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[Verizon Droid Charge] imnuts:
I just put links in to the threads that have EE4 and EP4 restore files to download in the OP for anyone that may need them. The PIT file is the same for all the builds AFAIK.
[Verizon Droid Charge] diablospeed:
gracias senor for the update to the OP

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OMG.. I just figured out why mobile data is not working sometimes. In CWM, /data and /datadata were unmounted. Holy Shiz... what a moron I am.
[Verizon Droid Charge] imnuts:
umm... that has nothing to do with mobile data. You've likely had an issue because Verizon is having data network issues right now. If /data wasn't mounted when you boot your phone, you wouldn't have any applications that weren't included stock, and those that were wouldn't work, nor would much of anything else.
[Verizon Droid Charge] trparky:
Now that we have a full EP4D ODIN image, shouldn't people be able to fix their phones by using that instead of the EE4 ODIN image?
[Verizon Droid Charge] tom10:
which folders are necessary for repartition

I can't wipe my Charge using the PIT. My superficial symptoms (many forced closes, apps aren't removed, etc) are similar to others here (e.g., TrypWyr, zagoric, etc), BUT I think my case is different because I don't have any ext4 partitions, so I'm guessing I still have reason for hope. Instead, I think my cause is related to the My Verizon app, at least everything started to force close immediately after it was installed.

So far I've tried:

Wipe User Data/Factory Reset option from within CWM.

Reformatting /cache, /data, /datadata, /system using CWM.

Using the method described by the OP of this thread, to repartition and flash (after doing 1 and 2 above). (This was done several times exactly as described in this thread... ). I've also tried this with other ROMs (I think ROMs is the right word, I'm a bit new to this).

Using adb to rm the directories /cache, /data, /datadata, /system, followed by step 3. (If I try to start my phone before step 3, it doesn't get passed the Samsung logo, so at least something is removed during this process.)

Each time, no matter what, my phone has not been wiped. All of my apps are still there (and many even run and my high scores remain), as well as my usernames and passwords, etc, but my phone isn't very usable because I have constant force closes, etc.

I'd appreciate any other suggestions, but my current plan is to use adb rm to make my phone as clean as possible, and then use ODIN to repartition and flash the phone. I have two questions:

Is this a reasonable plan or is there a better route (I'm totally open to other suggestions, and I'm completely new to all of this, but was just my guess about what to do)?

What folders and files should not be removed prior to doing a fresh repartition and flash -- I assume some contain crucial phone or boot info? Here are the top level folders I currently have (adb shell ls -a):

dbdata preinstall	config	cache
efs sdcard	acct	mnt
d	etc	init.rc	dev
init.goldfish.rc	sys	lpm.rc
modules	default.prop	res	init
sbin	init.smdkc110.rc	system	data
fota.rc	proc	recovery.rc	lib

A few additional points:

Unfortunately, I don't have a backup from a good working state of the phone.

My logic here is that the PIT file doesn't actually remove everything, since there must some area in the ram that has phone-specific information, so my guess is that there is something that the PIT file is overlooking that is being used to recover the apps/passwords/etc.

I've also attached the results of a few commands suggested earlier in this thread (adb shell mount; adb shell ls -l).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Droid Charge] rj57:
@tom10

You should flash the EE4 package without the PIT. If the phone does not boot up to the initial setup program, the internal storage hardware is likely booked.

_____________________________

Rooted and Bloat frozen Stock EP4
[Verizon Droid Charge] tom10:
Thanks rj57. I've done this, and it does boot up, it just doesn't run well. My guess is that the phone is ending up in a half new and half old state, so nothing really works well, though I can't be sure of the reason. All versions I've tried (ED1, ED2, EE4, Gingerbread, etc, with and without the PIT) are roughly the same though, they all boot up, and work crudely, but my old apps never get deleted, and I always get lots of forced closes.
[Verizon Droid Charge] nj12nets:
My phone is deodexed EP4D and was working fine until This last time I tried installing a boot animation and changing a battery Icon. I've done both before and was usingg non-stock bootanim and batter icon when I flashed but since then the phone just stays at samsung logo.

I'm able to access cwm 5.0 but so far I tried using the advanced restore feature and restored the boot from a cwm backup. That didn't get the phone past the samsung screen. I then tried to reinstall the same .zip rom onto to the phone and see if that would change the boot animation or whatever corrupted file is preventing the phone from starting.

If this doesn't work I may return back to Humble 5.0 RC2, and I know that changes boot animation among with other things. I was just trying to not have to do a full restore, but at least I have backup files of adw, and titanium backup.

Hopefully this works but it doesn't seem to be getting past samsung screen. I may just ODIN the humble 5.0 image, the only problem is I'm on EP4D radio, so I may have to downgrade first although I believe radios are independent. Let's see what happens.

Any other advice besides what i Just said? I think I'll be be doing a full restore if my patience runs out.
[Verizon Droid Charge] rstanley4:
Voice Call Static Problem

Hey guys I was hoping to get some help with a problem I'm having. I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to this stuff and have read through maybe 20 pages or so in this thread looking for a answer until I decided to register and ask. (Been lurking here for awhile reading and learning! This forum is awesome.)

Ever sense the latest OTA this month I've been having problems with static during voice calls. It's ONLY when I get incoming calls and does not do it during outgoing calls. The static comes in very loud burst every 15-20 seconds or so, and never made the noise before the update. Any ideas to what's causing it? I thought maybe it was a bad update or something? Things I've tried so far: Reseting back to stock, flashed the deodexed and debloated 2.3, and flashing the Infinity rom (currently using). For the first day after flashing Infinity it DID NOT make the noise, and I thought it was fixed, but it came back the next day.

Any ideas on whats causing it and how to fix it?

(sorry if this issue has been resolved else where, kindly direct me to the post)
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
seems to be common problem (crackling/static/pops/hisses in calls) as there are numerous posters complaining of this, no one's nailed it down to anything specific like roms or network issues though which also means there's not really a concrete fix.. I'm inclined to think its defective hardware as there are also lots of people who don't have it, myself included :p
[Verizon Droid Charge] tom10:
is it possible to at least delete my personal info from the phone

This fix doesn't work for my phone (as a few others here have found), but I would like to at least delete my personal info from the phone before I exchange it. The problem is that no amount of repartitions and flashes and CWM wipes seem to do this.

So maybe I could use adb push to fill the partitions that contain my personal info with 0s? I've tried it with just /data and /cache but that didn't do it. When I'm done, I'd only care that the phone work well enough to verify that the information is gone. So my question is, what partitions or folders should I try this with to remove all my personal info. (The root level folders I have are listed in post #450 -- I didn't want to repeat myself here.)

Btw, I called Samsung tech support, and the guy I spoke with said that it's a reasonable worry that a tech would get the phone, re-flash it and everything would look good, like it does for me, and then the phone would be sent to someone else.

Thanks.
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
flash back to stock, then do a factory reset through settings... after that flash CWM and wipe data/cache/dalvik, no root is required and it will completely wipe everything clean plus leaves no evidence since after you boot up your phone the CWM will be overwritten by the stock recovery

blazing through on my Acer A500 via XDA app
[Verizon Droid Charge] tom10:
One would hope that this would work but it doesn't. I and few others here (e.g., TrypWyr, zagoric, etc) are having a similar problem. So I'm giving up on fixing it, but now I just want to remove my personal information before giving my phone to Verizon. (My understanding is that the CWM just uses rm -f to "wipe" the memory which doesn't seem to be working, but I'm guessing that if I manually write over all the data using adb push, then the info will in fact be gone, I just don't know which partitions I should overwrite.)
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
that is what it does afaik but I don't know why it won't work... your phone goes into download mode still? just odin flash another rom, that always wipes the phone clean, or does your data stick through wipes and rom re-flashes?
[Verizon Droid Charge] tom10:
Yes, exactly. My data sticks through wipes, rom re-flashes, and repartioning; and there are no flags to something going wrong in the process: phone goes into download mode, Odin says it passed, etc. From other posts in this thread, I gather it'll be impossible to fix the phone, but I just want to remove my personal info (gmail account names and passwords, credit cards, bookmarks, etc) before handing the phone over to Verizon.
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
hmm never heard of this happening before... you may wanna jump in IRC if you can, the guys there are more knowledgeable than I am :p

irc.andirc.net

port:2021

channel: #charge

I have heard that there are files/folders you can delete in root explorer that will reset at least your linked accounts like Google/twitter/amazon so after a reboot you will have no saved linked accounts but unfortunately I don't know where they are or where to find them

blazing through on my Acer A500 via XDA app
[Verizon Droid Charge] tom10:
Thanks. I'll check out the IRC channel.
[Verizon Droid Charge] scotttr:
bricked?

I tried the instructions from this post, the phone booted to a gray screen with some little squares missing from the corner so I tried refashing stock, now the phone won't even power up.

Am I screwed?
[Verizon Droid Charge] KarateExplosion6:
You have ODIN and the Samsung drivers installed on your PC, correct? I'm assuming you do, since you tried the instructions from the OP.

What I would try next is this: disconnect your phone from your computer and the USB cord that came with your phone. You need to use the cord that came with the Charge. Next, restart your computer so it's a fresh boot. Then, open up ODIN.

With ODIN as the only program running, plug the Charge USB cable into one of the USB ports on the back of the computer.

Next, pull the battery from your Charge.

Finally, hold Volume Down on your Charge and connect the USB from the computer to your Charge. If the phone shows the Download Mode screen, you're only soft bricked.

From here, try following the instructions in the OP again and post back if this doesn't work.

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It takes your into the stock recovery on Reboot after following the instructions in the OP? What package did you flash--EP4? Did you use the PIT file with the correct options checked?

I've done this a few times and haven't ever been brought to stock recovery following the instructions.
[Verizon Droid Charge] cigar3tte:
Tried both EE4 and EP4 with same results. I checked Re-partition, unchecked Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time.

Everything else was on default settings and unchecked.
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
don't uncheck anything but auto reboot or you will have issues

blazing through on my Acer A500 via XDA app
[Verizon Droid Charge] cigar3tte:
Still get the same E:can't mount... errors in Recovery, and bootloop if I don't boot to Recovery.

I also tried SamsungPSTLite route and still can't get the phone working.

I can still get in Download mode, ADB (during Recovery), and Recovery (get in with those errors).
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
if the error is "E:can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p3“ or something to that effect it is an unfixable system /cache partition error with no known cause... I'd try and wipe any data you can and Odin back to stock for whatever good it'll do and take it back to Verizon for a replacement, they won't know what it is and as long as you're stock it'll look like the phone borked itself and they should replace it for you

blazing through on my Acer A500 via XDA app
[Verizon Droid Charge] KarateExplosion6:
Good to know, thanks!
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
yeah its been popping up all over and all I (and we) can really do is tell them what it is and that they need a replacement phone
[Verizon Droid Charge] droidxrooting:
Hi, My phone would give me an error when I try to follow the steps on this guide. It does not like the md5 files that links are provided in OP. it takes everything else fine but those files. But even after flashing other roms. It boots to recovery and gives me an error. Pretty much dead. Can anyone help me?
[Verizon Droid Charge] Hitchslap:
What exactly is the error? I just took my Charge to EP4D stock on Monday using the EP4 and PIT files from the OP in order to then do a fresh install of TweakStock w/ kernel, coming from Infinity w/ext4. Had zero problems installing and everything is running great.

Did you confirm the MD5 hash of the downloaded file? Are you using a Samsung USB cable, and is it connected to a USB port that is itself direct from the motherboard? People have had problems with non OEM cables, or plugging into the front USB ports of a desktop.
[Verizon Droid Charge] droidxrooting:
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it says: Android system recovery <3e>

Enter: Ok..........

reboot....

apply update.....

wipe data.....

wipe cache.....

__________________________________

( triangle and excamation mark inside and small green android guy: here)

Ifs done open fail

/;# MANUAL MODE #

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Pretty much that all I see....

I used moto and htc usb cables and had no problems before. Now it flashed tweakstock but I get the same screen displayed above. But when I flash the pit file and any md5 file that is provided in OP it fails and I get this screen after reboot.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Hitchslap:
I got the "Ifs done open fail" once when I flashed an rfs kernel after I thought I'd disabled lagfix via Voodo control. Can't know for sure, but the conversion from the ext4 I had to rfs probably didn't happen before I flashed the new kernel. I flashed the PIT file and a stock ROM/kernel to fix it.

Can you boot into recovery by the 3-button method? If so, try doing a factory reset before flashing anything, and if it's still a CWM make sure you mount system and wipe cache and Dalvik.

This site has detailed tutorials and additional download sources that can help you get back to stock and then root.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Helmoot:
fixed / sortof

Thanks everyone,

After flashing all three of Imnuts's md5's (ed2 had a bad md5 sum when i downloaded) multiple times, with the pit, and without, with pst and with odin, got this to work...

flashed pit with ed1, booted into cwm, wiped everything including dalvic, then flashed Imnuts's all in one deodex and debloat (i don't know if it's a coincidence but this is the rom i had when the bootloops started), i allowed it to boot... everything is forceclosing but it is booted, so i believe part of the cause was my using the the buildprop and init boot scripts with scriptmanager and supercharger ... anyways...

my question; i couldn't get scriptmanager to run due to an error that said "unable init file", so followed someone's instructions on how to manually remove the offending supercharger files (and replace with unsupercharge files) ... then rebooted, but everthing including uninstalled files and lots of uninstalled apk's (from market) are all back... as if it reloaded a perfect copy... what am I doing that's stupid :-) ???

Thanks in advance for any help!!! I really appreciate it!!! (sorry kinda noobish still)
[Verizon Droid Charge] droidxrooting:
You can not believe what just happened. I got Hp cable and downloaded the first file from OP (original soft that charge came with). flashed it with pit file and it fixed my phone. Thats crazy.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Hitchslap:
Cool, glad you got it working again. Now just take the OTA to EP4D, root it, and you're gtg for TeakStock or Infinity.
[Verizon Droid Charge] droidxrooting:
I flashed tweakstock to get the CWM. Because when i flashed charge CWM it did not work. Pretty much i got tweackstock to get cwm and then flashed infinity. But i lost root. Do you have any idea how to get it back?
[Verizon Droid Charge] Hitchslap:
1. Get the latest signed Superuser courtesy of Toms-World.org and put it on your SD card.

2. You should already have imnuts latest CWM (teal font), but if not get it here and Odin it.

3. Boot into CWM, navigate to mounts, and mount system.

4. Wipe cache and Dalvik

5. Select Install zip from SD, navigate to where you stored the Superuser zip and select to install.

6. Reboot.

7. Profit.
[Verizon Droid Charge] dwitherell:
LOL!! Awesome!
[Verizon Droid Charge] droidxrooting:
Dude you are awesome. thank you. well my customization is complete. I stick with infinity for a while now.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Hitchslap:
Thanks but save the awesome for the devs like imnuts, imoseyon, dwitherell, and all the rest who do the hard work of making this possible. I just relayed instructions. Glad to hear you're back to a working phone.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Shamrock13:
What is the LATEST stock rom I can odin to the phone?

Also, I've been trying to odin ED2, but it keeps saying MD5 hash is invalid. I've downloaded it about 3 different times from different sites, and it still doesn't want to work. What could be the problem here?

Please help. I need this odin'd tomorrow so I can ship it to a user on Monday.

Thanks!
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
EP4D (2.3.6 Gingerbread) is the latest stock firmware for the Charge that you will want to flash... another alternative would be to Odin the EE4 Froyo stock rom and let the phone update itself to Gingerbread
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
I flashed the latest ep4d, the ee4 with pit. All says finished and pass but phone wont boot. Downloaded again, different version of Odin.

LOL Samsung PST to the rescue. Should have tried that8 hours ago.
[Verizon Droid Charge] droidxrooting:
I was getting exact the same error message and it acted up the same way. I downloaded the first file(original soft that charge came with) on the OP link. and tried with the pit file and it fixed my phone.

give it a try if your phone is still not working.
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
I tried it all but the first time I had to use PST to fix my phone. Should have tried it many hours earlier.
[Verizon Droid Charge] elmanortega:
stuck here <ID:0/009> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> CI510_VZW_EE4_ALL_ONE-LTE-CP_REV03_user_CL1014954.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..

<ID:0/009> File analysis..

<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
[Verizon Droid Charge] imnuts:
Try a different USB port and also a cable. Make sure it is securely plugged in and that Odin is picking up your phone. Also be sure to have your battery in your phone.
[Verizon Droid Charge] kraisydave:
All,

Need a little help here for a person I was trying to help. He was using varying versions of odin to flash a complete 2.3.6 rooted, but kept getting part of the way through just leaving his phone blank.

He then went to an older very early root method in an effort just to get his phone running again. From there he was going to just update back to stock. During this process he got fails. Each time he was able to start over and get back into download mode.

Now he can no longer get into download mode. His phone is giving him the black screen of death. Any ideas? He has tried many times to get into download mode. Got a method to force it?

thanks,

Dave
[Verizon Droid Charge] epionx111:
so just for my clarification

if you're phone won't power on or load the bootloader or charge the phone it's a hard brick?
[Verizon Droid Charge] trparky:
Pretty much.
[Verizon Droid Charge] laidback1987:
im trying to flash my phone back to stock and it says rx timeout and thats as far as it goes please help using odin
[Verizon Droid Charge] lucas.scott:
Got a free Charge......but

Hey guys , my brother borked his Charge and bought something else . So i now have it and decided to give her a go .

I followed this OP down to the letter . Odin flashes the pit and EP4 with no apparent issues . It takes 2-3 minutes and passes at the end . I then remove battery ...unplug ..insert battery and power on . Samsung splash comes up , followed by this :

So i figure thats not good , so why not try to wipe data and factory restore from there ? Then this happens :

I figure its not good . I have been away from Android for a while , so i am a little rusty , but Odin not fixing it is never a good thing ... but it doesnt fail . Scariest of all is the phone just reset while it was on the table and went to the samsung logo he says . He didnt touch anything when it started .

So i dunno guys tell me what you think .. i got nothing to lose and dont really care if it gets fixed or not haha .

Thanks .

EDIT :

Jesus! My images are HUGE , ill fix that when im on my PC . Sorry :(
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
Wish I could help. I had almost the same thing happen to me the other day. I was trying so many things though dont remember how I solved it. I did end up I believe getting it done in Odin.
[Verizon Droid Charge] piizzadude:
you went to ee4, try going all the way back to ed2 and using the original pit file. You can find them both here in this thread: http://forums.androidcentral.com/droid-charge-rooting-roms-hacks/116763-forgot-check-debug-mode.html

then do the OTA's
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
or Google and download samsungs flashing utility PSTLite, does the same job as Odin but has a different flashing method and seems to work for some people where even Odin fails

blazing through on my Galaxy Nexus via XDA app :D
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
I have had an instance were Odin wouldnt work and had to go to PSTLite. This last time I though I was really bricked. It would turn on I would only see a blip of light and thats it. I think it got to hot as I let it cool down and charged batterys then got download mode.
[Verizon Droid Charge] lucas.scott:
Very cool guys . I will give that a shot tonight and we will see what happens .
[Verizon Droid Charge] laidback1987:
i have a problem with my phone my droid charge wont do anything it wont go into download mode wont turn on nothing is there anything i can do to fix it or if you know someone that could try to fix it i would greatly appreciate it thanks
[Verizon Droid Charge] lucas.scott:
tried those files ... no dice :(

exact same issue . pretty strange . Tried with PST also ... no luck :(
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
bv

I know it seems hopeless but keep trying. I did mine with the gingerbread file. It took several and several times but it eventually took.I have screwed my phone alot and this last time I thought for sure it was bricked. I eventually got it back up.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
I believe your phone is dead. If no power, you either have hardware issue or your bootload is shot. There is a great cell phone deal going on with tigerdirect.com, you may able to get the Charge for $20. Go check it out.
[Verizon Droid Charge] dmwagner:
Thankyou OP! :D