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[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
well I suggest reading up a bit about how android works before you begin, if you make mistakes there is a chance you can brick your phone. start by reading about the g1 in the xda wiki here (you'll find it easy) next google cyanogen wiki and look for the dream (g1) you will see some explanations of how to root etc. although you are not going to berform these steps I suggest you at least have a understanding of the process. also I would suggest looking for a glossary of terminalogy so you won't get confused when reading through this.

on a phone right now so you will have to google and search this on your own.

one of the main things I need to know about your phone is the radio and spl you are on (will matter how to change roms)

to check the simplest way is to turn off phone, then hold the camera button while powering on - this will bring you to your bootloader (also called hboot and spl - secondary program loader)

on this screen there will be information about your firmware, just simply write all of this down and post it here... after that we can keep going
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
OK, still I'm familiar with the process of rooting and installing roms, I own a galaxy phone and I use clockwork mod to apply my roms that way, and I install rooted kernels so my root is supplied with the rom. I am familiar with the terminology and such. But with an old phone such as the G1, is this bootloader the only way to install a new rom? Or is there a way to get RomManager working? Such as an older version of the free version apk?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
you can use rom manager but I advise against it, with any phone really. its ok but you can run into problems and if you aren't familiar with the basics you can easily get stuck and not know what to do next, so with any phone my opinion on rom manager is stay away but it can work fine.

no, just like with your smamsung all phones have a bootloader of sorts and this kinda like bios in windows, think of it as the firmware that boots the os.

these are some reasons why I think you should learn some terminology and read up so I (or others) don't have to write up lengthy explanations of this stuff)

in the bootloader there will be information on what firmware is on your phone, you won't be flashing roms in here just need the info. for the most part you will be using your recovery to flash roms

so if you could write that information down it will be easier to know what to flash otherwise I will have to guess
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
But this doesn't make that much sense, with my other Android phones, I just flash clockwork mod with stock recovery and then I flash a rom in, why does firmware matter?? Its a g1 so wouldn't I just be able to go in with stock recovery and flash the stock as an update.zip? Why is this information you need so nessacary?? If its and android phone, can I just install clockwork mod through stock recovery and go from there??
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
do what you please
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
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[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Ok, so heres the information from the bootloader:

DREA*** PVT 32B

HBOOT-0.95.2000

CPLD-4

RADIO-1.22.14.11

Sep 2 2008

Serial0
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
with that radio/hboot my guess is you are running stock right now. what build are you. go to setting>about phone

what does it say on this screen (yes write it all down)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Model Number: HTC Dream

Firmware version: 1.6

Kernel Version: 2.6.29.6 android@hiapk )

Build Number: dream-user 1.6 DRC83 14721 ota-rel-keys

Production Team: www.HIAPK.com Ver 3.0_g1_ion

Ill provide the baseband number if you need it, i didnt know if Im supposed to give that out. BTW, here are some things i found suspicious with this phone, im providing some pictures to show you this isnt stock as well.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
yeah I think it may be stock but branded to so chinese carrier, it doesn't appear to be rooted.

my guess, being you from us, you don't want to have a phone with an os ment for china, I couldn't tell you if its slower than stocked branded for tmobile but my guess is you won't have much of a speed/stabillity upgrade if you change to the tmo stock.

at this point you will need to downgrade and root your phone, you may need to make a goldcard being it is branded to china or whereever but I doubt it.

just follow this guide

wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Dream:_Rooting

tell me when you have sucessfully gotten amonra as a recovery, at this point ill help further (to check what recovery you have hold home while powering on)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
The phone does say T-Mobile on it. The only Chinese thing physically about it is the battery. Everything else looks just like the US version.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
yeh well that is where they messed up in the rom, besides if you look at you build number rc83 is not tmobil

either way look @ the splash screen, that is not stock htc or stock tmobil - right now it is very very unlikely you are rooted, and that is why rom manager won't work - if you want to root your phone and if you want a different os then follow the guide, otherwise complain to who you bought it from that you didn't get a us branded phone
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
God I really don't want to go through another g1, I've already had to return one and I'm not willing to do it again. So if I do this, will my T-Mobile sim card give me a data connection.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
It has super user and terminal access, plus i used root checker and it verified its rooted.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
well if it has root your next step would be to verify what recovery you have, if it is stock change it to amonra (much better then cw on these phones)

easiest way to change is open terminal emulator and type

su

flash_image recovery/sdcard/recovery.img

of course you will have to have the .img on the root of your sd card and named recovery.img

after that you will have to upgrade your radio and spl to flash the roms you want
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Ok so i just need to go into recovery mode and see which recovery im in, then if its stock, then put the amonra recovery on my sd card, change the name to update.zip, and use the terminal to flash it? Then just do the radio upgrade through amonra recovery? And then find the stock rom i want and flash it through amonra?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
You will want to name it recovery.img

Yes you will then flash an updated radio in recovery, then flash an upgraded SPL in recovery. Know that flashing the wrong radio or wrong SPL can brick your phone, flash the radio provided in the cyanogen wiki, then the danger SPL, make sure to check the md5sum and that the radio was flashed first, do not rename the .zips keep them as they are (in other words don't call them update.zip)

After this then reboot to recovery, wipe all and flash your ROM of choice, although I wouldn't recommend stock as there are far faster ones with many more features
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Ok so I tried typing the prompt in the terminal and this is what happened.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
I thought the terminal didnt work, but i booted into recovery out of curiosity and I saw this. Is that AMONRA recovery??
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
correct, you did everything right

now via recovery I suggest make a nandroid backup (just for some reason you want the rom you are on back but is still a good idea)

then wipe everything in the wipe menu (except sd)

then flash the radio in cyanogen wiki

then make sure it worked by booting into hboot and checking

then flash danger (death) spl from the wiki

boot into bootloader to check

now you are free to flash a stock rom, or one of the many custom roms, again I suggest super d or super csdi if you want to stick with android 1.6, if you want to upgrade further you should also upgrade to the .25 or .08 radio and .13d spl

but you have to take the first steps first
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
OK, I'll try this all tommorow, so after this is all settled, will t mobile work correctly on my device, it says t mobile on the phone so would it?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
What isn't working? Cell service? 3g?

I can't tell you for sure but I would assume being it seems to be originally T-Mobile branded. Although the only g1 I have ever seen that doesn't work perfect on tmo network is the rogers ones, these look different and the only issue is lack of 3g being they agree missing the proper radio bands but get 3g on att
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Ok so your saying it hopefully should work? So which radio do I flash? T-mobile or non US?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
.02 radio and danger SPL, then being its right there and you don't have to search, flash cm5 and the base for it. Use it for a bit and see if everything works the way you want it to. Then consider moving to faster/better roms
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
.02 radio? Which one is that? T mobile or non US? And after I flash that, I've been using the cyanogenmod wiki to get these and I didnt see the danger thing, and what do you mean flash a base? Isn't flashing CM 5 enough? Sorry just trying to get all questions on the table lol.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
ok, so i flashed the radio and HBOOT clarified its now a T mobile radio frequency. So now ill flash the Danger Spl, and then CM5 and Gapps and hopefully ill be good to go :)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Ok I dont know what happened and why it happened, but basically my phone wont boot past the HTC DREAM screen and I cant restore the nandroid backup because it wont shut up about telling me to do it at the terminal(Picture Provided). I installed DangerSPL and it went smoothly, my Boot loader looks different( Picture provided) and and the H-BOOT number is now matching the DangerSPL number. But when i went back into AMON to flash Cm5 in, it said this (Picture Provided). I did everything the guide told me to do and this shouldn't have happened! Please help
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
everything looks fine, go back to recovery, wipe everything but sd in the wipe menu, now don't choose updat.zip rather choose flash zip from sd, scroll to cm5 and hit yes, don't choose flash updat.zip
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
I did, I clicked on flash to SD card the first time, and it did that.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
maybe check the md5 sum and make sure it is good, may be a bad download. in all this years I never had that message so I can't say for sure

wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Latest_Version#DreamCM6

check for cm5 md5 sum here

gapps here

wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Latest_Version#Google_Apps

make sure you don't choose eb1 gapps as you don't have a 32a phone, get the ones under htc dream/magic

md5sum is found under the download as well
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
I renamed it cm5.zip and it worked, and my t mobile sim card works fine too, thank you for all of your help. You can add 3 thanks to your profile :)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
well I don't help for thanks, not like that does me much good in real life

but your welcome

play with cm5 for a while and if you want to try some better roms let me know and I (or plenty others here on xda) can help you update your phone further
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Sure, I mainly bought this phone for nostalgia and I'm happy this whole Chinese issue with the phone got sorted out. Thanks again
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Hey I thought id ask if you since the thread I posted isn't really helping. My YouTube app isn't playing videos, like every single one I click just says "the video could not be played" and then crashes.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
still on cm5? could be that you tube won't support 2.1 android anylonger, not sure. you can try fixing permissions in recovery to see if that helps, maybe try uninstall and redownload from the market.

check and see if its the same when viewing from the browser or from the app.

may need to try and dig up an older apk or possibly a newer one and see if that app works
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
I'll try to dig up a newer apk, btw I cant find g apps on the market.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
well gapps packages don't come from the market, but some apps do, youtube is avalible on the market

you can go to goo inside me for all the gapps

goo.im/gapps/

you can use a file explore to push individual .apks if you need
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Ok, I tried installing a gingerbread version of youtube, and it still won't load the videos.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Well you may be best of trying a new ROM, I haven't used cm5 in a long time but I'm sure when I did it worked fine. Being its been a while I won't be much help, you can try pulling a logcat and I'll see if I can find your issue, but without it in front of me I'm out of ideas

Try looking up super d by benbuchner... (forget his name at the moment) youll easily find that ROM within the first few pages of the developers section here, my mother uses a g1 for years now and that's the only ROM I ever put on her phone, and I know YouTube is working for her

Just remember to boot into recovery and do a nandroid first, then wipe all (a superwipe.zip is even better or fast boot -w but one thing at a time I guess) after this flash the ROM, you don't need to flash gapps as they are included I believe
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Two things, that rom your talking about, what Android version is it skinned?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
got to start using the search button...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=5305325
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Sorry, thought your last post said you were looking it up so I thought.....lol
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
So which one would you recommend? Theres alot of versions and what is a "Ram Hack"?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
it will do nothing once you do the 2708+ update but for now it gives you something like 10mb of extra ram stolen from 3d, for the most part its worth doing the ram hack version
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
OK sounds good, so I do need to install that base right?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
K, I tried Cyaogenmod 4 and YouTube works on there. I was gonna try your recommendation but it required some prerequisites I didn't really find necessary for one rom.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
use what works for you, the 2708+ update isn't really for just one rom but rather for most made after mid 2010. it will also give you more ram in older android versions as well. of course if your happy with your cm4 enjoy it
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenAndroid93:
Its not gonna be my main phone, it'll function more like a sub phone, but hey, I got a good rom and I'm satisfied. Thank for your guidance :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kenrothman:
There have been a few threads about static, clicks, pops, etc... but nothing that really helped me figure out if i'm having a problem or not.

I have a stock GS3, purchased relatively early - 7/2 - from best buy.

I'm not happy with the audio playback quality, specifically when compared to other devices, like my iPod or old iPhone 4 that i had before this.

Either using the stock Samsung app, or using PowerAmp, which I've purchased... with all file formats... mostly FLAC, but also m4a, mp3...

Using any of the headphones i've tried... beyer dt1350, ety hf2, apple in-ear, etc... (not junk)...

The sound quality of music playback just doesn't seem "clear" to me... not any really blatantly loud static or distortion, although sometimes it is worse than others... occasional clicks, pops, etc. But mostly, just a lack of clarity... which could possibly be a constant mild static or distortion on the output.

Is anyone else experiencing it this way? Am i just being to sensitive to a different sound signature of this device vs apple's devices? I don't think so.

I'm 100% comfortable with the quality and integrity of my music files... i have a ton of them, and they play back fine on all of my other devices.

What else could it be, before i have to send it back to samsung and be w/o a phone for a week? best buy already won't exchange it for me, as i'm beyond my 30 day window.

help!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] GbergNYC:
I know exactly what you mean, I'm very particular about my sound signature as well. I find using an equalizer to work wonders. But i have noticed that some equalizers dont work at all will the stock rom when listening to on device music with Google Play Music.

Have you tried using an equalizer or even installing Awesome Beats?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
This is a development forum for custom OS and software... If you're completely stock, maybe you should take that up with Samsung or try some of the nice modded software...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jaymazz13:
I have the Galaxy Nexus from verizon model IMM76K unlocked and rooted and I'm looking for the the Stock Jelly Bean Rom if it's out there. I don't want a custom rom yet I want to try the stock JB before I flash a custom rom but I cannot find it anywhere and who knows when it will be ota. Can anybody direct me? Thanks for all your help
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] strumcat:
I don't think there is a toro factory image for Verizon gnex yet. Best you could probably do is look around over here for alternatives...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1529058

[VZW/SPRINT/GSM][Guide] Ultimate Galaxy Nexus Guide (Unlock/Root/Flash Roms/FAQ)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
strumcat is right, there is no stock JB available for toro yet. And no one knows when it will be released.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jaymazz13:
Yea I was thinking there probably wasn't if I haven't found it yet I've searched everywhere oh well I appreciate the help I flashed a JB ROM for now one that is close to stock until they send the ota update, I just want a stock ROM that I can tweak myself since it don't have much bloatware anyway
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mbossi:
Hey guys, first time on these forums and Im looking for a little help. Basically I want to know if Im doing the math right on the amount of money I would save switching from Verizon contract to Tmobile prepaid 30$ a month. I know it seems like simple math but math is not my strong suit. So here are the facts. 1. I pay 82 dollars a month to verizon. 2. My contract started in Nov of 2011 and ends Nov of 2013. 3. As far as I know the cancellation fee would be 270 or 260 at this point. 4. I would be buying a galaxy nexus from the play store for 360 after shipping with my states tax free weekend saving me 20 dollars. 5. I would be paying Tmobile 30 dollars a month plus tax or maybe without tax if I can buy the prepaid cards either in NH or online saving me tax. 6. I am currently trying to get my ETF lowered at least somewhat. Those are the facts and I would greatly appreciate any help determining my total savings if I cancel say next week. By my calculations after factoring the ETF and price of the phone it would save me 150 by next november while recouping the costs of the ETF and phone. Again thanks in advance to anyone who posts.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] infazzdar:
I've heard that if you call Verizon and tell them that you are moving to a specific location outside their service area they will wave the cancellation fee.. for scientific purposes of course.

You will also need to factor in $5 the first month for a VoIP app, so you will have more than just 100 minutes per month

With the service cancellation free and after buying the device you would be about $650 in the hole, but you would be saving ~$50 a month.

It seems that your total bill plus cost for 12 months of service would be (650 + (30*12)= $1010. Putting a 12 month payment plan at $84.10 per month on Tmobile.

That's with $300 for cancellation, $350 for phone, and $30 for monthly service cost.

To compare, your current $82 per month bill, after 12 months, would be ~$984. A difference of $26 over a 12 month period, or $2.2 per month.

Also, two years of Verizon service at $984 per year would be $1968.

Whereas two years on Tmobile (with paying cancellation and device) would be ~$1370. Saving you $598 over a two year period.

Note: for info setting up GrooVe IP and Google Voice, refer to this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1646755
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zAlbee:
At $52 savings per month, it would take you 12.5 months to recoup the $650 you paid upfront. That puts you even around the end of Aug 2013. So yes, by the end of Nov 2013, you would be up ~$150.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] netscorer:
Just make sure you have good coverage with T-Mobile and can live with their so called 4G. Switching from Verizon can be tough if you are accustomed to their network coverage and speed.

With all calculations showing that you need 12+ months to break even, I would consider waiting till your contract expires and looking at options then. With new nexus just around the corner and the whole enigma surrounding Windows 8 and the next iPhone, the next 12 months are sure to be interesting.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mbossi:
Thanks guys. I think I am going to end up waiting. Who knows, I might get out early if verizon changes a fee or tries to change my contract.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] housry23:
I did just what you are thinking of doing. I paid Verizon their ETF, switched to T-Mobile prepaid $30 a month plan and will never be on contract again. The difference is, I was paying Verizon $104 a month. It was a no brainer for me.

I'm not sure what phone you have on Verizon, but once you pay your ETF, you can sell your Verizon phone to cover some or all of your ETF and in some cases can even get more for the phone than what your ETF is.
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kawaiiDango:
Has anyone tried a HID keyboard? i have read in many places that Android phones support only SPP. But someone told that it was only till Froyo. I dunno whether HID is hardware specific feature or just a part of the driver. If its just the driver, then gb and ics should have it.

Also theres this app to make bluetooth keyboards work https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.mybesttools.btkbservice

I'll be without a laptop for almost 10 months (until affordable win 8 touchscreen laptops are released here). So, i need to do some serious typing, like long emails, chat and blogging (and posting on XDA) from my phone. Swype is the best virtual keyboard for me, but that is nothing compared to a physical one. On Omegle, the other person will disconnect even before u have finished typing "hi".

If our phone can support HID keyboards, can u suggest me one?
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jirv0id:
O1 supports HID bought a external from Walmart works BT says HID device connected worth the buy.
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kawaiiDango:
Which os are u using? And did it connect straightaway or u had to install some app?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] enimnick009:
hii ￼

i have moddedd the lastest version of playstore v3.7.15 to pure black ...

to add it to ur phone follow the instructions

1.copy the apk to ur phone ..

2.using file explorer copy it to system/app..

3.before coping do a back up of ur playstore(vending.apk for gb or phonesky.apk for ics.. )

4.change the permissions to rw-r-r

5.for gb roms its vending.apk n for ics roms its phonesky.apk..

here 's the link....

http://www.mediafire.com/?g1xe7bz8d65l5h2

if u liked my work just a little THANKS will work ... ￼￼

will continue for more latest versions ...