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Can i still downgrade and root and go to CM ROM

I'm at stock 1.5 cupcake
Can i still downgrade and root and go to CM ROM

Yes you can. Just follow the normal steps on how to downgrade (you can find such information in the FAQ section in my signature, namely the How To Root, flash and hack bit.). All the informaiton should be there along with links to the firmware version you need to downgrade to and all the other steps required.

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Can i use this tut
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533731
to install CM's ROm on my g1

Yes, its a well written tutorial. My advice is to read it first so you become comfortable with what you're doing and then follow the steps.
If that's still confusing then try this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480

wow seems like a lot of work to root the phone but it will work

NeoBlade said:
Yes, its a well written tutorial. My advice is to read it first so you become comfortable with what you're doing and then follow the steps.
If that's still confusing then try this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
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this is the one i used works great

This tut should work fine except I dont think you need to do this.
"How to install custom ROM (With full wipe)
Download your favorite flavor of rom (I prefer JACHero http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=522076) and rename to update.zip
1.) Turn on the phone holding the home key and power to boot. Attach the phone to your computer via usb.
2.) Wipe your phone from the menu in cyanogen
3.) Open console and enter the following commands. Press "Enter" after each line. This wipes the ext partition.
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
rm -r /system/sd/*
4.) Mount the phone so you can copy update.zip over easily by entering the following commands. Press "Enter" after each line.
echo /dev/block/mmcblk0 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file
5.) Type recovery to go back to the recovery menu."
6.) Apply the update.zip file then reboot the phone.
maybe thats for the purpose of putting on the hero based roms. I dont remember having to ever do that step .

Yeah, silly me I guessed the first link was the guide I was thinking of!
Also don't forget guys that if you are planning to use a newer ROM, do upgrade your Radio first. As an option you can upgrade your SPL too to either the HardSPL or the very latest version which is on my signature.
Beware though that before flashing the latest SPL you must ideally have a PVT motherboard (simply turn off mobile, hold CAMERA+POWER to get into the SPL. The text at the top will list the model number) and you MUST FLASH THE LATEST RADIO FIRST.
Can't stress that enough really

So after doing the steps before that just dont do them and go straight to CM's Rom
And can someone give me a dirct link to the current CM ROm i dont want to dl the wrong one thanxs for whoever does so

hazard99 said:
This tut should work fine except I dont think you need to do this.
"How to install custom ROM (With full wipe)
Download your favorite flavor of rom (I prefer JACHero http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=522076) and rename to update.zip
1.) Turn on the phone holding the home key and power to boot. Attach the phone to your computer via usb.
2.) Wipe your phone from the menu in cyanogen
3.) Open console and enter the following commands. Press "Enter" after each line. This wipes the ext partition.
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
rm -r /system/sd/*
4.) Mount the phone so you can copy update.zip over easily by entering the following commands. Press "Enter" after each line.
echo /dev/block/mmcblk0 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file
5.) Type recovery to go back to the recovery menu."
6.) Apply the update.zip file then reboot the phone.
maybe thats for the purpose of putting on the hero based roms. I dont remember having to ever do that step .
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All that would be under the pretext that you have the latest SPL and have flashed Cyanogen's recovery image. Also the pretext that you want the Hero ROM too.
There are many methods for achieving the same goal. For the more savvy amongst us, ADB is all that's needed and a few commands. For the newbies, its best to keep things simple.
K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple Stupid) is a wonderful rule of thumb for many things in life ^_^

i'd use the second tut to get root

watchyaself said:
So after doing the steps before that just dont do them and go straight to CM's Rom
And can someone give me a dirct link to the current CM ROm i dont want to dl the wrong one thanxs for whoever does so
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Use this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
Follow the steps there. If you wanted Cyanogen's latest ROM as you've stated, simply go to the very first post of his thread. Its all there.

So pretty much i can use this( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533731)but its not recommended if i want to go to CM's rom
ps i dont have a partition manager so you think i should do this one??

watchyaself said:
So pretty much i can use this( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533731)but its not recommended if i want to go to CM's rom
ps i dont have a partition manager so you think i should do this one??
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Not wanting to sound like a broken record but there are multiple ways in obtaining the same result.
I and rigamrts have strongly suggested using this guide as it is clearer and even has screenshots making it easier to follow - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
Then...
NeoBlade said:
Also don't forget guys that if you are planning to use a newer ROM, do upgrade your Radio first. As an option you can upgrade your SPL too to either the HardSPL or the very latest version which is on my signature.
Beware though that before flashing the latest SPL you must ideally have a PVT motherboard (simply turn off mobile, hold CAMERA+POWER to get into the SPL. The text at the top will list the model number) and you MUST FLASH THE LATEST RADIO FIRST.
Can't stress that enough really
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Also you only need to partition your SD card if you plan on doing Apps2SD. If you don't have a need for it then don't worry about partitioning your SD card. If you are planning to use Apps2SD then I would strongly suggest at least a Class 6 SD Card.

well im planning on using apps2sd and i do have a class 6 sdhc card

watchyaself said:
So pretty much i can use this( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533731)but its not recommended if i want to go to CM's rom
ps i dont have a partition manager so you think i should do this one??
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ok there are like 30 different tuts to get root all do the same thing just different ways you have to choose the one that you would feel most comfortable with cause if you choose one that's not right for you and try to flash some of the newer roms you have a good chance to brick your phone. so spend a week read as many tuts as you can it's not a race to get root take your time.

Partition Manager has a fully functional demo that lasts for 30 days. Google it to download, install and partition your SD card. Remember FAT32 partition first, then EXT2 or EXT3 partition second. Also I would advise for the EXT partition not to exceed 1GB, as to be honest you won't be using all of it.

Root issue- driver install problem?

Okay so i've been at this some time, following
Guide to root Rogers G1's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532419
now my phone is currently stuck at the rogers screen with the fastboot usb at the top left corner, and i've uninstalled the drivers and re-installed, and when i do the cmd for adb devices
it shows
List of devices attached
^ nothing.
am i installing the driver wrong? its showing on the usb as Android 1.0 after i go and select the x86 driver, currently running windows 7 . If you could please post some help i've been reading since yesterday and can't seem to get passed this issue
i beleieve the main issue would be me not being able to access my sd card, anyway to push a file through onto it somehow via cmd adb ? if so, tips would be great , my sdk is in c:\android\sdk-windows\tools and i have it up and running in cmd. Please help .

Update: i was just able to
fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot erase system -w
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and boot into "Android system recovery<2>
[Home+back] Reboot System now
[alt+s] apply sdcard:update.zip
[alt+a]apply any zip from sd
[alt+w]wipe data/factory reset
[alt+b]nandroid v2.2 backup
[alt+r]restore latest backup
[alt+f] erpair ext filesystems
[alt+x] go to console
now i know the only file on my sd card is the spl renamed to "update.zip"
no rom on it , so how do i get the rom on it from this point? any help would be great, leaving it at this screen until further notice from boards.
also note, bottom of screen says
"Build: CyanogenMod v1.4 + JF
Formatting CACHE:...
Nothing moving
PLEASE Help :'(
Thanks

do you have a recovery image installed? and whats the current rom that you are on?

Shaquiel Harris said:
do you have a recovery image installed? and whats the current rom that you are on?
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I beleive what i've done is erased the default rogers rom on there, and during flash attempt, wiped it, now there is no rom on it , so i have this cyanogenmod 1.4 +JF on here, and can't access my sd card, anyway to do it from the current menu i'm on ?
There is only the spl on my sd card root (update.zip) and no rom at all, nothing else.
The Recovery + Radio are from the Haykuro recent Rogers Heres your root thread . -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544654

Oh well luckily your saved bro
Since you have the Cyan 1.4 recovery just boot up recovery go to console
then press enter
then enter this command ums_enable
Sd will mount to your comp

Shaquiel Harris said:
Oh well luckily your saved bro
Since you have the Cyan 1.4 recovery just boot up recovery go to console
then press enter
then enter this command ums_enable
Sd will mount to your comp
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could you give me a breif walkthrough on how to short and sweet? i am really afraid to eff this up lol
and if this works, i will send you chocolate and flowers and ask you to marry me. maybe... lol
Edit: Also note i didn't do any backup type before this , i just have the update.zip from the spl, and think i wiped the data, im assuming once i get the sd card up all i need to do is stick the rom update.zip on there, then i can alt+s my way to a new rom, correct?

JsnLlnd said:
could you give me a breif walkthrough on how to short and sweet? i am really afraid to eff this up lol
and if this works, i will send you chocolate and flowers and ask you to marry me. maybe... lol
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Maybe.. got my hopes up for nothing.. now i dont want to help.. xD
ok you have The Cyan 1.4 recovery installed right? and apparently your at fastboot after you have flashed the spl or whatever so press the end, menu and talk buttons to get out of fastboot. or just remove the battery doesent matter lol . But before you do that check the spl and make shure its 1.33.2005 to make shure your safe. once you turn the device back on hold the power and home button then recovery should come up. if you have cyan 1.4 recovery you should have a picture of the little android guy in the background lol and if so go all the way down until it says go to console. or just do alt+x. then once your in that screen then press enter once.
once you press enter the screen should have this up #
if so then just type ums_enable then press enter. it should look like this
# ums_enable
wait for a brief second and wallah your sd will mount to your comp. then flash whatever rom you had on before

Shaquiel Harris said:
Maybe.. got my hopes up for nothing.. now i dont want to help.. xD
ok you have The Cyan 1.4 recovery installed right? and apparently your at fastboot after you have flashed the spl or whatever so press the end, menu and talk buttons to get out of fastboot. or just remove the battery doesent matter lol . But before you do that check the spl and make shure its 1.33.2005 to make shure your safe. once you turn the device back on hold the power and home button then recovery should come up. if you have cyan 1.4 recovery you should have a picture of the little android guy in the background lol and if so go all the way down until it says go to console. or just do alt+x. then once your in that screen then press enter once.
once you press enter the screen should have this up #
if so then just type ums_enable then press enter. it should look like this
# ums_enable
wait for a brief second and wallah your sd will mount to your comp. then flash whatever rom you had on before
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!! omfg thank you SO much for all of your help!!! Gonna slap a rom on that badboy now! woooooooo hahaha man i am jumping for joy right now, again Thank you!!

Now just to be sure im not screwing my chances up here, i remove the spl update.zip file and replace with the update.zip rom file?

JsnLlnd said:
YES!!!!!!!!!!!! omfg thank you SO much for all of your help!!! Gonna slap a rom on that badboy now! woooooooo hahaha man i am jumping for joy right now, again Thank you!!
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xDDDD Its cool bro dont worry about it

JsnLlnd said:
Now just to be sure im not screwing my chances up here, i remove the spl update.zip file and replace with the update.zip rom file?
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bro with that recovery you dont have to even rename it to update.zip anymore. just drag it to your sd then use the apply any .zip but you can if you want doesent matter

Did it work?

DREAIMG.nbh not allow

Hello,
I've got a BIG problem...
I was unable to flash anything anymore, it aborted every installation of update.zip, so I decided to start from scratch.
Downloaded DREAIMG.nbh(RC7, I've got a dutch phone...) formated my sdcard, fdisk type b and mkdosfs -F 32, then copied DREAIMG.nbh to the sdcard but then I get Loading..., Checking..., not allow
I tried all capitals, because it says so on different forums so I tried all combinations of capitals and small letters, tried different DREAIMG.nbh files, from different sites. I've formated the disk after every attempt and checked the files using md5sum. Than also DREADIAG.NBH, which results in not allow just the same...
It says in the bootloader screen:
DREA110 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.0000
CLPD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
Sep 2 2008
I don know if it matters but...
The system partition is completely broken..
It doesn't boot and adb shell complains about the absence of /system/bin/sh
I hope somebody has a suggestion for what to try...
Thanks!
Greetings,
Geert

I've got a big problem too, you posted in the wrong section. Ask again in Q&A and maybe I'll give you a good answer

oooeps...
sorry..........

Hey read up on spl's here and read the difference sbaout them this will tell you your problme http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/wiki/SPL
XD I may be completely of track but I believe it is that
HardSPL also allows NBH files to be used without matching the CID (carrier ID) check

geertsky said:
Hello,
I've got a BIG problem...
I was unable to flash anything anymore, it aborted every installation of update.zip, so I decided to start from scratch.
Downloaded DREAIMG.nbh(RC7, I've got a dutch phone...) formated my sdcard, fdisk type b and mkdosfs -F 32, then copied DREAIMG.nbh to the sdcard but then I get Loading..., Checking..., not allow
I tried all capitals, because it says so on different forums so I tried all combinations of capitals and small letters, tried different DREAIMG.nbh files, from different sites. I've formated the disk after every attempt and checked the files using md5sum. Than also DREADIAG.NBH, which results in not allow just the same...
It says in the bootloader screen:
DREA110 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.0000
CLPD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
Sep 2 2008
I don know if it matters but...
The system partition is completely broken..
It doesn't boot and adb shell complains about the absence of /system/bin/sh
I hope somebody has a suggestion for what to try...
Thanks!
Greetings,
Geert
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maybe a fastboot erase will sort it out
tiny bit of info here
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Fastboot
short answer here
power on phone while pressing camera
you should see androids on skateboards, and some text scrolling for a bit
go into fastboot mode with back key
now, from your PC
Code:
fastboot erase system -w
that will erase system , userdata ( aka data ) and cache
it will work if /system can not be mounted ( which I'm guessing is why an update won't flash, as far as I can tell the recovery wipes only mounts the partition and delete files.
If your system has become corrupted by for instance doing
flash_image system /sdcard/nandroid/bdeifhoef/somerom/system.img
it won't boot and recovery can't wipe
but fastboot erase will save you buying a new phone
if you are windows
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3083753
tbh I don't know if it will work for you.
I'm guessing... after filling in some gaps
do you get an error message when you try to flash a ROM via recovery?
Code:
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall 'flash boot' + 'flash system'
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
options:
-w erase userdata and cache
-s <serial number> specify device serial number
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline

xillius200 said:
Hey read up on spl's here and read the difference sbaout them this will tell you your problme http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/wiki/SPL
XD I may be completely of track but I believe it is that
HardSPL also allows NBH files to be used without matching the CID (carrier ID) check
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did I miss something?

Format the SD and double make sure u have the right FAT this happened to me

dreamimg not allow
Hi, I have a t mobile g1 that was running android 1.6 and rooted.I flashed cwm recovery and installed cm6 and ended up with a brick.(phone was stuck at t mobile logo).
I rebooted the phone into recovery and restored the original firmware.
Now my phone boots, but all I get is a blank black screen.I did a soft reset and a hard reset and none has changed.
The problem is that the original firmware replaced the recovery and now im stuck with stock recovery.
Also, I cannot enter fastboot mode.Using the dreamimg.nbh had no result.No matter what image i put on sd card, the result is always the same, not allow.
What else can I do?
Please help

Can you write down everything from your bootloader screen here
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demkantor said:
Can you write down everything from your bootloader screen here
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This is the bootloader screen
DREA110 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.0000
CLPD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
Sep 2 2008

Not sure, but most likely you will need a gold card to be able to flash dreaimg.nbh with this SPL.
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AndDiSa said:
Not sure, but most likely you will need a gold card to be able to flash dreaimg.nbh with this SPL.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for your reply.But im not really sure either, on how can I get a goldcard? My phone wont complete the booting process.How can I get the cid number?

Problem is don't think you can get cid or really even make a gold card without an os, you can try searching the internet but not that I know of
It may be possible to flash an update.zip from the stock recovery though, its worth a shot if you can find a working link to official 1.5 or 1.6 update but this is kinda unlikely to work
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demkantor said:
Problem is don't think you can get cid or really even make a gold card without an os, you can try searching the internet but not that I know of
It may be possible to flash an update.zip from the stock recovery though, its worth a shot if you can find a working link to official 1.5 or 1.6 update but this is kinda unlikely to work
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Flashing official update.zip doesn't work.I tried a lot of zips

ryd3r89 said:
Thanks for your reply.But im not really sure either, on how can I get a goldcard? My phone wont complete the booting process.How can I get the cid number?
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The CID is to be read from the SD-CARD, not from the phone, but you need to have PC to prepare it ...

So you can make a goldcard without an os on the phone...
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demkantor said:
So you can make a goldcard without an os on the phone...
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No, you need either a Windows Mobile or an Android Phone for getting the CID (i had the same Problem a few days ago and had to make a goldcard). I used this Windows program to get my CID (http://www.chip.de/downloads/GoldCard-Tool_49005379.html) and pasted the Reverse CID into this Website (http://huygens.hoxnet.com/goldcard.html).. the goldcard.img file i dd'ed with linux onto my sdcard (easier than using a HEX editor on Windows)..

So someone without a working os, like ryd3r89 could not use this tool correct? Or could he attempt to guess his cid using a list like this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2445289&nocache=1
And just go with most likely options until he gets it right?
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The CID is created from the first 16 bytes read from the first sector of the sdcard. If you have a Linux system available you can prepare the gold card there ...
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[Q] Help flashing Rom (I think i've gone wrong...)

Right, can someone give me a quick set-by-set of what to do from my position.
I can access HBOOT fine (HBOOT-1.33.2005 / RADIO-2.22.23.02) and i can access my System Recovery fine (RA-dream-v1.7.0), but i can't boot to my Rom.
I have the following on my desktop:
HBOOT-1.33.0013d
RADIO-2.22.27.08
gapps-tiny-112010 (that the right one?)
froyobylaszlo-5.1 (from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929678)
If my thinking is right, i need to:
- Delete the rom etc. that i installed wrong
- Move the files from my desktop onto my SD
- Install everything
- Boot
However, i'm not sure how to go about that... So this is where i need the simple instructions and advice.
**There was a serial0 question before, so ignore the first few posts.

Seems it's because i was using RC29 instead of RC7...
Soon as my phone has charged, i'll flash the rom

New issue:
Need some help people. Rooted my G1, worked. Got it back to 1.5, then updated it all. Installed the Recovery.img and that worked. Now, i want to install this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929678
But im not sure what radio, SPL and gapps to use. I followed this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR0HpUVv-BY
Then when he installed Cyanogen, i installed Gingerbread. Now im stuck on the boot screen and have been for 2 hours... ideas?
I'm thinking the files i used, from the video, ain't compatible. So, anyone have links to "SPL: 1.33.0013d (hboot)" and "RADIO: 2.22.27.08 / 28.25"? Then, what do i do from the Recovery screen to delete all i did and install Gingerbread?

wow you are in a rush to take the G1 all the way to the hilt arent ya?
What roms have you successfully run on it prior (if at all) to trying to flash Lazlo? Did Eclair work?

I ran Cyanogen6 for a long while till it developed a slight lag. In all i've ran:
Cyan6, then 1.6, then Cyan6, then 1.6 again, now im trying this.

I created the 3 - 4 Partition, THEN the 2 - 3 Partition.
Think that could be the issue?
If so, how do i go back and try again?
**NEW QUESTION FROM HERE

dmreall said:
Right, can someone give me a quick set-by-set of what to do from my position.
I can access HBOOT fine (HBOOT-1.33.2005 / RADIO-2.22.23.02) and i can access my System Recovery fine (RA-dream-v1.7.0), but i can't boot to my Rom.
I have the following on my desktop:
HBOOT-1.33.0013d
RADIO-2.22.27.08
gapps-tiny-112010 (that the right one?)
froyobylaszlo-5.1 (from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929678)
If my thinking is right, i need to:
- Delete the rom etc. that i installed wrong
- Move the files from my desktop onto my SD
- Install everything
- Boot
However, i'm not sure how to go about that... So this is where i need the simple instructions and advice.
**There was a serial0 question before, so ignore the first few posts.
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froyobylaszlo-5.1 needs radio 2.22.27.08/2.22.28.25,spl 1.33.0013d,flash your radio&spl first

Got Cyanogen6 working on it now.
I downloaded HBOOT-1.33.0013d and RADIO-2.22.27.08, zipped them, then moved them onto my SD card and when i try flash them on my G1, it's says invalid file.

dmreall said:
Got Cyanogen6 working on it now.
I downloaded HBOOT-1.33.0013d and RADIO-2.22.27.08, zipped them, then moved them onto my SD card and when i try flash them on my G1, it's says invalid file.
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have u tried the guide from here to update your radio and spl
(p/s u need to follow it properly and understand most of the jargons such as spl perfect or engineered and etc)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831139

Ok, so going by that i need to:
- Put them files onto my SD (not zipped, just as they are downloaded and into the root)
- Boot into fastboot
- Enter Console and type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0-cyan.img
fastboot flash radio radio-2.22.27.08.img
fastboot flash hboot hboot-1.33.0013d.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
- Check it says "1.33.0013d" as its version
- Enter console again and type:
Code:
fastboot erase system -w
fastboot erase boot
- Restart
- Boot to Recovery
- Go to "Flash"
- Select "Froyo by Laszlo"
- Reboot

Am i right with that method?
Need to know before i risk it

Just install yoshi ginger its so smooth (gingerbreab 2.3)
sent from my gingerdream

dmreall said:
Am i right with that method?
Need to know before i risk it
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In theory it is already right. Maybe some small litte details.
After fastboot erase(before flashing rom), u should partition your sdcard so that it has the ext4 partition ( from recovery, partition sd, follow steps, upgrade from ext2 to ext3, upgrade ext3 to ext4 )
After that try using the wipe and reset all data to factory.
Now maybe u are good to go with flashing roms.
For the radio/hboot guide, just follow step by step from the thread.

This better then? I just want to make a guide for the future.
- Put "Recovery", "Radio" and "HBOOT" files onto SD (not zipped and into the root)
- Boot into fastboot
- Enter Console and type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0-cyan.img
fastboot flash radio radio-2.22.27.08.img
fastboot flash hboot hboot-1.33.0013d.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
- Check it says the Hboot that was just flashed as its version
- Enter console again and type:
Code:
fastboot erase system -w
fastboot erase boot
- Restart
- Boot to Recovery
- Go to "Partion SD"
- Partition SD with "Swapsize = 96" and "Ext2 = 1024" then "Ext2 to Ext3" then "Ext3 to Ext4"
- Go to "USB MS Toggle"
- Move Rom onto SD
- Go to "Flash"
- Select the ROM to flash
- Reboot
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looks quite good, do u want to make a guide for the forum or just for urself?
If for the forum, maybe just add some small details as example :
boot into recovery ( hold power + home together )
Just for the new people without experiences in flashing.

No, this is for myself. Just trying to get a solid method i can reference to whenever im stuck.

Fastboot is "Power + Camera" yes? If so, i don't see a console.

Still need that one answered.
Also, should i put the files as .img or .zips in the root of my SD?

Fastboot can be accessed with camera and power or back and power.
You would move the files as zips.
A couple of notes. I wouldn't upgrade to ext4 as not all roms work with 4 (most do but not all) just go to ext3 and you will be good. If it supports ext4 then it will 3 also.
Also most of your guide is really only needed for the first time. if you are just switching roms you don't need to do half of that.
If just switching roms you only need to boot to recovery, wipe/factory reset, flash/install zip (depending on what the recovery calls it its the same thing). Reboot and enjoy.

Android G1 mobile software required (urgent)
Hi,
I have Htc G1 android mobile set.
The problem is my mobile phone only goes till G1 logo and does not proceed forward.
I think i have to flash my mobile set using micro SD card.
Can anyone plz share with me android G1 software and the method to do that.
I shall be grateful.
Regards,
Khurram

[Q] Flashing Custom Recovery

I'm having hard time flash custom recovery. I installed ROM Manager, when I tried to go to recovery I got stuck at android logo with EXCLAMATORY POINT. I already followed this instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10467058&postcount=1638 (deleted these files /system/etc/install-recovery.sh and /system/recovery-from-boot.p)
Followed these instructions:
via fastboot
Code:
Copy recovery-RA-passion-v2.2.1.img to a location where fastboot can find it.
Boot your phone into fastboot mode (power on while holding the trackball)
Connect your phone via usb to your pc/mac/...
fastboot devices (to make sure that fastboot "sees" your phone)
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-passion-v2.2.1.img
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via terminal app
Code:
Copy recovery-RA-passion-v2.2.1.img to the root of your sdcard
start the terminal app
su(press enter)
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-passion-v2.2.1.img(press enter)
reboot recovery(press enter)
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I also installed 4Ext Touch Recovery, but I think it need a wifi to connect to server, but I can't access a wife connection as of now.
What am I missing? I'm about to flash a ROM, my problem is just the recovery.. Anyone can help me with this? :crying:

i dont think you are missing anything just boot into recovery and flash your rom.
dont use rom manager to flash recovery, dont use 4ext recovery control app.
if you used one of the two methods you mentioned above (terminal or fastboot) and it was successful
then you have a recovery on your phone, boot into it and install your rom of choice, of course some roms will need custom mtd partitions whcih can be managed through blackrose, but for now just flash one within your parameters so you can begin
happy flashing!

demkantor said:
i dont think you are missing anything just boot into recovery and flash your rom.
dont use rom manager to flash recovery, dont use 4ext recovery control app.
if you used one of the two methods you mentioned above (terminal or fastboot) and it was successful
then you have a recovery on your phone, boot into it and install your rom of choice, of course some roms will need custom mtd partitions whcih can be managed through blackrose, but for now just flash one within your parameters so you can begin
happy flashing!
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I really dont know what is happening. Still I can't go to recovery. Btw, does locking/unlocking bootloader affects in flashing custom recovery. But I think I already unlock mine, how would I know if unlock or lock my bootloader?

... Yea very much so, and I believe I misread you first post, I take it you didn't root your phone properly. First of all check what boot loader you have by booting into your hboot. There are a few ways to get there but for now just power off and then power back on holding your volume down key, here will be a screen with some words and androids skateboarding, write down everything from that screen here.
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demkantor said:
... Yea very much so, and I believe I misread you first post, I take it you didn't root your phone properly. First of all check what boot loader you have by booting into your hboot. There are a few ways to get there but for now just power off and then power back on holding your volume down key, here will be a screen with some words and androids skateboarding, write down everything from that screen here.
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*BlackRose - Made by Lecabel(dla5244) *
jb-260/10/166
NEXUSONE PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-7.35.5017 (PB9911000)
MICROP-0b15
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0103
RADIO-5.08.00.04
Apr 21 2012, 04:53:16
HBOOT
VOL UP
VOL DOWN
TRACKBALL
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY - when I select this, I will be stuck at android logo with !
REBOOT
POWERDOWN

Well you are better off than just an unlocked bootloader, you have black rose installed which essentially is an engineering bootloader that allows custom mtd partitions.
Right now you have 260 for system, 10 cache and 166 for data, this should be fine for any chance ROM but may consider changing later on depending on ROM you want to run
For now you need these things
ROM of choice and anything else the dev thinks you need (gapps etc)
Put that on root of sdcard, make sure it is partitioned to fat32 and not in any folder
Also need to have fastboot working, I'm assuming you are using windows.
You will need fastboot.exe usually found in the android SDK and elsewhere.
Proper drivers installed, and although not necessary its nice to add fastboot and adb into path in environmental variables.
If all this is done great. If not go do it now.
Now get recovery, let's say amonra. Open cmd in the same directory as the recovery image, make sure you name it recovery.img (if you don't change command to fit)
Boot into hboot, and put phone into fastboot mode and connect to computer
In cmd type
fastboot devices
If you see your serial # good, if not then you missed something earlier
Now type
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
If the output say done then you are good, select recovery from within hboot menu and reboot there, once in recovery do a nandrpoid backup (good practice) then do a full wipe, (yes wipe everything you possibly can - side note fastboot -w is cleaner for future reference) then flash ROM, gapps, whatever you need
Let me know if you get stuck
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demkantor said:
Well you are better off than just an unlocked bootloader, you have black rose installed which essentially is an engineering bootloader that allows custom mtd partitions.
Right now you have 260 for system, 10 cache and 166 for data, this should be fine for any chance ROM but may consider changing later on depending on ROM you want to run
For now you need these things
ROM of choice and anything else the dev thinks you need (gapps etc)
Put that on root of sdcard, make sure it is partitioned to fat32 and not in any folder
Also need to have fastboot working, I'm assuming you are using windows.
You will need fastboot.exe usually found in the android SDK and elsewhere.
Proper drivers installed, and although not necessary its nice to add fastboot and adb into path in environmental variables.
If all this is done great. If not go do it now.
Now get recovery, let's say amonra. Open cmd in the same directory as the recovery image, make sure you name it recovery.img (if you don't change command to fit)
Boot into hboot, and put phone into fastboot mode and connect to computer
In cmd type
fastboot devices
If you see your serial # good, if not then you missed something earlier
Now type
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
If the output say done then you are good, select recovery from within hboot menu and reboot there, once in recovery do a nandrpoid backup (good practice) then do a full wipe, (yes wipe everything you possibly can - side note fastboot -w is cleaner for future reference) then flash ROM, gapps, whatever you need
Let me know if you get stuck
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Finally.. Thank you so much.. I can now go to custom recovery.. Now I will backup and wipe then flash.. :good::good: Will press THANK button now, maybe a million times.. hehe

No problem, fastboot is a key skill to learn with any android device that supports it
Here is a guide I made a while back
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27796375
Its meant for a different phone but the basics are the same, I would suggest to read up on it a bit and you will have a much easier android experience
Happy flashing!
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demkantor said:
No problem, fastboot is a key skill to learn with any android device that supports it
Here is a guide I made a while back
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27796375
Its meant for a different phone but the basics are the same, I would suggest to read up on it a bit and you will have a much easier android experience
Happy flashing!
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Okay. I will try to read my left time for this day. Thanks a lot..

demkantor said:
No problem, fastboot is a key skill to learn with any android device that supports it
Here is a guide I made a while back
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27796375
Its meant for a different phone but the basics are the same, I would suggest to read up on it a bit and you will have a much easier android experience
Happy flashing!
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Hi, I have a follow up question regarding sd partition, I will just raise my question here than making another thread. I have 4GB SD card but I forgot how much ext partition I made before but my total space in my SD card is 3.21GB. I want to partition my sd card again and increase it maybe to 1gb. If I will increase my partition should I flash again my ROM (VJ CM10.1 | Jelly Bean 4.2.2 - v6.0) and execute a2sd command in terminal emulator? or it's okay to partition my sd card without flashing the ROM again?

You can partition SD without fllashing rom again
On this phone the easiest way to check what you have is in 4ext recovery under info, or if you have a Linux distro run gparted
You could also run df through adb shell or if not by a computer, open a terminal and type
such
df
But being it sounds like you want too repartition I would just flash 4ext recovery and do everything from there
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demkantor said:
You can partition SD without fllashing rom again
On this phone the easiest way to check what you have is in 4ext recovery under info, or if you have a Linux distro run gparted
You could also run df through adb shell or if not by a computer, open a terminal and type
such
df
But being it sounds like you want too repartition I would just flash 4ext recovery and do everything from there
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I think a2sd is not working in my device. When I tried to install a2sd or reinstall it there was a line written in termenal emulator (/dev/block/mmcblkop2) I think that the reason why I easily having internal memory full, even I already partition my sd card, with 1024 ext partition using 4ext touch recovery. Check my screenshot in titanium backup showing my memory status..
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It looks like its working, just need to move what you want from data to ext partition shown by titanium as a2sd. What ROM are you running? It does support having apps on ext correct?
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demkantor said:
It looks like its working, just need to move what you want from data to ext partition shown by titanium as a2sd. What ROM are you running? It does support having apps on ext correct?
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Thanks for the reply. Im using VJ CM10.1 | JB 4.2.2 V 6.0. How to move data to ext partition? I will post screenshot in my internal storage too.
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if the rom doesnt have the feature built in then use an app from the market to do it, ive never used this rom so i dont know what options it has
also if you want an easy to see graph style layout of you partitions download Disk Usage from the market, you can easily see what is stored in which partition

demkantor said:
if the rom doesnt have the feature built in then use an app from the market to do it, ive never used this rom so i dont know what options it has
also if you want an easy to see graph style layout of you partitions download Disk Usage from the market, you can easily see what is stored in which partition
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Thanks. Btw what rom are you using?
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Cyanmobile
Yes it has apps2ext built in, go into settings to activate
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demkantor said:
Cyanmobile
Yes it has apps2ext built in, go into settings to activate
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Thanks, Btw, what if I wanted to change my ROM, what procedure should I follow? Should I go back to Stock ROM before flashing a new ROM?

Nope, boot to recovery, do a nandroid backup, wipe everything, wipe twice even, hell fastboot wipe (most issues people have when flashing a new ROM is not clean wiping)
Then flash ROM like you did first time, and being you have a huge partition for system right now I would suggest to shrink it a bit first, maybe around 170 if your going to use cyan mobile. If you do this you propably should be prepared to flash recovery again as well
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demkantor said:
Nope, boot to recovery, do a nandroid backup, wipe everything, wipe twice even, hell fastboot wipe (most issues people have when flashing a new ROM is not clean wiping)
Then flash ROM like you did first time, and being you have a huge partition for system right now I would suggest to shrink it a bit first, maybe around 170 if your going to use cyan mobile. If you do this you propably should be prepared to flash recovery again as well
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Thanks for the quick reply. So, you're saying that I should partition my system first and flash recovery just like what you taught me in our previous posts? Just to be sure and making all things clear to my self.