Bricked G1 - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, im currently with a bricked G1, update DangerSPL and seems radio or something wasnt compatible.
i try HOME+POWER and CAMERA+POWER both dont work...
ok i got that means its bricked...but i also read about another way to get into fastboot that may work, about usb wire? ....anyone knows it?
i know about the JTAG, just didnt want to resort to it...thanks.
been talking with shadow*something in IRC and it seems my only chance is JTAG, will be looking for it....
sorry cant remember full nick ....
thanks.

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Bricked g1 help

Hi two days ago i decided to put the jachero rom on my g1 and it said i had to update the radio so i did then put the latest spl so i did and after i renamed the spl to update.zip and applied it. my phone got bricked and i cant apply the dreaimg.nbh to wipe everything and cant go to recovery and i dont know if it will never work again?? please heelpppp!!! oh yyeah and im 13.
what do you mean brick? which radio did you install and which spl did you install after that?
does your phone turn on at all?
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i put the radio 2.22.6i and idk about the spl and it just says tmobile g1
Alanrocks15 said:
Hi two days ago i decided to put the jachero rom on my g1 and it said i had to update the radio so i did then put the latest spl so i did and after i renamed the spl to update.zip and applied it. my phone got bricked and i cant apply the dreaimg.nbh to wipe everything and cant go to recovery and i dont know if it will never work again?? please heelpppp!!! oh yyeah and im 13.
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it seems like you're pretty bricked.
Please give more information on your procedure.
If you cannot boot into recovery (home + power) or the bootloader (camera + power) then it is most likely bricked. If you have insurance, just tell T-Mobile that your phone told you that there was an update available, and when you clicked OK, the phone restarted and then you were stuck at the G1 screen.
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well i dont know anything how to flash cyanogen
on the jachero page it said get the latest spl so i updated and after that canot go into recovery
so i only have warranty no insurance
Alanrocks15 said:
well i dont know anything how to flash cyanogen
on the jachero page it said get the latest spl so i updated and after that canot go into recovery
so i only have warranty no insurance
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if you dont even know what your putting on your phone, you kinda deserved it...
Use your warranty, tell them there was an over the air update and ur phone ran out of battery in the middle of it.... and read up/think before doing something like that again...
theres really nothing you can do now. You need to give us more detailed procedures if you want a second opinion
well
i did know what to do but since i already have the latest radio then i just put the spl and if i get another g1 if i already have the hard spl do i need to put the latest because igot the hard spl from another forum but since the jachero page told me to update it i did that maybe i dont have the latest radio but no since anymore and thank you i will tell tmobile i got a ota but didnt the ota thing stop like 3 weeks ago i dont think they will believe me that i just got an ota barely
Alanrocks15 said:
i did know what to do but since i already have the latest radio then i just put the spl and if i get another g1 if i already have the hard spl do i need to put the latest because igot the hard spl from another forum but since the jachero page told me to update it i did that maybe i dont have the latest radio but no since anymore and thank you i will tell tmobile i got a ota but didnt the ota thing stop like 3 weeks ago i dont think they will believe me that i just got an ota barely
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So? Just say that you had your phone off for a few weeks cuz you went on vacation and chose to bring another phone for safety's sake, and when you got back, you turned on the phone and presto! OTA update...
Alanrocks15 said:
i did know what to do but since i already have the latest radio then i just put the spl and if i get another g1 if i already have the hard spl do i need to put the latest because igot the hard spl from another forum but since the jachero page told me to update it i did that maybe i dont have the latest radio but no since anymore and thank you i will tell tmobile i got a ota but didnt the ota thing stop like 3 weeks ago i dont think they will believe me that i just got an ota barely
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1) Use full stops, 'cos that's near impossible to read.
2) No, hard SPL will not work you need Haykuro's SPL.
3) Your phone will only have bricked it you had the old radio OR you did not have a PVT board. Did you look in the bootloader before you flashed the new one? I'm guessing not.
4) Luckily there was a security (I think it was security) update that was just released, so they shouldn't qustion it.
ok sorry
Ithink the warranty will cover it
I would go with the OTA story especially since there was just an OTA update released that has been pushed to phones over the last few days. I know a few people who also didn't read up before they started flashing and they too bricked their phones however, the OTA story worked most of the time. This is really your only choice seeing that you don't have insurance on the phone. Good luck
Just use the OTA story again lol
Tmobile wont hassle you too much about it.
Make sure you download the Radio that Haykuro provided, flash it, then boot into the bootloader to make sure it reads properly. Also verify that you have a PVT board.
Put the update.zip with the SPL on your phone AND VERIFY THE MD5 CHECKSUM (you should do it with the radio too actually)
and continue to follow the proper directions.
If you brick after following that, use the OTA story again but stick to HardSPL lol
what is checksum and pvt board?
Alanrocks15 said:
what is checksum and pvt board?
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PVT board is the board that won't brick when flashed with the Danger SPL. Just another design. You can check your board revision by booting into bootloader (camera+power).
md5 checksum is a special key that is tied to the file that is generated based on that file. If the file that you downloaded is corrupt or different compared to the original file, the md5checksum will be different, letting you know that you need to re-download the file or risk a brick.
help help help help
please somwbody help please...my g1 t mobile freeze in g1 screen...i can't power+camera, power+volumen down, no bootloader screen nothing, only freeze in g1 tmobile screen...
when press action botton and power a blue led come on but nothing happend...
somebody can help me with any information
jtag pin outs...or somenthing to solve this problem..i come from panama
help help help help
please somebody help please...my g1 t mobile freeze in g1 screen...i can't power+camera, power+volumen down, no bootloader screen nothing, only freeze in g1 tmobile screen...
when press action botton and power a blue led come on but nothing happend...
somebody can help me with any information
jtag pin outs...or somenthing to solve this problem..i come from panama
jommega said:
please somebody help please...my g1 t mobile freeze in g1 screen...i can't power+camera, power+volumen down, no bootloader screen nothing, only freeze in g1 tmobile screen...
when press action botton and power a blue led come on but nothing happend...
somebody can help me with any information
jtag pin outs...or somenthing to solve this problem..i come from panama
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nothing you can do. its bricked. call tmo or get it replaced by whatever warranty you have
well im getting a replacement g1 and i wanna root it again but i dont wanna brick it and theres a post that is here on xda and its called
"how to root, flash recovery cyanogen, parition sd to fat , ext2 and 3 , how to flash radio nd spl and install jachero"
is this a good post?
Thanks guys this helped a lot wow its been almost 2 years so yea thanks a lot guys
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Bricked G1

right i know how i bricked my G1
did spl before radio .. so the outcome is basiclly it hangs on the screen thing
i passed the phone down to my little brother so hes been using it for some time i ain been on the g1 scene for quite some time until yesterday he started ranting on bout me upgrading his system to the Hero ports
my main question was is there a way to recover this problem
or am i going to have to go tru my friends at t-mobile
thanks in advance
1) You posted in the wrong forum. How is this post in way Android Development?
2) Learn to use periods. It's hard to understand what you are trying to say.
...So you bricked your g1?
Sorry, nothing can be done.
shaji007 said:
right i know how i bricked my G1
did spl before radio .. so the outcome is basiclly it hangs on the screen thing
i passed the phone down to my little brother so hes been using it for some time i ain been on the g1 scene for quite some time until yesterday he started ranting on bout me upgrading his system to the Hero ports
my main question was is there a way to recover this problem
or am i going to have to go tru my friends at t-mobile
thanks in advance
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Shaji... 1st off how is your little brother using a "bricked" phone? If it is bricked it can't be used let alone have the ROM updated to the Hero ROM's. Also there are several threads over in the " Dream android development " that should provide you with PLENTY of information that you seek... good luck with T-Mobile...
peace
...tell T-Mobile you got an OTA update and phone never booted past the first screen after. You're phone is bricked ,get a new one.
shaji007 said:
right i know how i bricked my G1
did spl before radio .. so the outcome is basiclly it hangs on the screen thing
i passed the phone down to my little brother so hes been using it for some time i ain been on the g1 scene for quite some time until yesterday he started ranting on bout me upgrading his system to the Hero ports
my main question was is there a way to recover this problem
or am i going to have to go tru my friends at t-mobile
thanks in advance
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I did the same thing the night Haykuro came out with all his new stuff for that. I flashed SPL before radio, but I was able to fix it. I'll pull up the email I worked out with him, PM me for it.
Disconnect usb, take out the battery and plug it back it, connect usb, boot the phone into the recovery mode, go to the console.
Enter then type this: echo /dev/block/mmcblk0 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file
You now can access to ur sdcard from your computer, download a rom, change it to "update". Reboot the phone again, now try to wipe and install the update. After you install the update, flash the radio first, then the SPL. Let me know how it works out for you.
thanks for all the information people
@shaji007 Your post is quite confusing, can you tell us what you did in order? Can the phone get in to recovery (power+home) or the bootloader (power+camera)?
@phuthanvinh If you brick you can't get in to recovery.
@lukekirstein You know how to bring bricked G1's back to life? This I gotta see...
right basiclly
i followed the guide how to downgrade root n hack etc
did all that
then upgraded to one of JF builds
then i was going to install the hero ports that have been flying around
however this is my fault i wasnt really concentrating and i upgraded the spl before the radio
so yea its bricked on there
i just thought xda might have a way of fixing it back up
getting it replaced with t-mobile is of course no problem but i dont want to go through the hassle
lukekirstein said:
I did the same thing the night Haykuro came out with all his new stuff for that. I flashed SPL before radio, but I was able to fix it. I'll pull up the email I worked out with him, PM me for it.
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yea okay I don't believe you...If haykuro was able to fix it why hasn't he posted a fix? No why havent YOU posted a fix?
shaji007 said:
right basiclly
i followed the guide how to downgrade root n hack etc
did all that
then upgraded to one of JF builds
then i was going to install the hero ports that have been flying around
however this is my fault i wasnt really concentrating and i upgraded the spl before the radio
so yea its bricked on there
i just thought xda might have a way of fixing it back up
getting it replaced with t-mobile is of course no problem but i dont want to go through the hassle
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Right, yeah, you're screwed. Just tell tmo that the update bricked it, but don't say bricked, just act dumb
I wouldn't hold out much hope for lukekirstein's unbrick method that no one has over heard about before...

Problem just arrived

I was trying to load up my gf's G1 and I had a cyans newest rom and pretty much all was working good. Now my friend decided to try the boot screen flasher to load a custom boot image and well it was not working so he said that it was the SPL and I told him that not to worry about it...But he did it anyway and now when the phone loads it stays on the G1 screen. I tried to load into recovery (home+power) to see if I could nandroid but no dice. Any Ideas...I would like this to work by time she gets home as I am creating a playboy theme for her phone.
P.S. I decided to let my friend know not to touch my phones by a nice punch in the arm
P.P.S. I know I should search for this but I am time crunching thanks to my friend and need to get this working again for her ASAP
I would give him a little more than a punch.... if he flashed the SPL
and you cant get to the SPL (Cam+Power) or recovery (Home+Power)
then your phone is bricked....
just so you know... the boot screen flasher has two options..one for the standard/engineering/hardspl and another for the haykuro SPL
Yeah When I do camera power I still get the G1 screen
Sorry but this is a brick. Not fixable.
Try not to actually kill your friend, but he definitely deserves a serious beating.
There is one thing that's worked on a few magics/sapphires, but I don't think anyone's had it work on a g1.. you might as well give it a try since it's literally your only shot: You need to have fastboot drivers already installed and working on your pc and a copy of the engineering or hardspl.. plug your phone in by usb but don't switch it on and execute this command:
Code:
fastboot flash hboot hboot.img
You should get the message "Waiting for device...", now hold [camera] power the phone on and hope. If it doesnt work, try pulling and reinserting the battery a few times. The idea is to get fastboot to recognise the phone before it trips up and start the flash, but as I said I don't know if this has ever worked on a g1. It has been reported that this is more likely to work with linux than windows as it reacts to usb devices much more quickly.
goldenarmZ said:
Sorry but this is a brick. Not fixable.
Try not to actually kill your friend, but he definitely deserves a serious beating.
There is one thing that's worked on a few magics/sapphires, but I don't think anyone's had it work on a g1.. you might as well give it a try since it's literally your only shot: You need to have fastboot drivers already installed and working on your pc and a copy of the haykuro spl.. plug your phone in by usb but don't switch it on and execute this command:
Code:
fastboot flash hboot hboot.img
You should get the message "Waiting for device...", now hold [camera] power the phone on and hope. If it doesnt work, try pulling and reinserting the battery a few times. The idea is to get fastboot to recognise the phone before it trips up and start the flash, but as I said I don't know if this has ever worked on a g1. It has been reported that this is more likely to work with linux than windows as it reacts to usb devices much more quickly.
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fastboot only works in the spl though. the radio never calls the spl if the radios outdated.
also, why would you want to send haykuros spl back on the phone, when thats what caused it to brick in the first place.
can you link me to where the magic people got it to work? because i doubt their brick is the same as this
B-man007 said:
fastboot only works in the spl though. the radio never calls the spl if the radios outdated.
also, why would you want to send haykuros spl back on the phone, when thats what caused it to brick in the first place.
can you link me to where the magic people got it to work? because i doubt their brick is the same as this
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to the first part of your statement: thats our best guess but noone REALLY knows, so if you dont want off the wall, maybe fix your phone solutions, then go else where
and i do agree that using HARDSPL versus haykuro would prolly be better idea, but its worth a shot nonetheless, depends all on where the fastboot code exisits and where exactly the phones hang, if you have some specific details that the rest of us are missing then do SHARE
and from what ive heard you'll need to be running linux for the reasons above (windows being slow as balls to do anything, and "security" {hostility} protocols applied to the usb bus)
B-man007 said:
fastboot only works in the spl though. the radio never calls the spl if the radios outdated.
also, why would you want to send haykuros spl back on the phone, when thats what caused it to brick in the first place.
can you link me to where the magic people got it to work? because i doubt their brick is the same as this
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That's what I thought til I saw this thread too, but the magics were spl bricks or I wouldn't have even posted it You're right tho, I meant to recommend hardspl, not haykuro's.. slip of the fingers. I've edited the post.
I'll try to find the magic thread again.. I can't quite remember where it was though..
ESKIMOn00b said:
to the first part of your statement: thats our best guess but noone REALLY knows, so if you dont want off the wall, maybe fix your phone solutions, then go else where
and i do agree that using HARDSPL versus haykuro would prolly be better idea, but its worth a shot nonetheless, depends all on where the fastboot code exisits and where exactly the phones hang, if you have some specific details that the rest of us are missing then do SHARE
and from what ive heard you'll need to be running linux for the reasons above (windows being slow as balls to do anything, and "security" {hostility} protocols applied to the usb bus)
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what do you mean by no one already knows? We do know. i dont think youve been following xda very closely.
read the the threads that relate to the spl because all that info is already shared. Heres the summary
IPL>SPL>Android
when the link from IPL>SPL is broken.... there is nothing
Fastboot is on the SPL.
Its not "the rest of us" that don't know this....its just you
@Golden
Im surprised that hasnt been looked at yet. However..the spl bricks are probably very different from the ones on the G1
reason being is that Magic users are using Magic radios and Magic SPLs
These G1 bricks are from using G1 Radio and ported Magic SPL's
Technically, any magic radio should be compatible any magic spl
their bricks would easier to fix as the proper software is probably still on there while g1 may or may not recognize the software such as the magic spl

T-mobile G1(Dream110)-bricked : HELP :o)

Hi all,
have some problem with T-mobile G1.
In first, its not mine, but my friends.
He was trying to do ROOT + flash eclair rom.
But he was unsuccesfull.
I tell him, I will write here and maybe, if all goes fine, repair his G1.
I realy dont know, what all he was trying with it.
But when i get it to my hands G1 was stucked on showing logo T-Mobile G1.
So where can be problem? And how can i repair it? )
Now Im going to read all forums about G1, cuz I have it in my hands for first time.
So if anybody can help i will be happy )
MiTMaNeK said:
Hi all,
have some problem with T-mobile G1.
In first, its not mine, but my friends.
He was trying to do ROOT + flash eclair rom.
But he was unsuccesfull.
I tell him, I will write here and maybe, if all goes fine, repair his G1.
I realy dont know, what all he was trying with it.
But when i get it to my hands G1 was stucked on showing logo T-Mobile G1.
So where can be problem? And how can i repair it? )
Now Im going to read all forums about G1, cuz I have it in my hands for first time.
So if anybody can help i will be happy )
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I can help, but need more info. Tell me about the process you used to root and flash.
What happens if you turn on the phone while holding down the home button?
How about if you power on while holding the camera button?
I can help, but need more info. Tell me about the process you used to root and flash.
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In first, thx for answer
What I know(I asked owner of this bricked G1):
1)He make ROOT with GoldCard
2)After that he flash SPL
3)Flash this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=598973
But not working, so he made point 2 and 3 again .. still dont work.. dont know if he tried it again..
What happens if you turn on the phone while holding down the home button?
How about if you power on while holding the camera button?
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nothing =(
EDIT : Its realy firts time when I got Andorid phone in hand, I can repair bricked Raphael, but I realy dont know what with this and what all i need in my computer.
MiTMaNeK said:
In first, thx for answer
What I know(I asked owner of this bricked G1):
1)He make ROOT with GoldCard
2)After that he flash SPL
3)Flash this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=598973
But not working, so he made point 2 and 3 again .. still dont work.. dont know if he tried it again..
nothing =(
EDIT : Its realy firts time when I got Andorid phone in hand, I can repair bricked Raphael, but I realy dont know what with this and what all i need in my computer.
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I am guessing they flashed Haykuro's special (i.e. danger or death spl) since they wanted an eclair ROM. Furthermore, I am guessing they did not flash the updated radio before the SPL?
Either way, since nothing happens when holding home, or camera, I am sorry to say you have a brick.
Thx )
Yea, I know, its a brick, while Im reading all forums about bricked G1... but there must be way how to repair it =D
MiTMaNeK said:
Thx )
Yea, I know, its a brick, while Im reading all forums about bricked G1... but there must be way how to repair it =D
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As of yet your options are to send it to HTC to have it fixed, replace the motherboard, or follow this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591048
Maybe these guys will figure it out.
Thx for this link, Its last hope for my friends G1 =), or buy used broken G1 with good motherboard =)
In all the cases I've read about if you can't access bootloader and recovery then your phone is bricked for good, but if you can access at least one of them your phone can still be fixed
Its fully bricked. So Power+ Cam and Power + Home dont work, maybe they found the way how to repair it )

G1 Bricked (Not able to fastboot)

Hi everyone really sorry for opening a new thread for a G1 brick.
My G1 has stuck at the T-Mobile screen and on pressing Camera+Power i cant get into fastboot to restore using the .nbh file.
I am not able to get into recovery using power+home key also.
There has to be a way to get my dream back....
please please please help
JTAG or go for a replacement. I'm guessing it's a DangerSPL brick, right?
Danger SPL
Yes dude....
i have done this so many time.....
this time i forgot to update the radio first and this is stuck....
Someone should have a solution for this....
I read many thread which say use it as a paperweight...
I am not loosing hope....
XDA Member will have some solution.....
Maybe you should try to keep current on developments.
There is NOT A SINGLE REASON to use the deathspl.
As for your "poll"... what do you expect to learn from something like this? Do you realize that any numbers you get will be completely MEANINGLESS?
lbcoder said:
Maybe you should try to keep current on developments.
There is NOT A SINGLE REASON to use the deathspl.
As for your "poll"... what do you expect to learn from something like this? Do you realize that any numbers you get will be completely MEANINGLESS?
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By adding the poll I am just trying to avoid post which says hey even i have the same problem.
I was upgrading to cm 5 which needs deathspl.
chinmayfun said:
I was upgrading to cm 5 which needs deathspl.
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Aaaaannnnnd.... it doesn't need it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=704560
lbcoder said:
There is NOT A SINGLE REASON to use the deathspl.
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Sure there is as its one if the few full engineering spls. And I don't think your latest development will ever be quite as user friendly (however some more configuration it will be very close)
The real user friendly fix/patch for 1.33.2005 (those that know what they are doing can decide if any benifit of the spl exists) is an assertion statement in the recovery script to check the radio version is not one of the two common 1.x ones.
(the evil patch is to make the assertion somehow also autoinstall the lattest Rogers e911 patched rom if the user has the 1.x radio. Because atm the rogers rom appears to be very safe from the user messing up the boot chain.. actually we may need to "perfect" the spl a bit more I think it will let us erase hboot)
I am still a newb to the android scene - and do believe I as well made the same mistake - and have bricked my G1.
If eveything I've read is accurate, I can purchase a donor phone - broken screen, or other issues - so long as the mother board is still good.
Swap out the new mother board for the bricked one, and have a working phone again - right ?
Have an opportunity on a donor phone - have no issues pulling phones apart, and putting them back together
But just want to make sure I understand the basics
Thanks in advance for any replies
Motherboard only option ?
Is replacing the motherboard the only option left ?
I am not sure i would be able to do that
Worst day of my life i screwed up big time
Any help is appreciated.
Some tool to recover back to original.
I can understand there is no way to repair as I am not able to get into recovery nor fastboot so cant adb also...
youtube
i checked the below video bt this is kinda a complicated and nt a solution for me
chinmayfun said:
i checked the below video bt this is kinda a complicated and nt a solution for me
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There is no tool to get it back except by the options listed above. If you are not going to switch the mobos in the G1 then you won't be able to do the other option either. There is no software that can bring your G1 back after a deathspl.
protomanez said:
There is no tool to get it back except by the options listed above. If you are not going to switch the mobos in the G1 then you won't be able to do the other option either. There is no software that can bring your G1 back after a deathspl.
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Thanks....
i will have to plan out on buying a new android....
had waited for a long time to get tht android phone from a friend in usa....
now there are many android phones available in india.... will have to start saving some money.... cant live without an android....
hey,
i had the same prob.
only thing,
mine bricke in cause of a radio update,
i tried all which was in my head,
and all i can do
but after some nights spending to my phone i found this:
i copied my nand backup to root of sd,
and connected it to pc
first he told me, device not known
so i tried to boot the modified recovery,
and *tada* i was in recovery mode,
plz try and tell me if it fix your problem,
for mine it did
best regards,
psycho
Mine is also due to radio update dude, before flashing spl the radio has to be flashed i and forgot to do that.
Will try out your suggestion, just hoping that it work and my g1 is back to life.
Ne ways appreciate your suggestion.
Please let me know if you were able to get into recovery mode prior to putting the files on the sd card.
And if you could tell me the list of files (if u had nething other then the nand update) which you put on the sd card, i can replicate the exact process.
Thanks,
Chinmay
Hope
Is there any hope to get the G1 back to life from the Death SPL Brick ?
You should read instructions carefully man. Its not that hard. You should always verify that you have a compatible radio before flashing DangerSPL.
There is a method to recover your device and it involves a lot of time and patience. Google "JTAG".
Sent from my HTC Dream using XDA App
"JTAG".
me too, my G1 Bricked (Not able to fastboot). but i wanna know if the JTAG method work 100%.please.

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