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Ok let me see if I can explain my problem right. I got an android locked to t-mobile USA I am planning to but an unlock code for this phone but the problem that I encountered before buying the code is this this phone come with an application that when it start up it asks you to to set up your gmail account but I am in mexico I am not interested in having a gmail account how can I delete this application or stop it or skip it otherwise I am not going to be able to use the phone what can I do I like this phone but it is useless in the state that it is help
Not having a gmail account means you wont be able to use the market, your contacts wont sync, the included calendar app wont work very well. There may be other issues as well.
Do you hate google or what? A gmail account is free.
no thats not the reason I dont hate google it is just that at the moment when my android turns on it start up with this message
Setting up your T-Mobile G1 I tried to register but it wont register and I can not even use the phone functions the android stays on trying to register this what I do
i try to register then a message comes up that says that it may take up to five minutes but after a while another message show up and it says
there is a problem comunicating with google servers
this could be a temporary problem or your sim card may not be provioned for data services. If it continues call customer service
well the bottom line I really want to use this phone but how can I get pass this registering bull
here in mexico we run into this problems all the time our cell carriers suck basically i just want to be able to use the phone functions only if anyone can help I will apreciate it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=452316
You may need to downgrade to RC29 depending on what version your phone is currently running.
Also, I'm not sure if your carrier, or any at all, block by IMEI if a phone is reported stolen. I'm not accusing you of stealing, but, you know...
elvences said:
no thats not the reason I dont hate google it is just that at the moment when my android turns on it start up with this message
Setting up your T-Mobile G1 I tried to register but it wont register and I can not even use the phone functions the android stays on trying to register this what I do
i try to register then a message comes up that says that it may take up to five minutes but after a while another message show up and it says
there is a problem comunicating with google servers
this could be a temporary problem or your sim card may not be provioned for data services. If it continues call customer service
well the bottom line I really want to use this phone but how can I get pass this registering bull
here in mexico we run into this problems all the time our cell carriers suck basically i just want to be able to use the phone functions only if anyone can help I will apreciate it.
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Ok... Long story short:
The G1 is a "google" phone and is dependant on data services and a google account to operate. That being said, the only way you can work around this without having a solid data connection (through your cell provider) is to go the process to root your phone and use one of the builds that allows you to skip google registration. I know TheDude's build lets you, I'm not sure which other builds do. By skipping the sign-in process you would still be able to use wireless internet to get your phone to sync with google once you turn on wifi.
Of course, your phone will have to be unlocked if it's not already.
I suggest you look at the development forum and start reading the links from the "round-up" sticky on the very top.
Thank you everybody for your quick responses but it seems that i am still stuck in the setting your account bull.- i try to root my android but i can even get to format my m sd card as a follow instruction in how to root phone it says to wait until mount show up on my screen how am i suppose to do that when my phone wont get past the setting up account screen can i format m sd card with adapter and then load the rc29 and put it back on my android and follow the rest of the intructions will that work i dont want to try it just like that has anyone else done like this is this going to brick my android.
elvences said:
Thank you everybody for your quick responses but it seems that i am still stuck in the setting your account bull.- i try to root my android but i can even get to format my m sd card as a follow instruction in how to root phone it says to wait until mount show up on my screen how am i suppose to do that when my phone wont get past the setting up account screen can i format m sd card with adapter and then load the rc29 and put it back on my android and follow the rest of the intructions will that work i dont want to try it just like that has anyone else done like this is this going to brick my android.
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Yes, if you have a card reader you could put the dreaimg.nbh, update.zip and recovery on your sd card and never have to mount your phone to the pc.
Or just use another device with a memory card reader or writer. Or even better, install ADB, go into the recovery window by pressing home+power and on your computer enter the ADB interface and type in
adb mount /sdcard/
adb push (location of firmware).nbh /sdcard/
and voila.
Hey I downloaded android-sdk-windows-1.5_r2 isnt this file suppose to have everything I need to work in my android but it doesnt where is ADB at and I am suppose to have and update zip and restore it doesnt say anything about that in development. I am liking this but it seems difficult but thats why I like it just show me where this files are at and I promise that I will at least brick my android lol not really but I hope I get it working. Well this are the instructions in how to root.
Format your phone's SD card to FAT32 mode:
Hook your phone up to your computer using a USB cable and then wait for the notification to show up in your title bar of your phone.
Click the notification, and then click "Mount".
A new removable disk should show up on your computer. Right click it and select Format, and select FAT32 as the file system type.
Download and unzip the RC29 or RC7 image file. Copy the DREAMIMG.nbh file to the SD card. (RC29 for US, RC7 is for UK)
Turn the device power off.
Hold Camera button, and press Power button to entry bootloader mode. You should see a gray/white screen with instructions to flash your phone with the update on your SD card. If you don't see that, make sure you followed the instructions properly.
As per the on-screen instructions, press the Power button to start upgrade procedure. DO NOT DO ANYTHING TO INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS.
After it is finished, perform the restart your phone.
see it doesnt say that I need and update zip and a recovery. But I might be wrong so where are this files at
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I suggest you look at the development forum and start reading the links from the "round-up" sticky on the very top.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455860
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502010
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517874
I have cut to the chase and given you the direct links in the stickies that you were supposed to have already read if you were following the very good advice from skri11a.
After reading this, you should have all of the knowledge you need to make your phone work... If not, come back here and we can clarify any further questions.
If you continue to refuse to help yourself, there is a good chance that this thread will be locked, closed, fired, deleted, or shot into space.
Well I am back after reading and trying all that I have to say and I am probably going to get this thread close is this. I can get adb to run I downloaded sdk copied to C installed drivers for my android and nothing happens. I also tried using a memory adapter and formated my sd to fat 32 and then copied DREAIMGRC29 and then tried to run it and nothing happen I am the dummest person in the world.
I don't think this is the phone for you. Just sayin.
elvences said:
Well I am back after reading and trying all that I have to say and I am probably going to get this thread close is this. I can get adb to run I downloaded sdk copied to C installed drivers for my android and nothing happens. I also tried using a memory adapter and formated my sd to fat 32 and then copied DREAIMGRC29 and then tried to run it and nothing happen I am the dummest person in the world.
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Did you happen to rename/extract the DREAIMGRC29? It needs to be the DREAIMG.NBH. Also "Dumbest" not "Dummest".
elvences said:
Ok let me see if I can explain my problem right. I got an android locked to t-mobile USA I am planning to but an unlock code for this phone but the problem that I encountered before buying the code is this this phone come with an application that when it start up it asks you to to set up your gmail account but I am in mexico I am not interested in having a gmail account how can I delete this application or stop it or skip it otherwise I am not going to be able to use the phone what can I do I like this phone but it is useless in the state that it is help
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to unlock your g1......... CALL T-MOBILE!
it will be free, so don't go buying into those sites on the net.
also, go HERE
most or all of you modding, hacking, and basic information will be answer by reading that guide.
mrcrs said:
to unlock your g1......... CALL T-MOBILE!
it will be free, so don't go buying into those sites on the net.
also, go HERE
most or all of you modding, hacking, and basic information will be answer by reading that guide.
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He can't, he is in Mexico.
hamshu said:
He can't, he is in Mexico.
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he still can call.
and i'll even list the number: 1-800-937-8997.
all they need is the IMEI number, then they give the correct unlock code contingent on that.
and it'll be obvious that he's in mexico and needs his g1 to be unlock, so i'm sure they'll supply that code for him.
granted he's been with tmo for 90 days or more.
nolageek said:
I don't think this is the phone for you. Just sayin.
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This is a great phone and it is for me aned I going to get to the bottom of this even if I end up bricking my phone.(I can not use it so if I brick it will have the same use)
hamshu said:
Did you happen to rename/extract the DREAIMGRC29? It needs to be the DREAIMG.NBH. Also "Dumbest" not "Dummest".
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My man well since english is not my first language I apologize for any mistakes in my writing but you still got my point. And yes I did extract the file and its name is DREAIMG.NBH BUT WHEN I TRY TO RUN IT WONT.
mrcrs said:
to unlock your g1......... CALL T-MOBILE!
it will be free, so don't go buying into those sites on the net.
also, go HERE
most or all of you modding, hacking, and basic information will be answer by reading that guide.
I can get the code. The problem is I can type in the code the phone wont let me pass the setting an account.
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What do you mean? I have a quick question for you though, who is your carrier, and do you have the proper APN set up?
i bought an htc dream/g1 from ebay new. the catch is that it's in chinese (didn't know this when i bought it). i've set it to english, but the market place, among some other system dialogues are still in chinese. i've managed to log into my google account by guessing, but i'm getting error messages i can't read, and the whole market interface is in chinese.
so i CAN'T use the android market to download a file manager, or download anything at all (which seems to be required in order to root it). i can mount the sd card and access it in windows.
what i really want to do is just delete everything on there, os and all, and start from scratch (the same way i could with an iphone). the most important thing is that it be in english. secondly that it run smoothly. after that it would be nice if it could be a sense ui rom, but that is not required, i guess.
please, any help at all would be appreciated! i'm new to android and i can't figure all these issues out at once and in mandarin.
I would suggest downgrading to RC29 or RC7, but those are US and UK firmwares. What firmware version is it? it would be useful for us to have all the information in Settings > About. If it's on 1.5 you should be able to use the 'flashrec' method, but I guess that will ake some trial and error.
I am using mytouch (tmobile) with latest biffmod rom
i am running into a little issue with android market. as it seems eventhou i am logged in via my gmail account on the phone, when i log into the market via PC, it seems that google is not detecting my phone. Its just saying
Maker Model
- -
was there somewhere on the settings that would allow me to modify the maker model info?
change maker/model
the only way i ever found was getting a gold card than flashing a different sappimg.zip your phone will think its a diffrent model my (my touch 3g 1.2 headjack) thinks its a htc magic
well dont go flashing any sappimg ask first
Hey everyone,
I rooted my NST Glow for the first time about a month ago and I was an idiot and didn't take a back up first. In the process I managed to totally mess it up. It got so bad that it was bricked and wouldn't boot no matter what I tried. Eventually I decided to try taking a backup of my wife's NST with glow and restored that to my Nook. That worked and allowed me to do a wipe, then root it properly etc. So everything was working and seemed good to go.
Today I was rooting my wife's nook and in the process put it online. At some point it said that there was an authentication error and it rebooted the nook and wiped it to factory.
I restored her nook from the fresh backup I took and it is back up and running, however it is unrooted and offline. My guess is that I cloned her nook's ID to mine when I restored from her backup and now B&N thinks that our nooks are the same device and registered to two different accounts. Thus anytime hers gets online it will get wiped.
Is there any way to reset my Nook's device ID or w/e so that it is unique again? How do I fix this problem?
And yes I learned my lesson and take backups regularly now.
unfortunately mate , we dont have any method to recover thr Rom partition that have ur unique files like nooks ID and MAc address and serial and etc , so i think if u dont have any chance to find an backup for ur device , then noway mate
but , u can use one device for online purpose and other offline always and for ever until u got recover ur original Rom partition
sry for ur loss mate , but try to remember that u take backup or anything or ur nook just will be used offline only
good luck
speedman2202 said:
unfortunately mate , we dont have any method to recover thr Rom partition that have ur unique files like nooks ID and MAc address and serial and etc , so i think if u dont have any chance to find an backup for ur device , then noway mate
but , u can use one device for online purpose and other offline always and for ever until u got recover ur original Rom partition
sry for ur loss mate , but try to remember that u take backup or anything or ur nook just will be used offline only
good luck
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You could always try using Noogie to get at the rom partition - the S/N and MAC address are just text files
down in the devconf subdirectory on the rom partition. Nothing special, except no line termination.
If I were doing this from linux/Ubunto, I would try something like this after booting Noogie and attaching the
nook to my laptop, and assuming that Ubuntu mounted the Noogie-presented rom partition as /media/ROM:
echo -n "XXXXXXXXX" > /media/ROM/devconf/SerialNumber
echo -n "XXXXXXXXX" > /media/ROM/devconf/DeviceID
echo -n "58611Axxxxxx" > /media/ROM/devconf/MACAddress
If you log into your account on www.bn.com, go to manage your Nook, and put the pointer over the nook in
question, it will show you the S/N registered to that particular device associated with your account.
Of course, you say that you re-registered the nook, but if you're lucky, it will show up as a different device
under the management window(since it probably presented a different S/N from the original). Just ignore
the device with the S/N that matches what's in your cloned ROM(that S/N belongs to your wife). Hopefully
the original is still showing up as another Nook, which will have your original S/N. Put that into the
SerialNumber and DeviceID files.
As far as the MAC address, other than the 58611A prefix, which you need to leave the same(it's the manufacturer
code), pick a different series of six hexadecimal digits that are different from what you already have.
The MAC address only needs to be different from any other device attached to the same WiFi router.
If you pick something at random, you know it'll be different from your wifes Nook, and you've got a good
chance that you won't match anybody else that you're sharing a Wifi router with(at home, or the BN store, etc).
They must be 6 hexadecimal digits, and I would keep any alpha characters uppercase. Or you could just
pick 010101
What do you have to lose? I'm just guessing that this will work, but at this point what other options do you
have?
PS: If you do try this, please keep us updated.
Sure you can fix the serial number and mac address but you can't recover the public key and private key hash you need to authenticate with B & N. Fixing the serial number and mac address will keep you from messing up your wife's B&N authentication and allow you both to be on the same WiFi access point at the same time. But its unlikely you'll get B&N Authentication to work with the native NST apps. But you might be able to install the Nook app from the Market and use that to read your B&N books.
straygecko said:
Sure you can fix the serial number and mac address but you can't recover the public key and private key hash you need to authenticate with B & N. Fixing the serial number and mac address will keep you from messing up your wife's B&N authentication and allow you both to be on the same WiFi access point at the same time. But its unlikely you'll get B&N Authentication to work with the native NST apps. But you might be able to install the Nook app from the Market and use that to read your B&N books.
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So this has already been tried, and it's known that the public/private key is used
to identify the specific Nook(not simply used for comm encryption to the BN server)?
If it were being used to identify the Nook shouldn't there have to be a full private key
half, as opposed to simply the hash? The only full "piece" of a key that I see is
the public half of the key, which you wouldn't normally use to specifically identify a
device.
Even then, even if it's a device identifier rather than a pre-loaded SSL or comm pubkey
for connecting securely to the Nook server(s), do we know that B&N has matched that
key to the device S/N, and keeps that matchup in a DB somewhere?
If not, then it should be possible to create a new key. You may lose the original registration
info, but re-registering should be possible.
Has anybody actually tried this yet?
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Hmm, I just diff'ed the Pubkey in the rom backups for my NST and NST Glow, and
they're different, which doesn't make sense if it's an SSL/Comm pubkey being
used to connect to the same B&N server(s).
Thanks for the responses guys. It looks like I have made an erroneous assumption. I stumbled across this thread which says that the Nook Color Tools causes the factory reset, and that is exactly what I was doing when her nook reset on me.
I assumed that it was because I put the nook online for the first time since restoring mine with her image and B&N detected that they had the same ID or something.
When I get a chance this week I will check the serials and stuff in the ROM partition on both the nooks and see if they are the same or if mine is still unique from hers. The B&N website is only showing one nook under my account but says it was registered Sept 2, 2012 (long before I rooted it) and it lists a serial number there, so I am hopeful that my nook is still unique, and if not I may play with it and see if I can return it to the original serial. If I lose the ability to sync to B&N that isn't a big deal since I only have one book on my account (I sideload all my books through Calibre).
I'll let y'all know what I find out.
Here's a Nook Tablet users experience with restoring the serial number and mac address. Bottom line is he couldn't authenticate with B&N after restoring the serial and mac. He ended up lucky and got B&N to replace it under warranty.
serial number can found in the NST original Box , or u can found it when u look in memory card slot
for Mac address , i dont know how , but u can use cheat one , for how to edit , add this info to Rom partition , i dont know
good luck
You can follow that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104145
I faced a same situation and now my nook become normal :victory:
thanmeo78 said:
You can follow that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104145
I faced a same situation and now my nook become normal :victory:
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That thread tells you how to save your ROM partition before overwriting it with a backup from a different Nook and then replacing the ROM partition with your backup. Unfortunately, it appears the OP had already restored a backup of another Nook before saving his ROM partition so the procedure on that thread is unlikely to do any good at this point.
Yah, unfortunately I did not back up my own ROM partition before writing a new one. I tried putting in my serial and changing the MAC address, but as in the other thread I could not register with B&N as I'm assuming the private keys don't match my serial (as they came from my wife's nook). So unless someone figures out how to recover or generate a new private/public key pair that will work with B&N's servers, I'm stuck with a cloned nook.
It's ok though because I side load all of my books and don't need to have it online or anything. So, it is working just fine for my purposes at this point.
Hey guys...I have another thread in which I'm asking a question on how to tranfer files to the tablet..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42642994#post42642994. Anyway now that I've played with the device for a day or two the questions come. First off by flashing a new ROM, will this problem be solved?? ( Just to save u the time of looking I can't seem to tranfer files from my Tablet to PC and vice versa. Under MTP mode ( I think that's the name) the tablet shows up as a camera and everytime I try to make,copy or move a file I get an error message. Now for my SECOND question. looking at the ROM's I get confused when I go to the download pages. Some of them have names like Tilapia,Crespo,etc. What are those? I think it might be the different ROM's for the different devices and if so which is mine?? I have the 32 GB model that has wifi JDQ39 and this leads into my THIRD question. I purchased the tablet used off of ebay and it's in great condition. When i powered it up it hadn't been rooted or anything, but funny thing is I found two programs on it from t-mobile?? Yes I know, a My Account app and device information, the *my account* showing Data and minutes left, although there was none. So are these also used as phones? Or might've my apps been downloaded once I signed into google..which I think is what happened!! Anyway that's my adventures so far...hopefully this will help any other newbs who stumble upon this great tablet.
Playdoe said:
Hey guys...I have another thread in which I'm asking a question on how to tranfer files to the tablet..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42642994#post42642994. Anyway now that I've played with the device for a day or two the questions come. First off by flashing a new ROM, will this problem be solved?? ( Just to save u the time of looking I can't seem to tranfer files from my Tablet to PC and vice versa. Under MTP mode ( I think that's the name) the tablet shows up as a camera and everytime I try to make,copy or move a file I get an error message. Now for my SECOND question. looking at the ROM's I get confused when I go to the download pages. Some of them have names like Tilapia,Crespo,etc. What are those? I think it might be the different ROM's for the different devices and if so which is mine?? I have the 32 GB model that has wifi JDQ39 and this leads into my THIRD question. I purchased the tablet used off of ebay and it's in great condition. When i powered it up it hadn't been rooted or anything, but funny thing is I found two programs on it from t-mobile?? Yes I know, a My Account app and device information, the *my account* showing Data and minutes left, although there was none. So are these also used as phones? Or might've my apps been downloaded once I signed into google..which I think is what happened!! Anyway that's my adventures so far...hopefully this will help any other newbs who stumble upon this great tablet.
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Not sure about the file copy problem but why don't you first try a factory reset and update to latest stock image and see if that does anything, nothing to lose since you just got the tablet. The names refers to the different models, if you have a 32 G wifi only that should be "grouper". Not sure why the tmobile apps are there, maybe it will be gone after you do the reset? Or maybe you have a phone on tmobile so when you choose to restore the account settings it restored the app for you?