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Root How to install ICARUS 1.1 by Isaacj87

Sorry im a noob!! Or maybe a dumbass? I have tried to flash Icarus several times with no success. I have gotten as far as "choose zip fromsd" once I click it nothing happens??? Am I transferring the file frommy pc to my phone properly? I have tried several times and had to flash back to stock a few times as well. I am not good at these things however I am very comprehensive and can follow directions. I followed them to the T. Can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong..
 
Sorry im a noob!! Or maybe a dumbass? I have tried to flash Icarus several times with no success. I have gotten as far as "choose zip fromsd" once I click it nothing happens??? Am I transferring the file frommy pc to my phone properly? I have tried several times and had to flash back to stock a few times as well. I am not good at these things however I am very comprehensive and can follow directions. I followed them to the T. Can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong..

is the zip showing up on your sd card? As far as the transferring you just take the zip file and put it on the root of the sd card, you cant really mess that up so maybe you are skipping a step. When you click on the file does the screen with a list of no's and one yes show up?
 
Chiming in here to remind you guys that there are helpless mac users out there still running the stock rom.. and I'm one of them.

In addition, I tried to install CWM from a friend's XP as well as Win7 and BOTH times was caught in a standstill at the "searching for phone drivers" part. Any insight on that? Thank you.
 
Chiming in here to remind you guys that there are helpless mac users out there still running the stock rom.. and I'm one of them.

In addition, I tried to install CWM from a friend's XP as well as Win7 and BOTH times was caught in a standstill at the "searching for phone drivers" part. Any insight on that? Thank you.
Does he have the java SDK's and android tools installed?
 
Of course not, can you help me understand what those are and how can they be installed?
ehhhh lol let me find you the links that explain it alot better than I can.

But what they are is what a computer needs to be able to do numerous things, in this case mess with our phones via a computer.;)


I think they have em for a Mac too, but not sure on that since I dont use one on a daily basis.
 
Chiming in here to remind you guys that there are helpless mac users out there still running the stock rom.. and I'm one of them.

In addition, I tried to install CWM from a friend's XP as well as Win7 and BOTH times was caught in a standstill at the "searching for phone drivers" part. Any insight on that? Thank you.

I posted detailed Mac instructions the last time you asked, this same thread.

Please scroll back and see.
 
I love Icarus 1.1 so much, i've made an instillation video for it. will be posted soon :) I tried CyanogenMOD 6 and 7, but nothing compares to Icarus for the Huawei Ascend.
 
I love Icarus 1.1 so much, i've made an instillation video for it. will be posted soon :) I tried CyanogenMOD 6 and 7, but nothing compares to Icarus for the Huawei Ascend.

cm6 and cm7 will beat the brakes off icarus, but icarus is pretty sweet tho with all things working, but with the other 2 theres so much more you can do on them, plus extra features:D:D
 
This is my third time installing Icarus 1.1 for metro, for the first time I didnt get caught in a boot loop on first instillation, great, but with the new apn i built. I get mms but no web browsing. Cant download from the market or surf the net. Any answers?
 
This is my third time installing Icarus 1.1 for metro, for the first time I didnt get caught in a boot loop on first instillation, great, but with the new apn i built. I get mms but no web browsing. Cant download from the market or surf the net. Any answers?
apn you built?

everything is working in icarus 1.1 so why mess with it?? lol
 
Not built like that. lol. I put together the settings from the original thread and the settings I found on page 10. I did all of that correctly but i cant surf without being around wi-fi or on the apn that came with the phone.
 
Not built like that. lol. I put together the settings from the original thread and the settings I found on page 10. I did all of that correctly but i cant surf without being around wi-fi or on the apn that came with the phone.
ah ok lol, the settings you used!!! ;)

does it all work on the settings built in icarus 1.1? I think each build has the correct settings in it now for each carrier.
 
gwah help me my phone is stuck on the loading screen after i did everything it has the driod with a spotlight hitting him and its going at a decent pace so what should i do
 
gwah help me my phone is stuck on the loading screen after i did everything it has the driod with a spotlight hitting him and its going at a decent pace so what should i do
how long has it been like that? First boot takes a bit.
 
sorry Jeff, you lost me....

Andro- go to your contacts and press the menu button on your phone.
tap "more" then "Manage contacts" then "backup to sd" it will make a folder called "contact" on your sd card. put that on your pc before flashing and transfer back on when you're set up.

to resoter get to where it says "backup" but select "restore from sd"


Sorry I lost ya, but I see Fulci got what I was saying. I was saying, if he loses his contacts when he redoes the phone, they are not syncing back to him from the "Cloud", which means when he said "add contact" it gives the option "Phone OR GMAIL" as to where to put the contact.

He was putting all his contacts on his phone. If He put them on the gmail, everytime he reformatted whatever the entire phone they would sync and come right back. But if they were on the phone they go w/ everything else.

I was just too wordy, as usual...LOL...Sorry....BTW: Same goes for Calander events, put them w/ gmail NOT on the phone.

I Don't know if Metro has this same option? But that's what happened.....
Sorry for the late reply on this one....still going crazy w/ this thing...

Ready to go get the new one Cricket has out. Thing is, It's no better than this except it's 2.2. Not enough other upgrades to make it worth the cash, I would just be paying 175$ or whatever to have 2.2 and that's it.....best to wait I guess.

Off the subject sorry to the OP, but I do think by best option at this point, I want to get a Droid X or something with maybe a bad ESN (so it's cheaper) or even a godd ESN, just no contract but cheaper and have it flashed to cricket. (Only thing then, is those companies often put special ROMS so they work well with Cricket, so I wouldn't be able to play with it like now????), just thinking out loud...

Oh well...take care...Jeff
 
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