yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Defy General] rumcajsz:
I think, after flashhing fix.zip need a reboot:
[Defy General] woonaval:
Yes please change that. After flashing Fix.zip a reboot is absolutely necessary.
[Defy General] marhensa:
i created tutorial to install CM7 and keep the downgrade-ability to eclair.

in here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13527057&postcount=3

maybe you can create that tutorial too in this thread.
[Defy General] DrogenDiego:
I think we should better start a wiki that way everybody can contribute ;)

Can we create pages on the XDA Wiki? Dunno how to but I think that's easier for everyone!
[Defy General] sunoldman:
we have a wiki here:

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Motorola_Defy

I once made a comparison between 3.4.3_11 and 3.4.2_177, hope this can answer someone's question about the sbf.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13244959&postcount=1806
[Defy General] ofmb:
Solution for (most of) not-connecting wifi

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13435452&postcount=2355
[Defy General] wyxpark:
I'm on the US official Froyo() currently, and since the aGPS has been fixed, I'm planning to go for the CM7 made by Quarx.

Before I do, I've got a little concern. If I follow the normal procedures to flash CM7, am I able to go back to the Official Froyo I currently use? I ask because there is no SBF for this official US Froyo, there is only leaked version and the OTA.
[Defy General] seukumeama:
you tuto is perfect , but the gapps has a new version , try update

boa mlk exelente topicuuu mas tu viu q o gapps ta velho saiu uma nova esse mes com o app do 2.3.4 se quiser o link pede
[Defy General] antony.ps:
Item 7 of the FAQ. You will only need a fixed SBF version that matches the number of your original ROM, there`s no need to be the same ROM. These parameters will be overrided by the parameters in your nandroid backup (version and name of your original Froyo).

FAQ Updated to Beta 5.1 (thanks Quarx!) and 2nd Init Recovery Installer 1.4 (thanks pedrodh!)
[Defy General] ygvuhb:
is defy bootloader unlocked?

why it can flash cm7
[Defy General] candra_aja:
using 2nd Init Recovery, so nothing to do with locked bootloader :)

@antony.ps : nice tutorial :rolleyes:
[Defy General] abhi.eternal:
One question: How do I install Custom Recovery / Clockworkmod?!!

I am trying to do step 7 but I am stuck :( I am unable to install Bootmenu+Clockworkmod that Quarx provided. If I use Root Explorer to install, it will not install as after reboot I don't see the System Recovery app; I have tried installing via emulator as well but same result. (I dunno which folder to extract the files to. I have even copied to the root folder and the install.sh seemed to execute but after restart it dint work and weirdly the copied folder also vanished!)

I, however, managed to take a nandroid backup of my system using DEFY SD-Recovery. However, if I try to restore the "nandroid backup of 3.4.2-177" I get md5 mismatch and the process aborts :( NOTE: I cannot move folders if I use this app; so instead of clockworkmod/backup/ I have to use goapkrev/backup

I am unable to proceed unless I perform the restore. Can someone help me with step-by-step solution for installing Clockworkmod Recovery, and also 2nd Init / Bootmenu as that is needed for the next step? Thanks!
[Defy General] AgentSmith:
Since we're in the FAQ-topic here can you or someone else give a little explanation what 2nd Init actually does? I'm guessing it sort of circumvents some limitations by the bootloader.

This has been mentioned already about 1000 times by now on this forum ;) but the simple solution is to remove all the spaces from the folder name. Easiest is to use short simple folder names such as "nand" or something else that makes sense to you.
[Defy General] candra_aja:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12837303&postcount=1
[Defy General] ygvuhb:
Can all moto locked bootloader phone use 2nd recovery ?
[Defy General] sp8y:
I know what you mean now - was thinking may be I had to go back & change the boot option - I'll leave it as it is.

Thanks for the help :)
[Defy General] EdwardN:
Stuck on red Moto logo

Hi all. I figured I should finally update my defy to gingerbread, and I'm having an issue. I've followed all the steps exactly as listed on the first page of the FAQ, but after installing the cm7.1.0-RC0-jordan-signed.zip and gapps-gb-20110503-signed.zip and rebooting, I just get a red moto logo. No led, no activity, no nothing. I can't access custom recovery, only stock recovery. Clearing cache and wiping user data doesn't resolve the issue.

I do get this message when I clear the cache before installing the cm7: "E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/command" and "E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/log

Do I need a partitioned SD card for gingerbread? I just have a stock-formatted SD card.

I've since read it can take "some time" the first time it boots. Is there a specific time-frame that's expected? I've left it for 30 mins one time on the red moto logo... does it take longer than that?
[Defy General] antony.ps:
Don't take more than 3-5min to boot, after red motorola logo. Try to start again, bootloop can be too many things, the first to check is if you are using the recommended versions of the software (bootmenu must be 0.6.x or Defy 2ndInit 1.4_2).
[Defy General] alberson:
In the main thread, Quarx says to flash the fixed nordic. Here, there is the link to the normal nordic. Wild guess: for RC0 I can flash either. Right?
[Defy General] antony.ps:
Yessss - message was too short xD
[Defy General] EdwardN:
I downloaded all the versions listed on the front page and installed as detailed. It's not getting to the blue led, and it's not rebooting, it's just sitting at the red moto logo. I'm using the t-mobile us version, I don't know if that makes any difference.

Just to be clear, I flashed the nordic linked on the first page, and rooted/installed Defy 2ndInit 1.4_2 successfully, including the 2x reboots afterwards. The nordic version works fine, no hiccups. While still running nordic, the blue led appears during bootup and I am able to access the bootmenu via the volumedown button.

It's just once I install the rc0 and google files, it stays at the red moto logo.
[Defy General] antony.ps:
Maybe you forgot to disable USB Debugging?

That are too much things that can happen, i sugest you to start again.
[Defy General] EdwardN:
Defy rooted: check

USB debugging disabled: check.

2 reboots: check.

Redownloaded files just in case, same file size: check.

Started again: 3 times now. from scratch, following each step as listed, including reinstalling nordic, usb debugging on, rooting, rebooting, installing 2ndinit, usb debugging off, 2 reboots, and clearing cache and user data, then installing zips through bootmenu... graah.

Interesting... the redownloaded files seem to have fixed the problem, even though the file-size stayed the same.
[Defy General] alberson:
Just flashed the fixed SBF and new RC0 from first post, and Gapps, but stuck in M logo.

I'm getting these errors at recovery:

E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

RSD Lite isn't recognizing my phone on bootloader mode anymore... any ideas?
[Defy General] antony.ps:
It's strange, i have installed CM7 RC0 step by step as i was writing the FAQ, and everything worked fine. If you search the forum, or just this thread, you will see people with your problem doing a variety of errors when following the FAQ, generally bootmenu with bootmenu.

You can try to install bootmenu manually (search the forum), use version 0.6.x.

@alberson update your RSD Lite and Motorola Drivers and use full SBF next time to see if solves your problem.
[Defy General] ATXiceman512:
??

:(:(:(

Tried upgrading to RC0 from CM7 Beta 6, by doing the steps listed under 'Upgrading from current" and all my phone seems to do is restart, whenever my phones loads up and goes to the lock menu, It doesn't list my service provider name all it say's is "Emergency call only" after is shows that it restarts and loops back , Is this a known issue or can anyone provide any support on this issue, Thanks in advance...

ATXiceman512

EDIT: Booted fine.. FIX: let charge lol

BUG: 720p is working on this version, When i press the record button nothing happens, does anyone know a fix for this?
[Defy General] antony.ps:
Wipe cache and dalvik cache as described in the FAQ, if don't work, wipe data/factory reset.
[Defy General] memz180:
Are you using Nordic ??
[Defy General] ATXiceman512:
No its UK version 3.4.3-11 , the one that Quarx uses. Running on CM7 RC0 atm

Upgrading is now no longer a issue..

I thought that the 720p recording was going to be fixed in this version for red len's?
[Defy General] teamet:
This is just perfect! Have a question about the 2ndInit Recovery Installer 1.4_2 though..

I have had 1.4 installed previously and download the new 1.4_2 apk and installed it on top (says so in the 2ndinit thread). Started the program and installed 2nd init recovery from the program.

But when I go to the bootloader there is no overclock option - doesn't that mean I have 1.4 (not 1.4_2) installed?

When I start the installer-program it says 1.4 in the top

Bootmenu is 0.6.1 and clockwork recovery is 2.5.1.8.

Running on 3.4.177.5 nordic

I do not have the option in 15) - Reboot and enter Bootmenu - System -> Overclock

What should i do to get 1.4_2 working?

Regards and thanks in advance
[Defy General] teamet:
Hmm searched a bit and found this: http://www.appbrain.com/app/defy-2ndinit/com.pedronveloso.sndinitdefy

Apparently the boot menu will be updated by installing the ROM ..
[Defy General] shibabz03:
i updated to this but i cannot add any of my accounts.. and i don't have market installed?? how to fix this?
[Defy General] ccav2000:
You forgot to install the Google apps package. Read the FAQ again.
[Defy General] shibabz03:
figured that out.. hehe.. thanks! my only prob now is my 720p recording isn't working... when i press record nothing happens.. and last question, how to disable the battery percentage??
[Defy General] sp8y:
Menu, settings, CyanogenMod settings, Interface, Status bar tweaks, Battery percentage :)
[Defy General] shibabz03:
thanks! is the 720p video recording working on your defy??
[Defy General] sp8y:
No not 720p but works in wide.

Sent from my MotoDefy.
[Defy General] shibabz03:
Wide is that the hd? The battery percentage seems kinda buggy.. battery on my status bar only says 99% but my phone is fully charged how come? And when taking videos why is it even if i turn the flash on the led is still off?
[Defy General] sp8y:
Wide is just listed in the settings as "wide" - HD is different & is the one that doesn't work for me - not bothered as I hardly use the video camera.

The battery according to Motorola is fully charged at 95% but if you keep it charging until it reads 100% it then drops down to 99% when you pull the usb out. Does this for me on froyo as well as CM7.
[Defy General] ndanl:
What fixes that fix.zip from the cm thread? Is it for rc0?
[Defy General] shibabz03:
How bout the battery life for you guys?
[Defy General] ndanl:
Quiet bad, but anyway I talk a lot during the day, 3g only, I charge my phone every night so I don't care if I have 30% or 50% at the end of the day ...
[Defy General] antony.ps:
You have various errors in dalvik cache. Clear cache, wipe data/factory reset, clear dalvik cache and try again. Check if you are using Nordic too, it's the recommended version.

Wide is WVGA

Fix.zip is only for people updating from versions before 5

Nice, finish the day with 40-30%, using 3g for web, playing some games and not so much calls.
[Defy General] shibabz03:
How bout for wifi use?? Mine's at 56% with 5hours and 16mins use with wifi on.. is that normal? I miss the blur with this version.. they should port with blur versions...
[Defy General] confusedfella:
So what happens if I install setvsl?

I installed it,a few days ago but removed it due to no noticable performance increase. And does cm7 come overclocked?

In the quadrant application the max frequency appears to be 800 mhz even after overclocking from the bootmenu.

Thanks,
[Defy General] antony.ps:
Overclocking and undervolting can be made via Bootmenu

This rom don't have and never will Motoblur, if you want MotoBlur try a stock ROM, or a custom that has it. Jboogie3 released a ROM based on the leaked 2.3.3 by Orange with Motoblur, search for it.
[Defy General] shibabz03:
one more problem.. even if i turn my led flash on for video recording the led is still off... anyone has that problem aswell???
[Defy General] trikpa:
I have the same problem...red lenses

btw, I don't have an option in my contacts to add birthday, is it cyanogenmod issue or this rom?
[Defy General] ccav2000:
I think it's Cyanogen, no changes that I know of were made to the dialer/contacts, it's stock Cyanogen.
[Defy General] trikpa:
that sucks:mad:

is there a way to add it, a patch, fix or an app to do this?
[Defy General] shibabz03:
the rom is good but i notice when the camera takes macro shots its too bright...
[Defy General] abunene:
is there any way to fix this without full wipe?because i have no problem accessing the led notification settings...mayb it's because i have cleared some cache files or folders with sd maid?so the log is showing 'unable to create file folder':confused:??
[Defy General] LetoKynes:
Thanks so much, I've been on 2.1 the whole time and finally took the plunge thanks to this guide :) cheers
[Defy General] Deonix:
Can't pass blur sign up :(((( Help

I had Pays ROM running on 3.4.3.11 UK and wanted to install CM7... So i flashed Nordic provided in the guide and i can't sign in my Blur Account. On the Blur HomePage it says my phone is on 3.4.3.11 UK... i think that's the problem. The error i get is "Error signing in: An error has occurred, try again later" <Frustrating.

Oh, and i can't skip the Signup...:(
[Defy General] antony.ps:
You are flashing the wrong SBF, Nordic 3.4.2-177 is Blurless.
[Defy General] Deonix:
Solved

Yes i was. The link a couple of day ago was bad in the FAQ, when i downloaded the Nordic. I understood and downloaded the correct one. Lost... 1.5 hours.

Thanks for the response.
[Defy General] shibabz03:
camera still buggy but i installed a camera app from market now its ok... my only problem is the video camera... video light still won't turn on...
[Defy General] javi422:
Has anyone had problems mounting the sd card when connecting to their pc I can't seem to get it to recognize the sd card as a mass storage and get no menu or auto run notice.

Using rc0 and up till now only second bug I encountered

Any help is appreciated

Typed by Smart Keyboard Pro w/ Defy-CM7: Quarx
[Defy General] antony.ps:
Try to clear cache / dalvik cache in custom recovery, i had this problem one time, but for me was my fault. I installed some program to disable some program from startub (AutoStarts) and acidentally disable some core services needed for USB XD
[Defy General] shibabz03:
after turning my 3g network on my defy keeps restarting... why????
[Defy General] AkkiandDefy:
What's the matter of the blue lense?!
[Defy General] Greyfoxzero:
WiFi Calling

Is WiFi calling working for CM7 on the defy for T-Mobile?
[Defy General] nathrinder:
The correct command is "chmod 744 /system/etc/install-recovery.sh". Mea culpa.

It seems that this fix is included in the latest builds though (I think I saw a git commit about it).
[Defy General] antony.ps:
744 gives run permission only for the owner, 755 gives run permission for everybody. When you are running this in root account, this doesn't matter ;)
[Defy General] WolfFX:
Is there any difference between updating from a previous CM7 to RC0, or installing RC0 from stock ROM?

I updated my cm7 beta to RC0, I dont know if its something I did, if I messed the configurations too much, but I'm getting lower quadrant scores than a lot of ppl using the same rom and overclock... Like, got 2100, while a guy here in XDA got 2800 using the same rom :eek:

Edit: In case I want to do a fresh reinstall of rc0, I use RSD to flash nordic over RC0 right away (being a downgrade, would there be any issues)?

Or do I need to do another step before that?

Thanks for the FAQ, by the way, helped me a lot :)
[Defy General] simon211175:
Hi all.

I'm really sorry if this has been covered before - I've searched but found nothing specific, and I'm at work just to make it trickier.

I was on T-Mobile UK stock ROM until lunchtime today, at which point I followed the instructions from this thread to upgrade to CM7 RC0. Following the upgrade, I used Titanium backup to restore my apps and data. Everything looks okay, but I keep getting random force closes for android.process.media. Can somebody please help me with this - it seems to come up when I try to change any sound option, but also in the market when loading my apps.

I've posted a thread for this in the general section - I know I'm probably gonna get told off for that but I figured posting in this thread might get more people spotting my problem.
[Defy General] simon211175:
after reading a bit more, I opted for clearing my cache in recovery mode... that made it worse, leaving me stuck at the M logo. Other posts pointed me in the direction of reflashing the SBF file and starting again, but this left me with a looping MotoBlur animation after flashing the sbf. recovery mode is now not getting past the ! triangle.

My phone appears to be a brick, and I know I've just done something stupid. Is there anyone who can offer any advice? Please?
[Defy General] dew.man:
No - as long as the bootloader is locked, you're still fine.

Go in to stock recovery - power on while holding the down vol button. When the triangle comes up, push both vol up and vol down at the same time. Do a data wipe from the menu that comes up.

Now try booting your phone again?
[Defy General] antony.ps:
FAQ Updated

- Barebones CM7

- Index
[Defy General] simon211175:
Thanks - I found my way into the recovery menu just before I went home last night. Hadn't realised that the way in to recovery would be different to the 2.1 I upgraded from. Managed to reflash to 2.2 (first step in CM7 upgrade), then went home. Will reload CM7 this morning... carefully :)
[Defy General] simon211175:
Okay - I'm in. CM7 RC0 is now reinstalled - with no force close messages after individually restoring apps through titanium backup.

I do have one issue though...

my camera/camcorder has lost it's viewfinder ability. It still takes photos, and I'm guessing videos, but now I have to guess where I'm pointing. Is there a fix for this?
[Defy General] ccav2000:
Did you reboot a couple of times after installing?
[Defy General] simon211175:
Okay - the extra reboot did it, thanks.

I've flashed so many ROMS in the past on Windows mobile and Android, and this week I'm doing my best to sound like a complete noob.
[Defy General] Deonix:
How to? Please help

ok so i installed CM7 but it doesn't have phone portal. I installed v.029 and V1 from various sites and i can't backup my contacts or import the.csv file to phone... very annoying. Tried to restore MP Portal V.220 from previous Rom with Titanium... no luck. I guess the old ones (V.029, v1) have compatibility issues with the 2007CSV format. It asks for a 2003... but i have Office 2007... and it cannot save in the older .CSV format. i tried backing up the .bak file... again unsupported...

Overall how do i put my .Csv and .Bak files back on the phone? I need my contacts...

Can anyone please extract the phone portal. Any other way?

Secondly i liked the stock task manager from Motorola. how can i get it back? Or what task Manager works the best with Defy on CM7. I liked the 2 minutes timeout kill on the stock.

Thirdly the Camera flash is not working. Photo mode . Or is it a known bug? It works on video Mode.
[Defy General] antony.ps:
Don't know what version you installed, mine has Motoportal. For task manager, I'm using mini task manager right now, but I think the best is watchdog, since it shows the cpu used by the process.
[Defy General] Epsylon3:
Thanks nice app
[Defy General] Deonix:
i Installed CM7 RCO from scratch. First time... everything ele works. Can someone help me with Moto Portal i need it. Do i have to reinstall Cm7... i mean does everybody else have Moto Portal?
[Defy General] antony.ps:
You can try to manually copy the apk to /system/app, set the permissions to rw-r--r-- (owner read and write, group read and others read) and reboot. The apk can be found in the new nightly or someone can upload it for you (i can't right know)
[Defy General] Deonix:
Ok so RCO had in system/app the Moto Phone Portal.apk... don't know why it does not work. I copied it again from the archive on the PC and put it in system/app set the permissions to Owner read/write, Group/Other read. Reboot.. it does not work. Nor will it install like a normal apk. I use file expert with Root rights. Also when i try to reinstall any other app fom /system/app i can do so. Except com.motorola Phone Portal.apk, Moto phone Portal.apk. and Dlna.apk < i wanted this too.

Very funny what i want does not work. What to do?
[Defy General] hailmary:
cm7-bbcm7-cm7

Haha it works man...i was in bbcm7 thrn i flashed the latest knightly...its work antony ps..this is cool..
[Defy General] ollyshaw:
Hi,

I've now upgraded to 3.4.2_177 (official UK unbranded). This is 2.2.2 android.

Has anyone managed to install cyanogenmod from that rom? I'm itching to try, but not sure I want to be the first...

Thanks,

Olly
[Defy General] hailmary:
yes cm7 will run & work on that rom...ive tried it even on a sea(no blur) & french(blur naked) froyo before..

you just follow the steps carefully in the 1st page
[Defy General] hackergnome:
A quick que should i uninstall system recovery whick i installed after getting 2.2.2 nordic??

i have 2ndinit apk but i wanna know if i have to unistall clockwork mod recovery??

plz reply as soon as possible i wan CM7 RC0!!
[Defy General] Bumble99:
I didnt.
[Defy General] hackergnome:
So wat did u do directly installed 2init??
[Defy General] Deonix:
a few questions

So i tried to install as in the FAQ Nordic than RCO... over and over again... Motorola Portal is working on Nordic, dissapears on CM7 RCO.... frustrating... manage to get all my contacts before flashing CM7. i'm using an older version 1.0... Flash works now. So any idea on how to get the Moto Phone portal working is welcomed.

What's the difference between RCO and a Nightly build?
[Defy General] WolfFX:
Did you manage to get it working? I also tried the way you did, but using Root explorer, without success.

I'm using moto phone portal (milestone version from an apk I found on the web), but it doesnt give me the file explorer option.
[Defy General] Deonix:
No,,, i installed RCO again... Flash works now... :) i managed to save my contacts. I use Moto Portal v1... i don't use the file manager.try to use it a usb mass storage to manage your files. Or go on the Motorola website. You can download a Filemanager of some sort. Multimedia portal or smth. like that. Hope it helps.

I hope they manage to put it back in RC1.
[Defy General] WolfFX:
I got this free app from another thread here, called Webkey.

I think it covers my expectations, since I wanted to manage music and pics over wi-fi (only 3 usb ports on my notebook, bought a cheap hub but it was usb 1.0, gave up for now).

I'll also test motorola's pc program, "Motorola Media Link", and see how it works.
[Defy General] Deonix:
Yeah that's the one. Motorola Media Link.

PS: if i helped press the thank button. :D
[Defy General] dew.man:
Does RC1 include a kernel, or does it need to be flashed over a specific build (177 or 179)?
[Defy General] ollyshaw:
Hi,

Can RC1 just be treated as any other update?

Olly
[Defy General] lsc723:
yes, i have just tried it and it works..

using rc1 right now
[Defy General] sirdamnedone:
u have nordic base?
[Defy General] lsc723:
yup~~~the one i used before
[Defy General] sp8y:
I have the Nordic base sbf.

Been running Nordic with RC0 until today & just flashed the new CM7 RC1 & google apps as a simple upgrade (while still using the Nordic) as described on page 1 of this thread.

Worked great with no issues at all - first boot took a minute longer than normal due to the wiping of the Dalvik cache.