[Vibrant Android Development] INeFFeCTiVE:
Here is an update: So the Linux box at work did not see the phone at all... So i spent the weekend re-formatting my lappy and set it to dual boot Ubuntu / Win 7, Ubuntu does not see the phone at all (I don't know Linux that well and so I'm not sure if i need drivers or what not), Fresh reformat of windows 7 sees the phone but i cannot get the drivers to work (nexus s, Samsung adb composite, vibrant drivers) nothing. They all say error code 10. So i think i am going to make / purchase a jig and see if that gets me into download mode and start this game over. :D

I also found something interesting... in nightly 73 there was an update to USB. This is the build that killed my USB, so is there a way for me to get this source and remove the USB patch and see if it fixes my phone?

cm_vibrantmtd_full-73.zip (2011-08-04 14:03:09)

Bravo: Update BUILD_ID and FINGERPRINT with latest RUU values (android_vendor_cyanogen)

adding text output for battery stats wipe. just a confirmation that it completed successfully (android_bootable_recovery)

cyanogen: Changelog for SEMC devices (android_vendor_cyanogen)

PackageManager: reduce boot time (android_frameworks_base)

Camera: Make sure flip is reset on nvidia cameras (android_packages_apps_Camera)

libcameraservice: Add exceptions to handle the FFC on the LGE star (android_frameworks_base)

libaudio-msm7x30: AIC3254 DSP Profile Support (android_hardware_msm7k)

libaudio-msm7x30: update tpa2051d3 support (android_hardware_msm7k)

cyanogen: Add SEMC R800i (Xperia Play) (android_vendor_cyanogen)

cyanogen: Add SEMC LT15i (Xperia Arc) (android_vendor_cyanogen)

cyanogen: Add SEMC MT15i (Xperia Neo) (android_vendor_cyanogen)

Avoid running strip on modules if there is no modules directory. (android_vendor_cyanogen)

e2fsprogs: Fix compile errors (android_external_e2fsprogs)

Fixed adb crash due to accessing freed memory (android_system_core)

Fix bluetooth HID incoming connection not working since 2.3.5 merge (android_frameworks_base)

GanOptimizer: Added Danish strings. (android_packages_apps_GanOptimizer)

Set non-translatable (android_packages_apps_DSPManager)

Support changing USB configuration without usb_configuration switch. (android_frameworks_base)

Change Finnish time format to use ':' instead of '.' (android_frameworks_base)

french: new delay, dBm and gesture translations (android_packages_apps_CMParts)

french: translation of phone settings (android_packages_apps_Phone)

Updated Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_DSPManager)

Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_Superuser)

Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_FM)

Fix typo and set translatable=false (android_packages_apps_Superuser)

Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_Pacman)

Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_CMWallpapers)

Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_FileManager)

Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_CMUpdateNotify)

Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_GanOptimizer)

Updated Swedish translations (android_frameworks_base)

CMUpdateNotify: Added Danish strings. (android_packages_apps_CMUpdateNotify)

Updated Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_Settings)

Updated Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_Phone)

Updated Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_Protips)

Updated Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_Camera)

Updated Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_Email)

Updated Swedish translations (android_packages_apps_ADWLauncher)

CMStats: Added Danish strings. (android_packages_apps_CMStats)

Don't process INCOMING_RING notification if we're not currently ringing. (android_packages_apps_Phone)

CMWallpapers: Added Danish strings. (android_packages_apps_CMWallpapers)

Fix OMXCodec members order, resolve warning in libstagefright initializer (android_frameworks_base)

cmparts: Updated Italian translations (android_packages_apps_CMParts)

Notification PowerWidget: Additional SoundMode: Vibrate/Silent (android_packages_apps_CMParts)

Fix security timeout to respect lockscreen-disable-option (android_frameworks_base)

Cosmote Broadband RO apn (android_vendor_cyanogen)

PT-BR: Add missing translations (android_packages_apps_Settings)

PT-BR: Add missing translations (android_frameworks_base)

PT-BR: Add missing translations (android_packages_apps_CMParts)

Traditional Chinese: Update translations (android_packages_apps_Settings)

Traditional Chinese: Translate perm_receiveEmergencyBroadcast (android_frameworks_base)

Traditional Chinese: Update translations (android_packages_apps_CMParts)

Changed MAX_OBJECTS to 50.000 to match yaffs2/utils/mkyaffs2image.c (android_external_yaffs2)

kernel: support for emmc on gingerbread bootloaders (android_device_samsung_vibrantmtd)

Gralloc: Extending gralloc interface to support multiple FB devices. (android_hardware_libhardware)

overlay interface extended for Overlay cloning (android_hardware_libhardware)

Port header file changes for overlay to Gingerbread (android_hardware_libhardware)

galaxys2: use /mnt/emmc for external sdcard (android_vendor_cyanogen)​