[Recovery] [32A & 32B] [16-May-2010] RA-sapphire-v1.7.0

[Das_mobile]

yes i no i have to remove it, my question is how do it do it via terminal. i no how to do with fastboot like it mentions in the first post, but like i said, i cannot get usb working. my only option is via terminal. =\

Download the Better terminal app from market,
mount, put the file on the root of your SD card, unmount
Open better terminal and enter:

$su ((if prompt opens say allow))
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2G.img


Worked for me, hope it does for you as well

[NguyenHuu]

thanks, but please everyone read my question. i am asking how to REMOVE/ERASE the recovery via terminal. I know how to flash already. I need to erase because I am getting the no space error.

EDIT: ok now i just try flashing it again and it works now. whew. testing it now hope all the commands work.

[BurnOmatic]

Why can't I type numbers into my terminal? I press the number, but nothing shows up! :'(

the file looks like this - recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2G.img

rename it to this - recovery-RA-magic.img

then use the terminal to flash, i had the same problem not being able to type the numbers but it works now :) with it renamed.

[goa200]

Nandroid restore doesn't work like it should. doesnt matter what restore file i choose it still picks the last backup i did.

[SalviEmpire]

Hello everybody. I do apologize if i am writting this on the wrong thread. I just registered today.

I have a problem with the Amon RA 1.2.2 not being able to install apps to my
SD Card. On system recovery i select the option to install apps on sd card but apps are still being sent to the phone memory. I dont know if i have type in a command in the terminal or not because all i did was to select that option. I am running KINGcKx latest HERO ROM which is working fine does anybody have any ideas? My card has been partition. Any help will be appriciated. Thank You.

[Amon_RA]

Nandroid restore doesn't work like it should. doesnt matter what restore file i choose it still picks the last backup i did.

That problem was solved in v1.3.2, you are still using v1.3.1..
Also make sure that you don't restore an old nandroid backup which restores an older recovery (like v1.3.1).
When you boot in recovery mode it should read v1.3.2!

[Amon_RA]

Hello everybody. I do apologize if i am writting this on the wrong thread. I just registered today.

I have a problem with the Amon RA 1.2.2 not being able to install apps to my
SD Card. On system recovery i select the option to install apps on sd card but apps are still being sent to the phone memory. I dont know if i have type in a command in the terminal or not because all i did was to select that option. I am running KINGcKx latest HERO ROM which is working fine does anybody have any ideas? My card has been partition. Any help will be appriciated. Thank You.

That option in v1.2.2 only moves the apps to ext, it doesn't do anything more.
If you want to use apps2sd (so actually use the apps you moved) you'll need to have a rom that supports it. Check with your rom dev how to do this.

[goa200]

That problem was solved in v1.3.2, you are still using v1.3.1..
Also make sure that you don't restore an old nandroid backup which restores an older recovery (like v1.3.1).

Oops my bad. ill make sure ill update it asap.
but i can restore an older backup then reflash the recovery and taking another backup?

Also is it possible to simply rename the backupfolders ??
as it is now it just says date and time and im pretty bad at remembering what backup containts what rom.

[Amon_RA]

Oops my bad. ill make sure ill update it asap.
but i can restore an older backup then reflash the recovery and taking another backup?

Also is it possible to simply rename the backupfolders ??
as it is now it just says date and time and im pretty bad at remembering what backup containts what rom.

- Restoring an older backup and reflashing the recovery will work ;)
- The name of the backupfolders are set by the Nandroid script, I didn't update the script, I just provided and interface for it. The problem is that the Magic doesn't have a keyboard so it's not easy to give a rom a name...

[goa200]

- Restoring an older backup and reflashing the recovery will work ;)
- The name of the backupfolders are set by the Nandroid script, I didn't update the script, I just provided and interface for it. The problem is that the Magic doesn't have a keyboard so it's not easy to give a rom a name...

i can always toggle masstorage and plug it in via usb to my computer and renaming it like that.

[Amon_RA]

i can always toggle masstorage and plug it in via usb to my computer and renaming it like that.

That should work.

[Mc S.H.O.]

Hello my friends

i have a question.... i want to flash my htc magic 32B nl vodafone

this are my settings

htc magic 32B NL Vodafone
Android 1.6

SAPPHIRE UNKNOWN 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-1-
RADIO-2.22.19.261
MAY 27 2009, 19:06:41

HBOOT

<BACK> DASTBOOT MODE

Can i put your recovery.img into my SD Card
then i go to the fastboot mode
and make a nandroid backup
and then install your recovery?

[thisoneguy]

Another oustanding release, love the bart option in the menu. With a magic, dont have a hard keyboard, not always around a computer, so never got to use it...

[pack]

when i mount -a in my shell i get an error
mount: cannot read /etc/fstab: no such file or directory
is it necessary to mount this folder?

[BurnOmatic]

when i mount -a in my shell i get an error
mount: cannot read /etc/fstab: no such file or directory
is it necessary to mount this folder?


this happened to me because i had the phone plugged into the power, pc usb, etc... what i did is i unplugged it then the phone recognized the file because it says setting up sdcard etc.. that's probly your problem.

[hikki2000]

Amon_RA, suggest you change the wording 'wipe data partition' back to 'wipe data/factory reset', wipe data partition is a bit confusing to noob...?

[djungelmums]

when i mount -a in my shell i get an error
mount: cannot read /etc/fstab: no such file or directory
is it necessary to mount this folder?

Fstab is a file, not a folder. This file has the info of what is going to be mounted and where.

Probably the same problem as Burnomatic describes.
The sdcard cant be reached by the phone if its mounted by the computer.

[pack]

Fstab is a file, not a folder. This file has the info of what is going to be mounted and where.

Probably the same problem as Burnomatic describes.
The sdcard cant be reached by the phone if its mounted by the computer.

I understand that but my problem is that when I run the "mount -a" I get back this error:
mount: cannot read /etc/fstab: no such file or director

just to clarify my phone is not pluged into usb/power/anything and I did switch user to root...
also the rom is Hero_Over's vMT3G.2 "Slick Willy"
....any other suggestions?

[shohid1234]

I was having trouble flashing roms so I used a vodafone uk nandroid image and now I have lost root access.

Checking on my fastboot, it has changed from:
PVT 32B ship s-on G
to:
PVT 32B eng s-off H

Presumably because I have flashed crios eng spl.

So my question is, "s-off H" is found on 32A HTC branded devices, and my phone is a 32B Google branded. So what amon ra recovery should I use?

im assuming because its a 32B board i should use G and not H.
Am I correct.

[pack]

im assuming because its a 32B board i should use G and not H.
Am I correct.

Well if you look here at amon's instructions to root the mt3g...
he has you switch your phone from "G" to "H" and when you do that he has you load his "H" recovery even though the mt3g is "G"
then he has you go back to "G" and after you do that he has you using his "G" version

Thats just what I got from it heres the original so you can check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=547133

[shohid1234]

cheers pack, just checked out the thread you suggested and boy its alot of work espically for a noob :eek:

Unless theres an easier way i.e use flashrec then flash amon ra's new recovery image I think im going to allow flashing roms for the time being.

Hey amon can you confirm that upgrading downgrading, goldcard here, downgrade there blah blah ect is my only option??????????

[jokeyrhyme]

cheers pack, just checked out the thread you suggested and boy its alot of work espically for a noob :eek:

Unless theres an easier way i.e use flashrec then flash amon ra's new recovery image I think im going to allow flashing roms for the time being.

Hey amon can you confirm that upgrading downgrading, goldcard here, downgrade there blah blah ect is my only option??????????

If you are stuck with an SPL that prevents flashboot from working, you should try seeing if flashrec works for you. Alot of the official ROM updates are still vulnerable to the Bluetooth bug it exploits to flash the phone. Try to flash the earliest official ROM update you can find.

[Kevvy1066]

with the new interactive partioning, can i re-partition an sd card?

e.g. the card that i have with fat32 500mb ext3 and 32 mb linux

can i change the partitions with this image, or do i have to manually remove them with ubuntu or something before i can partition the way i want?

[shohid1234]

Well if you look here at amon's instructions to root the mt3g...
he has you switch your phone from "G" to "H" and when you do that he has you load his "H" recovery even though the mt3g is "G"
then he has you go back to "G" and after you do that he has you using his "G" version

Thats just what I got from it heres the original so you can check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=547133

In that thread both radio and spl are changed from a 32B to 32A, while my phone it is only the spl which appears to be a 32A version.

is there any danger of bricking my phone if I try flashrec and then either of amon ra's new recovery images?

[Amon_RA]

In that thread both radio and spl are changed from a 32B to 32A, while my phone it is only the spl which appears to be a 32A version.

is there any danger of bricking my phone if I try flashrec and then either of amon ra's new recovery images?

The H or G in the SPL doesn't matter, it's not that an SPL from a 32A is always with an H or so. You can safely ignore the H or G in the SPL, they have absolutely no influence whatsoever as far as I know.

[midtoad]

I had trouble flashing the latest recovery image. I kept getting "out of memory" errors. Then I checked the space in /system using df, and discovered I only had 400 kb free! Given that I had an earlier version of the recovery image previously installed, I don't understand how this could have occurred. Could it be that the installation of the latest MyHero ROM with SenseUI took up so much room that the recovery image got punted after installation?

Anyway after some investigation I found some language files I could move to the SD card (e.g. WP_0414RUS.db) and that eventually freed up 4 MB. The installation still failed (for some reason I can't use fastboot to flash the recovery image as it fails with a copy-not-allowed error), but... I found a wiki that described that if you put recovery.img in /system, on each boot it will be flashed into the recovery partition in /dev/mtd1. So I mounted my device and copied the latest recovery.img into /system, and then just rebooted.

Presto! Thanks Amon_RA for making this image!

[Malza]

I seem to have a slight problem with this recovery.

It seems when I am in recovery mode (as in holding home+power) and I come to my nice recovery screen I want to use adb but I always get errors and problems. For example I'll try to do adb remount and it'll say error. Also I can't push/pull either.

I found a solution(or work around), well a fix really but it's tedious and I don't really understand what the problem is, but the only way to ensure my adb commands work is to:

adb shell
mount -a

Wait till it fails, it will hang for a minute before it responds. Then type in:

exit
adb remount

Now I can use adb without errors or problems, I really don't know why. Any ideas?

[Amon_RA]

Now I can use adb without errors or problems, I really don't know why. Any ideas?

Give the recovery some time to fully boot before using "adb shell".

[sleepymatt]

Amon_Ra (or anyone else),

Will the following method work for unlocking 1.33.0010? After reading through the comments, the guy who wrote the article replys to some questions stating that it will indeed work. Whats your take?

http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/29/how-to-root-the-htc-magic-in-one-click/

Thanks

[Amon_RA]

Amon_Ra (or anyone else),

Will the following method work for unlocking 1.33.0010? After reading through the comments, the guy who wrote the article replys to some questions stating that it will indeed work. Whats your take?

http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/29/how-to-root-the-htc-magic-in-one-click/

Thanks

It depends on which ROM you are running.
In newer ROM versions the the security exploit that flashrec uses will not work anymore.

[sleepymatt]

It depends on which ROM you are running.
In newer ROM versions the the security exploit that flashrec uses will not work anymore.

I am running Cupcake. So it should work then ... that's very exciting.

Also wanted to say thanks for your time and effort!

[crecsky]

Hello Amon_Ra, (or anyone else who can do it :])

I was wondering if it would be possible for you to edit my boot.img for me to get root like you did for that gentleman on page 5 of this thread. I've tried to follow a tutorial on how to do it, but was unsuccessful.

I enjoy the simplicity of the rom that's on it now and would like to get SuperUser access in order to get rid of some applications.

I am using a 32A HTC Branded Rogers Magic, and my Nandroid backup can be found at:
http://rapidshare.com/files/309851666/32AHTCBrandedRogersMagic.rar.html
MD5: 8ED6788912CCDFB95B771B91C6F624D1

Thanks alot.

[nerdybobby]

Okay, so I am pretty new to all of this. But I have successfully flashed dozens of custom ROMs. No bricked phone or anything of that nature. I have the mt3g. So it's a 32B board of course. I have RA-dream-v1.2.3 recovery image. I guess I wasn't paying attention when I flashed it on the first time. It has worked so far. I have tried many times, through adb to put this new recovery image on. I follow all the steps, get no error messages. But when I reboot into recovery it still has the old recovery image. Could this be because I have a dream recovery image? If so, is there a way to correct this? Or could there be some other reason why the image won't apply? Any help is appreciated.

[Amon_RA]

Okay, so I am pretty new to all of this. But I have successfully flashed dozens of custom ROMs. No bricked phone or anything of that nature. I have the mt3g. So it's a 32B board of course. I have RA-dream-v1.2.3 recovery image. I guess I wasn't paying attention when I flashed it on the first time. It has worked so far. I have tried many times, through adb to put this new recovery image on. I follow all the steps, get no error messages. But when I reboot into recovery it still has the old recovery image. Could this be because I have a dream recovery image? If so, is there a way to correct this? Or could there be some other reason why the image won't apply? Any help is appreciated.

The fact that you have a dream recovery doesn't matter.
-Which rom do you have?
-Could it be that your current rom flashes a recovery.img located in system every time you boot?
-Did you restore any old nandroid backups (which might include an old recovery image)?

1. Make sure that there's no recovery.img in /system or /data
2. fastboot erase recovery (so you are sure that the old one is gone)
3. fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2G.img
4. boot into recovery

[nerdybobby]

The fact that you have a dream recovery doesn't matter.
-Which rom do you have?
-Could it be that your current rom flashes a recovery.img located in system every time you boot?
-Did you restore any old nandroid backups (which might include an old recovery image)?

1. Make sure that there's no recovery.img in /system or /data
2. fastboot erase recovery (so you are sure that the old one is gone)
3. fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2G.img
4. boot into recovery

Thanks for your quick response. It's really appreciated. I am using CM4.2.4. Tried the fastboot erase recovery. Returned with "erasing 'recovery' ... FAILED (remote: not allowed). Any other suggestions?

[nerdybobby]

Also, is it possible to just use flashrec to boot this recovery image in place?

[kie777]

hi
my htc magic is in myhero rom 1.1 i tried this step :

opy recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2H.img to the root of your sdcard
start the terminal app
$su (not required if you have root already)
#mount -a
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2H.img

to make a recovery file,but it won't work
after i type mount -a screen always shows :
mount : cannot read /etc/fstab : no such file or directory

can anyone help explain what's wrong?

ps. my magic is already rooted and i use better terminal pro to the action above

[jokeyrhyme]

Also, is it possible to just use flashrec to boot this recovery image in place?

flashrec works by exploiting a Bluetooth-related vulnerability. I think it's safe to say that none of the custom ROMs found here are vulnerable, so flashrec won't work with them.

However, if you currently have an old official ROM from HTC installed on your phone, then there's a good chance it'll work. Most official update ROMs from your carrier or manufacturer released before August 2009 can allow flashrec to work.

While it's incredibly convenient for this one specific case, it's really disappointing that the community can fix and patch in moments what is still probably broken on lots of factory and official update ROMs out there.

[Amon_RA]

wow, i just tried this
i skip the mount a part,flash it then voila,it works

no wonder what that means

Copy paste of the first post of this thread :

Install
There are several ways to install a custom recovery, choose the one that suits you most (I probably forgot a few).
Use the H/G version if your Magic is HTC branded (PVT 32A board)/Google branded (PVT 32B board).
Just ignore the errors you get with the "mount -a" command, those are normal.

[kie777]

thanks a lot amon_ra,your tutorial really works,i've done it ,now im making my first nandroid backup,it's been 30 minutes though,the screen still shows the htc logo and some dots running,is this normal? how long it's supposed to be?

[Amon_RA]

thanks a lot amon_ra,your tutorial really works,i've done it ,now im making my first nandroid backup,it's been 30 minutes though,the screen still shows the htc logo and some dots running,is this normal? how long it's supposed to be?

4 minutes max...
Try running it via adb to see what's wrong.
Boot without usb cable, wait for a min and try again.

[kie777]

that's the problem,to use adb you need a windows pc,i dont have one here,i tried to search how to perform adb via mac os,and it's killing me to find the right method,as for the backup i am doing right now,still running dots,i decided to pull the battery off and retry,still on the process now,and wow,it works now it says backup complete.Thanks for your kind attention and help

[magicgnome]

It says me on PC : error: device not found

and when i boot my handy with power + home and when i see the ! than i push power and home again, stand the following :
E:Can´t open /cache/recovery/command

what can i make now?

[tempix]

I have just received an HTC Magic (from Vodafone). And I have been playing with it for few days. I Have noticed the following problem after gaining root access.

When I power on the phone everything works perfectly. But when the screen goes into power saving mode and I reactivate it the screen is blurred. It looks like some pixels are being displaced.

I have not been able to figure out this happens and it only happens when I am the root user.

I substituted


SAPDHIRE PVT 32B ship S-on G

HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-10

RADIO-2.22.19.26I

May 27 2009,,19:06:41


for

SAPDHIRE PVT 32B ship S-off G

HBOOT 1.33.2005

using flashrec-20090815.apk

Does anybody know what the issue might be?

Thanks in advance

[auvi]

Also, is it possible to just use flashrec to boot this recovery image in place?

This method worked here on the US T-Mobile 1.5 cupcake ROM. I used flashrec to upgrade RA recovery v1.2.3 to v1.3.2.

[sim-value]

Somehow ADB cant acces the sdcard with this recovery ?!

[magicdroid]

So.. I flashed this recovery img to my stock Proximus HTC Magic.

If I have a nandroid dump of this stock rom, could someone enable root access on it?

[crzyruski]

Somehow ADB cant acces the sdcard with this recovery ?!

on v1.2.3 I was able to mount it manually.

[djlman]

[QUOTE=tempix;5000043]I have just received an HTC Magic (from Vodafone). And I have been playing with it for few days. I Have noticed the following problem after gaining root access.

When I power on the phone everything works perfectly. But when the screen goes into power saving mode and I reactivate it the screen is blurred. It looks like some pixels are being displaced.

I have not been able to figure out this happens and it only happens when I am the root user.

I substituted


SAPDHIRE PVT 32B ship S-on G


HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-10

RADIO-2.22.19.26I

May 27 2009,,19:06:41


for

SAPDHIRE PVT 32B ship S-off G

HBOOT 1.33.2005

using flashrec-20090815.apk

Does anybody know what the issue might be?

Thanks in advance[/ QUOTE]

Search for Deport.zip. It has fixed the 'blurries' for many Hero ROM users including me and may solve your problem too. Good luck!

[bo01]

Hi, I recently bought a Magic HTC and I' m trying to update to hero ROM. I have stuck in the backup part where I am running nandroid (2.2) and the procedure just prints dots for over 30 minutes (maybe 40). I tried twice.

Any suggestions? I am a newbie in the mobile community, so please be patient.

I tried with older recovery version as well.

Thnx in advance!

[nmesisca]

Hi, I recently bought a Magic HTC and I' m trying to update to hero ROM. I have stuck in the backup part where I am running nandroid (2.2) and the procedure just prints dots for over 30 minutes (maybe 40). I tried twice.

Any suggestions? I am a newbie in the mobile community, so please be patient.

I tried with older recovery version as well.

Thnx in advance!

i assume you have root on it.. and you're not just fastbooting boot the recovery?

[chris-torb]

Hey..
When i'm trying to flash the V1.3.2 om my HTC branded magic 32A, it results in a lot of out of memory errors, as it tryes to flash...
I'm using the "terminal" method, and i have no problem flashing the V1.2.3

Can anyone tell me, what i am doing wrong?? i hate to "brick" the phone :confused:

chris-torb

[tuzz]

I have memory errors too flashing trough fastboot.

I flashed trough adb and I had only one memory error...
I tryed again and no errors..

now it works...

I dunno why this happened..

[eug89]

Hi amon, i've just tryed to compile eclair and now i have a system.img a boot.img and userdata.img, since i have the stock spl i'm not able of flashing this images with fastboot can I flash them through recovery?
e.g. : #mount -a
#flash_image system /sdcard/system.img

[sandis84]

Hey!

This seems to be exactly what Im looking for. But since it would really hurt to loose my phone, Im just gonna be paranoid and ask a few questions:

This SPL should suffice for the install via fastboot, right?
http://www.gotontheinter.net/content/new-engineering-bootloader

Also, will this recovery image work for all android phones? Or are there any limitations to it?

Cheers,

[Amon_RA]

Hi amon, i've just tryed to compile eclair and now i have a system.img a boot.img and userdata.img, since i have the stock spl i'm not able of flashing this images with fastboot can I flash them through recovery?
e.g. : #mount -a
#flash_image system /sdcard/system.img

Yes you can use flash_image.
You can also create a "fake" nandroid backup with the images you've compiled.

[Amon_RA]

Hey!

This seems to be exactly what Im looking for. But since it would really hurt to loose my phone, Im just gonna be paranoid and ask a few questions:

This SPL should suffice for the install via fastboot, right?
http://www.gotontheinter.net/content/new-engineering-bootloader

Also, will this recovery image work for all android phones? Or are there any limitations to it?

Cheers,

Any engineerings bootloader will work, just be really carefull when flashing a new one, make sure you are flashing the right one for your phone! So don't flash a dream spl to a magic etc... that will brick your phone.

This recovery image only works for the HTC magic, both the 32A and 32B version (so check which one you have). It will NOT work on other Android phones. I've created some specific recoveries for other phones (check hero, heroc, dream section of xda for those).

[tazz9690]

so I know on nandroid you can now choose whichever backkup you want to restore, but is there anyway to do it with bart? It just seems to restore the latest one that i backed up.

[JAWheat411]

Amon_Ra said on twitter that he was waiting on Dream users to report bugs. He said there were a few. I haven't had a MyTouch for long, but did he used to release them Sapphire ones first? Not complaining just knew I didn't know about it on the Dream forum for a long time.

[sipvn]

Hi all,

first thanks for all the infos, soft and tutorial out on this site.
And despite all of them I encounter a pb I did not manage to solve :p

Got a Magic SFR (France) unlocked, working in Vietnam on Vinaphone.

Got it root through fast boot and sdk using this img http://wiki.smartphonefrance.info/GetFile.aspx?File=root-htcmagic%2fboot-magic-donut-root.zip
to get throught cmd to set up su access.

Looks like my phone is rooted, as I can get su related info through cmd and terminal.

Pbs starts now. Wanted to flash Amon Ra 1.3.2. via terminal, but every time I got the following: "flash_recovery not found"
And yes I did type in the right command and the right image name.

Eventually I decided to flash via fast boot. I first booted on amon ra image via fast boot usb to flash an engineering spl (1.33... 2005). Worked like a charm.

I then used fast boot again to falsh Amon Ra recovery (1.3.2. magic, google branded. the same I used to flash the spl). Worked like a charm. At least my computer said so.

Unfortunately I can not restart the phone on recovery mode, he got stuck on the <!> screen. I reflashed it, still the same.

Any idea?

SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-OFF H
HBOOT-1.33.2005 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.261
Donut 1.6 rooted
2.6.29-00479-g3c7df37 android-build@apa26 #19


****** I reflashed the engineering spl, then erase the recovery, then reflash amon ra recovery and still not work ********

this is driving me nutz

[Amon_RA]

Pbs starts now. Wanted to flash Amon Ra 1.3.2. via terminal, but every time I got the following: "flash_recovery not found"
And yes I did type in the right command and the right image name.


The name of the binary is flash_image, not flash_recovery... so enter :
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2G.img


Unfortunately I can not restart the phone on recovery mode, he got stuck on the <!> screen. I reflashed it, still the same.


First try to fastboot boot the recovery and see if that works :
fastboot boot recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2G.img

If you can boot the recovery you can permanently flash it :
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2G.img

Ps : Make sure that your current rom isn't flashing a recovery.img at boot. Check your /system if there isn't a recovery.img in it.

[sipvn]

Tks for the prompt answer.

I can fastboot boot the recovery img. Thats actually how I flashed the spl.

I then flashed it by:

fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2G.img

And I got stuck on the <!> when starting my phone with off+home

i just did it again, including erase cache as you suggest. Same result.

I do have a file named "recovery-from-boot" in my system. Should i delete it?

Cheers, much appreciated

[Amon_RA]

Tks for the prompt answer.

I can fastboot boot the recovery img. Thats actually how I flashed the spl.

I then flashed it by:

fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2G.img

And I got stuck on the <!> when starting my phone with off+home

i just did it again, including erase cache as you suggest. Same result.

I do have a file named "recovery-from-boot" in my system. Should i delete it?

Cheers, much appreciated

Can you do :

adb shell
# cat init.rc | grep flash_image

What does that give as output?

[sipvn]

I first had to type in

su

to get # and not $, otherwise I got permission denied.

then after entering su,

adb shell
# cat init.rc | grep flash_image

gives me

grep: not found
write: broken pipe

I have to say that we're reaching the outer limit of my noobness...

[sipvn]

Ok found this in another thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=568171

Quote:
ah ... i think the problem is that the recovery is replaced with each reboot.

first do:

adb root

adb remount

adb shell

cat /system/etc/install-recovery.sh > /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.disabled

rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh

cat /system/recovery-from-boot.p > /system/recovery-from-boot.p.disabled

rm /system/recovery-from-boot.p

Flash a recovery-image like before ...

Does that seem to apply to my case too?

[Amon_RA]

@sipvn :
grep is not working because you didn't install busybox..
Do a cat of you init.rc and check if any install-recovery script or flash_image recovery is loaded at boot.

[darkstar38]

Hey Amon RA just wanted to say great work! I have a problem, I am currently running your 1.2.3g recovery on my mt3g 32b. I am trying to upgrade to 1.3.2g via terminal. I follow your commands exactly and the recovery image does not show up after I reboot into the recovery. I have tried this 20 times and cant get it to work. Please help!
Thanks

[sipvn]

@ amon ra

(im a big noob) couldnt figure how to install the busybox properly, so I flashed cyanogenmod 4.2.5 via fast boot loading your recovery.

still have the same pb (sutcked on the <!> windows) but this time busybox is installed and when I do a cat of the init.rc I get:

service_flash recovery /system/bin/flash_image -d recovery /data/recovery.img

Guess that the script you were spking of, right?

thx

[Amon_RA]

@ amon ra

(im a big noob) couldnt figure how to install the busybox properly, so I flashed cyanogenmod 4.2.5 via fast boot loading your recovery.

still have the same pb (sutcked on the <!> windows) but this time busybox is installed and when I do a cat of the init.rc I get:

service_flash recovery /system/bin/flash_image -d recovery /data/recovery.img

Guess that the script you were spking of, right?

thx

Yes, this means that your rom will try to flash a recovery.img located at /data when it boots.

Just rename my recovery to recovery.img, copy it to /data and reboot your phone. If the flash was successful the recovery.img file should be gone from /data (that's what the -d parameter is for) and you should be able to boot into recovery.

If you still get the <!> window you should try to re-download the recovery image, maybe the image got currupted while downloading (check md5sum to be sure).

[Amon_RA]

Hey Amon RA just wanted to say great work! I have a problem, I am currently running your 1.2.3g recovery on my mt3g 32b. I am trying to upgrade to 1.3.2g via terminal. I follow your commands exactly and the recovery image does not show up after I reboot into the recovery. I have tried this 20 times and cant get it to work. Please help!
Thanks

Was the flash successful? What is the output of each command?

[ronni.rasmussen]

Just installed recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2H.img (http://rapidshare.com/files/307399485/recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2H.img) and damn that was a sweaty experience!

1st attempt doing this using the terminal method (better terminal) something went wrong and i couldn't get into recovery mode :eek:

Took out the battery to see if i could load the OS but no problems getting android running :)

Then i couldn't get adb to list my device to try that method :eek:

Went to fastboot to see if i could get that method to work even though i don't have engineerings SPL and no luck connecting fastboot :eek:

Booted back into android and tried to use flashrec but backup failed :eek:

And finally i decided to give the terminal another go and got through with plenty of errors and though damn the same thing happens again :(

But powered down the phone to see if it worked and booted into RA-magic-v1.3.2 recover :cool:

Enough playing around with my mobile this evening :D

Thanks once again for sharing!

[Atlas24]

Just installed recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2H.img (http://rapidshare.com/files/307399485/recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2H.img) and damn that was a sweaty experience!

1st attempt doing this using the terminal method (better terminal) something went wrong and i couldn't get into recovery mode :eek:

Took out the battery to see if i could load the OS but no problems getting android running :)

Then i couldn't get adb to list my device to try that method :eek:

Went to fastboot to see if i could get that method to work even though i don't have engineerings SPL and no luck connecting fastboot :eek:

Booted back into android and tried to use flashrec but backup failed :eek:

And finally i decided to give the terminal another go and got through with plenty of errors and though damn the same thing happens again :(

But powered down the phone to see if it worked and booted into RA-magic-v1.3.2 recover :cool:

Enough playing around with my mobile this evening :D

Thanks once again for sharing!

did you get those read and write errors from the terminal emulator?
mine ended with saying no space left on device?
just checked, my recovery was stuck at the rogers screen, mulligan on this one

well i just kept doing it through the emulator- i did something right because it now works

THANKS AMON RA

works on

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIPS S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.00.10 (SAPP50000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Jun 2 2009,17:20:20

[elite_is3]

I am having an ISSUE clearing my Dalvik-cache, it tells me to Wipe in Adb shell. doesnt work

my rom is now unstable... help

[jessevsm]

seem to be having a slight problem here. When I type in

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-magic-v1.3.2G.img

It tells me 'error reading..."

can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

[Amon_RA]

I am having an ISSUE clearing my Dalvik-cache, it tells me to Wipe in Adb shell. doesnt work

my rom is now unstable... help

Did you try doing what it tells you to do?
Run wipe from adb shell... :p

[MontAlbert]

did you get those read and write errors from the terminal emulator?
mine ended with saying no space left on device?
just checked, my recovery was stuck at the rogers screen, mulligan on this one

well i just kept doing it through the emulator- i did something right because it now works

THANKS AMON RA

works on

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIPS S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.00.10 (SAPP50000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Jun 2 2009,17:20:20

this happened to me last time and it has bloody happened to me again- buggered if i remember what i did to fix it last time but it sure as hell isnt working so far.....

so atm i am stuck with no recovery..... should have just waited and done it via adb....


****edit*** finally it worked- did it from the terminal inside SUFBS- i used this app to mount the system and data as read/write before hand and then it threw up one read write error but then nothing... rebooted into recovery ok...

phew....

[NguyenHuu]

i get that error too. but i just went ahead and flash it again, and even though it had errors, the recovery flashed fine. so flash at least 2 times, ignore the errors haha. or do what MontAlbert suggested, trying mounting it first then flashing.

[Amon_RA]

Change-log :
v1.5.0

- Updated Nandroid to v2.2.1 (ext support!).
- Added a "Nand + ext backup" menu-item.
- Nandroid and BART menu items will not backup or restore the recovery partition by default.
- Updated init.rc to only load /sbin in PATH.
- Removed the loading cramfs and sqf filesystems from fstab.
- Added an unmount script that is called at the start of most scripts.
- Updated the BKMO-utility script to it doesn't backup/restore the recovery partition + changed the return to recovery command.
- Changed the item select key to CALL ANSWER-key instead of HOME-key. The HOME-key was conflicting other operations.
- Added "Other" sub-menu :
- Moved "fix apk uid mismatches"-item from main menu to "Other" sub-menu.
- Added "Move apps+dalv to SD"-item.
- Added "Move recovery.log to SD"-item (Check this log if you want to see what is going wrong).
- Fixed the Nandroid restore menu; an error message is now displayed when no nandroid backup or device-id was found (instead of showing an empty menu).
- Removed flash submenu and "Apply sdcard:update.zip" item, because we already have "Apply sdcard:choose zip".
- Removed "Wipe cache partition" item, wipe cache is already included in the "Wipe data/factory reset" item.
- Changed UMS-toggle enable behaviour; you can not access the menu while UMS is enabled (avoid mount issues).
- Changed some menu-item labels to make the options more clear.
- Fixed UMS-toggle disable behaviour; files are now refreshed in the menu (sdcard is unmounted).
- Updated the busybox binary to 1.15.2 which has fixes for ash and hush (`trap` handling), dd (fixed handling of I/O errors), find (fix for -follow and symlinks), pidof (corrected recognition of kernel thread names), sed (SEGV), uniq (memory leak), line editing (Ctrl-D works again), build system.
- The busybox binary was :
- statically linked against uclibc (0.9.30)
- configured to preferentially execute busybox applets
- busybox --install -s installs links into /data/local/bin (JF patch)
- mount looks for loop devices at /dev/block/loop (JF patch)
- modprobe and family look for modules in /system/modules (JF patch)
- fixed an issue with vi where it would save a file as just a blank file (JF patch)
- Compiled new kernel : RA-recovery-v1.0:
- enabled "Support for large block devices and files" to fix ext4 issues
- added all modules to /lib/modules in ramdisk
- Updated sdparted script to v0.6

[ihaq]

I must say that you have done a great job. I would like to share an error with you; I was creating backup using "Nand + ext backup" and at the end I received this error message "Error : Run 'nandroid-mobile.sh' via adb!". Is it because of something at my end?

[Amon_RA]

I must say that you have done a great job. I would like to share an error with you; I was creating backup using "Nand + ext backup" and at the end I received this error message "Error : Run 'nandroid-mobile.sh' via adb!". Is it because of something at my end?

Yes, check the recovery log as indicated in the first post to find out what is causing it.

[karaduke]

i had the previous version of amon_RA recovery but removed it so i can put this version on but now can`t get any version of recovery installed:confused: before you ask i have done this before but can`t remember how i did it lol i have 2005 eng spl and i can fastboot/adb etc my current rom is ion 1.6 any help please

[tazz9690]

so now that there is an option for nand+ext backup, is there any difference between that and a bart backup?

[jabaneco]

When i try to update in the terminal it says out of memory. What should i do? Thanks!

[karaduke]

i tried the fastboot method

Copy recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0H to a location where fastboot can find it.
Boot your phone into fastboot mode (boot while holding BACK)
Connect your phone via usb to your pc/mac/...
fastboot devices (to make sure that fastboot "sees" your phone)
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0H

but brings back an error error:cannot load `recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0G`

what am i doing wrong?????

[tazz9690]

i tried the fastboot method

Copy recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0H to a location where fastboot can find it.
Boot your phone into fastboot mode (boot while holding BACK)
Connect your phone via usb to your pc/mac/...
fastboot devices (to make sure that fastboot "sees" your phone)
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0H

but brings back an error error:cannot load `recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0G`

what am i doing wrong?????
you listed the two different recoveries in your post. Did you make the error while trying to fastboot it, or was that just a typo in your post? cuz that could be your problem.

[karaduke]

all i did was put my phone into fastboot and then typed the following into cmd on my pc

fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0G

where do i put recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0G on my pc ????

[tazz9690]

all i did was put my phone into fastboot and then typed the following into cmd on my pc

fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0G

where do i put recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0G on my pc ????
in your tools folder of the sdk, if that is where you are fastbooting from

[karaduke]

thats where i put it. have i got the path right as last time i`m sure i had to type androidsdk\tools in cmd

[tazz9690]

thats where i put it. have i got the path right as last time i`m sure i had to type androidsdk\tools in cmd
for me it's this

cd C:\android-sdk-windows-1.6_r1\tools

Maybe this will lead you in the right direction?

[Jay_8698]

#mount -a
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0H

Another question since I'm pretty new to this whole thing. ^^ I have to use those commands in the Terminal App, right? And it'll flash the new recovery?

Also, one more question. Which Terminal Application? The one on my PC or another that I can download from the MT3G Market place?(please insert the best one)

I know these are noob questions, but I am a noob to this whole terminal thing.

[Amon_RA]

That's what I thought as well, but it says it requires engineerings SPL, and I don't think I have it. I tried to use "Fastboot" a couple of minutes ago but it didn't find the recovery image kind of frustrating.

The easiest method is the "simple reboot" method (no need for a terminal, adb, fastboot, or whatever). Check out the first post for more details.

[Jay_8698]

The easiest method is the "simple reboot" method (no need for a terminal, adb, fastboot, or whatever). Check out the first post for more details.

I'm trying that now, but the "/data" folder is not located on my SDCard. I'm using the SuperMagic2v3 ROM by Eugene(I think), and I have no idea what you mean by "check init.rc". :(

[karaduke]

AMON_RA in the first post you wrote this

Rename recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0H.img to recovery.img
Copy recovery.img to /data
Reboot fully (the recovery will be flashed automatically)
Reboot to recovery

you said copy recovery.img to data what do you mean by that ??

[Amon_RA]

AMON_RA in the first post you wrote this

Rename recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0H.img to recovery.img
Copy recovery.img to /data
Reboot fully (the recovery will be flashed automatically)
Reboot to recovery

you said copy recovery.img to data what do you mean by that ??

That you need to copy recovery.img to the data partition... Not sure what you mean with your question?

[karaduke]

sorry to drag this on amon_ra i`m having trouble installing your latest recovery.img i`ve tried fastboot but keep getting en error can you give a step by step guide using the fastboot method cos i`m not getting it:confused: i just can`t work out what i`m doing wrong and i`ve even re-downloaded and installed sdk as i thought it was that.

[ngmasterj]

Ok, so I did a nandroid backup + ext and then I wiped data/wiped ext/repair ext and then flashed eugene's hero 2.1 rom. Way too laggy, so I wiped data again/wiped ext/repair ext and then went to nandroid restore and restored the latest backup. Loaded fine and still had my theme, but all my applications are missing and I can't uninstall/reinstall them. Am I screwed? I had A LOT of apps...

[jaestoner01]

I want to do it through terminal but i cant find
a terminal that works with mytouch
so how do i put it in /data im a nubee
pls help :o:o:o

[jaestoner01]

That you need to copy recovery.img to the data partition... Not sure what you mean with your question?

i have the same question
im a nebee,.,.
how do i get to data partion from 1.2.3img:o

[fabioccoelho]

i have the same question
im a nebee,.,.
how do i get to data partion from 1.2.3img:o

What recovery do u used? H or G?

[IzzyCole]

Hi it seems i can't flash the recovery, have problems with adb and terminal and I don't know how to copy recovery.img to /data.

in adb and terminal I have this message "mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 on /system/sd failed: No such file or directory

any ideas?

Thanks

[karaduke]

can someone tell me how to fastboot the recovery because i`m totally stumped. i have ion 1.6 rom installed and after trying to get recovery back on my phone it now wont let me do factory reset???

[schtuka]

here is for the new guys who are too lazy to look around and want everything now. your guide to fastboot and adb:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719

[tvwebguy]

For those having issues, here's what I did:

Changed the name of the image to "recovery.img"

Copied the recovery.img file to my adb folder which for me is c:\android-sdk-windows-1.6_r1\tools

Booted my phone into recovery (Home + Power)

Plugged the phone into my pc.

Ran the following command from the command prompt: adb push recovery.img /data

Then reboot the phone.

Then reboot into recovery and you should be set.

That's it. Hope this helps.

[n_gifford]

Hello all. I'm new to the forum, actually I just registered. I've been lurking around for a while and finally decided to throw in my two cents. I don't use adb, as I'm not familiar with it yet. I had trouble flashing from terminal. But, for all the other "noobs" like myself that are struggling to get this awesome new recovery image:

Change the name of the file to recovery.img on the root of your sd:

From terminal window (Terminal Emulator, or Better Terminal from the market):

su
cp /sdcard/recovery.img /data/recovery.img
reboot

After it fully reboots, reboot into recovery and VOILA!!

Hope this helps, it worked like a charm for me.

[Neejay]

For some reason, I can always flash the recovery, and it will work one time.

Then if I try to go back into it again, it's always back at the stock recovery screen with this at the bottom:

E:Can't Open /cache/recovery/command

[Wysie]

Yes, use the G one...

Neejay: Do you have a recovery under /data? (or something similar, sorry can't rmb offhand)

[hanysalah]

first thank you ;
i installed 1.5 it works very good but i try to make nand restore i found this error can't restore and try make restore through console by nandroid-mobile.sh
why in 1.4 this not come i went console i made restore but pls. chk. this error
thank you

[karaduke]

at last i finally figured it out lol

if your gonna use the fastboot method from the first post to it like this:-

Copy recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0H to a location where fastboot can find it.
Boot your phone into fastboot mode (boot while holding BACK)
Connect your phone via usb to your pc/mac/...
fastboot devices (to make sure that fastboot "sees" your phone)
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0G.img

i added .img at the end of the above recovery image and it worked. if you read this amon_RA can you edit your first post so people don`t copy and paste(like me) the recovery path into the pc cmd shell and then wonder why it don`t work lol.


just to add this is everything i entered on my pc in cmd shell-make sure your in fastboot mode on your phone.

cd C:\AndroidSDK\tools
fastboot devices
fastboot shell

fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0G.img

and then it says okay twice and thats it all done.


excellent recovery 1.5 by the way keep up the good work.

[5[Strogino]]

at last i finally figured it out lol

if your gonna use the fastboot method from the first post to it like this:-

Copy recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0H to a location where fastboot can find it.
Boot your phone into fastboot mode (boot while holding BACK)
Connect your phone via usb to your pc/mac/...
fastboot devices (to make sure that fastboot "sees" your phone)
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0G.img

i added .img at the end of the above recovery image and it worked. if you read this amon_RA can you edit your first post so people don`t copy and paste(like me) the recovery path into the pc cmd shell and then wonder why it don`t work lol.


just to add this is everything i entered on my pc in cmd shell-make sure your in fastboot mode on your phone.

cd C:\AndroidSDK\tools
fastboot devices
fastboot shell

fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.0G.img

and then it says okay twice and thats it all done.


excellent recovery 1.5 by the way keep up the good work.

Nice nooby method)))) But you can get it easy, if you know your device.

Turn off the phone, turn on by holding (Back + Power) - phone boots into HBoot
At the first 4-5 strings - there is a SPL-info (Information about Second Program Loader - like BIOS at the computer)

So...

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H
HBOOT-1.76.2007 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-6.35.07.29
Aug 21 2009, 18:19:15

to know, what recovery do you need, you must remember these options:

Motherboard of your sapphire/magic/mytg:
32A - htc magics
32B - some (not all) vodafone magics, t-mobile mytouch 3g, all phones with title "with Google" on the back.

for 32A phones - recovery with suffix 'H' - like 1.5.0H
for 32B phones - recovery with suffix 'G' - like 1.5.0G

[karaduke]

totally agree BUT when i changed my spl to eng spl 2005 the top line when in fastboot on my phone now says SAPPHIRE PVT 32B ENG S-OFF H

the G for google has now been replaced with H for htc

how confusing would that be to some lol

[5[Strogino]]

totally agree BUT when i changed my spl to eng spl 2005 the top line when in fastboot on my phone now says SAPPHIRE PVT 32B ENG S-OFF H

the G for google has now been replaced with H for htc

how confusing would that be to some lol

Yes. It will confuse everyone. But important option is version of motherboard.
If you have 32B - you can't never change it...

Originally, 32B versions updating through OTA-updates. At last time, OTA updates came with ROM or patch and without SPL.
Some of 32A updates came with new SPL, so we have a small library of these SPLs. As they all came from HTC, so they marked 'H'
You flashed SPL 2005 - it changed G to H, but functionality still same...

[Gerigo-Greece]

Tried Karaduke's way.
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ship S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.0009(SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17

I get amessage asfollows:
after writing RA....
signature checking
FAILED
<remote=signature verify fail>.

Can some one help me please.

I do have the CYANOGEN 4.X.X 1.6 ROM installed.

[fabioccoelho]

Tried Karaduke's way.
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ship S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.0009(SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17

I get amessage asfollows:
after writing RA....
signature checking
FAILED
<remote=signature verify fail>.

Can some one help me please.

I do have the CYANOGEN 4.X.X 1.6 ROM installed.

How metod u trying apply this Recovery?

[skrki]

Thanks Amon_RA, your recovery is brilliant as ever! I've gotta say, this is much better than 1.3.2, especially because you have merged wipe DATA and CACHE back together. Way to go! Also loving the nandroid w/EXT option, though Bart itself rocks. Redbull coming your way soon ;)

Now that I'm writing already, I've had something strange occur on 1.3.2, while toggling UMS. It somehow renamed my FAT partition to a non-unicode character (single character, but it looks like letter "C" above letter "R"... I cant reproduce it). Looking at the directory structure through Linux shell, my drive was named "?"... In KDE, it's name was this "CR" thing... Kinda weird. I apologize if it has been posted/asked, just thought I'd drop it, wondering if it's a known problem. Thanks again!

[skrki]

Tried Karaduke's way.
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ship S-ON H
HBOOT-1.33.0009(SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17

I get amessage asfollows:
after writing RA....
signature checking
FAILED
<remote=signature verify fail>.

Can some one help me please.

I do have the CYANOGEN 4.X.X 1.6 ROM installed.

you cant do karaduke's way. Your SPL does not allow flashing images.
Do this (ADB method):
1.

adb shell push recovery-ra-1.5.img /data/recovery.img

2. Reboot your phone


or this (from inside CM, through terminal):
1. Copy the recovery to your SD card's root
2. Open terminal and type

1/ $su
2/ #flash_image recovery recovery-RA-1.5.img

[Gerigo-Greece]

SKRKI , Thanks for the prompt reply .
Tried your adb method.
I am geeting the following reply.

" adb server out of date .... killing"

[Amon_RA]

Change-log :
v1.5.1
- Fixed Nandroid-ext restore issue where nandroid didn't restore the backup-ed ext partition.

[f00dstamps]

I tried to ran the nandroid backup+ext. He showed me a progress indicator and then when it got to the end, it told me to run "nandroid-mobile.sh" Can someone explain to me what is happening? Thanks.

Edit: I found instructions for how to move the recovery.log to the SD card so I can view it. Does this need to happen everytime a new log is created to see the most recent data?

Edit: Recovery.log is attached.

[skrki]

SKRKI , Thanks for the prompt reply .
Tried your adb method.
I am geeting the following reply.

" adb server out of date .... killing"

You can do the same from inside the CyanogenMod. The point is to copy recovery.img to /data. Then when you reboot it will be automatically flashed.
So, for instance, if your recovery file is on your SD card, named Amon_pimpin_recovery1.5.1.img, do this:

1. Open terminal and type (pay attention to CAsE in Linux!):

cp /sdcard/Amon_pimpin_recovery1.5.1.img /data/recovery.img


2. Reboot your phone

P.S. There is that script (in the second method I wrote) called flash_image. I made a mistake there, I wrote flash_recovery, I just realized.. sorry bout that! But try that one, too.
P.S.S. Update your ADB! ;)

[tera89]

via a simple reboot -> Requires Cyanogen or my RA ROM (other ROMs will probably work too, check init.rc where to put the recovery.img)
Code:

Rename recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.1H.img to recovery.img
Copy recovery.img to /data
Reboot fully (the recovery will be flashed automatically)
Reboot to recovery


how can i find /data ??? sry newbie here ?? can i flash the recovery using flashrec.apk ?? even i already have a recovery ..

with newest recovery .. can it read nandroid backup previous recovery ?

[Xenn0X]

For some reason, I can always flash the recovery, and it will work one time.

Then if I try to go back into it again, it's always back at the stock recovery screen with this at the bottom:

E:Can't Open /cache/recovery/command

same problem. have 32b with Engineering SPL 1.33.2005 and running Google IO Device firmware from htc
erased recovery and flashed many times but still i keep getting htc recovery

[danikristijan]

I tried to run nandroid restore and it showes me the prozess and then when it go to the end, it told me run "nandroid-mobile.sh" Where is the failure??? Here the report:

Starting recovery on Tue Dec 8 12:30:35 2009
can't open /dev/tty0: No such file or directory
framebuffer: fd 3 (320 x 480)
Build : RA-sapphire-v1.5.1H
Fixing execute permissions for /cache
I:Set boot command "boot-recovery"
Command: "/sbin/recovery"

ro.secure=0
ro.allow.mock.location=0
ro.debuggable=0
persist.service.adb.enable=1
ro.build.id=CRB43
ro.build.display.id=CRB43
ro.build.version.incremental=148830
ro.build.version.sdk=3
ro.build.version.release=1.5
ro.build.date=Wed May 13 20:24:21 PDT 2009
ro.build.date.utc=1242271461
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=android-build
ro.build.host=apa6.mtv.corp.google.com
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.model=Google Ion
ro.product.brand=google_ion
ro.product.name=google_ion
ro.product.device=sapphire
ro.product.board=sapphire
ro.product.manufacturer=HTC
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.board.platform=msm7k
ro.build.product=sapphire
ro.build.description=google_ion-user 1.5 CRB43 148830 adp,test-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=google_ion/google_ion/sapphire/sapphire:1.5/CRB43/148830:user/adp,test-keys
rild.libpath=/system/lib/libhtc_ril.so
wifi.interface=tiwlan0
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=45
ro.sf.lcd_density=160
ro.config.notification_sound=F1_New_SMS.ogg
ro.com.google.locationfeatures=1
ro.com.android.wifi-watchlist=GoogleGuest
ro.com.android.dateformat=MM-dd-yyyy
ro.com.android.dataroaming=true
ro.com.google.clientidbase=google
ro.ril.hsxpa=1
ro.ril.gprsclass=10
ro.setupwizard.mode=OPTIONAL
ro.url.legal=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/android-dev-phone-legal.html
ro.url.legal.android_privacy=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/android-dev-phone-privacy.html
keyguard.no_require_sim=true
ro.config.sync=yes
net.bt.name=Android
net.change=net.bt.name
dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt
ro.modversion=RA-sapphire-v1.5.1H
ro.factorytest=0
ro.serialno=HT96SKF04552
ro.bootmode=recovery_manual
ro.baseband=3.22.20.17
ro.carrier=COMMON
ro.bootloader=1.33.2005
ro.hardware=sapphire
ro.revision=128
init.svc.recovery=running
init.svc.adbd=running

I:Set boot command ""
I:Set boot command ""

Move recovery.log to SD
Press HOME to confirm,
any other key to abort.

Moving : .

Moving complete!

I:Set boot command ""
I:Set boot command ""
I:Set boot command ""
I:Set boot command ""
I:Set boot command ""

Restore BCDMRS-20091208-0945 ?
Press HOME to confirm,
any other key to abort.

Restoring : .
nandroid-mobile v2.2.1

Searching for backup directories, matching BCDMRS-20091208-0945, to delete or restore
or compress


Looking for the latest backup, will display other choices!


Default backup is the latest: /sdcard/nandroid/HT96SKF04552/BCDMRS-20091208-0945

Other available backups are:


Using G1 keyboard, enter a unique name substring to change it and <CR>
or just <CR> to accept: Accepting default.

Restore path: /sdcard/nandroid/HT96SKF04552/BCDMRS-20091208-0945

Verifying backup images...
............boot.img: OK
cache.img: OK
data.img: OK
misc.img: OK
recovery.img: OK
system.img: OK
Flashing boot...
.flashing boot from boot.img

Not flashing recovery image!

Erasing /data...
....Unpacking data image...
...........................................end of image
.Erasing /system...
...Unpacking system image...
.................................end of image
Restoring the ext2 contents.
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 on /system/sd failed: No such file or directory
Warning: --ext2 specified but unable to mount the ext2 partition.
Warning: your phone may be in an inconsistent state on reboot.


Error : run 'nandroid-mobile.sh restore' via adb!

I:Set boot command ""
I:Set boot command ""
I:Set boot command ""

Move recovery.log to SD
Press HOME to confirm,
any other key to abort.

Moving : .unmounting /system
unmounting /sdcard



Thanks and sorry that i copy&paste the report! I don't know how to upload a file to the thread!

[Amon_RA]

Restoring the ext2 contents.
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 on /system/sd failed: No such file or directory
Warning: --ext2 specified but unable to mount the ext2 partition.
Warning: your phone may be in an inconsistent state on reboot.

Error : run 'nandroid-mobile.sh restore' via adb!

Thanks and sorry that i copy&paste the report! I don't know how to upload a file to the thread!

You current ROM (or the one you are trying to restore) doesn't support APP2SD. This basically means that the ROM doesn't have the /system/sd folder. This is why it is failing, you are trying to restore the ext content to a directory that doesn't exist.

[Amon_RA]

Does this need to happen everytime a new log is created to see the most recent data?


You need to run it right after you got the error, it isn't saved when you reboot.

[uncledrax]

Hi guys,

total newb here. I tried booting into this recovery rom using this command;

fastboot boot recovery-rom.img

and it reboots my phone and just displays this on the screen;

Build : RA-sapphire-v1.5.1G

and thats it! I cant do anything. I cant shut the thing down, send it any commands. It comes up when i 'adb devices' but im stuck!!

Can anyone help!!??

Thanks.

[androidn3rd]

im trying to partiton my sdcard i have a 32b mt3g i downloaded the file and put it in the root of my phone and went to terminal and typed in all the commands it didnt work i even changed the name of the file and still didnt work i keep getting this message can someone please tell me what this means

usage:flash_image [-d] partition file.img options: -d delete the image file after a successful flash

whats this mean if you know please email me thanks

[DionBurger]

With more than nandroid backup stored on my sdcard i tried to restore a specific one with the 1.5.1H recovery but it seems to select the wrong one instead of the one i specified. When I moved all the other backups from the nandroid backup dir with only the one i wanted to restore remaining it worked like a charm. I recall some similar problem in earlier versions was this not fixed?

Good work Amon_RA!! You the best recovery by far!

[skrki]

Don't quite get why you guys have problems flashing this, BUT if you need help PM me, and make sure you include the following:

1. Your current recovery
2. SPL information (Soft (stock), Hard, Engineering?)
3. Do you have a working ADB shell?
4. ROM type (Cupcake, Donut, Hero/Sense?)
5. Paste your /system/init.rc

Not all of this is really needed, one 'correct' answer will suffice, but provide as much as you can please. ;)

[mstolpner]

I am trying to do a backup with nandroid+ext and I am getting an error suggesting to run nandroid-mobile.sh. It only happens with Magic GyD ROM.

Thanks

[LG (GertS)]

Why can't i restore thrue nandroid on my phone?? It gives me this error... run nandroid-mobile.sh.

When i do that it looks like it's loading, but i does nok do it right :-(

[Amon_RA]

Change-log :
v1.5.2
- Updated Nandroid to v2.2.2 (fix ext restore issues)

[fabioccoelho]

I got 2 reboots after update to 1.5.2H. But okay now!


Thanks to Amon_RA.

:D

[phil0sophic]

Greetings, First thank you for your supurb efforts....

I am attempting a Nand + ext backup but it fails with run nandroid-mobile.sh via ADB (basic Nand backup works). The log says "Warning: ext2 specified but unable to mount the ext2 partition". I have an ext3 partition on the SD card and under the impression that A2SD is automatic in my rom. I even tried the virtuial A2SD option so I dont have a clue what the issue is. Any help will be appreciated. :confused:

My bad, although Im still confused. I dont have the /system/sd folder as mentioned in an earlier post so I know why but dont understand why.I must be misunderstanding something about the Enomther AOSP v2.3.3 rom.

[myx4ever]

I have recov 1.2.3H now.
Is it possible to upgrade to 1.5.2 using flasrec and flash the custom recovery?
In case I want to use flashrec is flashrec-1.1.3-20091107-2.apk ok to do this?
when I upgraded from stock rom 1.5 (cupcake, 32A) I flashed 1.2.3h and afterwards installed gyd 2.1 ;
Thanks in advance.

[fabioccoelho]

I have recov 1.2.3H now.
Is it possible to upgrade to 1.5.2 using flasrec and flash the custom recovery?
In case I want to use flashrec is flashrec-1.1.3-20091107-2.apk ok to do this?
when I upgraded from stock rom 1.5 (cupcake, 32A) I flashed 1.2.3h and afterwards installed gyd 2.1 ;
Thanks in advance.

No need flashrec man. Do it:

Copy recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img to the root of your sdcard
start the terminal app

$su (not required if you have root already)

#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img

It´s all!

[fabioccoelho]

for a moment there (i kept receiving some out of memory errors) I thought something went wrong....then I rebooted, entered the recov menu and there it was 1.5.2H ver.
Rebooted again...done.

Me too, but i killed some apps with Advanced Task Killer and update again...and not receiver errors again.

:)

[Godson1227]

Love this recovery loaded with options great work. But i was wondering is it possible to have a manual sdcard partition option for resizing partitions w/o erasing the fat32 w/ music pics etc. ? Cause some roms call for 64mb swap and some call for 96mb swap. Thanks great work

[megalomoron]

I apologize in advance for the total noob question, but I'm in need of help and can find no info after hours of googling. I would love to try this recovery img on my MT3G, but I've tried all flashing methods listed in this thread with this result:

C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools>adb shell
/ # mount -a
mount -a
mount: mounting /system/modules/modules.cramfs on /system/modules failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /system/xbin/xbin.cramfs on /system/xbin failed: No such file or
directory
/ #

I cannot get past this. Anyone else seeing this error message? If it helps, I have root, I'm running CyanogenMod 1.4 recovery, with CyanogenMod 4.2.8 ROM. Board info:

SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP 30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.26I

I know nothing about SPLs(i.e. hard, engineering)--perhaps I need to flash a new SPL though? Or should it work with mine? Any help would be super appreciated.

Thanks

[l3wish]

I'm able to flash the latest Recovery image But everytime i reboot the phone The recovery disappears Yeah it's gone. When i try to boot into recovery I see is my custom splash image and it says FASTBOOT USB.

[superketto76]

hello, for recovery the orignale recovery.img ??? by default is disable?
I have a backup the original firmware TIM.
thanks

[wjsturgis3]

I've got a unlocked Rogers Magic on AT&T
Sapphire PVT 32A ship S-on H
HBOOT 1.33.0010 (Sapp 5000)
CPLD-12
Radio 3.22.20.17

I have been following the RAv1.6.2 Donut thread and was all set to install recovery RAv1.2.3H.img using TheUnlokr's process. Will this method still work with the 1.5.2H version? This is my first attempt at this and I don't want to screw it up.

Thanks in advance for the help and big thanks to Amon_RA for much time and effort on what looks like the best product and support out there.

[jimbo831]

My wife just got a replacement myTouch and I am trying to restore her old info for her. I made a Nandroid backup (actually 3 different ones) on her old phone, but it will not restore, telling me to use ADB, which doesn't work either (but posted elsewhere as it doesn't apply to this recovery. I also noticed, when trying to back up, it will not let me do a BART backup, which I could always do just fine on my G1. Attached is the log file information. Thanks for your help.

[BoomBoomPOW]

Can I un-root and root again and use the latest (1.5.2) recovery image to install it?

[psguardian]

Can I un-root and root again and use the latest (1.5.2) recovery image to install it?

Don't start over just to get the recovery.img ! (unless other issues force a "start from scratch" situation) just follow the TERMINAL option in the OP. I just upgraded from 1.3.2G to 1.5.2G that way. (im lazy & don't like typing a lot in terminal so i renamed recovery-RA..... to just recovery.img on my SD but it works the same no matter the file name solong as you leave the .img extension)


~psguardian

[BoomBoomPOW]

Don't start over just to get the recovery.img ! (unless other issues force a "start from scratch" situation) just follow the TERMINAL option in the OP. I just upgraded from 1.3.2G to 1.5.2G that way. (im lazy & don't like typing a lot in terminal so i renamed recovery-RA..... to just recovery.img on my SD but it works the same no matter the file name solong as you leave the .img extension)


~psguardian

Yes I know, but when I first rooted my phone I forgot to perform a Nand backup and went straight ahead to flashing roms. I want to re-root to the "stock" 1.5 cupcake again and do a Nand backup right after. Or could I just perform a Nand backup while currently on my custom rom (Slick Willy)?

[Amon_RA]

My wife just got a replacement myTouch and I am trying to restore her old info for her. I made a Nandroid backup (actually 3 different ones) on her old phone, but it will not restore, telling me to use ADB, which doesn't work either (but posted elsewhere as it doesn't apply to this recovery. I also noticed, when trying to back up, it will not let me do a BART backup, which I could always do just fine on my G1. Attached is the log file information. Thanks for your help.

You have several issues :

1. Your data and cache seem to be corrupted in some way. Try erasing them with fastboot after you made a nandroid backup.
2. You're trying to restore CBDMRS12-20091215-2206 which doesn't contain any backup files. Check this folder on your sdcard and make sure it has backup files inside!
3. You're trying to use BART while you don't have an ext partition on your SD card. Why are you trying to do that? Just use nandroid without ext.

[jimbo831]

You have several issues :

1. Your data and cache seem to be corrupted in some way. Try erasing them with fastboot after you made a nandroid backup.
2. You're trying to restore CBDMRS12-20091215-2206 which doesn't contain any backup files. Check this folder on your sdcard and make sure it has backup files inside!
3. You're trying to use BART while you don't have an ext partition on your SD card. Why are you trying to do that? Just use nandroid without ext.

I did see that reference about not finding any backup files, but it is incorrect. I have reviewed the folder and all Nandroid backup files are in there. I also tried using 2 other backups, both having the needed backup files, but I got the same error. It seems for some reason the recovery image is not finding the files that are there, but I am able to find and view them all in windows or through ADB.

I have tried a complete wipe prior to the restore, which I believe should also erase the data and cache. Do I need to do this in fastboot instead?

[jimbo831]

I have figured out how to get into ADB, but am not 100% sure if I am typing the commands right, but it does find the backups. However, after it finds the path I enter, it says "Error: no backups found". Just to make sure, could someone give me the commands I should be typing in to run the nandroid restore via ADB. I have been using this:

nandroid.mobile.sh -r --path /sdcard/HT974P402368/CBDMRS12-20091215-2206

This points directly to the folder containing all the image and MD5 files needed for the backup. Thanks.

[ankjer]

Hi all

For some reason I am no longer able to wipe sd:ext or the dalvik from the recovery. It refers me to the console 'adb wipe ext', but how do I do that? I have always used fastboot. Is it possible to handle it that way? or how do I get about doing with adb?

Thanks for a super forum

Best regards
The noob

[Godson1227]

I apologize in advance for the total noob question, but I'm in need of help and can find no info after hours of googling. I would love to try this recovery img on my MT3G, but I've tried all flashing methods listed in this thread with this result:

C:\android-sdk-windows-1.1_r1\tools>adb shell
/ # mount -a
mount -a
mount: mounting /system/modules/modules.cramfs on /system/modules failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /system/xbin/xbin.cramfs on /system/xbin failed: No such file or
directory
/ #

I cannot get past this. Anyone else seeing this error message? If it helps, I have root, I'm running CyanogenMod 1.4 recovery, with CyanogenMod 4.2.8 ROM. Board info:

SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP 30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.26I

I know nothing about SPLs(i.e. hard, engineering)--perhaps I need to flash a new SPL though? Or should it work with mine? Any help would be super appreciated.

Thanks

Said the same thing on my phone to but it will still flash the recovery image when you follow the steps on the first page

[BrandoHD]

Hey Amon Ra, i have a rogers magic with the perfected spl, i tried the one click rooting method anywayz cause i read it worked for some ppl, well it worked for me also, and i flashed the latest recovery image from amon ra and also wiped and loaded amon ra's 1.6.2 donut rom, everything went perfectly. the thing is lightning wont strike twice cause i cannot seem to use the one click root again and it has gone back to the stock recovery image.

Edit: I still have the recovery image loaded, and the perfect spl, should i just count my blessings or should i attempt to change my spl????

[mramonks]

hi.
I have a nandroid backup + ext of a cyanogen rom. but i want to try an eclair rom. If i wipe everything and install rom but then want to change back will it be restored with nandroid back to how it was, with apps and 10mb hack i have.

Any help appreciated

[Esquire22]

I have flashed the 1.5.2 recovery image via flashrec. it went thru and everything but when i try to flash the aosp 2.0.1-v2.3.. it would not let me convert ext 2 to ext3 nor ext3 to ext4 nor does it let me repair ext file systems. i am running a 32b mytouch with the danger spl i believe. Thanks in advance for the help

[Cheesebaron]

I have flashed the 1.5.2 recovery image via flashrec. it went thru and everything but when i try to flash the aosp 2.0.1-v2.3.. it would not let me convert ext 2 to ext3 nor ext3 to ext4 nor does it let me repair ext file systems. i am running a 32b mytouch with the danger spl i believe. Thanks in advance for the help

How does flashing a rom have anything to do with converting the ext partition?

[Esquire22]

How does flashing a rom have anything to do with converting the ext partition?

to be more specific after trying to convert ext2 to 3 then 3 to 4 it gives me and error saying convert via adb. and it never does that. i convert to have a smoother rom

[5[Strogino]]

recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img

Got error

E:Can't read MISC:
(No space left on device)

After wipe data/factory reset and after flash custom ROM

Log included

Phone Info:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A S-ON H;
HBOOT-1.33.0009 (SAPP10000) CPLD-12;
RADIO-3.22.20.17
May 8 2009, 21:02

[Amon_RA]

;5191012']recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img

Got error

E:Can't read MISC:
(No space left on device)

After wipe data/factory reset and after flash custom ROM

Log included

Phone Info:
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A S-ON H;
HBOOT-1.33.0009 (SAPP10000) CPLD-12;
RADIO-3.22.20.17
May 8 2009, 21:02

Try :

fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase misc

[Niemer]

Hi all

For some reason I am no longer able to wipe sd:ext or the dalvik from the recovery. It refers me to the console 'adb wipe ext', but how do I do that? I have always used fastboot. Is it possible to handle it that way? or how do I get about doing with adb?

Thanks for a super forum

Best regards
The noob

I'm getting a similar error, only with nandroid restore. Kind of frustrating, any answers?

edit:
Nevermind, seems 1.5.2 fixed it, was on 1.5.1

[skrki]

Hi Amon_RA
I've posted this a while back, and I thought the weird problem with renaming the FAT partition is gone. But not quite..

Now I'm using your 1.5.2G version, and when I use UMS toggle my FAT partition gets renamed to PNG followed by some strange non-unicode characters like I described bellow ('HT' this time ???:D). I'm on OpenSuse linux, my phone is a 32B Sapphire. What can be done about this, why does it happen, and has anyone else experienced anything like it?
Any more information I can provide, just let me know!
TIA


Thanks Amon_RA, your recovery is brilliant as ever! I've gotta say, this is much better than 1.3.2, especially because you have merged wipe DATA and CACHE back together. Way to go! Also loving the nandroid w/EXT option, though Bart itself rocks. Redbull coming your way soon ;)

Now that I'm writing already, I've had something strange occur on 1.3.2, while toggling UMS. It somehow renamed my FAT partition to a non-unicode character (single character, but it looks like letter "C" above letter "R"... I cant reproduce it). Looking at the directory structure through Linux shell, my drive was named "?"... In KDE, it's name was this "CR" thing... Kinda weird. I apologize if it has been posted/asked, just thought I'd drop it, wondering if it's a known problem. Thanks again!

[Amon_RA]

Hi Amon_RA
I've posted this a while back, and I thought the weird problem with renaming the FAT partition is gone. But not quite..

Now I'm using your 1.5.2G version, and when I use UMS toggle my FAT partition gets renamed to PNG followed by some strange non-unicode characters like I described bellow ('HT' this time ???:D). I'm on OpenSuse linux, my phone is a 32B Sapphire. What can be done about this, why does it happen, and has anyone else experienced anything like it?
Any more information I can provide, just let me know!
TIA

Strange, I don't have this problem when using Windows or Ubuntu, do you also have this issue with other Mass Storage's as well?
The recovery for sure will not rename anything, I think something weird is going on with your OpenSuse ;)

[lagos911]

Hello.
Can somebody tell me how I update a rom to my htc magic
with recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H (I have 32A htc magic)
I dont know how I aply the new rom...
Can somebody tell me the the full prosess of a rom update
with this recovery version, with details please.
Many thanks.

The phone cant boot right know and I have be paniced.

[skrki]

There's ALWAYS something strange happening with my OpenSuse ;)

All joking aside though, I don't have this problem with any other mass storages.. Weird... I'll try to find some way to deal with it, I can't live without your recovery. Thank you very much for your response!

Strange, I don't have this problem when using Windows or Ubuntu, do you also have this issue with other Mass Storage's as well?
The recovery for sure will not rename anything, I think something weird is going on with your OpenSuse ;)

[tnpapadakos]

been trying to partition for days now. no luck.

you know, there must be a reason, but i'm just curious...

1. why is apps2sd2 included in the cyanogenmod, if the recovery doesnt support partitioning like the amon-ra recovery does?

2. why not just include the amon-ra recovery instead of the 1.4+jf?

3. or build in the alt+ function that amon-ra has for partitioning into the 1.4+jf recovery?

4. in short, why include an app (apps2sd2) that you cant use "out of the box", so to speak?

i had all kinds of problems trying to flash the amon-ra recovery to my phone (green screen stuck on reboot, mount -a didnt work) but i think the problem was due to the fact that i was using the 1.5.2H.img file instead of the 1.5.2G.img (my phone has "with google" on the back of it, so its "google branded" i now understand) this, due to the fact that this thread's directions said:

"Use the H/G version if your Magic is HTC branded (PVT 32A board)/Google branded (PVT 32B board)."

My reaction to that was hmmm,......what?

so i just used the H img, and got stuck on the green screen on reboot

i guess those directions are "shorthand" for:

"Use the H version if your Magic is HTC branded (PVT 32A board);
Use the G version if your Magic is Google branded (PVT 32B board)"

god help us if we actually type out our instructions fully (so fools like me can actually follow them)

whatever, that i could have followed no problem

in any case, i would love to see the same function built into cyanogen's recovery or know why it hasnt been done

i'm gonna try using the 1.5.2G.img now...can't wait to use apps2sd...its gonna be Awesome!! I just know it will be!!!:confused:

I posted a similar version of this in the cyanogen thread

[grimey01]

Hello.
Can somebody tell me how I update a rom to my htc magic
with recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H (I have 32A htc magic)
I dont know how I aply the new rom...
Can somebody tell me the the full prosess of a rom update
with this recovery version, with details please.
Many thanks.

The phone cant boot right know and I have be paniced.

move your ROM to your memory card
start phone in recovery (home+power)
go to wipe
wipe everything
go back and click on flash
click on the second option (not the one that says update.zip)
look for your rom and flash..
cross fingers hoping your rom doesnt put you in a boot loop (which is fixable, just remove the battery then do the same steps with a different rom)

[hua_jacky]

what's the difference between nand + ext backup and BART backup?

[march83]

Wipe

Wipe data/factory reset :: Wipe /data and /cache



query on this one: after i do a wipe data/factory reset, what state does this leave my phone in? is it still bootable, or is this a step in preparation for installing a new rom?

reason i ask is that i did a wipe data/factory reset on my cm 4.2.10.1 with 32a port and enoch's theme and it locked up on the enoch flash screen. if i want to wipe/factory reset should i do it and reinstall from scratch?

thanks

[fryguy18]

Yeah, you need to reflash everything

[BrandoHD]

Hey Amon Ra i have rogers magic that i used the 1 click root method on and i was able to load the recovery image (RA-sapphire-v1.5.2) from this thread on to my device, afterwards i did a nandroid, a wipe and i flashed the 1.6.2 donut rom onto my device, everything went perfectly and i have been using this rom for the past 2 weeks.

My question is about my spl though, when i boot usin the volume down option i get
Sapphire PVT 32A Ship S-ON H
Hboot-1.33.0010 (Sapp50000)
CPLD-12
Radio-3.22.20.17
I think this is the perfect SPL, so should i leave it alone or should i try to change it to an engineering SPL and will i be able to flash roms at my leisure using this SPL

[Amon_RA]

My question is about my spl though, when i boot usin the volume down option i get
Sapphire PVT 32A Ship S-ON H
Hboot-1.33.0010 (Sapp50000)
CPLD-12
Radio-3.22.20.17
I think this is the perfect SPL, so should i leave it alone or should i try to change it to an engineering SPL and will i be able to flash roms at my leisure using this SPL

You can already flash any rom you want via the recovery ;)
If you would like to use fastboot to flash/erase images you can change it to an engineerings SPL, if you never use fastboot I would just stick to your current SPL.

[myfoxx]

Using terminal :I have root access of course
First line for installation : mount -a i get an error
unkown option :invalid option -a
Please help me..

[istrebitjel]

... to some, but not for me.

I have a T-Mobile US MyTouch 3G (MT3G). It says HTC on the back, so I had flashed the recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img file.
However, that caused my phone to hang at the green screen.

When I booted with volume down + power I saw "SAPPHIRE PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G", so I had flashed the wrong image. recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img is what I needed and it works great!

Could this line from the instructions be clarified as to not scare people like me so much? ;)
Use the H/G version if your Magic is HTC branded (PVT 32A board)/Google branded (PVT 32B board).

Update: I think a link to this wiki would have helped http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking


Thank you!

[istrebitjel]

Using terminal :I have root access of course
First line for installation : mount -a i get an error
unkown option :invalid option -a
Please help me..

What happens, if you enter mount --help ?
I get
# mount --help
mount --help
BusyBox v1.15.2 (2009-12-02 21:29:32 EST) multi-call binary

Usage: mount [flags] DEVICE NODE [-o OPT,OPT]

Mount a filesystem. Filesystem autodetection requires /proc be mounted.

Options:
-a Mount all filesystems in fstab

By the way, I get an error from mount -a, that I ignored:
# mount -a
mount -a
mount: mounting /system/modules/modules.sqf on /system/modules failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /system/xbin/xbin.sqf on /system/xbin failed: No such file or directory

[stgeorge88]

The latest update seems to disable home key as confirmation key; I personally prefer using the home key than pressing the trackball, which sometimes would move before it gets really pressed down.

[Amon_RA]

The latest update seems to disable home key as confirmation key; I personally prefer using the home key than pressing the trackball, which sometimes would move before it gets really pressed down.

See v1.5.0 changelog in first post :
- Changed the item select key to CALL ANSWER-key instead of HOME-key. The HOME-key was conflicting other operations.

[tq745]

i can't seem to get switchrom or bart working. i've tried both via adb and i get this error message.

storing app data...
tar: empty archive

Error occurred during storing of app data...
tar operation failed.
Do you have enough space on the /sdcard?

Btw, I have the up to date recovery and I have more than enough memory on my sdcard...over 4gb free. I don't know what happened. it used to work for me flawlessly and now it doesn't...maybe i have to reformat my sd??? any help is greatly appreciated...thanks.

[Amon_RA]

i can't seem to get switchrom or bart working. i've tried both via adb and i get this error message.

storing app data...
tar: empty archive

Error occurred during storing of app data...
tar operation failed.
Do you have enough space on the /sdcard?

Btw, I have the up to date recovery and I have more than enough memory on my sdcard...over 4gb free. I don't know what happened. it used to work for me flawlessly and now it doesn't...maybe i have to reformat my sd??? any help is greatly appreciated...thanks.

tar: empty archive => You don't have any app data on your ext partition...

[tq745]

tar: empty archive => You don't have any app data on your ext partition...

How would i fix this? Is it the rom itself or should i just reflash.?

[quierotacobell]

For some reason it won't convert my ext2 to ext3. I checked on terminal, it showed I had ext2, and when I went to convert it on recovery, then boot it back up, it still shows ext2.

[r3s-rt]

Just wanted to say thanks. This is really useful especially for the mytouch. I'm not always around a computer to use adb and this really helpful. I swear there's one main thing I wish it had, but I forgot for now. I'll edit later when I remember. But either way, this is of utter perfection.

[droid2006]

I was having a problem with flashing my magic's recovery I downloaded the amon ra recovery 1.5.2 and flashed it via terminal

# su
#flash_image recovery /sdcard.....

It flashed with no problem I rebooted into recovery and it just stayed on the green mytouch screen I tried restarting with menu+greencall+redendcall no luck had to remove the battery I let it restart again it loads fully to the cm mod rom then workes fine so it has no recovery I. Tried to reflash amon ra again same result then I tried to flash cyanogens 1.4 recovery same result what's going on

Magicc running cm mod 4.2.11.1
Was running cyanogen 1.4 + jf. Any help would be great

[Amon_RA]

I was having a problem with flashing my magic's recovery I downloaded the amon ra recovery 1.5.2 and flashed it via terminal

# su
#flash_image recovery /sdcard.....

It flashed with no problem I rebooted into recovery and it just stayed on the green mytouch screen I tried restarting with menu+greencall+redendcall no luck had to remove the battery I let it restart again it loads fully to the cm mod rom then workes fine so it has no recovery I. Tried to reflash amon ra again same result then I tried to flash cyanogens 1.4 recovery same result what's going on

Magicc running cm mod 4.2.11.1
Was running cyanogen 1.4 + jf. Any help would be great

Did you check the MD5-sum
Did you flash the G version?

[typedink]

With this recovery I should be able to partition my card to use apps2sd right? I tried via recovery but my apps are still being installed on internal memory. I have a mytouch 3G, and I am using the card that came with it a 4gb class 6.

[Amon_RA]

With this recovery I should be able to partition my card to use apps2sd right? I tried via recovery but my apps are still being installed on internal memory. I have a mytouch 3G, and I am using the card that came with it a 4gb class 6.

Which ROM are you using? Does it support apps2sd?

[typedink]

Which ROM are you using? Does it support apps2sd?

Oh sorry, I am using RAv1.6.2 - DONUT.

[Amon_RA]

Oh sorry, I am using RAv1.6.2 - DONUT.

I didn't include apps2sd in my ROM, that's why it's not working.

[typedink]

OH I thought it had the ability, so if its not in the rom what steps would I do to enable it? But once that is enabled then this recovery should let me do that then?

[Amon_RA]

OH I thought it had the ability, so if its not in the rom what steps would I do to enable it? But once that is enabled then this recovery should let me do that then?

I intentionally didn't enable apps2sd because I really don't see the purpose of it. Apps2sd will just slow things down. There's plenty of space for apps in DATA on a Magic so why would someone need it? Do you have like 250+ apps ?

It's not a matter of enabling it, you'll need to manually create all links yourself etc.. to much to explain here..

The recovery will just move the files like mentioned in the first post : * Move apps+dalv to SD :: Moves all apps and Dalvik-cache to sdcard (This will NOT enable apps2sd!)

[droid2006]

Thanks for your reply sorry for replying back late I went and flashed the g version I didn't realize there were 2 diff versions my bad should have payed more close to your instructions. One thing though how do I find if I 32a or b and how do I check the md5-sum, I'm getting used to doing a lot of stuff just never learned those yet once again thanks for your help.

One thing forgot to mention that i when I flashed the g version it worked

[Amon_RA]

how do I find if I 32a or b


Check your SPL (hold back while you power on the phone)
It will mention 32A or 32B in the first line.


how do I check the md5-sum


On linux you just use the "md5sum" command, on windows you can probably download software for it.

[SemiDivine808]

Hey Amon Ra,

I wanted to pick up a mytouch 3g soon and i was wondering if i can use this recovery img... RA-sapphire-v1.5.2.img.... for the donut version of the phone? or do i have to unroot it to the cupcake version?

And also, how can i tell if my version is donut (1.6) or cupcake (1.5)?

Thanks.

[mikewood86]

For your version:

Settings> About Phone> and then look at the Firmware version.

[palexr]

"There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers"

With that in mind here goes. I have flashed the latest recovery no probs. I have been using Amon's recovery ROMs for ages to partition, install other ROMs, wipe, etc... However, I have no idea what some of the functions do :confused:

I know, stupid.

But could someone, briefly, outline what the following do, their benefits and when they should be used?


Fix apk uid mismatches
Move apps+dalv to SD
Move recovery.log to SD


Wipe Dalvik-cache



Repair SD:ext

When should this be used? What will it do if I do this in the normal course of things ie not when flashing a ROM[/INDENT]


SD:ext 3 to ext 4

I understand that ext2 to ext 4 might speed the system up but I have a nagging feeling that not all ROMs support ext4? I am on CM 4.2.12.2

Cheers

[wjsturgis3]

In an effort to solve my camera reboot problem, I was going to re flash my ROM(RA-IONv1.6.2H). When I tried to wipe Dalvik cache in recovery mode, I got the error message - use adb to wipe Dalvik cache. What am I missing here?

[Amon_RA]

In an effort to solve my camera reboot problem, I was going to re flash my ROM(RA-IONv1.6.2H). When I tried to wipe Dalvik cache in recovery mode, I got the error message - use adb to wipe Dalvik cache. What am I missing here?

That's a small bug I still have to fix, your dalvik cache is wiped, no worries...

[jeremiasz]

hi guys,

i've tried to update ra-sapphire-v1.3.2h to ra-sapphire-v1.5.2h.
i have copied recovery.img into the /data folder and rebooted the phone.
recovery didn't flashed correctly i supposed. when i try to enter the recovery (home + power) it stuck on the orange menu. nothing happends.

i've also tried to flash the recovery via terrminal.
"flash_image recovery recovery.img" gives back:
mtd: write error at 0x00... (out of memory)
mtd: re-read error at 0x00... (out of memory)

anyone has some advice?

[Amon_RA]

hi guys,

i've tried to update ra-sapphire-v1.3.2h to ra-sapphire-v1.5.2h.
i have copied recovery.img into the /data folder and rebooted the phone.
recovery didn't flashed correctly i supposed. when i try to enter the recovery (home + power) it stuck on the orange menu. nothing happends.

i've also tried to flash the recovery via terrminal.
"flash_image recovery recovery.img" gives back:
mtd: write error at 0x00... (out of memory)
mtd: re-read error at 0x00... (out of memory)

anyone has some advice?

try :
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

[mramonks]

Hi.

Im using manup456's Eclair_2.0.1-v1.4r2 rom and 1.5.2G recovery. I tried to do a nandroid backup (which i have done before of this rom) but failed and said

Error : Run 'nandroid-mobile.sh via adb

I would do this if I knew how. I haven't done anything since last backup!

Has this problem got a solution anyone's discovered?

Thanks in advance

[jeremiasz]

try :
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

thanks Amon,
i had perfected so fastboot wasn't for me (yesterday) but today i've change it to eng and ofc your advice works fine.
thx again.

[psguardian]

Thanks for your reply sorry for replying back late I went and flashed the g version I didn't realize there were 2 diff versions my bad should have payed more close to your instructions. One thing though how do I find if I 32a or b and how do I check the md5-sum, I'm getting used to doing a lot of stuff just never learned those yet once again thanks for your help.

One thing forgot to mention that i when I flashed the g version it worked

Check your SPL (hold back while you power on the phone)
It will mention 32A or 32B in the first line.



On linux you just use the "md5sum" command, on windows you can probably download software for it.

Hey guys, I went searching for a windows based md5sum checker & found this md5summer (http://www.md5summer.org/)! it installs on most windows flavors & creates an md5sum file for whatever you're checking.

~psguardian

[mramonks]

Hi.

Im using manup456's Eclair_2.0.1-v1.4r2 rom and 1.5.2G recovery. I tried to do a nandroid backup (which i have done before of this rom) but failed and said

Error : Run 'nandroid-mobile.sh via adb

I would do this if I knew how. I haven't done anything since last backup!

Has this problem got a solution anyone's discovered?

Thanks in advance


Just in case anybody has this error i recommend reading the recovery log. I needed 130mb of free space to perform a back up. Just needed to delete unwanted backups:)

[trujap]

i'm also in the mix of trying to figure out how to get this new recovery on my rogers magic. i've typically did updates from fastbooting the amon recovery. but i want a way that i dont have to always have the computer plugged into the phone. i've tried renaming the recovery to the /data and then rebooting the phone and then putting it into recovery. But i still seem to have this old version of a recovery that doesn't allow me to apply other zips etc.... any suggestions?

Thanks

[phil0sophic]

Amon_Ra,

OK please let me rephrase my previous question on how to root my replacement phone.

I read your list of contributions and impressive they are, however I am somewhat confused as to which method to apply to get my MT3G back to root from all of the selections in your signature. My current SPL is 1.33.0006 and I can get the three skateboarding droids in fastboot. It appears to me there are several methods to install your recovery then a ROM to root in your list and that is where my confusion lies as to which method to apply. I realize that noobs like me are a PITA but we do appreciate your help.

Thank you or anyone else that can help me

[todaysbest]

Hey everyone,

I'm having an issue when attempting to install the latest Amon Ra Recovery. Once I open the recovery flasher and back up the image, I typed in /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img
and where to click to flash the image is grayed out. I just left the cm-img there and flashed it instead.
I don't quite get what to do.
I'm running a MT3G (32B) HTC MAGIC with CM 1.4 and Cyanogens latest 4.2.13.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

[mramonks]

Hey everyone,

I'm having an issue when attempting to install the latest Amon Ra Recovery. Once I open the recovery flasher and back up the image, I typed in /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img
and where to click to flash the image is grayed out. I just left the cm-img there and flashed it instead.
I don't quite get what to do.
I'm running a MT3G (32B) HTC MAGIC with CM 1.4 and Cyanogens latest 4.2.13.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

Have you tried doing it through a terminal from the market. The instructions are on the first post. It worked for me and the dude at the top of this page.

[revengineer]

Hey everyone,

I'm having an issue when attempting to install the latest Amon Ra Recovery. Once I open the recovery flasher and back up the image, I typed in /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img
and where to click to flash the image is grayed out. I just left the cm-img there and flashed it instead.
I don't quite get what to do.
I'm running a MT3G (32B) HTC MAGIC with CM 1.4 and Cyanogens latest 4.2.13.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

You can also try fastboot. First try to boot the ROM with

fastboot boot recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img

If this works then you can flash it permanently using

fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img

good luck,
rev

[tnpapadakos]

Hey everyone,

I'm having an issue when attempting to install the latest Amon Ra Recovery. Once I open the recovery flasher and back up the image, I typed in /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img
and where to click to flash the image is grayed out. I just left the cm-img there and flashed it instead.
I don't quite get what to do.
I'm running a MT3G (32B) HTC MAGIC with CM 1.4 and Cyanogens latest 4.2.13.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

wtf
if you're using a HTC Magic (and it DOES NOT say Google on the back of your phone), you have to use the "recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img" not the "recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img"

is that the case?
cause i had that problem when i first started doing this stuff, and it was a real pain in the ass, until i finally figured out what those instructions on the first page really meant

[bcrook]

Hey everyone,

I'm having an issue when attempting to install the latest Amon Ra Recovery. Once I open the recovery flasher and back up the image, I typed in /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img
and where to click to flash the image is grayed out. I just left the cm-img there and flashed it instead.
I don't quite get what to do.
I'm running a MT3G (32B) HTC MAGIC with CM 1.4 and Cyanogens latest 4.2.13.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

Recovery Flasher only works on old kernels that were susceptible to a root escalation bug...one that has since been fixed in Donut and later (ie Cyanogenmod) builds of Android. The button in flashrec can be made clickable by touching on the right edge of the screen - a * will appear and the button will be clickable. That being said, it won't work on cyanogen - clear and simple.

[LucaMagicG2]

i've got a problem..when i choose "wipe dalvik" appears this message: run "wipe dalvik" via adb!.. why? and if it's normal, how can i do? thx

[sandis84]

something that would be AWESOME to add would be the option to shutdown the phone from the recovery-menu! Now I am forced to reboot and then restart, which is kind of bothersome.

Otherwise everything is perfect, thanks! (^-^)

[mdtje]

Hmm i'm kind of stuck when i tried to flash the recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img.

First i tried via terminal. It doesn't say it flashes anything (it also doesn't give me an error, so i suppose its good), but when i try to get into the recovery my phone is stuck on the red vodafone splash screen.

I tried through adb, but that gives the same result.

the method through simple reboot doesn't seem to do anything.

I believe i don't have an engineering spl, so fastboot is not an option i guess.
What should i try next? I'm stuck now on cyanogens 4.04. (while i used to have the latest enomther)

using:
sapphire pvt 32b eng s-off h
hboot-1.22.2005 (sapp10000)
radio-2.22.19.26I

*edit:

Tried through fastboot. (seems that i have engineering spl, was confused with danger spl or engineering spl i guess)

fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

It says it flashes the image just fine, but again the phone is stuck on the red vodafone splash screen when i try to get into recovery :(

*edit2:

Sorry guys! I already fixed the problem. I used the recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img, while I should use the recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img. Everyting works fine now!

[ntphuong]

I have one problem with my Magic 32A
When I flash the zip file of Cursor by recovery 1.5.2H, it did not work, so it reset immediately and get stuck at HTC logo.
When I tried to come back recovery mode, after few seconds, it reset.
I re flash the recovery img but it still the same (come in and reset)
Can you help me about this?

[tnpapadakos]

I have one problem with my Magic 32A
When I flash the zip file of Cursor by recovery 1.5.2H, it did not work, so it reset immediately and get stuck at HTC logo.
When I tried to come back recovery mode, after few seconds, it reset.
I re flash the recovery img but it still the same (come in and reset)
Can you help me about this?

sounds like the img file is bad...try getting it again and use that one, or flash it from terminal instead

[The_Franchise]

only issue i have with the recovery is that the home button is a bit sensitive when partitionin the sd card.

i press it once and it skips the size and i want to partition and go straight to formattin the card.
takes me a couple of tries of pressin and releasin the home button as fast as i can to get the size option

[Gargy]

Got error

E:Can't read MISC:
(No space left on device)


Try :

fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase misc


Hello! I have this same problem and have done what is said here and I get this error ...

Please I need help can not do backups!

thanks

I have magic 32B
Recovery 1.5.2G

log included

D:\htc\tools>fastboot erase cache
erasing 'cache'... OKAY

D:\htc\tools>fastboot erase misc
erasing 'misc'... FAILED (remote: partition is not allowed to be erased!)

[Miss-Moe]

Im trying to reset my phone back to stock so I can install the newest rogers update and get my data back but am unable to download the rogers-wiped.zip file at the moment, would this rom work as well, does it have HTC sync?

[eyegor]

This is a recovery image not a ROM...plus you dont have to unroot and get stuck with a perfected spl while doing the Rogers update. Look up CursorSense, its based on the Rogers update.

[tera89]

After using this recovery about 1month , i having a problem to do nandroid restore.. it says
error: run 'nandroid-mobile.sh restore' via adb.
Before this I have done a lot of backup and restore just clicking the button and y suddenly the recovery ask me to do it via adb??? Is it my backup got sum error(before this its work perfectly)? Or ineed to Replace back my recovery mode?

[Amon_RA]

After using this recovery about 1month , i having a problem to do nandroid restore.. it says
error: run 'nandroid-mobile.sh restore' via adb.
Before this I have done a lot of backup and restore just clicking the button and y suddenly the recovery ask me to do it via adb??? Is it my backup got sum error(before this its work perfectly)? Or ineed to Replace back my recovery mode?

Check the recovery log...

[cosmique]

hmmmm strange.

i am getting

c:\android\tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img
error: cannot load 'recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img'

:confused:

any idea?

now i dont have ANY more recovery :(

i had the "old" amon ra recovery before

[cosmique]

hmmmm strange.

i am getting

c:\android\tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img
error: cannot load 'recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img'

:confused:

any idea?

now i dont have ANY more recovery :(

i had the "old" amon ra recovery before

now i copied the img file to the location where fastboot is.

and now its telling me:

c:\android\tools>fastboot boot recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img
downloading 'boot.img'... FAILED (remote: not allow)

:mad:


heeeellppp

[plugged_in_now]

now i copied the img file to the location where fastboot is.

and now its telling me:

c:\android\tools>fastboot boot recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img
downloading 'boot.img'... FAILED (remote: not allow)

:mad:


heeeellppp

What kind of Phone are you using?

[cosmique]

What kind of Phone are you using?

HTC Magic 32B white - G

with flashrec i could get the CM recovery back.

but this one here still not :(

[Amon_RA]

HTC Magic 32B white - G

with flashrec i could get the CM recovery back.

but this one here still not :(

Just flash this recovery using CM's recovery (use the flash_image binary).
PS : You have a perfect SPL hence the not allowed error...

[cosmique]

Just flash this recovery using CM's recovery (use the flash_image binary).
PS : You have a perfect SPL hence the not allowed error...

thanks but how?

i have your recovery on the sdcard

then when i go to cm's recovery i have following options:

- apply sdcard:update.zip
- apply any zip from sd
- wipe data / factory reset
- nandroid v 2.2 backup
- restore latest backup
- repair ext filesystem
- go to console

:confused:

i have tried again via flashrec also

just changed the url to http://127.0.0.1/sdcard/recovery.img

but this isnt working either

i also uploaded the img to my own webhost and then changed the url to that - and its telling "wrong checksum"

hmmmm :(

[cosmique]

i have done this - i hope its correct

c:\android\tools>adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
flashing recovery from /sdcard/recovery.img

(i have renamed the img to "recovery.omg)

[chromersmith]

I have copied over the switchrom.sh file to /system/sd but keep getting an error when trying to store a rom saying that it can not find the nandroid script.

I believe that the script provided is pointing to the wrong location.

/sbin/nandroid-mobile.sh

where is it located with your recovery image?

[Amon_RA]

I have copied over the switchrom.sh file to /system/sd but keep getting an error when trying to store a rom saying that it can not find the nandroid script.

I believe that the script provided is pointing to the wrong location.

/sbin/nandroid-mobile.sh

where is it located with your recovery image?

You don't need to copy the switchrom.sh because it's already included in my recovery!!

Just boot into recovery, start adb and enter "switchrom" or "u" to start, that's it.

[xaueious]

SPL 1.33.2005 works with 3.22.20.17 radio on 32B Magic confirmed now. Just an update because I wasn't able to find this info elsewhere

[c-phresh]

i have the mytouch3g with the 3.5mm jack and im trying to fastboot this recovery and i keep getting an error saying
error: cannot load 'recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img'
and i cant figure out why

my fastboot thing says

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)
CPLD- 13
RADIO- 2.22.23.02

help pls and thx

[tnpapadakos]

i have the mytouch3g with the 3.5mm jack and im trying to fastboot this recovery and i keep getting an error saying
error: cannot load 'recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img'
and i cant figure out why

my fastboot thing says

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)
CPLD- 13
RADIO- 2.22.23.02

help pls and thx

you probably need recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img, not recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img

if your phone says google on the back of it you need the G version


also, use the signature option and list what your working with, rom, phone, sdcard, anything else that can help people diagnose your situation

[Stas3000]

Sorry for my English.
Magic Vodafone (with Google)
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B ENG S-OFF G
HBOOT-1.33.2005
RADIO-2.22.19.26i

After flashing radio 6.35.10.18, Magic died.

Changed HBOOT.
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H
HBOOT-1.33.2005
RADIO-6.35.10.18

not loaded Recovery H / G, can not flash a radio, phone freezes

What do I do?
Thanks in advance!!

[Amon_RA]

Sorry for my English.
Magic Vodafone (with Google)
SAPPHIRE PVT 32B ENG S-OFF G
HBOOT-1.33.2005
RADIO-2.22.19.26i

After flashing radio 6.35.10.18, Magic died.

Changed HBOOT.
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H
HBOOT-1.33.2005
RADIO-6.35.10.18

not loaded Recovery H / G, can not flash a radio, phone freezes

What do I do?
Thanks in advance!!

I think you can throw away your phone... that radio is for 32A phones only!!!

[c-phresh]

you probably need recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img, not recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img

if your phone says google on the back of it you need the G version


also, use the signature option and list what your working with, rom, phone, sdcard, anything else that can help people diagnose your situation

oh i thought i had set up my signature but i figured out why i couldnt flash it, i used the search and fount that the mytouch 1.2 is slightly different than the regular one as far as getting root and flashing roms go. but yeah i tried both RA-H and G

[kud0s]

I have a wierd one.

I tried to install the kingclick sense 2.1 rom. It asks for a different recover. Couldn't get the recovery working right. So I wanted to go back to RA (my fav recovery). I reloaded this recovery, and when I reboot to recovery, the screen comes up but just closes abou 5 seconds after and my phone boots up.

I kinda worry not having a working recovery, even though my phone is fully functional.

[DrLfresh81]

I Have The G1 aka Dream -
I tried - via terminal -> Requires root
Code:

Copy recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img to the root of your sdcard
start the terminal app
$su (not required if you have root already)
#mount -a
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2H.img

- after i wrote the last part and pess enter nothing happen - so after that i power off - tried going to recovery mode - NO RECOVERY MODE just T Mobile G1 LoGo - Now i Have NO RECOVERY IMAGE At all - What can i do?

Thank!

[Amon_RA]

I Have The G1 aka Dream -


You have a G1 and you are trying to flash a Sapphire recovery... :confused:
Flash the G1 recovery!

[Amon_RA]

I have a wierd one.

I tried to install the kingclick sense 2.1 rom. It asks for a different recover. Couldn't get the recovery working right. So I wanted to go back to RA (my fav recovery). I reloaded this recovery, and when I reboot to recovery, the screen comes up but just closes abou 5 seconds after and my phone boots up.

I kinda worry not having a working recovery, even though my phone is fully functional.

You probably flashed the new radio and SPL, right?
If you did that you'll need to flash the Hero RA recovery.

[Double-UA]

I have a problem with RA-sapphire-v-1.5.2H

My data:
Sapphire PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H
Hboot-1.76.2007 (SAPP10000)
Radio-6.35.10.18

Every time I boot in recovery the phone stops responding after a few seconds and then freezes.
I can go through the menu for just a few seconds and then it stops...
Sometimes when booting in recovery I just briefly see "build..." and then it reboots endlessly...:confused:
Please help, thank you

Edit:

Radio_HTC_PVT_32A_3.22.20.17.img
hboot-1.33.2010.img

Now RA-sapphire-v-1.5.2H works and I am able to restore a Nandroid backup.
So the phone is working again but I still would like to change to

[Amon_RA]

I have a problem with RA-sapphire-v-1.5.2H

My data:
Sapphire PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H
Hboot-1.76.2007 (SAPP10000)
Radio-6.35.10.18

Every time I boot in recovery the phone stops responding after a few seconds and then freezes.
I can go through the menu for just a few seconds and then it stops...
Sometimes when booting in recovery I just briefly see "build..." and then it reboots endlessly...:confused:
Please help, thank you

Edit:

Radio_HTC_PVT_32A_3.22.20.17.img
hboot-1.33.2010.img

Now RA-sapphire-v-1.5.2H works and I am able to restore a Nandroid backup.
So the phone is working again but I still would like to change to

You should use the RA Hero recovery (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4549551&postcount=1) if you have the new radio and SPL.

[giant_rider]

Amon_Ra are you familiar with this recovery?

recovery-RA-Magic32A-6.35-v1.5.2.img

It works with the new radio and the trackball works correctly unlike with the hero recovery on the Magic 32A.

I'm wondering if I need to be aware of anything else with this recovery that might cause issues or conflicts?

Thanks

[Amon_RA]

Amon_Ra are you familiar with this recovery?

recovery-RA-Magic32A-6.35-v1.5.2.img

It works with the new radio and the trackball works correctly unlike with the hero recovery on the Magic 32A.

I'm wondering if I need to be aware of anything else with this recovery that might cause issues or conflicts?

Thanks

The RA hero recovery works with the new radio and the trackball also works correctly. Just flash the latest version v1.5.3.1....

[jonstanley2]

I have amon ra 1.5.2 recovery image.
when I go to backup Nandroid+ext before flashing a rom it says "ERROR: go to adb for nandroid-mobile sh"

what does that mean??
It wont let me make a back up though, frustrating.

[Amon_RA]

I have amon ra 1.5.2 recovery image.
when I go to backup Nandroid+ext before flashing a rom it says "ERROR: go to adb for nandroid-mobile sh"

what does that mean??
It wont let me make a back up though, frustrating.

We can't help you if you don't post the recovery.log...

[jonstanley2]

We can't help you if you don't post the recovery.log...

Okay.Tell me how to retrieve a recovery log please.

[tajman]

Hello,

I was running 1.2.3H and updated to 1.5.2H on my Rogers Magic (32A). I was using a terminal application on the phone. The first couple of tries I got "(Out of Memory)" errors but I didn't want to change to an eng. SPL to use fastboot. On the first couple attempts with the terminal I selected only "Allow" option from the "su" prompt. The last time however I used "Allow Always". I still got the errors (about 5 or 6 lines) but when I checked the recovery image I was at 1.5.2. This wasn't the case before.

Would you all say this was a successful update despite the errors? I don't know if I can trust the update or not.

Appreciate any feedback or tips that I can use to confirm that everything is okay with the recovery I'm running now.

[jonstanley2]

EDIT: found log in recovery options. I wasnt being intentionally thick.
My problem is it wont let me backup nandroid+ext..
heres the log..



Starting recovery on Wed Feb 17 07:54:19 2010
can't open /dev/tty0: No such file or directory
framebuffer: fd 3 (320 x 480)
Build : RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G
Fixing execute permissions for /cache
I:Set boot command "boot-recovery"
Command: "/sbin/recovery"

ro.secure=0
ro.allow.mock.location=0
ro.debuggable=0
persist.service.adb.enable=1
ro.build.id=CRB43
ro.build.display.id=CRB43
ro.build.version.incremental=148830
ro.build.version.sdk=3
ro.build.version.release=1.5
ro.build.date=Wed May 13 20:24:21 PDT 2009
ro.build.date.utc=1242271461
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=android-build
ro.build.host=apa6.mtv.corp.google.com
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.model=Google Ion
ro.product.brand=google_ion
ro.product.name=google_ion
ro.product.device=sapphire
ro.product.board=sapphire
ro.product.manufacturer=HTC
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.board.platform=msm7k
ro.build.product=sapphire
ro.build.description=google_ion-user 1.5 CRB43 148830 adp,test-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=google_ion/google_ion/sapphire/sapphire:1.5/CRB43/148830:user/adp,test-keys
rild.libpath=/system/lib/libhtc_ril.so
wifi.interface=tiwlan0
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=45
ro.sf.lcd_density=160
ro.config.notification_sound=F1_New_SMS.ogg
ro.com.google.locationfeatures=1
ro.com.android.wifi-watchlist=GoogleGuest
ro.com.android.dateformat=MM-dd-yyyy
ro.com.android.dataroaming=true
ro.com.google.clientidbase=google
ro.ril.hsxpa=1
ro.ril.gprsclass=10
ro.setupwizard.mode=OPTIONAL
ro.url.legal=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/android-dev-phone-legal.html
ro.url.legal.android_privacy=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/android-dev-phone-privacy.html
keyguard.no_require_sim=true
ro.config.sync=yes
net.bt.name=Android
net.change=net.bt.name
dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt
ro.modversion=RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G
ro.factorytest=0
ro.serialno=HT96DP305235
ro.bootmode=recovery_manual
ro.baseband=2.22.19.26I
ro.carrier=TMUS
ro.bootloader=1.33.0006
ro.hardware=sapphire
ro.revision=128
init.svc.recovery=running
init.svc.adbd=running

I:Set boot command ""
I:Set boot command ""

Create Nandroid + ext backup?
Press HOME to confirm,
any other key to abort.

Performing backup : .
nandroid-mobile v2.2.1

Using G1 keyboard, enter a prefix substring and then <CR>
or just <CR> to accept default: Accepting default.

Using - prefix to create a backup folder

mounting system and data read-only, sdcard read-write
checking free space on sdcard
.Error: not enough free space available on sdcard (need 130mb), aborting.
.

Error : Run 'nandroid-mobile.sh' via adb!
I:Set boot command ""
I:Set boot command ""
I:Set boot command ""

Move recovery.log to SD
Press HOME to confirm,
any other key to abort.

Moving : .




SECOND EDIT: I saw that it said not enough space on sd in the log, so I deleted old nandroid backups and it works now. Thanks for your attempt of help tho brotha

[ski309]

Thanks for this great recovery image Amon_Ra.

I have a request; would it be possible to make an option that allows me to select and run a .sh script from the sdcard's root folder?

[kikius]

edit: Found log in recovery options. I wasnt being intentionally thick.
My problem is it wont let me backup nandroid+ext..
Heres the log..



Starting recovery on wed feb 17 07:54:19 2010
can't open /dev/tty0: No such file or directory
framebuffer: Fd 3 (320 x 480)
build : Ra-sapphire-v1.5.2g
fixing execute permissions for /cache
i:set boot command "boot-recovery"
command: "/sbin/recovery"

ro.secure=0
ro.allow.mock.location=0
ro.debuggable=0
persist.service.adb.enable=1
ro.build.id=crb43
ro.build.display.id=crb43
ro.build.version.incremental=148830
ro.build.version.sdk=3
ro.build.version.release=1.5
ro.build.date=wed may 13 20:24:21 pdt 2009
ro.build.date.utc=1242271461
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=android-build
ro.build.host=apa6.mtv.corp.google.com
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.model=google ion
ro.product.brand=google_ion
ro.product.name=google_ion
ro.product.device=sapphire
ro.product.board=sapphire
ro.product.manufacturer=htc
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=us
ro.board.platform=msm7k
ro.build.product=sapphire
ro.build.description=google_ion-user 1.5 crb43 148830 adp,test-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=google_ion/google_ion/sapphire/sapphire:1.5/crb43/148830:user/adp,test-keys
rild.libpath=/system/lib/libhtc_ril.so
wifi.interface=tiwlan0
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=45
ro.sf.lcd_density=160
ro.config.notification_sound=f1_new_sms.ogg
ro.com.google.locationfeatures=1
ro.com.android.wifi-watchlist=googleguest
ro.com.android.dateformat=mm-dd-yyyy
ro.com.android.dataroaming=true
ro.com.google.clientidbase=google
ro.ril.hsxpa=1
ro.ril.gprsclass=10
ro.setupwizard.mode=optional
ro.url.legal=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/android-dev-phone-legal.html
ro.url.legal.android_privacy=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/android-dev-phone-privacy.html
keyguard.no_require_sim=true
ro.config.sync=yes
net.bt.name=android
net.change=net.bt.name
dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt
ro.modversion=ra-sapphire-v1.5.2g
ro.factorytest=0
ro.serialno=ht96dp305235
ro.bootmode=recovery_manual
ro.baseband=2.22.19.26i
ro.carrier=tmus
ro.bootloader=1.33.0006
ro.hardware=sapphire
ro.revision=128
init.svc.recovery=running
init.svc.adbd=running

i:set boot command ""
i:set boot command ""

create nandroid + ext backup?
Press home to confirm,
any other key to abort.

Performing backup : .
Nandroid-mobile v2.2.1

using g1 keyboard, enter a prefix substring and then <cr>
or just <cr> to accept default: Accepting default.

Using - prefix to create a backup folder

mounting system and data read-only, sdcard read-write
checking free space on sdcard
.error: Not enough free space available on sdcard (need 130mb), aborting.
.

Error : Run 'nandroid-mobile.sh' via adb!
I:set boot command ""
i:set boot command ""
i:set boot command ""

move recovery.log to sd
press home to confirm,
any other key to abort.

Moving : .




second edit: I saw that it said not enough space on sd in the log, so i deleted old nandroid backups and it works now. Thanks for your attempt of help tho brotha



i have same problem, the message dissapears when i connect the usb cable, suppose it uses the android sdk

[onholee]

My phone doesn't have a /data folder. I made one and put the file in it and nothing happened. I am using a G3 My Touch. I actually went through several permutations of problem solving without success.

[alo_tongdaiday]

hi all

my phone :

sapphire pvt 32b eng soff h
hboot- 1.33.2010 ( sapp**** )
cpld-11
radio-3.22.20.17
jun 2 2009,17:27:03



i can flash rom 32a / 32b ???????????????