Restoring the Streak 7 using NVFlash

Restoring the Streak 7 using NVFlash

This will bring your device back to the unrooted 2.2.2 stock ROM. This has only been tested by the OP (me) on a T-Mobile 4G version. If you use this on other models, I cannot guarantee it's usefulness.

(Windows Only Instructions) If you’re a Linux user, you should be able to 'translate' this yourself.

This is for those who cannot use fastboot or adb. If you can successfully use these tools, DO NOT use NVFlash. You will lose all your data on your device. Do not proceed with these instructions if you are not expecting to lose all personal data on the device.

Step 1) APX Drivers – To work in NVFlash mode you need to install the drivers for the nvidia boot-recovery device. Power off your device and disconnect it from the computer. Hold down the Volume up & down buttons while plugging in the USB cable. (Or leave the USB cable attached and hold the pinhole ‘power off’, hold down the volume Up & Down and release the pinhole ‘power off’.) (The volume button seems like a rocker switch, but you can hold down both sides at once)

Your computer should now recognize the Streak 7 as an APX device. Manually install it using the nvidia boot-recovery drivers.

NVFlash

http://www.4shared.com/file/SewzEdtV/nvflash.html

Nvidia Boot-Recovery Drivers

http://www.4shared.com/file/-utyTYcJ/usbNvidiaBootdriver.html

Step 2) Install NVFlash. For ease of function simply create a folder on your C:\ drive called ‘nvflash’. Download the nvflash zip and extract it to the nvflash folder.

Step 3) Download the 13 img files that make up the original partitions of the device. Files p2.img through p14.img. Put these files in the C:\nvflash folder. ***You can skip the 14.img file (Don't put it in the NVFlash folder) if you want to attempt to keep your original internal SD Card data, but again, no guarantees.


IMG File Mirrors:
(.zipx file containing P2 through P22 - 387 MB)

Hotfile:
http://hotfile.com/dl/120032619/5858...7Img.zipx.html
DepositFiles:
http://depositfiles.com/files/8zkfcfkhh
FileSonic:
http://www.filesonic.com/file/114412...treak7Img.zipx

Original System File Mirrors:
(.zipx file containing Boot, System, Recovery and Animation - 125 MB)
Hotfile:
http://hotfile.com/dl/120032773/df86...stem.zipx.html
DepositFiles:
http://depositfiles.com/files/u9s1drd9j
FileSonic:
http://www.filesonic.com/file/114412...rigSystem.zipx


Alternate source:

Img files

http://www.4shared.com/file/R-Zl7jSj/p2_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/iR-8FbSp/p3_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/rBpYOv5r/p4_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/fYTvjnck/p5_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/mWE-yz8n/p6_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/PCRtISra/p7_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/hhjX5hj2/p8_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/IK8GXafe/p9_online.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/r5dQ9vhx/p10.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/yaMPAoxE/p11.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/gtjvMcsH/p12.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/jZKIWx1Z/p13.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/nnELROLc/p14.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/LLFPuE0C/p16.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/pDw8TwjJ/p18.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/TxL33jOv/p19.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/oiZevyl9/p20.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/9WizbDai/p21.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/fairIFEW/p22.html


Step 4) Launch (double-click) the Restore.bat file from the C:\nvflash folder. This batch command will begin copying the partitions to the device. Wait patiently as your device is being restored.

Step 5) Once all of the partitions have been written, use the pinhole ‘power off’ button next to the SD card to power off the device. Now power it back on normally to enjoy your restored Streak 7.

If you have trouble with any of the links or corrupted files, please pm me or reply to this thread.

That's all I can do folks. Ran out of free space on my free storage site.

*** Update *** If you are still stuck at boot logo, check to see if you can get into fastboot mode, if so,
finish restoring with the fastboot method.

************* Also, I recently used this method to restore from Honeycomb. I too was again stuck at the Dell logo. However, I was able to use the recovery menu (Vol Up + Power) and do a factory reset and was fine from there.

Original System Files

Boot
System
Recovery
T-Mobile Boot Animation

Wow! Have you guys ever heard of file compression? LOL

Here's a couple of links that I hope the original poster will add to the first post as an alternative to 4shared and separate file links:

IMG File Mirrors:
(.zipx file containing P2 through P22 - 387 MB)


Original System File Mirrors:
(.zipx file containing Boot, System, Recovery and Animation - 125 MB)

If anyone can provide an alternate download source for the p14 image please post here and I will add it to the how-to.

Thanks in advance.

Sent from my Dell Streak 7 using XDA Premium App

There may still be an issue with some units restarting as if no files had been written. If this is your experience, please let me know and I will start a new thread for that issue. Good luck!

Seko030 said:

Thanks for NVFlash Guide.
It really helped to "repair" my internal storage after I tried to restore my streak to Honeycomb coming from Cyanogenmod.
But now, I have another problem. This guide flashed the T-Mobile branded vesion of Froyo 2.2.2 on my Streak.
How can I update to Honeycomb 3.2.
There is no later version for T-Mobile.
When I try to flash the latest Version for the EU-WiFi_only it keeps saying "model mismatch" and stops applying the update.pkg

Perhaps there is a NVFlash method to flash Honeycomb directly or something.

Please help me.
Thanks a lot in advance.

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I don't recall, but I think that's the last TMobile received. (http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Dell_Streak_7#Official)
You could try one of the honeystreaks but I don't know if that will get you where you want:
http://d-h.st/users/TheManii/?fld_id=5697#files