Open Recovery works on 2.51 rom "How to" added

[pedrodh]

Walter how did you install the recovery? There's an app that does it, or you just copied manually to some partition? I can try to compile from source too, but I need to know that first.

 

[walter79]

Walter how did you install the recovery? There's an app that does it, or you just copied manually to some partition? I can try to compile from source too, but I need to know that first.

i install recovery by using install instrution from modmymobile forum. first link on my first post. adb shell and install script was used. reboot to recovery via adb shell. read instruction for milestone xt720 on modmymobile. it does not overwrite tenfars recovery.

later i can write a how to.

 

[walter79]

How to added on first post.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10855212&postcount=1

 

[chaihg]

Click on edit and post again.

 

[walter79]

Click on edit and post again.

read first post.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10855212&postcount=1

 

[Perilla_]

Fixed the select key?

 

[walter79]

Fixed the select key?

no only install instrution

 

[Sqoerk]

A workmate and I had a look at compiling open recovery. Right now we are not able to find a solution. My workmate found a guy who compiled the open recovery directly on his phone. But this won't work with our defy's. Somewhere I read that you have to compile it with the NDK, but my workmate tryed without success. Sorry guys, probably we have to speak to the releaser of open recovery to get it working

 

[Sqoerk]

walter, are you able to do this here from the "adb shell" while on openrecovery?

dump_image mbmloader /sdcard/mbmloader-defy.img

 

[chaihg]

I am sure Tenfar will be able to help us with this key mapping problem.
TENFAR are u reading this. Can you please help us with this recovery too

Edit: Just PMed Tenfar. Lets wish he responds.

 

[tenfar]

I am sure Tenfar will be able to help us with this key mapping problem.
TENFAR are u reading this. Can you please help us with this recovery too

Edit: Just PMed Tenfar. Lets wish he responds.

Hi, The Power key's keycode for defy is KEY_END

int device_handle_key(int key_code, int visible) {
    if (visible) {
        switch (key_code) {
            case KEY_DOWN:
            case KEY_VOLUMEDOWN:
                return HIGHLIGHT_DOWN;

            case KEY_UP:
            case KEY_VOLUMEUP:
                return HIGHLIGHT_UP;

            case KEY_CENTER:
            case KEY_CAMERA:
            case KEY_ENTER:
            [COLOR="Red"]case KEY_END:   //just add this to here, then recompile the open recovery the power key will be functional.[/COLOR]
                return SELECT_ITEM;
        }
    }

    return NO_ACTION;
}

 

[edition-]

Hi, The keycode for defy is KEY_END

int device_handle_key(int key_code, int visible) {
    if (visible) {
        switch (key_code) {
            case KEY_DOWN:
            case KEY_VOLUMEDOWN:
                return HIGHLIGHT_DOWN;

            case KEY_UP:
            case KEY_VOLUMEUP:
                return HIGHLIGHT_UP;

            case KEY_CENTER:
            case KEY_CAMERA:
            case KEY_ENTER:
            [COLOR="Red"]case KEY_END:   //just add this to here, then recompile the open recovery the power key will be functional.[/COLOR]
                return SELECT_ITEM;
        }
    }

    return NO_ACTION;
}

Thanks mate, but which is the file that we need to change?

 

[psicodelico]

Thanks mate, but which is the file that we need to change?

look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10859578&postcount=15

 

[Sqoerk]

I think the problem is NOT to find the key. The problem is to compile the whole thing...

So tenfar, if you can give a hint, I'll try

 

[tenfar]

I think the problem is NOT to find the key. The problem is to compile the whole thing...

So tenfar, if you can give a hint, I'll try

i can compile the recovery for you if you like..need some one to test. i will post it up when i finished the compile

 

[Sqoerk]

Ah this sounds sweet... I will test it, I think walter will also

 

[chaihg]

THANKS TENFAR. That was good response from you. I am ready to test, but will need a protocol.

Sent from my ME525 using XDA App

 

[walter79]

i can compile the recovery for you if you like..need some one to test. i will post it up when i finished the compile

I can test for you.

 

[Dexter_nlb]

My biggest problem is since i update to 2.51. i can`t use system dumps to build new roms. With 2.21. and 2.34. it was no problem to build a small update.zip with system dump and it boots. But since 2.51. it doesn`t work any more.

can you explain this to me, i thought update.zip's with original recovery needed to be moto signed?

but anyways,
with the knowledge of how openrecovery worked on milestone, it might just be you guys can easily downgrade your 2.51 kernels with a simple "cat"?

the problem so far, seems no recovery utilize the dump of mmcblock's on DEFY, but it work with it on Folio100, and i think did pretty the same om my milestone sometimes..

so idea is:
extract the CG35 and CG47 partitions of your SBF files (only experienced users i guess) ..
the mmcblk1 partition table looks like this on DEFY

mmcblk1:
p1(mbmloader),
p2(mbm),
p3(mbmbackup),
p4(ebr),
p5(bploader),
p6(cdt.bin),
p7(pds),
p8(lbl),
p9(lbl_backup),
p10(logo.bin),
p11(sp),
p12(devtree),
p13(devtree_backup),
p14(bpsw),
p15(boot),
p16(recovery),
p17(cdrom),
p18(misc),
p19(cid),
p20(kpanic),
p21(system),
p22(prek),
p23(pkbackup),
p24(cache),
p25(userdata)

CG35 is equal to the /dev/block/mmcblk1p15
CG47 is equal to the /dev/block/mmcblk1p16

so a simple
cat /sdcard/CG35.img >/dev/block/mmcblk1p15
should download your kernel for root
and
cat /sdcard/CG47.img >/dev/block/mmcblk1p16
will downgrade your recovery kernel image.

and so you got a easy 2.x downgrade?
of course not tested, but it worked on milestone?