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[Q] defy stuck at motorola boot screen after flash

i flash my phone with a custom rom from this forum
succesfull until RSD Lite step
after RSD Lite, my phone stuck at Motorola logo with blur
tried pull off and pulling on the batery with power and volume up, it got back to bootloader screen
try aother RSD Power, it is still the same
Progress till 100 persen, but the phone stucked at motorola blur logo
any solution, guys?
thanks

What were you trying to flash?

I try to upgrade to froyo.
it stuck after RSD Lite step

Well first, is your phone rooted? Secondly, what stock version did you have?
I think I can get you up and running with Froyo

you may try to install your original version/build number sbf. if its work, maybe you can try flash froyo ROM again. then when you finished restore custom ROM all you have to do is go to bootloader then flash boot/devtree only sbf.. dont pull usb connection. but if RSD want you to turn phone manually then you need to press power button even though your phone at booting state..

i got the same problem, everything was working fine before i done it a couple times but then i used miui and my phone battery died and it wouldnt work after that so i decided to flash with rsd lite and after doing everything normally its just stuck at the motorola and moto blur symbol/animation thing. really frustrating.
-ashur

FL4M3K1NG said:
i got the same problem, everything was working fine before i done it a couple times but then i used miui and my phone battery died and it wouldnt work after that so i decided to flash with rsd lite and after doing everything normally its just stuck at the motorola and moto blur symbol/animation thing. really frustrating.
-ashur
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did you find fix?

What SBF file did you use?
Have you tried another file?

get into stock recover (Vol Up + Power) then wipe data/cache

Half Bricked
I have an Mb525 rooted (that was) running stock 2.2 Blurred. I installed the Defy boot loader and hard reset/wiped partitions and (tried to) install cm7 from SD, it installs fine, goes fine, everything is all set. Reboot the device and the splash image pops up with the white LED first, then the blue one for boot loader, and finally the green one. It stays on splash screen. I tried 2 different versions of cm7 and both do the same thing. I'm able to access the boot loader, it just doesn't finish loading whatever I flash onto it.
As my phone is dysfunctional, I would appreciate it if you could contact me through my Skype;
kurtdunsmore
I won't receive emails.. =/
Specs:
Moto Defy shipped with 2.1
Rooted
Red Lense
T-Mobile, U.S.A.
Please let me know if any other information would be helpful.

tendyfish said:
get into stock recover (Vol Up + Power) then wipe data/cache
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to go in stock recovery u must use Vol Down + Power

Solution
I had this problem. Found a solution at 4pda.ru
1. Shut down your phone.
2. Hold Volume- button, press Power button for 2 seconds. Then release both.
3. When you see Android robot press together both Volume+ and Volume- buttons.
4. Erase both Cache and Data.
5. Reboot.
Your phone should boot normally.

aed0101 said:
I had this problem. Found a solution at 4pda.ru
1. Shut down your phone.
2. Hold Volume- button, press Power button for 2 seconds. Then release both.
3. When you see Android robot press together both Volume+ and Volume- buttons.
4. Erase both Cache and Data.
5. Reboot.
Your phone should boot normally.
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This worked perfectly well. Thank you.
Andy

recovery help!

Hi,
I recently flashed the cm72-120124.0859-NIGHTLY-Defy.zip, and now that i am trying to flash to cm72-120126.2206-NIGHTLY-Defy, but now when i try to boot to recovery, i get teh warning screen with the android and the exclamation point.
My phony works fine, but now I can't get into the custom recovery.
please help!
thnak you,

How did you entered to recovery??
Vol- on blue led i think, the custom is still there! Otherwise the phone doesnt boot
Motorola Defy CM7 RC 1.5 OC 1GHz

i usually just rebooted to recovery from the cm7 menu.
it's worked this way since i had cm7.1 stable, and other nightlies.
thanks, any advice is greatly appreciated.

Try boot into BootMenu and then go to custom/latest recovery? Did that work for you when you tried?

If the custom bootmenu is working properly, a blue LED on the phone should briefly light up each time the phone reboots (while the Motorola logo is being displayed). As soon as the blue LED lights up, press the volume down button. The custom BootMenu should display.
If that doesn't work, you could also try this. In CyanogenMod settings, go to Interface and make sure the "Power prompt" option is checked. Then, when you press and hold the power button and select "Reboot," you should see the option to reboot into "Bootmenu."

Thank you everyone,
i was able to get to the recovery menu by using the volume - at the blue light. still not sure why the reboot to recovery didn't work. it works now though.

[Q] Please help- defy stuck at red moto logo-recovery not showing full menu

hey, i have moto defy with custom rom MIUI 2.3.7 miui version 2.3.16. yesterday i got weekly miui rom update and cellphone download it and istalled it succesfulyy in recovery mode.
latest version are 2.3.23.
After update when phone reboots,it stucks on red moto logo, and cant pass it.
I reset it from recovery and also wipe cache. but still cant pass from red logo.
And recovery not showing full menu, there are just 4, like install update from sd card, reboot, wipe date,wipe cache.
plz tell where is the other option like install from sd card,so that i can reinstall rom. i put rom in card and press install update.zip in recovery but it got aborted.
Plz help what to do?

Do not worry!
cute_kayani said:
hey, i have moto defy with custom rom MIUI 2.3.7 miui version 2.3.16. yesterday i got weekly miui rom update and cellphone download it and istalled it succesfulyy in recovery mode.
latest version are 2.3.23.
After update when phone reboots,it stucks on red moto logo, and cant pass it.
I reset it from recovery and also wipe cache. but still cant pass from red logo.
And recovery not showing full menu, there are just 4, like install update from sd card, reboot, wipe date,wipe cache.
plz tell where is the other option like install from sd card,so that i can reinstall rom. i put rom in card and press install update.zip in recovery but it got aborted.
Plz help what to do?
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Hello there!
As you mentioned that you are not able to see other Recovery options like "Install from zip" etc. This is because you must be booting your phone into the Stock Recovery. For those extra options to come up we need to boot the phone into the Custom Recovery.
To boot into Custom Recovery:
1. Press power on button;
2. Notice when the LED light blinks "BLUE" color; press both the volume keys this time;
3. Now it should show you Custom Recovery options this time;
4. Select "Install from Zip" and flash the ROM you were trying to flash (Also refer to the ROM info if that has some special installation steps).
If the above steps does not resolves the issue then you can always flash you phone with the Stock ROM found in the following article named as SBF:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
[Note: Above mentioned article has all the information that a defy user needs. Thanks "Zephyrot" for that wonderful article.]
Hope that helps!
Good Luck!!

there is no blue led, when press power button it stuck on red moto logo..
and when press both vol down and power it goes into recovery with limited options.
can it is possible i put rom into sd card and rename it with Update.zip and then in recovery use it with update zip..
or any other solution
Thanks

cute_kayani said:
hey, i have moto defy with custom rom MIUI 2.3.7 miui version 2.3.16. yesterday i got weekly miui rom update and cellphone download it and istalled it succesfulyy in recovery mode.
latest version are 2.3.23.
After update when phone reboots,it stucks on red moto logo, and cant pass it.
I reset it from recovery and also wipe cache. but still cant pass from red logo.
And recovery not showing full menu, there are just 4, like install update from sd card, reboot, wipe date,wipe cache.
plz tell where is the other option like install from sd card,so that i can reinstall rom. i put rom in card and press install update.zip in recovery but it got aborted.
Plz help what to do?
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I guess you'd charge your phone first then wait for a while,

cute_kayani said:
there is no blue led, when press power button it stuck on red moto logo..
and when press both vol down and power it goes into recovery with limited options.
can it is possible i put rom into sd card and rename it with Update.zip and then in recovery use it with update zip..
or any other solution
Thanks
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I'm disappointed to know that you are still facing the same issue. Also, renaming the file to update.zip will not let you flash it.
As suggested above first recharge your battery for a while and then flash with appropriate SBF of your region using RSD Lite. Refer to the above given link it has all the information. Also, note that if you flash with any particular android version SBF (which is not a fixed SBF) then you will not be able to downgrade (above article has all info).
Hope this helps!
Good Luck!

Okay, thanks for all.. this is the T Mobile Uk version and i got it with eclair rom, and than updated with orignal T mobile froyo.
Now i should start from froyo or eclair?

cute_kayani said:
Okay, thanks for all.. this is the T Mobile Uk version and i got it with eclair rom, and than updated with orignal T mobile froyo.
Now i should start from froyo or eclair?
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You may use any ROM either Froyo or Eclair. Please also check the downgradilbility of the ROM. As in many of the cases if the ROM is not fixed then switching back to the earlier versions is impossible without having the Nandroid backup. I suggest you to use the version which is officially released in your region.
ROMs can be downloaded from the below mentioned link:
http://and-developers.com/sbf:defy
Complete information about various SBFs at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537
Hope this helps!
Happy Flashing!

i flash it with JRDNEM_U3_2.21.0_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA028.0R_USAJORDANRTGB_P026_A007_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
and i got staus passed message and cellphone reboots.
but now it is not going in recovery/bootloader or power on.
what is this?
but when i connect usb ,rsd detect it..but this time no white led also.

I again flash it with JRDNEM_U3_2.51.1_BLUR_P3_SIGN_SIGNED_USAJRDNEMARAB1B8TMGB030.0R_USAJORDANTMGB_P039_A015_M003_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
successfully passed and message pop for reboots,but still black screen.

Rajneeshgadge17 said:
Hello there!
As you mentioned that you are not able to see other Recovery options like "Install from zip" etc. This is because you must be booting your phone into the Stock Recovery. For those extra options to come up we need to boot the phone into the Custom Recovery.
To boot into Custom Recovery:
1. Press power on button;
2. Notice when the LED light blinks "BLUE" color; press both the volume keys this time;
3. Now it should show you Custom Recovery options this time;
4. Select "Install from Zip" and flash the ROM you were trying to flash (Also refer to the ROM info if that has some special installation steps).
If the above steps does not resolves the issue then you can always flash you phone with the Stock ROM found in the following article named as SBF:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
[Note: Above mentioned article has all the information that a defy user needs. Thanks "Zephyrot" for that wonderful article.]
Hope that helps!
Good Luck!!
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Tnx for post guy

Palestrino said:
Tnx for post guy
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Thanks,
I tried but there was no blue led and flash it two time but now black screen is the hurdle.
please tell how to pass this.
While flashing there was message for successful status, and reboot but now when i press power button nothing happen. And neither goes into boot loader or recover.
Only RSD detects my phone for flashing, otherwise its complete dead....
ohhhoooooo MIUI Rom You ruined my DEFY (

cute_kayani said:
i flash it with JRDNEM_U3_2.21.0_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA028.0R_USAJORDANRTGB_P026_A007_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
and i got staus passed message and cellphone reboots.
but now it is not going in recovery/bootloader or power on.
what is this?
but when i connect usb ,rsd detect it..but this time no white led also.
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cute_kayani said:
I again flash it with JRDNEM_U3_2.51.1_BLUR_P3_SIGN_SIGNED_USAJRDNEMARAB1B8TMGB030.0R_USAJORDANTMGB_P039_A015_M003_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
successfully passed and message pop for reboots,but still black screen.
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What we need to do?
We are launching Stock Recovery and wiping cache and data.
Use below mentioned steps:
1. Remove battery from phone and then reinsert;
2. Press and hold Volume Down button along with Power button till you see Android icon with an exclamation mark (!);
3. Once you see android icon and exclamation mark release both buttons and now press volume up and volume down button together;
4. Above steps will launch Android System Recovery window (Stock Recovery);
5. Now “wipe data/factory reset” by pressing volume down key and to select press power key;
6. On the next screen it will prompt you to confirm this option by selecting “yes – delete all use data” select this option with power key again;
6. Also “wipe cache partition” from power key as mentioned above;
7. Now select “reboot system now”;
After above steps it will take around 3-5 minutes for first boot and your phone will now boot in normal state.
If the above steps does not resolves the issue then I would recommend you to use some other SBF depending on your region.
Hope this helps!

Thanks Rajneeshgadge17..
When i press these buttons nothing is happening. and i charge up battery with universal charger, don't know what is wrong.
only RSd detect my phone when i plugin USB.. otherwise it seems completely dead.

can somebody help........

cute_kayani said:
can somebody help........
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Refer this post = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24205029&postcount=2

What if I have balck screen in recovery mode as well?
Do you have any idea how to solve the same problem if the recovery mode does not start neither? Only RSDLite sees that the phone is connected. I can refresh the ROM but I did not find the right .sbf file yet. Do you know maybe which one would bring back the phone from death?
Thank you in advance!!
Rajneeshgadge17 said:
What we need to do?
We are launching Stock Recovery and wiping cache and data.
Use below mentioned steps:
1. Remove battery from phone and then reinsert;
2. Press and hold Volume Down button along with Power button till you see Android icon with an exclamation mark (!);
3. Once you see android icon and exclamation mark release both buttons and now press volume up and volume down button together;
4. Above steps will launch Android System Recovery window (Stock Recovery);
5. Now “wipe data/factory reset” by pressing volume down key and to select press power key;
6. On the next screen it will prompt you to confirm this option by selecting “yes – delete all use data” select this option with power key again;
6. Also “wipe cache partition” from power key as mentioned above;
7. Now select “reboot system now”;
After above steps it will take around 3-5 minutes for first boot and your phone will now boot in normal state.
If the above steps does not resolves the issue then I would recommend you to use some other SBF depending on your region.
Hope this helps!
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Ryaren said:
Do you have any idea how to solve the same problem if the recovery mode does not start neither? Only RSDLite sees that the phone is connected. I can refresh the ROM but I did not find the right .sbf file yet. Do you know maybe which one would bring back the phone from death?
Thank you in advance!!
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Try to find the latest stock rom from your region... and match with ur defy type... flash with rsd that would bring ur defy back
Sent from my XT535 using xda premium

Doesn't work for me
Rajneeshgadge17 said:
What we need to do?
We are launching Stock Recovery and wiping cache and data.
Use below mentioned steps:
1. Remove battery from phone and then reinsert;
2. Press and hold Volume Down button along with Power button till you see Android icon with an exclamation mark (!);
3. Once you see android icon and exclamation mark release both buttons and now press volume up and volume down button together;
4. Above steps will launch Android System Recovery window (Stock Recovery);
5. Now “wipe data/factory reset” by pressing volume down key and to select press power key;
6. On the next screen it will prompt you to confirm this option by selecting “yes – delete all use data” select this option with power key again;
6. Also “wipe cache partition” from power key as mentioned above;
7. Now select “reboot system now”;
After above steps it will take around 3-5 minutes for first boot and your phone will now boot in normal state.
If the above steps does not resolves the issue then I would recommend you to use some other SBF depending on your region.
Hope this helps!
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Unfortunately it doesn’t work for me, my defy doesn’t react for any key combination. RSD Lite still discovers it I can flash any sbf’s. But I’m still getting black screen. The problem is that I don’t know which sbf I should use… Please help. I know I can’t brick defy but if I don’t know how to get back I’m almost there… 

0lsztyN said:
Unfortunately it doesn’t work for me, my defy doesn’t react for any key combination. RSD Lite still discovers it I can flash any sbf’s. But I’m still getting black screen. The problem is that I don’t know which sbf I should use… Please help. I know I can’t brick defy but if I don’t know how to get back I’m almost there… 
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It seems an issue with the Kernel. May be you are flashing the Green lense Defy (MB525) with GB kernel (i.e. MB526 sbf).
Also check the Bootloader version and which Android version you were using.
Here is a list of all the SBF's for both versions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537
Hope this helps.
PS:- I don't use Defy for a year now as I own a Nexus 4.

[Q: SOLVED] Defy not booting up and I can't flash it

I had MIUI and performed a hard reset. Now I can't boot into MIUI and CM7, and as far as I understand I need to flash stock firmware to start everything from scratch. But how can I get to flashing stock firmware if I can't connect it in USB debugging mode?

So rsd is not detecting your phone? Do you see a white notification light when you connect it to your PC? If you see the light, and rsd doesn't detect I think all you have to do is hit the power button once and then the computer should connect.
From my Bauer seed in minecraft

You can flash via cwm if boot menu is working...
Sent from my MB526 using xda premium

Yes, there is a white notification light the same moment I plug it to my PC, then it turns on and tries to boot. But RSD doesn't see it.
I've tried flashing MIUI and CM7 via CWM, but the phone doesn't boot. I believe I'm doing it wrong. So I wanted to flash stock with RSD and try again.

when you see white light ,try push and keep power button and vol- and vol+ ,i made like this and rds lite saw my phone

Doesn't seem to work for me.

Can you enter the bootloader mode at all? Its volume down and power button combination which is required
Also, before doing that try data wipe from cwm
Sent from my MB526 using xda premium

The Bootmenu? I enter it by pressing volume down when the blue led is flashing.
I've made a dozen data wipes, cache wipes and dalvik cache wipes. None of them helped.

Wow. I've chosen "2nd init + adb" boot mode instead of "2nd init", and loaded to CM7!
Will investigate it. But not today, too tired anyway.

Okay, so I've found how to boot it. I just need to connect it to computer and choose "2nd init + adb" booting. Am I right to suppose that the best thing to do now is flashing it with stock firmware via RSD?

Now I've got another problem: 2ndInit installation fails. I've tried 1.4.2 (hangs instantly after pressing the "Install 2ndInit Recovery" button) and 2.0 (hangs after downloading the stable bootmenu).
A few minutes later it closes the "Downloading" window and asks if superuser is installed (it is, I've already rooted the phone with SuperOneClick). So I see the problem is that it can't get root permissions. How can I fix it?
Edit: okay, rebooting the phone worked.

[Q] Bootloop. Defy after updating CWM CM10.zip bricked?

Hi everybody,
I was using quarx cm10 on my defy (green lens) for week.
My Defy is running after updating cm-10-20130117-UNOFFICIAL-mb526.zip into a boot loop.
See picture bootloop.jpeg
I can manage to boot into flash mode (?) by pressing power + Volume down button. Droid
and exclamation mark only appears (see recovery.jpeg). There is no menu. Defy does not
appear on computer when USB cable is plugged in (lsusb on Linux). So I can't flash sbf by
sbf_flash.x
How can I flash/recover my phone. nandroid backups are available.
Need help!
Thanks,
MiMeDD

Try
MiMeDD said:
Hi everybody,
I was using quarx cm10 on my defy (green lens) for week.
My Defy is running after updating cm-10-20130117-UNOFFICIAL-mb526.zip into a boot loop.
See picture bootloop.jpeg
I can manage to boot into flash mode (?) by pressing power + Volume down button. Droid
and exclamation mark only appears (see recovery.jpeg). There is no menu. Defy does not
appear on computer when USB cable is plugged in (lsusb on Linux). So I can't flash sbf by
sbf_flash.x
How can I flash/recover my phone. nandroid backups are available.
Need help!
Thanks,
MiMeDD
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press your volume up and down key both when this exclamation mark appears you will be able to enter in motorola stock recovery mode where you can wipe data and cache.:good:

$iddy said:
press your volume up and down key both when this exclamation mark appears you will be able to enter in motorola stock recovery mode where you can wipe data and cache.:good:
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Thanks that helped go get into motorola stock recovery mode.
I also just learned to press power+Volume up to get into download mode.
Stock ROM is now flashed.
Great help!
Thanks!
MiMeDD