Dell streak 7 E:Can't open/cache/recovery/command - Dell Streak 7

First of all please excuse the poor grammar.
im not completely a noob at this and from what i can tell is the dell streak 7 i had purchased had cwm recovery. well every time i boot up the device it goes back to the date jan 25, 2012 the device always seems to crash out and i can not access anything on the app store. But on the bright side i am able to get into fastboot, apx and the android force boot screen. I have tried every possible way of whipping the phones physical memory etc and nothing works. After doing a little research i stumbled across using nvflash (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1018809). Everything installed properly but im still stuck with the cwm Recovery loop. I also happen to stumble upon this web site http://imransarwar.com/index.php/how-to-unbrick-or-restore-your-dell-streak-7/with directions on how to manual reinstall the images back on the phone but the links do not work. after researching threw xda developers i found a link posted by androidoverall (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252840) that explains how to restore a dell streak 7 wifi only back to its original state from clock work, now would this work for my dell streak t mobile 4 g? i would really just like some imput on what i can do to fix my streak without having to send it back to dell.

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[Q] How to remove T-mobile boot animation?

Can somebody help me remove the t-mobile boot animation splash screen? I recovered to 2.2.2 after trying Honeycomb on my Dell Streak 7 Wifi only tablet but the only image I could find was a T-mobile one.
I am happy for either the Dell logo to continue to show, or for simply the screen to go black. It just has to be good enough to pass the smell test when I try returning it to the store so it doesn't scream that I borked it.
Any guidance to a noob on how to accomplish this would be most appreciated.
Figured it out. Found the bootanimation.zip file and simply deleted it. Shows "Android" but I can't imagine that will be a show stopper. Thread can be closed.
Wifi version of files
Plonko said:
Can somebody help me remove the t-mobile boot animation splash screen? I recovered to 2.2.2 after trying Honeycomb on my Dell Streak 7 Wifi only tablet but the only image I could find was a T-mobile one.
I am happy for either the Dell logo to continue to show, or for simply the screen to go black. It just has to be good enough to pass the smell test when I try returning it to the store so it doesn't scream that I borked it.
Any guidance to a noob on how to accomplish this would be most appreciated.
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If you want the Wifi version, you can get it via the below thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104093

Help ds7 stopped woring

everthing stock.
2.2.2, wifi version
i cant delete any apps. i tired deleting apps & nothing. I also tried moving them to sd and den formatting SD and same thing. nothing gets deleted. Also formated internal storage and nothing gets deleted. After turning on & off tablet i am able to use it a couple mins then i get "sorry....something something...please try again" and the have to tap on "force quit"
When i select to turn on wifi it just stays light green doesnt turn bright. when i go to settings for wifi. i get "error" on it.
1) did a hard reset. vol + & power button, then selected (1), everthing still the same. notin gets deleted
2) soft reset privacy >> factory reset
3) also tried going into safe mode. power on and waited for 2nd dell logo and press & hold 'settings button'' til safe mode show up. but only for about 1-2 secs and then it jus it virbates and goes back to the 1st logo keeps doing this til i let go. which then im able to see 'safe mode'' words. but then screen turns off and turns on without safe words on it.
what can i do?
could I ask what you did just befour this happened because it sounds to me that your dell streak is in read only
rickwyatt said:
could I ask what you did just befour this happened because it sounds to me that your dell streak is in read only
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I had to send mine to Dell for repairs because it was in read-only mode. Does anybody know how it goes into this mode? Is it just a random event, or does it go into this mode after certain events take place? It sure seems like this happens to the Streak 7 far to often.
what i would like to no dose this just happen to peoples sk7 with clockwork recovery installed or without
rickwyatt said:
what i would like to no dose this just happen to peoples sk7 with clockwork recovery installed or without
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if its in read-only mode i have to send it dell to get it to work again or is it possible to fix it myself? Well recently i didnt do anything to it. the most recent thing i did was download some apps but that was about 2 weeks ago (maybe a lil less). those apps were from pocketlengends, where u get free platinum in the game if you download those apps. but tablet worked fine after i installed them.
Could someone with a bricked dell try to run this fsck_msdos -y /dev/block/mmcblk3p3 with adb
james_larson2001 said:
if its in read-only mode i have to send it dell to get it to work again or is it possible to fix it myself? Well recently i didnt do anything to it. the most recent thing i did was download some apps but that was about 2 weeks ago (maybe a lil less). those apps were from pocketlengends, where u get free platinum in the game if you download those apps. but tablet worked fine after i installed them.
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Once you tried the factory reset from within Android (in the settings menu) you went into Read Only... its a known issue....
The ONLY thing you can do is send it to DELL for repair
cdzo72 said:
Once you tried the factory reset from within Android (in the settings menu) you went into Read Only... its a known issue....
The ONLY thing you can do is send it to DELL for repair
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I have reset mine from within the menu, right after I got it. No problems.
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stevedebi said:
I have reset mine from within the menu, right after I got it. No problems.
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I HAVE to say you are one of the lucky few that could... I have seen 7 Streak 7s that belonged to friends that all Hasbro be sent in becausenof it... I wouldn't keep pushing your luck though...
cdzo72 said:
I HAVE to say you are one of the lucky few that could... I have seen 7 Streak 7s that belonged to friends that all Hasbro be sent in becausenof it... I wouldn't keep pushing your luck though...
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As it happens, I used the power on sequence to reset the next time. Anyway it is a mysterious thing.
since the tablet works for a lil it what if the notification for the honeycomb updates shows up? will upgrading get it out of read only mode?
It would be hard for me to believe that the update to Honeycomb would fix that. BUT I would not rule it out, it's a very interesting theory, but I wouldn't get my hopes up seeing as not even the NVFlash method will bring the Streak out of Read Only mode, nor the NVFlash method to put Honeycomb on it will revive it, but there is always the chance the Honeycomb update would address the issue, I mean it would actually benefit DELL so they wouldn't have so many being sent back, but big companies don't always do what's best for them, much less the consumer. BUT keep your fingers crossed, although sending it off to DELL you would have it back in 14 days, I understand the Honeycomb package rolls out the 7th of October but that remains to be seen

Streak 7 "read only" problem

Ok I'm trying to compile a list of people that are effected by this problem. Please post in here if your streak has fallen victim to this and you still have it. After we get a decent amount a people I'll try and find a commonality between us and hopefully find the root of the problem.
1. Onilink67
2. tech5
3. hoodred
4. jz83
5. Tanalius
Sorry, I just missed out. I had to send my Streak 7 to Dell for repair... just got it back last Friday. It has been working great so far.
so all the reading on how many people have had this issue nobody else has one on hand?
Im one of the poor shmuck with read only issue. But I was able to send it to dell, got it replaced. Funny because, I had rooted the crap out of it and installed custom ROMs, and still got it replaced.
Had the same issue, tablet was rooted, couldn't restore to factory settings, called dell and got it fixed,
Sent from my Dell Streak 7 using XDA App
I was going to start a thread too. I also got a new one back from Dell, but am still intrigued as to what causes the read only thing. Only thing I suspect in my case, was maybe plugging the streak into the dock, while the dock was connected to my already running computer. Maybe the slight "make-break" connections from wiggling the thing around on the connector, caused some kind of malfunction? I also still suspect some kind of virus from who knows where. Or maybe it is just a faulty bunch of memory chips that just went wacko. But I am very curious as to the cause.
jz83 said:
Had the same issue, tablet was rooted, couldn't restore to factory settings, called dell and got it fixed,
Sent from my Dell Streak 7 using XDA App
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That's the greatest part about completely bricking a device ... they can't tell the difference when they "fix" it they overwrite everything.
cootertwo said:
I was going to start a thread too. I also got a new one back from Dell, but am still intrigued as to what causes the read only thing. Only thing I suspect in my case, was maybe plugging the streak into the dock, while the dock was connected to my already running computer. Maybe the slight "make-break" connections from wiggling the thing around on the connector, caused some kind of malfunction? I also still suspect some kind of virus from who knows where. Or maybe it is just a faulty bunch of memory chips that just went wacko. But I am very curious as to the cause.
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I'm not sure it may not even be this "read only" problem that we are calling it. I found another thread in another Tablet's area that he was getting this problem due to the wrong bootloader. Maybe there is a certain batch which is slightly different in design.
I have a corporate test device so sending it in to be serviced is not an option. Though I have a full electronics lab with a JTAG machine so if I have to I can crack this thing open but the machine is no good without software. We do have 2 working streak 7's I'd be willing to read the software from but don't want to open them up yet.
add mine to your list.
dell refuse to repair mine because I bought it from ebay and the machine wasnt registered under my name and the person I bought it from does not reply to any of my emails.
hoodred said:
add mine to your list.
dell refuse to repair mine because I bought it from ebay and the machine wasnt registered under my name and the person I bought it from does not reply to any of my emails.
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That is odd. I thought I had a problem with the screen, and the Dell rep offered to have the device repaired. I'm the second owner. However this was a rep in the US. I also spoke with a rep (I presume in India), who would not give me the time of day unless I could provide the original owner details and transfer ownership. I got the details, but haven't had a chance to call back.
I gave dell a piece of my mind when they sent the satisfaction survey! If a device has not been reported stolen, then they should support it during the warranty period. Plus, I told them that I won't buy, or recommend to buy through my consulting, any Dell product ever again, because the S7 4G is a DELL product, not T-Mobile, and they were not updating it to HC.
For anyone stuck on a read only device, if you try to fac reset, are you using the stock recovery for the installed rom? (This only applies to devices stuck in read only mode with stock roms, it does not apply to Honeystreak R2-R6)
I heard that this issue could be caused by a bad SU app. Any of you get a force close when you open SU?
On HC apparently fac resetting depends on the recovery to do the actual work, unlike the s5 where it does it on it's own.
Wondering for anyone that tried to fac reset on stock HC with CWM it would fail since CWM cant fac reset properly, much less accept the commands from the bootloader in that manner.
TheManii said:
For anyone stuck on a read only device, if you try to fac reset, are you using the stock recovery for the installed rom? (This only applies to devices stuck in read only mode with stock roms, it does not apply to Honeystreak R2-R6)
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My device only gets into nvflash don't even have to hold any keys down plug it in and automatically nvflash mode
hoodred said:
add mine to your list.
dell refuse to repair mine because I bought it from ebay and the machine wasnt registered under my name and the person I bought it from does not reply to any of my emails.
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I'll pm you tonight and try and get some more info from you.
What happens if you try and go into fastboot mode?
Does nothing happen/it goes into APX mode anyway?
TheManii said:
What happens if you try and go into fastboot mode?
Does nothing happen/it goes into APX mode anyway?
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Nothing apx mode only I've tried all combos. Just wish we had the jtag points for these I have a jtag flasher and 2 working devices to pull the files off of (not that I want to open them unless its necessary)
TheManii said:
For anyone stuck on a read only device, if you try to fac reset, are you using the stock recovery for the installed rom? (This only applies to devices stuck in read only mode with stock roms, it does not apply to Honeystreak R2-R6)
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I have CW
everytime I try to restore from nandroid or do anything it keep coming back
error formating system partition and same thing as data.
Tried NVFLASH and same thing nothing happen.
Dell just refuse to repair the device and the seller from ebay does not want to give me the info that Dell needed/ transfer ownership.
What rom was installed? Have you tried installing the stock recovery and fac resetting and seeing what happens?
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What rom was installed? Have you tried installing the stock recovery and fac resetting and seeing what happens?
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its Stock rom Froyo and both system and sdcard partition becomes read only
The something happened to mine when I let the battery run down to 0%(of course I didn't noticed it happened until it was too late) it got really hot then it shut off, after charging it for a little while, I turned it back on and I had a notification about my internal sd card being damaged, that was the only time I ever saw that notification, I couldn't restore it, I tried everyway possible and no luck
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[Q] Is it bricked?

So my dell streak 4G has been unplugged for quite sometime. Plugged in, the light stays red, and any attempt makes the light blink several times, then go off, then go to solid again.
Is it toast?
There is only one 'brick' S7, and that is what we call the "read-only" mode.
First, I would try buying a new cable and charging it for a day.
If that doesn't work, two things are wrong:
A) Charger port on the device is bad
B) Device is in read-only mode.
Both require service by Dell.
turns out the battery was simply drained and taking a little longer than normal, thanks!
Perhaps you can assist me a little further, the whole goal of this is to get the tablet back up to speed, I finally got back around to installing the ADK but I can't seem to track down Streak 7 drivers anywhere, it's a 4g running windows 7. Dell doesn't have them up any longer.
Any thoughts?
Thanks a ton
-Ryan
All you have to do is search the fforum... more than one thread with adb, fastboot and Dell Sync drivers
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They might be saying as some have that the "drivers.zip" folder is missing on some S7s.
I have searched around and every link I've tried thus far is a dead end? If anyone has a quick pointer I'd really appreciate it, I always try and do at least a little looking first before I post.
To be clearer, I have the fastboot/adb/drivers .zip, no matter what process I choose my computer refuses to accept any of them as drivers for the streak 7 device.
Took my pacifier out and played around a bit without any guidance, figured it out with a few minor tweaks. Thanks all!

Help please with soft unbrick, details in post

I had whatever, that updated to 7.3 as soon as I turned it on. Rooted fine with KF First Aide. Installed ES File Explorer, Google Play, etc. All was well. Then I read a post here how hard it was to copy/paste with ES File Explorer. I was joking about it with my husband and showing him how easy it was and copied random file... literally just randomly long pressed a file to show him the options, picked copy, and then went to another directory and *meant* to point to but touched paste instead... it was one of the Google Play files.
Kindle fire hd 7" immediately started freaking out. A mac address type error flashing so quick I couldn't do anything else. It was the same low letters and numbers you'd get with a mac address but said error and just an OK button which did nothing when you manage to tap in while flashing. Restarted, thinking if I was lucky Google Play just would't work... got the red triangle and neither option helped. So I ordered one of SkOrPn's cables which works flawlessly and boots right into fastboot. Yay for SkOrPn! Not so ya for me... (not their fault!).
It shows up as "Tate-PVT-08". I've tried every variation of driver I can find. Uninstalling all old things I can find, complete with the command line command to show ghost hubs/devices and what not and removing them and shut down/start up fresh too... no joy. Also removing and restarting between each driver try... neither of the Amazon drivers work for fastboot for me. I've tried so many things at this point my brain is fried.
So I'm hoping someone can help direct me how to fix this. . I won it in an online giveaway, so I'm not out anything, but it'd sure be nice to use it! As messed up as the Kindle crap is I'd be pissed if I bought it... but I'm majorly spoiled on Sony (Ericsson) and their "ya, play with it, screw it up, we don't care, here's how to fix it online just plug it in"... even before they had the online thing they'd let you send it back (and paid shipping both ways for it!) would reflash firmware and send it back with paper ticket that said "No problems found" lol... even on a device you actually bricked (wouldn't turn on... not the cute "brick"="I screwed it up but it's fixable" that people use now).
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Especially if you could steer me to drivers that work for 2nd generation HD 7 inch in fastboot on Windows 8. Thanks for reading if nothing else!
Try The SoupKit found here.
This is a Kinology HD using XDA Premium
Swap cables. Boot with the factory cable then switch to a normal one.
Thanks for the reply, but I've been doing that. Great advice for anyone who doesn't know though!
You couldn't have damaged anything by just copying a file unless either:
You cut the file
OR
You overwrote a system file
OR
You filled up your system partition.
If you still need help, I might be able to do some researching.
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I'd say your fast boot driver didn't install right mine showed up like that and I had to keep playing with drivers to get it to work
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Same Problem
I'm having the same problem! If you fixed it please let me know!
FIXED!!
It's fixed! You have to use KindleFireAide. Just follow all of the directions and it's perfect.:laugh::laugh::laugh::good::good::good:
Shawnsch said:
I'd say your fast boot driver didn't install right mine showed up like that and I had to keep playing with drivers to get it to work
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Thanks, I was hoping there was a better answer than just keep uninstalling/reinstalling various drivers in various ways til it works lol.
I've got a pc I haven't plugged it in to I'll try this weekend, if that doesn't work I'll do the Linux Soup Kit.
Deviantelf said:
Thanks, I was hoping there was a better answer than just keep uninstalling/reinstalling various drivers in various ways til it works lol.
I've got a pc I haven't plugged it in to I'll try this weekend, if that doesn't work I'll do the Linux Soup Kit.
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Use Kindle Fire Aide. It comes with all of the drivers.
Geckodudes said:
Use Kindle Fire Aide. It comes with all of the drivers.
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That was my first thing to try. Unfortunately one of them says stopped by user (preferred one) and the alternate won't install, gets to the end of installing and says didn't install, do manually... which has the same results. I'm getting the same results on another pc. Fun times lol.
Edit... I give up, it's Linux time. Will report back later.
My husband did the Soup kit (correct version, followed directions, etc.) with it for me while I was at work today on an pc he put Linux on (so nothing phone/tablet/adb/driver has ever touched it for anything). He's more savvy with Linux, I haven't used it much since the 90s while he regularly has it as a dual boot on his main pc. He used Ubuntu, followed the Soupkit directions and still no Linux love either.
I'm pretty much down to just sending it back, worst case they send it back and tell me I'm screwed. Both of us are so spoiled on Sony (me) and Google/Nexus (him)... that this some things only works sometimes and just keep bashing your head into the wall and something you already tried three times will work thing is out of our frame of reference (which is what it took to get it rooted lol). I've already spent more time trying to fix the stupid thing for something that shouldn't have even caused an issue than I've spent on both my Sonys combined... even though I've borked both more than once... crazy.
My only advice ... buy a real tablet lol. Luckily I won this so I'm not out anything if Amazon won't swap it... but I really like the 7" size for book reading.
I'll fix it for you...
Deviantelf said:
My husband did the Soup kit (correct version, followed directions, etc.) with it for me while I was at work today on an pc he put Linux on (so nothing phone/tablet/adb/driver has ever touched it for anything). He's more savvy with Linux, I haven't used it much since the 90s while he regularly has it as a dual boot on his main pc. He used Ubuntu, followed the Soupkit directions and still no Linux love either.
I'm pretty much down to just sending it back, worst case they send it back and tell me I'm screwed. Both of us are so spoiled on Sony (me) and Google/Nexus (him)... that this some things only works sometimes and just keep bashing your head into the wall and something you already tried three times will work thing is out of our frame of reference (which is what it took to get it rooted lol). I've already spent more time trying to fix the stupid thing for something that shouldn't have even caused an issue than I've spent on both my Sonys combined... even though I've borked both more than once... crazy.
My only advice ... buy a real tablet lol. Luckily I won this so I'm not out anything if Amazon won't swap it... but I really like the 7" size for book reading.
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If you're gonna send it anywhere, if you pay for shipping I could try to fix it. No guarantees, of course.
If you are on Windows 8 to install kfhd drivers you must advanced boot with unsigned drivers install mode active
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KindleFireGuy said:
If you are on Windows 8 to install kfhd drivers you must advanced boot with unsigned drivers install mode active
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Ya did all that fun stuff, repeatedly with various drivers with all the 20 steps in between to remove others, lol.
Husband spent quite some time with Linux and SoupKit to no avail also. He could get his phone to work (making sure he had all the rules and steps correct), but it never would do anything with the tablet.
I gave up and called Amazon late Monday. They had me turn it on and verify the red triangle screen then sent me a new one that arrived today. Take the new one out of the box and put the old one in they said. They paid shipping both ways. If they complain I'll tell them send me the old and I'll send the new one back lol (at my expense). If they want to make the thing such a mess to deal with what do they expect? They know there's a whole group of people that won't live with the crappy launcher mess they have .

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