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ok guys, i really need some help here. not sure what i did wrong, but been stuck at this point for hours. i followed the methods as below
1. Install RSD Lite and USB Driver Motorola
2. Root your Defy with SuperOneClick (guide can be found on previous spoiler)
3. Install System Recovery apk file. Open the app and click Install System Recovery ( place System Recovery apk file in your SD Card)
4. Extract the file Froyo_UK_3.4.2-117 and place the folder in sdcard/goapkrev/backup ( if you cannot find the folder, create one)
5. Click Recovery boot and it should enter clockwork mod recovery
6. Navigate to backup/restore. Do a Backup for your current stock rom (navigate using volume up/down and press Power Button to enter)
7. Wipe data and wipe dalvik cache (in Advanced Options) in the recovery mode
8. Restore Froyo_UK_3.4.2-117
9. Click reboot and right after that press and hold down volumn up button and you should be in boot mode
10. Plug in you Defy to computer and open RSD Lite. Open the file TmobileUS_Boot_Devtree and flash with it.
problem comes when i'm at flashing using RSD lite. when i flash it, it comes to 'please manually power up your phone'. problem is, i keep getting the motorola logo, which i assume is being stuck in a boot loop? i tried to go to recovery and wiping data and cache, and flashing it again, but keep having the same problem.
actually, how to you manually power up the phone? i did a battery pull since pressing the power button seems to get is stuck in the same boot loop, and i dont see any other way.
please help!
Pull battery,
put battery back in holding the VOL-Down until the android pops up...
press VOL-Up and VOL-Down at the same time.
Next screen is for wiping and updating.
Wipe Data/Cache
When done, go to REBOOT and hold down the VOL-Up to go into Flash mode. and flash with RSD 4.9
http://www.multiupload.com/ZZ4TU8W7UQ (This is for US T-mobile.)
You should be good to go...
i think i did a stupid thing and flashed the whole thing with a uk_rom.sbf. now my defy is showing a black screen but during flashing with a TmobileUS_Boot_Devtree.sbf, the screen does show SW Update but once finish, it's all black again.
jeffokada81 said:
Pull battery,
put battery back in holding the VOL-Down until the android pops up...
press VOL-Up and VOL-Down at the same time.
Next screen is for wiping and updating.
Wipe Data/Cache
When done, go to REBOOT and hold down the VOL-Up to go into Flash mode. and flash with RSD 4.9
[(This is for US T-mobile.)
You should be good to go...
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how to i get to the android part when all i can see if the black screen at the moment? sorry for the stupid questions
i have a SEA defy if that's any help.
from the looks of it, i can only use an sbf file to restore to whatever point needed enough to recover more. this is cos i have a blank screen but rsd lite is able to see my phone and flash it with an sbf file.
lanfearxt said:
how to i get to the android part when all i can see if the black screen at the moment? sorry for the stupid questions
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Make sure the phone is OFF, after that hold the vol-down and power button and KEEP holding vol-down until you see an Android in a box with arrow pointing out..... them press vol-up + vol-down at the same time to enter another screen which will aloow you to wipe data/cache.
Once you've wiped.... download the sbf I linked you and use RSD to flash that in flash mode (vol-up + power on)
no dear, for defy after u see the traingle of android
press the lower right which is hedin
and a menu will popup to u
this is the defy
Anyway, solved it by flashing it with a Finland rom 3.5.2
Maybe I made a mistake somewhere and bricked it, but now running a non-downgradable froyo, but I'm not bothered. Thanks for the help
This is a fantastic ROM! I can only say that I am very surprised to see this kind of quality interface coming from MOTO. Anyway, to help those who're new to this, I've written a somewhat comprehensive installation guide below.
Preparation
1. Firstly, you’re going to need all these files
a. Rooted-nandroid-backup + fixed sbf from http://www.multiupload.com/SPZ8SIEC60
b. Superoneclick from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
c. Defy ClockworkMod Recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875233
d. Latest RSD Lite and Drivers from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=11005852. Install the RSD Lite and appropriate drivers into your PC (32-bit or 64-bit)
3. Follow instructions at the Superoneclick thread to root your Defy
4. Follow instructions at the ClockworkMod Recovery thread to install System Recovery into your Defy
5. Launch System Recovery and install Recovery System
6. Perform Recovery Boot (USB debugging MUST BE TURNED OFF in your Defy. It’s located under Settings – Applications - Development)
7. Create a nandroid backup of your current system by scrolling to “Backup & Restore” using VOL UP/DOWN key, and POWER button to execute (this is so that you can return revert back to your official ROM for warranty purposes)
8. Reboot normally
9. Extract the rooted nandroid backup + fixed sbf file you downloaded earlier. The filename should be “shadow4.5.1-134rootednandroid.zip”. You should see 2 folders “fixed-sbf” and “nandroid backuo”
10. Copy the “shadow4.5.1-134nandroid” folder (not just files, but the whole folder) to your SD card under “\goapkrev\backup”. So you should have “\goapkrev\backup\shadow4.5.1-134nandroid” in your SD card.
Actual Flashing Process
1. Launch System Recovery and perform a Recovery Boot (USB debugging MUST BE TURNED OFF in your DEFY. It’s located under Settings > Applications > Development)
2. At the bootmenu, use the VOL UP/DOWN key to move through the boot menu and perform a full wipe (Wipe DATA/Factory reset & Wipe CACHE Partition)
3. After both wipes are complete, go to “Backup & Restore” > “Restore” > “Advanced Restore” and you should see 2 items. Your earlier backup as well as the folder you put in earlier “shadow4.5.1-134nandroid”.
4. Select “shadow4.5.1-134nandroid” and choose “System Only”
5. After the restoration is complete, choose “Reboot System”, and IMMEDIATELY hold down the VOL UP key.
6. This will put you in bootloader mode.
7. Launch RSD Lite on your PC, and connect your DEFY to your PC
8. Let the appropriate driver installations take place
9. Select the fixed sbf file from the “fixed-sbf” folder. The filename should be “shadow4.5.1-134fixed.sbf” and Flash your DEFY
10. Be aware of the flashing progress. It’s very fast.
11. As soon as you see your device reboot, IMMEDIATELY hold down the VOL DOWN key.
12. This will bring you to stock recovery. Press both VOL UP and VOL DOWN key simultaneously to see the boot menu. Select items with the VOL UP/DOWN key, and POWER button to execute.
13. Perform a full wipe (wipe data/factory reset & wipe cache partition)
14. After both wipes are complete, hit “reboot system now”
15. Once your device completes the normal boot up process, RSD Lite should show the “PASS” status. Close RSD Lite and unplug your DEFY from your PC.
16. Enjoy!
Thanks goes to hobbit19 and walter79 for bringing us this ROM.
Enabling Setvsel
1. Download Defy 2ndInit from Google Market
2. Run it and Install 2ndInit Recovery (Select the latest version)
3. Reboot
4. In bootmenu, select System > Overclock
5. Set the following:
+Status: [Enable]
+Load all modules: [Enable]
6. Set Clk1 through Clk4, and Vsel1 through Vsel4 (Optional. You can use the default values if you prefer, or choose a setting from this Setvsel Settings Thread.
7. Once done, [Save] and go back to the bootmenu.
8. Select Boot, and Set Default: [Normal]
9. Go back, and [Reboot System]
10. Once reboot is complete, go to Google Market and download Setvsel
11. Launch Setvsel and tweak to your hearts content!
12. If you need to access the bootmenu again, hit the volume down key during boot up when you see the blue indicator light come on.
DISCLAIMER
Use this guide at your own risk. This ROM will only work on Defy with red lens. If flashed on to a Defy with green lens, your camera may not work. I will not be responsible for you bricking your Defy.
As of 9-Sept, Motorola has identified this ROM to be an "Unofficial" ROM and deleted all MOTOBLUR Accounts associated with this ROM. If you flash this ROM after this date, you will not be able to create a MOTOBLUR account during setup.
The official Defy+ ROM has been shared by walter79 over here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285007
Updated, WikI link with your guide Thanks
Great! Hopefully it's useful for others to follow
i am using moto defy,i saw CM7 very nice,i want to try flash my device to cm7.
My phone details as below,
System version:Moto_Version.34.30.3301.MB525.Retail.en.SEA15
Firmware version:2.2.2
Baseband version:EPU93_U_00.59.01
Kernel version:2.6.32.9-gfd876be [email protected]#1
BPflex version:UCAJRDNEMARAB1B50AA03A.0R
APflex version:GAS_ASIA_USAJRDNFRYORTINT15_P001
Build number:JEM_3.4.3-33-1
So can i know my device can flash to CM7,and where can get the full download?
the Superone click 1.9.5 is not working...... unable to root stuck in running psue.....
has tried Superone click 2.2 & 1.7 nothing seems working to get the Defy 2.3.4 rooted and I am not able to Downgrade..
any SBF file to downgrade
Looks like you flashed the full sbf. You can try the solution here
boonhoong said:
This is a fantastic ROM! I can only say that I am very surprised to see this kind of quality interface coming from MOTO. Anyway, to help those who're new to this, I've written a somewhat comprehensive installation guide below.
Preparation
1. Firstly, you’re going to need all these files
a. Rooted-nandroid-backup + fixed sbf from http://www.multiupload.com/SPZ8SIEC60
b. Superoneclick from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
c. Defy ClockworkMod Recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875233
d. Latest RSD Lite and Drivers from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=11005852. Install the RSD Lite and appropriate drivers into your PC (32-bit or 64-bit)
3. Follow instructions at the Superoneclick thread to root your Defy
4. Follow instructions at the ClockworkMod Recovery thread to install System Recovery into your Defy
5. Launch System Recovery and install Recovery System
6. Perform Recovery Boot (USB debugging MUST BE TURNED OFF in your Defy. It’s located under Settings – Applications - Development)
7. Create a nandroid backup of your current system by scrolling to “Backup & Restore” using VOL UP/DOWN key, and POWER button to execute (this is so that you can return revert back to your official ROM for warranty purposes)
8. Reboot normally
9. Extract the rooted nandroid backup + fixed sbf file you downloaded earlier. The filename should be “shadow4.5.1-134rootednandroid.zip”. You should see 2 folders “fixed-sbf” and “nandroid backuo”
10. Copy the “shadow4.5.1-134nandroid” folder (not just files, but the whole folder) to your SD card under “\goapkrev\backup”. So you should have “\goapkrev\backup\shadow4.5.1-134nandroid” in your SD card.
Actual Flashing Process
1. Launch System Recovery and perform a Recovery Boot (USB debugging MUST BE TURNED OFF in your DEFY. It’s located under Settings > Applications > Development)
2. At the bootmenu, use the VOL UP/DOWN key to move through the boot menu and perform a full wipe (Wipe DATA/Factory reset & Wipe CACHE Partition)
3. After both wipes are complete, go to “Backup & Restore” > “Restore” > “Advanced Restore” and you should see 2 items. Your earlier backup as well as the folder you put in earlier “shadow4.5.1-134nandroid”.
4. Select “shadow4.5.1-134nandroid” and choose “System Only”
5. After the restoration is complete, choose “Reboot System”, and IMMEDIATELY hold down the VOL UP key.
6. This will put you in bootloader mode.
7. Launch RSD Lite on your PC, and connect your DEFY to your PC
8. Let the appropriate driver installations take place
9. Select the fixed sbf file from the “fixed-sbf” folder. The filename should be “shadow4.5.1-134fixed.sbf” and Flash your DEFY
10. Be aware of the flashing progress. It’s very fast.
11. As soon as you see your device reboot, IMMEDIATELY hold down the VOL DOWN key.
12. This will bring you to stock recovery. Press both VOL UP and VOL DOWN key simultaneously to see the boot menu. Select items with the VOL UP/DOWN key, and POWER button to execute.
13. Perform a full wipe (wipe data/factory reset & wipe cache partition)
14. After both wipes are complete, hit “reboot system now”
15. Once your device completes the normal boot up process, RSD Lite should show the “PASS” status. Close RSD Lite and unplug your DEFY from your PC.
16. Enjoy!
Thanks goes to hobbit19 and walter79 for bringing us this ROM.
DISCLAIMER
Use this guide at your own risk. I will not be responsible for you bricking your Defy.
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Huuwahh.. made in Malaysia... Malaysia Boleh!!
Great guide though... Maybe we should meet someday.. We are on the same Model, same carrier and same country...
boonhoong said:
This is a fantastic ROM! I can only say that I am very surprised to see this kind of quality interface coming from MOTO. Anyway, to help those who're new to this, I've written a somewhat comprehensive installation guide below.
Preparation
1. Firstly, you’re going to need all these files
a. Rooted-nandroid-backup + fixed sbf from http://www.multiupload.com/SPZ8SIEC60
b. Superoneclick from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
c. Defy ClockworkMod Recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875233
d. Latest RSD Lite and Drivers from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=11005852. Install the RSD Lite and appropriate drivers into your PC (32-bit or 64-bit)
3. Follow instructions at the Superoneclick thread to root your Defy
4. Follow instructions at the ClockworkMod Recovery thread to install System Recovery into your Defy
5. Launch System Recovery and install Recovery System
6. Perform Recovery Boot (USB debugging MUST BE TURNED OFF in your Defy. It’s located under Settings – Applications - Development)
7. Create a nandroid backup of your current system by scrolling to “Backup & Restore” using VOL UP/DOWN key, and POWER button to execute (this is so that you can return revert back to your official ROM for warranty purposes)
8. Reboot normally
9. Extract the rooted nandroid backup + fixed sbf file you downloaded earlier. The filename should be “shadow4.5.1-134rootednandroid.zip”. You should see 2 folders “fixed-sbf” and “nandroid backuo”
10. Copy the “shadow4.5.1-134nandroid” folder (not just files, but the whole folder) to your SD card under “\goapkrev\backup”. So you should have “\goapkrev\backup\shadow4.5.1-134nandroid” in your SD card.
Actual Flashing Process
1. Launch System Recovery and perform a Recovery Boot (USB debugging MUST BE TURNED OFF in your DEFY. It’s located under Settings > Applications > Development)
2. At the bootmenu, use the VOL UP/DOWN key to move through the boot menu and perform a full wipe (Wipe DATA/Factory reset & Wipe CACHE Partition)
3. After both wipes are complete, go to “Backup & Restore” > “Restore” > “Advanced Restore” and you should see 2 items. Your earlier backup as well as the folder you put in earlier “shadow4.5.1-134nandroid”.
4. Select “shadow4.5.1-134nandroid” and choose “System Only”
5. After the restoration is complete, choose “Reboot System”, and IMMEDIATELY hold down the VOL UP key.
6. This will put you in bootloader mode.
7. Launch RSD Lite on your PC, and connect your DEFY to your PC
8. Let the appropriate driver installations take place
9. Select the fixed sbf file from the “fixed-sbf” folder. The filename should be “shadow4.5.1-134fixed.sbf” and Flash your DEFY
10. Be aware of the flashing progress. It’s very fast.
11. As soon as you see your device reboot, IMMEDIATELY hold down the VOL DOWN key.
12. This will bring you to stock recovery. Press both VOL UP and VOL DOWN key simultaneously to see the boot menu. Select items with the VOL UP/DOWN key, and POWER button to execute.
13. Perform a full wipe (wipe data/factory reset & wipe cache partition)
14. After both wipes are complete, hit “reboot system now”
15. Once your device completes the normal boot up process, RSD Lite should show the “PASS” status. Close RSD Lite and unplug your DEFY from your PC.
16. Enjoy!
Thanks goes to hobbit19 and walter79 for bringing us this ROM.
DISCLAIMER
Use this guide at your own risk. I will not be responsible for you bricking your Defy.
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I did up to step 6 in flashing process but when i got to connect to rsd lite the defy wasn't recognized by rsdlite.
Can you confirm you're in bootloader mode? Did you see your PC installing drivers?
yeah it was in bootloader mode. i pressed the up button when it rebooted.
On the screen it says bootloader 9.10
Battery OK
Ok to Program
And on the desktop i see the device installing once i plugged it in. Also when i check device manager it says motorola Usb device and when i expand that branch it says motorola flash interface.
munky88 said:
yeah it was in bootloader mode. i pressed the up button when it rebooted.
On the screen it says bootloader 9.10
Battery OK
Ok to Program
And on the desktop i see the device installing once i plugged it in. Also when i check device manager it says motorola Usb device and when i expand that branch it says motorola flash interface.
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Still in bootloader, you just unplug the usb cable and plug it back to the PC. Some WinXP will install several drivers separately upon each plug/unplug of the USB cable. The RSDlite required a few drivers for it to run properly.
farsight73 said:
Still in bootloader, you just unplug the usb cable and plug it back to the PC. Some WinXP will install several drivers separately upon each plug/unplug of the USB cable. The RSDlite required a few drivers for it to run properly.
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I'm actually running windows 7 x64. In the process, of installing 32 bit winXP dual boot to see if it resolves my issue
edit: Turns out it was windows 7 and installing windows xp allowed the phone to be detected by rsdlite
Is to do with the version of rsdlite. I updated to 5.31 which worked with win 7 64
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munky88 said:
I'm actually running windows 7 x64. In the process, of installing 32 bit winXP dual boot to see if it resolves my issue
edit: Turns out it was windows 7 and installing windows xp allowed the phone to be detected by rsdlite
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So, were you able to get the ROM into your DEFY?
Hi
I have just upgraded(nandroid+fixed SBF) to this ROM, now if want to downgrade to my previous ROM (2.2.2) then how can i do it (i have nandroid+fiexd sbf of 2.2.2).
Same as other. Instal nandroid with cwm, wipe flash sbf
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boonhoong said:
So, were you able to get the ROM into your DEFY?
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yup i was able to get it on. Now its M526
Jakethepeg said:
Is to do with the version of rsdlite. I updated to 5.31 which worked with win 7 64
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Was using 5.3.1 on Win7 x64. Didn't work. But thanks for the input. =]
anyone has 1% battery step for this rom?
i followed every step exactly as in the first post.. but after flashing and wiping data and cache, when the phone reboots, it just stays at the red moto "M" screen for 20 mins now and rsd just says to manually reboot the phone.. do i just close rsd and unplug? or wait? my battery might die :s
ok i redid everything from the beginning.. found where the problem is. when i do the advanced restore to the system only, it begins to check the MD5 sums and then says md5 mismatch.. please help me out here guys!
Hi, I install new official ROM on my Desire Z. And something is wrong. On screen is just red triangel. Phone is frozen. When i go to bootloader, nothings happend. Recovery doesnt work
Anybody help me...please.
I assume your phone is rooted. Here is what I can provide so far and hopefully help fix your situation
In order for this to work you have to have recovery working. I'm sure your phone has died by now or you have at least done a battery pull. If so try these steps
1. Make sure G2 is off and plugged in Via USB on your computer
2. Push and hold the VOLUME DOWN BUTTON while also pushing down and holding the POWER BUTTON. After a few seconds it should boot into bootloader
IF STEP NUMBER 1 DOES NO SUCCEED THEN THE NEXT STEPS WILL NOT APPLY AND SORRY THAT I HAVE NO OTHER KNOWLEDGE TO FIX
3. Using the volume rocker, select recovery and push the power button to accept
4. You should now be in recovery
5. Using the volume rocker or track pad, navigate to Wipe Data/Factory Reset, push track pad to select, track pad to accept "yes I want to want" (or something along those lines )
6. After data has been wiped navigate to Wipe Cache and do same as above
7. Navigate to storage and mounts, scroll down to mount storage and select
8. Your SD should now appear on your computer and freely view your SD card as normal.
9. Check to see if the Rom zip that you used is still on your SD card, if not. Drop on the root of your SD card. The root of your SD card is basically the location which when your SD first opens up on your computer that shows all the folders. Just drop it Anywhere
10. Back to the G2, unmount storage
11. Press back until you are back to the main Recovery page
12. Navigate to advanced and Wipe Dalvik Cache
13. Back to Main Recovery Page
14. Select Install Zip
15. Select install zip from sd card
16. Select the Rom Zip, then Yes I want To Install
17. Back to Main recovery Page
18. Reboot System
19. Smile and say, "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY"
Hi All Dear Members Today :S i Drop phone becuase i try to unlock but :S when i restart it is no work
PLEASE help it is no my pphone
see on youtube youtu.be/iUbE3digF5o
thanks in advance
Please tell what you did... (with links to posts it threats is the best way)
It's a bit confusing
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bro i fllow this step in this post>>
hotukdeals.com/deals/motorola-defy-payg-99-99-compulsary-10-00-topup-orange-shop-1104611?p=13425731
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but i make an mistake in this step >>
[1.3] Installing Cyanogen Mod 7.1.0
(Cyanogen Mod 7.1.0 zip and Gapps zip files required)
You will need to download Cyanogen Mod 7.1.0 and Gapps. Put these on your MicroSD card. Now you need to boot into 2nd init recovery. Do this by turning on your phone and pressing the Volume down button when you see the blue status LED light.
Once inside, use the volume up and down buttons to navigate, and the power button to select. Firstly, you can backup here by going to "Backup and restore" and selecting "Backup (all)". Then "go back" to the main menu and select "Wipe data/factory reset". Once this is successful, select "Wipe cache partition". Now you select "Install zip from sdcard" and install Cyanogen first by selecting the file. After this, install Gapps.
Your phone should now start with a red Motorola icon with a wasp stating cyanogen defy 7.1-11 with the LEDs flashing blue and then green before displaying a blue cyanogen mod logo with the swirling animation. This will then lead into setup, meaning your install was successful!
[Note: CM 7.1.0 comes with the latest version of 2nd init recovery]
[1.4] Soft unlocking your Defy
(bp_ptc file and Root Browser Lite required)
Firstly, you will want to backup your system again. To do this, turn off your phone and when it's on the first Motorola logo, press Volume down when the blue LED light flashes. Then select "Backup and restore" and select "Backup (all)".
Then boot back normally and download the bp_unlock file and extract the file and copy the file "bp_ptc" to your MicroSD card and ignore all the other folders and files. Now search for Root Browser Lite in the Market and open it and enable the root features when it asks by pressing "Yes" and allow SuperUser access. Press the Home button on the top left and select "SD card" and look for bp_ptc and highlight it by holding your finger on it and selecting "Copy". Now press on the Home button again at the top and select "Home" and scroll down to system > bin and press "Paste". Now go back to the previous parent folder by pressing the green arrow and select bootmenu > 2nd-init.
Here, look for the file init.mapphone_umts.rc and long press on it and select "Open in text editor" Scroll down until you get to "service usbd /system/bin/usbd" (about 10 medium flicks) and just after it, enter "service bp-ptc /system/bin/bp.ptc user root group root user root" on a line underneath it. Now press the "Save" button.
Bro i Reboot phone and in boot i Choose to install from SDcard with Gapps.zip AND when i see only logo in device, can you see in youtube video.
I hope to have understood
Download one of the latest CM7 nightlys, put out on your sd, go to custom recovery (vol down on let...). There, wipe data/cache and flash the zip. Reboot (if you get stuck for more than 10 min on the turning boot logo, press both volume buttons + power = hot reboot). If you can't boot the second time, just tell. Normally you don't have to do anything to softunlock in CM7.
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I followed the inscrutions to soft unlock my defy, but there are a couple of typos in the post on hotukdeals (. instead of _ in the file name):
you need to edit the file to look like this:
service usbd /system/bin/usbd
user root
service bp-ptc /system/bin/bp_ptc
user root
group root
service nvm-daemon /system/bin/nvm_daemon
user root
group radio
Thanks
thank you very much my problem is solved
but I have a question
how tu unlock all networks
Thanks labsin
Have you installed a recent nightly? I thought you didn't have to do anything else. I could be wrong (don't have a locket one).
Please post if it works/doesn't work our you have a question.
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Hi Bro.
I Download and Install in defy CM9 from defy-net
CM9-ICS-MR1-120210-jordan-2.2-Quarx.zip
it works but
not unlock sim
can you help me
Hi folks, this is my first post, so feedback is appreciated. I don't see how to add tabs, so sorry if this looks a bit funky.
Purpose: To compile a walkthrough for what I did to root and install a custom recovery on a GT-S5660M (Samsung Galaxy Gio) running the original 2.3.4 pre-installed ROM, locked on the Bell network (Canada). The phone is still locked, I had no impulse to unlock at this time and I don't have a locked-out sim to use for that purpose anyway. But if you're into that, the link for the phone root will continue on to describe that process. Looks scary to me.
Audience: newbies like me
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Gio
Model Number: GT-S5660M (adding GTS5660M for search purposes)
Android: 2.3.4 after factory reset, I think it shipped with 2.3.6 :/
Baseband: S5660MUGKG3 (whatever, I have no idea what a baseband is)
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-perf-CL413839 [email protected] #1 (It sure is!)
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.MUGKG3 (delicious if you use a scratch-n-sniff screen protector)
Background: I bought an android phone. I ran out of room really fast before I had all the apps I wanted (all very modest stuff). I wanted to remove the built-in apps I didn't want such as the whopper of a 25MB Mobile TV, and also make a backup image so I would be able to restore all in the future. In the end, I chose to stick with the stock rfs file system and the current ROM without flashing any custom ROM versions. So began 2 solid days of reading so many threads I didn't even know Firefox could have that many tabs open at once.
Prerequisites: The phone with battery near 100%
USB cable that is used for data and for charging
microSD card class 6 or above (the one that came with the phone would be enough) installed in the phone
Computer capable of treating the phone like any old removable usb drive (usb mass storage). In my case, Windows XP.
The two downloaded files needed for this operation
Root file: Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
Thread: Thread from AndroidForums
File Link: Link within the thread
ClockworkMod file: S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip
Thread: Thread from xda-developers
File Link: Link within the thread
Note: The ClockworkMod file from the author's website is a different version, and is different inside. I have NO clue how to use it. I went with something that was reported to be stable and used successfully.
Note: Because I just got the phone, I didn't have any data in there worth saving. If you want to back up some of the data on your phone, now would be the time. I suppose you can install Kies from Samsung on your PC and use that to back up your stuff. Other people might have other suggestions, but because I didn't need to do it, I didn't look into it. If you use My Data Manager to track your data plan usage, take note of how much you've used this cycle so you don't forget. At least My Data Manager lets you enter the data already used and a date for the beginning of the cycle to begin counting from.
Ok, so at this point you have your PC running with the two files stored somewhere and the usb unplugged. Ready?
Disclaimer: The usual obvious thing you've read 1000 times already: Do any of this at your own risk. Here's the part you need to take note of: I don't know what I'm doing. I read enough in 2 days to be able to go forward with this procedure without relying heavily on being lucky. I went forward when I was comfortable there was sufficient reason to believe it would be successful. Having a bloatware phone is better than having a brick. That said, I still took a risk in doing it and voided my warranty, and if something goes wrong I'm almost certainly unable to help you other than to clarify something I wrote. Apart from reading a lot of threads that were mostly opaque to me, I only know that what I did here worked for me. At this point, I don't even know how to delete the bloatware. But I'm doing this now before I get off on a tangent and follow another rabbit hole.
Begin!
== PREPARATION ==
000) Make sure the battery is around 100%
001) Factory data reset [enable Format SD card] (Settings/Privacy/Factory data reset)
002) Wait for phone to restart
003) Shut down/restart phone just to make it all happy and completely booted
004) Make sure it's acting normal. It certainly should be.
005) Turn off cell data network (Hold power button until a menu appears, select “Data Network Mode”)
006) Enable unknown sources (Settings/Applications/Unknown sources)
007) Set long screen timeout
008) Turn off USB debugging (Settings/Applications/Development/USB Debugging) This is important because if debugging is on, you won't be able to get the PC to make it a writable drive in My Computer
009) Connect the phone via USB
010) Press the Home button
011) Swipe down from top of screen to show the menu
012) Tap the message that says “USB Connected: Select to copy files to/from your computer."
013) Tap “Connect storage to PC” and press OK
014) In Windows, open My Computer and open the removable drive where the phone's SD card is mounted. "mounted" means a partition on the drive is made visible and in this case also writable. To relate, the C:\ drive is partition 0 on disk 0 mounted at a place in the file system Windows calls C. So C:\ is what you'd call the root of the C drive. So if your phone is mounted on, say, drive letter E then E:\ is the root of the E drive where the user-accessible partition of your phone's SD card is mounted.
015) On the root of the removable drive, create a folder called “Applications”
016) Into the Applications folder put the downloaded file Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip So on your phone's SD card you now have a folder Applications and inside you have a file Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
017) Close the file manager windows you have open, making sure no programs are accessing the SD card.
018) On your phone, select “Disconnect storage from PC”
019) In Windows, unmount the drive as you would for any usb drive e.g. click the taskbar icon, click “Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device - Drive(E”
020) Unplug the USB cable
021) Turn off the phone, wait for it to power down completely and wait a few seconds
== ROOT THE PHONE ==
022) READ ALL OF THIS STEP BEFORE DOING IT: Simultaneously press and hold the Home Button and the Power Button, and at some point you will see the phone come alive and show SAMSUNG. Release the power button but keep holding the home button until you see it start to boot into recovery mode with some words appearing on the screen that don't normally appear, then release the home button and let it finish booting into the recovery console. You will now be in the stock recovery console.
023) With the volume control, navigate to the item “apply update from sdcard”
024) Press the Home Button
025) With the volume control, navigate to the folder you created “Applications”
026) Press the Home Button
027) With the volume control, navigate to the file Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
028) Go make a sandwich or get a coffee or have a comfort break or play peekaboo with your dog and think about if you really want to do this.
Yes? Then continue...
029) With the highlight on Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip press the Home Button
030) You see the messages: Unmounting SYSTEM..., Rooting complete. Enjoy!, Install from sdcard complete.
031) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
032) Press the Home Button
033) The phone is now rooted and boots normally
034) Once it has restarted normally, power down and restart the phone normally again just to make sure it boots properly
035) Optional: Connect to a network
036) Optional: Use marketplace to install Android Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich
037) Optional: Run Android Terminal Emulator, type su and press return, accept admin permissions, you see a # prompt which is the admin prompt in linux. Type exit and press return to get out of admin and back to the $ prompt, and type exit again and hit return again to exit the terminal.
Congratulations, your phone is now rooted. Next step is to install a custom recovery console so you can make a backup of your entire system to your sd card.
Regarding ClockworkMod Recovery: I read a lot trying to figure out how to do this. Perhaps there are several ways, I don't know, but I finally read enough to decide on a path to take, and that involves using a modified version of the original ClockworkMod Recovery for Gio which is updated to 5.0.2.6 (not the newest, but stable) which uses only the rfs file system and not ext4. This is a very important point to consider if you are interested in custom ROM versions. You will want to do more reading and considering, because I get the impression that custom ROMs tend to use ext4, and thus you'd probably want to choose a different version of CWM that uses ext4 instead, such as px-CWM-v2.zip linked at the bottom.
I don't know, at this stage of my understanding, if one can later flash another CWM version suitable for ext4. Sounds logical to me, but...
== INSTALL ClockworkMod Recovery ==
100) Check your battery level, make sure it's around 100%
101) Have your PC and phone on
102) Plug in the USB cable
103) Swipe down from top of screen
104) Tap the message that says “USB Connected: Select to copy files to/from your computer."
105) Tap “Connect storage to PC” and press OK
106) In Windows, open My Computer and open the removable drive where the phone's SD card is found
107) Copy the file S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip to the root of the removable disk (e.g. if the removable drive is E:\ then put it right in there and not in a subfolder)
108) Close the file manager windows you have open, making sure no programs are accessing the SD card.
109) On your phone, select “Disconnect storage from PC”
110) In Windows, unmount the drive as you would for any usb drive
111) Unplug the USB cable from the phone
112) Turn off the phone, wait for it to power down completely and wait a few seconds
113) Boot into the stock recovery console.
114) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe data/factory reset”
115) Press the Home Button
116) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – delete all user data”
117) Press the Home Button
118) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe cache partition”
119) Press the Home Button
120) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – wipe cache”
121) Press the Home Button
122) With the volume control, navigate to the item “apply update from sdcard”
123) Press the Home Button
124) With the volume control, navigate to the file “S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip”
125) Press the Home Button
126) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
127) Press the Home Button
128) After the phone boots normally, power down and restart again to ensure it still boots normally
The phone should now be rooted with an rfs-only ClockworkMod Recovery version 5.0.2.6
I followed through to make sure I could run a backup and restore. Again, I had no data, so I did the safest thing and factory wiped before backup and again before restore.
== BACKUP ROOTED ROM WITH NO USER DATA ==
200) Check your battery level, make sure it's around 100%
201) Power off the phone
202) Simultaneously press and hold the Home Button and the Power Button, and at some point you will see the phone come alive and show SAMSUNG. Release the power button but keep holding the home button until you see it start to boot into recovery mode with some words appearing on the screen that don't normally appear, then release the home button and let it finish booting into the recovery console. You will now be in the ClockworkMod 5.0.2.6 recovery console.
203) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe data/factory reset”
204) Press the Home Button
205) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – delete all user data”
206) Press the Home Button
207) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe cache partition”
208) Press the Home Button
209) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – wipe cache”
210) Press the Home Button
211) With the volume control, navigate to the item “backup and restore”
212) Press the Home Button
213) If the Backup option is not already highlighted, use the volume control to highlight it
214) Press the Home Button, the backup process begins and you see lots of file names updating at the bottom of the screen. When it's done, it will show: Generating md5 sum..., Backup complete!
215) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
216) Press the Home Button
217) After the phone boots normally, power down and restart to ensure it still boots normally
== RESTORE PHONE FROM BACKUP ==
300) Check your battery level, make sure it's around 100%
301) Power off the phone
302) Boot into the ClockworkMod 5.0.2.6 recovery console.
303) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe data/factory reset”
304) Press the Home Button
305) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – delete all user data”
306) Press the Home Button
307) With the volume control, navigate to the item “wipe cache partition”
308) Press the Home Button
309) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – wipe cache”
310) Press the Home Button
311) With the volume control, navigate to the item “backup and restore”
312) Press the Home Button
313) With the volume control, navigate to the option “Restore”
314) Press the Home Button
315) With the volume control, navigate to the entry that says “Yes – Restore”
316) Press the Home Button, You will see a lot of file names change at the bottom. When it's done, it will show: Restore complete!
317) If not already highlighted, navigate to the option “reboot system now”
318) Press the Home Button
319) After the phone boots normally, power down and restart to ensure it boots normally
Congratulations, you have rooted, backed up and restored your phone. Unless you bricked it.
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CONDENSED WALKTHROUGH
== ROOTING PREPARATION ==
Back up all your data that you have on the phone. Contacts, photos, whatever.
Battery near 100%
PC on with the rooting zip file downloaded and accessible
Root file: Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
Thread: Thread from AndroidForums
File Link: Link within the thread
USB unplugged
Factory data reset with sd card reformat
Set long screen timeout
Turn off USB debugging
Connect USB and open the sd card in My Computer
Create a folder called Applications
Copy the rooting zip file to the Applications folder
Unmount the usb mass storage
Unplug the USB cable
Turn off the phone
== ROOTING ==
Boot the phone into the recovery console
Apply an update from sdcard, navigate to Applications, highlight the rooting zip file, click the Home button on the phone
Wait until it's done
Reboot the phone
== CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY PREPARATION ==
Battery near 100%
PC on with the CWM zip file downloaded and accessible
ClockworkMod file: S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip (rfs only)
Thread: Thread from xda-developers
File Link: Link within the thread
USB unplugged
Connect USB and open the sd card in My Computer
Copy the CWM zip file to the root of the sd card available in My Computer (i.e. not inside any of the folders)
Unmount the usb mass storage
Unplug the USB cable
Turn off the phone
== CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY INSTALLATION ==
Boot into the recovery console
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply an update from sd card, locate the CWM zip file, click the Home button on the phone
Wait for it to finish
Reboot the phone
== NANDROID BACKUP OF THE ROM (without user data) ==
Boot into the recovery console (ClockworkMod Recovery version 5.0.2.6)
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
backup and restore
Highlight the option Backup, click home key, wait for it to finish
Reboot the phone
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THREADS AND FILES
Root file: Universal_GB_ROOT_v10.zip
UnRoot file: Universal_GB_UNROOT.zip
Thread: Thread from AndroidForums
ClockworkMod file: S5660M_cwm-5.0.2.6_feb_26_12.zip (rfs only)
Thread: Thread from xda-developers
Some of the most helpful threads I found:
Peteragent5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493932
TripleRipple
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871169
phiexz
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421650
phiexz
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20896513
VeNuM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587607
AndroidForums - StoneBoyTony
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-min...0-ace-s5830-gio-s5660-pop-i559-fit-s5670.html
ClockworkMod file: px-CWM-v2.zip (ext4 only, may be 5.0.2.7 or 5.0.2.8)
A really big thanks to all the folks who put this stuff on here to find. Without it I'd be stuck with a bloatware phone.
Next task is to remove the bloatware and install something like avast, or whatever.