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[Milestone 2 General] Goldenbear1980:
Asia Retail upgrade

Hi, i am new here and trying to understand what it takes to upgrade my asia retail A953 to at least 2.3. I checked the link you ptovided for the hong kong version and found that the download link to filesonic is broken and there is no MD5 stated. I read elsewhere on this forum that it is possible to use the UK retail version but I am afriad i dont know enough technically to go about doing it. Is there any step by step guide on where and how to download and upgrade the phone?

My phone has the following details:

Build number: MILS2_U6_2.4.18

System version: 62.4.18.A953.AsiaRetail.en.03

Baseband version: EPU93ST2_U_03.0C.01

Kernal version: 2.6.32.9-g3a2b8bd a17935@zin22Inxdroid25 #1

Thanks much in advance!
[Milestone 2 General] mIRChele:
flashing from cm10.1 to ms2ginger 5

hi, i currently have engle_mars' cyanogenmod 10.1 installed on my Milestone 2, it's great but the phone isn't fast enough for me. My kernel version is 2.6.32.9, did i have to do something particular? (for example, flashing stock rom or something)
[Milestone 2 General] diavolobianco:
The problem is that when i go in recovery menu i can't use volume buttons, they doesn't works .... the keyboard is fuked up and works only when ms2 debounce runs, so when phone is normal mode its ok, but when goes in safe mode, or in the recovery menu i can't use volume buttons.
[Milestone 2 General] lulli1:
why don't you use twrp in your case. its a touchscreen recovery... search for it in the ms2 forum.
[Milestone 2 General] diavolobianco:
guys i have still problems. my phone still keeps stucking in moto logo after boot.the only thing i can do is press both volume buttons and it boots up but in safe mode.but my keyboard seems not working properly and from safe mode volume buttons doesnt works atm. i can go into recovery cwm mode but keyboard still doesnt works there. but from cwm i can go in touch screen recovery. someone can drive me from that modaluity for reflash back sstock rom or reinstall cyanogen or reset my phone? im on cyanogen 10 last update
[Milestone 2 General] sciuszek:
Problem with bootloader or RSD lite

My phone milestone 2 from hong kong had 2.3.4 android version. I did update to 2.3.6 and i did not know that i can't downgrade my phone from this version. I dont have CWM, just rooted. Now i have just motorola logo all the time nothing else. I can go to boot fast mode (version 70.10) and when i plug in to computer RSD lite shows "connected..." no imei numer, no model phone. When i tried flashing trough official froyo or gingerbread or another RSD creating image file but when it do done just creating image file flashing is fail with information:

Failed flashing process. Failed process. Phone[0000]: Error getting subscriber unit information. Device API Error: 0xE0000042 Command:RQHW (0xE0805042); phone connected

I dont know what i must to do. My phone is dead like i said i see just moto logo (white, no moto blur red) and nothing else . I don't have CWM and i can't get in to recovery and i can't do wipe of factory reset. Drivers usb is good battety is full. Sorry for english.
[Milestone 2 General] diavolobianco:
guys finally im able to go into adb mode , im trying to flashing back android 2.3.4 italian version but fails. what can i do?
[Milestone 2 General] lulli1:
see your other thread.... don´t douple post....
[Milestone 2 General] diavolobianco:
uh? which one?

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guys finally i flashed the sbf retail italian 2.3.4 but when in rsd lite says "please manually power up this phone" it stucks in moto logo. i tried to remove battery , reinsert it and power up, but still stucks in moto loogo, and when i press both volume buttons moto logo starting to pulse animation but doesnt go ahead.

i think i should do a wipe cache / dalvik , how can i do it?
[Milestone 2 General] Ankru:
Start phone with power button and x on hardware keyboard. Then normal boots in safe mode asterixmark appears, push both volume buttons together. Now you normaly see the stock recovery menu .Wipe data and factory reset and cache . Now pull out the battery. In this config. connect to rsd lite and flash an sbf file of your choice. But why a froyo kernel, flash 2.3.4 and a custom rom?! This will work ,when not try different sbf files.

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[Milestone 2 General] diavolobianco:
dude thx for the answer, but when i keep pressing x while boot up the only things that appear is moto logo and stucks in that screen. im not able to go into exclamation mark modality. seems i can go only in bootloader screen. the last version i was using before install cyanogen 10 by tezet was androiid 2.3.4 and i wish to restore it for sell. i think is the lastest stock version
[Milestone 2 General] Ankru:
Perhaps try to push power button and x together for 10 seconds min. Same as to bootloader mode, and be sure to push the buttons at the same time. Normaly there has to appear the safe mode then after a few seconds. Otherwise flash again an other sbf file 2.3.4 u.k. retail or brasil. They are all language supported. Good luck

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[Milestone 2 General] diavolobianco:
ok im trying but not works , tried with uk version too, later ill try with brasilian sbf. is not there another button combination for go in that modality?
[Milestone 2 General] deejay_uk:
question about upgrading from android 2.2

hi i am new here and was not sure if it is the right place to post my question if not please do forgive me , my question is i want to upgrade from android 2.2 to a cutom rom , can anyone tell me which is the best rom to upgrade to , something that has all features working , i am happy with anything as long as i can upgrade from android 2.2 , appreciate any suggestions , cheers
[Milestone 2 General] diavolobianco:
nthing i tried tto reflash uk 2.3.4 but always tghe same problem. im not able to go into stock recovery for wipe after flash. i,ve not tried brasilian version because has a different wcdma.

i don't know what to do, i can always go in bootloader mode but i tried to flash differents 2.3.4 sbf and nothing changes always stucked in moto logo.

edit:i tried with brasilian 2.3.6 retail but always same problem. when im in moto logo if i press volume up down togheter it goes in moto logo pulsing emote but its a loop. and still im not able to go into triangle with exclamation mark screen

edit2: i tried to flash froyo italian 2.2.2 but after the flash process that goes ok when i power on the phone the screen is totally black and doesnt turns off, so i reflashed back italian retail 2.3.4, but always stucked in moto logo same problem
[Milestone 2 General] joergie:
hello there. i got milestone 2 in hungary, i left my phone run out of batery one night, i changed batter and it couldnt boot up ever after., it just loads the rom for hours, and nothing happens. i had cm10.1 loaded. cant enter recovery, but i dont know how to do it further, i had just flashed mobiles half a dozen times, and im stucked now. what to do, how to do.

i doesnt understand the system how it is built up. where is the recovery flashed, what is the bootloader itself, maybe i had it before, but now i forgot it all. maybe i would boot it up flash a new recovery, use a 2.3.6 rom and take it on the shelf....i dont know if the phone itself, or the rom does it, but i can drain my batteries in 2 hours, and its pretty annoying.
[Milestone 2 General] Ankru:
Is it possible for you to go into recovery?

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[Milestone 2 General] joergie:
IF it would, i would have done it already. i tried pressing X when taking the battery back, then press powerbutton while holding the x but after the red motorolo logo nothing happens, it stays on the screen forever. my bootlader is 70.13. i had the recovery flashed with cm10, and i updated only the rom few weeks ago to cm10.1 (android 4.2.1)

maybe the problem is that i dont know exactly how to enter recovery? so far i always managed to do it...
[Milestone 2 General] Lean946:
Hit the volume down key when the blue led flashes

Sent from the U
[Milestone 2 General] joergie:
Thanks a lot, that one was missing. i couldnt find this "key combination" anywhere. phone was dead for days. i had to wipe use data now but its working...

thanks again
[Milestone 2 General] ajgftw:
Hi everyone, I'm new this phone but not to xda. I am currently running the 4.2.2 rom available here and that's working very well. I was wondering if any one can help me locate the correct baseband for vodafone australia?

I have the sbf of the stock firmware for vodafone australia, are their any tutorials on how to extract the baseband info from an sbf file?

Thanks everyone :)
[Milestone 2 General] xda-8:
Easy newbie upgrade advice please

Hello,

Id like to upgrade my Moto Milestone 2 (UK) from 2.3.4 to android 3x or above (anything other than anther 2x versions which i can't stand the look of. I was actually happier with the look of Android 2.2. I keep looking to see if there's an official OTA upgrade due and have for the last 14 months - i don't think its going to happen :(

I'd like a newbie-level explanation of what i need to do to get (minimum) Android 3x.x - i have root access but no experience with ROMS and messing with anything beyond the user interface.

Any help / Advice appreciated

Thanks
[Milestone 2 General] lulli1:
If i were you, i would take this quite stable yet 3/4 year old, good tested rom. Read the op and serch this forum, for knowlegde about rooting, bootstrapping, installing bootmenue and recovery. From there you can easyly flash it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1827801

Good luck
[Milestone 2 General] xda-8:
backing up

Ok, now i'm salivating because this seems within my reach - i think i can follow the, Installation guide for stock roms users instructions - they're nice and clear and i already use superOneClick to root. Just one question - is there a route to 'go back' if it all goes 'pear-shape' or put simply can i get the old version back (much as i hate it) i'd be gutted to mess the whole phone up and be left with nothing!!
[Milestone 2 General] Ankru:
Hello, in any case you are not happy with this rom, you can do a backup of your current rom for restoring. In worst case, i had this more than one time , you can easy flash an sbf of your choise with rsd lite and restore yoer rom after new rooting and bootstrapping. But this rom is really nice, fast and pretty new. The only thing left is a little more battery drain. Try it , and you will see your device like new phone.

Best regards

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[Milestone 2 General] Fedroid:
Bootsound

Is there any way to put sound on the bootanimation on milestone2?

I have tried a lot of ways but it doesn't work

any help?

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power+x = Stock recovery mode (push volume up and down at the same time to open options)

power+up (cursor up) = Bootloader mode

power+volume down = 2nd init (Custom recovery mode)

Regards
[Milestone 2 General] linxiafeibai:
Incompatible Apps

Just flashed czechop's CM10.2 rom, and some apps become "incompatible" with my Milestone 2, e.g. Bank of America, Google goggle, etc. It's not due to 4.3 because my Nexus 4 with 4.3 is compatible to those apps. Anyone has any idea? Thank you in advance.
[Milestone 2 General] Fedroid:
Try milestone2 band selection.

Greetings
[Milestone 2 General] micheclb:
Hi guys ! I'm a proud italian owner of a Milestone 2 but now I'm having some troubles with it...

I bricked it "playing" with build.prop ( I had CM 10) but I managed to de-brick it flashing the stock rom (gingerbread) with Rsd Lite but, due to a problem with the settings (they disappeared I don't know why) I had to flash again the CM10 that I'm actually using.

Unfortunately I have a couple of issues with this rom, especially with the battery (gaps from 60 to 50, from 29 to 20 and from 15 to 5 %).

So I'd like to fix this problems (if possible) or try another rom, the MS2Ginger 5 (or 4) but I'm having troubles to understand if I can flash it directly from the recovery I have now or if I have to use a different kernel or something different (I never touched or installed kernels, just the stock rom or the CM rom and related apps packs, so I'm a noob about that)...

Will I solve my battery problem with the MS2ginger (or modifying something in the CM10) ? Do I have to pass through

Thank you for your help ! (and sorry for my english :D)

Michele
[Milestone 2 General] Ankru:
Why do you want to use cm10, we are actually with engle mars rom CM 10.2 on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. If you want to flash Milestone 2ginger5 , you need cwm 5.0 and then install via recovery option ,because it isn't a Zip file. If you want to try Engle mars cm10.2 , you should easiest way install cm10.1 from Engle mars first and boot directly again into rec. Menu and then flash CM 10.2. Wipe data and cache and then reboot into rom.

I can give you the advise to try cm 10.2 ,its nice and fast.Ms2g5 ist fast too, but still Gingerbread.

If you have Problems to install cm 10.2 post it. You will find the roms here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php...d 10.2 for Motorola Milestone 2 (Android 4.3)

And here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php...10.1 for Motorola Milestone 2 (Android 4.2.1)

Greets

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[Milestone 2 General] micheclb:
Thank you for your advice !! I though about installing the MS2Ginger exactly because is GB and it's the only version that didn't give me issues with the battery (I tried roms with ICS and JB and both were really annoying about that) ! What I care the most is to stop this problem with the battery, I don't care

However I'll try the Engle Mars CM first to see how it works !

Thank you!!!
[Milestone 2 General] Ankru:
Battery stats are working correctly at engle mars cm10.2 in my case. No ploblem for advise.

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[Milestone 2 General] micheclb:
I've tried the Engle Mars but now i'm in bigger trouble than before...

With the 10.2 I had everything working, except for my home button, that, even if vibrating, wasn't working correctly...so I tried to flash the 10.1 but now all I can see is the message of the interruption of the gapps process and it's stucked there...I tried to access to the custom recovery but I can't...the only recovery I can get into is the stock one (X+power) that, obviously, doesn't allow me to install or restore nothing...

In addition to that, trying to access to the bootloader to flash the stock sbf back doesn't work ...I already have drivers, the sbf and RSD lite but , holding the key shortcut Vol Up + Power does not star the bootloader but simply start the malfuncioning rom...

I don't know what to do now -.- Help me :eek:
[Milestone 2 General] MageMaster:
Try to press the VOL+ button when the blue led flashes. Works fine for me.
[Milestone 2 General] micheclb:
Thank you for your advice...now I'm trying this combinations...

1. Normal boot with power button: without touching buttons it starts normally (M logo, blue led, red led, cyanogen rotating logo, "Upgrade Android" window (updating applications) then interrupted process windows for gapps process and wizard setup (the top notification bar works, hour, signal, battery, but nothing else is working) ---> the power button doesn't open the power menu so I have to shut it down removing the battery...

If I boot it pressing (and also keeping pressed) the normal power and I press VOL+ when the blue led appears still happens nothing...I can only notice a longer red led on

However, nothing flashes, the led just stay on changing from blue to red (and the blue remains on for a very short time)

2. boot with Vol + and POWER : same thing...blue led, red led, rotating cm logo...if I leave the VOL + and I press it again when the blue appears still nothing happens...

The only buttons combination that avoid the normal boot is X + Power but leads to the stock recovery and it's useless !!!

Am I doing something wrong?? Maybe I Upress the buttons at the wrong time or in the wrong waY?

Thank you again!

Update: I managed to reach the "settings" page but I do not know how...and It's in chinese and my knowledge of it stops at "nihao" so I do not know what to do there -.-

Edit 2. After billions of tries I managed to bootload and re-flash the stock GB !! Now I'll try to root and put Engel 10.1 again !!

I Have to use the Gapps for android 4.2 right??
[Milestone 2 General] lulli1:
no gapps for 10.1 are required. gapps are included in this rom. same for cm10.2 from engle mars. just do a fullwipe , flash the rom and reboot.
[Milestone 2 General] micheclb:
Hey guys I'm back here because I'd like some others precious advices from you !

Actually my Milestone 2 run with Engle Mars 10.2 , installed after a clean flash of the Gingerbread stock sbf and a quick installation of Engle 10.1

The Rom is great, quick and good looking but I still have issue with the battery (keeps jumping from 28 to 20 and then 15 to 5 %) and it's very annoying...plus, I don't have the option "reboot recovery" in the power menu (I had it in my previous cyanogen mod JB roms) and I have to use rom manager to reboot in recovery...

Here I have another issue...after the On The Air Update of the Rom, even if in Rom Manager the Recovery installed is apparently a clockwork one (JB 5.7.0 ) still appear a teamwin one...that I don't like..

If I flash a zip with a recent cwm recovery will it fix this issue ?? Because I tried to flash an 5.02. from the teamwin recovery but, from Rom Manager, rebooting with recovery still brought me to teamwin (v.2.6.0).... Plus, do you know if there is a keyboard shortcut to enter directly to a non-stock recovery ?

Last Issue: trying to backup my rom from the recovery it says "can't mount data" and I don't have confirmations of successfull completed backup..

Plus...I tried also to install the GingerRom v.5...i put the zipped file into the restore folder of cwm (I tried before this "teamwin" issue), I unzipped it and i tried to restore it from recovery...but the restore stop immediatly due to some problems with reading the md5 file...what am I missing? I'd love to try that ginger rom !

Thank you in advance for your help !!!!
[Milestone 2 General] rabinhood:
You can enable "advanced restart" in Developer settings. But to enable Developer settings, you have to go to settings → phone info, and touch several times build number (6 or 7 times). Then you'll have a message that you're a developer now, and have extra menu visible in settings.
[Milestone 2 General] micheclb:
Thank you !! I did it and it worked...nevertheless I still can't open the clockwork recovery but, also using the power menu "reboot -> recovery" still opens the Teamwin one..

I tried again to flash a cwm recovery zip with Teamwin ... it says that I replaced the stock recovery successfully but I still see the teamwin...and using the X + power shortcut still lead me to the stock recovery !!
[Milestone 2 General] rabinhood:
Well, but what do you need CWM recovery for? TWRP has same (or even more) features. By the way, CWM cannot install latest 10.2 ROM zips...
[Milestone 2 General] micheclb:
Ah ok, I got it now !

I prefere CWM recovery because TWRP already stopped working a couple of times. It wasn't able to install nothing and it wasnt also able to restore my backups !!

Then I'd like to try the GingerRom and in the guide posted by his creator it seems impossible without restoring the file with a CWM (even if I already tried it before having the TWRP but it didn't worked :/)
[Milestone 2 General] rabinhood:
To install Danik's MS2Ginger do as usual:

1 - flash stock GB

2 - root it

3 - install Droid2 Bootstrap

4 - run it and it will install an old version of recovery

5 - select "reboot recovery", what will reboot into recovery ;)

6 - install your favorite ROM from zip file, wipe data/cache

7 - to install some newer ROMs (ie. 10.2) first you have to upgrade recovery version - the simplest solution is just install Tezet's CM10, reboot, enter newer recovery, and then install CM10.2

8 - any time you can flash Danik's custom kernel
[Milestone 2 General] micheclb:
Ok !! Because I tried with the guide from the Danik's thread

Installation Guide for n00bs

1. Place the Folder in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup <it's currently as Nandroid Backup , will be a ZIP as soon as i fix my custom kernel , beacuse I couldn't check the zip , Im pretty stuck on CWM 6 with this kernel.>

2. Boot to CWM based Recovery.

3. Restore the ROM.

4. Reboot , boot again to CWM but this time it'll be the new CWM 4 recovery from my rom! for a better allocation of /data (uses different mmcblk)

5. Now Wipe Data & Cache.

6. Enoy The ROM ,Hope you'll like it!.

But doesn't work...and now that I have TWRP I cannot try again without going back !
[Milestone 2 General] rabinhood:
I think it might be easiest to install Tezet's CM10 with TRWP (CM10 is a zip file, so it should go), it will install CWM Recovery, which is able to restore Danik's ROM.

Regards!

Chris
[Milestone 2 General] micheclb:
Thank You !!

I really have to try that rom because this Engle Rom 10.2 is really fast and nice looking but the battery life is really too short...I can't get to the end of the day, also without a big use of data connection, wifi and so on...it's impossible to use it daily...

Do you think Danik's ROM could help me with a longer battery life? Or can you suggest me another battery saving rom??

Because at this point I'd prefere to sacrifice some performance and features but at least using my phone for more time !!!
[Milestone 2 General] lulli1:
try czechops cm10.2 (its based on the moto defy's one) and is much more battery friendly. but, you have to live with a yet non working bluetooth audio, until its backported. you will have less free ram as well on czechops, but it's a good battery alternative.
[Milestone 2 General] sirdraef:
Hi, this is my firsth post. I have the Engle_Mars-SELinux-CM10.2-20131012-UNOFFICIAL-milestone2 installed, and after a few weeks something happen, my sdcard is empty in file manager, I can't see any file there, boot in TWRP shows "unable to mount /sdcard", if I do bootmenu -> tools -> usb mount tools -> share sd card -> then my PC (osx 10.9) says that can't read the sdcard... I try to boot in motorola stock recovery the phone blocks with an alert android logo, only works TWRP any sugestions to recover the data in the sdcard? thanks in advance and sorry for my english.
[Milestone 2 General] rabinhood:
It sounds like a damaged SD card for me. I'd try some filesystem recovery software. There are a lot of them for windows (ie. Ontrack Easy Recovery) - they scan whole card for filesystem errors, and try to recover files. I don't really know what are names of such programs for OSX, but probably many exist.
[Milestone 2 General] micheclb:
Thank you for the advice...i'm trying czechops now but I still have this crappy batteries gap...maybe I'll try it for a day and I'll show you a screenshot of my battery stats so you could see if there is something wrong...

I also tried a battery reset (charging, unplugging for some time, etc) but it didn't work !
[Milestone 2 General] sirdraef:
update: I could read the sdcard in a windows 7 pc, so now I have a backup of my data. All the data was there so I think the sdcard is ok but, osx or android are unable to mount it. Any advice in what to do next?
[Milestone 2 General] micheclb:
I quote myself since I did the screenshots about my battery life.

I kept my wifi for all time (no 2g, no 3g) and i used the phone for some internet browsing, Facebook app, some messaging (whatsapp and facebook messaging) and thats all...

I think that 11 hours and 30 minutes is a too short battery life for that use...plus I don't get why my battery life has those big gaps..

What do you think about it?