[Defy Android Development] walter79:
I assume no liability for any damage to your phone!

Big thanks to: iaio72, spear1403, tgzw, Quarx, Simondo, ein1002, santimanuel, epsylon3 and ...

Language support: da, de, el, en, es, fi, fr, hr, hu, id, it, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt-BR, sv, th, ti, vi, zh_CH, zh_TW + arabic* and ru*

DOWNLOAD: MEGA only

MS2Ginger

(Android and more/MS2Ginger - Android 2.3.6 (Defy, Bravo, Milestone 2))

- 2nd-boot and 2nd-system support

- 2.6.32.9 - custom kernel, based on DHT25

- rom based on 4.5.2-109-DHT-25 - Android 2.3.6 blur lite rom

- support for Defy, Defy+, (Milestone 2, Bravo not testet)

- Aroma Installer - one zip for "all" defy (thanks to @TweetyPeety and Stefan Braun

- supports SOFTSIMunlock

- BlurApps can enabled during install

- ext4/ntfs support (experimentel)

- sio, smartass, boosted[/SIZE]

- supports Bayer and SOC cam

- supports both defy battery (thanks to quarx)

- SDcard class10 fix (kernel)

- device will reboot one time on first boot

- multibootmanger app by royale1223

- bootmenu 2,

- TWRP Recovery

- reboot trigger: all keys at the same time vol- , vol+ , power (only tested on Defy)

- button backlight can set from 0-100 % via build.prop

- CPU settings default safe 30/300 40/600 50/800 58/1000

- Camera will work on SOC and Bayer camera (green* and red)

- new 720p record* and play (Milestone 2 - Android 2.3.6 files) *only bayer cam

- 720p record in m4v (h264 can be enabled via build.prop)

- Milestone 2 froyo camara app for SOC camera (fixed green strips)

- BlurHome from Milestone 2 - 2.3.6 (no widget updating bug)

- Battery min. 2-5 mA/h

- no wifi, apn, vpn bugs

- wifi channels 12, 13, 14 enabled

- bootmenu with Stable, Custom, Stock-Recovery

- call record libs

- init.d support

- zipalign at boot

- deepsleep support

- max 10 finger multitouch

- support for farsi-arabic, hebrew (thanks to MMarv)

- CyanogenMod-settings not finished (alpha) - sorry, will try to fix it if i have more time.

!! Switch your basband if softsim unlock is not working --> click

You can change button brighness and multitouch via editing build.prop or defy cm settings

HOW to install:

1. root your defy

2. install 2nd-init with CWM-recovery View attachment 792650

3. reboot to CWM - press vol down on blue led

4. select stable or custom recovery

5. install newer bootmenu and twrp 2.3.6

6. reboot

7. into boot menu - press vol down on blue led

8. run Recovery --> Team Win Recovery

9. wipe Data/Cache/Dalvik-Cache

10. select install

11. select MS2GingerXX.zip (put it on your sdcard)

12. follow Aroma installer instructions

MS2Ginger 5.2

- add faster gps fix (google supl server)

- add AGPS LTO support and auto file download script script

- add optional start logo from old CM 7.1

MS2Ginger 5.1 (big thanks to quarx and all 2nd-bootdevs)

- update to 2014-02-23 bootmenu, TWRP, hboot

- run CWM - Recovery via 2nd-boot-uart boot (switch default boot)

- TWRP with charging battery now

- fix: you can not pass setup without simcard

- rom is ready for dualboot (nativeSD) roms via TWRP

- added 2nd-system MS2Ginger (2 ext4 partitions on sdcard)

- wifi bug like all 2.3.6 Motorola roms http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1502817

(fixed, disable unlimited lease time for IP adress on your rooter)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kernel source: https://github.com/walter79/jordan-kernel

More information for BlurApps --> LINK

Soft-sim-unlock for MS2Ginger 4.0

based on Dabb guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1447950

Install View attachment 1129769 via CWM.

If you like MS2Ginger feel free to donate!

Bugs and problems

Reporting: http://code.google.com/p/ms2ginger/issues/list?can=1&q

- wifi bug like all 2.3.6 Motorola roms http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1502817

(fixed, disable unlimited lease time for IP adress on your rooter)

- chinese font problem MS2Ginger 4.0 --> fix View attachment 1273335 : http://code.google.com/p/ms2ginger/issues/detail?id=25#c10 thnaks to frank2000hk

Timeline:

2019.11.07 - MS2Ginger 5.2 update gps configs for faster gps fix

2014.02.23 - MS2Ginger 5.0a update bootmenu, 2nd-boot and switch to TWRP, enable 2nd-system boot, fix setup without simcard on first boot

2013.08.05 - MS2Ginger 5.0 fixed bootloop if phone shutdown on 0% battery and you like to charge it

2013.04.22 - MS2Ginger 5.0 fixed soc cam, replaced blurcamera

2013.04.22 - MS2Ginger 5.0 reworking button backlight, multitouch >2, SOC cam ?

2013.04.21 - MS2Ginger 5.0 permission fix keypad and added missing file for volumewakemod

2013.04.20 - MS2Ginger 5.0 Aroma Installer added

2013.04.19 - MS2Ginger 5.0 working update.zip support for 2nd-system via 2nd-boot

2013.03.25 - MS2Ginger 5.0 fixed some SOC camera problems, used normal camera app now

2013.03.25 - MS2Ginger 5.0 readded ntfs rw support

2013.03.24 - MS2Ginger 5.0 fixed soc cam in kernel

2013.03.22 - MS2Ginger 5.0 added support for soc cam

2013.03.22 - MS2Ginger 5.0 testing cleanup for ramdisk, sio, smartass, fixed red led

2013.03.18 - MS2Ginger 5.0 testing build for 2nd-boot, custom kernel

2012.08.21 - added fix for chinese font and link to themes and mods for MS2Ginger 4.0

2012.06.19 - added MS2Ginger 4.0

2012.06.14 - added soft-simunlock for MS2Gigner 4

2012.04.25 - fixed GreenbreadMod for MS2Ginger 4 beta 4 working now

2012.04.25 - GreenbreadMod for MS2Ginger 4 beta 4 - no bootanimation

2012.04.21 - BlurApps update.zip for MS2Ginger 4

2012.04.11 - MS2Ginger 4.0 beta 4 released

2012.03.05 - MS2Ginger - new bug reporting system: http://code.google.com/p/ms2ginger/issues/list?can=1&q

2012.02.26 - MS2Ginger - Blurhome 2 3d update http://www.4shared.com/zip/Sy3jm64r/Blur3DLauncher-MS2Ginger.html

2012.02.05 - MS2Ginger 3.0 release

Team:

- walter79

- spear1403 (theming)

- santiemanuel

- Defy red lens tests spear1403

- Defy greens lens tests luciferps and Cristi_10

- Defy plus tests Dollo73 and free2live

- Milestone 2 tests Carolinux and Motodoido

Translation Team: (each language max. 4 person) View attachment 806172

Brazillian Portuguese: pupiloalpha , Cassinander , filipeazev

Bulgarian Auris 1.6 vvt-i

Farsi: MMarv

Hungarian: szabof1 , balika01

Polish: yackoo , szacuken , Antszej

Serbian: atomskasarma

Spanish espaciosalter20

XDA:DevDB Information

[ROM][GB]MS2Ginger, AROMA, 720p, ROM for the Motorola Defy

Contributors

walter79

Source Code: https://github.com/walter79/jordan-kernel

ROM OS Version: 2.3.x Gingerbread

ROM Kernel: Linux 2.6.x

ROM Firmware Required: rooted device

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 5.2

Stable Release Date: 2019-11-07

Created 2014-04-12

Last Updated 2019-11-07