Can someone tell me - is this moto MB525 or MB526? - Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all...
Maybe supid question...
I have bought on ebay black motorola defy+ as my 2nd phone.
In about was model MB526. So i have not tested all functions and i directly installed original sbf, then rooted sbf, then cwm recovery.
Then i enter in cwm recovery and install cm-7-20121008-unofficial-jordan_plus-signed.zip and gapps.
All was okay...but now classic defy camera problem - camera is green.
When i tried open camera it say Cannot connect to camera. Catlog say Could not open camera hw.
Under battery on sticker is MOTODEFY MVQ7-334411D11
SM2805AE7E1
L026NU6276
I can give imei too...
My question is...is this really defy+ ?
...and is possible to have defy+ with green camera?
THX

I dont think this is unheard of. Ask the seller for a refund
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Harry GT-S5830 said:
I dont think this is unheard of. Ask the seller for a refund
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...so you think this is classic defy MB525.
Is on internet any imei checker, or motorola warranty check?

CornholioGSM said:
...so you think this is classic defy MB525.
Is on internet any imei checker, or motorola warranty check?
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You can check on Motorola.com with IMEI
you have to register then go to my registered products and tipe IMEI

...okay...so this defy is really MB525.
Sh*t
...so i have MB525 with 526 firmware and there is no bootloader downgrade for camera works.
Right?

Sorry for reviving a thread from early December... but before I made my own thread about a similar issue I decided to hick-jack this one.
So someone gave me a Motorola Defy (MB525, MKQ7 334411B11 according to the sticker on the board) as a gift. It is a GREEN LENS, Motorola Defy from T-Mobile US.
Well they gave it to me 'semi bricked' after the person flashed it with a CM10 rom build made especially for the Defy+ (MB526).
According to my research the latest build for the Defy (MB525) is from September 24.
I have tried it but the phone keeps acting up.
Is there anything I can do to make the phone work again??
EDIT: Apparently, the phone was flashed with a JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_177-005... sbf and it originally had android 2.1. Dunno how much that information helps...

Serach google for downgrading
I read about an Bl.7 Sbf which have an froyo kernel
So maybe there is a way to create green lens .sbf with bl.7
Look for threads from walter79
You can try Quarx 2ndboot rom, they should work on all Defy's
MB525 red lense

bone101 said:
You can try Quarx 2ndboot rom, they should work on all Defy's.
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Can anyone else confirmed this?? I am trying to revive this Defy and if those work I know what I will flash it with later.
Edit: Quarx 2ndboot roms, use custom kernels that work on both. Confirmed.
It was flashed with
Code:
"JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_177-005_VFBLUR_SIGN_SIGNED_USAJRDNEMARAB1B8VFAT03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYOVFAT_P015_A016_M001_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf"
because my friend was scared that the T-Mobile USA sbf that he found would be "too" up to date making it harder to downgrade later.
I read here that the T-Mobile provided sbf here are the original Eclair and the Eclair updated (which this phone originally had). So, is it safe to download them, flash the phone with them, and start from square one by myself?
Any answer would be appreciated.

Just read the "All-in-One Defy Beginner's guide" and flash with RSD to a froyo sbf...

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[Q] 2.3.4 rom help

hi can anyone help,
i bought a defy sometime ago and the person who sold it flashed the 2.3.4 stock rom from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127085
so of corse the defy is green lense so there for camera doesnt work.
is there anyway that i can 1: get camera to work and/or 2: downgrade
ive searched and only found some chinese rom but it has dead links and im a little rusty with nandroid backups etc
can someone guied me
p.s im on cm7.1 if that make any diffrance
thanks folks.
I think 2.3.4 can be downgradable to froyo, am i not right?
I have a green lens defy with stock 2.2 froyo, and for cm7, cm9 and miui, the camera works, so I guess that who sold it to you have it upgraded, don't know why, :S
try flashing froyo, then flash cm7 over it
I'm not sure if will work, but why don't give it a shot
tell me if it worked
Good Luck
No he done full gb 2.3.4 and it says its not downgradeable. I've tryed to flash other sbf's but none work.
Thanks for reply mate.
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jonezy8873 said:
No he done full gb 2.3.4 and it says its not downgradeable. I've tryed to flash other sbf's but none work.
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it was true back then that it wasn't downgradable. but lucky you the situation has changed. you can now downgrade your phone and install custom roms. there are 2 methods available since your rom is only on cg or bl 5:
1) read the first post of this thread completely as all newbies should:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
and in there under common problems/questions you'll find your first solution. this method would preserve your phone to bl5 but it's a bit longer than method 2.
2) method 2 will upgrade your phone to bl6 but it's much easier. so if you don't have any problem with that, use this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486731&highlight=bl6
That's great thanks.
Just what I was looking for
Is this the same method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15341774&postcount=8
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jonezy8873 said:
Is this the same method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15341774&postcount=8
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yes. that is method 1.
balls..... i cant get anything to work
dead links....
cant understand what there on about.....
grrrrrrrrr
jh20 said:
yes. that is method 1.
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its got dead links and when i try to flash the first rom it stops and says fail
jonezy8873 said:
hi can anyone help,
i bought a defy sometime ago and the person who sold it flashed the 2.3.4 stock rom from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127085
so of corse the defy is green lense so there for camera doesnt work.
is there anyway that i can 1: get camera to work and/or 2: downgrade
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Try flashing the full SBF from here - I know the link works because I downloaded it myself a couple of hours ago. It's also rootable using the Droid 3 easy rooting tool linked in that thread. It says in the thread that the green lens camera can be got to work using Greenbreadmod.
If that SBF + Greenbreadmod gets your phone working again then I'd try MS2Ginger or CM7 on it (if CM7 will support the green lens camera, not sure). Take a nandroid backup first - install 2ndInitDefy to get CWM on the phone. MS2Ginger is based on Gingerbread but with some nice enhancements eg 1% battery step, power menu, 720p playback, panorama mode etc. I had the 2.1 version of MS2Ginger on my green-lensed Defy for many months and it was rock solid. I've not tried CM7 but lots of people like it.
ok im downloading it now
so just flash this with rsdlite is that correct.
i have downloaded greenbread 1.1 what do i do with that? do i unzip it on pc or move whole file to clockworkmod backup?
jonezy8873 said:
i have downloaded greenbread 1.1 what do i do with that? do i unzip it on pc or move whole file to clockworkmod backup?
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From the Greenbreadmod thread:
Installation:
Install official GingerBread via nandroid + fixed sbf
Install 2nd-init recovery 0.6.1 or later
Install zip from recovery
RTFM
lol i have no idea what any of that means RTFM? haha
im new at all this
i cant flash that rom anyway it gets to creating img or something like that then says executing then says fail???
ive got all moto drivers installed and running as administrator?
just want a stock rom that camera works.
fed up of cm7 keeps crashing.
tries all the others to like miuiandroid and some others.
starting to miss my iphone :-/
jonezy8873 said:
i cant flash that rom anyway it gets to creating img or something like that then says executing then says fail
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What version of RSD Lite are you using?
5.2 I think
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I used 5.6 to flash that sbf on my phone. Google around, you'll find it online.
Ok I will have a look in a while
Cheers pal
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not even 5.6 works. it gets so far says fail reboots my phone? f**kin mad. ive flashed my old defy like 20 times before and allways worked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1140839, by walter79, ur cam will work i and i used this rom its 100% work on my red lense defy plus
1) Is your phone actually working at the moment ie can you power it up and get to the home screen?
2) When flashing, do you power it up in to the bootloader? This involves holding vol+ as you press and release the power button.
I'm just wondering whether you might have too little battery to flash. The phone doesn't charge the battery in bootloader mode so repeated flashing can flatten the battery. I believe that bootloader mode will display something like "Battery low - cannot program" if that is the case. Possible fixes are: (1) The McGyver hack, (2) charge the battery in a cheap external charger eg like this one.
veeranna said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1140839, by walter79, ur cam will work i and i used this rom its 100% work on my red lense defy plus
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I've got green lense mate that what the problem is. I have the 2.3.4 gingerbread rom that camera (green) soesnt work.
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[Q] Bricked defy! how does my defy defy mb525 became defy mb526?

Hello guys, i was trying to instal an official rom to my defy(mb525).. and by mistake i flashied this SBF (DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-132_BLUR_SIGN_SIGNED_USADEFYEMARAB1B8TFDE004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRO2DE_P019_A021_M002_HWp3_WIG148151_Service1FF)..
well it working fine even initialized well.. but i found it was saying my defy was defy(mb526) so i wanted to come back to the original android it came in (JORLA_U3_3.4.2_107-9_SIGNED_USAJORDMR1B15VIVBRLA019.0R_JORLAFROVIVBRLA_P012_A012_M002_HWp3_Service1FF)... but it wasn't accepting this SBF anymore always after flashing it thought RSD the screen doesn't turn on and just a white led appears.. so ..it is completely dead.. i tryied to reflash the (DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP...) again but anything happens.. stay the same.. how could i solve this problem?
Questions go in the Q&A section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385868
Looks like this can not be downgraded! Can someone confirm?
defydent said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385868
Looks like this can not be downgraded! Can someone confirm?
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U have flashed a defy plus sbf with bl6 .....maybe u had bl5 earlier...no downgrade to bl5 possible... .if u still want to use froyo.....search for bl6 froyo in xda ....u can flash dat to use miui, wajkiui, epsylon cm9 etc.....btw dis sbf is not bad too....u can still use quarx cm9 for defy plus
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My defy rises again
I finally got what happened
I remeber that i had instaled this one (Blur_Version.45.0.2310.MB526.AsiaRetail.en.03) << and i have updated the rom through the own update option has in android menu .. and then it puts that 03 at the ending... so i was trying to install other rom and it wasn't working anymore ...
i found in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495099 that rom again.. and guess what? my defy rises again .. but.. i can't root it neither instal whatever though CWM i got so sad i had so many software that needs root phone T_T
is there any way to root it? or even downgrade? i need i hate myself because of it now!

[Q] HELP my defy became defy+

my defy was flashed with defy+ sbf with kernel version 2.6.32.9-ge281b6e. i hate it cause my battery wont work i need to use desktop charger since battery cant be recognize by the phone and the status is "?". also camera is not working.
i tried to flashed it with different sbf's found in this forum but none of it work! after flash phone wont boot unlike when you flash it with my current firmware.
i want at least to have my battery back to normal also camera if possible. i tried flashing it with other defy rom but i always got stuck. it seems that ICS was installed but the phone wont load it.
is there anyway to get back to my original firmware? or any upgrades that can fix this. please help.
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Hey there!
Before you do anything, you gotta root your phone. Then install 2ndint to get recovery mode menu. Only from there can you successfully flash roms and get it to work.
i have the same prob.
i can flash any rom for defy+
my phone is defy green.
i flash dfp 4.5.1-231 (bootloader 7)
my battery and camra not work.
any solution ?
Help
The bootloader is locked !!!
Hi ...
Is almost impossible to downgrade from 2.3.6 to 2.2.
Motorola Defy with green lens work just with 2.2. With "update" the camera will NOT work more and until now is not possible to downgrade !!!
All this, because Motorola don't want to unlock the bootloaders. I personally I have this problem and now am nervous on Motorola...
Most of HTC's and Samsung's have unlocked bootloaders. In this conditions, I wil not buy more Motorola.
gorillaz07 said:
my defy was flashed with defy+ sbf with kernel version 2.6.32.9-ge281b6e. i hate it cause my battery wont work i need to use desktop charger since battery cant be recognize by the phone and the status is "?". also camera is not working.
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is there anyway to get back to my original firmware? or any upgrades that can fix this. please help.
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If you want any help, we need to know your build number (not kernel). We can then find out what bootloader version you have (6 or 7). If you are on bootloader6 you can downgrade to froyo with a workaround, but on bootloader7, you're stuck.
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im on bootloader 9 i think
Root then install a rom..it's gonna work fine
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gorillaz07 said:
im on bootloader 9 i think
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You're not on bootloader 9.10. That's not what we're talking about. If you find your build number under system settings -> about phone, we'll try to find out what firmware you flashed to find out what "e-fuse level" you're on. Or just give us a link to the sbf you have flashed.
pjgowtham said:
Root then install a rom..it's gonna work fine
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No, we're talking about kernels here. If he is a green lens user on 2.3.6 kernel his camera will not work. He needs to downgrade to froyo. This is only possible on bl6. He can't flash a froyo kernel over bl6 or bl7 without flashing a special sbf.
Ya we can't downgrade..it's not possible..but that special sbf s not there too..an i rite?
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i flash dfp 4.5.1-231 on green lens (bootloader 7)
my battery and camra not work.
any sbf for downgrade to froyo ?
jalal-jap said:
i flash dfp 4.5.1-231 on green lens (bootloader 7)
my battery and camra not work.
any sbf for downgrade to froyo ?
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Nope, sorry. No going back from there
theres rooting for bl7s i think...so the only solution would be using custom roms
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He can root, he can flash custom ROM's, but the only kernel he can use is the GB kernel, so camera won't work (he has green-lensed camera) and if he tries to flash a Froyo kernel, he will end up with a BL error.
Oh..i didn't know that...thanks auris...that's because I'm safe on Froyo and i haven't tried bl7 in practical..
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I just will my battery back and charge.
yes im on bootloader 9.10 no hopes then to downgrade?
gorillaz07 said:
yes im on bootloader 9.10 no hopes then to downgrade?
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Bootloader 9.10 is not the same as the bootloader version, my friend (yes, it is confusing). If you de-pack an sbf , you'll find a lot of images for different partitions of your phone. The images are all called CG__.smg where __ is a number, e.g. CG31.smg or CG39.smg. Most of these images are signed by motorola with a special version number (e.g. 6 or 7 on defy+ roms).
Our TI Omap processor has an e-fuse built into it which is some sort of a flash counter. It doesn't count how many times you flash, but the level of the CG__.smg you have flashed onto your device. If you flash an sbf with a CG31 (the bootloader) on version 7, you'll never be able to flash a CG31 lower than 7. Motorola increases this number for every update they make, to ensure that a user always uses the latest motorola software. This means it is impossible for let's say a defy+ user on 2.3.6 to downgrade to 2.3.5.
everybody has bootloader 9.10 (EDIT: Most do, but I've seen 90.73 and some others as well), but it has been re-signed and made only to accept the newest kernels, so your green lens is stuck without camera. Only the latest Motorola sbfs are bootloader7 (as of june 2012)
yeah i figure that our cause in flashing you will see codes and code 39 takes time i guess we cant help but wait, thanks guys if theres any solution pop out hope someone will keep us up to date. thanks!!!
fiskenigaten said:
Bootloader 9.10 is not the same as the bootloader version, my friend (yes, it is confusing). If you de-pack an sbf , you'll find a lot of images for different partitions of your phone. The images are all called CG__.smg where __ is a number, e.g. CG31.smg or CG39.smg. Most of these images are signed by motorola with a special version number (e.g. 6 or 7 on defy+ roms).
Our TI Omap processor has an e-fuse built into it which is some sort of a flash counter. It doesn't count how many times you flash, but the level of the CG__.smg you have flashed onto your device. If you flash an sbf with a CG31 (the bootloader) on version 7, you'll never be able to flash a CG31 lower than 7. Motorola increases this number for every update they make, to ensure that a user always uses the latest motorola software. This means it is impossible for let's say a defy+ user on 2.3.6 to downgrade to 2.3.5.
everybody has bootloader 9.10 (EDIT: Most do, but I've seen 90.73 and some others as well), but it has been re-signed and made only to accept the newest kernels, so your green lens is stuck without camera. Only the latest Motorola sbfs are bootloader7 (as of june 2012)
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Thanks.
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Auris 1.6 vvt-i said:
He can root, he can flash custom ROM's, but the only kernel he can use is the GB kernel, so camera won't work (he has green-lensed camera) and if he tries to flash a Froyo kernel, he will end up with a BL error.
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[Q] Defy with green lens camera flashed w. latest Defy+ FW. What to do?

Hello!
I have Defy with green lens, and mistakenly I've flashed latest Defy+ 231 FW.
And now camera is not working
I cannot downgrade to lower FW.
Help me pleae! What should I do??
Ramonsterator said:
Hello!
I have Defy with green lens, and mistakenly I've flashed latest Defy+ 231 FW.
And now camera is not working
I cannot downgrade to lower FW.
Help me pleae! What should I do??
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greenbreadmod -- in Defy Dev, just do a search of the forum.
skeevy420 said:
greenbreadmod -- in Defy Dev, just do a search of the forum.
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thanks!
I've tried [DEV] GreenBreadMod - green lensed cameras mod for official GB! by Simplestas but I have error in the Bootloader after flashing!
Also, I've found
[PATCH]Greenbreadmod for Motorola 2.3.6 (5) roms + BL6 test only SOC camera - which ZIP I should try?
P.S. Where can I find what is my BL - 6 or 7?
P.S.2 Flashed FW for now is DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_AR_SIGN_UCADEFYEMARAB1B80AA004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTARAB_P016_A027_M001_Service1FF.sbf
5 things you got to do:
1-wait till somebody or motorola will unlock the bootloaders /that will never happens by moto side/
2-sell your phone /nobody will buy it with camera not working/
3-live with it, its your fault, as mine or others defy soc camera users who have flashed with defy+ latest firmware.
4-buy a new phone
5-take it to official moto service, might they will give you an engineering board back
simple as one-two-three
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbbGwO_uJn8
dfp188/231/2311 are BL7 firmwares..
toncy12345 said:
5 things you got to do:
1-wait till somebody or motorola will unlock the bootloaders /that will never happens by moto side/
2-sell your phone /nobody will buy it with camera not working/
3-live with it, its your fault, as mine or others defy soc camera users who have flashed with defy+ latest firmware.
4-buy a new phone
5-take it to official moto service, might they will give you an engineering board back
simple as one-two-three
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbbGwO_uJn8
dfp188/231/2311 are BL7 firmwares..
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Well, sad info, but thanks!
Also! I have found that someone disassembled phone, and short-circuited some inner battery, this cleaned ROM!!
Can this be true??
Ramonsterator said:
Well, sad info, but thanks!
Also! I have found that someone disassembled phone, and short-circuited some inner battery, this cleaned ROM!!
Can this be true??
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cant be true, well i disassembled mine and the inner battery wasnt even soldered, the plus connector wasnt soldered...))
what is inner battery?
popcorn1122 said:
what is inner battery?
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I mean small battery inside phone
Ramonsterator said:
Well, sad info, but thanks!
Also! I have found that someone disassembled phone, and short-circuited some inner battery, this cleaned ROM!!
Can this be true??
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Probably not. The inner battery is usually used for the realtime clock, not memory retention. The firmware goes into flash memory which is non-volatile.
No if you flashed BL7 into green-lensed Defy you are screwed with the camera.
juried said:
Probably not. The inner battery is usually used for the realtime clock, not memory retention. The firmware goes into flash memory which is non-volatile.
No if you flashed BL7 into green-lensed Defy you are screwed with the camera.
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Hey, but before BL7 there was BL6 and BL5 which were also un-brokable, till time has come, right??
Next time don't do random flashing. I have cm9 on a green lens and still have froyo 2.2.1 bootloader. Read before playing with your hardware.
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I am on official SEA15 bootloader 9.10 of froyo 2.2.2
can I get to lower versions of bootloader which is in froyo 2.2.1?
my bootloader is also v9.10 CG Version 4... i'm using that because it was the official update for the french defy that i am using as it was a french import.
Check the faq.
had the same problem, i sent the phone in warranty and it come back with red lense camera and new motherboard with froyo
my Defy green lens is like a new phone now!!! and has lens camera now
pss214 said:
had the same problem, i sent the phone in warranty and it come back with red lense camera and new motherboard with froyo
my Defy green lens is like a new phone now!!! and has lens camera now
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How did they take your phone for warranty, if it was FLASHED WITH ANOTHER PHONE'S FIRMWARE? ))))
u can always fool them saying that phone got screwed after official OTA update.
hsrars-d said:
u can always fool them saying that phone got screwed after official OTA update.
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maybe but i didn't say nothing, only said that camera don't works anymore
Questions go in the Q&A section
Hello!
So, are there any progress??
CM10 from quarx can be used on any bootloader versions, bl7 green lens camera works. Please be careful next time.

Newbie in need of help...

First off, thank you all, especially the developers for all the help you're providing and your hard work.
Now, I am a newbie with Android. I've managed to get a running start and flash Blackberries and WM phones in the past...
But it seems like Android is a little bit over my reach... Been reading for 2 days, flashing, installing sbf's and noting pleases me.
My phone is a used Defy, bought with CM9 installed and the camera not working. The previous owner installed the SBF on the defy, and it stopped working as it's said many times. It was a 4.0.4 android version installed, but I was hoping to install the CM10 jelly bean. Bricked it a few times, but managed to reinstall this SBF: DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_CEE_ROOTED_No_Signed.sbf
Now my Defy is running the stock android version with motoblurr, but the camera still doesn't work, as you expected.
Now, all I want is: If I still can't use the camera(the previous owner said my defy has green lens, no way to know for sure), at least it could do is run Jelly bean version, and if it's possible overclocked and with ICS(or how's that hardware acceleration patch called?).
If anybody has time to walk me through it, I will be more than grateful.
Stuff from about phone that might help:
System version: 45.0.2310.MB526.NonEFIGSRetail.en.EU
Model number: MB526
Android version: 2.3.6
Baseband version: EPU_U_00.60.03
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9-ge281b6e
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Built number: 4.5.1-134_DFP-231
Hi,
first of all:
the model number mb526 is for the defy+. The Defy got the number mb525.
is the phone rooted? and when, is the cwm (clockworkmod) installed?
when your phone boots up, does the led lights blue?
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Hello, and thanks for the fast reply.
It is rooted, and I know it's defy mb525.
I had installed sndinit2.3. The led then turned blue. I flashed it afterwards with rds lite and now I dont think I have any recovery mod installed.
As I know, defy+ models only have red lense camera Moduls.
so you flashed a defy+ sbf on a green lens defy. that's why camera doesn't work.
But no problem.
The best way is to download a froyo sbf for the defy at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966537
the Nordic is good for installing custom rooms.
flash the sbf via rdslite.
After that, root the phone, install 2nd init and then you can easily install custom rooms.
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Well, he flashed his Defy with a Defy+ SBF. So the model number shown in the 'About' option will be MB526 and not MB525. AFAIK, there is no way to make the camera work now.
And he cannot flash froyo SBF as the Defy is flashed with SBF having BL7 and cannot be downgraded.
Sorry, I forgot that a downgrade doesn't work.
In that case, you have to use the custom Roms for the defy+
a good start is, to download a cm7 build defy-cm.net
boot your phone and when the led turnes blue, pressing the volume down key.
you should get into the recovery menu. I wipe data/cache and the install zip from sd (before you have to copy the
downloaded rom on the sd of your phone).
After cm7 is running, go on and download the latest jb rom of quarx. install the same way as cm7.
that's it.
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marco.michel said:
Sorry, I forgot that a downgrade doesn't work.
In that case, you have to use the custom Roms for the defy+
a good start is, to download a cm7 build defy-cm.net
boot your phone and when the led turnes blue, pressing the volume down key.
you should get into the recovery menu. I wipe data/cache and the install zip from sd (before you have to copy the
downloaded rom on the sd of your phone).
After cm7 is running, go on and download the latest jb rom of quarx. install the same way as cm7.
that's it.
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Well, I kinda did that, but... after I flashed the CM10 jb, the phone starts (the sound of new drive connected in windows led me to believe that), but noting comes up on the defy's screen... restarted...but nothing...
So then I flashed back to the SBF previously mentioned...
Donno if there is a difference between sndinit and CMW...
Should I try it with CMW?
paulielciu said:
Well, I kinda did that, but... after I flashed the CM10 jb, the phone starts (the sound of new drive connected in windows led me to believe that), but noting comes up on the defy's screen... restarted...but nothing...
So then I flashed back to the SBF previously mentioned...
Donno if there is a difference between sndinit and CMW...
Should I try it with CMW?
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I guess you flashed a ROM intended for Defy (for Froyo kernel, and yours is GB kernel). Try flashing CM10 ROM for Defy+.
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I guess you flashed a ROM intended for Defy (for Froyo kernel, and yours is GB kernel). Try flashing CM10 ROM for Defy+.
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One the one side, your hardware is a mb525 - defy but on the other side you're firmware an bootloader is a mb526 - defy+.
so you can only use roms for a defy+ - using a rom for the defy causes the error you got.
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I guess you flashed a ROM intended for Defy (for Froyo kernel, and yours is GB kernel). Try flashing CM10 ROM for Defy+.
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The CM7 that's needed to install CM10 should be also for defy+?
Also, don't I have to follow the steps for defy +? Meaning flashing CM9, and then CM10 JB?
Yes, you can flash CM ROMs for Defy+ only, with battery fix as the battery is 1500mah which defy+ has 1700mah.
andr0idfreak said:
Yes, you can flash CM ROMs for Defy+ only, with battery fix as the battery is 1500mah which defy+ has 1700mah.
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Last question... Should I use CMW or sndinit 2.3? If CMW is the way to go, how do I uninstall the sndinit 2.3 recovery mod or how's it called?
You will have to install 2ndinit to get CWM.
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The CM7 that's needed to install CM10 should be also for defy+?
Also, don't I have to follow the steps for defy +? Meaning flashing CM9, and then CM10 JB?
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yes, the CM7 should be also for defy+.
The steps for flashing are the same. But as you have a defy+ now, you need some extra tweaks like battery patch and maybe camera patch. Some of them are included in the actual roms. battery patch is needed because of the different types of battery between defy and defy+.
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Thank you guys. I managed to update my Defy to 4.1.1 JB. At least it's running the latest version of android.
Now I'll try to overclock it... Hope I don't brick it...
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Thank you guys. I managed to update my Defy to 4.1.1 JB. At least it's running the latest version of android.
Now I'll try to overclock it... Hope I don't brick it...
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Its already overclocked to 1Ghz
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Its already overclocked to 1Ghz
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Yeah, but I tweaked a little bit the voltage, as my battery is a little bit dry...
paulielciu said:
Yeah, but I tweaked a little bit the voltage, as my battery is a little bit dry...
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For vsels there is this app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815142
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Back again here.
Question as usual.
Is there any chance I can downgrade if I take my defy to a service? Can they do it with some cool toys?
Just reflash your stock SBF using RSDLite and it will be back to how it was when you bought it.

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