Regain root access of your G1 with leaked RC29 firmware

[constellanation]

Some of these features aren't "realized" yet. Root only makes them possible, but since root is only now available for many people, there hasn't been a lot of time to mess with it.

That said, already there are theming HOW-TOs and instructions for installing cupcake, as well as how to tether (which is basically using your phone as a modem to "pass through" your phone's internet to a laptop), turn on auto-rotate, prevent T-Mobile from auto-"upgrading" the phone, install Debian Linux, install and run apps off your SD-Card, etc.

Now that root is available to many more people, I expect to see more sophisticated and user-friendly applications, modifications, etc. to appear.

W

where's the link for moving caches to the sdcard? seriously though where is it, that and that alone may make me do this...

[danguyf]

Here's a thread on moving the caches to the sdcard:
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f...g-cache-10201/

[constellanation]

thanks dan and waldo! loads o info in those two posts

[danguyf]

Delete or replace official Google applications you don't want (e.g., lose Amazon stuff, update browser, use K9 instead of Mail, etc.)

Can I just go in and delete packages, like the Amazon MP3 one? What about myFaves?

[android_futurist]

I think many are missing the point. Root access gives developers more options in creating apps. Thus if you have root access, you can install powerful apps that you wouldn't be able to otherwise. But unless you know how to write the code yourself, you gotta wait for someone else to actually develop the new apps.

[savant]

Does anyone with root access have the T-Mobile MyFaves app they can upload somewhere? I have a dev G1 (an actual one) with T-Mobile and it would be nice to have this app.

[foxdie]

I've mirrored these 2 files just incase people can't get them from megaupload;

RC29 (for US): http://trackmygps.co.uk/files/US-RC29.zip
RC7 (for UK): http://trackmygps.co.uk/files/UK-RC7.zip

[XDViPeR]

I've mirrored these 2 files just incase people can't get them from megaupload;

RC29 (for US): http://trackmygps.co.uk/files/US-RC29.zip
RC7 (for UK): http://trackmygps.co.uk/files/UK-RC7.zip

Thank you, the link I got from XDA is slow as hell! Thanks

[juice]

Some things you can do with root:

• Delete or replace official Google applications you don't want (e.g., lose Amazon stuff, update browser, use K9 instead of Mail, etc.)
• Customize UI by adding behavior (auto-rotate to the browser, for example) or radical new themes (already in development) to enhance the look and feel of your phone
• Tweak Android settings to let you do things you would otherwise not be able to do (such as get high-quality YouTube... or do SIP/iax2 VOIP... over your g3 connection)
• Access parts of the phone (dialer, microphone, gtalk service, etc.) in ways that are either restricted or there is no API for yet to enhance phone's functionality.
• Add full support for apps inside Android written in other languages besides Android's Java-like VM (ie, Flash, Mono, Python, C, etc.)
• Install non-official variants of Android such as the new Cupcake release
• Support non-official capabilities of the G1 (multi-touch? Voice distorter? etc.)
• Add more unix tools (such as full busybox prompt), windowing systems (such as X11) or unix programs programs, potentially adding tens of thousands of new applications.
• Replace OS entirely with Debian or something else.
• Overclock (?) or otherwise alter default behavior at CPU level
• Add enhanced "full" backup & recovery of the entire phone

etc. etc.

W

You forgot - 'brick' your G1.

[XDViPeR]

Wow, I've done it, RIght now I'm installing RC30 as we speak. Freedom is a good thing!


ok ok, now i've got root, what do i do with it?

Juice, BRICK your G1?..... Nahhhh I'm a wreckless person.... and my phone just rebooted, installed RC30 using test keys and I'm good.