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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoldenPowr:
Hi,

First, sorry for my bad english Im Dutch.

Last night I did a complete restore to stock. The LGMOBILEAX way or how its called.

But now I can't flash any recoveries anymore. I am rooted by IOroot. Ive tried flash by adb, by Freegee and the Flashify methods. Cwm, twrp and Philz ain't working. The only thing I see when I boot into recovery is some white words in the left corner. The next time I boot its just the stock recovery again. When I boot in to recovery by the button method it resets my phone. When I boot in to recovery by Rom Manager app it just boots in stock recovery.

Im running android 4.4.2

Build:KOT49I.D80220b

Kernel version: 3.4.0

Softwareversion: D80220b-EUR-XX

Please I really need help! Root permission runs fine btw. Checked with Root Checker.

How can I flash recovery?

Greetz,

Verzonden met mijn LG D802 International
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bender_007:
AutoRec - KitKat Recovery Installer
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoldenPowr:
Thanks, it worked!

Verzonden met mijn LG D802 International
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] superdusto:
A couple of months back I was using Carbon 4.4 on my phone. I realized that I grabbed the wrong model number and install an galaxy s3.

Everything was working fine for a while before I knew that I messed up. Then one day app started messing up and that when I saw that it was wrong. I tried flashing the Note 2 version of the ROM and got stuck in a boot loop. Which resulted in a battery pull and booting back into recovery. Only SlimKat has worked for me now. Carbon, Liquid Smooth, Pac Man don't work. They all get stuck in booting image and spin forever.

Is there anything I can do to get these roms working again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] superdusto:
Would flashing it to stock via odin fix any errors I might have created?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] JeramyEggs:
Yeah, typically if you Odin back to stock, and reroot. Choose the correct package though, don't want 4.3 Odin, or you end up locked tight.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] superdusto:
Do you have a recommended one?
[Samsung Gear 2] dipdap:
Maybe someone can help: I installed the ebay app from the appstore within the gearmanager. It installs fine on my Phone, but I get an error from gearmanager saying it can't be installed.

I think the error is for installing it on the gear 2, because I can't find it back in my apps.

the same thing happens with apps like CNN and Watch Styler. they are all apps where you have a Phone app that installs and and a part that goes to the gear 2.

thanks for the help and hopefully answers
[Samsung Gear 2] Skolar72:
I'm having the same issue. My wife has a non rooted Note 3 everything installs good on her phone CNN & EBay Gear apps. I'm rooted running Dynamic Kat 2.0 I don't have any luck. Does anyone know how to fix this.
[Samsung Gear 2] la3541:
Same problem

I tried a watch face and feedly, no go.
[Samsung Gear 2] jonrobertd:
I'm on an att note 3 running an unmentionable rom and have no issues installing apps to my gear.
[Samsung Gear 2] sandman7793:
I woke up this morning to a fix, I can now install apps with a custom rom.

Nice....
[Samsung Gear 2] beagle1974:
How?
[Samsung Gear 2] tamerjammer:
so what is the fix sandman
[Samsung Gear 2] sandman7793:
OK heres what I did. Also to note I'm on the AT&T Note 3.

If you followed this guide below reverse all steps and remove everything they said to do first before you proceed.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2723862

1 Power off watch

2 Go to application manager and uninstall Samsung Apps, gear manager, connection manager, host manager, basically anything that has a icon of the gear watch next to it.

3 Go here post 3310 and get Samsung Apps and gear manager. Also hit that thanks button for BeastSpencer.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2709701

4 Make sure to turn off xposed module for gear notification hide. (If using it)

5 Reboot phone into recovery (I use safe strap, dang bootloader lock)

6 Now flash the Samsung Apps you downloaded earlier.

7 Wipe cache/dalvik them reboot.

8 After fully booted, start Samsung Apps and it will say it needs to update, let it do so.

9 Reboot back into recovery and flash hear manager.

10 Wipe cache/dalvik again, reboot.

11 Now power on watch.

12 Start gear manager and it will need update, let it do so.

13 When it's done updating try connecting to watch, it will say watch needs restored, let it do so, after reboot, it will try and connect, you will have to accept all the Eula again and confirm pass code.

14 Let it all settle in and then try to install the eBay app, if all went well you will be golden.

15 Profit from your success. Lol
[Samsung Gear 2] tamerjammer:
thanx sandman it worked you're the best
[Samsung Gear 2] sandman7793:
Glad to hear. I know how frustrating this has been. It's plagued me since I bought my watch.

I'm so glad that I can use the watch styler app now, even though it's not the most intuitive app in the app store.
[Samsung Gear 2] irresisti:
It did not work for me on a Note 2 running ditto ROM

The zip's did not install the apps
[Samsung Gear 2] flipq88:
I had issues when i first got the gear. So I reflashed my rom. Then I was able to install apps. Then one by one I started uninstalling the apps II usually do. Turns out it was something with Samsung Hub. As soon as I uninstalled it, apps stopped installing on my gear. Tried re installing Hub and it still didn't work. So reflashed rom again and got it working again. Haven't touched hub anymore.
[Samsung Gear 2] sandman7793:
That's because those zips are for the note 3. But will possible work on other devices/roms. All you can do is try. Have you talked to the rom developer? Dynamic Kat developer is very active.
[Samsung Gear 2] dipdap:
Well I finally got things working on my note 2.

I guess it has somethings to do with kitkat, because I went back to a custom rom with android 4.3, everything works fine then,

when I flash a 4.4 rom it does not work anymore, no watchstyler, CNN or Ebay.

So for now it is android 4.3, just to have it working
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] PhilPan:
Well I woke up this morning, grabbed my phone and it was dead. I have a cingular 8125, and it wouldnt turn on, or take a charge. It turned into a doorstop over night for no apparent reason. Nonetheless, Cingular is sending me a new one Monday. I have been out of the game awhile, the last rom I had was 2.17.

What is the best, most stable rom to use. I use the push email, through Microsoft, so I need that. I loved the 2,17, had no issues whatsoever.

I cant believe i have to start from scratch. Which should i use.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] kyphur:
Are you using the oem charger for the phone?

There is a known issue with the battery going completely dead and having difficulties charging with alternative chargers.

Go to the local Cingular Store and try the battery from their display unit.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] PhilPan:
That is exactly what it was, i just had to stick it on the real charger. But now I have Cingular sending me a replacement, what should I do.

Is there anyway to fry your phone manually, so I can keep the replacement?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Jakaroe808:
If you want the "new" referb (i'm assuming) just go ahead and send your old one back. they dont ask questions after the fact. I went through 4 MPx220s and I can tell you that a few of the problems I was having I would bet they wouldn't be able to recreate with it anyway. Just be sure, if it is a referb, to inspect it and check that it feels solid and works well before sending your old one back.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] livelock:
I revived my batteries by using a USB cable and applying the wires directly to the battery for the + and - pin
[Defy General] measel:
suggestion for improvement

Thanks for the guide. I'm pretty sure it is very useful for beginners! ;)

I would suggest to try to get rid of as much text as possible and make it more step-by-step-y, you know what I mean? People (at least I recognized that on me) tend to give up quickly when it comes to reading. Right now it looks really difficult!

Just a suggestions. People will still appreciate your work as is. Thanks.
[Defy General] yosef_a:
CM 7 and SBFS

Hey

very usefull guide, thank you for it.

Two suggestions

Can you add how to switch back to CM7 from CM11 for those that installed and did not liked it?

and SBFS this Guide is intented for those who already know alot of topics like TWRP

can you insert a referneces to guide explaining how to root?
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
Thanks [MENTION=3490474]measel[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4768484]yosef_a[/MENTION] for your suggestions. I'll try to implement these ideas as soon as I have time.
[Defy General] subhrm:
Nice Guide

Thanks @Proverbs2 for this great guide.

For the sake of completeness, I would suggest you to add a section in the post on How to safely update from one nightly to a another newer/older nightly.
[Defy General] MelaPL:
Iloveyou and thanks for that guide ;) I've made my first succeded rom install ever :D
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
Congratulations! :laugh:
[Defy General] Mislav12:
Aero kernel on SlimKat

Hello, first of all great guide, big thanks.

Did anyone have this problem using Aero Kernel (which is still awesome app :good:) on SK, every time i instal Aero k. and start to using it phone display become so dark that only in total dark place (brightnes is set to auto) is posible to read (relly hard), and after uninstaling AK every is fine:confused:

Did I miss something? tx
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
That's a strange bug. I'm using Aero Control on SlimKat 4.0, and I've never had that problem. Which SlimKat version are you using? Are you using the latest version of Aero Control from the Play store?
[Defy General] Mislav12:
Firs of all thaks for reply.

I'm got one device on SK 3.85 (20140323) and other on 4.0 (didn't try to use aero kernel because of problems with first one-stupid me), eveythig working great, (first time I instal it, SK take my breath, really can't searching for more with that old and hardware limited device like Defy is). Used Aero Kernel from Play store, these days was the latest (about month ago), take a chance 3-4 times during 10 days but allways with same result - start to using AK, about 5-10 hours having no issue and then darknes:confused:

Another thing that I notice (forgive me if i'm on wrong thread, can't make post on dev section), when my devices was on stock ROM after installing 2nd booth app (nothing else) the phones start to have screen wake up delay, just like now, 2-3 sec. Is it possible to exist some connection or is just coincidence!?
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
In Aero Control settings, try going to GPU Control > Display Color, and make sure "Energy Saver" is not selected.

Do you mean 2nd Boot (not Booth)? What exactly are you installing, and where did you get it?

Have you tried changing your governor settings for better wake-up performance? The default governor (Interactive) is set to limit the CPU frequency to 600 MHz when the screen is off, which can cause slow wakeup. In Aero Control, try changing the governor to OnDemand (or set suspend_enabled to 0 for Interactive governor). That might help.
[Defy General] Mislav12:
Will try tomorrow and report.

Thanks a lott.
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
That's very strange. I wonder if the SndInitDefy app is somehow conflicting with another app that you use. Try taking logs with CatLog and see if that provides any clues.
[Defy General] Mislav12:
To late for log taking, won't go back on stock rom. Beside, settings for Aero K. you recommend are super, no problem annymore. Got my voice on presidential elections!:good:
[Defy General] Snugglehog:
Thanks for compiling this guide. I've been using OmniRom for some weeks on both my Defys and it's worked with very few problems. I wanted to give Quarx latest build a try though, so followed your guide, as previously when I've flashed Quarx CM11, I've had problems with the 4 lower buttons not working. However after attempting to install Safewipe from TWRP, my phone froze on the Moto logo and I had to flash the stock rom and start again. I'm running CM7.2 on my spare phone. Strange that Safewipe caused the very problem that it's meant to avoid on my phone.
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
That's unusual. Did you remember to flash defy_twrp_recovery_2.6.3.0, reboot into TWRP version 2.6.3.0, and wait 30 seconds before flashing safewipe?
[Defy General] Snugglehog:
The TWRP version was integral to OmniRom, so I think it was v2.7.0.0. However after booting into TWRP I doubt I waited 30 seconds before flashing Safewipe. Why the need to wait?
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
TWRP is unstable, and sometimes causes random reboots within the first 20 seconds. I'm guessing your phone rebooted while flashing safewipe.
[Defy General] ktwist:
Home buuton stopped working

After a couple of months of using slimkat v.3.85 today home button stopped working. There is also problem with notification, and telephony (not able to reach the phone, but making calls from device is possible). I found that someone has similar symptoms in Quarks kk4.4 thread:

I'v tried tu run that script but with no luck, i am getting errors. It is probably becaouse this script is for Quarq KK not SLimkat.

Any Help? (Sorry for posting this question here, but i am unable to post in dev section.)
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
I've never run into that problem, and I don't know if there's any easy way to fix it, but you could try just wiping data then restoring your apps and settings with Titanium Backup. Make a nandroid backup (so if wiping data doesn't help you can restore all your data easily), then wipe data, cache, and dalvik. If that doesn't work, you may have to do a clean install.
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
I've updated the guide and added a section that explains how to customize the rom before installation: how to remove unnecessary files to save space in the system partition, replace the default bootanimation and boostrap image, change the default baseband and LCD screen dpi, etc. Does anyone have any suggestions for other possible customizations I should mention?
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
more recommendations

I've updated and reorganized the OP, adding a section on customizing & improving performance.

While I'm at it, here's another recommendation:

I recommend using the new Google Camera app instead of the stock camera, because it shows the whole field of view of the camera. The SlimKat camera allows you to see the whole field of view when taking pictures (if the "True View" option is enabled), but you still won't see the whole field of view when recording videos in SD resolution. Even with "True View" enabled, the stock camera preview shows a widescreen aspect ratio when recording videos in 480p, which means that you won't see the whole field of view that you are recording. The Google Camera app solves that problem for both CM11 and SlimKat.
[Defy General] sl2h:
Hello

First of all, a big thank you to Proverbs2 :good:

Then, excuse me if my english is not perfect.

To avoid doing stupid things, I would like to ask you two questions.

I would like to install Android Kitkat by Quarx on a Motorola Defy running CM 7.2.0.

Additional informations :

- Bootmenu Recovery v.5.0.6-jordan

- Android Bootbenu v.1.1.5

- Defaut Mode : 2nd-init

1) Should I start with this step?

install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard, and install defy_twrp_recovery_2.6.3.0.zip.

2) Then I follow the instructions step 3, step 4 ... ?
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
Yes, that's correct. :good:
[Defy General] sl2h:
Thanks !

I will tell you tomorrow if it works ! I hope, this is not my phone ;)
[Defy General] sl2h:
It works !!! :good::good::good::good:

Thanks again for the guide !
[Defy General] Jack Sparrow xda:
Have been searching for such guide for the Defy. Actually there are lot of Motorola phones in my family and one of the is Defy which is lying abandoned these days because of obsolete OS.

But now will try to install the new ROM mentioned in this thread and will give new life to the Defy :D
[Defy General] Wulfric1:
Reboot after Safewipe and now stuck on Motorola logo

Hi,

I installed CM11 on my motorola defy+

It installed properly but I wasn't getting mobile network on it, so I decided to roll back.

I went into custom TeamWin recovery, and flashed safewipe and it rebooted after that.

I have a backup on sdcard that I took right before installing CM11 but whenever I try to start the phone, it is stuck on Motorola logo. Did I do something wrong? Is there any fix for this?

Edit: Flashing SBF file of 2.3.6 firmware using RDSLite worked.
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
Glad you were able to recover with RSDLite :good:

By the way, are you sure you were using the correct baseband when you were on CM11? If not, that might explain why you weren't getting mobile network.
[Defy General] punDroid:
One of the greatest guides. THANK YOU so much [MENTION=4472055]Proverbs2[/MENTION]!

Sorry for the ignorant question but... how do I enter recovery from SlimKat? I lost 2ndinit after flashing it; and last time this happened I tried to flash Defy TRWP with ROM Manager (from SlimKat) and got stuck in a bootloop having to flash everything from SBF. :(

I really need to access the recovery because I always do a nandroid backup of a clean installed ROM before messing with it. Is there another way to do it?

Thank you :fingers-crossed:
[Defy General] Wulfric1:
Yes, the baseband was correct, but I think it was simple matter of enabling data while roaming. Seems foolish now.
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
During bootup, after the Motorola logo but before the bootanimation begins, you'll see a screen that tells you to either press the menu button to enter recovery or the search button to continue with normal bootup.
[Defy General] Elmosso:
Hey :) First of all, thanks for the Guide!

But I had quite a few troubles with it x_x I hope you can help me with that...

Soo.. I wanted to get cm11 working on my defy(mb525). Before that i had cm7. Then , because i managed it somehow to get it into bootloop, I reset it into Factory mode and flashed the standart Froyo 2.2 back on it. After that I followed all steps, even rooted it again with superoneclick, but 2ndInit didnt install , it said Superuser oder supersu was missing. So I downloaded superuser but that didnt work... then I took an older version of 2ndInit and downloaded supersu x_x at first it looked like it was working , it installed it and all ,then i wanted to reboot to see if the blue led was on,but then I got into a Bootloop again :( it looked different though , i saw the red logo , then the screen turned black , then the logo again, and so on. So i went and did a factory reset once more but it did nothin, im stuck in bootloop..Im desperate and I dont know what to do, almost wanted to throw that damn thing out of the window ;D soooo... does someone have an idea how to solve my problem ? :/ Or did I destroy the damn thing ? I just installed 2ndlnit , that cant be the problem right ?
[Defy General] alerort:
No, you probably haven't. just follow the defy unbrick guide - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1828639

I have sucessfully rooted and installed CM11 on my old Defy yesterday, following the guide on the first page.

Had a couple of problems (bloated phone w/ android 2.2, perhaps I should have done a wipe before rooting it), SuperSU kept stopping after boot and after any app asking for root, so I had to give permissions to them manually in SuperSU, I had to install 2ndinit v. 1.4.2, and my blue LED never lit up, phone entered recovery after every boot.

After flashing TWRP the phone just showed the M logo and then black screen, no blue LED... but I have still managed to enter boot menu after pressing repeteadly the vloume down key when the M logo was on screen.

Had to try some 10 times before getting it right, but it appeared that to flash a SBF I would have to install windows first :laugh: - as I've found out now, it should be easier than in windows :cool: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=13730405

The recommended version of TWRP ( 2.6.3.0) can flash up to 10 zip files at once, I've put all the 3 files in the queue and I wiped dalvik cache before rebooting.

Basically I think you did everything almost right, except that when already in the boot menu you should have flashed TWRP, reboot, "safewipe.zip", the CM11 zip and the gapps zip.\

Good luck with unbricking!

And many thanks to Proverbs2 for putting together this very complete guide!
[Defy General] SkUrRiEr:
Bug report in Quarx's CM11 ROM

(posting this here as I'm too new to post to the development thread)

I'm running the 30th of June Nightly and would like to report that bug 2f from the "offical" bug post: speaker muted when Bluetooth headsets are disconnected - is still not completely fixed for me.

I use Bluetooth devices extensively (headset and car kit) and occasionally (approximately 50% of the time) the speaker is muted when I am disconnected from the Bluetooth device. I haven't conclusively narrowed it down to a specific device or circumstances yet, however I always disconnect from the car kit by "going out of range" and the headset by turning it off. I'm not sure if that is a contributing factor but it seems to mainly happen with the car kit. (It has an "automatic" mode: attempt to connect when it hears a loud noise (car doors), disconnect when I'm "out of range")

Plugging in a set of headphones and then unplugging them restores sound to the speaker.

Other than that, a couple of "new install" issues and some random other "developing software" glitches, it's much better than Jellybean 4.1 and is almost at the level of stability I enjoyed when I ran non-XDA ICS ROMs.
[Defy General] Sadi1989:
Hey, thanks a lot for this guide, after a rough night i could finally manage to flash CM11 to one of my clients phone. It took me arround 5 hours to flash it without getting stuck in bootloop, i also noticed that in my clients defy, the first reboot took arround 2 minutes, at first i thought that it might be something i did wrong when flashing since the guide mentions that it should take arround 5-10mins, but after testing it i cant seem to find any problem, i think everything is fine, the only thing that im starting to see is that battery drains too fast no matter if im using the phone or if it is in standby, but i think that battery is quite old so that might be the cause. Again, thanks a lot for this guide, and thanks Cyanogen team for making this kind of things happen!
[Defy General] Proverbs2:
Check to make sure that the CPU is spending most of its time in the "deep sleep" state when the phone is not in use. (Open the Aero Control app and check "CPU Statistics".) When the phone is not in use, it should spend 90% or more of its time in deep sleep. If it's not doing so, let me know and I'll give some suggestions for figuring out what's keeping the CPU awake.
[Defy General] karan2507:
I'm running cm-11-20140731. My battery wont stand more than 3 hrs when using internet over wifi. Earlier using cm10 battery backup was pretty OK. Plz suggest whether i should try any other build or if any workaround possible in current build.
[Defy General] balek:
Revert Camera Image

Hi,

I flashed (red defy) the sbf 3.4.2-164 France (NU), then root and new TWRP, reboot recovery, use safewipe script. After that i flashed 07/28 nightly and 07/29 minimal gapps via TWRP.

Now the camera image is reverted on stock camera app, i tried google camera and it is like a rainbow although reverted image.

Someone ever had the same problem? Maybe i flashed the wrong sbf.

Regards,