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Need help with rogers magic root

ok im starting to lose my mind... here is what i have tryied
***i have the gold card made***
hxxp://rootyourmagic32a.blogspot.com/2010/04/root-htc-magic.html
this was going great right untill step 8 and it said file not found
even tho i was looking right at it
8. Now copy the SPL to your memory card.
adb push update-hboot-1762007-signed.zip /sdcard/
just cant get past that part...
then i went to
hxxp://theunlockr.com/2009/08/14/how-to-root-your-mytouch-3g/
and did everything it said and BAM it says i have an older version.
so i try to get the update from HTC to get the sense ui back and now it says my serial number is incorrect so it wont let me get the download...
can anyone please help me out im going insane.
thanks.

Ah I was about to lose my mind a couple days ago, heres what i followed to get mine rooted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=627384
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If you get to step five or six and it wont write the recovery to the phone redo the first few steps.
I had the 1.76.0010 perfected SPL
32a Magic
It worked pretty good for me.

well i got root and installed the CyanogenMod 5.0.8-final Stable and not its just looping the "htc magic" boot thing i can still get into fastboot and that but wont get past boot

Try Booting into the recovery that you installed (end+home) and wipe your phone and davlik cache. Then re flash the ROM, if that doesnt work re-do what i just told you and try a differnt ROM.

ok so wiped with delvik cash and tryied 2 other roms and still no luck.. can you point me in the direction of a working rom for the rogers htc magic and then ill try that.
thanks for your help hope i can fix it

First of all make sure the roms your flashing are for the correct radio you have and spl (i have 6.35 and the 1.76.0007 spl.) Im using SuperEclair v8.2 and its great.

ok downloading the rom now.
my phone is
hboot-1.76.2007
cpld-12
radio-6.35.08.29

Defs the same as mine (i had my spl wrong in the previous post)

well its not looping now.. its just sitting at the "htc magic" screen been about 1 min now, does it take long the first boot?
**edit**
it seems to be working. DUDE!!! I FREAKIN LOVE YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHA you are my fav person in the world

A while, it will reboot twice while you see the htc magic logo. Just be patient and it will finish.

lol im still laughing!!! im so happy
whats your paypal e-mail im sending you 10$

Haha dont have one I just felt like being nice

well then thank you very much!

[Q] PLEASE help. G2 bricked! Part 2!

Guys this is pretty similar to a previous post with a similar problem, i'm not the same guy though . I sold this phone unlocked to a guy overseas (I'm in the US). He got it, said it wouldn't work on his network and sent it back to me and now it no longer reads my Sim, AND the wifi is on error, he did some weird stuff i guess...
I've read through a bunch of stuff but i really haven't figured out how to do this, does anyone have some advice? I'm mildly techy, I've rooted some phones and flashed some roms in my day, I'd even be willing to send this phone to someone that thinks they can do it, I'd pay you to do it if it looks like its gonna be too gnarly for me to figure out.
Here is what is on the main screen when i power while holding Vol-Down...
VISION PVT SHIP S-ON
H-BOOT-0.82.0000
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.02.01.15_M2
eMMC-boot
Sep 2 2010, 17:59:38
HBOOT
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
IMAGE CRC
When I go into Fastboot it gives me these options only
Bootloader
Reboot
Reboot Bootloader
Power Down

Is it rooted? You still have s-on so I assume you're not but if you are then I would just flash the OEM rom image back onto the phone to give it a fresh start. If you're not rooted then I don't know what he could have messed up on the SW side of things. Hardware is another story though....
Anyway, root it and flash the stock rom image (in a sticky under the DEV section I think). You should be fine after that. If it still won't recognize it then I'd say the hardware is trashed and there's nothing that can be done.

g2 bricked
the same thing happend to me, please i want my phone back any suggestions.

Go to fastboot
Plug into computer
Install sdk download clockwork
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Download a rom on this forum and flash it
If it still doesn't fix your sim problem unroot from there and return to T-Mobile
Sent from my HTC Vision

It says s-on... if it is rooted. I adivce to get orginal stock PC10IMG.zip and let it flash through bootloader.
Sent from my Liquid Metal using XDA App

New Mytouch fender user, semi-bricked. Looking for help

Hey guys, I am a decently experienced android user (D1, D2, Eris, SGS, etc). But I seem to have run into a problem. I had rooted a friend of mines MyTouch Fender months ago, using some root app, I forget which, z4root or one of those.
Anyways, he came to me the other day because he got a new phone, and the MyTouch Fender is semi-bricked, im not sure what he did, he said he was playing with it and screwed it up. Anyways, the phone just stays at the Fender loading screen. I can access hboot, recovery etc. The phone is completely stock, 32A, S-ON Google, etc. So what would be the easiest way for me to get this phone going again? He's given the phone to me for free, and I would like to get it working to give to my gf to replace her crackberry curve.
If someone could point in the right direction that would be great. Unfortunately I have no idea what he did to break it in the first place. I've tried wiping data and cache via stock recovery to no avail. Is there maybe a stock oem update.zip that could be flashed via recovery that would flash it back to stock?
I do eventually want to mod the phone and probably throw CM6 on it, but for now I'd rather just bring it back to working stock. Unless rooting it and custom recoveries would be faster.
Thanks in advance.

It's certainly fixable, but I don't know about getting back to stock. The issue is that no one has an actual stock Fender sappimg (sappimg being a file you flash from fastboot to get completely back to stock). The things you will lose by rooting will be the extra Fender apps and the Fender splash image (the first image you see when booting the phone). That's pretty much all that's missing, but there's a group of guys working on getting it back in order. So it all really depends on what you want to do right now. Do you want to root and install a custom recovery/ROM (which will be the quickest fix right now) or would you rather wait until someone can get a similar stock image put back together?
Since you can't get into the ROM, you'll have to root using the goldcard method. Luckily for you it seems you have an extra Android powered phone around to be able to make the goldcard (you need to be able to boot the phone to complete this process).
At either rate, the best way to go about getting you straightened out would be for you to post the phone's current fastboot information. To do this, turn the phone off, then turn it back on holding the back button+power. Post everything from there.

Thanks man. Here's the info from HBOOT:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)
CLPD-13
RADIO-2.22.28.25
For the moment I would like whatever is the easiest way to get it close to stock. My problem is I don't always readily have access to a computer, but I have lots of android phones, lol. I'd like if I could just make a goldcard on another phone if possible, and flash a normal stock image from another dream/sapphire that is compatible. Is this possible?
Sent from my SCH-I500

hello first post

You could flash the stock sappimg for the myTouch 1.2. The myTouch 1.2 is the one that came out after the Fender. Same everything minus the Fender splash screen and apps. It also isn't capable of getting the 2.2.1 OTA update that came out last month. It's also stock 1.6, but it is very stable and pretty fast considering the phone's hardware.
I can tell that you that your friend's phone got hosed doing the OTA update and he could've gotten a Samsung Vibrant as a trade-out if he would've called T-Mobile about the issue, but we won't tell him that.
Rooting would require computer access. Actually, you'll need a computer period. Either rate. Before we do anything, try booting into recovery (hold home+power) and doing a "wipe data/factory reset" and then reboot. We could also try just reapplying the update.
You can hit me up on Google Talk at [email protected] if you want to get this sorted out tonight instead of having to go back and forth.

Do you have custom recovery or stock recovery...
If it is custom recovery, then fixing your problem(s) is pretty straight forward...

mumilover said:
Do you have custom recovery or stock recovery...
If it is custom recovery, then fixing your problem(s) is pretty straight forward...
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Got him on Google Talk. Apparently his friend or the former owner hosed the phone doing the OTA since he's got the new radio and the SPL is untouched. We're going to try re-flashing the OTA update and maybe root later on. He's just trying to get it back working.

Yup. Stock recovery. From what I just got from the guy I got it from, it died after/while doing the ota update. It stuck on the splash when it went to reboot.
My guess its due to the fact I rooted the phone like 8 months ago, and removed a bunch of stuff via adb. Including probably what it considers some critical system stuff.
Sent from my SCH-I500

have a mytouch 3g 1.2 with the old radio and SPL, i acidently bricked it trying to flash the new radio and SPL and now i cant get into recovery or fastboot and the flash screen is frozen, pleassssssee help me get this fixed it has been completel useless for the last week or so

[Q] Desire Z unbootable and unflashable

Hey xda crew,
I am pretty sure my Desire Z is up sh*t creek now without a hope. As such I am here with my begging on... Help please!!
Last night I went through the app library and manually updated about 7 apps simultaneously. At some point the phone hung, and wouldn't respond. I pulled the battery and booted it back up, and it simply hung again as soon as it connected to wifi. It ran fine without a data connection however.
So this went on and on. I booted, connected to wifi and tried to kill each download asap before it hung again (can't access the market to kill the d/l w/o connection!). Inevitably it would hang each time and then i'd repeat. Finally though it simply got stuck on the HTC boot screen and never went any further.
I've tried everything googleable so far, but unfortunately no love. Here are my specs:
Desire Z, stock standard, no modding, ever.
Vision pvt ship S-ON
HBOOT-0.85.0013
Microp-0425
Radio-26.10.04.03_M
eMMC-boot
Apr 11 2011
I have tried the following to recover the phone:
Leave it loading on HTC screen (30+ mins): Never loads
Factory reset in HBOOT: Hangs
Recovery in HBOOT: Goes to HTC screen, then the green recovery icon, and then blacks out. As soon as the screen goes black it vibrates fiercely 7 times in anger and then dies.
Fastboot w/ RUU_Vision_Gingerbread_S_hTC_Asia_TW_2.42.709.10_Radio_12.56.60.25_26.10.04.03_M_release_201045_signed.exe: RUU sees phone but cannot reboot into bootloader, times out.
Flash manually using PC10IMG.zip, (rom.zip) from the RUU above: Initially didn't work due to CID invalid warning in HBOOT, however have made a gold card manually on PC and gotten past that warning. The ROM reads and verifies fully in HBOOT but upon verification just goes back to HBOOT screen without the option to flash.
With the intent to wipe everything: Flash the HBOOT with an engineering version from here: virtuousrom.com/2011/06/t-mobile-g2-users-migrating-to-desirez.html: As per the RUU Rom, HBOOT reads and verifies successfully but never gives the option to flash.
Erase cache from fastboot command line: Hangs
Beyond that I don't know what else to try. I can't use adb as I cannot boot and don't have any custom recovery roms installed that will allow it. Likewise I can't flash with fastboot due to S-ON.
So because warranty ended a month ago, it goes in the bin tomorrow unless someone has an alternative Even if it is a highly dangerous method, I don't really care, it's good as dead anyway...
Interestingly enough it seems there are a few people with the same issue, all posted within about a week of each other. Everyone was doing the same thing... updating a bunch of apps!
Thanks in advance

When I rooted mine, I simply followed the instructions provided over at CyanogenMod ( http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/TMobile_G2:_Firmware_Downgrade_(Gingerbread) ) doing the firmware downgrade and then the rooting exploit, from there I actually upgraded the radio (thread in my signature) and then got the EliteMod rom.
PS: My Bootloader screen is basically:
VISION PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.76.2000 (PC1010000)
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
Aug 20 2010,16:51:01
Just not entirely sure how you're going to go bout the fr3vo method without least a stock rom to exploit into.

well jtag... not what you wanted to hear I'm sure
not trying to add insult to injury but next phone make sure you root it right away, chances are this all could have been fixed with the right permissions, short of a hardware failure of course
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

Thanks for taking the time to help out mate.
As it stands, there is no way to use adb so I can't downgrade as per the directions in the link.
I have since tried several other newer and older roms as well, still the same thing, it unpacks them and verifies and then does nothing.
Quite sure now it is dead, so I have just bought a new one off ebay.
Poor old thing, I did enjoy that phone!

demkantor said:
well jtag... not what you wanted to hear I'm sure
not trying to add insult to injury but next phone make sure you root it right away, chances are this all could have been fixed with the right permissions, short of a hardware failure of course
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
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Yes, you are absolutely right... I was thinking the same thing. Thew new one will be rooted the minute it arrives. The good news i suppose is that desire z's are so cheap now that they are discontinued.
I honestly love the functionality, speed etc.. no need to upgrade whatsoever.

Your bootloader is stock and you are S-On why not just use your warranty ?

HTC Vision G2 ROMS

i am new to this so if you can bare with me. I recently Unlocked and rooted my G2 and i also installed a custom recovery (ClockworkMod). I have been trying to install a custom but have been having problems with this. what happens is i use recovery to install rom from sdcard and it looks like it installs, i mean it says it is successful but when i reboot it gets stuck on HTC boot screen. I do not know what else to do, please help. oh and i also have tried to do this with a few diffirent ROM's.

Just a guess, but it sounds like you didn't wipe before installing a rom. From the main recovery menu, choose factory reset/wipe data and cache. When that is done, you can install whatever ROM you'd like. If you're installing an AOSP rom, don't forget to flash the google apps (gapps) after the ROM.

What ROM are you attempting to install. If it is newer sense based you may need the desire z boot.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

pkb6212003 said:
i am new to this so if you can bare with me. I recently Unlocked and rooted my G2 and i also installed a custom recovery (ClockworkMod). I have been trying to install a custom but have been having problems with this. what happens is i use recovery to install rom from sdcard and it looks like it installs, i mean it says it is successful but when i reboot it gets stuck on HTC boot screen. I do not know what else to do, please help. oh and i also have tried to do this with a few diffirent ROM's.
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As someone else said, looks like yo didn't bother to factory-reset/wipe via recovery before attempting to apply a brand new rom.
Flashing the rom doesn't wipe everything for you before hand, it would be like trying to install Windows 7 on top of Windows XP without bothering to remove windows XP and you end up with this mixed up mess of the two that doesn't work.
PS: Didn't you already ask this in another thread? (almost seems like word-for-word what another 1st time poster said)

thank you
thank you for the suggestions, i will try right now and let you know. i thought i did a full wipe, but maybe i didn't, i will try again.
Also this is the first time i have ever posted here. oh and one of the rom's i have cyanogenmod 7.2.0

HTC G2
tried what you suggested and still got the same thing, or is there something else i could try?

maybe you are getting corrupt ROM downloads? have you tried checking if md5sums match? since this is your first time, here is a link to a windows md5 sum checker

c00ller said:
maybe you are getting corrupt ROM downloads? have you tried checking if md5sums match? since this is your first time, here is a link to a windows md5 sum checker
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I like how 4EXT Recovery can let you check the md5sum of any file on the SD card before you decide to flash it, so you can compare to the source.

May be radio problem
Sent from my Desire Z using XDA

G2 ROMS
the roms i have downloaded are all good, i even tried to redownload them and tried a couple other downloads, same thing though.

HTC G2
santajin said:
May be radio problem
Sent from my Desire Z using XDA
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What do you mean? What could be wrong with the radio?

pkb6212003 said:
the roms i have downloaded are all good, i even tried to redownload them and tried a couple other downloads, same thing though.
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Which roms? did you verify that you meet all the requirements? (for example some newer roms, particularly some ICS attempts, need the newer *.19 radio).
For example I couldn't get EliteMod ICS booting until I upgraded my radio to 26.13.04.19 from the old *.26 one (also the T-Mobile Wifi Calling app requires the new radio too).
PS: It's generally more helpful if you list out all your specs, i.e.: your Phone's Hboot (hboot version, SHIP vs ENG, S-OFF vs S-ON, Radio Version), Recovery type/version, and what roms you are trying.

Hi, are you simply unlocked using the HTC bootloader unlocker? If so, another thing to consider is you may need to flash the boot.img thru fastboot along with installing the ROM thru recovery. I don't think HTC unlock lets you flash to the boot partition in recovery, so if the ROM you flash uses a custom kernel, it won't boot until you flash that seperately thru fastboot.

I flashed a new rom and got stuck on the white HTC screen too but after taking the battery out for about 30s it just booted right up. Happened a few times now so it could be that.

I have had that same problem doing a full wipe and also wiping the cache and dalvik before I install a new rom works for me, I have had the same situation AFTER a time and as desirez_pete stated removing the battery for 30 seconds and rebooting did the trick.

HTC G2 SPECs
Sorry i have been away for so long, still am unable to install custom ROM, I was reading the threads and noticed someone asked for my specs here they are -
VISION PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.82.0009
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
The Phone is Unlocked and rooted and my recovery version is ClockworkMod Recovery v5.8.1.0 touch
also when ever i have tried to optain S-OFF i get eMMC- Boot Failed
any help from here i would be very thankful.

pkb6212003 said:
Sorry i have been away for so long, still am unable to install custom ROM, I was reading the threads and noticed someone asked for my specs here they are -
VISION PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.82.0009
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.13.04.19_M
eMMC-boot
The Phone is Unlocked and rooted and my recovery version is ClockworkMod Recovery v5.8.1.0 touch
also when ever i have tried to optain S-OFF i get eMMC- Boot Failed
any help from here i would be very thankful.
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" SHIP S-ON" doesn't look unlocked to me.

HTC G2 SPECs
kbeezie said:
" SHIP S-ON" doesn't look unlocked to me.
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When i boot into the bootloader and at the top of the screen it says "UNLOCKED" just like i just typed

deleted, didn't read.

pkb6212003 said:
When i boot into the bootloader and at the top of the screen it says "UNLOCKED" just like i just typed
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Means went thru the HTCDev site which is kind of a sissy-unlock, compared to going with the XDA guide which would have gotten you a fully unlocked bootloader, SIM unlocked, ENG/S-OFF, the works.