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Happy New Year everybody!
I bought my Streak from BestBuy with 1.6 installed.
The OTA 2.2 update supposed to be before the New Year, but my System Update still shows "No software updates available at this time."
What's going on here? Who (Dell or AT&T) is delaying the update, and, more importantly, why?
Are they working on rectifying earlier bugs before releasing the final USA version, or just lazy? Or the update takes too much data bandwidth, and AT&T is trying not to overload their system
So, did anybody who bought Streak from BestBuy or Dell with 1.6 received the official update?
Best wishes in the New Year!
ZodiacPhoto said:
Happy New Year everybody!
I bought my Streak from BestBuy with 1.6 installed.
The OTA 2.2 update supposed to be before the New Year, but my System Update still shows "No software updates available at this time."
What's going on here? Who (Dell or AT&T) is delaying the update, and, more importantly, why?
Are they working on rectifying earlier bugs before releasing the final USA version, or just lazy? Or the update takes too much data bandwidth, and AT&T is trying not to overload their system
So, did anybody who bought Streak from BestBuy or Dell with 1.6 received the official update?
Best wishes in the New Year!
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If you dig around more you will find a leaked email indicating mid january release date.
ZodiacPhoto said:
Happy New Year everybody!
I bought my Streak from BestBuy with 1.6 installed.
The OTA 2.2 update supposed to be before the New Year, but my System Update still shows "No software updates available at this time."
What's going on here? Who (Dell or AT&T) is delaying the update, and, more importantly, why?
Are they working on rectifying earlier bugs before releasing the final USA version, or just lazy? Or the update takes too much data bandwidth, and AT&T is trying not to overload their system
So, did anybody who bought Streak from BestBuy or Dell with 1.6 received the official update?
Best wishes in the New Year!
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The only way i am moving from the 2.2 318 to att's rom when 2.2 gets here is if they fix some things, like video calls and so on. Otherwise, screw att and dells rom. It is gonna be loaded with crap that att makes them put in.
The official word from Dell was...
...December 2010:
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/mobile-devices/f/3824/t/19353639.aspx
I wonder why they couldn't deliver - are there problems wit the current 2.2 update they are hoping to fix?
Just read the QDL-Repair tool tutorial, download and install the 309
version of 2.2 that comes with the QDL-Repair tool, then update to
the 318 version via the update. Takes longer to read & watch the video
than it did to actually update
QDL repair tool video & download>> http://streakdroid.com/?page_id=92
Dell 2.2 318 update>> http://mobileupdate.dell.com/?version=GAUSB1A121100
You'll obviously want to be on wi-fi when downloading...it's a 150 meg update.
The link will pop you right to the 318 update.
Unless you want the at&t version of the 2.2, personally, I think you would be better off with the non carrier version. The at&t version most likely won't have Bluetooth file transfer, wi-fi teathering and a few other features locked out, and also has all of the associated "value added apps" (bloat) that comes with having an at&t version of a rom.
The only stumbling block some have had, is getting the QDL tool & drivers to see the phone, if your OS is x64 windows 7.
I did the instructions TO THE LETTER, with my home & laptop version of x64 bit windows 7 and had absolutely not one issue.
ZodiacPhoto said:
Happy New Year everybody!
I bought my Streak from BestBuy with 1.6 installed.
The OTA 2.2 update supposed to be before the New Year, but my System Update still shows "No software updates available at this time."
What's going on here? Who (Dell or AT&T) is delaying the update, and, more importantly, why?
Are they working on rectifying earlier bugs before releasing the final USA version, or just lazy? Or the update takes too much data bandwidth, and AT&T is trying not to overload their system
So, did anybody who bought Streak from BestBuy or Dell with 1.6 received the official update?
Best wishes in the New Year!
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p51d007 said:
The only stumbling block some have had, is getting the QDL tool & drivers to see the phone, if your OS is x64 windows 7.
I did the instructions TO THE LETTER, with my home & laptop version of x64 bit windows 7 and had absolutely not one issue.
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Only problem I had with the tool was my usual USB port would give an error. Switched to another port and worked like a charm.
Sent from my Dell Streak using Tapatalk
Yeah Im waiting to see if AT&Ts rom is any better then the O2 2.2 Rom. For video calls, I gto ooVoo to work. And like said earlier, the wifi teathering and what not is all there and works fine for me. Theres your glitch here and there, but no matter what happens with any release, your always gonna run into SOMETHING lol
p51d007 said:
Just read the QDL-Repair tool tutorial, download and install the 309
version of 2.2 that comes with the QDL-Repair tool, then update to
the 318 version via the update. Takes longer to read & watch the video
than it did to actually update
QDL repair tool video & download>> http://streakdroid.com/?page_id=92
Dell 2.2 318 update>> http://mobileupdate.dell.com/?version=GAUSB1A121100
You'll obviously want to be on wi-fi when downloading...it's a 150 meg update.
The link will pop you right to the 318 update.
Unless you want the at&t version of the 2.2, personally, I think you would be better off with the non carrier version. The at&t version most likely won't have Bluetooth file transfer, wi-fi teathering and a few other features locked out, and also has all of the associated "value added apps" (bloat) that comes with having an at&t version of a rom.
The only stumbling block some have had, is getting the QDL tool & drivers to see the phone, if your OS is x64 windows 7.
I did the instructions TO THE LETTER, with my home & laptop version of x64 bit windows 7 and had absolutely not one issue.
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Followed the instructions and now I have 2.2 on my Streak!
Tethering and Wifi works perfectly.
No problems so far, except that I wish android had smart dialing built-in natively.
It was so easy that I'm still skeptical.
We own Dell devices, what can we expect? You are on your own.
Hey are you guys using that crap stage ui or something more.... I love launcher pro the full version works really good and I also have SlideIT the full version for my keyboard I find that it is alot easier to type on in landscape mode.... Oh and launcher pro gives you so many different options and setting.... Just want to let everyone know that is going to read this
Just upgraded my att streak to 2.2 !!
I just followed the instruction to upgrade my shabby 1.6 to 2.2 and it worked like a charm!! Thanks a lot for this thread!!
The only problem is: my Dell PC Suite now is not able to recognize the plugged streak even if I can see the removable drive in Windows explorer (Vista). Could you please help on this issue?
Thanks again!
eastdeal said:
The only problem is: my Dell PC Suite now is not able to recognize the plugged streak even if I can see the removable drive in Windows explorer (Vista). Could you please help on this issue?
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You need to uninstall Dell PC Suite and download the newer Dell Mobile Sync from below
http://support.dell.com/support/dow...dateid=-1&formatid=-1&source=-1&fileid=432022
The sad thing about the new software is that it's a bloated POS (it is made by Nero after all) compared to the old PC suite, however it does work and it adds Wifi Sync with 2.2.
Thanks a lot for the help! I installed Dell Mobile Sync but:
1) When I plugged streak Windows prompts me to install device driver (where can I find the driver?)
2) I then launched Mobile Sync but got "your mobile device requires the installation of updated hardware drivers...". After it took long time to update something I was finally able to sync with Outlook. But the sync of contacts is very slow (maybe through wifi instead of USB cable?).
So how can I fix the device driver issue? How do I know Nero is syncing through wifi or USB (how to configure it to use wifi?)? Thanks!
I ended up bricking my first streak through QDL, soooooo careful. I will say I used a different QDL tool that someone sent me a link to. So chances are the original one wouldn't have done it......who knows. Some folks have managed to brick their phones using QDL, so careful. Fortunately I was able to return my phone and get a new one since I just bought it. I'm going to hold out now on the official update. If the 12th comes and goes and nothing.......I'll start looking to get a microSD card reader in case I brick this one. This is to be my work phone, and currently can't get exchange natively. 2.2 will fix that. SO I've either got to have the official update OR need to manually do it.
probably not Dell's fault this time
CyberGhos said:
We own Dell devices, what can we expect? You are on your own.
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Well, it's not like Dell has ever had shoddy customer support, but it looks like AT&T is at fault here. After all, how many AT&T branded devices have 2.2 yet?
The rest of the world (with a few exceptions) has the Streak with 2.2.
So, instead of Dell, we should probably give AT&T a giant heartfelt "up yours" on this one.
Hey I have a question im doing this update again for my friend and I can't remember if I need to delete one of the drivers on the streak first to do this..... And if so how and what is the name of the driver.... He just got the black one from best buy because of me and im doing the update tomorrow..... Any info would help thanks
fxcoupeman83 said:
You need to uninstall Dell PC Suite and download the newer Dell Mobile Sync from below
http://support.dell.com/support/dow...dateid=-1&formatid=-1&source=-1&fileid=432022
The sad thing about the new software is that it's a bloated POS (it is made by Nero after all) compared to the old PC suite, however it does work and it adds Wifi Sync with 2.2.
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do I need to do this to put the 2.2 update on the streak.... Using the tool
Followed the instructions and now I have 2.2 on my Streak! Only question now is when I goto SETTINGS > ABOUT PHONE > SYSTEM UPDATES > it takes me to a zingstaging.com which is no longer active. When the official AT&T 2.2 is out will I still be able to update? And thanks for the is awesome post.
wickedstangs said:
Followed the instructions and now I have 2.2 on my Streak! Only question now is when I goto SETTINGS > ABOUT PHONE > SYSTEM UPDATES > it takes me to a zingstaging.com which is no longer active. When the official AT&T 2.2 is out will I still be able to update? And thanks for the is awesome post.
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Did you do any further update from the version QDl installed? I used the QDL tool to update my friends then manually flashed 309 and 318 to it so that it had the most current version. I would saw get those two builds and flash them just to make sure you are on the most current.
Spectre51 said:
Did you do any further update from the version QDl installed? I used the QDL tool to update my friends then manually flashed 309 and 318 to it so that it had the most current version. I would saw get those two builds and flash them just to make sure you are on the most current.
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Actually how can I tell what build I have? Right now I think the only thing I did was follow these instructions QDL repair tool video & download>> streakdroid.com/?page_id=92
I think this is what I have now that I think about it ....
Using QDLTool will get you to a pre-release of v2.2.
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This is what confused me.. Didn't know which on to do?????
From here, you’ll want to upgrade to a newer release. The two options that people tend to choose from are to either go up to the official v2.2 ROM from Dell, or install DJ_Steve’s latest ROM.
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Seen alot of blogs explaining how to update the android of Dell streak phones from AT&T and O2 but none for the Rogers with build number 7921.
Well i spent some time when i got my new phone to find out how to do it and to my surprise it was hard to find how to but easy to actually do it.
Only to follow 2 different site tutorials to get this done.
1. Follow the last part of the tutorial to get your streak to version 6601 ATT&T
after this phrase "If you just wanted to revert to O2 1.6 (build 4399) then you are done. If you are going to AT&T 1.6 (build 6601) we have to change the system so it will upgrade the the AT&T ROM."
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805112
once you got your streak to 1.6 ATT&T build 6601 you must follow a simple tutorial with interactive video and even has a video so you can make it work with your win7 X64 witch alot of tutorials don't help with.
2. Follow this part to the letter and if you have trouble they have a FAQ section and even supply all the files you need.
QDLTool Visual Tutorials (for Windows only)
http://streakdroid.com/?page_id=92
In this second part all you have to do in general is set up all your needed drivers and stuff in windows then open the program and press RUN. Just make sure you do all the steps without missing one.
No need to go through the fastboot or recovery menu in this part.
And it gives you Full US version of android 2.2 from a locked version of Rogers android 1.6.
Hope this will help my fellow Canadian Streakers
Thanks for Taking time to do this for fellow streakers
lufc said:
Thanks for Taking time to do this for fellow streakers
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No problem. It's my first one ever so i hope i passed to hole point and helped some (dell irritated) people.
Actually, all you need is the 2nd step - QDLTool doesn't require any specific version installed on the phone.
Glad you like the visual tutorials .. let me know if theres anything I can do to improve them.
kantras said:
Actually, all you need is the 2nd step - QDLTool doesn't require any specific version installed on the phone.
Glad you like the visual tutorials .. let me know if theres anything I can do to improve them.
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The only problem i have now is i can't seem to change or hear the notification when i go into the menu to see them.
Also i heard the gps doesn't work on some models but i haven't inserted the sim card because i'm waiting for the rebel to come in the mail but without the sim card the gps doesn't work for me.
The notifications setting and brightness are fixed in steves newest rom
Sent From My Rooted Dell Streak Using Xda App
ok i see i can upgrade to steve's 1.5.3 only thing is do i use the one with AMSS or the V2.1 baseband
I'm unlocking it with a Rebel simcard
In the guid (Beyond QDLTool) it says to use 1.5.3 + AMSS 1.5.1+. But i have read here and there that if your using the rebel simcard you have to use the No baseband one. So do i use the 1.5.3 no baseband and use the AMSS 1.5.1+ and follow all in the guide or do i juste use the 1.5.3 no baseband and skip the AMSS 1.5.1+ in the guide?
alexmoi said:
In the guid (Beyond QDLTool) it says to use 1.5.3 + AMSS 1.5.1+. But i have read here and there that if your using the rebel simcard you have to use the No baseband one. So do i use the 1.5.3 no baseband and use the AMSS 1.5.1+ and follow all in the guide or do i juste use the 1.5.3 no baseband and skip the AMSS 1.5.1+ in the guide?
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im not 100% but i think you just need to flash the no baseband version thats it , you could ask that in the thread for that rom just to be certain
Hey...I have the rogers streak and was wondering if I update to dj steve's custom rom will i run into issues when the actual Rogers 2.2 comes out? Will I be able to put the stock version back on? I am a bit worried for warranty purposes as well...can it be brought back to stock or is it a one way ticket? Reason I ask is I also have several phones including a Rogers Acer liquid e and unfortunetly can't go back to the stock version of froyo because of some thing Acer and Rogers did in the update that recognizes the fact my phone was rooted and not running a rogers baseband or something like that...I just sold my Galaxy s because I was sick of dealing with Samsung and their issues....So from what I can tell Rogers is only releasing the froyo update in late spring and 3-4 months is crazy considering most of the other countries already have froyo on their streaks...Man Rogers is so bad for their updates...Anyways...can i temporarily update to the leaked versions or should I wait? Thanks
maek_it_happen said:
im not 100% but i think you just need to flash the no baseband version thats it , you could ask that in the thread for that rom just to be certain
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you are correct. if you want to use the rebelsim, you HAVE TO use the no baseband version. 1.5.3 is the latest version
thanks for the great guide, I just got mine today and its already running 2.2 on 318 baseband
its true that u can qdl from any version though so I went straight from 1.6 to 2.2 prerelease then to 318 using the link in the streakdroid guide for beyond qdl
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
Thanks to the OP, I updated my Rogers Streak from stock 1.6 to 2.2 to StreakDroid 1.6 yesterday!
Despite my reservations, it couldn't have been easier. I used the QDLTool to jump from 1.6 to 2.2 directly, and I then followed the additional instructions on the StreakDroid site to flash the rom. The hardest part was installing ClockworkMod Recovery prior to all that to do a rom backup. For some reason it took many tries to get it to hold, but eventually it worked.
Unfortunately I may be in the minority but I dislike the new homescreen layout. I still haven't found a way to get icons and widgets to stay close together like they did in the stock 1.6 version.
Hi guys,
I guess i have bricked the device while updating to 2.2.
As far as i know i have done nothing wrong i followed the Guide step by Step and Downgrade to AT&T firmware as the first guide in this post.
While i was running QLDtool it errored out and Turned off by itself. After since i have tried everything and the Device just Doesn't have power anymore. Pluging into wall socket is not giving anything either.
Any thoughts on this?? Any Help will be appreciated.
Archeob said:
Unfortunately I may be in the minority but I dislike the new homescreen layout. I still haven't found a way to get icons and widgets to stay close together like they did in the stock 1.6 version.
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from what i understand, you need a launcher that can let you edit the number or rows and columns on each homescreen, im currently using launcher pro and have 8 columns and 6 rows in landscape. hope this helps as im a new user too so not sure if this is what you meant
rptw said:
from what i understand, you need a launcher that can let you edit the number or rows and columns on each homescreen, im currently using launcher pro and have 8 columns and 6 rows in landscape. hope this helps as im a new user too so not sure if this is what you meant
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You're exactly right. I spent an hour reinstalling StreakDroid 1.6.0 with different DPI settings before giving up in frustration, but I found the settings menu for ADW the next day. I used a 6 x 6 grid and disabled automatic stretching, and that way my picture frames look perfect.
Great work on the rom guys! My Streak feels much more smooth and responsive than under stock 1.6.
Andy you shouldn't have a problem as long as you get a copy of the Update.pig you should be able to revert back.
Archeob said:
Thanks to the OP, I updated my Rogers Streak from stock 1.6 to 2.2 to StreakDroid 1.6 yesterday!
Despite my reservations, it couldn't have been easier. I used the QDLTool to jump from 1.6 to 2.2 directly, and I then followed the additional instructions on the StreakDroid site to flash the rom. The hardest part was installing ClockworkMod Recovery prior to all that to do a rom backup. For some reason it took many tries to get it to hold, but eventually it worked.
Unfortunately I may be in the minority but I dislike the new homescreen layout. I still haven't found a way to get icons and widgets to stay close together like they did in the stock 1.6 version.
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Also check your density on the 1.6 streakdroid install. when i used us120 or denisty120- -160 they were to far apart. i also found that US180 didn't work the phone wouldn't boot. i had to use density180 vs us180 and everything is perfect. right amount of space. i installed just gingerbread stock launcher and im using the adw ex launcher its the best in my eyes.
cue_32 said:
Andy you shouldn't have a problem as long as you get a copy of the Update.pig you should be able to revert back.
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Thanks...I still may wait though...I rooted my Acer liquid e and also just picked up a Samsung Captivate to play with and use as a back up..streak is so big...lol..nice to have a phone that fits in your pocket..... and since selling my GTi9000 i kind of missed it.....I love the streak and really don't want to void the warranty or better yet brick either...I am going to treat my captivate to the lagfix for now and maybe try gingerbread on my Liquid e...Been doing some reading and they are almost there...Still a few bugs however should not be long before they are worked out...As you probably noticed i love phones and have had like 30 phones in the last year...lol...Streak is my favorite so far...Have not touched my laptop much since i got it..Any news on when Rogers will come out with the official version of froyo? I read someone that April is the soonest? Anyone here anything else? I hope they come out with the update shortly ...otherwise I may be forced to root it...Any news would be appreciated..Cheers
umar.ranjha said:
Hi guys,
I guess i have bricked the device while updating to 2.2.
As far as i know i have done nothing wrong i followed the Guide step by Step and Downgrade to AT&T firmware as the first guide in this post.
While i was running QLDtool it errored out and Turned off by itself. After since i have tried everything and the Device just Doesn't have power anymore. Pluging into wall socket is not giving anything either.
Any thoughts on this?? Any Help will be appreciated.
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Pull the battery out and put it back in.
If the streak looses power, it will be stuck in a power off state and plugging in the cord will do nothing.
After you reseated the battery, you should be able to charge the device again.
After it is charged, follow from where you left off.
I tried superoneclick 1.5.5 and 1.5.4, z4root isnt in market anymore. is there anyother way to root the streak. Im running froyo build 12792
Hey, I have the exact same issue here. I am also running froyo with the same build. My guess is that u got ur streak in the uk. Anyway, I have tried z4root and universal Androot. Heck, I even tried easy root. None of them worked at all. Been trying for months now, even almost bricked my phone the other day after following instructions on rooting with superboot. Haven't tried Superoneclick though. Was hoping that would have been my saving grace but now that u mention u tried it with no success in wonder how people have rooted their devices with froyo. Anyway, om me and I will email us the apps u want (z4root)and co but doubt it. Would work cos like I said, we have the same os and build running on our streak. Well, hope someone helps. Pm me if u find a cure for this and I'll do the same if I root my device first. Cheers, don't give up yet.
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
Idk what was donee differently. but i reformatted my computer last night andinstalled a fresh version of vista, had the windows updater run EVERYTHING. i had 165 important updates, lol, but these were updates from 2007 till now, and i ran superoneclick 1.5.5 and it stalled for a second on waiting for device ten continued. Good deal Thanks for the help.
I also have an UK Streak on O2 running Froyo build 12792, so I was disappointed after failing to find anything online about routing my device to then read this thread and see that you guys have been having difficulty too. I'm wondering if you've managed to root yours yet? If not; well I'm new to the fight so can certainly post anything here that I find if I manage to get anywhere.
AidanBell said:
I also have an UK Streak on O2 running Froyo build 12792, so I was disappointed after failing to find anything online about routing my device to then read this thread and see that you guys have been having difficulty too. I'm wondering if you've managed to root yours yet? If not; well I'm new to the fight so can certainly post anything here that I find if I manage to get anywhere.
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i got mine to work. idk if it was my computer or super oneclick but i reinstalled by windows and completely updated EVERYTHING with my comp and it worked first time.
Many thanks. I'll give super oneclick a shot.
I'm working on creating a clean dump of system.img, recovery.img, and boot.img. That way whoever wishes to test it can do so. It is based the olleh update release. I'll post the finished work in the next few days. cheers
GThanks)
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I've tried every method out and every other ugly hack to no avail. I do have an image of 2.2.1 with all crapware removed, rooted and tweaked up for performance if anyone is interested.
I would have released a 2.2.x rom a while ago, if it wasnt for the fact that there's no common rom unlike the streak.
I believe the venue has the 'blinking leds' issue like the streak if your rom doesnt match your baseband, hence you'd need to make like half a dozen versions for each rom.
I dont like the idea of forcing everyone to migrate to 319 just for a slimmed down rom since that's the only one with a pkg available
Starting from 325, I also flashed my device back to 319 and then upgrade to Olleh 407 like Omnichron did. I notice "blinking leds" issue happened twice since then. What I can do is remove the battery and plug it in again. Still experiencing the new upgrade!
tuan.dsnq said:
Starting from 325, I also flashed my device back to 319 and then upgrade to Olleh 407 like Omnichron did. I notice "blinking leds" issue happened twice since then. What I can do is remove the battery and plug it in again. Still experiencing the new upgrade!
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Where did you get the package for the 407 ROM?
Have you tried this method for root?
Sorry marvin02, that's actually 406, not 407. The link to 406 was posted in another thread (Venue for GB, right?).
tuan.dsnq,
Thanks - I saw the 406 ROM.
The root method I linked to uses zergRush. You can just put the latest zergRush exploit (from that thread) into the exploits folder of SOC 2.2 to use it (SOC has an older version). That's how I rooted my Vizio tablet.
I used the latest zergRush exploit v3 but can't ROOT Dell VENUE 2.3.3 Olleh 406
Check out this thread and maybe it is legit this time: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354393
Guys, I've been reading and reading through thread after thread and can't seem to find a definite and safe method for rooting my Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 (U.S.) with 2.3.6. -I read about superoneclick and framaroot and it sounds like these methods work on devices running 2.3.5 but not the one I have. I want to use voodoo sound - that is really the primary and only reason I am trying to go through the trouble of rooting. I'm just tired of reading and searching now - could someone tell me what method works to root my device described above? thanks.
I used iroot worked first time out of the box
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I just used Kingo Root - worked fine on 2.3.6. Now I am trying to figure out the next step - creating a nandroid before I go any further. It's proving to be a bit confusing. CWM seems popular but the app page for ROM Manager (I assume I need this to use it?) says I need a kernel that is compatible - where do I get that? I don't want to install a special kernel yet because I want to back up my current system which is working fine right now so I can go back to it. Does the kernel even matter in the back up process? I just don't understand it all quite yet. Should I use TWRP instead? Maybe with that one I don't need a compatible kernel? Help....