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South African Dream

Hello folks,
Was hoping someone could possibly help me with rooting this phone of mine. It's an HTC dream from MTN in South Africa, firmware version 1.1, baseband version "62.41S.20.13U_2.22.16.19", kernel version "2.6.25-b062f65f", and build number "1.58.421.1 PLAT-1.0_gms-144337 CL#20538 release keys"
I've tried both RC29 and RC7 hoping that one of them would work, but no luck there. After copying the DREAIMG.NBH to my SD card and rebooting phone (using camera and power keys) and just before it attempts to verify the DREAIMG.NBH file, it gives the following info:
DREAM PVT 32B SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.42.0000 (DREA20000)
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.16.19
Apr 6 2009, 18:03:42
Not sure if that helps anything?
I've seen it mentioned somewhere about using a "goldcard" method? If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be most appreciated!
Many thanks!

OK, I've created an HTC goldcard, and attempted with both RC7 and RC28. For both I'm told the Model ID is incorrect. Is there anything at all that I can do? I'm guessing that aside from UK and the USA, just about anywhere else this phone has been released will have the exact same problem?
Thank you!

How to update a MTN Dream
Ok cool, I have upgraded my MTN Dream to the JF 1.5 rom using fastboot, here is the steps.
I take no RESPONSIBILITY if you BRICK your phone, do at OWN RISK
Files you will need to download (I’m using the JF 1.5 cupcake rom)
PdaNet - http://www.junefabrics.com/android/index.php
Radio- http://jesusfreke-cupcake.googlecode.com/files/ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip
Recovery image - http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1RootWalkthrough/recovery.img
JF 1.5 Cupcake rom - http://android-dls.com/files/jf/temp/JFv1.51_CRB43-EU.zip
Fastboot for windows – The attached zip file, ’Android.zip’
Lets get everything ready:
1. On your phone go to settings – Applications – Development, and make sure the USB Debugging is checked.
2. Install PdaNet, follow all the instructions, this will install all the USB drivers for your Android aswell as the ADB (Android Development Bridge??) drivers.
3. Extract all the files in the Android.zip to a android directory on your C drive (c:\android\)
4. Copy the recovery.img file to the android directory (c:\android\), now there will be 4 files in this directory.
5. Format the SD card in the phone (REMEMBER TO SELECT FAT32)
6. Rename the radio file (ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip ) to update.zip and copy to the SD card. (on the root of the SD card)
Now we can start with the upgrade.
1. Switch off your phone, plug in the USB cable and power up with the camera and power button. Your phone should boot up with a white screen with 3 skateboarding androids. Press the send button, some green text will show, after that press the send button again, it should now say FASTBOOT USB on a red background.
2. On your PC if you right click on the my computer icon, then Manage, in the Computer management window got to Device Manager, in the list at or near the top there should be a ADB Interface node with HTC Bootloader underneath,if that is there without any exlimation marks all your drivers are installed correctly, you can proceed.
3. Still on the PC, open a command promt window
4. Got to the android directory you created. (c:\android)
5. At the promt (C:\Android>) type in “fastboot devices”. It should show you your android, mine shows this “HT94XNG01051 fastboot”.
(If you dont see this then the fastboot is not seeing your phone, what you can do then is close the command promt, register the AdbWinApi.dll that is in C:\android\. After you regestered the dll, remove from directory then go back to step 3.)
6. In command promt type in “fastboot boot recovery.img”.
7. On your phones screen you will see a triangle, on your PHONES KEYBOARD press ALT+L, to see the text and then ALT+S to install the new radio (the one you renamed to update.zip and copied to the phones SD). After the installatiion is done follow the instructions to reboot your phone.
8. Now with your phone switched on in normal mode, delete the update.zip file from the SD card.
9. Rename the JF rom (JFv1.51_CRB43-EU.zip) to update.zip and copy to the phones SD card (on the root of the SD card)
10. Do Step 1 to 7 again.
11. After everything is installed your phone will reboot, leave it for about 20min, if your phone is still at the ANDROID screen dont worry, reboot it by pressing the SEND + MENU + END button. Imediatly after press the HOME + END to go to the recovery console.
12. Press ALT + L to see the text and then ALT+W to whipe, this will delete all data from your phone.
13. After the whipe reboot by pressing SEND + MENU + END
Your phone should reboot into the new rom now.
After you upgraded your MMS/GRPS settings will be missing.
Set them up again using the following settings on your HTC Dream:
From Home screen: Menu-Settings-Wireless controls-Mobile Networks-Access Point Names
Add 2 new ones:
Name: MTN-GPRS
APN: Internet
APN type: default
Name: MTN-MMS
APN: myMTN
Username: mtnmms
Password: mtnmms
MMSC: http://mms.mtn.co.za/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: 196.11.240.241
MMS port: 8080
APN type: mms

fastboot devices - no devices
Hi,
I experienced the following:
On executing 'fastboot devices', the list was empty.
After googling this for a while and not having any of the other solutions (such as deleting spurious mass storage devices in device manager) work for me, I found a reference to 'fastboot' as part of the Android SDK. Since I have the SDK installed, I used the SDK fastboot, and it worked.
Thanks!

I would rather flash to Cyanogen than JF though. Done this on a SA Dream.

post patch differences - tethering
Hi,
I am noticing a difference in the way the network routing works.
Since upgrading my HTC DREAM to JF Cupcake, the phone coninues to use the 3G network even when it's connected to the PC via the USB cable. The MTN setup used the LAN when it was available.
Given the price of 3G data, I am keen to restore the original routing behavior - when the USB is connected, the wireless network access point should not be used.
Perhaps this is caused by installing PdaNet? Any clues would be welcome.
Thanks

caractacus333 said:
Hi,
I am noticing a difference in the way the network routing works.
Since upgrading my HTC DREAM to JF Cupcake, the phone coninues to use the 3G network even when it's connected to the PC via the USB cable. The MTN setup used the LAN when it was available.
Given the price of 3G data, I am keen to restore the original routing behavior - when the USB is connected, the wireless network access point should not be used.
Perhaps this is caused by installing PdaNet? Any clues would be welcome.
Thanks
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try going into settings and clicking use only 2g networks

looking for the South African/Leaf "DREAIMG.nbh" file, anyone know where I can get it?

About to try the method on my 1.5 south african dream, hope it works as everything else I have tried didn't work
I just tried the above method but got the message "downloading 'boot.img'... FAILED (remote: not allow)".
I am guessing that I am going to have to run the gold card method?
Thanks
Q

[GUIDE] Gain root access HTC Hero TMobile

I have finally managed to root my phone. after trying for a rather long time, i did it yesterday and am running modaco custom ROM which is superb. I have listed the instructions I followed in case anyone else is having the same issues as i had
(unable to backup via amon RA image - backup failed)
Text in Bold indicates something you need to type
(Instructions taken from various sites - for XP only - Credits to Unlocker & Modaco)
If your current build number is 2.73.405.5 you can skip the Goldcard section
Phone Details:
Model Number
T-Mobile G2 Touch
Firmware Version
1.5
Baseband Version
63.18.55.06FU_6.35.07.08
Kernel Version
2.6.27-0078c992
Build Number
2.73.110.26 CL#69351 release-keys
Software Version
1.0.0.A6288
In order to root the phone, I had to downgrade the build number from 2.73.110.26 to 2.73.405.66.
Setting UP ADB on XP
First things first, we need to download and setup android SDK,
1) sdk can be downloaded from developer.android.com/sdk/
2) Extract the file to c:\AndroidSDK
3) Plug your phone in to the pc via USB cable. Windows should automatically find the drivers and you should get a message in the bottom right corner saying "device is setup and ready to use" (or something similiar).
Any issues here, google is your friend, find the drivers for your device
4) Now that windows can "see" your hero, click on Start, Run, type cmd and hit enter.
5) on this screen we need to check if adb is working so change the directory to where we extracted the sdk folder:
cd\ press enter
cd\ AndroidSDK\tools press enter
adb devices press enter
You should get something similiar to:
List of devices attached
HT9BTL900210 device
6) If you see this number, all is ok so far.
Now that adb is setup and we can communicate with our phone from the pc we need to create a Goldcard
Create Goldcard
( I tried with a 8GB ScanDisk and it worked)
Take a bakup of your sd card data, copy the files to your pc, before creating
a Goldcard as we need to format the card.
1) Ensure SD card is in your phone, click on Menu | Settings | SD Card & Phone Storage | Unmount SD card, wait a few ticks, then click on Format SD Card
2) Press back a few times and go to Settings | Application | Development and put a tick in USB Debugging
3) Connect the phone to the pc, then click on Start | Run | enter cmd and hit enter, we get the same command window as before
4) Now we need to obtain a code so that we can create the gold card. in the command prompt enter the following:
cd\ press enter
cd\ AndroidSDK\tools press enter
adb devices press enter
you should see a serial number displayed
5) Now type the following
adb shell press enter
cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid press enter
You should get something similiar to this:
045354535230384780705c3088008a10
Make a note of this code.
6) Next go to this website >> http://hexrev.soaa.me/ , enter your code and click on Submit and make a note of the new code
7) Now go to http://revskills.de/pages/goldcard.html, fill in your details and paste the code, click on submit and check your e-mail. The godcard will be e-mailed to you, save this to your desktop.
8) Now we need to download and install a HexEditor so click the following link, download and install
http://download.cnet.com/HxD-Hex-Ed...068.html?part=dl-HxDHexEdi&subj=uo&tag=button
9) On your phone, pull down the notification bar and click to copy files to your computer, Click on Mount
10) Open the HexEditor and click on Extras | Open Disk | Under Physical Disk select Removable disk, uncheck "Open as Read Only" and click OK
11) Click on Extras | Open disk image | select the goldcard.img file (sent to you via email) Click ok when prompted for the disk size (512 Hard Disk/Floppy Disk)
12) You should have 2 tabs, one is your sd card and the other the goldcard. click on the goldcard, click on Edit | Select All, then Edit | Copy.
13) Click on the sdcard (removable disk) tab, highlight from offset 00000000 to 00000170, click on Edit | Paste Write. The highlighted cells should go red.
14) Click on File | Save and close the HexEditor
15) On your phone, pull down the notification bar and select to turn of USB storage. Pull down the notification bar again and click to copy files to your computer, Click on Mount. If XP opens the SD card all has worked ok.
16) On your phone, pull down the notification bar and select to turn of USB storage. Reboot your phone with the goldcard (sdcard) still inside.
Downgrade to an older ROM
1)You should already have HTC Sync installed on your computer, if not head over to http://www.htc.com/www/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=283&cat=3&dl_id=852 | download and install HTC Sync
2) Next we need to down load the ROM, RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_..exe which can be downloaded from here http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RCQ6V92U
3) Connect your phone to the pc and ensure HTC Sync picks up your phone, any issues here, either reboot your pc or phone until the phone\pc can see each other.
4) Double click the file you downloaded RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_..exe and follow the instructions. they are very straight forward. It can take up 10 mins to complete.
Hopefully you should now have a phone with the Build Number as 2.73.405.5
If this is the case, continue reading.
Download Custom ROM
Now would be a good time to download the ROM you want to use, I am currently using Cronos which is based on 2.1 and is super quick
http://www.cronosproject.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=16&sid=332f8bccd0147f4ee8eb093920eb428d
1) Once downloaded, rename the file to Update.zip
2) Connect your phone to your pc and pull down the notification bar again and click to copy files to your computer, Click on Mount.
3) Copy the file, Update.zip to the root of your SD card.
4) On your phone, pull down the notification bar and select to turn of USB storage
Gain ROOT access
1) On your phone, click on Menu | Settings | Applications | put a tick in "Unknown Sources"
2) Connect the phone to your pc and on your phone, pull down the notification bar and click to copy files to your computer, Click on Mount
3) Download the following 2 files and save them to your desktop
http://zenthought.org/content/project/flashrec Version 1.1.3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WP29CWHK recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.2.img
You can also use recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.3.img but I found version 1.5.2 worked for me.
4) Copy both of these 2 files to the root of your SDcard, should show as Removable disk\media within "My Computer"
5) On your phone, pull down the notification bar and select to turn of USB storage. Disconnect your phone from the pc
6) Go to the market place and download a file manager, I used ASTRO
7) Open ASTRO and select flashrec-1.1.3.apk (the file you copied over), if prompted select package installer. click in Install if it doesnt automatically install the app
8) Open FlashRec (click on open after install) and click on Backup Recovery Image. Should take a few seconds to backup
9) Now click on the empty text box and type the following
/sdcard/recovery-RA-hero-v1.5.2.img then click on Flash Custom Recovery Image . It should take to long doing this, 10 seconds maybe
10) Power of your phone, once shutdown, hold down the Home and Power button together until the phone boots in to recovery mode
11) On the Recovery Screen, select Backup/Restore (using the trackball) and then Nand backup, this should take a minute or so
12) Next click on Wipe and select Wipe data/factory reset
13) Now select Flash zip from sdcard, this can take up to 5-15 mins. Once this is done, it should prompt you to reboot your phone, if not select "Reboot system Now"
14) Done, hopefully if everything when according to plan your phone should boot with Cronos (whichever rom you chose), the first time it boots it can take ages.
Update Radio
Check to ensure the radio version is 63.18.55.06JU_6.35.09.26, If yes skip this section, if not you can download it from the Modaco site
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...oms-radios-in-update-zip-format-for-gsm-hero/
1) Connect the phone to your pc and on your phone, pull down the notification bar and click to copy files to your computer, Click on Mount
2) Remove the update.zip file from the SD card
3) Rename the radio from 63.18.55.06JU_6.35.09.26 to Update.zip
4) On your phone, pull down the notification bar and select to turn of USB storage. Disconnect your phone from the pc
5) Power down your phone, select HOME and POWER to boot in to Recovery mode
6) Select Flash zip from sdcard, this should take roughly 5 mins, reboot the phone.
Thats it your done, If you click on Menu | Settings and nothing shows, reboot the phone again ( I had this rather strange issue)
Setting up SD CARD to work with A2SD
Follow this guide, its very good
http://androidandme.com/2009/08/news/how-to-manually-partition-your-sd-card-for-android-apps2sd/
Hopefully you now have a rooted phone all setup and working. As someone on here said, Road to Freedom

Thanks for this.
I'm still stuck. The goldcard seemed to work twice but when I tried the RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_..exe it said "waiting for bootloader" and the screen on the Hero had changed to the white screen with 3 skateboarding androids and what looked like a selectable option "?RUU USB", can't quite remember but there was no way of selecting it and no buttons advanced the process.
Don't know if anyone else got this? Any tips on what I'm doing wrong?

did you receive any erros on your pc, i,e the RUU setup should be running andupdating you with whats happening, did that throw an error?

I will do it again tonight but got something along the lines of "waiting for bootloader.....timed out" Will confirm in the next hour, but some other threads said they needed to create a gold card a few times before one worked.
Any advice welcome

On the windows RUU update utility I get
ERROR [171]: USB CONNECTION ERROR
This is despite the device syncing well and being fully recognised by RUU until failing waiting for bootloader....
On the HTC Hero I get a white screen with 3 skateboarding androids on it.
On the white screen at the top I get
HERO CVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.76.0007 (HERO10000)
MICROP-010f
TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104
RADIO-6.35.07.08
Aug 4 2009, 19:43:30 (not the current time)
RUU USB <---- Highlighted in orange. making me think you could select it, however, no buttons on the device do anything. The Hero stays like this until I pull the battery out but then it boots normally (even after the RUU.exe exits). If I pull the USB cord out, the USB text dissapears and only RUU remains highlighted.
Any ideas? The SD card used is the stock one shipped with the device which others have said works fine. If no one has a better idea, I will try later using my other 8gb card, but this is a pain as I have to back it all up.

I formatted the SD card ie non-gold card version and repeated the RUU and got the same message so I'm assuming the goldcard didn't work. Sigh... not to back up my 16Gb card...

So i got a SD card another member recommended as working as a gold card = no go.
This is getting beyond a joke now. Nobody has information on what the actual
credentials are for a card to be use able? I've spent too much money on this crap
I think I'll just sell this ****.

So I tried my 16Gb card but that didn't work either.
I don't think I'm that unlucky to get two cards which won't work as Goldcards and am very confident I have followed the instructions correctly.
The only thing I can think of is that as my phone was returned from being fixed only two weeks ago, they may have patched the kernal so even Goldcard will not work. Sigh, I might just have to wait for T-mo to pull their finger out with the 2.1 upgrade.
For what it's worth, Kernel version:
2.6.27-0078c992
Build : 2.73.110.26
Software version: 1.0.0.A6288

Kernel Version:
2.6.27-0078c992
[email protected] #821
Build Number:
2.73.110.26 cl#69351
Software Version
1.0.0.A6288
Bought and last updated in December 2009
Anyone with the same build etc that was able to gold card?

Thanks for this info.
Looks like it's the same. No-one with a goldcard in south london wants a little visit from me and my Hero ?!?

Chaps, I tried 3 times and on my fourth attempt I was successful, I used a 8GB Scandisk Card which worked. I gave up twice but eventually got lucky and it worked so I understand your frustration
It maybe worth uninstalling and re-installing your drivers, or you can try this:
USBDeview >> http://download.cnet.com/USBDeview/3000-2094_4-10614190.html, download and install
Whilst the phone is plugged in, open USB Deview, find all the htc drivers and delete them, after deleting them, disconnect your phone and plug it back in, drivers should re-install,
Try again with a different USB port on your machine, let me know how you get on

For the guys having problems with goldcards,....
Once you have made the changes to the SD, saved and closed the HEX editor,... re-open it again to make sure the changes have actually saved.
...... Alternatively,... Check to see if there are any differences in the tutorial from this thread, compared to the one here ---> [Guide] Newbie Guide to Install a Custom Rom [Updated 14/04]
Hope something there helps.

Maybe OS may be an issue,... Mine failed on Win7 64bit but worked 1st time with an XP machine.

Complete success!
Seems it was a problem with Win 7 (32-bit).
Worked first time in Vista with the stock 2gb card already created using Win 7 earlier.
Happily now enjoying a custom 2.1 Rom!
Angry yet again with M$.
So pleased I've moved to Ubuntu as my main OS.

I managed to get my goldcard work first time round, fortunately. I used a SanDisk 2Gb card, but curiously, I realised afterwards I forgot to format it, I still had all the hidden linux files (starting with a .) on it
I think all T-mobile branded hero's use the same firmware initially.
Also, I couldn't get the USB to work on Win7, had to go onto XP.
Finally, a guy at my work had the same problem, not being able to goldcard his Hero, I suggested to him, when he goes into the hex editor, include all off the offsets, like when you get down to 170, highlight all the way down to the right of that line.

drspikes said:
Complete success!
Seems it was a problem with Win 7 (32-bit).
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Wahey!! Glad your sorted now.

I wasnt able to use either of my Win7 (32 or 64) to do this, but behold my daughters Netbook with XP was the winner!!! worked perfect..now...whats the best rom currently?

j_simon208 said:
I wasnt able to use either of my Win7 (32 or 64) to do this, but behold my daughters Netbook with XP was the winner!!! worked perfect..now...whats the best rom currently?
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I highly recomend MCR3.2 (MoDaCo Custom ROM for GSM Hero) ,... Fast, stable,.... No complaints at all. I flashed this on the 1st day i got my HERO,... Now waiting for a stable Android 2.1 release,... Probably MCR4.0.

ddotpatel said:
I highly recomend MCR3.2 (MoDaCo Custom ROM for GSM Hero) ,... Fast, stable,.... No complaints at all. I flashed this on the 1st day i got my HERO,... Now waiting for a stable Android 2.1 release,... Probably MCR4.0.
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I have to agree, modaco 3.2 is fantastic, even when memory is running low its still quick, Paul has done an excellent job, flashed the hero with modaco 3.2 as soon as it was rooted, havent tried anything else yet

akhtar1817 said:
I have to agree, modaco 3.2 is fantastic, even when memory is running low its still quick, Paul has done an excellent job
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Definately,.... Has been just over 6 week with my Hero now and haven't felt the need to even try another ROM.

Finally got Root with 2gig card that came with phone

I've posted this inside another thread but decided to make a new one so others can see.
To all of you guys who are giving up - DON'T !
Here's how I finally got root on my DINC after about 3 days of trying.
I've read and watched almost every post and walk-throughs available in this forum and few others and was still unable to get into ADB Shell using any of the methods and tricks available and even though none of them worked I kept trying until I found a post on adndroidforums.com by Centsy. So along with his instructions and combination of many others here's how I achieved root:
1. Download the file from the 10 minute incredible root video on YouTube by mejdam. (can't post the link cause I'm new to the forum).
2. Unzip the file and run SDK setup.
3. As soon as SDK setup runs it gives an error message. Close it. then hit Cancel on next window.
4. While still in Android SDK and AVD Manager click on Available Packages (on the left) and then hit the plus sign in the right window for the repository. It will give you a list of packages available. Download the very last one which is the USB_Driver. It will add 'usb_driver' folder to your SDK folder where you ran sdk setup from.
5. Modify android_winusb.inf file inside the 'usb_driver' folder by adding these lines at the end of [Google.NTx86] and [Google.NTamd64] sections:
;HTC Incredible
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C9E
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C9E&MI_01
%SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0C94
6. I used the 2 gig Sandisk memory card that came with the phone. Had it FAT32 full formatted on the pc.
7. insert the card into the phone wait for it to be recognized
8. connect the phone to the pc and use the modified inf file of Android SDK usb_driver to get the phone connected and drivers installed. Note that I do not have HTC Sync installed on my pc.
9. on the phone go to settings->applications->development->turn on USB Debugging. wait for the phone to be recognized
10. open command prompt, navigate to your SDK\Tools folder and type in: adb devices. when you hit enter it should list your phone as being connected.
11. at the prompt type: adb reboot recovery, hit enter
12. as soon as the prompt is back type: loop and hit enter to start the adb shell loop. As soon as the loop starts running, the phone should show the white HTC Incredible screen, start clicking in and out the sd card before you hear the device disconnected sound on your pc. keep clicking the card in and out until you hear device connected sound on you pc. If you still don't see THE message we are looking for after another 10, 15 seconds stop clicking the card. take the battery out of the phone, put it back in, wait for it to reboot and repeat steps 11 and 12.
I had to do steps 11 and 12 about 3 times when I said to myself - next time is the last time and if it doesn't work then I'm going to get the 2gig PNY card that everyone is saying helps them achieve root. Then all of the sudden it took a little longer for the device connected sound to come up and the mouse cursor turned to the Waiting Hour-Glass and as soon as I heard the sound I saw the good old error message we are all striving to see. After that I just followed the instructions on the 10 minute root video to get the phone rooted.
Never give up, Never surrender !
Hopefully this will help some of you guys to achieve root and thanks to everyone who's hard at work on getting this great phone rooted.

Hi,
Having issues with your Step #12. You say to click the card in and out when the white HTC screen comes up and do it till the first disconnect sound. Then you go on to say keep clicking untill it connects. Then you says 10-15 seconds after the connect sounds keep clicking. Don't you mean to say keep clicking from white HTC screen till 10-15 seconds after the 2nd sound(the connect sound) So basically clicking for over 30seconds.
Please clarify as I'm thinking you meant differently thne what you typed. I too have a stock 2G sandisk card that came with my phone and so want to get this rooted without buying a PNY card hah.
- Pete

sonypete said:
Hi,
Having issues with your Step #12. You say to click the card in and out when the white HTC screen comes up and do it till the first disconnect sound. Then you go on to say keep clicking untill it connects. Then you says 10-15 seconds after the connect sounds keep clicking. Don't you mean to say keep clicking from white HTC screen till 10-15 seconds after the 2nd sound(the connect sound) So basically clicking for over 30seconds.
Please clarify as I'm thinking you meant differently thne what you typed. I too have a stock 2G sandisk card that came with my phone and so want to get this rooted without buying a PNY card hah.
- Pete
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Basically once the white screen comes up, start clicking the card in and out until about 10, 15 seconds after the 2nd connect sound that windows give you. However, you MUST start pushing the card in and out before the 1st disconnect sound.

Okay cool. Fingers crossed I have been trying since yesterday and about to jump out the window hah.
- Pete

Wow, I got it first time with this method! Thanks a lot! I am also using the stock 2gb card that came with the phone.

Thanks man. I got this to work twice in about 4 tries. 1st time it worked I accidently selected reboot option. So had to retry this method. My clicks were medium speed not very fast and not excessively slow in case that helps anyone. About 1 a second.
- Pete
(2G Sandisk Rooter hehe)

Hey this method worked to get the error but I can not write to the SDCard, I get the following when I try to push something: failed to copy 'busybox' to 'sdcard/busybox: Permission Denied
It is the same with any file and I did Apply sdcard:update.zip
Please help!

I think this will help
KingJ50 said:
Hey this method worked to get the error but I can not write to the SDCard, I get the following when I try to push something: failed to copy 'busybox' to 'sdcard/busybox: Permission Denied
It is the same with any file and I did Apply sdcard:update.zip
Please help!
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Once you get error, I believe that you need to run the "apply update.zip" once and let it fail. Then you can adb to the sdcard.
PS, this method never worked for me, no matter how much I tried.

dreamersipaq said:
Once you get error, I believe that you need to run the "apply update.zip" once and let it fail. Then you can adb to the sdcard.
PS, this method never worked for me, no matter how much I tried.
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Same here, i still can't get to adb shell . . .

I got into adb doing the click on the 3d try but it kept failing to push the payload and then I accidentally restarted the phone. AHHHH, just spent 30 minutes doing the same thing and couldn't get back in.

Awesome, I got it to work using your method.
First I tried the "10 min..." video, but it was unclear in some areas. I had to try a few times (10+) to get it to work. Problem for me was the speed at which I was putting in and out the SD Card. I did it at some odd pattern like In (4 sec), out (.5 Sec), in (4 sec), etc. Then all of a sudden it worked.
Got it rooted .
Thanks again!

Finally got it. Thanks

Spent probably 6 hours messing with it. Not worth it anymore.

What does this mean:
8. connect the phone to the pc and use the modified inf file of Android SDK usb_driver to get the phone connected and drivers installed.
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I've connected the phone, it shows up when I type "adb devices", but I have no idea how to "use the modified inf file... to get the phone connected and drivers installed."

dmauro said:
What does this mean:
I've connected the phone, it shows up when I type "adb devices", but I have no idea how to "use the modified inf file... to get the phone connected and drivers installed."
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if your phone shows up then you may proceed further. Howerver if after quite a few tries you still can't root then you should try updating the driver with the modified inf file.
go to your device manager, you should see the very first item should be Android Phone. right click on the phone and choose update driver and point to the modified INF file.
if your pc tells you that it cannot find a better driver, just uninstall the phone from device manager (right click and choose uninstall), unplug the phone from the pc, wait about a minute and plug the phone back in - but use a different usb port just in case. Then when found new hardware manager comes up point it to the modified INF file.
Good luck.

Doesnt work for me. annoying
*edit* Finally got it 7 seconds awesome

I cannot get my inc to take the driver .inf file. I have edited it correctly, tried forcing the driver to it, and it keeps telling me that the driver is not valid for a 64-bit os. Tried doing it as a legacy device as well.
Win 7 ultimate 64-bit

dont see the plus sign
hit the plus sign in the right window for the repository well for some reason i dont see any plus sign in there to hit tell me what i might be doing wrong

Please Help If You Can
I am logged in; got the recovery; followed the instructions, and it didn't say unrevoked. so i did it again and
did a whole bunch of things
Finding update packge
opening update package
verifying update package
installing update
veridying curernt system
unpacking patches
removing unneeded files
patching system fioles
symlinks and permission s...
then I got
e:multiple firmware images
e: can't store zip image
installation aborted
Now I also cant get into ADB SHELL
when I type adb shell I get
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -
but no prompt
I will try to stay logged in and everything BUT PLEASE HELP. What do I do?

Thanks for these instructions, Op.
I was successful by exactly following your steps.
Edit to provide additional details -- I tried unsuccessfully upwards of 100 times following the instructions in the 10min video. A couple things that probably attributed to the success of this method for me:
1) Formatted 2GB card to FAT32 (4096) as recommended.
2) Uninstalled HTC Sync / HTC Driver Installer. I used the "SDK Setup" to download the USB drivers.
A tip if you're having trouble getting the USB drivers to download... I had to go to the "Settings" menu in the Android SDK and AVD Manager, and check the "Force https://... sources to be fetched using http://..." otherwise the Available Packages menu would fail to get the repository.xml.
I then applied the recommended changes to android_winusb.inf in C:\sdk\usb_driver\ and used this .inf as the Android Phone driver. It was possible to assign the driver after setting to "Debug" mode in the OS.
3) I started clicking the SD card as soon as the white screen would come up, instead of waiting for a few seconds after it appeared. I used a 2 seconds in, .5 seconds out, 2 seconds in, ... pattern.
4) After each failed attempt, instead of pulling the battery and holding volume- + pwr, I went with the ops method. This was to abort the "loop" tool on the PC, pull the battery, boot the phone normally to the OS, verify the phone was recognized by typing "adb devices" on the PC cmd prompt, commanding "adb reboot recovery" to reset the phone into recovery mode, starting "loop" as soon as the command prompt came back, and finally clicking the SD card as described above.

Bypass T-Mobile G1 Google Activation

You must have either RC29 or earlier, or Modded RC30.(RC29 is US firmware, RC7 is UK firmware) If U have higher
Versions like (RC33 US firmware or RC8 UK firmware) then u Need to Downgrade.
To Check Firmware Version Do the following without Sim
<enter>reboot<enter>
If Phone Re***** then u have version RC29 or Lower, Skip Upgrading/Flashing Procedure.
(Flash your phone to RC29/RC7 or lower to be able to Exploit Root Access)
Step 1- Format the SD card to FAT32 (Make Sure of this, otherwise it wont Work.
Step 2- Unzip the RC29 or RC7 image file (DREAIMG.nbh) to the SD card & Rename it to (DREAIMG.NBH)
Step 3- Switch Off the Device then Insert the SD card.
Step 4- Now U have to Put your G1 in BootLoader Mode (Hold Down Camera Button, and press Power Button) DO NOT DO ANYTHING TO INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS.
Step 5- Press Power button to Start Upgrade/Flashing Procedure.
Step 6- Once its done, Reboot your G1.
For Those with RC29 or Earlier Versions, Just Follow The Below Guide.
You must have ADB installed on your Computer (Extract to C: Drive), Download & Install the USB drivers. U can Manually Install when Computer Asks for the Drivers once U Connect your G1.
1- Plug your G1 & Install Drivers.
2- Without Sim Card in Your G1, <enter>setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1<enter> Even though u dont see what u typing, but u are actually executing a Command on your G1 to Enable USB Debugging in Settings.
3- Once u Execute that Command USB Drivers will be Installed again, but this time will be recognised as ADB Interface.
4- Click Start>Run>cmd> to Command Prompt
5- Type c:\adb devices (If your Device is Connected u will see it)
6- Restart your G1 but now With Sim, to see the Activation Screen then Plug USB Cable & Type c:\adb devices (to make sure u are connected)
7- Type c:\adb shell (U will see a $ sign) Just Copy & Paste this into Command Prompt (am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.Settings) The Settings Screen will Appear, now Switch on Wi-Fi & Connect to the Internet.
8- Now u can either Login with your Existing or Create New Account with Google.
Reference: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/bypass-t-mobile-g1-google-activation-phonecarecenter-781472/
Enjoy

Followed instructions above. Downloaded RC29, extract and copy to sim. Pressed camera+pwr button, press power button and it updates. Status bar completes and few seconds later, it shows--- "Update Terminate", "Update Failed". I tried with sim and w/out sim. Still the same.
What seems to be the problem here?

Jabbacks said:
Followed instructions above. Downloaded RC29, extract and copy to sim. Pressed camera+pwr button, press power button and it updates. Status bar completes and few seconds later, it shows--- "Update Terminate", "Update Failed". I tried with sim and w/out sim. Still the same.
What seems to be the problem here?
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No extracting! Just put the whole zipped zip file or .img on the root of the sdcard (not in any folders)

please i make the first step but the pc didn t reconize the phone like adb
so what can i do

I am sorry, but I laughed when I saw how difficult you made this, really, it's actually a lot easier. Just if you are at the 'Welcome to XXXXX' screen touch all four corners of the screen (Above the 'Change Language' screen) clockwise. It should just go to the home screen without changing anything or flashing anything

The four corner trick will only work on some firmwares
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

demkantor said:
The four corner trick will only work on some firmwares
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
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I have used from 1.6 to 2.3 without any problems.

TheShortybro said:
I have used from 1.6 to 2.3 without any problems.
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Did a NBH restore to RC29 just to try this... it didn't work.
And also, how will the G1 make the read that there are four fingers on-screen if it only reads two fingers at same time as a maximum? (try a touch point tester on any G1 rom avaible there, and tell me if one of them reads more than two fingers, I'll be more than amazed if so).
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mishamosher said:
Did a NBH restore to RC29 just to try this... it didn't work.
And also, how will the G1 make the read that there are four fingers on-screen if it only reads two fingers at same time as a maximum? (try a touch point tester on any G1 rom avaible there, and tell me if one of them reads more than two fingers, I'll be more than amazed if so).
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Scratch the last paragraph, till' now did realize the real procedure. Anyway, it doesn't work on RC29.
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mishamosher said:
Did a NBH restore to RC29 just to try this... it didn't work.
And also, how will the G1 make the read that there are four fingers on-screen if it only reads two fingers at same time as a maximum? (try a touch point tester on any G1 rom avaible there, and tell me if one of them reads more than two fingers, I'll be more than amazed if so).
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Scratch the last paragraph, till' now did realize the real procedure. Anyway, it doesn't work on RC29.
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Also, tried RC30, RC33, CRC1, CRB43, DRC83, and those are all the original T-Mobile firmwares that I know for T-Mobile, and also, the trick doesn't works on all them.

yeah is not working with c29

abdelhak1182 said:
yeah is not working with c29
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Not multi-touch, but just pressing ONE corner with ONE finger clockwise. And maybe it doesn't work at rc29. so what, it worked for me and it's just my opinion for those that have the same firmware as me. But thanks anyway for those who doesn't have my firmware and doing a NBH-restore (What was not neccesary) Also I am using FroyoCreamSandwich and it worked there and with the most Froyo, Eclair and Gingerbread firmware versions

- To Check Firmware Version Do the following without Sim
- <enter>reboot<enter>
where do I enter this command? "<enter>reboot<enter>"

How to identify my G1 T-Mobile whether it is US or UK version
biralma said:
- To Check Firmware Version Do the following without Sim
- <enter>reboot<enter>
where do I enter this command? "<enter>reboot<enter>"
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I got the answer for <enter>reboot<enter>.
However, I don't know whether my T-Mobile is US version of UK version. It is made in Taiwan. So how do I check it?
Thank you!!

tnt4ever said:
You must have either RC29 or earlier, or Modded RC30.(RC29 is US firmware, RC7 is UK firmware) If U have higher
Versions like (RC33 US firmware or RC8 UK firmware) then u Need to Downgrade.
To Check Firmware Version Do the following without Sim
<enter>reboot<enter>
If Phone Re***** then u have version RC29 or Lower, Skip Upgrading/Flashing Procedure.
(Flash your phone to RC29/RC7 or lower to be able to Exploit Root Access)
Step 1- Format the SD card to FAT32 (Make Sure of this, otherwise it wont Work.
Step 2- Unzip the RC29 or RC7 image file (DREAIMG.nbh) to the SD card & Rename it to (DREAIMG.NBH)
Step 3- Switch Off the Device then Insert the SD card.
Step 4- Now U have to Put your G1 in BootLoader Mode (Hold Down Camera Button, and press Power Button) DO NOT DO ANYTHING TO INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS.
Step 5- Press Power button to Start Upgrade/Flashing Procedure.
Step 6- Once its done, Reboot your G1.
For Those with RC29 or Earlier Versions, Just Follow The Below Guide.
You must have ADB installed on your Computer (Extract to C: Drive), Download & Install the USB drivers. U can Manually Install when Computer Asks for the Drivers once U Connect your G1.
1- Plug your G1 & Install Drivers.
2- Without Sim Card in Your G1, <enter>setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1<enter> Even though u dont see what u typing, but u are actually executing a Command on your G1 to Enable USB Debugging in Settings.
3- Once u Execute that Command USB Drivers will be Installed again, but this time will be recognised as ADB Interface.
4- Click Start>Run>cmd> to Command Prompt
5- Type c:\adb devices (If your Device is Connected u will see it)
6- Restart your G1 but now With Sim, to see the Activation Screen then Plug USB Cable & Type c:\adb devices (to make sure u are connected)
7- Type c:\adb shell (U will see a $ sign) Just Copy & Paste this into Command Prompt (am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.Settings) The Settings Screen will Appear, now Switch on Wi-Fi & Connect to the Internet.
8- Now u can either Login with your Existing or Create New Account with Google.
Reference: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/bypass-t-mobile-g1-google-activation-phonecarecenter-781472/
Enjoy
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My g1 aint being recognized by my computer
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flipinfin said:
My g1 aint being recognized by my computer
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Also it doesnt do nothing when i press the enter key

How To Bypass The Google Account Activation Setup With Wifi On T-Mobile G1
Hi, Someone Please Help Me I Just Downgraded My T-mobile G1 And Now I Am Stuck On The Google Account Screen It Says Sign In Or Sign Up To Your Google Account And Unfortunately I Don't Have A Data Service Plan Someone Please Tell Me How I Can Sign In To My Google Account With Wifi. Sorry For My Bad English. Any Help Would Be Greatly Appreciated.

I flashed 32A board with a 32B firmware which is preactivated, no need to activate, and now I have no calls, looks like used wrong firmware radio.
any suggestion?
tnt4ever said:
You must have either RC29 or earlier, or Modded RC30.(RC29 is US firmware, RC7 is UK firmware) If U have higher
Versions like (RC33 US firmware or RC8 UK firmware) then u Need to Downgrade.
To Check Firmware Version Do the following without Sim
<enter>reboot<enter>
If Phone Re***** then u have version RC29 or Lower, Skip Upgrading/Flashing Procedure.
(Flash your phone to RC29/RC7 or lower to be able to Exploit Root Access)
Step 1- Format the SD card to FAT32 (Make Sure of this, otherwise it wont Work.
Step 2- Unzip the RC29 or RC7 image file (DREAIMG.nbh) to the SD card & Rename it to (DREAIMG.NBH)
Step 3- Switch Off the Device then Insert the SD card.
Step 4- Now U have to Put your G1 in BootLoader Mode (Hold Down Camera Button, and press Power Button) DO NOT DO ANYTHING TO INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS.
Step 5- Press Power button to Start Upgrade/Flashing Procedure.
Step 6- Once its done, Reboot your G1.
For Those with RC29 or Earlier Versions, Just Follow The Below Guide.
You must have ADB installed on your Computer (Extract to C: Drive), Download & Install the USB drivers. U can Manually Install when Computer Asks for the Drivers once U Connect your G1.
1- Plug your G1 & Install Drivers.
2- Without Sim Card in Your G1, <enter>setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1<enter> Even though u dont see what u typing, but u are actually executing a Command on your G1 to Enable USB Debugging in Settings.
3- Once u Execute that Command USB Drivers will be Installed again, but this time will be recognised as ADB Interface.
4- Click Start>Run>cmd> to Command Prompt
5- Type c:\adb devices (If your Device is Connected u will see it)
6- Restart your G1 but now With Sim, to see the Activation Screen then Plug USB Cable & Type c:\adb devices (to make sure u are connected)
7- Type c:\adb shell (U will see a $ sign) Just Copy & Paste this into Command Prompt (am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.Settings) The Settings Screen will Appear, now Switch on Wi-Fi & Connect to the Internet.
8- Now u can either Login with your Existing or Create New Account with Google.
Reference: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/bypass-t-mobile-g1-google-activation-phonecarecenter-781472/
Enjoy
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Boot into bootloader and check out what all it says there and post here
Sent from my LG-H901 using XDA-Developers mobile app

demkantor said:
Boot into bootloader and check out what all it says there and post here
Sent from my LG-H901 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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SAPPHIRE UNKNOWN 32B ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-1.33.2010 (SAPP*****)
CPLD-13
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Jun 2 2009, 17:27:03
It says 32B now, but I tjink it said 32A before I flashed it, phones as headsets jack.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
Follow this thread and you should be good
Sent from my LG-H901 using XDA-Developers mobile app

demkantor said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
Follow this thread and you should be good
Sent from my LG-H901 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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please fix the link, it is not working

yurais said:
please fix the link, it is not working
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Haha, sorry about that, looks like Tapatalk won't link this thread... same with chrome....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831139
Here, use this one, click the fender link at the bottom of first paragraph in OP, that will bring you there... not sure what's up with the links today...
Sent from my LG-H901 using XDA-Developers mobile app

[Q] Controlling Nexus 4 on the PC after breaking screen, possible?

Hey guys,
Haven't been here for a while. Okay, so I have a bit of a dilemma and every solution I've found requires something I just can't do. Here's the situation: my screen is broken, it has a lock screen, not in developer's mode, not unlocked.
This means:
I won't be able to transfer my files over, as I have to get past the lock screen
I can only install applications from Play store on my computer, but can't launch them
No use for any method that requires phone to be rooted
Can't even activate any USB options to transfer files some other way
Still need to be able to control it to create backups and such of important SMS messages, get files off
Does anyone have any suggestions at all? I don't want to have to resort to replacing the screen, as that'll end up costing me enough time and money where it's more cost-effective to purchase a new phone; however, I really need what's on my phone as soon as possible. Thanks in advance.

I think I have a solution for you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2177440 Specifically, you'll want to read this post:
Carpetboy said:
So typically, just as I fill my claim to repair my nexus my wife drops her, smashing the screen even more than I did so she has absolutely no use of her screen. I went through the process again and though I'd post it in a more simple fashion.
1. Reset Nexus into recovery mode (power & volume down)
2. Connect to PC via USB. Install the USB driver from the SDK so that it appears as an ADB device
3. Fire up the updated toolkit. You should see the nexus as a fast boot device
4. Unlock bootloader
5. Using option 10 on the toolkit load up CWM on the phone. This gives you ADB access so can you pull files off the device via ADB although I could access the SD card through programs like Droid explorer.
6. If you want to carry on further and get into Android properly, you'll need to wipe the cache from within CWM
7. Reboot and hold down the volume key to get back into recovery
8. In the toolkit select root options (option 4) and load temporary image (6) If it hangs on the google or nexus logo you've not wiped the cache.
9. With this second phone I couldn't access it through droid explorer as it was popping up as an MTP device but I could pull the files via command prompt or through the toolkit
10. If you have any use of the touchscreen at all you can run the following command which will then mean that any touch will unlock the device
adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key​11. You can activate bluetooth via adb if you have a mouse or keyboard available but you will need to be able to press okay on the screen
12. Any changes you make in the unstable android image such as lockscreen, bluetooth, enabling debugging, etc will remain in place when you restart the device.
13. You can relock the bootloader if you wish via the toolkit. You just need to be in recovery mode first.
Hope this simplifies the process
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In the future, always enable USB debugging in case of incidents like this. You can then use ADB commands to do a heck of a lot of things. Of course, it does make your phone data vulnerable if it gets stolen, but I'm willing to take the risk, plus 10 wrong PIN tries = reset anyway.

machoman1337 said:
I think I have a solution for you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2177440 Specifically, you'll want to read this post:
In the future, always enable USB debugging in case of incidents like this. You can then use ADB commands to do a heck of a lot of things. Of course, it does make your phone data vulnerable if it gets stolen, but I'm willing to take the risk, plus 10 wrong PIN tries = reset anyway.
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Now with 4.2.2 the adb device appears as offline and the only way to bring it online is to use the touch screen.... I have an important email on my phone just looking at me and its driving me completely INSANE that I cannot get to it.
I have to wait 4 days to get a screen in just to get to this important email..... THANKS GOOGLE!
oh and tmobiles insurance is a joke $100 deductable... the clear your phone. my way $79 new screen and same phone.

ikarma said:
Now with 4.2.2 the adb device appears as offline and the only way to bring it online is to use the touch screen.... I have an important email on my phone just looking at me and its driving me completely INSANE that I cannot get to it.
I have to wait 4 days to get a screen in just to get to this important email..... THANKS GOOGLE!
oh and tmobiles insurance is a joke $100 deductable... the clear your phone. my way $79 new screen and same phone.
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where did you get the screen for $79???

hi, what does this mean?
2. Install the USB driver from the SDK so that it appears as an ADB device

michaeliang said:
hi, what does this mean?
2. Install the USB driver from the SDK so that it appears as an ADB device
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1. It means that if you have the SDK Manager installed on your computer, somewhere between the last packages at the bottom of the list, you'll see "android drivers" (or something similar). With those drivers, your device will show up in "Device manager"(the Windows' one) as an adb device.
2. But if you don't want to get the SDK Manager and be quicker, you can download only those drivers, directly from the "Google developers" page and install them manually by going to "Device manager", right clicking on the Nexus 4 (it will appear with a yellow triangle on it, maybe), then "Update driver", "...BROWSE computer...", then click again on "Browse", then go to where the drivers have been downloaded and select the entire folder by highlighting it and clicking ok (or something). The folder with the driver would look like this "latest_usb_driver_windows" and inside you'll see another folder called "usb_drivers". That's what you need to select and install.
So that's what you need to do to make your phone appear as an adb device in "Device manager". And, of course, adb let's you do a lot of stuff to your phone through your computer, but probably you already knew that.