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Accidentally flashed full sbf

So here it is, I accidentally picked the chinese JDGC_2.13.0 while flashing sbf and now my defy is a ME525 when I look into the phone information.
That sbf does not seem to be downgradable, as I only get a black screen after flashing any other sbf I used before, meaning the stock froyo or the nordic.
I seriously don't know what to do now. Is there something I can do to downgrade or make my phone a MB525 again?

I hate to break this to you,but i think you are screwed.If it is under warranty,give it to your service centre and act as if you know nothing.That is the best advice i can give you.Try to ask senior members about this and see if there is a way out of this.

you flashed a bl3 rom and now you cant downgrade to any froyo rom you flash this china rom and you need to have a froyo nanndroid buckap and an fixed sbf

tanarez said:
So here it is, I accidentally picked the chinese JDGC_2.13.0 while flashing sbf and now my defy is a ME525 when I look into the phone information.
That sbf does not seem to be downgradable, as I only get a black screen after flashing any other sbf I used before, meaning the stock froyo or the nordic.
I seriously don't know what to do now. Is there something I can do to downgrade or make my phone a MB525 again?
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Upgrade to a non chinese BL4 Froyo. Or if you wish you may update to a GB BL6!! However then your phone will become MB526(Defy+) and you won't be able to downgrade to Froyo again!
You can find them here or go to dev section of XDA...
You may also need this Defy Image tools Use them to check the BL version... (smgver.exe)

pranks1989 said:
Upgrade to a non chinese BL4 Froyo. Or if you wish you may update to a GB BL6!! However then your phone will become MB526(Defy+) and you won't be able to downgrade to Froyo again!
You can find them here or go to dev section of XDA...
You may also need this Defy Image tools
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He would be able to downgrade to Froyo. There is a Chinese BL6 Froyo sbf available in the forums.

niksy+ said:
He would be able to downgrade to Froyo. There is a Chinese BL6 Froyo sbf available in the forums.
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Ya I tried that once when i wanted to try the CM9 nightly for Defy.. But its a chinese and have the potential to fry your LED!!!

how to unbrick defy

this only for defy red lens using defy plus sbf that cant be downgrade.
since i cant post on dev section i'll will share my exprience with my brick defy
it was just few hour ago my phone was brick....and i already try many sbf that available on many site still no hope....finally i realize that the main problem on my phone was the bootloader...cause all the problem that make my phone cannot boot up even on bootloader mode....so i download sbf with bl7,flash it with rsd lite 5.7 and.....tadaaa my phone rise from its dead now i am enjoy with my defy again......
so the main problem on our defy is the bootloader that make our phone dead so dont ever mess with sbf if u dont really know the bootloader
hope this will help any of u people

help me
i also have same problem with u,can u give me the link to donwload sbf with bl7

If you can't boot, flash a sbf with the same bl nr than the last one you flashed and just wipe data from stock recovery. You don't have to go to the bl 7 ROM if you didn't already flash one. You even don't have to flash any bl4+ ROM on your normal defy. You can do everything from the bl4 bootloader, just flash the defy + kernel in cwm and afterwards your ROM
Sent from my MB525 using XDA

help me
im stuck at bootloader 9.10,i cant go to stock recovery,i already flash many sbf,but nothing happened,im using defy cm 7,please help me

defy 101 said:
i also have same problem with u,can u give me the link to donwload sbf with bl7
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just to be sure if u using defyplus and already update it using motorola software update u already in bl7....so u must use bl7 sbf to make ur phone live again
right now i cant post a link i just can give u a name for google it
DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-188_TMOUK_SIGN_SIGNED_USADEFYEMARAB1B8TMDE011.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRTMDE_P028_A028_M008_HWp3_WIG148402_Service1FF.sbf.gz
this the same sbf i use to bring my defy live again
hope this will help u...
dont forget the thank button if i help u hehe

defy 101 said:
im stuck at bootloader 9.10,i cant go to stock recovery,i already flash many sbf,but nothing happened,im using defy cm 7,please help me
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this only for those have problem after flash many sbf still get black screen with white led after finish flashing sbf....
you must make sure what BL you use before brick ur phone
in my case i really sure my BL is BL7

odystyle said:
this only for those have problem after flash many sbf still get black screen with white led after finish flashing sbf....
you must make sure what BL you use before brick ur phone
in my case i really sure my BL is BL7
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the main key is know ur BL and get the right Sbf then u can revive ur phone with no problem

but when u get S blank flash....just start to think buy another phone or get ur phone on service center and replace a new board

defy cm7 stops at google screen

gday, Been trolling site for ages, and now I need help.
I have had cm7 installed for months now, and all was ok until today. I turned the phone on and it stuck at google screen.
I have googled and tried various things all of which I don't understand and have probably made it worse.
If anyone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated.

mrs went and bought another phone, so Im gunna drop kick the defy out into the street.

ausdixie said:
mrs went and bought another phone, so Im gunna drop kick the defy out into the street.
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flash another sbf..
btw if you going to through it then why not donate it to one of the devs as they might use it to experiment on it..

I replied to you in the other thread, if you don't want it I would take it.

Havent given up yet as i would like to give the phone to my son, if i ever get it going again. charging mcguyver at the moment. and thanks for replying fellas I appreciate it because i havent a clue.
ps smeg i have pm'd you but it doesnt seem to be working
Sainyam I have flashed many sbfs and i have made it worse

righto have this sbf flashed and working JDGC_U6_2.13.0.sbf\JDGC_U6_2.13.0_SIGNED_USAJRDNPRCB1B50AA039.0R_JORDANAPCNCU_P017_A042_M006_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
system version 2.13.0.me525.chinaunicom.en.cn
android 2.2.2
kernal 2.6.32.9
build jdgc_2.13.0
dunno if this means anything but bootloader was 9.10
what should i do now

mine is also 9.10
so i am guessing you still have bl4 ..
so try flashing this...
if you dont have Telstra australia mobile..
then let me know...
if it is not installed then try this and then install cm7 on it ....

thanks to the land of smeg,
Phone is up and running,not original but damn close.
I havent done a custom rom because I would probably pick the wrong one an stuff it up again
I will post his directions for anyone else who royally roots their phone like I did.
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You need to flash the 3.4.2-179-2 CEE nandroid over your chinese ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=123
Then the 3.4.2-179-2 CEE fixed SBF
I can't find a working link for this. If you can't find one either you can make your own by downloading the Full SBF
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts...vice1FF.sbf.gz
and then use SBF Depacker:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11195138
Delete the CG31 and CG39 and that will turn it into a Fixed SBF for you to flash.
Then install CM7 or CM9
make sure you use the CM7 kernel

ausdixie said:
thanks to the land of smeg,
Phone is up and running,not original but damn close.
I havent done a custom rom because I would probably pick the wrong one an stuff it up again
I will post his directions for anyone else who royally roots their phone like I did.
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You need to flash the 3.4.2-179-2 CEE nandroid over your chinese ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=123
Then the 3.4.2-179-2 CEE fixed SBF
I can't find a working link for this. If you can't find one either you can make your own by downloading the Full SBF
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts...vice1FF.sbf.gz
and then use SBF Depacker:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11195138
Delete the CG31 and CG39 and that will turn it into a Fixed SBF for you to flash.
Then install CM7 or CM9
make sure you use the CM7 kernel
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No worries, glad to help.
This is the solution to downgrade JDGC_U6_2.13.0 Chinese ROM with a BL6 kernel.
Have to use Nandroid/Fixed SBF method as this ROM updates CDT(CG31) and SYSTEM(CG39) to version 6, once a version goes up it can't be put back down, and if you flash a Full SBF of a lower version then the black screen problem will happen, but the Fixed SBF method flashes everything except CDT and SYSTEM (which have lower version numbers) and the Nandroid backup overwrites SYSTEM with the data while still keeping it at "version 6" as this is the minimum.
In future, when flashing ROMs do NOT try to flash ROMs which have higher versions than the Stock SBF if you wish to keep warranty, as even though you have effectively still gone back to that ROM, if the service centre looks carefully they will see that you are on higher Version CDT and SYSTEM which means that you must have been messing around with ROMs.

[Q] i have defy mb525 but i have 2.3.6 from defy mb526.pls help me

hello i borowed to a friend my defy mb525.and he put mb526 software on my defy.and now i have only troubles.camera wont work,3g wont work,my phone wont recognize my battery,wifi wont work,the phone wont carge,he is f...d up real good.the problem is i dont know what cg has the phone and i hear that i cant do nothing because he has 2.3.6 and i cant downgrade it.pls help me and tell what to do i dont wana throw it away.it was a real good phone.thank you a lot and i wait yours answers.

same problem
Im also interested in this reply ,if there is a positve outcome id be happy to know.I have tried alsorts even had to wire the phone up to get it to work via usb cable I really only want the camera part fixed

There should be no problem if you can switch on your bootloader (vol+ + power on).
The solution is in the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982 first post, Method 2 (files available, which is not the case in Method 1.).
Do all steps exactly as written. Then you can flash any CM 7 or 9. But probably you have no way back to froyo.
At least I have tesed it.

corrinti said:
There should be no problem if you can switch on your bootloader (vol+ + power on).
The solution is in the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982 first post, Method 2 (files available, which is not the case in Method 1.).
Do all steps exactly as written. Then you can flash any CM 7 or 9. But probably you have no way back to froyo.
At least I have tesed it.
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the real thing is that i try to flash another sbf file except the one that is allready flash on it at the end of flashing it apears pass but phone wont do nothing.and the real thing is that this sbf that i have on it i cant root it.so?what can i do?
thank you anyway for u response anyway i will wait for more responses from the great minds of all developers because i know if somebody can do it r u (the developers).

litle.tony.montana said:
the real thing is that i try to flash another sbf file except the one that is allready flash on it at the end of flashing it apears pass but phone wont do nothing.and the real thing is that this sbf that i have on it i cant root it.so?what can i do?
thank you anyway for u response anyway i will wait for more responses from the great minds of all developers because i know if somebody can do it r u (the developers).
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But I had the same. And this method helped. You loose nothing if try.
Flash with RDSLite (it is eclair with CG5, then exact steps with CM7 and next flash. You will get kind of CM7 (here I also cleared private data from a system which somehow made the internal memory full), which you may stay with or change to any CM, MIUI, WIUI etc.

Ok, so you tried to flash another ROM and couldn't press bootloader. Which sbf did you flash to revive it?
Also read the whole OP of the threat posted before.
Sent from my MB525 using XDA

corrinti said:
But I had the same. And this method helped. You loose nothing if try.
Flash with RDSLite (it is eclair with CG5, then exact steps with CM7 and next flash. You will get kind of CM7 (here I also cleared private data from a system which somehow made the internal memory full), which you may stay with or change to any CM, MIUI, WIUI etc.
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ok.i'll try tonight after i'll get home from work.and after i''l tell u what hapened.hope to resolve it

My suggestion would be to tell your friend that he either fixes your phone, or buys you a new one. Why should you have to go to all this trouble if he broke it?!

hi again
ok.so i manage to turn on the phone i flowed the steps from some links.dont know if i am allowed to put them in here.
now the phone start.the real problem is that i have on it the sbf file the cg7 version.and i dont know if i can downgrade this one.if someone did it pls tell me how so i can try it.thank you a lot.
and i cant say to my friend to buy me another one because he is poor and i care for him.if nobody can help me,i will send it in service and i'll pay(hope to not be so expensive).anyway thank you all.i will stil wait for u answers.maybe u can think at something.

if you are red lens then http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1595013 may help, if green then .... At least not now

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wrong .sbf ?

Hello,
at first, sorry for my Eng.
I´ve tried to flash my Defy (G), according to a Czech manual. BUT, I did´t know this page. So i upload into my phone by RSD this f*king T-mobile DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-2312_TMOUK_SIGN_USADEFYEMARAB1B8TMDE011.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRTMDE_P029_A033_M008_Service1FF.sbf.
Phone is working, but camera and LED didn´t. Maybe something more not working.
Is somewhere a some one simply manual how to upload an old .sbf? Because if i try to upload JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_179-002_DEBLUR.sbf by RSD, phone is dead. Only black screen. Now working only the DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-2312_TMOUK.sbf
I try to read some helps here and other forums, but don´t understand. As I say, my Eng is not so good. And in flashing and rooting I´m rookie too. More than a month without phone
I don´t know why I can´t reply down, so I write it here... Cman41 - this doesn´t work.

You flashed a wrong SBF (BL7) to yoyr green lens defy..
Your camera will not work and you cannot go back to your previous version.

You are pretty much screwed. But there is a bit of hope for you. What i would try to do is follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15341774&postcount=8
Good luck..
you flashed full GB sbf and tried going back to froyo by flashing this cee sbf, thats why you get stuck in bootloops.
More explanation about this here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982

Resolved. Bought a new DEFY+ :laugh:

fCAPAb said:
Resolved. Bought a new DEFY+ :laugh:
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LOL....that's really not solved!
(BTW: next time, read carefully before you mess with your phone)