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Hi everyone, I'm new to installing Android to the Vogue and I haven't the slightest idea where to start. I've tried multiple times but always seem to mess up with everything. Can anyone give me a step by step tutorial or even make the folders for me so that i can put it in my SD card, let me know and thank you guys for your help. Also if possible and anyone would want to help and make the folders for me I would like an eclair build.
were you planning on running android on NAND (which is where windows mobile is now) or off your sd card.
I was planning on running it off NAND, any suggestions?
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I was planning on running it off NAND, any suggestions?
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Your phone is already unlocked?
Seeing that you have never run Android before you may want to try a few builds on SD card first to see which one you like, and have the flexability to go back to Windows Mobile. A class 6 microSDHC card is pretty comparable to NAND speedwise in my opinion.
would recommend one of the donut builds (plemen, myn). both guys make a fast and stable donut, GPS and bluetooth work great. since I've got a bit of time, here's a step by step with links to take you from a ground zero unlocked vogue to running android on your nand (fastest way, replaces windows mobile). this has been written up a few times before, but today is your lucky day
read the entire set of instructions before getting started.
BEFORE STARTING
1. know that there are multiple ways to flash a rom to your phone. here are a few
a. using windows, get a flashing package from one of the xda devels, and replace the RUU_signed.nbh file in that package with whatever you are trying to flash (try NFSFAN's package, it has always worked well for me for this; some carrier packages don't work), renamed the same way
b. use a 2GB or smaller micro SD card with the .nbh named VOGUIMG.NBH in root, then place the phone in bootloader mode (see #2)
c. use linux and HTCFlasher - don't know much more about this method, find it here
2. if flashing from a computer, I always recommend flashing from the bootloader, NOT through active sync. enter bootloader: hold down power and camera, then press and release reset, wait for the tricolor screen. then connect to usb, and flash away
3. Flashing etiquette: I always flash everything twice, back to back, for good measure. while the phone is flashing, don't move it, don't open programs, don't surf the internet, just leave your phone and computer alone, hands off. and don't flash from a virtual machine; trust me, just don't.
4. Have patience. There are steps that will take minutes to complete. Just wait. If you are not sure is something is happening or if the phone is frozen, put the phone down and go do something else for at least 10 minutes.
GET STARTED
1. unlock your phone (cokeman's unlocker, hardSPL 2.31).
2. flash a "GPS capable shipped rom" from post 1 here. make sure you have working phone, working data, and working GPS (if you are on verizon and have problems getting GPS to work, see here - thx drewden123.
3. upgrade to the bell 3.42.50 radio, find the radio only version here. flash it the same way you flash any other ROM - you can use a rom package to flash it, just rename it to RUU_signed.nbh and replace the one in the package with it, then flash away)
4. download the necessary files. you'll need:
a. a rom in the form of androidinstall.tgz from this forum. a couple of great donut options are myn's and plemen's and plemen's
b. a .nbh found at sourceforge. the sourceforge page contains both stable builds, and the latest betas - don't know what to use? see this thread. choose your resolution based on the recommendations of the chef (the rom builder), also read here.
5. create a folder on the root of your micro sd card called andboot
6. place your androidinstall.tgz file in the andboot folder
7. flash your .nbh file by placing your phone in bootloader mode, and using one of the above flashing methods
8. as soon as the phone reboots (it should vibrate), hold down this button to enter the install menu like your life depended on it until the boot menu pops up
9. in the top half of the boot menu are your booting/file storage settings. for nand, select "sys on nand" and "data on nand" (other options will work too, but for your standard nand install, I would go with this)
10. go down to "1. install system" and click it. at this point it doesn't matter, but on the second screen that pops up go ahead and choose wipe data as well. when swapping between builds in the future, it is recommended to start with a new data file for best results. however, if it is the same class of build (i.e. between two donut builds), keeping your data.img file and simply using the "clear dalvik cache" should keep you running smooth without having to change all of your settings again.
11. wait for the install menu to re-appear. when it does, scroll down to "9. quit" and click it.
12. wait. keep waiting. in fact, step away from your phone. when you come back, turn the screen on, you should see the Donut lock screen!
OTHER NOTES
1. to reflash windows, simply enter bootloader mode, and flash your windows rom
2. buttons in android: see here.
wow thank you so much, this is exactly what I needed, once I get everything going I will let you know, currently I'm running NFSFAN's Final 6.5 ROM, its great and all but I need me some Android. Thanks again for your help and I will keep you posted.
tatnai said:
would recommend one of the donut builds (plemen, myn). both guys make a fast and stable donut, GPS and bluetooth work great. since I've got a bit of time, here's a step by step with links to take you from a ground zero unlocked vogue to running android on your nand (fastest way, replaces windows mobile). this has been written up a few times before, but today is your lucky day
read the entire set of instructions before getting started.
BEFORE STARTING
1. know that there are multiple ways to flash a rom to your phone. here are a few
a. using windows, get a flashing package from one of the xda devels, and replace the RUU_signed.nbh file in that package with whatever you are trying to flash (try NFSFAN's package, it has always worked well for me for this; some carrier packages don't work), renamed the same way
b. use a 2GB or smaller micro SD card with the .nbh named VOGUIMG.NBH in root, then place the phone in bootloader mode (see #2)
c. use linux and HTCFlasher - don't know much more about this method, find it here
2. if flashing from a computer, I always recommend flashing from the bootloader, NOT through active sync. enter bootloader: hold down power and camera, then press and release reset, wait for the tricolor screen. then connect to usb, and flash away
3. Flashing etiquette: I always flash everything twice, back to back, for good measure. while the phone is flashing, don't move it, don't open programs, don't surf the internet, just leave your phone and computer alone, hands off.
4. Have patience. There are steps that will take minutes to complete. Just wait. If you are not sure is something is happening or if the phone is frozen, put the phone down and go do something else for at least 10 minutes.
GET STARTED
1. unlock your phone (cokeman's unlocker, hardSPL 2.31). make sure whatever ROM you end up with on your phone has working phone, working data, and working GPS.
2. upgrade to the bell 3.42.50 radio, find the radio only version here. flash it the same way you flash any other ROM - you can use and rom package to flash it, just rename it to RUU_signed.nbh and replace the one in the package with it, then flash away)
3. download the necessary files. you'll need:
a. a rom in the form of androidinstall.tar from this forum. a couple of great donut options are myn's and plemen's and plemen's
b. a .nbh found at sourceforge. the sourceforge page contains both stable builds, and the latest betas - don't know what to use? see this thread. choose your resolution based on the recommendations of the chef (the rom builder), also read here.
4. create a folder on the root of your micro sd card called andboot
5. place your androidinstall.tar file in the andboot folder
6. flash your .nbh file by placing your phone in bootloader mode, and using one of the above flashing methods
7. as soon as the phone , hold volume up like your life depended on it until the boot menu pops up
8. in the top half of the boot menu are your booting/file storage settings. for nand, select "sys on nand" and "data on nand" (other options will work too, but for your standard nand install, I would go with this)
9. go down to "1. install system" and click it. at this point it doesn't matter, but on the second screen that pops up go ahead and choose wipe data as well. when swapping between builds in the future, it is recommended to start with a new data file for best results. however, if it is the same class of build (i.e. between two donut builds), keeping your data.img file and simply using the "clear dalvik cache" should keep you running smooth without having to change all of your settings again.
10. wait for the install menu to re-appear. when it does, scroll down to "9. quit" and click it.
11. wait. keep waiting. in fact, step away from your phone. when you come back, turn the screen on, you should see the Donut lock screen!
OTHER NOTES
1. to reflash windows, simply enter bootloader mode, and flash your windows rom
2. buttons in android:
-top power: short press = turn on power, wake screen, menu. 1-second long press = toggle keyboard. 2-second long press = toggle portrait/landscape orientation
-volume slider: volume
-camera: short press = back. 1-second long press = home
-green: short press = call log. long press = voice dialer
-red: short press = sleep screen. long press = phone option menu (power off, airplane mode, silent, etc)
-enter, direction keys = standard functions
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If only we had someone to sticky this. Great post only need to add info about the market and resolution and I bet this forum would be 95% reduced in clutter.
berardi said:
If only we had someone to sticky this. Great post only need to add info about the market and resolution and I bet this forum would be 95% reduced in clutter.
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When i just try to run haret it says that mkdir: cannot create directory '/system'
:File exists
sh: 2: unknown operand
it also says that it cannot find the system directory in the SD card??
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[borat voice] Very nice!
Now you'll just have to post in every thread "please see my signature"
Tatnai, I just want to thank you for your post. I was able to flash myn's build of andriod to nand yesterday after going through maybe five different threads(all with slightly differing methods). After reading your instructions, I am relieved that I did it correctly.
Quick a question just to verify. When I want to reflash to a newer build of andriod in the future, I'd just have to place the correct .nbh file in root, androidinstall.tar file in the andboot folder and hold volume up?
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Tatnai, I just want to thank you for your post. I was able to flash myn's build of andriod to nand yesterday after going through maybe five different threads(all with slightly differing methods). After reading your instructions, I am relieved that I did it correctly.
Quick a question just to verify. When I want to reflash to a newer build of andriod in the future, I'd just have to place the correct .nbh file in root, androidinstall.tar file in the andboot folder and hold volume up?
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they may be changing around the .nbh file stuff, so this answer is depending on what happens with that, BUT... you shouldn't need to flash a new .nbh to change your system unless you need to change resolution. if you don't, read on.
NOTE: the process is the same whether running on NAND, or on SD card (ext2 or regular sd). Just don't mess with the boxes at the top of the install menu that say where your sys and data are installed.
TO RUN AN UPDATE that someone has provided in their thread for their build:
1. place the androidupdate.tar in the /andboot folder on your sd card
2. reboot your phone, hold this button until you see the install menu
3. from the bottom portion of that menu, select "Install update". click yes on the popup menu that notifies you that this will adjust the system files.
4. wait. it will eventually finish and kick you back to the install menu
5. go to "quit" and click it.
TO CHANGE FROM ONE ROM TO ANOTHER (same class, i.e. donut to donut)
Note: if you have a data.img, you technically should be able to keep it while moving between ROMs of the same class (i.e. donut rom to a donut rom, or eclair to eclair rom). just make sure to clear the dalvik cache before the new one boots up. however, if there are any problems, the first thing you should then do is wipe your existing data.img using the install menu and the boot your new system allowing it to create a fresh one.
1. place the new ROM file (androidinstall.tgz) into the /andboot folder on the root of your sd card, overwriting any previous install file that was there before
2. reboot your phone, hold this button until you see the install menu
3. from the bottom portion of that menu, select "backup /data", then select "yes" to overwrite old backups (btw, you can rename any databackup.img in the /andboot folder to anything you want to keep multiple backups; when you want to revert to a particular data.img backup, just rename it to databackup.img before going to the install menu). this will give you a backup of your current data just in case something goes wrong. it will take a while to complete, and eventually take you back to the install menu.
4. from the bottom portion of that menu, select "clear dalvik cache". allow this to run, it will return you to the install menu when complete.
5. from the bottom portion of that menu, select "Install system". click "yes" on the popup menu that notifies you that this will overwrite the system files. a second popup will open asking if you want to wipe your /data, select "no" for this to keep your current data file. once it installs, you will be returned to the install menu.
6. select "quit" from the bottom of the menu. this should boot android. first boot after clearing the dalvik cache, installing a new system, or wiping a data.img will take a while, just be patient
TO CHANGE FROM ONE ROM TO ANOTHER (different class, i.e. donut to eclair, or cupcake to donut)
Note: I would not recommend keeping your data.img while switching between different versions of android.
1. place the new ROM file (androidinstall.tgz) into the /andboot folder on the root of your sd card, overwriting any previous install file that was there before
2. reboot your phone, hold down this button until you see the install menu
3. from the bottom portion of that menu, select "backup /data", click ok to overwrite old backups (btw, you can rename any databackup.img in the /andboot folder to anything you want to keep multiple backups; when you want to revert to a particular data.img backup, just rename it to databackup.img before going to the install menu). this will give you a backup of your current data for future use, i.e. if you decide to return back to that version of android. it will take a while to complete, and eventually take you back to the install menu.
4. from the bottom portion of that menu, select "Install system". click "yes" on the popup menu that notifies you that this will overwrite the system files. a second popup will open asking if you want to wipe your /data, select "yes" to delete the current data file. once it installs, you will be returned to the install menu.
6. select "quit" from the bottom of the menu. this should boot android. first boot after clearing the dalvik cache, installing a new system, or wiping a data.img will take a while, just be patient.
Thanks again for the information. I and I'm sure others appreciate it. I hope your FAQ thread will get stickied.
I keep get an error when I am trying to install from NAND, it says Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt, anyone have any clues?? I am trying to install SenseHERO 1.4 and I am using the NAND kit posted with the UpdateROM utility. Any suggestions?
Nice work
Is there anyone in nj that can help me install this damn android on the vogue.. ive tried all the methods and nothing seems to work.. can it be the microSD card?? the files im using?? ive been trying to use every single build out there and nothing seems to work..
So I spent about 5-6 hours a few days ago searching for a full tutorial of rooting a T-mobile G1 (HTC Dream) and then installing Android 2.2 Froyo on it (Cyanogenmod 6).
I could not find a full guide anywhere and I ended up using like 5 different sites, going though a million pages, and ended up flashing unstable builds like 4 times so it was a huge headache! So I am creating a full tutorial here for all newbs like me so that all the info is consolidated into one place. =)
I FOUND THIS TO BE THE EASIEST METHOD OF ROOTING A G1 AND INSTALLING A STABLE BUILD OF FROYO.
THIS IS DESIGNED FOR THE COMPLETE BEGINNER!!
I HAVE THIS ON MY G1 WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL!!!
Rooting Your Stock T-Mobile G1 (HTC DREAM) AND INSTALLING A STABLE ANDROID 2.2 FROYO BUILD. (CYANOGENMOD 6.0)
**Please make sure your phone is completely charged before doing this**
**I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone. Do this at your own risk**
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I was pretty worried about bricking my phone, but it is almost impossible if you do this step by step and correctly. Just make sure to follow the steps!
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Prerequisites:
**ALL DATA/APPLICATIONS WILL BE REMOVED FROM YOUR PHONE AND IT WILL BE RETURNED TO FACTORY SETTINGS AFTER THE FOLLOWING STEPS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SYNC SET UP FOR YOUR DATA SO THAT YOU CAN RECOVER YOUR CONTACTS!** (TO SYNC GO TO SETTING > DATA SYNChronization > make sure AUTO SYNC is checked as well as contacts calendar and gmail)
Here is what you will need:
1) Your Phone
2) A Computer
3) USB Cable
Download the following file onto your computer: (DO NOT UNZIP OR CHANGE ANY FILES!)
ALL THE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES ARE HERE: pktos.blogspot.com
Original DREAIMG.nbh
Cupcake Update.zip
FlashRec.apk
Amon Ra’s Recovery Image
G1 Radio
G1 HardSPL
Generic G1 ROM w/ Root
CYANOGENMOD 6 ROM
GAPPS
ALL THE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES ARE HERE: pktos.blogspot.com
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I) Formatting the SD Card and Downgrading to RC29(YOU WILL DELETE EVERYTHING OFF YOUR SD CARD!)
1. Plug your USB cable into your computer and then plug your phone in.
2. Mount your SD card by sliding down the notification bar and selecting mount.
3. Go to My Computer and access your SD card.
4. BACKUP ANY FILES THAT YOU WANT ONTO YOUR COMPUTER. VERY IMPORTANT!
5. Go back to my computer and right click on the drive that is your sd card. Click format. Choose FAT32 from the drop down and hit the format button. This removes all data from your memory card.
6. Once the format is complete: drag and drop "DREAIMG.nbh & Update.zip files that you downloaded into the sd card. (DO NOT create a folder or anything, just put it right in the SD card)
7. Unmount your phone by going through the notification bar and then unplug your phone Turn your phone off. from your computer.
8. Press and hold the camera+end key until until you see a screen with colored bars, then let go. This is the bootloader. The screen will turn gray with blue writing on it.
9. Hit the end key to start the update. DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THIS IS DONE!
10. Once it is finished it press the trackball to reboot. (If it goes back the the colored bar screen and doesn't reboot try holding the home+menu+end key, if this doesn't work, just remove the batter and put it back in and turn the phone on)
11. Once the phone is on, just turn it back off.
12. Now press the Home+End Key until you see a triangle with an exclamation point in it (this is recovery mode). Once you see this let go of the buttons.
13. Open the keyboard and press ALT and L, and then Press ALT and S. Now wait until the phone reboots (it will do this automatically once the update is applied) (Don't worry if you see picture of a box and a g1 or a chip with an arrow)
14. Once the phone reboots, go ahead and and go through the welcome guide and get to the home screen.
II) Flashing a Recovery Image
1. Now with your phone at the home screen, go to settings>applications> an turn on unknown sources.
2. Now go to settings>SD card and Phone Storage>Unmount SD Card
3. Now Click format sd card and go ahead and format your sd card. It will automatically remount after.
4. Go back to the home screen and plug and mount the phone to the computer again as you did earlier.
5. Place the following files you downloaded earlier right into the sd card: FlashRec.apk, and Amon Ra's Recovery Image (Again not in any folder or anything, just on the sd card)
6. Once they are transferred go ahead and unmount and unplug your phone from the computer
7. Go and download a file manager from the android market (I suggest LINDA FILE MANAGER)
8. Once downloaded, open the file manager and go to SD card, and click the FlashRec.apk file and then click install. If it asks -> Tell it to use package installer to open it (it probably wont ask but if it does)
9. Once installed click open (it will be on bottom left of screen)
10. Then click the button that says "backup recovery image"
11. Once it says "backup complete" open the keyboard and type the following: /sdcard/recovery.img
12. The click "flash custom recover image" and wit until it says "Flash complete"
13. Go back to the home screen and then turn off the phone.
14. Turn the phone back on into recovery mode by holding down the home and power buttons. You will see a bunch of text on top of a black background with an HTC logo in the middle.
III) Partitioning and Loading the latest radio
1. Scroll down to "Partition SD Card"
2. Click "Partition SD"
3. Press the Home key to confirm
4. Use the trackball to increase the "swap size" to 96MB then press Home key
5. Make sure "EXT2" is set to 512 MB then Click the Home Key
6. Make sure "Fat32 size" is set to remainder and then press the Home Key and then the phone will begin partitioning.
7. Once partitioning is complete scroll down and select to "SD: ext2 to ext3" and then press the Home key. Wait for it to upgrade.
8. Once the Upgrade is complete hit the "back" button to get back to the main menu. Then scroll down and select "USB-MS Toggle" and wait for it to enable.
9. Now plug the phone into the computer again. Now transfer the files downloaded earlier: G1 Radio, G1 HardSPL, Generic G1 Rom w/ root, to the phone. (AGAIN KEEP THE FILES JUST IN THE SD CARD AND NOT IN A FOLDER OR SOMETHING)
10. Once the transfer is complete hit the Home key to disable the USB-MS toggle and return back to the main menu of recovery mode. Unplug your phone.
11. Scroll down and select "Flash .zip from SDcard"
12. Select the G1 Radio file (named OTA Radio or something like that) and hit the Home key to confirm. DO NOT SELECT ANY OTHER FILE, THE RADIO MUST BE DONE FIRST.
13. Once the Radio Flash is complete Press Home+Back to reboot the phone. It will then say "writing radio image" and then reboot back into recover mode (this will take some time)
14. Once back into recovery mode, scroll and select "Flash zip from SDcard" again.
15. This time choose the SPL file (named somthing like "Latest G1 SPL.zip") and then click the HOME KEY to confirm.
16. Once it finishes, hit HOME+Back to reboot once again. It will say "writing boot image" and then reboot
back to recovery mode.
17. Once again scroll to "Flash zip from SDCard" and choose the Generic G1 Rom file (Named something like Generic G1 Root Rom.zip) and click Home to confirm and wait for it to finish.
18. Once finished it should go back to the main menu and say"Install from SD card complete"
19. Now click on the "Reboot System Now" choice. (Home+Back)
20. Wait for the phone to reboot back into Android.
IV)Installing CYANOGENMOD 6 (Android 2.2 Froyo for HTC DREAM)
1. Once back into Android, turn the phone back off.
2. Hold the Home+Back keys to turn the phone on and get it back into recovery mode
3. Select "USB-MS Toggle" and wait for it to enable
4. Once enabled, plug your phone in and transfer the CYANOGENMOD6 and GAPPS file ito your SD card/phone. (again not in any folder, just in the sd card)
5. Once the files are transferred, press the Home key to disable USB-MS Toggle and return to the main menu, and then unplug your phone.
6. Scroll down and select "wipe" and then select "wipe data / factory reset" and then hit the Home key to confirm. Wait for it to finish the wipe. It will say "Data wipe complete"
7. Hit the back key to return to the main menu.
8. Scroll and select "Flash Zip from SDCard"
9. Select the CYANOGENMOD 6 ROM Named something like "update-cm-6.0.0-DS-RC1-signed.zip" and hit Home to confirm and wait for it to finish.
10. Once finished it will go back to the main menu and say "Install from SD Card Complete"
11. Go back to "Flash Zip from SDCard"
12. Select the Gapps File Named something like "gapps-mdpi-FRF91-3-signed.zip" and click home to confirm.
13. Once it is finished you should be back at the main menu. Select "Reboot System Now" and wait for the phone to reboot.
14. The reboot will take some time, (roughly 5-10 minutes) so don't freak out. Just put your phone down and go do something =)
CONGRATS! YOU have successfully rooted your G1 and installed CYANOGENMOD 6 (ANDROID 2.2 Froyo)
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Thanks to:
xda
Cyanogen and company (You are all awesome)
TheUnlockr
addictivetips
Androidandme.com
Its been Flashing...working, do not interrupt for about an hour...probably hosed my system.
Solution to stuck flash
Hey found a solution here for you:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555097
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Hey found a solution here for you:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555097
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Thanks. Yah rebooting the thing didn't brick it. Still trying to understand why you are dropping a default ROM image, prior to going to 2.2 but meh....*shrugs* Got it. =) Thanks for the guide.
Awesome! Glad it worked for you.
Hi,
Thank you for those nice tips.
I just have a problem when I have to reboot in recovery mode. My G1 stays on my provider screen (Orange FR)
My G1 is rooted.
I tried to use flashrec 1.1.2 and download the recovery img from the web, and it works but i don't see all the options required to make the partitions you ask.
Have you any solution for me ? (Another recovery img ?)
Thanks
Hey,
So I did some research on your issue and was not able to find any other fix other than downgrading to RC29 (the Dreaimg.nbh file) and then trying the process over again.
Something must have gone wrong when you were flashing the recovery image.
I will continue to see if I can figure out how this may have happened and provide some feedback.
Awesome tutorial, dood. It took me hours to figure out the whole root thing when I rooted my first G1 and eventually the whole process ended being a combination of multiple tutorials. Took even longer to find a stable ROM I could use as a daily driver. Big-Ups, yo!
Sent from my HTC Dream using XDA App
I think I found the problem ...
I made the all process again and the problem seems to be here:
ViMx said:
I think I found the problem ...
I made the all process again and the problem seems to be here:
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Hey so after looking at the screen shot it looks like you have a Rogers Dream with an EBI1 (3.22.xx) radio. I found some info here: wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=RE-recovery-img
forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4647751
Looks like you need this recovery image instead:
rapidshare.com/files/387561073/recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0R.img
Let me know.
Thread moved to G1 General.
Thanks
Worked like a charm. Thanks a lot. I followed all steps in exact order!
Pastro100 said:
Hey,
So I did some research on your issue and was not able to find any other fix other than downgrading to RC29 (the Dreaimg.nbh file) and then trying the process over again.
Something must have gone wrong when you were flashing the recovery image.
I will continue to see if I can figure out how this may have happened and provide some feedback.
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If you look at the CyanogenMod Wiki Page thats one of the first things listed to do.
Nice guide and all but the page has its own guide how to get there fully - http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_HTC_Dream
Good guide. I'm sure it will help out a lot of newbies. You should probably post his somewhere like the tmobile forums where more people will be able to use it. Just so you know, a few of the things you list are redundant and it can be shortened quite a bit. For example, with CM6 there is no need to partition the SD (for now), and swap is only ever helpful in Hero Sense UI roms. I'll help you cut some of the fat from it.
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Here is what you will need:
1) Your Phone
2) A Computer
3) USB Cable
Download the following file onto your computer: (DO NOT UNZIP OR CHANGE ANY FILES!)
ALL THE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES ARE HERE: pktos.blogspot.com
Original DREAIMG.nbh
Cupcake Update.zip
FlashRec.apk
Amon Ra’s Recovery Image
G1 Radio
G1 HardSPL
Generic G1 ROM w/ Root
CYANOGENMOD 6 ROM
GAPPS
ALL THE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES ARE HERE: pktos.blogspot.com
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I) Formatting the SD Card and Downgrading to RC29(YOU WILL DELETE EVERYTHING OFF YOUR SD CARD!)
No need to format the SD card before rooting. The sdcard is FAT32 by default.
1. Plug your USB cable into your computer and then plug your phone in.
2. Mount your SD card by sliding down the notification bar and selecting mount.
3. Go to My Computer and access your SD card.
4. drag and drop "DREAIMG.nbh & Update.zip files that you downloaded into the sd card. (DO NOT create a folder or anything, just put it right in the SD card)
7. Unmount your phone by going through the notification bar and then unplug your phone Turn your phone off. from your computer.
8. Press and hold the camera+end key until until you see a screen with colored bars, then let go. This is the bootloader. The screen will turn gray with blue writing on it.
9. Hit the end key to start the update. DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THIS IS DONE!
10. Once it is finished it press the trackball to reboot. (If it goes back the the colored bar screen and doesn't reboot try holding the home+menu+end key, if this doesn't work, just remove the batter and put it back in and turn the phone on)
11. Once the phone is on, just turn it back off.
12. Now press the Home+End Key until you see a triangle with an exclamation point in it (this is recovery mode). Once you see this let go of the buttons.
13. Open the keyboard and press ALT and L, and then Press ALT and S. Now wait until the phone reboots (it will do this automatically once the update is applied) (Don't worry if you see picture of a box and a g1 or a chip with an arrow)
14. Once the phone reboots, go ahead and and go through the welcome guide and get to the home screen.
II) Flashing a Recovery Image
1. Now with your phone at the home screen, go to settings>applications> an turn on unknown sources.
2. Now go to settings>SD card and Phone Storage>Unmount SD Card
4. Go back to the home screen and plug and mount the phone to the computer again as you did earlier.
5. Place the following files you downloaded earlier right into the sd card: FlashRec.apk, and Amon Ra's Recovery Image (Again not in any folder or anything, just on the sd card)
6. Once they are transferred go ahead and unmount and unplug your phone from the computer
7. Go and download a file manager from the android market (I suggest LINDA FILE MANAGER)
8. Once downloaded, open the file manager and go to SD card, and click the FlashRec.apk file and then click install. If it asks -> Tell it to use package installer to open it (it probably wont ask but if it does)
9. Once installed click open (it will be on bottom left of screen)
10. Then click the button that says "backup recovery image"
11. Once it says "backup complete" open the keyboard and type the following: /sdcard/recovery.img
12. The click "flash custom recover image" and wit until it says "Flash complete"
13. Go back to the home screen and then turn off the phone.
14. Turn the phone back on into recovery mode by holding down the home and power buttons. You will see a bunch of text on top of a black background with an HTC logo in the middle.
III) Partitioning and Loading the latest radio
It's redundant tohave an ext partition on CM6. No apps to EXT yet.
8. Once the Upgrade is complete hit the "back" button to get back to the main menu. Then scroll down and select "USB-MS Toggle" and wait for it to enable.
9. Now plug the phone into the computer again. Now transfer the files downloaded earlier: G1 Radio, G1 HardSPL, Generic G1 Rom w/ root, to the phone. (AGAIN KEEP THE FILES JUST IN THE SD CARD AND NOT IN A FOLDER OR SOMETHING)
10. Once the transfer is complete hit the Home key to disable the USB-MS toggle and return back to the main menu of recovery mode. Unplug your phone.
11. Scroll down and select "Flash .zip from SDcard"
12. Select the G1 Radio file (named OTA Radio or something like that) and hit the Home key to confirm. DO NOT SELECT ANY OTHER FILE, THE RADIO MUST BE DONE FIRST.
13. Once the Radio Flash is complete Press Home+Back to reboot the phone. It will then say "writing radio image" and then reboot back into recover mode (this will take some time)
Hard SPL? psssht. After the radio update, you should either install an engineering SPL like 1.33.2003 or 1.33.2005. Note that the .2005 SPL is called danger. If flashed with an incompatible radio img (any 1.x radio), you will brick your phone. The .2003 spl is safe coming from stock 0.95.0000, so you can flash that with or without the radio image. 1.33.2005 is more useful though because it had 89 MB on /system vs 67.5 MB on stock. This should be flashed through fastboot, part of adb (android debug bridge)
IV)Installing CYANOGENMOD 6 (Android 2.2 Froyo for HTC DREAM)
1. Once back into Android, turn the phone back off.
2. Hold the Home+Back keys to turn the phone on and get it back into recovery mode
3. Select "USB-MS Toggle" and wait for it to enable
4. Once enabled, plug your phone in and transfer the CYANOGENMOD6 and GAPPS file ito your SD card/phone. (again not in any folder, just in the sd card)
5. Once the files are transferred, press the Home key to disable USB-MS Toggle and return to the main menu, and then unplug your phone.
6. Scroll down and select "wipe" and then select "wipe data / factory reset" and then hit the Home key to confirm. Wait for it to finish the wipe. It will say "Data wipe complete"
7. Hit the back key to return to the main menu.
8. Scroll and select "Flash Zip from SDCard"
9. Select the CYANOGENMOD 6 ROM Named something like "update-cm-6.0.0-DS-RC1-signed.zip" and hit Home to confirm and wait for it to finish.
10. Once finished it will go back to the main menu and say "Install from SD Card Complete"
11. Go back to "Flash Zip from SDCard"
12. Select the Gapps File Named something like "gapps-mdpi-FRF91-3-signed.zip" and click home to confirm.
13. Once it is finished you should be back at the main menu. Select "Reboot System Now" and wait for the phone to reboot.
14. The reboot will take some time, (roughly 5-10 minutes) so don't freak out. Just put your phone down and go do something =)
From here I suggest navigation to steeings->CM settings and turning on CC, turn off dithering, and lower vm heap size to 12. Also, go to ADW settings->UI settings and check system performance. Reboot the phone.
CONGRATS! YOU have successfully rooted your G1 and installed CYANOGENMOD 6 (ANDROID 2.2 Froyo)
From here I suggest installing ADB on your computer. It gives you access to fastboot to flash dangerous files like DANGER spl and radio's safely, push files to the phone, make backups, run shell commands, and LOGCAT! If you get any FC's, run adb logcat and send the log to the dev! it make's finding bugs so much easier.
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Thanks to:
xda
Cyanogen and company (You are all awesome)
TheUnlockr
addictivetips
Androidandme.com
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I think I removed enough things to make it a little shorter. I am not sure which SPL you are referring to as Hard spl. Can you reboot via camara+power and tell me what your hboot version is? Also you should probably look at firerats custom MTD partitions thread, it means that you don't need danger anymore.
Great write-up, worked perfectly - even for an android newb like me
Thanks for the help
Have a good one
mejorguille said:
For example, with CM6 there is no need to partition the SD (for now), and swap is only ever helpful in Hero Sense UI roms.
Also you should probably look at firerats custom MTD partitions thread, it means that you don't need danger anymore.
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Wait... you mean we don't need to go through all the angst of 'should I / shouldn't I' over DangerSPL any more, if only I'd known that 20 minuters ago, ( didn't brick anything, but I did worry somewhat ).
And I'll just go repartiton my SD card again shall I? Lmao...... Yeah, new(ish) G1, you'd think I'd have learned to search and read more by now huh?
Excellent guide though, as a complete G1 noob it got me though it with a little less confusion than some other guides, ( I mean how do you flash a radio if you never did it before, most other guides assume you know how, or do not explicitly guide you through that step, given DangerSPL's reputation, I'd have considered that almost obligatory).
Happily running my favoured CM5 again, yes I know the guide is for CM6, but I stepped off the guide just a little to go for eclair rather than froyo ( almost feel guilty saying it, but it's just the same as my Nand flashed Kaiser now, perhaps a bit faster).
Thanks and cookies (off to do a little userbar and sig work )
Curious about Hard/Danger
Is that right? CM6 works with HardSPL just as with DangerSPL? Same apps (not neutered at all)?
Gonna try this guide with HardSPL for the first time. I haven't found actual evidence of performance differences, so if I notice anything I'll post back. I had rooted and install CM5.0.8 on another friends G1. We'll see how this goes. Thanks for the guide.
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Is that right? CM6 works with HardSPL just as with DangerSPL? Same apps (not neutered at all)?
Gonna try this guide with HardSPL for the first time. I haven't found actual evidence of performance differences, so if I notice anything I'll post back. I had rooted and install CM5.0.8 on another friends G1. We'll see how this goes. Thanks for the guide.
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No Hardspl won't work unless you use firerat's mtd hack.
Good guide! Im excieted to see so many positive posts.
I however have run into a problem.
During this step:
8. Press and hold the camera+end key until until you see a screen with colored bars, then let go. This is the bootloader. The screen will turn gray with blue writing on it.
9. Hit the end key to start the update. DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THIS IS DONE!
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The screen does not go grey with blue writing. It stays light blue/white and gives the two options.
Do you want to start update?
<action> yes
<power> no
If I hit the end key it goes back to <send> fast boot mode and does nothing at really. Is this right? I left it for an hour and nothing has happened at all. I have no indication that it is doing anything.
Ok so I had to hit the action button instead. Sorry I'm learning as I go here basically.
This is a step by step guide to install ClockworkMod v08, a ROM of your choosing, Flash, and the Android Market fix. This guide assumes that there is no data on your device that is important to you. Back it up or prepare to lose it.
I do NOT accept responsibility for anything good, bad, or indifferent that may come from following this guide. This includes and is not limited to completely destroying your tablet. I highly recommend leaving your tablet plugged in while doing anything like this with your device. I have no idea what will happen if the battery dies in the middle of flashing a ROM (if anything…but better safe than sorry).
ALL THE FILES NEEDED FOR THIS GUIDE EXCEPT FOR THE ROM ITSELF CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS GUIDE.
ROM XDA Pages (Look at these to pick what ROM you want to use.)
TnT Lite
VEGAn-Tab
CyanogenMod 7 (Gingerbread)
Notion Ink Adam ROM Port
You do NOT need to root your tablet to install a ROM on this device using this guide. All the after-market ROMs come pre-rooted so you don't need to root after installing either.
Part One – Install ClockworkMod v08
ClockworkMod is what will ultimately be used for all your flashing of ROMs, backing up, clearing cache, etc.
Step 1.
Download ClockworkMod v08 (This version has been found to work best...the newer version causes some issues with some ROMs.) There are two versions available; one for installing ClockworkMod from the internal memory, one for installing it from external memory (microSD/microSDHC card).
Step 2.
Unzip the file you chose (cwmod_internal.zip OR cwmod_microsd.zip) to the root folder on the storage option of your choice.
So, for example, if the storage option you chose has the drive letter “F:” assigned to it when hooked up to your computer, you would want it to look something like this…
A folder located at “F:\recovery”
A file located at “F:\update.zip”
Step 3.
Turn off your device.
Step 4.
Press the power button and the Volume+ button at the same time and release them when the Viewsonic splash screen pops up. You should see "Detect a recovery key pressed" pop up in the upper left corner of the screen.
Step 5.
Watch ClockworkMod install. This will not take long. Your tablet will reboot when installation is complete.
Step 6.
Enter ClockworkMod:
To get into ClockworkMod you need to shut down your device, then press the Power and Volume+ button (the same way you did to install ClockworkMod).
Navigating ClockworkMod: Vol+ and Vol- are to scroll up and down, the home button selects an option, and the back button backs up.
Step 7.
Re-Partition your Tablet:
In order to make sure the Android Market works correctly after installing any ROM, we must re-partition the device.
Select the advanced option at the bottom of the ClockworkMod menu, then go to “partition SD card”, for the first option select 2048, and for the second option select 0. This erases data on your tablet. Be prepared.
Part Two – Install a ROM.
A ROM (explained in very basic terms) is like Windows on your computer (assuming you’re not running Linux or Mac OS). Each ROM contains a customized version of Android that comes packaged with software, themes, and everything else you actually see when the device powers up. You install any additional apps you would like to use after installing the ROM. Beware, ROMs are device specific. You cannot reliably install ROMs designed for another device.
Step 1.
Now that your device is essentially empty, we need to be able to put files on it. ClockworkMod can do this for us. Connect your tablet’s USB cable from your tablet to your computer. Go to the ClockworkMod main menu, then navigate down to “mounts and storage”, and then select “mount USB storage”. The tablet’s internal storage will then be accessible from your computer. You will want to open it, and create a folder called “ROMs”.
Step 2.
Download whatever ROM you want to use. The links to the ROMs are located above. Click on the link to see what that ROM looks like. The most popular ROMs for this device are TnT Lite and VEGAn Tab.
Step 3.
Copy whatever ROM you wish to install (it should be a .zip file) to the ROMs folder on your tablet. (Leave it zipped, Clockwork will install it from the .zip file as is).
Note: If the ROM you downloaded has multiple files, look for the one named “update.zip” and rename it to whatever you want (something to help you differentiate it from other ROMs), then copy that to the tablet. If an “update.zip” doesn’t exist, and you’re lost…read through that ROM’s thread and see if anybody else asked about it…if not then you probably should (on that ROM’s thread…each one is different).
Step 4.
Turn off your device.
Step 5.
Boot into ClockworkMod. (Press the power button and the volume+ button at the same time until the Viewsonic splash screen pops up, release, then you should see “Detect a recovery key pressed”. After that it will think for a few seconds and then it should boot into ClockworkMod)
Step 6.
Stand up and do a dance. Sitting too long isn't good for you.
Step 7.
Back up to the main menu, then navigate down to “mounts and storage”. When that is highlighted press the home button to select it.
Step 8.
We want to mount “/system” and “/data”.
The goal is to see the following:
“unmount/system”
and,
“unmount/data”
If either one says “mount” instead of “unmount” you need to navigate to that line and press the home button to mount it.
Step 9.
This is the step that we actually flash the ROM in.
From the ClockworkMod main menu, navigate down to “install zip from sdcard” and press the home button to select that option at the menu.
Then, navigate to “choose zip from sdcard” and press the home button to select that option.
Navigate to the line that reads “ROMs” and press the home button to select that option.
Navigate to the line that reads whatever .zip file you wish to install and press the home button to select that option.
Navigate to the line that reads “Yes – Install yourzipfile.zip” and press the home button to select that option.
You will now see it do its thing. When complete you will see something along the lines of “install zip from sdcard complete” at the bottom of the screen.
Press the back arrow over and over again until you get to the Clockwork’s main menu.
Step 10.
Here is where we prepare the system to run the new ROM.
Navigate down to “mounts and storage”, select it, and mount “/system” and “/data” again as in steps 7 and 8.
Back up to Clockwork’s main menu.
Navigate to “wipe data/factory reset”, select it. Navigate down to “Yes – delete all user data”, and select it to wipe out user data and all the cache. (You need to do this for the new ROM to function correctly)
Now, navigate to the top option “reboot system now” and select it. Your tablet will now reboot. It may take up to 15 minutes to start up the first time as it rebuilds the user data and cache for this ROM.
If your tablet boots to UID errors, or has force closes (known to fix a few of them)…
Press and hold the power button to shut the device down. Boot back into Clockwork. Select the advanced option at the bottom, and then go to “Fix Permissions”. Afterwards, back out to the main menu, then select “reboot system now”. If that is unsuccessful then boot back into Clockwork and redo steps 7-10.
Part Three – Install Flash and fix Android Market
This is needed to view websites with Flash based content, and to download apps from the market. (Fairly obvious, I know, but just in case somebody doesn't know.) Log in/set up your Google Account before trying the market fix (steps vary on the ROM you are using…in most cases you can access the web accounts by opening the Contacts app, pressing the menu button (the one above the back button), and selecting accounts).
Step 1.
Download “Adobe Flash Player 10.1.120.1.apk” which you will find attached at the bottom of this post and save it on your tablet (I recommend creating a separate folder to save .apk files in).
Step 2.
On your tablet open up whatever file explorer comes pre-installed with the ROM you’ve selected. In there, open up where you saved your .apk, then select Adobe Flash Player, and follow the on screen instructions to finish installing that.
Step 3.
Open the Market app. Once it loads close it (press the home button).
Step 4.
Go into Settings - Applications - Manage Applications - Market - Clear CACHE - Force Stop
(For TnT/TnT Lite... Settings - Applications - System Applications)
Step 5.
Press back once - Google Services Framework - Clear DATA - Force Stop
Step 6.
Go back to your home screen and open up the market. You should get an error. If not, redo steps 4 and 5 until you do.
Step 7.
Reboot your device. After it starts back up let it sit for a minute or two to let things in the operating system normalize. Open the Market. Reboot your device.
Step 8.
Open the market again and enjoy. You should now have Flash and the Android Market.
This is the Titanium Backup method. Thanks to roebeet, xguntherc, and KorbenD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845175
Part Four – Show your appreciation! (First, be sure to play some Angry Birds)
I encourage everybody to take the time to send a kind message, or a small donation, to everybody that helped make this device what it is. This is not me saying "HEY HEY DONATE TO ME!!!!"...like some developers for other devices do. I just feel like the great ROM developers for this device don't get the credit they deserve, so please at least send them a quick thank you note. Keep in mind that ROMs, utilities, and yes (even guides), take a considerable amount of time to plan, compile, test, fix, and distribute.
With the following link you can donate as much or as little as you would like to me (even a dollar helps). Thanks and enjoy your tablet!
Donate Here
Thank You. This is exactly what we need. One thread with all the info consolidated into one will help many new users understand what to do. People otherwise may have come here and just been blown away by the different threads, I sure was when I first decided to Root my Eris.
scsione889 said:
This is a step by step guide to install ClockworkMod v08, TnT Lite 2.2, Flash, and get the Android Market working. This guide assumes that there is no data on your device that is important to you. Back it up or prepare to lose it.
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Part Three – Install Flash and fix Android Market
Step 1.
Create a folder on your SD card called APKs. Download “Adobe Flash Player 10.1.120.1.apk” and "TitaniumBackup_latest.apk" which you will find attached at the bottom of this post and save them in that “APKs” folder on your SD card.
Step 2.
On your tablet open up “ES File Explorer”. In there, open up the “APKs” folder, then select Adobe Flash Player, and follow the on screen instructions to finish installing that. After that, select Titanium Backup in that same folder, and install the same way.
Step 3.
Go into Settings – Applications – Manage Applications - and Force Stop both the Market and Google Services Framework apps.
Step 4.
Open up Titanium Backup, go to Backup/Restore and look for Google Services Framework, select it, then select “Wipe Data”
Step 5.
Go back to your home screen and open up the market. You should get an error. If not, redo steps 3 and 4 until you do.
Step 6.
Reboot your device. After it starts back up let it sit for a minute or two to let things in the operating system normalize. Open the Market. Reboot your device.
Step 7.
Open the market again and enjoy. You now have Flash and the Android Market. (Keep in mind, this is not the FULL market, it just makes around 99% of it available. It is unknown which apps are not available. There is a full market fix, but it is MUCH more complicated).
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Extremely Well Done!
Would be Nice to get this Stickied to keep easy for newbies to find...
Comment on Section 3... I simplified this by removing Steps 4 and 5 and modifying Step 3 to;
Step 3.
Go into Settings – Applications – Manage Applications - and Force Stop both the Market and Google Services Framework apps, [ADD] also 'Clear Data' on 'Google Services Framework' (after stopping it in same screen).
So removes the Need for TB in this proceedure, though TB is always something worth having...
Also I only needed the first reboot in Step 6, wait a few minutes then tried Market and all was fine! No multiple reboots needed for me at least...
Nicely done.
Can you explain in a little more detail why step 8 is needed?
I have already done everything in this post and my tab seems to be working great but never did anything like step 8. I did do the wipes in step 10 so just curious.
LTL11 said:
Nicely done.
Can you explain in a little more detail why step 8 is needed?
I have already done everything in this post and my tab seems to be working great but never did anything like step 8. I did do the wipes in step 10 so just curious.
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This technically isn't needed for TnT Lite...but if people were to use this guide as guidelines for installing other ROMs (as I hope people would do...you know...following directions is good, but learning what your doing is GREAT), step 8 is something that is always good to get in the habit of doing before a flash.
With many other ROMs, on this device and others, not mounting /data and /system before flashing causes headaches.
jtbnet said:
Comment on Section 3... I simplified this by removing Steps 4 and 5 and modifying Step 3 to;
Step 3.
Go into Settings – Applications – Manage Applications - and Force Stop both the Market and Google Services Framework apps, [ADD] also 'Clear Data' on 'Google Services Framework' (after stopping it in same screen).
So removes the Need for TB in this proceedure, though TB is always something worth having...
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I did it using 'Clear Data' as well...but this was my way of getting newbies to use TB (and to get more familiarized with side-loading apps). It's a great utility that I feel Android users should be familiar with.
Great guide, added clarifications
The only complication in following these instructions came when I could not locate my /sdcard2 folder using Clockworkmod. Once clockwork was installed using the removable SD card (as suggested), I moved all of my other files to the internal /sdcard folder, as it was the only one (easily?) discoverable. This guide was the only one useable for this android noob.
Tommunicator said:
The only complication in following these instructions came when I could not locate my /sdcard2 folder using Clockworkmod. Once clockwork was installed using the removable SD card (as suggested), I moved all of my other files to the internal /sdcard folder, as it was the only one (easily?) discoverable. This guide was the only one useable for this android noob.
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Yes, it seems the clockwork version on this guide, does not redirect to SD2 for installs.
You must put them on the internal storage.
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Yes, it seems the clockwork version on this guide, does not redirect to SD2 for installs.
You must put them on the internal storage.
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Sorry about this guys. Editing it now.
FIXED.
After I got tnt and market working I see the apps but I can't get any of them to download they all fail
thanks in advance
Kevin
kevin stone said:
After I got tnt and market working I see the apps but I can't get any of them to download they all fail
thanks in advance
Kevin
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Does it display an error? Please be a little bit more specific. Did you try restarting the tablet (not just putting it into standby and bringing it back up)? Also, were you sure to force close the apps before clearing the data?
I did all these steps last night and everything seemed to work as expected. When I woke up this am and actually started to play with the Market, I realized that even though the Market looked good last night, all the important apps are gone this morning. I followed the instructions on the forms and on youtube videos and got the exact same results that were to be expected. I got all the errors and rebooted when asked and thought I was ok. When I opened Market after the Fix Process, all the same apps I would see on my HTC Evo are there. HOWEVER !! once I try to search or change the category to Apps or Games, or go to the sub catagorys 90% of the apps disappear. My app / game selection is now only 1 page long
When Market first opens up, I see Angry Birds and other apps I want, in the category description, but when I try to navigate to them, the screen simply says "loading" and never come up. It will stay that way for over an hour. The only thing I can do is change another catagory. When I do that, the loading text goes away and apps will show up, but alot are missing. Even the category description like for "Action Games" no longer lists Angry Birds in it. And if I try to search for an app I know is in the market like Advanced Task Killer... it says it can't be found.
I repeat the Market Fix process over and over and over again with the exact same results. Any Idea? Everything else seems to be working fine. Flash and Titanium Back up work perfect. Just can't get Market to show all the content.
I just picked up one of these and I'm trying to get this going, but when I mount it to the computer, it doesn't see my 2gb sd card.. The tab see's it fine, but not windows...
Any suggestions?
edit - Got it working... Although it may be getting returned later on. =\
You guys rock!
Picked up my GTab today @ Staples. 45 minutes later it's ready to go with TnT 2.2, full Market access and Flash using this guide! So far...so good!
Thanks for taking the time to write up this guide. Saved me from the slower-than-molasses-out-of-the-box-os-setup they shipped the tablet with.
Can't access Gtablet VIA USB cable from PC
I installed CWM 8, TNT lite 2.2 and performed market fix. Now my Gtab is working great. Prior to this thread I was stuck in a loop. My gtab is running great thanks a lot for posting this tutorial.
My only issue now is I can't access the internal SD from PC. Nothing shows up on my PC when I connect the USB cable to my Gtab. I have tried unmounting and mounting SD several times in CWM.
Prior to this update I was able to access and sideload APK's on my gtab running stock software with Viewsonic update.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Wyngnut
Well after booting up a couple of times it just started to work (my Gtab showed showed the SD card option). I have downloaded several programs and they all install automatically and every one of then worked. No sideloading no additional steps for install this is amazing. I was coveting the windows 7 tabs on the horizon but the free programs available through the market are amazing and when they are Combined with the Gtab hardware its amazing.
Thanks again for posting this there is no way I would have tried to put this software on my system if I had not seen this guide.
Wyngnut
sano614 said:
I just picked up one of these and I'm trying to get this going, but when I mount it to the computer, it doesn't see my 2gb sd card.. The tab see's it fine, but not windows...
Any suggestions?
edit - Got it working... Although it may be getting returned later on. =\
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The tablet doesn't seem to like giving the PC access to the microSD card. As far as I know this is a feature that is not available in any ROM. Also, it is my understanding that for this sort of thing to be possible we need to have the device's source code so we can make the hardware/software mesh better.
That is...unless I'm missing something very obvious...which is totally possible.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this, worked perfectly for me
It's AMAZING!
Thanks to everyone on the site - from Roebeet and pals who pulled it together to scsione889 and others who did the walkthrough. For an absolute newbie (didn't know what "root" meant) to be able in one day to turn an absolute clunker into what I have now is unbelievable.
If you're new like me, and wondering whether you can pull it off, you can. Just make this the one time in your life when you read and follow the instructions exactly, without your usual improvisation!
I am sorry for this post BUT I AM IN SERIOUS NEED OF HELP, i reached out to dungphp but i did not get the answer i sought, I have been following the instructions here for 2 weeks trying to install this rom, can someone please tell me in a detailed manner from first step to last step how how install this rom and how to reformat my clockwork or sd card to do the 5/240/5 and what the 5/240/5 means, i tried to use the hd2 tool to repartition the clk and all i got was a black screen, i have been trying to do this for weeks, but no one has published a detailed how in install these sense roms, i really want this to work, im sorry for in advance for sounding like such a noob. PLEASE HELP ME
Ok, first of all calm down.
Then SLAP YOURSELF. once you're done with it, follow the instructions below:
1) Bang ur head in the wall
2) sit on your computer, switch it on
3) play religious songs
4) connect ur hd2 to your comp (in bootloader mode, the 4 colour screen with text which comes when u have pressed volume down during power up)
5) open the hd2 toolkit and select 240MB for system and 5mb for cache click on repartition clk (cLK repartitioning is also cLK installing as we cannot do on the fly partitions for now. Dont worry if you did not understand anything in the brackets as you probably will never understand it.)
6) you will see that a window comes up saying blah blah ! click that to continue etc etc. do as it says and you should see that the phone will restart.
7) Now, if you had a cLK rom installed previously it might boot that up, so just for the sake of it, keep pressing the ( <-- ) Back key when the phone reboots.
8) You will find that there is some small/fine text on your screen. That is not unusual and no some chinese guy has not hacked your phone.
9) If you have the fastboot and ADB drivers installed on your comp, you should see "fastboot: processing commads" on your screen as the last line.
10) Once that is done, feel proud of yourself and bang your head in the wall for second time (it really helps, really !)
11) Switch back to HD2 toolkit and if you have closed it then open it back.
12) Click on Install recovery cLK, follow the onscreen instructions.
13) Once that is done, you should see that the phone reboots (Just make sure you keep the Home key ( i cannot draw home ) pressed all the time after the flashing progress screen goes black, if you did it right, you will boot to the recovery that is some text with Clockwork recovery written on top.
14) Using volume keys go to advanced then press call key, then again using volume keys go to Partition sd card, press call key.
15) Select 512MB or 1GB depending on the size of your sdcard (this is the space that the rom will use on your sdcard, you will not be able to use this space untill you format your sdcard again !) and press call key to begin partitioning the sdcard.
16) Now you must realise that your hd2 is still plugged into the comp for no reason, good.
17) Using back on the recovery menu, go back to the main menu which came up when you booted up for the first time.
18) Go to Storage and Mounts (or something similar) and press call key
19) Go to Mount Mass storage and press call key
20) Now lookup at your comp screen if your USB was connected, you should see a new removable drive in the my computer.
21) Copy the zip file and the cLK patch from the thread and any other optional packages you downloaded from the ROM thread onto that removable drive.
22) Once the transfer is complete, press call key on your mobile (it should be on a single choice menu with "Unmount Mass storage" as the only option)
23) Now you can disconnect the wire and use it to poke yourself in the eyes.
24) Again get back to the main menu as described above.
25) Select install zip from sdcard
26) select choose zip package (or something similar perhaps)
27) Using volume keys, select the Main ROM file, the file which was ~300mb
28) and press call key. Sit back and watch some movies or do some constructive work like banging your head into the wall untill you are stoned or the Rom is done installing (this should take about 10~15 minutes max)
29) Then in a similar manner of installing zip files, install any modifactions or the cLK patch for booting with cLK
30) Again get back to the main menu and finally select Reboot device and press call key.
31) Pat yourself on the back and your head on the wall.
32) If you did all the work and banging as mentioned, the rom should boot in about 5~10 minutes.
33) DO NOT TOUCH THE DEVICE, let it settle down for some time (you can have another round of head banging till then)
34) Switch the screen on and laugh on how stupid you were to post this in the DEV forums and to contact a kernel developer for instructions on how to install a rom.
Good Luck :]
Rick_1995 said:
Ok, first of all calm down.
Then SLAP YOURSELF. once you're done with it, follow the instructions below:
1) Bang ur head in the wall
2) sit on your computer, switch it on
3) play religious songs
4) connect ur hd2 to your comp (in bootloader mode, the 4 colour screen with text which comes when u have pressed volume down during power up)
5) open the hd2 toolkit and select 240MB for system and 5mb for cache click on repartition clk (cLK repartitioning is also cLK installing as we cannot do on the fly partitions for now. Dont worry if you did not understand anything in the brackets as you probably will never understand it.)
6) you will see that a window comes up saying blah blah ! click that to continue etc etc. do as it says and you should see that the phone will restart.
7) Now, if you had a cLK rom installed previously it might boot that up, so just for the sake of it, keep pressing the ( <-- ) Back key when the phone reboots.
8) You will find that there is some small/fine text on your screen. That is not unusual and no some chinese guy has not hacked your phone.
9) If you have the fastboot and ADB drivers installed on your comp, you should see "fastboot: processing commads" on your screen as the last line.
10) Once that is done, feel proud of yourself and bang your head in the wall for second time (it really helps, really !)
11) Switch back to HD2 toolkit and if you have closed it then open it back.
12) Click on Install recovery cLK, follow the onscreen instructions.
13) Once that is done, you should see that the phone reboots (Just make sure you keep the Home key ( i cannot draw home ) pressed all the time after the flashing progress screen goes black, if you did it right, you will boot to the recovery that is some text with Clockwork recovery written on top.
14) Using volume keys go to advanced then press call key, then again using volume keys go to Partition sd card, press call key.
15) Select 512MB or 1GB depending on the size of your sdcard (this is the space that the rom will use on your sdcard, you will not be able to use this space untill you format your sdcard again !) and press call key to begin partitioning the sdcard.
16) Now you must realise that your hd2 is still plugged into the comp for no reason, good.
17) Using back on the recovery menu, go back to the main menu which came up when you booted up for the first time.
18) Go to Storage and Mounts (or something similar) and press call key
19) Go to Mount Mass storage and press call key
20) Now lookup at your comp screen if your USB was connected, you should see a new removable drive in the my computer.
21) Copy the zip file and the cLK patch from the thread and any other optional packages you downloaded from the ROM thread onto that removable drive.
22) Once the transfer is complete, press call key on your mobile (it should be on a single choice menu with "Unmount Mass storage" as the only option)
23) Now you can disconnect the wire and use it to poke yourself in the eyes.
24) Again get back to the main menu as described above.
25) Select install zip from sdcard
26) select choose zip package (or something similar perhaps)
27) Using volume keys, select the Main ROM file, the file which was ~300mb
28) and press call key. Sit back and watch some movies or do some constructive work like banging your head into the wall untill you are stoned or the Rom is done installing (this should take about 10~15 minutes max)
29) Then in a similar manner of installing zip files, install any modifactions or the cLK patch for booting with cLK
30) Again get back to the main menu and finally select Reboot device and press call key.
31) Pat yourself on the back and your head on the wall.
32) If you did all the work and banging as mentioned, the rom should boot in about 5~10 minutes.
33) DO NOT TOUCH THE DEVICE, let it settle down for some time (you can have another round of head banging till then)
34) Switch the screen on and laugh on how stupid you were to post this in the DEV forums and to contact a kernel developer for instructions on how to install a rom.
Good Luck :]
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This great tutorial must go to stickies!!!
with this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
hey
so does this work with any ROM or just this one? and also, to save space, would it be a good idea to just wipe the whole sd card?
i managed to successfully load this rom with CWR, when i reboot phone its stuck on "HTC quietly briliant" screen.....i know sometimes it does take a while to do its thing but its been like this for a day......can any1 help explain whats wrong?
thanks in advance
I have never seen so funny but yet so well explained help
I'm real certain this is going to work out.
Hi
I brought a used one a500,no matter what i do,fromer owner info is still there,and will sync tohis gmail.
i try the factory restore by go to privacy and do factory reset,no use.
i uninstall some apps,afteri turn unit off then on everything comes back same.
I drag icons to different page,after turn on and off restore as same.
if i udate to 3.1 it will stuck on android logo and blink.
I also try resrt by holding power and upvolume with a usb keyboard which i press home and have a menu that i can go to wipe all data,but came back same.
need help to set it back to fresh.
thanks
jimmy
This is what I've found to clean my tablet completly. I took it from bits and pieces I've found in the forum and wrote myself this walkthru as I did it. Hope it helps.
How to do a true Factory reset a500
YOU WILL LOSE EVERYTHING!!!!!
Switch off
Put in sd card with update.zip (Select the one for your area)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
Press Vol-down (in portrait-bottom) + Power
If display goes on: Release power but hold vol-down
Toggle Lock switch in (On>Off>On>Off);in portrait(top>bottom>top>bottom)
Screen will display:
Erasing Userdata..
Erasing Cache..
Power-off while android screen is showing
Press Vol-up (in portrait-top) + Power (w/ sd card that has update.zip)
Should give a totally clean Iconia.
YOU WILL LOSE EVERYTHING!!!!!
This will also restore your ORIGINAL STOCK RECOVERY
should i use the one same as mine on the tab
Thanks,
I will try it out.
which one should i use,the same as mine or different one.
I lived in us Hawaii
Probably the one you have as long as its the FULL one. (about 356MB) For me it was 4.010.11_COM_GEN2. I live in the US. You'll find it in the ABOUT TABLET.
Is that 3.1 update
Is yours a 3.1 update,I went to office depot this morning and I can reset their unit easily by going to privacy and factory reset.
I don't know what happen to mine.
My friend just brought a new one and update to 3.1,can I copy the rom from his unit to sd card,then use it on my machine.
Thanks
Jimmy
Do you have stock or custom recovery?
If you're using CWM recovery, you need to make a modification to erase all data
see the CWM thread (OP) for instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126364
cannot download from link
Hi,
I tried to download the correct rom from the link u gave me,it was denied.
Any suggestion,i use a samsung galaxy to download.I also tried different rom,same thing happen.
thanks
Still don't work
I did download from somewhere,do I need to put on a folder or just leave at sd card.
When it reboot from sd,it said fail to get it.
Any idea
Jimmy
I did download from some place,I put in sd card (zip file),it get error when rebooting from sd,do I need to unzip and put in a folder.
Thanks
Jimmy
Just had a thought that might help you. On your tablet, go to apps, settings, privacy, and unmark "backup my data". Let it sit for a few minutes then hit the Factory reset option.
I do IIf that doesn't work the file you'll need is the "Acer_A500_1.141.07_4.010.11_COM_GEN1". It took me forever to find it and when I did it was buried in a post. "Search" XDA or google it. I can't upload it as the file is too big. Ive tried to find it again and couldn't. If I do, I'll post the link.
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...461992b1.zip&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13143094568866
still not work
Hi,
I try what you told me,when i get to boot menu then choose up date from extenal storage,it show some error
E:unkown volume for path[/scared]
E:error opening /sdcard: No such file or directory
E:unknown volume path [sdcard]
Need help
UOTE=engine95;16987353]Just had a thought that might help you. On your tablet, go to apps, settings, privacy, and unmark "backup my data". Let it sit for a few minutes then hit the Factory reset option.
I do IIf that doesn't work the file you'll need is the "Acer_A500_1.141.07_4.010.11_COM_GEN1". It took me forever to find it and when I did it was buried in a post. "Search" XDA or google it. I can't upload it as the file is too big. Ive tried to find it again and couldn't. If I do, I'll post the link.
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...461992b1.zip&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13143094568866[/QUOTE]
Seems like it don't recognise the sd card.After i remove the card and put it on galaxy it will add a folder name lost directory on my sdcard
Any idea.
Thanks
1. Did you try the unmarking backup method? Did it work?
2. Your SD Card should have at least 2 files on it: Lost Dir and android secure-which is a hidden file.
I cant remember if the Acer_500 file needed to be decrypyed or not. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14209794&postcount=1
You need to pull the update.zip and put it on the root of SDcard.
Read these 2 posts. These are where I got alot of info. Thanks to all these reference posts and files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15379983&postcount=1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16170060&postcount=371