I remember when I was looking for all this info I had to jump from board to board to board and
experience tons of trial and error when I was successful with my own device then wounded up
bricking my phone or someone elses based on other factors, or OCLF/CWM not working in recovery,
all that fun stuff.
So I decided to design this guide as a way for a person to make one stop at this guide, and
find everything you need with some tips I had to learn the hardway.
First while YES you can root/flash your phone from 2.2 Froyo official Samsung it is more complicated
and you risk a LOT more. I HIGHLY recommend doing a flash BACK to 2.1 update 1 to make your phone
bone stock to the way it was when you first bought it (Or if you bought it with 2.2 the way it was at launch.
Its a MUCH easier process and almost impossible for something to go wrong in the process. These
steps will help if you have also bricked your phone (Kinda bricked anyways)or its stuck in a bootloop.
Also while rooting is great to apply some Lag Fixes and such there really is no point unless
your going to flash a new ROM (or OS if you're new to this) because you probably don't use your
phone to utilize any of this stuff anyways.
Before you start please be sure to have the drivers working for your phone on your PC.
If you are running Windows 7/Vista and User Account Control (UAC) is enabled, be sure
to right click the Odin icon and select Run as Administrator.
DISCLAIMER:This is my contribution to the wonderful android community here that has given me
a wealth of information on this subject, and had it not been for these boards and others like
it I would not be able to enjoy my phone and the contributions made here by so many hardworking
people. With that said. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU DAMAGING YOUR PHONE.
1.Back up everything in either Titanium backup or to PC (PC backup can only save Pictures etc.
not your message logs/call logs/account settings/etc.) A Nandroid backup should work equally as
well.
2.Shut Down phone into Download Mode so Odin can recognize phone.
-If phone is in boot loop or bricked:
-Plug USB cable into PC
-Take out battery
-Put battery back in
-Hold Vol Up + Vol Down buttons at same time
-While holding inster USB cable into phone
-Odin should now recognize device in download mode
3.Load Files into proper fields. (.TAR into TAR,.PIT into PIT)
4.Do not check any other boxes then defaults. You only want the PIT file and .TAR files for this.
5.Click Start.
6.Phone should begin flash process
NOTE: EVERYTHING ON YOUR PHONE AT THIS POINT WILL BE ERASED! KERNEL, BASEBAND, ROOT, ETC.
YOUR PHONE WILL BECOME COMPLETELY STOCK AS THOUGH IT WAS JUST PULLED FROM THE SHELF
IN THE UNITED STATES.
7.If process completes the phone will reboot on its own. If it gets stuck in any one process
without moving, just close the program, and repeat steps. Might take a few tries.
Once stock OS of 2.1 Update 1 is applied you can install the update.zip on the SD.
NOTE:YOU DO NOT EXTRACT THE .zip! JUST SIMPLY PLACE IT ONTO THE INTERNAL SD IN NO FOLDER.
If you're running 2.2 froyo and you were just flashed back to 2.1, then you should already have
an update.zip. Thats fine, delete the old one and replace the new one.
1.Now that the update.zip is on your phone the rest is really is. You can root your phone using
this file from your phone. Go into recovery by holding the Vol Up+Vol Down+Power button at the
same time while the phone is off. Let go once the Vibrant logo appears.
2.Select reinstall packages. Phone should reboot and you are now rooted!
If from here you want to flash a ROM over your current OS its simple.
1.When the phone reboots and you see you have SuperUse permissions you are rooted.
2.Go to the market and download ROM manager.
3.Select Install ClockWork Recovery Mod for your specific phone within the ROM manager app.
Find your ROM, Drop it into your SD the same way as the update.zip
4.Shut down your phone and boot back into Recovery Console.
5.Select Reinstall Packages again. This should Install ClockWork (CWM) OVER your recovery console.
If it doesnt take the first time just do it again, it will take you to a different color
console.
6.Once in CWM select the item using the Vol Up or Down buttons and power to select on Install
Zip from SD card.
7.Then pick Choose/Select .zip to Install.
8.Find your ROM, Select it. Select Yes to install.
9.WHAMMY your device is now installing the ROM and you have a flashed and rooted super android phone
on steroids.
Hope this helped.
---Giddy Ninja
FILES
http://files.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=androidspin/samsung/vibrant/&file=T959UVJFD.tar<---SGH-T959 JFD Image
http://files.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=androidspin/samsung/vibrant/&file=s1_odin_20100512.rar<---512 PIT File
http://files.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=androidspin/samsung/vibrant/&file=Odin3.rar<---Odin Application
**References used to build this tutorial when I F**ked up my own device**
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-810442.html
http://board.teamwhiskey.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=636
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/04/all-about-root-for-the-samsung-vibrant/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991267
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732458
Good guide for noobs
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA Premium App
Good post I have and will be linking it to some ppl with problems thought you deserved your first thanks lol
Thanks for the responses and any feedback or critique on where/how I can make this guide more accessible is appreciated (PM please)
I wanted this to help people who are new and scared. lol
The guide that s15274n has is like the bible to this. but I know sometimes that much information can be either overwhelming or confusing to some.
So hopefully this helps out some people!
Thanks for the post man. The more ways to help the better. Mine has a ton more detail, but some may not want / need that much.
s15274n said:
Thanks for the post man. The more ways to help the better. Mine has a ton more detail, but some may not want / need that much.
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And that is EXACTLY what I was hoping to accomplish. Sadly though I didn't stumble across your thread last night when I had soft bricked my brothers phone and was doing a million google searches to find the work around on his boot loop frenzied phone (Recovery console was even corrupt).
So after what seemed like 1000 snipits from different articles I was able to mostly compile this. And then throw in some warnings for future rooters/flashers.
Had I known Samsung's own 2.2 release was going to be so AWFUL compared to 2.1 I never would have upgraded. But then again if I probably never would have flashed/rooted. haha. Oh well what can you do.
update.zip signature verification failed
the update.zip doesnt work in my DEfy
e: signature verification failed
installation aborted.
searching in xda developers i found this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995131&page=4
i dont really understand what is this update.zip for... yours is 600Kb and this one is 140Mb! this file is just to root the mobile right? I am a bit worry about to use this file... maybe i will get a Defy brick... hehe
any suggestion?
thanks a lot
jose
jacortijo said:
the update.zip doesnt work in my DEfy
e: signature verification failed
installation aborted.
searching in xda developers i found this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995131&page=4
i dont really understand what is this update.zip for... yours is 600Kb and this one is 140Mb! this file is just to root the mobile right? I am a bit worry about to use this file... maybe i will get a Defy brick... hehe
any suggestion?
thanks a lot
jose
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You are in the vibrant forms you need to go to the xda defy fourm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=852
Yea sorry I can't help you out. As stated above this is a Vibrant forum. So don't use that update.zip. Only two things I can tell you are go to the link above, and im sorry you bought a Motorola. Lol.
Sent from my roided out Vibrant.
Sir... i have faced a problem inmy swipe konnect plus smartphone. When i try to power on my phone it automatically goes to recovery mode. Service center says that phone cannot be flash.. so i decide to flash manualy
. Plz help me.. my phone unable to open... how to root my phone .. please help me...
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This post is for people who have already upgraded their Streaks and know the basics. This guide won't help you upgrade or root.
I spent over 24 hours trying to get my Streak back to stock. I was not happy with the O2 branding, Performance, and aesthetics of 2.1 so I wanted to go back but every method I found online didn't work for me. So I created my own little method.
Note: All the files you need are in a zip file below. The hardest part for me was finding files that worked and/or were not dead links. But if you download my files and use this guide I'm not responsible if you screw up.
Step 1: Download Zip File
It has everything you will need in order to Downgrade.
Step 2: Downgrade to a stock O2 build of 1.6 (important)
- Place the Step 2 Update.pkg on the root of your sdcard.
- Place Step 2 Recovery folder where you can get to it using CMD / Terminal via Fastboot
- Place your Streak in fastboot mode
- Type this command into CMD or Terminal " fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.stock.new.img "
- Once the streak shows done pull out the battery and replace it, then boot using volume keys
- Update from sd card
Step 3: Clockworkmod Recovery
- Place Step 3 clockwork folder where you can get to it using CMD / Terminal via Fastboot
- Place Step 3 clockworkmod folder on the root of your sdcard
- Place your Streak in fastboot mode
- Type this command into CMD or Terminal " fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img "
- Once the streak shows done pull out the battery and replace it, then boot using volume keys
- Update from sd card
Step 4: Nandroid (almost done)
- Once your in the clockworkmod recovery menu select nandriod using the volume and camera buttons
- Select Restore
- Now you will see Niles Method, Select it and wait for the restore to finish.
- Once it's done reboot the system using nandroid or the battery pull method.
- During boot up if your keys don't blink then your done enjoy, if your keys blink then go to step 5
Step 5: Stop the flashing
- If you got this far then I'm sure you know how to root your device. So all you need to do is run the r2 superboot in Step 5 folder.
And thats it folks. The above worked for me and a number of other people and their streaks. I can't guarantee that it will work for everyone but other methods I found online did not work for myself and the others at all.
Sorry but to go back to 6601 you should follow thid thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778397
geek78 said:
Sorry but to go back to 6601 you should follow thid thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778397
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I tried that one and along with a few other people and we did not seem to get that method working, 3 out of the 5 of us did. The other two of us used a mixture of methods in order to get it to work. As explained above.
I believe you had a personal investment in the one you linked to, it's nothing personal but not every method works for every person like it did not work for some of us. Don't get defensive it does not matter about which they use as long as people have multiple methods to try if they get stuck. It's all about helping the user right? at least I thought it was.
Many thxz mikeniles. I have been trying to go back for a few days now i most have sending back the streak to dell for warranty exchange. Did tried a few others I think like the one above also with the one that is for the macs and nothing,
thxz for putting the files in one places to find them all is hard like the one that is above has link that takes me to another sites not the files.
like you saysd above it is about the helping everyone and when dell send me back the new one will not do update until ready for.
this is my first posts because my english is bad and say thank you please dont make fun of.
clark kent
ThatGuyClark said:
this is my first posts because my english is bad and say thank you please dont make fun of.
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That guy clark, no one here will make fun of your english it's not that type of place we are all just here to help and or in my case learn.
No thanks needed brother it's a team effort someone else put the files online I just found them. Someone else came up with the methods I based mine off of. All I did was put them together in one file and share with you the mixture that worked for me. Every single person on this forum is why you got yours working not just me.
Not sure why you have to send your streak in but good luck with it and don't be afraid of people making fun of you, Your voice counts.
Always good to have alternative ways as people are running different systems and configurations.
Were you able to get oem-version back to 31-us or is it still at 21-us?
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
When I get to step 2 update from SD card, I get all files are up to date...rebooting in 30 seconds. Any ideas?
alright i am successfully back to us 6601. but my baseband version
GAUSB1A110421US and OemVersion GAUSB1A111231. am i 100% back to stock?
HELP .
On step 4 I keep getting
Checking MD5 sums…
MD5 mismatch!
E:Can’t Find MISC:
How can I solve this ?
notoriousguy said:
On step 4 I keep getting
Checking MD5 sums…
MD5 mismatch!
E:Can’t Find MISC:
How can I solve this ?
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Same problem here.
UPDATE:
So I went back to the other instructions [HOW-To] Go back from O2 2.1 to Stock at&t 6601 WITH BASEBAND DOWNGRADE and just did Step 2. It took a bit of time, but came out perfect! Thanks to everyone's helpful comments.
tltwelve said:
alright i am successfully back to us 6601. but my baseband version
GAUSB1A110421US and OemVersion GAUSB1A111231. am i 100% back to stock?
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I've got a stock att, baseband is xxx231-US and oem is 231
aaronkalb said:
Same problem here.
UPDATE:
So I went back to the other instructions [HOW-To] Go back from O2 2.1 to Stock at&t 6601 WITH BASEBAND DOWNGRADE and just did Step 2. It took a bit of time, but came out perfect! Thanks to everyone's helpful comments.
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can you help me ? i tried doing the step 2 but i didnt understand about the files in the correct folder and the thing it asked .. I would appreciated it if you can help me out
Are you still stuck, sorry I have been MIA, Droid stuff is a hobby it does not pay the bills. Let me know if you need help still.
6.1???
I was shocked when I saw the title
"Back to AT&T Stock 6.1 6601 in 4 Steps"
Your method doesn't work because it produces MD5 Mismatch when you try to run it.
Worse yet, your method broke my phone because once you install that version of clockwork recovery, you can't install any other version without it just blackscreening. Worse yet, that version doesn't work for regular packages either. *Many hours of trial an error just to get it back to working, still no ATT rom.
Hi all! I'm really hoping that some Andriod guru out there can figure out the predicament I've gotten myself into. First a litte background info:
The other day I successfully flashed the new JI5 update to my phone. It worked great, and seems to have at least patched (not fixed) the majority of this phones shortcomings. But of course most of you already know all this.
I attempted to flash the same update to my wife's phone tonight, however as soon as ODIN finished doing it's thing the phone rebooted, and I now seem to be stuck in recovery with the following error:
update media, please wait
E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl10(Invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA:copy default media content failed.
The process I used to flash the phone is pretty standard. Fired up ODIN, used ADB to throw the phone into download mode (Both our phones seem to be HW locked), pushed the update to the phone. The one thing I DID do differently this time was select the Re-Partition option, as I've noticed some strange issues with my phone since throwing JI5 on it. I figured that repartitioning the phone back to it's prestine state might fix the issues. I made sure to use the correct 512 PIT file, which I think I remember reading was responsible for setting up the system partitions, thus I figured I wouldn't have any problems. I've read about many others that routinely repartition their phones, so I didn't think this would be an issue. Her phone was bone stock, aside from being rooted. No OC kernals, lagfixes, etc.
I've tried to throw the phone back into download mode via adb, but it just reboots the device and it immediatly goes into recovery mode. Since the phone still boots and gets into recovery mode I'm thinking it's not bricked, but I'll be damned if I know what to do next!
So how about it, any guru's out there that have seen this problem before? Any way it can be fixed?
Update: Still borked and at wits end! Since I still apparently have the ability to reinstall packages via recovery I'm hoping that there is a way to reflash the OS by utilizing a crafty update.zip file. Based off what I've read so far, I simply need to reflash to stock OS to get things rolling again, but I can't get the damn thing into download mode! So close, yet so far away. Thank you Samsung QA! I guess this is what I get for not clockwork modding her phone prior to working on it. But still, frigging ridiculous that this company is sending out broken hardware and untested products.
If anybody happens to know a way to utilize the recovery console to flash a firmware revision (without using clockworkmod recovery), or possibly how to perform a fix action via ADB, any info you can lend to me would be much appreciated.
Bumping for the sake of my sanity.
Anyone have any ideas as to how to fix this thing? I'm a hair's-breadth away from donating this thing to willitblend.
First I must scold you for not having Clockwork Recovery Flashed, it is the first thing you do when you have root. Period. Nothing else takes priority over being able to save your phone.
Secondly I must praise you for asking this in Q&A / General, NOT DEV! I FUC*ING HATE THAT! So thanks!
Steps to fix your wife's phone:
Step 1: Download attached zip, and put on phones internal SD. (adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip)
Step 2: Select Re-Install Packages from Stock Recovery Menu.
Step 3: Phone may reboot, if so see step 2. If phone enters clockwork go to step4.
Step 4: Flash Rom. Flash a full rom that is flashable via Clockwork. THAT OR::: try adb reboot download from clockwork.
Step 5: Reroot phone, install clockwork recovery (rom manager on market).
Optional: If all this doesn't work feel free to purchase my Vibrant, link in Sig
Edit: Also don't just do things you don't understand, like check repartition
Thank you sir! You're a saint!
zaduma said:
First I must scold you for not having Clockwork Recovery Flashed, it is the first thing you do when you have root. Period. Nothing else takes priority over being able to save your phone.
Secondly I must praise you for asking this in Q&A / General, NOT DEV! I FUC*ING HATE THAT! So thanks!
Steps to fix your wife's phone:
Step 1: Download attached zip, and put on phones internal SD. (adb push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip)
Step 2: Select Re-Install Packages from Stock Recovery Menu.
Step 3: Phone may reboot, if so see step 2. If phone enters clockwork go to step4.
Step 4: Flash Rom. Flash a full rom that is flashable via Clockwork. THAT OR::: try adb reboot download from clockwork.
Step 5: Reroot phone, install clockwork recovery (rom manager on market).
Optional: If all this doesn't work feel free to purchase my Vibrant, link in Sig
Edit: Also don't just do things you don't understand, like check repartition
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Thanks for the fast reply! And yes, I feel retarded for not clockworking her phone. In my defense, I thought I knew what I was doing when I ticked the option, as I had read countless threads about repartioning the phone. I think the problem is that the JI5 update is an incremental update, not a full OS. By repartitioning and flashing I think the process removed some key OS files. Or not, I'm no expert when it comes to this OS.
Anyhoo, I tried pushing the file to the sdcard, however I am getting a permission denied error message. I've verified that the directory exists via the shell command, so I seem to be having some kind of a permissions problem. The root on her phone must have been undone, as when I try to enter SU I get the same permission denied error message. Is there a way around this?
Thank you for all the assistance thus far!
So while in recovery mode, I can see both drives showing up in disk manager and windows explorer on my computer, however they are grayed out. Typically at this point one would hit the "mount" button from the dropdown menu on the phone, but obviously this action is currently out of grasp due to my problem. Is there a way to manually mount the sdcard via adb?
I kind of figured that adb pushing stuff to the SDCARD didn't require root access, as I was always able to mount the two stores without root permissions from the phone...
I'm rather curious now. Has any one tried using the adb push command to copy files to the /sdcard directory on their phone without root? Everything I've read makes it sound like this should be possible, unless the phone is just that messed up.
Any and all replies appreciated!
Hello people,
After finally getting a replacement dell streak i.e. 3 months of complaining. I want to flash it and I want a smooth process. So after looking around I’ve put together everything I have to do. I would like to know if what I’m doing is right. Important Notes: I am using Windows 7 64BIT… I am flashing DJ_Steve’s 1.6.1 Rom. I am currently on stock Froyo. My build number is 12821. For now baseband version is unknown (Can’t check untill I find charger). So this my plan to take list of steps-
1. Install Fastboot via-
Download Dell PC Suite and install it.
Download Fastboot.exe
Remove and replace the battery.
Power the device on while holding the camera button
It will show a screen that says ‗Touch Calibration‘ and ‗Fastboot‘. Tap fastboot.
Learn to use Fastboot on CMD
2. Root
Download SuperOneClick 1.5.5
Extract SuperOneClick on my hard drive
Put my Streak in USB debugging mode: Settings>Applications>Development>turn on USB Debugging
Plug my Streak into the computer – I will not mount the SD card
Right click on SuperOneClick.exe and run as administrator
Click "Root" and watch the progress and follow instructions.
3. Install Streakmod Recovery
Unzip and flash with: fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img
Reboot with: fastboot -i 0x413c reboot
Hold down the keys "volume up" and "volume down" simultaneously while rebooting.
Select "Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD Card" in the menu
At the Dell Logo press the power button and you will be presented with the Recovery Menu
4. Install Rom (Streak Droid 1.6.1)
Download Update-1.6.1.zip
Place Zip file into Root of SD Card
Make a text file and type in the options
Save file under SDCard>install.txt
Boot into StreakMod
Select Update from Zip File > Select Zip File From SD Card > StreakDroid_1-6.Zip
Wait for installation.
FINISH
These are steps I will take are they right?
Will I need to reroot after Rom has been installed?
Thank you for your time your help is appreachated!!
I believe that 1.61 is pre-rooted.
If you have problems getting root with SuperOneClick remove your SD Card and try it.
You don't need the entire PC Suite, just the drivers. See this page at Dell.
Thanks for response thats helped a lot also I am mainly concerned about the recovery and installing the ROM is even worth it? Also the fact I'm running 64Bit scares me (in case its not supported)!
Just saying but I think a multipurpose guide on how to install Roms needs to be made. There is already a good one but it is outdated and doesn't cover questions like- Can i update straight from stock froyo to Streakdroid 1.6.1? It the guide the same for White Streak? Does 64Bit work with Rooting/Fastboot? I would write but I don't have experience. Does any one think the same?
yes it would be nice if someone did that but it would also be nice for people to use the search function as all these topics have been covered somewhere on these forums
hasamoder said:
Thanks for response thats helped a lot also I am mainly concerned about the recovery and installing the ROM is even worth it? Also the fact I'm running 64Bit scares me (in case its not supported)!
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I took the plunge yesterday and installed the 1.6.1 version of DJ_Steve's Streakdroid rom.
It's only been 12 hours but the phone is noticeably faster and so far everything works that worked on the stock 315 and 318 builds.
All of the info you need to flash is available. Some of the threads are quite long and do get noisy with too many unrelated posts and I wish that users would click the thank you button instead of adding an unneeded post to long threads. The StreakDroid guides are very helpful.
I did a lot of reading and took notes (copy and paste to text document) about the problems others had and the solutions that worked. I was fortunate that I did not have the issues others faced.
I would recommend that you think out the options you want carefully and keep them to a minimum, do a factory reset from recovery mode before starting to upgrade, and wipe the cache from the recovery after getting StreakMod recovery installed before installing the ROM. The factory reset and cache wipe seemed to fix most of the problems people had with the install, so I did them preemptively and things went very smooth.
Thank you so much but last question is the steps above correct...
Did you try it out?
Did your steps work fine?
No have not tried waiting for someone to confirm this works....
I used zroot to root my phone and it was such an easy process. Pretty much the app did everything for me.
hasamoder said:
Hello people,
After finally getting a replacement dell streak i.e. 3 months of complaining. I want to flash it and I want a smooth process. So after looking around I’ve put together everything I have to do. I would like to know if what I’m doing is right. Important Notes: I am using Windows 7 64BIT… I am flashing DJ_Steve’s 1.6.1 Rom. I am currently on stock Froyo. My build number is 12821. For now baseband version is unknown (Can’t check untill I find charger). So this my plan to take list of steps-
1. Install Fastboot via-
Download Dell PC Suite and install it.
Download Fastboot.exe
Remove and replace the battery.
Power the device on while holding the camera button
It will show a screen that says ?Touch Calibration‘ and ?Fastboot‘. Tap fastboot.
Learn to use Fastboot on CMD
2. Root
Download SuperOneClick 1.5.5
Extract SuperOneClick on my hard drive
Put my Streak in USB debugging mode: Settings>Applications>Development>turn on USB Debugging
Plug my Streak into the computer – I will not mount the SD card
Right click on SuperOneClick.exe and run as administrator
Click "Root" and watch the progress and follow instructions.
3. Install Streakmod Recovery
Unzip and flash with: fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img
Reboot with: fastboot -i 0x413c reboot
Hold down the keys "volume up" and "volume down" simultaneously while rebooting.
Select "Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD Card" in the menu
At the Dell Logo press the power button and you will be presented with the Recovery Menu
4. Install Rom (Streak Droid 1.6.1)
Download Update-1.6.1.zip
Place Zip file into Root of SD Card
Make a text file and type in the options
Save file under SDCard>install.txt
Boot into StreakMod
Select Update from Zip File > Select Zip File From SD Card > StreakDroid_1-6.Zip
Wait for installation.
FINISH
These are steps I will take are they right?
Will I need to reroot after Rom has been installed?
Thank you for your time your help is appreachated!!
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In step 4 when you're installing the rom you don't have to save the options file as a .txt file..
That's only as long as you're entering your options.. After you're done making the text file with your options in it you change the file to install.cfg and place it on the root of your sd card
vishal212 said:
In step 4 when you're installing the rom you don't have to save the options file as a .txt file..
That's only as long as you're entering your options.. After you're done making the text file with your options in it you change the file to install.cfg and place it on the root of your sd card
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From Streakdroid's page with the 1.6.1 install instructions:
You will need to create a text file on your Streak’s MicroSD Card.
The file can be created in your Text Editor of choice ( such as Notepad ).This file will be called ‘install.txt’ – Ensure that this is the exact syntax and that the file is saved with a ‘.txt’ suffix.
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Of course later in the page it states:
You can save this text file as install.cfg
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But I do think that for 1.6.1 it's install.txt. I have posted this in the 1.6.1 release thread so hopefully the instructions get clarified.
Is it better to first flash 1.5.1 with the amss, do a factory reset and then flash the 1.6.1 without amss?
I have been reading up incessantly since getting my streak a little over a week ago. I have also previously flashed my OH's HD2 (Leo) from Winmo 6.5 to froyo but that was a little simpler in its routine.
I have found a number of rather useful how-to's covering various subjects related to parts of the process and read general guides that often miss out more in-depth detail at other important points (important in my opinion).
Ultimately Android is suffering (again, IMO) from the same problem as any Linux system - details are fragmented, forum threads get bloated with making it hard to get the important info (e.g. 138+ pages to read through) or the other example was expanding the internal SD card which similarly has people making the process easy but the posts make it hard to follow unless you already have some knowledge on what is going on.
I will be making it a project to pull together a guide that provides a summary detail (for those in the know) and an in depth guide and assistance. Lastly a FAQ appendix of issues and resolutions would make it a superb thing. I will warn though, I have commitments already that absorb most of my time, so dont expect to see this guide coming out in the next week!
Hey guys if anyone is still interested the steps on first page worked brilliantly. Further more afterwards I went back to stock because after flashing the performance mod for stock the streak goes very fast anyway. If anyone wants I'll make a video showing how to do it all. And include all the files to make it as easy as possible.
But just so you know after rooting I installed steakmod then flashed the performance update. Then I used Titanium Backup to get rid of all the stock apps I don't want (dell sync, kindle...) and backup apps. Afterward downloaded setcpu and overclocked it about 200mhz. Made it even more faster. Put some custom bios (boot up pictures) on for looks. Installed Gingerbread taskbar again for looks. Installed Galaxy tab email client (because I can). Finally because my streak came with the 318 Baseband I could do a nandroid backup.
That took a little over 45 minitues but putting everything together took an hour on its own so yes it is fragmented. Stats: Baseband 318, Stock froyo and black internation version. Really now that i've done it if anyone needs help just ask... Thanks
for use streakdroid with a Rebel Sim
how i must do?
More details - baseband, 2.2, 1.6 etc
can somebody make a little guide "how to use RebelSim with streakdroid"?
what're the steps?
Phone: LG P500h - ANDROID v 2.2.1 buildnumber FRG83.
Country: Brazil
Anyway, what I know is that i have to downgrade it to 2.2 in order to be able to root. I've looked through a bunch of tutorials on a bunch of websites but there are a few questions i have about the process that isn't answered anywhere i've looked.
Apparently downgrading requires me to get a stock ROM from LG, there is a topic here for that but it does not have the right ROM for my country, i tried a couple codes but they all got me 404.
Can I just flash any standard ROM from, US maybe, will it work?
And if yes, how do I flash it? Apparently you can do that by booting into recovery mode, but to get there you need it to be rooted which I can't do.
I've read about KDZ and downloaded that but... it crashes a lot in my PC (whenever i try the Read Device) it gives me error and closes the program (windows program not responding dialog).
I'm afraid it might crash in the middle of it if i try flashing and that would brick my device.
Is there a simple way to flash a new ROM? Is that the first thing I have to do in order to get a custom ROM say Ubuntdroid? It says I need a new recovery... but for that I need to downgrade first? It's a lot to do... and I don't really get the order in which I should do it all in...
Can somebody post me a little "do this, then do that, then finally do that" so that I can understand it all finally?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for long post, was trying to be as informative as possible.
This shows what happens when I try reading the phone on KDZ... also a little part showing that I got my device to be recognized by windows...
also disabled the LGE modem on device manager, read that if I don't it'll get bricked.
Well it won't let me link the image so... just paste the name together.
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1. Find a suitable v2.2 stock ROM for flashing (link)
2. Use KDZ to flash it (I am not aware of another tool capable of doing that). Try doing that on a PC running Windows XP (important - that's where you're stuck now and I guess you're using Windows 7).
3. Root your phone - search for "z4root" on Market, install it.
4. Install Custom recovery, which will replace your current (stock) recovery mode (link - you may need to create an account on another forum in order to download).
5. Using Custom recovery you can now install any custom ROM and create nandroid backups to restore your phone to a certain (working) state.
You will have to use KDZ again if you ever want to flash a stock ROM, also losing the custom recovery. But you will have no reason to do that, except if you need to take your phone to some warranty repairs.
Good luck!
NEW PROBLEM: About step 1... i finally found a way to get my country's rom, but... it's.. the same thats on my device right now, it says V10a_02 and thats the same on my phone (the kdz read phone tells me that) so... won't I just be flashing the same 2.2.1 again?
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGP500H/ABRABK/V10A_02/V10A_02.kdz <---- the rom the topic tells me to get.
How do I know what version of android is in that rom? and if i can't, can you link me to a rom that does?
I found one from another country that the guy said is 2.2... but... will it work if i flash that one? does it HAVE to be for my country? also my model is p500h (the h) is it different from the p500 (different as in flashing p500 without h roms on it will kill it?)
As for flashing it...
I think maybe a computer with win xp will do the trick for kdz.
i've found this post today:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944881
is it better to use that than kdz? theres no replies on topic saying "hey it worked" so i'm a little worried, but apart from a few errors it seems to work on my win 7....
i guess the reply would be "i only know kdz, do it with kdz" but i thought i might ask...
Indeed, I have not tried that method and therefore I can't recommend it. At least KDZ is successfully tested. If you are patient enough to wait for some replies either here or in that topic, you may find out if it works. I would recommend it only if you have no other choice, like if you're unable to try KDZ on an XP machine.
In the mean time, I remembered that a newer version of Custom recovery is available (v1.2) - here. But you still need to download a file and read the tutorial from that other forum I mentioned in the previous post.
what about the first part of the post? i think i might have added that after you replied i don't know... asking about the rom i found if it isn't the same i have on my phone. and asking if i can just add another country's one...
edumazieri said:
Phone: LG P500h - ANDROID v 2.2.1 buildnumber FRG83.
Country: Brazil
Anyway, what I know is that i have to downgrade it to 2.2 in order to be able to root. I've looked through a bunch of tutorials on a bunch of websites but there are a few questions i have about the process that isn't answered anywhere i've looked.
Apparently downgrading requires me to get a stock ROM from LG, there is a topic here for that but it does not have the right ROM for my country, i tried a couple codes but they all got me 404.
Can I just flash any standard ROM from, US maybe, will it work?
And if yes, how do I flash it? Apparently you can do that by booting into recovery mode, but to get there you need it to be rooted which I can't do.
I've read about KDZ and downloaded that but... it crashes a lot in my PC (whenever i try the Read Device) it gives me error and closes the program (windows program not responding dialog).
I'm afraid it might crash in the middle of it if i try flashing and that would brick my device.
Is there a simple way to flash a new ROM? Is that the first thing I have to do in order to get a custom ROM say Ubuntdroid? It says I need a new recovery... but for that I need to downgrade first? It's a lot to do... and I don't really get the order in which I should do it all in...
Can somebody post me a little "do this, then do that, then finally do that" so that I can understand it all finally?
Thanks in advance, and sorry for long post, was trying to be as informative as possible.
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First backup your data, then download a factory ROM, it doesn't matter which version u download, what matters is the version. Make sure that it's 2.2 and not 2.2.1 or 2.2.2. Follow all the below steps without skippin any, no matter how simple or stupid they are.
Link for shipped ROM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865479
Now download KDZ updater and uncompress it
http://www.4shared.com/file/UleS4dP3/KDZ_FW_UPD_EN.html
Install msxml.msi from the uncompressed directory
Charge your battery to almost full state (I'm not sure, but it can be reason if phone doesn't start)
Turn phone off somehow (remove battery etc.)
Install drivers properly
Get rid of all usb drivers like Nokia, microsoft visual ++ run time environments
Install the LG drivers by selecting the update manager from the lg site
Disable LGE Virtual Modem. In your Windows operating system, go to Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Modems > Right click on LGE Virtual Modem and click Disable.
Press and keep pressed "Volume up"+"Return" and connect USB cable to phone
Yellow screen with text emergency mode should appeared
Shake the handset (I know, it sounds ... strange, but it helps for ones, so... why don't try it?) UPDATE: Read some quotes on bottom.
Run KDZ_FW_UPD.exe (Has administrator).
Select Type : 3GQCT (I have one report that CDMA mod works too)
Select PhoneMode : DIAG (in case of fail try EMERGENCY, and as last chance use CS_EMERGENCY)
I Recommend do not switch phone off. There was some people, which done it and after they was not be able to turn it on again. If flashing failed, just select some another mode and try it again, again, try shake/connect disconnect, again, again....
In KDZ file : Choose the ROM file you downloaded in the first step
Press Launch software update
Shake the handset (I know, it sounds ... strange, but it helps for ones, so... why don't try it?) UPDATE: Read some quotes on bottom.
Now Root it via Z4root - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Then install custom recovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844483
Then download n flash any ROM of your choice, I wud sugget install Void or LOL.
Edit :- By the time I replied, many have already replied. Anyways you can check my reply too :-D
Mithun.
"it doesn't matter which version u download, what matters is the version."
does that mean it doesn't matter what country or operator the rom is for, as long as it is android version 2.2?
i have one from portugal (not my country) and that one is made for P500 mine is P500H... if that makes a difference i don't know, but i do know that rom is android 2.2. can i flash that one?
i also have one that i got from that topic following the instructions of putting my serial number, it linked me to a rom V10A_02... on KDZ when i try to read my device it says i have V10A_02 too. isn't that the same one i have now? with android 2.2.1? if it is it's very pointless to flash the same rom already in it.
any way to check?
because that is my last doubt ;p
edumazieri said:
"it doesn't matter which version u download, what matters is the version."
does that mean it doesn't matter what country or operator the rom is for, as long as it is android version 2.2?
i have one from portugal (not my country) and that one is made for P500 mine is P500H... if that makes a difference i don't know, but i do know that rom is android 2.2. can i flash that one?
i also have one that i got from that topic following the instructions of putting my serial number, it linked me to a rom V10A_02... on KDZ when i try to read my device it says i have V10A_02 too. isn't that the same one i have now? with android 2.2.1? if it is it's very pointless to flash the same rom already in it.
any way to check?
because that is my last doubt ;p
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Yes.... you can choose any country. I tried the Australian version. Use the below one http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGP500/AAUSBK/V10a_00/V10A_00.kdz
edumazieri said:
what about the first part of the post? i think i might have added that after you replied i don't know... asking about the rom i found if it isn't the same i have on my phone. and asking if i can just add another country's one...
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As far as my knowledge goes, the LG P500h you have is the same phone as the P500, only branded for Telus. The hardware should be identical, therefore you may use any ROM designed for the P500 family.
The only thing you may miss if you install a ROM not customized for a Brasil (or South America) network operator is the internet acces point name, thus rendering your phone unable to acces the internet trough its data service connection, but only trough WiFi. Nevertheless, the phone's APN can be configured manually, all you need are the correct settings from your mobile operator and you're good to go.
Ok since you guys told me i can go ahead and flash any country ROM i just did and now my device burst into flames and then the flames consumed my apartment.
ok, not. it worked too well actually, i did the kdz procedure on my win 7 anyway, despite the errors when reading device info, and it took like, 1 minute, rebooted, took like 2 minutes on the android screen then it came back, with all my data still there... i thought it didn't do anything but... its now version 2.2
i tried z4root, worked ... got the superuser app and.... i'm happy ^^ thaaaanks!
anyway about the custom recovery thing..
i'm going to install the one in that post you gave me...
but i read something about the best one being clockwork something...
shouldn't i go ahead and install that one?
or can i do everything i need with this one you guys linked?
edumazieri said:
Ok since you guys told me i can go ahead and flash any country ROM i just did and now my device burst into flames and then the flames consumed my apartment.
ok, not. it worked too well actually, i did the kdz procedure on my win 7 anyway, despite the errors when reading device info, and it took like, 1 minute, rebooted, took like 2 minutes on the android screen then it came back, with all my data still there... i thought it didn't do anything but... its now version 2.2
i tried z4root, worked ... got the superuser app and.... i'm happy ^^ thaaaanks!
anyway about the custom recovery thing..
i'm going to install the one in that post you gave me...
but i read something about the best one being clockwork something...
shouldn't i go ahead and install that one?
or can i do everything i need with this one you guys linked?
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Glad that it worked Install the Amon_RA's recovery!!! Many ROM's for OO won't support clock work I suppose. Amon RA's recovery is neat, I've been using that from the time I had an HTC tattoo.
For your Custom Recovery.... http://androidforums.com/getitnowma...ry-optimus-one-p500-thunderg.html#post1896517
edumazieri said:
anyway about the custom recovery thing..
i'm going to install the one in that post you gave me...
but i read something about the best one being clockwork something...
shouldn't i go ahead and install that one?
or can i do everything i need with this one you guys linked?
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You can do anything you need with ThunderG. Now that version 1.2 supports backup and restore of ext4 partitons (a feature you don't need if you don't plan on installing a custom ROM... but you will, eventually ), it is complete.
Moreover, in ClockworkMod's first topic says: "This recovery will not allow you to flash every ZIP file". ThunderG does, if you choose to allow flashing of unsigned zip files. Sometimes this is useful.
Peeeeeerfect
Recovery installed, LOL ROM installed, all fast smooth and error-free.
no more screen touch lag, it's soooooo much faster now, overclocked, i have yet to test my emulators but i can only guess they're gonna be at least 150% better lol.
thank you all very much for taking the time to help me ^^
ONE LAST QUESTION: I PLAN ON BUYING A NEW SD CARD, JUST PLUG IT IN AND IT'LL FORMAT THEN CREATE THE NEEDED FILES THEN I INSTALL STUFF BACK ON IT, SIMPLE AS THAT?
Simple as that =D
Although there are some criteria with the sd card or you'll get unmounting problems.
Use a class 4 or higher card
format with fat32
I've never officially tried this method but its apparently supposed to help
allocation unit size: 64kb when you're formatting
edumazieri said:
Recovery installed, LOL ROM installed, all fast smooth and error-free.
no more screen touch lag, it's soooooo much faster now, overclocked, i have yet to test my emulators but i can only guess they're gonna be at least 150% better lol.
thank you all very much for taking the time to help me ^^
ONE LAST QUESTION: I PLAN ON BUYING A NEW SD CARD, JUST PLUG IT IN AND IT'LL FORMAT THEN CREATE THE NEEDED FILES THEN I INSTALL STUFF BACK ON IT, SIMPLE AS THAT?
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So, how does it goes?!
I´m brazilian too, got a brand new LG Optimus One from ViVo, and a want to know if you´re having any troubles with conections, calls, internet, 3G etc.
OK, id did the flash
I´m afraid that if flash any custom rom, it will break or cause any misfuncition of the 3g service.
Any idea?!
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Ok, I´ve flashd it with KDZ and the log show´s thats all ok
"14:34:45 : ===FINISHED=== "
BUt its taking like FOREVER to start... almost 30min on android screen. Is this normal?! Should i restart the phone?!
leave it some more time , try shaking it ...
shake trick sometimes helps
Help please..
I did as instructed in the step to step procedures. kdz posted finished but my phone is still at the yellow screen..i did shaking but nothing happens..Is this normal?..SHould i wait..
Hi everyone....
Sorry for some dumb questions but I am new at this... and this is the greatest forum for andriod users....
What is a Kernel? and what it looks like on the phone? :angel:
How many types of roots there is (no ways to root)? Is there only one, two or hundreds? and sorry about this one, but how does a root phone looks like? is there an app (like Cydia on iOS) or how do I know a phone is rooted? :silly:
Is CWM a way to root the phone? or a Kernel?
What is a ROM? Any ROM could run with any kind of root i.e. CWM? or each ROM just run with its own root/kernel?
What is Brick? what happens when my phone Bricks? is now my phone trash?
Is there a "restore default setting" bottom like in iTunes?
THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT, is there a file with, lets say, all the factory settings for the Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 to restore as default?
Thanks for your responses, aprreciate it.
melvinelelefante2000 said:
Hi everyone....
Sorry for some dumb questions but I am new at this... and this is the greatest forum for andriod users....
What is a Kernel? and what it looks like on the phone? :angel:
How many types of roots there is (no ways to root)? Is there only one, two or hundreds? and sorry about this one, but how does a root phone looks like? is there an app (like Cydia on iOS) or how do I know a phone is rooted? :silly:
Is CWM a way to root the phone? or a Kernel?
What is a ROM? Any ROM could run with any kind of root i.e. CWM? or each ROM just run with its own root/kernel?
What is Brick? what happens when my phone Bricks? is now my phone trash?
Is there a "restore default setting" bottom like in iTunes?
THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT, is there a file with, lets say, all the factory settings for the Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 to restore as default?
Thanks for your responses, aprreciate it.
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U don't u go and use that search button there?
Read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466228
melvinelelefante2000 said:
Hi everyone....
Sorry for some dumb questions but I am new at this... and this is the greatest forum for andriod users....
What is a Kernel? and what it looks like on the phone? :angel:
How many types of roots there is (no ways to root)? Is there only one, two or hundreds? and sorry about this one, but how does a root phone looks like? is there an app (like Cydia on iOS) or how do I know a phone is rooted? :silly:
Is CWM a way to root the phone? or a Kernel?
What is a ROM? Any ROM could run with any kind of root i.e. CWM? or each ROM just run with its own root/kernel?
What is Brick? what happens when my phone Bricks? is now my phone trash?
Is there a "restore default setting" bottom like in iTunes?
THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT, is there a file with, lets say, all the factory settings for the Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 to restore as default?
Thanks for your responses, aprreciate it.
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Do you want to root your phone? I will give instructions on how (at the end of the reply), but if you dont then just dont do it, you have a chance of messing up your phone. there's your warning...
To your first question "what is a kernel"
When software needs the hardware to do anything, it sends a request to the kernel. You can flash a kernel via Odin (search it up Google) IF you don't already have CWM then just flash the kernel in CWM. Make sure if you flash in Odin the file is a .tar or .tar.md5 type. And in CWM it is a zip file.
To your second question "how many ways are there to root ( if i understand your question correctly) and how to know if you are rooted"
There are hundreds of ways to root. Maybe not hundreds but still a lot. Different phones have different ways to root. Some times i unroot my phone just for the fun of rooting it again a different way. Rooting the phone doesn't automatically change the appearance of the phone. There are however a few apps that can help you do that but launchers are for unrooted phones and they are pretty good. There actually is an app called either "SuperUser" or "SuperSU". If you have this in your app drawer then you have root. DO NOT INSTALL EITHER OF THEM FROM THE MARKET. only if you know what you are doing do it.
To your third question "is CWM a way to root your phone?"
I will explain this in the guide on how to root your phone. But yes, you can root in CWM. i will show u how to root in CWM as a matter of fact.
To you 4th question "what is a ROM and what type of phone does it run on"
first of all, your question to this was said incorrectly. let me just clear something for you, there is one type of root access you can have. rooting your phone will just give you special permissions that the phone does not come with. so basically root helps you get EVERYTHING out of your phone that you want. also CWM is not a type of root, it is a recovery that will help you flash roms, kernels, themes, mods, etc. right now you are running on stock rom, which means you have the official android version for your phone. you can flash different ROMs and kernels but usually your rom comes with the recommended kernel.
for your 5th question "what is bricking your phone"
there are two ways of bricking your phone, soft brick and hard brick. Soft brick=not total trash, hard brick=your screwed. you can recover from soft brick but not form hard brick. bricking is just basically messing up your system files that lead to the road of scrwing up your phone. you dont really need to know about it if you do things correctly.
to your 6th question "how to restore to default or factory reset"
it is factory reset in android. factory reset will delte all info from your phones storage. so your internal sd card ( where all your files are) will be safe. also if you have an external sd card that also wont be touched. but you can format them by connecting your phone to your pc and right click and format if you want to. INSTRUCTIONS: go to settings<backup and reset<Factory Reset data. also if your phone is off you can boot into recovery and select factory reset from there. WARNING CWM is not touch enabled for most phones, so use your volume keys to move and power button to select.
HOW TO ROOT, THIS MIGHT MESSUP YOUR PHONE< YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
1. Download odin (googel it) (attached)
2. download attached file ( corn kernel) DO NOT EXTRACT LEAVE AS IS
3. boot into download ( you have a galaxy note if i am correct) i think it goes like: power off, then wait 2 mins for everything to close. HOLD the HOME BUTTON, VOLUME DOWN BUTTON, AND POWER BUTTON UNTIL A SCREEN POPS UP. if this is you first time, there will be a warning warning you, press the VLOUME UP button to get rid of it. you will know be in download mode.it should say downloading
4. Open odin ( run as admin if on windows, idk why but the ppl i got this info said to)
5. connect your phone to your pc via usb cord. odin should say "added"
6. click pda tab DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE, THAT WILL SOFT BRICK YOUR PHONE!!!!!
7. chose the corn kernel you downloaded in step two.
8. press start.
9. wait, odin should say "1 succeeded/0 failed"
10. wait a little longer until your phone FULLY REBOOTS, to do this i would recommend waiting 5 mins
11. shut off your phone again.
12. PRESS volume UP, HOME BUTTON, POWER BUTTON TO GET INTO RECOVERY
13. it should be in clock work mod recovery now.
14. go to advanced<and it should say "install super user and busy box (root)" go down there using your volume keys, select it with power button.
15. after it says done go back and hit reboot system now.
16. YOU WILL HAVE ROOT!