[Q] Easy and safe way to upgrade to DangerSPL/EngineeringSPL? - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey all. I just have a quick question regarding flashing another SPL. While rooting, I was stupid enough to flash the HardSPL instead of the more used Danger or EngineeringSPL's. Now I'd like to "upgrade" my SPL to one of these two. Currently I'm using RA's 1.6.2 recovery (I know I'll probably have to upgrade that one), and I have the current radio.
What would be the quickest and easiest way to get a new SPL from this point?

What do u mean current radio. U need to post your fastboot info for help on that
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SPL: 10.95.3000 (HardSPL)
Radio: 2.22.23.02 (current)

Yeah, that's the current Radio for US T-Mobile G1. I'm using the same Radio with DangerSPL.
The only radio's for the G1 that are compatible with DangerSPL are:
2.22.23.02 T-Mobile / US
2.22.19.26i Non US
3.22.26.17 or 3.22.20.17 Rogers/Orange
Any different radio that's not listed above, will brick your phone if you flash DangerSPL.

U should upgrade to ezterry's radio/split. Just a suggestion
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what SPL am i? or do i even have one?

hey guys i was looking through the forums and id like to know what SPL i am or why i cant see it all i get is this stuff.. is my spl seen in baseband v? Kernel V? or build number?
thanks in advance
You can tell what SPL you have by booting in to it using home+camera. If you haven't flashed a new SPL you'll be on the stock one (so you wont be able to flash Hero/Rodgers ROMs or use Fastboot).
IT says Hboot- 1.33.0009
then cpld and radio
so can i root this phone?
You didn't mention that you were unrooted. Ofcourse if you're unrooted you will be on the stock SPL. All HTC Dreams (sometimes branded as G1's) can be rooted.

EBI1 radio backup?

I have the Rogers Dream with the EBI1 radio so it limits which ROMS that I can play with.
I looked but couldn't find a way to back up or install the EBI1 radio if I switch to the EBI0 radio and I find there are issues.
Is there a way to do this so that I can switch back just in case?
I want to try some Eclair Roms but there aren't any for the EBI1
Currently using latest CyanogenMod but it is just a donut with some eclair filling . Want to taste the whole eclair
Recovery: Ra-dream-1.5.2
SPL: 1.33.2005 Haykuro DangerSPL
Radio: 3.22.20.17
So there is no way to go from EBI0 to EBI1.
You can only go from EBI1 to EBI0
Thats just balls

[Q] problem flashing radio and non-matching SPL using "safe" method

Hi,
I've just downgraded my G1 to RC7 and rooted it. Then I flashed Amon_Ra's recovery 1.7.0. My bootloader was 0.95.0000 so I flashed the mathing engineering SPL 0.95.3000 (as suggested here wiki.xda-developers.com/phpwiki213/index.php?pagename=HTC_Dream_Bootloader )
But the wiki also says 'Be aware that the partial-engineering SPL 0.95.3000 (and the hacked version 10.95.3000) do NOT have the ability to fastboot flash a radio or spl image. It is necessary to install ?SafeSPL 1.33.2003 first.'
So what is SafeSPL and how is it safe to flash it? 0.95.3000 and 1.33.2003 don't match in any way, do they?
EDIT:
found the answer in the wiki article
1.33.2003 aka ?SafeSPL -- a full engineering SPL, origin unknown. This SPL is entirely compatible with DREAM ORIGINAL SPLs, 0.95.0000 and 0.95.3000.
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so 0.95.0000 und 0.95.3000 are kind of "matching" with 1.33.2003, so I'll switch from 0.95.3000 to 1.33.2003 (which seems to be "SAFE", and can't cause a brick) and then flash new radio and dangerSPL with fastboot as soon as I get home. I hope that'll work this way...
are there any "safe" sources, maybe with md5sum for 1.33.2003? There is no link given in the wiki article
EDIT2:
just found the answer in someones signature
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6510019#post6510019
but it is safe to upgrade from 0.95.3000 with radio 1.x to 1.33.2003 ? Because I still have a stock radio 1.x and wanted to flash 1.33.2003 SPL and then flash 2.x radio via fastboot. Don't want to brick it
EDIT:
maybe we should also add a table/matrix to the wiki, that clearly says what combination of SPL/radio will cause a brick on flash with recovery
pvtaddams said:
but it is safe to upgrade from 0.95.3000 with radio 1.x to 1.33.2003 ? Because I still have a stock radio 1.x and wanted to flash 1.33.2003 SPL and then flash 2.x radio via fastboot. Don't want to brick it
EDIT:
maybe we should also add a table/matrix to the wiki, that clearly says what combination of SPL/radio will cause a brick on flash with recovery
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This information is spelled out VERY CLEARLY in the wiki. I really suggest that you READ it....
* 1.33.2003 -- a full engineering SPL, origin unknown. This SPL is entirely compatible with DREAM ORIGINAL SPLs, 0.95.0000 and 0.95.3000.
RADIO COMPATIBILITY: 0.95.x000 and 1.33.2003: Compatible with 1.x and 2.x radios ONLY. 1.33.2005: Compatible with 2.x and 3.x radios ONLY.
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Problem with G1 rooted

Hi everybody
I rooted a G1, I downgrade it with 29RC, then I made the installation of the recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0 following the flashed the radio (G1-radio-2_22_23_02 and the spl (Latest G1 SPL). I used the 1.6 DRD 3611745 test-keys rooted firmware.
Everything is working well, but when I try to install a firmware as update-cm-6.0.0-DS-RC3-signed, Chromatic 4.4 or extreme-froyo an error showed:
Code:
getprop("ro.bootloader")=="1.33.2011" II ( this message is repeated on the G1)
E:Error in /sdcard/update-cm-6.0.0-DS-RC3-signed (Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Also I tried to update it with update-cm-5.0.7-DS-test3-signed and it was accepted but it does not boot, it stay with the G1 logo.
What could be wrong?, I restore with my rooted backup (1.6) and it work again without problems.
Your comments with be appreciated.
bengar
bengar said:
getprop("ro.bootloader")=="1.33.2011" II ( this message is repeated on the G1)
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Since no one else has answered I'll give it a try. The 1.33.2011 bootloader line sounds fishy on a G1. What does the actual bootloader screen say? (Camera+Power startup)
oldnoob said:
Since no one else has answered I'll give it a try. The 1.33.2011 bootloader line sounds fishy on a G1. What does the actual bootloader screen say? (Camera+Power startup)
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Thank you oldnoob for the response. Well it looks like this:
Code:
DREA100 PVT 32B
CLPD-4
RADIO-2.22.23.02
Oct 20 2008
Ok what he is mainly asking you is in bootloader you see the spl. That's what he's saying looks fishy. The rest of what you got looks ok. So tell him what spl your reading in bootloader. And what your bootloader looks like.
sent from my superfroyo dream
Xx12thANG3LxX
Thank you, the spl read as follow:
HSPL10.95.3000
Ok well you know you flashed the radio if it says 2.22.23.02. You have the pvt goin on. So now for the scary part. 1.33.2005 danger spl. As long as you have that radio your good. But make sure ya hear me!!!! When you flash rc29 it will downgrade that radio. So you have to reflash it. BEFORE danger spl 1.33.2005
Good luck may the force be with you!!!
sent from superfroyo dream
So just make sure you go into bootloader holding camera+power button together. Make sure you have radio 2.22.23.02 then you may flash the 1.33.2005 danger spl. Then when you go back into bootloader you'll see the new spl. And the bootloader will have three android skateboarders on it. Then you know your good. And then boot recovery. Wipe. Flash the rom .zip from sdcard. See the problem your having is the spl you have right now. Can't handle the size of the rom your trying to flash.
sent from superfroyo dream
Xx12thANG3LxX said:
So just make sure you go into bootloader holding camera+power button together. Make sure you have radio 2.22.23.02 then you may flash the 1.33.2005 danger spl. Then when you go back into bootloader you'll see the new spl. And the bootloader will have three android skateboarders on it. Then you know your good. And then boot recovery. Wipe. Flash the rom .zip from sdcard. See the problem your having is the spl you have right now. Can't handle the size of the rom your trying to flash.
sent from superfroyo dream
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Xx12thANG3LxX
Thank you very much, that was the problem as I see I used a wrong spl. But when I hold the camera+power button together I have the three android skateboard on it. Right now I have the G1 with the 1.6 version rooted. In order to make it works for future firmware versions I will need to unroot the G1 with downgrade it again to the RC29, then downgrade the original radio and spl and start from scratch. Or only reflash the new radio and reflash spl but using the danger version.
PD
This G1 is not my is from a friend, but compared with my G1 and it has the danger spl, I will need to reflash the danger spl to my friends' G1.
regards
bengar
Xx12thANG3LxX said:
Ok well you know you flashed the radio if it says 2.22.23.02. You have the pvt goin on. So now for the scary part. 1.33.2005 danger spl. As long as you have that radio your good. But make sure ya hear me!!!! When you flash rc29 it will downgrade that radio. So you have to reflash it. BEFORE danger spl 1.33.2005
Good luck may the force be with you!!!
sent from superfroyo dream
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Why you guys want to install always DangerSPL? It's never needed, there are much more flexible and more secure ways to get enough space for FroYo-ROMs.
Only my 2 cent.
Andisa has a point. Not super needed anymore. But its just what I run. And once you got it the first time. No headache or chances after that. But no when you change roms you do not need to go and do that all over again to answer your question. So now if you have the proper radio and spl. You installed a custom recovery. Now go ahead put zip file on sd wipe and flash. You should be good to go.
sent from superfroyo dream
Xx12thANG3LxX said:
Andisa has a point. Not super needed anymore. But its just what I run. And once you got it the first time. No headache or chances after that. But no when you change roms you do not need to go and do that all over again to answer your question. So now if you have the proper radio and spl. You installed a custom recovery. Now go ahead put zip file on sd wipe and flash. You should be good to go.
sent from superfroyo dream
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Xx12thANG3LxX
In my own G1, I have the danger spl installed too and never have had any problems with it, in this case, when I was flashing this G1 I knew that I was using the last radio but when I was ready to flash the spl I saw that I had two versions, the Latest G1 SPL, and haykuro_new_spl-signed.
I had selected the Lastest G1, After that I flashed with the last roms mentioned above and here I am trying to fix this. All the ways, the 1.6 is running smooth. Thank you for all and I am very happy to all your help.
bengar
No problem. I'm glad we got it working for ya
sent from superfroyo dream

Newest SPL without fastboot

Hi guys
My Dreams USB port is broken so i don't have adb fastboot or mass storage.
It's been a while since i powered on my Dream but now i want to bring it back to life.
I habe Radio 2.22.23.02 and HBOOT 1.33.2005
I would like to somehow flash a new spl but cannot find any tutorial which wont use fastboot.
Is it possible to do this via update.zip?
If it is - Can someone provide Links to required files
Regards
Nik
yes it is possible, look for a flashable .zip for the radio and spl (either the .25 or .08 radio and the .13d spl) you can look in ezterry's 2708+ thread or I believe idrifta has them in his as well. you will just need to do a little searching as I don't have the files at hand
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
Yup. I have an Guide for it, go check it out!!!http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630038

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