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[Milestone 2 General] RAWLiNGS007:
Stock android!

Hi everyone!

I would like to buy a M2 next week, but before that I have a few questions about it. First of all, I'm new to android so please bear with me.

I've seen a video reviews online, and in some the phone seemed a bit sluggish. This was fixed in the lastes update a few weeks back, correct?

How well the phone performs? I have an iPhone 3G right now, and IT IS BY ALL MEANS AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER, so I don't want to have an other slow phone. How does it compare to an iPhone 4, if anyone knows?

If I want to have the motoblur disabled, can it be done? Or can I just simply put a stock android on it?

I hope to get all these answered,

Thanks you guys!

Rawlings
[Milestone 2 General] kyngoflyonz:
M2 Sluggish.

My Milestone is moving really slow. It's pretty much stock, and I am a noob, so I haven't rooted or upgraded the software version yet since I don't know how to. I downloaded the MSU from the UK Motorola site and this is what it said with regards to version numbers "This is a software update for Motorola MILESTONE ™ 2 users who are currently using software versions 2.2.13, 2.2.16 or 2.3.4." and I apparently have 2.4.18, and firmware version 2.2. Can i still upgrade my software?
[Milestone 2 General] thakik:
Hello everyone, I started a new trhead yesterday and recently now read about this troubleshoting thread, sorry about that, If you want to close it, this is the link.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1201583

Well, I have a problem I dont know how to solve it, I got a Milestone 2 on Movistar Argentina, originally locked to Personal, The phone works perfect without a sim card, or in 2g mode, not a single reboot, I can make calls, send messages, use all the apps, wifi, play games, but when I turn on data connection, the phone reboots itself, I don't know what to do. The problem is on the 3g data mode, as soon as the phone start sending and reciving data, no mather 3g o H it reboots, no mather what I do.

I got Android 2.2.2, with almost no apps instaled, becouse at the begining I thought it could be an application.

Sorry about my english, I'm from Argentina.

Hope some one can help me.

Thank you.
[Milestone 2 General] w0ndersp00n:
There's probably a problem with your SIM. Try another SIM and see if it fixes the problem.

Most of the time a Smartphone reboots when using mobile data when there's something wrong with the SIM, even though it doesn't look that way.
[Milestone 2 General] thakik:
Thanks W0nder, I try that, I bought a new sim card and the problem still there.

I want to try with a sim card from another service provider, such a personal o claro over here.

But all my friends have movistar, and people with personal, doesnt have data plan. ****!!.
[Milestone 2 General] Amir4Life:
Hi

Does anyone knows where to get original update.zip ( not the SBF ) that works with android system recovery <3e> ( i don t have CWM ), my phone is semi brickd in bootloops?

I think the update.zip must be signed...

Please Help

Thnanks
[Milestone 2 General] mischalewf:
A semi-bricked phone is not very useful. I've got almost the same problem with mine, and it keeps bootlooping with the new fixed SBF and the update.zip is not working with the recovery mode embed within Gingerbread (power on + X ~ hold X until "!" appears and then vol+/vol-)... So, I downgraded to Froyo (depressing, I know~) and now I have "at least" my old ML2 (after a factory reset) back and working just fine.

If I were you I'd do the same. However, I simply don't understand WHY the fixed SBF (the one with +/- 30MB, 2nd version) is not working and booting here... =(
[Milestone 2 General] roncato:
Doubt about the gingerbread milestone 2

Hello everyone.

I am looking to put the gingerbread in my Milestone 2 that is posted here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1169038

My question is if I need to do before the process described here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=998425

yes or no?

I thank and apologize for my English...
[Milestone 2 General] fdsadat:
HI, Im tring to install the GB leak but Im stuck in the 5 step of the "[ROM]MS2GingerBeta5"... can somebody help me??

I did that "Select "ms2ginger" and confirm" and then "reboot", but when I reboot the screen stays in the M ball and I waited like 15 minutes and it never leaves that... it says something about blue led.. HELP
[Milestone 2 General] w0ndersp00n:
Reboot the phone in Bootloader mode, just like in step 1. Continue with flashing the fixedsbf.
[Milestone 2 General] ravage2k:
no service

My Milestone 2 only shows "no service".

SIM card is ok. It just can't find any provider.

Anything wrong with the baseband? Or just a hardware problem?

I restored the stock Android 2.2.2 (German) via RSD but still no luck.
[Milestone 2 General] Jimb008:
Im having the sane promlem - no service, tried each baseband on the defy baseband app thats pre-installed

Voda uk

Edit:

Solved using:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1182050
[Milestone 2 General] dinoblackk:
report:

Bugs after updating my ROM Milestone 2 for MS2GingerBeta5

1- Accelerometer is not working

2- Camera upside down

3- light sensor is not working

4- Do not connect the GSM network (resolved)
[Milestone 2 General] dangpzanco:
Flash wonderspoon's nandroid.

@Milestone 2 (Finnaly on Gingerbread!)
[Milestone 2 General] r2beta0:
I'd recommend that too. The easiest way to fix most of the problems with Chinese GB is applying "Mostly Blurless Gingerbread" nandroid.
[Milestone 2 General] sahilarora911:
Defy Bootmenu Clockwork 3.1 has problem with formatting data (though wipe data works just fine). Does this mean that we can't restore data of the backups created from it?? (Since CWR formats /data partition before restoring it)
[Milestone 2 General] r2beta0:
We can. I have fixed that in my miui update. I've also posted the solution so endless7 can fix his port.
[Milestone 2 General] diditnya:
is there any "like official rom" (untoched) GB that can be use for A953? i'm very like the BLUR Service, now... i'm just little confuse with so many rom for A953.

i just want to upgrade my A953 froyo for A953 Gingerbread....of sure with BLUR Service

thanks
[Milestone 2 General] Szadzik:
A problem with my MS2. I installed MS2GingerBeta5 and it has been running great. I use LauncherPro as my launcher.

Today I was doing something and suddenly the notification bar disappeared. I restarted it several times and still no notification bar. I check LP settings and notification bar is not disabled in there.

Just reflashed MS2Ginger again. Issue fixed, wonder for how long.

Any help?
[Milestone 2 General] ggomes:
MS2Ginger has Blur.

I've not tested RC1 yet, but Beta5 works great.
[Milestone 2 General] maisdoiscorregos:
I installed it on my MS2, the preRC2 and did not work, then returning to 2.2 RETAIL, GSM and 3G signal disappeared. I need help. Thank you.
[Milestone 2 General] levicm:
MS2Ginger rebooting

Hi all,

Last week I installed the MS2GingerBeta5 following the guide on the proper thread.

Everything was ok for about 3 days. In the last 3 or 4 days the phone became to reboot. First once in a day, then twice in a day, and now many times a day.

The reboot occurs in general when I enter in Config menu and press back button, the phone freezes and then reboot.

Sometimes it occurs when I show the status/notification bar and try to hide it.

Does somebody have an idea?

Here are the steps I have followed until the problem:

Feito:

- Flash retail ROM 2.2

- Install MS2GingerBeta5

- Apply patch

- Flash fixed_sbf

- Apply second patch (corrected backlight)

- Configure locale pt BR in MoreLocale

- Install APN Brasil to configure Brazillian APNs and 3g internet work

- Configure date and time to GMT and brazillian format

- Correct the ALT mode keyboard layout (using Root Explorer):

rename /system/usr/keychars/umts_milestone2-keypad.kcm.bin to umts_jordan-keypad.kcm.bin

rename /system/usr/keylayout/umts_milestone2-keypad.kl to umts_jordan-keypad.kl

- Configure callendar to remove lunar and solar dates to better visualization with remotion of chinese chars

- Install GO Launcher

- Restore some applications using Titanium

I have already removed all the apps that I have restored, without success.
[Milestone 2 General] revstickman:
I have a very dumb question...

I'm trying to install the CMW 3.1 from this topic

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1196590

can someone please tell me in which folder do I need to extract that .zip file from the topic?

I tried to install Bootmenu v0.8.6 from droid2bootstrap, but my CWM still shows up as 2.5 when opening
[Milestone 2 General] robertoszym:
copy zip on any folder on sd card. in cwm chose instal zip and find the zip
[Milestone 2 General] robertoszym:
try change cpu V ;) in beta 5 cpu is undervolted
[Milestone 2 General] robertoszym:
try this. on 2.3 work and 2.2 too

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1182050
[Milestone 2 General] robertoszym:
Mostly Blurless Gingerbread have less modification and more stable for me. everything working. But dont have blur acount. Blur launcher is in it.
[Milestone 2 General] 12o0n3y:
I installed GingerRC2, now I can't install Googlemaps on it. Who can help me?
[Milestone 2 General] robertoszym:
tell us some symptoms.

I have sometimes in random apps problem with instal app. Then i try turn off/on wifi sometimes phone. New market in my opinion have bugs. In my case help me fast reboot app
[Milestone 2 General] Jorixine:
hey guys!

I installed the CM7 Mod for our MM2 (the nightly build) and wanted to know if any of you had an issue with Skype. It keeps closing itself and when I re-open it, it asks for being reinstalled, I can then say no, re-open it again and will work for a while, until I hear the sound when it drops the connection, and the same thing again.

I of course also tried reinstalling, but sadly that didn't fix it.

Did any of you have this problem?

Any input would be really appreciated since I use it for work!

Thanks in advance!
[Milestone 2 General] levicm:
Hi man, thanks for your answer,

But I have decided to back to the retail version, clean it all, and then install the RC2. After that, I have been installing apps by groups. For each step, I have tested the phone and everything was fine till now.
[Milestone 2 General] Orfanik:
Thanks. Great. Its working.
[Milestone 2 General] puiboy:
Software or hardware problem ?

Hi all, I need help... Recently, I installed the cm7 . Everything is working fine except when other people call me, I cannot hear them unless I put it in speaker mode. So can anyone give me any pointers in solving this speaker problem? Thanks.
[Milestone 2 General] ZolaSlo:
Is there a way I can set the lowest auto brightnes a bit higher? I would love to use auto brightnes feature for longer battery life, but in low light enviroment it goes too low for my liking. Can I somehow limit the lowest level to which auto feature will dimm the screen? I'm running CM7.

br Zola
[Milestone 2 General] ZolaSlo:
Found it in CM setup menu.

br Zola
[Milestone 2 General] arif90:
hi there! can anyone guide me on how to check whether milestone 2 is ok since i'm going to buy a second hand set. what are the codes for checking specs, firmware etc? thanks in advance.
[Milestone 2 General] folkmono:
tks guys

CM7 ML2
[Milestone 2 General] xMrFlipFlop:
Hi guys, I'm fairly new to this, couldn't post on the MIUI thread so this might be in the wrong place. Recently I managed to flash my milestone 2 to the MIUI version, it works fine but for some reason I can't see my home wifi. I can however, see all the other wifi SSIDs. I did a google search, and find that it is related to the wifi channels (can only recognise 1~11). My home wifi channel is set on channel 13 because neighbours all use ch1, 6 etc. So I'm wondering is there a fix or mod to this? My old stock froyo works fine but it's crap compared to custom rom.

Hope all these make sense. :/
[Milestone 2 General] dangpzanco:
Just "forget" your home network and turn on/off wifi.

Sent from my Milestone 2 XDA App
[Milestone 2 General] losaa:
The easiest is to change your access point channel to a one compliant with your phone radio. If you want to pick a channel with less interferences you can use inssider from metageek.net(free[/url]) to scan the wifi network activity in your surroundings.
[Milestone 2 General] xMrFlipFlop:
That's what I did. As explained before, my neighbours are using ch1 6 11 as seen in ssid. Thaats why m own channel is set to 13 to avoid interference. The problem is that the new rom can't recognise channels above 11 (suggested by a site), this is evident that other wifi modems can be found but not mine, even when the phone is next to the modem.

What I'm asking for is not to change my wifi channel but to find a fix for the rom to recognise the channel

==EDIT==

Found a solution, manually setting regulatory domains (wifi channels). Do a back up before you start just in case.

root/system/build.prop (enable read write),
change "ro.product.locale.region=GB" to "ro.product.locale.region=EU" without semi colons.
Add "13" to "ro.wifi.channels=" so it becomes "ro.wifi.channels=13",
reboot.
[Milestone 2 General] meszi1977:
MS2Ginger 1.1 ... accounts app crashes

Hi there,

is it a known problem that the accounts app ("Konten" in German) crashes when trying to add an account other than the inital setup with the Google account and the Blur account?

If it is known already and if there might be a solution on that already please suggest that to me.

Kind regards,

Mészi.
[Milestone 2 General] ravage2k:
CM7 ROM keyboard/button backlight

Hey,

I am running the CM7 Port by Endless7.

The only problem i have so far is that the keyboard backlight does not turn on if i open the keyboard. Is this a bug or did i miss a setting?

Thanks
[Milestone 2 General] ezaias:
Milestone 2 warming :(

Good morning to all you guys I have followed many months but never posted any doubt as experienced or android

this is my first doubt: I have on my 7 Cyanoagen mod 2 milestone, I love the rom however at times it is warm, it is an example when I'm running fash sites play some game or when heavier

and also have another doubt

he would normally spend a lot of battery with the data network active? even though I'm not using it?

I am too grateful to be able to be part of this family xda

waiting for answers

thanks
[Milestone 2 General] meszi1977:
Update: I switched over to EndlessCM7. Having issues though too but I will report them separately.

CU,

Mészi.

---------- Post added at 08:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:44 PM ----------

Same here. Additionally I can report that the camera app cashes when starting it and that the device does not connect to my WiFi.

I installed EndlessCM7_20111001_Nightly_BPSW_v1_0.zip and then updated with EndlessCM7_update_from_111001_to_111004_v1_5.zip . The previous installation was "ms2ginger 1.1".

CU,

Mészi.

UPDATE: I got it working. If anyone is interested: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18352563&postcount=1382
[Milestone 2 General] ZyrByt:
com.google.process.gapps crashing

in MS2 running "CM7 by Endless7" roms (versions 201110xx) from time to time process com.google.process.gapps crashes. Don`t know, why. There is a popup window

"The application google Services Framework (process com.google.process.gapps) has stopped unexpectly. Please try again"

with button "force close"

What`s related to? Any idea, how to fix this issue?

== edit ==

Found another issue: sometimes android market switches account from my @gmail.com to one of google apps account configured in phone.

Strange it is..
[Milestone 2 General] maisdoiscorregos:
After installing MIUI my Milestone2 is restarting constantly. Once installed, it worked normally. After installing several apps, it began to restart. I went back to voltage and frequency for stock. He kept restarting. I decided to start over. This time, I installed a few apps, restart stopped. After installing all the apps, To restart again. I was uninstalling apps, and it stopped rebooting. Is he related to the amount of apps, or even the amount of homescreens? I used the room (2.2.2 Argentina). MIUI 1.10.21V2. I believe that many users experienced this. Thank you.
[Milestone 2 General] therogue:
frozen after z4root

I've searched but find no other posts for this problem

Figured I'd install a backup app but it needed root priv.

I installed z4root ran the permanent option and now am stuck on the motorola boot screen

I've pulled the batt several times but no help

milestone 854

Any ideas.
[Milestone 2 General] Mantroskylo:
Restore MIUI Launcher

I've installed MIUI 1.10.28 GB 2.3.7 located here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1258073

And im wondering if there's a way to restore MIUI Launcher after you zip-updated to LauncherPro.

If there is way I would also like to know how can I sort my apps on MIUI Launcher.

Thx in advance.
[Milestone 2 General] dangpzanco:
If you didnt install any other app to /system, then just reflash the update.zip...

Sent from my Milestone 2 XDA App
[Milestone 2 General] xnopasaranx:
Hi guys! I am using the excellent endless 7 cm7.1 and for the last couple of releases I am experiencing very annoying freezes.

This happens mostly when the phone is being woken up from sleep. Sometimes I will take it out of my pocket after a while and after the screen turns on it freezes completely. At other times the phone freezes while charging and I will notice in the morning that it has crashed because the alarm doesn't work.

I have read that this might be due to vsel values being too low. I tried to change them but don't know what I should set them to and where. there are voltage and clock settings in the boot menu and in the milestone2 toolbox.

please help, this is driving me nuts.
[Milestone 2 General] Spixe1:
stuck in boot loop (searched but couldnt find answers)

I searched the forum for "loop" and nothing came up, also just tried to read faqs and whatnot, but saw nothing on my particular problem.

I have an ME722 (China Milestone 2). I tried using RDSLite to flash the 2.2.2. UK ME2 ROM, and it seemed to work OK at first, but eventually, under progress, it said "Executed 100%". Result was "In Process", and status said "Please manually power up this phone."

I searched what I should do in this case, and general answer was its a glitch in RSDLite, just restart phone (take out battery) and it should be OK. Well, did that, and now phone is in a constant boot loop, just keeps flashing the M logo, been doing it for an hour now, I tried taking out the battery longer, etc, just in case, but nothing.

How can I fix it? RSDLite won't even see it during the boot so I can't flash back to a stock ROM. I didn't just brick my phone did i???

Edit: Nevermind, I found the solution to my problem in a different forum, the Android DEVELOPMENT forum, in a post by Mikevhl. Apparently I searched and browse the wrong forums looking for help. Got it working now... to an extent at least, but pretty sure no one here can help unless they are familiar with using the ME722 (Chinese) in China, as my current prob is no data network...
[Milestone 2 General] xnopasaranx:
The problem you mention last is easily fixed aswell with a baseband switching tool. try to find it on the market, you need to be rooted though.
[Milestone 2 General] Spixe1:
I assume your talking about the one waigx mentioned earlier on this board, right? I've already tried that.... oh, but wait, I see i missed a step. I clicked "open" after I installed it but nothing came up, so I assumed it worked it's magic, but I opened it again just now, and now I see the options. I'll try that. The reason it's not letting me change at the moment is because it's giving me the message that my phone isn't rooted (I thought it was, or else I wouldn't have been able to flash ROMs), but now I'm trying the z4root method and running into some problems. Will tinker with it a bit and update you. Thanks for the tip xnopasaranx

edit: z4root wouldn't work, kept crashing, but rootD3 finally got it. I changed the baseband to the appropriate one waigx mentioned, but still no network/data/3g connection. Made sure data is enabled, selected the appropriate network provider (China Telecom), and even tried the "use 3G network only" option (put it back on auto though, which is default, but tried it for testing). Any ideas?
[Milestone 2 General] xnopasaranx:
hmm... ok, try other basebands for china. there are several options for chinese carriers. you can't really screw anything up since you have no connection anyway. i read a post from some guy a while ago, who has a similar problem and solved it somehow without the baseband changer as that didn't help him either. I will try to find that post again, can't promise I will though.
[Milestone 2 General] Spixe1:
Did as you suggested, but there's really only two options for China, the others are A594 Europe, Australia, and Brazil. Tried them anyway, just in case, but still no luck. Ok, please keep an eye out for the guy who fixed the problem and let me know if you run across anything, I'm still scavenging the forums as well. Thanks a ton
[Milestone 2 General] xnopasaranx:
that is strange. i have seven options for chinese basebands in my switcher app and three more for defy hongkong. I have app version 1.5.4... maybe you need a newer version?

check this link: https://github.com/KyleTang/A953BasebandSwitcher

it's version 1.5.3 but it should have more options than the one you tried. maybe this is the solution? can't find 1.5.4 apk eventhough it is included in the endless7 cm7.
[Milestone 2 General] minty95:
Have updated to cm7-111108-2350-NIGHTLY-Milestone2.zip version as running a French milestone 2 phone

apart from the physical keyboard problem which I'm reading up on an another thread I have noticed a huge drop in the phone picking up the 'reseau', In my home I keep getting the no 'reseau' found, and earlier in the next town I had a no reseau found as well, where normaly even though I don't have 3G I have 2 to 4 bars

Any ideas
[Milestone 2 General] xnopasaranx:
just read what I just posted! you probably need to switch to an appropriate baseband. follow the link I posted above and try that.
[Milestone 2 General] minty95:
I'm not sure if that it as I'm in europe France and if I understand the mod is from England so same baseband

I do get the reseau is just seems to goes away and then it comes back, then it goes away again and so on
[Milestone 2 General] xnopasaranx:
i am not so sure about the uk thing. i use cm7 by endless 7 and everytime I flash an update, I have to change baseband again because it is set to china by default. It's not a problem at all and it's easy to check if you have the correct baseband with the switcher app.

maybe your problem is related to something else, but it helps to rule baseband problems out first. there is also an app called apndroid which might be useful. it helped me quite a bit on stock firmware as i kept losing my apn settings and lost connection frequently. now with cm7 it's not a problem anymore but maybe it can help you? if you can't get results with these tips, try flashing the same rom again. I always flash roms twice.
[Milestone 2 General] minty95:
Hi again

Thanks

I downloaded and installed the app from your link, but which is the choice that I need for France ? and its in chineses and I can see on the buttons which choice would be right

and is there an app to check what baseband the phone is configure for as havent found one on the market yet

In the meantime I'll reflash a second time as you suggested
[Milestone 2 General] xnopasaranx:
yeah, I am not sure if I am safe to just attach this as a seperate file but I have extracted version 1.5.4 from my rom. It's in english so you should very well understand what options you have.

mods: if I am out of line here, please delete the attachment.
[Milestone 2 General] Spixe1:
nevermind, found my answer
[Milestone 2 General] WhatsUserName:
Hey guys,

I wanna know what's the best configuration to overclock my Milestone. Processor speed is no problem, the question is vsels i never know what's have a good balance between baterry usage and velocity.