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[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] smjfosho:
im on a mytouch 3g and im trying to flash recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G-pink.img via terminal but it says image not found, any ideas?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eyegor:
You did not navigate to the folder where you saved the image file.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] smjfosho:
i did though, its on my sdcard and i pointed it there
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eyegor:
u used

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img ?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] smjfosho:
Yup I did exactly
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] mlewis106:
I did try to flash the recovery using terminal just like that..no luck. Then again I'm sure I missed at least one step in trying that out.

*EDIT* Nevermind, I figured it out. I went crazy with my space key </noob>
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] kohler:
I've managed to get this RA-Sapphire recovery 1.6.2 into the phone by using this method . It does prompt the above mentioned errors during the flashing but when i try to press the Home + power , the phone is able to enter the recovery mode .

I am using the follow configuration :

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H

HBOOT-1.33.0009 (SAPP10000)

CPLD-12

RADIO 3.22.20.17

mAY 8 2009 21:02:32
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] DrKaufee:
why is there an option to go to console for g1 but not mytouch? I want to be able to use console from recovery on mytouch.. what am i missing? thanx! /noob
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] sindrefyrn:
Because Dream have a physical keyboard.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bunu:
The Dream/G1 has a physical keyboard so that is why they can do console while all the other users can't. You can't use the touchscreen in recovery mode (so that you don't accidentally press a option or something like that)

ADB is the same thing as console so use ADB instead.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Twiny26:
Have you tried using the Hero recovery image as stated on the first page for your SPL?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Ponczek87:
yes i have tried RA-hero-v1.6.2 and have the same on this sd card..
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] noroses:
Any ideas? Still stuck.. :confused:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] smjfosho:
so my recovery on mytouch says RA-dream-1.4 and im notable to flash the sapphire recovery, should i just flash the newest dream recovery?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Amon_RA:
No, you have a sapphire, not a dream.... so flash the latest RA-sapphire for the 32B.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] smjfosho:
it doesnt work, it says flash_image not found
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Amon_RA:
That means that your current rom doesn't have the binary flash_image... This has nothing to do with this recovery.

Contact your rom dev or use fastboot to flash.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Motogeek:
I just flashed the old recovery (6.35) and it works fine. On the 1.6.2 Hero on my 32a sapphire it won't allow me to flash 32b roms, gives an error saying incompatible device or something (won't let me flash a rom built for dream). I'll try and find the error when i get home.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] smjfosho:
oh ok, thanks man, ill switch roms then flash then go back
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Amon_RA:
So the cursor mod recovery allows you to flash 32b roms on a 32a phone?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Amon_RA:
You can also just push the flash_image binary... ;)

Or just fastboot boot the recovery and use the flash_image command via adb...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] smjfosho:
how would i go about pushing the flash_image binary?

and how would i get it?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] amjad_2020:
please can you tell me how to do it ?

C:\AndroidSDK\tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2H.img

sending 'recovery' (4494 KB)... FAILED (remote: not allow)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Motogeek:
correct, of course it doesn't work without a port file.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bikemanpt:
This thread says 1.76.xxx, but is this realiable for the 1.76.0009 ? Everyone says that there is nothing yet for my SPL, but those big fat red leters can lead to a mistake.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] noroses:
Found the recovery.log. After retriving the log the recovery freezed once again.

Can someone point me me in the right direction? :confused:

Amon_RA? Anyone?

Thanks!

Here is the recovery log:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] tnpapadakos:
im on 1.6, cm 4.2.15.1, and this flashed just fine from terminal emulator

maybe its no good on 1.5....?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pintspin:
dear AMON ,

Is there any way to get multiple BART...for different ROMS ????? ( same radio / different radio )

is BART doing the same thing as NANDROID BACKUP ( and is there possibitliy for multiple nandroid restore ) for different ROMS
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] chowdarygm:
hi,

when i tried to run bart backup i got following message

"error : run "bart" viaa adb"

does any one know why i am getting this?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] pintspin:
try 2 or 3 times it will allow you same was happened to me but after trying 2 times it works in 3rd attempt
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] bunu:
I get that with bart and nandroid.

All I do is flash any rom (doesn't matter the size or type) then bart/nandroid works correctly.

Or try multiple times.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] tsheeley:
Take a look at the link to BART at the bottom of the features on page one. He gives the commands to type yourself.

I'm guessing those could be done in ADB on your computer. I haven't tried it myself yet, but I want to try other roms and still be able to use the current CM for my daily stuff... so I'll be trying it soon.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] daandman:
I don't know what happened, but I tried putting on 1.6.2 (from 1.5.2) & it didn't work, and now I can't get into recovery. I hold end & home, but it just doesn't load up.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] spences10:
If you can get into fastboot then try again:

From Page One:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] PJcastaldo:
I have a Tmo MT3G and when i try to restore my backups my phone either wont boot past 1st splash or freezes and then wont boot again. I have to go back to recovery and flash my rom over my backup and then it will work....

Any ideas?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Rosco911:
HELP!

I tried Falshing by using terminal, and i kept getting this

mtd: read error (and bunch of numbers) (out of memory)

mtd: write error at (same with buch of numbers) (out of memory)

mtd: re-read error (everything the same)

like a lot of times.... now i cant get into my recovery :(
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Rosco911:
I got over 1.3Gb on my SDcard
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] paultoan:
Hi all,

I am newbie, this is my phone (HTC Magic) information that I see when I boot to fastboot mode:

SAPPHIRE EVT1 32B SHIP S-OFF H

HBOOT-1.33.0009 (SAPP*****)

CPLD-10

RADIO-3.22.20.17

May 8 2009, 21:02:32

Can I update recovery to RA-sapphire-v1.6.2? and which recovery, G or H, I should choise?

More question, I see my phone is 32B, but when I install ROM for 32B, my phone never start. But I install ROM for 32A or ROM with port for 32A, my phone run OK. ==> so, my phone is 32B or 32B???

Thank you very much.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] hk5354:
The Hero one can not flash some rom...

like this..:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=640105
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] PJcastaldo:
just wondering if this is happening to any one else and if they know how to fix it... When i back up a rom with either option, you know to try something else out, but when i restore it it just either wont boot, or it will then totally freeze on the home screen and not boot again. Got any ideas? i am using 1.6.2G on my My Touch.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] tsheeley:
@RA

Correct me if I'm wrong...

If I want to use BART to manage multiple backups, I need to do it thru ADB? There isn't an interactive BART menu thats burried that I'm not finding?

Will an interactive BART be added in the future? It makes it difficult to impress my friends by switching roms on the fly if I have to plug into my computer to do it. ;-)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Amon_RA:
BART can not be interactive via the menu, how will you enter a backup name without keyboard?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] KaizenMobile:
Hello,

If I loose my phone or get it stolen, I can wipe it using Exchange wipe function, but it reboots immediately to Android system recovery, giving the new "owner" all the tools to have a brand new phone ready to use.

Would it be possible to request a password prior to enter Android system recovery ?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] tsheeley:
:shrug: I dunno.

Hmm... maybe have it do sequential numbering... or maybe a date/time stamp of some sort as the file name?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dethzord:
The nandroid that comes with this recovery image doesn't seem to do a full backup. I'm only getting boot, data and system. With cyanogen's recovery, I was getting those three as well as cache, misc, recovery. Is there any way to change this behavior, or is it stuck this way in the image?

I don't see any options to expand the backup, so if I missed something, feel free to make me feel stupid for it.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] tnpapadakos:
This is from the Original Post on Page 1 of this Thread:

Change-log :

v1.6.2

Code:

- Added power off menu item

- New unyaffs binary patched by Koushik Dutta and Packetlss to fix the "losing root"-issue and incorrect file-time after a Nandroid restore

- New dump_image binary (by Brainaid) patched by Packetlss to fix the "bad blocks"- Nandroid restore issue.

(This will not fix old corrupted Nandroid backups! Please make new backups!!)

- New mkyaffs2image binary

- New flash_image binary

- Updated busybox to v1.5.3

- Nandroid menu options will NOT backup or restore recovery, cache, misc, splash1+2 (to avoid issues)

- Fixed wipe option not wiping when ext was not present

- Created carebear versions after the idea of packetlss

- Switched the Nexus logo to a Green Carebear with Nexus One logo (Thanks Montalbert!)

Definitely gotta read the original posts:cool:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dethzord:
And that is why I admitted my stupidity from the get-go.

Wish it wasn't the case. I never had problems before.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Amon_RA:
You can still run nandroid manually.

Why do you want a backup of misc and cache?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] lordofsilence:
Ok...I don't like asking much but this time I don't know what else to try.

I got stuck on the FAILED (remote: no allow) I was trying to install 1.6.2 after rooting my mytouch 3g v1.2 with SPL 1.33.0013,previous version v1.5.2 was working great.

I followed all the steps I was installing the new recovery image via adb shell,everything seemed to be working but once the installation was done I restarted and tried to boot into recovery but no luck....the screen shows the HTC logo and that is,unless I pull the battery out and restart....which works great.

The phone works great but no matter what I do...no recovery...tried via terminal,adb shell,fastboot and no luck,I even tried to install both versions H/G though my device is a 32A.

Anybody came across this crazy thing?I have seen some posts regarding this issue but it did not help at all,maybe I am missing something.

Thanks guys.

Never mind I just fixed it doing this:http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4332591&postcount=1 and then this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=623141

Now it is working great but I will stick with v.1.5.2.

Thanks Amon_RA and cursordroid.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] roberts.tyler3289:
i am trying to install this on my cdma hero... i already have 1.5.2 and it works just fine, i am trying to do this through teminal on my phone since i have root, after i type in the commands exactly how they are on page one, nothing happpens, so i wait a minute or so, still nothing, reboot the phone and boot into revocery.... still at v1.5.2..... and help????
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] jeffkhlam:
I flashed the newest recover image. I used to use the recovery image that cursordroid modified (1.5.2 of yours) which solved the non-mounting sd card problem, always mount the sd card right away in recovery mode. However, the 1.6.2 from yours got the same problem of sd card non-mounting problem again.

Is it possible to fix this problem for good?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Amon_RA:
? sdcard not mounting? That's the first time that I hear about it.

Could you provide a log please?

When is it not mounting?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] capychimp:
i think he means it doesn't mount fast enough, it has some lag time befor eyou can mount it ;)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] jeffkhlam:
Yes, that's what i meant. Always need to remount several times manually until it mounts.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] noroses:
As anybody ever heard of a freezing Amon_RA recovery? Tried the last three versions. They freeze after 10 secs and the phone just reboots after a few minutes.

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H

HBOOT-1.33.0009 (SAPP10000)

CPLD-12

RADIO-3.22.20.17

May 8 2009,21:02:32

I'm using stock 1.5. Tried flashing the recovery through flashrec and adb. Got the same result.

Could not find an answer to my problem. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

After retriving the log the recovery freezed once again: View attachment recovery.txt
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] tnpapadakos:
make sure you dont have SPL 1.76.x, if so you have to flash the hero version (see page 1, original post)

also, not sure if this works on 1.5 stock

also, if your phone reads "google" on the back cover, flash the G version

if it reads "HTC" on the back cover, flash the H version

did you try flashing through terminal emulator?

place zip on sdcard in the root folder and go to terminal

type

$su

(forget the mount -a command, its not necessary)

# flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2H.img (or recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G.img)

(obviously, dont type the "$" or the "#")

by the way if you dont have this http://www.androlib.com/android.application.jackpal-androidterm-zxnC.aspx terminal emulator, you wont be able to type numbers in in it, so get this one first
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Neejay:
I'm having 2 issues/bugs:

#1: When I flash a ROM/zip, it goes back to the regular htc background screen. (not really an issue, but 'bug' I guess)

#2: Why do the nandroid backups use the time that's 4 hours ahead of me? Is there anyway to get it to stop using UMT/GMT and use my timezone? (EST -4)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] luyeefbi:
because some rom can't wipe with hero recovery.

such as some eclair rom for 6.35 radio
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Amon_RA:
That can mean two things :

- you are using the wrong version : G instead of H (or other way around)

- the img file you flashed is corrupted (did you check the md5sum?)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] noroses:
Hi!

I re-checked everything and manage to boot the recovery via fast-boot and it did not freeze! Amazing! I was going crazy with this! The only thing I did different was the download. I downloaded via rapidshare and not the mirror this time. Maybe I missed something before but I had already checked those two things. Going to flash via fast-boot now! ;)

I'll keep you guys posted!

Thank You!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] noroses:
OK, looks like it was a false alarm :(

Here's the situation:

Had problems with RA recovery freezes since the start and with different versions. Checked the version (H) and the MD5, they where all correct. Tried cm-recovery-1.4-32A and it seemed to work fine but when I flashed a ROM (1.6) I had similar problems with the ROM (freezes). Curiously I flashed my hero 2.0.5 (1.5) and had no problems.

With the cm-recovery-1.4-32A flashed I can boot into the latest RA recovery, scroll down the options and it does not freeze (I had one reboot, with no freeze, in 3 tries). The problem is that I can´t flash it trough fast-boot since I don't have an ENG SPL. Tried ADB and Flash-rec and flashed it but I got the freeze problem once again. Re-checked the version and MD5 and they where all correct.

Conclusion: If I have the RA recovery flashed and try booting into RA recovery using fast-boot I get the freeze problems once again (maybe the flashed recovery over-rights the boot one?). When I have de CM recovery flashed I can fast-boot into RA recovery with no freeze problems (I have it on boot recovery for like 20 minutes, scroll down the options, etc, and had no problems until now).

Why can't I flashed it? Could it be the SD card since the boot works? Could it be the Radio? Kind of lost here :confused:

Edit: Ok, it looks like it still freezes sometimes. Rebooted and booted into recovery using fast-boot but can't get it to work now. It just freezes everytime...Why does this happen? Any clues?

Thanks for your help!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Hosern1:
I have been trying to flash this image for a long time but im unable to flash it. I cant use any of the usb ways of flashing this as my usb doesnt work due to hardware problem so my only option is terminal.

i tried a lot of terminal emulators and it still doesnt work, when it asks for su i press allow always and then i put in the commands, they go through fine as no error pops up but nothing happens, even when i try ''reboot recovery'' or ''reboot'' or ''poweroff'' nothing happens

here is what i put in

#mount -a

#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G.img

could someone help me out maybe im doing something wrong. Thank you.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] spences10:
Off topic here but can you tell me how you got your handset from White > Black - I'm not that keen on the white handset
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dk75:
no need for hand job ;P

only HK suppliers:

http://tinyurl.com/yyvg7eh

http://tinyurl.com/y39frn9
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] destro005:
how

how did you get sapphire v1.6.2 flashed om your mt3g im using 1.5.2g im trying to upgrade but its not working in terminal it says no file path found
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Hottuna75:
Copy recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2H.img to the root of your sdcard
Boot into your current custom recovery (boot while holding HOME)
Connect your phone via usb to your pc/mac/...
adb shell
$su (not required if you have root already)
#mount -a
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2H.img

C:\android\tools>adb shell

- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -

Ermm any help to what I'm doing wrong?

Phone boots to recovery fine,

Phone fastboot fine,

Phone loads Engineering SPL 1.33.2010 fine too.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] destro005:
help

can somebody please help me cant flash sapphie1.6.2g i tried the fastboot its not working what im doing wrong
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] knny1491:
Try this

Download the img file

place in root of sd card

rename to "recovery-backup" without quotes

open flash rec.apk

click the "restore backup" button.

flashrec will recognize the Amun RA image as your backup instead of the stock recovery and flash it instead.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] marcocrash:
i have an htc magic 32b to flash this recovery i need the g or the h version(i think is the g,right?)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] noroses:
@Amon_RA

Checked the version (H) and the MD5 several times, they where all correct.

Tried booting the latest RA recovery trough fast-boot and it worked fine the first two times I did it (scrolled down the options for like 10 minutes and it didn't freeze). After that it did not work right and got the freezes+rebooting problem back again. Tried ADB, Flash-rec and flashed the recovery but got the freeze+reboot problem once again. Re-checked the version and MD5 and they where all correct.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] sindrefyrn:
You should install the version that's matching with your radio and SPL.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] octupusisonfire:
I'm having the same problem as noroses, after I run that 'fastboot boot' command the phone restarts but never boots. I've tried a bunch a times with all 5 images available in the first always with the same outcome.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] octupusisonfire:
I tried this and it didn't work for me. If I do as you say, flash rec goes 'working do not interrupt' and nothing, doesn't do anything else, I've left it for about 10minutes. If I use that 'download recovery image' it thinks that my phone is 32A when is in fact, 32B.

EDIT: so I tried every method a could find again and only got results through Flashrec. As I said before, flashrec recognizes my phone as beeing a 32A when its a 32B but I thought it wouldn't hurt try to flash a H recovery. Turns out it booted just fine.

I still haven't done anything with it.

It's really not good idea to stick with this recovery or it's ok to go with it and flash a rom ?

EDIT2: I just tried the fastboot mode again and is funny how the recovery image H boots just fine and the G doesn't, since my phone is a 32B. I'm really confused at this point hahah
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] kibeki:
I have problems to start the flashed recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G.img.

The magic is 32b with Engineering-SPL-HBOOT-1.33.2010.

I already tried to flash with adb and fastboot.

When I try to boot the recovery with "fastboot boot recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G.img" the magic hangs in the splash screen.

Any help is highly appreciated!!!

EDIT: the same for me here - I have a 32b with Google on the back of the cover and reflashed with H-version of recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2H.img.

That works for me!!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] noroses:
Doesn't seem like the same problem. I can boot into recovery mode and scroll down the options but after a few seconds the recovery just freezes and then reboots. Checked the version (H) MD5Sums and everything was correct!

I have a 32A but tried booting the G version from fast-boot (your method, just the other way around ;)). Did not work for me. It just hangs on the splash screen. The same happens with the hero version. I knew it would not work but there were no risks and thought about giving it a try.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] qamrij:
Hi thanx for the great work

I have a 32a with HBOOT 1.76.2007 what recovery i should install??? the hero version mean i have to download the recovery for the hero and install that or what????

thnx
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] knny1491:
Okay so I had to get a replacement phone from Tmobile today because of Hardware issues, afterwards I decided to jsut get my 3.5mm jack mytouch back from my sister. My question is can I put this recovery image onto my phone, if so do I use the G version? I know I'd have to use the fastboot method most likely.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] voxluna:
Just a PSA here ... everyone should consider donating to developers who are really busting ass to get the job done. One of these persons is Amon_RA -- he's maintained a long line of constantly updated images. They're essential to my day-to-day maintenance of my G1 and now my MT3G LE. He also answers questions in the forum without reservation. Thank you. That is all! ;)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] OnlyOneBDS:
can anyone help me out on this. i have a myTouch 3G and i'm a little confused by what i see in the fastboot screen

this is what i see:

SAPPHIRE PVT 32B ENG S-OFF H

HBOOT-1.33.2005 (SAPP30000)

CPLD-10

RADIO-2.22.19.26I

Apr 20 2009, 15:30:43

so my question being that i have a myTouch phone that has Google label on the back, shouldn't have it be G instead of H?

also with that said, being that it says H, do i need to use the RA-v1.6.2H recovery image?