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[Q] Help!! Is there a way to root my legend?

Once I update the OTA froyo 2.2, my phone will go very slow after a day ( a process called /init will use 100% CPU)
Then I recovery the device to factory setting. It seems work now!
However, I wanna root it and try other ROM. But When I search the Internet and try to find some way to root it, I got failed.
I tried to use the hack4legend_v5 to first downgrade it to 1.31.1, however, it can't change the /dev/mtd/mtd0 to drwxrwxrwx... only dr--rw----
I don't want to use the official ROM any more. Can anybody give me some hints to do root things or downgrade the phone?
Really Thanks!
HBOOT 1.00
Android 2.2
Baseband 47.51.35.17U_7.13.35.05
Kernel 2.6.32.17-g732a780
Software # 3.14.161.1

I'm in the same situation - does anyone know how to do this?

Sorry, duplicate post!

maybe this will help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894465

[Q] Official Upgrade to 2.2 Norwegian

Hello.+
Most likely there is a thread like this one, but I could just not find it.
So here is my question.
I just want to upgrade my ZTE Blade 2.1 Norwegian to stock 2.2 Norwegian.
How do I proseed? I've never had an Android phone before.
What do I need to know to make this happen?
Sorry if this is in the wrong place or f I'm lost about all of this.
But thanks to anybody who helps me

ok first you will have to root the phone (best to do it through 'Rom manager', which can be downloaded from the app store)
just follow the instuctions on the app (first flash clockwork recovery....)
then click flash rom and it might be on there.
if not, download it from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883700
it should be on there.... i think
then save that on to your mem card
then load in to clockwork recovery (power on and home key) then wipe phone and then flash rom, then find it and click on it.
thats how to change from 2.1 to 2.2 and the languge option should be on the start up of the rom (like when you first turned on the phone in 2.1)
hope this helped, if not just reply and ill try to find a way to help.

[Q] Need SBF with CG version 5 or 6

Hi, I'm looking for a sbf file for my Defy (not +, red lens) with a CG version 5 or higher.
It's because I bricked my Defy so I flashed this sbf : JORDN_U3_97.21.51
It's US T-Mobile version so I can't phone in France with Orange. Someone told me it's a CG version 5.
If you have a solution to phone with this version in France, I'm taking it too
Thank you

So your phone is working but you have no signal or what?

ehhm, what do you want to do ???
is your phone booting and ready to go on the home screen? then you don't have to flash any sbf ...
if you can not call due to wrong baseband, there is a tool calles "Defy Baseband Switcher", that changes the Baseband to e.g. france orang version ...
hoped to help you ... and if so, please click "thanks"-button

The ~ same thing
I accidentaly installed the CM9 kernel when i should have installed the CM7 one with ICS. Then i made a nandroid restore of my previous CM7. Than... phone dead. Starting but no CWM no ROM booting.
As i have had CM7 with GB kernel i flashed ( not knowing) an old SBF than didn't booted. I tried the US T-Mobile 2.5.1. It boots, i can root it, install CWM.
But than when i try to install a CM7 nightly ( installed ok) it dies again. Starts but No CWM no Rom booting.
What to do? I don't know what SBF to flash or what method to install?

DJ_Synergy said:
ehhm, what do you want to do ???
is your phone booting and ready to go on the home screen? then you don't have to flash any sbf ...
if you can not call due to wrong baseband, there is a tool calles "Defy Baseband Switcher", that changes the Baseband to e.g. france orang version ...
hoped to help you ... and if so, please click "thanks"-button
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I tried Defy Baseband Switcher but it doesn't work. Thank you anyway.

SBF
You can download all the SBF's from the Wiki Page( Defy General Thread). But you are in my case. I have a thread opened in the Q&A. That SBF you installed is dreadful. So after 2 nights of searching until 4 am i got smth to work. For the record i didn't install a GB SBF. I wanted a Froyo one. The one that worked for me is this one > http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1&highlight=cg
Follow the first guide. Go to Recovery Wipe data/cache, reboot with volume up pressed. Enter programming. Flash SBF. It starts in Chinese. Don't worry. On the first screen you see press the button/box (with Chinese writing) in the middle of the screen> select English> then Next> then press Later (as you don't need the MotoBlur crap). Than Root it with Superoneclick, install CWM and flash whatever ROM you like.
Warning: Do not turn the flash on the camera. With the Kernel on this SBF you will burn it. Install another Froyo Kernel with your ROM. Don't know how> ask.

Thank you but your link is dead...

Link update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486731&highlight=cg
The one you installed is BL5. You can try the froyo above. Or someone PM'ed a couple o minutes ago with this option for the Eclair SBF:Root, install the cwm. Then wipe data, install kernel don't reboot and install cm7. I tried it and it did not work but maybe it works for you. Also if you don't know how to root the Eclair sbf you must do the following> Flash 2.21 , Run the archive(USB debugging On), let it finish/close by itself, flash the 2.51. Sorry, i can't attach files.. will try later

[Q] Can't mount sd card from 2nd-Init?

Hello, I'm new to the flashing scene. But basically, I am trying to get a custom ROM on my phone, hopefully as painlessly as possible.
I recently reflashed a stock ROM(which isn't quite correct because my camera doesn't work). Afterwards, I rooted it and all that jazz.
Then I went to getting 2nd Init installed. I used the APKs available on this forum. The latest version didn't work(after rebooting, the LED never turned blue). I then went to v1.8. I installed the stable bootmenu(0.6).
With this one, I finally got the blue LED and got to a boot menu. I went to custom recovery. I tried to take a backup and got a "cannot mount /sdcard" error.
Has anyone else had this problem and know any way to fix it?
Stock ROM is "2.1-Update1".
MB525 Red lens, T-Mobile US

You need to flash a 2.2 stock sbf, as there is an issue with Eclair... CEE or Nordic Froyo is a good base to start with. Flash one of the sbf's mentioned above (hope you haven't flashed a Defy+ sbf, since you mentioned your camera doesn't work...)
After flashing one of the SBF's that I mentioned, install 2nd-init 2.0, intsll LATEST bootmenu and take it from there.

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may be the sd card
earlz83 said:
Hello, I'm new to the flashing scene. But basically, I am trying to get a custom ROM on my phone, hopefully as painlessly as possible.
I recently reflashed a stock ROM(which isn't quite correct because my camera doesn't work). Afterwards, I rooted it and all that jazz.
Then I went to getting 2nd Init installed. I used the APKs available on this forum. The latest version didn't work(after rebooting, the LED never turned blue). I then went to v1.8. I installed the stable bootmenu(0.6).
With this one, I finally got the blue LED and got to a boot menu. I went to custom recovery. I tried to take a backup and got a "cannot mount /sdcard" error.
Stock ROM is "2.1-Update1".
MB525 Red lens, T-Mobile US
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try another SD card , it helps some times

[Q] Need help downgrading to Froyo

Hello all,
I'm no stranger to flashing ROMs and what not on my HTC Desire S, but I can't seem to be able to flash this Orange Israel ROM (here) on my wife's MS2.
I am currently running GB after a while back flashing MILS2_U6_4.1-22_SIGNED_UCAMILESTONE2B1B80E1014.0R_UCXMILE2GBQWRTGB_P016_A006_HWp2a_Service1FF.sbf.
I have tried every method I could find in this thread to the letter, but no dice. Probably since using the version check tool it seems that in this ROM BL=2.
Is all hope lost? Can it be done?
Any and all help would be more than appreciated. I'm at my wit's end.
Thanks.

Still relevant.
Anybody have any wise words to inject?

Does anybody know?

Well, if you had GB then you're pretty much stuck there, no way to downgrade (actually there is, but you need a nandroid backup of froyo, and to follow the guide)

Lean946 said:
Well, if you had GB then you're pretty much stuck there, no way to downgrade (actually there is, but you need a nandroid backup of froyo, and to follow the guide)
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Thanks for the answer.
Since I don't have an old Froyo backup from my phone, will a backup from anybody else's phone work? If so, do you know where I can download one?

its simple....
1) enter in custom clockworkmod wipe/format data..
2) use RSD lite and put 2.3 official rom and run
3) the rom not run.. normal... because partitions is ext 4
4) enter in clockworkmod recovery power + T or anothers tips and format/wipe data ...this process force format for EXT 3
5) go RSD lite again put rom... and join android 2.3 again