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[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
Sure. Just hope they dont open it up and try to turn it on and/or test it.

Then even if. they send it back to samsung and they run a test and see someone has been playing with their firmware. tmo/att will get a letter then your refund will be taken away.

Simple answer. Just wait for the proper flash. whats the big rush?

From what i am reading in the this post. All bricks have not been recovered. Person even states the firmware is not for the vibrant. Why are ATT people even on this forum. its vibrants. not captivas.

All its doing is confusing everyone. the phones are diff. the firmware is diff.

*shrug*
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
Yes, you are correct. But the GSM version of the ATT/TMO are different as is the europe version.

So obviously people are not doing their homework and just flashing and bricking.

Also, i wish a mod would warn those with ATT handsets to not post here. all its doing is confusing us all.
[Vibrant Android Development] kronos82:
Here's the thing it looks like everybody thought that all phones that where under the Samsung Galazy S series had matching firmware and what's-its. as this statement leads me to believe:

While this Recovery Image seams to be working for the ATT Version, but when it was tested on the Tmobile version it did not work as planned. anyways I think this is the issue in a nut shell both for the Recovery Image not working here and the Att version posts.
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
Exactly what i said. And ATT people should not be posting here at ALL. because the ATT person who said "WOW IT WORKED" then the TMO person trys and "BRICK".

Then when you ask why did yours work? Oh i im on a ATT handset.

Seriously, its not helping/testing its just making people go nuts. and brick 600 dollars devices.
[Vibrant Android Development] jmhalder:
The phones are similar, and will probably eventually be able to use the same recovery, maybe not in the short term, I posted here by accident because I was reading both threads, sincee they really are about the same thing (and I had like 8 browser tabs open) the phones are similar enough that any power user is probably reading both captivate/vibrant forums.

Sent from my captivate with clockwork recovery and koush kernel ;-) also worth mentioning, my neocore score is now 55fps, couldn't break 52fps before
[Vibrant Android Development] kopykatkiller:
I wish people would quit using the term "brick" for this situation. No one has been bricked, they can be reflashed, it is a pain to get back into download mode but as long as you keep trying it will succeed.

There is no current version of the T-mo rom to re-flash with, but the rom that was posted by MS_Guru is working well enough for me right now. I was having issues til I booted back into recovery and did a full user and data wipe on it.

I did not experience the same PC->Phone issue that alot did, just bootloops til removing the SD card, but it was still a pain to get download mode to load up again because of the bootloops.

Anyway, quick calling it what it isn't.....a brick.
[Vibrant Android Development] mytmouse:
So Koush: what do you ned to know from us Vibrant users to help you debug the problems?

--

The answers you get depend on the questions you ask.
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
its not the proper rom. Its like buying a BMW M3 with a 1930's engine. I bought the vibrant for the vibrant. not for some random posted flash.

so, as far as i am concerend its a brick. until there is a REAL flash.
[Vibrant Android Development] masr1979:
So is there confirmation that Vibrants are having issues, while Captivates are not? Even if that is the case, I don't see why ATT customers should be chased out of the thread. As I said earlier, all that is required is to give out any info that you think is pertinent when you are going to report success or failure.

If Captivate owners are being successful then they have helped us because we wouldn't have known that the phones aren't as identical as we thought. If not in this way, then I don't think we would have found this out since everywhere you look seems everyone is under the impression that all Galaxy S variants are near identical, hence why Koush released the Recovery on all Galaxy S forums.

Now that we have a hypothesys then all that's left is to follow in this good man's footsteps:
[Vibrant Android Development] youneek:
If you aren't helping, don't comment... The only reason koush found out that they are different is because of the beta testers.
[Vibrant Android Development] ryanolson7:
Alright guys,

so i found a post where they said if you had flashed ms_guru (i had before, then i tried to flash recovery) that to get to download mode, all you need to do is hold vol down and power and wait for the second time the screen goes black then release power. IT WORKED FOR ME! was trying to do the other method for HOURS last night..

hope this helps anyone else out there!
[Vibrant Android Development] kopykatkiller:
Well, your definition is incorrect and does not define what the issue is with flashing the recovery on the Vibrant. It is a kernel mode error and is not a brick, if you can get into recovery or any other area of the phone that allows you to boot/repair/flash it is not a brick. If you are not going to help anyone with what is really going on then don't bother posting in this section, it solves nothing.

I sent him a logcat of the bootloop so maybe it will help, anyone else who can do the same would probably help provide a little more insite as to what is causing the problems.
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
Great for you. You should not be posting here. Exactly the point i have been trying to make.
[Vibrant Android Development] DAKIDD236:
What are you talking about? The captivate and Vibrant are exactly the same phone. Koush just based his kernel off of Leshaks international Galaxy S kernel.
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
Look at what forum you are in.

Does it say captiva or vibrant? I should not have to explain more ;)
[Vibrant Android Development] gravis86:
Did you even read the thread? We

thought

both devices were the same, but are now discovering that they are at least a little bit different. It seems to be failing on almost all Vibrants, while Captivate users are have a much higher success rate.
[Vibrant Android Development] DAKIDD236:
Who cares what the forum name says? The Captivate and Vibrant development sections should be combined. When I had a G1 I was in and out of the Sapphire forum, because they were the same. The Captivate and Vibrant have the same specs, processor, touhwiz, graphics chip, and slightly different outer shell.
[Vibrant Android Development] TGA_Gunnman:
Ok guys this isn't helping it's just flooding the thread. Let's work together.
[Vibrant Android Development] kopykatkiller:
I personally think it would be good to know what is causing the issues to be so vastly different between the two devices. But posting it worked won't do that, it will require more information, like why it worked.
[Vibrant Android Development] s73v3r:
So it seems like this recovery, and any based on it, need to be flashed using Odin3, correct? Is there a version of this for Mac and Linux, or something equivalent?
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
Yes, vmware + windows xp. or virtualbox from sun. and windows XP.
[Vibrant Android Development] BigWorldJust:
So is this working or what?
[Vibrant Android Development] fykick:
I don't know what everyone is angry over...this recovery has been a godsend. It has allowed me to flash XXJG5 and then install custom roms from the I9000 forum where as I couldn't before, because the old recovery would not recognize the power button for selection.

I've had no problems what so ever flashing this or any other I9000 firmware, other than when I tried to mix a few incompatible PDAs, Phone, and Csc files.

It seems you'd have to do something severely wrong to actually reach brick status on this phone. Maybe its just my luck, maybe not, but on to what I am really posting for.

When installing an update on the Internation roms...the recovery doesn't seem to overwrite the original files...but I stupidly forgot to try and flash any update to the US firmware using it.

So can anyone confirm they have flashed something such as the update zip to their US firmware and it actually root the phone rather than go through the process and then realize nothing has changed after rebooting?

Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
I assume you have an ATT handset. Yes?
[Vibrant Android Development] fykick:
Nope T-Mobile. At first I had a tough time getting into download mode, it seemed there was some version loaded from T-mobile that required you to hold vol up+vol down then hit power, and release power when the screen turned black, before displaying logos. All this had to be done while plugged into a usb outlet and while your phone was displaying the battery indicator that it displays when your phone is turned off and charging. After I flashed the T595 stock firmware, which is the same firmware in MS-Gurus thread, my phone went back to the ordinary hold vol down + power until it boots in download mode.

Whether there are different firmwares the phone is being shipped with I am not sure of. Just know the steps I've been through, and what I've learned from trial and error.

After that, I've had my phone running XXJG5, on Tmobile signal, and the only thing lacking is the edge network. Which i have made do with, since I have wifi and barely leave my house anyways. Otherwise everything works...Soft touch buttons, sound...etc...

Of course Vol buttons were reversed...but power button was fine, and as said in the previous post the stock recovery was useless due to not recognizing the power button as a selector. Which is where the new recovery comes in to save the day, and allows me to install updates to test out the custom roms for I9000 on the vibrant. Although they don't seem to be taking, so I will work on that today.

Of course I'd love to have a custom rom made specially for the vibrant, but until now, these will have to do.
[Vibrant Android Development] bubonik:
Within clockwork as it is:

Menu = back

Back = select
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
Well i take it back you got balls :)

So what advantages have you found from flashing diff versions?
[Vibrant Android Development] fykick:
Currently just a cure for boredom. Although the firmware in MS-Gurus thread or on Samsung-firmwares is not full of bloatware.

Im in the process of trying to get method 2 of the stalling issue working on either of the firmwares. So far(before I went to sleep last night) I had installed everything up to the kernel for the MIMO ext 4 hack on the t959 firmware, and the kernel boots fine and runs fine(minus reversing the volume buttons), but after entering the busybox commands and rebooting it boots to a black screen after the flashy big blueish green/purple S goes away. So i'm hoping today after I drop my gf off at work to try T959 with ext 3. And if that fails, I will try both on the XXJG5 firmware. Also will try and get the I9000 custom roms working fully, instead of just seeming to flash correctly and then not actually showing any changes on boot.

Other than that, everything is pretty much the same, and like I said earlier also, this is just to kill time til someone programs a real rom designed for the T959 firmware.
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
Very well written. Please keep the feedback going.

I wonder why it worked on your phone but bricked the other guys on TMO.

Im not going to try it :)
[Vibrant Android Development] skater4690:
it worked on my vibrant somewhat i posted a couple pages back my o\phones all sorts of crazy but still works but not as well as what this other guy is saying...
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
HEH @ somewhat ;)

I wonder what the differences are with all our phones. Has anyone found a true TMO flash file? I mean i think thats the most important thing. So we can recovery back to the REAL thing. Not just some dudes dump.

I'd be flashing and helping if there was a true tmo vibrant flash. But, im not fooling with it until :)
[Vibrant Android Development] bubonik:
Gurus post is an official Tmobile release, even if it is pre launch.
[Vibrant Android Development] chastbi:
Has anyone w/ a working recovery tried these roms:

http://androidforums.com/samsung-vibrant/130488-roms-monaco-releases.html

I'm not sure what they are or if they'll work. The poster didn't give much in the way of details.
[Vibrant Android Development] fykick:
Downloading now...will let you know how it goes
[Vibrant Android Development] egzthunder1:
Just finished clearing up the non-sense arguments in this thread. Keep it civilized, people!
[Vibrant Android Development] chastbi:
Did it work?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Greasy Joe Bick:
I need some help into cooking Launcher Pro Plus into CM6. I bought and installed it to my current CM6 test5 from koush and it runs really,really good. Best one yet. I understand that it works great, as is, but I'd like to cook it in and take ADW Launcher out.

I know I would need to do much more than just switching out apk's. What other files would I have to modify for cooking it in?

Would it be much easier for me to push,pull, and modify a few files from my current ROM?

I just want it installed as my main launcher in system. The PLUS version is a paid app so I'm sure I won't be the only one asking how to do this.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdkoreclipse:
7 zip works.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TNS201:
Wouldnt it be as easy as deleting ADW and the just pushing Launcher Pro to /system/

Don't really think you need to do anything else.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Greasy Joe Bick:
Heh. Well that's what i'm trying to find out. I thought I would have to modify more files to instruct the install process or 2.2 to look for Launcher Pro Plus, instead of ADW.

I'm a noob so I don't know.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdkoreclipse:
Nope. Any file manager will do fine.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Greasy Joe Bick:
Ok. Thanks. Didn't think it would be that simple. I'll pull the ADW apk from test5 zip and replace with LauncherPro Plus apk.

**UPDATE** Worked! easy.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TNS201:
You can have multiple launchers on your phone. If you put LauncherPro and others on your phone. If you have more then one installed at first it will ask you when your first boot your phone to select which one you want to run. It also has an option to set as default, meaning that is the default launcher that will always go to. If you don't set a default, every time you press the home key it will ask you which launcher to run. If you set a default and later want to change it to another launcher, go to settings>applications>choose the current default launcher and select clear defaults. Then it will go back to asking what you want to launch when you press the home key and you can choose a new default.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BillytheKid82:
homeswitcher is an app in the market that lets u manage your launchers...very easy, great app!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdkoreclipse:
Sadly, no support for froyo :(
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stroupified:
yes there is, im running it on Sky Raider froyo v1.9 right now. here's the apk if it doesn't show up in the marketplace.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdkoreclipse:
Not for cm6. It is shot. I can change homes , bit when i hit the home key, it just redirects me to my old hyme.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hand76:
Why not just remove ADW through root and reinstall LauncherProPlus from Titanium Backup? Provided you already have a version saved on there?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xephik:
So... you're going to put one of t

he few paid apps that deserves a couple if bucks in a publicly available download?

Edit: nevermind, my noobness didn't read the post more carefully. My apologies.
[EVO 4G General] XITruthiX:
My buddys been workin on this check it out

http://sketchbowl.blogspot.com/2010/07/htc-evo-4g.html

:D
[EVO 4G General] beesneazy:
Loving that blue one!
[EVO 4G General] wikedbubble:
Ya this is my brothers handy work with photoshope. Maybe I can convince him to get on the forums and actually make one. :D
[EVO 4G General] beesneazy:
Hell yeah, not to say I don't like the red ... little extra flavor ... but a blue one? aww hell naw :D
[EVO 4G General] Negrito:
I'll send my to be a test dummy.... but i want GREEEEEEEEEEEEEN!
[EVO 4G General] StealthTH:
I thought it would be interesting if HTC color coded the internals to match the carrier the phone is on. For instance, the Aria has a yellow interior but is on AT&T and should be blue. Then the EVO could have the yellow interior and verizon could have the red interior phones.
[EVO 4G General] Geniusdog254:
That would be cool, but I've noticed 2 patterns so far.

#1: Their GSM devices (Aria, HD2 Mini) have thus far had yellow innards. CDMA devices (Evo, Incredible) have had red.

#2: Lower to mid-range devices (Aria, HD2 Mini) have had yellow, whereas the higher end (Evo, Incredible) have had red.

There's probably a few more patterns to pick out, but that's all I've noticed so far.
[EVO 4G General] 063_XOBX:
I would kill for a white inside to my Evo
[EVO 4G General] xjamesx:
Thanks for posting that up Adam,

I just got my Evo and wanted to see what it looked like with other colors, so I opened up photoshop and that's what you get. Might have to look into changing the color. I'm partial to the green.

I just made some blueprints so I think I'm gonna get it into CAD just to get some practice.

I added the blue prints to the bottom of the blog post

-James-
[EVO 4G General] thebryanexperience:
Sign me up for purple. Hope that clear battery cover Guy here on xda comes. Through.
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Don't forget PINK for tmo. Hahah.
[EVO 4G General] XITruthiX:
what up james, hows texas treatin ya?

purple is def my fav so far

btw... photo shop a wrx rally blue and pink theme, lemme see some subaru tecnica
[EVO 4G General] wrxlvr:
I really like these. :)
[EVO 4G General] snake411:
The blue is awsesome..

*This was posted from my Evo 4G using Tapatalkpro! Great app, if you want to browse and post through many dfferent forums*
[EVO 4G General] muhbuhtuh:
im really liking the green and purple ones
[EVO 4G General] rjmjr69:
WOW aweome I love the blue sign me up
[EVO 4G General] m4sta2k:
Why ?...............
[EVO 4G General] LilRico:
I would pay some good money if I could get my EVO the exact same blue that was pictured. I really like that look a lot.
[EVO 4G General] Sporkman:
that green is HOT !!
[EVO 4G General] joey3002:
I gotta say, that with my clear cover will make a the phone so hot! How can I help with making these happen?
[EVO 4G General] wrxlvr:
The problem is that there aren't spare parts out there. So, in order to change the color of that part, people are going to just have to take apart their phone and paint those pieces.
[EVO 4G General] wikedbubble:
Next Step

I think the next step would be finding someone who is willing and able to disassemble their EVO and provide detailed instructions. This would enable people to paint said area.

I have a friend who works in a vinyl shop and would be willing to take an order for some adhesive stickers to cover the battery, can you paint the battery?

Anyway we'll see where this goes.

:D
[EVO 4G General] scl23enn4m3:
Getting to the kickstand isn't the problem. I've looked into painting the area behind it. The thing is, that's one whole piece. When you remove the kickstand, the area behind it comes out with it. So to properly paint it, you'd have to do a lot of masking around the kickstand. Then the part to the left of it (smaller side of the kickstand) is even harder to access. It's doable, but not easy. If you are daring enough to remove the hinge assembly, then things would get much easier.
[EVO 4G General] Negrito:
For anyone brave enough to try...

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC-Evo-4G-Teardown/2979/1

_________________

Now playing on iTunes: Mac Dre - 11 Global
[EVO 4G General] wrxlvr:
I'm brave enough. I ordered a spare piece from eBay a few days ago. Once it arrives, I'll paint and post up pics. Also, I'm no Photoshop wizard, but I did these two additional colors:
[EVO 4G General] wikedbubble:
very nice. Looks like this thing is coming together huh.
[EVO 4G General] xjamesx:
I found that pieces on ebay the other day but I can not find the link anymore..:mad: I like the white as well. I added a new white chop to to my blog. If this is done I'd like to see the solution for the anodized camera bezel.. Would look nice with white plastic and a different color bezel..

sketchbowl.blogspot.com

-James-
[EVO 4G General] wrxlvr:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-HTC-EVO-Spr...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a5d4037b1

He told me they're hard for him to get, but that he currently has access to 6 of them.

Painted mine gloss white last night. Just need to find a T5 Torx screwdriver to take off the old, and put on the new. And take pics of course.
[EVO 4G General] wikedbubble:
So, Let me get this right. wrxlvr is your photo of the new peice? including the Speaker, kickstand and LED assembly?:D
[EVO 4G General] edtate:
That gray is soooo sexy.:p
[EVO 4G General] wrxlvr:
Yeah, except it's white now. Went to 3 stores, and called two others. The smallest Torx bits they had were T6. The Evo takes a T5 to remove this piece. Gonna check the hardware stores tomorrow since I'd rather not order one and have to wait.
[EVO 4G General] wrxlvr:
Teaser:

I still have a couple of spots I want to clean up before I take more pics. I think it's going to look awesome once my black batteries arrive. :)

Sorry about the image quality. It was taken with the Evo. In low light.
[Vibrant Accessories] tissimo:
I'm really used to my sleeve case that came with the G1, and would like to pick one up for the vibrant. Are there any sleeve cases for the Vibrant? I searched and only came up with 1-2 for the international version. Maybe they have a different name or something? or maybe I'm one of the few that like them, hahah.

Has anyone tried or have a sleeve case for the vibrant? If so which one and how did it work out?
[Vibrant Accessories] DKYang:
Any pouch that will work with the i900 will also work for the Vibrant.

For example: http://cgi.ebay.com/Leather-Pouch-C...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item23082e79c2

That one should work found. Since it's leather, it might be a tight fit.
[Vibrant Accessories] scsi_2k:
Thanks for the link above. I am trying find a sleeve case also since I used the sleeve case that came with my G1.
[Vibrant Accessories] larryccf:
not sure if this is what you mean by sleeve case

its a zenus case without the lid - i just bought a gel case from this guy (korea based, took 15 days to get here)

nice looking leather sleeve case

http://cgi.ebay.com/ZENUS-LEATHER-S...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2c5599ae8d
[Vibrant Accessories] rembonjaski:
I'm waiting for my new case, but until then I've been using my G1 sleeve. It actually fits pretty well.
[Vibrant Accessories] candre23:
Same here - it fits almost perfectly.
[Vibrant Accessories] down8:
/Twerd.

I kept my G1 case even after selling the G1 because it fit so well. But I don't plan on using it really.

-bZj

_____

-sent from my Samsung Vibrant via XDAapp
[Vibrant Accessories] tissimo:
Ahh yea a pouch case is another name, yea.

This is good news! my phone should be here in a couple days and will hold me over for now. A nice leather will be nice though.
[Vibrant Accessories] tpreludesh:
I am actually using the sleeve case from the G1 right now. it fits the vibrant perfectly for now and then i also use the side holster that was included in the dash and the vibrant fits in there well too. I am waiting for the carbon fiber samsung case to come available, but for now it is still out of stock
[Vibrant Accessories] kizer:
I think I'm using the same holster the dash used. My G1 fit in it just fine and the Vibrant is taller, but narrower so its kinda a swap for space. ;)