Defy wont boot!!!

Shrewdy · Aug 5, 2012

Hi,

I was running CM10 on my defy and then i tried to update it with Quarx latest build and something went wrong....i was stuck at the motorola logo screen....

I used RSD Lite V5.3.1 to flash the stock rom to my defy and it still wont boot....its still stuck at the motorola logo....

Please help.....its booting only under the Bootloader mode (Power+Vol Up).....nothing else

Thanks

Pekempy · Aug 5, 2012

Shrewdy said:
Hi,

I was running CM10 on my defy and then i tried to update it with Quarx latest build and something went wrong....i was stuck at the motorola logo screen....

I used RSD Lite V5.3.1 to flash the stock rom to my defy and it still wont boot....its still stuck at the motorola logo....

Please help.....its booting only under the Bootloader mode (Power+Vol Up).....nothing else

Thanks

Did you flash the correct sbf?
How long are you stuck at the Motorola logo? Give a bit more information =P
It's most likely not bricked as it's almost impossible to brick the defy.. (I've never heard of it)

Shrewdy · Aug 5, 2012

Please help

pk92 said:
Did you flash the correct sbf?
How long are you stuck at the Motorola logo? Give a bit more information =P
It's most likely not bricked as it's almost impossible to brick the defy.. (I've never heard of it)

Hi,

First i had upgraded to froyo and and used this link to get Gingerbread on my defy
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1285007

After that i installed many roms and the last one to be tried was CM10...which started all the problems...
I have now tried to flash rom from this link
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1386942

now it is booting up but now it is stuck with the animation screen....the phone actually does not start....
i know its something to do with the kernel but then i dont know which type of kernel to flash and how!!

Please help..

Let me know if you need any more information

Thank you....

Pekempy · Aug 5, 2012

Shrewdy said:
Hi,

First i had upgraded to froyo and and used this link to get Gingerbread on my defy
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1285007

After that i installed many roms and the last one to be tried was CM10...which started all the problems...
I have now tried to flash rom from this link
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1386942

now it is booting up but now it is stuck with the animation screen....the phone actually does not start....
i know its something to do with the kernel but then i dont know which type of kernel to flash and how!!

Please help..

Let me know if you need any more information

Thank you....

Red or Green Lens? Defy or Defy+?
If Red Lens then you can use Defy or Defy+ build straight from Froyo after installing 2nd init.
If Red Lens Defy with Defy+ build, you will need a battery fix
If Red Lens Defy with Defy build, nothing else needs to be installed
If Green Lens Defy, you can only use Defy build. Nothing else needs to be installed.
If Defy+ You can only use defy build, nothing else needs to be installed.

Download the defy/defy+ builds here:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1768702
http://quarx2k.ru

There is also an SBF of CM10 here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1691901

Shrewdy · Aug 5, 2012

Thanks buddy

pk92 said:
Red or Green Lens? Defy or Defy+?
If Red Lens then you can use Defy or Defy+ build straight from Froyo after installing 2nd init.
If Red Lens Defy with Defy+ build, you will need a battery fix
If Red Lens Defy with Defy build, nothing else needs to be installed
If Green Lens Defy, you can only use Defy build. Nothing else needs to be installed.
If Defy+ You can only use defy build, nothing else needs to be installed.

Download the defy/defy+ builds here:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1768702
http://quarx2k.ru

There is also an SBF of CM10 here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1691901

i am downloading the CM10 sbf's for both Froyo and GB..
i will try to install each and will see which ones works for me....

Coz i have a defy and i think it is a red lense one.
But i had a GB kernel running on my defy....

I hope thinks get well with my defy....

Thanks, will update you as soon as something happens....

Shrewdy · Aug 5, 2012

Nothing works

Shrewdy said:
i am downloading the CM10 sbf's for both Froyo and GB..
i will try to install each and will see which ones works for me....

Coz i have a defy and i think it is a red lense one.
But i had a GB kernel running on my defy....

I hope thinks get well with my defy....

Thanks, will update you as soon as something happens....

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All hopes going down... I have flashed these sbf's from the link your provided but nothing works !!
1. Froyo-cm-10,JB.Quarx.30.07.build.Defyred/green.bl4.fixed'sbf NEW
2. A.2.3.6-cm-10,JB.Quarx-30.07build-Defy+/red fixed'sbf cm-10 bootanimation New

Infact i get an error at the bootloader itself Err: A5,70,00,00,23 (wonder whats that)

There is only 1 sbf that boots it up....but then my defy keep looping on the blur animation and never boots up....
SBF that works the most i got it from here
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=966537
which was (4.5.1-134-DFP-1321 - retail-asia full Blur multilanguage Thread)

This works and atleast it sort of tries to boot up....

Also if i try to get into the recovery mode (Power + Vol Down)....i cannot see any options in recovery....just the small android exclamation image !!

Can you please help and get me atleast booted up till recovery ??

Thanks

Pekempy · Aug 6, 2012

Shrewdy said:
----------------

All hopes going down... I have flashed these sbf's from the link your provided but nothing works !!
1. Froyo-cm-10,JB.Quarx.30.07.build.Defyred/green.bl4.fixed'sbf NEW
2. A.2.3.6-cm-10,JB.Quarx-30.07build-Defy+/red fixed'sbf cm-10 bootanimation New

Infact i get an error at the bootloader itself Err: A5,70,00,00,23 (wonder whats that)

There is only 1 sbf that boots it up....but then my defy keep looping on the blur animation and never boots up....
SBF that works the most i got it from here
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=966537
which was (4.5.1-134-DFP-1321 - retail-asia full Blur multilanguage Thread)

This works and atleast it sort of tries to boot up....

Also if i try to get into the recovery mode (Power + Vol Down)....i cannot see any options in recovery....just the small android exclamation image !!

Can you please help and get me atleast booted up till recovery ??

Thanks

I believe that little android guy is the stock recovery. From what I remember you hold both volume buttons and it takes you into stock recovery.
Unfortunately, you will no longer have 2nd init installed, which allows for CWM recovery, so you can't flash a zip from there.
How long does it stay stuck on the blur logo? Maybe you're just not waiting long enough? (Stupid question I know, but some people complain after 2 minutes, the first boot can take a long time!)
Try looking at This thread and see if the link which is in this post will work to download the Taiwanese SBF. For me it doesn't seem to load

Edit: - Oh the Taiwanese SBF did eventually download. Took about 5 minutes with the tab open loading. I've uploaded it to my Dropbox so you can download from there... should be a bit faster!
JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-33-1_CHINESE_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B50AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTINT15_P001_A013_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf.gz
(MD5 - 34E9A43EAB8D2FF6101536C4B3F104BD)
Note: This is Taiwanese, NOT CHINESE. The Chinese one burns out the flashlight and it cannot be used after that.

Shrewdy · Aug 6, 2012

Still stuck

pk92 said:
I believe that little android guy is the stock recovery. From what I remember you hold both volume buttons and it takes you into stock recovery.
Unfortunately, you will no longer have 2nd init installed, which allows for CWM recovery, so you can't flash a zip from there.
How long does it stay stuck on the blur logo? Maybe you're just not waiting long enough? (Stupid question I know, but some people complain after 2 minutes, the first boot can take a long time!)
Try looking at This thread and see if the link which is in this post will work to download the Taiwanese SBF. For me it doesn't seem to load

Edit: - Oh the Taiwanese SBF did eventually download. Took about 5 minutes with the tab open loading. I've uploaded it to my Dropbox so you can download from there... should be a bit faster!
JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-33-1_CHINESE_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B50AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTINT15_P001_A013_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf.gz
(MD5 - 34E9A43EAB8D2FF6101536C4B3F104BD)
Note: This is Taiwanese, NOT CHINESE. The Chinese one burns out the flashlight and it cannot be used after that.

Thanks for helping me out....

The motorola logo stays around for 20 seconds after with the Motorola boot animation starts.....
So i left my defy on for around 20 mins and nothing is happening its still playing the boot animation. !!

I havent yet downloaded the sbf link you have given me as i am at work now and will be able to do that only when i reach home.

Another thing i have noticed is that i am able to charge my defy....that means the rom is present and hopefully working !!

What say....???

Euro_Rules · Aug 6, 2012

Have you done Factory Reset????

1- turn off your phone (take the battery out and then put it back in)
2- press and HOLD the volume DOWN button + power button
3- Motorola logo appears first, then after a few seconds an 'android ROBOT logo' appears
4- press volume UP and DOWN buttons at once, quickly
5- from the menu choose 'factory reset/wipe-format data'
6- then do 'wipe cache'
7- then do a reboot

see if it helps and you are able to start the phone normally

Shrewdy · Aug 6, 2012

Euro your awesome!!

Euro_Rules said:
Have you done Factory Reset????

1- turn off your phone (take the battery out and then put it back in)
2- press and HOLD the volume DOWN button + power button
3- Motorola logo appears first, then after a few seconds an 'android ROBOT logo' appears
4- press volume UP and DOWN buttons at once, quickly
5- from the menu choose 'factory reset/wipe-format data'
6- then do 'wipe cache'
7- then do a reboot

see if it helps and you are able to start the phone normally

Hi buddy,

Thanks yaar...i did exactly you told me to and the phone booted normally...
thanks a million buddy...:good::good:

And i also owe a million thanks to pk92...you have been there when i need you the most buddy....:good::good::good:

Thanks...m so happy to see my defy come back to life... :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

O god!! its been a tough time but i learnt something new too....

Thanks guys :laugh:

Shrewdy · Aug 6, 2012

friend request !!

hi, pk92 & euro

i have sent you friend request...do accept if you like !!

Thanks guys...

Euro_Rules · Aug 6, 2012

Shrewdy said:
Hi buddy,

Thanks yaar...i did exactly you told me to and the phone booted normally...
thanks a million buddy...:good::good:

And i also owe a million thanks to pk92...you have been there when i need you the most buddy....:good::good::good:

Thanks...m so happy to see my defy come back to life... :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

O god!! its been a tough time but i learnt something new too....

Thanks guys :laugh:

Hehehehehehehehe
You are Welcom Shrewdy

Say thanks to our awesome XDA developer's Because of them we are nothing...

Euro_Rules · Aug 6, 2012

Shrewdy said:
hi, pk92 & euro

i have sent you friend request...do accept if you like !!

Thanks guys...

Accepted :highfive:

czarekusa · Oct 12, 2012

Guys I have the same problem.
Phone was upgraded from Froyo to CM7 and took it fine. Played for a while in CM7 but decided to upgrade to CM10.
Followed the steps from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1795647
flashed foryo Kernel
Flashed CM10-20120924-NIGHTLY-mb525.zip
Flashed Google apps
Cleared cache, cleared Dalvik

Phone boots but gets stuck at Motorola logo and after blue and green light it loops back again to the same sequence.

It's a Defy with green lens and it had stock T-Mobile Froyo (rooted) before flash to CM7.

I'm now back to CM7 as CM10 didn't want to work.

Shrewdy · Oct 12, 2012

sorry didnt get you

czarekusa said:
Guys I have the same problem.
Phone was upgraded from Froyo to CM7 and took it fine. Played for a while in CM7 but decided to upgrade to CM10.
Followed the steps from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1795647
flashed foryo Kernel
Flashed CM10-20120924-NIGHTLY-mb525.zip
Flashed Google apps
Cleared cache, cleared Dalvik

Phone boots but gets stuck at Motorola logo and after blue and green light it loops back again to the same sequence.

It's a Defy with green lens and it had stock T-Mobile Froyo (rooted) before flash to CM7.

I'm now back to CM7 as CM10 didn't want to work.

hey buddy...m sorry i didnt quite get you....
As per my understanding i believe your phone is working fine with CM7 installed and you want to install CM10 on your defy !!

am i correct !!

if you then let me make it clear that the latest CM10 build used a custom kernel made by quarx himself....it is not running a froyo or gb kernel...

so here is what you need to do....

1. simply factory reset your phone...clear cache and dalvik...
2. now flash the latest CM10 build
3. again...clear cache and dalvik...
4. and now let defy boot....first boot may take a longer time....

hope this works for u...if it does not...let me know...will b glad to help u...

Thanks

czarekusa · Oct 12, 2012

Shrewdy said:
hey buddy...m sorry i didnt quite get you....
As per my understanding i believe your phone is working fine with CM7 installed and you want to install CM10 on your defy !!

am i correct !!

if you then let me make it clear that the latest CM10 build used a custom kernel made by quarx himself....it is not running a froyo or gb kernel...

so here is what you need to do....

1. simply factory reset your phone...clear cache and dalvik...
2. now flash the latest CM10 build
3. again...clear cache and dalvik...
4. and now let defy boot....first boot may take a longer time....

hope this works for u...if it does not...let me know...will b glad to help u...

Thanks

Yes, you are correct. the phone is working fine with CM7.
Factory reset, you mean from boot menu or the hard factory reset with holding volume keys (procedure posted above in this thread)?

The first time I actually tried, I did flash of CM10 without the prior kernel flash and it didn't work either.
so do I need any kernel flash or do I just flash it with CM10 and it should work?
I'll try again later today or tomorrow.

Thanks

_ossie_ · Oct 13, 2012

czarekusa said:
Yes, you are correct. the phone is working fine with CM7.
Factory reset, you mean from boot menu or the hard factory reset with holding volume keys (procedure posted above in this thread)?

The first time I actually tried, I did flash of CM10 without the prior kernel flash and it didn't work either.
so do I need any kernel flash or do I just flash it with CM10 and it should work?
I'll try again later today or tomorrow.

Thanks

Lots of us who had bootloops trying to flash CM10 24/09 with a BL5 base SBF solved the problem by flashing a BL6 base Froyo SBF.
But try a factory reset and flashing your stock T-Mobile Froyo first.
If your stock doesn't flash properly then it means you have inadvertently flashed something which updated your BL version to BL5.
I flashed the JDGC_U6.2.13.0 SBF which is BL6 and then I was fine.
Don't use this ROM though, just use it as a stepping-stone to install CM10.

kdarknight · Nov 27, 2012

Euro_Rules said:
Have you done Factory Reset????

1- turn off your phone (take the battery out and then put it back in)
2- press and HOLD the volume DOWN button + power button
3- Motorola logo appears first, then after a few seconds an 'android ROBOT logo' appears
4- press volume UP and DOWN buttons at once, quickly
5- from the menu choose 'factory reset/wipe-format data'
6- then do 'wipe cache'
7- then do a reboot

see if it helps and you are able to start the phone normally

Thanks a lottt.. :highfive:

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