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Help Activate Stock G1 over WiFi

when i go to enter a shell command or the adb devices command the computer won't find it i know that i enter the command correctly cuz i watch the device go from normal to adb mode on the device manager the adb interface shows up but adb wont find it
 
Hmm, semi-common problem. Are you using Windows 7 or XP? 32bit(if you dont know, you probably are)? If so, uninstall the drivers, reboot, and reinstall the drivers from the link provided above.
 
:D Thanks Swizz!

I was having the same problem by passing the activation screen.
I did activated over wifi the 1st time using the same method provided here. Now PC won't recognized or will recognized as a storage device. BUT THE USB DRIVER FROM GOOGLE WAS THE REVISION 1. (the USB driver is revision 3 now)
 
hahaha FINALLY found the camera button. I'm such a ree-ree. I'm gonna try this out when I get home so I can get my money's worth out of this otherwise nice black paperweight. Swizz you seem like a great role model.:cool:
 
I got the USB drivers for XP. When I plug in the phone, I get "unknown device". When I select the directory from which to install the drivers in the New Hardware Wizard, I get a message saying that the drivers already installed (no drivers) are the best ones? Help.
 
Thanks this is a really detailed and useful post. I'm fairly novice at this stuff but am learning. Project 1 is to activate a stock G1 over wi-fi. I was able follow the instructions and get the phone to reboot when <enter> reboot <enter> is typed in. I'm having trouble getting adb.exe to work. Error message I get says "..failed to start because AdbWinApi.dll was not found". I did download the drivers (Windows) in the above directions and have them in a folder in program files. They do not have the above file but do have another dll file.
 
Something that I have overlooked until now, I've updated the downloads portion of the tutorial to include the mentioned dll. Download it, and place it in the same directory as adb.

Sorry!
 
So where do i find terminal on my computer? Is it the Adb.exe ? If is the adb.exe for some reason when i run it the window close itself.. so helphelp
 
Start>Run>type CMD and hit enter. That brings up the terminal. Navigate to the folder containing adb, then continue on.
 
@Thankks Swizz
The Steps worked perfectly for me using Vista x32.

Is there any way to upgrade back to RC30 or 33 since I downgraded to RC29?or do i wait for an Over the Air update???
 
yparse: You can either wait for the OTA to hit, or you can find the files needed on GYDO. Dealers choice.

CantThink: As long as you follow this guide and use the files provided the chances are a million to one.

Sorry for delayed responses.
 
Swizz,

Thanks for the time taken for posting this guide and still replying to messages in this thread.

A few days ago I bought a used T-Mobile G1 to be used as a WiFi enabled PDA in the USA and as a phone when visiting my home country. In order to have a clean phone, I performed a hard-reset, not realizing that you need a mobile account w/ a data plan to activate it. However, knowing that this is Linux after all, I was pretty sure there is a method to activate it on WiFi.

Then I found this guide, and a couple others, which were essentially similar. So I went on and followed the instructions - at firts, no firmware update since I passed the "reboot" test. But no matter what I did, I was stuck at the "No SIM found..." message. Then I tried the full method you described, including the RC29 install, but same thing.

After a few hours of trial and error, I decided to plug in my foreign SIM card an repeat the steps. Surprisingly (or not...) this time things went smooth, and I was able to activate on WiFi.

So let me just suggest you emphasize the requirement for a working SIM card in order to activate the G1 using this guide!

One more thing - after updating the RC29 image I got the installation successful confirmtion message and a line asking me to press the "action key" to continue. Now, what the hell is this "action key"??? Whatever it is, the G1 seemed to got stuck and I was unable to do anything. In order to reboot I actually had to remove the battery! No idea why it was stuck, but luckily a simple unplug/re-plug worked out.
 
Yeah, the working SIM card was something that I just neglected. Action key is pressing the trackball.
 
Things went well until step 8 where the entry is ignored. Reboot works fine and I have a sim card inserted so the little Android displays the Welcome message. Any thoughts on what to look for?
Regards.
Tom Birchmire
 
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