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[Q] Motorola Defy Will Not Boot

I flashed a Defy+ rom (2.3.4) on my Defy (MB525), and it worked great. GPS and location finding, however, didn't work. My idea was to flash back to the stock 2.2.1 and restart to get upgraded to a more stable custom Gingerbread rom. The original issue in doing so was that the flash (WajkIUI) was for the MB 526. I was finally able to flash by changing the USB drivers to the MB526 drivers. Much to my dismay, flashing the stock USA TMobile Froyo through RSD Lite (versions 4.6, 4.9, 5.0, 5.3, 5.6) did not work. It will flash, then note it as a "PASS," then the screen on the phone shuts off. I even tried flashing back to the factory stock 2.1 using the same, but to no avail. My phone currently will not turn on at all, though retains the white LED after the power button is pressed if plugged into my PC. I have tried pulling the battery for a few minutes and using the bootloader, but it will not turn on unless connected through the PC. I noticed similar issues in the following threads, and tried the suggested solutions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326683
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011554
Any suggestions would be quite appreciated.
Thanks,
TopoCo

was the battery 80% or more when you started the flashing process? I once flashed my defy525 with 30% and didnt even boot (and it doesnt charge with the charger), i had to do a usb-revive charge to the battery then the flashing process completed.

tpc8dd said:
I flashed a Defy+ rom (2.3.4) on my Defy (MB525), and it worked great. GPS and location finding, however, didn't work. My idea was to flash back to the stock 2.2.1 and restart to get upgraded to a more stable custom Gingerbread rom. The original issue in doing so was that the flash (WajkIUI) was for the MB 526. I was finally able to flash by changing the USB drivers to the MB526 drivers. Much to my dismay, flashing the stock USA TMobile Froyo through RSD Lite (versions 4.6, 4.9, 5.0, 5.3, 5.6) did not work. It will flash, then note it as a "PASS," then the screen on the phone shuts off. I even tried flashing back to the factory stock 2.1 using the same, but to no avail. My phone currently will not turn on at all, though retains the white LED after the power button is pressed if plugged into my PC. I have tried pulling the battery for a few minutes and using the bootloader, but it will not turn on unless connected through the PC. I noticed similar issues in the following threads, and tried the suggested solutions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326683
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011554
Any suggestions would be quite appreciated.
Thanks,
TopoCo
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Hi. I have the same problem, I did something wrong whiles chaging from CM7 to MIUI on my Defy. Now I've lost my recovery mode, and only gets a white lite when I connect the device to my laptop and it says connected after flashing the phone following the thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933710
My phone is now dead. Any help please?

adolphstone said:
Hi. I have the same problem, I did something wrong whiles chaging from CM7 to MIUI on my Defy. Now I've lost my recovery mode, and only gets a white lite when I connect the device to my laptop and it says connected after flashing the phone following the thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933710
My phone is now dead. Any help please?
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flash a sdf whit rsd lite

can u please specify which kind of sdf file to use for my phone. it orginally came with android 2.3 T-Mobile. MB525

i have the same problem... i tried every sbf.. none of them work

Try o2 sbf
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hi i have the same problem ; i hd flash my defy with android 2.3.5 and after that i was flashed with 2.2.1 so in the RSD flash he does not boot no recovery no boot loader but whin i conect it with rsd flash he rite s flash simply

All of you guys had the same problem. You tried to downgrade to a lower BL, which is not possible (try using fixed SBF method). You should understand that once you flash GB, it's not possible to downgrade to Froyo.
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[Q] MY Defy's Usb Not working

Hi,
I am able to charge my defy via the wall mount charger but it is not being detected by rsd lite.
It is presentely under warranty .
I am able to access the recovery and bootloader.
can you help me with a update.zip file which will be able to clear all proof of root on my phone or some update file which will change the initially boot image to the deafult one.
Previously i was using cm7.

Sainyam said:
Hi,
I am able to charge my defy via the wall mount charger but it is not being detected by rsd lite.
It is presentely under warranty .
I am able to access the recovery and bootloader.
can you help me with a update.zip file which will be able to clear all proof of root on my phone or some update file which will change the initially boot image to the deafult one.
Previously i was using cm7.
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If you have not flashed your phone with any non-downgradable Full SBF then you may use some different computer or try updating the USB drivers of your PC and then try to use RSD lite in bootloader mode and flash with some Froyo or Eclair SBF. This will turn your phone into factory defaults.
Good Luck!!

Rajneeshgadge17 said:
If you have not flashed your phone with any non-downgradable Full SBF then you may use some different computer or try updating the USB drivers of your PC and then try to use RSD lite in bootloader mode and flash with some Froyo or Eclair SBF. This will turn your phone into factory defaults.
Good Luck!!
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Okay will try today.
Hope it works .

Okay tried every thing possible .
But nothing worked..
But thanks to wrong use of mcgyer technique i screwed up the motherboard.
And took it to motorola service centre.
And they are now going to replace it for free as it was under warranty.
I have query what will be replaced when motherboard is switched .
Will the memory(nand) be replaced or what?

[Q] battery shown invalid after downgrade from 4.0.4 to 2.3.4

i flashed my defy plus with this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432100
it worked well..but was laggy n it did get reboot atleast twice a day..
so i decided to downgrade to my old firmware.
i had taken nandroid back up before flashing it to ics.
so i restored my old firmware and then when the fone started it showed "?" (question mark) on the battery sign
when connected to the battery it said invalid battery.. n replace ur battery by original motorola battery.
i already un rooted my fone and made it clean..left with 15% battery now and its not charging by any means!
kindly help..
i cant go back to ics also since no battery left!
pls reply asap.. thank you

should i flash the original sbf via rsd lite?
but i cant since its not reading the usb too!
nor can i go back to ics 4.0.4 n try something since the fone is unrooted now
pls help guys...
i charged my battery via the external universal adapter ...but what now?
i cant connect to pc..usb not getting detected! so how do i root or flash sbf via rsd lite or anything? :/
pls help

mananbhanu said:
should i flash the original sbf via rsd lite?
but i cant since its not reading the usb too!
nor can i go back to ics 4.0.4 n try something since the fone is unrooted now
pls help guys...
i charged my battery via the external universal adapter ...but what now?
i cant connect to pc..usb not getting detected! so how do i root or flash sbf via rsd lite or anything? :/
pls help
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How to flash your DEFY+ via RSD lite.
Prerequisites:
RSD lite v5.3.1 (or later); MotoDev USB drivers ( http://bit.ly/K59zlZ );
1.Goto recovery.
2. Do wipe cache
3. Do wipe data/factory reset
4. Take your battery out.
5. Hold down Volume Up and Power button and put the battery back in while holding the buttons - your phone will start in bootloader mode
6. Connect the phone which is now in the Bootloader mode to the PC
7. Start RSD lite and select the sbf file (it is recommended that you should put the file in root C:/ on your PC and rename it to something short (GB.sbf)
8. Click "Start"
9. You can see "SW Update in progress" on your phone's screen - the flashing is in process
10. The flashing process takes around 5 minutes, after which RSD lite will reboot your phone
11. Wait until RSD lite says "PASS!" and then you're free to disconnect your phone (*if RSD lite doesn't say "PASS!" after 2-3 minutes and your phone has booted up, you're still free to disconnect)

thanks alot buddy
but just wanted to ask that..im not getting my previous version of custom rom from the site..n the nandroid backup is also faulty..
so is it okay if i flash some other version via the rsd lite?
sorry but im kinda unknown about it...
thanks in advance

u will get indian sbf in the forum..search..flash it..
then start all the process again

[Q] Stuck on bootloader screen

Friends,
I'm with a big problem on my Defy..I think that it's dead but i wont give up on it without asking you first..so please..try to help me..
I was on a CM7 nightly build for a long time (6 months on more)..then it start to show some problems on boot..didnt boot properly..starts to turn cell phone off for nothing without me asking to...
Then I booted on recovery and tried to wipe everything and put some new rom but something goes wrong..nothing was wiped .. recovery show some errors on mounting some partitions and things like that..
Then i thought I'll back to stock..flash a new recovery again..root my cell again..and try to put the CM ROM again..
Then i downloaded a Brazilian Retail SBF and RSD Lite here on XDA..installed moto drivers and tried to flash
now EVERYTHING stops working..it dont flash properly..in the end of process RSD Lite shows FAIL and cellphone dont boot anymore..it goes to BootLoader screen without me pressing vol up button..and it shows CODE CORRUPT on bootloader screen..
i can post a log from RSD Lite if you want to see it..
Please help me..

Hi, what bl version show the flashmodus. 9 is bl7 try to find the right sbf. The country from the sbf is not very important. You can change the basement in cm to your country under setting and then defy parts by cm10.
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joke19 said:
Hi, what bl version show the flashmodus. 9 is bl7 try to find the right sbf. The country from the sbf is not very important. You can change the basement in cm to your country under setting and then defy parts by cm10.
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It says:
Code:
Bootloader
09.10
Can you say some SBF that fits in this case?
or teach me how to check it?
Thanks for trying to help!

I faced a similar problem (if not the same) when i tried to flash CEE sbf. It failed for like 7 or 8 times. I tried everything (changing slots, PCs, drivers). Because the flashing process was stoping at different moments (percentages) I kept trying and it eventualy succeded. I will never understand how or why it worked. I was lucky that my battery didn`t die.
Try to:
-download drivers from another source (x86 or x64 - based on your os)
-install an older or newer version of RSD Lite
-make sure the usb cable is plugged well
-try another sbf (there is a thread with almost every sbf)

stefa_vr6 said:
I faced a similar problem (if not the same) when i tried to flash CEE sbf. It failed for like 7 or 8 times. I tried everything (changing slots, PCs, drivers). Because the flashing process was stoping at different moments (percentages) I kept trying and it eventualy succeded. I will never understand how or why it worked. I was lucky that my battery didn`t die.
Try to:
-download drivers from another source (x86 or x64 - based on your os)
-install an older or newer version of RSD Lite
-make sure the usb cable is plugged well
-try another sbf (there is a thread with almost every sbf)
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My battery already died..I had cut a USB cable and now I'm using this to charge my DEFY..
tried 2 pcs already and still not working
tried on linux with sbf_flash instead of RSD Lite on windows and still not working
tried many different sbf's and still not working
i got errors on veryfing checksum process..

Bricked Defy. Please help!

Hello,
Moderators: Am reposting since I did not get any reply. If you feel otherwise please delete.
Phone: Motorola Defy mb525 US TMobile(Currently being used in India)
Build number: 3.4.2-107 idn-9
I was trying to look for some applications that could take backup of my existing ROM when I forgot to turn off debugging during reboot after installing 2ndInit. Now I am unable to boot it up and it reboots after M logo. I tried fastboot but get only Android System Recovery. I have tried the following without any success.
1. RSD Lite: I dont see my phone in the device properties when I connect it to Windows after fast boot. Clicking Start and Show Device button does nothing.
2. Had battery drain problem but managed to get it charged using macgyver battery charge method.
Can some one really tell me how do I fix this?
Would appreciate your response.
I really need my phone back.
Srinivas

You will need to correctly install the necessary drivers, and use latest version of rsd lite. Also try with another computer. Another option would be to try to wipe data from stock recovery
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