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[Verizon Droid Charge] voigts:
After a bit of reading and deciphering here, I took my Charge last night from Gingerbread to EP4D stock, then to the custom rom upgrade to factory FP1 with root and cwm (with FP1 kernel), and then to the custom rom upgrade to FP1 deodexed/debloated/rooted rom (NO FP1 kernel). This way I got the FP1 kernel that I wanted, and also got it rooted and rid of the bloatware. I then used Titanium Backup to restore my apps this morning. My phone has never worked so smoothly. I didn't reinstall Lookout as I think that app was causing my phone under Gingerbread to be sluggish.

Once very nice thing about FP1 is that for the first time, the phone connects via wi-fi. I use WPA2 with a long passkey, and I could never get the phone to connect to my router for some reason. Now it finally connects with no problem. Yay!
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Very nice to hear a success story. You did everything like I would do.
[Verizon Droid Charge] LaserEyeballs:
I used odin to flash the stock rom, took the OTA , rooted, finally I flashed the deodexed debloated with eclipse parts rom. I have the fp1 kernel and radio. I also flashed the CoreDroid theme. I have no wifi capabilities. When I go into the wifi settings it says error where you check the box to turn it on. I've done alot of searching and I cannot find this issue replicating itself.
[Verizon Droid Charge] trevormalachi:
With the eclipse launcher has anyone had the same problem when trying to change the apps on there dock. I can't change mine
[Verizon Droid Charge] LaserEyeballs:
Press and hold on the app you want to change inside the dock
[Verizon Droid Charge] trevormalachi:
Was doing that. Didn't want to work, but finally got it, just real touchy
[Verizon Droid Charge] neemo6:
Ok I have been out of the droid game for a long time now and would really like some help on this. Im still on Rooted Froyo w/ pbj kernel for Froyo lol, just have not had time to mess with the phone. Im downloading the ota GB epd4 update to flash via Odin. Now just saw that this FP1 is now out. I would like to get this update out of the way as well since im at it. Problem is I would like to be rooted and still have voodoo, wifi, and cwm. What are my options at this point? Should i flash back to GB then take the FP1 ota then root via superpack if it works? Sorry for the newb questions but Ive been away for a long time , hence me still being on Froyo.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Kenbals:
a little help please. i went back to pure stock ep4d and got fp1 update. i followed steps 5 to a T 2x. when i cwm the second time after going to root explorer and unchecking all permissions. when i reboot phone i get phone dialer forclose( no phone icon) I also get no service in upper right hand corner so i cant download superuser fix. any help please
[Verizon Droid Charge] dottat:
i searched and didn't find any listed optimal wifi tether app configurations for fp1... does anyone have a working setup they care to share?

Thanks!
[Verizon Droid Charge] DTSkyCop:
Thanks for ALL the help here. I am VERY new to this rooting thing, and had an issue with the initial root to my Droid Charge with my boot animation getting wiped out somehow?? I tried the to root keeping all my data with no real interruption to what I was doing with my phone. I ultimately tried updating kernels and experienced more problems. The process was simple but somehow I messed it up a little...

OH WELL...

That said, early this morning, I took my DC back to stock factory settings following the the info above. IT WORKED PERFECTLY and now my phone is back to stock and boot animation works fine.

Following the info here further, I then rooted and all is perfect now. NO ISSUES!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.... My phone is working better than ever and NOW I actually like my Droid Charge. I hated it before because it was so laggy, literally 1-2 second(s) delay to open the phone dialer pad, or app drawer or even market place. It was crazy. NOW Instant access to that listed above... What a difference... WOW! :D

Keep up the great work here!!! :D
[Verizon Droid Charge] deafptl4ever:
I totally agree with you. I hated the phone too and was PISSED I was struck with this slow butt lagy phone for two years. I almost threw it against the wall several times. Now it's finally a worthy phone to have and glad I got it. I am almost scared to try ICS if we get it. All I did was root my stock phone. I'm happy with that for now. :)
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
I would reflash the deodexed debloated with eclipse parts rom and check your wifi before flash coredroid theme. Please post update.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
I would go back to GB ep4d then upgrade to FP1. I won't recommend to use any custom kernel or voodoo at this point. You can flash eclipse 2.0 or wait for the official eclipse version (release soon), or you can wait for Tweakstock rom. Since I don't know where your phone had been through, I recommend you should do a super clean install with a PIT file and be very careful when flashing ep4d with Pit file.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
I never heard of this issue, you must did something wrong. The permission removed is for the stock recovery, which has nothing to do with the dialer. If you describe what you did in details, maybe I can help or you can reflash FP1 bloated or debloated rom see if it fixed the issue.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
This app being reported to be working very well with FP1:

http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...ail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-pre115.apk&can=4&q=

Settings: Device = Samsung Charge (can select now)

Setup = auto (encryption type)

Enable wifi encryption = checked (of course)

and once connected, enabled Access Control.

EDIT: I have a chance to test this, and this new version is NOT WORKING CORRECTLY as you need to reboot to re enable the app.

The old version is still the best:

wifi_tether_v3_0-pre12

http://code.google.com/p/android-wif...2.apk&can=4&q=

Settings:

Device profile= Samsung Fasinate

setup method= softap for samsung(master)
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
Can you verify if they've fixed the issue where you have to reboot after tethering to get wifi back?
[Verizon Droid Charge] LaserEyeballs:
Thank you thank you my friend. Wifi is now functional
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
I checked this myself and the latest version still NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. Once you turn off, you need to reboot in order to use it again.

So the best wifi tethering stills:

wifi_tether_v3_0-pre12

http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...tail?name=wifi_tether_v3_0-pre12.apk&can=4&q=

Settings:

Device profile= Samsung Fasinate

setup method= softap for samsung(master)
[Verizon Droid Charge] trevormalachi:
Over all like the new update. Only big thing is battery life is a little worse. Any one else notice the same
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
Battery life is worse for me than undervolted PBJ, but I'm finding it pretty good for stock.
[Verizon Droid Charge] LaserEyeballs:
I find battery life to be the same if not better with FP1 than Eclipse 1.4 with pbj and other tweaks
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Very true. trevormalachi,make sure you let your battery drain below 10% then charge straight up to 100% without interruption for 2/3 times, before you can tell if it's the same or not. I also use either battery defender or batter saver, they can boost your battery up to 18-20hrs with avg usage.
[Verizon Droid Charge] trevormalachi:
I get about 25hrs but thats with the extended battery. I'm running the fp1 eclipse with pbj, got it running undervolted. Right now one been using Go power master which got me 40hrs+ on my old set up. Ill try one of those you mentioned though, see if it helps

Sent from my handheld, microprocessor, super computer
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Hey, you are doing pretty good, what are you complaints about? :-))
[Verizon Droid Charge] d-loko:
Anyone have another link to the FP1 Radio only update?

The TSM one in the OP is down.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Chris000001:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24360672&postcount=1395
[Verizon Droid Charge] d-loko:
Spanx.

10ch
[Verizon Droid Charge] trevormalachi:
Just not what I was expecting I guess cause my old one was getting so much more.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Jraider5:
FP1 Pure Stock Root/ROM

Hello Everyone,

I have never tried to root/rom my Charge before, so i'm still on the new stock FP1. I looked at the "HOW TO" guide and it did not mention FP1 and it said it was not long supported, so I looked here and saw #5, but the instructions didn't seem very in-depth for a noob who has never done this and doesn't want to brick his phone. Can someone please point me in the right direction for getting a root/rom on my pure stock FP1 with some detailed instructions?

Thank you very much; I know I am very new to this site and did the best I could searching for a solution to this.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
So tell us what do you know? do you know how to use ODIN and CWM flashing? If you do, then the process is pretty simple. I will show you depending on your knowledge.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Jraider5:
Hi buhohitr,

I have not used ODIN or CWM before, but I have been interested in rooting my phone for a while, so I have seen videos/screenshots of ODIN. I'm just not sure what guide to follow because i'm very new to this and I don't want to use a guide that doesn't work with the new FP1 release and brick my phone. I guess i'm just looking for the most fail-safe, noob guide available.

Thank you for the very fast reply. I appreciate it.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
The steps are:

1 Download and save CWM (version 0302) to your SD card - http://imnuts.net/zU2jkn and EITHER bloated FP1 - C. FP1 stock deodexed/bloated/rooted - No kernel (http://eclipserom.com/mods/click.php?id=89 ) or bloated - D. FP1 stock deodexed/debloated/rooted - No kernel (http://eclipserom.com/mods/click.php?id=91 )

2. use Odin - Turn off phone, remove batter, connect usb from phone to your PC. hold down VOL down button to get into download mode. Once you see screen display download mode (yellow triangle), re insert battery. Open up ODIN and click on PDA button to browse to 0302 cwm MD5 file, unchecked option "auto reboot" in Odin so your phone will not reboot once done. click start. Odin will flash cwm file to your phone.

3. After flashing done, remove usb cable, then remove battery. Now re insert battery. Hold down Vol up + Home then power button last, hold until phone boot into cwm. If you miss and your phone boot up you have to start from step 2 again.

4. Once you are in CWM, here is how to navigate around:

Vol Up/Down - Navigate through the menus

Power - Select Item

Menu/Home/Back/Search - Go Back to the previous menu

a. navigate to mount storage (in main menu), find mount /system and select it, it should display unmount after you done.

b. navigate to clear cache (in the main menu), (not the factory data clear), and clear cache.

c. navigate to advance (in the main menu), select this and you will see a sub menu, find and clear davik cache

d. use option install zip file from sd card, browse to the debloated or bloated zip file and execute it.

Once done, just reboot phone. Now you should have FP1 (bloated or debloated) with root.

If you want CWM app to stick after the reboot, read the OP page for how to do this. Good luck.
[Verizon Droid Charge] n1ghtwish:
Anyone ever had an issue with a blank screen with little scattered colored dots after an ODIN flash?

I flashed FACTORY EP4 via ODIN last night (it took over an hour!) and when it was done, I turn it on and all I get is a black screen with dots.

I'm trying it again in case it was just a bad flash (even tho it was reported as successful)

Any insight? Thanks!
[Verizon Droid Charge] pizzle11:
browser

hey guys, where was the thread on fixing the stock browser after it broke with fp1 update? I know i saw it somewhere but didn't pay any attention because (at the time) my ep4 browser was running fine. any help is appreciated.

currently running deo/debl fp1 eclipse 2.0, coredroid, stock kernel.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Definitely it's not normal for EP4D took an hrs. What rom/kernel/ext4? you're on before you flash the stock EP4d and are you sure you flash the right factory image?
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
I had it break on me on first flash. Reflashing fixed it. You shouldn't have to wipe data as long as you're flashing the same rom.
[Verizon Droid Charge] n1ghtwish:
Stock rooted EP4D, PBJ kernel, EXT4 (but I used the PIT file and selected re-partition). I'm trying to revert back to 100% stock EP4 so I can upgrade to 100% stock FP1 and then re-root it :)

BTW, my second ODIN seems to be moving faster... we'll see what happens.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Maybe you're talking about this?

"Have you check proxy settings for wifi, make sure all settings are blank?"
[Verizon Droid Charge] pizzle11:
just tried reflashing the 2.0 rom and still getting the browser force close. proxy setting are all blank. i really dont want to wipe data again by reflashing stock, any other ideas?
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
Have you tried wiping data on the browser?
[Verizon Droid Charge] n1ghtwish:
After 2nd ODIN (took like 15 mins or so) - no more color spots but now I can't get past the Samsung logo :(
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Leave it for 15min, then take the battery out and re insert the battery, see if it bootup.
[Verizon Droid Charge] JihadSquad:
Never had this problem before. Maybe it's a bad download?
[Verizon Droid Charge] pizzle11:
I ran into this when i would try to flash more than once without fully rebooting phone. stock flash, battery pull, dl mode, cwm flash = samsung boot loop.
[Verizon Droid Charge] n1ghtwish:
Okay, I'll try that - right now I'm flashing the all in one EP4D package to see if I can at least get my phone turned on. If so, I'll try this again.

That's what I initially thought so I re-downloaded it and it's still doing the same thing. Maybe one more download?

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Every time I flash an ODIN package now, I get an "RX_TIMEOUT" in red font in the top left corner of my phone while in the download screen... does this have anything to do with my issues?
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
I had seen this issue with people are on ext4 and flash rom/kernel for rfs. Odin suppose to correct this during flashing, but there is a very small percentage that it could bootloop your phone. That's is why I always convert back to rfs before flashing none ext4 kernel/rom. I suggest you keep trying and eventually, it will bootup. Again, there is a small chance that it may corrupt your boot loader, but let hope this is not the case.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Jraider5:
Thank you for the instructions!!

I would really like to completely wipe my phone/SD card before I root&rom my phone (I'm only going to be backing up some pictures and contacts). Are there any additional instructions I need to do this? My SD card is kind of bloated with stuff I don't need. (Titanium Backup??)
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Odin will format your phone, you can use cwm or your PC to format your sd card, or simply just use your pc to delete everything on your sd card. In cwm there are options under storage, which allow you to format many things.
[Verizon Droid Charge] n1ghtwish:
No luck with this :-/

I actually did exactly this and after sitting at the Samsung logo for 5 mins or so, the screen turned off and now I've got nothing. I can still get into DL mode though, but every time I ODIN flash something, this is the outcome.
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
Have you tried flashing with the PIT file? It isn't usually necessary, but I'd suggest trying if you haven't already: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1111486
[Verizon Droid Charge] n1ghtwish:
Yep, flashed with PIT every time.

I realized that my phone now won't turn on because the battery seems to be dead... but it also seems to NOT be charging. It just sits at the screen with the empty batter icon with the circular ajax loader looking thing.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
I know that starting out you used the pit file to flash. Let take shrike1978 advice and try to RE Odin stock image and pit file again (make sure you have the right one for both pit file and stock image). If still not working, download Samsung PST flasher and try to use this instead of Odin.
[Verizon Droid Charge] n1ghtwish:
Okay sounds good - do you have a link to the PST flasher? Also, do you know anything about the RX_TIMEOUT thing? The flash still shows PASSED.
[Verizon Droid Charge] pizzle11:
i think the rx time out goes away if you plug device into back usb and install battery once in download mode.

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setting, apps, manage apps, all, browser, clear data.

still force closes.
[Verizon Droid Charge] n1ghtwish:
I only have 1 USB port on my laptop :( and I have been running the flashes with the battery in
[Verizon Droid Charge] pizzle11:
i'm not familiar with laptops. using back usb slots definitely makes a difference on PC's. might be worth a try if you have access to one.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
received timeout, is this error showed while you tried to Odin? Please let me know any error that you saw. Have you try to do the pit file again? Even Odin says "PASSED", BUT WITH ERROR it's no good. Possible you have communication issue between your PC and your phone.
[Verizon Droid Charge] n1ghtwish:
Well, there are no errors shown in ODIN... but a few seconds after the flash begins, the "RX_TIMEOUT" shows up on the phone but everything continues as normal. ODIN never times out or anything.

Right now, my phone is ODIN flashing EE4 - I figured I'd try that and flash the upgrade to EP4 and then upgrade to FP1 and THEN re-root.

Battery is in, RX_TIMEOUT is shown on the phone but it's still flashing... seems to be taking a while now... it's been in for almost 45 minutes and it's on factoryfs.rfs
[Verizon Droid Charge] Hindle1225:
DO NOT pull cable. I've seen this issue across the forums. To be honest I haven't seen anyone have success through the rx timeout when odin is still going. I would let odin tell you its not responding, however long it takes. Make sure battery is in phone.

I hope someone comes in and tells you something different that works because I've seen multiple bricks moving forward from this problem.

Good luck and I wish I could help. :(

Might already be too late.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Yeah, left alone until it'd done. I would try to find another computer and try again. Seems like you have data drops between your laptop and the phone (pc driver or usb cable issue). A normal one should take less than 5 min. Try to reboot your laptop and see if rxtimeout resloved. Once you find a pc without giving you the rx_timeout. You should able to use the pit file and try with ee4/ed1 image until you can boot into phone. I don't think we need to go to the extreme yet.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Hindle1225:
I would like to see him up and running again. This issue is common to individuals that pulled the data cable too early on one if their flashes. the nand is all messed up.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Yes, I do agreed with you that's why I said left it alone until it's done.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Here some issue found with RX_TIMEOUT:

1. try rear usb port

2. make sure you have the right odin version ( I'm using 1.85)

3. make sure your battery is above 80% charge.

4. battery must be in while flashing through odin

5. try different computer (driver or issue with PC)

6. bad cable
[Verizon Droid Charge] Chris000001:
Try a different USB cable as well. Some just don't seem to work.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
YES, added to my list.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Eclipse 2.0 official version

THE OFFICIAL ECLIPSE 2.0 VERSION HAS BEEN RELEASE BY NITRO FOR FP1. COME AND GET IT...(Kernel not included).

http://eclipserom.com/vforum/showthread.php?997-ROM-FP1-Eclipse-Charge-v2-0-(4-3-12)

Nice work NITRO!!! and THANK YOU!!!!
[Verizon Droid Charge] DemonI81:
Hmmm... but that's bloat. Well, looks like I'll just be suppressing the update message for now, I'm not giving Verizon that kind of access to my phone.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
You can freeze the app with Titinium.
[Verizon Droid Charge] NotATreoFan:
I used ODIN to go back to EP1D from Eclipse 1.4, and everything booted up fine. The update notification popped up, and I chose install, but it keeps failing. I cannot see the error due to an instant reboot, but when trying using the file from Post #1 in recovery manually, I get:

assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/ATCommandFramework.apk", "aa634610abf3e9cb745b9f247db2d351111134db", "a6d2d0a118f3cdd326216b0795df04e09f51ac92")

E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip

Installation aborted.

I have made zero changes to the EP1D flash. After ODIN, I went straight to the update notification. Didn't even set up a Google account.
[Verizon Droid Charge] LaserEyeballs:
This IS dope
[Verizon Droid Charge] NotATreoFan:
OK, for whatever reason, I used ODIN to go all the way back to EE4, took the OTA to EP4D, and then the OTA again for FP1. This time it is installing without error.
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
NICE! sorry didn't get back to you right away, still confused with your post "typo maybe" "I used ODIN to go back to EP1D from Eclipse 1.4". I believe that people with ext4, should convert back to rfs first before odin stock rom. This will ensure smooth flashing.

EDIT: If you're on ext4 and flash back to stock and received boot loop or error. Try to go way back to ED1 or EE4 with a PIT file, most of the time it should resolved your boot loop issue.
[Verizon Droid Charge] NotATreoFan:
I did mean EP4D, and I was on RFS prior to the attempted upgrade. Just finished flashing Eclipse 2.0 right now, and the fun shall begin once I get some sleep for work in 6 hours.
[Verizon Droid Charge] kcle730:
This just happen to me too,

I was in the Phone Menu, and i pressed "Back-Up Assistant" It suddenly froze on me, it reset itself, and now my phone icon is gone (BUT ppl calling in still works! i havent tried calling out yet) and my Setting app is gone also o-0 (But everything works fine; Wifi/msging/browser/Data)

Im running the FP1 Blue Theme (F)

Should i try and cwm the rom and just clear data/cache?
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
Then don't allow them to. It doesn't give them background access. This isn't some backdoor access system. You have to not only agree to allow them to access it, you also have to enter a PIN.

Think about it this way, if they wanted to spy on you, they could do it a lot more effectively by putting a system in place and not telling you about it. You'd never know.

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/22005-verizon-remote-diagnostic-tool/
[Verizon Droid Charge] LaserEyeballs:
Flash the rom again but, no theme and see what happens. I had the coredroid theme break my wifi
[Verizon Droid Charge] pizzle11:
Thanks Nitro =)

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Just an update... I flashed full eclipse 2.0 over the build version and browser works again!
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
That's what I read on Eclispe forum. Sound like the official eclispe 2.0 address this issue.

"....the browser works again which is wonderful because i hate all alternative browsers."
[Verizon Droid Charge] ellisz:
I am just looking to root FP1 and leave everything stock. I just need titanium to freeze some apps.

Is the process in the OP working for everyone? Seems like a lot of work to keep root ;)
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
You could just flash a pre-rooted rom like item C,D or custom rom F using CWM.

EDIT: if you read carefully, it pretty simple, use cwm flash Superuser package, boot up, download su fixed from the market and run it. That's it.