I have been reading up on droid x roms and was wondering if i were to start iut on a gb build and wanted to use a froyo rom do i have to sbf to 2.2 and the other way around also
sorry if this is a dumb question im coming from droid 1 which is almost too easy to change roms
Yes you would have to SBF back. Send me a pm if you need instructions
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Hi, ive been reading some forums and guides and i guess theres a way to port dx roms to the d2?
if im on the gb leak rom and pull up bootstrap recovery to install one of theses roms would it work?
http://drewgaren.com/DrewGaren/Roms.html
If you look at the following thread, they talk about doing just that. Supposedly it works (although there is some sort of patch that needs to be applied).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042148
I have a Droid X running Liberty AOSP v.8 (.569) and want to return to stock Gingerbread w/Blur so I can sell the device. How would I do that?
I have only had the phone for 2 days (just not for me)
You can SBF back to original gingerbread from Verizon
There are a couple of threads here that tell you how to do it either using a Linux box or a Windows box.
I've sbf'd a few times just experimenting with different builds and it's pretty easy really. Just read up on the threads here or you can go to the link below which will tell you how to create a bootable Linux cd which has a built-in script that will take you back to the official FroYo version which you can then decide to either update to the current official Gingerbread or simply leave it with FroYo and let the new owner of your phone upgrade it.
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-sbf/23638-linux-solution-your-windows-rsd-lite-problems.html
[Edit] There's even a new Gingerbread version of the above mentioned bootable cd.
I have a droid 2 and i'm using it as a wifi-only phone because I don't wanna pay 85 a month to never talk on it or use mobile data.
I've already rooted it and installed ClockworkModRecovery, what would be the best upgrade path to a custom rom? I see something about sbf's and gingerbread and the information seems rather scattered. I cant even figure out which roms are still actively used...Last time I rooted a phone it was an Optimus V.
I appreciate any help I can get.
it says android version 2.2
system version is 2.3.20.a955
(oh and if there is a better guide out there for this that i missed lemme know, im only posting this after spending 2 days trying to figure this out with little luck)
Here's a list of active ROMs. If you need more help let us know.
http://androidforums.com/droid-2-all-things-root/388540-latest-active-d2-roms-10-9-11-a.html
I've been reading the thread in the dev forum about the leaked Chinese sbf that is Froyo based but with BL6 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486731
I was thinking - would this allow a Defy+ owner with either a BL5 or BL6 flashed sbf to flash the chinese BL6 Froyo SBF and then install Quarx Froyo Kernel builds of ICS?
It's been a while since Epsylon's Gingerbread ICS builds have been updated and was wondering if this would be an opportunity for us Defy+ owners to hop onto the Froyo kernel builds. Perhaps even could be the precursor to development of ICS for both the MB525 and MB526 being merged into one build so the dev's can pool together and work on just the one build.
I've only just got my Defy+ so am not well clued up on this- would be grateful for other more experienced owners take on the above before I try and brick my phone!
I think you can use this if you haven't flashed a bld 7 rom. Keep in mind that it is a bld 6 rom so you can never flash a bld 5 rom afterward directly. Also, there aren't many people who have tried it No garanty.
But with a defy+ you can always flash a bld 6 defy+ rom if it didn't work.
I think my Defy+ was last flashed with a BLD5 rom so will have to think carefully if I want to go up to 6 first. I've snagged the Chinese SBF and a Froyo 2.2 CEE Nandroid so will keep an eye on that thread and see what feedback comes of trying this. I did notice one person has already tried this and says their running WIUI which I could never try being on a >=BLD5 rom.
I would like to check what BLD my current ROM has me set at. Is there a way to examine the sbf to find this out? I've tried googling for an answer but am struggling to come up with anything.
In settings > about phone you can find the build number.
You can find the links to the threat of you rom here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537
If there isn't a threat, there is a script to check for the version.
Thanks for the heads up on how to find the smg build number.
I split the sbf with http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=550748&d=1300980924 and ran the smg checking script from http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=835336&d=1325246979 against the files and found the last time I flashed my phone I must have already upped my BL to 6.
Then you can try the sbf without risk (apart form losing data of course) as you can always just flash your current rom again and you'll be back.
Hi there,
I want to ask you maybe a noob question... But I was never flashing other SBF than original SEA froyo.
So, now, when the custom kernel came to us, I have one (only one) big problem with this, it's battery life. And I want to try to install stock Gingerbread SBF to give this kernel another try. I think that maybe this is a problem : Froyo sbf + JB rom + GB kernel + SOC defy. All in one! :laugh:
So, my question is:
Is there any GB SBF which is downgradable? Because without this kernel my camera won't work. And if my battery will be the same disaster as it is now I would like to go back to original froyo. I hope you understand me.
Thanks in advance for any tips.
Anyone? Every information will be useful for me.
devil1406 said:
Hi there,
I want to ask you maybe a noob question... But I was never flashing other SBF than original SEA froyo.
So, now, when the custom kernel came to us, I have one (only one) big problem with this, it's battery life. And I want to try to install stock Gingerbread SBF to give this kernel another try. I think that maybe this is a problem : Froyo sbf + JB rom + GB kernel + SOC defy. All in one! :laugh:
So, my question is:
Is there any GB SBF which is downgradable? Because without this kernel my camera won't work. And if my battery will be the same disaster as it is now I would like to go back to original froyo. I hope you understand me.
Thanks in advance for any tips.
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No if you flash a stock GB SBF there is a downgrade path to Froyo BUT it involves flashing a later BL version Froyo than your original - so you will never be able to go back to your original SBF.
You can flash a "fixed" GB SBF (may require a matching NAND backup) which won't change your BL version, or you can just flash a GB kernel (zip file, not SBF) from CWM. Or you can flash a zip ROM which contains GB kernel to try battery life. As long as you do a NAND backup first, you will always be able to reflash your original SBF and restore everything.
But no, if you flash the stock GB SBF you can't go back to your original stock Froyo SBF.
Read this excellent guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
usually if you flashed Gingerbread SBF you cant downgrade (so you install only nandroid backup supporting your kernel ) .
but there's a new Chinese SBF with the CG31 and the CG33 smg files downgradable even though its GB.
i know it from milestone 2 but somehow it is possible that after you flash it (not the whole version just the "Fixed" sbf ) you will be able to downgrade as much as you want.