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[Guide] How to for "1-click rooting" -Read Before Making a Thread about 1-click root

[Guide] How to for "1-click rooting" -Read Before Making a Thread about 1-click root
This only applies to the HTC Dream/ T-Mobile G1, flashing the Hard SPL to any other phone will BRICK your phone. if you want to do this for the MyTouch 3G then read up on the rooting process for it, so that you will have a better understanding of what you need! Some rational thought and logical reasoning is needed to do this or any other hack to your phone.
If you think that doing any part of this will brick your phone then please ask your question first in this thread. Either that or somewhere around the top of the screen is a button that kill a man in the wrong hands (search), use it or leave a reply or pm me if you are not entirely sure of what you are doing.
Hopefully this will help with the numerous amounts of questions about one click rooting.
Please ask any questions pertaining to one click root in this because it will be easiest for me to see what you have done and where you are stick or what your question is pertaining to. Thank you.
Disclaimer: I have not done this by this method, but from what I understand this is how you should do it. Also I am not responsible to any damage to anyone's phone. If you do this to a mytouch 3G and it gets bricked because you flashed the Hard SPL to it, then I will laugh at you because you cannot read (GMT -5 12:39pm 8-25).
Now to begin with...
1. Download Cyanogen's latest stable release from here.
2. Place that file on the root of your sdcard i.e. the up most folder or the one that appears when you open it on your computer. or not in a folder on your sdcard
3. Go to the market and download Recovery Flasher, or download it from here if it has already been shut down on the market.
If you get it from here make sure to go to settings-applications-and check unknown sources and hit ok in the box that pops up.
To install it from the sdcard ( for simplicity put the file on the root of your sdcard again) just find it with a file manager ( I like Astro) and select it then select install.
4. Run the Recovery Flasher app.
5. Click make a back-up first in case something goes wrong (second button).
6. Click install recovery image (first button)
7. Power your phone down.
8. Hold home and power to boot into recovery.
9. Select apply any .zip from sd.
10. Select the Cyanogen ROM you placed on there from step 2.
11. Hit home to flash it after selecting it.
12. When it is done flashing hit reboot system now with the trackball or hold home and power to reboot the phone.
13. The initial boot up after a rom can take anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes. If it takes over 15
press send, menu, and power at the same to time to reboot then hold home to boot into recovery. if you cannot manage to do this for some reason then yank the battery and hold home and power to boot into recovery.
select wipe data/factory reset, hit home to apply
Reflash the rom from the above steps.
Reboot and wait for it to boot up.
14. When the phone boots up and is usuable, if you had to do a factory wipe then you will have to sign into google again. if not then your phone should be good to go from there
if you didn't wipe and get a lot of force closes then you will need to power down your phone and wipe by booting into recovery (home and power) then select wipe data/factory default, then hit home to wipe, then reflash CM 4.0.1 after the wipe and reboot when it is done flashing.
15. To check your Radio, go to settings-about phone-baseband version the second part of that number will be 2.22.19.26I if you have the new radio. If it is not that number then download the latest radio from the HTC website
16. place the radio on the root (not in a folder on your sdcard) of your sdcard.
17. power down your phone and boot into recovery.
18. apply the radio by going to flash any .zip from sd, then select the radio file, then hit home to flash.
19. when the radio is done flashing, reboot with home and back.
20. Now that you are rooted and have a rom and the latest radio on your phone there is one more important matter to take care of, flashing the Hard SPL.
21. Download the Hard SPL
22. put it on the root (not in a folder on your sdcard) of your sdcard.
23. power down your phone and boot into recovery.
24. apply the Hard SPL by going to apply any .zip, then select the hard spl, and hit home to apply it
25. After the Hard SPL is flashed, reboot the phone by holding home and back.
26. Enjoy. You have a rooted phone that has the SPL and Radio requirements it needs.
If you would like to know about partitioning your sdcard look at this guide and skip down to the part about partitioning your sdcard.
If I have left something out please let me know and I will update this post to include it. Thanks.

i r newb, hear me roar..
wondered if you, good sir or some other nice guru would mind helping me.. im new to this whole rooting business.. i have a stock uk t-mobile g1 with nothing moded at all..
so what does this recovery flasher actually do? does it mean i dont have to downgrade to rc7?
what do you do about getting a theme? and is easy to switch themes?
i think you have forgotten the nandroid backup step before flashing rom?
many thanks, please excuse my newbieness

when you place the radio or the hard spl into your root of your sd card do you have to rename it to update or just put it like it is???

Thanks for this. I was actually piecing the info together myself from various threads on here. Just a quick question, would you recommend creating the ext2 partition before or after flashing the rom?

@APEX.7 it flashes the recovery image to your phone allowing you to skip downgrading. if you nandroid before flashing a modded rom, well i guess it would you stock back since i have never tried that i would not know, but i will add in OP later about amking one. To flash a theme just put it on root of sdcard and boot into recovery and flash like you would anything else. To wipe the theme just flash the rom over it.
@forken you do not have to rename to update.zip with cyanogen's 1.4 recovery image
@esskaypee you can make the ext2 partition before flashing the rom but given the nature of 1 click root that if you leave recovery without a modded rom it might revert back to stock reocvery so as long as you do not reboot without a modded rom you are safe. I think cyanogen's rom will detect the partition and do it automaticallly when you add one but if it doesn't just reflash the rom to activate a2sd after making the ext2 partition.
Sorry for lack of better explanations and grammer but i'm at work on my g1 right now.

Thanks David!!!

Nice guide, On step #13, instead of having them "Yank the battery out" just press Talk+Menu+Power to reboot, then just hold Home. Thats less hassle. . Also, i suggest having them flash the RADIO first, then the SPL. LEss chance of brick...

nephron said:
Nice guide, On step #13, instead of having them "Yank the battery out" just press Talk+Menu+Power to reboot, then just hold Home. Thats less hassle. . Also, i suggest having them flash the RADIO first, then the SPL. LEss chance of brick...
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I typed up something like this in that silly guide in the dev secion. For funzies I'll post it here too:
THIS METHOD SHOULD ONLY BE USED WITH THE G1/DREAM AND NOT THE SAPPHIRE/MyTouch
Backup all needed files from you SD card
Download and install Recovery Flasher
Open up recovery flasher and click flash recovery
Download the newest radio and place on root of SD card
Download Hard SPL and place on root of SD card
Download ROM of choice (Recommend Cyan 4.0.1) and place on root of SD card
Turn off phone
Boot in recovery holding HOME+POWER button
Select "apply any zip from sd" using either your trackball or pressing Alt+A
Select the radio file and install
After installation press HOME+BACK to reboot into recovery
Select "apply any zip from sd" using either your trackball or pressing Alt+A
Select the Hard SPL .zip file and install
After installation press HOME+BACK to reboot into recovery
Once in recovery wipe by hitting either Alt+W or scrolling with trackball
Select "apply any zip from sd" using either your trackball or pressing Alt+A
Select your ROM and install
After installation press HOME+BACK
There you go you are rooted with the newest rom! If you wanna go advanced and flash Haykuro's SPL then just follow this.
With your phone off, turn on holding CAMERA+POWER
Somewhere in the top-right you should see either PVT or DVT written somewhere. If you have a DVT board, stop reading because you can't flash this new SPL. If you have a PVT board then just follow along
Download the newest radio and place it on the root of your SD card
Download Haykuro's SPL and place it on the root of your SD card
Download the rom you are currently running right now and place it on the root of your SD card
Reboot in recovery
Select "apply any zip from sd"
Select and install your RADIO file and hit HOME+BACK when finished
Once you're in recovery again select "apply any zip from sd" again and choose the SPL file and install. After installation press HOME+BACK
Once you get into recovery again select "apply any zip from sd" once again and choose your ROM file. After installation press HOME+BACK
You're done!
EDIT:
Another thing for the new people beginning to root. If you guys decide to take the time to root then take the time to learn the information needed before flashing anything and not expect to be catered just because you are new. All the info for all you're little question are out there. Just put in the effort to search. If you don't want to put in the effort to search for the info then don't bother rooting.

nephron said:
Nice guide, On step #13, instead of having them "Yank the battery out" just press Talk+Menu+Power to reboot, then just hold Home. Thats less hassle. . Also, i suggest having them flash the RADIO first, then the SPL. LEss chance of brick...
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they are flashing the hard spl in this guide. why would the radio be needed before the hard spl? when i rooted my phone i used the hard spl then the new radio was released a month or so after. anyways i think most of them will have the new radio anyways.

david1171 said:
anyways i think most of them will have the new radio anyways.
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It's always good to check if the latest radio is installed, but for anyone with an unmodded phone this should be the case as it was part of past updates.
I'm going to root my G1 shortly & will report back with my findings. I have however made lots of research, so I don't expect there to be any problems.

help pls
can some1 tell me do i need to install hard spl and ota radio if everything after installed CM 4.01., recovery 1.4 and dark hero theme works ok?
if i have to do that pls tell me step by step how...
thx

Hey Guys,
i've installed CM 4.0.1 and Recovery 1.4 (with Recovery Flasher), but without Hard SPL and OTA Radio before, after that installed Dark Hero Theme and all works ok.
can some1 tell me do i need reinstall everthyng and install hard spl and ota radio, and how can i do that?
thx

Right, I'm now also a proud owner of a rooted G1. Everything went without a hitch. I did not install radio (had the newest) and no SPL (not planning on changing the Rom from Cyan).

@sasa3791 look at steps 16 through 25 in OP. to flash something boot into recovery (home and power), go to apply any .zip from sd, select the name of your file, hit home to apply, then reboot using home and back. i will update OP with this info later.
@esskaypee glad its working
@everyone who thinks they do not need the hard spl. i hope you never want to try another rom other than cyanogen's. yes i know they are nice but they make nandroid so if something goes wrong or if you want to play with other roms. also i hope that none of you ever need fastboot since the stock spl is apparently so great.

noobie question but whats puttin an file on the root mean? (english not my first language)
thanks
plus can you install a theme like you install a rom in the recovery boot?

forken said:
noobie question but whats puttin an file on the root mean? (english not my first language)
thanks
plus can you install a theme like you install a rom in the recovery boot?
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Putting a file on the root of the card means just put it on the card in no folders.
Yes just install a theme like a rom, just make sure the theme is compatible with the rom.

Flash radio before flashing SPL
nephron said:
Nice guide, On step #13, instead of having them "Yank the battery out" just press Talk+Menu+Power to reboot, then just hold Home. Thats less hassle. . Also, i suggest having them flash the RADIO first, then the SPL. LEss chance of brick...
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Yea,
I should have assumed it would be the same procedure as on the G1, I went and followed the original post and bricked my MT3G. Gonna get another one and be sure to FLASH RADIO FIRST BEFORE SPL. Besides this minor hiccup, everything has been great. Thanks to everyone for all the help and great information.

pwillikins said:
Yea,
I should have assumed it would be the same procedure as on the G1, I went and followed the original post and bricked my MT3G. Gonna get another one and be sure to FLASH RADIO FIRST BEFORE SPL. Besides this minor hiccup, everything has been great. Thanks to everyone for all the help and great information.
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you manually root the mytouch with the haykuro's spl which is the one for the sapphire which, guess what, is the same phone as the mytouch with more ram basically. i will go back and note in the OP that this only applies to htc dream/ t-mobile g1. could that be the reason i put it on the dream section?

sasa3791 said:
Hey Guys,
i've installed CM 4.0.1 and Recovery 1.4 (with Recovery Flasher), but without Hard SPL and OTA Radio before, after that installed Dark Hero Theme and all works ok.
can some1 tell me do i need reinstall everthyng and install hard spl and ota radio, and how can i do that?
thx
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you can start by searching

Is it bricked?
So
8. Hold home and power to boot into recovery
Worked great.
I decided to make a backup
After making the backup i cleared everything and
Told the phone to put back the backup.
Placing back the backup worked fine as well.
Then I rebooted... and the phone hangs in the "android" screen.
When I boot with “Home” and “On” button pressed I get a default android question mark screen.
So I decided to do it the old-fashion way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480. I tried both the RC29 and the RC7 version but I after the rainbow screen I get a white screen saying loading, then checking and then saying "not allow" with a red "00028002" above it.
I would love to have see my phone work again so any help is appreciated.

Help with Cyanogen ROM

Not trying to be dumb but i been using JF 1.5 for like 6 month (completely forgot about xda and android stuff for about 4 month since i busy with school).
So now i got JF 1.5 and i want the new Cyanogen V 4.2.3.1 since i did read alot and seem like the best one for now.
And so i did try to install......for about 4 HOURS.
I tried :
- JF 1.5 -> Cyanogen V 4.2.3.1 = Stuck at the boot screen
- JF 1.5 -> cm-recovery-1.4.img -> signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip -> Cyanogen V 4.2.3.1 = After boot screen (when it suppose to come on the welcome screen) it just turn blank...the screen is one but completely blank.....
- I WIPE again -> HTC ADP 1.6 DRC83 -> Cyanogen V 4.2.3.1 = Samething, blank page.
So what did i do wrong? I did do the install of the recovery Img 1.4 and the ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip.
I did wipe everytime i install something.
Sorry for the bothering and noob asking for help but i do need help....i tried my best and sitted here for 4 hours already
And talking about those Guide on WIKI, i tried to follow all of them and still.......only thing i didnt try is reflash, unroot, root again and do the install of new ROM

Is your SD card partitioned correctly?
You need:
FAT32
EXT 2/3/4
Linux-swap
Do you have those three partitions?
If so, did you wipe your EXT partition?

rp1783 said:
Is your SD card partitioned correctly?
You need:
FAT32
EXT 2/3/4
Linux-swap
Do you have those three partitions?
If so, did you wipe your EXT partition?
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Omg, i only have 1 partition
It Fat32 i believe and i dont know how to make the other
i have the Class 6 8GB though, what shud i do?

Quick update.
I just follow the Stock to Cyanogen Post to upgrade.
I reflash the whole phone, root then Cyanogen again with format 3 Partition of Fat32 (7000MB), ext2 (700MB) and Linux-swap (150MB) and it still doesnt work, stuck at boot screen this time.....i really really dont know what to do now, i tried everything

alright buddy, you don't need to have any ext or linux swap partitions to run cyanogenmod
just make sure you have his recovery image, 1.4, or amon ra's recovery flashed on your phone
now you might as well just flash the haykuro "death/danger" spl to repartition your phone's internal memory. flash the radio before the spl
now go into recovery and wipe data/cache,
follow cyanogen's directions on how to upgrade
flash the adp 1.6 htc recovery image file from the htc site, DO NOT REBOOT
immediately flash the latest cyanogenmod update on top of that, reboot,
it'll give you some stuff about writing the radio, just let it do it's thing
now you're done, boot up
and give it some time.
first boot takes a little bit more
enter your credentials into your phone, let it sync
then reboot again, it lets everything soup together

phamous said:
alright buddy, you don't need to have any ext or linux swap partitions to run cyanogenmod
just make sure you have his recovery image, 1.4, or amon ra's recovery flashed on your phone
now you might as well just flash the haykuro "death/danger" spl to repartition your phone's internal memory. flash the radio before the spl
now go into recovery and wipe data/cache,
follow cyanogen's directions on how to upgrade
flash the adp 1.6 htc recovery image file from the htc site, DO NOT REBOOT
immediately flash the latest cyanogenmod update on top of that, reboot,
it'll give you some stuff about writing the radio, just let it do it's thing
now you're done, boot up
and give it some time.
first boot takes a little bit more
enter your credentials into your phone, let it sync
then reboot again, it lets everything soup together
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I just did the exactly same thing u said and it get past the Boot G1 Screen, then pas the Cyanogen Screen then it get stuck at a blank screen again, what wrong with that?

Since you're able to get to the "Cyanogen" screen -- do you have adb installed on your computer? A logcat of what's going on would be useful.
Alternatively; try flashing the "illegal" version of the newest Cyanogen ROM -- the "single flash" update. However, do it a little differently than you'd otherwise expect.
With the old JF 1.5, install Cyanogen Updater from the Market. Download any update -- doesn't matter what; you won't be flashing it.
Download the single-flash version of Cyanogen's actual ROM from the developer forum; and then dump it into the same folder that the CM Updater app dumped to. From within the contextual menu of the CM Updater app, choose "existing update" -- and then flash the single-update version.
//SOMETIMES//, flashing a ROM via the CM Updater will produce different results than flashing it "manually". I have no explanation for why this is, but I /have/ seen it happen.

Hi there,
I too am running JFV1.51 and wish to change to Cyanogen 4.2.15.1.
I have the iamage from HTC but nothing changes when I flash it and attempt to immediately flash Cyanogen over it?
Did you have any luck in resolving this issue/
Many thanks!

You guys that are having issues need to use ddms or adb shell logcat to see whats going on.
Going from Cupcake to Donut is going to change a lot in your phone and will take several minutes to complete. Most of which is in Framework. That Android boot animation that pops up is in there so thus it may seem like it's stuck at the G1 logo. Also you should consider flashing your phone to the newest radio (2.22.19.26I or 2.22.23.02).

ok this is what you really do lol no if ands or butts to this method.
goto www*androidhustler*blogspot*com and scroll down and search for ( 2010 how to get latest cyanogen mod ) download all apropiate files and begin steps.
let me know how easy these steps are and email me with any questions at: b6gsix#gmail*com
the ( # ) needs to be the ( @)
the ( * ) needs to be a period ( . )
enjoy the latest my friend and u know cm 507 is out. if u want to install cm507 on your g1 goto to youtube and in the search bar type in "androidappman" and i have 2 vids posted both part 1 and part 2 enjoy
Sent from my HTC Dream using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
Hi,
Firstly, many thanks!
However, after following this comprehensive and generally straight forward guide I still can't flash the new CM!
I followed all the steps exactly, downgrading to RC7 (I'm in the UK) & re-rooting the phone.
When I reach the stage of flashing Android 1.6 Base Image, the CM ROM & the radio it states:
E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
and aborts!!!
I also do not have the option of alt+a only alt+s which is apply sdcard:update.zip
Where am I going wrong? And what should I do?
Thanks,
Joe

joeleenus said:
Hi,
Firstly, many thanks!
However, after following this comprehensive and generally straight forward guide I still can't flash the new CM!
I followed all the steps exactly, downgrading to RC7 (I'm in the UK) & re-rooting the phone.
When I reach the stage of flashing Android 1.6 Base Image, the CM ROM & the radio it states:
E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
and aborts!!!
I also do not have the option of alt+a only alt+s which is apply sdcard:update.zip
Where am I going wrong? And what should I do?
Thanks,
Joe
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If you don't have ALT+A available, you have a recovery loaded other than what the guide says/thinks you should have. Are you using the recovery it suggests? Be it Amon Ra, Clockwork, etc.

Hi,
I was initially running Jesus Freak cupcake 1.5. Now the phone is currently at RC7 and rooted using telnet after starting the whole process again.
I am currently following the guide on the cyanogenmod wiki. I am using the recovery image suggested: CM recovery 1.4 img.
However, when I get to the stage for Flash Android1.6 & CyanogenMod latest I get stuck and states E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip.
All other guides seem to be specific to the US, for example androidhustler. I don't where to go next!
Please help!

hope its not bricked..

Hi.
I already had cyanogenmod 4.2.7.1 installed on my G1 as well as Radio: 2.22.19.26I and SPL: 1.33.2005
so i wanted to install Hero Droid 2.1 ROM to check out what`s new in Android 2.1.
After install my g1 stuck on "android" screen, so i wanted to get back to cyanogen 4.2.7.1 but after wipe and install new rom, my G1 now stucks on "G1 t-mobile" screen..
i still have acces to recovery and bootloader mode but i dont know what to do to get it back to life.. please help me..

OK, as long as you can still access your Recovery menu then you're not bricked.. so smile lol.
Rememeber, 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!

Thank You!
i was just thinking about posting this solution because thats the things i have done, after i calm down thinking its bricked ^^
so i hope that this solution you have posted will help other users in the same situation.

mrandroid said:
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!
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This is not quite correct. While you are flashing the HTC img, the phone will install the img file and automatically return you to your recovery menu screen. (no reboot). Once you are back at the recovery menu, immediately flash the CM 4.2.7.1 update. When this is done, it will automatically return you to your recovery menu screen again. Now you hit HOME+BACK to reboot (do not use the trackball to reboot). Once you start the reboot, the HTC will then flash the radio portion. Once that is done, the phone will reboot automatically and return you to your recovery menu. After all of this is complete and you are looking at your recovery menu again, hit HOME+BACK again to reboot normally.

sockpuppet4 said:
This is not quite correct. While you are flashing the HTC img, the phone will install the img file and automatically return you to your recovery menu screen. (no reboot). Once you are back at the recovery menu, immediately flash the CM 4.2.7.1 update. When this is done, it will automatically return you to your recovery menu screen again. Now you hit HOME+BACK to reboot (do not use the trackball to reboot). Once you start the reboot, the HTC will then flash the radio portion. Once that is done, the phone will reboot automatically and return you to your recovery menu. After all of this is complete and you are looking at your recovery menu again, hit HOME+BACK again to reboot normally.
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Not true.. At the time i did it, i was using CM Recovery... it would install the rom as normal and you HAD to hit reboot for it to start installing the radio then it'll return you to the recovery and at the bottom of the recovery white text came out that said "cache updated" or something like that... follow the steps I gave you before. that's how they work.

Sockpuppet is right you shouldn't reboot inbetween the dev phone image and cyanogens build.

supremeteam256 said:
Sockpuppet is right you shouldn't reboot inbetween the dev phone image and cyanogens build.
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You don't reboot in between... you have to click reboot just so it installs the radio, then it automatically goes back into recovery so you can install CM.
Just do this: follow the steps.. if when you select the HTC ROM and click install, if you see it install the radio, then go ahead and do the CM update next with no reboot... if you DON'T see it install the radio, then click reboot. it'll install the radio and automatically go right back into recovery, then install CM rom...
that should settle that lol.

you don't let it install the radio before applying the CM update otherwise you are running the risk of a brick. It has been noted in several cases in the past. You let the first half of the HTC img do its thing, then apply CM update, THEN reboot. Now the radio will install and boot you back into recovery. Now you can just reboot as normal.

Finally Changing ROM. Help Please.

Alright guys, I'm finally getting with the times and changing ROMs. The current state of my phone is this:
Model number: HTC Magic
Firmware version: 1.5
Baseband version: 62.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.26I
Kernel version: [email protected] )
Build number: kila-user 1.1 PLAT-RC33 126986 ota-rel-keys, release-keys
Now, I have the G1 and I modded it to this shortly after I got it. I'm looking to go to a fast and advanced firmware, but I will need help doing this. I've been out of the loop for a long time (not that I was really ever in it,) so I would like help on how to go back to the stock firmware first and then go to the new firmware. If I can go to the new ROM without going back, that would be better.
I would really appreciate help on how to do this. Also, would you suggest which ROM I should go to? I appreciate it a lot guys, thanks.
If you need anymore information from me, just ask away.

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
thats the best guide to follow for rooting the G1
after that i would try cyanogen..
but if your going for speed and still simple
i would go with dwang rom(super clean and fast)
or go with SUPER D rom(dwangs rom with cyanogen kernals)

Sorry for double posting stupid computer started to lag

Well I think my phone is already rooted, isn't it? I have the terminal application on my phone from when I rooted it a long time ago.

Oo well then lol if you have root access you can grab a Recovery img
i suggest Amon Ra RC 1.5.2 flash that
and chose what rom you would like to use..dwang seems to be the most stable at the moment..
so you can get the 1.6 adp-ota then the rom you wanna go with
can wipe the flash 1.6adp after it finishes flash your rom
(cyanogen requies to flash the 1.6dap-ota then flash his rom over it..

I just checked out a video for the dwang ROM and it looks sick. Now, are you positive that I can just grab a recovery image and then do what you said to flash over to that ROM? Also, I'll admit that I'm not the greatest at modding the G1. Would you be able to give me a little more in-depth answer? I'm nervous about bricking it, so I would like a little help if possible . Also, do I need to update the radio or any of that stuff again?

dwang roms is SICK and im loving it few features are missing but can add after
Well are you doing the mytouch(magic) or G1(dream)
im not sure the abouts of mytouch(magice)
but for dream im positive it be ok as most part as i did it already on a few phones with no problems
why i directed you to the cyanogen wiki guide for best instructions if followed
Here is what i did for my g1
I used the Dream.nbh then went to bootloader installed
then gain root user (telnet) flashed Amon-Ra Rc 1.5.2 after i got the 1.6adp-ota and cyanogens(first rom i used) you can grab dwangs rom if you want to go there
put them on the root of sdcard then turned off phone held the home button then turn on phone waited to Recovery image to come on
i did this
1.Wiped Wipedata/factory reset
2. flashed from anyzip flashed the 1.6 ado-ota(it will say reboot but dont)
3.flashed Cyanogens Rom
4.rebooted
5.then take me back to Amon-ra RC and rebooted again
and waited for the rom to start up and i was on latest Cyanogen rom
this is the way i went.. and works good
-edit sorry forgot to mention make sure sdcard is formatted to fat32

I'm using the G1. Can I just flash directly to dwangs ROM now in my current state, or do I have to get Dream.nbh and install it. Then wipe it and do the rest of that stuff?

Hmm thats a good question..
if you have root access already should just be able to flash to dwangs rom..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567023 can get it there...
For me out of habit i did this
Went to recovery then wipe
then flashed 1.6 adp ota
then flashed dwangs then rebooted! and i was happliy running a fast rom!
and the mod of dwangs SUPER D dwangs rom is a bit faster
When you get to dwangs rom there a few things you might want to flash after your all setup
1.Mod dialer/contact.aok 1.92
2. Phone.apk
Forgot to mention when you flash the 1.6adp-ota in recovery your also updating the radio image an that fun stuff when you reboot the first time after you did all the flashing.. it will take a sec as its writing the radio image.. another reason i keep saying flash 1.6adp
and i kno your fear about bricking the g1 i was jus as worried bout it much as you are...
if feel uneasy about it.. i would follow the wiki instructions from there instead of cyanogen jus use dwangs

Okay, that's awesome. Now, I'm going to do this exactly:
1. Wipe my phone.
2. Rename the ROM file to update.zip.
3. Hold home and power.
4. Update.
Is that correct? I don't need a new SPL, radio, ext of memory card, or anything? Ha.
Sorry for the questions man. I appreciate all the help.

No problem glad to help much as i can..
i would flash Amron-Ra 1.5.2(reason you can partation your sdcard from there!)
also with this recovery image you dont have to rename zips to "update" have option to flash from any zip file
I think dwangs and cyanogen needs new radio (1.6adp-ota)
So i would flash the 1.6 ota to get new radio
then flash dwang
on wiki you can skip the dream.nph part and go to the part where to flash the roms jus replace cyanogens with dwangs

I've got the recovery flashed on here. Now I'm going to find the radio update. Thanks for everything bro. I'll keep you posted on my progress.

ChrispyChris said:
I've got the recovery flashed on here. Now I'm going to find the radio update. Thanks for everything bro. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
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alright cool Hmm
here is the signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/?1gqtzgzmdw4
edit-stupid pc didnt copy and paste right
thats the right link now
Here ya go these the steps.. replace cyanogen with dwangs.. and should be all GOOD!
Code:
# Turn your phone off.
# Hold the Home button and "End" (power) button to boot to Recovery mode.
# If you wish to have an option to return to your factory settings, select nandroid backup now. If not, continue.
# Press Alt-W (or select "wipe data/factory reset")Press home to confirm
# Press Alt-A (or select "apply any zip from sd")
* signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip
# Press home to confirm and let installation complete --Note that no "I have finished my job" message will appear after it finishes. Attempt to move the trackball once you see "Formatting CACHE:;" if you can move the trackball, it has completed the installation.
# STOP - DO NOT REBOOT YOUR PHONE
# Once again, press Alt-A (or select "apply any zip from sd")
* Select update-cm-4.2.x-signed.zip
# Press home to confirm and let installation complete --Note that no "I have finished my job" message will appear after it finishes. Attempt to move the trackball once you see "Formatting CACHE:;" if you can move the trackball, it has completed the installation.
# When this is complete, reboot your phone by pressing Home & Back.
# Wait. Your phone will say writing radio image and then reboot. This will take a couple of minutes. Be patient!
# If the phone enters Recovery mode after rebooting, press Home & Back again to reboot it once more. You should see the blue CyanogenMod Android logo this time

Okay, my computer is being odd. I was going to put the ROM on the phone to update and before I let it finish moving the file completely to my phone, I quit out of USB mode. I didn't know this because I was excited to update. Well I went to update and then it froze so I restarted the phone by pulling out the battery. Now when I try to take the file out of my phone to put it back in again completely, the folder says it isn't responding. What can I do?

if you got a usb adapter use that.. as somtimes using usb via phone can be jumpy .. and if usb adpter dont work may have to reformt sd again(fat32)

You're full of answers bro. Thanks a bunch. I just had to reformat it. I should be running my new ROM shortly .
You said you suggest I update two files. Why do you suggest that? Are they important?

Problem solved.

Try to do a wipe and if you have the
signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip flash it again
then try to flash dwangs Rom
If not may have to start completely fresh..but let me double check on that problem..
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Lol ok thats good what you do?

I wiped and entered some stuff in the console. Not sure which one helped, but I'm good now. Ha.
Thanks a bunch for your help bro.

Your welcome glad to be of help as much as i can...
And hope your running dwangs Rom...
and if want to get a lil faster speed look for SUPER D[ dwangs rom with cyanogen kernal..

G1 Won't run Cyanogen 4.04+

Dear XDA devs and readers,
After rooting my G1 with the RC8 rom and the hardSPL + latest Radio 2.26I
my phone wont go past the G1 startup screen after flashing higher version of cyanogen 4.04. happily ive done a nandroid backup with the standard ROOTED ROM.
i redone the procedure with set factory default dreamNBH.img and the wipe functions.
it have worked before with cyanogen 4.2! after installing TMO custom the problems begun.
Edit: things i tried:
reset to default wit the DREAMNBH
Wipe/factory
reflash different versions
changed SDCARD (htc gold)

"adb logcat" is good for diagnosing stuff.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719

It sounds like you need to install HTC's 1.6 recovery image (not on HTC's website but it's floating somewhere on XDA) before installing any of the Cyan's roms (due to C&D notice from Google).
So, you need to
Factory reset
Re-format and re-partition SD
Flash HTC 1.6 recovery image
Flash Cyan of your choice
Should work.
Good luck

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It sounds like you need to install HTC's 1.6 recovery image (not on HTC's website but it's floating somewhere on XDA) before installing any of the Cyan's roms (due to C&D notice from Google).
So, you need to
Factory reset
Re-format and re-partition SD
Flash HTC 1.6 recovery image
Flash Cyan of your choice
Should work.
Good luck
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Here you go HTC Dream 1.6 Image

Wow guys... you are really hav the hang of this... i gonna try 1.6 from HTC and lets see if i get past cyanogen 4.04

He seems to boot the image... sinds cyanogen is limited we need a full image of 1.6 to upgrade?

looks like i have to rflash the pimped recovery image too?

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looks like i have to rflash the pimped recovery image too?
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I don't believe so...
Even though it's called "system recovery image" it doesn't touch your recovery, all it is is a rom. You should still have whatever recovery you used to have.

Wrong .. yes it is Devphone version and yes it touched my recovery boot.. dont have permission to reflash boot image or su
Here you go HTC Dream 1.6 Image <---- earlier in post

After protecting my root and flash the 1.6 Image from HTC is flashes my recovery and my root away. cant get any further! any suggestions?

jeroeniemans said:
After protecting my root and flash the 1.6 Image from HTC is flashes my recovery and my root away. cant get any further! any suggestions?
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You blew up your own bomb while still in the building..tsk
If you read the manual it says you must be out side during demolition..
'5. Press Alt-A (or select "apply any zip from sd")
* DRC83_base_defanged.zip or signed-dream-devphone...
6. Press home to confirm and let installation complete --Note that no "I have finished my job" message will appear after it finishes. Attempt to move the trackball once you see "Formatting CACHE:;" if you can move the trackball, it has completed the installation.
7. STOP - DO NOT REBOOT YOUR PHONE
8. Once again, press Alt-A (or select "apply any zip from sd")
* Select update-cm-4.2.x-signed.zip "
Let this be a lesson that it is important to always read the instructions, the soldiers in war dont run and gun they have strategies while fighting for this country of ours...

AH i didnt see it that way. I did not found any manual/workarround eather. i thought i flash the 1.6 dev and then go to console and mount the mtdblock3 as RW and flash_image pimped 1.4 and then upgrade.
unfortanatly i was unable to mount so it flashed my recovery. now i have to:
1.downgrade to RC7/RC28 again
2. install the root acces with the pimped recovery 1.4
3. save the dev 1.6 to SD
4. Flash the DEV 1.6
5. Wipe
6. NO REBOOT!
7. flash latest Cyanogen
Am i correct

i am having the same issue. it just hangs on the g1 startup screen.

cbusm30 said:
i am having the same issue. it just hangs on the g1 startup screen.
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Just by using a pure logic.... shouldn't you follow all the same steps if you have the same problem??? Letting us know that you have that problem will not make it go away. Besides, nobody can help you if you don't tell us how you got to this point. What rom did you have and what did you try flashing?