Comments on: How To: UnRoot Your T-Mobile G1/Get Back to Cupcake http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/ Unlocked GSM Phone Reviews, Application Reviews, Wireless News, How-To's, and Wireless 101! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:58:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: TheUnlockr http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13405 TheUnlockr Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:55:42 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13405 Karl, You need to make sure the update.zip file is named that and not update.zip.zip etc. Also it HAS to be on the sd card and not in any folder. Good luck! Karl,

You need to make sure the update.zip file is named that and not update.zip.zip etc. Also it HAS to be on the sd card and not in any folder.

Good luck!

]]> By: TheUnlockr http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13403 TheUnlockr Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:53:50 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13403 Karl, You need to format your card again, then put the dreaimg.nbh file on the sd card (with nothing else on the card), then hold camera and power to get to the rainbow screen and wait for it to find it, then click trackball and WAIT for it to finish. Karl,

You need to format your card again, then put the dreaimg.nbh file on the sd card (with nothing else on the card), then hold camera and power to get to the rainbow screen and wait for it to find it, then click trackball and WAIT for it to finish.

]]> By: Karl http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13381 Karl Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:44:25 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13381 Also if i press home and end to i go to the recovery screen and pres Alt+S to update, i get this message E: can't open/Sdcard/updat.zip (no such file or directory) installation aborted i dont't kno what to do to anymore.....help plz Also if i press home and end to i go to the recovery screen and pres Alt+S to update, i get this message

E: can’t open/Sdcard/updat.zip (no such file or directory) installation aborted

i dont’t kno what to do to anymore…..help plz

]]> By: Karl http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13379 Karl Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:37:47 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13379 so i followed the steps as shown and also formatted my sd card to FAT32....i get to the colorful screen with serial 0, then press power button to get update, then pressed trackball. It take me back to the colorful screen. I've removed to battery and tried to start it up normally and it goes back to the colorful screen. What can i do to start up my g1 normally. How can i get it to work??? so i followed the steps as shown and also formatted my sd card to FAT32….i get to the colorful screen with serial 0, then press power button to get update, then pressed trackball. It take me back to the colorful screen.

I’ve removed to battery and tried to start it up normally and it goes back to the colorful screen. What can i do to start up my g1 normally. How can i get it to work???

]]> By: adrian http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13269 adrian Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:57:10 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13269 I need help mt G1 is brick i have no recovery mode and fastboot mode, i dont know how to fix my phone, y try to press (home+end) (camera+end) but its not workin can someone help me my phone dont pas the black screen help me unlockers I need help mt G1 is brick i have no recovery mode and fastboot mode, i dont know how to fix my phone, y try to press (home+end) (camera+end) but its not workin can someone help me my phone dont pas the black screen help me unlockers

]]> By: TheUnlockr http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13203 TheUnlockr Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:08:16 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13203 Lucas, That means you did not flash a custom recovery image. That is the stock recovery image. Read the Reported Issues at the bottom of the page. Lucas,

That means you did not flash a custom recovery image. That is the stock recovery image.
Read the Reported Issues at the bottom of the page.

]]> By: TheUnlockr http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13197 TheUnlockr Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:56:28 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13197 Will, Skip the update.zip part of the procedure and go straight to the dreaimg.nbh file section and do that instead. Will,

Skip the update.zip part of the procedure and go straight to the dreaimg.nbh file section and do that instead.

]]> By: Lucas Vargas http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13191 Lucas Vargas Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:06:03 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13191 How come when i do the Home and end Key thing i dont get all that Data instead i get a picture of The G1 phone with a Triangle and an "!" mark in the middle? How come when i do the Home and end Key thing i dont get all that Data instead i get a picture of The G1 phone with a Triangle and an “!” mark in the middle?

]]> By: Will http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13171 Will Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:54:42 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13171 I've tried to do the updates but a screen pops up that says E: No signature (454 files) E: Verification failed Installation aborted. I’ve tried to do the updates but a screen pops up that says
E: No signature (454 files)
E: Verification failed
Installation aborted.

]]> By: Tom http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13157 Tom Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:49:51 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13157 Works. no problems Works. no problems

]]> By: TheUnlockr http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13153 TheUnlockr Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:50:00 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13153 Devious, Read the procedure :) Skip the update.zip and just do the dreaimg.nbh file step. Should work fine. Good luck! Devious,

Read the procedure :)
Skip the update.zip and just do the dreaimg.nbh file step. Should work fine. Good luck!

]]> By: devious338 http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-13150 devious338 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:30:43 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-13150 i cant get the cupcake update to work i unzipped the file and named it update and it didn't work and then i left it zipped and it still didn't work i even deleted them both and re downloaded it and its not working am i doing something wrong i cant get the cupcake update to work i unzipped the file and named it update and it didn’t work and then i left it zipped and it still didn’t work i even deleted them both and re downloaded it and its not working am i doing something wrong

]]> By: lue http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-12960 lue Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:38:39 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12960 I did it!!!! all i had to do was take the .zip away and just name it update. I did it!!!! all i had to do was take the .zip away and just name it update.

]]> By: lue http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-12957 lue Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:04:48 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12957 I also posted this on the forums under G1. I also posted this on the forums under G1.

]]> By: lue http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-12955 lue Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:02:14 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12955 I have done it over and over. I have done it over and over.

]]> By: TheUnlockr http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-12940 TheUnlockr Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:43:17 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12940 Lue, Redownload it to your computer then transfer it to your SD card (bad means the file was corrupted during download, packets were lost etc.). Lue,

Redownload it to your computer then transfer it to your SD card (bad means the file was corrupted during download, packets were lost etc.).

]]> By: lue http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-12921 lue Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:36:49 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12921 im in the cupcake updating part and it wont work, it says E:Can't open/sdcard/update.zip(bad) installation aborted. What do I do? Thanks unlockr im in the cupcake updating part and it wont work, it says

E:Can’t open/sdcard/update.zip(bad)
installation aborted.
What do I do?

Thanks unlockr

]]> By: TheUnlockr http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-12893 TheUnlockr Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:27:02 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12893 Lue, On your SD card NOT in any folders. Lue,

On your SD card NOT in any folders.

]]> By: TheUnlockr http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-12891 TheUnlockr Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:26:29 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12891 Sweet, Put the dreaimg.nbh file on your SD card (not in any folders), and then turn the phone off and turn it back on by holding down Camera and Power. Sweet,

Put the dreaimg.nbh file on your SD card (not in any folders), and then turn the phone off and turn it back on by holding down Camera and Power.

]]> By: lue http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-12887 lue Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:34:18 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12887 Where do I put the DreaIMG.nbh File? What folder? Where do I put the DreaIMG.nbh File? What folder?

]]> By: sweet http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-12881 sweet Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:50:45 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12881 my g1 booting problem. no working still show rom icon. restart battery open and close still showing same icon. need help my g1 booting problem. no working still show rom icon.
restart battery open and close still showing same icon.

need help

]]> By: TheUnlockr http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-8/#comment-12836 TheUnlockr Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:19:51 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12836 Bosnian, Read the Reported issues. Bosnian,

Read the Reported issues.

]]> By: rudy http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-7/#comment-12831 rudy Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:13:35 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12831 hey i try to root my g1 but it goes to the rainbow screen and says no image file... now i cant get past the rainbow screen. any help to get back my g1 to run normal again hey i try to root my g1 but it goes to the rainbow screen and says no image file… now i cant get past the rainbow screen. any help to get back my g1 to run normal again

]]> By: bosnian http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-7/#comment-12814 bosnian Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:46:28 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12814 I tried doing step one, that didn't work so i looked at comments and you said to skip it and go to step two. Once i did step two everything went fine, i did step three after that, and it takes around a minute to reboot. after its done rebooting it goes to the rainbow screen and i get "serial0" whats wrong? i've done everything you said to do. please help. I tried doing step one, that didn’t work so i looked at comments and you said to skip it and go to step two.
Once i did step two everything went fine, i did step three after that, and it takes around a minute to reboot. after its done rebooting it goes to the rainbow screen and i get “serial0″
whats wrong? i’ve done everything you said to do.
please help.

]]> By: TheUnlockr http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-7/#comment-12712 TheUnlockr Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:30:35 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12712 Robbie, Not sure I understand what you are asking... Robbie,

Not sure I understand what you are asking…

]]> By: Robbie http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-7/#comment-12707 Robbie Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:21:58 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12707 Thank you David for all the great information and help. I followed ur steps one by one but I didnt get RC29 for US or anything like u said on the video. is there anyway I can make the versions just like u had on the video????I end up using those, does it affect something?? firmware version: 1.5 baseband version: 61.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.26I Karnel version: 2.6.27-00393-g6607-56 san@sandroid # 1 Build numberL CRB43 thank you very much Thank you David for all the great information and help. I followed ur steps one by one but I didnt get RC29 for US or anything like u said on the video. is there anyway I can make the versions just like u had on the video????I end up using those, does it affect something??

firmware version: 1.5
baseband version: 61.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.26I
Karnel version: 2.6.27-00393-g6607-56 san@sandroid # 1
Build numberL CRB43

thank you very much

]]> By: adrian http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-7/#comment-12685 adrian Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:18:48 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12685 Help I install a wrong file in my G1 I thing i delete all the sistem in my phone and nothing is working i try to hold the home key + and key but nothing happend when i turn my phone on I have the picture f t-mobile G1 thats all my phone do can i fix my phone ? please help Help I install a wrong file in my G1 I thing i delete all the sistem in my phone and nothing is working i try to hold the home key + and key but nothing happend when i turn my phone on I have the picture f t-mobile G1 thats all my phone do can i fix my phone ? please help

]]> By: ffmler http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-7/#comment-12664 ffmler Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:07:56 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12664 hi again... but i did this a few minutes ago...: phone off, sd card in computer, format as a fat32 device (4096 bytes), copy DREAIMG.nbh to Sd card, sd card into the phone, switch on via camera button + power button and there is the rainbow screen with the failure msg again..not allow...DREA110 PVT 32B HBOOT-0.95.0000 CPLD-4 RADIO-2.22.19.261 Sep 2 2000 anything what i didn't right? hi again…

but i did this a few minutes ago…:

phone off, sd card in computer, format as a fat32 device (4096 bytes), copy DREAIMG.nbh to Sd card, sd card into the phone, switch on via camera button + power button

and there is the rainbow screen with the failure msg again..not allow…DREA110 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.0000
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.19.261

Sep 2 2000

anything what i didn’t right?

]]> By: TheUnlockr http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-7/#comment-12655 TheUnlockr Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:02:42 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12655 Ffmier, Has nothing to do with root access. Its because your sd card needs to be reformatted. Read the reported issues under the post. Ffmier,

Has nothing to do with root access. Its because your sd card needs to be reformatted. Read the reported issues under the post.

]]> By: ffmler http://theunlockr.com/2009/07/05/how-to-unroot-your-t-mobile-g1/comment-page-7/#comment-12652 ffmler Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:00:42 +0000 http://theunlockr.com/?p=282#comment-12652 i cant understand… i wanted to root my G1 with the theunlockr.com method…but I get an backup error in the flashrec app… so i read i have to unroot first, becuase i have th DONUT installed on the phone… well, i wanted to unroot my phone to Cupcake, but now i get an Error MSG: Rainbow Screen: not allow: Serial 0… and why??? You all wriite because i dont have Root Access…LOL ?! What to do ?? I want root, but for this i have to unroot first, but i cant unroot, because i dont have root ?!?! Pls help ! =) thanks! i cant understand…

i wanted to root my G1 with the theunlockr.com method…but I get an backup error in the flashrec app…

so i read i have to unroot first, becuase i have th DONUT installed on the phone…

well, i wanted to unroot my phone to Cupcake, but now i get an Error MSG: Rainbow Screen: not allow: Serial 0… and why??? You all wriite because i dont have Root Access…LOL ?!

What to do ?? I want root, but for this i have to unroot first, but i cant unroot, because i dont have root ?!?!

Pls help ! =)

thanks!

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