yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] takenone:
I say we should all make a request to the admins for our own section on the forums. Not to sound demanding, but the community for the ascend would probably be a little more booming if we weren't just a topic scattered around xda.

~From my Ascend using the XDA App~
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] DonnieMo:
I agree there.

especially with all the updates soon to come on CWM and Froyo for our phones, this thread is going to be every which way...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Ben's:
Hey guys! Whoa...how this thread came 450+ posts since I started it, is great! Amazing work from everyone!!!

I have jumped ship, I sold my Ascend and picked up a Droid. None the less, the support for the Ascend has grew significantly just from a month ago.

If I can, I would love a colaborated post with all the links to the new recoveries if anyone has time. And also, a small write up would be nice too to all the links. I would like to post it in my first post and make an updated first post with all the recent development. Reading through 450+ posts could be over whelming!

All appropreite credit will go to those who made and created backups and what not. I just want to stream line the thread as there is no support for the Ascend at XDA except this thread.

Also, don't forget to shoot of an email to the site admins requesting a section for the M860 Ascend. I try to do so every week!

Keep up the awesome work guys, this is shaping up to be a great community, small or large :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dEris:
I can understand the reason for holding back on Clockwork but AmonRA? You claim that you have that working. What is the reason for holding AmonRA back? If you release it, other developers can start working on ROMS for our phone besides you (which you claim to not be a dev). So please, release AmonRA so others can start working some stuff. I'm not trying to be a ****, but you have 2 working recoveries and you wont release one. Like I said, I agree with your reasons for holding back Clockwork, but please don't hold back on AmonRA. I see no reason to unless I missed the reason.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] symbiiote:
what he said!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dEris:
First off everyone was tricked into thinking that guy's post was an official "Admin" post stating Q1 release of 2.2. If you looked hard enough, EVERYONE HAS "STAFF" under their name and so did this guy. If I signed up and posted "GINGERBREAD, Q3 OF 2011" it will to say "STAFF" under my name. So to get things straight, that Q1 rumor was just a rumor and was started by a regular person who signed up on that Huawei forum.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] isaacj87:
Because if the clockworkrom recovery was a dirty build, Amon-ra is even dirtier...

I thought I mentioned that I hacked together the Amon-ra for haha's and it actually managed to work. When I tested the Amon-Ra recovery, I did a data wipe (just a regular cache+data) and it wiped my SDcard. I lost my CWR nandroid backup and the only reason I was safe was because I backed it up to my comp. Amon-Ra came out of me taking a cousin Huawei phone and stripping the ramdisk out of it, repacking it with some of our stuff, and hoping for the best.

So far, Amon-Ra has been behaving, but I've resorted to using CWR as it's the lesser of two evils in this situation. I can't have a situation like that (I'm a metro user) and I don't want anyone else to either. I may not be a developer, but in this case, I'm looking out for people. Cricket users may be okay because they have the recovery ROM, but I don't want some unfortunate Metro user screwing up their phone for no reason. I'd rather have people upset with me because they don't have a recovery...yet...than having people with useless phones.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dayemare:
I most definitely agree.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dayemare:
Still, it should be available. We are, for the most part, smarter than the average beginner Android/Cricket/MetroPCS user. We realize that this is buggy, but it is something for us to experiment with and at the least, play around. No rom, released by anyone, is "safe" because it is not stock, or released by the official developers. We all realize this and we take anything we do to our phones with a grain of salt. Give us that option, because you've clearly given us the disclaimer.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] isaacj87:
Yeah, I realize that. I guess you gotta give the people what they want. Anyone who wants the Amon-Ra recovery just PM me, I'll pass on the install package I have ready. :)

If you're a Metro user, I'd watch out...Keep those nandroid backups handy!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] vadimsof:
You are very wrong. if you click back to thread u will clearly see that lo1983ol is one of the three administrates.

(add www)huaweidevice.com/community/forum.jspa?forumID=175&orderStr=9

look at the top right corner
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dayemare:
I sent you a PM. Thanks for the constructive reply! I wasn't trying to be harsh.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Freek20010:
Well most sources keeping stating Huawei Company Will release Update on January 11th. I’ve read it many times on people post weather it true no one knows it be nice if it is.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] vadimsof:
That would be awesome, doubt its true. im taking a into to C class and i know debugging takes fooooorrrrr eeeevvveeerr. they'll release it when its done.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Freek20010:
Well seems by the time that happens everyone forget about the phone and just buy a different one which most companies want you to do. I doubt they plans for update just like Zio won't get one like everyone keeps saying unless someone makes custom rom for both who knows.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] vadimsof:
Well even if Huawei doesn't release an update, theres always the possibility of a developer creating custom rom with an update. thats the beauty if Android/Open source software
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dEris:
Send it over =]

this message was sent from space via android
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] isaacj87:
PMs sent, test and report back on recovery.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dEris:
I have written a guide on how to install the AmonRA recover for those who do not know how.

Guide to installing AmonRA

Thanks isaacj86!!

Backup and restore works just fine. I'm going to try and find some themes that work for the ascend now that I can restore from a nandroid. I hated trial and error without a proper nandroid backup!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] isaacj87:
No problem guys. :)

I haven't had any big problems with the recovery, but just backup your stuff just in case (i.e. move nandroid backups to a usb stick or computer).

I've had the recovery delete my SDcard, but I'm not sure what exactly happen. Now that the Ascend has been rooted, has a custom recovery, and possible a build of CM6 coming...the future is looking bright.

Keep a look out for the official build of CWR in Rom Manager. When I get some time, I'll try and build Amon-Ra properly.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
Excuse my Ignorance, but is this jsut for cricket or can metro users also use it? will all the metro stuff be wiped out?:confused:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] isaacj87:
Let me clarify how this works:

In Android systems, the device's onboard memory is divided into partitions that hold different images. For example, a cat /proc/mtd will reveal we have:

mtd0: "boot"

mtd1: "recovery"

mtd2: "misc"

mtd3: "splash"

mtd4: "system"

mtd5: "cache"

mtd6: "userdata"

mtd7: "userdata2"

As far as I know, Cricket and Metro have the same partitioning setup. They are the same devices with slightly different builds of the same ROM. Obviously, Metro packed theirs with different apps and Cricket did what they did. When most people hear recovery, they think of something that will restore their device/computer/whatever. In most cases, it's true. In the case of Android-hacking, we're talking about an image found in the "recovery" partition. This image has a kernel that allows us to boot up into it. From there we're presented a sort of behind-the-scenes program that allows us to do all kinds of things (wipe data, flash an update, make a backup). The original recovery android has very limited abilities. Technically, you could probably flash a custom rom with the original recovery, but that isn't a good idea.

So, basically, we need to be rooted to be able to access the rights-protected system area and make changes. Then, we have a custom recovery to safely back up our crap. Lastly we have custom roms which flash onto the system and boot partitions. Most of the time custom roms are not carrier specific. For most cases, the custom recovery is not carrier specific either.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Fodoom:
Wow, this is a interesting thread. I waited to post until i read through all 470+ posts... it took me a few days but it was worth it.

I do have a question about ROM Manager:

I did the flash recovery part at the top, and had the choice to reboot in recovery mode. I clicked it to see what options were available, but it seemed to reboot twice and it just started normally. What am i doing wrong?

Another thing i am having trouble understanding is this:

Does the addition of this recovery rom make it extremely hard to brick my ascend? I intend to jump in and clean the rust off of my linux/C skills, but i need to be sure that i wont end up with a paperweight.

Noob question: what is the difference between nandroid (is that what it is called?) And ROM Manager?

I was keeping a close eye on this thread to see if or when it would be possible to OC. I now understand that this will require a custom kernal. If i change my kernal, and we do actually end up getting froyo from Huawei, does the recovery rom change the kernel too? Idk if we would need the default kernel to get the update.

Also, whoever codes in any flavor of C, and does not consider themselves a dev needs to take a step back and think about it. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dEris:
Hey, will you send me your build.prop please. Thanks. You're on metro right? If so, yeah.. send it over bro. I need it for a project.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
I have a metro ascend. if i was to do a back, and then move it to my computer. could i send it to you to get your metro stuff back? or would that not work?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] selfinflicted1:
Of all days not to bring the laptop.

S.I.™ ©®77
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] isaacj87:
Rom manager currently doesn't have a working build of CWR in it yet. It should within the next couple of weeks. If you're adventurous, you can try the Amon-Ra recovery I hacked together found in dEris's signature.

I actually don't know how to program very well in any language. I wrote a python program for Gnome a couple years back, but I don't actually know how to program in C, C++, C#, whatever.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Fodoom:
Ah. Python is not fun for me, i have used some stuff based on it for web dev.

That's weird because i can choose ascend from the recovery list. I use z4root, but only as temp root. Would this have any effect on booting into recovery mode?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dEris:
Someone send me metropcs build.prop file. Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Fodoom:
I have a cricket ascend. Is there anything i can do to help the cause?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
I'd do it if i knew how. LOL sorry I'm new to android. Now if it was an iPod touch I'd probably had the thing fully hacked by now. :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
so umm.. is that a yes? I can use it on my metro version and still have my metro stuff?:p
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dEris:
In /system/ there is a file called build.prop. using root explorer, long tap on that file and tap share and send it to my email address. I'll PM it to you. Thanks.

this message was sent from space via android
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dEris:
Yes, he built this on a MetroPCS phone. It should work.

this message was sent from space via android
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
ok Ill give it a try
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
I dont see share but i do see send do i use that?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Fodoom:
So I'm wondering what everyone's available ram is after killing tasks. After i removed bloat, mine went from 25 or so to 40-50 megs free. After temp rooting, its at 97 for a while
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dEris:
Depends on how much apps you have installed.

Managed to get a HTC status bar theme installed. Can't get the clock white like Joenathan tried doing. Uhg.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
that looks pretty good so far. i hate the white status bar that comes on the ascend
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
sorry for being a noob but can someone tell me how you do a nandroid back up?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Wharmaster:
Oh that is fantastic! I hate the grey bar, and it ruins the look of my LP theme.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joenathane:
The phone has to be deodexed in order to makes changes to the services.jar, which is what you'll need to make changes to, to have a white clock. I'll take another look at deodexing the phone, but it'll be a waist of time doing that if Issac finishes the Cryogenmod...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BobZhome:
Here is the MetroPSC build.prop file: http://www.mediafire.com/?l4un3ne9e8diu8s
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ixbrettxi:
Just successfully flashed nandroid backup from your AmonRA build, mad props Issac, keep up the good work.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
same for me:D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xlarkascendingx:
Hey, can you link to that?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] catman25:
ok to show im a newbie and ive tried searching , the ascend is my first android phone so i havent had any other use of any of these programs , i can boot into ra-ascend -1.6.2 . what the back up options mean

nand

nand+ext

bart ??

i tried just a nand back up and im getting error run "android-mobile.sh"via adb

can any one help ? is there a idiot walk through for creating back up ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] louforgiveno:
Can anyone on metro w/root do me a big favor and use root explorer and post the market apk, i believe it would be in system/app folder.

Thankyou
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jadden:
I have cricket do u believe it will still work
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jadden:
i have cricket do u think it will still work
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jadden:
can u post a download link and instructions how to install
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] louforgiveno:
nand backup is like a system restore, itll bkup your current rom and all the apps and settings

nand+ext does the same plus if you have a ext partition on your sd card it will back that up too. You'll only need to do this option if you have this partition created with a2sd (apps to sd) or have moved cache to sd or dalvik to sd.

as far as the error just follow this guide

android-mobile.sh error......In such instances, don’t worry… just connect your device to your computer and perform an ADB connection.

From your desktop console (windows environment I presume), type:

adb remount (enter)

adb shell mkdir /system/sd (enter)

Voila. Perform your nandroid backup again and it should work. Basically, the error occurs because there is a missing /sd folder in your /system folder.

Works every single time. Enjoy and happy flashing ROMs!

or use terminal emulator from market- at the ($) type su (then enter) then at the (#) type - adb remount (enter)

adb shell mkdir /system/sd (enter)

that's it
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] louforgiveno:
Thanks, it's worth a shot
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
there is marketupdater.apk is that what you are looking for?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] louforgiveno:
yeah i think that's the one
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] blackthought:
GREAT SCOTT!!! The thread's been over run with noobs!!!!!!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
http://www.zshare.net/download/84979013acdf3323/

there you go.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] selfinflicted1:
Soon we might get our own forums and sub forums. That will help with all the random topics on one thread. I am a noob myself. A few great people helped me and i would have never fixed it myself. So just hope soon we get a better way to sort between problem and hacks. Also anyone with probs can check out myascend.org for helpfull info

S.I.™ ©®77
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
everyone is new to something sometime:rolleyes:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Fodoom:
I just made a request for the new forum earlier and provided a few examples of why we should get it.

The thing is, is that mods can't do it, they make a list of requests and fwd it the the admin. If we let the admin know that the popularity of this phone is going to rise, that will heighten our chances of getting our own forum. Ps I'm a noob too, but i know SO much more after just reading through threads.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] louforgiveno:
Thanks bnb25 , :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bnb25:
you are very much welcome. let me know if it works
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] catman25:
every one starts some where and some time . i mainly ran windows based phones and i busted a$$ helping noobs , but now find myself being a noob . so chill a little bit . 1 noob today could be the best rom builder tomarrow ! i jumped on android late in the game i was actually waiting for a iphone cdma product that never came ,
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] louforgiveno:
nice

5th

post :rolleyes:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Fodoom:
Lol.

So can anyone enlighten me as to the method for deodexing? I am using the gingerbread theme posted in the android themes forum, and the date in the stat bar is black.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] louforgiveno:
I don't think the m860 is supported by this kitchen but it should get you headed in the right direction

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=633246
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BobZhome:
Here is the Metro version of MarketUpdater.apk & .odex: http://www.mediafire.com/?qcovlxt4o4o9y32
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jadden:
great scott so u got a problem
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] louforgiveno:
Thanks guys, this is a big help,I'm helping out a friend with a market issue, will post results later :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] louforgiveno:
Hey bobZhome could you do the same with the vending.apk & odex please

Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xlarkascendingx:
guys go to myascend.org there is a new forum there
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joenathane:
From my searching, ultimatex is the best way, I've run it but I keep getting errors deodexding
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] DonnieMo:
forgive me, my noobness has not faded =)

I have the files and ready to install AmonRA recovery.

but before i do...

Is there anyway to uninstall it? ...For just in case i have to go back to full 100% stock in the future.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ixbrettxi:
Not unless Huawei gives us one, or someone can rip the stock recovery to a flashable format. Not that I know of anyway.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joenathane:
Yes, you can go back to the stock recovery, if you look I've uploaded the stock recovery pretty early in this thread.

Edit: here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9910749&postcount=47
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] selfinflicted1:
Is there any way to use the recovery img from amon ra through rom manager. One of the last updates for cwm was to use other recoveries from ra and other apps?

Any help would be great. I don't have my laptop and won't be able to get it for a couple of days so tryin to run it with out comp.

S.I.™ ©®77
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ixbrettxi:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is a stock recovery for cricket is it not? So at this time that doesn't hold true for metro owners.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joenathane:
The cricket and Metro recoveries should be identical....

In other new, i've successfully deodexed the /system/app folder, so now it'll be possible to customize things like the calculator, dialer and so on...

Having problems deodexing the framework successfully, but i'll keep trying...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ascend2011:
Can someone post a good how to in ref to removing the bloatware on metro pcs ascend.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] papawiskas:
I made a thread already.

Link to Bloatware Thread Here

Cricket and Metro have mostly similar apps.

Also use the titanium freeze option before you uninstall anything. That way you can defrost if something goes badly. Freezing and defrosting can save you some headache.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BobZhome:
Here is vending.apk and .odex from my Metro Ascend: http://www.mediafire.com/?77nh0z7sayb8e77
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jadden:
CAN you please put a download link
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] louforgiveno:
Thanks again
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jadden:
when i try to install amonrarecoervy from INSTALL RECOVERY WINDOWS

it just says

waiting for device
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ixbrettxi:
I guess I'm confused. If this is the case how did Metro users brick their phones with cricket recoveries?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jadden:
when i try to install amonrarecoervy from INSTALL RECOVERY WINDOWS

it just says

waiting for device

does any1 know how i can fix this
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BobZhome:
try this: http://myascend.org/hacks/hacks-install-amonra-system-recovery/
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joenathane:
Two very different things, the "recovery mode" image and the actual recovery. The Recovery mode images should be identical, but the files that are "recovered" are not. The recovery mode is basically an application or you could even say a small OS, while the recovery image is the file that it interacts with... Hope that's clear...