to /sdcard and then flashed from there. And then i got my recovery updated to 1.6.2. This confirms somewhere phone is able to write to memory card through adb, but i cannot use recovery to flash from it. memory card has no prob neither phone hardware
Still no use, memory card is not detected + cannot flash files.
My current scenario
-- my radio and spl is correct, i have recovery lates 1.6.2
-- phone has no rom now
-- i can access fastboot and recovery
-- my signatures - S-ON so cannot use fastboot to flash anything
-- memory card not detecting, tried 1-2 memory cards. All detecting on pc
didnt you forgot to flash samming.img? BEcause without that, it wont turn off. Try flash again, use a gold card if doesnt work. Download from here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/267446145/2.53.707.2_-_sappimg.zip
hope it helps
I did not forget to flash that, it was not something i wanted. My phone was a completely rooted phone with everything running perfect. I was just reinstalling cyanogen from start.
Regarding goldcard, I couldnot find my sdcard CID, so could not create it.
create a new one. Create gold card from the recovery option. You can coonect your SD card to your computer with the phone in recovery mode, there is a MS Connect menu, select that one. you can get the CID and do the process again.
If i were you i would run HTC update from a SPL edition wich would be able to root and do all over again for safe keeping.
how to create gold card from recovery ? my memory card is anyway not mounting on recovery now
regarding getting cid, on memory card reader i couldnot get cid, maybe my card reader is not worth providing such info
thirdly, i have tried updating using original ruu, it fails in the stage of update where it says rebooting into bootloader.
I tried the same in fastboot mode, normal mode and recovery. Nothing works, except 1 change that in fastboot mode, it turns the phone to stuck at the fastboot screen and i have to pull out battery.
Any other options ?
before starting the phone, you press Power+Home, and you'll have the custom recovery option right?
There is a option called: "USB MS-Toggle" activate it , From that option you can get a CID without any problem and recover everything
have you tried a G1 method?
http://www.krishnendu.com/my-g1-android/rooting-my-google-g1-htc-dream-t-mobile-uk-edition_137.html
jgcaap said:
before starting the phone, you press Power+Home, and you'll have the custom recovery option right?
There is a option called: "USB MS-Toggle" activate it , From that option you can get a CID without any problem and recover everything
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I dont know whether its my english that u r nt following or you dint read my post carefully. i had mentioned in my posts that it is not mounting my memory card. In recovery when i do that i get an error
Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0
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oh sorry . My english sometimes tricks me. the issue you are passing, there is sure a way out. Could you describe the exacly process you used for installing CM please?
jgcaap said:
oh sorry . My english sometimes tricks me. the issue you are passing, there is sure a way out. Could you describe the exacly process you used for installing CM please?
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Just as we do any flashing. put to sd card and flashed through recovery in this order(PLZ READ MY FIRST POST COMPLETELY)
1. defaged firmware
2. cyanogen latest update over it (without rebooting)
3. 32A port
what did you had before as radio ? Hboot? Etc
Have you tried to download a oficially signed from HTC Hboot and in fastboot flashing it ?
try the following to see if works.
1)Link your Phone to your computer, run it in fastboot mode.
2)Run a HTC update (choose anyone)
3)Click next until the update confirmation part.
4) run %temp% and you'll find Rom.zip and rom1.zip , copy to a folder and unzipit. Close the update app.
5) collect the following files:
userdata.img
system*.img
Splashe*.nb0
recovery.img
radio.img
hboot*.nb0
boot.img
(The ons with * are the version of the following update you are applying)
6) Zip to a samppimg.zip, put on the SD card and enter in HBoot mode (Volume down+power)
PS: i dont know if works, and it might become worst but try at your own risk. Never passed throught that situation. Last optiion read: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=655097 and follow the JTAG Hack option. I Dont know any other way.
please post here exacly what you have done:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6243163#post6243163
Lets hope to try to see what we can do.
Hi all, (first time posting)
I am trying to root my HTC Magic but so far nothing has succeded.
What I want:
I want +1.6 firmware and to be able to use 2.x OS with the newest apps in Android Marked. So far there is alot of apps not present when using firmware 1.5.
What I have tried:
I have created a "Goldcard" successfully but when Iam trying to update with the 2.53.707.2_-_sappimg (renamed to SappIMG.zip) it says "Main version is older" - update failed.
In Recovery Mode it wont continue, it just stock with the !(picture), i cant seem to get any menu up to flash and choose any recovery files.
Ive tried to downgrade:
from RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Europe_3.05.401.3_release_signed_NoDriver
to RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Europe_3.05.401.1_test_signed_NoDriver
I have used the all the guides I could fine to create Goldcards, recovery images. Using fastboot commands to flash from windows etc etc. Everytime I use fastboot write commands I keept saying fastboot failed, remote: not allow
Some of the guides I have used:
http_://_android-hilfe.de/root-hacking-modding-htc-magic/28434-how-wie-man-das-32a-magic-flashen-kann.html
http_://_forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688262
http_://_wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream/Magic32A_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
Any help is much appreciated
Phone details:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.76.0008 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-6.35.08.29
Nov 3 2009 15:56:29
Modelnummer: HTC Magic
Firmware version: 1.5
Basebandversion: 63.18.55.06JU_6.35.08.29
Kernesystem: 2.6.27-5b476e83
Versionnummer: 3.05.401.1 CL#95168 test-keys
Mod. edit: not dev related, moved to general
gl though
Hi guy,
If you are running RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Europe_3.05.401.3_release_signed_ NoDriver, you can do some step to root your phone.
You can continue step 4 in this guide: http://rootyourmagic32a.blogspot.com/2010/04/root-htc-magic.html
Zurog said:
Hi all, (first time posting)
What I have tried:
I have created a "Goldcard" successfully but when Iam trying to update with the 2.53.707.2_-_sappimg (renamed to SappIMG.zip) it says "Main version is older" - update failed.
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I think, if it says "Main version is older", that you have not successfully created your goldcard. This happened to me when I rooted. I made two mistakes, which I can share.
1) Some SD cards cannot be edited to make goldcards. I had a sandisk, that I thought was making a goldcard, but it was not. However, when I used the same procedure on a kingston 2 gig, it worked perfectly.
2) The SD card that will become your goldcard must be in the phone when you type the "cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid" command. Otherwise, you will not make the correct goldcard.
I hope my mistakes can help you.
-bb
I also have this error.
* Phone details is exactly the same.
* GoldCard seems to be fine (is there a way to check it?) I bought a brand new 2GB Kingston.
* Fastboot gives the error failed, remote: not allow
* flash_image recovery recovery.img gives the error error opening recovery.img, no such file or directory
* When I reboot with adb shell reboot recovery I get to FASTBOOT USB in red and HTC Magic in white on a black screen. I guess this means I haven't gotten the recovery image installed.
* If I run ROM Manager from ClockworkMod I no longer get the Can only be run as root, but I get an error running privileged commands ?
* If I try Flashrec I can download the recovery image, but nothing else will happen. It will not backup anything or run anything I put in there.
* It doesn't matter if I enter anything in cmd in windows 7 or if I run it in an emulator window in the cell phone itself.
So where I stop is I seem to not get the recovery image started.
Any help? I'm all out of ideas!
If your getting Main Version is older, then your goldcard is hosed. The purpose of the goldcard is to bypass the version check. Format your goldcard to FAT32 and do not do a quick format (if you do it from Windows) and start over. This guide worked like a charm for me.
I am using this website, and am at step 6. Everything up to this point has been going well, but i cannot get the recovery image to copy over. BTW I have the recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0H.img file i'm using. When I type to push the file to the SDcard, it says, the transfer failed because the file system is read only.
How do I fix this? I've restarted the phone, taken the SD card in and out, i've typed adb remount, and nothing is working.
. Open command prompt and go to the Tools folder in Android SDK that you downloaded to create the gold card.
Assuming that you have not changed the file name of the recovery, use the following commands:
cd C:\AndroidSDk\tools
adb push recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img /sdcard/
adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img (file name of the recovery you downloaded)
OK, i've got that working, now another problem...
cd C:\AndroidSDk\tools
adb push recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img /sdcard/
adb shell
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-hero-v1.6.2.img (file name of the recovery you downloaded)
7. After the recovery has been flashed, go to the following link to download the ENG SPL for HTC MAGIC 32A (SPL: 1.76.2007)
http://www.4shared.com/file/21114537...07-signed.html
8. Now copy the SPL to your memory card.
adb push update-hboot-1762007-signed.zip /sdcard/
9. Restart your phone using the home + power key till it boots up into the recovery mode.
(or just type 'adb shell reboot recovery')
10. Using the 'Flash zip file' option from the recovery, select the SPL file from the memory card and flash the HBOOT on your phone
Now i've done most of that, but when I restart into recovery mode, it keeps on randomly rebooting even though I don't want it to. I clicked on 'flash zip file' and it just rebooted right away.
Now when I flashed the recovery, the command prompt said that it did it, BUT nothing happened on my phone, it was just sitting there and didn't say it was doing anything. Could this be a problem?
OK i kept trying, and finally i got it to go into 'flash zip file', I clicked on the correct zip file, but right after clicking the screen went black and it restarted.
Does this sound like it worked? How do I check to confirm if it worked and it's rooted?
Ok I did this, and it said ADB is already running in root in the cmd, so i think i'm good!!!
Thanks!
The easiest way to test if the device is rooted is to open another command prompt in the tools dir and type
adb root
If it returns that adab is already running in root, then you're all set.
So as i said, i installed the sapphire recovery, but now i'm reading on the wiki page that you need the HERO recovery file. I need to change the radio, but then it is saying i needed the HERO recovery.
This is so damn confusing why can't anyone get this all straight and not have so many different and totally contradicting methods.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.p...agic32A_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod#6.35.x_Radios
The wiki here says to use the HERO recovery, but this thread only gives the sapphire recovery for the HTC magic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530492
Now to clarify i checked and i think i have successfully rooted, but the specs are this.
Sapphire PVT 32A ship s-on H
Hboot-1.76.0008
CPLD-12
RADIO-6.35.08.29
I'm told i need to change the radio now before I can install the cyanogen rom, is this true?
I can't find out what to do because no one seems to talk about the 1.76.0008 spl...
Any help?
OK so more playing and more following guides, I installed the HERO recovery tool (1.6.2), and updated the radio to 6.35.10.18, changed my SPL to 1.76.2007, and have my PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H setup.
I'm confused though, because I did all of this work so I can install the lastest cyanogen rom, but it says it can't use this version of the radio... what the hell?
Someone REALLY needs to fix these tutorials to be self consistant.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=605239
follow this, got it all done, then go here to get the cyanogen mod...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=673394.
What do I do now?? Do I downgrade my radio or just use a different rom?
thesmoth said:
OK so more playing and more following guides, I installed the HERO recovery tool (1.6.2), and updated the radio to 6.35.10.18, changed my SPL to 1.76.2007, and have my PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H setup.
I'm confused though, because I did all of this work so I can install the lastest cyanogen rom, but it says it can't use this version of the radio... what the hell?
Someone REALLY needs to fix these tutorials to be self consistant.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=605239
follow this, got it all done, then go here to get the cyanogen mod...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=673394.
What do I do now?? Do I downgrade my radio or just use a different rom?
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Here is a link to a test kernel port file for CM 5.0.8 from Brian Crook. This should allow you to run CM using your current Radio. Like I say it's a test port and I haven't tried it but Brian is the one that does all the ports to the Rogers 3.x radios.
http://briancrook.ca/android/testing/
you'll need to download the file bc-5.0.8-6355-ebi1-signed.zip
You would use recovery to flash CM 5.0.8 then flash this kernel port file. After that don't forget to flash the gapps package that should be linked in one of the URL's that you already posted or you can get it here http://kanged.net/mirror/download.php?file=gapps-ds-ERE36B-signed.zip
PLEASE NOTE
Do not change your radio from it's current 6.x version without flashing the matching SPL for the new radio. If you fail to flash the SPL/Radio combination correctly you WILL brick your phone.
hi,
i got a used wildfire device. it boots always into fastboot. i have tried to reflash RUU. that seemed to finish successfully but it stuck in boot screen when rebooted after finishing.
i can access the device via fastboot but what could be done next?
dont know the history of that device. maybe hardware defect? but would firmware update finish successfully then?
thanks for sharing your ideas
didi
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hboot 1.01.0002
buzz pvt ship s-on
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turn it to S-OFF then downgrade to hboot 1.01.0001... you must unbrand it first before you can flash custom roms.. you can find guides on the development section..
dedeep said:
hi,
i got a used wildfire device. it boots always into fastboot. i have tried to reflash RUU. that seemed to finish successfully but it stuck in boot screen when rebooted after finishing.
i can access the device via fastboot but what could be done next?
dont know the history of that device. maybe hardware defect? but would firmware update finish successfully then?
thanks for sharing your ideas
didi
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Fastboot will not work as you are S-ON. So you first have to downgrade your hboot version to 1.01.0001 and then install a custom bootloader with the use of revolutionary. Tutorials for downgrading and gaining root with revolutionary can be found in the developement section (cant link you as I'm using the xda app).
Once rooted, you can use fastboot or the custom recovery to flash a new rom.
Good luck!
Erwin
EDIT: I've just seen that the [full guide] on how to root with hboot 1.01.0002 is on the main page of "wildfire general"!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145035
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Unable to downgrade without an OS?
1st thanks a lot for your answers!
I am bit in trouble, because I dont have a running (bootable) Android on that phone. As I understand all the downgrade guides I will need an ADB connection (which requires some booted Android OS I think - please correct me if I am wrong).
My plan was to install an OS version to 1st check if device works so far and boots an official OS.
I successfully flashed a new ROM from shipped-roms. Cause it was originally branded I needed to create a goldcard. I realized that I can only install newer ROMs. Whenever I wanted to install an older RUU the setup gave me an error 140.
So I have installed an australian Telstra 2.38 RUU (http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...5.55.24H_3.35.20.10_release_167270_signed.exe) which successfully finished. But after installation the device reboots in normal mode and stuck after Telstra logo.
Is there a way to see why it does not boot successfully?
Is there a chance that this is a software error and NOT an hardware error?
Thanks & regards
didi
fastboot oem boot
Found some nice fastboot command which gives me bunch of information - unfortunately I dont understand 'em Maybe of help for anybody?
Code:
./fastboot oem boot
... INFOsetup_tag addr=0xBC900100 cmdline add=0x9C0734A0
INFOTAG:Ramdisk OK
INFOTAG:smi ok, size = 0
INFOTAG:hwid 0x1
INFOTAG:skuid 0x24903
INFOTAG:hero panel = 0x0
INFOTAG:engineerid = 0x0
INFOMCP dual-die
INFOMCP dual-die
INFOTAG:mono-die = 0x0
INFODevice CID is not super CID
INFOCID is VODAP129
INFOsetting->cid::VODAP129
INFOserial number: HT076PYxxxxx
INFOcommandline from head: no_console_suspend=1 console=null
INFOcommand line length =487
INFOactive commandline: board_buzz.disable_uart3=0 board_buzz.us
INFOb_h2w_sw=0 board_buzz.disable_sdcard=0 diag.enabled=0 board_
INFObuzz.debug_uart=0 smisize=0 userdata_sel=0 androidboot.emmc=
INFOfalse androidboot.baseband=3.35.20.10 androidboot.cid=VODAP
INFO129 androidboot.batt_poweron=good_battery androidboot.carrie
INFOr=VODA-DE androidboot.mid=PC4910000 androidboot.keycaps=qwer
INFOty androidboot.mode=normal androidboot.serialno=HT076PYxxxxx
INFO androidboot.bootloader=1.01.0002 zygote_oneshot=off no_cons
INFOole_suspend=1 console=null
INFOaARM_Partion[0].name=misc
INFOaARM_Partion[1].name=recovery
INFOaARM_Partion[2].name=boot
INFOaARM_Partion[3].name=system
INFOaARM_Partion[4].name=cache
INFOaARM_Partion[5].name=userdata
INFOpartition number=6
INFOValid partition num=6
INFODelay 99992(us) for dpram command before goto AMSS...
FAILED (status read failed (Protocol error))
dedeep said:
1st thanks a lot for your answers!
I am bit in trouble, because I dont have a running (bootable) Android on that phone. As I understand all the downgrade guides I will need an ADB connection (which requires some booted Android OS I think - please correct me if I am wrong).
My plan was to install an OS version to 1st check if device works so far and boots an official OS.
I successfully flashed a new ROM from shipped-roms. Cause it was originally branded I needed to create a goldcard. I realized that I can only install newer ROMs. Whenever I wanted to install an older RUU the setup gave me an error 140.
So I have installed an australian Telstra 2.38 RUU (http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...5.55.24H_3.35.20.10_release_167270_signed.exe) which successfully finished. But after installation the device reboots in normal mode and stuck after Telstra logo.
Is there a way to see why it does not boot successfully?
Is there a chance that this is a software error and NOT an hardware error?
Thanks & regards
didi
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Have you tryed to connect your phone when hangin in that tesla logo, and check if you can run adb now? With a little luck.. A simple "adb devices" will allow you to check.
Erwin
I think alpharev (and hence revolutionary) needs a full booted phone with USB debugging on. So maybe you can't use them.
Try to make a hard reset from the hboot menu. Power off the device and hold volume down + power button. Then clear storage there and see what happens.
If it still had the issue, then install the RUU by pc49img method. Download the correct ruu for your phone. Donot connect phone to PC. On windows PC click on start and type %temp% and enter. This opens the user temporary folder of your PC. Now run the ruu. Now if you observe the temp folder, there will be extra folders created which have folder name enclosed in {} brackets. Search in these folders for the file ROM.zip. Copy the ROM.zip to a safe location. Now format your memory card to fat32 (must) and put the ROM.zip to the root of memory card. You should use memory card reader. Then rename the ROM.zip to PC49IMG.ZIP . Then insert memory card in phone and reboot to hboot menu from where you can update/reflash the partitions. If still not working, clear storage again from hboot menu.
Give these things a try. If they won't solve you mostly need to give your phone to service center, because you can't do anything on a phone with heavily locked bootloader and S-ON when it is not bootable (AFAIK).
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Still fails
Thanks so much for your support!
@Erwin: I've tried to connect via ADB but it failed. I dont get an ADB connection to my device.
@Bharatgaddameedi: A problem is, that I cant select anything in the HBOOT menu. The VOL-/+ keys dont work in HBOOT menu. I doubt it has an hardware error (keys damaged), because I can use them to boot either in HBOOT or HBOOT/fastboot. But problem is: I cant clear storage
I have created a SD card with PC49IMG.ZIP but it failed with error "Main version is older!". I will order a XTC clip and try to S-OFF this device. Hope that helps. Or some other idea out there?
dedeep said:
@Bharatgaddameedi: A problem is, that I cant select anything in the HBOOT menu. The VOL-/+ keys dont work in HBOOT menu. I doubt it has an hardware error (keys damaged), because I can use them to boot either in HBOOT or HBOOT/fastboot. But problem is: I cant clear storage
I have created a SD card with PC49IMG.ZIP but it failed with error "Main version is older!". I will order a XTC clip and try to S-OFF this device. Hope that helps. Or some other idea out there?
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Remove sdcard and boot into hboot mode and try to clear storage. There shouldn't be hardware issue regarding volume keys since you are able to boot into hboot mode.
And regarding the error "main version is older", it is because the ruu you are using must be having hboot 1.01.0001 (or even lower) whereas your phone hboot is 1.01.0002. As it cannot downgrade it gives the error. The solution is you should use an ruu with hboot 1.01.0002 . I don't know if there is one. You may also need goldcard.
And lastly , I would suggest to give in service centre rather than purchasing xtc clip. Because it is not confirmatory that you can solve it after making s-off by xtc clip. And moreover s-off by xtc clip will not enable fastboot flashing by default.
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http://shipped-roms.com/download.ph...45.55.24_3.35.15.31_release_142213_signed.exe
try to flash it .It may work...........
hello all
after an entire day scouting the web I haven't found a single sound guide/howto for rooting my HTC Magic/sapphire 32b currently running android 2.2.1.
several guides I found either have faulty dowload links (likehttp://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting) for crucial files.
or in some cases the downloads, notably the ROM's, are not suited for my device (wrong CID/MID), and CID getter doesn't seem to work on a magic.
I'm growing desperate, I can't find the actual way to root a HTC Magic to this date. It's like everyone stopped caring for rooting older phones. (for the record, I also own a succesfully rooted and ROMmed Sensation). I would like to root my magic so I can run a custom cupcake ROM wich is nice silky smooth and fast.
can someone pls help this desperate man and provide me with a link to a up-to-date guide to root a HTC Magic? or tell me how to? I could either use fastboot method or ADB.
additional information
sapphire pvt 32b ship s-on g
hboot-1.33.0013 (sapp10000)
cpld-10
radio-2.22.28.25
after a long search I think I managed to root the phone using the One-Click method.
only to find myself unable to install a recovery
I found a recovery image at CyanogMod: recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0G-cyan.
But every method I try, it won't install on my device.
fastboot: can't find the image no matter where I place it
adb: can't find the device while plugged, and in custom recovery mode
terminal app: can't find the image, even when it's placed in the sdcard root with SU permission.
my last resort is to try the unlockr method, but I doubt if that will work since I can't find the Amon Ra's recovery image anywhere on the web.
can someone plz provide me with a comfirmed working guide for HTC Magic 32b Froyo build? please, it would be very much apreciated.
Dude)))
Use SuperOneClick to root and flash recovery 1.7.0 G via this manual: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7707672&postcount=1
Steps 5, 7, 9 ONLY
found this guide earlier.
step 5: succes
step 7: no flash_image in de ls list, continued to step 9
step 9: tried this several times and I get different issues:
- I type the command (./flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0G.img) and nothing happens. so according to the guid I assume I'm all good. but when I reboot in bootloader I don't have an opt to enter recovery
- or when I enter the command, I get a bunch of memory error messages wich ends with the line "error writing recovery: no space left on device" while OS sais 266mb left internal memory.
any other method to flash a recovery on this device?
onemanshow85 said:
found this guide earlier.
step 5: succes
step 7: no flash_image in de ls list, continued to step 9
step 9: tried this several times and I get different issues:
- I type the command (./flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.7.0G.img) and nothing happens. so according to the guid I assume I'm all good. but when I reboot in bootloader I don't have an opt to enter recovery
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Bootloader does not have option to load into recovery.
You must enter by self. Turn phone off then turn on by pressing and holding Home + Power
At bottom line there must be text like 'Amon Ra 1.7.0 G recovery'. If you will see triangle with "!" - it is stock recovery and you need repeat step 9
In case when there are some errors like 'no space' - you have to delete something in /system/app/ (try remove bloatware "Amazon MP3"). You need know syntax of "rm" linux-command
when entering recovery it only displays the custom recovery.
the device doesn't seem to contain any removable bloatware when I explore it using ES file explorer with root acces.
when I retry the flash sometimes it doesn't give any message, meaning it should be succesfull. but when I boot in recovery it's still custom. Either way I should have enough space, but the flash is still unsuccesfull.
I don't know how long the flash should take either..?
If you have custom recovery - your first step in mission is succeed
Now you need flash custom ROM via custom recovery.
1. Search for custom ROM (try ezGingerbread first) and place it to sdcard
2. Run into recovery
3. Wipe data / factory reset to delete old data
4. Choose and install custom ROM
5. When installation is completed - reboot phone (via menu)
6. Wait for 5-10 minutes at first start.
My apologies for the mistype, I ment stock recovery instead of custom .
But I managed to install a custom recovery through adb. I kept trying to flash untill it finally popped (custom) Android system recovery.
Since the ADB method doesn't display a progress notification or wheter the flash was succesfull, it's hard to keep track of the installation. I waited a good 10 mins before rebooting and that seems to be sufficient.
After that it was cake to install a ROM ofc. So consider this solved .
tnx for the help, I apreciate all the effort.
I still find it ackword though, that only the ADB method eventually worked. Fastboot and several apps didn't do the trick.