[Guide]Updating to Honeycomb

[EwanG]

Still stuck in CWM. Despite trying everything (pinhole reset, volume up + power, mounting/unmounting, etc, etc), I just keep getting the same CWM screen.

Umm... perhaps you meant something different, but just in case...

You are saying that if you try to hold the power button and volume DOWN (not up), that it doesn't come up in "fastboot" (indicated by several lines of red text and a line of white text that says fastboot somewhere on it)?

 

[WookieFan]

Umm... perhaps you meant something different, but just in case...

You are saying that if you try to hold the power button and volume DOWN (not up), that it doesn't come up in "fastboot" (indicated by several lines of red text and a line of white text that says fastboot somewhere on it)?

That's exactly it. Just need to follow instructions and do a little research.

From a powered-off state:

For recovery, Press and hold volume UP and then press and hold power as well until you get the DELL logo or Recovery options. I don't honestly remember which appears first.

For fastboot, do as above but press volume DOWN. Hold until you get the fastboot screen.

Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk

 

[WookieFan]

EDIT: apologies for the duplicate post. Will delete when I can get to a browser.

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[nagahtom]

Intermitent wifi after Honeycomb update

Has anyone noticed wifi connectivity/DHCP issues after updating to Honeycomb?
I'm experiencing them on two Streak 7 tablets.

Apparently this is a known issue with Honeycomb. The only fix I've found that seems to help (not fix, but help) is changing to a static IP address.

Anyone have an idea what's going on?

[Edit: BTW, TheManii, great job putting all this together. Your instructions were perfect!]

 

[mikecmy]

i screwed my dell 7"
i installed cwm, and when i was trying to flash in HC US 4G, once it reboots. it stays in CWM and it will not boot into android.
Anyone able to advice?
tq

 

[nagahtom]

Try doing a factory reset and then reflashing.

 

[mokstone]

Yes - regardless of what I try (power + UP or power + DOWN, or anything else for that matter), I always end up at the CWM screen. I never get the option for a fastboot screen. Feels like I've bricked it.

 

[EwanG]

Yes - regardless of what I try (power + UP or power + DOWN, or anything else for that matter), I always end up at the CWM screen. I never get the option for a fastboot screen. Feels like I've bricked it.

If you're at the CWM screen, you're not bricked. Bricked is that you hit the Dell logo, and then it tries to load, and then the screen blanks out, and then it either turns off or goes back to the Dell logo.

As has been mentioned earlier, go to the CWM screen, do the appropriate "wipes", and then try to load your ROM again. It's possible you had a bad DL - have you check the MD5 checksum for the ROM?

 

[mokstone]

If you're at the CWM screen, you're not bricked. Bricked is that you hit the Dell logo, and then it tries to load, and then the screen blanks out, and then it either turns off or goes back to the Dell logo.

As has been mentioned earlier, go to the CWM screen, do the appropriate "wipes", and then try to load your ROM again. It's possible you had a bad DL - have you check the MD5 checksum for the ROM?

I've done all the wipes and tried to load the ROM - still no luck; I continue to end up at CWM screen. And unfortunately, I"m a newbie at this, so have no idea what it means to "check the MD5 checksum" or how to do it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[nagahtom]

I've done all the wipes and tried to load the ROM - still no luck; I continue to end up at CWM screen. And unfortunately, I"m a newbie at this, so have no idea what it means to "check the MD5 checksum" or how to do it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Maybe this will help you.....

You can download an MD5 checker off the internet and run it against the ROM that you downloaded. The numbers should match. I don't see the checksum listed in the original post so you can re-download the ROM if you think your 1st download didn't come in good. Otherwise, I wouldn't worry about that.

Since you are in cwm, I'd suggest you use the Method TWO instructions. (They are correct and they work)

METHOD TWO:
Instructions:

1. Install clockwork mod 3.0 (You probably have 3.0 or version 5.0 (blue text))
2. Download the correct zip: (Make sure you got the right update and
put it in the /sdcard directory)
* update.zip for EU 3G
* update.zip for EU Wifi
* update.zip for US 4G
* update.zip for US Wifi

3. Suggestion: Hold off on this Reboot and stay in cwm OR reboot and go back into cwm
do: Factory reset from main cwm menu
do: Wipe Dalvik from advance cwm menu

4. Install with clockwork mod (Select install zip from internal sd card)
5. Factory reset your device (Select this from the initial cwm menu)
6. Optional: Install clockwork mod 5.0 (Do this if you're not on cwm mod 5.0)
7. Optional: Root your device
8. Go back to main window and reboot (give it plenty of time to boot)

Hope this helps.

 

[SlickClick]

I downloaded the "fastload" zip drivers file... I put the unit into fast loadmode & hook to the pc & it can't find it... do I need the t-mo/dell streak 7 driver installed on the computer first..?

My unit has the stock tmo 2.2.2 systems I also downladed the 4g and loading the pkg file & it fail on a match load error...

 

[minhphuongpham]

Thanks for sharing the files. I think the problem is that I can't get the USB driver for the DS7 to install. I'm using the drivers that TheManii sent. BTW, there are drivers in the root directory of the DS7. I've even tried those to no avail. The message I get when I try to install the USB driver is that the INF file does not contain any info for the device (DS7). I've installed the INF separately but still can't get it.

Any advice???

---------- Post added at 10:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:48 PM ----------

Woohoo!!! I am running HC 3.2!!!!! I got fastboot to work. Found a modified USB driver posted in the 'Development' section, installed it, and was able to see the DS7 using the "fastboot devices" command. I then ran the US-4G package and PRESTO! Can't believe how quick it went. And now AT&T Mobile network is working (which it did not before).

I am back to loving this tablet!

Can you point to the link to modified USB driver? I'm stuck at fastboot, Thanks

 

[SlickClick]

Not too friendly on this site... They want you to read 20 pages of off topic crap in 100 different threads to find the one guy who posted the right answer for what you need...

Anyways I think around page 9 of this thread a user posted the command line (c: prompt) of how to get the fastboot driver to load... Havent tried it yet...

Which by the way is very useful information for the op procedure... Not sure why so manu gurus would forget to include that useful information but mind reading over the internet is at an all time high havent you heard..!?

 

[minhphuongpham]

Not too friendly on this site... They want you to read 20 pages of off topic crap in 100 different threads to find the one guy who posted the right answer for what you need...

Anyways I think around page 9 of this thread a user posted the command line (c: prompt) of how to get the fastboot driver to load... Havent tried it yet...

Which by the way is very useful information for the op procedure... Not sure why so manu gurus would forget to include that useful information but mind reading over the internet is at an all time high havent you heard..!?

I finally upgraded my TMO 4G DS7 to HC 3.2. It is by some luck that I had downloaded a USB driver awhile ago. I tried it and it installed and I could fastboot from my XP (I don't have W7 driver) computer. Please do not ask where I found the driver because I don't remember. I downloaded it back in September from somewhere in XDA forum.
I do have the driver for XP but don't know how to upload here to share with everyone. For those who want the driver please send me your email.
I followed The Manii instruction and XDA Flashing Guide with the following details:
1. Save the recovery-Froyo-us.img in the same folder as fastboot (exe) file in XP computer, say C:\Android. And save update.pkg in the root of external SD card
2. Fastboot DS7 (vol- plus power button). Will see fastboot.... on the DS7 screen
3. Connect USB cable from DS7 to XP computer. Your computer may ask to install 'USB driver'. This was where I got stuck for hours until I found the driver on my computer. Thanks to post # 165, 166. Read posts on page 17. There are good hints there.
4. In Windows XP after driver has been installed, Click Start then Run 'fastboot flash recovery recovery-froyo-US.img' (use Browse to go to the folder where fastboot.exe is located). You will see something 'recovery...'. It seems stuck as if nothing happens there for awhile (just be patient for few minutes)
5. Reset DS7 by pressing the PIN hole near SD card
6. Enter recovery mode on DS7 by pressing Vol+ plus power button
7. Navigate to Software update via Update.pkg on SD card
Few minutes later, reboot and Bingo Honeycomb 3.2.
So far everything seems to work fine but I'm not very impressed with the screen. The characters are rather small and not as easy to read as on Froyo 2.2.2. It uses far more memory (RAM) than Froyo. Video chat works on Gtalk and Skype. GrooveIP works (phone app using Gvoice number).
Good luck.

 

[SlickClick]

This whole Thread is Worthless without the:

"fastboot" USB Drivers for windows..!

No one seems to have one..!
Downloaded the Dell Driver -40 minute install-
Downloaded Java SDK just to install the Android SDK -40 Min. Install-
Fastboot USB driver files for Win7 provided by this thread = None..!

Someone anyone know where to find this supposed fastboot driver..?

 

[SlickClick]

To get fastboot to work I had to download this file:

http://www.fileserve.com/file/5bgRBX5

from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878786

and used this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHDAtiaYEM8

to setup the "fastboot driver"

How to do the Driver setup:

Download the above file and unzip it this folder contains the driver needed to get past the initial plug-in of the DS7 to the PC while the DS7 is in "Fastboot Mode" select the folder of the DLed above driver and it will fail but now you leave the DS7 plugged in and go into your device manager and do as the above video shows...

now the DS7 will show as something useful...

now you will go to a dos promt by typing CMD in the run bar and following the steps on page 11 of this thread and running the command line there in post #103 it will then finish that... you will need a staple to turn off the unit in the sd card area on the left small hole...

then you will proceed with the right update.pkg file on the root of the sim card boot the unit using the + and power and select the update from sim and it works

 

[master j]

T-mobile dell streak 7 booting on CWM only

Hey guys! I have rooted and intall CWM on my new T-mobile Dell Streak 7 and now its only booting into CWM and now more. I did everything in this forum and still nothing. only boot to the ClockworkMod.

Can someone plaese help I've been looking for a solution for two days now...
please! help!

 

[RCounts]

OK, so let me see if I have this right. For those of us with the t-mobile DS7, in order to upgrade to HoneyComb, we have to first install the non t-mobilized version of froyo (recovery.img file) using fastboot. THEN install the 4G version of HoneyComb (update.pkg file)

 

[psyco67]

fastboot mode stuck on "starting fastboot usb download protocol"

sorry if this question is a bother, but i have been searching for a solution for over 7 hours now. i find threads with some help, but being that i am total noob i have no idea what most acronyms mean, and many threads seem to be outdated. i feel like i miss a step or am leaving something out.

all i want is honeycomb 3.2 on my streak 7, im not trying to root unless necessary. can anyone please help me get passed the
"starting fastboot usb download protocol" error?
hopefully, i should be able to take it from there. any advice would be much appreciated.
-vic

 

[SlickClick]

if you follow my previous rantings I explain all whats missing of the information here... It isnt too hard at all its actually very easy if you have a unrooted unit...

You will need to get Manii's latest ROM which has the older Android market on it;havent check in awhile gonna see whats newly been cooked up them now for the hc3os...

the biggest trouble I had was getting the computer to reconize the everything else is easy.... Matter of fact you can download manii's ROM right to your Sim card rename it and launch it but you have to do that one hack load step in the op how-to; like I said in my rants its all here now...