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[Vibrant Android Development] Moped_Ryder:
OK here are the steps I took to get back to #19 and be able to mount the sd card

Props + info from:

Ctown

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14609371&postcount=3776

Angryattheworld

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103614

Go to those and hit "thanks"

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Downloaded the old CM7 files:

http://www.mediafire.com/?gn4qoonoe3cjyp6

Extracted the cm7-vibrant-initial-kernel.tar

Fire up odin and load the tar file (pda section)

THIS IS IMPORTANT - UNCHECK AUTO REBOOT!!!

When done (success) pull usb cable and hold the 3 button combo (will take about 10secs to reboot) and enter recovery mode.

When in recovery mode flash the #19 Nightly

I found it at /mnt/sdcard/clockworkmod/download/download/download.cyanogenmod/get/(#19 full rom)

OR

Download it here:

http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=vibrantmtd

and save to sdcard

OR

Flash the neo kernel

***This worked for me but if you smoke your phone its on you***
[Vibrant Android Development] hitman818:
It seems I am not he only one with wifi disconnecting at time to time. Its not only a vibrant issue, but a cm7 issue.

Here is a link thats a couple of months of old.

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/21044-cm7-only-wifi-often-shutdown-and-then-reconnects/
[Vibrant Android Development] movieaddict:
can someone clarify this for me? this is the page were supposed to download from if were not using rom manager premium right?

http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=vibrantmtd

not this one right:

http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=galaxysmtd
[Vibrant Android Development] TLX317:
Anyone else getting those annoying nexus s emails like every half hour? I've gotten like 17 over the course of the day. I'm on nightly #20 and haven't tried the recovery yet but the phone is working fine for now.
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
You want vibrantmtd, not galaxysmtd.
[Vibrant Android Development] notverycreative:
I got one the first time I booted CM7 and haven't gotten a single one since.
[Vibrant Android Development] movieaddict:
Ty geocaffery! i was helping someone and they told me that they got the galaxymtd file, i knew i was right. ty again for clarifying that for me.
[Vibrant Android Development] apollo15rover:
DO NOT.

if you dropped #20 and go the the CWM that doesn't read your sd card.. I repeat. do NOT attempt to reflash your Neo06 with Market's Kernel Manager Pro..
[Vibrant Android Development] TLX317:
It was the same for me until today, maybe they were stockpiling them...
[Vibrant Android Development] nirogu325:
Just mark them as spam. That too happened to me both the first time I flashed CM7 and the 4th time (though the 4th time I received more than 15 emails >_>!). They will eventually go away *takes a look at the Spam folder*...nope, it's empty :).

------on other news...

I had one curious issue regarding the external SD card since it didn't want to mount in #19 despite several reboots. Eventually I turned off the phone, pulled out the battery, waited a bit...turned it on and boom, it picked the external SD card up. Weird but expected in a nightly.
[Vibrant Android Development] apollo15rover:
I Heimdalled a zimage from a previous rom and was finally able to get into CWM 3.0.0.5 and nandroid my #19 restore file..
[Vibrant Android Development] JD76:
Dont hit the use only 2G box... Once you do, itll never allow you to switch back to 3G.. im on #20
[Vibrant Android Development] cal4877:
I hope the next nightly won't have the same issue what we have on nightly 20th I hope all issues have been reported right guys?
[Vibrant Android Development] cal4877:
So who's going to be the first brave one that will try built #21 and let us know more about it. I don't want the same thing happening to me last night. I had to odin back to stock at one in the morning
[Vibrant Android Development] d_phekt:
I'm usually quick to flash any nightly, but not this time. I also was busy odining early yesterday morning. Will wait...
[Vibrant Android Development] the3dman:
Just be glad you are not me. I flashed #20 yesterday, then my USB port died, it will charge but I can not connect to any computer to data transfer or Odin. I was stuck with the can't mount SD in cw recovery. So I could not do anything. So I tried flashing with rom manager instead of recovery mode. It took 2 times of trying and finally got # 21 to flash that way, and now I am in the same situation again because 21 does not mount the SD card in recovery mode either. Oh well at least I know I can flash the next nightly with rom manager.
[Vibrant Android Development] cal4877:
I would suggest to flash 21 but don't reboot yet flash neo six and than reboot that way cwm will work.
[Vibrant Android Development] cal4877:
Anyone else have tried 21?
[Vibrant Android Development] cal4877:
Lol! Are you serious cloudfare? I can't download from the direct link because cloudfare is down lol. It figures cloudfare is an apple app. They don't like android too much.
[Vibrant Android Development] hur8111:
#21 works just fine so far :)
[Vibrant Android Development] the3dman:
#21 is now working for me also, the errors I was experiencing were carried over from #20. I flashed back to #17 with rom manager and this fixed the sd error I had, then flashed to #21 from recovery mode. My sd error in cw recovery is now gone. Now if only I had a working usb port on my phone I could go back to 2.2 and have my semi-working gps back, but then again I would loose my netflix. CM is working great for me though aside from the known issues.
[Vibrant Android Development] shreddintyres:
#21 is working perfectly for me, i flashed from #17 and had to reflash gapps, seems to be a recurring theme with my phone for some reason, Booted into CWM recovery 4.0.0.2 and flashed perfectly. Took a half second longer to mount the sd but thats not really a big deal.

-cheers.
[Vibrant Android Development] Moped_Ryder:
#21 has CWM4 and will mount sdcard fine for me.
[Vibrant Android Development] mmelo76:
Sorry for the delay

Please keep this thread clean.

Deleted posts rude.
[Vibrant Android Development] sil3ncer7:
Woke up this morning and no data, So odin fresh on #21 Not sure if its a rom thing but it was just going into edge for like a second and going back to just 5 bars when im norm "H".

Nice to be back on a fresh nightly build, Fresh clean SD, Its like a brand new phone!

Great work devs!
[Vibrant Android Development] djluis48:
Cool. Thanks for your work! :)
[Vibrant Android Development] sil3ncer7:
Just outa curiosity I wanted to see what flashing the 2.x.x recovery when starting on a fresh odin as per step 3

"Flash ClockworkMod Recovery. Pick Vibrant (MTD) (ignore the warning about not having an official, pick ClockworkMod 2.x)"

And it hung on the Vibrant screen, odin'ed back to stock and went the same steps with 3.x.x and it went perfect. Not sure if the OP should be updated... Just an observation.
[Vibrant Android Development] numberoneoppa:
A lot of you guys seriously need to learn how to use nandroid backups in cwm.

Sent from my Vibrant using the XDA for Android app.
[Vibrant Android Development] apollo15rover:
Still had to reflash a zimage to get a CWM that could access the SD Card to allow the restore, but you're right - nandroid has saved me countless hours this time and many others..

BTW #21 worked like a charm - got cwm 4.0.0.2 and that was able to read sd .. . Later when I reinstalled neo 06, found that my cwm had gone back to 3.2..
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
That's because Neo 6 hasn't updated to the latest cwm yet. (Not sure he will either, since he has said he wont be able to spend much if any time on CM7 kernel development)
[Vibrant Android Development] droidfan77:
Coming from Build 17, I just installed Build 21 and so far everything is working beautifully. No sd card issues at all. Very smooth ROM.
[Vibrant Android Development] :
Build 21 works great for me also, no sd card issue here.
[Vibrant Android Development] xriderx66:
YAY #21 is great!

the changelog for 21 is huge lol

Motorola jordan support and code cleanup (merge fixed for upstream compat.) (android_packages_apps_Torch)include: media: Fix DEVICE_OUT_HDMI definition, drop extra zero (android_frameworks_base)Fixed Polish translation (android_frameworks_base)Sun Base64 deprecated and useless (android_system_core)libncurses not required to build adb, and libncurses5 is no more compatible on debian testing (android_system_core)fix sdk tools_r11 compilation (new Exceptions) (android_development)fix onStartCommand() not being called with null intent (android_frameworks_base)PT-BR: Add missing translations (android_packages_apps_Settings)PT-BR: Add missing translations (android_packages_apps_Mms)PT-BR: Add missing translations (android_packages_apps_Phone)Add into jni the possibility to seek freq. for FM Radio Station (android_frameworks_base)Fix for widget airplane mode 4g toggle to match fix for powerwidget (android_packages_apps_Settings)Cleanup of lock screen widget code: - Don't duplicate stringToLongArray function, put it in Settings class instead - Remove unused argument from vibrate() function - Don't hardcode time format strings, use DateFormat class instead - Also use DateFormat (android_frameworks_base)PT-BR: Add missing translations (android_packages_apps_CMParts)Traditional Chinese: Translate ui_status_bar_toggle_info (android_packages_apps_CMParts)Ukrainian translation. Move strings from arrays res to strings res after change Ic3980fa9 (android_packages_apps_CMParts)Update Japanese translation. (android_packages_apps_Mms)Update Japanese translation (android_packages_apps_Settings)Update Japanese translation. (android_packages_apps_Phone)set sftp-server path to /system/xbin (android_external_dropbear)Hide the password from ps or /proc/cmdline (android_external_dropbear)new DROPBEAR_HOME config constant (android_external_dropbear)
[Vibrant Android Development] xriderx66:
Hey guys how do i flash from 20 to 21?

I used ROM Manager, but it goes to Recovery and says "WAITING FOR SD TO MOUNT"
[Vibrant Android Development] shreddintyres:
There is no easy way really, if you want you can try and flash just the kernel (zimage using heimdall) from a previous build to give you a working recovery or Odin to stock and do a clean flash
[Vibrant Android Development] apollo15rover:
Happened to me too and I tried every trick in the book to get the phone to repair, but you are stuck until you get to a pc.

1) Get an older build .zip of CW7 - #17 should be fine. Unzip it and find the zimage file.

2) Connect your phone and open Heimdall

3) Flash your phone with the zimage you found earlier. This gets you back to a kernel with the older cwm that can read your sd card.

4) Reboot

5) Now flash any build you want (except 20!)
[Vibrant Android Development] xriderx66:
UGH. sounds like too much work im unfamiliar with.

Thanks for help, but odin is my lover and i haven't used her in a few months bcz of CM7.
[Vibrant Android Development] apollo15rover:
It's easier than it sounds ..also a lot less work than Odin'g to stock and re-rooting, etc.. because all you really have to do is use your computer to flash a different kernel into your phone; nothing else. In fact once you do, you can even keep #20 if you want since you now have a kernel that has a healthy cwm.

Either way, you will have to do one or the other - otherwise you are permanently stuck with #20. Without cwm mounting the sd, you have no way to back up your ROM or restore it if something else happens to you down the road..

That said, I'm sure you can repair your zimage with Odin but not sure how. I like Heimdall Frontend because it has one neat little slot labeled "zimage" to make it easy - would like to hear from anyone else here if zimage can be flashed through Odin and how? I just know that it will repair using .pit and .tar files..
[Vibrant Android Development] xriderx66:
Thank you for all the info, I'll be sure to bookmark this page to use it in case i need it later.

I like to go through path's I've gone through before. It's much easier. I did the ODIN way and am downloading CM7 and GAPPS right now on Eclair STOCK.

thank you :)
[Vibrant Android Development] TLX317:
Where is that zimage exactly? I can't find it. :/
[Vibrant Android Development] shreddintyres:
You should be able to find it by searching in the flashable zip for cm7 nightly
[Vibrant Android Development] adyscorpius:
Doesnt CM7 use boot.img and not zImage

Just replace boot.img from a previous in the build 20 zip file and flash it... Should bring back the older kernel and recovery for you...
[Vibrant Android Development] shreddintyres:
Ahh I believe you are correct my bad :P I was thinking of stock roms
[Vibrant Android Development] apollo15rover:
Come to think of it you're right.. I used the zimage from here.. http://www.mediafire.com/?gn4qoonoe3cjyp6

and the phone did not boot up since it was a kernel for the I9000 phone; not the Vibrant.

However, when I 3-fingered into recovery, the I9000 kernel had still at least restored the older cwm that could see my sd.. and my files were still intact, so was able to then Nandroid restore to Build 19 + Neo06..
[Vibrant Android Development] mohamobo:
I thought last time you dont have problem with sdcard cant mount? lol :D

Next time pls dont so fast disregard other report about cm7.
[Vibrant Android Development] Pmasonfirth:
Hey Guys,

I too have the unmounted SD card issue and I've never used Odin before nor do I have the needed files.

Could someone be so kind as to post a quick idiots guide to the files I'll need and a quick run through of the process.

Should I back any thing up ? If so where ?
[Vibrant Android Development] nirogu325:
Just a tip: you don't have to re-root once you ODIN. Just have the CWM update.zip in your SD card before ODINing and don't even let the T-mo sound start, just access Recovery (pressing Install Updates twice until green CWM appears), wipe and flash away. Simple.

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant Android Development] mohamobo:
follow this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=849028
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
After your first or second time using Odin, sure, then you can find a quick tut if you need to be refreshed, BUT it is most important to easily search for Odin and find the needed materials and information yourself. Trust me, you NEED to know how to odin if you think you will be continuing to flash custom ROMS. This is not directed to you but to many in general, but you should know how to use Odin before flashing, that really is the first rule.

Just search for Odin in the Vibrant forums and you will find more than enough information to get your back. Good luck.
[Vibrant Android Development] Pmasonfirth:
Thanks.

Odin looks simply enough and I've managed to grab the T959UVJFD.zip via google.

:)
[Vibrant Android Development] apollo15rover:
A great thread for this is "The Vibrant Bible" in the same forum as this topic.
[Vibrant Android Development] Pmasonfirth:
Thanks guys,

I used Odin to go back to stock (ah, those were the days !). Then did a clean install of nightly #21.

Everything running smoothly and SD card issues gone.

Also now running CWR v4.

Nice :)
[Vibrant Android Development] liridonb:
Im still having issues with calling. Sometimes (not on all calls) other part does no hear me as well.

Im using built 21. And how long should we wait to fix the voice issue?

H-T.959 using XDA App
[Vibrant Android Development] wildklymr:
As long as it takes. Team hacksung are all doing this on their own time a lot of times reverse engineering samsungs backwards ways. There are no eta's... But they are doing a great job under the circumstances...

I just wish samsung would release gb for the vibrant, then release the source. That way gps would work, but no complaints in the mean time.
[Vibrant Android Development] archie53:
You shouldn't wait any loner, I hear all the 2.2 Roms don't have this issue.

Sent from my CM7 Powered Vibrant
[Vibrant Android Development] liridonb:
Cannot downgrade from 2.3.4

I cannot enter on download mode .
[Vibrant Android Development] ChristoA1:
If you're unable to follow directions, it might be a good idea to stay away from flashing ROMs...
[Vibrant Android Development] movieaddict:
power off phone

pull out battery

turn on odin

attach phone to pc with usb cable

now while holding down both volume buttons put battery back in.

now you should be in download mode and go back to stock with odin from here!

make sure u put the proper .pit and .pda file in there proper places on odin and ur set to go.

Enjoy and also make sure u have the proper samsung drivers
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
if you cannot enter dl mode, why did you flash cm7 when the first post, in bold, red, sized letters told you not to flash if you cannot enter dl mode?

Also, make sure your phone is off, hole vol + and vol - and then plug in the usb cable with both of them held down.
[Vibrant Android Development] vapotrini:
Just want to say thanks to atinm and everyone else who is responsible for this ROM. I just recently installed it for the first time and I couldn't be happier. Fantastic stuff gentlemen. Don't know why I waited so long to try it, it's beautiful.

Keep up the good work.
[Vibrant Android Development] uurrnn:
does this not have LEDNotif?
[Vibrant Android Development] xriderx66:
You need to get another CM7 kernel to get LEDNotifications i think
[Vibrant Android Development] boothten:
I've tried reading through the past couple of pages, but I haven't found an answer or anyone saying they have a similar problem...

Since flashing CM7, my phone doesn't give me the option to mount to my computer?

I have all my drivers installed correctly, and I have USB Debugging mode activated on my phone.

When I DO plug it in, it tells me that USB Debugging is on, and it shows me the notification icon saying so, but it doesn't show me the USB icon that when pressed asks me if I'd like to mount the phone.

Any advice/help?
[Vibrant Android Development] xanderdad:
Did you install the Nexus S drivers on your PC yet?
[Vibrant Android Development] movieaddict:
Reflash cm nightlie #21, 20 had a sd card prob

Uurrnn- get noled for cm7 it works great
[Vibrant Android Development] boothten:
I did, it was working fine this morning. Since flashing CM7 though, my computer won't recognize it and my phone won't let me mount.

I do have #21, which is why I thought it odd as people were reporting that it was working fine for them
[Vibrant Android Development] 12paq:
If you got stuck on 20 and can't mount Sd card do this.

This is preferred because it saves data and time. If your data is backed up and you want a clean start, then Odin.

1: extract the <boot.img> from nightly 17

2: put your Vibrant (you have a Vibrant, right?) into download mode and connect to your PC

3: load up Hiemdall frontend

4: load up the <boot.img> where it says "kernel zimage" and flash

5: reboot and wait, go into CWM and it should be ver. 3.2 or whatever, not 4

6: upgrade to nightly 21 or higher (the nightly not you)

7: your back.

If you don't understand this, learn or don't try.

If this breaks your phone, its not my fault, your stupid.

Good luck. :D
[Vibrant Android Development] droidfan77:
I have found when I want to mount the sd card to my computer I have to turn off debugging mode and then everything works fine.
[Vibrant Android Development] xriderx66:
Yeah i'm not comfortable with that, because If i brick my phone again.. I'm dead tihs is like the 8th time lol.

So i just ODIN'd

Safe than sorry right? But it is good to learn.
[Vibrant Android Development] 12paq:
Yup. :)

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[Vibrant Android Development] liridonb:
Thank you so much.with your simple instructions now i'm on 2.2 again.
[Vibrant Android Development] ChristoA1:
This made me giggle. No homo.
[Vibrant Android Development] droidfan77:
One weird thing I just noticed is that when I run the speedtest.net app to check my wifi speed on Build 21, I either get 25kB/s download or it loses it connection entirely. I know that my wifi is fine because running speedtest.net on my laptop that is connected to the same wifi I'm getting on average about 750kB/s download speed. I've switch my modem from the KA7 modem to the KB5 modem and it hasn't made any difference. Is there a setting I missed, is my phone's wifi just messed up or is this something others are experiencing as well?
[Vibrant Android Development] vinnydakid:
Speed Test seems to be working fine for me. How is your router configured? (WEP, WPA2, etc.)
[Vibrant Android Development] droidfan77:
It's WPA2.
[Vibrant Android Development] nirogu325:
Mine would reduce from 512 KB/s download speed to 250 or so eventually. I'm also with WPA2 but I kinda doubt that has anything to do with it. This also happened with 2.2 ROMs so it makes me wonder.
[Vibrant Android Development] Poser:
Sooooooo.......

how's GPS? :D
[Vibrant Android Development] kinzkarazy:
build 21 working good for me but had a problem flashing it because the build 20 i flashed earlier was bugged and it couldnt detect the sd but i manage to fix it
[Vibrant Android Development] treyvaporizer:
Why is everything force closing and how can I fix it?
[Vibrant Android Development] Poser:
You can try to reboot into recovery:

1. wipe cache

2. wipe dalvik

3. fix permissions

4. reboot system
[Vibrant Android Development] removesstains:
I did the heimdall fix to get my sd card to mount. Worked like a charm. I was able to flash a back up rom I had and then updated to build 21.

This was driving me mad yesterday.
[Vibrant Android Development] gbakabg:
I'm gonna try that I've been starting to have issue with the browser fc ....
[Vibrant Android Development] jwilli73:
I've only had this happen to me once, but wanted to see if this is a known issue. I just had my phone go into sleep mode and not wake back up until I pulled the battery...I've seen one other post about this but don't know if there was ever a solution...ideas?
[Vibrant Android Development] hitman818:
Happened to me to once to. It happens when I install new nightlies and after a while it has the sod.
[Vibrant Android Development] Poser:
Do you guys have setcpu installed
[Vibrant Android Development] hitman818:
Yes.
[Vibrant Android Development] Poser:
I think it is a conflict with the kernel and setcpu screen off profiles... or setcpu itself. When I flashed neo6... it stopped the SOD problems I was having
[Vibrant Android Development] kaizasoshi:
Does the mute and unmute have to be implemented on build #21?
[Vibrant Android Development] adyscorpius:
You know, dont mean to offend you, but you shudn't have moved to CM7 in the first place if you didnt have experience with ODIN...
[Vibrant Android Development] ChristoA1:
I'll modify this advice a bit, as I have no experience with Odin: You shouldn't move to CM7 (or for that matter, play with ROMs at all) if you aren't willing to learn as quick as your needs require... ;)
[Vibrant Android Development] apollo15rover:
I'll add in case there's anyone new to rooting and looking to dive into their 1st ROM reading this..

Nothing wrong with starting off with something easier to work with like EDT or Bionix. Much safer to screw up there and yes, I am totally in agreement that CM7 for how wonderful it is - has its quirks and I'd be scared to death to pop my custom ROM cherry with it. CM7 should only be approached after one has complete confidence in their ability to troubleshoot; ODIN or Heimdall when needed - and at least knows where to look for the needed information.

Hope this is helpful and constructive - everyone here was NooB once :D

Cheers!
[Vibrant Android Development] ChristoA1:
Oh, and another dose of helpful advice: Don't play around with CM7 nightlies on your wife's Vibrant... It's too bad I'm not very good at taking my own advice :D
[Vibrant Android Development] treyvaporizer:
Ok things are still force closing out the ass. I've already tried reflashing gapps, wiping cache, dalvik cache m and fixing permissions. What else is there.
[Vibrant Android Development] geoffcorey:
Did you use the 2g/3g toggle widget? If so, get into airplane mode anyway you can, then reboot and I don't know the rest of the steps, but someone else might.