Advice needed

[zyxwvut]

Hey guys, Im trying to help someone who has previously flashed a full 2.3.4 sbf.
He has done the downgrade and says that now 2nd init will not install no matter what. Says he has tried every version of 2nd init and no go! My question is, does the 2.3.4 flash somehow screw up install of 2nd init even after downgrade? Could he use the old school Tenfar's Recovery to install the CM7 and from there use the preinstalled 2nd init included in CM7 to install Ms2Ginger 2.1? I know he can't use Tenfar's recovery to install Ms2Ginger 2.1 because it doesn't include Advanced Restore options to restore devtree etc. as stated in the Ms2Ginger 2.1 installation instructions.

Does this 2.3.4 downgrade allow a simple .zip install of CM7 thru Tenfar's Recovery?

or will he still need some sort of fixed sbf to boot after flashing CM7 zip

AND (sorry guys) won't he need to create a new fixed sbf to install Ms2Ginger 2.1? I mean won't he need to use the included fixed sbf and depack it to swap CG31.smg with one from 2.3.4 sbf to maintain CG31.smg level 5?

Thanks to anyone who can help here!

 

[farsight73]

He must required rooting the Defy first to install 2nd-init.

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[nepotu]

Follow the steps mentioned in this post and you will manage to downgrade it.

 

[zyxwvut]

ummm..... Not sure you guys read the post correctly. He has already downgraded from 2.3.4! I guess I didn't mention this but ya, he has rooted his phone too! He says that when he clicks to install 2nd init it says success but at the top still reads that 2nd init is NOT currently installed. Upon rebooting he does NOT get a blue led flash and is in a boot loop as well!

 

[antony.ps]

You can use tenfar old recovery to update your bootmenu with the version in msginger 2.1 post, there's a flashable zip there with bootmenu+cwm. Dunno if this will work. You can try to install a 2nd init 1.4.2 or bootmenu via adb too, search the first bootmenu topic and you find how to do it.

 

[zyxwvut]

Thanks Antony.PS I must have overlooked that. Its not for me, just trying to help someone else. Will the fixed sbf provided for ms2ginger 2.1 work for someone who has done the downgrade from a full 2.3.4 sbf flash?

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