yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G1 Android Development] micahansel:
Hey thanks Lucid, for the reply, but I have tried doing this method. Any type of update I try to flash is rejected by the Android system Recovery. Because the recovery cannot open /cache/recovery/command it aborts the extraction process when I flash the nbh file. This is why I was wondering if there was any other way to get around this problem. Its almost as if the phone would be a brick if the recovery was in charge of startup. Im lead to believe Donut has messed things up, because I wonder if the OTA updates went to patch the holes but since there was no wipe, just updating has screwed the recovery process up. This leads me to believe devices like these that say E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command would be bricked on a future OTA update(Eclair). Thanks so much!
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
NBH

mine has always given me the "E:Can't open" thing on recovery .. but the nbh file is not flashed thru recovery .. have to use CAMERA+POWER to boot to the rainbow screen .. it should bypass the recovery
[G1 Android Development] cboy007:
HOLY ****. HELP.

is there a limit to how many times you can activate your device in a certain time period?

because an hour or so ago i went back to RC29 and activated and then i messed around with root and put in some commands and so i reformatted to RC29 and now it says "THERE IS A PROBLEM COMMUNICATING WITH THE GOOGLE SERVERS".

HELP!
[G1 Android Development] jashsu:
Probably just network congestion.
[G1 Android Development] cboy007:
geeze i hope it's jsut network congestion.

also, are recovery.img files generic? could someone make one and then have me put it on my own device? because thats where i got stuck last time.
[G1 Android Development] jashsu:
They are generic in the sense that everyone flashing any given version is using the same code. But there are different versions of recovery.img. The one in the sticky is v1.0, which came with the obsolete Mod RC30 v1.0. If you want you can just directly flash v1.3 by downloading any JFv1.3 file and unzipping it.

By the way try to avoid using capslocked "HELP OMG" text in the future ;)
[G1 Android Development] jgu71424:
Can anyone help me with this step by step because im a beginner with this g1. right now my build number kila-user 1.0 TC4-RC30 116143 ota-rel-keys,release-keys. I had a shadow once but this is a different language. please help my e-mail is jesusguzman62@gmail.com

Thank You....
[G1 Android Development] SRKdrift:
HELP I cant seem to get root i followed instructions word for word and cant seem to up grad to modified RC30 some one pm me so i can finally be rooted. (email wayne65883@yahoo.com i am running RC29
[G1 Android Development] aron4588:
Ok 1 question if after I downgrade get root then upgrade, will be able to install the dev bootloader
[G1 Android Development] Mi|enko:
Did you reboot the phone and immediately telnetd?
[G1 Android Development] hetaldp:
Ultimately same old .nbh file flashing method is doing the Tricks

so as long as HTC Dont Change the Bootloader / SPL we can downgrade to RC29 at any time from Future Upgrades.

HTC / TMobile may Patch Bootloader / SPL to stop downgrading, but i think there is no Version tracking logic in HTC Proprietory nbg flashing system.

Hurray now all Remaining guy got option to go to JesusFreaks 1.3 Version and join the Upper League
[G1 Android Development] cboy007:
Yes you will.
[G1 Android Development] cboy007:
ok guys i've done everything and now have the modded 1.3 RC30. my quesiton is how do i telnet now? i just tried telnetting from my vista pc like i was before and it didn't work...sorry if this has been answered already or is a really stupid question.
[G1 Android Development] jashsu:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=3110130&highlight=telnet#post3110130
[G1 Android Development] mattcam3:
Odd...

Odd thing happened while i was doing this... I was downloading a new app (atrackdog) before i decided to do the upgrade. So while the app was downloading/installing i formated my SD card, rebooted, and upgraded back to RC29 (i was at RC30) and after it finished, it asked me to sigh into my gmail account like it was a new phone, but after i did that, it told me that it just finished installing atrackdog, which now appears in my app list and runs fine. i open the market to see what was going on, and it was new aswell, and needed me to click "accept".

So somehow, my half-installed app carried over from before the 30-29 'upgrade' ... is this usual behavior?
[G1 Android Development] groucho51:
Same thing happened to me, but it seems to be working fine...so far.:)
[G1 Android Development] Razor1973:
Koush, am I understanding correctly? Is this the release people with OTA RC30's have been waiting for for a long time now? If so, this is great news. I'm already rooted (got an exchange G1), but was once in that predicament and could not wait to see the day in which OTA RC30 would be cracked.
[G1 Android Development] veda_sticks:
This allows people with OTA rc30 or tc-8 that has root locked out, to downgrade to rc29 or tc7. giving root back. Which you can then install the modified rc30 or modified tc8 so you can keep root.

I have succesfully done it. Downgraded insstalled tc8 then i saw the new jf 1.3 and installed teh adp1 :-)/ Took me just over 30 minutes to work out how to do it and install the updates. For me i had to take my memory card out and format at to fat32 using my card reader.
[G1 Android Development] ali_alex:
TC5 RC7 missing, Please upload... or a mirror to be able to download, THANK YOU!
[G1 Android Development] rrstx:
I have done everything the OP listed. I can reboot the phone by typing reboot, but when I go into terminal and type SU, I get a permission denied message. :confused: I also get the same message when trying to use adb shell. I would like to update to JF's ADP1 version, but without the root access via terminal, it does not work. Of course I could be missing something obvious, but I followed the steps at least 4 times last night with the same result each time. Any assistance is appreciated. I have verified that I am running kila-user 1.0 TC4-RC29 115247 ota-rel-keys,release-kyes.
[G1 Android Development] BobbyHill:
For some reason (maybe it's too early in the morning) I can't get those drivers to work. Keep getting an error that they can't start. Running XP home?
[G1 Android Development] veda_sticks:
You don't type su to get root. Read the instructions. Reboot phone. Once booted type telnetd. Then press enter. This will give you root. Now you can mount your sys partition as rw and copy the test keys ove.

Telnetd will bring up a contact search. This is ok as all key presses r echod to a hiden terminal . Once yu have done that then u can use telnet to connect to local host. U will have root.
[G1 Android Development] micahansel:
Hey, silly me. You were right on the money. I figured that out myself, earlier. I have been working on it ever since. Currently I am getting my 1.6 android splash screen looping. I am coming from the rc29? I am trying to put a modded recovery on it, but i think the prerequisite is to have a modified rooted rom to be able to flash 1.4 recovery,etc..than i plan on using amon ra's 1.2.3. Do you know if i can just flash these like an update zip or do i have to use the console and use su? anyways thanks so much man. greatly appreciate it. as im typing i have 1.6 up and going. I pulled the battery out and reflashed remebering i nevered wiped r29!(hence the looping). man its been such a long time. got used to nandroid!
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Flashing

the root'd recovery is what allows you to flash the root'd update.zip files instead of the OTA ones .. this is how the one-click could work .. once a recovery is flashed you can boot into recovery and flash any ROM .. if you flash a ROM you may need to double check and make sure you don't need to also flash the current radio .. also .. if you have a phone and are switching ROMs (ie. US -> ADP -> EUR) you may also need to flash on the Engineering/Hard bootloader as opposed to the original .. i stick to the original and only US ROMs myself
[G1 Android Development] pack:
answered my own question lol
[G1 Android Development] rickim:
stuck in G1 logo

Dear all,

i already try to upgrade the update.zip and yes it success,.. but after press action button it restart and stuck in 4 colored red, green, blue, white... and can't enter anywhere ... just stuck in 4 colored screen (it happened several time, when i enter the recovery mode it get error in cache) so my G1 is useless then ?? it can't enter anywhere ... is this what called bricked ?

what's wrong with my G1 pls help

thanks
[G1 Android Development] fro0tlo0p:
Best how-to guide is here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream/Magic32B_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
update.zip

it's not "bricked" .. if you can access the rainbow screen you can flash the RC29 .. if you can access the recovery screen you can re-flash the update.zip .. one thing you did not mention is what update.zip you were using
[G1 Android Development] jon6206:
bootloader problems

please help! I'm using a stock ota 1.6 G1 and I cannot seem to flash the DREAIMG.nbh in the bootloader. it does not even give me the option i waited for over 5 minutes and no choices are available to flash just the multicolored screen with my bootloader and radio type can anybody help me where have i gone wrong?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
DREAIMG.nbh

i have to make these assumptions:

1. you download the zip file

2. you extracted the DREAIMG.nbh file to the sdcard

3. the phone is NOT connected to a computer

4. you boot with CAMERA+POWER with sdcard properly inserted

5. there are no error messages at any point during the process
[G1 Android Development] jon6206:
bootloader problems

yes all five correct. only thing i've done differently is when i insert the sd card into the phone some apps force files onto the root of the sdcard so i have been powering off the phone then inserting the newly formatted sdcard with only DREAIMG.nbh and then using camera+power to enter bootloader. should work right?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
NBH

so in other words you have a secondary sdcard to use for flashing the nbh file?

have you confirmed the correct NBH file for your phone? ie. EUR=RC7 USA=RC29

it should work just fine .. the SPL should see the NBH file once you boot into the rainbow screen

http://android.lucidrem.us/files/howto-root.txt

US	http://android.lucidrem.us/_fd.php?file=files/howto-root/DREAIMG-RC29.zip

EUR	http://android.lucidrem.us/_fd.php?file=files/howto-root/DREAIMG-RC7.zip
[G1 Android Development] jon6206:
1.6 to rc29
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
myTouch

i am using both G1 and myTouch .. but primarily myTouch .. i'm running TheOfficial on both of them so the exact same OS .. i root'd the myTouch very easily because of the one-touch method before v1.6 came out .. it should still be doable with the NBH file to go back to v1.5 and then go forward .. just let me know if you have any questions
[G1 Android Development] E the Red:
Root for G1

I freaking did all that and still have no root and now my g1 is still in the older version and I just want to go back to the original version.

CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:(
[G1 Android Development] arefin:
Is the Dev-phone already rooted? and can I flash the available ROMs here on my Dev-Ph

Hi, newbie here. I am not at all a developer but I have recently got myself a brand new Android dev-phone :-D

I have successfully upgraded it with SDK 1.6 r1 from HTC website.

I was wondering if the ROMs available in this forum are flashable on my dev-phone. if YES, please guide me to thee right way/thread for the basics.

THANKS,

arefin
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
ADP

should be easily root'd to an ADP ROM .. the OP should be able to guide you into the root process and then just pick a ROM of your choosing
[G1 Android Development] staitman1994:
DRC92 Root

Hi, i am looking to root my G1 but my build number is DRC92. i was wondering which versoin do i downgrade to. I live in the UK andI've got the HTC Dream.

Thanks
[G1 Android Development] addohm:
After flashing to RC29, I get the android screen that requires me to put in my google account info, but it won't connect to the network and do what it needs to. I can see that it is connect to the "G" network (assuming GSM, down here in little rock with T-Mobile), but it sits at signing in for a couple minutes, then pops up with a cant connect box. I checked the APN settings and they are all correct, is there any way to bypass this part of reflashing?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
How to register the G1 without a sim or data plan

this should help:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=452316
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
RC7 NBH

probably the RC7 is what you need for root in UK
[G1 Android Development] sauudmir:
ok i did everything as stated and went fyne but my g1 is stuck on the G1 TMobile screen after flashing the hardspl

what to do now? :(

can't go to recoverymode niether fastadb

and also the camera and the power button doesn't take me to bootloader
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
SPL

1. boot with CAMERA+POWER

2. boot with HOME+POWER

if these two things do not respond .. you might be screwed .. i have not heard of this happening except attempting to use H's SPL .. should read thru this thread and see what you can find

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=455860
[G1 Android Development] mr_sh33p:
Is there a quicker way to get root than downgrading to these rc's as i have 1.6?
[G1 Android Development] mr_sh33p:
i.e RC29 or RC7
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
How-to- Root, Hack, and Flashing your G1/Dream

the only quicker way is to use the one-click method .. but that doesn't work on v1.6 .. you have to be at v1.5 .. you can attempt the one-click method after flashing the RC29 if you want .. i have not tested it

1. downgrade to RC29

2. use the recovery flasher to flash new recovery

3. boot into recovery and flash a custom ROM
[G1 Android Development] BrutalHoe:
The new faster way doesn't work for me after installed Astro and installed the back up app or w/e it it and I tried running it it just gives me black screen and then FC or Wait I must have clicked wait 10 times and nothing ever happened and I did do everything as was described even after I clicked FC app still wouldn't close, had to pull the hart or Call+Menu+Power, must have tried 2 or times, reinstaling restarting and so on just wouldn't work....old way still works like a charm.
[G1 Android Development] kilasin:
Help pls

ok super newbie here i got a

g1 and had the ota update however i would like to root my phone

i got a german g1

firmware 1.6

baseband version: 62.505.20.17u_2.22.19.261

build:drc92

can i please PRETTY PLEASE have a step by step instruction
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
German Root

if the EUR RC7 downgrade does not work for Germany then try here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=485364
[G1 Android Development] bigl34461:
confused

Just broke my g1 yesterday...but I got a new refurb today. My build# says CRC1. I have 3 partitions on my sd card. Do I have to reformat my card and start from scratch to root this new phone? Is there some type of shortcut I can do since I still have files on my sdcard.
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Root

did you try the one-click method?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=553416

it works on v1.5 (CRC1) but not v1.6 (DRC83)
[G1 Android Development] cybertmfer:
Hello everyone,

i am researching root methods for my G1, but i have a question that i am hopping some of you can answer.

this is a austria t-mobile g1 with build version CRB43. To root should i downgrade to the US or to the UK version or other?

thank you
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Goldcard?

you might need a goldcard for that .. there have been a few discussions about the aussie versions
[G1 Android Development] webschooner:
I have a rooted G1, and have a question. I had Cyanogen build 4.0.4 on the phone, plus Nandroid backup. I just bought a droid, so the number is ported out and service is discontinued on the G1. I am cleaning up the G1 to get it ready to sell, so I did a factory reset, but because I no longer have service with the phone, I cannot go into About Phone to verify that I still have cyanogen 4.0.4

I believe if I understand this correctly, that I still have the same cyanogen build on the phone as before I did the wipe, but I cannot verify it. Am I correct that the same build will be on there as before the reset? And the Nandroid backup I had on there, that is in the phone memory, and not on the SD card, correct? And if so, then is the Nandroid backup system still there after the reset?

Thanks very much for any assistance.
[G1 Android Development] PsychoPomp:
Nandroid is on SD, and I think a factory reset just wipes non essential ROM info.
[G1 Android Development] oncidium:
I have a rooted phone that quite working with my car bluetooth since the 1.5 update. I tried this but I got the response "cannot create '/system/etc/bluez/audio.conf': Read-only file system Help please?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Read-Only

you need to make the /system writable first

# mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
[G1 Android Development] oncidium:
Thanks...I guess I got it to work because I didn't get that error next time I tried. I was using a new terminal program and it looked different to me $ at the beginning instead of ##. Once I put the # in front it seemed to go through.

Still didn't get the bluetooth to work though :(
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Terminal

not sure .. but the complete command lines:

$ su

# mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

# cp /sdcard/audio.conf.txt /system/etc/bluez/audio.conf

would complete the intention of the changes in the audio.conf
[G1 Android Development] oncidium:
Thanks for that...I left out the su...my old terminal opened right into #

Anyway, I copied the audio.conf file onto the sd card again, and now trying to copy to the /system dir properlyI get the message "cp: cannot stat '/sdcard/audio.conf.txt' : No such file or directory" DOH...be sure to unmount from PC first before trying to copy! Testing BT again now.
[G1 Android Development] oncidium:
ok, copied correctly this time and still no BT.
[G1 Android Development] jhall2033:
Do I need a data plan to root!

I had a iPhone and loved it.... u guys helped me out a lot with it..U ROCK. But I wanted sonething different and got this G1 off of eBay. I am lost with this one. Do I have to get the data plan to root it? And if so, is there a way to get around that?

{Phone status}

Firmware version : 1.6

Baseband Version : 62.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.26I

Kernel Version : 2.6.29-00479-g3c7df37 android-build@apa26 #19

Build number : DRC83

Thanks for the help!:D
[G1 Android Development] jjjackson56:
No you do not need a data plan to root your phone but to log in you will. So you will be able to downgrade to RC29 but wont be able to go any farther. So to be able to continue follow this link.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=452316&highlight=activate
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
No Data Plan

you can root without the data plan .. one thing that works without the data plan is WIFI .. but check here to bypass the registration if you want:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=452316

should be a lot of help to you
[G1 Android Development] jhall2033:
No data plan

Thank you, this will help a lot
[G1 Android Development] jhall2033:
Cool, thanks.... I'll check it out now.
[G1 Android Development] webmastertroi:
Hi!

I have a G1 with the 1.6 update. I want to root the phone, but the instructions seem like from a year ago & I don't want to "brick" my phone.

Where and how should I start?

Thanx in advance!
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
[HOWTO] Root, Hack, Flash G1/Dream

follow the instructions .. it still works:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=553416
[G1 Android Development] webmastertroi:
thanx so much!
[G1 Android Development] shalpp:
Just got a new G1 after bricking my last one

It had RC33 on it but I just downgraded it to RC29

It didn't give me a prompt to reboot my phone, it's just stuck at the RGB screen

WAT DO

I don't wanna be stuck with another ****ed up phone
[G1 Android Development] driftnut56:
Hello, i have a T-Mobile G1 and I live in Canada.

I tried downgraded the phone using your process and now I can't get my phone past the email activation screen. Is it possible that the update re-locked my phone?

It was unlocked from T-Mobile before so I need to know what to do from here.

Please PM me if you have an answer. I paid 400 dollars for this phone and I can't afford to lose it.
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Bootloader

i am guessing that your reference is to the SPL after a successful use of the NBH file to get to RC29 .. if so .. reboot by GREEN+MENU+RED or pull the battery
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Unlock

contact Tmobile to unlock the phone
[G1 Android Development] rodger09:
thanks for the will check ant tell u back....

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[G1 Android Development] gbgbg:
Where to Start?

I have successfully gone though the root procedure on this thread before with another G1.

Recently though, I bought a G1 through eBay that has been messed with, and I am trying to figure out how to get it back. The owner said he unlocked it, and then tried to install different mods, etc. The phone is unlocked, and not bricked.

I can start the phone with my ATT sim card, but I can't log in with google.

I cannot access the memory card. It shows in "my computer", but when I click on it, it asks me to insert the card. Thus, I cannot format it to FAT32, or anything like that.

The phone can go into recovery mode, and appears to have a JF mod istalled.

Does anybody have a fail-proof method for getting back to the original condition so that I can start from fresh?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Wipe ROM

if it already has JFs ROM just do a wipe and put whatever ROM you want onto the phone .. if you cannot log in with google it's because you need a data connection .. you can use wifi to do that if you have no data service on your mobile carrier .. no biggee
[G1 Android Development] gbgbg:
Activating through Wifi, "device not found"

Ok, so when I am trying to activate/log in to google through wifi using these instructions (worked for my last phone):

# Setup ADB with the newest Android SDK (This includes downloading, extracting, and installing the drivers)

# Reboot your phone and when it's fully started up press Enter then type setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1 and hit Enter again

# Open Command Prompt on your computer. Type:

Code:

* cd c:\"Whatever you named the SDK Folder"\tools

* adb shell

$ am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.Settings

# Just setup your WiFi connection and you're good to go

After I type adb shell, I get the message "device not found".

I have added to the system path C:\android-sdk-windows\tools

And I have installed the appropriate USB drivers.

This finally worked for me after restarting my computer. Good way to activate without data plan.
[G1 Android Development] lewiscenterrealtor:
Thank you

Thank you for putting this info out there in a concise manner :)

Mike Hall