yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
It's irrelevant for video playing but I think it is better to follow the first post from the thread and use the files:

new_bootstrap & resize (instead of PrepareZip_1 & PrepareZip_2),

new_bootstrap has different size than PrepareZip_1 and is newer, something has been changed.

You see, I play with phone system player any videos recorded with phone system camera application without any problem.

Is the newest NIGHTLY ROM better in the sense the issues have been ultimately repaired?

If so, make android backup of data partition, reboot into TWRP, wipe cache, Dalvik, data (factory reset), and flash the newest NIGHTLY!

(Yet if you enjoy playing with comparing the two system you may wait ;) )

And maybe before flashing next ROM do these newer new_bootstrap.zip & resize.zip flashing (just in case: of avoiding extra issues).

And in Defy?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
OK so I will try now cm-11-20161124-NIGHTLY-mb52x with new_bootstrap and resize. Do I have to just install them like before right? It will replace system I have now?

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UP:

Ok I get it
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
If so, make nandroid backup of data partition, reboot into TWRP, wipe cache, Dalvik, data (factory reset), and only then (but immediately without rebooting after wiping) do these newer new_bootstrap.zip & resize.zip flashing!

The files you can find here

After flashing NIGHTLY successfully, boot it, follow the initial wizard etc, check if it works ok, and if so reboot into TWRP again to restore your data nandroid backup.

If you don't care about previous data give in with it and configure your Android anew :)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
Dont get me wrong, I meant my system version android which came to me with my phone purchase (android 2.3.6 or something dont remember). And its definitely not prob with camera but system video player, plus YouTube dont play too so definitely some playback issue..
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
Omg omg E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcaed/kitkat 4.4/cm-11-20161124-NIGHTLY-mb52x.zip' 'FAILED' what todo? Reboot and try again?

Maybe file was corrupted
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
And have you flashed these new_bootstrap and resize zips before?

And just these new ones you can find here?

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You mean zip is corrupted itself? You can test it on PC with a compression tool like 7-zip etc.

It happens so if you download files without their MD5 sums ;)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
Exactly ive done these two files and http://quarx.cm-for.us/device-mb526.html but maybe its wrong file please do you got this nightly file with these md5 sums? I cant find it the links went zombie

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^^ not exactly this link but somewhere on this webpage Ive found it but the name is right its 20161124. May be corrupted I dunno where to find

Ive put even md5sum http://download.quarx.cm-for.us/roms/mb52x-cm11.0/cm-11-20161124-NIGHTLY-mb52x.zip.md5sum, no luck
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
And have you checked this zip file with any archiving/compressing tool on your PC?

If you use Microsoft win (which one) you must installed something for compressing/decompressing zip, rar, 7z etc. If you don't have any yet download one from 7-zip.org, install, run, open the file and choose "test archive"

Yes, I also have downloaded this zip with ROM from somewhere but I hardly know from where now ;)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
yes its fine, Ive opened it. Well, I will try defy_newlife then, maybe this time it will worx.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
And the sum is just to verify the zip file you want to flash, if zip is corrupted installation/flashing tool (TWRP) will know it thanks to the sum file!

If you've corrupted main zip package then sum won't help installing it, just will help to find out the file is corrupted.

And you can install the zip without any sum if the zip file is correct.

If you've corrupted zip installation package then you must download the correct one!
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
If I could find correct one I would do :eek: Now I have defy newlife, but on new bootstrap and resize. We'll see..

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Again, ''Can't play this video" after Ive recorded one.

Ok I will come back again to my first android version, what todo to comeback to my first android 2.3.6? I did backup nandroid from what I remember
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
And have you used archiver's (7zip in this case) the very option "test archive"?

It happens if being opened the archive file (zip, rar, etc) is corrupted archiver manages to open it to see content, but it simply wouldn't decompress (unpack) some component inside an archive.

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And what's the problem in downloading it?

Please, wait with reverting to stock, we'll find download link ;)

It'd be pity to resign if you managed getting new partitions layout etc.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
I meant I cant find it anywhere else but on this site: http://quarx.cm-for.us/rom-mb52x-cm11_0.html and this specific downloaded file (first one), didnt work.

I want to restore my system to square one but I dunno how, I went to "Restore" in TWRP but theres nothing to choose :confused:
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
It is much trickier than just TWRP restore option.

You must find appropriate fixed-SBF file first (read https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16624177#post16624177 )

I preferred installing anew any official stock SBF (just in order to repeat the whole procedure of getting newest NIGHTLY)

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And have you tested it as an archive?

It is possibility the zip has been broken during downloading, e.g. by interrupting download process too soon (Firefox likes doing such surprises!)

Please, download again and compare if the files (corrupted and redownloaded) have the sane size (are identical), ok?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
Links are dead fore these defy+ official sbfs :confused: But now I am confused, am I right that if I haven't went with SBF (because I didnt.. ?) up to kitkat I AM STILL able to go down with Official SBFs?

I did redowloaded them, you bet I did. It was the same 'FAILED'.

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Now do you have any alive link to Official Defy+ SBF file??

Thank you again! You are a hero
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
https://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Defy (MB525)/Stock/

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobi..._NsGJYGFyVUi1WVkNQVlREdHc?sort=13&direction=a

You also need Motorola drivers for MS Windows,

and Motorola SBF flashing tool (for Windows too).

You must do SBF flashing from PC via USB cable.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
Thats helluva files :silly:

I guess I have to download and try all of them until I find the right one. Whoa!!

ok so 'RSD Lite' is OK?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
If you flash SBF with wrong CG version then phone will start with black screen. You must flash right SBF and then you will see a logo on start (Motorola's or e.g. T-Mobile ;) ).

It may happen boot process would get stuck on this logo, it means you need wipe cache and data first.

It is tricky too because then you won't have TWRP, just stock recovery.

You should boot into it by consecutively:

- switch OFF the phone (take off battery),

- press "-volume" & "power" and keep them until you see stock recovery or "the triangle with exclamation sign and green android facing it" ;)

- if logo with exclamation mark occurs you must press -volume & +volume simultaneously for 3 seconds to evoke stock recovery,

- navigate in recovery with volume keys and press Power key to select an option,

in this way wipe cache, data, Dalvik

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It is Motorola tool to flash SBF files from PC.

(Please, compare the link, I have just https://yadi.sk/d/H4FSeK64bhuWX)

You need Windows drivers too for it.

https://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Defy+ (MB526)/Stock/

Probably the files you have found here: https://androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=44754

It is needed new thread for systemizing and refreshing links, needed files so frequently change servers ;)

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If you want acting accurately (and less randomly) maybe you prefer reading this: SBF-files Defy and Defy+ STOCK ROMS, bootloader version-sbf-matrix good luck ;)

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You had better redownload the newest NIGHTLY zip and make sure it is correct.

It is way easier and the outcome is prospective and productive!

It's hard to find apk installable on Gingerbread nowadays, and for KitKat you've got full market support:)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
I know right. This is the main reason for me

Jesus all the links in mentioned thread are dead. I dunno what to try, my phone got sum deuchland bookmarks maybe its from germany but ughhh :crying: Its getting hard

"SM,MB526, DE,DACH,GRPH GRY" << -- It is said on the box
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
Again, have you redownloaded the file:

http://download.quarx.cm-for.us/roms/mb52x-cm11.0/cm-11-20161124-NIGHTLY-mb52x.zip

(not sum but the main zip file itself) and tried flashing it?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
This later, now my phone wont open becuz I installed wrong sbf file (4 of them yet - 2 german and no luck). I wonder if i can find right sbf file just by serial number or something?

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Great, now even Volume up+power combo dont work.. motorola cant connect with RSD lite anymore :(

Only white LED is alive when connected via usb
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
It works, take it easy, just plug in and see if RSD-Lite can see your phone!

You must take off a battery, wait few seconds, and then turn it on with +volume & power pressed. It'll enter into bootloader although the screen would stay black.

I had the same, but kept downloading and flashing SBFs one by one.

If with certain SBF a boot logo appears then you're at home (even if phone gets stuck on boot).

Assuming you've taken care of not interrupting any flash process in the middle (assumed it was obvious when such critical process like flashing firmware is on mind). Interruption of flashing may destroy bootloader (fifty-fifty chance) and then indeed only JTAG external chip programming could help (it means professional infrastructure).

Please tell us: any interruption has taken place, or you had known about it and took appropriate precautions?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
No there was no intrerruption when I was flashing. Only when it was saying FINESHED/PASS I was disconnecting the phone and checking the phone.

OK so this is how the story goes. I flashed some O2 German SBFs (2 of them) and there was no problem with connection. After the last one I left my phone (tho it still wont boot) for like 4 hours, then came back and at 12 AM I went home and tried flash another SBF. It turned out that phone wont connect to RSD anymore. Now https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1618718&page=9 reading this I realised that my situation is exactly like fesleywox's (post #82) user. So theres that McGyver trick, maybe my batery is not charged. Lets see, hm...
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
And can RSD-lite see your phone when connected via USB?

If no take away battery, try to boot bootloader, if you press +volume & power it will boot to bootloader even if with black screen.

And connect to computer, wait few seconds, and in RSD-Lite press "Show Device" button, you phone should be listed at first position.

And the SBF which I have flashed successfully is:

DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DEP-231_VBLUR_SIGN_USADEFYEMARAB1B8...

And few ROMs succeeded as well previously but they stuck at logo during boot so assumed it went wrong.

Exactly like the ROM above but this time I had read about how to evoke stock bootloader and wipe cache, data etc

Aha, if RSD-Lite shows FINISHED/PASS (after it has rebooted phone) it means you flashed wrong SBF.

If you have flashed a correct one RSD-Lite will show "Please manually power up this phone" (it actually means phone has right SBF flashed but it can't boot into it, "stuck at logo", because it needs wiping cache & data first).
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
I did the whole procedure right? But only this time after some sbfs done (with black screen also and with succeded connection), it wont connect. I am about to try some mcgyver sh-

Hehe I was now just about to do one of them DEP-231 (but can't connect my phone this time).. I sholud try them at first instead of random ones :mad:

OK now I see.. So I dont have to check it anymore and unplug my phone

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UPDATE: McGyver works, 'connected'!

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UPDATE #2: Phone TURNED ON after Ive flashed -231! Just like good ol' days.. (3 days ago to be precise)

So what I have to do now is repeat everything from the beggining but now, in TWRP install with newest NIGHTLY and new_bootloader and resize?

offtopic: Jak postawię KitKata i wszystko bd działać to wysyłam skrzynkę piwa w ramach podziękowań :cool:
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
And now, having new stock system onboard, you need do everything from the very beginning:

- root, with framaroot

http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5965fe184202f/Framaroot-1.9.3.apk

- install CWM recovery with SndInitDefy_2.3 http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5965fe43f2a32/SndInitDefy_2.3.apk

- flash TWRP recovery with defy_twrp_recovery_2.6.3.0.zip

http://d-h.st/users/tejus.k.v

(the next flashings you must do using TWRP, not CWM!!!!!!!)

- new_bootstrap.zip

- resize.zip

- the newest NIGHTLY http://download.quarx.cm-for.u...-11-20161124-NIGHTLY-mb52x.zip

And this's it! :)

And how have you found I'm Polish? ;)

Przydalaby sie w letnie upaly, trzymam za slowo! :) A gdzie mieszkasz poniewaz wysylanie skrzynki poczta wraz z nia sama to koszt chyba taki sam jak "nowa" Defy+ z Alledrogo? ;) Powiedz Ty tez kupiles/kupilas na Allegro i u ktorego sprzedawcy? Poniewaz widzac tu jak fajnie to dziala chce kupic jeszcze :)

Przeciez to nieporownywalnie lepsze rozwiazanie niz smartłocze za pół tysiąca!
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritius46:
Done everything and its working. Videos finaly working, everything fine now. :good:

Not working as much fast as custom system (2.3.6) but still I will get some ram expander.

I did google your username out of curiosity :p

Mieszkam w Wa-wie wyśle kurierem, poważnie napisz na pw jakie piwko ma być

Tak kupiłem u '-import-tel-', razem z dostawą 140,-pln. z tym że gościu już nie ma Defy na sprzedaż, chyba z niemiec sprowadzał posalonowo. Zobaczymy jak to pochodzi, może po paru modyfikacjach nie będzie 3ba go co chwila resetować :cyclops: Ale no poręczny jest, takiego modelu właśnie szukałem
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
You should use it some and wait, I have feeling phone works faster now than just after installing.

In fact I have frozen unneeded applications, e.g. Print spooler, CM related, Android Keyboard (using JellyBean Keyboard)

etc. and no gapps!

Aha, Nova Launcher works better than Trebouchet (which frozen too), less RAM, way better flexible etc. (NovaLauncher v4.3, as newest one is too heavy for this slim hardware).
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
Hi, and how is your phone doing? ;)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javiwz:
Hello, my defy has just the cm11 by quarx , it's cool, but not smooth. Some times it stuck on a screen and not working or sometimes can't unlock the screen. The nougat should be more heavy for it, my XPERIA T has the nougat and sometimes can't unlock the phone, The system occupies 12,8 GB in which phone has just 14GB available ..only smaller than 1GB remain for the use. I greatly recommend the Gingerbread for defy or ICS, the Jellybean is also little heavy for it
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tigertail:
Thanks for that very interesting and motivating thread.

When I install the lasted new CM11 version as you have done it and I did apply the resize in the process, do I have a problem to get back to my older (stable) CM11? I am asking, because I understood that the two ZIP files would change the partition tables and partition sizes on the phone and I would not be surprised if any pre Oct14 versions would not work any more. Where are the original partition sizes restored when you go back to an older version, or is that not necessary?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawwaap:
Please, trust, there is no point to return to previous versions. I've used the newest for over half a year and on, and it works perfectly you me. Probably some people will complain of too slow responsiveness but they should remember it's just one core processor and half GB RAM. Applying some lightweight scheme to softwares, like: disabling Google services, receivers, activities, making on a fly freezing/unfreezing home screen shortcuts with Titanium Backup (or ColdLauncher), installing light applications, like Multiling O Keyboard for keyboard, StudentAgenda instead of GoogleCalendar, Llama for automation, Naked Browser etc makes this slim hardware usable.

Please, remember it is very specific category of a phone, for internet browsing use a tablet ;)

And as ad hoc tool for phoning this is perfect: small, water resistant: it had a bath a dozen of times already :)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tigertail:
Thanks pawwaap for your reassurance. I hope to be able to stay with that version. I was just asking because my past trials always went wrong initially for some reason and I had to start again. So I just wanted to see what these two additional zip's were doing and if it could be reverted to start over again. Hopefully I won't need it.

Your hints to lighter software are very interesting. I guess there might be a full list of those titles in the forum. I have not yet found it but I will keep looking.

Are you aware of any way to get this defective WPA2 Bug fixed on this latest CM version? Maybe there is a path for the responsible library which also works for the Defy?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juan1313:
What about this new Android Go?

Could this be compiled for my beloved Defy+?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Isn0gud93:
Hey, I just put KitKat on my Defy with the steps given above, and it seems to work fine.

However, Video isn't working. Do you remember how you fixed it?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nemuro:
Is there a recommendation for a "just works" rom? Don't care it's slow as long as it doesn't crash. I will only be using the phone for the GPS function, OSMAndroid.
[General Questions and Answers] lmkagarwal:
Hello,

When I open page no 18 of this thread : https://xdaforums.com/zenfone-2-laser/development/rom-aospextended-rom-v3-1-t3563579

I get "404 Page Not Found

We weren't able to find that page!

Check your link again, or use the search box below to find what you were looking for."

18th page is the last page.

Direct link : https://xdaforums.com/zenfone-2-laser/development/rom-aospextended-rom-v3-1-t3563579/page18

I have also tried incognito mode.
[General Questions and Answers] Wakamatsu:
Not sure about this specific case but one reason this might happen is a mod/admin deleting posts for whatever reason.
[General Questions and Answers] sawdoctor:
Greetings, the last page is page17. Perhaps as previously suggested a post has been deleted and now there are only 17 pages ? Eitherway there are only 17 pages

Regards

Sawdoctor
[General Questions and Answers] lmkagarwal:
Now I'm able to see the page, not sure how.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Youssefmans:
Hey I'm in the same situation as you , I bought an Axon A2017 from a chinese seller who flashes a A2017g ROM in order to get Google services and play store to work properly but I think he ruined the device as it will not OTA update anymore and that's kinda of frustrating as you will remain stuck with that android 6.0.1 version , therefore no daydream compatibility and that's the main reason I bought this phone. Wish that an A2017 user show us a simple way to get that OTA to work and get the latest firmware and security patches applied.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Choose an username...:
There are plenty of guides for what you want to do, just search on the Q&A thread. As of him, not that easy... I guess going back to stock A2017 is the first thing to do anyways.

In short: Download an official stock A2017 7.1.1 zip, verify that the zip you downloaded doesn't have another zip inside called update.zip (in that case you have to extract the update.zip) (if you open the zip you downloaded and find a bunch of files then you can use it directly), put it in the root of the internal storage, go to Settings then Updates and install it. If you don't have the Updates option you'll need an SD card: put the file there, turn the phone off, hold Power + volume UP, you'll boot to recovery, select Apply update from SD card (or, if your recovery is in Chinese, the option that says sd), select the zip file, press power to confirm, confirm installation
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] BoyA2017:
Choose an username... guides will fit you perfectly. You may find it a little hassle on the recovery mode. What I found out is, you have to hold (volume up + power) button until you come to a colorful MiFavor screen with lots of Chinese wording. At this point of time, you can release the volume up button, BUT keep power button pressed. Once you let go of power button, it will reboot itself. While pressing the power button, you can toggle the up down with volume buttons. Until you come to something with 'SD' then u release the power button. Your phone should update itself. After update complete, please remove the SD card or to delete the update.zip from the SD card. Else if will continuously detecting the file within your SD as an update.

For the reboot after releasing the power button in recovery mode may only applicable to my A7, not sure if this is across the board. Many A7 here are experiencing their own issues but majority of them works as mentioned. Maybe mine is just a little abnormal.

Hope you can fix your phone right and enjoy your A7.

Cheers.
[Magisk] Droff:
This notification appears if you have 2+ languages or 2+ keyboards.

Some ROMs have a built in option to hide it, but many don't.

There used to be Xposed module to hide IME Keyboard Switcher notification and icon (link below) :

http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.underpants_gnomes.android.xposed.mods.hidexposedime

Obviously Xposed doesn't work in Nougat (yet?). I was wondering if someone can make a Magisk module to hide this annoying thing.

EDIT: WORKING MODULE in the thread thanks to Tulsadiver. Works on OnePlus 3 (OOS/FreedomOS)
[Magisk] Droff:
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[Magisk] Droff:
I know that there is working xposed now for nougat, but it currently breaks safety net.

Bumping it up in hopes for a magisk module that will Hide IME Keyboard Switcher notification and icon.
[Magisk] Tulsadiver:
I could probably make one for you but it wouldn't work on all phones. In your Systemui.apk you probably have a menu_ime.xml and ic_ime_switcher_default.xml. Edit those and you are probably good.
[Magisk] Droff:
I backed up my systemui apk via titanium backup and attached a copy here. Not sure what to edit there and how to make a magisk file from it so it doesn't break safetynet.

By the way this is for One Plus 3, FreedomOS-2.10
[Magisk] Tulsadiver:
I'll need your framework-res.apk also so I can decompile this.
[Magisk] Droff:
Got both files the right way (not through TB). Couldn't attach because of the size, so I uploaded them and put the links there.

One is here (in case if location different from other roms)

Root>system>priv-app>OPSystemUI>OPSystemUI.apk

https://ufile.io/yewk2

Framework here:

Root>system>framework>framework-res.apk

https://ufile.io/k1ugd

Thanks
[Magisk] Tulsadiver:
Do you want it off your keyboard too?

Try flashing this in TWRP. No guarantees.