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[Verizon Droid Charge] MaxBuck:
Your explanation sounds reasonable. And it sounds like the kind of unpredictable problem that could cause bricking for other people who go this route. In other words, not only does your phone need to be handled right, but things related to your main PC setup can also cause the process to go awry.

My goal here is to communicate to people that rooting is by no means "safe" or easy. Got no problem with those who wish to root, but doing so for trivial reasons like "I hate seeing all the bloatware" or "I don't like the way my screen looks" is pretty stupid IMO. In my own case, all the problems that I hoped rooting might solve (battery life; problematic Bluetooth; file backup) were not really solved by rooting - indeed, things got worse. And now I have a $700 paperweight.
[Verizon Droid Charge] nismology:
The only time removing the USB cable during a flash can result in a brick is while it is flashing sbl.bin AFAIK because that is what contains the "download mode". You can usually recover it without too much trouble otherwise. I don't think that was the root cause.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Hindle1225:
humor me while I go through this.... First things first.. You can't get into download mode? (Using a usb port on back of pc preferable) you opened odin, took battery out f phone, held volume button and than plugged usb end into phone right?

there are a few bad pit files out there. Flashed pit file with the original froyo rom? You flashed pit file and stock froyo rom at the same time with repartition selected right?

If I read it right you flashed just the rom with repartition selected one of those times?
[Verizon Droid Charge] MaxBuck:
That is correct - I can get no response whatever from my phone whether I attempt any of the following:

- going into download mode with battery removed OR installed, using the USB port directly on my computer.

- turning on the phone normally

- turning on the phone with the home button depressed

Correct.

PIT file came from here: [HOW-TO]Fix your phone

ROM installed at the outset of this process came from here: [12-14-11][ROM][EP4D] InfinityROM

ROM I was trying to flash to came from here: [ODIN][ROM][EP4D][FACTORY] Full factory restore 2.3.6 with radio - unrooted 12/7/11

Not sure what you're asking here.
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
Again my knowledge is very limited but all of what you described I went through and eventually recovered. I pulled the cable out while installing. It didnt see it in Odin. Says it installed but didnt. And Im sure several other things. In my mind this thing is really hard to totally brick. I reinstalled all samsung drivers, downloaded the files again but used the Samsung Flash program to get back up.I tried different ports, cables etc.I went through the stuff you are for almost 8 hours lol before I finally got it running but it did. Cant hurt to try everything one more time. If you feel it is a paper weight then and have no recourse such as warranty sell it.Crap I might buy it cheap to waste a couple of hours(lol) just to see what I could do.
[Verizon Droid Charge] imnuts:
I have no idea what you're talking about with PIT thing. There is a PIT, you flash it with a ROM at the same time. You can't flash just the PIT to the phone. You have to flash a ROM at the same time. You also shouldn't need to use a PIT file when flashing 99% of the time with the Charge. As for what you can do, you can try a download mode jig, but you may want to figure out your communication issue on your computer before you try anymore flashing, and also read more and learn what you're doing before you ruin another phone.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Hindle1225:
I was making sure I knew the steps you went through. If you really can't get into download mode, thats bad news.

This is what I was getting at.
[Verizon Droid Charge] MaxBuck:
Look at the steps as I outlined them above. The "How to fix your phone" thread says that once you connect to the phone via Odin, you first check ONLY the "Re-Partition" box and press the PIT button in Odin -- that's what I did, and Odin indicated successful flashing of the charge.pit file.

Then, without disconnecting the phone or doing anything else, I unchecked the Re-Partition box, and checked the Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time boxes, checked the box next to the PDA button, and then pressed the PDA button. I was using the "stock" ROM identified above. The process stalled at the message, "<ID:0/03> Completed..", with no green progress bar at the top.

I think you and buhohitr are correct in that there is a communication issue associated with the USB connection between my computer and phone. That could happen to other people also (I have

no

other issues when using my computer USB ports)

without advance warning

. Hence my caution that rooting can be dangerous, even if you follow instructions here to the letter, as I believe I did.

Oh, and don't worry -- I won't be rooting any more phones. This whole experience has been a nightmare. Your comment that I should "learn what I'm doing first" is a nice cheap shot; I read all the threads here on rooting thoroughly before I started anything with the phone, and the initial rooting and flashing went flawlessly, which suggests I read the instructions pretty carefully. BTW, I have BS and MS engineering degrees and substantial computer experience (though no Linux experience whatever, which may in part be my problem).
[Verizon Droid Charge] dwitherell:
It seems that step 2 is what you were confused on - while I can't speak to how others interpret this my interpretation is that there is something in both PDA and PIT before pressing start. I seem to remember something about folks that "unbricked" phones for something like $40 - mobiltech video or unbrickable mod are terms that come to mind. In the same How-To thread the above instructions are quoted from are folks mentioning such things at least.
[Verizon Droid Charge] xdadevnube:
Just get your phone unbricked for 40 bucks. then I would either get a new comp to flash with or borrow a friends comp. I suggest using spc latency checker on your comp to see if you have latency issues. Also, try a new cable. I have found that many cables don't work well.
[Verizon Droid Charge] rizapn:
I'm pretty sure you did it wrongly.

Like others comment, you only need press START button once, AFTER you select PIT file and ROM file (in PDA section), tick the Re-partition (and leave the other unchanged). No need to press START button twice (it seems you press it twice? based on your explanation) ...

If you still able to enter DOWNLOADING MODE, maybe better if you try to reinstall your samsung driver and maybe change the usb port used to flash, or if needed restart your computer ... and after it is detected by ODIN, do it again in the correct way ...

Hope you can unbrick your phone ...
[Verizon Droid Charge] nismology:
For what it's worth, I've flashed the PIT file by itself in Odin with no problem. Completely acceptable but like was mentioned, you shouldn't really need it in most cases, even situations like this. But I wonder if somehow Odin attempted to flash sbl.bin and failed. That has the potential to hard brick the phone for sure since that file contains download mode. Does anyone know of another way to push the bootloader files to the phone?
[Verizon Droid Charge] MACscr:
Did you ever get this phone recovered and/or try one of those $40 programs someone mentioned? I am in the same boat it seems. =(
[Verizon Droid Charge] jco23:
had that happen to me recently - just rebooted the computer and the computer picked up the port again.
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
A few people said Mobile Tech Videos JTAG unbrick worked for them. The guy that does that site can apparently tell you by email whether he thinks he can do it successfully or not.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] gear.h34d.2012:
Hey everyone, I've been digging around for one but I can't seem to find one that's flashable on the Tab 10.1 Wifi. Anyone know where I can find a Flashable wiper.zip that flashes boot, system , all caches, etc? Thanks in advance.:D
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] ezcats:
it doesn't take that long..just go into cwm and do it...

i can make one if you really want...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] gear.h34d.2012:
Can't format system and boot in CWM can you?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] .torrented:
Did you check the advanced menu I'm pretty sure you can wipe them in there...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] gear.h34d.2012:
I'll definitely check again then. Maybe it's my version.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowburst92:
Any Roms that combat the reknowned small internal storage like that let you install apps direct to sd card without any data on the internal memory
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bortak:
You surely don't need THAT much storage unless you're downloading the entire android market. I'm sure oxygen would suffice, if you use the SPL (hboot) that comes with it that is, you'll have 332mb of internal storage.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TVTV:
I use the Data++ table and GingerWally 1.5. I get 210 MB free for apps and the stock GB ROM from HTC (stable, no Data2SD etc.) + various small enhancements. Right now i have some 50 apps installed (12 of which are games like NFS - Shift) and i still have 92 MB left on the Data partition. :) Oxygen with its 332 MB free should be more than enough for any well-organized user.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidzone:
Answer to your question is yes, Roms with data2sd, data2whatever, and data2ext all use various scripts to install apps on ext partition of sdcard, leaving nand for other tasks.

Swyped on my Htc Desire running on Supernova Extreme - Gingerbread goodness with 2 GB of Internal memory
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowburst92:
I can only barely have 4 games installed n thts with to sd so ye n tried oxygen it very nearly ruined my phone. Does cyanogen have something like wat u said? Htc sense would be good to
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coos lick:
Oxygen is a really good rom - it should be rock solid.

Pretty much every Rom here has some sort of system to create extra space - either by transferring portions of the app to the sd card, or by shrinking the size of the Rom so creating more space on internal. For the second method, you need to change the hboot to take advantage of the smaller Rom.

Have a look at the threads, there are a few discussing 'what Rom are you using' and also the index on the development section.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pallensp:
try alex-v gingerbread rom.

it looks like the original..but has a optimized-for-speed data to ext
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuipier:
I run the runny AIO 5.0.3 nu sebastiaan15. If you are s -off and have a 1gb ext4 partition on your sd choose the AD2SDX. I have around 700 MB left for my apps

Verstuurd van mijn HTC Desire met Tapatalk
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowburst92:
I have supernova now which I think u droidzone made brilliant rom, tried it after having immense problems with gingerburst like slow response and com.Android.phone crashing all the time dno if three me but supernova is perfect
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keith456:
i'm using droidzones gingerburst rom has sense 2.1 and doesnt feel to old etc
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jarmezrocks:
Ok,

Thought I would start this thread. I have a few typical suspects that force close straight after boot and I suspect that it is a storage space error with CM. I am running CacheMate but this is only good for after the system has settled in and by this stage the apps that I am about to list have all settled down again.

- Titanium backup

- Android Market

- Ice Cream Sandwich Clock (its my favorite)

- Genie News Weather widget (used a lot)

- Messaging (only sometimes)

- Android Media Process....still, even after the so called "fixes for ICS.

I am begining to learn to live with it just for the shear benefits of ICS over Gingerbread.

I will be attempting a full pull of my SD card, wipe/format and repartition and installation of apps to SD with links2SD which seems to be much better than apps2SD that requires reinstallation of the app and then re -moving of the app to SD before the links in system will work again. Everytime I flash a new update to ROM any apps on SD that were moved no longer work...they ARE still there because when I go to re-install them after clicking on the app icon (a link basically) it pops up a notification "App not installed"...however when I go to "re-install the app it says asks if I would like to replace the application ? Grrr quite ****ty when you've done a full restore, can't get apps working and your re-installing old apks that you knew you had the latest installed from Market prior to flashing the ROM.

I have been doing a Nandroid backup of my whole system when ALL apps are restored but before moving the apps to SD. That way I can just restore data and then move to SD and I don't have to bugger around with re-installing a million and one apps THEN move to SD taking twice the time and usually killing my battery in the process.

The only issue with that is then the problem of user data being a snapshot, so if the last time I did a nandroid was 10 days ago and I want all the SMS (MMS is the key part here) then the snapshot (regardless of apps) is not good enough? Apps like SMS backup and restore don't offer restoring of MMS so thats crap too.

Anyways...what are other users experiencing and what are your ideas for possible fixes? I have shared mine :)

PS: Am about to try MyBackup Root
[TouchPad General] treehumper:
This is a compilation, some of my own thoughts combined with ideas from others scattered throughout this forum... I really can't credit anyone other than who has already been credited above because it's just standard ideas.

Please feel free to add legitimate tips and tweaks to this thread so everyone can have a better TP experience! If it's noteworthy and people say it's helpful, I will add it to this OP!

1. Download the proper GAPPS and GAPPS fix to get Calendar working (thanks Stroid01, I borrowed your links from the original install thread)

2. Download the Charging and SystemUI fix from Dalingrin

3. Download Chainfire3D and install the Beta EGL drivers. Why? They fixed a lot of visual glitches that came with the stock ones.

4. Download and install the latest Adobe Flash 11.1 from the Market to enable Flash video, otherwise it won't work right out of the gate.

5. Enable USB transfer: Settings -> Storage -> Advanced (the 3 little dots in the top right corner) -> USB computer connection, then check the box next to "Media Device (MTP)"

6. It was in my best interest to change the DPI of the LCD, it'll look much better and the icons won't be so huge, my favorite has been 132 (though others have reported 145 to be good as well): Edit the build.prop in Root Explorer (mount R/W first) and change the line "ro.sf.lcd_density = 160" to "ro.sf.lcd_density = 132"

7. Install the cracked Market to fix any issues with your new DPI settings (Thanks, marios96)

8. To run Gamelot games edit your build.prop (it's located in your /system directory) to say this (I changed mine to XOOM instead of DROIDX but the idea is the same, thanks ssconceptziew):

ro.product.model=DROIDX

manufacturer=motorola
[TouchPad General] treehumper:
I guess this could be moved to the Development forum, I just thought this would be appropriate here since it's not actually involving developing something, just tweaks.
[TouchPad General] rohin_adalja:
thanks, guess i will try the chainfire thing
[TouchPad General] jok3sta:
How did you install chainfire. Tells me my device isnt compatible. And where do i find the drivers. Thanks in advance

Tapatalkin in from my ICS equipped Touchpad
[TouchPad General] wizegui:
When I try to install an app in the market, it gets stuck at the downloading stage. Is there a way to fix this? I've tried doing a fresh wipe and install of CM9 but nothing has worked! Also, I'm having problems downloading the UI fix. The countdown keeps on repeating.
[TouchPad General] SyncV2:
Thanks. Looks much better now.
[TouchPad General] dna59:
On WinXP I could not get MTP to work until I disabled debugging. Once I did that it showed up on my computer as a media device.
[TouchPad General] marios96:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/15568-rel-market-fix-dpi-compatibility/

Also install the cracked market from above to fix any compability issues with the new DPI.
[TouchPad General] ecapox:
I have the same problem. If I figure it out I'll post it here as well.
[TouchPad General] treehumper:
Find an APK online. I'm not telling you to go get warez and download the pro version, I'm saying go get a free version.

And Chainfire is a driver program. That's what it's for, installing new drivers :)
[TouchPad General] jok3sta:
I already got the pro version :-P. The free version dosnt have the driver

Tapatalkin it from my Epic 3g Touch
[TouchPad General] iamsamsamiam:
You can also mention changing the kernel so you can get voltage control.

Samsung Galaxy S Captivate ICS CM9, Glitch Kernel | HP TouchPad CM9
[TouchPad General] treehumper:
Flashing the new kernel didn't give me any voltage control in SetCPU.
[TouchPad General] iamsamsamiam:
Yeah, there's no voltage control in SetCPU even though he states it in his change logs. It does work in System Tuner though.
[TouchPad General] treehumper:
Tried, and you're right. The different kernel is a bit more unstable at this point in time, however. I am using it, but it's not for those that don't mind more frequent reboots (what's funny is that this is also my primary work device.... lol).
[TouchPad General] ssconceptz:
I have a tweak.

To run Gameloft Games edit your build.prop to say this:

ro.product.model=DROIDX

manufacturer=motorola
[TouchPad General] jok3sta:
Doesn't work for me. I still cant play modern combat 3

Tapatalkin in from my ICS equipped Touchpad
[TouchPad General] ssconceptz:
Did you copy the build.prop to your internal, edit then replace and restart. You can't edit it in place.
[TouchPad General] jok3sta:
I used root explorer to edit it.. changing it dis something because before I did I couldn't even download the game from the market. But now I can't download the data file

Tapatalkin it from my Epic 3g Touch
[TouchPad General] ssconceptz:
Use the method I described
[TouchPad General] jok3sta:
ill try now

Tapatalkin in from my ICS equipped Touchpad
[TouchPad General] jok3sta:
worked like a charm thanks man

Tapatalkin in from my ICS equipped Touchpad
[TouchPad General] HANGMAN82:
"Beta EGL drivers" where i get this ?

edit: i founded
[TouchPad General] treehumper:
Yeah, for all those that have never done it they're there as an option once you go to install Chainfire3D.
[TouchPad General] cesar2010:
egl

inmy chainfirepro icantselect this option does it mean its already installed? it says something about being a first run kinda thing
[TouchPad General] staymunch:
Anyone find a fix for wifi breaking after reboot?
[TouchPad General] Nathanation:
so have people got game loft games working?? I was told that they are not compatible with ics on any device....
[TouchPad General] treehumper:
I've played Shadowgun lots. Other people have had plenty of success with other games. And no, the wifi issue is quite persistent. Its gonna be around a while, especially since we don't have a proprietary driver.
[TouchPad General] _Motoki_:
Some of them work and some of them don't. To get most of the ones that do work to get to that point you have to do build.prop edits.

Pretty much the ones that worked with CM7 still work and the ones that didn't still don't. ICS doesn't have much to do with it. Gameloft is just a pain in the ass blocks most devices unless it's on their short, mostly Samsung based list of devices.
[TouchPad General] littleemp:
Any idea how to get ad hoc networks working on CM9?
[TouchPad General] williamj1:
Can somebody explain this build.prop thing to me ...

I've copied the build.prop file to the SD, then edited it.

What I'm confused about is how I then replace the new edited build.prop with the old one ...

I can't copy to the /system folder due to it being read only, I can't move / delete / edit the original file in its original location for the same reason. So if I can't touch the original, how do I replace it with the edited one?
[TouchPad General] jok3sta:
Download root explorer

Tapatalkin it from my Epic 3g Touch
[TouchPad General] williamj1:
That is what I was using?
[TouchPad General] jok3sta:
On the top when in the folder you want, it should say "mount r/w " click that so it says "mount r/o "

Tapatalkin it from my Epic 3g Touch
[TouchPad General] TouchpadBOSS:
Another tweak that I have found is to use battery calibration after charging the battery to 100%. This greatly improved battery life for me. Battery calibration is a free app in the android market.

Good luck.
[TouchPad General] brorex:
You can also calibrate batter in cwm recover by wiping battery stats
[TouchPad General] cryshop:
U guys should read this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1443108

Whats you have done is just placebo effect.
[TouchPad General] findingname:
the GAE can't work, will reboot the touchpad several times if run the app;

the Email,Google books,and some books closed unexpected;
[TouchPad General] Bart101:
I tried to install HD Widgets and Engadget Distro... but I keep getting a message in the market that the apps are not compatible with my device.

Could this be because I changed the build.prop file?

I tried ro.product.model=DROIDX and Xoom, both with manufacturer=motorola.

What ro.product.model and manufacturer do you guys use? Can you get these apps working?
[TouchPad General] dpaul007:
Changing the dpi breaks the market, which is why the OP has a link to a hacked market.
[TouchPad General] williamj1:
Thanks for the help, managed to change the build.prop eventually.

What I still don't understand though is how you all suggest the gameloft games still work. Even after the build.prop edit and files downloaded, Let's Golf 3 still only takes up 1/4 of the screen, and GT Racing or whatever it's called crashes after it loads. Any ideas?
[TouchPad General] jayb222:
They don't work on ics yet. It's an app thing not a rom thing. Thrill fox out soon enough.
[TouchPad General] amruthwo:
MC3

Hey, i changed the build.prop and my dpi to 139. everything is working great, and gameloft games *seemed* to work because it finally let me download the data. However, now the data is downloaded, it keeps looping between the modern combat splash screen and checking license. is there anything else that needs changed in the build.prop besides manufacturer and model?

thanks
[TouchPad General] sirajsoft:
Changing Xoom didnt work for GT Racing HD :( but shadow gun works fine without chainfire 3D no glitches at all. But where is my water game is too slow.
[General Questions and Answers] ganjajuanabud:
I want to video call my wife on her tablet and my little half-brother and, who knows, maybe other people on my Defy. I don't care that there is no front-facing camera, I can flip it around or use a mirror. There once was a "Skype_2.1.0.46_v10.apk (9.89 MB)" that was reported to be able to help someone like me but, after a few hours of highly focused searching, I can't get it. Does anybody know how to get Skype video calling to work through the back camera on the Motorola Defy MB525 Android 2.2.1? FCS, I found all the information I needed in the forums, but the file is just nowhere to be found out there!
[General Questions and Answers] android_29:
here you go

hello this is the link to download that version via apk file and or qr code

http://www.apktops.com/skype-2-1-0-46.html

any ? just pm me

please hit thanks or buy me a diet pepsi :D
[General Questions and Answers] ganjajuanabud:
Thank you for finding that for me. I was beginning to tire. (*~*)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] notown775:
I just purchased my eee pad from a person on craigslist. And i am loving if. I've already rooted it.. and running android HD..
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mrevankyle:
and your point is?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] notown775:
Whats your point?