First some history with my G1:
I used the normal unrooted G1 for about a ear after i decided to root it. I rooted it succesfully to 5.something (old, because there wasnt ADW launcher yet). Soon after i wanted to go 2.2 or cyanogen 6.0.3. That too was a succes, but after short use it turned out quite slow. I did some research and found out that 5.0.8 is the way to go for a fast G1 phone ith use of apps. Short install but a few trial and errors (lots of factory resets etc.) i got it running smooth. I installed all my apps once again and thought to myself "i should do a Nandroid back-up before i have to wipe it all again...". So i remembered ROM Manager from 6.0.3 and installed it from market. I did a backup via there, but as i clicked i saw a message for a milisecond. It seemed like an error message, but after a split second my phone just rebooted.... Only this time it got stuck at the G1 boot logo....
After getting familiar with Cyanogen this was very new to me. I tried going into recovery obviousley, but that didnt boot. Only thing that did boot was Fast Boot. No idea what i can do there so i didnt touch it.
More research came i decided that i phone maybe bricked... I found out that you can try Terminal or something in fast boot to reflash something... This still isnt clear to me, and i was wondering if there is any guide that i couldnt find that gives me a noobie guide on how to use terminal on your computer to flash something on your phone?
Thanks very much in advanced!
Summary of things i use/did:
Computer: Macbook 1.0.6 OSX
Phone: G1 rooted to 5.0.8 Cyanogen (stable)
Possible cause: Using ROM Manager to make a Nandroid backup
Uh, did you remove the back cover and remove/replace the battery?
Glycerin50 said:
First some history with my G1:
I used the normal unrooted G1 for about a ear after i decided to root it. I rooted it succesfully to 5.something (old, because there wasnt ADW launcher yet). Soon after i wanted to go 2.2 or cyanogen 6.0.3. That too was a succes, but after short use it turned out quite slow. I did some research and found out that 5.0.8 is the way to go for a fast G1 phone ith use of apps. Short install but a few trial and errors (lots of factory resets etc.) i got it running smooth. I installed all my apps once again and thought to myself "i should do a Nandroid back-up before i have to wipe it all again...". So i remembered ROM Manager from 6.0.3 and installed it from market. I did a backup via there, but as i clicked i saw a message for a milisecond. It seemed like an error message, but after a split second my phone just rebooted.... Only this time it got stuck at the G1 boot logo....
After getting familiar with Cyanogen this was very new to me. I tried going into recovery obviousley, but that didnt boot. Only thing that did boot was Fast Boot. No idea what i can do there so i didnt touch it.
More research came i decided that i phone maybe bricked... I found out that you can try Terminal or something in fast boot to reflash something... This still isnt clear to me, and i was wondering if there is any guide that i couldnt find that gives me a noobie guide on how to use terminal on your computer to flash something on your phone?
Thanks very much in advanced!
Summary of things i use/did:
Computer: Macbook 1.0.6 OSX
Phone: G1 rooted to 5.0.8 Cyanogen (stable)
Possible cause: Using ROM Manager to make a Nandroid backup
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Rom manager has a habit of breaking recoveries. If you can get into fastboot you can flash a new recovery from there. If you have an engineering spl that is. Need your info from fastboot. Do you have danger spl? Amonra has guides on how to flash from fastboot. Get his 1.7.0 and fastboot flash it. You dont sound bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4647751&postcount=1
Ok been a while ,sorry! I am still "bricked" (or at least i think i am). Yes i have taken out the battery and putting it back in.
@Johnson: Yes so i have read! A little to late, My info from fastboot:
DREAM PVT 32B ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-1.33.2005 (DREA11000)
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
Apr 20 2009, 15:30:43
I'll go to that tutorial ,see if i can figure it out. Thanks for the help!
EDIT: So, ive read it... But its not clear to me. Do i need to open a terminal like program on my mac and just type in:
fastboot devices (to make sure that fastboot "sees" your device)
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img
Or do i need to connect with my phone somehow (besides USB)
Yes, boot in to the SPl (you might need to enable fastboot in there, just poke stuff), then fire up Terminal.app, cd to the /tools directory where the SDK is installed, then issue the commands.
I havent heard of SPL boot yet, how do i do this? Or is this Camer+power on/off?
Also the part about Terminal.app is total abracadabra to mee, haha. ill try and figure it out using the tutorial and maybe some common sense. If i did figure it out, i'll let you guys know!
Otherwise, if u read this and feel like helping... Much appreciated! I can use all the help you can offer!
Thanks!
Tobias
Boot to fastboot mode. Should tell u how on amonra's page. Put recovery in tools folder of your sdk. Then open command prompt on PC and type: fastboot devices hit enter. Should get a serial number. CD to tools folder and type fastboot flash image command in thread
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Glycerin50 said:
I havent heard of SPL boot yet, how do i do this? Or is this Camer+power on/off?
Also the part about Terminal.app is total abracadabra to mee, haha. ill try and figure it out using the tutorial and maybe some common sense. If i did figure it out, i'll let you guys know!
Otherwise, if u read this and feel like helping... Much appreciated! I can use all the help you can offer!
Thanks!
Tobias
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Yes, the SPL is the bootloader (camera+power). To open the terminal, got to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
ok, this is getting more and more understandable to me
Just where is this tools SDK folder. Will this apear on my pc when i plug my phone while i bootloader? or do i need to download some more stuff for this all to work on my pc...
U will need to look up how to install sdk on your computer. Its another program u need to control your phone with the PC. Called adb. Android debugging bridge
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I don't think that fastboot comes with the SDK. There is fastboot-mac zip file somewhere out there... I can't remember where I got mine from, but there is one here http://developer.htc.com/adp.html
Put the file somewhere on your mac and use the terminal program in your applications/utilites folder to access it. You should be a little familiar with Linux to use it If you want to get fancy, put it in /usr/sbin or somewhere in your $path.
The SDK kit is good too, especially adb.
EDIT:
Here are a few good threads to get you headed down the path to flash-a-rama. Most of the commands are the same, regardless of platform, but the installation procedure will vary, i.e., fastboot erase system -w does the same thing on any platform.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517874
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
Lastly this thread should be required reading... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=655097
SUCCES! YEAH!!! Thank you guys so much! While reading your posts and all the guides i decided to get into bootcamp (windows on mac) and do it all there.
It was way easy to install and ive setup adb and SDK easy and used fastboot to flash Amon Ra's recovery!
It installed within seconds and from recovery i did a fresh wipe and installed my 5.0.8 cyanogen.
Right now it booting up for the first time as i typ and i think its going to boot.... Yes, it takes a long time the first time.
Yes, it works!
Thank you guys again!
Tobias
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Hello to all,
This is my first post on this forum. First of all I want to clarify to everyone that I'm spanish and I'll try to explain this in the better way I can. I've searched for similar cases but I don't know how really find a solution to this.
Today I've recivied a HTC Dream from a guy who sold it here in Spain. He said that the phone was crashed the installation of the firmware. What I've is a phone that only shows the boot image (in this case 'Telefonica Movistar', the carrier of the phone).
I can acces to the Recovery Mode by pressing 'Home + Power' and then ALT + L. In the microSD card I've a recovery.zip. It's not mine, I think that the user put on it. I don't really know because its the first Android system I touch.
When I access to the recovery mode, the first message I get is:
Code:
Android system recovery utility
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command
I wan't to know if there is some way to go a stable version and later update to some modificated ROM with root support and extras.
Thank you in advance.
Sorry for school English.
Isern Palaus
Sorry!! This should go to 'Dream' thread.
Ask here. Read the rules before posting.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=507
This post is going to get moved to the Q&A section by the mods shortly, I suspect.
What you need to do is follow the instructions found on this post. They will take you through flashing the old RC9 image (in English), using the SPL rather than recovery mode. You could then, from there, flash a new recovery and ROM. (Can't help you with the language part. Don't know it -- but I'm sure it's out there.)
IConrad01 said:
This post is going to get moved to the Q&A section by the mods shortly, I suspect.
What you need to do is follow the instructions found on this post. They will take you through flashing the old RC9 image (in English), using the SPL rather than recovery mode. You could then, from there, flash a new recovery and ROM. (Can't help you with the language part. Don't know it -- but I'm sure it's out there.)
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Hello,
First thank to you. And yes, this sould go to Q&A, so if any moderator can move, I tried editting but there is no option.
I'll try it, but I supose that you are saying RC29.
Thank another time.
Isern Palaus
ipalaus said:
Hello,
First thank to you. And yes, this sould go to Q&A, so if any moderator can move, I tried editting but there is no option.
I'll try it, but I supose that you are saying RC29.
Thank another time.
Isern Palaus
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I think he actually means RC8 for UK versions.
Hello,
I tried to flash it with the RC7 for UK versions and I got: Model ID incorrect! Update fail!
What I see on the top of the screen is:
Code:
DREAM PVT 32B SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.38.0000 (DREA20000)
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.16.19
Feb 28 2009, 18:40:30
I can try with the RC29... How to know if its US or UK (EU)?
EDIT: The same with RC29.
Thanks in advance,
Isern Palaus
Just noticed your HBoot version. Hopefully you have fastboot. (Press and hold the camera while booting up the phone, with it plugged into your computer via USB cable. Press "back" a few times; you should see "Fastboot USB" in red.)
From there, follow the instructions found here (starting w/ post # 53):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=493241&page=6
Has something to do with the fact that the European HTC Dream isn't the same as other Dreams.
From there you should pretty much be able to run any ROM you need. We hope.
As I am in the US and got my G1 during pre-order, I haven't had to go these routes.
Wrong thread
IConrad01 said:
Just noticed your HBoot version. Hopefully you have fastboot. (Press and hold the camera while booting up the phone, with it plugged into your computer via USB cable. Press "back" a few times; you should see "Fastboot USB" in red.)
From there, follow the instructions found here (starting w/ post # 53):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=493241&page=6
Has something to do with the fact that the European HTC Dream isn't the same as other Dreams.
From there you should pretty much be able to run any ROM you need. We hope.
As I am in the US and got my G1 during pre-order, I haven't had to go these routes.
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Thank you! Now I'm in FASBOOT USB, of course.
I've found in this post a link to french site where they're explaining how to install a ROM (cupcake in this case i think): http://wiki.smartphonefrance.info/Default.aspx?Page=firmware-htcdream&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
In the post the only talk about changing the keys layout. Seems that this link could help, I'll try to understand it.
If you boot up the rooted kernel using fastboot, you //should// be able to run adb remount and then install the flash_image script from elsewhere. (Such as by pulling it out of the CyanogenMod ROM's .zip files)
Drop that script ("flash_image") into your phone's /system/bin folder, and then run (as root) "chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image"
From there, you /should/ be able to run the "flash_image" script in order to flash a new recovery image (such as the RA-dream-v.1.2.2, or the Cyanogen Recovery 1.4) which would let you, from there, flash a new IPL ("radio") or SPL -- both of which are risky business -- or else you could just flash a new ROM by booting into recovery, as per usual.
The trick is to be able to successfully boot the rooted kernel image via fastboot.
Fact is, if you can do /that/, then you should /also/ be able to simply flash a new recovery image via fastboot (though you'd have to pull it out of the *.zip):
Code:
./fastboot flash recovery /path/to/recovery.img
Hopefully this is all making sense to you.
Now I've my phone full working.
The way to do it was enter with FLASHBOOT USB and use the SDK to boot.
Update with a update.zip (I used a Cupcake 1.5) and update the radios to the latests.
Thanks to all!
HELP!!
my rogers htc dream just bricked on me last night it only goes to the htc logo and the boot loader thing (power key+camera key)
can anyone help me with this
thanks
zerokenshin said:
my rogers htc dream just bricked on me last night it only goes to the htc logo and the boot loader thing (power key+camera key)
can anyone help me with this
thanks
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What does the bootloader screen sat (power on holding camera )
If it was 1.33.2005 (ie was rooted) install a recovery via fastboot main version if the radio starts with 2, otherwise the -r if it starts with 3
If its 1.33.00?? Go to rogers website and download the january 911 ruu and install it.. if you want root follow the new rogers rooting directions
the bootloader screen says:
DREAM PVT 32B SHIP S-ONd
HBOOT-1.33.0009 (DREA21000)
CPLD-4
RADIO-3.22.20.17
May 12 2009,17:05:58
HBOOT
<SEND>FastBoot Mode
the phone was never rooted it just went out on me after i installed some new apps from the market place
well rooted or not with the perfected spl there is not much choice install the ruu or nbh of the official Rogers 911 rom and follow the new rerooting instructions.
If you follow all of it you will have an engineering split and can get out of this easily if it happens again.
the rogers site has the HTC Dream ROM Update Utility (RUU) January 2010 is that the right thing cause if so its not working for me
zerokenshin said:
the rogers site has the HTC Dream ROM Update Utility (RUU) January 2010 is that the right thing cause if so its not working for me
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I can't say I've ever made the RUUs work short of extracting the NBH file from your users temp directory and flashing it manually... but I always assumed I just was lazy on making the phone connect to VMWare on a mac.
Try this:
0) install fastboot/adb if you don't already have them (again I'm on a mac search for it if you need help)
1) Download http://www.rogers.com/dream-zip
2) extract DREAIMG.nbh from the zip file and put it into a directory accessible from fastboot
3) enter fastboot mode on the phone
4) run 'fastboot oem rebootRUU' to put the phone into ruu usb mode
5) run 'fastboot flash nbh DREAIMG.nbh' (specifying the rogers nbh)
5b) wait for everything to flash .. this will take a few mins
6) if the phone dosn't reboot its self run 'fastboot oem powerdown' then boot normally
Once installed + running your re-rooting info is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733128
i dont understand step 2
2) extract DREAIMG.nbh from the zip file and put it into a directory accessible from fastboot
I had my phone rooted and working fine on CM5 but I had the CM/JF recovery.
I wanted to update to a new recovery so I downloaded Clockworkmod's ROM Manager. I flashed the recovery and rebooted into recovery. The phone will hang on the G1 screen if I try to go into recovery, but if I let it boot normally it will go into android.
How can I fix this?
If you have a SPL that allows FASTBOOT, you can FASTBOOT, connect to the PC, and flash the recovery image from there.
Everthing I read about fastboot is done over linux, is there a way to get it running in Windows?
Has nothing to do with linux. Is multiplatform.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
Windows 7 is being a pain in the ass and not letting me install the USB drivers. I don't know what to do
Use google.
It has been asked already. I had Windows 7, and it worked.
The only thing I find is how to get the Hero to sync with W7. Should i follow those steps anyway?
I cant post links but I used a method on theunlockr
And Winblows 7 is still telling me it is unable to install my device.
.....
It is the same.
just go to amon ra's thread on his 1.7.0 version and there is instructions on how to flash his recovery from terminal on the phone its really simple that way
In his thread it says not to flash it from within CM5 :\
That's probably what happened in the first place, i flashed a recovery from within CM5 and this caused my problem.
EDIT: Tried it anyway and it didn't work.
EDIT EDIT: After messing with the HTC sync drivers I was able to install them and my computer reads my phone when I do 'fastboot devices'. However I have to go to school so I will have to flash the recovery after work. I hope this works
I was able to successfully flash the recovery with Fastboot. Thanks for the help
I've tried a varity of ROMs on my G1, and it seems hardly any work. I was using SuperD, and decided to flash a new one. SuperE, Chromatic, and zachattack's hero 2.1 don't work. I tried reflashing SuperD, and got stuck on the tmobile boot screen (I can still boot recovery).
My questions are:
What is the average time to be stuck on that tmobile boot screen during the first boot?
and
Am I missing something to make them compatible?
Thank you in advance.
1. be sure to use G1/Sapphire 32B Roms.
2. hard spl is needed for the most éclair roms.
3. what recovery are you using? use RA_AMON`s recovery
4. have you wiped everything?
5. is you sd-card formatted? swap/fat/ext ? (swap not needed)
about the time to be on the g1 screen.... i have waited a maximun of 10 or 12 minutes, if you have been waiting more than 20 minutes than you did something wrong xD
I will suggest to use fastboot to clean your system with this command "fastboot erase system -w" without the quotes of course. then you go to recovery and wipe everything again, flash the rom and wait until it boots
alutastisch said:
1. be sure to use G1/Sapphire 32B Roms.
2. hard spl is needed for the most éclair roms.
3. what recovery are you using? use RA_AMON`s recovery
4. have you wiped everything?
5. is you sd-card formatted? swap/fat/ext ? (swap not needed)
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I have danger spl, is that uncompatible with a lot of roms? Yes, I have RA_AMON's 1.7 recovery. Yeah, I rewipe every time. SD formatted to 128/512/384.
Thanks for the reply.
@ etu_aty
Ill try that thank you.
I just went back to SuperD 1.11 on the Mytouch 32b and had no problems coming from CyanogenMod 6. I recommend wiping through fastboot just like etu_aty has recommended. Just be sure to install the de-fanged base before you re-install SuperD or it will not work.
I having a little trouble using that command. The prompt just says "waiting for device".
Is there some command I need to use before that?
sorryI'znub
outamoney said:
I having a little trouble using that command. The prompt just says "waiting for device".
Is there some command I need to use before that?
sorryI'znub
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you have to press the back key on your phone to let the pc detect it as a fastboot device, read the screen
outamoney said:
I've tried a varity of ROMs on my G1, and it seems hardly any work. I was using SuperD, and decided to flash a new one. SuperE, Chromatic, and zachattack's hero 2.1 don't work. I tried reflashing SuperD, and got stuck on the tmobile boot screen (I can still boot recovery).
My questions are:
What is the average time to be stuck on that tmobile boot screen during the first boot?
and
Am I missing something to make them compatible?
Thank you in advance.
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try this, i made it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=746667
adb logcat while it's booting? as jerry mcguire would say, "help me, help you"
@ aBsolutex3 Downloading now, will let you know if its compatible.
@ robkoehler how do I go about doing that?( i got /sbin/sh: exec: line 1: logcat not found)
A couple of extra things here,
While Im in fastboot mode, any commands issued hang on "waiting for device"(including fastboot devices)
Does dangerspl require a certain sdk to run commands in fastboot?
Some commands like
adb reboot boatloader error closed
adb reboot recovery error closed
adb root error closed
what does that mean?
Omgoodness... Main problem solved. I actually had never finished flashing dangerspl, I must have stopped at the 23 radio XD. Just flashed danger and some of the ROMs are working now.
Thanks for all who responded .
Tried to install Cyanogen 6.1... It failed.
From there the device booted up normally on a fresh start, but I tried to recover my backup and that is where everything got all messed up.
Im stuck on the G1 screen.
Ive gotten it to the fastboot mode and Im downloading what I think I need to get my phone working again. Ive downloaded the Andriod 1.6 image from the HTC website. Do I need the recovery? I just want 1.6 until I have time to try and get Cyanogen installed.
Im currently installing JDK for the Andriod SDK.
Am I headed in the right direction?
I was using ROM Manager with Clockwork Mod. My old ROM was Super E... Not sure what version, but it was Andriod 2.1
What radio/spl do u have?
johnson8cyl said:
What radio/spl do u have?
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2.22.19.26I
Tbry said:
2.22.19.26I
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And spl? Do u have and eng spl? (S-off). If so u could fastboot erase your system and try to flash the rom through recovery. And fastboot flash a recovery of your choice first. Have u tried going on ezterry's thread with the new radio/spl and going that route?
Not sure what the version of the SPL is, but I know it is off. I'll check his thread out and give it a try. I might end up finding someone who actually knows what they are doing, or buying the Nexus S.
Ok. If u follow his thread exactly and fastboot flash the radio/recovery/spl u should end up with everything as described in the thread and be able to move on with cm6 with appropriate kernel. Alternatively u could boot into fastboot and open up your terminal on your computer and type in code to fastboot recovery of your choice (after it's download and put in sdk/tools folder on your PC) he has amonra link in his thread for download . Then type fastboot erase system -w (hit enter). When it's done type fastboot erase boot (hit enter). Then power down. Power back into recovery with the rom on your sdcard and flash away.
That is actually what I'm trying to do. Its just about my only option at this point.
Im having problems getting everything set up correctly though.
What are u having problems setting up?
I installed Andriod SDK, seems to be working.
Downloaded the drivers, which seems to have stopped my computer from seeing the phone.
I downloaded the Fastboot.exe, tried to run it but it cannot find ADB.dll ( Pretty sure thats what it was.)
I was basically following the steps on the cyanogen wiki.
When I have some time, I will try the Fastboot for noobs guide.
I think I followed a guide in androiddevelopers.com or something like that. If I find it again ill post a link. I don't think I ran a fastboot exe file though. Just have it in my androidsdk/tools folder. Added the variable to my paths and was good to go. Not at my PC currently though.
Edit: developer.android.com/sdk/
I believe is what I followed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
Following this for fastboot.
I cannot update anything. Home + power doesnt do anything.
Only thing I can access is fastboot mode.
Fortunately my radio is up to date, so I assume my SPL is as well.
Going to attempt to try the fastboot step, once I can get the SDK working correctly
edit: I knew if I spent enough time working at it that I'd get it working.
Only problem now is getting my device to be listed.
Edit2: at first when I entered fastboot mode, I would get the "Add new hardware" for the device "Andriod 1.0"
It now says "andriod bootloader interface"
I feel like I'm so close. I'm going to keep playing with it, but what can I do to get my device listed when I type the command "Fastboot devices"?
Edit 3: Awesome. I got fastboot to work and my phone is recognized. Only problem now is getting my SD card reader to work so I can put the proper files on
Final edit: MY phone is killing SD cards for some reason. Don't know what to do
Got the SD cards to work, for some reason though, some of the commands are not working. When I type fastboot shell, I just get the usage doc.
When I do fastboot update, I get the following: error: failed to load 'update.zip'
What are u trying to do in fastboot?
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Well, I fixed my phone. Back to its original state.
I guess my only question at this point my only question is if I switch to Cyanogen 6.1, will it be less buggy than my Super E ROM?
For anyone wondering, Holding home + end for about 25 seconds is what I did. From there I just went to nandriod and tried to recover the same backup that gave me the problem.
I would say no. It will not be less buggy. U can always flash and try different roms though for experiment sake. Glad u got it back up
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I recently started using the "Froyo Melt" ROM and while it has been better than others, I still have a problem. Whenever I try to turn Wifi on, it gives me an error. This could be due to an incompatible radio or spl but I'm not too knowledgeable on that because I bought the phone rooted and haven't done too much with it.
I'd be grateful for any help I can get, thank you.
well first off power into fastboot by holding the back arrow and power. write down everything on that screen here
then what method did you use to flash your rom --- give us simple step by step
Fastboot says:
DREAM PVT 32B ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-1.33.2005
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.23.02
Apr 20 2009, 15:30:43
To flash the rom I put the zip onto an sd card, booted into recovery, wiped data and cache, and then installed it from the zip.
You probably need a different spl/radio for the rom
But you can also try flashing a different kernel
The cm6 one would work with the spl/radio
But then you'd also need to copy all the wifi libs over
Hmmm...you can also try ezgb kernel...it should autodetect your spl/radio
I tried flashing the ezgb kernel but unfortunately it didn't do the trick. How would I go about changing my spl/radio and what should i change it to?
Google "2708+ kernel" or find it in G1 development
Follow the instructions for flashing the spl and radio from fastboot
Then you're gonna probably have to reflash the ROM
i would definitely recommend the 2708+ radio?spl combo, but i dont think it is 100% necessary for froyomelt (but it would make your rom much nicer) if you dont want to bother just do a superwipe and reflash the latest version of your rom, this should fix your wifi issue so long as it is a software not hardware problem.
It sounds like mismatched kernel/radio to me
I had the same problem with my AOSP rom
Had to flash 2708+ spl/radio and ezgb kernel to fix it
And the DreamTeam Froyo post says that it has been tested on the 2708+ spl/radio
So I think that they haven't done anything to enable other spl and radios
If wiping and flashing again does not work, then it probably is spl/radio.
Downloaded the radio and spl stuff but I'm not sure how to install it. I go into fastboot and then Hboot mode and it can't find the images. Is there a certain place I should be putting them and should I leave the radio and spl in a zip?
Download this and unzip it somewhere, like your desktop
http://www.sendspace.com/file/g8rnkq
Copy the img files from inside the dream2708kit zip into the folder
Copy recovery.img to the folder also
Now open command prompt from the shortcut in the folder
Now type the commands you are told to type in the 2708+ thread
Edit: also be careful in downloading
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The file should be adb.zip or similar
After trying to flash the recovery on the command prompt, it gets stuck at "<waiting for device>" and the phone doesn't look like it's doing anything. Did I miss something?
make sure you are booted into fastboot
it will say fastboot usb
you can test by typing in the cmd <fastboot devices>
if you are connected properly you will see your device
Jay67 said:
After trying to flash the recovery on the command prompt, it gets stuck at "<waiting for device>" and the phone doesn't look like it's doing anything. Did I miss something?
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Go into fastboot usb mode
Do the "fastboot devices" thing
If the phone doesn't show...
Right click on my computer > properties
Go to...I think hardware...then device manager
Find the phone...it most likely will be "android device" or something similar
Right click and do update drivers
Do "no", then "advanced"
Browse to the htc drivers folder and install the fastboot drivers
Thank you, both of you guys. It works perfectly now and runs better than ever! You both deserve trophies.
glad to hear! so you have the 2708+ now and your running froyomelt right?
Yes and it's the fastest version of Froyo i've used yet. Glad to see that my G1 isn't completely obsolete yet.
Jay67 said:
Yes and it's the fastest version of Froyo i've used yet. Glad to see that my G1 isn't completely obsolete yet.
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Awesome
G1s are pretty awesome no matter what some say
I do so many things from my G1
Even practice some programming!