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[G1 Android Development] nephron:
what ROM are you using right now? Also if you have root go to terminal and type in su and see what if gives you and post it here or PM me. :D
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
The most stable ROM is the JacHero rom with working wifi. No rom has LED lights and BT capabilities ATM. :D
[G1 Android Development] captinamerica:
Nephron,

Thanks a ton for your offer to help me out. I actually figured out (kind of by accident :) what was wrong and ending up being able to install one of the builds on your page. I was then able to install the JACHero rom even though I didn't partition the SDcard. Hero keeps showing the HTC logo every time I hit the Home button and then goes to a loading screen, its VREY annoying. Might be because I didn't partition the SDcard. I know not a topic for this thread :) If I PM you do you think you can help me with the partition part. I have read the tutorial but I'm stuck on one part of the Linux code. thanks man :)

CA
[G1 Android Development] VGPOP:
I hope I don't get flame for this, but I think it's a reasonable question to ask.

There are now two versions to install for Hero.

1st version (APPS2SD): Moves all the apps to SD

2nd version (slowSD): Leaves /data/app_s and all the system processes internal for those using the stock G1 card or low class cards.

Stock G1 card is the 1GB card that came with your phone.

And the low class cards? Which one are those? (Believe it or not, some people might not know this info.....like me :o )
[G1 Android Development] allk:
Help

I followed all of the instructions on this page and the JacHero2.5 thread but after adding the new spl and having my phone work properly I tried to intall the JacHero rom and via update.zip and after attempting my phone only shows the android boot screen then the htc screen and then keeps repeating them.
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
did you partition your SD Card? Also make sure you WIPE and FLASH :D

If you did partition try using the "fix ext filesystem" in cyanogen's recovery

Edit: Added how to check what class your sd card is :D
[G1 Android Development] TDMaster:
when switch to Hero that Android Applications game will work

with the Android 1.5 SDK???
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
ya all applications should work with Hero :D
[G1 Android Development] axion68:
But anything pre-cupcake will brick your phone, right (IE if for some bizarre reason you want to go back to rc29 or something, root and then try another rom )
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
no not true. U can go to any android version u want. ADP, Pre-Cupcake, Cupcaked. :D
[G1 Android Development] VGPOP:
Your swap location is different. I've read somewhere else is that it should be:

/system/sd/swap.swp (you have swapper)
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
o my bad lol. Havent touched my swapper settings in a while ill fix that in a sec. Thanks for noticing!
[G1 Android Development] alritewhadeva:
It doesn't matter what the file is called...It can be called herosucksbecauseineedtooptimizeitsomuch.swp if you want
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
lol ya it doesnt matter but w/e. I stopped using the hero roms and decided to wait till JacHero 3.0 to start flashing again. There are way too many updates and its kind of annoying to keep flashing and testing. :D
[G1 Android Development] kornelis43:
y whant hero

hello y am a dutch guy en want also hero on my t mobile g1 phone .y have already root my phone and have on my phone jfv1.51 crb 43 adp and jfv recovery image 1.43 .if its posible how do y do it en what must y have to do it? y also hve my sd card split in to partitions.
[G1 Android Development] theanswer:
big problem!

please help guys!! i have quite the problem

i installed the new radio, however after trying to install in the new SPL by entering the boot menu, it seems i cant enter it by pressing the home and power buttong. i'm not sure why, and i followed the directions exactly as posted, so any help would be much appreciated.:(:(:(
[G1 Android Development] :
I hope not, but maybe you need to apply for membership here

It could be that the new spl is a killer, literally
[G1 Android Development] purav:
Hi guys,

I have followed the instructions under:

[Q] Do i NEED the new Radio and SPL?

[A] Yes, you MUST have the new Radio AND SPL

However now when i turn my phone on, i just get the G1 with t-mobile written underneath screen up. I cannot do anything from here such as getting to recovery mode etc.

HELP!!!!
[G1 Android Development] purav:
Anyone ????????
[G1 Android Development] Godson1227:
[QUOTE

2) Remove any widgets or apps that you done need through adb or terminal

adb rm /data/app_s/Stocks.apk

or in terminal :

su
rm /data/app_s/Stocks.apk

[/QUOTE]

I tried the commands for terminal but keep getting "no such file directory" error do I need to run apps2sd to do this I thought it was supposed 2 be done during install of rom. I did everything right rom is running just running slow and I want to delete sum of the stuff I never use like twitter google talk etc. can anyone help me out thanks.
[G1 Android Development] Godson1227:
I tried the commands for terminal but keep getting "no such file directory" error do I need to run apps2sd to do this I thought it was supposed 2 be done during install of rom. I did everything right rom is running just running slow and I want to delete sum of the stuff I never use like twitter google talk etc. can anyone help me out thanks.[/QUOTE]
[G1 Android Development] Coopaman:
Ok im trying to do the apps2sd part but its not doing it correctly. I followed the instructions here and on theunlockr but its not working..

Im running the hero rom currently is that the problem? should i reflash JF then do the apps2sd, then flash the hero rom?
[G1 Android Development] phantasm714:
What do you mean by "doing the apps2sd part"? the Hero roms automatically put your apps on the ext2/ext3 partition of your SD card. if your card is partitioned correctly (FAT32 partition 1st, ext2 or 3 partition 2nd) then you need do nothing else as far as 'apps2sd'.
[G1 Android Development] purav:
:confused:
[G1 Android Development] skepsis:
What is a PVT Board/Device

Hi,

Nub here ^^, can someone explain to me what this "PVT Board" is and how it relates to the process of installing the SPL?

Thanks in advance :)
[G1 Android Development] alritewhadeva:
Just that' a board. You can check in bootloader (camera+power) The page that loads up will tell you alot of useful info like your SPL, radio, and type of board. Without a PVT board your phone will brick if you try to install the new spl
[G1 Android Development] skepsis:
Amazing

Wow best guide ever!! did this in about 30 min and I just want to thank the you nephron u did a great job man
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
hahaha thanks! anytime!

The PVT-Board is just your motherboard kind of thing. Hold Camera + Power to check for newer SPL its Back + Power :D
[G1 Android Development] responderman:
Another nube to this device:o

Thanks for this, I was searching the very same question. My question about this is, under what circumstances would you not have a PVT board and how would not having it brick your phone?

Regards

Jay
[G1 Android Development] skepsis:
@responderman

After doing some research, I found that there are two different devices used in the G1 you have a DVT board and a PVT, ppl were saying that if its a DVT board when u go to install a HARDSPL or another modded spl it will brick your fone, so as nephron so nicely explain above ^^ hold POWER + Camera and see what device u have before doing anything (just to be on the safe side) IMO. And for why it does brick your fone, uhh no clue sry lol.

Hope that helps. :)
[G1 Android Development] responderman:
Thanks a lot, that helps no end. So if the device has no PVT board, does that spell the end to flashing the device then or can it be added? We have a split in the Universal devices, one was a G3 and one a G4. they were the same machine but different memory layout, and it made things a little difficult when flashing them as sometimes the roms were not interchangable. Im getting to grips with the ins and outs of the G1 so I know what im doing once I get one:rolleyes:

Regards

Jay
[G1 Android Development] mikedeboll:
can't boot into recovery

I used this guide to try to update to hero. flashed radio and spl to latest, then mistakenly cyanogenmod3.6 instead of cyanogen recovery 1.3.1. I could boot the phone but as soon as I went back in and updated to cyanogen recovery I could no longer get back into recovery mode after reboot. Now I get stuck at G1 startup screen everytime I try to home+power into recovery mode. I

can

boot into cyanogen rom though and use the phone its only trying to get into recovery that locks up.

Help!!
[G1 Android Development] mikedeboll:
I think I got it, finally got fastboot to work and overwrote recovery!
[G1 Android Development] maruutah:
About Cyanogen Recovery

I'm not sure why it hasn't been made a sticky - or even a main forum topic, but I'd like to point out that if you flash the new SPL with CM recovery, it does not flash correctly, and when loading hero roms you run into installation errors "at line (various numbers)" thus not being able to load these roms (issue I ran into with every hero rom after flashing the new SPL with CM recov) It was stated that the CM recovery does not flash the SPL correctly, that you need to use JF recovery to do it correctly, however you can use CM from then on (which I prefer no doubt)

Now, I'm unsure if this has been fixed, it wasn't noted in any changelogs, and no search I did resulted as such, but just a heads up to anyone encountering an aborted hero rom install "at line 72" or whichever number it is at!
[G1 Android Development] raimeiken:
so does this run as smoothly and animated as the one in the video you posted?
[G1 Android Development] crr127:
mine runs really smooth. you get the occassional hiccup here and there but it runs alot smoother now. i'm using 2.7.3 and i've been on it for about a week now, and it all depends on how you set it up. You can't run to many widgets at once even though i do have a scene which is fully loaded with widgets to show off to the friends but normally i just use weather clock and twitter widgets and i run smooth. make sure you set up the linux-swap properly.
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
yup it runs pretty smooth but it does lag here and there. Depending from which app you come from and how you setup your hero rom. There are many aspects to it like how many apps you have, how many widgets, internal memory, swap, compcache and many other things. :D
[G1 Android Development] responderman:
Hello

So if you have a DVT board and not a PVT does this mean that flashing the rom is not possible? Is it a physical part of the machine? are there particular brands (t mobile for instance) that have them?

Regards

Jay
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
DVT board wont let your flash the new spl. If you flash the spl you will brick your phone. So yes, it is not possible to run this rom on a DVT board, and yes it is a physical part of the phone.
[G1 Android Development] responderman:
Thanks for the reply, ive been searching an answer for this one for a while now. Do all roms need this board and SPL to flash them or do some use other SPL's.

Im planning on doing some cooking and flashing and there isnt much point if I get the wrong machine.

Universals had this kind of split in the same model G3 & G4, and the Athena has ended up with two different SPL types. both these splits caused problems with flashing roms.

Regards

Jay
[G1 Android Development] slackwaresupport:
market..

when i run market, it sits and spins on the terms of service and never loads the accept.. anyone else?
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
Try disabling wifi and then going to market using your network connection. You can then accept the TOS exit market and go back on wifi.
[G1 Android Development] slackwaresupport:
laggy

mine is real laggy.. anyone else?
[G1 Android Development] iso67:
I Have a problem with swapping too: I mean I made the linux-swap partition on sd, but I didn't made any configuration at all. so should I say something to hero in order to let it swapping. what does it mean the code:

Configs

Quote:

To use only linux-swap

-set compcache=0

-set cc_backingswap_en=0

-set linux_swap_eanable=1

To use only compcache without backing_swap

-set compcache=1

-set cc_backingswap_en=0

-set linux_swap_eanable=0

-set cc_disksize=32 (32*1024 = 32768kb = 32MB)

-set cc_memlimit=0

To use compcache with backing_swap

-set compcache=1

-set cc_backingswap_en=1

-set linux_swap_eanable=0

-set cc_disksize=0

-set cc_memlimit=8

To use compcache with linux swap

-set compcache=1

-set cc_backingswap_en=0

-set linux_swap_eanable=0

-set cc_disksize=32

-set cc_memlimit=0

-set linux_swap_en=1

in the jacxhero 3d?

my phone is too slow and the lagging is really annoying, I don't think it should be like this.

many thanks
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
ya type in console

set compcache=0
set cc_backingswap_en=0
set linux_swap_eanable=1
[G1 Android Development] keemyb:
Thanks a gazillion for this help, I am on my waytowards unlock my G1 fully
[G1 Android Development] iso67:
I'm very sorry, but I'm not able to solve the proble.

I red that the config code (for swapping etc) should be written in the user.conf file located in /system/bin. I looked for it with astro file manager, bur no way to find it nowhere.... why I should already have it, or possibly I should built it as text file and just throw it in the above directory?

moreove what I should do with the a2sd.sh file? and where is ti?
[G1 Android Development] optimuszero:
Anyone try this on a MyTouch? Best I can tell, the phone is physically the same inside and out minus the keyboard, so I think it will...Just wanted to see if there is any practical experience out there.
[G1 Android Development] Banacon:
Well I've had my G1 for quite awhile now but I've always been somewhat scared to do anything with root on my phone, but today I felt a little adventurous and thought I'd give it a try.

I am pretty sure I got my phone rooted correctly, but when I went in to try and install the newest radio given in this thread, I got an error and the installation was aborted. The messages I get are:

Installing from sdcard...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

E:No signature (5 files)

E:Verification failed

Installation aborted.

Any help?
[G1 Android Development] devonaire:
I've the same problem like you. It doesnt work for radio and SPL... What to do with that? anyone knows?
[G1 Android Development] Banacon:
@devonaire: I fixed my problem by installing testkeys.
[G1 Android Development] devonaire:
Banacon - I dont know how to do that.. Im pretty newbie in that :( Could you explain somehow?
[G1 Android Development] Banacon:
http://www.multigesture.net/articles/t-mobile-g1-downgrade-rc30rc8-rooting-update-tutorial/

That's the guide I used. Scroll down a little bit and you'll find the instructions for testkeys. It takes awhile but it's the reason you are having your problem.
[G1 Android Development] tigerhalsey:
AUS htc dream

how do i do this on the Australian HTC dream with optus

i keep getting a not allow error

when i press camera and power
[G1 Android Development] tomekpl21:
may sound like a stupid question but I dont believe it was answered...

I have a plain stock 2gb card from a few years back that I used for the root and JACHero rom. everything lags sooo much and i wanted to know 2 things.

1) if I get an 8 gb class 6 card would it go faster?

2) do i have to go through this whole process again in order to keep the hero rom? and if i do, with which step do i start

thx in advance
[G1 Android Development] lotherius:
1) Faster, yes. Fast enough? Probably not, IMHO. I have a class 6 AData card. Cyanogen was working awesome, very quick. JacHero, not so much. The busy icon and I are getting to be very good friends - it is too slow for daily use. The HTC widgets are one of the reasons to use a Hero ROM, and even one or two of them kills the homescreen. I'm talking 30seconds to a minute just to exit from an application and load the homescreen. Lag is so bad when bringing the phone out of sleep I have to try several times to enter my pattern lock, because lag is so bad it doesn't respond. Just not worth it.

2) No you don't have to re-install your ROM, though I do recommend a wipe as the ROM will be expecting certain files on the card that are no longer there after the switch to a new card.
[G1 Android Development] SrRaven:
I've got a quick question, as I live in Germany I use Qwertz and not Qwerty. Is there a way to get QWERTZ and not QWERTY running using Hero?

I use a tmobile G1.
[G1 Android Development] jaydee87:
Here short instruction in german how to change the keyboard layout back to german:

Erst die Datei trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin auf die SD-Karte ins Hauptverzeichnis entpacken! Dann auf dem G1 das Terminal Emulator öffnen und folgende Befehle eingegeben,nach jeder zeile enter:

su

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

cd /system/usr/keychars/

dd if=/sdcard/trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin of=trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin

Dach ein softrestet (auflegen + menü + abnehmen) oder neustarten.

Then you should have your old qwertz Keyboard ;)

greetz
[G1 Android Development] Eutherin:
[Q] How do i install a Hero Rom?

[A] Download a Hero Rom, i suggest JacHero's or Dizzy's

Rename your download from XXXXXXX.zip to update.zip

Place update.zip in the root of your sdcard (root = not in any folder)

Boot into recovery (Home + Power)

Wipe (Alt+w) and Flash (Alt+s)

wipe goes just fine, alt+s will not for me though, it finds/opes the update package, it verifies slowly, but fine. Formatting system goes fine , copying files annnd BLAMOFAIL.

E: Can't systemlink /system/xh something screen is cracked couldnt see

E: failure at line 59:

symlink/system/xbin/bb/b(idk...)px

SYSTEM:xbin/[

Installation aborted

G1/1gb sd card ( :[ ) 3 partitions i believe? (Its either 2 or three) dizzy's/haykuro's full rom.

D:
[G1 Android Development] V_RocKs:
Wish I saw this thread last night!
[G1 Android Development] 2rz_taco_sr5:
hey i appologize because i know this has been brought up before but im fried and cant look any more lol do i HAVE to have any sort of partition or format (other than fat32) to run hero? i can run cyanogen just fine (4.0.4) but for some reason modaco 1.5.0 wont run. usually i get stuck at g1 screen once i got a boot loop at hero screen.... i read that it says its not needed but i cant think of any other reason why it doesnt work unless im forgetting something else.... i wipe i tried repairing the file system and still nothing.... i actually just fried a 2gb sd card somehow using aps2sd to format and i followed instructions to a t and somehow after i rebooted it wouldnt read the card then i remembered the update to ext3 tried that and the phone wouldnt boot at all and the sd card doesnt work at all now either :( not a big deal just im starting to get discouraged cyanogen is great and fast but boring...

edit fixed the sd card... i got it to format through the phone i had tried a couple times before but somehow it worked all the sudden idk... again srry if its a dumb question i just dont know what im doing wrong unless im not waiting long enough for the g1 screen to go away (around 20 mins)
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
1. Yes to run hero, u need 3 partitions. Fat32, EXT3, and Linux-Swap in that order

2. U should have a Class 6 sd card to run Hero the best

3. Make sure you have the Latest (Danger) SPL and Radio

4. Format, Wipe, and Flash the Hero ROM.

5. If you dont want to format your card, try Tiny Hero :D

Good Luck :D
[G1 Android Development] 2rz_taco_sr5:
ahhhh ok welll that explains alot altho i could have swore i read somewhere i didnt have to and although i figured it would be slow and huge i just wanted to check it out.... but ok ill give the format and partition another try idk what i did last time but i should get it this time ill just tdo it the hard way for some reason that always works best for me :o anywho thank you very much for the heads up i should be good soon!
[G1 Android Development] 2rz_taco_sr5:
almost forgot do you have to run apps2sd? and should i pretty much count on not taking my sd card out once i do this unless the phone is off?
[G1 Android Development] alchemistone:
I 've rooted my G1 by using this method:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfskzfjOMgc

Now I' m running Cyonogen 4.0.4.

Do I have to flash my SPL or Radio to use Drizzy's Hero?

Edit/Delete Message
[G1 Android Development] BrooklynAvi:
Clarify Code Block in OP

I think that you need to remove the line that reads "then flash the update" from the above code block in the OP. It may seem obvious to most, but some may think that those words should be typed into terminal, especially since you made it a point to say "Each line is a new command." Just my two cents. Great post.
[G1 Android Development] cmsweet21:
how to do this? or where will i type this?

[Q] Should i use swapper? What is a good setting to use

[A] Yes

Perfect Setting:

Swap Location: /system/sd/swap.swp

Swap Space: 32mb

Swapinness: 10 or 60 which ever works better for you
[G1 Android Development] nolimit78:
Or if you want to do this in console:

mount /system/sd
rm -rf /system/sd/*
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
# mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd

# cd /system/sd

# rm -rf /system/sd/*

# reboot recovery
[G1 Android Development] Dror520:
why did you put the #cd /system/sd command? I never did that and it works ...
[G1 Android Development] ss4luis2000:
how do i get hero and what is the best herorom out there?

hey everybody just needed somebody to shed some light on this for me how do i get the lates hero rom on my g1 and which one is the best? also im running cyanogenmod 4.1.11.1 with the lates recovery image cm 1.4. so do i have to get another radio or spl or do i already have it? im using an 8g class6 partitioned with linux-swap 36. so what do you guys think? what else do i need?
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
you need to make sure you have the latest SPL and Radio. Its on the OP Its called the Danger/Haykuro SPL :D
[G1 Android Development] ss4luis2000:
oh ok youll have to excuse me im pretty much a noob at this, but where can i get detailed instructions on how to switch roms going from cyanogenmod to hero rom. I really dont want to brick my phone as money is tight these days. so basiclly i just have to get the danger spl and a new radio.. right? is there a difference from the ones im using on cyanogenmod? Which one is flashed first the danger spl or the radio? ive heard its a little diferent for hero roms? sorry for all the questions and thank you very much for responding.
[G1 Android Development] kamirza:
Help Help help

I have a Hero. Was running Modaco 2.3. Wanted to go for this new Donut 1.6 rom and therefore as required tried to upgrade the radio. After flashing the new radio 22 one I checked but the version did not change then i went for the SPL and changed the name to update.zip and flashed and then the phone is stuck with the HTC logo. Cant boot in recovery mode at all. Have to take out the battery to switch it off. Please help... can I still get a card reader to put the new rom version in the SD card and try or is it gone. What should be my next step. Hope to get a solution. On checking more I now know off the PVT and DVt but I cant find that out now.
[G1 Android Development] nephron:
Im sorry bro, since you cant enter recovery or fastboot, it means you have bricked your phone. :(
[G1 Android Development] kamirza:
Phew

Well almost true. Nothoing worked and I tried everything. Then went to offcial ROM RUU and ran that , it took two tries and it came back witht he new rom.
[G1 Android Development] :
Yeah you bricked. Sounds like you flashed the radio image for the dream which caused the brick.
[G1 Android Development] ss4luis2000:
help

sorry for reposting but how do you get modaco 2.2 installed in my g1 that is running cyanogen 4.0.4. i checked the radio and its up to date 2.22.19.26I. so that means i just flash the hykuro spl (danger spl) or do i need a different spl for modaco? where can i get detailed instructions to do this? thanx every body!