Congratulations to Leslie W. of Cerritos, CA, who just earned himself a hacked phone with nothing more than a tweet! I’m not sure what the next giveaway will be, or when it will begin, but we’ll put *something* cool together. Stay tuned to DroidDog and follow me on Twitter for updates.

Thanks for your support, Leslie!

Steps to root your G1 and install your first custom ROM (at your own risk).

Introduction

I need to say that though this process has been done 1000’s of times, there is always a chance of bricking your phone rendering it useless. With that said read everything and watch the videos several times before attempting this. When you are ready go ahead and download all the files ahead of time so you have them on hand to speed up the process. With that said, let’s begin. Text instructions follow the video below, which is the first of two.

Next Page: Getting Ready

Well, it’s not much to go on but there is a little bit of buzz on Twitter that the G1 will see and update by the end of January. Most people are assuming this update will bring Android 2.x to the old beater. I’m taking this for what it is. We’ll see.

Via Android Guys

EDIT: THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER! THANKS FOR TRYING!

The Contest:

Have you been curious about hacking phones but didn’t want to risk destroying your own? Maybe you jut can’t afford a spare or maybe you want to add a fifth to your collection. Whatever the case, this is the easiest way to get into a hacked G1 without spending any cash. I’m also opening this up to all U.S. residents, including Alaska and Hawaii, as well as Canadians (see rules below).

How to enter:

For those of you who thought entering the myTouch 3G giveaway took too much work, I’m making this one super simple. All you have to do is follow me on Twitter and send the following Tweet:

RT @PhoneDog_John Win a rooted G1: http://bit.ly/4JoxS5 || RT and follow @PhoneDog_John to enter! #DDG1

It’s a simple retweet contest. Just make sure you send the tweet exactly as listed above, and you’re entered.

What’s the prize?

Up for grabs is my black rooted G1 running the official AOSP 1.6 ROM (though I think that link shows an updated version). The 2 GB SD card has a 500 MB ext partition, which means you’re ready to go for a chunk of ROMs that use Apps2SD. (cont.)

The phone is rooted and flashed with a cooked ROM, but is not unlocked. But if you want a different setup, go for it! If you break something, all you’ve lost is a little time. Also included are the headphones with mini-USB adapter, power adapter, USB to mini-USB cable for charging and data transfer, original box and documentation, and an unused T-Mobile SIM.

When/how will it end?

RULES:

This contest is open to all U.S. residents with a U.S. shipping address and all Canadians with a Canadian shipping address
Enter as often as you like between now and January 31st.
On February 1st I will randomly choose a winner and Direct Message them my contact information
The winner will have 24 hours to respond to me with their full name, shipping address, and a digital photo at least 150 x 150 pixels large
I will be sharing the winner’s first name and last initial, city and state/province of residence, as well as the photo on DroidDog.com
Do not enter if you do not agree to these terms
No purchase necessary
Void where prohibited
Members of the PhoneDog team, including sub-sites, are ineligible.
Shipping is free

Good luck!

In this tutorial, Carlos Graves shows how to apply the 10MB hack for Cyanogen ROMs. (Follow at your own risk!)

Commands:

$su [enter]
#flash_image boot /sdcard/boot.img [enter]
#reboot [enter]

Download the 10MB Hack .img file here

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