I walked my friend through rooting and helped him flash a custom rom. Then he decided he wanted CM7. So he booted into recovery and deleted cache, etc, flashed CM7. Now he is stuck at the Motoblur sign in page. He has tried resetting password and creating a new account, all to no avail. He has service and has even tried while connecting to wifi. When he boots into recovery he gets the stock recovery screen so he can't flash an unsigned ROM. I am okay with ADB and Fastboot, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Anything specific to the Defy, please go easy on me. I use an HTC Thunderbolt. =D
theherkman said:
I walked my friend through rooting and helped him flash a custom rom. Then he decided he wanted CM7. So he booted into recovery and deleted cache, etc, flashed CM7. Now he is stuck at the Motoblur sign in page. He has tried resetting password and creating a new account, all to no avail. He has service and has even tried while connecting to wifi. When he boots into recovery he gets the stock recovery screen so he can't flash an unsigned ROM. I am okay with ADB and Fastboot, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Anything specific to the Defy, please go easy on me. I use an HTC Thunderbolt. =D
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Cm7 does not have motoblur. So what sign in page you talking.?
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Then we have a bigger problem because after flashing the cm7, we are stuck on the motoblur login/setup screen and he has only stock recovery...
did you follow a guide in flashing cm7? what are the steps you did to arrive in this? you can skip motoblur set up, or you are refering to moto logo(bootloop)?
it's bull****..
after you install cm7, there is no motoblur setup at all,
even after you wipe your data and cache.
what are you talking about man?
salingpusa said:
did you follow a guide in flashing cm7? what are the steps you did to arrive in this? you can skip motoblur set up, or you are refering to moto logo(bootloop)?
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No guide in flashing. I am a crack flasher for my phone, so I knew how to flash correctly. He had a zip that he claimed was CM7. The name matched. He put it on his phone and cleared the cache/factory reset/etc, before flashing. Flash seemed to work. Then he booted the phone up and he is stuck at the MOTOBLUR setup page. He has tried his hardest and CANNOT skip past it. He is not bootlooping, either. I am an advanced rooter, so feel free to get a bit technical if you know what is going on. I can't reach the phone through ADB/SDK because I can't turn on USB debugging. The recovery mode has reverted to stock, and as you know, the bootloader is locked down... Do you think a bad flash could have caused this? I'm really at a loss. Would the wisest course of action be to start the whole thing over again by putting the stock rom on the SD as update.zip and flashing stock?
mlkz said:
it's bull****..
after you install cm7, there is no motoblur setup at all,
even after you wipe your data and cache.
what are you talking about man?
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And you... STFU.
theherkman said:
And you... STFU.
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first of all, you STFU!
thanks for being rude.
i personaly agree with mlkz, there's no motoblur setup.
and there is a effing page of FAQ installing CM7 for Defy.
and no whatsoever things related to motoblur setup!
my guess, your friend have a wrong step of installing CM7.
i know you are not defy user, so maybe it be little bit different.
defy cm7 only can be installed with something called bootmenu.
bootmenu consist of:
-special custom recovery, built for defy
-2nd Init boot, to trick motorola's locked bootloader
installing CM7 ONLY can be done inside that bootmenu,
can't be installed on other defy custom recovery, because there's a lot defy custom recovery out there.
remember, only on that bootmenu custom recovery, because there is 2nd init there.
i will sum up the too detailed faq for you,
since you are well known advanced rooters you should know these steps.
first thing first, just because now your friend stuck on motoblur setup.
create motoblur account then,
or simply reflash defy with full SBF which doesn't have motoblur, i prefer to do this.
basic knowledge of motorola android phone: SBF is official flashing package from motorola.
USE nordic froyo SBF for best result.
how to flash full sbf properly:
-turn off the phone,
-wipe data and cache first from stock recovery (MUST DO)
and this is how to go to stock recovery:
press and HOLD vol.down + power, until android guy with exclamation mark appears
press vol.up+vol.down, to get the menu appears, if this can't be done, tap lower right corner of screen.
-wipe data then wipe cache
-reboot phone now, BUT IMMEDIATELY press and HOLD vol.up for about 5 seconds, then release.
-now you are on bootloader mode
-connect usb to computer, make sure drivers and rsd lite installed. driver for 32 bit, driver for 64 bit.
-open rsd lite, flash nordic froyo sbf
after new fresh froyo without motoblur are set up,
-turn on usb debugging, get root with gingerbreak 1.2, reboot
-with usb debugging still turn on, then install bootmenu with bootmenu installer 1.7 (do not use 1.8), reboot
-you should ended up automaticaly on bootmenu now
-on that bootmenu, select custom recovery options, do wipe data & cache.
-then install cm7 zip.
-then install gapps
-select reboot system now, all done!
after this,
tell your friend to read the faq before installing cm7 again next time.
^
+1,
nicely done mate..
marhensa said:
first of all, you STFU!
thanks for being rude.
i personaly agree with mlkz, there's no motoblur setup.
and there is a effing page of FAQ installing CM7 for Defy.
and no whatsoever things related to motoblur setup!
my guess, your friend have a wrong step of installing CM7.
i know you are not defy user, so maybe it be little bit different.
defy cm7 only can be installed with something called bootmenu.
bootmenu consist of:
-special custom recovery, built for defy
-2nd Init boot, to trick motorola's locked bootloader
installing CM7 ONLY can be done inside that bootmenu,
can't be installed on other defy custom recovery, because there's a lot defy custom recovery out there.
remember, only on that bootmenu custom recovery, because there is 2nd init there.
i will sum up the too detailed faq for you,
since you are well known advanced rooters you should know these steps.
first thing first, just because now your friend stuck on motoblur setup.
create motoblur account then,
or simply reflash defy with full SBF which doesn't have motoblur, i prefer to do this.
basic knowledge of motorola android phone: SBF is official flashing package from motorola.
USE nordic froyo SBF for best result.
how to flash full sbf properly:
-turn off the phone,
-wipe data and cache first from stock recovery (MUST DO)
and this is how to go to stock recovery:
press and HOLD vol.down + power, until android guy with exclamation mark appears
press vol.up+vol.down, to get the menu appears, if this can't be done, tap lower right corner of screen.
-wipe data then wipe cache
-reboot phone now, BUT IMMEDIATELY press and HOLD vol.up for about 5 seconds, then release.
-now you are on bootloader mode
-connect usb to computer, make sure drivers and rsd lite installed. driver for 32 bit, driver for 64 bit.
-open rsd lite, flash nordic froyo sbf
after new fresh froyo without motoblur are set up,
-turn on usb debugging, get root with gingerbreak 1.2, reboot
-with usb debugging still turn on, then install bootmenu with bootmenu installer 1.7 (do not use 1.8), reboot
-you should ended up automaticaly on bootmenu now
-on that bootmenu, select custom recovery options, do wipe data & cache.
-then install cm7 zip.
-then install gapps
-select reboot system now, all done!
after this,
tell your friend to read the faq before installing cm7 again next time.
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I tried this up to the flash nordic froyo sbf...but when I reboot it still takes me to the same motoblur account. And i cant skip or cant even make a new account. Please help..
Just hit settings, there is am option there.
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Or use someone else valid motoblur account first..
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Go to stock recovery wipe data and cache the flash a full sbf... wait for rsd lite to indicate flashing pass..
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When I get moto errors after entering my motoblur Id and pw I KNOW is correct I usually factory data reset and then it lets me log in correctly. I've had blur do that alot to me when I'm setting customers devices up for them for the first time.
Gymjunkii said:
I tried this up to the flash nordic froyo sbf...but when I reboot it still takes me to the same motoblur account. And i cant skip or cant even make a new account. Please help..
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Honestly? Impossible. SBF files replace ALL the phone's ROM files (and RSD Lite formats the ROM partition before doing so), so, if you flash a deblurred SBF (like the Nordic Froyo), it WILL NOT load a BLUR setup simply because the BLUR's setup files ARE NOT THERE.
So, unless, your friend's phone is a new Defy model with a fake ROM partition to piss off developers (besides the kidding, I won't be surprised if Motorola actually do this someday), there are two possibilities: 1) You did something wrong; or 2) You're lying.
Make sure that: 1) You wipe BOTH /data and /cache via stock recovery; and 2) You're flashing a deblurred SBF.
Here you can find ****loads of ROMs (complete index of Defy's SBFs), make sure you're getting a deblurred ROM, flash it in bootloader mode, using RSD Lite. There is no way to miss: in a deblurred ROM, there are no files who could lead to a BLUR setup.
hmm, if you flash cm7 the first thing you get is the Google Account Setup.
Perhaps you mixed something up and thought it is the motoblur one?
greetings
you should write user manuals .. clear and simple .. +1
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new method!! 30/5/11
download this
download
basically.....flash the nandroid from within recovery then straight into bootloader the flash .sbf via rds lite.
or not basically......
put the nandroid on ur sdcard in folders called "goapkrev" and inside that "backup"
ok you need to install clock work recovery from my ultimate defy package
then boot into clock work recovery
choose back up>then select the nandroid
wait for that to do its stuff
then pull battery out
then enter bootloader by holding volume up and power for 5 secs
then connect phone to pc
make sure you have moto drivers and rsd installed
then in rsd lite choose the "3.4.3_11-Fixed.BLUR.sbf" file and click
wait for that to finish and that should be it
if you get a boot loop enter recovery power and volume down for 5 secs you should get a black screen
then volume up and down at the same time
wipe all data
reboot!
that should be froyo!!
you can now install a custom rom ontop of that if you wish
thats from memory but i think that should work
any questions ill try to help
my old guide below
contains my ultimate defy package which has every thing you need to root, recovery and install froyo all zipped up in a nice package if you prefer to do it that way
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[color="#0000FF"][size="6"][u][b]This guide will show you how to get foryo on your Motorola defy ahead of schedules!! [/b][/u][/size][/color]
use at own risk not fully tested
[color="#00FF00"][size="4"]as it stands every thing seems to be working in froyo now including wifi gps camera market led and sensors
however it is still a custom rom and i acept no responsibilty if u brick it which is very hard on this phone[/size]
[/color]
[color="#0000FF"][size="4"]First i reccomend you download my ultimate defy package it contains every thing you should need to get froyo working! (still needs testing but should work)[/size][/color]
[size="6"][url="http://www.filefactory.com/file/b577129/n/Ultimate_Defy_Package.zip"]Downlaod my ultimate defy package[/url][/size]
[color="#FF0000"][b][size="5"]Detaled method(scroll down for short method)[/size][/b][/color]
Just because you can drop it in the bath doest protect it from bricking make sure you read carefully to avoid this and if you do brick it it can usually be recovered. I accept no responsibility for what happens but i will try and help.
1. You should have already downloaded my ultimate defy package so navigate to the froyo section
2. First install moto drivers either 32 or 64 bit depending on your os version
3. Then install RSD lite
4. Then reboot pc
5. Then put either the T-Mobile US or GB update (the whole folder) on your phones sd card under goapkrev/backup
6. Power phone on into bootloader mode by holding power on and volume up for about 5 secconds
7. Then start RSD lite and in the file name section navigate to the (JDGC_U6_0.26.0_SIGNED......sbf) image inside the Chinese 2.2 folder
8. Select device from the box below and click start and give it about 5 mins until it says its done and let it reboot
9. Then use super one click to root phone (make sure usb debugging is enabled in applications>development>usb debugging (tick box))
10. Next turn usb debugging off and install the recovery apk
11. Then click on install system recovery and allow super user permissions
12. Then boot into recovery mode (navigate around using volume, power to select)
13. Clear data and cache
14. Then go to back up & restore > advanced restore and choose the GB or US update you put their earlier
15. Wait for that to finish and then pull battery out
16. When you put is back in you need to boot into bootloader mode again (volume up and power)
17. Then in the same way use RSD lite to flash the file inside the boot image folder
18. Reboot
That should be froyo!!!
[size="5"][color="#FF0000"][b]quick method[/b][/color][/size]
Prep work
*gain root acess and install recovery
*download and install [url="http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/Handset_USB_Driver/?pubid=987654"]motorola drivers[/url]
*download and install [url="http://www.uploadmb.com/dw.php?id=1285967465"]RDS lite[/url]
*Download [url="http://www.sorensiim.dk/higgsy/.sbf/2.2CN_SBF.zip"]2.2 image[/url]
*Download [url="http://www.sorensiim.dk/higgsy/TMOB_US_3.42_Files.rar"]T-mobile 2.2 *files[/url] (use extract now to extract)
*enter bootlader mode flash 2.2 image via rds lite
*root and install recovery - enter recovery and clear data + cache
*then restore TMOB_US_3.42_SYSTEM
*clear data and cache and reboot and take battery out
*enter bootlader mode flash TmobileUS_Boot_Devtree.sbf
*that should be froyo now you can use recovery to install any froyo rom you like
thats froyo!!
any questions ask below
great work
Thanks for the clear instructions, but how 'not fully tested' is it?
I thought u could just flash the gb 2.2 sbf? It's been faultless for me.
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I can attest to what pjcons says, I've been running froyo on my defy for a fortnight without any hiccups & loving it!
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scranno said:
I can attest to what pjcons says, I've been running froyo on my defy for a fortnight without any hiccups & loving it!
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Sorry so can u flash the gb. Sfb straight off and I will work. This method does work but i made the guide b4 it became available and only just got round to posting it here. This way does work but I may update it if that way works it sounds simpler
Hi!
I live in Brazil. Then, what update should I use? T-Mob or UK? Any of them will work?
And, I saw a large number of defys that had unworking/dead flash and unworking Market. On this mod, both of them works fine?
Mobile info:
Sys version: Blur_Version.6.14.5.MB525.AmericaMovil.en.BR
Version Number: 01
Model: MB525
FW version: 2.1-Update1
Version Number: JORLA_U3_6.14.5
Thx.
Theles
pjcons said:
I thought u could just flash the gb 2.2 sbf? It's been faultless for me.
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Is this the UK 3.4.2-117 froyo you are talking about?
or this:
2.2.1 Froyo, Build 3.4.3-3 en.GB with Blur
Thanks! I wish this is available before I flashed 2.2. It really scared me when things went wrong.
*enter bootlader mode flash TmobileUS_Boot_Devtree.sbf
i'm currently at this part. i flash it and was at 'please manually reboot your phone', but when i do it, i'm stuck in a boot loop. any idea?
i tried redoing the flash again, and even went to wipe the data again before starting the flash again, but still stuck in a boot loop.
nice how-to guide!
PLEASE HELP ME....i did everything , i followed instructions perfectly, but when it came to letting the phone reboot after flashing the sbf file it just did not reboot, now nothing is happening on my phone at all. i think it bricked please help me A.S.AP thanks
please help me, its not switching on or anything, the only sign of life is a white led when connected to computer via usb.
it is still being recognised by rsd, ive re flashed it 3 times and left to reboot but the phone just does not reboot, i realy am stuck on this one
well i have re flashed the original
JRDNEM_U3_2.51.1_BLUR_P3_SIGN_SIGNED_USAJRDNEMARAB1B8TMGB030.0R_USAJORDANTMGB_P039_A015_M003_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
and it is back as it was before...that was a right panic attack i was having!...but any way does anyone know what could have gone wrong? because in rsd it goes up to executing 100% but it never reboots the phone.??
could it have been because my defy was rooted? or could it be because busybox wasnt installed properly? i do not know
hmmm sounds odd.
thats what happens when u have downgradability problems what version where u on b4?
i know what u mean panic attack when it wont turn on grrrrrr
but youll be happy to know as well as being hard on the outside its quite tough on the inside and very hard to brick!
yeah thank god for that hey!
i was / am running android 2.1 build U3_ 2.51.1 but it is rooted.
thats odd then. i have no idea why that happened rooting it shouldnt effect it ne way.
however this guide is outdated now and their are easyer ways to do it now
but personally i would reccomend to jump straight up to gingerbread with cm7 its totally the dogs dangalys
would it be possible for you to point me in the direction of that please? sorry i would look myself but id probly get the wrong version or something. also would it be possible instead just to download and use the nordic one in uk? would i still get internet and signal and stuff?
the nordic one from herehttp://and-developers.com/sbf:defy ? or would the orange 2.3 one work for a t-mob uk?
Hello,
I have been reading this forum for a while. I am not a developer, just following the instructiuns to appreciate a ROM like MIUI. I am aware of all risks and read a lot before I was confident to change roms. I have a Defy with MIUI.us 1.6.8 for a while and did not touch it.
Now i wanted to upgrade to WajkIUI. But when booting into recovery I only had an empty screen.
So I thought I would have to reinstall 2ndinit 1.4.2 as the usual update instructions. I did that, followed all instructions closely. Then you should restart twice. But already on the first restart I am only getting into 2ndinit boot menue. I set 2nd-init as default.
If I now just normally reboot the screen stays with the Motorola logo.
If I select normal boot or any other there is the short count down and then just a black screen.
Is this normal that I can not boot any more? I was kind of expecting to install 2nd init as a boot loader and could still use MIUI until I actually flash the new ROM.
So did I do something wrong or is it normal that the system can not boot after the installation of 2ndinit? Do I have to install the new ROM right away?
Sorry if this is a noob question. I hate to ask but if I did something wrong I do not want to make it worse and I did not find anything about it in the forums.
Thanks for any advise.
Just installed the .zip from SD card with the cache wipe and now everything works fine... Hope this helps somebody.
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.
Edit:
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!
Hello All,
I recently rooted my EVO3D using the HTCDEV method because the bootloader was version 1.5.
Here are the steps I followed to root (sorry for the copy and past but I want to be as detailed as possible)
Files Used
su 2.3.6.3
TWRP Recovery
Steps Taken:
1)Take both the su.zip and recovery.img files and put them in your sdk tools folder.
2)Now do the following in ur command prompt, hitting enter after each command.
3)Code:adb push recovery.img /sdcard/And,
4)Code:adb push su-2.3.6.3.zip /sdcard/Then,
5)Code:adb reboot bootloaderUr phone will go to fastboot and should look like the after picture above. Now you can flash the twrp recovery, so do,
6)Code:fastboot flash recovery recovery.imgIt will ouput something like this,
7)Code:sending 'recovery' <5068 KB>... OKAY////writing 'recovery'... OKAY///finished. total time: 11.355sNow you have twrp recovery, so you can navigate to it. On ur phone, use the power button to pick bootloader, then scroll down to recovery and pick that. You will then be booted into recovery.
8)Here you can pick "install zip" and then pick the "su-2.3.6.3.zip"
It will flash, the you can pick "back to main menu", then "reboot system now"
9)You will boot back up and have working Superuser. I have had no trouble with Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, Quick Boot or any other app that requires root. Before you do too much, it would be good to go back to recovery and do a Nandroid backup. Always best to get one ready before you start modding anything.
All of this worked fine, and the phone was "unlocked."
Then, I flashed the most recent version of CleanRom (2.7)
Again, the phone worked fine, battery life was a little crappy.
I decided to flash Ziggy's kernel.I flashed the kernel simply by putting on the SD card, and then rebooting into recovery. This worked fine as well, but I noticed some of the buttons for example the menu popups displayed volume where it should have said more, or bluetooth options where it should have said preferences. so this is where the trouble started, I downloaded kernel manager, and flashed silverneedle through that program. Now, I am stuck at the White HTC Splash screen bootloop. The phone turns on and after 15 seconds reboots, and reboots, and reboots.
What Ive attempted:
I have done countless wipes and clears of the dalvik cache and cache
ive formatted the system and the date sections (advanced menu in twrp)
ive reflashed the rom after wiping countless times
ive tried flashing different kernels in recovery to no avail
factory reset and wipe havent helped
im not concerned losing the contents of the SD card
I need help because I already had two phone claims in the past 11 months, and if I claim another lost phone I will lose insurance for life with Asurion (sprint)
anytips or help would be greatly appreciated
i can provide any additional info
Similar situation, Not sure if you've already solved the problem but I'm going to copy paste my solution from another thread...
Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but this is a preety derp question. I've gone across the internet and tried a lot of reflashing to repair my sort of "bricked" evo. What happened, was that I had a evo 3d s-on htc bootloader unlocked, with custom recovery -clockwork..anyways I had flashed the leedroid 3d 4.0 rom and It worked the only problem was my wifi, so i attempted to flash another kernel onto it, but I had accidently flashed "Rcmix" kernel which I later found out was cdma =.=. so now my phone keeps rebooting at the htc screen, it would just load up with the green htc letters, then after 10 seconds or so it'd reboot, and then begin the process again. I can boot into bootloader and recovery but whatever I flash doesn't seem to work including restoring my backups...and then the battery died so i couldn't even charge it or go in. But i managed to work out I could load into bootloader from the CMD and the furthest i've gotten to is to have the bootloader show FASTBOOT USB. SO I must be getting somewhere...? I did read that i had to load from the cmd and not just from power+vol down..but I'd appreciate any help towards restoring my phone to the way it is or at least before i flashed the rcmix.
Just a note tho I've tried factory resetting but all i get is that it loads into recovery at the bootloader options i dont get "clear storage" as an option and "restore to factory settings" and what not just boots me into recovery agian.
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I Managed to fix the phoneeee!!!..just for future preferences and anyone else who has this problem...
I followed bits and piece of IL DUCE's advice to izzy spun, the important part was booting the recovery from cmd. I wasn't able to "erase recovery" But I tried just booting it,
First I would remove the battery,
Put it back in,
Plug the usb cable in
1. Type command, from your Adb/fasboot folder, "adb reboot-bootloader"
2. After that I made sure my bootloader said "Fastboot USB", and then I issued the command, "fastboot boot cwm-4.0.1.4-shooteru.img" or with whatever recovery you had..
3. From there I restored from my backups my original rom. Rebooting, and fixed.
--- and It worked. At the time I was on clock work recovery, i only had the Revolutionary recovery img. Cwm-4.0.14.-shooteru.img to be exact,
after going in there I just cleared the cache and davlik and then, proceeded to restore my backups (I'm not sure if it would've worked if I had re-flashed the leedroid or a custom rom)
and then I simply rebooted the phone, and it got back into my phones original state before leedroid (as I had Only backedup before then)....
Apologies for the lengthly post, but I guess reading does help, but I've been going nuts before I managed to fix this. Just thought I'd leave this post incase someone were to need this.
Same problem
Hi there. I just recently joined so excuse my noobness but i have a similar problem. I recently just rooted my evo 3d sprint with the the boot 1.5 and everything went well. I decided i wanted to overclock my phone so i followed zeemaxs way. Before going into the overclock procedure i decided to do the the RCMIX Evo 3d kernel v. 2.2.3 first so i would have better results when done with the overclock procedure.I bootup the kernel through the recovery mode on the phone butit failed to load so i just reeboted. After that my wifi and 4g stopped working. So i downloaded an app on the market called "flash image GUI" which lets me flash the kernels through the app. I flashed the RCMIX kernel and rebooted and now im stuck ima boot loop. I COULD just go back and back up to my old rom and settings etc...........but the problem is i dintmake any kind of back up or recovery i think. I know i know im stupid and an idiot but i just sort of panicked n ended up with this. If anyone can help please tell me.I do not want to pay for a new phone at full price. PLEASE HELP THIS POOR NOOB!!!!! X(
awsomepanda20 said:
Hi there. I just recently joined so excuse my noobness but i have a similar problem. I recently just rooted my evo 3d sprint with the the boot 1.5 and everything went well. I decided i wanted to overclock my phone so i followed zeemaxs way. Before going into the overclock procedure i decided to do the the RCMIX Evo 3d kernel v. 2.2.3 first so i would have better results when done with the overclock procedure.I bootup the kernel through the recovery mode on the phone butit failed to load so i just reeboted. After that my wifi and 4g stopped working. So i downloaded an app on the market called "flash image GUI" which lets me flash the kernels through the app. I flashed the RCMIX kernel and rebooted and now im stuck ima boot loop. I COULD just go back and back up to my old rom and settings etc...........but the problem is i dintmake any kind of back up or recovery i think. I know i know im stupid and an idiot but i just sort of panicked n ended up with this. If anyone can help please tell me.I do not want to pay for a new phone at full price. PLEASE HELP THIS POOR NOOB!!!!! X(
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What your going to have to do is flash the original kernel you started with. thats why your in a bootloop
Similar problem
Hi everyone!
I have a kind of similar problem, so I won't post it in a new thread.
Yesterday I rooted my phone following this guide: androidforums.com/evo-3d-all-things-root/494212-complete-newbies-guide-rooting-flashing-evo-3d-roms-kernels-using-fastboot . html (i am not allowed to post links to prevent spam).
I unlocked it with htcdev and installed a custom ROM without getting any errors. After restarting the phone, it got into a boot loop; it showed the starting animations of htc and the ROM and then shut down again.
Here some more information:
-Evo 3d Europe gsm
-hboot 1.5
-s-on
-image version 3.28.401
-installed ROMs using clockworkrecoverymod (as proposed in guide)
I have tried these ROMs (all leading to boot loop):
ICS NonSense
Cyanogen Mod 10 – DisarmedToaster (v. 1.4 and 1.5)
Jelly Bean 3d (by Ubuntuz)
SAD 2.1 DEsenseX
I installed the ROMs by doing:
Connect device via usb > flash boot.img via fastboot (from pc) > clear Cashe/UserData/DalvikVM > install rom.zip from sdcard > reboot
I really don't know what to try
Any ideas how I could install a running Android OS are highly appreciated.
Thx for any help
Problem solved!
Ok, I solved the problem by simply relocking the phone and installing the stock ROM with the RUU.exe
RUU.exe
I'm glad someone else mentioned Relocking before running the RUU. I've read several posts be others that have actually stated that Relocking wasn't necessary but in order for the RUU to take you have to Relock. IF you get a chance check out CoolICS Rom and MeanRom both are pretty good.
Thanks all for the help, had to revisit this issue today.
Hi, I have been messing uo with my defy and now i don´t know if is brickes. I would need some help please.
I got my defy with android 2.1 from the retailer (vodafone). A few months ago i instaled through rsd lite a froyo rom: DEBLUR_SIGNED3.4.2-131-003. Last week i decided to update to MS2Ginger 3.0 lite and kernel i did it using 2nd init as shown in the thread . Everything worked fine until then (wonderfull rom).
I started messing with apk file and i got errors son i tried a wipe data and cache using 2nd init. But didn´t work fine it gave me errors. so idecided to reinstall 2nd init this time i think i used cm stable not latest. Then my defy started to enter to 2nd init each time i try to reboot.The SO didn´t start . so i decided to unistall bootloader from 2nd init. I managed to start the SO but after about 10 sec it rebooted again and again.
After reading some posts i tried to flash back to froyo JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_155-002_DEBLUR_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTCEE_P011_A010_HWp3_Service1FF throught rsd lite and i managed to do it Succesfully (only an error when the program askes to start up manually the device. I had to unplug the cable, remove the battery, then start the device in bootloader, reatach the cable and after rsd lite gives me succes)
But the phone doesn´t start it stais in the android bootanimation screen of this new froyo rom.
At this moment my phone doesn´t boot
I can get to bootloader by power Vol+
When i try to get to recover Power Vol - i get a screen with the android guy and an exclamation.
It looks i can flash an sbf throught rsd lite.
What can i do. Please help.
Should i keep trying to flash other froyo roms (i already have 2 or 3 froyo and gingerbread)
Sould i flash recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.1-sholes. to have custom recovery
I am afraid of keep messing things without trying to get help from you.
Thanks.
This was asked several times...
After flash SBF froyo (JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_155-002_DEBLUR_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA03A.0R_P DS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTCEE_P011_A010_HWp3_Service1FF) you have to go to stock bootloader, not 2ndinit... You only have to press and HOLD vol - all the time during boot sequence. You will see a robot and a "!". Then, press vol+ and vol- at the same time... Use vol+ and vol- to select options and power button to "accept". Select "wipe data", select "yes", once it finish, select "wipe cache" and "yes". Then select "reboot now"... You are done!!!
PD: Next time, you should use search!!
PD: Video of how to do that (Youtube is your friend!! )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFxh8ePu-ls&feature=related
Thanks. worked perfect.
glupsnif said:
Thanks. worked perfect.
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I know... You should read this POST before do nothing else...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
At the end of the post you can read... your problem/situation... "I downgraded from CM7 to Stock / Installed a new SBF but I'm having bootlops: (!) If this is happening to you, after flashing the Stock SBF, enter in Stock Recovery and do a full wipe (Data/Cache) and reboot."
[Q] If you help me i will TRY not to mess up with my defy again
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I messed up my phone so many times... No need to be worried. It is a learning curves. You mess up...you learn...
we all do it mate, day two of having my defy I was in same situation, after that I said I would flash no more, 4 days later got the itch and it was cm7, having flashed everything that doesn't look moto since all I can say is
Search there is always someone doing the same thing,
Keep a new ish nandroid, (I refresh it once a month)
Never flash gb sbf to standard defy, there's no need,
And enjoy
teamwork makes the dream work