Hi,
I am able to charge my defy via the wall mount charger but it is not being detected by rsd lite.
It is presentely under warranty .
I am able to access the recovery and bootloader.
can you help me with a update.zip file which will be able to clear all proof of root on my phone or some update file which will change the initially boot image to the deafult one.
Previously i was using cm7.
Sainyam said:
Hi,
I am able to charge my defy via the wall mount charger but it is not being detected by rsd lite.
It is presentely under warranty .
I am able to access the recovery and bootloader.
can you help me with a update.zip file which will be able to clear all proof of root on my phone or some update file which will change the initially boot image to the deafult one.
Previously i was using cm7.
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If you have not flashed your phone with any non-downgradable Full SBF then you may use some different computer or try updating the USB drivers of your PC and then try to use RSD lite in bootloader mode and flash with some Froyo or Eclair SBF. This will turn your phone into factory defaults.
Good Luck!!
Rajneeshgadge17 said:
If you have not flashed your phone with any non-downgradable Full SBF then you may use some different computer or try updating the USB drivers of your PC and then try to use RSD lite in bootloader mode and flash with some Froyo or Eclair SBF. This will turn your phone into factory defaults.
Good Luck!!
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Okay will try today.
Hope it works .
Okay tried every thing possible .
But nothing worked..
But thanks to wrong use of mcgyer technique i screwed up the motherboard.
And took it to motorola service centre.
And they are now going to replace it for free as it was under warranty.
I have query what will be replaced when motherboard is switched .
Will the memory(nand) be replaced or what?
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Guys,
First of all, hello to all! So, I followed a tutorial to install Froyo on my Defy. Now I'm stuck with my phone trying to boot as soon as i put the battery on, but it never makes it past the "M". I can get into recovery. I wiped data, cache and tried to install the "update.zip" but it aborts saying "signature verification failed." I have the boot file (that was the next step) to install using RSDlite 4.9 but the phone is not even recognized any of my USB ports. Any ideas? Thanks to all in advanced.
press volumn up buton and power button on boot , once you saw the backlit is on , release the button , you will see the rsd litle showing your usb .
dont worry . i think it is your first time to use RSD only
yea i been through that ( doesnt work on vista )
you need to install rsd lite and 2.51 UK Firmware ( no usa )
google it and you will find it or on this forum
install usb driver from motorola webiste
install rsd lite
put uk firmware in ... C drive/ program files / motorola / rsd lite
install driver
If your phone is stuck on " M " then pull battery out
turn on and quicky press power + vol up ( i think ) before M even appear
wait till it say your boot loader and your battery
plug phone in
start rsd lite
on ... look up your uk firmware that you you recently put in rsd lite folder
then you should see your phone connected on the 1 slot
then hit start or something and wait it out .
Thanks guys! But I've been messing around with this thing for so long, I drained the battery. I had to run it up to the local phone store to get it charged. I'll pick it up in a couple of hours and give your advice a try.
Hey guys! it worked! I'm up and running. Now, anyone has a link to bypass this Welcome to Motoblur screen. Is there a Custom Froyo or Gingerbread Rom out there without Motoblur?
Alright... I'm up and running, but no camera!!! Heck, it was a learning experience. I guess I'll go back to 2.1 now. LOL
So the Chinese ROM was rooted. I installed Clockworkmod and restored from the backup i had made of the original 2.1 OS. I'm back to a rebooting phone not making it past the "M" I went back to RSDlite and realized the boot file said 2.2 only. Can anyone assist me finding the right one to go back to original. I haven't been able to find a thread about reverting back to original.
The more I read, the smarter I get seems like the only thing I'm missing here is the SBF file for my original T-Mobile OS. I'm looking at the motorola website, but I can't find it. Can anyone point me to it? Thanks all! Oh yeah, this is the first android phone i mess with so my apologies.
There is no us sbf file. You have to flash a uk version and restore 3g with the posted fix. You can find the links to available sbf files on this forum. They are not available thru moto's site.
Sent from my ME525 using Tapatalk
Just to make sure I got it right. After using clockworkmod to restore to my factory backup, I need to use the UK sbf to be able to boot to it. Correct?
I found the sbf for Central Europe with no Motoblur. Does anyone know of any issues with it?
well the only way to fix this if you previously backed up your rom/files with recovery ( good thing i did this ). If not then you have to live with what you got.
I backed up my original firmware using clockworkmod. I flashed to the Chinese 2.2 but my camera didn't work. Since the camera is important to me, the Chinese Froyo was a deal breaker. I installed clockworkmod again and "recovered" from my original backup but now my defy won't boot. Did I miss a step?
Your data from the backup may cause issues when rolling backwards. Install an eclair sbf, then restore. That worked for me.
On another note there is a fix for the camera. Check the forums.
Sent from my ME525 using Tapatalk
Bricked Defy and not recognized by my USB
I also bricked my phone when going back to stock from cm7. My phone is able to go into boot loader. But it is not recognized by my desktop PC/RSDlite. I tried in linux with SBF_Flash. I tried with my laptop also. no luck . anyone please help me!
arulshoponline said:
I also bricked my phone when going back to stock from cm7. My phone is able to go into boot loader. But it is not recognized by my desktop PC/RSDlite. I tried in linux with SBF_Flash. I tried with my laptop also. no luck . anyone please help me!
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Just try and install the Motorola Drivers in your desktop and open RSDLite and press 'show devices' button. It will surely show the details of your phone.
Then point RSDLite to the stock SBF and flash away.
kvigneshkrish said:
Just try and install the Motorola Drivers in your desktop and open RSDLite and press 'show devices' button. It will surely show the details of your phone.
Then point RSDLite to the stock SBF and flash away.
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Thanks! Vignesh. But i have drivers installed. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling drivers. But did not help
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I missed to mention. My defy did not connect to desktop even before bricking.
arulshoponline said:
Thanks! Vignesh. But i have drivers installed. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling drivers. But did not help
Edit:
I missed to mention. My defy did not connect to desktop even before bricking.
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If you hear the USB plugged in sound in your Pc, it's a messed up driver installation. If you don't hear the sound, it can be a bad cable, or a faulty microusb port (assuming that your pc usb works fine). Try once in a different pc and with a different microusb cable.
nsm1234 said:
If you hear the USB plugged in sound in your Pc, it's a messed up driver installation. If you don't hear the sound, it can be a bad cable, or a faulty microusb port (assuming that your pc usb works fine). Try once in a different pc and with a different microusb cable.
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I do not hear any sound from desktop/laptop.
I think I stuck in boot loop. When I try to power on the phone, it just shows CM7 boot logo for few seconds then restarts again shows the boot logo... this happens continually. When I try to enter into recovery, it does not go to CWM recovery instead it goes to stock recovery. I am still able to enter into boot loader. In boot loader, it says battery OK connect USB to program. When I connect USB, it is recognized by phone and says transfer mode: USB. But my PC does not shows up the phone.
I tried re-installing drivers and RSDlite many times but no luck. But I have nandroid backup of CM7. Is there any possibilities to enter into CWM recovery?
Any help is appreciated.
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I tried even different USB cables and PCs also.
So a couple days ago I installed MIUI to my phone. Everything went great, it booted successfully and worked for 2 days or so, until i accidentally let the battery die (not sure if this is related to the problem or not). Since this day, it wont charge or turn on while connected to the wall. When it is connected to the wall, it starts the screen and show a big battery with a question mark inside. I tried a friends battery and it gets stuck at the M logo. The only thing i can access now is the stock recovery screen. Any ideas on how to solve this? Thanks
viiniq said:
So a couple days ago I installed MIUI to my phone. Everything went great, it booted successfully and worked for 2 days or so, until i accidentally let the battery die (not sure if this is related to the problem or not). Since this day, it wont charge or turn on while connected to the wall. When it is connected to the wall, it starts the screen and show a big battery with a question mark inside. I tried a friends battery and it gets stuck at the M logo. The only thing i can access now is the stock recovery screen. Any ideas on how to solve this? Thanks
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1.Download RSD Lite
2.Download the stock .sbf file for your device
3.Use your friends battery and boot into bootloader by holding Power+Volume Down+Camera button
4.Open RSD Lite, choose the .sbf file you downloaded, connect your phone to pc with usb cable and flash it.
If your pc doesn't reckognize your phone, you'll have to download and install the latest motorola milestone 2 usb drivers.
Ok. So i tried to apply the sbf file, but as soon as the process starts, RSDLite says under the status area "Phone[0000]:Creating Image File." and it wont get thru this. Any ideas?
Maybe try sbf_flash on linux?
Will the sbf_flash work the same on the mac? Or should they work differently on mac and linux? I tried it earlier today and i got stuck at some part i cant remember...I'll recharge the battery with a universal charger that i found (cause it's saying its too low to program) and try it again tomorrow, so i just wanna be sure that i can do it on the mac...
Thanks
It should work same way. OS X version is just port from the linux version.
You have to run RSDlite as an administrator. Right click on RSD.exe or RSDlite.exe not shure what's the exe file named and Run as administrator.
br Zola
having the same problem
after flashed MIUI/CM7
the battery died then the phone cant boot to desktop
tried RSD Lite, flash failed lol
Tried to run RSD as administrator. Still stuck at the same point.
Tried sbf_flash, stuck at 'waiting for phone:'.
I'll try to download the sbf file again, just in case it is corrupted.
Any other ideas?
PS.: I'm running rsd on VMWare, could this be the problem??
Dunno how exactly works USB bridge in VMWare, but rsd on pure (not virtualised) system is worth a try. Also - are you sure, your battery is charged? I know, that if your phone can't boot, the battery will not charge via USB - you should use universal charger or somebody here recommended (and successfully repaired MS2 this way) put contacts directly on the battery to charge it little (just for RSD flash).
I charged it on a charger that you put the battery directly into the contacts. I'm sure that it is charged cause 1) the led display on the charger says so and 2) when i get to bootloader mode to apply sbf, it says 'Battery OK / OK to program' , and before i charged it, it would say: "battery too low, cant program", or something like that.
I'll try to get a windows pc and try to apply the sbf
Thank you guys.
I was trying to flash it with a sbf that was on a pendrive. All i did was transfer the file to the HD and flashed it via RSDLite, using VMWare.
Now my phone is working again.
Thank you very much to everyone that helped me
i flashed my defy plus with this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432100
it worked well..but was laggy n it did get reboot atleast twice a day..
so i decided to downgrade to my old firmware.
i had taken nandroid back up before flashing it to ics.
so i restored my old firmware and then when the fone started it showed "?" (question mark) on the battery sign
when connected to the battery it said invalid battery.. n replace ur battery by original motorola battery.
i already un rooted my fone and made it clean..left with 15% battery now and its not charging by any means!
kindly help..
i cant go back to ics also since no battery left!
pls reply asap.. thank you
should i flash the original sbf via rsd lite?
but i cant since its not reading the usb too!
nor can i go back to ics 4.0.4 n try something since the fone is unrooted now
pls help guys...
i charged my battery via the external universal adapter ...but what now?
i cant connect to pc..usb not getting detected! so how do i root or flash sbf via rsd lite or anything? :/
pls help
mananbhanu said:
should i flash the original sbf via rsd lite?
but i cant since its not reading the usb too!
nor can i go back to ics 4.0.4 n try something since the fone is unrooted now
pls help guys...
i charged my battery via the external universal adapter ...but what now?
i cant connect to pc..usb not getting detected! so how do i root or flash sbf via rsd lite or anything? :/
pls help
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How to flash your DEFY+ via RSD lite.
Prerequisites:
RSD lite v5.3.1 (or later); MotoDev USB drivers ( http://bit.ly/K59zlZ );
1.Goto recovery.
2. Do wipe cache
3. Do wipe data/factory reset
4. Take your battery out.
5. Hold down Volume Up and Power button and put the battery back in while holding the buttons - your phone will start in bootloader mode
6. Connect the phone which is now in the Bootloader mode to the PC
7. Start RSD lite and select the sbf file (it is recommended that you should put the file in root C:/ on your PC and rename it to something short (GB.sbf)
8. Click "Start"
9. You can see "SW Update in progress" on your phone's screen - the flashing is in process
10. The flashing process takes around 5 minutes, after which RSD lite will reboot your phone
11. Wait until RSD lite says "PASS!" and then you're free to disconnect your phone (*if RSD lite doesn't say "PASS!" after 2-3 minutes and your phone has booted up, you're still free to disconnect)
thanks alot buddy
but just wanted to ask that..im not getting my previous version of custom rom from the site..n the nandroid backup is also faulty..
so is it okay if i flash some other version via the rsd lite?
sorry but im kinda unknown about it...
thanks in advance
u will get indian sbf in the forum..search..flash it..
then start all the process again
Hey,
So i had "CM10 Sister Jelly Bean V3.1.7 | Defy / Defy+ | 27/03/2013 " flashed with some issues, so i tried to flash a new rom. Using TWRP recovery i flashed a new ROM and wiped /system ( i think this created the issue, as TWRP had asked that i had no OS but.. ) i still rebooted.
Now i am stuck in Moto icon.
I try to flash a new sbf using RSD lite but RSD lite is not detecting my phone.
I tried many methods
- RSD Lite 4.9, 5.3,5.6
- Windows drivers are installed properly
- I am in bootloader when i conect the phone to PC and then open RSD Lite.
- Still it doesnt detect my phone.
I also tried on Windows XP and Windows 7 ( both 32-bit) still nothing.
I did try to wipe data/ cache in system recovery but still nothing happens ( same M logo and RSD still doesnt detect )
I am using the official Moto USB cable i got.
Is there a way to root the phone and install custom recovery from stock recovery? As i am having some ROM's on my SDCARD which I can flash into.
Kindly help. This is my only phone i Have and I can't buy android phone too.
AkonDefy+ said:
Hey,
So i had "CM10 Sister Jelly Bean V3.1.7 | Defy / Defy+ | 27/03/2013 " flashed with some issues, so i tried to flash a new rom. Using TWRP recovery i flashed a new ROM and wiped /system ( i think this created the issue, as TWRP had asked that i had no OS but.. ) i still rebooted.
Now i am stuck in Moto icon.
I try to flash a new sbf using RSD lite but RSD lite is not detecting my phone.
I tried many methods
- RSD Lite 4.9, 5.3,5.6
- Windows drivers are installed properly
- I am in bootloader when i conect the phone to PC and then open RSD Lite.
- Still it doesnt detect my phone.
I also tried on Windows XP and Windows 7 ( both 32-bit) still nothing.
I did try to wipe data/ cache in system recovery but still nothing happens ( same M logo and RSD still doesnt detect )
I am using the official Moto USB cable i got.
Is there a way to root the phone and install custom recovery from stock recovery? As i am having some ROM's on my SDCARD which I can flash into.
Kindly help. This is my only phone i Have and I can't buy android phone too.
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RSDLite 6.1 has released. Try it. And make sure you have enough juice in the battery.
hotdog125 said:
RSDLite 6.1 has released. Try it. And make sure you have enough juice in the battery.
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My battery is not charging even though i kept it overnight for charging, any other way than McGyver way..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
I only have one USB cable and I dont want to screw it up.
Other than Mcgyver you can try a universal battery charger.
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hotdog125 said:
Other than Mcgyver you can try a universal battery charger.
Sent from my MB526 using xda app-developers app
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The universal battery charger isn't working
AkonDefy+ said:
The universal battery charger isn't working
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I think McGyver is the only way then.
Hi everybody, recently decided to fix up my old motorola defy. Got it up and running with a new housing, lcd and battery. Decided to flash a custom rom, guess what, phone got bricked.
I'm currently stuck with the motorola log in an infinite loop so i cant use the volume down button to restore via my back up. Tired restore in bootloader mode using rsdlite following the steps from here. But Some how rsd lite doesn't detect the phone. Tried most versions and have installed the drivers repeated but nothing works.
Anybody have any good suggestions as to what i should do? dont really wanna use it as a paper weight. Thanks for reading.
Bump!
Uizpall said:
Hi everybody, recently decided to fix up my old motorola defy. Got it up and running with a new housing, lcd and battery. Decided to flash a custom rom, guess what, phone got bricked.
I'm currently stuck with the motorola log in an infinite loop so i cant use the volume down button to restore via my back up. Tired restore in bootloader mode using rsdlite following the steps from here. But Some how rsd lite doesn't detect the phone. Tried most versions and have installed the drivers repeated but nothing works.
Anybody have any good suggestions as to what i should do? dont really wanna use it as a paper weight. Thanks for reading.
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Flash SBF using RSD Lite, this will fix your problem. Read this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
rootdefyxt320 said:
Flash SBF using RSD Lite, this will fix your problem. Read this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
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I tried but my rsd lite doesnt detect my phone, now the battery is flat and cant charge so i cant get into bootloader.
Uizpall said:
I tried but my rsd lite doesnt detect my phone, now the battery is flat and cant charge so i cant get into bootloader.
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Use Macgyver method.
rootdefyxt320 said:
Flash SBF using RSD Lite, this will fix your problem. Read this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
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rootdefyxt320 said:
Use Macgyver method.
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My com and rsd still doesnt detect my phone in bootloader mode. Any way around that?