yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Defy General] aaabro2002:
Defy cannot detect USB

I don`t remember what sbf i flashed but before this SBF JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-36-1.7_CHINESE_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTINT_P012_A014_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf flashed I connect it to usb RSD detecting and flashed with FROYO sbf`s then RSD says flash successful but defy does turning ON white light cannot up while battery is low i charge battery with desktop charger then install in phone.

but when i flash this SBF flash is successful and Defy work perfect but camera not working and some network no signals and Defy mb525 now is defy+ mb526.

when i press vol+ and power button then phone going to AP mood and shown Bootloder 9:10 and i connect the usb cable first time phone show the USB is connect but only little bit and disconnected.

when phone is boot and running perfectly then i connect USB cable to the phone but no any action from phone or no charging shown.

If phone is off and i pull out the battery and Connect the USB cable and push the power on button then phone is turning on and work perfectly without battery.
[Defy General] turffe:
What GB SBF did you flashed - DFP-231? If so you are screwed with camera forewer - so forgot about stock SBF, last hope - flash Quarx CM10 build and gapps - its with custom kernel, so your camera will work.
[Defy General] aaabro2002:
Defy cannot detect USB

How can i do that because my phone cannot detect USB.
[Defy General] Lorenard:
Note: you can use Stock Roms, even with BL7.

1. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1542956

2. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1595013

3. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1820282

4. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1889325

If you are having problems with RSD Lite, you may have to install Motorola Drivers first:

https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481

Even if after this you have trouble connecting your phone, try to use other USB cables, as well a new one.

And don't forget to keep the Vol. Up. pressed while turning your phone on to access the Boot Loader Interface for flashing new SBF files.

Other easy solution would be doing the file transfers via Wifi Network or Bluetooth.
[Defy General] Psychlo:
Awesome..... this guide is very useful
[Defy General] ilikeroot:
Still hoping for information on the defy xt555c. That would be great
[Defy General] bibihub:
Thanks a lot ! I was looking for something like that in many forums but nobody did this :good:
[Defy General] ReLL1K:
Defy won't turn on

Guys a big problem with a friends defy.

He gave me the phone to try to fix it because no 3G signal. He flashed Defy+ Ginger.

Well, I tryed the method 1 from this thread so I could go back to stock froyo.

But stuck at the first part, Donwloaded Motorola drivers and RSD Lide 4.9, flashed the SBF and now the phone won't turn on. I just get a white led, the RSD lite show: S Flash OMAP3630. Tryed to remove the battery, press volume up + power and putting the battery and doesn't boot in bootloader, but if press "Start" in RSD it's starts to flash and finish but still no power up. Already tryed multiple SBF's from Defy list and nothing, my friend told me it only powers up using a Defy+ SBF but now it doesn't! :crying:

Can anyone help me? At least to make it run Defy+ stock rom just to return it to the same condition, the only problem was the 3G and camera not working.

I know there was no fix for Defy flashed to Defy+ rom, but I wanted to try, look's like I messed it up badly. Only get the white led and Omap3630 on RSD Lite.
[Defy General] rjhn79:
awesome guide
[Defy General] ReLL1K:
Manage to work with the Taiwan Ginger for Defy+, look's like the phone doesn't have a fix for the moment :(
[Defy General] srijithn:
I had been rooting & installing ROMS on many mobiles as of now.,

The best thread ever seen on All in one guide!!!
[Defy General] ilikeroot:
DEFY XT555C finally has root

Finally after months of looking, we have found the answer to the DEFY XT555C, and it is right here http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/12/05/exclusive-how-to-root-republic-wireless-motorola-defy-xt/

I did not make this, i am only sharing the info!
[Defy General] jorge89:
I have a XT557 and I'm getting stuck on step 7 "wait for device", does any one know how to fix this? I just want to root my phone to back up all my stuff and restore it on a new phone.

---------- Post added at 09:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:59 PM ----------

Just tried ilikeroot's link above and it worked! thank you.
[Defy General] vinu.shukl:
Defy bricked - INDIA

Sorry to spam but I have a very peculiar brick. Can someone have a look at it?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2038405
[Defy General] ilikeroot:
which method?

What method are you using on your defy?
[Defy General] polizeirc:
I flashed my Defy+MB526 with CM10. can someone please tell me how to flash it to stock rom? i cant get wifi connect in CM10.

please hel[p me. thank you.
[Defy General] _ossie_:
Flash an SBF with RSD-Lite. read the FAQ or beginners guide.
[Defy General] Hesanka:
I'm getting stuck for hours on Step #7, any1 help?
[Defy General] ASHOKVARATHAN:
i think u r phone is having bl7... try flashing in bl7 method

sent from my defy the unbeatable
[Defy General] nik00:
Very useful for me.

Thanks
[Defy General] zagi988:
Please refresh links for this!
[Defy General] cell2011:
Im a noobie for this phone. Not a noob for flashing. I want to know is this all i need and is this correct in order? Superoneclick for root? SndInitDefy_2.3 for Clockwork Mod? CM-9 Nightly 121116 and gapps ics 20120317? Then for Jelly bean CM-10 20121125? And gapps jb42-201120? Where can i find these gapps? Or is this down for now http://goo.im/devs/pawitp/gapps-jb42-20121120.zip

http://goo.im/gapps
[Defy General] Codeseven:
someone mentioned in another question i asked that certain CM versions require a certain file system. ext 3 or 4. should tuts and info for that be added to your beginners guide?
[Defy General] GeForce06:
this is a very useful guide

thanks to everyone:good:
[Defy General] sam011149:
iam the newbie

this guide is useful!
[Defy General] skeevydude:
I agree. How about this?

/yeah, the gparted tutorial could be better, but its sufficient

//haven't partitioned a drive from Windows in many, many years -- is there a GUI for partitioning and using ext2\3\4 for Windows? For Free? I imagine that it would be easier for noobs to use versus a Linux Live Disk

///Needs fact checking for accuracy :p (specifically the supported file systems for /sdcard on custom kernel roms)
[Defy General] navino87:
Thanks for this wonderful guide and thanks every1 for your contribution in this forum.

I am a proud defy+ owner. And I had never looked into the option of custom firmware or even rooting in that case. With my warranty expired, I am now very much interested in installing CM10 on my device. Though I had read the complete guide in the first page, I couldn't understand few things.

1. How to find the SBF and CG version in my mobile?

2. If iam right, i should first root my device and then update to cm10. Right?? OR am i missing some pre-requisite steps before flashing custom ROM?

3. Could some1 give me the steps in short for installing CM10 in my device??

Thank for the help..
[Defy General] Deformat:
Yeah, the links no longer work.
[Defy General] tinchitse:
Great Guide, thanks a lot
[Defy General] kye04:
Same question here !!!
[Defy General] zipike:
Thanks for this! It is really useful for newcomer!
[Defy General] HammDefy:
I didn't know about eFuse till now. Thanks for the Guide :)
[Defy General] nacirua:
thank you very much for the guide, it has been very helpful
[Defy General] todda7:
Very nice guide, thanks!
[Defy General] ub3rprogmr:
thanks
[Defy General] Pekempy:
Anyone have a CM10 SBF for step 8? or can tell me how to make one that works how this one does?

Thanks (:
[Defy General] Zephyrot:
I know the links are not working, sadly i have not found any new links for those files. I thought I had copies of those files... but I can not find them ;/ if anyone has the links, just PM them to me and I will update them.
[Defy General] adddaamo:
Best tutorial EVER :)
[Defy General] Sir_Goldman:
Thanks

Thanks for the great info. Is a very useful guide to all the beginners like me. I will read it carefully and apply it to my Defy.
[Defy General] materijalmen:
It says check the SBF fille, but nowhere any description how..HOW to check the CGXX.smg file version? Should i put potatos in a blender or?
[Defy General] Vicsa:
You have to peel and boil the potatoes first. Take a look at this.
[Defy General] allBliss:
Very useful post. Thank you.
[Defy General] allBliss:
Thanks for this detailed guide.
[Defy General] nakster:
Guys, I need some help here please.

I was on MIUI and wanted to go to another ROM.

The installation said to install 2ndinit, which I did.

Now the phone does not boot, stuck at the Motorola logo, and when I go into Recovery, there is no Stable Recovery mode anymore?

help please :rolleyes:
[Defy General] ASHOKVARATHAN:
hey how did u installed miui in ur defy... its the same process to install any rom in ur phone... u shouldn't instllalled the 2init for second time .. if u can go to custom recovery flash any other rom through it

sent from my unbeatable defy plus
[Defy General] nakster:
Thanks, I had to go back to a stock SBF via the Bootloader.
[Defy General] and90:
"Get and Install Motorola Drivers [32bits] [64bits]"

Link?

The ones that are in the first post doesnt work anymore
[Defy General] pochopsp:
if you install motorola programs for windows or you connect your defy on windows 7 you will have the drivers automatically
[Defy General] Rafcatfish:
Motorola Defy-Mini this SBF worcks on it?

He leído que el Minia es casi imposible rootearlo es esto cierto?
[Defy General] Thomato247:
Which rom?

Hi Mates,

I've seen tonns of posts re the custom roms and now I start to feel that the more I read the more confused I get... :rolleyes:

I have the following:

System Vrsn: 45.0.2310.MB526.AsiaRetail.en.03

Kernel Vrsn: 2.6.32.9-ge281b6ehudsoncm@il93lnxdroid54#1

Build Number: 4.5.1-134_DFP-231

I rooted as it was written by "Auris 1.6 vvt-i"

Everything went well with the rooting and now I have no idea which ROM to flash? Would you please recommend one? Speed doesn't really but the reliability and good coverage is priority. I'm not sure if matters but I'll use it in Australia (on Telstra).

Thanks!
[Defy General] JustinBacle:
The link for RSD lite is broken​
[Defy General] z3ro-grav1ty:
If anyone needs...

RSD Lite 5.6
[Defy General] stephendt0:
This is a good guide, but it's incomplete and a bit out of date now. I'm using a Defy+ on Android 2.3.6. The superoneclick root method does not work, and it halts and stops responding at step 7. Haven't been able to work out a way around it. Running bootloader 9.x so I don't think that would be an issue. I haven't tried the method for bootloader 7 though.
[Defy General] spannerz:
I found RSD Lite 5.7 here when reading all these pages and someone posted that link. Rooting worked ok for my Defy+ with BL7
[Defy General] CodeVanya:
thanx a ton guyz!! this is an amazing post... jus got my defy back alive...! :good:
[Defy General] z3ro-grav1ty:
You have BootLoader 7 (BL7) you don't have Bootloader 9.x - that is just shown on your bootloader screen. (So many people confuse the two, just remember you have BootLoader 7!)

To root follow the instructions in my signature (under Status: Rooted using these files)
[Defy General] stephendt0:
Ah okay, am I right in saying that the BL7 root method applies to bootloader 7 and above? If so, the guide should make this clearer... either way, I'll give it a go now soon, thanks for the advice!
[Defy General] z3ro-grav1ty:
No Problem. However as far as I know BL7 is the highest bootloader, the bootloader screen displays BootLoader and then on a new line it says 9.x, its just a number for something else. I've seen quite a few people get confused over this, and if you are still unsure go to Settings > About Phone (on your phone of course) and when you scroll down to the bottom, if your device shows a long string that ends in :DFP 188,DFP 231 OR DFP 2311 then it has bootloader 7 and you have to use the around the countryside rooting method instead of a simple program.
[Defy General] Lennox Alexion:
Can anyone update the links in BL7 rooting method? Need asap, or can anyone pm me dropbox link? As my college firewall block mediafire..

Thanks in advance!
[Defy General] Tungieee:
Help please?...

This may be a little irrelevant, but the other sub forums looked a little dead(inactive) to me. Today I've tried to upgrade my phone(motorola me525, from a Chinese retail) from motoblur to android 4.0. I looked up on a video on YouTube which explained step for step the progress, although I've made somewhere a big mistake.. After I finished with flashing my phone with RSD lite and this file:

JRDNEM_U3_2.51.0_CHN_P3_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA030.0R_USAJORDANRTINT_P029_A018_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf

Somehow I ruined my phone so badly it didn't want to start anymore, it only gave a blackscreen and white LED light. Could it be the problem of not wiping the data on the phone before flashing or did I just used the wrong program or file? I'm still noob at booting/flashing/rooting etc. And this will probably the last time I'll ever try to change something on my phone. But for now please help me!..:crying::crying:
[Defy General] z3ro-grav1ty:
follow the instructions in my signature, and the files from the dropbox folder
[Defy General] stephendt0:
Just a heads up. Not sure if it's me, but I had file errors when I extracted those files.
[Defy General] z3ro-grav1ty:
yes, the .zip file may have a problem. (that's the only one you need to extract i believe) so in the dropbox folder, there is a folder called firmware with the firmware.sbf in it (which is the file from the zip file). So just download that and continue
[Defy General] milchmaennchen:
TY

Wow - this is such a great guide.

First I just flew over the passages :confused: ... Then I decided to read it completely and actually I re-read it now a couple of times!

Good work, well explained and written!

Thanks a lot :good:
[Defy General] Plantur:
help me

hi

my defy

i cant install apk on my phone . error:force closed

i want install 2ndinit but i cant ! error:force closed

please help me !

android ver: 2.2 |JDGC_U6_2.13.0_SIGNED & bl6|

anyone help me and give me other sbf file According to my phone ?

i am noob. sorry for poor english !
[Defy General] sensei punk:
just to be clear on something here.. i have a defy, red lens , flashed with this sbf: JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_177-005_NORDIC_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTNORD_P003_A001_HWp3_Service1FF after i bricked my phone last year trying to install MS2Ginger 3.0, anyway, i don't really care bout being able to downgrade to froyo or below, so can i flash my defy with a defy+ sbf so can be on stock gingerbread from now on?
[Defy General] panda_watch:
Hi All,

I have few beginner queries regarding upgrading to CM10 and the versioning. I think if they can be answered it will improve my understanding of how it all works, as I simply want to retain the ability to go back to my stock rom if everything is not working as I would like in CM10.

My defy+ is currently running:

Android Version - 2.3.4

Kernel version - 2.6.32.9-*

Build number - 4.5.1-134_DFP-891

Once I root the phone, can I install CM10 straight on top of this and retain the ability to return to this stock rom? OR

Do I need to install a fixed SBF version and use a Nandroid backup of CM10 to retain the ability to return to this stock rom? OR

Do I need to install a fixed SBF and Nandroid backup of a previous version such as 3.4.2-179 CEE Deblur SBF that I have seen designated as the recommended version to have?

Thank you, and sorry for the beginner question. I have read as much as I could but can't seem to get my head around it all exactly.

Thanks
[Defy General] omkar1212:
Thanks!
[Defy General] ChronicArachnophobic:
I have the exact same specifications and the almost the same problem. I've read up all I could, but some things still aren't clear. My Stock ROM is running quite smoothly after rooting and some tweaking. I want to try out some custom ROMs like CyanMobile Ex, White Rabbit 2.1.1 and Quarx's CM10, but I also don't want to lose my phone's current stable configuration forever. The problem is that there isn't an SBF of the DFP-891 build available anywhere, and I'm not sure whether just a nandroid backup would allow me to revert back from say, CM7.2 based ROMs to my current stock config (Or would it?). Is there any way I can revert back to the EXACT SAME state my phone is in, if I decide that one of the custom ROMs I flashed wasn't working out for me?

Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated.
[Defy General] taylorhmatos:
UP
[Defy General] leito824:
excelnte ..! great contribution ..!
[Defy General] tomlogan1:
New Defy user

I have a Defy MB525 coming from ebay. I am currently using an HTC unlocked on Straight Talk. I selected the Defy for its waterproof features.

I have read through the guide, and most of the sbf files seem to be non-USA except for TMobile. Since the phone will come with Eclair, and I want to end up with CM7 like I have on my HTC, which sbf file would be most appropriate? I have downloaded U3-342-179-002_DEBLUR_SIGNED and would like to make sure that when the phone arrives, I can complete the upgrade.

I do have RSD Lite and SndInitDefy as well as SuperOneclick as well as Z4Root as I believe I must root Eclair prior to all of the other activities.

This seems like a lot more than HTC, but it seems worth it for the protection afforded by this device.

Thanks. A PM is fine if that is easier for you.
[Defy General] avnish.xlr8:
bootloop defy+

hey buddy,your tutorial was extremely useful

i have a defy+.i hve installed xperia d 4.1 by mato which has quarx based kernel on cm 10.

whenever i am about to enter the bluetooth menu or when i m turning on the bluetooth,the phone restarts and goes into a bootloop...

this has happened almost 7-8 times.this happened today again but now it booted totally.....but there's no notification bar and no "during calling" screen as well as no "recent apps" view ......can u pls help......shud i move to stock......or ther's a solution........hve i not flashed it perfectly????
[Defy General] unixr0cket:
nice post

this tread save me a couple pf times:fingers-crossed:
[Defy General] George[GRE]:
Absolute Usefull!

Hello to all!

First of all I would like to thank all of you, developers and users, for the infos and the questions you ask and answer, so other users could find ready the solution they need.

I follow the xda forum for more than 2 months, reading and testing roms and this thread, also saved me when i bricked my defy+.

I just followed the steps one by one and, everything went back to normal.

Thank you again all.
[Defy General] dragonflyser:
before i start

my friend asked me to make his phone (defy red) better.

currently:

froyo 2.2.2

kernel 2.6.32.9...

build jorem_u3_3.4.2_177-3

have rooted and titanium backed up.

can i put cm7.2 easily on it? (my concern is that on the forum, it is followed by 2.3.7)? do i have to put new sbf on it first?

or should i use cm7 stable?

or what do you recommend?.

the most important thing is that it has complete functionality and will not need constant maintenence.

tia

(i am a noob to defy, but some experience with huawei rooting/flashing)
[Defy General] Lord_Flaya:
It's easy to get CM7 on your defy. Search and you will find plenty of guides and other usefull info. However, i recommend getting CM10 instead as it is as stable as CM7 at this point. And it doesn't need that much maintenance. Try them all and stay with the one suiting you. :)

I'm not perfect, but i'm pretty f-ing close!!!
[Defy General] nedywest71:
What is the difference between 4.5.1-134_DFP-74 and 4.5.1-134_DFP-231 Sbf for DEFY+ ?
[Defy General] fabricioengmec:
Hello!

defy is still a good buy?

thanks.
[Defy General] francesco.1983:
yes, is the cheapest ip67 device that i know, it's fully moddable.

I report my experience with defy mb525 with stock froyo rom 2.2.2, version detail:

ro.build.id=3.4.2-164

ro.build.version.release=2.2.2

ro.build.date=Fri Mar 18 10:51:14 CST 2011

ro.build.version.full=Blur_Version.34.164.3.MB525. Retail.en.FR

kernel 2.6.32.9

i rooted the device with framaroot 1.5.2 (the only one that do the job) and i've installed 2ndinit 2.3 version, that's all. There aren't a lot of informations about this version.
[Defy General] Journyman16:
Thanks for all the work in putting this together. I just updated my wife's new Defy+ - she just got a new Xperia Z tablet so her GNote was overkill. Having had a Defy a year or so back we went with the Defy+ for sturdy Android...

One thing - I could not either superoneclick or another (fropm other site) program to work, but framaroot worked flawlessly. I copied it over to the sdcard, used ESFile Explorer to run it and phone was rooted. Then I ran SndInit and I had recovery...

Your explanations helped me to understand the process - it's very different in execution from the S3 I have.

cheers mate...
[Defy General] rahulpillai:
Defy with Defy+rom

A few weeks back while trying to install CM7 i was stuck in continuous boot loop.

I was able to get my phone alive by Flashing it with Defy+ retail GB version (45.0.2310.mb526.retail.enGB)

Now my Model shows MB526 and Version shows 2.3.6

I am not able to Root it with Superoneclick and also with RSDLite

Any inputs. I was hoping to root it again and Upgrade to CM10
[Defy General] free2live:
You have updated your phone's bootloader to v7 and that's why you can't root with SOC. Checkout this thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1595013

Using Git?! May the fork be with you :D
[Defy General] punnkk:
downgrade

i am currently using cm10-20130703

the phone has become too slow and takes a lot of time in opening anything

even gallery takes 6-7 seconds to open

camera takes more than 10 seconds

i wish to dowgrade to cm7

the problem is i dont know the safe way to do it

can i directly flash a cm7 rom by doing a data reset??

or are there additional steps to it..

please help
[Defy General] hotdog125:
Use Aroma wiper to format system and data to ext3 and then flash CM7 immediately (don't reboot after wiping, or the phone will get soft bricked).
[Defy General] punnkk:
soft bricked??

i flashed defy full wiper to format system and data to ext3 and then flashed cm72-20120506-NIGHTLY-Defy+.zip immediately after it..

but my phone flashed a msg "no os insatlled"

restarting it got stuck on motorola logo forever ..

after the problem i flashed a firmware i had previously downloaded using RSDlite.. phone started...

i had to install sndinit again to enable custom recovery..

now can i directly flash cm72-20120506-NIGHTLY-Defy+.zip through custom recovery ??
[Defy General] satyanjoy:
nice one

very detailed guide

---------- Post added at 09:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:15 PM ----------

which ROM are you using now ? I am on WajkIUI (MIUI 3.1.27)
[Defy General] Zephyrot:
Ok guys, I just updated all links in the guide and made some corrections I´ve got per PM :)

Happy modding~
[Defy General] Honk3000:
Problem installing GApps

Hi,

I need a little help. I already head CM10.2 from Quarx on my defy+. But because of some problems I decided to make a complete new install.

I flashed the two SBFs as mentioned in the first post. Then I installed 2nd Init and flashed the current Nightly of CM 10.2 from Quarx and the GApps from goo.im. Everything works fine except the Gapps. The only G thing I see is GMail, but no Play Store, no G+, etc.

Does anyone have an idea what may went wrong here?

Maybe I should mention that when I try to synchronize my google account a message pops us which says that com.google.process.gapps and 'Sound Search for Google Play' have crashed.

Bye Sven
[Defy General] MarcinRN:
gapps from goo.im are too big for defy, you need to use minimal gapps. head over to themes & apps section for them.
[Defy General] Honk3000:
Thank you very much indeed. That hint helped a lot. :good:

Bye Sven