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[Streak 5 Android Development] fone_fanatic:
Are the other items flashing?

which method did you use to flash and can you still access the recovery but holding down both volume buttons after you power your device on?

Does your baseband end in 21-US or 31-US and are your capacitive button lights going crazy or normal?

My baseband is still at 21-US although OEM version is at 31. I have a suspicion that fastboot isn't properly writing the recovery.img for me..

I tried to use that latest update and half way through i got an error "FOTA model name mismatch"

I'm currently trying to figure a way to pull the baseband so we can do a true full restore. (now i'm worried if i can get 2.2 when its released since my device is at 21-US)
[Streak 5 Android Development] smokku:
Same here. Finally no O2 logo... :)

I had flashing lights. Flashing r2-4399-streak-superboot fixed the problem.

I am still at my original baseband. 21-EU

Stock 31 update is 4917. Why would you want to downgrade from 6601?
[Streak 5 Android Development] johnnobts:
because we are in the US and are a little concerned we may not be able to apply the 2.2 upgrade with a modified baseband. fone, i don't think the baseband change will make a difference. i am concerned about the flashing lights as of right now.
[Streak 5 Android Development] Tweezydak1d:
I can still get to the recovery using the buttons but when I select the second option that's when I get stuck at a black screen. I flashed the recovery through fastboot
[Streak 5 Android Development] Bohemian:
No change in numbers and now no flashing lights. Still can not get to recovery, clockworkmod just reboots and button mode goes to standard recover and selectin option 2 goes black screen.

Model; Dell Streak

Firmware; 1.6

Baseband; GAUSB1A111231-US

Kernel; 2.6.29-perf

OEM; GAUSB1A111231

Build; 6601
[Streak 5 Android Development] johnnobts:
I haven't been able to find any information about backing up baseband in order to do a restore.
[Streak 5 Android Development] gomesj:
get stuck on dell logo boot

I have followed both sets of instructions (fastboot and nandroid) and I keep getting stuck at the Dell logo. During nandroid restore it gives me the error "Cannot format DATADATA" then stops. Please help
[Streak 5 Android Development] geek78:
Hi fone-fanatic

Could you explain how backing up the recovery.img to be able to flash it ?

Thanks
[Streak 5 Android Development] mue4:
I am having the exact same issue. Any advice?
[Streak 5 Android Development] punkrckriot:
I initially flashed this via fastboot and was stuck at the dell logo. i then flashed to the 02 1.6 rom and re flashed the att rom via clockwork mod nandroid. i am up and running but the lights flash like crazy and everything has "an unexpected error" and closes. cant open contacts, set up gmail, open "phone" so i cant get to the dialer. am i the only one getting all the force closes?
[Streak 5 Android Development] lufc:
I would reflash mate :)
[Streak 5 Android Development] punkrckriot:
currently in the process of doing so. if i just use universal androot to unroot the phone will the blinking lights go away you think?

update: after re flashing it still has the force close issue...

update 2: every rom i flash has the same issue and i get "device memory full when in messaging and in clockwork recovery it says "E: cant find MISC:"

ive tried formatting everything and reflashing and still have the same problem
[Streak 5 Android Development] joeclark:
Ok i am confused, how do I do this with PC? Im running win7 if that makes differance
[Streak 5 Android Development] fone_fanatic:
Don't know about the force close issues, i would suggest you clear your dalvik cache, that might help also maybe try going back to recovery after flashing and reseting to factory settings.

And i think we can just ignore the "E: cant find MISC:" because our devices don't have an E: path. Kept saying that on mine to, i just ignored it.

Google is your friend.. i learned everything in a couple hours. Not sure if you can do it on windows 7, think you need xp. look into ubuntu as well, easy to install as a virtual OS or off a live CD.

Search for "how to adb" and "how to fastboot"
[Streak 5 Android Development] fone_fanatic:
not sure about this.. there is nothing in the data.img since i did the backup right after a factory reset. Even when i try to unzip it there is nothing in it. Try clearing your dalvik cache before you attempt to flash.
[Streak 5 Android Development] fone_fanatic:
Can you provide a link? is it the one from modaco?

Thank you for this info.

one way is through adb

$ adb shell
# cat /dev/mtd/mtd1 > /sdcard/recovery.img

also read through the clockworkmod recovery sticky, backing up recovery is discussed there.
[Streak 5 Android Development] hdbueller:
"+Create a folder in "backup" named whatever you want and place boot.img, system.img, cache.img, data.img, recovery.img and nandroid.md5 in that folder."

Where do I get these .img files from?
[Streak 5 Android Development] chrisbensch:
I think I missed something

I've been waiting for this solution, the only problem I have is getting the actual .img files for all of those flash commands. Where can I get my hands on 'em?
[Streak 5 Android Development] punkrckriot:
those files are in the .zip he attached. click on the big green download arrow
[Streak 5 Android Development] punkrckriot:
its working now and i used the superboot somebody else said to get rid of the flashing lights. im honestly not sure what i did to get it running correctly but i had cleared the dalvik cache a few times, maybe it only worked this last time. i ended up flashing a bunch of recoveries and roms and eventually found a combination that worked for me. I am now running back on the stock USA 1.6 rom and im not sure what recovery i ended up using. its running thats what matters. thanks for the help bro
[Streak 5 Android Development] johnnobts:
what's your baseband now punkrcriot? and what superboot did you use? link to that thread please?
[Streak 5 Android Development] fone_fanatic:
The green download arrow.

yeah same here, it was like trial and error till it finally worked..

don't know if its the streak or fastboot.. currently i'm waiting for dell to release the kernel source code. if they ever do it that is.
[Streak 5 Android Development] johnnobts:
fone, did you manage to get back to baseband 31? are your lights still blinking? If not, how'd you fix them?

also, cannot seem to use the fastboot method with my 8023 firmware on my US Streak. would prefer to use fastboot. keep getting "waiting for device"
[Streak 5 Android Development] punkrckriot:
try reinstalling your drivers
[Streak 5 Android Development] punkrckriot:
http://android.modaco.com/content/d...1-6-downloads-how-tos-rom-superboot-recovery/

it was r2-4399-streak-superboot baseband is still 21 oem version is 31. but hey eventually somebody will figure this out. beats having the flashing lights
[Streak 5 Android Development] clubtech:
So after reading all posts and trying to get my Streak back to 1.6 (which was a serious pain to do from 2.1) i found that there is no real way to get it back to stock unless we can get the stock recovery to work, which at the current state, it installs but i don't think it is really installing correctly.

If you flash the stock US recovery and try to flash the official 6601 pkg file, you will get a blank screen after booting into recovery and selecting the second option.

the ONLY recovery that works on our device after downgrading is the O2 4399 recovery image for some reason.

I noticed that the 4399 and 6601 recovery images are different sizes. 6601 is considerably bigger than 4399 and this is why i think that when we flashed the O2 updates, the system got repartitioned in a way that is not allowing the US 6601 recovery to work.

As long as the 6601 stock recovery does not work we will not be able to flash any update from at&t even if you are back to stock 1.6 firmware.

Unless someone figures out why the stock 6601 recovery is not working properly or someone finds a way to install the 6601 official pkg file from Dell, we are basically screwed.

Here is what i did to go back to 1.6, and where i am stuck:

1: Was on the 2.1 leaked version (6941).

2: used this guide to go back to stock O2 1.6. I was not able to flash the at&t nandroid posted in the first post without restoring to O2 .1.6. The nandroid would simply fail as mentioned by other users who replied to this thread.

3: Once i got back on stock O2 1.6 from section 2 i flashed clockwork recovery 1.8.1.7 which is the only one that works with the O2 1.6 recovery image.

4: cleared all caches at the end of the nandroid restore.

5: the system was back on the at&t stock 1.6 firmware but i had flashing lights. the flashing lights are probably being caused by the mismatch in recovery version and firmware version (i.e. Recovery at this stage is from O2 4399 but the boot image is from at&t 6601 as it was restored with nandroid).

6: Flashing the 4399 superboot fixed the flashing lights.

At this point we have a 1.6 at&t firmware with an O2 4399 recovery and 4399 superboot image.

I tried flashing the at&t stock recovery image posted on the first post here. flashing ends OK but it does not look like it is really working. if you try to select "update pkg file" you get a blanks screen.

In fact i tried flashing ALL the recovery images out there and the only one that really works is the O2 4399 recovery image.

I tried to flash the at&t 6601 pkg file using the O2 4399 recovery image but it failing on the FOTA mismatch.

Again, the ONLY way for us to truly get back to stock is to be able to flash the at&t 6601 pkg file and that can be flashed only with the 6601 recovery image which i am not able to get working.
[Streak 5 Android Development] geek78:
maybe i have a solution for you. I just need one file. Try to update your streak with your 6601 build. When you have the message "FOTA .... error" take out the battery and find on your SD card a file your_update_namefile.dec

Send me this file ;)
[Streak 5 Android Development] clubtech:
I see what you posted over at Modaco about going back to 00 from 21.

I will get you the file you asked when i get home. do you think the same method will work for getting back to 31 from 21?
[Streak 5 Android Development] geek78:
Yes i hope
[Streak 5 Android Development] clubtech:
Here is the file. and i see what you are doing here :)

This is the decrypted pkg file. rename it to zip and there you go. the entire system is there.

I just restored my at&t streak back to 31 WITH THE BASEBAND :)

I will type up a how-to in a few minutes with all the needed files.

http://www.multiupload.com/L5STGXCR8R
[Streak 5 Android Development] johnnobts:
so was that file from the link you just posted the 6601 restore package? what steps do you take to use it for those of us currently on the 8105 who may want to restore back?
[Streak 5 Android Development] clubtech:
See here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=778397
[Streak 5 Android Development] johnnobts:
back to 6601 without a hitch, thanks for the files and the super easy to follow tutorial!
[Streak 5 Android Development] streaknak:
...no luck here...flashing light, bricked...how did you do it...help
[Streak 5 Android Development] MikeNiles:
hey @ streaknak check out what I did using a combo of two methods,{EDIT: can't post links so look for a thread called " [HOW-TO) Go back from O2 2.1 to Stock at&t 6601 WITH BASEBAND DOWNGRADE " my post is on page 3}. i'm running smooth and happy right now. but it took me 30 hours to figure out what to do.

Thanks to the 2nd post in here by fone_fanatic it got me over the hurdle but I had to do another step before that worked.. read my post in the other thread it gives you more details on how i got it done.

and to fone_fanatic dude your amazing, I owe you one.
[Streak 5 Android Development] jtavarez2010:
Any progress with that baseband update? I was finally able, after 13 hours, get the blinking lights to stop. But the baseband is still 21. I'm just curious of any progress.
[Streak 5 Android Development] Sold Out:
How do I go back to 1.6 ATT, I was on 2.1 O2 trying to upgrade to dj steves 1.4 and it froze on the dell logo and now it wont go past there, someone please help, I have a cash reward through paypal to the person who can help me out.
[Streak 5 Android Development] topshelf95:
I have a new streak on the 6601 build and am following the steps to move to 4399, 8105, and hopefully get to 2.2. However, i have hit a major roadblock. When I try to flash to 4399 everything goes smoothly until the progress bar gets half way and then tells me my "Software is up to date: Rebooting in 30 seconds"

I am not new to flashing and was putting a new rom on the captivate every other day, so I'm not new to following directions and reading the forums for help. I have found several other threads from the past months with the same problem, but no one ever posted a fix!!! I've tried every combo I can thing of, flashed different recovery's, tried skipping 4399 all together, tried using clockwork and changed the .pkg to a zip file. I've never had such a hard time getting past one thing while flashing. I'm hoping I'm just missing something really obvious and it's an easy fix, but can someone please help me!! I have read and re-read the directions and can't find anything I am missing:(
[Streak 5 Android Development] yosss:
hi,

during the restore, i get the error:

Error while formatting DATADATA:!

(its stop after restore: boot image, system, data, darabase)

what am i need to do?

tnx.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matt_TX:
Hi,

I followed the method to root 2.2 (it came installed on my Evo) in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=765496

It appeared to work perfectly, when I look in my list of apps, I see superuser permissions...

However, every time I try to install CM6, I get this error:

assert failed: getprop("ro.bootloader") == "0.76.2000"; assert failed: getprop("ro.bootloader") == "0.79.0000";

I am running bootloader 0.93.0000 with S-OFF.

Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong and what I need to do to fix it. I have searched and searched, and spent several hours trying to figure this out before asking for help.

Thanks...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CFitzgerald11:
same problem here!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sentra99:
The way i fixed the problems was. I went to this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=752832 and flashed the PC36IMG.zip file from it. Now i have no problem installing cm6
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EyeslikeOlives:
Damn this has been asked frequently. Try checking the Q&A where, by the way, this should have gone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhMassacre:
NAND unlock, idiots.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utb:
Yes what the above said. Used to happen before with me.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigRick10:
Ouch lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
Checking for a bootloader version is the cheap/wrong way to be checking for the ability to write to a partition.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jykinturah:
Flash an eng-bootloader.

Should be the mtd-eng.img in toast's root method. Just follow the instructions specific to that file.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Narcissus85:
Hi guys

sorry for this stupid question in this section of XDA but i'm going mad with the adb shell..

Can someone explain to me the "right way" for uninstall and then install a stystem application in the system directory?

what is the difference between the commands "rm" and "pm uninstall"?

i'm testing it with the swype app (for exemple) and i see that if I use "rm /system/app/swype.apk" the app on the phone is gone and for install again I can use the cp command and copy the app in the system folder...

why i have to use the pm unisntall too? is there some difference?

(i also try to use only the "pm uninstall" without "rm /system/app/swype.apk" first and it fails...)

viceversa if i cp the app in the system/app folder i will see swype on the phone working and i dont need to pm install it!

(if i try to pm install it i receive a failure message about INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE_something like this...but i dont need to pm install APPARENTLY because on the phone i see the app working)

can u help me understand those mecanichs? :p thanks

If u have time to wast maybe u can check THIS thread about adb remount too...another big trouble... :(

really thanks

Ivan
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Narcissus85:
:rolleyes: up...please...is there someone than can try to explain this to me? . _.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] etking:
rm only deletes the executable, uninstall removes the application related settings + user/system files. same for install.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daneshm90:
Search "system app remover" in market. It was created for this purpose.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
use this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7840748
[XPERIA X10 General] Alleniv:
Hello,

I write from Italy but in a few days I will move to China (Shanghai) for an entire year.

I know that from China is not possible to access to Facebook. I also know that Xperia X10 is currently sold in China, too. But... how does it happen to Facebook updates in TimeScape and all the other syncronizations with this social network if it is not available?

If I use my X10, what should I expect / notice?

Thanks a lot to who will reply ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] valuedsnake:
use vpn
[XPERIA X10 General] piercewei:
facebook, twitter and toutube are not allow to access in China. you can easily use vpn for access though.
[XPERIA X10 General] Alleniv:
Hi,

thanks to both for the kind reply!

How can I use VPN with my X10? I don't know any detail about it!
[XPERIA X10 General] piercewei:
it's very easy to buy vpn access in local market. can you speak or read Chinese?
[XPERIA X10 General] Alleniv:
Ehm nope :p I just can read, write and understand a few about Chinese. At the moment, I have only attended a two-months basic course!
[XPERIA X10 General] piercewei:
there is a very popular online shop called taobao(www.taobao.com) in China. a lot of vpn providers sell their product there. you could ask your friends in China to help you buy it. the cost is about RMB 20-30/month with unlimited usage. then what you need to do is to follow the guidance the seller instructs.
[XPERIA X10 General] Alleniv:
Thank you, I will take care of your suggestion!
[XPERIA X10 General] valuedsnake:
try vpn98 I'm now using it
[XPERIA X10 General] Alleniv:
Hello,

can anyone suggest me a VPN service wich offer an english-written webpage and works for China? :p

I need a connection able to work both from PC and from my X10 Android smartphone...

Thank you!!
[XPERIA X10 General] czw2002cn:
A lot of free VPN cant not work in China,maybe u should try paid VPN, sometimes the chinese authority will block the VPN, another option is use the browser with proxy for facebook and twiter,if you dont need to use the it in timescape...in the local selling X10 (i mean the customized version for china) the youtube, facebook is deleted and replaced by youku, sina, and kaixin...
[Android Software Development] kierzniak:
Hi, i want to know if there is any posibility to make plugin to some app. I have edited te source of this app by apktool and results are quite good. But know i want to share my app by market to expand functionality and i don't know how to makre such a plugin?
[Android Software Development] chaostic_2k1:
What Kind of changes did you make? Not just image changes right?

Afaik (and I'm no dev) but since apps are mostly sandboxed from each other, unless the app has a plugin system already built in (Like Twicca does) I do not think it is possible.
[Android Software Development] codybear:
This is true.

The application has to have this functionality coded into it.

Otherwise you're better off rewriting it yourself.

Maybe talk to the developer and ask for him to allow plugins and work on a couple plugins for his applications. I know if I had a nice app, and someone wanted to help make it that much better, I wouldn't deny that (as long as the code to allow plugins was easy enough to add).
[General Topics] salmansaeed:
I need calibration data for my HTC Touch 3G T3232
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MC Mate:
I installed the odin one click from the CAPTIVATE .... and now the phone only flashes AT&T LOGO the usb is not working any more, not charging not doing anything, and i can't get it by any means in download mode or other mode again. The only thing it will do is flash AT&T logo.... can i get it fixed. or i will have to put it for sale as parts ? thanks hope someone can give me a good advice and help me repair it ...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benjamin Dobell:
It can definitely be fixed, it's just a matter of how easily it can be done. Have you tried some of the unusual combinations people have come up with to get into download mode. For example removing the battery, holding power + volume down + home and then reinserting the battery whilst these buttons are held?

Also, if you can't get into download mode that doesn't mean you have to sell it as parts. Samsung will be able to repair it, if they can't tell what you did then perhaps they'll repair it for free under warranty.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkstriker:
Sometimes I just wonder why people try to install low-level software on their device that ISNT MEANT for their device. There is a reason, the captivate has a different model number and that is because it requires DIFFERENT software.

This comes close to me flashing the BIOS for an AMD motherboard on my X58 Intel motherboard.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MC Mate:
reason for people installing other software is in my case because im STUPID !!! I stood almost 24 h reading forums in my country and stuff , and i googled ODIN the first link was this ODIN ONE CLIK i entered read about things there and it seamed to be for my phone, and from there we know the story. I did not think for one moment that the soft was for another phone. After i broke it i read all 42 pages and realized that.

I can't get the phone to do anything.... i can't charge it ... it's like the USB does not exist. If i start the phone unpluged, when i plug the usb in turns oFF , ass soon as i take out the USB it will start again to flash the AT&T logo...

I hope if i can't fix it, that SAMSUNG service will change it or can repair it and not charge a hunormus amount of money for that

you have give me hope telling that it can be fixed by samsung , and i still am opened for advices from u guys
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wsantiagow:


This reply of yours was rude and not helpful to OP. He's waiting for someone to help him not bash him.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MC Mate:
thanks, im not going to be upset if people make fun, they can do it because i was so stupid not to see that the soft is for another phone and brake it with my own hand. Isn't on this forum someone that works for Samsung and can tell me for sure what to do , or if the service can do ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FadeFx:
if we´d have this guy here, the galaxy s would be worlds top android device out of the box, since this guy would perfectly know what the problems are with it and could easily manage to incorporate fixes found here or based on testing people made here...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MC Mate:
i was not referring to a developer from samsung or an engineer, i was asking for a guy that works in a Samsung service, and could tell me if my problem can be resolved in the service.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nu1mlock:
Why don't you just call them and ask yourself?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickyboo:
Im sorry but you screwed up. Im sure samsung can fix it but charge you heaps of money. You could always "loose" your phone if you have insurance
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Amz95:
Does Recovery Work?

If not then try flashing a new recovery via fastboot using adb