Late to the party.
I just successfully rooted my Hero after procrastinating nearly a year, reading and researching till my brain hurts. My Hero is still on software version 1.56. I am wanting to install Amon_Ra's recovery image here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581521
There are several versions listed, with little explanation of the differences. I presume the color versions are for text or background or something?
My most pressing question is since I am at such an early software version, do I need to install the older recovery image ( 1.5.2)? or can I use the latest one (1.6.2 pick a color)?
I have read that entire thread and searched other locations too for answers. I would pose this question over there, but I can't post there as a new user.
Thanks in advance for answering my question.
Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
I think you'll be fine with whichever recovery image. even if you have some problems, you can always boot up your phone into adb and put another recovery on it.
Thanks, it's hard to keep up sometimes.
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Will someone be kind enough for all the noobs out there and post a complete video of how to get from a completely stock firmware to (well in this case) this hero build, or the newest, latest, or best working hero build. While showing the order to flash radios, spls, and such using the ADB. It will help out a lot of people trust me. And from the looks of all the noobs right now youll have so many views, subscribers, followers or whatever your motive is. Please help noobs out.
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Remember stock to hero!
I would do this myself but i myself do not know how and am on my second g1.
Thank you!
i will have a go at making that over the weekend.
milestone.it said:
i will have a go at making that over the weekend.
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Thanks a billion. You dont know how much this will help people. Post a link here when your finished please
Since this thread is for the "noobs", I have a couple of questions to ask.
Excuse my not using the search fully. There are just so many threads and so many responses and none of them are completely clear.
If I were to root my phone with the latest Hero ROM that has flash playet 10, will I still need to upgrade the firmware to 1.5 or is this particular ROM built on 1.5 or what??
Also, does this latest Hero ROM have the famed HTC virtual keyboard or no??
OutstandingO said:
Since this thread is for the "noobs", I have a couple of questions to ask.
Excuse my not using the search fully. There are just so many threads and so many responses and none of them are completely clear.
If I were to root my phone with the latest Hero ROM that has flash playet 10, will I still need to upgrade the firmware to 1.5 or is this particular ROM built on 1.5 or what??
Also, does this latest Hero ROM have the famed HTC virtual keyboard or no??
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Honestly idk but maybe someone will see this thread and answer that for you or you can start a new thread
There are quite a few videos out there already that show you how its done. Maybe not directly toHero but the whole process is the same - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDPFhJ9noLA
So instead of using JF 1.31, simply use the Hero ROM of your choice, rename it as "update.zip" and put it on the root of your SD card. Turn off your G1, hold the HOME button and press POWER to get into the Recovery image. Press ALT+W (to wipe) then ALT+S (to flash the ROM).
EDIT: I forgot some very crucial information >_< IF you are going to Hero from Stock you do require a few other things. Namely the new Radio and the new SPL (depending on which Hero ROM you pick). Make sure though that whatever you do, you upgrade the radio first to avoid bricking your G1. Look at my signature for links to what you need, like the Radio, SPL etc.
Wait patiently and all should be well...
@OutstandingO
Hero is basically Cupcake (1.5) but with a different interface created by HTC using custom code. So you just flash the Hero ROM of choice and that's it.
root video
OutstandingO said:
Since this thread is for the "noobs", I have a couple of questions to ask.
Excuse my not using the search fully. There are just so many threads and so many responses and none of them are completely clear.
If I were to root my phone with the latest Hero ROM that has flash playet 10, will I still need to upgrade the firmware to 1.5 or is this particular ROM built on 1.5 or what??
Also, does this latest Hero ROM have the famed HTC virtual keyboard or no??
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YouTube has plenty of view on rooting that's where I learned how to do it, they also have the files u need to root it right there for u to download. Just search it and u will find it. The guy who's vid I followed is tony moreno look for his bids. I don't recommend jumping from 1.1 to hero. Go from 1.0 to 1.1 then jump to 1.5. Also hero is built from 1.5. I myself have tried it but even with all the optimizing its not fast enough for me. It also has the famed HTC IME keyboard. I myself use JF 1.5 APD. With the Hero theme in the themes section with the HTC keyboard. Flash would be nice but it still has issues with speed and force closings. Like I said YouTube the rooting process and search around the thread for other stuff like and and how to use fastboot.
I forgot some crucial information, namely to upgrade the Radio first and that you might need to upgrade the SPL. Have edited my post.
That is in part something that threw me for a loop.
I've seen multiple vids for rooting but none of them seem to address this whole "Radio" issue that you brought up and the steps surrounding that. From what I have been reading this is the most important part.
I love this site but the type of people that post here are guys that already know what their doing in most cases and they speak and post as such.
So have I ever developed an app for the G1, no, but I'm not Danny Dunderhead either. I can read a set of instructions if laid out for me.
So I ask you more experienced gentlemen, can someone either post a link or give me step by step help in checking my "radio", upgrading my "radio" and then installing the ROM??
I would greatly appreciate it.
I did it! I bricked my G1!
Yeah, well...what can you do. I read over the posts here, watched youtube videos, and searched the web as well. Read and viewed everything I could until I couldn't take it anymore. Then...I tried. Tried and failed? No, tried and died.
MAN, I WANT HERO! I am more jealous with every video I see. I don't care if it's a little slow. It is pure Android beauty. But...
There is so much information out there, not just at this forum, but all over the net. And although there are many similarities between the instructions (I use that term loosely for some), many have different steps so it's hard to tell which to follow. Apparently taking what you feel are the best from each is not the way to go. Really, I'm not stupid about these things...well...
So, here is where I started; a T-Mobile G1 running the latest OTA 1.5 update and the 2.22.19.26I radio software. Used Parted Magic to create a 5GB FAT32 and a 1GB EXT2 partition on the SD card. I downloaded everything I though I would need or could find. The original boot and recovery img's along with RC29, RC30, and Cupcake zips. Then I got HardSPL and a bunch of files from Hayruko. I got JeseusFreke, CyanogenMod, and JACHero stuff. Hell, someone said to download the Telnet.apk and put it on the SD card as well. Did that. I found a great thread for installing the JACHero, but it did not go into rooting your phone first. Did that need to be done? I guessed it did. So I started there. Downgraded nicely to RC29. That was easy. Then even went through the telnet and terminal emulator steps. Then trouble. Which recovery.img to use? Some instructions reference the testkeys and some don't when rooting. Figured I would do it that way. So I went through those steps. Loaded CyanogenMods 1.3.1 and 1.33.2005 SPL on the SD card. Flashed (I thought) the recovery.img. Rebooted to get ready to install the SPL. Stuck at t-Mobile G1 now! They really do call it a brick for a reason.
So now that I got that off my chest, a few questions. First, I want to run HERO. I want it! However, I would like to make a request this time. Could someone please post step by step instructions for taking a stock G1 to the JACHero 2.3.4 release. Not just "flash the recovery and SPL" files. I would like more detailed directions. If you know of a good link to send me, please tell me. I thank you in advance for your time. I know it's a real pain in the ---, but I promise I will pass your knowledge along to another such as I!
A few questions first. I believe the steps are something like this:
1. Downgrade to RC29.
2. Copy recovery_teskeys.img and some recovery.img along with some SPL update.zip file to the SD card and "load" them properly. Which files should you use (does it matter), which order should you do it and how?
3. How do I do a Nandroid backup at this point? Do I need/want to?
4. Do I wipe now? Need to ever? Doesn't the image overwrite everything anyway?
4. Copy update.zip (the renamed JACHero 2.3.4 zip file) to the SD card and load it. Do you need to load any other image first other than JACHero 2.3.4.?
5. Enjoy HTC Hero goodness!
I know I am asking a lot, but I need the steps so I can replicate this easily. I am going to want to do this a lot based on what I see out there. Always something new to try and a lot of great developers out there. Thank you in advance for all of your time and effort. I promise to pass it along.
First I want to thank everyone on these forums for all the information they've posted and shared.
There's so much information, that I'm afraid I am a little lost. I've followed so many different guides to do this and that and what not, I'm unsure of where I am exactly in the process.
My goal is to have Nandroid installed and working so I can switch and check out different roms/apps/capabilities of my phone.
I have a T-Mobile G1 that I purchased yesterday and unlocked yesterday. It came from T-Mobile already updated to 1.5 cupcake. I have an EDGE data plan and not a 3G Data plan (applies to what I had to do below.)
First thing I did was downgrade to RC29. I attempted to re-activate the phone after, but I was unable to probably due to edge connectivity.
I downloaded the SDK, and using adb I connected the phone to my wifi access.
Once I was in, I followed this guide to update the SPL. I used some utility to do it automatically, but only because I spent so much time trying to get wifi to work and activate the phone.
I then updated to the latest radio version.
I thought I wanted to install a Hero build, so I updated the SPL to the latest version, this caused my phone to freeze at the G1 screen, it wouldn't go any further. Just after this I realized that the Hero build doesn't have bluetooth, and it's essential for me right now.
So as a n00b, I downloaded JesusFreke's latest US Android build "JFV1.51 CRB43 US (11733)" renamed it update.zip and did the update, it worked fine and I've been using my phone ever since (there have been several crashing apps though.)
As I said, I want to install Nandroid to make backups, but I really don't know where in the process I'm at.
If I hold down Back+Power I get the skateboard guys (fastboot I think), if I hold down Home+Power I get the recovery mode, and Camera+Power gets the SPL. I don't really know the difference between Fastboot and Recovery mode, don't they do roughly the same thing?
I believe I'm going to have to partition my SD card (I have a 1GB right now, but I have a 16GB in a photo frame at work I will get on Monday.) in order to save apps onto the SD card and still keep music on the phone and use the phone as a portable drive.
There's so much information out there to do X with Y and run Z that it doesn't take long to figure out where you are lost.
If I go into fastboot I see:
DREAM PVT 32B ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-1.33.2005 (DREA10000)
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.261
Apr 20 2009, 15:30:43
Then the Menu.
In recovery Mode:
Android system recovery utility E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
Then the Menu.
Uh oh, just noticed that when I hold the camera down and power, I don't get the SPL anymore. I get the FastBoot Menu:
HBOOT
<BACK> FastBoot Mode
That's not supposed to happen, it should go into the SPL right?
Thanks a lot for the help. I hope to be able to be at the point that I can contribute or answer questions soon.
install cyanogen's recovery image. nanroid backup AND restore is built right in.
Maybe this is where my confusion comes in.
Both recovery images and ROMs are installed by renaming them update.zip?
I guess everything is installed with update.zip. That explains a lot...
Sirchuk said:
Maybe this is where my confusion comes in.
Both recovery images and ROMs are installed by renaming them update.zip?
I guess everything is installed with update.zip. That explains a lot...
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You only have 2 posts. You need to go and read through everything. There are rules about starting threads, and this one shouldn't have been started and will probably get deleted.
You need to go to the designated thread and ask your questions. Getting to where you understand everything doesn't happen overnight.
You want nandroid backup/restore? Go to the development forum and look for cyanogen's pimped out recovery 1.3.1.
You need help on your spl? Same forum, but look for let's fix that spl.
Please do research before making a new thread.
All your answers have already been posted, just look for them.
I understand you are a noob, I welcome you to the world that is g1 with open arms. But, we all had to start somewhere.
Thank you.
You are well on your way...
You have the newest radio. You have the newest spl... You've successfully flashed a custom rom, so you are well on your way. Listen to temporizer, he's laid it all out for you. And yes, search comrade, search!
The Guide "STOCK-2-CYANOGEN" has been updated to include 4.1.999.
Post 2 also has instructions to upgrade from CM4.1.11.1 or earlier to CM4.1.999 as well as upgrading from CM4.1.99 to CM4.1.999.
If you have root already and CM Recovery 1.4 then you can use post 2. If you have not rooted your phone then use post 1.
Fingerlickin stays busy.
hey supreme, I noticed you spending alot of time in the dream section. Any common problems we can add to the guide?
I just been seein more about 1.6 stuff of people gettin stuck, I think some people just loaded the wrong htc recovery. Also maybe add the clear dalvik-cache commands. Also maybe add how to back up the ext partition since I've been seeing more and more of that. I know there's more I've been seein alot of lately but I need to drink another cup of coffee and get my thoughts together. I'll get my thoughts together and let you know.
A lot of people actually booted off of the HTC recovery, which ended up replacing their recovery image with the stock one. Put emphasis on not booting before applying the Cyanogen update.
Also, please make note that the update will not work properly with AmonRa's recovery image. It gives the status 7 error when flashing the HTC Recovery ROM. Using Cyanogen's 1.4 recovery solves the problem (they can flash back to AmonRa after they are done)
So recently I've been experiencing a rather serious problem with my factory 911patched Rogers Dream and no matter how many different solutions or workarounds I've tried, I can't seem to correct it. Rather than continue to clutter anyone else's threads I figure that if I compile everything here that I've done/tried so far, then perhaps someone who actually knows what they're doing can push me in the right direction.
The summary
911 Patched Rogers Dream, Rooted the day the exploid method came to light, and at that time installed CM5.0.8
Downgraded to 2x Radio to be able to use Ebi0 roms
Didnt find anything to my liking on ebi0, so reflashed 3.22 Radio, recovery & DangerSPL
Now I can't install any new roms. No matter how many times I try to erase system -w and boot via 'Fastboot erase' there seems to be something stuck somewhere that causes a loop any time I try to install a rom from SD via recovery (1.6.4, 1.7.0, 1.7.0R, all with matching Radio/SPL's)
The only things I've been able to successfully loadup on my phone since i tried to upgrade back to ebi1 are
The Nand Backup I did just before downgrading to ebi0
the orange-1.58.73.2.nbh "reset" nbh Terry linked to in his 2708-enabled custom kernel thread
The rogers rogers_1.89.631.1.nbh that puts me back to stock Rogers Dream. I've since ReRooted with Exploid and installed DangerSPL again, and done a Nand Backup, so at the very least i have a "clean" Rooted install (that I know of)
I guess my question is, what can I try now? All my rom installs keep failing, so my only option now is to restore back to the craptastic Rogers 1.5 build, or a broken CM5 with ghost traces of Apps2SD references and all sorts of FC's
I also just learned about the wonders of posting Logcat data, so this is what my Rogers 1.5 bootup gives me, if it helps...
hxxp://cyanogenmod.pastebin.com/qpuN59ew
I don't want to be the person who says "fix this" for me, I just feel like there's something outside of my skill level that's wrong here, and I'm just looking for a helpful push in the right direction, so to speak.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far with this.
hxxp://cyanogenmod.pastebin.com/YDkVaCEv
This is the logcat for my unsuccessful Cm5.0.8 install. After the rogers splash, it just goes to a black screen, I don't get the Blue or Multicoloured X that should come up on first install
Hello everyone,
First of all, I am really sorry if this is a double post ( It probably is). I have honestly tried to search a response in already existing posts and I have found that some people seem to have experienced similar issues. However, being a total newbie in development, not really understanding the whole logical structure, I was unable to efficiently transfer existing responses to my problem. Thus, if somewhere exactly the same problem was already discussed I would be glad to read the thread. In opposite, similar threads will probably not help such an ignorant as I am.
That's said, here is the problem :
I have a HTC incredible S with the following status :
Alpharev
VIVO PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.09.1000
RADIO-38.02.01.11_M
eMMC - boot
february 11 2011.....
Android 2.2.1
As the pro's have already understood I have used the Alpharev method to switch my phone into "S-OFF" and root it around a year ago. As far as I remember I haven't done anything more. If I'm using the words right, no flash of recovery partition or anything of this kind. The phone is all right - no major issues.
Recently I have tried to update the phone, finally accepting the suggestion which was annoying me for several months. I have just accepted the update to Android 2.3 using OTA (I hope to use this right, I mean that the phone had downloaded the update itself, without pc or anything else).
Unfortunately the update failed ( blocked with a black background, the phone in the middle and a red triangle on the top right corner of the phone). After waiting for a very long time, I have removed the battery and put it back - everything is ok. (no update off course)
So the questions :
1. Is it theoretically possible to use official updates while being rooted? I don't really have time to play with different ROMs, an official ROM with root access is enough for me.
1.1 If yes, how?
2. If no, can I unroot it, update it and root it again in order to have the last official update with root?
2.1 If no, I suppose that I have to use "Custom ROMs". Could you please give me a link with the most up to date method to install Custom ROMS and may be an advice of a really STABLE one?
3. What options I haven't thought about?
Once again, I understand that all this was for sure already discussed, but I was probably unable to understand it.
Thanks a lot for all future responses!
SuperTraxer said:
Hello everyone,
First of all, I am really sorry if this is a double post ( It probably is). I have honestly tried to search a response in already existing posts and I have found that some people seem to have experienced similar issues. However, being a total newbie in development, not really understanding the whole logical structure, I was unable to efficiently transfer existing responses to my problem. Thus, if somewhere exactly the same problem was already discussed I would be glad to read the thread. In opposite, similar threads will probably not help such an ignorant as I am.
That's said, here is the problem :
I have a HTC incredible S with the following status :
Alpharev
VIVO PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.09.1000
RADIO-38.02.01.11_M
eMMC - boot
february 11 2011.....
Android 2.2.1
As the pro's have already understood I have used the Alpharev method to switch my phone into "S-OFF" and root it around a year ago. As far as I remember I haven't done anything more. If I'm using the words right, no flash of recovery partition or anything of this kind. The phone is all right - no major issues.
Recently I have tried to update the phone, finally accepting the suggestion which was annoying me for several months. I have just accepted the update to Android 2.3 using OTA (I hope to use this right, I mean that the phone had downloaded the update itself, without pc or anything else).
Unfortunately the update failed ( blocked with a black background, the phone in the middle and a red triangle on the top right corner of the phone). After waiting for a very long time, I have removed the battery and put it back - everything is ok. (no update off course)
So the questions :
1. Is it theoretically possible to use official updates while being rooted? I don't really have time to play with different ROMs, an official ROM with root access is enough for me.
1.1 If yes, how?
2. If no, can I unroot it, update it and root it again in order to have the last official update with root?
2.1 If no, I suppose that I have to use "Custom ROMs". Could you please give me a link with the most up to date method to install Custom ROMS and may be an advice of a really STABLE one?
3. What options I haven't thought about?
Once again, I understand that all this was for sure already discussed, but I was probably unable to understand it.
Thanks a lot for all future responses!
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The AlphaRevX S-OFF HBOOT is preventing the OTA from getting applied successfully.
You are better off keeping S-OFF and using custom ROMs. You just need to install a custom recovery such as 4EXT Touch or ClockworkMod in order to flash custom Roms.
Thanks,
so:
1.NO
1.1 N/A
2 Probably yes, but inefficient/difficult
2.1 That's the way to go.
That's said, the phone is S-OFF, Rooted, and now I need to install custom recovery... hmmmm, where can i learn more about? Which one do you advice?
Thank you!
One more, not directly related.
Is it better to keep the current version of alpharev and hboot or is it better and possible to somehow update those parameters before installing the custom recovery?
SuperTraxer said:
One more, not directly related.
Is it better to keep the current version of alpharev and hboot or is it better and possible to somehow update those parameters before installing the custom recovery?
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I personally like 4EXT Touch recovery. It should be available in the Android Market/PlayStore or you can check out the link in my signature.
As for the AlphaRevX HBOOT, I would just keep it installed.
tpbklake said:
I personally like 4EXT Touch recovery. It should be available in the Android Market/PlayStore or you can check out the link in my signature.
As for the AlphaRevX HBOOT, I would just keep it installed.
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Thank you very much! Have just installed this! Will now try with ROMs! Thank you
SuperTraxer said:
Thank you very much! Have just installed this! Will now try with ROMs! Thank you
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If you're looking for a good custom rom with the latest everything, try Venom ViperVIVO