[myTouch 3G, Magic General] bogo_mips:
same boat

Hey bunnybag

Was in the same boat as you until yesterday.

Also had a perfect SPL (0010) on a 32A.

I was also reading up a lot wrt getting a new ROM on my phone, and was also afraid of bricking it...

The gold-card method seemed quite involved, and that QMAT application doesn't exist anymore, and the newer version of it, does not run in XP or Vista...

Yesterday, I used the one click method from theunlockr, and after a few mistakes, it worked! Now I have a shiny CyanogenMod running with a 1.6 donut :D

It seems with the one click method -that you do not need to change the radio or SPL (which I guess are the most dangerous flashes to attempt)

Quicky summary of what I did, and where I deviated:

1) Read the one click method from theunlocker, and some of the comments at the bottom. Also - very importantly - watch the YouTube video at the top of the one click method page a few times!!

2) Downloaded the FlashRec apk (follow link on the one click method's page)

3) Installed FlashRec (the latest version of FlashRec looks slightly different to the one in the YouTube video but functions the same)

4) Did a backup of the existing recovery image via FlashRec. After the backup, you can copy the backed up .img to your PC...

5) Copied the latest Amon RA recovery image (v1.5.2) onto the SD card. Make sure you get the right one... there is a different one for 32A/32B... [Deviation from the one click method- which uses an older version of the RA recovery image]

6) Attempted to flash the new RA recovery via FlashRec. Here is where I struck a problem - the thing just stalled - for a good 10mins - and said 'do not interrupt' :|

I hooked up the USB cable, and from the command prompt ran: adb catlog

From here, scrolling up, I could see that FlashRec gave some message of invalid recovery image... Bit of a bummer - I checked the CRCs of the recovery image after copying it to the SD, and also tripple-checked the filename I typed into FlashRec! In the one click method page, they also warn about inadvertently adding spaces to the end of the filename when you type it in. I also checked for that.

I attempted it once more as follows:

-Rebooted phone

-Deleted the RA recovery .img from the SD

-Re-copied it onto the SD, and this time renamed it to something easy: ra.img

-Checked the CRC

-Ran FlashRec, and specified the path as: sdcard/ra.img

-Flash succeeded! maybe FlashRec can't handle very long file names?

7) After the recovery was flashed, I booted into recovery mode (HOME & POWER). Seems like the Amon RA recovery image takes slightly longer to boot that the stock recovery... so - don't crap yourself if it takes a few seconds. This is also a good point to stop, and watch the second video from theunclockr on how to load a new ROM...

8) After verifying that the new recovery image was working I booted back into Android, and I copied my ROM's files onto the SD. I used the Cyanogen Mod. The Cyanogen wiki has a page on how to load it for a 32A and also 32B.

Basically, you need the latest stable cyanogen mod, an Android 1.6 "defanged" ROM (link available on the Cyanogen wiki), and a new kernel. The kernel is 32A/32B specific, so get the right one.

9) With the 3 files on the SD, I booted back into the new RA recovery I just flashed.

10) Did a Nandroid backup

11) Did a wipe/factory reset [Deviation from theunlockr method: I did not format my SD card, or partition it into Ext & Swap. I prefer not to have a Swap partition on the SD, nor do I think I'll need to swap any apps out to the SD card... I think the 32A has enough space... you can read further about it in the xda-developers wiki, under page: HTC_Sapphire_Hacking_2]

12) Still in RA recovery, I applied (in order) a) the defanged 1.6 ROM, b) the Cyanogen mod, c) the new 32A kernel

13) Flashing it takes a while - there is a progress bar...

14) Reboot after all 3 were flashed. The first reboot takes a looong time... couple of minutes... don't worry, or try to reboot again... just give it time.

15) Once inside - tested everything: GPS, Wifi, Phone, Market, G-sensor, Gtalk, Gmail.

16) It might be worth while to note that once the phone is booted, and you've entered your SIM PIN, and the Android desktop is displayed, it can still take a few seconds - 4 or 5 I guess, before you are able to interact (swipe desktop left/right). Give it time to settle down, and all is well :D

//TODO: still need to flash a new splash-image... ;)

Good luck - post back here with your results!