*If you have a MyTouch 1.2 or Fender Edition, use this procedure instead.
I. Read Before You Begin
II. Let’s Get Started
1. On your phone (G1 or MyTouch), goto Settings, Applications, and make sure Unknown source is checked ON.
2. On your phone, goto Settings, SD card and phone storage, and click Unmount SD card.
3. Then click Format SD card (it should automatically remount after this).
4. Plug the phone into the compuer via USB, then pull down the notification bar and click on the SD card notification. Then click mount.
5. Download this APK and the recovery image and save it to your computer:
FlashRec.apk (Updated: 09/26/09)
Amon Ra’s Recovery Image (Updated 11/18/2009)
6. Once they are saved to your computer, copy them both to your SD card (do NOT put them inside any folders on the SD card, just put them on the SD card itself).
7. Unplug the phone from the computer once they are downloaded to the SD card.
8. Goto the Market and download Linda File Manager or any file manager program if you do not already have one.
9. Open the file manager and goto SDCard and then find the FlashRec apk file and click it. If asked tell it to use Package Installer to open it. It should automatically install the apk.
10. Open the FlashRec program and click on Backup Recovery Image and wait for it to finish.
11. Once done, click on the empty text box in the FlashRec program and type:
/sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img
Then click on the Flash Custom RecoveryImage button and wait for it to finish.
12. Turn off the phone and turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power to turn it on (keep holding until the recovery screen comes up has a bunch of text on a black background). So long as that screen comes up, you have done it correctly and can now go on to the How to Load a ROM video for your appropriate device!
13. To get Root access you MUST go to the next video mentioned above and load a custom ROM.
Reported Issues
Issue: G1’s are erasing the recovery image before we can load a Radio, SPL, or ROM.
Solution: Once you do step 12 and boot into recovery mode, go straight to the next video, leave the phone in recovery mode, and do Section II to load the SPL. If you turn the phone off and on before then you will have to redo these steps.
Issue: I get Invalid Recovery Image when using the FlashRec program.
Solution: Make sure that the spell correction and auto completion are OFF in the Text Settings (Settings > Locale and Text > Touch Input > Text Input then turn off Prediction, spell correction, and word completion) of your phone. If not then it may put in spaces where they do not belong. (I had it put a space after .img and couldn’t see it so couldn’t figure out why it kept saying invalid recovery image, like you guys).
Other than that, just make sure it is on the root of the SD card (not in any folder) and that you are typing in:
/sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img
and it should show Flash Custom Recovery Image.
Issue: When I download the FlashRec.apk it shows up as a .zip not an apk.
Solution: No problem. Do NOT extract it, just simply replace the .zip with .apk and then proceed with the procedure.
Issue: I get backup failed or flash failed when I try to use the FlashRec progam.
Solution: This is most likely because you already have a custom recovery image (OR HAVE DONUT), please use one of the unrooting procedures to get back to the original recovery image and THEN you can use this procedure.
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August 22nd, 2009 at 8:13 pm
I downloaded the two files to the sd card, installed linda, and used the package installer to try to install the apk. It keeps saying application install unsuccessful…
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:17 pm
theres no need to flash the spl with this method?
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Step 12 isn’t working on a new mytouch. I held the home and power button for about two minutes, but it gets stuck on the green mytouch 3g screen. I have to pull the battery to reboot.
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:59 pm
It worked using the “Flash Cyanogen Recovery 1.4″. I couldn’t get the “Amon Ra’s Recovery Image” to give me the recovery mode screen.
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:55 pm
I downloaded the jachero Rom and every time I hit the home button it takes like a minute to load up. Is the something I did wrong. Can. You help with this problem. Pls
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Jachero 1.4 Rom
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Hello Blarg,
Redownload it and try it again. Also make sure you went to settings and allowed non market apps.
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Hello John,
Just follow the procedure exactly, works great (tested it, then unrooted and retested)!
There is no need to load the SPL until the next procedure…
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Hello Alan,
Did it load the custom recovery image in the Flash recovery program? Or give you an error?
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Hello Alan,
Did you put the recovery image on the sdcard NOT in any folder, just on the root of the card? And then make sure that you typed into the text box the exact line we put? Did it allow you to push Flash Custom Recovery Image? Did it then say that it was flashed?
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Hello Sanibar,
Talk to JAC lol The Hero ROMs are a bit slow… it is because the G1 and MyTouch have 90mbs less RAM than the actual Hero phone so it is amazing that they have even gotten them this fast.
August 22nd, 2009 at 11:03 pm
hey unlockr,
i originally flashed it using cyan recovery 1.4, do i have to unroot my phone before i can flash amon ra’s recovery image? or is there a easier way to flash the image without having to unroot?
August 22nd, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Ihad to us recovery 1.4 the one you told me to put I’m didn’t work. Do I have to unrootto put the other flash in. And when I look at other people on YouTube they hero roms smooth when they run apps and mine has to load back up
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:54 am
I did allow nonmarket apps to install, and I have redownloaded it thrice. For some odd reason, it is still saying application install unsuccessful…
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:45 am
when i copy the apk and recovery image to my SD card and go into lindas file manager the two items show up BUT the flasher.apk.zip file doesnt have the android logo it has the windows .zip logo. when i click it i get the message “open parent folder of” and nothing happens. i tried deleting the file and changing the name to just .apk and not .apk.zip and nothing changed. i unzipped the file and placed the folder with the .apk onto the card and i just got a folder in lindas file manager. what am i doing incorrect here?
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:56 am
aaaaaaand thats what i get for downloading with Safari! tried it again using firefox and it worked like a charm!
August 23rd, 2009 at 4:21 am
im having the same problem with the unsucessful install of the apk downloaded it manny times with diff browsers…..does this have to be on cupcake?
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Now I am really confused!! This is for the G1 and MyTouch but not for the HTC Dream… The G1 IS the HTC Dream is it not?????
Don’t know whether to go ahead now..
Somebody please put me right!!
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:32 pm
@TheUnlockr: Yes, it stated that the “Amon Ra’s Recovery Image” installed successfully. I can’t run a recovery mode boot afterward. It just stays on the mytouch boot screen. I was able to do everything your tutorials provide except for apps2sd using the recovery image that came with FlashRec.apk.
Maybe you have to flash the original recovery image first and then flash Amon Ra’s? I never tried it.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:45 pm
followed directions, but when I get to the linda file manager click on recovery flasher, then install…I get application install unsuccessful..any sugesstions ?
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:55 pm
My fault ..I didn’t read it properly…Sorry
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:05 pm
@UNLOCKR,
I followed up to the linda file manager part,,when I try to install it says installation unsuccessful..I unrooted my g1 using your video and started fresh….are you sure this works for g1’s because you have a mytouch,,HELP PLEASEE!
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Hello Jahri,
Yes it does we tested it on a G1 as well. If you cant download linda file manager from the market then download a different file manager and make sure when you click on the FlashRec apk file you use Package Installer to install it. Not being able to install an apk is not a phone issue (g1 vs mytouch) as all apks will install on any android devices (just like how you can download any app from the market, not specific to what phone you have). Try redownloading it, it may have been corrupted when downloading…
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Look i did the unroot process updated to CRC1 and did the one button root proces. I then turned my g1 off and started by pressing home and power button it was good like in the video so after that i went on to add a rom by adding the mounting radio naming it update and turned off phone and then did power and home and it went to the Original screen that you get before it is rooted…..what am i doing wrong i did the one button root 100x and it happens the same way it work up untill i do update.zip for the Radio email me for answer or suggestions frankiedemetrius87(@)gmail.com
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:15 pm
i wonder is there something i should delete before i try and upload hero and what not?
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:33 pm
I did the whole process over,but with OI file manager…still no success,any suggestions
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Jahri they are killen us with these no replies lol
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:59 pm
@Jahri i had the same problem and i also did what you did using the unroot process the only problem i saw was i couldnt get the file using linda because it is using firmware 1.0 and when i updated to cupcake it worked but then it doesnt stay rooted. Like for example at the end of the step when you supposed to restart phone and hold home and power i get the option like in the video but after i go to the next video to load hero my phone goes to the old screen (when your press home and power on an unrooted g1 you get the exclamation point and have to press alt L)
August 23rd, 2009 at 6:05 pm
I figured it was the firmware,so i have to somehow get cupcake but keep root so I can install the apk file?
August 23rd, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Ok so I unrooted my phone and did what you said. Then I wiped formatted the SD card.I put the two files on my phone pressed the bottom button first and then entered exactly what’s written and all I get after pressing done is “Invalid Recovery Image?” I am using a Mytouch 3G.
August 23rd, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Is the Flash Rec app the same one thats in the market? Cause its a flash recovery app that looks just like that app in the market
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Hello Justin,
That happens when either you typed it in wrong or did not put the recovery image on the root of your sdcard (not in any folder, just on the card).
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Hello CeCe,
Not sure, can you download it and let us know if it is the same?
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:52 pm
I finally got it to install. It doesn’t work if you don’t have Cupcake…
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:54 pm
TheUnlockr, can you make a note that it works ONLY if you have Cupcake? I used two other G1s to verify if it needs Cupcake or not and it does need it.
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:57 pm
I entered it correctly sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.0g.img. I also transferd both files to my sd card and not in any folder. I am using the stock sd. Card that came with the mytouch 3g. Does that affect the process?
August 23rd, 2009 at 8:00 pm
I unrooted using your method before this is that sappimg.nbh cupcake?
August 23rd, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Isn’t the root just dragging file on to your SD card with out putting it in a folder?
August 23rd, 2009 at 8:41 pm
for the G1 would i have to be on Rc29?
August 23rd, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Hello Alex H,
No, you can be on any firmware version.
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:16 pm
thanks also when i use the new recovery.img it only works for one time then it changes to stock img but in blue i redid it and touched cm1.4 recvery,img am i doing something wronge
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:44 pm
would i have to re unroot my G1 to get new recovery.img thats after i rooted it with one click root? cuz i did exatly what it shows and have done it 3 times and no luck please HELP!! 8(
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:48 pm
I still can’t root? It keeps giving me an error.I have tried.like 10 times already.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:05 pm
i thought i successfully did the one click root method on my g1. i got the blackscreen with the text after rooting. I clicked on the roboot device from that menu. Then i went onto trying to install a custom rom. i’ve followed the directions about saving the update radio file. When i go to power on and hold home button, it goes to the screen with an exclamation point. please help, i don’t know where i went wrong. thanks
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:10 pm
when i copy the radio file to my sd card due i first have to extract the zip file. then rename it update? thanks for any help you can give.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 pm
I was finally able to get past the opening setup process by unlocking the phone and using an Orange UK sim out of a mates Blackberry. I added the APN and now have a home screen to work with.
I then went through your rooting method and am stuck at the Flash Rec apk which is constantly unsuccessful.
What do I do now?
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Yea i think in the begininng of the video something should say what firmware you need (or at least let us know which one your on) and what not because mine is only rooted temp and that was when i was using CRC1 and when i use the build 1.0 i cant even format the SD Card from my phone and in LInda the file doesnt stay
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:43 pm
for the people who got it to root which cupcake did you guys use?
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Can I use your UNroot method if I root this way?
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Theunlockr….I found out that it was the same app but the recovery flash was pulled off the market at googles request.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:52 am
I can confirm that you in fact do need cupcake contrary to popular belief
August 24th, 2009 at 1:06 am
it still says “su: pression denied” after all this
August 24th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Hello Matt,
It will say Permission Denied because you need to install a custom ROM with Root built in now to get internal root access (you have root access to load ROMs after this process).
August 24th, 2009 at 1:24 am
Hello Mark M,
No do NOT unzip it. Just put it on the SDcard (not in any folder) and rename it update. Then boot up holding Home and Power (you should be at the recovery screen) then hit Wipe and then Apply Update.zip
August 24th, 2009 at 1:26 am
Hello CeCe,
Yes you can unroot with our method.
August 24th, 2009 at 2:26 am
after copying the radio file, it still will not go to the recovery screen. its still the exclamation point screen. does this mean that i did not successfully 1 click root my phone. so i have to attempt it again??
thanks for the assistance.
August 24th, 2009 at 3:22 am
i clicked apply sdcard.update.zip. it said installation aborted. please help with any suggestions of what i may have did wrong. thank you
August 24th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Does one click root method not work with 1.5 firmware, CRC1 build on the G1?
August 24th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Please confirm if cupcake is required in order to proceed. I am stuck!!! Secondly, I un-rooted yesterday and still have not received cupcake ota from the mobile. Please help. Thanks!!
August 24th, 2009 at 9:34 am
ello unlockr
i’ve had alot more success following your steps and vids than i ever did at xda’s forums and now the 1-click root exists, im eager to unroot my g1 and do this process but i have a q about the new recovery… does it automatically come from the files we need to download or do we get it elsewhere? im asking because i wanna know before i do this and the recovery wont work because i see some people are having difficulties with this… thanks in advance and keep up the amazing work
August 24th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
hey i just figured out that if u change the file extention to apk instead of zip it will come up with the andriod logo on your phone then it will work
August 24th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
How do i get into command promt to enter in
adb shell
mount -o rw /dev/block/mtdblock5 /data
rm /data/misc/akmd* /data/misc/rild*
to fix my orientation
August 24th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
blarg,
did you wait for the ota or did you install jesusfreke rom?
August 24th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
for those of you who say you need cupcake, did you wait for the over the air update or did you apply one of the custom rom cupcake versions?
nice of the unlockr to disclose this business about cupcake!
August 24th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
everyone i figured out the issue… you do need cupcake to do all of this so just make sure you unrooted your fone, then open up the fone’s browser and type in g1upgrade.com/root.apk and run it. then click download img and hard spl files. then go to your home screen, open your keyboard, press enter twice with a pause in between, then type telnetd [should open your fone book but ignore it] and press enter again then open root again [it'll be in the drawer like it's an app] and click protect root. once it’s done turn yah fone off and turn it back on pressing home and power buttons then press alt+l then alt+s to apply update, then reboot and then download one of the jesusfreke’s cupcake roms on your comp. place the zipfile on your sd and rename it update. then press home and power buttons again on yah fone, alt+l and alt+s again so you have cupcake and then follow the instructions provided on the video on this page
August 24th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
sorry i left out the link for the jf roms http://jf.andblogs.net/2009/05/24/jfv151-images-are-out/
August 24th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
pede,
you had to root your phone to get all of that to happen to right?
August 24th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
yeah you have to root then reroot with this process
August 24th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
worked thanks pede
August 24th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I did every step described above, and I get an error message ” open parent folder of flash…” What is causing this ?? thanks in advance.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
why cant i down load amon?
August 24th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
it says unable to load,invailid torrent file. what the ….?
August 24th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
I had the same problem as Justin above. When I try to flash the “recovery-RAv1.2.0G.img” file I get a greyed out “invalid recovery image” button. I entered everything as required above and even tried renaming the file to something smaller. FlashRec does not seem to see it. Any advice? Thanks in advance!
August 24th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Alright! I figured out the problem! Make sure there are no trailing spaces at the end of your recovery file entry.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
I did everything you said and I assume everything went good, but I tried to use a wifi tether app and it said:
not root” sorry but root privlages are needed to run this application”
then says “kernel doesnt have necassary features for tethering?
So is this an actual root?
August 24th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
So, i tried doing this and my screen won’t move from the T-Mobile G1 screen. Any suggestions? I followed the how-to to a T?
August 24th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
why does mytouch words become blurring wen i put Hero Roms and the palm pre rom?*
August 25th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Good Day, how can I load the cupcake update, I haven’t recevit, my g1 was root and I unrooted with the unlucker video, and now I can’t not root again an I even try to go to the screen the you have to press home and end key, and it show this symbol “(!) and the phone” and don’t conect..!!!
Please help,
and thanks to all for the help…
August 25th, 2009 at 10:40 am
Hi – I got everything working however it won’t let me register Google Email account so I can’t access apps from the Market. Also it won’t let me connect to facebook via web browser. It connected on the social network apps (facebook, twitter..) but I can’t connect to facebook. Overall I like the UI touchscreen functionality however I’m bummed out I can access the apps from market. Any suggestions?
August 25th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Hello BigLiquid530,
It is root to load new ROMs not internal root. So to run internal root (what is required to load the Wifi Tether etc.) you need to goto the next step and download a new ROM first. The new ROM you download will have root access internally and you should be good to go.
August 25th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Hello John,
Did you load a ROM on the phone yet? Goto the next video on How To Load a ROM etc. and load something, after that you should be good to go.
If you already did load a ROM, then just go into recovery, Wipe the phone and then Apply the update.zip again and it should fix it.
Good luck!
August 25th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
so i followed your video and it worked great the first time. after i clicked “reboot system now” on my g1, it went to the homescreen, but when i powered off and then tried to power on again holding the power and home button, i keep getting an image with an exclamation point inside a triangle with the G1 infront. i’m running CRC1 firmware 1.5.
am i missing something? i’m trying to get the wifi tether app on your site to work.
August 25th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
do i just do the rom, or do i do the radio part, spl part?
August 25th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Hi..ok I have rc43 build G1 that is not rooted do i need to unroot to rc29? reason why i asked is when I do the 1click root it works fine an i get the 1.2.0g recvery.when i reboot an add the radio up date i get a blue screen after pressing alt+L..its not going back to the 1.2.0g recovery
August 25th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I dont have the format SD card option. any ideas on why? or can i just format it using my computer? please help asap.
August 25th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
For anyone hitting a wall with the Triangle and Exclamation Mark you just press ALT L to get the menu.
August 25th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Hello JCH,
That means you didn’t do the procedure correctly. You loaded the Cyanogen Recovery Image instead of the custom Amon Ra Image we have you load during the procedure. Start over and make sure to type sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1G.img in the text box of the flashrec program and hit flash customer recovery image (and make sure that the recovery-rav1.2.1G.img is on your SDcard before hand of course).
August 25th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
I am in the UK am I was having the same problem as a lot of people on here with the RC-29 not being allowed. I used an RC8 image. It worked great and within 5 mins told me there was an update available. I am using a new Solo 20 sim only tariff and I had no access to the Market. It is locked as an child lock.. I had to provide Credit Card details and pay 2pounds to get the lock turned off. A Debit card will not be accepted. It is refunded back immediately. If anyone wants the image I have that works let me know and I will post the file online. I should also say that I did a quick format and capitalised filename just as it donwloaded.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
IM HAVING PROBLEM IT KEEP TELLING ME APPLICATION INSTALL UNSUCCESSFUL IM FOLLOWING THE STEP I DONT KNOW Y IT KEEP SAYING THAT NEED SOME HELP HERE
August 25th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
The Unlockr….I did every step described above, and I get an error message ” open parent folder of flash…” What is causing this ?? thanks in advance.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Do I just do the rom, or do i do the radio part, spl part? Also the only way to use tether is loading the roms the phone right? or can I just use my stock mytouch theme with the frog? Also can we get the multi-touch for the web-browser?
August 25th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
I went through the whole process and it worked like a charm the only problem I found was that it did not Root my G1.. i checked using a terminal emulator and this is what I should have seen if it was rooted
$su
# (this indicates that the root is working)
But I got this instead
$su
su: permission denied
$
So is my phone rooted or not???
August 25th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Sorry I missed out that I was using Terminal Emulator. The test is from a YouTube clip by G1Helper786
August 25th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Hey man.
so after doing this onc click method tried to install wireless teather on stock android, and when running it, got an error, no root permissions, however the recovery image is installed? any ideas
August 25th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I unrooted my phone downloaded the cupcake update and now its saying my build number is crb43 and I don’t have 3g what did I do wrong.
August 25th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Unlockr.. thanks I got it to work after wiping it again and loading the Qtek Hero Rom update… Thanks Man… now hopefully we can get the adobe flash working on my touch 3g.. I love it…
A++ for Unluckr!!
August 25th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
which one do I type sdcard/recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img orsdcard/recovery-RAv1.2.0G.img cause the video says on thing and the instructions say another. ?????
August 26th, 2009 at 12:03 am
@Unlockr, I can do the root procedure fine and get to the recovery screen on the first try. when I restart my phone on 2nd time, I can’t get to the recovery screen anymore. Do you know why that is? Anybody know this answer, shouldn’t i be able to go into recovery screen anytime i start my phone holding the power and home buttons?
August 26th, 2009 at 12:25 am
i tryed over and over and it wont let me load your custom rav1.2.1g.img
August 26th, 2009 at 1:10 am
i dont have data plan so i wont have internet to register again, i just wnat to ask, if you root the phone, when u wipe it, u’ll need to register again rite? do u need data plan for that? and when you unroot it do u need data plan for register again
August 26th, 2009 at 1:40 am
Does anyone have an answer for my questions?
August 26th, 2009 at 2:39 am
Hey before i start this for the mytouch, am i suppose to downgrade to rc29? or do i just start and when im done flash cyanogens rom. all of these guides are so confusing.
August 26th, 2009 at 6:50 am
if u root the mytouch, u can use it anywhere in the world right? with an appropriate sim card for that country of course
August 26th, 2009 at 6:52 am
Hello, Mamy thatks for all info on this site.
I have a question and hope someone will advise.
I need to root my HTC Magic (Vodafone UK branded) but I just want to leave the frimware or everything as is.
I need to root it only to put WiFi teether. Is that possible? Thanks.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Is the new root video going up today??
August 26th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Hello Cece,
There is no new video, this process works for the G1 and the myTouch, the problem was that you guys needed to be on Cupcake before proceeding. Checkout the Unroot video for how to unroot and get back to cupcake (its best to start fresh) and changes I made to the Root procedure. Good luck!
August 26th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Hi Unlockr,
i am trying to figure what “cupcake” mean.
besides that question, i did all the steps and on the 12th step when i press and hold the power and home key the screen shows a phone and orange exclamation mark with white triangle border around it. i was wondering if you know what i did wrong. thank you
August 26th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Hello Mario,
No, you are thinking of unlocking the MyTouch. That is different. Rooting lets you alter the phone, unlocking lets you use a different SIM card.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Unlockr did you fix the custom img yet because I tryed like 10 times and it don’t work. Its only giving me the standard option. Can you give me some advise.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
unlockr…thanks for all your work on these rooting videos. the directions seem straightforward and easy to use. one question though. is this method foolproof, or is there a chance i brick my phone? some forums i’ve read about rooting talk about having a backup, so that if something goes wrong, you can backup to what you had and start again. would that essentially be your unroot method using the sappimg.nbh file? I want to unlock the powers of rooting and all the new roms but can’t afford to brick my phone. thanks.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Hello BL,
Thanks!
You would just do the root procedure on our site for the Magic (this procedure is for the MyTouch, if you want to try it you can, it MAY work since the Vodafone version has the same motherboard). After that you would need to load a 32B ROM, if all you want is the Wifi Tether then I would recommend using the Cyanogen ROM below (follow the procedure and you’ll know what to do with this file):
(v4.0.2 – stable version, updated 8/22):
Download: http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/upda…0.2-signed.zip
MD5Sum: 9c316180ca61d5cb8728ad3c4f43bc97
This ROM will give you the Wifi Tether program and a bunch of other features as well. It is much easier to do this than to try and gain root access manually to be honest.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
my phone is a g1 by the way
August 26th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Hello Matt,
I have yet to see a phone that could not be fixed… so I wouldn’t worry too much.
The 1 click method is also very straight forward (its as simple as loading a program onto the phone) so it is hard to mess up. Once you’ve done that and have the custom recovery image we give you then you can actually hold Home and Power to get to the recovery screen and then select Nandroid backup and save a backup to your memory card, that way if something does go wrong, you can get back into recovery mode and Restore it.
Just a precaution though as the procedure is pretty easy.
Good luck!
August 26th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Hello Sanibar,
We never needed to fix it, it’s worked fine for a lot of people.
I did put an updated one up though.
Download it, put it on your SD card (NOT in any folders on the card), then run the FlashRec program.
Backup the recovery, then in the text box type:
sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1g.img
After you type that into the text box, you should see the greyed out button turn into a Flash Custom Recovery Image button. Click it. Done.
Good luck!
August 26th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Hello Gordon,
Cupcake is the name Google gave the 1.5 version of Android (the Operating system they created for the G1 and MyTouch).
Go to our How To Unroot procedure and do it first (including the part about getting back to cupcake). THEN come back to this and follow the instructions and you should be good to go.
Good luck!
August 26th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Hello David,
Nope, just follow the steps in the procedure and you are all set. Then goto our How to Load a Custom ROM, etc. (best method) video and you are all set (just do sections III and IV of that procedure and your all set, skip sections I and II).
August 26th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Hello Kevin,
You definitely need an internet plan (at least for the beginning of the procedure), so either borrow a friends SIM card that has internet or add the internet to your account for a day or two while you do all the procedures. Once you get to a Hero ROM you won’t need internet anymore.
Good luck!
August 26th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Hello Sanibar,
Make sure the custom image is on the SDCard and NOT in any folder at all.
Then type the following into the text box EXACTLY:
sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1g.img
and the button should appear, click it and all set.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Hello Cece,
Use the written instructions, there is a new recovery image right after I did the video. Use the 1.2.1G.img not the 1.2.0G.img.
But you would have figured it out quickly anyway, when the .0G didnt do anything and you changed it to .1G and it worked lol
August 26th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Hello Max,
Yes, you should.
Only thing I can recommend is Unrooting using our procedure (and make sure to do the part about getting back to cupcake) and then starting again (doesn’t take long).
August 26th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Hello John,
Thanks!! Glad its working!
Flash works, just kinda slowly but I have a real HTC Hero and it isn’t much better lol
August 26th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Hello Play,
You need to download a custom ROM. Do the next procedure then you will have Wifi tether built in.
This 1 click rooting process is external root as opposed to internal root (confusing I know). External just allows us to load ROMs and Radios etc internal (or superuser) allows you to do things with root on the phone itself. That feature is built in to most ROMs though so just do that and you’re all set.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Hello Paul Simpson AND ANYONE ELSE ASKING ABOUT ROOT AND SU
August 26th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Unlockr I tryed to do that over and over again and it keeps saying invalid. Do I have to keep deleting both and start from scratch every time.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Hello BigLiquid530,
If you have a MyTouch, check your Radio version using the instructions, if it matches, skip the Radio section. Then in the instructions it says if you have a myTouch skip Section II as well, so just go to Section III (which assumes you did our 1 click root and have Amon Ras recovery image to do it).
Then just download the Cyanogen ROM I link in our Downloads, Android, ROMs section of our site (very bottom). Everything you just mentioned is built in.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Hello Promise,
Need more info… what step are you getting that error?
August 26th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
I did everything right, steps 1 – 12 and it even loaded the screen after holding home+power. But u didnt say what to do after so i rebooted and then just to make sure i turned off my g1 again and repeated the same steps but then it showed a g1 icon and an arrow, what happened? i did everything right but im still not getting root acess! its driving me crazy!
August 26th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Hello Victor,
You need to go immediately to the next video once you get the Recovery screen to come up (not the ! point screen). Then do Section II and continue with III and IV until you load a ROM. Once that is done, you will be all set and have Root (plus other features built in).
See the Reported Issues for more information under the How To Load a Custom ROM, etc… procedure:
August 26th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Okay, thx alot unlockr
August 26th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
I have a mytouch, but when i tried to dl the new recovery image, it doesn’t load…
August 26th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
I dont get the ” flash custom recovery image”
August 26th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
It says invalid recovery image and under that, back up recovery image ? why is that ?
August 26th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
unlockr thanks for your quick reply,
1 more question, if u mess up when u do this, you can just wipe it, unroot it and use it at normal g1 anytime you want rite?, will it leave any thing left that the tmobile person will know that i have rooted my phone?
August 26th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Hello Kevin,
That is correct, you can unroot and send it in for warranty if you need to.
I have actually had my speaker go and keyboard go on two separate occasions on a G1 and sent it in two different times for warranty repair without any issue after I unrooted it both times.
August 26th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Should I partition the sdcard b4 loadin the rom?
August 26th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Hello CeCe,
You should do it in the order in the procedure, so partition then load the ROM.
August 26th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Is it recommended to update the recovery image with the newer version recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img? And when you mention External root and internal root: When I install the next rom that is rooted will it be the internal root?
August 27th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
when i partition my sd card i get error: run sdtools.sh via adb!…PLEASE HELP
August 27th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
lol nevermind!!!
August 27th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Hello Paul Simpson,
You can update the recovery image by downloading the FlashRec apk file again. Saving the NEW recovery image to your SD card like before and then opening the Flash Rec program and flashing it (remember to type sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1G.img
And that’s it.
As for internal root, you need to load a custom ROM for that. If you want something similar to the normal MyTouch feel, then use the Cyanogen ROM at the bottom of the Downloads, ROMs section of our site.
August 27th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Ok, I have done all the steps correctly but when I get onto step 11 and type in teh sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1Gimg All I get is a dark Invalid Recovery Image and under that a Restore Backup Recovery Image, I have downloaded these several times and typed in the correct words EXACTLY I have spent about 5 hours trying to get this to load and it does not do anything past this. Please help
August 27th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Hello Conley,
You have to make sure that you downloaded the image from our site and put it on the sdcard and NOT in any folder, just on the sdcard itself.
Then make sure you put a period (.) in between the G and img (you didn’t when you typed on here, not sure if that was a typo). Then you should be fine.
August 27th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
I don’t have them in any folders and i did put a . between the G and the img, I even tried typing
it is RAv1.2.1G.img, rav1.2.1G.img, rav1.2.1g.img
I am not sure why it is not working, it is very frustrating and I did download it again from your website and it still doesn’t recognize it.
August 27th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
In the center of the screen aabove where you are typing in the sdcard thing it states Backed up?? Does that help any? I already when thru this whole process a few days ago and I had Hero running on it, but I could not get wifi to work or the screen to turn so I was told to try and root the long way instead of the one click way, so I unrooted my phone but found out later that you need a pc to do it the long way and I have a mac so I am trying to redo the one step way and running into this roadblock.
please help
August 27th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Hello Conley,
I would recommend downloading a program like Linda File Manager from the market and then use it to access the SDCard and see if you can see the recovery image there and see how it is named exactly (also check to make sure that your Mac is not putting a weird extension, after the .img, and making it not a disc image accidentally. I’ve seen some PCs and Macs do that).
August 27th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
I amusing linda file manager and It does see the extension and I am typing it exactly what it says.
August 27th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
I’m having the same problem as Conley. I’ve gone through all of the recommended fixes for the problem (even checking to make sure there is no trailing space).
August 28th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
It just a thought, but make sure there are no spaces and typed in lowercase. The other possibility is that you have used the Tilde (wavey line) instead of Hyphen or even commas insted of period.. only a suggestion
August 28th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
At the risk of anyone thinking I am labouring a point. Could I please ask if you would include the internal root process in your tutorial because to be honest that is what everyone thought they were doing. You will probably say to update the Rom but I am a noob and that does not mean a lot. I am just trying to pick it all up and I’m confused to say the least.
August 28th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
“Reported Issues
Issue: G1’s are erasing the recovery image before we can load a Radio, SPL, or ROM.
Solution: We are getting a G1 in today to try and duplicate this issue and find a solution. Check back tomorrow.”
Probably not much to look into here, the G1 firmware automatically reflashes recovery from a backup image when it boots. Just flash everything in one go or redo step 11 as needed. Radio and SPL updates should stay even if the phone reverts to the original recovery image.
August 28th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Hello Afirejar,
Thought I already fixed that solution… must not have hit save, crap. lol
Thanks for the insight! I’m going to fix the solution again now.
August 28th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Hey Im stuck on step 6 When I download the flashrec-20090815 It is a zip and not a .apk What do i do?
August 28th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
My bad never mind its working now!
August 28th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Is there a way to increase the Linux Swap? It is recommended to have a large one when running HERO.
Thanks,
C
August 28th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Unlockr,
I just set myself up with the qtek hero.. amazing but i do get the pixels after sleep mode.. sucks.. so the only way to fix it/get around it is to reboot everytime ? ouch. i take it redoing it doesnt help huh.. guess i might have to go back to cyanogen, or might another hero rom work ?
August 28th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Hello Christopher,
Most people believe that anything higher than 32mb is pointless I thought? Better off just getting a faster card (class 6) for better performance than a larger swap size I thought? But I haven’t looked into it in a while, did they come up with a new theory?
August 28th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Hello Brand1sh,
Darn, hate that. We need to figure out why that happens.
You can try a different Hero ROM, might have better luck (if you do let us know on here so we can recommend the different ROM).
You can do a ghetto fix but just turning off sleep mode lol
August 29th, 2009 at 12:38 am
if i turn off sleep mode i cant hold it in my pocket! lol,, have you have success using a diff rom after one already went fuzzy ?
August 29th, 2009 at 12:52 am
also where can i get the jacx heroski or drizzy for 32b ? the xda forums are pretty congested lol
August 29th, 2009 at 1:00 am
11. Once done, click on the empty text box in the FlashRec program and type:
sdcard/recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img
after typing this in and pressing DONE, nothing happens
the orange field box is still there but nothing else happens
my phone – Magic-t-mobile
August 29th, 2009 at 7:47 am
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?p=243560#post243560
Start reading at page 28 and work your way backwards. I am so confused between swap, swapiness, ect. A tutorial on how to adjust this using your recovery console would be most appreciated.
August 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Hi AL…The apk file is a zip file, an android zip file
August 29th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
does this work with rogers magic 32a( those of us that installed the HTC update that now have perfect spl) I used your guide before when i had old rogers rom.. im just curious if this will work for those of us that did the htc rom update
August 29th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
so im trying this out for my first time, when i dwnload the flash do i need to extract that file ? cuz when i pull it up in linda file it shows as a folder i dont get the android icon…does anyone know when i mean ??
August 29th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
I have completed all the steps and now i am on the green on black recovery screen. What now??? What option should i choose if i want to load a custom rom and how do I go about loading it if you dont recomend us turning the phone off once we reach the recovery screen…
August 29th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
@Cris
Just long press the APK file and u should get a menu with the “Open with…” option. Select that option and scroll down until u reach “package installer” then follow the the steps exactly.
August 29th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Thanks JCH,
so now im at the same step you are im at the green and black screen, so from here it said dont turn off phone but next video starts out diffrent where do i move on from here ???
August 29th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
ok so i have a g1 never rooted and does not have cupcake on it so let me understand in order to do your rooting proses i have to first root it with another sites then unroot with your site and then root it once more but this time i have to use your method.second telnet is not working.plz help
August 29th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Jason When you type in sdcard/recovery-rav.1.2.1g.img you press the FLash Custom image under the text line. Note no capital letters.
August 29th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
hey guys im really new at this ..for the one click root do u need a special micro sd card or u need the “golden card” im just confused..i already have my touch 3g but i havent rot it yet because i dont know if my micro sd card 16 gigs will work…pls any coment on my stuped question thanks a lot
August 30th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Everyone having problems loading the image, try this: open the link with internet explorer. I clicked on the link in firefox and it downloaded a 13k file. Didn’t want to load that file in the flash recovery. I opened the link in IE and it brought me to the rapidshare site instead of downloading a file. Firefox was downloading the rapidshare website as the file instead of going to the site to download the file. The image file should be around 3mb. After doing this, it flashed correctly.
August 30th, 2009 at 9:13 am
I have had an interesting development. I decided to go back to the sart and unrooted my G1 to RC7 and let it update to cupcake CRC37. I then started the 1Click method and installed Linda. When it came to installing FlashRec I got an “Parse Error” There is a problem parsing the package???
August 30th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Is there any time during Unroot or Rooting that the Sim Card should be removed?
August 30th, 2009 at 10:53 am
guys I keep downloading the flash file but is a zip file help please
August 30th, 2009 at 11:05 am
ok I did put it keep saying install unsuccessful
August 30th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
@the unlockr
Please help me…i did everything you said but once i do step 11 it doesnt recognize the file…i typed it in correctly but it hasn’t found it….its not in any folder either …it doesnt load…sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1g.img
August 30th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
I tried the whole procedure, i got to the screen where i type in the sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1g.img and i get “Invalid Recovery Image”. I know I typed it correctly, i triple checked it but nothing is working….How to I reset this thing to start all over?….do I just restoore the phone thru the normal settings on the phone?….When I press Home and power button I get a yellow triangle….How do I start over?
thanks
August 30th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
also the files are on the sd card and not in any folders….there the only 2 things on the whole card, there is no folders on it but those two. Im pretty confused, need help!
August 30th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
hey thenlockr i got stuck on the g1 logo i wont do anything what should i do
August 31st, 2009 at 9:49 am
i did everything this video says step bye step but wghen i get to the recovery image part it keeps saying invalid recovery imagei dont know why its getting me agrivated
August 31st, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Dan: When you get to the triangle screen open the keypad and press ALT L to get the menu
August 31st, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Legacy, which flash file are you talking about. I suspect it might be a zip file that you leave zipped and just rename to update without the dot zip.
August 31st, 2009 at 2:38 pm
I am trying to load the android usb driver but it wont run on my Vista Error Code 10.. My problem is that when I plug in the USB on my G1 I do not get any mount option and my PC wont see it?
August 31st, 2009 at 8:39 pm
I tried the whole procedure, i got to the screen where i type in the sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1g.img and i get “Invalid Recovery Image”. I know I typed it correctly, i triple checked it but nothing is working….How to I reset this thing to start all over?….do I just restoore the phone thru the normal settings on the phone?….When I press Home and power button I get a yellow triangle….How do I start over?
thanks
September 1st, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Hey there,
great work. Everything works like charm.
You mentioned this is just for US Users, and you don’t know what happens with NON US Users.
I’m a german T-Mobile G1 User and it worked without any problem. Only thing was I had to add the SPL directly with the .apk and the .img on the sdcard.
Great work and keep on “rooting”.
September 1st, 2009 at 9:32 pm
So rooting it this way, has the same exact effect on rooting it the other way ? A rooted g1 is a rooted g1 no matter how you do it right ?
September 1st, 2009 at 9:53 pm
I got everything done just adzactly as in the video, put the correspnoding sd location flash custome recovery image goes through fine, however when i reboot the phone it goes to the red blue green white screen, then very quikly pops up no image! and goes back to the red green blue white screen. any help will be greatly appreciated. and i have wully wiped device and formated sd card several times and repeated.
Thanks in advance
James Bishop
September 1st, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Wanted to thank you for all the valuble info and tutorials. My G1 was rooted the old way so last night I unrooted and re-rooted and partitioned my sd as well then uploaded a Hero rom. And yes it runs much
smoother then when I was rooted the old way. Thank you very much. Cant wait for the new HTC update I read about on the home page. Thanks again.
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:02 am
i figured out how to do all the steps but every time i go to the recovery mode it only does it for one time then wen i do it more times it doesnt keep bringing up that screen i tried to wipe it but is that the installing thing? please write back and give me advice
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:00 am
Hello Delayne,
After you do this procedure then do the How To Load a Custom ROM etc.. procedure and you will have a rooted G1. This way is just faster and easier than the old way, essentially doing the same thing with the same result
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:01 am
Hello James Bishop,
You need to hold down Home and Power to reboot and get to the recovery screen, then goto the next step.
If you are using a G1 then you may have to flash the recovery again, then turn off and turn the phone on by holding down home and power. Once the recovery screen comes up then goto the next step without leaving the recovery screen (see reported issues for more information).
Good luck!
September 2nd, 2009 at 8:40 am
tried the whole procedure, i got to the screen where i type in the sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1g.img and i get “Invalid Recovery Image”. I know I typed it correctly, i triple checked it but nothing is working….How to I reset this thing to start all over?….do I just restoore the phone thru the normal settings on the phone?….When I press Home and power button I get a yellow triangle….How do I start over?
thanks
September 2nd, 2009 at 10:15 am
Having finally succeeding I have a few points that might help. Using Fast format is fine. Low case Dreaimg.nbh is fine. If any update file does not shown a package icon after renaming to update it will not work so use update.zip
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:13 pm
If your like me who initially used cm-recovery-1.4.img which comes with the “Recovery Flasher” app but still wants the new: “Amon Ra’s Recovery Image” after you have rooted, here’s the step by step script
I downloaded “Amon Ra’s Recovery Image”, and used this script, and it worked perfectly:
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1g.img
——————————————————————
make sure you Remount as Read/Write (I used DroidSans Tweak Tools to Remount):
Su
(enter)
flash_image(space)recovery(space)/sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1g.img
(enter)
Exit
(enter)
Exit
(enter)
then turn off your phone, turn it back on holding home+power, and FLASH AWAY……. I hope this helps some who are new to root.
P.S. don’t include the (space), I know it might seem obvious to most, but I’m sure not to all. Good luck…
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Thanks Big-O for helping others!
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
I am getting the same thing as Dan. Can’t get it to go past the last step w/out a greyed out “Invalid Recovery Image”.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:19 pm
EVERYONE GETTING INVALID RECOVERY IMAGE,
Make sure that the spell correction and auto completion are OFF in the Text Settings (Settings > Locale and Text > Touch Input > Text Input then turn off Prediction, spell correction, and word completion) of your phone. If not then it may put in spaces where they do not belong. (I had it put a space after .img and couldn’t see it so couldn’t figure out why it kept saying invalid recovery image, like you guys).
Other than that, just make sure it is on the root of the SD card (not in any folder) and that you are typing in:
sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1G.img
and it should show Flash Custom Recovery Image.
September 2nd, 2009 at 7:18 pm
When you say: just make sure it is on the root of the SD card (not in any folder) and that you are typing in: What do you mean? There is no root of the SD card to copy anything to. It shows up as one of my drives. Removable Disk D drive.
My phone says Backed up at the top
Then I have typed in: sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1G.img
Then under that is a greyed out section that says Invalid Recovery Image
Finally below it says: Restore Backup Recovery Image.
What do I do?
September 2nd, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Hello Dave,
The root of the sd card means putting the file in the topmost directory on the sd card. So when your computer opens the sd card as D: just drag and drop the file there, and make sure the path of the file is then sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1g.img make sense?
Also make sure that when you type into the program you have predictive text etc OFF and make sure there isn’t a space at the end of the line.
Good luck!
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:28 am
i downloaded the FlashRec.apk
it was a .zip file i unzipped it but there is no .apk file in it what is wrong?
thanks for any help
p.s can i still do it the old way?
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:43 am
Well, I’ve done it numerous times… Just NOT working. Does having a SanDisk memory card have anything to do with this problem?
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 am
ok well it work the first time cuz it went to the recovery page but i didnt read that i had to go str8 to step 12
do i need to unroot my phone n do it over again??
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:10 am
Hello Kurt,
Certain browsers make the .apk a .zip. Just find the file and do NOT open it or extract it. Just change the .zip to .apk and you should be good to continue.
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:11 am
im all the way thru the process rooted and everything have jf rom but dont see the difference it looks just like the regular g1 any help on getting the rom to run will b greatly appreciated
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:12 am
Hello Dave,
No it shouldn’t matter, but if you have another memory card, no harm in trying a different one.
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:12 am
Hello Josh,
No, just open the Flashrec program and type in the box and flash the custom recovery again. Then this time turn off the phone and turn it back on into recovery mode and leave it there and go on to the next procedure.
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:14 am
to all who are having problems i couldnt get it to work at first then i tried this after getting 2 step 12 and turning the phone off i took the memory card out put it into the computer loaded the spl and then went into recovery worked fine after that
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:22 am
hello unlockr
i would like to say thanx for helping me get root im rooted but dont no if my jf rom is working. after installing it nothing seems to change. it looks the same any help with getting it to work would be greatly appreciated
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Hello Jerzy,
First off, thank you for helping out others!
Secondly, JF usually tries to keep things looking the same so you might not notice a difference in look. But go into your menu and see if you have Wifi Tether or a similar program and use that… If it works then you have root access.
Also he optimizes stuff, so it should run smoother.
If you want it to look different, check out some themes (you load them the same way you load a ROM, rename to update.zip put on SDcard and then just Apply update.zip without wiping first).
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Dave: I found that when installing the recovery image that the Custom Flash option would not work until I have done a backup.
September 4th, 2009 at 10:18 am
i have the cyanogen recovery 1.4 do i need to unroot my phone and start the one click rooting again? i get back up failed when trying to backup recovery image and the flash custom image button is grayed out
thank for all the help.
September 4th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Hello Paul Simpson,
Sorry, it says that in the video and procedure, thought you knew that.
September 4th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
jus a really quick question. cyanogen mentioned on his twitter about a new rooting app
http://bit.ly/va2pU
its named flashrec-1.1-20090904.zip
would using that as opposed to the one provided here offer any problems or benefits?
thx
September 4th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
i have the exact same problem as kurt here
September 5th, 2009 at 1:10 am
Hello Ian,
Looks like a newer version of the exact same app. I will check it out and see if there is a difference, if there is I will redo the procedures to include it instead.
Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
September 5th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
i download is not a apk file it is a zip file an entirely file what do i do i cant install a zip file!
September 5th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Ok I need to root my phone so that I can tether my G1 to my laptop. How do I know when my g1 been rooted. I did all the steps on this page then it says follow the next step on How to load a Rom video. Do I need to load a ROM to root my phone? I am not computer literate so I need basic step by step. What are all the programs I need to root my g1. There’s so many things written that it’s confusing. Do I need to load the SPL to root my g1? I’m sorry if I am asking alot of questions.
September 5th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Hello Distressed person,
Some browsers like to turn APKs into ZIPs (not going to get into why for the 5th time lol) but all you have to do is rename the file from “.zip” to”.apk” then put it on the memory card. (Do NOT extract anything out of the .zip).
September 5th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Hello Evelyn,
Just do this procedure here (How to Root). At the end you will be on the recovery screen, leave the phone on that screen!
Then goto the How to Load a Custom ROM. Do section I, II, and IV (and for IV just download and use the Cyanogen ROM for G1 in our downloads section) and you will already have the Wifi Tethering program on the phone. After that just click it and done.
Good luck!
September 5th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
thanks for lookin into it. tryin to root my phone again, so will look fwd to ur response.
September 5th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
If I stay on the recovery screen how can I do the rest of the steps? Do I reboot? I did and continue to the nest step. I skip Step I because my phone had the proper custom radio. I went on to do Step II. I renamed it update but when I turn my phone off and on holding the home button I get the screen with the ! In a triangle and phone. I deleted the Flas Rec file from the sd card and tried it again but I continue to get the same error screen.
September 5th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Ok I didn’t know I had to take out the sd card and put it in the computer. I don’t have an sd adapter. My sd card came in my phone. I’m using usb. Is there a way where it would work with the usb?
September 6th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Hey Unlockr…….which htc hero rom is really good tuse on my MyTouch 3G……i am using the jac v 1.5 right now and notice that if I stay in a program too long and then close it or push the home button….it goes to a HTC screen and then pops up a little loading window and then goes back to the ui……did I do something wrong when putting it on the phone?…or is this common?……
thanks
MidNight
September 6th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
I followed all of the steps and rooted my mytouch 3g. When I go to recovery mode and try to install a custom rom it says that they installation aborted and could not be installed. When I launch the internet tether it says that i am not rooted. did i do something wrong.
September 7th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Hey Unlockr,
I keep trying to select the flashrec through linda file manager but i get a message that says to open with the parent folder. I also get it as a zip on the phone after renaming it to apk. what can i do to fix
September 7th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Ok i noticed an error in the vid that most people might not catch!
In the video when youre flashing the custom recovery image youre typing in “sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.0g.img”
the download i have is recovery-rav1.2.1g.img…
YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE “0″ WITH A “1″ BECAUSE IT’S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FILE! am i right? when i put the “0″ in there it didnt read anything but when i put the “1″ in there it read it!!!! Woohoo! Maybe mention this to people not paying close attention. Thank soooooo much for the tutorials!
September 7th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
hey Unlockr im a beginner at all this computer stuff and im not sure if this is safe. im afraid that my phone will be bricked and my dad will kill me if it is. then again i also want to get access to all that stuff.
r u 100% positive this is safe?
September 7th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Hey Unlockr,
Im having trouble rootimg my mytouch 3g. when i try to install the flashrec apk. it informs me to open a parent folder first. i also dont get the option to use the package intaller. i need help on how to pass this step! I am also using the Linda File Manager.
September 9th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Hey Unlockr or anybody that can help I’m having trouble rooting my g1 i followed all the steps provided and after i was done i check the recovery screen i had all the options show but when i went to the recovery screen again it doesn’t show all the options (it only shows 3 options) that where shown the video. please help
September 9th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Hey thanks a boodle guys this kix the ol gold card method to the curb… how easy was this? You got my vote thanks to the hacks and devs involved with this!!!
September 9th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
will this work on g1 crc1 ?
September 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Hey unlockr dis you fing out any news regarding the newest version of the file you haveon the video…recovery-RAv1.2.1G or we should keep the same number when we type it in …any updates please…thanks.
September 9th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Hello Yazman666,
Just follow the instructions listed (type what is in the written procedure instead of the what is in the video). The videos are just meant as a visual aid, you should always follow the written instructions more than the video.
September 9th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Thanks man im knd of embarrased because im new with this android thing and sometimes i feel stuped asking some questions…but thanks to guys like u is posible…the only reason i really want to root mt3g is because i want speed and i wish i could run apps from the sd card after u root is there another step ..not for the roms im not really interested in roms (for now)i just want to keep my phone memory frre to speed up and run the apps from the sd card.
September 10th, 2009 at 7:55 am
so after i root with the one click procedure what else do i need to do to run apps from the sd card??? thanks a lot. btw i would like to donate to the websit is being a great help for me thanks again.
September 10th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Hello Yazman666,
Follow the next procedure and partition your memory card then load a Custom ROM from our Downloads section and it will automatically set up Apps2SD. I would suggest Cyanogens ROM if you don’t want Hero.
September 10th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
How do i get RAv1.2.1G.img if I have RAv1.2.0G.img already on my phone
thanks
September 10th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Hello Vance,
There is no need to, but if you really want to just open the FlashRec program with the new recovery image on the SD card and flash it using the text box in the FlashRec program like before. Just make sure to change the .0 to .1 of course.
September 11th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Unlockr thank you boys very much for everything you are doing for the android world.
September 11th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Hello Vance,
Appreciate it! Plan to start doing videos for other OS’s soon too
September 11th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
how could i just flash this recovery image? i wanna updated to this version what could i do? my phone is already rooted
September 11th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Hello David,
No problem. Just follow these instructions, doesn’t matter if you rooted or not.
September 12th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
@Unlockr
hi im using a MAC. when i download the apk file, it comes up a zip. i extract it and put it to the SD, but when i open it in FILE MANAGER it doesnt show the android, but comes up as a file. when i click on it, it says “no exits. can you please help.
September 12th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Hello VR,
Some computers (MACs especially) like to turn APKs into ZIPs. Do NOT extract it, just rename the .zip to .apk and then put it on your SDCard.
September 12th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
@Unlockr
okay. so i did as you said. now the file is just coming up as a .apk.zip file when i open up “linda file manager”. the only thing that i can think of that is different is that my SD is formatted to fat32. im sorry for the constant nagging, but i really need help. i fell like such a noob
thanks,
VR
September 12th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Hello VR,
You need to look at the file on your computer and change the .zip to .apk (all you did was add .apk to the end of the name and that is why it says .apk.zip).
September 13th, 2009 at 6:13 am
@Unlockr
that’s exactly what I have been doing, it downloads as a folder. So I compress it to a .zip then I chang it to .apk … … …when I go to file manager its a .apk.zip file. I think I’m just going to try it on a PC and see if it works.
September 13th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Hi everyone
Im New on this about rooted phone but i have a my touch and i whant to know what is the difference betwen a rooted mytouch and another that is not and what applications have the one that is rooted
and the one click root is the same that the one with the Gold Card???
What is the difference??
Thanck you to all
September 13th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
there’s a new amon ra recovery image, can i do the same process to flash it?? or do i have to do anything lese
September 13th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
i tried flashing the new rav image but when both times i tried, it rebooted my fone whenever i’d press the backup button
September 14th, 2009 at 1:08 am
Hey I just unlocked a mytouch 3g by following all the steps above but I can only gain access to the internet via wifi. I am using a ATT sim card and was told to change the APN but it will not let me. Any suggestions? I want to use the internet where ever I go not just in wifi spots.
September 14th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Hello Chicago,
This procedure does not unlock the phone. Can you make phone calls with your AT&T sim card in the phone? Did you already unlock it before doing this?
You also need to go to the next procedure to finish, How to Load a Custom ROM on Your MyTouch… then you can click Menu in the APN section of your settings and click Add.
September 14th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Yes I am able to make calls and recieve and send text messages. And I did load the custom rom already from the next video. A Hero Rom from your link. And when I go to wireless settings and click the access point it just comes up with a blank screen and wont let me add anything.
September 14th, 2009 at 10:41 am
O ok I got the APN menu to come up. If I’m using an att sim card what would I enter to be able to get internett without a wifi spot?
September 14th, 2009 at 11:48 am
From my understanding when you root the phone you are unlocking it. You said this does not unlock the phone but I did this procedure and loaded the rom and was able to make, and recieve calls and text messages. So how is that not unlocking the phone? Just wondering. Confused about the terminology. And I was able to change the APN to get internet service without wifi.
September 14th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Hello Chicago,
Figure out how to push Menu did you? Lol
I plan to add a repository to the site with a bunch of APN settings for different carriers, but until then just call ATT and ask for them or Google ATT APN settings.
September 14th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
When i type in sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.0.img nothing happens! please help.
September 14th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
it says invalid recovery image
September 14th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Hello Drae,
Do NOT follow the video, always follow the written instructions and just use the video as a visual aid. It is rav.1.2.1.img
September 15th, 2009 at 12:04 am
Even when i do that the button doesnt show up.
September 15th, 2009 at 12:07 am
i tried redownloading but it still didnt work
September 15th, 2009 at 2:36 am
@Unlockr
so i finally tried this on a PC and it worked. haha i guess android and mac dont mix.
sadly. thank you for all your help
September 15th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Hello Drae,
Read the reported issues at the bottom of this post.
Make sure that predictive text etc is off, it sometimes puts spaces where they don’t belong. Then try again and make sure the writing is EXACT.
September 16th, 2009 at 1:11 am
Hi everyone
Im New on this about rooted phone but i have a my touch and i whant to know what is the difference betwen a rooted mytouch and another that is not and what applications have the one that is rooted
and the one click root is the same that the one with the Gold Card???
What is the difference??
Thanks to all
September 16th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Will this process work with my ADP1?
I just don’t know what I’d be risking if I were to try…
If not, is there a recommended way to get root on a Dev Phone running cupcake 1.5?
Thanks in advance!!
September 16th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Hey one question. When you go into your file manager it shows a lil android looking guy as the icon for the flashrec folder. Mine just shows a lil white looking piece of paper with the corner folded and a mailbox for the recovery image. Is that ok?
September 16th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Hello Arbor33,
Yes, it should work without any issue.
Good luck!
September 17th, 2009 at 4:13 am
I am having issues completing the rooting process on my g1. I went ahead and downloaded both the FlashRec.apk
Amon Ra’s Recovery Image, and when I use Linda’s file manager, it won’t even start the instalation process.
I have followed both the steps and the video on your site. When I watch the video it shows an Android image for the FlashRec.apk, which does not appear when I download and transfer to my sd card? It looks like a zipped file?
Nonetheless I have had issues before attempting to update my phone. My ultimate goal is to get the JacHero on it. Frustrating but hopefully you can help?
Sincerely,
Nick
September 17th, 2009 at 7:11 am
Hello Nick,
That means your computer changed the extension of the FlashRec.apk to .zip or some other extension.
View it on your computer and make sure it is .apk If it isn’t, then just change it from .zip or whatever to .apk and put it back on the SD card (you might be able to do this in the Linda File Manager on the phone instead).
Good luck!
September 17th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Unlockr sir.Can i teether my 3g to my laptop with anetshare with this method of rooting?
September 17th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Hello Billy,
Yes you definitely can
Do the rooting process then the how to load a ROM process and then most of them have Wifi tethering built in, so all you have to do then is just click on it 
September 17th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Will the wifi tethering, tether my 3G also, like when I’m driving down the road.
September 17th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Hello Billy,
So long as you have a 3G connection on the phone, you can share it even if you were in the desert (with a cell antenna somewhere in the area)
September 17th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Not quite sure how to change the file to apk?
September 17th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Hello Nick,
You just click on it and take the .zip part and replace it with .apk
If your computer wont let you do it that easily then try going into the properties of the file (right click > properties)
September 18th, 2009 at 4:43 am
Just for kicks I just watched the How To: Root with the GoldCard Method video, and I got a new/greater appreciation for the One Click Method, (which I used to root my G1) In the spirit of contributing: There is a new free app called “Instant Root”. It automatically roots (jail break) your phone just by installing the app. Google took it off the market after half a day of being on. Anyway I managed to find the developers website where u can download and he talks more about it, But in all good conscience I should mention that it’s root access on your stock CRC1 build… although you’ll be able to use some root apps, Terminal Emulator to name one. you’ll still need to Flash the Amon Ra’s Recovery Image, and get a custom rom otherwise when T-Mobile pushes out a OTA new update you will loose root… Read up on any and all exploits before installing.
http://neilandtheresa.co.uk/Android/
September 18th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
I see your 1click rooting method on here will only partition the SD card to ext2. Is there a way to update the partition to ext3? I’ve searched a lot on the internet, and all I see is that the easiest way to do it is to use Cyanogen Image Recovery 1.4, b/c it’s all included in there. But since this method uses Aman Ra’s, how would I be able to do that? I think another way I see is to manually partition the SD card using Android SPK and Windows Command Prompt.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Hello KidA,
You can use our method and then goto the How To Speed Up your Hero ROM post and it tells you how to convert ext2 to ext3 really easily.
September 20th, 2009 at 6:33 am
TheUnlockr,
I see a lot of people having trouble getting the ‘recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img’ file to run, saying they typed it in exactly as shown and ‘TheUnlockr’ replying back to type it in exactly as show in the instructions for Step 11.
What the syntax is missing is a forward slash before the sdcard, the syntax should be like this;
/sdcard/recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img
You should update the syntax in the step and reported issues.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:32 pm
I am using the RAv1.2.1G.img and Cyanogen’s Rom 4.04 after doing the 1Click Method and wanted to try changing the standard fonts. When I booted into recovery mode I could not get to the console using ALT-X as Nothing happened can anyone offer any help please? Could I use a terminal to instruct the system to use my new ttf fonts?
September 22nd, 2009 at 12:51 am
This still does not work no matter how I type it in for a TMO MyTouch3G.
Please advise.
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:41 pm
ok guys, i need a lil help. somebody, anybody. this step here…
10. Open the FlashRec program and click on Backup Recovery Image and wait for it to finish.
i’ve done this. And i click on backup. it reads. “working, do not interrupt. Then it should say Backed up or whateva.. well mine says “back up FAILED” everytime i do it.. something is wrong here i dunno if the newer mytouch’s have sum type of block on them or what but i can’t get past step 10. i’ve even tried to jus skip that and goto step 11, but it still says “back up failed” i’ve also tried a diff mem card and i’ve gotten the same problem.. =[
I see there is a newer version of the apk i will try that 1 instead.
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:45 pm
nevermind that 1 says it cannot be installed on the phone.. (mytouch 3g)
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:12 pm
so when i try to open flashrec-20090815.apk my phone says open parent folder, i don’t understand i did not copy them to my sd card in a folder i just copied them on my card? please help i really would like my phone rooted my buddy keeps showing me all the cool things you can do!!!!!!!!!! Please Help!!!!!!!!!
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:28 pm
check the buld on your phone under phone info and if ur build is COC10 1 click wont work.. u have to do the golden card method
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:40 pm
well i rooted my mytouch 3g last night using your tutorial and i went to the website listed for roms…i downloaded a zip folder and put it on the sd card…followed the steps and since last night until now my phone is on the mytouch greenish screen for several hours what can i do to correct
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:58 pm
nick…
change it from a .zip to the .apk and it should stop the “open parent folder”
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Hello Salvador,
Make sure that the ROM you download is for the 32B Magic/MyTouch. Then just put it back on the card (using an SD Adapter) rename it to update.zip and then boot into recovery, wipe and apply the update. Good luck!
September 24th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
how do i change the zip to an apk
September 24th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Hello Job,
Literally click on the file name and change it from .zip to .apk
September 25th, 2009 at 3:13 am
this is some you know what. the rec package install through linda. or even give me the option to. zipped or unzipped.renamed or not. with the [1] or w/o. recovery img wont go into phone. windows cant open this file it says. deleted files and started over numerous times. now i cant get the original files from the link. exceeded free d/l amount. so what do i do now unlockr? thanks for the help
September 25th, 2009 at 3:42 am
no matter what i rename or retype by hand on computer or phone. on the phone it says open parent folder. no clue what that means.
September 25th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Hello Elcamino,
That means it is still a .zip.
Not sure what OS you have on your computer. Google how to change file extensions for your OS and then use that guide to change the file from .zip to .apk
September 25th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
i got a qustion.i got cyanongen 1.4 recovery on my phone how do i put the new Custom Recovery Image on my phone..do i need to unroot then root again..please help…email me at xayyabanha@gmail.com
September 25th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Hello Lil_Asian,
No, just do the 1 click root method and it will load the new recovery image.
September 25th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
I was trying to upgrade from Amon’s RAv1.2.1G.img to the latest version(as well as upgrading flashrec)…(I wasn’t able to push using adb,my pc was down) So I unrooted MT3G to factory and then attempted to root in one click using the new image and the new flash(Recovery RA-HERO-v.1.2.2. Flash1.1.2-20090909) Now when I attempt to reboot phone I get a triangle with a yellow exclamatation point in the middle w/ a phone lying at the bottom… I pulled the battery that didn;t work, but I can turn on the phone and use it…I prefer having it rooted
September 25th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
I unrooted MT3G and attempted the one click root method, but when I try to flash the recovery image(the one listed on the site) I don’t get the click on the Flash Custom Recovery Image(in the grayed out shaded area it says invalid Recovery image) I’ve used your video before to perfection, but for some reason it’s not working when I get to this part, any suggestions, please help, thank you in advance
September 25th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
can i use Cyanogens recovery image that’s on the phone to download roms ?
September 25th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Hello Unk2009,
Follow the written instructions not the video. We updated the version of Amon Ra’s recovery v1.2.1G but the video says .0G that is why you are getting an invalid response. Also make sure there are no spaces at the end of the word etc.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Hi Unlockr,
Very awesome work, thanks for that.
I just want to use the stock ROM with wifi tether, but looks like this only enables me to install new ROMs. Is there a way to get root access on stock ROM.
Thanks a lot.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Hello Rambojack2009,
Yes you can but its much easier (and there is no reason not to use the custom ROM) to just load Cyanogen’s ROM (closest to a stock ROM) from our downloads section and it already has WiFi tether built in and ready to go.
September 26th, 2009 at 2:12 am
Thanks Unlockr for quick response. But Cyanogen’s ROM is gone to be downloaded.
September 26th, 2009 at 5:30 am
im having a problem intalling the FlashRec.apk the g1 keeps on telling me that the application install unsuccessful
September 26th, 2009 at 11:26 am
does anyone know where to get the latest amon ra”s recovery image?? because i dont know if need to update that to get a better rom for my G1
September 26th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
can someone please tell me if i can just put my mytouch back to original, unroot or whatever? i did this last night, and it is sooooo slow. i cant even hardly use it now. please help me, im new to this. you can email at theclevelands@live.com.
September 26th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Hello Clarence,
No you don’t need to update the recovery image. Just load the new ROM through the recovery image you have.
September 26th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Hello JTC442,
Search our site for the How to Unroot Your MyTouch procedure.
But too be honest if Hero is just running slow you can do the How To Speed Up Your Hero ROM procedure first and see if that helps. Also try a different ROM and finally just goto a Non Hero ROM, that would give you Wifi Tether, dual touch, etc. without the slowness or Hero UI.
September 26th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
im so new to the android. where would i get a non hero rom? i appreciate you getting back with me. i did just do the how to speed up procedure. fixing to check it out. but would like to try a different rom before i unroot.
September 26th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
So, I’ve applied the one click hack. I now have the new recovery console. Since I’m still running the perfected SPL does this indicate that it’s not actually rooted yet? Once I replace the SPL then it will be, correct? Because I’d assume to be “rooted” I’d be able to su from a terminal emulator on the device, which can not be done.
Does only modifying the recovery console constitute in a voided warranty?
September 26th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
does anyone know where i can look for a non hero rom that still has tether?
September 26th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
can some one plz help me out i was trying to install flashrec-20090815.apk but my g1 was unabel to install it o n by the way i have rc29
September 26th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
@jtc442 if I’m not mistaken the cyan rom will allow wifi teether, however it appears his/their site has been down all day.
September 26th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
any way i could get the website? or is there a link? i sure like the tether, but this thing is still running really slow, and everytime i get online, it always has to reload the data now, and it takes forever. also having a prob with it restarting and stuff. i dont know, maybe i messed up somewhere??
September 26th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
@jtc442
Website to developer is : http://www.cyanogenmod.com/
** You can also search xda.fourms.com for cyanogen. But as I said earlier his site (downloads) are offline right now. Just keep checking.
IMHO I’d stick with the stable builds. Dependent on what you are looking for. Keep in mind his stable builds are still built off of “cupcake” with certain elements of “donut” added. His builds are well tested.
As for hero based roms, I don’t think I personally will ever try one on a US T-Mobile MyTouch3G simply because the hardware (onboard memory) is not up to par. Theoretically using the SD card as an alternative should work, however this is not how the vendor intended on the devices functionality.
September 26th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
yeah, im not liking the hero rom at all!!! i wish i wouldnt have done it now. i dont want to go back to unrooted because the tether is something i will use alot, but now since his site is down, i cant get a rom. maybe ill just unroot and then when his site is up, ill re-root??
September 26th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
That’s an alternative. I have a copy but I have to verify that it’s a legitimate source and not corrupt.
September 26th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
you have a copy of a rom?
September 26th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
yes, but the zip file isn’t working. I just tried on my MT3G and it was unable to read the file. It may have something to do with me running on linux. I’ll have to check the md5 against his source and make sure everything is there.
September 26th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
ok, ill wait a few before i unroot then. if it wont take too long for you to do that?
September 26th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/update-cm-4.0.4-signed.zip
backup!
September 26th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
head to here for additional information pertaining that file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=537204
September 26th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
quick question, what SPL are you on?
September 26th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
how do i find out? like i said, im new to this. plenty of time messing with iphone and unlocking and jailbreaking, but not this.
September 26th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Okay, well. That’s about where I am as well. From my understanding the SPL is in fact the base level ROM or BIOS like subsystem of the device. The stock version for the tmobile mt3g is whats called the perfected rom. in other words unable to be rooted. Here is my info:
Mytouch 3G Information
Sapphire PVT 32B Ship S-ON G
HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP30000)
CPLD-10
RADIO-2.22.19.261
The HBOOT is the SPL version 1.33.0006 aka perfected spl. To determine your version shut down the device and hold “RETURN” + “END” they are next to each other on the device.
From my understanding until this is changed you can not change the ROM, but no one has gotten back to me yet pertaining to this unroot process
September 26th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
mine has the exact info that yours has.
September 26th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
i tried the link you posted for the download, and it says page cannot be displayed??
September 26th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Yea, it’s down again. I have a copy I can give you. But be warned. He has been in contact with Google and is shutting down camp. They claim the custom roms are in fact illegal due to the “google” software is not 100% open. Something about the market. I’m reading it now. I’m not so certain I’m ready to do this if the developer(s) sites including xda are no longer supporting it.
September 26th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
well, i guess im gonna just unroot for now then. i appreciate your time and assistance though!! thanks again. ill wait and see if i can get a copy somewhere. maybe unlockr will get on here and let me know where i can find a non hero rom!!
September 26th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Like I said, it appears everyone is pulling all of the ROMS because google is pulling the “closed source” deal. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the ROMS are gone except for on torrent sites by next week.
The whole game has just changed because of yesterdays announcement from Google. It’s sad to see that a platform touted as being opensource is shutting down developers and modders.
September 26th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
that sucks. now im having problems unrooting. its not doing it? i did all the steps, downloaded the img file, and its still booting up with hero?? any suggestions?
September 26th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
nevermind, i didnt rename the file, oops!!
September 26th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Let me know how it goes..
September 26th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Hello Vdubvr6,
Read our Truth About Google vs Cyanogen post…
September 26th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
got it back to factory, just now. sucks, i sure did like the tether!!!
September 26th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
unlockr, im back unrooted, any idea on where to get a good non hero rom?
September 26th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
does anyone out there have a copy of the cyan file? please let me know.
September 26th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
So, I spent the whole day rooting myTouch via the gold card method. The Unlockr guide was fantastic and I easily found a solution to every minor problem I came across. When I got the bottom of that guide I clicked on link on how to install a ROM and of course I am now told to unroot then to re-root via the 1-click method. I was under the impression that the 1-click root method is only a temporary fix and that the gold card method is required to have permanent root. Am I wrong?
So now I am not sure what to do. I was planning on putting the Cyanogen rom on my phone, but I am again ONE frakin day late to do that. I totally love Google Ion which is now on my phone after the gold card method. So my other question is what the hell should I do? Do the unroot process and just get a Hero rom instead? I have Evil Hero currently downloaded on to my computer, but should I just stick Google Ion? What happens when Google updates in October? I didn’t want to post but I am overwelmed with all the shit I learned today and can some just please sort it out for me and tell me what to do! Thanks for the great work!
September 27th, 2009 at 12:39 am
ok, i found a file, re rooted my phone with cyan, working awesome. my only question is, where is the tether? can anyone help? please help?
September 27th, 2009 at 12:42 am
nevermind, i got it!! starting to figure this whole thing out, lol!!! loving it!!! sort of feel like im talking to myself here though, no replies in the past 10 or so of mine, lol!! up on cyan 4.0.4 and tethered!
September 27th, 2009 at 6:58 am
Hi all,
I have two (identical)(rooted) T-mobile (GER) G1s.
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Both:
Baseband 62.50S.20.17U_2.22.19.26I
Kernel 2.6.29.6-cm4
Mod version CyanogenMod-4.0.4
Build CRC1
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First one rooted by Goldcard method – … – and finally migrated from JF1.5 to Cyanogen 4.0.4.
All functions and apps (> 220 !!) running superbe – no malfunction! Full rooted access filesystem by busybox etc. , ADB also working. Almquist shell works fine.
Second device (later purchased) – yesterday rooted by the One Click Method directly to Cyanogen 4.0.4. I did the wipe inbetween. Root access available.
My questions for the scond device:
1. ADB does not work at all: “ADB devices” does show nothing – although G1 was opened in the settings for debugging. Why ? How to solve ?
2. How to find out, that the extended memory (apps2sd ?) is working properly? No many apps installed right now …!
Any help is pretty much appreciated! Many thanx – hope I can help next time …!
September 27th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
I just got the mytouch 3g. dont know much about the whole android. but i have heard alot about rooting and this cyanogen so my wuestion is What Does rooting and adding that cyanogen rom do to your mytouch3g?
September 27th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
question*
September 27th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Hello Spin,
That is not correct. You do not have to unroot, simply use our How To Root in One click method in order to flash the recovery image we have, then go and load a ROM. Done.
As for the permanent root etc., what they mean is that the exploit used to do the 1 click root will most likely get fixed with the Donut update, but that just means you can’t use the 1 click root if you have donut and HAVE NOT ROOTED YET. If you already used it, you won’t lose root, you’ll just have to use a custom ROM to get to a donut version instead of using the official donut update that’s all. And again they may not even fix the exploit in donut, we have yet to find out.
Hope that clears things up, just go ahead and load the new recovery and then the ROM you want.
September 27th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Hello,
As far as ADB is concerned, it has nothing to do with the way you rooted. You need to install the ADB drivers for the second phone (use the search in our support page to find out how to do that).
Look at your available memory it should be larger than normal.
September 27th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Hello RJ123,
Rooting is like jailbreaking. It gives us permission to the root directories of the OS and therefore allows us to change things that we normally could not (like whatever we want).
Cyanogens ROM was a nice ROM is all. It has good stability, increased performance, nice theme, included apps like Wifi tethering etc.
You can use any other ROM though and get the same, its really a personal preference.
September 27th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
have the mytouch.went thru process several times and do not get same prompts as in video.after apk is installed,i cannot get to custom flash.
September 27th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Hello Joey,
What is the error exactly?
September 27th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
no error,just different prompts.after apk it wants to auto flash a 1.4 img. i tried it and followed thru to boot screen and it wasnt same as yours.i tried it exactly like video but still didnt get same prompts.i manually put in image for flash,did not get custom flash prompt and phone didnt lke that at all.got a triangle screen when tried to power up holdin hom,e button.what am i doing wrong or did i do it right and im rooted?on boot screen im missing anything about sd card.
September 27th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Thanks for the quick response, I really appreciate it. I guess my only other question is how do the updates work with a moded ROM? Do they get sent to my phone automatically or do I download it and apply the update myself? This is probably a stupid question, but I am correct to assume when Google updates I will be unaffected because I have root?
Thanks!
September 27th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
When I do the 1 click root method it tells me “Wrong image EBI for phone”. I already flashed it once with the image and it told me it was the wrong image. Remember, I rooted my phone (via your gold card method) already and I currently have Google Ion. I followed your instructions to a T and did what you said above from my first post. What do I do now?
September 27th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Hello Spin,
That generally means it is the wrong recovery image for the phone. Which one did you try to use and at what step are you getting the error?
September 27th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
I used the recovery image from the guide on this website (the webpage we are both physically on right now). I get the error message when I try to flash my phone using the Recovery Flash app that I installed on my phone which I also got from the guide above. For some reason the Recovery Flash recognizes my phone as 32A when I know for a FACT it is 32B.
I believe this happens because of the Recovery Image I used when rooting my phone (gold card method) because it was a “32A based image”. At the time I thought, this is weird because the guide was for my 32B phone. I was somewhat confused, but everything else I had done was working fine so I trusted the process. So it appears I have a 32A based image on my phone but my motherboard is a 32B. I did not think that was supposed to be possible! Anyways I am out of options at the moment and I am solely relying on you to light the way. Thanks
September 27th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Hello Spin,
Ahhh ok makes sense now. The gold card method actually flashes a 32A image, as weird as that is (most people have you revert to 32B before loading a ROM though).
Goto our old how to load a rom on the mytouch and do the part that reverts you to 32B then come back to this.
USE WHATEVER 32B ROM YOU WANT, You don’t have to use the one in the link.
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/17/how-to-load-hero-onto-your-mytouch-3g/
September 28th, 2009 at 4:59 am
Hi Unlockr,
ADB-Driver problem with one of two G1 phones:
Sorry to bother you again – did you realize that the first phone is working very fine with ADB, only the second refuses after switching it to my PC! Switching back from the second to the first phone – again no problems. Only the second phone does not work as to ADB connections.
Or do you mean LINUX (ANDROID) ADB drivers to look for …?
Never read anywhere anything about reinstalling ADB drivers on the G1 phones …? Didn’t find any hint in your support forum either …?
I am a bit troubled now … – Sorry asking again!
September 28th, 2009 at 6:48 am
Just to clarify… you want me to follow the directions on the link you posted and do the PART II section right? And you want me to stop right after I flash the 32B image and not load a ROM using that method? Then you want me to come back here and do the 1-click as well? And then I can load the Hero ROM?
I won’t get to it till later tonight so I will post again after I get it working. And sorry I need this spelled out to me, I don’t want to mess up! Thanks again
September 28th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Im stuck on the “G1″ Sreen alittle help please!
I Tried alt w and holding down Hm and Back and Hm and Camera but nothing worked!!! Newbe
September 28th, 2009 at 11:27 am
i get this message…
Android system recovery utility
E: Cant open/ cache/recovery/command
Home+Back – reboot now
Alt+L toggle log text: display
Alt+S apply sdcard:update.zip
Alt+W wipe data/factory reset
Installing from sdcard…
finding update package…
opening update package…
E: Cant open /sdcardupdate.zip (bad)
Installation aborted.
Press Home+Back to reboot.
but when i reboot it goes back to the “G1″ screen.
Can someone a bit of xtra knowledge help a newbe???
September 28th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Hello Automization,
I understand that the first phone has it’s drivers but the second phone does not.
Everytime you plug a new phone in it has to find the drivers specific to that phone (this happens with us whenever we plug a new phone in, even if it is the same model). And sometimes it glitches and installs the wrong drivers. Use USBDeview (Google to download it) and then while the phone is plugged in open USBDeview. Find all of the HTC Drviers and uninstall them. Unplug and plug the phone back in and when it says loading drivers click on it and make sure ADB device is one of the ones it loads. If it doesn’t load it, then uninstall them again the same way and reinstall them.
What are you using ADB for anyway?
September 28th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Hello Spin,
What you could do is that whole procedure (and load a non Hero ROM in the process). Then do the 1 click root just to flash the Amon Ra recovery image (it is better) and then partition the memory card using that recovery image and then load a Hero ROM. Done
No problem, good luck!
September 28th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Hello MsJ1s78,
Take out the battery and put it back in. While the phone is off, hold down home and power and you should get to the recovery screen.
September 28th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
i got the flashrec-1.1.2-200909909 so i add .apk and add it to my sdcard but when i load up Linda file manager it comes up as flashrec-1.1.2-200909909.apk.zip dont know what to do can you help me unlockr?
September 28th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Hello MrJ1s78,
Load a different ROM that one seems to be corrupt (bad).
Which ROM did you try to load so I can take it down as it seems to be messed up and others are getting the same issue.
September 28th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Hello Carlos,
You need to change the .zip to .apk. Your computer must have added it automatically. Try renaming it on your computer.
September 28th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
what do i name it??
September 28th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
i try renaming it on my computer to flashrec-1.1.2-200909909.apk but it still comes up as flashrec-1.1.2-200909909.apk.zip on my phone. i look under type of file and it Compressed (zipped) Folder (.zip)
September 28th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
@ carlos
rename it using your file manager, NOT on the PC. EX: use linda file mgt and rename it ending in .apk instead of .zip.
@Unlockr:
I’ve been unsuccessful in doing this. somehow it’s not working. it installs successfully, but when i reboot, it still says it is not rooted. any idea? could the two new updated files make any difference?
September 28th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Hello Carlos,
You need to find the file on your computer and right click it and change it to .apk without the .zip. You can’t just rename it by clicking rename.
Google how to change a file extension for your specific computer OS.
September 28th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Hello J,
Thanks for helping out!
That is because you have to goto the next video and load a custom ROM first to get internal root access. This method just gives you external root access to load custom ROMs…
September 28th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Unlockr – you’re my “God” (excuse me)!
I have learned some fundamental news – Thanx to you very much.
Having uninstalled all HTC drivers visible with USBDeview I have now plugged in the TWO G1 devices in parallel to two USB connections of my PC … and each sucked its own driver by a separate installation … don’t believe it yet.
Now it works! Until today my strong XP understanding/belief was that only one type of driver is being installed/used for all devices of the identical technical type.
In other words – I thought, that after installation of a special driver TYPE one or many instances of it are generated automatically during the device(s) plugin … and which will drop automatically after plugout …!
In this point I definitely was mistaken …!
USBDeview let me understand that the “instances” (drivers) for all device IDs – ever plugged in – remain permanent …!
Your last question to my ADB usage:
I have installed “Better Terminal Pro” on both devices (which is a tremendous useful Terminal Programm – recommended to everybody to learn LINUX (busybox) or manage one’s Android – worth its price to be paid anyway).
Unfortunately “su” isn’t working properly when using the Almquist shell on the Cyanogen ROM.
The Author has given me an easy cooking recipe to fix that with an extended “su*” and modifying the init file … It’s easier doing when using the ADB shell connection to modify – so I already did with the first device – works fine now, the second will follow.
Thanks again for your very valuable advices! Great place. In future I will follow your forum each day to learn.
Best regards!
September 28th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
@Unlockr
That’s the answer I was looking for! External root access only. Lol… makes plentiful of sense ;O).
Got it working 100% now. Nice work devs!
-J
September 28th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
@Unlockr
Curious Question- is there a way to root the phone (mytouch) internally and externally w/o loading a specific rom, just like if you were using the gold card process?
Not that I don’t like the roms (they’re great!) but I miss the mytouch “rom” :O), just want it rooted instead. I did both the goldcard, unrooted, and this rooted version as well. I personally like the goldcard process since it makes my phone rooted w/o the specific roms.
Any thoughts or suggestions Unlockr? Goldcard w/o rom or oneclick + rom?
September 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
what does it mean when i reboot and there is a caution sign next to a picture of the mytouch? what did i do wrong??
September 28th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
(Hours later after trying out new settings new stuff, etc)…
I’ve decided I like the goldcard process (just rooting the mytouch vs one-click and having to load a rom).
So… I unrooted my oneclick process and went back to goldcard rooting just to have my mytouch rooted w/o rom.
I’ll keep checking the forums when there’s a one click rooting w/o having to load a rom (since I like my mytouch vs other roms).
September 28th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Hello Fredddy,
Means you did not flash the recovery image. Start over and make sure when you are done with this procedure it says Flashed Successfully in the FlashRec program.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Hello J,
Personally it is a lot easier to do the 1 click and then load a custom ROM that is very basic (one that resembles the stock ROM). These basic ROMs add functionality and can you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between your MyTouch with a custom ROM and a MyTouch without except that the custom ROM one will run smoother and have root access and Wifi Tethering most likely built in.
I would definitely recommend going that way, otherwise you can always go back to the GoldCard method (its on our site, just search for the word Goldcard). And then once you have that you can use the 1 click root method to just load the better recovery image and youll have the stock rom with the better recovery image and you can go from there.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Hello Automization,
Thanks a lot! Glad to help, definitely come back. Working on new stuff for the site!
September 28th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Hello Spin,
What you could do is that whole procedure (and load a non Hero ROM in the process). Then do the 1 click root just to flash the Amon Ra recovery image (it is better) and then partition the memory card using that recovery image and then load a Hero ROM. Done
No problem, good luck!
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I don’t know what to do. Can I load the same ROM i used at the end of the GOLD card method? Does it matter I am converting back to 32B with it (Google Ion)? If not, what ROM should I use temporarily so I can load the better recovery image to do the 1 click root? I am really confused and worried about loading this radio in the converting process because doesn’t messing up result in bricking? And why is the 1 click root’s recovery image better? Sorry for all the questions I don’t want to mess this up. Thanks again
September 28th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
I asked this question earlier, but I believe it was overlooked….
I’ve “rooted” my phone using the one click method, however I have not installed any other ROM. Would I still be eligible to receive OTA updates or could there potentially be a problem? I have no problem updating my phone manually using a custom ROM when donut comes out. But these mock hero builds appear to give more trouble then they’re worth. I’m still interested in updating to a cyan ROM once I find a viable download source again.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Dling Flash rec is just giving me CM recovery 1.4.. should i use that instead??
September 28th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Actually going back and looking… seems the first two files aren’t the same ones as on the video.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Hello Garry,
No. You need the Amon RA one as it will let you partition the memory card easily.
Follow the instructions and put the amon ra recovery image on the SD card then use the text box to flash it. Type what the written procedure says, not what is in the video.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Hello Garry,
They are not the same they are the updated versions. The instructions are the same except that you need to type in the new recovery image name (always follow the written procedure and use the video as a visual aid, it has the correct text written).
September 28th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Hello Spin,
The one click method is a lot easier is why it is better (I’m sure you can tell), they both accomplish the same thing for the most part.
Use any non hero 32B rom and just follow the procedure.
I have yet to see a bricked device in all honesty, getting stuck is not a brick. So long as you can get to the recover screen or bootloader screen anything you do can be fixed.
Your other option of course is to stay where you are and just load 32A ROMs from now on
September 28th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Hello Vdubvr6,
You do not have internal root access until you load a ROM. There is no need for OTA updates as any OTA update is almost always incorporated into a custom ROM well before you would get the OTA update yourself. Also loading a custom ROM does not stop you from getting OTA updates, just turns them off. You can turn them back on if you want but once you load the OTA you lose root etc and would have to load another custom ROM to get that back (so defeats the purpose when you can just load a Custom ROM based on Donut in the first place).
You can try a Hero ROM if you want and then if it is unbearable you can just load a non hero one. Alternatively, you can look for a Cyanogen ROM or a different non hero one and just load that (if you do find one post the link here for everyone else!
September 28th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
@Unlockr
I was just going to reply to Vdubvr6 w/ your response, although it wouldn’t had been as good
.
Anyway, I took your advice, one click step, and decided to go back w/ the process you mention (one click, load rom to get internal+external root access), and am now looking more in-dept @ the other possibilities of making fast, faster
.
But yes- I love it. Thanks Unlockr!
-J
September 28th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Hi i cant get past the hold home and power button. it freezes on the G1 tmobile black screen. any ideas?
September 29th, 2009 at 2:59 am
Mr. Unlockr,
Thanks for all your help. In the end I just did it the old “obsolete way” because I felt it was easier than switching from one method to the other. I just torrented Cyanogenmod and followed your instructions to a T except I inserted a NON-Hero ROM instead. So again thanks for the GREAT WORK you do and now I can finally unleash my phone’s full power haha!
September 29th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
flashrec-1.1.2-20090909.apk.zip my g1 wont open the zip file…i tryed to do this about 3 days ago and it was not a zip file….
September 29th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
thanks.. i agot it….
September 29th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Hello Rey,
Your computer made it a .zip you need to google how to make it back to a .apk
September 29th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Hello Rey,
Awesome glad it worked!
September 29th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
hey unlockr. just have a quick question about 1.6. since i used your 1 click method, and i am now on cayan 4.0.4, and loving it over the hero roms, what happens when 1.6 comes out. what will i (we) need to do? thanks.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
i have up to this point done its just when i open this flash program the backup recovery image opiton does not show up
can someone help..longhorns2009@yahoo.com thanks alot i am awake all night so help me please
or even text me 405 837 1536 i want this done
10. Open the FlashRec program and click on Backup Recovery Image and wait for it to finish.
11. Once done, click on the empty text box in the FlashRec program and type:
sdcard/recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img
Then click on the Flash Custom RecoveryImage button and wait for it to finish.
12. Turn off the phone and turn it on into Recovery mode by holding down Home and Power to turn it on (keep holding until the recovery screen comes up has a bunch of text on a black background). So long as that screen comes up, you have done it correctly and can now go on to the How to Load a ROM video for your appropriate device!
September 29th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Unlocker,
I followed the instructions in video, but when at
step 11, there is no Flash Custom RecoveryImage button. There are only Restore Backup Image and Reboot into Recovery Mode buttons. What should I do??
September 30th, 2009 at 3:45 am
i had the same problem, but i just retried it a couple times, and it finally popped up with the correct button, like on his video. working great thus far. you might just try again a few times, or just make sure your files are correctly named?
September 30th, 2009 at 10:25 am
I downloaded the flashrec 0815.apk so it has the same as video now. BTW, you have to type “sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1G.img”. the one shown in the video is 1.2.0G. img
September 30th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
i need some help asap i rooted my phone and was trying to change from evil hero to qteknology hero and something got screwd up and now it doesnt go past the screen where it says hero please help asap my phone is used for work and now i cant work without it
September 30th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Because I had an issue getting the FlashRec to recognize the recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img (it just downloaded incorrectly the first time), I used the “Download Recovery Image” option that defaulted to the cm-recovery-1.4.img. I went through the process of installing the update-cm-4.0.4-signed.zip rom and getting everything set up before realizing that the sd card was not partitioned due to using the wrong recovery image. After some issues with the card, I eventually formatted it to fat32 and tried to start over. Unfortunately, it appears that I’m no longer able to flash the recovery image (“Flash FAILED: Could not run command.”). I read that once rooted, you shouldn’t need this app so I tried doing it over the terminal instead using “flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img” but that complained about permissions. I tried using sudo but I get permission denied on that and SuperUser Permissions app doesn’t seem to work. THEN I tried doing it through recovery mode which instead complained that the file didn’t exist, apparently because the sdcard is not mounted when in that mode. I’m pretty stuck here, any suggestions?
September 30th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
So, I ended up manually partitioning based on the information found at http://androinica.com/2009/09/08/how-to-create-a-2nd-partition-to-install-android-apps-on-an-sd-card/. It was a pain due to some unexpected glitches but I think the phone is using the sd card for app storage now and using swap too. I’d rather have the right recovery image but I guess this is ok for now.
September 30th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
hello unlockr,i am still in great need of some help with this my touch.call me,email me.anything
September 30th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Hello Josh,
You don’t have root access yet, you just have the custom Recovery so load a custom ROM (non Hero) then go into terminal and do the flash_image command and it will work. Then you can partition in recovery and load a Hero ROM.
Good luck!
September 30th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
TheUnlockr,
Actually, using the CyanogenMod Recovery 1.4 that FlashRec downloaded for me, I did load a custom ROM, namely the most recent CyanogenMod ROM (G1/Dream). I’m up and running with that but I don’t seem to have root permissions unless booting into recovery mode. I had thought to move the file to the internal memory rather than SD card so that I could access it when booting into recovery but the first few locations I tried to move the file into were disallowed.
While I have most of what I was looking for from this, it’s frustrating that I do not have root access and the recovery image is not the one I wanted.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:27 am
When i typed in sdcard/recovery-rav1.2.1G.img in the box like the video you have instructed the Flash Custom Recovery Image did not pop up is there a way we can get the old Flash Apk because the new seems not to work PLEASE HELP
October 1st, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Hello Lamont,
Its not the flash program. You need a / in front of sdcard, make sure the file is on the sdcard not in any folders, and make sure there is no space after .img
October 1st, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Lamont, also make sure that the .img is valid. It appears that FlashRec program tests the validity of the .img file before allowing you to flash it. I had that problem when my download failed to work and I ended up with a 3k file…
October 1st, 2009 at 11:14 pm
i keep trying to change my recovery image to anaon’s newest v1.2.2 but whenever i use the recovery flasher i get “flash failed” messages. i made sure i had it typed/spelled correctly each time. i currently have anon’s older recovery image installed. any pointers?
October 1st, 2009 at 11:44 pm
theunlock thanks for your time… question any idie why my gps dont work on my g1. i love the tether. the only problem that i have is that my gps dont work any idea why? anyone else have the same problem??????
ones again thanks for your time….
October 1st, 2009 at 11:44 pm
any idea
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:04 am
i downloaded both the flash rec and the recovery but when im going to drop it on my sd card I open the removable disk and it doesnt show anything its just blank and i hear people talking about folders but i dont see any should i just drop it even if it doesnt say sd card????? please help!!!!!
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:06 am
Hello Rey,
Download a GPS status app from the Market and see if that can help. Never had an issue with GPS myself, sorry.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:07 am
Hello Daniel,
Just drop it there, your fine. (We want it to be in that area, we do NOT want it in any folders in that area, so you’re good).
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:11 am
i also noticed your instructions say to type “sdcard/recovery-RAv1.2.2G.img” into the recovery flasher. when i downloaded the file the name says “recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img”. i tried typing in both but i ended up with the same result…wasnt sure if i was missing something there.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:54 am
i did everything but its says: E:can’t open/cache/recovery/comand please help!!!
October 2nd, 2009 at 10:33 am
hello unlockr,its step 11 thats got me.when reach this point my text box is not empty
October 2nd, 2009 at 11:31 am
Hello Joey,
Just highlight what is in there and replace it with the text written in the procedure.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Hey Unlockr,
I noticed that you updated the Recovery Image file. Should i update that on my phone in order to get speed ugrade? And if so, can you tell me how? I just loaded Cyanogen’s new Donut ROM. What would i need to do to upgrade to the new recovery image with the 96mb swap?
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:52 pm
hey unlockr,i did that and when i booted up i got a triangle with a phone image.didnt know what it meant but didnt think it was good.
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Hello Joey,
You need to start over and read the reported issues.
October 2nd, 2009 at 2:26 pm
i keep trying and get to same point.i dont get an opton for custom flash.please advise
October 2nd, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Ted,
If you’ve already loaded a custom rom, it may be that the app is being refused permissions to write to that file (not sure why yet but it’s probably related to some whitelisting app that doesn’t interface well with this). I had that problem when I accidentally used the wrong image then went through with updating to Cyanogen’s most recent ROM. If that’s the case, go to the terminal, type ’su’ to give yourself super user privs, navigate to the new image on your sdcard, type ‘flash_image recovery recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img’. That worked for me.
October 2nd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Hello Josh,
The custom ROMs stop FlashRec for some dumb reason. We already added this to our Reported Issues at the bottom of the post though. If anyone else has an issue read there first
October 2nd, 2009 at 4:43 pm
just tried again,same.when i empty text box after backup is complete any options for flashing are removed.please help
October 2nd, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Hello Joey,
They are supposed to be removed until you type the correct text in. If the button doesn’t show up, means either you are typing it in incorrectly or that the recovery image is not on the sdcard (not in any folders).
October 2nd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
@unlockr,
i am already rooted with the old recovery image and tried to use the terminal way to flash the new recovery image. after i type su then flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img
i get usage: flash_image [-d] partition file.img
options:
-d deletethe image after sucessful flash
what do i do from here
October 2nd, 2009 at 6:50 pm
i moved recovery image directly to card,when i do the backup and it says backup complete,i have an option to flash but not custom flash.there is text in box starting with http.i had a look at it and its from site recovery is from.i downloaded the one specified.im very confused at this point.
October 2nd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
@joey
erase the text in the box the type in the recovery image
October 2nd, 2009 at 7:34 pm
jerzy,i tried that,after typing, all flashing options are gone.if i remember correctly all thats left is recovery boot.
October 3rd, 2009 at 12:25 am
hey there david, look ill be honest with you… its being a crap for me to root my phone, which is a mytouch 32b motherboard… The issue is that from the way that you guys are offering the box where it is suppose to say flash custom image does not apper… even dow I have being checking 100 times the spelling, and it is not in the sd card… Wut im i suppose to do, please some help would be nice..
In advance thanks
October 3rd, 2009 at 1:05 am
ahhhh nvm.. i solve the problem… the thing is that if u had already rooted and u want to updated by this way the program wont let u, therefore you have to unrooted and rooted again
October 3rd, 2009 at 4:00 am
hey i was trying to help my friend root his phone… the way i did my phone was i typed this link into the phone browser http://g1files.webs.com/Zinx/flashrec-20090815.apk ans down loaded the .apk straight to my pnone. when i did the same thing on his it downloaded but it said parsing error when trying to install. i was reading how to do it on this page but when i downloaded to file it was just a zip and unziped it and no .apk file was in there to install. if yall could explain what i did wrong i would greatly appreciate it….also could you tell me why it may have gave me a parsing error….thanks for any help
October 3rd, 2009 at 4:14 am
sorry just read the problem and solution section… so when you down load it to your comp just rename it same but with .apk could you still tell me why i may have got the parsing error…thanks for all your help
October 3rd, 2009 at 11:14 am
He, will this also work for european g1?
October 3rd, 2009 at 12:29 pm
i have an unrooted g1 running donut and i still cant backup the image
October 3rd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Hello Stevohump,
It is because some computers think the .apk is a .zip. Just rename it to .apk and you should be fine.
October 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Hello Kenny,
Sorry man, I just figured that out yesterday (through testing over and over at 5am mind you lol). When you guys report an issue over and over I may not respond, since I don’t have an answer, but I promise that it means I am currently trying to figure it out. Soon as I do I post it into the reported issues. Hope that helps.
October 3rd, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Hello M8DSI,
Sure will
October 3rd, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Hello PeDe,
Donut stops the flashing. An update they put in. Just do the Unrooting procedure on our site then do this procedure and then the how to load a custom ROM and you are all set. Good luck!
October 3rd, 2009 at 2:57 pm
i tried unrooting and donut wont allow me. I downloaded the dreaimg and original files from both her and xda and tried unrooting 2 separate times. i also tried naming the spl update and update.zip and neither time worked. it aborts after i wipe and try to apply update
October 3rd, 2009 at 4:17 pm
he unlockr
when i want to install flasrec on linda file manager it says:
open parent folder of flashrec-1.1.2-20090909.zip
what to do?
October 3rd, 2009 at 4:18 pm
hello unlockr,
i am already rooted with the old recovery image and tried to use the terminal way to flash the new recovery image. after i type su then flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img
i get usage: flash_image [-d] partition file.img
options:
-d deletethe image after sucessful flash
what do i do from here
October 3rd, 2009 at 4:24 pm
do i need to rename it? and how i do that? do i need a program or somthing?
October 3rd, 2009 at 4:50 pm
@ m8dsi
use the package installer 2 open it back up then type /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img
October 3rd, 2009 at 5:22 pm
He jerzy where can i find the package installer 2?
October 3rd, 2009 at 8:40 pm
@m8dsi
when u go to linda file manager and select the apk file its gona ask do u wana open it with linda file manager or package installer.pick the package installer install the apk then when its finished installing open the flashrec back up the image.then type /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img.
anymore problems hit me on gmail jerzy448@gmail.com
October 3rd, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Hey The Unlockr You Should do the new amon recovery
October 3rd, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Hello Nick,
V1.2.2? It’s in the written instructions…
October 4th, 2009 at 7:42 am
I am trying to flash using the latest Amon Ra Image. I have tried over and over again to install this image, but I do not get the option to flash custom recovery image. I do not have any folders on my SD card, so I know the files are in the correct location on my SD. I’ve tried typing /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img exactly as shown, and still no option to flash custom recovery image. The only option I do get is to download cyanogen’s recovery image.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
October 4th, 2009 at 9:05 am
does this include the latest radio and spl? or do we have to do that separately?
October 4th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Hello Steve-o,
Read the reported issues… if you already have a custom ROM you need to unroot and then do this again (only takes 5 minutes).
October 4th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Hello PeDe,
Not sure what you mean in the question. Read the instructions. If you have a MyTouch then no need to change the Radio or SPL. If you have the G1 then the Radio and SPL are sections I and II.
October 4th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I have unrooted and was successful, however, I have still been unsuccessful in getting the option to flash a custom recovery image. Linda File Manager shows both
flashrec-1.1.2-20090909.apk and
recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img in the “/sdcard” directory.
Is the option to flash custom recovery image supposed to be grayed out before I type:
/sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img , because it doesn’t even show up at any point in time.
Any other suggestions?
October 4th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
I read the howto and the recenty messages.
I have a MT3G thats already running 1.6 from tmobile (auto updated).
To root with this one click method do I follow the Unroot procedure listed? Then follow this howto?
And: What benefits besides speed do i get from using custom roms opposed to my stock tmobile 1.6? New GUI? New desktop? what exactly?
Thanks.
October 4th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Hello Unoid,
Yes you would use the unroot the myTouch procedure and then come to this procedure and then goto the how to load a custom rom procedure.
You can use your phone as a Wifi hotspot for you laptop, you can add themes (real ones not the crappy DxTop paid ones), faster performance, save apps to the sd card (so ability to save more apps), run hero UI if you want (bit slow though but a lot of people use it) and more. Give it a try, if all else you can unroot again and you’ll get the update OTA again.
October 4th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
To anyone:
The MyTouch 3G I bought already has the latest radio installed and SPL 1.33.2006. Do I need to flash 1.33.2005 which is recommend, on a lot of forums? I have flashed several ROMS, CM and HERO, without changing the Radio or SPL. I’m very confused on this. Is this needed or not?
Thank You…
October 5th, 2009 at 1:23 am
unlockr, thanks for the response and thanks for supporting the community, I know its not easy and I appreciate it.
October 5th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Hello Brett,
If you goto the next procedure (How To Load a ROM) you’ll see it says that loading the SPL is unnecessary.
October 5th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Hello Unoid,
Thanks! And no problem, love doing it!
October 5th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Hey I have a problem I had everything done and then after I had started and when I get home I button it back + triangle with exclamation mark and I only have 3 options what did I do wrong what this means? help me please
October 5th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
hello mr. unlockr
im having several issues with the flash recovery…. everytime i try to recover it tells me theres a problem parsing the package.ive tried everything and still am unable to get past this problem. if you can please email me @ swayrivera@yahoo.com im getting frustrated and really do need some suggestions.
October 5th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Hello Malcriao,
Explain at what step this happens?
October 5th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
question..after i do step 12 in part 2 and i get the black background and bunch text..wut do i do..reboot the phone..cuz im confused..u didnt really say wut u do after u get the screen like dat
October 5th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
unlockr i downloaded the recorvery download, but the flash rec file wont work for some odd reason, help please
October 6th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Hello Customdriv3r,
Read the reported issues… if you have already rooted once you need to unroot first.
October 6th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Mike,
You have to goto the next video…
October 6th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
the g1 got ota update today called android 1.6.
flasrec cannot create backup.
“backup failed could not run command”
Do i proceed without backing up?
please reply ASAP
Thanks!
October 6th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Hello Shatter,
Read the reported issues… u need to downgrade first.
October 6th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
I have a question. I received a update this morning before I had a chance to rooted my new my touch. Now the one click root will not backup image successfully. I want to root my phone so I can install custom roms. when I hold down the home & power key the screen looks totally different then the last phone that I rooted. Is this because of the update? Do i need to take another approach to root my phone? Thanks Unlockr
October 6th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Hello Vernon,
Donut stops the exploit. Read the procedure, it explains what to do if you have donut, do the unroot procedure to get back to Cupcake and then come back to this and continue.
October 7th, 2009 at 8:23 am
hello unlockr,
just wanted to say thanx for all the help. i just rerooted my phone and two of my friends phones.the process worked flawlessly.i was able to root all three in less than an hour.
thanks again and keep up the good work
October 7th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Hello Jerzy,
You are very welcome
October 7th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
dear unlockr,
you must have all the patience in the world to be answering the same questions back-to-back-to-back-to-back =]
October 7th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Hello PeDe,
Ha, I curse behind the scenes and then type once I’ve calmed down… lol works well right?
October 7th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
@any1 have trouble,
thanx to the unlockr i was able to ge root.now to return the favor.anybody having trouble can hit me up on gtalk and i will walk you thru the process step by step.
gtalk=jerzy448@gmail.com
October 7th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
hey unlockr.
when i download my flashrec file is different from the video. its a 1kb file and does not have a android icon when i try to open it from linda file share. what am i doing wrong?
October 7th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Hello Travis,
Read the Reported Issues at the bottom. Your computer is probably turning it into a .zip file instead of a .apk
October 7th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
it still says its an apk. how do i turn it back into an apk?
October 7th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
i can seen to get that custom flash image. the only thing i get is flash image and that it. i follow all the step closely and try it like 5 times over and over nothing. what should i do?
October 8th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
hello their. wen i press the botton for the backup recovery image it says backup failed could not run command
October 8th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
HELP.. wondering..if i am updated to 1.6 does this root method still work? and will it still have the updated 1.6 android once rooted?
October 8th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Hi unlockr,
I’m having a problem with my g1 I had my phone rooted did your one step click and everything was fine until I updated my phones version of cyangon 4.9.99 and it also told me to use htc update so I did but I didn’t know I also had to hold the home button when it rebooted and well I’m stuck on this version of donut only it says android dev 1 I tried to unroot it but it won’t let me and I also tried to load the original spl and it doesn’t let me I tried rooting it again but it doesn’t let me flash when I get to the title box to put this. /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img. o don’t know if my phone is either jammed or something please help!!! Thanks.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Hello Kidanny,
Read the Reported Issues at the bottom of the post.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Hello Tenzin,
Yes it works so long as you do our How To Unroot procedure first (gets you back to Cupcake). Then you can load a custom ROM based on 1.6 (the donut with Sprinkles is recommended from our Downloads section) and you will have 1.6 plus root plus other goodies (like 5 homescreens instead of 3).
October 9th, 2009 at 7:44 am
@unlockr,
kidanny is rooted help him last night.im still very grateful for the help.tryna help ppl so u can be free to help us wit more great videos.
anybody who needs help hit me up jerzy448@gmail.com
October 9th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Hello Jerzy,
Thanks I appreciate it!
October 9th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
hello unlocker,
Any help would be nice. Also I have looked up how to change a zip into an apk and have had no luck. I read all the comments and none of that really helped me. Thanks in advance.
I have downloaded the apk but it shows up as a zip. I extrackted it and it shows as an apk. now i go into linda file and it doesnt show up like that just a folder. What do i need to do to get it to show up as something i can install? I keep getting closer and closer to being able to root and keep getting stopped.
October 9th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Hello Brian,
You aren’t supposed to extract it. Just take the .zip file rename the .zip part to .apk then put it on your memory card.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
thats the problem….cant figure out how to do that…i did the rename on my desk top but that didnt work….
October 10th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
CAN SOME ONE HELP ME PLEASE im doing everything but when i get to the part to Custom RecoveryImage button it wont show any option to hit that button i dont even get cynogen options
October 10th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
i rooted my g1 yesterday and everything is working fine besides only being able to connect to the internet or use the market through connect to wifi. i’ve been searching all over and i also tried the set up a new apn advise from the top of the page. the rom i am running is the MLIGN-HeroV2.4.9 could someone help me pls?
October 10th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Hello Ja,
Read the reported issues. That means you dont have the recovery image on the sd card (not in any folder) or you are not typing it correctly (extra spaces etc).
October 10th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Hello Donta,
Goto the How To Load a Custom ROM procedure and read the reported issues. You need to put the internet settings in. They are listed in our Support section under Internet MMS Settings.
October 10th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
i have tried that and saved the new apn and it still does not work…..is there anything else i could do or should i unroot and try the whole process over? and do i jus save it in there, or delete the other apn, select the new one some sort of way….i’ve been trying to fix the problem reading through post before i asked questions but its just no working. thanks for the help
October 11th, 2009 at 4:07 am
Hello Donta,
Delete the APN that is originally in there so that the one you put in is the only one in there. Then turn the phone off and back on.
October 11th, 2009 at 4:32 am
i followed the procedure for gaining root access to the g1 but keep getting Backup Failed: Could not run command. can you help me with this problem
October 11th, 2009 at 5:07 am
Hello Hungfut,
Are you on Donut right now (Android 1.6)?
Read the reported issues, you need to do the unroot/back to cupcake procedure first then you can come back to this one.
October 11th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
so how do i downgrade from donut to cupcake?
October 11th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Hello Bigbold,
You do the How To Unroot/Get Back to Cupcake procedure….
October 11th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
unlocker question for you… after this one click root is done.. and say you want to change your recovery image to a diffrent one… what would be the process to do this? thanks
October 11th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Hello Ceas,
Just put that in the new forums… check them out
Goto the MyTouch section then Modifying/ROMs and you’ll see it there.
October 12th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
@unlocker,
i help some1 root their mytouch and they were running into the problem with apk file downloading as .zip.i have found a solution for it.tell them to click the flashrec link and then use barcode scanner to scan the file to their phone.that way it goes straight to their phone as a .apk file.then follow the rest of your directions
October 12th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Hello Jerzy,
Thanks for the hint! Hopefully someone else can use it if they have issues.
October 12th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
i go to linda file manager and install the flash recovery and something their already words text in the blank box… it says ” http://zenthought.org/flashrec/cm-recovery-1.4.img
October 12th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
plz help plz
October 12th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Hello 713Slipknot,
Just ignore that and follow the procedure its normal. Backup and type in what the process says.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
hey men i did the unrooting procedure and when it updated it when back to the donut update, how do i go back to the cupcake?
October 13th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Hello Juan,
Do the unrooting again, it didn’t work it you got back to donut. It shouldn’t goto donut automatically.
October 13th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
i see that you need cupcake version for a g1, do you also need it for mytouch? (i currently have donut)
October 13th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Hello Jose,
Number 4 my friend
It includes anyone on Donut.
October 13th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
help when I try open the file on my g1 using linda it say “complet action using” when i use linda it says open parent of the folder name i dont remeber all the numbers but and my folder doesn’t show an icon of android it shows a winzip icon HELPPPPPPP
October 13th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Hello Breck,
Read the reported issues at the bottom of post. You need to change it from .zip to .apk (some computers do this for some dumb reason). Just look at it in Linda File Manager and rename it to what it is at .apk instead of .zip and the Android icon should appear.
October 13th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
still showing zip icon and i did .apk???
October 13th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
after 20 tries it just worked lol well it shows patience is good
October 14th, 2009 at 2:35 am
Open the FlashRec program and click on Backup Recovery Image and wait for it to finish not working it said backup failed
October 14th, 2009 at 2:56 am
I got it thanks anyway
October 14th, 2009 at 6:15 am
Hello, I couldnt get the flash thing becouse I put /sdcard blabla that is in the text and its says i doesnt reconoized it . I also saw the the Slution part i did what it said but it still same . please i need help .
thank you
October 14th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Hello Velvetelvis,
Read the Before You Begin section and you’ll see what you did wrong…
You’re on Donut, right? You need to do the unroot process first to get back to cupcake then come back to this procedure.
October 14th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Hello Cristhian,
The only thing is that the recovery image is not on the sdcard NOT in any folders, you are typing in wrong or adding a space at the end, or you are getting a backup or flash failed error because you are on Donut…
October 14th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Hello
I do all the steps correctly, but when i turn off and on again the htc stucks in the htc magis screen
I have a HTC magic 32A
Kind regards
October 14th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Hello Nuno,
You are doing the wrong procedure. You need to do the How To Root the HTC Magic in One Click Procedure NOT this one.
If you still have issues then post in the Technical Support forums for help.
Good luck!
October 14th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
make sure you what img you donwload
there 2
sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img
sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img
or you will get stuck….
October 14th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Hello Rey,
Thanks Rey for letting me know there was an update (1.2.3). I’ll fix the procedure accordingly.
October 14th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
EVERYONE REMEMBER only way to root your mytouch is if you downgrade it to 1.5 if you are running 1.6 then it wont be able to work!
October 14th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
i was like 40 minutes trying and trying..
thank you for all your help. i was able to root my wife’s g1. downgraded to rc29 and back to cupcake. and then get root.
October 15th, 2009 at 11:08 am
how can I root my G1 1.6
October 15th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Hello Madman2323,
Look in the Forums for Modifying/ROMs under G1 and you will see How to Root Donut.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
hey does this need to be jailbroken before root??
October 15th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
so once i do this root from cupcake built…um…can i like use any carriers on my g1…????
October 15th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Hello James V,
1. Root is essentially jailbreaking.
2. No, this does not unlock your phone it simply allows you to load custom ROMs, themes, Wifi Tether, etc. Check the Forums under Android for Why Root Your Phone.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
hey so i did it and boots good to recovery ..umm i need to unroot how can i do this??? do i still need to put the spl and stuff…..what is my spl now???i just use the falsh rec and recovery image…
October 15th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
hey i got it so im able to go to the recovery mode..but i wanted to try some roms…so um i wanted to see what my spl is???how can i tell…
before i mess it up…
October 15th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Hello James V,
Just goto the next procedure. How To Load a ROM and read it it shows you everything you need.
October 15th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Hey once again unlockr! Im trying to flash a new recovery image called Amon Ra’s 1.2.3.img and recovery flasher says cannot run command to backup. And it wont let me flash either.
Im already rooted and am running cyanogen 4.0.4
I have 1.5 firmware according to about phone
Thanks!
October 16th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Hello Shatterv2,
Read the Reported Issues. The FlashRec program will not let you flash another recovery image if you already have a custom one. You have to manually flash it using terminal.
Just did a video and post on how to do this. Look for it.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
I have downloaded the new flash.apk and the recovery image but, i dont get the format option on the recovery mode . i am following the instructions you have posted and everything . please help ?
October 16th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Hello Shonan,
In newer versions of the recovery image, it might be written as Part Fat32+ext2+swap…
October 16th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
ok i tried that as well and wiped data then did apply sdcard .zip and it aborted the installation
October 16th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
i have done the unroot successfully also .
October 16th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Hello Shonan,
Did you let the Part fat32+ext2+swap finish? If so you now have a partitioned memory card. Then you need to do the next procedure and get a ROM, rename it to update.zip (make sure it isn’t update.zip.zip) and then put it on the sd card NOT in any folder and then boot into recovery (make sure it is still the custom recovery image) and then wipe data and apply update.
October 16th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
worked !!! u kick bro !
October 16th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Hello Shonan,
No problem! Glad to help!
October 17th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Hey can someone help me out the two files that are on the two site I can’t find the flash and the recovery files can someone show me what to download
October 17th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Hi,
I uploaded the two files recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img and flashrec-1.1.2-20090909.apk
I installed flashrec, and entered /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img
I get the error “Wrong image EBI for your phone”.
I am running it from a HTC Dream (G1), and NOT from a 32A magic…
What can I do ?
Any help welcome, thx !
October 17th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Hello Oliver,
Do the How To Root in One Click for the Magic instead of this one…
October 17th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Can someone show me the two files I need to jailbreak my g1 I can’t find the files on the two sites I don’t known where to look on both sites
October 18th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I have been trying to get the one click root and the hero rom in my G1, i had donut and followed the steps, went back to rc29, updated to cupcake and was able to see the black screen with a bunch of options, from there i dont know if i should tke out the battery or (home+back button) now when i try to flash it it greys out the button to flash and it says something about “phone type EBI0/32b” help!!
October 18th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Hello Cisco,
It is supposed to say that and the button is supposed to be greyed out. Just click BackUp Recovery then highlight what is in the text box and replace it with what we have on the site for you to type in. If you type it in correctly and the recovery image is in the right place on your SD card etc. the button will no longer be greyed out and you can click on it.
October 18th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Hey I can’t find the recovery file on that link you have posted can you show me where to look
October 18th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Hello Detroit313,
I put a clarification on the post next to the download link. Go look.
October 18th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Hello Oliver,
You need to unroot first. Do the Unroot the G1 procedure first then come back to here.
October 18th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
hi. i dowloaded both files from the sites. one says recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3img and the other is flashrec-1.1.2-20090909. i do all the steps but once i get to the part to type in custom recovery, it doesnt give me that option. all im getting is flash recovery image, restore backup image or reboot into recovery mode. im stuck please help. i down graded from donut to cupcake like you guys suggested.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
When I try to hit the backup recovery image, the following error occurs: “backup failed: could not run command”. do i have something install which is not letting this happen.
October 19th, 2009 at 2:00 am
Hello Angel,
Ignore what it says, just follow the steps written
Click in the box and start typing /sdcard/recovery-ra-dream-v1.2.3.img and make sure there is no space after etc. If you type it in correctly it will show up with Flash Recovery. Click it when it does.
October 19th, 2009 at 2:03 am
Hello Clayton,
If you are on Donut (which it sounds like you are). Then you need to get back to cupcake first. Read the Before You Begin Section real quick and then goto the How To Unroot/Get Back to Cupcake for your phone.
October 19th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
when im in the recovery flaser. i tap backup recovery image logo but it says backup failed i still type in the box correctly but it says the same thing. whats wrong?
October 19th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Hello Marcus,
Means you are on Donut. Read the Before Beginning Section and then do the How To Unroot/Get back to Cupcake Procedure.
October 20th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Hey im back. And just so i get this straight. i have a t-mobile mytouch. doing this method will allow me to load custom ROMs IE cyanogen or something like that. and another thing, what is in your opinion the smoothest running ROM? i hope to get more into this. i just bought a class 6 8gb. i wanna try to partition it and linux swap, and all that fancy stuff to make it run optimal =] but i would need some help as i dont want to brick the phone the 2nd time around. so maybe shot me an email or something would be nice.
October 20th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
STUCK!!!!!!!
Typed in /sdcard/recovery-ra-dream-v1.2.3.img…..with and without the / in front of sdcard and when i try to get to the bootloader screen it just sits at the G1 screen forever. Need HELP Thanks n Advance
October 21st, 2009 at 1:44 am
Hello Rivers33,
Would be happy to help, please just post your issue in the Technical Support Forums for your phone (so we can try to stop these comments from getting any more cluttered and so people can learn from your issue easily). I’m sure you understand.
October 25th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Ok so I just rooted my phone and I have rc29 when I goto update it takes me to the screen when u hold home and end key my thing is when I wanna update what do I click on to start it and the thether I downloaded isn’t working I try to install it and it says unsuccessful and I click on unknown source so yea can you bring some light my way
October 26th, 2009 at 12:09 am
Hello Detroit313,
You need to do this rooting process and then load a custom ROM.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:51 am
I am on the step with the linda file manager and have just installed the flashrec.apk. I tried to backup recovery image and it says backup failed. What am I doing wrong?
October 27th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Hello Bryan,
You have a donut phone (Android 1.6) please look for the How To Root a Donut Phone procedure and follow those instructions instead.
October 27th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
If i backup my apps to the SD card, backup the SD card and then root the phone, can I use the backup program to restore the apps ? Thanks !
October 27th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Im in the step for backing up the recovery image on my G1, then I noticed on the screen my phone type is EBI0/32B. I thought G1’s were 32A. Did I do something wrong.
October 27th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Hey Unlockr!
listen i have a BIG problem, im in stock on sec 2 part 8 (when goin to da market and get linda file manager), in da market every time i click on any app, it says NOT FOUND,, the requested item could not be found. im in firmware version 1.0,, and even if i update to cupcake, still gives me this prob… i don’t know what to do,,,please help,,,,,
i luv this website by da way!
October 27th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Hello Moks,
No, all G1s are 32B.
October 27th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Ant0n10
You need to load a custom ROM (even if you already did, do it again) and that should fix it.
Thanks!
October 27th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
help plz …i unrooted my mt3g then when i went to re-root everything went fine UNTILL i got to the the recovery screen everything in the list aborts! any reason why? cant flash cyanogenMod,format sd,or anything but the phone boots and runs factory rom just fine
October 27th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
I just got a new g1 and when i try to one click root my phone i get to the point where i have to back up the recovery image and it tells me i could not run command. what should i try and do????
October 27th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Hey Unlockr,
My phone bulid Number is CRC1. is this cupcake? I thought I had cupcake so I just followed the steps but in your directions “Then click on the Flash “CUSTOM” Recovery Image button and wait for it to finish.” But mine didn’t say “Custom recovery” it said just recover image.
October 27th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Robert,
Dizero,
Please post this in the technical support forums of the site so we can help without clogging up the comments. Thanks for understanding.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Sergio88,
You have donut, read the writing at the beginning of the post. Look for the How to Root Donut phone procedure.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Jcastillo,
The Flash Recovery doesnt show until you type the text in correctly and the recovery image is on your sd card and not in any folder. Check for spelling mistakes and make sure the recovery image is in the right place.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Thanks I got it!
October 28th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
… IM SSOOOOO lost..
all i want to do is get the Apps 2 SD for my phone.
i followed the steps. im cant get the flashrec.apx file…i go to the site you sent me to… , but i have no idea where i am supposed to get it .. ??
can SOMEONE PLZ HELP ME OUT!!!!!
October 28th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
hi master,
i get stack of proccess of rooting on step flash recovery image, when i typed path of recovery img in the bar line and the button of flash recovery image is not highlight so what do i do for this problem
tx a lot for sharing
October 28th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
when i boot in recovery i dont have the option to partition the sd card can you tell me what im doing worng……
October 29th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Gjeffersonii,
Are you getting the ! screen or that custom recovery image? If you are getting the ! screen then start over, otherwise if you are getting the screen in the video, then look for part sd or format sd fat32+ext2+swap.
November 1st, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Is it gonna be different if i have a black mytouch? cause after i install the flash recovery the white box isnt blank as it shows on yours. and i dnt have the same options. pleaseee helppppp!!!! ive been workin on this for lk 3 sdays lol
November 1st, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Jason L,
A newer version of FlashRec came out after the video, that is what you are using. It just has some text preinserted, just highlight it and start typing what the instructions say. Then follow the instructions and Flash Recovery/Flash Custom Recovery etc are all the same thing.
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:08 am
Hi,
Looks like great work here!
I just read your comment that this procedure does not unlock the phone.
Does that mean that if ineligible for a T-Mobile unlock that we have to go to one of the $20 sites to unlock?
Thanks,
John
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:30 pm
John,
Thanks!
Correct, it does not unlock the phone. You can usually get an unlock for the phone for less than $10 on most sites though, just Google it
November 3rd, 2009 at 11:56 am
i need help bad i have a g1 1.5 i followed all the steps to rooting up to step 12 when i get to the load custom spl because mine is like hboot 0.95 or something i tried to update that to the 1.33.2005 but then i get invailed install etc. and if i boot the phone it sits on the g1 screen so i had to reflash to 1.0 then back to 1.5 and now im stuck how do i proceed successfuly….please help.. i think im almost there
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Dennis,
Please post your issue in the tech support forum for your phone and we would be glad to help (just so we don’t clog the comments back and forth with helping you).
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
which one theres a milli of them can you give me a link or something,.. and do i have to register too
November 6th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
hi
i did the unroot from donut to cupcake rc7 (uk) and now i cant download linda file manager or any app from the market. so i cant install flasrec and the other file
:S
help?
November 6th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Kix,
Post your issue in the Tech Support Forum and someone will be glad to help you troubleshoot there (so we don’t clog the comments with back and forth).
November 6th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
hey,
im at step 11 when i need to input /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img and when i do so i get the option that saids “backup to flash custom recovery image” and i cant even click that because its shaded. help plz
November 8th, 2009 at 6:11 am
Hi unlockr. I have the same problem as Allan in the earlier post. When I tried to do step 12, which is the part where you get to the Recovery mode, my screen tends to hang at the loading page. I had to reboot my magic by taking out and placing the battery back. Any idea? I did the steps 1-11 correctly.
November 8th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
i did everything the page said to root my g1 an it keep saying parse error and that their is a problem parsingthe package
November 9th, 2009 at 12:36 am
Ok im extremely stuck so i just finished going back to OS 1.5 and i just downloaded all the files i needed to i have the flashrec.apk and the 1.2.1G file and linda file manager, i folowed all the steps but when i get to the part wher you type in the recover flasher “sdcard/recovery-RAv1.2.1G.img” it doesnt give me the option to load custom image, im getting frustrateed
November 10th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
wen i hit back up recovery image it says backup failed:could not run command
November 11th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Dapps,
That is because you have Dount (1.6) Read the Before You Begin at the top and then use the How To Root a Donut phone procedure.
November 14th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
I downloaded the two files and when i try to backup, it says ” FAILED” COULD NOT RUN COMMAND….what’s up with that??
November 14th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Anant,
Read the Before You Begin… Do you have a Donut phone (you are on 1.6)?
November 16th, 2009 at 4:19 am
I have a G1 and i had started all the way from the donut process. I am stuck at step 12 because when i turn it off and try to turn it on in recovery mode it is stuck on G1 screen. and then sometimes when i get to it and try to update it says installation failed/aborted. what am i to do?
November 16th, 2009 at 5:08 am
It says E:No signature (5 file)
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted
November 16th, 2009 at 11:21 am
i have tried this and others 100 times i have the files downloaded but they dont look in my phone like they do in the videos i have downloaded the (/recovery-ra-dream-v1.2.3.img) file enought times to where i cant even download it again what do i do when i pull up the flashrec.apk app and type in the /sdcard/recovery-ra-dream-v1.2.3.img my phone my phone dose not find it actully to even install the flashrec.apk files i had to hold it and open it under 100 defrent programs and pick the installer my self ALL I WANT IS THE HERO ROM ON MY PHONE THE THEME IS STUPID AND NOT FUNCTIONAL PLEASE HELP MY EMAIL IS PERFECTCURE@YAHOO.COM THANK U
November 17th, 2009 at 10:46 am
okay so i have done the unroot process to get to 1.5 and i have done this a couple of times already im on a G1 and everytime i do it and get to the flash recovery part i never ever get flash custom recovery am i doing something wrong i will get the root screen at the end but when i shut it off and turn it back on i get the ! and the phone again am i doing something wrong please someone help i want to be able to root and it stay rooted
November 18th, 2009 at 3:36 am
My recovery mode screen doesn’t have nearly as many options as what is shown. I’m using Amon Ra’s 1.3.2, and I don’t have the same partition option (Fat32+Ext2+LinuxSwap) etc. Just a general partition option. I’ve done it twice now, is this due to a change in the recovery image?
November 18th, 2009 at 3:42 am
Brandon,
Use our How To Flash a New Recovery Image procedure (search the site for it) and flash the newer recovery image linked in the procedure here.
November 18th, 2009 at 8:09 am
I can’t seem to get to recovery mode, I keep getting the g1 screen. I followed step by step. what am I doing wrong? help?
November 18th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Aly,
Read the reported issues listed under the post.
November 18th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
when i hit back up on flash rec it says back up failed what can i do?
November 18th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Sean,
Read the before you begin section. And look at the If You Have Donut section and go from there.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
i get to step 11 and thats were i am stuck. i have to gray buttons one says download recovery image and under that button is another one it says Restore backup image. before that it said Backup Recovery Image. well i type in the string in the text box and does nothing doesnt change the buttons doesnt let me click on the download recovery image it is grayed out and i can still click the restore backup image but i dont want to do that because thats not what it says to do on the steps above. can i have some help on this please.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Sorry forget the last post i misspelled when i was putting in the typed out string
/ for taken up space on the comment
November 19th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Unlockr,
I followed the directions but in Linda File Mgr it won’t let me flash custom recovery…It’s grayed out. Is my version of cupcake patched? Is there any way for me to root still?
November 19th, 2009 at 1:01 am
i have followed the steps to a t and every time i get to the Flash Custom RecoveryImage the button dont show up? all i get is the restore backup image
November 19th, 2009 at 1:35 am
Jason and TDF,
Read the reported issue. If it is greyed out it means you either didn’t enter the path correctly, the recovery image file is named wrong, or the recovery image file is not on the root of the SD card (not in any folder).
You do need to hit backup recovery image first then begin typing the correct info into the text box. Follow the written instructions not the video and keep in mind if you downloaded a different recovery image than I have in the procedure, you need to put the new recovery images name in the text box like this /sdcard/NAMEOFRECOVERYIMAGE.img
Double check the recovery image you downloaded and make sure whatever it is called is what is in the NAMEOFRECOVERYIMAGE.img section of the text, once you type it in correctly the button will appear.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:16 am
unlocker
i have done that, still no button for a custom image, i am using the recovery-RA-dream-v1.3.2.img, i have dropped it on the card (no file) and even triple checked the name in linda. i have even tried entering it without the /sdcard/ in front of the name and deleted the extra space it gives you from spell check
November 19th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Jason,
Post in the technical support forums and we’ll help you there (so we dont clog up the comments anymore than they already are with going back and forth).
November 19th, 2009 at 2:57 am
this may seem stupid but i dont see where i can post in the technical support page….. could someone just email me??
November 19th, 2009 at 3:36 am
i was able to use the cm-recovery-1.4 if that helps
November 19th, 2009 at 6:40 am
Jason,
Click on Forums on the top right of the site…
November 20th, 2009 at 2:27 am
I downloaded the files and installed the flashrec.apk file opened it hit the backup and it says backup can not be done any help or suggestions on what to do.
November 20th, 2009 at 2:34 am
Will this method work on the Perfect SPL 1.33.0006?
November 20th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Garrett,
Please read the Before You Begin. You have Donut (Android 1.6).
November 20th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
John,
Yes, SPL does not matter with this procedure
November 20th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
please please please . . . can we root the T-Mobile My Touch 3G with out using the Linda file manager
“with out booting the device or entering the system”
cuz i have it as a gift from my family in the U.S
and its locked to the company -T-Mobile- and its not entering the the system with out the Google account but I cant reach the internet by it cuz Iam out of coverage
YOU UNDERSTAND
November 20th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Somar,
You can search Google for the Linda File Manager.apk file and manually put it on your sdcard and then install it from there. That should do it
November 20th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
i downloaded the flashrec.apk file from the link you get when you click on it there was two versions at the bottom. i tried both and ended up with my g1 saying “open parent folder of flashred=1.1.3-20091107-2.zip”. i saw in sollutions where you said you just have to remove the “.zip” and replace it with “.apk” but there is no .zip that i can replace in the name and if i just put .apk at the end it just says at the end “.apk.zip” ….the file looks like a compressed zip folder as well and does not look like the one in your video . Help please!!!! and if you can copy the exact link to the file i need that would be awesome thank you
November 20th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
the website that takes you to download recovery rav doesnt work.
November 20th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Devan,
He has a mirror next to it on the page that our link takes you to, click on that (it is a secondary download site).
November 21st, 2009 at 1:37 am
unlockr,
its not working for me i download the flashrec and open it to back up recovery image it has a bunch of letters in it i hav pressed back up recovery image and it says download fail so i deleted the letters and pressed it again and still it didnt work so i was wondering what im doing wrong. there are 3 recovery rec on the websites can uspecofy which one to download thanks
November 21st, 2009 at 1:48 am
I have downreved to cupcake on my MyTouch. Verified on phone, and T-Mobile keeps offering to upgrade me. FlashRec runs and allows me to save a recovery image. However, nothing I type ungrays the “Flash Recovery Image” button. I tried FlashRec 1.1.3 and 1.1.2. I tried with and without a slash before “sdcard”. I tried changing the name of the recovery image. But first I followed the instructions carefully several times. (And my failure seems to be different from anyone else’s, though I admit I didn’t read every post.)
November 21st, 2009 at 3:40 am
Cantu,
You are pushing back up? Download failed sounds like you are pushing Flash Recovery button.
There is only one recovery image, it is the amon ra one, I directly linked to the download from Megaupload so there shouldnt be any confusion.
If you mean flashrec, on that site there is Flashrec 1.1.3 and it says Precompiled next to it.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:43 am
Rightbrain,
The issue is that either the recovery image you downloaded is not saved to the sdcard NOT in any folder where it is supposed to be, or you are getting a typo (like an extra space after the .img) when typing it in, or the file is named wrong.
So in the procedure where it says type /sdcard/NAMEOFRECOVERY.img make sure that the name of the recovery image you download is spelt exactly in that procedure, make sense?
Just triple check it and you should get the button to come up.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:47 am
when i got to step 10 it didn’t show recovery backup button it kept saying backup recovery image. it also said the backup failed. what do i do?
November 21st, 2009 at 12:21 pm
hi, i think my g1 brick already. Is there chances that i might b able to restore it. now it cant boot, after g1 splash screen come out with little droid and showing me Droid Heaven Inc. any website can guide me tru it? would appreciate your kind guide. thx
November 21st, 2009 at 12:35 pm
thx trackbacks. but my problem is. i did wipe it before. it still can be done? thx
November 21st, 2009 at 7:52 pm
edyyang,
Can you get to recovery mode, holding home and power to turn it on?
November 21st, 2009 at 8:00 pm
My work stop here, if I try to apply the update.zip on the SDCard my Google phone says “Installation aborted”.
help me!!!
November 21st, 2009 at 10:34 pm
silvio111086,
Where does it say to load a update.zip in this procedure?
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:31 am
i dont have my g1 yet but i want to know is/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img a zip file and how do i unzip it
November 22nd, 2009 at 4:45 am
Noobie,
You would use WinZip, you can download it fron Download.com for free.
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:27 pm
I cant unzip the file Amon Ra’s Recovery Image please help i got winzip it saying internal error i dont know what to do.
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Noobie,
Sorry man that is a question for WinZip not us.
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:42 am
I need your help immediately need your help.
I followed your instructions to root mytouch 3g. rooted device and updated ROM. But device didn’t come up got stuck at mytouch 3g. I took out battery couple of times and started again. Now device doesn’t even power on. I need immediately help.
I want to know if device has been bricked. Please reply on vijay_k@hotmail.com and let me know what to do and how to proceed.
Thanks,
Vijay
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:50 pm
thank you i got everything working great so far now its time to flash some roms wish me luck but who needs luck i can just watch your vids ty
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 pm
I am a newbie and dont know where to post.
I just rooted and installed 4.2.5 following this videos instructions exactly..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8BZY…layer_embedded
i am stuck on the green mytouch 3G screen. I removed the battery to reboot and i can get to the recovery mode screen.
i also tried doing the nandroid backup and then restoring the latest back up and that didnt work. i read about this on a cyanogen wiki and now i am thinking i may have lost my original backup too?
somebody please help i have no idea what to do!
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Noobie,
You’re very welcome
November 25th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
yo unlockr i cant get pass the linda file. when i hit the andriod flashrec it just keep saying open parent folder of flashrec …. but when i use astro it will let me type in the code but will never give me the same option it gives you..when i hit restor it never show anything in that top box but dolwnload recovery even after i type in the code..but hey just hit me back after the thanksgiving holiday and have a good thanksgiving
November 26th, 2009 at 2:20 am
Did Exectly what you said but my recovery screen does not have the same options? Says HTC in background!Build : RA-dream-v1.3.2 at bottom…
November 26th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Andrew,
You downloaded the latest version of the recovery image. It has the same functionality as the one we use in the video, he just created a tiered menu instead of having it all on one page, you should be able to figure out how to navigate it with a little trial and error, but its not too hard (i.e. instead of Part SD Fat32+ext2+swap, click on Partition card then click on the option etc.).
November 26th, 2009 at 3:40 am
Thank you for your quick response! I thought that is what might have happened i just wanted to make sure before i begin the next steps in loading custom rom…
November 26th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
it send me back to 1.0
November 27th, 2009 at 6:06 am
ok so everytime i download the flashrec.apk it comes up as a zip folder i put it just like that in my g1 then when i look for it on the linda file manager it says flashrec…. i hit it but in the bottom of the screen it says “open parent folder of falshrec-1.1.3-20081107-2.zip” and it wont work
November 27th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Luis,
Please read the reported issueat the bottom of the procedure, your issue and solution are there.
November 28th, 2009 at 4:44 am
What’s Sup Unlocker I Need Help I Unrooted My G1 Too Start Fresh But My ? Is I’m Runnin Firmware 1.6 Build DRC83 Wanna Too Know If I Could Just Download Them Too Files Flash The Recovery Image Then Load The Rom But Also I Wanna Too Know If I Had Too Downgrade Frist Too Rc29 Then Upgrade Too 1.5 My Friend Told Me But Only Reoson I Unrooted Because I Guss He Help Me Root The Phone With & My G1 Was Gtalk Status Was Buggin Out On Me So I Need You Guys Help Plz…..Ps Thankz
November 28th, 2009 at 6:07 am
Also. After Unrootin My G1 That Was Rooted Still Got Gtalk Issus’s My Gtalk Status Is Allways Stuck On The Away Icon Never Let’s Me Change My Away Is This A Issus With Google Or There Servers……..
November 28th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Tony,
Just follow the How to Unroot the G1 procedure. It downgrades you to RC29 and then back to cupcake.
GTalk issues sound like Google since this is the first Ive heard of issues.
November 28th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Unlockr I Did The Unroot G1. Procedure That’s All Down I Did Step By Step But My Issus Is I Got The Update From T-Mobile For The 1.6 & I Had Went AHead & Update It So Now I’m On 1.6 Firmware & Build drc83 So I Need Too Know How Too Root Step By Step Like What Too Do Frist So If I Need Too Downgrade Plz Help Then What’s Nexts…..Also My Gtalk Issus Is Fiine Also By The Way But I Really Need Help
November 29th, 2009 at 4:24 am
Unlockr. My G1 Phone Was Rooted Before So I Did The How Too Unroot From Your Post On Your Site But I Was On CupCake I Got The UpDate From T-Mobile For The 1.6 Donut Update So I Went AHead & Update So Now I’m Runnin 1.6 Firmware & Build Drc83 But My ? Is I Understand Now How Too Root Not Hard At All But If I Do The Unroot Again & Install The Org Spl&Dreamin.nbh Files Again Will Them Cause My Phone Issus’s Because Like I Said From The Jump I Was Root But Unrooted Then Got The Donut Updatew&Install It From Tmobile So Just Do The Unroot All Over &Install The Org Spl&Dreamin.nbh Again Is My Big ? After That I Would Know What Too Do So Need Help Only On That One Thing That I’m Runnin 1.6 Donut Now Can I Reinstall The Org Spl&Dreamin.nbh Again Too Get Too 1.5 Firmware&Build rc29 Then Root From There?Thankz P.s Need Help Asap
November 30th, 2009 at 3:18 am
Is there anything wrong with this method? Because I tried all the Flash recoveries and they do not work for my G1. I followed all the steps but it seem like nothing is working I dont believe I am doing anything wrong. I even resetted my whole phone and tried but that still didnt work. I just would like to know if it my phone or the method/recovery things. PLZ help me!!!!!!
November 30th, 2009 at 6:48 am
hey theunlockr there is a new img
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:17 am
i clciked on the flash file and it takes me to a site. what should i download\?
December 3rd, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Drae,
The one that says precompiled and is a .apk.
December 4th, 2009 at 3:10 am
Hi unlockr i had a quick question, if this is the root mytouch 3g to why do you put dream as the img instead of magic img , does dream work better because i have a RA-magic-v1.2.3g right but i used the dream one you guys have here on my girlfriends and hers seems faster and i have a class 6 sd and she doesnt, do you think the dream img is better?
December 4th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Dawang24,
It shouldn’t make a difference honestly to the speed on the phone, the ROM and swap would make the phone faster or slower.
You can use any recovery you want, I just knew the Dream one worked on the MyTouch and Amon Ra updated his dream recovery first at the time I uploaded them is all.
December 4th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Good Day ” TheUnlockr” prior to proceeding with trying your method of rooting my HTC Magic, I would like to inquire if this method will work with a Rogers Branded HTC Magic? Also as far as I understand it does not matter as to which version of motherboard you have either the 32B or 32A, or does it?
Thank you in advance!
December 4th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Akrelav,
Welcome to the site
It does matter what motherboard you have as you need to load a ROM and specific recovery image to the motherboard (32A or 32B).
So click on the Choose a Category dropdown on the top left of our site and then click on the How Tos > Android How Tos> MyTouch/Magic and you’ll see a How To Root the Magic procedure (not to be confused with the How To Root the MyTouch/G1 procedure. Then follow the instructions for 32A for Rogers.
Good luck!
If you have any issues, please post in the Technical Support Forums of the site.
December 6th, 2009 at 10:21 am
every time i try to back up my image it says back up image failed
December 6th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Ricky,
Read the before you begin, you have donut, follow the How To Root a Donut Phone procedure.
December 7th, 2009 at 5:23 am
Hey man thanks, worked like a charm…
Btw: I love your website, it is way better than other ones with no support or not “noob level” tutorials.
And thanks for ur support again.
December 7th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Hi…. I’m new to this and my question is, How do I know what kind of version of G1 I Have. I keep hearing Cupcake, Doughnut and not sure which one I have. I have installed the Tether on my phone to use it as Wi-Fi, but it keeps telling me Unable to start tethering, please Try again!…. Please Help
December 8th, 2009 at 5:35 am
@Christian
Tethering wont work unless you have a rooted phone and im guessing you dont.
Cupcake refers to firmware 1.5 and Doughnut for firmware 1.6
Go to settings>about phone> firmware version.
If you need to root you have to be running cupcake (1.5) so check a video called how to unroot in this website. It will send you back to 1.5 if you are running 1.6, BTW this works even if you have not rooted the phone so dont let the name fool you. Then you can follow the tutorial here and BAM!! you got urself a rooted phone.
PS: If you are going to root your phone make a backup using Mybackup be reward on the market, the free version will do GREAT!! So you dont lose your contacts.
I hope i helped you a little.
December 8th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Dmolition,
Thanks for helping someone out! Really appreciate it!
December 8th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
mine keeps telling me saying “backup failed: could not run command”
December 8th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Hi I really need help bad and I need it now, cause when I downloaded flash rec it just showed up as a folder that i8 need to unzipp but when i unzip it it still shows upp as a folder in my mytouch phone so please please help and give me a response ASAP.
December 8th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
BunnyBubblez,
Read the Before you Begin: You have Donut…
December 8th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Johnny,
You do not unzip it. Read the reported issues at the bottom of the procedure.
If your computer automatically makes it a .zip you need to manually change it from .zip to .apk by renaming it. Then put it on the sd card and continue.
Please post any other issues you run into in the technical support forums, thanks!
December 8th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
People that are having issues flashing. This worked for me
rename “recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img” to “3.img” then flash again using: “/sdcard/3.img” it will now work.
December 10th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
I have a Rogers Dream;
DREAM PVT 32B SHIP S-ON d
HBOOT-1.33.0010 (DREA21000)
CPLD-4
RADIO-3.22.20.17
Jun 2 2009, 21:33:16
I just need to know if this ONE-CLICK method will work with my phone…or will I end up with a brick?
I have searched a ton of threads and websites, but everyth