[G1 Android Development] alapapa:
***Informative Threads***​

Post your question / issue / success story / etc. in the appropriate threads instead of starting a new thread!

Do NOT post a new thread to ask a QUESTION!!!

If your post has a question mark in it, you most likely need to post your thread in the Q&A Section

Please follow xda-developers forum rules and be courteous to all members.

Common sense goes a long way -- if in doubt check out All~G1's pointers on Dev Forum Etiquette

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[Build Indexes] - Don't ask which build is best -- choose for yourself based on the features you desire!

androidspin.com

SimonNWalker & a group of Android Community members are maintaining a site which showcases the feature sets of the latest and greatest android builds ("roms" if you prefer). Check here to see "which is best" and try them out for yourself. The site is also ripe with news about Android development and more. XDA Thread

Google Docs Build Spreadsheet - View and edit build info - Google Docs Build Spreadsheet

[Guides/Tutorials/Info]

HTC Dream overview and useful information - Wiki article

Highly recommended for beginners.

In the beginning... There was ROOT

Lots of good definitions, history, and an excellent overview of most things going on here.

SPLs for DREA100 & DREA110 (Orig, Eng, Hard)

Contains information and downloads for SPLs (Secondary Program Loader) for the Dream. A modded SPL is instrumental in restoring from backup, preventing a brick, applying builds designed for foreign markets, etc.

Nandroid v2.0 - Full NAND backup and restore tool

In-depth discussion of your best friend whilst modding your android device. A good Nandroid backup regimen will pay dividends to keep you up and running.

Basic adb/root commands for noobs

Using ADB and terminal commands for your Android phone.

Surviving a Data Wipe / Update (Reduces Force Closes, too!)

Save (most of) your data while switching between builds (wipes are not your enemy!!)

Cyanogen's recovery partition

Amon_Ra's Recovery Partition

Modded recovery and boot images

SDSPLIT repartition your SDcard on phone (w/o a PC) - NOW handles > 2G FAT!!!

An easy way to re-partition your SD card without a PC.

LucidREM's Latest JF mod scripts

The swiss army knife of build customization

Auto-lucid script by tehseano

Let's fix that SPL Pay attention too post 3

Report in here if your phone is unresponsive after applying the 1.33.2005 SPL released by Haykuro. If you can get into Recovery or the SPL bootloader screen (three skateboarding androids), this is not you.

ROM guide for HTC Dream

T-Mobile G1 User Guides/Manuals

HTC Dream Wiki

"Brick" Thread or Technical Think Tank for Bricked G1's

If your phone is stuck at your splash screen (most likely a big white "G1")...if you you think something is broken...if you otherwise think you have a brick, post here instead of starting a new thread and any online members will do everything they can to help you out. (Reading as much as possible of these threads before posting will give you lots of insight as well!!)

Benchmark your build (apps thread)

[HOW TO]

STOCK-2-CYANOGEN / Root, Recovery, Radio, Rom / Partition SD / FAQ

How To Partition SD Card With Ubuntu For Dummies

Partition sdcard w/parted,goto ext3/4 & install rom from adb. no liveCD req'd

UNROOT, get phone to STOCK firmware

Reverting back to stock firmware.

New and improved Apps to SD(more stable, more powerful, etc)

The latest tutorial on how to get apps to SD.

Convert and mount ext2 sd partition ( /system/sd ) to ext3

Tools and instructions to add journaling to your ext sd card partition (apps2sd, etc). trust me, journaling is a good thing!

Register the G1 without a sim or data plan

Increase Max Volume -- Automated, no reboot needed

ADB for Dummies Supported Operating Systems Drivers and SDK

Get Home Auto Rotate on JFv1.51

Unpack, Edit, and Repack Boot Images

Create and edit "recovery" and "boot" .img files -- this thread is not for splash images.

Custom SPLASH Image

Replace that G1 splash logo that displays when your device turns on.

Alternative way to creating a SPLASH image

View Man Pages in terminal / adb shell

Mount SD card in recovery via adb

Use ash as your login shell

[MOD]user configurable userinit.sh V0.1.4.1 for CM

config file for setting up compcache, tweaks, etc. at boot

[How to] mount SD card in recovery.

Ported Hero Programs:

HTC Camera

HTC Music

***Developer Links***

Developers - Instead of maintaining a list of builds, I've changed this list to include links to your publications (blog, twitter, main release thread, etc.) let me know when / if you want these modified or if any should be added -- I'm sure I've missed some of you!

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JesusFreke's Blog

Haykuro's Blog

TheDudeOfLife's google code page

Cyanogen's Twitter

TwistedUmbrella's Twitter

justanothercrowd's twitter

Stericson's twitter

For links / info on particular builds, check out the AndroidSpin or the Google Docs Build Spreadsheet

This index will be updated as needed.

Please keep comments on topic!