[Streak 5 Android Development] gingernator007:
1.4.5 flashes fine so it's no a big problem but it might be something to look at. Here's the log, doesn't look like it explains much though...

Starting recovery on Wed Nov 24 18:44:21 2010

framebuffer: fd 4 (800 x 480)

v0.3.1.2

Command: "/sbin/recovery"

ro.secure=0

ro.allow.mock.location=0

ro.debuggable=1

persist.service.adb.enable=1

ro.build.id=FRG83

ro.build.display.id=streak-userdebug 2.2.1 FRG83 eng.mistadman.20101025.223050 test-keys

ro.build.version.incremental=eng.mistadman.20101025.223050

ro.build.version.sdk=8

ro.build.version.codename=REL

ro.build.version.release=2.2.1

ro.build.date=Mon Oct 25 22:50:50 CDT 2010

ro.build.date.utc=1288065050

ro.build.type=userdebug

ro.build.user=mistadman

ro.build.host=da1

ro.build.tags=test-keys

ro.product.model=Dell Streak

ro.product.brand=dell

ro.product.name=streak

ro.product.device=streak

ro.product.board=QSD8250_SURF

ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a

ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi

ro.product.manufacturer=Dell Inc.

ro.product.locale.language=en

ro.product.locale.region=US

ro.wifi.channels=

ro.board.platform=qsd8k

ro.build.product=streak

ro.build.description=streak-userdebug 2.2.1 FRG83 eng.mistadman.20101025.223050 test-keys

rild.libpath=/system/lib/libril-qc-1.so

rild.libargs=-d /dev/smd0

persist.rild.nitz_plmn=

persist.rild.nitz_long_ons_0=

persist.rild.nitz_long_ons_1=

persist.rild.nitz_long_ons_2=

persist.rild.nitz_long_ons_3=

persist.rild.nitz_short_ons_0=

persist.rild.nitz_short_ons_1=

persist.rild.nitz_short_ons_2=

persist.rild.nitz_short_ons_3=

DEVICE_PROVISIONED=1

debug.sf.hw=1

dalvik.vm.heapsize=48m

ro.sf.lcd_density=160

ro.url.legal=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/phone-legal.html

ro.url.legal.android_privacy=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/privacy.html

ro.opengles.version=131072

keyguard.no_require_sim=true

ro.setupwizard.mode=OPTIONAL

ro.com.google.locationfeatures=1

ro.com.google.networklocation=1

wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=120

dalvik.vm.lockprof.threshold=500

net.bt.name=Android

net.change=net.bt.name

dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt

ro.factorytest=0

ro.serialno=

ro.bootmode=unknown

ro.baseband=unknown

ro.carrier=unknown

ro.bootloader=unknown

ro.hardware=qcom

ro.revision=0

ro.emmc=0

init.svc.recovery=running

wifi.interface=wlan0

init.svc.adbd=running

-- Installing: SDCARD:update-1.4.2.zip

I:Set boot command "boot-recovery"

Finding update package...

I:Update location: SDCARD:update-1.4.2.zip

Opening update package...

I:Update file path: /sdcard/update-1.4.2.zip

I:1 key(s) loaded from /res/keys

Verifying update package...

I:verify_file returned 1

E:signature verification failed

E:may need to disable signature verification

Installation aborted.

I:Setting location: CACHE:recovery/.no_verify

I:Signature check disabled (creating: /cache/recovery/.no_verify).

-- Installing: SDCARD:update-1.4.2.zip

I:Set boot command "boot-recovery"

Finding update package...

I:Update location: SDCARD:update-1.4.2.zip

Opening update package...

I:Update file path: /sdcard/update-1.4.2.zip

Installing update...

Installation aborted.

-- Wiping cache...

Formatting CACHE:...

rm: can't remove '.' or '..'

rm: can't remove '.' or '..'

Cache wipe complete.