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[Q] I want to downgrade from this rom.

First, I'm sorry about my bad English.
I had troble when I applied CM9 12/7 Rom, so I restored from clockworkmod recovery, but it doesn't work!
That's why I have been flashed SBFs till now.
And I could boot my defy, but I noticed that I applied some weird Rom.
It is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375701
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What can I do?
I want to use CM7/MIUI or some other roms
Help me.

try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14762402&postcount=143
i didn't try it, just found it in the forum

im on the same boat.
did it work?

Look in the cm9 bug report thread I'm sure there are links and instructions for it. You have to flash cm7 kernel then do nandroid or reflash cm7.
Sent from my CM9 Defy

me too...i want to leave cm9!!!!! help!!! so, but work ms2ginger with installation istructions for soc camera... but not cm7!!!

powertony84 said:
me too...i want to leave cm9!!!!! help!!! so, but work ms2ginger with installation istructions for soc camera... but not cm7!!!
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I cant quiete figure out what you're trying to tell me Oo
so i guess you can downgrade from cm9 to ms2ginger but not to cm7? oO
im currentliy switching a lot between cm9 and cm7 so you should just go into cwm and wipe everything, install cm7 wipe again and thats it...
i dont know if you really have to wiupe twice, but thats the way i do it and it works perfectly

esok44 said:
I cant quiete figure out what you're trying to tell me Oo
so i guess you can downgrade from cm9 to ms2ginger but not to cm7? oO
im currentliy switching a lot between cm9 and cm7 so you should just go into cwm and wipe everything, install cm7 wipe again and thats it...
i dont know if you really have to wiupe twice, but thats the way i do it and it works perfectly
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bro when i apply cm7 it works perfectly but as soon as i apply gapps it starts rebooting from the cm7 logo again and again
what to do mahn im frustrated....:'(
please temme

d.o.doubleg said:
bro when i apply cm7 it works perfectly but as soon as i apply gapps it starts rebooting from the cm7 logo again and again
what to do mahn im frustrated....:'(
please temme
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please post a link to the cm7 you were using. i'm thinking you used the wrong gapps. cm9's gapps doesn't work for cm7. you need to use the gapps for cm7. usually you can get cm7 gapps from the link in the first post of cm7 thread. like here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033654
go down to the bottom of the first post and click on "latest google apps".

[Q] May I install a custom ROM over this firmware?

Hi folks
Yesterday I soft-bricked my Defy+
After a long and careful session of cursing every saint and patron I could think of, I managed to re-flash the whole thing ( mostly, thanks to this forum, so THANK YOU! )
Problem is, now I'm stuck with stock ROM, and from what I've heard since I cannot downgrade I can't install a custom ROM either
Before I proceed to try anyway and probably soft-brick again, can you tell me if there's anything I can do to remove my ****ty stock ROM?
I was using MIUI and it was totally awesome ( even if that's why I soft-bricked. ), so going back to MIUI would be perfect, trying CM would be pretty good as well ( but no CM9, I use my camera ), even MS2ginger which is basically semi stock would be fine, as long as I remove the stock.
My system version : 45.0.1320.MB526.O2.en.DE
Android Version : 2.3.6
Kernel version : 2.6.32.9-gbdd614e
Build number : 4.5.1-134_DFP-132
Thanks in advance!

Try this
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You can download the cm72-111213.0943-NIGHTLY-Defy+ here!
http://defy.wdscript.fr/defyplus-cm7/
twa_priv said:
cm72-111215.1631-NIGHTLY-Defy+ has the inverted picture issue.
Install cm72-111213.0943-NIGHTLY-Defy+ instead and install Camera.apk and overlay.omap.so from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20399252&postcount=14580
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Good Luck!
Motorola Defy CM7 RC 1.5 OC 1GHz

wipe data factory and cache partition and
install fresh Stock ROM for defy
then u know wht to do

@Leonardo
Thanks man, I'm going to try in the next days - I'm out for New year's even xD
Is this CM7, right? So Camera works, not like CM9.. If the battery not fully charging is the only problem I'm definitely going to install Cyan, Stock Rom just plainly sucks.
@Illumanati
uhm.. what do you mean? that's what I did to recover my soft bricked Defy, I already mount a Stock ROM, why should I wipe and re-install it?

Yes, i think the camera must work, in a red lense defy works replacing Camera.apk and overlay.omap.so, so i think in defy+ too!
PS: Has your defy+ a red lense??

LeonardoJegigzem said:
PS: Has your defy+ a red lense??
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all defy+ come with red lens.....
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Shark107 said:
even MS2ginger which is basically semi stock would be fine, as long as I remove the stock.
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looking at ms2ginger thread it seems pretty straight forward to install this rom.
just make sure you download the correct ms2ginger 2.1 file for defy+. wipe everything and then use nandroid restore method to restore system and data, and advanced restore to restore boot, devtree and recovery. reboot and you're done.
from what i've read, miui doesn't work with gb kernel. so unless some devs come up with new roms or nandroid backup that does, you might be out of luck for now.

LeonardoJegigzem said:
Try this
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You can download the cm72-111213.0943-NIGHTLY-Defy+ here!
Good Luck!
Motorola Defy CM7 RC 1.5 OC 1GHz
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Nightly still has battery issues on the Defy+ aint it?

But when I was on 2,3,4 miui worked, I still had GB kernel right? XD it doesn't work on 2.3.6, I tried, it goes bootloop, but unless I am misunderstanding something it's not strictly about the gb kernel
Sent from my MB526 using XDA App

Or maybe defy+ stock 2,3,4 is not GB?
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Shark107 said:
But when I was on 2,3,4 miui worked, I still had GB kernel right? XD it doesn't work on 2.3.6, I tried, it goes bootloop, but unless I am misunderstanding something it's not strictly about the gb kernel
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i think you're right. could have something to do with cg version?
2.3.4 cg version is 5, whereas 2.3.6 is 6.

jh20 said:
i think you're right. could have something to do with cg version?
2.3.4 cg version is 5, whereas 2.3.6 is 6.
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I wish I knew .___. it sucks to be stuck with Moto stock ( whoa, it almost rhymes )

Maybe flashing 2.3.4 Kernel from CM9 via CWM MIUI works!

I'm going to try to flash MS2ginger 2.1 over 2.3.6, and if it goes I'll try the 3.0 as well
wish me luck! I'll post everything will happen, so other ppl in my situation can benefit
p.s. after a lot of searching on chinese MIUI forum and stuff, and after consequential blood tears over the poorly translated english of Google translator, I can officially say latest MIUI releases run on 2.3.4 Kernel
So Froyo is NOT required, and 2.3.6 is NOT supported as we speak

Shark107 said:
I'm going to try to flash MS2ginger 2.1 over 2.3.6, and if it goes I'll try the 3.0 as well
wish me luck!
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good luck, sincerely

Thanks
Very good, MS2ginger 2.1 totally works even on 2.3.6, the firmware of doom xD
If anyone on the 3d answers me, I'm going to try to upgrade to 3.0
Hope I'm doing some good for other ppl in my situation ^^ and not just spamming and flooding xD

[Q] [q] cm9/ics/gapps - defy+ 2.3.6 kernal

[Q] hello sir,
Do own Defy+2.3.6 (ryt now using MS2Ginger 3 by walter79 ), want to use CM9/ICS, downloaded zip CM9-NIGHTLY-120112-Defy+.zip & CM9 kernel. kindly suggest proper installation procedure and info abt the ics gapps versions which one to use. i dont want to use other kernal rather than 2.3.6 can i flash CM9 on stock rom
waiting for ur humble replies ☻thanks in advance☻
God bless you All.

Why don't you want to use the Froyo kernel? I wouldn't use this nightly. You can't even phone with it! If you have BL6, flash the BL6-SBF with Froyo-kernel.
Don't use the flashlight until you flashed the CM7-kernel, you could burn it with the Chinese kernel of this SBF.
Then root the phone with the latest SuperOneClick and (after backup) follow my instructions here. Use the latest CM9-zip, ICS-Google-apps and the CM7-kernel(NOT the CM9-kernel) instead of the zips in that post. If you want to have the Motorola-Bootlogo back, also flash the attached Red_M_Logo.zip, or use my CM9-Bootlogo.zip. Flash the CM9-Music.zip if you want to use the new CM9 music app (it's very good, i can recommend it).
If you have BL7, i would wait until eppy makes a build for the Defy+ kernel.

thanks for your replies,
please let me know checking battery version ( bl5,bl6,bl7 ),my defy mfg. date is dec 2011 , details on battery HF5X, b052r984-1001, model L-L-L- DC111109.
and CM9 GB kernel is available so why not to use it, hope u clear my mind.

veeranna said:
[Q] hello sir,
Do own Defy+2.3.6 (ryt now using MS2Ginger 3 by walter79 ), want to use CM9/ICS, downloaded zip CM9-NIGHTLY-120112-Defy+.zip & CM9 kernel. kindly suggest proper installation procedure and info abt the ics gapps versions which one to use. i dont want to use other kernal rather than 2.3.6 can i flash CM9 on stock rom
waiting for ur humble replies ☻thanks in advance☻
God bless you All.
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defy + wont be able to get update of 4.0 do not even try for this

I have a Defy+ with CM9/ICS, it works!

i think i try flashing it on my stock rom... i think eppsy build for gb builds hope no downgrading is required i guess any suggestions and recommendations are welcome.

WHAT VERSION HAVE YOU FLASHED ?
I mean which build are you using with Defy+ ?

i am using stock 2.3.6 and i tried
stock/cm 7.2 nightly.
stock/ics latest builds
works well but no network on second booted rom doesnt get any network ( no EMIE )
hope some one fix this soon or some one did let me know

veeranna said:
i am using stock 2.3.6 and i tried
stock/cm 7.2 nightly.
stock/ics latest builds
works well but no network on second booted rom doesnt get any network ( no EMIE )
hope some one fix this soon or some one did let me know
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Did you try using basebandswitcher? Just to search for a frequency similar to your stock baseband? I think you did because default ms2ginger baseband definitely isn't what you seem to be running on stock 2.3.6...
Oh, and btdubs I think Mister Ypsilon is right about using froyo kernel builds for CM9. Your nightly doesn't seem to be too stable.
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Oh and veeranna don't forget, BL version (BL5/6/7) is not your battery version. It's the version of the bootloader, and it is very important when it comes to downgradeability.
search it up, I don't do a very good job of explaining bootloader stuff.

Its awesome but lil buggy
I did it! Installed Froyo SBF, rooted, 2nd init, then CM9 for Defy, CM7 kernel, slept at 5A.M :O and bingo there was a pretty stable ICS but without camera! After playing around with it for few hours.. Tested NFS Shift, Angry Birds and everything was smooth as butter except that there was no Camera due to which I restored it back using a full SBF flash and my Nandroid backup
Can be used if you don't need a camera..!
I have a Defy+ flashed with stock 2.3.6 SBF en.asia
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20097916&postcount=3
Check this it is working fine. Tested on my moto after a full fresh Defy+ 2.3.6 SBF flash.

There are more stable roms built by quarx and epsylon3 in the defy development thread. Camera works and camcorder works for some users. These devs are geniuses.
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from cm9 to cm7.2 rc2

What is the best way and how to go back from cm9 to cm7 on my defy red lens ?
I think I still have the nandroid BU on my card. Or flash cm7 over CM9 ?
I have no idea what to do .

If you are on froyo kernel, just restore the nand.
Otherwise, first flash the froyo kernel.
Sent from my MB525 using XDA

I did the official upgrade from eclair so i think I'm on the froyo kernel ?

Did you flash a kernel zip? If not then yes.
You can always try and if it didn't work, flash any froyo ROM and restore the nand from there.
Sent from my MB525 using XDA

OK it went fine! thnx for the help!
Only some widgets don't work anymore like 3 D digital wheather clock ! Any idea ?

kernel nandroid?
zaiko2000 said:
OK it went fine! thnx for the help!
Only some widgets don't work anymore like 3 D digital wheather clock ! Any idea ?
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Hi - thanks for the interesting post.
- why did you choose to go back from cm9 to cm7 ?
On another note:
- in what cases does the kernel get upgraded? when going from 2.1 to 2.2 to 2.3?
- does the cm7.1 to 7.2 upgrade also change the kernel?
Thanks!

there were too many bugs in the CM9 . Now I installed the MIUI rom and this is the best I used until now ! Fast, nice and no bugs ! Everything works fine!
For the kernel until now I didn't change or upgrade any kernel .

[Q]This build would work on my system ?

Hey !
I have a Motorola Defy MB525. My question is simple : can I use the last build of CM10 ? The 28/11 ? Or is it reserved to Defy+ and 2ndBoot ?
And another thing... If I want to restore my current system, will a simple Nandroid backup work ? Or will I have to use a stock ROM before ?

rohecla said:
Hey !
I have a Motorola Defy MB525. My question is simple : can I use the last build of CM10 ? The 28/11 ? Or is it reserved to Defy+ and 2ndBoot ?
And another thing... If I want to restore my current system, will a simple Nandroid backup work ? Or will I have to use a stock ROM before ?
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Its for all defy's: +,green,red ,because it use same kernel. I recommented downgrade with SBF and wipe.

turffe said:
Its for all defy's: +,green,red ,because it use same kernel. I recommented downgrade with SBF and wipe.
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Thanks man !
So, I would have to downgrade with SBF, and flash a stock rom, before back up with Nandroid (I prefer to be sure ) !