[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Azuske:
How 2 Root 1.33.0006 SPL & Flash SPL || MyTouch3G / 32B Magic || Without Goldcard ||

Tutorial : Rooting the "perfect" 1.33.0006 SPL & Flashing a new SPL

Newb Difficulty Level: 5/10 (A learning android newb) :confused:

Advanced Root User Difficulty Level: EASY! :)

GIVE CREDIT WHEN ITS DUE!

Note to readers:

I actually found a easy fix for 1.33.0006 for 32B Magic or MYTouch3G phones

KEEP IN MIND THAT I AM USING A MERLOT MYTOUCH3G, Stock 4GB SD card & BROKEN "Market" Application SO MAKE SURE YOUR DOWNLOADING THE FILES THAT WORK BEST FOR YOUR DEVICE and I am only providing steps used to bypass the "PERFECT SPL 1.33.0006" & YOUR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESULT OF YOUR DEVICE!

FILES I USED:

*ADB is a MUST so make sure to watch this video to safely install ADB

(NOTE: The video is using 1.6 donut spk... the steps are the same but use the 1.5 r3 spk on the same page given on the video.

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*flashrec-20090815.apk

MAKE SURE YOU USE THIS VERSION...!

* "Rooted" Recovery Image

I am using Amon_Ra's recovery-RA-magic-v1.2.3G which in my opinion is the best as it has flashed every rom perfectly if you know what your doing but it depends on what rom you will be flashing in some cases.

* A NEW SPL!

I am currently using Engineering-SPL-HBOOT-1.33.2009-signed by Amon_RA (BIG UPs TO Amon_RA for these files) on my T-Mo MyTouch3G but it depends on your device.

NOW TO WORK!

Step One - Enable USB Debug/Development Mode:

*Load up your device till you reach your home screen. Once your device is up and running hold menu and go to settings>applications>development then enable "USB Debugging" then press home & plug the device up to your PC & DONT MOUNT.

Step Two - Install Recovery Image Loader via ADB:

*Open CMD and as the video above stated you must navigate to your ADB folder. Once that is done you should install flashrec-20090815.apk (Recovery Image Loader) though CMD by placing it on both your SDCARD & the ADB Tools Folder (For me its C:\android\tools\).

~Now type these commands within CMD:

cd c:\android\tools (press enter)

adb install flashrec-20090815.apk (press enter)

*Now you have installed Recovery Image Loader :) and you may now close CMD but dont restart your device

Step Three - Rooting the unrootable (Sorta):

*Now find your recovery image ( Example : Recovery-RA-Magic-v1.2.3G.img or Recovery.img). Once found rename it as "cm-recovery-1.4.img"! Save this file to the root of your SDcard & delete the "flashrec-20090815.apk". now press backup recovery image and wait till its done (quick 2secs) then erase everything but "cm-recovery-1.4.img" within the text box. Now type " /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img ". Now press FLASH RECOVERY IMAGE and wait till its done. Once its done restart the device and be aware that you will lose everything that isnt saved to your google account or backed up to your PC.

SMART COMMENT: WOW DID I JUST ROOT THE UNROOTABLE? I guess I did lol

Step Four - Change SPL to Prevent this issue in the future:

*Move the SPL ( & the ROM if you want to start installing it right away ) you downloaded earlier to your SD card and delete everything else if you want. Now select "WIPE/FACTORY SETTINGS" and follow on screen instructions and then do this a additional 2 times to be safe. Now flash the SPL and once it starts to reboot on its own (after it shows the picture of a box and a device) hold the home button and then FLASH YOUR ROM :)

THATS IT! YOUR DONE AND YES I DID SHOW YOU HOW TO ROOT 1.33.0006 but it doesnt run properly so make sure you flashed a new SPL before flashing any new "Radio" or "ROM" images or you could brick your device.

HOPE THIS HELPED MANY WHO HAD PROBLEMS ROOTING THE DEVICE

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