Recovery IMG , Update PKG - Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

HI
I have read many of the Forums and seen Various Videos on how to install new ROMS onto the dell streak.There are dedicated members who contribute to these forums.i THANK THEM FOR THEIR TIME..I have a couple of questions ?
I have updated my streak from PKG 351 to 360 and this was straight forward and I did not need to change the recovery as I am from region 00
1.I followed all instructions and loaded Fastboot with Dell drivers but when I updated the recovery file there was no indication that this was carred out.
2.I know the next step is to update the PKG but I am not sure if the recovery was loaded.I looked at the information on the phone and its still E.U
3.I want to install Latest Olleh rom
Thanks

In recovery mode after you select "update from sd" it will show the version of the recovery.
You may try to flash over existing recovery even if its not 350, it will just fail. But it will no harm to your prone

Hi
I have used this as my guide
http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=9694 ( I used XP before and could not get it to work.I am on windows 7 now and I got fastboot to work
Recovery IMG and PKG file is on SD card
1.Recovery file is run as and update Pakage ?

1. Verfy version of recovery - boot in recovery mode and choose "software update via update.pkg on sd card" (I've already flashed to 407 olleh, so I cant say what id got 350 recovery. You may ask someone who still got 350 recovery, or wrote it down)
2. If version is correct - flash.
Again - you may flash on any recovery, but success is guarantied only on 350.
Don't forget - YOU WILL LOSE ALL DATA EXEPT FILES ON SD CARD AFTER UPGRADE
By the way that guide is exhaustive

Hi
My issue was that I downloaded the IMG but did not run it as update.
I am running on 407.I wll see how this ROM functions and it might be time to add some custom Roms ;-)
It was easier using Windows seven when using Fastboot.
Thanks
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

Trouble with update.pkg
I've tried 5 times to flash the 407 rom. I flashed the 350 recovery in fastboot. I put the 407 pkg on the root of my streak sd card,renamed it to update.pkg.Then booted into recovery and opted to apply update.pkg from sd. It says the update is applied, but just stays on Dell screen. The only thing I have done different from the guide is I havent been rebooting through fastboot, just pulling battery after recovery is flashed. Any ideas?

thomascw said:
I've tried 5 times to flash the 407 rom. I flashed the 350 recovery in fastboot. I put the 407 pkg on the root of my streak sd card,renamed it to update.pkg.Then booted into recovery and opted to apply update.pkg from sd. It says the update is applied, but just stays on Dell screen. The only thing I have done different from the guide is I havent been rebooting through fastboot, just pulling battery after recovery is flashed. Any ideas?
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reboot via fastboot (fastboot reboot) and go directly into recovery by holding the volume up and volume down buttons.
If that doesn't work flash the 407 recovery instead, reboot using fastboot directly into recovery and install the update.pkg from there.

You mean the 407.pkg? I couldnt find the 407 recovery img

Marvin,thanks, apparently that last step(rebooting via fastboot and going directly to update was critical). I'm actually running Longhorn 2.1 v2 now and am liking it so far. I'll run it for a while.

thomascw said:
You mean the 407.pkg? I couldnt find the 407 recovery img
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Nope - I meant the recovery. You can find it here.
thomascw said:
Marvin,thanks, apparently that last step(rebooting via fastboot and going directly to update was critical). I'm actually running Longhorn 2.1 v2 now and am liking it so far. I'll run it for a while.
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Glad you got it sorted. FYI - when you want to thank someone for a useful post click on the thanks button for that post.

Trying the 407 recovery now, the 350 didnt work even when rebooting via fastboot. Im sure the proper recovery is being flashed as they ended in 35014 and 40714 just before flashing update.pkg. Still on dell logo, going to wait 5 more minutes. Does my phone being rooted affect anything?

finally got there, probably took 20 attempts. Was going from custom gb rom via streakdroid recovery. flashed streakdroid 1.9.1,then recovery 350 and 407 update.pkg,then factory reset . I do have flashing lights , so going to try reflashing bb

Problems in update
I have downloaded 407 and moved to my sd. I have then reboot to update the pkg. But I might unable to download any recovery both 350 and 407. Says content is not supported by this phone. The I have version 355 version. Pls help

I have got a stock 2.2 ROM, so I decided to update the PKG and recovery using Fastboot. I did the recovery bit fine but it's taking its sweet old time with the update.pkg, is this normal?
Btw, I'm in the UK so I got the latest O2 version 319, build 12792 which matches what it says in the about phone section.
Could be because I'm updating with the same pkg that it's not got anything to update, if that makes sense!?
If so, how do I know I have streakmod installed then? Can I remove the pkg file from the SD Card and try accessing the boot menu then going to option 2?
EDIT- It hasn't updated because when I try and update it again when there is no pkg file on the SD card, I get a blue message from Dell Update Utilty or something.
When I did try to update it, I had left it running for 30 mins but there was simply a black screen. The guide from-
http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=9694
says it should take around 10-15 minutes though, so is this normal?

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[Q] HELP: I cannot get vibrant to boot into CWM

I have successfully been able to root and install everything on my Mytouch4G just fine, however, when I tried to install my wife's Vibrant, I am stuck. Here is what I have done:
1) I rooted successfully using superoneclickv1.9.1
2) I installed ROM Manager and also downloaded the Auxora ROM to get ready to install
3) When I flash CWM recovery, it says current and latest recover is 2.5.1.2 (concern here that my mytouch says 3.0.2.4 - do different phones install differently with CWM?). When I look at all CWM recoveries I also notice there is two seemingly more current versions available 2.5.1.3 and 2.5.1.4. I have left it at .2 but wondering why all the versions.
4) When I reboot into recovery, I always get the stock recovery and have not been able to get CWM recovery so I am unable to flash my Auxora ROM. I ran update packages numerous times, and get a signature verification error. I have tried a recovery 3e patch that does not work either. I also gave a try at downloading and SDK, but received temp root errors (phone is already rooted).
After reading many posts, I cannot seem to get a direct answer on what I should do to get CWM to actually boot properly, so I can flash a ROM. Someone said to flash the stock JDK rom, but if I can't boot into recovery, how can I flash anything.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You need to get a program for your pc called odin to get back to stock. you can find that and instructions on how to use it if you search for the daily updated vibrant bible its GREAT
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
going to stock eclair heres a a great guide
So going back to stock eclair will then allow me to install CWM recovery then load roms?
Every once n a while I haft do the install packages thing twice before it gives me clockwork green
. Hope this helps.. o n btw u should look at some of the other roms in the bible before u try auxora
yes u should go back to stock eclair for every rom, in my opinion. Then after that do the 3 button combo and install packages and u will have to do it twice and then the green screen will kick in and ready to rock a new rom.
i hope this helps
What is your current firmware?
I see you posted over in the "NOOB GUIDE" thread, you should really try to root using the method posted there and not any one click root apps.
This should be the root method everyone uses:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723479
After root your phone recovery should be blue. Choose "reinstall packages" gives you green recovery(this may need to be repeated multiple times to work possibly including flashing CwMRecovery with ROM manager. I recently did it 5 times b4 i got green recovery)Once you access green recovery chose "apply sdcard:update.zip" go into advanced and choose "reboot recovery" This should give you red recovery. Do a nandroid backup and flash away. Good luck!
Another option you could do is to download SGS kernel flasher from the market and flash a voodoo injected kernel with that app. Then when you boot into recovery you will have red voodoo recovery and you can flash away.
Odin to stock the best way to flash a new rom
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA Premium App
jman531 said:
So going back to stock eclair will then allow me to install CWM recovery then load roms?
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The stock 2.2 that Samsung distributed with their Kies tool has a recovery that checks signatures. Everything earlier does not check signatures. So either use something earlier to get CWM running, or use a ROM that doesn't have the stock 2.2 recovery in the first place, or mod your recovery using the method described in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423
Using Odin to go back to stock Eclair between your flashes of modded roms has the benefit of taking care of this, and also can clear up left over bits and pieces that may interfere with the proper function of your new ROM.
ok, i followed the instructions and am back to eclair, however, whenever I install packages, it just reboots the phone, not even back into stock recovery. I use the 3 key method and get into recovery, run install packages, and the phone just boots back up...its like it isn't running the update.zip file...
UPD: When i load rom manager and try to reboot into recovery, it says the application superuser permissions has stopped unexpectedly and keeps force closing now....titanium backup wont run now either, my root permissions seem whacked after going back to eclair?
UPD2: I followed instructions to unroot and reroot here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300
It removed superuser, then added it back again, but I still get the unexpected error and it appears my root is not in place. I am back to eclair, and now need a certain way to get my root fixed, so I can try and flash CWM recovery. Without root working, it is not letting me. My wife hates me now for doing this to her phone, so those of you that are married, I would appreciate your assistance to get back on her good side...before Mother's day...please? =)
Ok, thanks for all the help, however, I am really back where I started. I can only get stock recovery, and for the life of me, cannot get CW recovery to load. I used ODIN to go back to eclair on the vibrant, have a good root on the phone now, and no matter how many times i reinstall packages i cannot get clockworkmod recovery to load, ever. Any more thoughts out there?
I had this trouble a few months back. Things to check before going into recovery:
You gotta have root access.
Make sure you have debugging on
Install busybox FIRST
Try uninstalling Rom manager and reinstalling the latest version.
apply the recovery for vibrant and let it boot into recovery.
When it boots into recovery Don't try to install packages yet. Just reboot.
Look here for the files:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423&highlight=3e+recovery
When it boots up push the update.zip to the sd card on the phone, not the external card.
Run the script and it should reboot back into recovery.
You should now be able to install packages.
This way has always worked for me.
starkiller86 said:
I had this trouble a few months back. Things to check before going into recovery:
You gotta have root access.
Make sure you have debugging on
Install busybox FIRST
Try uninstalling Rom manager and reinstalling the latest version.
apply the recovery for vibrant and let it boot into recovery.
When it boots into recovery Don't try to install packages yet. Just reboot.
Look here for the files:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423&highlight=3e+recovery
When it boots up push the update.zip to the sd card on the phone, not the external card.
Run the script and it should reboot back into recovery.
You should now be able to install packages.
This way has always worked for me.
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thanks...It is rooted, but not sure about busybox...the stock recovery is 2e now since I went back to eclair, so not sure i should follow that link as it talks about modifying 3e and making it backwards compatable. I did use that process before I went back to eclair, and it didn't work for me. I have uninstalled rom manager, and reinstalled...and it is different in that it shows a flashed recovery 2.5.1.2, and never asks me for my phone type anymore...it used to ask me and i had to select vibrant....is the recovery supposed to be 2.5.1.2? when I show all recoveries it lists .1, .2, .3, .4 so wondering if I should use .3 or .4...why does it stay at .2?
starkiller86 said:
I had this trouble a few months back. Things to check before going into recovery:
You gotta have root access.
Make sure you have debugging on
Install busybox FIRST
Try uninstalling Rom manager and reinstalling the latest version.
apply the recovery for vibrant and let it boot into recovery.
When it boots into recovery Don't try to install packages yet. Just reboot.
Look here for the files:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423&highlight=3e+recovery
When it boots up push the update.zip to the sd card on the phone, not the external card.
Run the script and it should reboot back into recovery.
You should now be able to install packages.
This way has always worked for me.
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OK>>> I GOT IT... Thanks to everyone who helped...Here is what was needed:
1) Install ODIN, install back to eclair
2) uninstall ROM Manager, reinstall
3) I needed to select the 2.5.1.2 recovery from the list again (this was important as it somehow knew of the previous load, but files were missing, or something was just wrong.) It finally loaded properly, and asked for phone type again, so selected vibrant
4) I rebooted into recovery, and instead of install packages, i rebooted once, as starkiller suggested
5) After reboot, went back into recovery from rom manager, and this time installed updates, and it showed that it replaced the recovery with CWM.
6) It rebooted into stock recovery however, so I once again selected install updates, and it went right into CWM recovery, and now I am flashing happy!!!
Thanks again everyone...this was soooooo different than my mytouch4g!
If you have the Kies update of Froyo, the 3e mod will sometimes not work. I've gotten to CWM though , but its best to downgrade then flash a ROM from there.
I just wanted to bump this thread because it really helped me.
I've messed around with numerous android phones, and I've never had thie issues I've had with this phone getting into recovery to flash ROMs
Thank you!

[Q] Streak rolling backto stock

Hi,
recently i bought a retail dell streak.
it came with android 2.2.2 (stock).
i want to try streakdriod2.0, so i installed it.
i'm not satisfied with the performance, so i want to revert it back to stock(android 2.2.2).
I'm able to flash the dell recovery(351), then i'm downloaded 351 retail rom, from dell website.
After flashing the 351 ROM, it struck at dell boot logo, believe me i waited whole night in that screen.
Then i removed and reinserted the battery, then it shows a message like 'emergency recovery copy' then it will get restarted .
After that it will automatically takes me to the recovery. But the it will shows the recovery version as 347 ( i think it is reverting back to original (stock) recovery).Using the 347 recovery i flashed 351 rom, but the same things are happening again.
i've tried with all recoverys and roms, in xda form. none of them are working.
i've searched for 347 rom(which is the one i'm assuming as stock for me), but i'm not able to find any link for that.
Now i'm installed streakdriod 1.9 .
Is there any way for me to go back to stock os(android 2.2.2 ).
Sorry for my english.
Pls help me to get out of this problem.
This is an update to the post , as im describing the steps ive followed.
My device came with 347 (android 2.2.2) stock rom.(im not sure about this).
Currently i'm running streakDriod 1.9 ROM and StreakMod Recovery.
I'm trying to get back to stock ROM. These are the steps i followed.
1)Entered into fast boot, flashed amss.bin, DSP1.bin, and recovery for 351 official rom. And rebooted the phone.
2)When it reboots by pressing volume up and down at the same time, entered into recovery screen.
3)In recovery screen selected 'install update from SD Card'. It took me into the next screen.
4)Here it asked me to confirm the installation by pressing the camera shutter button. One more thing here is , i can see my recovery version as 351, which is good. Bcz installed 351 recovery via fastboot.
5)It will find the update package(351 official rom ) in SDcard and installs it successfully and reboots. Until now everything is working good as expected.
6)After reboot it will get struck at Dell Logo.
7)I removed the battery and reinserted. Once i turn on the phone, it will show a message 'Emergency recovery copy' and reboots. To stop this happening i tried to enter fast boot and recovery none them wont work.
8)After reboot it will directly takes me to the recovery second screen, where we need to press camera shutter button to confirm installation of update.zip like step 4.
Here i can see recover version as 347.That means device recovery got reverted back to stock 347.
9)if i install update(351 ROM) again here, it will install , reboots ,will struck at dell logo, we need to remove the battery, after inserting the battery it will show' emergency recovery copy' and reboots. Again i will come to the step 4.
It is like a cycle.
10)i tried with all versions of recovery copies and roms, which are shown in multirecovery thread.
11)I'm not able to find stock 347 rom, so i didn't tried with 347 ROM.
I think now i'm clear enough , so that everyone can understand my problem.
So what should i do. Help me.
my procedure is exactly like in this video, but the change is my device wont boot up, after installation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Onq3qZaPF0
themaskofwraith said:
Hi,
recently i bought a retail dell streak.
it came with android 2.2.2 (stock).
i want to try streakdriod2.0, so i installed it.
i'm not satisfied with the performance, so i want to revert it back to stock(android 2.2.2).
I'm able to flash the dell recovery(351), then i'm downloaded 351 retail rom, from dell website.
After flashing the 351 ROM, it struck at dell boot logo, believe me i waited whole night in that screen.
Then i removed and reinserted the battery, then it shows a message like 'emergency recovery copy' then it will get restarted .
After that it will automatically takes me to the recovery. But the it will shows the recovery version as 347 ( i think it is reverting back to original (stock) recovery).Using the 347 recovery i flashed 351 rom, but the same things are happening again.
i've tried with all recoverys and roms, in xda form. none of them are working.
i've searched for 347 rom(which is the one i'm assuming as stock for me), but i'm not able to find any link for that.
Now i'm installed streakdriod 1.9 .
Is there any way for me to go back to stock os(android 2.2.2 ).
Sorry for my english.
Pls help me to get out of this problem.
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Hi Mate,
Seems like you are stuck here. But don't worry the situation is not so bad it can be taken care of!!
I assume you already have the PKG of the 351 ROM which you tried installing.
Download the corresponding amss.mbn, DSP1.mbn and stock recovery.img
Once the download is done
Head to fastboot
Copy update.pkg to the root of SD (Make sure that the downloaded file is not corrupt it can also cause this issue)
Open Command Prompt with elevated permission
Set your phone into fastboot mode (Camera + Power Button) Tap on Fast Boot
Plug the USB cable into the system.
In command prompt go to the Fastboot folder
fastboot -i 0x413c flash amss amss.mbn
fastboot -i 0x413c flash dsp1 dsp1.mbn
fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery 351recovery.img
fastboot -i 0x413c reboot
When the phone is rebooting immediately hold the Volume Up + Down keys to enter the RECOVERY
Select Software Update option and then at the Update screen press the Shutter Button to Start the Update
If everything is done as it is written, you will be back to stock
CHEERS MATE!!
GZSammy
Don't forget to hit the thanks button that's a lot of writing there!! LOL
@GZSammy Thanks for your reply
i'm gonna try your procedure.
I think flashing amss.bin and dsp1.bin will do the trick.
hi, can please give me any download link for amss.bin and dsp1.bin. im not really sure which version of them , i should flash.
i got the link for 351 file
im just posting them, bcz someone might need them.
http-://-mirror2.streakdroid.com-/manii/351/
remove - symbols
im struck again.
i'm happy that you are trying to help. i followed your procedure, but flashing amss.bin and dsp1.bin changed nothing.
i'm stuck at dell logo again and when i restarted my phone ishows' emergency recovery copy' and it will get restarted.
then it will take me to the emergency recovery tool , but i can i see that recovery version became 347 again.
Any better ideas ?
geo.samuel said:
Hi Mate,
Seems like you are stuck here. But don't worry the situation is not so bad it can be taken care of!!
I assume you already have the PKG of the 351 ROM which you tried installing.
Download the corresponding amss.mbn, DSP1.mbn and stock recovery.img
Once the download is done
Head to fastboot
Copy update.pkg to the root of SD (Make sure that the downloaded file is not corrupt it can also cause this issue)
Open Command Prompt with elevated permission
Set your phone into fastboot mode (Camera + Power Button) Tap on Fast Boot
Plug the USB cable into the system.
In command prompt go to the Fastboot folder
fastboot -i 0x413c flash amss amss.mbn
fastboot -i 0x413c flash dsp1 dsp1.mbn
fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery 351recovery.img
fastboot -i 0x413c reboot
When the phone is rebooting immediately hold the Volume Up + Down keys to enter the RECOVERY
Select Software Update option and then at the Update screen press the Shutter Button to Start the Update
If everything is done as it is written, you will be back to stock
CHEERS MATE!!
GZSammy
Don't forget to hit the thanks button that's a lot of writing there!! LOL
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Bruv,
Once you are done with the flashing of the amss and the dsp1 then the recovery, enter recovery and select the pkg to install... then it will state somethjng about the emergency software recovery press the shutter or the power button (dont remember which one) to start the installation.... happened with me in my earlier days i was sitting at that screen for hours and then i thought that it is screwed so attempted emergency recover... and the phone restarted with no changes... next run i was at the same screen and i discovered that after selecting the pkg we need to press power or i guess shutter button to initiate the installation... i guess u r facing the same issue..
If you are not sure which button to press, then press the opposite button stated for emergency recovery.
Eg. If it says press camera button for emergency software recovery then press power
And if power is written then press camera button.
And it will initiate the installation....
Sent from my Dell Streak while I was away from my Alienware
The only thing that I see missing is that when you finally try to reboot, no matter what you have flashed you need to do a Factory Reset, if not the Streak will not want to boot.
Thats also a good point..
Sent from my Dell Streak while away from alienware
steps i followed and making clear that what im facing.
My device came with 347 (android 2.2.2) stock rom.(im not sure about this).
Currently i'm running streakDriod 1.9 ROM and StreakMod Recovery.
I'm trying to get back to stock ROM. These are the steps i followed.
1)Entered into fast boot, flashed amss.bin, DSP1.bin, and recovery for 351 official rom. And rebooted the phone.
2)When it reboots by pressing volume up and down at the same time, entered into recovery screen.
3)In recovery screen selected 'install update from SD Card'. It took me into the next screen.
4)Here it asked me to confirm the installation by pressing the camera shutter button. One more thing here is , i can see my recovery version as 351, which is good. Bcz installed 351 recovery via fastboot.
5)It will find the update package(351 official rom ) in SDcard and installs it successfully and reboots. Until now everything is working good as expected.
6)After reboot it will get struck at Dell Logo.
7)I removed the battery and reinserted. Once i turn on the phone, it will show a message 'Emergency recovery copy' and reboots. To stop this happening i tried to enter fast boot and recovery none them wont work.
8)After reboot it will directly takes me to the recovery second screen, where we need to press camera shutter button to confirm installation of update.zip like step 4.
Here i can see recover version as 347.That means device recovery got reverted back to stock 347.
9)if i install update(351 ROM) again here, it will install , reboots ,will struck at dell logo, we need to remove the battery, after inserting the battery it will show' emergency recovery copy' and reboots. Again i will come to the step 4.
It is like a cycle.
10)i tried with all versions of recovery copies and roms, which are shown in multirecovery thread.
11)I'm not able to find stock 347 rom, so i didn't tried with 347 ROM.
I think now i'm clear enough , so that everyone can understand my problem.
So what should i do. Help me.
hi,
im explained the complete procedure above. can u tell me what im doing wrong .
and i think ur assuming that im not pressing the camera button in recovery screen. im doing it and im able to install the update package, but the problem starts after installation.
themaskofwraith said:
My device came with 347 (android 2.2.2) stock rom.(im not sure about this).
Currently i'm running streakDriod 1.9 ROM and StreakMod Recovery.
I'm trying to get back to stock ROM. These are the steps i followed.
1)Entered into fast boot, flashed amss.bin, DSP1.bin, and recovery for 351 official rom. And rebooted the phone.
2)When it reboots by pressing volume up and down at the same time, entered into recovery screen.
3)In recovery screen selected 'install update from SD Card'. It took me into the next screen.
4)Here it asked me to confirm the installation by pressing the camera shutter button. One more thing here is , i can see my recovery version as 351, which is good. Bcz installed 351 recovery via fastboot.
5)It will find the update package(351 official rom ) in SDcard and installs it successfully and reboots. Until now everything is working good as expected.
6)After reboot it will get struck at Dell Logo.
7)I removed the battery and reinserted. Once i turn on the phone, it will show a message 'Emergency recovery copy' and reboots. To stop this happening i tried to enter fast boot and recovery none them wont work.
8)After reboot it will directly takes me to the recovery second screen, where we need to press camera shutter button to confirm installation of update.zip like step 4.
Here i can see recover version as 347.That means device recovery got reverted back to stock 347.
9)if i install update(351 ROM) again here, it will install , reboots ,will struck at dell logo, we need to remove the battery, after inserting the battery it will show' emergency recovery copy' and reboots. Again i will come to the step 4.
It is like a cycle.
10)i tried with all versions of recovery copies and roms, which are shown in multirecovery thread.
11)I'm not able to find stock 347 rom, so i didn't tried with 347 ROM.
I think now i'm clear enough , so that everyone can understand my problem.
So what should i do. Help me.
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At step 5, i would recommend once it reboots, press and hold the vol+ and vol- button again to go into recovery mode, then select option 1 to do a Factory Reset. Please do a backup just in case.
Another thing to try is, if you are back to StreakMod Recovery, boot into the recovery, do a wipe dalvik cache and wipe cache partition before flashing the stock recovery and rom. Again, please do a backup in case.
thanks for reply
maximoz said:
At step 5, i would recommend once it reboots, press and hold the vol+ and vol- button again to go into recovery mode, then select option 1 to do a Factory Reset. Please do a backup just in case.
Another thing to try is, if you are back to StreakMod Recovery, boot into the recovery, do a wipe dalvik cache and wipe cache partition before flashing the stock recovery and rom. Again, please do a backup in case.
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i 've tried doing factory reset after step5, but it didn't help.
Is there anything else. i think i have two solutions.
1)Removing factory recovery (347)completely from the system. it may or may not solve the problem.
2)I need to find stock 347 rom, i think it will work.
I'm searched everywhere, but i couldnt find 347 rom.
is there any thing i can do for this problem.
themaskofwraith said:
i 've tried doing factory reset after step5, but it didn't help.
Is there anything else. i think i have two solutions.
1)Removing factory recovery (347)completely from the system. it may or may not solve the problem.
2)I need to find stock 347 rom, i think it will work.
I'm searched everywhere, but i couldnt find 347 rom.
is there any thing i can do for this problem.
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finding a stock rom 347 is something which I guess you wont be able to do.
second option we already tried...i dont know why it is not working..
What i think is this that you need a Nandroid backup of a stock 351 0r 354 rom and you can restore the same from the streak mod recovery which i guess is already installed on your device...
Search in the forums I remember a guy asking for a nandroid backup files and someone uploaded it on a share....
Just check
If not then i will try to get you a nandroid image which I have but dont know where to upload...
geo.samuel said:
finding a stock rom 347 is something which I guess you wont be able to do.
second option we already tried...i dont know why it is not working..
What i think is this that you need a Nandroid backup of a stock 351 0r 354 rom and you can restore the same from the streak mod recovery which i guess is already installed on your device...
Search in the forums I remember a guy asking for a nandroid backup files and someone uploaded it on a share....
Just check
If not then i will try to get you a nandroid image which I have but dont know where to upload...
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What else you an try is this that try any other retail dell rom probably 318 or any other build and if it flashes correctly and phone is able to boot, then try to install the later ones....my point is to get rid of any customization in the recovery......
I agree with geo.samuel, you have to get rid of custom recovery and make sure you are using the stock DELL recovery image so that you can flash an update.PKG instead of an update.ZIP.
It seems you are knowledgeable enough to get into fastboot, so go to the DELL Streak WIKI at this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fileell_Streak.png
and download the recovery image and PKG of your choice (rename the .PKG file to "update.pkg"), I would suggest 354 or 351.
Flash the recovery image from fastboot (now I have a question, when you are in fastboot, do your commands take or are you just taking for granted that your computer is pushing the command?) I have to ask that, sometimes it won't take. If so, then execute the reboot command from the command terminal also.
As geo and others have said, when you see the DELL logo come up, push both camera buttons to get into recovery mode. Choose option 2 to find the update.PKG file you have placed on the ROOT of your SD card. Now at this point, if it allows you to choose the "update.pkg" file you downloaded. If it's asking for an "update.zip" file, then something in fastboot didn't succeed and you need to check your drivers and start with that process all over again.
Now, once you have gotten it to take the flash of the "update.pkg" file on your SD card it will reboot, now give it a few minutes, even if all was successful, it could take up to 15 minutes for it to get beyond the DELL logo. If it stays stuck there, then do a battery pull at least once more before trying to do a factory reset from the stock recovery.
Why is the OP not using MultiRecovery Flasher to flash his recovery image? He'd have a far easier time using that than manually issuing the fastboot commands. Plus it includes all the recovery images that are on the wiki.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Why is the OP not using MultiRecovery Flasher to flash his recovery image? He'd have a far easier time using that than manually issuing the fastboot commands. Plus it includes all the recovery images that are on the wiki.
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+1
Sent from my Dell Streak while away from alienware
geo.samuel said:
+1
Sent from my Dell Streak while away from alienware
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for ur information im already using the multirecovery and im mentioned that. Ive tried using all roms and recoverys which are available in wiki.
themaskofwraith said:
Hi,
recently i bought a retail dell streak.
it came with android 2.2.2 (stock).
i want to try streakdriod2.0, so i installed it.
i'm not satisfied with the performance, so i want to revert it back to stock(android 2.2.2).
I'm able to flash the dell recovery(351), then i'm downloaded 351 retail rom, from dell website.
After flashing the 351 ROM, it struck at dell boot logo, believe me i waited whole night in that screen.
Then i removed and reinserted the battery, then it shows a message like 'emergency recovery copy' then it will get restarted .
After that it will automatically takes me to the recovery. But the it will shows the recovery version as 347 ( i think it is reverting back to original (stock) recovery).Using the 347 recovery i flashed 351 rom, but the same things are happening again.
i've tried with all recoverys and roms, in xda form. none of them are working.
i've searched for 347 rom(which is the one i'm assuming as stock for me), but i'm not able to find any link for that.
Now i'm installed streakdriod 1.9 .
Is there any way for me to go back to stock os(android 2.2.2 ).
Sorry for my english.
Pls help me to get out of this problem.
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I don't see any mention of MultiRecovery Flasher here. In any event, when you flashed the recovery image did you boot back into StreakDroid, download the ROM, then go back into recovery?
What you should have done, at least according to Radimus' Guide to Flashing the Streak, is to have the update.pkg on the SD Card before flashing the recovery.img. That way, once the image is on the Streak you can simply hold down volume up and volume down while the Streak reboots. From there, you restore the ROM.
Check your drivers. Reinstall the drivers if necessary, and then follow the instructions in the guide.

[Q] A very very sad ending to my dell streak " Bricked"

Hello,
I recently tried to install custom firmware for my dell streak, However, my device
is android 2.2.2, and I tried to install superboot ver 2.1 (Cuz a misleading
comment on a web site mentioned its ok to root the system by it), my dell
suddenly rebooted in an infinite loop. I tried to enter the recovery menu by
holding the volume buttons and then choosing recovery. Also, I downloaded
Streak_309_11548_00.pkg and hoped this would work, but a stupid error
had occurred, bad, just bad file at the middle of verification process.
Anyway, I cant install clockworkmod because there is no way to root the
device, besides I dont have any back-up image of the streak.
please forum help me, the phone is almost new ( 2 tweeks of use only)
and I will pay if your solution work.
Regards and dont flame me, Im a new android user.
tried an older update, new error
Status 2???!!!
You do not have to be rooted to install a custom recovery. You do have to 'catch' the phone as it reboots by holding the volume up and volume down buttons as it reboots after the fastboot reboot command. If you let it boot into a stock rom the stock recovery will overwrite the custom ROM.
Use StreakMod Recovery if you want a custom Rom.
You need to slow down and do some reading before you go any further.
Suggestions;
Streak Wiki
Universal instructions for flashing any ROM and FAQ
Making a custom recovery stick
Using StreakMod Recovery
Do you know what baseband is on your phone? If you do DL the rom from the Streak WiKi, rename it update.pkg and put in on your SD Card, do not put it into a folder. Start recovery and select to install the update.pkg. You probably got the error when you attempted to use BB 309 because the recovery and the rom you attempted to flash did not match. They need to match so keep trying until you get the correct rom for the version of the recovery that is on your phone.
You could also use fastboot to install StreakMod Recovery, use the fastboot command to rebot the Streak, As soon as the reboot process starts hold down both volume buttons to get to StreakMod. If you use StreakMod you could install SimpleStreak or StreakDroid 1.9.1.
There are links to useful references in my signature.
Good luck.
PS - your Streak is not bricked as long as you can get into recovery, fastboot or your can connect to your computer and the QDLTool will see it.
Im in recovery menu now and If I click
Software upgrade via Update.pkg
the screen goes blank and then just nothing.
K clockworkmod works now
tell me what to do next.
I tried to install streakdroid 2 and its works WOW, thanx to you.
one last question how to install the latest baseband from the following link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091236
sadly the link isnt available.
Don't worry about the latest baseband. If it boots up for you, I would stop there for now. If you were on 2.2.2, then you have either 351-354. Any of those will work for you.
tenorntex said:
Don't worry about the latest baseband. If it boots up for you, I would stop there for now. If you were on 2.2.2, then you have either 351-354. Any of those will work for you.
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First, I would like to thank you and the forum for your help.
I have experienced a low graphical performance, and Im thinking to roll back
to the latest DJ_steave's custom firmware (2.2.2), However, I can access to
clockworkmod by pressing both volume buttons and then choose the recovery
option, thats weird since almost all tutorials mention that if you want to access
that mod, you have to press the volume up button along the power button.
For now Im waiting for a response whether to downgrade the firmware or
keeping the streakdroid 2.
Regards.
if everything is working then i suggest before trying anything else. do a nandroid backup first, (by going into recovery then advanced and then you see a nandroid backup option)
And i feel streakroid recovery package is preferred for streak as it is designed for streak only and works great.
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[Q] After Bell 2.3.4 update - stuck at Dual Core screen

Hi, I'm hoping somebody might be able to shed some light. My phone isn't rooted or unlocked and last night I did the OTA update. Upon the first reboot, the phone is stuck at the "Dual Core Technology" screen and won't go any further. I can hold volume down and power to get to Fastboot, a bunch of other things, and Android Recovery.
Within Android Recovery, I've tried the wipe options as well as the apply sdcard update.zip but the wipes don't help anything and the apply update resutls in a signature error.
I feel like if I could just get the .zip update onto the internal SD storage, the apply update would work (maybe the OTA download was corrupted somehow). Is there anyway to use Fastboot or Moto-Fastboot to copy files to the internal SD storage?
Any help would be much appreciated.
hi
Try putting the OTA on a micro SD card (thats where it looks for it anyways) rename it to update.zip and try to flash that update.
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hi
Try putting the OTA on a micro SD card (thats where it looks for it anyways) rename it to update.zip and try to flash that update.
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Thanks for the reply.
Tried and this is what happened (which is more than before):
Install from SDCARD
Finding update package
opening update package
Verifying update package
...installing update
Verifying current system
.....assert failed: apply_patch_check("preinstall/app/gameloft_3games.zip","5428aeff....."
Not sure what that means, but I'll google and search here for a bit.
Edit: Just noticed that there was more to the output:
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(status 7)
Installation aborted.
either you removed some apps before or the install updated some of the files and now doesn't pass the verification check.
search on here for a bit possibly flash cwm recovery and then the 2.2 gobbstopper. or you could try to go through bell as everything you have done is through official methods.
Okay thanks a lot for the help. I have since Unlocked using the Pudding IHOP thread and next will install Gobstopper 2.3.4 Bell (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195922), though the CWM (tenfar's) post only shows that it's only for AT&T, which is odd since it's linked from the Gobstopper Bell thread).
Any idea if I can safely use Tenfar's CWM Recovery from here?:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138541
Actually i would recommend only using that one for gobstopper purposes.
Although I would either wait until the 2.3.4 version is updated or get the 2.2.2 version and upgrade your device with the official rom as there have been changes since the 2.3.4 leak
Would you recommend another recovery instead of Tenfar's CWM? I'm currently now using the one that came in the CWM_INT_Recovery.zip (recover-d00.img).
Seems really hard to find a recovery that is definitely safe with Bell Atrix, and I'm never sure if just "moto-fastboot flash recovery %recoveryfile.img% is all I need to do now that it's unlocked. I might have to find another ROM since the download isn't working so well.
to install the gobstopper? no only use the latest tenfar cwm for that. after which, you could go with romracer and it will be fine
Okay great, thanks. The latest Tenfar CWM says at the top of the thread that it's only for Unlocked ATT users in bold red text so I was hesitant to use it.
I have the same issue. I have tried EVERYTHING I can think of to get it to boot.
The only difference in my case is I have run the update multiple times all finishing successfully with no errors.
This is really bugging me, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Jeff53765 said:
I have the same issue. I have tried EVERYTHING I can think of to get it to boot.
The only difference in my case is I have run the update multiple times all finishing successfully with no errors.
This is really bugging me, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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I'm an extreme novice Android/Atrix user but I would recommend doing what I did:
Use the Pudding IHOP instructions to RSDLite flash the unlocker SBF for Bell
Use moto-fastboot to flash recovery with Tenfar's latest CWM recovery (updated June 30)
Use Tenfar's CWM recovery to mount your USB storage, download the GobStopper 2.3.4 zip to your sdcard, then again using CWM, update from the zip.
See the GobStopper 2.2.2 thread for some pre-cleanup steps before trying to update with the 2.3.4 zip, all using Moto-Fastboot or regular fastboot from the Android sdk.
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Need help updating 1.6 to 2.3.3.

Just got brand new Streak 5 from dell.
It came with android 1.6.
I tried updating to 2.2.2 using dell update(website) but failed.
I tried updating straight to 2.3.3 (407 rom)
using different recoverys but failed.
tried original recovery, 350, 360, etc
I even tried installing CM and streakmod but get stock at after update from sd(black screen).
I've been trying and searching for answer for almost 5 hours.
So I'm guessing recovery and pkg file needs to match to update correctly
but can not find match(black screen)
Fastboot works fine on my computer.
Just tried 407 recovery file(region 14) with 407 pkg file and still getting black screen after update from sd
joon82 said:
Just got brand new Streak 5 from dell.
It came with android 1.6.
I tried updating to 2.2.2 using dell update(website) but failed.
I tried updating straight to 2.3.3 (407 rom)
using different recoverys but failed.
tried original recovery, 350, 360, etc
I even tried installing CM and streakmod but get stock at after update from sd(black screen).
I've been trying and searching for answer for almost 5 hours.
So I'm guessing recovery and pkg file needs to match to update correctly
but can not find match(black screen)
Fastboot works fine on my computer.
Just tried 407 recovery file(region 14) with 407 pkg file and still getting black screen after update from sd
tried everywhere to find QDL tool(recoverytool) but cant find link for it
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i get the same problem whenever i try to install .pkg. you just download the update.zip file from the below link provided by the manni. install the recovery of update 406 then flash the update.zip you downloaded, it should work.
http://mirror2.streakdroid.com/manii/407/update.zip

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