Tokenpoke

look for an application that opens .7z files... i'm trying it on my mac.

hold on.

ok, got it... yeah, you need a new unzipper. hold on again...

use this. i just put it on my pc, works. http://www.7-zip.org/

Last edited by Tokenpoke; March 28th, 2011 at 03:05 PM.

Burner

I see the screen but it says update failed.....

Its flashing and and it says Firmware Update Step 1/2 unpacking

then a triangle saying update failed

Burner

Okay I put the 5 files on my sd card. I booted into clockwork mod and I pressed back and restore but there is no option for "nand restore". So I pressed "restore" and it says no files are found.

?????

Burner

Im having the same problem.

I copy and pasted that folder name but it doesnt let you post slashes.

so i just named it nandroid and still nothing happened.

nuttmeg

use this method instead and after you finish you will have to install CWM again.

Fastboot Method
(Note:This method will work even if the phone will not start or go into recovery)



Download the Following Package:
MetroPCSStock Recovery Package with Scripts
678041208774eab0aed1005f287d71ab MetroStockRecover.7z

1)Attach phone to USB
2)Power Phone Off
3)Enter Fastboot (End Call + Volume Down - while phone turns on)
4)Run script relevant to your OS
metroPCSStock-linux.sh
metroPCSStock-mac.sh
metroPCSStock-windows.bat
5) Your phone will automatically reboot

Burner

Thx for trying to help nutmeg. When the black screen flashes on my comp does that mean I ran the file correctly?

nuttmeg

yes, did you click metroPCSStock-windows.bat? btw are you running windows or mac?

Burner

Yeah thats the one I clicked. Im running windows.

nuttmeg

did you get it to work?

Burner

Been sitting at this white screen still.

nuttmeg

is the black screen still on?

Burner

Naw it flashed and dissapeared.

nuttmeg

pull your battery for 10 sec put battery back in and connect the usb cable and run metroPCSStock-windows. did extract the whole folder to your desktop?

if you have yahoo, add nutt0606@yahoo.com

Burner

Yes I extracted it and clicked it again from the desktop. It blinked the black screen.

Just added you.

AndroidFan420

i was trying to see what v of clockwork i had after flashing back to stock from Icarus so i can try 2.2 it came up with a screen at the top it says android system recovery <2e> on a black background with blue letters
then android system recovery utility

reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
is this normal?

and no matter what i click on it goes right back to reboot system now

and the other 3 buttons go to a screen that says firmware update 1/2

status bar

and update failed whats happening?

Last edited by AndroidFan420; March 29th, 2011 at 11:44 AM.

Tokenpoke

you didn't flash cwm 2.1.5.8 right. it should be a black and green theme with Clokwork Mod 2.1.5.8 at the top and bottom in white text.

twstde

When I try to flash back to stock
from the zip file, I always get that the process is aborted. I am running cwm 3.x, should I be running the 2.x cwm? If so, I can't figure out how to successfully flash back to the older cwm. I have Cricket by the way. Thanks!

Last edited by twstde; March 29th, 2011 at 08:08 PM.

Anduiril

Try downloading the zip again. You may have gotten a corrupted download.

twstde

Ok, I have downloaded two different zip files & it happens on both, but I will re-download, thanks.

CuzzinRed

I tried the anim mod and my phone kept trying to reboot. I thought my sugar turned to sh*t. I almost took it to Crickets store but reading your guide saved my phone & sanity. Muchos Gracias!!



ps stay away from Anim mod! you heard it here first like MTV..

ladlr23

Hi, I was just wondering if I diside to flash back to stock, do I need to unroot the phone?
Thanks.

londonstylz

whenever i download the file and try to unzip it says "is not a valid file"

PlayfulGod

Where does it say to unzip it

londonstylz

it rells you to run the file that corresponds to your o.s. but the files are zipped into one file. has anyone else had this problem.

PlayfulGod

ahh, I've not done the icarus mod, just cm 6 n 7 both from the fone itself.

If I recall correctly theres a .bat file to run if your on windows.

Vemo

ok so i desperately need to flash back to stock but the computer wont download the file... can anyone help me out? download the file and send it to vemo@live.com please i will greatly appreciate it because my phone wont even boot anymore

londonstylz

ok my phone has clockwork and icarus installed right now and im wating to flash back to stock. cna anyone help me. i tried downloading the recovery file but they wont unzip. please help.

drake53545

ive tried to do this but i cant get it to work i have cricket and nothing ive downloaded the files and even done a factory reset but nothing maybe i might be doing it wrong anyone have any advice

PlayfulGod

if you can find a nandroid backup I can tell you how to how to with CMWR 3

I have the files for metro but not cricket.

pip2kk

I have guides as well as files for restoring both cricket and metropcs ascends on Main Page - Prepaid Android

should be fairly straightforward.

check it out, let me know if you have any other questions about things!

heres the direct link for the lazy people

How to restore your CricKet Huawei Ascend to original condition - Prepaid Android

How to restore your MetroPCS Huawei Ascend to original condition - Prepaid Android

Last edited by pip2kk; April 10th, 2011 at 12:58 AM. Reason: heh pip2kk to the rescue again! :D

PlayfulGod

I did it a lil different. I took a nandroid backup n put all the files in a folder n named it stock. Then I put that folder in the CWM/backup/ folder, then just did a restore thru CWM like a normal. Worked for me and thats how we got LuLu back up and running, well almost, LuLu dl'ed the zip file I uploaded and did a install zip from sdcard. This method might be a lil easier for those who cant grasp installing the SDK's or to cheap to buy a usb card reader lol


I like your wiki, a few things on there I wanna check out

Last edited by PlayfulGod; April 10th, 2011 at 01:18 AM.

pip2kk

there are definitely multiple ways to skin that cat.
glad everything is sorted out

PlayfulGod

quick question for ya pip, Can a ROM be compiled from a vmplayer *nix image?

pip2kk

if you mean running a rom like cm6-ascend or cm7-ascend in a vmplayer or any sort of virtual machine, no. best explaination i could give about why it wouldnt work is because the phones have a different type of processor (think mac (before the intel macs) vs intel). the ascend has an arm6.

now you could compile android to run in a virtual machine, that wouldnt run on the phones tho, only in a virtual environment. android supports MANY processors.

WOW i read that absolutely wrong....

i actually do all my compiling inside a virtual machine. i use VMware server 2.0 (it's free, just have to register)

the big thing to remember when compiling in a virtual machine is you need a bit of ram for the VM. i think google says 1.5Gb at least. otherwise the compile will take way toooo long. i dedicated 3Gb to my VM out of 6Gb. it takes meh 2 hours to compile from complete scratch. on a amd x2 6000 running windows 7

Last edited by pip2kk; April 10th, 2011 at 01:51 AM.

PlayfulGod

kewl, my laptop is a intel Dual proc. and my desktop is a AMD dual core, both have 4GB of RAM.

Just to make clarify lol, ROMs can be compiled on linux in a vm environment and dont have to be compiled on the phone (I bet that would take forever lol), correct?

I use to mess with compiling kernels on my 2nd box all the time til I got lazy n then it died lol. But I never did any real coding, just uncheck all the stuff I didnt need lol.

pip2kk

correct!

heres my guide to compiling cyanogenmod (7), can be applied to 6 also, this uses debian without a gui. so if your not comfortable working in a linux command line, this guide may not be for you.

theres another guide based on using ubuntu (with a gui) on myascend.org (i've not tried it, but the author is very knowledgeable)

Last edited by pip2kk; April 10th, 2011 at 11:03 AM.

PlayfulGod

kewl. well I installed gentoo way back when gentoo didnt have a fancy nancy installer aka all by cmdline. I'm not no guru by no means but I get by lol. I love cmdline, just hadnt played in it much last few years.

Yea Ubuntu should be much diff since its based off Debian, tho debian isnt my most fav distro lol

Last edited by PlayfulGod; April 10th, 2011 at 11:34 AM.

s8rdie

okay so i used the z4root from marketplace. and am using clockworkmod recovery 3.0.0.5. downloaded froyo 2.2 zip, then attempted to install it from sd card while in the volume up +send+power button recovery boot screen.
even though i backed up the current rom, somehow i wiped the cache, entire sd card and pretty sure part of the os data.
now phone when u turn in on regularly boots up to white HUAWEI screen and stays there untill u pull battery. When i choose the find zip file on sd card in recovery screen it says "no files found". I cannot for the life of me figure out how to download these recovery stock files etc. from the computer, because when i link up the usb. it wont let me place any files to the device.
help me please

PlayfulGod

usb connect to the computer, u have to enable usb storage once the phone is hooked up (it should notify u). Slide the notification screen down n tap on the usb connected notice. Then a screen with the lil android on it should appear with a button to enable usb storage. Then drag n drop your files to the sdcard. Then boot into recovery n start again.

You will prolly need to pull the sdcard out n put in a card reader on your computer. If you dont have one, get one lol like $10 at walmart. There is a way to push files from the PC to the phone via ADB, but I'll let someone else explain that process lol

pip2kk

yeah adb push or usb card reader are your choices on that fix :/ sorry bro.

i'd recommend just grabbing a 7.99$ usb card reader and going that route,, im serious they are CHEAP heh. i wouldnt have one if they werent

PlayfulGod

I have 2 of those, 1 in my laptop, and a dead one in my desktop lol

s8rdie

hey thanks ill try that. now next, whats your reccomendation on which rom/file i should install? the stock recovery mod or the gingerbread 2.3?

PlayfulGod

CM7 rocks but isaac has moved on to other projects. Pip is still actively working CM6 n only not working is mms.

try em both out lol, I love CM7 (2.3.3)


n umm screw 2.1 lol

pip2kk

if you are able to flash, def try them both, it is a personal preference.

gatorfannum1

i am not able to flash my phone back to factory setting nor am i able to do the hard reset even though i have the zipfile downloaded to my sd card, plase help a guy out before he goes insane, it seems i have the same issues as ladya90 had, when i try to do the 3 button method i try both vol up and vol down. on the vol up method it says failed, when i do the vol down it just stays on the huawei screen......

PlayfulGod

send, vol up, power

det1726

when i try to get into boot loader mode instead of the white huawei screen all i get i a purple screen???

det1726

wow idk what happened but i havent seen the metro pcs screen in 3 days lol....but now its fixed!

gatorfannum1

thanks that worked until i got to the location consent page in the set up and it will not alllow me to pass that screen i know it might sound crazy but that is what is happening, i wiped it 3 times i didnt even do anything but root my phone originally i never added another ROM or anything i dont understand why the issues are moutning up

PlayfulGod

umm not sure, I didnt go past the setup screen, the metro shutup made me wanna scream lol SO I flashed CM7 back.