[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N00B_IN_N33D:
Notices:

HOW TO EASILY INSTALL MIUI ON THE SAMSUNG VIBRANT:

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Table of Contents:

Post #1- Flashing the MIUI Rom (Easily)

Post #2- More Information (Tips, tricks, etc.)

Post #3- Custom Kernels/Modems/Themes for MIUI

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These same flashing instructions also work for CM7! Download the latest CM7 nightly build

here

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FLASHING THE MIUI ROM (EASILY)

1. BACKUP

(OPTIONAL)

(If rooted) Backup All Apps + Data with

Titanium Backup

, but try to avoid restoring system apps as they are typically to blame for bugs.

(If not rooted) Backup your apps with

AppBrain

. I have never used this app personally. However, from what I hear it is an excellent app for backing up apps for non-root users.

Backup your contacts (I suggest backing it to the SD Card)

Use "

SMS Backup +

" for saving/restoring text messages

(If rooted) Do a Nandroid Backup in CWR

As a precaution you may back up all the contents of the SD card to your PC. However, this isn't necessary

To do a completely clean install you can reformat you SD card by going into the Menu > Settings and unmount and format both internal and external SD cards. Just make sure you made a backup of important documents and files before reformatting.

2. FLASH BACK TO STOCK (2.1 Eclair)

First, download the files and program below:

ODIN

(MD5: E012B512C1579C3AF7A38A27FD905B86)

PIT FILE

(MD5: 1D927B36D2FA807A22E64FC86B445130)

TAR FILE

(MD5: 632730F6B637F53E5B10E5CBC8B966A7)

After downloading it is suggested you use

hashtab

to verify the MD5.

After that move the files to your desktop.

3. DOWNLOAD MODE

NOTE - Do not remove the USB cable from the phone while ODIN is running as this may cause your phone to brick. If you removed the USB to early and now your phone is presenting you with a "Phone.. ! ..Computer" image when booting then go down to the "More Information" section in this guide for the fix.

Open ODIN on your computer

Plug in the USB Cable to the computer

Remove the battery from the phone.

Plug USB into Phone

Hold down

BOTH volume buttons

and while holding both, insert the battery.

Two to three seconds later your phone will be in Download Mode.

*Again, do not remove connection while ODIN is running.*

4. ODIN

Go back to ODIN on your PC. There should be a yellow box under ID COM, saying something like COM 5. If not try downloading and installing

these

Samsung Drivers.

Click the PIT button and select the PIT file from desktop

Click the PDA button and select the TAR file from desktop

Re-partition is checked!

Click Start. Unless ODIN hangs, you should see a progress bar start soon after. The process takes a few minutes and you told ODIN to reboot once done so when your phone boots up, you are on stock JFD.

5. DOWNLOAD THE MIUI ROM

Click here

to get MIUI v2.3.30 from MIUI.us for the Vibrant.

If you want something with a little more pizzazz then stock MIUI check out some of 360° Production's variants:

Lithium

Prime

SGSII

Once downloaded use

hashtab

to verify the MD5. Then place the file on your

internal

SD card, the one that is 12GB and should have a folder called "DCIM."

You

do not

need to rename the ROM.

6. GET CWR

Download the file below:

Overstock Kernel

Once downloaded move it to the desktop, then load ODIN

Repeat step 3 to get into Download Mode

In ODIN Un-check Re-Partition and Auto Reboot (F. Reset Time should be checked)

Click the PDA button and select the Overstock Kernel from the desktop

Click start. Once it has finished (passed) remove the USB cable from the phone and do a battery pull

7. FLASH THE MIUI ROM

Hold both volume buttons and power. Release power once the Vibrant logo is up.

In CWR: Do a Wipe Data/Factory Reset, Wipe Cache Partition, & Wipe Dalvik Cache (advanced menu)

Go to “install zip from sd card”, select zip from sd... Go and find the MIUI ROM you put on the sd card and flash it.

It should start flashing and then enter a bootloop (Vibrant [Splash Screen] > Galaxy S Cyanogen(MOD) > CWR > Repeat). After it does this loop a few times do a battery pull.

Reboot into recovery, which will now be

blue

(Hold both volume buttons and power. Release power once the Vibrant logo is up).

Go to “install zip from sd card”, select zip from sd... Go and find the MIUI ROM you put on the sd card and flash it again.

This time it should successively install.

Go to "advanced", and select "Fix Permissions". Once it has finished fixing permissions go down and hit "++Go Back++"

Reboot your device.

Do not touch the phone for 5-10 minutes after it has booted...

Do Absolutely Nothing!

This helps clear any possible bugs.

8. RESTORE

(OPTIONAL)

After going through the MIUI setup menu and have come to the home screen you're going to want to restore. (If you flashed the Lithium, Prime, or SGSII MIUI variants then you are first going to want to go into your "Themes" app and Re-apply the theme marked "Current".) Now, to restore you are going to go to the Market, Sign-in, Approve terms, Re-install Titanium Backup and/or AppBrain. Restore all Missing Apps+Data. I highly suggest you

do not

restore any system apps. After that restore anything else you have. (i.e. text messages) and reboot again.

ENJOY YOUR NEW ROM!

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