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[Q] URGENT!!! How do I recover Defy+ after failed 2ndinit install

Hi all,
I have thus far killed two Defy+ mobiles ($600 worth) following poor instructions on this site. I am now stuck using a 7" tablet as a phone!!!
My latest effort failed after installing 2ndinit 2.0 Stable, rebooting after turning USB Debugging off. Now it boot loops with the red Moto label. I have since read that one should never use 2.0 for Defy+ as it is known to have issues, even though the thread I took these instructions and the link from was referring specifically to a Defy+!!!
The last one I had did the same thing, only I thought it was because of the fact I chose to use the Latest rather than the Stable install of 2ndinit. I then proceeded to attempt to flash an SBF via the bootloader but now it is not booting at all, no logos, cant get to bootloader, nothing.
So, my question is, where can I get the latest Telstra Australia DEFY PLUS SBF from (please link me??) or one that I can flash over it that will work? Does anyone have any tips on how to recover this safely without sending it completely blank?
Also, does anyone have advice on how to recover the blank one?? Or is it useless?
Then, I would like to know, after I successfully recover the Defy+, HOW TO SAFELY 2ndinit it!!! I cannot afford to destroy another handset.
Thank you all for your prompt assistance! =)

which bootmenu did u install?and did u try flashing the SBF file via rsd lite?

fr0dzy said:
I have since read that one should never use 2.0 for Defy+ as it is known to have issues
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I have run 2ndinit 2.0 on my Defy+ with no problem at all. I installed the latest bootmenu (1.0.7). Do you get the blue LED after powering the phone on?
You could try wiping data and cache in standard recovery. You should still be able to get in to that by holding vol- when you press and release the power button (press vol- and vol+ simultaneously when the android with the "!" in a red triangle appears). Your phone should still be rooted and have 2ndinit in place after a wipe. (Presumably you had rooted the phone? 2ndinit won't work otherwise.)
If that doesn't work then you may need to re-flash the SBF. If you know the build number of the ROM on your you can have a look on this thread to see if there is an SBF for it available online.
As a last resort, you could ask Motorola to fix it. If it's rooted then you've voided the warranty but if all it needs is a ROM flashing then they shouldn't charge you very much to do that. Better spend a few tens of dollars to fix the phone than write it off at a cost of several hundred dollars, surely?

recall while doing the install
did u root first??? did u get superuser permission prompt on downloading 1.0.7?did ur led flash GREEN???ensure that these are all yes

Dont worry brother. I had the same issue. I too got stuck in bootloop i.e at the M !
All I did was went in the stock bootloader ( POWER + VOL UP ) , connected it to my laptop. Downloaded RSDLite and the compatible sbf for my device ( Indian Version ) and then flashed it and it worked like charm
I would suggest you to use WiFi while using 2ndInit.

fr0dzy said:
Hi all,
I have thus far killed two Defy+ mobiles ($600 worth) following poor instructions on this site. I am now stuck using a 7" tablet as a phone!!!
My latest effort failed after installing 2ndinit 2.0 Stable, rebooting after turning USB Debugging off. Now it boot loops with the red Moto label. I have since read that one should never use 2.0 for Defy+ as it is known to have issues, even though the thread I took these instructions and the link from was referring specifically to a Defy+!!!
The last one I had did the same thing, only I thought it was because of the fact I chose to use the Latest rather than the Stable install of 2ndinit. I then proceeded to attempt to flash an SBF via the bootloader but now it is not booting at all, no logos, cant get to bootloader, nothing.
So, my question is, where can I get the latest Telstra Australia DEFY PLUS SBF from (please link me??) or one that I can flash over it that will work? Does anyone have any tips on how to recover this safely without sending it completely blank?
Also, does anyone have advice on how to recover the blank one?? Or is it useless?
Then, I would like to know, after I successfully recover the Defy+, HOW TO SAFELY 2ndinit it!!! I cannot afford to destroy another handset.
Thank you all for your prompt assistance! =)
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There's always this quote: "Do it at your own risk"..
Never say it's the forumers instructions wrong or incorrect.
Read and double confirmed before taking the plunge modifying any system files.
Besides.. The death of your Defy is not really dead yet. I think your Defy boot just fine in the first place after installing 2nd-init. The only thing you need to do is press -Vol (when the blue light blink in the booting sequence) to enter into bootmenu and select boot normal as default. Because if this is your first installing 2nd-init, it might get you boot 2ndinit which was the cause of your bootlooping. Now you had flashed another sbf.. It's good to flash just Defy+ sbf and start again the process you failed in the attempt to get 2nd-init.
We learned from the mistake and master it over relentless practicing..

farsight73 said:
There's always this quote: "Do it at your own risk"..
Never say it's the forumers instructions wrong or incorrect.
Read and double confirmed before taking the plunge modifying any system files.
Besides.. The death of your Defy is not really dead yet. I think your Defy boot just fine in the first place after installing 2nd-init. The only thing you need to do is press -Vol (when the blue light blink in the booting sequence) to enter into bootmenu and select boot normal as default. Because if this is your first installing 2nd-init, it might get you boot 2ndinit which was the cause of your bootlooping. Now you had flashed another sbf.. It's good to flash just Defy+ sbf and start again the process you failed in the attempt to get 2nd-init.
We learned from the mistake and master it over relentless practicing..
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+1 for your comment

Same thing happened to me as the OP.
Installed 2ndinit onto my Defy+, said installed and asked to switch off USB debugging and then reboot. I did that and am now in a boot loop. I didn't see the blue led when the phone rebooted, just straight to loop (red M logo, black screen, repeat).
I have tried taking the battery in and out (didn't help), celared cache and also factory wipe/reset (didn't work either). I can get the factory recovery and bootloader, but no android or 2ndinit recovery.
I assume I have to reflash with a full sbf. My question is this -
Does anyone have the stock Defy+ Telstra AU sbf for 2.3.4 (4.5.1-134 DPF-891) or more recent updates?
If not what is closest? I have found a few here but some of the 2.3.4 ones (bl5??) have no links (megaupload etc been pulled) or no root. This one looked promising (here) but no link. Would this one (here) be good?
Can I then apply OTA update to get back to AU firmware if I need? I would use MS2Ginger or CM7 if/when I get the phone working again, but return to stock is still useful.
Thanks for your help,
Nova

i must say u need to flash proper sbf to recover...
just wanna share my experience...
after installing SndndInit v2.0 ( with stock 2.3.6_134 DFP1321 ), i installed stable version of recovery & rebooted my phone...all of this with usb debugging "ON"...n got no errors! maybe there is no need to keep debugging off...
Sent from my MB526 using XDA App

OK, I flashed full sbf and got the phone working again (uses the sbf from the second link in my previous post). Then rooted and install 2ndinit again.
Boot loop again, exactly the same as the first time.
Install goes well, says it is installed, green led is on, however when I reboot, boot loop. There is no recovery screen or anything (except stock).
Is there some more detailed install instructions other than in the 2dninit thread? I have been transferring to sd card root, click apk to run 2ndinit, select 1.0.7 and it says everything worked. Just doesn't when I reboot.
Cheers,
Nova

No-one has any suggestions?
Do I need to put 2ndinit.apk in phone and not sd card?
I am going to try an older version and see if that works.
Cheers,
Nova

i hope you have rooted your phone properly else use SuperOneClick from here
you can download different versions of SndInitDefy.apk form here
go to Setings -> Applications -> Manage Application
look for SndInitDefy & clear its data (your previous install)
put the downloaded apk in SD card & run it (fresh install)
MY NOTE--keep usb debugging ON all the time...
run defy2ndInit - install 2ndInit Recovery - select latest version...
let it download...1st RED led lights then Green...wait for 2 minutes...reboot your phone...
when phone reboots BLUE led flashes for just 3-4 seconds...press VOL DOWN button when its flashing...
i hope this helps..im not a pro but i did follow exact same steps just 2 days back..
PS i did used v2.0 of SndInitDefy.apk...no problems yet..made backup twice & recovered too..

Well I tried v1.7 and that worked. I then updated to version 2.0 and that worked as well so i don't know what was going wrong. The only thing that happened different was the red led came on while 2ndinit 1.7 was loading (this had not happened before), so I would guess that 2.0 wasn't properly installing even though it said that it was installed.
Thanks for all your help.
Cheers,
Nova

hit thanks if I've helped
right now I'm having ICS on my phone thanks to quarx
Sent from my MB526 using XDA

apurvdate said:
hit thanks if I've helped
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Did that. And thanks again for your help.
Cheers,
Nova

Had exactly same problem
I did the same experience as you after locking up after 2ndInit.
I used your recovery sbf as suggested and the phone works again. Thanks!
Were you able to find a Telstra Defy sbf and were you able to get 2ndInit to work and upgrade to CM9 & ICS?
Cheers,

apurvdate said:
i hope you have rooted your phone properly else use SuperOneClick from here
you can download different versions of SndInitDefy.apk form here
go to Setings -> Applications -> Manage Application
look for SndInitDefy & clear its data (your previous install)
put the downloaded apk in SD card & run it (fresh install)
MY NOTE--keep usb debugging ON all the time...
run defy2ndInit - install 2ndInit Recovery - select latest version...
let it download...1st RED led lights then Green...wait for 2 minutes...reboot your phone...
when phone reboots BLUE led flashes for just 3-4 seconds...press VOL DOWN button when its flashing...
i hope this helps..im not a pro but i did follow exact same steps just 2 days back..
PS i did used v2.0 of SndInitDefy.apk...no problems yet..made backup twice & recovered too..
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I have rooted phone and tried both the 1.7 and 2.3 apps for 2ndInit Recovery and still on stock ROM but i never get the blue led flashing on boot up.
Any ideas?

Defy Plus indian firmware
nidhish91 said:
Dont worry brother. I had the same issue. I too got stuck in bootloop i.e at the M !
All I did was went in the stock bootloader ( POWER + VOL UP ) , connected it to my laptop. Downloaded RSDLite and the compatible sbf for my device ( Indian Version ) and then flashed it and it worked like charm
I would suggest you to use WiFi while using 2ndInit.
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Can u please provide me the indian firmware link
Thanks
Zafar

Black camera!
Black camera!
Hey!
Somebody help me!!
Defy +: I put the original ruins of the ruins Rotolo, then the Boot Menu in Hungarian translation, and are followed by the error in the "Blade" my brain that I installed along with the 720p and panorama for Gingerbread Motorola
and since then my camera does not work, just great blackness!
Somebody help me!
green lenses!
---------- Post added at 06:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:23 PM ----------
Black camera!
Hey!
Somebody help me!!
Defy +: I put the original ruins of the ruins Rotolo, then the Boot Menu in Hungarian translation, and are followed by the error in the "Blade" my brain that I installed along with the 720p and panorama for Gingerbread Motorola
and since then my camera does not work, just great blackness!
Somebody help me!
green lenses!

[Q] Defy near death or worse. Please help!

Hi guys, you are my last hope!
Bought my Defy early 2011 and regularily updated with custom ROMs, so you could say I know a thing about rooting, RSD Lite, fixed sbfs, ...
Or at least I though I knew, but I still managed to kill my phone I think.
Here's what happend:
I tried to install Epsylon3s nightly from may 8th (http://defy.wdscript.fr/defy-cm9/). Before that, I was on CM 7.1
After installing the zip and rebooting, I saw the bootlogo, then i was asked for my pin code. As soon as i entered it, again to the bootlogo, again the pin, and so on.
So i realized something was wrong.
Could not get into recovery, so I flashed
JORDN_U3_97.21.51.sbf
as this often helped me in the past.
I then tried this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1498843
Also didn't start.
So back to
JORDN_U3_97.21.51.sbf
But here it might be, that I misclicked (I have quite some SBFs in that folder, cause I wanted to be prepared in case something went wrong), as after that, I never got my Defy to work again.
I was stuck at the Motorola M logo.
Coudln't get into recovery, so no zips for me anymore, only flashing of sfb.
That's basically when I entered panic mode. As I didn't know what I just flashed, I could only guess the problem. So I tried the Ginger2Froyo (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486731) in case I went to BL6. Also tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552152
But in this process, my RSD Lite started to behave strange:
when flashing, it's building the image, uploads it, checks checksum. But once it says "rebooting" it immediately jumps to 100% and pass. Phone how ever stays black and white LED.
Of course I can still flash other SBFs, and I tried various (JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-36-1.7. sbf for example). But I either get the instant PASS, which tells me something didn't work, or sometimes I get the neverending bootlogo and RSD telling me to start the phone manually.
So... that's my story.
I can't seem to find a single SBF that would work for me. I screwed up big time.
To make this clear: at this point I don't care about downgradeability or anything thelike. Whatever makes my Defy work again, is fine. Froyo, Ginger, ICS, or whatever.
So if anybody still has any advice for me, I'll love you forever! Promise!
Thanks a lot in advance for any help you sure will offer,
Clock

Try this if you haven't :
Go into stock recovery and make a factory reset
Sent from my MB526 using XDA App

As I said, i cannot even enter recovery.
I'd be really happy to find an sbf, that at least lets me reset my phone.

Have u tried this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486731&highlight=bl6+downgrade

Clock1999 said:
As I said, i cannot even enter recovery.
I'd be really happy to find an sbf, that at least lets me reset my phone.
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Im sorry , thought you mean custom recovery when you say you can't enter recovery.
I was in the nearly same situation but i never changed my bootloader...., by me out works to power up my phone with pressed volume button down to enter stock recovery ...
So I'm sorry i couldn't help you
Sent from my MB526 using XDA App

You just like to play with your defy, don't ya
Have you tried the suggestions under Common problems/questions in this guide?

Thanks for all the responses.
However all the guides seem to point to two options only:
1) Flash this one Eclair (which I already mentioned that I did, that it used to work, but since the "instant 100% on rebooting" doesn't anymore.
2) Factory Reset/Wipe. Which I cannot, as I don't get into Recovery Mode. All I can do atm, is flash SBFs. Defy won't enter Recovery Mode (which I guess is a pretty bad sign)
But the way I always understood it, was that you only need to be careful what you install, so you don't lose downgradeability. And that, once lost, you wouldn't be able to flash "older" roms, but newer ones would always be possible.
So shouldn't there always be a rom, that saves me?
What about Defy+ roms? Any advice on that? Which best to try first? So far, I haven't touched Defy+ roms at all.
Thanks for the support!

Did you try this:
When Off, press Vol. down and power.
You'll get an exclamation mark inside a triangle.
Press both Vol. up and down at the same time.
Now you suppose to be in stock recovery and you can do factory reset.
Do the above after flashing stock SBF.

Hello again!
In the meantime, I flashed some 30 different SBFs, and at least I learned something:
when the bootloader verson is 6, I get stuck at Motorola Logo. I can enter bootloader mode, but not Stock Recovery.
When bootloader is below 6, RSD Lite doesn't get the Dey to reboot, but shows instant 100% PASS.
Okay, maybe this was to be expected, but I didn't realize how very similar sounding ROMs have very different bootloaders...
So: can anybody guide me on whether installing a BL7 ROM would repair my problem?
I read elsewhere, that my green lense definitely will not work. Is this true, or are there fixes? And if it's true: if I'm sure the rest will be working again, I'll take that. If I just rob myself of future chances, I'll pass.
And hints here?
Thanks in advance so much! One week without a phone is pure horror!
Clock

If you haven't flashed BL7, then check this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486731&highlight=bl6+downgrade&page=2

Clock1999 said:
Hello again!
In the meantime, I flashed some 30 different SBFs, and at least I learned something:
when the bootloader verson is 6, I get stuck at Motorola Logo. I can enter bootloader mode, but not Stock Recovery.
When bootloader is below 6, RSD Lite doesn't get the Dey to reboot, but shows instant 100% PASS.
Okay, maybe this was to be expected, but I didn't realize how very similar sounding ROMs have very different bootloaders...
So: can anybody guide me on whether installing a BL7 ROM would repair my problem?
I read elsewhere, that my green lense definitely will not work. Is this true, or are there fixes? And if it's true: if I'm sure the rest will be working again, I'll take that. If I just rob myself of future chances, I'll pass.
And hints here?
Thanks in advance so much! One week without a phone is pure horror!
Clock
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If you flash any of the defy+ roms, camera won't work..there isn't a fix or patch for that..
Doesn't matter from where I send it, what matters is written above

corrinti said:
If you haven't flashed BL7, then check this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486731&highlight=bl6+downgrade&page=2
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Hi,
as I mentioned above, I already tried this ROM but it gives me the same result as all the others: stuck at bootlogo.
Maybe there is a special trick on which ROM I should flash before flashing this one?

Sorry, I do not know how to help. Just no idea now, try to dig the forum.
Once I had very similar problem - whatever I flashed I was stuck at bootlogo. And in my case I found out that just before flash my internal memory had been filled with some mess, which was not removed by any wipes (cache, dalvik cache, cache partition) and after any flash memory was too filled to start the system.
But finally I could flash Chinese eclair (CG5), which at last started horribly laggy, and I could wipe private data from a system - it gave me more than 1GB of internal memory back (from 40MB after all wipes and clean system install) and a way to flash whatever I wanted without a problem.
So even if it is also your problem, my way is not available to you now. Maybe you can find as small sbf file as possible and try then.

I'm sorry, but I don't quite get, which ROM saved you, and why that is no option to me. Can you please clearify? Thanks a lot!

Clock1999 said:
I'm sorry, but I don't quite get, which ROM saved you, and why that is no option to me. Can you please clearify? Thanks a lot!
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I could use CG5 full sbf which will not boot for you as you put BL6 and maybe BL7.
To boot from flashed sbf it cannot be lower BL version.
I suppose that now you have a memory problem - flashing sbf do not wipe the memory.
At first I would try getting into stock recovery (even several times, just pull battery out, wait a minute, power, vol -, battery in) - if successful then do a factory reset and reboot.
If not I would try to find out a smallest sbf with proper BL version - just to give it more chance to boot with small memory available, if not then again try to get into stock recovery.

I'm the happiest guy around, as I finally revitalized my Defy.
For all you guys, who already tried everything: here's what worked for me.
Just let it rest a few days.
After I hadn't touched my phone for a couple of days, I thought about giving it one last try. So I flashed the Defy+ SBF (4th in this list: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordanplus/list.php), like I've done multiple times before.
But this time, when rebooting, I wasn't stuck at the M-logo, but in a bootloop. And that gave me the smiles as I knew, that now I should be able to enter Stock Recovery again. From there on, it was no problem to get to a stable base again. After flashing the BL6 Froyo, I'm now on CM9 and everything is fine.
Thanks for all you help.
Sometimes, you just have to give it a rest...
Clock

It is a next such case I see in moto forums ;-) but it is really hard to give a tip: leave it for few days and check again

Use the sbf_flash for Linux
Sent from my MB526 using Tapatalk 2

Unable to root Defy MB526

I have Motorola Defy MB525 which recently got BRICKED and I was unable to flash any SBF files found on forums or internet, so I gave a try to MB526 Stock SBF and it worked and my MB525 is now showing as MB526 in "About Phone"
But I am unable to root the device now, none other SBF works too and also few things like Camera, WIFI are not working...
Can anyone help me to know how can I root my MB526(previously MB525) and install custom ROMs or if I can go back to MB525 again???

Why not just be happy that you got your phone back? Why again start to torture it? after rooting you will force it to do things your way(that it knows it cant do). Last time it gave up it's life trying to do something that'd content you.
Ok for rooting, no one does it better than kingo app. It roots any phone model any firmware (the last time it could root my preordered handset just after it arrived).
Download it from kingoapp(dot)com and install it. Enable usb debugging in your phone. Run kingo app, then connect the phone to your pc using usb data cable. Let the drivers install and in case they are not found in your phone, kinggo app will automatically find and download it from the internet(you have to particularly trust it with that. I was made to believe it has a driver database as large as the universe because of the varied and very unpopular models I could root with it; and the drivers were very accurate). Wait for the drivers to be installed and then click on "root" and again wait until it says "rooted successfully." (Trust me it will say!)

thank
thanks a lot... it worked like a charm.... :good:

developeryamhi said:
thanks a lot... it worked like a charm.... :good:
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I told u :thumbup:

developeryamhi said:
I have Motorola Defy MB525 which recently got BRICKED and I was unable to flash any SBF files ...
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I don't believe you, you can flash any SBF..but perhaps the defy won'7 start afterwards
If defy shows a black screen there is a problem with the bootloader, if there is a boot loop a factary reset would help..vol(-) on start and vol(+) AND Vol(-) when android is smiling at you.
Anyway, I did the same and flashed a MB526 SBF, just for a try. And it looks that there is no way back due to bootloader trouble.
No problem, you can use a 2ndboot ROM and everything will look shiny.
For rooting I used framaroot, easy and simple, no drivers, nothing.
USB dubug afterwards for Sndinit...

bianchifan said:
I don't believe you, you can flash any SBF..but perhaps the defy won'7 start afterwards
If defy shows a black screen there is a problem with the bootloader, if there is a boot loop a factary reset would help..vol(-) on start and vol(+) AND Vol(-) when android is smiling at you.
Anyway, I did the same and flashed a MB526 SBF, just for a try. And it looks that there is no way back due to bootloader trouble.
No problem, you can use a 2ndboot ROM and everything will look shiny.
For rooting I used framaroot, easy and simple, no drivers, nothing.
USB dubug afterwards for Sndinit...
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I was able to go to bootloader only and I was able to flash SBFs but none were working, after flashing there was no output, no Motorola Logo or anything, just charging white led was on...

todopertin said:
I told u :thumbup:
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the only sbf that worked for my phone is DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_BLUR_SIGN_USADEFYEMARAB1B8RTGB005.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTGB_P023_A025_M002_Service1FF.sbf
but camera shows black screen, wifi restarts constantly
is there any better SBF i can use??? or any other way around??? as when i tried to install custom cm7 rom, i get some error about update_binary

developeryamhi said:
just charging white led was on...
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even that LED I missed..no reaction, RSDLite didn't recognized a device
Battery out, VOL up and batt in was the solution to get it recon again
developeryamhi said:
the only sbf that worked for my phone is DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_BLUR_SIGN_USADEFYEMARAB1B8RTGB005.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTGB_P023_A025_M002_Service1FF.sbf
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I used DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-188_TMOUK_SIGN_....sbf 'cause I had trouble starting up without SIM with some SBFs.
Nevertheless, Wifi probs and missing camera iare features when running MB526 ROMs on a MB525 device unless you decide to use a custum kernel.
For ex. Quarx's Cyanogenmod 10 will work fine and some others which work with SndBoot !!! feature.
Please look for a ROM suitable for Defy AND Defy+!

developeryamhi said:
the only sbf that worked for my phone is DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_BLUR_SIGN_USADEFYEMARAB1B8RTGB005.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTGB_P023_A025_M002_Service1FF.sbf
but camera shows black screen, wifi restarts constantly
is there any better SBF i can use??? or any other way around??? as when i tried to install custom cm7 rom, i get some error about update_binary
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that's because you are using ROM/firmware of a different model, there's little you can do if you aren't such a serious developer....try to find a custom rom for your device rather than using the original firmware of an other model. Or simply maybe it's time to buy a new phone.

[Q] Error while flashing Motorola Defy to CM11 Android 4.4 KitKat

I am getting error while trying to flash the cm11-android-4-4-kitkat on Motorola Defy.
"E:Error in /sdcard/cm-11-ALPHA-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip (Status 0) Installation Aborted"
I have tried to flash following files but almost all resulted in similar error
#1.
update-recovery.zip
cm-11-ALPHA-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip
#2.
update-for_29.12.13.zip <-- ONLY THIS FILE GOT SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED
cm-11-20131229-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip <-- THIS FAILED
#3.
cm-11-20140120-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip
Please help.
Config before rooting
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Android 2.2.2
Moto_Version.34.3601.7.MB525.Retail.en.SEA15
MB525
Baseband: EPU93_U_00.59.02
Android version 2.2.2
kernel version: 2.6.32.9-g0671d13 [email protected] #1
Build Number JEM_3.4.3-36-1.7
Steps Followed (root/recovery)
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1. Framaroot to get root access
2. 2ndinit - cynogendefy recovery v5.0.3.1-jordan
Please help to resolve this issue.

[email protected] said:
I am getting error while trying to flash the cm11-android-4-4-kitkat on Motorola Defy.
"E:Error in /sdcard/cm-11-ALPHA-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip (Status 0) Installation Aborted"
I have tried to flash following files but almost all resulted in similar error
#1.
update-recovery.zip
cm-11-ALPHA-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip
#2.
update-for_29.12.13.zip <-- ONLY THIS FILE GOT SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED
cm-11-20131229-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip <-- THIS FAILED
#3.
cm-11-20140120-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip
Please help.
Config before rooting
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Android 2.2.2
Moto_Version.34.3601.7.MB525.Retail.en.SEA15
MB525
Baseband: EPU93_U_00.59.02
Android version 2.2.2
kernel version: 2.6.32.9-g0671d13 [email protected] #1
Build Number JEM_3.4.3-36-1.7
Steps Followed (root/recovery)
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1. Framaroot to get root access
2. 2ndinit - cynogendefy recovery v5.0.3.1-jordan
Please help to resolve this issue.
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Hi,
You started out correctly -- steps 1 and 2 above are correct. Beyond that... I think you must be following an out-dated guide. Use this guide at "forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737990" following the instructions for CM11 and using the current versions of files (linked to) and you should be good to go. I used this guide to install CM11 on my phone just a couple weeks ago and installed without a problem.
Post back with progress and/or additional help.
JimboN

Hi,
the probleme i think its the versin of recovery "must be 2.6.3 "
6- install this recovery defy_twrp_recovery_2.6.3.0
Download : forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48501247&postcount=1250
like you install a custom rom..
7- watch this video
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ3KVp09ixE

Defy stuck in bootmenu or blacksceen with green led on
Defy stuck in bootmenu or blacksceen with green led on
have seen most of the solutions online but nothing seem to work.
I had installed CM11 Kitkat and was not getting my local mobile network.
So tried to install again but after update-recovery.zip rebooted Defy. if connected to power source shows Moto logo and goes black screen with green led on.
I tried to bring it to bootmenu and wipe factory data but does not help.
RSD Lite does not detect my mobile. Through Bootmenu tried to share usb driver etc after which PC tries to install the driver and succeeds for
Motorola USB Storage Driver but fails for MB525 driver.
Tried custom recovery from Bootmenu but it turns into black screen
tried Stock ROM option in the Bootmenu/recovery and show Android Triangle after which wiping the data/factory reset also does not help.
Please help

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Hi,
the probleme i think its the versin of recovery "must be 2.6.3 "
6- install this recovery defy_twrp_recovery_2.6.3.0
Download : forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48501247&postcount=1250
like you install a custom rom..
7- watch this video
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ3KVp09ixE
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Thanks nbdized and JimboN for reply.
Looks like i have landed myself into big trouble with my Defy.
After posting the request for help, I flashed defy with CM10 Jelly Bean and installation went fine. But my mobile network was not getting deteteted. Then tried basebandswitcher and did not help. Again moved on to CM11 Kitkat and this time installation went fine but mobile network problem. So tried to flash again with kitkat and this time rebooted the cell after update-recovery.zip flash and landed into defy getting stuck at bootmenu.
I have posted details of this problem above. Basically RSD Lite is not able to detect my cell and also adb devices does not show the device as detetced.
Need help to resolve this issue

[email protected] said:
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So tried to install again but after update-recovery.zip rebooted Defy. if connected to power source shows Moto logo and goes black screen with green led on.
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Any idea how much charge is left in the battery -- that sounds like a low battery. If the phone is turned off, and you plug it into a power source, the Moto logo will come on and then go to a battery charge graphic showing level of charge. The green led may suggest that it's charging (there may be other cause for the green led coming on too, I don't know). I the phone requires power from the battery to boot - there's a period of time as it's booting that the charging circuitry does not provide power to the phone so has to come from the battery. If you haven't already done so, try leaving it plugged in for awhile with the green led on to see if that helps -- just a guess, may not be of help.
Someone else on these forums was having the same problem a week or so ago (RSD Lite not recognizing the phone). I'll see if I can find it again and see if they found a solution.
JimboN

JimboN said:
Any idea how much charge is left in the battery -- that sounds like a low battery. If the phone is turned off, and you plug it into a power source, the Moto logo will come on and then go to a battery charge graphic showing level of charge. The green led may suggest that it's charging (there may be other cause for the green led coming on too, I don't know). I the phone requires power from the battery to boot - there's a period of time as it's booting that the charging circuitry does not provide power to the phone so has to come from the battery. If you haven't already done so, try leaving it plugged in for awhile with the green led on to see if that helps -- just a guess, may not be of help.
Someone else on these forums was having the same problem a week or so ago (RSD Lite not recognizing the phone). I'll see if I can find it again and see if they found a solution.
JimboN
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Thanks very much.
1.
If phone is turned off and then connected to power source, it automatically comes on and shows the motorola logo and then becomes black sceen with green led on. Battery charge graphic is not shown.
I have left it in this state for ling time so that battery gets charged. Not sure what would be the battery status.
2. From the above state, I have to pull the battery out and then restart the phone. If at this point i push volume key that it goes into bootmenu where it shows recovery option. There are two recovery options,
2a.
Custom recovery
Nothin much happened here.
2b.
Stock ROM: if i select this then phone shows the Android Triangle. Here i tried to wipe factory settings etc but did not help in resolving the issue.
3. I think my chance of recovering the phone is to get RSD Lite somehow detect my phone.
Somehow MB525 driver does not show as installed on my Windows7 PC. It installs the MB525 Storage driver and I am able to see the SDCARD data from my phone.

Windows 7: MB525 Driver not installed
Can you please help in getting the MB525 driver installed on Windows 7.
Basically my Defy is stuck in bootmenu or screen goes black. I am able to see the phones ext SDcard through the PC.
But it is not detected in the RSDLite
Driver info is printed as follows
Driver Install Status
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MB525 driver not found
USB Mass Storage Device ready to use
Motorola MB525 USB Device ready to use
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Before windows showed "driver not found" it was trying to find the driver through windows update.
Is MB525 driver as listed above not available online? Please help

Below is the guide I used the first time i flashed an sbf:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618718
and this YouTube video:
youtube.com/watch?v=6SUysKZ2E5Y
Hopfully this will be helpful.

JimboN said:
Below is the guide I used the first time i flashed an sbf:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618718
and this YouTube video:
youtube.com/watch?v=6SUysKZ2E5Y
Hopfully this will be helpful.
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Thanks JimboN. I will try the steps as suggested in the above link and post the progress. Thanks once again.

[email protected] said:
Thanks JimboN. I will try the steps as suggested in the above link and post the progress. Thanks once again.
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Hi JimboN
This link worked fine.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618718
Thanks a lot for helping me in restoring my Moto Defy :victory:
Will try updating to Kitkat again as mentioned in one of the links posted above. Thank You

[email protected] said:
Hi JimboN
This link worked fine.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618718
Thanks a lot for helping me in restoring my Moto Defy :victory:
Will try updating to Kitkat again as mentioned in one of the links posted above. Thank You
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No worries! Glad I could help.

Installed CM11 as per instructions here "forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737990".
rooting + 2nd Init
Then after flashing " defy_twrp_recovery_2.6.3.0.zip", it was not stable and going into state where Moto Logo was shown. I continued with "cache wipe" and other three images. Installation was succesful. Also i had modified the baseband files as per the link.
Wifi/mobile network all working but overall things were slow. so decided to flash with CM10 Jelly Bean.
Now i have JellyBean CM10 on which Wifi/Camera does not work. Also it keeps rebooting after few hours.
Can you suggest stable CM version for Motorola Defy? Also what is the connection between CM version and Android OS..Is it like CM10 means Jelly Bean and CM 11 means KitKat?

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Can you suggest stable CM version for Motorola Defy? Also what is the connection between CM version and Android OS..Is it like CM10 means Jelly Bean and CM 11 means KitKat?
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Hi pareshspednekar,
I'm on the most recent CM11 build (2014-09-23) and all is good. No reboots and very good battery life. Obviously I've only been on if for a couple of days, which is the reason I didn't reply sooner. More use may reveal issues, but good for now. I switched to CM11 about a month ago and have had various builds on my phone since then - so far, 2014-09-23 is the best.
Yes, CM10 = Jelly Bean & CM11 = KitKat.
Edit: There's been some problems at times in the past few days getting on the new download site -- an alternative is: quarx2k.ru/buildbot/roms/defy-cm11.0/
JimboN

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Hi pareshspednekar,
I'm on the most recent CM11 build (2014-09-23) and all is good. No reboots and very good battery life. Obviously I've only been on if for a couple of days, which is the reason I didn't reply sooner. More use may reveal issues, but good for now. I switched to CM11 about a month ago and have had various builds on my phone since then - so far, 2014-09-23 is the best.
Yes, CM10 = Jelly Bean & CM11 = KitKat.
Edit: There's been some problems at times in the past few days getting on the new download site -- an alternative is: quarx2k.ru/buildbot/roms/defy-cm11.0/
JimboN
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Hi JimboN,
I re-installed CM11 after flashing the SBF through RSDLite. Kitkat works like a charm now Using it for couple of hours now..no issues till now.
Even the problem of mobile shutting down after disconnecting from power source seems to be not present now..
Hope it works the same going forward :victory:
Thanks once again..
On other note, how can i get the reason for mobile reboot?

[email protected] said:
Hi JimboN,
I re-installed CM11 after flashing the SBF through RSDLite. Kitkat works like a charm now Using it for couple of hours now..no issues till now.
Even the problem of mobile shutting down after disconnecting from power source seems to be not present now..
Hope it works the same going forward :victory:
Thanks once again..
On other note, how can i get the reason for mobile reboot?
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It got rebooted once just now..will monitor for few days..
how can i get the reason for mobile reboot?

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how can i get the reason for mobile reboot?
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That's beyond my level of knowledge so can't help you there. Since that's actually a new topic from your original post, why don't you start a new thread -- may help in getting it noticed by someone who can actually answer your question. JimboN

[Q] [DEFYMB525] Help my old "friend" please :)

Hi!
I know that that I am mentioning now very old device as Motorola Defy MB525 green lense.
I wanted to flash Cyanogenmod 10.1 again in my Defy. I did full wipe and removed some folders on SD card reffering to old apps.
And it seems I messed up with Clockworkmod Recovery folder on SD and I left myself without it. And I tried to reinstall it using official guide found here: wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jordan[/url]
But I did not unpack all the files, so the installation was not fulfilled and I got like empty Android boot menu 0.6.1 without possibility to boot an operating system or to do anything (got errors whatever I choose: E:Error in /system/bootmenu/script/recovery.sh)
I have read tons of online materials and forums, and I could only restore stock Defy ROM 2.3.4 using RSD lite.
And I didn't find solution how to reinstall the boot menu :crying: So that is why I am asking you for help.
I can run only Download Mode and this useless Android Boot Menu.
How to reinstall Android boot menu/install custom recovery back?
I like my Defy and I do not want to put it in the drawer yet
Thank you in advance!
Vixificent

The bootmenu is housed in the partition system.
All you have to do is flash the stock firmware, root with Framaroot (app) and install the bootmenu and recovery with 2nd init (app). After this simply download the rom and gapps, you do wipe cache, data, dalvik cache and flash it (first rom, then gapps).

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The bootmenu is housed in the partition system.
All you have to do is flash the stock firmware, root with Framaroot (app) and install the bootmenu and recovery with 2nd init (app). After this simply download the rom and gapps, you do wipe cache, data, dalvik cache and flash it (first rom, then gapps).
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Thank you for your reply and suggestion! But the thing is that I cannot boot the device, so usage of any apk is not possible. When I run my Defy it goes directly to Android Boot menu 0.6.1, which is not installed properly (source files missing, eg. ".sh" files).
Should I try to root it via computer? Then, how to do it with only Download Mode available?
Any help would be appreciated!

Vixificent said:
Thank you for your reply and suggestion! But the thing is that I cannot boot the device, so usage of any apk is not possible
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YOu can recover your device using an appropriate .sdf file and a program called RSD Lite. There are many how-tos on this - the first one I found was http://www.locslikes.com/motorola-defy/unbrick-and-restore-to-default-sbf/. You'll also find a number of tutorials on these forums.

robbak said:
YOu can recover your device using an appropriate .sdf file and a program called RSD Lite. There are many how-tos on this - the first one I found was http://www.locslikes.com/motorola-defy/unbrick-and-restore-to-default-sbf/. You'll also find a number of tutorials on these forums.
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Quite a late answer, but the solution offered by robbak worked perfectly! Thank you!

Vixificent said:
Quite a late answer, but the solution offered by robbak worked perfectly! Thank you!
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I have a similar issue. How did you do the fix you used? The SBF files don't seem to be on the site you were referred to anymore.
Years ago, my unmodified (not rooted) Defy (running Android 2.2.1) started to boot loop, so I eventually did a factory reset. That worked for a while, although certain apps were suddenly no longer compatible) and then suddenly the defy froze on the Moto logo (not even cycling to the Blur screen) and I could no longer get to the reset screen.
However I could still get to the bootloader, so I tried to use RDS lite.
I got one sbf to say it passed, but the phone did not reboot. (I could only find 2 SBF's for the US and only got one to work). Now RDS will detect whether the phone is on or off (and if on I'll get a white LED) and I can flash the sbf still, but otherwise the phone is completely bricked - can't get to reset OR bootloader screen.
When I plug the phone into the USB the white LED comes on, but I can't raise ANYTHING on the screen (reset screen or bootloader screen, holding down the volume up or down w/ the power button). However pressing the power button alone does cause the computer to recognize hardware is plugged in, or alternately disconnected. RSD tells me a device is connected, but the only info given is the bootloader version and AP ID info (whatever that is). However, when I load the SBF, the phone lights up and says SW update in progress...
RSD tells me the phone is being rebooted and has passed, but screen goes dark and all I see i the white LED again.
I tried these two SBFs:
T-Mobile_MB525_6.19.0_1FF.sbf
JORDN_U3_6_36_0_SIGNED_USAJRDNTMOB1B4B5DE1028_0R_J ORDANTMO_P022_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
Only the 1st one works.
I am not that tech savy regarding Android, so i am looking for some help.
Thanks!

Hi DefyVictim,
I understand your concerns - the restore process is a little bit complicated, but still not impossible. There is a strange procedure how to get your phone connected in such a way that RSD lite sees it. In the link given by robbak there is a video which is an exactly described tutorial. Did you follow it carefully?
It goes like - you need to FIRST get the bootloader and then connect it to the PC. If I understood it right, you tried to get the bootloader after you got the phone connected - which did not work.
I had a similar issue but finally figured it out. Oh, and there was just another thing - the battery was too low, so I had to do quite risky McGyver method to charge the battery somehow (no charging when your phone is bricked!), but be careful, this is potentially dangerous. Nothing happend for me, because I charged my phone for a minimum of time (like half an hour) to get it working.
Check this thread if you face battery low warning:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
I know now it is a pain to get a SBF file, but not sure if the T-mobile should be working unless your phone wasn't coming from T-mobile (?)