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How to update a MTN Dream

Ok cool, I have upgraded my MTN Dream to the JF 1.5 rom using fastboot, here is the steps.

I take no RESPONSIBILITY if you BRICK your phone, do at OWN RISK

Files you will need to download (I’m using the JF 1.5 cupcake rom)

PdaNet - http://www.junefabrics.com/android/index.php

Radio- http://jesusfreke-cupcake.googlecode.com/files/ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip

Recovery image - http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1RootWalkthrough/recovery.img

JF 1.5 Cupcake rom - http://android-dls.com/files/jf/temp/JFv1.51_CRB43-EU.zip

Fastboot for windows – The attached zip file, ’Android.zip’

Lets get everything ready:

1.	On your phone go to settings – Applications – Development, and make sure the USB Debugging is checked.

2.	Install PdaNet, follow all the instructions, this will install all the USB drivers for your Android aswell as the ADB (Android Development Bridge??) drivers.

3.	Extract all the files in the Android.zip to a android directory on your C drive (c:\android\)

4.	Copy the recovery.img file to the android directory (c:\android\), now there will be 4 files in this directory.

5.	Format the SD card in the phone (REMEMBER TO SELECT FAT32)

6.	Rename the radio file (ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip ) to update.zip and copy to the SD card. (on the root of the SD card)

Now we can start with the upgrade.

1.	Switch off your phone, plug in the USB cable and power up with the camera and power button. Your phone should boot up with a white screen with 3 skateboarding androids. Press the send button, some green text will show, after that press the send button again, it should now say FASTBOOT USB on a red background.

2.	On your PC if you right click on the my computer icon, then Manage, in the Computer management window got to Device Manager, in the list at or near the top there should be a ADB Interface node with HTC Bootloader underneath,if that is there without any exlimation marks all your drivers are installed correctly, you can proceed.

3.	Still on the PC, open a command promt window

4.	Got to the android directory you created. (c:\android)

5.	At the promt (C:\Android>) type in “fastboot devices”. It should show you your android, mine shows this “HT94XNG01051	fastboot”.

(If you dont see this then the fastboot is not seeing your phone, what you can do then is close the command promt, register the AdbWinApi.dll that is in C:\android\. After you regestered the dll, remove from directory then go back to step 3.)

6.	In command promt type in “fastboot boot recovery.img”.

7.	On your phones screen you will see a triangle, on your PHONES KEYBOARD press ALT+L, to see the text and then ALT+S to install the new radio (the one you renamed to update.zip and copied to the phones SD). After the installatiion is done follow the instructions to reboot your phone.

8.	Now with your phone switched on in normal mode, delete the update.zip file from the SD card.

9.	Rename the JF rom (JFv1.51_CRB43-EU.zip) to update.zip and copy to the phones SD card (on the root of the SD card)

10.	Do Step 1 to 7 again.

11.	After everything is installed your phone will reboot, leave it for about 20min, if your phone is still at the ANDROID screen dont worry, reboot it by pressing the SEND + MENU + END button. Imediatly after press the HOME + END to go to the recovery console.

12.	Press ALT + L to see the text and then ALT+W to whipe, this will delete all data from your phone.

13.	After the whipe reboot by pressing SEND + MENU + END

Your phone should reboot into the new rom now.

After you upgraded your MMS/GRPS settings will be missing.

Set them up again using the following settings on your HTC Dream:

From Home screen: Menu-Settings-Wireless controls-Mobile Networks-Access Point Names

Add 2 new ones:

Name: MTN-GPRS

APN: Internet

APN type: default

Name: MTN-MMS

APN: myMTN

Username: mtnmms

Password: mtnmms

MMSC: http://mms.mtn.co.za/mms/wapenc

MMS proxy: 196.11.240.241

MMS port: 8080

APN type: mms