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Root How To Install The Icarus MOD

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thecoo1est said:
you need to register and be signed in myascend.org to get the file

@joser, is there a date/time fix, it will not let me manually adjust and its not set correctly with my network time zone
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I don't know actually. This is the first report of a date/time problem. Not even over at myascend.org has the problem been reported. I will investigate the problem, and will add it to the Troubleshooting section if there is a solution and will notify you by PM when I do so.
 
joser116 said:
I don't know actually. This is the first report of a date/time problem. Not even over at myascend.org has the problem been reported. I will investigate the problem, and will add it to the Troubleshooting section if there is a solution and will notify you by PM when I do so.
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nevermind, I installed this yesterday, I dont know if it was coincidence or not but I was just fooling with preferences/general settings and checked the "motorola droid hack" and my time is correct now, turned it off and its still correct time, like I said might be coincidence that my phone just finally update by itself or checking droid hack triggered some type of event that made it update, oh well I dont care all is well now

Excellent guide btw! thanks
 
Ok Here is the screen shot. Before installing Icarus everything showed up fine.

Lookout's notifications can barely be read now. And even some of the downloading, installing, and some other messages show up with really dark text, never doin it before installing Icarus.

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n0774k3n said:
Ok Here is the screen shot. Before installing Icarus everything showed up fine.

Lookout's notifications can barely be read now. And even some of the downloading, installing, and some other messages show up with really dark text, never doin it before installing Icarus.

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I have that, too. bu there is no fix for it, sorry. Maybe with the next update, it will get fixed. I need to bring this to the attention of Icarus's developer. Thanks for letting me know.
 
hey I am having trouble with Barnacle working now, its telling me it requires su to access the hardwares. I have superuser installed and my other root dependent applications like titanium backup seem to be working fine...any suggestions??
 
burtonsnow2002 said:
hey I am having trouble with Barnacle working now, its telling me it requires su to access the hardwares. I have superuser installed and my other root dependent applications like titanium backup seem to be working fine...any suggestions??
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Go to setting in Barnacle and make sure skip wpa_supplicant.
 
Finally installed the mod after much internal back and forth. This is so awesome! I see the devs are working on other versions, so it is only going to get more awesome! Thanks to the developers and to josier for the easy to understand instructions.
 
Kudos to joser116 indeed for these instructions. The only issues I had were with fumble-fingers while installing Icarus on the wife's phone, otherwise, the instructions were flawless. I installed Icarus on 2 phones this weekend, and now the wife and I are enjoying noticeably faster phones, with a LOT more storage space for apps!
 
icarus was definitely worth the effort to install...everything is better, my battery lasted a whole day while using it yesterday...facebook during the super bowl....also im overclocked now...wifi works great too....i bought this phone for metro and was very unhappy with the speed....all the talk of the android system and this is what metro does..really almost went out and got a contract...with this mod though, this is what the phone should be right out the box....too bad though it will be short lived for me....on february 23rd im getting the samsung indulge for metro pcs....

a few things i cant stand doing is texting on the ascend...the keyboard is awful and then how it changes words even after i have inputted them correctly and moved on from it....it literally transforms words like "going " into "young" wtf? plus the keyboard feels too small for me..awesome otherwise, hopefully i can get some money out of it to put towards the indulge
 
MistaOuija said:
a few things i cant stand doing is texting on the ascend...the keyboard is awful and then how it changes words even after i have inputted them correctly and moved on from it....it literally transforms words like "going " into "young" wtf? plus the keyboard feels too small for me..awesome otherwise, hopefully i can get some money out of it to put towards the indulge
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Try Better Keyboard or Smart Keyboard.

I use Keypurr but it requires a bit of a learning curve. Once you get used to it you can whiz through your text messages.

ULtra Keyboard is another good one.

When you sell your Ascend you should be able to get a good price for it. They are moving on ebay and Craig's list for over $100. :)
 
The Instructions Have Undergone Their Most Dramatic Change, Now Easier And With A Higher Success Rate
 
oh yea i forgot about that i'm on version 3 of clockworkmod too.... i have been reading the forums for days trying to get as much inforrmation on a phone thats not mine. LOL what a hoot this adventure has been , i barely get a chance to see her phone.
 
joser116 said:
Are you sure that you copied the Icarus folder to your phone's SD Card?
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Yea.... My pc and phone confirmed... Never found it though. Got the nerve to un plug and reboot,phone is fine! Sorry for freaking out! lol!! Phone is reading as a cd rom drive now? Wont let me transfer data.... Any ideas how to fix this? Once I fix this i'm giving it another go! :P
 
seeing as i finally have a day off tomorrow i'm going to try to install Icarus. 2 questions before i start:

1. should i get a larger sd card or will the stock 2GB from cricket be sufficient? also, going forward i'm going to want to install whatever the most advanced ROM that comes out is. Will I ever need more space for ROMs or is 2GB enough?

2. installing Icarus will not enable this phone to play streaming video correct? i'll have to wait until someone, cricket or otherwise, releases an android 2.2 or above?
 
benben007 said:
seeing as i finally have a day off tomorrow i'm going to try to install Icarus. 2 questions before i start:

1. should i get a larger sd card or will the stock 2GB from cricket be sufficient? also, going forward i'm going to want to install whatever the most advanced ROM that comes out is. Will I ever need more space for ROMs or is 2GB enough?

2. installing Icarus will not enable this phone to play streaming video correct? i'll have to wait until someone, cricket or otherwise, releases an android 2.2 or above?
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Skyfire browser lets you watch flash video. They convert it on their servers and stream it back to your phone. it actually works!
 
I have a quick question, i rooted my phone by downloading the file from suckmydroid.com would this affect the download of the icarus rom or would i be ok?
 
the phone is faster all around, from boot up to moving through the phone...battery life is considerably longer....

the only bug ive had so far is on some occasions the marketplace will crash...happens rarely though
 
MistaOuija said:
the phone is faster all around, from boot up to moving through the phone...battery life is considerably longer....

the only bug ive had so far is on some occasions the marketplace will crash...happens rarely though
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On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being the fastest increase) ...how much faster would you say the Icarus has made your phone?

Also, the same with the battery.

And....what have you been able to overclock to?

Trying to get some really accurate feedback here for those who are interested.

Thanks!

:)
 
Sidewinders247 said:
Yea.... My pc and phone confirmed... Never found it though. Got the nerve to un plug and reboot,phone is fine! Sorry for freaking out! lol!! Phone is reading as a cd rom drive now? Wont let me transfer data.... Any ideas how to fix this? Once I fix this i'm giving it another go! :P
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Go to your computer, and open Huawei Ascend M860. If you get a popup, install the drivers. If you do not get the popup and get a list of files, open USB_Drivers, and find the drivers for your OS there.
 
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