Installing Magic/sapphire to G1

**LazyGenius** · 03-31-2009, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by JohnnyLicious

darn it i won't be home all day today will be at the beach so if 5.0 does release i won't get it till i get home eeek aahah

its all goood haykuro is doing a wonderful job

i really really can't wait for the camera / video to be fixed thats my number one need

wifi / bluetooth i hardly use them LOL.

i hardly use bluetooth and wifi either so the cam is on the top of my list as well...

**elingreen** · 03-31-2009, 01:36 PM

add a link for a good how to on rooting and i think the instructions will be pretty solid.

good job on this btw.

**AndroidJR** · 03-31-2009, 01:57 PM

Same here Johnny, I'be never used by on this phone. Since I live in a 3g area I never worry about WiFi

**a_bangur** · 04-01-2009, 09:03 AM

after you do a wipe .... before we install the saphire version ... do we have to do that registeration part again .. cause I dont have a data plan .... and it will be a real pain if that is true ... pls help ... thanks ...

**constellanation** · 04-01-2009, 10:13 AM

It does ask for it... but you might be able to skip it, but i'lm not sure what that means for you.

**constellanation** · 04-01-2009, 03:28 PM

i feel like zoolander when he gets out of the day spa, but he's really been gone a week.

so are all the links on the first page outdated now?

**Sheed6992** · 04-25-2009, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by constellanation

It's been discussed here and reviewed here and here we will tell you how to install it.
THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE ON A ROOTED PHONE

The 4.9 version can be found here and here
you can find the 4.5 version here or here
the 4.0 version (if you want to try it out, since it has different features) is here
you will need one of the above files downloaded to your computer plus
the hard spl file which can be found here

Ok, so you got nandroid installed with a backup "just in case" right? yes? And you have a fully charged battery? o.k. good! Let's get started

1. put the spl file onto your sdcard named "update.zip" (remember windows users that the .zip will probably be hidden so you just need to name it "update")

2. turn off the phone and restart it with "home and power"

3. once it's done loading press alt + w (this is going to erase everything you have so back up before you do this if you need to)

4. once the wipe (alt + w) is done, press alt + s (make sure you have a full battery) and wait until it is complete and says press "hold + back to reboot" press hold and back to reboot.

5. delete the update.zip off of your sdcard

6. Put the magic/sapphire version of your choice on your phone and make sure it is named "update.zip" (same rules apply windows users!)

7. Turn off your phone and restart it with "home + power" go ahead and hit "alt + w" one more time for good measure

when it's done press "alt + s" WAIT UNTIL IT IS DONE! when it is done, it'll say "press home + back to reboot" do so

8. ENJOY!!!!

i already have the magic software installed and i still have JF SPL i was wondering if was to put the new SPL onto my phone would i still need to wipe or what?