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Please Assist - Questions..... (roms / g1)

ok - i have a G1 ... fully functional etc
anyway - i started looking into putting SenseUI on it - and then about 15mins ago came across the cyanogen thread and became very intrigured....
i have a couple questions
1. with the latest release of the ROM, is the phone fully functional?? - no restrictions etc? tmo doesnt mind or restrict you etc? - i still want all features working
2. is there a step by step on installing the rom? - i looked around a bit but found multiple conflicting instructions/recommendations -
3. WORST case scenario, can i always go right back to where im at now? - official tmo/google release, fully functional, normal g1? - or am i stuck
my biggest concern is ruining the phone - im just getting in to G1 editing etc - ive always been too nervous because its my main phone and only phone - but i used to do all kinds of crazy things with my old blackberry - beta releases from overseas etc etc - just havent gotten the balls to mess with my g1
but ill be honest, i hate the iphone (not sure why) - but im getting kind of fed up with the G1 - i love it, dont get me wrong - but the add-ons/functions i read in cyans rom intrigured me a lot
so with all this being said - please answer my questions listed above
i dont care so much about the files/apps - i can always re-download the apps i use etc... and the pics/vids i can back up to my pc
thanks in advance!!!!

the current stable release of cyanogen's rom in 4.0.1 and it is very stable and much faster than stock cupcake. the only thing missing as far as i can tell is the myfaves app. but i do not care bc i can update that online. everything in market works. plus many extras from donut.
are you rooted? if not, go to the market.
search for recovery flasher.
download it.
then go to cyanogen's thread and download 4.0.1.
put it on the root of your sdcard (upmost folder).
use the recovery flasher app to apply cyanogen's recovery image 1.4 on your phone.
power off your phone.
hold home and power to boot into recovery.
it should have a green android with text in front of it.
go to flash any .zip.
select the 4.0.1 file you put on your sdcard from above.
hit home to apply it.
after it finishes and tells you to reboot the phone then select reboot phone on the menu.
let the phone boot up.
may take 5 to 10 minutes.
then look into partitioning your sdcard for apps2sd and a linux-swap partition if you want those options.
yes you can easily revert the phone to stock rom like you never rooted it.
when you boot the phone up the first time, if you get a lot of force closes then boot into recovery.
go to the recovery console
hit enter
type fix_permissions
then type reboot
if that does not work then you will have to wipe the phone from the recovery menu and re-flash the rom
any other questions

trying it now - (crosses fingers)

its been on the NEW adroid splash screen ( the one with the android on a skateboard) for a while now... it stops highlighting once in a while and flashes off - then starts again... its been about 7-8mins i think..... is this normal?

got it!
thanks!!!

your welcome. did you have root or did you use the recovery flasher app? because if you used the recovery flasher app there is a quick question i have

i didnt have root at all prior to me trying this tonight

something i would try. power your phone down. hold the camera button and power button (this boots up into bootloader) if you get a rainbow screen then you will want to flash the hard spl(androids on skateboards with a white background). so you can you use fastboot. here is where you can get the hard spl. just boot into recovery and flash it. i do not know if flashing the hard spl will wipe your phone like flashing haykuro's spl will, but you would much rather have the hard spl than not having it so the pros far outweigh the cons. welcome to your newly rooted phone. if you have any questions feel free to pm me and i will do my best to answer them.

david1171 said:
something i would try. power your phone down. hold the camera button and power button (this boots up into bootloader) if you get a rainbow screen then you will want to flash the hard spl(androids on skateboards with a white background). so you can you use fastboot. here is where you can get the hard spl. just boot into recovery and flash it. i do not know if flashing the hard spl will wipe your phone like flashing haykuro's spl will, but you would much rather have the hard spl than not having it so the pros far outweigh the cons. welcome to your newly rooted phone. if you have any questions feel free to pm me and i will do my best to answer them.
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Thanks for the step by step guide David...
I would like to ask a question on ROM types. I am currently using JF's 1.51. I have no problem with this (occasional force closes, which I suspect is from the SetCPU app). I have hearing lots of updates from CyanogenMod's ROM. What are the main differences? From your experience, what do you think are the disadvantages of CyanogenMod's ROM versus JF's 1.51? Would appreciate any help you can give. Thanks

erlern said:
From your experience, what do you think are the disadvantages of CyanogenMod's ROM versus JF's 1.51? Would appreciate any help you can give. Thanks
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sorry i almost cried when i saw disadvantages lol.
1 you do not have to overclock bc the phone is set up to overclock when it needs it and to underclock when it doesn't need it.
2 apps2sd is automatic if you have a second partition. there's a great guide for easily partition your phone with cyanogen's 1.31+ recovery image.
3 many cool things from donut.
4 a lot of themes are made for cm roms
5 a lot of stuff too much for me to list
if you really want to try it just get his latest recovery image. download 4.0.1 or whatever the latest stable release is. make a nandroid back up. flash the rom, and if you don't like it, or want to go back to JF then you can easily

David, Thanks for this. Just for kicks. If i want to reset to the factory defaults all I need to select is the "wipe data/factory reset" from recovery?

I think my post just disappeared...anyway... David, Just for kicks, If I need the phone back to original settings, I need to select the "wipe data/factory default" option in recovery? This will keep the new recovery method, just deletes the rom?

You will keep the recovery image. Yes it will just clear you data and stuff off the phone. Things like recovery image, SPL, and radio do not get wiped. If you do wipe just reflash a rom and you will be good to go.
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david1171 said:
sorry i almost cried when i saw disadvantages lol.
1 you do not have to overclock bc the phone is set up to overclock when it needs it and to underclock when it doesn't need it.
2 apps2sd is automatic if you have a second partition. there's a great guide for easily partition your phone with cyanogen's 1.31+ recovery image.
3 many cool things from donut.
4 a lot of themes are made for cm roms
5 a lot of stuff too much for me to list
if you really want to try it just get his latest recovery image. download 4.0.1 or whatever the latest stable release is. make a nandroid back up. flash the rom, and if you don't like it, or want to go back to JF then you can easily
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I like your SPL on your signiture. Im guessing its the danger SPL

Yeah it references the danger spl lol. I think thats the feeling that anyone gets when flashing it. I know i was like i really hope this works or i'm going to be sad.

Original question(s) seem to be solved.
Closing thread

completely lost and so confused! help

ok after months of putting off playing with my phone I have decieded to mod it. Today I have successfully hacked it with the help of the wiki here:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
working great but I can't find an answer on how to play with other roms like hero, blur, and 2.0 etc.
can anyone please give me some help this forum is hard to find a clear way to anything since there seems to be 1 million ways to do it.
thanks in advance.
ian

Please keep all questions to the Questions and Answers forum. The development forum is for development threads only.
Flashing other ROMs is the same as flashing Cyanogen.

so i add the 1.6 rom image and another rom not cyanogen and then flash in the cyanogen recovery menu as described on his wiki?

Well before you try
blur etc..
Your going to have to make sure you have the correct radio,spl.
Boot into fastboot mode with camera plus power
and whats your spl/radio
if your radio is
2.22.19.26I
then thats good
if your spl is 1.33.2005
then your good to go for hero etc..
if not then your going to need to download the saphire radio/spl to be able to try other ROM's

i have the right radio but where do i find the spl?
also on his wiki it has how to install custom spl should i do this?
also does the apps to sd thing installed in his build? how do i make it work? or find it

Make sure when in bootloader, look for PVT or DVT. If you see 'DVT', do not flash the Haykuro spl.

is that the one with rainbow or androids and skateboards?

ianandamy said:
i have the right radio but where do i find the spl?
also on his wiki it has how to install custom spl should i do this?
also does the apps to sd thing installed in his build? how do i make it work? or find it
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ok look i really want to help you so i am
the spl to load other roms etc is going to be found here
http://code.google.com/p/sapphire-port-dream/
Download the radio 2.22. whatever
and the 1.33.2005 spl
MAKE SURE YOU FLASH THE RADIO FIRST!!!
EVEN IF YOU ALREADY HAVE IT!!!
SOMETIMES NOT FLASHING THE RADIO AND GOING STRAIGHT TO THE SPL CAN BRICK YOUR PHONE
SO RADIO THEN SPL!!!
THEN THE ROM(I WOULD DO CYAN AGAIN)
IN ORDER TO FLASH HIS NEWEST ROM
FLASH HE 1.6 RECOVERY IMAGE FOR THE DREAM FROM THE HTC WEBSITE
THEN ITLL REBOOT BYITSELF THEN FLASH THE CYAN ROM ITSELF AND IT SHOULD WORK..
IN ORDER TO GET APPS 2 SD WORKING YOU HAVE TO HAVE A EXT2/3/4 WHATEVER YOU CHOICE
BUT YOULL MOST LIKELY END UP WITH A EXT2/3
SEARCH THE FORUMS FOR ROOTING AND SETTING UP AN EXT2

Make sure you have a PVT board.

ianandamy said:
is that the one with rainbow or androids and skateboards?
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right above where you saw the 2.22. It should say pvt 32b
if not then youll have to use the other spl
that i have no knowledge of so your stuck on that 1

i have pvt 32b too
so to flash another custom rom i just add the 1.6 rom image and the one I want to use and flash it like i did the latest cyanogen one?
which roms are best for hero, blur? and work 100%

this is what is on cyanogens wiki after what i did? although I have 4.2.3.1
Hard SPL (optional) - ONLY FOR HTC DREAM (G1)!!!
If you choose, you can install a custom SPL. This will free up approximatly 20MB on the system partition. As of CyanogenMOD 4.2.3, this is not necessary. However, with the release of Android 2.0, it might become necessary to flash a new SPL.
ONLY follow these steps if you've followed the previous steps on this page (or if you manually flashed your radio with the latest version). Otherwise, you will break your phone.
1. Go to http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/wiki/Install_Hard_SPL and download the SPL File
2. Place the SPL file on the root of your SD card.
3. Power off your phone.
4. Press and hold Home and then press Power to boot into recovery mode.
5. Once in recovery mode, Press ALT+A (or select "apply any zip from sd") and select the SPL file you downloaded to apply the update from the SD card. (If you do not see a menu / text on screen, ie - you see an exclamation mark, press ALT+L to show the menu.)
6. After the update is complete, hold Home + Back to restart.
7. Once your phone has booted up, turn your phone off so that we can make sure the update worked.
8. Press and hold the Camera and Power buttons to boot into your SPL. It should have three androids on skateboards at the bottom, with a white background. If you still have the four-color rainbow, go back and try again. If you press HOME you will start this all over again.So DO NOT. Press Action. Then either way, press Call, Menu and End at the same time to reboot.

ianandamy said:
i have pvt 32b too
so to flash another custom rom i just add the 1.6 rom image and the one i want to use and flash it like i did the latest cyanogen one?
Which roms are best for hero, blur? And work 100%
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ok good so im guessing you updated the radio/spl
correct? If not then you cant go to any other roms
unless you do so
and to answer your question
you dont need to flash the 1.6 recovery image again to goto other roms. Thats only for his builds because google got on his ass for redist.. There apps so yeah
and right now the best heros out are mlign and kings and jacski sense whatever heros has gotten better since youve been here so check m out
but blur is not even close to stable yet
no wifi no gps no vibrate
pulse is broken
and 2.0 just barely came out no ones made anything yet

here is what i did exactly let me know but everything seems to be the right ones let me know before I go further.

ianandamy said:
this is what is on cyanogens wiki after what i did? Although i have 4.2.3.1
hard spl (optional) - only for htc dream (g1)!!!
If you choose, you can install a custom spl. This will free up approximatly 20mb on the system partition. As of cyanogenmod 4.2.3, this is not necessary. However, with the release of android 2.0, it might become necessary to flash a new spl.
Only follow these steps if you've followed the previous steps on this page (or if you manually flashed your radio with the latest version). Otherwise, you will break your phone.
1. Go to http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/wiki/install_hard_spl and download the spl file
2. Place the spl file on the root of your sd card.
3. Power off your phone.
4. Press and hold home and then press power to boot into recovery mode.
5. Once in recovery mode, press alt+a (or select "apply any zip from sd") and select the spl file you downloaded to apply the update from the sd card. (if you do not see a menu / text on screen, ie - you see an exclamation mark, press alt+l to show the menu.)
6. After the update is complete, hold home + back to restart.
7. Once your phone has booted up, turn your phone off so that we can make sure the update worked.
8. Press and hold the camera and power buttons to boot into your spl. It should have three androids on skateboards at the bottom, with a white background. If you still have the four-color rainbow, go back and try again. If you press home you will start this all over again.so do not. Press action. Then either way, press call, menu and end at the same time to reboot.
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ok the hardspl is crap
your going to want haykuros spl
so like i said download the new radio/spl
flash radio again(even if you already have it)
Then flash the haykuros spl
then flash a hero rom
but if you dont have an ext2/swap your not going to want to flash hero cuz itll be slow as hell

so maybe this custom spl is just to free up space?

i did not do the hard spl I did everything above it, read this and let me know.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod

ianandamy said:
i did not do the hard spl I did everything above it, read this and let me know.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
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YEAH EVERYTHING GOOD
BUT IF YOU WANT HERO/BLUR
THEN YOUR GOING TO WANT TO FLASH THE RADIO/SPL ( THE ONE I PROVIDED A LINK TO)
IF YOU SKIP THESE STEPS AND TRY TO INSTALL HERO ETC.. THEN IT WONT EVEN BOOT.
AND ANOTHER THING DID YOU DO THE EXT2 PARTITION
IF NOT DO IT BEFORE YOU FLASH THE RADIO/SPL SO ITS EASIER IN THE LONG RUN.
SO STEP BY STEP FOR YOU TO DO RIGHT NOW
create and ext2 500mb/swap 96mb
then when your finished
look i have to go
so follow as i said then flash any hero you should be good
flash the radio/spl (radio first)
that i provided a link to
when your done message me

ianandamy said:
ok after months of putting off playing with my phone I have decieded to mod it. Today I have successfully hacked it with the help of the wiki here:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
working great but I can't find an answer on how to play with other roms like hero, blur, and 2.0 etc.
can anyone please give me some help this forum is hard to find a clear way to anything since there seems to be 1 million ways to do it.
thanks in advance.
ian
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Simply use the one click rooting from www.theunlockr.com and it will show you how to root (or if you have done so) how to flash new ROM's... the EASIEST way possible.

loaded this hero theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520629
got this running have ext3 like was told
did not update radio or spl yet waiting to here this from a few different sources first.

So... Would this work? [G1]

Hello everyone.
I have done a lot of reading and searching regarding rooting a G1. There are so many guides and resources out there I was wondering if you guys could point me to the best (safest?) way to do it.
I have been thinking of rooting it for months due to the benefits I can get once I have done it but the thought of bricking it has been stopping me from doing it. I want to get it over with now and would appreciate if you guys can point me to the best guide and the best rom (I know there is many, I would like speed, stability and some nice features would be cool). I have a G1, I live in the UK and it is supplied by T-Mobile. I keep it up to date with the OTA updates so I think I will have to downgrade which I believe is shown in most guides? If there is any info you guys need, please say.
I would be really thankful if I got some help, it's not something I want to do without proper knowledge (which all of you have). Is it easy enough to do if I follow the instructions and make sure my battery is charged enough?
Also, can we in the UK flash the radio, is that meant to be tampered with, what are the pros and cons of doing that?
Thank you so much.
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Please look at post #6, I made a list of what I think I need to do.

I would suggest finding the 1-click root to make it easy for you. Then, flash the 1.6 HTC image like all builds based off of Cyanogen's build environment require now and then flash @wesgarner's build for the fastest most stable build available.

Here's how to root your phone... nice and simple....
The one click root doesn't work if you've upgraded your phone to the OTA 1.6 update.
So the old instructions would be a safe bet since i don't know if you have 1.5 or 1.6.
Follow these instructions: http://www.myhangoutonline.com/2009/11/20/how-to-root-your-g1/
Then upgrade your radio and SPL from here: http://www.myhangoutonline.com/2009/11/22/upgrade-radio-recovery-spl/
Then if you want to upgrade to the newest CM build do this:
Before you install the Cyanogenmod 4.2.7.1 ROM you need to install the HTC 1.6 Dev Rom first.
HTC took it off their website, i have it uploaded on my site...
do this: ( This is for HTC Dream (G1) )
CLEAR YOUR EXT PARTITION or REPARTITION YOUR CARD to get rid of any Incompatible files.
Download CM 4.2.7.1 -> http://www.myhangoutonline.com/downloads/?did=17
Download HTC Dream Image 1.6 -> http://www.myhangoutonline.com/downloads/?did=6
Place them both on the root of your SDCard.
Reboot your phone into recovery mode...
1. WIPE
2. Install HTC Dream Image
3. Hit Reboot when it's done (and keep an eye on the phone!)
4. you will see the little picture with an arrow (radio installation), WHEN YOU SEE THE PHONE REBOOT HOLD THE HOME KEY. It should reboot right back into recovery.
5. Now install the CM ROM
6. Reboot and you're done...
Hope that helps!

http://androidoverdrive.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=7

Thank you all for the information and links.
I have been doing a lot more reading today and think I might go with Dwang's rom. From what I understand (to do it the quick way) I need to revert my G1 back to Cupcake (RC7 for europe?) from Donut 1.6. Then Download the recovery flasher and flash a recovery image, do I use Amon Ra's? Do I then load the rom, then the theme afterwards? I hear people mentioning the radio, is it a necessity for the G1 that I mess with the radio? Is it easy to brick the phone doing it this way?
Thanks again for the help and understanding .

After watching this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCG9XhFmoEw
Could you guys tell me if this would work?
1. Format my SDCard. Transfer the old android (RC7?) image, Amon Ra's recovery image, Dwerg's rom and a nice theme made for the rom to the SD card.
2. Can I use the telnet thing to flash the Aman Ra recovery image?
3. Power off.
4. Power on holding the camera button and the power button and then downgrade my version. Reboot.
5. Turn on and set up my google info. Press enter twice and type "telnetd" and press enter. Proceed to the market and download the telnet app.
6. Run the app, and type in what's needed to flash the new recovery image. Again, can I use Aman Ra's? I'm unsure what to type but I will try and figure it out.
7. Power off.
8. Power on holding the Home and power keys, which should bring me to the new recovery image.
9. If I am flashing Dwerg's do I need to flash 1.6 first like you need to do for CM? Or is that a CM only thing? Flash the rom.
That should be it? Would doing it that way work ok? Less chance of bricking? There was no mention of radio flashing or anything.
Hopefully you guys can help me out.

Help with Cyanogen and modding

Ok, i have a need for a bit of help. I rooted and flashed to Jesusfreaks adp. I tried to get it to RC33. LONG story short, JF is installed. My kernel is 2.6.27-00392-g8312baf
NO clue what that means but im at fireware 1.5 and Build number CRB43
I want to get to Cyanogen. It looks a little smoother then JF and more frequently update. BTWi have a G1
I followed this guide TO THE T!
simplehelp.net/2009/10/04/how-to-install-cyanogenmod-4-1-99-on-your-g1-android-phone/
and after i rebooted, it took forever to boot (which is usual)
All my apps crashed. My desktop didnt even load. It had force closes like *android.phone and *android.mail
I figured it was because i was trying to mod off of the Jesus freak setup. Can anyone help me out and tell me how to either COMPLETELY wipe my phone and restore it to its origional G1 official build and then i can re-root to Cyanogen OR a way to mod from Jesusfreak to Cyanogen

copy and paste this into your browser... follow the directions...
wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod[/url]

Just read that guide over and thats all exactly what i already did. I have tried to signed-dream flash and then after taht the cyan mod. It installed the OS no problem. It just didnt have any programs working. IT is as if the phone had the OS but no program files. It wouldnt even load the phone at all. it was a black screen with a status bar and infinate force close screens. Any idea what that is a result of? I had to flash recover back to my JF os

Try this:
1. Flash recovery Amon_Ra (Great improvment on JF and Cyans recovery)
Code:
Copy recovery-RA-dream-v1.5.2.img to the root of your sdcard
Boot into your current custom recovery (boot while holding HOME)
select console from the menu
$su (not required if you have root already)
#mount -a
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.5.2.img
2. Boot into recovery (Home+Power)
3. Wipe Data/Factory Reset
4. Wipe EXT
5. Repair EXT
6. Flash Super D (I suggest Super D only because there is less flashing involved and it's a great improvement on the Cyan roms.. super quick too)
From here you should be set.

so if i already have root and all that, do i still need to follow step 1? Like flash with Amon_Ra? or can i just wipe, and reload the D rom? also your rom says its myHero2.2? is that a good rom? Im just trying to find the best rom to use on a g1. I have read up on Jesusfreak, its very stable, but it is pretty much just a open version of the regular tmobile os. THe only difference is the apps store is an older version. In your opinion, what is the best G1 rom and what are its percs?
thanks for all your help. This has been a working progress haha, finding a good rom and sticking with it. and can you give me a list of all the files needed for the best rom? if they have a step by step guide to it, thatd be great! i would look myself, but im still new at all this and there are like a bajillion different roms/ ways to load the rom. Im a PSP hacker, not an experienced phone guru

Tigger166 said:
so if i already have root and all that, do i still need to follow step 1? Like flash with Amon_Ra?
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I would just so you're current on your recovery. The updated recovery has added features compared to JF's recovery
Tigger166 said:
or can i just wipe, and reload the D rom? also your rom says its myHero2.2? is that a good rom?
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I would load the new recovery and then flash Super D. Again it's the most stable and is wicked fast. Yeah used to use myHero2.2 but i haven't updated my sig in a while. It's getting mundane at this point.
Tigger166 said:
Im just trying to find the best rom to use on a g1. I have read up on Jesusfreak, its very stable, but it is pretty much just a open version of the regular tmobile os. THe only difference is the apps store is an older version. In your opinion, what is the best G1 rom and what are its percs?
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This is going to be more of a difficult question to answer. It just depends on what you're after. I really prefer Super D because of it's speed. Again its built from the Cyan roms so you get Cyan + extras. That's what I would go with. Simple, easy, and fast.
thanks for all your help. This has been a working progress haha, finding a good rom and sticking with it. and can you give me a list of all the files needed for the best rom? if they have a step by step guide to it, thatd be great! i would look myself, but im still new at all this and there are like a bajillion different roms/ ways to load the rom. Im a PSP hacker, not an experienced phone guru
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Well that's the cool part about the community here at XDA. All the files are set up for you. To flash a rom:
Code:
Download the .zip file and place it on the root of your sd card
Reboot into recovery
Make a backup (i prefer switchrom)
Wipe Data/Factory Reset
Wipe EXT
Repair EXT
Flash rom from .zip
Reboot.
It's that easy.

[Q] New to android

I just bought a Motorola Milestone from a friend with android 2.2.2 fryo already installed and running at 800mhz.
i was just wondering since this isnt exactly the latest rom, how easy is it to install a new rom (are they all ready to go, no weird stuff to install after?) and to go back to the current rom just in case.
it also already has been rooted.

it is very easy. does the phone already have an open recovery installed on it?

dont know really.. i have ROM Manager installed, believe this also contains backup thingy like NANdroid?

Well if you have clockwork recovery already installed just put the custom rom file in your sd card and boot in to recovery then wipe, install zip from sd, pick the rom, wait for it to finish then reboot.

since you're asking for a good rom, and for the relative howto, these are my 2c:
1) you should really put in your sdcard a good recovery, if you don't know what version you have at the moment. Download the zip and put it in your sdcard.
http://code.google.com/p/minimod/downloads/detail?name=Minimod%20V0.06.zip
MAKE A FULL NANDROID BACKUP before flashing roms, to get back easily
2) to me, CyanogenMod 7 is the best rom for daily use, since you have a sort of equilibrium between features and performance. I prefere original kabaldan rom, but you could also try OH NO! version. In general, all you have to do is put the zip file you want to flash in sdcard/OpenRecovery/updates, and reboot by holding camera button. You'll get either OpenRecovery menu (wher you'll find "apply update" functions) or standard recovery screen (a warning triangle).
If you get the triangle you have to press volume up and camera button together, and "apply update"; you'll get the aformentioned OpenRecovery menu.
If you want to try CyanogenMod 7, look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=941346 (first post)
KEEP IN MIND that you'll have to put both the rom zip and the gapps zip in the updates fode of your sdcard (that is, these links: https://github.com/downloads/nadlabak/android/update-cm-7.1.2-Milestone-KANG-signed.zip and http://www.multiupload.com/NQAPSYPKIW)
2bis) you should give a look at the milestone development forum; you'll find info about almost every good rom you can use

Scoutme thnx for your reply! yes i was looking at cm7 so i am going to try that. So if i backup and the new rom sucks, i can just go back to the previous one using the backup. Just wanted to know, current rom is actualy really nice and fast, so dont know if cm7 is going to make it slower. Just gonna give it a try then^^
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just updated with your link, works perfectly! phone seems fast enough, but does anyone know if its still clocked at 800mhz or is it al back to stock? anyone using this also clocked their phone becouse of getting slower? fyi it was already clocked when i got it