yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Droid Charge] SFniner415:
GOT IT!

im a newb and i got Altered Beast running. this is exactly what i did.

under About phone checked Build number (SCH-I510.EE4)

Download and extract Altered Beast voodoo+cwm (post 1)

Download odin v1.3 (post 3)

Downlaod and installed samsung usb drivers (post 3)

I did a Factory data reset (settings/privacy/Factory data reset).

After it booted went into settings/applications and checked unknown sources.

Went into settings/applications/development and checked USB debugging and Allow mock locations.

(i think the only one you really need to check is USB debugging but these are what i checked)

Powered down phone. Entered downloading mode. Opened odin, click PDA(NOTHING ELSE) and selected the ABeastA3_DXC.tar.md5 file.

Connected phone via usb, waited til odin read phone and hit start. Once completed I got PASS in green. Unplug and boot which brings you to CwM voodoo lagfix and just hit reboot from there. Rom booted up perfectly and im loving it.

This is exactly how i did it step by step. I did not install a kernel.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Slednek:
Dang...Ok...

Alright, I thought I had a good handle on this, but I guess I don't.

Where do I find AB4?

What is CWM?

How do I flash back to stock? I had EE4 prior to this, but after this it put me to ED2.

It seems that if I do all that you listed, it will be exactly like it was out of the box, with EE4. And if I reflash AB5, it seems logical that it would start this cycle over again.

Any thoughts?

B

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Ok, I think just realized my problem from this post (especially since I've been reading this thread over and over)... I have "ABeastA3_DXC.tar" installed.

So now, I downloaded the AlteredBeastAlpha5.zip, but I cant figure out how to install it. I can't seem to get in with Odin.

Can anyone pardon my ignorance and enlighten me on how to do this?

Thanks in advance

B

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I thought about deleting this entire post, to de-clutter the thread, but unless someone asks me to, I'm going to leave it, because this thread has helped me a ton.

By reading different peoples experiences it has helped me figure out what I did wrong and correct it.

I'll share exactly what I did, (short version) and hopefully it helps someone else.

After carefully following these instuctions (htp://youtu.be/7BcgWygfCI0) including verifying that my build was EE4, and installing ABeastA3_DXC.tar.

I had the problem that I lost the EE4 build, and the system was prompting for an OTA update. Which was causing mysterious data problems on the phone.

Then, after googling CWM and learning what it was, I still could not seem to get the CWM screen in order to use it.

I did however notice that after a battery pull to interupt the OTA, it sent me to that screen.

I wondered if I put the entire AlteredBeastAlpha5.zip file on my sd card if that would work, becuase I remembered seeing "Install zip file from sd card" as an option in CWM.

So I copied AlteredBeastAlpha5.zip to my sd card, started the OTA (Because I didnt know whow to get back to CWM) yanked the battery mid-update, rebooted and came to the CWM screen.

I followed the prompts to install a zip from sd, and saw the AlteredBeastAlpha5.zip and chose to install it. It took a few minutes, then it said complete.

I then pulled the battery to get back to the main CWM screen and rebooted from there.

And it worked, every looks like it is perfect, including the EE4 build, and the diffferences between AB5 & A3, are CRAZY!

So in a nut shell, I didnt have to flash back to anything, I just intalled the correct zip and it fixed everything.

I am STOKED!, Thanks to all who post their experiences, it helps a ton with idiots like me!
[Verizon Droid Charge] punisher97:
hi, I flashed voodoo lag fix + CWM recovery already and installed the gummycharged rom..if i was wanting to try this rom out would i have to remove the the prior flashed/installed items I have on my phone already or do i just go to odin and flash altered beast? I guess my question is can you install this rom if your currently running another? And what steps you have to take if any to do it. Thanks!
[Verizon Droid Charge] streetlightman:
if you currently have the EE4 update (that is, you accepted it from verizon), all you need to do is wipe your phone from cwm and install this and you'll be good to go. you probably won't need to disable lagfix since this rom and your kernel are compatible with voodoo. make sure you put this rom on your phone before you wipe.

if you don't have the EE4 update, odin back to rooted ED1 and accept the EE4 update, then flash CWM, wipe your phone, flash your kernel, and then this ROM

btw, AB5 is NOT an odin file. do NOT try to flash it in ODIN.
[Verizon Droid Charge] tbonepaint:
Ive had EE4 and AB5 and im lovin it. Only problem is I cant view pdf files on my sd card as I did before? anyone else have this problem or no how to fix it?
[Verizon Droid Charge] mopsxda:
Sweet

I sure hope you keep working on this. It is wonderful. question. the blue tooth function doesnt work on mine are you aware of this? If not advise what I did wrong. Nice work
[Verizon Droid Charge] spoiled1:
Installed successfully using Odin...but

I keep getting "System update" notification for i510.EE4.

My current settings are:

Firmware Version

2.21

Baseband version

i510.06 V.EE4

SCH-I510.EE1

Kernel version

2.6.32.9

Build number

SCH-I510.ED2

Question is, should I install this update or just keep ignoring it?
[Verizon Droid Charge] SFniner415:
i did the system update then it soft bricked. pulled battery loaded back up and now i keep ignoring it
[Verizon Droid Charge] Tyrone30:
When I attempt to download the ABeastA3_DXC.tar.rar file it stalls at 13%. Is there an alternative download source?
[Verizon Droid Charge] SFniner415:
alpha 5

ok so i installed ABeastA3_DXC.tar which gives me root, CWM and voodoo lagfix correct? now if i want to install alpha 5, all i would need to put the file into my SD and flash via CWM? (after factory reset and wipe?)
[Verizon Droid Charge] NattyBee:
Will we be maybe seeing an update soon?
[Verizon Droid Charge] AirForceE7:
Good question
[Verizon Droid Charge] letsgophillyingeneral:
Correct, and that will fix your OTA issue.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Amir_Clark:
Hardware version: 1510.06

model number: sch-1510

firmware verison: 2.2.1

Baseband version: i510.06 v.ed1, sch-1510.ed1

kernal verison: 2.6.32.9 se.infra@sei-28 #1

Build Number: sch-1510.ee4

Does this look correct? im running alpha 5
[Verizon Droid Charge] JayHawk9292008:
mail force close

After getting AB5 via CWM gmail is force closing while running in background or trying to run app, any ideas on how to fix this would help.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Framework43:
___________ _______ _______ __________, ______ _______ !
[Verizon Droid Charge] JayHawk9292008:
That doesn't help, I did data wipe gmail worked after is now FC again.
[Verizon Droid Charge] LANAtron:
Just an FYI...
[Verizon Droid Charge] MunkySpunk:
Put the Voodoo Altered Beast 5 on my Charge. Installed Honeycomb and the V6_Supercharger OOM script with the Mega-memory presets and using GOLauncher EX. Phone is rooted and lightning fast now.

Thanks devs for all your help!!
[Verizon Droid Charge] likuidxd:
Beautiful ROM, thanks! I can confirm nuke clock works with altered beast!
[Verizon Droid Charge] Z51:
hpw do I get the permissions?
[Verizon Droid Charge] DroidXcon:
long hold with root explorer and select permissions
[Verizon Droid Charge] leemsami:
Am i the only person missing email. I can't find my email. Someone some help. the Rom is great though.
[Verizon Droid Charge] DroidXcon:
No i debloated it out, ill add some stuff back and post in a little while
[Verizon Droid Charge] devanmc:
my most important question before i flash this(as it obviously works). does it come with the background pictured :D
[Verizon Droid Charge] devanmc:
ISSUE, tried this and decided to go back to "stock" for the time being. went into clockworkmod and restored the back from just before the flashing of this rom. now the phone boots into stock recovery and shows command line reading

bootmode=7 from cmdline...

movi_check Start..!!

checksum confirmation need_checksum[0]

not need chechsum confirmation

movi_check already executed!!..

movi_checking done!...

# MANUAL MODE #
[Verizon Droid Charge] DroidXcon:
this was not clockwork flashable, its not even a zip , i even posted 4 posts of directions and a troubleshooting section

im sorry this has happend, so it wont boot up at all?
[Verizon Droid Charge] devanmc:
when you said not clockworkmod flashable i thought you ment i couldnt load it with CWM. i wasnt doing that i was trying to restore from this. :mad:

I installed this rom with odin as directed. it worked but i wanted to go back and wait till it worked better. so i went into CWM and restored to a backup i had from yesterday. thats when this problem happened.

I can still get into download mode. But not boot and im having issues booting into recovery. the botton combo(vol up and home) wont boot it into CWM
[Verizon Droid Charge] Manjews:
From what I have been seeing the restore in recovery is not working correctly. Everyone that has posted about trying to do a restore has run into the same issue.

In fact I have yet to see anyone confirm that they got it to work.

I would highly recommend that unless you really know what your doing do not attempt a restore until we know what the issue is.
[Verizon Droid Charge] DroidXcon:
Try flashing the downgrade package
[Verizon Droid Charge] devanmc:
its obviously to late for that so how do i fix it?
[Verizon Droid Charge] devanmc:
where can i find that?

*edit nvm found the downgrade/rooted image
[Verizon Droid Charge] DroidXcon:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1085190
[Verizon Droid Charge] devanmc:
just flashed and still broke.
[Verizon Droid Charge] JKChad:
Hey buddy, Hope you can have some patience and they figure out whats going on. You're about the 4-5, i'm included in that list, who have tried to restore using CWM and got that issue. There's not a fix for it at the moment. I basically wasted an upgrade and $250. It was a hard lesson learned, especially for me. What we need is a full odin restore package for the charge. This is not available yet. Good luck.

Edit: Also, did you have voodoo lag fix still enable when you created the first backup and also when you tried to restore?
[Verizon Droid Charge] Manjews:
The issue you are dealing with is discussed in jts root/recovery thread in the development section. I would link it but I'm on my phone at work right now.

Sadly, I have yet to see any fix for it, but there were several other people who have had this issue. I suggest you try and contact them and see if they have any success.

Sorry I couldn't be more help
[Verizon Droid Charge] devanmc:
i dont see it under the development section for this phone. what area are you refering too.
[Verizon Droid Charge] JKChad:
[ROOT] [KERNEL] [RECOVERY] - Root / Voodoo Lagfix / CWM Recovery
[Verizon Droid Charge] devanmc:
ok i thought you were refering to a different thread. we will see what happens. there has to be a full stock flash sitting around somewhere.
[Verizon Droid Charge] JKChad:
Well, there's no doubt in that, but getting ahold of it is the tough part. Here's to being optimistic!! :D
[Verizon Droid Charge] ryand0901:
Can you explain this for me in a rooting phones for dummies way!
[Verizon Droid Charge] gravesjl7:
Google Maps Error

Just installed and am loving the ROM, everything is working great. The only error I have is whenever I open the google maps or google navigation both applications just crash. I tried rebooting multiple times and still to no avail. Any advice?
[Verizon Droid Charge] MunkySpunk:
CWM cache wipe?

I was having problems with gmail but that fixed it right up.
[Verizon Droid Charge] gravesjl7:
CWM Wipe

Yeah, I tried CWM cache wipe when I first installed the ROM. You think it might help to try again, its only Google Maps that is crashing...
[Verizon Droid Charge] twistedlim:
Open your market and I would bet there is an update you have to install. If not uninstall with root explorer and reinstall from the market.
[Verizon Droid Charge] gravesjl7:
Fixed it, by opening up applications and resetting Google maps. Great ROM overall!
[Verizon Droid Charge] Wolfrazor:
I tried out this ROM and loved it!!! The only feedback I have is maybe having an option to drop the android figure from the background of the Swype keyboard.......it makes the keypad hard for me to see.......otherwise stellar job!!!!

Thanks again!!!
[Verizon Droid Charge] hazard209:
I have been running Altered Beast for about 3 days now and love it. Just curious if there is going to be an update soon? The screen caps by the op look sick.

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Samsung Droid Charge

-ROM: Altered Beast Alpha 5 (EE4)

-Kernel: [OC] Imnuts Voodoo Lagfix PBJ

-Tweaks: V6 SuperCharger

-Launcher: GO Launcher EX
[Verizon Droid Charge] Mikey450GT:
Great rom, anyway we can get it back to AB4.0/4.1 in regards to tethering?
[Verizon Droid Charge] Damented:
how do you get all 4 of the icons on the bottom? I only got the two and can't seem to get the other two to do down by three at bottom?
[Verizon Droid Charge] cujo6801:
I believe this is what I call a dead build... no longer supported...try gummycharge Fe 1.91 it rocks

SENT FROM THE DOG POUND
[Verizon Droid Charge] Theteflondon:
Is this s permanent root? will it give me a permanent custom recovery?
[Verizon Droid Charge] Mikey450GT:
I too would like to get back to Altered Beast 4.0/ 4.1 so I can have the tethering. None of the other options I've tried have worked thus far. Is there a way you can post a link back up for it? I'd be happy to donate a few beers :)
[Verizon Droid Charge] hazard209:
I'm afraid that DroidXcon hasn't logged in in over a month. I don't think anything's going to happen with this ROM anymore.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Syn Ack:
Yeah..... I don't know why people keep posting here...
[Verizon Droid Charge] thereisone:
I followed these directions to a T..

When I hold down the "Vol Down" button and plug in the USB the large yellow triangle comes up and the small rectangle turns yellow briefly then goes away no matter how long or short i hold the button...

Any suggestions?

Question #2 (and yes i have searched) do i need to load anything on the SD card before doing any of this IE Clockwork or voodoo or anyhting else i may need to get gummycharge to work...?

Yes i am a noob and i have been looking for almost 3 hours now to make sure i do this correctly.. I am also coming to android from an Iphone (all of them) and have done dozens of them but all this new android lingo and programs and procedures are new to me...

Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Hardware verison : i510.06

Firmware: 2.2.1

Baseband:

i510.06 v.ee4

sch-i510.ee1

Kernel Version:

2.6.32.9

se.infra@sei-07 #1

Build number: sch-I510.EE4
[Verizon Droid Charge] chiahead52:
9.) Plug USB cable into phone.

10.) Plug your Droid Charge into the PC via the USB cable that came with your phone.

11.) Press and hold the volume down key until (approx 3 secs) you see a gigantic yellow triangle on your phone, and your phone will be in download mode. The first thin rectangle in the upper left of the ODIN applicate should also turn yellow and identify a com port. You can now release the volume key.

If you were following these to a "T" then you would see you have to first plug the USB in and then hold the volume down key....not hold it down and then plug in the USB........its pretty easy once you get it the first time or 2...also this Odin will give you everything you need but its an old version and I would recommend trying a newer one. Up to you though. This one hasnt been updated in a few months and I think its even the old ED2 version. The newer Froyo ones are all EE4 based. I recommend trying:

Gummycharged

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1236883

Eclipse

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1144015

or

Humble

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1146103
[Verizon Droid Charge] geneblazer:
Just Checking. Will this Rom work with the rooted fascinate ? ( Thanks for a reply )
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
No it is built off of Charge firmware numbered EE4
[Verizon Droid Charge] geneblazer:
Thanks for the come back. The reason i ask this Q is in the beginning of the thread Droidxcon said in post number 2 " Click on the PDA button in ODIN

Triple check that you pushed the PDA button. Do NOT click the Phone button prior to continuing to step 13. If you choose Phone, you will have bought your Fascinate a one-way ticket to hell. He mention the word fascinate.
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
nice catch there lol... yeah it's for the Charge, he may have copy/pasted these instructions from another phone or it was a typo :p
[Verizon Droid Charge] toniojonesw:
altered beast alpha

[/CENTER]

[Note]

This ROM is fully Deodexed, but only Partially debloated as time goes on i will keep debloating deeper and deeper.

List of thing to do:

ED2 update

Full Deodex

Full Debloat

Black Status Bar

Dark themed Market

Dark google search

Change Colors on touchwiz theme (Work in progress but accomplished)

Remove touchwiz launcher

Replace Launcher (Launcher Pro for now)

Quickboot app (to boot into clockwork)

AOSP unlock screen (courtesy of nitsuj17)

Accurate battery mod (courtesy of nitsuj17)

Clockwork recovery (Modified by jt1134 )

Voodoo ext4 lagfix (courtesty of jt1134)

Themed Dialer

Themed Swype

Altered Beasts Themed Dock and Icons

Transparent notification pull down

Animated text notifications

Power button boot options[/note]

[INFO]THIS IS THE GOAL TO WHAT THIS ROM WILL LOOK LIKE, IT IS NOT THERE YET SO DONT ASK WHY IT DOESNT LOOK LIKE THIS PLEASE

[/INFO]

For those that ask if there is lag

[YOUTUBE]NJBtVZehnNY[/YOUTUBE]

This is still an ALPHA build so please do not be to critical, it needs alot of themeing to be done and there is more i need to put on but i think everyone will be happy with the direction this is going with. This is inludes everything Striked off the list of things to include above.

After flashing it will boot right into clockwork, press power to reboot. Clearing cache partition and Dalvik is not a bad idea but if you dont it wont hurt anything.

[tip]If you do not already have voodoo installed boot time should be 5-7 mins do not panic just be patient.[/tip]

DOWNLOAD Altered Beast voodoo+cwm here:

Altered Beast Alpha 5 (to be flashed in CWM) this does not contain a kernel but is a full system flash not a patch

Change log 6/20

Hulu (on boot, before you sign into google, go to settings privacy and make sure auto restore is not checked. Also make sure flash doesnt update)

voodoo control app

alot of themeing by gunner and myself

new tv shutdown animation that i modded up

charging fixed

aosp launcher themed up by me

Teamnew widget added

Androphile wallpapers added

icons added to /system/icons may need ES explorer or root explorer to get to them

For those of you who dont know how to use clockwork there is plenty of info on this site, otherwise wait till tonight or tomorrow and i will be opening a new altered beast thread as this one is cluttered[/code][/CODE]

Change log: 5/27

Clock fixed

Voice input fixed

Partially themed

Flying windows added

Change log:5/26

Calendar fixed

Visual voicemail fixed

Dark Angel USB mod made

Carbon fiber quickpanel added

Hulu Patch: (Flash with clockwork)

AlteredBeast_Hulu_patch.zip

apks :(move to /system/app folder then reboot your device)

Calendarprovider.apk

VVMservices.apk

DeskCradle.apk

GoogleCalendarsyncAdapter.apk To fix Calendar problems[/QUOTE]
[Verizon Droid Charge] DroidXcon:
Alpha 2

Im to tired to post again here i need to get some sleep but here you go , it fixes VVM, calendar, and added my dark angel USB mod

http://forum.androidcentral.com/cha...beast-alpha-v2-voodoo-clockwork-ed2-root.html
[Verizon Droid Charge] Poloasis:
Is this rom missing the calculator or is it just me?

Beside everything works great, thanks DroidXcon...

Also another concern, the black background on the Notification makes it impossible to read black text notification that cannot be change ie" CNN notification"
[Verizon Droid Charge] letsgophillyingeneral:
Is there anyway to remove the weird background thingy on the notification bar/window? It's very distracting/annoying.

Other than that, totally enjoying the crap out of this build so far. Thanks again dude(s).
[Verizon Droid Charge] DroidXcon:
There is an updated version over in AC, when i get a chance i will repost it here but i just got to work,

http://forum.androidcentral.com/cha...beast-alpha-v2-voodoo-clockwork-ed2-root.html

i changed the background in the panel to Carbon fiber but its still dark you may or may not like it Calculator is back but i accidently removed the clock so ill have to address that.

oh and be sure to check out the dark angel USB mount
[Verizon Droid Charge] letsgophillyingeneral:
Ah, I see the screenshots. Are there any other changes in the version you just posted compared to the updated version in the OP?

If so, can I simply reflash using Odin and the new image? If that's the case, can you or someone confirm the process of updating? Do I simply plug the Charge into the PC obtaining Download mode, then just reflash with Odin using the image you just linked? Will it automatically overwrite the existing image and install properly or is there anything I need to do?

I noticed that when flashing to AB, my user data remained on the device despite flashing and wiping cache/etc. I was kind of surprised because I thought the userdata was wiped along with the cache. If I follow my mini process above to update to the new image that you just posted from AC, will I have to wipe the cache again when I hit recovery after the first reboot? If so, will it wipe my user data?

I guess it really doesn't matter considering that I should be able to back everything up using Titanium and restore if necessary.

Thanks again everyone.
[Verizon Droid Charge] DroidXcon:
cache and data are saved on different partitions, clockwork is kind of finky i wouldnt wipe cache unless you have to.

the package will only overwrite system files so your data will be intact. and yes just throw it in download mode and flash it as you did the first version and you will be fine.
[Verizon Droid Charge] g8trsaur:
DroidX you're a genius! Damn stable for bleeding edge alpha build!

I think I perfer Odin over CWM, imo! Keep up the good work and do you accept donations??
[Verizon Droid Charge] Poloasis:
He's doing a good job and he has the donate link on he's name.
[Verizon Droid Charge] letsgophillyingeneral:
Thank you dude! Updated to the new version, I'll let you know if I run into anything.

Before I updated, I noticed the version I was using wouldn't change the wallpaper on the lock screen. I had changed my wallpaper from the girl to something else but the lock screen still showed the girl as the wallpaper. As soon as I unlocked, it would load my normal wallpaper. This isn't happening with the new update, so I'm not sure if it was something that you had fixed or if it was just something funky going on that a reboot would have cured (I didn't reboot since last night and reflashing this morning)

One thing that bugs me, the wake time. Why the heck does it take so long when unlocking the phone? It's almost as bad as the alfonso Gingerbread image I used on my OG Droid. You click the unlock button, screen wakes unresponsive to touch for a 1/2 second, turns brighter and is responsive to touch. It's really not a big deal as I dealt with it for a while with the OG Droid, but it's just kind of a pain in the butt and it was something I would've hoped to have said goodbye to after upgrading to the Charge.

Cheers
[Verizon Droid Charge] DroidXcon:
im uploading a newer version now , and for me there is no wait time , you may have something funky going on with your cache or dalvik cache they may need to be wiped. i wouldnt do data wipe though i tried that the other day and i got some funky results...

Alpha 3 ETA 10mins
[Verizon Droid Charge] wynalazca:
For those of you having problems, have you tried flashing this rom again? My guess is it was all a voodoo issue.