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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

How To Update To Honeycomb 3.2

Posted on 10:44 PM by Unknown
After months of speculations and waiting for Dell to release the official Streak 7 Honeycomb upgrade, it has now arrived.


Follow these instruction to get yours updated.

*NOTE: Follow these instructions at your own risk, Dell Streak Blog and anyone associated with Dell Streak Blog cannot be held responsible for damages to your Dell Streak 7.

Preparation:
  1. BACKUP all important data on your internal SD card. This update WILL wipe all the System files of Android 2.2.x, but it will NOT wipe the data partition of the internal SD card. Even so, please backup your data to be safe.
  2. All downloaded apps WILL be wiped, so backup your apps before doing the update, and be prepared to re-install them after the update.
  3. In order to update to Honeycomb 3.2, your Streak 7 MUST be running Stock Rom Android 2.2.x. 
  4. After the update, Honeycomb will require you to setup the tablet to run for the first time. So be prepare to enter your Google account information. 
  5. This update is NOT intended for the T-Mobile Streak 7 model.
  6. Battery MUST be charged to 60% or above.




Part 1: Download the Honeycomb 3.2 Update
  1. Touch the app menu to bring up the application listing and touch on Settings.
  2. Scroll down to the last selection and touch About Device. 
  3. Within the About Device sub-menu, touch on the Software Update (the first selection).
  4. The web browser will open the Dell Update page, it should look like the image above. Scroll down to the bottom and touch the red button labeled "Download and Install."
  5. Download and save the file "LG7-WiFi_506_19534_30.pkg" to an external SD card.
  • Note: if following the above steps does not lead to the Dell Update page, or if the Dell update page say that there is no update available, use the links below to download (using Chrome or IE9) the update package to a computer and then save it to an SD card. 
       USA Wifi model 
       EU 3g model 
       EU Wifi model 

Part 2: Install the Honeycomb 3.2 Update

  1. The update file "LG7-WiFi_506_19534_30.pkg" should be saved or copied to an external SD card in the main directory (not in a folder or sub-folder).
  2. Rename this file to "update.pkg".
  3. Make sure the tablet is turned OFF. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot of the Streak 7.
  4. Boot to the Android System Recovery Utility: press and hold the volume + button and the power button, hold both button down until the configuration menu appears on the screen (see picture below).
  5.  Press the Volume + button to move up the menu or the Volume - button to move down the menu to select option 2. Software upgrade via update.pkg on SD card, and press the power button to confirm the selection.
  6. On the next screen, press the power button to confirm and start upgrading the software package.
  7. Wait for the tablet to load the update and restart. Do not touch anything until the tablet restart to the Honeycomb lock screen (pictured below).


ENJOY HONEYCOMB 3.2!



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