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[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] robertbarber:
Found two more things to possibly be added to the post that [MENTION=4968780]ScoobSTi[/MENTION] started. One is a Glossary of sorts it will help explain some of the terms used in a basic, easy to understand way. I found two websites so far that seem to do this well. They are http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/beginner/android-rom-and-rooting-dictionary-for-beginners/ and http://www.gettingthingstech.com/guide-to-rooting-on-android-glossary/ . they may not contain everything but they do seem to make things easy to understand for beginners. The other thing is something that may or may not be helpful. Its a youtube video I found that talks about pulling log files using your computer and ADB. It may be helpful incase someone new runs into problems after install of one of the roms. They can watch the video, create the logfile, and make a post with a description of what's wrong and the log file which may help get the problem fixed sooner and with less frustration than just describing the problem by itself would. I was thinking you could create a similar log with TWRP so the differences may need to be explained as well. The video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv1x24CZrvY&feature=youtu.be . Its very easy to follow.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
back in the day a few builds were having problems reading the SIM but that was quickly addressed and a simple reboot would also fix the problem. rebooting your phone does not fix it? I have not seen that bug in a long while. I would flash back to b322 which you should have a back up of and see if it works just to rule out custom ROM. No one on has had the SIM card bug with 9.9.15 build

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[MENTION=4968780]ScoobSTi[/MENTION]

Huawei Ascend Mate 2 How-To-Videos.

https://youtu.be/OwY-K6-pmJU - How to flash TWRP

https://youtu.be/VOo5aPe0eQg - How to backup B322 with TWRP

https://youtu.be/Tq27VfRYKYQ - How to install a custom ROM

https://youtu.be/FEOK5N1a1gU - How to update CM Nightly builds

https://youtu.be/zPp0rgtFzsA - How to restore a ROM from a backup

https://youtu.be/z5OwJgBu6GM - How to install Xposed

https://youtu.be/aCMOuNa8Ew0 - How to restore stock recovery

https://youtu.be/SlWtfvf-XYg - How to restore a backup from a different build or ROM.

https://youtu.be/CnmtGjcR0_M - How to Flash PAC-ROM from CM

I will add the links into the video description shortly or tomorrow.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
It's coming soon, it's not in today's build though but soon it comes. :)

A couple more updates on the status of the next build is that it's running now! Hopefully, we get better results today than Thursday's build. Also, you guys probably have seen that the bug reporting site (http://reporting.gocanarytel.com) now redirects to (http://jira.gocanarytel.com/projects/PAC). That is intended behaviour as I now have a Jira license courtesy of Atlassian. All bug reports/feature requests can go there now and the open requests on the old system has been moved over to the new system. :)

Update: Builds are now done on Sunday, which is a lot better than trying to make sure that Jenkins is building during the week.

Issue #7 Resolved.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
Following you on the new bug tracker. Looks like the 9.30.15 build is the next big build?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
Pushed it up today. Today's build is a reset/force-sync which removed all my buggy code so now it should be just a stable build. That also means that block-based ZIPs are back so system can't be formatted as F2FS (for now) but /cache and /data can be. The issue with Settings force closing should also be resolved and QuickBoot was removed as a result (buggy anyway).

The build will automatically upload to BasketBuild as usual, and hopefully the flash goes great. If it works perfectly (which it should), I'll start working on the option 2 builds.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
I'll flash soon as its up. Backing up and charging now. Let us know when it's up...
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
Any particular reason why you went back to block based zips? Sad to hear but easy to get around at the end of the day anyways, but figure I would ask.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
Just wanted to clean my CI's working dir. PAC's build makefile uses block-based zips, so when I git reset and force-synced, it reset it back to block zips. I'm planning to remove that again in Sunday's build again but yeah, it is a lot easier to build block-based zips, especially when using a CI.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
New build is up and optimizing!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] robertbarber:
so there will be a new build, the 9/30 build referred to in the error tracker?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
09/30 is now 09/25. I was originally planning to not release an update until September 30, but I figured an update was long overdue since most of the people who use PAC are still on 09/09 because it was the most stable at the time. 09/25 is now the most stable.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
Yea I hear ya. Same situation with the CM source as well. I have to tear apart the nightlies so I can keep system as f2fs lol. Would be nice if they added into the makefile the option to use old base zips and simply call that flag in the boardconfig.mk file. I've seen many patches get sent to CM's gerrit for review on this matter but the CM team always turns it down.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] robertbarber:
so the next update will be on 10/6 then?

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Dirty flashed and it seems to work just fine. Great job and thanks for all the hard work [MENTION=4960802]thenameisnigel[/MENTION]
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
9.25.15 dirty flashed fine on top of 9.9.15
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
They say that block-based ZIPs are supported to be a lot smaller in size than the older method but honestly it's only a 5-7mb difference. 5-7mb isn't worth all the complications that comes with block-based zips.

Next update will be on 9/27. New builds are now done each Sunday.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
Where can I view the change log for the builds? Or just follow the bug tracker?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
Here's the changelog for 09/25: http://pastebin.com/SFQJP3JC

It is really long since it spans the period since the last working build (09/09)
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] divineBliss:
Tried many times before posting - no change. I'll probably go an AT&T store and see if they let me use a known good SIM for a few minutes to determine if it's a problem with my SIM or the HAM2.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
A cricket store would probably let you. They keep a few in a plastic bag to use and test with the device to make sure its sim unlocked before allowing you to set up with them.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] divineBliss:
Thanks!

Those look like some very useful links.

Flashed back to B322, and no change - phone still not recognizing SIM. I even tried an Verizon unactivated SIM (vs the AT&T unactivated SIM) and phone not seeing that one either.

I did determine that by going back to B322 my WiFi MAC changed back to what it originally was when the phone came out of the box. So that's really fishy, but nobody here seems too concerned :confused: ?

I need to correct myself about the Bluetooth MAC changing ...... it did not change between out-of-box and PAC-ROM - I just made a mistake thinking it did. I actually took pictures of various screens after taking phone out of box and forgot where I put those until now - so confirmed above that WiFi MAC did change from B322 to PAC then changed back when I went back to B322.

Would appreciate it if more people running PAC-ROM 9/9 or even otherwise can check and see if their HAM2 WiFi MAC ends with 97.

Will probably go to an AT&T store and see if I can borrow a working SIM tomorrow to troubleshoot this further.

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Thanks! That's excellent information for me to know at this point!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
There is my MAC address.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
[MENTION=6065620]divineBliss[/MENTION], I can't vouch going between stock and PAC ROM but I can confirm that my Mac address stays the same between CM and Stock.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] divineBliss:
superbass311,

Thanks! Is that screenshot from PAC 9/9?

SHM,

Thanks for checking.

I may just do a factory reset on B322, then depending on what happens, downgrade to B148 and see what happens with the WiFi MAC and SIM recognition. Will head to Cricket Wireless tomorrow for sure ....... wish we exchanged info a few hours ago ;) .
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
No that's from today's build but it's the same because my router would not let me connect if the Mac address changed after reboot
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
That's really strange. I get the occasional SIM not detected message but a reboot fixes it. I hope you got it resolved
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
But that was on the old builds not on 9.9.15 or today's build.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Bill R:
Is this ROM TWRP version dependent? I installed 2.8.7.1 to try CM and now I cannot install PAC ROM. Thoughts?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
What's the error I'm also on 2.8.7.1

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You need to do advanced wipe

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here is a video on what your wanting to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnmtGjcR0_M&feature=youtu.be

BAM!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
If you install SuperSU via the Play Store, SuperSU will appear in Settings.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] divineBliss:
So will it take over from the 9/9 PAC provided SU controller? Do I need to do anything aside from install SuperSU on 9/9 ? Currently flashing back to B148 - what fun trying to figure out this SIM card issue I'm having. :)
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
I have never personally seen someone have this much trouble with their sim card on many of devices. This isn't to say its not ROM related to some degree, but given my experience its typically the result of a bad/damaged sim card.

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However, if you manage to test with a sim through cricket or another company and it works then I will definitely be interested.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
I installed SuperSU from the Play store and on reboot sure enough it's under settings. Very easy. Also today's build feels solid so far so I would skip 9.9.15 and update to today's build.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
I get it on 9/9 every so often
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
Is everything working fine with today's build?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] divineBliss:
Get what?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
SIM error
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] divineBliss:
What does the phone do/say and how do you usually fix it? Power cycle? Would toggling airplane mode work for you when it happens?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
It was just a bug in the ROM. It has been fixed for a while now.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
For me a reboot usually fixed the problem. Doesn't happen a lot. But when it does that's all I do
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] iammudd:
When I upgraded from B148 to B322, my MAC addr remained the same. However, the last 2 octets changed on both CM12.1 and Pacman (both 20150909). (The last octet for me was NOT 97 though.) The problem was reported in this and the CM12.1 thread. I haven't tried it since but it looks like others on 20150915 (?) or later no longer see the problem.

I'm currently back on B148. Other problems I had

intermittently

on 0909 (with Xposed installed) were: No SIM error, USB Stalls/Stops on Large Transfers, and Can not press a dialog button on certain pop-up screens.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
ALL fixed since then. Doesnt do any good posting issues about old roms.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
So what's the verdict? Has anyone flashed the build from yesterday and are there any issues?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
Flashed since release. Seems stable as 9.9.15 build. Nothing I can find yet so that's great
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
Excellent! I'll give it a flash once I'm fully charged. Were you able to restore data after from your backup or no?

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Were you able to restore data after flashing to get your apps back?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
I dirty flashed from build 9.9.15
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
What version of TWRP? I flashed the latest the other day but it still says 2.8.7.0. Did you also follow the OP instructions for F2FS Now I can't find the TWRP link to 2.8.7.1
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
http://android.cmphys.com/twrp-mt2/

download 2.8.7.1 and flash with adb ( fastboot flash recovery c:\adb\xxxxx

here is a video also

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwY-K6-pmJU&feature=youtu.be

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I would not mess with F2FS until we have a stable build and only if PAC ROM is your daily driver.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
Right on. Recovery not an issue. Simple enough. SO as far as flashing the latest ROM though just flash as normal over the 9.9.15 build and dont do the F2FS steps?

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I have no SD again after flashing TWRP 2.8.7.1 Ugh I pulled it and reinstalled and mounted and it sees it after that but is this going to be the ongoing issue where it doesnt see it again after a reboot?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
I have never had a problem with my SD Card... did a restart fix it?

yes I would just dirty flash it. (just click the install button in TWRP and install the ROM over the 9.9.15 build) If you use xposed you have to re flash that also after

[MENTION=6367467]SHM[/MENTION] why is this happening to people? is it specific to the brand SD Card? I have had that samsung card I previously posted and never had one issue on any TWRP builds.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
It's booting now so I'll see if it's there. It definitely was not showing in TWRP though until I removed and reinstalled then mounted it. I'll let you know once it's finished optimizing these 133 apps lol
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
I had 148 I win lol
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
Only time I have ever had that sdcard issue was when my sdcard slowly became corrupted due to not being properly unmounted (user error mostly). To fix it I would just reformat my sdcard (warning: reformating will wipe out all your contents).
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
So if was me [MENTION=2764219]MikeyLee[/MENTION] since this has happened d before with you is copy all your important files to your computer or Dropbox and format the card and add the stuff back. Sounds like something in the card is corrupt
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] :
Another problem that could happen is if you drop your phone on to the ground and it shakes up the sdcard in your device. That can definitely damage it. Happen to me before. Again, reformatting should fix it.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
Its mounted after booting. I think what the issue actually was it I had my phone plugged in and I thought it was in the charger but it was in my laptop and debugging was on. Seems fine now. Thanks guys
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] divineBliss:
I disagree. Post was informative for me and others running or thinking about 9/9, and then you let us know that these issues are fixed.

Where can I get information on current PAC bugs and what is fixed/broken in each new build?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Reporting fixed bugs isn't useful. Confuses people to think the bug still exists. OP has all needed info. 9/9 is an old build. They don't go back and fix a particular build. Its progressive. Flash newest build and problem is solved.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] divineBliss:
Please answer my post. It's great if you know what bugs are there and what was fixed, and poster specifically referred to 9/9.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Read the OP.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
http://reporting.gocanarytel.com/view_all_bug_page.php - Bug tracker for PAC ROM

However the SIM issue was already fixed on build 9.9.15 and forgive me if I'm wrong but didn't you flash back to B322 and you still had SIM card not being recognized?

Just FYI, the sim card bug people are talking about is different from yours. every now and then it during boot it would not see the sim card but a simple reboot would fix it. and it did not happen every boot. However since 9.9.15 build that bug has been resolved. I thought you were going to Cricket store today to try a different sim?

I have restarted my phone a 100 times since 9.9.15 and also yesterdays build and never had any sim card issue. I have 2 HAM2s
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
SHM had already informed them they must be having faulty sim issues. Maybe they didn't follow up. Lol. Last build from CM has no issues. Therefore PAC won't either. Unless someone runs into the quick boot deal they added.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
Can you confirm the SIM was working on B322? I thought it was not and your rolling back to JB? if its not working on B322 its a SIM issue or a phone issue.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
QuickBoot was turning out to be more trouble than it was worth so I removed it.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
and its not worth much with 2 day battery. :)
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Good deal. Nipped it in the butt. Not to many turn these things off anyway. I don't anyway. :+)
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
not to get to off topic but after having this phone since release date I can honestly say I have never had my battery die (ever). I can always find a charger within 2 days sometimes 3 if I'm not using it. I remember back in the day on JB I was working 3 days straight and I could not charge my phone and I only used it on breaks and to call my g/f and what not and my phone lasted all 3 days (using the correct profiles for night time). All my Samsung buddies were using my phone to text hahahahaha! always talking about how great there Note 4 was or LG Pro bla bla bla. I was cracking up by the 3rd day...

last week on 9.9.15 build I could squeeze out 2 days of regular use so we are getting there!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] Moody66:
Cm9/17/2015 was better than 4.3 for battery. I will bust my but and get mine done so you can try it. 20 hours and three days for me. And could have gone longer. The reason I got this phone was the 4k mah battery. Lol probably the same for a lot of us.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
I'll be the first one to test it.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
[MENTION=4960802]thenameisnigel[/MENTION] double hotspot icon still lives on yesterday's build

Happens after a few mins of leaving it on
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] divineBliss:
Thanks for the link! :confused: It's asking for a login and password so I cannot get in. Am I supposed to create an account? Will it show all open bugs and what was fixed in each build?

I'm not going to associate 9/9 with my SIM issue any longer since B148 and B322 are doing the same thing - so we can stop discussing and I'll provide an update as soon tonight after I go out today and try a Cricket SIM. I'm starting to think I got a lemon HAM2 right out of the box, but will know more and update later tonight or tomorrow.

Definitely WiFi MAC changed for me going to 9/9 and changed back to factory value after I went back to B322 and still ok with B148. Don't know what to make of that.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
Might be the result of a dirty flash or Xposed module but I'll see what's going on. I don't get it though.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
Leave it on. It will pop up eventually. Never happens right away.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
I'll look into that, can you post it on the bug tracker so I can remember to look into it before tomorrow's build. Working on the OTA updater now.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
NP
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MikeyLee:
I noticed something with the latest build and that is that the CPU will not set below 787mhz. Prior I was able to set the minimum to 300.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
You need to disable MPDecision under Hotplug.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MT2-User:
Did anyone try Open GApps Aroma Package?

http://opengapps.org/?api=5.1&variant=aroma

It failed for me with 0925 build.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
I can't help with Google App packages, that issue lies with the packager. Flashing a ROM will not in any way hinder another package installation in recovery.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MT2-User:
Okay, thanks. It does not work on CM either.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] nate5711:
I had no problem using the nano.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MT2-User:
Good to know. Will try that or the pico one later.

Update: Install the nano also.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
Quick peek of what's to come. :)

If I can get the updater going by tomorrow, it'll be in the next build.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
Yay!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MT2-User:
Is it Delta?
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
bug created in the bug tracker. Better late then never. Maybe next build instead of tonight's. hahah.

http://jira.gocanarytel.com/browse/PAC-11
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
It'll be in the next build, not tonight's.

Tonight's build will be here soon. :)
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
Also, in case you guys didn't notice, we have enough installs/people running PAC now to make it onto the PAC Stats site. You guys are awesome.

http://www.pac-rom.com/#Stats
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
Free t shirts!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
twiddling my thumbs waiting to try and break tonight's build... ::yawns::
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] MT2-User:
Me too.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
9.25.15 build was rock solid.. I could not get one random reboot and I was trying hard.. hahahaha.... The best I could come up with is hotspot icon dupes itself after a while... Plus all day use and I'm at 52% battery right now...(since 7 am) right now.. this is the "stable" build to roll back to if tonight's build has issues with the updater and what not going into it... If ya'll were in FL Id take everyone out for a drink!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] thenameisnigel:
New build is out now! Download it HERE.
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
Downloading... Here we go!
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] divhandyman:
9/25 has been Rock Solid for me as well. I have been traveling all day long using gps, making phone calls, texts, 5 Skpe calls, tethered my tablet and still at 50% battery. And best of all not one reboot not even a hicupp. Nice Job.:good:
[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] superbass311:
Flashed fine on top of 9.25.15 build. Now I got all week to break it before next build? Sunday?