Help installing TWRP on MB525 - Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok so here is a run down of my issues. Rooted my wife's mb525 via gingerbreak. Surprisingly every thing worked well didn't even realize it was a froyo phone. Not my problem is that I can't figure out how to manually install a recovery ie twrp so that I can flash roms. placed the zip on my sd card and then attempted to copy it to root via file manager but it won't work. As a result I can't see it in stock recovery. any help would be very much appreciated. Oh and I've searched the forums and the net and still can't find anything so please don't flame me.

jsteve01 said:
Ok so here is a run down of my issues. Rooted my wife's mb525 via gingerbreak. Surprisingly every thing worked well didn't even realize it was a froyo phone. Not my problem is that I can't figure out how to manually install a recovery ie twrp so that I can flash roms. placed the zip on my sd card and then attempted to copy it to root via file manager but it won't work. As a result I can't see it in stock recovery. any help would be very much appreciated. Oh and I've searched the forums and the net and still can't find anything so please don't flame me.
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TWRP used to work like a charm on GB Roms. I've flashed multiple ROMs with TWRP and I find CWM still more reliable. Sometimes after wiping data + cache + dalvik TWRP will reboot, leaving you with a bootlogo loop and a device that can only be recovered by flashing SBF.
Use 2nd init v2.3. the app installs bootmenu + CWM v5 and it doesn't require an internet connection as of v2.3. Then you will be all set. With the defy, you cannot flash ROM zips via stock recovery; it only accepts Google signed zips.

Just figured this part out thanks to your help. Now to find a stable rom any suggestions? and for the mods i'm not asking about "the best rom" just want a stable one for my wife's phone that is stable and has good battery life.

jsteve01 said:
Just figured this part out thanks to your help. Now to find a stable rom any suggestions? and for the mods i'm not asking about "the best rom" just want a stable one for my wife's phone that is stable and has good battery life.
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Man, that's difficult. I'm running NEGAN1911 v2.1, but the problem is that ROM has been taken down a long time ago. I'll see if I can't upload it to dropbox if you still want it. It's based on CM10 4.1.2, you can search it up on Google because the thread is still there.
If she doesn't care about GPU performance then maybe Quarx's CM10 is the best way to go. Also try ROMs based on Quarx's CM10 such as Mint and SJB. Epsy's CM9 with 2ndboot is still a fast and viable option.
No MIUI Rom I've tried is stable and bugfree, so if you're shooting for gingerbread ROMs, either use a stock 4.5.1 series sbf or CM7.
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jsteve01 said:
Ok so here is a run down of my issues. Rooted my wife's mb525 via gingerbreak. Surprisingly every thing worked well didn't even realize it was a froyo phone. Not my problem is that I can't figure out how to manually install a recovery ie twrp so that I can flash roms. placed the zip on my sd card and then attempted to copy it to root via file manager but it won't work. As a result I can't see it in stock recovery. any help would be very much appreciated. Oh and I've searched the forums and the net and still can't find anything so please don't flame me.
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And why would we want to flame you mate? This is a perfectly good question; you've listed all the facts and your English is fine. Politeness is always appreciated.

Related

A good rom suggestion?

hey!
Anyone have any good suggestions for a rom for HTC - Mytouch 4g? I am pretty much a n00b even though I manage to pull a complete ultimate true root and s=off lol.
i have the original tmobile stock rom though, is there a just Android 2.2 or Android 2.3 Vanilla rom for HTC mytouch 4g?!
I've seen EvilZ and Ice galicier , but I am not sure which one to go about .
Any (good) suggestions would really help!
thanks a bunch.
LimitsX said:
hey!
Anyone have any good suggestions for a rom for HTC - Mytouch 4g? I am pretty much a n00b even though I manage to pull a complete ultimate true root and s=off lol.
i have the original tmobile stock rom though, is there a just Android 2.2 or Android 2.3 Vanilla rom for HTC mytouch 4g?!
I've seen EvilZ and Ice galicier , but I am not sure which one to go about .
Any (good) suggestions would really help!
thanks a bunch.
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Search the dev section for nightly CM7, Its very vanilla-ish gingerbread and very stable btw, some pros?...improved battery life, open to customization, overall a better looking ui, runs silky smooth, and the kernel supports oc up to 1.5
Sent from my rooted glacier running CM7 and grankin's oc kernel
Thanks man!
but are those CM-7 nightly ones stable though?! I won't likely experience any SD-memory card errors, wifi not working , and etc *the usual problems* lol.
I would like to remain at 1 Ghz for now LOL. Just need a vanilla android version with tons of customizations though!
Also, since my phone is currently "ultimate perm true rooted + s=off " , I installd Rom Manager and did a Flash clockworkMod Recovery, only once though. Should I do it again? (twice)?
So, can you please tell me what is the true purpose of CWM? I know you can use it to recover, but recover what exactly and how is that possible?
Let's say I decide to get the CM-7 nightly version, what do I do need to do? (any specific guide) ive read general guides and I believe I did the right things lol.
Now with regarding flashing, it flashes the NAND chip right? :S So the apps i have installed and other tmobile junk will be lost? like it would be a complete full format process (similar to PC?)?
Thanks again! I appreciate it and I am looking through the thread and googling to learn .
LimitsX said:
Thanks man!
but are those CM-7 nightly ones stable though?! I won't likely experience any SD-memory card errors, wifi not working , and etc *the usual problems* lol.
I would like to remain at 1 Ghz for now LOL. Just need a vanilla android version with tons of customizations though!
Also, since my phone is currently "ultimate perm true rooted + s=off " , I installd Rom Manager and did a Flash clockworkMod Recovery, only once though. Should I do it again? (twice)?
So, can you please tell me what is the true purpose of CWM? I know you can use it to recover, but recover what exactly and how is that possible?
Let's say I decide to get the CM-7 nightly version, what do I do need to do? (any specific guide) ive read general guides and I believe I did the right things lol.
Now with regarding flashing, it flashes the NAND chip right? :S So the apps i have installed and other tmobile junk will be lost? like it would be a complete full format process (similar to PC?)?
Thanks again! I appreciate it and I am looking through the thread and googling to learn .
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1. Regarding how stable it is..its super stablr considering its still an alpha and i trust it enough to use it as my daily driver (i need 100% reliability and the phone has never let me down). Only known bugs are qik not working (and its a 2.3 compatibility issue rather than a rom issue) and you can use tango instead, ffc has a reverted x-axis effect xD..., mms might be blurry (which is fixed by changin the ua undr mms settings) and some may have other bugs i have not yet noticed
2. Your current 2.5 cwm will not work with gb, you will need to flash any 3.xxx version to install cm7. Cwm is designed to do backups of ur current working system and can be restored in the events of ur phone acting up (i.e bootloops or major issues...) although its also used to easily install .zip files (cm7 is a rom contained in .zip file and will need to be installes via recovery), its used also to wipe the system cache, dalvik cache and/or full wipes in the events of issues.
3. Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916930#
Thats the nightly thread, you will have a "nightly" update you can flash thru recovery
4. If u go to cm7 you will have to (must) do a full wipe. Download titanium backup and back up ur existing apps and data (dont wanna lose ur angry birds progress), once cm7 is up just download tit bcup again and you'll have ur data back.
Hope this helped
Sent from my rooted glacier running CM7 and grankin's oc kernel
LimitsX said:
Thanks man!
but are those CM-7 nightly ones stable though?! I won't likely experience any SD-memory card errors, wifi not working , and etc *the usual problems* lol.
I would like to remain at 1 Ghz for now LOL. Just need a vanilla android version with tons of customizations though!
Also, since my phone is currently "ultimate perm true rooted + s=off " , I installd Rom Manager and did a Flash clockworkMod Recovery, only once though. Should I do it again? (twice)?
So, can you please tell me what is the true purpose of CWM? I know you can use it to recover, but recover what exactly and how is that possible?
Let's say I decide to get the CM-7 nightly version, what do I do need to do? (any specific guide) ive read general guides and I believe I did the right things lol.
Now with regarding flashing, it flashes the NAND chip right? :S So the apps i have installed and other tmobile junk will be lost? like it would be a complete full format process (similar to PC?)?
Thanks again! I appreciate it and I am looking through the thread and googling to learn .
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one question at a time, bro.
1)the CM7 Nightlies are "Fairly" stable, though they do have bugs, as they are not fully complete (then again, no rom really is devoid of bugs and things to improve).
2)as for flashing CWM a second time, sometimes the recovery doesnt stick and when you boot into recovery, you will still go to the stock recovery. The second flash of CWM should fix this, and you should go to the CWM screen.
3) The purpose of CWM is to flash the various ROMs you'll find in the Development Section of this area. It also allows you to create nandroid backups, which will allow you to restore your phone to a specific state in time if something goes wrong or something (also helps to flash back to a rom without having to reinstall everything, which takes forever)
4)to flash a gingerbread (either CM7 or otherwise) you'll need to flash the CWM 3 to your phone manually, using the methods laid out in several threads in the Dev section. then you'll need to flash the rom, plus the Gapps for that rom (google apps like gmail, market, etc)
5)and yes, flashing a new rom will wipe all the data f(apps, accounts, call and text logs, etc) from the previous rom the previous (or youll need to do so before flashing). Now you see why you make nandroid backups also, using a backup application like titanium or MyBackup can make that process much simpler.
Arighty. I've been reading that CM-7 nightly thread for now!
I am excited now to flash it! Plus your suggestion and said it is the most vanillaish rom avaliable .
Okay, so I have Rom Manager Preimum that is 3.0.0.7 and since I flashed it currently, so CWM is 2.5.1.2 .
and I need CWM 3.x?
Regarding CWM 3.x? theres ClockworkMod 3.0.0.5 and clockwork-3-20110116-MT4G.img .
Which one of the above CWM 3.x, is better to use? Also, they are in .img format, so how would I go about flashing it?
this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10670110&postcount=531
its using CWM 3.0.0.5 , is that a good method ?
And what happens to my current CWM 2.5.1.2? I already flashed it with that, do i need to "unflash" it ?
After that CWM, I use Titanium backup (i have pro version) to backup my apps + phone contacts right? I don't want to backup tmobile bloatware . I only the apps i paid for through android market.
And then, I download CM-7 and transfer it to my phone via usb cable to the sd card. Then use ROM Manager to flash it?!
thanks again!
jmwils3 said:
one question at a time, bro.
1)the CM7 Nightlies are "Fairly" stable, though they do have bugs, as they are not fully complete (then again, no rom really is devoid of bugs and things to improve).
2)as for flashing CWM a second time, sometimes the recovery doesnt stick and when you boot into recovery, you will still go to the stock recovery. The second flash of CWM should fix this, and you should go to the CWM screen.
3) The purpose of CWM is to flash the various ROMs you'll find in the Development Section of this area. It also allows you to create nandroid backups, which will allow you to restore your phone to a specific state in time if something goes wrong or something (also helps to flash back to a rom without having to reinstall everything, which takes forever)
4)to flash a gingerbread (either CM7 or otherwise) you'll need to flash the CWM 3 to your phone manually, using the methods laid out in several threads in the Dev section. then you'll need to flash the rom, plus the Gapps for that rom (google apps like gmail, market, etc)
5)and yes, flashing a new rom will wipe all the data f(apps, accounts, call and text logs, etc) from the previous rom the previous (or youll need to do so before flashing). Now you see why you make nandroid backups also, using a backup application like titanium or MyBackup can make that process much simpler.
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Thank you bro!
I appreciate all that information and effort you put into it.
And yes, you are right. All roms have flaws, they all need to be worked out . But, this tmobile rom is just a bit annoying .
I posted a reply already, so I believe i know how to go about doing this CM-7 stuff...but just need to make sure I go the steps and necessary backup done.
thanks!
p.s. can you transfer phone contacts to simcard in this CM-7 rom? tombile has this option shut off for android 2.2 for G2 and MYT4G~! i know HTC Desire Z Bell's rom has the option to save contacts on the simcard, :S. Unless theres some other issue that i am not aware of it.
LimitsX said:
Thank you bro!
I appreciate all that information and effort you put into it.
And yes, you are right. All roms have flaws, they all need to be worked out . But, this tmobile rom is just a bit annoying .
I posted a reply already, so I believe i know how to go about doing this CM-7 stuff...but just need to make sure I go the steps and necessary backup done.
thanks!
p.s. can you transfer phone contacts to simcard in this CM-7 rom? tombile has this option shut off for android 2.2 for G2 and MYT4G~! i know HTC Desire Z Bell's rom has the option to save contacts on the simcard, :S. Unless theres some other issue that i am not aware of it.
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well, Im running a Desire HD port (gorillaSense), so my rom has that feature, but I havent used CM7 in a little while. However, if you sync your contacts to google instead of t-mobile, youll have all of them no matter what rom you use, no matter if it has t-mobile contacts or sim card contacts or anything.
and yeah, the t-mobile rom is annoying, thats why I got off it as soon as I could and never looked back. Personally I prefer the Sense ROMs, but I can see the merits of the CM and AOSP ROMs too, its personal preference.
LimitsX said:
Thank you bro!
I appreciate all that information and effort you put into it.
And yes, you are right. All roms have flaws, they all need to be worked out . But, this tmobile rom is just a bit annoying .
I posted a reply already, so I believe i know how to go about doing this CM-7 stuff...but just need to make sure I go the steps and necessary backup done.
thanks!
p.s. can you transfer phone contacts to simcard in this CM-7 rom? tombile has this option shut off for android 2.2 for G2 and MYT4G~! i know HTC Desire Z Bell's rom has the option to save contacts on the simcard, :S. Unless theres some other issue that i am not aware of it.
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K, so i checked the settings on the contact application and you can only export your stored contacts to the SD card, you are able to import from SIM but not to export to SIM. Like the post above stated though, as long as you are on an android phone you will have your contacts synced

[Q] Defy won't go past the boot logo

Good day everyone! I would like to ask for some help if it wouldn't bother.
I previously have WajkIUI 1.10.21 installed on my 2nd init. I have installed the Multiboot plugin (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1364659) and installed the CM9 12-2-2012 build on 2nd boot.
However when I updated the 2nd boot to CM9 12-11-2012 build, the 2nd boot stays stuck on the red M logo. Because of that, I installed the "kernel" on 2nd boot which was supposed to boot the build. Unfortunately, it only resulted to a boot loop for my CM9.
When I tried to boot from 2nd init (which still has my WajkIUI), it suddenly stopped booting as well. I tried to recover using my recovery file but to no avail, 2nd init still won't boot.
So my phone's condition now is: it is able to run CWM recovery on both 2nd boot and 2nd init. Will I still be able to boot my 2nd init? Will I still be able to restore to my latest recovery file? If yes, can anyone guide me on how to fix my 2nd init boot?
Thank you very much everyone!
I think its mentioned in the defy cm9 thread.
Its not possible to flash any newer version including 111207 in second Boot.
i think i made the same mistake too...
but i dont know wether i had to reinstal primary boot...
you could try to flash miui on primary boot so that you can do atleast anything...
if you want cm9:
wipe everything
instal cm9 111207.zip
instal cm9 111213.zip
im using cm9 and everything is great, except camera, wich in fact isnt working at all
hope it helped, greetz esok
esok44 said:
I think its mentioned in the defy cm9 thread.
Its not possible to flash any newer version including 111207 in second Boot.
i think i made the same mistake too...
but i dont know wether i had to reinstal primary boot...
you could try to flash miui on primary boot so that you can do atleast anything...
if you want cm9:
wipe everything
instal cm9 111207.zip
instal cm9 111213.zip
im using cm9 and everything is great, except camera, wich in fact isnt working at all
hope it helped, greetz esok
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Thanks! Now I'm running the Dec13 build
I guess it's about the kernel which messed up. Motorola is so *** for locking the bootloader.
Anyway, thanks again! I'll try to install multi boot again and install Wajkiui on 2ndboot )
arvs0z said:
Thanks! Now I'm running the Dec13 build
I guess it's about the kernel which messed up. Motorola is so *** for locking the bootloader.
Anyway, thanks again! I'll try to install multi boot again and install Wajkiui on 2ndboot )
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Think this doesn't work either, because of the Kernelchange
but maybe you could post the result of this test.
Would like to install cm7 as second boot, cause of the camera and all my old data
esok44 said:
Think this doesn't work either, because of the Kernelchange
but maybe you could post the result of this test.
Would like to install cm7 as second boot, cause of the camera and all my old data
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Yes, apparently installing a 2.2 based rom on the virtual system doesn't work (won't get past the M logo again) even when I apply the 2.2 kernel on the virtual system.
So I guess we're stuck on manually choosing our main rom. I also have my data on my older rom (not to mention, app highscores, etc) and I miss my defy's camera, but the ICS rom is so hard to resist.
arvs0z said:
Yes, apparently installing a 2.2 based rom on the virtual system doesn't work (won't get past the M logo again) even when I apply the 2.2 kernel on the virtual system.
So I guess we're stuck on manually choosing our main rom. I also have my data on my older rom (not to mention, app highscores, etc) and I miss my defy's camera, but the ICS rom is so hard to resist.
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Yeah it is....
AHHHHH damn it.
hmmmm well nevermind, think i will stay with ICS...
titanium backup works, so maybe as a tip for you:
install old rom,
make backup,
install ics,
restore backup,
some data may be back
Yes, I tried that before but for some reason, during restore, Ti force closes on my ICS.
Anyway, I'm fine without my old data for now Thanks Esok
same issue here
did wipe data and cache
install from sd
selected CM7.zip
finding update package
opening update package
opening update package
installing update
done
cynogen mod splashscreen appeared
waited for 20 minutes..and still at splashscreen
what to do ?
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any help ?
die2mrw007 said:
same issue here
did wipe data and cache
install from sd
selected CM7.zip
finding update package
opening update package
opening update package
installing update
done
cynogen mod splashscreen appeared
waited for 20 minutes..and still at splashscreen
what to do ?
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any help ?
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try removing the battery. then put it back in and power up. see if it boots up. depending on which cm7 rom you were using, there's a known "stuck in boot" problem and removing battery method will overcome it.
^ Yes, try removing the battery and restarting the phone. One other solution could be applying the 2.2 Kernel after the installation of CM7 (only if you are using Defy and the base ROM of CM7 is 2.2) because I tried installing a CM7 nightly and had to apply the kernel
Kernal
I have a Defy I tried flashing to a few different versions of CM7, but it keeps stopping on the boot logo. I tried flashing from stock, so do I have to change my kernal? If so, how?
phatboyjr said:
I have a Defy I tried flashing to a few different versions of CM7, but it keeps stopping on the boot logo. I tried flashing from stock, so do I have to change my kernal? If so, how?
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are you saying you were still on stock rom and you tried to install cm7? what was your stock rom and have you flashed any full sbf? what were the steps you did to install cm7?
Yeah, I was running the stock 2.2 and tried installing CM7.
I rooted my phone, then installed 2ndinit boot loader. Wiped caches/factory reset and used CWM to install from a .zip file on the SD card.
No idea how to set up RSDLite..
to install CM7 follow the steps in this faq :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798
phatboyjr said:
Yeah, I was running the stock 2.2 and tried installing CM7.
I rooted my phone, then installed 2ndinit boot loader. Wiped caches/factory reset and used CWM to install from a .zip file on the SD card.
No idea how to set up RSDLite..
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so far so good. could be the rom you were flashing. were you trying to flash the nightlies by any chance? all the latest nightlies do not come with the kernel. you either have to flash the stable release first, or the cm7-kernel-signed.zip, inorder to have the correct kernel before you can flash the nightlies.
do not flash any full gb sbf or you can get yourself in trouble.

[Q] First time ever that im going to use a custom rom

Allright.. i decided to start using a custom rom, which will be CM9. but because of soo mutch information on this website i dont fully understand anymore what to do, and because im still a noob, i cant post in the original thread of CM9.
I have a Red lens Motorola Defy MB525, found out with catlog that i got the bayer camera module , non branded, stock froyo.
Rooted my defy
nandroid backup with 2nd init , made a copy to my laptop to be completely save.
did backup the apps with titanium backup
also have the app battery calibration so i can fix my battery after the custom rom.
i will write the custom rom when my battery is on atleast 50 percent, so it will not die.
So what do i have to do next?
download the correct ROM, it will come as a .zip
copy it to your sdcard, reboot to 2nd init recovery,
factory reset, and wipe dalvik cache from advanced menu.
then in recovery choose install zip from sdcard, choose your ROM.zip, install,
reboot, it will take pretty long until it boots first time because system is rebuilding the dalvik. (~5min)
Wow , thats sounds way more simple then i can find on this site.
Ill try it tommorow night! any further suggestions?
Maybe you should try multiboot first just to be on the safe side.
what is multiboot and how can i do that?
Multiboot is basically the possibility to have two or more different ROMs (e.g. CM7 and CM9) installed at the same time and when you boot up you can choose which ROM you want to use. But it is a bit complicated and it wouldn't work with stock Froyo as one of the ROMs I think.
More suggestions? You should also download the latest gapps from http://goo.im/gapps and put the zip on your sd card as well. After wiping and installing the CM9 Nightly from sd go to install zip from sd again and choose the gapps .zip. After that you can reboot the system.
The gapps are the Google Apps (i.e. Play Store and some more) and without them you can't even setup your Google Account, download apps, use Gmail etc.
Ah thanks for that! downloaded it and saved it to my desktop for now.
Still need to figure out which rom i need to choose.. the epsylon?
regenboognl said:
Ah thanks for that! downloaded it and saved it to my desktop for now.
Still need to figure out which rom i need to choose.. the epsylon?
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That would be good. Try it out and see if it suits your requirements..There are many ROM's for froyo kernel. You can try those and see which suits you best.
Happy Modding.
yeaaay! Thanks for all the great help, it worked perfect and was really easy to do!
Cant wait till all the apps are back on my phone from the backups that i made and then let the modding begin! haha
- running Epsylon CM9!
regenboognl said:
yeaaay! Thanks for all the great help, it worked perfect and was really easy to do!
Cant wait till all the apps are back on my phone from the backups that i made and then let the modding begin! haha
- running Epsylon CM9!
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Congratulations, have fun with ICS on your Defy!
Questions go in the Q&A section

[Q] No blue light after 2ndinit

Hello,
I was running CM7.2 but had an issue so I flashed back to the stock rom. Now I'm trying to flash a new custom rom but for some reason 2ndinit is not working.
I rooted and installed the recovery menu from 2ndinit, but I am not seeing a blue light on bootup.
The phone boots into the stock rom just fine, but I cannot get into the recovery menu.
Any help?
Problem
Cannot access ClockworkMod Recovery menu after installing 2ndInit
What I've tried
Wiped SD
Wiped Data
Reflashed JORDN_U3_6.36.0
Rooted
Installed 2ndinit 2.3
Still no luck, upon boot there is no LED. If I hold the down volume for the entire boot I am met with an android exclamation mark.
Update...
I was able to access an old version of CWM v2.5 using 2ndinit 2.0.
But that brings with it a new set of problems. When trying to access the SD card from CWM, it cannot mount it.
Using ADB and the commands in this forum (forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/33179-problems-installing-71-recovery-cant-mount-sdcard/) I was able to mount the SD and install CM7.2.
Now I am having GPS and 3g connectivity issues with CM7.2 that I've never had before. It makes me wonder if that hack way of mounting the SD messed up the installation?
I am using the US T-Mobile 3.4.2-107-9 baseband.
Takkun88 said:
Hello,
I was running CM7.2 but had an issue so I flashed back to the stock rom. Now I'm trying to flash a new custom rom but for some reason 2ndinit is not working.
I rooted and installed the recovery menu from 2ndinit, but I am not seeing a blue light on bootup.
The phone boots into the stock rom just fine, but I cannot get into the recovery menu.
Any help?
Problem
Cannot access ClockworkMod Recovery menu after installing 2ndInit
What I've tried
Wiped SD
Wiped Data
Reflashed JORDN_U3_6.36.0
Rooted
Installed 2ndinit 2.3
Still no luck, upon boot there is no LED. If I hold the down volume for the entire boot I am met with an android exclamation mark.
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Hi there. Any luck getting this to work, as i have the same issue.
I rooted the phone, then installed 2ndInit and when i reboot it has no blue light. When i run the Defy 2mdInit in android it lights up red, then goes green, so appears to be doing all right stuff.
A silly question but one i cant find a answer too, is how to reboot! Im holding down the power button, then selecting power off. Once off i power on again, now technically thats a cold restart. Is there a different method to rebooting/restarting once the green light is on?
Many thanks.
Twister42ZA said:
Hi there. Any luck getting this to work, as i have the same issue.
I rooted the phone, then installed 2ndInit and when i reboot it has no blue light. When i run the Defy 2mdInit in android it lights up red, then goes green, so appears to be doing all right stuff.
A silly question but one i cant find a answer too, is how to reboot! Im holding down the power button, then selecting power off. Once off i power on again, now technically thats a cold restart. Is there a different method to rebooting/restarting once the green light is on?
Many thanks.
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If you just want to install a custom rom, like cm7 then you don't need to go through that process. You could try this method instead http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787541
Please note: This method does not work for BL7 bootloader.
pravarth said:
If you just want to install a custom rom, like cm7 then you don't need to go through that process. You could try this method instead http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787541
Please note: This method does not work for BL7 bootloader.
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Hi There Pravarth.
Im completely new to all this, and this will be the first phone i mod. All i would like to do is install CM 10.2 (Android 4.3) and overclock to 1.0Ghz.
I know the Kernel needs to be changed to overclocking from what i read, so if i do the ROM update via this method, is there a option to overclock then too?
Is there a known issie with 2ndInit not doing the blue light on a reboot?
Many thanks.
Twister42ZA said:
Hi There Pravarth.
Im completely new to all this, and this will be the first phone i mod. All i would like to do is install CM 10.2 (Android 4.3) and overclock to 1.0Ghz.
I know the Kernel needs to be changed to overclocking from what i read, so if i do the ROM update via this method, is there a option to overclock then too?
Is there a known issie with 2ndInit not doing the blue light on a reboot?
Many thanks.
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First of all, do you have a defy or defy+? Because some methods dont work for defy+
Then you should probably read this if you new to flashing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
I also suggest going from stock to cm7 and then cm10.2
Cm10.2 is overclocked to 1ghz by default. You dont have to do anything
pravarth said:
First of all, do you have a defy or defy+? Because some methods dont work for defy+
Then you should probably read this if you new to flashing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
I also suggest going from stock to cm7 and then cm10.2
Cm10.2 is overclocked to 1ghz by default. You dont have to do anything
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Hi again.
I have a Defy with no moto blur and a red lens.
I have read a lot about flashing, and downloaded all the files i needed, rooted the phone then first problem came getting 2ndInit. I was having issues with the phone resetting when connected via usb so got the SndInitDefy_2.3.apk which runs fine, goes through all the steps, red light becomes a green light and says success. But then when i reboot it never shows the blue light.
Also a lot of these guides are Windows based and i dont use Windows i use Linux.
What are the benifits of going to CM10.2 via CM7, is there a reason for this?
Am i rebooting the correct way by doing a shut down then starting the phone again? Is there no way to do a hot reboot rather than a cold reboot?
Thanks again for your replies.
I don't know what went wrong, you should have been able to see the blue led. But, it's much easier to recover by flashing the easy recovery sbf. Then reboot to recovery and flash cm7. I say flash cm7 because the new cm10.2 has a newer version of update-binary so it wont flash successfully.
You need cm7 just for the CWM and bootmenu, from there you can flash cm10.2
You can use this method to flash sbf using linux http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076138
pravarth said:
First of all, do you have a defy or defy+? Because some methods dont work for defy+
Then you should probably read this if you new to flashing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
I also suggest going from stock to cm7 and then cm10.2
Cm10.2 is overclocked to 1ghz by default. You dont have to do anything
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Hi.
I seem to be having more success now, i got SndInit1.4.apk and now it gives the blue light and im in the BootMenu!
So maybe the new version has some issues!
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Well im now ablle to at least get the bootmenu, however everything is there but it wont mount my sd card. Its shows the following..
ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.8
E:Can't mount /dev/blocl/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/blocl/mmnblk0)
(No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /sdcard
Any ideas what is causing this problem?
I did try with another SD card, tried a smaller one thinking its a size issue, then formatted it too and same error message comes up.
Hope im giving enough info, but thats all i can see. Thanks again.
Twister42ZA said:
Hi.
ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.8
E:Can't mount /dev/blocl/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/blocl/mmnblk0)
(No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /sdcard
Any ideas what is causing this problem?
I did try with another SD card, tried a smaller one thinking its a size issue, then formatted it too and same error message comes up.
Hope im giving enough info, but thats all i can see. Thanks again.
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So, I'm guessing you flashed froyo, root and then sndinit? Did you try the easy recovery method?
While I've had similar issue before, I would just assume it was some bad flash and start over. Never wondered why it would happen. It is quite a pain. But most importantly, make sure the battery doesn't go low otherwise it wont allow you to flash.
Usually all such problems go away if you return to stock and try again
Here's what I usually do: Flash froyo stock + super one click to root + 2ndinitdefy2.0apk (It has the new version of CWM). Then flash cm7
OR
Flash froyo stock + easy recovery sbf. Then flash cm7 from stock recovery
Hope this works
Your link to everything about the Defy was very helpful and informative.
Im still on Eclair which seems like that might be the problem, so i guess i need to get Windows...i do have a old Windows XP so will find that old hard drive and boot into that then try the SDlite app and try install a stock 2.2 rom.
At the moment it has a French rom, in English though, so will try find a 2.2 French rom sbf. I think the issue might be 2.1 not being able to use the SD card like 2.2 and up does. Also 2ndInit v2.3 does not work, any other lower version does work, but gives a sd card error.
So my bext question, where do i get a standard 2.2 french rom? There is a link on here, but its the Orange version, not sure if that will be ok.
All i did was root, then 2ndInit. Rooting was a knightmare, eventually used the Motorola1Click Root and that worked, nothing else worked.
Thanks for all your help, knowing all the technical stuff is one thing, knowing all the orders, files and so on is another.

Downgrade from CM11 to CM 7 or any other ROM

Hi
I have installed CM11 (4.4.2) on Defy and it is working fine except the battery.
This entailed installing TWRP
Earlier I had MIUI Pikachu edition.
Questions
1. How do I install or restore my MIUI backup again.
2. Also I would like to downgrade to CM 7/9 which is more stable
Any links or step by step suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks
Ninad
ninadb said:
Hi
I have installed CM11 (4.4.2) on Defy and it is working fine except the battery.
This entailed installing TWRP
Earlier I had MIUI Pikachu edition.
Questions
1. How do I install or restore my MIUI backup again.
2. Also I would like to downgrade to CM 7/9 which is more stable
Any links or step by step suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks
Ninad
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No reply for this? I Also want to chahge from CM11 to MIUI on Defy, but just flashing the zip in the TWRP does noting and the phone always start the CM11.
Thanks a lot!
evilinheaven said:
No reply for this? I Also want to chahge from CM11 to MIUI on Defy, but just flashing the zip in the TWRP does noting and the phone always start the CM11.
Thanks a lot!
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Probably you need to flash sbf to get an old bootstrap.
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I wan to downgrade as well, preferrably w/o sbf. But I flashed so often by now, searching for the fastest way w/o: 1-sbf, 2-reroot, 3-custom recovery and 4-flashing cm7 would take more time, than the flashing process itself.
So that's what I'm gonna do. Hope it gets snappier then. CM11 with just about 9-10 apps (facebook, messenger, whatsapp, gmail, gcal, aero control, battery stats, es file explorer) is already torture for my defy.
erdnuesse said:
I wan to downgrade as well, preferrably w/o sbf. But I flashed so often by now, searching for the fastest way w/o: 1-sbf, 2-reroot, 3-custom recovery and 4-flashing cm7 would take more time, than the flashing process itself.
So that's what I'm gonna do. Hope it gets snappier then. CM11 with just about 9-10 apps (facebook, messenger, whatsapp, gmail, gcal, aero control, battery stats, es file explorer) is already torture for my defy.
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I have an idea, and its a possibility for you. I have a Atrix 4G which also is on CM11, and like you guys on the Defy, has a bigpart mod. For us to downgrade, its flash an old recovery, boot to recovery, factory reset, wipe all partitions (system, data, cache, boot (that should be the ones you have too)), flash desired ROM/restore backup. Not sure if that will work for you, but its worth a shot. If it doesn't work, i'd try sbf'ing (someone posted an sbf lately if i remember correctly
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Unfortunately I don't know what sbf to take - it might be irrelevant, since i accidentally flashed to bl7 long ago and since I wanted to reroot again, twrp and cm7 it might not matter which one to flash. I am trying to speed things up a bit, and struggle with twrp atm, because safewipe.zip might no longer be safe (unable to enter twrp) or the version was not meant for my configuration.
Now i trimmed all part's and try amplifying services, but it's been a while since i tuned my defy.
OT: I switched to Moto G and E2 (but lost both ones - or they've been stolen) and now I want to reactivate my old pal before switching to anything new again. It's getting expensive...
So don't wait, maybe I'll get CM11 to work good enough again, but if not, I'll try to provide a checklist.
palmbeach05 said:
I have an idea, and its a possibility for you. I have a Atrix 4G which also is on CM11, and like you guys on the Defy, has a bigpart mod. For us to downgrade, its flash an old recovery, boot to recovery, factory reset, wipe all partitions (system, data, cache, boot (that should be the ones you have too)), flash desired ROM/restore backup. Not sure if that will work for you, but its worth a shot. If it doesn't work, i'd try sbf'ing (someone posted an sbf lately if i remember correctly
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