[Q] before rooting again i need some info

[Bfitz26]

so when i originally got the charge from my father in law he already had it rooted so i did not have to deal with researching it then.. but .... while i am a flashaholic.. i flashed a few roms and somehow got it to boot into the android stock recovery the one with the blue highlights and had a code below or above it now sure... my Question is as follows: what could have caused this to happen in the first place i have always been on the voodoo cmw with lagfix i flashed a rom and all of the sudden it went to a orange cwm flashed a new rom rebooted and got the android stock recovery what could have caused this??? i heard it was something to do with /data but not sure exactly what the means...

next what is the easiest way to root this thing i have my replacement coming today and thinking about rooting but i am not sure cause i don't want to have to go through this crap again.... is it dummy proof can something go wrong is the real question thanks guys sorry for the long a... post ....

 

[JihadSquad]

The stock kernel overwrites the recovery to stock. when you flash cwm on a stock ROM, the first boot must be into recovery so you can flash a new kernel.

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[Bfitz26]

So glad everyone here is willong to help :-(

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[scotttr]

Due to being a relative newb to Android, I have no idea what caused your problem.
But, to reroot just follow the step by step tutorial for flashing a ROM that is stickied in the forum ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580 ), it's even got pictures, you can't go wrong.(maybe if you don't follow the instructions you could, also choose a ROM that is rooted, I've been on Humble 4.5 and Gummy 2.1, both are rooted)

 

[kraisydave]

bfitzpatrickd2d,


Anything and everything can go wrong at anytime with any electronic device you are moding or rooting. By rooting you are changing the operating system of a computer. It is just the same as using a custom version of say windows or mac on your computer... there are always risks, things you may have to tweak that others did not, and little steps that you can not miss.

That being said... feel free to check out my series of videos on how to root, backup and ROM the Charge. My root video is old, but still works just fine.

Let me know if you need help.

Dave

www.youtube.com/kraisydave

 

[Bfitz26]

thanks man probably root tomorrow but I noticed in one of the threads on how to root does not mention anything about flashing a kernal with the stock rom in the instructions???

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[blueis300]

There are several different version of the stock Rom. I think you would have to be rooted and you could be on the stock Rom and just flash in cww. Select zip of the kernel you want and good to go.