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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] N0TR0:
^ Hi, just to let yoys know, this is my old account and N0TR0 is my new one :)

of anyone knows the answer to my question please tell me as i would like to root my device

something else to mention is that i am on firmware B182
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ambion:
thank you!!!

Hey there! First post on xda-dev!! I registered to thank OP for the amazing guide!

I've had no previous experience with doing things like this to phones. I used to have a HTC hero when it came out, but it was stolen before I had a chance to even learn what rooting is. After 4 years of using an old hand-me-down Nokia it was time to get a smartphone. I bought The G510-0010 from amazon marketplace for about half (!) of what the 0100 sells for over here in Finland. Mail and customs fees reduced my savings but I still saved a wad of dough. The dual-sim option is pretty awesome as I save even more money by bying the data plan on a different SIM card from the telephone service.

Unlocking the bootloader is easy, thanks to Huawei. That's what I did first. I had to fill out a chinese form online (http://www.huaweidevice.com/cn/servicePolicy.do?method=preUnlock). I used the english form as a reference (http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/servicePolicy.do?method=preUnlock). Soon I received my unlock code in an email from Huawei and proceeded to unlock the bootloader using adb following their instructions. (http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/servicePolicy.do?method=getUnlockStep).

After unlocking the bootloader I installed the newest firmware (google: huawei g510-0010 B182 - I went with MMSharing). I put the update.app in the dload folder on a SDcard and booted the phone with Vol+, Vol- and power buttons held down until the phone was flashing.

I then installed the B165 boot.img in the same way. This killed the camera on my phone. I used unlockroot to root the damn thing. The method worked, but the old boot.img is very much required for this method. After rooting, I replaced the boot.img with the one for B182 as discussed here:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43523285. This solved the camera issue as expected.

Now I had a rooted, working G510-0010. Cool! I wanted gapps and ROMs just like any other novice schmuck out to brick his phone so I installed CWM recovery (TWRP didn't work as the touchscreen was unresponsive). In CWM I made a backup and flashed the google apps on the phone from sdcard. Gapps here: http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip

With gapps installed I got Uninstall master and obliterated much of the chinese software on the phone. It was sweet. I had saved a lot of money and learnt a whole lot about android.

Finding ROMs that work with this phone proved to be challenging. The list here was good but didn't help me personally much, as many of these ROMS are for the single-sim version of the phone. I found that LewaOS works though, so I went with that in the end. It's more responsive and feature-rich than the EmotionUI.

So: THANK YOU cinzacm!!! ...for an awesome guide that helped me save money and keep my sanity!!! :silly: :good: :victory:

All good things to you.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] N0TR0:
hi, when you reinstalled the B182.img did you install it by doing the power vol+ vol- ? or did you use the method mentioned on that thread?

it's just that the method on the thread look quite complicated to do :p
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ambion:
I'm sorry to disappoint. I used the 3 button method with an update.app file I found with the B182 boot.img in it. I looked for it for you but I can't find the blog post about it anymore. I wonder what happened to it... :confused:

I linked the thread above because the required file is available through it. The method in the thread absolutely should work as it essentially does the same thing... and besides you need to use fastboot anyway to unlock the bootloader of the phone before attempting any of this.

Hope this helps. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cabrote:
:confused: Why Huawei Phone don´t come with Google Apps? It is common to all Huawei Android Phones? :confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cinzacm:
Hi there.

ambion, you're very welcome.

There are slight differences between the versions of Huawei phones, sold here or there. The one I used to this tutorial used a newer version of its firmware and wasn't harmed by the old boot.img, but thankfully your problems was solved.

Huawei won't ship GApps with its phones in China mainly due to google restrictions to China's policies. Also, this set of Huawei phones are intended to be cheap also in China, which require them to lower the specs and wave the tests Google requires to certify android devices.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cabrote:
Thanks for the answer. But why the rest of china phones comes with gapps?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] siitshan@gmail.com:
Give Me Huawei Firmware Huawei G510-0200 B182 For I Will Install update

Give Me Huawei Firmware Huawei G510-0200 B182 For I Will Install update
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cinzacm:
Some manufactures follow the "right" way and certify their smartphones, some follow the "wrong" and just install their apps without permission, using simple tweaks. Other phones are moded by the sellers (the one which I used to test this tutorial came with More Locale 2 pre-installed, installed by the seller).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bajosombra:
HELPP

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Help inadvertently attempt to install a new ROM and did not the original backup hauwey g510 dual sim please could someone help me and give it to me

no signal service I am from Colombia and I know how to have signal repair

use this ROM http://droidchina.com/forum/Thread-LeWa-HUAWEI-G510-0010-JB-ROM

but I want to leave the factory again no matter it is in English but the signal function

excuse my english use google translator

sin querer cambie la rom del huawey g510 doble sim y olvide hacer un respaldo la rom que instale no funciono me dejo el equipo sin señal me gustaria volverlo a dejar como esta alguien me podria ayudar gracias de antemano y saludos desde colombia
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sinigangnapork:
Huawei G510-0200 SIM Locked

Good Day,

My friend has a huawei phone model g510-0200. It was courrier locked or otherwise sim locked. Whenever we change the sim, it asks for the unlock pin. I've read that this can be unlocked but with paid services. I would like to ask if It is possible without paying anyting, Is there a source or a calculator somewhere for huawei phones?

my IMEI is ; 868496011903953

Please help me. Been deadlock for a day now :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] loyonyart:
Hi guys, I know this thread has been pretty much dead fore a couple months, but i wanted to ask if anyone has ever tried this with a G510-251? The one guy whot tried it never reported back.

Cheers, Loyonyart
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gimivasile:
is a difficult phone only problem I had with him the lam and given that sooner!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] puroi:
huawei g510-0100

So, it's possible to root this phone? Please tell if it's a possibility to use a custom rom or so?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SiggY StroO:
Help!

I did all that i found in here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2407483.

But when i came to 11 step, this happens-
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvpre:
I live in boston and everytime I enter the subway and come back up, my phone has this habit of only getting around 60kbps down and 700 kbps up. I can go home, walk around, and nothing will change; however, if I update my prl my download speeds will go from 60kbps to normal around 1000 (1 meg). This has only started happening during the past week. I'm running a modified version of MikG shifted, but have had it for a while. Any idea why after losing signal for a while, updating prl fixes my download speeds?
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
First thing I would check on is Sprint. Make sure they're are not working the Network in your area. I've had some strange stuff happen while they are Updating the network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] grt1msag3:
hi all,

I didnt find any threads that answered my question well, so if its a repeat my apologies. I am running Blu Kuban 1.0.5.4, it runs nice and smooth, i love everything about it, but i dont know JACK about modems in this sense. In about phone it says my modem is FF18, which seems right from everything i HAVE read lol, but then the BK build # say FL24.

i have read that GB and ICS modems are interchangeable, but i have no knowledge of where to start or IF i should bother messing with it. i know i have to travel to downtown orlando to catch a 4g signal, and 3g kinda sux and i get almost nothing inside my apt, and wifi is alot lower than i expected given i run a full dual-band DDWRT gigabit cat6 network.

so the crux of the question is the modem in the build number what it seems like? are the 2 conflicting or am i just misunderstanding al together lol and more, is there a better setup i can use, i know that tends to be phone specific but it seems like in general some prove to work well together and some dont.

thanks in advance for any/all help
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
FF18 is fine to run in BK FL24. Both are ICS. However, modems vary from phone to phone, location to location. I would try updating your modem to FL24, and after you reboot, update prl and profile, and see if that improves signal. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. But the short answer is no, the build is not conflicting with your modem, it's most likely the area you are in. Play around with other modems, see if it helps! Good luck :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] grt1msag3:
ok so i tried that...wifi speeds jumped up by like 5 mb/s on the download side but i lost all 3g/4g capabilities...hmm, i used the kuban updater to d/l ffl24, and it all went smoothly, is it possible i missed a step in the process, i have read that some people need to re enter msl or things like that my cell # is right but the msid looks like someone elses phone # and prl is 21097... so im not sure if thats right or not lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Hmmm, sounds like you may have flashed a bad modem. Flash back, see what happens, then try another ff, fi, fk build

---------- Post added at 04:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:33 PM ----------

Edit: here's the link to all modems...try different ones, see what works!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1764210
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] grt1msag3:
thanks, i tried a couple of different modems from the series' you suggested and none help, and most actually caused reboots and lockups, so im back at the FF18 and im gonna call it a failed experiment...im almost always on the wifi anyway but, it was worth a try
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
What method are you using to flash? Flashing modem shouldn't be causing all that
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] grt1msag3:
great inglihd

for the first one the FL24 i used the internal updater built into BK, but after that i switched to mobile odin bc i was afraid it was an updater issue...though my battery was a tad low but it was on the charger, and a straight wall charger too not a usb to my pc charger. ah well im not sweating it, like i said im mostly home anyway so having a kick ass rom thats rock solid is more important anyway lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
Not sure if you know but mobile Odin does not support the flashing of modems for the epic touch. It may look like it flashes but nothing happens. Either desktop Odin or recovery is the only way to flash a modem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] grt1msag3:
wow..no i didnt know that, some of the other boards hinted at it working through mobile odin and some said nothing at all, a friend however said it could so i took his advice...its possible he had the same thing where it looked like it flashed but didnt...it would explain the probs i had with the other modems lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Good catch patro...thanks! House crisis here, I totally missed the MO reference. :thumbup::beer:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] micmars:
Don't Use Mobile Odin for Flashing Modems...

Read RWilco's comment in tutorial for flashing TAR and TAR.MD5 files, and it is a blanket statement regarding modems and Mobile Odin/Mobile Odin Pro (don't do it).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
I don't chance it flashing any modems. Everything else, sure. Modems, I use CWM exclusively.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] micmars:
Agreed, Just Read RWILCO's Warning, will delete post...

Thanks, JD.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] grt1msag3:
with that in mind i will try using only cwm, and see if that makes a difference...thanks all for the help and the quick responses you guys all rock! im not a complete noob with flashing and such, but im not a pro either, i spent alot of time in IT and helpdesk, but now im back in school for programming, still only kinda towards the end of what would probably still be considered an apprentice level code monkey and while i some experience with linux/unix, in that realm i WOULD call myself a noob lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] grt1msag3:
ok so...i guess i have one more question, im running Blu Kuban, which uses a modified AGAT recovery...is it ok to flash a modem from that or should i just stick with desktop odin?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
It's ok to flash from that. If it doesn't take, then try pc Odin. But like I said, I use CWM exclusively for modems.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] grt1msag3:
can i just say...you are the MAN...i really appreciate all the quick responses. i usually just set it to send me an email when someone responds bc i expect it to take at least a few hours lol...so really thank you, i made sure i sent you all thanks too. i will test it all out and post results when i get them. thanks guys!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] micmars:
Forum Here Is the Best I've Seen...

Thank you for keeping us posted on your progress. Sprint/Boost/Virgin Mobile should just link to this forum in their communities for all tech support issues. It's faster, better info, and way friendlier. And wow it beats the heck out of going into their stores. I remember when Garwynn would post in the Sprint forum for the E4GT, and his input was far better than the Sprint monitors.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kurdish11:
Okay so I bought an S4 off craigslist and the next day he reports it stolen and blacklists it, I contact his friend trying to work it out (note: everything we said to each other was over texts, so I have them still as proof - and I got his friends number the day I met him.. he deactivated his service).. he said he doesn't know why his friend blacklisted it but he would call AT&T to unblock it, shortly after he said he did it.. I waited patiently but to realize that it was still blocked so I text him again, he doesnt respond for a full day so I told him I will call the Police. He must have gotten scared because he finally responds and unblocks it.... I used it for a couple hours, then my service cuts off and he sends me this long message telling me that he blocked it again and is calling the cops because I threatened him?. I never said anything threatening to him but whatever....

So I call the police, report everything and tell them the story. A couple hours later a detective calls me and asks if I would like to prosecute, I agreed... so now Im waiting to see what happened...

What do you guys think? I should easily win right, I have all the proof. All the texts.. from before I purchased and from after.. and I have his original craigslist post....

I told this guy 100 times to either unblock it or just give my money back and id cancel the prosecution but he didnt respond, so whatever. ..

Anybody been through something similiar?. Think I should win? He clearly commited insurance fraud... and must have created a police report to report his "stolen" phone..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kurdish11:
Yeah definetly, I flip phones every now and then on craigslist but only meet in public areas infront of cameras, and I make sure its a real number. Which in this case it was, he must have thought I was bluffing when I said I would call the police.. I just turned 20, I really don't have time for this mess with school and work.. I gave the detective his information and he said he located him and spoke with him, and will me a line up after the weekend.. I mean seriously? Just give me back my money dude, why even risk jail time when I told him id drop charges...... people these days are ridiculous...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ncovey:
That's... really messed up. You should definitely win. So long as you have all that information condemning him, I don't see any reason why you should lose. Obviously this guy is retarded because he doesn't realize that he will be convicted of fraud (against you), insurance fraud, lying to the police, and possibly other things. Over a phone? How much could this guy possibly make from a scam like that? A few hundred bucks maybe, and obviously can't keep doing this because AT&T would catch on to the fact that he keeps buying phones from them with insurance and losing them.

This dude is so pathetic I kind of feel bad for him...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] polish_pat:
dont drop the charges. he wasted your time, time and stress youll never get back. No matter what, dont drop anything, people like that should be taught a lesson to make sure they think twice before attempting fraud
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] joshuadjohnson22:
I agree, if you drop the charges if will try this with someone else.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dxwilliams40:
I sell phones on Craigslist all the time and this is why it is no longer a good practice. Can no longer trust anyone and that causes more low ball offers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
Craigslist nuff said.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] REDFOCZ:
I just got my s4 this past Thursday through craigslist, I told the guy that for us to make a deal we would have to meet at a corporate AT&T store to have the phone verified and documented that I purchased his phone . to make sure there was no back lash on me.

Sent from my AOKP Galaxy S4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] acruxksa:
Way too much work. I'd rather pay full price for a phone. don't have time to deal with CL idiots anymore.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Cusa:
I stopped using cl a long time ago, can't trust anybody these days.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
You sure the detective wasn't one of friends?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rich81420:
Agree... I'll do it in the store next time. Thx for the story. Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Slade8525:
legal ways around this...

ask for purchase reciept with signature name and id

ask for his/her id

go to local att/tmob/verizon whatever store and and confirm IMIE/serial belongs to seller

ask for manager and tell them phone is being sold not stolen (or call)

friend sells/buys phones off CL all the time, unless they agree to all the above he wont deal with them. only way to be safe. also, i would report the guy who did it; thats insurance fraud, falsifying a police report, and some minor infractions. you have his number? call him leave message and tell him you will report insurance fraud; they will pursue it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kurdish11:
I have a detective on the case already, he deactivated his number but he was stupid enough to tell me where he lives and gave me.his friends number the day I purchased it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] galaxy808:
I sell my old phones on CL and have noticed people are being extra paranoid these days.

When I sold my iphone 5 the buyer asked for the imei # I refused to give it over the text. how do I know what this person plans to do with it?

of course they asked if it was stolen, I obviously said no. I showed them the original box, even the shipping box it came it, I of course removed my address. Let them pop in their sim card and they were satisfied.

I'm curious to know how much you bought your 2nd hand S4 for? I would think someone looking to scam someone would try to make a quick buck with people that aren't gonna think twice to buy it if it's too cheap.

Let's say like 300? no one in their right mind would sell you an S4 for half of what it costs new, of course unless if they were going to scam you... I would be suspicious of it before I agree to buy something that seems too cheap...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] n19htmare:
That about sums it up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] SlimJ87D:
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You will win. You can take him to small claims court and have him pay the fees too.

See if you can get a cache of his ad just in case for evidence. Most likely he'll cave in and refund you.

Show him all of your evidence and say "we can take this to court and I'm sure I will win."

On a side note, what an awesome detective working your case. I'm sure he's very busy too. These guys have back logs of cases not resolved and have to work tons of overtime.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kurdish11:
You're kidding right........?..... yeah im sure I connected coincidentally to his friend when I called 911 and they provided me with that detective.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kurdish11:
300 is right. But it was in bad condition, the frame was jacked up. Other than that nope. I thought I just ran into some idiot.. turns out I was right, an idiot he was.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kurdish11:
It's not small claims though, the detective asked if I would like to prosecute him in court and I said yes. Later asked if it would be small claims and he said no, so im guessing its the real deal... anybody know if any fees will have to be paid out of my pocket for court?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] _eroz:
Probably not, it might be the state's attorney.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Bender B. Rodgriguez:
Small claims is for civil cases. Him asking you if you want to prosecute means its a criminal case. You wont be liable for court costs in a criminal case where you arent the defendant.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] SlimJ87D:
This has become very exciting. Maybe he has a lot of fraud claims against him. Hopefully he just doesn't up and disappear. But if he does, I think you can claim a loss on your taxes and write it off. You'll get some of the money back and you could always unlock the phone and sell it internationally where it will work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kurdish11:
I doubt he has a lot of fraud, or maybe he does. I don't know but the detective didnt tell me anything else... he just said I'd be a witness to this crime and will sign a warrant later. I mean the dude was only like 21 about my age, he did look very junky though so he might have some prior drug abuse or something.. just an observation.. he was white, very pale, and very very skinny..... hopefully I get this all worked out, all this stupid stress over a phone... last craigslist purchase I'll ever do...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] george241312:
Meh

If you dont want to go through all of the trouble just Unblacklist the phone ... there are places that do it ..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kurdish11:
I would never pay to unblacklist the phone, let alone it being illegal (I don't really care for that part lol) but I'd just never pay to unblacklist a phone that should have never been blacklisted to begin with.