If you still didn’t receive any notification from T-Mobile, and want to upgrade the G1 to RC29 now, you can try the following method.
1. Grab the RC29 update from Google here.
2. Rename it from signed-kila-ota-115247-prereq.TC4-RC19+RC28.zip to update.zip, and place it in the root of your Micro SD card.
2.5. If you added the file to your microSD card by connecting the handset to your computer via USB (rather than using a microSD card reader), make sure to unplug it now. (Thanks for the tip, Cole!)
3. Turn off your G1, then turn it back on by holding the Home+End keys until you see an icon popup after the T-Mobile G1 logo.
4. From the icon screen, open the keyboard and hit Alt+L. This will display the log saying what is happening (although you can skip this step).
5. Now press Alt+S to begin the update. Remember, the update needs to be in the root of the Micro SD card and needs to be named update.zip.
6. Once it finishes, just follow the onscreen instructions and press Home+Back to finish.
7. The G1 will reboot a few times to flash different parts of the firmware.
Personally, I didn’t test it. But, upgrading firmware is a very dangerous act. T-Mobile have already said this is not supported. If anything goes wrong, your G1 will become G-brick.
[via MobileCrunch]
