Has anybody with a UK/O2 Streak (21) been able to roll back from the stock 2.1 (installed successfully) update to stock 1.6?
I have searched xda and modaco for days and have tried everything but I always get stuck at the same spot.
I am able to flash stock recovery but when I use option 2 to apply update.pkg from my sd card, it gets stuck about 1/4 of the way and says "Software is up to date. System will reboot in 30 seconds." And then when it reboots, it's still at 2.1.
I have also tried using clockworkmod recovery (several versions), which only seems to work immediately after I flash it (sometimes clockwork menu won't show up and it reverts back to stock recovery - are they being flashed to different partitions or something?). Using clockwork, I tried to apply update.pkg and when that didn't work I tried update.zip. Both get stuck on black screen.
I have tried using ROM Manager too, but that never works. It says it will reboot into recovery but ends up just rebooting normally back into 2.1.
I tried stock and custom 1.6 ROMs with no success.
Is there a way to force the system to apply the update.pkg even if it thinks it is already up to date?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have been pulling my hair out over this for days. Thanks in advance.
I am having the same exact issue as described above. "Software is up to date."
And then the device just reboots into 2.1 and starts the cycle of endless reboots.
Anyone got a solution for this?
Please help.
The guides in the stickeys do work I have gone from 21 back to 16 and back to 21 about 6 times
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
Yeah but all the methods in the stickies need the use of a PC. I am on a Mac. Is there a way to use fastboot on a mac? Or a way where I can just copy the update.pkg on my sd card and use that directly?
When I use the SD card method, 1.6 refuses to install saying that the "Software is up to date."
Thats what I need help with.
Try this page
http://android.modaco.com/content/d...1-6-downloads-how-tos-rom-superboot-recovery/
It lists mac commands to load the recovery image to your phone.
MAC - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-recovery-mac.sh' followed by './install-recovery-mac.sh'
Yeah I tried those commands but I get a "No such file or directory" message in Terminal. I have read a lot of threads here and over at Modaco but can not make head or tail of the issue or what to do.
I have a O2 Streak that I had put 2.1 from O2's official release using the Recovery mode and putting update.pkg on SD card. After that I have been having a ton of issues with constant reboots and sometimes getting stuck on Dell logo.
I wanted to go back to stock 1.6 and have been unable to do so. What are my options right now and how can I fix this? I would prefer to keep 2.1 but don't mind going back to 1.6 if that will be more stable.
stability
Sorry if i am incorrect about this.
As far as i can tell you want to stay with offical roms due to warranty.
I have heard that if you go back to 1.6 even though official, dell wont cover the warranty.
If you are not worried about try :-
The leaked 2.1 rom. I hear it is more stable than 02's 2.1 rom.
Or even go for stephen Hydes brilliant 2.2 roms.
I don't care about official or unofficial. I'll try loading one of the other roms. MY issues have been with getting the rom on the device though. Lets see.
I've an O2 streak, Firmware 1.6 build 3883 the baseband ends in -EU, I'm an O2 UK customer oem version ends in 21
After much researching I decided to upgrade to 2.1 so downloaded the O2 upgrade (update-6941-21.pkg) it seems this is the best build.
Copied file to sd card, renamed to update.pkg , double checked the md5 sum was correct then powered off the phone. I'm using Linux to copy files to the sdcard.
Held down both volume keys while powering on, selected second option (update), screen went black but a light could be seen behind it.
At this stage I'm not sure what to expect, the phone doesn't appear to do anything. None of the instructions tell you how long to wait, I expected 10 to 15 minutes max, after an hour and no change I reluctantly pulled the battery, the phone booted straight up into the old operating system (phew).
Tried an official 1.6 rom 4399 build, exactly the same result.
Is my phone being treat as if it has a custom rom is one idea that I'm considering, anyone had a similar experience, anyone offer any suggestions ?.
It's not as simple as just putting the .img file on your SD card. You have to flash a stock recovery. There's a sticky called "Complete Guide to Flashing Your Streak" or something close, that will hold all your answers.
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Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=776883
Personally I wouldn't even bother with 2.1
Goto the guide N upgrade to dj_Steve's 2.2 if I follow the guide it's quite straight forward N there is always plenty of help here if u get stuck
DJ_Steve has done a amazing job N made the streak what it should have been. I love BBC iplayer on it..although I now keep going over my T-Mobile broadband allowance LOL
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
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It's not as simple as just putting the .img file on your SD card. You have to flash a stock recovery. There's a sticky called "Complete Guide to Flashing Your Streak" or something close, that will hold all your answers.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=776883
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Thanks for the reply.
It's not apparent to a newbie that to upgrade from a stock rom to another stock rom that you need to flash a stock recovery, at least it wasn't to me (being thick ?).
Maybe it's just a little piece of knowledge that people who've done this before take for granted and it never crosses their mind that newcomers would think otherwise.
Before you replied I managed to upgrade by doing as you said, I flashed the stock recovery with fastboot, put update.pkg on the sd card, held my breath and lo and behold I saw a screen that allowed me to continue (I'm going to try and take a photo of this for other newcomers benefit as in all the posts I read nothing indicated what you should see when upgrading).
I tried upgrading from build 8443 to 2.1 but ended up stuck at the Dell logo, (this was an early build that many people said was better than the last 2.1 release).
Tried upgrading again (different version) and finally managed to get 2.1 on the Streak.
Now for 2.2
Thanks for your help in any case, much appreciated.
Yes, I know...it's been posted many times before but I still haven't read a thread with my particular problems. Ok, so here goes....I have a locked Rogers Streak that I tried to flash to DJ_Steve's 1.4.6 using the sticky, but of course it didn't go so well so I ended up stuck at the Dell logo.
Next I tried a bunch of recovery img's via Fast_boot, but still no luck. So the current situation is that I can get to the recovery menu and I can Fast_boot:
1) I've Fast_boot'ed to Clockwork img, but when I choose option 2, I get a black screen.
2) I've Fast_boot'ed to 309 img, and tried to just straight update to official Dell 2.2 Streak_315_12332_00.pkg, but I get an error saying that it can't mount the SD card.
3) I've tried this fix as well: http://weethomas.wordpress.com/ And that did flash, I was stuck at the Dell log and when I try to flash the recovery img again, it does not flash option 2 in the recovery menu even after a factory reset.
4) I'm a little bit tired and a little bit drunk right now and I do not usually post anything at all (as you can tell from my stats, but I've been a member since the Atom Exec days and can search the posts ), I am kinda stuck right now so a little guidence would be great.
Thank you all!
Just flash the stock A1.6 and than 2.2. If this works, please leave xda devs cause it looks like you don´t know what to do and opens threats we have enough of them
Hi,
Issue: After system loads (I get to see launcher/sim unlock screen), couple of seconds later streak reboots. At the same time, leds swich off, than flash and reboot starts.
What I tried (almost all combinations of below points):
restore to factory settings
different roms: DSC v2.3, PCM7-Streak, Mokee OS, Longhorn 2.9.3, some ICS rom
custom recovery images: ClockworkMod 6.0.1.2, StreakMod 0.3.2.8
stock roms with corresponding recovery 366, 360, 369, 406, 407
user QDL tool from streakflash.zip/repairtool.zip do recover to Baseband GAUSB1A130500
booting without sim/SD cards
Things to note:
For flashing I have followed the procedure to wipe data, cache, dalvik, fix permissions, dell factory reset.
In the past I had not issues flashing DSC, PCM7-Streak and other roms.
When booting into service mode? (camera+power button, *#301# code) phone passed all tests (including Internal SD card).
Tests performed with two original dell batteries (one bought 8 months ago, barely used).
Batteries fully charged.
Same issue experienced with custom and stock roms.
The issue started after flashing one of the roms (DSC v2.0 probably).
To be honest I run out of ideas. Please tell me if I missed something?
You didn't say which ROM you were currently running. In any event, it doesn't appear you missed anything. I believe you should try flashing the ROM you're using again. It's possible you got a bad flash, in which case one of the files got corrupted on transfer.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
You didn't say which ROM you were currently running. In any event, it doesn't appear you missed anything. I believe you should try flashing the ROM you're using again. It's possible you got a bad flash, in which case one of the files got corrupted on transfer.
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Thanks for advise.
I have tried starting with with 305 from repairtool.zip working my way up through 360, softbank and Olleh. Stopping at each step and flashing ClockworkMod + DSC. Same applies to any updates to each of mentioned custom roms.
The only thing that I know I could have checked better is the internal SD, just a moment ago found a neat way to get to the Internal SD - http://youtu.be/6w4AbtIGp8A. I might give it a try.
i was trying to update my dellstreak5 i was on dell offical rom 2.2.2 fyro
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314898
i followed gudline 4 and and DSCv2.0-rel on my dell streak root of sd card
and entered into fastboot mode and run fastboot.bat from 'DSC_flashme2_2'
and then my phone reboot and i press both volume buttons and it keeps restarting and i pull the battry out.
and then press power and volume buttons together and enter into dell menu and follow the instruction and i started installing coustom rom
and after 1 min it got stuck and said "error >7 installation failed assert failed" and i did a reset from back of dell menu and guidline stated and now it give 3 lights and keeps on dell logo plzz help me !!!
error details
installing phonix kernel
assert failed: package_extract_file("boot.img"."/tmp/boot.img")
E: Error in /sdcard/dscv.2.0-rel.zip
(status 7 )
installation aborted
this is the error that this rom gives to me
Some additional information is needed. Let us know everything you did to get you to this point, including which recovery you installed.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314898
let me explain u what i did step by step
1) i downloaded http://www.littlemaruko.com/Nopteam/DSCv2.0-rel.zip
2) and then http://n0p.8bit.fm/streak/updDSCv2.3.zip
3) DSC ROM "flash me before installing" pack.
[email protected] (this link gives me DSC_flashme2_2 folder) above 3 links are in above thread i mentioned under dsc rom downloads
4) and put 2 zip files DSCv2.0-rel and updDSCv2.3 on the root of sd card which i get from step 1 & 2
5) and pull battret out and put it back in and go into fastboot mode then after 20 sec connect my dell streak5 to pc through usb and from DSC_flashme2_2 folder (which i get it from step 3) i run flash.cmd it makes my phone to reboot
6) i pull the battrey out and disconnect the usb cable
7) i enter into dell menu by holding both volume buttons and power button then go to update from zip on sd card select DSCv2.0-rel.zip and it start installing and at the end it gives error and then i move back on dell menu and factory reset it ..
and ends up f**king myself :'( help me plz im noob to andriod stuff its my first attempt to do a custom rom
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dont know about recovery..... i just did all thing which i writed in my above post .... nothing more than that ...!!!!
If you don't know which recovery you installed, it's highly likely you didn't install one at all. This would explain why you can't install the ROM.
You must be rooted and have a custom recovery installed in order to install a custom ROM.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
If you don't know which recovery you installed, it's highly likely you didn't install one at all. This would explain why you can't install the ROM.
You must be rooted and have a custom recovery installed in order to install a custom ROM.
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@ Strephon Alkhalikoi
he skips the worst part of all.. installing 406 or 407 first...
@ asfandnasar
since you are a beginner, knowing the basic upgrade from froyo to gb is crucial... then the usage mastering part.. then once you are familiar with those of gb, you can then try to use custom rom...
not straight away and do the shortcut...
you need to try to use original stock rom of 406 or 407 first before attempting to install a custom rom you know... but you missed it big time... reallllly big time...
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he skips the worst part of all.. installing 406 or 407 first...
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Installing 407 isn't a requirement for either DSC ROM, especially since _n0p_ disabled the baseband check in the Phoenix kernel. In fact, both _n0p_ and I offer the 366 baseband for use with our respective versions of DSC as it works better than the 407 baseband.
However, the fact the OP is skipping steps is going to lead to disaster. He really needs to look at the various guides we have here and understand what he is doing, before he turns his device into a nice, shiny paperweight.
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Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Installing 407 isn't a requirement for either DSC ROM, especially since _n0p_ disabled the baseband check in the Phoenix kernel. In fact, both _n0p_ and I offer the 366 baseband for use with our respective versions of DSC as it works better than the 407 baseband.
However, the fact the OP is skipping steps is going to lead to disaster. He really needs to look at the various guides we have here and understand what he is doing, before he turns his device into a nice, shiny paperweight.
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this is the guid i followed...... if i do a streakmod recovery on dellstreak 5 would i be able to install this rom by the following method
4.Guidelines for migrating from Stock Froyo ROMs.
Running a custom ROM has its advantages and disadvantage (you woid your warranty), advantages are many thou nandroid backups, speed , flexibility, root ability, imporved battery life, tweaks to make your Streak do more than you are used to, quick response from the devs for daily issues etc.
Custom ROMs dont come in .pkg format as do OTA from Dell, but custom ROMs do come in .zip files, which then need to be flashed (installed) into your Streak.To make this possible you need first to install a modified image called StreakMod which would make it possible for you to install DSC. StreakMod is provided also from DSC in the pack DSC_flashme2.zip provided by (_n0p_).
Download the DSC_flashme2.zip provided by (_n0p_) All you need is working Windows installation (32bit versions are tested) and the latest drivers form Dell installed on the PC.
You need to download the main DSC ROM only form the links provided on the first post of DSC in XDA thread, copy it on the root of your SDcard where they can be easily accesed, or you can open a folder called DSC, and you can put there all the zip files from DSC, but remmember the place , as you will need to find those files later from StreakMod menu.
You need to extract the content of the DSC_flashme2.zip file on any folder you like or the default folder offered by the system, DSC_flashme , but be sure to be easily accesed, you can remove the folder to any place you like after the flashing process,
Now be sure you have charged your streak to 100% before you start installing DSC. DO NOT connect your Streak with the PC using the usb connector yet. Power your streak on and immedialty press the camera button, you will see a white screen, this is called the FASTBOOT mode "Wait for SD detect...." then you will see "FastBoot" tap on it and the streak will enter the FastBoot-Mode , you will see "Wait for USB FastBoot detect ...." wait 20 seconds then plug your usb connector to the mobile and after some seconds you will see "FASTBOOT_MODE", now you are ready to turn to your PC again and .....
After the folder is in place, locate the flash.bat and double click on it, a windows DOS terminal will open, follow the instructions there and reboot immediatly after you see the Dell logo within seconds you need to press and keep pressed both volume butons on the side of and then you will have access to Dell menu, select the second option by using the Volume buttons to go up and down the menu, once the second choice "upgrade...." press the camera button and wait several seconds, then a Dell logo with a triangle will appear, that is the StreakMod menu, try navigating the menu up and down with the volume buttons, and once second choice there " update using zip" is highlighted, press the camera button , then you will go to a another menu , where using the same volume buttons , you can navigate thru to find the place where you uploaded the DSC zip file , then once highlaghted press the camara button again and you will see the DSC_script doing its job, once finished , you need to press back button, and go back to the first menu where you select reboot. Once streak is rebooting agian keep your fingers press on both volume buttons, where you will see the Dell menu, now chose the first option, factory reset,streak will reboot by itself, let it reboot , you will see Dell logo, and then the DSC boot animation, wait now patience, if you have done all the above , nothing can go wrong, wait a little , then wait some more , bcs a lot of files is being genearated for first time, etc so this process can take some time, 15 minutes, if you have seen the DSC boot animation, it means everything is ok, otherwise you need to repeat the process again.
Ok, so after installing StreakMod through the flashme pack did you immediately reboot into StreakMod or did you let the Streak boot normally? If you let it boot normally, you wiped out StreakMod. If you didn't, the copy of DSC you downloaded could have been corrupted in the transmission. In that case you'll need to download it again.
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Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Ok, so after installing StreakMod through the flashme pack did you immediately reboot into StreakMod or did you let the Streak boot normally? If you let it boot normally, you wiped out StreakMod. If you didn't, the copy of DSC you downloaded could have been corrupted in the transmission. In that case you'll need to download it again.
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i just run flash.cmd from DSC_flashme2_2 folder
http://www.4shared.com/photo/xk2wHzjH/help_222.html ( in this picture u could see what i did i write a note and show files as well
http://www.4shared.com/photo/h4hMBKUp/help.html(in this picture u can see the links where i downloaded all that files correct me if im nt downloading it from right place
no need to pull the battery after flash me2
Sent from my Dell Streak using xda premium
As I expected, you're having no success with this because you aren't following the instructions given when you run the flash.cmd file in the flashme pack. As a result, StreakMod recovery is not being installed and thus you're still on the stock recovery. _n0p_ and StreakOwner have made this as simple as possible by telling you exactly what to do in order to get this done. If you cannot follow those instructions, then do not attempt to install a custom ROM at this time. You'll turn your device into a very expensive paperweight.
One piece of advice I will provide you: look for the thread in the development section titled "Everything you always wanted to know about the Streak but were too busy bricking it" and start reading the information found at each link within it. It covers basic information every Streak owner needs to know; information not covered in the brief instructions given in the flash.cmd file in the flashme pack. Once you read those links, then attempt to install the ROM.
EDIT: In the future, embed your images onto XDA's servers, rather than using 4shared. 4shared requires registration, and I could not see your images until I had logged in to my account there.
done
Aaryana said:
no need to pull the battery after flash me2
Sent from my Dell Streak using xda premium
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first time when i flash it.... it stuck on dell logo and not going into dell menu and then i pull battry out .... now i did it and sucessfully entered into the dell menu and done i installed the rom no error occured ..... but im doing this costom rom because of random reboot and this problem remain same.... but i done it
thankx for helping guys im really gr8full .... if anyone of u know how to fix this random reboot thing....
done but still getting random reboot
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
As I expected, you're having no success with this because you aren't following the instructions given when you run the flash.cmd file in the flashme pack. As a result, StreakMod recovery is not being installed and thus you're still on the stock recovery. _n0p_ and StreakOwner have made this as simple as possible by telling you exactly what to do in order to get this done. If you cannot follow those instructions, then do not attempt to install a custom ROM at this time. You'll turn your device into a very expensive paperweight.
One piece of advice I will provide you: look for the thread in the development section titled "Everything you always wanted to know about the Streak but were too busy bricking it" and start reading the information found at each link within it. It covers basic information every Streak owner needs to know; information not covered in the brief instructions given in the flash.cmd file in the flashme pack. Once you read those links, then attempt to install the ROM.
EDIT: In the future, embed your images onto XDA's servers, rather than using 4shared. 4shared requires registration, and I could not see your images until I had logged in to my account there.
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thankx
after ur last comment i tried it again ..... and i finaly done it ... i will read that thread too.... but i was doing that rom bcz i read in post its the most stable rom ... but no luck its like fyro 2.2 ... do u know how to fix that random reboot thing
thankx for ur help again u guys r awsome
Give it time to stablize. I find on a fresh installation of my version of the ROM I will have random spontaneous reboots for a few days and then they almost completely disappear. I say "almost completely" because on very rare occasions I will get one when I least expect it.
Make sure you have done both wipes as instructed in the DSC instructions.
thanks
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Give it time to stablize. I find on a fresh installation of my version of the ROM I will have random spontaneous reboots for a few days and then they almost completely disappear. I say "almost completely" because on very rare occasions I will get one when I least expect it.
Make sure you have done both wipes as instructed in the DSC instructions.
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yup i did both wipes and premisses fix as well .... hope so it will get stable ... thanks for helping
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Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Give it time to stablize. I find on a fresh installation of my version of the ROM I will have random spontaneous reboots for a few days and then they almost completely disappear. I say "almost completely" because on very rare occasions I will get one when I least expect it.
Make sure you have done both wipes as instructed in the DSC instructions.
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it aint getting stable .... and this problem is getting worse day by day .....
when it is in my pocket it automatically restart ... and stuck on dell logo and become hot like hell .... easy to make me feel on my leg .....
i can just listen to music and radio thats all i can do with my dell streak without having a restart any suggestion ???
None, unfortunately. _n0p_ hasn't been able to pin down the cause.