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Hi all,
I was trying to update to CM 4.2.3, so first I wiped, then installed the regular ole android 1.6 image from Google, it goes to reboot and all seems fine. However, in the boot process it gets past the "T-Mobile G1" screen and then it just stayed at the flashing Android screen for several hours, I finally gave up on it and pulled the battery. Now if I boot normally it will go to G1 screen then to flashing android then NOTHING, the screen is still on but its all black. If I try booting with power+home I get a picture of an exclamation point in a triangle and a phone laying next to it. If I boot with power+camera it says
"DREA100 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.3000
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
Oct 20 2008
Serial0"
and there's 3 androids at the bottom on skateboard.
I don't what to do, except call Tmo and hope theyll send me a new one. I'm without phone so feeling particularly helpless
EDIT: I did alt-w at the screen with the exclamation point and the phone, it did something, now I'm running 1.6. PHEW, that was a close one
Note, you are never bricked if you can get to the fastboot or recovery screen.
evilkorn said:
Note, you are never bricked if you can get to the fastboot or recovery screen.
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good to know, thx
i kept searching around for what exactly a bricked phone looks like, but now i know
Take a picture of your initial G1 screen and you're all set
u may have lost root , jus re downgrade then updgrade back
maek_it_happen said:
u may have lost root , jus re downgrade then updgrade back
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i did, but i got it back. now running cm 4.2.3 and loving it!
I have been trying to upgrade my htc magic 32a from 1.5 ever since I got it 10 months ago...but no success. One of the reasons I learned in my inquiry is that it is not possible to upgrade a "perfected spl" which is what I have. However, I have found several bloggers who claimed to have done so using ROM Manager, flashrec.apk, ADB, etc. But when I try any of the suggested methods, I eventually reach a failure message (can't be installed on this phone, force stop, etc) of some kind.
So here are my questions:
Was the blogger correct about the "perfected spl"? If I knew that for certain, then I would dismiss the claims of success as bogus, give up the ghost on this phone, and start looking for an upgradeable replacement!
If the answer to the above is no...meaning there is a procedure for upgrading my phone, then I would be forever indebted if someone can point out the way!
Desperate in Buenos Aires,
Laurie
if you use flashrec.apk, you have to enable the option to install application out of market.
Perfected SPL issue
Although I appreciate your input, if you'll read my post, you'll see that I have tried flashrec.apk and I did it correctly allowing non-market applications.
"...ROM Manager, flashrec.apk, ADB, etc. But when I try any of the suggested methods, I eventually reach a failure message (can't be installed on this phone, force stop, etc) of some kind.
My question which I will repeat more clearly is this:
Is it possible to upgrade an HTC Magic 32A with a PERFECTED SPL...and if so, how do I do it?
Laurie
I can tell you I HAVE read posts of people upgrading these phones. even changing the radio and spl on almost bricked ones.
My question to help you from here is :
Do you have a mytouch 1.2 (fender)
If so it says 32A but it is really a 32B board.
I have the fender and I used clockwork recovery, superwipe, and then ezTerry radio and spl update zips.
I suppose I should ask: upgrade 1.5 what?
If you just mean android 1.5
I used clockwork recovery and then put cyanogen 5 on. Easily
I have since put cm6 on and even cm7
All in all. Keep reading I read for days and days, but... Putting a rom on already rooted phone was easy. And very possible
Sent from my Dream/Sapphire using XDA App
Yes: I would like to upgrade from Android 1.5 to whatever!
No: I don't even know what a mytouch 1.2 fender is! When I boot up, the Airtel logo appears followed by "HTC Magic." There's a T-Mobile logo printed on the case above the screen and "With Google" on the back. Here's what it says I have in about phone:
Sapphire PVT (32A) Ship S-On H
Hboot-1.76.0009 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12 (Dec 8, 2009)
Radio: 6.35.08.29
Type: EB11/32A
I cannot or do not know how to use clockwork recovery. In fact, I am not able to boot into recovery...only HBoot which has no options other than to reset or power down.
I have tried to download and install ROM Manager from Market but get an error saying that there is no such apk. When I try to install from the SD card, I am told that the apk is not for this phone. I have also tried to install it from AppBrain Market but repeatedly get an internet error "Please check your connection and try again." My connection is fine and I'm able to download and install a variety of apks...but none that help me change the rom. I am rooted by the way.
Any ideas?
Laurie
Fender means that it has an audio jack.
Have you read the Cyanogenmod wiki quide? First you need to have root access and an unlocked bootloader (hboot). Only after that you can start installing custom ROMs
Looks like you have the same phone as I do, so you should use this guide: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Magic_%2832A%29:_Rooting_%286.35.x_radio%29
It's old but works. After that you can go forward on installing a ROM you like. Also you always have to remember to have correct radio/SPL versions (you'll learn about them with the guide) before installing software. Otherwise it won't boot.
This is what my phone looks like ATM:
LAFitz said:
No: I don't even know what a mytouch 1.2 fender is! When I boot up, the Airtel logo appears followed by "HTC Magic." There's a T-Mobile logo printed on the case above the screen and "With Google" on the back. Here's what it says I have in about phone:
Sapphire PVT (32A) Ship S-On H
Hboot-1.76.0009 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12 (Dec 8, 2009)
Radio: 6.35.08.29
Type: EB11/32A
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Your phone is pure 32A Magic, not fender or mt4g v1.2
Well then, I don't have an audio jack so my HTC Magic is not a Fender. And I have read...but not followed the Cyanogen Wiki because it specified the "HTC Magic (32A) with 3.22.x radio" while my radio is 6.35.08.29.
I did install ADB on my computer and I created a Gold Card both as per the Wiki instructions. However, I gave up on that method after repeatedly getting a "device not recognized" error.
I do have root access but not a clue as to whether hboot is locked or not. How would I determine that?
Sorry I'm being such a dimwit but I am soooooo frustrated with this phone. Maybe I should either just leave well enough (Android 1.5) alone...or find someone who has a clue to replace the guts of the device with a more adaptable OS.
Thanks for trying,
Laurie
No recovery & fastboot fails to install
I just attempted to follow the instructions from http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Howto:_Install_the_Android_SDK once again to install the SDK and fastboot on Windows 7 but the installation of fastboot failed. See screenshot attached.
In addition, I seem to have no recovery at all on the device. Booting from Home/Power brings up the Airtel screen where it remains until I remove the battery. Booting from Vol-Down/Power produces Fastboot which offers 4 options as follows:
<Vol Down> HBoot Mode
<Send> Reset Device
<Action> Restart to HBoot
<Menu> Power Down
Choosing <Vol Down> gives me:
<Back> Fastboot Mode
<Send> Simlock
Both <Send> and <Action> restart the device and of course, <Menu> turns it off.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I suspect that I cannot proceed with changing the radio or the spl without Fastboot on my computer...and I should not try to proceed without Recovery on the device. So what do I do?
You need to run the installer as admin, and it's safest to run everything as admin since it's the easiest way
The recovery you have is the stock recovery so it won't show anything useful.
I followed this guide: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Magic_(32A):_Rooting_(6.35.x_radio) and it worked perfectly!
I did run the SDK installer as Admin and after a bit of manipulating managed to get fastboot where it is supposed to be. Then I attempted to follow the guide you suggested. However, when I try to "push adb"...I get a "permission denied" message and can go no farther.
So does having the "stock recovery" mean that I cannot enter recovery mode? Hanging up on the Airtel screen is to be expected? Then I truly don't understand. How do I back up my current ROM? And if things go wrong...which they can't because I cannot adb push anything to my SD card...then how do I recover?
I honestly appreciate your help...but I seem to have the device from hell and every time I hear how "easy" it is to do what I have not been able to do in a year, I want to tear my hair out!!!!
Laurie
LAFitz said:
I did run the SDK installer as Admin and after a bit of manipulating managed to get fastboot where it is supposed to be. Then I attempted to follow the guide you suggested. However, when I try to "push adb"...I get a "permission denied" message and can go no farther.
So does having the "stock recovery" mean that I cannot enter recovery mode? Hanging up on the Airtel screen is to be expected? Then I truly don't understand. How do I back up my current ROM? And if things go wrong...which they can't because I cannot adb push anything to my SD card...then how do I recover?
I honestly appreciate your help...but I seem to have the device from hell and every time I hear how "easy" it is to do what I have not been able to do in a year, I want to tear my hair out!!!!
Laurie
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Please try to follow the 6.35 instructions
Did you use a goldcard? Check the wiki for that too
You can probably try temproot and then backup with that - but SMS and some other stuff can probaby be backed up in some other ways. If you can't push anything to the sdcard, have you enabled USB debugging from the settings? You can also try to enable USB storage from the usb menu that appears when you connect your phone to your computer and put the files there that way. I can't really remember how I did it since it was such a long time ago :/
Don't worry, it's hard but not impossible!
Yes...I have tried to follow those instruction as well as versions thereof listed below.
And yes...I have created a Gold Card as well as installed SDK, Eclipse, etc...but all to no avail.
When I read "Hey look. I just upgraded my HTC Magic (with the same credentials by the way) to Froyo...in only 10 minutes!" I must come to the conclusion that I am the problem in the sense that there is something that I am not getting. Consequently, my question is this:
Does anyone know of a technical service where I can send my device to have it upgraded professionally?
If it is in the general vicinity of Denver (CO)...that would be cool but at this point I'm willing to mail it. PLEASE HELP! The phone works just fine...but it is sooooooooo limited by Cupcake!
Laurie
p.s. Below is only a few of the more then 60 urls I have found in my search for a step-by-step process for upgrading the ROM.
http://urandroid.com/2010/12/16/gall...id-2-2-update/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...15&postcount=1
http://www.coated.com/unsupported-ht...ade-available/
http://code.google.com/p/android-rom...Ext2_Partition
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/archive/t-1112558.html NOTE: I did make a gold card...but it didn't work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778083
http://code.google.com/p/android-rom...Ext2_Partition
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=810471
http://www.karrderized.com/romguide/
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/29/how...our-htc-magic/
http://www.askabouthugo.com/mobile-t...upereclair2_1/
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthre...-my-HTC-Magic?
http://geeknizer.com/upgrade-android-2-1/
Try Spanish posts
Hmmm.... the science of the magic is a little hard to some few...
Have you tried Spanish tutorials?
There's also an Spanish page (h ttp:/ /htcmania .com) that can help you, because the Magic was first released in Spain
(if you are going for the spanish forums be careful! those use 32b motherboards)
BTW, if you want to upgrade, remember something, you must download 1= the recovery and 2= roms
To install them, you need to use a terminal emulator and all that.... (the forums w/download links also have an installation guide)
I wish you look n.n
and if you need help on how to install or root something... contact me (Y)
Yes...I need help!
Hola Cesar,
Thanks for your suggestions. Since I have the 32A motherboard, I don't want to risk bricking my phone by doing anything meant for the 32B. But I can surely use your help with the following which by the way, I have already tried:
Finding and installing the correct Recovery & ROM. I have been referred to a variety of each but haven't been successful at installing any as you can see from my list...even when following the respective installation guides.
Currently, I'm running a rooted phone with a perfected SPL with no recovery. No problems so far but I would love to upgrade to Froyo if that is possible. Another by the way: I just spoke to an Android specialist at Cricket who said he could do it...but didn't understand why I would want to since I'm not having problems with the phone - if it ain't broke, why fix it?
Laurie
Try to root by SuperOneClick. Even shell root will help in future
If not, i will write more hard manual
I am rooted
Thanks for the suggestion Strogino but I already have root. My problem is not being able to upgrade from Android 1.5.
Laurie
Sup?
Laurie, The magic of the Magic is a pain!
Let's do this:
Turn of your phone and turn it on by presing back + power
That's the bootloader screen, then tell me what says there
second: Download any root app (like root explorer) and tell me if you can acces the root of your sd (something like / or try to go to /system/data and see if you can COPY an app to the SD). BTW, how did you rooted your phone?
for now, you must decide wich ROM you will use, tell me that and give me the link of the rom (if you want a reco' look for Ginger Yoshi)
That's all for now, do your homework an tell me that ^
Glad to help you!
Cesar™ said:
Laurie, The magic of the Magic is a pain!
Let's do this:
Turn of your phone and turn it on by presing back + power
That's the bootloader screen, then tell me what says there
second: Download any root app (like root explorer) and tell me if you can acces the root of your sd (something like / or try to go to /system/data and see if you can COPY an app to the SD). BTW, how did you rooted your phone?
for now, you must decide wich ROM you will use, tell me that and give me the link of the rom (if you want a reco' look for Ginger Yoshi)
That's all for now, do your homework an tell me that ^
Glad to help you!
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It says FASTBOOT and lists
<Vol Down> HBoot Mode
<SEND> Reset Device
<ACTION> Restart to HBoot
<MENU> Power Down
LAFitz said:
It says FASTBOOT and lists
<Vol Down> HBoot Mode
<SEND> Reset Device
<ACTION> Restart to HBoot
<MENU> Power Down
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I have Root Explorer installed and am able to access the SD Card although there's no /system/data folder. I went to system/app instead but can't figure out how to COPY any of the apps listed to the SD Card.
As for the ROM, I don't have a clue which will work on my device. I do have Ginger Yoshi on my PC. What's next?
hi all here info on my Dream
Model Number HTC_Dream, Firmware 1.1, Baseband version 62.415.20.13u_2.22.16.19, Kernal version [email protected]#12, Build number 1.56.621.4 Plat-1.0_gms-141395 CL#19091 release-keys
ok have spent 6 days trying to upgrade???? ha first find and use androot success rooted superuser for android 2.0~2.2, then put DREAIMG.nbh to root of sd card aok then boot using cam+power starts runs through prog then says Model ID incorrect??. I have tried other method to many to mention even tried Rom Manager apk from version 2.0.1.7. through to 4.3.2.4. and not one will load keeps saying SORRY the application rom manager (process com koushikdutta.rommanager) has stopped unexpectedly please try again ha?? have also tried to download through android market ha? cant find it try direct through google search log in find rom manager download cant says There are no Android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account. Google has my android number registered that way I receive emails on my phone????? so is there ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN HELP OR SHOULD I JUST BRICK IT AND BUY A SAMSUNG
well if you were able to gert superuser on your phone then you were rooted. the reason for the dreaming.nbh file to error out is probably its the wrong file or a bad download, just need to redownload it (maybe from a different site) you wont be able to download rom manager to a none rooted phone.
hold the camera button when powering on and write down that info here - if your sd card is in say no to the update and just write the rest starts with something like pvt 32b.......
HTC Dream
thanks heres the info
DREAM PVT 32B Ship S-on
HBoot-1.38.0000 (DREA20000)
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.16.19
Feb 28 2009, 18:40:30
then I get MODEL ID Incorrect
Update FAIL!
any suggestions for a better site to download from
sure check this out
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Dream:_Rooting
everything you need will be here, follow the steps, use these files, and youll be done in 20min or so! good luck!
Hi well it didn't work I even tried to BRICK IT and that didn't work either?
could it have something to do with MOVISTAR when you start it up thats the first screen you see before the Android screen???? any more suggestions greatly appreciated
huh, not sure what you mean by "I even tried to BRICK IT and that didn't work either?"
but besides the point you are saying before the android boot screen the splash screen reads "MOVISTAR" ? ive only seen rogers, g1, and htc splash screens.
im not too sure why that would matter other than you may need a diffrent dreaming.nbh file for your radio/spl does appear to be different than i remember.
what country id your g1 programed to work in? you may need some different files
That must mean you have the HTC Dream from spain, as seen here: http://www.xataka.com/moviles/htc-dream-en-espana-con-movistar
You may also need to make a goldcard and then you'll be able to flash any dream nbh
update
thanks all
have gold card dident work the only thing that has nearly worked is getting recovery flasher on to the phone now onto the next stage ill let you know???
Goldcard should work....
Hmm...
Anyways one more thing
You probably should do 1.5/1.6 in androot not 2.1/2.2
Sent from my HTC Dream using Tapatalk
same issue here . with my g1
My daughter brought her phone home with the WSOD. She said she had put it down and when she came back later it would not turn on. After charging for a while, it turned on and came up to just the logo. I can get to the Hboot but am lost after that. Just before the Hboot menu displays, i can see it checking the SD card for a number of files but none found. I have searched the forum and the thing is, it came with ICS, and all she has done was load AT&T provided updates. It has not been rooted and still shows locked. Every article I find about WSOD is from folks rooting the device. I am not trying to load anything new, just want to get her phone booted, preferably without losing her data. Personally, I am a Blackberry user and know all about loading new images for those, but nothing about Android. If i have to load a new image then I will try to figure that out, but the main question would be, what do I download to keep her running the AT&T version of ICS. Otherwise, I guess it is time to reset and wipe her data or take it back to the store (3 months old)
So has anyone ever had the WSOD without trying to root? What is the best way to recover from this?
Here is the top of my Hboot screen
*** LOCKED ***
HOLIDAY PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.85.0025
MICROP-0360
eMMC-boot
Mar 1 2012, 17:09:49
sdwedemeyer said:
My daughter brought her phone home with the WSOD. She said she had put it down and when she came back later it would not turn on. After charging for a while, it turned on and came up to just the logo. I can get to the Hboot but am lost after that. Just before the Hboot menu displays, i can see it checking the SD card for a number of files but none found. I have searched the forum and the thing is, it came with ICS, and all she has done was load AT&T provided updates. It has not been rooted and still shows locked. Every article I find about WSOD is from folks rooting the device. I am not trying to load anything new, just want to get her phone booted, preferably without losing her data. Personally, I am a Blackberry user and know all about loading new images for those, but nothing about Android. If i have to load a new image then I will try to figure that out, but the main question would be, what do I download to keep her running the AT&T version of ICS. Otherwise, I guess it is time to reset and wipe her data or take it back to the store (3 months old)
So has anyone ever had the WSOD without trying to root? What is the best way to recover from this?
Here is the top of my Hboot screen
*** LOCKED ***
HOLIDAY PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.85.0025
MICROP-0360
eMMC-boot
Mar 1 2012, 17:09:49
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i would take it back to att every fix i would try will wipe data if you want to try them let me know
after more reading that was my conclusion. Seems that every solution starts with unlocking which wipes the phone. I did ask her more questions and she conformed not doing any updates or even downloading from the app store so this phone just up and died. It should not do that on its own so even if i fix it, something is not right with the phone so I am taking it back.
My friend asked if I could help him with this old HTC One M7.
He bought it about 2 years ago from some guy who had paid someone to flash some slick ROM on it. It is a world phone (I think?) but it was really wonky on AT&T's network.
DON'T ASK WHY. OR HOW. IT DOESN'T MATTER
Long story short, my friend said he managed to "wipe all data" as a mistake, in efforts to clear the settings/cache to hopefully have it work more successfully on AT&T networks.
Well...he wiped the entire OS somehow.
So he gives me this phone that is literally the worst hard brick I've ever seen. Once upon a time, I was very proficient with the software manipulation of the early Samsung Galaxy phones. My Captivate would have a new ROM every week. Same for the Skyrocket (SII) and S3. Kinda stopped caring when I got my S5 as I deduced that rooting and flashing wasn't really a thing anymore (or worth it at least) . I've gone so far as to "hard brick" my Captivate several times just fooling around and learning by experimentation that I made several trips to radio shack to buy the little resistors to make *the jig*.
This HTC is really kicking my ass up and down the court. It's like playing whack-a-mole. I've literally sat down every night for the past ~2 weeks and put in a solid 45-60 minutes googling and trying different solutions found on XDA and other forums. Every time I make a step forward, it's just another 'brick' wall.
Facts to offer:
When I enter HBOOT (is that what it's called?) it shows data:
M7_WLS PVT SHIP S-OFF RH
CID-SPCS_001
HBOOT-1.44.0000
RADIO-1.00.20.0315
OpenDSP-v26.120.274.0202
eMMC-boot
May 8 2013, 16:30:08:22086
gives options for fastboot, recovery, factory reset, simlock, image CRC, show barcode
So I go into recovery. It loads up with TWRP v2.6.3.0
Won't mount to computer. Okay. Won't access files through file manage. Expected. Sideloader works...kinda.
So, I've been trying about every .zip file I can find in the "help me naooo" forums for this phone.
Through the CID-SPCS_001 thingy, I determined it's a Sprint phone originally. So I stopped trying to shove the square peg of an AT&T RUU into the circular hole of this phone that's *%&@ing me. I then found "RUU_M7_WLS_JB_50_Sprint_1.29.651.7". I also found some other firmwares to try. Can't remember the names of the files or where I got them since the guide I was following said to change to "firmware" to make easier to sideload. I remember finding one .zip that was described as the "catch-all solution answer to all your problems" zip. I tried that, but it required the phone to have more than 30% battery. Even though it said 100% battery in recovery, it kept failing the 30% test.
So, here's the catch. Every time I find a "ahhhh...that's my problem" new .zip solution, the phone won't accept it.
Every time I try to flash something, it results in
Updating partition details...
E:/ Storage Partition '//TWRP/BACKUPS/HT36YS9A014
Installing /'sdcard/sideload.zip' (firmware is not named sideload.zp fyi)
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/sideload.zip'
Updating partition details...
and says "Failed" in red letters below the dialog box.
lather, rinse, and repeat.
I put an updated superSU file on the phone, that someone recommended as a solution to remedy old TWRP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2592923 post #4
Got the file on the phone. Successfully flashed. But I am pretty sure this phone won't go into fastboot. When I go into the fastboot menu and do "adb devices" on commandprompt, nothing shows up, and I can't do the fastboot commands. At this point, my computer pops up with a "USB device not recognized" message. YES- I do have the HTC drivers installed from HTC's website, and YES I did uninstall the thingy I needed to uninstall.
What can I do next?
Also, my only goal is to get it to be a working phone for now. I just want it to be stock
You will need to use a Win 7 machine or get the hboot upgraded to 1.55 or higher to work on Win 8/8.1.
Sloth said:
You will need to use a Win 7 machine or get the hboot upgraded to 1.55 or higher to work on Win 8/8.1.
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my computer is now windows 10. And I have access to an OS X machine.
Will the 1.55 upgrade work for windows 10?
Using the commands to flash the firmware (which will update the hboot also) should work on OS X.
As for working on Win 10 after the update I don't know I 'm still on Win 7 lol.