yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janeindiran:
Try this one: JORLA_U3_3.4.2_107-9_SIGNED_USAJORDMR1B15RETBRLA019.0R_JORLAFRORETBRLA_P008_A008_M001_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf.gz (Retail Brazilian)

I am not sure what worked for SAMHUI94. He hasn't replied yet.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omarvin:
Tks, but do not even try with this version, it must be with 451-134_DFP-2321 (or later). 3.4.2XXXXX not start, our bootloader is locked in the latest Kernel.

... we need one .sbf modified with a new (and functional) recovery mode

... is what we need ....
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janeindiran:
Try this DFL_U3_4.5.2_51-50_SIGNED_USADEFYB15RETBRLA007.0R_STABLE45LADEFYRETBR_P018_A016_M001_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf.gz(Retail Brazilian)

Else you have to flash with this chinese sbf DFPRC_U_4.5.3-109_DPP-14-17_SIGNED_USADEFYPRCB1B50AA00A.0R_JRDNGIBRRTGC_P027_A024_HWp3a_Service1FF.sbf.gz but i wont recommend it because it has routing issues.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killcrc:
Hi! i hope you can help me! on the phone was 2.3.6 defy+, and i want to downgrade to froyo 2.2 defy normal, because he defy not defy+ and camera with batery not recognidzed. now the phone is black screen. when i connect the phone to the pc tourn on a white led and RSD show me connected.

i was try the solution on up, but no efect, i cant put the phone in recovery or bootloader mode. no responeseto poweron and vol -, or +.

what i must do????

pls help!!!

THX IN ADVANCE!!!!!!!!!!!
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janeindiran:
1.First flash it with 2.3.6 version(If you flash it with earlier version you will get only black screen because your bootloader version has been changed).

2.Downgrade follow this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1575290

3.Once you flashed with that sbf

4.Wipe data/factory reset. Now flash with froyo sbf. This should work. Else you custom roms like CM7 or CM9. Personally i would go with custom rom(CM7 is stable, CM9 is under development. For flashing those you can find the tutorial in this thread)

Links to all sbf's are available in this thread.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killcrc:
I tried to flash froyo 2.2 chinese. My motorola defy didn`t turn on. Now my screen is black and when i plugged it with a usb cable to pc, the screen still black(as it`s off) and white led is on. When i unplug the usb cable the light isn`t on. I tried to remove the battery and put i tback on while holdin gvolume up or down button, nothing.

ANY SUGESTION??? pls...

thx in advance

---------- Post added at 04:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:59 PM ----------

THX... i wil try right now
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b_ignatov:
I'm not able to get in recovery.Only when the USB is connected and try to press Vol down+power the phone response with white led.:mad: and nothing else.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corrinti:
And is the battery charged?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b_ignatov:
Never mind.I found out that my defy is with BL7 and that was the reason to not boot up.Now i flashed latest 2.3.6 then root and finaly Quarx CM10.Everything run good for the moment.:)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doga.adriano:
Hello

Sorry for my english, but this is my last hope.

I tried all the alternatives I found on the internet.

I have a Defy MB526 that I can not do more 'root'.

Already have a few months that is so, I went back to SBF factory but I can not, I think I screwed up.

Whenever I try to install RSD by the cell dies, nothing appears on the screen, but recognizes the RSD, and I can only make it work again with a SBF Taiwan.

I would reinstall the Cyanogen, but I can not even do 'root', already tested all the alternatives.

I feel very limited in Android 2.3, and worse, do not have the language Portuguese-Brazil, there have to use Spanish.

Can anyone give me a hand?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pantupino:
Hello there, I got a problem with my defy. This is the second time it self-bricked and I used this post to unbrick it but this time it wont let me complete it. The thing is that I can do the sbf perfectly but then I need to do a wipe data/cache but in the middle of the wipe my cellphone just reboots without any reason. any sugestion?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anupbangalore:
firmware.sbf

it is fake sbf file....i got back my phone twice it showed Err:A5,69,35,00,27 on installing this sbf so this doesnt work for motorola defy plus
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotdog125:
Try the retail Taiwanese sbf.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotdog125:
First wipe everything in stock recovery, then open in bootloader and then flash sbf. Afterwards repeat the wipe and then flash rooted sbf. You can try framaroot after flashing first sbf.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kre7o:
Guys i buy Motorola Defy mb525, second hand, it was with CM 10.1 then i try to update my phone to another CM10 version and everything was just fine except the phone storage i was full and i cant get SMS's cant install programs etc. so i try everything and my agression of not succes i fromat my system folder and i try to unbrick it i do everything rigth i wait until go to pass and them wait again do star but nothing and i dont have any Recovery mode . Please help me !!!
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corrinti:
Have u tried RSDLite with proper sbf for your defy (BL version) to get back file systems?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Controllerboy:
Dear defy experts,

I've been lurking here for quite a long time but I feel I am wasting my time, this problem is over my head and I cannot solve it alone.

Here's what happened:

1) I got a defy plus here in Belgium, I believe with stock rom gingerbread, without motoblur

2) I rooted it, installed quarx CM10 android 4.1.2 ROM and kept updating it untill the 24.09.2012 update (CM10-20120924-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip)

3) While using the phone during a drunk night, the power on button broke. I however was able to keep using it since I never let it's battery get to 0% and when that eventually happened, I just connected it to usb and it booted.

4) A few days ago I wanted to upgrade to Quarx' newest rom, CM 10.2 Android 4.3 , the one from August 1 (cm-10.2-20130801-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip)

5) While flashing, I realised I forgot to clear cache and dalvik cache so I decided, stupidly, to remove the battery very fast

6) I rebooted the phone, but the bootloader, which used to be touchscreen, was no longer touchscreen, so I could not do anything with it since I have no working power button.

7) Since then, I've been flashing .SBF's with RSD Lite, but none worked untill now. On the contrary, I get in a situation where the phone's screen is always black and it only reacts when I flash a new SBF ("Updating s/w"). RSD lite does recognize my phone and allows it to be flashed and does give me the message "Pass" every time. I've tried the chinese, the 2.2.2 froyo CEE, the Nordic roms, the British roms,...

8) The battery has run out multiple times, so I get only a white notification LED and no device on RSD Lite, but I learnt about the Macguyver fix and just do that to fix that problem

9) Yesterday, I believed I had it all figured out, maybe I just needed to flash the Quarx rom with RSD Lite!

10) However, that also didn't work. RSD Lite keeps telling me "please check input file. either xml format is wrong or image files associated with it are missing". I am running RSD lite in XP Service Pack 3, also running it as Administrator

Am I missing something? I really still like my defy plus and don't want to buy another phone, since there's no real alternative for it in my opinion...

Thank you

Jan Mestdagh
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corrinti:
Yes, you are :p (missing sg)

1st if u had GB BL version 6 or 7 then only such sbfs u can flash. If u don't know which one it was then try to recall how u rooted your defy (SuperOneClick for BL6, modified sbfs for BL7). Find all here and here

2nd - what does mean that power button is broken? You mean button itself or the switch on the mainboard? If the first one, than it shouldn't be a problem. If u remove the button then u will have a direct access to the switch on the MB.

After successful flashing u can use one of many apps to switch the screen off and volume to switch it on. I do it this way :D
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Controllerboy:
I'm pretty sure I originally rooted it with SuperOneClick, so I tried one of the SBFs with BL6. That didn't work, so I decided maybe I'm a bit confused and flashed it with an sbf so I tried one with BL7. Also didn't work, but to be honest I'm 99% sure I used SuperOneClick so I need BL6. Does it matter which region you pick if the SBF you try has BL6? I mean is it possible for one of those BL6 SBFs to work when another BL6 doesn't?

The power knob on my defy is physically broken, disconnected from the motherboard, so I can't push the switch anymore. Normally, when I connect the phone to either usb wall charger or PC, it automatically boots, I keep pushing up and I can choose to reboot. Is it possible that this feature has just stopped i.e. that I need to push up + on switch to get into bootloader? I'm quite clueless on how I'm going to push the on-switch since it's broken off, but you never know...

Thank you.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corrinti:
Pretty bad that the switch is broken. I'm not 100% sure, but suppose that you need that switch, especially that usually u need to wipe data/factory reset from stock recovery after CM10 and sbf flashing.

The cheapest way would be to find at an auction a defy with a broken LCD or digitizer. They are usually quite cheap then.

Are u from EU?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Controllerboy:
I'm from the EU. I know, it really sucks. You think there is no way to revive it without the power switch?

I've managed to flash a good SBF on it, so for the moment it does boot, but is in a bootloop. I can however access usb tranfer mode and stock recovery mode, but because of the broken power button, I can't wipe cache/dalvik or restore to factory settings.... The SBF I flashed on it was said to be rooted. For the moment, I'm trying to get clockworkmod touch recovery on it via adb, but I can't seem to get it working. When I boot normally (boot loop) the phone is not recognized by the computer and the same happens when I connect it when it's in recovery.

Only when I connect it in USB transfer mode it gets detected by my computer. It has a "Motorola Flash" driver, but using device manager, I can change that to "Android Composite ADB driver". However, even when I install that driver, It doesn't get detected by command (error: no device found."). Is there any way to flash CWM onto the device via ADB when it's in USB transfer mode?

Thank you
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thekguy:
In your current situation(boot loop), it's not possible to install cwm

You can probably use this though: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1691901
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Controllerboy:
It seems that the sbf's in that thread only work for BL 4 and 5, but I have BL7. Searched through whole 40 pages of the thread and the OP seems to be doing his best to make a working sbf for BL7 but it seems like he can't get it to work. Bummer. Since my defy+ isn't booting, I can't contribute or help him with making a working sbf. That sucks :p

I suppose I'll just have to wait untill he or someone else manages to make a working sbf for BL7...

Thank you.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thekguy:
2ndboot ones are universal-atleast it says so in the op
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Controllerboy:
I tried the "cm10-JB.2ndboot.2-11-2012-Quarx.fixed'sbf it should work on any bl version(have only cg39.smg,firmware.hmg and ramdld.smg)" sbf and I got the bootloader error when I tried booting it. Also couldn't get into recovery mode. So it seems that sbf isn't universal after all. I kind of expected it since the OP kept on telling everyone with BL7 that the available SBF's wouldn't work.

Restored it to the rooted sbf, maybe the OP of that thread has a solution there for me. Left a post for him.

Thank you.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thekguy:
Try removing the firmware.smg as well as ramdl using the tools given in the thread
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Controllerboy:
Thank you!

Via the link you gave me, the OP of that thread gave me another link and now my defy is almost working perfectely :D

The only problem I've left is the battery... I can only charge it with the macguyver method to boot to the rom.

I've tried a "ICS red lense + defy+ battery fix" zip, a "defy+ fix" zip, and I followed Walter's patch here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1320330&page=2 and the battery calibration app by Nema

Only thing I keep getting is a big question mark when I try to charge it. When booted, the ROM says I've 1% battery. The battery calibration app says I've got 1% battery and 3557 mV. Only thing that changed is that the LED is normally red when charging and after Walter's patch it turns green.

Do you know something about this error?

Once again, thank you for your time :good:
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Totekom:
HELP Black camera, display!

Hey!

Somebody help me!!

Defy +: I put the original ruins of the ruins Rootolo, then the Boot Menu in Hungarian translation, and are followed by the error in the "Blade" my brain that I installed along with the 720p and panorama for Gingerbread Motorola

and since then my camera does not work, just great blackness!

Somebody help me!

green lenses!

So!

The problem is that the Defy Defy 525 from 526 SW is installed.

My question is how to recover from the 525 because it does not work for my camera, but is full of blackness.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinitroyel:
my defy plus is not switching on now

i had followed all the steps but now its not switching on even motorola logo is also not coming.....there is only one small white light is turning on while i connect to laptop....please help me....even RDA Lite software is also not detecting
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaicolS:
Thanks mate, i thought i was lost when i deleted /system with aroma wiper
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phoenix029:
Bricked Defy+

Friends,

First of all I'm a newbie in flashing custom rom's and new to xda forums.

I've a motorola defy+ with bootloader7, dfp_31. I've bricked my defy+ and need your help

Please bear with me as my english is not very good... below is what i did...

1. I successfully rooted my defy+ using rsdlite as described in a tutorial here (can't post link), but it was successful.

2. Installed 2ndInit.

3. I successfully installed CM10.1 by quarx

4. My device was working properly... for last 2 weeks.

5. Today morning I flashed CM10.2 by quarx (cm-10.2-20131020-NIGHTLY-mb526.zip)... it was successful but then i started getting "telephone layer error" frequently.

and here the problem started:

I thought to rollback to CM7.2 and with the tutorial helps on xda here is the steps i taken

a. Wiped cache/data/dalvik cache

b. Using TWRP formatted file system to ext3

c. Started flashing CM7.2 by quarx, in the middle of installation my phone rebooted and since then its stuck at motorola startup logo.

I tried "volume+/volume-/both button" together but not able to get to the boot menu, then i searched on xda for bricked defy+ and came to the conclusion that may be my battery is low thats why it is not going to boot menu.

My questions are

Can i recover my phone? or is it completely dead?

Going through current thread I purchased an external battery charger, after charging battery about 30-40 minutes i again tried rebooting it but still stuck at the motorola logo...

Can anyone please help/guide?

Thanks in advance for your help
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Milan Kerslager:
1) If you formatted /system and reflashing did not pass, you ended up with broken/partial/none Android in /system. Formating /system is not necessary, custom ROM does this for you before placing files on /system from ZIP file.

2) Defy is hard to brick, but doing so is possible when flashing is interrupted. You end up with non-working system. If you are able to go bootloader (VOL+ and Power), you may always reflash SBFs to get working system again.

Read Defy Wiki page, there are answers for you: http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Motorola_Defy
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phoenix029:
Thanks, my problem is solved :angel:

It was a battery problem, and charging battery for about 2 hours i was able to go to boot loader, first i flashed SBF and then rooted it. Now I've installed CM7.2 and my defy+ is working very smooth and fast as never before.

As you rightly said its very difficult to brick a defy:good:
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c0fler:
Hiyas, big problem with defy

Hi guys, i have a big problem, i have studied all things, but im stucked. I have Defy red lens, all started when the phone was working bad, giving all time boxes to close apps, so i decided to backup all things with titanium backup and restore all thru the phone, but when it finish, the phone become worse, i cant do nothing, i tried to install a lot of sbf's no one work, i opened the housing of the phone to rollback the software to charge the battery touching the inside battery with the poles so i can charge all time and try try try, doing that i dont need to buy another charger or similar phone from another one, i tried to repair with a technician, no way... they told me 2 differents its the plaque, i should change. but i wont stop there, i need your help, i want to get back my phone working 100%.

the more information that i can give you. i tryed to put only froyo sbfs, if no work i roll back to this version:

PERSONAL

imai: 354713040971129

imai SV: 3547130409711228

version: 34.4.707.mb525.personal.en.ar

n° revision: 2

modelo: mb525

version : 2.2.1

N° Version: 3.4.2-107_jdnl-7

When i want to wipe data or something, told me "E:Can´t mount CACHE:recovery/log"

when i try to flash, cheksums 32 and more 8-10 around chksums

i hope i can solve that,:(

thanks in advance
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithunter:
same problem with me :(

have you solved this problem ?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotdog125:
Use McGyver method to charge your battery or a universal charger.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datrix:
Hey to all!

i have a huuuge problem!!

first of all i have only a pc with windows (virtualized in mac) where i try to fix my phone.

Anyway my windows seems to be have difficults to recognize my phone.

I have installed its drivers and the latest version of RSD but in hardware devices the name of the phone is not "Motorola flash *something*" like usual, but now is "Flash 0036 ***"

Is definivetly briked now?

Of course RSD don't shows any device...
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewff2:
Even if your phone is full brick, you can revive, have you ever tried it in a conventional PC?? :D
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datrix:
Nope, now I can't, what else i can do now?:(
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewff2:
if i'm not wrong you could just install windows on your mac there are ways to do it

gadgetreview.com/2013/05/how-to-install-windows-8-on-your-macbook-pro . html

The problem are DRIVERS to make it work without problems yeah VM you can emulate and so on... but sometimes i just don't cut it!!!
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luisjimenez6245:
The links are broken :(

[QU

Please new links !! :)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zecampesien:
Phone's dead !

Hello,

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 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sterver1:
zecampesien, I have same problem. Please, if you will solve it, tell how. Thanks

Topic with my problem: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48509455
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zecampesien:
Bad luck. Reading your thread, I see that you made a lot of tests before being unable to go into recovery (not custom recovery).

I was wondering if it could be related to eFuse even if according to this xda thread, it is not its matter.

I'm considering put it to the trash and buy a new smartphone...
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sterver1:
No bad luck, only my stupidity (yes, and than bad luck). I'm not sure if I understand what is eFuse.

Don't say that defy is unrepairable. I must repair it because I want to give it as a Christmas gift and because it was my first Android phone and that I can think, I can repair it somehow.

I continue trying to repair it.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datrix:
Good morning,

yesterday i try the mc Gyver method to charge my bricked phone but the battery doesn't charge too on a pc or wall charger.

On the boot loader says always battery low.

Now I can't access on the recovery.

It's definitly dead?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sterver1:
Try to find somebody with defy near you who can charge ypur battery... Or buy universal charger ar new battery. Defy is 99% not dead, only low battery.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android_74:
On a wall charger it's normal but it should work with mcGyver. Are you sure you are doing everything correctly? Maybe you could try another USB cable, change computer, be sure that the red goes with + and the black with the - . Or try to power the phone after you do mcGyver.

The last thing you could do is buy another battery, or buy an external battery charger.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datrix:
I'm not sure to do the McGyver method correctly...

I can try another wall charger of a samsung phone.

I don't know anyone with a defy and I don't want buy another battery...
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android_74:
If it worked for me (and i am really unlucky) it should work for everyone :D i don't know, maybe the red and the black touched together? try mgyver again and again
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weissgarnichts:
Hi.

I bricked my defy+ and wanted to repair it the way it is described here, but my windows-7-notebook only detects a "motorola-usb-device" called "motorola-flash-interface".

The problem is, that the "Motorola-device-Manager" and the RSD lite can#T find the defy+ so i can't repair it!

The bootloader works and the tools are opened as administrator.

Any ideas?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sterver1:
Try other usb port, and if it won't work, reinstal drivers and RSD
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datrix:
??

What's the difference for charge a phone??

I don't have pc with driver installed in at the moment.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sterver1:
[MENTION=318388]datrix[/MENTION], that was for weissgarnichts
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datrix:
ah, ok! sorry :D for this i didn't understand!!

anyway i try again with the mcGyver method and hope that with a charge battery i can go in the recovery mode and/or flash with RSD lite :((
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sterver1:
Hehe, that's ok :)

Good luck
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weissgarnichts:
Ok, now i got it.

I tried it on another PC and there the installation of RSDLite asked for networkrights (firewall). I agreed and then the phone was detected.

For other noobs:

The stock-rom-file is zipped, so you have to unzip it first and then you have to rename it because the filename is much too long.

After that the flashing started... (20% in the moment)

Thanks...