Comments on: Rooting HTC Dream (Singtel)

By: erlern

erlern — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:43:21 +0000

I’m actually using kingston 8GB Class 4… and had no problem. the other thing could be this… are you using a card reader to edit the microsd? or are you using the phone? It is better to use a dedicated card reader. make sure it is connected to a main usb port, and not a peripherial. The former lacks sufficient power (electricity) and may cause problems in transferring (editing) your card.

By: jOhnny Walker

jOhnny Walker — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:39:25 +0000

okay. Thanks!

But i mean i dun mean reformatting damages D’ card it’s when i do the goldcard method via D’ HxH editor thing. i copy paste then save then when i load it back to my phone it says “damaged sd card” i tried alot of sd cards i can’t find a compatible one.

Any ideas how to find a compatible one? I tried kingston 2GB as well. all got damaged!

By: erlern

erlern — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:12:18 +0000

Johnny: Reformatting does not damage the card at all. The main thing of flashing the goldcard is to ensure that you are able to load another ROM into your device. It is absolutely important to downgrade it to RC7 FIRST in order to ROOT the phone. Without ROOTING the phone, you will BRICK your phone trying to install Hardspl etc. I repeat, do not flash any other thing except RC7 or the other compatible ROMS for your devices. Only after that should you be flashing other custom ROM and Radio baseband.

Phase one is about getting Root.

By: jOhnny Walker

jOhnny Walker — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:36:38 +0000

with regards to using one click, can i just flash directly my ra’s recovery rom and not back it up?

**BTW i haven’t downgraded to RC7. I’m in a state of stock donut, latest radio, build number DRD20

sigh please help me out, erlean…

By: jOhnny Walker

jOhnny Walker — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:27:01 +0000

alright, i browse thru and all comes down to the goldcard thing. I haven’t been able to get it right. i used 5 microSD cards. 2 kingston, 1 8g kingston class 4 and a few more cards all got damaged and had to be reformatted. I’m really really getting cranky with all this.

It just doesn’t seem to work at all D’ goldcard. I tried directly loading D” NBH it says not allowed blablabla + some error code 0028….

Plus i tried one click, D’ flashrec thingy Doesn’t allow me to backup my rom which is not good and i dare not flash my RA’s image directly and i dun think changing D’ hardSPL directly is a good choice? Though changing the hardSPL would gain me access to downgrade to RC7.

Do help me out on this one thanks a million. I’m working on it for days!

By: erlern

erlern — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:37:14 +0000

Ok, take a look again at the tutorial here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=595243 that is proven to work with the new DRD20 that your sets may have. Tell me whether this works All the best!

By: erlern

erlern — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:31:54 +0000

mczcm & Johnny:
Sorry for the delay in reply…

I am not sure whether it is the SD Card then… as long as it is reputable (like Kingston or SanDisk and have a high class rate, Class 4 or above) it should have worked.

That error basically means you have chosen an incompatible ROM (RC7 or something may not be compatible with the latest 1.6 update given… this is just my assumption).

Either way, try making sure the gold card steps are correct… remember that 1 wrong digit would stop the whole process. Double check your digits in the hex editor.

If not, try this http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2009/08/16/android-rooting-in-1-click-in-progress/ and see whether it still works for your sets (I doubt it since you have updated to 1.6, but it is worth a try). I’ll try to make some searches, but do let me know your progress. Happy New Year… and hope to see you on the other side of Rootness

By: jOhnny Walker

jOhnny Walker — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:16:50 +0000

Does it say that your sd card is damage when you put back into the G1? And that it needs to be reformatted?

By: jOhnny Walker

jOhnny Walker — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:16:06 +0000

I’m having the same problem here as well; the error screen and the color thing. I guess it’s the SD card which is not compatible. I’m trying a few right now actually. Lucky i’ve got spares. This is my last spare hopefully it works hahas! been on this for 2 days! gosh!

By: mczcm

mczcm — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:54:16 +0000

Hi erlern, Your artical is very helpful, but I’m encountering a problem now, not sure if you have some idea:

I got this Singtel G1 about 2 months ago, and now automatically updated to 1.6 already, in the build number showing DRD20.

You are right about the original 1G SD card can’t not work when I stuck at 21, then I went to buy a new SD card this afternoon, but now stuck at 24. I can see the 3 color screen but with a error code 00028002 – not allow. I searched everything I can find but no luck. Not only RC7 but also I have tried RC29, neither can help.

Any idea? Thanks a lot.