Huawei Ascend G300 Firmware and ICS Update

nucleardublin · 01-08-2012 12:57PM #1

I got an update today from a good source that Huawei will roll out an MR version of Gingerbread (B893) for G300 Vodafone Ireland next week Over the Air.

Some important information:
- OTA update will on be available to customers on B886 (Offical Vodafone Ireland Version)
- Update will be available over WiFi only
- Min 500MB Memory Card Required
- Make sure Battery in fully charged
- Make sure you Back up any Personal Data as this will deleted as part of the upgrade process

After the Firmware installs the end users must do a Factory Reset: Settings > Privacy> Factory Data Reset to make sure the changes install

The Official Vodafone Ireland ICS version will be available OTA during August (No exact timelines given) however only units with the version B893 will take the ICS upgrade.

If I get any more information I will update the post.

stevek93 · 04-08-2012 08:24PM

Is this only with vodafone? thinking of buying it of them and unlocking it.

TriviumX · 06-08-2012 02:30PM

Will the update be available for phones with a build number ending in B886?

stevek93 · 06-08-2012 06:11PM

TriviumX wrote: »

Will the update be available for phones with a build number ending in B886?

Is that build number the ones vodafone are selling? Don't want to be stick on gingerbread.

TriviumX · 06-08-2012 06:46PM

stevek93 wrote: »

TriviumX wrote: »

Will the update be available for phones with a build number ending in B886?

Is that build number the ones vodafone are selling? Don't want to be stick on gingerbread.

My brother and I bought a G300 each, one online and one in the store and they were both B886. As far as I know, Vodafone are the only network selling the G300 at the moment, so it's likely that they sell the B893 version too.
They are releasing the ICS update for it, afterall.
There isn't a B893 firmware update available on the B886 version, so it looks like B886 probably won't be updated.
We'll just have to wait until nucleardublin posts more information.

stevek93 · 06-08-2012 06:57PM

TriviumX wrote: »

My brother and I bought a G300 each, one online and one in the store and they were both B886. As far as I know, Vodafone are the only network selling the G300 at the moment, so it's likely that they sell the B893 version too.
They are releasing the ICS update for it, afterall.
There isn't a B893 firmware update available on the B886 version, so it looks like B886 probably won't be updated.
We'll just have to wait until nucleardublin posts more information.

Will do. Cheer mate cant wait to get this phone

Adyx · 06-08-2012 08:39PM

TriviumX wrote: »

My brother and I bought a G300 each, one online and one in the store and they were both B886. As far as I know, Vodafone are the only network selling the G300 at the moment, so it's likely that they sell the B893 version too.
They are releasing the ICS update for it, afterall.
There isn't a B893 firmware update available on the B886 version, so it looks like B886 probably won't be updated.
We'll just have to wait until nucleardublin posts more information.

nucleardublin said the B893 update wasn't due till next week. B893, if and when it is released, will still be gingerbread.

stevek93 · 06-08-2012 08:44PM

Adyx wrote: »

TriviumX wrote: »

My brother and I bought a G300 each, one online and one in the store and they were both B886. As far as I know, Vodafone are the only network selling the G300 at the moment, so it's likely that they sell the B893 version too.
They are releasing the ICS update for it, afterall.
There isn't a B893 firmware update available on the B886 version, so it looks like B886 probably won't be updated.
We'll just have to wait until nucleardublin posts more information.

nucleardublin said the B893 update wasn't due till next week. B893, if and when it is released, will still be gingerbread.

So its just a update for gingerbread?

TriviumX · 06-08-2012 09:01PM

nucleardublin said the B893 update wasn't due till next week. B893, if and when it is released, will still be gingerbread.[/Quote]

Oh, you're right. I read nucleardublins post wrong.
So, B893 is an upcoming update that i can get OTA, and then i can go from there to ICS? Is that right?

stevek93 · 06-08-2012 09:16PM

TriviumX wrote: »

nucleardublin said the B893 update wasn't due till next week. B893, if and when it is released, will still be gingerbread.

Oh, you're right. I read nucleardublins post wrong.
So, B893 is an upcoming update that i can get OTA, and then i can go from there to ICS? Is that right?[/Quote]

Can I still get this update if i unlock the phone and use it with meteor?

TriviumX · 06-08-2012 09:44PM

stevek93 wrote: »

TriviumX wrote: »

nucleardublin said the B893 update wasn't due till next week. B893, if and when it is released, will still be gingerbread.

Oh, you're right. I read nucleardublins post wrong.
So, B893 is an upcoming update that i can get OTA, and then i can go from there to ICS? Is that right?

Can I still get this update if i unlock the phone and use it with meteor?[/Quote]

According to this, you can.
http://www.modaco.com/topic/353767-will-unlocking-affect-ics-update-and-vice-versa/

stevek93 · 06-08-2012 10:00PM

TriviumX wrote: »

stevek93 wrote: »

TriviumX wrote: »

nucleardublin said the B893 update wasn't due till next week. B893, if and when it is released, will still be gingerbread.

Oh, you're right. I read nucleardublins post wrong.
So, B893 is an upcoming update that i can get OTA, and then i can go from there to ICS? Is that right?

Can I still get this update if i unlock the phone and use it with meteor?

According to this, you can.
http://www.modaco.com/topic/353767-will-unlocking-affect-ics-update-and-vice-versa/[/Quote]

Thanks for the links. Seems so the update is coming from huawei so.

Adyx · 07-08-2012 02:29AM

TriviumX wrote: »

Oh, you're right. I read nucleardublins post wrong.
So, B893 is an upcoming update that i can get OTA, and then i can go from there to ICS? Is that right?

Yes. That's how I read nucleardublin's post. Huawei's gingerbread roms for this phone are all B8xx and the ics roms are B9xx. If you check on Modaco there's already a B892 rom which is gb and the B926 and B927 roms are both ics.

stevek93 · 07-08-2012 03:09AM

Confused with all this here :P going to ask them send me out the B893 version just to be on the safe side.

Edit: Just had a brain wave these B893 B927 numbers ect are these hardware related or software related like a build number for each higher number is a newer build?

So if I buy the phone of vodafone i can flash it and install this correct. www.modaco.com/topic/355583-guide-how-to-install-ics-403-b926/page__pid__1982861__st__20#entry1982861

Adyx · 07-08-2012 07:07AM

stevek93 wrote: »

Confused with all this here :P going to ask them send me out the B893 version just to be on the safe side.

Edit: Just had a brain wave these B893 B927 numbers ect are these hardware related or software related like a build number for each higher number is a newer build?

So if I buy the phone of vodafone i can flash it and install this correct. www.modaco.com/topic/355583-guide-how-to-install-ics-403-b926/page__pid__1982861__st__20#entry1982861

Haha, it's all software. There's no hardware difference. You can indeed install that if you want. The only reasons to wait for an official ics update is to avoid voiding your warranty and because Huawei have promised full hardware acceleration will be included.

stevek93 · 07-08-2012 01:02PM

Adyx wrote: »

stevek93 wrote: »

Confused with all this here :P going to ask them send me out the B893 version just to be on the safe side.

Edit: Just had a brain wave these B893 B927 numbers ect are these hardware related or software related like a build number for each higher number is a newer build?

So if I buy the phone of vodafone i can flash it and install this correct. www.modaco.com/topic/355583-guide-how-to-install-ics-403-b926/page__pid__1982861__st__20#entry1982861

Haha, it's all software. There's no hardware difference. You can indeed install that if you want. The only reasons to wait for an official ics update is to avoid voiding your warranty and because Huawei have promised full hardware acceleration will be included.

Phew, was getting worried there lol. Why does that rom not have hardware acceleration? Also will this new update be vodafone branded. Hopefully well see this update on modaco with a few tweaks and a root.

Adyx · 07-08-2012 03:24PM

stevek93 wrote: »

Phew, was getting worried there lol. Why does that rom not have hardware acceleration? Also will this new update be vodafone branded. Hopefully well see this update on modaco with a few tweaks and a root.

It does have hardware acceleration for some things (games etc) but my understanding of it is that it doesn't have acceleration for the gui. This means that it relies on the CPU to do the work when theirs a perfectly good graphics processor doing nothing. If done properly it could mean a nice performance boost. It's really something only Huawei can fix easily too. This is why a lot of people on Modaco are looking for OpenGL implementation.

I'd imagine it will be VF branded but even the original stock rom wasn't too filled with their crap and a quick root will sort it. You should have seen all the crap that Chinese B926 rom installs, nightmare to get rid of it all and I still have a Chinese boot screen. I hope it appears on Modaco too. I really couldn't be bothered going back to B886 to install B893 then installing the ics rom. Once you've gone to an ics rom, it can be difficult to downgrade again.

stevek93 · 07-08-2012 03:52PM

Adyx wrote: »

stevek93 wrote: »

Phew, was getting worried there lol. Why does that rom not have hardware acceleration? Also will this new update be vodafone branded. Hopefully well see this update on modaco with a few tweaks and a root.

It does have hardware acceleration for some things (games etc) but my understanding of it is that it doesn't have acceleration for the gui. This means that it relies on the CPU to do the work when theirs a perfectly good graphics processor doing nothing. If done properly it could mean a nice performance boost. It's really something only Huawei can fix easily too. This is why a lot of people on Modaco are looking for OpenGL implementation.

I'd imagine it will be VF branded but even the original stock rom wasn't too filled with their crap and a quick root will sort it. You should have seen all the crap that Chinese B926 rom installs, nightmare to get rid of it all and I still have a Chinese boot screen. I hope it apears on Modaco too. I really couldn't be bothered going back to B886 to install B893 then installing the ics rom. Once you've gone to an ics rom, it can be difficult to downgrade again.

Ill be sticking to the OTA update from VF so and just do a root, I take it it isn't to hard to root just install clockworkmod and flash some sort of a zip and bing I have root access correct? Can't live without the Adfree app lol.

I know from past experience flashing ported ics roms on a few different phones now have been a complete nightmare even when the dev says its out of beta when it is clearly not as you mentioned no hardware acceleration on the gui is a complete melt also I say it would eat the battery the gui running solely of the cpu.

Adyx · 07-08-2012 07:49PM

stevek93 wrote: »

Ill be sticking to the OTA update from VF so and just do a root, I take it it isn't to hard to root just install clockworkmod and flash some sort of a zip and bing I have root access correct? Can't live without the Adfree app lol.

I know from past experience flashing ported ics roms on a few different phones now have been a complete nightmare even when the dev says its out of beta when it is clearly not as you mentioned no hardware acceleration on the gui is a complete melt also I say it would eat the battery the gui running solely of the cpu.

You don't even need to install CWM to root. The method in this thread should work if you're on a stock rom.

I'm using Tillaz's Infusion Beta at the moment and battery is fantastic, if the hardware acceleration helps even more, I'll be very happy!

stevek93 · 07-08-2012 09:45PM

Adyx wrote: »

You don't even need to install CWM to root. The method in this thread should work if you're on a stock rom.

I'm using Tillaz's Infusion Beta at the moment and battery is fantastic, if the hardware acceleration helps even more, I'll be very happy!

Thanks for the link. Hopefully will be able to buy the phone by early next week cant wait like a child when it comes to stuff like this lol.

eamon234 · 30-08-2012 10:04PM

Hey all, official Huawei ICS firmware is here

M cebee · 30-08-2012 10:10PM

does upgrading to that affect warranty?
when will vfone have it ota?

eamon234 · 31-08-2012 01:19AM

M cebee wrote: »

does upgrading to that affect warranty?
when will vfone have it ota?

No confirmation of when OTA update is available. Don't see how it can affect warranty if it's an official update from Huawei they provided me with the link themselves.

Richard Dower · 31-08-2012 02:36PM

eamon234 wrote: »

No confirmation of when OTA update is available. Don't see how it can affect warranty if it's an official update from Huawei they provided me with the link themselves.

ok...so how do you update

rob.ob · 31-08-2012 06:20PM

eamon234 wrote: »

No confirmation of when OTA update is available. Don't see how it can affect warranty if it's an official update from Huawei they provided me with the link themselves.

I was told by a representative on the Vodafone forums that they finished the testing of ICS yesterday and it will be OTA in the next few days.

Red Silurian · 31-08-2012 10:11PM

eamon234 wrote: »

Hey all, official Huawei ICS firmware is here

It dosn't work

If you read the first page of the included PDF it says:

Versions can be upgraded:

U8815V100R001C00B915
U8815V100R001C00B916
U8815V100R001C00B918
U8815V100R001C00B929
U8815V100R001C00B933

Under "about phone" in settings it says my build number is
U8815V100R001C02B893

Pity

rob.ob wrote: »

I was told by a representative on the Vodafone forums that they finished the testing of ICS yesterday and it will be OTA in the next few days.

Interesting to see how trustworthy Vodafone are on their timing... Does next few days mean 2 or 200 days?

eamon234 · 01-09-2012 02:27AM

It does work I'm using it!

Download file unzip copy dload folder to sd card. Settings>storage> software upgrade and that's it. Just backup everything first.

colmtheperson wrote: »

eamon234 wrote: »

Hey all, official Huawei ICS firmware is here

It dosn't work

If you read the first page of the included PDF it says:

Versions can be upgraded:

U8815V100R001C00B915
U8815V100R001C00B916
U8815V100R001C00B918
U8815V100R001C00B929
U8815V100R001C00B933

Under "about phone" in settings it says my build number is
U8815V100R001C02B893

Pity

rob.ob wrote: »

I was told by a representative on the Vodafone forums that they finished the testing of ICS yesterday and it will be OTA in the next few days.

Interesting to see how trustworthy Vodafone are on their timing... Does next few days mean 2 or 200 days?

Adyx · 01-09-2012 03:59AM

colmtheperson wrote: »

It dosn't work

If you read the first page of the included PDF it says:

Versions can be upgraded:

U8815V100R001C00B915
U8815V100R001C00B916
U8815V100R001C00B918
U8815V100R001C00B929
U8815V100R001C00B933

Under "about phone" in settings it says my build number is
U8815V100R001C02B893

Pity

Interesting to see how trustworthy Vodafone are on their timing... Does next few days mean 2 or 200 days?

Yeah ignore pretty much everything Vodafone and Huawei say about this phone. It works fine, I've had it on my phone for about a month and it runs beautifully. I wouldn't bother waiting for Vodafone either. If their ota update just installs this rom with all their bloat, then you're better off just installing this now.

rob.ob · 01-09-2012 03:02PM

I've heard of a lot of issues with the attempts at cracking this phone, mainly with the camera and bluetooth not working. Does the generic version work perfectly with everything, and does it void warranty (I've tried my hardest to find that one out, but nobody will give me an answer).

Adyx · 01-09-2012 10:29PM

rob.ob wrote: »

I've heard of a lot of issues with the attempts at cracking this phone, mainly with the camera and bluetooth not working. Does the generic version work perfectly with everything, and does it void warranty (I've tried my hardest to find that one out, but nobody will give me an answer).

The only custom roms with those issues are CM9 and CM10 and that's because they're not based on a stock rom. As go your second question, only Vodafone can answer that for definite. You should assume it will though.

eamon234 · 02-09-2012 02:12AM

The update method in my post requires no rooting or cracking. You are simply updating to ICS. The version on this update works perfectly.

rob.ob wrote: »

I've heard of a lot of issues with the attempts at cracking this phone, mainly with the camera and bluetooth not working. Does the generic version work perfectly with everything, and does it void warranty (I've tried my hardest to find that one out, but nobody will give me an answer).

Huawei Ascend G300 Firmware and ICS Update

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