[Q] Some basic questions about rooting and installing custom ROMs - Streak 5 General

I just got a Dell Streak after my Motorola Milestone died. I've been going through all the forums on rooting and applying custom ROMs, and am now somewhat confused! I basically need to know the following:
1. I have a Streak straight from Dell India (no AT&T, no O2), which I use on a GSM network in India. Which of the available custom ROMs can I apply?
Pertinent information from the 'About' screen on my Streak:
Baseband version: GAU5B1A111800-EU
Kernel version: 2.6.29-perf
OEM version: GAU5B1A111800
Build number: 8116
2. If there is a Custom ROM available, can I get back to the original state after I upgrade to it (in case I need to send it back to Dell for any reason during the warranty period)? Would Dell know that it was flashed?
3. Would this be a one-way process (i.e., in case I wanted to go back to the Dell 2.2 version when it is released, would that be possible)?
4. Is it possible to permanently brick a Streak during the process (i.e., to a state where no further amount of re-flashing will do anything)?
From what I've read in several forums, I get hints of answers to each of these questions, but I haven't yet been able to formulate a confident solution to any of the issues!
Would really like to take my Streak to at least 2.1 (preferably 2.2), since I've been using 2.1 on my Milestone for several months now, and Dell India is talking about 2.2 only in December (they'd originally said 2.1 in November, but it now seems that it's going straight to 2.2, so nothing in November).
Sorry if this sounds like a re-hash of questions on the forums, but believe me I've looked, and while some things are clearer, others are even more blurry.
Thanks

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How to upgrade my HTC Magic 1.5 (from Three)

Hi, I am a new member and sorry if this has been asked before but I can't find any reference to it in the forum.
I have HTC Magic (Android 1.5) from Three in Australia. I have updated the ROM with the latest Sense UI from HTC website.
I would like to install newer version of Android (1.6 or above) if possible and willing to root my phone if necessary as I have called both Three and HTC about an official update but to no avail for the last 6 months.
My phone build/config are as below:
Model number: HTC Magic
Firmware version: 1.5
Baseband version: 63.18.55.06JU_6.35.08.29
Kernel version: 2.6.27-5b476e83 htc-kernel (at symbol) and18-2 #989
So, what are my options? Any help of point to where I should look would be very much appreciated.
Thank you.
New also
I just got my first Android phone yesterday, so I'm new to this too. I figured this would be a good time to make a first post. All the Android ppl here seem very cool, so this'll be my introduction.
I got a myTouch from ebay and intend to unlock it and upgrade. Here is my short to do list:
1) get unlock code. I'm going to ask someone on Facebook who is on T-mobile to call cust support with the IMEI for me. Failing that, I'll buy one from ebay for $10 (from one of the sellers with 99% rating, thousands sold).
3) learn basics of using myTouch + Android Market in its current state. This will also let me appreciate how much better it's gonna be after step 5
4) root phone (using tutorials online) to get access to install new ROM (firmware)
5) install CyanogenMod rom. I'll probably do step 4/5 using the tutorials on the CM site. Version 5.08 (Android 2.1) just came out this week and everyone is going nuts over how great it is.
Here are two massive posts for new users to learn more:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=529062
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=529361
All the best

[Q] Backup ROM before Root?

Hi Guys, I have been following all the developments for the Wildfire from the past couple of days, and, finally, have decided to give it a go and take the plunge into rooting my wildfire and installing custom ROM's.
Now, I have watched the various tutorials (Thanks to all involved in making them!), and, have properly understood the entire process, however, seeing the section on Unrooting the phone again, it says that I have to get my Stock ROM from Shipped-ROM's website, and, this is where the problem lies. My ROM is not listed at SR.
Here are the specs:
Firmware Version - 2.1-update1
Baseband Version - 13.45.55.24H_3.35.15.31
Build Number - 1.25.720.1 CL227575 Release Keys
Software Number - 1.25.720.1
Since my ROM is not listed at SR, is there any way I can take a full backup of my ROM before I root it, so that, if I need to Unroot and get back to factory settings.
Alternatively, if this is not possible, can I just download another ROM from SR with the same Radio version? Will that work?
I would just like to keep a path open so that I can get back my WF in its factory shipped state, provided something goes wrong.
Thanks for reading.
Cheers
3xeno said:
Hi Guys, I have been following all the developments for the Wildfire from the past couple of days, and, finally, have decided to give it a go and take the plunge into rooting my wildfire and installing custom ROM's.
Now, I have watched the various tutorials (Thanks to all involved in making them!), and, have properly understood the entire process, however, seeing the section on Unrooting the phone again, it says that I have to get my Stock ROM from Shipped-ROM's website, and, this is where the problem lies. My ROM is not listed at SR.
Here are the specs:
Firmware Version - 2.1-update1
Baseband Version - 13.45.55.24H_3.35.15.31
Build Number - 1.25.720.1 CL227575 Release Keys
Software Number - 1.25.720.1
Since my ROM is not listed at SR, is there any way I can take a full backup of my ROM before I root it, so that, if I need to Unroot and get back to factory settings.
Alternatively, if this is not possible, can I just download another ROM from SR with the same Radio version? Will that work?
I would just like to keep a path open so that I can get back my WF in its factory shipped state, provided something goes wrong.
Thanks for reading.
Cheers
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IMO, just root your phone and then do a nandroid backup of your stock rom, BEFORE you flash a new rom. So if anything goes wrong, just restore that backup.
It's not like they're going to check every piece of software on your phone, whether you have rooted or not.

2.2.2 streak rom question

I just recently picked up a dell streak. It's brand new with what I'm guessing it the latest shipped rom which is build number 15274 running android version 2.2.2
All I see is custom roms and reflashing back to other roms to root....blah blah blah...is there a way to just root my current rom and not have to flash a completely new one? I'm all for supporting the community, I'd just like to keep this as device as clean as possible and remove all the bloatware.
InGeNeTiCs said:
I just recently picked up a dell streak. It's brand new with what I'm guessing it the latest shipped rom which is build number 15274 running android version 2.2.2
All I see is custom roms and reflashing back to other roms to root....blah blah blah...is there a way to just root my current rom and not have to flash a completely new one? I'm all for supporting the community, I'd just like to keep this as device as clean as possible and remove all the bloatware.
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Download SuperOneClick v1.5.5 and root away. Dont forget to put your phone into USB debugging mode before rooting, its very important that you do that. Or just follow the steps in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925853 good luck.
Wow thanks, I totally skipped over that post!!! I guess from what I was reading I was expecting the whole process to be a lot more complicated.
Thanks a ton!
Anytime.
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How come Dell don't push out the 2.2.2 version OTA to their customers?
I check for updates every day, but have just once received any. (2.2)
Their way of saying; "we just don't give a f*ck about our customers"?
You should have gotten that update weeks ago. It's been OTA for probably about a month now. And I don't know how much you've read, but a lot of what happened with not updating from 1.6 was probably AT&T's fault because they wouldn't okay the build (speculated). Dell had the source up for 2.2 for a long time, if I remember correctly.
I'm on unlocked stock EU ROM since day one. Just to clarify.
Do you mean the 2.2.2 was shipped OTA, for EU users too?
Ohhh. Didn't notice you were on EU. I don't know if Dell released one for EU yet (probably hasn't since you don't have the option to OTA). Just remember that it's not just the phone maker responsible for updates, the carrier has some say in it, too. Are you still on 1.6? Because you could always try out DJ Steve's ROM if you wanted to try something different.
No, the one OTA update I received, was the 1.6 --> 2.2 on last October.
Since then - nothing. I guess it's only in America people get the 2.2.2.
Thanx for taking time to reply.
No problem, haha. I hope you get it soon
I really want the update to, I'm in the Uk and I'm still on 2.2, I would do it myself but its just to complicated and don't wanna mess up my phone. Has anyone in the Uk got the 2.2.2 upgrade? And to be honest I really wont the 2.3 upgrade, but seeing as we still don't have the 2.2.2 upgrade, I think we'll be waiting a long time :'(
2.2.2?
If someone updated from 1.6, to the "non official" 2.2, is there any difference between it and 2.2.2?
2.2.2 is supposedly immune to the malware loaded from the 50 or so infested apps that Google removed recently from the market.

Compass and Sensors - Hardware or Software problems?

A while back, just before the 2.2 OTA update came out for ATT locked streaks I received a replacement streak from dell. I didn't have it long enough before I applied the update to remember if the compass or sensors were working, but I seem to remember the screen would auto rotate just fine.
After the update the screen would not auto rotate at all. I spent a while looking into fixing it, trying things like srchild.com's calibrate-sensor-on-upside-down-dell-streak-after-froyo-22-android-upgrade
But I have a slightly different version of the menu's than that tutorial shows and nothing I did fixed the auto rotate so I eventually just learned to live with it in landscape mode for a while.
Now I realize that no compass or sensor based apps work. I've installed sensor monitor apps and they show no data. The "Calibration" application that shows bubble levels doesn't move at all. I'm starting to think it is a hardware problem but like I said, I am almost sure that screen rotation worked before the upgrade on this device.
Is there a way to verify for sure before calling dell. Their support was a nightmare to deal with the first time.
TIA
Why go through the trouble? Why not root your Streak and flash a custom ROM. They perform much better.
If you don't like them then you could always use the QDL tool to get back to stock but everyone here knows the OTA updates wreak havoc for almost all Android devices
cdzo72 said:
Why go through the trouble? Why not root your Streak and flash a custom ROM. They perform much better.
If you don't like them then you could always use the QDL tool to get back to stock but everyone here knows the OTA updates wreak havoc for almost all Android devices
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A new ROM, stock or custom, won't fix the problem if there is a hardware issue. Installing a different ROM might help troubleshoot the problem. I would suggest a stock ROM so that if the problem persists there is no questions concerning the warranty. 353 is the latest AT&T ROM and can be downloaded here.
You don't have to root and then install StreakDroid, you can install SD without rooting first.
The updates I have gotten for the Streak have been excellent. I run Stock 351. My streak was purchased unlocked from Dell. In addition the OTA update I got for my Moto Backflip was a huge improvement and the update on my wife's Inspire that enabled the setting to install non-market apps works fine. I would have to say that not everyone here agrees with your assessment of the OTA updates.
To the opening poster I would suggest a reset or reinstall of 353 and then test with no apps installed.
I should've specified the OTAs from DELL are notorious for causing issues.
And you are correct, not everyone here would agree with them, but if you like to tweak and play, then a stock ROM doesn't offer much flexibility, not to mention performance wise.
When I first got my Streak I bricked it, then I revived it with the QDL tool and then went to StreakDroid. Then I even went back to stock to have a baseline to compare with the StreakDroid beta I'm currently using, and I have to say, stock is just that, stock, it's two worlds, performance and battery on stock just don't compare to any of the custom ROMs.
I know this isn't the place for this discussion but I couldn't help but make my point. If you like the stock ROM, I'm happy for you, but I for one have never been much to settle for less, I'm always looking for the latest thing.
Having not looked into updating android a great deal I'd appreciate any corrections if I'm mistaken on this, but I do believe the over the air update that was installed is the 353 version.
My Streak currently reads:
Baseband version: GAUSB1A135331-US
Build number 15697
marvin02 if you still think downloading and installing the the 353 ROM you linked to would help diagnose the issue I'd be more than happy to, please let me know.
cdzo72 I do plan on installing custom rom's and even getting into Android development in the near future but I do not have time for it yet. I would like to make sure I do not have a hardware problem before installing any custom rom's because it will be easier (less time consuming for me) to make a warranty claim if I need to. Unfortunately right now functional and limited is better than cutting edge and time consuming for me when it comes to my Streak.
data_loss said:
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My Streak currently reads:
Baseband version: GAUSB1A135331-US
Build number 15697
marvin02 if you still think downloading and installing the the 353 ROM you linked to would help diagnose the issue I'd be more than happy to, please let me know.
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A fresh install would eliminate (mostly) the possibility that your problem is caused by software, not hardware. If you still have the stock recovery on your phone you can just download the .pkg file, put it on your SD Card, rename it to update.pkg and boot into recovery to install.
I do still have the stock recovery.
I downloaded and installed the 353 ROM. It appears that the sensors are not working (no auto screen rotation). I also tried a factory reset after the update just for giggles, no change.
If I'm not mistaken the Streak_104_4399_21.pkg that can be downloaded from the streakdroid site is the official att&t 1.6 ROM. Would it be worth downloading and downgrading to that to test?
Or at this point do I just endure the call to dell support?
Is there any kind of documentation available for the fastboot menu on the streak? There seems to be options available for sensor stuff in there but I don't want to be just clicking through them without knowing what they do.
One hour on the phone ( which was not much fun ) and a couple days later and I have a replacement. It is a refurb, but in good condition and it works. Thanks all for the help.
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

Upgrade to 2.3 on Atrix with SBF version.4.2.11.mb860.retail

My phone was originally Bell Canada, with all the associated crapware. In June, I came on here and followed instructions to upgrade to a clean ROM, using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1070076
All went ok, but now I want to upgrade to Android 2.3.
A lot of the guides seem to have big emphasis on what your existing provider is eg. Bell,AT&T etc. Because I installed this sbf, which instructions should I use. I believe it was originally a French telecoms company.
Can I just go ahead and try any of the AT&T guides?
Any tips appreciated. I'm not a complete noob, just need to know what guide to use.
System Version: Version.4.2.11.Mb860.Retail - Blurred
Build Number: Olyem_U4_2.1.1 - Greyblurred
for bell, there's a gobstopper in the development section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195922

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