Time have past since my last post and it has been due to almost no time I have because of the activities I’m involved with. Work, final project, etc…

Changing to the subject related to this post, I recently got a new phone: T-Mobile myTouch 3G also known as HTC Magic. This phone (which is a wonderful phone) uses the well known OS based on Linux called Android (by Google) which is an excellent OS for mobile devices. So, if it is that great… what is the problem with it?

Well, it has no problem (at least, a significant one) but the system doesn’t have the root access enabled.

In my opinion, for a common user, this is not a problem, but for advanced users that want to have the most of their phones, having no root access is a great limitation.

For example, having root access allows us to flash a customized ROM (with many features and optimizations) like the excellent CyanogenMod. Besides, it allows us to change many system’s visual elements to make the user interface more eye-candy. Another really neat feature which requires root access (in most cases) is called WiFi Tethering. It allows us to share the data plan with some notebook, making the phone behave like a mini wireless router.

Now, rooting the phone is a very simple process but it isn’t risk free (if you do it wrong, you can permanently damage your phone). Anyway, I’ve done it many times with no problems following the steps I describe here:

First of all, we need the following files:

• HTC Android 1.6 Recovery Image
• The latest version of CyanogenMod ROM

1. Turn you phone off
2. Turn it on in Recovery Mode (pressing the Home button while powering on)
3. When the recovery screen shows up, press over Nandroid backup. This will make a copy of the entire system inside your SD memory card in case of future problems. If nothing related to Nandroid backup appears, just move to the next step.
4. Once the security image has been created (if you have done so in the previous step), the phone will go back to the same recovery menu. Turn off the phone and start it normally.
5. When in home screen (if your phone has started normally), put it in USB connection mode and copy the two files needed to your SD card (recovery image + Cyanogen ROM).
6. Turn your phone off once again.
7. Wipe your phone.
8. When the process is completed, select Choose Zip (Alt+A) and choose the HTC_ADP_1.6_DRC83_rooted_base.zip file. This will flash the image to the phone. If the phone reboots itself, be sure to press the Home button to enter the recovery mode again. DON’T LET THE PHONE BOOT THIS TIME!!!
9. In the recovery menu, select Choose Zip (Alt+A) again and choose the Cyanogen ROM this time.
10. Reboot the phone and enjoy your HTC Magic with root access enabled.

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