I have tested the rooting of the G1 with the CRC1 update (with my boss`s phone ) He accidently got the update and installed it yesterday on his non-rooted G1 and while we were at work tonight we flashed it back down to the RC29 with NO troubles at all ... only thing left to do was download the spl and the recovery image and type telnetd, download telnet connect to local host, and run some script... which all should work just fine since it did let us downgrade. I havent seen anyone here or on google that has tried that yet so I wanted to let everyone know it will let you downgrade to the lower version.
Now if you have a rooted phone and install the update .. you will more than likely loose the root .... but you should be able to get root back by re-rooting the phone and going with a non CRC version until a modified image comes out.
OK we finished the rooting today and it flashed with the new ROM and everything. It now is on the JF1.51MOD with the updated radio.
Yup, read this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538536
and this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538456
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andonnguyen said:
yup, read this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538536
and this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538456
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NEITHER of these 2 threads say anything about anyone testing or confirming that you can downgrade FROM CRC1 and get root again.... the JF thread is saying pretty much dont install it and if you do it wont update anyhow. The other thread was cyogen making an altered CRC1 version that has been patched for updating.
Still no threads like this one that I found
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Strapt said:
until a modified image comes out.
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Which JF will come out with, as posted in my previous post, but good to know that its still downgradable (is that even a word?) to RC29. This thread should be posted in the general Dream section BTW, as its not pertaining to any development topics.
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LULZ.
andonnguyen said:
Which JF will come out with, as posted in my previous post, but good to know that its still downgradable (is that even a word?) to RC29.
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ya which will be nice when he does come out with it so people can run the phone with that version .. but this inst about who is going to be comming out with a modified image to KEEP root access ...This is to rest peoples fears about NOT being able to re-root the phone if they accept the CRC1 update or not able to root it in the first place... which no one has seemed to have tried/confirmed until now. and .. downgradeable a word?..well ... it is now!
Strapt said:
ya which will be nice when he does come out with it so people can run the phone with that version .. but this inst about who is going to be comming out with a modified image to KEEP root access ...This is to rest peoples fears about NOT being able to re-root the phone if they accept the CRC1 update or not able to root it in the first place... which no one has seemed to have tried/confirmed until now. and .. downgradeable a word?..well ... it is now!
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So yeah I'm just upping my post count now since I'm bored. lol. Mmm, family guy is funny.
Strange...as far as I know, I have been able to downgrade to RC29 from all official releases, RC30, RC33 and 1.5, since I have had 4 separate G1's since initial release (I'm extremely clumsy and rough with my phones sometime - usually halfway through a bottle of scotch).
Hmm.
Nevermind - apparently alcohol also affects my ability to read thoroughly.
so,here's what I did, I accepted the cr1 update on my stock 1.5 stock g1,
then, I downgraded to RC29 with no problems at all, I also followed the instructions and rooted my phone ( apparently ), after that, I tried to flash a few different roms, but none would load, my g1 will always freeze at the G1 screen, until I install back the stock rom again,
am I doing something wrong?
'cuz am not that new at this, and I feel stupid.
There was never any question of it.
The only firmware known to be easily rooted is RC29.
Downgrading to RC29 is completely independent of what firmware version is actually ON the device -- it is strictly related to SPL version. Since CRC1 is an OS update and NOT an SPL update, it can't possibly have any affect on whether or not you can downgrade to RC29, hence it definitely CAN still be rooted when CRC1 is installed.
funny...
i was at a friends house last night and he wanted me to root his g1. i was there for hours trying to figure out why i couldnt get the bootloader screen to switch to grey. I downloaded DREAIMG.nbh from several sources with several different sdcards. i even have a dedicated card i named ROOTER with all the neccessary files and updates but couldnt get nothing cooking.
el_plebillo said:
so,here's what I did, I accepted the cr1 update on my stock 1.5 stock g1,
then, I downgraded to RC29 with no problems at all, I also followed the instructions and rooted my phone ( apparently ), after that, I tried to flash a few different roms, but none would load, my g1 will always freeze at the G1 screen, until I install back the stock rom again,
am I doing something wrong?
'cuz am not that new at this, and I feel stupid.
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what ROM are you going to?? if its Hero you HAVE to have the latest spl. If it has autoappsstosd you need to have your sdcrd partitioned right (fat32 first and then ext2) I recommend using the sdsplit method.
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funny...
i was at a friends house last night and he wanted me to root his g1. i was there for hours trying to figure out why i couldnt get the bootloader screen to switch to grey. I downloaded DREAIMG.nbh from several sources with several different sdcards. i even have a dedicated card i named ROOTER with all the neccessary files and updates but couldnt get nothing cooking.
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hmm intersting .. the only time I have seen that is if someone was placing the entire.zip file on the sd card instead of just the DREAMING.nhb file on there. I would just reformat the card to fat32 and place that file only on it again and then try it again and see if anything goes different. Dont know if it makes a difference but i got the DREAMING.nhb off the how to root the g1
Strapt said:
I would just reformat the card to fat32 and place that file only on it again and then try it again and see if anything goes different. Dont know if it makes a difference but i got the DREAMING.nhb off the how to root the g1
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Yeah that was my initial reaction but to no avail. Like i said earlier, i tried dl the img. from several sources.
Anyway he's not that into his G1 as much as we here are and like my g/f, despite the many features its capable of, only uses it for calls and text. He's excited about tethering tho but kinda paranoid with all that could go wrong like bricking and all that, so yesterday he was a little reluctant for a second attempt due to the day before's problematic flash. I did happen to get his phone to start ringing again without the call going stragiht to voicemail and the lock screen works now, which was the real reason i was over there in the first place.
But as far as root and CRC1 go, i might sneek my g/f's G1 away so i can test there
oneG said:
Yeah that was my initial reaction but to no avail. Like i said earlier, i tried dl the img. from several sources.
Anyway he's not that into his G1 as much as we here are and like my g/f, despite the many features its capable of, only uses it for calls and text. He's excited about tethering tho but kinda paranoid with all that could go wrong like bricking and all that, so yesterday he was a little reluctant for a second attempt due to the day before's problematic flash. I did happen to get his phone to start ringing again without the call going stragiht to voicemail and the lock screen works now, which was the real reason i was over there in the first place.
But as far as root and CRC1 go, i might sneek my g/f's G1 away so i can test there
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lol ya you should take her and try ... I finished rooting my boss`s CRC1 yesterday. after flashing the .nhb file we added the JF1.51MOD thats found on lucids page .. mainly because it has the radio and the rom in one update. But anyhow he has a rooted G1 straight from CRC1 ... wonder what radio you guys had on that phone and if it needed to be updated before going to the ROM you chose
I needed this!
I needed to root a friends phone. He just bought it, and it had RC29. By the time he got to me, it was CRC1. Regardless, I found this post which showed it worked.
I flashed RC29, Then rooted it. Flashed latest radio, CM 1.4 Recovery, then JF1.50, and finally CM 3.9.7.
It worked beautifully! Thanks for the confirmation post!
SoTacMatt said:
I needed to root a friends phone. He just bought it, and it had RC29. By the time he got to me, it was CRC1. Regardless, I found this post which showed it worked.
I flashed RC29, Then rooted it. Flashed latest radio, CM 1.4 Recovery, then JF1.50, and finally CM 3.9.7.
It worked beautifully! Thanks for the confirmation post!
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You are very welcome!! Thats why I posted it to let people know that they werent screwed when/if they got the Crc1 update. Glad that it went well for you!
I just got a g1 (and use linux since 1999), and LOVE this phone...sofar.
i would want to root it, and plan to.
i have the 1.5 firmware, and crc1 and am planning this on saturday.
is there a way to take screen shots of it all ? (from the phone)
any tips/ links etc is appreciated.
"run linux, stay happy".
Bellevue Washington
doing the root in Kirkland
Pizza or soda (or beer) on me.
Related
I tried to do a search to see if there were any similiar threads or issues but I didnt find any, so if there happen to be a similiar thread, my apologies. Earlier today I powered off and when I tried to power on again, I saw this weird update screen that I've never seen before. It didn't really specify, and I hit ok...it updated and next thing I know, I flash my phone somehow!! Now I go to about phone and I see firmware 1.0 rc29. How did this happend?!! I've powered off plenty times and never got that screen. I thought it was the guys at jesus freke doing some type of over the air update lol idk but now I'm missing my stereo bluetooth among others..
Is there away around this without having to hook my phone back to my computer? Because I'm at work and I won't be home till 6pm. Since I'm on the rc219 can I somehow find the link to the official cupcake update and go from there? I downloaded the jf 1.5 simply because I needed bluetoon stereo for my workouts and it made my work easier, so I don't mind moving to the official update..
Try this procedure.
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f7/cupcake-do-it-yourself-update-from-your-g1-no-pc-needed-18132/
^^^^^
Thank you very much but I have one more question. Since I'm on rc29 and I previously rooted my phone to get the jf 1.5, I'm assuming I still have the root, would that be a problem when trying to upgrade to the official cupcake the manual way?
Nevermind I tried it and it worked. Thanks again
It sounds like you had the camera button pressed down when you hit power. Since you still had the DREAIMG.nbh file on the sd card it flashed that. You will need to do the steps to use the testkeys if you want to install non official firmware.
I recently had to give up my rooted preordered Incredible for a refurb due to heat issues and reboot (loop) issues. For those looking for a guide as to what to do if you have to return your phone to Verizon and want to unroot. I welcome any comments to update/add to this information:
1) Make a NANDROID Backup if you want to simply port it over to your new phone
2) Mount your phone as DISK DRIVE
3) Walk the directories and delete any cached thumbnails of web sites you have visited
4) Copy any pictures you want to keep which were saved on the phone
5) Reboot into ClockWork recovery
6) Wipe the Dalvik Cache
7) Wipe the Data/Factory Reset
8) Go back
9) Wipe Data (main menu)
10) Power Down your phone
11) Remove your SD Card
12) Download one of the RUU's which are hosted around the web:
http://www.shipped-roms.com/shipped/Incredible/
13) Turn on your phone and plug it in to your USB
14) Run the RUU and let it do it's thing. When its done, so are you
15) If you have a screen protector, remember to remove it.
Any additions are welcome!
Yes it will revert everything back to normal, that's called an RUU btw
Cool
Anyone know if this also removes the more hidden data, such as the cached images of the web sites you have visited? In other words, if I run the RUU, is the phone ready to just be handed over?
if i root and uninstall some apps, will this restore my phone to stock and allow me to get all future HTC updates?
jdmba said:
Anyone know if this also removes the more hidden data, such as the cached images of the web sites you have visited? In other words, if I run the RUU, is the phone ready to just be handed over?
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I don't think so, but it's easy enough to do a wipe and then apply the RUU (and hey, for the hell of it, you could wipe again).
Steps?
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I'm pretty sure the RUU will completely wipe your phone. However, you can take giantcrazy's advice and wipe before running the RUU.
One more try
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Ok, here is what you want to do.
there would be two things you need to un do before sending them back this phone.
make sure it says S-ON.
and then make sure you have stock recovery.
If you have these two things, your gold bod.
Probably to noob to know any better
After going through a lot of threads this one seems appropriate. I am looking for how to go back to stock DI. After Unrevoked3, ota leak and unofficial froyo leak, my DI wont connect to VZW anymore, all out going calls are busy. Talked to my VZW guys, they are cool with me, tried to help nothin'. Today tried Unrevoked forever and official froyo leak, still no VZW connection. I looked into this a lot before I tried these mods I don't know what went wrong, I would not have been able to do this with out such easy tools as are provided today. "I NEED HELP" to get back to stock, "PLEASE". I have looked into SDK and Adb, as I have been lead to believe there is no way to return to 2.1 and the right radio without these tools. At this moment I have not been able to find clear enough explanations on how to use these tools, this is where I maybe over my head. I assume my radio is fried, I don't care if no "S on", I just need those obvious things; version, kernel, baseband, to be stock. Any help will be appreciated, big thanks for any suggestions
A Lex and Er said:
After going through a lot of threads this one seems appropriate. I am looking for how to go back to stock DI. After Unrevoked3, ota leak and unofficial froyo leak, my DI wont connect to VZW anymore, all out going calls are busy. Talked to my VZW guys, they are cool with me, tried to help nothin'. Today tried Unrevoked forever and official froyo leak, still no VZW connection. I looked into this a lot before I tried these mods I don't know what went wrong, I would not have been able to do this with out such easy tools as are provided today. "I NEED HELP" to get back to stock, "PLEASE". I have looked into SDK and Adb, as I have been lead to believe there is no way to return to 2.1 and the right radio without these tools. At this moment I have not been able to find clear enough explanations on how to use these tools, this is where I maybe over my head. I assume my radio is fried, I don't care if no "S on", I just need those obvious things; version, kernel, baseband, to be stock. Any help will be appreciated, thanks
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Ok, there is so much here I will do my best.
number one, having s-on is just as important as having a radio thats either 2.15x or 1.x, now that the OTA 2.2 update is sending out, you can send the phone back with 2.2 and 2.15x radio.
what you need to make sure of, is two things, you have s-on,
and you have stock recovery.
ACD168 said:
Ok, there is so much here I will do my best.
number one, having s-on is just as important as having a radio thats either 2.15x or 1.x, now that the OTA 2.2 update is sending out, you can send the phone back with 2.2 and 2.15x radio.
what you need to make sure of, is two things, you have s-on,
and you have stock recovery.
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Thank you, and really they wont know if the ota was pushed to me? I found the S on tool, I didn't know there was one, I had only read on about S off. I don't know how to find/replace stock recovery, I will start searching though. Much appreciation, my better half is not as thrilled about my learning experience as I am.
I already rooted and unrooted once, will I get stock recovery back after unrooting?
A Lex and Er said:
Thank you, and really they wont know if the ota was pushed to me? I found the S on tool, I didn't know there was one, I had only read on about S off. I don't know how to find/replace stock recovery, I will start searching though. Much appreciation, my better half is as thrilled about my learning experience as I am.
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Your welcome, I'm happy to see you are learning so quickly. S-on is very helpful for those warranty returns of the phone.
Verizon has no idea whether or not you got the ota, or better yet what version you have or if you are rooted, ect.
If you tell me what your hboot it, radio, software version, s-on or s-off, if rooted or not, and if you have the stock recovery or clockwork and I will try and guide you to where you want to be..
if you need help getting to the stock recovery this must mean you are rooted, and this can be achieved by downgrading the phone by un-rooting, I'd suggest running s-off while you are rooted, then
androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/99828-video-howto-unroot-incredible-downgrading.html
sorry can't post links yet,
to help you un-root and get that stock recovery back.
A Lex and Er said:
I already rooted and unrooted once, will I get stock recovery back after unrooting?
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To find out real fast if you have the stock recovery or clockwork-mod recovery, boot into HBOOT, (power off phone, hold vol down and power til screen turns on) and then vol down to select recovery and push the power button I think to select and then if you get a red triangle that means stock recovery.
Also need to return phone
I just got off with Asurion and they are over nighting a replacement. I had rooted my phone, installed some root only apps like wireless tethering and set cpu, removed some bloat like CityID and Tweet/Peep, and changed the boot animation. No custom ROM or radio update.
Then I wanted to get the OTA update so I applied s-off and flashed back to stock recovery.
So what do I need to do to return this phone. I know I will need to apply s-on. Then should I flash a stock 2.1 or just revert the changes I made to boot animation, restore the bloatware, and remove the root apps? Do I need to remove any other files that go with being root?
Thanks.........MM
ACD168 said:
Your welcome, I'm happy to see you are learning so quickly. S-on is very helpful for those warranty returns of the phone.
Verizon has no idea whether or not you got the ota, or better yet what version you have or if you are rooted, ect.
If you tell me what your hboot it, radio, software version, s-on or s-off, if rooted or not, and if you have the stock recovery or clockwork and I will try and guide you to where you want to be..
if you need help getting to the stock recovery this must mean you are rooted, and this can be achieved by downgrading the phone by un-rooting, I'd suggest running s-off while you are rooted, then
androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/99828-video-howto-unroot-incredible-downgrading.html
sorry can't post links yet,
to help you un-root and get that stock recovery back.
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Hello,
I wanted to thank you again for the help this last weekend. I apologize for not returning for more of the help you offered me. My wife only has every other weekend off and we have an 18mo. old son, both of whom deserved my time more than my DI. I love my DI but it wasn't giving me much love.
Although VZW isn't always the nicest to my pocket book, I have never been taken care of as well by any other provider(s) employees, thank you. As I mentioned in my first post, my VZW guys are cool with me. Yesterday I went into the store and the manager offered to help me. He managed to reconnect my DI to the network but no 3g's. He believes my problem is just a coincidence because he had another customer with a similar problem over the weekend, with no mod's. Still I need to exchange my DI, it doesn't look like 3g's is going to turn on.
My real issue is still getting custom recovery off and stock recovery back on, then unrooting will be a breeze. The videos you lead me to are one of the sources I have been working with, however to reverse the leaked ota, Downgrade leaked ota video, requires SDK and adb knowledge, this is where I am noob. At this time my VZW manager who is in school for programing is attempting to help me (he has a over clocked Palm Pre Plus, 1Ghz), this is very cool of him, well beyond what is expected. (I am in no way encouraging anyone to rely on their VZW employees for this kind of help, this is a unique situation, I have been building a relationship with my VZW guys for two years+, not all VZW employees have a clue about mod's, and mod's technically void the warranty) I am hoping to learn enough about these tools, SDK and adb, to help myself before the next time, and I will hopefully be gaining some of this knowledge from my friends at my VZW store soon. I will also be looking forward to the help I receive from fine people such as yourself and people in this community in future endeavors.
I will stop basically hijacking this thread now
Thanks to all of the people who support these community's, with out whom many of us would never get our foot in the door. Much appreciation to ACD168 for being there to help me.
Take the time and learn to do it right the first time.
A Lex and Er said:
Hello,
I wanted to thank you again for the help this last weekend. I apologize for not returning for more of the help you offered me. My wife only has every other weekend off and we have an 18mo. old son, both of whom deserved my time more than my DI. I love my DI but it wasn't giving me much love.
Although VZW isn't always the nicest to my pocket book, I have never been taken care of as well by any other provider(s) employees, thank you. As I mentioned in my first post, my VZW guys are cool with me. Yesterday I went into the store and the manager offered to help me. He managed to reconnect my DI to the network but no 3g's. He believes my problem is just a coincidence because he had another customer with a similar problem over the weekend, with no mod's. Still I need to exchange my DI, it doesn't look like 3g's is going to turn on.
My real issue is still getting custom recovery off and stock recovery back on, then unrooting will be a breeze. The videos you lead me to are one of the sources I have been working with, however to reverse the leaked ota, Downgrade leaked ota video, requires SDK and adb knowledge, this is where I am noob. At this time my VZW manager who is in school for programing is attempting to help me (he has a over clocked Palm Pre Plus, 1Ghz), this is very cool of him, well beyond what is expected. (I am in no way encouraging anyone to rely on their VZW employees for this kind of help, this is a unique situation, I have been building a relationship with my VZW guys for two years+, not all VZW employees have a clue about mod's, and mod's technically void the warranty) I am hoping to learn enough about these tools, SDK and adb, to help myself before the next time, and I will hopefully be gaining some of this knowledge from my friends at my VZW store soon. I will also be looking forward to the help I receive from fine people such as yourself and people in this community in future endeavors.
I will stop basically hijacking this thread now
Thanks to all of the people who support these community's, with out whom many of us would never get our foot in the door. Much appreciation to ACD168 for being there to help me.
Take the time and learn to do it right the first time.
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First off, you are very welcome my friend, anything I can do to help do hesitate to ask!, and your not hijacking any thread brother, that's what these threads are for!!!
Thats real cool of the VZW employees!!
adb and sdk isnt that difficult I can help you!!
Read my post about warranty exchange.
I know alot of people are "better safe than sorry" mentality. but I have returned 2 phones that were fully rooted, updated, s-off running custom roms and I had no issues. in fact ive never had an issue using warranty exchange. ive exchanged phones that I broke (like broke.. with pieces coming off). I just call and tell the operator lady my phone doesnt work, i dont know why.. it was just working earlier and now it wont turn on.. they send me a new phone and I send back the broken one and everyone is happy.
They only confirm that the numbers on the phone match your account. Not the reasons you are sending it Back. the warhouse guy that opens your box isnt the same guy you talked to, nor do they have information about your phone call to the tech. They simply open the box, scan the numbers and move on.
dont stress to much about it
Great info here
Thanks to every one of you on this thread. I am finally breaking free from WinMo and getting Dinc after a lot of research. I like Verizon but hate the bloatware they pack onto Androids and all the other phones, so I will be fiddleing with ROMs. If I screw up I am looking here first to see how to get it back to stock so I can get my new one with the insurance coverage.
Everytime I get to serouosly looking around these forums I learn great new stuff. I will donate to the XDA someday soon!
Okay. so im a noob. Just need to ask. What do you guys mean by stock recovery? I just rooted my phone but need to unroot to send it in for work at Verizon. Could you help me out?
Thanks in advance to everyone and anyone who can help me. I bought my dell streak on preorder day in the US, like august 13th or so, and I love the device. I read all around and heard about the 2.1 beta and like anyone else was eager to get in installed. I rooted 1.6 no problem with superboot and installed clockwork recovery followed by the 2.1 update and it worked seamlessly. However after the 2.1 update I noticed that the Barnacles Wifi wasnt working and I didnt have superuser permissions in my application list. So I concluded that after the 2.1 update I was no longer rooted. So I flashed superboot again and god do I regret it. My phone is locked up at the dell logo, when I flash recovery.stock.img and reboot holding volume up and down and select option two my screen goes black and stays there. Im all ears to anyone who can help me. Thanks again.
Call Dell. Warranty Swap. Tell them your Streak is frozen on the logo screen. They will tell you how to do a factory reset. That won't work. They'll ship you a new one. Don't tell them you installed 2.1 and pray. Wait for the new one to come. Use 1.6 until 2.2 comes out.
Surely there is a solution without involving Dell. The phone still turns on and I can get to fastboot and I even managed to get to clockwork recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754448
http://android.modaco.com/content/d...to-get-your-streak-back-to-factory-condition/
mr.mikestone said:
Surely there is a solution without involving Dell. The phone still turns on and I can get to fastboot and I even managed to get to clockwork recovery.
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Or you can get someone's Nandroid backup and restore their copy. Greenarcher posted his Nandroid backup with the latest 2.1 version.
cue_32 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754448
http://android.modaco.com/content/d...to-get-your-streak-back-to-factory-condition/
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BTW... when flashing, just use the same copy you had for the 2.1 version of your 'Update.pkg' and you should be ok. Your bootloader just crapped out after you flashed Superboot. Don't know why you did that but... hindsight!
I dont know why either, I simply presumed rooting would be the same application regarldess. You're correct sir, hindsight is 20/20. The thing is now when I follow those instructions (I had already read, reviewed, and attempted) I get a blank screen after selecting option number 2.
Read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=759951
And ask why it wasn't made a sticky for people like you
I wouldn't waste your time contacting Dell support, because if you've installed (tried to install) so crap mickey mouse third party update, they won't honor the warranty anyway!
I am not buying into my phone being a paperweight yet. The hardware is fine then software can always be repaired. There must be a fix for this, somehow.
checkbox111 said:
Read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=759951
And ask why it wasn't made a sticky for people like you
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it wasnt made a sticky because the info is pretty redundent and it can be found in pretty much every thread in the streak forums
well well well, my phone is up and running on 2.1 and is rooted. Hot damn.
I am looking to download and installed 2.2.1 on my MT4G but I can't find a download link anywhere. I can only find 2.2. It tried to do a OTA but when it rebooted it never installed and when I pulled the battery an hour later it deleted the update on boot. I've performed *#*#checkin#*#* and it said succeeded but I still haven't had an update since. I don't want a custom ROM on this phone for a while since it's under warranty. I have a MT3G for that...
BTW, I did use the search feature for who ever was going to say use it, I even used this thing call Google. It was quite fascinating!
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I am looking to download and installed 2.2.1 on my MT4G but I can't find a download link anywhere. I can only find 2.2. It tried to do a OTA but when it rebooted it never installed and when I pulled the battery an hour later it deleted the update on boot. I've performed *#*#checkin#*#* and it said succeeded but I still haven't had an update since. I don't want a custom ROM on this phone for a while since it's under warranty. I have a MT3G for that...
BTW, I did use the search feature for who ever was going to say use it, I even used this thing call Google. It was quite fascinating!
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Call T-Mobile customer service and verify with them that the IMEI number they have in your account is the correct one. This is the number one reason for not getting the update. I had a phone for over a month and they never changed the IMIE # until I called. The IMEI is on your box or under your battery.
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remijenkins said:
I am looking to download and installed 2.2.1 on my MT4G but I can't find a download link anywhere. I can only find 2.2. It tried to do a OTA but when it rebooted it never installed and when I pulled the battery an hour later it deleted the update on boot. I've performed *#*#checkin#*#* and it said succeeded but I still haven't had an update since. I don't want a custom ROM on this phone for a while since it's under warranty. I have a MT3G for that...
BTW, I did use the search feature for who ever was going to say use it, I even used this thing call Google. It was quite fascinating!
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[GUIDE] Forcing update 2.2.1 and re-rooting after downgrading This was on the same page you posted.... have you by chance read it?
I'd recomend using the force method...I spent almost three weeks waiting on it after being put on a "push list", verifying IMEI, and other things. Some phones "won't update" for whatever reason and they will eventually tell you to swap it. I did the manual update from the thread linked above without issue after T-Mo was unable to resolve my issue and I wasn't willing to swap for a potential refurb after having to pay full $450 retail price on the phone.
I actually did read the post about forcing the update about I don't want to have to root my phone or turn S off. I'm wanting to leave it 100% stock. The forcing the update post mentions that wifi stops working when you update and that you have to do some stuff to get it working. I actually spent almost 2 hours on the phone with CS for Tmobile and at the very end they told me that they can't push an update, that I can only do the checkin option which has been done. Most of my time was spent on hold. That's why I'm just looking for someone who happens to have a copy of the update that I can copy to what ever folder is needed to get my phone to update. They did mention it can be at the end of the push out by Google before I get another chance to update which is several months of bugs to deal with.
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I actually did read the post about forcing the update about I don't want to have to root my phone or turn S off. I'm wanting to leave it 100% stock. The forcing the update post mentions that wifi stops working when you update and that you have to do some stuff to get it working. I actually spent almost 2 hours on the phone with CS for Tmobile and at the very end they told me that they can't push an update, that I can only do the checkin option which has been done. Most of my time was spent on hold. That's why I'm just looking for someone who happens to have a copy of the update that I can copy to what ever folder is needed to get my phone to update. They did mention it can be at the end of the push out by Google before I get another chance to update which is several months of bugs to deal with.
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THE update is in the post... if you want to try and copy it to every folder on your phone fine... try it... but it is in that post
and if you want you could turn s-off to flash it then turn s-on when you're done... and you won't be rooted after the update applies so you won't have to unroot
If that is the update then why does wifi stop working when you flash it? And how are you suppose to get it working again after it stops?
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If that is the update then why does wifi stop working when you flash it? And how are you suppose to get it working again after it stops?
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there is more than one file posted there... The one named "PD15IMG.zip" is part of the update. It replaces the kernel and some other system files, but does not include the patches from the update, which is why wifi breaks. The one labeled The OTA is the full OTA pulled from a phone and the filename is "update.zip" I could not get the full update to flash with S-ON because it has to do some commands on the system to let it know it's going to flash becuase the phone temporarily disables the write through in place... (not sure if i explained that right). My solution is to flash the partial update which gets your kernel up to date then patch the kernel (turning s-off) and then flashing the entire update. If you're really against root you can undo all the root stuff and S-Off after the update hits... but what's wrong with root? You should still get new updates if you're still running stock, but are rooted. BUT, if you uninstall programs the updates will most likely not take (I recommend a nandroid be made before removing things so you can flash back to it get the update, make a new nandroid, then reremove software.)
Well I was actually concidering rooting updating and unrooting when my phone goes, "downloading new firmware"... It's amazing how you ***** and moan to Tmobile and things just happen. :: shrugs :: I'm happy, now I wish they would let me remove bloatware without rooting.
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Well I was actually concidering rooting updating and unrooting when my phone goes, "downloading new firmware"... It's amazing how you ***** and moan to Tmobile and things just happen. :: shrugs :: I'm happy, now I wish they would let me remove bloatware without rooting.
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Why the aversion to rooting? it's really not that hard and there are at least 4 or 5 of us in irc that will walk you through it
Rooting is nasty
The problem with the description of the method for manual install of 2.2.1 is that it is misleading; the author said HIS WiFi stopped working after installing PD15IMG but should have said from the start that PD15IMG is only part of the OTA; that EVERYBODY's WiFi would stop working after installing PD15IMG; and that the entire following process is required to get to 2.2.1 if all you want is an unrooted phone with 2.2.1:
Flash PD15IMG-->temporary root-->permanent root (lot of jibberish)-->flash rest of update-->unroot
This is an intimidating process which is nowhere given in simple and complete steps but yet is often described as "simple" or "took minutes." Maybe for some, but the "simple" suckers in a lot of people who stumble along the way.
As I did; all I wanted was an unrooted phone with 2.2.1 and I had given TMo a couple of weeks to do it. A few hours into the process and a few steps beyond trashing WiFi I realized I didn't want a rooted phone and decided either to pay somebody who knows a lot more about this subject than I do to fix it or, preferably to convince TMo to give me a new one. So I went to sleep.
And guess what? At 6AM TMo said they wanted to do a firmware update, to which I agreed, and the legit OTA over-rode that damned PD15IMG and cajoled my WiFi back to life. And as far as I know Tmo doesn't have my IMEI either, because they say on their site they don't know what kind of phone I have.
And none of that snarky "if you don't know what we're talking about you shouldn't be here," either. If she didn't know she could get pregnant from it she shouldn't have done it. The whole rooting business is nasty: there are no simple comprehensive directions, there are too many ROMs and there is too little honest description of where they fail.
It would be nice also if Google would save up its incremental improvements and let them loose at longer intervals, as Apple does, to reduce the frustration of those interested in Being First. It would also be nice if the Google open system had required carriers to be able to absorb the latest updates within a fixed time, regardless of whatever crud they lay over the basic Android. The software may be "open" as far as Google and Tmo are concerned, but between TMo and me the relationship is different.
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The problem with the description of the method for manual install of 2.2.1 is that it is misleading; the author said HIS WiFi stopped working after installing PD15IMG but should have said from the start that PD15IMG is only part of the OTA; that EVERYBODY's WiFi would stop working after installing PD15IMG; and that the entire following process is required to get to 2.2.1 if all you want is an unrooted phone with 2.2.1:
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I'm sorry you had problems, but when doing anything that has a set of instructions it is wise to read the entire thing before starting. This will ensure you are fully prepared instead of lost in the sauce halfway through... Piss Poor Planning leads to Piss Poor Performance.
Evening all,
I have a DHD that is stuck in HBOOT/FASTBOOT, or at least that and the stock recovery program is all I can get to.
I tried an AAHK, and it basically tried to do a downgrade and has left the phone with no data, still at s-on, and I can't find an operator RUU(three uk) to flash it back to a useable state.
Is there a three RUU available?
I'm running around in circles as I can't make a gold card, due to not having another DHD available to retrieve the MMC2. All I need is a goldcard and then I can flash a WWE, but I cant find anywhere to make one without the phone or a similar one.
I dont think it turned the microsd properly into a gc, before it tried to downgrade. Is their anyway I can test to see if the memory card has been successfully goldcarded?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
James
This might help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29203392
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Teichopsia said:
This might help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29203392
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Mine has a lot of those symptoms to be honest. If I vol down/power to get to Hboot, it sits there with no keys being able to be pressed, just highlighted blue FASTBOOT and not even checking for files on memory card
If I just turn it on, it sits at the three splash screen, which i assume is the equivalent of the HTC one for branded phones.
I have now turned it on and left it on as per those linked threads, in the hopes the sd is a proper gold card and it is just slow. Fingers crossed.
Thanks for the pointer
James
There are many threads for your problem, do a search, check what it might be. I believe in the second page of that link has another link, check it out. Find out what is wrong before trying anything. If you have any questions, let us know what are the symptoms, what you have done and so on.
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Teichopsia said:
There are many threads for your problem, do a search, check what it might be. I believe in the second page of that link has another link, check it out. Find out what is wrong before trying anything. If you have any questions, let us know what are the symptoms, what you have done and so on.
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Well what I did, was follow the AAHK instructions, cleaned up my environment etc, went through the install. When it asked to do the downgrade, I said yes, then it asked about wiping and was I sure, so I said yes. It then rebooted the phone and it is now as it is. I pulled the battery and tried vol-down/power, which brings up HBOOT, but it doesnt let me do anything, vol keys and power do not work and it doesnt start looking for image files.
From that thread, it was mentioned it just could be going very slow, and people have just left it overnight. This is what I have done now, and will see if it has accessed the files on the memory card and downgraded properly in the morning.
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James
Have you tried looking for the RUU here?
Last I remember when aahk downgrades, you will be asked to reboot to basic recovery twice
Panic over, thankfully! Not my phone, you see!
It was so easy to root my S2 and the X10 before that, and the iP3G before that(and custom winmo, and nokia etc etc), I said give it to me, i'll sort you out with some ICS rom action.
Then it all went wrong as explained in my previous posts.
2 days later, i finally found the H3G RUU I needed to get an system on it. Silly branded phones. Took 4 hours to download as it was on a throttled download service(my 100MB leased line usually eats 300MB in seconds, but not this time)
So long story short, into FASTBOOT USB, ran the RUU and it completed and put froyo on the phone, and as a happy coincidence it was at a level that didn't need a downgrade, so AAHK ran through like a trooper, busybox installed and hey presto, ENG S-OFF. IceColdSandwich installed through cwm and one happy mate, who then proceeded to ring his wife and tell her to rent a film, as he would be tinkering with the phone all night lol
It was getting to the point I was going to have to give him my S2, and as I've just taken possession of a Sony SmartWatch, I didn't want to do that!!
Thank for everyone's help and pointers, not sure what went wrong the first time(probably a memory card/incompatibility/goldcard problem), but all sorted now.
James