How-to- Root, Hack, and Flashing your G1/Dream Read first!!

[LucidREM]

hi

i am trying to install a new rom on my g1 i did it on my X1 with what i can anderstand its easy on the wm mobile but not on the android.

i am stuck with a down graded G1 with no internet or wifi and it wants to log on to my gmail ! any way around this ??

can i put something on my sd card and get rid of it


yours hasse

http://android.lucidrem.us/files/howto-root.txt

REGISTER (NO DATA PLAN w/ WIFI)
ON YOUR G1
1. <enter>setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1<enter>

ON YOUR PC (w/SDK INSTALLED)
1. C:\> adb shell
2. # am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.Settings

this will allow you to activate wifi and get onto the phone to root it

[dtptampa]

Thanks for the guide! I followed this and got my phone rooted in all it's glory.

Now for the SPL, I'm using HardSPL currently, but I am looking at the DangerSPL with envy (I want to run CM 5, and try out Froyo). I've upgraded my radio to the latest 2.x. Would it be possible to upgrade my SPL, or would it endanger my phone?

[hasse 73]

wow qvick reply

i will follow it as sone as i can

many thanks for help and support

hasse

[luvtommie]

Hello Everyone,


Hope all is well. I have a question that I'm hoping someone can please help me out on. I have a G1 on firmware 1.6. I don't think Google is going to push out anymore OTA updates for this phone so I'm deciding to take the plunge. :D

I want to be able to store apps to the SD card and nothing more. So, if I root the phone (by downgrading and following the great steps on this thread), would there be anything else that I need to do like flashing the ROM, partition, etc. I would like to keep the default ROM but just be able to install more apps on the phone really.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Just trying to keep myself busy inside the home since we're having 100+ degree dry heat here in Dallas! :eek:

[LucidREM]

Hello Everyone,


Hope all is well. I have a question that I'm hoping someone can please help me out on. I have a G1 on firmware 1.6. I don't think Google is going to push out anymore OTA updates for this phone so I'm deciding to take the plunge. :D

I want to be able to store apps to the SD card and nothing more. So, if I root the phone (by downgrading and following the great steps on this thread), would there be anything else that I need to do like flashing the ROM, partition, etc. I would like to keep the default ROM but just be able to install more apps on the phone really.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Just trying to keep myself busy inside the home since we're having 100+ degree dry heat here in Dallas! :eek:

i would say you have two actions .. go with something like TheOfficial by enomther or go with CaNNoN202 based off CM5 .. enom makes "stock" ROMs where the only real change is having root access to the phone .. CM5 ROMs are heavily modified but CaNNoN202 makes a really stable variant

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538456

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=690709

check my [HOWTO] for getting root'd as it will lead you to TheOfficial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=553416

[Wadech]

Working on rooting a friend's G1, but all of a sudden the telnet is being refused by the local host. Any ideas?

[luvtommie]

Thanks LucidREM. Appreciate the response.

Do you know if once a phone is rooted, will we still get notifications from the Market that there are updates to our currently downloaded apps?

[LucidREM]

Thanks LucidREM. Appreciate the response.

Do you know if once a phone is rooted, will we still get notifications from the Market that there are updates to our currently downloaded apps?

absolutely .. there is no difference between stock ROM and root'd ROM other than the receiving of OTA updates to the system .. Market, MMS, etc will all function normally (or normal as the ROM is concerned)

[luvtommie]

Hello LucidREM,

I've rooted my phone and actually installed the TMO OTA DRC83 - US ROM with the expansion pack and boy is my G1 fast.

Now, how do I confirm that the apps are being downloaded and installed to my SD card versus internal phone memory?

Again, thank you thank you thank you!

Update***

I've downloaded about 20 apps and my internal available space is still around 80 MB so I'm pretty sure I'm rooted! Wahoo!

[LucidREM]

Hello LucidREM,

I've rooted my phone and actually installed the TMO OTA DRC83 - US ROM with the expansion pack and boy is my G1 fast.

Now, how do I confirm that the apps are being downloaded and installed to my SD card versus internal phone memory?

Again, thank you thank you thank you!

Update***

I've downloaded about 20 apps and my internal available space is still around 80 MB so I'm pretty sure I'm rooted! Wahoo!

with my script you should be able to do:

# lucid -s

and check the status

[suncityrk]

I've general question is rooting following these steps on g1 32b is possible without unlocking the phone?

What I meant was if I RC29 a locked g1 will it ask me sim unlock code? if I use different carrier? I understand asking this question is part of ROM (OS) is this is bypassed so we can RC29 and login with my carrier APN?

[nguyenxh]

Hi,

My build number is: DRC92

I am stuck at the first step: Preparing to Get Root on your Phone, I have a G1 T-mobile in the Netherlands.

I have tried both the RC29 for both UK and US but no luck.

After going to the grey screen, I see it is 'checking' and then it shows '0028002' and 'not allowed'

What should I do?

Thanks in advance.

[LucidREM]

Hi,

My build number is: DRC92

I am stuck at the first step: Preparing to Get Root on your Phone, I have a G1 T-mobile in the Netherlands.

I have tried both the RC29 for both UK and US but no luck.

After going to the grey screen, I see it is 'checking' and then it shows '0028002' and 'not allowed'

What should I do?

Thanks in advance.

have you tried searching .. it seems common that a lot of eurpopean models need "gold card" or alternative methods to acquire root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485364

[nguyenxh]

have you tried searching .. it seems common that a lot of eurpopean models need "gold card" or alternative methods to acquire root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485364

Hi LucidREM,

Yes, indeed, I need to use the goldcard. it works now. I have done the step "Preparing to Get Root on your Phone" successfully. However, I am having another problem with the step "Rooting your RC29 or lower phone:" at this step:

4. Restart your phone. Wait for your phone to start up fully and show the home screen.

5. After your phone starts up, hit the enter key twice, type "telnetd" and press enter. (Yes, it will start up a contact search, don't worry. Just type it.)

But in my phone, before the "Preparing to Get Root on your Phone" step, 3G worked perfectly. but now, after restarting, it shows the procedure of 'the first time using'. I need to tap the screen, sign in or create a new account with gmail. But I have never succeeded in this procedure. It always informs that could not connect to Gmail server... If I switch the SIMcard to another phone, 3G works perfectly. I dont know if this is the problem after doing the "Preparing to Get Root on your Phone" step or the 3G problem. But i have tried it for than 1 day but still keeping the error "could not connect to Gmail server..."

Is there anyway to pass by the 'first use setup' step and directly going to the 'home screen'?

Thanks in advance.

[djremix71]

Hello,
So, I have a G1 with a used SIM card which I used to activate the phone over the wifi (don't know if this should affect it at all). I just can't get the stupid thing to root. I get through everything just fine. The commands do not give any errors. I even get the update to work in recovery (no errors at all). But, when I boot up my phone and try to use ROM Manager it says that I do not have root!

Any help would be appreciated.

[sreekanth1]

at Koush, thank you for you great effort. after a lot of patience and time i have manage to root the phone. im stuck on the last step where i have to download and image from the link below in post one which i cannot seem to do. i have downloaded from another source the eu t-mo and renamed it update.zip tried extracting and without extracting. but the error cannot open file (bad) keeps coming up. is there i file i simply copy to the sd card an alt+s from recovery?
need help thank you all for the efforts .

[l0aded]

so when i press the red hangup button it brings it to sleep, then i press menu and the screen turns on in the lock screen but when i press menu again it does not unlock it like it used to. is there a way to enable menu to unlock it from the home screen or do i have to slide?

[epongpipat]

I'm stuck on step 8 of Rooting your RC29 or lower phone. Everything is working fine until I type, "flash_image recovery recovery.img," it comes back with the message "error opening recovery.img: No such file or directory" any clues? Thanks

[LucidREM]

I'm stuck on step 8 of Rooting your RC29 or lower phone. Everything is working fine until I type, "flash_image recovery recovery.img," it comes back with the message "error opening recovery.img: No such file or directory" any clues? Thanks

it means the file does not exist

[sp00nix]

i keep getting stuck at the G1 splash when ever i try a new ROM. It will take the older version thats outlined in the steps, but nothing else will take.

Any ideas?

[LucidREM]

i keep getting stuck at the G1 splash when ever i try a new ROM. It will take the older version thats outlined in the steps, but nothing else will take.

Any ideas?

wipe everything .. check with the person who makes the ROM you are attempting to flash .. there may be a conflict somewhere

[dt2009]

thanks for the quide and programs, finally rooted.

[Sleeps17]

Please help... I can't connect to Google servers at all..

I was following the guide, and everything was working. Rooted and all good. Now I wanted to update to a modified 1.6, that way I can keep the rooted without losing it. I chose this RC33

renamed it to "update", and got into recovery mode. I did alt+w to wipe, and alt+s to update. Everything seemed to work, so I rebooted, and now my gmail account won't connect to Google servers. I even tried making a new account, same problem.

I can't access my phone now!! please help! Can't connect to Google servers...

"There is a problem communicating with the Google servers. This could be a temporary problem or your SIM card may not be provisioned by data services. If it continues, please call Customer Care."

In top right corner, it says "E", which stands for that I'm connected to Edge, right?

Okay you know what I give up! anyway to get me back to stock 1.6 please?!?!

[Sleeps17]

Bump... sorry but my phone still won't connect to Google servers..

[ovakoly]

I'm clear how to root my G1 but I have another question. How I can make a copy my current DMD64 for reason if I need to replace my G1 under warranty? This is my fifth G1. :) and when I need to do unlockbit before or after root? I need root just for one reason. I plane go to Ukraine and I want to use my phone for WiFi tethering for laptop and iPad. :)

[dot9855]

I bought a used phone and it does not have data plan and I have to sign in. so I plan to root it. but when i connect my phone to PC it see the removable drive but keep asking for 8G SD card. I verify my card on other phone it read and write ok. Does the phone do not read the SD card because I did not complete the sign in? Can I format Sd to fat 32on other device then copy the dreaimg.nbh then boot from my G1? Will this work? please help.

[narynan]

How can I tell if the phone IS rooted. I think it is. But I have no idea. Not to mention. I am now looking at new ROMS, and there is just so much information in there I dont understand. I cant even find a FAQ about stuff like that. There are ROMS that are telling me to check the Radio, and to make sure I have a swap file setup and so on... I am totally lost.

Could anyone point me in the right direction? Starting with... HOW do I tell that I am rooted.

Well after some poking around I have found out the following
HSPL 10.95.3000
Radio 1.22.12.29

Does that tell anyone anything?

[Casnapper]

Can I format Sd to fat 32on other device then copy the dreaimg.nbh then boot from my G1? Will this work? please help. Sure that was how I did mine worked just fine.

[ovakoly]

O'k. I have now rooted phone. It's 1.6 Dev but I can't run WiFi Tether :( and when I tried to tap in application Superuser permission nothing happened. :( what I'm doing wrong?

[shinshinobiden]

I am very new in this things, I just have 2 days with a G1 and I look for information and I found a lot. I root the phone already but I have some fear about Putting DangerSLP because I alread put a HardSLP. I dont know If there is a complicatin in that. So I want to boot to the newest rom 5.08 but I dont want to brick my phone. I also have the G1 in RC29 with Radio 2something26i. Please Help and thanks for share your knowledge with us I will pay the favor one day and maybe in cash hehehe!

[LucidREM]

I am very new in this things, I just have 2 days with a G1 and I look for information and I found a lot. I root the phone already but I have some fear about Putting DangerSLP because I alread put a HardSLP. I dont know If there is a complicatin in that. So I want to boot to the newest rom 5.08 but I dont want to brick my phone. I also have the G1 in RC29 with Radio 2something26i. Please Help and thanks for share your knowledge with us I will pay the favor one day and maybe in cash hehehe!

check here:

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/DangerSPL_and_CM_5_for_Dream

[mordok19]

Hi all, I have followed all the steps listed on the 1st thread to root my G1. When it's finished all I get is Update Terminate. Update fail. Could anyone shed some light onto this. I'm new to all this.

Thanks

[shaaaaady]

firstly thank you i tried your way and i success thank you
but can you help me to found the hebrew pack because my g1 not support this language

thank you
shady

[akapoor]

How can I tell if the phone IS rooted. I think it is. But I have no idea. Not to mention. I am now looking at new ROMS, and there is just so much information in there I dont understand. I cant even find a FAQ about stuff like that. There are ROMS that are telling me to check the Radio, and to make sure I have a swap file setup and so on... I am totally lost.

Could anyone point me in the right direction? Starting with... HOW do I tell that I am rooted.

Well after some poking around I have found out the following
HSPL 10.95.3000
Radio 1.22.12.29

Does that tell anyone anything?


- Download Terminal
- Type in "su -"
- If it asks for permisison or if it gives you
$: su -
#
then you are rooted.

Also - check the version and firmware of the ROM you are running.
Menu > Settings > About
(Look at Firmware version, Baseband Version, and Kernel Version, Mod Version)

[j4011]

so this is my first time ever doing anythig of the sorts im having a lot of trouble when i access telnet the first and second set of sequence is ok but it keeps telling me it cant find drive or directory when i try to flash the image and its rooted to the sd im completley lost here please help

[screwthe49ers]

so this is my first time ever doing anythig of the sorts im having a lot of trouble when i access telnet the first and second set of sequence is ok but it keeps telling me it cant find drive or directory when i try to flash the image and its rooted to the sd im completley lost here please help

Back any files you wish to keep to your computer and reformat the micro sd card.

[LucidREM]

so this is my first time ever doing anythig of the sorts im having a lot of trouble when i access telnet the first and second set of sequence is ok but it keeps telling me it cant find drive or directory when i try to flash the image and its rooted to the sd im completley lost here please help

you would have to be more specific in your description of the error message

http://android.lucidrem.us/files/howto-root.txt

[yatin kumar]

please provide any link to rooting android 1.6 htc click/tattoo pic or video tutorial
thanks in advance
new android user

[Wagierek]

G1 doesn't see the nbh image on memory card. Why?
EDIT: It was formatted in FAT, not FAT32. lol

[Manny-]

My G1 Build number is DRC92? can i still root it? if yes how a link would be appreciated. thanks

[iconoclastic.icon]

What EXACTLY is supposed to happen after I've typed each of the commands into the Telnet app?

What reaction is there to let me know that I've successfully gotten root?

I type:
mount -o rw, remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

it replies:
Usage: mount [-r][-w][-o options][-t type] device directory

Everything else I type is greeted with "# #".

What's right and what's wrong? I'm just flailing confusedly, any help at all would be much appreciated. Thanks.

EDIT:

I read a post I'm not allowed to link to, but all I can say is thank you, LucidREM.

I'm still lost, but I'm lost with root. Woot.

[robuser007]

* mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
* cd sdcard
* flash_image recovery recovery.img
* cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img

This flash_image recovery recovery.img doesn't work when using the telnet connection

[hbagherinezhad]

hi! I have an android dev phone 1.0
I've downloaded RC29, and formatted my device with this image
but when i boot it It asks me about my Google account,
i tell it my Google account and my password
but it want to connect to Internet, and check my Google account
and it fail to connect to Internet
because I am not using T-mobile (and its GPRS ofcourse)
what i should to do?
thanks..
[sorry for my terrible english]

[Royalknight6190]

hi! I have an android dev phone 1.0
I've downloaded RC29, and formatted my device with this image
but when i boot it It asks me about my Google account,
i tell it my Google account and my password
but it want to connect to Internet, and check my Google account
and it fail to connect to Internet
because I am not using T-mobile (and its GPRS ofcourse)
what i should to do?
thanks..
[sorry for my terrible english]

If you have rooted your phone properly you need to flash a recovery image either cyanogens or Amons, then once in there you need to flash a custom rom and then reboot. Once you get to the android with the hand click the android then click skip on everything until you get to home screen where you can get into setting and connect via wifi and add your google account through market. Hope this helps.

[hbagherinezhad]

If you have rooted your phone properly you need to flash a recovery image either cyanogens or Amons, then once in there you need to flash a custom rom and then reboot. Once you get to the android with the hand click the android then click skip on everything until you get to home screen where you can get into setting and connect via wifi and add your google account through market. Hope this helps.

No, I failed to root my device
for now,, i just want to my dev phone back!
how i can flash a recovery image ? [i've downloaded a recovery image from developer.htc.com]
i can't use adb, because my pc can't find my phone [because i can't start up my phone properly]
but i can copy any update.zip file to my sdcard
help me.. please

[Royalknight6190]

No, I failed to root my device
for now,, i just want to my dev phone back!
how i can flash a recovery image ? [i've downloaded a recovery image from developer.htc.com]
i can't use adb, because my pc can't find my phone [because i can't start up my phone properly]
but i can copy any update.zip file to my sdcard
help me.. please

You need to follow this guide to root:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=684101

and this guide to make adb work:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719


and the G1 comes with a Recovery image already built in just follow the first guide to get into it and then you can use adb or you can boot into fastboot which allows you to flash recovery images. but to do this you need to be rooted.

[hbagherinezhad]

Thanks a lot!
now my device is a rooting device
but there is another problem
i can't apply "HARD SPL"
i copy "update.zip" to sdcard
and then i reboot and go in recovery mode. and i see the recovery mode have a new theme
but theres a problem.. when i press alt+s nothing happens to my device
what's the problem? Am i doing something wrong ?

[Royalknight6190]

Thanks a lot!
now my device is a rooting device
but there is another problem
i can't apply "HARD SPL"
i copy "update.zip" to sdcard
and then i reboot and go in recovery mode. and i see the recovery mode have a new theme
but theres a problem.. when i press alt+s nothing happens to my device
what's the problem? Am i doing something wrong ?

So to me it sounds like you rooted your phone correctly and you flashed a custom recovery image. which recovery did you flash? Also before you flash a spl make sure you flash the new radio or you will brick your phone.

[hbagherinezhad]

So to me it sounds like you rooted your phone correctly and you flashed a custom recovery image. which recovery did you flash? Also before you flash a spl make sure you flash the new radio or you will brick your phone.

yes! finally i've rooted properly and I'm using "HARD SPL" now [i find the problem]
but the question is.. what now ?
I had android 1.6 and now I have a simple android OS, android 1.6 was much more beautiful
is there a way to make my android OS beautiful ?

[Royalknight6190]

yes! finally i've rooted properly and I'm using "HARD SPL" now [i find the problem]
but the question is.. what now ?
I had android 1.6 and now I have a simple android OS, android 1.6 was much more beautiful
is there a way to make my android OS beautiful ?


Um yeah thats why you root so you can flash custom roms, On the development page here go to the Rom Bible (that I made) and scroll through the list of all the roms you can flash. place the .zip file on your sd card boot into recovery and flash make sure you follow the instructions in the rom you choose. I have been doing video reviews lately of roms on my yourtube channel go check them out. http://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalKnight6190

Also maybe i will make a video on how to flash a rom.

[hbagherinezhad]

Oh, Thanks.. really thanks
In this link there are many ROMs, I go dizzy when i look at them
Would you please prefer me one of these ROMs?
the most beautiful one.. [Nexus one's android is really beautiful!]

[Royalknight6190]

Oh, Thanks.. really thanks
In this link there are many ROMs, I go dizzy when i look at them
Would you please prefer me one of these ROMs?
the most beautiful one.. [Nexus one's android is really beautiful!]

If you go to page 17 in the Rom bible and its the last post I mention my favorite roms.

[hbagherinezhad]

please help me, my phone [Android dev phone] is at danger
i was to flash DangelSPL & CyanogenMod 5/6
i go step by step, i used this guide:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=DangerSPL_%26_CyanogenMod_5/6
now I'm in step 8
I flash CyanogenMod 5/6 and then Google apps
now i've reset my phone
but it's locked on G1's LOGO for a long time
what should i do? is this a brick? :(

[Pwnxor]

So, I've flashed my G1 dev phone to RC29, but I can't seem to make the commands work as one supposes they should. I enter telnet, and the following is what I get, with my input in bold.

<string of gibberish> #

Then I start up, my input in bold:

<string of gibberish> #

# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3/system

Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
# # cd sdcard

# # flash_image recovery recovery.img

# # cat recovery.img >/system/recovery.img

cannot create /system/recovery.img: read-only file system

# #

I get that it's not mounting to read/write, but I don't know how to solve this. When I enter a terminal emulator and try to get root, I see this:

$ su
su: Permission denied

$

Anyone have some insight as to what I'm doing wrong?

Update - I went back and followed the instructions at a site linked from this thread , worked like a charm.

[mistajayz]

please help me, my phone [Android dev phone] is at danger
i was to flash DangelSPL & CyanogenMod 5/6
i go step by step, i used this guide:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=DangerSPL_%26_CyanogenMod_5/6
now I'm in step 8
I flash CyanogenMod 5/6 and then Google apps
now i've reset my phone
but it's locked on G1's LOGO for a long time
what should i do? is this a brick? :(

im having the same problem. if someone could please help us it would be greatly appreciated.

[mardna]

i cant get thru with the last part where you install radio image zip, i got that installed and forgot to wipe, i went back there wipe, install and reboot but it says writing radio image then resets on its own, what should i do?

[nabzilla1990]

recently i cant wipe flash backup cant do anything in the recovery keep getting "aborted!" message flashed dream rc29 and rerooted still having this problem have no idea what it could be

[restopi]

im having the same problem. if someone could please help us it would be greatly appreciated.

please help me, my phone [Android dev phone] is at danger
i was to flash DangelSPL & CyanogenMod 5/6
i go step by step, i used this guide:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=DangerSPL_%26_CyanogenMod_5/6
now I'm in step 8
I flash CyanogenMod 5/6 and then Google apps
now i've reset my phone
but it's locked on G1's LOGO for a long time
what should i do? is this a brick? :(

I had the same issue, removed battery and it worked if you followed all steps....see my post in http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/1566-first-root-to-cm5-stuck-on-g1-splash-after-dangerspl/page__st__20__p__34472#entry34472

[benji1304]

Any help would be fantastic - my phone isn't dead, just a little behind :)

Followed the instructions in post #1, worked fantastically.

Then installed the Jesusfreke RC8 (i'm in the UK, this looked like the correct one).

My phone is fine, seems quite happy but my phone details are:
Firmware: 1.0

Kernel: 2.6.25-01843-gfea26b0
jesusfreke@androiddev #1

Build:
kila_uk-user 1.0 TC5-RC8 116470

So, the update worked but i'm stuck on 1.0, how do i go about updating this?

I've tried installing SuperFroyo 2.8.2 (from these forums) but i get the message "E: install script not found".

So, any ideas?

[puneet_july30]

Well I have a situation.
I purchased this Tmobile G1 from eBay.com along with it I also purchased the network unlock code, Although my G1 displayed Network restriction are off. But still when I inserted my Vodafone sim and truned it on, It is asking me to log in to my google account and when I fill in the credentials it is showing me that "You don't have a network connection". When I tried to Root it , I didn't succeded there too as 2 of my laptops one having Xp Sp3 and other having Windows 7 ultimate, are not recognizing the phone.
Please help how should I proceed.
Thanks

Edit:
I don't know why but G1 didn't liked edge connectivity of my vodafone, when I used my Dolphine sim, it worked and I was able to sign in to my google account.
Now I am stuck at Telnet step as I am getting a permission denied error.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks

[toxicdreams44]

I cannot connect to local host? please help!

[puneet_july30]

do properly the <enter><enter>telnetd<enter> and you will be able to connect.
If still you face problem restart your phone and then try.
All the best

[Nexusx2]

Thanks for the walk through it was really helpful.

I am stuck though, Once I input the telnet commands I should be rooted but I go into terminal to see if it is by typing SU and it tells me permission denied.

Im wondering because I did the walk through and then tried to flash to Supereclairv_xxkolohexx_v2.3 and I almost bricked my phone. Is that because I wasnt rooted?

Thanks

[dzuljo]

hi
i tray to root g1 off my friends and i dont now whats is happen

when i go in recovery ra 1.7.0 and flashing some image,its rebooting
and start G1 logo and after some time only BLACK screen with light in background

when i am in fastboot i see screen with 3 android in skateboards
and up is
drea100 PVT 32B
HSPL10.95.3000
CPLD-4
RADIO-1.22.12.29

Oct 20 2008

seria 10

i dont now from where to start to repair G1
thank in advance
fix the problem
thanks

[danc3o0]

hey guys this is my first time posting because i would always find the answer,i have done all the steps until telnet for some odd reason i cant download anything from the market,it says download unsuccessful,its really frustrating because i have no clue, its on firmware 1.0 and build rc29 thanks for the help

[themenucha]

Hi! I did exactly what is written and i have a problem: the ONLY rom i can flash from zip is JACxROMv1.0, any other rom i've itstalled get me stucked at T-MOBILE screen. I WIPE every time i'm trying to install a new rom, but nothing helps...
What am i doing wrong?i'm using RA v1.5.2 recovery.Before it was CYANOGEN MOD 1.4 but same effect
Thanx, Cyril

[andriuser]

Hi, I am using G1 (HTC Dream) in The Netherlands having Build Number DRC92. Where can I find instruction of root G1 having this build number?
Thanks

[red_net0]

T-mobile G1
Firmware version 1.6
Baseband Version 62.50S.20.17U_2.22.19.26I
Kernel Version 2.6.29-00479-g3c7df37
android-build@apa26 #19
Build Number DRC92


Hi guys ,new in here.
I have a T-mobile G1 that i Bought From Netherlands . I wanted to root and upgrade it into cyanogen but i had to downgrade it first into 1.5 or 1.0 . i tried many links and guides but i always get the 00028002 error and then the rainbow screen with the Serial0 error. many had the same problem but no clue ... Any Ideas??? i am 100% sure that the format of my SD is FAT32 but not sure about the file i download. i tried many.I cant even install the original SPL.
Thanks in advance!

on the Rainbow screen it shows these for me :

DREA110 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.0000
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.2

[g3rrypt]

i guys having trouble enter code

cat recovery .img > /system/recovery .img

keep saying cannot create /system/recovery: read-only file system

please help

[aafreen]

I pre-ordered the G1 in '08, and had it rooted with JF the first time I heard about it, don't even remember when. Since then I have wiped/flashed dreaimg.nbh/returned to stock at least twice. Just to say, I've done this right before. But I'm missing something this time.

Most recently, I was using cyanogenmod 4.x, whatever the latest the version the app would let me install, I forget. I was too chicken to flash hardspl (lame). So, with the G2 release, I figure I should try out Froyo on my G1, see if I like it, because I'm considering going iPhone and want to be sure.

First thing I did was follow this thread's mirror to dl dreaimg.nbh, put it on the root of my freshly-re-formatted FAT32 1Gig SD card, boot into loader (RGBW) and once I hit 88mph, I was right back in Oct. 2008 again, sporting RC29.

I grabbed the RC30-fromRC29 update.zip and - oops...that's not how you root. Flip it, just flashed dreaimg.nbh again, start from scratch. But, this time the version I dl'd was flawed, kept getting a 'fail to update' in red error. Dl'd the orig. from this thread again, zip-thud-back to RC29.

I did the <enter, enter, telnetd enter>, grabbed Telnet from market. "localhost" and "23" were already there. I hit enter. I hit "connect to server". I did the whole she-bang again just to make sure.

su <enter> gives me
su: not found
# #

I can't get back to root. I have flashed and rooted, etc. I currently have:

HBOOT- 0.95.0000 (the original spl)
CPLD- 4
RADIO- 2.22.23.02 (I think I did a radio upgrade at some point, but it was a while ago, I don't recall.)

Only thing I can figure is it has something to do with my radio. Any suggestions folks? I've spent a fair part of two days on this now.

[crz6662]

"Hi guys ,new in here.
I have a T-mobile G1 that i Bought From Netherlands . I wanted to root and upgrade it into cyanogen but i had to downgrade it first into 1.5 or 1.0 . i tried many links and guides but i always get the 00028002 error and then the rainbow screen with the Serial0 error. many had the same problem but no clue ... Any Ideas??? i am 100% sure that the format of my SD is FAT32 but not sure about the file i download. i tried many.I cant even install the original SPL.
Thanks in advance!

on the Rainbow screen it shows these for me :

DREA110 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.0000
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.2[/QUOTE]"




Try these:

http://theunlockr.com/2010/09/23/how-to-root-the-htc-g1-dream-androot-method/

http://theunlockr.com/2010/04/26/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-the-htc-g1-dream/

These is a very easy step by step guides. Follow everything to the letter.
Things have gotten a lot easier than in the past.

[mastercsmc]

Hi, I've followed all of the steps successfully until the flash_image recovery recovery.img command in Telnet.

It says "error opening recovery.img: No such file or directory".

I've confirmed that recovery.img has been copied to my SD card (currently on my SD card (root) is: DREAIMG.NBH, recovery.img, and update.zip (which is Hard SPL).

Phone information (bought in Germany, I don't speak German though so German links won't help me lol):

Model number: T-Mobile G1

Firmware version: 1.0

Baseband version: 62.33.20.08U_1.22.12.29

Kernel version: 2.6.25-01843-gfea26b0 android-build@apa27 #6

Build number: kila_uk-user 1.0 TC5-RC7 112931 ota-rel-keys,release-keys


Please help! Thanks.

[mastercsmc]

Hi, I've followed all of the steps successfully until the flash_image recovery recovery.img command in Telnet.

It says "error opening recovery.img: No such file or directory".

I've confirmed that recovery.img has been copied to my SD card (currently on my SD card (root) is: DREAIMG.NBH, recovery.img, and update.zip (which is Hard SPL).

Phone information (bought in Germany, I don't speak German though so German links won't help me lol):

Model number: T-Mobile G1

Firmware version: 1.0

Baseband version: 62.33.20.08U_1.22.12.29

Kernel version: 2.6.25-01843-gfea26b0 android-build@apa27 #6

Build number: kila_uk-user 1.0 TC5-RC7 112931 ota-rel-keys,release-keys


Please help! Thanks.

I was successful in the recovery image flash using the Dream recovery image download link from theunlockr.com/2010/09/23/how-to-flash-a-custom-recovery-image-on-the-htc-g1-dream/

[crz6662]

[QUOTE=mastercsmc;8355320]I was successful in the recovery image flash using the Dream recovery image download link from theunlockr.com/2010/09/23/how-to-flash-a-custom-recovery-image-on-the-htc-g1-dream/[/Q

Had a bad image, huh ? Great your up and running. I found that site pretty helpful, like xda, of course.

[fachry]

I have a problem when I chose one in the bootloader menu. I chose no.1 (I forget whether the no.1 menu) but now my G1 can not be active, just below the menu buttons are lit. whether the problem? is there a solution? please help me. my device T-mobile G1

[satdudeuk]

how can i root my phone guys wont read my sd card tried 5 diff sd cards its phone
even wifi wont turn on do i reflash phone etc wot do i do? ive read tuts but need sd card which my g1 wont read so i dont know wot to do

[hari_tec]

hi
my htc g1 hang with start up logo iam not able enter sd card menu
please help me how do I update my phone.
even I tryed hard reset also but it does't work.:::::confused:

[jcdeuce]

ok so i am hoping i have not bricked phone but i think i did. i booted to recovery console by holding the home+power and ran the danger spl and when i reboot it just goes to black screnn with white g1 screen and stays. cant even get back into recovery by holding home+power or holding camera+power. so am i done?

[lucascarnato]

Dear all,

I did a disaster with my adp1 phone.
My intention was to update android v1.6 to 2.1 in order to install Skype.
Unlucky I follow the instraction for T mobile instead of adp1, so now I cannot even enter my google account.

What I did was to copy in the sdcard a file named dremimg.rbh file... now when I boot I have the t mobile logo and of course I cannot connect anymore to my account since I do not have a t mobile simcard.

What should i do?

thank you

Luca

[hari_tec]

hi
my htc g1 hang with start up logo iam not able enter sd card menu
please help me how do i update my phone.
Even i tryed hard reset also but it does't work.:::::confused:

any can reply for my post ?
Thanks in advance

[lucascarnato]

anybody with a solution?

[cbhsspartan]

hey i'm sorry if im posting this in the wrong section when i try the last two commands in telnet i dont get the double ## i get a message that says command not found, i got the second recovery download but it was simply an unmountable disk (im on a mac) idk what to do anymore ive been at this for a couple of days and have yet to get it right. When i go into the 1st link for recovery.img its a long list of type do i just copy and paste that onto my sd card?

[yo9gnc]

Dear all,

I did a disaster with my adp1 phone.
My intention was to update android v1.6 to 2.1 in order to install Skype.
Unlucky I follow the instraction for T mobile instead of adp1, so now I cannot even enter my google account.
What I did was to copy in the sdcard a file named dremimg.rbh file... now when I boot I have the t mobile logo and of course I cannot connect anymore to my account since I do not have a t mobile simcard.

What should i do?

thank you

Luca
are we talking about dreaimg.nbh ?
that will reset the phone to android 1.0. you can`t skip the "sign in" step without a data plan (or you can, using adb (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=452316)). can you reflash trough the right DREAIMG.nbh? if not, you may force it with the goldcard method (it is not my preffered method but ... i don`t know anything else) ?

any can reply for my post ?
Thanks in advanceso you just have the t-mobile logo on the screen. just like the half of the users :)
can you get to the recovery image (reboot= home+back+menu the just hold then home key pressed until you`ll get into the recovery image)? i don`t know what`s on your phone. there are a few recovery images available. the default one, clockwork recovery, cm-recovery1.4, amon-ra and i think JF`s recovery image.
then, you`ll have to reinstall the right rom or radio or whatever you did to get here ( how did get in this situation? ).

for both users, most of us were there. the answers are already on this forum :)

hey i'm sorry if im posting this in the wrong section when i try the last two commands in telnet i dont get the double ## i get a message that says command not found, i got the second recovery download but it was simply an unmountable disk (im on a mac) idk what to do anymore ive been at this for a couple of days and have yet to get it right. When i go into the 1st link for recovery.img its a long list of type do i just copy and paste that onto my sd card?since i can`t use usb on my phone, i put my files via wireless ( i installed swift ftp - a ftp server - on the phone ). or i use an microsd to usb adapter :)
it is enough to put it on the fat partition and you may flash it from there.
that`s what i`ve done.

[the_dark_lord]

you have not mentioned in your tutorial that you have to install a new radio before going and bricking your phone by simply installing the "hard spl".
because of ur stupid tutorial i bricked my phone just now.
i know it was not your fault but completely mine.
but i followed this page and tutorial today for the first time and bam...!
i have installed many custom roms in THE PAST and i have rooted and stocked my g1 3 times before this...always through code.google but today i was in a hurry and just clicked on this link after searching on google.
PLEASE IT IS MY SINCERE REQUEST TO EDIT THIS TUTORIAL AND INCLUDE THE STEP OF "PLEASE INSTALL THE LATEST RADIO BEFORE INSTALLING HARD SPL" SO THAT NONE OF OTHER XDA USERS SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS ME BECAUSE OF THIS INCOMPLETE TUTORIAL. :mad:

[billquinn1]

you have not mentioned in your tutorial that you have to install a new radio before going and bricking your phone by simply installing the "hard spl".
because of ur stupid tutorial i bricked my phone just now.
i know it was not your fault but completely mine.
but i followed this page and tutorial today for the first time and bam...!
i have installed many custom roms in future and i have rooted and stocked my g1 3 times before this...always through code.google but today i was in a hurry and just clicked on this link after searching on google.
PLEASE IT IS MY SINCERE REQUEST TO EDIT THIS TUTORIAL AND INCLUDE THE STEP OF "PLEASE INSTALL THE LATEST RADIO BEFORE INSTALLING HARD SPL" SO THAT NONE OF OTHER XDA USERS SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS ME BECAUSE OF THIS INCOMPLETE TUTORIAL. :mad:
Hard SPL is not the "danger SPL" and should not brick your phone. This tutorial is really old and (I know you already realize this) you should have followed something a little newer. Are you sure you are bricked? What happens if you hold camera and power from a cold boot?

[the_dark_lord]

yeah it's bricked all right..
i've tried all possible combinations like CAMERA+POWER & HOME+POWER but to no result.
i live in india(jaipur) and i don't think anyone here can fix my phone now..
could you suggest what shall i do..???
i really love my phone. :(
how is this jtag thing done..???
i've spent countless hours searching for it..but i dont know what to do...


EDIT
also i'm sorry for being rude in the previous post, i couldn't control my emotions at that time.

[mr.pnutt]

My phone says DMD64 in the build column. Can my phone still be rooted/jailbroken? Thx in advance.

[crz6662]

My phone says DMD64 in the build column. Can my phone still be rooted/jailbroken? Thx in advance.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
or
http://theunlockr.com/2010/04/26/how-to-root-the-htc-g1dream/

you'll have to downgrade 1st.

[bani007]

Why should you root your Dream/G1?
First, choose a modified image from the list below:

ADP1.1: (md5: bacc58302e0b239d66c7bcc8db6c434b)

RC33: (md5: f24b6c237775147cb4bc42efc2393973)

RC8: (md5: de2d0d34adbb4015ee3aa5e4e7ca3c07)




I'm now rooting my G1 for first time... so i want to know which modified image is best for my G1. (I'm running RC29)


EDIT:SOLVED

[bani007]

Broken links in first post... somone update them.

Thanks! ;)

[miketv]

following the steps for rooting my g1, im having probs with the last bit i choose an image but im not getting anywhere on the reboot. do i have to delete the old update.zip before i put the last 1 on my sd card other than this its all gone fine.
any ideas
thanks
mike

[crz6662]

following the steps for rooting my g1, im having probs with the last bit i choose an image but im not getting anywhere on the reboot. do i have to delete the old update.zip before i put the last 1 on my sd card other than this its all gone fine.
any ideas
thanks
mike

If you have 2 update.zip on the sd card at the same time I would assume you have to delete 1 of them. you should get something like ClockworkMod so you can install any zip file without having to change it to update.zip.
File is to big to upload for you but it's in the threads.

[Nefariouswill]

I finished rooting but the RC33 images are broken. would i be able to download and install a custom rom or could someone post new RC33 image links

[kwrose14]

Is there a way to spoof that your phone is rooted so that it can not be detected and you still have the ability to install non-root applications on a rooted android?

Thank you for any input on this.

[raubvogel]

I could use a bit of help. I got RC29's DREAIMG.nbh file
(per the first page on this thread, under Preparing to Get Root on your Phone) and put it in FAT32-formatted microsd card:

raub@monaco:~/dev/android/G1$ unzip DREAIMG-RC29.zip
Archive: DREAIMG-RC29.zip
inflating: DREAIMG.nbh
creating: __MACOSX/
inflating: __MACOSX/._DREAIMG.nbh
raub@monaco:~/dev/android/G1$ rsync -av DREAIMG.nbh /media/littleguy/
sending incremental file list
DREAIMG.nbh

sent 91575625 bytes received 31 bytes 6783381.93 bytes/sec
total size is 91564352 speedup is 1.00
raub@monaco:~/dev/android/G1$ ls -lh /media/littleguy/
total 88M
-rw-r--r-- 1 raub users 88M 2010-10-20 15:26 DREAIMG.nbh
raub@monaco:~/dev/android/G1$ md5sum DREAIMG.nbh /media/littleguy/DREAIMG.nbh
53840b90a0fe1bfab19fab8ef8fb9724 DREAIMG.nbh
53840b90a0fe1bfab19fab8ef8fb9724 /media/littleguy/DREAIMG.nbh
raub@monaco:~/dev/android/G1$

Boot in boot loader mode (power + camera button). Got screen showing:

DREAIMG.nbh -

BOOTLOADER -
RECOVERY -
BOOT -
SPLASH1 -
SYSTEM -
USERDATA -
RADIO_V2 -

Press power button
to start update image

Press action button
to cancel update image


I press the power button but screen does not change/react/tell me it is
doing something. I can leave it alone -- and it has been running for 2h --
but I do not know if something is even happening. Is that normal? If not,
what is going on?

[jatintan007]

dera sir,
i m not able to root my htc g1 i formated card and place DREAIMG.nbh

updating sreen apears
but "NOT ALLOWED"
appears no again 4 colour sreen apperars.. serial no 0 dispalying on green part
so rooting dnt happend

i m having

built no: drc 92


i m dieing to update my phn to 2.2 help me out pls any one

[otto68]

what can i do if the phone does not let me enter settings cause it is stuck on google sign in and can´t go to settings

[yo9gnc]

come on! this post is pretty old. it was perfect a few years. but now just try "universal androot" application. i think it is on the market, too. one click and you have root right.what to do
what can i do if the phone does not let me enter settings cause it is stuck on google sign in and can´t go to settings what version of android ? 1.0 ? 1.1? 1.5? 1.6? for any higher one you have no excuse :) there is a post with "skipping sign in for no data plan".

[shahabsiddiqui]

thanks brother keep it up

[kwrose14]

Is there a way to spoof that your phone is rooted so that it can not be detected and you still have the ability to install non-root applications on a rooted android?

Thank you for any input on this.

Does anybody know??

[toyoki]

thennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[crz6662]

Is there a way to spoof that your phone is rooted so that it can not be detected and you still have the ability to install non-root applications on a rooted android?

Thank you for any input on this.


Doesn't matter if your rooted, you can install any "non-rooted" app at any time. The only issue is if the app doesn't install, you probably need a newer operating system version. I've just recently started getting message on my rooted G1 running HTCClay's SuperFast 1.6, "Can't install this application on this phone" which I would think has to do with the OS version and/or the phones hardware.
Lot of times these days, devs aren't designing thier apps for the lower android versions.

[kwrose14]

Doesn't matter if your rooted, you can install any "non-rooted" app at any time. The only issue is if the app doesn't install, you probably need a newer operating system version. I've just recently started getting message on my rooted G1 running HTCClay's SuperFast 1.6, "Can't install this application on this phone" which I would think has to do with the OS version and/or the phones hardware.
Lot of times these days, devs aren't designing thier apps for the lower android versions.

What about applications that are designed to check if the phone is rooted or not, is there a way to spoof that or fool the application into detecting the phone is manufacturer OS and not rooted with a customized OS?

Thanks for any input.

[SirJangly]

I just did the downgrade process. When I know try to sign into gmail so I can begin the telnet step, it says it can't connect to the servers. I did not have any issues using the phone before this. What can I do? :(

[SirJangly]

Anyone? :(

[shadowch31]

Anyone? :(

Come speak to me on irc and I'll see if I can help you, easier than chatting in here.

[yo9gnc]

Anyone? :(do you have apn configured (menu key->settings on the signin screen)? and what`s the target? what do you want to do ? and why did you downgraded? you know, that that`s not the easiest way to root your phone, anymore. so, you may upgrade it from developer.htc.com signed rom until android 1.6 and then root it using universal androot.
then, flash recovery/radio/spl/custom rom.

[richuu]

I've done a lot of reading here guys, and I'm struggling.

A couple of months back, I rooted and flashed my UK Hero - Androot, recovery from terminal, and flashing a ROM and kernel from recovery. Nice and easy. Now I'm looking to do my wife's G1 and either I'm missing something, or there's not a noob howto, or it's a PITA. Anyone point me in the right direction please?

Actually, should mention, it's a UK T-Mo G1, RC92. I think my main sticking point is do I need to downgrade before Recovery and flash? Androo worked fine on the G1...

[mefiho]

i have htc dream with built number DRC92.. what i have to do when i want root some new rom..?

[aneeqsohaib]

my g1 is stuck on the start screen and i can't sign in on my gmail account because i don't have a T-Mobile Sim card and i can't connect to the internet what should i do need??????????

need help please!!!!

[crz6662]

Is it possible to hit a free wifi spot ? Coffee shop, etc.

[gcp72]

my g1 is stuck on the start screen and i can't sign in on my gmail account because i don't have a T-Mobile Sim card and i can't connect to the internet what should i do need??????????

need help please!!!!

I have exactly the same problem! I can't connect my g1 to the Internet by sim card!

Any idea? Can I return to my preview 1.6 without brick my phone?:confused:

Thanks in advance!

[gcp72]

Hello!

I have solved this problem with adb. You can enter to your wifi g1 settings and connect the phone to the internet by wifi, and sign in your gmail account.

There are different howtodo, for example this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=452316), but I have followed another from taringa.

Bye!

[sevensaints]

loving it...

to root
to hack
to flash.

[drjat]

First Q: If i am using Amon recovery-RA-dream-v1.5.2.img then should i rename it to recovery.img before moving it to sd-card. Should i be using the newest version of Amon recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0?

Second Q: Do I still use the Hard SPL provided in first post OR Have THINGS PROGRESSED? If so, which Hspl should be used?

Third Q:

And now, the last step! You are still running an old version of Android, but you want to upgrade to the latest and greatest update! You can do this, and not lose root by downloading modified versions of the updates.

First, choose a modified image from the list below:

ADP1.1: (md5: bacc58302e0b239d66c7bcc8db6c434b)
http://jf.odiness.com/v1.41/JFv1.41_ADP1.1_BuildEnvironment.tar.gz
http://android-dls.com/forum/index.php?f=24&t=241&rb_v=viewtopic
http://andblogs.net/2009/01/jesusfrekes-14-images-are-out/

RC33: (md5: f24b6c237775147cb4bc42efc2393973)
http://jf.odiness.com/v1.41/JFv1.41_RC33_BuildEnvironment.tar.gz
http://android-dls.com/forum/index.php?f=24&t=241&rb_v=viewtopic
http://andblogs.net/2009/02/new-rc33-based-images-from-jesusfreke/

RC8: (md5: de2d0d34adbb4015ee3aa5e4e7ca3c07)
http://jf.odiness.com/v1.41/JFv1.41_RC8_BuildEnvironment.tar.gz
http://android-dls.com/forum/index.php?f=24&t=241&rb_v=viewtopic
http://andblogs.net/2009/01/jesusfrekes-14-images-are-out/



Download the image.
Rename it to update.zip.
Copy it to your phone's SD card.
Turn your phone off.
Start up in recovery mode by holding Home and pressing Power.
Press alt-W to wipe your device. (You need to do this, or the device may hang at the flashing Android screen)
Press alt-S to apply the update.


And that's it! Remember to check the links up top to learn how to use root to do the advanced things I mentioned.

First, choose a modified image from the list below: How do i do that? I am guessing RC8 but I see on this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=475381) thread that JFv1.43 for UK RC9 is also available.
Which one should i use for UK Tmobile G1. Pointing towards the download link would be much appreciated :D

Also: In this last step I am confused :confused: wether I am supposed to use the 'downloads' or 'build enviornments'.

I would also like to say that I want to flash the updated image/rom which does not require the initial registration process as my sim card does not have data enabled.
I was able to bypass this at the initiall step by using adb but this doesn't work builds higher than rc7.

[jaestreetss]

im good with rooting g2x, g2, evo shift, galaxy prevail....those are all under my belt..been rooting for a year n im in nyc..pm me

Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App

[ldrifta]

sadly i've only had a G1 to work on, but im experienced in 'rooting' just never had the money to afford something better to play with...

[stylez]

Rooted/HSPL Build DRC92 problem i have is that i can flash CWM via ROM Manger but after boot it's no longer there and comes up with a warning image, can flash again to get into CWM but p.i.t.a any help would be much appreciated.

[elmanortega]

dream_devphone-userdebug 1.5 crb21 147201 test-keys



can i root??????

[legitimate007]

Reserved for future posting
after third command line, it says cannot find recovery.img. any suggestions?

---------- Post added at 01:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:14 PM ----------

I had root already but it got stuck on the g1 screen . I tried everything I could think of, and then decided to the the dreaming.nbh and now I have it down to the 1.0 version, and after putting the two files on my card and going to telnet, the first two commands do fine, then after the third command it says it cannot find the recovery imager(or it cannot open the recovery image.) this sucks. any suggestions?

[elmanortega]

dream_devphone-userdebug 1.5 crb21 147201 test-keys



can i root??????

guys help please

[Scrip]

dream_devphone-userdebug 1.5 crb21 147201 test-keys



can i root??????

you are already 'rooted'
you just need to read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831139

[elmanortega]

you are already 'rooted'
you just need to read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831139

thanks man
i see
can you help me out wit it i dont want to brick my device
thanks

[codeDevil]

Why should you root your Dream/G1?

You can install a full Linux distribution, like Debian. (http://www.saurik.com/id/10)
You can run applications that require root, like Screenshot (http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008/11/android-screenshot-application.html) and Auto Rotate your Browser (http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008/12/auto-rotate-for-android-browser.html) and or any other application (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=451139).
You can install the latest Android build directly from the Android source tree (http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008/12/building-android-source-and-deploying.html).
Customize your boot image. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=456071)
Create full backups (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459830) of the state of your phone.
Create custom ROMs. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=466174)
Install Applications to your SD Card to save space. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=462882)
Use your phone as a tether (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=443025&highlight=tether) to connect your computer/laptop to the internet.
Turn your phone into a wireless router (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444004) that provides internet access.


Well, hopefully one of those reasons convinced you to get root access on your phone!


Preparing to Get Root on your Phone
Getting root on your phone involves exploiting a security hole that existed in an early version of Android. The versions with the security holes are known as RC19, RC28, and RC29 (or RC7 or lower for UK phones). As of RC30 (RC8 on UK), Google patched the security hole so that your phone can not be rooted (don't worry, we can still root it!).
To check your version, go to the Home Screen, click your menu button, choose "Settings", and then click "About phone". You will then see the following screen:
http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1RootWalkthrough/RC30.png

If you have US-RC30/UK-RC8 or higher, you will first need to downgrade your phone to a previous version. (Skip these steps otherwise)

Format your phone's SD card to FAT32 mode:

Hook your phone up to your computer using a USB cable and then wait for the notification to show up in your title bar of your phone.
Click the notification, and then click "Mount".
A new removable disk should show up on your computer. Right click it and select Format, and select FAT32 as the file system type.

Download and unzip the RC29 (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EMY1HIVU)or RC7 (http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/DREAMIMG-RC7.zip) image file. Copy the DREAIMG.nbh file to the SD card. (RC29 for US, RC7 is for UK)
Turn the device power off.
Hold Camera button, and press Power button to entry boot loader mode. You should see a gray/white screen with instructions to flash your phone with the update on your SD card. If you don't see that, make sure you followed the instructions properly.
As per the on-screen instructions, press the Power button to start upgrade procedure. DO NOT DO ANYTHING TO INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS.
After it is finished, perform the restart your phone.



Rooting your RC29 or lower phone:
On RC29 phones and lower, anything you type into your keyboard is also being run in a hidden console with root permissions. More information regarding that at the bottom of this post. But, to get root access, do the following:

Instructions:

Download recovery.img (http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1RootWalkthrough/recovery.img) or the new version by Amon recovery-RA-dream-v1.5.2.img (http://www.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=amon_ra/RECOVERY/&file=recovery-RA-dream-v1.5.2.img) and copy it to your SD card (see the previous instructions on how to copy from your computer to your Phone's SD card).
Download the Hard SPL (http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1RootWalkthrough/HardSPL/update.zip) and copy the zip file to the SD card.
All files must be on the root of your SD card.
Restart your phone. Wait for your phone to start up fully and show the home screen.
After your phone starts up, hit the enter key twice, type "telnetd" and press enter. (Yes, it will start up a contact search, don't worry. Just type it.)
Download an Android "Telnet" application from the Market and connect to localhost.
If you connect successfully, you will have a root prompt "#".
Type the following into Telnet (these commands will give you root access easier in the future):

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd sdcard
flash_image recovery recovery.img
cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img

Now you have root!

What To Do Now That You Have Root
Now that you have root, you will want to apply "Hard SPL" to your phone. HardSPL is what will allow you to apply flash images from other regions (like UK on US phones, and vice versa), create full backups of your phone, install the latest build from the Android source, and usually resurrect your phone if it is "bricked". You have already downloaded the file to your SD card, so now you can apply it.


Power off your phone.
Start up in recovery mode by holding home and pressing power.
You will now enter recovery mode. You should see an exclamation.
If you do not see a menu on screen, press Alt-L to show the menu.
Press Alt-S to apply the update from the SD card.
After the update is complete, hold Home and press Back to restart.


And now, the last step! You are still running an old version of Android, but you want to upgrade to the latest and greatest update! You can do this, and not lose root by downloading modified versions of the updates.

First, choose a modified image from the list below:

ADP1.1: (md5: bacc58302e0b239d66c7bcc8db6c434b)
http://jf.odiness.com/v1.41/JFv1.41_ADP1.1_BuildEnvironment.tar.gz
http://android-dls.com/forum/index.php?f=24&t=241&rb_v=viewtopic
http://andblogs.net/2009/01/jesusfrekes-14-images-are-out/

RC33: (md5: f24b6c237775147cb4bc42efc2393973)
http://jf.odiness.com/v1.41/JFv1.41_RC33_BuildEnvironment.tar.gz
http://android-dls.com/forum/index.php?f=24&t=241&rb_v=viewtopic
http://andblogs.net/2009/02/new-rc33-based-images-from-jesusfreke/

RC8: (md5: de2d0d34adbb4015ee3aa5e4e7ca3c07)
http://jf.odiness.com/v1.41/JFv1.41_RC8_BuildEnvironment.tar.gz
http://android-dls.com/forum/index.php?f=24&t=241&rb_v=viewtopic
http://andblogs.net/2009/01/jesusfrekes-14-images-are-out/



Download the image.
Rename it to update.zip.
Copy it to your phone's SD card.
Turn your phone off.
Start up in recovery mode by holding Home and pressing Power.
Press alt-W to wipe your device. (You need to do this, or the device may hang at the flashing Android screen)
Press alt-S to apply the update.


And that's it! Remember to check the links up top to learn how to use root to do the advanced things I mentioned.


I cant downgrade it shows me NOT ALLOWED why? help please

[Manek49]

Hi, sorry but I don't have time to read the whole thread :-) I'm trying to root my friend's G1. I succesfully downgraded to RC7, but when I write commands into telnet app, nothing happend, there is no superuser app, what I'm doing wrong?

[demkantor]

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Dream:_Rooting
follow this link and youll be fine

[yo9gnc]

Hi, sorry but I don't have time to read the whole thread :-) I'm trying to root my friend's G1. I succesfully downgraded to RC7, but when I write commands into telnet app, nothing happend, there is no superuser app, what I'm doing wrong?downgrade is obsolete.
just to root you may want to use SuperOneClick (http://shortfuse.org/?page_id=2) for example. the above cyanogen tutorial is also a very good start ( not only for rooting ).

[darkmystel]

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Dream:_Rooting
follow this link and youll be fine
Download recovery.img or the new version by Amon recovery-RA-dream-v1.5.2.img and copy it to your SD card (see the previous instructions on how to copy from your computer to your Phone's SD card).
Download the Hard SPL and copy the zip file to the SD card.
All files must be on the root of your SD card.
Restart your phone. Wait for your phone to start up fully and show the home screen.
After your phone starts up, hit the enter key twice, type "telnetd" and press enter. (Yes, it will start up a contact search, don't worry. Just type it.)
Download an Android "Telnet" application from the Market and connect to localhost.
If you connect successfully, you will have a root prompt "#".
Type the following into Telnet (these commands will give you root access easier in the future):
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd sdcard
flash_image recovery recovery.img
cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img
Now you have root!

i'm not able to do this step as it says connection refused
but also the phone is showing

userdebug 1.5crb21

in build number

[demkantor]

Use amonra 1.7.0 when in telnet just type
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

After this turn off phone and boot into recovery, flash radio then spl then rom here

Look at that link again I think you have two guides combined the link is in your post is the one to follow

Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

[darkmystel]

Use amonra 1.7.0 when in telnet just type
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

After this turn off phone and boot into recovery, flash radio then spl then rom here

Look at that link again I think you have two guides combined the link is in your post is the one to follow

Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

this is the problem bro

Download an Android "Telnet" application from the Market and connect to localhost.
If you connect successfully, you will have a root prompt "#".

^ i'm not able to connect into telnet
its giving error
connection refused :(

[demkantor]

did you flash the dreaming.nbh? you need to be on firmware 1.0

you can have telnet already downloaded from market

be on the home screen, open keyboard, hit <enter> twice
then type <telned>
then close keyboard
press home button
open telnet
click ok (or whatever it says)
when your in what looks like a terminal
type:
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
then you will have a pause and ## pops up
now power off and boot into recovery


if these steps dont work you are adding/skipping something