Help?! Bricked? I hope not...

[cmsullivan09]

Okay I have HTC Dream(G1) it's rooted with the Flash Android 1.6 & CyanogenMod 4.2.5/4.1.9999 I was in the process of updating it to the HERO ROM but I didn't upload the SPL, I can get to the Recovery screen an BOOT screen, but it's stuck on the G1 screen, does anybody have any experience in this? oh yeah I was wondering if I used a sd card reader would I be able to load all the right things on there then just put the sd card back into the phone an fix it from there?

any help would be appreciated

[thefran1996]

yes, you can do that

[ggrant3876]

You are just soft bricked, put a rom on your card and reflash. Should fix it.

[cmsullivan09]

so do I have to put the SPL on the card first?

[hondamx525]

No reflash the rom that you were using before. The only thing that CAN brick your phone is flashing an SPL so be careful.

[cmsullivan09]

Could somebody send me a link like a walkthrough cuz I figured out most of this but im stuck on what to do, after I get a memory card reader, should I just load it all over it again basically going back to the RC29 an trying to re-root it? sorry for being all noobish just trying to understand where i messed up at

[Skatturbrain]

HERO roms are 1.5 so it wont work if you already are using a 1.6 ROM... I tried and it wouldn't load into Android either...

[cmsullivan09]

an F.Y.I.

these are the guides that I used

For the root: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod

For the Loading of the HTC ROM: http://www.youtube.com/user/thegadgetpro#p/u/11/9bu2MoVRxSE


if that helps witht the best ansawer because im basically retarted on how I messed up

[cmsullivan09]

HERO roms are 1.5 so it wont work if you already are using a 1.6 ROM... I tried and it wouldn't load into Android either...


sooo again people excuse the stupidity but what does that mean? even better what does flashing the rom mean sorry guys :o

[maek_it_happen]

if u get a card reader , jus load a cyan rom , wipe then flash ,




if u attempt another hero flash , remember u need a mirco sdhc card and REMEMBER ! RADIO FIRST THEN SPL !, and follow these procedures


wipe/phone data reset
wipe/repartition (ext2 partition and linux swap partition)
pull battery
load rom with card reader
now boot to recovery
wipe/phone data reset
flash the hero rom
reboot
wait
now ur there



if u get a boot loop on the hero boot img u missed a step

[maek_it_happen]

Re: Help?! Bricked? I hope not...
HERO roms are 1.5 so it wont work if you already are using a 1.6 ROM...

i did ,i don't know wut ur talkin about

[cmsullivan09]

okay my biggest problem it would seem is that i have no clue what flashing is? an you may wonder how the hell i got to where im at without knowing that an the answer is i have no clue

[maek_it_happen]

okay my biggest problem it would seem is that i have no clue what flashing is? an you may wonder how the hell i got to where im at without knowing that an the answer is i have no clue

here is a good guide from xda i have modified slightly to make it more current FOLLOW EVERYTHING EXACTLY MORE IMPORTANTLY RADIO FIRST THEN SPL AND MAKE SURE U HAVE A PVT BOARD !



Question Index:


All answers for the above questions and more are listed below.


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[Q] What is Hero/Rosie/Sense UI?

[A] The Rosie/Sense UI is a User Inerface created by HTC using the Android OS and made Android seem beautiful and amazing. From all the widgets to the eye candy and to the social network intergration, Rosie/Sense UI shows what Android should have been when it started. For a promo go here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTDSfbcbBU

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[Q] Do I need to have Root?

[A] Yes.

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[Q] Do i NEED the new Radio and SPL?

[A] Yes, you MUST have the new Radio AND SPL

To install:

Things you need:

New SPL - Download
New Radio - Download
Your Current ROM - wich ever hero rom u would like
SD Card Reader
Rooted G1 Phone
Computer
USB Cable
Patience

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Install Radio FIRST

Download the Radio Update
Rename it to update.zip
Remove your SD Card from your phone and place it in your SD Card Reader
Put the update.zip at the root of your SDcard (root = not in any folder)
Insert your sdcard back into the phone
Turn off your phone (Hold power and press Power Off)
Hold the Home button and then press the power button (Keep holding power)
You will now enter recovery
Open up your keyboard and press Alt-S
Let it finish the update
When done reboot by pressing Home and Back
You should be able to access your Home screen (If its stuck on the Google G1 screen dont panic, just remove your battery for now)

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Installing the new SPL

Note: To update you must have a PVT board. To Check go into fastboot (Power and Camera and check) Thanks persiansown

Take your SD Card out again and plug it into the pc
Remove the update.zip that you put in there
Download your current Rom or any other ROM that you want. I suggest CyanogenMod 3.6
Download the SPL Update
Rename the SPL Update to update.zip
Remove your SD Card from your phone and place it in your SD Card Reader
Put the update.zip at the root of your SDcard (root = not in any folder)
Insert your sdcard back into the phone
Turn off your phone (Hold power and press Power Off) or put your battery back in and turn it on
Hold the Home button and then press the power button (Keep holding power)
You will now enter recovery
Open up your keyboard and press Alt-S
Let it finish the update
Now it will reboot on its own back to recovery
Reboot again by pressing Home + Back
Your phone will be stuck on the T-Mobile G1 Screen (Again DONT FREAK)
Remove the battery from your phone
Remove your SD Card and plug it back into your computer
Take the ROM that you downloaded and rename it update.zip
Remove the update.zip that was on your SD Card and put this new one it
Put the battery back into your phone
Enter recovery (Home + Power)
Press Alt+s to update
Let it finish
Press Home + Back to reboot
Thats it! You now have your new SPL and Radio

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[Q] Do i need Cyanogen's Recovery Image?

[A] No, but its recommended.

To install:

Download the recovery image HERE

Place the cm-recovery-1.4.img file in the root of your SD Card (Root = not in any folder)

Go back to your phone (Dont forget to unmount)

Open terminal and type in the following

Code:

su (wait for a screen to popup and press "allow")
flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.4.img

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[Q] Do i need a formatted SD Card with EXT2/3 Partition

[A] No, but you should. It will make Hero and Rosie run much smoother and MUCH faster with NO lag.

How to partition your SD card from console (This requires the cyanogen recovery 1.3.1+)

Example for my 8GB card.

Reboot and enter recovery (home+power) then go to console. Enter the below pressing "enter" after each line.

Code:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print (to verfiy we know what size card we are dealing with. Mine was 8166 read below if yours is different)
rm 1 (if you had more than 1 partition you would want to rm them as well)
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 7622
mkpartfs primary ext2 7622 8134
mkpartfs primary linux-swap 8134 8166
quit
upgrade_fs
recovery
if your card isn't 8166 when you type print then you will need to modify those numbers to match your card size. You basically work back to figure out the totals. To figure it out, start with your cards total size. For example 8166 total, subtract 32 for swap (8134) minus 512 for ext (7622) the rest will go to fat32. Each partition starts where the other left off.

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[Q] How do i install a Hero Rom?

[A] Download a Hero Rom, i suggest mlign's , kingklik , or my fav sensehero



Boot into recovery (Home + Power)
(THESE ARE THE STEPS I LIKE TO FOLLOW)
PLACE ROM IN THE ROOT OF YOUR SD CARD(root = not in any folder)
1-WIPE/PHONE DATA RESET
2-WIPE PARTITIONS
3-REPARTITION (pull battery it keeps a the wipe clean)
4-LOAD ROM TO ROOT OF SD CARD WITH A CARD READER !
5-PUT SD INTO PHONE AND BOOT TO RECOVERY
6-WIPE/PHONE DATA RESET AGAIN (IMPORTANT)
7-FLASH ROM
8-WAIT UR AT THE G1 SCREEN
9-NOW UR AT THE HERO SCREEN WITH THE LIL CHARACTER POPIN OUT
10-NOW UR AT THE HTC SCREEN IF ALL GOES WELL (the shine should be smooth)
11-U ARE LOADED UP



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[Q] Is Apps2SD done automatically?

[A] Yes.

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[Q] How do i reformat my EXT2/3 Patition before flashing a New ROM?

[A] These commands are from console

parted /dev/block/mmcblk0

rm * (* is wut ever # partition ur attempting to wipe ex. "rm 2")

then repartition as u have beforehand



[Q] Is a class 6 sdcard required?

[A] No, but it will improve speed and performance especially when using swaper

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[Q] How do i know what class my SDHC Card is?

[A] Only SDHC cards have classes! To know what class your SDHC Card is just look at it

[cmsullivan09]

Okay last quest folks, by the way thank you so much maek_it_happen, im pretty sure I have the current radio version already installed, well at least it says I do when I hold power an the camara button, should (2.22.19.26I) I redo this step just incase or just go straight to the SPL I dont want to proceed untill I know forsure cause i'm really not trying to brick my phone

[cmsullivan09]

Drea100 PVT 32B
hboot-0.95.0000
cpld-4
RADIO-3.22.19.26I

thats what it reads, once I press camera power if that helps

[maek_it_happen]

Have the correct radio jus follow the steps to install spl U got to remember not many ppl on this site run hero they run cyan , its a lil diff to installl

[cmsullivan09]

Copying files....
E:Can't symlink /system/ xbin/[
E:Failure at line 58:symlink /system/xbin/bb/busybox
SYSTEM:xbin/[Installation aborted.

What the hell did I do wrong

[maek_it_happen]

is that when tryin to flash the spl ?

[maek_it_happen]

load the spl from haykuro , let it reboot and all that take ur time and be patient

[cmsullivan09]

thats with trying to flash the ROM, I think i'm not on the most uptodate SPL Though thats what someone else said because now I am getting this message(Can't chown/mod /system/xbin ( no such file or directory ) E: Failure at line 12: set_perm_recursive 0 2000 0755 06755 SYSTEM:xbin) an this is what they recommended

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1. Get the JF 1.43 recovery image from JF Andblog|rename to update.zip|Alt+S to install

2. Verify you have the latest SPL 1.33.2005 by holding camera button on R side of G1 while pressing Power button, if HBoot does not read 1.33.2005; then you need to get latest SPL

3. Obtain your favourite HERO Rom, and flash away.

I have a hero rom now and its working great :D)

[maek_it_happen]

thats with trying to flash the rom, i think i'm not on the most uptodate spl though thats what someone else said because now i am getting this message(can't chown/mod /system/xbin ( no such file or directory ) e: Failure at line 12: Set_perm_recursive 0 2000 0755 06755 system:xbin) an this is what they recommended

(
1. Get the jf 1.43 recovery image from jf andblog|rename to update.zip|alt+s to install

2. Verify you have the latest spl 1.33.2005 by holding camera button on r side of g1 while pressing power button, if hboot does not read 1.33.2005; then you need to get latest spl

3. Obtain your favourite hero rom, and flash away.

I have a hero rom now and its working great :d)

are you on hero or is that from the post ? ...do u see that u have the spl ?

[maek_it_happen]

are they recommending u to downgrade ?

[daha25]

Could somebody help me. My stupid sister deleted all my sms's from my G1. Is there something I can do to restore them?????????

[cmsullivan09]

are you on hero or is that from the post ? ...do u see that u have the spl ?


thats from the post an I flashed spl, well i think that I did, when I go to the Camara+power mode there's three androids on skateboards so im guessing thats spl

[maek_it_happen]

Wut does it say for hboot when u press power camera

[cmsullivan09]

THis is evrything that it says
DrA100 PVT 32BHSPL10.95.3000
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.26I
Oct 20 2008

[cmsullivan09]

Okay downloaded the new SPL that you recommended an tried putting the newest MLIGN that I could find on there, the installation was complete! but......it's still stuck on the g1 screen

[cmsullivan09]

Never mind it works you are the best!!!!!thank you so much!...

[simms22]

thanks for the help maek_it_happen :D

[cmsullivan09]

AGREED you deserve an award for your patience with me

[maek_it_happen]

its all good homie , and yea simms u do need a hand the odd time so here i wus . sullivan how u like those widgets ..?

[simms22]

its all good homie , and yea simms u do need a hand the odd time so here i wus . sullivan how u like those widgets ..?

you were more right than you think , i really do need that HAND right now(mines broken) ;)
http://i34.tinypic.com/xefj9j.jpg

[maek_it_happen]

oh serious , wut happened