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Hello there.
I am a happy G1 owner for 3 days now
I ordered it from ebay because here in Greece it never came officially..
So I've orderder a used, already rooted and with another ROM
from JesusFreke.
I wanted to install the latest CM ROM so,
I downloaded the 4.2.5 CM ROM and the 1.6 Recovery from Android dev.
I placed them in sdcard and got into recovery mode.
I realised that I cannot use any zip file but I got only 3 options,
wipe cache
wipe everything
run update.zip
And then I did something stupid...
I renamed the recovery file into update.zip with the thought
that when I reboot again, I will press to install update.zip
and then the recovery will be installed. Then I thought to do
the same with the CM ROM.
But, ouch, the custom ROM disappeared, and now
when I go to see the information in the Settings I got this:
Firmware version: 1.6
Baseband version: 62.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.26I
Kernel version: 2.6.29-00479-g3c7df37
[email protected] #19
Build number:
dream_devphone-userdebug 1.6 DRC83 14721 test-keys
And still except the mess I cannot select any .zip files
to execute from recovery mode...
And of course I don't know what to do to install another ROM
or return to a factory default.
The phone is functioning, Market, calls, camera, everything
but I don't know how exactly to "fix" the recovery mode
so I could give it another try...
I don't know if this helps
but I got this message in recovery mode:
cannt open /cache/recovery/command
Any ideas / howtos / fix for this ? I tried search
but I didnt find something similar...
im gonna be lazy
Flash Android 1.6 & CyanogenMod 4.2.5/4.1.9999
You will now install the actual OS of the phone. First you will install the legal Google apps, and then you will install CyanogenMod on top of those apps.
1. Turn your phone off.
2. Hold the Home button while booting to get to Recovery mode.
3. If you wish to have an option to return to your factory settings, select nandroid backup now. If not, continue.
4. Press Alt-W (or select "wipe data/factory reset")Press home to confirm
5. Press Alt-A (or select "apply any zip from sd")
* Dream (G1): signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip
* Magic32A / Magic32B (MyTouch): See This Page
6. Press home to confirm and let installation complete
7. STOP - DO NOT REBOOT YOUR PHONE
8. Once again, press Alt-A (or select "apply any zip from sd")
* Dream (G1): update-cm-4.2.5-signed.zip
* Magic32A / Magic32B (MyTouch): See This Page
9. Press home to confirm and let installation complete
10. When this is complete, reboot your phone by pressing Home & Back.
11. Wait. Your phone will say writing radio image and then reboot. This will take a couple of minutes. Be patient!
12. 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.
directly from here
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.p..._Android_1.6_.26_CyanogenMod_4.2.5.2F4.1.9999
Yes, I was there,
and if you see I cannot do this:
5. Press Alt-A (or select "apply any zip from sd")
because it isn't in the list....
So as I said, I tried to rename the .zip to update.zip,
execute it and then a mess...
Ace42 said:
im gonna be lazy
Flash Android 1.6 & CyanogenMod 4.2.5/4.1.9999
You will now install the actual OS of the phone. First you will install the legal Google apps, and then you will install CyanogenMod on top of those apps.
1. Turn your phone off.
2. Hold the Home button while booting to get to Recovery mode.
3. If you wish to have an option to return to your factory settings, select nandroid backup now. If not, continue.
4. Press Alt-W (or select "wipe data/factory reset")Press home to confirm
5. Press Alt-A (or select "apply any zip from sd")
* Dream (G1): signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip
* Magic32A / Magic32B (MyTouch): See This Page
6. Press home to confirm and let installation complete
7. STOP - DO NOT REBOOT YOUR PHONE
8. Once again, press Alt-A (or select "apply any zip from sd")
* Dream (G1): update-cm-4.2.5-signed.zip
* Magic32A / Magic32B (MyTouch): See This Page
9. Press home to confirm and let installation complete
10. When this is complete, reboot your phone by pressing Home & Back.
11. Wait. Your phone will say writing radio image and then reboot. This will take a couple of minutes. Be patient!
12. 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.
directly from here
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.p..._Android_1.6_.26_CyanogenMod_4.2.5.2F4.1.9999
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honestly...do you even read?
Chris, you booted off of the ADP Recovery Image which your not supposed to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=568171
Please follow the thread, particularly post 10
Your recovery is placed back to ADP stock. It needs to be upgraded back to Cyan 1.4/RA1.3.2
If you need anymore help, post back.
B-man007 said:
honestly...do you even read?
Chris, you booted off of the ADP Recovery Image which your not supposed to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=568171
Please follow the thread, particularly post 10
Your recovery is placed back to ADP stock. It needs to be upgraded back to Cyan 1.4/RA1.3.2
If you need anymore help, post back.
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oops my bad dont need to be harsh i assumed he had amon ra 1,2,3 rec...
Thanks for the help, I really appreciate that and
sorry for this (mess), sleep issues + n00b in this ...section (G1) (...)
I'll give it a try and I'll update this.
I know this issue is solved, but I have a question. Could he have just flashed like cyanogen 4.0.4 and then flash a new recovery like amon_ra etc? Then started over?
I was in ...panic mode. After a coffee break I fixed it.
Booting into linux, downloaded sdk tools, adb and fastboot
and then I followed the directions in:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_ADP1_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
Step by Step.
All solved, I have installed the Cyanogen recovery and the latest ROM
/me happy again starts playing around with more funny stuff
haha ok well at least you got it working
@psychopomp
If the ADP recovery flashed, the stock ADP recovery would be flash upon every boot.
@b-man007
Thanks, good info to know.
The Ultimate Beginner's Guide
NOTE: I am not responsible for any damage that happens to your phone!
NOTE: I am not responsible for any damage that happens to your phone!
NOTE: I am not responsible for any damage that happens to your phone!
NOTE: I am not responsible for any damage that happens to your phone!
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Rooting your Phone
Q: What is Root?
A: Root is linux operator allowing access to all files in the file system. With root or administrative rights, developers can create or "cook" roms, get access to core files and of course create themes.
For a more detailed explanation go HERE
Q: Why Should I Root My Phone?
A: Here is a couple of reasons:
- A huge preformance boost
- Multi-Touch web browsing
- Install Apps directly to your SD Card
- Wireless and Wired Internet Tethering
- Faster Download Speeds
- Bonus Apps and Widgets from other builds
- Many many many more
Ok, since you kept reading, I think you are ready to root your phone! The only question now is HOW?!?
Check your Phone Version:
1. Go to settings
2. Press on "About Phone"
3. Scroll Down to "Firmware Version" if you have 1.5 please skip to the Rooting Your Phone part of this Guide. If you have 1.6 or higher please follow the downgrading part of the Guide.
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Downgrading your G1 to Cupcake 1.5
Load the DreaIMG.nbh File
1. Download the Original DreaIMG.nbh file:
Original DREAIMG.nbh
2. Extract the .zip file to get the DreamIMG.nbh file. Place the .nbh file in the root of your sd card. (root = not in any folders)
Note: Make sure your sd card is partition as FAT32 or your phone will not detect the .nbh files.
To Format:
- Load your SD card in the card reader and connect to PC.
- Make sure you back up everything on your card. a format will erase all data on the card.
- Now open “My Computer” and right click on the drive with the SD card (Warning! Make sure its the correct drive).
- Click on Format and select FAT32 on the file system drop down and click then click Start.
- Once completed, Copy your files back to the SD card and make sure the “Original DREAIMG.nbh” is at the topmost folder of your SD card.
3. Turn the phone off if it is on.
4. Turn on the phone by holding the Camera button and the End key until the bootloader screen turns on.
5. Hit the End key to start the update. DO NOT INTERUPT THIS PROCESS.
6. Once it is done, hit the trackball to restart the phone. You now are on the stock firmware RC29. You must do the next section to get back to cupcake.
Get Back to Cupcake
1. Download the cupcake update from HERE
2. Rename the .zip file to update.zip
Note: Make sure its update.zip not update.zip.zip. If you cannot update rename your file to update not update.zip
3. Turn off your phone
4. Hold the HOME key while pressing the POWER key
5. You will see a "!" which means you are in recovery
6. Open your keyboard and type alt+l to see text
7. Type alt+s to updpate
8. Congrats you have now downgraded your phone to the Cupcake 1.5 OS
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Rooting Your Phone
1. On your phone, Do the following,
- Go to Settings --> Applications
- Make sure Unknown source is checked ON.
THEN,
- Go to Settings --> SD Card and Phone Storage
- Click on Unmount SD Card
- Now Click Format SD Card (Make sure you backed up all your files!)
- It should remount the SD Card for you
2. Go to the Android Market on your phone and Download & Install "Linda File Manager" or "Astro File Manager" if you dont already have a file manager installed.
3. Plug the phone into the compuer via USB, then pull down the notification bar and click on the SD card notification. Then click mount.
4. Download the Following:
FlashRec.apk
Amon Ra’s Recovery Image (12/13/09)
5. Put both files in the root of your sd card (root = not in any folders!)
7. Unplug the phone from the computer once completed
9. Open the file manager and goto SDCard and then find the FlashRec apk file and click it (If asked tell it to use Package Installer to open it. It should automatically install the apk)
10. Open the FlashRec program and click on Backup Recovery Image and wait for it to finish.
11. Once done, click on the empty text box in the FlashRec program and type:
/sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.5.2.img
Then click on the Flash Custom RecoveryImage button and wait for it to finish.
12. Turn off the phone and turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power to turn it on (keep holding until the recovery screen comes up has a bunch of text on a black background).
13. Congrats! You have rooted your phone! To keep your root, you MUST continue to the next part of this guide!
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Installing CyanogenMOD (Custom ROM)
1. While still in recovery scroll down and click on "USB-MS Toggle"
2. Connect your phone to your PC
3. Download the following:
- Latest CyanogenROM HERE (Download should be toward the bottom of the post)
- ADP 1.6 DRC83 Update - HERE
4. Put the .zip files you have now finished downloading in the ROOT of your SD Card (Root = not in any folder)
5. Once done, unplug your phone from your PC
6. Press HOME to disable USB-MS
7. Scroll down to "Flash ZIP from sdcard"
8. Select HTC_ADP_1.6_DRC83_rooted_base.zip and Press HOME to install
9. Once done DO NOT reboot! DO NOT!
10. Scroll down to "Flash ZIP from sdcard"
11. Select update-cm-X.X.X-signed.zip and Press HOME to install
12. Press HOME to install
13. Once Done, press on "Reboot System Now"
NOTE: Reboot will take up to 5-10 min
14. Congrats! You are now DONE!
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Flash the New RADIO and SPL
Q. Why do i NEED this?
A. This will give your phone more internal memory and is REQUIRED for MOST new roms! This is a requirement for ALL Hero ROMS
NOTE: Please read carefully before flashing! This could BRICK your phone!!!
1. Check if you have a PVT or DVT board
a. Power off your phone and enter bootloader (Camera + Power)
b. Check look at the top and see if it says PVT of DVT
2. If you have a DVT board YOU CANNOT CONTINUE BECUASE THIS WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE!
3. For all you luck PVT board people Download the following:
OTA Radio Update - HERE
Danger SPL - HERE
Latest CyanogenMOD - HERE
4. Rename ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip to Radio.zip. Rename spl-signed.zip to SPL.zip. Rename update-cm-4.0.1-signed.zip to ROM.zip
5. Place the 3 renamed files at the ROOT of your SD Card
6. Enter Recovery (Home + Power)
7. Scroll down and press on "Apply any zip from sd"
8. Press on Radio.zip
9. Let it install. Once done it will tell your to reboot to finish the update. Press on Reboot System now in the recovery menu.
10. It will reboot back to recovery. Once it does, Scroll down and press on "Apply any zip from sd"
11. Press on SPL.zip
12. Let it install. Once done it will tell your to reboot to finish the update. Press on Reboot System now in the recovery menu.
13. It will NOT reboot into recovery. Your phone will be stuck on the G1 screen. Once it gets there, reboot your phone by pressing Talk+Menu+Power and then hold the HOME button to enter back into recovery.
14. Scroll down and press on "Apply any zip from sd"
15. Press on ROM.zip and let it install.
16. Reboot your phone to finish.
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Partition your SD Card to have EXT3 and Swap
Q. What is partitioning?
A. This breaks up your sd card to 3 file systems. Allowing apps to be stored on your SD Card
Q. What is EXT2/3/4?
A. EXT is a filesystem that is only read by a linux OS such as Android. This allows apps to be stored on the SD Card
Q. What is SWAP?
A. Swap is a space on your SD Card that the phone will use as "fake" internal RAM allowing for a major speed increase
1. Backup all your files!
2. Power off your phone
3. Boot into recovery (Hold HOME while holding the POWER button)
4. Scroll down to Partition SD CARD in the recovery menu and press on it
5. Click on Partition SD
6. In the menu, it will ask for you to input two numbers. Swap, then EXT space.
Enter the following:
- SWAP: 96 MB
- EXT: 512 MB
- FAT32: Rest of SD Card
7. Once done go back to the Partition SDcard menu
8 Click on SD:ext2 to ext3
9. Press HOME to confirm
10. Once done, you need to install your current ROM to enable auto apps2sd and swap
11. Download your currently used rom
- Latest CyanogenMOD - HERE
12. Put the .zip file you have now finished downloading in the ROOT of your SD Card (Root = not in any folder)
13. Once done, unplug your phone from your PC
14. Press HOME to disable USB-MS
15. Scroll down to "Flash ZIP from sdcard"
16. Select update-cm-X.X.X-signed.zip and Press HOME to install
17. Press HOME to install
18. Once Done, press on "Reboot System Now"
19. Congrats! You are now done!
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Installing a Theme
1. Download your favorite theme
- XDA Theme Forum - HERE
NOTE: Make sure you know that the theme is ment for your currently install rom
2. Put the .zip file you have now finished downloading in the ROOT of your SD Card (Root = not in any folder)
3. Once done, unplug your phone from your PC
4. Press HOME to disable USB-MS
5. Scroll down to "Flash ZIP from sdcard"
6. Select "themeExampleX.zip" and Press HOME to install
7. Press HOME to install
8. Once Done, press on "Reboot System Now"
9. Enjoy your newly themed ROM
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Factory Reset Your Phone (Data + Cache WIPE)
1. Turn off your phone
2. Boot into recovery (Hold HOME while holding the POWER button)
3. Scroll Down to WIPE and click it
4. Click on "Wipe data/factory reset"
5. Press HOME to continue
6. Reboot your phone once done
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Full SD Card WIPE (EXT, DATA, Dalvik-Cache)
1. Turn off your phone
2. Boot into recovery (Hold HOME while holding the POWER button)
3. Scroll Down to WIPE and click it
4. Click on "Wipe data/factory reset"
5. Press HOME to continue
6. repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 for "WIPE Dalvik-Cache" and "WIPE SD:ext partition"
6. Reboot your phone once done
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Backup/Restore your phone (Includes EXT Partition)
Backup:
1. Turn off your phone
2. Boot into recovery (Hold HOME while holding the POWER button)
3. Scroll Down to "backup/restore" and click it
4. Click on "Nand + ext backup"
5. Press HOME to continue
6. This will take 5-10 min to finish
Restore:
1. Turn off your phone
2. Boot into recovery (Hold HOME while holding the POWER button)
3. Scroll Down to "backup/restore" and click it
4. Click on "Nand Restore"
5. Press HOME to continue
6. This will take 5-10 min to finish
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ADB and FASTBOOT
Q. What is ADB?
A. ADB is a source tool for developers and avid android modders such as yourself to access the commands prompt of your phone through your PC. This allows full access to your phone through your computer which makes moving, installing, removing, and replacing files on your phone MUCH faster
Q. What is fastboot?
A. Similar to ADB, this allows you in flash a while img to any partition in your phone, including recovery, system, and user-data.
To setup ADB and Fastboot, please follow my very detailed guide found HERE
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Difference between a Boot-Loop, Semi-Brick, and a full Brick
Boot-Loop
Q. What is a Boot-Loop?
A. A boot loop is when your phone is stuck on the "ANDROID" screen when u first boot your phone (after the G1 screen or the My Touch screen). This occurs when something you have flashed went bad or interfeared with something you already had installed.
Solution:
1. Turn off your phone
2. Enter Recovery (Hold HOME while holding the POWEr button)
3. Choose from the following:
- Install a rom you KNOW works. Such as the latest cyanogenROM or the rom you have been preivously using
or
- Make a full wipe of your SD Card an phone and flash your update again
Semi-Brick
Q. What is a Semi-Brick?
A. A Semi-Brick is when your phone wont boot at all. The only thing is, you still have access to the recovery and/or fastboot menu
Solution:
1. Turn off your phone
2. Enter Recovery (Hold HOME while holding the POWEr button)
3. Choose from the following:
- Install a rom you KNOW works. Such as the latest cyanogenROM or the rom you have been preivously using
or
- Make a full wipe of your SD Card an phone and flash your update again
Brick
Q. What is a Brick?
A. A Brick is when your phone wont boot at all. This time, you DO NOT have access to the recovery AND fastboot menu. Basically, your phone is a paper weight.
Solution:
You can try this fix here which requires a Donor G1 to work:
HERE
OR
Try to get a new phone.
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- Cyanogen
- Amon_RA
- XDA Community
- Anyone else who i am forgeting
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When trying to install the flash rec using linda file manager I don't get the prompt to install. It just tries to open the zip file and show nothing. If I use app installer it doesnt even detect the file. What now?
rpdiddy11 said:
When trying to install the flash rec using linda file manager I don't get the prompt to install. It just tries to open the zip file and show nothing. If I use app installer it doesnt even detect the file. What now?
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......Android opens .apks, you would need androzip to extract a zip file. Linda will only open .apks to install..
Nicely done, as usual.
Would this guide be the same if I was using Super D as the rom?
hiddengopher said:
Would this guide be the same if I was using Super D as the rom?
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ya u can use any rom that has root enabled.
rpdiddy11 said:
When trying to install the flash rec using linda file manager I don't get the prompt to install. It just tries to open the zip file and show nothing. If I use app installer it doesnt even detect the file. What now?
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u need to unzip the file on your computer and only place the .apk files on ur sd card
edit: It doesnt even come in a .zip
Download it here
http://zenthought.org/system/files/asset/2/flashrec-1.1.3-20091107-2.apk
Place on SD and install through linda or any file manager.
Force close
Hey so I did the whole then and it worked mint thank you very much. But one hiccup every time I open something from the original Google install like contacts or market it force closes the app. Any idea on whats going on??
Help please!
why does my G1 get stuck on D" blue android logo? i can't load it. omfg guys please help. I'm in a state of panick here.
I just installed D' latest cm and D' drc83 thingy i just skipped D" upgrade to cupcake part. omg i'm really really panick right now
help please RASAP!
OMG
OMG I"M FINALLY ABLE TO LOAD but why can't i load my 3G settings? D' apn is set by default and all but why can't i use it?
please help me really please
snOwrOse said:
why does my G1 get stuck on D" blue android logo? i can't load it. omfg guys please help. I'm in a state of panick here.
I just installed D' latest cm and D' drc83 thingy i just skipped D" upgrade to cupcake part. omg i'm really really panick right now
help please RASAP!
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No need to panic. As long as you can access the Blue Android Logo, you are fine.
Please list, step by step, what you did (including ROM Version Numbers).
Also - you might want to try flashing/wiping your phone. That seems to take care of many issues, but I'd still like to see what you did.
elitemonkie said:
Hey so I did the whole then and it worked mint thank you very much. But one hiccup every time I open something from the original Google install like contacts or market it force closes the app. Any idea on whats going on??
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Best guess would to be to wipe and try again.
a little help!
guys why can't i download apps from market place after following this guide? It keep saying forces close i just can't download any apps at all however i can browse them.
Anywhere to find apk. file apps or any solution please?
Some help here guys!
Thanks! appreciated!
Well I fixed it but I installed Dwangs OS and works mint.
because my Phone had PVT i updated everything... and then i would reboot at the end after installing the ROM and it will not boot... it gets stuck at the T-Mobile G1 Logo... is there anyway to fix this?
Cheers...
ElChibo said:
because my Phone had PVT i updated everything... and then i would reboot at the end after installing the ROM and it will not boot... it gets stuck at the T-Mobile G1 Logo... is there anyway to fix this?
Cheers...
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Depends, can you get into recovery or bootloader?
JAguirre1231 said:
Depends, can you get into recovery or bootloader?
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i can get into recovery mode.. i have been trying to reflash.. but no matter what.. i get stuck on The G1 screen...
I'm using some guys guide for mac users:
1. Take a deep breath. It is just software and you are going to master it!
2. Download and install the Mac OSX Android SDK. I am going to assume for the purposes of this list that you have put it in /Applications/android-sdk-mac_86/tools/ but it doesn't matter.
3. Get fastboot-mac from here. Rename it 'fastboot' and put it in /Applications/android-sdk-mac_86/tools/.
4. Get Radio_20100203_2_Signed_PASSION.img,
update-cm-5.0.4.1-N1-signed.zip AND gapps-passion-ERE36B-2-signed.zip
from here and put them in /Applications/android-sdk-mac_86/tools/.
5. Get recovery-RA-nexus-v1.6.2.img from here and put it in /Applications/android-sdk-mac_86/tools/
6. Put Get Radio_20100203_2_Signed_PASSION.img,
update-cm-5.0.4.1-N1-signed.zip and gapps-passion-ERE36B-2-signed.zip
on the root of the SD card. You can do this by mounting the phone via a USB cable (this works just like any USB stick except you have to click a button on the phone's UI).
7. In your phone settings > applications > development, set usb
debugging to enabled.
8. Turn off your phone and put the SD card with the 3 files on it
into your phone.
9. Hook up the USB connection to your phone and your mac.
10. Reboot phone into fastboot: Hold down trackball, push the power
button and hold both until you see the fastboot screen. (The fastboot
screen is the one with the Androids on skateboards)
11. In Terminal on your mac, cd to /Applications/android-sdk_mac_86/tools
12. Type ‘./fastboot devices‘ to make sure your phone is recognized
(it should list a device number rather than simply returning to
command prompt with no feedback).
13. Type ‘./fastboot oem unlock‘ to unlock the bootloader (wohoo, your phone is now rooted!)
14. Use volume keys on the phone to navigate to yes and press the
power button to confirm.
15. When the phone finishes booting, in your phone settings >
applications > development, set usb debugging to enabled, then power
it down.
16. Reboot phone into fastboot: Hold down trackball, push the power
button and hold both until you see the fastboot screen. (The fastboot
screen is the one with the Androids on skateboards)
17. (you're still in terminal in /Applications/android-sdk_mac_86/tools)
Type ‘./fastboot flash recovery ./recovery-RA-nexus-v1.6.2.img‘. (Note
filename will change as recovery image is updated)
18. Type './fastboot flash radio ./Radio_20100203_2_Signed_PASSION.img'
to also update your radio at this point
19. Once the Recovery flash is complete (should be almost instant),
press the Power Button. The highlighted blue text should now say
HBOOT. Use the volume down button to highlight "Recovery" and hit the
power button to reboot into recovery.
20. if this step fails, power down the phone, and try this: hold down
the VOLUME DOWN button and then hold the POWER button until you get to
the skateboard screen; use volume down to highlight RECOVERY and hit
the POWER button
21. You should now be in the Recovery screen after a reboot -- this
screen has 9 green text options at the top and an android x in the
center of the screen
22. Once in Recovery Mode, use the trackball to scroll down to
"Backup/Restore" and press the trackball three times, and wait until
the backup is complete.
23. Once backup is complete, wipe, since you're coming from stock
(even fastboot oem unlock may not fully wipe, do it just in case) many
users report the phone not booting properly without a wipe at this
point.
24. Scroll down to "Flash zip from sdcard", and press the trackball.
25. Select the CyanogenMod update (update-cm-5.0.4.1-N1-signed.zip),
and press the trackball again to confirm. Wait until the flash is
complete. (Note: this will take a little while).
26. Once again, Scroll down to "Flash zip from sdcard", and press the trackball.
27. This time, select the Google Apps File
(gapps-passion-ERE36B-2-signed.zip), and press the trackball again to
confirm. Wait until the flash is complete.
28. Once you are back in the main menu, press the trackball select the
first option (Reboot system now) and reboot the phone.
29. If everything was done correctly, the phone should boot into CyanogenMod!
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My few questions...
Do I really need SDK? I've been reading a lot, and some say use it, some don't mention it.
I've already found that some of his files are updated, so I'd be using the more recent ones.
Also, I'm thinking that I'm NOT going to mess with the radio. I don't have to, right?
ETA: And then I see that his post says nothing about superboot. Am I supposed to do both? Fastboot and then superboot?
And then another question... I plan on getting a 16gb class 6 sd card. Should I wait to do this until I get that? Will I have to do it all over again?
Thanks!!
I am by no means a pro at this, but to answer a a question or 2 of yours...
I never bothered using the SDK. I did download it, but like you, I followed other instructions that did not tell you to use the SDK.
The important part is to put all the downloaded files into your renamed "fastboot" folder, where fastboot will know where to look for it.
Concerning the radio, some ROMS may or may not require different radios, but for the simple process of rooting your phone, I'm pretty sure you're cool.
I used fastboot, but superboot (if I understand it correctly) is a total tool for your use. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it takes the place of all the steps you listed above, and does it all in one command.
Good luck! Its easy, and it sounds like you have all the tools you need!
1) I didn't flash a new radio when I rooted mine (didn't for a couple of weeks until I was comfortable with flashing and abd and stuff). The radio is evidently the greatest risk of bricking the phone.
2) I've typically seen "superboot" to refer to a rom image that modaco hosts that includes the superuser perms and apk and not as a tool (as fastboot is referred to). ymmv.
Hi all,
I'm a beginner to this stuff, so please bear with me. I've gotten an SGS from Optus here in Australia, with Android 2.1. I want to upgrade to 2.2, so here I am on these forums
I confirmed that there was no 3-button combo mode on this SGS, and have successfully installed the fix as detailed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=785201 (a much more painful process than I thought, having to get a hold of a Windows computer (wasn't comfortable using Windows in a VM to flash my phone, couldn't figure out how to get the 3-button on my SGS with Hiemdall), get the USB drivers from the Android SDK, install Java, stab self with spoon, etc)
Now I've gotten the 3-button combo on the phone, I have read through the FAQ thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596) and the thread on the newest ROM(?) Doc BUJP8 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817703).
Bearing in mind that I have never done this before, what the heck do I do next? I tried putting the BUJP8 file (BUJP8_Doc_V9.zip, renamed to update.zip) on the phone storage in a folder titled 'sdcard', rebooted with ADB and got told that the phone couldn't extract the update.zip file. Is that correct? Do I need any other files to update my phone from 2.1 to 2.2?
Edit: The phone tells me "E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or directory) Installation aborted."
I'm rather frustrated and grumpy I know that I'm missing something, so if you can please let me know what to do next, that would be excellent!
From the threads installation instructions. This rom works fine on Optus (I'm using it as well) with Dark Theme.
BTW, don't rename the Doc ROM to update.zip. You need to use the clockwork file as update.zip (see below)
Good luck
Installation Steps (Read this very carefully!)
01. Download the ROM (which you seem to already have downloaded) and put it on your internal sdcard.
02. Download clockworkmod recovery from here: http://koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.2-galaxys.zip
You *need* Clockworkmod, this won’t work with stock recovery.
03. Rename the clockworkmod recovery file to “update.zip” and put it on your internal sdcard.
*SKIP THIS STEP AS YOU'RE COMING FROM AN OFFICIAL OPTUS ROM WITH NO TWEAKS*
04. If you had Voodoo installed prior to installing this ROM (Eclair or Froyo), make sure you still have the "disable lagfix" folder inside "/sdcard/Voodoo". If you’re coming from sztupy’s kernel, make sure you have disabled all Lagfixes from CWM.
05. Shutdown phone, wait for it to power down, then boot the phone into recovery mode (press volume up, keep it pressed, then press home button, keep it pressed, then press power button, keep it pressed until you see the Galaxy S screen. Release all three buttons when you see it).
06. Select “apply sdcard:update.zip” (use volume rocker to move up and down, and home button to select). Clockworkmod recovery will boot now (you may have to do apply update.zip twice for Clockworkmod to show up).
07. Once in Clockworkmod, select “install zip from sdcard” (use volume rocker to move up and down and the back button to select).
08. Select “choose zip from sdcard” and then select the ROM zip package. Then choose yes.
09. The update will start (will take some 5 minutes) and during the flashing you will see some strange big characters on the screen, don’t worry, that’s normal. After the process finishes, you will be dropped back into Clockworkmod recovery. From there, choose go back, and then reboot phone.
10. The first boot will take some time as the ROM will deodex
11. After the phone boots up, shutdown phone again, and then boot into recovery. The phone will boot DIRECTLY into Clockworkmod. From there, select "advanced ULK features", then "Lagfix options". You can select any of the lagfix schemes (description here). I recommend NO-RFS advanced EXT4 (others are known to have issues and may cause loss of data)
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Woot! All working now The trick I hadn't worked out from all the instructions was to put the update.zip file in the root of the phone storage as seen by Windows, as it wasn't clear if I should have created a folder called 'sdcard' and putting update.zip there or not.
So once I worked out that putting update.zip in the root of the phone storage was the correct thing to do, I could finally get the recovery mode and have the phone successfully see 'update.zip'!
The phone has booted, and I've shut it down and gone back to clockwork, but there isn't a 'NO-RFS advanced EXT4' option for lagfix - the closest is 'NO-RFS advanced (a=e4)' - is this the EXT4 option, just badly rendered?
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The phone has booted, and I've shut it down and gone back to clockwork, but there isn't a 'NO-RFS advanced EXT4' option for lagfix - the closest is 'NO-RFS advanced (a=e4)' - is this the EXT4 option, just badly rendered?
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Good to hear you got it sorted.
And yes. That's the right EXT4 option
try this
http://webtrickz.com/how-to-update-...oid-2-2-froyo-via-kies-anywhere-in-the-world/
I did
Hello everyone,
I tried but I have not found,
I want a galaxy s rooter I9000BVJVC 2.3.5 and I do not know how, Odin does not seem to do ... Can someone tell me what to do?
Thank you in advance
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1. follow the instructions in the text file, HOWEVER,
2. if you have already done the kies mini update, skip that part and simply go in the phone and change the usb settings to use kies when plugged in.
3. reboot phone holding volume down, home, and power. this will allow the phone to go into download mode.
4. After the phone reboots, shut it down and hold the volume down and power button to boot into recovery mode.
5. navigate to the flashable_root_package (in recovery volume= up and down, power= select, and menu = back) select install zip from sdcard, then select "choose zip from sdcard", scroll down until you find "flashable_root_package.zip. Select this file and let it run.
6. Reboot the phone and you are all done!
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=777681&d=1320871084