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[Q] Unable to upgrade from... (solved, but questions) **UPDated**

Hi fellow streak users. Hopefully I'm asking questions in the right place.
Background:
I have read a fair amount of threads on upgrading the streak. I had 1.6, GUASBA111100 (build 6267? from memory), and received the dell 2.2 update notification. Downloaded the update and selected it when it downloaded. The phone re-booted, then sat at a black screen. There it sat for many hours. I tried re-downloading the update many times, but it does the same thing.
I got sick of this and started digging on the web. A simple method seemed to be to rename the file Update.pkg and put it on the root of the sdcard. It then sits at the dell logo. Forever. I have downloaded more images, roms, recoveries than I want to admit. I have attempted following fastboot instructions. They all fail on the reboot.
Currently the phone will not start up at all. Is it really possible to brick the phone?
What I'm trying to do.
Given all the bad publicity I have read about the current 2.2 from dell, I am hoping to install steve's latest version. I am hoping someone has some time and patience to explain how to do this. (commands and which files to use) (as the phone does not seem to respond to all the methods flooding multiple forums).
If you need further information, please ask.

Try flashing the stock recovery for the 1.6 build you have then it should boot as normal. Make sure all the other versions you have are not in the "fastboot" c:/ folder.

OK, here's the update. It's a bit jumbled and random, but I have been up for at least 18 hours fiddling...
I was unable to find the stock recovery for the 1.6 build I had. Probably lots of mismatched files were flashed unnecessarily. Nothing would touch the 'carrier unlocked US version' I had. That is until I tried QDL tool upgrade M 2.7.4.8 Now I suspect it is a beta version of 2.2 that it puts on the phone. It's slow and featureless. But it was the only thing that worked. From there I managed to make clockwork recovery work, and worked my way from steve's 1.4.6 to 1.5.1 to 1.5.2 Somewhere here the phone chucked a spaz and I discovered my phone had been booted off the network (showed no signal coverage). I began to suspect something to do with the imei being blocked (Another streak I was playing with is locked to O2, but came with a rebelsim installed - apparently illegal in australia). I checked the IMEI and it had mysteriously changed. (I suspect it had somehow been put to all zeroes, and something somewhere had given it a 'different' one.) Anyway, I used the QDL tool again, and the original one came back.
Finally what worked for me: QDL tool to flash 2.2, flashthe new amss.mbn, flash clockwork recovery, put steves 1.4.6 on SDcard and flash, then flash 1.5.3
(I couldn't tell you where I downloaded the files that worked. Your results (people who are still seeking action to try and upgrade their software) may vary. All I can say is that now I have downloaded half the internet and installed all the computer drivers, I have hit on a combination that works for me on this computer).
Steve, Thankyou! It's fast, snappy. It has those settings I love to twiddle.
Thank you to everyone else that has either directly or indirectly helped me with your description of how you got yours working.
Thank you for the hosting of the ROMS. I like that you don't have to wait 45 seconds and/or join to download.
A few comments:
I downloaded so many roms and files that it wasn't funny. The problem is that they are all named Update.zip, amss.mbn etc. When they are all in the download folder... Some people just provided the files, others packaged them with a batch file to automate the process. If I was to download them all again, I would download them into folders labelling them...
There seems to be a wide variety of situations/variables that dictate 'what you need to do and how you need to do it' to change roms in the phone. There are half a dozen comprehensive guides on the net, yet all different. I was quite confused. It almost needs some sort of chart where you can pick where you are at the moment, where you want to be, then follow those instructions.
I was also bamboozled with the different tools. QDL, flashboot, ADB etc. I have a bit of an idea, but I'm sure others are equally confused. I know the information is 'out there' but to have it all in one place. What do some of the files do. Why might you need to flash them. Which files are erased by the stock ROM if you don't do anything with them. What does it do when you flash a recovery? How long does it stay on the phone?
There are several parts of the phone that get upgraded. Not sure I have it right, but QDLtool upgrades the modem software (amongst other things) Other things you change is the baseband, SDcard contents etc. (Trying to connect what software files go to what places to what hardware in the phone.)
I do have several questions that have arisen.
1. Am I right in thinking you must flash steves 1.4.6 before you can flash the latest 1.5.3?
2. QDLtools: In theory is it possible to replace the files somehow so it puts steve's latest ROM straight on?
3. Rebelsim: (The small amount of information I have suggests it is illegal in australia) Does it block or change the imei? Can the carrier tell if you are using one?? (not that I use one, apparently they don't work on 2.2)
(that's all for the moment.)

i have been having problems with doing my streak aswell and still am but
ato answer one of your questions that i found out while downloading the whole internet is that the QDL tool can be used to put steves on
here is the instructions i just copied off the qdl page i would of posted a link but i am a new member so i cant post inks yet
Beyond QDLTool
Using QDLTool will get you to a pre-release of v2.2. From here, you’ll want to upgrade to a newer release. The two options that people tend to choose from are to either go up to the official v2.2 ROM from Dell, or install DJ_Steve’s latest ROM.
Official ROM
If you want to go to the latest official ROM from Dell, simply set up your wifi connection, then go to Settings -> About Phone -> System updates. The latest update can then be downloaded and installed, updating your Streak.
Latest Streakdroid ROM
If you want to upgrade to the latest Streakdroid ROM (1.5.3), either from the QDLTool install or from the latest official build, you can follow these steps:
1.Go to the downloads section and grab StreakMod Recovery, the latest 1.5.3 Update and the AMSS for 1.5.1+ (the update and amss are under Roms, StreakMod Recovery is under Recovery)
2.Copy the update-1.5.3.zip file onto the root of your SD card.
3.Extract recovery.img from the StreakMod recovery and place it, along with amss.mbn, into the same directory as QDLTool (QDLTool has a copy of fastboot)
4.Shut down your Streak, then hold down the camera button (all the way) as you turn it back on.
5.The screen should turn white; press ‘Fastboot’ in the top right hand of the screen.
6.Plug in the USB cable – the Streak should now display ‘FASTBOOT_MODE’ at the bottom of the screen.
7.Open a command window and use ‘cd’ to change to the same directory as qdltool.
8.Run: fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img
9.Run: fastboot -i 0x413c flash amss amss.mbn
10.Run: fastboot -i 0x413c reboot
11.As the Streak starts to reboot, hold down both volume buttons.
12.The recovery menu should come up; select option 2 (Upgrade)
13.A Dell logo and an exclamation mark should appear; press power or menu to open StreakMod’s main menu
14.Select ‘apply sdcard:update.zip’ then ‘chose zip on sd card’
15.Find the update-1.5.3.zip file, select it and apply the zip.
16.When the update finishes, press back a couple of times then select the option to reboot your Streak.
17.The Streak will restart. It will take about 5 minutes to complete, but you are now on the latest v1.5.3

at moment i am following the qdl guide to getting the steve rom on my phone so will let you know how it has gone but with that guide the installation at moment seemed seemless now got to see if it goes off the dell logo after a while if not got to recovery but lets hope

no luck so far
stuck on the logo screen but asked for help now its a waiting game

Cheers for that!
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Is it necessary to use QDLTool to get to the pre-release 2.2 if I am on 1.6 or can I just follow steps 1-17?
The reason I ask is that QDLTool for me just stops at "Check version ... " so I have not been able to complete running it.

i dont know if it is necessary
are all the drivers installed?
i used to have a prob where it kept failing me but all i had to do was change usb port
and got it working but i was running 2.1 stock at the time but that was buggy and crap UI
have you tried just puting 2.1 or 2.2 on your SD card and updating that way

i finally got my streak sorted
i started from scratch
first i installed clockwork mod using fastboot
then installed very version of steves roms in order starting with 1.1.1
and worked my way down and when i installed 1.5.0 i then ran flashed the amss that is required if you want to get the newer versions then installed the rest of the updates and when i got to 1.5.3 i also installed the camera fix
i found it best to put all steves rom zip files onto your SD card at once then it saves having to keep putting one of after another
also after every update leave the phone for a few mins because it does take a lil time to sort the updates out
THE ROM UPDATES (at top also has the AMSS that need flashing)
http://streakdroid.com/?page_id=15&category=1
Camera fix and the comandlines for the AMSS update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=802405
clockwork
http://streakdroid.com/?page_id=15&did=9

I don't know if all the drivers are installed. Is there a way to check? I cannot even get into FASTBOOT (POWER + CAMERA) mode and the Streak is just in an infinite reset loop.
Just a note, the older StreakFlash QDLTool completes completely but the newer one in Repairtool just sits infinitely at "Check Version ... "

what operating system you using on your computer

rahbone said:
what operating system you using on your computer
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Nice of you to ask, as indirectly that was the issue. I outlined it over at the forum mydellmini dot com. Sorry, cannot post hyperlinks as yet. Issue has been resolved. Looking now to load 1.5.3

why not spam a few more posts on here then u can do links when u want 2 in future
you just need 3 more posts i believe the you can do links

NO Recovery will work on the Streak!

Hi, I am trying to load Steven's ROM on here, I got the device rooted but everytime I try to get Clockwork or even StreakMod recovery, it doesn't work. I usually do custom ROMs for all my friend's Android phones (EVO, Eris, Incredible, Aria, etc) and none are as much of a pain as the Streak. The only other one I have done before had the same problem where I flash recovery in fastboot, pull the battery, reboot into recovery and I get to the Dell recovery. I choose the update.pkg and I get the black screen. I tried the 2 versions in the Clockwork thread, 3 versions in the streak .pdf posted on here, and the StreakMod version. All do the SAME THING!
I would appreciate a little bit of direction if someone could help me. The phone is an ATT Streak running 1.6 build 6601. Thanks in advance!
EDIT: The only thing I thought of was updating it to 2.1 and than trying?? Should I do that?

I assume youre using qdl repair tool? Did u put the recovery file in the qdl directory. I just wanna make sure.

p00kienrayray said:
I assume youre using qdl repair tool? Did u put the recovery file in the qdl directory. I just wanna make sure.
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No, I wasn't. I am just using command prompt and doing the commands manually.

Are you able to successfully install from QDL? If so, then you need to fastboot the recovery files. QDL will overwrite whatever recovery you have in it.

Try using qdl if u can my dude. If it doesnt work, then come back here. Qdl makes everything easy.
P.s. When u choose update.pkg, u get to a blank black screen? Theres no picture at all?

Just read this...
http://android.modaco.com/content/d...24010/warning-white-dell-streak-is-different/
I didn't know the color mattered but this is a white one. Got QDL installed and setup and ran it as it is and it might still be doing someone on the phone but it's been at the Dell logo for a while. It also wouldn't take my recovery.img - I put it in the images folder and it said it couldn't flash it. Ugh, this is so annoying.

Did u follow the tutorial from the streakdroid site? Installed correct drivers? Thats a common problem. And did qdl say that it failed?
Also with qdl, u put the recovery after qdl succeeds.
I have the white one and qdl failed twice. I just restarted the process and it went thru the 3rd time.
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p00kienrayray said:
Did u follow the tutorial from the streakdroid site? Installed correct drivers? Thats a common problem. And did qdl say that it failed?
Also with qdl, u put the recovery after qdl succeeds.
I have the white one and qdl failed twice. I just restarted the process and it went thru the 3rd time.
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I got it to work through QDL, finally. I followed everything but finally found a .zip with official Froyo 2.2 in .img formats and threw that into the images folder and it flashed and worked. I gave it back to my friend that way cause she needed it back. I will trt getting clockwork on there another time. Thanks alot everyone!

Cool so right now its running 2.2 with stock recovery? Its pretty easy to flash a custom recovery after that. Just make sure the recovery file is in the qdl directory and run the command in fastboot.

What's your Nandroid source ?

I want to take a nandroid snapshot of my base system in case I ever need to revert. I have the 7921 baseband with vanilla Android 1.6 for which there doesn't seem to be any working backup.
Streakmod recovery doesn't work for me. Like others in this forum, I get the blank screen after choosing Option 2 from the recovery window. You are supposed to see the Dell logo and press the Power button, but that logo never appears.
I've tried Clockwork recovery version 1.8.x.x that comes with the fastboot program linked in "What you need to know about your Dell Streak.pdf" . I can flash and load into CWR menu, but the nandroid line doesn't do anything when I press the camera button on it.
Next I tried ROM Manager. It allows you to install the latest version of CWR, but I can't boot into it and ROM Man. option to back-up the current ROM just cause the Streak to reboot. When I go into "Manage your Back-ups", none are shown.
Well that's it, is there any other options available ?

A new day of no-luck. Last thing I tried a factory reset before reflashing CWR 1.8.1.7, but I get to a CWR menu where the only option that does anything is "Reboot".
I'm thinking of moving foward and skip the ROM backup of my stock streak. Now, big question : If I use QDLtool to get to pre-release 2.2, then I would need Streakmod recovery to flash Streakdroid 1.6-7. Well, I already know that Streakmod doesn't work on my stock Streak. Will it work on the same hardware if I flask to 2.2 ? I don't want to be stucked on pre-release 2.2.
Anyone had similar recovery problem and still went through the QDLtool process ?

I guess i'll answer myself just in case someone else might be wondering.
I've gone through the QDL tool process to android 2.2 309, installed Streakmod recovery and performed a nandroid backup, then I directly went to Streakdroid 1.7.0 after flashing the amss and 720p fix.
So, to answer my question, if you are on a android 1.6 build that doesn't support Clockworkmod recovery or Streakmod, then Yes Streakmod recovery will (may) work once you've moved to android 2.2.
One note though : If you've read about fastboot, you've noticed that the guides say you should install the "Android Bootloader Interface" driver to make it work. Now, QDLtool also uses fastboot, but will not work with the "Android Bootloader Interface" driver. On my machine (Vista64), the driver that worked was "Android ADB interface" that is packaged with the QDLtool. Hope that might help some.

What is the 720p fix? Nice write up.

It's this file :
http://downloads.streakdroid.com/testing/dsp1.mbn
I was told you shouldn't flash it if you don't have any problem with your camera, but I was careless and did it anyway.

serenith said:
It's this file :
http://downloads.streakdroid.com/testing/dsp1.mbn
I was told you shouldn't flash it if you don't have any problem with your camera, but I was careless and did it anyway.
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ok. So what does that file do? Will it allow us to record 720p vids with our camera, or what?

I don't think it adds a feature. It looks like it only fix a bug :
http://android.modaco.com/content/d...both-my-build-and-official-confirmed-working/

How can I update my streak from 319 o2 version to 2.2.2 345

Hey
Thanx a lot for helping ppl like me, who dont have much knwledge about flashing. I need ur help
My streak is on build 12792 I.e. 319
Baseband is GAUSB1A131921-EU
I want to update it to 2.2.2 build 345
Plz tell me the easiest way.. Also my streak was locked to o2 but nw I unlocked it..
Also tell me if there any problem in 345
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Also will I have to update baseband ? If yes than hw culd I do that?
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The only thing I did was download 345 and rename it update.exert and run it like that.
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Rename it update.exe damn spell check
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Are u having an o2 streak previously locked with baseban 21-eu...??
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good lord....
it is update.pkg and you place it on your sd card and do a system restore by holding the both volume keys on boot up.
update.exe... lol

I'm afraid I'm going to prove myself equally noobish here, given I've been wondering the exact same thing..
So looking at http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dell_Streak , and the following the links to the raw file area there are various files for 345..
There's what I assume is the main pkg that we download and rename:
o http://mirror2.streakdroid.com/manii/update-15055-patch-13141.pkg
Then there's a subdirectory with lots of other 'stuff' in it, including recovery.img, update.zip, and the basebands
o http://mirror2.streakdroid.com/manii/345/
Am I right in assuming that the pkg link includes all of the 'stuff' in the 345 link, and so if I upgrade using that as you guys described, then it will update everything; baseband included?
Also one of things I've got confused about from reading the forums...
If I'm on the O2 (Region 21) ROM and I want to upgrade to an unbranded Dell one (00), do I need to first replace the existing recovery.img with the Dell one, or do some other such magic to force the upgrade?
I've tried reading the forum at length, but just haven't quite managed to put all the pieces together yet
Thanks,
Tam.

tis what I did...no problems n easy...i had been playing with streakmod n clockwork. flashed recovery to 309...and as krad stated ensure u store package to sd root and named update.pkg ..install by vol up n down n power then option 2....dont use the new stageui which is nice .... comes with oovoo for video calls....not one fc or crash....dont foget superuser.zip after installed n flashing streakmod to update

This doesn't work for me unfortuantely
It verifies the package, and then as soon as the install happens it aborts with an assertion failed error: getprop ro.product.fota.model == "Boss" || ro.product.fota.model == ""
From reading around I'm guessing mine has the tag set to "O2"..
Suggestions on how to fix this most appreciated!
Thanks,
Tam

Its all confusing to me too. Just want to qdl tool and install pkg.
Is that what this file is?
http://mirror2.streakdroid.com/manii...atch-13141.pkg

Bouncing this in the hope that some kind person will help out a noob
So far I've tried editing the build.prop file to remove the O2 from the attribute, and flashing the 345 recovery rom before running the upgrade.. both resulted in the same error message.
I'm sure it's just something really obvious I'm missing though

Well, I can't promise that this will work 100% for an EU streak. (It worked for me usa BB ATT Streak)
You will need the following, adb installed on your pc, the following 345 files recovery.img & update.pkg, the dell streak drivers).
1. install the latest dell streak drivers on your pc.
2. copy the update.pkg to the root of your sd card.
3. boot your streak into fastboot mode (power on while holding the camera button, then touch top right of screen when prompted)
4. connect streak to pc via usb cable, then wait until the screen says fastboot usb or something like that)
5. you need to have adb installed on your pc, copy the recovery.img to the directory you are running fastboot/adb from.
6. run the following from a command prompt: (I always do this as an administrator)
fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot -i 0x413c reboot
7. boot into recovery "holding both volume buttons while powering on" (I have found that booting in recovery and performing a factory reset is a good practice), reboot into recovery mode again and perform the emergency system update procedure. with the correct recovery version it should update
** Two very important things to keep in mind here, 1. I am basing this of my usage with a usa at&t streak so you may have baseband issues, 2. I may have missed something and I strongly urge you to read up on the procedures I have given you a basic outline on so you don't brick your streak!! Check the Wiki http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dell_Streak
Cheers
BR

Hey,
Everyone out dere wid an o2 streak..
I just flashed 345 and its amazingly smooth..
Just use the multirecoveryflasher tool to flash 345 recovery nd then after reboot.. Apply yhe update.pkg its very easy nd also the o2 bloatware is no more no signs of o2 newhere.. Baseband 00-eu
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Thanks both - I figured out what I was doing wrong too; the recovery gets reset to the stock one if you boot the phone up, which I'd done last night after flashing 345.
Just needed to read more forum posts to figure out how/why I was an idiot

http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=9441

Rogers Recovery Img

Can anyone help me out here. I need the stock recovery.img, or one that is compatible with the Rogers 2.2.1 update "Streak_339_14896_32.pkg"
Need to return a defective unit that has Steves Rom on it and id like to return it to stock first for warranty reasons.
Please help
Bit confused about the MultiRecoveryFlasher too. Does this flash the recovery and the update.pkg all in one? So many ways to do things it becomes confusing for beginners. Any help is sincerely appreciated.

http://mirror2.streakdroid.com/manii/339/recovery.img

http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:Dell_Streak.png#Official
The WIKI is a great resource, check it out sometime.

So with this recovery and the original udate I should be able to flash my steak back to orig recovery and stock 2.2 with the repair tool the same way I went from that original rom to Steve's 1.9.0?
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Not Android Development
Please post in the correct Forums
Moving to General

Firstly, sorry for posting in the wrong section. First time for that.
Secondly, can anyone answer my question in regards to using the QDL Tool to flash the stock recovery.img that corresponds to Rogers official 2.2.1 update?
Or, can I just flash the recovery.img in fastboot mode and then apply the official update via ClockWork?
Need to get rid of clockwork too though so Ive got myself all confused
The multirecoveryflasher seems like it would do everything I need, but it doesn't include the img file I need for Rogers. Unless one of the ones in there is compatible??
Man, I wish I paid more attention in info tech in school

I don't think you can flash a stock recovery with cwm. Use multi recovery flasher.
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@ eSZee,
Im inclined to think that you are right about that. My only concern was that none of the options in the multirecoveryflasher are what I need. I have the official rogers recovery img and the official Rogers update pkg, so I need to know if I can somehow add them to the program or not. Or, alternatively, can I just use one of the existing options in the program and then update the rom in the stock recovery by choosing the Rogers update pkg? Sooooooo confused. Anyway, ive got to get it figured out as I only have a certain number of days to ship the unit back, otherwise they charge you full price for it.
To complicate things futher.....the screen is F'ed so I cant make anything out on it. I can see the right side of the screen....a bit. Not ideal since in landscape mode everything is listed on the left. Uggghhhhh!

brunswick000 said:
Or, alternatively, can I just use one of the existing options in the program and then update the rom in the stock recovery by choosing the Rogers update pkg?
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rename the rogers img update.pkg and pop it on the root of your sd.
In fastboot, flash the recovery menitoned in Manii's post above.
the command should be:
fastboot -i 0x413c flash recovery recovery.img
or similar. Then:
fastboot -i 0x413c reboot
Hold in both the up and down volume keys to enter recovery and update from sd card. I think its the 2nd option, but i'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong.

Ok got the correct recovery img flashed no problem. Now my question is of a more "blind" advise type. I can boot into recovery mode. Generally when you do so the option to "update vie update.pkg" or whatever is already highlighted and you just go ahead and push the camera button. Now this is where I need help. Since my screen is basically a blur I need to know how many times to push the up or down volume keys to navigate to the correct option to select "install:update.pkg", and then again how many times to get to the update.pkg in the following screen. If I can get this info from someone still running a stock recovery img I can finish, and ship this baby back for warranty without worry.
Pllllleeeeaaaaaseeeeee someone help me out.

Ok so I found some info that basically says what order to push what buttons and I think that ive successfully returned my phone to stock.
My new question.....Is there any way short of turning on the device and checking in the settings to see the "about phone" info? I cannot see any of it to be sure I was successful. Anyway to hook it up to the computer to gain this info?

Turn on your phone and check. After that restart into recovery and reset to factory defaults. Better safe than sorry.
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I might be in a similar situation, I have a Streak running Streakdroid 1.8.1 that I nandroid-flashed back to the original v2.2 baseband GAUSB1A13800 build 10688 (the version that is installed when you use QDLTool)
I want to get my Streak as close to stock as possible for waranty issues (ear speaker is crackling / dieing).
Will flashing the above recovery.img bring me to the original Rogers baseband ? I don't have any nandroid bkp of v1.6 because it was impossible to install CWR or Streakmod R on that version (see all my old post on the topic).
Alternatively, if anyone has a nandroid backup if their Rogers system with Streak_339_14896_32.pkg , that would also be appreciated ;-)

I doubt you'll be able to find the stock 1.6 ROM. But, you can put the Rogers 2.2 update on there. That's what I've done twice now and have no issues from Rogers. It is the 339 ROM, and I'm quite certain you can find it in Manii's index of ROMs. Just search it with google - index of manii 339. Should be your first hit. Good luck. At least you don't have to do it without being able to see the screen.
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