So I upgraded my Dell Streak to StreakDroid some time ago and had been updating along the way as new versions came out. At around 1.9.0 my streak started crashing every which way. So I reverted back to the old version - no luck. Then I reflashed 1.9 still no go. My streak now crashes basically whenever I try do anything useful with it. Whenever I open Maps, Market, browse a page with any pictures, watch a video, or even think about using flash my streak freezes up and then capacitive buttons flash a few times and the Streak reboots. Often times it hangs at it the Dell Logo and reboots a few times before being able to get back into android. Sometimes it never even makes it back to android and I have to pull the battery.
I recently tried Farad's Ginger Streak, it was stable for a while but now has the exact same problem! (Yes I did the amss, dsp, gps flash)
I have run all of the Engineering tests in the Fastboot mode ( I was convinced it was the internal SD card for a while) but they all turn out fine.
Something interesting: Whenever I boot into fastboot mode it says TE Failed and something else in red then it looks like it tries again and finally gets to the "Wait for SD Detect" until finally booting to fastboot mode.
I am at end of my nerves at this point! I can only use my phone as a phone! Everything else crashes it! Please Help.
Thank You.
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adrian.galindo said:
So I upgraded my Dell Streak to StreakDroid some time ago and had been updating along the way as new versions came out. At around 1.9.0 my streak started crashing every which way. So I reverted back to the old version - no luck. Then I reflashed 1.9 still no go. My streak now crashes basically whenever I try do anything useful with it. Whenever I open Maps, Market, browse a page with any pictures, watch a video, or even think about using flash my streak freezes up and then capacitive buttons flash a few times and the Streak reboots. Often times it hangs at it the Dell Logo and reboots a few times before being able to get back into android. Sometimes it never even makes it back to android and I have to pull the battery.
I recently tried Farad's Ginger Streak, it was stable for a while but now has the exact same problem! (Yes I did the amss, dsp, gps flash)
I have run all of the Engineering tests in the Fastboot mode ( I was convinced it was the internal SD card for a while) but they all turn out fine.
Something interesting: Whenever I boot into fastboot mode it says TE Failed and something else in red then it looks like it tries again and finally gets to the "Wait for SD Detect" until finally booting to fastboot mode.
I am at end of my nerves at this point! I can only use my phone as a phone! Everything else crashes it! Please Help.
Thank You.
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Did you try the 2.3.3 Gingerbread ROM?
If nothing works then the internal SD card (2GB one) maybe faulty.
He mentioned testing the internal SD and that it reported no problems.
To the OP, has this occurred on stock ROMs as well?
I am currently running farad's 2.3.3 ginger rom.
As for the stock ROM I don't remember having the problem back in the day of stock 1.6 from dell but that was a looong time ago...
I was trying to go back to complete stock..but any instructions I find seem to be a bit shaky I tried just flashing the stock rom through streakmod recovery but it never booted(didn't really expect it to since I had to flash a new amss and dsp to get 2.3.3). I was thinking about going QDL but that doesn't flash the 1.6 if I remember correctly. I kind've want to send it in for warranty but I need to get it back to stock for that.
Thanks for taking intrest and helping.
Install the current version of your carrier's ROM on the Streak and try that rather than going all the way back to 1.6. This will allow for the following:
1. The recovery image, the baseband, and the software are all the same version.
2. Eliminates hardware as the source of your difficulties.
If the Streak functions properly under the carrier firmware you install, then you can safely eliminate hardware as the source of your problem, which means the software is the culprit. In that case, install Fards' ROM again and test it. It is possible that your Streak had a bad flash when putting GingerStreak on it.
I believe the directions given on the Dell Streak Flashing Guide on the Wiki might be helpful.
Did he factory reset at any time inbetween all those flashes?
Flashing rom after rom wont fix anything if it's the data that's the issue, custom roms dont wipe data as a general rule (they can, it's simply not scripted to on install as it's usually not required for updating the same rom but to a new version).
I didn't even think to ask that of him. Putting a stock ROM on the device does wipe everything though, so wouldn't he be at the same end point that a factory reset would be at?
A stock update will, but reading his posts i'm unsure he actually managed to get any stock update to complete as he was likely doing it wrong
If I had a penny for every time I factory reset my phone....
I can't tell you how many times I factory reset my phone between rom flashes but it didn't help any. I tried both the factory reset from the "black and white" and from within StreakMod. I have cleared the Dalvik Cache and the batter stats and the entire cache partition. I have run fix permissions out the wazoo. And it never really helped any.
Anyway I just installed the latest stock AT&T Rom (unfortunately they are only at 2.2.2) as suggested by Strephon (thanks for the wiki link by the way that place is amazing! How is it I never ran across it in all my time with the streak...)
The phone seems ok...but so did all the other ROMs when I first installed them. Any ideas on how to "stress test" the device short of installing stuff from market and trying to do everything?
Thanks for all this help by the way you guys are being awesome.
Well nevermind...that didn't take long at all. It is giving me the same problems as before. It is freezing, flashing LEDs and rebooting a few times. It made it into android for a sec while it said "checking SD card for integrity" in the status bar then rebooted again and finally booted into android.
If you're having this problem even with a stock ROM, I believe you have a hardware related problem, and that it was simply coincidence that it happened shortly after upgrading to custom ROMs.
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Well nevermind...that didn't take long at all. It is giving me the same problems as before. It is freezing, flashing LEDs and rebooting a few times. It made it into android for a sec while it said "checking SD card for integrity" in the status bar then rebooted again and finally booted into android.
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If its not under warranty, I would look on these forums for a disassembly guide and replace the internal sd card. I replaced mine with a 4 gig just for the heck of it.
Alright I guess I will I call Dell tomorrow and see if I can't get it fixed/replaced.
According to the warranty site I should still be under warranty.
I'll post back once I contact dell. Thanks for helping out so much!
Success
Called Dell and they next-dayed me a new streak. Runs just fine. I guess it was a hardware problem after all.
Now Last time I upgraded my streak from stock I had to go through a whole bunch of hoops (QDL, then some intermediate stock roms then streakmod and finally DJ_Steve)
Is this still the recommended path to 2.3.3 or has a better way come around since?
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Running AT&T Dell Streak, 1.6 6601. Being slightly irritated with the lack of updates by ATT, i downloaded QDL and went through the walk-through. Everything seemed to go smoothly. However, on reboot after the QDL tool was complete I've frozen on swirling dell screen. Anyone hit this snag? Possible bad img? Currently running QDL tool 2.7.4.8; anyone had success on a previous version? I've ran the QDL tool more times than i care to admit. I apologize if this has already been addressed but I've read so many threads on so many boards I need to walk away from the computer for a while.
I have also tried a factory reset (via volume key boot and and clockworkmod) neither of which worked (another problem for another thread). Any help or guidance would be very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Zac
keenercoug said:
Running AT&T Dell Streak, 1.6 6601. Being slightly irritated with the lack of updates by ATT, i downloaded QDL and went through the walk-through. Everything seemed to go smoothly. However, on reboot after the QDL tool was complete I've frozen on swirling dell screen. Anyone hit this snag? Possible bad img? Currently running QDL tool 2.7.4.8; anyone had success on a previous version? I've ran the QDL tool more times than i care to admit. I apologize if this has already been addressed but I've read so many threads on so many boards I need to walk away from the computer for a while.
I have also tried a factory reset (via volume key boot and and clockworkmod) neither of which worked (another problem for another thread). Any help or guidance would be very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Zac
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My first thought is a bad download of QDL Tool.. I would delete the version and folder you have, re-download and attempt once again. Make sure you leave the battery out of your streak one min. prior to plugging it into the computer. Then once it it recognized by QDL, run, once finished unplug the phone and allow it to reboot. If still no go, please let me/us know. Good Luck
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My first thought is a bad download of QDL Tool.. I would delete the version and folder you have, re-download and attempt once again. Make sure you leave the battery out of your streak one min. prior to plugging it into the computer. Then once it it recognized by QDL, run, once finished unplug the phone and allow it to reboot. If still no go, please let me/us know. Good Luck
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Thanks for the response. Gave it a shot and still frozen. A quick question, for any programmer who knows this system, what is it trying to load at the spinning dell screen? Is it loading the boot.img? I thought about trying to just flash that via fastboot after running the QDL tool. Bad idea? Second question, anyone know where to find an older version of the QDL tool? Basic forum and web searches have lead me nowhere.
Last question, if for some reason the streak is fubar, would returning this to best buy with some jacked up version of 2.2 and clockworkmod on the phone void its warranty?
I really appreciate any response. Cheers.
try a factory reset in the 1st menu in recovery (don't go in clockwork). The factory reset within clockwork is broken - doen't work correctly. This will hopefully fix it.
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try a factory reset in the 1st menu in recovery (don't go in clockwork). The factory reset within clockwork is broken - doen't work correctly. This will hopefully fix it.
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That was my first reaction. I tried the factory reset via volume key reboot. it flashes to the white screen stating the factory reset but it reboots to the frozen loop... i think shes s.o.l... I believe something has to be corrupt. Its an odd issue. Is there a way to factory reset via fastboot?
Thanks again
i'd go to webchat.freenode.net channel: #dellstreak to see if you can snag a copy of the lower level version of the QDLTool. If fixes corrupt firmware, which you may have if the factory reset is giving you issues. Just explain your issue and someone is usually in there and can help.
Have a dell streak that was running 2.2 fine..reformatted the sim card, then did a factory reset, and the phone just went into a reboot loop. Trust me, I have been to every resource on every forum and spent hours trying to fix it. I used QDL, streakflash, etc multiple times and on multiple computers. I was getting the error about the driver that everyone has, but i eventually figured out that it is not the driver, it is the fact that as soon as QDL gets to that point, the streak goes to the screen saying "factory reset, wait for reboot", over and over and over.
I have been able to get it to the point where I can get to fastboot, or the screen that allows you to restore from the sim, but that is it. I have flashed the recovery image with fastboot, i have tried restoring with the dell 309, 318 pkg's, the 2.2 rom, multiple times. Streakflash always gets me back to the ablity to enable fastboot screen, but qdl always takes me to the factory reset screen. Restoring from the sim SD card just brings up a black screen, and i've tried 3 different sd cards. Running the engineer test on the internal sd says everything is fine.
So, I have tried all of these steps 10 times or more, and I get nothing, so if anyone has another method, let me know...Also, as the title states, i will send my streak to you and pay you to get it back up and running, I don't care if its a custom rom or stock or 2.2 or 1.6 or whatever. At my wits end...
Also, I live in the chicago area if someone wants me to just bring it to them.
Thanks!
by sim card do u mean the microsd card ????
if ur able to get to the fastboot mode u r safe.
Have u tried flashing the CWM recovery ?
If ur able to do that flash then flash 1.5.1 streakdroid rom.
I always use fastboot and recovery to install roms.
Never used qdl and hence cannot answer questions there.
Mio
jateelover said:
Have a dell streak that was running 2.2 fine..reformatted the sim card, then did a factory reset, and the phone just went into a reboot loop. Trust me, I have been to every resource on every forum and spent hours trying to fix it. I used QDL, streakflash, etc multiple times and on multiple computers. I was getting the error about the driver that everyone has, but i eventually figured out that it is not the driver, it is the fact that as soon as QDL gets to that point, the streak goes to the screen saying "factory reset, wait for reboot", over and over and over.
I have been able to get it to the point where I can get to fastboot, or the screen that allows you to restore from the sim, but that is it. I have flashed the recovery image with fastboot, i have tried restoring with the dell 309, 318 pkg's, the 2.2 rom, multiple times. Streakflash always gets me back to the ablity to enable fastboot screen, but qdl always takes me to the factory reset screen. Restoring from the sim SD card just brings up a black screen, and i've tried 3 different sd cards. Running the engineer test on the internal sd says everything is fine.
So, I have tried all of these steps 10 times or more, and I get nothing, so if anyone has another method, let me know...Also, as the title states, i will send my streak to you and pay you to get it back up and running, I don't care if its a custom rom or stock or 2.2 or 1.6 or whatever. At my wits end...
Also, I live in the chicago area if someone wants me to just bring it to them.
Thanks!
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Few months ago somebody asked for the same help, gave him my name, address, so i could help, said he'll send the streak over but never did,.never heard from him since, do i have to make another mistake of giving my info to somebody whom i do not know so i could help him? For i also do not know what he can do with my name and address.
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drgopoos said:
by sim card do u mean the microsd card ????
if ur able to get to the fastboot mode u r safe.
Have u tried flashing the CWM recovery ?
If ur able to do that flash then flash 1.5.1 streakdroid rom.
I always use fastboot and recovery to install roms.
Never used qdl and hence cannot answer questions there.
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Ok, thank you. Yes, i meant the sd card, haha. I am at work now, but will give that a shot tonight when i get home. I appreciate the advice. Is the CWM Recovery file on streakdroid's site? I know the streakdroid roms are. Thanks again!
eowyn0821 said:
Mio
Few months ago somebody asked for the same help, gave him my name, address, so i could help, said he'll send the streak over but never did,.never heard from him since, do i have to make another mistake of giving my info to somebody whom i do not know so i could help him? For i also do not know what he can do with my name and address.
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA Premium App
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Well, I am not that person...I will try the method mentioned above. If that does not work, I will PM you, and we can chat or talk on the phone or email or whatever you would like...thank you
jateelover said:
Well, I am not that person...I will try the method mentioned above. If that does not work, I will PM you, and we can chat or talk on the phone or email or whatever you would like...thank you
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Just pm me. I check everyday. Goodluck and I hope you'll be able to fix it by yourself.
Thanks to eowynn
Just wanted to let everyone know that eowyn helped fix my streak, and was awesome and a great help. He sells phones in the market for what appear to be great prices also. Smart and knows what he's doing, and a great help...
So...I welcome all the NOOB comments but in reality I'm hoping to learn from the wise ones in this field. I bought a Dell streak for learning purposes (own an MotoAtrix) so that I can really get behind the weels of learning android the meant it was meant to be FREE so here's my problem so far with with the dell streak. Since it got updated to the ATT 2.2 build 353 it has been restarting on it's own any time after 4-6 mins of real usage. I can leave it on it's own charging or just on standby and no issues but it freezes and resets itself to then hang on the Dell Logo before the colorful Dell Logo. Now here's the steps I've tried to resolve. like i said I want to learn not a solution to my problems.
I tried first the simple get in and reset from the Settings screens. reset still issues.
Then I tried a hard reset and still issue.
3.) I tried uploading the "Update.pkg" and then it tells me Update.pkg.dec out of date error 7....resets back to 2.2
after 5 mins of usage resets on own and hangs on dell black and white logo.
keep in mind sometimes the hang is so big I have to do a battery pull for at least half hour to get it back (makes me think that there's something going on with flash memories sort of like bios on a main computer)
replace battery restart and back to 2.2 reset okay tried to root with superoneclick 1.7 and it gives me this as I tried to root...and keep in mind I've tried both way trying to get the password first and then doing the super rage root.
GET UNLOCKED CODE SCRIPT
SuperOneClick v1.7.0.0
Killing ADB Server...
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Preparing to copy nv_data.bin to sd...
OK
Copying nv_data.bin to sd...
/efs/nv_data.bin: No such file or directory
OK
Pulling nv_data.bin...
OK
Reading nv_data.bin...
Unlock Code: OK
then I went ahead and tried to root.....and got this message...
so no luck still having issues reseting..so I went on to the next step...MULTIFLASHER RECOVERY TOOL v.08 wich by the way is super sweet for someone to come up with this....but I do this still (SR #11) option and still once it resets it hangs in the Dell black and white logo screen. I guess another half to an hour battery pull. Hopefully I've given enough info or detail for someone to guide me in the right direction. as the next step from this is getting more android devices to root and modify to learn the process better before I start hopefully someday writing my own rom. Thanks Everyone!
Read this post all the way through:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1292859
Basically, flash the recovery for a stock rom, i.e. 354
upgrade from update.pkg
See if this fixes your issue.
Going to try this as it has been sitting on standby with out a battery for about an hour now so hopefully it will start no probs will post results from there. Thank You Much will reply once I have results in the AM
UPdate...
SO I tried your suggestion and I'm stuck at the point of adding the Drivers manually, (which may be the reason why flash and the rooting didn't work to begin with since it's not recognizing the device in the port that is connecting to. I've tried all 4 ports on this toshiba but guessing that I'm running a 64 OS also may be the reason for the issues. but I've tried adding the Qualcom HS USB Diagnostic device 9002 and I get the following error.
Driver is not intended for this platform and for some reason it always wants to assign driver for Qualcomm Diagnostic device 1937, if you know the manf of your device please contact ... yeah right like DELL will know how to fix this issue. So once I hit close it just gives it a Com14 or Com# depending on what port is plugged in.
64-bit OS has nothing to do with it, since I can successfully run Fastboot commands on my 64-bit Windows 7 laptop without issues.
I believe your best approach is to intall Dell's sync software from Dell.com if you haven't already done so. That has the proper drivers for the Streak as well as creating the registry entries for the drivers. Once installed you actually can uninstall the sync software if you wish and the drivers will remain.
After that, do NOT run SuperOneClick or ANY one click rooting solutions. The recommended procedure is to copy Superuser.zip to the external SD, then flash Streakmod Recovery. Complete instructions and the Superuser.zip file can be downloaded here. Too many issues have been caused by one-click solutions, while the Superuser.zip/Streakmod Recovery method works flawlessly.
reinstalling the sync method...
I had already installed the sync software from dell and it was not connecting before I tried all the other methods I even tried reinstalling and have the program try to self fix install errors. So I'm going to uninstall completely and then reinstall see if that works. off tomorrow so i'm going to be burning the midnight oil to get this fixed am i crazy to think this is fun...? or is it the nerdiness in me that finds the challenge of restoring a hanging on a dell logo unstable 2.2 on a dell streak fun?
If I read correctly on the link that you posted, in order for me to do the streakmod recovery, I must have the streak rooted, now here's a problem with that since the computer hasn't been able to install the drivers I haven't been able to root the streak, and it keeps reflashing itself at boot to stock recovery so I don't get custom recovery boot. I will keep trying and post any updates or resolved issues in the hope that this can also help anyone out there. Thanks for all the imput I appreciate it!
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If I read correctly on the link that you posted, in order for me to do the streakmod recovery, I must have the streak rooted, now here's a problem with that since the computer hasn't been able to install the drivers I haven't been able to root the streak, and it keeps reflashing itself at boot to stock recovery so I don't get custom recovery boot. I will keep trying and post any updates or resolved issues in the hope that this can also help anyone out there. Thanks for all the imput I appreciate it!
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Rooting and custom recovery are two separate things. You need a custom recovery to root using superuser.zip. You said it keeps rewriting the recovery when you reboot. I take it you have been able to flash recovery on it? If so, flash StreakMod again and instead of rebooting, pull the battery when finished. Put the battery back in and hold the volume keys (both) while powering on the device. Choose option 2 and you'll boot into streakmod. From there you should be able to flash superuser.zip and/or a custom rom. Note: Nearly all, if not all, custom roms are prerooted.
If you have flashed a custom recovery, what makes you think you have driver problems?
well...I tried the Multirecovery tool to try to get the Streakmod recovery on but when I tried to retry to load the streakmod.zip I couldn't get the other files on the sd but only the option to load from .pkg so I was under the assumption since I couldn't get the custom flash tool to read the zip i wanted to load that it didn't work. but here I go again. another thing I'm trying to start fresh I just formatted the sd card and I'm going to start fresh. will update once I try the next step. Going to load the right files onto sd then streakmod with multirecovery tool and then try to boot into streadroid by pulling the battery out and not letting it self reboot.
Under the advanced option in streakmod is an option to mount your sd card. Choose it and your sd card will appear in windows explorer.
You do not have to have root to flash and use StreakMod - you do have to flash it and then either reboot using the fastboot command and go right into recovery mode or do a battery pull and restart.
some reading:
Using StreakMod
Prevent overwriting of custom recovery
So...update...I tried to multirecovery tool option 11 Streakmod recovery in fastboot mode it kept giving me this message cant upload/admin user/... then it would proceed to succesful... so thinking that it successceded so I figure lets try this one more time load from sd update.pkg
message given was...
Assert failed: !less_than_int(1297160324. getprop("ro.build.date.utc"))
E:Error in /sdcard/update.pkg.dec
(Status 7)
E:Can't mount CACHE:recovery/log
E:can't open: recovery/log
it restarted gave me the good ol white and black dell then the multicolor flash and then hanged on the white dell logo for 10 mins before i decided to pull the battery and see what now.
UPDATE: i did a battery pull for 20 mins restarted and it finally booted into froyo 2.2 (att rom) hmmm...? now to finally root to a more stable and better rom let the rooting and modding begin! hopefully this wont be an issue still wondering why it said error on this and status 7 anyone?
here's the problem with doing that. Something is putting such a drain on the phone that by the tim i have to boot if I don't give it a good five to ten mins to reset when I do reset it hangs on the dell screen or when I try to boot into a flash recovery mode it only gives me the stock recovery screen....? confused at this point where to go from this point. but if I have to brick I have to brick and rebuild again here's the current numbes.
android version 2.2
baseband version GAUSB 135331-US
Kernel 2.6.32.9 perf
OEM version GAUSB 135331
Build 15697
without touching it or using any features that would use the GPS it hasn't reset for over an hour 1:45 time on to streak mod preferably something more stable than the ATT Rom
I tip my hat to you. I am happy to see someone wanting to genuinely learn how to mod their streak without being spoon fed every answer. I have been getting sick of seeing all the incompetencies on the Streak forums. Thank you for brightening my evening with your desire to learn.
Good luck in your Streaking endeavours.
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Only way to learn is to actually do something...you can't learn to fly if you don't jump, but I'm pretty sure that when people slam into the ground I'm sure they had more imput on how to stay in the air longer or eventually to not slam back into the ground...Question if I change the rom that I put in the sd card and relabel it as update.pkg with the stock recovery will that give us bad results aka as BRICKING the phone my question really is the rom more like the OS on a pc system and the recovery more like a bios?? reason why I'm asking is this streak is so unstable at times that I have to do battery pulls for hours before I can get a full restart. So I wanted to load a rom in there and restore from update.pkg but start with a rom that doesn't use as much system such as 1.6 to see if the reset comes from having a 2.2 that from what I've read ATT never tested enough to send out. to see if I could actually use it or if it's hardware causing all the restarts (guessing a bad internal sim) from what I've read. And thank you to everyone's imput that has made me learn a ton about this device. hopefully someday I can use it as my main device but working in a market where I'm required to have a working cell for straight 9 hours means I'm pushed to the awesome atrix wich I have to say it's a tough lil phone. Again thank you and to streaking I go!
so the Streak has gone streaking...
Apparently is not what we were doing wrong but we really had a bad streak The cpu was overheating anytime it had real heavy load on it and it will shutdown and reset over and over and over as it kept restarting everytime it needed to cool down so DELL AMAZINGLY HAS STEPPED UP and sent me a replacement device! since the STREAK is no longer being replaced they are sending me a Venue HEY I could complaint but the fact that it was out of warranty and they are doing everything in power to replace the unit wich should arrive soon is the only reason why I'm not continuing on working on the streak but!!! streak and Venue look like they are carrying the same software so ON TO A MORE RELIABLE PHONE AND MORE LEARNING THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE AND THEIR IMPUT! I can't wait till I have a flashed Rom at work and people say WAIT MY ANDROID DOESN'T DO THAT! SO ON TO LEARNING OTHER THINGS BY READING! ANY GOOD GUIDES TO READ OVER ALL PLEASE PLACE YOUR " YOU SHOULD READ THIS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORLD OF ANDROID DEVELOPING"
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?
Hello guys. I bought a used dell streak which worked before I flashed streakdroid 2.4.4. I flashed the amss and dsp1 and everything matches when I check the phone information. I tried searching for mobile networks and AT&T appears but when I select it, it says "unable to connect to network please try again later" or "unable to register". Whats confusing is that I get a voicemail notification letting me know I have voicemail but when I click on it, I get "mobile network unavailable"
I rarely ask questions because when I'm stuck on something it is usually a simple fix. I've flashed every custom rom and matching baseband on the front page of the android development section and the Official PKG (351, 353, 206). I've done multiple system wipes etc. Im not sure what else I need to do. I've never worked on a phone for more than 4 hours and Im currently on my 11th on this damn dell streak
So is there a way to find out what region this dell streak came from to make this process easier, I dont want to have to try flashing every single update.pkg and baseband.
Or is there a general solution to this issue hidden in the archives of the internet?
Im soooo confused so any help would be greatly appreciated
liquidburns said:
Hello guys. I bought a used dell streak which worked before I flashed streakdroid 2.4.4. I flashed the amss and dsp1 and everything matches when I check the phone information. I tried searching for mobile networks and AT&T appears but when I select it, it says "unable to connect to network please try again later" or "unable to register". Whats confusing is that I get a voicemail notification letting me know I have voicemail but when I click on it, I get "mobile network unavailable"
I rarely ask questions because when I'm stuck on something it is usually a simple fix. I've flashed every custom rom and matching baseband on the front page of the android development section and the Official PKG (351, 353, 206). I've done multiple system wipes etc. Im not sure what else I need to do. I've never worked on a phone for more than 4 hours and Im currently on my 11th on this damn dell streak
So is there a way to find out what region this dell streak came from to make this process easier, I dont want to have to try flashing every single update.pkg and baseband.
Or is there a general solution to this issue hidden in the archives of the internet?
Im soooo confused so any help would be greatly appreciated
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Do a cache wipe
dalvik cache wipe,
"DELL" factory reset
Re-Flash gs244, then straight away do the first 3 steps again.
This time, flash without the simcard inserted.
When it first boots up after the factory reset, turn it off, put your sim in and power on.
I had the same prob as you with a uk network sim, after doing the above, it worked fine, im pretty sure it will sort your issue.
graemeg said:
Do a cache wipe
dalvik cache wipe,
"DELL" factory reset
Re-Flash gs244, then straight away do the first 3 steps again.
This time, flash without the simcard inserted.
When it first boots up after the factory reset, turn it off, put your sim in and power on.
I had the same prob as you with a uk network sim, after doing the above, it worked fine, im pretty sure it will sort your issue.
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I have tried this step 3 times to no avail. When I go into settings>Wireless & Network Settings>Mobile Networks >Network Operators then select Search Networks two networks appear related to my phone company. When I select one option it says
Your sim will not register to this network
The second options gives me this response
Unable to connect to the network at this time. Please try again later.
Isnt the error code for a bad radio blinking lights? So why am I getting this particular error code.....
Is there a deeper menu within the dell streak to access more radio settings?
Is there a way to find out what region this phone is from so I can flash the original update.pkg?
Will the packers win the superbowl.......
Thanks for the help so far, this seems to be a common problem. I searched through several pages of Google, I even resorted to using bing and yahoo but I haven't found one consistent solution. Lets make one guys.
Also after dell factory reset I get this error Default NV checked #2 which doesnt allow me to go straight into the update.zip streakdroid menu then it resets the phone.
Do yourself a favor and don't install GingerStreak. Development has essentially stalled on that ROM, leaving it in a very buggy state compared to other ROMs. I recommend DSC, but with the GKernel that's available in Android Development instead of the kernel that comes with the ROM. The combination has been rock solid stable on my device, without any screens of death or problems with WiFi.
Ive flashed every single update.pkg from this list and have my Dell Streak 5 currently on 1.6 At&t retail 106 rom
http://mirror2.streakdroid.com/manii/
None of the packages work. On the Rodgers I would get a
Emergency Calls only status
Other than that I just have 4 bars with an x over them
I even erased all user data via fastboot
Ive used QDL at least 8 times
Does anyone else have any suggestions?
Is there a key code via fastboot menu to get further into the mobile network settings?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Does your Streak still boot after using fastboot -erase? That's a big no-no. Usually results in a brick that only can be cured by disassembling the Streak and flashing an image of the internal MicroSD onto the card.
I am assuming that you flashed the recovery for the ROM you wanted to put on the Streak before trying to flash the ROM? You likely will have to search for some ancient posts, but if flashing the desired ROM's recovery image and then flashing the ROM doesn't work, you have to prepare the Streak to accept newer ROMs. Those ancient posts I mentioned detail the method to get units like yours to run newer versions of Android.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Does your Streak still boot after using fastboot -erase? That's a big no-no. Usually results in a brick that only can be cured by disassembling the Streak and flashing an image of the internal MicroSD onto the card.
I am assuming that you flashed the recovery for the ROM you wanted to put on the Streak before trying to flash the ROM? You likely will have to search for some ancient posts, but if flashing the desired ROM's recovery image and then flashing the ROM doesn't work, you have to prepare the Streak to accept newer ROMs. Those ancient posts I mentioned detail the method to get units like yours to run newer versions of Android.
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I know fastboot erase is a bad idea but at this point not having a mobile signal makes this device useless to me anyways. I did that twice actually.
I am currently running official rom update package 360 or Android 2.2.2 the latest from retail. I am still having the same issue.
I have spend a good portion of my day for the past 4 days reading archives of discussions both here and on madaco. No on seems to have a consistent solution to this problem. Ive read that sticking a business card under the battery works, the order of flashing should fix it, I mean the solutions are all over the place and I tried all of them but I still have the same problems.
I haven't read every single Q&A post but I have read almost everything under the Dell Streak 5 XDA board pertaining to this issue. I've also flashed every single available update package with match recovery and baseband with no results.
I feel like I've failed at this project and I am never going to get the time or the effort I put into this device back unless I can get it to work so this is just beyond frustrating.
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Have you tried using a different sim card? Every now and then there's a sim that wont work on it but will work on a different device.
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Have you tried using a different sim card? Every now and then there's a sim that wont work on it but will work on a different device.
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I've used a good variety of sim cards, none of which work.
Any other suggestions?
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Sorry your still having this issue.
Ive googled and found nothing consistent apart from the obvious that already been mentioned.
Daft question i know but, are you absolutley 100% certain that this phone has not been blocked by your network via IMEI?
Sounds daft i know but people using phone / Tablets are reporting on consisten problems with networks and IMEI.
I would not attempt QDL anymore, if it didnt fix it the first time then that wont help your cause.
I think going back to ground zero is the place to sart, can you gain access to internal memory card, mine i can, i cut away the piece of plastic in the guide to allow easy access, i replaced the internal 2gig card with an 8gig class 10, just to note, the 2gig card was shot and was nothing more than a standard generic unbranded card, i do still have it sat around.
That would be my next step, wipe the phone, stick a diff card in and start again with STOCK 360 and matching recovery, i agree with the quote of avoiding gs, too damn buggy and problematic.
Let me know how youre getting on with it.
graemeg said:
Sorry your still having this issue.
Ive googled and found nothing consistent apart from the obvious that already been mentioned.
Daft question i know but, are you absolutley 100% certain that this phone has not been blocked by your network via IMEI?
Sounds daft i know but people using phone / Tablets are reporting on consisten problems with networks and IMEI.
I would not attempt QDL anymore, if it didnt fix it the first time then that wont help your cause.
I think going back to ground zero is the place to sart, can you gain access to internal memory card, mine i can, i cut away the piece of plastic in the guide to allow easy access, i replaced the internal 2gig card with an 8gig class 10, just to note, the 2gig card was shot and was nothing more than a standard generic unbranded card, i do still have it sat around.
That would be my next step, wipe the phone, stick a diff card in and start again with STOCK 360 and matching recovery, i agree with the quote of avoiding gs, too damn buggy and problematic.
Let me know how youre getting on with it.
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I ended up just liquidating the phone and cutting my losses. I dont think it was blocked from the network because I tried several SIM cards from different networks. For all I know it it could have been a bent SIM connection or something wacky. I am leaning towards the idea of it being hardware related but I gave it my best shot
Friends, I am also in the same state now. I bought the dell streak from one of our members, and it worked for few weeks. After that, I am getting that signal bar with X mark on it. I have tried all the options, but of no luck.
I spent almost my 6 months savings on this phone and it's really making me sleepless. Request your kind suggestions to address this.
hi
i had same problem about a month ago, i just kept restarting phoning, pulling battery out and i gave up, then after leaving it for a couple of hours it was working......
^^ Thanks friend for your reply. I have been doing the same, doing the factory resetting and trying the various options. But, of no luck.
Any concrete solution for this problem? I appreciate all your inputs.
What I would suggest for all of you is to go back to Froyo by flashing stock Dell update packages for your respective regions and see if you regain signal
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^ Thanks for the suggestion. I did that try that, but didn't work
tech4pk said:
^ Thanks for the suggestion. I did that try that, but didn't work
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If you flashed a stock Froyo ROM for YOUR SPECIFIC region, did a factory reset and still can't get a signal then your problem is hardware related...
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^^ Yeah, that's my big worry!! It seems to be a hardware related. I got this phone from one of the our members, and it has already having some hw issues like the buttons are gone inside, right side bezel is very loose, and all (unfortunately, the seller has not mentioned all these issues in his post)
Can the dell warranty applies internationally?
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^^ Yeah, that's my big worry!! It seems to be a hardware related. I got this phone from one of the our members, and it has already having some hw issues like the buttons are gone inside, right side bezel is very loose, and all (unfortunately, the seller has not mentioned all these issues in his post)
Can the dell warranty applies internationally?
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It applies only in the country it was purchased if it hasn't expired and with a valod letter of release from the original owner
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^^ yeah, checked my local dell service guys and they are not supporting this. I think that this is now turning into an expensive brick!