Database Users

[POLL] Will you keep Froyo?

For the folks that have gotten a taste of Froyo, will you keep it?
Closing this poll in 21 days, I imagine the "officially official" Froyo release will have some variances.

Yes.
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I don't see any poll? My vote would be yes. I went from rooted N1 with stock rom and recovery to amon_ra's recovery and Froyo and haven't found a single bug yet. It's very stable for me and even watched a Youtube flash video which worked flawlessly (keep in mind I only watched one video so far)

.. when it's CM-froyo, yes.. till then 507.

Of course. It works flawlessly on my device and the speed increase is money. Just waiting for the mods now. And for the app devs to send their updates.

rori~ said:
.. when it's CM-froyo, yes.. till then 507.
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Darn it! Wish I thought of that option before putting up the poll! I've been thinking of reverting to CM507 and waiting on CM6... But I don't see any options to edit the poll.

im waiting for cyanogen...played with froyo for 5 mins, than did a restore back

I'm keeping it because I love the new features, It's like they listened to me directly because everything I wanted they've updated specifically. I do miss my features with Enoms ROM but I can live without until he releases an update [still waiting on AOSP as far as I know]

icon57 said:
im waiting for cyanogen...played with froyo for 5 mins, than did a restore back
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Give it a chance rofl. 5 minutes is not enough to discover all the new tweaks/features that Google gave us

Keeping it. There are so many new features and just little visual tweaks that make it so awesome. Like when you mount your phone via USB there's a little android guy. Or if you use more than one language when typing you can just swipe the spacebar to easily switch.
The only cons I've encountered were Handcent fc'ing every time I send a msg and the HTC mod kb not working. However those two things are huge for me.
Overall the speed, visual enhancements and epicness of Froyo is enough for me to roll w the punches until 2.2 source is released and the devs fix up something awesome!
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Sent from my Nexus One

Anyone have issues when powering up the phone? It seems to take forever until it is stable and will actually respond normally. Unrooted Froyo.

Don't know why people would prefer anything older than FroYo.
It's faster, it's reliable, it has cool features and is better looking =)
Definitely a keeper, very happy with it. Now where is my Gingerbread?!

DarkDvr said:
Don't know why people would prefer anything older than FroYo.
It's faster, it's reliable, it has cool features and is better looking =)
Definitely a keeper, very happy with it. Now where is my Gingerbread?!
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Because its missing all the little tweaks from CM that makes day-to-day on the phone so much more useful. (even little things like remove debug message, trackball track skip, color pulsing, etc)
I think I'm still going to keep it but waiting impatiently for a CM froyo variant for sure.

Keeping it. The 2 issues I had, have been fixed by app updates for dolphin HD and handsent. And I think there's a fix out for HTC ime that I have to find.

I'm keeping it for now, but once enom and CM start building new ROMs with a Froyo base, then I'll probably move onto those

I got froyo, then went back to cyan5.0.6 due to the fact that apps are not updated yet. But I went back to froyo last night willing to be patient. I cant wait for cyan froyo 6.0 Being stock sucks and to me the reg functions of the phone are slow compared to 5.0.6.
You know how many times I hit my trackball to wake my phone up and unlock and im like "****" lol....
cyan ROMs are the shiznit!!!

Tried Froyo, went back to 2.1
It's not so much I had anything against Froyo... everything worked great with Froyo itself... but none of the widgets I use worked with Froyo, so I reverted.

where's the option to keep a nandroid of both froyo & CM and switch back & forth as needed?

I'm keeping it for now; I REALLY miss some of my apps though.
Since none of them are updated for Apps2SD yet my phone memory's almost full & started rejecting text messages.
Couple that with I have over 100 apps that I can't even find on the market again and yeah.. I'm waiting for CM =(
Love the flash player and hulu on the go though; so for now, it stays...

RixKliq said:
where's the option to keep a nandroid of both froyo & CM and switch back & forth as needed?
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u can backup ur phone as much as u want. As long as u have the space to do it on ur SD card. I have about 3 nandroid backups. 2 cyan5.0.6 and 1 froyo. Just go into recovery and select which one u want.

WANTED: VERY, VERY STABLE FINAl ROM: xtras, everything WORKING, minimal compromises

I have to sell 3 of my G1 androids. I want to flash nice looking, feature filled ROM’s to them. But, NO (few) COMPROMISES, everything should work as least as well as as doughnut. Minimal bugs, reasonably fast very GOOD battery life, WIFI, BT, responsiveness, stable GAPP’s etc,. Xtras. Tethering, good looks,multitasking etc would be nice.
It should be idiot proof. I don’t want anybody coming back ro me wining after sold.
Please, all suggestions welcome, VOTE.
Regards, PK
BTW: I Personally try anything on my own phones, all sorts of test runs, betas, RC’s, etc with bugs galore, but I would not want to sell them that way.

CM5.x
You are paying us for helping you, right?

http://chromatic.r00t.la/ download 3.9.1.1. stable, nice looking eclair rom. i personally used this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=622613
this is another eclair rom. it's also stable and fast.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688262
this is pretty much the "stock" eclair. it's stable and has an amazing battery life.
have fun raking in the money :]

fw_ said:
CM5.x
You are paying us for helping you, right?
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you said CM5.x and now you want money?!
ok now to the topic:
i suggest you the Chromatic 3.9.1.1. i use it for 2 - 3 months and im very satisfied.
everything works. Multitasking, Tethering, Fast(and stays fast), nice looking (black/red look)
and so on, well there are no compromises as far as i know, cuz everything works. it´s Éclair, stable Gapps.
well, everything you mentioned.
but you have to set the colour of the clock, date, notifications by yourself in spare parts.
activate compcache and set the cpu to 614 - 412(or something similiar) and ondemand, then you´re good to go.
there are newer builds from chromatc, 4.+ but they´re froyo, and i personally don't like them, they´re feelin sluggy..
direct url to chromatics page HERE

fw_ said:
CM5.x
You are paying us for helping you, right?
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Why would he pay us...
You could put a hero rom(preferably ZX) on one and the other two could have eclair(preferably SuperE).
You should have either put this in general disscusion or Q&A. Next time bud, k?
@Aboves the only reason why I wouldn't suggest froyo yet is because it's still in RC.

to add on to installing the 3.9.1.1. chromatic, i'd recommend these settings:
install pershoot's latest kernel http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=958
install setcpu, set profiles. more details can be found in chromersmith's thread.
install latest adw launcher. http://jbthemes.com/anderweb/
if you have a class 6 sd card included in the phones, enable 32mb of swap with 40 swappiness. if not, enable compcache.
check lock home app in memory, disable extra settings [gps, 3g, etc] for an increase of battery life.
make sure you do a full wipe/partition sd card using the latest version of recovery. [or do "fastboot erase system -w" too just to be safe]

Thanks All!
Looks like the éclairs win and I have some digging around for the right one(s). Probably chromatic xx.x but if I have time it will be fun flashing some of the others.
Thanks Again, PK
Sorry I posted here instead of general,

hey come and try out our roms.. my latest rom is posted androidmobsquad 0.3.2 with gapps come download it and try it out.

developer.htc.com/adp.html
That would be an appropriate, stable, OEM ROM for those devices.

Dudes Cupcake. http://code.google.com/p/thedudescupcake/

I considered a cupcake, certainly would be bulletproof I think. and not freak anybody. I Liked these phones when I got them because the interface seemed so simple and slippery. Might give it a try.
I wonder if they will work with Danger spl (and Amon and the latest radio)
Regards, Pk

Just put Enom's offical on the G1, its faster than any 2.1,2.1,1.6 rom out there....Plus it doesnt req OC over 384 to be fast....While the phone has to be at like 5XX+ just to run a froyo/eclair rom...I can run TheOffical fine at 128/384.

you could also put a froyo ROM in there, anyway you don't have to be a rocket scientist to wipe all the data an flash a new ROM... especially if the phone is already rooted and has the amon ra recovery...
The software support is what keeps this old phone alive.

Thanks, I’m using CM froyo 6 RC0 and RC3 myself. I like RC0 is pretty stable but a little hard on batteries, RC3 is hell on batteries, kinda buggy and a little tricky to get gapps to work. I think froyo is just to un-vetted.
I agree it's not rocket science to wipe and flash but it may be for joe-ebay and I really want to say goodbye forever to these things rather than walk someone through re-flash or getting gripes about battery life.
Regards, PK

pk2 said:
Thanks, I’m using CM froyo 6 RC0 and RC3 myself. I like RC0 is pretty stable but a little hard on batteries, RC3 is hell on batteries, kinda buggy and a little tricky to get gapps to work. I think froyo is just to un-vetted.
I agree it's not rocket science to wipe and flash but it may be for joe-ebay and I really want to say goodbye forever to these things rather than walk someone through re-flash or getting gripes about battery life.
Regards, PK
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That's why you need to put a STABLE 1.6/2.1 on the phone....
What "IF" there's a problem and they aren't tech savy?Then what if they want a refund cause they cant figure out the problem...What if there's a constant amount of fc's? Better safe than sorry

Ace42 said:
Just put Enom's offical on the G1, its faster than any 2.1,2.1,1.6 rom out there....Plus it doesnt req OC over 384 to be fast....While the phone has to be at like 5XX+ just to run a froyo/eclair rom...I can run TheOffical fine at 128/384.
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I hate to go backwards an and maybe primitive, not much fun but, it's not for me is it. I have to say these things all came completely stock and the interface was downright slippery compared to much else.
I hope there's information about downgrading-spl,radio,, etc.
Regards, PK

pk2 said:
I hate to go backwards an and maybe primitive, not much fun but, it's not for me is it. I have to say these things all came completely stock and the interface was downright slippery compared to much else.
I hope there's information about downgrading-spl,radio,, etc.
Regards, PK
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Are the phones still on stock firmware now?

Thanks,
No, actually they are all rooted, have danger-SPL, the latest radio and some version of CM.
Regards, PK

Sitting on the fence

So here I sit, on the fence, with my rooted stock Epic.
Nothing has really substantiated the rumors of Froyo for the 21st, and that just makes me think it's not coming (and if SamsungJohn was going to finally say something substantial, a yea or nay would be a nice start).
But this is not a thread about the OTA.
I'm just thinking... if OTA is really imminent, then I'll just wait and let the devs work on it. But if it's not... then it's time to look at one of the available ROMs.
ViperRom 4.0.4 looks damn sweet... love the ViperWheel widget... but it was held up from its Monday release (are they waiting for source code drop too?). And there is Midnight and Nebula which I kinda like also.
I guess I could start the process of checking them out.
Or I could just sit here and wait. I'm going out of town this weekend and probably should leave things alone until I get back home.
Until then I ask anyone who is running those ROMs... would I lose Swype if I switch ROMs? I really like Swype...

I am stock/rooted, pretty much in the same situation. Will wait until the end of the month if no stock Froyo materializes will look into roms and modding a bit. I depend on my phone's functions all working for my business and would rather not take a chance that I will lose functionality by flashing to the Froyo leak.

i was waiting like you guys til the other week and i went to bonsai, and everything is working superbly.
I was getting sick of stock rom and 2.1, not being able to have hulu or flash as well as a few apps that are must have like Humans vs aliens as well as Andy-83.
Im now just waiting for the official source so it can be improved, but ive had no issues on bonsai and reccomend it, if you want something fast and clean..

give the latest midnight a shot it works really good just wipe 3x before loading and be happy. swype works for me just have to switch text imput method from gb to swype.

Soooo. Oh., before that... I am so glad I rooted and mod. I ran midnight ... and cut my teeth on the ext4 .... the cwm .... and after root and rom messed around with themes. After my ver of midnight got a few weeks old I switched to bonzai and I love it too... it just works. Wait a few ... but its worth it.
Btw ... will we have to wait a while for the new stock 2.2 to get rooted or... is once root always root? Curious.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

VIPERrom 4.0.4 does look sweet. I'm currently running FRoZen 4.0.3, and it has been great. I highly recommend the VIPERroms. I be jonesin' for that 4.0.4 son!

I use Frankenstein.

Don't update.
There's too many bugs in dk28 which will make yu scramble for di18, but when you go back you will miss the little upgrades that did work so it'll be this constant struggle within.
Until official 2.2.1 ofcourse
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Also you can just copy the swype.apk from /system/app
Can't he?
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

ROM's
I spent last weekend loading up all of the different (read more popular) ROM's and the most stable and straight forward one to me was Nebula Seven Sisters. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863154
The developer made it a point of keeping a lot of the stock look and features while improving on what Froyo brought to the table. I did not have any real functional issues with Viper, Midnight or TrulyEpic, it just seemed that Nebula was trying to keep the experience closer to stock than the others.
Other people will say they like the modified skins, the launcher pro, the Viper wheel, etc. For them, that is the case. That is the great thing about the developers of the ROM's, they are doing this to cater to different crowds.
So really, there is no need to wait for Sprint or Samsung here, download Odin, grab some ROM's and have fun with your phone! All I can say is to make Clockwork backups often, it makes the process of going back to the ROM you liked two days ago so much easier!
Randy

could try the Syndicate Rom, for 2.1.... see how fast the 2.2.1 roms WILL be after source... but other than that, they are all stable from what I read, some people have a few issues, depends a lot on you though. If you have a ton of stuff to reinstall after a clean wipe, might as well wait out the weekend, not for an OTA, slim chance there... but just so you have time.... sometimes things take longer, you may go thru 5 roms before you find the one you like... etc.

lazyart said:
I'm just thinking... if OTA is really imminent, then I'll just wait and let the devs work on it. But if it's not... then it's time to look at one of the available ROMs.
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DK28 is buggy but it is better than 2.1 by far. You really don't lose anything by going with one of the available ROMs right now. Presumably they will all have an update once the new version is sent out from Sprint (whether it be on the 21st or not). If you're running a custom 2.2 ROM, you'll just do a CWM backup, update to the newer version of whichever ROM you like, and then restore your data.
I went back and forth between Quantum and Bonsai ROM today. It takes no more than 10 minutes to fully swap ROMs. Just do it, you'll be glad you did. And if a new version of 2.2 comes out in the next 5 days, it will only take a few minutes (max) of your time to upgrade to it.

A_Flying_Fox said:
Don't update.
There's too many bugs in dk28 which will make yu scramble for di18, but when you go back you will miss the little upgrades that did work so it'll be this constant struggle within.
Until official 2.2.1 ofcourse
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What bugs are u getting? I running bonsai and have no issues.. even got Tue pre8 wireless tether working perfectly ...
Sent From My Bonsai Epic 4g

SF-IT-Guy said:
I spent last weekend loading up all of the different (read more popular) ROM's and the most stable and straight forward one to me was Nebula Seven Sisters. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863154
The developer made it a point of keeping a lot of the stock look and features while improving on what Froyo brought to the table. I did not have any real functional issues with Viper, Midnight or TrulyEpic, it just seemed that Nebula was trying to keep the experience closer to stock than the others.
Other people will say they like the modified skins, the launcher pro, the Viper wheel, etc. For them, that is the case. That is the great thing about the developers of the ROM's, they are doing this to cater to different crowds.
So really, there is no need to wait for Sprint or Samsung here, download Odin, grab some ROM's and have fun with your phone! All I can say is to make Clockwork backups often, it makes the process of going back to the ROM you liked two days ago so much easier!
Randy
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Is 7sisters smoother than bonsai?Im asking because I want minimal rom so I can add my own things to it.

Well, I've just flashed DK28 and CWM just finished converting to EXT4. It's party time.
Viper brings some great stuff to the table.
Nebula is stability first, which is important to me since my business and my phone are virtually inseparable.
I also like Midnight's BYOR modular format, keeping bloat to a minimum.
I'll have a fun time with this.

lviv73 said:
Is 7sisters smoother than bonsai?Im asking because I want minimal rom so I can add my own things to it.
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Bonsai is bare minimum and is great to add your own stuff and themes and its stable and fast, and for me the pre8 new wifi tethering app wits great, I live this rom!!!
Sent From My Bonsai Epic 4g

lazyart said:
Well, I've just flashed DK28 and CWM just finished converting to EXT4. It's party time.
Viper brings some great stuff to the table.
Nebula is stability first, which is important to me since my business and my phone are virtually inseparable.
I also like Midnight's BYOR modular format, keeping bloat to a minimum.
I'll have a fun time with this.
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More fun than I realized. After the conversion I got stuck at the www.samsungmmobile.com screen. Here we Odin again!

lazyart said:
More fun than I realized. After the conversion I got stuck at the www.samsungmmobile.com screen. Here we Odin again!
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No need to odin,odin only if nothing else works!
In ur case pull out bettery,put it back in,hold power+vol down+camera to get back into cmw3 and try again.
This will save you some time.

Everyone should be warned of one MAJOR issue. If you use you phone for primary internet access anywhere you go; whether at home or at work or wherever. The tethering drops you no matter what you use at random. It is very frustrating and annoying. If it wasn't for this I'd be 100% satisfied with nebula already; but it isn't the rom's problem, it's with DK28. Some people use wireless tethering but I cannot with 2 different desktops I use my phone for internet connectivity.

lazyart said:
More fun than I realized. After the conversion I got stuck at the www.samsungmmobile.com screen. Here we Odin again!
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Make sure you watch some of Randy Shear's videos on youtube if you're new at this. He very slowly goes through many of the basic steps in putting a new rom on your phone. If you skip a step you cause yourself triple work. Just take your time and watch a few of his video's and just put the rom on your want. His Viper Apoc 4.0.2 video is excellent.

New Dell Streak User

Hi Guys,
Just got myself a Dell Streak from Rogers.
Now I own both an obsolete Dell Streak and HP TouchPad lol
Anyways, I'm about to attempt to install DSC v0.7 custom rom.
Who uses this? and is it good compared to GingerStreak?
Also any advice or tips for a new user?
Thanks!

Gingerstreak is just old and based on unofficial 405 release and not anymore developed, meanwhile DSC it's based on newest 407 official release and heavily developed and has a lot more stuff incorporated in it and way less buggy even compared to the official 407. I tried all gingers for the streak and found peace with DSC.

I use DSC 0.7. It is arguably the best custom Gingerbread ROM currently available. Rock solid stable with no "showstopper" bugs, it's also constantly updated. GingerStreak is no longer being maintained, to the best of my knowledge. As noted in this thread, the GingerStreak code is old code compared to DSC and has some pretty nasty bugs. I know Go Launcher EX doesn't like GingerStreak. Other apps may be just as finicky.
Don't bother with GingerStreak. Use DSC, but make sure you read the first post in the DSC thread carefully.

I installed DSC v0.7, and I noticed the WiFi tethering option is gone. But when i use a toggle it appears to work, but can't connect. Also using another app to turn on the tether, i can't seem to connect to it... anyone can shed some light on this?
Thanks a bunch for the peeps on the info above
EDIT:
I re-installed and the tether option appeared, but then I get a reboot and now the setting is gone??? wtf
EDIT2:
Fixed it, thanks to truefat's post, i deleted the rogers apn setting and works

Glad to see someone new here, ok here goes my tips, or should I rather say my setup that simply works.
ROM: DSC v0.7
launcher: Zeam
privacy app: PDroid and you will need PDroid DSC patch
anti-theft app: avast!
theme: DSC_MattedBlues V7
some notes:
works fine
currently under development
no deal breakers
is quite fast - can handle most power hungry games
MattedBlues theme breaks the SwiftKex X (phone) keyboard in landscape mode! not an issue if you don't use this keyboard

I just got mine tuesday night. So far loving it and excited to load a custom rom. Just having a hard time trying to get it rooted first.
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

You dont have to root in order to install a custom rom
Sent from my Dell Streak using xda premium

yeah just read that. so used to old way i did it on my vibrant. going to attempt to download DCS this weekend....any tips outside of the guide>?

in the dsc thread, theres file for download, called a flashme pack
itll install the amss and dsp1 required for gingerbread, also installs the recovery , easy enough to do, put streak into fastboot mode run the command and connect phone to pc, does rest itself, then just install the rom via recovery mode
pretty easy to do once you get your head around it

voodooline said:
yeah just read that. so used to old way i did it on my vibrant. going to attempt to download DCS this weekend....any tips outside of the guide>?
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Make sure you read and understand the warnings about using fastboot in the flashing guide and read Everything you wanted to know about the streak, but were too busy bricking it.
Fastboot and StreakMod Recovery are your main tools for modding the Streak.

Thanks for the advice. Running DSC very impressed so far. This phone is amazing.
Sent from my Dell Streak using xda premium

i just got my streak today as well. It wouldnt even turn on!!! wtf is going on with this phone. I think the battery might be completely discharged, but there isnt even an indicator saying that its charging.

badhobz said:
i just got my streak today as well. It wouldnt even turn on!!! wtf is going on with this phone. I think the battery might be completely discharged, but there isnt even an indicator saying that its charging.
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You should get a replacement ASAP, before there aren't any left....
Or they'll send you a refurb one.

vampirexhunter said:
Hi Guys,
Just got myself a Dell Streak from Rogers.
Also any advice or tips for a new user?
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Welcome to the Streak family! lol...well you must be aware that most custom roms with 2.3 have some minor bugs that will probably bother your daily usage at times - random freeze/reboots...etc. Not saying that this happens often but quite rarely especially if you install an apk that cause instability.
Stock roms have also their issues, but they are by far the most reliable roms out there since they are very stable and suitable for daily usage.

Final5k said:
Welcome to the Streak family! lol...well you must be aware that most custom roms with 2.3 have some minor bugs that will probably bother your daily usage at times - random freeze/reboots...etc. Not saying that this happens often but quite rarely especially if you install an apk that cause instability.
Stock roms have also their issues, but they are by far the most reliable roms out there since they are very stable and suitable for daily usage.
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O really.. I'm using DSC and its been great so far.. but I only got my streak on Tuesday, so I can't really say that its 100% stable.
But nonetheless, I am happy
Also upgraded the InnerSD to 8GB, modify the sd cache for faster reading speeds. (getting ~3x read speeds!!)

vampirexhunter said:
O really.. I'm using DSC and its been great so far.. but I only got my streak on Tuesday, so I can't really say that its 100% stable.
But nonetheless, I am happy
Also upgraded the InnerSD to 8GB, modify the sd cache for faster reading speeds. (getting ~3x read speeds!!)
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Same with me dsc is very stable.
Sent from my DSC v 0.7 Streak

vampirexhunter said:
Also upgraded the InnerSD to 8GB, modify the sd cache for faster reading speeds. (getting ~3x read speeds!!)
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did you cut the plastic or open the whole thing up? i think after my warranty is expired i might do the same.

badhobz said:
did you cut the plastic or open the whole thing up? i think after my warranty is expired i might do the same.
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I Cut the plastic. Btw, did you install a custom rom? if yes, you've already voided your warranty.. so, why not do this mod? lol

vampirexhunter said:
I Cut the plastic. Btw, did you install a custom rom? if yes, you've already voided your warranty.. so, why not do this mod? lol
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pssh, thats not so. If you install a custom rom you can always reflash back to stock (i havent read how to do so just yet on the streak, but im sure there is a way to backup the stock firmware).
Just to give you an example. My streak that came in last friday was dead on arrival. The touch screen was failing intermittently and from what ive read on the streak forums so far, a dead LCD in this phone is quite is a very possible situation. That replacement is 50+ bucks so might as well not do anything while you still have the 1 year warranty.
Software is mostly always fixable. Ive sent back two samsung infuses that i flashed the **** out of and then just reinstalled stock firmware and back they went. Both died within 2 months of receiving the phones. One screen burnt out, the other the GPS chip melted.

Well that's good of you to be cautious. Better be safe than sorry... As for me, I gave into temptation
Also in about a year, i'll be due for a free upgrade..
By then, i might not even use it.

Rebuilt my streak today. removed DSC7 and went back to Streakdroid244

Hey folks,
How many other folks had/have issues with DSC7 and wifi? I did not like the fact that i needed to use a third party app to work around the issue. But I have to say I really really really like DSC7 and hope the WIFI issue is resolved soon. I think the issue stems from the base ROM, but that is just a educated guess.
I have gone back to GingerStreak244. I did a factory wipe and then installed a factory ROM (353), followed by StreakDroid, then got a bunch of FCs for the phone crap, did another factory reset reinstalled StreakDroid again and all is well.
I am looking for a Weather WIDGET that is large enough for the Streak but I cannot find one; everything I see is too small; so if you know of one tell me.
Lastly, I have two Streaks and I have one for sale in the market, here is the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470649&highlight=dell+streak
$190 and I will cover shipping in the United States.

I don't think the wifi issue is just with DSC or any other Rom. It seems to be independent of the rom.
Did you install the correct base bands for a Gingerbread Rom? If you installed 353 first, then you will have deleted them...
Sent from my Dell Streak using Tapatalk

Yeah, I did install the correct basebands.
I may give DSC a go again as it was installed over the last ROM and was not a clean install.
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Sorry to hear that. I had a lot of problems with DSC 7 as well. DSC 65 was perfect for me and baseband 406 was good.. I updated to 407 and DSC 7 and at first gave me a bunch of force restarts. It usually happens when I flash DSC rom and the wifi issue is ok with the Wifi reassociate app n0ps packed its quite tolerable. I have never tried gingerstreak as yet but have heard good things about it. I myself just did a full rebuild when I upped to 407 baseband.
Oh P.S try HD Widgets gives u a bunch of weather options.

I don't recommend GingerStreak for two reasons:
1: It's built using beta code and some hacked together drivers, making it less reliable than ROMs based on an official release.
2: It hasn't been updated in months. One of the two developers doesn't have a Streak any longer and the other is focusing more on the Streak 7.
You can use any ROM you wish, but I would stick with ROMs based on the 407 release.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
I don't recommend GingerStreak for two reasons:
1: It's built using beta code and some hacked together drivers, making it less reliable than ROMs based on an official release.
2: It hasn't been updated in months. One of the two developers doesn't have a Streak any longer and the other is focusing more on the Streak 7.
You can use any ROM you wish, but I would stick with ROMs based on the 407 release.
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YOu are correct about the age of the ROM, but really that is not an issue to me if what I need from the ROM is working. Yes, Steve is working with the 7 and Fards has a new phone but the work they have done and will continue to do is bettery than anything I can do and for that I am very thankful to both of them and the rest of the folks that have input. Who knows Steve may even come out with ICS for the streak. Only time will tell and I am not going to ask about it.
Now, it looks like the WIFI issues are being hammered out in DSC 71 and it is being tested, as of last night it is looking promising. So, it will probably not be too long before I give it a go again.
Lastly, I am getting really pissed off at the crap LCD on this phone, I have had the gorilla glass separate from the LCD like 5 times and this last time may be it for me.

I have never had good luck with StreakDroid, mostly because it was incompatible with Go Launcher EX. DSC never had that problem, and given the frequent updates to it, was a much better choice. The ROM people choose to use is of course a personal preference, but I honestly believe StreakDroid is not a good choice for a Gingerbread ROM for the reasons stated. In the case of DSC, the most recent update has apparently fixed what was my one minor glitch with it: the phone app not recognizing touches to the screen after engaging the proximity sensor. I've never had issues with WiFi on the ROM since I started using it, but I know others have had freezing issues.
On the subject of build quality, what in the heck do you guys DO with your Streaks to make them virtually fall apart like you describe? Knock on wood, but compared to the horror stories I've read about for the past nine months now my Streak must be built like a tank. The only issues I have ever had with the Streak were with the 16GB MicroSD not reading and the Dell logo coming off the back of the Streak. The first I solved using a pair of needle-nose pliers and the second was solved with a bit of superglue.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
On the subject of build quality, what in the heck do you guys DO with your Streaks to make them virtually fall apart like you describe? Knock on wood, but compared to the horror stories I've read about for the past nine months now my Streak must be built like a tank. The only issues I have ever had with the Streak were with the 16GB MicroSD not reading and the Dell logo coming off the back of the Streak. The first I solved using a pair of needle-nose pliers and the second was solved with a bit of superglue.
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lol I agree, I've my streak just over a year, and as far as build quality goes, I'm impressed, I had a Touch pro and Touch pro 2 before this and both of them had a cracked screen within a year. this streak seems to be pretty much indestructible, the only issue I have is a slightly bent hook on the back cover, so it's a bit stiff getting the cover back on, but that doesn't bother me at all
in call volume sucked on the stock rom, but using Gingerstreak seems to have sorted that out, not had any complaints from people saying they can't hear me since upgrading the rom
Shame dell decided to ditch the device, I'd have liked to have seen a streak 2

I've had my Streak since pre-launch... so going on 2 years.
I've not had a spot of trouble with mine (knock on wood) with the singular exception of battery drain when the device arrived. A factory reset was sufficient to clear that up and since then has been happly chugging away daily.
I do keep mine in an Otterbox Defender (a commuter for a little while)
I'm now running CM7 and loving it. Best ROM I've ever used.

alperin: Do not use GingerStreak! It has frequent freezes!
I recommend you to use DSC ROM. It's perfectelly stable and quick! It's battery life is amazing too! You won't have any trouble with DSC!

any pointers
Radimus said:
I've had my Streak since pre-launch... so going on 2 years.
I've not had a spot of trouble with mine (knock on wood) with the singular exception of battery drain when the device arrived. A factory reset was sufficient to clear that up and since then has been happly chugging away daily.
I do keep mine in an Otterbox Defender (a commuter for a little while)
I'm now running CM7 and loving it. Best ROM I've ever used.
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Any pointers... all the roms ive tried have been hit or miss or good for up to 48hrs then refuse to boot...i try to keep with compatible basebands right now i am swapping between the latest streak strains of miui, longhorn, and cm7... all have shined brightly ever so briefly on my unit then taken turns for the worse usually after app updates or installs (fc's/crashes/etc)
Any pointers for getting to a stable place on any of these phenominal roms would be appreciated...()

Gingerstreak2.4.4 with GX Kernel 1.0 works well for me. I think it's been on my Streak for 6 or 7 months now (possibly more) with no issues to speak of apart from occasional battery meter randomness
My current baseband is 405. I MAY change it to 406 but I've only got it as a main device for 3 more months or so. Stable ROM so why change stuff eh!
Mine is on for weeks at a time without cause for rebooting, unless I install a a load of stuff - I tend to clear dalvik cache then - or want to recalibrate the battery.

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hello.. newbie's here..
just wanna say, i have a DS5 for 2 weeks... bought it 2nd hand (still stock 2.2)
after 2 weeks of reading and reading --like what senior's said--
(and not asking repeating questions)...
now using GingerStreak 2.4.4
Kernel 2.6.35.7-perf
BB 406
(is it update or outdated??)
my first post is just wanna say thank you to DJ Steve and The Manii for the good work... mad a donation for both of them (that's at least what i can do...)
nothing to say,,, before the ussd fix, it was annoying, but it's OK now,,,
looking forward to do a innersd changing like what's in rdtk, xda, and modaco
**finger's crossed**

Bugscze said:
alperin: Do not use GingerStreak! It has frequent freezes!
I recommend you to use DSC ROM. It's perfectelly stable and quick! It's battery life is amazing too! You won't have any trouble with DSC!
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LOL, no worries. I just sold the Streak as I fubared the screen again. I am sporting a Galaxy Note and loving it.

arif.ardyansyah said:
hello.. newbie's here..
just wanna say, i have a DS5 for 2 weeks... bought it 2nd hand (still stock 2.2)
after 2 weeks of reading and reading --like what senior's said--
(and not asking repeating questions)...
now using GingerStreak 2.4.4
Kernel 2.6.35.7-perf
BB 406
(is it update or outdated??)
my first post is just wanna say thank you to DJ Steve and The Manii for the good work... mad a donation for both of them (that's at least what i can do...)
nothing to say,,, before the ussd fix, it was annoying, but it's OK now,,,
looking forward to do a innersd changing like what's in rdtk, xda, and modaco
**finger's crossed**
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If everything is running good for you then the ROM is the one to use. If you like to mess around try other ROMs. DJ Steve's ROMs have been good for me!

problems with wifi
I've started using dsc and had problems with wifi freezing, for some reason 2.4.4 worked great for my phone. Anytime I need to use 3g I have too reboot my phone, then to get back to wifi I have to reboot again

I'm newbie here... In DSC since 0.6 ! very stable rom indeed ! Made my streak as "real phone" with working USSD gingerbread rom. And the most important thing is continuous support from developer and dsc team !