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[Nexus 7 General] bpmortis:
Any updates on shipping / availability

Any updates on shipping / availability -- it is after 10am on the East Coast?
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
I had a feeling too, but I did it to get closure for gamestop folks since there were so many mixed reports.
[Nexus 7 General] JimmyHACK:
scroll up and read, so far several gamestops have been told to hold and not sell
[Nexus 7 General] jtc276:
Definitely go. If your GameStop isn't that large, they probably haven't received the email yet. If it's a block in the system, though, we're all screwed.
[Nexus 7 General] JimmyHACK:
Yeah I think some may luck out with the people that haven't gotten around to checking update emails. Just hope the register doesn't block them... which it may.
[Nexus 7 General] mike5411:
Unfortunately, I have a gut feeling that it is a block in the system and Google is making sure that GameStop won't "release it first."

However, I think I will stop by in about an hour. I am a little hopeful since the employees had difficulties doing the preorder yesterday since it was their first. I'm thinking if they have only one N7 in the back (since I heard they were only receiving the amount preordered), they will assume their only customer's N7 came in. I can't seem them paying that much attention to emails and such if I truly am their only preorder.

*crosses fingers* Although I'm not too optimistic.
[Nexus 7 General] kl323:
Queens in NY Gamestop - No go.
[Nexus 7 General] clockcycle:
The Saga continues...

Called my store and 2 others nearby. Then called one near work.

Stores nearby tell me you can still pre-order it. Release date was pushed back, no further information available.

Store near work adds, yeap you can still pre-order it, looks like Sales Date was pushed to September 30th... (supposedly that's for the 2nd wave) :rolleyes:

..more salt,

-CC

ADD: My store tells me to call back in 3 hours, she'll know for sure. Another store was checking and his system froze, told to call back in 15 mins..
[Nexus 7 General] stevvveo:
Yeah I was told it's blocked in their system, so good luck but if the gamestop you ordered from is a long drive away I'd definitely call before you leave because I think they might not realize they can't sell it to you until you're in the store and they go to ring you up and are like oh...sorry.

Damn it Google, announce a great piece of hardware, built up hype...then dropped the ball on the release. Taking a page out of Verizon's book. Stop being stubborn Google.

Hopefully someone will hear from a GS employee if it's really TBD or if they have a new date but just aren't telling us to keep us from getting our hopes up.
[Nexus 7 General] Shromz:
called mine as well, and today they got an email saying that today is the last day that anyone could preorder.
[Nexus 7 General] patriot720:
Just called my gamestop and they said that they have them in stock but were told by Google that they can't release them until an unknown date. They also said that they are still getting shipments to the store and taking pre orders. They estimated that it would only be a couple days on the wait.
[Nexus 7 General] JackBauer11:
It's a good thing I'm checking this thread this morning - I'm stuck at work, but I was gonna drive over later today. Guess I'll need to call my GS before I leave...
[Nexus 7 General] KentuckyHouse:
Same as everyone else, I stopped by the local Game Stop and was told that they received the email saying they can't sell them yet and, as stated above, they were now marked as TBD and the date they were given was September 30th. Needless to say, that took some of the wind out of my sails.

I hadn't preordered yet, and the guy told me, again same as above, that today was the last chance to preorder, so I did. Who knows how long it will take for them to be ready to go, but at least I'm on the list now (#3 preorder at that particular store).

I'm not going to bash Google over the weird roll out, but man, I wish these tech companies would learn how to do a proper release.
[Nexus 7 General] michealmikeyb:
I hope this doesn't turn out to get delayed that long because first I get screwed by apple with my phone (evo 4g lte) and now I might get screwed by Google and have to wait another 2 weeks for something I should have gotten today.
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
They were not given a date yet.
[Nexus 7 General] kl323:
Hope it's going to be available today. Reports are coming in that Adorama has it available [in the US]. (Source: The Verge)

EDIT: On further reading... the device is on its way to the warehouse. So essentially, buying = pre-order?
[Nexus 7 General] bill.allrobots.org:
Stopped by Gamestop today. They confirmed that they have my unit in back, but they have been getting daily emails reminding them that they are not yet authorized to sell it, as Google has not given them a release date.
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
Fark!
[Nexus 7 General] phoneman09:
Wow I want one right now! I havent preordered yet though. I called up my local gamestop and they also said that if I preordered it I would be getting it not until September 30th I don't believe this one bit!
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
Try Google play in a few days. I'm sure they're nearly ready for the 'buy now' phase.
[Nexus 7 General] compuguy1088:
Is this Gamestop wide, or just your store (in reference to preorders)?
[Nexus 7 General] lightninbug:
If it is indeed Sept 30th...it will definitely be complete BS!! I would honestly consider canceling my order
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
That's for any new pre orders, the first two allotments are apparently filled. From what I read.
[Defy General] uluxus:
There's already so much info on how to flash a custom ROM.

This post sums up the point of this thread:

Fishing for thanks -_-
[Defy General] suttaroom:
There are several threads with lots of info.The target audience is your nOOB who doesnt have to feel frustrated not knowing where to look.

If you feel the sole purpose of this is was fishing for thanks dont you think there would be a slight lack to commitment to the thread

But then again to each his own.

Please look elsewhere.
[Defy General] GigahurtzUK:
Thank you

As a noob to Defy flashing but not android flashing I found this very helpful.
[Defy General] suttaroom:
Glad to help :)
[Defy General] Quiksilver20:
Thanks, a lot! :D The first time i'd done i was frightened but now i update ics daily LOL
[Defy General] suttaroom:
cheers :)
[Defy General] Andrew_spiegel:
noob asking for help installing cm9

Hey guys, well i'm a noob when it comes to this, i had a lot of trouble even rooting my defy+ cuz it was 2.3.5 and when i finally got to root it and installed the 2init, well i thought i was good enough to install a cm9, i found yours and ur guide so easy that i tried it.

It all was going so good to the point where i choose the .zip to install the cm9 nightly, and i got an error: it can't open the .zip file, says it's bad, tho i've downloaded some other zips it keeps saying the same.

I'd really appreciate any help on this cuz atm my damn phone is nothing more than a dead weight in my pocket.

Thanks.

UPDATE: used another nightly and it appears to be ok so far.
[Defy General] 2Pints:
Can i suggest an aditional step - create a back up before you wipe everything in clockwork mod recovery, test that back up, by selecting back up/restore and restoring the back up youve just made, then continuing with the wipe/factory re-set, should be done between steps 7 and 8.

It will add some extra time to things, but should you encounter problems youi wil have a tested working back up to go back to should everything go wrong - these emergency back ups have got me out of difficulty several times..

Also when updating a rom/nightly make a back up and save it else where - you dont need loads of back ups delte the older custom rom ones every now and agian- just keep your old stock one as a just in case.

At the moment i am runnig CM9 20120708-NIGHTLY-jordan

and i have a back up of the CM72-20120601-NIGHTLY-Defy as well as the old motorola stock froyo ready to go should i need them again.
[Defy General] suttaroom:
This works for the defy(mb525) froyo to ics.. the kernel which you have to flsh is differnet, the cm9 is also different.. my friend did you not read the thread heading??

PM me if you want steps for the defy+ :)
[Defy General] suttaroom:
You re on quarx build arent u?
[Defy General] suttaroom:
Backup !

You are on quarx build right ?!

The backup part for a first time would be too much to assemble ,but, then again best they have all the knowledge in the post

I have taken backups but have not used a backup till date better safe than sorry i guess !!

.. I will append the post with the addintional info asap.. at work now :)

I just took the screenshot :)
[Defy General] Zuff:
Thanks mate for the how to!

What an amazing screen shot!

One more noob question talking about backups : I am currently on GGL ROM (Gingerbread for Green Lens Defy), can I do a full backup, install CM9 and then only restore data once on CM9?

Thanks for the help!
[Defy General] AlexGraves:
please don't do that if i may suggest.

i have tried it and left stuck at moto logo.

i was using GGL ROM, so i just install the CM9 from epsylon3 zip, and got stuck.

( i was assuming that the GGL ROM is still using froyo kernel, but maybe i was wrong)

the best way is to flash sbf back to stock froyo first.
[Defy General] Zuff:
Wow! Thanks, I was about to mess it up!

I think I didn't get well the working of GGL...

But coming from GGL, did you follow all the steps of the first post of this thread?

And what about restoring GGL data after FroYo sbf flash, root, 2ndinit and CM9 installation?
[Defy General] AlexGraves:
what kind of data are you talking about exactly?

in my case, all my contacts, appointment, calendar data are already synced with my google account. So all of them were automatically restored the minute i logged into my account during initialization process.

as for applications, all apps that i have downloaded previously are also recorded by my google play account.

so basically for apps, i just make backups for their settings and store in SD.

After CM9 installation, i just reinstall everything, and restore settings from their backups on SD.

the other option you may try is using titanium backup for applications.
[Defy General] benny856694:
When update to a new nightly, no need to "Wipe Dalvik Cache"? but in some guide, i see this step, can you clarify this? thanks
[Defy General] suttaroom:
There really isnt a need to wipe dalvik while you are doing a nightly.. Only while installing new roms.. then again.. why not go ahead with it and see the differnece with/without the dalvik clear ..
[Defy General] Dw07u:
Dalvik cache?

Good day... I'm running the 120705 Eppy Defy build...

My question is, do i need to wipe the Dalvik cache when upgrading a nightly? Cuz some of the stuff the changelog says is fixed is still broken, can the dalvik cache make a difference to this regard? I have never wiped it since that first time I swopped over to CM9.

Also what data will be lost when it's wiped?
[Defy General] SIDANE99:
I have defy red lens upgraded to CM7.1 & now i wanna upgrade it to cm9...so i'm confused how to do it..bcoz everywhere its shown from froyo to Cm9.. but meh got cm7.1 so plz tell meh wot i need to do? any small written steps will be sufficient coz meh know how to go through boot menu and stuff.. :)
[Defy General] suttaroom:
will try today and let you know.. going to update to newer nighlty and see changes..if you or someone else knows pl do tell :):good:
[Defy General] suttaroom:
Always a fresh install seems to keep the bootloops out of the way.. so get the froyo and the steps mentioned..

gud luk
[Defy General] SIDANE99:
omg...so how meh suppose to get froyo back.. :confused:
[Defy General] suttaroom:
Get the full sbf 2.2.2 and flash with rsd lite.. the instructions are there at the end of the HOW2,, check the part at the end which says >>".. if you reached ..."
[Defy General] Andrew_spiegel:
Yeah, turns out i got confused because my phone came with gb, but all good now. Thanks a lot. Btw working smoothly.
[Defy General] mstrickk:
I went from CM7 7.2 to the latest nightly of this rom, and I've pretty much lost data. I get the Edge network, but it won't go to 3g or 4g. Using a MB525 from TMobile, in the US.

Any help?

EDIT: Somehow when I changed the baseband I skipped the "Save" button and I was still on Europe's baseband. Whoopsy.
[Defy General] suttaroom:
Fresh Froyo .. for no errors and best taste :D

And did you start with a fresh froyo install ??!! No? then Pl flash your froyo build and from there do as mentioned .. most errors can be avoided by doing this..

all the best :):good:
[Defy General] jurgen99:
very good theard LOL
[Defy General] irekd:
HI,

I'd like to ask what is the difference between stock froyo (2.2.2) kernel and this one kernel-froyo-222-179-4-signed.zip mentioned in the first post?

Is it slightly modified for ICS purposes?

What if I left the original stock froyo kernel and try to install Eppys ICS?

I'm asking because I'm currently on CM7.2 stable (from 16th June) and didn't ever flash any kernel.

So if CM7.2 works with stock froyo kernel, why Eppy ICS wouldn't have work with the same stock froyo kernel?

regards

green lens defy
[Defy General] Llamatron:
I got almost the same question, I flashed kernel-froyo-222-179.zip instead of kernel-froyo-222-179-4-signed.zip and I would be curious to know the difference between thoses two kernels as they don't have the same size
[Defy General] suttaroom:
"..the bigger kernel zip contains also modules which could be more recent in rom updates, so reflash the nightly zip after kernel to be sure"

required while installing ICS..
[Defy General] Llamatron:
In that case wouldn't it make more sense to flash with the smallest kernel if modules are in the nightly builds anyway?
[Defy General] suttaroom:
Logically yes. Technically not sure.
[Defy General] ashish21099:
bootloop!

I used the given method to install CM9-NIGHTLY-120710 on my SOC Defy. It booted well the 1st time but got into bootloops after i tried to reboot.

Then i flashed full sbf and again followed the same instructions and i was able to use the rom nd i tried rebooting 3-4 times and it worked fine.

But when i tried to reboot the next day it again got into bootloop. I need help to fix this bootloop problem.
[Defy General] suttaroom:
which did you flash the nightly again after flashing the kernel?

could you give details of all files you used ??
[Defy General] ashish21099:
I didnt do that. After getting bootloops i flashed the full sbf using RSD and then installed the nightly.

Here it is:

SndInitDefy_2.0.apk

CM9-NIGHTLY-120710-Defy.zip

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

gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip

JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-36-1.7.sbf
[Defy General] suttaroom:
thats the SEA froyo right .. even i used that at first.. and got the bootloops as well . instead of using that.. since anyhow you do not want to get onto froyo... Whats been advised on most places is that you should flash the froyo CEE nordic version( which most developers use ) .. do not use the SEA.. flash a differnet froyo version..

as to the why it happens.. :(
[Defy General] ashish21099:
Will i be able to flash the SEA Froyo in future after flashing the Nordic Froyo??
[Defy General] suttaroom:
I got the bootloops with the SEA and flashed my stock ME and succeded with the installation.. however if you do want to go back make a backup of your rom and flash only the fixed .sbf of CEE .. but then again are you wary of flashing the nordic for warranty purposes.. ??
[Defy General] ashish21099:
Ya i am wary of warranty. I just checked the the sea sbf i am using has cg version 4 and i think the cee nordic sbf also is version 4. so cant i flash the full sea sbf after flashing full cee sbf??
[Defy General] suttaroom:
If they are the same cg versions then you will be able to revert to SEA..

Official SBFs

Here is a list of all the OFFICIAL SBFs, meaning they come with ALL CGs, these SBFs put your phone like Motorola sold it to you, just need to keep in mind that going UP in versions with FULL SBFS <WONT> I repeat, <WONT> allow you to go back to an older version.

Knowing this you should be able to test every single Android version out there and being able to go to Stock without issues. Just be sure to understand how CG versioning works and you should be fine.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1216982

please read the exhaustive info.. its there for you to " read "
[Defy General] ashish21099:
Ya i have read it. I just wanted to be sure that i can revert between two full sbf with same cg versions.

Alright then i will try with FULL CEE sbf.

Thanks for your help!
[Defy General] suttaroom:
gud luk
[Defy General] AlexGraves:
hmm ... that is strange ...

I went to install CM9 epsylon3 build 20120705 from SEA Froyo and have not experienced any bootloop at all ... :confused:

the complete file name of the SEA Froyo SBF file that i use is JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-36-1_CHINESE_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTINT_P011_A013_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf

My MB525 is with SoC camera module.
[Defy General] suttaroom:
The version which was quoted by ashish is the one which we had issues with.. the one releaaed for india.. tried it again with the midle east sbf and its working veey amooth now
[Defy General] AlexGraves:
ah, that is a useful information.

That is correct, I was using Singapore SEA Froyo.

So only India release that has incompatibility problem with CM9?
[Defy General] suttaroom:
imho thats the only version i know of !
[Defy General] ashish21099:
Tried 120711 nightly with full cee sbf but after I tried to change baseband it asked for reboot and bootloops started again.
[Defy General] suttaroom:
is ur phone MB526 ?
[Defy General] ashish21099:
No its a green lens soc defy mb525
[Defy General] Steveletack:
Hey guys

Ive got a big problem

I updated from CM7.1 to the latest Nightly by using your tutorial.

Then i was stuck at the google CM logo. So i downgraded to 2.2 blur rom and then did the same tutorial again.

Now im stuck again at the Logo but now its the M logo. Ive done everything like you said.

Please help me.
[Defy General] suttaroom:
check cg versions of your original rom and the one which u flashed.. flash only similar cg verions
[Defy General] aneeshcphilip:
I am on WIUI GB with defy red lens... would like to flash CM9 epsilon... in the procedure i read like flash cm9, kernel and gapps...

whats the significance of flashing kernel?

since i m already on froyo kernel why do i need to flash the froyo kernel again?

kernel-froyo-222-179-4-signed.zip is this any new version of kernel or something???

please explain... right now my kernel is shows like

2.6.32.9-gb08c3c8

vfcj78@zch68lnxdroid50#1

Fri Jun 3 11:40:33 CST 2011

what will i gain after kernel flashing???
[Defy General] suttaroom:
aliya.. best option would be to get onto stock froyo and from there do the steps.. else issues might come.
[Defy General] wuqingwei:
thanks
[Defy General] ashish21099:
bootloops after restart

I used this recovery:root.and.bootmenu.defy.v1.1.5.rar and tried again but i am getting the same problem. the nightly installs fine but i get bootloops when i restart it the 3rd or 4th time after installation.

I have found a temp. solution, i switch off and on the phone and it works fine only prob is with reboot option.
[Defy General] aneeshcphilip:
flashed with cm9, froyo kernel & gapps... no probs so far...
[Defy General] suttaroom:
Right . Good then.
[Defy General] Leachpunk:
**** Posted this on All-In-One guide too, hoping to get help in both spots.****

---I have a Motorola Defy MB525 that is current displaying the firmware as Version 2.1-update1

So I have spent the last 4 hours reading through many threads. I installed the SBF from the official SBF page. JORDN_U3_6.36.0_SIGNED_USAJRDNTMOB1B4B5DE1028.0R_J ORDANTMO_P022_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf

I have rooted, I have setup 2nd init...

According to this guide... http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1756234

I tried version 2.0 which allowed me to download CWM, no blue light.

I tried version 2.3 no blue light.

I installed 1.4.2, got blue light, enter recovery.

Follow steps to wipe factory reset, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache

Go to install zip from sd card, I cannot mount the sdcard.

Boot back into stock rom, format SD Card, copy files back to SD card

Go back to recovery, cannot mount sd card.

I don't know what to do? The SD Card is a Transcend 8GB Class 6. I do not have anything less than that to try or slower (I bought a bunch a while ago), but I fail to see how that is the issue if the phone can mount the sd card and share it to the PC just fine for me to copy files.

I have looked at several of the guides, basically everything the noob CM9 thread told me to look at which includes the all-in-one guide and such. I tried doing a lot of google searching but could not find anything that helped, which is why I am posting here. I'd like to upgrade this for my roommate, but I am just too tired to go on for the night.

If anyone can help this would be great. I would also like to mention that I went on a hunt for a Froyo 2.2 SBF, but all the links are busted. I read that the http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordan/list.php official sbf site would have the froyo rom, but it is the top one I downloaded (as stated above) and that yields the result of the 2.1 eclair version.

Thanks in advance for any help.
[Defy General] Triple M:
THANKS!

As a total noob to all this stuff, everything was very,very helpfull and, at least, successfull!:laugh:
[Defy General] suttaroom:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=966537
[Defy General] Leachpunk:
Well... I appreciate the response, but I have looked through there and maybe I'm missing something, but the link for the T-Mobile US Froyo version doesn't yield any good updated information.

And if you're referring to the Downgrade section, that doesn't yield much good information either. At least not information that I understand.
[Defy General] notes1:
Okay this sounds like the problems I had. After a lot of trouble I found it was my Cwm version problem . Try using 2nd init 1.9 I think was the one worked for me.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1679503

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1679503
[Defy General] AlexGraves:
I use SndInitDefy_2.0 which was at that time the only one working for me ...

if you'd like to try it out, here's the link to that app in my box.

https://www.box.com/s/a58e4c56b70eb06ef633
[Defy General] longreach:
I'm sorry if this is a common question but I am yet to find the answer.

I have run the 2ndinit program, inside I click install 2ndinit. Superuser grants access and I get the green LED but 2ndinit is not installed. It continues to say NOT currently installed. I have restarted many times and reinstalled many times.

I have done a full factory reset, didn't help. I re-rooted and everything.

USB debugging is enabled.

SndInitDefy is in the allowed apps list in Superuser.

I have tried installing apk version 2.0, 2.3, 1.7 and 1.4_2, all have the same result. I would really appreciate any help, I am a total noob at this.
[Defy General] suttaroom:
Did you root the phone ? if not.then pl do and then try the 2ndinit install- while installing two options will come.. for CM or stable.. select stable.