Okay, so I backed up and tried to use CM7, flashing it with a Recovery I don't remember the name. It looked a lot like Clockwork's Recovery. The bar didn't advance, it just said out of nowhere that flashing was done (I thought it was weird since it was too quick)
When I turned my phone on, the motorola logo would show up and nothing happen. I researched and found the way to get into the Recovery. Now I have these options:
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe partition
This isn't the same Recovery screen so there's no way to restore the backup, and I can't find a way to flash something new. What should I do?
::EDIT::
There's no clear indication but I take it I should try this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853674), since I can also get to the bootloader, am I right? Don't let me brick this phone further.
Yea, I was thinking if I'm on this situation as well. Since my SonyEricsson X10mini pro has this custom recovery installed where you can boot into it by repeatedly pressing the back button(even if bootloop occured), and you're safe to restore if anything goes wrong with your phone during modding. But this CWMrecovery doesn't have that as it only accessible via the app menu to boot into recovery, so if Defy fail to boot then you're stucked, end up you need to flash sbf file again as there's no restoring option under stock recovery.
Does your led turn blue for about a second while booting? it should do it while on the motorola logo.
If so press Vol.down with the led still blue and you'll enter custom recovery.
If still you can't do anything i guess the easiest thing to do would be to flash another SBF in the bootloader.
It didn't flash the blue LED, so I flashed another SBF, and it works fine now. Thanks guys. I'll try flashing CM7 again today.
I managed to install cm7, but when i tried to go back to my default i coudnt get the 2ndinit boot menu to show, and it was missing frommy apps menu.
so ive re-installed 2nd init, and re-booted.
now im stuck on a grewy motorola logo.
ive managed to boot it into recovery, and the blue LED has come on, but al the options result in error messages.
help
Ive managed to get it to:
Android Bootmenu <v0.9.1-defy>
and its given me some options
Boot, this has set default
normal sotck
2ndinit cm7
2nd boot cm7
go back
the recovery option has latest recovery
stable recovery
stock recovery
ive tried several options, but nothing appears to work.
, now i just want ot re-load my back up that i made with clockwork mod of my origanal set up
please someone help, as iom goign out soon, and i need a working device
I've faced a related problem with the custom recovery. The simplest way is to flash an eclair SBF and then upgrade to Froyo. Just flash the 2.34.0 Eclair an than restore your nandroid. I'm not sure what will happen with your personal data, because I just wiped it from the recovery and then used Titanium Backup and MyBackup to roll it back. Good luck!
Ive managed to get the boot menu ( black thing with white text) back, so hopefully theres a chance to re-load the sbf file, and it is recognised by a P.C when in that mode.
However I dont have access to my main p.c at the moment, so it will have to wait, and i will have to make do with my old sony ericsson phone for the time being.
Now im back, and at home, wiht my own P.C ive managed to solve the issue via the boot/flash menu screen.
I pulled hte battery and turned the phone on holding the volume up button, then plugged it into my P.C, where it recognised the phone.
i was then able to flash the nordic SBF file, and it works, again
So i used clockwork mod recovery to check that i could go back if needed and it worked
then oi re-flashed the nordic SBF, re-rooted the phone, installed 2ndinit, and then used the recovery to load cm7.zip.
now all is well, and im running CM7
hi
i have defy , new from box , tried to install CM7.1 , (after root and cwm) on loading , phone froze on google logo.
i couldnt go into recovery for wipe , so i tried reflashing it
i tried some 2.2 nordic sbf phone froze on red moto
i d/l 2.3.3 85 and 112 with fix , same all freez on moto logo
1 time only i got the phone to boot with the 233 /85 version
but after reboot again freez.
any correct way to do it ? any way to fix it ?
thx
(how long should way till boot ?)
trabel said:
hi
i have defy , new from box , tried to install CM7.1 , (after root and cwm) on loading , phone froze on google logo.
i couldnt go into recovery for wipe , so i tried reflashing it
i tried some 2.2 nordic sbf phone froze on red moto
i d/l 2.3.3 85 and 112 with fix , same all freez on moto logo
1 time only i got the phone to boot with the 233 /85 version
but after reboot again freez.
any correct way to do it ? any way to fix it ?
thx
(how long should way till boot ?)
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1. remove your battery
2. reinsert it
3. go in stock recovery by pressing power and volume down button at the same time.
4. when (!) this sign appears press volume down and up at the same time.
5.choose clear data
6.choose clear cache
7. flash any froyo rom
8. root it
9. install 2nd init (preferably 1.4)
10. reboot twice
11. install cm7.1 by choosing update (CM 7.1) from zip
12. install google apps
13. reboot
14. there you go
15. enjoy....
rishi2100 said:
1. remove your battery
2. reinsert it
3. go in stock recovery by pressing power and volume down button at the same time.
4. when (!) this sign appears press volume down and up at the same time.
5.choose clear data
6.choose clear cache
7. flash any froyo rom
8. root it
9. install 2nd init (preferably 1.4)
10. reboot twice
11. install cm7.1 by choosing update (CM 7.1) from zip
12. install google apps
13. reboot
14. there you go
15. enjoy....
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o.k
from what i wrote ....
phone not going into stock recovery ...
and it keep freezing on motorola logo.
i reinstall battery , press vol down and power (for how long ?) usely anroid icon should be in 5 - 10 sec ...
anyhow , no metter what rom or fix i flash i cant get the phone back on , or i get logo freez or i get boot loops
cant enter recovery menu in any of the flashes.
i dont want to try 2.3.4 roms as there are no coming back from them
please some ideas
thx
Can you spot a blue led blink at boot?
Sent from Android 2.3.7
ryan8r said:
Can you spot a blue led blink at boot?
Sent from Android 2.3.7
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I don't think the guy has 2nd-init installed properly. Or the rooting was not done correctly. He must go into the stock recovery to perform the wipe/clear before he can proceed on flashing another sbf. I would suggest the OP to flash any froyo 2.2.2 then.
Rooting and CWM could easily get ruin if one doesn't install it properly. Next time please confirmed root is working by installing apps that required root access before attempting installing CWM. Suggesting 2nd-init v1.9 is good to start with as it fairly stable which also come build-in custom recovery.
he posted that he can not enter stock recovery. This is caused (probably) by a bad sbf flash. I would try flashing the sbf you said that you actually got to boot. A properly flashed sbf will give you stock recovery. Pull battery for 30 seconds re insert it, then hold vol- and power the phone on. Continue to hold vol- for 5 seconds or so. If you insert your battery and the phone automatically starts to boot then it is too late and you should have already been holding down vol- in which case you would want to press and continue to hold vol- prior to inserting the battery.
zyxwvut said:
he posted that he can not enter stock recovery. This is caused (probably) by a bad sbf flash. I would try flashing the sbf you said that you actually got to boot. A properly flashed sbf will give you stock recovery. Pull battery for 30 seconds re insert it, then hold vol- and power the phone on. Continue to hold vol- for 5 seconds or so. If you insert your battery and the phone automatically starts to boot then it is too late and you should have already been holding down vol- in which case you would want to press and continue to hold vol- prior to inserting the battery.
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o.k
thx for any answer
but
phone not going into stock recovery , maybe root done well or not , now it doesnt metter , as i tried many stock romes
non of them get me to boot , none of them get me to stock recovery.
i tried romes that works for sure , and none of them are working for me
i d/l many of the romes , none of them working
all give me freez boot logo of motorola.
i see many fixes , what the fixes for ?
is there any way to do it all ? as i cant go to recovery and wipe phone
trabel said:
o.k
thx for any answer
but
phone not going into stock recovery , maybe root done well or not , now it doesnt metter , as i tried many stock romes
non of them get me to boot , none of them get me to stock recovery.
i tried romes that works for sure , and none of them are working for me
i d/l many of the romes , none of them working
all give me freez boot logo of motorola.
i see many fixes , what the fixes for ?
is there any way to do it all ? as i cant go to recovery and wipe phone
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any ideas ppl ??
I have seen in the past, people who report successful sbf flashing with rsd but still no boot or recovery. None that I tried or anyone else tried to help ever got their phones to boot. You are in a bootloop after flashing a sbf because you need to wipe in stock recovery, BUT you don't have stock recovery! There is only so much that you can do without having recovery when you are in bootloop. Not to rain on your parade but I honestly believe it is some sort of hardware issue. If RSD reports that all CG md5 checksum's match after it flashes then you should have stock recovery. But you don't????? I think it is hardware
I'm begining to start thinking your rsdlite might be the root cause here.
You might need to try another PC to flash or trying another rsdlite version.
Were you flashing this in sbf format??
i d/l 2.3.3 85 and 112 with fix , same all freez on moto logo
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Isn't these Gingerbread files???
farsight73 said:
I'm begining to start thinking your rsdlite might be the root cause here.
You might need to try another PC to flash or trying another rsdlite version.
I thought of this too however his situation isn't the first of its kind and other people with the same problem tried multiple combo's of RSD ver #s and different pc's with no success. Plus I would think if it were RSD problem it wouldn't reports a successful flash and then verify the flashed CG md5's. But I say definitely give it a shot on multiple different computers with multiple OS's! When I was having problems with RSD I started using sbf_flash in linux with GREAT success. Unfortunately this never helped anyone else with this problem! But anything is worth a shot.
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O.k
Its not seem to be h/w problem, as its a brand new phone from box....
But i took phone home, gonna install new rsd and will try on other pc.
I will post results.
As i read more ppl with same problem.
I will post later details of what i hD in the phone before, maybe someone can identify the original region and sfb phone came with
o.k
i got some progress...
i installed on a reformated laptop , new rsd 5.5
installed drivers , and tested flashing the orange 112 version.
phone is powered up after flash and goes to recovery .
i then wiped all and wait , phone is powered up.
but after about 10-20 secs it reboots.
i then wiped again , and flashed nordic 2.2.2 version.
phone is powered up , also recovery and wipe.
phone kkep rebooting after few secs from full turn on.
i can access menu .
i guess this is better then not booting and no recovery.
what should i try now to fix the reboots ?
o.k
last replay
fixed
flashed this sbf from this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14762402&postcount=143
thx for all help
hmm. just seems weird that RSD would flash successful, verify CG md5s as "match" after flashing and still be the cause of the problem. I guess stranger things have happened! CRAPPY MOTOROLA SOFTWARE
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hmm. just seems weird that RSD would flash successful, verify CG md5s as "match" after flashing and still be the cause of the problem. I guess stranger things have happened! CRAPPY MOTOROLA SOFTWARE
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well , from old razar motor crapy phones , had weird flashing problems , try flashing newer/older or different from original soft phone will not boot , go back to original soft , all is o.k ...
only flashed 2-3 defy , so i cant say its a weird problem for me , thought rsd did flash the files , and only phone freez after reboot.
but funny is now , after phone is booted and rooted again , installed cm7 again , and lol phone froze on google again (dejavu)
btw ,on recovery (stock) i getting all the time
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
????
anyhow , i folowed the guide in first stickly, i'll finish it exactly
How to fix it:
Download this SBF and Flash it
Root your Phone
Download 2nd Init 1.4.2 and Install ClockworkMod Recovery
Download and install this Nandroid Backup
Enter Recovery, Wipe Data/Cache
After wiping, turn off your phone
Turn it on and get immediately into Bootloader mode
Flash this Fixed SBF
Delete Data/Cache again and reboot.
You WONT be able to install full SBFs of any Éclair or Froyo since these Androids have lower CG Versions.
**NOTE*: I just rephrased the original post since it can be a bit confusing, it is linked as source below.
**NOTE2**: If you are using a non-Chinese defy, DO NOT USE THE CAMERA FLASH while on the Chinese rom, it WILL kill your LED.
Source: ((Original post here))
How to Install CM7 after Installing a Full Gingerbread SBF: Ok, first of all do all the steps above on "Installed full Gingerbread SBF and can’t go back to another rom"
Root your Defy (Using SuperOneClick 1.7 and not 1.9).
Install SystemRecovery from GoAPK. If you install 2nd init, you'll just get into a boot loop and have to start over.
Reboot to recovery. Do a factory wipe, then do the cache wipe.
Install CM7 .Zip and then gapps zip file. DO NOT wipe again, you'll just go back to 2.2.2 CEE (if you accidentally do this, you can pick up again from step 3).
profit!
thx
Well, after long play with it.... Something is realy weird!
No metter what rom im trying to flash, orher then the jordan one that worked, both 2.3.3 i try before now give me black screen, the 2.3.4 give me phone restart every 10 secs. And i cant seem to install cwm without hqving boot loops . ...
Ideas?
Delete all drivers and redownload and install then uninstall RSD Lite and reinstall to 4.9 ( Google it) then reboot your pc.. dont connect your defy yet do it later as its says in my little guide
then open RSD Lite and boot your defy to bootloader (Power + vol up) dont Connect defy yet.
choose nordic 2.2.2 in to RSD Lite then connect your Defy and let it install drivers.. then Press Start...
that worked for me wen i got lost and no one told me what to do soo i indprovise
Hello i have a Defy and installed a Cyanogem RC 1.5 with custom recovery.
Now i Want to install Cyanogem 7.1 , but when i tried to enter in recovery mode i get stuck in a screen with exclamation and an Android Logo.
Is possible to fix this ? or i have to install Froyo again e after that install Cyanogem ?
Thanks by the way
obs: I found 2 similar topics but , slight different problems, my debugging mode is off.
obs: If i want to Wipe Data in my actual Rom i cant without recovery ?
Did you enter 2ndinitdefy recovery mode?
When rebooting, you should press vol-down when seeing the LED shows as blue.
Not vol-down when powering.
pirarucu you are 100% right
Thank you.
I'm sorry I accidently had posted this question in the development forum. Mods please delete that thread.
Guys I need your help. I had 4.0.4 and then I unlocked and rooted my phone to get Jelly Bean (installed V1) following the walkthrough (the day it was released). Tonight I wanted to get to V3 so I made my backups (note not nandroid, just on Titanium & Go Backup) and tried to boot into Recovery Mode. Did the whole vol & power thing and got to the Fastboot mode. Selected Recovery Mode from the menu and was hoping to get to the screen where I can wipe and do the nandroid backup and all. But it shows the Google lock screen (unlocked icon) and then shows the android guy on its back, chest open and a red triangle. I remember having this a while ago when I was unlocking the phone and flashing JB on it but it was no problem. This time it just stays on this red triangle for a while and then the phone reboots (no menu for wipe, backup etc) but the kicker is that it stays stuck on the nexus jelly bean (the "x") animation forever and does not move from there. I've tried to wait it out for over 15 minutes and nothing. I can't even go back to stock on this as I'm using Wugs toolkit and the phone is not recognized in the list devices (I have Win8). I need to get this working as soon as possible. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Did you try ODIN back? I had this problem, but instead of the red triangle, I had the EXCLAMATION mark between a PC and phone icon. Somewhere along the line I messed up with the files and soft-bricked my phone. ODIN would be your last bet, but for me, nothing worked.
Got a replacement next day (covered by warranty)... Good luck, dude...
I met the same problem when I flash JB (JRN84D ROM) from 4.0.4. When I saw "red triangle", I just kept pressing power and press volume up and then it brought me to recovery page. However, be careful, after I did data wipe, I lost all of kernels, rom, cwm recovery...in my phone. it was my first time to flash a phone so I must have done something wrong so now I have 4.1 but re-locked and don't know how to root it again and get CWM back. But at least, you can try power and volume up when you see "red triangle" to enter recovery mode.
sueshake,
thanks for that handy tip with the power and vol up combo. At least now I have some access to phone...thanks
will keep u updated on the progress
You are welcome. Be careful if you want to do superwipe. I guess I almost bricked my phone by doing that. Fortunately, I did flash 4.1 stock rom successfully before wiping data, though I am not sure how I made it from 4.0.4.