Regain root access of your G1 with leaked RC29 firmware

[kaysesoze]

good info about the benefits of rooting the g1

[juice]

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

Cool.
Now use your G1 to google sarcasm.

[z3r0kiLL]

did this last night and upgraded to mod RC30 JF and it was simple. thanks for keeping up with the news!

[ultra spikey]

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

The biggest advantage for me rooting the G1 now I think, is for bluetooth tethering. Other than that, I'm not sure why else I would need to root(yet)...

[donsingh2k]

Hi, Guys

Just wanted to add my query to this post. I purchased a U.S version of the T-Mobile G1 and have been using it in the UK on T-Mobile.

There are a few differences between the UK AND U.S, but the one I am more interested in is an issue where Sending/Receiving MMS doesn't work. I was told this is because the phone is from the U.S.

Now I was wondering if it would be possible to flash the phone I have which is currently using RC30 with the U.K modded firmware? Help advise would be great!

Thanks

[birdman81484]

Hi, Guys

Just wanted to add my query to this post. I purchased a U.S version of the T-Mobile G1 and have been using it in the UK on T-Mobile.

There are a few differences between the UK AND U.S, but the one I am more interested in is an issue where Sending/Receiving MMS doesn't work. I was told this is because the phone is from the U.S.

Now I was wondering if it would be possible to flash the phone I have which is currently using RC30 with the U.K modded firmware? Help advise would be great!

Thanks

Yup, downgrade to rc29 then upgrade to the modded UK rc8

XDA came up with this method. It follows one should use XDA to revert back to rc29 and root it. Then proceed to upgrade to a modded rc30 like JF rc30 v1.3. These step by step directions are from XDA. If you follow them exactly you will have NO problem rooting your phone. It is rather simple actually. I will make one edit to this post to make it even easier. I have no experience using linux what so ever. If you can read you can do this. Its worth it guys who knows how crazy google might go at disallowing this in the future. Could take a year to get root access back if they manage to take it awyay again. I did it. Im a high functioning retard and i got it on my first try!
here is the link as well:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/newr...eply&p=2882509

[quote =usmc2k;2882509]I would like to give thanks to JesusFreke who helped me to understand this process !!!! Please show him some love and make good gestures for his work….. Also to all the other people and sites who made this possible including Koush !!! I take no credit for this just posting it to help people like me, who dont know to much about this.


First…. You need to install a google android usb driver so you can use the adb program. (It lets you push and pull files to/from the phone, and you can open up a shell with it to).

Download the driver file (http://dl.google.com/android/android_usb_windows.zip) and
unzip it to the desktop.

On ur G1… Go menu > Settings > Applications > Development then enable the
USB debugging button.

Then connect your Android device via USB. When the Found New Hardware Wizard
appears, you'll be asked if you'd like Windows Update to search for software,
select No, not this time and click Next. Select Install from a list or specified location
and click Next. Select Search for the best driver in these locations. Browse and
select the unzipped file (android usb windows.zip). Click Finish.



Second…. Setting up the SDK

Go to http://code.google.com/android/download_list.html and download the
SDK

Unzip the file to the desktop and rename the folder to sdk

Open your command prompt (Windows Key and R)

Type “cmd” (Without the quotations)

Then "cd desktop"

Then “cd sdk”

Next “cd tools”

Now type “adb devices

After that it should say some thing like… List of devices attached HT845GZ21370
Device. If u see this abd sees your device.


Third…. Writing JesusFreke’s Recovery image

Download the zip file from this thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=443041)

Unzip the files to the SDK tools folder

Now, in the command window, type
"adb push recovery_testkeys.img /data/local/recovery.img"
(This will copy the recovery image files to the phone)


Fourth…. Get Root working on ur G1

Download the Android Telnet Client from the Market or get it here…
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008/11/...et-client.html

Turn on your phone's WiFi. This gives your phone an IP you can reach it at.

Restart your phone

EDIT by birdman(compliments of rynosaur)::Once restarted go to your programs you will notice "Telnet" is now one of your programs. Open Telnet and hit the "Connect to Server Button"
(You now have root!) EDIT by birdman: (If this does not work open "Terminal Emulator" application which you now also have and type "su") (You now have root!)

Now put in this command….
“mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system”

Then “cd /system”

Then “cat /data/local/recovery.img > recovery.img”

Finally “flash_image recovery recovery.img” (Your Recovery Image is now writen)

*To make sure your Recovery Image was written…. Reboot your phone in Recovery
mode and press Alt+L. At the top it should say "using test keys" If so its written. Go
ahead and Reboot your phone by pressing the Home and Back buttons.*

Fifth…Apply JesusFreke’s modified RC30

Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=466174 and Download the ZIP donsingh2k when you go here chooses the rc8 file.
Now once the ZIP is downloaded rename it to “UPDATE”

Put it on the storage card

Last but not least Power off your G1 and Power it on by pressing the home key and power key

Press Alt+L (to turn on text)

Press Alt+S (to update)

And Bam you have yourself a modded RC30 G1 !!!!!!!!

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[donsingh2k]

Thanks for your reply birdman81484, really appreciate the instructions. I'll have a go at it later on tonight.

Cheers

[blackbox]

awwww CRAP...i think I put the friggin UK version on by going on these steps...is there a way I can revert this or does it matter...O dang it.

[taurus1205]

need help... I cannot get the adb shell to work.. "adb push recovery_testkeys.img /data/local/recovery.img" did all possible.. also do it need to have the adb shell working first before telnet.. telnet does not connect..getting ip error..also tried terminal emulator su command.. getting permission denied.. wifi is enable.. anyone suggestions? thanx