So everything was running fine - i was on the last CM7 build ( maniacs final ) with a BL7 defy, left it on charge overnight and when i came ot it this morning its stuck on the red M logo and wont boot - and recovery has gone as well - no blue LED.
I can boot into the bootloader, but thats about it, the standard recovery menu wont appear either.
need help fast - please....
Ive just tried re-flashing the SBF files as per the instructions on rooting a bl7 defy, while it appeared to go OK, the phone is still stuck on the red motorola logo - no blue LED - please help....
Recovery mode doesnt work, after pulling the battery and re-starting i t whilst pressing power down, the only thing that happens is a red motorola logo, and there it stays.
please help...... ive got three hours to fix this.
2Pints said:
Recovery mode doesnt work, after pulling the battery and re-starting i t whilst pressing power down, the only thing that happens is a red motorola logo, and there it stays.
please help...... ive got three hours to fix this.
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Power it off fully by taking out the battery and wait for a few minutes. Then press Vol- and then power button, till ! mark comes. Then press both Vol+ and vol-.
hotdog125 said:
Power it off fully by taking out the battery and wait for a few minutes. Then press Vol- and then power button, till ! mark comes. Then press both Vol+ and vol-.
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thanks, left it for a good few minutes, all i get is a few minutes of black screen, followed by the red motorola logo, still nothing,
the weird thing is that it bricked itself after running fine for the last few weeks.
2Pints said:
thanks, left it for a good few minutes, all i get is a few minutes of black screen, followed by the red motorola logo, still nothing,
the weird thing is that it bricked itself after running fine for the last few weeks.
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Hmmm, that worked for me. Took out the battery, left it for 2 minutes. I put back the battery, nothing happened. Then I realized that the phone had gone off so I did what I told you.
I can get to the bootloader with no problem, stock recovery on the other hand is completely absesnt
2Pints said:
I can get to the bootloader with no problem, stock recovery on the other hand is completely absesnt
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You're not doing it correctly I suspect. However, flash an sbf and try.
By not doing it right, what do you mean?? this is what ive been doing take out battery - wait - replace battery and then hold power button down then hold the power button while keeping the volume down key pressed
RSD lite is showing the device as Omap3630 and imei as N/A
2Pints said:
By not doing it right, what do you mean?? this is what ive been doing take out battery - wait - replace battery and then hold power button down then hold the power button while keeping the volume down key pressed
RSD lite is showing the device as Omap3630 and imei as N/A
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What I mean is that when you put the battery back, the phone should not switch on (the moto symbol should not come)
As long as it shows in RSDlite, its all good.
hotdog125 said:
What I mean is that when you put the battery back, the phone should not switch on (the moto symbol should not come)
As long as it shows in RSDlite, its all good.
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again thanks for the help - still no luck. going to have to call it quits.
all i need now is a replacement phone - any sugestions, waterproof/resistant not too big?
2Pints said:
again thanks for the help - still no luck. going to have to call it quits.
all i need now is a replacement phone - any sugestions, waterproof/resistant not too big?
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THE BLUE LED ONLY COMES WHEN CUSTOM RECOVERY IS INSTALLED.
SEE GOOGLE ON HOW TO ENTER STOCK RECOVERY. IF YOU MANAGED TO USE RSDLITE THEN I'M SURE YOU CAN GO TO STICK RECOVERY.
When you put back the battery, does the phone start? If it does then remove it and wait a little longer and try. It should work, it has worked for me. Plus If it shows in rsdlite you can try flashing to stock.
hotdog125 said:
THE BLUE LED ONLY COMES WHEN CUSTOM RECOVERY IS INSTALLED.
SEE GOOGLE ON HOW TO ENTER STOCK RECOVERY. IF YOU MANAGED TO USE RSDLITE THEN I'M SURE YOU CAN GO TO STICK RECOVERY.
When you put back the battery, does the phone start? If it does then remove it and wait a little longer and try. It should work, it has worked for me. Plus If it shows in rsdlite you can try flashing to stock.
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Problem solved, Hardware problem, or to be more precise a build up of dust ( fine sand??) behind the volume rocker after a strip down nd clean it worked.
end result defy now running.
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My motorola bravo was being updated when it became a brick. The phone comes on and puts a red M and there does not advance. You can not do the recovery. I need an idea of how to revive it. And try to install but nothing happens sbf reposition the M and there does not happen.
comeranas said:
My motorola bravo was being updated when it became a brick. The phone comes on and puts a red M and there does not advance. You can not do the recovery. I need an idea of how to revive it. And try to install but nothing happens sbf reposition the M and there does not happen.
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did you boot into bootloader (by holding power + volume up) and then apply the sbf?
and remove your battery and reinstall it.
If I've done both and what comes out is only the red M
comeranas said:
If I've done both and what comes out is only the red M
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your not holding the vol up earlier enough do the following:
1) take out the battery
2) press and hold down the vol up button
3) w/o releasing rhe vol up button, put the battery in.
4) within 3 seconds a black screen will come up with white text.
5) do the sbf
i have bricked the bravo so hard during development and always been able to get to a bootloader screen. one time i bricked so hard it went directly to the bootloader, so you def. can get in to sbf, unless you vol rocker is broken, then you may be screwed. in that case plug int he phone, let it bootloop and try to start the sbf, it might reboto into bootloader for you, but probably not.
bandroidx said:
your not holding the vol up earlier enough do the following:
1) take out the battery
2) press and hold down the vol up button
3) w/o releasing rhe vol up button, put the battery in.
4) within 3 seconds a black screen will come up with white text.
5) do the sbf
i have bricked the bravo so hard during development and always been able to get to a bootloader screen. one time i bricked so hard it went directly to the bootloader, so you def. can get in to sbf, unless you vol rocker is broken, then you may be screwed. in that case plug int he phone, let it bootloop and try to start the sbf, it might reboto into bootloader for you, but probably not.
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I manage to load the bootloader and the sbf but when the phone is restarted only relocate the white with red M
comeranas said:
I manage to load the bootloader and the sbf but when the phone is restarted only relocate the white with red M
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so then you should reboot holding vol down and then the recovety will load.
hit vol up and vol down at the same time to load options.
then wipe cache and wipe data.
wiping data is prob only way u can fix it if you already successfully flashed the sbf.
bandroidx said:
so then you should reboot holding vol down and then the recovety will load.
hit vol up and vol down at the same time to load options.
then wipe cache and wipe data.
wiping data is prob only way u can fix it if you already successfully flashed the sbf.
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Thanks for the help.
perform the sbf file down twice again but the phone only puts the M, will not let me enter recovery, I think it is a complete brick and not know what else to do.
Too bad there is no sbf2.1 for testing.
hmmm, unless you are going straight to a bootloader screen you should still be able to enter recovery. my only guess is the update was in the middle of updating your recovery when something went wrong and the recovery image is corrupt.
sbf not working plus no access to recovery sounds like a real true brick possibly.
make sure you hold down the vol down and w/o letting go you put the battery in, when you are in this bootloop that is the only way to be sure you get in to recovery.
what happens when you hold down vol down and put the battery in? does it do anything different at all?
bandroidx said:
hmmm, unless you are going straight to a bootloader screen you should still be able to enter recovery. my only guess is the update was in the middle of updating your recovery when something went wrong and the recovery image is corrupt.
sbf not working plus no access to recovery sounds like a real true brick possibly.
make sure you hold down the vol down and w/o letting go you put the battery in, when you are in this bootloop that is the only way to be sure you get in to recovery.
what happens when you hold down vol down and put the battery in? does it do anything different at all?
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The phone was damaged because it was downloaded in the middle of an upgrade.
when I hold the power and volume down, I put the battery and three seconds later reappears M, does not load the recovery.
I think I'm going to give up.
May be taking it to a store at & t service, can do something?
Take it to the at&t store. Since it is so badly damaged due to the update "failing" they can replace it with warranty
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I'm a rep @ an AT&T corporate location. Yea, if that update failed, we take care of it. I assume you're referring to the OTA 2.2.
Reviving an old thread as where comeranas left off is where I am at.
Wife has a new phone already so I am just trying to revive this one. If not, it goes into garbage.
The screen has been powering up to the Motorola logo only. I can hold the volume up and power button to get to the bootloader/usb screen.
I cannot get to the recovery screen by holding the volume down and power button. No matter how many times I try and in what combination, it always powers up to the Motorola logo.
I ran the sbf file on it twice with RSD Lite and each time when it gets to the part of re-booting it says "Phone is being rebooted."
Then after the progress gets to a 100%, it says, "Please manually power up this phone."
The Motorola logo is on the screen and I have tried to simply push the power button, pull the battery and re-insert it and pull the battery, hold the volume button down and re-insert the battery all while still hooked up to the computer.
After a few minutes the Results box says Passed. But the phone still goes no further than the Motorola logo.
So as of now, the phone still only powers up to the Motorola logo and goes no further.
Naturally it had to start acting up 2 weeks out of warranty. Dang blang warranty timers installed in these phones. lol!
You can try sbf_flash on Linux and both the full and fixed sbf with it. I'm on phone now, so I can't give good instructions or links, but sbf_flash is around in one of the recovery threads here, and the fixed sbf is at quarx2k.ru and my rom mirror (see signature).
If you need it, I can make a Linux Live tutorial for sbf flash, only requirement would be 512mb usb stick or memory card.
I once had to flash sbf 3 times in a row to fix a brick from an accidental Defy kernel flash in cwm.
So the sbf files you are referring to are different than the 2.2.1 sbf file HERE?
I don't run Linux on my comp.
I'll look at the fixed sbf file in your sig. Maybe I just need to run it over and over again until the phone pops. lol! Thanks.
FirePro911 said:
So the sbf files you are referring to are different than the 2.2.1 sbf file HERE?
I don't run Linux on my comp.
I'll look at the fixed sbf file in your sig. Maybe I just need to run it over and over again until the phone pops. lol! Thanks.
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The fixed sbf contains the bootloader and kernel and it for when you write to either of them and need to reflash back to stock. Handy for when you accidentally flash a Defy from with a boot.img
You don't have to install linux, just use a Live CD and place sbf_flash and the sbf files on a memory stick. Once the Live CD boots, the memory stick should be on the desktop. Open the folder and right click "Open Terminal Here". In the terminal first type:
su
then
chmod 0777 ./sbf_flash
then
./sbf_flash ./fixed_bravo_sbf.sbf
or
./sbf_flash ./p4_kobe_umts_kobe_user_3.4.2-125_KOB_FFW-4_product-keys-ATT-US_ATT-signed.sbf
Just download one of these for your pc's architecture, if you're unsure, then any of the 32-bits will work.
http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
The reason I suggest using sbf_flash and Linux is that its supposed to fix phones that sbf flashing with RDS Lite won't fix, and it'll flash files that RDS won't like modded root sbfs. Apparently it flashes differently. Don't ask me the difference cause I don't know.
Good Luck.
You said that you couldn't get to the Stock recovery menu, your volume button isn't broke is it? And have you tried up+power and down+power? Kicking it? JK, but throwing my old razr flip phone into the couch as hard as I could used to fix it....it would freeze on boot, but a good toss and it was good as new.
Thanks, gonna give it a try.
I am kinda wondering at this point if the down volume is broke. Though if it was, she would have said something about it before it went down.
I did smack it a few times to no avail. lol!
Hi,
Was given a Defy by a mate who thinks he has bricked it and replaced it already. I’m hoping I can get it working again. Hopefully with your help this might be possible.
These are the facts:
1> Current phone state: Motorola logo on screen and nothing else happens. I’m able to get into the bootloader(Power + Volume Up), but not able to get into recovery(Power + Volume Down)
2> Previous firmware version is unknown. All I know is the phone was bought through T-mobile UK.
3> My mate has tried to install various .sbf files(3.4.2-177 nordic Blurless Thread & 3.4.3-11 UK Tmobile Blur Thread & 3.4.3-3 UK Tmobile Blur Thread & 2.51.1 UK - Blur ROM Thread) onto the phone and still the phone stays in the same state.
So I don’t know where to start or what to try really, as I assumed all I would need to do is install a previous .sbf. I read it could have to do with the battery being empty, but I have a external charger and know the battery is full.
Any advice would be great, please help. I have also read other threads, but they do not have the same issues and are able to get there phones working past the point i'm at.
Thanks
same thing happened to my defy today, when I decided to try out CM7 while on a 3.4.2.117-005 nordic. Basically it's F'd up!
When I tried installing CM7 beta 6 zip from recovery, it got installed, but the phone was too damn slow to be used, So I flashed 177-005's sbf again and after completion it got stuck in boot at the Android Text.
Then i flashed with a 3.4.3.11_BLUR_signed sbf and still it's stuck at the Moto Logo.
please help someone, its my new phone..
bikerabhinav said:
same thing happened to my defy today, when I decided to try out CM7 while on a 3.4.2.117-005 nordic. Basically it's F'd up!
When I tried installing CM7 beta 6 zip from recovery, it got installed, but the phone was too damn slow to be used, So I flashed 177-005's sbf again and after completion it got stuck in boot at the Android Text.
Then i flashed with a 3.4.3.11_BLUR_signed sbf and still it's stuck at the Moto Logo.
please help someone, its my new phone..
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From Stock Recovery wipe factory reset and than flash the SBF...
ifu said:
From Stock Recovery wipe factory reset and than flash the SBF...
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Tried to enter stock recovery (Vol Down + Power ). Saw the recovery image as it appears and droid robo(as it appears normally), but the screen stays there forever. can't get ahead of it. No menu, no options.
bikerabhinav said:
Tried to enter stock recovery (Vol Down + Power ). Saw the recovery image as it appears and droid robo(as it appears normally), but the screen stays there forever. can't get ahead of it. No menu, no options.
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When Android Robot appears press Vol Up + Vol Down at same time(BOTH TOGETHER) than other options will appear.....
ifu said:
From Stock Recovery wipe factory reset and than flash the SBF...
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What happens if i'm unable to get into stock recovery?? I have pulled the battery out, then held down Power + Vol Down and nothing... Should i hold it for longer Or is something really messed up?
ifu said:
When Android Robot appears press Vol Up + Vol Down at same time(BOTH TOGETHER) than other options will appear.....
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Thanks ! It worked. My cell is back in biz, and I can't express how happy I was to see that Home screen.
Now I'm flashing 3.4.3.11 after which I'll install CM7, hope it wont make system slow this time.
jdearauj said:
What happens if i'm unable to get into stock recovery?? I have pulled the battery out, then held down Power + Vol Down and nothing... Should i hold it for longer Or is something really messed up?
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Hold it till the Android Robot appears...
ifu said:
Hold it till the Android Robot appears...
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Well i held it down for just over 2 minutes and still just the motorola logo is showing. Should i be holding it for longer?
jdearauj said:
Well i held it down for just over 2 minutes and still just the motorola logo is showing. Should i be holding it for longer?
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Remove battery and than hold Vol down and place battery and power ON while holding Vol Down till Android Robot....Best of Luck
ifu said:
Remove battery and than hold Vol down and place battery and power ON while holding Vol Down till Android Robot....Best of Luck
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Yea, I have tried it every configuration possible and no Android Robot appears… I have even asked my mate and partner to do it to make sure it is just not me…
Could this be the first official “Bricked” Defy? I hope not, was worth a try and assume this is why my mate wanted to get rid of it….
Thanks again for all the advice.
jdearauj said:
Yea, I have tried it every configuration possible and no Android Robot appears… I have even asked my mate and partner to do it to make sure it is just not me…
Could this be the first official “Bricked” Defy? I hope not, was worth a try and assume this is why my mate wanted to get rid of it….
Thanks again for all the advice.
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Brother than check the battery, cose this steps works usually..And mostly its not easy to brick the phone cose bootloader is locked...If ur phone LED light blinks there is always chance for phone to work......
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ifu said:
Brother than check the battery, cose this steps works usually..And mostly its not easy to brick the phone cose bootloader is locked...If ur phone LED light blinks there is always chance for phone to work......
Sent from my toilet using my Motorola DEFY
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Not a battery issue as i have two different batteries and both are charged externally. I did find this thread where this user has the same issue. So it seems not just mean really. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096313
Thanks again for your help/advice.
I will check and try something, but between this if ur phone start working...Plz PM me that how ur phone start working....Cose ur problem is extraordinary...
And Sorry for my English...
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@jdearauj just a curiosity, what operative system you use on your computer?
i asked you, because if you have win vista, rsd-lite not worked always very well with this OS....if you have xp or seven its good!
endless bootloop M logo
ok maybe this will help...
quickly remove battery before it gets drained...
now do this,i call it the "monkey method"
>on my left hand i hold my defy without the battery in,
>press the volume up+power at the same time...
now i quickly slip the battery in w/ my right hand & stay a few seconds..it took me to the stock recovery-factory reset & it took me to stock SBF rom & ready to reflash cm7 again.
follow this,its all in here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798&page=10
iaio72 said:
@jdearauj just a curiosity, what operative system you use on your computer?
i asked you, because if you have win vista, rsd-lite not worked always very well with this OS....if you have xp or seven its good!
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I'm using Windows 7, but my phone connects to RSD Lite without any issues. So no issue with the PC as far as i understand and can see.
hailmary said:
ok maybe this will help...
quickly remove battery before it gets drained...
now do this,i call it the "monkey method"
>on my left hand i hold my defy without the battery in,
>press the volume up+power at the same time...
now i quickly slip the battery in w/ my right hand & stay a few seconds..it took me to the stock recovery-factory reset & it took me to stock SBF rom & ready to reflash cm7 again.
follow this,its all in here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798&page=10
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Thanks, i will test this out this evening when i'm home again... Will keep you posted on the forum with the result, holding thumbs it works.
There are lots of people having the same issue. could anybody post a sequence of the problem solving methon? can we fix it or it needs to send to the factory?
monkey method
jdearauj said:
Thanks, i will test this out this evening when i'm home again... Will keep you posted on the forum with the result, holding thumbs it works.
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its tricking the boot animation to load up...
we have the same problem,but it work for me...
continue reading the argument between me & marhensa on that monkey method link.
u will see what happened to my defy..it was scary.
hope u get a lesson on it.gudluck
hi i have flashed cm902 rom it booted up but it dont like me cause makes eroros so i wanted ro reflash with old stock 2,3,3 and with recovery bootstrap i thinked what i wild came into recovery but it just hanged and now no recovery only white triangle with yelow! and only logo m, so maybe someone hav this problem earlier and can help me?cause now im searching half day of work for searching for solution.
thanks fo anny help
Dont worry. Do this. First use the wall charger and charge your phone for at least 30mins. So if your phone is off then it will charge till 70-80%. Check if it is charging by looking at the micro-usb port lighting up.
Now go to the White triangle with ! mark. Then press @ button. You will get options. Select erase data by pressing volume button and then clicking enter button on your keypad.
After the wipe has been done pull out battery. Then start RSD Lite on your computer. Put the battery to your phone. Now press both volume up and volume down together and then power button for 2secs. Leave power button. You will see it in bootloader.
Now load sbf file on RSD software and wait for it to recognize your phone. Then click start. Thats it. Your phone should be ok.
Hi my power button recently broke and i tried to flash twrp recovery to my working defy with wiui installed which allows to to wake the phone with the volume rocker, it has corrupted my recovery and my defy wont boot into android is my phone bricked as i cant think of anyway to recover it from this. Thanks
morgs640 said:
Hi my power button recently broke and i tried to flash twrp recovery to my working defy with wiui installed which allows to to wake the phone with the volume rocker, it has corrupted my recovery and my defy wont boot into android is my phone bricked as i cant think of anyway to recover it from this. Thanks
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read this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
Boot into Bootloader mode (power-on while holding Vol-Down)
You may need to flash an SBF to get going again.
_ossie_ said:
read this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
Boot into Bootloader mode (power-on while holding Vol-Down)
You may need to flash an SBF to get going again.
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Hi thanks for your reply i cant get into bootloader mode as my power button is broken?
morgs640 said:
Hi thanks for your reply i cant get into bootloader mode as my power button is broken?
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Pull the battery and reinsert it while holding Vol-Down. This usually works as a power-up.
Do it while connected to a PC. The PC should sound the "device connected" sound.
If the white LED comes on, it usually means the phone is OFF and charging. No LED usually means it's ON and in BL mode (you should get the white text on black screen, but you won't if you have flashed a 'bad' SBF).
Try this a few times.
If nothing else is broken you should be able to get into BL mode and flash an SBF.
But your power button needs to be mechanically fixed at some stage, or your phone isn't going to be much use.
_ossie_ said:
Pull the battery and reinsert it while holding Vol-Down. This usually works as a power-up.
Do it while connected to a PC. The PC should sound the "device connected" sound.
If the white LED comes on, it usually means the phone is OFF and charging. No LED usually means it's ON and in BL mode (you should get the white text on black screen, but you won't if you have flashed a 'bad' SBF).
Try this a few times.
If nothing else is broken you should be able to get into BL mode and flash an SBF.
But your power button needs to be mechanically fixed at some stage, or your phone isn't going to be much use.
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I have tried all of this already and unfortunately it doesnt get into bootloader mode it just comes up with the moto logo. The phone was working before i tried to update my cwm to twrp i didnt flash an sbf. The power button works fine it must be stuffed on the mainboard i took it apart and the button works fine, why do i need the power button for anyway?
morgs640 said:
I have tried all of this already and unfortunately it doesnt get into bootloader mode it just comes up with the moto logo. The phone was working before i tried to update my cwm to twrp i didnt flash an sbf. The power button works fine it must be stuffed on the mainboard i took it apart and the button works fine, why do i need the power button for anyway?
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now can you turn on your phone? the power btn works?
try flashing official sbf , root and 2nd-init again.
p.s make sure you have above 20% batt or you gonna spend your time just like me plugging the defy mobo directly to 5 volts.
-Danik- said:
now can you turn on your phone? the power btn works?
try flashing official sbf , root and 2nd-init again.
p.s make sure you have above 20% batt or you gonna spend your time just like me plugging the defy mobo directly to 5 volts.
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The power button doesnt work but it turns on when battery is inserted, i cant get the phone to pickup in rsd
morgs640 said:
The power button doesnt work but it turns on when battery is inserted, i cant get the phone to pickup in rsd
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Hold the Volume Up key while inserting the battery.
_ossie_ said:
Hold the Volume Up key while inserting the battery.
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just goes to moto logo, with usb cable it does the same after about a minute. i can get into the android bootmenu (where u can go into cwm overclock from etc) but recovery doesnt load comes up with missing file error due to me trying to flash twrp
morgs640 said:
just goes to moto logo, with usb cable it does the same after about a minute. i can get into the android bootmenu (where u can go into cwm overclock from etc) but recovery doesnt load comes up with missing file error due to me trying to flash twrp
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Doesn't bootmenu (Recovery) give you option to reboot into Bootloader? If so, do this and flash an SBF.
_ossie_ said:
Doesn't bootmenu (Recovery) give you option to reboot into Bootloader? If so, do this and flash an SBF.
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Even if it does, power button is malfunctioning, hence can't select it...
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dbarrera said:
Even if it does, power button is malfunctioning, hence can't select it...
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the menu button works to select items in cwm so no problem there, do u mean in bootloader?
_ossie_ said:
Doesn't bootmenu (Recovery) give you option to reboot into Bootloader? If so, do this and flash an SBF.
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options are
- boot
-cpu
-recovery
-tools
-reboot
dbarrera said:
Even if it does, power button is malfunctioning, hence can't select it...
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<<< head hits desk >>>
OK so if the phone will boot into recovery it SHOULD also boot into bootloader ?
Maybe I confused OP by saying hold "Vol Down" when I meant "Vol UP" ???
Anyway, OP will probably not get too far without a functional Power button.
_ossie_ said:
<<< head hits desk >>>
OK so if the phone will boot into recovery it SHOULD also boot into bootloader ?
Maybe I confused OP by saying hold "Vol Down" when I meant "Vol UP" ???
Anyway, OP will probably not get too far without a functional Power button.
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Ok im with you now haha i thought you meant i needed the power button in cwm and i was thinking what for? but i cant get into bootloader anyway so doesnt really matter. I cant get into anything except cwm, holding up just brings up a black light up screen and phone wont recognize in rsd
morgs640 said:
... holding up just brings up a black light up screen and phone wont recognize in rsd
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Are you SURE? I have had Bootloader work even though nothing shows on screen (when I flashed the wrong SBF). The screen was black but RSD could still "see" the device.
Defy has a locked bootloader (cannot be overwritten), so the fact that you can boot into recovery indicates the bootloader is still there and working. Maybe the problem is in your version of RSD Lite, or your version of drivers installed on the PC, or in your USB cable?
Try uninstalling the drivers from the PC, then rebooting, then attaching the phone and insert battery while holding Vol-Up. This SHOULD reinstall the BL drivers to the PC. Try another USB cable - I have had cables which work for charging but not for data transfer.
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Are you SURE? I have had Bootloader work even though nothing shows on screen (when I flashed the wrong SBF). The screen was black but RSD could still "see" the device.
Defy has a locked bootloader (cannot be overwritten), so the fact that you can boot into recovery indicates the bootloader is still there and working. Maybe the problem is in your version of RSD Lite, or your version of drivers installed on the PC, or in your USB cable?
Try uninstalling the drivers from the PC, then rebooting, then attaching the phone and insert battery while holding Vol-Up. This SHOULD reinstall the BL drivers to the PC. Try another USB cable - I have had cables which work for charging but not for data transfer.
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Alright sound good thanks ill give it a go on my other pc using a different cable, thanks for your continued help with the problem
No go looks like the phone is cooked tried another defy and picks up straight away in rsd on boith pc's and mine doesnt work on either thanks for your help people.
ols help me....defy stuck at black screen...no bootloader
rsd lite recognises through factory cable but while flashing sbf it gives error sending ti rom packets and den it fails.....my stock rom was froyo india.....pls help.....
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I was using cm10 2/11 for defy green lens.. I flashed indian froyo.. and it didn't boot up.. but when I connect to my comp it shows a white light... and gets detected in rsd lite.. so I flashed Chinese sbf .. den the phone was again black and not booting... not it is not getting detected on my comp but it is showing white led light.. plz help out...:crying:
Try this:
1. Pull out the phone battery
2. Put it back in the phone and press and hold volume down + power button and hold it for about 6-7 seconds, then release.
3. If a Robot logo appeared, you are lucky. Now press volume up + down at the same time, or press back button.
4. You should be in stock recovery now, touch Wipe data and then wipe cache. After that, press Reboot and the system should boot up
Also, a warning: I was flashing that chinese .sbf numerous times, and the result is bricked flashlight. So, flash it only when you need to!
markos807 said:
Try this:
1. Pull out the phone battery
2. Put it back in the phone and press and hold volume down + power button and hold it for about 6-7 seconds, then release.
3. If a Robot logo appeared, you are lucky. Now press volume up + down at the same time, or press back button.
4. You should be in stock recovery now, touch Wipe data and then wipe cache. After that, press Reboot and the system should boot up
Also, a warning: I was flashing that chinese .sbf numerous times, and the result is bricked flashlight. So, flash it only when you need to!
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I tried the above... but actually i can't even get it to moto symbol.. its just blank black screen.. and now it only shows white led if i connect to comp... any other solution??
Well, you can try flashing another .sbf because I dont know what to do anymore
markos807 said:
Well, you can try flashing another .sbf because I dont know what to do anymore
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Hey.. i fixed my defy... the battery was discharged totally.. so rsd lite wasn't detecting.. den i used a universal charger.. some chinese thingy.. which charged my battery.. :good: and rsd lite detected it...