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[myTouch 3G, Magic General] g1gangsta6604:
yeah idk how many times i gotta sit here and do this went out and got a kingston 4gb sd snd everything was done the rite way but still says blank disk idk wats going on help plz..
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] pack:
I used the orginal sans from my g1 and it worked fine i dont know what so many people are having an issue with this

blank disk? are you talking about when its in your phone?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] g1gangsta6604:
yeah when i discconect and try to reconect to the comp to put the img file in its prompts me to format blank disk.......it was so easy to root the g1 y do we have to root mytouch this way....it would be great if we could just flash an nbh file instead of trying to create gold card im lost......theres got to be a different way to root this bad boy...
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] pack:
lol thats what i was saying about the g1 when i was having issues but thats why the g1 was easier because they corrected their mistakes on this one
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] jjennings089:
Default google keyboard

Anyone know how to add the original keyboard back into this rom?

Thanks...
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] BrooklynAvi:
Long press in a text box, select Input Method and select Android Keyboard. Still not sure why you'd want anything but the Hero keyboard. It is amazing and crushes the built-in keyboard in terms of usability IMO.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ubiquitous_tom:
do i need to activate first before rooting myTouch?

Hello,

and i'm so sorry for asking this silly question. i've been searching and googling for 3 days now and i haven't found anything anyone said about this so i just wanna make sure that i'm not gonna mess anything up if i'm gonna root my myTouch.

fyi, i've got G1 and rooted it already so i know a bit to get by just not that much

1) i just bought this t-mobile myTouch from ebay and it's still not activated or anything and after reading your direction it seems to me that i do not need to activate it. i can just root my myTouch straight off the box? is that correct?

2) after rooting it, would it still showing me activation screen? or it will not show activation screen anymore.

3) if i root my my Touch successfully, when i flash cyanogen's rom or other roms, would there be the activation screen still?

those are some of my questions about myTouch activation and rooting process since no one really talks about it except saying that you need data plan to activate it and no one say anything about other way of doing it without the data plan so i just wanna get some clarification about it. because if it needs to be i will get myTouch data plan (i have web2go unlimited internet and text right now but can't activate it.. so web2go don't works with myTouch?)

Thank you for any input advance. I hope someone might shine some light into the subject because i really tried to search for the answer but came up with nothing so far..

Thank you,

ubiquitous_tom
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] frankd14321:
Just read that webpage I posted up... it tells you what to do. Does it say you need to flash the SPL? no... so that means you don't :p
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] jjennings089:
Long press to Input method works. but no android keyboard in menu just Touch Keyboard...
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Ready2Mosh:
I did the 1 click method, how do I get my apps to install on my sd card, I am running cyanogen 4.0.1.

Could someone please explain this to me, step by step with links if I need to download anything?

thank you.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] antonis9891:
Does the un-root procedure works with htc magic 32A? Thanks
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] kchau:
if i root myphone, does that mean that it gets wiped and i have to reinstall all my stuff again?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] pmpglenn:
stuck on waiting for device in the cmd after fastboot boot recovery......... I installed the drivers using the steps provided on the dev website. I dont know what else to do at this point, it seems that the connection just isnt there.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] mayormullet:
Yes you do have to wipe, although I believe with the one-click method you should be able to do a nandroid backup, if you want to restore your stuff back to what you have now. Don't quote me on that, though..I haven't actually tried it.. ;) You should also be able to backup your apps with something like Astro and restore them all, once you're rooted.

@Amon_RA - thanks for all this! It's nice to have the unroot method now too, not that I want to, but it's always good to have the option.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] mayormullet:
Hey, just wanted to confirm that the un-rooting does indeed work without a goldcard with 1.33.2005 spl.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] l3wish:
So it does work? I might try it and thn use the one click root. Since im having blurry issues and the flashing screen bug!!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] xJCHAVx:
Unroot

Amon_RA ... Man thank you!!! ... that was a hell of a lot easier than rooting ... Hboot, radio, recovery andRom all back to original!!! Thanks ... But heres the thing ... I was going back to factory cause the accelerometer stopped working (no auto rotate, none of the games or apps worked ... tried flashing different roms ... but nothing ... so now I just did the unroot and everything went great took like 5 min .... Now auto rotate games and apps all work again??!!! I dunno what it could've been ... n e ideas?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] evilone1969:
the one click method is amazingly easy, i unrooted and did it..... tried 2 roms so far no blur.... nice so far :)

I recommend the one click method, its sweet tyvm
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Amon_RA:
I would first active it and only then root it.

The one click method is sweet indeed but it will not work anymore once they fixed the security hole... This method (flashing an NBH) + goldcard should always work.

Go into recovery, use adb shell, "mount /data", then "rm /data/misc/akmd* /data/misc/rild*" and reboot.

OR

WIPE
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Amon_RA:
Just push Latin_IME.apk (and Latin_IME.odex) from any other ROM.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Ready2Mosh:
Could someone please answer this for me, I would appreciate it very much.

Thanks
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] mayormullet:
You need to set up an ext3 partition, one of the easiest ways of doing this is here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=543985

After that, it's automatic.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Ready2Mosh:
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it alot!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Postal76:
What is necessary to actually maintain the "rooted" status? Is it the the SPL or the recovery image?

Also, do ALL myTouch phones have a "perfect" SPL?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] leiko49:
I had same problem. about to send it back. This was the reason I started the "unroot the mytouch" thread. I eventually found out that not all of the various mytouch ready roms were actually mytouch ready, so far as autorotate. As of yesterday, the only one I used that worked for mytouch out of 6 was cyanogens. However, enomther is about to release one in a couple days. Eventually they will all be upgraded for this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=538456

the following method designed for G1 did not work for me:

"Go into recovery, use adb shell, "mount /data", then "rm /data/misc/akmd* /data/misc/rild*" and reboot.

OR

WIPE"

I had someone guide me through this method, and it did not work. That does not mean it won't work for you though. haha
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] conorschaub:
1-click Works!

I've just finished the 1-click method, and it works great! I have a couple concerns though:

1. Now that I've rooted, do I need to worry about OTA updates patching this exploit?

2. If I want to try different ROMS, do I have to restore my nandroid backup and start over?

3. Can I safely flash a different recovery image without starting over from my nandroid backup?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] AlkaholiK:
Is this an accurate enough video to follow for us noobies that want to root?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCLoFc89fpU
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] tuffCookie:
i can confirm the method above from www.theunlockr.com :cool:

i just got my MyTouch 3G today and rooted it successfully! this was the first time i've ever rooted an Android phone.

just watch the video and follow the instructions exactly on their site! :D

i also reverted back to the 32B radio and installed Cyanogen 4.0.1 rom.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] :
Have any of you used this method recently?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8BZYEBsSws

My card reader is broken so i cant use the unlockrs method.

I need to find a solid one click method, the one above doesnt say anything about loading custom spls or radio. Im not sure why can anyone comment on that?

Anyway if anyone has used that method linked above in my post recently please tell me, i have read a few comments stating that people are having problems and that the method had been patched in some way.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] darkfluid:
So they already fixed the one click?? It no longer works?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] tommyfullington:
Hey

So I'm planning on root the mytouch. My only problem is that I run Linux exclusively on my pc (and have for years.). The instructions refrence a .exe .... :-( Can I do this in Wine, has anyone done it in Wine?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Estyle:
excuse my bad English..

I have a my touch 3g

rooted SPL 1.33.2010 ROM CM4.02

pvt32B s=off H

I remembered mt should be the G version

so i flashed 1.21G recovery

is that a problem H version with a G recovery?

and i try to flash a hero rom ,always stuck on the second screen..

is it because my SPL? shoud i have to flash to 2005?

Please anyone help me
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] rainabba:
I just sent you a couple RedBull. Bravo man! Your instructions got me through first try (took a couple hours because I was being VERY careful.)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] xyzulu:
You can do it from Linux just fine.. read the instructions carefully, and make sure you download the fastboot for linux as well as the correct SDK.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] darkfluid:
Would I be wrong in assuming, from the research I've done, that I can flash directly spl 1.33.2005 once I have one click rooted? I am already running radio 2.22.19.26I. Do I still need to use the gold card?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] naplesbill:
That is how I did mine. I did not use the goldcard method at all. I am now on SPL 2005 and rooted.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] LIION:
In need of some serious help!!!!!

:mad:I got my g1 rooted now im trying my mytouch3g but when I do the steps i get to like step 4 and I cant type numbers in the "Terminal Emualator" when I have to put in mmc1 it wont let me put the number "1" or any number for that matter...can someone please help...email me unfucwithable@gmail.com and tell me what im doing wrong or if there is a different route I can take I tried telent it wouldnt work either...
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] darkfluid:
Did you flash a different Android load as well? I was planning on running my factory Android load with 2005 for a while.

Thanks
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] naplesbill:
I had this problem when I tried to use the "better" terminal program. I switched to the regular terminal emulator and I was able to type numbers. Just hold menu once you open the normal terminal emulator and the keyboard will pop up.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] naplesbill:
I did flash a custom rom. I have not tried running a factory rom on spl 2005.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] bwshockley:
Trying to unroot myTouch 3G:

HBOOT 1.33.0006

RAdio 2.22.19.261

I followed the unroot instructions, and when it's running...

checking sappimg.zip

It stops and states "Model ID incorrect."

Anyone have this issue?

Edit: OK, I was trying a different hex editor because I was at work at the time (no admin access). Got home, used the suggested hex editor per the directions to create the goldcard and worked perfectly. Thanks this is a life saver. :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] legend0fthefall:
The myTouch I just received already has the 2.22.19.26l as the stock radio.

Do I still need to update the radio to root the phone?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Sigma47:
Questions...

Thanks very much for the procedure AMON_RA!!! I have a few questions wrt to the process you document though. Other than these I had a good time getting to know my phone a bit better.

1.) Was there a way to back up my old apps and settings with Nandroid using the recovery-ROM, prior to flashing a new ROM? I am using CM 4.0.4 right now and 3G data doesn't work...Anyway, I am curious if I had created a Nandroid backup of my Tmobile rom and applied it now, if I would have this issue. If this is possible or beneficial/more secure in anyway I would consider adding it to the method.

2.) Is this thread/procedure currently the best way to root a MT3G? If so what are the benefits over the one click method being discussed in other threads? I have a 32b and with the one click methods I don't know that I would have to risk flashing my radio to 32a and then back to 32b (this is what I did, if I did the daredevil procedure right?).
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] hihi2u2:
damned vodafone for perfect spl

I just recently placed my htc magic for repair with vodafone; it was the first batch of the magics as I got it on the day it was out so the spl was not perfect, they didn't have the time to fix my phone and they replaced it with one with the perfect spl !!! watchout for this spl its not mentioned in the forums

HBOOT-1.33.0007 !!

btw just wondering if I followed the steps to downgrade the spl, would I loose the original boot.img of my phone and can't back it up ??
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] darkone253:
Thanks a ton Amon_Ra for the guide! I did everything to the letter (including the "For Daredevils" section) and now my Sapphire 32B is rooted and running great! Definately didn't run into any issues with the daredevils section so I wanted to give some feedback. Thanks again!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] htcclay:
Could someone post a mirror for the tmobile nbh file to unroot?

I have checked all over and it seems that everyone has posted the same RapidShare link.

Thanks
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] mgorman:
i did the one-step root method and i've been running into problems with hero roms. i'm thinkign that the one-step method is causing the problems.

if I un-root the phone via the process described in the thread does it make the phone as it would have been if i had just taken it out of the box?

i want to re-root it by the long method and see if that works.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] redmdc:
the one click root method is the worst thing to hit these devices who ever made it should be shot! Its **** simple as that, does not give you full root and you will have problems running hero too as the spl needs to be a modified one which the one click does not give.

The end
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] naplesbill:
This is nonsense. The one click root does everything you need to load custom roms. There is no reason (that anyone has shown) to change the SPL on the myTouch and it is very easy to change if you need to do so. You can load a new spl via an update.zip just as you would a new rom.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] prince.siraj:
agreed: but you don't need the update.zip do you? cuz with cyanogen's recovery 1.4 you don't have to rename it to update, you can just flash any .zip file on your SD card's root... so just have Haykuro's signed SPL and a Hero ROM or anything else just as a zip file on your SD card and flash both...
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] prince.siraj:
no: the phone will be restored to the update that is on the un-root thing. after a while you would have OTA updates that would bring it up to date... which isn't a bad idea for updating things like radios at least and also making sure there's actually faster ROMs than stock, if performance is what you want lol. cuz there's also the Hero ROMS which it doesn't matter what your phone has it's probably going to be slower than cyanogen's donut things... until some of those donut things start rolling into Hero =D
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] naplesbill:
Yeah, what I meant was a .zip file containing an update. LOL. I guess I could have said using "yourupdate.zip" or something like that. But, you really don't need to load Haykuro's SPL as far as I can tell. I have loaded almost every Hero and non-Hero rom for the 32B and they have all worked with the 0006 SPL that comes on the myTouch.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] naplesbill:
I unrooted using the nbh file described in this thread. This method did make the phone just as it was before I rooted it. I have now unrooted twice (just to get back to the original SPL). So I have used the one-click three times now. I wanted to try the long method but I tried four different sd cards and none of them worked. I did not feel like buying another card and then I ran across the one-click method.

What kind of problems are you having?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] schtuka:
So, I can easily flash 2005 SPL just by installing IT as zip file on MyTouch since CM 4.10.1 has almost same version 62.50S.20.17U_2.22.19.26I as latest radio from Haykuro only his is 17H?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] naplesbill:
I flashed my SPL this way with no issues. I did not flash the radio because the myTouch already has the correct radio installed. I have since gone back to the original SPL as it works just fine. I'm not the expert on why this SPL works even though it was once considered perfected.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] M3TR1C:
*sigh* I'm kinda scared to do this. Was this difficult for anyone. All i really wanna do is just change the theme and make my MT3G a bit faster.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] schtuka:
Then you should stick to Cyanogen mods, proven to be MT3G friendly.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] RotoRooted:
Tips to Root MT3G!!!

I love XDA-developers, and wanted to chime in on this subject. There has been a lot a misconceptions about how to root the myTouch, therefore I decided to share my experiences.

First, when I read this tutorial like many others I was a bit overwhelmed with the process. There was to many steps, and like many others I did not want to "f" up my $400 purchase. So I did my research. I suggest if you want to root/mod your phone research the subject first. There is plenty of room for error and it is best to know what you are getting into.

Upon doing my research I discovered this site:

http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-root-the-mytouch-3g-or-g1-in-one-click/

Let me say, "I am not the leading expert on rooting phones". I have rooted my G1 maybe 10-15 times, however I have never bricked a phone. The unlockr.com site does two things that I wish XDA-dev's site would do: 1) Give perfectly clear instructions and 2) provide a video feed of the process.

If you want a quick and easy rooting process for the myTouch then go to the Unlockr.com. If you want a giant F@#%ING headache then by all means follow this tutorial at your own risk!!! I chose the unlockr.com and am perfectly happy with my cyanogenMOD4.0.4 myTouch w/apps2sd and Cyanogens 1.4 recovery.

Also, for those interested in Hero roms, I have read about a number of stability issues. From slow, laggy, performance...to the fuzzy screen issue. Just a heads up on those...research and try them all out until you find the right one. I chose to ditch the Hero roms and am enjoying my cyanogen 4.0.4 rom. Cyanogen's roms are fast, sleek, and the fact that there is an updater for it available in the "Market" make it very attractive.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] M3TR1C:
Is there a wiki to do this? My phone has the perfect SPL and i don't know what i really can and can't do. Sorry for the noob thing. Trying to go from iphone lengo to Android lengo is a little difficult for me.... (^_^)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] schtuka:
I have same phone as you do. You can follow the link from post above or follow RyeBrye instructions here:

http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2009/08/16/android-rooting-in-1-click-in-progress/

I haven't change my SPL and I've been using Cyanogen Mod since 3.9 without any issues. Being cautious is not being noobish. This mod is "wickedly awsome" and is perfect for beginners like me. :D
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] zgjbeta:
Quick question my phone is a

SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G

HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP30000)

CPLD-10

RADIO-2.22.19.26I

May 27 2009, 19:06:41

I created the gold card and everything it boots up fine recognizes the file and begins update after it is done it says:

Model ID incorrect!

Update Fail!

What am i doing wrong here?

**I decided to skip this and tried the tutorial RotoRooted suggested with much ease. I thank both of you for your input although im still wondering as to why was that happening just out of curiosity. I am also running the Cyanogen 4.0.4 on both my dream and magic. Only reason i didnt pursue it at first was because i mis-understood and thought that the recovery image would keep getting erased like it was with the original rom i guess, but thats not the case. I had to wipe for those interested and did it the second time and it works fine :D. Thank you both!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] aka911:
Is it possible to unlock mt3g via rooting process? Or T-mobile unlock code is necessary to unlock?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] litlmutt:
SPL Successfully Downgraded, now what?

Im no noob to rooting flashing or hacking G1s (so im familiar with the process and know adb pretty well). MyTouch3g is new though and already bricked one doing this process.

Currently on my second one and want to get this right.

SPL was: 1.33.2006

Successfully downgraded to

1.33.2005

Even in ADB shell instead of getting "$", i get "#" at the command prompt.

My issue now is when I try to flash a new rom.

When I flash an update.zip it seems to install ok, but just sits on the my touch splash.

this is unless its an official rom, currently running Rom-RAv1.1.0H-signed-update.zip.

Can someone let me know if im missing something.

Had the same issue with the last one I bricked, trying to avoid a repeat.

No I did not do the daredevil steps.

Thanks

litlmutt
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Amon_RA:
Maybe you should have done some more research :

The oneclick method that is used at unlockr.com wasn't discovered yet when I wrote this tutorial... (see dates)

Also : When they decide to close the security hole in the kernel the oneclick method will also not work anymore and you'll have to follow this F@#%ING tutorial.

Without this F@#%ING tutorial unlockr.com wouldn't have been able to make his video... so continue giving feedback like this and devs will not waste their time posting on XDA anymore (many have left XDA just for this reason).
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] schtuka:
Amon Ra,

Forgive him his blatant ignorance, obviously he didn't invest enough time in reading these forums before shaping his negative opinion. Thus, it should not affect you or other devs. It is up to us, those who enjoy your and other devs work to let him know how wrong he is. I bet, he never even donated to the devs of the ROMs he is using.