complete newbie to android an dell streak - Streak 5 Android Development

Hi All
I am a complete newbie with Android and the Dell streak, I have had a play with some Win Mob ROMs on phones
I have just bought a second hand Dell Streak locked on o2 in the UK, It is running 1.6 software.
I am wanting to upgrade to 2.1, but the o2 website only shows how to do it over the air, and when I check for updates in the phone it says up to date.
Also if anyone reccomends a better ROM than that offered by o2, I woul be interested in rooting and loading that onto the device
I am currently reading through all the threads I can about android learning as much as possible, but thought i would post here as well
Thanks

Hi does any one here know when dell is gonna bring the 2.1 update to the netherlands. because all the things posted here don't work for my streak.
Main error that i get is : Fota modelname mismatch !!!!!
Who can help me i'm new to this...................
My Streak :
firmware 1.6
baseband : GAUSB1A111100-EU
kernel version 2.6.29-perf
oem : GAUSB1A111100
build number : 6267

where to get room for del streak?
Build number 6267

damo182 said:
Hi All
I am a complete newbie with Android and the Dell streak, I have had a play with some Win Mob ROMs on phones
I have just bought a second hand Dell Streak locked on o2 in the UK, It is running 1.6 software.
I am wanting to upgrade to 2.1, but the o2 website only shows how to do it over the air, and when I check for updates in the phone it says up to date.
Also if anyone reccomends a better ROM than that offered by o2, I woul be interested in rooting and loading that onto the device
I am currently reading through all the threads I can about android learning as much as possible, but thought i would post here as well
Thanks
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Welcome to the android community and congratulations on getting a streak
To get you started take a look at the pinned topics on the top of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=776883
Basically if you want to go to android 2.1 you will need to put one of the 'update.pkg' files on the root of your sd card to kick off the update [flash] process
If you want 2.2 you will need to install a custom recovery image where you can flash the 2.2 rom from
also goto http://android.modaco.com/category/436/dell-streak-streak-modaco-com/ for more info

Welcome to streakland LOL.
Seriously I really wouldn't bother with anything other than 2.2. Now you can go down the routing path N update to DJ Steve's 2.2 which is awesome. Or you can wait a few weeks N wait for the official dell 2.2 but looking at posts it's meant to be alot slower. Routing etc is rather easy N if you get stuck then there are plenty of peeps here who can advise.
Have fun.
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

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Updating from 1.6 to 2.2 \ not-locked EU Version

Hello
Pls can you help me(or at least point in right direction) updating my Unlocked Dell streak(bought from Phone Shop in France) Build 6267 to Android 2.1
roamed the forums and still not sure i will be able to roll back in case i wont like the update ?
Thanks
Update: foung this good post: on "What you need to know abt dell streak"
still neeed directions on what to flash and need to know if i will be able to be back to 00-EU in case of...?
sader0 said:
Hello
Pls can you help me(or at least point in right direction) updating my Unlocked Dell streak(bought from Phone Shop in France) Build 6267 to Android 2.1
roamed the forums and still not sure i will be able to roll back in case i wont like the update ?
Thanks
Update: foung this good post: on "What you need to know abt dell streak"
still neeed directions on what to flash and need to know if i will be able to be back to 00-EU in case of...?
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Clair net précis à ce moment précis, non ! Nous sommes pas mal penchés sur la question
Do be clear atm the answer was NO ! We are many ppl who searching a solution for roll back to BB 00
ok thanks for clear answer on this one, prefer to wait for 3-5 weeks for official 2.1 or, perhaps, 2.2
P.S. Do not speak french....
sader0 said:
ok thanks for clear answer on this one, prefer to wait for 3-5 weeks for official 2.1 or, perhaps, 2.2
P.S. Do not speak french....
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The official 2.1 is already out and is a serious disappointment. You're better off either updating to the last 2.1 Beta or waiting until 2.2 is released.
Please be aware that it is also next to impossible to Brick your streak. You can ignore all the "help, i've bricked my streak threads" as 99% of them are not bricked.
Worse case scenario for any streak, fastboot flash the stock recovery image, then flash a stock .pkg ROM. Fixed.
I beleive there is no official update for 00-eu version yet....in case wrong -pls lemme know.
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
to go back to 1.6 for 00 device :
http://android.modaco.com/content/d...m/317549/how-to-go-back-from-21-to-00-builds/
Dell said on the IFA2010 that 2.1 will come in october and 2.2 in november .. lets see if its OK, i have seen internal roadmaps where Streak release was planned fpr April .. i would link the offical article but i still cant post links .. what a **** ...
You can post link lines with "hxxp" in the front - people will manage to use them ...

Android 2.1 for AT&T

I know official 2.2 is about to be released next month from AT&T but i was reading on other forums that AT&T put an OTA update pushing 2.1 out a while back. I know they also canceled the update since Dell was working on 2.2 release. I can't seem to find any 2.1 AT&T update packages, all links seem to be broken everything. I don't want to go to 2.2 yet because it seems like it does have issues, but I wouldn't mind installing 2.1 on my while streak for now. Does anyone have that update package for AT&T that I could download and use for now? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
AT&T never had a 2.1 Update. To have that on a US Streak, you would have to download build 4399 for overseas version, then update to build 8105(2.1) again, for overseas version. You can look for guide to updating and downgrading either in General or Development section of Dell Streak forums.

[Q] Help just bought a dell streak

Just bought a streak from craigslist and looks to me that the guy rooted it and installed a custom 2.2.2 rom i just want to goto the most current official dell streak rom for at&t anyone know what i need to do. Here is the info on the about page.
Andorid version:2.2.2
Baseband Version:30900-US
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9-DJ_steve-bfs-cfq-kgsl2d-vol-OC
Build Number : StreakDroid 1.9.0
Any Help would be apprciated.
hi , im kind of a newbiew also , you can find the official att rom here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dell_Streak
and most info you need to do what you want , this site is life saver i already tried a few different roms and im sure there will be plenty more to come , seach is your best friend ince ive seen multiple post with same question :thumb up:

[Q] 02 UK update question

Good afternoon all,
a bit of help please, searching these forums for my answer has simply confused me ...
I have a locked Streak;
2.1-update1,
baseband GAUSB1A120321-EU,
kernel 2.6.29-perf,
build number 6941
I have SIM unlocked the phone using dellstreakunlock.exe successfully.
When I try to upgrade via settings>about phone>system updates I get directed to a dead link - update.zinstaging.com
!) CAN I upgrade this firmware to a standard Dell Froyo 2.2 ROM ?
2) If so can someone please post the link I would need to put into my streak's browser?
Much appreciated ...
Dave in Catshill
there are links all over the place to the offiicial o2 froyo build.
try http://mirror2.streakdroid.com/manii/Streak_319_12792_21.pkg
that is the official build.
Thank you for the link ... however, on advice I attempted a manual upgrade from the Streak by entering the OTA link into my browser ...
I now have a bricked Streak.
I have attempted recovery techniques from Modaco, but the Streak only shows the Dell Logo and after a few seconds a blank black screen with just the buttons lit.
Can I upgrade to another 21 pkg from this situation? Would it be better to downgrade to an earlier 21 pkg from the Wiki page?
My question is ... do I need to download the recovery software or the pkg? Upgrade or downgrade?
Sorted ... flashed 1.6 recovery image using flashboot which got me going again, and once working the auto update process started leaving me with a fully operational streak running 2.2.2

[Q] Gingerbread 2.3 US version for Dell streak 5

I can't seem to find a US version of Gingerbread 2.3 for my Dell Streak 5. I tried the korean version before rooting and after rooting and it still won't work. My streak is an at&t model, build #15697 version 2.2. Could someone please provide a link.
What do you mean by "it still won't work"? You need to provide more detail regarding what you have attempted.
There are no US versions of Gingerbread since the Streak has been discontinued in the US for months now.

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