Attention! Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 released for your Motorola Backflip
Finally here is the Long Awaited and promised CyanogenMod 6.1.2 – the best Custom Android Froyo 2.2.1 ROM for Motorola Backflip / Motus / MB300. This Custom ROM is built from source so it is completely free of AT&T crap and MotoBlur!
Thanks to Patrick Jacques
Features:
- Multitouch Support
- Overclocked Kernel
- Tethering Enabled
- JIT Enabled
- Camera Enhancements
- Optimized ROM for speed
- And many many more for you to discover
So all the Motorola Backflip users who previously updated with the Eclair tutorial enjoy this Froyo 2.2.1!
Now all Motorola Backflip users can enjoy Android Froyo 2.2.1 along with all the goodies that come along!
Screenshots of Froyo 2.2 on my Motorola Backflip
Note: I am using this Froyo ROM on my everyday phone but it has some minor issues, which will be solved soon
- Download the recovery j_r0dd-mb300-v2.0, unzip and copy to your phone’s SD card.
- Download the Custom ROM : Froyo 2.2.1 for Motorola Backflip. And copy to your phone’s SD card.
- Download the Gapps : GApps for Froyo 2.2.1 – Motorola Backflip. And copy to your phone’s SD card.
- Download the AZERTY Patch : AZERTY Patch for French keyboard – Motorola Backflip. And copy to your phone’s SD card.
- Download Motorola Backflip USB drivers for 32bit/x86 or 64bit/x64 and install.
- Download the android sdk adb tool and extract it in your C drive.
- Backup all your data (songs, images, videos, contacts, etc.) on phone and sd card.
new Froyo releases (issues fixed, features added)
and major releases like Android Gingerbread 2.3 for Backflip
If you are a VIVO, Oi, TIM, Personal Móvil Argentina, Optus & Telcel user then download signed-IT_radio.zip and copy to sd card, and flash this before step 11 and reboot, then continue from step 10. It will update your outdated radio version, which is needed for this ROM.
Procedure to get Froyo Up and Running:
- First of all you should root your Motorola Backflip, if not already have.
- Open command prompt, by typing “cmd” in run.
- Open C drive and navigate to “C:\adb\”.
- Drag n drop the adb.exe file in command prompt and in the same line type “start-server”, and hit enter. The ADB server will start. Now plug in your phone make sure its in USB Debugging mode.
- Drag n drop adb.exe again in command prompt and type “shell” and hit enter.
- type “su” enter and approve the request on phone if prompted, then type
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
- Now you have custom recovery on your phone. #Milestone – 1
- Reboot phone in recovery mode – power off phone –> press and hold camera button –> switch on phone while keeping camera button pressed.Phone will enter fast boot, immediately press volume down key(though will say up pressed) and wait until recovery loads.
- On your recovery menu goto Wipe and select “Wipe all” this will delete all data and cache off your phone.
- Press back button to go back to main recovery menu and select “Flash zip from SD”. You’ll see the text “SDCARD: cyanogenmod-6.1.2”. Press the home key. ROM will begin flashing 🙂
- After flashing the Froyo you will have to flash the Gapps you downloaded to get Android Market etc.
- After completion, select “Reboot system now”. It may take up to 10-15 minutes to boot for the first time.
Enjoy your new Motorola Backflip phone with this fast Custom Froyo 2.2.1 ROM and the goodness of CyanogenMod 6.1.2
Keshav Gupta is a technology enthusiast. He is always on the verge of remaining updated with new technologies. By education he is a computer software engineer, and left his job in November 2009 to venture in his own interests. Now he blogs at Techgeekguy about Technology,Mobile, Computers, Software...
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hi keshav,
i need to root my backflip but,
with your tutorial i m not able to root,
i had an issue which i write their in your rooting post,
please help me so i can update my backflip
thanks
vishal
can we directly jump to froyo from cupcake following this tutorial
yes you can directly update to froyo from cupcake!
dear keshav,
do we have to update to eclair first ? then froyo ?
as i was having problems updating to eclair
thanks
you can directly jump to froyo, no need to go to eclair first!
Hi dear Keshav
thanks for your update.
i updated its good .
thanks
Updated From 2.1 to 2.2..
works smoother than eclair..
update file also smaller than eclair..
this is anyway a good guide..
this version should support app2sd na? is there any other feature available than eclair?
Froyo has inbuilt a2sd. No need to partition your sd card or any complicated thing.
Froyo is fast and I mean it.. I am getting quadrant scores (without overclocking) :- 370-380
Feature wise now you can install many more applications which were not available for eclair. My favorite is chrome 2 phone. And now all the google apps(gmail, youtube etc.) are updateable
hi keshav..i am getting quadrant of upto 335 without doing anything..how is it that you get them so high..any thing we need to tweak..compcache set to 18% and vm heap 32..anything else we need to do..i am still exploring
i have compcache disabled.. and set vm heap to 16mb.. with 32mb i get lesser score
Way to go Keshav… you’ve done it again. You are truly a godsend for all of us who were stupid enough to buy a Motorola Backflip: a flippin brilliant phone that was unfourtunately crippled by Motorola’s flippin stupidity. BTW, other than the camera crashing are there any other issues with this ROM? Does the trackpad still work?
yes the trackpad works! and the camera drivers are good too just the default camera app included is buggy..
I am using FxCamera from market and it works like a charm!
i could not understand the 11th step, how to flash gapps file? will it come in recovery menu?
you have to download gapps(google apps).. the link is given in the tutorial!
hi keshav,
when i type flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img in command prompt
it shows this-
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
error opening /sdcard/recovery.img:no such file or directory
#
what do i do ?
i suppose your sd card was still mounted while you were trying to flash the recovery.. turn off usb drive then try
That recovery file name in the zip pack is “j_r0dd-mb300-v1.8.img” not “recovery.img” thats why u getting no such file or directory error
Kumaran its recovery.img only
you are using an older recovery.. the one in this tutorial is v2.0
thnx will try it today itself….
Keshav,
i already ‘ve updated Eclair and was loving it. Now loving Froyo.
Seriously wanted Camera & Video to work.
Pros
Smoother and faster than Eclair.
Quickly response.
Cons
Camera & Video shows a scratch thing.
Camera & Video force closes every time.
Thanks
I am using FxCamera from market and it works like a charm! The default camera app is buggy..expect a fix soon 🙂
Dera Keshav
i have same problem ,but not solved with FX camera.
coulde you please give me your version of FxCamera?
Thanks
Sorry Dartanian, I just realized my FxCamera is still crashing though it worked before I restarted my backflip. Expect a fix soon
Not able to use the camera at all. Expecting it very soon Keshav 🙂
BTW, This time updating the rom was pretty very easy. Thanks.
Waiting for the fix on this error soon from you keshav bro
In the screenshots of your motorola backflip, you ‘ve that time displaying with animating weather. How do I bring it up. Kindly let us know. Thanks
that is a paid app called “beautiful widgets”
hi keshav i dunno if you forgot me zhen i updated to to eclair my mb3pp have a french keybord i meqn azerty noy qwerty. so does froyo fix that automatialy. 2nd auestion is about flqsh i don t need to reroot again and install the flasher prog. cuz i already installed before for eclair tutorial. just need he flash froyo and gapp file to copy in sd card right?
Hi Fay,
you dont have to re root backflip, but you will need to install the newer recovery.
This too has qwerty keyboard and not azerty.
I love ‘Angry Birds’ but as you should be knowing, its very slow on our Motos 528 cpu. Can we use ‘Set Cpu’ as we can overclock so that the game works fine like its on a 1Ghz cpu?
[Merged]
Works great. Installed add-ons for animation.
Recommended
BF Lover,
Where did you change the clocks for this?
Do you make the change temporary, just while you’re playing, or have it done permanently?
Regards,
Pank.
Pank,
Sorry that the message got merged. It was actually not for Angry birds what I said. I do not overclock my system as it gets heated up very easily. I am still on 528mhz and its fine. Am not sure about playing angry birds on BF like it runs on a 1ghz processor.
hi keshav,
i did it !! thank you soo very much ! ur the life saver 🙂
i have the froyo on my phone !! im so thankful to you 🙂
hey keshav,
iv successfully updated. Froyo is amazing. thanks for it.
but i have a small problem. My phone always remains in 2G network. Its not detecting 3G network. Iv even tried changing the mobile network setting. but its of no use. Only few times it is detecting.
How do I overclock, I try patching a overclock kernal and the phone wont boot up. I read that overclocking is included in the update but in setCPU the max is 548mhz so what am I doing wrong?
currently the froyo kernel is not patched for overclock to work!
If I update to 2.2 am I able to install adobe flash on the Backflip?
Motorola Backflip has a ARMv6 processor and Adobe Flash comes for ARMv7 processors and above. So NO Adobe Flash for backflip!
Thank you bud. 🙂
I am getting quadrant score of 326. How do I get 370 ?
I am trying to configure a Microsoft Exchange Activesync account but doesn’t work. Do you face the same issue Keshav?
hi..
need a bit of help..
i had most of my contacts on motoblur as we wore using it on 2.1
..
can you suggest me an app or any sorta thing which can snyc my motoblur contacts on cyan 6.1.2
Thanks in advance
Dhiraj,
Download your contacts using this portal https://portal-blur.svcmot.com/blur-web-portal/
Hey Keshav,
thanks for the great tutorial, I am successfully updated my device to froyo
but i can enable WI-FI hotspot can u please tell me why & how?
Thanks
Akshay,
its working perfectly fine.. though you have to install “Wireless Tether for root” users from market!
hi keshav,
i am having a problem with the sd card.when every i put in a sd card, ym notification bar will say it is safe to remove and after that it said sd card is removed.thanks
i think your sd card is corrupted, try formatting it
when i flashed back to eclair everything was ok….like my sd card is working can you please help…
Thnx Keshav,
I have successfully upgraded my BF to Froya ……
If only u can solve the camera problem… it will awesome…
Thnx again……
Hey keshav ,
I’m getting quadrant scores of 326. Compcache disabled and vm heap. Set to 16 m. I want to increase the score to 370 like u did . Help me out .
Hi,
I still dont get it how to upgrade my backflip form android 1.5 to android 2.1/2.2 .. what download link should i go? can send me the link. does froyo 2.2.1 is mean it upgrade to android 2.1/2.2? or is a different thing?
yes froyo 2.2 is android 2.2
keshav,
If the above mentioned camera software has a fix, does it mean the BF need to be re-install the froyo 2.2 software again?
And how much does it take up the memory space for froyo 2.2 since BF got very limited memory.
Thank you.
Hi Keshav….
Thanks a lot for the upgrade…
I was ablt to find a software on the market for the Camera problem…
Its called Camera 360 Ultimate and it is a paid application…. The camera clarity is great and doesnt crash that often.
Also, can you tell me how to flash a Clockworkmod recovery 3… im not able to find the image file anywhere… I have Motorola Backflip MB300
to flash clockworkmod recovery, install “Rom manager” from market. From rom manager you can install the recovery.
Btw there are no roms on rom manager for backflip.. this is the only Froyo Rom.
And flashing clockworkmod will overwrite the previous recovery
Is it ‘Camera 360 Ultimate’? I couldn’t find that app on market thru my phone. Instead I downloaded ‘Camera Advance’ by ‘mnApps’. But unfortunately it works only on 2.0 mp setting. On 5.0 mp, it hangs. My purchase was a waste anyways.
Keshav – We are still waiting for a solution
Oh man i updated to froyo and no crash for camera zhen taking pictures it s works fine but some scratch designed on screen aim camera.
But the big problem is bluetooth when i pair it with my stereo bluetooth headphone or car stereo the music a2dp is ok but commnucations are bad zith radio interference .also when talking hands free speaker :lot of interference .it is bluetooth driver?
If I update my Backflip to your Froyo rom, if I decide later I want to use eclair can I just load the rom for eclair, or once I go from eclair to froyo do I have to stay with froyo. The reason for asking is if you upgrade from cupcake to eclair you can never go back to cupcake.
you can goto any version you want from Froyo.. even Cupcake
Can we get the cupcake rom released by Motorola?
For which carrier(at&t, optus, etc.) you want the cupcake to downgrade your backflip?
Can we get the original ROM released by Motorolla Indian backflip anywhere? I don’t want to downgrade the backflip, just want to keep it..
Hi,,
the recovery v2.0 doesn’t work.. it get flashed… but once we are on recovery console the selection button i.e the power button doesn’t response.
Hi,
use the home button not power as mentioned in the tutorial!
Hello,
Keshav, how are you.
Thanks for Update.
As I have updated to 2.1 by your help, now for 2.2, can I go directlty to point # 8 in your tutorial.
Hope I’m clear.
Krishan Bothra
If I upgrade from 2.1, will I finally be able to install and run Flash 10.1? I tried the Flash 10.1 hack for 2.1 with no success. When I bought my Backflip, AT&T lied and said it was Flash capable and wouldn’t take it back except for exchange for another Backflip so I’m stuck for another 1 1/2 years with this boat anchor. I will admit that the thing runs alot smoother since the upgrade from 1.5.
DJ, sorry but right now you cant install adobe flash on backflip 2.2 . As the processor in Motorola Backflip is a ARMv6 and flash is compiled by Adobe for ARMv7 and later. May be in future if Adobe compiles it for ARMv6 you can install Flash / or If I find a way to install Flash on ARMv6 will share with you all
I read somewhere that there are a couple other Android phones with the ARMv6 that run Flash Light. Do you know if it can be pulled from one of those phones and used on Backflip?
Hi, I updated to froyo(2.2) with this instructions but the speakerphone don’t work fine, a lot of interference. Any Solution?
I get to the recovery screen and it won’t let me install the files. I did extract them correctly. I’ve installed plenty of roms. I don’t think the files are correct.
The files are correct and working. you have to place the zip inside protected zip the root of your sd card. If still unsuccessful you can contact me on gtalk: keshav0001
Thank you !
it works FLAWLESSLY for the most part.
the only issues like you know is the camera app which crashes and has the lines going through them.
aside from that it works great. a little performance issues but thats normal on it.
THANK you ! : ]
oh and also for some reason i am not able to register for update notifications in cyanogenMod settings
Hi, Keshav.
Can the update be done for an Indian motorola backflip. Because I read somewhere that the indian version cannot be rooted.
Current version is 1.5
yes it can be done for an Indian motorola backflip
AFTER THE WIPE ALL STEP
WHEN I TRIED TO FLASH SD CARD THE ERROR MESSAGE OF NO ZIP FILE FOUND CAME.
I HAD INSTALLED EVERYTHING PROPERLY IN MY SD CARD.
ACTUALLY WHEN I CHECKED BOTH ZIP FILES IE. Froyo 2.2.1 for Motorola Backflip. & GApps for Froyo 2.2.1 – Motorola Backflip
THEY BOTH HAVE 2 FOLDERS OF SIMILAR NAMES.
WHEN WE CUT PASTE THOSE FOLDERS IN MEMORY CARD IT SHOWS THE ERROR OF (FILES ALREADY EXIST)
hey keshav,
After updating im unable to install applications from market.
Its showing “unknown error 18” and in the status notification its showing “installation unsuccessful”. I have even tried rebooting, factory restore and even flashing the froyo file again. But no positive results.
PLEASE HELP ME OUT
Hi Kailesh,
Did you try reflashing the file “gapps-backflip-froyo-2.2.1-signed.zip”? I think reflashing the file should resolve this problem
hey akshay,
Thanks for the reply. Yes, i even tried reflashing “gapps-backflip-froyo-2.2.1-signed.zip. But the problem remains the same.
Hi,
Even I get the same error but only for few apps like the heavier ones like Angry birds…..
If you get “unknown error 18” then install your app first in internal memory and then move it to sd card.
1. To install in internal memory go to Settings->cyanogenmod settings->Application settings->Install location->internal
2. Install the app
3. Move to external memory afterwards (to save space)
Thanks a ton bro finally did it. simply great thanks
enjoy your moto 🙂
thanks Keshav.. Looking forward for gingerbread on moto now 😀 😀 .. Thanks for all ur help
Hello,
Keshav, how are you.
Thanks for Update.
As I have updated to 2.1 by your help, now for 2.2, can I go directlty to point # 8 in your tutorial for updating to 2.2.
Krishan Bothra
Hope I’m clear.
Krishan Bothra
yup you can skip to that step to update but make sure you wipe all data and cache in recovery.
Dear Keshav,
Never knew such brainy people lived in India, who are popular in their own era.
Thanks for the the update I upgraded to 2.1 and now planning for 2.2.
I have a few questions if you may find time to answer.
1. Does putting custom ROMs voids the warrenty?
2. I don’t know why I have small fear in upgrading to 2.2 because upgrading it to 2.1 made the backflip a bit slower with low remaining memory always.
3. Should I upgrade? (Oh please tell Yes!)
Thanks for such great tutorials!!
Cheers!
Kumar Ravi
1. It does inhibits warranty! but you can easily switch back to your old firmware.
2. Android 2.2 is faster, much much faster.
3. Its a personal choice, if you want motoblur or not etc. If you are happy with eclair than enjoy it, if you want a true google experience then get this ROM.
totally rite .its fast.. much faster but camera crashes 🙁
i added the 2.1 framework camera app but its also crashing in same way
The problem is that the camera drivers support the least resolution 0f 420 * 340 or something. While taking pics in this least resolution. the camera doesn’t crash even while taking multiple pics.
I have Eclair set up with my applications and settings. Can I delete some of the apps that are built into this rom, or should I leave ’em alone? Second, before I Install the Froyo how do I create a recovery file from the current image with my applications installed and some of yours removed, is that the same as backup in the mb300 android recovery app. Last, pertaining to Froyo how far have you gotten with your camera issue? I use my camera often and like the 5.0 resolution plus the flash. Is this camera thing going to be permanent or do you think you will find a solution?
Hi wolfman,
1. you can take the backup of your old rom in the recovery menu. There you will find an option to backup. It will make an image of your current ROM with settings and applications installed on your phone memory.
2. You can remove add whatever apps you want with the free app “Titanium Backup”
3. Camera works but crashes after one pic(needs reopening the app), camera issue will be solved in the near future. I cant give an ETA at this point
Hey keshev,
I tried flashing the gapps zip file over and over but I always get this: “E:Can’t open /sdcard/gapps-backflip-froyo.zip” is it not possible for me to get this to work?
Liz, you will have to put the zip file inside the two files you downloaded on the sd card
You mentioned, concerning froyo, “if you like blur”. What exactly are you saying there. Can I just upgrade to the latest and greatest standard google rom if I don’t want blur? Please explain.
Thanks
by blur i mean MotoBlur, the Motorola’s applications which are built into their 2.1 ROM. This Froyo ROM is pure Google – no crap in it from AT&T or Moto
i followed every step and after wiping and going to flash zip from sd card it doesnt say SDCARD: cyanogenmod-6.1.2 anywhere and when i go to install the froyo update zip it says
E:cant open /sdcard/update-backflip-froyo.zip (bad) and then aborts
Hi Keshav,
You said in previous comment that ” you can easily switch back to your old firmware.” How can we do that? Do u have any article written for it? As we all are new to modding and hacking, we would all like to know how we can do that
I will post on how to get back your original 1.5 soon. Be assured I will not leave anyone in a sinking ship.
Every time i put in “su” it says “permission denied” and i did every correct , i think . PLEASE help me
Gregorio, are you sure you have your Backflip rooted? Read the article if not!
Also make sure to look at your phone when you type su and hit enter you may have to allow it from the phone
How do I know that my phone is rooted I rooted my BACKFLIP through rageagainstthecage method and when I want to go to the recovery by pressing the camera key and the power button I get the boot loader screen I press the volume down key and the phone shows me triangle with “!” Symbol and a picture of phone and it does not go to recovery mode so what do I do now and is my phone rooted as the SUPERUSER APP IS INSTALLED ON MY PHONE AND THE SET CPU APP IS ALS
O GRANTED SUPERUSER PERMISSION.Please help.
How do I get to know that my BACKFLIP is rooted I rooted it using the rageagainstthecage method I have a superuser app in my phone after doing all the steps and set cpu app which requires root access is also granted superuser permission but when I try to go to recovery mode the phone stops at a triangle with a “!” symbol and I cannot wipe out data or simply cannot access the recovery mode.Please help.
How do i enable 3G on my bf
Settings->Wireless Networks->Mobile networks->uncheck use only 2G Networks
Note: 3G uses more battery than 2G network
Hi Keshav,
thanx 4 the update… i have small issue after the update i’m only getting one ring on every call, if i miss that ring i would never gonna knw somebody is calling… is there any tweak 4 this……….
[EDIT]
found the solution here
Hi Keshav,
Thanks mate for wonderful froyo f/w. , I’ve been using Preclair 2.1 update 1 on my BF….its works fine except lagging….Motoblur is perfect for FB,Twitter
I’ve some questions to ask, pls. guide me.
(1) Does MOTOBLUR patch or fix is available for this new Froyo? because i love to see ‘happenings’ & ‘status notifications’ on my home screen.
(2) is ther any other soft which can make status update in FB,twitter or any social network site with brand name ‘ Motolur shows motorola icon in FB.
pls. reply …
1. There is no MotoBlur patch for Froyo.
2. You can get Facebook, Twitter updates with the native apps from Android market
when i type in “su” its says ” reloc_library[1244]: 9053 cannot locate ‘ _ZNK7andriod6Parcel15setDataPositionEj ‘ . . .CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE” what does this mean?
Thank You Keshav.. Thnx a Ton..
My previous post disappeared somehow. I am experiencing a problem with voice over bluetooth after flashing the froyo 2.2.1 to my Backflip. My bluetooth headset connects, but no voice can be heard during a phone call. Any fix?
Mike, its been worked on. Wait for the fix
when i typed in “flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img” it said “error opening /sdcard/recovery.img: No such file or directory” what i do wrong? please help
Gregorio, you need to copy the “recovery.img” file to the root of your sd card.
Hey Keshav, when will the camera be fixed? I look forward to hear good news from u 😀
Is there an estimated time when the next update for froyo 2.2.1 for the Backflip will be ready? The reason I ask is because I live in a region where hands free is required when using your phone in a vehicle (where I spend a lot of time) and to be able to use voice over bluetooth is essential to me.
my mb300 cannot be rooted,why is this so??
Does this ROM have video call option on 3G network, like the Samsung Galaxy S?
No
The trackpad is not working on my Backflip after the upgrade. Is there a setting I need to configure to get it to work?
Its working but u have to set the option on..
Settings —-> CyanogenMod setting —>input settings —-> BackTrack Minipad…
Ther u go
Thanks for the tip. It’s working now.
With this rom many of my apps that did not force close before, now do quite often. Also the I love having and using the 5mp camera on my phone. I’ve tried multiple camera apps and none of them work. It force closes as it takes the picture so I can’t even take one and reopen to take another. Please fix these bugs very soon!
EX of the force close apps – words with friends, nesoid, youtube, actionsnap, camera fun free, lightning bug, and a few more.
Puppet, youtube and all are working fine. Did you wipe all from recovery before flashing the ROM.
For Camera issue you can use silent camera, it wont force close. I will update the post and will email everyone on the notifications list once its ready!
Yes, I wiped it completely and followed your instructions completely. The silent cam does work nicely for taking pictures but does not load them to the gallery, which is kind of annoying. I will take it as a temporary fix. Thanks 🙂
I love this ROM! It so smooth and fast. Thanks a lot! One thing though; I seem to have an issue where opening Facebook or Email also opens Torch, Music, Twitter, Gallery, Market, and Youtube. I don’t use these apps all the time so I don’t want them always running in the background. How do I stop them from opening all the time?
You can use “Titanium Backup” from Android Market to remove all those unwanted apps! And you can turn off the background syncing option so that those apps dont keep reopening.
Use the power control widget for that.
Quick question: How would I go about flashing the stock ROM in case I needed to?
restart and hold camera button then press volume down button…..
go to backup and restore..
i suppose u got nandroid backup
Hello Keshav,
I had successfully moved to 2.1, and will wait for the fix to happen and then will move to 2.2.
Thanks mate, you are a rockstar!!!
Cheers,
Rohit
Will this cause any radio performance issue on the ATT network? 3G speeds, voice call quality etc?
nopes, everything works as expected! except cam and bluetooth audio
Hey can you put up a video of you doing it so that way we have a visual of what to do if so i will update it as soon as you do.
does this thing work if ur backflip is android 1.5?
yes, it does. root your phone with rageagainstthecage method
Keshav, does this Froyo work on every MB300? Im from Vietnam.
yes it works on me600 and mb300!
Can I push this to my flipside? I can’t find any support for froyo for the flipside.. it’s annoying being stuck with 2.1!!!
sorry no!
I seemed to get everything working, following your directions I’d say about 95% as directed. One flaw was that, after wiping and everything else as directed (almost), I had to flash the Gapps first, reboot normally, then go back and flash the mod. Why? Because i accidentally copied the locked .zip of the mod in the beginning, and didn’t have enough room later in recovery menu or a way to delete anything to make room (so I thought)
So…..
At this point, I am watching the cyanogenmod logo on first bootup for OVER 40 minutes and I am afraid to do anything. Hopefully, i will have used my *new* phone successfully by the time you reach this.
Help!
Justin, try removing the sd card and reboot. If your phone still doesn’t take off just do a wipe all in recovery!
And to use your phone as a memory stick in recovery mode – enable ms toggle option in recovery menu
Thanks, Keshav, for the quick reply.
So i tried with no SD in, no change,
Now I will replace SD and go into Recovery to wipe and try it all over again correctly?
I am right?
OK! You are the master, K!
I got it going strong, still have to try some things but i have faith…because i need to believe this will rock. One thing, can’t seem to find the market, but I’m sure there will be a few minor things too.
SO FAST!
I just went back into recovery mode and re-flashed the GApps,
the Market is there.
(so your instructions were in order for a reason, eh?)
Sorry for all the wasted space…I’m learning a lot.
I finally upgraded my MB300 to 2.2.1.
Thank you so much, Keshav, you’re my hero !!!
I now enjoy this rom and wait for the fix !!!
My backflip upon booting in recovery mode gives 3 options (a) reboot (b) sdcard: update.zip (c) wipe data/factory rest.
I have wiped the data and unzipped the update-backflip-froyo.zip to extract signed zip. Now, I have tried two options (1) Renaming update-backflip-froyo.zip as update.zip, (2) Creating a new update.zip with update-backflip-froyo.zip. Both of these methods give a “No Signature” error
delete all other zip files you copied to your sdcard, except the signed zip file which you must have extracted from the protected zip.
Hi Keshav
I just got a BF today , and try to update with your 2.2 rom . I done a root on the phone using the super one click method. I follow your step until i reach step 6 after i key in ” flash_image recovery/sdcard/recovery.img ,
the cmd with just appeared a “#”
which after i try to reboot the phone after i press the vol up key it will prompt me “security on,fastboot disable”
I try both the 2.1 and 2.2 end up the same result .
Can help me where i go wrong .
press volume down key
hi
i try vol down , and now it just appear a screen with a triangle and a “!” mark …where did go wrong , desperately wanna have the 2.2 rom
dexter, you should reflash the recovery.img file
Thank You .. Thank You Keshav Gupta…. 😀
You are the man… ~_^
If you have a camera problem, you can try Camera360 Ultimate v1.2 pro
and here is download link http://www.mediafire.com/?v78q3d9ohe3ddzg
and it works for me without problem at all..
Good luck..
Hi, Rommel.
Do you mean using Camera360 is good for avoinding the camera issue??? You can take more than 1 photo and take some videos???
Hi Romel,
Thanks a ton for sharing the camera app. It works like a charm.
You’re welcome 🙂
And here is another application that can help with your backflip camera problem
http://www.mediafire.com/?e7we1km4sioz1cv
It works like a charm and much better than Camera360 Ultimate v1.2 pro 🙂
Have a nice try.. 🙂
I have the same problem w/Dexter (screen with a triangle and a “!” mark)..
Keshav could you please show me how to reflash the recovery.img file.. Thanks in advance..
Hello,
First I would like to thank u for providing such detailed helping article..
But am facing some problems regarding home,back,settings button that are onscreen. They don’t seem to respond at all.when I used clokworkmod recovery key test it showed values 330. Please help
just restart your phone. Cause those buttons are mapped perfectly!
hey keshav, i have been having some problems trying to root my backflip. i have been using MOTO_MSM_ROOT and have been unsuccessful…i keep getting stuck at the third line of code….please, i need some help
Hello,
My previous comment disappeared somehow.. This ROM works awesome.. Easy and fast.. However there is problem of very short length “keyboard backlight.” It really annoys while browsing in night time.. U have to press some key to lit the keyboard frequently.. Is there any way we can keep it awake?
Hey Keshav, for my case it says “No such file or directory” when i type “flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img and pressed enter. What can be done? Please help me!
Alvin, make sure you have the recovery.img file in sd card and your sd card isn’t mounted while flashing!
Thanks Keshav for replying! Yeah i do have the recovery.img file in my sd card. But does it need to be in the root of the sd card or inside the “j_r0dd-mb300-v2.0” folder? And how do i unmount my sd card? Although i turned off my usb drive, but the notification still shows that USB is connected.
root of sd card, and turning off usb drive from notification bar is enough
can you post a video on how to install it please
cause i am having trouble with it
at what step are you facing problem.. specify the error
bionic/linker/linker.c:1581:ERROR:26114 could not load ‘libbinder.so’
bionic/linker/linker.c:1641:ERROR:faild to link su
bionic/linker/linker.c:1741:ERROR:CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE ‘su’
thats what it says
try updating the superuser app from market
I have completed all steps and it takes forever to boot. Is there any problem in the zip file?
Please help.
No wifi hotspot function….only usb tethering….
install this app wireless tether for root users:- https://market.android.com/details?id=android.tether
Hello Keshav, I’m still having the same problem (screen with a triangle and a “!” mark).. What should I do?.
Also Keshav could you please tell me how to reflash the recovery.img file.. Thank you sir..
Hello Keshav, I have successfully installed this update.. thanks for this. But now I am facing problem with my speaker, I am getting my voice return(that’s not due to this update) . So I need to reset this for claiming warranty.
Please help me.. Thanks in Advance.. Cheers 🙂
Try this guys if you have a problem with camera problem with COOL Android Froyo 2.2.1 – CyanogenMOD 6.1.2 with JIT/multitouch/Compcache 😀
http://www.mediafire.com/?e7we1km4sioz1cv
It works like a charm and much better than Camera360 Ultimate v1.2 pro 🙂
You have a nice try.. 🙂
Hi Keshav,
Is there any way to restore my phone to the stock 1.5 version. I have to take it to the service center to get my Motonav reinstalled and they may not do so if they see that its modded. I did not take a nandroid backup for I rooted and modded the phone because I’m not sure how to go about doing it. Also, is it possible to save my current phone’s settings so that I can revert back to the Froyo mod with all my settings and apps intact once my phone has been serviced?
dude, I am just feeling a little lazy to get that restore to 1.5 tutorial up. btw you can take a nandroid backup of your current setup to restore it in future.
reboot in recovery mode->backup/restore->backup
I am selling my Motorola Backflip and I seriously need to revert back to Android 1.5 (Factory Setting – Original Rom from Motorola for Backflip). I am using 2.2 right now. Can’t sell my phone with 2.2 as there are bugs. Please help.
Will the wipe all action delete my nandroid backup?
nopes, nandroid backup sits on your sd card, and wipe all wont do anything to your sd crd
hey Keshav. when i updated the 2.2.1 android to my phone, my contacts, market, and email didnt work or show up. is there something i did wrong or is it just like that?
you need Gapps file posted in tutorial
hello Keshav,
i put 2.2 on my phone and i have been having problems with the google navigation app..please help!!!!
thank you
Am I able to root using zroot instead of using command prompt?
I got Froyo up and running! Works amazing so far! One thing I noticed is the market is an older version, is there any way to update it or get a newer version?
Dear Keshave Gupta,
i have vietnam version of Backflip MB300 and now my phone is runing Android 1.5. So could i upgrade my android to 2.1 according to your tutorial?
many thanks
yes you can
Hey Keshav.
I’ve been trying to install the on my backflip, but haven’t had much luck. I first tried using Rom Manager’s Recovery screen to install it, but for some reason after a few seconds it says that the installation was aborted. I then tried to use the command prompt like in the tutorial and had some success, but when I tried to type in “flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img” the command prompt replied “Permission denied… error writing recovery: Permission denied.”
Any thoughts?
cant get passed typing in “shell” and “su”. how do i get those two things? please respond quickly. thank you.
I can’t seem to get the vibrate to work when I get incomming texts. I’ve even tried reflashing the rom. Help please
Just updated the phone. Your a legend love the new system fast and great. Camera glitch doesn’t bother me at all
My previous comment disappeared somehow.. downgraded to 2.1 back.. against my will 🙁 as this rom has a serious camera issue.. No matter what app u use, after max 4 shots, it is going to crash.. The codecs and drivers needs to patched .
Keshav, we r relying on u to fix this camera issue man !! looking forward for ur assistance !!
hi Keshav Gupta,
Should this work on the backflip from Canada on Telus?
Thank you for all your incredible work!
hello keshav i finally figured out my problem, i enabled the usb driver on my phone and thats why this message appeared, the rom is AWESOME and thanks for including the Arabic language that made it even more AWESOME, my phone now is very smooth and fast , and is there any future fix for the camera problem …thanx
WOW is all i can say…any one that is not sure about doing this and has the 2.1 version on their phone now..>DO THIS NOW.! This breathed new life into the BF and if its camera does not work well ohh well the rest is awesome….still getting some FCs from facebook but then again it did not work at all on the att 2.1 or 2.1 jr
When I get to step 6, I type “su” and enter and it says:
bionic/linker/linker.c:1581 : ERROR: 893 could not load ‘libbinder.so’
bionic/linker/linker.c:1641 : ERROR: failed to link su
bionic/linker/linker.c:1741 :ERROR CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE ‘su’
What do I do? I’m pretty sure I’m rooted because drocap2 works and I have superuser
update the superuser app from market.
I’m using linux. Not windows. I want Froyo but apparently can’t have it since I’m running linux on my PC. I downloaded the linux SDK and see that adb has been moved to platform-tools. It won’t let me execute it. I made it executable but still wont execute, not even when called in a terminal.
Brittany, the procedure is same as it is with windows.
chmod +x adb
./adb start-server
Well I’ve never encountered this before but it is saying:
brittany@mint ~/Downloads/android-sdk-linux_x86/platform-tools $ ./adb start-server
bash: ./adb: No such file or directory
I’m looking right at the file, it’s there! I checked it’s permissions and it’s readable/writable and executable. But the cli is showing no such file is there.
I did “chmod +x adb” first. That worked. I feel like a dumb-ass right now.. What am I doing wrong?
Brittany, thats really weird!
you should try hitting tab key in terminal after getting into that folder to see what files are available.
else may be a computer restart may solve it, or copy over the files again. I just can’t imagine what could cause that
I looked, it shows it as a file in both nautilus and terminal. ./a(tab-autocomplete) gives ./adb. I rebooted, still same issue. Perhaps I should report this as a bug for my distribution (Linux Mint). Never had problems with Ubuntu or any other distro’s I’ve used or tested. Seems odd to me.
this will help u..sure
http://esausilva.com/2010/05/13/setting-up-adbusb-drivers-for-android-devices-in-linux-ubuntu/
got 2.2 up! its so cool. only flaw that im really worrying about is that there is no “off” for screen timeout. i have a quick question tho. the market app u gave us is an older version and there is a new market update version. any chance you know how to get the new one?
Thanks Keshav, this is great rom for MB300. But I have a complicated thing when use GPS and map, I turned on wifi and GPS but it couldn’t find my position after i updated to 2.2 Froyo. I used GPS and wifi to search my position on map with Eclair 2.1 and it worked well. Do you have any suggestion for this problem. Thanks
You have to use your phone in an open area for the GPS to work!
Download GPS Status from market, which helps in getting a fix earlier as it downloads updated A-GPS data from servers.
hi, guys, you’re really good, thanks for your work, today i’ve just updated my phone and i see it’s so amazing, camera works fine… thanks from Belarus, minsk
Cool, the fix for camera issue is published. Thanks Keshav!!! 😀
What is the weather program you are using on your screenshoot ? And also the digital clock program ? Can’t seem to find them in the ROM. A downloaded program ? Thanks!
Jericho,
Thats Beautiful Widgets a paid application. There is also a similar widget inbuilt – News and Weather
First I would like to thank you for informtion given by email about Motorola Backflip Froyo Camera Fixed + Overclock added..
i’ll do all update and follow all procedure without any problem cause your instruction are easy to understand, and now with new rom my camera works good and i can overclock my phone using set cpu 😀 but wait, i still have a problem with my phone..
1. When i turn it on my phone start up/booting take so long, it’s take about 5 minute to start 🙁 with previous rom my phone can start/boot just less than 1 minute.
2. Bar code scanner it’s not working.. i see just black screen with red line blinking..
3. When i’m playing some game, my phone keep restarting..
I’ve even tried reflashing the rom again, and still the same problem..
Mr Keshav Gupta or anyone can help me please..??
Hi Romel,
1. It is because of the caches being initialized and loading that turn on takes longer.
2. Try updating the application, if it doesn’t help. You can use Google Googles from market it serves the same(better+more) functionality.
3. Set the max speed of CPU to 691Mhz it’s much more stable. 768Mhz makes the phone unstable!
Hi just wanted to say it worked flawlessly but then i had dropped my phone today and it rebooted and the motorola logo comes up and goes to a black screen forever, Ive tried unplugging the battery and putting it back but nothing, and when i go to recovery and hit vol down it goes to a endless black screen still….
Plzzz help 🙁
Is there anyway to recover?
Thanks
also, whenever i try to mute a call, it just does NOT mute. the little “muted” icon appears at the top of the screen, but the person on the other line can hear everything perfectly and the little green light on the mute button doesn’t turn on. new features are great, but it doesn’t mean anything if the phone isn’t a good phone…
has the camera issue been fixed? id very much like to use my video and camera apps but i cant because of this bug. please reply back to me. thanks.
Yes, the download links have already been updated
I updated to froyo 2 months ago, do I have to install all over again to fix the camera issue???
No, You do not need to root again or flash recovery again!
just copy the two zip files – the updated Gapps and Froyo rom and you can resume from step 10 🙂
Hello, I updated again and the camera is working perfectly. But now the music crashes and can’t hear my music. Is this normal? What app you recommend for the music?
Music app is working perfectly. You should try wiping dalvik and cache in the recovery mode.
Otherwise you can use winamp from android market(free)
will i lose anything when i do the camera update? apps, pics, vids, backgrounds, etc.
No, you wont loose any data unless you do a wipe all or wipe data in recovery.
Although you can wipe dalvik-vm cache and cache in the recovery menu without any worries.
oh you replied quickly haha. i was gonna edit my message but ill just ask it right now. when adding the gapps and the rom back on to my SD card, should i delete the gapps and rom i first put on my SD card or should i just leave them there and add the new ones too?
you can delete the previous zip files as they are not required anymore.
Hi Keshav, Please letme know that the new ROM files with camera issue fixed and overclocking added have already been replaced against the above links? Thanks for your reply in advance.
yes, the links have been updated already
Hello Keshav appreciate all of the work you do. My backflip has been running flawlessly. Two minor things though: First my recorder does not work and the recorded videos do not play sound. Is this a known issue? Secondly, I have downloaded the two new files and put them onto my phones sd card. I get to recovery mode but, whenever I try to open that zip from the sd card the screen just goes black.. Any suggestions?? Thank you for your time- Oscar
please post new update to fix camera bug, thank u a lot
the links posted in the article are the updated ones.
Hi, is it necessary to download and install AZERTY patch if I don’t have french keyboard?
no, you don’t have to install azerty patch if you have a qwerty keyboard
For some reason it just shows the Motorola logo, vibrates and goes black repeatedly, but wont get any further.
do a wipe all in recovery
I have tried this and all I get after flashing is my phone continually cycling through the boot screen. I just get the white motorola screen and then it goes blank and then the white screen again and then it reboots again. Any help? this is the second handset I have tried and both are stuck in a reboot cycle.
you will have to update the radio of your phone first.. link already there in the post
Thanks! Works Great! I was able to fix both handsets and have completed two others for friends. Its people like you who make this world better by helping out us that can’t figure things out on our own.
i wanting to sell my backflip is it legal to sell with this android 2.2 froyo
yep its your phone do whatever with it. No one can question you that why did you put “froyo” on your phone.
Is suitable with motorola backflip singtel?
OMG
I have rooted. Got rid off all the AT&T stuff. Flashed Froyo. Flashed Apps. OMG OMG my backflip is like a new one again. Fast & Furious. Thank You So So So much Keshav Gupta. Sure you are Genius for Dumbos like me.
Hi Keshav,
I did the update process but I did not know that my phone needs the radio update and now it wont start just shows the Motorla logo again and again.
How can I go back to recovery mode? Because step 5 says device cannot be found if it is not connected in Debug mode..I’d appreciate your prompt help. Thanks is advance!
Hi I have tried but can not upgrade my phone to os2.2.1. Please help me do it automatically thank you
Hi Keshav,
i tried to upgarde my MB300 it went through the upgrade process, it rebooted and showed me a blue screen, post that its stuck at a black screen and doesnt start, i am also not able to start it in recovery mode using the power and camera button, please can you help me.
Thanks
Pls Keshav, i need it urgently!!!
. I flash new ROM to my Motorola MB300 and i have big problem . I download all ROM from h**p://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=motus and none of them work . When i install one of them i have bootloop (logo Motorola next black screen with white Android and repeat ). I can only inputs in FastBoot , phone off when I unplug the charger .What i can do ?
I flash new ROM to my Motorola MB300 and i have big problem . I download all ROM from h**p://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=motus and none of them work . When i install one of them i have bootloop (logo Motorola next black screen with white Android and repeat ). I can only inputs in FastBoot , phone off when I unplug the charger .What i can do ?
will post it later