So here is the story. I did a nandroid restore of a backup but that killed my recovery. I did a sbf flash via RSD lite v5.7 with an SBF correct for my Defy.
I followed RSD Lite instructions, on "power the phone on manually" I still was at the android logo, so I took the battery out and restarted. RSD Lite will notify me that the process is done only if I boot into moto boot. No I am always stuck at the Android logo.
What next? Try other SBFs?
irontomrackham said:
So here is the story. I did a nandroid restore of a backup but that killed my recovery. I did a sbf flash via RSD lite v5.7 with an SBF correct for my Defy.
I followed RSD Lite instructions, on "power the phone on manually" I still was at the android logo, so I took the battery out and restarted. RSD Lite will notify me that the process is done only if I boot into moto boot. No I am always stuck at the Android logo.
What next? Try other SBFs?
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looks like you did everything correct, but you are stock on a boot loop so get on stock recovery "pull the battery out an restart wile pressing power+vol down until you see the exclamation triangle, press vol up and down together " and do a full wipe
Thank you,
It worked after the third round of flashing and wiping.
irontomrackham said:
What next? Try other SBFs?
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You are stuck in bootloop since you didn't do a clean wipe before flashing the SBF.
Press and hold Vol- and Power button. When you get to the android with yellow exclamation mark, press Vol- and Vol+ simultaneously and then wipe data/cache.
Done!
If I was getting a dime every time I have given this solution, I'd be driving a Ferrari by now
irontomrackham said:
Thank you,
It worked after the third round of flashing and wiping.
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Any time, i am glad its working again
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Edit:
Solved bootloop by flashing stock 2.51.1 full sbf.
Then to install CyanogenMod7:
1-rooted with SuperOneClick
2-installed sd-recovery
3-restored 3.4.177-005 nandroid
4-flashed 3.4.177-005 fixed sbf
5-applied CyanogenMod zip in recovery
Hi!! This is my (sad) first post! :'(
My Defy was never flashed and had this stock rom:
JRDNEM_U3_2.51.1_BLUR_P3_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA030.0R_USAJORDANRTFR_P043_A010_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
I used sbf_flash with 3.4.2_155-Fixed.CEE_DEBLUR.sbf and now my Defy is in reboot loop...
I need to remove the battery to make it stop, because if I put the battery back on, the phone immediately starts to boot!
When I press "power+vol up" to enter recovery, I see a logo like software installing from a box into the phone and then the logo switches to a triangle with an exclamation mark.
When I press "power+vol down" to enter download/usb flash mode, I can see the android robot with the same triangle, like the usual background of recovery mode, but when I touch the screen nothing happens...
Please help me!!! :'(
bmpvieira said:
Hi!! This is my (sad) first post! :'(
My Defy was never flashed and had this stock rom:
JRDNEM_U3_2.51.1_BLUR_P3_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA030.0R_USAJORDANRTFR_P043_A010_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
I used sbf_flash with 3.4.2_155-Fixed.CEE_DEBLUR.sbf and now my Defy is in reboot loop...
I need to remove the battery to make it stop, because if I put the battery back on, the phone immediately starts to boot!
When I press "power+vol up" to enter recovery, I see a logo like software installing from a box into the phone and then the logo switches to a triangle with an exclamation mark.
When I press "power+vol down" to enter download/usb flash mode, I can see the android robot with the same triangle, like the usual background of recovery mode, but when I touch the screen nothing happens...
Please help me!!! :'(
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You should have flash a nandroid first of 3.4.2_155 before the fixed SBF.
But anyways, you could get out of boot loop by flashing the "full" SBF of 3.42_155 or other leaked froyo rom. Refer to walter's thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537 and download the rom.
After flashing go into stock recovery mode(power+vol down) when the exclamation mark appears press vol up + vol down. Wipe then reboot.
Thanks!!!
But if I flash with a full 3.42_155, I'll lose the ability to downgrade to 2.1 right?
Can I flash JRDNEM_U3_2.51.1_BLUR_P3_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB 1B80AA030.0R_USAJORDANRTFR_P043_A010_HWp3_Service1 FF.sbf instead to put the phone back to stock?
I was thinking about flashing back to 2.51 to recover the phone(?), then since this rom gives so many problems with rooting and recovery I would perhaps flash "defy_2.21_boot_only.sbf" (How to root UK v2.51 ROM) and hope that I would get a working recovery that doesn't complains when trying to mount sdcard, so that I can do nandroid backups/restores and try to re-flash 3.42_155.
Would it work?
Guys, I had installed CM7 RC1 on my defy and it worked well.
So I entered in the recovery mode again, to install google apps, but when the recovery mode opened, my defy switched off and when I try to power on it again, it stuck on the Motorola logo.
I already tried to enter in the recovery mode, by pressing the power button + volume down, but it shows a triangle with a exclamation point inside and the android robot beside.
What I can do now?
I'm thinking in send it to a technical support, wil they fix it?
PS: I found some related topics, but they don't solve my problem.
PS2: sorry for my bad english (I'm from Brazil).
I already tried to enter in the recovery mode, by pressing the power button + volume down, but it shows a triangle with a exclamation point inside and the android robot beside.
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When you're on this state. Continue pressing both volume up/down together and you's be in stock recovery. Either you could perform full wipe or just go into bootloader by pressing volume up and power on then flash again.
Thank you!!
I went to the bootloader and then I flashed my defy with an old .sbf file that I have here, now it's all working!!
im in same boat
im at the same screen but i cant get rsd lite to recognize phone. i can get into recovery n have wiped evrything but im still in loop. any ideas???
leprcaun6999 said:
im at the same screen but i cant get rsd lite to recognize phone. i can get into recovery n have wiped evrything but im still in loop. any ideas???
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After wiped in recovery, restart phone and press Vol Up in will be in bootloader....
I have to firstly say I am a complete noob, infact, the Defy is my first smartphone.
So far i have......
Rooted Phone
Performed a nandroid backup
Installed 2nd init
Installed CM7
Everything was going so well until i noticed there were no google apps. I installed gapps zip file after re installing recover (to install the zip file from boot menu). Ever since then, my phone wont make it past the red Motorola logo. I cant even get back into the boot menu?
Please Help
If you have 2nd Init installed , press Vol Down whenthe blue LED blinks during startup.
If that fails, hold the Vol Down button and then power on your cell, you'll enter default recovery. Clear cache/data and start again.
Also, if you are using CM7 RC1 or above, there should be no need to install gapps.zip separately.
Thanks for the reply mate.
Phone wont get to blue light before freeze. RE the vol down power on menu, all i get is an android dude with a triangle with an Exclamation point in it?
sorry i should have written this in my first reply, when you see the exclamation point, press Vol Up + vol down TOGETHER, and you'll see the recovery menu.
JimmyMagic said:
Thanks for the reply mate.
Phone wont get to blue light before freeze. RE the vol down power on menu, all i get is an android dude with a triangle with an Exclamation point in it?
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at this point press vol up and down at the same time..and wipe
The only options i get on there are.....
Reboot system now
Apply sdcard:update.zip
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition.
Tried them all and no luck
try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1147967
in the 4th post, you can try that and flash it again
Never ending problems mate. Cant get RSD lite to work.
Keep getting.....
"failed flashing process. Failed flashing process. unable to retrieve initialization values from INI file"
Running as administrator and have tried 2 different SFB files.
Im giving up all hope, been reading forums all day and my eyes are starting to hurt.
bikerabhinav said:
If you have 2nd Init installed , press Vol Down whenthe blue LED blinks during startup.
If that fails, hold the Vol Down button and then power on your cell, you'll enter default recovery. Clear cache/data and start again.
Also, if you are using CM7 RC1 or above, there should be no need to install gapps.zip separately.
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I installed CM7 RC1 and market etc werent there.
Don't give up hope yet, people have recovered their Defy from even worse conditions. All this could be an outcome of a chain of mistakes so lets stat from scratch.
1. Is your battery charged? Does it show charging LED when plugged in wall charger while turned OFF ?
2. Which OS do you have? also 64bit or 32?
3. Which Motorola Driver and RSDLite version do you have?
4. Where did you download the SBF files from? paste the link to that thread.
5. How are you flashing the SBF? (what steps do you take)
Also, try this:
Pull out the battery, Hold Defy in your one hand and press Vol Up+Down+Power button all together. Now, quickly insert the battery with the other hand keeping those buttons pressed and you will be taken to stock recovery.
Only Wipe data and wipe cache, do not install update.zip or anything else.
Once done restart the cell and let us know what happens.
JimmyMagic said:
Never ending problems mate. Cant get RSD lite to work.
Keep getting.....
"failed flashing process. Failed flashing process. unable to retrieve initialization values from INI file"
Running as administrator and have tried 2 different SFB files.
Im giving up all hope, been reading forums all day and my eyes are starting to hurt.
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thats a common problem related to the version of RSDlite..
use 5.3.1 and try to flash again..
All the best
Got it sorted at last. Just needed RSD Lite 4.9.
Still had issues after, but managed to sort em out by installing CM7 then Gapps, rebooting then factory resetting data and cache.
A long struggle, but got there in the end.
Many thanks to everyone who helped me out, I am so grateful.
can u tell me which SBF u used that worked? any link ?
rangapsr said:
can u tell me which SBF u used that worked? any link ?
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Use 3.4.2 177-005 Nordic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037076
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093352 this helped me...
Just install a .zip, following the tutorial, of ICS animations, I did everything exactly as shown (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342117), then reboot and get stuck on the screen Motorola, forcing me to install the previous framework, reboot, still M screen, forcing me again, to reinstall the CM7.1, but still no results, stuck on the M screen. Now i flash CEE, but when it starts does not exceed 2 seconds on the display of "android" and starts again and again, I can't enter to recovery, I get no blue light when it starts, I can only enter the screen to flash a new firmware, but i flash twice.
Help me please, i don't know what to do...
Bleak3993 said:
Just install a .zip, following the tutorial, of ICS animations, I did everything exactly as shown (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342117), then reboot and get stuck on the screen Motorola, forcing me to install the previous framework, reboot, still M screen, forcing me again, to reinstall the CM7.1, but still no results, stuck on the M screen. Now i flash CEE, but when it starts does not exceed 2 seconds on the display of "android" and starts again and again, I can't enter to recovery, I get no blue light when it starts, I can only enter the screen to flash a new firmware, but i flash twice.
Help me please, i don't know what to do...
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have you wiped data/cache yet? looks like you havent, because if you did, you wouldnt get bootloop after flashing an sbf. enter stock recovery (when switched off, hold volume down, and then press the power button. hold them down till the m logo shows up. after that, a triangle with an android figure will show up, press vol up and vol down az the same time), wipe cache/data, and try again!
zakoo2 said:
have you wiped data/cache yet? looks like you havent, because if you did, you wouldnt get bootloop after flashing an sbf. enter stock recovery (when switched off, hold volume down, and then press the power button. hold them down till the m logo shows up. after that, a triangle with an android figure will show up, press vol up and vol down az the same time), wipe cache/data, and try again!
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IT WORKS!!!!, ohhh, i totally forgot how to enter the stock recovery and the wipe after flash an sbf, thanks you, really.
Hello everyone, I defy the + with CM7, I flashed a stock subject to collection and cellulite is gone bootloop or white LED only lights. how can I fix this? thanks
just flash the right ROM!
The same as you had before !
henno88 said:
just flash the right ROM!
The same as you had before !
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tried but to no avail .. or goes to black screen and boot loop or white LED.
up please, thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
Most things are the same for defy and defy+
Off course not the downgrade and warranty stuff.
"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."
"How do I enter Recovery Mode?!: 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, if you are on Éclair the menu should appear without having to press anything."
Hope it helps
Edit:
Didn't see the (!), it says not for Defy+, you can try
maybe you have flashed a wrong sbf, that make it brick, we call it fake brick in China
thankssssssss labsin!!!! great
Almost Bricked
Hi,
I own a Defy+ which is 3 weeks old. I followed rooting(Doomlord) to Custom Mod Cm7. Got greedy and tried to Install ICS(quarx) and my phone bricked. Now in bootloader part were I use RSDlite v5.6.4, Abd v5.0 and Stock Rom vDEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP
Now Rsdlite flashes and all things happen and I get stuck at the status were it says 'Please Manually Power Up this Phone' and keep seeing that Red M logo loading all day long.
I have tried to flash Uk retail version too but the result is same.
I have a backup of all apps and stock rom in SD card. Dono how to use it.
Please help me I waited for a long time to own a Defy+
Thanks
McGgiver hack look it up works only way or full charge battery on other defy
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