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Current Situation:
When I say bricked, I mean BRICKED in all caps. The phone is completely unresponsive. If I try to turn it on – no good. If I try to put it in bootloader mode – no response. If I hold the volume button down and depress the power – no menu displays. I get no ‘M’. I get nothing. Except…
If I fire up RSD Lite 4.9 and plug in the phone, it does recognize something. Under model it displays “S Flash OMAP3630”. If I load up an sbf file (I’ve been following Higgsy’s incomparable “How To” guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853674 and using the generic UK sbf file he recommends) and depress “Start” within RSD Lite, the phone will display “SW Update In progress…” in white blocky text. RSD Lite says it’s executing and, after several minutes will display a Status of “Finished” and a Result of “PASS”. On the phone, the screen goes dark but a white notification light displays. While the phone is still plugged in, I can depress the power button on and off and RSD Lite will recognize it’s there (if it’s on) or not recognize the phone is there (if the power is toggled off).
Note that the battery is fully charged.
I’ll give you a little background info:
Background:
I purchased Defy phones for my wife and me for Christmas. Her’s is working fine, is unrooted, and has only a few apps beyond stock (Angry Birds of course!). But of course I had to play with mine. All went well until I (stupidly) installed the latest T-Mobile update which removed my root access. This was not acceptable to me as I had overclocked my phone for performance purposes. I had a really hard time getting root access back until I at last found a version of SuperOneClick that did the trick.
By this time I had reset the phone back to factory settings. So I thought “Well, I might as well flash some cool ROM”, so I flashed a Gingerbread themed Froyo cooked up for the Defy. Unfortunately, it didn’t work (for whatever reason). I was stuck at the dreaded ‘M’.
Next I started following Higgsy’s guide (as mentioned above) but I guess I screwed something up because now the phone is totally unresponsive except as detailed above.
So where do I go from here? Some possibilities:
Flash T-Mobile 2.2 test sbf?
Link?
Flash Original SBF?
Link?
I’ve still got my wife’s phone which is working perfectly fine. Is there a way to copy files from her phone to my dead phone and get some life?
Do you guys have some other steps you’d recommend?
I’d really like to get my phone working again and would much appreciate the help. Many thanks in advance.
(Note that I’m a Noob so please don’t assume I know anything!)
(Yet another note: I'm in the USA.)
Which .sbf's and in which order did you install them?
The same happened to me after I'd flashed the 3.4.2 sbf, then tried to downgrade back to 2.34. it went blank and I had to reflash 3.4.2 again.
If you've flashed 2.51 or 3.42 then you can't downgrade from them. So the fix would be to flash the same rom again.
I have the same problem and this how i fix it
1.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026&highlight=low+battery your phone will show in rsd lite
2.flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933555 with him you get a error that can not be installed
3. disconnect phone from USB and remove the battery
4. Replace the battery in the phone and power up, and phone immediately go into the bootloader
5. Flash bootonly http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=899450
6. and finaly flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922430
it works for me
sorry for bad english
Solved
I flashed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922430 per your suggestion and I'm now up and running. Thank you.
Motorola Defy bricked
hi
i have a question about my defy. The white led is still shining but there is no connection to the pc. I connected via USB-cable.
pls HELP!!!!!
I have a similar issue as the OP..
I originally rooted the phone using simpleoneclick... then I overclocked it using setvsel...
it was running fine for an hour or so, and then I ran quadrant (several times over the course of the hour) and the final time, it rebooted during the middle of a test, and then it would just keep looping the bootup moto logo and "android" screens.
at that point I could still enter the bootloader and recovery screens. I tried wiping data and resetting to factory defaults with no avail.
Finally I followed a thread on flashing a new rom to the phone with RDSLite and the uk rom. After getting it to finish flashing and it showing a 'Finished' and 'PASS' status as the OP mentioned, te phone now no longer responds. Power button does not trigger the screen to go on, regardless of if I try to press the volume buttons with it or not.
The only response I get from it is when it is connected to the computer, the white led turns on, and the computer (and rdslite) recognizes it. I can still flash it with rdslite and the screen turns on displaying the SW update In progress message...
but that's about all I can get it to do.
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated
edit: I should also mention that after the uk 2.21 rom I've also tried the china 2.2.1 roms.... Should I also try flashing the 2.51 uk version as well?
Okay, I tried a few more roms and this one "JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_117-00..." has everything back up and running...
however now i'm running into the issue of apps that i've 'downloaded' not actually installing...
bricked
same problem here. rsd can detect my phone but still failed flashing. i changed and renamed the /sbf but still doesnt work... please help
MB525 Defy Bricked
MB525 Defy bricked and rsd cannt detect my phone failed . ... please help
its dead. Actually i uninstalled busybox and in this process all the system files also deleted by busybox. now phone is not starting. if anyone can suggest. I was using MIUI rom. can any one make it alive again.
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. ....please help
Same problem here, but my phone is only detected by a friend's laptop. I think I have to flash Defy+ rom
try to flash sbf use rsd
If your phone is detected by RSD Lite, then you have an easy fix in just flashing a new sbf. If it's not detected and you can't charge your battery, you're going to have to use the MacGyver method.
if sbf doesnt work u better send it to warranty
Well. On my computer the phone isn"t even recognized. Maybe because some RSD Lite files are missing and it need them to detect bricked defy (i did reinstalled RSD Lite)
If it's recognised on your friend's computer but not on yours then it means that you probably have the versions of the motorola drivers or rsd lite that have problems.
white led solution
hope for defy with only white led light turning on. This assumes that you have already have mototola drivers and RSD lite installed.
Background : I only had defy one day when I decided to flash it with miui. I bricked on the first time with bootloops. Did research and got drivers and rsd lite. managed to find three stock t mobile roms and flashed to stock Tom, then flashed miui, since then I've been switching between miui and cm7.
Problem : After a few months of use, I decided to flash stock rom to see how the battery life would be like. Bricked it the first time with bootloops. I thought I had flashed it with wrong rom because the first time I flashed back to original rom I did not delete the roms that I thought were the original roms. So after first failure I tried to flashed with the other roms I had. after the third rom it would not go into bootloader, only white led would turn on. Tried macguiver, did not work so save your usb cable, don't mess with it ain't gonna work.
Two part solution: I realized that when I plugged phone with usb I would hear the usb tone on win 7. When to device manager and saw the other device or something like that was appearing and disappearing when I would connect and disconnect phone. I clicked it and it said Motorola device or something like that, it was sensing my defy! defy drivers were wipe out due to bad flash. I had mototola drivers so I clicked on update and searched for mototola drivers on hard drive. I had rsd lite on and it recognized the defy after driver update, even though the bootloader screen was not on and just the white led was on.
decided to flash rom that have me bootloop and it flashed it but still gave me a bootloop., by the way, the update part of bootloader showed up after a while.
Second part of solution: googled problem and found out that the phone has a stock recovery. its the robot with the triangle exclamation mark. when you get to it you have to touch the extreme lower right hand corner of the screen to get to where you can wipe data and cache. when you start wiping data / cache you have to press on ok?? on lower left hand of the screen repeatedly until wipe is complete. then reboot and tada it boots up to stock tmo USA defy.
this is the stock rom I used : JORDN_U3_6.36.0
F Y I
if you ever try to flash a rom and it just bootloops, just go into stock recovery and wipe data and cache and you should be able to boot into android.
I'm Mc Gayvering my phone. Just tried a led directly connected to USB and fried it
This is my last hope
Is your phone worked?
I have the same problem. I try many ROM,But all of them dosn't work.
When I put in the battery,it shows Bootloader,When i flash a ROM use RSD，the phone always display SW Update In progress... Then the RSD's status is error verifying code group XX(XX=32/33/39/40 etc.) checksums.
What should I do?
THS.
Help :mad :
Hello, I'm having a problem with my Motorola Defy, he is not popping no FBS. he is not linking a black screen, but the white light is on, but when I try to install the SBF appears SW Uplidate im Progress .. can someone help me
wesleybinho said:
Hello, I'm having a problem with my Motorola Defy, he is not popping no FBS. he is not linking a black screen, but the white light is on, but when I try to install the SBF appears SW Uplidate im Progress .. can someone help me
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dude this is all same **** u flashed wrong sbf.
flash the sbf service flash higher or same version which came by default wid ur phone.
flashes here http://and-developers.com/sbf:defy
Hi to everyone,
I got a defy+ that had DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-1321_CN
them i flashed cm9 quarx CM9-NIGHTLY-20120420-Defy+.zip
after some testing I wanted to come back to original sbf
so I booted my phone pressing power and volume +
them flashed again the DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-1321_CN
got stuck on moto logo
tried recovery mode wipe everything
them flash again with plenty other fsb without sucess
last I tried was DFPRC_U_4.5.3-109_DPP-14-17
now my phone dont turn on the screen anymore
but rsdlite still reconize it and even can flash sbf
the screen will eventually turn on and show the sw update message when I start the flash
after it says pass at the end it wont do anything not even show the moto logo
them I tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552152
still same thing
tried flahsing the Defy-BL6Downgrade-CDT.sbf
them DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-1321_CN
tried flahsing the Defy-BL6Downgrade-CDT.sbf
them DFPRC_U_4.5.3-109_DPP-14-17
tried flahsing the Defy-BL6Downgrade-CDT.sbf
them DFL_U3_4.5.2_51-50_SIGNED
thats the retail from my country
dsont know what to do anymore please help Iam desperate
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Have you got a solution?
johannesleung said:
Hi to everyone,
I got a defy+ that had DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-1321_CN
them i flashed cm9 quarx CM9-NIGHTLY-20120420-Defy+.zip
after some testing I wanted to come back to original sbf
so I booted my phone pressing power and volume +
them flashed again the DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-1321_CN
got stuck on moto logo
tried recovery mode wipe everything
them flash again with plenty other fsb without sucess
last I tried was DFPRC_U_4.5.3-109_DPP-14-17
now my phone dont turn on the screen anymore
but rsdlite still reconize it and even can flash sbf
the screen will eventually turn on and show the sw update message when I start the flash
after it says pass at the end it wont do anything not even show the moto logo
them I tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552152
still same thing
tried flahsing the Defy-BL6Downgrade-CDT.sbf
them DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-1321_CN
tried flahsing the Defy-BL6Downgrade-CDT.sbf
them DFPRC_U_4.5.3-109_DPP-14-17
tried flahsing the Defy-BL6Downgrade-CDT.sbf
them DFL_U3_4.5.2_51-50_SIGNED
thats the retail from my country
dsont know what to do anymore please help Iam desperate
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I'm stuck in a similar problem.
I mistakenly flashed DFPRC_U_4.5.3-109_DPP-14-17 (downloaded from here). Now my defy with Green Lens simply shows a black screen. Is there any way to fix this?
I think your BL version is 7, but I recommented first you flash DFP-139 from this: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordanplus/list.php .It's BL6 version if with this version still black screen. You'll need to flash BL7 231 from this thread, first you'll need flash 231 when ROOTED 231.
!!!TRY FIRST WITH BL6!!!
My Defy had CM7.1, running well. I tried to upgrade to CM9 after making a nandroid backup. During first boot, i was stuck at 'wizard has stopped' when i touched the android icon.
I tried to restore my nandroid backup, but phone booted into recovery.
Then i tried to flash JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_177-005_NORDIC_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTNORD_P003_A001_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
through RSD lite 4.9 but probably battery was drained, as i could not get the phone to boot after pass message, just a white LED and phone not detecting on RSD lite and not going into boot loader.
With macgyver hack, my pc could recognize the phone and i have flashed a number of ROMs but phone never boots.
While rest all sbfs were froyo, i also flashed
3.4.2-179-002-tmobile-froyo-fixed.sbf
T-mobile froyo bootonly.sbf
and
Tmo_2.2.1-3.4.2-107-boot-devtree-ONLY.sbf
Please help what should i do to get my defy back? I dont have warranty cover.
avionics49er said:
My Defy had CM7.1, running well. I tried to upgrade to CM9 after making a nandroid backup. During first boot, i was stuck at 'wizard has stopped' when i touched the android icon.
I tried to restore my nandroid backup, but phone booted into recovery.
Then i tried to flash JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_177-005_NORDIC_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTNORD_P003_A001_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
through RSD lite 4.9 but probably battery was drained, as i could not get the phone to boot after pass message, just a white LED and phone not detecting on RSD lite and not going into boot loader.
With macgyver hack, my pc could recognize the phone and i have flashed a number of ROMs but phone never boots.
While rest all sbfs were froyo, i also flashed
3.4.2-179-002-tmobile-froyo-fixed.sbf
T-mobile froyo bootonly.sbf
and
Tmo_2.2.1-3.4.2-107-boot-devtree-ONLY.sbf
Please help what should i do to get my defy back? I dont have warranty cover.
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after macgyver hack flash one sbf. go to stock recovery and wipe your data/chage.
Than you sould flash again one froyo. And it will work. Good luck.
I had same problem when i went back to froyo. I forgot to wipe date/chage and it didn't boot.
defy bricked
Blazs said:
after macgyver hack flash one sbf. go to stock recovery and wipe your data/chage.
Than you sould flash again one froyo. And it will work. Good luck.
I had same problem when i went back to froyo. I forgot to wipe date/chage and it didn't boot.
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The phone just does not turn on, stays on blank screen, so i can not go to storck recovery to wipe data / cache.
Hi
flash JORDN_U3_6.36.0
this is froyo on BL6.
This happened to me too!!! has this alredy been fixed???
Same problem
Hi together, well I hope this is the right place.... I'm owner of a motorola Defy MB 525 that ran without any problems on cm9 nightly for last 6 month. Now suddenly it doesn't start any moer andIi can't access recovery setup nor anything else so it's impossible to wipe anything, too. When connected to my notebook only the white LED is shining but nothing happens. The typical "hardware-found-ping" appears and several seconds later the " hardware was removed ping." The right drivers are installed on my notebook, but even RSD Lite doesn't found my Defy so I can't flash enything. Anyone has any Idea what to to?
Thank's in advance for any help!
Heddi
Heddi72 said:
Hi together, well I hope this is the right place.... I'm owner of a motorola Defy MB 525 that ran without any problems on cm9 nightly for last 6 month. Now suddenly it doesn't start any moer andIi can't access recovery setup nor anything else so it's impossible to wipe anything, too. When connected to my notebook only the white LED is shining but nothing happens. The typical "hardware-found-ping" appears and several seconds later the " hardware was removed ping." The right drivers are installed on my notebook, but even RSD Lite doesn't found my Defy so I can't flash enything. Anyone has any Idea what to to?
Thank's in advance for any help!
Heddi
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I have the same problem.
But RSD Lite saw my defy, but when RSD Lite send phone to reboot after flash - nothing happening.
I've tried a lot of SBFs from h*t*t*p://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordan/list.php but nothing helping.
My defy show only two screens: 'SW Update In Progress...' and 'SW Update Complete' and nothing new on display.
Maybe my battery discharged and McGyver hack doesn't help....
Defy: Can flash only one sbf
rendevor said:
I have the same problem.
But RSD Lite saw my defy, but when RSD Lite send phone to reboot after flash - nothing happening.
I've tried a lot of SBFs from h*t*t*p://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordan/list.php but nothing helping.
My defy show only two screens: 'SW Update In Progress...' and 'SW Update Complete' and nothing new on display.
Maybe my battery discharged and McGyver hack doesn't help....
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I also have the same problem. Did you find any solution for the same.
sarvranjan said:
I also have the same problem. Did you find any solution for the same.
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Try to flash the file mentioned here. This did the job for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40959834&postcount=3
Good luck!
My phone milestone 2 from hong kong had 2.3.4 android version. I did update to 2.3.6 and i did not know that i can't downgrade my phone from this version. I dont have CWM, just rooted. Now i have just motorola logo all the time nothing else. I can go to boot fast mode (version 70.10) and when i plug in to computer RSD lite shows "connected..." no imei numer, no model phone. When i tried flashing trough official froyo or gingerbread or another RSD creating image file but when it do done just creating image file flashing is fail with information:
Failed flashing process. Failed process. Phone[0000]: Error getting subscriber unit information. Device API Error: 0xE0000042 Command:RQHW (0xE0805042); phone connected
I dont know what i must to do. My phone is dead like i said i see just moto logo (white, no moto blur red) and nothing else . I don't have CWM and i can't get in to recovery and i can't do wipe of factory reset. Drivers usb is good battety is full. Sorry for english.
you flashed the wrong stock rom (Froyo) instead of Gingerbread. Use the right stock firmware and flash again.
Power off your phone and press power and arrow up at same time for some seconds. You will get to the bootloadermode.
Flash than. Don´t care about seeing a black screen, RSD lite will detect your phone for shure.
lulli1 said:
you flashed the wrong stock rom (Froyo) instead of Gingerbread. Use the right stock firmware and flash again.
Power off your phone and press power and arrow up at same time for some seconds. You will get to the bootloadermode.
Flash than. Don´t care about seeing a black screen, RSD lite will detect your phone for shure.
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i can't find right stock Gingerbread sbf. When i trying flashing always i have infotmation "Failed flashing process etc." Could you help me find this stock firmware.
I tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014589 but not working
anyone know how to help me?
Hello,
got a semi brick Defy (meaning cannot boot,
cannot enter recovery, cannot enter fastboot mode,
there is only Motorola Flash Interface, RSDLite sees the phone).
The battery is charged (measured it), also the phone
lights up the charging, white LED when charging.
The phone had some kind of custom ROM on it,
for sure and the owner tried to downgrade it
back to Froyo (which is obviously prohibited as
I know).
Tried various 2.2.1 and 2.3 service SBFs without
any luck, I can't even go to recovery/download
still.
Any bulletproof guide how to revive it?
(With things like how much I should wait after
RSDLite finished with flashing abd rebooted the
phone - before trying to reflash again?)
Thanks,
To reply to my own question, there is no surprise. The customer ROM changed the bootloader version to something, I just had to figure out the lowest compatible stock ROM which has this bootloader.
So I started to flash SBFs after SBFs with increasing BL version, and finally I stopped at BL6, as the phone booted up.
Obviously I had to manually charge the battery inbetween, and obviously I had to give it a full format, but now everything
seems fine.