Hi Guys,
Wondering if anyone knows where I should go from following what I've done to my phone so far. Ive downloaded the Recovery flasher and installed/open it successfully. However once i transferred a Hero ROM rebooted holding home + power, I got the triangle and exclamation point screen with only 3 options. I wiped it and then tried to install update.zip (what i renamed the hero ROM too as instructed). Now i cant get back to the recovery screen with all the options and what not??? This is probably such a simple question but I'm stuck!
Any help or guidance on the matter would be appreciated.
Thanks again.
did u installed the recovery flasher correctly , look thru this site here
http://theunlockr.com/category/howto/android_how_tos/
So, after following this forum on and off over the past few months, I finally decided to root my Rogers Dream.
I was one of the first customers to receive a phone with SPL 1.33.0010, as mine was shipped to me directly from rogers as a hardware upgrade. Because of this, rooting was a little more difficult for me than I had initially anticipated, however, after having found this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=558301), I was able to downgrade to SPL 1.33.2005.
From this point, I started following the instructions found here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod. I was able to re-flash the downgraded OS, and rebooted to a T-mobile G1 splash screen. After going through the various steps, I got stuck where it said to reboot into recovery mode. I held down the home key while powering up, as instructed, but instead of booting to the recovery screen, I was greeted with an image of an exclamation point inside a triangle, hovering over a cartoon of a G1.
I was able to reboot using the 3 fingered salute (send-menu-power), but I was unable to load the recovery screen. I then attempted to bring up the boot loader by holding down the camera button while powering on. The screen I was greeted with did not resemble the boot loader I was used to seeing. It is composed of four horizontal coloured bars, and lists the phone information as follows:
DREA210 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.000
CPLD-4
RADIO-1.22.12.29
Sep 2 2008
I'm looking for suggestions on how I should proceed from here. Any help would be most appreciated. Although the phone does make phone calls, and will send and receive text messages, it will not send or receive data, unless connected to wifi.
Thanks,
Grant
So I'm a little rusty but let me give it a shot. While holding home + power it may seem to just get stuck after a minute, but have you tried pressing alt + L ? This makes the recovery text visable (if it's not by default).
hope this helps..
Looks like you've ended up on the stock g1 bootloader.. did you flash the rc29 DREAIMG?
goldenarmZ said:
Looks like you've ended up on the stock g1 bootloader.. did you flash the rc29 DREAIMG?
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Yes. The phone thinks it's a T-mobile G1, but it still works with my Rogers SIM.
sonikamd said:
So I'm a little rusty but let me give it a shot. While holding home + power it may seem to just get stuck after a minute, but have you tried pressing alt + L ? This makes the recovery text visable (if it's not by default).
hope this helps..
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I did this, and the recovery text did indeed become visible, however, I now have a new problem.
I hit Alt+W as per the instructions in the wiki, and it reset the phone. I then hit Alt+A, and nothing happens.
This is the text I see on the screen when I'm in recovery mode:
Androind system recovery utility
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/com
mand
Home+Back - reboot system now
Alt+L - toggle log text display
Alt+S - apply sdcard:update.zip
Alt+W - wipe data/factory reset
After attempting Alt+A, I hit Alt+S, just to see what would happen. Of course, it tried to update from package, but returned an error because there is no "update.zip" on the phone. I'm tempted to rename "update-cm-4.2.5-signed.zip" as "update.zip", just to see what happens. I'll post again once I've done this, but any suggestions from more experienced people would be most appreciated.
Grant
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_G1/Dream_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod
Alright, so I renamed "update-cm-4.2.5-signed.zip" as "update.zip", and it aborted the installation because there was no signature. I did the same thing with "signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip", with the same result.
It sounds like you still have the stock recovery image
jackslim said:
It sounds like you still have the stock recovery image
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When you say stock recovery image, are you referring to the one I have installed on the phone already, or the one I'm trying to install with no success?
The image currently on the phone is the DREAIMG.nbh (rc29), which I downloaded via the wiki. The images I am trying to load also came from links in the wiki.
By recovery I'm refering to what you access when you boot with home + power where you can apply your updates (where you're seeing your triangle & exclamation point)
I just looked at cyanogen's wiki and it seems like that particular part could stand to be updated androidandme has a decent guide on how you could do this though.
http://androidandme.com/2009/08/news/how-to-root-a-t-mobile-g1-and-mytouch-3g-android-phone/
I'm not sure if flashrec works with RC29 which is what version you should be on after flashing DREAIMG.nbh, but you can give parts A1, A2, & A3 a shot, that would probably be the easiest way to update your recovery. If you can't get flashrec to work skip down to B2 and that will show you how to do it using telnet which does work from RC29
Once you update you're recovery image you should be able to apply "update.zip" or without renaming them by selecting the "apply any zip from sd" option
Thanks, Jackslim. I did as you suggested, and was able to install the CM update, as per the wiki, however, when it boots up, it shows the blue cyanogen android, and then reverts to a completely blank screen. I'm going to try reinstalling everything to see if that fixes it. Thanks for your help though.
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Thanks, Jackslim. I did as you suggested, and was able to install the CM update, as per the wiki, however, when it boots up, it shows the blue cyanogen android, and then reverts to a completely blank screen. I'm going to try reinstalling everything to see if that fixes it. Thanks for your help though.
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After you install that recovery image you still have to go through the steps to install the ADP image before you add the cyangen update, then you should be cookin' with crisco
So just start back up on cyanogen's wiki from the section called "File Download"
Just to clarify, even though it is not booting up properly, I am now able to install whatever I want using recovery mode, so it's just a matter of figuring out what will work. Thanks again for all your help.
jackslim said:
After you install that recovery image you still have to go through the steps to install the ADP image before you add the cyangen update, then you should be cookin' with crisco
So just start back up on cyanogen's wiki from the section called "File Download"
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I did get it working, thanks. Now I just have to reload all my contacts and apps, but I have already noticed a difference in device responsiveness. It's like going from Windows Vista to Windows 7. Thanks again.
Long story short I've got a Rogers Dream, 32B, 2005 SPL that up until recently I had only rooted. When I'd press power and home it reported Cyanogen JF 1.2 I believe.
I was trying to update my ROM, long story short I renamed the signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip to update.zip, (because I didn't have any option to select which file I wanted to use to update) loaded it, then realized I was unable to access the SDcard in any way (card reader, etc) to replace that file with the latest cyanogen rom.
So now my phone is stuck at the Rogers boot logo, and I can't get into fastboot or the loader screen.
How effed am I? As effed as I suspect? Anyway to recover this thing, or did I just dumbass myself into a $350 paperweight?
unfortunately I think I am running into a problem just like yours.. I'm running AmonRA 1.5.0 recovery. For a few days it was working fine. I basically did a wipe on the phone and restarted the phone hoping to get the command list to come back up but now I don't get anything but a HTC recovery logo on my phone. I've been pressing a combination of all kinds of buttons to see if there is a way to bypass the recovery console but I'm getting nothing but that HTC logo (which should be something like the Android mascot for some of you), yet I am also not getting to see the T-Mobile G1 boot screen (US Phone) anymore, I assume you don't see your carrier on your screen neither..
Anyways, if anyone can give us any advice, your support will be greatly valuable.
Pull the battery, once the device is off replace the battery. Hold down the camera button and press the power button. If you get to a rainbow colored screen, or a white screen with Androids on skateboards you are not bricked. If you are unable to get to one of these screens I am afraid you have a paperweight, or at least until someone figures out the JTAG pins to manually re-write the startup code back to the phone.
If you can get to one of those screens, you are in good hands! If you have a T-Mobile G1 then simply download this and extract the file within (DREAIMG.nbh) to the ROOT directory of a freshly formatted (FAT format) SD card.
Just reboot the phone with the camera button pressed and follow the directions.
This will get you back to Android 1.0, please follow guides from that point forward.
hi dudes can you help?
My desire hd stucks on htc logo when i start it... and also when i go to recovery mode to install a new ROM (when pressed power button and volume down key) it shows me a mobile picture with red triangle with "!" and can't go further... What should i do, so i install i new Android ROM... Thankyou for your replies
How exactly did this happen in the first place?
Secondly I think you should try to flash a new recovery from fastboot. I have forgot how to do it but that is the way forward. Somebody should reply with details on that
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when i go to recovery mode to install a new ROM (when pressed power button and volume down key) it shows me a mobile picture with red triangle with "!"
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That is the stock recovery. Either you don't have a custom recovery installed or you haven't rooted & removed S-OFF.
Use [TOOL] Advanced Ace Hack Kit (UPDATED 25-10-2011) to root & flash a custom recovery.
how do i install it... as i came up to conclusion - i should copy the zip file into my mobile and then install it from recovery... but as i said when i start the recovery mode, it stucks on a mobile pic with red exclamation in triangle and here, i am stuck, so as further as i know i should flash it from PC... Can you explain me completly what should i do with this hack kit... Thanks for your replies
Or, how about you go to the Development Section, read through the guides, including the one I provided a link to and learn how to do it. Its not rocket science. If after reading through it you still think its too hard, sadly Custom ROMs aren't for you.
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how do i install it... as i came up to conclusion - i should copy the zip file into my mobile and then install it from recovery... but as i said when i start the recovery mode, it stucks on a mobile pic with red exclamation in triangle and here, i am stuck, so as further as i know i should flash it from PC... Can you explain me completly what should i do with this hack kit... Thanks for your replies
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Download the hack it, and extract it if you need to. There will be a file called the 'Effen Manual' which you need to read before you do anything. It gives you instructions for Windows, OSX and Linux, so pick the relevant one.
It's really quite simply, just follow the guide, which involves running a script from the cmd or terminal, and wait for it to do its thing. Takes about 6-10 minutes on average.
Hope it goes well
hmm i read the effen manual done everything it says but one thing i cant do... Can't turn on the debugging mode because android does not start... Is there any other way to turn the debugging mode on?
I want to update my HTC using ROM Manager. I (somehow) found a still working version for Android 1.6. It can flash Clockworkmod Recovery but when I press 'Download Rom' a screen pops up and says that I have to update ROM Manager. However since I'm still using Android 1.6 on my Tattoo I can't update ROM Manager anymore (right now I`m using ROM Manager 4.4.0.7 and ROM Manager 5.x needs Android 2.2 atleast). When I choose 'Download from SD-card', I can choose the .zip file (which I've placed in the root folder), select the pre-installation settings but then (right before the actual installation I guess) the phone shuts down and a phone and an exclamation mark appears and it stays that way (I left it like that for about 15 minutes and no response what so ever).Then I have to remove the battery to put it back on and it just starts up like nothing ever happened.
My phone is rooted (I used Universal Androot) and ROM Manager has SU access.
Before someone comes along saying Gold card or do it manually: my almost 10 year old computer won't make USB connection with the phone, however I can access all the files on my phone using a FTP server.
Can anyone help me?
If you need more info about my phone just ask!
How sure are you that you have clockwork mod recovery??
Did you ever boot in to recovery. (power off your phone and press home + power button)
When you boot in to recovery if you see a traingle with phone and exclamation mark, you have stock recovery.
"an exclamation mark appears and it stays that way"
As per above comment, you don't have CWM recovery.
Just few threads from your post, is the following thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447243
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18225026#post18225026
which has info and links that might help you.
No, I have never have been in to recovery en when I tried to with my phone off and pressing the home and powerbutton the exclamation mark came back.
I'll try some stuff out. Thanks!
EDIT: It's installing right now!
Thanks a lot!