Flashing unofficial Froyo on Dell Streak gets easier
The original method of getting Android 2.2 (Froyo) onto the Dell Streak involved flashing a new baseband and doing some command line work, which was enough to make many people think twice about how badly they wanted/needed to have the latest version of Android on their device.
I hope the decision wasn't too tough because it's already time to re-evaluate it. Over the weekend, the procedure got much easier and doesn't involve either of the two processes that may have scared you off the first time.
As long as your Streak is already running Android 2.1 and you've got the ClockworkMod recovery image installed, upgrading to 2.2 is as straightforward as flashing a custom ROM.
In brief:
- Download the update-new.zip from the link below and put it on the Streak's microSD card.
- Boot into recovery mode (hold down both volume buttons while pressing the power button) and select "Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD Card" to get into ClockworkMod.
- In Clockwork, select "install zip from sdcard" -> "choose zip from sdcard" -> navigate to wherever you put the .zip on your card -> "Yes – install update-new.zip"
It should take about a minute for the update to install. After it's complete, you can then remove the battery, put it back in, and turn on the Streak normally. It'll take about 5 minutes to boot, but once it does, you're up and running with vanilla Froyo on your Streak.
This is a beta build so there are still a few kinks to work out (read the full thread below for full details), but it's very well done and already really stable as is.
This should go without saying, but create a nandroid backup (via ClockworkMod or ROM Manager) first in case something goes wrong and remember that anything you do is at your own risk.
[Android @ MoDaCo]
And what about having the german android 1.6? Do I have to update first to 2.1?
yes, I believe so
The are many guides which should help you
Tempting, but having just come from WP6.5, I can stand to wait 2 more months. Of course, if Dell doesn’t release the 2.2 update this year (as promised), I’ll be joining the crowd and going this route.
I am in the same boat….for now!
Just curious, but what about coming from WP6.5 specifically makes you want to wait instead of upgrading now?
if/when Dell release a version… i won’t be a vanilla build and it’ll have alsorts of clutter with it
here is the leaked 2.1 O2 build 6941
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8286429/update.pkg
use at our risk
To install ClockworkMod recovery image, same instructions as for upgrading from 1.6 to 2.1? I.e. – fastboot, etc..? I have the rom manager installed, but can’t seem to load clockworkmod after booting into recovery mode and selecting software upgrade via update.pkg
I loved doing it the earlier way, it is way more cooler :P
Yes, fastboot and then double-clicking the bat file (in Windows) included in the ClockworkMod zip.
If I upgrade to froyo now, will I be able to downll0oad the official build by dell when released. I could not update to the official build of 2.1 as I had installed the leaked version.
b/c my winmo phones were great but the os was so slow and antiquated it makes 1.6 look and feel like I am making the jump from win95 to win7. It probably feels the same for you when you jumped from 1.6 to 2.2! So I can wait a month or two for dell.
I have Dell Streak AWS T-Mobile 3G version and Froyo doesn’t seem to work on it. It installed successfully but it has been 10 minutes and its still stuck at Dell Logo :(
I am getting disappointed with every passing second :(
Any Help Jenn???
i still cant get 2.1 on my streak please help
Hmm. Are you sure it installed correctly? Maybe pull the battery and try to reboot?
the original rom seem , there is a problem when you upgrade , go to install dell ori 1.6 rom , next is 2.1 rom and next is 2.2 beta ,just it , google it..
yes , NP
finally getting my dell streak this weekend
If you are unable to install the official build over this one, you can simply downgrade back to 2.1, or even 1.6 using the easy to follow guide on Modaco.
can anyone point me in the right direction with step b step from going from att 1.6 to froyo?? Thanks in advance. I searched but no clear cut step by step i don’t want to screw up my phone, please let me know.
This person has put together what looks like a very comprehensive guide on it:
http://android.modaco.com/content/dell-streak-streak-modaco-com/320025/guide-to-upgrading-and-downgrading-the-streak/
Jenn,
request: side by side comparison video, 1.6 vs 2.2.
Will the Rebel Sim work with 2.2? Has anyone confirmed it?
I only have one Streak. I sold the UK one a while ago.
Same question as of Dave.. will Froyo work with rebel sim card .. any experiences
I seem to be having the same issue. Went from ATT 1.6 to O2 1.6 to O2 2.1 with no problems. Got clockwork up, selected install with Steve’s 2.2 v3, selected reboot in clockwork, then after seeing flashy Dell logo and the plain Dell logo… nothing… it just seems to be stuck on the Dell logo.
Argh!
I eventually did get it working by resetting things in clockwork setup and fiddling around with mounting things under partitions. See post in forums for (a little) more.
If you have a bug with the most current build V1 of Stephen Hyde (DJ_Steve’s) FroYo firmware visit the website below to report the bug. This will be a maintained list of reported bugs, confirmed bugs, and development (as far as fixed, not fixed, or scheduled to be fixed). Talked to Stephen about it already. This should help since the community is able to post into it. This same message will be cross-posted to mydellmini, modaco, xda-dev, and streaksmart. Feel free to cross-post to any board applicable. It is an open spreadsheet with revision tracking. Please don’t pull any stunts as it will only hurt the community. I will be monitoring and updating as needed. This is the same way the jailbreak community tracks program dev for jailbroken phones and it works with great success.
CLIFF NOTES
IF YOU HAVE A BUG, EVEN IF REPORTED HERE ON THE BOARD, VISIT THE LINK BELOW TO REPORT IT
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ApYpD80YgZ_MdHo1emtSSDhGNjZNeTJ4SHkybXFVaGc&hl=en&authkey=CNroq8cO
@MaybeOnce – the fact that the Streak, even on 1.6, is faster and more stable than WM6.5.5 ever was on my LG Incite. There are more useful free apps available and I have yet to find anything I could do on WM6.5 that I can’t do better on Android. The hardware definitely has a lot to do with the improved experience, but Android is certainly more flexible and easier to use.
Now that I’ve got all the settings adjusted, I can get 1-1.5 days between charges on my Streak – about the same as I was getting with WM6.5 with half the processor speed and a 3″ screen (almost half the screen area).
Having widgets & shortcuts on the homescreen, and multiple homescreens, is much more usable than WM’s limited options and layout on the homescreen and start menu. Common settings or applications that I need to access generally take 1-3 clicks on Android, versus 1-7 on WM6.5.
I think WM got an unnecessarily bad rap. Part of the problem was the hardware – like W98, some of the hardware just didn’t work properly, and most phone manufacturers didn’t put enough RAM in to run Windows properly when loaded down with custom crapware and carrier bloatware. Add to that the fact that WM was incredibly flexible and feature-laden, which should have required a lot of customization and tweaking by manufacturers. Most of them didn’t bother, leaving users to suffer and/or invest their own time tweaking to fix what should have been done at the factory.
@GriZlore – I actually like most of their customizations on 1.6. What makes you call it clutter? It’s not like it has all the carrier crapware that usually comes on a phone.
@Gee! – I think the OS was fine, it just needed better hardware (processor, RAM) and/or more tweaking. See my post above.
I think MS is learning, although slowly. They threw out the WP7 that was based on WM6.5 and started from scratch. They’ve locked down what manufacturers and carriers can change to keep them from screwing it up and blaming MS. And they have more stringent minimum hardware requirements this time around.
I must be doing something wrong.
* Download the update-new.zip from the link below and put it on the Streak’s microSD card.
Did this (with the new release V1)
* Boot into recovery mode (hold down both volume buttons while pressing the power button) and select “Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD Card” to get into ClockworkMod.
When I select upgrade, I get:
Android system recovery utility – GAUSB1A120621
Press the Shutter button to start emergency software recovery.
Warning: All data will be erased.
Press the Volume Down button to power off without recovering.
I have ClockworkMod ROM manager installed and my recovery image says it is 2.5.0.1
To the last poster…
You’re missing a step that’s not clearly documented IMHO. Make sure you keep holding both volume switches down when you reboot, or clockworkmod will not run. You’ll know it’s working if it looks like the Streak is freaking out and comes up with a green text on black screen. If you see blue text on black, clockworkmod isn’t running. Hope this helps – check the forum because we have a thread running on this.