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[Q]How to activate G1 through wifi?

Upon reading the title you probably entered ready to flame me for not using the search button. The reality is though, that is just one of my many problems I'm having. I'll start from the beginning, give you the whole rundown and hopefully you can help, because if I can't figure this out soon I'm going to start smashing things, my G1 being first on the list.
A couple of days ago i was just surfing around, heard about custom ROMS, rooting, etc. so I started my journey. Thinking this would just take an afternoon, at the max, was a mistake on my part. I started here:
[ROM]TheOfficial TMO (US/EU) & HTC ADP - CRC1- Rooted [8/17/09]- v1.5.2-SecurityPatch
Looking at the prerequisites, I realized I lacked both the requirements so I followed that threads link to here:
Easiest How To for: Root, Hero, Recovery, Partition (no computer), etc. READ FIRST!!
I was able to complete up to step 7, but 8 posed a problem.
When trying to sync my google account to the phone it gave that old message we all know and love from when the G1's were just released. The one where it tells you: "There is a problem communicating with the Google servers. - This could be a temporary problem or your SIM card may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues, call Customer Care."
At first, I thought maybe it was because I had horrible service in my house, ranging anywhere from 0-2 bars. Thinking I could easily fix the problem by walking up the road to get 4 bars, that's what I did. Still having trouble communicating with the servers. It's obviously not server overload like they tried to say at launch and it can't be I don't have data services because I've been paying and using them for about 9 months now. So I set off to the internet for a fix. I came across this:
[How To] Activation over Wifi
Reading the first sentence, it told me to set up ADB. So I went here:
Setting up ADB
But, I obviously couldn't complete the steps listed because I can't set my phone to debugging mode with out it being activated. So I went back to the Wifi act. page and scrolled down to find this:
[How To] Activation over Wifi (12th Post)
Following the first step, I typed <enter>reboot<enter> and nothing happened.
This, obviously, confused me very much. Because, did I not just wipe my whole phone and install rc29?
But I disregarded it, putting it to the side as a fluke and hoping the rest would work anyway, because at this point I just wanted things to start working.
I went to step 2, but once again I can't do that because I don't have access to the phone settings.
But I just continued.
Upon trying to complete step 5, I was just pissed... This seems like a never ending road. Of course, my phone had to be wrong and show up as a USB mass storage device. So I followed the steps, but I don't understand part D in step 5 because it only gives me one choice on the list which is USB mass storage device. After this I started trying everything, uninstalling that driver, turning of PnP, just about everything I could think of.
If someone could just help me, even a little, I would be so very happy.
If you need any info at all just, pictures, build info, w/e I/'ll have it to you as soon as I see your message. If you don't understand something I said, ask right away and I'll answer. Thank you so much in advance lol
Mind you, I've tried all these guides a couple times over, I've tried different guides and I've installed rc29 3 times now. Still no luck

I'm confused....
I have a few questions before we start you on the journey to getting you rooted.
Firstly, am I understanding things correctly when I assume that you have already flashed DREAIMG.nbh (RC29) onto your phone and can't get past the setup screen?
Secondly, you say that you have data service, but then say that you didn't have enough "bars" so you headed up the street for more "bars". Are you sure you have data service because the bars on the phone have to do with cell reception and have nothing to do with data service.....
Thirdly, are you on 3G or EDGE in your area?
If you do indeed have a data plan for sure, then other than a crappy 3G or EDGE signal, there really shouldn't be a reason for the error message your getting other than google's servers might actually be experiencing difficulty. No way to know for sure.
If/when you are able to get past the login screen to root, go to this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=548924
instead of Easiest How To for: Root, Hero, Recovery, Partition (no computer), etc. READ FIRST!!
its recently updated, and easier to follow.

I have bad service...
Yes, after flashing RC29 onto it I can't hook my google account up to my phone. I've got EDGE in my area, checking t-mobile's service map though I found that it's really bad right where I live. Until I can head out to somewhere with some good service any ideas on how to get he wifi act. to work?

KingTasty said:
Yes, after flashing RC29 onto it I can't hook my google account up to my phone. I've got EDGE in my area, checking t-mobile's service map though I found that it's really bad right where I live. Until I can head out to somewhere with some good service any ideas on how to get he wifi act. to work?
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If you cannot get adb working properly, then you cannot use JF's method to bypass the signin screen therefore you just have to wait until you can get to a better service area.
Your two choices are: bypass the signin screen or sign in over the network. You can't sign in over the network as previously stated by you, and you cannot bypass the signin screen because you can't get adb working. There is no way to setup wifi within android if you are stuck at the signin screen

but wait?
There must be someway to activate ADB, because if there's not then isn't a guide activating through wifi pointless?

KingTasty said:
There must be someway to activate ADB, because if there's not then isn't a guide activating through wifi pointless?
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There are plenty of guides on how to get adb working... its just so happens that you reported that you can't figure it out. If you can't figure it out and get it working, then you can't use the sign in screen work around as outlined in JF's post.
The very first step in JF's work around is
You have to connect to your phone with adb shell and get root access, and then type the following command:
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Since you can't do that, you can't do the work around. Try reading up more on adb and see if you can get it working.

Couple questions
I've basically fixed all the problems I was having that needed to be fixed to use ADB except for one. According to every guide I need USB Debugging enabled, My questions is how did others achieve this with being activated?

OMG help me too i have the same problem !!!

KingTasty said:
I've basically fixed all the problems I was having that needed to be fixed to use ADB except for one. According to every guide I need USB Debugging enabled, My questions is how did others achieve this with being activated?
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I know for a fact there that I saw some terminal command not too long ago to be able to activate usb debugging from the command line. I can't for the life of me remember where I saw it, but if you can be patient, I may be able to find it eventually.

florevil said:
OMG help me too i have the same problem !!!
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Just keep checking back here and see where we get, hopefully we can figure it out.
@DirectMatrix:
The command is <enter>setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1<enter> and you enter it in your phone, but that only works with RC28 I think. Or does the RC29 have the hidden shell also? The reason I'm thinking it doesn't is because when I type <enter>reboot<enter> nothing happens. The only things I can think of is that I'm on the wrong screen when typing or the RC29 I'm using is messed up.
I'm on the very first screen when registering, where the it says touch the android to begin. btw, thanks for all the help so far

KingTasty said:
Just keep checking back here and see where we get, hopefully we can figure it out.
@DirectMatrix:
The command is <enter>setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1<enter> and you enter it in your phone, but that only works with RC28 I think. Or does the RC29 have the hidden shell also? The reason I'm thinking it doesn't is because when I type <enter>reboot<enter> nothing happens. The only things I can think of is that I'm on the wrong screen when typing or the RC29 I'm using is messed up.
I'm on the very first screen when registering, where the it says touch the android to begin. btw, thanks for all the help so far
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RC29 has the hidden shell also which is what allows the telnetd command to be entered to start the rooting process. It sounds like when you enter the reboot command at the welcome screen you should be getting a reboot because you said you installed RC29. It also sounds like your doing the commands in the correct spot but just to recap, you should be at the "touch the android to begin" screen, once there, just slide out the keyboard, hit enter, type reboot, hit enter again and the phone should reboot.
What happens if you keep trying to follow JF's guide even though you can't get the reboot to work? Have you made any promising progress with steps after the A few tips and tricks section?

I flashed it again, and reboot works now. I don't know what was wrong before. I'll try the "setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1" again. Just to be clear, after typing that nothing happens right? and I'll go check the tips and tricks.

KingTasty said:
I flashed it again, and reboot works now. I don't know what was wrong before. I'll try the "setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1" again. Just to be clear, after typing that nothing happens right? and I'll go check the tips and tricks.
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Glad to hear it and yes, your right, nothing that you can see will happen. Essentially what it is doing is executing the command behind the scenes same as would happen if you were to hit the check box next to usb debugging if you were able to.
The way you will see if it worked is you should be able to open up a command prompt assuming your a windows user and type:
Code:
adb devices
You should see a device listed something like HT.........
Lemme know if you have anymore problems

Still nothing.
I tried but I don't think it worked, but it may have. The problem could be my drivers so I followed this.
"Im not getting a notification of Android ADB when i plug in my USB"
Why: Your computer has detected your phone but as a protable device and as a storage device.
Fix: This took me a lot of research and time to figure out so this is what your are going to do.
First download USBDeview - Here
Unzip it
Run USBDeview.exe as Administrator
You will see all drivers being used on your computer
Highlight and Uninstall all drivers with the description have HTC Android (Should be 3 of them)
Right Click on the driver and press uninstall
Once done, Unplug your phone and plug it back in
You should now get the notification of the ADB device
Follow the steps above to install the drivers
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I did that but every time I plug my g1 back one it makes a new one, calling it USB Mass Storage Device. I keep deleting it but it keeps coming back every time.
Here's what I got in cmd.
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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Tyler>cd C:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r3\tools
C:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r3\tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
C:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r3\tools>adb shell
error: device not found
C:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r3\tools>
I'm not really sure what to do now... I guess I keep trying to see if it'll work. Meanwhile, what do you think?

King,
PM me your contact info and I'll try to troubleshoot this with you. I did it the old fashion way without any programs and I think I remember my steps so I just have to walk through it again.
You could also try this adb tutorial, thats the one I used and would use if I were to walk you through it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502010

Alright yeh, sounds good.
Gimme like 20 min, I'm gonna go grab something to eat quick.
Take a look here though, I uploaded what re appears every time I plug in my g1. Something must have been turned on or changed be cause now 3 new drivers appear every time instead of just one.
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But still no luck in cmd, so something is still wrong...

Hi! I have the same problem too. There're a lot of tutors online but they are just copy and paste from each others. I did pass by the first time via wifi when I root my G1 but cann't the second time rooting my girlfriend's.
The USB driver that window or HTC using before works on vista and only see the device as ADB composite deivce, but not anymore, Windows now recognized the devices as ADB composite device AND mass storage. I don't know about XP. and don't know what to do about it
I think that's why I can not enable ADB on G1 by typing "setprop....enable 1"
Anybody help? Offering your Tmo SIM card for 5 mins? I am at Dallas. Txt [email protected] #469-759-9897 Really need it PLZ

I guess this is obvious but I just want to clarify: Everytime you flash the rom you need to re-activate the phone? Or is activation only a one time requirement?
I just purchased a used, tmobile g1 (from the US) and am hoping to root it and flash SuperD's wrong as soon as I get it. However, the problem is I obviously don't have a Tmobile SIM and I don't have a data connection on my local sim card.
Do I have to go through these ADB steps to activate the phone? Thanks!

[Q] Paying $20 for help. Bricked phone?

So yesterday I had a panic attack like everyone else because froyo came out. What I tried to do was master clear it through the new 1 click odin that was for the 2.2 ROM. Master clear wouldn't finish, it would just sit there. I left it alone for an entire half hour. Clearing data from anything shouldn't take more than 10 seconds. So anyways I unplugged the damn thing, tried again, same result. I tried it through JF6 one click odin, same thing. I then started to try hitting the start button on both the JF6 one click, and the new 2.2 one click odins. Everything was fine until it got stuck on factoryfs.rfs. When that happened, the screen would change into a random color after about a minute and nothing else would happen.
I can't function without a cellphone so I had to renew a family member's contract so I could get a free phone upgrade out of it. I ended up buying an Aria but i would love to have this thing working.
TLDR: Stuck on either factoryfs.rfs or master clear.
I will paypal $20 to the first person who gives me a clear answer that results in this phone being functional again.
Thanks in advance.
-Very frustrated android user.

READ THIS BEFORE TRYING MY SOLUTION THREE BELOW
Solution One: Try running ODIN One click as an ADMINISTRATOR: Right click on the file and run as administrator.
Solution Two: Try running ODIN One click on a DIFFERENT COMPUTER: Preferably Windows XP
Solution Three: Read down further and try using regular ODIN to flash firmware files.
Try this, move quickly:
1.) Open ODIN One-Click on the computer.
2.) Take out the SIM and SD card.
3.) Put in the battery, quickly holding VOL UP and VOL DOWN and inserting the USB.
It should go into download mode - and then you can flash JI6 One Click
EDIT: Oops I apologize, it appears that you have successfully gotten it into download mode.

Here's last piece of advice:
Flash as much as you can of ODIN JF6 with One Click.
Once you do that get back into download mode once again and use REGULAR ODIN to flash the ROM files themselves from samfirmware.com
I897UCJF6 FIRMWARE FILES:
http://www.multiupload.com/MGEJ5CZLWC
Password: samsung-firmwares.com
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This will have the PIT file, PDA, CSC and MODEM Files to get your going!
Regular ODIN:
http://rapidshare.com/files/422921889/Odin3_v1.0.exe
PIT Goes into PIT Slot
PDA Goes into the PDA Slot
CSD Goes into the CSC Slot
MODEM Goes into the PHONE Slot
Once the phone is recognized, click start and pray it works!

I'm going to try regular Odin again w/ those files... We'll see how it goes
I've done so much flashing before but have never had anything go wrong. $600 mistake on my part.
Update 1: JI6 one-click still stuck on factoryfs.rfs, also the uploaded files only included modem.
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wow....you seriously upgraded a line just to get a temporary phone???? why would you not go to wal mart and get a pay as you go phone, and put your sim in from your captivate and use it until you got your captivate working. AND you have a brand new temp phone with a charger for any future time when you screw it up.
This info alone is worth 20 bucks. I'll PM you my paypal addy

buddy17 said:
wow....you seriously upgraded a line just to get a temporary phone???? why would you not go to wal mart and get a pay as you go phone, and put your sim in from your captivate and use it until you got your captivate working. AND you have a brand new temp phone with a charger for any future time when you screw it up.
This info alone is worth 20 bucks. I'll PM you my paypal addy
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It was justified because the upgrade wasn't going to be used in 2 years. I'd rather renew and get a new phone, and if I get this brick to start working again, I could resell it for way more than what I paid for it ($130)

if you are just going to resell it, why not go for an iphone?? those things sell for like 700 bucks.
That'll be another 20 bucks!

buddy17 said:
if you are just going to resell it, why not go for an iphone?? those things sell for like 700 bucks.
That'll be another 20 bucks!
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Sounds like you know your Iphones. Did you sell your old one yet
I dont even have to look but your one of those guys that post Flaming turds in threads. Yet your still a n00b too
Some people................

To the OP. From what i see you have all the files. Unmount and format your internal SD and try it again. If still a no go boot into recovery and clear cache and data.

Just to confirm your process, when you try a Master Clear:
1) Unplug your phone from the computer.
2) On your phone: Settings | Applications | Development | Check "USB Debugging".
3) On your phone: Hit the "Home" key to get to your home screen.
4) On your computer: Run Odin One-Click JF6.
5) Plug the microUSB into your phone. Your phone should still be on the "Home" screen.
6) Odin One-Click should recognize the phone has been plugged in.
7) On your computer: Click "Master Clear" on Odin One-Click JF6.
Master Clear will take a few minutes.
Are these the steps you originally took for just the Master Clear, or do they differ? If your original steps differed, try these.

smokestack76 said:
Sounds like you know your Iphones. Did you sell your old one yet
I dont even have to look but your one of those guys that post Flaming turds in threads. Yet your still a n00b too
Some people................
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are we not aloud to have fun around here??? didn't see a flame, just curious as to why someone would want to get roped into a 2 year contract with ATT of all people for a simple back up phone.
and yep, i do know my iphones. and nope i didn't sell my old one makes for a great back up phone, an ipod/working GPS for my truck, and a place to switch my sim to while flashing. Thanks though

UserNamer said:
Just to confirm your process, when you try a Master Clear:
1) Unplug your phone from the computer.
2) On your phone: Settings | Applications | Development | Check "USB Debugging".
3) On your phone: Hit the "Home" key to get to your home screen.
4) On your computer: Run Odin One-Click JF6.
5) Plug the microUSB into your phone. Your phone should still be on the "Home" screen.
6) Odin One-Click should recognize the phone has been plugged in.
7) On your computer: Click "Master Clear" on Odin One-Click JF6.
Master Clear will take a few minutes.
Are these the steps you originally took for just the Master Clear, or do they differ? If your original steps differed, try these.
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Hah, my phone won't boot at all since attempt 1. It will ONLY go into DL mode.

buddy17 said:
are we not aloud to have fun around here??? didn't see a flame, just curious as to why someone would want to get roped into a 2 year contract with ATT of all people for a simple back up phone.
and yep, i do know my iphones. and nope i didn't sell my old one makes for a great back up phone, an ipod/working GPS for my truck, and a place to switch my sim to while flashing. Thanks though
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I'm not getting "roped" into staying with AT&T. I'll be staying with AT&T for a very long time. I live in Alaska and that's our only option for a national carrier. I'm also grandfathered into an unlimited data plan.
Obviously you didn't read my OP. I'm paying $20 for someone that helps FIX MY PHONE. Not for people ignorant smart ass comments.

tough crowd around these parts!! good luck with ur phone

Maroon Mushroom said:
I'm not getting "roped" into staying with AT&T. I'll be staying with AT&T for a very long time. I live in Alaska and that's our only option for a national carrier. I'm also grandfathered into an unlimited data plan.
Obviously you didn't read my OP. I'm paying $20 for someone that helps FIX MY PHONE. Not for people ignorant smart ass comments.
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I agree with you..Contrats are not a bad thing if you expoect to stay with a carrier. I have been with ATT since before Cingular and I don;t see another Carrier I would choose. I did buy two 32GB Iphones though the last time around and made a $700 profit...LLOL..This time I just got a couple Captivates,In fact because ATT has a $15 data plan I decided to actually buy a branded Phone from them....Instead of the Nokia N8 which would have been my next phone.
Usually people are pretty nice in this forum. Those comments are an anomaly here. People are generally helpful. Every forum has their own "Forum police" though.
I can relate to your issue I spent hours today trying just to get INTO DOWNLOAD MODE after a Master Clear......Finally used the command Prompt SDK way......and got 2.2 loaded. I THOUGHT I knew enough until today LOL...

Maroon Mushroom, did you actually try flashing by running ODIN One Click as the administrator? (Right Click on the .exe and click on Run As Administrator)
Or even trying to flash from another computer?
Others have had the problem you are having and those are the solutions that worked for them.

Maroon Mushroom said:
Hah, my phone won't boot at all since attempt 1. It will ONLY go into DL mode.
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Fair enough.
I am guessing you already tried the steps in designgear's original Odin One-Click thread, specifically Method #3?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
And you unmounted and formatted your internal SD, as smokestack suggested above?

I don't think he really can unmount and format his internal SD since he cant boot into the phone other than download mode - that would more than likely fix the problem though.
We have been trying to work around that.

Colton5419 said:
Maroon Mushroom, did you actually try flashing by running ODIN One Click as the administrator? (Right Click on the .exe and click on Run As Administrator)
Or even trying to flash from another computer?
Others have had the problem you are having and those are the solutions that worked for them.
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I'll give it a shot right now...

I bet that's the solution
I recall having to run it as administrator myself once before because it froze (I'm on Windows 7)

[GUIDE]TBH inspired Free wireless tethering hack instructions for Droid 3

Wireless Tethering is one of the main things I miss about not having root. I specifically bought a wifi only Xoom because I knew I could just tether it to my phone. When I switched to the droid 3 believing it would come unlocked it was like a kick in face.
Recently I came across a thread from Team Black Hat describing a way of enabling free tethering on Verizon without root. In their write up they provide a flashable zip. Useless for us as we don't have root, or a recovery, but it got me thinking. All credit for this goes to Team Black Hat. They rock, I really hope they are working on rooting the droid 3 because they are android gods.
The original thread by TBH can be read here.
I'm not going to go too in depth here, because if you screw you have the possibility to brick your pretty new device. Also, It goes against your TOS with Verizon, and who knows one day they might work out a way to tell who is doing this. The more people who know and use this trick, the more likely it is they will find some way of detecting and or closing the hole.
But I couldn't leave my XDA brothers out of the loop! So with the standard disclaimer (I'm not responsible for anything you do, anything that comes of something you do, blah blah, you know the deal) I will outline the steps required to enable free tethering on our wonderful Droid 3s.
Team Black Hat said:
TeamBlackHat is releasing for the public the only permanent 3G Hotspot hack. Please be responsible and do not abuse this release. MyDroidWorld and TeamBlackHat are not responsible for your behavior nor your bills.
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I did this on a windows 7 64 bit pc. The radiocom software would def be happier with a 32 bit xp system, it will throw a lot of errors, but it will work. More on that in a second.
1st. You need the most recent drivers for your computer so that your computer can see your phone. You can get them off the Motorola website, same as if you were going to use adb or RSDlite. The file I downloaded from the moto support site was called MotoHelper_2.0.49_Driver_5.0.0.exe
2nd. You need a copy of Radiocom. Radiocom is a piece of software thats supposed to be for moto employees only and allows you to read and write data directly to your software radio. You need to search the internet for it, because its a copyrighted file I can't post it for you. You need to find the latest version. The best version I found was RadioCOmm_v11.11.11_Install.msi - You also need the .net framework installed on your computer. You can get that from Microsoft's site for free.
3. You need a USB cable and a droid 3.
Now... crack a beer and lets get down to business.
1. Install the moto drivers and the .net framework. Install Radiocom. It will give you all sorts of errors, but it will install.
2. Next, find it under your start menu. Right click on it, and select "trouble shoot compatibility" I just ran with the suggested settings. Basically what this does is run the application under XP compatibility mode. Now take a sip of beer, you are gonna get some error messages but don't tweak.
a. You will still get the first screen that says do you want ot the following program from an unknown company to make changes on your computer - check yes.
b. it will say motorola datacard drivers 1.5.9 : this installation is intended for 32-bit os versions only.please use the 64bit version on this machine. click okay.
c. Installation incomplete: the installer was interrupted before motorola datacard drivers 1.5.9 could be instaled. You need to restart the installer to try again. hit close.
d. Warning: Motorola Dataard Drier installlation package ersion mismatch. the version supplied with this tool does not match the installed version on the machine. WE cannot guiarantee proper radio enumeration unless you install the latest version. the installation package will start again the next tiem this tool is started. Click OK
e. This version of RadioCOmm is more that 2 months old. This version may be out of date. Please visit the PDO compass webpage and download the latest version of RadioComm. - Click OK.
Radiocom will start! Phew!
you will have to select the chipset at start: I selected CDMA 1x (MSM 7500) w/ Android. I don't know if this is the best or most accurate one. I actually spent 45 minutes trying to search for exactly what our chipset base was... but I decided to be brave (or stupid) and went with this one and it worked. after it boots, Under settings in radiocom, USB, Select PST USB Driver.
3. Now, Connect your droid 3 to your computer and put it in PC mode. If you installed the drivers correctly you should get this cool little screen showing your phone and telling you some info about it that pops up from motos software. in radiocom software in the upper right of the screen right under the RC logo, the lgiht should turn green to show the phone is connected. You can test by pushing the GET button under the SW version. It should return your Android software version. DON'T PUSH ANY OTHER BUTTONS. YOU COULD REALLY SCREW SOMETHING UP.
Now a little background, you can read TBH's awesome explanation, but the quick and dirty one is that moto's software radio uses three different 128 char string identifiers for data requests. Thats how they can tell the difference between your phones web browser asking for data, and a laptop or Xoom connected to your phone asking for data. We are going to use Radiocom to make all three strings match the first string - so all data appears to be just for the phone. After doing so - your verizon installed hotspot app will work and the usb tethering option will too! ta da!
Team black Hat has made a screen shot showing all the steps required it can be viewed here.
I'll also try including it right here but i'm not sure how it will look:
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3. now take a deep breath... use the arrows in the Radiocom program to find the tab marked P2K 1.
Look at the image and in your Radiocom program in the bottom left there is a box called STELEM/ RDELEM. First Select Dec entries.
Rdelem means read, and STELEM means write.
now this is very very important. Do not screw this part up. make sure again you have selected Dec entries, because if you enter the numbers below in hex mode and then hit DEC they will change and you will be reading and writing the wrong values which is BAD.
In Dec Mode
For ElementID: enter 8040
Record # 1
offset 0
length 128
Now Hit RDELEM. the box in the top right should go green, a bunch of numbers should flash through but most importantly right next to where you entered the element ID and record number the box that says Data (hex only) will now have a 128 char string in there. Hilight the entire 128 byte string and copy it.
4. You are now going to change the element ID to 8041 (record, offset, length stay the same) and hit RDELEM. If you compare these two numbers they are different, this is how moto knows you are tethering. You would have to paste both into a word file becuase they both end in a bunch of 00's so in the tiny data box they look the same, but trust me they are different. Select the data in the databox for 8041 and delete it. Paste the number from 8040. Now hit STELEM. Again you should see a bunch of numbers go through that box on the top right and it should be green.
5. Now you are going to do the same things for element numbers 8042, and 8043. Remember each time to hit RDELEM first, paste the value from 8040, then hit STELEM.
6. Now hit the restart button next the text box top center. You phone will restart. it will say something scary at first like SIm card not found. This is normal. Give it a Second and it will be right back to normal, you will have your 3G icon and be able to make calls, send texts etc.
EXCEPT.... Now you can use the verizon mobile hotspot application and it won't send to that verizon website that says "would you like to pay for tethering?" - you have just successfully hacked your radio to make verizon believe all data requests are phone data requests.
Ta [email protected]
We might not have root yet, but now we have free wireless tethering! I have had this running for about 24 hours and everything seems perfectly functional. My xoom connects right away to my phone and the distance is actually pretty good (like from bed to desk.. not just pocket to hand). Speeds are functional, just like you would get on the phone.
I hope I have made the wait for root just a little easier for my fellow XDA'ers... I know despite the fact I'm taking the Bar exam in 3 days I still check the forums every hour hoping against hope for some new news of root .... or hell... even video chat working in talk (gchat/huddle/etc).
Again I take no credit for this, All thanks to Team Black Hat! But if you wanted to press the thanks button it would make feel all warm and fuzzy inside =)
- faylix / local

Frigging awesome I was very strongly considering this phone and the only real drawback for me with lack of root was missing wireless tether and ad blocking. I could live without but having this makes it a no brainer.

hufn said:
Frigging awesome I was very strongly considering this phone and the only real drawback for me with lack of root was missing wireless tether and ad blocking. I could live without but having this makes it a no brainer.
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I was in exactly the same position.. loved the phone.. could wait for root.. didn't want to give up wireless tether.... but now we don't have too!
Just hit that thanks button, and pledge to donate money to whomever finally roots this beast ;0)
- faylix

Nice job!
There is actually a great deal more to discuss regarding the NVM of the D3 and I will be doing so.
These instructions and screenshots should actually be updated to reflect the MDM6600 global chipset in the D3 and other global Droid models.
I am currently working on a comparison of a dump of the D3 NVM and an unlocked Droid Pro 3.8.7 engineering build to see if its possible to isolate the band unlock and apply it to the new radio.
So far it doesn't look good because there are so many differences in the radio NVM between them, but I have only just started examining it.
Thanks for giving credit where due and i emphasize that this is a very dangerous practice right now if you abuse it and VZW is making a concerted effort to identify and penalize such users.

cellzealot said:
Nice job!
There is actually a great deal more to discuss regarding the NVM of the D3 and I will be doing so.
These instructions and screenshots should actually be updated to reflect the MDM6600 global chipset in the D3 and other global Droid models.
I am currently working on a comparison of a dump of the D3 NVM and an unlocked Droid Pro 3.8.7 engineering build to see if its possible to isolate the band unlock and apply it to the new radio.
So far it doesn't look good because there are so many differences in the radio NVM between them, but I have only just started examining it.
Thanks for giving credit where due and i emphasize that this is a very dangerous practice right now if you abuse it and VZW is making a concerted effort to identify and penalize such users.
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Means a lot comimg from you guys. I have all the respect in the world for your efforts.
Have you considered looking a the pre release builds of the d3? I know the test units had unlocked bootloaders but when woody tried to flash the sbf with the unlocked bootloader it bricked his d3.
Maybe some analysis there would bear more fruit than the droid pro because of the hardware differences?
Im taking the bar exam this wed and thursday but then im all for attacking this thing head on. If nothing else ill rep you guys for free if anything comes of that c&d letter you got im your jewish lawyer on retainer - just pay me in exploits!
For real, shoot me an email, and ill be first in line to donate when this puppy is finally cracked.
Concerning radiocom, its amazing there is no security in place to keep us from writing directly to the memory space like this... if we could only just pull the bootloader from the test unit sbf and point radiocom at the right memory address that might be all she wrote!
Dunno about you but i thik MIUI would look mighty fine on here....
-faylix / local

cellzealot said:
Nice job!
There is actually a great deal more to discuss regarding the NVM of the D3 and I will be doing so.
These instructions and screenshots should actually be updated to reflect the MDM6600 global chipset in the D3 and other global Droid models.
I am currently working on a comparison of a dump of the D3 NVM and an unlocked Droid Pro 3.8.7 engineering build to see if its possible to isolate the band unlock and apply it to the new radio.
So far it doesn't look good because there are so many differences in the radio NVM between them, but I have only just started examining it.
Thanks for giving credit where due and i emphasize that this is a very dangerous practice right now if you abuse it and VZW is making a concerted effort to identify and penalize such users.
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This is good to hear, its nice to know some more people are working with this device. I was getting concerned that I jumped the gun buying it.
So now we have TBH working on unlocking the band, and woodyman & birdman working on finding an exploit for root.

This is a fantastic write-up, very well done. I installed all the appropriate software and did a "dry run" just to see everything. Do you know if this will stick through OTA updates?

The NV edits survive a *228 service programming but will be overwritten by a complete radio update like a new version release would usually include.

cellzealot said:
The NV edits survive a *228 service programming but will be overwritten by a complete radio update like a new version release would usually include.
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Thanks, i'm going to give it a go later tonight.

For some reason whenever I turn on the hotspot app my 3g cuts off then cuts back on and is white and has no access to the net.

Well after cycling it on and off a few times it finally started working. Hopefully it'll work fine from now on. Thanks guys!

When I plug my phone in the icon in RadioComm turns green, but if i do get in "SW Version" i am not getting anything. Anybody have a suggestion?

The software version thing didn't work for me either, but I followed the rest of the instructions and it worked!

Guys,
The most common errors for people having trouble seem to be not using the correct usb setting in radiocom, not putting phone in pc mode, or not having the most current moto drivers.
Im about to go dark for 2 days (bar exam... weee) but I wish you all luck.
- faylix / local

Here is an updated screenshot that should help some of you with issues.
You can read the SW Version and MEID but it will hang reading Flex version so don't bother with that.
Note that the GUI will change dramatically with the correct chipset base and the RDELEM/STELEM module is now on the P2K4 tab instead of P2K1 tab.
Some of the other steps outlined in the OP may also be unnecessary depending on your PC config.
Yes, I am using a newer version of RadioComm than you will find available on the web but this will work with any 11.X.X version.

This is brilliant! Thank you to everyone who helped figure this out and make such an easy tutorial.

I never got the "SIM card missing" error...but complaining about not getting an error makes no sense at all, really.
Especially since it works! Thanks for this, and good luck on the bar exam!

+1. Like Javier78 I never got the SD card error. Thank you sooo much for such incredibly detailed instructions and providing us D3 users with one of the greatest perks of root without being rooted. Good luck on the bar, homie!!!
And a big shout out to TBH for doing what you do and doing it well.

Anyone who is experienced with how verizon does things know if there is any risk of this being detectable by verizon at all? Really want to try this out, but worry that they would detect it and cut off my account or something...

I just did it with my droid 3...thank you so much!
Oddly I had to use the M-link USB rather than PST, but it worked. =)
Sent from my DROID3 using XDA App

[Q] wifi

how to set up a wifi connection on a g1

Setup Wifi
You mean, setup the phone to connect to a WIFI spot?
Settings - >
Wireless & Networks -> (Make sure Wi-Fi is turned on, the tick-box on the right is enabled)
Wi-Fi Settings
Select your Desired Wi-fi Network in range.. if its protected it will ask you for the password.

I'm having the same problem without wifi browsing.
Acquired a week Hi my HTC Dream G1, but he can not surf using WiFi, it finds the wifi networks, although not connected browsing. Using 3G it navigates well. One guy said you need a driver responsible for so called version of Laszlo. Does anyone have this program or know what's wrong?

I can't connect either, are you running cm6?

have you checked your router
MAC filtering ?
Static IP addresses ?
used it a laptop? experiment at a time with the settings

If you cannot connect to wifi, but it sees the networks, typically it is a router setting. Make sure that you don't have WPA/WPA2 Personal enabled, either choose one or the other on the router. This does not cause problems for ALL phones, but it has been known to be a common issue.

I have a HTC Dream G1, but I can't find the WiFi option....
I have a HTC Dream G1, but I can't find the WiFi option in the Wireless settings menu. Please help! Thanks.

Which option? Just to turn it on?

demkantor said:
Which option? Just to turn it on?
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Yes. The only options I have are Wireless settings, and the only options I have under Wireless settings are Mobile network settings, and they consist of just these:
Data Roaming (chkbox); Use only 2G networks (chkbox); Network operators;, and Access Point Names. I just did a hard reset & it wants me to login to or create a google account (stupid google phones!), and I don't have cell service - it says WiFi is a feature of this phone in the manual & the TMobile guy says I should be able to connect to my home DSL with this thing.
I assume there's no way to create a (complicated!) Access Point name that will allow me to access my DSL?
Thank you for your reply!

The setting is there, but in the very earliest versions of android you needed to sign in with a data plan only
Do you know what version of android do you have installed?
There are ways to bypass the login either with root (changing ROMs) or downgrading to android 1.0
The simple fix is just put in a T-Mobile sim card with data plan, sign in, then turn WiFi on and remove sim card
You can search xda g1 threads for "bypass login" for various methods or if you can't find let me know and I'll link you

Haven't had any luck bypassing login (& yet to find someone w/ a sim card I can use)
''... if you can't find'','' let me know and I'll link you.'' Please help! Thanks...

The steps will vary depending on what version of android you are on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189589
This guide will help you downgrade, bypass login, the. Root so you can flash newer versions of android that does not need a sim to login (just WiFi)

I've got Adb & fastboot & installed drivers, but...
demkantor said:
The steps will vary depending on what version of android you are on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189589
This guide will help you downgrade, bypass login, the. Root so you can flash newer versions of android that does not need a sim to login (just WiFi)
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I've got Adb & fastboot & installed drivers, but PC still won't recognize phone presumably because I need Sync.
I don't know, maybe the zip in your guide has drivers my zip doesn't have. Mine is called android-tools.zip . If so, you may be able to disregard this msg... Can you help me get Sync? Sorry for the hassle... my apologies.... appreciate all your help...

You can try these drivers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/development/adb-fb-apx-driver-universal-naked-t1379875
Otherwise I made a guide on setting up and using fastboot here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277112
You can try the drivers linked in there as well

thanks, the drivers in your first guide didn't work
Maybe it's because I need an original Htc usb cable that's square on the left side?
I was going to get one when someone told me that for charging purposes(which was all I was after at the time), a regular angled-on-both-sides Usb cable would do the trick, & I've been using that... (I was originally having problems getting
HTC's weird-looking one). Thanks!

Please come back, Demkantor!
I tried to order the proper cable online, got the wrong one, have tried again, and the correct one should be arriving
in a couple days... :fingers-crossed:

Please come back, Demkantor!
Got the right cable (had to get it from Asia!), now just trying to find the right driver to get the phone to connect properly with PC (detects it, but I get the old yellow exclamation point in device mgr no matter what I do (XP).

Well good were most the way there
If I remember correct the drivers I used came from the android SDK, its hard to say for sure though but I was using xp when I first got my g1
Try uninstalling any driver that comes up when you first plug in the phone, windows may have picked the wrong one for you

This is kinda where I'm at... tried every driver I can find...
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hopefully one of those links will work... the bottom one worked great for me... wish I could've just attached the file
or drag'n'dropped it but whatever...
anyway, any assistance you could offer would be greatly appreciated... :fingers-crossed: Thanks!

Have tried everything.... pls come back, Demkantor!
HtcG1. said:
hopefully one of those links will work... the bottom one worked great for me... wish I could've just attached the file
or drag'n'dropped it but whatever...
anyway, any assistance you could offer would be greatly appreciated... :fingers-crossed: Thanks!
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anyway, any assistance you could offer would be greatly appreciated... :fingers-crossed: Thanks!

[Q] Qualcomm MSM Device Driver instead of Lumia 620 detected. Possible exploit?

Hi XDA-Developers!
I'm an owner of a Nokia Lumia 620 (Australian unlocked country variant) running latest Preview for Developers firmware along with the Lumia Amber update from Nokia. My phone had a completely flat battery, and when I plugged it into my computer, it was detected as a 'Qualcomm MSM Device Driver' rather than the Lumia 620. It wasn't during the boot process this happened, but it was when my phone had to charge prior to booting up (what do you call that?). After the quick charge to allow it to boot up, it was detected as 'Nokia Lumia 620', which is normal.
Now, I'm pretty interested - if this can be replicated, can this be a way to exploit the Qualcomm Bootloader to somewhat bypass Secure Boot of Windows Phone 8 to hence allow a jailbreak (interop unlock, full unlock, custom firmware etc.)?
And also, is there a possible reason why this could be happening?
Information that might help:
Variant: Nokia Lumia 620 (Country Variant - Australia)
OS Version: 8.0.10521.155
Firmware revision number: 3046.0000.1329.2003
Hardware revision number: 1.0.0.0
Radio software version: 2.0.242020.8
Chip SOC version: 8227
UPDATE TO PROCESS - PLEASE READ.
If you want to replicate this, here's the process that I accidentally stumbled upon (ideal method):
1. Completely drain your battery until phone automatically switches off.
2. Plug your phone into your computer and leave it there. It should say 'Nokia' (bootloader as normal), followed by the charging symbol for some time.
3. Check your computer for a device driver install. It should say 'Qualcomm MSM Device Driver' or something similar. Otherwise, try the safely remove area and it should say something like 'Nokia Bootmgr'.
You can also do it even though your phone is charged, just switch your phone off first, but you'll have a smaller window to check out the 'Nokia Bootmgr' thing.
Maybe it may've happened because I have a dev unlocked device with the Preview for Developers Program?
Also, the computer that I was using had Windows 8 Pro x64 installed. Maybe that might help too.
Sorry I couldn't post a screenshot, couldn't capture it on time. Got a screenshot!
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But if someone wants to try it, give it a shot! It could help to speed up the process for a Nokia device unlock!
Thanks for reading, and kind regards,
kunafpls

feherneoh said:
Try powering on the phone while holding Vol+, then connect USB
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Okay, I've tried it, but it boots as normal. Do I power it on while holding Vol+, and let go of the power button after the screen lights up or...? And any other suggestions?
Thanks,
kunafpls

Here is what i get when i connect my HTC 8S using this method. (Power On while holding Vol+ and then plugging the usb cable).
QUALCOMM MSM DEVICE

cevi said:
Here is what i get when i connect my HTC 8S using this method. (Power On while holding Vol+ and then plugging the usb cable).
QUALCOMM MSM DEVICE
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Interesting stuff, Cevi! I think we might be able to get drivers for when we had a Nokia Lumia 710 jailbreak? or a slight modification can do to be able to access the bootloader? I wouldn't know if it'd work with your phone, but I remember unlocking my 710 when I had one, and it had a specific driver that had to be used... Just don't know where to find it though.

kunafpls said:
Interesting stuff, Cevi! I think we might be able to get drivers for when we had a Nokia Lumia 710 jailbreak? or a slight modification can do to be able to access the bootloader? I wouldn't know if it'd work with your phone, but I remember unlocking my 710 when I had one, and it had a specific driver that had to be used... Just don't know where to find it though.
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Check this topic here.The guy flash it without a driver.
Also this is more useful.

Cevi, I took a look, but no instructions on how to flash. There's only stuff about retail flashing, which I don't intend to do since I'm happy with my phone's f/w. We got a bit off topic, but yeah, I was thinking there could've been a way to do some modification to secure boot or whatever to allow cfws. I'm sure it isn't a problem to cook an unlocked ROM, just more of the idea of how to bypass secure boot. If secure boot is bypassed, then I'm sure CFWs for Nokia Lumias would come flying in.

kunafpls said:
Cevi, I took a look, but no instructions on how to flash. There's only stuff about retail flashing, which I don't intend to do since I'm happy with my phone's f/w. We got a bit off topic, but yeah, I was thinking there could've been a way to do some modification to secure boot or whatever to allow cfws. I'm sure it isn't a problem to cook an unlocked ROM, just more of the idea of how to bypass secure boot. If secure boot is bypassed, then I'm sure CFWs for Nokia Lumias would come flying in.
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Ahh my friend.All of these guys here are wanting the same as you but it`s little more complicated.I am searching all the time for possible holes as much as i can and i hope that soon this Jailbreak will show up.
Keep trying, you never know what will come up.

cevi said:
Ahh my friend.All of these guys here are wanting the same as you but it`s little more complicated.I am searching all the time for possible holes as much as i can and i hope that soon this Jailbreak will show up.
Keep trying, you never know what will come up.
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Cevi, would you have any clue at all about the progress of how jailbreaks are going in regards to Nokia phones? Maybe if I have some information to start with, then I could probably figure something out in my spare time.
More importantly - are you active in figuring a jailbreak/unlock for WP8? If yes, maybe I could learn a thing or two off you and help out somewhat?

kunafpls said:
Cevi, would you have any clue at all about the progress of how jailbreaks are going in regards to Nokia phones? Maybe if I have some information to start with, then I could probably figure something out in my spare time.
More importantly - are you active in figuring a jailbreak/unlock for WP8? If yes, maybe I could learn a thing or two off you and help out somewhat?
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Be sure to follow more often this forum especially the Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking subforum.
There you can find all the current progress of the whole process.For the latest tools that are made you can follow the @ceesheim Achievements Thread here.
Join us there and be no shameful asking all kind of questions.Sometimes the easiest answer is the right one.
Be well and unite with us in this adventure. :fingers-crossed:

cevi said:
Be sure to follow more often this forum especially the Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking subforum.
There you can find all the current progress of the whole process.For the latest tools that are made you can follow the @ceesheim Achievements Thread here.
Join us there and be no shameful asking all kind of questions.Sometimes the easiest answer is the right one.
Be well and unite with us in this adventure. :fingers-crossed:
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Thank you for the help! I'll try figuring out a thing or two