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[G1 Android Development] ukPablo:
Problem rooting G1 Dream

Hi, Tried to get root , followed the instructions but when attempting to connect to local host via telnet I get an Error : "Connection refused"" any help out there please for a newbie.

T-mobile UK

Build CRB43

Firmware 1.5
[G1 Android Development] pluplus:
I know I said double # and you said it's OK, all I am saying is that I think you are mistaken! And 'download an app that requires root to see if it is rooted' seems to be farfetched as there should be easy adb commands or telnet commands to check?

'Have you already updated your spl after applying the recovery.img'? Yes I tried, but it does not work which I think is also proove that the phone is not rooted.

Untill you or someone else comes up with a solution we now have sufficient proove from several members on XDA that the OTA1.5 CRB43 has disabled the option to downgrade and regain ROOT.

I would like to have this post examined by moderators/specialists so that it can become known by everyone (because it takes to much of everyone's time).
[G1 Android Development] rhynoblade:
Rooting [Lock?]

Hey guys just needed to verify, if u root ur unlocked g1 does it relock the phone to the original network. Some tutorial said it did (not here) just wanted to be sure as I've not seen it mentioned before here.
[G1 Android Development] Mikey:
Did you place the recovery.img file onto your sdcard?

Make sure you type the mount line correctly and insert the spaces where they are suppose to be.
[G1 Android Development] Mikey:
Root has nothing to do with sim unlock, im guessing thats the type of lock you are speaking off.

Once the phone is unlocked, it stays unlocked
[G1 Android Development] pluplus:
So it seam I do have ROOT since I succesfully updated with one of the latest ROMS. Here are the (communication) problems I think cause confusion:

- there is not an easy command to see if you have gained ROOT after the RC29 and telnetd procedure

- when updating with new firmware the ALT w will boot the system so you have to reboot again in order to be able to press the ALF s for update. This is not the case with the bootloader I now have (so it differs).

- THE BIGGEST TROBLE I HAD: adb commands for pushing the update.zip (ROM) to my SD card gives me an error (can not do this because it is read only) which was very confusing since that felt like I did not have ROOT. By copying the update.zip (ROM) to your SD card the same (as ADB push command) is accomplished.

I also wish to thank the root.apk application mentioned a few threads before (129 I think) because that worked like a charm.

Thank you all for your help and good luck for now.

Regards.
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
it is completely clear that the answer is already given .. "read-only" means that there must have been an error message when you typed:

[*]mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

and you are failing to mention this .. if that command line was successful then your system would not be "read-only"
[G1 Android Development] rhynoblade:
Thanks Mikey for clearing that up much appreciated.
[G1 Android Development] ebernie:
Which image do I downgrade to?

Hi,

I just bought a G1 which I'm attempting to root. However, the catch is I can't determine where the thing is from. It's already running cupcake. The phone's baseband is listed as 62.50S.20.17U_2.22.19.261, kernel is 2.6.27-00393-g6607056 and build is CRB43. As far as I can tell, it has not been rooted yet. I can't 'su' or browse the private directories.

I've read the guide, but I'm stuck at step 1 - do I use the RC29 or RC7 to downgrade? Does it matter?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
i'm venturing a guess since mine is US and has an "H" in the baseband that yours is UK .. RC7 would be the one to use if this is the case
[G1 Android Development] lastquincy:
I'm stuck on the step where you have to type:

flash_image recovery recovery.img

into the telnet app.

i typed in "telnetd" into my phone and hit enter, and nothing happened (is that normal?). then i just went straight to the telnet app and typed in the first two commands. when i type in "flash_image recovery recovery.img," i get an error message saying: "error opening recovery.img: No such file or directory"

i know i've downloaded the recovery.img file and copied it into my SD card. i see it in the windows explorer window, so i don't know why it would tell me no such file exists.

thanks for the help
[G1 Android Development] ebernie:
Anyway to tell for sure? If it helps, I've also learned that UK phones do not come with the IM software (just GTalk) and the hard buttons are all white. Both of these describe my phone.

Do all US phones come with the IM software and have colored hang-up/call buttons?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
are you doing this step first?

cd sdcard

otherwise add the reference before the file .. ie:

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

one wrong spelling mistake can make a world of difference .. so make sure you've correctly typed in everything
[G1 Android Development] snakebitezz:
help JF

ok so what if i were to apply your 1.5 firm to my phone without root??? so i could keep my Build:CRB43 does tht effect or do i really have to do all the rooting to get this multitouch to work i really wanna over clock my phone to play snes roms and nes roms faster.. or does tht have to do with the ram??:confused:... any answers forwarded to my email would be appreciatededed .. madman005@gmail.com
[G1 Android Development] yingjai:
im still having the same problem..

i tried rooting my phone from the start again and same results..

dreaimg.nbh flash.. root.. recover.. hardspl

newest radio update, spl, virtudude's rogers v3

once i start changing settings on my phone, my su requests hang.. so im supposed to leave my phone on factory settings?! wtf?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
if your phone does not have root .. you cannot flash anything to it
[G1 Android Development] uy4d:
@LucidREM

Hi there, I'm new here.. just a quick question.. I'm currently running my G1 US on 1.5 cupcake and my build is CRB43, I've never rooted my phone before..

so by the time that I got the phone I flash it to cupcake...

My question is.. can I perform the instruction on the 1st page to root my phone..? or is there other instruction for the never rooted cupcake device..?

I see my question is very common nowadays.. but I can't seem to get some definitive answer for it.. so could you help me answer this..?? thx b 4.. :)
[G1 Android Development] lastquincy:
thank you soooo much =D that did the trick.
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
just follow the normal root instructions .. flash the RC29 image and it wipes everything .. starts from scratch basically .. then after that it's the same as everything else .. no matter from where you start if you can flash the RC29 or RC7 image you can root the phone

http://files.lucidrem.us/jf/ROOT/g1_root.txt
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
no problem .. very common to miss one line of code that basically derails the train as it were
[G1 Android Development] uy4d:
Hey bro.. Thx.. I did it..!! :D

and I also have installed the JFv1.51_CRB43 with radio update that was provided in your thread.. :D

btw.. if I have installed that rom.. then I want to install another rom.. like.. the dudes.. or haykuro hero.. all I have to do is wipe and apply the update.zip again right?

Again.. thanks for the help man.. :D
[G1 Android Development] BlazinGTI:
Hey also a noob in the same situation that you were would like to install JFv1.51_CRB43 however you did since that seemed to work for you and I want to be successful on my first try. What thread were you talking about specifically? Thanks in advance.
[G1 Android Development] androidmonkey:
certain ROMs require special radios and/or SPLs. Make sure you research this before doing the update, otherwise you may get bricked.

This thread. Just follow the instruction in the OP.
[G1 Android Development] snakebitezz:
ok ive started

now the question of the radio ... how do i instal the new radio?? do i simple use the same update.zip process????
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
absolutely .. JF made the radio update separate from the core system update
[G1 Android Development] unpapi_4u:
i have a never rooted crb43 also and when i get to the step were you press the power and camara button my phone always say no boot image found...can any1 help?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
did you unzip the DREAIMG.nbh file to the /sdcard?
[G1 Android Development] unpapi_4u:
yea i did, ive treid everything and is still not working
[G1 Android Development] geekoo:
I suppose the DREAIMG.nbh should be present on the ROOT of the sdcard and not in any folder called 'sdcard'(as indicated by /sdcard).

Am I right on this? Probably that is what unpapi would have done.
[G1 Android Development] bob50963:
if anyone is having a problem gaining root... when you go into telnet enter this instead and it will work.... I think this thread is outdated and the above telnet commands dont work.

here is what you should type

id

(Press enter)

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

(Press enter)

dd if=/system/bin/sh of=/system/bin/su

(Press enter)

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su

(Pres enter)
[G1 Android Development] robbo802:
my G1

Hi I have been following the steps as described to get root on my g1, but can only get as far as installing the rc7 version. after that nothing else will complete, so im stuck on the old evrsion for now. can you help please?

Dean
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
How-to- Root, Hack, and Flashing you G1/Dream

it is rather strange that those two lines never made it to the first post

http://files.lucidrem.us/jf/ROOT/g1_root.txt

after reviewing thousands of different people's direction i created my own "streamlined" instructions .. people seem to have much success with those .. and (i might add) if you read the posts in this thread or do a proper search you might find that this link has been posted at least twenty times
[G1 Android Development] griemar:
i think i bricked....

I just got my G1 a few hours ago and it WAS the R30 firmware. I've downloaded the R29 downgrade and follow all the instructions. At the very end of the downgrade, It says here's an error. Now my phone wont boot to anything but some red screen with some info and does nothing else. Any help possible, or did I brick it wihin the first 3 hrs of having it?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
"some red screen with some info" is not very descriptive .. could you be more precise? to which instructions are you referring? did the nbh file flash successfully? have you tried GREEN+MENU+RED to reboot? if you can reboot the phone it is not "bricked" as you said
[G1 Android Development] DemonicCow9852:
I just messed up my rooted G1 about some hours ago installing a the HTC Hero theme onto a what I thought was a ADP JesusFreke, which turned out to be a US version.

So I factory reset the phone using

Home+Power > Alt+W,

and apparently, T-Mobile's got this new thing where it wipes and blocks all APN's thus rendering the G1 service-less.

Luckily for me, I kept DREAIMG.nbh on my sdcard and used

Camera+Power > Power

to update the image back to a stock G1 (RC29).

So going from RC29, I re-rooted my G1 and I've noticed you said to press

Home+Power > Alt+W

before installing the update.zip. There's my problem; after Alt+W, I go on to Alt+S to install the update.zip but again, same problem as before; it loads up to the Android/GoogleAccount start screen, this time with ONE APN, so I had to wait about an hour to sign in with my Gmail account being that I had Edge the whole time.

Once I get onto the home screen, I get into the wireless settings and try to add new APN's, but everytime I save a new APN, it doesn't actually save; it gets deleted.

So the problem is, I'm stuck with one APN;Edge and I can't add more.

I'm gonna attempt to re-root again, this time without Alt+W before Alt+S. Does that ALWAYS get stuck on the flashing ANDROID screen?
[G1 Android Development] DemonicCow9852:
Sorry for double post; I posted something in the wrong area and I can't seem to delete it.
[G1 Android Development] Dror520:
Hey, I have a problem formatting my SD card through mounting it from the phone(I have Cupckae BTW) with Windows VISTA .. when I click "format" it gives me an error that there is no device plugged in. I checked to see if the SD might me damaged, but I can transfer files so that's not the problem.

Thanks!
[G1 Android Development] B-man007:
Try pressing menu.. there should be an option to change apn settings....find out which ones to use

You need an adaptor, you can't do it through the phone.
[G1 Android Development] DemonicCow9852:
@B-man007: As I stated, all the APN's are wiped (deleted) and I'm unable to add new APN's due to the fact that the phone won't save them.
[G1 Android Development] aznlovshrimp:
once rooted, is it permanent even after flashing roms/updating?
[G1 Android Development] B-man007:
Thats weird.... do you have access to Wifi? Use the ADB commands to activate over wifi?

Theres also some custom ROMs that have T-Mobile APN's entered by default, you could try those.

No there is a way to unroot it. Make sure the ROM's you use allow you to keep root (I.e use custom builds that have root, don't use T-mobile official releases)
[G1 Android Development] dkyle8806:
what if my build number says CRB43
[G1 Android Development] Vash63:
I'm having the same issues unpapi is. I bought my G1 back in January and had no difficulty downgrading and rooting it, however my friend just got one and it's on the latest t-mobile firmware. It won't let me flash down to RC29. I don't have the phone in front of me atm so I can't remember the error but it refuses to accept the dreaimg.nbh file.

I can't find the thread atm but I remember seeing some mention of a 'goldcard' being necessary for some of the newer firmwares to downgrade.
[G1 Android Development] Vash63:
Double post, delete please.
[G1 Android Development] FrAsErTaG:
Is this safe to do on an Australian G1 otherwise known as "Global G1"

a few youtube videos said you cannot get root access on Global G1? But I also see aussies on this forum using cooked roms?
[G1 Android Development] dabvz01:
i had the same build i downgraded my phone
[G1 Android Development] dabvz01:
when I try to root i open telnet enter the first line

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

I get

Usage : mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory

##
[G1 Android Development] Airartist74:
Hopefully the right thread.

I'm somewhat of a newbie so don't get too impatient. I downgraded to RC29 and established root. Now i am wanting to get to the latest HERO build but i can't even get my phone to install the latest radio or any other updates for that matter. It says failed verification no signatures. I tried like 5 different files from radio's to spl's and none of them seem to work. They all fail. I'm a new forum user so hopefully this is in the right place.
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Root Failed

sounds like your "established root" did not take .. when you open Terminal and type "su" what is the response?

http://files.lucidrem.us/jf/ROOT/g1_root.txt
[G1 Android Development] Dreamsorcerer:
Having trouble updating to RC8, I downloaded the tarball that was linked in the post, but it then says rename to update.zip, even though it's not a zip file, I tried it anyway, and surprise it didn't work, I tried naming it update.tar.gz but that didn't work either. I then extracted the archive on my computer and created a new zip archive, but that also doesn't work, saying verification failed. Any help updating firmware?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Build Environment

that is most likely the Build Environment download to which you are referring .. that is not the update.zip file .. you would probably want to newer file anyway .. check my stuff:

http://files.lucidrem.us/jf/ROOT/g1_root.txt

The RC9 Update (I Believe)

http://files.lucidrem.us/_fd.php?file=jf/EUR/1.43/update.zip

The CRB43 Update

http://files.lucidrem.us/_fd.php?file=jf/EUR/1.51/update.zip
[G1 Android Development] jerrodf:
help

I tried to download the info for this ap, but every time I do it say phone not supported. Wut do I do
[G1 Android Development] rhynoblade:
hey peeps I get this error when tring to root (flashing recovery img) "cannot create system/........ , read only file system. Any clues guys? I tried 2 see if I could change it in the window properties but can't.
[G1 Android Development] BorisNL:
hi, ive been following the steps, but i get the not allow error. Im using a 8 gb card but i get the not allow error.

The rc7 file is on the card, nothing else no folders or anything...

Some advise?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
looks like you missed a step somewhere

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

this mounts the system as writable .. not sure if that's the fix or not
[G1 Android Development] Vash63:
So has no one else heard of the issue I'm getting? I'm thinking of trying the Goldcard method used for european Dreams... but I have the DREAIMG.nbh (exact same file that worked on my G1, same exact card actually) in the root of the SD card, when I get into the recovery mode by holding the camera button at boot, it gets in fine with the 3 colors but pops up an error and doesn't let me hit power to flash it. The error is gone too quick to read it.
[G1 Android Development] BorisNL:
I have tried every method I could find, but whatever i do i get the Not Allow error message. Ive used my 8gb card aswell as my 2gb card.

Does anyone have an idea.

Here's the steps I took,

Formatted sd fat32 (tried on xp first then on vista)

Copied the files to my sd

Camera + powerbutton --> Not allow error

Can you please help me out?
[G1 Android Development] ngavarta:
what about SIM unlock???

My friend bought a Dream phone somewhere from the eBay ...

the phone is T-Mobile SIM-locked.

I wonder I can use the method here to make it able to work with local SIM.

:confused: please help, as she buy it quite expensive (around 447.24 USD), and found it's locked.

If I were to help her crack it using above methods, do I still need at least a T-Mobile SIM???

[NOTE]

Sorry I think I gave a open-ended question ... here's some more clarification from me.

I fully understand the instructions and I'm comfortable to apply it, .. just that I do not knows what it means by unlock ... does it include a SIM-unlock?

... any clarification will be thankful.

Regards,

Avatar Ng
[G1 Android Development] grlddawkin:
simple solutions

why not make a application that does everything to root and install custom roms on a g1. that would be awesome with no more bricked phones from those of us who are not comfortable trying to root and install new roms. maybe just a application that when installed and applied would root your g1. now that would be worth paying for.
[G1 Android Development] xpoison3d:
Trying to downgrade to rc29. Camera +power got me to a red/green/blue/white screen that says "drea100 pvt 32b

hboot-0.95.0000

cpld-4

padio-2.22.19.261

sep 2 2008

serial0"

what now?
[G1 Android Development] kidnoble:
just a quick question that I probably know the answer to. I'm currently running Cyanogens 3.6.5 ROM....if I add a theme to that...does that erase all of the shortcuts I've made with bettercut and all of the stuff I've already added to my homescreen?
[G1 Android Development] Vash63:
I finally got mine working, had to format it with the phone itself... it didn't like the preformatted card or the one I made from GParted. I removed all partitions and put it in the phone, let it format it, then moved the files over and it downgraded fine.
[G1 Android Development] veritasaequita:
press call+menu+end at the same time, and youll be all fixed up
[G1 Android Development] wddglr:
if that doesnt work, pull the battery
[G1 Android Development] arbelnox:
just want to know, is it possible to apply HardSPL without having the root access?

For my case, I've tried to follow every instructions and applied the HardSPL on my G1 already... but whenever I tried to check if I've root access using the "Terminal Emulator"....

I typed "su", and all I get is "permission denied".
[G1 Android Development] flexnix:
This is my 2nd root. So far so good. I went from Cupcake 1.5 to RC29 with the DREAM.nbh file. Then I added the recovery.img and Hard SPL. Did both of those. Now do I need to goto RC33 or can I just skip to the rom I want? Haykuro ADP 1.5Hr3? Also before I apply Haykuro's 1.5 rom do I update anything like the radio? new spl version?
[G1 Android Development] bloodfilledwatr:
Converting tar to zip

I downloaded the RC33 and converted it from the tar file to zip, but the phone won't apply the update. Open I try to open the zip file on my PC it says the zip file is missing or corrupt. How can I convert it successfully? I just renamed the file, in reference to "converting".
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Not The Update

this is NOT the update file .. it is the Build Environment

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=442480&p=4107828

you have to search and read
[G1 Android Development] jonesd22:
No Image error

I have rooted my G1 and need to root my wife's. When I boot into the bootloader it gives me the no image error. I have formatted the card with my Vista PC. I have formatted it with the phone. I have searched all over and have not found a fix for this. The phone shows the file is there when i use the file manager but still will not downgrade the phone. I have downloaded the DREAIMG.nbh file several times. And yes i have unzipped it before copying it to the SD card. I have also tried several SD cards.
[G1 Android Development] wddglr:
to what filesystem are you formatting the sdcard?
[G1 Android Development] jonesd22:
I am formatting it to Fat32
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
Unmount G1

in your search did you find this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=507800

one question .. you say "phone shows the file is there when i use the file manager" .. but what file manager? the PC? are you unmounting?
[G1 Android Development] shalfire:
isnt it because you have to flash through bootloader for the downgrade rather than in recovery mode because its a .nbh file not an update.zip
[G1 Android Development] jonesd22:
Yes I am flashing through the bootloader. Lucidrem I will give this a shot when I get home from work as I don't have my wife's phone on me while i am at work. Thanks for the Help. I had read about the goldcard but didn't research too far into that.
[G1 Android Development] jonesd22:
No Luck.. I went through all the steps on the Goldcard but came with the same results
[G1 Android Development] Knightsofwar210:
I need help - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=4163193#post4163193

It seems that I can't get the recovery.img into the system folder. I'm about to give up.
[G1 Android Development] Knightsofwar210:
Oh and I read somewhere I have to upgrade to the latest radio too, where do I get it and install it?
[G1 Android Development] nicelys:
i successful downgraded to RC7, but now the phone goes directly to emergency mode and doesn't allow to go further. what can i do to enter in menu and enter other commands ?
[G1 Android Development] juliagulia030682:
OK so I am new at this whole G1/Dream thing...I want to make some mods on my phone but I am not sure what all I can do with the firmware/version/buildnumber that I have on my phone. I just got it and it has Firmware v1.5 and build number CRC1. I want to be able to make some changes here like eventually putting a new ROM on it and anything else that I want. Will that be possible with the version I have running on here now? Sorry if I sound stupid I am just now getting into all this. Thanks!
[G1 Android Development] supremeteam256:
Yes....................