G1 Owners Unite! The Official G1/Android Thread..News/Apps/Features All In Here
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no problem installing apps.. if a custom rom has an issue with the market it has been fixed..
yeah thats a good deal, but the 100 bucks web discount drops off everytime u try to order with flexpay acct.. it was working for some people..
I'm a little lost here. Creed, Disavowed, or anyone else for that matter, can you explain to me the difference between a rom (Rosie, Hero, etc) and an openhome??
From what I'm getting a rom changes the UI of the OS. Does an 'open home" do that as well? Also, can you add or install a rom (rosie or hero) without rooting your G1?
From what I'm getting a rom changes the UI of the OS. Does an 'open home" do that as well? Also, can you add or install a rom (rosie or hero) without rooting your G1?
Here is the HTC Hero Theme 1.2 For the Android G1.
Give me about an hour and so that I can download, install and test.
http://rs739.rapidshare.com/files/241734489/htc_hero_1.2-signed.zip
Give me about an hour and so that I can download, install and test.
http://rs739.rapidshare.com/files/241734489/htc_hero_1.2-signed.zip
Here is the HTC Hero Theme 1.2 For the Android G1.
Give me about an hour and so that I can download, install and test.
http://rs739.rapidshare.com/files/241734489/htc_hero_1.2-signed.zip
So your phone has to be rooted to install this theme?
Open Home(what I use) is just like a skin over the UI some adds stuff like a task manager and screenshot app and gives u the ability to use a custom keyboard for on screen.
A Rom changes ur entire OS...some Rom's use a better camera some a better messenger most are faster and have been tweaked to speed up but remain stable...basically its like adding a modified OS if your familiar with Linux its just like that just applied to a mobile. For example one guy added Flash to his rom(I think all have flash but I know for sure one does)...they add stuff not found in stock and just make it better.
If u root u learn terminal if u want u can remove all the stock n use new apps like me I'd remove the stock messenger n use Handcent sms...
Open Home is just window dressing it looks nice n has different themes to it but it dosnt change the OS
ROM's are the OS with themes built in.
yes
Yeah most, if not all themes requires your phone to be rooted, you can get a skin for a unrooted phone, but a theme is a phone mod.
Video on how to root
How to install a ROM
Different ROM's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=448
Home Screens of ROM's/Themes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=476483&page=47
How to root Verbal
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485364
How to install a ROM
Different ROM's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=448
Home Screens of ROM's/Themes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=476483&page=47
How to root Verbal
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=485364
havent rooted my g1....only real advantage of rooting for me would be the wi fi teethering..... the app keep coming tho. name a few i got
chomp sms
acv- comic viewer
bluex- bluetooth file transfer
gensoid, nesoid,snesoid- all video game emulators
text edit- edit word documents
handy calc- graphing calculator
atrackdog- tells when apps r updated
my bookmarks-transfers all computer bookmark to g1 browser
paintman- drawing on g1
repligo reader- pdf files
ringdroid- make ringtones easily
this just a few lol
chomp sms
acv- comic viewer
bluex- bluetooth file transfer
gensoid, nesoid,snesoid- all video game emulators
text edit- edit word documents
handy calc- graphing calculator
atrackdog- tells when apps r updated
my bookmarks-transfers all computer bookmark to g1 browser
paintman- drawing on g1
repligo reader- pdf files
ringdroid- make ringtones easily
this just a few lol
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Open Home - is basically a them for the homescreen ( currently only modifies the looks of the icons for your homescreen, the status bar, the apps icons in the system tray, and also the keyboard on some...
ROM - is a full system image - the whole operating system gets customized with various apps, icons, options, system functions, etc.. its like an update for windows 3.1 to windows xp or vista..
changing to a custom rom is good ( rooting process ) cause some of the developers and members of the android community find ways to make the official TMobile rom better before google/android team decide to release an update..
Ex) i was running cupcake almost 2 months before it was released to the public by google.
this is a theme, the pictures are from the actual Hero Rom, the bar on the bottom will be different..Here is the HTC Hero Theme 1.2 For the Android G1.
Give me about an hour and so that I can download, install and test.
http://rs739.rapidshare.com/files/241734489/htc_hero_1.2-signed.zip
Yes and no... no for the open home themes, dxtop themes, and ahome themes... YES for custom themes like
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=525610
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3964459&postcount=1
all roms dont have themes built in..
most of the roms that are on the XDA site are OS variants that were made for other HTC devices that have or will have the android OS.. theres only a few Rom Cooks ( people that are making the roms usable on the G1 ) that use themes in the rom that they release.. someone else usually goes behind them and customizes the rom with a theme and then releases that..
yeah all themes need root.. unless u go with ahome/dxtop/openhome from the market..
running apps from the sdcard, and moving all cache to the sdcard were def my reason for rooting .. got tired of seeing low memory/storage messages during my first week having the G1.. havent seen a message say Low anything other than the battery since rooting my phone
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I want to root and add Rosie/Hero Rom what do I need? What radio and etc?
I was reading how the rogers camera has zoom how do I add that?
Will I still be able to use better keyboard n better cut from the market?
With root can u turn off the shutter sound(I hate that sound) I use snapphoto pro n it lets me...I got a few hours...
I want to root and add Rosie/Hero Rom what do I need? What radio and etc?
I was reading how the rogers camera has zoom how do I add that?
Will I still be able to use better keyboard n better cut from the market?
With root can u turn off the shutter sound(I hate that sound) I use snapphoto pro n it lets me...I got a few hours...
real talk.. stay away from the hero roms for a while.. they all buggy, and have slow transition speeds back to the home screen.. use the Virtudude rogers rom.. all u need to do is root your phone..
* these are the best instructions that i can find - http://www.kyubinc.org/files/g1_rc_root.txt
or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2864264&postcount=1
or
http://g1freaks.ning.com/profiles/blogs/easy-root-instructions-follow
after you get root, i recommend flashing a modded cupcake rom ( haykuro adp 1.5 ) or jesusfreke adp1.5..
once u get the root process done, then u need to verify what kind of device u have -
hold the camera button while turning the phone on to go into bootloader mode - look at the top and there will be some numbers and then u should see either DVT or PVT with some other numbers around it... PVT means u good to flash any rom u want without bricking it unless u mess up during the process.. DVT means u can only certain roms..
read more on the radio/spl issue - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517593
but the files that u need are on the first post.. make sure u do it in the order it says to flash..
after you get the SPL and Radio done, then you can flash whatever roms u want..
ok what do I download from here?
http://www.getyourdroidon.com/cupcakedl.html
I see rogers build but where is virtualdudes?
stupid question..........
can i put a prepaid sim in a g1? i ordered one for 75$ and dont want a plan on it.... let me know wat up fam
can i put a prepaid sim in a g1? i ordered one for 75$ and dont want a plan on it.... let me know wat up fam
Most likely if you put a prepaid card in it, you won't have the full capabilities of all its services.. probably just texting and calling..
so im best off getting one of them flex plans with it right?
Also, just for clarification, rooting is NOT the same as jailbreaking, right??
Also, how often do these roms get updates? Is there are possibilty that I could d/l the rosie rom and because I have cupcake, it not work well? I'm assuming because its a linux based community that people will periodically update the released rom's when they feel the need.
Also, how often do these roms get updates? Is there are possibilty that I could d/l the rosie rom and because I have cupcake, it not work well? I'm assuming because its a linux based community that people will periodically update the released rom's when they feel the need.
who and what site is that.. never heard of it.. but use the xda forums site for listings of roms.. that way u get the most recent update.. some of the roms on that site u posted might not be the most recent versions..
Virtududes rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=522599
that happens.. when it says type Telnetd ( wait about 20 seconds then proceed ).. should work, if not just keep trying, thats the hardest part of the rooting process is getting telnet to connect.
yes u can use it.. data wont work, but if u have wifi u in business ( u will have to find someone that has a data plan to use their sim card so u can do the initial setup of the phone, then you can put the prepaid one back in the g1 and use it. )
pay the money for the data plan..
true indeed
not really..
rooting is jailbreaking.
i think the build u upgrade to will have cupcake but i could b wrong.
google updates like once every 6months,
developers in XDA community update like every week or every other day depending on what they figure out they can add to make the rom better..
if u can learn how to cook a rom ( via the internet ) you can make your own custom rom..
developers in XDA community update like every week or every other day depending on what they figure out they can add to make the rom better..
if u can learn how to cook a rom ( via the internet ) you can make your own custom rom..
jailbreaking is a slang term = unlocking the device from carrier or factory settings..
rooting = gaining access to the core or root drive of system.. therefore allowing modifications.. ( android developers with google realized that there was a loophole in the system that would allow users to mod the phone and be able to run apps to the sdcard, also the possibility of someone making a program or app that could steal information from your phone.. they blocked it by blockking root access with the second update for the g1.. so be careful with which apps you download from non market sources..
but if u have wifi u in business ( u will have to find someone that has a data plan to use their sim card so u can do the initial setup of the phone, then you can put the prepaid one back in the g1 and use it. )
you mean if i have wifi i can connect, but i will have to use someone else's simcard?? im confused...
you mean if i have wifi i can connect, but i will have to use someone else's simcard?? im confused...
Man fuck!!!!
this shit doesn't work.. Fuckign TelNet shit is not connecting and now
I'm stuck with this wack ass old 1.0 version.. Anyway of getting back to
the new 1.5 cupcake update since im in this fucked up situation?? please
help ASAP before I slit my wrist and break this fucking phone by throwing it down the street.
this shit doesn't work.. Fuckign TelNet shit is not connecting and now
I'm stuck with this wack ass old 1.0 version.. Anyway of getting back to
the new 1.5 cupcake update since im in this fucked up situation?? please
help ASAP before I slit my wrist and break this fucking phone by throwing it down the street.
I knew something was gonna go wrong, and its not even my fucking
fault.. Fucking Piece of shit TelNet.. Fuck that shit.. Fucking
Linux I swear.. I even tried the Terminal Emulator one, that didn't work either, kept giving permission denied errors and shit.
my bad u will still need someone elses sim card to activate the g1.. then after that if u have wifi u good..
reboot the phone and try the telnet part again.. .also make sure u have the recovery keys on the same sdcard that your using.. it works.. just takes a few tries.. make type slow..
do it just like it says on this post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2864264&postcount=1
Restart your phone. Wait for your phone to start up fully and show the home screen.
After your phone starts up, hit the enter key twice, type "telnetd" and press enter. (Yes, it will start up a contact search, don't worry. Just type it.)
Download an Android "Telnet" application from the Market and connect to localhost.
If you connect successfully, you will have a root prompt "#".
After your phone starts up, hit the enter key twice, type "telnetd" and press enter. (Yes, it will start up a contact search, don't worry. Just type it.)
Download an Android "Telnet" application from the Market and connect to localhost.
If you connect successfully, you will have a root prompt "#".
5. After your phone starts up, hit the enter key twice, type "telnetd" and press enter. (Yes, it will start up a contact search, don't worry. Just type it.)
6. Download an Android "Telnet" application from the Market and connect to localhost.
I missed that step, could that be the problem..?
FUCK!! and I just re-installed 1.5 back on my phone...Damn i thought you already slit your wrist..5. After your phone starts up, hit the enter key twice, type "telnetd" and press enter. (Yes, it will start up a contact search, don't worry. Just type it.)
6. Download an Android "Telnet" application from the Market and connect to localhost.
I missed that step, could that be the problem..?
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