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[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
This is because your using clockwork recovery v3+ which backs up/looks for the boot image. While nandroid was made using recovery v2 which does not pull the boot.

I will be releasing v1.5.2 this Friday; at which time I will update the nandroid. This will be a 2nd init release, aimed at getting more battery time. This will still be nordic based.

As for a gingerbread base; I will start with CM7 once beta 7 is up. However lets hope for more leaked builds.
[Defy Android Development] freemanlowell:
As always I'm looking forward to a new release! I've been using the Orange GB beta for a few days now and agree that it's not really stable enough to use, even if some of the gingerbread eye candy is very pleasing and being able to use 2.3.3 AOSP Email and MMS has been great.

I have a red-lense defy and the camera worked for me under the 2.3.3 beta, but GPS didn't seem to work at all, ever. In all it made me miss BB where everything just works and nothing has ever crashed or rebooted as far as I can remember.

Good luck with 1.5.2 and the CM7 & 2nd-init work after that. I can't wait to see what you cook up.

Edit: As usual I spoke too soon about having no GPS, I've fixed it in this post. So far so good, only the lack of signal status bars left to fix now.
[Defy Android Development] hizz:
awesome news, looking forward to it! thanks for your work!!
[Defy Android Development] slph:
Great news!

Wipe is needed? Why not to use new SEA 2.2.2? Looks like it latest 2.2.2 for now.

Please, don't drop 2.2. Cuz CM7 very bugy and battery deainy :P
[Defy Android Development] superfastmonkey:
I started getting huge battery drain on bb1.51 2 weeks ago, so I thought I would give cm7 a go last week. It has been surprisingly stable, and battery life is as good as bb1.4 (i have been so hectic, I couldn't deal with troubleshooting a fix for bb1.51).

Only issue I have is ' voice dialer' popping up every time I connect to bluetooth-just putting a knock in for that being looked at in your cm7 build.

Using the overclock and vsel settings in boot menu is very stable too, unlike my experiences with setvsel and milestone overclock.

I can't wait to see what magic you can weave with it.
[Defy Android Development] freemanlowell:
I figured that I'd pass the time until BB 1.5.2 by checking a few other ROMs and I'd say that what I've learned is that BB is the only Defy ROM that I'd recommend to someone who needs their phone to "just work". Like my wife and her mother both want smartphones, but they want them to just get on with working with no hacking, little or no extra configuration and no worrying about boot menus, 2nd inits and so on. I'd say they'd both be happy to have BB on their phones.

That's a good thing by the way as it shows how stable, reliable and mature BB has become!

The things I did like about CM7b6 and the Orange GB beta mainly came from the fact they have a 2.3.3 base - such as being able to run a proper v2.3 Email.apk with Exchange 2010 sp1 support and proper account control. I preferred not having to rely on 2nd init and so the Orange GB build was possibly my favourite of the two (though I eventually ended up over-slimming it and breaking some functionality :p). I'd say that BB still has the better battery life in typical use, just about, and that's a major factor for me as well.

The extra UI speed and benchmark performance in both 2.3 ROMs was impressive, but it felt like it was at the cost of battery life. If you think you can create a CM7-based or other 2.3-based ROM but also improve the battery life then that would really be something!

What do you think about a 2nd init system, Fritolays? Do you think it's reliable enough for an everyday phone?
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
Just a quick note - v1.5.2 pushed to Sunday. I'm in Ottawa atm because my sister had her second kid. I get back home tomorrow, so ya Sunday. Sorry folks . ..
[Defy Android Development] freemanlowell:
Well, congratulations Fritolays and family! As for 1.5.2., I'm looking forward to that. I've had CM7b6 again for a few days and though its the best version of CM for Defy yet I'm still keen to get back to a more reliable phone.

One thing I've noticed, I don't know if anyone else has spotted this, but if you use the AOSP email.apk on a Motorola build ROM (including Barebones and any other ROM that was originally a Motoblur ROM) then the menu icons are wrong within the email app. You tend to get about half of the correct icons, and then two or three random other system icons such as the airplane mode icon where the refresh icon should be. However when you use AOSP Email.apk on CM7 (and I guess on any 2nd init type ROM) then you get all the correct icons. The wrong icons that you get vary from ROM to ROM as well, even when using the exact same Email.apk all the time.

Is there a way to fix this? Or should we just wait for a 2nd init Barebones at which point the problem will probably just go away? I can take some screenshots if that helps at all.
[Defy Android Development] zhaofa:
fritolays，I'd like black bar ,could you please push some update for that?

I'm looking forward to new update!
[Defy Android Development] freemanlowell:
I know you didn't ask this @ me, but there are two or three nice themes for Barebones that have a black status bar - is that what you're after? There's an official Barebones black theme as well as user-contributed themes that have a black colour scheme too. :D
[Defy Android Development] zhaofa:
Thx,freemanlowell !

I'd like the stock theme with black bar, I was from Pays-Rom Defy with a black bar,I'd like it. I had used all Barebone's theme,but i like the stock theme with black bar more!
[Defy Android Development] Ph1b:
I totally agree with that.

In Cyanogenmod, AAC+ is supported, which is the reason, why I use CM and not BB. And it would be great to use the search button for taking pictures.

edit: Would like the black bar as well as default.
[Defy Android Development] Ph1b:
Still awake? When will it be released?
[Defy Android Development] kevin_diu:
Hey man comeon Barebones CM7 :D
[Defy Android Development] ustrucx:
One thing i like to see in BB is full screen recorder :p
[Defy Android Development] Ph1b:
The widgetsoid data-toggle does not work on this rom. Maybe it is because of the fact, that no symbol is shown, when data is deactivated.
[Defy Android Development] zhaofa:
still waiting for the update.......
[Defy Android Development] superfastmonkey:
Fritolays must be caught up with something... try cm7 in the meantime if you are anxious to flash something,it is awesome and stable. Then we will all be waiting for some cm7 beta 7 barebones goodness- that will be something really worth waiting for.
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
Right so obviously no update yet, sorry, but good reason.

First off 152 was built but there where no significant changes. That's why it never hit the web.

So what now, well I'm just putting the finishing touches on 155 atm.

I updated the build base to 3.4.3-33-1 among other changes which I will list in the changelog.

Also to note this is not a 2nd init release; reason being I haven't spent enough time testing it to see if it improves anything.

Sorry again about the update delay; 155 will be up tomorrow night EST.

Still waiting on beta 7 from Quarx before I start playing with CM.
[Defy Android Development] themeltingclock:
Traded a Vibrant for a Defy the other day to give to my wife (who is hard on phones)

The stock ROM was GARBAGE. I've never used such a piece of trash. Went on a search for better solution and found this - HOLY SMOKES. The difference is night and day. With Barebones, this little guy FLIES. I own a G2 and I find myself using the Defy for no real reason while my wife is out of the country other than the fact that the phone is so darn fast. WiFi, GPS, everything is fast and stable.

I've only found one bug that I can't seem to fix - SMS notifications do not vibrate. Ever. The phone will vibrate when receiving a call, but regardless of the notification settings in the Messaging application I cannot get the phone to vibrate on SMS receipt. Is anyone else having this problem?
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
How did you get to the nordic build; ie: flashing sbf or nandroid + fixed sbf ? Just curious.

Hmm havent had that here, odd too because I have a tmobile defy that I work off of . . . give the stock texting app a shot.

Will need to be copied to system/app and permissions set. At least thats how I tested it.

Lemmy know !
[Defy Android Development] themeltingclock:
To be brutally honest, I am entirely new to the Defy world but not to rooting, flashing etc. I ended up just flashing the Barebones.zip straight from CWM (and the Stock Froyo) as I couldn't get the Nandroid backup you posted to take - kept giving errors about no boot.img.

Everything works as it should (save for the vibrate) - I suppose I should have used RSLite to flash the nordic sbf over before complaining.

EDIT: The only other oddity about this ROM is that the battery drains in by multiples of 10 (ie from 100 to 90 to 80). Neither of these are big enough issues to really bother me, but if there's an easy way to fix what I've done, I'm all ears.
[Defy Android Development] xelix2:
You can try a small apps called Moto Charge, it's show battery percentage at 1% increment.

Sent from Defy-froyo using Tapatalk
[Defy Android Development] kevin_diu:
Yes my defy have SMS vibrate problem too :(

also when I am installed GO SMS PRO, sometimes SMS receive will be delay. ( I cannot confirm :( So anyone can confirm this? )
[Defy Android Development] drfakeacc:
It is not a bad thing. Indeed I would prefer leaving it that way. The measurement of battery life is not that exact anyway. You could easily do 20% steps and be only roughly precise.
[Defy Android Development] zhaofa:
still thx fritolays for the awesome work!
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
155 is up on http://m.cfa.aero/ if you want to try it. I will update the changelog and OP tomorrow. Its based off of 3.4.3-33-1_HK_DEBLUR
[Defy Android Development] zhaofa:
fritolays,sorry to trouble you ,please don't forget upload this rom to a china-acess file servers,I'm a user from china area
[Defy Android Development] superfastmonkey:
I just want to say, a noob friend of mine has been running 1.51 for a month now with no issues at all and great battery life.
[Defy Android Development] freemanlowell:
Oh Fritolays you have made my day. I've just installed (NK Nandroid->BB Update Zip->fixed SBF) and its great! Even better than 1.5.2 if that's possible.

Thanks again for all your hard work!
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
linked moved to op
[Defy Android Development] drfakeacc:
Is it safe to use the latest ROM with a EU Defy, eg. would it fry the flash?
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
Ya it will work. You will just need to install the baseband switcher, from the bb_extras folder, and change the radio files to your region.
[Defy Android Development] drfakeacc:
One last thing I'm concerned about. Your "Removed.Stock.Apps.zip", is it up to date, or did you remove other apps/has the HK ROM more up to date or different versions of the apps?
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
I will update the op tonight. So atm no, those are the old files from the nordic build.
[Defy Android Development] zhaofa:
thx.I'v download !
[Defy Android Development] freemanlowell:
Thanks Fritolays. Do you think the current themes should work on 1.5.5? Specifically breezasib's AOSP is my favourite - or is it best to wait for an update for bb1.5.5?
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
While I imagine they would work, because it is a deblur build like the nordic one. But it is a different version afterall; so me, I would wait.
[Defy Android Development] pinkllama:
hi all,

i'm running barebones 1.5.1

should i flash the 3.4.3-33-1_HK_DEBLUR nandroid then the 155 zip?

or is it ok to just flash the 155 zip?
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
Same as usual; start from the nandroid, then the BB zip.

So updated the OP.

Just wanted to mention that even though this is build off of the HK 3.4.3-33-1; it should work fine with SEA 3.4.3-33-1 versions too.

As well as changes to the call recorder; read the op.

And yes I see the new cm, and I'm looking at it . . .
[Defy Android Development] kevin_diu:
Hei comeon CM7 RC0 is out :D
[Defy Android Development] Nizhu83:
I'm using version 1.5.1. This rom is great! The best of all that I tasted!

One question, What are the advantages of 155 with respect to 1.5.1?

To move to the 155, I can flash the nordic full? and then install the zip barebone 155?

Thank!

Sorry for my bad English!
[Defy Android Development] slph:
0.8.3 bootmenu,

restored HK nandroid, installed zip of 1.5.5 barebones

Stuck at moto logo, recovery was broken. Not sure what happened wrong.

Then I've flashed HK sbf, rooted and installed 2nd init (0.8.6). Installed Barebones 1.5.5 from zip and everything works. Is it okay way to install Barebones?

New wallpaper and red moto logo now?
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
Ya I know wasnt a whole lot to change, but cares now. I switched to to CM, everything works well.
[Defy Android Development] freemanlowell:
Oh really? Cool, do you think that'll be the future direction for Barebones? 1.5.5 is great by the way. Bullet proof so far after a day of heavy use, and better battery life than 1.5.1.

CM7 RC0 looks enticing though, I think I'll try that out for a day or so. You know, until I really need to use and rely on my phone again, at which time it has to be back to BareBones 1.5.5! :D
[Defy Android Development] Nizhu83:
Need I flash the sbf HK 3.4.3-33-1? and them install the zip 155?

I have 1.5.1 base nordic full.

Thanks!

Edit: If I flash the HK 3.4.3-33-1 full, then I can flash the nordic full?
[Defy Android Development] Febernacke:
I'm still running barebone 1.5.1 and I have just above 700 hours uptime with this awesome rom :-)

Few "bugs" or anoying things I found: MMS is not downloding pictures automatic I have to press download button myself. 3G does not start in browser some times even though I have 3G symbol but the arrows will not start downloading page.
[Defy Android Development] K3n H1mur4:
About the 3G issue: if you're using Dolphin HD, they're having some issues with it, they tweeted about it earlier tonight. Try a different browser or another app (i.e. loading tweets in a Twitter client).

I'm not saying that this will solve the problem for sure, but it's worth a shot.
[Defy Android Development] Ph1b:
What is the app "keyboard calibration" good for?
[Defy Android Development] Febernacke:
No it is the default Android browser. it works okay browsing but some times when I open a link nothing happens, the browser is "loading" but the arrows next to the 3G symbol isn't flashing which they do when traffic is going through.

The same thing happens with MMS and I think the pictures and browsing issue is related.

If I open another window in the browser and goes to any page 3G starts working again.
[Defy Android Development] slph:
In camera app, button with gallery don't open QuickPic.

Message appears 'Media Gallery not installed'

BB 155

for future BB, what you think about 1% battery patch?

or update to 4.3.4-36-1 base firmware?

And may be using minimalistic one-tone theme for default, something like gingerbread or HTC sense. Default one looks like new year tree with diffirent colored icons :)

I think CM7 very battery drainy and not stable (not cute)

Using just installed CM7 20 min = -4% (no gaems or music, just playing with menu), 7-8% per night (instead of 4% for BB 152)

Default clock & alarm app very ugly, in BB nice buttons to snooze alarm, but here ugly square buttons, so you need to install other alarm etc etc, intead of just using phone, like BB 152

Backlight with default settings works strange, you need to add custom brightness levels...

So, may be better to follow both versions 2.2 (stable and usable) and 2.3 (testing)?
[Defy Android Development] justjim:
Hi fritolays,

Does this mean you are working on Barebones v2.0 (CM7 based)? Or you simply meant you have switched to CM and will no longer be working on Barebones?

I would love for you to continue with barebones (CM7 based) as I really really liked your work and I believe many Barebones users will agree with me. Who's with me, let's see a show of hands...

Regards,

Jim.
[Defy Android Development] shenoy007:
hi me frm india i have froyo version 3.4.33_1 in my defy i copied bb 1.5.5 zip in to sd card..in clockwork mod i instal sd zip..before instaling i did wipe cache only..but it boot loop...wat i did wrong???please anybody??thanks
[Defy Android Development] powertony84:
I have problem with name operator, "Wind " as "ITA -88 "
[Defy Android Development] kirpeace:
data, cache and in advanced dalvik cache
[Defy Android Development] K3n H1mur4:
Use Defy Baseband Switcher (AFAIK, included with Barebones - can't tell for sure because I always restore my Titanium Backup right after flashing) and switch to your country/operator's baseband. If your operator is not on the list, simply choose another baseband from your country. It works for me.
[Defy Android Development] bujcri:
I installed Gallery Pro, but I get the same 'Media Gallery not installed' when I try to access pictures from Camera app. How can be fixed?
[Defy Android Development] dedraks:
Waiting for CM7 based Barebones. :D
[Defy Android Development] freemanlowell:
Oh absolutely. I switch between CM7 for fun and BB for work, but I always go back to BB sooner or later, and its the ROM I use by far the most. CM7 is so much more fragile in comparison - it really is good though, and once it matures will make the ideal building blocks for a good Barebones release, but at the moment (and I've just swapped back from CM RC0) I can't rely on CM 100%. So hells yes, a Fritolays variant of CM would be fantastic... One day. I don't want to rush you Fritolays! :D

And I guess in the mean time CM7 for Defy will continue to improve and stabilise. There's even talk of it being brought into the official Cyanogen Mod line, which is a great thought. Its a shame we're stuck with 2nd-init because of the bootloader, but I suppose there's not much that can be done about that before the bootloader is either cracked or officially opened, and I won't hold my breath for either of those!
[Defy Android Development] Ph1b:
For me, CM7 RC0 is much more stable than BB 1.5.5. In BB i could not even navigate through the pictures without lags.
[Defy Android Development] lmbora2009:
Hi, I need the file of the original firmware HK "stk.apk" ... thanks ...
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
Here are all the stock apps for the HK build.

BBHK-Stock_Apps.zip
[Defy Android Development] danielponte:
Congrats on your work, fritolays, Ive been a BB user since 1.3.. but last week I updated from 1.5 to 1.55 and my camera is blank :( I can still take pictures, but I cant see what I am photographing.. hehe, how do I fix that? :(

Same problem happens on the Camcorder, it opens, records, but the screen stays blank. Afterwards, I can see the movie just fine. I really have no clue what to do.
[Defy Android Development] fritolays:
Set the boot to normal by default in the bootmenu.

That should fix the camera.
[Defy Android Development] danielponte:
I love you. Hehe!
[Defy Android Development] lmbora2009:
Thanks.... bye bye...
[Defy Android Development] freemanlowell:
CM7 may have a speed advantage, and it does seem more optimally suited to the hardware and as such the UI suffers less from lag and speed problems - but barebones hasn't once, ever, locked up, rebooted or crashed on me. CM7 on the other hand has had at least one problem with each version that has resulted in a crash or lock up on my handset.

CM7 remains my favourite toy on the Defy, but barebones is my work horse and also the ROM I flash when I'm away and need to rely on the signal strength, battery life, camera and email apps 100%.

Oh, I have found the gallery app to be pretty slow in general on any Moto-based ROM, even QuickPic isn't great, but a good fast SD card helps!
[Defy Android Development] gamenelson:
Youtube and other movie player doesn't work to see.
[Defy Android Development] obscurant1st:
the best rom. I loved the experience. My defy is super fast now! :)
[Defy Android Development] Gusar321:
I upgraded to 1.5.5 and now there's a problem - I don't have carrier names. Instead of A1, T-Mobile Austria, Orange AT, etc... I get AUT-01, AUT-05, AUT-10... I've used the baseband switcher, doesn't make a difference.

There's another, though tiny, problem - two icons in the app drawer, "Accounts" and "My Accounts", both doing the same.
[Defy Android Development] lmbora2009:
HI, name of the apk original file (tasks.apk???) of the task manager integrated in the motorola defy? Thanks in advance .. :confused:
[Defy Android Development] stefa_vr6:
Any news about CM7 barebones?
[Defy Android Development] themeltingclock:
Same story (didn't install Gallery Pro)
[Defy Android Development] kevin_diu:
Waiting for barebones CM7 too :D
[Defy Android Development] mlkz:
blur camera seems no longer integrated with quickpic.

is there any workaround for this?
[Defy Android Development] account1:
maybe try this:

http://www.multiupload.com/OW391DB2HF
[Defy Android Development] mlkz:
thanks.

is that edited blur-gallery?

will do..

-----EDIT----

that's not edited blurgallery

here i found the post about it:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13368495&postcount=598

download attachment, rename that to MediaGallery.apk copy that to \system\app\

set permission to Read=user,group,others | Write=user,none,none | Execute=none,none,none

reboot phone.

when picture-taken thumbnail is pressed, it will launch quickpic gallery :)
[Defy Android Development] acvaristul:
For all people with trouble about QuickPic Gallery and BlurCamera integration:

The problem is solved in pag. 60 of this topic (BlurGalleryHack-0.2.apk) by Febernacke. I tried and is a fully functional solution.

Anyway, fritolays thank you for your great work!
[Defy Android Development] mlkz:
yup..

tried that, and it works.. :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13368495&postcount=598

download attachment, rename that to MediaGallery.apk copy that to \system\app\

set permission to Read=user,group,others | Write=user,none,none | Execute=none,none,none

reboot phone.

when picture-taken thumbnail is pressed, it will launch quickpic gallery :)

also this 1% battery step is working on barebones 1.55

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113249
[Defy Android Development] kevin_diu:
What baseband the rom using? Thanks :)
[Defy Android Development] stefa_vr6:
It is based on HK so 900/1800/2100 i guess
[Defy Android Development] Febernacke:
You don't have to rename the APK.

Well at least for me it is working with any name I give the apk :p
[Defy Android Development] kevin_diu:
Thanks :) I've tried many of baseband on CM7 but the phone's battery drain problem could not be solve. Now try the special version of nightly build to see if the problem solve!
[Defy Android Development] mlkz:
1% steps battery ICON | editing breezasib AOSP theme and lockscreen

____EDIT____

SEEMS BUGGY:

-sound volume indicator will change to weird things

-get error on some apps, eg: sms app will FC when open its settings.

-etc

DO NOT USE THIS FOR THIS MOMENT... :(

____EDIT____

okay, here it is :D

after hours of learning some new android stuff

about decompiling framework-res to edit xml configuration file with APK Manager.

i am editing [AOSP Framework + true AOSP Lockscreen] by

breezasib

,

the result of my editing is it will shows 1% battery steps on battery icon.

go get the advantage of AOSP framework + true AOSP lockscreen from breezasib,

and also you will get nice and usefull 1% battery steps on battery icon...

so there's no need widget or additional app to show it :)

download the flashable update zip here

update zip also included libandroid.so from EphuNord ROM by

ephumuris

so you don't need to apply update zip of "froyo 1% battery steps",

just apply this zip from custom recovery or bootmenu custom recovery, and all set :)

thanks to breezasib and ephumuris :D​

PS: toggle buttons on notification window is not included, it's app called widgetsoid.