How to Root Your T-Mobile G1: A Step-by-Step Guide by David from TheUnlocker.com

To begin, it's essential to visit our website at TheUnlocker.com and scroll down to number two. From there, you'll be able to download three crucial files that will help you root your T-Mobile G1. These files are specifically designed for the device, so make sure to follow the instructions carefully.

Once you've downloaded the files, plug your phone into your computer using a USB cable. The files should now be visible on your computer screen, and it's time to transfer them to your phone's SD card. To do this, click on the file and select "Mount" in order to save stuff to the SD card.

Next, you'll need to find the root folder of your G1 and move the three files into it. Once you've completed this step, disconnect your phone from the computer and turn it off. This is an essential part of the rooting process, so don't skip this step.

Now that your phone is off, it's time to turn it back on using a specific method. Hold down both the power button and the camera button at the same time until you see the Rainbow screen appear on your device. This should automatically transition into a loading screen. On this screen, press the power button to start updating the image.

As the update process begins, press the action key (which is the trackball) to resume the process. Once the update is complete, take out the battery and put it back in again. Now that your phone has been restored to its original state, you can go through the normal setup process as if nothing had happened.

After completing the initial setup, open up your keyboard by tapping the on-screen keyboard button. Next, type "tell net d" twice into the keyboard, followed by pressing enter each time. This will close out a certain section of the interface. Then, visit the Market app and search for "telnet install telnet" to access the Telnet connection.

Once you've accessed the Telnet connection, type in the following commands:

1. connect to localhost

2. e d SD card

3. Flash underscore image space recovery space recovery dot IMG

4. cat space recovery dot IMG greater than symbol system recovery

It's essential to remember that once you hit enter after typing each command, there should be no return key visible on the screen. Simply continue typing and let the commands execute.

Once you've typed all of these commands, power off your phone and hold down both the end and home keys until you see a text message appear on the screen. Open up the keyboard again and type "called l" to initiate an update process. Next, press the alt key (Alt) followed by the "s" key to apply the root.zip file that's already present on your phone.

Finally, once the update is complete, press the home and back button simultaneously to restart your phone. And that's it! You've successfully rooted your T-Mobile G1 using these step-by-step instructions provided by David from TheUnlocker.com.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enplaying hey guys David from theunlocker.com here I'm going to show you guys how to root your T-Mobile G1 go to our site if you're not already there the unlocker.com spell it like that scroll down to number two and download those three files to your computer now they say the files to your computer you'll plug in your G1 the USB I'm gonna pull this down click on that select the mount so we can save stuff to the SD card okay we're going to find on our computer where we save the three files and first thing first we're going to rename hard SPL to just update enter now we're going to take all three of these files and move them over to the root folder of our G1 okay now we're going to disconnect the G1 from the computer and we're gonna turn it off okay we're gonna turn it back on by holding the power and the camera button at the same time so you see our little Rainbow screen which should automatically turn into a loading screen okay now it says press the power button to start update the image so we're gonna do that okay and it's gonna update okay so the update's complete press the action key to be pushing down on the trackball now we're back to this take the battery out put your battery back in okay go through your normal setup process okay once the phone turns back on we're gonna open the keyboard we're going to hit enter twice I'm going to type in tell net d and press enter again close that out and then we're gonna go to the market except search telnet install telnet yeah 10 ounces we sold we're gonna open it we're gonna say connect to localhost okay and we're gonna type in the following okay there's no return here I just kept typing it returned on its own so don't hit enter to get down a line and now once you're at the end hit enter see two little number signs then we're gonna type e d SD card I hit enter type Flash underscore image space recovery space recovery dot IMG enter and then cat space recovery dot IMG greater than symbol system recovery okay once you get those symbols again you can now power off the phone okay now we're gonna turn the phone back on holding the end and home key keep holding them okay once you have the screen you can let go open the keyboard and hit called l so we get text and then we're gonna hit alt s to apply the update.zip that we have on the phone okay once it's done press the home and back button at the same time and we go to restart the phoneplaying hey guys David from theunlocker.com here I'm going to show you guys how to root your T-Mobile G1 go to our site if you're not already there the unlocker.com spell it like that scroll down to number two and download those three files to your computer now they say the files to your computer you'll plug in your G1 the USB I'm gonna pull this down click on that select the mount so we can save stuff to the SD card okay we're going to find on our computer where we save the three files and first thing first we're going to rename hard SPL to just update enter now we're going to take all three of these files and move them over to the root folder of our G1 okay now we're going to disconnect the G1 from the computer and we're gonna turn it off okay we're gonna turn it back on by holding the power and the camera button at the same time so you see our little Rainbow screen which should automatically turn into a loading screen okay now it says press the power button to start update the image so we're gonna do that okay and it's gonna update okay so the update's complete press the action key to be pushing down on the trackball now we're back to this take the battery out put your battery back in okay go through your normal setup process okay once the phone turns back on we're gonna open the keyboard we're going to hit enter twice I'm going to type in tell net d and press enter again close that out and then we're gonna go to the market except search telnet install telnet yeah 10 ounces we sold we're gonna open it we're gonna say connect to localhost okay and we're gonna type in the following okay there's no return here I just kept typing it returned on its own so don't hit enter to get down a line and now once you're at the end hit enter see two little number signs then we're gonna type e d SD card I hit enter type Flash underscore image space recovery space recovery dot IMG enter and then cat space recovery dot IMG greater than symbol system recovery okay once you get those symbols again you can now power off the phone okay now we're gonna turn the phone back on holding the end and home key keep holding them okay once you have the screen you can let go open the keyboard and hit called l so we get text and then we're gonna hit alt s to apply the update.zip that we have on the phone okay once it's done press the home and back button at the same time and we go to restart the phone\n"