You had it right. The image file should be named DREAIMG.nbh not DREAMIMG.nbh as it says in the short instructions. The bootloader looks for DREAIMG.nbh or DREADIAG.nbh (a diagnostic image).
So I grabbed the image, it gave me an OK for all parts of the status and when it asked me to hit the action key, the phone rebooted, sort of.
I am now sitting at a screen with rainbow colors, and the screen reads:
DREA100 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.0000
CPLD-4
RADIO-1.22.12.29
Sep 2 2008
Serial0
In order to get the phone off, I have to pull the battery.
Now, like a baboon, I did not ensure the image was named DREAMIMG as it was named DREAIMG yet still reported success. Now it will not let me get back into camera+power to reimage the phone with a renamed DREAMIMG file.
Any ideas? I have no shame and would find it entertaining to bring this to T-Mobile and ask for help if that's what it comes to
Edit: UPDATE
It made it beyond that wonderful color screen, to the G1 screen, and now I am at the andriod screen for the initial phone setup. Sure enough, RC29 here I am.
I am tempted though, to do this again with the correctly named dream image for sanity's sake...not like it took forever to get done.
I'll report back later if anything else goes odd!
I am having the same problem sitting on the same screen as our
what did you do to solve it??
i believe his problem was either his sdcard was not formatted fat32 or he "named the nbh file NBH" the zips you download just extract as and make sure ur card is fat32 then happy rooting
Did you extract the zip file. Inside of it is the DREAIMG.nbh. I found that out after doing some digging last night. And to Sistum Id, try downloading the droidsans app, and remount the /system folder.
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all i had to do is remove my battery and start the phone again
can anyone help on how to install the recovery image
I did read the instructions on how to do it
and i am clueless
can anyone help me out step by step plzz
i really want to install an modded RC 30 update
can anyone help on how to install the recovery image
I did read the instructions on how to do it
and i am clueless
can anyone help me out step by step plzz
i really want to install an modded RC 30 update
I tried that but it doesn't work because I don't have the telnet client from the app store because i cannot get past the initial set up to get there. By initital set up I mean (click the android to begin), my gmail gets rejected because i do not have t-mobile. I also tried using a friends t-mobile sim card and the same thing happened with the rejection of my gmail because they do not have the t-mobile data package on their plan. Any help for any of this??
i too had no idea what does that mean, so i just pulled out my battery and put it back, when i turned it on, guess what ? it worked.
however, i too am curios to know what does that soft reset means. anyone ?
You should read this!
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=443797
I was new @ this too, but that post help me a lot in getting roots.
I figured it was fine as the process completed
Thanks for the clarification!I yanked the battery, let it sit for about a minute, plopped it back in and now it is fine.
rc30 jf1.3 and eng bootloader are happily residing on my phone. Now to get my web cache onto my sd card.
hi
The link to the rc7 is no longer valid. Will the rc29 work on a UK model or do I have to use rc7? Is there any chance someone can re-upload the rc7 file? Thanks.
The link to the rc7 is no longer valid. Will the rc29 work on a UK model or do I have to use rc7? Is there any chance someone can re-upload the rc7 file? Thanks.
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It is there, just wrong file name
http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/DREAMIMG-RC7.zip
you could have seen this by just going to the G1 directory in your browser
http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/
Mike
http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/DREAMIMG-RC7.zip
you could have seen this by just going to the G1 directory in your browser
http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/
Mike
How do I format the sd card 32?
And when I download the dreaming file to my g1 it says this type of download is not supported on the g1
Help plzzz
And when I download the dreaming file to my g1 it says this type of download is not supported on the g1
Help plzzz
how do i format the SD card to FAT 32?
i tried to download the RC29 link multiple times and i receive the same "the content you are trying to download is not supported on the G1" error
Help plzz
i tried to download the RC29 link multiple times and i receive the same "the content you are trying to download is not supported on the G1" error
Help plzz
Newbie question: Is there a way to have 2 different versions of the OS installed at the same time and you can select which one via a boot loader?
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8Why should you root your Dream/G1?
- You can install a full Linux distribution, like Debian.
- You can run applications that require root, like Screenshot and Auto Rotate your Browser and or any other application.
- You can install the latest Android build directly from the Android source tree.
- Customize your boot image.
- Create full backups of the state of your phone.
- Create custom ROMs.
- Install Applications to your SD Card to save space.
- Use your phone as a tether to connect your computer/laptop to the internet.
- Turn your phone into a wireless router 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:
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 or RC7 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 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
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.1
So, I have a Dev Phone1, and stupidly let it apply an OTA update to 1.5. It appears that this (of course) didn't use the rooted version, so here I sit with a Dev phone that's not rooted on version 1.5. My question is does this procedure work with 1.5? My thoughts are to use this to downgrade it to a rooted version of RC33, then get JF's 1.5 build.
Sound about right?1
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