Root Stuck at boot image

[Erich]

I followed this Full Update Guide - Nexus One Firmware to CyanogenMod - CyanogenMod Wiki
To unlock and flash my Nexus One. Now it's stuck at the boot image. I am trying to restore it from my backup now. So I have 2 questions.

1. How long should a restore take?

2. Should I have not wiped it before the flash?

 

[Viralmind]

How far did you get?
did you complete the whole setup and install cyan's rom?

restore should take a minute or less.

 

[Erich]

Yes I installed cyan's rom. Something is wrong the restore has been going for a long time

 

[Viralmind]

Yes I installed cyan's rom. Something is wrong the restore has been going for a long time

which rom did you install?
5.0.5.3?

did you install a rom before that?

 

[Erich]

which rom did you install?
5.0.5.3?

did you install a rom before that?

This is the first rom. I installed the rom I got from Cyanogenmod For Nexus One V5.0.5.3 (03/23/2010) - CyanogenMod Forum
I got it today. Says it's the latest version.

 

[Viralmind]

ok.

reboot.
go to recovery and WIPE
then do nand restore back to your amon RA backup. (should be first one if you did it.)
then flash the cyan 5051 first then use cm updater from market to flash to 5053

 

[Erich]

ok.

reboot.
go to recovery and WIPE
then do nand restore back to your amon RA backup. (should be first one if you did it.)
then flash the cyan 5051 first then use cm updater from market to flash to 5053

The restore was successful, Thank you for that. Now do you know where I can download the 5.0.5.1 from? I found a file but it is named "update-cm-5.0.5.1-N1-signed" Is that the file I need or is it just an update for previous cyan roms

Also do I wipe before installing the rom

 

[Viralmind]

that is the correct rom.
you do not need to wipe no

 

[Erich]

Thanks, Another problem. When I try to boot to recovery I get the triangle with ! and the android. Do I need to do the steps again to install recovery.img?

Also if I want root access do I need to install the Superboot? And do I need the himem version? Or will the Cyan rom do all this for me?

Sorry for all the questions just finding a lot more info while I was searching for a way to fix the previous problems

 

[Viralmind]

yes. superboot is what roots your phone.
- you should of had superboot flashed before you did that recovery image

fastboot just unlocks the bootloader.


i used the himem...its a type of superboot.
its not a custom rom like youre thinking.

 

[mi_canuck]

just a word of advice... always ALWAYS do an MD5 checksum of the downloaded files... ALWAYS.... they provide the checksum keys for a reason... to make sure the download didn't corrupt the file somehow...

 

[halfsjj]

Quick question on rooting. If I have purchased an unlocked N1 do I need to do the OEM unlock? I would assume not since it already OEM unlocked, but every thing I have read doesn't state anything about an OEM unlocked device.

Thanks,

 

[Who Cares?]

there is sim-unlocked and root-access unlocked. What are you trying to do? Google sells the phone sim-unlocked from the rip