i cant seem to find anything that says "here is how to flash with adb".
i know it cant be that hard, but im not just gonna try and see if it works out.
ive only flashed with recovery before, but now the trackball wont go down, so i need an alternative method.
im sure i could piece together other post from other non-eris to try and figure it out, but ive been searching and finding a lot of different methods, and some are from when i first rooted a while ago.
all in all i dont now what info to trust or if its universal across all platforms/hardware.
please help a brotha out, im gettin to old for this **** riggs!(or too sick of searching,really)
thanks for any help
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i cant seem to find anything that says "here is how to flash with adb".
i know it cant be that hard, but im not just gonna try and see if it works out.
ive only flashed with recovery before, but now the trackball wont go down, so i need an alternative method.
im sure i could piece together other post from other non-eris to try and figure it out, but ive been searching and finding a lot of different methods, and some are from when i first rooted a while ago.
all in all i dont now what info to trust or if its universal across all platforms/hardware.
please help a brotha out, im gettin to old for this **** riggs!(or too sick of searching,really)
thanks for any help
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There's a recovery out there that doesn't require your trackball..ill look for it
I found the response with I got from "Scary Alien":
You should also be aware that there is a version of Amon_RA's custom recovery that I tweaked-up that does not require the use of a trackball. See this post / thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9124095&postcount=83 and the "sister" thread over at AF: http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/214240-amon_ra-1-6-2-custom-recovery-trackball-not-required.html....Just in case you get in a bind when need to do something in recovery.
Cheers!
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Thanks for the shout-out, bigshotrob!
Major, Rob's link to my thread over on AF should work for you:
http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/214240-amon_ra-1-6-2-custom-recovery-trackball-not-required.html
There's installation options / instructions in that thread too.
Also, in case you are interested, there was a very interesting thread by AF's erisuser1 (XDA's bftb0) regarding how to flash a ROM via adb like you asked:
http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/163423-flashing-rom-trackball-not-working.html
eu1/bftb0 developed this method before we could figure-out how to rebuild the custom recovery to not rely on an operating trackball.
Hope this helps. Cheers!
No problem..I try to give credit where the credit is due...Thanks for all your hard work...
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Ya, I saw that. I just figured that it would be easier to do it from the computer.
Like its less steps than loading that modified recovery.
I will definitely do that then.
Also how is this new gingerbread on Eris for real? It seems like people might be exaggerating. Is it stable enough for my wife to use daily?
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Also how is this new gingerbread on Eris for real? It seems like people might be exaggerating. Is it stable enough for my wife to use daily?
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I've been running it for three days, with no problems at all. That said, I do not use it for navigation, and I understand that's problematic.
I just used the camera for the first time today - worked just fine.
i dont think she ever uses navigation anyway, so it should be good enough then
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Ok, so I've tried to do my own research and have come up with very little. It took me about a year to figure out what rooting actually meant and did. So I rooted my SGS vibrant and flashed a bionix rom (i think). It says "bionix shut down sequence initiated" or something like that when I turn it off (any ideas on what it is or how I can find out). I really have no idea what version it is. I also would like to put a new rom on my phone but am scared ill screw it up. I watched a youtube video that told me how to do it the first time I flashed anything. It works with a few random screw ups but KILLS my battery. I would really like for someone who knows more than me to explain what a nandroid backup is and how to do one. What the clockwork rom manager can help me do. What the one click lag fix did. Why my computer won't read the storage things on the phone when connected to the phone anymore. What is this odin thing. What is a kernel. will I still get the ota updates without the stock rom. Where did my stock rom go when I pushed backup before I flashed this rom in the rom manager app. Did I actually wipe all the original data from the phone. Why can't I restore boot animation with one click lag fix(it says somethings not found... Did I wipe/delete it?). What is an apk and sdk(or skd)? What is a voodoo lag fix. How many times can you flash beer something goes wrong. I'm really new to ALL of this and have had no help really when I've asked a lot of people who apparently know more than I. ANY help from ANYONE who knows ANYTHING would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Almost all of those questions can be answered by reading the Tips and Tricks or Noob Guide threads. Those two threads have given me all the info I've ever needed for the Vibrant.
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Ok, so I've tried to do my own research and have come up with very little. It took me about a year to figure out what rooting actually meant and did. So I rooted my SGS vibrant and flashed a bionix rom (i think). It says "bionix shut down sequence initiated" or something like that when I turn it off (any ideas on what it is or how I can find out). I really have no idea what version it is. I also would like to put a new rom on my phone but am scared ill screw it up. I watched a youtube video that told me how to do it the first time I flashed anything. It works with a few random screw ups but KILLS my battery. I would really like for someone who knows more than me to explain what a nandroid backup is and how to do one. What the clockwork rom manager can help me do. What the one click lag fix did. Why my computer won't read the storage things on the phone when connected to the phone anymore. What is this odin thing. What is a kernel. will I still get the ota updates without the stock rom. Where did my stock rom go when I pushed backup before I flashed this rom in the rom manager app. Did I actually wipe all the original data from the phone. Why can't I restore boot animation with one click lag fix(it says somethings not found... Did I wipe/delete it?). What is an apk and sdk(or skd)? I'm really new to ALL of this and have had no help really when I've asked a lot of people who apparently know more than I. ANY help from ANYONE who knows ANYTHING would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Theres a lot of questions in there so I'll just bite off a few at first. Before that, have you taken a look at the vibrant bible thread in the dev forum? It covers a lot of the basic ' how tos '.
Firstly, you can possibly see what version of bionix you are running by looking under settings - about phone - build number. now might be a good time for you to odin back to stock and start fresh. Odin is a program that runs on your pc and can safely install a rom on top of any lag fix you may have enabled. You can read about using odin to go back to stock in the vibrant bible thread I mentioned earlier. Once you go back to stock you can receive ota updates from tmo if that's what you want or you can reroot and flash another custom rom. If you choose to flash another rom I would recommend reading every post on that rom's thread so you can learn from other's experiences. I would also recommend you keep reading the bible thread, theres a ton of good info there.
Good luck.
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willcwells said:
Almost all of those questions can be answered by reading the Tips and Tricks or Noob Guide threads. Those two threads have given me all the info I've ever needed for the Vibrant.
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Dude, THAT is why I do those stickies, thank you! So glad it helped man!
That was really helpful, thank you and I will be looking into this more little by little. But I also have 2 very specific questions:
1. Is it possible to turn an htc windows phone into an android phone?
2. will I lose everything if I push the flash clockwork recovery in the rom manager app? I haven't done it yet but everything I've read has told me to do it the first time. I have the bionix rom running and don't remember flashing the clockwork recovery thing EVER. have I messed up or can I just do it whenever? And is it true thats how you make a nandroid backup because thats what I've read.
I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out, and being patient with me. You guys are the reason I love android. Thank you from your very lost, slowly learning, new friend.
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1. Is it possible to turn an htc windows phone into an androids phone?
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Depends on the phone, many do have android roms available. Just look up whatever windows phone you have in the forum section and if there has been some android development there will most likely be a section in the thread devoted just to android development.
You need to odin back and start from new
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I received my new GTablet day before yesterday from Amazon. I read through a lot of forums before deciding to buy it. Out of the box, I charged it and connected it to the wireless network. Worked fine. It got updated as well. I tried few options and play with it a bit and then the most awful thing happened. I got this message "Sorry The application Dashboard Home (process com.tapntap.homne) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again"
I tried power + volume but it didnt help. I want to go through the whole clockmod and tnt 2.4 update but right now I am stuck. Viewsonic supports recommed to send it back to Amazon and a get a newone. But if there is a way to start using my Gtablet 'now', please let me know. If I use the Clockmod, will I get stuck and will never be able to return it? I NEEED HELP...
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I received my new GTablet day before yesterday from Amazon. I read through a lot of forums before deciding to buy it. Out of the box, I charged it and connected it to the wireless network. Worked fine. It got updated as well. I tried few options and play with it a bit and then the most awful thing happened. I got this message "Sorry The application Dashboard Home (process com.tapntap.homne) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again"
I tried power + volume but it didnt help. I want to go through the whole clockmod and tnt 2.4 update but right now I am stuck. Viewsonic supports recommed to send it back to Amazon and a get a newone. But if there is a way to start using my Gtablet 'now', please let me know. If I use the Clockmod, will I get stuck and will never be able to return it? I NEEED HELP...
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Do you have clockwork mod on it? If you DO put it on there, you CAN get it back off and return the unit to stock, so don't worry too much about that. You have to perform an nvflash though (which is not necessarily harder than installing clockwork mod or a custom rom, but can be problematic at times.)
The thread on that is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
If it were me, I would give installing clockwork mod a try and update to the newest viewsonic rom or try one of the custom roms such as Vegan, TnT Lite or TwoTapsX.
Hopefully it works out for you - I'm confident it will. These things are almost impossible to brick.
Thanks a lot for a quick reply. So the way I understood....
1: I need to install Clockmod and that will bring the Gtablet back to Stock
2: After that I need to do the nvflash
3: and then I can install tnt2.4
Does that make sense.... Do I need to do the nvflash.. Just from the look of it, it seems kind of complex.
Again I really appreciate your quick reply on this.
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Do you have clockwork mod on it? If you DO put it on there, you CAN get it back off and return the unit to stock, so don't worry too much about that. You have to perform an nvflash though (which is not necessarily harder than installing clockwork mod or a custom rom, but can be problematic at times.)
The thread on that is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
If it were me, I would give installing clockwork mod a try and update to the newest viewsonic rom or try one of the custom roms such as Vegan, TnT Lite or TwoTapsX.
Hopefully it works out for you - I'm confident it will. These things are almost impossible to brick.
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coolrazas said:
Thanks a lot for a quick reply. So the way I understood....
1: I need to install Clockmod and that will bring the Gtablet back to Stock
2: After that I need to do the nvflash
3: and then I can install tnt2.4
Does that make sense.... Do I need to do the nvflash.. Just from the look of it, it seems kind of complex.
Again I really appreciate your quick reply on this.
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1. No. ClockworkMod does not bring the tablet back to stock. It makes it easier to flash custom ROM's and backup your tablet.
2. No. You do not have to nvflash after installing Clockwork. That would remove it.
3. Sort of. You can go right to installing a custom ROM as soon as you have ClockworkMod installed. DO NOT use TwoTapsX if you have installed ClockworkMod. It will not work and will result in you having to do an nvflash. TnT_Lite will work just fine.
coolrazas,
I think you should be cautious!! VS has told you to exchange it. That might not be a
bad idea.
BUT, it all depends on how serious the original error was. And I haven't heard an
authoritative answer on that yet.
IF you can handle all the stuff that's been suggested -- you might make it good as
new. But you also could have more problems.
I know you are anxious to have the tab and be up and running -- but I'd make darn
sure I had a good one first even if that means sending it back.
Rev
I agree. I think I can handle the techie stuff (new to android but seasoned on Windows platform) but you are right. If the hardware is faulty then I will be facing the same problem again. When I called Viewsonic Customer support, they said that they are aware of this issue so just send it back. She was pretty straight on the phone.
And again, I have to ask this question. Why in the world isn't viewsonic spending more resources on software? With better software, the gtab would be in direct competition with both the xoom and ipad 2.
I completely agree. If the issues are known and after reading tons of information on xda forum, its insane not to listen to this large customer base and really bring this tablet to the next level and capture a larger chunk of the market. Pretty amazing.
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1. No. ClockworkMod does not bring the tablet back to stock. It makes it easier to flash custom ROM's and backup your tablet.
2. No. You do not have to nvflash after installing Clockwork. That would remove it.
3. Sort of. You can go right to installing a custom ROM as soon as you have ClockworkMod installed. DO NOT use TwoTapsX if you have installed ClockworkMod. It will not work and will result in you having to do an nvflash. TnT_Lite will work just fine.
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This is an excellent point - I should have mentioned this in my original reply.
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I tried power + volume but it didnt help.
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Did you let it actually restore the factory default? My Gtab did the same thing (I just got it last week) and I had to reset it. It's odd that the factory reset is different than what it ships with. But, either way, you have to wait for the message on the screen that it's reloading the image BEFORE you let go of the volume+ button.
Can Be Finicky....
coolrazas,
It also can be said that even in the best of times, the G-Tablet can be a
little finicky. One of my tablets the other day was a normal as could be.
I shut it down and the next day turned it back on. Continual "android.process.acore" errors. Had to fix it.
I say be conservative, be consistent in what you do, use only the "approved"
stuff, don't take advice you can't verify is good, and read, read, read, read!
Good luck to you. BTW, what I did was buy a second G-Tablet so I always have one up for use while working with the other!!!
Right now one is on OTA 3991 with plans to go back to 3588 when the new OTA comes out (if it does!). The other is
TwoTapX .9.0.2 and will stay there until VS lets us know the directions they are going -- and the roebeet will move ahead.
Hope this helps you. Enjoy!
Rev
I have decided to return this one and hope that the newone will not have an issue so I can move on with Clockmod and TNTlite. I will mail it today and hope I will get the new Gtablet from Amazon sometimes this week... Ah... Few more days. Thanks for everyone's input here. I will be getting back on this forum a lot more as I have to learn LOT more......
Is somebody get the same problems because of which it were necessary to return g-tablet?
Or having patience and endurance it is possible to solve any problem?
Getting my new Gtablet today
So finallly I am going to get my new replaced G-Tablet today . Just checked the UPS tracker and it says that it will be delivered this evening. Here are my plans now.... And please correct me if I am planning to do something wrong here.
After unpacking it,
1: Upgrade to the new Viewsonic firmware.... I believe it does it by default once you are connected to the wireless network.
2: Install Clockwork mod
3: Install TnT 2.4
Hopefully this will work this time. Any suggestions.....
use most recent
"3: Install TnT 2.4"
I would suggest using the most recent version of TnT. ie 4.4.0.
For this one you don't have to use use clockworkmod, but it will work ok with
clockworkmod.
If you're still unsure, you may want to try these steps:
www blendblog net/Default.aspx?tabid=36&EntryID=67
(can't post links, but a . where the space is...)
It helps that everything is layed out step by step.
Seems like the link that you provided talks about installing VEGAn. there is another embedded link in the post that talks about TnT4.4 installation as well. Considering the two platforms, which one would you guys prefer? By teh way, got my new Gtablet and ready to roll this evening with this process.
Hint: Look at the sticky force closing thread in this forum. Pay close attention to the original post.
I'm still puzzled why people aren't pointing new people to that thread.
goodintentions said:
Hint: Look at the sticky force closing thread in this forum. Pay close attention to the original post.
I'm still puzzled why people aren't pointing new people to that thread.
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Well. He sent that tab back and now presumably has one without that issue.
coolrazas said:
Seems like the link that you provided talks about installing VEGAn. there is another embedded link in the post that talks about TnT4.4 installation as well. Considering the two platforms, which one would you guys prefer? By teh way, got my new Gtablet and ready to roll this evening with this process.
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You are correct. The link does provide steps to install vegan. I meant it as an alternative to tnt.
For me and my tab, vegan with pershoots kernel is much more responsive than tnt alone.
If you google vegan tab you'll find gojim's website. There hasn't been any updates in a few days but it sounds like one will be forthcoming. Im waiting and watching for that one as well as waiting for an update on calkulins rom. It also sounds pretty snappy.
Heyo fellas
Long story short:
I'm looking to flash the latest CM7 nightly (10/30?) and I'm on Aura 1.2.2.1 right now.
Basically, because I fastboot nuke the hell out of my phone before any and all ROM flashes, I always end up flashing Romracer's recovery from fastboot (because I'm ROMless ha), and then flashing the rom.zip from there.
All in all the process is actually remarkly fast and efficient.
BUT:
As I understand it, CM7 is only advised to be flashed with CWM (downloaded thru rom manager).
With that said, is there an official thread for ROM Manager/CWM that has downloadable & flashable recovery images?
I need the images because, like I said, I fastboot erase EVERYTHING on my phone, including whatever recovery I had, then I just flash a recovery and install my new ROM.
Disclaimer: I have INDEED searched all the Android forums (multiple times) for an official thread, and came back fruitless.
If nothing else, would it be possible to 1) flash the latest CWM in my current Aura, then 2) adb pull or copy the recovery 3) do all the wiping through fastboot 4) push the recovery back? Where would it store the recovery image/file?
Thanks for any links or advice guys, I really appreciate it.
why do you feel it necessary to fastboot wipe EVERYTHING?
whatever your OCD reason, what you are requesting is the .img file that you could have gotten directly from /sdcard/clockworkmod/ folder if you installed it from ROM manager, or you could have gone to his website
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
stop fastboot wiping everything every time. its not necessary.
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why do you feel it necessary to fastboot wipe EVERYTHING?
whatever your OCD reason, what you are requesting is the .img file that you could have gotten directly from /sdcard/clockworkmod/ folder if you installed it from ROM manager, or you could have gone to his website
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
stop fastboot wiping everything every time. its not necessary.
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thanks for the direction bro. So sorry it never occurred to me to straight up google an official website. Thank you though.
And my b bro- about wiping everything: I've just had to deal with one to many a problem in the past where ROMs aren't consistent about how much you should wipe, and then I flash and get FC hells + all sorts of other issues. I just consider it safe practice now to "Tabula Rasa" that bad boy up and go from there.
Thanks again though bro I appreciate it.
Wipeing recovery when it's not needed. You do know solid state drives have only so many times they can write? While this number is large it is not indefinite. Recovery definatly does not need to be wiped every time you flash a new ROM as the ROM should not change anything in recovery nor rely on recovery after it is installed.
Honestly constantly flashing things can be bad not just do to the limited writes but more so you could induce an bad block easier by writing then just reading
Just my 2 cents though, it's your phone.
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Bros bros kindly hop off my meat here.
Now, you've enlightened me a great deal as to the fragility of this technology I hold in my hands, but I assure you a number of things:
1) This Atrix was not a family heirloom. It can be replaced, and I've got backups lying around everywhere (og Moto Razr V3 & Moto Backflip w/ CM7 to name a few)
2) I wipe completely because I make each flash count- as such, you can probably count on just your two handsies the number of times I've flashed new ROMs. Like seriously bros, I've flashed much less than you. I'm not a binge-flasher.
3) Dude, this is Motorola's phone. If it was mine, I'd be rolling in the dough and girlies and a BMW to compensate for my e-peen.
I appreciate the information fellas, I really do. And I actually appreciate the risk assessment you've offered as well.
But mom, all I wanted was a pepsi. Just one Pepsi.
Did not mean it in any other way but some info. Personally I flash alot so sometimes I assume others do too
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Did not mean it in any other way but some info. Personally I flash alot so sometimes I assume others do too
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Right on bro. I actually was not aware of the read/write limitations of solid state drives, so I definitely learned something today.
Anyhow, I'm rockin SEE 'EM SEVEN on my AY TEA ARE and I'm a happy man.
Thank all you bros I appreciate the info, advice, and warnings.
I love this guy. And he is now my new BFF. I'm sorry Tom Cruise, but we can't chill anymore. I literally laughed (in a good humor awesome way not in a "laughing at you way") through this whole post. OP reminds me so much of myself, I know we'd get along outside of the forums as well. Life's too short to stress, and I love yer attitude man. Good luck all, happy flashing!
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I love this guy. And he is now my new BFF. I'm sorry Tom Cruise, but we can't chill anymore. I literally laughed (in a good humor awesome way not in a "laughing at you way") through this whole post. OP reminds me so much of myself, I know we'd get along outside of the forums as well. Life's too short to stress, and I love yer attitude man. Good luck all, happy flashing!
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Thank you so much for the sentiment my dear bro. Means buckets to me that I can brighten somebody's day, especially somebody of your great renown (that person being you, actually).
If you're ever in NYC you let me know and we'll, I don't know, hit up a chill bar or just hang and play video games or something.
And don't you fret bro, I'm totally down with Tom Cruise sharing our presence.
Also, for what it's worth, and I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, CM7 can be flashed from Romracer's recovery just fine.
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Also, for what it's worth, and I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, CM7 can be flashed from Romracer's recovery just fine.
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Right on bro looks like I'm batting a thousand with my 'learn a new thing everyday' jar.
I actually was not aware of this and, while I'm pleased to say I've been running CM7 for a bit now, this is very useful information.
And for that I do thank you bro.
Which is the best rom to go with?
I've downloaded _n0p_'s DSC v0.7 and Tenorntex's Longhorn 2.1 v2, seeing as these 2 were the newest and latest and had Android 2.3.3
Are there any other better rom's or has anyone tried the 2 I listed, if so whats the difference?
Thanks
Better is very vague when it comes to ROM's it all depends on what you want in a Rom. I have old Simple Streak 1.2. Yes there is newer ROM's out but this one works perfect for what I need. In my Case Stability.
DSC is the most actively developed/supported. Plenty stable for me. I don't think any of the earlier Froyo based ROMs are being developed further.
I meant as far as Stability, Performance and up to date, I don't care about the Stage UI and was gunna theme it myself or use SPB Shell 3D.
Could someone point me in the direction to an easy install rom?
I don't wanna install "these update pkg's" after renaming and then plug my phone into the pc and open cmd and then type this in on the pc. et cetera et cetera
I just wanna download a zip drag it to the card, bootup in safemode and install from sd card.
I'd consider doing all that work if I weren't testing out the device.
I won it off ebay, the guy replaced the screen and said it's been randomly rebooting ever since. But he never did a factory reset or new rom install ever since fixing the screen, so I just wanna simply install a rom and see if it works then go on from there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Could someone point me in the direction to an easy install rom?
I don't wanna install "these update pkg's" after renaming and then plug my phone into the pc and open cmd and then type this in on the pc. et cetera et cetera
I just wanna download a zip drag it to the card, bootup in safemode and install from sd card.
I'd consider doing all that work if I weren't testing out the device.
I won it off ebay, the guy replaced the screen and said it's been randomly rebooting ever since. But he never did a factory reset or new rom install ever since fixing the screen, so I just wanna simply install a rom and see if it works then go on from there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Unfortunately I do not believe that anyone can change the way that the Streak works just so it is more convenient for you or so that you don't have to learn anything.
In the time you took to navigate to XDA and make your post you could have flashed a ROM onto your Streak - plugging it in and everything.
The only ROM you can install by just putting it on the SD Card is the same one that is currently on the Streak, if you don't mind holding down a couple of buttons and using recovery mode.
n1nj4Lo said:
Could someone point me in the direction to an easy install rom?
I don't wanna install "these update pkg's" after renaming and then plug my phone into the pc and open cmd and then type this in on the pc. et cetera et cetera
I just wanna download a zip drag it to the card, bootup in safemode and install from sd card.
I'd consider doing all that work if I weren't testing out the device.
I won it off ebay, the guy replaced the screen and said it's been randomly rebooting ever since. But he never did a factory reset or new rom install ever since fixing the screen, so I just wanna simply install a rom and see if it works then go on from there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If anyone is wondering why developers leave and give the site a bad reputation look no further. Someone with over 600 posts under his username should not be making noob posts like this one. With so many posts he knows how to use the search engine and the wiki, but I guess when it comes to our device using the search engine and the wiki is an inconvenience, along with renaming a file "update.pkg".
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Unfortunately I do not believe that anyone can change the way that the Streak works just so it is more convenient for you or so that you don't have to learn anything.
In the time you took to navigate to XDA and make your post you could have flashed a ROM onto your Streak - plugging it in and everything.
The only ROM you can install by just putting it on the SD Card is the same one that is currently on the Streak, if you don't mind holding down a couple of buttons and using recovery mode.
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So would that be this: Streak_407_20707_14.pkg ? According to the first post above me do I rename it?
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If anyone is wondering why developers leave and give the site a bad reputation look no further. Someone with over 600 posts under his username should not be making noob posts like this one. With so many posts he knows how to use the search engine and the wiki, but I guess when it comes to our device using the search engine and the wiki is an inconvenience, along with renaming a file "update.pkg".
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Some people learn better through interaction where they can actually ask questions... I don't have over 600 posts so who are you talking about? Furthermore if you are talking about first thing I'd do is learn how to read mr wise guy, secondly!! You tell me how one is supposed to learn which rom is the best based on user reviews and opinions, where do I go to find that out and wheres the wiki on that, unless you expect people to read 200 and 300 page threads also? I have barely 150 posts and rarely post at all unless it is to ask questions or make requests. It's not like I have 600 posts and every single one of them are questions.
This is only my second time dealing with android and second time flashing android first time it was simply moving a zip to the sdcard and booting up into safe mode and selecting update through sdcard, so certainly I'd be baffled and have questions when one time it was so easy and the second time I've gotta jump through hoops and everything.
Lastly since WHEN Is asking a Question SOOOO wrong in the Dell Streak 5 Q&A Category???? It's not like I posted it in the wrong area or something, but ohhh no'es how dare n00b be confused and need a lil help/guidance of some experienced users, ohh mercy me the drama in that!!
Last time I checked that is what XDA is here for, for people to learn, not to be attacked by asshat trolls like you.
If anyone is wondering why XDA has a multitude more lurkers than posters look no further than to the hardass that is Strephon Alkhalikoi View Postwho can't stand to see a n00b in need of help!
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Flashing/Updating
Installing a recovery
Download appropriate recovery to flash from Stock Recoveries or Custom recoveries
Enter fastboot mode on your phone
Flash recovery with fastboot: fastboot flash recovery <path to recovery.img>
After flashing is complete: fastboot reboot to reboot
Finished
If you are using a custom recovery see Disabling recovery overwrite in stock roms and follow the steps there to prevent the Streak from over writing the recovery. Re-install your custom recovery after following those steps.
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BUT THE VERY FIRST THING THE WIKI SAYS IS To Stay AWAY From Fastboot, but this tells you to use Fastboot... So what gives and which is it? LoL
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Like thisBUT THE VERY FIRST THING THE WIKI SAYS IS To Stay AWAY From Fastboot, but this tells you to use Fastboot... So what gives and which is it? LoL
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I hope that you can actually read better than that. The wiki does not say to stay away from fastboot. It clearly states two commands that should not be used on the Streak. It goes onto give a number of examples of using fastboot.
I hope that you other 157 posts (as I wtite this) on XDA were not as tiresome or ill-informed as the ones you have posted here.
The information you need is here in the forums, available at the links in my signature, and on other forums. Please exercise some patience and read the info.
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I hope that you can actually read better than that. The wiki does not say to stay away from fastboot. It clearly states two commands that should not be used on the Streak. It goes onto give a number of examples of using fastboot.
I hope that you other 157 posts (as I wtite this) on XDA were not as tiresome or ill-informed as the ones you have posted here.
The information you need is here in the forums, available at the links in my signature, and on other forums. Please exercise some patience and read the info.
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Uhh yea sory... I forgot about the 2 options to stay away from, just the dangerous part stayed with me. LoL
Do I need to be at a certain android version or can I make a semi-major update leap?
Also it says
Installing a stock rom
Reinstalling a stock rom will wipe all data!
1. Download stock rom pkg and recovery to install
2. Copy pkg to sdcard and rename to update.pkg
3. Install matching stock recovery
4. Enter recovery mode
5. After recovery loads press Camera to begin process
6. Finished
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Do I need the recovery.img as well? It said nothing about a img file or anything just said "matching stock recovery" so yea, is that the right thing?
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First I'm gunna try factory reset and see if that fixes the random reboot problem, hopefully it does the seller said he just installed the new screen and never did anything except for just trying to powering it up, use normally and it would reboot suddenly.
WELL NO DUH, you need to restore everything back to default settings with a factory/hard reset. Thats like trying to install a video card or webcam and expecting it to work right away without installing the dirvers. - Hopefully!
Well it's only getting as far as the dell logo screen/splash screen. I've tried the entering safe mode but nothing yet, once it's powered on it just sits at that screen.
dsc is great and very stable if you dont mind the few following quirks.
1. google maps will always run in the background unless you freeze it. This will drain your battery quite quickly
2. Wifi might or might not be broken, if it is broken use wifi analyzer if not profit
the benefits of dsc?
fast
running GB instead of froyo
dpi change is awesome.
screen default orientation is awesome
stable other than those few bugs
Battery life was decent.
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Im however just running 2.2 froyo on a stock rogers. The battery life is amazing on stock 2.2 (a whole day, and still have about 30% with heavy usage and constant 3g) and the wifi works fine. For me this is the most stable rom however it is a bit slow compared to DSC. This phone is used for work so it has to just.. work.
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Havent really tried the other roms yet, but depending on what you want out of the phone you can try the DSC and see if you can live with these little quirks.
Yea I was leaning more towards DSC than Longhorn, it looks like it's updated more frequently too.
Bad & Good News
Turns out when the guy replaced the screen he fried the mobo... Me and a friend at a small local pc store tried everything from rooting with new rom to factory resets. Always had the same problem.
But the guy at the pc store sells phones also and said he'd give me $100.00 credit to a new factory refirbed, rooted and unlocked dell streak mini if I gave him the one we tried to repair.
hey, first post. ever. lurked for about a year though. really appreciate all that everybody here does, for free no less. so thank you for that.
so i have an issue.
the micro usb port on my evo3d seems to be broken. like maybe detached from the motherboard? the piece that you normally see in usb ports is there, but i cant charge and i cant connect to my laptop. i could deal with the not being able to charge as i have extra batteries and a seperate charger, but if i cant connect to a computer i cant use fastboot, which i need to use because im using hboot 1.5 s-on.
ill be eligible for an upgrade this coming friday, but id rather hold out for the gs3 and see what thats all about.
so my question is, is there a way to use fastboot over wifi? ive searched a bit but cant really find anything.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you already have root there's an app called flashimg GUI. It can help with flashing recoveries and kernels. I suggest trying it and seeing if it helps with doing whatever it is that you need to achieve.
Sorry for the vague answer but if you add what it is exactly you are trying to do with fastboot it would also be helpful
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I can recommend for you to use 4ext Recovery. It lets you flash Kernels and ROM's without Fastboot commands.
fastboot is needed so i can flash roms. hboot1.5 s-on doenst allow me to flash a kernel unless i use fastboot to enter recovery.
ive use flashimage gui before, and last night i was able to use it just as was mentioned before. im fully aware of how to do this, but what im wondering about is this: i really dont like to "dirty" flash (as in not wiping the phone via superwipe or some other tool). so if i flash the kernel with flashimage then enter recovery and use superwipe, will the kernel that i just flashed with flashimage still be there so that i can safely flash the rom that goes with it and have no issues?
regarding touch recovery with smartflash, i should have installed this weeks ago, but cwm has never given me an issue since i rooted this phone in november. if i were using touch recovery none of this would be an issue. but the fact remains that i need be able to connect to a computer in order to initially flash the new recovery. right? im asking really, because thats how i understand the process but im not 100% sure.
again, thanks for the input guys. any help is appreciated.
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fastboot is needed so i can flash roms. hboot1.5 s-on doenst allow me to flash a kernel unless i use fastboot to enter recovery.
ive use flashimage gui before, and last night i was able to use it just as was mentioned before. im fully aware of how to do this, but what im wondering about is this: i really dont like to "dirty" flash (as in not wiping the phone via superwipe or some other tool). so if i flash the kernel with flashimage then enter recovery and use superwipe, will the kernel that i just flashed with flashimage still be there so that i can safely flash the rom that goes with it and have no issues?
regarding touch recovery with smartflash, i should have installed this weeks ago, but cwm has never given me an issue since i rooted this phone in november. if i were using touch recovery none of this would be an issue. but the fact remains that i need be able to connect to a computer in order to initially flash the new recovery. right? im asking really, because thats how i understand the process but im not 100% sure.
again, thanks for the input guys. any help is appreciated.
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First of all. If you use Flash Image GUI the Kernel will remain there even with a superwipe. and second i recommend 4ext, you don't need a PC to install the new recovery. Just download it from HERE, install it as a normal apk and you are ready to go. Just make sure when the app asks if you are S-ON select yes. Don't forget to download latest version.
just wondering, is the connector loose?
If you open it up and look with magnification, can you see the solder connections separated?
I'm just thinking that with a very thin soldering iron, magnification and a little skill, you can probably repair the connector.
I would at least take the phone apart and give it a good look and see if its possible to fix.
excellent. thanks for the quick response. im gonna dl the ext4 and give it a shot later. ill report back, but im sure the results are predictable (that it will work). also good to know about the figui/kernel/superwipe situation. that info could also come in usefull.
im not new to this, as i used to own a samsung moment and the only to make that thing usable was to root it. but there are just certain things that im not 100% on (or even 50% really, the work these devs do is amazing to me). so i really appreciate the help. hopefully this will keep me going for a few months.
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just wondering, is the connector loose?
If you open it up and look with magnification, can you see the solder connections separated?
I'm just thinking that with a very thin soldering iron, magnification and a little skill, you can probably repair the connector.
I would at least take the phone apart and give it a good look and see if its possible to fix.
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i thought about doing that, as i know my way around a soldering iron, but im really trying to avoid doing that, just because of the potential to screw the phone up completely.
to answer you question though, yeah, it is loose. the usb plug moves way too freely in there, and if i mess with it long enough i can get the red light for a split second, but it wont stay. so that tells me its loose. and ive found others on google with the same exact issue. i guess it was a common problem with these phones, but ive had the thing since launch day so i would have expected this to happen sooner.
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excellent. thanks for the quick response. im gonna dl the ext4 and give it a shot later. ill report back, but im sure the results are predictable (that it will work). also good to know about the figui/kernel/superwipe situation. that info could also come in usefull.
im not new to this, as i used to own a samsung moment and the only to make that thing usable was to root it. but there are just certain things that im not 100% on (or even 50% really, the work these devs do is amazing to me). so i really appreciate the help. hopefully this will keep me going for a few months.
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No problem man. Remember that even the most experienced player may need help sometimes. Also i recommend to fix the USB, maybe a bad flash. Who knows...
HTC Reseller said:
Also i recommend to fix the USB, maybe a bad flash. Who knows...
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i thought about that, so i used flashimage and dirty-flashed a different rom. still no charge or connect capability.