Believe it or not, i didn't do any nandroid backup. I went for the kill right away

This is because, previously i was on a HTC touch pro, and the reason why i kept the phone for 3 years is because of the custom ROM. If i were to be stuck with the stock ROM, i would've sold the phone off within a year or 2, since it was really slow. The gps would take ages to lock onto the satellites. With a custom rom, the phone just runs flawlessly.

Right now, are you referring to Benny's blog? Because i used that as a guide, and it worked for me

Do tell me which part you're stuck at , and i'll help you. That is if you're not going to do a backup on the nandroid.

Is your phone already flashed with the clockwork mod?

Congratulations

I am not sure about the slowdowns as i rarely use the streak to access sites and type on them. Mostly casual browsing. Still can't leave the keyboard. Even with sms, when i am at the computer, I'd use the remote sms app to type the sms-es from my computer and send it via my phone

One thing i have noticed from 1.9 is that when you receive a phone call and then the call ends, the streak would be rather sluggish for quite some time. I heard it was a known issue. So , by advice of a forumer here, (Noobi3) who has been very helpful throughout, suggested that i try the 1.8.1 rom. I was reluctant at first, thinking that I'd lose all the flashiness the 1.9.1 has to offer, but i have not noticed any major changes on 1.8.1 . If there is any, i still have not noticed them. Still messing with my phone you see. So far the 1.8.1 has been quite stable.

I heard that the browser would crash on certain sites on 1.8.1 but i have not experienced it so far. Not sure if this applies to the default browser or all browsers as well.

Also, thanks to benny for making all this as easy as possible. It would have been quite tedious if it was not for his blog on the installation and his posts here.

This post has been edited by kembar4: Apr 14 2011, 01:51 PM

Also, guys, is it me or is the USB transfer to the SD card (16GB) really really slow? I am trying to transfer a 2.6GB file and the estimation is about 15 minutes @ 3MB/s - 1MB/s at average.

Guys, as i read before, if you have a rooted phone, you'd be able to see the paid apps on the market right? I have searched high and low and couldn'd find any paid apps. It only list the free ones. I wish i could see the paid apps on my market too. Any fix?

Herojam, I believe benny's intention is to educate new users from reading the posts on the sites mentioned rather than spoon feeding them. That way you learn better.

If you were to stick in this thread, this is the only 1 thread dedicate to dell steak in this forum and as a newbie, you'd have to browse through over 82 pages of posts to learn. Although i have done about half of that, i believe not everyone would want to read page by page. And its not feasible to be asking random questions and expected to be spoon fed. Perhaps the question that the person had in mind, is already addressed in the sites given? Not only that, there are various topics from the sites that you'd definitely learn more from. I believe in this type of education, where your scope is not only limited to what you have in mind, but what you might encounter in the future. That way, you'd know where to search and what to do.

Also, regarding your issue, i believe I've read on the ADW launcher's page that they've updated their app and that the older version of docks would look terrible, and the only way for it to be fixed is for the devs to update their docks. Perhaps this could be the same for launcher pro too ? Some of the non common questions might not be answered immediately as its not encountered often. The ones that are common, someone would answer eventually.

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Added on April 15, 2011, 1:20 pmThank you! It works flawlessly

This post has been edited by kembar4: Apr 15 2011, 01:20 PM

Guys, is there such an app in android that would read e-books to you?

Are you on any data plan? If you are not, i suggest you to turn off those features as they do take a toll on the battery. Right now, i have just switched to umobile data plan ( and i do find that it takes alittle juice out of the battery, so i turn it off when i don't need it). Do take note that , i ordered a set of battery from Hong Kong that claims to be around 1800MAH but we all know that it isn't true. Still i like the idea of having spares and preserving my original battery so right now, i am on the extra set of battery and the stock battery has been stored in its original box.

What i did was, Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks :

Data Enabled (Uncheck it if you're not using any data, or only check it when you want to go online)

Data Roaming : Unchecked

Network Mode : Stick with GSM only and not the default, GSM / WCDMA auto.

&

Settings > Location & Security :

Use Wireless Networks : Unchecked

Use GPS satellites : Unchecked

Use Assisted GPS : Unchecked

&

Settings > Account & Sync Settings :

Background Data : Checked

Auto-sync : Unchecked


I Believe by doing so, you may be able to preserve your battery. Only turn on the services that you need, and the rest, should remain off.

Use the tool titanium backup to remove the swype app. I am not sure if the option is available on the free version though, but the full program is able to remove system apps.

I've read about this issue on some forum, and i believe those who had this issue had to replace their streak. Maybe you should send yours for replacement too.

Visit any SenQ branches, and i believe you should be able to try it out. Maxis is also offering the Dell streak, so it may be in their centers as well.

Apologies for the late reply, anyways i've read that you got your problem sorted out. Glad to see that.

Anyone interested in getting a matte frosted screen protector for the Dell Streak?

I got mine from China, and i love it! It eliminates the oily look that you'd find common on normal screen protectors, plus i find it more responsive than the previous screen protector that i got free from my otterbox casing.

I am ordering 1 or 2 more for my self as i had some trouble this time while installing the screen protector and now there are dirt underneath it, so i thought of getting them once again.

What i have in hand that i received today along with my order is the unofficial dock. Its matte black. You could charge your streak and an extra battery on it. It has 2 mini usb slots at the back part for data transfer and the other is for charging. It comes with a standard outlet plug with usb out, standard USB , and a car charger with standard USB out. Works great. Why i had to sell it off is that it doesn't fit my dell streak because of its Otterbox Defender series casing. It'll be a hassle just for me to remove the casing every time i want to connect it to the dock.

The matte screen protector is about RM15 and the dock is RM68. Let me know if anyone is interested. Will be placing the order for the screen protector by this weekend.

Guys, any experience with dealing with Senq on warranty?

My screen seems to "click" on its own at times and during that time, i can't press anything on the screen. Started 2 days ago, but it doesn't happen all the time.

The lower part of the phone seems to click between menus etc on its own.

Any experience with Senq's warranty?

E-stalking at its best?

This post has been edited by kembar4: Sep 18 2011, 12:57 AM

If you're stuck on the dell screen upon flashing the olleh rom, it's usually due to incompatible / out of date baseband.

Same thing happened to me, and then i had to unbrick it (QDL tool) and it took a very long time. Finally flashed the current baseband , and worked like a charm.