[Q] Bricking? - Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So, my Dell Streak has been sent off for warranty for the fifth time and for the fifth time I've received it back saying that it was a software issue and it has been updated. Yay! Not.
In other words what I'm saying is that I want to brick it permanently so I can get a new one since Dell have been a royal pain to deal with. Help is appreciated.

Why do you have to send your Streak to Dell for warranty? Why not just ask for replacement like others do? Where are you located anyway?

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Help me touch screen not working!!!!!!

UPDATE: touch screen started working again thanks to all who replied with help.
Moh_Jay said:
I need all the help i can get! My aria has an unresponsive touch screen and i already lost my warranty when installing cyanogen mod!!! Please anybody who knows their gadgets help me!!! Please i dont want to have to work for $400 to get a new one......
UPDATE: If you know a guide to return the aria to its unroot state to where i can return it under warranty PLEASE SHARE THE INFO!
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Panic much? There's actually a thread here on xda that links a flash tool from HTC to remove root/etc. I'll see if I can find it, but you should search as well.
You'll find how to return to stock if you search these forums...
It will be easier to help you if you would explain exactly what you did up until you lost the ability to use your touchscreen.
Sent from my HTC Liberty using XDA App
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7246675&postcount=1
Make sure you've installed the Android SDK USB drivers as well.
Moh_Jay said:
I need all the help i can get! My aria has an unresponsive touch screen and i already lost my warranty when installing cyanogen mod!!! Please anybody who knows their gadgets help me!!! Please i dont want to have to work for $400 to get a new one......
UPDATE: If you know a guide to return the aria to its unroot state to where i can return it under warranty PLEASE SHARE THE INFO!
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Easy. Boot into fastboot, then flash the shipping software from winxp. Have the HTC sync drivers installed, but htc sync stopped. It works.
RUU_Liberty_Cingular_US_1.25.502.2_Radio_47.37.35.09_7.08.35.06_release_128691_signed.exe
I have an HTC Aria (well, wifey does) whose screen randomly quits working. I think it may have to do with the battery, as troubleshooting suggests that possibility, and a totally full charge seems to help (where-as it may not work at 80%). Anyway, doing what I can to mitigate it while I get a replacement unit. Although it is under manufacturer warranty, I'm scared to send it in to them, as you get charged so much if they find it to have violated warranty in any way (e.g. water damage or something). Almost cheaper just to buy a used one on eBay.
Send me your email and I can send you the stock 2.1 recover that breaks the root. Its what I used to return my first aria. Just make sure to backup all your data on your computer. Change the SD card also or back it up on your computer and delete everything on it if your sending it to HTC. I must warn though your replacement might contain the new hboot which their is no root for as of know.
P.S. my touchscreen failed because of the phones high temperatures mainly in the 105-110° F.
Signatures are fancy.
This phone has never been rooted, so no worries in my case. The OP may be different, I kind of jumped in here. I fear instead one particular water sticker, that, while white, is slightly torn (somehow). So... I mean, its like rolling dice.
jcollake said:
This phone has never been rooted, so no worries in my case. The OP may be different, I kind of jumped in here. I fear instead one particular water sticker, that, while white, is slightly torn (somehow). So... I mean, its like rolling dice.
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it's a water sticker, not a tear sticker. why you worrying so much lmao
You said it started working again, what worked for you?
pLs help me .. i have same problem with my HTC ARIA ..!!
how ur HTC started wOrking ?

[Q] Fix a bricked streak (really bricked)

Ok so as I expected I've bricked one of my dell streak devices. The unit was having issues rebooting a few times a day while I was debugging my application using eclipse so I flashed 351 to see if it would help. Well my custom kernel (USB OTG mainly) wouldn't work with that so I flashed back to 318 and tried to flash only the 351 baseband well after that streak is completely bricked. No Dell Log, No Lights, No QDLTool. Some phones and devices have solder points that can be bridged to recover this kind of brick but havn't been able to find anything about that on the streak. Company doesn't want to buy a JTAG machine now but thinking of buying one on my own if I have to.
onilink67 said:
Ok so as I expected I've bricked one of my dell streak devices. The unit was having issues rebooting a few times a day while I was debugging my application using eclipse so I flashed 351 to see if it would help. Well my custom kernel (USB OTG mainly) wouldn't work with that so I flashed back to 318 and tried to flash only the 351 baseband well after that streak is completely bricked. No Dell Log, No Lights, No QDLTool. Some phones and devices have solder points that can be bridged to recover this kind of brick but havn't been able to find anything about that on the streak. Company doesn't want to buy a JTAG machine now but thinking of buying one on my own if I have to.
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Have you found any solution. I have the same problem since couple of weeks.
Sadly no I'm about to buy a JTAG machine I think I spent the entire day studying one of our dead circuit boards and couldn't find anything.
I think the best thing and most easiest is to buy a broken screen streak on ebay (around $100-170) to swap the motherboard thing. That's what I did for my streak which wouldn't start at all since I flashed the wrong files!!!!! Jtag is really troublesome if one doesn't know a thing about soldering and it is expensive.
while that would work I'm a EE with very good soldering skills and many different android devices. This is the first i've ever bricked (luckily it was work's :lol but I'm sure as I keep doing lower level stuff it will be more common.
Call Dell & tell them that it won't come on & they'll exchange it if you are still under warranty.
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macqueyl said:
Call Dell & tell them that it won't come on & they'll exchange it if you are still under warranty.
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Thanks but not really a way to fix it
onilink67 said:
Thanks but not really a way to fix it
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Hey...Any update on this one...Did you get it fixed? as I am in the same situation and no idea what to do next. I have been suggested to format the Internal SD and looking for instructions to do that but unable to find one.

[Q] Getting replacement phone from dell

so yesterday at the gym i dropped my phone a few feet down of the elyptical and unfortunatly the lcd inside started bleeding, the glass was fine, but the lcd was obviously damaged inside, so after reading a few things on here i took a shot in the dark at seeing if dell would replace my cell phone for me, i guess i was one of the lucky ones and im getting dispatched a new phone, my question is, am i able to restore my new phone with a nandroid backup of my old my phone that i have saved, like would the phone then just be identicle at that point, does it work like that? and what would my steps be on getting my phone back to where it is, tho i am familiar with QDL tool to a certain extent and do have the drivers set up on my laptop am i going to have to re-root it then i could restore from nandroid? any advice would be appreciated! thank you so much!
-Davey
That is very good for you. I wonder how much longer will we be able to get a replacement on damaged or a faulty Streak? . Whats up with Dell pulling the Streak totally from their catalog? Firstthere were onlinerumors that it was pulled for internal updates. Now the Dell.com site says "farewell Dell Streak 5, its been a long ride"' or something like that as its discontinued. Posted a question on their facebook page and still cant get an official comment.

Dell streak recovery contact

The screen on my dell streak (5.5), mysteriously cracked. Is there a way I can still look in my phone and recover any contact info that hasn't been put onto my gmail account for one reason or another? I was looking at clockwork, but I'm just a bit nervous since I'm not that savvy. The main option I'm considering at this point is to repair the screen but I want a new phone as well so I want an option that's as affordable as possible. Did you guys have any thoughts?

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so i had a long post typed out and my browser decided to go back and delete it. long story short bricked my vibrant with gb bootloader and kies update and need to know if this -> http://droidangel.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-make-samsung-galaxy-s-download.html will work. please help and thanks to all especially woodrube and noob_in_need as they always have an answer in my posts.
Probably not. If you have a bootloader mismatch then you need a jtag flash.
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You could try it. However like bfranklin said, when your bootloaders get messed up it usually takes a JTAG to get it resolved. Although that could fetch up to $40 or so you should have a fully functioning Vibrant again. Mobiletech JTAG service; http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-vibrant-jtag-brick-repair/
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Ya. Unfortunately a jtag does seem to be in your future. Sucks. Sorry about that man. But one question. Why on earth were you using kies? It is known to brick devices.
Woodrube said:
Ya. Unfortunately a jtag does seem to be in your future. Sucks. Sorry about that man. But one question. Why on earth were you using kies? It is known to brick devices.
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well in my original post i explained it but it got erased lol i have a froyo odin file saved on my computer at home but im at my girlfriend and i was gettting non stop fcs on my phone and messaging apps and couldnt do anything. so i odined back to eclair but forgot i had gb bootloader and i tried to kies update. all went well till i got back up here and the phone "rebooted" and wouldnt do anything. i then knew immediately what i did and now it sucks haha guess a new phone is in my future i kind of wanted the sgs 2 so i might get it with sprint, i hate tmobiles data and i dont really get service anywhere in concord nh or my girlfriends house pittsfield nh no service at all. if i do get an new phone i may donate it to someone who wants it and can use it to develope etc with it. anyways thanks guys and also any way i can find a good site/store etc that wont rip me off in price or steal my phone? (im paranoid lol) and link/store name please?
I sent you a PM.
so there may still be hope for my vibrant. as a last resort i called tmobile customer care and explained that kies bricked my phone. the tmo rep told me hes had this conversation a few times and that if i call samsung and explain tt i got this phone used from a friend and updated with kies and it randomly bricked (we all know that it didnt really RANDOMLY brick...) that they MIGHT give me an out of warranty replacement and that i should try it before anything. also my dad says he would give me the 40 to get it replaced if i really want it and can wait a week or two, but if i cant fix it, get a replacement, or 40$ for jtag id be glad to send it to woodrube as hes helped me a ton, has been nice about helping with all the noob questions i had, and he asked politely for it while trying to help ill keep you posted and ill have an answer by friday ( 5 days) for ya woodrube. anyways thanks for the support guys helps alot to have some feedback
-Edit- so i called samsung and theyre gonna do an out of warranty software reflash. he said what happened was that the internet connection hiccupped while updating causing a bad flash. i went with it lol so sorry wood for now i cant send this phone but if i get a new phone and you still need it youll be first on my list.

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