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[Official Discussion] Huawei Ascend 2.1 - 2.2 Firmware Upgrade (Info updated as received!)

Its not the usb connection that is the problem. The problem is there is no files visible when the usb cable is connected, even though I in fact have a gallery of photos that I can email.
 
pixelpadre said:
Its not the usb connection that is the problem. The problem is there is no files visible when the usb cable is connected, even though I in fact have a gallery of photos that I can email.
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never heard that before, when i connect my phone and tap usb mode i get a pop up box to view files on card, like auto start or i can go to computer and open the sd card and go to my DCIM folder where my pic and everything is store to and view/move them.
 
pixelpadre said:
I can read droid files, but there is no directory for pics. I suppose if I removed the card and plugged directly to my pc it would work.
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open file manager in app drawer, scroll down to a folder name DCIM tap it and tap camera for the pics that you take with camera, now if your using a app like lets say 10,000 backgrounds, the app will make its own folder and store whatever pic's you downloaded in that folder.
 
Well, I did what you most recently said, then connected via usb. This time though all folders showed up when I was connected via usb. Last nite i did the same thing with no luck. Maybe I just needed to go to the file manager the first time to shake things up.

Thanks a million.,:)
 
pixelpadre said:
Well, I did what you most recently said, then connected via usb. This time though all folders showed up when I was connected via usb. Last nite i did the same thing with no luck. Maybe I just needed to go to the file manager the first time to shake things up.

Thanks a million.,:)
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your welcome...;)
 
I want my phone to run faster and I want to be able to use it as a mobile hotspot. I tried to do it using videos from youtube and through the forum here but I just can't seem to succeed. I already backed up my phone. I've also already downloaded:

z4root (and superuser)
ROM manager
and barnacle.

Thanks :)
 
I used GingerBreak v1.2 but Z4root is basically the same thing. Open it up and hit "Root phone" select permanent or temporary root (I went with permanent ) and let it do its thing. And your phone will reboot once rooted.


I suggest going with 2.3 PlayfulGod's CM 7.2 07282011 is a great build and Im running Bobz's CM7.1RC1-Ascend-BobZ-07082011. Both of them build great ROMs

This is how I do it:
Flash the recovery in ROM manager
Download the ROM you want with the Gapps from PrepaidAndroid.com to your computer
Transfer the ROM, Gapps to your phone
Go into ROM Manager and select "Reboot into recovery"
It will reboot and take you into clockwork recovery
Then choose "Wipe data/factory reset" and click yes
hit back and go one down to "Wipe cache partition" select yes
hit back again and go down to "Advanced" and select "Wipe Dalvik" and select yes
Hit back again and go to "Mounts and storage"
Select "Format boot" yes and click back
"Format system" yes, back
"Format data" yes, back
"Format cache" yes, back
Hit back again to go back to the main menu
Select "Install zip from sd" and flash the ROM
Once thats done Flash the Gapps
Hit back to go to the main menu and select "Advance" and go down to "Fix Permissions"
Then back to the main and "select reboot phone"

And bam youre done.


Oh also I like Wireless Tether for Root Users better then Barnacle
 
Running 2.2, cwm 3.0, rooted and tooted....went into rom manager and attempted to create a partition on the sd for apps, phone restarted and huawei white logo came up, and now it wont go away. Took battery out for a minute and still stuck. Tried to do recovery (vol up+send+power) and nothing. And this is where i need help from the fine people on this forum on what to do next :o
 
delsolro said:
Running 2.2, cwm 3.0, rooted and tooted....went into rom manager and attempted to create a partition on the sd for apps, phone restarted and huawei white logo came up, and now it wont go away. Took battery out for a minute and still stuck. Tried to do recovery (vol up+send+power) and nothing. And this is where i need help from the fine people on this forum on what to do next :o
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You do know when you partition your SD it wipes everything on your SD and you have to reload the zip files and gapps and reflash. So you have nothing on your SD for it to reboot too.
 
Sounds like you're gonna need to re-flash CWM RECOVERY,since you can't get it to appear using the three button method.
Just make sure that you are pressing the buttons in the proper sequence & holding them long enough to verify that CWM is no longer on your phone.

1) Press volume up
2) Press call button
3) Press power button

Full instructions for installing CWM RECOVERY are listed in the ULTIMATE ASCEND CUSTOMIZATION GUIDE.The guide lists 2.5.1.8,but,the steps are the same,regardless of which recovery you use.
Then,use your PC to install a ROM & the associated GAPPS per the same Guide listed above.
Let us know how you're progressing.
 
denial said:
it it safe to do this upgrade if ive already installed the 2.2 froyo update
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Is it safe to flash a ROM since you upgraded to the 2.2 upgrade? Yes you can. I had the 2.2 update and flashed to PlayfulGod's CM 7.2 07282011 and then switched to BobZ's CM 7.1 07082011. Main reason I switched was I can overclock Bobz's build to 729mhz and PG's only over clocks to 710Mhz. Both are great builds.
 
thank you im still ansy about doing the upgrade i just dont want to mess up my phone im not a noob but im always double and triple checking everything (thanks to every one on here for all the help) it a shame the people at metro pcs dont know as much as you guys know now if we can get them to get the 3 g going we will be all set
 
denial said:
thank you im still ansy about doing the upgrade i just dont want to mess up my phone im not a noob but im always double and triple checking everything (thanks to every one on here for all the help) it a shame the people at metro pcs dont know as much as you guys know now if we can get them to get the 3 g going we will be all set
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3G good luck after I read your comment this morning I went and checked just how fast the 3g is with metro lets just say a dial up connection to the interweb is faster I can also say a old 14.4k modem is faster than metro's 3g network which clocked in at a even 14kbps lighting speeds aye, the good news is that 14k is up from the 10kbps I had a month ago.
 
DMajor239 said:
I am running 2.2. Also from were could I get a better keyboard?
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Search is your friend here.

I would search the Ascend forums for "change theme" or something of the like. I prefer to check "Show Posts" before hitting the search button to narrow my results. I know this question has been asked several times before, but I've never fiddled with it myself.

For a new keyboard, search the market, there are several to choose from. (I'm a SwiftKey X fan myself, but I'm probably in the minority there.)
 
cricket...So today I went into my settings then sdcard update and it started unpacking something and I thought is was 2.2. after my phone rebooted it was all back to my stock settings. I couldnt understand why. However I had a dload update packagein my sd card and im asuming that it reloaded that. So now its back to square1. I wanna flash to whatever is better then 2.1 lol. Anythoughts to what is gonna give me the best performance? 1 of my main concerns is after a year of doing all types of stuff on this phone I have so much stuff in my memory card and I would like to free up the memory but dont kno if theres certain things I will need or can get rid of. Also wil the cm6-cm7 allow you to save to sd? Thanx. if you wanna help me deck out my cell, hit me through my inbox.
 
ciabatoni said:
cricket...So today I went into my settings then sdcard update and it started unpacking something and I thought is was 2.2. after my phone rebooted it was all back to my stock settings. I couldnt understand why. However I had a dload update packagein my sd card and im asuming that it reloaded that. So now its back to square1. I wanna flash to whatever is better then 2.1 lol. Anythoughts to what is gonna give me the best performance? 1 of my main concerns is after a year of doing all types of stuff on this phone I have so much stuff in my memory card and I would like to free up the memory but dont kno if theres certain things I will need or can get rid of. Also wil the cm6-cm7 allow you to save to sd? Thanx. if you wanna help me deck out my cell, hit me through my inbox.
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cm6 or cm7, but if you load cm7 make sure your sdcard is partition in recovery and make sure you have a class 4 or higher for faster performance cause your dalvik will also be move to the sd card, but you can always move it back to the phone threw TE.
 
I just got a used Ascend and I find the auto-rotate only works intermittantly. Is this due to broken hardware? The software is still version 2.1.

Is there anyone software which will perform a full phone test?
 
I don't think this is a case of lagging. At the moment the behavior while the keyboard is displayed is that when the phone is rotated to upright it switches after a few seconds, when it is rotated to the right side it doesn't switch even after waiting a minute, when it is rotated to the left side it switches after a few seconds, and when it is rotated upside down it doesn't switch even after waiting a minute.
 
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