[Q] How to upgrade EVT1 Hardware from 1.6 to 2.2? - Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi All,
I have Dell streak with EVT1 hardware. I flash all possible recovery images, but it isn't work. Black screen every time when I launch recovery mode. May be somebody know how to update this hardware?
Phone is working on 1.6 (performance is very poor)
P.S. Sorry for bad English.

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Please help!!!

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What is the currently installed rom exactly?

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NikolayTLM said:
Hi All,
I have Dell streak with EVT1 hardware. I flash all possible recovery images, but it isn't work. Black screen every time when I launch recovery mode. May be somebody know how to update this hardware?
Phone is working on 1.6 (performance is very poor)
P.S. Sorry for bad English.
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If you have a black screen at recovery with no Dell logo, you probably are going to need to restore your device using the QDLTool3rd.
Typically, this happens when flashing an "update" file mismatched with your recovery. I did this myself recently, and the only way I was able to get back was to use the QDL tool then re-flash my stock ROM.
It literally saved my phone.

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EVT=evaluation/testing?
Without knowing the differences in hardware and possibly software you can't assume that solutions that work on production Streaks will work on his phone.

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marvin02 said:
EVT=evaluation/testing?
Without knowing the differences in hardware and possibly software you can't assume that solutions that work on production Streaks will work on his phone.
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EVT=evaluation/testing - Yes
i think that difference between EVT3 (product hardware) and EVT1 - smallest RAM size (145Mb is available)
in on board EVT1:
- QSD8X50 Processor (as per "Android System Info") with 998.4Mhz max frequency.
- Total RAM: 145Mb
I tried flash device via QDLTool3rd - unsuccessful. Maybe i used newest recovery images instead old? Black screen every time when i try to boot it in recovery mode. What additional info about EVT1 is needed and which application can provide this information?
BR. Nikolay.

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TheManii said:
What is the currently installed rom exactly?
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Sorry, but i don't know the currently installed rom.
Info in 'About device' menu:
- Firmware version: 1.6
- Baseband version: GAUSB1A1008151
- Kernel version: 2.6.29-perf
- OEM version: RerforceVerify_1012
- Build number: 1012

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You definitely have an enginnering beta streak, from what've seen from attempting to get people to dump their roms off it, trying to update it will prob brick it.
It's only valuable if you can get the rom off it, but otherwise you likely wont be able to use it as a normal streak

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TheManii said:
You definitely have an enginnering beta streak, from what've seen from attempting to get people to dump their roms off it, trying to update it will prob brick it.
It's only valuable if you can get the rom off it, but otherwise you likely wont be able to use it as a normal streak
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Thanks, i think about that. I am use it as normal cell phone right now. But it is not easy, because it will reboot at any time as they wish. I like this phone and it isn't trouble to update RAM (on this device to appropriate size). I just want to know - device is 'upgradeable' to 2.2 or not?
I'l talking with people, which know about this device. And they said me - that this device can be ungraded, but build should be compiled in appropriate kitchen! Maybe somebody have appropriate build rom for this HW type/ or maybe somebody upgrade EVT1 HW?

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how much did that specific streak cost you exactly?
You're much better off getting a normal retail streak unless you dont mind the hassle of making everything work on that submodel.
Clearly stock kernels and roms have trouble with that submodel, are you willing to investigate why? and are you willing to be forced to resort to making custom versions of roms just for your specific streak?
I am interested in getting the rom off that, but besides that unless you got it for free/next to nothing it's prob not worth the hassle compared to a retail streak, there's far too few owners of working prototype streaks left for premade roms to work on them

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TheManii said:
how much did that specific streak cost you exactly?
You're much better off getting a normal retail streak unless you dont mind the hassle of making everything work on that submodel.
Clearly stock kernels and roms have trouble with that submodel, are you willing to investigate why? and are you willing to be forced to resort to making custom versions of roms just for your specific streak?
I am interested in getting the rom off that, but besides that unless you got it for free/next to nothing it's prob not worth the hassle compared to a retail streak, there's far too few owners of working prototype streaks left for premade roms to work on them
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Yes, I got them for free. But this is a not major point for me. I would like to understand 'How it works'.... And I request help on this forum. I'm from Russia, Dell Streak mini 5 isn't selling in my country, So I would like to do 'candy' from it (not for sale, for me only). I thinking about purchasing Dell streak mini 5 with broken LCD, to change mainboard between my and broken device. But I'm not sure about compatibility this hardware (and I not have money to buy it........)
P.S. Sorry for bad English again.

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I would assume the lcds would be compatable, but this is just an educated guess,
It sounds like a good idea to switch the motherboards if you want a real working streak
as you're not going to be using the original motherboard, could i ask you to make a dump of the system and boot partitions?
we should continue on #dellstreak on irc.freenode if you dont mind, prototype roms and devices are extremely rare and working ones with pre-release roms are even rarer. There's only a handful still in existance now

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TheManii said:
I would assume the lcds would be compatable, but this is just an educated guess,
It sounds like a good idea to switch the motherboards if you want a real working streak
as you're not going to be using the original motherboard, could i ask you to make a dump of the system and boot partitions?
we should continue on #dellstreak on irc.freenode if you dont mind, prototype roms and devices are extremely rare and working ones with pre-release roms are even rarer. There's only a handful still in existance now
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Please write instructions / 'how to' make a dump of the system and boot partitions

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Do you know how to use ADB?
you will need to root your phone also before beginning

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TheManii said:
Do you know how to use ADB?
you will need to root your phone also before beginning
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My dell is rooted. I used ADB shell in my practice but a long time ago. So it would be perfect if you provide ADB commands...

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Do you still have the original recovery installed?
first do a
Code:
cat /proc/mtd
and figure out which is boot / recovery / system
then do a
Code:
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtdx of=/sdcard/recovery.img bs=4096
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtdy of=/sdcard/boot.img bs=4096
where X and Y are the matching values from the first command
finally do a
Code:
cat /system /sdcard/system
then you'll have boot.img recovery.img (if you still have it) and a folder named system
send those 3 to me

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TheManii said:
Do you still have the original recovery installed?
first do a
Code:
cat /proc/mtd
and figure out which is boot / recovery / system
then do a
Code:
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtdx of=/sdcard/recovery.img bs=4096
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtdy of=/sdcard/boot.img bs=4096
where X and Y are the matching values from the first command
finally do a
Code:
cat /system /sdcard/system
then you'll have boot.img recovery.img (if you still have it) and a folder named system
send those 3 to me
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I used these commands in dell terminal app:
Code:
su
cat /proc/mtd
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd1 of=/sdcard/recovery.img bs=4096
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd2 of=/sdcard/recovery_bak.img bs=4096
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd0 of=/sdcard/boot.img bs=4096
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd3 of=/sdcard/system.img bs=4096
After that operations 4 files added to sdcard (recovery.img, recovery_bak.img, boot.img, system.img)
Incorrect length message was displayed after cat /system /sdcard/system command.
All files were added to archive (WinRAR used) and uploaded to fileserver

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You have to use
cat /system /sdcard/system
as DD will not work on the system partition

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TheManii said:
You have to use
cat /system /sdcard/system
as DD will not work on the system partition
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following text message is displayed when i try cat /system /sdcard/system command.
Code:
/system: invalid length
/sdcard/system: invalid length

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my *nix is really weak,
try
Code:
cp -r /system/* /sdcard/temp
but you might need to manually make /sdcard/temp first or it might get confused
it will complain about symlinks but that's ok