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cause the newest evo's arent rootable? lol i just got my evo yesterday and ive searched everywhere that the newest hboot 2.02 and 3.30 cant get rooted? the evo is pretty good but im all customizations. i read that the epic is super easy to root.
It can be rooted you just have to work harder at it. Dont take it back you'll regret it.
Clearly you haven't done any searching in the Android Development section.
But that's OK. Go ahead and get an Epic. Enjoy your screwed-up GPS and all that, and make sure to change your password on here to something you won't remember, so we never have to see you again.
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cause the newest evo's arent rootable? lol i just got my evo yesterday and ive searched everywhere that the newest hboot 2.02 and 3.30 cant get rooted? the evo is pretty good but im all customizations. i read that the epic is super easy to root.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045
there you go. Just follow the directions and make sure you use the correct file locations.
real problem
What he really meant to say is . I am 16 and have Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cant bother myself to use the search button above me nor can i follow simple written instructions on rooting phone . If it dont have one click root i wont do it ........ i have both phones and the devs on evo are much better
thats funny i just typed in the search bar root evo hboot 2.02 and the first thread was the guide on how to do it.
@op if you are going to lie about searching the forum do it somewhere else. we know when a search isnt performed.
mainguy21 said:
and ive searched everywhere
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Sure you have, buddy... sure you have.
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
You have been misinformed due to stupid people making stupid and false posts such as this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9578042&postcount=8
Kingmac38 said:
What he really meant to say is . I am 16 and have Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cant bother myself to use the search button above me nor can i follow simple written instructions on rooting phone . If it dont have one click root i wont do it ........ i have both phones and the devs on evo are much better
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I am 20 and have ADHD and search is my best friend plus I've followed many rooting guides successfully so op has no excuse
Second that my girls epic is a pain in the ass and she kinda of.wish she got my phonr instead
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thanks for help even though i searched everywhere.
but since i cant root my phone im stuck in the middle of it with a red triangle can i atleast go back to my phone? like unroot or something even though i didnt get all the way to root? please thanks
Follow these revised instructions from illogos pg 121 of hboot 2.02 root guide and everything should work. I've already rooted two hboot 2.02 hw 004 and in process of doing another one now. Everything works just fine if you understand and follow the instructions. Anyways, this was a lot simpler than the old school toast part 1 and 2 root methods so acquire some knowledge so you can someday help others and not be such a newbie.
thats what i followed and im still stuck at steps 10-11..my phone says in bootloader its "s-off" but i cant get that file to read after rebooting. ive tried over and over from the start and nada i even downloaded the file like 5 times.
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thats what i followed and im still stuck at steps 10-11..my phone says in bootloader its "s-off" but i cant get that file to read after rebooting. ive tried over and over from the start and nada i even downloaded the file like 5 times.
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Which instructions though? Please follow these ones by illogos-
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1. Make sure that you downloaded and installed HTC Sync from HTC website.
2. Unzip hboot202-s_off-V8.zip to a folder in your C: drive. I used C:\hroot
3. This hroot folder should have a folder inside it called root. If you have a folder called hboot202-s_off-V8 then you need to move all the files from that subfolder to c:\hroot.
4. In Vista/7 slick on the start button and type in cmd. You will see in the program list the command prompt. Right click and open as Administrator.
5. In the command prompt type cd c:\hroot
6. On phone goto-> Setting>Applications>Debugging make sure usb debugging is on.
7. Connect the usb cable to your computer and phone. The phone should change it's screen to ask you what type of connection mode you want. Make sure that it is on charge only. Do not mount.
8. Type into the command prompt: adb push root/unrevoked-forever.zip /sdcard/ After a pause you should see a confirmation message that states the file size and transfer speed when the file is done being pushed.
9. Type into the command prompt: adb push root/mtd-eng.img /sdcard/ After a pause you should see a confirmation message that states the file size and transfer speed when the file is done being pushed.
10. Type into the command prompt: adb push pc36img/PC36IMG-ENG.zip /sdcard/PC36IMG.zip After a pause you should see a confirmation message that states the file size and transfer speed when the file is done being pushed.
11. Type into the command prompt: adb push pc36img/PC36IMG-MR.zip /sdcard/PC36IMG-MR.zip After a pause you should see a confirmation message that states the file size and transfer speed when the file is done being pushed.
12. Type into the command prompt: adb push root/flash_image /data/local/ After a pause you should see a confirmation message that states the file size and transfer speed when the file is done being pushed.
13. Type into the command prompt: adb push root/rageagainstthecage /data/local/tmp After a pause you should see a confirmation message that states the file size and transfer speed when the file is done being pushed.
14. Type into the command prompt:adb shell You should see a $, this means that you are "in" the phone.
15. Type into the command prompt:chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage You should see this echoed on your screen. This is normal. You should still have $ on your cmd line.
16. Type into the command prompt: chmod 0755 /data/local/flash_image You should see this echoed on your screen. This is normal. You should still have a $ on your cmd line.
17. Type into the command prompt:./data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage A message will pop up on the screen. It will take a few seconds, and your will be kicked "out" of the phone. The $ should now be gone.
18. Type into the command prompt: adb shell You should have a # on your command line instead of a $. # means you have temporary root in your phone. If you do not have #, then start over.
19. Type into the command prompt that has #: ./data/local/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img
20. Type into the command prompt that has #: sync
21. Type into the command prompt that has #: reboot bootloader
22. Your phone will be rebooting now. Eventually your phone will be at the bootloader menu. On your phone use volume up/down to highlight bootloader and press the power button once. It will start loading the PC36img.zip file.
23.After it loads, it will ask if you want to flash. Press Volume UP to say yes. It will now flash, which can take some time. You may see some red fail messages. This is normal.
24.When it is done flashing it will ask you if you want to reboot. Press Volume Down to say now to reboot.
25. Use volume up/down to highlight recovery. Press the power button once. This will try to boot into recovery mode but fail and load a screen with a red triangle. This is normal because you have not installed recovery yet.
26. Go back to your computer screen and your command prompt. You should not have a #
27. Type into the command prompt: adb push recovery /
28. Type into the command prompt: adb shell busybox --install /sbin
29. Type into the command prompt: adb shell nohup /sbin/recovery &
30. After a pause you should see a new screen on your phone. It should be green text with your recovery options.
31. Highlight backup/restore. Press the power button. Highlight backup nand and press the power button. Press the power button again to confirm the action. Your phone is now doing a nandroid backup. This will backup your wimax keys amongst other things.
32. It will take a little time to do the backup. After it is done press the power button once to return to the recovery menu.
33. Highlight enable USB-MS and press the power button.
34. On your computer, you should see a new drive in my computer or a pop up asking you for an action. Click on Explore, or open the drive in my computer, to access your phone like you would a thumb drive.
35. Rename the file named PC36IMG.zip to PC36IMG-ENG.zip and then rename PC36IMG-MR.zip to PC36IMG.zip
36. On your phone, press the power button to disable USB-MS mode. You should be back at the recovery menu.
37. Highlight the option to flash image from zip. Press the power button.
38. Highlight unrevoked-forever.zip and press the power button. Press the power button again to confirm if told to do so.
39. When it completes flashing the image, select reboot from the menu.
40. When it reboots a few things could happen. If you think your phone is frozen, you are okay because that is a normal occurrence on this step.
----->Your phone gets "stuck" on a white screen with the word HTC on it for more than a minute. You need to take the back case off your phone and pull your battery out. Put the battery back in and put the back case on again. Hold down Volume Down and press(and release) the power button while you continue to hold down the volume down button. Your phone should go into the boot loader like it did at the start of the guide.
----->You phone started up and fully booted. You need to completely power off.Hold down Volume Down and press(and release) the power button while you continue to hold down the volume down button. Your phone should go into the boot loader like it did at the start of the guide.
----->The phone returns to the boot loader.
41. No matter which of the 3 scenarios occurred to you in the last step, you are now in the boot loader. Obviously the 3rd scenario is the best, but all are OKAY.
42. The phone should find PC36img.zip. It then loads this file and asks if you want to flash. Use volume up for yes. When it asks to reboot press volume up for yes.
43. When it is done booting, return to your computer screen and type adb shell mv /sdcard/PC36IMG.zip /sdcard/PC36IMG-MR.zip into the command prompt.
44. Type into the command prompt: adb reboot recovery
45. Highlight backup/restore in recovery and then press power. Highlight backup nand and press power. Press power again to confirm. Wait for the backup to complete.
46. Press power to return to recovery menu. Highlight reboot phone and press power.
47. Your phone is now rooted, S-OFF, and booted into stock 3.30.651.2.
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After Root:
1. Run through setup and get to the actual phone screens.
2. Try to turn on 4G/wifi/etc and see if it all works. It may not and this does not mean disaster.
For me, I had to flash Stock RUU root 3.30.651.3 to get 4G to work. Here is what I did next:
1. Download stock RUU root 3.30.651.3(I opted for Odexed version) from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836728
2. Reboot phone into recovery by completely powering off. Hold down volume down and press power. When you get into the boot loader it will try to find PC36img.zip and fail (we renamed that file remember?) and that is normal. Use volume up/down to highlight recovery and press the power button.
3. In recovery highlight USB-MS and press power to enable.
4. Your phone should be mounted as a drive in your computer again like before. Copy the whole zip file that you downloaded for RUU 3.30.651.3 rooted odexed to your phone. Wait for it to finish the transfer.
5. On your phone press power to turn off USB-MS mode.
6. On the recovery menu highlight wipe and press power.
7. Highlight the first wipe option which is something like wipe cache/factory reset. Press power. Press power again to confirm if needed.
8. Hightlight the second wipe option which is wipe cache. Press power and then press power again if needed.
9. Highlight the third wipe option which is wipe dalvik-cache. Press power and then press power again if needed.
10. Return recovery menu.
11. Hightlight flash image from zip and press power.
12. Highlight the file that you just transfered over that is for RUU 3.30.651.3 and press power. Press power again to confirm if asked. It will start flashing the image to your phone, but you will not see progress bars. It will take a few minutes.
13. When it is complete select the option to reboot the phone.
14. The phone should fully boot up into the stock rooted 3.30.651.3 rom.
15. Now try to turn 4G/wifi/etc on and make sure it works. It did for me.
16. Assuming that everything is working fine, fully power off, boot into recovery, and do another backup. This newest backup is your holy grail backup. It is stock rooted S-OFF and 4G working backup.
Note: these last 15 steps can be used to flash any custom rom too. Just make sure that you get your "holy grail" backup first before you experiment.
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my wife got an evo on black friday from radio shack and i rooted it with unrevoked in like 5 minutes.
I have adhd... I wonder if 4g transmissions cause an increase in autistic spectrum disorders!?!?
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animal7296 said:
It can be rooted you just have to work harder at it. Dont take it back you'll regret it.
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he wouldn't regret getting the epic, it's a cool ass phone. if you want a crisper lcd and a keyboard get the epic.
fixxxer2008 said:
If you want a cheap-ass plasticky POS, get the epic.
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Fixed that for you.
tejasrichard said:
Fixed that for you.
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Thank you. It seems all these Samsung phones feel like garbage. Way too flimsy. Now I have a friend with an LG Optimus S which I just rooted for her, and I have to say the build quality is very nice.
I figured I'd return the favor for this forums help by writing a few steps I cobbled together from being a n00b to android and making my Dell Streak from a 0 to hero! I wanted to replace my iPhone4 and I was so excited to get the streak only to find out it had 1.6 and was lame! Slow, laggy, no tethering, it was gonna go back to where I bought it till now..
Here is what I did to make it work.
First off, the XP Driver issue OMG what a nightmare, Keep in mind I'm a 15 yr IT Veteran and I blew up one of my desktops..
So here is what I did. UNINSATLL ANY AND ALL DRIVERS if you have any.
First install the fast boot drivers using the drivers from the Dell found here.
To install, put the streak in Fastboot mode, Pull battery put back in, put back cover on, Press the power button for 2 secs, then hold down the camera button till you get a white screen, Touch FASTBOOT, then plug into your computer, Tell it NO do not search, next screen, Middle Check box "search in this folder" Browse to the the Dell driver directory.
Next install the Qalcom diagnostic driver using this video and the drivers from the QDLTool.
Now once you have all that ready, You may now proceed to install the QDLTool froyo 2.2 image
Next I rooted it using SuperOneClick found Here (version 1.5.5), this will allow the next step to work.
Next I installed SETCPU found here to later have some overclocking fun and make this thing scream. Just copy the .APK to your streak and download an Application loader from the marketplace instead of using fastboot or other complicated things. (i used "Quick App Install")
Then I installed Clockwork Recovery using these directions. The one thing not mentioned was how to get into it.
(dont do this yet)
To get into clock work, pull battery, turn on holding Volume down and power
Also I noticed the camera button is used to "select" you gotta push like hell on it if its a new streak.
Copy the performance mod/update 309 from this Thread to your root folder of your Streaks SD Card and rename it to update.zip.
pull battery (or hold Power and Camera to get the shutdown menu in android)
Boot up into clockwork and select update using update.zip (volume buttons move selection up and down and camera to select, remember push like hell on the camera button, any other button will shut the screen off, just press it again to get the screen back) Run the update. then select reboot...
You should have a Pretty Badass Stock Dell system
EDIT:
I just wanted to do a basic brain dump of the past week i've spent tracking down this stuff I'll continue to edit and add links that I found the most useful.
Everything is in the forum, but there is no order on how to do things..
Thanks to all and Streakdroid.com
stang393 said:
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Then I installed Clockwork Recovery using these directions. The one thing not mentioned was how to get into it.
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What directions? I've been looking all over the place for where to download and install it but coming up empty
You'll find copies of both clockworkmod and streakmod in the downloads section on streakdroid.com.
As for installing, you'll need a copy of fastboot. If you've used QDLTool in the past then it has a copy of fastboot in the same folder.
Extract the recovery image (I prefer streakmod, so the recovery image name is "recovery.img") into the same directory as fastboot.
Shut down your Streak, then hold down the camera button all the way whilst turning on the Streak. When the screen turns white, press the 'Fastboot' option in the top right corner of the screen. When you plug in the USB cable, it should say 'FASTBOOT_MODE'. If it doesn't change, you may have to install the ADB drivers.
You then need to running the following command to install the new recovery:
fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img
(Change recovery.img to the name of the recovery image)
You can then run this command to reboot the Streak:
fastboot -i 0x413c reboot
As the phone reboots, hold down both volume buttons to enter the recovery menu. Select option 2 (Upgrade) to start the new recovery image. If you are using StreakMod, press either power or menu when the screen with the dell logo and exclamation mark shows, to open the main menu.
Enjoy.
~meralias
ok noob alert...the OP mentioned he was disappointed when he saw the dell streak had 1.6 and was lame...what is 1.6? the version of the OS?
edit: nvm...found out it is the OS
You might want to tell people when loading thru the qdltool that they have to wait and it will EVENTUALY boot into 2.2
I didn't know this and couldn't find anywhere it says what its supposed to do. I thought I was just using the tool to load something else on and and after a few tries, it just booted into something.
Sent from my Dell Streak using Tapatalk
Reel E. Weird said:
ok noob alert...the OP mentioned he was disappointed when he saw the dell streak had 1.6 and was lame...what is 1.6? the version of the OS?
edit: nvm...found out it is the OS
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Yes 1.6 is android 1.6, opposed to 2.2
Hi, I'm a newbie. I want to upgrade the OS of my GT540 phone from Android 1.6 to 2.1 but I'm not sure what to do. I read some posts but some of the technical terms like fastboot and rooting are new to me. I already downloaded the drivers and kdz files. Help please?
alexamuna said:
Hi, I'm a newbie. I want to upgrade the OS of my GT540 phone from Android 1.6 to 2.1 but I'm not sure what to do. I read some posts but some of the technical terms like fastboot and rooting are new to me. I already downloaded the drivers and kdz files. Help please?
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Hi,
UPGRADE
1.backup anything on the phone itself
2.download the updater package and extract to your desktop
3.run LG Driver.exe and install
4.on phone go to settings>applications>development and tick usb debugging
5.right click on windows enabler.exe and click run as administrator
5.do the same for KDZ_FW_UPD.exe
6.at the bottom right of your pc screen click on the windows enabler icon so it will say "on"
7.on the KDZ click the dropdown box at the top and it will enable, then click again and select 3GQCT
8.leave the next one. click the browse button to enable then click the folder icon next to it and find your .kdz file
9.plug in your phone but dont mount sd card
10.click the button under browse to start installing.i suggest that you close all other windows except this and stop any antivirus scans that slow your pc down
11.wait until your phone restarts completely and the lock screen comes up, now you can unplug your phone.
links:
updater package ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?sdy95t16nex2yeo
2.1 original rom ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?y7q20212djy40ap
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That was for android 2.1 with fastboot, if you just want the upgrade to 2.1 then your done.
If not, the next step is to get clockwork recovery
Clockwork Recovery v 2.5.0.5
1.repeat steps 5-11 of UPGRADE with Clockwork recovery rom.kdz file
2.once the Clockwork recovery rom.kdz file has been installed switch off your phone
3.download android sdk off android developers website and extract into your C drive
4.then right-click on My Computer, and select Properties. Under the Advanced tab, hit the Environment Variables button, and in the dialog that comes up, double-click on Path (in System Variables box). Add C:\<androidsdk>\tools\; directory to the path.
5.get your phone and if its on turn it off. hold power button and camera button until the lg logo goes and screen is black
6.plug your phone into your pc while its on the black screen and open cmd
7.download recovery.img and place in C drive
8.in cmd type: fastboot.exe flash recovery C:\recovery.img then press enter. it should say OKAY twice. reply if there is a problem
9.unplug and take out battery then place it back in
links:
Clockwork recovery rom ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?4r5n1cj5v49151p
recover.img ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?zak0q95fgemo8mp
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if you want to have clockwork with original 2.1 rom then repeat steps 5-11 from UPGRADE with the first .kdz file
if you want the black quarx 2.1 then carry on reading.
Black Quarx ROM
1.get your phone and if its on turn it off. hold power button and camera button until the lg logo goes and screen is black
2.download black system.7z and extract to your desktop
3.and run flash.cmd as administrator then plug in your phone whilst its screen is black.
4.it should start executing commands.if it still says "waiting for device" then post a reply.
5.the phone will automatically reboot when finished. it may take long to reboot but its not like that normally, its just got a lot to load.
links:
ht*p://rghost.net/2898235
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how to use clockworks recovery
when phone is off, press and hold power and home button to switch on in clockworks recovery mode.
to scroll up or down use volume buttons.
to select press call button.
to cancel or go back press end call button.
DONT DO THIS
If you follow this, and flash with fastboot rom, you cannot flash anymore with original rom.
For now I suggest that you flash with original rom only.
1. download repairtool.zip from http://downloads.streakdroid.com/djsteve/
2. select the driver from this folder after unzipping repairtool, while updating the dell streak usb driver in your PC
3. then download the recovery image of 407 from the following link http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki...treak#Official
4. download update package 407 from same link.
5. download multirecovery flasher " http://www.4shared.com/file/p22LB2uD/MultiRecoveryFlasherv051.html" and unzip it in c:\ drive
6. rename the update package into update.pkg if its in other name
7. place that update.pkg into sd card and recovery.img into the multirecovery flasher folder and name that multirecovery flasher into some easy name like "streak".
8. then make sure that dell streak is recognized in your computer
9. then turn your dell streak off and wait for 5 sec and then press power button as well as camera button at the same time and it will show a white screen with fastboot option on the right top side
10. then wait untill there is a msg like, 'waiting for fastboot device'
11. wait for 10secs and then plug your usb cable of dell streak into your computer.
12. wait for fastboot mode_ txt.
13. then go to the command prompt in your computer (press start-accessories-command prompt)
14. then type ('"c:\.......) cd\ " )
15. then type (" c:\)cd streak ")
16. then type ("c:\streak)fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img ")
17. press enter, and wait untill success report pops up.
18. then type ("c:\streak)fastboot -i 0x413c reboot "")
19. dont let the phone reboot instantly press both volume up and down as well as the power button at once
20. then phone will turn on in recovery mode
21. select option "2. upgrade rom from update.pkg from sdcard option" with the help of volume down key and press camera button to start then press camera button after a confirmation option screen is displayed then wait untill updated and there will be bit delay to open to home screen dont freak out
22. done you are using a olleh 2.3.3. rom
thank you for this useful post. it is a big help for us dell streak owners
can you please add to your post how to get rid of blinking/flashing led lights (menu, home, back) because some of us have this kind of problem after flashing stock 407 olleh rom. thank you!
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I had such a blinks while i did for the first time upgrading to custom ROM but it blinked for just 3 times twice thats all. If you follow my steps to upgrade the ROM i hope it wont blink and wont have any problem for any one. Because i spend lots of time and collected all the information needed to upgrade my streak. I did researched for whole one day to find the dell streak ADB driver and collected all the steps that is easy to help other fellow mates to have a recent upgrade to their Dell Streak.
And I formatted my dell streak with same steps for like more than 6 times already and never had any problem. And couple of time i did with the streakmod and didnt had problem as well. I think this is the easy and detailed information to upgrade to gingerbread 2.3.3 without any problem. I saw lots of problems and lack of information in others post. So, i decided to post a detail and easier steps so mates with dell streak can enjoy the gingerbread 2.3.3
All the best guys with upgrading
therakez said:
1. download repairtool.zip from http://downloads.streakdroid.com/djsteve/
2. select the driver from this folder after unzipping repairtool, while updating the dell streak usb driver in your PC
3. then download the recovery image of 407 from the following link http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki...treak#Official
4. download update package 407 from same link.
5. download multirecovery flasher " http://www.4shared.com/file/p22LB2uD/MultiRecoveryFlasherv051.html" and unzip it in c:\ drive
6. rename the update package into update.pkg if its in other name
7. place that update.pkg into sd card and recovery.img into the multirecovery flasher folder and name that multirecovery flasher into some easy name like "streak".
8. then make sure that dell streak is recognized in your computer
9. then turn your dell streak off and wait for 5 sec and then press power button as well as camera button at the same time and it will show a white screen with fastboot option on the right top side
10. then wait untill there is a msg like, 'waiting for fastboot device'
11. wait for 10secs and then plug your usb cable of dell streak into your computer.
12. wait for fastboot mode_ txt.
13. then go to the command prompt in your computer (press start-accessories-command prompt)
14. then type ('"c:\.......) cd\ " )
15. then type (" c:\)cd streak ")
16. then type ("c:\streak)fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img ")
17. press enter, and wait untill success report pops up.
18. then type ("c:\streak)fastboot -i 0x413c reboot "")
19. dont let the phone reboot instantly press both volume up and down as well as the power button at once
20. then phone will turn on in recovery mode
21. select option "2. upgrade rom from update.pkg from sdcard option" with the help of volume down key and press camera button to start then press camera button after a confirmation option screen is displayed then wait untill updated and there will be bit delay to open to home screen dont freak out
22. done you are using a olleh 2.3.3. rom
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6. rename the update package into update.pkg if its in other name
which file has to be renamed
thank you this is an informative post.
when you download the update package from http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki...treak#Official, it should be named as update.pkg
is it possible to install it on all dell streak 5 devices like unlock versions? my device region is 00 , can i install it on my device?
I think the flashing led's is becUse of a mismatch in baseband and rom ( i think) deffo a mismatch of something
Sent from my Dell Streak using xda premium
Hi is there any video tutorial as i am finding this a bit difficult.Anyone please do help me with installation of gingerbread.Thanks in advance
You can find some of the videos to upgrade in youtube search for it and go for it
accepted the love of many because it helps .... good job ...
im an amatuer wid android n after all the hesitations i had to upgrade . finally did it...
thanks to ur step by step procedure...i got stuck in ur step 5 6 and 7..
i found out a simplier version for those who dint understand that ..if it is of any help
Press Shift key and from right click menu on anywhere on the folder (on empty space without selecting any files or folders) open a DOS command window on that folder. Or Start menu > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Now type 'cd C:\streak'. Type "dir" and you should see all the files and folders in C:\streak. Type 'fastboot' and you should see a list of command options.
type 'fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img' without the quotes and hit enter. You can see that your DS screen shows the response. (Make sure that the DS white screen says 'download done' or something like that.)
type 'fastboot -i 0x413c reboot' without the quotes and hit enter. This will reboot your phone. Now on rebooting, immediately enter to recovery mod (hold both volume buttons while powering on).
thanks for the fabulous tutorial..
so far gingerbread looks nice ... BUT after upgrading my speakers volume went way too low how can i fix this...with froyo were pretty loud and clear.. please help...
Ignore this post! a reboot fixed the issue
Best installation Step for Any Rooted Dell Streak regardless the region
YES!!!, YOU HEARD ME RIGHT, WITHOUT USING ANY RECOVERY, WORKS FOR ANY, AGAIN ANY ROOTED DELL STREAK 5 REGARDLESS YOUR REGION...
1. Download Multi Recovery flasher.
2. Download the Streak_407_20707_14.pkg, yeap! Recovery image not needed
3. ...now rename the PKG file to Update.pkg and copy to the root of your SD card.
4. ALSO, create a folder name LOST.DIR , all uppercase... in the root of your SD care, if there is one there already skip this step.
5. now restart your Dell streak and hold the volume up and down button to get to recovery menu. choose 2nd menu i.e “Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD card” and press the power button.
6. Now the decryption process. It gonna attempt to install the update and hence fail. Don't freak out. Now boot to phone normally and connect it to your PC. access your SD card and go to the LOST.DIR folder, you should see a white file with no extension with a randon digit name. example 553, file type - "file" (decrypted pkg file)
7. Now rename this white file to Update.zip, then copy it to the root of your SD card.
8. Now shutdown your Dell streak and boot to fastboot i.e power button and camera button, it should take you to the famous white page. flash Streakmod recovery using the Muitl-Recovery flasher you downloaded.
9. Phone should restart at this point, hold Volume up and down button to get to recovery menu...select Select upgrade via Update.pkg on SD card and press the power button again, this time you should get to black screen with dell logo and a caution sign.
10. Select update Zip from SD, select choose Zip from list...scroll to the "Update.Zip" and select that..installation should commence and with 10 minute you are running Olleh Gingerbread. Factory reset and select English at the first time android screen ( click language at lower right hand of the screen)
11. Leave many thanks if this works...let me know if you have any questions
http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=9694
Hey Radimus...
Did you know that you could decrypt .PKG files and convert them to .Zip file so they are flash-able through Streakmod recovery? I figured out the trick through my dell streak... it works.
gingerbread upgrade
Hi,
Thanks for the post.
Please help me as I got stuck and my display shows wait for usb fast boot detect..........
now what to do.....
If thats the case, then it means you need to install dell android adb driver on your pc so your pc can detect your dell streak through the multi-recovery flasher. Search on google for it...or check dell.com technical help for handheld devices...you should find it there as well.
How can u decrypt a pkg file to a zip file
Sent from my Dell Streak using xda premium
I went through a lot of searching and trouble to install CM11 on my Xperia Tablet Z, and I'd like to share a tutorial I made for anyone who is also wanting to accomplish this.
All links are in Dark Green because I cannot post links yet.
1. Download and extract the ADB+Fastboot+Drivers zip (alexpja.com/sony/adb-fastboot-win.zip)
2. Now we’ll unlock the bootloader.
a. If you do not have a Phone app (like I don’t on the SGP351), you can either get the IMEI from About -> Status in the settings OR you can find the IMEI right after the IC code, nearby the barcode on the bottom of the tablet.
b. If you do have a Phone app, enter *#06# to retrieve the IMEI.
c. Save this for later use.3. Place the tablet into fastboot mode and connect it to the computer.
a. Power off the device
b. Connect USB to computer
c. While plugging in the other side of the USB cable into the tablet, hold down the Vol + button.
d. If your speakers are on, you should a sound.
e. We have to install the drivers for fastboot. Open devmgmt.msc via the Run window or in the Start menu and in Other Devices section, you should see S1 Service or S1 Fastboot (anything containing S1).
i. If it is showing a yellow exclamation mark: Follow 3.e.i.1. If it is not, continue to 3.f.
1. We need to download Flashtool and use the driver setup. Download Flashtool (unrestrict.li/flashtool) and install it.
2. Find cmd.exe, right click it, and select Run as administrator.
a. Type in
Code:
bcdedit /set testsigning on
and press enter.
b. Reboot your computer.3. Once you have rebooted the computer, open the folder where you installed Flashtool (default: C:\Flashtool).
4. Open up the drivers folder and open Flashtool-drivers.exe.
5. Select the first two driver choices (Flashmode and Fastboot) and select “Xperia Tablet Z Drivers” and continue.
6. A new window will appear, continue on with that.
7. A window like this may appear a few times, just press Install this driver software anyway.
8. Run 3.e.2. again and run
Code:
bcdedit /set testsigning off
. Reboot your PC now or after the tutorial.f. The LED pulse light above it should be emitting a blue-ish color. The screen will be dark.4. Now we’ll verify if you have fastboot running.
a. Open the tools folder that was extracted from the ADB ZIP and double-click on START.cmd to open Command Prompt in the current directory (all it does is literally open cmd.exe, you can edit the script to verify).
b. Run the command
Code:
fastboot -i 0x0fce getvar version
. If you get
Code:
<waiting for device>
, then you did something wrong. Retrace your steps! (For example, I get
Code:
version: 0.5
)5. Go to (unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com) and continue until you reach the screen where you put type in the IMEI and an email address. Type in the first 14 digits of the IMEI (remove the last one) and your email address (not sure if name is required). You should get an email instantly with the key.
6. In the Command Prompt, run
Code:
fastboot -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY
where KEY is the key you received in the email from Sony.
7. Download whatever release you would like to use on the tablet (I’m using CM 11 nightly) from (download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=pollux)
a. Optional: Also download gapps for Google apps such as Gmail, Google Play Services, etc. (wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps)8. Extract the ZIP file (but don’t delete it either) and copy boot.img to the tools folder.
9. If your device is still turned off, turn it on and enable USB storage mode. Copy the CM zip to either the internal storage (sdcard) or, if one is inserted, the microSD card (sdcard1).
10. Place it into fastboot mode again (#3).
11. Go back into the Command Prompt and enter:
a.
Code:
fastboot -i 0xfce flash boot boot.img
b.
Code:
fastboot -i 0xfce reboot
c. Enter recovery.
1. Once it shuts down, rapidly tap the Vol + button in order to get into the recovery.
2. Grep_The_Truth's tip: Look at the LED. It will turn orange and afterwards it'll turn purple. You want to press Vol+ as soon as it changes colors.12. Select “wipe data/factory reset” and wipe it. Afterwards, go back to main menu.
13. Select “Install zip” and either select “Choose zip from /sdcard” (internal storage) or “Choose zip from /storage/sdcard1” (microSD card).
I’ve had varying experience with installing from the /sdcard because sometimes it doesn’t want to mount /data while wiping (/data/media which is /sdcard is safe in wipe) the tablet, so if you were to install the zip from /sdcard with the error present, it would screw things up. I prefer the microSD card route (/storage/sdcard1), and you don’t even need a big one. 512MB works just fine. The actual path would be /sdcard/0/ when looking for the cm.zip in the internal storage.
14. When you have chosen to install from either /sdcard or /storage/sdcard1, select the cm.zip and install it.
a. If you downloaded gapps.zip, install it the same way as you did with the cm.zip.15. Go back to the main menu now and select “reboot system now”
a. Once, I had the option to install root access before rebooting, I declined (was planning on rooting after tutorial) but it gave me root anyway.
That’s it! You can now use CyanogenMod with the Sony Xperia Tablet Z.
Getting in to recopvery
I just struggled with entering recovery for way too long and I want to help others avoid this. I kept finding vague instructions.
The step I want to clarify is:
c. Once it shuts down, rapidly tap the
Code:
Vol +
button in order to get into the recovery.
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This didn't work for me because if you press Vol+ too soon it goes right back in to fastboot mode. If you press it too late you will miss the recovery mode. You only have to press Vol+ once.
Please change step c. to read:
Look at the LED. It will turn Orange and then Purple. You want to press Vol+ as soon as it changes from Orange to Purple to enter recovery mode.
Grep_The_Truth said:
I just struggled with entering recovery for way too long and I want to help others avoid this. I kept finding vague instructions.
The step I want to clarify is:
This didn't work for me because if you press Vol+ too soon it goes right back in to fastboot mode. If you press it too late you will miss the recovery mode. You only have to press Vol+ once.
Please change step c. to read:
Look at the LED. It will turn Orange and then Purple. You want to press Vol+ as soon as it changes from Orange to Purple to enter recovery mode.
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I'll add it along with mine, because I can do it with no problem.
alexpja said:
I'll add it along with mine, because I can do it with no problem.
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alexpja Thanks for your tutorial, this is very detailed and easy to follow.
my Xperia is SGP321.
I put it into practice and the results it gives me the "oem unlock" is:
FAILED: (remote: Command nor allowed).
I guess you should treat my tablet has the bootloader locked and not allowed (for now??) the unlocked.
I hope someone gives us the opportunity to unlock the devices and in the future can be unlocked.
I had the same experience where at times the steps were a little confusing, especially for a beginner. Each set of instructions would either leave something out or skim over it as if everyone already knew it. That's understandable since they were probably written for that audience. I soft-bricked my SGP311 at least 10 times.
I was even going to write something like this but I got lazy.
One suggestion I would offer is to request the bootloader unlock key first since it sometimes takes a little while and a person can reduce the possibility of having to stop and wait just when they are making progress.
And for anyone going this route for the first time, don't make my mistake - flash exactly what the instructions say to flash, particularly boot.img. Once you have that recovery flashed you have a lot more control over your device. If something goes wrong in a following step like getting boot loops you can still fix it. But if you get annoyed and start poking at it then you can mess up the recovery. Then you have to reset everything to stock and just about start over.
While I don't want to say something stupid like claiming the tablet is indestructible, I found that whether I got stuck in a boot loop I couldn't get out of or screwed it up so bad that all I could get from the tablet was an occasional LED flash, I could always restore it using Emma. It's annoying to have to start all over but it's a huge relief when it boots normally.
for me flashing was fine and without any error but my Tab doesn't boot up with CM flashed...any idea?
Hanging at reboot
Hi.
I tried this procedure on my sony xperia tablet z 311. It unlocked fine and wrote boot.img fine but on reboot command, I get a red light and it hangs there.
I've managed to get it back to fastboot mode (pressing power and vol+, some white blinking lights).
But that's it, that's all I can do with this right now. It's a brick that can get into fastboot mode and that's it. Any time I write a boot.img (have tried a different one also), it writes fine but hangs with a red light at reboot.
Edit:
Used Sony's Emma in flash mode to get back to stock, tried again and it worked.
Maybe the problem was using the pollux instead of pollux_windy download, my bad.
Guess my bootloader won't be unlocked. This is A lot of work. Good job on the write up though maybe one day I'll tackle it.
BOOT LOOP Step 9
All was going well, but step 9 powering on device, now its looping.....Ill use flash tools to put jelly bean on and try again, since i was trying with kitkat...why i suspect kitkat is the issue, before i used to be able to unlock and lock boot-loader with jelly bean but with kitkat it didn't work, which i then forced it via cmd
No GPS
I used the tutorial for my Pollux Windy (WiFi Only) and used the latest nightly. everything went well but my GPS is now broken. Is this a known issue?
kevinsickles said:
Is this a known issue?
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yep! use search to find out more.
mulebreath said:
Hi.
I tried this procedure on my sony xperia tablet z 311. It unlocked fine and wrote boot.img fine but on reboot command, I get a red light and it hangs there.
I've managed to get it back to fastboot mode (pressing power and vol+, some white blinking lights).
But that's it, that's all I can do with this right now. It's a brick that can get into fastboot mode and that's it. Any time I write a boot.img (have tried a different one also), it writes fine but hangs with a red light at reboot.
Edit:
Used Sony's Emma in flash mode to get back to stock, tried again and it worked.
Maybe the problem was using the pollux instead of pollux_windy download, my bad.
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Hi,
I've been trying with my Xperia Tablet Z Wi-Fi SGP311. Ran into the same problem. On reboot command the LED was stuck on red for 10 minutes and the cmd window was still open. I unplugged the USB and the LED would not turn off. Tried some things, I don't remember specifically what, but it got the LED to turn off. Now my device can't be detected. I've downloaded Emma and it is not recognising my tablet. I've tried to plug the USB in while hold Vol +, Vol -, and the Power button. No detection for any. All I can do with my tablet is make the LED flash white, purple and red in rapid succession by holding Vol + and Power for 5 seconds.
Anyone know what's happened? I suspect I've completely bricked it :L
EDIT: Apparently there are different modes which you can cycle through. If you hold down Vol + and Power for 5 seconds, the LED will flash according to which mode the tablet is in. The different modes give these flashes:
- 1 White flash
- 3 Rapid which flashes
- A white, purple and red flash in quick succession
To switch between the modes, I hold down Vol+ and Power, and after 5 seconds it will take around 3 more seconds to change modes. One of these modes will not appear unless plugged into a PC. What do these mean and can I do anything with it? Tablet is still bricked.
EDIT2: I've managed to get Emma to recognise my tablet. Turns out the modes do have different purposes. I should be fine now, problem solved. I will just leave the solution here in case anyone runs into the same problem.
Unplug your device and hold Vol + and Power for 10 seconds. At the 5 second mark your LED should flash white ONCE. Keep both buttons held and within 5 more seconds, your LED will flash white THREE times consecutively. This will allow you to enter Flashmode (plug in USB while holding Vol -) and Fastboot (plug in USB while holding Vol +). For Emma to recognise your device, enter Flashmode and you can restore and try again.
Bootloop
I've tried many times to flash cyanogenmod onto my Xperia Tablet Z (SGP311). This is a Wi-Fi only tablet and I have downloaded the versions of CM from (download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=pollux_windy) I've followed all of the steps and tried all of the versions of CM down to 10.2 (I used GApps10.2 for CM10.2). Each version gets stuck in bootloop. I've cleared all data (in CWM - wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, wipe delvik cache) before flashing CM and GApps; however, when I try to clear data I get an error. This is what the tablet says:
-- Wiping Data...
Formatting /data...
Error mounting /data!
Skipping format...
Formatting /cacha
Formatting /sd-ext...
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure!
Skiiping format...
Data wipe complete.
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I'm thinking the "Error mounting /data" is the problem, but I'm not entirely sure, nor am I sure of how to fix it.
Any suggestions?
EDIT: Turns out I'm just really bad with Android stuff. I ended up flashing the original Xperia software, unlocking the bootloader (according to this tutorial's instructions), then I downgraded to 4.1.2, rooted my tablet (forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53063218&postcount=14) and installed the PhilZ and TWRP custom recoveries. I didn't get to use them in the end. For some reason CWM kept coming up no matter what combination of buttons I pressed while rebooting. After downgrading and rebooting, I followed the rest of the instructions on this tutorial (from step 7). This time I got no errors while cleaning the disk, cache and delvik cache. Flashed the zip files, rebooted the device and voila, Cyanogenmod11!
Again, I'll leave this edit here in case someone runs into a similar problem. I couldn't get any version of CM until I rooted first.
I followed this guide and bricked my device. If anyone has any tips - PLEASE HELP!
I tried to flash CM11, all seemed to be going great until CM11 and Gapps where installed any I hit "Reboot system now" in CVM. The device never booted again (I which I knew why!), and is now pretty much dead. I can however:
- Enter Flashmode
- Enter Fastboot mode
- Relock/Unlock bootloader
- Emma recognizes my device just fine in flashmode.
So I still think there is some hope, right?
I have tried installing the firmware that Emma suggests, doesn't work.
I have tried flashing a firmware I found on the internet with Flashtool, doesn't work.
I have tried relocking the bootloader and trying to repair the device through SUS, doesn't work.
So, PLEASE, help my sort this out! I would be forever greatful!
tp_88 said:
I followed this guide and bricked my device. If anyone has any tips - PLEASE HELP!
I tried to flash CM11, all seemed to be going great until CM11 and Gapps where installed any I hit "Reboot system now" in CVM. The device never booted again (I which I knew why!), and is now pretty much dead. I can however:
- Enter Flashmode
- Enter Fastboot mode
- Relock/Unlock bootloader
- Emma recognizes my device just fine in flashmode.
So I still think there is some hope, right?
I have tried installing the firmware that Emma suggests, doesn't work.
I have tried flashing a firmware I found on the internet with Flashtool, doesn't work.
I have tried relocking the bootloader and trying to repair the device through SUS, doesn't work.
So, PLEASE, help my sort this out! I would be forever greatful!
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download a proper stock (not bricked) firmware for your device and flash with flashtool.
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download a proper stock (not bricked) firmware for your device and flash with flashtool.
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What makes you think that the stock firmwares I've tried are bricked? I've since my post tried one which I downloaded through Flashtool - same result.