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I flashed my Defy with froyo, then installed CM7, i charged it to 20% battery and turned it on. All worked fine for a couple of minutes, but afterwards it started restarting every 30 secs, So i tried flashing it again with the Chinese froyo (I'm from Israel, if it matters), but without charging the battery back to full, Which means I started flashing with about 15% battery.
I finished flashing rsdlite wrote "pass" and everything but the defy wouldn't power up, it just shows white led whenever i plug it to my PC. rsdlite recognized it in the first couple of hours and i tried flashing froyo again and again, but after a while even rsdlite didn't recognize it anymore.
I read a thread here that said that the phone doesn't charge in boot mode, and i thought that might be the problem, so i took out the battery and charged it at a phone store for about 15 minutes, then tried to turn it on but still no powering up. So now I have a defy that doesn't power up and isn't even recognized by rsdlite.
I'm hopeless, I loved my defy very much, and I really need an clue.
I'll do anything!
Thanks for reading this far, I hope you can help me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026 maybe this will help
Tried it, didn't work, I also tried to charge the battery already so I think its not just a dead battery problem, its probably more than that.
Hi there and welcome to the forums. You didn't mentioned which was the base OS you've had on your Defy before installing CM7, but I'll assume you have had a Froyo version, maybe the stock one (please provide more details).
If you flashed nordic SBF before installing CM7 or if you had official Froyo on your phone then you won't be able to Flash the leaked Chinese Froyo. It has some partitions with version code -2- like Eclair, whereas the nordic ROM has the code -4- and therefore it's not possible to directly downgrade by applying the Chinese SBF.
To revive your Defy you must charge your battery (at least 50% to be sure it will have enough juice and will last the whole process), then start it in stock recovery (Vold Down+ Power and then by pressing both volume buttons when the android with exclamation mark appears) and wipe data+cache. After this step you can start your phone in bootloader mode (Vol Up + Power) and flash again the initial ROM you had right before installing CM7.
you are from israel right?
why you choose chinese froyo for god sake?
some chinese froyo sbf is intended only for different DEFY (ME525) / Chinese Defy, and normal Defy is MB525.
it could damage your flashlight and phone.
use sbf from central europe froyo for best result installing CM7.
thanks guys, I charged the battery, got rsdlite to recognize the phone, and flashed a UK sbf, now its back on, working, and showing that motoblur animation.
I guess now all that's left is to install a 2.1 OS and everything should work.
(Please correct if I got this wrong, since I AM a noob and i really don't want to make another mistake)
THANKS ALOT!
If you flashed a full Froyo SBF then you cannot install Eclair SBF. It's not possible to directly downgrade after you have flashed Froyo using a full SBF. However you can easily flash a Froyo official ROM or... why not CM7 or MIUI.
Thing is... I already flashed 2.1, and got it to the point where it shows me the M logo. but it didn't go any further than that. i tried flashing a 2.3.3 ROM, same thing happens, M logo but nothing more. right now im back to this version of 2.2:
p3_jordan_umts_jordan-user-2.2.1-3.4.2-107_JDN-4-000000-release-keys-signed-T-Mobile-US.sbf
and I'm getting an animation of Motoblur with nothing else.
flaah nordic sbf then go to cm7. Follow the guide read first cm7 faq before proceeding
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All you do is flashing.. Have you actually do total wipe in recovery? Since you're having the motoblur animation splash screen, it is obviously your previous data is conflicting while the phone is trying to boot normally..
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farsight73 said:
All you do is flashing.. Have you actually do total wipe in recovery? Since you're having the motoblur animation splash screen, it is obviously your previous data is conflicting while the phone is trying to boot normally..
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I believe you are right about wiping, I've bricked my phone to the point i couldn't turn the phone on. So all you usually have to do is flash the full sbf, when it tries to boot it gets stuck on the m logo, just pull the battery, power it up holding volume down wait for the the triangle and press the middle of the volume rocker and it will take you to the stock recovery. Wipe and factory rest, flash the sbf again.
wipe/factory reset didn't fix it, though I noticed nordic sbf got it to show the android animation.
is it possible that I need to install a rom after I flash an sbf? and if so, how can I install a rom (custom recovery doesn't give me an option to install a zip, only "update.zip").
do I install some sort of 2ndinit?
do I install a rom through "update.zip"?
sorry once again for another (hopefully last ) noobish questions.
The SBF is a full ROM so atfer flashing a SBF there is no need to put another ROM via recovery, unless you want to do so (let's say you'd like to install CM7 or MIUI). If you haven't flashed a 2.3.4 full SBF you should be able to revive your Defy using the nordic SBF. Try to download it again or try a different one (one of those official SBF's released this summer).
I did install a 2.3.4 full sbf, but it too didnt work, tried a factory reset + cache wipe, and reflashing the 2.3.4 and it's still stuck on the M logo
Ive done something stupidly wrong.. Help me please..
Ok Ive a me525 and I tried to flash my phone with JRDNEM_U3_2.51.0_CHN_P3_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA030.0R_USAJORDANRTINT_P029_A018_HWp3_Service1FF
Was not sure what I was doing at that moment(just following a guide/tutorial on YouTube)After the whole progress with RSD lite, my device turned black as the title says with only showing a white led light. Was getting pretty deperate thinking about I had broken the phone.. :crying:
I have searched for a solution on the forums saw some people did get their device repeared, but everything they had done didnt worked for me..
So please help this boy in need.. We dont have lots of money to spare so buying a new phone isnt really a fast option..
p.s. Not sure though but would a chinese sbf work and where would I find one?
I'm not sure where to start, so if there's anything i left out, I'll be glad to clarify.
phone: Motorola Bravo MB520
stock: 2.2.1
current: CM7 V5
i made the mistake of pulling the battery during a clockwork restore from CM7 for Bravo to a rooted stock nandroid, then the battery died before completion, corrupting the flash.
i hotwired the phone, and flashed the above linked 2.2.1 SBF and did a factory reset, all caches wiped and the phone is alive!... kind of.
from this point on, the phone will start up while hotwired, but I get an error that the battery is not recognized as a genuine Motorola battery (it is), and there is a question mark in the battery indicator in status bar and in the charging startup screen (phone off, plug into wall, moto logo, battery charge image).
"/sys/class/power_supply/battery/uevent" reads:
POWER_SUPPLY_NAME=battery
POWER_SUPPLY_TYPE=Battery
POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Unknown
POWER_SUPPLY_HEALTH=Good
POWER_SUPPLY_PRESENT=0
POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY=Li-ion
POWER_SUPPLY_CAPACITY=100
POWER_SUPPLY_VOLTAGE_NOW=3753000
POWER_SUPPLY_TEMP=340
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=0
POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_COUNTER=100
I bought a new battery, same issue.
I baleted the contents of "/data/battd/" and "/data/system/batterystats.bin" with no change.
The battery is seated properly, with no corrosion on terminals.
Is there anything more than can be done?
Just for sh**'s and giggles did you try to do another flash with the 2.2.1 sbf? Might help. Or just try flashing the CM7 rom, turn it on and just play around a little then flash back to 2.2.1. Post an up date please! Others might do this too.
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Just for sh**'s and giggles did you try to do another flash with the 2.2.1 sbf? Might help. Or just try flashing the CM7 rom, turn it on and just play around a little then flash back to 2.2.1. Post an up date please! Others might do this too.
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i've flashed the 2.2.1 SBF 2-3 times now. after encountered this, that was my first thought, having been unable to get RSDLite to give me a success response. the only CM ROM's available are ports of the Moto Defy. This one just has the working cameras. Stock factory reset gives same error as does another CM port by rdanner/josuearisty as well as bandroidx's ROM.
So i was installing a SBF and i got to the "manually reboot phone now, so i tried to, and i got nothing, so i tried again again and got nothing, so i pulled battery and still nothing happened, now i can't even get to a bootloader, bootmenu or even a boot logo, all i get is white LED from the LED indicator please please please help
what was the original rom on the phone and which sbf did you try to flash? looks like you tried to downgrade...
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yeah, i was on 2.3.4 and i flashed a 2.2. didn't realize it was un downgradeable, if that's a word. but ya anyways, any solutions?
does rsdlite recognize the phone? if so, flash 2.3.4 again, that should fix it theoretically. if it doesnt, try to bring it back under warranty and say you wanted to upgrade, cuz you heard there was a newer software (in fact, there is, 2.3.6), and it broke your phone. when i did the same thing (trying to downgrade from 2.2 to 2.1 back in march), they took my phone back, and changed the physical rom, and now everythings fine. good luck!
You will need to flash a unique 2.1 firmware via rsdlite and from there u can install whatever you want (but only by nandroid backup) because if ur phone was on 2.3.4 thats mean the only way to flash froyo is by nandroid backup but u still can flash 2.3.4 or higher the normal way which by rsd lite , hope my information was usefull
but if RSD doesn't recognize it, i'm pretty much screwed? damn it. thanks anyways guys. i tried to take it in, but apparently there was no warrenty on the phone, so ya. done for.
I'm using rsd 5.4.4 should i use 4.9?
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I'm using rsd 5.4.4 should i use 4.9?
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use the last one and make sure u installed motorola drivers
does the pc make any kind of sound when you connect the phone? if so, theres still hope. if not, may she rest in peace
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I think that defy is undistroyable by rsd lite .
The only thing happened is not recognised that battery is emty.
if someone near you have a defy too you can borrow its battery and follow
This
If can't get a charged battery you should get a desktop charger or use "Mcgyver hack"
It is 100% that you can't fullbrick it.
With wrong rom it vont turn in or show anything on screen but if battery is ok the pc gonna recognise it and RSD lite will write the new sbf.
Hi guys
Before I explain I'd like to say that yes, I have read other threads on similar topics, although none seem to have the same symptoms as me...
This week I bought a software-bricked Defy on eBay with the hopes of fixing it and giving it to a friend. I first tried flashing an old Eclair SBF to no avail (only switched on to bootloader) and thought that it could be failing due to it being on a newer firmware. So then I tried Froyo, and when that didn't work either (bootloops like when I received the phone) I thought my last resort was a CG 5 SBF, so I went for the JORDN_U3_97.21.51 build. This seems to get further into the booting process, with the MotoBLUR animation appearing but I get a BP Panic - 0x00080010 above the animation before the phone switches off. Thinking I had nothing to lose I tried a Gingerbread ROM, but that just bootlooped too so I went back to 97.21.51. I realise I've probably painted myself into a corner by flashing these
I'm all out of ideas with how to get the phone any further and have searched for the BP panic to no avail. I can get into stock recovery and bootloader, although the recovery seems to have issues with accessing the cache sometimes.
Thanks for reading
The same panic have y for the last 2 weeks, after flashing hangs in bootloader (red logo and no animation), after other flash hangs on a animated red logo and thats where you must give it time 3 or 4 min. wating, when its dont works you can try to pul out battery and do it in again while you hold the start and vol. down button, then in recovery menu wipe Dalvik cache and wipe cahe. Maby it works then, when not you can try like me to go again tho recovery and there restore stockrom, thats the way ym getting my defy work again. There are many ways to get it back to work again and it cost me 2 weeks after flashing maby 15 diverend roms to get it works and even than when it works, 2 days work whit rooting it and get 3G alive. So when you think its dead, maby RSDlite can bring it back to live, just like here.
Now my Defy MB525 working like a Defy 526 on Gingerbread.
So don't give up, when you can see whit RSDlite the phoon, it must be possible to get it work, only problem here was on a moment when the battery was empty, but here on XDA you can find the megayver method (charging on a ohter cell like a duo) or what y have don, get my old nokia loader (5V) and whit 2 wires hangs on the battery power it up to 4.1 V, succes.
Thanks, although I was just getting repeated boot loops rather than it hanging on the logo... And that wasn't animated either. How did you manage to restore the stock ROM through the recovery? Did you have a flashable zip? Please bear in mind that I did not get a custom recovery installed
I'll look out for the low battery problem. Thanks for your advice
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Thanks, although I was just getting repeated boot loops rather than it hanging on the logo... And that wasn't animated either. How did you manage to restore the stock ROM through the recovery? Did you have a flashable zip? Please bear in mind that I did not get a custom recovery installed
I'll look out for the low battery problem. Thanks for your advice
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U should have wiped cache and data after flashing Froyo!!!!!!
It would have booted!!!!
Now u flashed GB!! Ur stuck there!!!
Flash gb again and Go to stock recovery and wipe data!!!! If know how to do it!!!
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nogoodusername said:
U should have wiped cache and data after flashing Froyo!!!!!!
It would have booted!!!!
Now u flashed GB!! Ur stuck there!!!
Flash gb again and Go to stock recovery and wipe data!!!! If know how to do it!!!
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Thanks, although I'm pretty sure I did wipe cache and data... and I definitely did (several times ) after flashing Gingerbread. I feel like whatever is preventing Froyo and Gingerbread from booting is the same thing as what is giving me the BP panic on the CG 5 Eclair ROM.
I would suspect a hardware issue here.w
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I think it might be too It's a shame because I can enter recovery and bootloader okay, and the seller said it broke during a failed software update so I thought it would be a simple matter of reflashing an SBF.
what is bp panic?
what happens when it is booting?
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When I try to boot the CG 5 Eclair I get past the static Motorola logo (hence further than any other build) but the MotoBLUR animation is stuttery, with a BP panic at the top (see picture). This goes on for quite a while, then the phone switches off and this loops.
Ok if occurred during a software update, find out which he was installing and try that one. May also be worth trying motoupdate.
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I might try that, but won't it be useless now that I've flashed CG 5? I'll look into MotoUpdate
Is the general consensus that this is an unfixable hardware issue, then?
Apolgoies if you've already tried this, but I had a Defy which would do the same, either stuck on M logo or error in bootloader.
Each time I just plugged it into PC / USB at bootloader screen, and used RSD Lite to try another ROM. Eventually I found one which worked. I think I tried 5 before finding one which didn't cause any problems.
My defy was a ME525+ and the ROM which finally worked was "DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-132_BLUR"
So, if you haven't already, I'd just suggest try a few more ROMS, flashed from Bootloader / RSD Lite.
Hope it helps somehow
Hello Everyone ,
I have Motorola Defy(BM525) Green Lens with MIUI 2.4.13 Rom...was Working fine ...
After Updating NEW BL7 SBF, My Defy is Detecting on System as a Motorola Defy(MB526) and Battery Showing Question Mark (?).
and Battery is not charging ...i am using my phone with 2 new batteries charging on Universal Charger.....
Please Help me.....!!
Thanks
Pritesh Waghela..
Crazy about Defy
waghela.pritesh said:
Hello Everyone ,
I have Motorola Defy(BM525) Green Lens with MIUI 2.4.13 Rom...was Working fine ...
After Updating NEW BL7 SBF, My Defy is Detecting on System as a Motorola Defy(MB526) and Battery Showing Question Mark (?).
and Battery is not charging ...i am using my phone with 2 new batteries charging on Universal Charger.....
Please Help me.....!!
Thanks
Pritesh Waghela..
Crazy about Defy
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Are the new batteries genuine replacements? I had that issue with aftermarket batteries. I also had the question mark by not using the official charger that came with the phone.
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Are the new batteries genuine replacements? I had that issue with aftermarket batteries. I also had the question mark by not using the official charger that came with the phone.
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Thanks for reply ...:good:
I am using original genuine parts only(Batteries and Charger)....i am universal charger to keep my Defy ON ...
i will be glad if u really help me out for my problem ...
Thanks Once Again
Thanks
Pritesh Waghela
I think you've to apply the battery fix. Did you try cm10.x?
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Yes...I tired everything..... I'm facing this problem because of BL6 to BL7 firmware update....
Can we downgrade firmware version ??
"Efuse" does any have about this chip...
Thanks
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i have the same problem, red lens (i think) defy
it happened like 8 months ago, happened in a sudden, everything was perfect before that, i was running CM10 by Quarx back then.And until one day when i changed my battery and reboot, i found my battery status showed 100% for hours without changing, so after like half a day i wonder why, so i reboot my phone, and after that my battery showed a question mark like (?) and i can't charge or read my battery level, when the battery used out the phone just power off it self without warning
i changed another phone short after that, but recently i found that my 2 batteries are all good to charge with a universal charger, and the phone can be used, but only on stock, because i can't flash most of *.zip for no reason, everything i try to go in the cwm recovery just boot into stock recovery, with some error information like:
E: Can't mount CACHE:recovery
E: Can't mount CACHE:recovery
E: Can't mount CACHE:recovery
something like that
i tried to wipe everything, flash sbf, and the problem stayed the same
yesterday i managed to use the SndInitDefy_2.3 to installed a bootmenu and successfully boot into cwm recovery but can't flash zip as well, it says some like:
E: error in /sdcard/******.zip
(Status 0)
god knows what that means...