yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Defy General] niksy+:
Why are you mentioning 2.3.6 if you said that you have 2.3.5 on your phone? O.o

I haven't tested that "new method", so I still recommend going the safe way.

To root, you need to install the latest Motorola's USB drivers (the MotoDEV ones), enable USB Debugging on your phone, open up SuperOneClick, connect your phone and just click root... Afterwards, use the 2ndInit installer, it's in the "Defy Apps and Themes" subforum, it'll install ClockworkModRecovery on your phone and then you can go on flashing a custom ROM if you wish so..!

I recommend Quarx's latest CM9 DEFY+ build - CM9-NIGHTLY-120716-Defy+.zip

It's completely stable, works great, looks great, has great features... All's well, I can really recommend it as a daily ROM.

For me, it makes a noticeable difference on every ROM. It changes the way your system uses the RAM memory, so it's better set to the actual 512mb of RAM that we have and not as if it were a PC with 2GB RAM.

Whenever I installed it, it decreased load times for apps, reduced the lag through the menus and all in all made the phone snappier. I like it!
[Defy General] Deformat:
BTW, is Trebuchet a decent launcher? I mean, are there any issues with it?...
[Defy General] prem0621:
I am not getting network after flashing Quarx2k latest Nightly.

Please help.
[Defy General] Deformat:
Right, rooted, installed 2init (as if it was a regular app; installed it from microSD.)

Then, as far as I understood, CWM comes up as a part of 2init?...

How do I access CWM?

Installing ROM manager as an app from the market didn't seem to do anything. So I uninstalled it.

I saw this vid here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v9OQY7yz7U

But didn't quite get it.

Is there anything else I should do? As far as I understood I can make a backup when entering CWM recovery menu, right?

Is there anything I'm doing wrong?

I also had this error initially when rooting, however it got over it:

I said yes, and didn't got problems, however when checking drivers right now it gives me this message again.

The exploit method I used was Auto. However, it seems that it is actually rooted. Should I re-try to root it?
[Defy General] neo.ank:
Change your baseband..

You need to install CWM through 2nd Init. It allows you to install bootmenu and boot into recovery..

Open 2nd Init.

Make sure android debugging is ENABLED.

Install the recovery.

DISABLE android debugging (importatnt or you may end up in a bootloop)

Reboot and when the blue led lights up, press vol down.

Choose Recovery>Custom Recovery.

Moreover, I'd suggest re-installing the drivers & with admin permissions on windows vista/7/8
[Defy General] InsaneMetal:
Oh thanks for the reply.

And I quoted the wrong part of the post, sorry :silly:

And which ROM would you suggest? The same you suggested to Deformat? :)
[Defy General] InsaneMetal:
Awesome, thank you koubic8! :)
[Defy General] aksris:
:D

It would be awesome-r if you uploaded the Quarx's CM10 over here too! thanks for the work!

:cool:
[Defy General] moors:
you made it simple!

Thanks for the compilation.I wish your post was there few months earlier.reading your post will give confidence to one before rooting. I read this forum , took help of Pranks,Auris ,jenindran and others .Successfully rooted my defy plus and running CM9 latest by Quarx.moorie:cool:
[Defy General] Karlo+:
Hi everyone!

i am trying to put new android on my Defy+ with 2.3.6. android. i was trying to see what my steps are to do this, but am confused, so pls, can someone just put step by step what to do, where to install what necesery for my phone to put new droid on it. thank you very much everyone ;)
[Defy General] ravikiran1232:
Signature Verification Failed

Hi Guys,

Need Help!!

I have rooted the phone, installed 2nd init. When i try to boot i get this error Signature Verification Failed.

I do not get the blue light while booting, however i have run 2ndinit twice and it says its installed.

I have tried 3 different buids.
[Defy General] niksy+:
Need more info, mate... What did you use to install 2ndInit (link?) ? What's your phone's Android and Software version?
[Defy General] ravikiran1232:
I followed this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1542956 to root the phone.

It's running 2.36, 4.5.1-134_DFP-231 build. I installed 2ndinit 2.3 version using easy installer.

i followed instructions Posted by koubic8 and this this post to install custon rom http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26324560&postcount=1and
[Defy General] dilll1990:
where did you get this fix

Can you please link me this fix???

also can you tell me how is your rom is going. do you have any wifi problem??
[Defy General] gbossley:
Baseband

Hi All,

Is it possible that my defy+ (originally a Telstra Australia version) was built with limited baseband capability? I'm now on an Optus network, and have changed the baseband, but considering the phone is meant to have a very strong signal, it appears to be working relatively poorly where range would be expected to be limited (eg. where my old Nokia 6230 received a weak signal, the defy+ receives nothing.

Suggestions (ways to determine the hardware config?) / ways to get a better signal (without spending a bucket on an antenna)?
[Defy General] bigot53:
Best ROM

I use every days Android 4.1.2 by Quarks (lot of updates) : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1768702
[Defy General] CataLin640:
hey, i have a motorola mb526 and camera doesn't work, android is 2.3.6, why don't work?
[Defy General] Zn0rt:
Strange MB526

Just for those who are interested in these things:

Have an MB526 here that came with 4.5.1-134_DFP-823, running a 2.3.5 Kernel.

I put one of the Defy+ CM7.2 nightlies on it, and it ran just fine except that that camera was reversed and didn't focus, and I was unable to correct this even by replacing the camera.apk and the overlay.omap3.so.

So, I got the Quarx CM9-NIGHTLY-120318-Defy+ and the CM9_Kernel-signed, and that let everything work really nicely, camera works just fine, all good.

EXCEPT: the battery was always listed as 100% full. Just like has been mentioned here. I had it plugged in to charge every night and planned to do something about it, and now I found this thread.

Big problem: the battery is as of now -empty-. Its not just that the bettery level wasn't being displayed properly with the CM9 build, it wasn't being charged at all. In fact, the little Defy+ lasted almost 3 days it seems on the last charge it got (whilst still running the CM7.2 Defy+ ROM).

So, here I am. The phone shut off just now and won't turn back on. When plugged in it it shows the following:

- Blue then red LED, red LED stays on.

- The battery level animation is on for a bit, its shows a big "?"

- The keys stay lit permanently

- Eventually the display goes dark

I can't the phone to boot whilst plugged in, even though it is clearly getting juice from the power adapter.

Does anyone have any advice on how to get this thing booted so that I can apply the battery fix?

Thnx

-Z
[Defy General] bharaththeunique:
i hav a defy + running 2.3.6 spf dfp_1321...

i hav already rooted it and using 2ndinit installed "stable" recovery and hav a nandroid backup of my stock rom

the problem is....

while installing both cm7.2 and cm9 the installation was aborted due to the error

E:cant make /tmp/update_binary

what should i do pls help.

i read a few threads....one gave a way through adb while in recovery but i just couldnt access adb shell

others were really confusing.

if complete instructions specifically fr defy+ could be provided....i would be very thankful
[Defy General] niksy+:
That "stable recovery" is way too old and does NOT work on DEFY+ except with the earliest 2.3.4 ones. Reinstall 2nd init, this time choose latest recovery and that should fix your problem!

@Zn0rt Up to yesterday I thought all DEFY+ would need the same battery file, but it turns up to be different. How is that possible - I have no idea! The hardware is the same, how is it possible to behave differently?

In order to get your phone up and running again, you will need to charge the battery somehow. You can look that up on the forum. I know one way would be to destroy one of your USB cables, then check the electricity, then connect the + line to the + contact on the battery, and - line to the - contact on the battery. Leaving it that way for 3 hours should be enough to charge the battery to somewhere around 60-80%. More than enough power to get it fixed!

The next step you can try is the same as I told krishna.kowshik - you will find the guide a couple of posts back. It should work, it might work, it maybe won't work... It's really incredible how these phones behave so differently, when they all have the same hardware!

One more strange observing... All stock DEFY+ ROM's have the same battery file and all DEFY+ charge to 100% with them. How is it then possible that some charge to 100% and some don't charge at all with the same custom ROM? I'm not really asking, I'm just completely dazed and confused by the fact...
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
@niksy + : I tried what u said..I replaced the battd file...but of no use...:( quarx please help us out !
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
@niksy+: you are not going to believe this..I replaced the battd file and cleared the battery stats..but the phone was charging only till 81%..this morning I plugged my phone into the charger and switched off my phone.. and voila! My defy+ charged up to 100%..Strange phone ...!
[Defy General] strana77:
Try to use Batterycalibration from market

Sent from my MB526 CM9 Quarx build using Forum Runner
[Defy General] niksy+:
Actually, I am believing that :D Strange phone(s), indeed :) Let me know if it charges to 100% for you the next time, as well! If it does, maybe that's the step I've been missing so far :) (turning the phone off to charge it after applying a different battd.bin)

That app only deletes the battery statistics file, same thing like when you go in to Custom Recovery/Advanced/Wipe Battery Stats. It won't help the battery charging problem.
[Defy General] Goose-T:
It's easier if you overwrite the battd file directly in the ROM's zip file with Total Commander or WinZip before flashing it. It's in the \system\bin folder. However check this post out, it may explain the battery problem.
[Defy General] jpn1tr0:
How to flash?

Hey guys, i'm just new to the defy+ (I haven't even bought one...yet :P). What is the flashing procedure? Also include the requirements. Thanks!

Anyway I have android experience with a galaxy y... so no worries :)
[Defy General] Maki-taro:
If u change my battd file. should i change the file permision? how do i do that?
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
use root explorer ..(http://dc483.4shared.com/download/XdtGx9oo/root_explorer_v219.apk?tsid=20120327-172309-e3af5072)
[Defy General] Zn0rt:
Hi niksy+,

thanks for the suggestion to recharge the battery with the 5V DC off of a USB cable! I should have thought of that. ;) I've got it hooked up now and will have a go after I give it a couple hours to charge.

My battery is a HF5X rated at 1650 mAh min, 1700 mAh typ. Before I hooked it up to charge, the poor thing only had 3.148V according to my Fluke.

Cheers

-Z
[Defy General] Zn0rt:
Defy+ CM9 nightly battery charging fix

The battery charged nicely via the rigged USB cable. (I used paperclips to connect the very thin USB cable wires to the battery terminals. Worked fine. I'll keep the funky cable around, for the next ROM flash... muahahha. ;) )

And as suggested, replacing the battd from CM7.2 RC1 has done the trick for my DEFY+ running CM9 nightly: the battery charge level is shown correctly (and goes down, and up, and shows whether its being drained or is charging) and does in fact get charged.

Furthermore, the 1700 mAh Defy+ battery gets charged to 100% (atleast as is reported without further discharge/charge cycles).

Yay! Thanks niksy+!

-Zn0rt
[Defy General] niksy+:
Glad it all worked out well and glad that I helped you :) Since this guide worked for both of you, I think it's safe to be put in the first post. Will add it tomorrow! :)

You can use the Battery Monitor Widget to check how much your battery really charges up to. 4315mV is the max I got! But, it wouldn't show 100% if it wasn't really fully charged. Somehow, even when the battd.bin is for the standard DEFY battery, it shows something around 80% when the charging stops. It's strange that the phone knows that the battery is not full and how much full it really is, but doesn't allow it to charge any more. DEFY+ sure is a unique thing :D
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
@niksy+: my defy + charges up to 100% only if I plug my phone into the charger and is switched off..and not when my phone is on:(
[Defy General] niksy+:
Try replacing the battd.bin in the .zip that you will flash? Maybe that way it would work all the time. Not sure :/

Zort, yours is charging to 100% all the time?
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
CM9 Quarx March 30th build .

Check out the Quarx CM9 March 30th build..Feels faster and better !!:D
[Defy General] Zn0rt:
Hi Niksy+,

What I reported last time was immediately after having charged the battery to 90% externally of the handset, then having it charge the rest of the way in the Defy+, whereupon it reported 100%.

HOWEVER bad news: after two cycles of charging in a running phone, it is clear that the battery is NOT going past 84% charge. =(

I think I will try the new Quarx 30th March Nightly... does anyone know if the battd in there is different than the one in the 18th of March build?

-Zn0rt
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
No..the battery prob still persists the 30th march build..
[Defy General] strana77:
If battery fix is not included in Quarx's built, why he has builts especially for Defy and Defy+ ?
[Defy General] Puckying:
My phone will no longer boot, only when plugged in can I boot into recovery. I tried putting cm7 on but still the battery questionmark persists and my phone shuts down as soon as I disconnect it from the charger.
[Defy General] Zn0rt:
Indeed, it is as you say; Quarx CM9-NIGHTLY-120330-Defy+ has the same battery issue with Defy+.

-Z
[Defy General] cloferba:
guys, I have installed the latest Quarx build but I want to restore my backup made with 2Nd Init.

which are the steps I have to follow?

any help is appreciated
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
step 1: Boot into Recovery mode.

step 2: wipe all the system data/cache.

step3:Goto Backup and restore. Select restore(all). Make sure your battery has sufficient charge.

step 4: Select to which date you want to restore(That is the one which you have made the backup).

step 5:After the restore is complete Go back and go to the advanced option and clear the dalvik cache and battery stats.

Step 6: Go back and select the reboot option and reboot ur phone.

The end. Restore complete.
[Defy General] niksy+:
Restoring your nandroid backup will return you back to the stock ROM you were on, I hope you do understand that :)

Krishna posted the correct steps, you can follow his guide!

Krishna and Znort, have you guys tried replacing the battd.bin file in the .zip before you flash it? I'm trying to figure this out :confused:
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
No niksy +..haven't tried that..I tried replacing the battery.bin file after flashing the.Zip ..the phone charges to 100% only if its plugged in to charger and then switched off.
[Defy General] hernyman:
Working great!

Just registered to say thanks to Quarx and all the CyanogenMod team, I just installed CM 7.2-RC1 Quarx nightly 120402 and it's working GREAT on my Defy+, a lot faster and stable than the stock 2.3.5 ROM. Even the wi-fi works well now, with the stock ROM I was getting constant connection drops.

Thanks to Quarx and all the CyanogenMod that made possible this!!
[Defy General] igorkode:
miui battery work 100%

for battery try some battery fix from WhiteRabbit Edition 1.4.1 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1510063, batteryfix3 works with cm7.2,batteryfix2 works with WIUI 2.3.30 v4,garantovano 100% full charge
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
I don't think any fix is required for the CM7.2RC1..works fine on my phone.
[Defy General] igorkode:
yes ,but who has that problem with a solution is this battery fix ,I tried everything somewhere has a problem somewhere not ,now i have WIUI 2.3.30 and i must install batteryfix2 to work miui,PS. i have defy+ with 2.3.6 bl6
[Defy General] Zn0rt:
Seems to work finally

I have checked detailed battery performance for the last couple days and it seems I got it working correctly and charging to 100% by using the following kernel:

4.5.2-109_DHT-22-kernel

So far I'm happy. Quarx CM9-NIGHTLY-120330-Defy+ is relatively stable, all the apps work. I'm going to keep it here until something along the lines of an RC3 or better comes along.

-Z

PS. @niksy+ : I have also only added your battd after the flash / on a running phone (ofcourse rebooted afterwards.)
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
Don't u think CM9 is a bit laggy when compared to CM7?
[Defy General] ingolfo:
Hello, i am new in this forum and not so used in flashing some android device.

But tomorrow should arrive my first defy + !!!!

I bought one because of my very nice smart tab 10 with android which is totally fantastic...

But now i need help!

I would like to have the newest stable version of firmware on my defy +, but i am not shure of which one ist the right!

The nicest thing would be to have a ICS on my defy, but i am not totally shure if this is possible?

Thank you many times for your answers...
[Defy General] avi613:
Well officially you can only get a gingerbread

Update for the defy , look in the forums for exactoy how to flash it ,, but u can get cm9 which is based on ics but I'm not sure how stable it is

If i was helpful please hit thanks!
[Defy General] niksy+:
If you want stability and speed on DEFY+, you can either use the stock ROM or the latest Cyanogen Mod 7.2 nightly builds by Quarx ( http://quarx2k.ru/cm7-nightly-defy+/ )

Cyanogen Mod 9 is quite great and I'm using it as an everyday ROM. I couldn't go back to any Gingerbread ROM after I tried Ice Cream Sandwich :) The only thing really buggy is the video camera..! Anyhow, it's getting better with every build, so, in a month or two, it'll really be awesome :)
[Defy General] trasefer:
Hello Niksy

So, I am a noob on defy+,:), may I ask a simple question regarding Defy+.

I have Defy+ with 2.3.6, build 4.5.1-134_DFP-231.

Is it posible to flash rom Cyanogen Mod 7.2 nightly builds by Quarx to my phone or do I need earlier build of 2.3.6.?

Hvala
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
i dont see any reason why you cant install CM7.2..you certainly can..what say niksy+?
[Defy General] TudorBlue:
Fallen a little behind on the motrola android platform a bit. How well do the custom roms work on the defy+? What are the main bugs??
[Defy General] fiskenigaten:
Guys, I have an issue here... I've downgraded with bl6 froyo sbf and been using MIUI and whiterabbit on froyo kernel for quite a while. But some times I have to go back to stock (2.3.6) for various reasons and I flash walter's kernel (latest one - 4.5.3-109).

Everything works perfectly, but when I flash back to a froyo kernel ROM (kernel+ROM) or restore a nandroid with boot+devtree+recovery and all of that custom ROM it boots up fine, but my phone WON'T CHARGE! :-/

When plugging it in it says charging and all that, but it's discharging! Only solution I've found is flashing full Bl6 downgrade SBF, and start from scratch with rooting, 2nd init+++ to get a froyo kernel ROM to work and that's so tedious!

Anyone got a clue?
[Defy General] filipduarte:
CM9 Defy release on a Defy+

Hi Niksy, i see in your signature that you use the april 2nd CM9 release made by Epsylon on a Defy+ device.

I only find this nightly release for the Defy default.

You get this release from defy.wdscript.fr/defy-cm9/ ?

I can use this without risk on a Defy+?

Thanks for all!
[Defy General] Nchls:
Hey guys, I am having some problem with my defy+ .. I am having battery gap .. eg. From 55% to 49%... anyone have any idea how to fix it?
[Defy General] rahul32111:
*My plan for this thread:

-List of all ROM's that include DEFY+ support by the author

-A bit of information on every ROM mentioned

-Guide for installing every ROM on the DEFY+ (Gingerbread or Froyo)

-Guide to flashing Froyo on DEFY+

-Battery fixing (so you can charge your DEFY+ battery to 100%) on any ROM

-Overclocking

-A list of version 6 and version 7 Motorola ROM's

just to remind thread owner

waiting for your guide
[Defy General] binhtop:
Hey guys, i have an only problem with Quarx2k's 30th Cm9. Kindle not worked at all, it's quite important for me that kindle works. Anybody has the same problem and can anyone tell me why? It's a bug for me only or for everyone ?
[Defy General] niksy+:
If that still happens after 2 discharge / recharge cycles, then the battd.bin file of the ROM you are using is invalid. Those gaps happen only on first discharge for me, even when I use a ROM with a battd.bin file meant for a standard DEFY battery (the ones that charge to ~82%)

I'm glad someone's interested :) Will write something today!

Probably a problem with CM9, but don't know for sure, since I haven't used Kindle so far... :-/ Switch to CM7.2 defy+ builds by Quarx? Or if you must stay on CM9 (like me :D ), aren't there other similar apps? Google reader, maybe?
[Defy General] binhtop:
Thanks Nick for your reply. TOday i decided to install the SBF file that allows us to install Pikachu Miui rom ( i am using it, it's brillian except the camera is not as good as cm7/9 's one ) .

But i have one question is :

How can i switch back to Cm7 / Cm9 like yesterday ( GB kernel 2.3.6 ), just for knowledge, now i am satisfied w pikachu :P. I bought a defy +, but i had to tell Aroma installer that i am MB525. Is there anyway to switch back to what i had yesterday? Thanks in advance.
[Defy General] lordyka:
KANG

anybody tried jet the KANG cm7 rom on our defy+? theres a new defy+ nightly out there. can be better then quarx?:confused:
[Defy General] kbrphani:
Bug report

CM9 ( Quarx) MB526. I am suing Motorola Defy+ with

"CM9-NIGHTLY-120330-Defy+ ".

2G network is not working in this please fix it.

and Icons and Dock are also not working.

Wifi is also not getting connected...... Will report other bugs soon. Please fix the 2G network bug
[Defy General] binhtop:
spaves sor

I have the same problem with miui pikachu. Gap from 80% to 50%, havent found a solution yet. Maybe i should keep tracking on it for some more batt charging cirles
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
2g, wifi are working fine on Quarx's 30th march build for defy+..reflash..it may solve the problem.
[Defy General] TJKV:
I've been waiting too... So that I could just point my friend with a defy+ here instead of doing the froyo sbf thing for him myself :P
[Defy General] niksy+:
You flashed that bl6 Froyo sbf in order to get to MIUI Pikachu? Now you need to flash a Gingerbread sbf. I recommend this one: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordanplus/DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-125_BLUR_SIGN_SIGNED_USADEFYEMARAB1B8RTGB005.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTGB_P022_A022_M002_HWp3_WIG148094_Service1FF.sbf.gz. I only recommend it because I use it (it's tested ;) ). It's Android 2.3.5 and it's bl6 and it's rootable and everything..!

KANG releases are for Froyo only, so you cannot just go ahead and flash one of the KANG releases to a DEFY+! You'll end up stuck on bootlogo and you will need to reflash with a full sbf. I have no idea if those builds are better than Quarx's ones, I'm not really into CM7 :o

Heyya :D I shouldn't make promises, really...

Guys, I need some image hosting site that allows direct linking to images. Please let me know which one does and guides will start showing up in the first post! :)
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
EPSYLON's 11 april ICS build.

Has anyone tried the new Epsylon's ICS build [11 april 2012] ?

if yes..please post the feedback.
[Defy General] strana77:
Built seems to be stable, without bugs. I will report later
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
How is the interface? What about hardware acceleration?
[Defy General] strana77:
Full HWA !
[Defy General] strana77:
Will be our dream :-D
[Defy General] krishna.kowshik:
So there s no HWA?