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US G1 on EU wont boot and wont recover

Hello everyone,
i really thank all the people who are investing lots of time on this site to help others. I have found myself many solutions to many issues in many of my phones.
now i have a new issue and I have not benn able to find a solution. maybe its hidden in the forums, if you know it, please send my a link.
issue:
got a g1 from the US, using it in EU.
if I turn it on, shows the G1 logo folowed by the recovery(android system recovery uitility)
It doesnt matter if I do something else, it allways comes the screen.
Tried several upgrades but it allways tells me:
Install form sdcard...
Finding...
Opening...
Verifying...
E:No signature (XXX files)
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted.
on top of the recovery there is a message:
E: can't open /cache/recovery/command --> to this i found several solutions, but all require a running g1... this is not the case.
Also the "back+power" wont load the defaults, it doesnt matter what i do.. wont do anything.
PS: SD is an 8Gb class 6 which was working on my old G1, fresh formated
any clues?
most appreciated!
Luis

I almost forgot to mention..
Power + Cam, fastloader wont work, wont load.. also found a solution having a working G1.. again.. this is not the case. I got the phone yesterday and should be working, it looks rather soft-bricked

A hint might be to post this in the Dream Q & A Section before you get battered for posting in the Dev section....

many thanks! Q&A should have been!
any ideas to solve my problem? thanks

E:No signature (XXX files)
E:Verification failed
is due to the ROM not being signed.
if you want to get into bootloader to flash nandroid backups
use
adb reboot bootloader
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Hi B-man007,
thanks.. is there a way to use ADB if the phone has no OS? and if its not recognized by PC... ? found solutions about how to use it.. IF the phone is running. please let me know if i am missing something here. cheers!
any other solutions?

if the roms that i tried are not signed.. could you suggest me one which is?
tried from original ones to cooked.. same responce. i even tried 30 to 33.. to see waht happens, it started but showed me again an error message, it would make sense if the installed rom would have been 30. i was just trying around.
any links to a very old android which is signed? to keep on trying.. cheers!

Since you have a US G1, flash the RC29 DREAIMG.nbh to get to Android 1.0
ADB can be used in recovery since there is a kernel being used. You need to install the drivers for it to work

no cannt do.. driver for win7 x64 are not te be found and the update from RC29 not possible. i cannt access the booloader to install images ;(
tried several signed updates and roms, allways the same crap!
any other idea? thanks!

The adb drivers for vista x64 should work just fine. If you can't get into bootloader by holding Cam+Power
you will need adb to actually boot into the bootloader to flash the RC image

so.. many tests .. same situation
ADB works if the device is conected. it could be recognized if the bootload is on OR if android is running.
none of this works for me.
i cannt access anything but the android recovery, believe that the old user saved recovery on SDcard and send me the phone w/o it... E:/can't access recovery.. blah
i am getting really angry with the phone and the seller.. damm eVay

help rooting G1 in stuck

tried to root my g1 today and came stuck, i downgrade android from 1.6 to 1.0, and the next step was to download telnet from the market, but i couldnt get the market to download.
i can see the apps in the market but it just wont download. can anyon help this is the walkthrough i was following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480 , i got to step 6 in the Root your R29 or lower section.
please help
the rom i would like to put on is SuperCSDIv4, so any tips and advice would be good

well mate the rooting that work for me was
RC7-->manually update till i was able to bypass the signin screen then enable wifi (the os which i bypass was 1.5)then download linda file mannager from market/downloaded and install flash.apk and recovery-RA-dream-v1.5.1.img then followed the step as mentioned ...voola and as rooted
i recommand u to use 1-step rooting..it works and soo much easy
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/22/how-to-root-the-mytouch-3g-or-g1-in-one-click/
and search for recovery-RA-dream-v.1.5.2.img
its the same i m using
try this

thanks jamb, i followed your route and it was much easier. thankyou

thanks jamb, i followed your route and it was much easier. thankyou

Your welcome mate

when i ran though the steps, i got to the end and everything was how it should be.
as id been messin with it foe ages i decided to end there, and i posted all was well abouve.
ive tried to install to roms today both never worked so i must be doinf something wrong.
heres what ive been doing.
empty sdcard, put the rom on it still zipped and renamed to 'update' . insert sd into G1 then boot via home ad power. when ! screen apears press 'alt L' then sellect wipe data followed be install update.zip. then reboot.
once rebooted im still with the original 1.5 .
when i do the wipe and update.zip to me it seems to quick (like 3 seconds for both).
any help peeps

just noticed that that whan i attemp the updat.zip it states update terminated so ive fond my problem ive also noticet that the spl didnt update, even thou it looked last night if all was ok????
going to run through the steps again and see if anything changes. il update later

hi jamb can you gice me a diect link to the spl you used please i thnk that is where im going wrong

here ya go mate
DANGERSPL

sheers jamb, i just keep getting the same msg once i try the update.zip
varifying update package.....
E:No signiture (5 files)
E:Varification failed
Instalation aborted
im at a loss now. any ideas???

What recovery are you using? the alt L thing makes me think you are still using stock.
If you are using RA you don't need to rename it to update.

im using recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img
ihave just tried to use the one u are using but flashrec wouldnt see it, imreally at a loss now.
i just tried to install android stoc 1.0, so that i could start again but that to wouldnt install. so it looks like i may be stuck with 1.5 for now atleast.
edit- it wernt the one u have it was the recovery-RA-dream-v1.6.2.img i tried second

mate u have Uk model?right
just intall flashrec and 1.6.2 recovery image
start flashrec / in the box type something like
/sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.6.2.img
then flash it dont interpt then process and u got root ...
note : put img file in the root(main) of ur sd card

thanks for your help jamb, but i seem to have damaed the boot loader somewhere on my rooting journey ,
i think i know where i done it as after post one, and before post two, i did (i think) get root and managed to flash superCSDIv14, (i got the custom spash with the android bot peeking from behind the A) but after the splash the phone just went black.
when i got your first post i decided to follow that post, i managed to flask android 1.0, then update to 1.5 then from that point i couldnt flash nothing, i even tried to flash back to 1.0 at one point.
last night i went to bed thinking that id be stuck with 1.5, but when i woke, i made the QTA upgrade msg on my phone so i ran it and now am back to where i started 1.6 (which is good cos google nav was released yesrerday)
as the OTA update worked all must not be broken so i decided to start again and tried to flash 1.0, it just faid so. my friend i am giving up, thank you for your time.
stephen.

its been two days now since i gave up on my root of the G1 and am starting to get the craving to start tinker with t againg, i dont want it to beat me.
can anyone outthere shed anylight on my plight. also give me some pointers.

eViL-NXSense-v.1.13.1

Hey guys. I tried asking these questions on the official thread of this Rom but somehow my post is getting lost in the tons of pages which are accumulating everyday So here are my questions :
y2jamit said:
Alright folks. I finally managed to move from CM6 stable to NXSense. Before moving from CM 6, I partitioned my SD card using Rom manager with a partition of 512 MB & a swap of 32 MB.I managed to install version eViL-NXSense-v.1.13.1. However after that eViL-Q&D-NXSense-v.1.14.1 was released. So I downloaded that first from the 4shared link. I tried to install the new ROM from Rom Manager using the wipe option. However when the phone goes into recovery it shows formatting blah blah blah and then phone doesn't install the 1.14.1 Rom and reboots and gets stuck on the Google cross logo.
I managed to restore back to 1.13.1 from the back up that I had made. Now instead of using the Rom Manager I booted into recovery and tried to use the install from SD card option. This time the phone started copying files and showed that twice. After this I get the following huge error:
E: Can't symlink /system /customize/resource/bootanimation.zip
E: Failure at line 27:
symlink/data/local/bootanimation.zip
SYSTEM : customize/resource/bootanimation.zip
Installation aborted.
I had to once again resort back to my backup. Can anyone help me out this issue?
After all this I even tried to install 1.13.1 from the recovery using the install from sd card option and apparently this also gave me the exact same bootanimation error. So I guess both the zips are ok. not sure what else could be going wrong.
Also even after flashing networkfix on 1.13.1, the market still struggles to work. It shows loading for some time and then gives an option to retry. However if I try to search for any application or go to downloads, the market starts working normally. Can anyone also provide a fix for this problem?
I really want to use this as my default rom because I am in love with it Excellent work Evil !!! Just want to sort out these issues.
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In addition to the above mentioned post, I wanted to add that I now also have a2sd enabled after running the commands from terminal emulator. What is the simplest way to update from 1.13.1 to a higher version? Also when loading market for the first time, the GPRS connection disappears and comes back in like a minute. Why is this happening? When using Trackball Alert Pro the patch option says compatible rom not found but the alerts are working fine When using wi-fi hotspot and default options, it is not getting turned on although 3G shows in the top left corner. Do I have manually change any settings.
I would be highly grateful if anyone can resolve all or any of my queries. I am absolutely exhausted in asking these queries in the official thread and reading through tons of pages just to see my query being buried.
Thanks in advance guys.

Alright guys I managed to install 1.14.1 successfully by doing a full wipe first using instructions from this fabulous thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747381 Although this thread is for myTouch 3G Slide, the basic instructions are the same for Nexus One. You just have to use the trackball to select an option. This is exactly what I was looking for I am sure many newbies like me who don't know what a full wipe is, will learn a lot from this magnificent thread. Thank you kingofyo1
Now I still don't understand why the patch option in Trackball Alert Pro shows the rom is not compatible even though basic version is officially provided with the rom. Anyway the alerts work, so I am not going to waste any more time on it.
Even in eViL-Q&D-NXSense-v.1.14.1, when I first open market, my GPRS connection disappears and comes back in like 20-30 seconds. After that market works really well. Anyone has a solution for this?
Also Wi-Fi hotspot still doesn't turn on using default settings. Do I have to manually choose any settings?
Can anyone shed some light on the above mentioned questions?

[Q] Can't get recovery installed my Sprint Hero

I believe I have correctly rooted the phone - I have a Super User icon and when I abd shell I get #
When I run the adb shell /data/local/flash_image recovery /data/local/yourrecoveryimage.img command I get "[1] Illegal instruction /data/local/flash_image recovery"
In several threads here I saw people saying to just use ROM Manager. I downloaded the APK, but when I tap on it I get a Parse Error.
More research... and I think the issue may be that my system version is blocking things. I found a site that had a Windows program that was supposed to push an older version to the phone (can't find the link right now) but it failed too. It ran, accessed the phone, then said it couldn't update my phone.
I'm not sure where to turn next. If there is a post or FAQ somewhere that addresses this please point me to it. If you have something for me to try, I'm ready and willing.
--edit - found the program I mentioned above. ROM Update Utility 1.0.2.10, trying to change from image version 2.3.651.2 to 2.27.651.6. I found the program here:
forums.androidcentral.com/htc-hero-rooting-roms-hacks/56118-how-root-your-sprint-hero-one-click (html)

What hboot do you have ? What radio? What software ver? Also what carrier are you with?
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always=SG3

laie1472 said:
What hboot do you have ? What radio? What software ver? Also what carrier are you with?
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always=SG3
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The phone is Sprint, but I am not connected to any carrier. I'm only using it on WiFi.
Not sure what hboot is or how to tell what my radio is.
Software Number is 2.3.651.2 as mentioned in my first post, though I guess it was buried a bit.

minidrag said:
The phone is Sprint, but I am not connected to any carrier. I'm only using it on WiFi.
Not sure what hboot is or how to tell what my radio is.
Software Number is 2.3.651.2 as mentioned in my first post, though I guess it was buried a bit.
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You need to install rom manager 2.5 when first rooting sprint. search for it on the web or here at xda.

jamstewonline said:
You need to install rom manager 2.5 when first rooting sprint. search for it on the web or here at xda.
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Thanks! That version installed. Now I just need to get to where I have WiFi to see if the rest works, but I'm very hopeful.
Thanks again.

ROM Manager 2.5 installed just fine. It grabbed a Recovery (clockwork-2.5.0.7 I believe) and installed it for me. I booted to that and installed the ROM I had on the SD card - Cyanogen 7.2.0 which seemed to go fine.
Then I had a bit of a scare. The phone rebooted and I got a Cyanogen animated logo and nothing else. No buttons did anything - I couldn't even power off. Had to pull the battery for that. Put it back in, powered on, same thing.
Booted to Recovery and it was the built in one, not Clockwork, but based on some reading I did a Wipe and after that the phone booted to Cyanogen.
Thanks for the help!

Help with GT-N7000

It started a while back when i decided to install cutom rom on my device ... it failed at first but somehow i manged to get it working.
I then used odin3 to flash it back to original rom.
i am now wanting to install the latest avalible rom for my device, i have searched and searched but keep going in circles.
i have a few saved but when i got to install them im always getting status 7 error.
im using philz touch 5 as recomended in a previous post .
if anyone could show me to a working rom or how to resolve status 7 error i would much appreciate it , i have tried a few diffrent methods to fix status 7 but nothing yet

conanbrapp said:
It started a while back when i decided to install cutom rom on my device ... it failed at first but somehow i manged to get it working.
I then used odin3 to flash it back to original rom.
i am now wanting to install the latest avalible rom for my device, i have searched and searched but keep going in circles.
i have a few saved but when i got to install them im always getting status 7 error.
im using philz touch 5 as recomended in a previous post .
if anyone could show me to a working rom or how to resolve status 7 error i would much appreciate it , i have tried a few diffrent methods to fix status 7 but nothing yet
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If you would have searched http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780703

thank you
treacherous_hawk said:
If you would have searched http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780703
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worked a treat