Update: 2.1 OS upgrade for Rogers HTC Magic+

datacat · Sep 17, 2010

Thanks for that tidbit of info MJ. I will probably take the plunge this weekend and run the update. My concern was the reports of reduced battery life, and force close issues, which would _really_ drive me through the roof. I received a Magic+ prior to 911 that had issues with battery life. Within a week Rogers replaced it for another with the 911 update pre-installed, shipped right from the factory. Battery life improved drastically with the new phone, especially with aggressive task manager settings.

I'm wondering if I should do a hard reset, wipe everything prior to running the update? It might avoid any conflicts after updating. I always like starting fresh anyway. I don't have that many apps installed so it wouldn't take much to reinstall everything. What do you suggest?

Thanks!

Superbrowndude · Sep 19, 2010

So I have been doing alot of reading and haven't seen to many people have have rooted there phone from the HTC Sense to what ever.
I'm a newb to rooting but have read a shit load about it,just to clear some things up here though. After I root my phone,do I still have to pay a 30$/month data fee with Rogers ?
Would I be able to run all my apps off the memory card,and would my camera work correctly.
I obtained my Rogers HTC magic 32a in July 2009.
Please help,I have so many mixed thoughts about rooting my phone

MidnightWatcher · Sep 19, 2010

Rooting just gives you the latest OS (and the benefits therein) and the ability to keep bloat off the phone and install what you want. It has nothing to do with your cell bill. If you want to use data on a rooted phone you still have to buy a data plan.

datacat · Sep 19, 2010

I wish I could follow half of the crap they talk about on xda. The RCMagic 2.1 link is now at page 120! I've been messing with gadgets for a long time but this HTC stuff just blows me away. I won't be rooting my phone for awhile...

Kendrite · Sep 20, 2010

datacat said:
I wish I could follow half of the crap they talk about on xda. The RCMagic 2.1 link is now at page 120! I've been messing with gadgets for a long time but this HTC stuff just blows me away. I won't be rooting my phone for awhile...

Yeah, I'm the same. I live in Australia and there is no chance we're getting firmware above 1.6. :mad:

Is it possible someone will modify this patch and modify it to be distributed elsewhere without rooting?

I think I'm handy with PC's but it just seems too risky to root my Hutchison (Three) HTC Magic. If I screw it up then I'm buggered and there doesn't seem to be anywhere on the net with straightforward steps (I guess it's a complex process).

I dearly want 2.x but don't think I'm going to be able to get it till I upgrade in 18 months time and get a new phone.

If someone can suggest anything then yay! otherwise I guess I'm just venting. :rolleyes:

David

eagle_awd · Sep 24, 2010

datacat said:
Hi,

Can anyone confirm if this update increases or reduces battery life or any other minor or major performance stability issues that myself and others might be interested in hearing about before even considering updating our devices?

Thank you in advance...

Battery life did get shorter a bit especially if using wi-fi. No other issues and overall it does seem faster.

matthaber · Sep 28, 2010

SO i keep trying to do the OTA download, but after downloading it All I get is a screen with a yellow exclamation mark inside a white triangle sitting next to my phone. I then have to pull the battery to get the phone to reset, which then I got back to 1.5. Anyone know what to do?

mjschmidt · Sep 30, 2010

matthaber said:
SO i keep trying to do the OTA download, but after downloading it All I get is a screen with a yellow exclamation mark inside a white triangle sitting next to my phone. I then have to pull the battery to get the phone to reset, which then I got back to 1.5. Anyone know what to do?

Matt, you may have to try a Factory Reset first. (If you call Rogers tech support, it will likely be what they suggest). make sure to back up stuff first if you need to.

If it still doesn't work after a Factory Reset, contact RogersMary on Twitter.

woodlawn · Oct 4, 2010

Since the 2.1 update, I have noticed that when powering it on, when you first see the no signal icon after the HTC splash screen (my boys were upset when they found out the waving Android was gone) the device restarts, then it works fine.

Anyone else have this issue?

mjschmidt · Oct 5, 2010

woodlawn said:
Since the 2.1 update, I have noticed that when powering it on, when you first see the no signal icon after the HTC splash screen (my boys were upset when they found out the waving Android was gone) the device restarts, then it works fine.

Anyone else have this issue?

I have not had any "restarting" events yet. Sorry. :-(

woodlawn · Oct 5, 2010

mjschmidt said:
I have not had any "restarting" events yet. Sorry. :-(

You know I think it is when I try to unlock the screen at that point... try it, and let me know.

Snoopy · Oct 8, 2010

Finally trying to do the update (I have the 911 upgrade). Of course, I'm getting the insufficient space message. According to the phone, I have 1,885MB total space with 1,142MB available space on the SD card.

On the phone, I have 123MB available space. Obviously, I need to do a factory reset, however, I have a question:

After the factory reset, do I have to do the 911 update BEFORE the new 2.1 upgrade? or can I skip the 911 upgrade and go straight to the 2.1 upgrade?

Thanks.

vikingisson · Oct 8, 2010

You already have the 911 upgrade, the reset only removes configs and apps but keeps whatever OS you already have.

Snoopy · Oct 8, 2010

vikingisson said:
You already have the 911 upgrade, the reset only removes configs and apps but keeps whatever OS you already have.

Just talked to tech support and they said to back up my contacts from gmail and do the factory reset.

My other issue is that this is my only phone (both home and cell usage) and I'm afraid of bricking the damn thing and of course, it's just outside of the 1 year warranty (September 3rd).

Snoopy · Oct 8, 2010

Everything worked great. Now on 2.1, but I have an issue. My accelerometer(sp) doesn't work. Now, I must confess, it stopped working before I did the update and I was hoping that it would work after the update, but it still doesn't work. Any ideas?

Thanks.

vikingisson · Oct 8, 2010

This may not be something you're familiar with or willing to do and you might need root but this is how I fixed mine a while back:

Go into recovery mode, drop to console, "mount /data", then "rm /data/misc/akmd* /data/misc/rild*" and reboot.

A factory reset should also clear it up but the above is what you do without resetting the phone.

newuser1 · Oct 18, 2010

No major issues yet, but I did notice one after adding some new bookmarks to my list imported from before the upgrade.

Normally I have them sorted by alpha, but sometimes I'll go to bookmarks from the browser and they will be sorted back to most recent, so I have to re-sort them again. Not the end of the world, but still annoying.

Superbrowndude · Oct 20, 2010

Well my phone lags more now and i get more dropped calls. Thanks Rogers for ****ing me again.

porky1981 · Oct 22, 2010

Superbrowndude said:
Well my phone lags more now and i get more dropped calls. Thanks Rogers for ****ing me again.

lol...

same here, laggy ass phone, many bugs.

thor124 · Oct 27, 2010

Can anyone point me to somewhere to download the RUU version of this update? Its not available from the HTC website anymore...

jeff000 · Nov 3, 2010

Superbrowndude said:
Well my phone lags more now and i get more dropped calls. Thanks Rogers for ****ing me again.

I agree. My phone is almost useless now. Takes a minute to open my texts, and typing is so slow that I am 4 to 5 words ahead, and if I get a text or call while I am texting then the phone is useless for 3-5 minutes. Going between texts is also painfully slow, the whole phone is painfully slow. How do I go back to the old phone?

DO NOT UPGRADE IF YOU WANT A FAST PHONE.

bgoody · Nov 3, 2010

There mus be something wrong with your update because I am not experiencing noticeable lagging. I suggest you get a task killer and have a look at what's eating out your insides. Might be something stupid that you can uninstall and bring your phone back to life.

jeff000 · Nov 3, 2010

bgoody said:
There mus be something wrong with your update because I am not experiencing noticeable lagging. I suggest you get a task killer and have a look at what's eating out your insides. Might be something stupid that you can uninstall and bring your phone back to life.

The only thing running is the app killer..... So umm I dunno. But its so slow I have went back to my razr for work due to dropped calls and being too slow in general

cezegg · Nov 5, 2010

i recently almost bricked my phone with rooting and all that jazz..
i went back to 1.6 with the htc website RUU, then upgraded to 2.1 with the OTA update.
my phone is speedy as can be, now...
no dropped calls, dropped data, or anything...

i'd try find the RUU, there's a link somewhere on XDA, i'd search for it for you, but i gotta jet to work.
good luck, anybody with troubles.

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