I just got a replacement G1 from Tmobile, for free bless their hearts, cause my headset is going to the crapper. I'm trying to update my raido to the 2_22_19_26I, as I did before with my first G1, so I can install the DangerSPL. I have tried with the stock recovery, Cyan's 1.4, and Amon-RA's 1.5.2 to install it, and each time, it goes about the update process as normal, asks me to reboot, I see the picture of the chip and then it takes me back to recovery.
Each time, though, I'm still at the 1_22_12_29. I check by turning on the phone, then Settings --> About Phone, and also by going into the SPL, still at the 1.
Any ideas?
EDIT: also I'm using the radio on HTC's developer website, so it's legit.
Uh, i'm not XDA police but i'm pretty sure this goes in Q&A.
You need a custom recovery before you can even upgrade the radio but are you on 1.5 doing the one-click?
One-click:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-root-the-mytouch-3g-or-g1-in-one-click/
"I have tried with the stock recovery, Cyan's 1.4, and Amon-RA's 1.5.2"
I've tried with many different recovery's.
jordancrockett said:
"I have tried with the stock recovery, Cyan's 1.4, and Amon-RA's 1.5.2"
I've tried with many different recovery's.
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When your in rec mode you must flash the radio while there, i heard the rec gets deleted if you dont update the radio when you install a recovery.
rec mode? please restate what you just said.
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rec mode? please restate what you just said.
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rec=recovery mode
The guide says flash the radio while your in recovery mode not after.
i've done the recommended one-click method, even went back and let my phone update itself back up to stock, but i still have radio 1.
jordancrockett said:
i've done the recommended one-click method, even went back and let my phone update itself back up to stock, but i still have radio 1.
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Can you load roms since you said you tried recoveries?
I can load everything, ROM's, SPL's, different recoveries, boot.img's.
I've tried updating the radio before I upgrade the SPL, after, with a stock recovery, or with Amon-RA's/Cyanogens. I don't know why it's not working.
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I can load everything, ROM's, SPL's, different recoveries, boot.img's.
I've tried updating the radio before I upgrade the SPL, after, with a stock recovery, or with Amon-RA's/Cyanogens. I don't know why it's not working.
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Donut roms(1.6) dont need the Haykuro or Hard SPL you can load roms with the one you have now.If you want to use hero or eclair then you'll need the radio and SPL.
Also if the radio is anything like the spl, don't use the trackball while flashing it
Another user and I, have this same issue with no solution, we have threads in dream q&a and dream general. I also used recovery flasher to gain root when I was on cupcake. My radio is older than yours though =/ if you can't find the threads ill post the links tmw, as I'm abt to sleep now..good luck hopefully we can all find a solution, or at least identify the source of the problem..
not sure if this will be of much help, but you can always try to revert back to the stock firmware using the dreaimg.nbh file and stock spl.
i had a friend who, like with your radio, couldn't flash the more recent custom recoveries.
whatever the reason was, i suggested that he just "unroot" and go back to android 1.0, stock spl, stock radio , whatever, and just re-root from there
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not sure if this will be of much help, but you can always try to revert back to the stock firmware using the dreaimg.nbh file and stock spl.
i had a friend who, like with your radio, couldn't flash the more recent custom recoveries.
whatever the reason was, i suggested that he just "unroot" and go back to android 1.0, stock spl, stock radio , whatever, and just re-root from there
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ust make sure when unroot you follow the instructions...somehow i bricked my first G1 when I was unrooting. Dont ask me how I did that but I did ha
thenameismax said:
just make sure when unroot you follow the instructions...somehow i bricked my first G1 when I was unrooting. Dont ask me how I did that but I did ha
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haha, good point! when in doubt, just follow the guide!
this one, if you don't already have it,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
shows you how to "downgrade/un-root" your device.
happy flashing!
I apologize to sound rude, but I've been with XDA and the G1 rooting community since 1.0. I know these are good, helping tips and guides, but I've tried to explain that I've done everything like that already, gone back to stock, gone up to cyan's 4.2.13, gone back to stock, then up to a stock 1.6, even with the stock updates, when it says writing radio, radio doesn't update.
your replies are appreciated, just not really relevant or helpful.
I was setting up a friends g1 and same thing, he got the phone from warranty exchange and I was able to downgrade, gain root, change recovery image and flash enom's rom with no issue. But upon boot up I saw his radio image was .29 and tried to update the radio. I kept getting something like "line 2: getting prop(device = dream)"
So I started all over rc29, root, recovery image and every time I try to update radio, same issue. Even when use Cyan's method and try the developer's image with radio update, it fails.
In the end, since enom's rom can use any radio, he was ok with it. But really i wanted to get his g1 on the latest radio image. I feel your pain as I researched the errors as well and couldn't find anything. Good luck.
Fabe
mdafabe said:
I was setting up a friends g1 and same thing, he got the phone from warranty exchange and I was able to downgrade, gain root, change recovery image and flash enom's rom with no issue. But upon boot up I saw his radio image was .29 and tried to update the radio. I kept getting something like "line 2: getting prop(device = dream)"
So I started all over rc29, root, recovery image and every time I try to update radio, same issue. Even when use Cyan's method and try the developer's image with radio update, it fails.
In the end, since enom's rom can use any radio, he was ok with it. But really i wanted to get his g1 on the latest radio image. I feel your pain as I researched the errors as well and couldn't find anything. Good luck.
Fabe
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Yeah, that's exactly what I'm going through, except it's not throwing up any errors or anything. it updates, says "writing radio image...", reboots with the HTC symbol, and goes back to Recovery and Formats the CACHE like always. *sigh* maybe T-mobile found a way to mess with us after all?
Just a question, when u rooted, did u do it the old way or new way. And by old way that I used, was the DREAIMG.nbh, then on home screen the type cd /sdcard blah blah...
i know i think i might be at the wrong forum but i thought i might get help over here....i have unlock the boot loader fine, then i installed the super boot and flash the recovery image amran 1.6.2 fine, i backup my nan and now i like to flash it with cyanogen rom 5.0.4.1 do i need to update the radio or put the add on for this before i do continue...please help!!!! thanks
i have radio:4.03.00.21.2
do i?? or just flash it directly and how about addon???
xghostyxjokerx said:
i know i think i might be at the wrong forum but i thought i might get help over here....i have unlock the boot loader fine, then i installed the super boot and flash the recovery image amran 1.6.2 fine, i backup my nan and now i like to flash it with cyanogen rom 5.0.4.1 do i need to update the radio or put the add on for this before i do continue...please help!!!! thanks
i have radio:4.03.00.21.2
do i?? or just flash it directly and how about addon???
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you do not need a new radio. I am still using stock radio! and maybe try this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=639637 its a supermodified, sexy, feature-rich cyanogen rom
theres alot of deferent ones which is suggested for the most out of it???
if i decide to flash the desire rom do i need to update the radio then??? isnt it always is good to keep up with the radio??? if so how do i do the update i have it ere38 i beleive???
xghostyxjokerx said:
if i decide to flash the desire rom do i need to update the radio then??? isnt it always is good to keep up with the radio??? if so how do i do the update i have it ere38 i beleive???
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Hi xghost. You dont have to update radio to flash desire roms.
You can update it if you want to but remember, flashing the radio is the "only" way to brick your phone. Not a high chance but higher then most other things you can do.
-Roger
okay thanks...so since it is my first time using the root for nexus one...im going to flash it with 5.0.4.1 do i flash it then flash the ere38 add on that is on the page or???
I'm currently using clockwork mod recovery v2.5.0.7, hero-deck gingerbread rom with firerats. I changed my mtdpartmap to accommodate for the fresh sense rom and tried flashing the rom, but I get an error and the flash is aborted. It says something like symlink busybox... Does anybody have any idea why I would be able to flash the fresh rom? I'd like to do so to update my PRL. Thanks for the help! I was able to flash my backup of the hero-deck rom without any trouble. Do I need to flash a different recovery?
Maybe it's something with that setup, b/c i have the same problem. I'm running deck 1.2.1, CWM2.5.0.7, with firerats as well and I got the same error when trying to flash Fresh last week to update PRL. Something about busybox and Symlink error on line 62.
I haven't tried it yet, b/c my signal is generally pretty good (making the benefit of a PRL update negligible)....but, my next step was gonna be re-flashing a new recovery and trying again. I also tried LiquidSense, but i got stuck at the HTC screen at boot.
Thanks for the insight. Unfortunately, my signal at home is not the greatest. I've been lately trying everything I can do to increase my data speeds and thought it might help to update the prl. Oddly enough though, on my drive to work today with full bars my data speeds were only .3 Mbps. I don't understand that.
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ebtek220 said:
Thanks for the insight. Unfortunately, my signal at home is not the greatest. I've been lately trying everything I can do to increase my data speeds and thought it might help to update the prl. Oddly enough though, on my drive to work today with full bars my data speeds were only .3 Mbps. I don't understand that.
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Have you tried without using firerat's? I use firerat's on Jaybob's, but never when I update using NFX's Rom. Firerat's rewrites the symlink and could be the issue with anything earlier than 2.2 (froyo) and above.
Flash a new recovery 1st, or download the firerat's removal tool from the firerat's thread. I just flash a new recovery then format everything 3 times in clockwork ( system, boot, data, cache), then flash a sense Rom. No need for any firerat's steps unless you use the removal tool.
You think Meth is bad? Try being a flash whore with a Gingerbread habit and a legacy device! It ain't pretty.
I flashed a new recovery and then installed fresh. It worked well. Unfortunately, my download speeds seem to now be slower. I suppose I'll have mess around with different prls. Thanks foe the help!
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Updated PRL with Fresh!
Successfully Updated my PRL twice last night on Fresh ROM. Now I'm flashing back to CM7 Nightly! Thanks to all the devs and everybody for your help!
I have been trying to flash the CM7 Rom to my G1 and continue to get the same error messages... I tried uploading a pic but the app wouldn't let me, so I will try and get the pic posted asap
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what is your radio/spl?
also have you flashed many other roms before?
Please using following combination for Radio and SPL. Also note, flash radio first and then SPL otherwise G1 will not boot. Also make sure you have Clockworkmod recovery for CM7. This recovery helps for smooth flashing for CM7.
update_2.22.28.25_S - Radio
hboot0013d-signed - SPL
kudlinux said:
Please using following combination for Radio and SPL. Also note, flash radio first and then SPL otherwise G1 will not boot. Also make sure you have Clockworkmod recovery for CM7. This recovery helps for smooth flashing for CM7.
update_2.22.28.25_S - Radio
hboot0013d-signed - SPL
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OK, this might be sorta a strange question, but this looks to be the best place to ask it.
Will the Dream be bootable if you flash only the Radio and SPL, leaving untouched the stock Android 1.6?
While I am a Linux geek, I am new to android and prefer to take things one step at a time. That explains why I have a Rooted dream with Amon RA with the stock 1.6 backed up with nandroid.
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OK, this might be sorta a strange question, but this looks to be the best place to ask it.
Will the Dream be bootable if you flash only the Radio and SPL, leaving untouched the stock Android 1.6?
While I am a Linux geek, I am new to android and prefer to take things one step at a time. That explains why I have a Rooted dream with Amon RA with the stock 1.6 backed up with nandroid.
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never tried, theoretically it should be as if you did a factory reset and you would just use your recovery to replace anything lost. but if you want to be safe maybe someone who has will chime in.
besides the point go ahead and flash a new rom, even if you stick with 1.6 firmware the developers have come out with much superior roms over the stock android. if you want only 1.6 try super d or super csdi
ok so i decided to test this out, updating a g1 to the 2708+ radio/spl and not flashing a new rom -------- stuck on g1 boot screen, hit call+menu+power then hit home to reboot to recovery, reflashed rom and gapps, rebooted, now everything is good as can be, so to answer your question --- yes it appears you need to flash a rom after you update your radio/spl
Hi guys! so i have a htc t-mobile g1 firmware version 1.6 build number dmd
64. I have installed rom manager and universal androot v1.6.2 beta 5. I rooted phone and flashed clockwork mod recovery. I would like to install a rom.
where do i go from here? Do I have to still downgrade the sofware or can I go right from 1.6 dmd 64 to a rom. the option download a rom does not work,I get message the requested item cannot be found. what are my options? can someone please help me! i am total noob and this is my only phone for now don't wanna screw it up. sorry for long post just trying to be accurate.....thanks.
is the recovery installed?
you went the fast way but it still usually works
power on the phone holding the home button
if your in clockwork recovery then your ok, just flash a rom
the newest roms require more work from you to get them though
see here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831139
yes, it does go into clockwork recovery. i had flashed clockworkmod recovery and backed up current rom in rom manager. i was worried i had to downgrade to rc29 or something like that. do i still have to install radio and danger sp? thank for the help and replying
Most roms you want will require you to
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so no downgrade? ill install radio and danger spl and try cyanogen6 android 2.2. ill follow the cyanogenmod wiki and try it. well see how it goes......
I wouldn't recomend cm6 with only the danger spl, you be very slow if it boots at all. Try cm5. If you want more you'll need to follow the 2708+ update to get the extra ram hack for roms past 2.1
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I will try cm5 then thanks....I'll post any issues i have..
i was just on cyanogenmod wiki trying to install cm5 and it says clockworkmod is not recomended or safe.it says to please upgrade to aman ra. so confused now
Its only not recommended because amonra is better for the dream, clockwork will work just fine. Also know that cyanogen helped write the code that amonra is based off of. All that said I use amonra and not the biggest fan of clockwork
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first of i like to say thank you for taking the time to help.this is what i downloaded so far,radio 2.22.23.02,danger spl,cm5. there is also something called mirror. what is it? and should i download that as well.after downloading this stuff it needs to be put on root of sd card then i should flash each one?
correct, here is the process
have all downloads on root of sd card
root (you did this)
install custom recovery (you id this)
flash radio via recovery (you can test and make sure by powering on w/camera)
flash spl via recovery (same test as radio)
flash rom via recovery
now you are ready to play with cm5!
the mirror is just in case the download link isnt working for you, same file
thank you so much! you are the man really appreciate it bro..worked perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!