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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javahaxxor:
Odin should always recognize the phone in download mode, shouldn't it ?

Maybe if you install the latest version of Kies you get all the drivers. (just thinking)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^^ there is a thread dedicated to those who partition in cwr (a terrible mistake). You should read the thread, but it basically states to flash eugene's froyo that doesn't brick, which is found on his site.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
When you open titanium, what does it say (root privileges, hyper shell,etc)? Busybox version?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drcrappants:
For backing up, what else in system DATA can be stored? I'd like my contacts, sms, and game data to stay
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
game data is stored when you backup the app.

my contacts are all stored into my google account so they sync. (no help here if you have them on your sim/sd). It may work, no experience.

I restore wifi and bookmarks only for system data,

I use SMS Backup+ for my text messages, auto syncs to your google account.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deryk.rodrigues:
oh k.....

sorry is this is already answered........

i have 1 question......

i own a galaxy s vibrant(T-mobile uk 2.1 upgradable) unlocked......

which kies does not recognise

if i flash this with a 2.2 custom rom.......

will it be locked again???.......

has ne1 tried this???.....

if already answered pls give me a link to the post.....

Thanks!!!.....

P.S: i m from Mumbai, India
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solera:
quick question

I wanted to make sure this root method would work for me before I tried. I have never flashed, odined or or done anything to my phone.

My firmware version is 2.1 update 1 and

My Build number is Eclair . UVKA2

I see that you need to be at JFD or JI6 for this to work properly. Do I need to oden to one of these or is it going to work with KA2?

Just want to make sure before I mess around with anything so I don't screw things up, this is my first time =)

Thanks alot!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^^ I do not follow unlocking phones, so someone else will need to assist with that. I know if you search this has been asked a lot though.

^ if you are on eclair, the update.zip should work with no issues at all. You can be rooted in just a few minutes!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solera:
Yes sir, I am on Eclair. Thank you very much! I just wanted to make sure before hand cause this is my first time rooting/flashing. I want to try to avoid Odin at this point, it scares me a bit.... lol.

Thanks a lot!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
ODIN seems difficult because it's new. To be honest though, it's about the easiest thing to do AND it almost makes it impossible to brick your phone, so you have to love it. Hopefully you never need to use it (you shouldnt NEED to), but if the time comes, you are going to laugh at how easy it is, honestly.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daijobu:
Thank you so much, really really helpful.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romwizard:
usa vibrant Tried everything to root w/ no luck

After almost 6 hours I've tried z4, one click "every version" and still cant get my vibrant to root. I had root with eclair and updated about a month ago to froyo via keys ( horrible update ) and can not seem to get this paperweight rooted. On top of that my kies updated tonight and now claims my device is not compatible with 2.0. I just want to root the phone to get rid of the bloat that reappeared with the update and perhaps eventually flash a rom that has full funtionality and speed ( If I can locate one). I'm new to xda and am not familar with odin and the like but am reading up on all I can find. Hopefully I can live up to my username but as of now just call me noob. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boeb0601:
Help please

Ok so i am noob at this aswell and looking for help.

i originally recived the vibrant as a gift this past fall and it came rooted. when an update was sent to me later that fall i had a friend help with it so it didnt brick. I knew that just updating would not be good for the phone. anyways i just got another update sent to be from tmobile but my buddy who helped me has since graduated and have lost contact. i am wondering what exactly do i have to do in order to keep my phone in working order. I know the phone is running on bionix and custom kernal but not much more details then that. From settings in the phone i get the current info:

firmware version:

2.1 Update1

Baseband Version

T959UvJI6

Kernal Version

2.6.29

Build number

Eclair.UVJI6

This is the info that i have gathered and am really lost any help would greatly be appreciated.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
ODIN to JFD, root, flash rom.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solera:
great!

I followed your guide line for line and got everything going without any problem at all. I have Bionix-v resting right now... can't wait to play with it.

Thanks a lot for the guide. I guess it wasn't that hard after all but this really made me more comfortable!

To anyone else rooting/flashing for the first time, follow the guide step by step and it's easy as pie =)

Thanks again!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Awesome, very happy to hear you are up and running. I have not tried the latest Bionix, but once you are ready to try a new rom, give Trigger a try. Be sure to read up on backing up/restoring properly (also in the guide).
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solera:
Switching roms

Hey, I'm not sure if you can help with this but thought I'd ask...

if I wanted to switch from bionix-v to bionix-v tw can I just flash the rom right over without doing anything? I'm not sure if I should disable voodoo or if I'm supposed to go back to stock...

If you have any idea I would appreciate it!

Thanks again in advance!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
In my opinion, its not worth it, but you can:

download and move to sdcard

backup (nandroid and titanium backup)

reboot into CWR

(Not necessary steps, but may help: factory wipe, wipe data, wipe dalvik cache)

flash rom

wipe data and dalvik again (not a factory wipe)

reboot

wait.....

reboot.....

restore apps.....

reboot.

that is the untra-safe way in my opinion. Beats using ODIN to get back to stock.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solera:
Awesome, would this be the same procedure I would use to go to trigget as well? And just wondering, with trigger are you stuck to launcher pro? I'm not a huge fan of it.

Once again.... Thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
yes, and you can use any launcher. The video in his thread is me using adw ex.

those steps are a lot, but doing it really should help moving rom to rom
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drcrappants:
how do you back up contacts to gmail? i have syncs turned on, contacts imported from sim card, but i check my gmail and theres no contacts!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
I'll admit I am not up to par with that question. When I moved to T-Mobile, I started fresh and the only contacts I had on my G1 were from Google. When I wanted to add people, I either did it via my google account, or on gmail via pc.

There has to be a more automated way, but depending on the volume, you could always just add them using gmail/pc.

Then again, if you have a lot... hopefully somone will post a better method. Cant you import/export? If so, seems like you could upload them to your google account. There may even be an app for it (though I wouldnt want an app reading all my contacts).
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hida0901:
this thread has helped me out a lot; i followed instructinos in the first post to root, titanium backup, nandroid backup, then flash bionix-v. then i went to bionix-v 1.2 non wiping, which was fantastic, as all my data was saved. then, when 1.3 came out yesterday, i decided to move to 1.3. however, i forgot to do a titanium backup of my apps (quite a few new ones) and data before moving to 1.3. i had been wondering if i could just restore my nandroid backup (which i HAD remembered to do) but i was unable to find anything about what exactly happens when a nandroid backup/restore takes place. finally i googled it and it seems that the phone is returned exactly to how it was at the time of the backup. is that right? and i shouldnt have any problems doing that since both roms are 2.2, right?

cliffs:

what happens if i restore my nandroid backup because i forgot to titanium backup my apps and data?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
You could backup (nandroid)

Restore (yes, just a restore of your system from before)

Check your apps (data should be there)

Use titanium backup

Cwr, wipe

Flash rom

After you are up and running, restore.

I've got TB on a schedule so I never need to worry about it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hida0901:
Ok. Thanks a lot you have helped me a lot with this thread. I wouldn't worry too much about lack of questions,concerns etc at this point in the thread, its all pretty clear and easy to follow so really the only thing is if you screw it up how to fix:-)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdcooper:
Add section on wiping and reconditioning battery, maybe please
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
will do. I can improve it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Made some updates, but I have a LOT more work to do... will continue to improve the guide soon.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faith5x5:
With Master moving to a Nexus S, I assume updates to the vibrant version of Axura have come to an end.

My battery life with the newest version is not quite what it used to be in previous versions - is there any problem associated with flashing a previous version? Going "backwards" in other words?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Master started he would continue work on Axura.

That said, try Trigger. I love both, but I've been on Twitter for a month +. This is the longest I've stayed on one rom.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faith5x5:
Cool - do you have a link?

This would be my first non Axura flash - can I get by with a clean flash (wipe cache, etc.) or should I flash back to stock with Odin?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Here you go, the latest Trigger (Final unless he finds something minor to update):

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10751462&postcount=1

Any Q's, just let me know. It's an amazing ROM.

Follow his install guide, no need to use ODIN to get back to stock. Be sure and backup your apps with Titanium Backup and your wifi passwords/bookmarks (the only system apps I backup/restore). Before you start wiping using his install method, be sure and do a nandroid backup in CWR also.

You are going to love it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faith5x5:
Great, I'll give it a shot -

I went to the link but didn't see any explicit install directions. Are they someplace else?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Odd, he must have removed them. Do this for your install:

In CWR, Factory Wipe, Wipe Data, Wipe Dalvik Cache in the advanced menu

Go to “install zip from sd card”, select zip from sd... choose your ROM and flash it.

After flashing choose to wipe data and dalvik cache (do NOT factory wipe again)

Reboot phone
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faith5x5:
flashed it last night and so far, you are right - I am really digging trigger. Really quick and looks great. Thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Nice, if you want to make it that much better, try soniques kernel in the development section.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moinsheriff:
unable to go into CWR

hi . I have a Vibrant.. it was initially 2.1 .. and then i rooted , installed cwr and flashed Nero ROM android 2.2.. everything was fine.. and now im trying to sell the phone.. but apparently i cannot factory reset the phone through settings . so i guess i have to do it through CWR.. but im not able to get to cwr.. i always end up on android recovery.. i have tried all the steps available.. and i dont wanna risk flashing it to stock using ODIN, because i have heard mixed reviews there too.. so how can i get into clockwork recovery so that i can wipe the phone and just have the phone with nero rom and no data.. like gmail or anythin
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Honestly, If I were selling, I would go to Settings > SD Card and PHone storage and format both the internal and external memory cards. (after moving files to my pc as a backup of course).

then, power off and pull the battery (place it back in).

Open the latest ODIN (in the noob guide), plug USB into PC (not phone)

download the stock JFD (can be found in the development section bible)

put phone into download mode

connect USB to phone, ODIN will show a yellow box (ie COM 3, or something similar).

in ODIN, click the buttons and select the stock JFD files

press start...

5 minutes later and after it automatically reboots you are going to have a stock JFD phone with both internal and external cards wiped clean. ODIN is about the easiest thing you can do, assuming you have a windows pc... do not stress it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faith5x5:
Do you flash kernels that same way you flash roms (through CWR) or do you use metamorph or some other method?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Like a rom. Latest Trigger includes OverStock already.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faith5x5:
Anything in particular I have to do to prep the phone for flashing trigger with Overstock or just have at it like a regular flash?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faith5x5:
Just flashed 272 Overstock and waiting my 10 min or so before I reboot - However, I did not get my cool new animation upon bootup - just the old "Trigger" - Any ideas?

EDIT - I think I just got a bad flash. I'm starting over
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
You good? 2.7.2 is a BEAST!! I did a fresh install (normally do not) but holy $hit.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faith5x5:
Yep, I'm good - when I downloaded the zip file, it only partially transfered to my sd card, so I ended up flashing an incomplete rom. Rebooted into recovery, restored my backup then started all over again. Not enough "o"s in smooth to describe Trigger.

I did the install you told me about - wipe data/factory reset/wipe dalvik. then flash and then wipe data/dalvik/and fix permissions.

Is that what you mean by fresh install?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^ That is a very good install method. What I meant though, I formatted both internal/external and ODIN'd to stock... then flashed Trigger. I have not done a "fresh" install since WAY back when.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AEguyNYC5:
Flashing Dilemma

Hello,

Thank you for the guide. This is my first time attempting the flashing of a rom on my Samsung Vibrant. After giving up on the GPS fixes, I decided to flash in order to be able to use the FFC. I really like the look of Sweet Honey.

-I followed instructions on various threads including the first post here

-I rooted with SuperOneClick with psneuter (which only seems to have read access, this might be the problem?) my file doesn't have the rageagainstthecage exploit files

*****I turned off my anti-virus and was able to use rageagainstthecage, which was being deleted by my anti-virus software, but same result as below*****

:confused:

-I used Titanium Backup

-I used ROM Manager with Clockwork Recovery, backed up rom & deleted data

-I had error - "Failed to verify whole file signature" - I got past that using the 3e recovery script suggested on another thread

-It no longer gives me that signature error but it just keeps flashing back to stock

-I deleted & re-downloaded the honey zip several times, even as I type this I am downloading again just in case. I also tried to flash Trigger to test that that Honey zip file was not the problem

-I have tried both methods of flashing - CW & the 3 button combo

-I took pictures of all screens and recorded a video (it's sideways though :rolleyes: )

-The first picture is the menu, then the second picture is from the video because it goes so fast I could not take a picture I tried many times, but it stays in that "loop" - press reinstall, goes to second picture screen then back to menu, luckily if I press reboot it starts up normal stock rom, but for once I would like to see the HONEY :D

Even though I have this dilemma I consider myself very fortunate that at least the phone still works perfectly (except the defective GPS).

Any idea as to why the phone is not flashing the custom rom? :confused:

Thanks in advance :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Did you flash cwr via rom manager? Then reinstall packages from stock recovery? It looks like you were trying to flash the rom from the stock recovery...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AEguyNYC5:
Yes That is exactly what I have been doing. I attempted to follow the instructions in the Honey ROM thread and this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=925400 except the remove bloatware. I did not remove the AmazonMP3 or Slacker.

What is your suggestion? Sounds like I am not supposed to click "reinstall" only "reboot"? :confused:

By the way I will be sure to "thank" button those that help me. I am allowed 5 thanks per day. I have maxed out several times that is how I know the limit. :D
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Is your end destination a custom rom? If so, screw all that... just use the ALT METHOD in the noob guide... that is froyo, root, cwr all via ODIN (Very easy), then download rom manager, flash cwr, reinstall packages (twice if needed), flash custom froyo rom, be happy.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AEguyNYC5:
:D

Thanks. I will give it a shot tomorrow. If I don't get it right on the first try I will re-attempt on Friday. I think I have been doing all of this to procrastinate studying for a group interview I have on Thursday. :eek:

Either way there will be some closure. I will post update or ask more for more advice. Thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javahaxxor:
I'm reading "3e recovery" above, you might want to read this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=909213&goto=newpost
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
yeah, there is the modified 3E recovery... I am just anti-rage against the cage. All the apps pulled from google were using it as an exploit, av software hates it... besides, just ODIN to stock froyo + root + recovery is way easier anyway.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AEguyNYC5:
Thanks. I will try both and pray that something works successfully. :p
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AEguyNYC5:
Yes you are correct. I slowly figured out I had to turn off my anti-virus to use it, which is not a good thing. Ok so I will unroot and root with psneuter to be safe. Hmm well I will attempt all methods suggested to me that seem like they might work so thank you.

:o
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abu-7abash:
NOOB ALERT

Flashing my Vibrant with a custom rom won't wipe out all the data on my internal storage, as in vids and pics saved there. Right?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abu-7abash:
Okay, so whenever I reboot to recovery and press re-install packages it tells me it failed to do so for some reason after two seconds and the font stays purple. Any suggestions guys? Should I proceed to install the ROM? Is this normal? Please answer I have to finish this tonight, I've no other time.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZombiiBite:
So this is probably a dumb question but, do I need to re-root after I ODIN back to stock?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abu-7abash:
Apparently no one ever checks or help in this thread.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
O my... I was not here at your beckoning call. Please excuse me Master.

You just want to know if it wipes your videos/pics? No.. it doesn't. Be safe and make a backup anyway.

regarding the stock recovery, maybe you could tell me which you have, 2e, 3e, modified 3e? Are you on stock 2.2 from mini kies? If so, you need to the modified 3e... which is in the guide.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
are you using stock ODIN or the Alt Method in the guide? If the latter, it has root... if stock ODIN, I think you are still okay if the update.zip is still on your internal.. but it won't hurt it to flash that update.zip again. Afterwards just open the app "terminal" and type "su" (no qoutes)... or just try and use an app that request root permissions.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
if you post here, don't expect an immediate answer. If you are in dire need, post in the q&a section. I am not obligated to check this thread every 4 hours.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abu-7abash:
I was addresing the member who asked after me, so he would ask in the Q&A section in order to get his answer faster. Was meant to help not to disrespect you, Master.

Yes, Im on stock 2.2 mini kies. SO I'll proceed to check the guide.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abu-7abash:
Touche. You should have that in your first post :P
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Since you are on the mini kies stock froyo, I am NOT a fan of the root guide... I would suggest using the ALT METHOD in the guide.

Once you have done that you will have stock froyo (a leaked version), root and a recovery... all you would need to do at that point is download your rom, move to sdcard/ and flash it like you would any rom (also in the guide).

I think that is a lot easier, but you can try the other method if you prefer.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
I edited my post to say an "immediate" answer... I don't think that needs to be in the OP, it should just be understood that I am not on here 24/7.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abu-7abash:
Cheers. I re-read your guide and it turned out that I missed the part regarding froyo where you're talking about the 3e recovery. Clicked on the link and all is done now. All I have to do is install the Rom, and I think Im gonna go with Trigger now since it's said to be better battery efficient.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abu-7abash:
One would expect other members to pop in and help here not only you but it seems others keep their eyes on the Q&A section.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Nice, glad you are up and running... also very much agree with this.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solera:
First of all, you are the best for all the help you provide for us noobs! Thanks in advance!

I think I am ready to give trigger a try but I wanted to ask a couple stupid questions first just to rest myself assured.

Should I disable voodoo before flashing trigger? I'm coming form Bionix 1.3.1. I don't think I have to but I wanted to make sure.

The other thing I as wondering was if there are any issues I should know of after flashing... I had lots of problems with my mms's on bionix. It wasn't horrible but it didn't always work =(.

thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Just be sure to backup everything per the guide, install per the guide, and restore per the guide (no red system apps especially).

You do not need to disable voodoo... you would only need to if the rom you are going to does not have it enabled by default.

Trigger is rock solid. If you are having MMS issues, it may be the format of the phone numbers.. the first post for Trigger mentions this. Worst case, you could take a mms.apk from another rom and place it in system/apps then reboot.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solera:
Great, this was exactly what I was gonna do. The info about voodoo was new to me though. I'm gonna go give this a try as soon as I get home and charge to 100... In the meantime I'm gonna get my adw configured nicely :D

When I'm done and I make adw my default home replacement is it safe to remove launcher pro, since that's what it natively uses?

Oo, and I am gonna be using the 1.4 overstock version... I assume the procedure is the exact same thing, collect?