Droid Charge Updated How to Install Root Gingerbread 2.3.6 by: KDtech.org

Warning!!! This may damage your phone. Complete everything at your own risk.

This video still works, but there is a more updated version.
Go check out an even more updated version of Rooting the Droid Charge @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1mR-FtNm5s

In this video I show how to flash the latest updated version of Gingerbread to the Droid Charge. This file is rooted and ready for any software you would like to run.

Backup your phone first!!! This will erase you phone.

First - Thanks to danalo1979 over at xda developers for all this! Follow him on Twitter @danalo1979. And I am sure he appreciates donations.

Thanks for watching. If this video helped please hit the like button and feel free to subscribe to my channel as that helps motivate me to make more videos.

Completed on a Mac Air running Windows 7 64 bit
Plug phone into computer once before beginning to download the drivers.
Download the .tar file and Odin file from XDA before beginning.

Gingerbread link - Debloated/Deodexed All-in-one-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365376

Odin link -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580

1. Open ODIN.

2. Put the phone into download mode. Do this by powering off your phone, pulling out the battery, pull out the SD Card and then holding volume down while connecting it to your pc. A giant yellow triangle should be on the phone's screen and it should say 'Downloading...' ODIN should say 'Added!!' and one of the boxes will be yellow and say '0:[COM#]'

3. Click the button labeled 'PDA' and locate the file you are wanting to flash. For emphasis: YOU MUST USE THE PDA BUTTON!

4. Click start. Do not disconnect the phone while it is flashing, it can cause some serious damage.

5. Wait.

When finished, unplug the phone, put the battery back in and power up the phone.

Instructions from danalo1979:

-Unzip the download first
-Flash all_in_one_odin_EP4D.tar.md5 in ODIN
-Wipe Data after flash
-Wipe cache and Dalvik cache after flash

**This odin package does not automatically wipe data and cache... You must wipe data and cache after you flash the odin package** Don't ask why... just do it


Heimadll link with instructions - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1105245

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• How-to Update
• root
• rooting
• android
• droid
• charge
• Android (operating System)
• samsung
• gingerbread

[tbarb13]

this just didnt work at all. i spent 5hours trying to get re partition my phone. i just want to do the regular root through odin but the gb files dont even exist anymore since the government shutdown multiupload.

[kraisydave]

@tbarb13 Why were trying to partition your phone for 5 hours without any software? And why would you want to partition anyways? And yes, the gov took this down. But I have already put up a new video that matches all the forums latest way to root and keep all your data on Gingerbread. It should fix you up with no partitioning needed.

[kraisydave]

Again, sorry for the delay, I have been having lots of problems responding on here to individuals.

[kraisydave]

You are all having common issues. Look over all the other posts. If you have a fail, it is common, just download a fresh copy of the file and flash again via odin. If you have ROM manager on your phone it will break it. Remove that. I you flash via this method you should then go in and format, erase caches, and then install the apps fresh. If not you phone will glitch over time. If you want to keep everything follow my newer vid.

[thethereike1]

please help!sAYS FAILED AFTER FOLLOWING ALL INSTRUCTIONS.says failed after ive clicked pda to download the .tar file clicked pda only and start.then lte modem comes up in the window box and then failed.

[kraisydave]

@thethereike1 Any luck yet? I would suggest a fresh download of the file to flash. Then if still needed try a different file to flash.

[kraisydave]

My account is broke as I cannot respond to individual posts for a week now.

[BataleonStallion]

Ok so it worked, and it was working perfectly until today. It was in my pocket at work and the next thing i know its off. So i take the battery out and put it back in and turn it on. Now it just keeps flashing with samsung in white letters and doesnt get passed that. Just tried rerooting it figuring that might fix it but it didnt... any suggestions?

[BataleonStallion]

@kraisydave Its fine now. I just re-did the whole root and it worked perfect. Must've been a glitch. I appreciate the help man. Good and helpful vid.

[kraisydave]

@BataleonStallion No bricked at all. The operating sys is just not loading. Flash it again the like in the video, but download a fresh copy from the internet first. Also, can you get into clockwork mod recovery? Phone off, hold volume up, the home button, the press power. When samsung appears release power, but continue to hold volume up and home. What do you see at the top? If you have clockwork (CWM) then I have directions for you...erase cache, erase dalvik recovery, restart