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[Q] Rooted EVO needs help after new kernel flashed.

I rooted my HTC EVO, then wanted a new kernel for better battery, wanted the new gingerbread ROM too but after I rooted, I deleted a few unwanted, stock apps. After I did this, I started to get a lot of force close messages. Certain apps won't even open. So I tried to unzip a new kernel and I wiped all my data from the hboot. Now it starts up, will go to locked home screen. I try to unlock it, it's the white htc screen then loads into the set up (i.e. keyboard usage, etc) and in the last step a force close message pops up then goes through the whole scenario again. Now I want to just put a whole new system on so I can have my evo back. HELP?

emiliah310 said:
I rooted my HTC EVO, then wanted a new kernel for better battery, wanted the new gingerbread ROM too but after I rooted, I deleted a few unwanted, stock apps. After I did this, I started to get a lot of force close messages. Certain apps won't even open. So I tried to unzip a new kernel and I wiped all my data from the hboot. Now it starts up, will go to locked home screen. I try to unlock it, it's the white htc screen then loads into the set up (i.e. keyboard usage, etc) and in the last step a force close message pops up then goes through the whole scenario again. Now I want to just put a whole new system on so I can have my evo back. HELP?
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Download the rom, kernel, and Gapps (http://www.goo-inside.me/gapps/latest/7/) on your computer. Boot into recovery. I don't use Clockwork, and I'm assuming you rooted with Unrevoked, so that's probably the recovery you have, but try to find the option to mount your SD card via USB, and move the files to your SD card. Do not unzip them. They must be .zip files. Unmount your SD card, wipe your data, wipe your cache, wipe your Dalvik cache, repeat all the wipes at least one more time, then flash the .zips in this order: 1. ROM 2. Gapps 3. kernel. Then reboot, and you should have a working system.

If you use ROM Manager and created a backup then you could flash (install) the OTA ROM Sprint sent out a few months back. This OTA ROM will be for the Rooted evo, so you won't lose root. Go to youtube.com and search this, "How to install new Sprint Htc Evo OTA 3.29.651.5 and keep root." In his comments he'll provide the link to that zip file and you can flash it from the recovery mode. Make sure you wipe the dalvik/cache and then flash zip file from sd card. It will appear to look like your initial problem but it will get passed the white htc screen. You could turn it off and turn it on again if HTC screen stays longer than 10 min. Once the ROM kicks in, you'll notice its stripped of all your cusomizations. If you used rom manager to back up your ROM then redownload ROM manager from market and the superuser app that came with the OTA zip file will allow ROM manager to run. At that point select manager and restore backups from ROM manager and select your backup and it should put you back to where you were prior to the problem.
Sorry so long, but I'm very detailed and don't want to assume you know what I'm talking about.
P.S. similar situation happened to me yesterday I fixed my issue like described above.
Another Thing haha, don't delete your stock apps just freeze them using Titanium backup. Freezing does the same thing for battery life. You wont see them in app drawer and they wont run in background.

Post Root Thread

I'm going to start compiling a list of instructions all in one place for our new rooters out there who have questions. After surfing through tons of forum posts on the bamf roms and questions in Q&A there are a lot of people who still don't know how to necessarily wipe there devices correctly, install radios, the difference between .apk's being installed on your phone, versus a ROM or a patch to a rom that has to be installed in recovery. I think in the end this will make all our lives easier and when someone has a question about how do I install this radio or what is hboot we can just point them here. I'll probably start compiling instructions (and videos) during my morning break at work.
Im posting this here
1. as a place holder
2. do you think this should go into android development once it is completed and up and going. I think it should because that is where most people will look for it, but just want to get feedback from the community.
To all the developers out there thank you for your had work. I wish I understood the code writing so I could help you, so this is the best way I can think of giving back.
Disclaimer: This is here as a guide, I am not responsible for any damage that happens to your phone. If you have questions or run into any problems feel free to post in this thread of contact me. Thank you.
So Your Rooted, What do yo do next?
First if your TBOLT isn't rooted yet please go here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996616) and follow Jcases great instructions on how to get your device rooted.
Definition of Terms
Stock: When people referring going back to stock, they are referring to the default android operating system that is being pushed by Verizon and HTC. Think of stock as Verizon and HTC's ROM for the Thunderbolt.
Recovery: This is where you go to back up and install roms, as well as wipe your data.
Bloatware: Extra software that HTC and/or Verizon puts on your phone that slows it down, drains battery, and just overall makes your device not as good as it should be.
ROM: A custom version of android that our awesome developers have made for you. Roms have a number of benefits besides just looking pretty. Some of the major benefits of flashing a custom ROM include, no bloatware, faster processing, better reception (with custom radios) and most importantly better battery life.
Super User: An application that allows you to grant other applications access to the system properties on your phone.
HBoot: This is the white screen you boot your phone into when powering your phone on using the power and volume down combination. From here you can flash leaked radios, as well as enter CWR manually.
Radio: This is the software on your phone that tells your phone how to communicate with Verizon.
Files on the "root" of your sd card: These files need to be placed directly on your sd card, and not in a folder in your sd card.
Rom Manager/Clockwork Recovery
So the first thing I would highly recommend after rooting your device is go and download Rom Manager (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager&feature=search_result). Rom Manager is going to allow you the easiest way to flash clockwork recovery on your device. Clockwork recovery is the most essential component you will need in order to backup your current ROM and install a new one.
In order to install Rom Manager follow the link above or just search for it from the android market from your phone and download it. After it installs and opens your going to get a pop up that says Super User at the top informing you that Rom Manager is asking for permissions. When this happens click on remember (if its not already checked) and allow. At this point you you will see a number of different options, but for now the top one will be the most important. The very first box will say "Flash Clockwork Recovery" check this box and if it asks for any confirmation or permissions say yes.
After this completes congratulations you now have recovery on your device.
Once Rom Manager is done flashing the first thing you will want to do is back up your current stock OS. One mistake I've noticed many people do is immediately wipe their data and flash a custom ROM. If for some reason the install is bad, its makes life a lot easier to know you have a backup you can restore, versus HAVING to get that install you just tried to work.
Backing up with Rom Manager/Clockwork Recovery
Ok so we are still sitting at our Rom Manager screen with a ton of different options (I have the paid donated version so the screens may appear some what differently if you don't.) The very first box is the "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" that we already did, right under that is the "reboot into recovery" option. This will be the method I will recommend but for now lets look at our other options.
The next section is titled Rom Management and for now we can skip that one and head towards backup and restore. Now Backing up and restoring your current ROM is as easy as as pressing one of those two options. When using these two options CWR (clock work recovery) runs a script that will do the following:
Auto(scripted) backup
If backing up your current ROM, CWR will turn your phone off and reboot it into a recovery screen. Once in the recovery screen the backup will automatically start, and once it finishes, it will once again turn your phone off and reboot it all the way back to your load screen, and just like that you have your first backup.
This method does work, and (if after I go through the steps to do the backup manually) you don't feel comfortable doing it manually this is a solid way to backup your OS. I personally, however, prefer to do all my backup and recoveries manually in CWR versus running the script.
Manual backup (through CWR)
Ok now to talk you through how to do your backup's manually (which is my preferred method). In Rom Manager the second option from the top of the screen is reboot into recovery. Press that and a pop up box will appear asking if you are sure you want to reboot into CWR, press ok.
If it is the first time doing this you may get another superuser prompt, once again click allow and remember. Your phone will now begin rebooting and you will end up with a orange screen that says ClockworkMod Revocery and then the version number.
Now if it is your first time in here take a minute to look at the number of options, for the most part your options are self explanitory
1. reboot system now
2. apply sdcard:update.zip
3. wipe data/factory reset
4. wipe cache partition
5. install zip from sdcard
6. backup and restore
7. mounts and storage
8. advanced
If when you start looking at these options and you see the wipe/data, don't freak out. It is nearly (if not impossible) to do a data wipe accidentally which you will see why later in the tutorial. For right now lets focus on the sixth option listed which is backup and restore. To maneuver around the options is fairly simple you do this by pressing your volume buttons. Volume up goes up and volume down well goes down. If you are at option number 1 you can press volume up to go all the way to the bottom. Using your volume keys go and highlight backup and restore. Once there you will select it by either pressing the "home" key.
After you select it you will see "nandroid" in white letters at the top left of the screen and only three options.
1. Backup
2. Restore
3. Advanced restore
All you need to do now is select backup (it should be selected by default) and press your home key, and the backup process will start. This can take a while depending on the number of apps that you have on your phone. During the process you will see 6 categories that have been backup-ed or or are in the process of. The categories are:
Boot image
recovery image
system
data
.android-secure
cache
During each section being backup-ed you will see a yellow status bar showing the percentage of the backup that has been completed. Realize that this is for each section, not for the entire backup. After the "backing up cache" completes you will see a message "no sd-ext found. skipping backup of sd-ext" this is normal don't freak out. Next you will see a "generating md5 sum" followed by backup complete. Once the backup completes you will be at the initial screen of CWR, reboot system now is selected by default, for now press the home key and let your phone reboot.
Renaming backups
After it reboots I would recommend going to your app tray and opening up Rom Manager one more time. Under the section "Backup and restore" click on the manage and restore backups button. In here you will find all the backups that you have on your phone. If you just did your first backup you will see it listed as a time stamp (yyyy-mm-dd.xx.xx.xx.xx) if you press this once a window will appear with three options:
restore, rename and delete. If you accidentally press restore or delete dont panic, a second pop up window will appear asking you to confirm the operation, just hit cancel and all is good with the world again. If you press the rename button, however, a pop up box will appear and you have the option of renaming the backup from the time stamp name to whatever you would like it. My first backup on my phone is simply called stock_no_bloat. Rename them whatever you would like, but I would advise changing them from the time stamp format.
Congratulations your first CWR backup is complete.
Restoring a backup
Warnings
First and foremost before you go any further in this guide MAKE sure you have a CWR backup on your phone. Any steps you follow from this point on without one, will make it a lot more difficult to get your phone working again then it has to be.
Also never leave a PG05IMG.zip file on the root of your sd card (we will go over what this file is and does later in the guide). If this file is on the root of your sdcard you will need to either have a sd card reader, or another phone you can use to move the file if your phone is not booting.
Manually booting into CWR
So before I go into how to install a custom ROM, I want to first address how easy it is to restore a backup. Many people will freak out because they get stuck into some sort of boot loop or their phone will freeze after a bad install. This is EXTREMELY easy to remedy if you just have some patience.
So for the sake of a hypothetical lets say you just installed your first custom ROM, and something has gone screwy on your phone. You turn it on it starts to boot and either restarts or just hangs. Don't freak out that handy backup you have sitting in your phone is about to save the day.
I would like to point out that you could also restore a backup just because you like an old rom better, or the current one you have is just to buggy for you. If you have a working phone that boots you can enter recovery as we did earlier by using Rom Manager and selecting "reboot into recovery" However, If you are reading this guide for instructional purposes I would recommend you read the following instructions as well,so you know what to do in a worst case situation.
1. if you are stuck in a boot loop or your phone is frozen, pop the back off of the phone and pull the battery.
2. put the battery back in your phone and turn your phone on by holding the power key and volume down button.
3. if for some reason you had a PG05IMG.zip file on the root of your sdcard, your phone will automatically begin loading this file. Eventually
it will give you the option of (volume up installing update) (volume down canceling update) press your volume down key and after that
do a battery pull (once again assuming you cannot get your phone to boot). Once your battery is pulled you will either need a sd card
reader or another phone you can put your sd card in and move the PG05IMG.zip file of of your root directory.
4. If you didn't have a PG05IMG.zip file on the root of your sd card HBOOT will load as normal, and you will see the following options
Fastboot
Recovery
Factory Reset
Simlock
Hboot USB
System INFO
Image CRC
5. using your volume down button select recovery, press power, and then your phone will booth into CWR.
Do not proceed with the actual steps unless you have a current working backup. The following steps will delete all the data from your phone
6. Once in CWR the first thing we are going to want to do is wipe all the data off your phone, so we can do a clean restore. Using the vol keys highlight wipe data/factory reset and press the home key. On the next screen use the vol keys again and select Yes and press home, CWR will no begin to wipe all the data on your phone.
7. Do this 2 more times for a total of 3 data wipes.
8 (I prefer to do this also) Now manually go to wipe cache partition (it is wiped during the factory reset but it wont hurt) verify you want to wipe the data and do this three times as well.
9. After you are done wiping the cache go down to advance and select it. Then highlight and select wipe davlik cache and do that three times.
10. Once all your data wipes are complete go to backup and restore and select it. Next select restore (not advanced restore) and on the next screen select the backup you want to restore. At this point your phone will begin restoring your backup and it will take roughly the same amount of time it took to do the backup initially. After the backup is complete reboot your phone and all should be well with the world again.

an decent introductory to terms with corrisponding directory/path placement, would be welcome.
I've been working compuers since the commodore, but with this as my first android, I found myself straining under the wieght of Full threads I had to read to get an idea of what is really going on.

get the how to backup with CWR complete would like feedback thanks.

Tutorial: How to upgrade Huawei Ascend from Android 2.1 OS to 2.3

Tutorial:
How to get Android 2.3 Operating System(OS) on your Huawei Ascend (For Newbies)
Android 2.3
Z4Root
Google Apps
Metro Backup
Ok, to start things off, You need to move all of the files that you downloaded to your phone’s SD Card, you will also need a Application Installer, You can download one from the android marketplace for free, there’s tons of them. “AppInstaller” is the one that I personally use.
1)First you must root the phone by installing the Z4Root file. Open your application installer and find Z4Root where ever you placed it onto your SD Card, install the Z4Root. The phone will restart on its own. The phone is now rooted.
2)Next you need to download clockwork recovery from the android marketplace. There is a Free version and a Paid version. The free version works just fine . After downloading the app, open it and under the 2nd tab of the app choose the reboot into recovery option.
3)The phone will restart itself and a black screen with blue/green text will appear, it is recommended to create a backup before installing anything new. Next, Choose the “wipe data/factory reset” option and click yes. Then choose the “wipe cache partition” option and click yes again. Lastly, click the “advanced” option then scroll down to “wipe Dalvik Cache” and choose yes again.
4)Once you have wiped the three files, choose the “Install From Zip” option, then the “choose Zip from SD Card” option. (You should have the Android 2.3, gapps and Metro backup Files on your zip already, If not, put the two files onto your SD card then repeat the last step). Then scroll down to the “Cm7-Ascend-05142011” option, the new operating system will now be installed onto your phone.
5)After that, choose the “MetrOFF.v1.1-MMS-[GB]-[CM_AOSP]” option. This fixes a bug that caused users to not send multimedia messages properly.
6)Now choose the “gapps-gb-20110307-signed-1.zip”, this installs all of the google apps onto your phone
6)After installing the Gapps file, choose the “reboot system now” option. Your phone now has Android 2.3 Operating system!
7) Yay!

clockwork recovery is not in market is there another program or someplace else to find it

It's called ROM Manager.
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would i still be able to send mms (text messages), and recieve service?

Need for Cricket
Do you or any one have the links to the same as above but for a Cricket Huawei Ascend?
Thanks for any help you can give.

Hello
If I got OS 2.2 already on my huawei, have I go through the same steps as update from 2.1 ?
There is no Z4Root file on android market.
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Do I need to install superuser? Can you tell me for what is it for?
After update to 2.3 OS there is no problem with taking pictures(camera) and mms?
Is there any way to come back to 2.2 OS if I won't like 2.3 ?

what would the benefit be of going from 2.2 up to 2.3 since the major benefits hit at the 2.2 mark in my opinion any ways

trickfitt said:
clockwork recovery is not in market is there another program or someplace else to find it
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Handy Ascend Download Links
peteisme said:
would i still be able to send mms (text messages), and recieve service?
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Yes, if you're on Cricket. If you're on Metro, you need to flash the metroff mms fix zip with CWM.
Qeutua said:
Do you or any one have the links to the same as above but for a Cricket Huawei Ascend?
Thanks for any help you can give.
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Handy Ascend Download Links
samsimon said:
If I got OS 2.2 already on my huawei, have I go through the same steps as update from 2.1 ?
There is no Z4Root file on android market.
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The same, but use Gingerbreak to root instead.
samsimon said:
Do I need to install superuser? Can you tell me for what is it for?
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Superuser keeps track of and grants permissions to apps to root access. When you use Z4Root or Gingerbreak, it is installed automatically. And yes, you need it.
samsimon said:
After update to 2.3 OS there is no problem with taking pictures(camera) and mms?
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The only problems are that with Metro you need the metroff fix flashed, and you can't use the camera with apps. For instance, you can't use a barcode or QR code scanner. If you need a QR scanner, you have to take a pic of the QR code first with just your camera, then open something like QR Droid, and read the code from the pic you took.
samsimon said:
Is there any way to come back to 2.2 OS if I won't like 2.3 ?
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Sure. Just look at this thread. You'll have to flash back to 2.1, then get the OTA update to 2.2.
wtfdissux said:
what would the benefit be of going from 2.2 up to 2.3 since the major benefits hit at the 2.2 mark in my opinion any ways
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PlayfulGod has really maximized what the Ascend is capable of. I haven't heard anyone saying that his CM7 ROMs aren't faster and better. His latest overclock to 710 and 748, depending on if you have a lazy Ascend or not, and have a2sd integrated into the ROM. It's faster, beefier, and just plain better. IMO anyway.

AndroJordan said:
Tutorial:
How to get Android 2.3 Operating System(OS) on your Huawei Ascend (For Newbies)
Android 2.3
Z4Root
Google Apps
Metro Backup
Ok, to start things off, You need to move all of the files that you downloaded to your phone’s SD Card, you will also need a Application Installer, You can download one from the android marketplace for free, there’s tons of them. “AppInstaller” is the one that I personally use.
1)First you must root the phone by installing the Z4Root file. Open your application installer and find Z4Root where ever you placed it onto your SD Card, install the Z4Root. The phone will restart on its own. The phone is now rooted.
2)Next you need to download clockwork recovery from the android marketplace. There is a Free version and a Paid version. The free version works just fine . After downloading the app, open it and under the 2nd tab of the app choose the reboot into recovery option.
3)The phone will restart itself and a black screen with blue/green text will appear, it is recommended to create a backup before installing anything new. Next, Choose the “wipe data/factory reset” option and click yes. Then choose the “wipe cache partition” option and click yes again. Lastly, click the “advanced” option then scroll down to “wipe Dalvik Cache” and choose yes again.
4)Once you have wiped the three files, choose the “Install From Zip” option, then the “choose Zip from SD Card” option. (You should have the Android 2.3, gapps and Metro backup Files on your zip already, If not, put the two files onto your SD card then repeat the last step). Then scroll down to the “Cm7-Ascend-05142011” option, the new operating system will now be installed onto your phone.
5)After that, choose the “MetrOFF.v1.1-MMS-[GB]-[CM_AOSP]” option. This fixes a bug that caused users to not send multimedia messages properly.
6)Now choose the “gapps-gb-20110307-signed-1.zip”, this installs all of the google apps onto your phone
6)After installing the Gapps file, choose the “reboot system now” option. Your phone now has Android 2.3 Operating system!
7) Yay!
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Update this method by using the latest CM7 and gapps 20110613 found in Prepaid Android Wiki. Just know that if you try to flash the ROM with the 748 OC kernel, and your phone won't boot after a couple attempts, you probably have a lazy Ascend and need to flash the ROM with the 710 OC kernel.
If you're on 2.2, it will still work, except root with Gingerbreak instead of Z4Root.

i did all the steps but when i go to install from zip thru the recovery screen it says its unpacking then failed and gets aborted.. Any help?

Derp, wrong info here, deleted...

No rom manager
I have the Huawei Ascend and have been trying to get rom manager but t is now only for 2.2 and up I have 2.1 Please can anyone help out. And just so you know...I tried to load CWM recovery on boot up but it doesn't work. Debugging alow user all that stuff was done. I have been working on this for days now. Everytime I try and boot up CWM it fails...I updated drivers for my phone and all but when it turns on in boot mode it only shows the android 2A boot sceen with 4 options...reboot...load SD card (does absolutely nothing) wipe data and lastly wipe cashe. Long story short rom manager is for 2.2 and up but there are people out there posting 2.1 to 2.3 upgrade soo???? Is it possible? Thanks

Give me an hour and I'll show you how to do what you want to, on the road atm.
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Spikebob21 said:
i did all the steps but when i go to install from zip thru the recovery screen it says its unpacking then failed and gets aborted.. Any help?
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You're holding volume up and end call (the rightmost one) instead of volume up and send (leftmost one).
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experymental said:
I have the Huawei Ascend and have been trying to get rom manager but t is now only for 2.2 and up I have 2.1 Please can anyone help out. And just so you know...I tried to load CWM recovery on boot up but it doesn't work. Debugging alow user all that stuff was done. I have been working on this for days now. Everytime I try and boot up CWM it fails...I updated drivers for my phone and all but when it turns on in boot mode it only shows the android 2A boot sceen with 4 options...reboot...load SD card (does absolutely nothing) wipe data and lastly wipe cashe. Long story short rom manager is for 2.2 and up but there are people out there posting 2.1 to 2.3 upgrade soo???? Is it possible? Thanks
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To install CWM:
First, make sure Unknown Sources and USB Debugging are both checked.
Make sure you have the Ascend drivers installed.
Then, if you haven't rooted your phone, do a permanent root with Z4Root. If you're going to flash CM7 (Android 2.3.4) grab the CM7 and gapps zip files from Prepaid Android Wiki and put them on your sdcard now.
Plug your phone into your computer via USB.
Then grab Clockwork Mod 3.0.2.8, unzip it, open the folder, and run these files (make sure you use the versions for the OS your computer is running, Windows for instance)
adb
fastboot
install recovery
Unplug the phone, pull the battery for several seconds, put it back in.
Hold volume up and send button (leftmost button along bottom) and hit the power button. Don't let go of the buttons until you see recovery.
To flash CM7:
Make sure to BACKUP APPS AND CONTACTS!
Grab the latest version from Prepaid Wiki along with the gapps zip there
Copy both zips to your sdcard (don't unzip them!)
Boot into Clockwork Mod
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
go into advanced
Wipe dalvik cache
back out to main menu
go into mounts and storage
Format boot
Format system
Format data
Format cache
back out to main menu
Install zip from sdcard
Choose zip from sdcard
select CM7 zip
select gapps zip
back out to main menu
Advanced
Fix permissions
back out to main menu
Reboot system now.
Wait for a little bit. If it gets stuck at the boot screen for more than ten minutes, and you tried the 748 OC kernel, try it all over again with the 710 OC kernel.

Scur827 said:
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
go into advanced
Wipe dalvik cache
back out to main menu
go into mounts and storage
Format boot
Format system
Format data
Format cache
back out to main menu
Install zip from sdcard
Choose zip from sdcard
select CM7 zip
select gapps zip
back out to main menu
Advanced
Fix permissions
back out to main menu
Reboot system now.
Wait for a little bit. If it gets stuck at the boot screen for more than ten minutes, and you tried the 748 OC kernel, try it all over again with the 710 OC kernel.
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I'm hoping I'm just missing something. I tried these steps earlier but no matter which CM7 ZIP I tried, i get stuck at the "Ascend" screen during boot. I have CWM 3.0.2.8, tried the following MODs:
PlayfulGod CM7.2-Ascend (09122011) (748 OverClock defaulted to 710)
PlayfulGod CM7.2-Ascend (09132011) (710 OverClock defaulted to 710)
PlayfulGod CM7.2-Ascend (09132011) (710 OverClock defaulted to 600)
Always seem to get stuck on the Ascend screen. I'm rooted. Originally had 2.2, rooted via Gingerbreak and when I couldn't get it going, I tried going to Metro PCS stock 2.1, used Z4 to root, then tried the exact steps above, even the extra formats and the permissions fix at the end. Waited 15 mins during each boot and it's stuck on the Ascend screen (before the CM7 boot screen).
Any ideas?

Odd that you keep getting stuck at boot, maybe you have a super-lazy Ascend that doesn't like the kernels. When it's stuck at the screen like that, I could sneak into a too-high-for-my-phone kernel by tapping or holding rhe power button when it seemed stuck.
Personally, I would run this by the guys at androidforums.com. They're still fresh in this phone, and it's probably something obvious that I'm not seeing.
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Another thought. When I was flashing my Ascend all the time, there were lots of times I had to reflash with fresh downloads multiple times. I remember at least twice I it took 4 flashes to take. Granted, those were early versions of CM7, but I never called it unsuccessful until I tried to flash a ROM 3 or 4 times.
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Thanks Scur. I posted on AndroidForums.com. I tried Bobz's last build and that loaded. Maybe it's just PlayfulGod's mods. I'll do it a few more times and see, but at least I know I have one build that works. Thanks again!

Yeah, so I did litterally EVERYTHING this wanted me to do, and in the end I got black screen with blue letters. I only had 4 options:
Reboot now
Upgrade SD
Wipe factory
Wipe cache
Someone please help? I have the CM7 downloaded into my SD card i think, just someone please try to help.

JonJon927 said:
Yeah, so I did litterally EVERYTHING this wanted me to do, and in the end I got black screen with blue letters. I only had 4 options:
Reboot now
Upgrade SD
Wipe factory
Wipe cache
Someone please help? I have the CM7 downloaded into my SD card i think, just someone please try to help.
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That's the factory stock recovery. You didn't install ClockworkMod recovery.

Sharp SH7218u

This thread is dedicated to hacking and development of the Sharp SH7218u. This is an Android phone with a somewhat unique clamshell form-factor.
Before proceeding, please note that all of the usual warnings apply. The software and techniques described here have the potential to break your device and make it unusable. By using the software and following these techniques you run the risk of bricking your phone. I take no responsibility if this happens - proceed at your own risk.
First, some credits for the work of others:
Z4root:
Developed by xda member RyanZA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
SH7218u Clockworkmod Recovery:
Clockworkmod original developer is Koushik Dutta:
www.clockworkmod.com
Dialer2:
Original developer of now open source dialer is dnaq Productions:
http://dnaq.tumblr.com/
Initial hacking and development work:
Gigi Tse is credited for early and ongoing work for the SH7218u:
http://gigitse.com/
http://www.msharp.cn/forum/t390991/page1/
Now on the instructions....
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Rooting Your Phone, Installing Clockworkmod Recovery, and Installing Google Apps
Gather the Required Files:
1. Go to the z4root xda thread, login in and download z4root.1.3.0.apk:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
2. Download SH7218u_recovery.apk:
(attached below)
3. Download the Clockworkmod recovery flashable Google Apps file from the following site:
http://goo-inside.me/gapps
In the table, you want to select the HDPI, CyanogenMod 6 version. The file that you download should be
called 'gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip'
4. Place these three files on your micro-SD card and insert the card into your phone.
Root Your Phone
1. Boot up your phone and skip the system setup wizard. Go to the app drawer and run 'Settings'.
2. Select 'Applications', and enable 'Unknown sources'.
3. Select 'Development', and enable 'USB debugging'.
4. Exit back out to your home screen launcher, then go to the app drawer and run 'ES File Explorer'.
5. The file explorer should show you the contents of your sd card. Tap on the file 'z4root.1.3.0.apk'.
6. Confirm installation of z4root, and when this is complete select 'Open' to run the app.
7. From within z4root, press the 'Permanent Root' button.
8. Wait until this process is complete, and the phone will reboot by itself. It can take 30 seconds or so for this to happen, so be patient. You are now rooted.
Flash Clockworkmod Recovery Image
You must be rooted for this to work. Do this after you have successfully completed the rooting process above. Also please note that this is not the CWM recovery image developed by Gigi Tse. Her image contains CWM version 3.0.2.4. This is my recovery image and contains CWM version 5.0.2.8.
1. Open the app drawer and run 'ES File Explorer'.
2. Tap on the file 'SH7218u_recovery.apk'.
3. Confirm installation and run the application by selecting 'Open' once installation is complete.
4. On startup, the application will request Superuser privleges - press 'Accept' to allow this.
5. Press the 'Flash Clockworkmod Recovery' button.
6. Wait a few seconds until you see the confirmation message 'Recovery Flash Complete'.
7. Exit out of the application. You now have Clockworkmod as your recovery. You can uninstall the SH7218u_recovery app if you wish as you have no further use of it.
Note for users of Link2SD: This version of Clockworkmod recovery will perform backup and restore operations on the secondary SD card partition used by Link2SD. However, that partition must be formatted in the ext3 filesystem for this to work. Formatting the partition in any other filesystem (e.g. ext2, fat32, ext4, etc.), will result in failure to mount and backup the partition. An SD card can be prepared for use with Link2SD from within this version of Clockworkmod recovery by using the 'Partition SD Card' feature within the 'Advanced' menu.
Install Google Apps
1. Boot into Clockworkmod Recovery. This is done by powering down your phone, then turning it back on by pressing and holding down the number 3 and 6 buttons together, then pressing and releasing the power button. Continue to hold the number 3 and 6 buttons until you see the Clockworkmod screen.
2. Select 'install zip from sdcard' from the menu.
3. Select 'choose zip from sdcard' from the next menu.
4. The next menu will be the contents of your sdcard. Select the Google Apps file - 'gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip'.
5. Confirm the installation and wait until it is complete.
6. Press the back button once to get back to the main screen and select 'reboot system now'. You now have Google Apps installed.
When you reboot the device, you will be taken through the Google account setup. Please note that in order for contacts applications to work with Google synchronization, you will need to install a modified contact editor. The stock firmware on this phone is not intended to sync with the Google servers as it was intended for Chinese users. The modified contact editor fixes this issue. It is free and available from the Market. Look for 'Contact Editor Free' by a developer named 'dmfs'.

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Thank you! Very good job!
No ideas how to get the phone to answer a call when you open?

TabletGuru said:
Thank you! Very good job!
No ideas how to get the phone to answer a call when you open?
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Hey someone read my thread!!
Sorry, no posts on this thread yet and it has been up for a while. I think most people who have this phone stick to Howard forums or other such sites that cater to the phone type and its region of origin.
As for your question, no...but I have tried. That would require a modification of the phone app or a change to the OS itself as the phone app is the active app when the phone is ringing and the device is opened. If I had the source code for the stock phone app, this would be a fairly easy thing to do. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find the source for the stock device firmware anywhere. I tried compiling a generic Froyo phone app from the Google source, but of course this did not work. This is a somewhat special app that needs to interface with several parts of the device's hardware, so a generic version just doesn't work. Unless Sharp releases the full source code for the stock firmware, I don't think this is going to be possible....at least not from someone with my somewhat limited development abilities.

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Hey xdajunkman, amazing work you are doing here.
Have you considered adding Google Play to the mix? I was able to get the latest version working just fine on my SH7218u.
How hard would it be to hack the light notifications area of the phone, to make some of the notifications last for 1-2 seconds longer?
I should also add that my phone is giving some really flaky GPS information. It is putting me somewhere in the ocean near China unless I use wifi only. Do you have any experience with this?
EDIT: I don't know why, but the dialer is not working for me with regard to the long-press of the delete key and silent (#) key. No idea why...
EDIT2: It is because I had another keyboard installed; which must do something funky... switching back to a default keyboard and then trying seemed to work!

Thanks for your guide! Do you have got new version Rom? 2.3 or 2.3.5?

johnny8384 said:
Thanks for your guide! Do you have got new version Rom? 2.3 or 2.3.5?
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Not likely to come. This would mean building something like CM7 for a new device from scratch. This kind of task takes dozens of man-hours for an expert developer, and that assumes that they have access to the original source for the release build. We do not have the original source, and there is no such developer working on this device. We will be stuck with Froyo.

Thank you so much for taking the time to write a guide xdajunkman!
I received my SH7218u today and did everything. The instructions were clear and the whole process took no more than 30 minutes.
Surprisingly, my SH7218u accepts 64 microsd card (after you format it).

Is it ok to have 2 partitions?
One is a ext2, and the other I just created using clockwork mod ext3...
I'm wanting to use that custom rom..
EDIT: clockwork mod Repartitioned my ext2 to ext3 now ಠ_ಠ
and all my apps are "installed"
Going to make a backup rom now.. and then Install xdajunkman's custom rom >__<
EDIT: Ok succesfully installed the Custom rom It looks great I might say awesome work xdajunkman
Ok the question is now.. how to I get back all my previous apps and stuff?
I followed the guide and made a backup already

My 7218u stuck at Sharp logo when boot because i've uninstalled a system apps ( don't remember exactly) what i've to do now? plz help me
P/S: My english sucks, sorry for that

delpan said:
My 7218u stuck at Sharp logo when boot because i've uninstalled a system apps ( don't remember exactly) what i've to do now? plz help me
P/S: My english sucks, sorry for that
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Boot into clockwork mod by pressing 3and 6 and the power on button, (assuming you have that installed)
Reinstall the rom.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22106340#post22106340

sirjoe1 said:
EDIT: Ok succesfully installed the Custom rom It looks great I might say awesome work xdajunkman
Ok the question is now.. how to I get back all my previous apps and stuff?
I followed the guide and made a backup already
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It is usually just easier if you wait until you have the new ROM installed before you try and install your apps. There is no reliable way from within CWM to restore your installed apps.
However, because the new ROM is just a modified version of the stock ROM, it should be possible to flash the new ROM without wiping the existing user data and keeping your installed apps. Restore your backup that has all of your apps installed. Then, flash the modified ROM but skip the step in the instructions that tells you to wipe existing user data. Instead of wiping the user data, do the following:
1. In the 'mounts and storage' menu of CWM recovery, select to format both '/system' and '/cache'
2. In the 'advanced' menu of CWM, select 'Wipe Dalvik cache'
Now proceed with installing the ROM as per the instructions. This should result in the modified ROM being installed, but all of your installed apps should be protected.
If this does not work, then you will just have to re-installed the modified ROM according to the instructions (including wiping the existing user data), then re-install all of your apps. For future reference, a great app called Titanium Backup will allow you to backup your apps and restore them after changing the ROM.

sirjoe1 said:
-->My 7218u stuck at Sharp logo when boot because i've uninstalled a system apps
-->( don't remember exactly) what i've to do now? plz help me
Boot into clockwork mod by pressing 3and 6 and the power on button, (assuming you have that installed)
Reinstall the rom.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22106340#post22106340
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Agree with sirjoe1. Hopefully you flashed CWM as your recovery before you did this. However, if not then booting into recovery mode as described above should trigger a factory reset from the stock recovery partition. I have not attempted this myself with the stock recovery, but usually what this will do is simply return your device to it's stock state. You can then start over using the instructions in the OP....but without deleting critical system apps this time.

Hello again, I've a question, has anyone successfully Overclocked the cpu frequency on this phone using setcpu or similar apps?

Overclocking not possible without either a custom kernel or a kernel module of some sort. As the source for the stock kernel was never released, such a thing would be a HUGE undertaking. Very unlikely to ever happen.

xdajunkman said:
Overclocking not possible without either a custom kernel or a kernel module of some sort. As the source for the stock kernel was never released, such a thing would be a HUGE undertaking. Very unlikely to ever happen.
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Oh darn, that's such a downer..
These sh7218u threads are so dead nowadays :/

I might have messed up my phone -_- (again)
I went into the /data/sdext2/dalvik-cache and deleted everything and now a few apps have gone missing, and some won't work, they just give me a force close error >___<
I also lost my go launcher ex settings..
and to make things worse.... my internal memory went to 0% free... deleted a few things to clear up 8mb..
Any Ideas how to fix this ? @[email protected]
[Can you guys play 480p videos?
I can't.. 360p runs fine though..]

I am hoping to get this device this week.
Thanks for your tutorial, and I will let you know if it runs out just fine

root after OTA ICS explained

I just want to state that the root method below does indeed work after the ICS update that Samsung is delivering now (I had to install Kies on my PC to get it, but that worked fine and it installed all the necessary drivers to connect by USB). Yes you need to buy a US$10 (or less) microSD card. I also got the error messages reported elsewhere when running the CWM program that it couldn't mount the card, but somehow toggling internal to external and back it did eventually see the root.zip file and pick it up.
If you see a screen with a bunch of NO NO NO choices when it asks do you really mean to install the root file, just swipe down (on the screen not the volume toggle) and you will see the YES option. That slowed me down as I expected the volume toggle to get there.
This process installs the Superuser app (if successful you will see it in your apps). I'm a NOOB and opted to use Titanium Backup rather than manipulate Superuser directly (Titanium tweaks the Superuser settings).
And boy oh boy is it worth spending US$7 to get Titanium Pro. The freezing stuff is awesome. I have frozen a ton of the bloatware that Samsung stuck on here and man is this tablet now blistering fast (and all those cruddy apps aren't sucking down the battery).
Worth the under US$20 (including the gas to go to the store). Best wishes from Virginia.
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1. Place the Root.zip and CWM.zip on your EXTERNAL MicroSD Card.
2. Reboot to the recovery Hold down the Sleep/Wake/Power key for about 5 seconds along with the Volume Up key. Once the device powers on, release the Power key, but continue to hold down the Volume Up key until you get in to CWM Recovery.
3. Choose apply update from external storage.
4. Choose CWM.zip and wait until CWM recovery appear.
5. Once the cwm recovery appear: Touch the screen to choose and navigate the options. You'll need to slide your finger up and down to scroll in some menus.
6. Choose install zip from sdcard.
7. Choose root.zip and "Yes - Install root.zip."
8. Reboot.
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Thanks for the file links kroodroid.

You also don't need to install CWM to root as you can install from zip files on the sdcard in stock recovery too. Not everyone wants a custom recovery so just putting this out there.
Just so you know you can freeze system apps (verizon crapware) with stock ICS too, its an option in settings>apps you just need to uninstall any updates to them first then the disable function will be visible.
For anyone asking for links to downloads the files they can be found in a number of threads already covering this in development.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832851
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1777003