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[Defy General] abhi.eternal:
I am following this forum closely since few months, and think I should do more with with my Defy now! I have already rooted my phone but I am still on stock Eclair. I really, really want to try CM7 but though I am quite tech-savvy, there are some things which I am still unable to get into my head! So I need someone to help me, in plain English, with the following:

1 If I install CM7, or any ROM, and then decide to go back to stock, can I?

2. I guess I can using a nandroid backup, right? BTW, what is nandroid backup?!

3. AFAIK, nandroid backs up the current ROM so that if things go wrong it can be reverted, right? If yes, how to perform a nandroid backup on Defy? How easy is it? How much of space does it take in the SD card?

4. What is sbf, recovery etc.? Why are they needed? What are the specific versions I need based on my phone:

Offtopic:

5. If I perform a 'Factory Reset', will I lose root?

Please help me understand all these; from what I have read so far everything seems so confusing!!
[Defy General] Erra:
1. CM7 requires Froyo(2.2) based SBF in order to install. So you must be on official Froyo(released via your phone over OTA by your network) or have flashed Froyo. Once you FLash or upgrade your phone through either of these methods, you cannot downgrade back to 2.1. In the case of official it is not problem, and because official 2.2 is being rolled out, you can probably safely upgrade by flashing one of the stable official SBF's from any of the versions offered on the forums, you probably want to look for ROM users from your country to get an idea if the SBF the ROM is based on works in your region without much hassle.

2. Others will need to answer the Nandroid thing, I know as much as I use Nandroids to make a back up of MY phones state as a way to go back to how my phone was prior to me messing with it, but I am not clear on how you can use a Nandroid from another persons phone on your own. I always just flashed the latest SBF that was Deblured. I am currently using the most recent "Nordic" SBF and CM7, I flashed the SBF and installed the CM7 zip file from recovery.

3. See #2

4. SBF as far as I know is the actual firmware that the phone uses, this set of code tells the phone what does what when it comes to the phones hardware. The files have a base Android on them that they work from which can be with Blur or without Blur(Motorolas GUI shell for Android). So some SBF's come with 2.1, some with 2.2 and soon 2.3.

The Android version is the software side of things, and this can vary depending on how the ROM you are using is made(I think) This is why your SBF will have different numbers associated with it(because these SBF's vary from carrier to carrier and from country to country, some have Blur, some do not, some are set up for particular GSM ranges for 3G etc) and your Android will have a separate number.

It is a bit confusing and my knowledge is kind of limited so I may in fact me kind of mixed up on some of these things. Take what I say with a grain of salt.

Recovery is a small app that allows you to use a custom recovery(which is not included with Motorola phones) which is a method to insall ROMs. You need to root and install recovery to start making real changes to your phone.

Hope some of this information helps, I have bricked my phone quite a few times learning how to modify it and I would suggest going ahead and trying things and making a few mistakes so you know how to unfuck your gear as some of the kind contributors have mentioned before.

Fear not, go forth and flash that little bugger to it's full potential.
[Defy General] ephumuris:
i'm new too but not new to Android...

1. Yes. And you can downgrade to 2.1 again. I did!

2. The clue is in the name, all your phones current data, apps and rom are stored on the nand memory within your Defy. The Nandroid backup takes a snapshot of all this data and stores the information from each partition on your sdcard.

3. Nandroid backup is easy. I recommend the 2nd init auto installer...that also installs recovery (custom) and is needed for cm7. Backups vary in size...mine are usually around 450mb.

4. SBF's are just official rom files, in a format readable/flashable with RSD Lite. You are on the same version as i started on. The order i went in was...

1. Root.
2. Install 2nd init. recovery installer. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1032212
3. Boot into recovery and select Backup/Restore and make a backup.
4. Download a 2.2 fixed sbf like the nordic one.
5. Download CM7. (Place in same directory as your nand backup. sdcard/clockworkmod/backups.)
6. Boot into 2nd init menu and select to boot 2nd init by default.
7. Select custom recovery and restore the cm7 nandroid.
7.5. Wipe data from custom recovery.
8. Reboot Defy while holding volume up.
9. Plug in usb and start up RDS Lite. Select fixed sbf you downloaded and press start. Once finished it will boot into CM7. (I had to pull battery after RDS Lite finished)

5. I don't think you lose root as i'm sure superuser is installed to system partition which isn't wiped when factory reset. :)
[Defy General] ephumuris:
Oh also just for future reference. If you ever mess up (no recovery possible) or need to restore for warranty just look for the 2.51 full sbf for your region or operator and flash it with RDS Lite. You end up with a factory fresh phone and can start again ;)
[Defy General] Jakethepeg:
just the kind of post i need this, just one question,

you say backup/restore, I have installed 2init, but I cant see this option. Does this have a different name, or am I totally looking at the wrong menu?
[Defy General] Jakethepeg:
ahh got it, i just needed to mess first :D
[Defy General] Jakethepeg:
really stumped,

I am trying to install the leaked froyo uk build. I have installed the moto drivers and the rsd lite.

I put the .sbf in the rsd lite and connect my phone.

It sees my phone fine, but when I try to flash it just fails straight away.

I have tried enable/disabled usb debugging , but that makes no difference. Have tried wipe, but again no change,

what am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance :D
[Defy General] ephumuris:
Do you not get an error message? What is your current rom?
[Defy General] Erra:
For flashing with RSD you MUST be in bootloader mode.

Hold down volume up as you boot the phone, you will get some white text on a black screen. After this, plug your phone in via USB to your comp, once RSD reads it, load the sbf, and then start the flashing process and wait until it is completely finished and either boots your phone, or instructs you to boot manually.

The text on the phone will change as the process starts.
[Defy General] Jakethepeg:
Hi Erra

thanks for that, I have been trying to flash in bootloader mode but I still get the message unable to flash.

Ephumuris, I am using stock uk 2.51
[Defy General] danimagrin:
Are you using the latest version of RSD Lite?
[Defy General] ephumuris:
You installed the motorola drivers?

Sent from my Defy on CM7.
[Defy General] danimagrin:
Would RSD Lite even recognize the phone without drivers installed?
[Defy General] abhi.eternal:
From where can we get the latest version of RSD Lite?
[Defy General] Jakethepeg:
Ok tried again, for the first time, managed to make a nandroid backup, (something that also wouldnt work ).

Still getting an error though, when I try and flash, interestingly though, my rsd lite, doesn't seem to be able to load roms, with their full name, (i have to shorten it to uk.sbf or something along those lines).

Tried to flash the froyo uk tmoby leaked rom (11 version), and the error message I get is Failed flashing process (0x7100); phone connected.

Version I am on for rsd lite is 4.9 multiflash/ multi flex.

Thanks again for all your help and patience :P

Feel such a noob with this, I never had this many issues with my old xm5800 :D

the version of rsd lite is compatible with 2.51 isnt it?

Or do i need to grab an older version, just noticed this got released in march.
[Defy General] farsight73:
When is the time to do full wipe??
[Defy General] ephumuris:
Oops i missed that. Straight after the step of restoring the cm7 nandroid. :)

Step 7.5. Wipe data from custom recovery.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rareshutzu:
Hi guys, Happy Easter! Currently I am typing from my D2, so I'm not able to search for a good fix due to slow wi-fi connection. That's why I'm asking any of you that already knows how to make my screen auto rotate. I am using windows 6.5 and I can't remember which rom, tough it's a very simple one. At this point my image won't auto rotate when moving the phone, so games like Rock Band won't work. Opera and other few programs auto rotate plus games that are made only on landscape. The problem is I can't find the auto rotate setting or program, only a setting that makes me choose landscape/portrait. I changed my whole menu to landscape and Rock Band still doesn't work. Can anyone help me?

Thank you
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
There is an auto rotate app here. I have not tested it so I can't confirm that it will work on your ROM.

You can also try the attached GSensor cab.

Another thing you can do use the Topaz keyboard control app and set rotate to one of your buttons.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rareshutzu:
Thanks. The first program is working grrreat! Though not for Calculator. I've added and removed it from the list and rebooting my mobile and Calculator doesn't rotate.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
The app must support rotation and you could also set one of your buttons on double\triple\ or long press to rotate screen left or right with the kybrd cnfg....
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] 15131331231:
I seek around the forum for some themethat fit our mini,but,disappointed.most theme were developed for wvga,vga or qvga,none is for hvga.but we can port them to hvga,though I know it is not very easy.thanks.here,I will post links:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=864610

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833941

thanks.
[HD Mini Themes and Apps] MobileMini:
Both themes are really amazing! But, yeah.... there will probably never be a HVGA version of that, unless somebody of our own forum will port it. The devs themselves are not interested to port it because there are only a hand full of active HD Mini users around this forum :(.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ajftl:
Lol yes.. i stupidly installed bump and as soon I opened it got a FC right away. Google system framework force close so I immediately un installed the app but I still getting the pop up fc from Google system framework... not only that. Now my usb connecting to pc its not working. Lol it worked before perfectly now is not. Ugh. Not feeling like doing a master reset... anyway stay away from bump. Lol
[T-Mobile LG G2x] bskim23:
That sucks. Hope you don't have to factory reset... but that's better than having a broken phone :-) lol! And thanks for the heads up!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
I would think a man of your stature would stay away from gimicky apps like Bump.

-1 for ju! ;)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ajftl:
Lol believe me... it's one of those days.

Lmao. I deserve it
[T-Mobile LG G2x] crazythunder:
or have a nandroid :D:D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ajftl:
Still not rooted... not reasons yet. No Roms out yet.

But I guess I Should it done it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ajftl:
usb wont work at all...reinstalled lg drivers i restored phone back to stock via settings security and also volume down and power ...tried 2 different pc and a mac .. none of them see the phone .. downloaded different drivers and no luck ... exchanging phone tomorrow
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThaddeusDB:
Using GreyBlur 2.1 and dolphin browser, user agent set to desktop, plugins always on, hulu says my thing isn't supported, anyone know why this is?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twinke2382:
I've been having the same problem too. Think hulu figured out how to block us? Any body else having this problem too?
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] xboarder56:
This is for those people that cant get market paid market in there countries.

Orginal website of apk and project http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/

i edited it to be able to flash through cw recovery as a zip :D everyone enjoy
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hakarune:
So I'm looking to get a new Rom. What is the fastest stable sense Rom in your opinions?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
First off, this doesn't belong in the "Development" section.

But that aside, I'd say SkyRaider 4.0 is a good one. Magnolia is fast and stable with a nice "matte UI". Lou's are good as well (Redemption ROM, Redemptive rEVOlution). SkyRaider 4.0 has the added bonus of being extremely customizable with options not in other ROM's yet. And more mods and themes are on the way.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hakarune:
My bad, I thought I pressed the general tab... stupid phone... can a mod please move this. Thanks....

I knows Lou's I'm running the old redemption rEVOlution now, but I seem to be having problems with newer apps and games running choppy when I'm double the required and framework tends to crash too often... now I also am unable to direct install to SD.... that's why I'm looking to upgrade.

As for Sky I didn't know he had a new one, saw he was working on "Athena" but it was horribly buggy from what I read. Is 4.0 that good and nice on batt?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vernox701:
Check out Optimised Sense by Newtoroot, pretty new but its fast.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmdoptesc47:
Skyraider 4.0 hands down. It's the most stable ROM i've used and is great on battery life. I use my phone a lot and can go all day no problem with the stock battery.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pianoplayer:
Hmm, I have been stuck on CM7 for who knows how long but I flashed Skyraider 4.0 and have absolutely loved it. Skyraider 4.0 has elements of CM7, the Z roms, and the S roms built in. It's fast as hell, and it's the first Sense rom I stayed on for more than an hour in about 3 months.

If SR4 isn't for you (I can't imagine why) then go with a Z rom, maybe Warm Z nightlies or the Incredibly Re-Engineered Z.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] incubus26jc:
mine of course :) haha
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donnyp1:
Z roms rock!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] renzo.olivares:
definitely
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
I'm enjoying the customization of cm7 but for sense 1.0 I like skyraider, for sense 2.0 I'd say warm z. Nils business sense looks good too but I haven't tried it as it requires cwm 3+.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zerox8610:
Fastest?? Well... Any of the sense ROMs will run differently of course, but that is easily changed with different Kernels

I'm running Skyraider 4.0 with the stock kernel and it's flawless.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donnyp1:
No rom is flawless, there are already atleast 3 threads with different probs with sr, not to mention issues on main thread. All roms have quirks, its all in what you can live with.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NilsP:
+1

Go for it folks
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taebom:
I gotta cast my vote for Incredibly Re-Engineered v2.4. I've been always coming back to this super ROM. Chingy51o has put in a lot of work for this ROM to run smoothly and it shows.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACD168:
If you are looking for leaked sense 2.0 roms download any rom that is a "Z" rom.

for the best sene ROM, skyraider 4.0 is it. most features, devs will be stealing his features they are so nice. I haven't had a hiccup since installing 4.0 fresh. lou's #8 kernel. easily get two days of battery. LOVE it.

and check out my theme page for Skyriader4.0

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1047626

only been open for 3 days and already 8,000 views! I love XDA:cool:
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
Please post questions in Q&A
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ljmunz:
I'm using Warm Z and it's great, very fast & love Sense 2.0
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Newt:
I think you should try "Optimzed Z" i heard it was pretty good
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] renzo.olivares:
Incredible RE-Engineered v1.2 beta 1
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taustin52:
Haha, tweeting your own horn?

Actually I tried optimized sense and I loved it. Fast, smooth, stable, i definitely recommend it.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donnyp1:
optimized z or business z, by far the 2 roms with the least amount of problems. SR4 has a ton of issues being worked out over about 4 or 5 threads. But the that is my opinion. its all in what you can live with
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hakarune:
Is there a zip that's compatible with your optimized z that is the normal keyboard, I liked it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidst95:
Hi,

Is there anyway to keep the screen on after you make a call. Sometimes I need to enter a code after I connect to a phone number but my screen closes. By the time I get it to turn back on it's too late to type in any information. I look at the settings but could not find anything. Thanks.

David
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JIH10:
It should turn on once you pull it away from your face, once the sensor senses light it should turn on.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dklimah:
Mine makes a clicking sound tooafter like 10 seconds
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidst95:
Thanks for the suggestion. The problem is sometimes it's dark outside and the sensor does turn the screen back on. Hopefully they'll be a fix for this in the future.

David
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VanillaSoda:
I also have this problem, they need a fix!
[Fascinate Android Development] Cheetohz:
REMOVE

10 char
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] outdooz:
Got my g tablet today. And this is what happened. Copied over the 2 files need to install clockworkmod in the root.

2. restarted it.. held power and volume +

3. It installed something then it restarted.

4. I then restarted it again to to see if it work but it installed something again and restared, (I thought it was because I forgot to delete the 2 files)

5. Went to to delete the 2 files but only the update folder was there.

Now I am scared to proceed. What should I do?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juanaraya92679:
It was installing the Clockworkmod, it should be ok to boot up. If anything NVFlash is your friend. :)

THis has happened to me before and I think it was because I used the wrong Clockworkmod files, make sure you use the internal files, that worked best for me.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebadfrog:
The command file is deleted on boot. You are scared for no reason
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] volssam:
Just go here and start over. You will be a pro.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865245

READ IT ALL
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] outdooz:
Everytime I tried to boot into clockwork mod It would install something and reboot.

So I copied the files over again and did it again and it worked!!! I am now enjoying VEGAN!!!
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Didact74:
Can anyone tell me if rooting will make this possible?

I want to be able to plug my DSLR camera directly into the USB on my Xoom and download the pictures. Is this possible if I root and use the new Tiamat Kernel?

Thanks,
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kcarpenter:
I don't think tethering a camera has been possible on any android device yet.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KerryG:
You cant control a DSLR but it might mount as an external drive. Havent tried it myself yet, need to order to right cable or adapter.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Didact74:
I have the adapter on the way. And yes, I didnt want to control it, only mount the CF card in the camera so I can access the pictures.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeski27:
Yeah the only way I've found to accomplish what you are trying to do was to use an external USB card reader, which (assuming you have rooted and performed the USB host hack) you can plug into the xoom (via adapter) and read the CF off of the card reader. In order for the camera to connect directly to the Xoom, I believe the Xoom would have to have drivers for the camera itself (though I could be wrong, but either way that method doesn't work as of now).
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KerryG:
without the drivers installed on my pc my camera acts like a usb card reader
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Didact74:
Can someone walk me through how to mount mass storage? I am trying to hook up my camera so see the photos on the SD cardof the camera. I am rooted using the tiamat 1.4.0 kernel. I have hooked it up with my cable adapter and checked usbOTG, external, and sdcard2 but none of the files show up there. I rebooted and still nothing. Do I need to run a script fro it to show up?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
Very cool... I'd love to see a pimped out photoshop for honeycomb

Sent from my Motorola Olympus
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Didact74:
Can someone help explain to me how to mount a USB mass storage device like a thumb drive or USB card rerader?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KerryG:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1020174
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epakrat75:
Motorola has a USB camera accessory (and pending software update) to enable PTP which will likely do watch you need. Coming very soon. No rooting required.

See this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1054636
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Didact74:
I have read the mounting USB storage thread and followed the directions exactly but I am having issues. I posted in that thread this same question but it doesnt seem to be getting any attention so I figured i would try the same question here as its all related. I am trying to access the CF card in mt camera but i cant get the script to work.

gscript continues to give a permission denied error everytime I run either script even though I have chmod'd all files and folders.

mount -o remount,rw /

mkdir /mnt/ntfsdisk

ln -s /mnt/ntfsdisk /ntfsdisk

ntfs-3g /dev/block/sda1 /mnt/ntfsdisk

scriptor says:

couldn't set local enviornment, using default {null}

failed to access /dev/block/sda1 please check dev/block/sda1 and the ntfs-3g binary permissions and the mounting user ID

do i need to do anything from the roebeet page if i am already running tiamat 1.4.0? All i did was follow the instructions from the first post of this thread.

I was able to plug in a 2gb thumb drive and see it under the OTG folder. Still no luck mounting a NTFS drive though.

I HAVE A WIFI XOOM

thanks,
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Didact74:
Bump for help
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZuneLune:
Would love to see this

Android photographer's dream come true.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wwwhershcom:
its 100% possible on 3.1.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheZuneLune:
.RAW Image Viewer

A developer from Android Tablets forums is working on a .RAW viewer and has a beta of sorts up.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustALittleNoob:
Hey Guys,

is there a ICS ROM for my 601 wich suport PTP/MTP?

Thanks for the Help
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kentedman:
Buy an Eye-Fi card for your camera and download the eye-fi app for your xoom. once the two are paired, every new photo you take with your camera will appear on your xoom over wifi. No cables needed.

---------- Post added at 02:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:33 PM ----------

You can find a great app in the market called "DSLR Controller". Currently only works with Cannon DSLR and requires root, but allows full control and live preview of your camera right on your xoom. It's Awesome !
[Samsung Mesmerize] stephenj37826:
Could someone make the proper edits to this rom to work with the mesmerize on ED01 radio?
[Samsung Mesmerize] dfgas:
I will see what i can do. i have no good luck with ed01 but we will see what we can do.