I was using the 3.4.2-164 France ROM and I wanted to get rid of motoblur. Someone advised me to install a custom rom based on nordic.
So I decided to install this custom one (Nordic II edition by iaio72):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1040777
So I installed the fixed sbf, deblur 3.4.2_177-005_nordic as specified. I did not do anything else at the moment because something is bothering me. RSD Lite said I successfully installed this fixed SBF (PASSED was written). However, nothing had changed when the phone rebooted. My applications are still here. The phone is still rooted. And the system version number is 34.164.3 Retail FR.
Is this normal? Or did something go wrong?
I've read a similar issue abt defy b4 try wiping n flash again...
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if you flash a fixed sbf, you need to install the correct nandroid backup for it, otherwise system and cdt partitions will not be overwritten (these are the codegroups - cg31 and cg39 - missing from a fixed sbf). and your apps are still there because you didnt do a data wipe before flashing, it is strongly recommended to do it before every flashing. heres a thread you should read: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
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Thanks for your help.
I am under the impression that if I wipe it now, it will cause trouble. Am I right?
Do you think I can simply follow the rest of the steps for NORDIC II and safely install the NORDIC II recovery ?
my advice would be to start over, wipe, flash, nandroid and the rest.
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Thanks. I followed your advice and started from the beginning. It's restoring the custom rom right now.
From what I read in your should-be-stickied thread, it is the CG version which prevents from flashing an older ROM. Is the CG version the same for every Froyo ROM? Or is there a difference between 3.4.2 and 3.4.3 ? (I'd like to install the most up to date official blurless ROM but I'd like to be able to switch back to my country official Froyo)
the cg version is the same for all froyo roms, so you can switch between them the way you want. i'd say try cm7 first, its the best rom ive seen so far!
I'm a bit scared of CM7. Its thread is full of bug and malfunction reports. It the most promising ROM around though and I'm really looking forward to the final product. However, the feedback is too frightening at the moment.
Do you think it is safe to use an asian ROM (not chinese) in europe?
dont know, havent really tried, but afaik everybody has the same hardware (mb525) except china (me525), so you could give it a shot! and im using cm7 nightly 110808, and i havent had any problems with it so far!
That's really tempting but I'll wait to see more positive feedback in the official thread. I know that thousands of people are actually using it and love it but I also know that tons of people just mod their phone for the sake of modding it. And I don't do it just for the thrill of it, really.
I tried the asian official ROM. My phone doesn't detect my provider anymore. I guess it was a long call. I just hope I didn't screw something up. I'm downloading the official CEE deblured. I hope I won't have to come back here with a bricked phone.
the asian rom probably uses a different baseband, download defy baseband switcher, and choose the correct baseband, this should solve the problem! The CEE version is also really good, my fathers using it, no bugs so far. on more thing: if you try cm7, and you dont like it, you can always return to stock froyo, you wont lose the downgradeability! so you should definitely give it a shot!
I installed CEE, motoblur is gone and everything works out of the box. I know there are still tons of apps slowing my phone down but I'm done looking for trouble today. I'll keep an eye on CM7, see if they sort things out.
Thanks for the help.
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Hello there,
I have been lurking these forums for a while now, I originally planned on getting an Evo around july but stuff happened and so ive been putting it off till now. I just ordered it off SERO so yay, super excited…but to the point. I read these forums everyday when the evo came out up until mid july when I knew I wasn’t getting one so I knew about that cdma trick to improve battery life and rooting via toast etc etc. However, skimming through the threads I see Froyo is officially out now and there are many types of ways to root out there. Also , there are tons of roms compared to a few months ago.
I understand there are many threads out there (ive read a lot + all the stickied threads) but I just want to get some outside input before I go to town on my phone when it arrives. I know these questions have probably been answered in some form or another on this forum and XDA but honestly, there is an overwhelmingly large amount of information and I just need answers to a few simple questions and I hope people understand that.
1. The first thing I want to do is root the phone and flash a custom rom before downloading apps and entering phone numbers and the such. Is this a good idea? Or should I enter my stuff and download my apps and use Titanium Backup (do people still even use that?) to save my crap before I root and flash?
2. The order of flashing a custom rom would be …root (unrevoked 3.2.1) > nandroid backup > flash custom rom. Is this Correct?
3. I also noticed that some of the custom roms require different versions of hboot (whatever that is) and older versions of software. I don’t want to deal with the downgrading stuff if possible, so my question is which rom can be flashed on the most up-to-date version of froyo? Any suggestions? (i notice a lot of people use Fresh)
4. Ive also noticed that some roms require you to update the radio/PRI or whatever. What exactly is the radio? I googled it and it has to deal with signals and stuff…does that mean the custom roms break the radio and I have to update to a custom radio for me to get reception/data?
Thanks for your time.
i got the Evo when it came out, when i got the evo in the mail i went to the sprint both on base and transfer my numbers from my tp2 to the evo..... then i rooted it " the old fasion" way.. i cant speak for unrevoke but i guess you can do that... and yes, you want to do a nandroid back up before you flash your 1st rom.. if things dont work you can use that to restore your phone... once you have at least one nandroid you dont have to do one every time you flash a custom rom... it doesnt hurt to have more than one back up tho.. keep some in your pc incase your sdcard get damaged or lost.
as far as apps and setting the phone... i dont think it matters.... the contacts get backed by gmail ( if you set that up, you should)... the apps you can use tittanium ( what i use, paid) but the onces you buy will be in your download section from the market place. havent lost one app yet but you have to allow goggle to sync with your phone... you can also use dropbox and other places.. a lot of options.
as far as radio goes.... you can upgrade everything one time.. some roms may include it but most wont... if its a stock rooted rom then it may include the radio since its something new. but you can find everything seperate..
flashing a rom wont change the radio endless it says it will.
anyways, hopes this helps and didnt comfuse you more lol
As soon as you get it charged up and activated .... root it. Don't do any updates, downloads, etc....
You are on the right track. You have done the smart thing, doing all of your homework.
As far as I am concerned Fresh is the only way to go on the rom
The radio and pri need to be updated for 2 main reasons 1. The fresh rom that you use whether it is the latest and greatest or an older version will be tweaked for a certain radio and pri version. You will find that on the site instructions. And 2. Updating the radio and pri will increase battery life and signal.
Ofcourse this is just my opinion and you will get many more I am sure........ get the latest/greatest FRESH you will love it
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hello,
thanks for the quick replies.
regarding the radio issue, after reading the stickied thread in this forum "Common misconceptions and other useful information" im a little scared to mess with the radio. I notice that Fresh has a radio update posted so my question is this...Are all radio updates the same? like the one posted on fresh's website will work with most roms or just his particular rom? I also live in an area with 4g coverage and i plan to use it! so i definately dont want to lose that (its why im not considering using CM6)
sorry, im trying hard to understand how this works...this will be my first smartphone ive ever had so there is a learning curve for me. thanks again for your time.
The radio thing has me worried too, I don't want to lose 4G. I rooted mostly to get the bloat out and to gain 5 point multitouch. I'm still not positive what to do to NOT break my 4g and lose my radio ID.
I did the unrevoked root a little while ago, quick an easy. OP should do it right away.
I'm on current Fresh 3.3.0.1 with KingKlick CFS #10 custom kernel and all the updated radios. Everything working great for me. Definitely nandroid first before you flash any custom rom. And if you have apps + data that you want to save, use either Ti or MyBackup Pro to restore them. After you do a full data/factory + cache + dalvik cache wipe, flash the new rom then boot into it to make sure everything is running. Reboot back into recovery and flash the current radio update. By the way, I recommend Amon Ra recovery for all your flashing needs because it just works better than ClockworkMod imho.
Shameless plug: Check out Jabbawalkee's MattedBlues theme because it's just sexy like that but there are definitely other theme options out there besides the stock Sense look.
No not all radios are created equal. Usually the rom that you will be flashing will tell you what radio to use. The Fresh rom has always made strides to be efficient and up to date. I have yet to have any problems with any of the versions he has put out. Don't let the words radio, baseband, services, etc... worry you. flashing them are simple and and painless. No worries!
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Unrevoked + forever is the hands down easiest and best way to root your phone except it leaves you with clockwork recovery which isn't as good as ra recovery but that is a very simple switch. Pretty dman simple on a pc just install drivers and click on root. Then copy forever to you SD card and flash it. Even easier on MAC no drivers required.
ok great thanks for all the input guys i really appreciate it!
Didn't see anyone answer your hboot question yet. Here's how that works. Hboot is the screen that let's you actually run recovery (either amon ra or clockwork), and the only Rom that requires a certain version of it (as far as I know) is cyanogen. This is important, because you can't restore a nand backup that you made on version 0.93 (which I think is the current one) when you're running version 0.76 (which is what you would have to change to in order to flash CM). So if you backup on 0.93, then change to 0.76 to load cm, you'll have to reinstall 0.93 in order to restore that backup. This is apparently pretty tough to do correctly, although I think its been simplified over the last few days. Note that once you go to 0.76 there isn't really any reason to change back to 0.93 unless there's a specific nand backup that you want to restore.
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Hello all I just received my Evo yesterday. I managed to Root the phone using Unrevoked 3.21. But, now I just want to wipe everything and build my phone from the ground up. I wanna do the latest android so froyo 2.2 and on stock HTC Sense. Can anybody link me to a guide that will lead me to the right direction? Thanks.
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Hello all I just received my Evo yesterday. I managed to Root the phone using Unrevoked 3.21. But, now I just want to wipe everything and build my phone from the ground up. I wanna do the latest android so froyo 2.2 and on stock HTC Sense. Can anybody link me to a guide that will lead me to the right direction? Thanks.
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You got lots and lots of reading to do. There is no specific guide, you need to learn what ROMs are what.
Good luck building your phone from the ground up and then adding in Sense.
Why did you root if you didn't have a reason to do it? You were at 2.2 and HTC sense when you bought the phone.
First things first....
1) Have you made yourself familiar with recovery mode yet and what it can do?
2) Have you done a nandroid backup yet? This should of been the first thing to do after rooting.
If you have not done this and need help just post back so u can be directed to the right walkthrough.
If you have done this and want to use your phone with the latest software and root capabilities, then I would suggest downloading the latest HTC 3.30 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819838 It has not been officially released yet but seems to be very stable and contains some official fixes. I have flashed it myself and seems to be working fine. Make sure you do a full wipe and backup before flashing. This should put your phone to stock w/ root capabilities and let you build on the latest software from the ground up.
**By the way...if you are planning to use themes then download the "deOdexed" version, otherwise, get the "Odexed".
Hope this helps.
All I did was root my phone and downloaded Titanium Backup and got rid of some Sprint apps. That's about it... but no, I am not really familiar with recovery mode and nandroid back up. So, all the help I can get is always welcome. Thanks.
Also, when I do a complete wipe and reinstall the stock rom, the Sprint apps will also be included?
If it is the stock rom then unless whoever posted it took these out, then they should be on there. Can't remember for sure, but I believe the stock 3.30 will take you to exactly like stock except rooted and with new software version.
Couple things you should do first....
1) Read through this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790427
2) Search for how to do nandroid backup and get that done first. Without it, you have nothing to recover if something does not flash properly.
3) Read, read, read.....if there is something you don't understand search these forums or the internet. If you can't find the answer then post something.
**If you are rooted do not take the OTA updates. It could really screw things up. Check in these forums first because something will be posted about it.
Okay so i just recently flash the froyosence rom over the leaked US tmo froyo and now my flashlight is really weak and green, I have warranty because i bought the phone full retail so i wont have to use the insurance anyways I was wondering if someone could actually give me the details on what the official release is.
i have the nandroid of 34.4.9
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=985688&highlight=Tmobile+nandroid
and my phones settings are
System Version
Version.34.4.4 MB525. T-Mobile.en.US
Baseband Version
EPU93_U_00.57.00
Kernel Version
2.6.32.9-ga649a2e
[email protected] #1
Build Number
3.4.2-107_JDN-4
basically my question is If i restore the 3.4.49 nandroid will I bee able to send it back and get a new one under my warranty? and can verify what everything above is?
I have searched the thread and as well google with no luck.
thank you in advance
technically 34.4.9 was an "official" limited release, but who knows? If you are worried about it just flash the 3.6.360 sbf and you should be good... 3.6.360 is the last official version of eclair that US Defy's are running...
As always, WIPE FIRST, boot into bootloader and flash
Thanks for the reply but can I flash it if I am on the leaked froyo? I thought I couldn't downgrade?
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pAbsolutely positive you can flash it.. I've done it more than once. Wipe first then flash, it will work trust me. All that mumbo jumbo about downgrading (atleast as of right now) doesn't really apply to us US users really. Our phones either came with 6.19 and was updated to 6.360 or came off the shelf with 6.360. We never had downgradeability once 6.360 was installed. I have flashed back to it coming even from the 3.4.3-11 FW never a hitch (except the time I didn't wipe first......Force Closes like CRAZY!!!! ALWAYS WIPE FIRST.
Good luck! if this helps hit the thank you meter
P.S I am in no way implying that they have no way of telling you did this. But I don't think they can. If someone knows for sure and reads this please confirm
Its not letting me hit the thanks button via browser on my phone but deff. Will thank when I get on tomorrow on my notebook
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Hi guys, I'm hoping for a little help,
I have a Telstra Defy, I have upgraded to 2.2.2 through official OTA updates through Telstra, it broke my camera and I want over clocking ability.
So i want to go Cyanogen with it, but some of the 'Here's how to do it with a Telstra Defy" guides link to files that are no loner available, and with the date of the post, I'm unsure how it would go anyway as the defys only had 2.1 back then..
Some talk of c China rom, some talk of a korean rom and others a nordic one.
I got the unit second hand and am not really worried about going back to factory as long as the custom rom works.
So any information would be greatly appreciated
Thank you in advance
You have to root it using SuperOneClick, search defy forums.
You can get the camera running by wiping its data. It's a good idea to do a factory data reset, but you lose everything, so back up important stuff.
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798
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You have to root it using SuperOneClick, search defy forums.
You can get the camera running by wiping its data. It's a good idea to do a factory data reset, but you lose everything, so back up important stuff.
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798
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Thanks for the link, i was a bit nervous because the ones for Telstra (Australia) seemed to want to use a different rom (like the Korean one over the Nordic one)
will check it out
I upgraded from the crumby 2.2.2 Telstra excuse for android.
Been running like a demon in CM7 2.3.4 based on the nordic rom. Works fine. I even downgraded back to 2.2.2 to ensure I wasn't stuffing it right up. Had no drama.
I recommend these two forum links, follow them to the letter and you'll be sweet.
Here is the Dev: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033654
and the FAQ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798
Can anyone give me some pointers please ?
My kids have had Defys (green lense) since last christmas. Rooted them straight away but have never tried to flash them.
So ... rooted ... green lense .... running 2.1 (!) .....
Looking to flash them a gingerbread ROM. now ive done this loads on my HTC Desire and Asus Transformer so im ok with the principle ... but loads of the ROMs for the Defy are suggesting other methods rather than flash the zip via CWM. Some are saying I need to go to Froyo first ?!
Can anyone recommend an easy (stable ish) Gingerbread ROM to flash from the current state of these Defys ??
Cheers.
cm7 2.3.5 very stable and fast
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cm7 2.3.5 very stable and fast
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cheers ... but is that going to mean a flash to froyo first ? is there a preferred froyo rom to flash to first ??
unfortunately yes no way to get around it
the first time i tried i was very confused too. then i found out you don't have to worry about cwm, it's included in the 2nd init. all you need after rooting is to install 2nd init, reboot into recovery and do your tricks from there. it is recommended to wipe data/cache and dalvik cache first before choosing "select zip from sd" to install your preferred rom.
and yes, you need to goto froyo first. gingerbread apparently is not compatiple to eclair from my understanding. the recommended froyo rom to use is Nordic, but i just update to my carrier's official stock froyo (telstra, Australia). worked perfectly.
you can follow the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798
there's only one thing missing from that instruction, basebandswitcher. read up about it and make sure you select the correct baseband for your carrier. otherwise you might get weak or no cell signal.
there are better and simpler instructions elsewhere if you google for it, but i guess i'm not supposed to refer anything outside this forum
just as a note, beware that if you flash a froyo sbf, yo will most likely not going to be able to restore it to 2.1 even with another SBF ( it's a thing mototola is doing now, called e-fuse )
just be informed of that.
cheers guys. got so used to flashing Desire and now Transformer it seems like its a whole new world on the Defy
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cheers guys. got so used to flashing Desire and now Transformer it seems like its a whole new world on the Defy
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same here dude, i m from india and i m cuming from galaxy 3 but noob at defy. The most irritating thing here is that u cant go back to previous version or may be it looks messy bcoz i have not done it yet.
Please guys, read this thread before starting threads. All your queries are explained in detail here.
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