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[Q] boot to CWM

How do I boot to CWM with a Droid 2? I am an experienced Fascinate user, but I can't seem to find the right thread to boot to CWM or even download CWM on this device.

I boot into ROM manager and hit flash recovery and it flashes. I then try to boot to recovery from ROM Manager and it just does a normal reboot. When I hold down the x key on the keyboard it goes to the Android (stock) recovery. How do I get to CWM or get CWM on my phone as default recovery?

Use Droid 2 Bootstrap recovery. Or power off, wait for the battery to come up, unplug, and boot up, that should boot it into CWM

fsuagentsmith said:
How do I boot to CWM with a Droid 2? I am an experienced Fascinate user, but I can't seem to find the right thread to boot to CWM or even download CWM on this device.
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When the phone is powering on and gets to the M boot logo watch for the blue light to flash in the upper right hand corner. When it flashes press the down volume key and then select recovery--->latest recovery in the options menu that comes up. This will take you into ClockWork Recovery.

CWM Bootloader
Ok guys... I MiUi Rom onto my Droid 2. When I rebooted after a successful install I get into a boot loop with MiUi logo. This is a problem... So I tried rebooting in CWM and can't... I've tried the 'Battery' trick and waiting for a Blue LED flash and can't get into it. I know the ROM was a faulty ROM now and didn't download install properly. I can get into stock booloader fine, no problems but need to get into CWM. Any tricks/knowlege I'm not finding, or possibly not doing the Battery method properly? Thanks guys!!

Bootstrap Recovery, worth the 2$ in the store.

TheSavageSquid said:
Use Droid 2 Bootstrap recovery. Or power off, wait for the battery to come up, unplug, and boot up, that should boot it into CWM[/QUOT
the first one didnt work for me and did u try the second one did anyone try it?if so please tell me the results for DROID 2 thanks
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TheSavageSquid said:
Use Droid 2 Bootstrap recovery. Or power off, wait for the battery to come up, unplug, and boot up, that should boot it into CWM
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the first one didnt work for me and did u try the second one did anyone try it?if so please tell me the results for DROID 2 thanks
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jamieboy05 said:
Ok guys... I MiUi Rom onto my Droid 2. When I rebooted after a successful install I get into a boot loop with MiUi logo. This is a problem... So I tried rebooting in CWM and can't... I've tried the 'Battery' trick and waiting for a Blue LED flash and can't get into it. I know the ROM was a faulty ROM now and didn't download install properly. I can get into stock booloader fine, no problems but need to get into CWM. Any tricks/knowlege I'm not finding, or possibly not doing the Battery method properly? Thanks guys!!
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i have some problem.. and still a wait for clue :angel:

you have to SBF
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[Q] alternative way to factory reset?

so heres my dilemma, my gfs droid 2 screen stop responding (cant get it off lock screen). I need to erase everything before I send it back to where I got it, but i cant get into thephone to do a reset and when i boot into recovery, the magnifying glass doesnt seem to work so i cant get past the exclamation point. Is there any other way that I could wipe this phone?

When you see triangle, ! , and android andy
Press both volume buttons, that changed with gb
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what to do when it still won't reboot?
sd_shadow said:
When you see triangle, ! , and android andy
Press both volume buttons, that changed with gb
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I got this far with my d2. Thanks. After choosing the wipe and reboot option it still boots only to the moto splash screen. it dims a bit after a few seconds and that is all she wrote. I've left it there for an hour.
Any moves to make now? I'd like to get it working. I am willing to learn whatever it takes.
Thanks.

flash sbf
try ezsbf in my list
sd_shadow's list of links for Droid FAQs, SBF, Rooting, ROMs.... https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Goawxdx_UBF4Y8lqzHYWf8Ha3yUcRK4faq0UWIlXLWA/edit
don't leave phone on, if it doesn't boot in 5mins it is not going to boot
and battery will not charge like that
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How to Enter Bootloader: (used to flash .sbf recovery images)
Power down the phone.
Slide the keyboard out.
Press and hold the up arrow (↑) key.
Press the lock/power button.
Once the SBF loader screen pops up, release the up arrow key.
is it bootloader D0.11 or D2.37?

help unbrick droid 2
sd_shadow said:
How to Enter Bootloader: (used to flash .sbf recovery images)
Power down the phone.
Slide the keyboard out.
Press and hold the up arrow (↑) key.
Press the lock/power button.
Once the SBF loader screen pops up, release the up arrow key.
is it bootloader D0.11 or D2.37?
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This is a bootloader screen I get, and it gives me no choices to arrow down.
Bootloader
D2.37
Code Corrupt
Battery Low -- flash
Cannot Program -- flash
This happened after an OTA update, and now I am new to this forum, and trying to get this phone back working, Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have adb loaded, and have used it to root, su with clockworkmod a CDMA Sprint phone to put into the Page Plus service network, so I have some experience - mostly willing to try just about anything.
The battery should be charged up.
I got this once, after leaving the phone sit for about two days, battery out.
Bootloader
D2.37
Code Corrupt
Battery OK
OK to Program
Connect USB
Data Cable
I mainly use this phone for VoIP service, but was eventually going to try to put Cyanogenmod 7 on it, and then this happened.
Any advice / help / pointers to somewhere, or something would be greatly appreciated.

s1x8 said:
This is a bootloader screen I get, and it gives me no choices to arrow down.
Bootloader
D2.37
Code Corrupt
Battery Low -- flash
Cannot Program -- flash
This happened after an OTA update, and now I am new to this forum, and trying to get this phone back working, Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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update failed
I have adb loaded, and have used it to root, su with clockworkmod
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phone needs to be complete stock or update will fail
a CDMA Sprint phone to put into the Page Plus service network, so I have some experience - mostly willing to try just about anything.
The battery should be charged up.
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usually battery will not charge, when the code is corrupted
I got this once, after leaving the phone sit for about two days, battery out.
Bootloader
D2.37
Code Corrupt
Battery OK
OK to Program
Connect USB
Data Cable
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you can try flashing 1FF-p2a_droid2_cdma_droid2-user-2.3.3-4.5.1_57_DR2-31-110719-release-keys-signed-Verizon-US.sbf.zip with rsd lite hopefiully the battery is charged enough,
if flash fails because of low battery you will need on of the following
Spare Battery Charger for Motorola Droid 2
a charged spare battery
TBH Factory Adaptor
I mainly use this phone for VoIP service, but was eventually going to try to put Cyanogenmod 7 on it, and then this happened.
Any advice / help / pointers to somewhere, or something would be greatly appreciated.
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Thank you, and another question for the droid 2
I can't seem to get the drivers to work, I've tried about everything but booting into XP mode - not sure how to do that, as I am on a Windows Vista machine. Any advice, or process for that? I've tried it as Admin, and also a User, but no progress. The drivers are loaded through executing the msi file, but when I plug the phone in the computer doesn't detect phone, and the drivers don't show up in device manager, either.

win 7 64bit?
try Motorola Drivers Installing and Troubleshooting
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right vista, try the link

s1x8 said:
I can't seem to get the drivers to work, I've tried about everything but booting into XP mode - not sure how to do that, as I am on a Windows Vista machine. Any advice, or process for that? I've tried it as Admin, and also a User, but no progress. The drivers are loaded through executing the msi file, but when I plug the phone in the computer doesn't detect phone, and the drivers don't show up in device manager, either.
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Spare battery charger on the way!
Also, I ordered a new battery, the old one, was, well, old, and could not hold a charge long enough to get through the flashing step. Once I figured this out, I was able to flash the phone, and then perform a factory reset, and it is back to the original. It wouldn't take the flash for CM but the phone is rooted now.
Thank you for your help!

Help or Free Defy, just pay shipping

Hey All,
I'm sick and tired of flashing SBFs to my Defy. I made a mistake and didn't flash the CM7 kernel after flashing CM10 and Gapps and now it's doing the 'blank screen unless you flash a SBF in RSDlite' nonsense. I've flashed a million SBFs, none of them work. I cannot get anywhere except the bootloader mode with the blank screen. The battery is charged, etc.
If someone has a step or two I can try, I'm game; but if no one can help, Imma shoot it (or ship it to someone if they want it).
Thanks dudes.
I hate motorola.

Use this chinese, it will work no matter what.
http://www.mediafire.com/?vbcv0lhopulntx8
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Unless you really want to ship it to me, then I'm game. I need a new defy cause mine is kinda busted. The earpiece doesnt work and the lighted buttons at the bottom dont work too well, I had to install CM10 for on screen navigation. I can provide the shipping address for you and stuff.

It really doesn't boot to the bootlogo or bootanimation? Have you tried entering stock recovery and wiping data and cache? That's a must for a stock ROM to work after using a custom one... Get your battery out; hold volume down + power button and insert the battery while holding; keep holding and it should enter stock recovery after a couple of seconds at the red M splash screen. Then press both volume keys at the same time for the menu to show up!

Darin_Ram said:
Use this chinese, it will work no matter what.
http://www.mediafire.com/?vbcv0lhopulntx8
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He's right.
I don't know how many times that Chinese SBF got me unbricked. Always did the trick for me.
The only thing is: you'll be stucked with BL7 forever.
But that doesn't prevent you from using other Custom ROMs, just from using the usual SBF files provided by other carriers.
If you'r willing to try, here's a step-by-step guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542956

First of all,
Thanks so much for your help so far guys, I really appreciate it.
Lorenard said:
He's right.
I don't know how many times that Chinese SBF got me unbricked. Always did the trick for me.
The only thing is: you'll be stucked with BL7 forever.
But that doesn't prevent you from using other Custom ROMs, just from using the usual SBF files provided by other carriers.
If you'r willing to try, here's a step-by-step guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542956
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Alright, so I flashed the file, but I have the same issue. The phone does not do anything with any type of button combination, however if I plug it into a computer, I can flash a file to it and the screen shows the progress. That's all I can get to show on the screen at all. I have 2 batteries of good condition and an external battery charger.
Any ideas?

andjohn said:
I can flash a file to it and the screen shows the progress. That's all I can get to show on the screen at all. I have 2 batteries of good condition and an external battery charger.
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Flash the chinese SBF in RSD lite, the progress bar (on your PC) should count to 100% twice. It will then reboot your phone for you.
Do not unplug your phone before RSD lite says finished.. And yes, wiping in stock recovery is a must.
Don't lose hope on your defy, it is almost impossible to brick

viki1296 said:
Flash the chinese SBF in RSD lite, the progress bar (on your PC) should count to 100% twice. It will then reboot your phone for you.
Do not unplug your phone before RSD lite says finished.. And yes, wiping in stock recovery is a must.
Don't lose hope on your defy, it is almost impossible to brick
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Thanks for your replies guys. Ya, I did this and it says PASS but when it says that it's rebooting the phone, it never does. I can't get into the stock recovery to wipe anything Any more ideas? Perhaps I'm holding the wrong buttons?

andjohn said:
Thanks for your replies guys. Ya, I did this and it says PASS but when it says that it's rebooting the phone, it never does. I can't get into the stock recovery to wipe anything Any more ideas? Perhaps I'm holding the wrong buttons?
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Try doing this:
- once the SBF is flashed, wait for RSD Lite to finish its work
- if it says "Restart the phone manually" remove the battery and unplug the phone
- put the battery back in
- press and hold power and vol- buttons for a few seconds
- release the power button, but keep vol- button pressed
- if it shows a sign with Android guy and a ! in a triangle, release vol- button and press both vol+ and vol- buttons at the same time
- if nothing changes, press the screen at the bottom right corner (just above the magnifying glass, i.e. regular search button)
This should bring up stock recovery from which you should be able to wipe data/cache. This screen should be available by default, but sometimes it's hidden. After wiping the stuff, simply reboot the phone from the recovery.
I hope this helps.

Welp, I'm having some issues with my own Defy as well. So, yesterday I flashed that Chinese SBF. And now I can say that the steps from my previous reply won't work.

My wrong. This method does work http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542956
Even though I didn't have an access to stock recovery and didn't wipe everything, the SBF loaded just fine, as well as the second (rooted one). Try that method, andjohn.
However, this didn't solve my problem with the camera, unfortunately, so I'm off to my thread.

andjohn said:
Thanks for your replies guys. Ya, I did this and it says PASS but when it says that it's rebooting the phone, it never does. I can't get into the stock recovery to wipe anything Any more ideas? Perhaps I'm holding the wrong buttons?
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Probably you are trying to flash an earlier BL version than what is already flashed.
So you probably need to try a BL7 SBF.
If you give up on your Defy give me a price to ship it to Australia. I might take it off your hands.

_ossie_ said:
Probably you are trying to flash an earlier BL version than what is already flashed.
So you probably need to try a BL7 SBF.
If you give up on your Defy give me a price to ship it to Australia. I might take it off your hands.
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Alright, why don't you PM me your address. I have 2 good batteries, a battery charger, and the phone.

Is this phone still available?? Where you from??? I'll pay the shipping My digitalizer broke

Darin_Ram said:
Is this phone still available?? Where you from??? I'll pay the shipping My digitalizer broke
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Yeah where's the free phone ?:laugh:

Hey! I called dibs! >_<

Hey even i need tht
Darin_Ram said:
Hey! I called dibs! >_<
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I need battery cover and proximity sensor and can even pay a bit for tht... pls let me know if it is still available..

[Q] Rooted Razr M stuck in Motorola Screen

My razr m was rooted and running the 4.1.1 system with Safe Strap installed. A few days ago, the 4.1.2 ota update came and of course, unrooted it. I re-rooted it using Motochopper and reinstalled Safe Strap. My trouble began when I flashed a custom ROM on the device. After booting back up after flashing the ROM, I checked the "about phone" in my settings and the device was back in 4.1.1. The device then upgraded again to 4.1.2. Immediately after this, I was stuck in a boot loop. I have tried RSD Lite, Droid Razr Utilities (both ICS & JB utilities) and I'm still stuck in the Red Motorola logo boot. It will boot into the red M logo, then I get the Safe Strap screen (I cannot activate it) then black screen. When I hold power & volume up & down it will simply go back to the red motorola screen.
Can anyone provide additional information as to what I should do next? I'm hoping the phone is not bricked.

estimator1960 said:
My razr m was rooted and running the 4.1.1 system with Safe Strap installed. A few days ago, the 4.1.2 ota update came and of course, unrooted it. I re-rooted it using Motochopper and reinstalled Safe Strap. My trouble began when I flashed a custom ROM on the device. After booting back up after flashing the ROM, I checked the "about phone" in my settings and the device was back in 4.1.1. The device then upgraded again to 4.1.2. Immediately after this, I was stuck in a boot loop. I have tried RSD Lite, Droid Razr Utilities (both ICS & JB utilities) and I'm still stuck in the Red Motorola logo boot. It will boot into the red M logo, then I get the Safe Strap screen (I cannot activate it) then black screen. When I hold power & volume up & down it will simply go back to the red motorola screen.
Can anyone provide additional information as to what I should do next? I'm hoping the phone is not bricked.
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Can you get into ap fastboot?
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Read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260305
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brandon71 said:
Can you get into ap fastboot?
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Read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260305
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Yes, I can get into AP Fastboot. I get into Fastboot, plug into computer using the Motorola USB cable for my device. Load Droid Razr Utility 1.20 and followed instructions. I use choice #1 and I get a message saying, "Error, cannont read image" The device then reboots and goes back to the red Motorola logo. Could this be a Windows 7 issue? Should I try this on my laptop at home running Vista?

estimator1960 said:
Yes, I can get into AP Fastboot. I get into Fastboot, plug into computer using the Motorola USB cable for my device. Load Droid Razr Utility 1.20 and followed instructions. I use choice #1 and I get a message saying, "Error, cannont read image" The device then reboots and goes back to the red Motorola logo. Could this be a Windows 7 issue? Should I try this on my laptop at home running Vista?
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You know, I had an issue like that using the 1.10 tool. I basically put the phone in fastboot, opened RSD lite from the 1.10 tool folder, picked the image I wanted (4.1.2 should also be in the tool folder), and then plugged in the phone. That process allowed me to flash.

Make sure your driver's are up to date and if your on the 4.1.1 kernel use 1.10 and if your on 4.1.2 use the 1.20 utility
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brandon71 said:
Make sure your driver's are up to date and if your on the 4.1.1 kernel use 1.10 and if your on 4.1.2 use the 1.20 utility
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None of that worked. Drivers are up to date and I tried 1.20 utility. Fastbook screen says "battery ok" I tried opening RSD from the utility tool folder and flashing the VZ stock ROM...nothing seems to work.

estimator1960 said:
None of that worked. Drivers are up to date and I tried 1.20 utility. Fastbook screen says "battery ok" I tried opening RSD from the utility tool folder and flashing the VZ stock ROM...nothing seems to work.
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I probably should've mentioned that this is a company phone and I've gotten my replacement Razr already. I would, however, like to erase this old device or do something to it so's Verizon wouldn't know what I done to it. Is this possible?

brandon71 said:
Make sure your driver's are up to date and if your on the 4.1.1 kernel use 1.10 and if your on 4.1.2 use the 1.20 utility
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Matt's Utility fixed it. The problem I was having was Windows 7. At work, my pc runs Windows 7 64. The utility would not work on that pc. Today is Saturday and I'm on my laptop at home running Vista. Matt's utility unbricked it and restored my boot image. I would like to thank you for helping me, Brandon.
Chris:good:

estimator1960 said:
Matt's Utility fixed it. The problem I was having was Windows 7. At work, my pc runs Windows 7 64. The utility would not work on that pc. Today is Saturday and I'm on my laptop at home running Vista. Matt's utility unbricked it and restored my boot image. I would like to thank you for helping me, Brandon.
Chris:good:
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Np man but I'm using windows 7 64 bit and it works fine
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brandon71 said:
Np man but I'm using windows 7 64 bit and it works fine
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Hmmm...then I think the problem was that my work pc runs off of a company server and I do not have administrative priviledges. My work pc will not root my phone using Motochopper, either, but I re-rooted my device at home on the laptop with Motochopper.
At any rate, thanks again!

You can flash mannually, using fastboot, open the .xml file, you can see the command.
i.e: fastboot flash boot boot.img
like this, follow the order of the xml file, after all you flashed, you can reboot
estimator1960 said:
My razr m was rooted and running the 4.1.1 system with Safe Strap installed. A few days ago, the 4.1.2 ota update came and of course, unrooted it. I re-rooted it using Motochopper and reinstalled Safe Strap. My trouble began when I flashed a custom ROM on the device. After booting back up after flashing the ROM, I checked the "about phone" in my settings and the device was back in 4.1.1. The device then upgraded again to 4.1.2. Immediately after this, I was stuck in a boot loop. I have tried RSD Lite, Droid Razr Utilities (both ICS & JB utilities) and I'm still stuck in the Red Motorola logo boot. It will boot into the red M logo, then I get the Safe Strap screen (I cannot activate it) then black screen. When I hold power & volume up & down it will simply go back to the red motorola screen.
Can anyone provide additional information as to what I should do next? I'm hoping the phone is not bricked.
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Same problem
estimator1960 said:
Hmmm...then I think the problem was that my work pc runs off of a company server and I do not have administrative priviledges. My work pc will not root my phone using Motochopper, either, but I re-rooted my device at home on the laptop with Motochopper.
At any rate, thanks again!
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Hi, I am expriencing the same problem but I am not as exprienced as the original post. What is the next step one does after clicking the power button when I high light AP fastbboot( In my case it went back to moto logo and then the boot screen again)
Thanks

Ebiforever said:
Hi, I am expriencing the same problem but I am not as exprienced as the original post. What is the next step one does after clicking the power button when I high light AP fastbboot( In my case it went back to moto logo and then the boot screen again)
Thanks
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It's tricky; you have to be really fast at it. Hold down the power button AND the Volume Up/Down at the same time until you see the boot screen. Scroll down to AP Fastboot and hit the Power button again...again...this has to all be down very quickly...and it took my several tries to get to this screen. I'm assuming you are stuck in a boot loop right? And you need to flash the stock ROM back?

estimator1960 said:
It's tricky; you have to be really fast at it. Hold down the power button AND the Volume Up/Down at the same time until you see the boot screen. Scroll down to AP Fastboot and hit the Power button again...again...this has to all be down very quickly...and it took my several tries to get to this screen. I'm assuming you are stuck in a boot loop right? And you need to flash the stock ROM back?
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Actually, once you're in the fastboot menu and you've used volume down to choose the option you want, you just press volume up and it will boot into that option.

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estimator1960 said:
It's tricky; you have to be really fast at it. Hold down the power button AND the Volume Up/Down at the same time until you see the boot screen. Scroll down to AP Fastboot and hit the Power button again...again...this has to all be down very quickly...and it took my several tries to get to this screen. I'm assuming you are stuck in a boot loop right? And you need to flash the stock ROM back?
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Hi, I was able to get the start up menu, i used the down key to slect the AP fastboot then pressed the power button but it restrted back to the boot loop. AM I doing some thing right and also what are the next steps after strating fast boot?
Thanks
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RikRong said:
Actually, once you're in the fastboot menu and you've used volume down to choose the option you want, you just press volume up and it will boot into that option.
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So I do not press the power button when the AP fastboot is selected and instead I press the volume up button?

Ebiforever said:
Hi, I was able to get the start up menu, i used the down key to slect the AP fastboot then pressed the power button but it restrted back to the boot loop. AM I doing some thing right and also what are the next steps after strating fast boot?
Thanks
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So I do not press the power button when the AP fastboot is selected and instead I press the volume up button?
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Yes, right! After you're in AP Fastboot, make sure sure it says, "Battery OK" you cannot run the utility with a drained battery. Here's the utility link for Razr M running JB 4.1.2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2249773
Once you're in AP Fastboot and it says, "Battery OK" then plug in your USB cable connecting your device with your PC. Follow directions listed in the link I posted.
Good luck!

Thanks
estimator1960 said:
Yes, right! After you're in AP Fastboot, make sure sure it says, "Battery OK" you cannot run the utility with a drained battery. Here's the utility link for Razr M running JB 4.1.2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2249773
Once you're in AP Fastboot and it says, "Battery OK" then plug in your USB cable connecting your device with your PC. Follow directions listed in the link I posted.
Good luck!
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Hi, It worked like a charm, after I follow your steps it still didnt work, I just had to go back to the fast boot menu and go to factory reset. Everything is working now. Thanks

Possibly Bricked Defy??? Please Help

HEEEEELP!!! I'm in great need of assistance! I'm new to modified roms and I'm at a lose with my Motorola defy (MB525). it seems to be bricked and won't detect in my computer
Here is what i did:
1. I had rooted it with SOC
2. unlocked boot loader
3. I had installed clockwork mod and flashed CM10.1 Android 4.2.2. Everything was working but some of my google play services and data
4. The problem showed up when I tried to upgrade and install CM 10.2 Android 4.3
5. It flashed successfully but very time it would power on, it would forget all the settings. It also wouldn't boot into clockwork recovery mode and would reboot when installing Rom Manager.
6. I tried wiping cache but now it won't even boot up, just black screen.
7. I tried putting the clockwork mod back on but it goes to the andorid boot menu and can't find a custom recovery
8. Now it boots staight to android boot menu, It will not detect in my Mac or friend's PC
9. Downloaded motorola drivers, RSD Lite for pc and tried entering bootloader mode but battery is too low to put in USB transferring mode
10. Tried charging for hours but it is still not charged enough to do bootloader mode, doesn't seem to be charging.
11. When connected to a computer, it detects by displaying a white light but will not boot up to android boot menu.and is not detected by the computer
Not sure what else I can do, any suggestions? Please and thanks!

Similar issue
AlphaXray said:
HEEEEELP!!! I'm in great need of assistance! I'm new to modified roms and I'm at a lose with my Motorola defy (MB525). it seems to be bricked and won't detect in my computer
Here is what i did:
1. I had rooted it with SOC
2. unlocked boot loader
3. I had installed clockwork mod and flashed CM10.1 Android 4.2.2. Everything was working but some of my google play services and data
4. The problem showed up when I tried to upgrade and install CM 10.2 Android 4.3
5. It flashed successfully but very time it would power on, it would forget all the settings. It also wouldn't boot into clockwork recovery mode and would reboot when installing Rom Manager.
6. I tried wiping cache but now it won't even boot up, just black screen.
7. I tried putting the clockwork mod back on but it goes to the andorid boot menu and can't find a custom recovery
8. Now it boots staight to android boot menu, It will not detect in my Mac or friend's PC
9. Downloaded motorola drivers, RSD Lite for pc and tried entering bootloader mode but battery is too low to put in USB transferring mode
10. Tried charging for hours but it is still not charged enough to do bootloader mode, doesn't seem to be charging.
11. When connected to a computer, it detects by displaying a white light but will not boot up to android boot menu.and is not detected by the computer
Not sure what else I can do, any suggestions? Please and thanks!
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I have a similar problem. My unmodified (not rooted) Defy (running 2.2.1) started to boot loop, so I eventually did a factory reset. That worked for a while, and then suddenly the defy froze on the Moto logo (not even cycling to the Blur screen) and I could no longer get to the reset screen. However I could still get to the bootloader, so I tried to use RDS lite. I got one sbf to say it passed, but the phone did not reboot. Now RDS will detect whether the phone is on or off (and if on I'll get a white LED) and I can flash the sbf still, but otherwise the phone is completely bricked - can't get to reset OR bootloader screen.
Any help would be appreciated greatly!

AlphaXray said:
HEEEEELP!!! I'm in great need of assistance! I'm new to modified roms and I'm at a lose with my Motorola defy (MB525). it seems to be bricked and won't detect in my computer
9. Downloaded motorola drivers, RSD Lite for pc and tried entering bootloader mode but battery is too low to put in USB transferring mode
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First of all, you need to get the battery charged somehow. Here's some possibilities:
borrow from someone a "defy's battery compatible phone" and charge your battery inside that phone. A Defy or a Defy+ or a DroidX would work.
try to get an external battery charger
WARNING it's potentially dangerous: method B from this post (MacGyver way): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026 :
Then you can go download mode and restore sbf.
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DefyVictim said:
I have a similar problem. My unmodified (not rooted) Defy (running 2.2.1) started to boot loop, so I eventually did a factory reset. That worked for a while, and then suddenly the defy froze on the Moto logo (not even cycling to the Blur screen) and I could no longer get to the reset screen. However I could still get to the bootloader, so I tried to use RDS lite. I got one sbf to say it passed, but the phone did not reboot. Now RDS will detect whether the phone is on or off (and if on I'll get a white LED) and I can flash the sbf still, but otherwise the phone is completely bricked - can't get to reset OR bootloader screen.
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Which one sbf have you tried?
Are you sure is the right one? If yes, have you checked if it's corrupted or have your tried to redownload it?

DefyVictim said:
I have a similar problem. My unmodified (not rooted) Defy (running 2.2.1) started to boot loop, so I eventually did a factory reset. That worked for a while, and then suddenly the defy froze on the Moto logo (not even cycling to the Blur screen) and I could no longer get to the reset screen. However I could still get to the bootloader, so I tried to use RDS lite. I got one sbf to say it passed, but the phone did not reboot. Now RDS will detect whether the phone is on or off (and if on I'll get a white LED) and I can flash the sbf still, but otherwise the phone is completely bricked - can't get to reset OR bootloader screen.
Any help would be appreciated greatly!
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How did RSD recognise your phone if you can't go to the bootloader?

Defy Wiki pages
There is Wiki page here at XDA with a lot of relevant information for Defy/Defy+: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Motorola_Defy
You may find this informations scattered there, but Wiki is always good starting point.
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hotdog125 said:
How did RSD recognise your phone if you can't go to the bootloader?
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There is the answer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...D_lite_to_recognise_a_phone_that_won.27t_boot

DeMonHell82 said:
First of all, you need to get the battery charged somehow. Here's some possibilities:
borrow from someone a "defy's battery compatible phone" and charge your battery inside that phone. A Defy or a Defy+ or a DroidX would work.
try to get an external battery charger
WARNING it's potentially dangerous: method B from this post (MacGyver way): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026 :
Then you can go download mode and restore sbf.
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Which one sbf have you tried?
Are you sure is the right one? If yes, have you checked if it's corrupted or have your tried to redownload it?
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When I plug the phone into the USB the white LED comes on, but I can't raise ANYTHING on the screen (reset screen or bootloader screen, holding down the volume up or down w/ the power button). However pressing the power button alone does cause the computer to recognize hardware is plugged in, or alternately disconnected. RSD tells me a device is connected, but the only info given is the bootloader version and AP ID info (whatever that is). However, when I load the SBF, the phone lights up and says SW update in progress...
RSD tells me the phone is being rebooted and has passed, but screen goes dark and all I see i the white LED again.
I have no way of knowing how much juice is left in the battery (I have two, but I think one is dry) or if it is taking a charge..
I tried these two SBFs:
T-Mobile_MB525_6.19.0_1FF.sbf
JORDN_U3_6_36_0_SIGNED_USAJRDNTMOB1B4B5DE1028_0R_JORDANTMO_P022_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
Only the 1st one works.

DefyVictim said:
When I plug the phone into the USB the white LED comes on
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just to be sure you know it: when your battery is totally discharged, computer's usb doesn't give enough power to completely boot. (at least for me).

Milan Kerslager said:
There is Wiki page here at XDA with a lot of relevant information for Defy/Defy+: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Motorola_Defy
You may find this informations scattered there, but Wiki is always good starting point.
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There is the answer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...D_lite_to_recognise_a_phone_that_won.27t_boot
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To get RSDLIte to recognize your phone you have to enter boot loader mode. this means press VOL-UP + POWER If nothing helps, try pushing VOL UP before!' you put the battery in (RSDLIte should be running and awaiting a new connection at that time) If you are using Windows 7, try seting RSDLite to "compatibility mode: Windows XP SP3".
@DefyVictim said he could not get into bootloader and yet RSD recognised it.

Pleasa help
Hi.
I wanted to go back to stock ROM from Quarx's CM10 (sep 17) and flashed the next file with RSD, but ended up in bootloop at motorola logo.
DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_GR_SIGN_UCADEFYEMARAB1B80AA004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTCEE_P022_A022_Service1FF.sbf
Any ideas which sbf to flash beforemy battery goes down?
Defy plus.
Thanks!!

arvair said:
Hi.
I wanted to go back to stock ROM from Quarx's CM10 (sep 17) and flashed the next file with RSD, but ended up in bootloop at motorola logo.
DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_GR_SIGN_UCADEFYEMARAB1B80AA004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTCEE_P022_A022_Service1FF.sbf
Any ideas which sbf to flash beforemy battery goes down?
Defy plus.
Thanks!!
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Try the Retail Taiwanese SBF.
Sent from my MB526 using Tapatalk

hotdog125 said:
Try the Retail Taiwanese SBF.
Sent from my MB526 using Tapatalk
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No, it doesn't work, now it doesn't even start to boot...
when i connect the cable it recognizeses, but the screen is black. any ideas?
thanks

arvair said:
No, it doesn't work, now it doesn't even start to boot...
when i connect the cable it recognizeses, but the screen is black. any ideas?
thanks
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Some SBF should work. Try wiping cache in stock recovery
Sent from my MB526 using Tapatalk

Still stuck
DeMonHell82 said:
just to be sure you know it: when your battery is totally discharged, computer's usb doesn't give enough power to completely boot. (at least for me).
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So are you saying that my issue might still be a dead battery, despite the fact that my computer and RSD notice when I turn on and off the phone, and even though the phone has enough power to tell me "SW update in progress" when I flash the SBF, and RSD says the flash is a "PASS" and that the phone is being rebooted? I'm really asking, not being sarcastic. Thanks!

DefyVictim said:
So are you saying that my issue might still be a dead battery, despite the fact that my computer and RSD notice when I turn on and off the phone, and even though the phone has enough power to tell me "SW update in progress" when I flash the SBF, and RSD says the flash is a "PASS" and that the phone is being rebooted? I'm really asking, not being sarcastic. Thanks!
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can't be sure, i'm just guessing.
I just know that the download mode doesn't use as much power as the full android booting up. In fact trying to boot a dead (0%) battery with pc's usb, lead to boot loop in my case or no boot at all.
But of course you need to be sure to have a 70-80% charged battery. Try mcgyver on one of yours.
if this fails you need to check as well with other SBFs

Which SBF
DeMonHell82 said:
can't be sure, i'm just guessing.
I just know that the download mode doesn't use as much power as the full android booting up. In fact trying to boot a dead (0%) battery with pc's usb, lead to boot loop in my case or no boot at all.
But of course you need to be sure to have a 70-80% charged battery. Try mcgyver on one of yours.
if this fails you need to check as well with other SBFs
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Exactly which SBF should I be using?? (I'm on T Mobile in the US, although I bought the phone unlocked). I had been running Android 2.2.1. The phone was NOT rooted.

DefyVictim said:
Exactly which SBF should I be using?? (I'm on T Mobile in the US, although I bought the phone unlocked). I had been running Android 2.2.1. The phone was NOT rooted.
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i really don't know which one is the right one for you. i use the one for MB525, Tim italy.
You should carefully check between the lists in this post for your model/carrier :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982 (section Official SBFs)
Be careful because MB525 (defy) and MB526 (defy+) have differents SBFs.

DeMonHell82 said:
First of all, you need to get the battery charged somehow. Here's some possibilities:
borrow from someone a "defy's battery compatible phone" and charge your battery inside that phone. A Defy or a Defy+ or a DroidX would work.
try to get an external battery charger
WARNING it's potentially dangerous: method B from this post (MacGyver way): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026 :
Then you can go download mode and restore sbf.
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Which one sbf have you tried?
Are you sure is the right one? If yes, have you checked if it's corrupted or have your tried to redownload it?
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I'm not sure it's the right one. It was the T-Mobile for USA one. However it said it passed, so I don't think corruption is the issue.