[ROM} CyanogenMod 7 for the Motorola Defy :: V7.1.0 (9 Oct 2011)

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CyanogenMod is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

#include <std_disclaimer.h>
/*
 * Your warranty is now void.
 *
 * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
 * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
 * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
 * before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
 * you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
 */

CyanogenMod is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restore the Google parts. CyanogenMod does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.

All the source code for CyanogenMod is available in the CyanogenMod Github repo. And if you would like to contribute to CyanogenMod, please visit out Gerrit Code Review. You can also view the Changelog for a full list of changes & features.

Instructions:

First time flashing CyanogenMod 7 to the Motorola Defy, or coming from another ROM?

1. Root the device and install ClockworkMod Recovery. Instructions are available here.
2. Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
3. Format the system, data & cache partitions of your device.
4. Perform a factory reset.
5. Flash CyanogenMod.
6. Optional: Install the Google Apps addon package.

Upgrading from earlier version of CyanogenMod 7?

1. Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
2. Flash CyanogenMod (your Google Apps will be backed up & restored automatically).

Issues?

Experience issues? Please provide the following info:

• If the device was hard reboot, please provide the file "/proc/last_kmsg".
• If the device was soft reboot or is "bootlooping", please run a logcat and provide the full output.
• Please use Pastebin when possible.

Download Links:

Official post

CyanogenMod:

Latest version: update-cm-7.1.0-jordan
Download: link
Mirror: link
MD5sum: 79d6dc94930c36117f0326315ed0556f

Google Apps addon:

Version: gapps-gb-20110828
Mirror: link
Mirror: link

Version: Google Talk with video addon
Mirror: link
Mirror: link

The CyanogenMod team would like to thank everyone involved in helping with testing, coding, debugging & documenting! Enjoy!

Using it already. Its great an fast!

Thank you for your effort!
You guys saved my defy!
God reward you!

Waiting for next update.

Sent from my MB525 using xda premium

I installed it a few minutes earlier! By far faster and more responsive than the stock froyo I used to have! Thanks to all the ones that have contributed to this project!

Hello, I was using the 7.1 version but it was updated from the atest nightly.
When I tried to flash from stratch it just boot loops...

EDIT: I tried wiping data and now it works.

Originally Posted by feh_pexto

Hello, I was using the 7.1 version but it was updated from the atest nightly.
When I tried to flash from stratch it just boot loops...

EDIT: I tried wiping data and now it works.

Always need wipe data when you go to another kind of roms !!!! (which is not same as rom update)
This is the 99% reason for flashing bootloop's

I couldn't make calendar lockscreen widget works. Any idea?

I may stick with the nightlies in that case. Is there any material difference, anyway?

so.. im running the leaked gb rom. is this what i should do to get this running on my phone?
1. flash official 2.2.2 (india)
2. wipe everything (factory reset)
3. using recovery install the cyanogenmod as an update from sd card

and this is reversible right? as in i can just wipe and flash any other rom if for some stupid reason i dont like this?