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Can't flash past RC33

I've rooted many G1s now and this is something I've never encountered.
I rooted this G1, it now has the "special" spl, cyanogens 1.4 recovery and the 26i radio but it wont take any rom past RC33. It hangs on the G1 screen everytime. I've even flashed it with my nandroid backups from other roms and same result. Am I forgetting something here?

So you load the rom and update it. Does it say its succesfull? Then it just hangs on the g1 screen. What rom's are you trying?

i had a problem similar to this.. my solution was formatting my ext2/3 partition then i was able to flash roms again hope this helps

It flashes successful but wont boot past g1 screen. Also I'm not running apps2sd. I've tried several roms, none of which require apps2sd.

so all you have is a fat32 partition? you have haykuros spl and htc radio, with 1.4 recovery. your on rc33. and you cant flash another rom?
since you have no ext3 partition make one first then post back your results.
steps:
wipe
make a ext3 partition
wipe again
repair file system
then flash.
wait for it to say done then rebot. if it boot loops, try going back to rc29 then root your fone, then insted of going from 29 to 33 go to cyans 3.9. with updated radio only no spl.
you can flash a rom then flash the radio it wont hurt your fone or rom.

with all the other answers up if none of those work, maybe you got a bad download. if the dev posts a md5 for their download check it.

Upgrading SPL failure

Hiya ppl,
I recentlly rooted my phone and wanted to use teh JACxHERO ROM om my phone so I download the radio 2.22...... and the SPL.
According to the guides you need to do Radio first (update.zip) then SPL (spl_signed.zip). Then do a wipe and load your ROM.
The radio updated fine but when I do the SPL upgrade it is stuck at the G1 T-Mobile screen, or return to the recovery screen.
No matter I tried wiping and updating ROM again with JACxHERO again. Still same issue.
Put back my nandroid backup and other ROM is back. I also noticed that after the wipe all my data is still there nothing changed.
My question:
The radio is up to date. Should I:
wipe
SPL
wipe
ROM
wipe
????????
Thanks in advance

What recovery image are you using, Cyanogens? Is the SPL actually the new one? Hold camera and power when the phone is off and you should come to a white screen with skateboarding androids (if nyou come to a rainbow coloured screen, it didn't work)

YuYe said:
Hiya ppl,
I recentlly rooted my phone and wanted to use teh JACxHERO ROM om my phone so I download the radio 2.22...... and the SPL.
According to the guides you need to do Radio first (update.zip) then SPL (spl_signed.zip). Then do a wipe and load your ROM.
The radio updated fine but when I do the SPL upgrade it is stuck at the G1 T-Mobile screen, or return to the recovery screen.
No matter I tried wiping and updating ROM again with JACxHERO again. Still same issue.
Put back my nandroid backup and other ROM is back. I also noticed that after the wipe all my data is still there nothing changed.
My question:
The radio is up to date. Should I:
wipe
SPL
wipe
ROM
wipe
????????
Thanks in advance
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Boot into the SPL and make sure it updated (Power + Camera button)
The SPL should be 1.33.2005
If not the SPL did not update correctly (If your using Cyan's recovery, do the SPL upgrade, but reboot pressing Home + Power instead of using the trackball)
If it is 1.33.2005, then try flashing another Hero ROM and seeing if it works
Also, make sure your SD card is clean (wipe your ext partition, you do have one right? )

one of the guides on here says that after you've flashed the new spl, you will get stuck on the g1 loading screen and you need to reflash with the rom you were originally running, let it reboot back into that rom, then try and flash jachero
eg
if you were originally running a cyanogen rom
flash radio
flash spl (then reboot and you will be stuck at the g1 screen)
reflash cyanogen (let it reboot completely)
then flash the jachero rom
that's what i did and it worked for me

I have the Cyanogen recovery 1.4 i Believe (latest and greatest)
OK really wierd indeed i see the android staking funny
This is what is says:
DREAM PVT 32B ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-1.33.2005 (DREA11000)
RADIO-2.22.19.261
APR 20 2009, 15:30:43
HBOOT
<BACK> Fastboot Mode
I enabled fastboot now as well.
Jet when I flas the JACxHERO ROM it is loopt at G1 screen or turn back to recovery.
**Just download all zip's will do it now.

Make sure you have the correct partitions.

So no ROMs will flash?!

I know I have the correct partitions:
ext3 500MB
FAT32 1400 MB
linux-swap 32MB
I can flash others but I want HERO
Its Flashing right now brb with answer

LOL it hangs at the HERO logo

YuYe said:
I know I have the correct partitions:
ext3 500MB
FAT32 1400 MB
linux-swap 32MB
I can flash others but I want HERO
Its Flashing right now brb with answer
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fat32>ext3>swap
you got the orders wrong.....

yeah I truned it around

Ok nice it worked thanks for clarying for me.
Only one thing, it is running slow. is it because of build ? or because my mem setting are incorrect ?

YuYe said:
Ok nice it worked thanks for clarying for me.
Only one thing, it is running slow. is it because of build ? or because my mem setting are incorrect ?
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Welcome to Hero builds... they're all going to be slow compared to the Cupcake-based builds, though a lot of tweaking can help somewhat.

Also you have a class 4, a class 6 will help some more.

ok thnQ for the tip
And also my bat was running empty, charged my bat and worked a lot faster.

Danger SPL

i would like to install the Danger SPL i just have a few questions before i attempt this. I would like to avoid bricking my phone if possible.
I have already looked at this and see how to install it. I was just wondering how i would install it seeing as i already have my mod and have the newest Radio. I am currently running CyanMOD 4.0.4 with the Hard SPL. Would i just simply put the Danger SPL's zip. on my root SD and recovery boot and run the zip?
I have checked and I do have the PVT that is mentioned in the thread listed above.
I want to make sure I have everything clear 100% before i attempt this. I guess it is called Danger SPL for a reason.

raysilverstone said:
i would like to install the Danger SPL i just have a few questions before i attempt this. I would like to avoid bricking my phone if possible.
I have already looked at this and see how to install it. I was just wondering how i would install it seeing as i already have my mod and have the newest Radio. I am currently running CyanMOD 4.0.4 with the Hard SPL. Would i just simply put the Danger SPL's zip. on my root SD and recovery boot and run the zip?
I have checked and I do have the PVT that is mentioned in the thread listed above.
I want to make sure I have everything clear 100% before i attempt this. I guess it is called Danger SPL for a reason.
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Looks like your setup for the installation of it. Just place the SPL Update.zip onto the root of the sd card and install like you would a rom. But there is a catch. After the installing is complete, YOU HAVE TO manually reboot it by pressing Home+Power or whichever one reboots it, you can't use the trackball to select reboot. Once you do that it should go about its way on installing it.

Yes you are right. Just might want to put another rom you want on your sd card to to flash right away after flashing the spl because when you flash the new spl it will overwrite your existing rom causing you to be stuck at the g1 screen. Thats when you here all the idiots say I bricked my phone but fixed it.

Also, be careful to be sure that your /sdcard is mounted when you go to do that update. Sometimes when you flash Haykuro's SPL, it won't mount the sdcard properly, without being instructed to do so. ("mount /sdcard" when you drop into the terminal is all it takes). Dunno what caused that... but because of it, it wasn't reading the update.zip file I had.

Since you are using cm recovery 1.4, you can not use apply any zip for the spl, you must name it update.zip and than apply it that way with the option for update.zip, odd yes, but true, I suggest putting back on a rom that you already have that works for you, boot it up and than do a nandroid backup in case of future boot loops.
Hey supreme let's try not to hijack another thread...................
Hey supreme do get the ad here on xda for the goth dating site, if so wow does she got some amazing eyes, if that is goth this days maybe I am running with the wrong crowd

IConrad01 said:
Also, be careful to be sure that your /sdcard is mounted when you go to do that update. Sometimes when you flash Haykuro's SPL, it won't mount the sdcard properly, without being instructed to do so. ("mount /sdcard" when you drop into the terminal is all it takes). Dunno what caused that... but because of it, it wasn't reading the update.zip file I had.
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By terminal i take it as the "go to console" or "ALT+X" option. If so once i am in terminal how do i leave it. Every time I go to it I have to remove my battery to get back to the recovery options.

raysilverstone said:
By terminal i take it as the "go to console" or "ALT+X" option. If so once i am in terminal how do i leave it. Every time I go to it I have to remove my battery to get back to the recovery options.
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type recovery

Or type reboot to you guessed it REBOOT!!!!!!!!!!

gridlock32404 said:
Or type reboot to you guessed it REBOOT!!!!!!!!!!
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He's trying to mount /sdcard. Rebooting would undo that. If you just type recovery it will take you the recovery screen no reboot

um of course i don't try the obvious solution lol. thanks i will try to install the Danger SLP later.

should i do i a wipe before i install the danger spl?

raysilverstone said:
should i do i a wipe before i install the danger spl?
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The new spl will do it anyways so it doesn't matter

Hey folks,
i`m glad to found that thread about dangerspl...i`m loosing to many nervs because of that...
i`ve downloaded the spl file from these forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=548924), renamed it to update.zip und applyed it at cm recovery 1.4.
i have the latest Radio, i`ve checked this a 1000 times...
everytime i want to install that dspl it`s extracting and installing very very fast (2-3sek), than reboot, it reboots in recovery...then i reboot the system, erverything is normal...the rom is starting...no stuck @ g1 logo...
the only effect is the missing of some internal memory mb`s...
so, what to do `??? was this file i`ve downloaded the correct DSPL??
Recovery shows "installing hboot"?!
i hope someone can understand my bad english...

forget about it !!!!
only my dumb fault.....

gridlock32404 said:
Since you are using cm recovery 1.4, you can not use apply any zip for the spl, you must name it update.zip and than apply it that way with the option for update.zip, odd yes, but true, I suggest putting back on a rom that you already have that works for you, boot it up and than do a nandroid backup in case of future boot loops.
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Totally incorrect. I've flashed this SPL several times, and using Cyan's recovery you don't have to rename it.

The Ape said:
Hey folks,
i`m glad to found that thread about dangerspl...i`m loosing to many nervs because of that...
i`ve downloaded the spl file from these forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=548924), renamed it to update.zip und applyed it at cm recovery 1.4.
i have the latest Radio, i`ve checked this a 1000 times...
everytime i want to install that dspl it`s extracting and installing very very fast (2-3sek), than reboot, it reboots in recovery...then i reboot the system, erverything is normal...the rom is starting...no stuck @ g1 logo...
the only effect is the missing of some internal memory mb`s...
so, what to do `??? was this file i`ve downloaded the correct DSPL??
Recovery shows "installing hboot"?!
i hope someone can understand my bad english...
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I got the same problem I have the had newest radio and flashed to danger spl the spl worked but now it hangs @ g1 screen never gets past it... i am trying to install cyanogen 4.2.3.1 if that makes a difference? help plz

GaMePwNz said:
I got the same problem I have the had newest radio and flashed to danger spl the spl worked but now it hangs @ g1 screen never gets past it... i am trying to install cyanogen 4.2.3.1 if that makes a difference? help plz
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Try using three finger mary (talk+menu+power) to reboot and hold home to get into recovery. Flash the ROM you should have already put on your sd card beforehand since as Supreme already said, the SPL will overwrite the existing ROM...

evry1sgirl said:
Try using three finger mary (talk+menu+power) to reboot and hold home to get into recovery. Flash the ROM you should have already put on your sd card beforehand since as Supreme already said, the SPL will overwrite the existing ROM...
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I've done that and after I flashed the rom it always hangs on g1 screen on reboot... I finally was like f it and just re did everything from rc29 but now like half the roms wont install themes mess up and its all screwed up

GaMePwNz said:
I've done that and after I flashed the rom it always hangs on g1 screen on reboot... I finally was like f it and just re did everything from rc29 but now like half the roms wont install themes mess up and its all screwed up
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Did you repartition your sd when you did all of this?

evry1sgirl said:
Did you repartition your sd when you did all of this?
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no i tried 2 partion my sd but my phone kept sayin there wasnt a sd

g1 hero install problems

what spl should i have ? i have haykoros one but most if not all hero roms will not install , even pulse and cyno ones wont , all i get is constant reboot from the black screen and green android writing ?
i can only think its a spl issue ? should i try and use the hard spl?
anyone else with this problem or is it just me ?

mrcgibb said:
what spl should i have ? i have haykoros one but most if not all hero roms will not install , even pulse and cyno ones wont , all i get is constant reboot from the black screen and green android writing ?
i can only think its a spl issue ? should i try and use the hard spl?
anyone else with this problem or is it just me ?
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you didnt wipe your ext did u

brian_v3ntura said:
you didnt wipe your ext did u
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yes i have wiped it and dalvik etc my recovery has the option to wipe ext etc any other ideas?

You need to read the instructions and wipe your ext partition first and it won't hurt to wipe after the flash.
Boot loops really have nothing to do with the spl as it won't install on anything but the danger spl.

mrcgibb said:
yes i have wiped it and dalvik etc my recovery has the option to wipe ext etc any other ideas?
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well this is what i do whenever i flash
wipe ext
repair ext
factory wipe
flash
if that doesnt work then most likely the zip file that u trying to flash is a bad download(didnt download completely) it happens at times

loading roms

having problems loading some roms, kingklikk, some eclair, and hero roms. some either loop or stuck on g1 screen. any suggestions.

Make sure you have Haykuro's SPL because the Hard SPL will not work.
If you want to check what SPL you have, load your phone up in boot loader.
On the bootloader screen the second line should be the line that tells you your SPL.
If you have HSPL that's the Hard SPL.
If you want to learn how to flash the Haykuro SPL I suggest you find a guide on the forums somewhere.

grlddawkin said:
having problems loading some roms, kingklikk, some eclair, and hero roms. some either loop or stuck on g1 screen. any suggestions.
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Did you maybe not post in the correct section?
Anyways, do you have the Haykuro spl? Did you
1. Wipe
2. Wipe Ext
3. Repair Ext
4. Wipe again
5. Flash Rom

Are you using an ext partition?