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New defy user needs help..

Hey friends...
My friend has recently bought a defy in India... It came with eclair...
Now he wants to upgrade to gingerbread... But he doesn't want to root... So can anyone please help me? As I'm a Samsung user, I don't know anything about Motorola devices or how to upgrade them... So I would appreciate a noob friendly guide...
Thanks...

u cannot upgrade to gingerbread w/o rooting...defy has got the official froyo, not gingerbread..
please read the pinned posts if u wish to know how to flash a custom gingerbread rom..

adiles said:
Hey friends...
My friend has recently bought a defy in India... It came with eclair...
Now he wants to upgrade to gingerbread... But he doesn't want to root... So can anyone please help me? As I'm a Samsung user, I don't know anything about Motorola devices or how to upgrade them... So I would appreciate a noob friendly guide...
Thanks...
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He can update to Froyo, but there is no official Gingerbread update from Motorola for the Defy (and there will never be one).
If he doesn't want to tinker a bit he won't get Gingerbread (there are also 2.3 ports of the Defy Plus that work quite well, but rooting is necessary to install anything like that).

adiles said:
Hey friends...
My friend has recently bought a defy in India... It came with eclair...
Now he wants to upgrade to gingerbread... But he doesn't want to root... So can anyone please help me? As I'm a Samsung user, I don't know anything about Motorola devices or how to upgrade them... So I would appreciate a noob friendly guide...
Thanks...
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You should read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982

Thanks for your replies... one last question...
After rooting and flashing a gb rom, is there a way to go back to fully stock?
Thanks...

adiles said:
Thanks for your replies... one last question...
After rooting and flashing a gb rom, is there a way to go back to fully stock?
Thanks...
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I still think you got everything you need in ChirmiPlay's post with link just above your last posting

adiles said:
Thanks for your replies... one last question...
After rooting and flashing a gb rom, is there a way to go back to fully stock?
Thanks...
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You can mess around with your Defy s much as you want, root, install ROMs, flash sbfs... And you can ALWAYS go back to the stock Foyo/ Eclair firmware your Defy came with. Even if something went wrong and the phone doesn't boot anymore, just flash a stock clean Motorola firmware and everything's gone (the ROM you had before, also the root). So also if your Defy has a hardware problem and you want to send it back, just go back to stock before and you don't have to worry about the warranty.

Arjoma said:
You can mess around with your Defy s much as you want, root, install ROMs, flash sbfs... And you can ALWAYS go back to the stock Foyo/ Eclair firmware your Defy came with.
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I don't think so. if you changed the bootloader version you will be stuck on some higher kernel and can not easily go back.. (that was what happend to epsylon3 - one of the main devs of CM9 for defy) - so if you flashed official froyo - you will not be able to go back to eclair for example. (as is also pointed out here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537)
A piece of advice: read a lot (here in this forums) before you flash something. It help you not getting in trouble with your phone.

adiles said:
Thanks for your replies... one last question...
After rooting and flashing a gb rom, is there a way to go back to fully stock?
Thanks...
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There is no point in using defy with the buggy stock Eclair/Froyo ..
If u want to see the complete potential of defy Root it and Install CM7..
and yes you can go back when ever you want but make sure u take the Nandroid backup of the stock ROM that u r using and check whether the official sbf of ur region is available to download.so that u can flash it and restore the nandroid backup .. !!

mearoth said:
I don't think so. if you changed the bootloader version you will be stuck on some higher kernel and can not easily go back..
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Right, that was the only thing I wasn't thinking about. That is what is usually written in big red letters when there's something about these sbfs. But normally there is no need to change the bootloader version by installing the (not fixed) 2.3.4 sbf.
The only really current reliable options for the Defy imho are CM7.1, MIUI (and some versions based on it) and the Defy+ based ROMs (like MS2Ginger). With none of them you risk to be stuck somewhere - I flashed stock Froyo a dozen times without problems.

Thanks all for your replies....
I'll root and flash cm today....

adiles said:
Thanks all for your replies....
I'll root and flash cm today....
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Good luck!

[Q] new to galaxy nexus

hi guys...i' from malaysia...i'm currently using the samsung galaxy ace and i just ordered a galaxy nexus and it should arrive this friday...i have a few question about this phone and i hope u guys could help me out...
1) i heard that the battery of the galaxy nexus sucks...is that true??
2)wat is the latest version of stock ice cream sandwich for malaysia?
3)does any bug exist in the stock ics rom ?(i mean the original rom when i took the phone right out from the box)
i hope u guys would be kind enough to answer my question...

ace-user said:
hi guys...i' from malaysia...i'm currently using the samsung galaxy ace and i just ordered a galaxy nexus and it should arrive this friday...i have a few question about this phone and i hope u guys could help me out...
1) i heard that the battery of the galaxy nexus sucks...is that true??
2)wat is the latest version of stock ice cream sandwich for malaysia?
3)does any bug exist in the stock ics rom ?(i mean the original rom when i took the phone right out from the box)
i hope u guys would be kind enough to answer my question...
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Well by the sounds of it your not planing to root your device (at least straight away). Although if you do decide to purchase I recommend it as there are numerous fixes with custom roms/kernels. The battery out of the box was shockingly bad but this was quickly fixed by flashing a new kernel and it improved dramatically!! The other issue out of the box I had was the signal dropped out every so often but you can flash the latest baseband and that resolved the issue.
Hope that helps...

RTContent said:
Well by the sounds of it your not planing to root your device (at least straight away). Although if you do decide to purchase I recommend it as there are numerous fixes with custom roms/kernels. The battery out of the box was shockingly bad but this was quickly fixed by flashing a new kernel and it improved dramatically!! The other issue out of the box I had was the signal dropped out every so often but you can flash the latest baseband and that resolved the issue.
Hope that helps...
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i'm planning to root my device...but maybe 1 or 2weeks later...for the battery fix,which kernel should i flash?is it a custom kernel or a stock kernel?
and for the signal drop issue which baseband should i flash?btw...is baseband different in every country?? i'm a noob

It depends on the rom you might flash. Some like CyanogenMod have a modified kernel that improves performance and battery life anyway. I personally like Francos kernel but it some what depends on your experiences with different rom/kernel combinations and experimentation.
As for flashing the 'right' baseband, there are different releases depending on your location. However this is not to say that a asian baseband won't work in europe (they do). So again this calls for personal experimentation and seeing what works best for you in your area.

RTContent said:
It depends on the rom you might flash. Some like CyanogenMod have a modified kernel that improves performance and battery life anyway. I personally like Francos kernel but it some what depends on your experiences with different rom/kernel combinations and experimentation.
As for flashing the 'right' baseband, there are different releases depending on your location. However this is not to say that a asian baseband won't work in europe (they do). So again this calls for personal experimentation and seeing what works best for you in your area.
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i'm going to stick with the stock ics first...wat is the ics version of nexus out of the box?4.0.1?if it's 4.0.1,how do i upgrade it to 4.0.2 or 4.0.3?if i flash Francos kernel,will i lose my data and apps in the phone?
i'm from malaysia(asia) so which baseband do u think i should flash??
again...i'm a noob...i really appreciate tat u answer my question...thanks alot...

The version out of the box will more than likely be 4.0.1. If your planning to root anyway then you don't need to worry about what you get out of the box.
If your bootloader is locked (which it probably will be) when you get your device you will need to unlock this. Doing so will wipe your device so it's recommended to do so sooner rather than later.
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After this point flashing a new kernel will not wipe your app data (unless you want to )
There are 'stock' rooted roms available, I but I believe these are limited to 4.0.1/2 only. If you want great performance I would recommend a custom rom.
The Toolkit (here!) is a great tool if your new to the whole rooting scene so I recommended looking at that.
You can have a look at the list of basebands as well (here!) which might make the situation a little clearer. There's no 'easy' answer, as I said before you need to do some reading and self testing. Everyones situation is different depending on exact location and rom combination. Don't be afraid at trying these new things (you can always flash a different one).

RTContent said:
The version out of the box will more than likely be 4.0.1. If your planning to root anyway then you don't need to worry about what you get out of the box.
If your bootloader is locked (which it probably will be) when you get your device you will need to unlock this. Doing so will wipe your device so it's recommended to do so sooner rather than later.
EDIT:
After this point flashing a new kernel will not wipe your app data (unless you want to )
There are 'stock' rooted roms available, I but I believe these are limited to 4.0.1/2 only. If you want great performance I would recommend a custom rom.
The Toolkit (here!) is a great tool if your new to the whole rooting scene so I recommended looking at that.
You can have a look at the list of basebands as well (here!) which might make the situation a little clearer. There's no 'easy' answer, as I said before you need to do some reading and self testing. Everyones situation is different depending on exact location and rom combination. Don't be afraid at trying these new things (you can always flash a different one).
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now to think of it...maybe i'm not gonna root my phone...cuz it void my warranty and galaxy nexus cost a looooooooooooot in my country...it's really expensive...
i'm sorry but what is bootloader?
thx again for your help...i'm doing some research about all this procedure right now...

As far as I know (I may be wrong), unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device does not void Samsungs warranty. Even if it does you can relock the bootloader/unroot your device so there were no signs of you tampering with your device in that manner.

Try aokp with Franco kernel.
The best rom I ever use in galaxy nexus.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

Haha..dont worry..sammobile in malaysia dont bother if you rooted your nexus...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

RTContent said:
As far as I know (I may be wrong), unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device does not void Samsungs warranty. Even if it does you can relock the bootloader/unroot your device so there were no signs of you tampering with your device in that manner.
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is unlocking bootloader the same with rooting the device?i dunnoe what is bootloader?

skyyew said:
Try aokp with Franco kernel.
The best rom I ever use in galaxy nexus.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367341
this is the franco.kernel right?how to i flash it?there's no insturctions...and it says it's for 4.0.3 and 4.0.4...if i'm on 4.0.1 how do i ugrade to 4.0.3 or 4.0.4(official)?can i upgrade via kies or something like that?

al_madd said:
Haha..dont worry..sammobile in malaysia dont bother if you rooted your nexus...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?

ace-user said:
why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?
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No. The newest official version is 4.0.2.
In the development section of this forum there are 4.0.3 roms available because they are in aosp but 4.0.3 never never got pushed ota. There are leaked 4.0.4 roms too.
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
Just use the gnex toolkit to do everything, its simple.
Then read about bootloaders, adb and fastboot.
very valuable knowledge.

nodstuff said:
No. The newest official version is 4.0.2.
In the development section of this forum there are 4.0.3 roms available because they are in aosp but 4.0.3 never never got pushed ota. There are leaked 4.0.4 roms too.
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
Just use the gnex toolkit to do everything, its simple.
Then read about bootloaders, adb and fastboot.
very valuable knowledge.
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wat is the safest way forv me update to 4.0.2 official?
what is aosap?
ok...i'll read about the gnex toolkit now...

ace-user said:
wat is the safest way forv me update to 4.0.2 official?
what is aosap?
ok...i'll read about the gnex toolkit now...
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It will update to 4.0.2 from 4.0.1 when you turn it on and it will upgrade Over The Air (OTA)
Aosp is android open source project.
All the code for android is free for people to take and build and is stored in Google's aosp repositories.
Read as much as you can, nexus are quite simple so you'll figure it out.

ace-user said:
why is it that?u are also from malaysia?what is our latest ics firmware?4.0.3?
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Yes..im from malaysia also..im using nexus s and galaxy s2..just root your gnex..just flash custom rom..you will good...
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

nodstuff said:
To flash a kernel you need to unlock your bootloader, flash clockwork mod recovery and flash from there. Don't flash Franco.kernel over 4.0.2
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I think you mean don't flash on anything under 4.0.3. Franco only works on 4.0.3/4 builds.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

nodstuff said:
It will update to 4.0.2 from 4.0.1 when you turn it on and it will upgrade Over The Air (OTA)
Aosp is android open source project.
All the code for android is free for people to take and build and is stored in Google's aosp repositories.
Read as much as you can, nexus are quite simple so you'll figure it out.
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thx man..u are really helpful!!

RTContent said:
I think you mean don't flash on anything under 4.0.3. Franco only works on 4.0.3/4 builds.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
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one last thing....if i want to stay on official 4.0.2 and i want a good battery,what should i do? cuz franco's kernel only supports 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 and those are custom rom right? i want to stay on stock rom at the moment...i dunwant to root or unlock bootloader just yet as i will only try it when i get more experience about the phone...

[Q] New to Galaxy S III

Hello All,
I just purchased the T-Mobile edition on the Galaxy S III and I ignorantly updated from ICS 4.0.4 to JB 4.1.1.
I want to root my phone. Am I screwed? Please help me I don't want to screw up my phone.
Thanks for any help.

Why would that be ignorant ?
Yes, you can root JB. Even if you couldn't, you could always flash back to ICS if it was that important to you.
Check out the other forums here and ctrl+f "root" - there are guides that will completely walk you through it. I used the root66 root-injected stock ROM to root my phone, it was the first time I'd ever done such a thing and the guide is well-written and goes baby-step by baby-step.

renjohn78 said:
Hello All,
I just purchased the T-Mobile edition on the Galaxy S III and I ignorantly updated from ICS 4.0.4 to JB 4.1.1.
I want to root my phone. Am I screwed? Please help me I don't want to screw up my phone.
Thanks for any help.
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Go here. Everything you need. Read, read and read again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687

Thanks for the info I'm rooted .
Any recommendations on the best ROM?

Have people become so lazy that they can't search?

Don't be a jerk. I have tried a few I was just asking what he thought was best that's all.
Comon bro, you made time to criticize but not to help.

renjohn78 said:
Thanks for the info I'm rooted .
Any recommendations on the best ROM?
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I am using CM 10 nightly.. It's pretty stable. Other popular ones seems to be paranoid android

renjohn78 said:
Thanks for the info I'm rooted .
Any recommendations on the best ROM?
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Evil1art has a couple of very solid roms. V7 is ics and my favorite but his jellybean build is very good also.

need some support

hey guys,
im not that familiar with android yet, eventhough i know how to root it
i came from symbian^3 n8 to sgs3 tmobile ,but now my question my firmware is 4.1.1 rooted but can i now install siyah kernel ? or do i need to do something befor that ?

Wesley_NL said:
hey guys,
im not that familiar with android yet, eventhough i know how to root it
i came from symbian^3 n8 to sgs3 tmobile ,but now my question my firmware is 4.1.1 rooted but can i now install siyah kernel ? or do i need to do something befor that ?
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Welcome to android. Definitely got a good device for first android experience. Well now since you are rooted you will have to flash a custom recovery. You can download the goo.im app from the play store to get cwm recovery. That way you can flash anything to any partition within the phone. Now is that kernel for the t mobile s3? If its not, then I don't recommend flashing. Just flash what you find here. Ktoonsez makes great kernels. There are also stock over clocked ones and others as well. Once you have cwm OK installed then go ahead and download the kernel using your phone's browser. Then to boot into custom recovery, power off the device and when powering it back on press and hold the power and the volume down button. When the device vibrates once, you can then let go and and from there cwm should work and then flash file from .zip and look for your downloaded kernel and flash it
Sent from my Rooted Gameboy

osmosizzz said:
Welcome to android. Definitely got a good device for first android experience. Well now since you are rooted you will have to flash a custom recovery. You can download the goo.im app from the play store to get cwm recovery. That way you can flash anything to any partition within the phone. Now is that kernel for the t mobile s3? If its not, then I don't recommend flashing. Just flash what you find here. Ktoonsez makes great kernels. There are also stock over clocked ones and others as well. Once you have cwm OK installed then go ahead and download the kernel using your phone's browser. Then to boot into custom recovery, power off the device and when powering it back on press and hold the power and the volume down button. When the device vibrates once, you can then let go and and from there cwm should work and then flash file from .zip and look for your downloaded kernel and flash it
Sent from my Rooted Gameboy
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its an galaxy s3 t-mobile, its was android ice cream 4.0.1 or something untill it updated and became 4.1.1, but if i read on google it says 4.1.1 is jelly bean and i re-rooted it after it to be sure it was still rooted, also i dont know how to find out what i can use for rom on my device
and apps i installed as root tools are system tuner m rom patcher, bussybox , supersu, cwm, titanium backup, i used those for some games,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238 is what i used to root it sofar it works well
also if i flash i have to backup my stuff right ? such as music and mangas

so how or what must i do care to link me an easy gui so that i know what i can do

Wesley_NL said:
so how or what must i do care to link me an easy gui so that i know what i can do
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Sorry for getting back so late. Ill pm you if needed of every step that needs to be taken. Since you are rooted, you are more than half way there. Still need the help? Shoot me a message
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app

Do not flash anything to your phone that didn't come from this forum (TMo S3). In other words, don't flash that kernel you were talking about. There are certain exceptions, but just follow this rule: do not flash anything to your phone that didn't come from this forum (TMo S3).

you used http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238 this to root your phone? - that thread is for international S3 version
and your phone is TMO right?hmmm...just like what Aerowinder said Do not flash anything to your phone that didn't come from this forum (TMo S3).

Bitcloud30 said:
you used http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238 this to root your phone? - that thread is for international S3 version
and your phone is TMO right?hmmm...just like what Aerowinder said Do not flash anything to your phone that didn't come from this forum (TMo S3).
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but it is rotted eventhough its for internstional, i mean i had prev an nokia n8 eu and i used internatioanl hacks to on it but yeah symbian^3 but i cant compare that to android
so you say i cant flahs it with this? yes its tmobile seems i have gotten a bad version of s3, ohwell guess i stay root only then thx for support,
so can you link some gui's that ar for my variant?

If your phone is an I9300, stop posting in this forum. It's a JTAG waiting to happen.

Aerowinder said:
If your phone is an I9300, stop posting in this forum. It's a JTAG waiting to happen.
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its an gt-i9300 and this is the place to ask for my phone
and what about Ktoonsez like firmware, can i use those or not? if not then i have one of the fake galaxy s3's?

Third time is the charm. Post your questions here instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1563

Aerowinder said:
Third time is the charm. Post your questions here instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1563
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uhm ok .. i thought here bcuz its an tmobile

Wesley_NL said:
and what about Ktoonsez like firmware, can i use those or not? if not then i have one of the fake galaxy s3's?
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**if your still here**
1st. You cant use anymore Ktoonsez kernel or other kernels and ROMs in this thread you will end up in the customers service station cuz you said its a GT-I9300 (international variant of S3).
2. Your S3 is not a FAKE we have 2 different worlds
good luck with your phone

Bitcloud30 said:
**if your still here**
1st. You cant use anymore Ktoonsez kernel or other kernels and ROMs in this thread you will end up in the customers service station cuz you said its a GT-I9300 (international variant of S3).
2. Your S3 is not a FAKE we have 2 different worlds
good luck with your phone
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what i find strange on this forum i see
INTERNATIONAL [I9300] SUPPORT THREAD
TMOBILE US [SGH-T999] SUPPORT THREAD
what i find strange , and this device isnt listed, i have a gt-i9300 t-mobile, so do i have luck or am i out of luck ?
Model: gt-i9300
Android 4.1.1
Baseband: i9300DDDLJ1
kernel ver.
3.031-488302
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT Thu Nov 8 19:47:38 KST 2012
Build Number: JRO03C.I9300XXDLK1
but mines is a t-mobile i9300 and this version is not listed on this forum how come ? does this mean i have international t-mobile ? i dont get it anymore, btw i live in th netherlands EU, so in mather of fact if this is the case , this whole forum is useless for me ? i could be wrong about the t-mobile part

The link I gave you is the correct one. This forum is for the US variant on the T-Mobile network only (SGH-T999). You can always go over there and ask them if you are in the correct place.

ok i will

Restore from Custom Rom

Hi,
I am needing some help please, I recently restored back to stock rom T989UVLH1 running 4.0.4, Kernal 3.0.8, Build IMM76D.UVLH1
Done via Odin,
All is ok except I am missing Android Beam and NFC, is there somethig I missed? I am trying to get phone ready for sell.
Thanks
Lee

did you download the stock Firmware from SamMobile page ? I can't see how something like this could happen.

bsd1101 said:
did you download the stock Firmware from SamMobile page ? I can't see how something like this could happen.
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Agreed ^^^

Thanks will give that a shot, it was not from there I am sure, it was from a post in the ROMs section. Sorry for the n00b question.
I used to root and update alot back in my Moto Cliq days.