Trying to root your Android phone? Bootloader stuck at serial0 ? Did you download DREAIMG.sph in Windows 7?

Trying to root your Android phone?
Bootloader stuck at serial0 ?
Did you download DREAIMG.sph in Windows 7?

Chances are, the file extension is just assigned as a ".txt" file.


Properly renaming file extensions in Windows 7

- For some reason when I downloaded DREAIMG.sph from my web browser, Windows 7 thought it

was a text file. Renaming from Explorer will NOT work, as it just appends the file name and

leaves the .txt extension. I believe this occurs when simply clicking the link for the .sph

file to download in most any web browser (instead of "save target as" or "save link as"),

causing it to force an attempt to load as a text-only file, which Windows 7 thinks is a

text file when you download it.


Fix:

- Click on the Window pearl and type " cmd.exe " (without quotes) in the search box.
- cd to the folder you downloaded DREAIMG.sph in. You'll most likely find that it's named DREAIMG.sph.txt . 
- RENAME DREAIMG.sph.txt DREAIMG.sph
- Recopy to freshly formatted (FAT32) SD card in phone.
- Reboot to boot loader (*camera button+power button) *camera button+thumb scroll on older phones
- Follow instructions for the flash.
*** If you're still stuck on the bootloader at serial0, just press Call+Menu+Power buttons on your phone to reboot. Battery disconnect is unnecessary.

I support CyanogenMod.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/