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[Vibrant General] catman232:
I recently bircked my vibrant with a bad kernel flash, and it wouldn't get past the Vibrant Samsung screen. I fixed it, so I decided to post how I did it here, to hopefully help someone. I am not sure if this works on newer Vibrants. If you have one of the first batch then you should be fine.

Step 1

You need to get ODIN and the stock Samsung/T-Mo 2.2 rom. I am not allowed to post outside links, and the file is too big for an attachment, so you will have to search for it, try googling "Download Samsung Vibrant Stock Rom"

Download all the files and extract them somewhere where you can find them.

Step 2

Once you have those downloaded, start up ODIN, for pda, select the pda (.tar) file you downloaded. For the pit file (make sure you extract it, it should be .pit not .rar or .zip) select the pit file you downloaded.

Step 3

Now, pull the battery, and re-insert it. Make sure your phone is turned off, and hold down VOL+ and VOL-, then plug in the USB cable to your computer, then phone. (DO NOT press the power button on the phone) Wait a second, and the download screen should now show up. Simply press start on ODIN and wait for your phone to get the the unlock screen. All done! :D

If this worked, please reply and tell me!
[Vibrant General] bfranklin1986:
I think they figured this out day one
[Vibrant General] deeznutz1977:
Lol :)
[Vibrant General] ferhanmm:
How did you figure this out?
[Vibrant General] Shortbus-Driver:
Wow! Now that was simply amazing!

Im glad to see someone learned how to odin back to stock....

I thought I was missing someone....but then I saw this post and was re-assured.....all riders are accounted for :-D
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
Thanks, eagle eye.
[Vibrant General] Itanius:
Awesome, thanks!
[Vibrant General] markmanjd:
ODIN vibrant ROM's

How does one ODIN any other ROM?

My vibrant is bricked with ICS passion v10.6.

What do I need to do to ODIN it to the same ROM?

I'd love to avoid rebuilding from stock....
[Vibrant General] voohoo:
Amazing! I don't see why this hasn't been posted already........Oh wait
[Vibrant General] catman232:
I am not sure of any ROMs that still require odin, as CWM is a lot easier to use. I would reccomend going back to stock, rooting the phone, then installing CyanogenMod. If you're fast enough, you can get it done and have a working phone in about an hour.
[Vibrant General] markmanjd:
Well the only mode I can get on the bricked phone is download mode with the jig.

After that ODIN works. I've never been able to get ADB to play well on this computer.

There is an ODIN version of stock 2.2 I may try if I don't find something newer. Thanks! I did find a guide on how to make an ODIN ROM but it is a bit late for me to do it...

www freeyourandroid com / guide / building_roms_for_odin
[Vibrant General] rayray430:
Nice post!

www.rkspowerfitness.com

Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S

Trigger 3.2. Overstock v.2.4.1
[Vibrant General] markmanjd:
Thanks, it worked.

:) Thanks, my brick is now a Vibrant again. After seeing nothing but a boot loop for a week Eclair looks wonderful!!!
[Vibrant General] ioancr:
Heimdall One-Click was my only hope and remedy for several times, it's capable of installing the right drivers (which not always were SGH-t959!!!) in Download mode, even when Od in wouldn't sede my phone.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] litotamez:
Hi first of all, when I bought my Galaxy Ace it came with Gingerbread 2.3.4, but then i want to install Froyo on it, just to test it... when i tried to installed it, the phone never turn on, what is happening? Thanks
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] litotamez:
in this moment im using cm7 but i want to try froyo if this possible.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Lijop:
what you mean ? not booting ??

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flash a full package 2.3 with odin and then downgrade to 2.2. downgrading to 2.2 tutorial is somewhere in this forum just search. if u r not getting ll help you
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] litotamez:
Thanks I'm gonna search it
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masonman153:
how do you start a hangout from tab 10.1??? Cant find this anywhere! Thanks in advance
[HTC Desire S] DP4:
I have got a problem where on sense 3.5 I cannot connect to a wifi network that is hidden. I put the correct details in but it doesn't connect. It will connect to other wifi networks fine.

It is not a problem with any other type of roms just sense 3.5 - I have tried every 3.5 rom for desire s and get the same problem.

Any ideas on this
[HTC Desire S] ammenRA:
i used to have that problem. i just change my laptop ip and voila it connect.
[HTC Desire S] evilrussian800:
I don't see this problem. I using ednymion 3.3

From Russia with love by my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] DP4:
tried changing the radio yesterday to see if that helped but still get the same problem, it won't connect to a hidden wifi network. It's a hidden wifi one at work and I don't have access to change any settings on there, need to be able to connect to it as I get a poor phone signal and rely on the wifi.

Seems strange that it only happens on all sense 3.5 roms. - the sense 3.0, MIUI and ICS roms can connect to it fine.
[HTC Desire S] Sib64:
If you have change your radio, and if it doesn't work, try this app: Wifi manager app

What is the channel of your wifi network ?

Install Wifi manager.

And on settings, check 2.4 GHZ Channel, and complete (14)

and check 5GHz channels too.

Reboot after.

And try to found your wifi network.

It's an solution.
[HTC Desire S] DP4:
finally got round to trying this but I am not sure what channel the wi-fi network is on. It is a hidden one that I am not supposed to know is there :) so I cannot really ask about it, all I know is the SSID and the PW. Phone reception at work is very poor so I rely on the wi-fi.

I checked all the channels like you said but still cannot get this to connect to the wi-fi.

Tried 3 different radio's and flashed a clean install of a sense 3.5 rom and still get this problem.

Don't mind as I can connect to it fine using MIUI , I'm just curious why it doesn't work on 3.5 sense.

Thanks for the advice though
[HTC Desire S] Sib64:
No problem.

That's strange your problem, cos I'm on Sense 3.5 since the beginning, and I haven't got any issues with Wifi network.

But If you have find a solution, it's good for you ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] punkmonkey1984:
Hi iv checked my orange uk bill online and seen that a number keeps dialing out but it never connects then after or before it calls out it sends a text ti the same number then charges me 0.08p no its not a lot but this is happening every 5-10 minutes

Iv attached a picture for you to look at and see that its been going on since before christmas.

Iv got unlimited text messages with my orange uk bundle, and the texts i do send to my friends do not charge me. Little lost in what to do or what program may be causing this little problem.

Help is need here. :confused:

Take a look its happening a lot.

Going to try a fresh rom.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave2:
Try installing a virus scanning app from the market to see if it finds the culprit. Otherwise backup important apps/data, wipe and flash a fresh ROM. Not 100% sure if flashing a new ROM removes the virus but its worth a shot.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
What rom are you running?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] punkmonkey1984:
Was running a miui port on my xperia arc, ill install a virus scanner, likely avast and see what comes up, the number/numbers are not in my phone book as well. So it's not a number i know of.

Sent from my Arc to your eyes.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
I would use a different rom as well and see if it stops.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] clocke:
Hey guys, new to the skyrocket, not to android. I noticed with my captivate, and now with my skyrocket, that when I stream higher pitch music via bluetooth to the microsoft sync in my truck, I get some white noise in there... After extensive googling, I have found that it has to do with the bitpool that the manufacturer sets (kind of like bandwidth for bluetooth). Does anyone know of any roms that do not have default bluetooth settings? In particular, bitpool settings. I know CM7 does that, but I read that it is pretty buggy and I need something as a daily driver. Any help???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ADMPell:
I would like to confirm that this is happening with my skyrocket as well. Would like to know if this could fixed in some kind of skyrocket ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] klyang88:
i just dont like how there's no touch to focus on camcorder. other than that this phone is best phone out there! lol :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbedward:
I wish it had some contour to it or something to make it a little easier to hold. When typing one handed I also accidentally hit the search button with my palm because of the size
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lifyre:
It is an amazing phone and still the best piece of hardware on the market but other than being huge (which I like) it has no character to it's design. It's a standard looking black slab phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Drumrocker:
Audio quality.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Fataldesain:
I hate the shape somewhat its like somebody steam press the phone flat. I wish it was the shape of the galaxy nexus. I know I'm being picky but the design of a phone matters alot to me
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
Battery life
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bumsock:
I love the phone over all. And I know how Samsung is going for super light weight in regards to its build material...but they should take a chance and throw some metal in the mix..like some of the HTC and Nokia phones.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
What its too much .... I always get 12+ hours out of it ...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
The photon has much better battery life and no androidOS bug
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] phatmanxxl:
The fact is its a Samsung and Im an HTC fanboy. It took me a while to get over it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dgn_sandibalz:
This phone has one of the worst recording mics in the history of phones. 3 concerts sonce I've had it, and not one with audible sound to share.

Other than that, great handset.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] _MetalHead_:
I can go 2 days on a charge and never have a problem with the AOS bug. It does show up high on the usage list but never has any type of negative impact on battery life.

The only thing I would change about this bad boy is the screen resolution, there are some noticeable jaggies when playing some games. I wouldn't however be accepting of a pentile screen to achieve the higher resolution. I had the GNEx for a bit and I don't care what anyone says, you CAN definitely tell it's a pentile. That was one of the reasons why I returned it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dtblair24:
Hmm for once I can say I am pretty satisfied, but if I had to pick...It would be the slight delay we experience when pressing the power button to wake the phone. From what I have seen on here it is a power saving feature and has something to do with the phone sleeping, so I am actually ok with that. The other thing would be the build materials of course. Being a former HTC guy, I missed the matte finish and metals, but now I am actually in love with how light and thin my phone is. Can't wait to see whats next for samsung !
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dbaybay:
I can't complain about this phone (The SGSII). It's a solid powerhouse of a phone with a killer battery. Great piece of hardware.

I can however complain about the E4GT, Sprint's terrible take on the phone. No NFC, odd design because of the bigger screen (which I like the big screen, just not the design), Sprint blocks certain apps in the market that are compatible with the SGSII, beta builds of ICS have leaked for other versions of the SGSII, but Sprint is still patching GB for some ODD reason, oh and WiMax *puke*.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shark_On_Land:
Based lil b
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Amd4life:
my only complaint is the audio dac also, the only way to get adequate sound is with the neutron player, but is has such a terrible user interface lol

Great phone otherwise, especially with the new 29 modem, IMO of course
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iSaint:
Most are mentioned already but ..

Battery door creaks

Too Thin/ Design

Battery Life

Resolution

Gingerbread :p

Sprints crappy network
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cds0699:
Only things I wish it had was a better resolution and LTE, aside from that I love everything else, including the design.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lafester:
power button should be on top.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shark_On_Land:
It has a worse sound card than the first galaxy s'es including the nexus s.

They had a wolfson, which is a major difference in sound quality on headphones and specker.

Also same with the audio mic.

So this means no voodoo sound improvements for these new sii'es including the galaxy nexus.

No nfc (shocked)

No lte.

No 3d.

No kickstand.

Awkward design compared to T-Mobile's

No ics until summer or fall...maybe later knowing its Samsung

No dual flash.

Has capitiated buttons rather than on screen ones

The back hump

Screen Res too low

Should be thinner

Small battery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
Do I need to refer you to the 100+ threads on battery life issues with this phone?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] _MetalHead_:
Go ahead, it doesn't change the fact that I have amazing battery life. I'm on rooted stock EL29 that I completely debloated and used Autostarts to keep everything under control. The thing lasts forever.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
I'm sure everyone is happy for YOU that you get great battery life. As long as you're happy that's all that matters, right?

Another example of someone who thinks singular experience is good enough to make a judgment for all
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
The bluetooth. Why can't I run my damn wiimote!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] _MetalHead_:
At what point did I imply that my experiences are anything but my own?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
the moment you presented your personal experience with battery life as a response to my post, you implied that you were refuting my contention that gs2 battery life was an issue
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] _MetalHead_:
All I was doing was stating my experience. Nothing was beyond that was implied.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sleshepic:
My camera doesn't focus up close on things. It focuses perfectly then snaps back out to blurry even like 3-4 inches away. Anyone else? Wondering if its my specific device...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AVAH0LIC:
I don't like the battery back cover lol i think it should have a pic inscribed of an android eating an apple :) then it would be perfect
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MRMonaco:
I'm on calkulin's EL29, and I get 24-29 hours with average use. So no complaints here (since I've gotten that with other phones).

Other than that, my only initial complaint when I got this phone (in Oct) was the placement of the physical power button, and the menu & home soft keys being swapped (compared to my Evo). However, I've gotten over that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] _MetalHead_:
Yeah the swapped home and menu keys are an annoyance. Coming from an EVO 4G I'm used to the home key being on the far left, and that placement makes the most sense to me. I have gotten used to it but it stil doesn't feel right to me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rkstoops:
My only complaint is the battery cover. I wish it had some soft touch material like the original Epic so I didn't worry about dropping it. And NFC.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] phatmanxxl:
It does that to me frequently. It sucks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
The slipperiness of the back and sides of the phone. I also don't like that they put the headphone jack and USB port on opposite sides of the phone. I liked the ns4g cause it had both on the bottom.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shark_On_Land:
No 3d!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cordell12:
I can agree with that. I took my mine into a Gun-N-Roses show, with a full battery I recorded about half of it. When I played them on the phone and PC the next day I could not understand what song they were performing :( This was with a stock rooted rom, so no changes could have interfered.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
This. The phone is just too damn slippery. It annoys me that I have to use a case to make it grippable
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cbrewington75:
pms'ing are you. damn try to read some post and gotta sif through a cry baby... this is why people on xda ,noobs and all dont search or read the threads, cause we have this crap..Move on..

Metalhead ,gonna try your setup...Im on eko2, will i have to flash the a different modem for that rom.. Thats the one thing i cant seem to find a sure fire answer to . Does the modem # need to match the rom your trying to flash or are modems like prl's on evo
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iSaint:
No they do not have to match .. try different modems on a rom and see which one works best for you it depends on alot of things
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackdragon79:
The main problem I had was the 10 people only sms and the keyboard that takes up over half the screen. Well since flashing Calkulin 5.8 Rom with a 500 limit to people sms and the modded HTC sense keyboard oh yeah and the camera. So with all that in play I don't have anything really to complain about.

Sent from the official iPhone killer
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JBTY:
Use voodoo sound it helps when recording in very loud enviroments

At least this was true with the OG Epic please correct me if i am wrong as i have not tried it on my GS2 Epic
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dulanic:
Oh god yes... every concert I have ever recorded just comes out as static... WTF samsung!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ker0zene:
Voodoo Sound isn't compatible with SGS2 because Samsung is currently using a Yamaha DAC instead of the previous Wolfson DAC.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LateForDinner:
This is my first response on this forum. The reason I have decided to respond now is because I feel I have been lied to by Samsung. I was really looking forward to the USB ong feature included in the AT&T version of this phone. This is the only thing I don't like so far. Beautiful functioning phone so far otherwise.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Esoteric68:
It's hard for me to complain about anything because overall I love the phone but if I were pressed I'd agree with the following:

Power button position.

Swapped position of Home & Menu buttons.

And I miss the live current weather wake up feature from my HTC 4G & 3D but not enough to go back to the 3D. lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
This is a battery life
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LordJummy:
The size isn't necessarily a con for me, but with the slippery plastic on the battery cover it is a problem. Before I grabbed a case I dropped it several times while trying to one hand it. It's just too big for fast one handed use IMO. That's really my only con so far...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] boe:
LOve the phone - hate the slow data speeds on 3g and 4G(when 4G even works).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] geeksmurf:
Holding the phone sides ways to play games I have a tendency to cover the speaker. I don't much like that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
No one mention GPS!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
who the f are you talking to? if me, you need to shut the f up.

if not, you should still shut the f up. no one here has said/done/or asked anything inappropriate so go take your judgmental a$$ somewhere else
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cidica:
The Android OS bug is prob the only thing that really bugs me. Outside of that the phone has been great. I have big hands so to speak so it's kinda easy for me to hold it in 1 hand and do things so the size at least for me was never that much of an issue at all. The LoS problems kept me from rooting it for well over a month but now with all the modems we have and different builds (and the fact that I can flash right back to EG30 or EK02) I've been rooted for well over 2 months and do not notice much issues at all. It would be nice to get some ICS leaks from samsung at least to show us they are working on it (I know the international SGS2 is being worked on) but it wold still be nice to see something from them.

Outside of that the phone has been great Even with the sub par radio's over say HTC which is who I've always gone with till this phone I love the E4GT. More then enough power for me and great internal space as well don't have issues with having to many apps installed so far I've been very happy with it since I got it. Even have one of my friends looking to get the phone once his contract comes up for renewal here in the next month or so after he got to play with mine he loves it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stang04:
RECEPTION is not that great,i remember with my htc evo 4g i could surf the web and made call in places that this phone cant get reception...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ddrt:
My service. I can't do anything on it without wifi.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] footfingmaster:
Audio codec :mad:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
I just fixed the slipperiness of the back battery cover(s).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1369968&page=9
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MikeC84:
F'n hate the radio on this thing, has a rough time switching between cell towers, but other than that this phone is beast..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MRMonaco:
Ditto. That is the same exact phone that I had prior. However, the performance, weight, thinness (make my Evo look like a paperweight), and screen of the E4GT have quickly made up for that minor issue. Plus, all of the recent updates for the phone have made up for any issues that I had when it was originally released. Especially with the radio.

I have to say though, it is really annoying to re-calibrate my battery every time I switch ROM's, or upgrade kernel just to maintain battery life. I know that this is nothing new with android phones, but it is simply annoying. The one time I forgot to do it, I went from like 30hrs down to 6.5hrs. :mad:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] evo-t:
???? I see friends with their phones on a charger after three or four hours.... Mine EASILY lasts ten hours.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] s049031:
The only problem I have with this phone is the speaker location. I find that whenever I'm watching a video in landscape, my hand usually covers it up.

Also I wish this phone had a stand...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MRMonaco:
A couple of guys on this thread reminded me of some of the other annoyances that I had when I first got this phone (in addition to everything else I've already posted). LOS & screen resolution.

LOS royally pissed off. I wasn't able to ditch that until I got off of non-stock kernels (Rogue has been rock-solid), and upgraded my modem a couple of times (EL31 had it a little, but went away with EK02).

Screen resolution is also annoying. Its like running 640x480 on a 20" monitor. Everytime I begin to forget about it, I'll see someone with a qHD display. Of course, their color quality is no where near as nice. So, that makes up for it in the end (trade off quality for real estate).

I've messed around with the LCD density hacks, but got frustrated with juggling between adjustments in ADW EX, and my widgets. Never could get a happy median. So, I would up reverting the settings back.

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I initially wanted the stand, but was reminded how that barely worked with the Evo (the Thunderbolt got the better end of that deal being released later).

Speaker problems almost remind me of the issues that I had when I was on an iPhone 3GS. When I got my first two Android phones (Hero & Evo), I was spoiled with the speaker placement. Still had some issues with my hand covering it, but it happened less often since I could still hold the ends of the phone in landscape.

That also reminds me of another issue (not major), but I've had it on a couple of phones. Any time I play a game, or watch something in landscape, I eventually wind up covering the proximity sensor and dim the screen.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MikeC84:
I never calibrate my battery and it just fine plus you might want to read this....

https://plus.google.com/u/0/105051985738280261832/posts/FV3LVtdVxPT