[Q] Dell Streak 5 fully bricked - internal memory solution? - Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, I have fully bricked my Dell Streak 5 device - it's totally dead and even a computer can't recognize it. Do you think it's possible to take out the internal memory from Streak and upload a new ROM on it?
Next solution is to use the RIFF JTAG BOX, but the device itself cost about 200$ in my country and also nobody uses it here for repairing bricked phones. And sending my Streak to USA for repair - it's a little bit risky I think.
Thanks for reply

The low level firmware, which isn't user accessible, is gone. You could load a ROM onto the internal MicroSD if you wished, but without the aforementioned low-level firmware it won't do anything.
Your options are to have the Streak JTAGged, or to purchase a replacement.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
The low level firmware, which isn't user accessible, is gone. You could load a ROM onto the internal MicroSD if you wished, but without the aforementioned low-level firmware it won't do anything.
Your options are to have the Streak JTAGged, or to purchase a replacement.
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Hmm, that's bad. My Streak is still under warranty, so I have written to the service and they replied me that repair isn't possible, if the motherboard (they probably meant that low level firmware) is broken. So they will give me new device? I told them that my Streak have discharged and since then is totally dead. Can they recognize, that Streak was broken after the unsuccesfully ROM upgrade?

They likely can tell. They may still replace it, but obviously there's no way to know until you talk to them.

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[Q] What does Samsung charge for jtag/boot loader repair?

I've searched the forum and haven't found a post with the same issue (or an answer), so I'm starting a new thread. I'll give you my story, then ask my questions. You can skip to the question if you don't care to read the story.
While trying to repair my stock, unmodified T-Mobile Vibrant's hardware lock (3-button recovery and volume +/- & usb download mode did not work, trust me), the phone shut down to reboot after the flash, but didn't restart as it was supposed to. I tried every method I could find on xda to try to get it to show some sort of sign of life when it wouldn't power on; however, it gave me nothing. No lights, no sounds, no haptic feedback, nothing on the screen. A true botched boot loader brick. Being an American product and me living in Canada, I didn't think I could get it repaired under warranty. Shipping it to the Samsung repair centre in Texas for an out of warranty repair would cost more than it's worth, so I found a local repair shop that could jtag it back to life for $50. He wasn't able to fix the root of the problem though, since he said he had to put an i9000 boot loader on it. The first boot screen was for an i9000, with T959 firmware, but I still couldn't get into download mode or recovery using the vol. & power button methods. Unfortunately, I still had to pay the $50 even though it was only half repaired.
Stupid me, I decided to let Kies download and install the update it said was available (T959UVKA6). After the install completed, it went to reboot and never started back up again. My guess is it had a boot.bin and/or sbl.bin and they didn't install properly again. I thought I would see if the repair shop would jtag it again under their repair warranty, but I was told using Kies to update voided that warranty, saying I should have used Odin. I tried the official Kies update route because of my first experience trying to fix the boot loader.
After another attempt of getting support from Samsung, I managed to actually get help from Samsung's Twitter support, who setup a support ticket to have it repaired under warranty "as long as there is no physical damage or internal modifications (i.e. rooting)." The only other catch was that I needed a US address for them to return it to, which I was able to arrange.
Now for my questions: If, by chance, the Samsung tech. finds any traces of it being previously serviced, does anyone know how much they would charge for the jtag and firmware flash (assuming that's what they'll do)? Other than a Titanium Backup folder on the internal sd, there would be no signs of any modifications software wise since it was flashed back to stock 2.1 prior to the Kies update. Would they see the folder or would the internal sd be formatted when they jtag and flash the boot loader for them to get it to turn on?
Sorry for the long post, but the details will cut back on the questions.
I'm not completely sure about what the repair shop did to your phone but I can tell you I have never had anything format or erase my internal SD.
CrazyCharlie said:
I'm not completely sure about what the repair shop did to your phone but I can tell you I have never had anything format or erase my internal SD.
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All he did was use a jtag to flash an i9000 boot loader (since he couldn't get any T959 boot loaders to work) and T959 firmware. The internal sd was wiped too. I'm not sure if that's a part of the jtag process or if he formatted/repartitioned for a clean install.
My primary concern is what the odds are of having to pay for the repair if I send to to Samsung in attempt to have it covered under warranty. And if they do charge me, how much this type of repair usually costs through them. I'm trying to decide whether to send it to Samsung and risk having to pay them for it to be repaired fully and properly or just pay the $50 at the local repair shop again to have it at least up and running again, even if he can't fix the hardware lock.
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Someone must know how much Samsung charges for a jtag repair.
Seriously, no one knows how much Samsung charges for a boot loader/hardware lock repair?
what repair shop was that nzahorchak, I need to JTAG my captivate back to life, 3 buttom fix killed my bootloader / 2nd bootloader now i am in permablack
thxs
Why would you use Kies to do anything on your phone? It's been known to cause bootloader bricks by many people..
kong_kham said:
what repair shop was that nzahorchak, I need to JTAG my captivate back to life, 3 buttom fix killed my bootloader / 2nd bootloader now i am in permablack
thxs
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In Toronto, a shop called Ming Wireless at Dundas and University. I also found one in Markham called Bongo Wireless.
Sdobron said:
Why would you use Kies to do anything on your phone? It's been known to cause bootloader bricks by many people..
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In hopes that an official flash would fix the hardware lock and i9000 boot screen since the hacked methods on xda hard bricked it in the first place. I've never had a problem with Kies prior to this incident.
Local shops around here charge anywhere from 60 to 80 bucks.
My phone as well is hard bricked so I ordered a riff box. Just got it today going to jtag my phone after work will let you know how it goes and if its easily done.
Afaik, the only way to fix hardware lock is by flashing a bootloader. I believe a safer way to flash either bootloader is by pulling it from a rom and flashing it with Heimdall.
@Marmal: how much did it cost you for a riff box?
I bought mine for $150. Fixed my phone so I dont really need it any more. Shoot me a offer if your intrested.
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Marmle said:
I bought mine for $150. Fixed my phone so I dont really need it any more. Shoot me a offer if your intrested.
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I have an SGS-2 (exynos cpu), and sadly its bricked (no logo, no download mode, no nothing), I'll bring it to the local repair center on monday, lets see what they say. It's under warranty, but it has been rooted, so i give a 50/50 that they fix it for free.
Repair centers should have jtags for the newest phones too, am I right? I hope they don't charge for a motherboard replacement (300+bucks...)
damm u bricked a sgs2!! thats harsh
You should ask conneccion2005, does a pretty good jtag service.
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[Q] Fix a bricked streak (really bricked)

Ok so as I expected I've bricked one of my dell streak devices. The unit was having issues rebooting a few times a day while I was debugging my application using eclipse so I flashed 351 to see if it would help. Well my custom kernel (USB OTG mainly) wouldn't work with that so I flashed back to 318 and tried to flash only the 351 baseband well after that streak is completely bricked. No Dell Log, No Lights, No QDLTool. Some phones and devices have solder points that can be bridged to recover this kind of brick but havn't been able to find anything about that on the streak. Company doesn't want to buy a JTAG machine now but thinking of buying one on my own if I have to.
onilink67 said:
Ok so as I expected I've bricked one of my dell streak devices. The unit was having issues rebooting a few times a day while I was debugging my application using eclipse so I flashed 351 to see if it would help. Well my custom kernel (USB OTG mainly) wouldn't work with that so I flashed back to 318 and tried to flash only the 351 baseband well after that streak is completely bricked. No Dell Log, No Lights, No QDLTool. Some phones and devices have solder points that can be bridged to recover this kind of brick but havn't been able to find anything about that on the streak. Company doesn't want to buy a JTAG machine now but thinking of buying one on my own if I have to.
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Have you found any solution. I have the same problem since couple of weeks.
Sadly no I'm about to buy a JTAG machine I think I spent the entire day studying one of our dead circuit boards and couldn't find anything.
I think the best thing and most easiest is to buy a broken screen streak on ebay (around $100-170) to swap the motherboard thing. That's what I did for my streak which wouldn't start at all since I flashed the wrong files!!!!! Jtag is really troublesome if one doesn't know a thing about soldering and it is expensive.
while that would work I'm a EE with very good soldering skills and many different android devices. This is the first i've ever bricked (luckily it was work's :lol but I'm sure as I keep doing lower level stuff it will be more common.
Call Dell & tell them that it won't come on & they'll exchange it if you are still under warranty.
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macqueyl said:
Call Dell & tell them that it won't come on & they'll exchange it if you are still under warranty.
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Thanks but not really a way to fix it
onilink67 said:
Thanks but not really a way to fix it
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Hey...Any update on this one...Did you get it fixed? as I am in the same situation and no idea what to do next. I have been suggested to format the Internal SD and looking for instructions to do that but unable to find one.

[Q] Getting replacement phone from dell

so yesterday at the gym i dropped my phone a few feet down of the elyptical and unfortunatly the lcd inside started bleeding, the glass was fine, but the lcd was obviously damaged inside, so after reading a few things on here i took a shot in the dark at seeing if dell would replace my cell phone for me, i guess i was one of the lucky ones and im getting dispatched a new phone, my question is, am i able to restore my new phone with a nandroid backup of my old my phone that i have saved, like would the phone then just be identicle at that point, does it work like that? and what would my steps be on getting my phone back to where it is, tho i am familiar with QDL tool to a certain extent and do have the drivers set up on my laptop am i going to have to re-root it then i could restore from nandroid? any advice would be appreciated! thank you so much!
-Davey
That is very good for you. I wonder how much longer will we be able to get a replacement on damaged or a faulty Streak? . Whats up with Dell pulling the Streak totally from their catalog? Firstthere were onlinerumors that it was pulled for internal updates. Now the Dell.com site says "farewell Dell Streak 5, its been a long ride"' or something like that as its discontinued. Posted a question on their facebook page and still cant get an official comment.

Dell Streak 5 Power On Issue

My Dell Streak 5 can't boot up or power up even the dell logo nothing is displayed...which is nothing displayed or black screen....anybody can help me about this issue....
History of the unit:
My unit was upgraded to build 406...when my unit in fastboot mode to install amss and dsp1.mbn and after that when i reboot automatically my unit stack so i decided to pull-out the battery for a minute and put back to power up but nothing happens i don't know what happens and i trying to use qdl tool but the qualcoom driver can't install....
please help me to resolve this problem....
thank you...
Your Streak is dead. Your choices in resolving this problem are as follows:
1. Purchase a secondhand Streak on ebay. Finding one with a broken screen will be less expensive than an intact unit since all that needs to be done is replace the motherboard.
2. Search the forums for JTAG. One of the posts has a link to a company that can resurrect your Streak. Be aware however that you most likely will not be able to use the Streak to make calls afterward.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Your Streak is dead. Your choices in resolving this problem are as follows:
1. Purchase a secondhand Streak on ebay. Finding one with a broken screen will be less expensive than an intact unit since all that needs to be done is replace the motherboard.
2. Search the forums for JTAG. One of the posts has a link to a company that can resurrect your Streak. Be aware however that you most likely will not be able to use the Streak to make calls afterward.
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Thank you for your advice....i'm looking only for the driver of qualcomm and finally i got it...and now my phone was communicated with the desktop pc and i'm qdl tool to recover...and my phone is alive again...
Not having the driver at all is a different beast from what you initially posted, which was that the driver would not install, implying that you had the driver. Had I known that you were looking for the driver I would have never said your Streak was dead and could have tried to point you to the driver.
iam happy for your steak as it started to breath again

[Q] Can an unrooted dell streak 5 just die and brick itself?

i recently got a streak 5 unit. its got a stock rom (olleh) and nothing has been modified yet for this unit. in fact it is still locked to at&t and i was still planning on having it unlocked by a professional. the wifi worked so i use it in order to have a 'feel' for the unit. now the other day it just froze up and the power button to shut it down won't respond so i did the next logical thing to do by simply removing the battery and putting it back. unfortunately nothing happened and it won't even charge nor lights lit up for any indications. i already did some time researching and did the fastboot short-cuts, etc, etc.. up to trying to get 3 computers to detect but to no avail. there are claims that this unit is 'unbrickable' by itself but made me really doubt about the claims and as to why dell itself stop its support. i'm guessing that maybe dell cannot replace so many busted units that they too had to give up or lose more money but that is their issue, right? now going back to the problem: i already borrowed a cable and a battery and both are working using a different unit. its just this one that simply refused to be charged nor power up using a different fully-charged battery. i still won't be giving up, not yet. so back to my main question: would it simply just die or conked out?
The problem is the internal card, if you replace the card the dell is going to start and rebuild everything. I help a friend of mine with a death streak, not responding. Replace the internal card and it was like new.
_2bad4u_ said:
The problem is the internal card, if you replace the card the dell is going to start and rebuild everything. I help a friend of mine with a death streak, not responding. Replace the internal card and it was like new.
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i really appreciate the reply. currently i do not have any spare 16gb card with me nor the unit, i set it aside for a moment with both the battery and external card removed and was planning to continue to thinker with it as soon as i get over the frustration (he-he!). this i haven't tried yet about replacing the card. would a 2gb card do for the moment? should i reformat it first using a pc? i never thought the unit would be 'boot-dependent' on its external card. i already did tried to boot the said unit without its stock 16gb external card to no avail. i shall try this when i get back home and keep you posted of the development.
hmm... you really missed what the guy said... it is internal card... the card is inside the streak where you need to open the housing of the hardware itself, not just the back cover.. see here...
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/1
good luck on doing it... while you on it, try to get a class 10 microsd card... though you might not see much the improvement of speed but it is there... get a 8gb card or below for max compatibility and detection... anything above 8gb usually needs some extra steps to make it run properly...
so what you have been talking about for external card doesnt have any impact to the streak at all since it is external card.. but internal card does...
i will stop here... any further possible question usually already being answered here on this forum... search for it...
deysmacro said:
hmm... you really missed what the guy said... it is internal card... the card is inside the streak where you need to open the housing of the hardware itself, not just the back cover.. see here...
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/1
good luck on doing it... while you on it, try to get a class 10 microsd card... though you might not see much the improvement of speed but it is there... get a 8gb card or below for max compatibility and detection... anything above 8gb usually needs some extra steps to make it run properly...
so what you have been talking about for external card doesnt have any impact to the streak at all since it is external card.. but internal card does...
i will stop here... any further possible question usually already being answered here on this forum... search for it...
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yeah, in my early excitement i did missed to notice that he mentioned internal, not external. it's alright, no further questions for me. i've been on board since 2009 and usually i just quitely search for answers for windows mobile units, not android. i just brought out my old htc tytn ii and restored it back to wm 6.1 with my favorite bloat-free applications. i will just hold back until the first few months next year before i purchase a new unit but definitely a non-dell product. i also appreciate the 'take-down' links. in return i might send you a link where you can watch me blow up the dell streak 5 with a powerful firecracker during the upcoming end-of-the-year celebration. i'll make sure that no one will be troubled by its parts should it would be used somewhere. my lousy experience with a dell unit ends with me..
if you really wont use the streak anymore, how bout considering this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992263
deysmacro said:
if you really wont use the streak anymore, how bout considering this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992263
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hmm, this is an option too...:good:
needless said:
hmm, this is an option too...:good:
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i disassembled my unit (it was relatively easy after all) and tried to replace its internal memory to no avail.
this just happened 10 minutes ago. a slightly critic friend of mine whose got a same unit earlier tried to disclaim what i did before my unit died (i did nothing remember?). anyways, he demonstrated that even by removing the back cover a few times won't brick the streak 5. which he did and as of typing time, he could not charge nor boot his unit anymore. after witnessing the unfortunate event i really am stumped even more.
for your streak, how bout trying qdl tool? some member did report a success in making the device boot up like normal again...
read here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34694550&postcount=28
So you change the internal card and is still not working. Wath kind of card did you use.
_2bad4u_ said:
So you change the internal card and is still not working. Wath kind of card did you use.
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4 GB class 10. Please note that a friend of mine suffered the same thing when he just removed the cover and just like that his unit simply 'died'.
deysmacro said:
for your streak, how bout trying qdl tool? some member did report a success in making the device boot up like normal again...
read here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34694550&postcount=28
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hmm, already did that. besides it won't do much good if the unit won't even power up (normal, fastboot, etc..)
QDL mode actually doesn't boot your device, it activates a small modem-like fw.
To check -
Remove battery, hold volume up, connect Streak to PC, holding the volume up.
If any new device if shown in computer management, there's a chance to restore device.
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QDL mode actually doesn't boot your device, it activates a small modem-like fw.
To check -
Remove battery, hold volume up, connect Streak to PC, holding the volume up.
If any new device if shown in computer management, there's a chance to restore device.
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i already went through that process too before i started my initial post to no avail...

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