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why does haykuro's spl make you brick?

I was just wondering myself, I didn't brick when I flashes somehow by the grace of God. I updated the radio on accident through the JF updater when I was running 1.5 with the old radio.

I'm sorry but i don't really understand the question.
It seems like you didn't brick because you installed the radio first, and you did things right.

double post sorry.

I'm still a noob but this is what I remember reading in a few threads all over. I don't know if there was a definitve cause found. I do remember that the concensus (sp) is that most of the phones that had problems seemed to be of the "dvt" type as apposed to the "pvt" type. I don't know what the difference is (I'll be looking it up), but, you can find out what yours is by booting to the bootloader (press cam+power). You'll get a screen with androids on skateboards. You will see either pvt or dvt. Mine is pvt. I had no problems with the "Danger" SPL.

Oh... And most of the pvt problems were probably caused by not updating the radio before adding the new SPL.

o i c. like i said i had no issues with it. and i knew that updateing the spl b4 the radio will make you brick. i was wondering what would cause that

i think he is asking because next to the download it says it has caused bricks

It has to do with the boot order 1. radio > 2. spl > 3. boot.img. Without the right radio then the spl can't load causing the phone not to boot.

Rooting Build 123099?

Hello,
first of all I searched all around the internet, also here and found very contradicting informations, that's why I made this thread.
Since two days I'm proud owner of a German T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) and want to root it. However my phones information is as follows:
Firmware Version: 1.1
Baseband Version: 62.33.20.08U_1.22.12.29
Kenel Version: 2.6.25-01843-gfea26b0 [email protected] #6
Build Number: 123099
DREA110 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.0000
CPLD-4
RADIO-1.22.12.29
Every tutorial I found mentioned RC Builds and that one would need different measures if the phone has a 123099 build. On one site I read that I need to make a so called Goldcard, on a different site someone recommend me to simply follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
Although this one also mentions RC builds and I also read a phone can easily full brick a phone due to mismatching SPL and Radio versions.
I'm new to Android and all this stuff so could anyone please tell me which guide I should follow?
Everyone here seems to be very knowledgeable so I figured this would be the best place to ask.
I'm only asking this much because this phone is a big financial burden for me and I don't want to full brick after a mere two days.
I have access to a Windows and Linux (Ubuntu) installation and a spare external Card Reader.
Thanks for any help in advance!

You need to follow the goldcard method. you can try to flash the RC7 image, but if it gives you the "Not Allowed" error, then you will need to use the goldcard method. The only difference between the two guides is how you downgrade the phone..
as per the SPL/radio incompatibility
you should flash the HardSPL as its safer than the haykuro (1.33.2005) spl
Make sure you update the Radio to 26I BEFORE you flash the haykuro spl. you have the old 29 radio so make sure you update. since you have a pvt board, as long as you update the radio before flashing the spl, you should be fine

Thanks for the reply!
I tried to flash the RC7 Image and got the "not allowed" error.
I wanted to flash the HardSPL anyway, but I guess I would need to do this after I downgraded my Firmware and gained root?
Also, could you maybe link me to a Goldcard tutorial that uses a method without a Windows Mobile Device?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=547557

Thank you!

No problem. If you need any help, you can pm me or respond here.
And to answer your other question, yes you will need root before you flash the HardSPL
You could probably use the one click method, but trust me, doing it the way in that will help you understand everything much better than you would by clicking one button. It makes a huge difference

Thanks, you're really helpful! I guess it's better to learn everything like you said^^'
I followed the Goldcard guide but I'm stuck at this step:
- go to the removable disk tab and select offset 00000000 till offset 00000170 go to "edit" and then past write.
- save it
- now copy dreaming.nbh to the root off your memorycard.(RC7) <-- RC7 works best for DREA110
I tried it with a 512mb SanDisk MicroSD and a 2GB SanDisk Micro SD but whenever I apply the HEX values from the goldcard.img to the SD Card and try to access it afterwards Windows 7 says that the Filesystem is damaged and cannot be accessed
so I can't put the image for flashing on it.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong? I use a generic USB Multi Card Reader and a MicroSD to SD adaptor to access my MicroSD cards, could that be the problem?
EDIT: Tried it with the G1 as a card reader and also with a requested Goldcard Image without changing the first 2 bytes to 00, no success....

well ive never created a goldcard so im not sure...but did you completely wipe the sd card and start over?

Yes, I full formatted the cards multiple times. Gotta try the Linux method now, any other suggestions would be greatly appriciated.

You can also try the one click method if your rom is compatible. making that goldcard is a hassle

Well I have a Goldcard now and completed these steps:
What To Do Now That You Have Root
Now that you have root, you will want to apply "Hard SPL" to your phone. HardSPL is what will allow you to apply flash images from other regions (like UK on US phones, and vice versa), create full backups of your phone, install the latest build from the Android source, and usually resurrect your phone if it is "bricked". You have already downloaded the file to your SD card, so now you can apply it.
1. Power off your phone.
2. Start up in recovery mode by holding home and pressing power.
3. You will now enter recovery mode. You should see an exclamation.
4. If you do not see a menu on screen, press Alt-L to show the menu.
5. Press Alt-S to apply the update from the SD card.
6. After the update is complete, hold Home and press Back to restart.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That means I have HardSPL and root now, right? So now I can flash a custom rom? If so, which one would you recommend me^^'
I heard of this Cyanogen ROM....
Oh and can I someway test if I really have Root and HardSPL?

Ya boot by holding Camera+Power
read back the HBOOT
if its anything but 0.95.0000, youve got a modded SPL.
also make sure you have 26I for the radio now as its necesary for a good signal for the cupcake and above builds.
If you want to flash cyanogen's rom, find the single update in the dev section by davidid or someone like that, and flash that just like another update.zip
if you can flash that, you have root (you can also verify by running adb and typing adb shell. if a # symbol comes up, your rooted)
i personally use cyanogen donut or mlign hero (but since you have hardspl, mlign wont work. You can update to the haykuro spl later, BUT BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN YOU DO. you could brick the phone, so read extensively before trying)

Well my screen looks now a whole lot different.
I now have three little Androids and the screen reads:
DREA110 PVT 32B
HSPL10.95. 3000
CPLD-4
RADIO-1.22.12.29
Oct 20 2008
Serial0
That means I have HardSPL and need to update my Radio, right?
If so can you link me to 26I Radio Image?
I will stay away from haykuro spl for now.
Also, could you link me to the best Cyanogen for my SPL?
Yeah I'm able to search myself but I'm scared of flashing something wrong....
Thanks in advance!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=569825
Theres the cyan update
Radio
http://developer.htc.com/adp.html#s3
Radio Image ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip 9181622 aeecdb49b74a0d4bb67f9d8af70c1889
Also, if you decide to flash haykuro.... make sure you flash the radio he provides

Alright thank you! I guess it doesn't matter if I take the Radio Link from Android 1.6 or 1.5? They both appear to be the same...
Second which do I need to install first, the Radio or Cyanogen?
Also, just to make sure, I download the radio update, rename it update.zip, boot into recovery and press ALT+S. Then I rename Cyanogen to update.zip and do the same again, right?
Finally, to have something awesome as this I would need Haykuro, right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUNAc5E_UvQ
Hero looks so pretty but I'm afraid of bricking, is there an idiot proof guide to it?

Just wanted to say thanks to Breakthecycle2 from the T-Mobile forums I'm now running Mghty Max 1.9 quite well! Thanks for all the help here!

[Q] Cannot install 2.2 on my g1 help me please

Hello,
i had android 1.6 on my g1 i tried to upgrade to 2.2 and i bricked it then i went to fix it by JTAG. then i am trying different ways to install roms but it never does.
sometimes it makes loop of restart
sometimes i install the radio and spl exactly as a post here says but at the end it says that setup cannot verify the update package!!!!
now i have r7 on my phone so can any one please to give me exact steps to do with exact files to install at least android 2.2 ? because i tried so hard follow many posts but it never work.
thank you for your help guys

Are you sure you have a non stock spl and radio. Most roms won't install if the spl isn't changed. I think it has to do with the size of the roms. The stock spl will only load up to 44 mb. (Or something like that) the new spl changes the partition to 90 (or somethin....)
I am sure most froyo roms are larger than the stock spl will allow. I would start by checkin what it says in your bootloader screen. With phone off hold the power and camera button and it should take you to the bootloader screen. Get your hboot and spl number and see if it is the danger spl or stock.
Sent from my HTC Dream using XDA App

Did you root your G1 already?

go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098899 update your device to latest and greatest!! lol

[Q] Running out of options - soft brick on 1.33.0006 spl

Okay, so a few years ago I successfully rooted my boyfriend's G1 and swore never again to go anywhere near the process.
However, said phone has now been given to my boyfriend's dad, and he's managed to install a couple of custom roms. In the last week though, he's totally screwed it up. Didn't seem to follow any sort of backing up process, or can even tell me what tutorial he was following to get it in this state.
The phone hangs at the splash screen. I can get into fastboot/hboot but there are only a few options available.
SPL is 1.33.0006 which I can gather is bad from my reading.
Hboot info is:
Dream PVT 32B Ship S-on
Hboot - 1.33.0006 (Dream11000)
CPLD-4
Radio-2.22.19.261
I have tried:
Initially I just tried going into recovery mode (I think that's what it's called - home & power) and wiping the data to see if that stopped the screen hanging. It didn't.
Putting rc7 dreamimg.nbh on the phone and loading via hboot/fastboot. When I do this it fails saying 'Main version is older.'
After doing some searching, I see someone mentioned this would mean you need to use the goldcard method. I vaguely remember having to do this a few years back on the phone when I rooted it the first time.
I go through the process, following an unlockr tutorial (can't post the link - sorry).
However, I get the same response through fastboot - 'main version is older'.
At this point I decided to try flashing a recovery image via the adb. Go through the process of installing everything etc. but when it came to installing the usb drivers for the phone, it failed although it did install the htc bootloader. I checked using adb devices command to see if it was picking anything up and it was however, when I go into the command prompt and try to do anything I just get a <remote: not allow> message.
It's only after I look for <remote: not allow> message error that I understand that 1.33.0006 is a 'perfect' SPL, and explains why I can't really do anything.
I really didn't want to resort to forum posting (one of the reasons I swore never to go near the G1 again after rooting was because I *know* I'm not tech savvy enough to be messing around with this stuff), but after spending around 6 hours over two days on this I'm absolutely stumped. The problem is, I'm stubborn so I hate to give up after spending so much time on the stupid thing (bye bye flexi day), so if anyone has any suggestions, or if they could just tell me it's a lost cause then it might help.
Thanks for your time...

do you have the UK version of phone or the US version?
can you get into recovery?

Sorry, it's the UK version - I can get into recovery (if that's home and power ?) I think. Thanks.

What nbh file was flashed prior to this? (almost sounds like the states someone was in after flashing the sappimg on a dream with 1.33.0013d..
Well first thing is to make a gold card if you don't already have one.. Then we can try one of two things. (you can make it on another phone, its a property of the sd card not the phone)
1) (may have the same main version is older problem but easy if it works) place the Orange nbh:
orange-1.58.73.2.nbh (MD5: aca4dee0c1ece7e9773f2ecbdfbba7c0)
onto the root of the goldcard named DREAIMG.nbh
If this works (or at least flashes the s=off SPL) you are in the clear simply use fastboot to re-install the 2708+ recovery/radio/spl then install a rom as per here
2) If option 1 failed... well this is an annoying process.. and risky if you take shortcuts so don't ..
A -- This time put the rogers e911 patched nbh rogers_1.89.631.1.nbh MD5:25bfcc329679e4869b3d65f673e463ac
onto the root of the goldcard named DREAIMG.nbh
This is the larges "main version number" in an official nbh for the Dream we have.
If that fails to flash (try again) if it still fails.. well I'm not sure what to do if both boot/recovery are failing (short of jtag anyway)
B -- If it succeeded you now (despite any labels on your phone) have a rogers dream.. (I mention this because working with an ebi1 radio is a bit different than the ebi0 and you don't want to brick your phone)
Ok next step is re-root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Rooting_HTC_Branded_EBI1_Dreams
(Sections A-D inclusive)
C -- Before installing a rom.. now that an eng SPL is installed you can use fastboot (and only fastboot with the 3.22 radio) to install the 2708 radio and thus have a more commonly supported system:
per Follow this 2708+ install
remember do not install a 2.22 radio via recovery while a 3.22 radio is installed you will brick your phone
--
Best of luck.. really sounds like something happened that ought not have.

Thank you!
Option 1 didn't work - I still got the 'main title is older' message.
However, option 2 (after a small wobble) worked! First time I tried it, it failed stating 'partition update fail!' but after a reboot (which showed the rogers logo - a change from before) and a retry, it worked! I followed the rest of the provided instructions and installed the BIFFMOD V2.1-EZTerry 2708 port and all is well!
Thank you so much again for your help, it really is appreciated. I would not have been able to do this without your help - I've sent a small donation through as a token of thanks.
I've learnt more about G1s than I ever wanted to know, but thanks to you (and the information provided by the XDA community) it wasn't all wasted time!

[Q] Al little direction...

OK here it is. My G1 is currently on version. 1.0 (RC29) stock recovery as well. i have been scanning the forums here and keep finding info with broken links and pages that say they are out dated. Can someone here post me a few links to some current info on rooting and installing a froyo rom (gingerbread was too laggy) the part that seems to get me lost is all the radio, spl, and recovery menu options out there and after 3 attempts at rooting and installing a new rom last night all i could get the phone to do was hang at the g1 screen. so now im back to stock on the phone and will wait on some help before i attempt this again. I used this site to root and hack back when i used the phone for PSFreedom, but it wasnt as cluttered with info overload.
The phone is:
T-Mobile G1 US
Firmware 1.0
PS I already installed Telnet but thats as far as I have gone. And if you can point me to a Froyo rom that is stable and runs without lag I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

ok this guide is easy to follow... [Guide] (8-18-11) G1 How-to: Root, Un-Root & Everything in-between
just folow instructions and i will help you along the way if you need it

ok i did the wipes and everything in the first step but when i get to the google sign in screen the phone shows no signal (usually 4 bars where i am) so i cant get past the google screen to do the next step.

wait you said you were on 1.0 already? so which file did you flash the update.zip? and you cant sign on..?
thats just the update to 1.5 so im not sure why you would have no signal...

no idea either its rooted though i have tried a few roms so far.
GINGERBREAD-DS-Beta-20110716 (hangs at G1 Screen)
cos-ds =07182011 (makes it as far as the bluish android logo and then loops)
will the 1.5 update work with the hboot0013d and the 2708 radio?
when i flashed the 1.5 update (as in the guide) it made it to the google sign in screen and wouldnt let me by, so i reflashed the 1.0 file and got my service back restarted the guide and skipped the 1.5 update the second time.
my fast boot info:
Dream PVT 32b SHIP S-on
HBOOT 1.33.0013d (drea10000)
CPLD-4
RADIO 2.22.28.25
OCT 21,2009,22:33:27

wait no that dont make sense... lol are you trying to root your device?
if you have 28.28 and 0013d than you are rooted and should be good to flash roms.. all you need is to make sure your sdcard is properly formatted and partitioned lol

some roms require an ext4 partition... if you have amonra recovery than go to partition sd options.. choose partition sd and set swap to 96mb and ext to 512mb.. than upgrade ext2 to ext3 than upgrade ext3 to ext4.. than wipe all data, cache, system than flash a rom..

I did all the steps i managed to get it rooted but with the specs of hboot and radio i tried 5-6 roms and none booted up i even tried the SenseLX one with MTD and without, and never made it past the G1 screen i have even gone back to rc29 a few times and started over. this last attempt i decided to just got to 1.6 so i did the upgrades for that (unrooted) and when i hit 1.5 i lost all cell signal again, went to 1.6 and still didnt have it now im back to 1.0 again. im lost on what could be going on.

so your saying you had radio 28.25 and hboot 0013d and you couldn't get the roms to boot?
and that you cant get a cell signal?
-for the rom issue i think it may be your sd card...
-for the signal issue you might need a new sim card... you can get them replaced for free at a tmobile store..

New SD card and sim in phone and attempting this again... ill keep you posted on any progress if any.

This is a regular US T-mobile branded G1, not a unbranded or Asian, model?
If you are still having these issues, and starting from any Engineering SPL, you might try the orange-1.58.73.2.nbh file over here.
It updates radio/hboot/kernel/system all at once, in a known working set.
You can change the French over to English, but might need to know a bit of French to find the setting, and I even kept it on a phone for my kids to play with (no sim) just to run some apps via wifi.
Then if you get REALLY stuck again with updating, just flash back to the orange NBH, it is much easier then going all the way back to RC29 and rooting again.