Hellow guys, I know I'm a damn new in this forum and this is my first post.
I have been following many threads for a couple of weeks and couldn't find any topics with my question.
I have a defy and flashed the brazilian Froyo sbf (for TIM carrier).
Everything is perfect, the only question is: When opening TitaniumBackup I realise that the system ROM is about 86% (only 47.1mb free) and I remember when using Eclair that this value was something like 35%. Is that normal? My CPU usage reaches 90% very easily.
Do I have to cleanup something after flashing a new sbf?
cheers,
igor.
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Hi Guys,
Previously I have had a HTC Magic, Vario II and Vario III. Am used to easy flashing and updates lol.
I know Moto have got a locked bootloader (seen the news about possible unlocking coming) however I could not resist the Defy as T-Mobile UK gave me a fantastic deal.
T-Mobile handsets come "customised" something that is not popular with me will probably debrand it.
1st question, can I flash back to the branded firmware if it needs to go back to T-Mob?
2nd question there is alot of talk over 2.51 normally I would automatically upgrade to the latest ROM however am unsure if it is worth it?
Cheers,
The easiset thing you could do it so make a nandroid backup of your current setup and then try what ever SBF you want except for 2.51 (this due to the fact that it has a non downgrable bootloader).
I bought a german defy and I installed the 2.31 firmware which I'm happy with. Since then I have also deodexed the system files and removed some apps that I dont need.
Just read through the faq/guides sections of the development board and you will be fine.
If you're new to the Defy, this guide is indispensable.
I links to a series of other guides but it lays them out in the order you should do them and the author also adds his own little notes which are very helpful.
Personally, I flashed the 2.34 ROM as it's got less Blur crap on it.
There are also Froyo ROMs kicking around but they're basically backups from other people's phones, as opposed to proper builds released by Motorola.
Hi all, as you can see I've been a member here for a good while and dipped in and out as and when I've owned any devices featured here.
I have a brand new, UK unbranded, sim free and factory fresh Defy arriving tomorrow and have read with interest the various posts here, including the WIKI but I've got a bit dizzy trying to work out what's new/current/most stable/best.
I'm very happy modding and flashing custom roms and have done since the XDA1.
Could anyone please fill me in with the essential tools I need, such as the clockwork recovery version I should be installing and also the best/most recent/most stable rom - Android 2.2 preferred. Also what can I use to overclock and any other system mods that people consider essential also gratefully received.
If there's a n00b how to somewhere and I've missed it, I apologise, but it's hard to figure out what's out of date and what isn't.
Once I'm up to speed on this particular device, I'll chip in where I can.
many thanks,
malty
I'm in no means a developer and unworthy of replying...but I'll try! In the dev section, there is a 'FAQ/Guides/Tutorials' section that is pretty up to date with links to just about everything needed.
Custom Recovery: I've used both tenfar's recovery and the clockworkmod recovery 2010-12-18 version that I believe is the most updated and works well. I like the latter version best so far.
Overclocking: Only one I've used is setvsel and liking it.
Root: I think Z4 root doesn't work on 2.2 and above, so you'll have to root with special version superoneclick.
Backing up applications: Good ol Titanium Backup.
As for custom roms, I'm sure many have preferrences but from what I've gathered, the FIN and Orange deblur are working great (I have two phones, ones on stock tmous froyo, the other is 2.1 UK2.34 deblur...loving the deblur!). Check out Pays, JBoogie, and Higgsy's ROMs in dev section. Also, in the dev section you'll see the sbf file folder at top of forum to flash away with.
Again, I'm pretty much a noob so I probably missed a bunch of stuff...but this should get you started for now
My regards to all the developers,
My problem is that I have unknowingly flashed 3.4.3-11 Motorola SBF TMobile Great Britain SBF thinking that it has code groups removed and downgradable. I turned out that the file was some 369 mb and was a full sbf.
Now though I have a nandroid backup of my previous Eclair 2.5.1, I cant downgrade.
Can somebody have mercy on me and try to help
Thanks a million tonnes in advance.
Why desperate? Just wait for a new oficial release for your country.
once you have flashed a full froyo sbf, you can not downgrade back to 2.51.
To maintain down-grade, you should have FIRST restored a froyo nandroid in custom recovery, boot into bootloader and flash a FIXED sbf of. I think your out of luck, atleast in terms of going back to 2.51. If you just like eclair better and want eclair you could flash US 3.6.360 sbf
Thanks zyxwvut, its not that i like Eclair, but the biggest issue that I am facing with this SBF is now my defy has become a battery hungry monster, on eclair, after a fair day's usage, my battery would still remain at 50%. But now, man it vanishes in a span of 4 hours or even less.
Any suggestions.
Thanks zyxwvut, its not that i like Eclair, but the biggest issue that I am facing with this SBF is now my defy has become a battery hungry monster, on eclair, after a fair day's usage, my battery would still remain at 50%. But now, man it vanishes in a span of 4 hours or even less.
Any suggestions.
You can always try another rom like the official french rom 3.4.2-164.
@Kalijam : is the French Rom stable and has a decent battery life. Im in UK so would it work for me. I need more juice out of my battery.
French rom has English language. Try it.
Sent from my Defy on EphuNord rom.
I'm also from the UK and had the UK sbf 3.4.3-11 but found the battery life ok.
There must be something wrong if you are only getting 4 hours out of it.
I've since flashed the Nordic sbf 3.4.2-177 (no blur on this) and i find it smoother than the other one and battery life is still good for me.
Sent from my MotoDefy.
@sp8y - Very Very strange, I think ur right, could it be the always on 3g internet?
This thing is driving me nuts!!
HELP.
Have a look in the "hidden menu" - go into the dialler & type *#*#4636#*#* & see if anything abnormal shows in the battery usage.
It may be like you say the data usage - I'm not sure as rarely use the 3G - but try disabling the data in the settings menu & see if it improves.
It may also need a battery calibration - there's a few threads on here about having to recalibrate after flashing a different ROM. I've done mine a couple of times now after flashing & seems fine.
You can either follow this thread which I did by using ClockworkMod Recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913190&highlight=battery+calibration
OR there's an app in the market which does it for you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1024867
Hope you get sorted
the french rom seems to have better battery time. A friend runs it now. 30+ hours and still 50% left. He claims its faster too.
Kaljam
@sp8y: Thanks for the concern and quick reply dude, will try what u'd recommended and will get back after calibration.
@Kaljam: Thanks buddy, i've just flashed the nordic 3.4.2.177 and would test it out, if that dose'nt work I would try the French one later.
Ok now, Nordic 3.4.2.177 squeezes a better battery time, but not to my liking yet. Now will be trying out the French ROM, see how it works out. Will report back 2moro.
Greetings everyone, I'll try to keep this short and to the point. I've already searched for my answer but have come up empty handed.
I rooted via SuperOneClick a few weeks ago in preparation for CM7. I waited until RC0 of CM7 for DEFY before I flashed.
I followed the instructions by Quarx. I flashed SBF 177-Nordic using RSD lite and the biggest change I noticed was my Moto logo is Red now. I then flashed CM7 RC0 and I am loving it, but I have noticed that I have two FM radio apps now. One of the has a black FM icon and the version is 2.1-update1 and the other is an old timey brown radio icon version 2.3.4. I can't find a way to uninstall either of them.
It concerns me that I have missed a step in my flashing or perhaps I have used the wrong SBF.
Any guidance would be appreciated. I am a US TMO customer and live in Texas, Should I have used the 3.4.2-107 TMobile US Blur SBF?
If this is fine how I'm running right now, how do I get rid of one of those FM apps? Which one is better to keep?
I have spent a few hours reading the forums and getting understand things, but one never knows if one really understand things until one summarizes it themselves and asks others to confirm it. So, my situation and summary are below. Do I understand???
I live in South Korea and got the MB525. I like it very much, but I have SK Mobile. The last straw came when they installed even more stuff on my phone (like Korean social network programmes) without my permission, using some form of auto-update even though I had that disabled, and now will not even let me turn off auto update on those programmes. Also had a problem on a trip to Malaysia where the Korean emergency number (119) was the customer service number for Maxis - hence calling customer service got me the fire department!! I am just tired of having so many junk programmes on my phone and not having real control over the phone.
The phone runs 2.1-update1 and I would like to instal a generic version of 2.2 or 2.3 (that is cy7, an unofficial version of 2.3 right). I would like a version that is not country specific, but in English. By doing all this I hope to be able to have complete control over my phone, not have troubles using it internationally (sim is already unlocked but things like emergency numbers being programmed in), and be able to install and uninstall any programmes. I hope that by doing this SK Mobile will not be able to install any of their own software and that I can uninstall anything I do not like. I do not think I need moto-blur (do I???), so a version without that is better, I think.
While new to phone technology, I am good with computers and have my own web site, so I think I have the ability to do the upgrade per the 'All in one Defy Beginners guide' (Serious thanks for that). I'm sure I can figure out how to flash it properly, so no worries there.
My first question is what version/package would others recommend so that I have an English version that works internationally / meets my requirements. My second question is do I understand thing right above and am I on track, and my third question is what am I not thinking of?
Thanks a lot, and sorry for such a long post but too much is new all at once.
TME
haha... yes CM7.1/MIUI or pretty much the other roms wont give you any trouble using it internationally, and yes if you install cm7.1 they(SK mobile) wont be able to 'update' your phone... and yes just follow the guides carefully and your good to go... Good Luck
Since your phone is for SK, then I'm sure that most of the ROMs in here won't have no problem with your Defy.
I suggest CM7 for the function, and MIUI for the theme lovers.
DeBlur is absolutely, since that function just make troubles instead of goodies. Emergency Calling ? Um... not tried editting yet.
OK, thanks for the help above
But, next question. My phone runs 2.1 - update 1, but is I think Eclair version. I bought it in Dec, 2010. I have decided my first step is to upgrade to 2.2 and see how that goes.
But from the how to guide the bit below is very confusing:
CG Version 2: SBF 2.21 / 2.34 / Chinese (Éclair)
CG Version 3: SBF 2.51 (Éclair)
CG Version 4: SBF 3.4.2 (Froyo)
CG Version 5: SBF 4.5.0 / 4.5.1 (Gingerbread)
How do I relate version numbers listed on my phone (2.1) to the list above? I assume I want 3.4.2 but how can I understand version numbers so i do not make a mistake?
As my goal is to upgrade to a version that I can downgrade to 2.1 if needed for warranty reasons, I need a fixed SBF for Froyo. Can anyone give me a specific link to such a SBF version?
Thanks and sorry for all the questions. The learning curve is a bit steep.
TME
teachmeenglish said:
OK, thanks for the help above
But, next question. My phone runs 2.1 - update 1, but is I think Eclair version. I bought it in Dec, 2010. I have decided my first step is to upgrade to 2.2 and see how that goes.
But from the how to guide the bit below is very confusing:
CG Version 2: SBF 2.21 / 2.34 / Chinese (Éclair)
CG Version 3: SBF 2.51 (Éclair)
CG Version 4: SBF 3.4.2 (Froyo)
CG Version 5: SBF 4.5.0 / 4.5.1 (Gingerbread)
How do I relate version numbers listed on my phone (2.1) to the list above? I assume I want 3.4.2 but how can I understand version numbers so i do not make a mistake?
As my goal is to upgrade to a version that I can downgrade to 2.1 if needed for warranty reasons, I need a fixed SBF for Froyo. Can anyone give me a specific link to such a SBF version?
Thanks and sorry for all the questions. The learning curve is a bit steep.
TME
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Why don't you upgrade from official site.....
can you provide link to the guide you mentioned...
Root your phone (using superoneclick), install 2nd init, after that just flash CM7.1, no need to worry about sbf for CM7, although there is a recommended base ROM, im using it just fine flashing it over my original rom... dont know about others though...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054447