StreakDroid FroYo v1.4.2 - Announcement Thread

[Guest Stephen Hyde]

This ROM is heavily updated and still being developed at a fairly rapid pace.

The update process is now very simple to do but it does require that you flash a new baseband

IF YOU ARE USING A REBELSIM AND DONT NEED WIFI TETHERING PLEASE STICK WITH V1.1.1 AS FLASHING THIS ROM WITHOUT BASEBAND WOULD CAUSE FLASHING LEDS SYNDROME - AND REBEL SIM CANT WORK WITH NEW BASEBAND AS YET

We now have a nice new website blog for streakdroid - check it out and help me populate the wiki with faqs and get in the forums :) sites @ http://www.streakdroid.com

Most Recent Version: v1.4.2

Known Issues:

Accelerometer is dodgy at times but i cant pin down the issue - usually going into settings > display and toggling auto rotate on and off fixes

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Changelogs

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UPDATE 22/11/2010

Version 1.4.2 - Incremental update

Fixed Calender Blank Screen

Added in newest Google apps(incl youtube)

Download here: http://downloads.streakdroid.com/djsteve/update-1.4.2.zip

UPDATE 20/11/2010

Version 1.4.1

New CUSTOM BUILT Kernel WITH OVERCLOCKING SUPPORT

BFS I/O Scheduler added

Interactive CPUFreq Sceduler added to help cpu scaling better

overclock to maximum of 1.19Ghz supported - your device may not support this speed if you get lockups or freezes drop a clock speed)

underclock to 128mhz enabled - possible battery save

setcpu is required for over/under clocking (its available on market or free on xda devs)

FC on settings fixed

UPDATE 15/11/2010

Version 1.3.0

Ported over A LOT of framework changes from leaked dell 2.2 build.

Front Camera Working in cam and camcorder apps (press menu to swap between)

Performance edits

Deskclock app now autolaunches on connecting to av dock.

some accell and gfx libs from dell build ported over also, may fix hdmi output as a side effect :)

UPDATE 04/11/2010

Version 1.2.0

WiFi Native Tethering Working

Updated Kernel Using one from Leaked Dell Froyo build

Updated WiFi Driver To one used in Leaked Dell Froyo Build- enabled tethering to work

Dropped in Dells new StageUI

Added Dell Sync By Nero from Froyo rom, not sure how its used yet though

Futher Performance Tweaks Thanks to new kernel and fards sysctl tweaks

720P Video recording support thanks to fards - may not work properly - see above in the 'known issues' area. (example video filmed by me: http://www.streakdroid.com/VID_20081206_193306.3gp)

Reset lcd density to 160 to show StageUI properly

LauncherPro 8.1.0 free version added to rom also

You can choose the launcher to use on first boot (dell,adw,launcherpro)

UPDATE 27/10/2010

Version 1.1.1

VERY Minor bugfix release to fix rotation and cpu problem in 1.1 :(

No Wipe needed for this update as its pretty minor

UPDATE 26/10/2010

Version 1.1

No Wipe needed for this update as its pretty minor

Huge APNs list from cyanogenmod added (full wipe will be required for this to work i suspect)

Lots of speed tweaks and fixed post_boot file so cpu scales correctly

Updated ADW To 1.2.0

Added Astro file manager and Universal Androot 1.6.2Beta5 into rom

UPDATE 16/10/2010

Version 1.0

A FULL WIPE OF /DATA IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AFTER INSTALLING THIS TO ENSURE MARKET WORKS PROPERLY

Moved from Beta to version 1 of a release version.

Think my black theme is done, this only works in mdpi (lcd_densitys below 200)

Modified build prop and some other system files to get market working properly, all 2.2 apps are now available in market including skype etc.

UPDATE 14/10/2010

Version 0.3

Heavily modified build.prop and init scripts for performance - ~of 1400 on quadrant now and upwards of 20fps on nenamark1 and 30+fps on neocore

Added WPA_Supplicant binary with ad hoc support

Now using my own nearly fully finished black theme

Thanks to everyone for help on this build

UPDATE 11/10/2010

Version 0.2

Updated boot.img with less debugging services and hopefully should fix battery issues

Updated GPS.conf with edited version provided by users andycap and fards

Removed couple of other apps that dont work (calibrator and packagechecker)

added my newest version of build.prop

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#include <std_disclaimer.h>

/*

* Your warranty is now void.

*

* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,

* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please

* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM

* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if

* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.

*/[/code]


[b]Please feel free to donate to my work if you find it useful :( - any amount is appreciated [/b]

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[b]Required Files[/b]

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http://build2.streakdroid.com/update-1.4.1.zip

http://build2.streakdroid.com/amss.mbn

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[b]Other Requirements[/b]

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Some Common Sense

Pinch of Good Luck

Patience

Ability to read and follow instructions

Fastboot Setup and Working

ClockworkMod Recovery Flashed and working



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[b]Level Of Difficulty[/b]

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5/10 - Mid level, should be simple enough for 95% of users to complete



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[b]How-To[/b]

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this upgrade has only been tested from 1.1.1/1.2/1.3 not dell official etc. so proceed at your own risk.

You need to be on v1.1.1/1.2 or 1.3(download: http://build2.streakdroid.com/update-release-1.1.1.zip) with 2.1 baseband For this to work ideally - this may work from older versions but this procedure has only been tested from 1.1.1

[b]THIS INVOLVES A WIPE OF ALL DATA ON DEVICE SO PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP FIRST[/b]

0. Copy the update zip to your memory card first

1. Reboot streak to recovery:

do this by turning off your streak then holding down Vol up + Vol Down as you press power, keep volume keys held until you get to a menu with 4 options

2. Select the Option number 1 which is called FACTORY RESET using the volume keys to move the selection and camera to select

your streak will reboot on its own after this.

3. Allow streak to boot to ui - this will take some time

4. Power down your streak and boot into fastboot

do this by pressing power until the keypad lights come on then HOLD camera until you get to a white screen, then tap on the fastboot text in top right corner,

5. Connect your streak to pc - the text on streak should change to FASTBOOT_MODE.

you should place the amss.mbn file into the same folder as fastboot on your pc

run the following commands from command prompt on your pc

Windows:

[code]fastboot -i 0x413c flash amss amss.mbn

Linux

fastboot flash amss amss.mbn

6. Type the following commands to reboot your streak - again alow it to boot into the main ui - you will lose network connection for the moment, this is fine, also streak WILL reboot twice before booting, again this is normal Windows:

fastboot -i 0x413c reboot

Linux

fastboot reboot

7. Once your device has booted shut down again and boot into clockwork recovery by doing the following

boot to recovery as per step 1 then choose option 2.

8. Flash the 1.4 update zip

9. reboot

This can be rooted using universal androot but could take 2 attempts

Thanks to:

Vinokirk for helping diagnose and sort out 2.1 baseband ril support and gps

Andycap & fards for providing modified Gps.conf

homeiss forthe excellent upgrade/downgrade guide

everyone else for just jumping in and helping each other, thats the true community sprit that makes me do this sort of dev for android and not some other mobile os.

everyone else who helped/is helping

hopefully thats everything :(

any issues theirs me and a few of my tech head irc helpers keeping an eye on the posts. or just jump in the irc channel #dellstreak on freenode for help.

also please feel free to donate to my work if you find it useful :lol: - any amount is appreciated

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Edited November 22, 2010 by Stephen Hyde

[Guest gillebob]

Getting a 404 on your link to the 1.1.1 Need to reinstall this as i've lost my network on 1.2

[Guest Stephen Hyde]

fixed that issue.

[Guest d3v]

Just what I needed - am giving it a try again !

Update - It worked - Thank you steve - You'll find a donation on your way tomorrow - you defeintely earned it!

Cheers!

Edited November 5, 2010 by d3v

[Guest cellopoly]

Works Great

Thanks

[Guest rockymtnbri]

Thanks Steve for starting a new thread, working through the issues, and putting up with everyone! I got a few little glitches here and there with some app loading, but a few power off and ons fixed that. Just finished re-creating all of my screens and verifying logins and functionality.

[Guest mmmputch]

Thanks for the how-to update Steve. Just tried it and everything worked perfectly. Apps can install without errors or FC's and the market is working. Thanks for the update!

[Guest the_didge]

can confirm the instructions above work perfectly.

its a shame the dell UI dosnt work on anything other than 160dpi... i was previously using 120 :)

[Guest RyanPhoner]

Just a general question, but since wiping info with 1.2.0 seems to be an issue will this be a problem for the next version update?

Or will it be more of a downgrade baseband and to 1.1.1 first then to the new upgrade. Maybe I'm thinking too far. :)

[Guest sukicat]

All installed and running OK not sure of Dell Stage yet but will try it out ..

just installing a few apps (again !!)

[Guest SSMERK]

hey guys can you help me find the old basband or how to i get them out i am back to 1.1.1 how do i down grade the basband

[Guest jnovello]

hey guys can you help me find the old basband or how to i get them out i am back to 1.1.1 how do i down grade the basband

http://downloads.streakdroid.com/testing/

Steve did you mean to make it so the notification/Status bar can be swiped down from any part of the screen?

Also, I'm just getting bars no for my signal. No more H and the sms is taking forever to send.

Edited November 5, 2010 by jnovello

[Guest Stephen Hyde]

reconfigure your apns for network :)

[Guest RSullivan]

Followed the instructions and everything worked great! The only issue I've noticed is a few odd apps not showing in the market, but most of my apps reinstalled without issues.

Thanks again for the great work!

[Guest gillebob]

hey guys can you help me find the old basband or how to i get them out i am back to 1.1.1 how do i down grade the basband

clickedy-click

Post 2708

:)

[Guest Graysson]

You did a really good job.

Laura got a donation from me.^^

Maybe you can make version without all the extra stuff like the Dell UI and ADW/LauncherPro so that it will be a slim and fast OS.

Such version i would prefer over the original Dell 2.2.

[Guest spacecat46]

apart from wifi tehther is it really worth the effort from 1.1.1?

[Guest Graysson]

Not really if you dont need the tethering.

But for me it was important because i use it together with my Archos 101.

[Guest Sans143]

Can anyone direct me on how to put in the command prompts to be able to flash the baseband? I am lost when I get to that. I got to start> run> cmd then input the info but get does not recognize. I might be doing this wrong tho.

[Guest sukicat]

Can anyone direct me on how to put in the command prompts to be able to flash the baseband? I am lost when I get to that. I got to start> run> cmd then input the info but get does not recognize. I might be doing this wrong tho.

This might help but just make sure you follow Steves instructions to the letter

Easy Guide to installing a New Baseband using Windows

Go to the C: drive and make a new Folder called Fastboot

go to the folder where you have the Clockwork files and copy (or Drag and drop)

all the files into the new Fastboot Directory then copy the Amss.mbn that you have download into this Directory:

Put your Streak in Fastboot

Press the Start button on you computer and in the Search programs and files box type "cmd"

at the top of the window press on the cmd icon and it should open a Black cmd window

with a flashing prompt type CD\fastboot and then :-

Fastboot-windows -i 0x413c flash amss amss.mbn (press return)

when that is finished type in the command box

fastboot-windows -i 0x413c reboot

[Guest User Error]

been running this all day, it's pretty sweet. does seem quicker than the previous builds, using the stage ui at the moment but probably not for long, it really irks me that you cannot change what is shown on the home widget. if you could set it to show your favorite 9 apps instead of recent that would rock. any chance of a hack to enable that?

also,now that you have a proper kernel mr. hyde, would it be safe to assume we will see a cyanogen mod rom and overclock module soon? :)

[Guest quillmaster]

Steve..

$ coming your way for all the time effort and brilliance.

Quill

[Guest NO1FAN]

I've got to say I am absolutely loving this build since getting it working. It looks so fresh Is responsive and touch wood havent had any problems whatsoever since getting it on here.

Top work as always Stephen and much appreciated

[Guest lbj23numb1]

the instructions in the first post where on point.... they helped me upgraded with no problems this time

[Guest foxhoundep3]

Has anybody had issues with the screen not rotating to portrait mode?, just wondering if its a bug or something. it used to rotate but very slowly and now it doesnt at all. :/