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[Q] Stock to Pay's rom

Since I can't post in the dev area, I 'll post here...
I have a defy rooted 2.1-update1 JORLA_U3_6.14.5
Blur_Version.6.14.5.MB525.AmericaMovil.en.BR stock....
Can I update direct to Pay's Rom ?
Following the step by step in the pay's thread will I be able to install the rom ?
This is my firt time doing this procedure, thanks.

What do you mean with "direct"?
If you follow the steps Pay posted in his Thread you have to wipe, flash 3.4.2 with RSD, Root and after that install Pays Mod.
You can only install it "directly" if you're already on 3.4.2 Froyo FW with root and System Recovery!
btw. There are some things you have to check before flashing!
- Make sure your Battery is full.
- Install USB Driver for Defy from Moto's HP
- Use RSD Lite in Admin-Mode
- Always wipe BEFORE flashing a new FW (Volume Down + On/Off -> then wipe data...)
After flashing the new FW root your phone with SuperOneClick (Activate USB Debugging (hopefully the same in english)), install Clockwork Mod (Disable USB Debugging if you want to reboot in recovery mode!)

JohnMcLane said:
What do you mean with "direct"?
If you follow the steps Pay posted in his Thread you have to wipe, flash 3.4.2 with RSD, Root and after that install Pays Mod.
You can only install it "directly" if you're already on 3.4.2 Froyo FW with root and System Recovery!
btw. There are some things you have to check before flashing!
- Make sure your Battery is full.
- Install USB Driver for Defy from Moto's HP
- Use RSD Lite in Admin-Mode
- Always wipe BEFORE flashing a new FW (Volume Down + On/Off -> then wipe data...)
After flashing the new FW root your phone with SuperOneClick (Activate USB Debugging (hopefully the same in english)), install Clockwork Mod (Disable USB Debugging if you want to reboot in recovery mode!)
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wow fast reply thanks
Well I mean directly to pay's rom ( defy out of the box, I just rooted the thing and nothing more )
Could you point me to the next step ?
sorry for my bad english

Hi mr_rocha!
Attention!
If you know nothing about flashing Custom Firmwares or Nandroid Backups I strongly suggest you read some How To's to get some knowledge about what can go wrong and what to do, when certain circumstances happen.
If something goes wrong your Defy can be bricked and it's useless!
So I won't tell you right now a short way to install Pays Mod, because there are so many things I would forget to mention, that the chance something goes wrong is very high.
All I can tell you is that just installing Pays Mod WILL brick your phone, because the wrong Bootloader is installed. You need to flash 3.4.2 Froyo FW at first to use Pays Mod!
Really take some time (about 60-90 minutes) and read 3, 4 How To's and most of your questions will be answered!

JohnMcLane said:
Hi mr_rocha!
Attention!
If you know nothing about flashing Custom Firmwares or Nandroid Backups I strongly suggest you read some How To's to get some knowledge about what can go wrong and what to do, when certain circumstances happen.
If something goes wrong your Defy can be bricked and it's useless!
So I won't tell you right now a short way to install Pays Mod, because there are so many things I would forget to mention, that the chance something goes wrong is very high.
All I can tell you is that just installing Pays Mod WILL brick your phone, because the wrong Bootloader is installed. You need to flash 3.4.2 Froyo FW at first to use Pays Mod!
Really take some time (about 60-90 minutes) and read 3, 4 How To's and most of your questions will be answered!
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Thanks man, I've been reading and readind a lot, when I feel ready I´ll flash it.
anyway thanks for the advice.

[Q] Noobie new to rooting

hey guys, im new to the forums and a recent convert from IOS
now i have a desire hd software build no 1.32.707.5
what would the best way going about rooting this be?
the phone is great but has a lot of bloatware i want to get rid of asap
not sure bout putting a new rom on yet
ive been tryin to read up as best as possible but getting conflicting reports from every thread i seem to open
with this version would i have to downgrade before i root?
can anyone point me to a straightforward huide to rooting and the software i would need?
thanks a mil

Hi and welcome to xda.
Your software version is good for rooting, no need to downgrade.
To root you should follow THIS guide as it contains everything you need to do.
Just follow the guide until you achieve ENG S-OFF.

thanks a million
will try it out this afternoon!!

Good luck! You won't regret it!

ok guys
i was sucessful in rooting my DHD
now what course of action could i take from here?
whats would be good apps to install now and how do i go about removing the more stubborn apps i dont want?
also what would be a good rom to install at this point if i so choose without having to do a radio flash

Downgrade or not?
There seems to be a lot of conflicting advice about whether downgrading from is necessary. Here they say not, other guides says its necessary to shift down to 1.32.
Is it necessary or not? Jhonnieblue did you downgrade?

Try Cyanogenmod7-RC2
jhonnieblue said:
ok guys
i was sucessful in rooting my DHD
now what course of action could i take from here?
also what would be a good rom to install at this point if i so choose without having to do a radio flash
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Radio is separated by ROM, you can try later new radios, to test how much your "new" phone juices in your specific mobile carrier.
In my case, I installed CM7-RC2 ROM and it works just fine with 26.04.03.30 radio on Orange Romania. Keep in mind that you must have S-OFF enabled, otherwise you can't revert to an old radio. And make sure you have the right radio for your device or you will turn it into a brick
jhonnieblue said:
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whats would be good apps to install now and how do i go about removing the more stubborn apps i dont want?
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If you choose CyanogenMod 7-RC2 first, install ROM Manager. Since I can't post links for the moment, try to google for the full guide of rooting DHD on wikipedia for the official steps (or find the same link on cyanogenmod official site)
Then Google Apps (or gapps), the latest version for your device.
Then any app from the market, for me the first was Market Enabler, since in Romania Android Market was not available at the time. And still it is...unfortunately.

[Q]Need help flashing CM12 on XM SS

After countless hours of searching over all related posts I am still confused and pretty much intimidated on the flashing aspect. From all my searching expeditions till now I managed to outline some of the points but I don't know how to move forward with them. Also I am concerned with the possibilities of getting the device unresponsive just because of my stupidity, want to gain full knowledge before going forward with the process.
So as per my findings, for installing a CFW like CM12, I require the following things,
1. Unlocked Bootloader.
The Bootloader on my XM SS can be unlocked, I did a check on that but the thing that's bugging me is the occurrence of bootloop.
Question for this point: What is the proper method to unlock the bootloader?
2. Rooted phone.
This is the step that has confused me from the beginning. Some posts mention that rooting is essential requirement to get a fully functional CFW and in some posts there is a not a single mention for the requirement of a rooted phone.
Question for this point: Is rooting essential? What is the best step by step method that you use to root your device?
3. Back up data.
I read somewhere that unlocking the bootloader erases some of the important information like the IMEI number, DRM keys and other important stuff? Also the importance of backing up data like contacts and other stuff externally.
Question for this point: How to do a proper backup? How to go on backing up contacts, whatsapp databases etc?
4. Installing a custom recovery?
Honestly I am totally confused with this topic. What does custom recovery actually do? Best custom recover for CM12?
Question for this point: How to select and install a custom recovery?
5. Adb, Fastboot drivers.
Is it essential to actually download the full adb package that google provides to develop android apps? And are fastboot drivers available for windows 8.1? Will the phone management software provided by Sony work as a driver?
Question for this point: ADB, Fastboot driver installation?
6. Flashing the CM12.
The most important step in the whole process? How to go on with this step so as to successfully flash the firmware? Restoring the backed up data?
Question for this point: Steps to properly flash the CM12?
7. Link2SD, App2SD?
Which one will you suggest and how to go on installing it?
I know that most of you will find it bothersome to answer so many questions in a single go but I intend this topic to be a guiding thread for noobs like me who are beginners that want to flash some CFW on their devices.
So all the posts that you make are really appreciated! Please link in the posts that you think will answer the questions in layman terms for everyone to understand.
Thanks for taking your time to read this thread
Have a good day! :fingers-crossed:

Can anyone please help? :crying:

1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2484622 Follow everything he said, while using some common sense. Just to avoid you in doing so much research on some common problems I faced, :
i) If any errors occur, just close flashtool and re-open it, even if the errors continue to happen, just close and open flashtool again.
ii) You will experience bootloop and the end of the procedure, so just flash the tft http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2779412
2. Just stay rooted, better safe than sorry Here's the guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m/general/towel-root-steps-to-root-t2789990 Understand the procedure first then continue.
3. You can export your contacts into your sim card tho, just open up the telephony app and go to contacts and open up the option or menu thingy in it (I think the icon was a 3 dot to access the options menu) and you'll see the Export/Import tab on it. You know what to do after this After root, I suggest getting the app Titanium Backup, really helpful. If possible, after the backup, move the folder to the sdcard, so it will never be lost (or to your pc, much safer).
4. Custom recovery.. well, I'm no expert but just think it this way, you're life saver when you do something wrong to your phone (and that it can still turn on, but couldn't get pass the boot animation) and provided that you had made a Nandroid backup before(a system backup). It can restore your phone back to the last time you've backuped it. This one for Stock 4.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-m/development/recovery-philz-touch-6-41-6-xm-dual-t2795778 and this one for afteryou've installed CM12 http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...very-cwm-twrp-recoveries-custom-roms-t3016507
5. I'm not sure on this one, sorry:crying: ADB drivers and the fastboot drivers installed automatically for me:silly:
6. I think this video would be a bit helpful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkNu0tiNro8
7. I don't know on this, I never used them. Soz :C
All the best:fingers-crossed: though my advice would be to stay Rooted for awhile before unlocking the bootloader, so you'd at least familiarize yourself with the terms that'll you'll most probably face.

The fastboot driver from google didnt work for me, use the ones from the sony bootloader unlock site. For win8.1 you need to disable signature verification to install them.

Thank you so much @AndyPhoenix9879
You are a lifesaver! I was finally able to flash CM2.1 on my Xperia M

Help with upgrading i9100 stock to Lolipop

Hello guys, i am new to installing custom roms.
This will be my first install.
I have i9100 international version and want to upgrade it from stock 4.1.2 to lolipop mainly because my phone is old and lagging like hell.
Before i posted i have searched the forum and google and found some info but its still kinda confusing to me.
I was thinking to upgrade to CM12. CM13 i think will be too much for this old phone!
A lot of guides say that i must have installed a custom recovery. I dont have any...
trying to search how to do the above, i find that in order to do that i need to root my phone! This is where i get lost. Some say i need root, some say i dont!
Some guides say to use odin, some others to use bootloader or something....
Can someone that has done this give me some pointers or some step by step guide to read on how to do this?
Also, is it possible after installing the ROM to get my apps and my settings back? logs,sms,contacts, etc etc etc?
thanks for reading guys..

Newbie Questions

Hey Guys,
Im new to the Android community coming across from an iPhone. I have landed myself an HTC One M8 but have no idea what to do next! (Ask me how to "Jailbreak" iPhones and I'm your guy) but the whole root process and custom ROMs are confusing me.
Basically I'm in Australia on the Telstra network (that seems to matter with rooting) and have the M8 on Android 6.0
Where is my next step? Im keen to learn but there are 100s of threads on this question and I simply don't know where to start, so for that I apologise.
Thanks in advance,
The "ConfusedOl1ve"
UnrealOl1ve

Since you're new to the forum, I'll give some (hopefully) friendly advice on posting: There is a thread sticky at the top of this section, and it says clearly "Please Read before posting" and describes what belong in this section, and questions/help requests is not one of them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-dream-g1/general/guide-to-htc-device-forums-please-read-t3234095
No need to try to change or move this thread (you can't). So I'll request to the mods to have it moved.
Now on to the real stuff. The exact process depends on what you want to do precisely, root or flash a custom ROM. Since on this device, you do not actually need to root before flashing a ROM. But some folks may want to stay on the stock ROM, but with root.
And the process for one versus the other will have some differences.

UnrealOl1ve said:
Hey Guys,
Im new to the Android community coming across from an iPhone. I have landed myself an HTC One M8 but have no idea what to do next! (Ask me how to "Jailbreak" iPhones and I'm your guy) but the whole root process and custom ROMs are confusing me.
Basically I'm in Australia on the Telstra network (that seems to matter with rooting) and have the M8 on Android 6.0
Where is my next step? Im keen to learn but there are 100s of threads on this question and I simply don't know where to start, so for that I apologise.
Thanks in advance,
The "ConfusedOl1ve"
UnrealOl1ve
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Read these thread carefully andFollow steps to unlock your bootloader and install twrp http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699065

sayad1 said:
Read these thread carefully andFollow steps to unlock your bootloader and install twrp http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699065
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Toolkit hasn't been updated in over a year and a half. It contains an extremely obsolete version of TWRP, which will cause issues with the OP's Marshmallow device.
Further, IMO the toolkit seeks to provide a solution for a problem which doesn't exist. The steps to unlock the bootloader, and flash custom recovery are easy to do "manually" without the toolkit. And learning to do so (for those that don't already know these skills) should be mandatory for anyone wishing to mods this phone.
Most of what the OP would need to know, is contained in Vomer's excellent guide here. Although the guide hasn't been kept up to date, so I'll provide the following caveats:
1) Follow Sections 0 and 1, to unlock the bootloader.
2) Use current version TWRP 3.0.2 from here, instead of the old version listed(and linked) in the guide. Somewhat obviously, the fastboot command used to flash TWRP will need to be changed to contain the proper file name (newer version number). Alternately, just rename the file something like twrp.img, and use that in the fastboot command.
3) Do not follow Sections 2 (S-off, SuperCID) or 3. They aren't needed for root or flashing ROMs, and the info is no longer accurate.
After that, the way to proceed depends on the 2 different paths I stated in my last post: stock ROM with root; or flash custom ROM.
Stock ROM with root: Make a TWRP backup of the stock (unrooted) ROM, then flash SuperSU. Vomer's guide automatically links to the latest stable version. But it should be noted, that the latest is SuperSU 2.78. Many folks make the mistake of using old versions SuperSU (<2.52 or thereabouts) which won't work on Marshmallow, and will result in being stuck in a bootloop.
Flash custom ROM: No need to root before flashing a custom ROM. What you do in this case:
a) Make a TWRP backup of your stock ROM
b) Backup anything you want to keep, by your method of choice (copy to computer, Titanium Backup, cloud, etc.)
c) Put the ROM on the phone
d) Boot into TWRP, select Wipe, and do the default wipe (Dalvik, Cache, and Data)
e) Select Install in TWRP, and choose the ROM to flash it.
f) Reboot and drink beer, you're done