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[Vibrant Android Development] jamuraa:
If this is the stock T-Mo software, how are people getting better 3G speeds by just reflashing the firmware that was on their phone to begin with? It doesn't make sense - the firmware / software is the same, the hardware is the same. The only way I can see any change happening is if there was some other firmware on your stock phones to begin with and you are actually making a change here.

At any rate I am thrilled to see the stock firmware here for everyone to use so we can be safe in not bricking our phones now! YAY!
[Vibrant Android Development] GameOver69:
What is the difference from what was posted here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734475
[Vibrant Android Development] rmind01:
I know it doesn't make sense. But, guess what? It works for me and my other two buddies. It's not about speeds it's about a reliable solid 3g connection that improves speed.
[Vibrant Android Development] rmind01:
Well it kind of does thinking about it. I have been flashing things for more than 15 years. Phones, Consoles, Routers, etc... and Have seen this happen.
[Vibrant Android Development] ttabbal:
This is where that thread got that info. The first post in that thread IS this ROM. The second post over there is a nandroid backup someone made before we got this ROM.

As for speed increases in 3g, I tried it for kicks, and to make sure I know how to get back to stock if I want to. It IS a stock, as the phone was pulled from the box ROM. EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM TMOBILE, Bloatware and all. I did not see any increase in 3g data speeds, but I didn't really expect it. The local 3g net isn't all that good, I might need to go stand by a cell tower or something and try again. :) I'm reasonably happy with 1M/1M speeds though.

However, the stuff I did for the lag fix was removed, as expected, but I'm not noticing nearly the lag I was before in NewsRob. No idea why that would be. It's still slower than if I move it to NAND, but fast enough for now. I'll just keep an eye on it to see how it works. Everything is restored back with Titanium, and working fine.

Nice to know I can get back where I started anytime I want to though. That was worth the bother all by itself.
[Vibrant Android Development] bestwebs:
Hi,

Thanks for your post.

It clears alot thing up.

I know that the data is erased.

Are the installed apps also erased and any files saved on the internal memory card since this is repartitioned in the process?

Such as photos and music?

Thanks

:)
[Vibrant Android Development] ttabbal:
I don't have much on the internal memory card, but I still have the few pics I took with the camera. So I expect the /sdcard partition is left alone. Installed apps and their data IS erased. Backup or re-install from the market for those.
[Vibrant Android Development] heero01:
hi i was wondering if anyone know or has a clean rom with no bloat ware what so ever
[Vibrant Android Development] zephiK:
Flash a stock ROM then root it and remove the bloatware yourself? it's not that hard.
[Vibrant Android Development] JLundberg:
Installing with Windows7

Hey everyone how's it going?

I've got a good one for you that I don't quite have an answer for and I want to see if the great minds here can help out.

I've been able to connect to my Vibrant from day one ald also loaded the Samsung serial drivers to make sure all would work as planed. I was able to unlock as well. Trying to revert back to the oem version is giving me a problem.

I can connect connecting up to my Vibrant while in recovery mode with no problems but when I get into download mode it wont connect and gives me a serial port error.

it comes up with gadget serial no driver loaded. I've loaded 2 different Samsung serial drivers and tried to update but still no luck.

So at this point I can't do a full restore using download.

Any thoughts?

John
[Vibrant Android Development] kelmerp:
Which OEM version were you using? If you go into Settings --> About phone, list the Model number, Firmware version, baseband, and kernel.
[Vibrant Android Development] JLundberg:
Model: SGH-T959

Firmware: 2.1 -update1

Baseband: T959UVJFD

Kernel: 2.6.29

Build: ECLAIR
[Vibrant Android Development] JLundberg:
How long to complete?

When I'm able to get it working how long should it take to complete?
[Vibrant Android Development] fit333:
+1 ?? "file analysis..."
[Vibrant Android Development] adm1jtg:
Let me start by saying i am a complete noob on android but after a few hours here is how I was able to use odin to completely reload my vibrant to stock.

1) download and install the samsung kies program... Why you ask as its horribly slow and bloated ... well cause it has the correct drivers for the vibrant built in and I was also having driver issues with all the other driver downloads. I made sure to uncheck all the options that would make the program actually startup.

2) download and install latest version of abd

3) download and extract correct version of odin, the 512 pit file (s1_odin_20100512) and the rom itself (T959UVJFD)

4) in adb use the following command adb reboot download

5) start odin

6) load the pit file you download in the pit section of odin

7) load the "rom" file you downloaded in the pda area of odin

8) plug the phone into the usb port

9) odin should now have a com port in yellow, it doesn't seem to matter what port it uses as i think mine was 17 and i have never seen that one in any posts.

10) click start, your phone should have a blue progress bar just wait till its says it is done.

Now in my case I got caught in download mode and had to battery pull the first time. This caused the phone to go into a mode that showed a phone and computer and no matter what I did it seemed stuck there. Thanks to another post I found I also found the fix.

If you phone is stuck like mentioned hold down the volume button so both up volume and down volume are pressed, the hold the power button down, After the screen goes off and on twice stop holding the power button but keep holding the volume buttons down. This should jump it back into download mode. If you still cannot get it to download you can so an adb reboot and you should at least have your phone back.

As I said above I am a noob at this and take no credit for the above directions all I have done is compiled information from the great work that other in the forums have done. I hope this helps others like me.
[Vibrant Android Development] AustinKnight45:
this happen to me, open odin an keep the usb plugged in and get your phone back in download mode and then start odin again thats what i did and it worked.
[Vibrant Android Development] c1liu:
took a few tries to get the phone to take it on odin but works, took me back to took me back from JE8 to JFD perfectly :)
[Vibrant Android Development] dirkyboy:
No it does not affect your boot screens.
[Vibrant Android Development] flashfox:
Odd as I am getting great speeds with the stock ROM which came with the phone.
[Vibrant Android Development] fit333:
Ok update

Success everything went as it should,

Just had to pull the battery a couple times a retry. FYI, it dosent take more than 1 or 2 minutes to start.

That dev(s) me and my phone are saved :)
[Vibrant Android Development] mafaesto:
Just to clear this up AndroidZ28, this is not STOCK, this is the SHIPPING ROM for Vibrant. You're confusing everyone, stock and shipping rom are two different things, stock would mean that its just the basic 2.1 Eclair (Like Nexus One). Not trying to be a jerk but there is confusion so please don't be so rude about it.

tl;dr This is the SHIPPING ROM for Samsung Vibrant, not STOCK 2.1 Eclair.
[Vibrant Android Development] robavila721:
Not trying to be a jerk back, but actually it is stock 2.1 "VIBRANT" you can not get a vibrant with what you call stock 2.1, You obviously have no idea what stock even means.
[Vibrant Android Development] designerfx:
Phrases be damned but cyanogenmod essentially will need stock as the previous poster indicated.
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
Stock rom and aosp rom are 2 different things...

Stock rom is different per phone...

Aosp rom is just basic android...
[Vibrant Android Development] setzer715:
Exactly. First thing that popped in my head when I saw this title was that I could flash back to stock if I tried out another ROM.

Stock is always shipping ROM. For example, stock on the MT3GS would be Sense UI.
[Vibrant Android Development] dashed:
As others have posted... my vibrant is much faster after flashing this rom. I dont know why, I wiped the vibrant the day I got it before I signed in, then got sick of the lag and wiped again. None of it compares to this, I dont miss my nexus as much anymore. Also, my data connection is better. Before, when I opened anything that needed data, it would pause and wouldnt start pulling data for about 5 seconds. Now it is instantly like it should be.
[Vibrant Android Development] mafaesto:
I do know what stock means, I never insinuated that Vibrant came with aosp 2.1. I just used Nexus One as an example of what some would consider STOCK Android. REGARDLESS, people are still confused, not everyone knows what aosp means. Again, not trying to start an arguement, just clarifying what I was saying in my prior post.

Anyways, thanks for the results, I was just trying to help. I think I'll attempt flashing to my vibrant. I was a little iffy about trying it. :D
[Vibrant Android Development] rmind01:
Finally some people see what I'm talking about
[Vibrant Android Development] WingCero:
Is there video of this on any site? youtube, vimeo etc? I need to see this to believe it. I'm preparing to drop some cash towards the Vibrant, but not if i have to suffer through Touchjizz. And I don't want an alt launcher neither.
[Vibrant Android Development] techspy:
Has anyone seen any better gps performance after using this?

Ok, I still need a little clarification (all my experience has been with Windows Mobile phones up till now)

I understand this will set the phone back like it was out of the box, but I saw where someone mentioned that it didn't partition the sdcard area and files were still there after flashing. Maybe some of the confusion I have comes from the fact that I have already hard reset the phone via factory data reset and was expecting it to be like a Windows Mobile phone where EVERYTHING was erased and the phone put back to the stock shipping state. After doing the factory reset, I noticed there were still residual folders etc on the phone from previous programs.

So, to keep from clouding the issues and taking up too much time from you guys,

1. Does doing this erase EVERYTHING on the phones memory and "reinstall" everything to the way the Vibrant came out of the box? Maybe it does but just leaves the SD card area as is and only formats the "working" area of the memory?

2. If 1 is true, then it would be "unrooted" even if it was rooted prior?

3. Just out of curiosity, is there a big fundamental difference between creating custom WM roms and custom roms for Android? Seems that once the stock roms for WM devices are found, it doesn't take long for cookers to get out better, custom roms, or even the rom stripped down without all the bloat. Just wondering why the development seems a little slower with Android (at least this device).

Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] pyun:
The rom found in the op indeed does not erase the sd card contents, neither internal nor external. The same can be said about any other rom that you can download for android. A stock android phone is normally seperated into 2 different data areas, in our case its 3 different areas.

The NAND is where the OS and the applications for the OS are stored. This is what's rewritten when you flash a rom stock or otherwise. It will effectively erase anything like superuser, dev tools, what have you.

The internal SD card is hard wired into the main board of the phone but is a seperate file system from the NAND. On this phone specifically the application's data are stored here instead of the NAND, might be just some applications, correct me if i'm wrong. This is why we have application lag, because the internal SD has a slower read/write time than the NAND. When a rom is flashed, it doesn't erase anything on the SD card.

The external SD is removable and no system or application data files are stored on here, nothing gets erased or rewritten when a rom is flashed.

This just applies to a stock phone, some kernals have ext partitions, etc. that can reside on the SD cards, so the rules change. This is also very simplified, so forgive me if i've forgot to mention some things.
[Vibrant Android Development] techspy:
Thanks for the info.

Here is what I understand...correct me if I am wrong.

So this process will erase the NAND and put the stock "OS" files back on it. The applications that are on the SD card (internal SD card) stays the same as does the external SD card. Being that the internal SD card only holds application files and no OS files, it doesn't matter that it is not erased. We can go ahead and remove whatever apps/files we want from the internal SD card (with root access etc) after this rom install.

So basically, any "bad" or misbehaving applications will be irreverent once this process is done because any residual files left on the SD card do not effect the OS. So unless you have actually made a change to the OS, like rooted, tried a different country rom etc, there should be no gain in running this process. Basically applications on Android (and linux) don't integrate into the OS like windows so they don't screw up the OS regardless how many applications you install-uninstall.

Is this correct?

I have little Linux experience so it is taking awhile to get out of the Windows mindset here.
[Vibrant Android Development] Bigshow281:
This rom worked wonders for me, my bandwidth actually doubled from what it was before. Also I didn't have to apply the GPS fix, it worked right after loading up this image and also runs a little faster.
[Vibrant Android Development] WingCero:
A cell phone picture or video of this would make a lot of folks happy. Please please!
[Vibrant Android Development] razorjaw:
how can I tell if I'm running the "bad" radio?

my signal bars seem quite low most of the time in places where my G1 would have gret signal...

thx
[Vibrant Android Development] mafaesto:
Pics videos of what in particular? If you want you can PM me I'll try to help you out.
[Vibrant Android Development] techspy:
Something I installed today was causing major stability issues and uninstalling didn't help. I did a hard reset and now it gets stuck with error messages at boot "Sorry! the application Device managment (process.comwssyncmldm) has stopped unexpectedly" etc. It keeps popping up after I click force close and I cant access settings to set debugging mode to flash this rom. ADB says device not found. Any ideas?

EDIT:, Well, I am in download mode but having an issue getting odin to communicate. Am I supposed to have Samsung USB composite device in control manager or a serial port?

Edit Edit;

I got it and it is restored. Instead of using adb, I held both volume buttons down, pressed power, when the screen went dark, released the power button and held the volume buttons. Got me into download mode but still didn't show up in odin. Unplugging and replugging the usb fixed that.

It's nice being able to play around knowing that you can get back to stock!

Thanks for the thread
[Vibrant Android Development] jrwingate6:
After applying this ROM do I have to re-root or will my Vibrant stay rooted?
[Vibrant Android Development] techspy:
Yes you will have to re-root
[Vibrant Android Development] Legaleye3000:
What's the difference between this rom and this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=743769&page=8
[Vibrant Android Development] b0ricuaguerrero:
its like we have to spoon feed everyone here. a little reading would of told you everything

*Change Log*

~ Bloatware Removed

~ Adb push / Pull working ( Needs fixed on a few Folders )

~ Market Now show Download ( Not TMobile )

~ ADB Debugging Turned on by Default

~ Aurora LWP added

~ Magic Smoke LWP Added

~ Updated Maps

~ Updated Market

~ Busybox with working symlinks

~ Root

~ Launcher IPhone Look Removed
[Vibrant Android Development] Legaleye3000:
The other rom says bloatware removed....
[Vibrant Android Development] Legaleye3000:
That's what the other ROM says on the first page, but this ROM's thread doesn't have any specifics like the other one. That's why I'm asking... If you're gonna be sarcastic, at least give specific and useful information.
[Vibrant Android Development] rsfaze:
so I've been playing with this for the past 30 minutes with no success.

I'm in download mode.. Android shovel.. "downloading..."

Phone shows up fine in Odin, tried first per instructions with "re-partition" checked along with auto reboot and reset time.

Click start.. It gets to Do not turn off target but i never see a progress bar on the phone.

Pulled the battery came back to download mode, tried without checking re-partition but still a no go.

I Have loaded the PIT and TAR files untouched..

any suggestions? thanks

edit...

I think I found my error, I downloaded a .rar file that had Odin the pit and a tar file in it, however the tar file is 283 MB and the true stock one I'm downloading from Sammys site now is only 164MB.
[Vibrant Android Development] tekmoe:
Well this sucks. After a bunch of trouble with Odin, I was finally able to flash my Vibrant with the ROM in this thread. Now my speeds are terrible. I'm only getting about .2mbps down and .1mbps up. Latency is almost 3 seconds. WTF happened? Should I try and reflash again? Prior to the flash, I was getting anywhere from 2mbps down to 5mbps down and around .6 mbps up
[Vibrant Android Development] :
Thank you very much for putting this together, it helped me out a lot!
[Vibrant Android Development] rsfaze:
anyone running Vista/Windows 7 make sure to run Odin as admin. I couldn't get far until I did this.
[Vibrant Android Development] rsfaze:
when I select repartition it seems to stick, I've got the original flashing now by NOT checking repartition option.

Not sure if this has been an issue anyone else or not.
[Vibrant Android Development] advil0:
Is anyone elses stuck at "<ID:0/006> cache.rfs"? Mine has been there for a while, the Downloading screen is still on my phone, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything.
[Vibrant Android Development] terminatorxman:
Im stuck on the same thing!

ID:0/012 Cache RFS

Any help?
[Vibrant Android Development] mygti02:
well ODIN was stuck at cache.rfs for 20 mins, then my phone restarted and now its at a black screen with a little cell phone and a computer, in between them is an !. I cant get the phone back into download mode or anything, WTF just happened? Anyone know?
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
Just pull the battery, remove simcard and sdcard... plug it back up and try again...
[Vibrant Android Development] mygti02:
nope same problem....it bricked, the phone wont do anything. Thankfully my friend is a manager for T-Mobile and is exchanging it for me in a couple hours. ill be back up and running soon :)
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
Sometimes odin can be a *****... worked twice for me.. third attempt left me with a phone that wont boot at all... i plug it in and the battery symbol wont even show, no recovery, no download mode, no vibrant screen... it happens...
[Vibrant Android Development] jkcheng122:
Having a problem not stated here:

Odin is stuck on <ID:0/004> File analysis..

I'm also not seeing a blue bar
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
Did you remove the sim and sdcard?
[Vibrant Android Development] jkcheng122:
I did, and I'm getting the exact same problem, phone and pc symbol with a ! in the middle.
[Vibrant Android Development] floepie:
Basic question here, sorry if this too obvious, but what is the difference between this firmware and the one posted back on July 24 here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734475

Is it simply that the previous download is a backup of someone's firmware, and this is a leak from Samsung?
[Vibrant Android Development] 007shinobi:
Hello, I would like to ask if people had reception that sparodically jumped from like 3 bars to 2 and even 0 with minute intervals? And if they did, did this firmware fix it? I contacted T-mobile and the lady thought it was the sim card o_O that was acting up.
[Vibrant Android Development] junkdruggler:
I noticed my signal fluctuating but my service wasnt any worse than before... my g1 gets better reception tho...
[Vibrant Android Development] 007shinobi:
My download speed feels slower as the signal fluctuates, so I was hoping to hear if anybody got it fixed after this before trying.

Edit: should I spend my time getting an exchange, or just wait for Froyo 2.2 update and hopefully I won't have it anymore?
[Vibrant Android Development] jkcheng122:
Anyway to salvage the phone once this happens?
[Vibrant Android Development] pinoiryder:
is this for PC user only? can you use this with mac?
[Vibrant Android Development] campy888:
yes. happened to me as well (trying the lag fix). You will need to get your phone to boot into download mode then you can reinstall the stock firmware with odin.
[Vibrant Android Development] mautai916:
For those that keep having the problem of ODIN freezing, or not moving past a certain point, just turn everything off and start again from scratch. My odin kept freezing, i had to keeping going into download mode and using ODIN for the past 20+ minutes!! It finally gave in!

So all it takes its just patience + determination!
[Vibrant Android Development] platez808:
not sure if this is common knowledge, but i thought i'd chime in. been trying out all the different roms and fixes so it's a given (hopefully not for long) that i've been messing with odin. i too dealt with odin freezing but i guess i figured out that the trick for it to work every time (without freezing up) would be to make sure that a fresh odin window is opened up before connecting the phone to the computer and booting into download mode. This is in contrast to putting the phone into download mode and then realizing you still have odin open from your last botched rom/kernel flash :p and having to close it and reopen a new odin.

so to break it down simply into steps:

1. open a fresh odin

2. connect phone to computer to with usb

3. boot into download mode (either volume button method or adb which i prefer)

4. proceed with rest of process

again, sorry if there are those that feel this might be a waste of space but i wish i came across this info instead of having to figure it out on my own
[Vibrant Android Development] machron1:
Worked for me

I can confirm my phone was totally screwed, just showing the computer - /!\ - phone thing. After much fiddling and trying this numerous times, it finally worked. Took me a few hours but now I'm back to T-Mobile stock firmware. My suggestion is to just keep at it. I almost gave up, but finally...success!

On a side note, I called Samsung and told on myself that I was fiddling with flashing my phone and screwed it up. They said they would be happy to re-flash it free of charge, even if my phone was out of warranty (so much for worrying about re-flashing VOIDING my warranty).

Just another data point for those who ended up with a worthless Euro 2.2 because they didn't do enough research, and want to get back to stock. Happy flashing and good luck.
[Vibrant Android Development] djkdawg:
is download mode and the recovery mode the same thing ?

never mind i got in download mode
[Vibrant Android Development] tpreludesh:
i know it has been clearly stated that this is the STOCK rom, but i was wondering if this contains the Avatar movie on it, i can back it up to my external sd card, but i kind of like having the avatar icon that works, any info would be greatly appreciated
[Vibrant Android Development] miglop:
Is this the real Stock Android 2.1 Eclair or the Stock Android 2.1 Eclair that the Vibrant has?
[Vibrant Android Development] floepie:
What's the difference between this and the one found here in the ODIN flash images?:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734475