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Xaviera2010 said:
I've had my Ascend for half a year now and still haven't rooted it. I keep thinking I am going to mess up and brick it.

What are the pros and cons of rooting your phone? Is it hard?
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pros: 100x Faster, coustimizable , have access to much more apps and to system files, make look sexy

Cons: 1/150 people brick there phones while rooting, but thats very unlikely to brick it , if u follow all the instructions. and this will valid your warranty.
 
kevinrubio said:
pros: 100x Faster, coustimizable , have access to much more apps and to system files, make look sexy

Cons: 1/150 people brick there phones while rooting, but thats very unlikely to brick it , if u follow all the instructions. and this will valid your warranty.
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Can I root it for free? I really don't want to pay for anything.
 
I actually think this phone is unbrickable to honest. Unless you do something stupid like flash a rom that isnt for the phone you most likely wont brick it.

Look around in some other threads. They will teach you alot and most of them have everything you will need with step by step instructions on how to do it all.
 
ShinySide said:
I actually think this phone is unbrickable to honest. Unless you do something stupid like flash a rom that isnt for the phone you most likely wont brick it.

Look around in some other threads. They will teach you alot and most of them have everything you will need with step by step instructions on how to do it all.
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I see a thread with step by step instructions. Do these apply to the 2.2 update also?
 
You dont need the pro version and to be honest you dont even really need the free version. I never use it. Just copy your sd contents to your computer for your back up
 
Alright! A Stupid Questions Thread! No better place for me to get started.
I'm still piecing all this together before I actually start doing the work but I have a couple questions that may effect the outcome.

1: With a Cricket Ascend 2.1 just how high of an upgrade will work on it? Is froyo as high as it goes? Or if I can go higher, can I skip froyo and go right to gingerbread? Or higher?

2: I'm very stupid when out comes to understanding wifi. I live in a rural area and dont have wifi at home. (its why I dont use a computer. I'd rather mail a paper letter for advice than use dial-up.) When I go into town to use an open wifi sometimes it is even slower than the regular internet connection. This effects me in that I dont know how many large files I can d/l. (updates, clockwork recovery, etc)

I have: Rom Manager (CW recovery not d/l yet because of the wifi issue)
Tibu
Astro
CPU Master
Super User
Terminal Emulator
and rooted via Z4root.

Trying to decide what roms to get first. Any thoughts?
So basically I have the tools ready and the patient laying on the operating table... I just need to figure out where to make the first incision.
 
DXGypsy said:
Alright! A Stupid Questions Thread! No better place for me to get started.
I'm still piecing all this together before I actually start doing the work but I have a couple questions that may effect the outcome.

1: With a Cricket Ascend 2.1 just how high of an upgrade will work on it? Is froyo as high as it goes? Or if I can go higher, can I skip froyo and go right to gingerbread? Or higher?

2: I'm very stupid when out comes to understanding wifi. I live in a rural area and dont have wifi at home. (its why I dont use a computer. I'd rather mail a paper letter for advice than use dial-up.) When I go into town to use an open wifi sometimes it is even slower than the regular internet connection. This effects me in that I dont know how many large files I can d/l. (updates, clockwork recovery, etc)

I have: Rom Manager (CW recovery not d/l yet because of the wifi issue)
Tibu
Astro
CPU Master
Super User
Terminal Emulator
and rooted via Z4root.

Trying to decide what roms to get first. Any thoughts?
So basically I have the tools ready and the patient laying on the operating table... I just need to figure out where to make the first incision.
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You can flash whichever ROM for the Ascend you wish, there's no need to "step up" to get to 2.3.

And WiFi is just hooking up to a modem wirelessly instead of plugging into the modem with a cable. The modem is the gate to the internet. The speed you see is going to depend on their router (which connects you to their modem wirelessly) and their internet speed, the major factor usually. Most routers today are pretty darned fast.
 
DXGypsy said:
Alright! A Stupid Questions Thread! No better place for me to get started.
I'm still piecing all this together before I actually start doing the work but I have a couple questions that may effect the outcome.

1: With a Cricket Ascend 2.1 just how high of an upgrade will work on it? Is froyo as high as it goes? Or if I can go higher, can I skip froyo and go right to gingerbread? Or higher?

2: I'm very stupid when out comes to understanding wifi. I live in a rural area and dont have wifi at home. (its why I dont use a computer. I'd rather mail a paper letter for advice than use dial-up.) When I go into town to use an open wifi sometimes it is even slower than the regular internet connection. This effects me in that I dont know how many large files I can d/l. (updates, clockwork recovery, etc)

I have: Rom Manager (CW recovery not d/l yet because of the wifi issue)
Tibu
Astro
CPU Master
Super User
Terminal Emulator
and rooted via Z4root.

Trying to decide what roms to get first. Any thoughts?
So basically I have the tools ready and the patient laying on the operating table... I just need to figure out where to make the first incision.
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If you flash cm7 you dont need CPU Master. Its built in.
 
Thank you Scur.
I was browsing, trying to find answers and I have found multiple posts on flashing the rom's so I have a bare bones grasp but still am taking my time, reading and making notes.

Next stupid question:
Bearing in mind I dont use a computer if I d/l straight to the phone (i.e. 3.0.2.8 recovery.img) can (and how do) I move the file to the SD card root?

I think going through a computer w data cable is the common method, but I have seen a couple youtube tutorials where they mentioned doing some of the flashing with just the phone.
 
Thanks Shiny,
It was one of your replies I was learning from as a matter of fact.
I d/l 3.0.2.8 recovery.img from mediafire to the phone.
and am trying to move it to the SD card root.
(just want it to sit there for now until I feel ready to proceed)
 
DXGypsy said:
Thank you Scur.
I was browsing, trying to find answers and I have found multiple posts on flashing the rom's so I have a bare bones grasp but still am taking my time, reading and making notes.

Next stupid question:
Bearing in mind I dont use a computer if I d/l straight to the phone (i.e. 3.0.2.8 recovery.img) can (and how do) I move the file to the SD card root?

I think going through a computer w data cable is the common method, but I have seen a couple youtube tutorials where they mentioned doing some of the flashing with just the phone.
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File managers can move files around. Root Explorer (a paid app) is what I've always used, but I'm sure if we just wait a bit someone will suggest a free one or two...
 
So i fell asleep listenin to pandora wake up my phones touch screen starts to fail. I thought oh my it probably frozed turned it off then back on but same thing happens. It wont let me input my password to unlock my phone. Has anybody else had this problem? Could anybody think of any solutions?

Thanks you very much.

:)
 
Dumb question answered. Astro has the move option under Edit. Seems an odd place, but whatever.

I think I'm ready to go for this but a couple last questions.
And I've saved the dumbest for last.

1: will the update have multi touch?

And 2: How is Huawei pronounced? Every tutorial they say it different. Ive heard
Hoo why
Hawaii
Huey
Whoo we
Haw way
Haw we
Hoowah way *this being the one I use
 
DXGypsy said:
Dumb question answered. Astro has the move option under Edit. Seems an odd place, but whatever.

I think I'm ready to go for this but a couple last questions.
And I've saved the dumbest for last.

1: will the update have multi touch?

And 2: How is Huawei pronounced? Every tutorial they say it different. Ive heard
Hoo why
Hawaii
Huey
Whoo we
Haw way
Haw we
Hoowah way *this being the one I use
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1. Multi-touch is a hardware issue, not software. Ascends don't have the hardware to support it.

2. hwa way
 
starxpilot said:
Nuttmeg, I can't find any of those apps on the Market, I think the names are wrong or somewhere, something failed.
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Still need an answer for this stupid question.

Got another, my friend explained it to me before, what kind of touch screen is the Ascend, something based on touch, older hardware I assume?
 
HelpMe321 said:
So i fell asleep listenin to pandora wake up my phones touch screen starts to fail. I thought oh my it probably frozed turned it off then back on but same thing happens. It wont let me input my password to unlock my phone. Has anybody else had this problem? Could anybody think of any solutions?

Thanks you very much.

:)
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Try taking out the battery for a few minutes.
 
Hi, I'm back with a few new stupid questions that thankfully are not support related.

Does anyone know about the app that makes what your camera sees be your wallpaper? You wallpaper is like a view screen that's always on. and if you double tap the wallpaper it takes a pic. I don't know the name and I'm looking for it.

I want a snazzier app drawer. I love that globe in the honeycomb theme for Go but I'm sticking with adw. what I REALLY want is an app drawer that's like the globe but a Rubiks Cube. Where you can slide the app columns every which way. Any thoughts?

Can you compress files and apps so they are still usable but take less space?
 
DXGypsy said:
Hi, I'm back with a few new stupid questions that thankfully are not support related.

Does anyone know about the app that makes what your camera sees be your wallpaper? You wallpaper is like a view screen that's always on. and if you double tap the wallpaper it takes a pic. I don't know the name and I'm looking for it.

I want a snazzier app drawer. I love that globe in the honeycomb theme for Go but I'm sticking with adw. what I REALLY want is an app drawer that's like the globe but a Rubiks Cube. Where you can slide the app columns every which way. Any thoughts?

Can you compress files and apps so they are still usable but take less space?
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You're talking about some stuff that the Ascend just isn't built for. This is a low-end phone. It's great for modding, you won't brick it, but stuff like that will bring it to it's knees.
 
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