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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pietpodlood:
I just read an article regarding the Samsung Focus S, basically a Windows Phone 7 version of our beloved Galaxy S II... I was wondering if they have similar hardware inside? And will it be possible for some awesome dev to port the Mango ROM found on it to run on our GS2? Read something here on xda about dualbooting ROM's on the Galaxy S2... Wouldn't it be awesome if you could have both? The HTC HD2 is quite a old device but it can run Android, Windows Mobile and Windows Phone 7 perfectly... Could the same be possible for a Galaxy S2, except the Windows Mobile of course.

Please don't reply things like 'if you wanted WP7 why didn't you buy a WP7 device'. I'm extremely satisfied with my GS2 but if it were possible to see how the other side lives I'd really like to do that. Any thoughts?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bala_gamer:
As WP7 is not open source, its more or less like illegal to port it to other devices to which it is not intended to run.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSobadef:
The HD2 is a windows phone, so don't forget that! This is the ONLY reason it can run WP7
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adem_7:
I also would love to have that option, if nothing else, to just try WP7. Would also be willing to donate, though I understand the awesome developers don't do it for money.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IamJAX:
WP7 is not compatible with the Galaxy S2 proccessor. But WP7 is made almost exclusively for Qualcomm processors. So, don't ever expect a WP7 mango port for Galaxy S2.

Since WP7 is not opensource, the custom ROMs and ports are just repacked existing ROMs with minor modifications or mix and match different ROMs. Since there is no WP7 phones running on similar hardware, this is not possible on Galaxy S2.

As, for HD2, it's hardware is similar to most WP7 phones with HD7 being almost same hardware has HD2 with just minor change.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
The fact that it is possible to run WP7 has nothing to do with the fact that it is shipped with Windows Phone.

It is unlikely that it will ever be ported to our device. Sad but true. Sad because WP7 is a great platform and it would be great to have Android and WP7 on our device.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pietpodlood:
thanks for all the reply's, it is quite sad though that this will likely never happen... oh well, we still have the phone of the year...:D

Oh and sorry for posting in the wrong section... my bad...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcardielo:
if you wanted WP7 why didn't you buy a WP7 device
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quintinio:
Why would you ever buy a Windows phone XD
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crucio_:
someone didnt read the op.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c0nd0r54:
Your an idiot, what did he say in his first post, don't say why not buy a windows phone. Get a grip.
[Defy General] hackergnome:
Nice!

Add this...

If user is having problem with Google sync,Calender sync...just reflash gapos.zip
[Defy General] Maxxxxxxxxxx:
cant we flash full sbf

you just mentioned fixed sbf...
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
@nogoodusername: thanks, and I will add your tip.

@maxxxxx: yes, you can flash full sbf of your stock rom, I w go back toill add that. Though I reckon most won't go back to stock, but cm7 or the like!
[Defy General] abysstheking:
u have mentioned that we are supposed to flash 2.3's kernel, u mean we have to flash it on our defy and not defy+ [although after thinking about it i feel stupid asking this coz why would you flash 2.3's kernel on 2.3, but still asking coz i dun wana end up doing something foolish]...or do u mean we have to flash the kernal ONLY if we use 08/12 or newer cm?

thanks for the help.. :)
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
@abysstheking: Thanks for reminding me of that, I've edited the question to make it clear about Defy+.
[Defy General] manoloto:
I have Defy green lens. As I can install CM9? So that, 2init?Please details more the process for not expert users as I. Many thanks again.
[Defy General] nameite:
Cool thread, nice and simple
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
Camera won't work

Your camera will not work, everything else would work fine. This is an early build, devs are trying to make green lens camera work. They will get it done sooner or later, like they did on CM7.
[Defy General] colderain:
very useful....thx
[Defy General] NDragger:
which one to download ?

Nightly Server (EU/FR)

Nightly Mirror & ICS (EU/RO)

Nightly Mirror & ICS (EU/LT)

ICS Nightly Mirror (AM/BR)
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
Grab the latest build from the last link.
[Defy General] esok44:
Hope i didnt birck my phone completely

First: the ics builds were...

lets say...

AAWWEEESSOMMEEE...

Second:

My Problem:

Tried to get back to cm7 with a nand backup.

didn't work out, so stupid me restored the boot.img, caused a bootloop...

now i'm not able to get my phone to start.

this is horrible...

hope i'll find a way...

maybe you could help me...
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
Read the post carefully, the first Q answers precisely what you are looking for. You need to flash the cm7 kernel and reboot, it should work fine.
[Defy General] vedab:
ICS

When will be the Stable Ics Cm9 RElease date and when will be the camera works
[Defy General] NDragger:
flashed successfully :)

but no options to import contacts from SIM CARD :(

yeah camera doesn't work but who need it ;)
[Defy General] erics_lu:
my girlfriend will eat my ear ,if i flash a buggy rom:o

anyway ,thank you :p
[Defy General] saneToMore:
use rsd lite and go back to froyo....
[Defy General] NDragger:
Then ask her to buy a new phone :p
[Defy General] suttaroom:
Hi to all.. Currently i am on defy+ 2.3.4 nandroid backup walter79 ROM - and would like to install CM9 seeing that everything apart from the camera works..

also i currently do not have internet access.. so reinstalling the bootmenu will not be possible.

so::

1- do i just enter 2init,wipe data, clear cache and dalvik and flash 2.3 kernel?

2- do i flash froyo ,root and then step 1?

3- is there anything else which i have to do??

4-will i be on defy+ and no chance of downgrade if i install CM9 ??

Pl help i really want to get on CM9..

thanks again
[Defy General] ldiomedi:
this is what I do whit my "old" defy coming from a miui mod (wajkiui):

1- run 2init.

2- wipe factory (data,cache)

3- flash the CM9 zip.

4- flash the CM9 kenel (I think you already have this kernel, because is defy+, but not sure. I believe you might not have problem flashing CM9 kernel)

5- flash gapps (optional)

6- wipe cahe, dalvik cache.

7- reboot and wait

if u don´t flash kernel and stock in M logo, flash it.

Good luck
[Defy General] crazy4tricks:
Hi

As you already using kernel 2.3.4 just download the latest ICS build

reboot in recovery

wipe data/ factory reset

install zip from sdcard

reboot

enjoy all new ics

kernel 2.3.4 support for downgrading

Please note: take a complete back up of your existing Rom so you can go back to it anytime with all your data.

Happy Flashing..

Swyped from my Defy™ running ICS
[Defy General] golym:
very well THX
[Defy General] baba7444:
how to check kernal version, i checked settings- about phone-kernel version

its showing 2.6.32.9

and android version is 2.3.4

Now how to identify which kernel i am using ?
[Defy General] zopeon:
Defy Miui

Thanks for the nice guide, just few questions,

I have a Defy running MiUI,

So I need to install the ICS zip and then have to flash the 2.3.4 kernel

but how do i flash this kernel ? Do I just install it like ICS zip or do I reboot and enter the boot loader and falsh using RDS lite?

Thanks
[Defy General] ldiomedi:
Flash the kernel the same way you flash the CM9 zip
[Defy General] hitanshu:
You can't flash the SBF from recovery. IMO, you restore nandroid, then reboot/pull battery. Boot into the bootloader and flash the fixed SBF. no?

Very well written otherwise. thanks a ton. clarified many doubts.
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
What I meant was fixed SBF from recovery. I've updated the post to reflect the difference. Glad you found this useful :)
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
If you have not tried ics till now, you're using the 2.2 kernel. you'll need to flash the 2.3 kernel immediately after flashing ics. To go back, wipe dats, flash cm7 zip and then flash 2.2 kernel.
[Defy General] Bendary:
Does it take alot of time after cleaing dalvik as it seems like waiting forever!
[Defy General] SnakeyG:
Ok this guide works great but does anybody else encounter " unfortunately the setup wizard has stopped" at the touch the android to begin page. I just loop there. The only way I can get past is to setup with stable 7.1 release and not wipe data/factory reset.then install cm9 over that. any suggestions because i would really like to do a completely clean install. Performance is still good my way but it still bugs me that i don't see this issue brought up in the forums, aside from when i mentioned it in the bug reports questions forum, with no replies or acknowledgment. For reference this has been ongoing since my first ics install upto my latest rentry on dec 13th build. I followed this guide to the letter just in case what I did the first install caused it but its the same. Thanks in advance for any input.
[Defy General] hackergnome:
reflash w/o gapps and try...
[Defy General] Bendary:
Could someone please help me? I flashed 07/12 quarx with no problem, but I cant update to 13/12 it gets stuck on the cm logo, I followed the first post guide of updating with no luck :(
[Defy General] crazy4tricks:
hi

while power up press vol down you will get Android logo with triangle. press vol + and - together and you will get recovery screen

now wide cache

wipe dalvik cache

reboot.

you will now able to boot in cm9
[Defy General] Bendary:
Does the same thing, its probably because 07/12 has the gingerbread kernal while other builds don't but I have tred to flash the 2.3 kernal with no luck, Before I updated I had Bootmenu 1.0.4 and CWM 5.0.3.1.

Now, after updating i can still enter boot menu and Recovery, it's now boot menu v1.1.0-ICS and ICS recovery 5.0.0.0 - when i go into stable recovery i still got CWM 5.0.3.1

In bootmenu there is a little message: "Default mode: 2nd-init-adb//Error: cp not found !"
[Defy General] Bendary:
Never mind, just updated to 20/12 and it works fine :)
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
Yes, it might take upto 5 min to rebuild dalvik cache. Be patient!
[Defy General] quimbosa:
Thank you.

Great job guys Thank you very much !

All working well so far, waiting patiently for camera.
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
We'll have to wait quite some time for the camera to work. And green lens might not work at all :(
[Defy General] quimbosa:
No worries, great work ! Switching back to CM7 and waiting for camera, thanks all.

:):D;):p
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
I've been using it as daily driver, with Go Launcher instead of Trebuchet. No issues otherwise. And I can take the no-camera in return for ICS smoothness :P
[Defy General] suttaroom:
thanks .. it worked without the dalvik cache clear.. now just wondering how to update to the newest nightly..

---------- Post added at 12:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:43 PM ----------

i didnt wipe dalvik cache the first time.. not experiencing any issues.. apart from the obvious listed ..

so how do i update the nightly and is it necessary to do the dalvik wipe ..
[Defy General] ldiomedi:
Don t wipe dalvik, may give you some problems whit gapps. To update, just Flash the new zip. If you have some problems but the knows ones, wipe dalvik. Is recommended a clean flashing when you update, but it shouldn't be necessary
[Defy General] suttaroom:
clear cache isnt required??
[Defy General] ldiomedi:
Is required, and maybe nothing bad happen if you doesnt. What I do could have differents results to others. But I insist, whit a clean install, you`ll get better results.
[Defy General] priyansh17:
hi,

was having trouble in syncing pics from facebook.....used friend caster instead....its syncing well...and had an option to choose high res images which works nice for ICS...

worth a try!

:)
[Defy General] Deonix:
How to

Can someone explain different how to come back to CM7 from CM9? I tried the way written here and it does not Boot CM7.
[Defy General] ldiomedi:
its simple. The differences between cm9 and almost all roms flasheables from recovery is the kernel. Cm9 uses the gingers kernel and the others, included cm7, the froyos kernel. So, if you are coming from cm9 to cm7, flash the zip or restore the nandroid. Then flash via recovery the cm7 kernel. This kernel works for any miui rom too. Wipe cache and dalvik and reboot. Search for the link of the kernel at top of the post. I hope you can understand me. My English isn't very good. Good luck

Edit: you may be patient. Reboot last a while
[Defy General] Deonix:
It worked. I wiped data then restored my nandroid then my boot and dev tree. Tricky... i will try DUal Booting Cm7 as primary and Cm9 as test.
[Defy General] ArcticFox:
Is there any way to disable the proximity sensor.

In the later builds it works but the phone randomly freezes when in a call and i have to pull the battery for it to work. In the earlier builds the phone works but proximity sensor gets stuck and doesnt bring the screen back on, i have to put it into standby and back out again so i can hang up.
[Defy General] ldiomedi:
I installed Proximity screen off and I don't know if is because this, but it's working fine the sensor to me now
[Defy General] chogau1:
does the camera doesn't work for cm9...that's a deal breaker for sure
[Defy General] XQuisite:
Quick Question:

Have a Defy MB525 with a green lens (guessing). Want to try CM9 on my Defy and I'm wondering if I need 2nd Init installed and if the current version of 2nd Init from the market is ok to DL and re-install.

I remember that 2nd Init caused problems for CM7 a while back. Through the process of updating CM7 nightlies and whatnot, I don't have 2nd Init on my phone anymore.

Any harm in not having 2nd Init on my phone right now, and should I DL 2nd Init from the market and install it before proceeding?

Thanks!
[Defy General] rbeier1221:
This is an alpha build...not expecting it to be used as a daily.
[Defy General] crazy4tricks:
you need to have 2nd init install to proceed as cm9 is mounted after kernel boot using 2nd init which is default boot for both cm7 and cm9

you can find latest 2nd init for the defy app forum on xda. if you are already on cm7 then just flash the cm9 kernel first and then cm9 latest build in recovery do not forget to backup as you h Ave to wipe data/factory reset before installing cm9

pls read the complete guide before proceeding.

happy flashing

Swyped from my Defy™ running ICS
[Defy General] XQuisite:
Thanks for your reply.

The phrase "DO NOT INSTALL THIS IF ARE YOU ALREADY RUNNING CYANOGENMOD." scares me as I'm already on CM7. I'm on the 11/23/2011 Nightly without 2ndinit.

Backup's done, I just don't want to brick my phone or have to flash a sbf later or anything like that.

Thanks again!
[Defy General] marco_:
Could it be you have 2nd init without knowing?

Without it, there's no way of getting CM, CWM (and indeed backup) on your Defy.
[Defy General] pulser_g2:
CM7 zips contain 2ndinit.

Look and see if you have a folder /system/bootmenu on your device?

Or turn it on and look at the led carefully during boot. Does it go blue for about 1.5s?
[Defy General] XQuisite:
The LED does go blue during boot with a blink of green to follow.

I did have 2ndinit when I rooted and put CM7 on. But through updating nightlies and whatnot, I may have uninstalled it.

I can get into CWM and the bootmenu just fine. I don't know if I have a /system/bootmenu though. I know I DO have a bootmenu folder on my SD card though.
[Defy General] pulser_g2:
If you can get to boot menu, then I think you're fine. Likewise the blue light suggests you have the boot menu (duh)
[Defy General] XQuisite:
OK, thanks!

I was just worried that I had to re-install 2ndinit to be able to try the CM9 releases. I don't have 2ndinit in my apps/app drawer, so I wasn't sure if I needed to reinstall 2ndinit. Didn't want to brick my MB525.
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
You do not need to have the 2ndinit app installed once 2ndinit/boot etc are installed. The app can be removed safely. App is only to install and uninstall actual 2ndinit.

In your case, 2ndinit is certainly installed, so you can just go to CWM and flash.
[Defy General] Stewart Smith:
CM9 Kernel on Defy

According to the Guide and FAQ the ICS9 can be flashed onto green lens Defy if I flash the GB Kernel.

- But is this Kernel compatible with the green lens camera?

Other threads suggest flashing the Quarx version with Froyo Kernel.

- Are both correct?
[Defy General] hackergnome:
doesnt matter untill the cam is fixed...
[Defy General] joydeep1985:
Bugreport.

Somehow as days passes by my CM9 is becoming slower and slower !!! ... no big apps running all apps shut down .. battery also is now a concern lasts just a day !!! Wifi is consuming battery + no 2G mode to switch on Airtel india . :(
[Defy General] Bendary:
I want my screen off crt animation !!!!!!!!!!!!
[Defy General] sumeshpremraj:
Both are correct, but camera would not work on either. Epsylon is working on camera drivers for the green lens on GB kernel, but it will take time.
[Defy General] Ducati87:
do you suggest me to replace cm 7.1 with ics? Is it safely? thx :)
[Defy General] Ducati87:
is the project died?
[Defy General] syllogyking:
what project? ics/cm9 is alive and kicking
[Defy General] root_toor:
What's the latest build for Defy+ ? And I seem to be stuck up with boot loop in this build CM9-NIGHTLY-120112-Defy+
[Defy General] anishbhat:
Cant boot into cm9

hi, i flashed cm9, the 2.3 kernal, wiped the dalvik cache. after the reboot, my phone is stuck at the cyanogen google logo for the past 10 mins or more. can someone please help me out here?

Thanks
[Defy General] crakeron:
Generally when you have a bootloop, wiping cache + dalvik cache helps

Sent from my 1Ghz CM7 + CM9 Defy
[Defy General] furlan23:
Hi, I've flashed the rom and work very good, but i've got a problem.. When i call to my phone sometimes it appear off and start the secretary phone. Waht i sthe prblem? sorry for my bad bad bad english :(
[Defy General] dimelus:
CM9

guys i had some troubles to install the CM9

first time i tryed if the Epsylon3 build from 24 february and it didn´t workout... now i tryed again with the 10 february build from Quarx and i worked ok but i didn´t flashed the kernel. Is it necessary?(actually i don´t even know what kernel is...).

also if i want to go to epsylon build i need to go back to 2.2 and do it all over again or i can do it over the quarx build?
[Defy General] ManDOT:
Please remove the step of flashing GB kernel.

I guess if the any one from cm7.1 or cm7.2 want to go for ICS they can directly flash ICS with no need to flash GB Kernel. Correct me if i'm wrong. :) Btw Great wrk Epsy and Quarkz and by all developers. :
[Defy General] kanna91:
Since u r on CM7.1 which is a froyo kernel based .. u can directly flash CM9 Defy ROMs (not defy+ ROMs) without flashing any kernel.. :)
[Defy General] Steveletack:
Hey guys

Great job on the rom but ive got some problems

First it doesnt ask for my PIN code so i wont be able to telephone etc

Is it normal that theres no lockscreen? Well ive got none

And my last problem is that i get an error when i go into the market (Servererror RETRY)
[Defy General] badboy47:
Cyanogenmod 9 ICS builds = all the builds says Defy+.zip. they are working in Defy as well?

edit: nevermind, i see what you mean.
[Defy General] bladerara1:
i have cm9-nightly-defy from quarx2k.ru . it work great.

Thanks Quarx.
[Defy General] coneidus:
It happened to me...

Try using the baseband switcher:

Settings > Advanced(it will lead you to "defy parts") > baseband switcher

IF it doesn´t works... it could be a problem with your simcard, it happened to me

i went to my provider and replaced the simcard and solved the problem..

(happened to me, i can´t say for sure about yours...)

sorry for my bad english too :o
[Defy General] david.legrand:
Defy (green lens) Mui 2.3.7 to ics

I'm lost. I have a defy with a green lens and Mui 2.3.7 installed.

What should I do to pass to ics.

Thank you in advance.

Witch version, place witch Kernel, google apps?
[Defy General] coneidus:
...

I don´t know for sure, but i think the only version you can use is the froyo based kernel. Because your hardware is a bit more different of Defy+ than the ones with red lenses

here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1432100

read the first post of this thread... there´s an explanation about the kernels you should use..

sorry for any english errors

and if it was helpful, don´t forget to "say" thanks. :D
[Defy General] tronjojo:
sorry for noob question:

If I have a green lens defy, and use froyo kernel, will i be missing out on any ics functionality/features because of the froyo kernel? I guess this question is mainly for when the cm9 stable is released. I'm not savy enough to play around w/ any alpha's for my everyday phone.

thanks
[Defy General] coneidus:
Well, maybe i´m not the right person to talk about linux kernels in android. But, as far as i know, linux kernels have different versions and compilations mainly for better hardware detection and updates at drivers. Functionality depends on that.

About the features, i have tested both kernel versions (red lens regular defy) and didn´t notice any big difference.

At this development stages, i think you should look for the version that suits in your defy and see if it worth a try... and don´t compare it with a version that won´t works with it.

But as you said, at stable versions.... that will be just perfect, the developers are doing a great job.
[Defy General] Larkin24:
Very good Guide.
[Defy General] madhavandeffy:
My kernal is 2.6.3.39-gb somethings,should i flash my kernal if so means which kernal should i flash.. am going to install defy+ build
[Defy General] martix900:
bricked my phone(green lens), by following the steps

I tried to do everything right, but did everything wrong.

What I did:

Backup your apps using Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, Astro File Manager or similar (to restore to the ICS ROM you will flash). - I DID IT

Get the latest CM9 zip file (links at the end of this post). - I DOWNLOADED it from here defy-cm.net/defy-cm9-nightly/

Copy into your SD card. - I DID

Disable USB debugging. - I DID

Reboot into recovery (switch on the phone and hit volume - button when the LED turns blue; CM7 and similar custom ROM users can press and hold power, select recovery). - I DID

Make a backup of your current ROM. - I DID AN NANDROID BACKUP

Do a factory reset/wipe data, then install the CM9 zip file. - I DID IT, BY USING THE MENU"install zip from sd card"

Immediately after, flash this 2.3 kernel zip. - I DID IT, BY USING THE MENU"install zip from sd card"

Flash GApps zip file. - I DID IT, BY USING THE MENU"install zip from sd card"

Clear Dalvik Cache (this is IMPORTANT!). - I COULDN'T FIND"Clear Dalvik CACHE", SO I USED: "Clear Cache Partition"

Reboot. - BOOTLOOP:(:(:(:(:(:(

I tried to restore it with nandroid Backup, but I got a Blacksreen.:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

Tried Stock Recovery, but I still got a Blacksreen. :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

I'm able to get into the bootmenu.

PLEASE,PLEASE Explain What I did wrong and tell me what to do now to get the phone working .

I need a clear and easy instructions call the name of each menu I've to enter.

If the author of this tutorial had done this, I may wouldn't have had bricked my phone.