[Defy Android Development] Higgsy:
As I've said before "I ain't No Dev" but like to mod ROM's etc in my own way, A few people had asked me if I would put my 2.2 modded Froyo ROM out there so I am going to.

Please read all of the OP - Coz to be fair I haven't written it for the sake of it!!:D

Aim: TO provide a fully working, deodexed ROM from the Chinese release, with little or no Chinese and minimal Blur, google apps included. Released as a blank canvas so users can customize to their taste.

This is a the 2.2 Chinese Froyo ROM, Mostly all Chinese has been removed so you won't see any in day to day use. I can only find Chinese in the disclaimers of some (maybe one) stock apps, it is deodexed by me.

So all the Chinese apps are removed and a great deal of "motobloat" including all the social networking stuff etc etc. I have left the stuff i like in there, for example I like the blue dialler/contacts/email app.

I have put this out as a blank canvas, It has launcherpro as the default launcher, because it is my favourite launcher, you can remove this and the blur launcher is still there if you want it, when you boot the homescreens will be blank ready for your own customisations.

It also contains the follow essential apps installed to system/app:

Titanium Backup

Tenfars Defy Recovery

Milestone Overclock

This are truely great apps and suggest you donate to the authors if you think so too!

This is overclocked as standard to my preferred cpu scaling mhz/vsel using My Set Scaling script . The reason for this is that at the moment setvsel is force closing on me.

Scaling is as follows:

900/46

600/36

300/26

Download the file here:

Higgsys_Modded_2.2CN

So installing:

Extract the Higgsy_Modded_2.2CN folder from the zip file you downloaded. Place on your SD card in the goapkrev/backup/ folder (along with your previous backups)

From 2.21/2.34 Eclair based ROMsm + 2.2 Chinese Froyo PROVIDING YOU NEVER FLASHED 2.51 ECLAIR:NEW Process 19/01/10

I have spent the most of today trying to trackdown this Flash bug and while can't pin it down (like looking for a needle in a haystack.) I have found a method that works to get it back for me. Its seems it is all in the method... Now as is says in the title I don't think this will work for people that have been on 2.51 Eclair ROM in the past, try the other method.

1)power phone down

2)press Power +vol Down, then when the warning triangle comes up press bottom right of the screen to get into stock recovery.

3)clear data/cache

4)Select the reboot option in recovery while holding vol up, to get into bootloader

5)Flash the 2.34 No Blur Eclair .sbf Get 2.34 Here Guide Here

6)Once flashed, root via z4root and install clockworkmod

7)boot into clockwork mod and install Higgsy_Modded_2.2CNGet 2.2 Chinese .sbf here

8)Once installed reboot now - it will fail and stick at the moto screen - pull the battery

9)Hold power+vol up to get back into bootloader

10) flash the 2.2 Chinese .sbf Get 2.2 Chinese .sbf here Guide Here

11)Once Flashed reboot

12)Once rebooted root using the superoneclick method then reboot

13)install recovery then reboot

14)Go into backup/restore and choose advanced, then choose the Higgsy_Modded_2.2CN folder, then choose to install the system only.

15)once completed reboot

16) test Camera.

Coming from 2.51 Eclair ROM:

I really don't know but it seems 2.51 breaks things such as the camera/flash. It's going to be hard to support people coming from this, as I never had the rom and I'm not going to install it due to all the issues it causes. EDIT: Morphin kindly posted the method that he used:

1) Clear data/cache with normal recovery

2) restore original 2.51 sbf from motorola

3) root with superoneclickFor2.1

4) install nandroid recovery

5) clear data/cache with nandroid recovery

6) install Higgsy backup with nandroid recovery

7) install Flash light fix alternative

8) wipe darvick-cache and permission fix

9) remove battery, boot into bootloader

10) install boot_only sbf

11) shutdown, reboot into bootloader

12) install camera fix sbf

13) optinal install Ginger Theme http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10729253&postcount=489

14) install itfundbaseband.apk

15) reboot

Thanks go to:

Sorensiim for the hosting

The Defy community on XDA

The Vendors of the few apps already mentioned above

I can confirm that everything works for me including camera/flash/compass. Please follow the steps I have given for install, if you are having a problem after or with install, I need to know exactly the process you've followed to install.

UK Users (Possibly other countries?) if you want to get rid of the hyphen's in the dialler e.g. 555-555-555-555 install "Morelocale 2" from the market (free). Set custom locale to UK and gets rid of it.

Most of all enjoy and I hope that some of you guys will make use of this!

Screens:

Apps I think are well worth installing - some paid some not (I'm not affiliated to the vendors in anyway, but they are my favourites:

Widgetsoid 2(Free)

Launcherpro Plus (Paid) - Upgrade Launcher Pro for widget etc

Widget Locker (Paid) - best locker app

Titanium Backup Pro (Paid)- The paid version is excellent and saves alot of time

Beautiful Widgets (Paid) Nice Clock/Weather Widget.

Here mine:

Patches/Updates:

20/01/11 - Fix so that protected apps show in market. Flash zip via clockworkmod. Test by searching for the official Paypal app. Also an extra little tweak thrown in for good measure!

Market_protected_Apps_Fix.zip