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( n00b need help ) Just got my G1, and allready have R9 (NLD)

Hi all,
Allready been here a few years, but only with HTC devices with WM.
So maybe someone can help me..
I want to hard SPL my device, and flash it with JFv1.43 Holiday, and change the theme.
But the biggest problem is, I cant get in to my ROOT
( Yes reed a lot, but cant find the right way )
So please is there someone how can help me, and make my day

How-to- Root, Hack, and Flashing your G1/Dream Read first!!
this sticky post explains how to downgrade a RC8 or higher G1 to give it root and flash it to the JFv1.43, did mine yesterday was easy!
PS: glad to see im not the only one who got rid of their iPhone 3G for a G1!

Xionicorg said:
How-to- Root, Hack, and Flashing your G1/Dream Read first!!
this sticky post explains how to downgrade a RC8 or higher G1 to give it root and flash it to the JFv1.43, did mine yesterday was easy!
PS: glad to see im not the only one who got rid of their iPhone 3G for a G1!
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When I'm @ home gonna flash JFv1.43 for UK RC9 firmware, only I cant root yet
" Right click it and select Format, and select FAT32 as the file system type" it's not a option in Windows XP....

Hello,
First you need to get root in your Continental European G1. This thread will tell you how:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485364
FWIW, this is me explaining in detail what I did to get root in a G1 bought in The NL http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3387344&postcount=135

Francisco00 said:
Hello,
First you need to get root in your Continental European G1. This thread will tell you how:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485364
FWIW, this is me explaining in detail what I did to get root in a G1 bought in The NL http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3387344&postcount=135
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Tnx for your help, I saw that tread but can't download qmat_424.zip.
Can someone upload it?

just wanted to know if the method is still working with german OTA update
2.6.25-01843-gfea26b0
[email protected] #6

Ahh can't root my flashcard.. ( Windows XP ) and can't find qmat 424
Please can someone give my the right awnser..
Baseband version: 62.33.20.08U_122.14.11
Kernel version: 2.6.25-01845g85d4f0d
Build number : killa_eu_user 1.1 TMI-RC9 128600
( Got a 8gig flashcard )
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
(bad)

Admin edit: Link removed, author of the software requests not to upload this software to filesharing sites here please respect that.
There you go Qmat 424. Have fun.

Tnx for uploading!
Grrbl can't root...
Just format my sdcard to FAT32 mode, download rc7 and upload it to my sdcard.
Phone off, restart by pressing Camera button and Power button.
Nothing happends... error 002(something)
I am not the only one here with this problem : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3412465&postcount=607

No you are not the only one.....
Me also. trying and trying...
If you have any luck , please tell us about IT. (same here)

cvenk said:
No you are not the only one.....
Me also. trying and trying...
If you have any luck , please tell us about IT. (same here)
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1. some people reported that the 2gb transcend card did not work for them when they tried to use it as a coldcard. Try to get another 2gb micro SD card.
2. did you format using: format E: /FS:FAT32 /A:4096 ? (very important for goldcard creation!)
2. did you copy the DREAMblah.IMG to the root of your SD card and reboot?

ny-hardcore said:
1. some people reported that the 2gb transcend card did not work for them when they tried to use it as a coldcard. Try to get another 2gb micro SD card.
2. did you format using: format E: /FS:FAT32 /A:4096 ? (very important for goldcard creation!)
2. did you copy the DREAMblah.IMG to the root of your SD card and reboot?
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Yeah i did format to FAT32 but whats "A:4096 ?", also tried it on my 8gig sdcard...
And cannot acces with Qmat 224

Ronnymes said:
Yeah i did format to FAT32 but whats "A:4096 ?", also tried it on my 8gig sdcard...
And cannot acces with Qmat 224
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ga naar start >> uitvoeren >> type in cmd.exe
en in de terminal type je in:
format E: /FS:FAT32 /A:4096
waar E: je drive letter is van de sd kaart.
nb.: Fat32 kan maar tot 4 gb, dus met een 8gb kaart gaat dit niet lukken,
mij is het gelukt met de sd kaart die ik bij de g1 kreeg van t-mobile.

ny-hardcore said:
ga naar start >> uitvoeren >> type in cmd.exe
en in de terminal type je in:
format E: /FS:FAT32 /A:4096
waar E: je drive letter is van de sd kaart.
nb.: Fat32 kan maar tot 4 gb, dus met een 8gb kaart gaat dit niet lukken,
mij is het gelukt met de sd kaart die ik bij de g1 kreeg van t-mobile.
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Top ben ik nu aan het doen, en dan RC7 erop gooien?
Zucht.... not alow 0028002

The "Not allowed" error only occurs if the goldcard wasn't generated properly.
Main issues are because you used the wrong cid. Be sure you selected the sd device and not the internal memory. Others are that the image wasn't written to the raw sectors but saved as a file to the sd card.
Cya,
Viper BJK

Question About Internal Memory

Why in Technical Specifications of the Inspire 4G say that is Internal memory storage 4 GB internal memory and the cellphone say me that is 1.21 GB in the Titanium Backup APP????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Its 4gb total. But only about 1gb is user accessible. There is an old thread about this where someone explained this in much better detail Ill see if I can find it
no hay de queso no mas de papa

i think its because you didnt add enough ?? to your confusion
ever wondered where your ROM resides? a rom is more than just /system. the partitions you DONT see are:
/data
/cache
/devlog
and a few more i am forgetting at the moment

Thanks for clarify my question. and sorry if it was before I don't found it :/

It also depends on how the NAND is setup. Certain partitions are considered more important and have more bytes allocated error correction and bad block recovery. Here's a document I found some time ago that explains it in excruciating detail:
http://tjworld.net/wiki/Android/HTC/EMMC/UnderstandingUserCapacity

[HELP] Deleted /system Only access to recovery and fastoot

Hi guys, this is my first post. English is not my native language, so sorry for any mistakes
One week ago i bought a TF300T in UK and now is with me in Spain. The first thing i did was unlocking the device and testing the CM9 rom. I restored the system and with the stock rom the device is not stable (random freezes and reboots).
Triying to get back to factory settings (to stop the reboots), i deleted the whole sd-card (internal memory) and the '/system' folder (don't know why i did it >_<).
Now, the tablet don't start. The screen show the Asus logo and the "Device is unlocked" message. I can access to the recovery (and i can change it) and to the "fastboot" mode, but the recovery can't mount the sd-card via USB, so i can't flash a new room.
I've tried to load a "system.img" via fastboot, but is useless, /system folder is still empty. To do this i've used the "mkyaffs2image" to create a system.img from an old clockworkmod backup.
In conclussion, i have this:
- Deleted /system partition
- Empty sd-card partition
- Full-functional recovery (clockworkmod and team win recovery project).
- Full-functional fastboot mode
- No access to internal memory (can't copy a new rom to internal memory)
I've been trying to create a valid system.img, but i don't how to (i've been reading about a linux tool called "mkfs.yaffs2" but the tutorial that i found seems to be useless, the tablet i still "bricked").
Can anybody help me?
Thank you

Removed see below post to push the files onto SD card

Another thing you can try is the bottom of my post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1680570

do you have an SD card reader or a smartphone with SDCARD slot?
with that you can send the files to the sdcard and then try to flash the ROM in recovery.
btw por que borras /SYSTEM
yo aun no agarro valor para hacer el Unlock

gierso said:
do you have an SD card reader or a smartphone with SDCARD slot?
with that you can send the files to the sdcard and then try to flash the ROM in recovery.
btw por que borras /SYSTEM
yo aun no agarro valor para hacer el Unlock
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My thread above should work as it will allow him to push a new stock rom or CM9 onto the device to flash again.

Northern-Loop said:
Another thing you can try is the bottom of my post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1680570
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I LOVE YOU.
I thought that the adb was only "usable" with the OS. I've copied the original 9.4.3.29 firmware and the green little droid is smiling me now :')
Thank you very much ^^
gierso said:
do you have an SD card reader or a smartphone with SDCARD slot?
with that you can send the files to the sdcard and then try to flash the ROM in recovery.
btw por que borras /SYSTEM
yo aun no agarro valor para hacer el Unlock
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The problem is that the TF300 recovery can't access to the external SD card reader. The sdcard partition is the internal memory.
Lo de borrar system es para pegarme con un calcetín sucio, lo sé

KPY said:
I LOVE YOU.
I thought that the adb was only "usable" with the OS. I've copied the original 9.4.3.29 firmware and the green little droid is smiling me now :')
Thank you very much ^^
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No problem, glad I found a solution for it.
If you have put the stock ROM on there you will loose Recovery and ROOT but its easy enough to put them back.

I'm trying different rom options, this thing reboots itself too frecuently

KPY said:
I'm trying different rom options, this thing reboots itself too frecuently
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The Custom ROMs are still very early so if you are new to flashing I'd stick with the Stock one until the custom ones get a bit easier to restore.

The problem is that i have the reboots with the stock rom, that's why i'm testing everything

KPY said:
The problem is that i have the reboots with the stock rom, that's why i'm testing everything
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It shouldn't reboot on stock ROM. I would say you have a faulty unit, though if you have unlocked it you might not be able to get it swapped out.
Flash the Stock ROM and DON'T Root it or flash recovery, if it still reboots its faulty.
If it doesnt reboot when its unrooted and only reboots when its rooted you have a dodgy app on there causing it

Can i boot android from a external SD card

I need to boot android off a external SD card.is this possible if so can you pleae guide through it

I realize your post was from nearly a year ago but I currently have the need to be able to boot an old device from external SD as the internal is irreparably corrupted or for whatever reason is not usable or fixable. I have tried every method I know of to fix the internal storage with no success including flashing pit files and the correct samsung firmware. Fortunately I can boot into recovery and fastboot mode so I still have options(hopefully.)
In any case I have found 2 (very old) threads with potential solutions to this issue . I find it somewhat surprising there is not more development on this as a great many have found ourselves needing to do this. Even though booting from ext SD is not ideal it would at least keep someone operable that didn't have a fallback device until they can obtain a new device.
There is one thread where the OP managed to use adb shell and/or unix to format the external SD for an ASUS tablet(TF701t.) I am not sure if others successfully used his method on other devices. Regardless it is an enlightening thread and led me to the 2nd one below about a using custom TWRP that enables dual boot between internal and external SD. I am going to try method 2 in just a few minutes on an old Galaxy Note 4 (N910C) that died on me recently. I'm going to have to copy the nandroid backups that are on the extSD to a computer and then figure out how to get TWRP to use one of them to restore to the same media where they reside. Hopefully a closer reading of the 2 threads will reveal the answer.
1.) Format ext SD via ADB shell thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/transformer-tf701/help/dead-mmc-ideas-t2830332
2.) Custom Dual boot TWRP thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2684052
If anyone happens on this thread and has more information regarding booting from ext SD please share what you know.

On Rockship SOC
I do it with a GPD XD RK3288 and GPD G5 RK3188 since over two years.
Works perfectly fine.
Sd Card is San Disk 64gb
https://forum.freaktab.com/forum/tv...d-on-a-rk3288-device-an-easy-way-to-dual-boot

Bub3d said:
On Rockship SOC
I do it with a GPD XD RK3288 and GPD G5 RK3188 since over two years.
Works perfectly fine.
Sd Card is San Disk 64gb
https://forum.freaktab.com/forum/tv...d-on-a-rk3288-device-an-easy-way-to-dual-boot
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Hi Bub3d,
I checked the link thank you very much. Do you maybe have a better guide to perform a dual boot on the GPD xD.
Thank you in Advance.
BR
ED

Hello , your answer
https://github.com/phhusson/boot-diverter
Un développeur installe plusieurs versions d’Android sur son smartphone et prouve que le dual boot fonctionne
Android n'a jamais été très ouvert au dual boot et pourtant, un développeur français est parvenu à installer plusieurs ROM sur son Galaxy A71.
www.google.com
Good reading

No, you cant.

metafizik said:
I realize your post was from nearly a year ago but I currently have the need to be able to boot an old device from external SD as the internal is irreparably corrupted or for whatever reason is not usable or fixable. I have tried every method I know of to fix the internal storage with no success including flashing pit files and the correct samsung firmware. Fortunately I can boot into recovery and fastboot mode so I still have options(hopefully.)
In any case I have found 2 (very old) threads with potential solutions to this issue . I find it somewhat surprising there is not more development on this as a great many have found ourselves needing to do this. Even though booting from ext SD is not ideal it would at least keep someone operable that didn't have a fallback device until they can obtain a new device.
There is one thread where the OP managed to use adb shell and/or unix to format the external SD for an ASUS tablet(TF701t.) I am not sure if others successfully used his method on other devices. Regardless it is an enlightening thread and led me to the 2nd one below about a using custom TWRP that enables dual boot between internal and external SD. I am going to try method 2 in just a few minutes on an old Galaxy Note 4 (N910C) that died on me recently. I'm going to have to copy the nandroid backups that are on the extSD to a computer and then figure out how to get TWRP to use one of them to restore to the same media where they reside. Hopefully a closer reading of the 2 threads will reveal the answer.
1.) Format ext SD via ADB shell thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/transformer-tf701/help/dead-mmc-ideas-t2830332
2.) Custom Dual boot TWRP thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2684052
If anyone happens on this thread and has more information regarding booting from ext SD please share what you know.
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Well,I Will Try It Later,Beside My spare phone has broke (Redmi 2,It Can Be booted to fastboot,and recovery (unfortunately it need a adb to help it boot to twrp) the Chip Inside may be corrupted due to unsuccesful encryption)
Edit : I Will Update It By Editing this reply

TWRP - Backup successfully, but with errors in the log

Hi, it's the first time I use TWRP to make a backup of the rom before changing it, the backup was done correctly but I get red errors in the log file.
TWRP 3.3.1 unofficial Zenfone 5 ZE620KL
I start the system backup, selecting everything except the section: "Data (archive excluded) 0MB" (fails if selected), the backup proceeds correctly to the end, but during the backup many words "Unable to mount '/ are printed in the log" given 'invalid argument', even though you have not selected that empty partition. Is this error normal to occur, and above all there is a risk that the backup is not restorable for this error?
I don't know if it's safe to try to format that partition even if it's empty.
Thanks for the tips.

0 MB usually indicates userdata partition is not mounted, therefore one can't create backup. common reason is encryption.
but without recovery.log it's all guesswork, share your logs to get help

IMO the backup cannot have been successful, otherwise you would not have received the numerous error messages.

Questi sono i miei file di registro, con e senza la cartella Data selezionata.
Aggiungo anche che ho i permessi di root, e ho disabilitato qualsiasi tipo di sblocco schermo e pin, esclusa la SIM ma non credo che possa creare problemi alla SIM.
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These are my log files, with and without the Data folder selected. I also add that I have root permissions, and I have disabled any type of screen and pin unlock, excluding the SIM but I do not think it can create problems for the SIM.

boromyr said:
I have disabled any type of screen and pin unlock
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this could be the culprit. usually TWRP will ask for pattern to decrypt Data.
maybe set screen lock and try this?
https://blog.alxu.ca/unlocking-large-pattern-encryption-in-twrp.html

But is this partition the internal partition accessible to the user, where photos, music downloads, etc. are located
I'm interested to know if this partition is needed for ROM recovery, because for apps I have backups with Migrate and Titanium Backup, and photos I have in my pc, so if it's not needed for ROM recovery I could also format it to make it accessible, it seems to be the only 100% working way according to the community.
However, in the meantime I switched to OrangeFox as recovery, which supports my device officially and is more up to date.

userdata partition is the only* writeable partition at all, everything else is read-only. that's why it is called ROM (read-only memory)
if you don't care about factory reset, of course you can just format it to remove encryption.
*let's ignore cache misc fota etc for internal use only

So the data partition is not needed to restore Android OS?
Obviously, before formatting it, I will copy my photos and documents to the external memory.

not needed

Thank you.