[DUMP] G1 Blaze (G2 prototype)

[reukiodo]

As mentioned on IRC a long time ago, here is the dump of the G2 prototype, called 'G1 Blaze'

I'm not sure how useful this is now, but I thought I'd put it up for everyone's curiosity. Please feel free to mirror elsewhere.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1pGU044HRD_RTlOR1lialN0b0k

 

[captainreynolds]

Very interesting. Was planning on sleeping. That is now postponed.

Thanks for this!

 

[johrie]

Why on earth didn't they keep the black it looks so much better then this sort of grey

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[NeverGone\RU]

mmcblk0, file size: 4GB.
"The missing 2GB", episode 2?
Guessing that eMMC was partitioned in MLC mode on this one.

So, the differences are: black housing, secondary mic, AMOLED screen, 4GB of internal memory. Anything else?
And that would be an even more awesome device if HTC released it without these changes.

 

[masterismos]

is here wrong place to post it?

 

[NeverGone\RU]

is here wrong place to post it?

Can you explain why? Development section is the right one for this thing IMO.

 

[masterismos]

Can you explain why? Development section is the right one for this thing IMO.

the torrent file is the rom? about the google drive when i press the link nothing downloads. im saying that i dont see smth for development (rom,mod,tweaks,etc) sorry if im wrong. i see only info.

 

[NeverGone\RU]

the torrent file is the rom? about the google drive when i press the link nothing downloads. im saying that i dont see smth for development (rom,mod,tweaks,etc) sorry if im wrong. i see only info.

It's not a ROM. Read the thread title.
It's a DUMP from the G2 PROTOTYPE.
It contains all partitions' dump, including HBoot (v.0.55.2000 ENG, never seen before), Radio, System and all the other things.
And BTW I downloaded it and everything's fine for me.
Copied this file to my Dropbox as a mirror.

@OP: Can you provide some more photos of the device (or maybe side-by-side ones that you've talked about on IRC)? I'm VERY interested in PCB photos, but if you don't want to disassemble the phone, it's up to you

 

[ptaylor09]

(/QUOTE)So, the differences are: black housing, secondary mic, AMOLED screen, 4GB of internal memory. Anything else?
And that would be an even more awesome device if HTC released it without these changes.[/QUOTE]

+1 I think they went the wrong direction changing the screen and making it gray instead of black. Idk why they didn't leave it black. It looks f***in sweet black... lol


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[masterismos]

It's not a ROM. Read the thread title.
It's a DUMP from the G2 PROTOTYPE.
It contains all partitions' dump, including HBoot (v.0.55.2000 ENG, never seen before), Radio, System and all the other things.
And BTW I downloaded it and everything's fine for me.
Copied this file to my Dropbox as a mirror.

@OP: Can you provide some more photos of the device (or maybe side-by-side ones that you've talked about on IRC)? I'm VERY interested in PCB photos, but if you don't want to disassemble the phone, it's up to you

ok now i understand. sorry

 

[captainreynolds]

How did you manage this compression? 7.4 GB inside of a 670 MB file?

 

[ChpStcksRlz]

In all curiousity, did the prototype have the Z-hinge?

 

[shellin]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/htc-vision-headed-to-t-mobile-in-new-spy-shot-dubbed-g1-blaze

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/04/htc-vision-with-android-full-qwerty-in-the-wild/

Check it out

 

[xudsa II USERT]

Pretty cool the prototype. Dunno about you guys but I kinda wished our DZs came with an AMOLED screen like that. Wonder what we can do with those files..

 

[reukiodo]

Why on earth didn't they keep the black it looks so much better then this sort of grey

I actually got to speak with the Product Manager for the G2 and she said their market survey indicated the gray/silver color was preferred.

mmcblk0, file size: 4GB.
"The missing 2GB", episode 2?
Guessing that eMMC was partitioned in MLC mode on this one.

So, the differences are: black housing, secondary mic, AMOLED screen, 4GB of internal memory. Anything else?
And that would be an even more awesome device if HTC released it without these changes.

Those are the difference I've noticed.

the torrent file is the rom? about the google drive when i press the link nothing downloads. im saying that i dont see smth for development (rom,mod,tweaks,etc) sorry if im wrong. i see only info.

The torrent was created of the blaze.7z with openbittorrent.com and publicbt.com trackers, as well as the static link to the Google Doc host.

@OP: Can you provide some more photos of the device (or maybe side-by-side ones that you've talked about on IRC)? I'm VERY interested in PCB photos, but if you don't want to disassemble the phone, it's up to you

More photos attached. I don't care about serial numbers. The G2 was sent to China and the G1Blaze is only a test device now.

How did you manage this compression? 7.4 GB inside of a 670 MB file?

Much of the dump is wasted space, and the 2 nandroids are pretty much copies of the dump, so compress to insignificant space.

In all curiousity, did the prototype have the Z-hinge?

The physical design of the G1blaze is pretty much identical to the G2, with the differences called out above.

Pretty cool the prototype. Dunno about you guys but I kinda wished our DZs came with an AMOLED screen like that. Wonder what we can do with those files..

The photos should show the pentile OLED, of which I am not a fan. I already tried to replace the OLED with a G2 LCD and found out the ribbon connectors are not compatible.

 

[captainreynolds]

You are a quote master. Thanks for all of this, really cool! This makes me wish HTC would be making another QWERTY slider like our beloved G2 though

 

[otariq]

Dam I never knew this existed amoled display would've been sick on this phone with that black trim

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[MarkyG82]

Personally I prefer the silver/grey. Look more classy IMO.

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[xhitz]

This makes sooo sad!!
If I knew about this waiting for my G2 I prolly would have been real upset knowing there was always going to be a better version of the phone I loved!!
Tmobile G2 = The overly used silver benz everyone drives!
G1 Blaze = Would have delivered exactly what everyone was expecting! =/
....So much prettier, ....8mb camera w/ stock 2.2?
OP Why did take away so many capabilities? ....and know where I can Buy one? Seriously! ^_^

 

[dhkr234]

This makes sooo sad!!
If I knew about this waiting for my G2 I prolly would have been real upset knowing there was always going to be a better version of the phone I loved!!
Tmobile G2 = The overly used silver benz everyone drives!
G1 Blaze = Would have delivered exactly what everyone was expecting! =/
....So much prettier, ....8mb camera w/ stock 2.2?
OP Why did take away so many capabilities? ....and know where I can Buy one? Seriously! ^_^

I don't see what makes you sad here...
1) this prototype has amoled POS display. SLCD > amoled.
2) Slow performing 4GB internal storage vs FAST performing 2GB. I'll take the faster anyday, since the device supports external add-on.
3) If by "8mb" you mean "8 MP", I don't see anything indicating such.
4) Ugly painted black plain prototype. Easy to scratch off paint and would quickly look like junk. They paint prototypes like that to make them nondescript.

What we have is basically *superior* to this prototype. The next step up is the HTC DOUBLESHOT.