HTC Magic Thread

ElliorR · 27 Nov 2009 at 19:36

That is the original way to root before 1 click with flashrec etc. I wouldn't want to risk it myself tbh.

tonyyeb · 27 Nov 2009 at 19:37

I think ill give up for now. I'm sick of reading about gold cards, rooting methods and various people bricking their phones. Ill be the resident 'Stock 1.6 guy'. Until the official 2.0 Eclair version comes out of course.

ElliorR · 27 Nov 2009 at 19:38

When all our phones die because of some unforeseen bug associated with rooted Magic's you can laugh at us.

tonyyeb · 27 Nov 2009 at 19:40

Ha yeah... until then ill be sad

Thank goodness this phone is still amazingly good. Like I said before, ill just look forward to 2.0.

V_R · 27 Nov 2009 at 21:36

I got my magic today. Off the bay with Cyanogen 4.2.5 and a load of apps preinstalled. Some that were paid for too! And i got it for less than £175. No bad tbh.

Loving it so far. Goodbye to the N97.

Question, is google checkout the only way to pay for apps on the market?

Tee Hee Johnson · 27 Nov 2009 at 22:58

Good price!

I got mines for 170 and a drive to Dundee lol

ElliorR · 28 Nov 2009 at 11:41

tonyyeb, the info in your post on the XDA forums, the goldcard stuff, be careful. Looking at the instructions they mostly mention 32A not 32B.

tonyyeb · 28 Nov 2009 at 11:46

ElliorR said:
tonyyeb, the info in your post on the XDA forums, the goldcard stuff, be careful. Looking at the instructions they mostly mention 32A not 32B.

Don't worry bud, I'm not doing anything. I'm sticking with official releases for now. Ill wait until another OcUKer has a 1.6 and manages to downgrade successfully before I even think about doing it again.

Had a tidy up of my phone last night, uninstalled about 20 apps that i've used once or twice and it is much speedier. No waiting for the home screen to load any more. Made me like my phone that bit more

ElliorR · 28 Nov 2009 at 11:51

Aye it's a shame none of us have had to do the downgrade thing so we can help you more. I, for one, hate offering advice on something I've not tested myself in case it goes wrong.

tonyyeb · 28 Nov 2009 at 11:52

I totally agree. Stick to what you know, keeps you out of trouble!

V_R · 28 Nov 2009 at 12:57

Ok now i want a cradle, like i've seen in this thread. Had a look round and they are either black or cheap looking.

Email in trust if you know where to find the good looking ones.

Thanks

ElliorR · 28 Nov 2009 at 13:12

The white ones in this thread were whitened by mrk using a can of plasti-kote paint I think. Not seen any white ones for sale, not that I've looked that much as I bought a black one since my phone only goes on it at night and since it's dark it could be rainbow coloured for all I care.

Would be different if I had mine on my computer table like mrk seems to.

V_R · 28 Nov 2009 at 15:41

Ah ok. Hmmm, theres gotta be a decent white one out there somewhere..... I'll keep looking.

Anyone care to share some good themes (on Cyan 4.2.5 if it makes any difference)

V_R · 29 Nov 2009 at 22:59

CyanogenMod 4.2.6 Released.

* UNIVERSAL! Runs on both Dream and Magic 32B
* Based on Android 1.6, many bugfixes and enhancements from AOSP, XDA, and me
* Highly optimized kernel with many extra modules
* Enhanced ramdisk which uses optimal mount options and smart startup
* Includes E2FSProgs for checking and converting Ext filesystems
* Apps2SD is automatic! All you need is a second partition (ext).
* Launcher with 5 screens and auto-orientation and compact drawer layout
* Clean filesystem shutdown at poweroff/reboot, and fsck at boot (no FS corruption!)
* Includes T-Mobile IM application, Amazon MP3 store, and Work Email (MS Exchange support)
* Does not require "DangerSPL"
* Includes a massive APN list
* Maximum CPU scaling frequency set to 528MHz with latency tweaks
* Various enhancements to the Settings app including extra partition space
* Phone app enhancements by cytown
* Loccy's "BetterBrowser"
* MMS enhancements from rgv151
* FLAC audio support thanks to kroot
* Bluetooth OBEX support from Erin Yueh
* USB tethering support (kernel code ported by Zinx)
* Commandline extras: powertop, htop, nano, busybox, openvpn
* Ability to lock home app in memory (control in Spare Parts app)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567610

I'll give this a go tomorrow. Does it keep your settigns and app or does it wipe everything?

MarcLister · 29 Nov 2009 at 23:03

Oooh. I just need to check I know how to upgrade a cyanogen mod.

This it?

Upgrading from 4.1.99 or higher:
Download the latest ROM and place it onto the root of your sdcard.
Magic32A users follow these additional instructions.
Boot into Recovery Mode.
Choose the "Apply any zip from sd" option.
Select the CyanogenMod ROM that you want to upgrade to.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

If your phone gets stuck on the Android/CyanogenMod screen while booting:
Hold the power button for about 10 seconds. If the "Phone Options" menu appears, close it and use your phone as normal.
If not, remove your battery and boot into Recovery Mode.
Select "Nandroid Backup"
Select "Restore Backup"
Reboot your phone.

V_R · 29 Nov 2009 at 23:04

Would now be a good time to get a new and bigger SD card?

MarcLister · 29 Nov 2009 at 23:09

V_R said:
Would now be a good time to get a new and bigger SD card?

What size and class of card do you have now?

ElliorR · 29 Nov 2009 at 23:12

Just boot into recovery mode and flash the new version straight over the old one. Settings and everything should still be there.

Do a nandroid backup first though to be on the safe side.

V_R · 29 Nov 2009 at 23:17

Umm its a 2gb Transend card that came with the phone, dont say what class it is though. Was gonna grab an 8gb class 6.

If i do can the data just be copied over or is it not that simple?

I've just done a backup.

ElliorR · 29 Nov 2009 at 23:20

I copied my old card to my comp then from my comp to my class 6 8gb card. Easy.

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