<p>Send me an email, I&#39;ve had an ADP for about 6 months<br>
Its pretty easy to root them but if your not worried about loosing data, you can always just use a jesusfreke firmware flash which is pre-rooted, <br>
Try the xda-developer forums for help,<br>
Or the g1 hacker mailing list</p>
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Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:30:21 +1030<br>
From: Kim Hawtin &lt;<a href="mailto:kim.hawtin@adelaide.edu.au">kim.hawtin@adelaide.edu.au</a>&gt;<br>
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Android HTC Dread Rooting?<br>
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<a href="mailto:simonw1485@optusnet.com.au">simonw1485@optusnet.com.au</a> wrote:<br>
&gt; Does anyone know anything about rooting Android phones (HTC Dream / G1)?<br>
&gt; I have one I am trying to root but failing.<br>
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Just what is it that you are trying to do?<br>
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Do you actually mean installing new firmware?<br>
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Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:34:09 +1100<br>
From: &quot;<a href="mailto:simonw1485@optusnet.com.au">simonw1485@optusnet.com.au</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:simonw1485@optusnet.com.au">simonw1485@optusnet.com.au</a>&gt;<br>
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Android HTC Dread Rooting?<br>
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Yeah install the latest firmware, which you can&#39;t do until it is rooted.<br>
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Kim Hawtin wrote:<br>
&gt; <a href="mailto:simonw1485@optusnet.com.au">simonw1485@optusnet.com.au</a> wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Does anyone know anything about rooting Android phones (HTC Dream / G1)?<br>
&gt;&gt; I have one I am trying to root but failing.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Just what is it that you are trying to do?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Do you actually mean installing new firmware?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; regards,<br>
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&gt; Kim<br>
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