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[G1 Android Development] redshaw:
stuffed

for some reason the cyanogen auto update stuffed up my htc dream (g1 but in australia)

the phone is unlocked (sim)

the phone was rooted

1. when holding down camera + power i get the "not allowed error" then the coloured screen.

On the coloured screen it says

Drea11 PVT 32B

HBOOT-0.95.0000

CPLD-4

RADIO-1.22.12.29

Sep 2 2008

2. when booting normally i get the logo screen "htc g1 then htc dream" before it restarts (over and over again)

3. when entering the upgrade mode (home + power) it loads but with the error message "E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command". Besides the error the recovery thing loads but does not respond to any key commands (alt+L) or (alt+s) or (alt+w).

Please advise.... I fear it may be bricked.
[G1 Android Development] youneek:
Follow the tutorial before you ask questions. The steps to continue from that point are all right there... Once you have partitioned the phone you need to install a new rom.
[G1 Android Development] youneek:
again, follow the tutorial... you need to install a new rom that's why you are in a boot loop. IF YOU CAN BOOT INTO RECOVERY, YOUR PHONE IS NOT BRICKED. This is all covered on the front page...
[G1 Android Development] warmachine202:
stuck after installing SPL

Hey guys, I followed all the steps to the point, that is until I finished installing the SPL.

As stated:

This is exactly where my problem is

. I can't go past the the black G1 screen. I tried home + power, everything, it just won't go past the screen.

Any help would be highly appreciated, thanks.
[G1 Android Development] Mikey:
Try taking your battery out for 15 seconds.

Hold home and then power down together for about 15 seconds.

What happens?
[G1 Android Development] warmachine202:
I tried that, but with the same outcome. The black G1 screen still remains there.
[G1 Android Development] Mikey:
Well my friend.....i dont know where you went wrong, probably installing the SPL with a board it doesnt like, i dont know.

You have a brick for a phone now :(
[G1 Android Development] warmachine202:
Really? I dont see where I could have gone wrong, followed the instructions to the letter.

yougeek says that

But I'm assuming the only way to install Hero would be if your phone boots into the console?
[G1 Android Development] Mikey:
But you cant even get into recovery mode.

Try camera+power
[G1 Android Development] warmachine202:
Damn, you're right. I tried the camera + power button, same G1 screen appears. Any chance t-mobile will send me a replacement lol?
[G1 Android Development] youneek:
You said you followed my instructions exactly right? So far there haven't been any issues. Did you install the radio before the SPL?
[G1 Android Development] warmachine202:
hey, yes I installed the radio before the SPL. I'm going to try the warranty exchange thing from tmobile, hopefully all goes well.
[G1 Android Development] Ekinchheng:
Hey I'm having trouble on step 12

I tried pressing enter and type in telnetd nothing shows up. Also when you press enter twice is something suppose to show up? Because nothing shows up when i did it. Thanks for the help
[G1 Android Development] Jamison904:
After you type telnetd, go to the market and download telnet and continue with the guide. Nothing will happen after you type telnetd to let you know you did it right. Just move to the next step, you are fine trust me.
[G1 Android Development] youneek:
Just keep going. You wont see anything, it's happening in the background...
[G1 Android Development] Ekinchheng:
Thanks guys! I believe I have root since I have a terminal emulator and superlist. I'm at work so this is all I could do for now. I have jfv 1.4.2 latest is 1.5.1 correct? Also what happen to all the root program on market? I type in root but there's only limited of apps. Last week there were tons.
[G1 Android Development] tumbeana:
What's the point of the swap partition? Does it improve significantly the performance? I have already partitioned into fat32 and ext2, didn't know about swap partition, which would be the recommendation? Thanks in advance.
[G1 Android Development] gary.lavin:
SD Card

I have been using JAC Hero with a class 2 SD card and I am now trying to upgrade to a Class 6 16GB cad. When I go to console to make my partitions and choose Print I get

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags

1 4194kb 16.1GB 16.1GB primary fat32 1ba

When I request a partition of 0 to 15GB for fat32 I get a message saying

Warning: You requested a partition from 0.00B to 15.0GB.

The closest location we can manage is 512B to 419kB

Is this acceptable?

Anyone got any ideas?
[G1 Android Development] youneek:
you need to delete the first partition. That's the step "rm 1"
[G1 Android Development] ceeredd0102:
youneek i'm following your instructions, and i cant retrieve the root.apk. however when i try to intall it/open it i can't. it reads install unsuccessful and i can not launch it...

firmware

1.0

baseband

62.33.20.08H_1.22.12.29

Kernel

2.6.25-01843-gfea26b0

andriod-build@apa27 #6

build number

kila-user 1.0 TC4-RC29 115247

ota-rel-keys,release-keys

yes i'm new to rooting, however i'm not new to technology lol. currently i'm stuck and looking for a way to make my g1 run on a better os and i just can't get the root to work if i can recieve some type of help that would be much appreciated.

thank you
[G1 Android Development] gary.lavin:
Thanks, don't know how I missed that.
[G1 Android Development] njgheewala:
Same problem here...no clue what to do now??? I found something online that says that the SDK1.0 has bug that does not let user install anything except from market but I think that is really old???
[G1 Android Development] njgheewala:
Okay guys figured that part around and now I am getting error same

"Warning: You requested a partition from 0.00B to 15.0GB.

The closest location we can manage is 512B to 419kB

Is this acceptable?"

I have done rm1 and after that I do print and it still shows number 1, start 62.0kB, end 2033MB, size 2033MB, type primary, file system fat32

Don't know where to go from here???
[G1 Android Development] njgheewala:
Well, I got it all figured out and now its installing the ROM JAC 2.0 hope its really peach?? Will keep you all posted after...

Oh yeah to get around the root.apk not installing I did that manual via this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=442480&highlight=root instead of putting in recovery I put in cm-recovery-1.4.img and off I go. I really like the CM better!

So booted my phone and it is at G1 symbol now...hope it passes....wooohooo! just saw the HERO and I am loving it so far....
[G1 Android Development] gary.lavin:
Did you enter rm space 1?
[G1 Android Development] njgheewala:
Thanks ! i got it figured last night...I was just wondering how to make sure that when it syncs it does not sync with all the contacts in my gmail...I only want it to sync with my contacts and not all the contacts????please help....:(
[G1 Android Development] njgheewala:
oops again jump the gun...to those who want to know how to sync just my contacts do this:

people>group>menu>sync group and uncheck sync all contacts...and save!
[G1 Android Development] Akademist101:
problem with partition

ubuntu doesnt recognise both my 2gb and 8gb microsd cards through mounting and sd card reader. both have been formatted twice fat32

also through the recovery console

i type

"parted /dev/block/mmcblk0

print

mkpartfs primary fat32 0 1424/7404 (for 512 partition on fat32 2gb/8gb)

it comes up with only being able to do 512b to 59.1kb/4484kb

is this acceptable to you

yes/no?

why is it such a low value, i select no because it would not be the right partition and until i understand and able to solve it, i cannot partition.. :(
[G1 Android Development] gary.lavin:
Sounds like you need to remove the existing

rm 1
[G1 Android Development] he3:
Black Screen

Instead of the JACHero, i attempted the Cyanogen Stable.

After the G1 screen it went to the blue Android screen with the "recycle O" and the android on the skateboard.

Then it just drops to a black screen, but I can tell it is on from a little lighting around the edges.

Im guessing it could be my board (from searching). Anyone run into this and know how i can recover?

I can go to home/power cyanogen recovery and try different updates. im going to try the JACHEROSki 2.1 and/or cyanogens experimental.
[G1 Android Development] sunset73:
Hey guys,

I followed all the steps, but still stuck at HTC Screen..

Kindly help !
[G1 Android Development] Tytn4life:
Evening peeps, Just after setting up each Partition...my unit rebooted and has just stopped on the G1 T-Mobile Screen. Turning the device on holding Home & Power does the same thing...ekk!

Any suggestions?
[G1 Android Development] nevadabob24:
Ok, i'm really tempted to install this but am not sure about one thing. Does the physical keyboard on the G1 work with ANY hero roms or does it cause a lockup?
[G1 Android Development] anon1ski:
uhmmm..... huh?
[G1 Android Development] prince.siraj:
it works VERY well with the current updates... the best yet is the MoDaCo Hero2 1.5.1 ROM: it's faster than JACHeroSki 2.1 and that's the fastest i had used until the modaco stuff. there's almost no lag when opening the keyboard...
[G1 Android Development] youneek:
I noticed there haven't been any major improvements to the hero experience in awhile. What does everyone think is the best hero rom so far?
[G1 Android Development] deafptl4ever:
Partition 16GB Card

Everytime I try to go over 9GB on my 16GB card it will not work. Someone told me you have to put GB after the number if you go above 9GB. I was putting like 15.4GB but it does not work. I really want to get full use of my 16GB card. Right now I am using the 9GB so it shows I have 8.76Gb left. Any help be appreciated. Thanks.:)
[G1 Android Development] geova87:
awesome.. i have hero now :)
[G1 Android Development] deafptl4ever:
WHY?

Why cant someone on here make a partioning program? One that will automatically notice the size of your SD card and make best adjustments or even allow user to put them in and press eneter and bingo, thats it.:rolleyes: Its pretty complicated the way it is now.:eek: No one will give detailed answers when asked. Its very vague and the knowledgeable ones seem to expect the rest to know how to figure it all out. Come you knowledgeable ones, pity us unknowledgeable and make a program to do the partitioning automatically.:o Maybe make some bucks in the process. Im still waiting to find out what the best figures are for a 16 GB SD card. I am not smart enough to go from the figures given for the 8 GB cards to 16 GB card. I flunked math guys!!!!!!!:(
[G1 Android Development] deafptl4ever:
16GB

First off, thanks for the help. I am wondering what the partitioning sizes are for my 16GB SD card? I was told I must put GB after the number for anything over 10GB. When I do that it does not work. I had to settle with 9GB. I need the full card as I have a American Sign Language Deaf Bible on video that requires 8GB so I need the extra 8GB for applications, pictures, etc. Do I put, for example

15.4GB to get it to work or put just 15400? Sorry it sounds so dumb! But its complicated for me. I did flunk math! Thanks.
[G1 Android Development] youneek:
I'm pretty sure you can use either method but you probably want to use 15.4GB since it's easier to do the math that way.

15.4 gigabytes = 15,769.6 megabytes
[G1 Android Development] mrandroid:
Cool, and I thought my tutorial was short lol.
[G1 Android Development] pdcrzylazy:
help

Is anybody else having an issue where the phone randomly goes to the HTC screen?

I just did all this today and everything seems to be fine except for this one problem.
[G1 Android Development] deafptl4ever:
Thanks

It worked just fine.
[G1 Android Development] jndscslegal:
re-Partition after sd card reformat ?

:mad:I had a question my sd car was corrupt so my phone reformatted would i have to repartition my sd card? it does not look like my sd car is saving apps? thank you
[G1 Android Development] skitches:
half bricked

mk so i was following your instructions to a t.. got rc29 installed got to the root.apk and it wouldnt ever let me make a decision other than done once it was installed.... no launch no download this or that just done... help... please... im stuck at build 29 now and all the apps i was using were for later builds

ty all for your time
[G1 Android Development] skitches:
mk i have tried this part like 6 times and i never get the option to download img or hardSPL.. after i install the root.apk the only option i get is "done" the "launch" radio button is dissabled
[G1 Android Development] Dror520:
if I have JFv1.5 ADp rom and I updated the radio and spl can I then update the recovery to cyogen's build? after that I intend to partition my sd card and then flash the hero rom ...
[G1 Android Development] Mikey:
One more posting about your site and i will perm ban you.

I already temp banned you once.

Last and final warning
[G1 Android Development] youneek:
As long as you have root you should be able to install it. Most of those steps can be done at any time. Each time I flash a custom rom I wipe the ext partition and I mount the phone through USB to save me time when flashing.
[G1 Android Development] j2kquest:
Will these instructions work for a g1 thats had an OTA update to cupcake

i want to flash a custom rom on my partners G1 but she now has cupcake.

i was under the impression that the only way was via some goldcard trick using a windows mobile phone.

please clarify...our relationship is already hanging by a thread........................bricking her g1 phone could be the end of the line
[G1 Android Development] rocklee853:
Thanks for the guide, when i bought the phone the dealer has already rooted my phone and installed a recory img for me, how do i switch to cyanogen img? Cuz after i flashed the update zip it is still same img im using.
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
you're not going to "brick" her phone by attempting to root .. if you can download the rc29 nbh file to the SD and flash to the phone then you can root .. "cupcake" should be the same as everything else for root

http://files.lucidrem.us/jf/ROOT/g1_root.txt
[G1 Android Development] Mikey:
*Off-Topic*

How many programs do you keep on Ext2 and how do you reinstall them every time?
[G1 Android Development] flexylexy:
Great info thanks.

I have a couple questions..

I'm rooted, have ADP1 radio 2.22.19.26I

Build: dream_devphone-userdebug 1.5 CRB43 148830 test-keys

Using the prodogal sun blue theme for jf

8GB sd partitioned and apps to sd2

I don't have a recovery, so I would like to get cyanogen recovery, I think I can still do it if I'm already partitioned, right... would I have to wipe first?

I checked the SPL it's still 0.95.000 so I probably want to upgrade that to hard SPL too, then try a different ROM.

I would like to know if there is a specific order I should do the SPL and recovery installs in, and whether I should wipe first?

Lastly, I have about 100 essentials apps, so can I flash different builds and restore them without having to reinstall them all?
[G1 Android Development] shilster:
I have a 1 gb micro sd card. So does that means I cant partition my SD?
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
go ahead .. make it like 750M / 250M
[G1 Android Development] shilster:
I am sorry for being a pain in the ass but can you/someone tell me what i should type in my emulator?
[G1 Android Development] arbelnox:
hi, i've just got my G1 yesterday, and I'm definitely a noob here.. so can someone please let me know whether if I can root my G1 using the same method as this post?

the following are my details:

Firmware version

1.5

baseband version

62.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.26I

Kernel Version

2.6.27-00393-g6607056

san@sandroid#1

Build Number

CRB43

by the way, what determine whether that G1 can be rooted or not, firmware version or build number? thanks
[G1 Android Development] h0t_Sh0t:
same question here..

already bricked my G1 once... got it back from the shop yesterday.. so want to do it right this time..

my info:

Boot loader

___________________________________

DREA110 PVT 32B

HBOOT-0.95.0000

CPLD-4

RADIO-2.22.19.26I

Sep 2 2008

Serial 0

___________________________________

about:

___________________________________

Modelnumber

T-mobile G1

firmwareversion

1.5

Smalbandversion

62.50S.20.17U_2.22.19.26I

Kernel-version

2.6.27-00393-g6607056

Build number

CRB43

___________________________________

please let me know if there's a nice tut..
[G1 Android Development] spinjason:
Partitioning...

I am sooo glad a warning popped up before executing. Is it still true this method can not be done on JF 1.5 builds? I am running JF 1.51 CRB43 ADP. Check my sigature. If not can someone point me in the right direction.
[G1 Android Development] flexylexy:
Double post
[G1 Android Development] flexylexy:
Do you wipe ext in the same manner as described here...in console?

Do you have appstosd, and after wiping and installing custom roms, can you restore all your apps without having to reinstall manually?
[G1 Android Development] j2kquest:
double post soz
[G1 Android Development] j2kquest:
Thanks LucidREM

About to root now, will post results later
[G1 Android Development] dav1boy:
???

ok so when im in console and im entering the commands to "wipe" ext. its giving me an error " mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 on system/sd failed: no such file or directory"

ive followed the steps down to a T for the terminal process to partition the sd card. rebooted like it should and everything. my card is set to FAT32 already as well. not sure whats goin on here guys. any info appreciate

rom im using is cyan 3.6 and i have the latest radio and hard spl
[G1 Android Development] LucidREM:
this was pointed out:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=533731&p=4086174

preceed by "mount system" should work
[G1 Android Development] skitches:
mk so i figured out what i was doing wrong... dont use windows... it went flawlessly using mandriva 2009 and it also worked well using linux mintlive
[G1 Android Development] sillyshyme:
mkpartfs primary linux-swap 8134 8166

ask me to ext2 then ask start? then i get invalid number
[G1 Android Development] JimmyJayCEO:
This is BY FAR the best, fastest, and easiest way to partition/re-partition your SDcard. GREAT thread.
[G1 Android Development] youneek:
It has been awhile since I checked. Has this been working perfect still?
[G1 Android Development] Kellic:
Guys I'm confused. In the instructions it says...

Question. Are we talking doing update upon update upon update from Cyanogen's 1.4 and then rebooting? I didn't know you could apply multiple updates prior to rebooting.
[G1 Android Development] rthompson:
help!!!!!

im almost done with my rooting but when i go to download http://jf.odiness.com/v1.42/jfv1.42_rc33.zip keeps forclosing please help or send me the download please
[G1 Android Development] jeremycool:
partioning my card took awhile but hell ya this is was a great guide
[G1 Android Development] youneek:
Has anyone rooted their phone after receiving the most recent OTA update?
[G1 Android Development] dglowen23:
switching recovery images

every time i try to switch my recovery image to cyanogens 1.4 it wont work can somebody help me
[G1 Android Development] xavier6303:
So, I was re-down grading and rooting... and I ran into some issues and went hulk smash just trying to get something bootable....forgot where I was and ended up with the 1.6 ota update but it says dev phone in about phone. Anyhow Im going to try to downgrade back to RC29 and re do everything. Ill let you know if Im able to.
[G1 Android Development] misterzak:
Hey there,

I've followed the instructions to the word, and the protecting root section didn't come up with any errors. After downloading the terminal emulator for the market, I've typed the first line "su" and it says "access denied". Any ideas on what is wrong?

MisterzaK
[G1 Android Development] artojeda1988:
i my self ended up with 1.6 and get ready to press power button to run dreaimg.img it wont work the same with the track ball to end the process. any solution for that?or how did u do it? if it worked.
[G1 Android Development] OP8d_Android:
Hi all,

I have had my G1 since the original pre-sale last year. I have not rooted it yet but I am in the process of researching ROMs so that I can. I have printed youneek's instructions on how to root and feel pretty comfortable doing so. I have applied all the TMobile/Google updates (RC33, cupcake, donut) myself rather than waiting for them OTA and after reading youneek's guide, it seems that gaining root & applying a custom ROM is just as straight foward as d/ling and updating, with more steps of course.

So here's my reason for posting. I am not sure which custom ROM to use. Is there a guide to describe the benefits & downfalls to each? Does anyone have a suggestion on the best one? I need more room for apps so Apps to SD is one thing I am looking for. I have a 4GB HC SanDisk Micro SD card.

Thanks in advance and sorry if this is something that has been discussed before but I didn't see a guide to ROMs just single threads for each.
[G1 Android Development] cssnathan1414:
hello friend thanks for ur post, now i have new htc magic, i that there is no camera button. ow wht can i do. pl give me a solution for this.
[G1 Android Development] rayne127:
Keeps freezing!

Followed all the instructions word for word... it's installed and starts up... but once it's started, it runs fine for about a minute then freezes... and never unfreezes!

I tried reinstalling hero rom, I don't know if I did something wrong or if my phone is just being stupid? I have a G1 with a 16gb class 6 SD card.
[G1 Android Development] rickim:
I already upgrade_fs but not found appears,... seems that this command not found on my G1, pls help how to upgrade to ext3 and ext4 thanks
[G1 Android Development] Mr.Duckie™:
after i install the SPL i get stuck on the G1 screen.
[G1 Android Development] DanBG:
I must be dense and missing something because these steps just don't seem to want to work for me.

Here's where I'm sitting at right now:

Firmware: 1.0

Baseband: 62.33.20.08H_1.22.12.29

Kernel: 2.6.25-0183-gfea26b0, android-build@apa27 #6

Build number 1.0 TC4-RC29

The first 16 steps all seem to work just fine. No problem there. Then I load Cyanogen's recovery image and reboot. After that I never get his system loader. I continue to get the same yellow ! when I boot up via Home + Power. Alt+L gives me "Android system recovery utility E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command" followed by the usual list of stuff (Home+Back - reboot system now, Alt+L etc...)

Any ideas?
[G1 Android Development] youneek:
You have root on the phone and after you installed cyanogen it's not rebooting?
[G1 Android Development] DanBG:
I rooted the phone, reboot, copy cm-recovery-1.3.1-signed.zip over to the SD card and rename it update.zip. Shut down, then start up using Home+Power, use Alt+S to update, then reboot again. Android works just fine, still seem to have root access without any problems. But if I shut down the system and boot up with Home+Power I get the same loader as before (i.e. yellow ! screen), and not cyanogen's.
[G1 Android Development] Mr.Duckie™:
i get the same thing too did exactly what the steps told me to do..tried this ealier today and when i updated my spl i just got stuck on the g1 screen
[G1 Android Development] VGPOP:
I'm curious as to what exactly is the purpose of this recovery image?

I already have the latest hero ROM installed (2.3.6) and I never updated or installed this part.

Can I still do it now? Or am I too late? What happens if I do it

What is its purpose?

Thanks in advanced.
[G1 Android Development] dav1boy:
still not working. when i originally partitioned the sd, in the command prompt aftwards it comfirmed it was already wiped. when i view the sd card files. nothing is there like it should be im assuming....

well i went ahead and copied jachero to my sd, did the update, it goes about half way and says:

"E. Can't symlink /system/xbin/ [

E: Failure at line 58:

symlink /sbin/busybox system:xbin/[

Installation aborted"

any thoughts?