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[Vibrant General] DriftorX:
I just got the update this morning. I went ahead and updated on a rooted vibrant with no lag fix and all seems ok. It was stuck at the startup for a bit longer than normal but finnally got to the home screen and check that software version. Its just JI6. Phone seems to run a bit faster. I havent had the chance to check the GPS yet since im not outside. But all seems fine so far. Disappointed though that it wasnt froyo 2.2.

One other note. I guess they are doing select users. My wifes vibrant did not get a update message for updating nor could you go to the software update setting to get it either.
[Vibrant General] pfalden:
"Official" Update

Just wondering if anyone who has received this update, mostly unrooted - stock Rom type users, has rebooted their phone after this "update" to make sure it doesn't have the "Hardware Root Lock" that they just rolled out with the G2.

It seems to me that if they can do it for the G2, then there's probably a way to do it through an official update.

I would be leery of anything TM or Samsung rolls out, even Froyo, unless the Devs have customized it first.

Just saying...
[Vibrant General] J3ST3RM4A3:
Just checked - 'No firmware'. :(
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
try a reboot?
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
those that got the update should post where there from... What state what time recieved etc. to give a better Idea what part of the country is getting it at what time..
[Vibrant General] natecglenn:
Mine says "DM initialisation is not ready. Check network or SIM card." By the way samsung spelled initialization wrong in the phone not me lol! I have tried multiple wifi networks cause i get horrible signal in the house (3 level townhouse). Ill try when i go outside and get 3g
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
maybe put your phone in airplane mode and try wifi then? I dont know..
[Vibrant General] spookdogg:
JI6 OTA Update attempt f*d up phone

Have rooted, stock rom, ryanza OCLF, apmobile, rom mger, clockwork, JI2 GPS fix.

Received update firmware message this am (charlotte, nc) initiated on full battery. It rebooted and hung on Vibrant screen for an hour. I pulled battery and retried. Same. Rebooted into clockwork and tried nandroid restore.... 15 minutes of vibrant screen hang before i pulled battery again.

soooo. what now. I don't have odin or adb. is that my only way to recover? Should I try System wipe and factory reset in Clockwork first? Don't want to dig my hole deeper.....
[Vibrant General] joshthewaster:
Ah! That's what mine said. Checked back moments later and it was back to saying no firmware.
[Vibrant General] natecglenn:
Thanks! But no go, i get the same message. Guess i have to wait it out.
[Vibrant General] J3ST3RM4A3:
No dice. Guess I'll wait for the notification.
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
Id say try everything you can in clockwork first. IF that dont work must learn odin or adb...

Do you have a pc at all?
[Vibrant General] tissimo:
So have people received the update notification with a voodoo kernel?

Sent from my SGS Vibrant.
[Vibrant General] spookdogg:
Yeah have pc. Will try clockwork factory reset. will that erase my titanium and rom backups? if so I will try slogging through adb first.
[Vibrant General] mikea3000:
How can I tell what version i am on? When i go to the about menu, all it says is Eclair, nothing about J14 or J16, etc....
[Vibrant General] tweak89:
How about those of us that have flashed a ROM through ODIN? I'm running JI2 with no other modifications. I assume that if/when I get the update notice I can safely update??
[Vibrant General] adamboyd83:
Clockwork recovery wont mess it up I hope. Im running that as well. I havent done anything else besides the lockscreen cause Ive been waiting on this update.
[Vibrant General] denny_1986:
i'm not a t-mobile customer, would i still get the update?

Also, i flashed the leaked version of this update when it came out. Would i still get the update message (if the qs is true)
[Vibrant General] allthrottle:
I didn't see anything posted about this yet. Is media hub enabled with this update?

Sent from my Vibrant using the xda-app.
[Vibrant General] kgbkny:
Actually, "initialisation" is how it's spelled in the UK.
[Vibrant General] opiomorph:
Mine's rooted, with stock rom, the Ryanza OCLF, apmobile, rom manager, clockwork, JI2 GPS fix, a battery indicator mod, and a boot screen mod. Version says 2.1-update1. I got the update notification this morning (New Orleans, on a phone with date 8/18 on the sticker), but after reading the other person on here who had a similar setup to mine bricking their device, I haven't gone through with the update. If someone has a similar setup to ours, and you got the update to work, let me (us) know how.
[Vibrant General] spacecasespiff:
I think it's true I also go to the tmobile forums and people are saying that they are getting it. You know it's true if you start reading about it everywhere.
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
i have another rom on my phone. what do i do? odin back to stock? and will i get the update?
[Vibrant General] vaughnsphotoart:
I've got Eclair.uvji5, via the Kies update. Does anyone know if I will get the OTA?
[Vibrant General] joroboyvn:
Update?.. :)

Ok there's my question. I'm having baseband version T959UVJFD, Kernel 2.6.29, Eclair.. The only change I made to the phone is one-click-root, it has the original kernel and rom. Am I going to receive the update?
[Vibrant General] gunks:
Yes... You have to disable lag fix though
[Vibrant General] neomechanikos:
Got the update

Woke up this morning and I had the update. Los Alamos, NM. It stayed on the Galaxy S screen for a couple of minutes but then loaded up just fine. GPS is better (more accurate) and the magnetometer works now. I've notice a few more software features here and there. ECLAIR.UVJI6
[Vibrant General] henreeg:
From Galaxy S twitter

@DEKMinn The update is being distributed randomly, in no particular order, over the next several weeks. ^Kevo

yay.

:|
[Vibrant General] 1eyedjack:
No update here in central Alabama yet...
[Vibrant General] mikea3000:
Weeks??? You really think this will take weeks?
[Vibrant General] adamboyd83:
Raleigh/Durham NC still no update :(
[Vibrant General] huasamaya:
yes, as long as u still have the Kermel, if u have flash to rom, u need to go back to the stock rom.
[Vibrant General] GreggoryD502:
No update yet in louisville, ky!!
[Vibrant General] Digital_Warrior:
No update yet in Colorado Springs
[Vibrant General] drunkenmastera:
if i use this unlock vibrant on att, will I still get the update?
[Vibrant General] kboater:
EDIT: just saw there is a thread on this in the dev section, Ill ask in that thread as its probably a little more related

I asked this over in Q and A yesterday with no response:

I am rooted, AP mobile hotspot, and Jac's OC/UV kernel, but still running stock Rom. I'm assuming to get OTA I just need to flash back to a stock kernel???

I dont have abd or Odin (im on a mac), so Is there a stock kernel .zip that I can flash though clockwork recovery?

this is all I could find:

http://www.tabbal.net/files/Stock-Vibrant-Kernel.zip

Can someone tell me if this is the correct stock kernel that can be flashed though recovery, or if there is another?

Thanks
[Vibrant General] sjetexas:
no update yet in Houston, TX
[Vibrant General] natecglenn:
+1
[Vibrant General] Pig Vomit:
No update in So Cal yet.

Running stock, but rooted, with Clockwork and GPS fix (from JI5) installed. Anyone with a similar setup get the update yet? How did it go?

Anyone anticipate I'll have any problems?
[Vibrant General] drunkenmastera:
will it matter if its been use on ATT?
[Vibrant General] jayprime:
Will the update be available on tmob website?
[Vibrant General] quailallstar:
Same here with my phone. I'm rooted and have the AP mobile hotspot, Clockwork Reovery v2.5.0.4 and also I have Firmware 2.1 update 1, Baseband - T959UVJFD and Kernal 2.6.29.

Whats the best way to install the update from T-Mobile aside from OTA?

Thanks in advance!!!!
[Vibrant General] Mahditkd:
No update in Oklahoma City :mad:
[Vibrant General] Emama:
No update from Boston
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
no update here in Portland Oregon... :(
[Vibrant General] kboater:
EDIT: ttabbal confirmed (in the dev section thread) that the link is the correct stock kernel for us to flash :) If you do it before me, let me know if it goes smoothly

i have asked it here and in the JI6 thread in the development section. I cant seem to get confirmation on if the link i provided is the correct stock kernel that can be flashed though clockwork.

If so, I think we can just flash it and be able to receive OTA when it comes. but like i said, I dont want to flash the kernel in that link until someone, who knows more then me, can confirm that it is the right kernel....

If you get an answer before me, please let me know or shoot me a pm, since we have the same question
[Vibrant General] lewishollow:
Release notes?

Does anyone know where release notes for this update might be? I'm interested in seeing what Samsung has to say about what they addressed...
[Vibrant General] SE7EN-:
No update here in Virginia Beach, Virginia yet.
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
isnt 2.6.29 stock Kernal? If not ill flash that kernal if yall wont..
[Vibrant General] nelsonator1982:
detroit mi no update :mad:
[Vibrant General] quailallstar:
Wait if I have the stock Kernal 2.6.29 and AP mobile hotspot, Clockwork Reovery v2.5.0.4 and also I have Firmware 2.1 update 1, Baseband - T959UVJFD then my phone should receive the OTA from Tmobile?
[Vibrant General] kboater:
not sure,

that is what mine says under about phone. but i flashed Jac OC/UV and am using set CPU clocked to 1200 and under system info in set cpu for the Kernel it gives me the date which I think i flashed it....

I think it flashed correctly, stock kernel would not let me clock to 1200 right? and would give me an earlier date in set cpu for the kernel...i think?
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
i flashed JFD through Odin and thats my kernal version. yes you sound all stock you should recieve it when it gets to your region/area..

No stock kernal would not let you OC.
[Vibrant General] kboater:
so that is weird that under about phone it says kernel 2.6.29 when I have Jac's kernel installed....?
[Vibrant General] mainevent3405:
Nada in the A-T-L. :mad:
[Vibrant General] sano614:
Will I be able to receive this update OTA even though I have the leaked update from lies?
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
I dont know, Maybe stock isnt that then, but I dont see how I odined JFD and it would stay 2.6.29
[Vibrant General] mystycs:
Waiting I update in NYC
[Vibrant General] backslide311:
Also in COS and nothing yet!
[Vibrant General] hitman818:
Did anyone get an update from Los Angeles.
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
not sure, I would think so since its gonna check for a update, as long as your on stock kernal I dont see why not, meh what the hell do I know. Id like to think so is what im saying.
[Vibrant General] kboater:
im not sure either...

when i have access to my other computer (or someone can do it before me) i can flash the kernel from the link a few pages back (as we know its stock) and see what is says in "about phone"
[Vibrant General] Dammit2Hell:
Just opened Kies and it said there was an update available. I didn't have too much trouble updating to JI5 with it, so I will try this method and post back.
[Vibrant General] rhcp011235:
If anyone can get a packet capture of the JI6 update. and capture the XML File + File location.

And/OR the TMP zip file which is the firmware. So we can compare this to the leak.
[Vibrant General] biigreen:
Stock Kernel

If you read through the JAC kernel threads... he states that the kernel number shows up the with the same number under stock as with any of his. The About Phone info will only show the first few numbers of the kernel version.
[Vibrant General] opiomorph:
Got impatient, so decided to try a few things and log them here, so that others can see what I did and what happened.

Noticed that I had an update notification when I looked at my phone upon waking up this morning. I started with 2.1update1, rooted, RyanZA's OCLF, whatever update JI2 GPS.zip gave me, and a few other cosmetic mods (battery indicator, boot screen, etc). I started with Quadrant benchmark scores averaging in the 2200 range. I removed the lag fix (took about 8 min) and was then getting scores between 800 and 900. Then I Nandroid'd back to before I installed the GPS fix. Took about 15 min, and about halfway through I realized that that would put the lag fix back on the phone. Fantastic. Took the lag fix off again, confirmed that it was off, but didn't have the update notice in the notification bar anymore. Went to Settings -> Software Update, and I'm getting the No Firmware message we all know and love. Guess I missed out on the update?
[Vibrant General] AgentFour20:
Did you have the update notification before you started trying to get back to stock .
[Vibrant General] tjhart85:
To the people on AT&T: No, you won't get the update from Tmobile since Tmobile doesn't have you on their network to send it to.

Kies does NOT see a firmware update to JI6 FROM JI5 (which I previously downloaded from Kies). I'm going to nandroid back to stock & see if it works then. If it doesn't, I'll Odin back to stock & see where that takes me.

I really wish that XDA had a wiki post like some other forums I've seen that way all relevant information could be on the first page of this thread and updated as times goes on.

EDIT: Nandroid restore from my stock dump appears to either be taking forever or has frozen. I'm just gonna skip that part & go straight to Odin.

EDIT2:After Odin back to stock, Kies wouldn't recognize the phone at all. Not sure why.

I just went and grabbed the JI6 thats been on here for a few days & flashed that.
[Vibrant General] bimmerboii:
tried kies.. "PDA:JFD/PHONE:JFD/CSC:JFD This device's version cannot be updated"
[Vibrant General] opiomorph:
In a word: Yes.

Longer version: The only reason I even started trying this whole mess was because I had an update notification when I woke up this morning. I knew better than to try to apply it directly, though, so I came on here and read up to see who else had done what. As I suspected, someone else who didn't remove a lag fix bricked their phone. Not having the time to deal with fixing a bricked phone, I went about doing what I thought would be the right thing to do to keep from bricking my phone and still install the update. When I removed the lag fix the first time, the phone rebooted and I didn't have an update notification anymore. However, since I wasn't done with what I wanted to do anyway, I kept going. I still am getting a "No Firmware" message in Settings -> Software Update.
[Vibrant General] AgentFour20:
Opiomorph im sure the update will be on xda in a few hr or days anyway . I think I'll wait to see if the leaked JI6 is the same before I apply this and jack up my phone .
[Vibrant General] demize!:
NY.NY no UD. No dm initializing check card or sim.

Vibrant vibrating nicely now,Kthx!
[Vibrant General] opiomorph:
Yeah, I'm sure someone'll get the update.zip and stick it on here eventually, so I'm not too fussed. I don't use the GPS all that much anyway, and with RyanZA's OCLF my phone's more than zippy enough for my needs. I'm more upset that I got the opportunity to update this morning and I guess I messed that up, where there's a ton of other people who are clamoring for the update who still haven't gotten it. :(
[Vibrant General] mikea3000:
anyone in NY get the update?
[Vibrant General] jjones1983:
Don't think it's area related because I'm in OKC and got the update, but can't install it until I get off work and go through the hassle of flashing back to stock...
[Vibrant General] jamesey10:
no update in pasadena (los angeles) yet....
[Vibrant General] gaalaagaa:
New jersey. Not lucky yet.
[Vibrant General] khulsey:
does anyone know if the update fixes the accuracy of the signal and battery?
[Vibrant General] moyofalaye:
Update Houstone Texas

I got the update, but cant download it "says dm...... not ready"

I restarted my phone just now and, its gone now. It says no firmware
[Vibrant General] N8ter:
I had already posted in another thread that I got a brand new replacement Vibrant wiht a 9/22/2010 manufacture date and it was hardware locked as well.

It seems like Samsung is doing absolutely nothing to prevent these hardware locked phones from going on the market.

I do not believe the later batches are any different than the earlier batches...
[Vibrant General] Zylograth:
Has anyone with the JI5 firmware received an OTA notification?
[Vibrant General] lqaddict:
Has anyone with Superuser.apk updated their phones? Does it remove the superuser from the phone?
[Vibrant General] demo23019:
lol at this comment from tmobile

http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Samsu...brant-OTA-Update-Starting-10-7-10/td-p/496528

LOL its the 7th so what some of us it might take the whole month to get the update.

Why cant people just hit check for updates....ive never seen this feature actually work
[Vibrant General] opiomorph:
It actually did work for me earlier this morning when I originally got the notification. I selected "postpone" and then "One day" and a notification icon stayed up in my notification bar. I could still get to the same menu about the update through Phone Settings -> Software Update, but I wanted to remove my lag fix first as I read that that caused some other people problems. When I did so, though, the notification disappeared, and now Software Update just tells me No firmware like it always did.
[Vibrant General] huasamaya:
is it really true? or just a SHUT UP???

ok guys we need to put our heads together, pause, and think for a minute.... I been searching at least in 4 different Vibrant's forums, and so far nobody (from different area codes) has confirm yet about this update.

Is it really true that Tmobile had release this update, or they just said that so people will stop bugging them about this issues...???? ummm???? i'm in ATL and nothing over here, not even my friends who have this same phone.

how about you?? POST YOU STATE and let us Know if you got it.
[Vibrant General] CappyQ:
The hell are you talking about? Dozens of people are confirming that they've received it everywhere. Even on this very page of the topic.
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
WTF is a shut up?
[Vibrant General] gl1tchy:
no update yet

No update from Texas :mad:
[Vibrant General] huasamaya:
go back a few pages, and whoever said they got an update, they can't update.
[Vibrant General] huasamaya:
it means that Tmobile or samsung just want u to believe that they are releasing an update now, so u can stop taking trash about this phone or tmobile.
[Vibrant General] Zylograth:
he lost his notification because he rebooted while removing his lagfix, when he booted back up the notification was gone. but there are many who have successfully upgraded to the OTA update
[Vibrant General] huasamaya:
in that case i apologize, ATLANTA no update yet.
[Vibrant General] andy696:
Yes, T-mo and Samsung just said they were releasing an update with no intention of doing so, hoping that no-one noticed.

It has been released and you will get it just be patient.
[Vibrant General] Blah man:
No update in tampa fl

Sent from my vibrant using the XDA app
[Vibrant General] qtilt112:
They're releasing it in "staggered waves". if it was released to everyone at once, tmob servers would get overloaded. Everyone just be patient.
[Vibrant General] willsnews:
None in illinois as far as I know

The guy on the couch
[Vibrant General] kmfisher:
Even though people are posting where they are/are not getting the update, I highly doubt T-Mobile would make it regional. That would lead to a greater risk of overloading servers. Likely they are distributing the updates throughout the country based on some algorithm that prevents too much load on any of the network at one point.
[Vibrant General] malaise:
so i should take the ryanza lag fix off the phone before i get the update i am guessing?
[Vibrant General] Zylograth:
Yes, I have removed mine in anticipation of the update notification. Root should not matter
[Vibrant General] malaise:
@zylo

i am running the ALPHA1 version of the lag fix..should i be safe to just run the unlagfix me batch file, or do i need to remove anything else after that. it seems like ive seen posts where folders or something like that get left behind and cause problems?
[Vibrant General] jjones1983:
I'm half afraid to even f**k with this update after reading that it disappeared for some after undoing all their lag fixes/custom ROMs. Sounds like a lot of hassle if the only real benefit is the JI6 modem, which I can just flash Bionix 1.6 for that. shrug. :cool:
[Vibrant General] lewishollow:
Uh oh... after applying the update, my GPS is even worse than before! It took forever to see 3 satellites (outdoors, clear skies), and never got a lock!
[Vibrant General] backslide311:
It will take a lil longer after an update bro, no big deal.
[Vibrant General] lewishollow:
Interesting. Any estimate of how long? I just did about 3 minutes with no luck...
[Vibrant General] Zylograth:
you are talking about 2 diff lagfixes. the one you are talking about has to do with the voodoo lagfix using the unlagfix me batch file I believe I only used the one click lag fix and can only speak to that one
[Vibrant General] malaise:
to clarify, ive never used the voodoo lag fix. just the ryanzaext2lagfixalpha1. this is the first phone ive really messed with, so just trying to get some background before i decide what to do. anyone else that might have a helpful answer, please feel free. thanks.
[Vibrant General] gunks:
Yeah same here. Since it can come at aaaaaany moment! :rolleyes:
[Vibrant General] malaise:
ok i think i just bricked my phone. i was runing the unlagfixme batch file and started getting a call. it force closed my superuser, and now when i tried to reboot it doesnt get past the galaxy s screen then goes black. i didnt nandroid or whatever, is there any possible way to fix this?
[Vibrant General] tiebmbr:
No update in Philadelphia.
[Vibrant General] bchalk:
No froyo no care.

:| DIAF Samsung.

Hardware guys A+. Software guys, YOU'RE FIRED.
[Vibrant General] tjhart85:
You'll need to Odin back. You might need to go to Froyo that doesn't brick & then back down.

I'd suggest just going to the Bionix thread & following the directions for that fix & then instead of flashing stock, just flash JI6

You could just flash JI6 and see if it works.......if it doesn't, then do the froyo that doesn't brick, etc...
[Vibrant General] malaise:
i think im going to need more intensive help, seeing as that i have never used odin.

what "fix" are you talking about? i should probably take my story out of this thread and into q&a huh?
[Vibrant General] Emama:
I want my GPS fixed now.\/.
[Vibrant General] elgibby:
Does home screen matter?

Anyone know whether home screen needs to be stock to run the update? There was talk about this when the Kies update hit. I'm running LauncherPro, root and ryanlagfix, but stock ROM.

thx
[Vibrant General] willsnews:
Yeah I removed my lag fix as a precaution just in case cause I could talk t mobile into sending me a new vibrant I mean they sent me this one for free (no upgrade) either but who really feels like waiting a week or whatever for a new phone

The guy on the couch
[Vibrant General] iynfynity:
hi everyone, how can i get the update? and how am i going to install it? i'm running a stock vibrant. not rooted no roms because i don't know anything about that because i want the update that's coming from t-mobile. So i wouldn't have any problems right?
[Vibrant General] jonscapri:
Usually the updates are rolling from one major area to another after the cycle is done you can manually download the update.

I'm not sure if the GPS stake status app I'm the market would help with your gps issues but it could be worth a try.
[Vibrant General] Zylograth:
no problems for you, just wait till the phone tells you the update is available
[Vibrant General] iynfynity:
thank for the reply! i hope the phone gets smoother after the update.