Hi, is it possible to perm-root a dhd thats using a stock 1.7 1.8x rom?
If so. How should i proceed to do so?
Thank you.
Have you tried looking? Search would be the best answer.
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Hi all,
I'm a bit of a newb when it comes to flashing so please stick with me...
I've read and understood the Flashtool tutorial.
I've already done an update to 2.3.3 but getting fedup with the Vodafone bloatware.
Which ROM should I use to flash my arc?
and/or - how do I know which rom's will work or are suitable?
Thanks in advance.
awaterhouse said:
Hi all,
I'm a bit of a newb when it comes to flashing so please stick with me...
I've read and understood the Flashtool tutorial.
I've already done an update to 2.3.3 but getting fedup with the Vodafone bloatware.
Which ROM should I use to flash my arc?
and/or - how do I know which rom's will work or are suitable?
Thanks in advance.
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I flashed the o2 2.3.3 it's pretty clean. I've been running it for about a week with no issues on Canadian Rogers branded Arc. Good luck!!
awaterhouse said:
Hi all,
I'm a bit of a newb when it comes to flashing so please stick with me...
I've read and understood the Flashtool tutorial.
I've already done an update to 2.3.3 but getting fedup with the Vodafone bloatware.
Which ROM should I use to flash my arc?
and/or - how do I know which rom's will work or are suitable?
Thanks in advance.
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You can try Generic UK version or even Generic World for that matter. They are pretty much clean (only what SE included).
Typically people flash the latest generic ROM (highest number) since it'll have the most recent tweaks/fixes.
The beauty of flashing is that you can just keep flashing until you find something you like.
I've just installed 2.3.3 which i really like the look of but i didnt know anything about red and green lenses as the camera doesnt work at all.
Am i right in thinking that i'm now stuck with 2.3.3 ?
I cant seem to root it which as far as i know means i cant install any other roms
Is this right ??
Come on people, tell me if you can root this rom please...or at least if i can roll back to another rom where my camera works.
Some posts exist to root any rom, and every rom in http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=855 are rooted ...
Only 4.5.1-85 can root direct. (Gingerbreak.apk)
Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537
How did you end up flashing this stock 2.3.3? There's already available rooted 2.3.3 rom with fixed sbf. Just curious here...
Sent from my awesome Moto Defy: Stock Rooted Gingerbread 2.3.3 - XDA Premium
Thanks for the replies, farsight73 I dont really know what i'm doing i suppose is the answer ! Most of the jargon I dont understand....tell me, can i flash a new sbf (rom?) without the handset being rooted ?
Yes I supposed... But only higher sbf since you won't be able to downgrade. So practically from 2.3.3 to higher like 2.3.4.. But I did read somewhere that someone like your case was able to flash back to 2.2.2.. may be walter could help you. Please pm him..
Sent from my awesome Moto Defy: Stock Rooted Gingerbread 2.3.3 - XDA Premium
Rooted 2.3.3 rom with fixed sbf
farsight73 said:
How did you end up flashing this stock 2.3.3? There's already available rooted 2.3.3 rom with fixed sbf. Just curious here...
Sent from my awesome Moto Defy: Stock Rooted Gingerbread 2.3.3 - XDA Premium
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Hey there fellow Malaysian.
Got link?
correct me if i'm wrong but i think downgrade is possible with fixed sbf and nandroid. havent tried it yet though...
It's possible to downgrade.
Read the Beginner's Guide
Hey friends...
My friend has recently bought a defy in India... It came with eclair...
Now he wants to upgrade to gingerbread... But he doesn't want to root... So can anyone please help me? As I'm a Samsung user, I don't know anything about Motorola devices or how to upgrade them... So I would appreciate a noob friendly guide...
Thanks...
u cannot upgrade to gingerbread w/o rooting...defy has got the official froyo, not gingerbread..
please read the pinned posts if u wish to know how to flash a custom gingerbread rom..
adiles said:
Hey friends...
My friend has recently bought a defy in India... It came with eclair...
Now he wants to upgrade to gingerbread... But he doesn't want to root... So can anyone please help me? As I'm a Samsung user, I don't know anything about Motorola devices or how to upgrade them... So I would appreciate a noob friendly guide...
Thanks...
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He can update to Froyo, but there is no official Gingerbread update from Motorola for the Defy (and there will never be one).
If he doesn't want to tinker a bit he won't get Gingerbread (there are also 2.3 ports of the Defy Plus that work quite well, but rooting is necessary to install anything like that).
adiles said:
Hey friends...
My friend has recently bought a defy in India... It came with eclair...
Now he wants to upgrade to gingerbread... But he doesn't want to root... So can anyone please help me? As I'm a Samsung user, I don't know anything about Motorola devices or how to upgrade them... So I would appreciate a noob friendly guide...
Thanks...
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You should read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
Thanks for your replies... one last question...
After rooting and flashing a gb rom, is there a way to go back to fully stock?
Thanks...
adiles said:
Thanks for your replies... one last question...
After rooting and flashing a gb rom, is there a way to go back to fully stock?
Thanks...
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I still think you got everything you need in ChirmiPlay's post with link just above your last posting
adiles said:
Thanks for your replies... one last question...
After rooting and flashing a gb rom, is there a way to go back to fully stock?
Thanks...
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You can mess around with your Defy s much as you want, root, install ROMs, flash sbfs... And you can ALWAYS go back to the stock Foyo/ Eclair firmware your Defy came with. Even if something went wrong and the phone doesn't boot anymore, just flash a stock clean Motorola firmware and everything's gone (the ROM you had before, also the root). So also if your Defy has a hardware problem and you want to send it back, just go back to stock before and you don't have to worry about the warranty.
Arjoma said:
You can mess around with your Defy s much as you want, root, install ROMs, flash sbfs... And you can ALWAYS go back to the stock Foyo/ Eclair firmware your Defy came with.
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I don't think so. if you changed the bootloader version you will be stuck on some higher kernel and can not easily go back.. (that was what happend to epsylon3 - one of the main devs of CM9 for defy) - so if you flashed official froyo - you will not be able to go back to eclair for example. (as is also pointed out here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537)
A piece of advice: read a lot (here in this forums) before you flash something. It help you not getting in trouble with your phone.
adiles said:
Thanks for your replies... one last question...
After rooting and flashing a gb rom, is there a way to go back to fully stock?
Thanks...
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There is no point in using defy with the buggy stock Eclair/Froyo ..
If u want to see the complete potential of defy Root it and Install CM7..
and yes you can go back when ever you want but make sure u take the Nandroid backup of the stock ROM that u r using and check whether the official sbf of ur region is available to download.so that u can flash it and restore the nandroid backup .. !!
mearoth said:
I don't think so. if you changed the bootloader version you will be stuck on some higher kernel and can not easily go back..
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Right, that was the only thing I wasn't thinking about. That is what is usually written in big red letters when there's something about these sbfs. But normally there is no need to change the bootloader version by installing the (not fixed) 2.3.4 sbf.
The only really current reliable options for the Defy imho are CM7.1, MIUI (and some versions based on it) and the Defy+ based ROMs (like MS2Ginger). With none of them you risk to be stuck somewhere - I flashed stock Froyo a dozen times without problems.
Thanks all for your replies....
I'll root and flash cm today....
adiles said:
Thanks all for your replies....
I'll root and flash cm today....
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Good luck!
Hello all. I've been trying the available rooted stock rom for GSM one v and none seem good. I've lost my cwm backup of the original stock. And since my phone was bought in India I cant run ruu due to varied versions. I kindly request someone to post rooted stock rom with stock kernel preferably lastesy ics. Plz help me out
maybe this will help you------>>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005968:)
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maybe this will help you------>>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005968:)
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Thank u so much. Will revert after trying.
sorry if it has been posted already didnt see any!
is it safe as in will it unroot me if i update to 2.3.4 / 2.3.5 android?
if it is how do i update one? by flashing a custom rom?
icantthinkofanamealways said:
sorry if it has been posted already didnt see any!
is it safe as in will it unroot me if i update to 2.3.4 / 2.3.5 android?
if it is how do i update one? by flashing a custom rom?
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If you're rooted already, just flash a custom ROM :good:
You can 'update' to Android Version 4.2.1 Jellybean now
icantthinkofanamealways said:
sorry if it has been posted already didnt see any!
is it safe as in will it unroot me if i update to 2.3.4 / 2.3.5 android?
if it is how do i update one? by flashing a custom rom?
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If you haven't seen this before, maybe you should wear glasses...I don't get the question as you are not very clear. If you are S-OFF and running a custom rom, updating via software (menu>about software...) might brick your device.
If you are just rooted, then you will root. S-OFF is pretty different from Root, so if you want a 2.3.5 rom you have plenty of them in the development section of the forum...and even as guy says, you have even JB roms.
Maybe you need to do some research before posting this things that are covered all around the forum.