Just finished installing CM9 on my friend's Droid X and apparently bricked it during an attempt to install CWM Touch (from apk file). For some reason, it booted to the original CWM and when I tried to reboot it just stuck at the Motorola logo. I booted it in recovery mode and wiped data/cache as suggested on other forums but it still hangs at the logo. The only possible option I can see at this point is to "apply update from sdcard" but it gives signature verification errors for every ROM I throw at it.
Managed to revive it by flashing the .621 SBF and installed CM9, this time leaving CWM alone. Probably won't ever need to go into recovery mode ever again unless development picks up for the Droid X, but if anyone knows of a compatible CWM Touch and how to install without semi-bricking the phone, please let me know.
So far, I haven't seen one. Tomsgt from rootjunky.com has some videos out there to help you.
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Okay so I am not a noob to the rooting community, but something strange has been happening. I was recently on stock .621 and wanted my wi-fi tether back for my iPad, so I did some research and did the .621/.604 Linux SBF and Root. All is good when i am on that except my 3G almost never works so I installed the "BoostedICS Beta 1" and "Gummy 1.0.1" Roms (Not at the same time). The installation went smooth for both roms and they worked awesome..., BUT when i try to reboot the phone or try to go into CWM It just freezes on the boot logo or it goes into a boot loop and the phone wont start back up, so i have to keep doing SBF. I just sbf and am in CWM and wanting to install gummy again but i want to know if their is something i can do before installing it again that will stop this problem?? Please help!?
How I am installing roms:
1. Boot into CWM
2. Wipe Data/Cache/ and Delvik
3. Install Rom
4. Install GAPPS
5. Reboot
BUMP!
Try wiping system also.
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I can't post this in dev section because it's my first post, so I'll try asking here.
I have a Droid X on the .621 firmware that I rooted using the "DX ezSBF & Root 2.3.4/4.5.621" which worked like a charm [THANKS sd_shadow & phifc]. Then I decided to install Kiladar's "[ROM] CM9ICS with APn Support for cricket or sprint flashed from verizon" & the ICS Gapps. All went well with the installs until I rebooted. Now I'm stuck on the boot animation for CM9, I cannot access CWM recovery because I can't bootstrap outside of the OS. I can access stock recovery, but that will not allow me to reflash due to signature verification error. Does anyone know what I can do now?
[EDIT] Fixed the issue by going into stock recovery and doing a factory reset. Rebooted, loaded OS, now so far, so good.
Hi awesome XDA dudes
I've searched the forums, and even posted in the basic QA section to no avail. I may have just missed it somewhere, but here is the issue.
Tablet will work fine in Lightspeed 4.8 ROM. No issue there. But, when I try to get into the recovery (power and volume down) I get "booting recovery kernel image," forever.
I recently changed from the Clockwork to TWRP recovery and that is when the recovery function would no longer load.
How can I get back to Clockwork or smililar so that I can put a different ROM on my tab?
Thanks in advance!
Tom
Fixed this problem, only to find another.
So, since my tablet would still function normally (aside from recovery) I downloaded the Acer Recovery Installer App. And this did what everything else failed to do. It installed Clockwork Mod and I was actually able to get into the recovery. Whew!
So I went to install Flex shockwave ROM but the install froze at the Aroma 2.56 stage...forever. Tried again unsuccessfully and gave up. I did properly wipe and format beforehand. I then tried installing CM10 Rom, same exact problem.
So, I used Acer Recovery installer and loaded the TWRP recovery. Here is where things get interesting. I booted into recovery, wiped data and caches, and tried to install the aforementioned ROMs. Each time, Aroma installer worked fine and I was presented with all the install options, all the bells and whistles. After completing my selections, I was prompted to reboot.....
And each time the tablet hangs on the Acer spalsh screen.
So now my problem is reversed. I have access to recovery, but no ROM. :crying:
SOLVED !!
tfbielawski said:
So, since my tablet would still function normally (aside from recovery) I downloaded the Acer Recovery Installer App. And this did what everything else failed to do. It installed Clockwork Mod and I was actually able to get into the recovery. Whew!
So I went to install Flex shockwave ROM but the install froze at the Aroma 2.56 stage...forever. Tried again unsuccessfully and gave up. I did properly wipe and format beforehand. I then tried installing CM10 Rom, same exact problem.
So, I used Acer Recovery installer and loaded the TWRP recovery. Here is where things get interesting. I booted into recovery, wiped data and caches, and tried to install the aforementioned ROMs. Each time, Aroma installer worked fine and I was presented with all the install options, all the bells and whistles. After completing my selections, I was prompted to reboot.....
And each time the tablet hangs on the Acer spalsh screen.
So now my problem is reversed. I have access to recovery, but no ROM. :crying:
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Ok, so I had a working ROM but my recovery was fried. So, using Acer Recovery Installer I was able to get a working recovery going.
Then the next problem was that I could not get CM10 to install. When I realized I needed to flash the bootloader (and yes fellow noobs this is different than the recovery) I was unsuccessful.
I tried the automated route using the Blackthund3r app, but the process would just hang at Entering bootloader.
I tried the manual NVFlash route provided by Dibbs and it would get past this point and then hang.
So Dibbs (thanks dude) helped me out via email and suggested I download babsector.rar
After I extracted the rar file, I saw the A501 A.bat file and flashed it. This provided me with hope as it flashed the tablet and the screen atcually read "PASS." But, I wasn't done yet as I still could not install CM10. So, back to APX mode and back into the babsector rar folder. I flashed the Tab with A501 B.bat and followed that immediately with flashing the v8.bat file. In the V8.bet file I chose the Thor 1.7.3 recovery (as suggested by Dibbs and others) and WOOHOOO.....PASS on the tablet again.
Feeling ever more confident, I booted into recovery and flashed the CM10 Rom....SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you are having trouble....don't give up. Thanks again for the help to Dibbs and OKAstro!!
I have the 2ndbootin thing, the stock moto recovery, and never ending boot animation. If I wipe the cache using the moto recovery, I can get it past the boot loop and then it gets stuck in "android is upgrading". I figured I can flash a custom recovery using RSD, the problem is I don't know, and googling the problem didn't came up with useful solutions. My top priority is to get the phone working again, and that it will have the data is got now (though I did a backup of the data before starting this failed upgrade).
Also relevant:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48088388#post48088388
Achiron said:
I have the 2ndbootin thing, the stock moto recovery, and never ending boot animation. If I wipe the cache using the moto recovery, I can get it past the boot loop and then it gets stuck in "android is upgrading". I figured I can flash a custom recovery using RSD, the problem is I don't know, and googling the problem didn't came up with useful solutions. My top priority is to get the phone working again, and that it will have the data is got now (though I did a backup of the data before starting this failed upgrade).
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Man, you need to start again from stock.
Install the stock SBF using RSD, root, install 2ndinit, install CM10, install CM10.2, install the updaterecovery.zip package, reboot (don't wipe), then install CM11 and Gapps. It worked for me, it worked for other defy users, it will work for you.
leandrolutz said:
Man, you need to start again from stock.
Install the stock SBF using RSD, root, install 2ndinit, install CM10, install CM10.2, install the updaterecovery.zip package, reboot (don't wipe), then install CM11 and Gapps. It worked for me, it worked for other defy users, it will work for you.
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I gave up and went to the RSD, downloaded what I thought was he right SBF, flashed it in RSD, and after it finished the device is BRICKED. No lights, it doesn't turn on. :crying:
Achiron said:
I gave up and went to the RSD, downloaded what I thought was he right SBF, flashed it in RSD, and after it finished the device is BRICKED. No lights, it doesn't turn on. :crying:
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The defy doesn't really brick, because the bootloader is locked.
It may be no charge in the battery...
You need to use an external charger, or McGyver method, because the defy won't charge by the usb or wall charger...
After you make it, try RSD again, and choose the right SBF, from your carrier.
Hope it helps... gogogo defy :victory:
Hi,
I have Defy MB525 and I currently flashed JORDN_U3_97.21.51.sbf.
I read most of the guides here, but I'm still in the loop - cannot get working TWRP to install latest CM11.
I flashed Recovery BootStrap v4 (TWRP) but when the phone starts booting, it ends up with the following screen and I cannot go foward.
It doesn't matter, what I choose (Recovery or continue.). When I press the menu button (to choose Recovery), nothing happen, till the 3rd press - than the display goes black and thats all .
Maybe its related to the bootloader version, which is 09.10 or is there any prerequisite to successfully install TWRP?
Any idea where could be the problem or what I'm doing wrong?
Thank you in advance
Issue fixed
Even that nobody replied, I finally fixed this issue, so I will post here the solution, which may help to anybody else:
I finally found the sbf file, which is working with my Defy: http://motoroladefyall.nortol.info/motorola/joe30_236_DFP-231_Magyaritasa/DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_GR_SIGN_UCADEFYEMARAB1B80AA004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTCEE_P022_A022_Service1FF.sbf.gz
After flashing this, the phone finally booted and saying its MB526, but never mind...
Then I rooted the phone with Framaroot app and installed the TWRP recovery (bootstrap). This time SuperUser was asking for root permission, so I granted it, flashing recovery was finished and the phone was rebooted.
Then the recovery was finally working, so I flashed the resize.zip, latest CM11 and minimal GAPPS.
And hurray, my Defy is finally running with the latest KK