yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Defy General] mita399:
Root Defy+ BL7 2.3.6

Wipe Data/Factory Reset

Download 2.3.6 Central Europe

DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_GR_SIGN_UCADEFYEMARAB1B80AA004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTCEE_P022_A022_Service1FF.sbf

Flash it

Wipe Data/Factory Reset 2x

Download DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_CEE_ROOTED_No_Signed

from Mediafire or 4Shared

Flash it

Install 2ndInit 2.3

enjoy
[Defy General] reza3310:
hi all

I bought a motorla defy plus,so late,ha? :D

so as always and a frequent question!

which rom is bug less and the most stable rom for this phone?

it's better to be MIUI :)

PLZ suggest ur opinion whit thread link :)

tx all
[Defy General] ifti123:
back to beginning

i got a defymb525green 2 years back n rooted it then. i installed one of these sbfs

JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_177-003_BLUR_SIGN_SIGNED_USAJRDNEMARAB1B8RTGB03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTGB_P019_A010_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf

JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-36-1.7

the journey was fine till yesterday from stock froyo2.2 to jb 4.3.

yesterdat it failed while flashing a new jb431 rom. then i tried on these sbfs again but i m not able to get ahead of boot.

i go upto bbot menu 9.10/ motologo to android anim. thats it.

what should i do now?
[Defy General] TJKV:
[MENTION=1450043]Zephyrot[/MENTION]

I have PMd you some updates to your guide here, basically adding information on custom kernels wherever necessary, and some small clarifications here and there. Please include the updates when you can :)
[Defy General] TegMiles:
Help with the flash of the Defy+

I want to flash my Defy+, wich ROM you recomend me

to work well in México (Stock ROM).

I saw this guide but the links don't work to download the ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1375701

Please help.
[Defy General] Mickey M Mouse:
I have been very much enjoying the latest Mokee 43.1 ROM - have found it faster and smoother than CM7 or CM10 builds so far. I hope some other people give it a go and benefit.

Install guide and download links here -

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2453395

---------- Post added at 03:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:26 PM ----------

You can get a solid working stock ROM here.

But I recommend the Mokee ROM I mentioned above, it is much faster and better to use.

Good luck!

---------- Post added at 03:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:31 PM ----------

Try this one :)
[Defy General] scooter66:
Have two rooted phones with 2nd Init, can't get custom ROMs working

I have two Defy phones.

1) MB525, bought factory refurbished on eBay, with stock T-Mobile MotoBlur (blech!) ROM (I think it's 3.4.2-107_JDN-9, System Version.34.4.9) running Android 2.2.1. I rooted the phone and installed 2nd Init.

2) MB526, bought new on AliExpress, already came rooted and WajkIUI (based on MIUI 2.3.3) installed, Android 2.3.7. I installed 2nd Init.

On both phones, I boot into CWM Recovery and have not been able to install any firmware successfully.

Any MK43.1 I try to install fails with an error when checking the file.

Installing MS2Ginger-5.0a-2013-08-05.zip works, until I reboot, at which the install fails, and the reboot results in a red light.

Fortunately, I backed up both phones before starting, and have been able to restore to usable states.

Can someone explain where I am going wrong? From what I understand, both the above firmwares install the correct kernel, so I shouldn't have to install a kernel at all.

Earlier this year, I had a Defy, which I rooted, and installed custom firmware without issue. So, it's not like I haven't done it before.

Do I need to install a new kernel for either or both phones? I didn't have to for the phone I had success with. For each type, I have two files:

kernel-froyo-222-179-4-signed.zip

kernel-froyo-222-179.zip

kernel-gb-234-451-134-signed.zip

kernel-gb-234.zip

Do I install the signed or unsigned? What is the difference?

Should I install a new SBF in each phone? How do I figure out good SBFs?
[Defy General] scooter66:
"To install a 4.3 rom like that one, you need a newer recovery. So install a 4.1/4.2 rom, reboot, then install MK4.3."

Thanks for the tip! Will try that.

Any idea why installing a CM7-based ROM (like MS2Ginger) would fail?
[Defy General] MyKeyC:
issues with SBF downloads

Hi there.

Firstly I would like to thank you immensely for all of the time/energy that you have given to this project

My main issue has been with downloading SBFs. More so, the gz files seem corrupted. I have tried downloading the file twice

I'm up to this point:

How to Root BL7:

Enter Recovery, Wipe Data/Cache

Download this SBF and Flash it

Enter Recovery, Wipe Data/Cache

Download Part1 and Part2 SBF and Flash it

Enter Recovery, Wipe Data/Cache

The file that seems currupt is the one you have on dropbox

DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_CN_SIGN_UCADEFYEMARAB1B50AA009.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRIRD15_P015_A030_Service1FF.sbf.gz

I'm using Peazip (generally very reliable), under Win7.

I notice that the files are quite new (within the last two months), so thanks for keeping things up to date.

I am currently running a stock motorola SBF (most up to date version available)

thanks
[Defy General] SandeepRoy:
Rooting with Framaroot

No mention of Framaroot ?

I recently used Framaroot v 1.6.1 to root my Defy+(MB526) on GB 2.3.6

Any Pros OR Cons using Framaroot versus flashing SBF ?

Thanks in advance :)
[Defy General] TJKV:
Some time back I sent the OP some updates he can make to the guide, including framaroot if I remember correctly. I guess it will be updated when OP has the time. Till then, no problems in using Framaroot :)

But quoting the whole of the first post is a problem, please edit your post and remove the huge quote.
[Defy General] SandeepRoy:
Yup ! seemed strange to me too. Was editing while you responded. Done !
[Defy General] Toby0897:
framaroot works on bl7 devices

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
[Defy General] swapn:
I am at rooting step

i downloaded dropbox file and than extract but i says file is corrupted and unexpected end of file. i had tried with winrar and 7zip.

P.S-error sceenshot is attached under

Thanks in advance
[Defy General] hotdog125:
Use framaroot to root.
[Defy General] swapn:
thank you so.much u made my day yar
[Defy General] UxScK:
You can use Gingerbreak too ! if u are using 2.2 froyo sbf... I did this after flashing nordic sbf.

Sorry about my bad english.
[Defy General] n0_alterNative__:
Hi there,

I'm having problems with my phone. I don't know what i flashed, or what happen wrong but i can't boot the phone. I have black screen when i power on and doesn't boot even in fastboot.

My phone is detected by my PC as RSD Lite and i can flash SBFs, but i still can't boot. I tried to install JORDN_U3_97.21.51.sbf as the "Common problems" says in the top of the Topic but i didn't solve my problem.

Do you know what i can do ?

Thank you very much.
[Defy General] renqest:
Just upgraded from latest quarx cm10.2 nightly to cm11 kitkat nightly on green lens defy (upgraded to recovery before flashing), now the back button doesn't seem to do anything. Is it a KitKat feature or a bug?
[Defy General] hotdog125:
Either the system partition is full or the hardware has a problem.
[Defy General] renqest:
What's the remedy for the first one? The button works as in it vibrates when touched, but it doesn't do anything. It works in TeamWin Recovery...

Thanks in advance,

Rene

EDIT: There was no keyboard also, so I installed gapps (banks 4.4.1. core, as 4.4.2 didn't work- black desktop) and now it seems to be solved.

Thanks to all for thinking along
[Defy General] zecampesien:
Is my Defy dead ?

Hello,

Nb: This is a duplicated post. Maybe, I'll get more chance to get an answer from this thread..

My Defy (MB 525, green lens) is bricked. And when I tell bricked, I really mean it !

The phone refuses to boot at all (no recovery, no update mode for RDS connection). The screen remains black regardless how long I push on button along with up (or down) button. :crying:

What I have done so far to come to this end:

- I was in CM10.2 (with TWRP) and wanted to upgrade to CM11 (KitKat)

- the upgrade failed

- after reboot, my only issue was to enter recovery mode (on+up buttons if I do remind well)

- phone was detected successfully by RDS

- I downloaded this sbf (JRDNEM_U3_2.51.1_BLUR_P3_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA030.0R_USAJORDANRTFR_P043_A010_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf) taken from second post of this thread.

- I uploaded it to the phone (what a mistake ! :p )

- Upload was successful

- I tried to reboot... phone's dead

Do you think there is a way to restore it to life ?

Tx for your support !

zecampesien
[Defy General] hotdog125:
If the LED is white then it means that your battery's depleted.
[Defy General] zecampesien:
Hello,

I tried with brand new battery (fully charged): same problem.

You're right, the led is white when charging but still no way to boot it.

I have read that defy was almost unbrickable. I'm the proof that's not true :)
[Defy General] hotdog125:
Well the only way is to somehow spoil the eMMC. Try McGyver method on the old battery.
[Defy General] rompip:
What exactly do you mean?
[Defy General] hotdog125:
Search for the McGyver method of charging.
[Defy General] Android_74:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=892026
[Defy General] MonsterMonsteur:
Recovery

Can anybody help me? I am trying to go to recovery mode but I can't. I don't known why.
[Defy General] thlorin:
thanks !

thanks a lot for this thread very useful !
[Defy General] your_login:
all the links i could find to 3.4.2-179 CEE Deblur SBF are down, can anybody please upload and share a new link ?

all the roms i install have bugs with my stock base sbf !!!!
[Defy General] becer:
Try on sbf.droid-developers.org
[Defy General] schezkhan:
[MENTION=4487948]skeevydude[/MENTION]

Hi there...I am stuck in bootloader menu for my motorola defy plus 526.

I was trying to upgrade my android version from 2.3.6 to (CM 7.2).I followed all the steps mentioned out there in various forums .But mistakenly i installed a latest version of gapps with it ,so that when it rebooted the android keyboard and a couple of other apps were not working and kept on giving errors..so i again reset and wiped all the data through recovery mode and installed CM 10.2 with its gapps but it didnot reboot and was stuck at the cm10 logo for more than 30 mins.so I again went to the recovery mode and wiped and reset all the data and then it got stuck and didnt boot again.I have tried to flash the sbf files though bootlog using RSDLITE 4.9 but i always get a fail message....and I am stuck...I cannot find the appropriate sbf file (I have tried Chinese retail for motorola defy)..I dont know where the fault is..Is it the wrong SBF file or something else..My phone details are as follows

MOTOROLA DEFY+ MB526

DJ: T20120227-03121

MODEL NO: HG3303AP5G8

MSN M77ASC2HQH

IMEI 358961040445497

TYPE MVQ7-334411011

Made in china is also written in the backpannel under battery panel

NOW IT HAS GONE COMPLETE BLANK…Only white light shows when I connect the USB Cable most probably battery is drained….

please help....pls
[Defy General] skeevydude:
You're not trying to flash a BL5 sbf on a BL6 or 7 Defy are you? Different SBF's have different versions that they work with, and if you flash a higher version than what you used to have, you can't downgrade via sbf. I'd download a fastboot of versions 5, 6, and 7, and flash them lowest to highest. With any luck the BL6 sbf will work (BL7 requires a bit more work to get it rooted and custom roms working again).

It would really help if you posted which sbf you're trying to use.

Worse comes to worse Defy's go for between $30 and $50 on ebay these days. Can also get a Bravo for $10-$30 if you only need the AT&T GSM radio bands (Bravo is almost the same as a Defy, runs Quarx's Defy roms).

//I really need to update my Defy....still running 4.3 from around October or November. I only use my Defy as an mp3 player and usb tethering my wifi to my pc.

EDIT:

Forgot to add. If your battery gets too low to flash you'll have to get a Motorola Factory cable. Depending on luck and where you look, you might be able to get an eBayed Defy cheaper than the cable. The Factory Cable powers Motorola Phones directly from a PC's USB port and are made to flash when batteries are dead sitting in the factory.
[Defy General] schezkhan:
i tried to flash

4.5.3-109-DPP-14 Retail china and 4.5.3-109-DPP-25 taiwan deblur

It is not about Losing money for my phone but more about the Fact I tried some upgradation for the first time in my life and it seemed to work intially and then the troubles began...I have the motorolaa cable which came along with the phone in the box and I have it connected to computer for the past so many hours but it is not showing any life...
[Defy General] Casteleugim:
Help

Hi flashing my Defy several times and my experience was good. Is too much important that you make all following step by step without error.
[Defy General] schezkhan:
Hi there...I finally made a Motorola Factory cable which took me to boot loader Menu but my Flashing failed once again ,,,THhis time around I flased therse two sbf versions

DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP_GR_SIGN_UCADEFYEMARAB1B80AA004.0R_PDSO3C_USAJRDNGIBRRTCEE_PO22_AO22_service1ff sbf ..What to do now...reply asap please...
[Defy General] skeevydude:
If it's still failing, it could be a driver error. Uninstall and reinstall every Motorola driver you have. I've only ever flashed with Linux and have never had a problem. From here on out I'll be guessing. Perhaps try starting a thread under Q & A, maybe someone with more rsd/Windows experience will chime in.
[Defy General] lvlouisaslia:
thanks!
[Defy General] dkv2222:
Confused.

So i was flashing a rom and the phone went into a bootloop.

I had to start with sbf. I flashed sbf, everything went as planned and rooted via framaroot, and *boom* now the stock rom is randomly rebooting :/

Help reqd :)
[Defy General] diNovoM:
[MENTION=5217346]dkv2222[/MENTION] did you also install 2ndint after rooting? From what Rom did you use framaroot? Any steps afterward (like wipe anything in recovery) or inbetween (power-loss etc) that you can't boot your rom? Anyway i guess you have to start from scratch so wipe everything, install official rom, root + 2ndinit, i recommend savewipe from now on, and then flash your desired rom.
[Defy General] nicko-win:
Thanks! ;)
[Defy General] dkv2222:
It got all fine.

Thanks for the tips though :)
[Defy General] butcherr:
The latest quarx-CM11 builds have caused some trouble to install from scratch.

I tried the nightly builds 20140301 20140303 and 20140307 on a MB525 and a MB526 having gone from full factory wipe, flashing the appropriate SBF ROM-files (MB526), Framaroot-1.9.1 (MB525), reboot, SndInitDefy_2.3 (+menu), reboot, flashing defy_twrp_recovery_2.6.3.0.zip in the CWM. (both phones work until here just fine)

when installing the nightlies, all nightlies hung themselves booting up.

it made no difference to either wipe dalvik/cache or not, installing gapps or not. I had to go through the latest cm7+gapps first, then install the twrp recovery to make it work on both phones.

I have been following the ROMs of quarx about 2-3yrs already, just signed up. I was just wondering if anyone else has similar issues. Have not had any problems of this kind so far.

Also, as I am unable to post it in his thread (would someone please send a message so I can post it there?) I noticed a problem with the menu-key, as it sets the screen in sleep mode- I noticed that with 2 MB526 and the MB525 also but have not read anything noticing the same problem. as it is a general problem with the devices I have available, and the apps differ broadly as they belong to different people, I thought they were CM11-related... ?
[Defy General] htto:
AFAICT that was an upstream issue. The frameworks/av had put in some new paramaters, which the defy doesn't cope with. That resulted in SIGSEGV of the framework. The system tried to restart it all the time and thus hung "booting". My defy got really hot there

It was fixed by commit 46e5918a2c39db02f97bc89cb7bda43352f74bca on March 14. So build 15 should be fine.
[Defy General] davidrf:
this is helpful, thanks :)
[Defy General] zacsaturday:
Flashed full SBF. What do I do?

So basically i'm screwed with 4.3 (CM10.2) which can't install a recovery and can't be recognized by PC.

Great. Just great
[Defy General] Lord_Flaya:
Tried rsd lite? If works, flash proper sbf
[Defy General] irekd:
Hi, as Quarx server contains only a few latest nightly builds, I'd like to know where can I download older builds from? There is no links to other mirrors in his OP like it was before, but perhaps someone is mirroring those builds somewhere. I mean February and March builds.
[Defy General] sagar7569315151:
HELP ME i am stuck

I am using ,Motorola defy+ mb526

OS 2.3.6 ginger bread. i have rooted my phone and did some experiments, finally stuck with moto logo 'M'.

i have rsd lite 6.1.6, Motorola device manager, Motorola mobile drivers, some sbf files from the link u specified.But still suck after flashing.

at the end of flashing rsd lite showing "failed".Boot version is 9.10 and its showing "OK" for everything

please rescue my phone, i love it sooooooooooooooo much
[Defy General] magicphone:
I am in Bootloader mode (9.10 - should I get a newer one? If yes, how?). Installed the Motorola driver perfectly, it does not see the device via USB. Now what?

End goal: to install KitKat. To do that I need TWRP 2.7. But first I need to install TWRP 2.1 then some other ROM (which one?). I just got this Defy+ already rooted, I don't understand all of the technical language here (not that detailed for me), maybe half of it, thanks.

Not sure if it's the right topic to post, if not, redirect me.
[Defy General] Poekser:
Black Screen with white led

It seems to my that you are the only Defy expert in writing this guide - very informative.

I have a problem with my Defy which I cannot resolve. I know what I have done - I have tried to flash it with a lower version of .SBF file - it was on Froyo and I have flashed it with Eclair. I now has a black screen with a white led when connected to my PC. RSD does not pickd it up. Last night when I done it RSD was picking it up but this morning not. No I am sitting with a mobile connected to my computer but RSD not picking it up. When connected to the computer the white light turns on. I have tried to get it into the Bootloader mode but cannot. It does not give me any response. I have taken out the battery and hold down volume up and power butten while inserting the battery but nothing. In other words I cannot get the phone into bootloader to flash it with another .higher android version like gingerbread to get it working again. Can you advise me on what to do. Please mail me on jamos1906@gmail.com - I am not always following this forum. Rgds. Johann:confused::laugh::crying::fingers-crossed::o:
[Defy General] hugh a:
[CWM-Touch] Bootmenu for Defyxt-535

i am trying to install bootmenu(cwm) on my defy xt, all went well tell i unplugged phone from pc, phone rebooted but no led`s lit up, attempted to press down volume bottom while M is displayed, just goes in to safe mode, have all required apps and installed properly, have root, can you help?

First of all check out that you have all the things required :

1. A Motorola DefyXT535.

2. Must be rooted.

You would require some apps too:

1. Pimp My Rom

2. stericson Busybox

Here Is The Process

Open busybox and Install it.(smart install recommended)

Open Pimp my Rom and add Universal init.d support.

here is the process:

1)Download and Extract The Attached CWM_Touch.zip

2)Then conncet your device to pc select mass storage mode

3)Paste CWM Folder In Your Sdcard(make sure the CWM folder should be like this sdcard/CWM/bootmenu)

4)Then get out of usb storage mode connect device as camera(by dragging notification area u will see connected as select camera mode there)

5)Then press install bootmenu defyxt.bat

6)Follow the onscreen instructions

after seeing

^^^^^^^^^^^^^Made By srika@xda^^^^^^^^^^^^

Press any key to continue . . .

immediately remove the cable form pc

7)your system will be rebooted automatically don't panic

8)When System Is Rebooting And When You See MotorolaM Logo the soft buttons leds will light up.

Be quick enough to press the Volume down(-) button as you see the leds being lighted then You Will Enter Into Bootmenu

9)Then Select Recovery And Then Select Custom Recovery Finished

YOU ARE NOW IN ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.1{Touch}

NJOY FRIENDS
[Defy General] turntechgnostic:
help!

hi!

regarding the rooting method,

i'm having an issue with my computer recognizing my phone as, well, a phone when i plug it in.

i'm really new to this sort of thing so please bare with me.

i've installed the superoneclick,

installed sdk on my computer [which was a nightmare],

turned on usb debugging mode

and plugged my phone in

but my phone is not registering as an "android phone"

it comes up as "bluetooth peripheral device" in my device manager directory

so i can't install the proper driver on the adb because its not??? showing up???

when i try to update driver software on the bluetooth peripheral device it just says access denied.

how do i fix this?

excuse me if this sounds a little jumbled.

i was up until about 3am trying to fix this and i can't remember half the things i did.

i hope you can help, though.
[Defy General] DaFROG526:
I successfully rooted my Defy+ with framaroot.

link here:

http://xdaforums.com/apps/framaroot/root-framaroot-one-click-apk-to-root-t2130276

framaroot is an app and I found it much easier to use than superoneclick via USB

I had tried superoneclick before that (after setting everything up so the phone would talk to PC by USB) but it wouldn't root the phone anyway
[Defy General] turntechgnostic:
hi there! thanks for your help

i'm having issues with this though.

i installed the 1.9.2 exploit and followed the prompts

it worked well enough but when i went to reboot it it seems to have failed to work?

i ended up with an alert triangle and an android standing next to it and it froze like that, so i discharged the battery and restarted it.

any ideas?

cheers,

-b.
[Defy General] DaFROG526:
Unfortunately i am quite a n00b at this stuff and only know what worked for me.

Firstly are you just trying to root the phone or are you wanting to flash a new ROM?

I rooted the phone then installed recovery software (2ndinit or TWRP) before rebooting then rebooted straight into the recovery software as i was trying to flash a new ROM (currently using 525 nightly, which is going OK after sorting some telephony layer errors)

If the phone can boot i believe there are apps that can be used to check it is rooted or try framaroot again it should tell you if the phone is already rooted.
[Defy General] turntechgnostic:
UPDATE! i've successfully rooted my phone using framaroot 8)

i'm currently trying to install the jellybean RAM file using the update.zip method but i'm running into a few errors.

i might try installing twrp

thanks!!
[Defy General] alerort:
great guide, very complete, thank you!!
[Defy General] vanloque:
Hi, I was using CM11 from Quarx with TWRP loader and i've managed to break the boot after doing a "safewipe".

I get to the moto bootloader with power+VolUp.

But I can't manage to use RSDLite to install the original SBF... RSD does'nt recognize the phone when plugged in.

I've test RSD versions 4.6 5.3 & 5.6 with the driver installer provided in the guide...

None seem to detect the defy+ when it's connected :(

I'm running Win8.1 x64. What am I doing wrong ?
[Defy General] Lord_Flaya:
I would try on a pc running linux or win7 as win8 tends to be a little devious to work with. My personal experience. :)