the 2nd link is nothing,just a thread saying like what the 1st link say: Unlock? Not? Unlock? If not,he gonna eat the table,haha

not that i dun1...just tat i got no confident enough in doing these
i installed 2ndinit
which to pick for stock 2.2 (ill go for cm7 soon dun tease me i learn quite slow )

choose the stable recovery (for CM7),then reboot 2 times. Then reboot again into bootmenu,choose boot default to 2init,then full wipe(data/cache/dalvik/battery stats),then go to recovery & choose the downloaded zip(CM7) from SD card & reboot to enjoy CM7

I using the boot 179-4 nightly,the battery is way more impressing than the previous RC1v2. You can try the SEA kernal also,heard the same performance with 179-4,but with different kernal

This post has been edited by iamKiet: Jul 28 2011, 08:48 PM

Welcome to the custom rom.

haha, if this is true, then the DEFY will even be much more powerful, although with an UNLOCK bootloader, the risk of bricking the phone is real, unlike currently, the locked bootloader is actually preventing ppl from really bricking the phone. just a wipe and flash with RSDlite is enough to solve anything. an UNLOCKED bootloader can mean real bricking, and your DEFY will be really a paperweight.

with great power comes great responsiblities

yup..haha..but i'm more in to Gingerbread stuff..pure Ginger for Defy..

problem is, Motorola ROMs sure come with some Moto stuffs which tends to lag the phone. luckily the ROMs here are not Motoblur, but still with all the Moto stuffs that i dislike using.

if you read Cyanogen Mod concept, they take the vanilla android ROM and add stability/speed and customisability to the ROM, basically souping up a standard ROM to be a better performing ROM. you can still have the vanilla ROM feel with the correct launchers, but at the end of the day, the Android advantage is it's ability to customise everything. if you're not gonna customise anything and happy being vanilla, better buy iPhone....at least ppl will go, wah....ANOTHER iphone user

oh thx
perhaps i can go for cm7 asap
questions:1)i nid to backup my current rom using?
2)i nid to backup my apps 1by1 using titanium?

This post has been edited by prozai: Jul 28 2011, 10:39 PM

don't talk about i-phong here please!!! haha
just wanna try out Gingerbread if they can give more battery life..
i really meally not into all the blur stuffs, i even spoil my flipout last time just because want to delete the motoblur thingy..
personally, so far the best for my defy is cyanogen because of the speed..maybe

i also like cm7, but i really like the miui dialer, and the eye candy, so i'll trade it. another good thing is you can customised each single icon but in miui launcher, you cant

probably wait till cm7 goes official, then go back to cm7 play play

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Added on July 28, 2011, 11:06 pmanyone using this?? maybe can switch ROM much much easier? or need an unlocked bootloader to work? imagine having 5 ROMs to choose!!

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/07/28/bo...holics-rejoice/

This post has been edited by blackwhitechipsKL: Jul 28 2011, 11:06 PM

I think the news is true probably because of the soon to be released defy plus. Since they made gb for it, why dont they release the rom to original defy phone as well.

I wish it is true...

1) Current rom no need backup lah, unless its original and u plan to restore it. But, U can always full flash to SEA official froyo 2.2 for warranty.

2) Oh ...yes. U have to .. may be this is also a good time for u to do house keeping

Good morning defy user Friday again,end of weekday ncomes relaxing weekend.waiting for miui updates!! Little disappointed if defy+ isn't duo core..

No need disappoint lah.

Our defy is defy + already . haha

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Added on July 29, 2011, 10:06 amNo need disappoint lah.

Our defy is defy + already . haha

This post has been edited by tyenfei: Jul 29 2011, 10:06 AM

my phone kept freezing especially opening google maps and playing heavy graphic games after i booted my phone for some time...this problem has been there since i'm using jboogie roms till now CM7...
is it because i installed too many apps and quite a few background apps running?i have 260+ apps installed and my memory is normally 60-120MB even when the phone just booted...
i have tried full wipe/ full flash/ wipe system partition...reinstall my apps...reinstall google maps still no luck
btw if i post logcat any sifu can analyze it?

Not really some difference between omap 3620 and 3610 chip.. next year quad core coming.

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Added on July 29, 2011, 12:07 pmLoL 260 app, 60-120 MB ram.god d@MN u should do some housekeeping.

This post has been edited by defybest: Jul 29 2011, 12:07 PM

hm .. u may test with this, after backup all your wanted apps/ data then full flash to official SEA froyo then root it install 2ndInit and install CM7.

for sure u need to wipe cache/ data / dalvik cache before start.

and slowly try restore some apps to test

Hi all, I juz bought Defy AP set, since I'm new in android, can defy AP set upgrade safely following the guide from this thread? wat will happen if failed?
can straight 2.1>>>2.3? or need upgrade 2.2 then only 2.3?

btw will my stuff in 2.1 lost after upgrade?

hope sifus can help me, thanks...

This post has been edited by XorrowXtricken: Jul 29 2011, 02:58 PM

You may follow the Official SEA Froyo guide.

May sure you read many times, download all necessary files/ program/ drivers.

After upgrade to official froyo, then try root.

After root then follow the instruction for Gingerbread 2.3


Backup your contact with google account/ backup sms with "sms backup & restore" free from market.

Backup your apps with "Titanium Backup" from market but need root before use.

Bro I recommend u root first follow instruction on first page.than flash the socall gingerbread '2.3' cm7 or miui rom.take note these rom are froyo kernel 2.6.32 not real gingerbread.