I bought a streak unlocked from Dell, had it a week or so, followed some pretty simple instructions for putting Streakdroid 1.9 on it. I have been pretty happy with it so far, but I have a lot of issues with intermittent WiFi and would like to see what the latest official build has to offer.
I downloaded the recovery tool from here, flashed the recovery for 351, but I'm a little unsure of the process and the results, so I haven't actually ran the recovery.
I am assuming that I need the update.pkg for 351 on my SD card, then just choose to recover to that right?
Would my streak then be locked at that point? Are there any pitfalls I need to be aware of?
I'm sorry if my questions have been answered before, I did my best to find the answers here on the XDA forums as well as the internet at large and apparently my Search-Fu is pretty weak.
Any help/advice offered would be appreciated greatly.
You have the factory reset procedure down pat, in that you put update.pkg on the root of the SD and flash from there. The only real pitfall comes in having to install all your apps again, which is why a nandroid backup is a godsend.
As to phone locks, look here. In short, phone unlocks are permanent.
Awesome, thank you for your reply. I hate asking questions when I KNOW the answer is out there to be found, but I honestly couldn't find this one.
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I've an O2 streak, Firmware 1.6 build 3883 the baseband ends in -EU, I'm an O2 UK customer oem version ends in 21
After much researching I decided to upgrade to 2.1 so downloaded the O2 upgrade (update-6941-21.pkg) it seems this is the best build.
Copied file to sd card, renamed to update.pkg , double checked the md5 sum was correct then powered off the phone. I'm using Linux to copy files to the sdcard.
Held down both volume keys while powering on, selected second option (update), screen went black but a light could be seen behind it.
At this stage I'm not sure what to expect, the phone doesn't appear to do anything. None of the instructions tell you how long to wait, I expected 10 to 15 minutes max, after an hour and no change I reluctantly pulled the battery, the phone booted straight up into the old operating system (phew).
Tried an official 1.6 rom 4399 build, exactly the same result.
Is my phone being treat as if it has a custom rom is one idea that I'm considering, anyone had a similar experience, anyone offer any suggestions ?.
It's not as simple as just putting the .img file on your SD card. You have to flash a stock recovery. There's a sticky called "Complete Guide to Flashing Your Streak" or something close, that will hold all your answers.
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Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=776883
Personally I wouldn't even bother with 2.1
Goto the guide N upgrade to dj_Steve's 2.2 if I follow the guide it's quite straight forward N there is always plenty of help here if u get stuck
DJ_Steve has done a amazing job N made the streak what it should have been. I love BBC iplayer on it..although I now keep going over my T-Mobile broadband allowance LOL
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Charles: said:
It's not as simple as just putting the .img file on your SD card. You have to flash a stock recovery. There's a sticky called "Complete Guide to Flashing Your Streak" or something close, that will hold all your answers.
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Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=776883
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Thanks for the reply.
It's not apparent to a newbie that to upgrade from a stock rom to another stock rom that you need to flash a stock recovery, at least it wasn't to me (being thick ?).
Maybe it's just a little piece of knowledge that people who've done this before take for granted and it never crosses their mind that newcomers would think otherwise.
Before you replied I managed to upgrade by doing as you said, I flashed the stock recovery with fastboot, put update.pkg on the sd card, held my breath and lo and behold I saw a screen that allowed me to continue (I'm going to try and take a photo of this for other newcomers benefit as in all the posts I read nothing indicated what you should see when upgrading).
I tried upgrading from build 8443 to 2.1 but ended up stuck at the Dell logo, (this was an early build that many people said was better than the last 2.1 release).
Tried upgrading again (different version) and finally managed to get 2.1 on the Streak.
Now for 2.2
Thanks for your help in any case, much appreciated.
Hi guys,
I recently bought a second hand x10 mini pro from a friend and aside from a few cosmetic issues its running fine. However im now considering rooting the phone and changing the rom to one of the 2.2 ones available.
My dilema as it were is getting it right.... So my plan is as follows:
1.backup contacts etc from phone.
2. Root using one of the methods available from the forums.
3. Again from the forums upgrade/replace the rom on the phone
4. Cry/celebrate as the phone now is bricked/working amazingly well on the new rom.
I guess basically since ive not done something like this since the old xda2s im asking, what should I be wary of and is there anything I should be carefull of during the whole process
Thanks
Jim
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One of the main concerns for me is making sure you have the correct baseband for the new ROM. You usually have to flash this using 'flashtool' or similar, the baseband ROMs are fairly easy to get hold of if you google the version numbers. 'Flashtool' can usually root the phone as well as install xrecovery and all the fiddly bits, try as I might I couldn't install xrecovery or get root acess no matter what tool I used on the x10 mini pro. 'Flashtool' on the PC did it all with a couple of mouse clicks.
If your phone doesn't work after flashing (I.e. it gets bricked) and you don't feel confident then SEUS will usually resurrect it - just select the option to reinstall despite having latest software. Its rare that the phone will be completely bricked beyond redemption, although it can happen I might add.
When you've installed a new ROM, I recommend cyanocomb 1.3 (just read all the forum posts first as some people have issues - and nobody likes the same questions being asked every third post!), allow your phone 20 mins to build its cache files before leaping into action and installing things as this can cause problems.
Cyanocomb installs CWM in place of xrecovery. It is a much better recovery program in my opinion. However, make sure you use the right ROMs with the right recovery program.
Its a complicated business. Just read the forums and write down the various steps so you've got something to work from and get all the various tools and roms together you might need before you begin. You will be surprised at the lack of insite shown by some people who dive in and bodge their phones, usually asking elementary questions which have already been answered if they could be bothered to read the forum before starting.
I'm not an expert, but I did read the forums and managed to try every ROM in the 'devs' section without the need to badger the developers about 'boot loops', which are clearly user errors not ROM faults. Remember, the developers are doing smashing work and all they ask is some common sense and courtesy shown by other forum members, not to be plagued by incompetance and ignorance.
By posting here before flashing you've shown some wisdom, so I wish you well and hope others can share their experience with you.
(Sent from u20i using D4rKnYsSys/Slade87 Cyanocomb + tapatalk)
thanks for the advice, still reading the forums as you suggested at the moment. once ive got a clear idea in my head of what im doing i will of course let you know how i got on (and hopefully have a working phone to boot!!!)
thanks
Jim
brick wall time i guess. So i have managed to root the phone using as suggested 'flashtool'. phone rooted no problem, xrecovery apparently is installed. however my brick wall so to speak is that despite numerous searches of the x10 forum this evening i cannot for the life of me see how flash the rom on to the phone. im stuck and do not know what to do.
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brick wall time i guess. So i have managed to root the phone using as suggested 'flashtool'. phone rooted no problem, xrecovery apparently is installed. however my brick wall so to speak is that despite numerous searches of the x10 forum this evening i cannot for the life of me see how flash the rom on to the phone. im stuck and do not know what to do.
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After installing xrecovery you will probably need to install CWM beacause all new ROMs are created to be flashed with CWM and not Xrecovery. If you are on stock Rom this can help you The easiest way to install CWM on Stock Rom for Mini Pro
After you done this, download any custom ROM you want, place it in your SD card, boot into CWM recovery, choose first wipe user data, then choose advanced and wipe Dalvik cash and baterry stats.
After that choose INSTALL CUSTOM ZIP and find that zip on your SD card and flash it. That should be it.
Oh one more thing.... Make backup before you do any of this (just in case).
Many thanks, shall attempt this tonight and post my results accordingly
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its been 22 minutes since i installed the rom and im looking at a boot screen still, is this normal? dont want to go to my backup without giving it a fair chance!!!
used this rom btw http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1051678
appears to have caught itself in a boot loop so am restoring my backup of the original rom that was there so at least the phone is working. if at first you dont succeed try try again.
at least now i have an idea of what it is im doing, many thanks for all the advice.
Hi,
I've been reading and reading but am not fully comforatable making a decision on what to do here, really want to avoid bricking my baby I'm running a Bell Atrix with Version 4.2.11.MB860.Retail.en.FR. I really want Gingerbread and am tired of waiting for Bell to release it, even if they did, I would have to somehow return to a stock Bell Rom. What is my best option to upgrade right now avoiding any kind of bricking, memory or battery issues? Links would be great
I don't have any links for you, as I'm on my phone right now, but as a first step you need to flash the IHOP_bell.sbf to unlock your bootloader.
This is probably the riskiest part since you're flashing an sbf, but it's small and quick. If you have osx or linux, sbf_flash actually feels safer to use than the glitchy rsd lite from moto. After that install cwm using moto-fastboot. Once you have the clockwork mod recovery system it becomes very easy to switch roms from directly on your phone. Look for gobstopper by nfhimself. He was kind enough to put together some really good stuff for us.
Something to note: 2.3.4 and cm7 are both somewhat buggy at this stage. Buggy enough that I've gone back to 2.2.2 for now. I can put up with fc's but I can't have my main phone rebooting or freezing, or having irregular battery so often
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Not sure of all the differences between the Bell and ATT versions but there is a great n00b guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600
You still have to look around a bit to find all the things you need. Unlocking the boot loader and rooting really aren't all that difficult.
Like maledyris said, its really easy to switch ROMs once you get CWM (Clockwork Mod) installed.
I'm a n00b and had no issues following Swiftks instructions.
Be sure to pay attention and don't try something for ATT only.
Have fun!
Hi,
My first tablet a GT-P7500 so it's the 16Gb Wi-Fi + 3G. Not installed a sim card yet just using it on Wi-Fi at the moment. Really interested to root the device and play with some custom roms. I did this with my old HTC HD2 phone and never had any difficulties and was able to restore it to stock state before I sold it. Would like some info on where I can get the original Samsung 7500 rom for safekeeping prior to playing and also a good rooting tutorial. Much of what I have read here seems to assume some prior knowledge, of which I have none!
Pointing in the right direction to get me learning much appreciated.
Thanks
All your questions are answered here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171089
And just as the above thread says, firmware can be got here: http://www.samfirmware.com/tablets.htm
Thanks, some happy readimng ahead then.
For further "hand holding" Don't forget to back everything up to your computer! I get a little cocky sometimes and think I'm good enough to just start flashing away only to get stuck in a bootloop locked out of recovery and without a backup of files.
Hey, im new here, and completely new to the whole "custom rom flashing" thing.
I would like to get into rooting my phone and then installing a custom rom like resurrection for example, but I have a couple of questions.
1. Do I need an SD card in my phone, to be able to root my phone/install custom roms? or can I just use the phones internal 16gb memory?
2. Would someone be kind enough to point me to a guide to rooting/installing custom roms for complete newbies like myself? I have searched the forums, but theres so many threads about different stuff, like clockworkmod/odin/cyanogenmod etc, my head is completely boggled. I just don't know where to begin with any of it.
Cheers.
1) No.
2) Everything you need to know is in the Stickies.
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1) No.
2) Everything you need to know is in the Stickies.
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1. No you cant root without an SD card? or No you don't need an SD card? elaborate please.
2. Nothing in that thread helps someone like me who is totally new. I don't know what any of it means. Surely there is a simple guide that explains exactly how to root your phone, without linking you to 7 other threads in the process? That's all I've found up until now.
This requires sdcard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
This doesn't
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Thanks, thats what I was looking for.
One more thing, just so I dont make a mistake, could you tell me which kernel to download? my kernel version is 3.0.15-I9100BVLPB-CL310231
cheers.
Read the bit in bold read which says 'Help ! Which file do I use ?'. This short section answers your question exactly.
ok well i tried CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXX_LPB-v5.2-CWM5-PROPER.zip and my phone no longer boots....
tried CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXX_LPB-v5.2-CWM5.zip and I get the same thing, so im stuck now. great.
I can get into CWM recovery, but I have no idea how to copy the rom I want to use onto the phone when its in recovery mode. This is something that is just not explained anywhere
help?
Right. In order of importance:-
1) No bumping threads within 37 minutes. Not cool. This is not your personal tech support forum.
2) You're having problems. Why ? Who knows. We're not there looking over your shoulder so we have no idea exactly what you did. I suspect you're having problems because you are in too much of a hurry/took shortcuts & didn't do what was suggested immediately after your OP.
3) However...Given the situation you find yourself in, I recommend you do one of two things:-
A) If you are absolutely sure you have CWM Recovery & not Android recovery (I say this because if your phone isn't booting normally, that normally means the flash didn't work & normally CWM wouldn't be successfully installed either), follow whatever instructions the rom you're wanting to flash has.
Every single rom on here has flashing instructions, normally on the first post on the first page of the thread on here devoted to the rom. If you can't be bothered reading those, I can't help you.
or
B) Go to Samfirmware.com. Search for the firmware that was on your phone before you tried to root it. Download this firmware. Flash the firmware you download following the instructions here. If you also end up with a .dll file, bin it. You don't need it. This will give you a clean install of stock. From there, I strongly suggest you read the CFRoot thread very carefully before you attempt to root your phone again. I also strongly recommend you read the Stickies linked to above, so you have some sort of understanding around what's what with this phone.
If you don't, being a betting man, I'll wager there's a fair chance you'll find yourself in the situation you currently find yourself in again (best case scenario), or worst case you'll end up with a 135gm paperweight as many people have on here over the past few days.
It's all up to you now. Your phone's destiny is in your hands.
Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.
Sorry for bumping, I panicked a little when my phone wouldnt boot. I just expected it to work because I have done things like this in the past and never had problems. Im a pretty tech savvy person really, im just new to android.
I wish it was as simple as reading one thread, but there are dozens of different threads on how to root this phone, and different methods, its extremely confusing.
Im downloading the stock kernel now (300+mb for some reason, and its going to take over an hour to download)
Once I get my phone back to normal, I'll read through some more threads and try and get a better understanding on how to root my phone.
I had it rooted properly as the recovery mode stated CWM in the corner, I think the issue I had was not being able to copy the rom I wanted to use, onto the phone, because I dont have an SD card.
Anyway, thanks for the help, and fingers crossed I can at least get my phone to boot again.
Man, I've never come across anything so complicated in all my life lol.
Edit: Sorted! Flashed back to original kernel and its working as it was before I started. Thanks very much for your help mate, and at least now I know how to restore my phone if I mess it up again in the future.
just thought I would update this thread and say I finally accomplished what I wanted.
Incase anyone is wondering, this is what I did:
Restored my phone back to factory settings/firmware/kernel
Booted the phone up, and copied my rom of choice to the internal memory via USB connection, and enabled debug mode.
restarted in download mode and flashed cf-root kernel (ended up with bootloop)
went ahead and installed the rom via clockwork recovery (creating a backup first)
The phone now boots into the rom im using (Resurrection Remix)
So if anyone is a little worried by getting the bootloop (but can still get into clockwork recovery) try flashing your required rom. Your phone may boot fine with new rom anyway. Mine did.