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please help noob want to root my new g1

Hi all,
I have ordered a G1 and should have it by wednesday, i have tried to read up about changing the android root and rom and im getting totally confused as to what rom to use and how to actualy root hack and apply the rom.
it will be a uk model phone, can i use american guides and roms or do they have to be uk?
please can someone tell me whats the latest and best guide and rom to use etc..
please please please help.
Crusader0071

you can use american guides, but you must, MUST download the UK versions of the firmware when rooting.
and just search the forums, there are plenty of tutorials on how to root your G1.

AroundTheWorld said:
you can use american guides, but you must, MUST download the UK versions of the firmware when rooting.
and just search the forums, there are plenty of tutorials on how to root your G1.
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Hi mate,
cheers for the reply.
where is best place to get the uk firmware? and how will i know if its uk or american?

This page should help you.
Once you have this up and running, you can upgrade your recovery to Amon_ra latest, upgrade your radio to the latest and flash away.

cheers mate, will try this when i get the phone.

hi do i need the rc29 or rc7? im in the uk?

Which kind of g1 did u order

its a g1 with drc92 with 1.6 f/w, what other info do you need?

You need the RC7 .zip I believe.

are you sure mate?

you should go on youtube.com and type this in the search bar "jailbreaking t-mobile g1 made easy" and follow from there it should give u links and remember to choose the uk downloads this is one of the best vids with the clearist quality
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DroidFreek said:
you should go on youtube.com and type this in the search bar "jailbreaking t-mobile g1 made easy" and follow from there it should give u links and remember to choose the uk downloads this is one of the best vids with the clearist quality
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hi i have rooted my phone now following the instructions above (on youtube jailbreaking t-mobile g1 made easy) however , when he explaines that now i need to do the last stage and update to a newer f/w / rom and recomends downloading JFv1.51_CRB43-EU.zip the link does not work, my questions are ...
do i have to use this perticular .zip or can i use others which ones can i use with this method of rooting and which roms do i need for the uk?
please help asap i need my phone! lol

i think i might need a new recovery.img too as this one i have has no backing up options? please please please help me someone

get amon-ra's recovery, and the rom you're talking about is out of date, so i suggest flashing one of the many roms that we currently have (superD, SCDI, Open Eclair, etc.)

Hello XDA!!! New HTC HERO.. Now What??

I just got a new Sprint HTC HERO.. OK guys now what??? Im new to the rooting process and installing ROM's..Ive been reading into Rooting and Installing Custom Rom's but im still don't if I should root it becuase I have 2 friends that as soon as they got there android phones they tried too root them and bricked them soo im still iffy. I have the sprint 2.1-update1 ROM with the 2.27.651.6 Build Number.. Soo if you guys can give me a good Link or Post for Rooting thats updated or new because most of the links I find are old (video would be a plus) for a Noob like me and a Good Stable Custom Rom that you guys can recommend would be great. Thanksss!!!!

The first thing you will want to do is learn to use the search feature of the forum. It is really good and it will lead you to all of the info you will ever need. It will also save you a lot of grief, you will find that you will get much more helpful responses if you first try to help yourself, chances are your question has already been asked and answered 100 times.
Now that that is out of the way, regaw_leinad has a step by step tutorial on how to root the Hero. It's located in the CDMA ANDROID DEVELOPMENT forum. Easy enough to find though. Let me know if you can't find it and I will try and post a link.
Oh yeah, Welcome to the Hero Forums! Enjoy!
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Peter - Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App. Sprint/HTC HERO Fresh ROM 2.1.2

If they managed to ACTUALLY brick their phone, and not just did something they didn't know how to undo, it's cause they either can't or didn't read/search/askfor help.
It's damn near impossible to brick these phones, and honestly I don't even think you can brick them in the rooting process.

So did you get your phone rooted yet?

Thanks prios914 I found that regaw_leinad Post on rooting the Hero. But since this post was written last year when the hero had 1.5 would there be any diffrence since it now has 2.1??

liftedngifted1 said:
Thanks prios914 I found that regaw_leinad Post on rooting the Hero. But since this post was written last year when the hero had 1.5 would there be any diffrence since it now has 2.1??
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Follow this guide right here and you should be good

Thanks!! But since I have build 1.6 I have to go back down too 1.5 in order too root right?? Also why cant you root the 1.6 build???

liftedngifted1 said:
Thanks!! But since I have build 1.6 I have to go back down too 1.5 in order too root right?? Also why cant you root the 1.6 build???
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Yeah you have to downgrade. It's just not possible to root the .6 version yet

Your welcome liftedngifted1 and the guide I was referring to from regaw_leinad was the one that thatguythatdid pointed you too. I'm new to the forums so I do not have the ability to post links yet.
As for Roms, if you are like many of the users of this forum, you will probably develop a case of ORD - Obsessive Rom-updating Disorder.
There are plenty of good roms to try out you just want to make sure you do your Nand backups and be sure to get Titanium Backup from the market as it will make it easy to restore the apps that you like to use on a regular basis, it will save you time.
Enjoy.

I'm confused. You said you had 2.1 and then you said you have 1.6. Sprint did not release 1.6 for the Hero. The phone originally had 1.5 and then they released an updated version of 1.5. And last month they released 2.1 followed by a patch for it. If you have 2.1 follow the steps from regaw's post or goto unrevoked.com from your phone.
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I'm confused. You said you had 2.1 and then you said you have 1.6. Sprint did not release 1.6 for the Hero. The phone originally had 1.5 and then they released an updated version of 1.5. And last month they released 2.1 followed by a patch for it. If you have 2.1 follow the steps from regaw's post or goto unrevoked.com from your phone.
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I think he meant he has the update .6 build of the 2.1 system

Sprint recently released two RUU's 2.27.651.5 and 2.27.651.6 so when they are referring to 1.5 or 1.6 they are referring to the last two digits of the newest RUU's.

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Sprint recently released two RUU's 2.27.651.5 and 2.27.651.6 so when they are referring to 1.5 or 1.6 they are referring to the last two digits of the newest RUU's.
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yes they are

[Q] root question

I recently lost my htc hero and have just received a new one from insurance and it is updated to the 2.32.651.2 software. I have been searching around, but have not been able to find any way to root this. If anyone could help it would be great, thanks

papeseed24 said:
I recently lost my htc hero and have just received a new one from insurance and it is updated to the 2.32.651.2 software. I have been searching around, but have not been able to find any way to root this. If anyone could help it would be great, thanks
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You might have to downgrade your software through HTC's RUU. I don't have the file but someone will post it eventually.
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1. Goto XDA Hero CDMA forums (which, I guess, you know how to...)
2. Click on "Search this forum"
3. Enter "2.32.651.2"
4. Hit Enter
5. Enjoy!
Don't tell me that you did not find posts for rooting this update, I just ran a search and found atleast 3...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=743289
Enjoy

papeseed24 said:
I recently lost my htc hero and have just received a new one from insurance and it is updated to the 2.32.651.2 software. I have been searching around, but have not been able to find any way to root this. If anyone could help it would be great, thanks
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Here you go!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875351
Did it yesterday and it works! If you just want to root, go ahead with z4root. If you experience lag after rooting, just reboot and your good to go if you dont plan on flashing any roms. Link to z4root in post.

Help with G1

I was going to help my friend root his G1 and install the CyanogenMod 6.1 on it.I noticed on his G1 it said android 1.6.I was hoping someone could point me in the right directions to a link for rooting and installing the rom.So if you can link me to the newest rooting method and a link to install Cyanogen it will be appreciated.
Thanks,
eastwood

The downgrade to cupcake/one click root works for most G1 phones, but check the build in About Phone. If it's DMD64, you will probably need to create a a Gold Card (reference: the Unlockr). If you want to save time abduction hassle, check out the Gold Card Helper app in the Market. You will still need to follow the Unlockr's steps. Hang on, i'll find you some links...
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Ya, if you get the Goldcard Helper app (note that Goldcard is actually one word), you can effectively skip steps 1 to 8 in this method:
[Can't post links yet. Just google "unlockr how to create gold card"]
And no need for ADB! You will still need a PC to use that Hex editor. Are you using a mac?
After you get a goldcard, doing the normal dowgrade to 1.5 and one click root works pretty good, and there are many guides to doing that around here and on other forums.
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Thanks for the help.After i get settled in from work im going to begin studying on how to create the goldcard you mentioned.
Thanks for the help,
eastwood

Let me know how it goes and if you need any help
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
Best place to start...all links provided
the cyanogen 6.1 instructions should be included in the post of the rom by cyanogen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=722801
good luck, and the search button does wonders, try using it =) it def. helps

[SIMPLE GUIDES] How to root/un-root the HTC Legend + Install ROM's [H-BOOT 1.00]

Rather than looting half of London, I spent my time giving something back to the Android Community.
I've compiled this guide on how to root the HTC Legend vodafone. It's pretty simple in my opinion and I've tried to make it as easy to use as possible. I have included a lot of images and started right from the beginning.
List of Guides:
How to root the HTC Legend [H-BOOT 1.00]
How to un-root the HTC Legend
Advice on choosing ROM's
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I think I've added in all the credits, but if I haven't then please tell me. I'm also making more guides for noob Android users.
Thanks for using the guide, and if you have any suggestions, please leave a comment.
N.B. Guides have since been taken down due to newer methods of one-click rooting.
Chirag Vadhia

I just rooted a day before you posted and believe me this are the steps I followed...and woo..its rooted
I hope this post is made a stickied

Very nice, and lots of pics! It should help a lot of people out.

Thank you. When I tried to root my HTC Legend, I couldn't find a proper guide, so I thought I'd make one to help other people out.

Hi Thanks i just swap my iphone with htc legend from my gf and planning to root the phone. this would be my only guide, hopefully no issue will happen and i will report back. the guide looks good and simple but the only thing i find is, TOO many files needed. maybe i can combine all of them and put in 1 place to help other newbies !
but i still shock to see number of files i need to root an android ! and the files are sooo big aswell ! different from iphone, you just need a website or 1 software to jailbreak it hehehehehe - relax im an android fan boy now !

Every Android device has its own rooting method. The one of the Legend is really long; but don't worry. It's not that hard as it seems. Also this guide is really good!

i actually has hboot 1.0.1 and reading http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894465 is very confusing. can someone point me to easier guide just what mafuzzer done with hboot 1.00 ? thanks alot.
already spent half a day without any luck

erwinsie said:
i actually has hboot 1.0.1 and reading http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894465 is very confusing. can someone point me to easier guide just what mafuzzer done with hboot 1.00 ? thanks alot.
already spent half a day without any luck
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I would create a guide, but unfortunatley I don't have a HTC Legend with that version of H-BOOT.

what am i doing wrong :-( i keep getting usb not connected when it is :-( alsowhen i have got past that stage ONCE it said error 140 incorrect bootloader :-( i have a vodafone legend running 2.2 followed the guide to a t and now im stuck someone help please

mafu6 said:
what am i doing wrong :-( i keep getting usb not connected when it is :-( alsowhen i have got past that stage ONCE it said error 140 incorrect bootloader :-( i have a vodafone legend running 2.2 followed the guide to a t and now im stuck someone help please
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Error 140 means that you need to re-create the GoldCard. Your phone must also be connected as, "Charge Only". You could also try plugging your phone in another USB port. Also check that you have AndroidSDK installed.

Added another guide with some advice on choosing ROM's. I'm also working on a simple un-root guide.

How do I check hboot version - my gf has a legend
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Edit:
Same as DHD - figured it out.

Hi! Thank you for posting such an amazing guide! But one problem that I am experiencing though, is that why are the images unable to be viewed?

Hmm,
I've just checked the guide and everything seems to be working

K I shall try it out again.
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Mafuzzer said:
Hmm,
I've just checked the guide and everything seems to be working
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Hmm,
But when I went to the webpage the picture could not be seen. Just a little cross on the top corner of the pic. I used Google chrome to open the page.
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bryanqjx said:
Hmm,
But when I went to the webpage the picture could not be seen. Just a little cross on the top corner of the pic. I used Google chrome to open the page.
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For which page of the website do you mean?

From the pages that u provided.
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I will PM you the images when I get home.