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This guide is ancient, guys. The only purpose it should serve now is showing you how to set up ADB or flash something through recovery. You can use unrEVOked Forever to root now, which is much faster and easier. Quit sending me PMs with questions about this.
After the positive response I got from my Swype guide, I decided to do one for root too. I have found that Toast's guide goes way over the head of a lot of new users (Using adb to copy and rename files? C'm on, Toast!), and I want to simplify things down for them.
In this guide, I will provide a way for you to backup your phone in case you have any vital programs, and I will take you all the way through getting back to the rooted stock image and restoring your apps (from there, you will be on your own!). This DOES work with Sprint's latest OTA (ends in .6).
Please let me know if there are any errors or any omissions (something like Titanium Backup not working with unrEVOked; I haven't tested this). Also, if someone wants to take some screenshots of the recovery stuff or just has images of the steps, just let me know, and I can add them.
If you get stuck on a step, please post it in the topic first instead of directly PMing me. It's not that I don't want to personally help you (you can ask all the people I've helped), but I'm not always directly available, and other users can freely help you out if you post in the thread! It also provides a little "mini-troubleshooting" scenario for anyone else with the same issue as you. I also recommend reading the entire guide before doing it so you will have some idea of what steps you will be taking! Thanks!
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
SECTION I: BACKING UP YOUR APPS
SECTION II: ROOTING FOR THE FIRST TIME
SECTION III: INSTALLING A CUSTOM RECOVERY
SECTION IV: INSTALLING A CUSTOM ROM
SECTION V: NESSECARY SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
SECTION VI: INTRODUCTION TO ADB
SECTION VII: UNLOCKING NAND
1. First things first, if you don't want to backup your apps, skip to step #14.
SECTION I: BACKING UP YOUR APPS
2. Go to the settings menu, and select Applications.
3. Check the box next to "Unknown Applications" and accept the warning.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
4. Go to your web browser and navigate to http://unrevoked.com/m/ .
5. Click the logo to download the file, as it says.
6. Once the file is done downloading, click it.
7. Click the install button, and hit "open" when it is done installing.
8. Click Start!
9. When you get the "Done." message, navigate to the Market and find Titanium Backup. I HIGHLY recommend the donate version, but you need to donate to the dev via PayPal to get a license file, and it could take him up to a day to email it to you.
10. Click "open" after it is done installing and click the "Problems?" tab at the bottom.
11. Click "yes" to install BusyBox.
12. When Titanium Backup restarts, press Menu and select "Batch."
13. Backup all of your apps here.
SECTION II: ROOTING FOR THE FIRST TIME
14. Plug in your phone's USB cable and connect it to your computer. You should get a prompt in the notification bar that the phone is connected. Open the notification bar and select where it says "charge only."
15. Change the type to "disk drive" and select "Done."
16. Download this file, and save it to your desktop.
17. Since your phone is connected as a disk drive, navigate to My Computer and you will see it as "Removable Disk." Drag and drop the file you just downloaded to the icon.
18. At this point, we are about to flash the debug image. YOUR DATA WILL ALL BE WIPED AFTER THIS POINT!
19. Hold down "power" to bring up the following menu. Select "Power off."
20. Select "Ok."
21. Thanks to mrono, we now have some images of the recovery image for your ease of use, but I will post toast's exact words that you should follow to the letter. If you want step-by-step versions of this, skip to step 21a.
- Hold volume down while powering the phone on. continue to hold volume down until you see the WHITE bootloader screen.
- After a few seconds it will begin to checking for files, and find PC36IMG.zip. while its doing this it will show a blue progress bar while its checking. (this takes 30 - 60 seconds to finish)
- It will then list all the images in the zip and ask you if want to flash. SAY YES
- When its finished it will ask you if you would like to reboot. AGAIN... SAY YES
- At this point it will boot into a rooted rom.
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Essentially, you just have to hold the volume down button as you press the power button, and the phone will do the rest. Just accept any prompts you get.
21a. When powering on, hold down the volume down key, and keep holding it down until this screen appears.
21b. It will search for a second then prompt you to install the PC36IMG.zip. Select yes.
21c. After the installation is complete, select yes to reboot your device.
22. You are now rooted! Congratulations! However, this debug ROM will not show protected apps in the Market, so we're going to install a rooted version of the stock ROM now.
23. After everything is booted, reconnect your USB cable and enter disk drive mode as described before.
24. Navigate to the PC36IMG.zip file and rename it however you want. This prevents it from running when ever you reboot. After this file is renamed, disable "disk mode" the same way you enabled it.
SECTION III: INSTALLING A CUSTOM RECOVERY
NOTE: Steps 25 - 28 were removed due to ROM Manager being updated. Follow the steps in step 29 below.
29. If ROM Manager just won't work for you, download this file, rename it to "update.zip," and copy it to the root of your SD card just like we did with the PC36IMG zip before. A common problem that people have here is actually typing the last ".zip" in when naming the file. ONLY type "update" as the file name because the file you are downloading is already in .zip format, and Windows hides known file extensions. If you get any kind of "file cannot be found" or "verification error" on this step, then you probably made this mistake, and you just need to rename the file.
Please note: This is the ONLY file on your SD card to be named "update.zip." Do NOT rename any other files to "update.zip" or remove this file.
SECTION IV: INSTALLING A CUSTOM ROM
30. At this time, we will download the rooted stock ROM. Get it here and save it to your desktop. Do NOT rename this downloaded ROM to "update.zip!"
31. Copy it to your SD card exactly like we did before with the first ROM. Make sure you re-enable disk mode so you can copy files again.
32. Once again, thanks to mrono we have photos of this step, but I will give you the exact words from Koush on how to boot into recovery. Skip to step 32a for exact step-by-step instructions in this step.
When you want to launch the recovery image
* Turn on your device with 'volume down' pressed and select 'Recovery'
* When the exclamation mark appears, press and hold 'volume up' then press 'power'
* Select the second option, 'Apply sdcard:update.zip
* That's it, ClockworkMod recovery should launch!
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Just like before, we turn off the phone and hold the volume down key as we power on the device. However, this time we will select "Recovery" from the menu (move down with the volume button and select it with the power button). Now you will see a screen with an exclamation mark. Press and hold the volume up button and press the power button. Select the "apply update.zip" option, and you will be in recovery mode.
32a. Just as before, hold down the volume down key as you power on the phone until this screen appears. Select "Recovery" from the menu.
32b. When you enter recovery, you will see the following screen. Don't panic.
32c. Hold the volume up button and press the power button. You will now be presented with the following screen.
32d. From here, select "apply sdcard:update.zip." Remember, this is the recovery image from before. Your phone will boot into the ClockworkMod custom recovery.
33. First, wipe the cache partition and the user data by selecting their respective menu options. From here, select "install zip from sdcard." Now select "choose zip from sdcard" and navigate to the stock ROM .zip file that we downloaded. Skip to step 33a for step-by-step images, but the text below may help you navigate the recovery menu:
The full recovery menu will read as follows:
-reboot system now
-apply sdcard: update.zip
-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
-install zip from sdcard
-nandroid
-partitions menu
-advanced
- *****Go Back*****
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Select the bolded in the items in the order in which they appear. After all is wiped, select -install zip from sdcard then pick -choose zip from sdcard and finally navigate to the zipped ROM that you want to install.
33a. From the recovery menu, select the following options and confirm them: "wipe data/factory reset" followed by "wipe cache partition."
33b. After everything is wiped, navigate to "install zip from sdcard," then select "choose zip from sdcard."
33c. Now, navigate to the custom ROM that you downloaded and select it. You will get a progress bar.
34. After the ROM is done installing, press "**Go Back**" and then pick "reboot system now" from the menu.
35. Congratulations again! You are now running a rooted version of the stock ROM (or the custom ROM of your choice). You can restore your apps with Titanium Backup or you can get another custom ROM and flash it exactly the same way that you flashed the stock ROM. I highly recommend Fresh ROM, which can be found in this topic. In fact, ANY custom ROM can be flashed in the same manner that is described in steps 30-34.
35a. Make sure you flash the latest radio update before installing any custom ROMs! It flashes just like a ROM, and you can download it and find any warning information here. Don't dp this yet if you plan on continuing the guide and unlocking NAND because you will have to do it again at the end of the guide.
SECTION V: NESSECARY SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
36. We are going to download and install three pieces of software here: 7-Zip, HTC Sync, and the Android SDK. First, we will install 7-Zip. Navigate to the 7-Zip website (http://www.7-zip.org/download.html) and download the appropriate version for your copy of Windows (either 32 or 64 bit). Install it. In my opinion, this is the best archive utility, and it just makes life easier if we're on the same page.
37. Next, head to the HTC website (http://www.htc.com/us/support/evo-sprint/downloads/) and download the HTC Sync update for Windows. Install it. This should take care of your drivers for 32 or 64 bit.
38. Finally, head to the Android Developers (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) website and select the Windows version of the Android SDK. Agree to the software agreement and save the file.
39. Take the zip file that you just downloaded and copy it to your C: drive as shown.
40. Once the file is copied, right click on it and select 7-Zip then "Extract Files Here." You should now see a folder called "android-sdk-windows" in the root of your C: drive. You've installed the Android SDK successfully.
SECTION VI: INTRODUCTION TO ADB
41. Accessing ADB is very easy. Click on the new android-sdk-windows folder, and you will see a bunch of different folders inside. We're going to be concerned with the "tools" folder, but don't open it!
42. Hold down the shift key and right click the tools folder. Select "Open Command Window Here" from the pop-up list. You have now opened an adb window, and any interaction with your phone will be done through this simple command line. You can copy lines directly from this tutorial and paste them into the command window by right clicking and selecting "Paste" (CTRL+V will not work in the command line).
43. If you want to manually navigate to the adb line (you don't need to do this unless you couldn't get step 42 to work), open a Command Prompt window (Run -> "cmd.exe" on XP/Vista, or just search "Command Prompt" in Windows 7). Now enter the following line of code: cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\ . This will take you to the tools folder where you must execute all adb commands.
44. Remember how to get to the adb command prompt. Any time I tell you to enter something via adb take the following steps: Connect your phone via USB, ensure USB Debugging is enabled (Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Development, but this should be already enabled from the previous steps), and open the command window via either method described in steps 42 or 43. You can find a list of basic adb commands here or by typing "adb help" from the adb command line. You should always be able to directly copy and paste any code that I give you, however.
SECTION VII: UNLOCKING NAND
45. Download Toast's EVO Recovery files here. Save the .zip file anywhere you please. When it is done downloadi ng, right click it, and "Extract Files Here" using 7-Zip again. We are going to use a batch file in this folder to enter a custom recovery mode in a minute.
46. Download the new PC36IMG.zip debug ROM located here. When the menu pops up asking you to save the file, remove the "eng-" off the name so it only reads "PC36IMG". It is very important that you do this before you copy the file to your phone, either now or manually after you save it. NOTE: This is NOT the same image that we used in the first portion of the guide. You MUST download this version.
47. Next, download Toast's custom recovery image located here. Again, right click it and select "save target as." This time delete everything else off the front of the file name so it only reads "recovery".
48. The last two files that you will be downloading are mtd-eng.zip (located here) and flash_image.zip (located here). Once both of these files are downloaded them, right click and "Extract files here" with 7-Zip. You will now have the following files downloaded and extracted:
49. Copy the flash_image, mtd-eng.img, recovery.img, and PC36IMG.zip files to the root of your SD card just as shown below.
50. Now the fun part!! Open an adb window and enter the following code:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
Your phone will now reboot and show the yield sign with the red exclamation point. Don't touch it!
51. Navigate to that "evo-recovery" folder that you extracted earlier and right click on the "recovery-windows" batch file. Select "Run as Administrator" from the menu to execute the file. Another command window will pop up and spew out a bunch of lines. Don't touch it! Just look at your phone which is now in the Amon RA recovery image! If right-clicking doesn't work, try double-clicking to run it normally.
52. Special thanks to Riztnack for the wonderful screens in the follownig sections! Select "Backup and Restore" from the recovery menu. After that select the option to backup your current ROM. You have just performed a nandroid backup. Keep this in mind, becase we are going to restore this after the whole process is over.
53. Select "reboot" from the recovery menu and let your phone boot back up. Make sure you are connected to your computer via USB (you should not be in disk drive mode here or you will get an error), and go back to that same adb window we had open before and used to reboot our device (you can close the window that opened when you ran the batch file). Enter the following lines exactly as they are written, ONE LINE AT A TIME (I recommend copy and pasting):
Code:
adb shell
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
chmod 755 /data/flash_image
/data/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img
You will get an error message if anything goes wrong in the shell. When you enter the last three commands the window will just repeat them again to confirm that they were executed properly.
54. Now power off your phone just as before. Hold the volume down button as you press power to turn the device on. It will enter the bootloader just as before.
55. Select YES to flash the image, and after it is done flashing select YES to reboot. Don't worry if one of the "TP" options is bypassed. This is normal.
56. Once rebooted, go back to your adb command window and enter the following commands:
Code:
adb shell
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
chmod 755 /data/flash_image
/data/flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
reboot recovery
You will get the same confirmations when you enter the 2nd through 4th commands. After you enter the last one the phone SHOULD boot into the same recovery that we were in before. If your phone does NOT boot into recovery, take the following steps: Disconnect from USB, pull the battery, reboot the device, and enter the same adb commands as in step 53. After that, enter lines 2 throuh 5 from step 56. You should now be in recovery. Disclaimer: These were just the steps that I took after my phone did not boot into recovery the first time. They worked for me, so let me know if they work for you or not.
57. Your NAND is now unlocked!! Once your phone boots directly into recovery in step #56, take that as confirmation of success! While in recovery, wipe your user data (factory reset) and wipe the Dalvic cache.
58. Head to the Backup/Restore menu and restore that last nandroid backup that you just did. You can now reboot your phone, and it will be exactly the same as before.
58a. Make sure you flash the latest radio update before installing any custom ROMs! It flashes just like a ROM, and you can download it and find any warning information here. Even if you installed it before, you will have to flash it again because the debug ROM writes an older version.
59. Be sure to rename that PC36IMG.zip to something else like "NAND-PC36IMG.zip" just like you did before so that it doesn't try to boot it every time you enter the bootloader.
60. You can now enter recovery mode by entering the bootloader (holding volume down while powering on the device) and selecting recovery or by using the QuickBoot app (I highly recommend it). You can also use apps like AdFree or Root Explorer to freely edit your /system partition.
I really hoped this guide helped you guys, and I look forward to your feedback.
I'm not going to be asking for any donations because I'm not the one doing all of the work--the devs are the real contributers. I've just taken thier methods and spelled them out in an easy-to-follow way. Those guys work long hours contributing to the community so you should be donating to them.
That's all, folks! I hope you enjoy your root! Big thanks to all of the devs who have made this possible!
Here are some important links with relevant discussions:
Original root guide.
Fake-flash recovery guide.
Stock RUU topic with discussion.
Stock OTA topic with discussion.
How to fix QuickBoot and ROM Manager's rebooting functions on some ROMs.
ADB guide for when you're ready to take the next step.
Making ClockworkMod your permanent recovery.
Original NAND unlock guide.
that's beautiful for noobs
madunix said:
that's beautiful for noobs
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Thank you!
So this is basically like mixed with Toast's root and unrevoked.
Very well done!
May I make a suggestion?
Maybe change step 24 to
24. Navigate to the PC36IMG.zip file and rename it however you want. This prevents it from running when ever you reboot.
Someone might actually look for debig .zip
will this guide work if i installed the OTA update (version ends in .6 instead of .1)
thanks
MrDSL said:
Very well done!
May I make a suggestion?
Maybe change step 24 to
24. Navigate to the PC36IMG.zip file and rename it however you want. This prevents it from running when ever you reboot.
Someone might actually look for debig .zip
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Done. Thanks for the input.
jblazea50 said:
will this guide work if i installed the OTA update (version ends in .6 instead of .1)
thanks
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Yes, I believe it will.
thanks, about to try it out
You might add in on step 26 that you need to switch back to 'charge only' mode for Rom Manager to work, otherwise you get a 'SD card not mounted' error. (at least I did )
Otherwise, great post!
How does one go from Clockwork recovery back to stock recovery?
I love how you have your Drives named.....especially the one for Pirated Stuff. I laughed.
strung said:
How do you go from Clockwork recovery back to stock?
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You can't permanently flash clockwork yet, it's just temporary until you reboot then the stock recovery goes back. Unless there have been some major developments today.
logosmonkey said:
You might add in on step 26 that you need to switch back to 'charge only' mode for Rom Manager to work, otherwise you get a 'SD card not mounted' error. (at least I did )
Otherwise, great post!
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Oh yes! Good post!
strung said:
How do you go from Clockwork recovery back to stock?
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ClockworkMod recovery is actually just that file named update.zip in the root of your memory stick. We can't actually flash a real recovery image yet, so it is tricked into thinking we are flashing an update when we are really going into a recovery image.
worked like a charm; installed damagecontrol .v3 rom
jblazea50 said:
worked like a charm; installed damagecontrol .v3 rom
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Happy to hear it! Did you do the unrEVOked bit, by chance? I actually never tested that out personally because I was already rooted when I wrote this.
Thanks so much for this. I'm new to android and didn't understand any of the terminology people were using. This is good.
I think my only suggestion would be to skip the initial rom manager install to download the recovery. I couldn't get rom manager to actually download the update.zip and it probably would have saved some time to just download the update.zip in the first place and do it manually. It kept saying it was successfully downloaded when it wasn't.
roybotnik said:
Thanks so much for this. I'm new to android and didn't understand any of the terminology people were using. This is good.
I think my only suggestion would be to skip the initial rom manager install to download the recovery. I couldn't get rom manager to actually download the update.zip and it probably would have saved some time to just download the update.zip in the first place and do it manually. It kept saying it was successfully downloaded when it wasn't.
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Thanks for the input. Please let me know if anyone else is having problems with ROM manager on the debug ROM, and I will switch it around.
TheBiles said:
Happy to hear it! Did you do the unrEVOked bit, by chance? I actually never tested that out personally because I was already rooted when I wrote this.
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i went from step 1 to 34, followed all of it; the only thing is i installed a different custom rom; had to install the recovery image as an update.zip
also, i don't think you mentioned in your guide to wipe data/factory reset prior to installing custom rom because when i did it the 1st time, got stuck in a boot loop; then i realized i had to wipe and it worked fine;
oh, also, after the boot loop, i had to do flash the recovery image as update.zip again because it wasn't there when i went back to recovery
I know this a noob question but will this work after the htc update?
I keep hearing mixed things!!!!
Thanks and OMG that was beautiful
jblazea50 said:
i went from step 1 to 34, followed all of it; the only thing is i installed a different custom rom; had to install the recovery image as an update.zip
also, i don't think you mentioned in your guide to wipe data/factory reset prior to installing custom rom because when i did it the 1st time, got stuck in a boot loop; then i realized i had to wipe and it worked fine;
oh, also, after the boot loop, i had to do flash the recovery image as update.zip again because it wasn't there when i went back to recovery
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Yeah, I added in that data wipe bit not long ago because I forgot to. I wonder why the ROM Manager doesn't work in the debug ROM... I'll definitely just remove that later tonight.
**NOTE** I just copied this over from www.rootmydroid.co.uk where i published it first. It is here for ease of access **NOTE**
So, recently i have found myself having to root a couple of HD's for friends..
Subsequently i discovered that the information on the topic is pretty ambiguous, so in this guide i aim to make everything that you need to know clear and put all the files you need all in one location.
So here goes..
**This is a risky process. I nor anyone on the rootmydroid team will accept any responsibility for anything that may happen to your device.**
**It is also worth keeping a "safety net" just in case. I advise heading over to www.shipped-roms.com and under the alias "ACE" find the RUU that matches your current software number, i.e 1.32.xxxxxx**
**To make life easier, download the following apps from the market:**
* conectbot
* ES File Explorer
* ROM Manager
1) Make sure that your software version is 1.32.xxxxx or you will not be able to root!
It contains a new version of HBOOT that breaks root and standard S-OFF.
2) Download [email protected]'s visionary root tool
(download at the end of post)
3) Install it on your HD
Plug your HD in to your PC and select "Mount as disk drive". It should then appear on your PC and you can proceed to drag and drop the "visionary.apk" onto the root of your SD card (not in any folders). Alternatively, you can do it OTA via dropbox.
4) Run it and enable "Set system r/w after boot" Then click "Temproot Now" and wait until it is finished.
5) Once it has finished click "Permroot Now"
Your DHD will automatically reboot, do not worry.
To determine whether this worked or not, open up connectbot and on the drop-down menu on the bottom left corner select "local" login as a whatever you like, for example "rootmydroid" and then type "su" then hit enter. If a "#" comes up, then the rooting process was successful.
Right next up, install the "Engineering version of HBOOT" (hacked).
**WARNING** This process is inherently risky. Ensure that you follow these instructions TO THE LETTER, or you will end up with a fancy paperweight. **WARNING**
1) Download sfjuocekr 's DHD script for flashing HBOOT from the end of the post
2) Unzip it and copy it to your SD card. Ensure it is on the root of your SD (not in any folders) Note that it will come in two folders "DHD-Smart" and "DHD-Dumb" from my experience, rename the "DHD-Smart" folder to "DHD".
3) (After unplugging your device) Run connectbot in local mode just like earlier, and type:
* su (then hit enter)
* sh /sdcard/DHD/check (ensure that you type "sh")
* (Provided everything went ok) sh /sdcard/DHD/backup
* (If this also went ok) sh /sdcard/DHD/hboot
The script should then install the engineering version of HBOOT and achieve S-OFF.
Woop, everything risky is pretty much done for now. Now we can sit back and not be too tense whilst we install a custom recovery image. Luckily this is made easy via ROM manager (which you should already have installed if you followed my instruction).
1) Run ROM manager and select the first option "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery"
2) Wait until ROM manager says that the process is complete (Somewhere along the way a superuser request may pop up asking for permission. This is fine, just click allow.)
3) After installation select the option "Reboot into recovery" to ensure that everything went ok (From my experience this does not actually take you directly to recovery. From the screen it takes you to use the volume keys to scroll and select "Recovery" then use the power button to select.)
4) Your DHD should then reboot into ClockworkMod recovery
Next up is installing a custom ROM. To do this find the ROM that you like the most from www.xda-developers.com . I recommend either LeeDroid or AndroidRevolutionHD.
1) Download the ROM of your choice and place it on the root of your SD card.
2) Reboot into recovery
3) Go to "Nandroid" and perform a backup
4) Once the backup has completed select "wipe data/factory reset" then "wipe cache partition"
5) Go to "Install ZIP from SDCARD" and select your ROM from the list
6) Wait for it to finish installing
7) Once completed, go back and select "Reboot" at the top of the list (Note that the first boot may take up to 20 minutes, so do not be alarmed. Whatever you do, do not panic and pull the battery half way through the boot or you WILL brick.)
Voila! You are fully rooted, have S-OFF and have flashed a custom ROM!
If at any point you need help please come to our live help at: http://bit.ly/g776Yz
Or feel free to contact me at: [email protected]
Android001
Links for files needed:
Visionary
HBOOT Script
Props to [email protected] for his awesome "visionary" app and sfjouecker for his equally awesome script.
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These guides just pop up like mushrooms in a rainy season It is better for new users to have one or two alternative methods, but too much is too much.
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wid0w said:
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Not to mention the sticky at the top of the thread
Like the work you do for us with little Android experiance jkoljo.
After one year use of HD2 I went to DHD and realy like Android
Regarding this: "3) Go to "Nandroid" and perform a backup"
Is Nandroid a part of Rom Mangaer boot meny or do I have to install it separate?
audiavant said:
Like the work you do for us with little Android experiance jkoljo.
After one year use of HD2 I went to DHD and realy like Android
Regarding this: "3) Go to "Nandroid" and perform a backup"
Is Nandroid a part of Rom Mangaer boot meny or do I have to install it separate?
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It may appear as either "Nandroid" or "Backup and Restore" i was unsure which it was, as i was not looking at the recovery as i wrote the post.
Sorry mate. Have to close this thread as there is more than one guide floating around.
On of them being this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11557769
Thanks for the effort.
Regards,
M_T_M
Is there any way to install google market in the G tablet running original stock firmware?
If so, What are the steps?
Also, I tried going to the new google market website but no luck.
Help... please.
I am new to this... the G tablet is my 1st android devide.
Any info will be appreciated!!!
Naysses said:
Is there any way to install google market in the G tablet running original stock firmware?
If so, What are the steps?
Also, I tried going to the new google market website but no luck.
Help... please.
I am new to this... the G tablet is my 1st android devide.
Any info will be appreciated!!!
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I'm not aware of any way to install Android Market on the Stock OS,
As for the market website, I don't see why you would'nt be able to download apps from there so thats a first for me.
Have you tried going into your "My Market Account" settings and adding/editing your "My Devices" list?
This is just a wild guess since I had my device rooted and customed 1 hour after first taking it out of the box.
If no go with the web market, I might suggest you root your device and flash TnT Lite since it is simular to the Stock OS.
G'Luck!
there is but its a PITA. The Rev has written some instructions on doing this but I cant find them. (Do many worthless threads). If you want to search for them then you may find them or just read this and add a custom rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
This also helpful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
The instructions below are a more concise compilation of instructions that can be found in various posts in the XDA Developer section. Use at your own risk. These instructions are what I used to update my Stock TNT 3588 to be able to use the Google Android Market, using ClockWorkMod. The ClockWorkMod install instructions can be found below in this post.
Get Generic Enhancement Pack v1: h+t+t+p+colon+slash+slash+www+.+multiupload.com/6IFY1JDSJQ (Use with Stock TNT 3452 and higher). This will allow for downloading of file TnT_Enhancement_3452_v1.rar. Unzip this .rar file which will produce files ‘update.zip’ and ‘recovery/command’
These procedures do not install a new ROM but updates existing Stock TNT to:
1) Run faster (Installs more current Nvidia drivers)
2) Install Google APPS (Google Android Market, GMAL, etc. – all except Calendar and Contacts which can be added separately from the android market)
Install Performance Pack For Stock TnT 3452 and above using ClockWorkMod
Step 0.
Install ClockworkMod.
Clockworkmod v.8 (only update.zip file)
h+t+t+p+colon+slash+slash+www+.+.mediafire.com/?dvleg4oatkfxm7w
See ClockWorkMod install instructions at bottom of this post
Step 1.
Delete the update.zip and recovery folder from your tablet (the ones we copied to install ClockworkMod). Don’t worry, this won’t uninstall ClockWorkMod.
Step 2.
From the Downloaded Generic Enhancement Pack v1 (See Link above), rename update.zip to ‘Generic Enhancement Pack v1.zip’ (or ‘whatever name.zip’ you want to name the zip file). The ‘recovery/command’ folder and file won’t be needed by ClockWorkMod.
Step 3.
Create a folder on your gtablet's internal storage (SDCARD) called ROMs.
(Do this by plugging your tablet into your computer, activating USB storage on your tablet, and then a "Removable" drive will pop up in "My Computer". Open that up, right click -> new -> folder.)
Unzip the ‘Generic Enhancement Pack v1.zip’ to that folder. (Leave it zipped, Clockwork will install it from the .zip file as is).
Step 4.
Turn off your device.
Step 5.
Boot into ClockworkMod. (Press the power button and the volume+ button at the same time until the Viewsonic splash screen pops up, release, then you should see “Detect a recovery key pressed”. After that it will think for a few seconds and then it should boot into ClockworkMod)
Step 6.
Breathe. This is where we are going to back up your tablet…just in case.
Navigate down to “Backup and Restore” using the volume buttons. When that is highlighted press the home button to select it.
Navigate to “Backup”, press the home button to select it…and it will back up your tablet. This will take some time (varies depending on how much stuff you have on there).
Step 7.
Navigate down to “mounts and storage” using the volume buttons. When that is highlighted press the home button to select it.
Step 8.
We want to mount “/system” and “/data”, so if it says “mount /system” that means system is not mounted yet.
Highlight “mount /system” and press the home button. The line should change to read “unmount /system”
Next, highlight “mount /data” and press the home button. The line should change to “unmount /data”
After the first line reads “unmount /system” and the second line reads “unmount /data” you’re done with this step, press the back button to go back to the main menu.
Step 9.
This is the step that we actually flash the ROM in.
Navigate down to “install zip from sdcard” and press the home button to select that option at the menu.
Then, navigate to “choose zip from sdcard” and press the home button to select that option.
Navigate to the line that reads “ROMs” and press the home button to select that option.
Navigate to the line that reads “Generic Enhancement Pack v1.zip” …for enhancement file you are flashing and press the home button to select that option.
Navigate to the line that reads “Yes – Install yourzipfile.zip” and press the home button to select that option.
You will now see it do its thing. When complete you will see something along the lines of “install zip from sdcard complete” at the bottom of the screen.
Press the back arrow over and over again until you get to the Clockwork’s main menu.
Step 10.
Here is where we prepare the system to run the new ROM.
Navigate down to “mounts and storage”, select it, and mount “/system” and “/data” again as in steps 7 and 8. Note that “/data” may already be mounted (showing “unmount /data”).
Back up to Clockwork’s main menu.
Navigate to “wipe data/factory reset”, select it. Navigate down to “Yes – delete all user data”, and select it to wipe out user data and all the cache. (You need to do this for the update to function correctly)
Now, navigate to the top option “reboot system now” and select it. Your tablet will now reboot. It may take up to 15 minutes to start up the first time. as it rebuilds the user data and cache for this ROM.
If your tablet bootloops (not likely with the performance pack)… Press and hold the power button to shut the device down. Boot back into Clockwork. Select the advanced option at the bottom, then go to “partition SD card”, for the first option select 2048, and for the second option select 0. Then, redo steps 7-10. This erases all data on your tablet, including backups.
Quick Market Fix (Follow Exactly) to be able to have access to all APPS in the Market.
Make sure Market is running, do search for tv.com, adw launcher, zeam launcher, launcher pro (they will not show up).
If you don't do this, there may be no cache to clear and for some reason the market fix may not work.
1) Go to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications->Running
2) Scroll down to Market. Then hit Clear Cache, followed by Force Stop **DO NOT CLEAR DATA FOR MARKET**. (Clear DATA) may not show as an option to be cleared)
3) Go back, scroll down to Google Services Framework, hit Clear Data, then Force Stop.
4) Start Market again and you will get the Market Error.
5) Reboot and wait for Wifi to connect to your network before doing anything!
6) Restart Market again. Searches for previously missing apps now show up.
You may have to do steps 1 thru 6 once again if all the available apps don’t show up.
Done.
[GUIDE] How To Install ClockworkMod
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This is step by step how to install ClockworkMod
If this does something bad to you or your device it's your fault. I take no responsibility for anything, any damage to you, your property, or anyone.
You will need...
1. Patience
2. to be willing to void your warranty
Step 1.
Unzip the downloaded file to your gtablet’s internal memory (SDCARD). Your internal memory should now contain a file named update.zip and a folder named recovery with a file named ‘command’ in this folder,
Step2.
Turn off your device.
Step 3.
Press the power button and the Volume+ button at the same time and release them when the Viewsonic splash screen pops up. You should see "Detect a recovery key pressed" pop up in the upper left corner of the screen.
Step 4.
Watch it install. Your tablet will reboot when installation is complete.
the easiest is to install titaniumbackup fromthe gmarket. Then install the tnt enhancement pack thatroebeet did. That leaves you as stock withmarket. Cwm. Is fine but could void warranty. If you want to see a lot YouTube ehunyadi. He did about 20 videos on the rims and the how to.
Full ROM Installation Instructions From Stock:
I'm currently trying to get Infused 1.5 on my Infuse.
1) First get root and install modded 3e recovery.
-done
2) Install ROM Manager from the Market and launch it.
-done
3) Select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and choose "Galaxy S i9000".
-done (I clicked it and nothing happened)
here it is becoming very confusing.
do i donwnload ROM first from the ROM Manager download section (if yes where does it store it)
4) If you've booted into CWM recovery since installing it, skip to step 5. If not, select "Reboot into Recovery". When 3e recovery comes up, select reinstall packages by pressing the power button. You will have to select it twice and then CWM recovery will come up. Select "reboot system now".
- this is too much
5) In ROM Manager, go to "Download ROM", select my section (gtg465x), select the latest release, and hit the download button.
The way i understand it is i download it first and then reboot into 'recovery mode' and from there i locate the ROM and choose flash.
6) When you get to the "Installation Type" prompt, select "Full".
7) Select your addons and follow the on screen prompts.
8) When you get to the "ROM Pre-Installation" prompt, select "Wipe Data and Cache" if you're coming from another ROM (or stock) or want a clean installation. You can uncheck "Wipe Dalvik" as it's included in "Wipe Data and Cache".
9) Press OK and hold your breath. When 3e recovery comes up, just select reinstall packages.
And another thing is how do i check whether i successfully installed 3e. I used a different file explorer, NOT the root explorer so i am a little worried, however, it let me mount as R/W and i managed to rename recovery into recovery.orig in system/bin/ as suggested. They both are in that folder now, the new recovery and the original one.
Please share your thoughts.
After you flashed clockwork mod, select "reboot into recovery" in rom manager. If it brings you to the blue(writing) recovery select "reinstall packages" you my have to do that a couple of times. After that it will bring you into green recovery(clockwork recovery). Then select reboot, after that go into rom manager download the rom you want, select full install, addons, wipe, and then it will restart the phone and start the install process. Since it has a Voodoo kernel it will take up to 15-20 minutes to boot up for the first time. Oh and after you see it saying installing rom, select reboot system then it will bring you to the samsung screen for a while(converting to ext4 voodoo).
4biddenskill said:
Full ROM Installation Instructions From Stock:
I'm currently trying to get Infused 1.5 on my Infuse.
1) First get root and install modded 3e recovery.
-done
2) Install ROM Manager from the Market and launch it.
-done
3) Select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and choose "Galaxy S i9000".
-done (I clicked it and nothing happened)
here it is becoming very confusing.
do i donwnload ROM first from the ROM Manager download section (if yes where does it store it)
4) If you've booted into CWM recovery since installing it, skip to step 5. If not, select "Reboot into Recovery". When 3e recovery comes up, select reinstall packages by pressing the power button. You will have to select it twice and then CWM recovery will come up. Select "reboot system now".
- this is too much
5) In ROM Manager, go to "Download ROM", select my section (gtg465x), select the latest release, and hit the download button.
The way i understand it is i download it first and then reboot into 'recovery mode' and from there i locate the ROM and choose flash.
6) When you get to the "Installation Type" prompt, select "Full".
7) Select your addons and follow the on screen prompts.
8) When you get to the "ROM Pre-Installation" prompt, select "Wipe Data and Cache" if you're coming from another ROM (or stock) or want a clean installation. You can uncheck "Wipe Dalvik" as it's included in "Wipe Data and Cache".
9) Press OK and hold your breath. When 3e recovery comes up, just select reinstall packages.
And another thing is how do i check whether i successfully installed 3e. I used a different file explorer, NOT the root explorer so i am a little worried, however, it let me mount as R/W and i managed to rename recovery into recovery.orig in system/bin/ as suggested. They both are in that folder now, the new recovery and the original one.
Please share your thoughts.
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it's not nearly as difficult or scary as you may think.. If you follow the instructions step by step, you'll have no trouble.
VtHondaGuy08 said:
After you flashed clockwork mod, select "reboot into recovery" in rom manager. If it brings you to the blue(writing) recovery select "reinstall packages" you my have to do that a couple of times. After that it will bring you into green recovery(clockwork recovery). Then select reboot, after that go into rom manager download the rom you want, select full install, addons, wipe, and then it will restart the phone and start the install process. Since it has a Voodoo kernel it will take up to 15-20 minutes to boot up for the first time. Oh and after you see it saying installing rom, select reboot system then it will bring you to the samsung screen for a while(converting to ext4 voodoo).
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"After you flashed clockwork mo......" at this time am I supposed to have downloaded the ROM and keep it in SD card or It doesn't matter when I do it? I am afraid to get stuck.
4biddenskill said:
"After you flashed clockwork mo......" at this time am I supposed to have downloaded the ROM and keep it in SD card or It doesn't matter when I do it? I am afraid to get stuck.
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Doesnt matter... You havent done anything distructive yet
I prefer to have everything dowloaded and ready before starting, incase my internet connection goes down.
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There is a much simpler solution to this.. From stock, simply odin flash the voodoo community kernel and let it do it's thing on bootup. Voila, your rooted, lagfixed, and have red cwm... Stick a ROM on your sd card and flash away.
You can get into red cwm from turning off the phone, holding down both volume keys, press the power button until you see the samsung logo, and continue to hold the volume keys until you see red text
One note, at this point, never use rom manager, unless you want a brick. Green cwm doesn't know how to handle the ext4 partition. Only flash from red cwm.
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I got the .zip infused1.5.0 on my sdcard. How do i flash it? Can i do it from ROM manager?
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4biddenskill said:
I got the .zip infused1.5.0 on my sdcard. How do i flash it? Can i do it from ROM manager?
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Do it from CWM red.
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4biddenskill said:
I got the .zip infused1.5.0 on my sdcard. How do i flash it? Can i do it from ROM manager?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
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Go into ROM manager and reboot into recovery. Should take u to red cwm. Then go to install from SD card choose the zip and then select yes then sit back and wait. Once all said and done if asked to reboot then reboot then wait till all rebooted and Bam infused 1.5!
Big dog Infuse I997 running Infused 1.5, Defused 1.4
Hiya!
So, I am no android beginner, but to me there seems to be a continual branching off & fragmentation (and obsolescence) in tutorials, howto's etc etc.
This is what I have: UK T-mobile G1, running Android 1.6, build DRC92
This is what I want: UK T-mobile G1, running Android 2.2 or higher
This is what irritates me: 1001 different tutorials, each of which (wrongly) *assume* you know what you are doing with this particular handset
I know what I am doing with ZTE, and Android OS in general, but I want to get this CLEAR, as clear as crystal, and I want to do it by following a SIMPLE, non-ambiguous, non-assuming tutorial. That SHOULD be simple, but it seems not.
I need to upgrade "SPL" and "RADIO". I need this explaining please, in as much detail as you can, if you don't mind?
I am sorry to sound demanding, but this whole process is a minefield of conflicting opinions, geek ego battles and preferences... and ALL I wanna do is upgrade!
Please, any help?
PLEASE: I ask that you don't just simply link me to other tutorials, as I am confused about how to do this, and that will just set me back to square one again. If you are able to spare a few minutes to explain what to do, I would be most grateful.
Thank you!
It is hard not to link you to the instruction that is already there. But I do understand your frustration. When I first started I had the same (similar problem) and end up following one of the instruction. FYI, the only links I posted is the recommended Froyo ROM. It has Android 2.2.1.
Simply put, here is from Instruction I have when I first rooted my G1:
Disclaimer:
WARNING: I am not responsible if you did something to brick your phone.
Disclaimer:
I FOUND THIS TO BE THE EASIEST METHOD OF ROOTING A G1 AND INSTALLING A STABLE BUILD OF FROYO.
THIS IS DESIGNED FOR THE COMPLETE BEGINNER!!
I HAVE THIS ON MY G1 WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL!!!
Rooting Your Stock T-Mobile G1 (HTC DREAM) AND INSTALLING A STABLE ANDROID 2.2 FROYO BUILD.
**Please make sure your phone is completely charged before doing this**
**I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone. Do this at your own risk**
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I was pretty worried about bricking my phone, but it is almost impossible if you do this step by step and correctly. Just make sure to follow the steps!
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Prerequisites:
**ALL DATA/APPLICATIONS WILL BE REMOVED FROM YOUR PHONE AND IT WILL BE RETURNED TO FACTORY SETTINGS AFTER THE FOLLOWING STEPS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SYNC SET UP FOR YOUR DATA SO THAT YOU CAN RECOVER YOUR CONTACTS!** (TO SYNC GO TO SETTING > DATA SYNChronization > make sure AUTO SYNC is checked as well as contacts calendar and gmail)
Here is what you will need:
1) Your Phone
2) A Computer
3) USB Cable
Download the following file onto your computer: (DO NOT UNZIP OR CHANGE ANY FILES!)
ALL THE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES ARE HERE: pktos.blogspot.com
Original DREAIMG.nbh (make sure you download the UK version)
Cupcake Update.zip
FlashRec.apk
Amon Ra’s Recovery Image
G1 Radio
G1 HardSPL
Generic G1 ROM w/ Root
GAPPS (if you wants it)
ALL THE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES ARE HERE: pktos.blogspot.com
---Froyo ROM---
Recommended Froyo ROM: Froyo Melt with custom theme or DreamTem Froyo.
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I) Formatting the SD Card and Downgrading to RC29(YOU WILL DELETE EVERYTHING OFF YOUR SD CARD!)
1. Plug your USB cable into your computer and then plug your phone in.
2. Mount your SD card by sliding down the notification bar and selecting mount.
3. Go to My Computer and access your SD card.
4. BACKUP ANY FILES THAT YOU WANT ONTO YOUR COMPUTER. VERY IMPORTANT!
5. Go back to my computer and right click on the drive that is your sd card. Click format. Choose FAT32 from the drop down and hit the format button. This removes all data from your memory card.
6. Once the format is complete: drag and drop "DREAIMG.nbh & Update.zip files that you downloaded into the sd card. (DO NOT create a folder or anything, just put it right in the SD card)
7. Unmount your phone by going through the notification bar and then unplug your phone Turn your phone off. from your computer.
8. Press and hold the camera+end key until until you see a screen with colored bars, then let go. This is the bootloader. The screen will turn gray with blue writing on it.
9. Hit the end key to start the update. DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THIS IS DONE!
10. Once it is finished it press the trackball to reboot. (If it goes back the the colored bar screen and doesn't reboot try holding the home+menu+end key, if this doesn't work, just remove the batter and put it back in and turn the phone on)
11. Once the phone is on, just turn it back off.
12. Now press the Home+End Key until you see a triangle with an exclamation point in it (this is recovery mode). Once you see this let go of the buttons.
13. Open the keyboard and press ALT and L, and then Press ALT and S. Now wait until the phone reboots (it will do this automatically once the update is applied) (Don't worry if you see picture of a box and a g1 or a chip with an arrow)
14. Once the phone reboots, go ahead and and go through the welcome guide and get to the home screen.
II) Flashing a Recovery Image
1. Now with your phone at the home screen, go to settings>applications> an turn on unknown sources.
2. Now go to settings>SD card and Phone Storage>Unmount SD Card
3. Now Click format sd card and go ahead and format your sd card. It will automatically remount after.
4. Go back to the home screen and plug and mount the phone to the computer again as you did earlier.
5. Place the following files you downloaded earlier right into the sd card: FlashRec.apk, and Amon Ra's Recovery Image (Again not in any folder or anything, just on the sd card)
6. Once they are transferred go ahead and unmount and unplug your phone from the computer
7. Go and download a file manager from the android market (I suggest LINDA FILE MANAGER)
8. Once downloaded, open the file manager and go to SD card, and click the FlashRec.apk file and then click install. If it asks -> Tell it to use package installer to open it (it probably wont ask but if it does)
9. Once installed click open (it will be on bottom left of screen)
10. Then click the button that says "backup recovery image"
11. Once it says "backup complete" open the keyboard and type the following: /sdcard/recovery.img
12. The click "flash custom recover image" and wit until it says "Flash complete"
13. Go back to the home screen and then turn off the phone.
14. Turn the phone back on into recovery mode by holding down the home and power buttons. You will see a bunch of text on top of a black background with an HTC logo in the middle.
III) Partitioning and Loading the latest radio
1. Scroll down to "Partition SD Card"
2. Click "Partition SD"
3. Press the Home key to confirm
4. Use the trackball to increase the "swap size" to 96MB then press Home key
5. Make sure "EXT2" is set to 512 MB then Click the Home Key
6. Make sure "Fat32 size" is set to remainder and then press the Home Key and then the phone will begin partitioning.
7. Once partitioning is complete scroll down and select to "SD: ext2 to ext3" and then press the Home key. Wait for it to upgrade.
8. Once the Upgrade is complete hit the "back" button to get back to the main menu. Then scroll down and select "USB-MS Toggle" and wait for it to enable.
9. Now plug the phone into the computer again. Now transfer the files downloaded earlier: G1 Radio, G1 HardSPL, Generic G1 Rom w/ root, to the phone. (AGAIN KEEP THE FILES JUST IN THE SD CARD AND NOT IN A FOLDER OR SOMETHING)
10. Once the transfer is complete hit the Home key to disable the USB-MS toggle and return back to the main menu of recovery mode. Unplug your phone.
11. Scroll down and select "Flash .zip from SDcard"
12. Select the G1 Radio file (named OTA Radio or something like that) and hit the Home key to confirm. DO NOT SELECT ANY OTHER FILE, THE RADIO MUST BE DONE FIRST.
13. Once the Radio Flash is complete Press Home+Back to reboot the phone. It will then say "writing radio image" and then reboot back into recover mode (this will take some time)
14. Once back into recovery mode, scroll and select "Flash zip from SDcard" again.
15. This time choose the SPL file (named somthing like "Latest G1 SPL.zip") and then click the HOME KEY to confirm.
16. Once it finishes, hit HOME+Back to reboot once again. It will say "writing boot image" and then reboot
back to recovery mode.
17. Once again scroll to "Flash zip from SDCard" and choose the Generic G1 Rom file (Named something like Generic G1 Root Rom.zip) and click Home to confirm and wait for it to finish.
18. Once finished it should go back to the main menu and say"Install from SD card complete"
19. Now click on the "Reboot System Now" choice. (Home+Back)
20. Wait for the phone to reboot back into Android.
IV)Installing ROM (Android 2.2.x Froyo for HTC DREAM)
1. Once back into Android, turn the phone back off.
2. Hold the Home+Back keys to turn the phone on and get it back into recovery mode
3. Select "USB-MS Toggle" and wait for it to enable
4. Once enabled, plug your phone in and transfer the CYANOGENMOD6 and GAPPS file ito your SD card/phone. (again not in any folder, just in the sd card)
5. Once the files are transferred, press the Home key to disable USB-MS Toggle and return to the main menu, and then unplug your phone.
6. Scroll down and select "wipe" and then select "wipe data / factory reset" and then hit the Home key to confirm. Wait for it to finish the wipe. It will say "Data wipe complete"
7. Hit the back key to return to the main menu.
8. Scroll and select "Flash Zip from SDCard"
9. Select the ROM Named that you have downloaded and hit Home to confirm and wait for it to finish.
10. Once finished it will go back to the main menu and say "Install from SD Card Complete"
11. Go back to "Flash Zip from SDCard"
12. Select the Gapps File Named something like "gapps-mdpi-FRF91-3-signed.zip" and click home to confirm.
13. Once it is finished you should be back at the main menu. Select "Reboot System Now" and wait for the phone to reboot.
14. The reboot will take some time, (roughly 5-10 minutes) so don't freak out. Just put your phone down and go do something =)
CONGRATS! YOU have successfully rooted your G1 and installed ANDROID 2.2.x Froyo
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BeenAndroidized said:
It is hard not to link you to the instruction that is already there. But I do understand your frustration. When I first started I had the same (similar problem) and end up following one of the instruction. FYI, the only links I posted is the recommended Froyo ROM. It has Android 2.2.1.
Simply put, here is from Instruction I have when I first rooted my G1:
Disclaimer:
WARNING: I am not responsible if you did something to brick your phone.
Disclaimer:
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My build is DRC92, and from what I gather, I need a "gold card" (impossible to find somewhere to generate the image!)
I give up.
Have you try this software to create Goldcard?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11655667&postcount=1
BeenAndroidized said:
Have you try this software to create Goldcard?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11655667&postcount=1
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Okay. I finally got revskills site to send me a goldcard IMG. All updated, just putting FroSense 10 on now.... MAN. It takes AGES to boot first time! lol
Thank you for helping me! God bless you.
glossywhite said:
Okay. I finally got revskills site to send me a goldcard IMG. All updated, just putting FroSense 10 on now.... MAN. It takes AGES to boot first time! lol
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Yes, it does take time for the first boot, especially FroSense. Glad you got it going though.
glossywhite said:
Thank you for helping me! God bless you.
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Glad to be of services... And anytime...
glossywhite said:
Hiya!
So, I am no android beginner, but to me there seems to be a continual branching off & fragmentation (and obsolescence) in tutorials, howto's etc etc.
This is what I have: UK T-mobile G1, running Android 1.6, build DRC92
This is what I want: UK T-mobile G1, running Android 2.2 or higher
This is what irritates me: 1001 different tutorials, each of which (wrongly) *assume* you know what you are doing with this particular handset
I know what I am doing with ZTE, and Android OS in general, but I want to get this CLEAR, as clear as crystal, and I want to do it by following a SIMPLE, non-ambiguous, non-assuming tutorial. That SHOULD be simple, but it seems not.
I need to upgrade "SPL" and "RADIO". I need this explaining please, in as much detail as you can, if you don't mind?
I am sorry to sound demanding, but this whole process is a minefield of conflicting opinions, geek ego battles and preferences... and ALL I wanna do is upgrade!
Please, any help?
PLEASE: I ask that you don't just simply link me to other tutorials, as I am confused about how to do this, and that will just set me back to square one again. If you are able to spare a few minutes to explain what to do, I would be most grateful.
Thank you!
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Well first of all this isn't Q&A this is a development section, second look for the guide in the dev section, its easy to follow and not complicated at all, download a few files, blah blah blah your done. Took me 5 minutes.
Sent from my T-Mobile G1 using XDA App
i won`t go down to rc29. on market is an application named universal androot which works on htc dream ( 1.5 and higher ). this will root your phone but until you`ll restart the phone, you`ll have to flash recovery image ( amon-ra-1.7.0 ). after you restart your phone and still have root privilegies, that`s a good moment to change SPL. ezTerry`s tutorial i think is the best there is.
flash another rom. i am using now Nameless jedi`s rom maybe because i find it the best or just because i`m a star wars fan
i did not covered it all in this post ( i`m pretty sure ) so if your stuck in there somewhere ( android related ) you can IM me anytime. maybe we`ll even try a live installfest
p.s. the dreaimg.nbh is a "good to have" file. although i hope you`ll never use it.