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walter79

Recognized Developer
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I assume no liability for any damage to your phone!

Big thanks to: iaio72, spear1403, tgzw, Quarx, Simondo, ein1002, santimanuel, epsylon3 and ...

Language support: da, de, el, en, es, fi, fr, hr, hu, id, it, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt-BR, sv, th, ti, vi, zh_CH, zh_TW + arabic* and ru*

DOWNLOAD: MEGA only

MS2Ginger
(Android and more/MS2Ginger - Android 2.3.6 (Defy, Bravo, Milestone 2))

- 2nd-boot and 2nd-system support
- 2.6.32.9 - custom kernel, based on DHT25
- rom based on 4.5.2-109-DHT-25 - Android 2.3.6 blur lite rom
- support for Defy, Defy+, (Milestone 2, Bravo not testet)
- Aroma Installer - one zip for "all" defy (thanks to @TweetyPeety and Stefan Braun
- supports SOFTSIMunlock
- BlurApps can enabled during install
- ext4/ntfs support (experimentel)
- sio, smartass, boosted[/SIZE]
- supports Bayer and SOC cam
- supports both defy battery (thanks to quarx)
- SDcard class10 fix (kernel)
- device will reboot one time on first boot
- multibootmanger app by royale1223
- bootmenu 2,
- TWRP Recovery
- reboot trigger: all keys at the same time vol- , vol+ , power (only tested on Defy)
- button backlight can set from 0-100 % via build.prop
- CPU settings default safe 30/300 40/600 50/800 58/1000
- Camera will work on SOC and Bayer camera (green* and red)
- new 720p record* and play (Milestone 2 - Android 2.3.6 files) *only bayer cam
- 720p record in m4v (h264 can be enabled via build.prop)
- Milestone 2 froyo camara app for SOC camera (fixed green strips)
- BlurHome from Milestone 2 - 2.3.6 (no widget updating bug)
- Battery min. 2-5 mA/h
- no wifi, apn, vpn bugs
- wifi channels 12, 13, 14 enabled
- bootmenu with Stable, Custom, Stock-Recovery
- call record libs
- init.d support
- zipalign at boot
- deepsleep support
- max 10 finger multitouch
- support for farsi-arabic, hebrew (thanks to MMarv)
- CyanogenMod-settings not finished (alpha) - sorry, will try to fix it if i have more time.



!! Switch your basband if softsim unlock is not working --> click


You can change button brighness and multitouch via editing build.prop or defy cm settings

HOW to install:


1. root your defy
2. install 2nd-init with CWM-recovery View attachment SndInitDefy_2.0.apk
3. reboot to CWM - press vol down on blue led
4. select stable or custom recovery
5. install newer bootmenu and twrp 2.3.6
6. reboot
7. into boot menu - press vol down on blue led
8. run Recovery --> Team Win Recovery
9. wipe Data/Cache/Dalvik-Cache
10. select install
11. select MS2GingerXX.zip (put it on your sdcard)
12. follow Aroma installer instructions


MS2Ginger 5.2

- add faster gps fix (google supl server)
- add AGPS LTO support and auto file download script script
- add optional start logo from old CM 7.1


MS2Ginger 5.1 (big thanks to quarx and all 2nd-bootdevs)


- update to 2014-02-23 bootmenu, TWRP, hboot
- run CWM - Recovery via 2nd-boot-uart boot (switch default boot)
- TWRP with charging battery now
- fix: you can not pass setup without simcard
- rom is ready for dualboot (nativeSD) roms via TWRP
- added 2nd-system MS2Ginger (2 ext4 partitions on sdcard)



- wifi bug like all 2.3.6 Motorola roms http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1502817
(fixed, disable unlimited lease time for IP adress on your rooter)
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Kernel source: https://github.com/walter79/jordan-kernel

More information for BlurApps --> LINK

Soft-sim-unlock for MS2Ginger 4.0

based on Dabb guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447950

Install View attachment defy-soft-simunlock-ms2ginger4.zip via CWM.


If you like MS2Ginger feel free to donate!


Bugs and problems Reporting: http://code.google.com/p/ms2ginger/issues/list?can=1&q

- wifi bug like all 2.3.6 Motorola roms http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1502817
(fixed, disable unlimited lease time for IP adress on your rooter)
- chinese font problem MS2Ginger 4.0 --> fix View attachment MS2Ginger4.0-font-fix.zip : http://code.google.com/p/ms2ginger/issues/detail?id=25#c10 thnaks to frank2000hk




Timeline:

2019.11.07 - MS2Ginger 5.2 update gps configs for faster gps fix
2014.02.23 - MS2Ginger 5.0a update bootmenu, 2nd-boot and switch to TWRP, enable 2nd-system boot, fix setup without simcard on first boot
2013.08.05 - MS2Ginger 5.0 fixed bootloop if phone shutdown on 0% battery and you like to charge it
2013.04.22 - MS2Ginger 5.0 fixed soc cam, replaced blurcamera
2013.04.22 - MS2Ginger 5.0 reworking button backlight, multitouch >2, SOC cam ?
2013.04.21 - MS2Ginger 5.0 permission fix keypad and added missing file for volumewakemod
2013.04.20 - MS2Ginger 5.0 Aroma Installer added
2013.04.19 - MS2Ginger 5.0 working update.zip support for 2nd-system via 2nd-boot
2013.03.25 - MS2Ginger 5.0 fixed some SOC camera problems, used normal camera app now
2013.03.25 - MS2Ginger 5.0 readded ntfs rw support
2013.03.24 - MS2Ginger 5.0 fixed soc cam in kernel
2013.03.22 - MS2Ginger 5.0 added support for soc cam
2013.03.22 - MS2Ginger 5.0 testing cleanup for ramdisk, sio, smartass, fixed red led
2013.03.18 - MS2Ginger 5.0 testing build for 2nd-boot, custom kernel
2012.08.21 - added fix for chinese font and link to themes and mods for MS2Ginger 4.0
2012.06.19 - added MS2Ginger 4.0
2012.06.14 - added soft-simunlock for MS2Gigner 4
2012.04.25 - fixed GreenbreadMod for MS2Ginger 4 beta 4 working now
2012.04.25 - GreenbreadMod for MS2Ginger 4 beta 4 - no bootanimation
2012.04.21 - BlurApps update.zip for MS2Ginger 4
2012.04.11 - MS2Ginger 4.0 beta 4 released
2012.03.05 - MS2Ginger - new bug reporting system: http://code.google.com/p/ms2ginger/issues/list?can=1&q
2012.02.26 - MS2Ginger - Blurhome 2 3d update http://www.4shared.com/zip/Sy3jm64r/Blur3DLauncher-MS2Ginger.html
2012.02.05 - MS2Ginger 3.0 release


Team:

- walter79
- spear1403 (theming)
- santiemanuel
- Defy red lens tests spear1403
- Defy greens lens tests luciferps and Cristi_10
- Defy plus tests Dollo73 and free2live
- Milestone 2 tests Carolinux and Motodoido

Translation Team: (each language max. 4 person) View attachment File-to-translate.zip

Brazillian Portuguese: pupiloalpha , Cassinander , filipeazev

Bulgarian Auris 1.6 vvt-i

Farsi: MMarv

Hungarian: szabof1 , balika01

Polish: yackoo , szacuken , Antszej

Serbian: atomskasarma

Spanish espaciosalter20

XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][GB]MS2Ginger, AROMA, 720p, ROM for the Motorola Defy

Contributors
walter79
Source Code: https://github.com/walter79/jordan-kernel

ROM OS Version: 2.3.x Gingerbread
ROM Kernel: Linux 2.6.x
ROM Firmware Required: rooted device

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 5.2
Stable Release Date: 2019-11-07

Created 2014-04-12
Last Updated 2019-11-07
 

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