[How-To] Fix perfected SPL (fastboot remote: not allow)

[Amon_RA]

The following instructions :

• will void all warranties of your phone!
• will erase all your userdata!
• will change your current ROM/SPL!
• will change your current splash screen!
• could brick your phone!

Proceed at your own risk!


The "trick" in fixing a perfected SPL is to fastboot a goldcard which contains a sappimg.nbh/zip that has :

• an non-perfected SPL (preferably an engineerings SPL).
• a ROM with a version that is HIGHER than your current ROM version.

Steps

1. Create a Goldcard.
2. Copy the required sappimg.nbh/zip to the Goldcard.
3. Boot your phone while holding the VOLUME-DOWN key.
4. Press the ACTION KEY (=trackball) to start the update.
5. Wait until the update completes and press the ACTION KEY (=trackball) to reboot your phone.
6. (Upgrade to the rooted ROM of your choice).

NBH/ZIP

• ROM v2.53.707.2 (Engineerings SPL v1.33.2010) - MD5 : F9674D19BE5F949D0D9DC99714D210E3
  
• ROM v2.16.707.3 (NON-Perfected stock SPL v1.33.0009) - MD5 : DC391E4A3FC57861D7197C151176ED96
  
• ROM v2.16.151.1 (NON-Perfected stock SPL v1.33.0009) - MD5 : ADA4924293EFF619B05BB397446F862D
  

Credits
Aug-14-2009 : v2.53.707.2 (ekindangen)
Aug-14-2009 : v2.16.707.3 (ekindangen)
Aug-12-1009 : v2.16.151.1

Please inform us in case you have found a higher-version NBH/ZIP/RUU with a non-perfected SPL!

 

[spatali]

Thanks for the neat instructions, will this work for any HTC magic phone with Perfected SPL ,i have a HTC magic Indian version
SPL: 1.33.0010
Build number: 2.16.720.2
Thanks waiting eagerly for you answer

 

[Amon_RA]

Thanks for the neat instructions, will this work for any HTC magic phone with Perfected SPL ,i have a HTC magic Indian version
SPL: 1.33.0010
Build number: 2.16.720.2
Thanks waiting eagerly for you answer

Yes, download v2.53.707.2, put it on a goldcard and flash

 

[spatali]

Yes, download v2.53.707.2, put it on a goldcard and flash

Awesome thanks alot Amon_RA, freedommmm finalllly!

 

[Amon_RA]

Awesome thanks alot Amon_RA, freedommmm finalllly!

Don't thank me, thank ekindangen for the ROM !

 

[spatali]

Don't thank me, thank ekindangen for the ROM !

THANKS ekindangen you rock! , btw what are the chances of bricking of phone ? , just worried abit, noobie here

 

[gagan512]

Amon_RA:

i successfully created a goldcard and i flashed my MyTouch too, but i kept getting "failed" when i tried to fastboot the recovery image. This was using the original sappimg.zip provided in the 'how-to' instructions.

Should i retry with one of the higher NBH/ZIPs?

 

[funfobia]

Does this work with 1.33.2006 as well

 

[Amon_RA]

Does this work with 1.33.2006 as well

1.33.2006 is an engineerings SPL... it is already "non-perfected"

 

[gagan512]

So this would work for the mytouch 1.33.0006?

 

[spatali]

HMmm it dint not ask me for the upgrade, i successful created the goldcard and put in sappimg.zip file it in, booted holding power+volume down, it doesnt ask me for upgradation

 

[Amon_RA]

HMmm it dint not ask me for the upgrade, i successful created the goldcard and put in sappimg.zip file it in, booted holding power+volume down, it doesnt ask me for upgradation

Try it with a normal SD card, if that one picks up the sappimg.zip it means that your goldcard is corrupted/bad.

 

[spatali]

Try it with a normal SD card, if that one picks up the sappimg.zip it means that your goldcard is corrupted/bad.

Oh yeah thanks it picked it up , i have a sandisk and a some card by the name kingmax, so both these wont work ? which brand is preferrable ?

 

[spatali]

Flashing done, i have a s-off spl now \0/, how do i load a custom rom now?! can you please point me to the right direction. A ROM with all google apps

 

[rockin_mod]

ok so this isnt for 1.33.0006????? never got answered besides its an engineering spl. this means?

 

[rahulsh]

can anybody tell if now a hero rom could be put on this htc magic?

 

[guaiwujia]

This method is only for 32A?
Or both 32A and 32B ？

 

[mpmilestogo]

this is great!

Glad I waited now for a better method for doing this. I almost did the goldcard with the other rom that was originally posted. This way I get a new ROM with no issues I can see. Much better solution. Thanks everyone. Today I buy the sd cards and a card reader here in Chennai and go play with the solution and new rom I've chosen. I have a second magic phone that was bought for me I flashed earlier with a Hero rom and I really like it. The first phone was bought by my company for use; but after seeing what was not on it, was really disappointed with Airtel.

Thanks everyone! This is the solution worth waiting for.

 

[spatali]

Man why does all custom roms get stuck at loading screen ?. I tried using RAv1.2.0 in Fastboot mode(without actually flashing it to phone) and then i use the "update from zip" option from it to load the new custom rom. it completes installation. Reboots. And then it gets stuck at second HTC Android Logo!!! tried two Roms

Amon Ra's RAv1.1.0H-signed-update
JACxHERO variant Hero ROM

What am i doing wrong? Is there a proper tutorial for flash rom properly. Do i need to flash my SPL to Engineering-SPL-HBOOT-1.33.2005-signed ?

 

[mpmilestogo]

Got it all done

The whole goldcard thing took me a few tries. Discovered that the sandisk that shipped with my Airtel India Magic would not work so got a few new cards and a card reader. I had to redo the goldcard a few times and I had gotten the whole cid thing wrong somehow so I redid that and got a new goldcard.img. I had to be a bit patient holding down the action key also.

Finally, was able to apply the non perfected engineering over the airtel and then this very nice rom:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538645

Very nice seeing the Android in Blue letters when I rebooted the phone, having root on the phone, etc. Seeing the Android Market on the phone for the first time makes it all nicer. I'm glad I waited to get a way that allows me to try different stuff. Thanks everyone.

BTW, did all this on Ubuntu Linux. Only windows involved was the QMAT program running in Wine. Yay!