Root How to Flash the Huawei Ascend to Stock

[Jazziette]

How to flash the Huawei Ascend back to Stock:

Note: All credit goes to semyazza at xda-developers site.

Huawei Ascend - Flash Back to Stock - xda-developers

HOWTO : Flash the Huawei Ascend to stock
by semyazza


These directions are for metroPCS the next post contains directions for Cricket

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

WARNING: Only the linux version has been tested. All other versions should work though. DO NOT power off the phone during the process.

Nandroid Method
(Note:Working custom recovery is needed for this method)​

Download the Following Package:
MetroPCS Stock Nandroid Backup (Phone Right Out of Box) (EDIT: This file is currently unavailable.)
663fab87380e87c8c158a2f5d0c4495e MetroPCSStock.7z

1) Place nandroid backup files into a directory on sdcard:
/nandroid/mem=211M/stock/
2) Boot into recovery (Send Call + Volume Up - while phone turns on)
3) Go to Backup/Restore.
4) Select Nand restore
5) Select mem=211M
6) Select folder named "stock"
7) Proceed with on screen instructions

 

[Jazziette]

These directions are for Cricket
the previous post contains directions for MetroPCS

Force Update Method
(Recommendation : When the OS of handsets could not start up successfully)​

Download the Following Package:
Cricket Stock Recovery Package
d97ed410ffa518c689e2444d21007daa M860V100R001C153B251SP03.zip

1) Copy "dload" folder to SD card
2) Switch off the handset ,then press "Volume Control Upper Key +End Key+ Power Key"
3) Showing successful
4) Remove battery one second ,then power on ,waiting till the os start up

Normal Update Method​

Download the Following Package:
Cricket Stock Recovery Package
d97ed410ffa518c689e2444d21007daa M860V100R001C153B251SP03.zip

1) Copy "dload" folder to SD card
2) Settings--SD card & Phone storage--Software Upgrade

 

[ventovic]

These directions are for Cricket
the previous post contains directions for MetroPCS

Force Update Method
(Recommendation : When the OS of handsets could not start up successfully)​

Download the Following Package:
Cricket Stock Recovery Package
d97ed410ffa518c689e2444d21007daa M860V100R001C153B251SP03.zip

1) Copy "dload" folder to SD card
2) Switch off the handset ,then press "Volume Control Upper Key +End Key+ Power Key"
3) Showing successful
4) Remove battery one second ,then power on ,waiting till the os start up

Normal Update Method​

Download the Following Package:
Cricket Stock Recovery Package
d97ed410ffa518c689e2444d21007daa M860V100R001C153B251SP03.zip

1) Copy "dload" folder to SD card
2) Settings--SD card & Phone storage--Software Upgrade

Awesome thanks for the posts Jazz

 

[Jazziette]

You're welcome, ventovic. We will put these threads in our trouble shooting section and hopefully it will help those who come here looking for help.

 

[ventovic]

cool deal jazz, and your always on your toe's with this info for us

 

[THH209]

How to flash the Huawei Ascend back to Stock:

Note: All credit goes to semyazza at xda-developers site.

Huawei Ascend - Flash Back to Stock - xda-developers

HOWTO : Flash the Huawei Ascend to stock
by semyazza​

These directions are for metroPCS the next post contains directions for Cricket​

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

WARNING: Only the linux version has been tested. All other versions should work though. DO NOT power off the phone during the process.

Nandroid Method
(Note:Working custom recovery is needed for this method)​

Download the Following Package:
MetroPCS Stock Nandroid Backup (Phone Right Out of Box)
663fab87380e87c8c158a2f5d0c4495e MetroPCSStock.7z

1) Place nandroid backup files into a directory on sdcard:
/nandroid/mem=211M/stock/
2) Boot into recovery (Send Call + Volume Up - while phone turns on)
3) Go to Backup/Restore.
4) Select Nand restore
5) Select mem=211M
6) Select folder named "stock"
7) Proceed with on screen instructions

didnt work for me

 

[Jazziette]

Can you get to your CWR ?

 

[THH209]

Can you get to your CWR ?

no it just stays on the huawei screen

 

[Jazziette]

no it just stays on the huawei screen

Are you pressing on the volume up button, the send button and tapping on the power button?

Try that and see if CWR comes up. And keep trying it. It should work.

 

[harrison47]

i have a cricket huawei ascend that will NOT boot into recovery, and it wont do the "factory data reset" (that simply results in the phone rebooting). I hope the software upgrade method works for me i will try it when i get home today.

 

[Jazziette]

Good luck with that! If I were you I would flash back to stock and start from square one.

 

[moogie522]

If I flash back to stock do I have to do everything all over?....root and then install the icurus mod.

 

[Gmash]

If I flash back to stock do I have to do everything all over?....root and then install the icurus mod.

Yes

 

[Mahasamatman]

I am trying to revive an ascend for a friend. It is a MetroPCS version She was cleaning it with a wet wipe and it no longer boots. It stops at the "android" boot screen It will enter fastboot and I used the flash bat from XP everything finished with OKAY, but it still boots no further than "android" I tried booting to recovery but all I get is a solid magenta screen I have a captivate so I am familiar with the concepts even if the phone has different methods Is this Ascend dead? I am willing to disassemble it if needed, just point me at a guide

***

Device manager shows an "Android Sooner Single ADB Interface"
when I enter fastboot and plug it in.
however, adb devices lists nothing, not even a ?

 

[Jazziette]

@ Mahasamatman

Did you take out the battery and make sure you got any excess moisture out of the phone. I would leave the battery out overnight and then put it back in and let it charge for another 24 hours. Then see if it works okay.

Good luck with it.

 

[Mahasamatman]

It happened weeks ago.
I got the phone after she let it sit for over a month

I did put it in a bag of silica gel to dry it out, but it didnt help

I just got word from Huawei that I will have to take it back to MPCS, they dont do their own warranty like Samsung, since she has already had the phone at the store once I am sure it is already in the system as nonreturnable so I am starting to think I will have to disassemble it to get it to work since it probly has corrosion on the smd's
any links to a teardown?

also I am thinking of trying a force flash to Cricket just to get it to boot so I can install clockwork and get a working MPCS rom on it
is that crazy talk?

 

[Jazziette]

also I am thinking of trying a force flash to Cricket just to get it to boot so I can install clockwork and get a working MPCS rom on it
is that crazy talk?

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me....LOL

You can download force upgrade files directly from the Huawei site by going here:

Service Center - Huawei Device Co., Ltd..

Here is the download for Eclair:

http://www.huaweidevice.com/tcpsdow...&attachmentName=kernel-2.6.29-M860-Eclair.zip

 

[Mahasamatman]

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me....LOL

You can download force upgrade files directly from the Huawei site by going here:

Thanks!

is that a generic, mpcs, or cricket rom?

 

[Jazziette]

Thanks!

is that a generic, mpcs, or cricket rom?

Generic. Directly from the Manufacturer.

 

[Mahasamatman]

so that eclair file is source to compile?
it does not look line the force update file I got for a cricket
and the huawei site does not list any files for the ascend/m860

I guess I will try the cricket update at this point, unless I hear different

 

[Jazziette]

The Huawei Faqs manual says to go there if you need to re-download it. That's where I got the link.

 

[Mahasamatman]

well the cricket force update looked like it was working
but I end up in the same "android" screen that follows the Huawei screen
and I get no further than I did when the phone showed up

any advice at all at this point is welcome
thank you

I have learned that it may have gotten damp from cleaning wipes
now I want to see if I can take it apart and find corrosion to clean
anyone know of a teardown?

 

[Jazziette]

I am trying to revive an ascend for a friend. It is a MetroPCS version She was cleaning it with a wet wipe and it no longer boots. It stops at the "android" boot screen It will enter fastboot and I used the flash bat from XP everything finished with OKAY, but it still boots no further than "android" I tried booting to recovery but all I get is a solid magenta screen I have a captivate so I am familiar with the concepts even if the phone has different methods Is this Ascend dead? I am willing to disassemble it if needed, just point me at a guide

***

Device manager shows an "Android Sooner Single ADB Interface"
when I enter fastboot and plug it in.
however, adb devices lists nothing, not even a ?

It happened weeks ago.
I got the phone after she let it sit for over a month

I did put it in a bag of silica gel to dry it out, but it didnt help

I just got word from Huawei that I will have to take it back to MPCS, they dont do their own warranty like Samsung, since she has already had the phone at the store once I am sure it is already in the system as nonreturnable so I am starting to think I will have to disassemble it to get it to work since it probly has corrosion on the smd's
any links to a teardown?

also I am thinking of trying a force flash to Cricket just to get it to boot so I can install clockwork and get a working MPCS rom on it
is that crazy talk?

well the cricket force update looked like it was working
but I end up in the same "android" screen that follows the Huawei screen
and I get no further than I did when the phone showed up

any advice at all at this point is welcome
thank you

At this point.....the only advice I have is to tell her to stay away from the wet wipes on her new phone!

Sorry it didn't work!

 

[FishDeeva]

My M860 is Metro PCS and when I press the 3 buttons and boot, it gives a directory with choices. There is nothing that says backup or restore. That is what i need to install the files from the SD card directory as directed. Can someone please tell me the exact wording of the choices on that menu I am to choose? I see :

reboot system now
apply sdcard;update.zip
wip data/factory reset
wipe cache partition

I do not see anything that says to backup or restore. HELP

 

[Anduiril]

well the cricket force update looked like it was working
but I end up in the same "android" screen that follows the Huawei screen
and I get no further than I did when the phone showed up

any advice at all at this point is welcome
thank you

I have learned that it may have gotten damp from cleaning wipes
now I want to see if I can take it apart and find corrosion to clean
anyone know of a teardown?

How long have you let it try to boot up after flashing it? The first boot can take 15 minutes.