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[Davidoff59]

Would it be possible to take that part which changes the partition size and add it to B886 then change the sizes back to stock? B888 doesn't appear to add much so that way people could still revert back to the stock rom if needed?

[Sebastian404]

 Frankish, on 09 May 2012 - 09:33 PM, said:

Just took the plunge and installed B888, then started making attempts at downgrading for fun. I managed to restore my CWM backup of B886 and the phone says it is B886 but it still fails when installing any update files. Looks like it changes/sets something that's out of the scope of /system /data or /cust...so not sure where to look!

When I ran the 884 updater and then restored my backup, I ended up with AMSS & OEMSBL at 884, and everything else at 882.

I guess we are still hoping for someone to work out the format for the new update files and produce an extraction tool..


Looking at the 885 update:

assert(file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "Huawei/U8815/hwu8815:2.3.6/HuaweiU8815C02B882/C02B882:user/ota-rel-keys,release-keys" ||
	   file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "Huawei/U8815/hwu8815:2.3.6/HuaweiU8815C02B885/C02B885:user/ota-rel-keys,release-keys");

so it's only going to work on 882 and 885 devices (I assume incase you want to reflash it)

The other things I noticed is that the XML that tells you what the patch does is availialbe in English & Russian, so I'm going to assume the non-voda branded roms must be russian in origin.

[Davidoff59]

Any idea what language is on that site that the roms came from?  Should that be a cause for concern being Russian in origin as the phone is made in China?

Edited by Davidoff59, 10 May 2012 - 12:29 AM.

[hecatae]

 Davidoff59, on 10 May 2012 - 12:27 AM, said:

Any idea what language is on that site that the roms came from?  Should that be a cause for concern being Russian in origin as the phone is made in China?

go grab yourself a copy of google translate and enjoy: http://4pda.ru/forum...p?showforum=322 and http://4pda.ru/forum...p?showforum=331

[Frankish]

 Sebastian404, on 09 May 2012 - 11:14 PM, said:

When I ran the 884 updater and then restored my backup, I ended up with AMSS & OEMSBL at 884, and everything else at 882.

I guess we are still hoping for someone to work out the format for the new update files and produce an extraction tool..


Looking at the 885 update:

assert(file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "Huawei/U8815/hwu8815:2.3.6/HuaweiU8815C02B882/C02B882:user/ota-rel-keys,release-keys" ||
	   file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "Huawei/U8815/hwu8815:2.3.6/HuaweiU8815C02B885/C02B885:user/ota-rel-keys,release-keys");

so it's only going to work on 882 and 885 devices (I assume incase you want to reflash it)

The other things I noticed is that the XML that tells you what the patch does is availialbe in English & Russian, so I'm going to assume the non-voda branded roms must be russian in origin.

As I posted in another thread the OEMSBL seems to be the problem as the sdlog from failed update states. It checks the state and fails. We almost definitely need an UPDATE.APP unpacker that works with these images.

[FrownBreaker]

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   Frankish, on 10 May 2012 - 08:48 AM, said:

  ....... We almost definitely need an UPDATE.APP unpacker that works with these images.
  

Not sure if this helps..
This is a perl script for the Huawei format update.app from McSpoon..
"I've created a simple Perl script to unpack the contents of the UPDATA.APP files.   "
http://www.modaco.co...pdataapp-files/

There is a discussion on XDA here
http://forum.xda-dev...d.php?t=1395662

This might me old but worth a look? The provenence is outlined by McSpoon in the first thread,

[Frankish]

Already been tested a while ago. Needs updating to work with these newer images.

[FrownBreaker]

Ah ok.

[Frankish]

And to be honest, unpacking is one thing. But repacking it to flash without breaking some sort of md5 or crc check would be another hurdle. Unless we found a way to write the mbn files outside of huawei's updater too. M

[Davidoff59]

funny thing is that at least one person claims that their phone came with the 886 rom from vodafone.

[Davidoff59]

Thanks hecatae, while having a quick look yesterday,I was sure I saw a U8815 section but can't see it now. Strange it blind?

[Konstipated Kiwi]

In common with somebody earlier in the thread, I have lost the useful (CM7-style) toggles in the notification bar after restoring apps with Titanium Backup. Has this happened to more than two of us? If so, does anybody know how to get them back? They were there when I flashed the vendor update, but I presume I can't do that again without losing all my apps and settings.

[punjabi]

 Konstipated Kiwi, on 10 May 2012 - 08:50 PM, said:

In common with somebody earlier in the thread, I have lost the useful (CM7-style) toggles in the notification bar after restoring apps with Titanium Backup. Has this happened to more than two of us? If so, does anybody know how to get them back? They were there when I flashed the vendor update, but I presume I can't do that again without losing all my apps and settings.

Hi there

Yes I lost the same toggle notification bar sitting on the screen which was really useful I must say.
It happened after I updated to B888

Edited by punjabi, 10 May 2012 - 08:59 PM.

[Konstipated Kiwi]

It is missing if you only flash the main update but neglect to also do the vendor update. However, I flashed the vendor update and can confirm the switcher was present afterwards. It just disappeared after restoring some backups with Titanium. Weird!

It's possible that it only works with the stock launcher or something. I have restored Launcher Pro. I always used LP with the stock ROM and still had the switcher in the notification bar, but maybe the two don't work together in B888?

Edited by Konstipated Kiwi, 10 May 2012 - 09:08 PM.

[dragpyre]

 Konstipated Kiwi, on 10 May 2012 - 09:04 PM, said:

It is missing if you only flash the main update but neglect to also do the vendor update. However, I flashed the vendor update and can confirm the switcher was present afterwards. It just disappeared after restoring some backups with Titanium. Weird!

It's possible that it only works with the stock launcher or something. I have restored Launcher Pro. I always used LP with the stock ROM and still had the switcher in the notification bar, but maybe the two don't work together in B888?

I'm using B888, flashed both main update.app and vendor, and I have the useful switches.
I'm using Go Launcher Ex with an ICS theme.

[dragpyre]

 Davidoff59, on 10 May 2012 - 04:49 PM, said:

funny thing is that at least one person claims that their phone came with the 886 rom from vodafone.

I provided all the screenshots, surely that is enough for it to be more than a claim?

[Frankish]

For those missing toggles and restoring data with titanium...o hope you aren't restoring any system data or apps. Only data apps.

[Konstipated Kiwi]

Aye, only downloaded apps from Google Play. Nothing exotic either.

Edit: Ignore me; I'm the world's biggest moron! I've just remembered that I deselected 'Display short-cut buttons in the notification panel' in the Display menu. What a prize spud!

Edited by Konstipated Kiwi, 10 May 2012 - 10:29 PM.

[dragpyre]

 Frankish, on 10 May 2012 - 10:14 PM, said:

For those missing toggles and restoring data with titanium...o hope you aren't restoring any system data or apps. Only data apps.

I restored system data etc. using Huawei AllBackup, and my G300 is fine

EDIT: Well, system settings anyway :L

Edited by dragpyre, 10 May 2012 - 10:47 PM.

[Davidoff59]

Sorry dragpyre, wrong choice of words. No offence intended. Is yours a UK phone?