Aummmm this is what happened. A month and a week ago from this day, I got my Dell Streak 1.6 Build 7921 in black, from Rogers Communications. My location is Canada, Ottawa. But they F'd up, by they i'm speaking about Rogers. When I called in to order the Streak, the cheapest deal I worked out was $30/1G Internet/Monthly
+ $30 for Voice plan for 3 years contract. Totoal = $60+Tax/Monthly. Two days after I got the phone, ___AWESOME__ delivery...anyways. I put my rogers sim chip inside the phone, I didn't have a voice plan nor an internet data plan. I called in, and somehow managed to get a Monthly of 1G/Internet + For the first 2 month's unlimited internet. for only $35/Monthly with NO 3 year contract.
Phone price = $99. I know... I can't believe that somehow happened.
I rooted my 1.6 Build 7921 device using Android Universal app, recently the froyo 2.2 update just came out OTA, I still got it OTA despite that I was rooted. I tried installing the 2.2 Froyo on my device and I got stuck at a blank screen for an hour. My device booted up normally back to 1.6. The next thing I did was resetting my phone to factory settings from the main menu.
I than tried installing the froyo 2.2 update.pkg from the main menu option #2. Once again it got stuck at the blank screen. Now, when I boot the phone it always gets stuck on the DELL LOGO screen. Everytime I re-try installing update.pkg, from main menu it goes to a blank screen.
I since than learned how to flash a ROM and use clockworkmod. I tried flashing 309 Recovery image, and than tried installing the 2.2 Froyo update.pkg through the main menu method and clockworkmod through .zip file.
I haven't been able to find a update.pkg file for 1.6 Build 7921 Rogers phone yet...I think that might solve the problem but if someone else see's a mistake in what i've done wrong, please do help. Thanks
Im not sure since ur ota didnt go through but you could try getti rogers to replace it ...just tell em the ota update messed your phone up.. ......or you can flash clockwork recovery ....then flash o2 1.6 then upgrade to o2 2.2 ....then to dj steves
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And call rogers and speak to the retention department and tell them you want the 6gb for 30$
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Hi i've just got a dell streak on o2 uk and its still 1.6 and i would like the 2.1 update from o2 and its not givein me the update ota and when i goto settings, about device, system update, it go's to a web page your device is up to date, can anyone point me the the right direction to download the offical o2 2.1 update thanks
The official one was pulled by O2, as it was full of bugs.
This is the leaked version, which I have used ever since it was released, works a treat !
LEAKED VERSION (right click save target as)
DO SO AT OWN RISK
Transfer it to the root directory on the Streak's microSD card, turn off Streak, hold the volume up and down buttons while turning the device on to boot into recovery mode, and select option 2. Then just sit back for a few minutes while the Streak does its thing.
Is it the root of the external (16 or 32gb) sd or the internal 2gb one? Not sure if the internal one is even accessible but thought best to check also... I have the 2.2 v1.0 (bought it already flashed) and I'd like to try the new version, the thread with instructions is huge and with all the updates and various questiins etc... ive found it extremely confusing??? Any pointers or links to other threads would be brilliant I'm using win7 64bit just to add a little more annoyance
Thank you
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Read the section "guide to upgrading and downgrading". I received a new UK streak about 3 weeks ago and to upgrade from 1.6 to 2.1 I had to treat it like a US Streak (otherwise the upgrade always stops at 50%). 2.1 8105 runs great on my Streak
Hello Everyone,
Earlier I tried rooting my phone with a file I downloaded that was named r2-4399-6601-streak-superboot.zip. Basically, it worked, however I'm having the problem where the Menu and Home buttons alternate flashing very fast. Also, my menu sometimes stays lit up while the other two are dark.
Does anyone know what I can do to fix this problem? As far as I know I am still running the stock rom with the stock baseband. If it helps, I am at build number 6601, my baseband version is GAUSB1A111231-US. My OEM version matches my Baseband, except for the -US on the end. My kernel version is 2.6.29-perf and my firmware version is 1.6
Factory restore did nothing for me, that was the first thing I tried.
If anyone can help me get rid of this annoyance that would be great. I'm trying not to update my phone to O2's 2.1 rom as I am looking forward to the 2.2 update from Dell. I'll gladly unroot my phone if needed, if someone can tell me how...
hey, there is a known problem with flashing for anyone that has upgraded to dj_steves v1.2.0 & above espcially when using rebelsim as the baseband is not compatible yet. Other than that... your description sounds just like an app i got from the market called "streakLED" which flashes all different patterns on the buttons when you receive an sms text? My home button also stays lit when i have a message.
Not sure if this helps at all but i thought i would suggest it just incase
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http://www.streaksmart.com/2010/08/superboot-root-method-works-with-att-dell-streak-build-6601.html
I've been to that link... But the only fix the guy had was to install 2.1. I don't feel like going through the trouble of doing that. especially since the 2.2 update is coming soon. I feel like it might just cause trouble for me.
What suxs is that at leats urs turns on a the way my just got stuck on the Dell logo an never finishes powering on an I get the flashing buttons as well..
check the stickies thread and factory reset ur phone then use "UNIVERSAL ANDROOT" you wont get the flashing lights if you root with that app.
oh and it usually takes two or sometimes three tries to acquire root
I had this problem also. It is caused by upgrading to a new ROM which is meant for a certain baseband (00 for unlocked Streaks, 21 for UK (I believe) Streaks and 31 for US Streaks) without actually upgrading the baseband as well. For me, it has been a mystery to figure out what the sequence is to get from one baseband to another and one ROM to another. I had this problem flashing lights problem with one Streak when I tried the flash it from one ROM/baseband to another in order to get 2.2 flashed properly (You can't go from AT&T 1.6 directly to DJ Steves 1.5.1). The only thing that fixed it for me was using the QDL Tool. It took my dead Streak with flashing light with God-only-knows what baseband and ROM sequence I had tried to a fully functioning, unlocked Streak with AT&T official 2.2. From there, it was an incredibly simple flash to DJ Steve's 1.5.1 using fastboot. Then I was done. Give the QDL Tool a try if you want 2.2 and it very well might take your phone from dead and worthless to something worth carrying around in your pocket.
yeah the qdl tool is by far the most simple way to get 2.2 on you streak, which you can root without any worries. i dont think theres actually a reason to still be on 1.6.
I have a dell streak from rogers communications in canada. Its build 7921. I got the phone 3 weeks ago, rooted my phone using Android Ultimate or Android Universal, can't remember which one. Just last week the 2.2 Froyo update was released to Canadians with rogers. I downloaded the update OTA. I unrooted my dell streak and tried installing the update, did it a couple of times, everytime my dell streak couldn't get passed this blank screen.
So i put the froyo 2.2 update.pkg in my SDCARD, and reset my streak to factory settings. Than tried updating from the menu by using OPTION 2 "upgrade via. update.pkg" now i've tried this and a couple of other things many times but it wont go passed a lite blank screen. I've since than tried resetting to factory settings and it reboots after resetting to a DELL LOGO screen and stays there forever.
After reading a bunch of tutorials i download the 1.6 Update.pkg but its not for the same build as my phone. Regardless i put the 1.6 Update.pkg on my SDCARD and loaded up the MENU and tried upgrading via update.pkg using OPTION 2.
Again, it won't go passed this lite blank screen. I've tried a bunch of tutorials saying that i have to go into FASTBOOT. I can't go into FASTBOOT. Because my computer won't download the ANDROID 1.0 drivers. I have to computers with WINDOWS 7, i've tried on both and it wont download the drivers. I installed DELL PC SUITE, everytime i load up DELL PC SUITE at the bottom left it says "DISCONNECTED" I've went into Device Manager by right clicking "COMPUTERS" and manually tried installing it but i don't get the options a lot of users with the similar problems have been getting. SUCH AS from the drop down menu there should be "ANdroid phone" "Google inc" i don't get any of those options.
I believe i have the answer somewhat but i just need to put it in the right order, can someone please explain to me how to get my dell streak back to ORIGINAL 1.6 from ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS> thank you so much for anyone who reads
If i'm reading this right, your streak cant boot anymore currently right?
If i could I was going to ask if you could make a nandroid dump of 7921, I've never seen it before.
I got my Dell Streak as a replacement when my first one went out, it came with the 2.2 update. Everything was working fine and then one day during a call my Dell Streak rebooted and it stayed stuck on the Dell Logo, so I did a factory reset and now it hasnt worked ever since. I decided to try and install clockwork recovery to see if I can try to flash a new rom but it wont even load up when I select the option to Update from SD card, it just gives me a black screen, what can I do? I looked on the forum and I couldn't find anyone with a similar problem, thank you.
Use StreakMod Recovery (the recovery-v0.3.2.7-DoctorWFix.zip version) and read this:
Radimus’s Universal Guide to Flashing a ROM
themasterhook2000 said:
I got my Dell Streak as a replacement when my first one went out, it came with the 2.2 update. Everything was working fine and then one day during a call my Dell Streak rebooted and it stayed stuck on the Dell Logo, so I did a factory reset and now it hasnt worked ever since. I decided to try and install clockwork recovery to see if I can try to flash a new rom but it wont even load up when I select the option to Update from SD card, it just gives me a black screen, what can I do? I looked on the forum and I couldn't find anyone with a similar problem, thank you.
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And you can't say you didn't look all over the forum and not find the problem because at least once a day a newbie posts with the same problem withouth doing a search
I am new to the android platform, so please don't "grill me on the spot"
And just so you know....I read and read and read about it, but I just can't figure this one out...
I am a Symbian modder and cook, so I actually know how to do stuff like this...
but now I am stuck
Heres the problem:
My friend had problems with his Streak 5, which I believe was released with Android 2.1
His System crashed and he went to an other friend that put on Android 1.6...
He told me it worked for about 3 days and then crashed again. So know he gave it to me to fix it.
SO this s what I did:
I figured that he probably downgraded it, while putting on 1.6 and so I thought that might be the reason for the crash.
So I tried a Froyo Version 345
Still doesn't work, so I tried the latest release Version 360 & 364...
which would mean, that there is no way I downgraded on the last boots...
but 360 wouldn't be recognized by the in recovery mode - option 2
so last one I did was 364...
Anyway...the problem is that it won't boot...it always stays on the Dell logo
after I put in the 364 and pushed recovery mode it, didn't say Error, so I figure it did something....
after that the dell logo disappears shortly then comes back again...(reboot?) but won't go farther than that
Now when I turn on the dell streak all that happens, is that the three buttons on the bottom light up, but no Dell logo...
I just can't figure this one out...can anybody help me out?
how did you flash were you using streak recovery or the dell recovery option or even clockwork mod may give people more of an idea
I tried to use streakflash, and all the other windows based flashing systems, but I couldn't get the driver to load...
I was using the dell recovery option
I was not able to install clockwork, because the phone was already not working before hand.
I tried a factory reset and different updates as "update.pkg" with the "recovery.img" as stated in the xda-wiki site.
Do you think the "old" files that have been on the sdcard can make problems?
should I use a clean sdcard? and if so, which files must all be on it, to get the dell alive again?