Monday, March 21, 2011

How to Reload Dell Streak software

The following steps will reload a software upgrade or release on your Dell Streak device:
  1. Take the microSD card out of the device.
  2. Connect the microSD card to your computer using a microSD adapter.
  3. On your computer, go to support.dell.com and follow the instructions to download the software upgrade package to the microSD card.
    Note: The device only recognizes the software upgrade pacage as "Update.pkg". Rename the downloaded package to "Update.pkg" if it that is not already the name of the file.
  4. Disconnect the microSD card from the computer and install it in the Streak device.
  5. Follow steps 1 to 3 in the procedure above to reset your device to the default state which will bring up the configuration screen.
  6. Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar to the Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD card option and press the Camera button to confirm your selection.
  7. Press the Camera button to confirm and start software recovery.
    Note: If you with to cancel software recovery, press the volume down button.
  8. Wait for the device to load files and reboot the system.

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