hi all
i was just after a little advice as a newbie here...ive got a rooted defy with a 2.2.1 uk rom and want to put 2.2.2 uk official rom on.do i just simply need to flash the new rom with rsdlite?.also the rom has a .sbf.gz file extension..do i just remove the .gz?
thanks for any help..
scottie
There's no big difference between 2.2.1 and 2.2.2. If you have red lens defy you can flash 2.3.4. It's awesome
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If It's .gz just extract it with WINRAR.
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U just use cm7 2.3.4 .......
I LIKE MY DEFY and i m sure that i ll keep it for atleast 3 years.....After 3 years a lot of phones would have come and there may be a lot of additional feaures......There may be virtual Retinal tech...i m not sure of the name ............can anyone tell me what features would have come????
thanks for the replies..am having troubles extracting the image file..winrar just gives me an error when i try to extract it..grr
i dont know if its a corrupt download any chance someone could upload another version?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126907
downloaded again managed to unrar...flashed using rsd lite..now running 2.2.2..yay...now to reroot and then look at 2.3.4
scottie1973 said:
downloaded again managed to unrar...flashed using rsd lite..now running 2.2.2..yay...now to reroot and then look at 2.3.4
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Nice one pleased you got sorted.
I've got the sbf saved in RDS Lite just in case I need to send off for a warranty fix
Which 2.3.4 version you going to try - I'm running Quarx' CM7 with the Nordic sbf as a base & it's really very good. It runs much better than when my phone was on eclair & better than when I flashed froyo
thanks sp8y i'm just browsing the 2.3.4's at the moment..but the one u mentioned seems to be pretty stable
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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...
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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..
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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...
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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
Hello,
Has anyone tried to flash 2.3.2 global, root it, and is OTA available for 2.3.4?
Anyone taught of that?
I haven't tried yet cause is there any app to backup phone settings and phone memory? from SE?
I CONFIRM THIS WORKS + ROOT REMAIN
Regards
AFAIK, no OTA available yet for 2.3.4...
+ OTA for the update before this was only for HK and UK ( and Germany if i'm not mistaken ), no world generic or other region... so we might guess that the OTA 2.3.4 will take too much time to go for the firmware version of choice...
some guys already converted to HK version as it's the fastest one to update...
I had the Germany version and till yesterday evening there was no OTA update...
but now the phone is not working after upgrading to 2.3.4 and than downgrading back to 2.3.2 global and rooting it
I have seen a lot of people including myself had their phone ****ed up by downgrading 2.3.4 to 2.3.2 and root. I suggest you to wait till there is a solution for this problem.
yunle said:
I have seen a lot of people including myself had their phone ****ed up by downgrading 2.3.4 to 2.3.2 and root. I suggest you to wait till there is a solution for this problem.
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Do u want to experiement? I ll flash back mine, i m still at 2.3.3 generic uk... I ll upload u my battery Stats and build.prop? Anyone tried this and report if this works? I ll flash .145 global as it supports OTA as i heard...
Have u taught of copy/paste system folders one by one from good phone to bad one .
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shtreber said:
Do u want to experiement? I ll flash back mine, i m still at 2.3.3 generic uk... I ll upload u my battery Stats and build.prop? Anyone tried this and report if this works? I ll flash .145 global as it supports OTA as i heard...
Have u taught of copy/paste system folders one by one from good phone to bad one .
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I am tired of flashing my phone back and forth and getting really frustrated. So I went to SE, told them the phone was dead and play dumb. They gave me back the phone with a new motherboard. Now I am using 2.3.3 4.0.A.2.368 HK ROM
From 2.3.4 to 2.3.2/2.3.3, try this:
There is no problem with UK.184 -> Root and OTA to .368 (no need remove battery even).
Also no problem if I want 2.3.4 again, then I flash Nordic_Telia branded.238
-Tried two times already, cause I couldn't decied which one I wanted.
Hope it helps
2.3.4 OTA is now available for generic world
wats ur build number ?
Yeah... I m goin back to .181 tonight...
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bradgh said:
wats ur build number ?
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What do u need build number for? If u put number number of generic global u will be possible to do OTA?
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right now I have
2.3.3 / 3.0.1.A.0.145
I will flash back to 2.3.2 generic world, root, then ota back to 2.3.4
shtreber said:
What do u need build number for? If u put number number of generic global u will be possible to do OTA?
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I want to know is whether the generic global 181 in this link?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115542
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grat_master said:
right now I have
2.3.3 / 3.0.1.A.0.145
I will flash back to 2.3.2 generic world, root, then ota back to 2.3.4
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Are you sure that updates are provided as OTA for the global generics?
grat_master said:
2.3.4 OTA is now available for generic world
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Source?
And a .ftf file download link if you may have in hand would be nice
eladkoren1 said:
Source?
And a .ftf file download link if you may have in hand would be nice
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See in 2.3.4 thread. I think i saw it there. There was somene who said its available by ota.
And .ftf is here in xda, search for it...
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Yes, it is available now OTA with Root (happy), but I want to argue about people calling it Generic_World firmware all the time here on xda, it is Nordic!
There is no World region firmware as far as I know?
well I flashed back to 2.3.2, rooted, and now I want to OTA, and can't connect to download ! says : impossible to download now, try later.
I don't know whats the problem now.
also the ota update is only 44mb.
grat_master said:
well I flashed back to 2.3.2, rooted, and now I want to OTA, and can't connect to download ! says : impossible to download now, try later.
I don't know whats the problem now.
also the ota update is only 44mb.
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Yes, same here, too many people trying and server is getting sad.
Keep pressing the update button a few times, it worked for me.
But now happy rooted 2.3.4 with locked bootloader.
Ps. Please stop calling it Generic_World though!
datagubben said:
Yes, it is available now OTA with Root (happy), but I want to argue about people calling it Generic_World firmware all the time here on xda, it is Nordic!
There is no World region firmware as far as I know?
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Finally, which region is ready for OTA? nordic or generic global ?
plz answer
whats the best 2.3.2 firmware to start with ?
ps : i'm sorry naming it generic world, but my ftf file says : LT15i 3.0.A.2.181_Generic_World.ftf ...
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 .. !!
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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..
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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!
Today morning my phone was updated to Android 2.3.5 with sense 3 officially, the battery gets drained quickly, and the quality of audio in srs mode is not upto the mark of previous official ROM just stuck in this two cases and camera picture quality has too much grains, just blinking out of this, usual android green has been changed to blue which is not that clear as it was before.
Any suggestion and solutions on this.
Thanks.
Wrong thread mate go to Q&A thread they will help you
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how to switch this thread there.
atrako1973 said:
Wrong thread mate go to Q&A thread they will help you
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I'll redirect it there for you.
harisharun said:
Today morning my phone was updated to Android 2.3.5 with sense 3 officially, the battery gets drained quickly, and the quality of audio in srs mode is not upto the mark of previous official ROM just stuck in this two cases and camera picture quality has too much grains, just blinking out of this, usual android green has been changed to blue which is not that clear as it was before.
Any suggestion and solutions on this.
Thanks.
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Root your device(search the forum for how to root guide) and install costumes rom
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I went through the process which I feel little difficult for me make and feel it might get corrupted and already bad flash of my toshiba tg01, what is rooting and is there any risk if so what are the risk? involved.
tommy2601 said:
Root your device(search the forum for how to root guide) and install costumes rom
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dhd indian ruu req
Successfully rooted nd using Nikz custom Rom. Now I want to go back to official Indian ruu. Can I step down from ics to latest official stock Rom 2.3.5. Help needed in getting Rom nd procedure. Thncz.
Plz help in getting the official ROM for India RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_Asia_India_3.13.720.2_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M
akshhae said:
Plz help in getting the official ROM for India RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_Asia_India_3.13.720.2_Radio_12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M
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Yes I can.
harisharun said:
Yes I can.
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http://bbs.anzhi.com/forum.php?mod=...=page=1&filter=typeid&typeid=1333&typeid=1333
here its, risk is yours, refer properly and flash it. I am not responsible for any damages. let me know it it works well.
harisharun said:
Today morning my phone was updated to Android 2.3.5 with sense 3 officially, the battery gets drained quickly, and the quality of audio in srs mode is not upto the mark of previous official ROM just stuck in this two cases and camera picture quality has too much grains, just blinking out of this, usual android green has been changed to blue which is not that clear as it was before.
Any suggestion and solutions on this.
Thanks.
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It's all useless. Better Root your device and install custom ROM.
I have tested this ROM Sabsa Prime v4.1 | 4.0.3 . works awesome.
If you need any guidance to root your device contact me.
Today I just flashed back the downloaded stock rom (india) ver 2.2 via hboot. later it was updated via wifi ver was 2.3.x again updated to 2.3.5 before updating it asked whether to update now or later in that case how to save that downloaded file via ota?
hello
harisharun said:
Today I just flashed back the downloaded stock rom (india) ver 2.2 via hboot. later it was updated via wifi ver was 2.3.x again updated to 2.3.5 before updating it asked whether to update now or later in that case how to save that downloaded file via ota?
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India RUU_Ace_Sense30_S_HTC_Asia_India_3.13.720.2_Radio_ 12.65.60.29_26.14.04.28_M
can u pls provide me rapid share link or 4shared or any other uploade site so that i can download it
the link u provide that is chinse but i cannt download it from there
thanks in advance
does anyone have a working link or file for generic uk firmware please cos all links ive tried don`t exist or have removed the file
Do you still need the ftf? I have one which is rootable but it's not uploaded anywhere. If you need it just tell me and I'll put it in my dropbox
yes please is it the official rollout firmware or has it been played about with..
I'm not sure how to differentiate between official firmware and something else but it's pretty legit. i think the only difference is that it's been made rootable. I'm pretty sure once you update it to to the latest firmware version everything will be reverted back to official. i'll upload it in a couple of hours because broadband is almost gone
nice one thank you
is there a rooted ics firmware cos fastboot doesn`t work on official ics so can`t seem to root
here you go!
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/107850369/LT18i_4.1.A.0.562_CUSTOMIZED-UK.ftf
karaduke said:
is there a rooted ics firmware cos fastboot doesn`t work on official ics so can`t seem to root
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not sure what you're actually asking (probably because i don't know what fastboot means xD) but you can root ics firmware with this guide
http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/41119?start=0&tstart=0
your an angel xx
just realised what i`m downloading lol this is for the arc s i have the arc have you got the arc version please jman2131
oh haha sorry about that! Here's one for 4.0.2 version of ICS generic uk
lol thank you downloading it now