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[Q] i can't turn on my defy :(

I install defy_2.2_boot_only and now I only see the motorola logo!!
help me please

xuidavy said:
I install defy_2.2_boot_only and now I only see the motorola logo!!
help me please
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Turn off the phone, press VOLDOWN and then POWER for about 5 sec and then drop the POWER button, you will see an android, press the bottom right part of the screen and a recovery menu will open, Wipe and try again.
If this doesn't work just try to flash a original SBF using RSDLite and using the same method as above but pressing VOLUP.
regards.

Like the guy above me said, take out the battery so your phone is off, put it back in, hold the power button and volume up at the same time and you should get a special boot menu, plug your phone into your computer while in the boot menu, follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853674 to flash a sbf, download any of those firmwares, preferablly 2.34 because you dont have to make a motoblur account, and hopefully u made a backup of your system before, so reroot your new flash, install the system recovery, and restore to your backup, and it should be just like it was before

ok i will try it

i can't see my device in RSD lite
there is a way to use update.zip with a boot file?

Your phone might not be identified correctly in bootloader. If it does not show up at all make sure you have the latest version of RSD Lite...4.9 I believe.

i have the latest version

i try to install frozenEclairDefy with scard:update.zip but i have this message:
Install from scard
..Finding update package
..Opening update package
..Verifying update package
..E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
how can i fix it?

Sounds like you are trying to do this using the stock recovery? Cannot be done this way.

is there another way to activate RSD lite 4.9 because it don't see my device??

What version of Windows are you running? If it's Windows 7 you may need to run the program as admin.

i succeed to fix my Defy with McGyver Dead Battery Fix ^^!! my battery was dead and I use bootloader (VOL UP Button) which is differente from recovery(VOL DOWN Button) what i used before.
Thank's rbeier1221

Nice. Glad that worked!
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Hi, the reason for your problem with rsdlite (can't find the device) could be a missing USB-driver, which you can download from the original motorola-site.
I hope it helped

Phone "bricked"?? [CM7]

So here is what happened...
I am on the 2.2.2 Nordic sbf and Installed CM7 5.1 on it...
I used it for now 1 week.
But when the phone was booting, the green LED appeared while the Red M was displayed (due to the 2nd-init)
But I accidentally removed the battery at this moment and now my phone don't want to boot anymore........
I tried to reboot again but it was in a boot loop....
Then I wiped data by stock recovery and when I reboot,
It stays on the Red M logo and nothing......
I tried everything!
Go to system recovery and wipe data
Went to Custom Recovery and Restore
Re-installed the fixed Nordic sbf...
STILL NO LUCK :"(((((((((((((((((((
Please help me guys.....
please....
I'm gonna cry if it's bricked...
EDIT: Flashed 3.4.3-11 it boots but stuck in a boot loop... :'(

WIIstpM said:
So here is what happened...
I am on the 2.2.2 Nordic sbf and Installed CM7 5.1 on it...
I used it for now 1 week.
But when the phone was booting, the green LED appeared while the Red M was displayed (due to the 2nd-init)
But I accidentally removed the battery at this moment and now my phone don't want to boot anymore........
I tried to reboot again but it was in a boot loop....
Then I wiped data by stock recovery and when I reboot,
It stays on the Red M logo and nothing......
I tried everything!
Go to system recovery and wipe data
Went to Custom Recovery and Restore
Re-installed the fixed Nordic sbf...
STILL NO LUCK :"(((((((((((((((((((
Please help me guys.....
please....
I'm gonna cry if it's bricked...
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Did you reinstalled it with RSD Lite?

AkkiandDefy said:
Did you reinstalled it with RSD Lite?
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Yes I reinstalled Nordic sbf with RSD Lite but didn't work....
Now I tried with the 3.4.3-11 One and it Boot with the Blur animation but it's STILL in a boot loop :'(( :\ ....

WIIstpM said:
Yes I reinstalled Nordic sbf with RSD Lite but didn't work....
Now I tried with the 3.4.3-11 One and it Boot with the Blur animation but it's STILL in a boot loop :'(( :\ ....
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Sorry for off-topic but at this point I would cry, too

AkkiandDefy said:
Sorry for off-topic but at this point I would cry, too
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what do you mean............
Is it bricked then?................

WIIstpM said:
what do you mean............
Is it bricked then?................
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I would say, yes
but it could be that somebody has a way to make it functional again.
PS.: I would post this to the Defy Development topic, because the activity there is muuuch higher.

AkkiandDefy said:
I would say, yes
but it could be that somebody has a way to make it functional again.
PS.: I would post this to the Defy Development topic, because the activity there is muuuch higher.
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Gosh it Booted FINALLY!!
I went to system recovery and wiped data again... Phew... I was about to commit suicide... lol
I wonder If I can still go to Nordic again and install CM7....

Did you wipe date/factory reset in stock recovery?
Edit: ok, glad to got it back
What did you do to make it work?
Just a question when you flashed as example the 3.43.11 Rom , did the M-Logo appear??

spryte said:
i had a similar problem, but i wasn't able to flash my device any more.
Try to wipe and afterwards install beta 5.0, for me it worked.
Otherwise try this rom and flash it. This is the one i use as base rom.
Finally, as long as you are still able to power up your phone with the charger it should be possible to find a solution for your problem.
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What do you mean by flash?? a SBF or a ROM??
What happened when you tried to flash another??
Phew... I'm so relieved now... I'm now definitely more careful with my phone!!

WIIstpM said:
Gosh it Booted FINALLY!!
I went to system recovery and wiped data again... Phew... I was about to commit suicide... lol
I wonder If I can still go to Nordic again and install CM7....
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When it boots and gets stuck in a bootloop the phone is not, and I repeat, NOT bricked. Apparently there was clearly a software problem but as long as the device turns on, the display works and you manage to get to the bootloader then there is very little need to worry. So you know for the next time: suppress your panic, breathe and just keep trying.
Even when the screen doesn't turn on it isn't necessarily a bricked phone. This happened to me a few months ago because I was so stupid to flash an older sbf. It turned out that the device actually still functioned up to the bootloader. RSD lite detected the phone and I managed to revive it completely by flashing the original sbf. The Defy really is almost unbrickable mostly thanks to the locked bootloader, a blessing in disguise.

AgentSmith said:
When it boots and gets stuck in a bootloop the phone is not, and I repeat, NOT bricked. Apparently there was clearly a software problem but as long as the device turns on, the display works and you manage to get to the bootloader then there is very little need to worry. So you know for the next time: suppress your panic, breathe and just keep trying.
Even when the screen doesn't turn on it isn't necessarily a bricked phone. This happened to me a few months ago because I was so stupid to flash an older sbf. It turned out that the device actually still functioned up to the bootloader. RSD lite detected the phone and I managed to revive it completely by flashing the original sbf. The Defy really is almost unbrickable mostly thanks to the locked bootloader, a blessing in disguise.
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The same I asked, if he saw the M-Logo because then it's normal that it needs more time (5-10 minutes)

AkkiandDefy said:
Did you wipe date/factory reset in stock recovery?
Edit: ok, glad to got it back
What did you do to make it work?
Just a question when you flashed as example the 3.43.11 Rom , did the M-Logo appear??
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Yes everything appeared as normal (white M-logo though)..
When I flashed 3.4.3-11 I got a boot loop then I went to system recovery and wipe Data and it works again..
Do you know if I still can flash other sbf or rom??
I want to go back to CM7... I also have a CWM backup but I'm afraid to restore this...

WIIstpM said:
Yes everything appeared as normal (white M-logo though)..
When I flashed 3.4.3-11 I got a boot loop then I went to system recovery and wipe Data and it works again..
Do you know if I still can flash other sbf or rom??
I want to go back to CM7... I also have a CWM backup but I'm afraid to restore this...
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Then it maybe wasn't a bootloop, because if you flash a new sbf, its normal that it can take 10 minutes to boot

AgentSmith said:
When it boots and gets stuck in a bootloop the phone is not, and I repeat, NOT bricked. Apparently there was clearly a software problem but as long as the device turns on, the display works and you manage to get to the bootloader then there is very little need to worry. So you know for the next time: suppress your panic, breathe and just keep trying.
Even when the screen doesn't turn on it isn't necessarily a bricked phone. This happened to me a few months ago because I was so stupid to flash an older sbf. It turned out that the device actually still functioned up to the bootloader. RSD lite detected the phone and I managed to revive it completely by flashing the original sbf. The Defy really is almost unbrickable mostly thanks to the locked bootloader, a blessing in disguise.
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lol I panicked because I tried almost everything!
weird bootloop (after M-logo, black screen)
bootloader -> didn't work
custom recovery -> didn't work
stock recovery -> didn't work
CWM Backup -> didn't work
Different sbf -> bootloop
Finally Stock recovery again -> worked!

hi, i have a similar problem to yours (i made my own thread about it and still no ideas) but RSD Lite doesn't discover my phone, it just doesn't appear there. How can i try to make it appear in RSD LitE? My prhone also doesnt load the system, just hangs in Motorola logo moment. I can go to recovery and boot menu etc...
please help me, i feel like crying as well.... (

AkkiandDefy said:
Then it maybe wasn't a bootloop, because if you flash a new sbf, its normal that it can take 10 minutes to boot
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no it was, after some minutes the animations froze and it started all other again. the first few secs of booting are laggy as it used to, and it repeated..

your_login said:
hi, i have a similar problem to yours (i made my own thread about it and still no ideas) but RSD Lite doesn't discover my phone, it just doesn't appear there. How can i try to make it appear in RSD LitE? My prhone also doesnt load the system, just hangs in Motorola logo moment. I can go to recovery and boot menu etc...
please help me, i feel like crying as well.... (
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Install the drivers
You will ask where to download them?
Google it
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@AkkiandDefy
@spryte
@AgentSmith
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!
You were quick, helpful, and helped me to stay calm
Really I thank you!
:")
But could you please help @your_login too??
He got more severe problems than me apparently...

WIIstpM said:
@AkkiandDefy
@spryte
@AgentSmith
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!
You were quick, helpful, and helped me to stay calm
Really I thank you!
:")
But could you please help @your_login too??
He got more severe problems than me apparently...
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He just need to install the Moto-Drivers, and RSD-Lite will recognize it

AkkiandDefy said:
He just need to install the Moto-Drivers, and RSD-Lite will recognize it
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I have the drivers already installed, i managed to flash the nordic sbf a few days ago without any problem maybe its my computers fault that it fails to see the phone now..? i reainstalled them anyway and still no luck. However, i forgot to mention it earleier - when i connect a turned off phone via usb to my computer the phone itself turns on, hangs at motorola logo and on my computer i can hear 'device plugged' sound and MotoHelper windows appears on my computer, so it is being recognised to some extent. However, in RSD Lite there is still no device in the list and i can't try with flashing another sbf ((((

help! please read bricked and its a new phone!!! want a beer?

ok guys so i just picked up a brand new defy. got it home tried to run z4root and it just would not work. so i decided to just use super one click. did that no problem.
i then went ahead and used the 2nd init. still no issues. then when i was ready to flash i got stuck. cant load into bootloader or anything. im afraid the battery may be close to dead but im unsure.
currently all i can do is see the m logo. thats it. cant seem to get into recovery.
i also tried rsdlite but i cant sem to find the right files cause they all have the wrong extensions.
please help. i have no problem with buying someone a beer!!!

1. Boot the phone into stock recovery by holding power and volume down at the same time, press both volume buttons when it boots and go to factory reset/cache, run that.
2. Reboot into bootloader, by pressing power and volume up, plug into your PC.
3. Download the latest version of RSD Lite, and download a 2.2.1 SBF of your choice. You'll need to unzip the sbf file from the .gz using a .zip program, I use WinRAR.
4. Open RSD Lite, choose the sbf file, make sure the phone is connected in BOOTLOADER mode (step 2)
5. Run RSD Lite, wait until is says "PASS" In the dialogue box.
6. Enjoy!

ok so i got it back to the bootloader that you mention. however its flashing battery low cannot flash. or something like that. now what...

1st of all you if the blue led does not lit then you should try to go to stock recovery (start your phone using vol down + power, then press the lower right corner of the screen when the android appears with an exclamation mark - on Eclair- / press both Vol Up+ Vol Down -on Froyo -). Then you can start your phone into bootloader and flash the SBF again.
PS: older 2nd init versions get stuck on boot if the USB debugging is ON and the battery must be taken out to restart your phone.
EDIT: wow...how many replays have you received while I was typing mine Good luck and keep us posted!

If it says battery low, cannot flash, simply charge the battery for a bit, and then retry

how can i charge the battery? i have no lights blue or white...

I'm not 100% positive about this, but if the phone is off, and not bootable, I think plugging it in still charges it. Anyone know?

ok i just went to radioshack and bought a stand alone universal battery charger. im guessing if i give to 30-45 min that should be enough to try this process. any other tips/tricks in the meantime? im wondering where i went wrong. also what is the best file (link if possible) to use? lastly what will it take to get back to usa tmobile rom and i guess start over?

Since you are in the US use this sbf http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umt...1028.0R_JORDANTMO_P022_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf.gz with RSD lite. Use this version of RSD lite 5.3.1 and Motorola drivers http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=609901&d=1306603535.
ALWAYS go into recovery and wipe first before entering bootloader and flashing sbf
The sbf I linked above is the stock eclair 3.6.360 for the US
Good luck if you need help just ask we are all here to help! You can PM me as well

zyxwvut said:
Since you are in the US use this sbf http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umt...1028.0R_JORDANTMO_P022_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf.gz with RSD lite. Use this version of RSD lite 5.3.1 and Motorola drivers http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=609901&d=1306603535.
ALWAYS go into recovery and wipe first before entering bootloader and flashing sbf
The sbf I linked above is the stock eclair 3.6.360 for the US
Good luck if you need help just ask we are all here to help! You can PM me as well
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Thanks for sending him those links.
Good luck, and as said before, if you need anything just ask, we are all here to help!

[GUIDE]How to unbrick your Defy and solve other bugs

So your Defy is bricked. It's really hard to brick a Defy or a Defy+ due to locked bootloader, so you can't really brick it but you can get it in state of not booting. In this simple guide i will show you how to unbrick Defy and fix some common errors!
Lets get started!
How to unbrick your Defy
What do you need!
You need the following:
Motorola Defy
RSD Lite (download here: http://goo.gl/KRSRp
SBF (i reccomend 2.2 CEE Froyo) (download here: http://goo.gl/Jhz84) (for other SBFs use this link: http://goo.gl/dYQTl )
USB Cable
Charged battery (at least 50%)
Motorola USB Drivers (download here: http://goo.gl/bWg1M )
Download and install USB Drivers
Download and install RSD Lite
Turn off your phone
Go into bootloader by pressing Power button and Vol+ button
Connect your phone to your PC via USB cable
Make sure everything is OK
Locate downloaded SBF. In popup dialog press Uncompress and start flashing
If you get " Please manually power up this phone " in RSD Lite pull battery out > put your battery back > reboot into stock recovery by holding Power button and Vol- button > Choose Wipe data/cache > Choose Reboot system now
That's it, you unbricked your Defy!
How to repair damaged Dalvik or cache
Use the same method for unbricking your Defy. If you still have problems...do the same procedure again.
How to fix empty battery
If your battery is so empty that you can't even charge it, there are 2 options
Option 1. (McGyver method)
Get a USB cable, cut the off the B plug (the one that plugs into the device) and strip away the shielding, revealing the 4 individual wires inside: White, Green, Red and Black. Red is +5V DC and Black is ground. strip a few (1-2) mm's off each and gently push them into the + and - slots on the battery. Apply some tape to keep them in place, but don't cover the other connectors. Now plug the battery back in, a tight fit, but possible if you've peeled back the shielding and the white and green wires so that only Black and Red are actually being crammed in there with the battery
It should look like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Red goes to the + terminal,Black goes to the - terminal
Plug the business end of the newly modded usb cable into your computer.
That's it, your Defy should be alive now
McGyver method found at this thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
I was lazy to write the method by my words...so i just copied from that thread....because he wrote it so well
If original author has problems with copyrights, he can PM me and we will sort it out.
Option 2.
Connect Defy to PC via USB cable. Make sure that your PC is powered on. LED in the top left-hand corner should be white coloured. Leave the Defy overnight to charge. In the morning it should be charged a little bit to charge it via normal method
I have not tested McGyver method, but option 2 worked for me (happened to me once)
This is the end of this tutorial. I hope i helped!
Froyo nandroid backup here
Guys I created a prerooted and with cwm installed froyo nandroid backup. Make full restore
Link: http://d-h.st/RxH
IF YOU DO MAKE ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PHONE DURING THE PROCESS I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE!

is cee froyo recommended for india defy with stock froyo 2.2.2 and green lens?
my stock was retail taiwanese JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-36-1.7_CHINESE_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B50AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTINT15_P002_A014_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf.gz
reply please.

prax31 said:
is cee froyo recommended for india defy with stock froyo 2.2.2 and green lens?
my stock was retail taiwanese JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-36-1.7_CHINESE_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B50AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTINT15_P002_A014_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf.gz
reply please.
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Well try it...you can always go back by flashing another SBF
IF YOU DO MAKE ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PHONE , I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE!

bricked/not booting defy
basically downloaded & flashed a wrong sbf file after i rooted it from rsd lite. now its stuck at M screen, will not connect to rsd lite and i have searched relentlessly to figure out another way to flash to it, even in recovery mode will not unzip any files. is there a way to fix it? i have wiped cache and data and rebooted. nothing works...pls help :'(

melowed said:
basically downloaded & flashed a wrong sbf file after i rooted it from rsd lite. now its stuck at M screen, will not connect to rsd lite and i have searched relentlessly to figure out another way to flash to it, even in recovery mode will not unzip any files. is there a way to fix it? i have wiped cache and data and rebooted. nothing works...pls help :'(
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Pull battery out and wait 5 minutes and reinsert it.
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bricked/not booting defy
ppero196 said:
Pull battery out and wait 5 minutes and reinsert it.
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tried that, still not working

melowed said:
tried that, still not working
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Go manually to bootmenu (stock) and then connect phone with RSD Lite and flash another SBF
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ppero196 said:
Go manually to bootmenu (stock) and then connect phone with RSD Lite and flash another SBF
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i can get it to go to boot menu but it wont connect to rsd lite for me to flash another sbf. is there some other way im not aware of?

I can send you my froyo nandroid backup. You can restore it via CWM
No apps installed...it comes pre rooted. OK?
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ppero196 said:
I can send you my froyo nandroid backup. You can restore it via CWM
No apps installed...it comes pre rooted. OK?
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Awesome thx see if that works
FINALLY got it back to stock after upgrading to the the 5.9v of rsd lite and reinstalling the drivers but i had to flash the same sbf file about 4 times...lol i knew i had the right one but thanks for trying to help me anyway!

i need help asap
melowed said:
Awesome thx see if that works
FINALLY got it back to stock after upgrading to the the 5.9v of rsd lite and reinstalling the drivers but i had to flash the same sbf file about 4 times...lol i knew i had the right one but thanks for trying to help me anyway!
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Can you send me also the froyo back up? this is what happened to me:
i cleared the cache in the bootloader menu
then i restore factory settings
then i had a zip file of a rom , i changed its name to update so that the bootloader can detect the update.. the update installed completely but when i started rebooting its just stuck at the "Motorola" logo.. what can i do to fix this sir?

drakefrancis said:
Can you send me also the froyo back up? this is what happened to me:
i cleared the cache in the bootloader menu
then i restore factory settings
then i had a zip file of a rom , i changed its name to update so that the bootloader can detect the update.. the update installed completely but when i started rebooting its just stuck at the "Motorola" logo.. what can i do to fix this sir?
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OK..I'll send you...
It comes with 2ndinit and prerooted
Sent from my MB526 using xda app-developers app

ppero196 said:
OK..I'll send you...
It comes with 2ndinit and prerooted
Sent from my MB526 using xda app-developers app
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Hey ppero, Thanks for the guide.
Some random Chinese build finally worked for my phone, phone was bough used: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14762402&postcount=143

Froyo nandroid backup
Extract in the root of SD card and restore using cwm
Make full restore
http://d-h.st/RxH
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bricked MB526 BL7 no recovery available
Hello, I try to give as much information as possible so please bear with me.
MB526 with BL7 was working perfectly with the quarx nightly 20121018+update v3 but of course I installed the v4 update. What a friend and I figured is that there is a problem when flashing the 2ndboot updates with your power plug still plugged in, this is what I totally forgot about on the v4 update. I wiped the cache and dalvik before AND after the update but was stuck the bootloop. Now I had just made a CWM backup two weeks ago but when restoring I got an error message concerning the system folder. Still in bootloop on the splah M logo. I remember there was something about an older custom ROM and the recovery I used that didnt work so I figured I should start from the SBF.
Using RSDlite 5.7 on a winXP machine, I tried to flash the way I am used to flash brand new MB526 with BL7: (did that for a few friends and the girl)
1. DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_GR_SIGN_UCADEFYEMARAB1B80AA004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTCEE_P022_A022_Service1FF.sbf
2. DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_CEE_ROOTED_No_Signed.sbf
but the plan was overthrown by my phone. It flashed through the whole process but was stuck at the the "please manually power up this phone"-screen in RSDlite, the phone was connected but at the splash screen. Battery out, the PASS would only appear in RSD if I boot directly into bootloader again. Otherwise this splash screen makes my mad. It doesnt boot.
I tried to flash the alternative, chinese, root ROM for BL7; samesame, but different.
Downloaded RSDlite 6.14, Mdriver 5.9 on a win7 machine, used about all the BL7 ROMs I could find on the site: sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordanplus/ The last one being the [Retail British] sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordanplus/DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_BLUR_SIGN_USADEFYEMARAB1B8RTGB005.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTGB_P023_A025_M002_Service1FF.sbf.gz
samesame
:crying:
Now I cannot boot into the motorola recovery. Theres just the background picture but no menu. As far as I know, flashing an SBF is all that I can do. Anyone has got an idea, which ROM to try or what else to do ?
Thanks in advance

butcherr said:
Hello, I try to give as much information as possible so please bear with me.
MB526 with BL7 was working perfectly with the quarx nightly 20121018+update v3 but of course I installed the v4 update. What a friend and I figured is that there is a problem when flashing the 2ndboot updates with your power plug still plugged in, this is what I totally forgot about on the v4 update. I wiped the cache and dalvik before AND after the update but was stuck the bootloop. Now I had just made a CWM backup two weeks ago but when restoring I got an error message concerning the system folder. Still in bootloop on the splah M logo. I remember there was something about an older custom ROM and the recovery I used that didnt work so I figured I should start from the SBF.
Using RSDlite 5.7 on a winXP machine, I tried to flash the way I am used to flash brand new MB526 with BL7: (did that for a few friends and the girl)
1. DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_GR_SIGN_UCADEFYEMARAB1B80AA004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTCEE_P022_A022_Service1FF.sbf
2. DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_CEE_ROOTED_No_Signed.sbf
but the plan was overthrown by my phone. It flashed through the whole process but was stuck at the the "please manually power up this phone"-screen in RSDlite, the phone was connected but at the splash screen. Battery out, the PASS would only appear in RSD if I boot directly into bootloader again. Otherwise this splash screen makes my mad. It doesnt boot.
I tried to flash the alternative, chinese, root ROM for BL7; samesame, but different.
Downloaded RSDlite 6.14, Mdriver 5.9 on a win7 machine, used about all the BL7 ROMs I could find on the site: sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordanplus/ The last one being the [Retail British] sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordanplus/DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_BLUR_SIGN_USADEFYEMARAB1B8RTGB005.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTGB_P023_A025_M002_Service1FF.sbf.gz
samesame
:crying:
Now I cannot boot into the motorola recovery. Theres just the background picture but no menu. As far as I know, flashing an SBF is all that I can do. Anyone has got an idea, which ROM to try or what else to do ?
Thanks in advance
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Flash the sbf again.
If you encounter please manually power up the phone unplug the device from PC, reboot into stock recovery and wipe data/factory reset. After that reboot
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ppero196 said:
Flash the sbf again.
If you encounter please manually power up the phone unplug the device from PC, reboot into stock recovery and wipe data/factory reset. After that reboot
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thank you. stock recovery. there is no stock recovery. MB526. BL7. Just the droid and a triangle with the "!" inside the triangle if I try to boot into stock recovery. I remember having this problem with my hannspad and there was a flashable ROM with just the stock recovery. Is there something comparable for the defy? only the recovery or is the BL7 the problem here?

butcherr said:
thank you. stock recovery. there is no stock recovery. MB526. BL7. Just the droid and a triangle with the "!" inside the triangle if I try to boot into stock recovery. I remember having this problem with my hannspad and there was a flashable ROM with just the stock recovery. Is there something comparable for the defy? only the recovery or is the BL7 the problem here?
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That is Stock recovery (droid and yellow triangle) .Try pressing Vol Up and Vol Down simultaneously to get the menu. If that doesn't work TAP in the lower right hand corner of the screen to get the menu. Tap around a bit to get the right spot.
The newer stock recovery works off touch screen instead of the rocker buttons.

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That is Stock recovery (droid and yellow triangle) .Try pressing Vol Up and Vol Down simultaneously to get the menu. If that doesn't work TAP in the lower right hand corner of the screen to get the menu. Tap around a bit to get the right spot.
The newer stock recovery works off touch screen instead of the rocker buttons.
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Thank you VERY much. I spent too much time with CWM it appears. I dont remember having used the stock recovery once. I thought BL7 was my enemy with that screen. My phone must feel like its been gangbangraped now with all the different ROMS I have flash upon it. Thanks again, quarx build 20121018+v4 running. Am creating a backup right now.

When I connect to pc (battery empty) it charges white led then boots up hangs on motorola logo for sometime then shutsdown to white led again, is that normal?

[Q] [HELP] P350 stuck on LG logo 4 softkeys blinking

Hi, I've just registered in this forum, though I've been reading you guys for almost a year. I just want to say that you guys are awesome, i've learned too much about android because of you.
Introduction
Said that, I recently had a problem with my P350g, I'll try to be as clear as possible hoping you can help me out.
The problem came after i installed CM 9 [stable 8] on it, at first it worked perfectly (a very few panics or reboots but i'm used to it :laugh. The next day after taking a photograph the cellphone got stuck, it had done that several times before with some other ROMs so i didn't pay much attention to it, so i took the battery off and put it again, and when I tried to turn it on, there it was, the lg logo with the 4 softkeys blinking.
-- It doesn't enter to recovery (i had recovery installed at that time) pressing [- power send] at the same time, it just stays there with the lg logo blinking.
-- It does enter to the emergency mode (yellow background with "emergency mode" in black letters) pressing [+ - power] at the same time.
-- It does enter to the fastboot mode pressing [+ power send] at the same time.
what i've already tryed:
--- i've read the wiki about this phone and try everything there (and everything found on google which is pretty much the same)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/LG_Optimus_Me
--- i've tryed using the KDZ updater as somebody on this forum recommended:
http://multidroid2.feed.nu/2012/03/27/how-to-unbrickflash-your-optimus-melg-p350-2/
using firmware from here:
http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=5
and from somewhere else on the internet, the problem here is, that when it comes to "restart the phone", it doesn't start, it just keeps getting stuck on the lg logo with the 4 softkeys blinking, after some time the KDZ updater shows an error: Upgrade Error WParam: 100 LParam: 6
--- i've tryed flashing the recovery from fastboot mode as shown on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2131247
it flashes well, everything "succeeded" but whe it comes to reboot (flashboot reboot) the cellphone says on the screen rebooting cellphone (or something like that) but it never reboots. if I take the battery off and put it on again, and then try to turn it on, the cellphone shows at the same problem, the lg logo with 4 softkeys blinking.
--- I've also tryed this tool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1948326
it hasn't solved my problem either.
Computers' info
I've tried this on 2 computers:
windows 7 x86
windows 8 x64
both of them have the drivers installed, I've disabled the modem on both of them, both of them have the latest android SDK tools
both computers give me the same problems, please i need your help, i'm desperate, I've been with this problem for several days and I can't solve it. I hope you can help me out

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Anybody? please, i'm desperate

Hi,
Let's hope for the good
Try to flash the rom with fastboot.
and did you overclocked it too high? maybe your nand is burned?

kD said:
Hi,
Let's hope for the good
Try to flash the rom with fastboot.
and did you overclocked it too high? maybe your nand is burned?
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thanks for answering, yes i did overclock it really high ~804MHz can't remember the exact number, but with other roms it had been working at that level of overclock without any problems (besides the casual panics and reboots) for more than half a year.
i'm going to try flashing the rom from flashboot and see what happens

I couldn't fash a rom via fastboot
IsraelMP said:
thanks for answering, yes i did overclock it really high ~804MHz can't remember the exact number, but with other roms it had been working at that level of overclock without any problems (besides the casual panics and reboots) for more than half a year.
i'm going to try flashing the rom from flashboot and see what happens
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Hi everybody, i tried to flash a zip containing the rom on my p350, though i could not flash it. i used the command:
fastboot flash system rom.zip
but it says the file/rom size was smaller than expected. (honestly i can't remember the actual sentence) and then it says (x < y) where x is the suposed size of the rom and y is the expected size.
i tried with several roms, and a backup a user uploaded somewhere which was suposedly legitimate.
Is there something i can do?

download lg mobile support tool (lg mobile updater)
make sure that the driver is installed on the computer
open it
let it reconize the phone then
click recover phone from CS
the phone will be returned to latest stock rom for your country
then intsall recvoery again and root again

My Method
Well you need usb debugging enabled.Remove phone's batytery and connect it to pc via usb.It will boot up (horribly of course ignore it).Then fire up the kdz updater and start the flashing process.Once the phocess starts midway anywhere in the process insert the battery.The process will complete then KDZ will sat update complete...REBOOTING....and as battery is inserted it will reboot.Voila.Hope it works for you.This is my routine method.(Bricked more than 7 times lol).

Thanks for replying
MeeDa said:
download lg mobile support tool (lg mobile updater)
make sure that the driver is installed on the computer
open it
let it reconize the phone then
click recover phone from CS
the phone will be returned to latest stock rom for your country
then intsall recvoery again and root again
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thanks for replying, i did that, when i just plug it without pressing any button the cellphone does not get recognized by the software, when i plug it in emergency mode it does get recognized but the software gives me an error.
blazecodester said:
Well you need usb debugging enabled.Remove phone's batytery and connect it to pc via usb.It will boot up (horribly of course ignore it).Then fire up the kdz updater and start the flashing process.Once the phocess starts midway anywhere in the process insert the battery.The process will complete then KDZ will sat update complete...REBOOTING....and as battery is inserted it will reboot.Voila.Hope it works for you.This is my routine method.(Bricked more than 7 times lol).
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thanks for the answer, I tried that way, though it keeps getting stuck in the LG logo with the 4 blinking softkeys when it comes to reboot the cellphone.