Hi,
I am a newbie in this whole flashing/rooting thingy, so pls forgive my naivety.
I'm currently using HTC magic with official HTC update (with Sense UI):
32A, HBOOT 1.76.0007, RADIO 6.35.07.29.
I do have a few questions:
1. Do I need to do any preparation (rooting, recovery) prior to the instructions found in first Post?
It says:
Code:
Proper Install Guide for 0.7.7
-Extract the zip file you have downloaded
-Place the two newly found zips on your sdcard
-Reboot into recovery
-IF YOU WISH TO SAVE YOUR APPS AND DATA FROM PREVIOUS BUILD, DO A NANDROID BACKUP NOW(people who would like to wipe all, should skip this step)
-WIPE DATA
-Flash Partition_Layout.zip and wait for it to reboot back to recovery
-[b]IF YOU DID NANDROID BACKUP PREVIOUSLY, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO A NANDROID RESTORE[b](people who have decided to do a wipe should skip this step)
-Flash Smoki_0.7.7.zip
-IF YOU DECIDED TO NOT WIPE, FLASH APP PACK OVER OR YOU'll GET FC IN ACCOUNTS AND SYNC
-Reboot
2. How do I do a Nandroid backup?
I tried reading on Amon_RA recovery. It seems that I need to root my phone before I can install the recovery. I find it challenging to root my phone, is there a comprehensive guide that I can refer to?
3. Can I proceed to flash the ROM without Nandroid backup?
4. How do i flash Partition_Layout.zip?
Do I just place it in /sdcard, and type
"fastboot flash Partition_Layout.zip"
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.