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Rooting problems for HTC Magic (Singtel)

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abhiroopb

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Hi,

I am sure this issue has been thrashed to death but it just isn't working for me and the comments I posted on the guide I was using yielded no responses.

After a number of people convinced me to root my phone I used THIS GUIDE to try and root my phone.

I am currently using an HTC Magic (Singtel, Singapore) running Android 1.5 with Sense UI (which you can download from the HTC website).

So, my phone is completely unrooted, however, I have applied the HTC (official) Sense UI package. I'm not sure if this makes any difference to the settings or method I need to use.

When I click on
 
Android Phone Info

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ON H
HBOOT-1.76.0007 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-6.35.07.29

Background

I bought my HTC Magic in Singapore (through SingTel) about 6 months ago. About a month ago I used this link to update my HTC Android 1.5 to HTC Sense UI 1.5 (NB: the android firmware version remained the same but I am now using HTCs Sense UI).

I finally decided to root yesterday and since then the problems have begun!

Just so things were "clean" I restored my phone to factory settings. However, I cannot figure out how to go back to the stock 1.5 (ie. the one that DOES NOT use Sense UI). So, now I am on a basic (without any modifications) version of Sense UI.

One-Click Method

I then tried this to root my phone: How To: Root the HTC Magic in One Click! | The Unlockr

When I click on “Backup recovery image” I got the “Failed” message. So, I clicked on the hidden asterix and tried to flash the image but I got the same message again. Essentially, this did not work for me. I posted on the comment thread (just yesterday) but have not gotten a response on it yet.

Method on XDA Forum

Then I looked around and found this more "complicated" method: XDADeveloperWiki - HTC_Sapphire_Hacking

I generally use linux but just to be sure I followed the guide to the letter I booted up XP.

Everything worked fine until I got to this command: C:\AndroidSDK> fastboot boot recovery-rom.img

I got the following error message: fastboot failed, remote: not allow

Solutions?

I have looked all over this forum and a few others and have found this can be because of the "perfected SPL", however, as far as I know my SPL is 1.76.0007 and NOT the 1.33 "problem" SPLs.

I have NO idea what I should do now. I really want to root my phone but I am completely stuck as the simple method does not work, nor does the "complex" method

Any help on this matter would be very much appreciated
 
You will probably have to wait a bit as even the goldcard method relies on the new spl having a higher version number. Your spl is 1.76, so you need to find a "non-perfect spl" with a higher version which is unlikely as the early security holes have been closed *or* find an engineering spl with a higher version.

Once the spl is loaded, you will be able to add the recovery firmware, and then through this menu update also update the phones rom image etc...
 
Thanks!

Does this mean that the "goldcard" method won't work at all?

I'm eager to do this as I want to speed up my phone and update to 1.6!
 
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