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[G1 General] the.purple.engineer:
Radio has everything to do with it.

I'll walk you through the rooting process that you probably took step by step.

1. You had your unrooted Rogers Dream phone.

2. You found haykuro's "rogers_root_unzipme.zip" and "rooted" it. but still unable to install different ROMs. At this point the phone was a modified version of the Rogers Dream. Haykuro was able to modify the System.img file so that you can have root access to your rogers phone.

3. Haykuro's 2nd rooting kit named "givemeroot.zip" This time, haykuro modified the Radio.img to make your ROGERS DREAM phone look like a T-MOBILE G1 phone by editing the memory locations the kernel reads from. This step ultimately made your phone into a T-MOBILE G1 phone. Your phone's NOT a rogers phone anymore.

(You might say your Rogers Dream is now wearing a T-Mobile G1 "Costume" and no one can tell the difference between your phone and a T-Mobile G1, but no one sees you as a Rogers Dream anymore.)

4. You installed patch to upgrade your G1 from 1.5 Cupcake to 1.6 Donut kernel.

5. Finally, you installed a CyanogenMod 4.1.9999 on your T-Mobile G1 phone.

So, now, the thread you were reading up on doesnt apply to you because you don't have a Rogers Dream phone, but instead you have a T-Mobile G1 phone.

And from now on, you don't need to follow "special" instructions (aka. the thread you keep referring to even though I keep telling you it's useless) to install CyanogenMod ROMs because you are essentially using the same phone as cyanogen.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, Having your phone look like a T-Mobile G1 also results in you getting root.
[G1 General] Geniusdog254:
You are an idiot. How about you follow your own advice and not tell people the wrong thing.

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A 32A DREAM DEVICE!!! All Dreams are 32b with 192MB RAM, none are 32a with 288MB RAM. There are 32a & 32b Magic's though. Also, just because you root the Rogers Dream & install the custom SPL doesn't mean it is "magically" a T-Mobile G1. They are different hardware revisions, the Rogers Dream is a DREA210 & T-Mobile Dreams are DREA100 or DREA110 depending on early or late revision. Also, even when you do flash the SPL it is still easy to tell a difference just at the SPL screen because the button commands are different. I don't remember them off the top of my head but if you really insist on it I can list the commands on my ADP1 & my Rogers Dream.

Read up before you give people misinformation.

EDIT: Though in your second post you are partially right. you don't have to follow these directions anymore to install custom ROMs. However haykuro didn't edit the kernel at all to allow you to install custom builds. He edited the SPL to read the kernel from a different location. Your explanation makes no sense because each ROM installs its own kernel. It is still a Rogers phone though, just without the custom Rogers/HTC build that doesn't have a VK, among other custom tweaks for rogers.
[G1 General] a2000rick:
Has anyone successfully used this guide, the rogers here's your real root guide and cyanogenmod's guide for 4.2.2 on a Roger's Dream?

I have so far used this guide to get the newer SPL 1.33.2005, but I'm not sure if the real root guide and the new cyanogenmod are compatible.

Does the recovery.img in the real root guide install recovery v1.4 or v1.2? 32A or 32B?

I tried to manually install the recovery.img included with the givemeroot.zip found in the rogers here's your real root guide using FlashRec, and it didn't let me saying "Wrong image EBI for phone."

So I'm not sure if that guide will work for my Rogers Dream.

When I user FlashRec, and it automatically downloads and installs the Recovery Image, its for version 32a, and it works. But when I Camera+Power start the phone it shows up as version 32B. Which version do I have?

This is what I see in HBOOT? (Camera+power)

DREAM PVT 32B ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-1.33.2005 (DREA21000)
CPLD-4
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Apr 20 2009, 15:20:43

HBOOT

<SEND> FastBoot Mode

When I start FlashRec 20090909 it says:

Phone type is EBI1/32A
[G1 General] maek_it_happen:
ISN"T IT THE SAME METHOD AS THE G1 OR NO , I HAVE A G1 , iM JUS WONDERING CUZ I MIGHT ROOT SUMONE ELSES PHONE THAT IS A DREAM
[G1 General] r4nd0mn4me:
my rooting experence.

My r00ting experence is listed here. Though there may be an easier way to do it now.
[G1 General] icon09:
any tips on finding the rogers files

Hello I am new here, but I have modded many devices. I appreciate all the work so many people have put in. I think the Dream is the best phone I have ever had the pleasure of owning Except for the rogers part. I would like to mod this phone, but I cannot find the rogers_root_unzipme.zip files and all the links provided seem to be dead ends now. Can anyone give me a hand with this or will haykuro's other file "givemeroot.zip" do the trick? (it looks like i have to do the other first, then this. Also I see this file come up for the magic,mytouch, and sapphire is it the same file or a different file for each product?) Any help is appreciated. And again great job!!!
[G1 General] beav_35:
Try this:

http://www.filedropper.com/rogersrootunzipme
[G1 General] icon09:
Thank you

That did did the trick, now to see how I do with the info. Thanks again everyone
[G1 General] apowers_1:
You are trying to put a 32A image on a 32B motherboard.
[G1 General] chrisyak:
got past erasing part......

then when type in fastboot flash system system.img i get error: cannot load 'system.img'

what did i miss used the wiki guide and files.......
[G1 General] Charrion:
That error is common if fastboot can't find the system.img file, make sure you are in the same directory as system.img, either by moving the .img files to the tools directory or adding the tools directory to your path and cd'ing to the directory where system.img is located.
[G1 General] Macmee:
But now that I'm rooted with the elb1 kernel am I only limited to cyanogen rom?
[G1 General] Charrion:
That and any roms specifically compiled for rogers phones, unless you can convince the dev or someone to make a kernel for ebi1.
[G1 General] Macmee:
No Hero builds for me then :(
[G1 General] Charrion:
Well, you can flash the 2.22.19.26I radio and then use any rom. You just might see a slight degradation in your data speeds, especially if you're in a Edge only area.
[G1 General] Macmee:
No can do. No EDGE support here :(
[G1 General] el_duro_jr:
I am so lost

ok so i am completely new to this.... i have been reading all kinds of forums on how to root my rogers htc dream...and have found lots of info however i cannot seem to find one that works. and now i came across a warning to make sure whether or not i have "EBI1" what is that?(again im new....sorry) i have put files on the root of my sd card and nothing... i have tried to do a fastboot via usb...nothing....someone please direct me in the right direction....
[G1 General] i<3andr0id:
Well that's a nice surprise! Wish we had one of those thermometer fundraiser things to see how close we are to our goal. =P
[G1 General] bluntegg:
hey just another idea if we did mail it from canada... whoever mails it should just mark it as "gift" which is basically true in this case. then no taxes to worry about. my ebay items are shipped like this all the time.
[G1 General] i<3andr0id:
Bluntegg, our friend AverageCanadian is from Niagara Falls. He said he will drive across to New York and mail it to Haykuro there by eliminating the risk of any taxes or duties since it will be U.S. domestic. :)
[G1 General] bluntegg:
i know, just sayin, if worst came to worst.
[G1 General] Pokeon:
Add my 2000 cents
[G1 General] AverageCanadian:
That is a possibility but it could also be considered fraud.

Also it's a high end electronic device so even if it is marked as gift or used it can still be taxed(at least coming into Canada that can happen, not sure about going to the U.S.)

My fiancee inquired about the discount and sadly she can't get it on phones and gift cards. Anything else, so that idea is sort of out the window. Too bad.
[G1 General] i<3andr0id:
When i sent my friend a rogers htc dream from ontario to Georgia he got hit with duties even though i marked it as gift.

Oh well, 10% isn't that much anyway. I wonder what our total is now!
[G1 General] t3mp3st:
Total is at $190.16 as of 4 minutes ago (via @haykuro on twitter.com)
[G1 General] gwydionwaters:
you know, if rogers will let me do it again, i could just renew my contract and get one for $200 + $35 activation cost possibly - $50 upgrade rebate. i will ask and then let everyone know, even if taxes had to be paid on an electronics gift package it would be less than $700 over all.

p.s. when i get paid this weekend you can count me in on a donation too :)
[G1 General] i<3andr0id:
If you've already upgraded, I doubt they'd let you do it again. I tried to see if my cousin could get me one through his rogers contract. He just upgraded to a Blackberry Bold a couple months before I asked him to call in and see. They told him they could do it, but it would cost just about the same as buying the phone outright. A little cheaper, but around the same amount. (Can't remember the total exactly) But you never know! Maybe if you're super persistent they'll do it.

I remembered last night that a friend of mine works for sportscenter (which is owned by rogers) and that he gets 50% off all his rogers products (internet, cellphone, tv, home phone). I asked him if he could get a phone for me and he queried. He told me, "Sorry man, it only applies to my bills, not to actual handsets."

BOO!
[G1 General] AverageCanadian:
Works the same for my fiancee, except we live in Niagara Falls so we don't get Rogers TV/internet down here :(. Sucks big time, oh well at least she gets the discount on her phone line.
[G1 General] SpEnTBoY:
I threw in my $50 USD .. we have to be almost 1/2 way?
[G1 General] gwydionwaters:
that should make it around $250
[G1 General] i<3andr0id:
just threw in my 20. wow. 50? someone's ballin'. :D

Has anyone considered the exchange rate? At today's rate, 700 USD = 794.853 CAD
[G1 General] haykuro:
As of right now, we have $256.83 USD which is $290.95 CAD (according to http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html)

so if our goal is $700 CAD, we only need (roughly) $617.91 USD so i'd say our goal is $620 USD (that should cover the phone + shipping)

EDIT: so with all that said, we are roughly 41% of the way there :)
[G1 General] i<3andr0id:
fantastic!

Almost there guys and gals. I hope that when all the money is in, and when H gets the phone, works his smooth karate on it, that he'll be all "oh, just do this and that." and root will be there.

Can anyone suggest a primer that I can read to prepare for root when and if it comes?
[G1 General] haykuro:
WHEN it happens (:D) you will follow directions similar to this: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting
[G1 General] i<3andr0id:
XO.

you the best.

that is all.
[G1 General] AverageCanadian:
Assuming the exchange rate doesn't change all that much by the time we reach the desired funds than $620USD will cover most of the cost of the phone, border fee, shipping and paypal rape you rate.
[G1 General] i<3andr0id:
are you not crossing any more to send it AC? Did I miss something?
[G1 General] beav_35:
el_duro_jr: EBI1 is a radio version. The rogers dream comes with this. Use the guide for rogers dreams on the cyanogenmod.com wik to root.
[G1 General] el_duro_jr:
thanks but

thanks a lot...probably best description found but now when i go to download the recovery image and system image for the android 1.5 there is no link...wat to do?
[G1 General] beav_35:
Thanks for letting me know. Ill reupload the files and fix the links on the wiki.
[G1 General] el_duro_jr:
help

lol so i must be really stupic cuz i still cant figure this out...quick qs do i have to install eclipse or can i do this without it...and the sdk file that i downloaded i cant seem to find the usb driver... i have connected my phone to htc sync before with the drivers that come from htc when i first bought the phone...does that make a difference
[G1 General] beav_35:
Don't use this guide because it is outdated. You don't need eclipse or the sdk. The sdk download doesn't include the usb drivers any more. Go to wiki.cyanogenmod.com and click on rogers EBI1 root guide. That guide is current and you will be able to follow it.
[G1 General] el_duro_jr:
how come on these post im getting a warning that most G1/Dream system images and recovery images will not work on my phone! can i do this so that i can avoid this problem
[G1 General] beav_35:
The T-Mobile G1 comes with the EBI0 radio and the Rogers dream comes with the EBI1 radio. The original root method flashed the EBI0 radio from the G1 to make it compatable with everything for the G1. Some people were having connection problems with this method. To solve this people started to leave the radio alone and flash a recovery built to work with the EBI1 radio and a kernel port to make cyanogen work too. Also the system image that is normally used for the G1 also flashes the radio, so we just flash the necessary part through fastboot.
[G1 General] sitimber:
its official

http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/01/13/rogers-htc-dream-upgrade-plan-is-official-still-free/
[G1 General] SpEnTBoY:
So far I've had two people call and Rogers said they have no idea WTF they are talking about *sigh* ... even the trick where you log in to the web site and upgrade the phone to the $0 dollar one or whatever doesn't seem to show up. Has anyone here successfully done this??
[G1 General] el_duro_jr:
i havent done it myself but they arent selling the magic or the dream at a lot off locations....i know one thing has to do with 911 not working with gps on
[G1 General] r4nd0mn4me:
Rogers Dream to Magic upgrade

Well when I heard about this I thought I would have a nice back up phone to play around with experimental ROM's with. But a day after I ordered my free* magic, I lost my Dream at the local pub. Now I had to root the magic and get a new ROM on it but it's up and running just fine now. For just extending my contract by seven months, I think it was a good deal. Having just lost my Dream, I highly recommend anyone who doesn't already have one, to look into tracking software like WaveSecure.
[G1 General] gNooB:
Can't root anymore following ROGERS UPDATE

Got the new version of the HTC fix for the Rogers Dream 911 issue. I applied the patch knowing it may be difficult to go back.

I followed the wiki, and looked around, but I can't seem to get past the perfect spl.

I have tried the flashrec method and it no longer works. :eek:

Any ideas?

Currently running:

Model Number : HTC Dream

Firmware Version : 1.5

Baseband Version: 62.595.20.23U_3.22.26.17

Kernel Version: 2.6.27-d5acf552 u70000@Android-X01 #12

Build number: 1.89.631.1 146733 cl#94714 release-keys

When I go into boot screen (power+camera)

DREAM PVT 32B SHIP S-ON d

HBOOT-1.33.0010 (DREA21000)

CPLD-4

RADIO-3.22.26.17

Jun 2 2009, 21:33:16
[G1 General] jisri:
Rogers new update.

Hello gNooB.

What is in the new update?

is it worth it to lose the root for it?

did you find away to bypass it yet?

thanks
[G1 General] zubrug:
It fubared me

downgraded to update and am having no luck with both wiki options, man this is upsetting......
[G1 General] kevwo:
yeah, dont do the update if you dont want to lose root

is anyone able to help with the new SPL and root it?
[G1 General] jcarrz1:
this is a "perfected spl" that has not been found to have a vulnerability yet.
[G1 General] b3395617:
Did the update yesterday, my 3g still isn't working, and can't even root it back now, can't use flashrec, can't use fastboot, the rom sucks, and it's sad:(
[G1 General] trendz:
Rogers really F.... us on this one.

They basically forced us to update to the new firmware or cut-off our data (and they were not kidding). Many peeps have had their data cut-off, only work around was asking for a network refresh....

However, cutting data was unacceptable for me....my phone is vital. I was running Cyanogen's latest Rom.....on my rooted HTC Dream but losing data was unacceptable so I updated the phone with new patch......now I tried to re-root the phone by using Cyanogen's wiki tutorial......AND.......FLASHREC NO LONGER WORKS!!! :mad:

I got played on this one.

I don't know if anyone is trying to find an alternative to root but it would be greatly appreciated.
[G1 General] SpEnTBoY:
For anyone who has no data READ THIS THREAD

The short story is you don't have to upgrade or apply Rogers patch, nor can they force you to upgrade (and should never have been allowed to take services away, it's a breach of contract)

Anyway ... all you have to do is call them and get a general support person, tell them you need a network refresh, they will probably escalate it to a tech, tell THEM you need a network refresh ... I didn't even lie to them I basically told them I run a custom ROM which allows me to use VPN for CISCO concentrators which I use to support clients and that my ROM was NOT vulnerable to their stupid 911 bug ... they said ok done and I rebooted my phone and data was back ... along with MANY other people including two colleagues that just did the same thing.

DONT FLASH THE ROGERS UPGRADE you dont need to
[G1 General] trendz:
Good stuff. I'll pass the word around to other Dream users. Thanks.
[G1 General] copolii:
**** Rogers

Is there a way to root the NEW Rogers firmware?
[G1 General] SpEnTBoY:
I'm not sure but has anyone tried the perfect or hardened SPL manual installs that people had to do before? I'm guessing they closed the one-click root hole but I seem to recall another method ... it's quite possible they've closed the vulnerabilities for now so someone will have to try hacking around again to find a way in :confused:
[G1 General] phonephiliac:
FIDO

i can confirm that if anyone has fido, a network refresh will remedy. i tried and it worked, no questions asked. however i did receive the 911 message from rogers shortly after, but my data still works!
[G1 General] trendz:
Been doing some searching and I think Charrion had it solved, but haven't read it extensively yet...(will do when I get home). But he mentions finding a way around the "perfect SPL" that we get after the update.

I can't post links yet cause I'm a noob lol, so try finding a thread from user "Charrion" and subject line" [Guide] One-Click Root for Rogers HTC Dream".
[G1 General] trendz:
I found a backup of Rogers' first firmware update for the HTC Dream. I had that installed prior to flashing Cyanogen's latest Rom and flashrec worked flawlessly.

I tried installing it and I guess it won't let you downgrade...

Is there a way we can extract the image from the RUU utility and flash this onto our current garbage rom?

And if so would it be feasible?

The first firmware patch was: RUU_Dream_Rogers_WWE_1.86.631.1_release_signed_NoDr

iver
[G1 General] gNooB:
Already tried that - even tried taking the previous DREAMIMG.nbh and loading it through fastboot - no luck. I suspect they have implented some version validation in the firmware/recover process.

bummer.
[G1 General] trendz:
Damn :mad: So flashing the .nbh file through Hboot wouldn't work? Some other guy said he applied the update this way, was just wondering if we can do the same to downgrade.....??
[G1 General] Charrion:
You may be able to flash the .nbh file using the goldcard method. Essentially, prepare a goldcard (google or search XDA) and then put the .nbh file on the root of the card. Power up into hboot and it should see the file.

Now, whether it will actually work ...
[G1 General] trendz:
Aahh ic. I'll look this up. But it seems someone else has tried and to no avail...
[G1 General] copolii:
I tried and failed miserably, but I had never done it before. So if you've done it and you're sure you know how to do it, please do give it a shot and post the results. Maybe I did something wrong.
[G1 General] gNooB:
It won't. I took previous rom from previous flash utility (to get it, run the flash utility and look for rom.nbh in a temp directory) and named it DREAMIMG.img.

HBOOT sees the file, displays error message and returns to menu very quickly.

I'm guessing they've changed the hboot code to do a version check or something similar.

again, bummer
[G1 General] copolii:
I even tried creating a few custom nbh files on the goldcard, but it seems that I somehow have to extract the original HTC signature (the pvk?) from the original rom because that's what's failing for me now ... it's *****ing about the signature.
[G1 General] el_pablo:
Something weird here. Since I did the update, the phone reboots prior the rings of the second and the third clock alarm, but not at the first one.

I will call Rogers for this problem, but I might not have the right SPL since I updated with the first page post. What is the right one? 1.33.2010? And what should I tell them?
[G1 General] trendz:
I prepared a Gold Card last night and hope to try flashing an .nbh file.

What files are you flashing?

The write-up I followed to create the goldcard just said to run the RUU ...so I ran the first RUU rogers provided (started with 1.86xxxx) and it failed.
[G1 General] SpEnTBoY:
This post in no way is going to improve or add to the conversation so I'll start by apologizing .... but this is f$^%'n stupid having to RE-root the damn device for people who did the flash. Has T-Mobile done this to anyone and we're just not aware of it? I mean yay there's life in the thread to re-hacking a device and sometimes it's fun but reinventing the wheel because they have some insecurity about people having autonomous access to devices they own seems stupid.

I'm still hoping to take advantage of the free dream offer (I've heard they've put it on hold but haven't ended it yet who knows) but I'd still like to root the damn thing so I can use everything that I currently use for work still works ... meh

</rant>

</rant>
[G1 General] lbcoder:
This has NOTHING to do with having access to the device.

This has to do with making it IMPOSSIBLE to upgrade a robbers/dream past 1.5, despite all the community/foreign system images available.

The REASON they want this is BECAUSE of the "free magic" offer.

EVERY person who stupidly accepts that offer (i.e. for the purpose of being able to receive 2.1) is extending their contract.

They want to prevent DREAM from being upgradable to 2.1 and are saying that they WILL upgrade MAGIC to 2.1. So for any DREAM owner to get 2.1, they have to accept the "free upgrade" (which is actually a downgrade).

Reason: They are afraid of competition and want to lock you into a contract at their current rates -- knowing full well that in order to stay in business, they will VERY SOON have to lower their rates to something more sensible. There is now competition in the Canadian wireless business, and more is coming VERY SOON.
[G1 General] copolii:
Indeed ... tell them to take their 'MAGIC' and shove it right up their asses. Telus is coming out with the Moto Milestone (Droid?). You think when that happens anybody is gonna want the Magic?

I don't think so.

That's what they wanted to offer me ... a contract extension when I called and complained that they ruined my device with their sack of **** rom. And the ***** calls it an 'option' ... of course to YOU it's an option that I pay you assholes another $300 for another ****ty phone and another 3 miserable contract years.

Somebody needs to hit these ************s with a class action for everything they've done. From their retarded 6.95 system access fee to the 911 and their incredibly outrageous data charges. What the **** does that mean anyway? I thought the $80 that I pay monthly was to access the system.
[G1 General] JamieD81:
thats what i said to them on the phone, i said i pay 110$ a month for my usage of your service's on MY FULLY PAID FOR htc dream, not their dream leased to me on a 3 year term. and they said they dont care they dont want it on their system without the new rom. i asked them why they did this 911 fix and add spl and radio into it, and he hung up on me.

so like u stated up there, i called telus today and im on the top of the list to call when the milestone comes into store.

she said sometime in feb they will be coming in.
[G1 General] lbcoder:
FYI: Wind mobile is supposed to be coming to Vancouver in a couple of months....