yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Defy General] k9999nest:
added the number to my girlfriend's block list, the menu calls, does anyone know how do I unlock?
[Defy General] eyesice:
Worked like a charm!

Thanks very much... I'm a newbie in rooting and flashing ... this helped me a lot.. i did it on my ubuntu host with a xp guest inside VBOX :)
[Defy General] sventibolt:
I am having mega troubles. Can anybody help me? I tried to install CM7 by rooting the phone and installing the zip with system recovery app. But then my machine didn't start anymore.

So I used rsd lite to flash with the sbf from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1054447

But then when it booted i tried to install the system recovery app and that didn't work anymore. The install went okay, but it's just a black screen when I boot into the recovery mode.

I also can't install any apps from the market because of this sbf. It always says "download interrupted", but the browser works fine.

And when I try to reflash with another sbf. It always reboots to the one that is installed. Even though it rsd lite is working fine.

What should I do??? I only wanted android 2.3 and now I have a 2.2 that works very badly and can't install anything!
[Defy General] stewi21:
the reason it wouldve been stuffed when u re flashed was cuz you probably didnt wipe data. boot into stock recovery (pwr + vol up on boot, then vol up + down when the green android appears) then go to wipe data/cache, do it, flash a new ROM and then try my guide again and you should be set :)
[Defy General] hitanshu:
Thanks everyone. The instructions worked out of the box. Superb. Me Very thankful!!
[Defy General] hitanshu:
Dumb question: Asking here since the development forum isnt open to me yet.

I have CM7 beta5.1 but there's been alot of force close of android.media process. I want to reflash 5.1 but the custom recovery does not recognize the SD card

Do I need to reinstall custom recovery?
[Defy General] ebait:
Thanks but with the new beta6 the phone won't load over the blue loading screen...
[Defy General] Pararocker:
Thanks, nice guide, Im going to flash new beta 6.
[Defy General] theweakend:
Ok so after reading more I didn't have to flash a new sbf. so i went back to the t-mobile blur version and rerooted with superoneclick and then installed 2ndinit and recovery. Downed loaded beta 5.1 and gapps. by pressing vol-down when the blue light appeared went a flashed beta 5.1 and installed gapps. I then went to beta 6 and here I am now. Thanks for all the help.
[Defy General] stewi21:
@ebait are you sure? It usually just takes ages after flashing an update.

sent from my defy :-)
[Defy General] Compass Linux:
Can I skip step nº 2?

Can I skip step n°:

2. root using superoneclick ???

I'm new to this, so I'm wondering if step 2 is *only* for backups.

I'll willing to wipe everything here.

Compass Linux.
[Defy General] pkryger:
I'm afraid not, you cannot. You need root access to install Bootmenu or 2nd Init that's must have to install CM7. Don't be afraid, when you install CM7 it will clean up your phone (though, AFAIK it's rooted out of box).
[Defy General] Compass Linux:
Damn. I guess I can't take a shortcut. :D

My dream would CM7 to be installable through Recovery Menu. Second dream would be to run commands directly, without ADB (if I understood what it does).

I'll end up using a Windows machine. On my linux distribution (Slackware) it would be a bit troublesome to go through all the steps.

Have my Defy for about 02 months and stuck on Android 2.1 (Eclair).

Thanks.

Compass Linux.
[Defy General] xblosa:
linux sbf_flash

You know of this flash tool for linux?

blog.opticaldelusion.org/search/label/sbf_flash
[Defy General] Compass Linux:
Yes, I have sbf_flash for linux.

Problem is rooting the Defy with SuperOneClick in linux. I need Mono plus some libraries for SuperOneClick, and in such case dependency checking would be useful. Slackware Linux doesn't have dependency checking, and in my current mood (almost bricked my Defy yesterday) I'm not willing to go library hunting. :D

Would be nice if Wine would suffice, but it's not that easy.

Thanks.

Compass Linux.
[Defy General] Corwinder:
Thanks for the faq

This was a great guide for installing a great rom. I'm glad it was available. It took the better part of a day to go through what is now 449 pages on the rom. I am so looking forward to the next release.
[Defy General] lamr:
Fixed SBF

Anybody *KNOWS* what's a fixed SBF and why it needs fixing?
[Defy General] lamr:
sbf_flash does not require mono, but it does not help you to root the Defy. SupeOneClick on Linux does require mono, but it didn't work for me anyway. You do need to have ADB with or without SuperOneClick. You do need to root your phone in order to install a new ROM, though, and you need ADB to do that, the exploit used requires it. But ADB does not require a lot of dependencies, on my system (ubuntu) ldd shows:

linux-gate.so.1 => (0xf774d000)

librt.so.1 => /lib32/librt.so.1 (0xf771e000)

libncurses.so.5 => /lib32/libncurses.so.5 (0xf76e5000)

libpthread.so.0 => /lib32/libpthread.so.0 (0xf76cb000)

libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.6 (0xf75e0000)

libm.so.6 => /lib32/libm.so.6 (0xf75ba000)

libgcc_s.so.1 => /usr/lib32/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xf759e000)

libc.so.6 => /lib32/libc.so.6 (0xf7443000)

/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf774e000)

that should be available on any distro. Once you are rooted there is a nice app that automates the 2nd init, backup, etc from within your phone, called "Defy 2ndInit", you can get it from the market
[Defy General] Compass Linux:
I know. I clearly meant SuperOneClick as I said in a previous post.

What do you mean?

ADB had nothing to do with rooting in my case. I only needed ADB to install BootMenu aka ClockworkMod Recovery. I couldn't get the 2ndinit app to work, so I used ADB (I'm new to Android and used to Linux).

From what I read in this forum, no. What I need to flash a ROM is BootLoader Mode (volume up + power) + ROM + RSD Lite + Motorola Drivers. None require root.

Compass Linux.
[Defy General] Compass Linux:
You remove certain files/directories from a ROM then repack, so combined with a nandroid backup (of the same version as the ROM I guess) you have a downgradeable (this word exists? lol) ROM.

You can read more here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=966537

lamr: If you search the forum you'll find more information.

By the way, this is offtopic. I will avoid doing this again.

Compass Linux.
[Defy General] ndlianke:
hi guys, i am having a defy on 2.1update1. is it possible to install cm7 on my phone?
[Defy General] meinvtuzai:
Tanks,your method is very good!
[Defy General] Ricardo_Is:
You can install windows by virtualmachine to use SuperOneClick.

Try do that!
[Defy General] xblosa:
What about other ways to root the device (z4root) which do not rely on windows ?
[Defy General] lordlos:
question

i just got a defy fresh outa the box about 1 week ago....is it absolutely necessary i flash that rom before c7
[Defy General] rumcajsz:
Let's try my script. It worked for me on "Ubuntu 11.04":

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1076138
[Defy General] stewi21:
@ndlianke yeah just follow my guide step by step, 2.1 is where i started too :)

@lordlos if your defy is running 2.2 (check about phone in settings) it isnt necessary
[Defy General] Compass Linux:
I tried multiple versions of z4root. The latest one (1.4 I think) force closes without rooting.

Compass Linux.
[Defy General] Compass Linux:
I'm just about to go to work. I'll have to check your script later. :)

Thanks.

Compass Linux.
[Defy General] lordlos:
im running 2.2.1, i've tried flashing c7 before but it said it was sucessfully installed but when i boot [2int] it just a black screen when i boot [normal] it just the same 2.2.1 moto blur
[Defy General] stewi21:
hmm thats strange.. i think its happened to others too..

maybe just try flashing the ROM in my guide and see how that goes when u install cm7?
[Defy General] raliSHA:
Hi...this is my first posth here at the xda but I have allready been lurking for a while. A few days ago I decided to upgrade my defy to cm7. Rooting and flashing custom froyo roms via rsd was a breeze but then the problems started..i was trying to use either this guide or the one in the faq cm7 thread in the developers section but nothing seemed to work. I first installed the 3.4.3 uk same as quarx and later tried wit the nordic sbf...both flashed with no problem but when i installed 2nd init (later i tried with manual install of bootmenu) the first strange thing was that when rebooting the phone (after the compulsory 2 reboots) would go into boot menu by itself without me pressing anything, and would than start rebooting randomly...once i succeded in wiping the other time not...once i made it to custom recovery but then it rebooted again (i tried several versions of 2nd init and bootmenu after clean sbf flashes but it remained the same). One time i got lucky and was able to select all the necesarry zips in custom recovery (cm7+gapps+fixes) and started the flash before the strange rebooting but then all i got was a black screen and a dead phone. :mad: Only after removing the battery I was able to enter into android, but it was the same old 2.2...

Anyone got a clue or advice what is going on with these random reboots? :confused:
[Defy General] Octomonkey:
Thanks very much for the great post - nice to see a summary of all the useful info in the forum.

I'd like to try and flash my Defy to CM7 as per your instructions, but the Google Apps like doesn't work for me - the download site says the file is unavailable. Has the link gone dead?

Cheers!
[Defy General] Nietzschean:
Hi guys.

I just got a defy, first smartphone I have so I have no idea what I'm doing, I'm just trying to follow this guide.

Wanted to put CM7 on it, managed to root it but now when I want to put the recommended sbf file on it with RSD Lite 4.9 I can't. "Start" stays greyed out:

Please help :)
[Defy General] bikerabhinav:
To OP(stewi21):

You probably wrote the guide when the latest version for 2ndInit was 1.4(aka 1.4.2), however, new versions have been released since then. Unfortunately, CM7 will NOT be installed if used with latest 2ndInit 1.7 (as of now) ( I guess 1.5 and 1.6 wont work as well, didn't try though)

This guide also says the same: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1065798

The link you've given is for the latest version which will not work anyway so Please UPDATE the first post so people do not get misguided(like me)

To others:

Only use 2ndInit version 1.4 when upgrading to CM7

Other versions get you stuck at M Logo.

link: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=589645&d=1304799260

source: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1032212 (version 1.4 (a.k.a 1.4.2)

Not needed.

you can also add a line on how to set it as default.

Add a link to the FAQ thread (very important IMO) as it help people to cross-reference and check the steps they are going to follow.

Thanks!
[Defy General] bikerabhinav:
Remove the installed 2ndInit, and install version 1.4 Follow the instructions it tells you, for turning off USB DeBUG and stuff (it's given in the app when you install 1.4 )

reboot the cell, and in the 2ndInit Boot menu goto Boot > Default > Set Normal at Default.

Go back > enter Recovery > Custom > wipe data/cache > wipe Cache > install Zip from sdcard> install all three in order (do not wipe anything after this step) >

1. CM7 beta 6 zip (or whichever version)

2. GoogleApps zip

3. Fix zip (found in original CM7 thread ) : this is to prevent the auto-brightness issue.

once done, just reboot the cell and you'll be running CM7 (hopefully)
[Defy General] ndlianke:
great and thanks.. i wil start downloading those stuff tonite and start flashing it weekend.
[Defy General] ndlianke:
jic, if i have brick my phone is there any recovery steps? actually previously i have downloaded a sbf (china version 2.2 when lauched) and flashed to my phone. it ends up my phone cant boot up. then i try to flash back to 2.1 uk version and ends up my bootloader cant detect my usb anymore :(

at the end, i have to send my phone back to factory :(
[Defy General] bikerabhinav:
^ if that happens, try connecting to RSDLite when in bootloader mode (vol Up + power) and flash with the latest stable and trusted SBF. It should detect the USB, such cases don't happen soon if you follow through all the steps and try to understand what you're doing before putting your phone at stake.

Edit: Also, try to enter stock recovery (vol down + power) and wipe data/cache before you flash the new sbf.
[Defy General] neogsantos:
How to share my internet connection?

Hi, I've installed the CM7 beta 6 in my Defy.

It's working perfectly (except for the CPU 90-100% issue when I disable the auto brightness)

I'm sattisfied with the mod but I really need to use my Defy as a Router!

In my previously version I used to share my internet in my office. But now I can't find an option to turn the internet sharing on!

Is it possible with CM7 beta 6?

Thx
[Defy General] thimon:
which rom to use?

Hi guys,

I'm using in my Defy Android 2.2.1 [3.4.2-107-JDNL-9 (Brazil Version)].

System Version = Version.34.4.709.MB525.Brasil.en.BR

Can I install the CM7 Beta6 with my ROM 3.4.2-107 or I should first install the Android 2.2.2 ROM 3.4.2-177 (blurless) ?

which version of 2ndInt should I use? 1.4, 1.7 or version2 ?

If there are problems, Can I install my ROM 3.4.2-107 again?
[Defy General] Nietzschean:
Hi guys.

I'm having a problem. I'm following this guide to root my Defy:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1054447

and I'm at step 9:

9. boot into boot menu by pressing the vol down button when the blue LED lights up on boot up

But I'm not getting a blue led. I'm wondering whether that's because of 2nd init not being properly installed (even though I got a "success" message)

I installed it using the 1.42 application found in the opening post of this thread...

Any ideas?
[Defy General] bioan:
You forgot to disable ADB Debug.
[Defy General] Nietzschean:
What's that and how do i fix it?

Thank you for the reply.
[Defy General] bioan:
Go into Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging. Disable it. Now the blue led will light up.
[Defy General] Nietzschean:
Installed with this guide, thanks.
[Defy General] Jakethepeg:
hi mate,

just get a tether app from the marketplace, barnacle is one that springs to mind.
[Defy General] Fotogravin:
I installed the latest nightly of CM7 and all went well, except for GPS. Although I checked both boxes to use WiFi and Satellites for determining my location, but several apps tell me that GPS is disabled. Any suggestions to solve this?

Hmz... I really should read more carefully... Didn't have the latest, will try that one first.

Edit2: That solved the problem
[Defy General] raliSHA:
Thx for the reply, but I tried this combination also with the same result before....first i went wit the 1.7 version, then saw it doesn't work and later tried again with 1.4 with exactly the same result.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wolfway:
Hello,

I am going to root my phone soon using an XTC clip, and I read that I have to factory reset my phone before flashing a ROM.

My main concern is my apps. Will, when I flash a ROM and use the phone again, my apps still be there in the market? I have free shazam for example (because i downloaded it before it became a paid app), and I want to know if it will afterwards still know I should get a free version.

Or will, when you factory reset, all the apps be gone from the market aswel? I read titanium backup is great, but that it only works when rooted, so I can't use that.

Thanks for your input
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
everything lol. includes phone apps, market downloaded apps, all accounts data, all application data, phone calender entries, and what not.

--if one is on official unrooted phone and made factory reset, then he will loose all phone memory related things except the operating system.

--if one is on rooted phone (with custom recovery) and made factory reset, then he will loose all the phone memory related things including the operating system.

Ok, if u have asked a question like what do i retain when i factory reset, then the answer will be. Everything that can be kept online like gmail contacts, gmail calender entries. And every application data or cache data that will be saved on memory card like google maps data, dictionaries data etc. I dont know about the memory card apps whether they will work after factory reset. ok

u need to search and download each and every app again from the market. I think it wont make a note of the list of ur apps.

But u have many options.

--u can now use xtc clip to s-off ur device. then donot downgrade. just flash a custom recovery by PC49IMG.ZIP process. Then u can make a nandroid backup of the present os. And while restoring, u will have few options regarding what to restore. Or alternative to nandroid backup, u can just use a titanium backup here as ur phone is rooted.

--u cannot have free access to shazam further unless u back it up now.

--Its not just the "titanium backup" which will back up the apps. There are many freeware application managers in the market which back up the phone apps to apk files on the memory card. just go to the market and have a look at.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wolfway:
Maybe the thread title was badly chosen, the question was more about the apps :) Too bad, I was hoping it was somewhere stored with google, and that it would simply re-download the apps after the flashing.

But so I will use the XTC clip to s-off and then backup my stuff.

Cheers :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] chrisdavesants:
Geeks post your galaxy s questions, views, opinions, reviews amd discoveries here... i will try to assist you, if i cant will point you to the right directions.........

enjoy flashing...cheers....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jbdroid:
Woah! Para sa mga pinoy! :D

Although there are not much unique features on our phone, AFAIK it is an international version with Asian firmware, I think this thread will be useful in helping out other pinoys specially those who are new. And also will keep them informed about the current and upcoming trends in PHP.

First question, anong latest version ng stock firmware jan? (I converted my phone's product code from GLB to XEU) Does Globe has plan to keep it updated?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] chrisdavesants:
Latest stock F/W is still froyo... gingerbread is still not here in philippines... globe doesnot really support... they dont even know about it... i run rooted... plus we have just been introduce to android so i dont think that they have any idea about it... im on XEE just to run gingerbread on phone..

enjoy flashing...cheers....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jbdroid:
Ahaha i know the company that customized the firmware specifically for Globe. Goodluck and happy flashing!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] marjoejoejoe:
best support is from Greenhills Tiangge:p

pinoy here studying in taipei taiwan, on Darky v10 rc5 final
[Galaxy S I9000 General] chrisdavesants:
@marjoejoejoe: hey hows your experienxe with the rc5 final??? Post some experience man... im running simply honey 3.1... running smooth...

enjoy flashing...cheers....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Project1.exe:
It's a little late, but I'm still feeling a lot of TPC'ers are going to jump here. Welcome
[Galaxy S I9000 General] chrisdavesants:
Not yet late with all the build going around... its always fresh.. plus we are here to support... DAMAYAN.....

enjoy flashing...cheers....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kelvs:
sup bros

help support/spread my site ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] chrisdavesants:
enjoy flashing...cheers....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tj_cute:
hi. im having a problem here.

i try to flash my phone to cyanogenmod. i try to follow all instructions. i stuck at recovering mode using clockworkmod recovery. it seems CWM doesn't working, instead, the built in recovery was executed. hope you will help me about this problem mga kapwa noypi here.

thanks and God bless.

P.S.

can you tip me what is the nice ROM for my SGS?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] chrisdavesants:
Cyanogenmod is hard to use... i would suggest u using darkys 9.5... i suggest you go this website...www.darkyrom.com the best build is ressurection rom from there you can also flash version 9.5.. the most stable... easy flash... and vety good speed... you can also try gingerbread... did you flash a kernel?? Or do you see 3e recovery?? Include error message as well..

enjoy flashing...cheers....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tj_cute:
i see 3e recovery on recovery mode using 3 buttons.

flashing a kernel? what should i do?

please help me since I am a newbie in this. Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kelvs:
http://www.androidmanila.com/

thanks bro
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kelvs:
are you currently stuck on boot loop ?

try flashing stock JVB with bootloaders. follow the instructions here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1011901
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tj_cute:
nope, I'm not stucked up. I just want a modified roms for this galaxy. I want a good rom. I noticed that cyanogen is the best mod that i heard but im stucked on some procedures like clockworkmod recovery didn't work on me.

any tips for me since I am a newbie, thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kelvs:
CM7 is not particularly newbie friendly. Darky's ROM is probably the most popular here. You can just change the themes by looking at the themes section afterwards.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tj_cute:
thank you for the tips. I am now downloading the latest one. ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] chrisdavesants:
+1... darky roms are great... @tj_cute: you know how to use odin right... i suggest using the ressurection edition froyo by darky... easy flash and stable... after that if you wants gingerbread u can also try there rc5 final ... or simply honey... easy install and great stability...

enjoy flashing...cheers....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] chrisdavesants:
Guys... Simone201 just released his Simplyhoney rom based on gingerbread... It very fast and stable... I suggest flashing the wipe.options....

enjoy flashing...cheers....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] marjoejoejoe:
hey chris:

i went from darky 9.5>rc4>rc5>rc5.3>rc5 final...

i never encountered problems...i see a lot of people with problems installing his ROM, but i think its because they do not follow the guide properly..sometimes it means reading other guides to verify as well.......i built my own JIG, so im kinda fearless if i brick it:P i did brick once but not on darky's rom....

so....on rc5...so far so good....very fast and stable for me..without any lagfix is already incredible, with lagfix its even snappier....

what concerned me was battery drain, not that it gave me the battery drain bug, but i expected more capacity from the JVK modem...so im now back to zsjpe modem and recalibrating...

you should try it out. visual elements are like other roms i see, overglow effect , CRT off etc......really depends on how you theme it...

i chose darky because of its collaboration with supercurios lagfix and more importantly his audio improvements as im also a headphile, and my galaxy must play FLAC without errors:)

considering MIUI and Cyanogenmod 7 , if they fix battery drain and camera problem...

what are the rom's you guys use?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] marjoejoejoe:
as mentioned earlier, try to flash a stock ROM using ODIN, if you are cyanogen mod 7, maybe try flashing stock JVB WITH BOOTLOADERS, bootloaders are important, then try darky's rom...

if not, revert back to froyo rom via flash from ODIN...

search in this forum for a good stock froyo, then reflash cyanogenmod 7 if you still insist on it...

*****************************

kelvs check out ur site, following u on twitter now....a lot of phimuggers are also using droids:)myself included, so ill broadcast the site and this forum
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jpaolo90:
Anyone else here on Globe Prepaid? If so, how do you use 3G on yours? Until now, I am having a hard time making it work. I have successfully done MMS before, but I have never been able to fix the 3G internet for my Galaxy S. Currently, I am using a European i9000 with Darky's 9.2 (Will be upgrading to 10 when it comes out, hehe)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] marjoejoejoe:
v10 final you mean?