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hey, guys! i was trying to install cm7 on my defy. I had the UK 3.4.3-11 fw on it before, and tried to flash cm6 with rom manager, checked wipe and backup. It backed up my previous rom, but then it rebooted, and now all I see is the notification bar, and a black screen with the text "set-up" on top of it. The touchscreen works (accelerometer too), and the buttons vibrate when pressed but don't do anything else. I tried to flash a new sbf with rsd lite 4.9, and it showed my phone, but couldn't flash anything, because I couldn't press the start button. Any help, please?
I bricked another phone after installing clockwrok mod, it would even boot and I couldn't flash any ROM anymore. Fortunately the shop replaced it under warranty.
On the Defy I used the files posted on this forum and it worked fine.
mine boots. and where are the files posted?
Which sbf did u try and flash?
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i tried two. 2.51.1 and 3.4.3-11, both uk and blurred. none of them worked. btw, the 3.4.3-11 was the one i was using before, don't know if it matters or not.
ok, turns out i can receive texts and calls, and do anything that shows in the notification area. i just can't get back to my homescreen, or get the menu to show. worst thing, i can't get to settings, because afaik i need usb debugging to be enabled to flash an sbf, don't i?
Oh okay I was thinking it was a downgradibility issue, but apparently not. Similar thing happened to me and I just kept trying different ROMS And eventually one worked
Sent from my cyanogenmod 7 defy
I dont think its a problem with the roms i wanted to flash, because whatever i did, rsd lite didn't allow me to start to flash.
I had 3.4.3-11 before. After that I tried the nordic ROM and using it I installed 2ndinit and then CM7. I meant the files in first posts these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037076
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026853
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033654
turns out there's only one sbf i can flash (uk blurred 2.51.1), but when i did, it totally bricked the phone. now it doesn't even boot, the screen remains black, and the notification led doesn't show anything. the pc recognizes it, but the only thing i can do is reflash the same sbf which bricked it... any chance if i bring it back they'll give me a new one?
Im in a similar situation now as well. All im getting is a notification bar and black screen. I was on some chinese rom running jboogies deblurhoney for a while and tried going back stock. Now im trying a bunch of roms with no solution. Ive tried 2 different tmobile us roms, and one orange rom. No success as of yet.
zakoo2 said:
turns out there's only one sbf i can flash (uk blurred 2.51.1), but when i did, it totally bricked the phone. now it doesn't even boot, the screen remains black, and the notification led doesn't show anything. the pc recognizes it, but the only thing i can do is reflash the same sbf which bricked it... any chance if i bring it back they'll give me a new one?
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When I first got my defy I tried to restore a nandroid and bricked my phone anyways what i ended doing since the phone would turn on but the screen would be all black my best option was just to flash anything that was 2.51 so u can try to download any of the newer released sbf or just try and find your original firmware
EDIT: just make sure to wipe data/cache before flashing
Sent from my Life Proof Defy on CM7
Check the results from the thread I recently made
(my solution was to go into the stock recovery and do a factory wipe)
i can't go into recovery, nor the bootloader, the phone wouldn't start. my computer wouldn't recognize it anymore, so all i've got now is a pretty expensive beermat... i think the last sbf which i flashed is a UK 2.51.1, will motorola buy that their official upgrade software screwed the phone up?
That's what I said because luckily an official update came out. I was another brand though.
You could try flashing it with nordic sbf.
I will send you the link as a PM.
I had the same problem, and it worked for me.
I am having an issue with my phone as well. I had it rooted with clockworkmod. I tried to install CM7 Beta 3 and it failed installation at line 7. So I did a wipe and factory reset and did a backup of my last Nandroid and now it just blinks the Motorloa symbol and I and do nothing.
sikerült?
zakoo2 said:
i can't go into recovery, nor the bootloader, the phone wouldn't start. my computer wouldn't recognize it anymore, so all i've got now is a pretty expensive beermat... i think the last sbf which i flashed is a UK 2.51.1, will motorola buy that their official upgrade software screwed the phone up?
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szia bocsánat, de sikerült valamit találnod? hasonló cipőben járok én is...
nem, semmit nem tudtam már vele kezdeni, a gép se ismerte fel többet. megpróbáltam visszavinni, de a hivatalos motorola szerviz úgy tűnik megszűnt létezni, a bolt nincs nyitva, emailjük halott, és a telefon ki van kapcsolva... fasza, most itt vagyok telefon nélkül...
Same thing happened to me just that I sped through too many things and didn't take my time to read more threads. Right now all I can get to is a boot loop of the motorola sign. Rooted the phone, had a recovery installed but neglected to realize that i needed to install a 2.2 rom before going to cm7. Need help!!!
Hey guys!
I've tried to update my android 2.2 to gingerbread, both with the official update and the oxygen update, with the same result: my phone reboots, starts doing something - I get a green statusbar - and after about 1/4th of the bar it all ends up with a phone with a read exclamation mark and a red triangle.
The first time I got there, I though this was something that should happen, and left my phone around for two hours without anything happening.
I googled around and ended up doing a hard reset, which didn't change a thing.
I then tried to go into recovery mode from the boot meny, and end up with the exact same result.
So... what the hell is happening? Anyone got a clue? I would really appreciate some kind of sollution!
Its probably because you have a corrupted update file.
Try downloading it again.
If your branded to a certain carrier, then download the update for that carrier.
I've downloaded the update each time I've tried to make the update. I've tried with the oxygen ROM too, and tried loading recoverymode both from boot menu and clockworkmod. Nothing works. Amen...
So let me get this straight, you are trying to do OTA updates with a custom ROM + clockworkmod!?
It does not work like that. OTA updates are ONLY for 100% stock phones (ok, you can have Radio S-OFF, but no root). As you are using a custom ROM, why don't you just flash a Gingerbread based ROM instead of trying to mess around with OTAs, which obviously is impossible?
Uh, well, I have the standard ROM, but I did not know that it's impossible to install OTA updates when my phone's rooted. But it obviously doesn't work out
I've tried with the oxygen gingerbread release too, but same **** as I described in my original post happens. So what I've done:
- Install OTA update - failed
- Install oxygen-rom - failed
then, Hard reset +
- OTA update, without root - failed
- go into recovery mode from boot-menu - failed
hard reset + root +
- oxygen gingerbread - failed
- recovery mode from boot meny - failed
- recovery mode from ROM manager - failed
I really hoped that a hard reset would do the trick, but there you go...
Again, you cannot get any OTA because you have ClockworkMod.
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk
So... How do I get any update if I can't install Oxygen either? (assuming Oxygen's ROM also qualify as OTA...)
Flash this ROM from CWM Recovery like any other ROM. Its Gingerbread with root, nothing else added.
Thanks!
But I'm still having serious problems getting into recoverymode, or even backing up my existing ROM. It seems whenever I do ANYTHING that requires my DHD to reboot, it ends up with the phone-with-red-eclamationmark-sign. No matter if I've done a hard reset either...
Holene said:
Thanks!
But I'm still having serious problems getting into recoverymode, or even backing up my existing ROM. It seems whenever I do ANYTHING that requires my DHD to reboot, it ends up with the phone-with-red-eclamationmark-sign. No matter if I've done a hard reset either...
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The red exclamation mark is the stock recovery, so you dont have clockwork recovery. I would recommend starting from scratch installing clockwork then all should be good
Oh, nice to know But I used ROM manager to flash clockwork recovery (at least it said so).
When you say start form scratch, would that imply hard reset, root it, flash CWR and hopefully it will work?
Holene said:
Oh, nice to know But I used ROM manager to flash clockwork recovery (at least it said so).
When you say start form scratch, would that imply hard reset, root it, flash CWR and hopefully it will work?
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Yes, you did S-off? As that would explain why clockwork didn't flash
Oh, well, uhm.
No.
Damn Thanks!
Hi, forum. I just switched to this phone yesterday.
I successfully rooted this phone and booted into recovery using bootstrapper.
I installed Cyannogen (the file is 808.zip) (I wiped everything before I installed.)
Now, I'm stuck with M logo screen.
When I try to recover using R+M+power button it just boots up an old recovery not clockworkmod. I don't know what to do. Please Help.
Thank you.
stuck on M
if you can when old recovery comes up hit the @ button and do a wipe that way and factory reset,.and if it wont and you start over- be sure after you load cyanogen to install clockwork and wipe 3 times just to be safe
macky722 said:
Hi, forum. I just switched to this phone yesterday.
I successfully rooted this phone and booted into recovery using bootstrapper.
I installed Cyannogen (the file is 808.zip) (I wiped everything before I installed.)
Now, I'm stuck with M logo screen.
When I try to recover using R+M+power button it just boots up an old recovery not clockworkmod. I don't know what to do. Please Help.
Thank you.
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do the factory recovery wipe like he said make sure to just let your phone sit for a while it might take sometime to get going the first time give it up to ten minutes
if that does work the start the do a SBF again and try again
Thank you for a great support. I love you guys. though the phone is still miserably dead.
When I enter recovery it is "android system recovery" not clockwork recovery. I can do 4 things
1. reboot
2. apply sdcard: update
3. wipe data/fac
4. wipe cache
I wiped data 3 times but still no luck.
btw: if i gets cyannogen to work by miracle, would it work with Tmobile? if not I might as well give up right now!
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do the factory recovery wipe like he said make sure to just let your phone sit for a while it might take sometime to get going the first time give it up to ten minutes
if that does work the start the do a SBF again and try again
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Update : Thank you. It is now working with Cyannogen mod but I don't think it will work with Tmobile right? =[
macky722 said:
Update : Thank you. It is now working with Cyannogen mod but I don't think it will work with Tmobile right? =[
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No. The US T-Mobile and AT&T bands are locked out on the phone. The only way to get the Pro to work on T-Moble or AT&T is to have the necessary files from Motorola, which are not publicly available. Team Black Hat has them, and they'll unlock the bands if you send them your phone and $100: http://shop.teamblackhat.info/GSM-Unlock-for-Droid-Pro-Buyer-Paid-shipping-GSM-Unlock.htm.
Need some help....
Iam a nood to mobile phone flash, but got gingerbread on it....
Cracked my screen and need to send it in to repair.
Tried to flash it with nordic 2.2.2. but got stuck with the flash... RSD lite stops here:
"Manually reboot your phone" which is not possible....
Now it will not boot.... stops at the "android" logo.....
It will not boot into 2ndinit, tried to flash to another nordic 2.2.2. but with the same result.... Need some help..... :O
Wat gingerbread rom are u on??
I assume u flashed a full sbf n now u cant downgrade...
If ur rooted dload a nandroid backup n fixed sbf on ur country/carrier rom
Goto cwm using bootmenu restore nandroid backup and flash fixed sbf
If u aint rooted there is a Chinese eclair or froyo(i dont remember which) thall help u to come back
Sent from My Mind© using the Brainwaves©...
RDS gives this message often. I even think it says that every time I flashed a sbf. If you indeed didn't flash the full gingerbread but came from CM7 or a fixed sbf of the leaked gingerbread then there is no problem. Try to flash it again and just waint. Normally it reaches 100% and if it says "Manually reboot your phone" just wait. If everything goes well your phone is booting. You can also try to do a full wipe in stock recovery. Power-up your phone holding volume up (or down, cant remember) and if you get an android with warning sign pres both volume keys and chose wipe data/factory reset. If the flashing process doesn't reach 100% you have a problem.
Give us a link to the threat you followed for going to gingerbread and we can help you.
Thanks for the quick reply....
I´am at work right now, but will get home soon and try to get it to work again...
Used the "Cyanogenmod 7 by Quarx" and it worked like a charm...
Got home and all i had to do was to wipe data/factory reset.....
Thanks from a droid noobie....
Hi,
i had cyanogen 7 on my phone, and did one of the noob's mistakes of installing the 2ndinit (where the bootmenu is already installed).
it didnt even seem to install it (it said "failed"), but then i rebooted, and there you go- boot loop.
so i was calm since i've already faced boot loop with another defy, i started flashing an SBF using RSD lite 4.9.
every service flash i tried didnt work, it either-
said "please manually reboot the phone"- followed by a boot loop,
or
said "PASS", but then there was black screen with no booloader option.
then i moved to RSD lite 5, then 5.3.1- nothing works...
i read all the boot loop related threads in the defy, but i cant see anyone with the same problem of boot looping no matter which rom and which RSD lite version...
please help me!
Go to stock recovery after the sbf and wipe data/cache. With the Phone off press VOLUME DOWN then, while still pressed, power up the phone and leave VOL key pressed until you see a Yellow triangle, once you see this you are in Recovery now press Vol Up and Vol Down at the same time (if you are in Froyo) and the menu will appear.
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Don't worry about the please manually reboot the phone instead of PASS. Happens a lot.
Also, I send a PM to total defy guide to add this.
Updated the Guide
I actually got this same issue myself.
Found the culprit was the SD Card, if you dont do a full wipe (Data/Cache) using Stock Recovery some files remain on the SD Card that prevents Android from booting correctly.
that makes sense,
thank you so much for the quick response!
the thing is currently the only response i'm getting from the phone is the white led when connecting to the PC, meaning vol up,down, or power don't do anything...
I, myself am in a loop, tried so many SBF, some brought me to the not responding state, and some to the boot loop state.
i'm currently stuck in the "not responding" state,
so i'll try to get back to the boot loop state and follow your directions.
i didn't know i can reach the stock recovery that way...
tell me- i have another defy, do you think i can use it's SD card in this defy or is it too risky...?
Just put your defy in your pc. If the let is white let it rest for a while so you won't run out of power when you flash. then open rsd lite and flash a froyo sbf (I hope you didn't flash an 2.3.x gingerbread sbf). Let the phone power up for +- 10 min. If it isn't powered up by then, or you see the boot animation then black and again the animation, you have to wipe data and cache in stock recovery.
This isn't CWM recovery that is used to install CM. Only use this recovery for this occasion. If you have flashed an 2.3.x sbf, you will only see the motorola sign when you power up your phone and the wipe won't helpe. Then go to the defy beginners guide of Zephyrot and follow the instructions there.
mmm, it does look like you flashed a Full Gingerbread SBF.
If any Eclair/Froyo SBF is giving you blackscreens even after a fullwipe with stock recovery, after a full Stock SBF flash; is because you are probably on CG v5, meaning you flashed a Gingerbread SBF .
If there is no way for you to recover the phone using Froyo/Eclair SBFs, go to the Guide and search the part on how to Downgrade from Official GB to a Froyo rom, and then how to go from there to CM7.
Last part just got added,
Good luck
i did try gigerbread, and i think from there on it got worse...
I cant reach stock recovery now since the phone is not responding...
isnt there any way to wipe using the RSD lite or maybe some other program which will recognize my device...?
ADB of course does not see it...
the thing is the RSD keeps saying "PASS" each time, so i unplug it, but then it wont power up...
are you saying i should leave it plugged for a while although the RSD says it's complete, or do you think i whould unplug it, and hold the power button for a long time...?
Man, if you tried Gingerbread, you dont have many options.
Please read the Guide completely before running out of battery, and then do the last part that explains how to recover your problem.
I'm a woman, but that's ok
so i've followed your instructions from 1 to 9,
last step was deleting the data and cache, then rebooting (using "reboot system now" in the bootmenu),
but it keeps going back to the bootmenu...
I don't want to do any foolish mistakes now, so i'll wait for you reply-
can i install the MIUI zip already...? is it safe?
i'm shutting down the phone now, and waiting for you...
you have no idea how much you've helped until now,
thanks!
in bootmenu go to boot-->then choose either 2nd init or stock cant remember but one of them should boot and not get stuck
elinorkn said:
I'm a woman, but that's ok
so i've followed your instructions from 1 to 9,
last step was deleting the data and cache, then rebooting (using "reboot system now" in the bootmenu),
but it keeps going back to the bootmenu...
I don't want to do any foolish mistakes now, so i'll wait for you reply-
can i install the MIUI zip already...? is it safe?
i'm shutting down the phone now, and waiting for you...
you have no idea how much you've helped until now,
thanks!
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Oops! sorry had no idea!
It defaults to Bootmenu unless you specify it not to do so.
In bootmenu you should have an option to either make 2nd-init or Stock your default Boot.
Choose 2nd-init and reboot, you should be good to go
First boot into normal Froyo charge battery to 100% and then try MIUI.
I dont know if it will work tho! I added yesterday a new Part to the Guide to install CM7 after a full GB SBF has been flashed.
Its really really hard to kill a Defy, so dont worry too much if you run out of battery there's a McGyver way to charge it too.
I had the eternal bootloop issue as well, I just fixed doing all wipes necessary before installing any kind of rom
well, i didnt want to wait, since i was afraid leaving it in bootmenu would run the battery out, and taking the battery out was a risk too...
so i decided to flash the MIUI before even booting into the froyo i just flashed (the one using the fixed SBF you posted...)
and it worked, and i'm happy with my beautifull rom
oh about the battery charging- i have 2 defys, so no Mcgyver for me...
anyway, Zephyrot, i liked your guide,
i think it's very well written,
i only have one question for future knowledge-
in the state of having the Eclair V5, why is it impossible to flash the MIUI/CM7 straight from that point...?
thanks again,
Elinor.
elinorkn said:
well, i didnt want to wait, since i was afraid leaving it in bootmenu would run the battery out, and taking the battery out was a risk too...
so i decided to flash the MIUI before even booting into the froyo i just flashed (the one using the fixed SBF you posted...)
and it worked, and i'm happy with my beautifull rom
oh about the battery charging- i have 2 defys, so no Mcgyver for me...
anyway, Zephyrot, i liked your guide,
i think it's very well written,
i only have one question for future knowledge-
in the state of having the Eclair V5, why is it impossible to flash the MIUI/CM7 straight from that point...?
thanks again,
Elinor.
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Thank you
Well, I first thought it would work, but it doesnt. Another user had the issue and he got stuck into bootloop after installing CM7 zip. It has to do with 2nd-init and the way you have to trick the phone to load an Eclair/Froyo Android while having a V5 CG.
It seems it works only with the goAPK Recovery or the old 1.4.2 2nd-Init.
now google apps not responding
Hi again,
after problem was solved, i installed some applications, and at some point, all google applications seemed to stop working, including the market.
for example when hitting settings->accounts, it says: "the application settings (process com.android.settings) has stopped unexpectedly. please try again"
so i started over with the full SBF in your tutorial (wiped data, cache, dalvik)
and even with this rom, you can't use any google apps...
i've been searching for threads on this issue, but all i could find was "do factory reset", which i did, and it didn't help...
can you think of what could cause this?
it seems like some basic files are missing...
thanks!