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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burntrat:
Thanks man, that looks a lot simpler. Hopefully I don't screw that up.

---------- Post added at 01:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:18 PM ----------

Oh, and is there something I can do to permanently delete data on both sd cards? I do not want old data to be recovered later on.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iTz KeeFy:
You should be good to go, everything will be reset except your personal stuff, like music and pictures. If you back up your apps with titanium backup or something similar, make sure when you go to restore them to check "app only" NOT "app plus data". If you restore the data too then you will run into some force close issues most likely.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burntrat:
I was actually talking about the personal stuff. This phone will be handed down to someone. I'm paranoid so I just don't think manually deleting them off the sd card is enough.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iTz KeeFy:
You can check this out http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1816208
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Josh_:
help please...

I did everything in the tutorial and I bricked my phone when I ran ODIN

I checked the files with hashtab (as recommended)

Once I loaded the PIT and TAR file to ODIN it did show me two yellow boxes, one saying com9 and the other com5.

I pressed start and it gave me this:

<ID:0/009> Added!!

<ID:1/003> Added!!

<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..

<ID:1/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/009> File analysis..

<ID:1/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..

<ID:1/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/009> Initialzation..

<ID:0/009> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/009> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/009> cache.rfs

<ID:0/009> modem.bin

<ID:0/009> factoryfs.rfs

<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 2)

<ID:0/009> Removed!!

Then my phone screen showed a light green color and didn't do anything else. Now I can't even boot my phone into CWR.

Is there a way to recover this?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iTz KeeFy:
You shouldn't have two yellow com boxes, there should only be one...

Did you have something else plugged in too? Make sure only your phone is plugged in and try again, I'm assuming you can still get into download mode?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Josh_:
Can't get into download mode. the phone won't even show a power up screen. There is no power. Nothing is recognized when I plug the usb cable into the computer.

The only thing I can think of is I forgot to take out the external SD card before running ODIN. There was nothing else plugged into any of my USB ports.

It seems I have a very nice paper weight..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iTz KeeFy:
That's really weird man, there should have definitely been only one yellow com box. I have flashed with Odin successfully with my external sd still in the phone so I don't think that's the issue. It sounds like you hard bricked your phone unfortunately. You could look into getting a Jtag repair, www.mobiletechvideos.com is who I would recommend sending your phone to, very trusted source. You should first try and boot the phone into download mode and keep trying to see if Odin will recognize it. Your phone doesn't necessarily need to show download mode on the screen. Keep trying to boot into download mode like normal with Odin already open on your pc and see if Odin will recognize it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R4V4G3D_SKU11S:
Rooting Issue

I have been trying to root my Samsung Vibrant with SuperOneClick with no success.

I followed these directions: ww.makeuseof.com/tag/root-android-phone-superoneclick-2/

I'm on Windows 7, phone is running 2.3.6.

Updated the USB drivers, Installed and ran SDK, unmounted the SD Card, USB Debugging turned on, turned off antivirus on PC, rooted using SuperOneClick.

I attached a screenshot of SuperOneClick. It hangs at Rooting Device Step 7.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N00B_IN_N33D:
Your phone is running "2.3.6"? If that be the case, then you must have already rooted and flashed a custom Gingerbread ROM... The Samsung Vibrant (SGH-T959) has never received an official 2.3.6 update, and never will. If you're running a

custom

Gingerbread ROM, well, there's no need to root because you should already be rooted. However, I suspect that you don't own a Vibrant and mistook your phone with this device (although I could be wrong). What is the exact model number of your phone? Is it "SGH-T959", "SGH-T959v", or something else?

If it isn't a "SGH-T959", that could relate to why your having these issues...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R4V4G3D_SKU11S:
I have the SGH-T959W

The firmware version for the phone is showing 2.3.6. Build number is Gingerbread.wuqlb6.

I'm in Canada if that makes any difference. I am not rooted or running a custom ROM.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N00B_IN_N33D:
Aha, I thought so. You're phone is much more similar to the Galaxy S 4G (SGS-T959V), not the Vibrant. I suggest you head over to that forum (LINK). The people over there may be able to help you better.

However, your phone shouldn't be having these kinds of issues ... Perhaps you need to install the drivers meant for your device? Maybe your having this issue because you have Vibrant drivers installed. You can find the drivers meant for your phone here (LINK).
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R4V4G3D_SKU11S:
Oh great, thanks so much! I will head over there. :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alkaid14:
yeah i tried following the instruction but my phone soft bricked it.. well its my bad because the im trying to update my phone t959 stock 2.1 eclair to slim ICS.. and after reading agin the instructions i need to go cm7 or cm9..

well the instructions is bit confusing.. can I directly upgrade eclair to ICS? can anyone please lead me to thread that I can follow without going to another thread for instructions? they just mess up..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alkaid14:
forget my inquiries, I found out I cannot flash from eclair to JB.. this serves as reference for future flashers out their..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] te_quiero_forever_girl:
Im on stock 2.2. Can i jusy flash the update.zip to root or do i have to revert back to 2.1 ? Thanks in advance everyone
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N00B_IN_N33D:
Re: ★★★ NOOB GUIDE :: Root :: Odin :: Files :: Guides ★★★

No, there's no need to revert back to 2.1. You can flash the update.zip while still on 2.2.

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimmycrak:
Ok i have a samsung t959 vibrant and its on android 2.1 update1......i rooted it but i cant seem to install cwm on it. I downloaded your update.zip cwm and placed it on the root of my phone and then i booted into the stock recovery and clicked on "reinstall packages" but it wont flash it. It says "bad error cant open sd/update.zip"....can somebody help me out and tell me what am i doing wrong? Thanks for your help in advance!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N00B_IN_N33D:
What exactly is the error message being returned?

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimmycrak:
No it doesnt actually say bad error. Im sorry but at work now and the phone is not with me. But i remember it saying that error cant find the update.zip
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brianzdman:
Wow, this brings back fond memories of all the different ROMs i flashed. Excellent thread.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arielugose:
thanks

thanks to this guide very helpful
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperVee3:
I agree! Thanks.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Exactly. I tried 3 ROM's Thursday. Each time I flashed, all my apps, bookmarks, wifi was wiped. With titanium backup I just restore it all. I also backup my settings for launcher pro and restore them (using lp, not titanium).

I only make a backup in cwr just in case when I try a new rom something goes funky, or if I just love the setup... That way I can experiment, but know I have an awesome thing to go back to.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phrozenflame:
Cheers Bro! I think I'm getting hang of all of these things.

I still have some confusions, I hope you could answer them and perhaps incorporate them further into the guide.

1. Regarding Kernels. How do you flash a kernel? There are so many different versions going around for 2.1 and 2.2, I'm just confused :) what is actually happening.

2. What are the modems? For 2.1 we got like JFD, J15,J16 etc..How do I check which modem am I on? (Is it the baseband?) and where can we know what are the actual differences amongst them? And again, how are these flashed?

3. Should I even care about the above? I'm considering Axura for sake of example, it might incorporate all of the above and I need not worry about modems or kernels etc (obviously I must keep 2.1/2.2 compatibility issues in mind as written in your guide)

4. What is AOSP?

Many Thanks! You'll be the person responsible for me flashing my device and in_your_facing my scared android friends on there stock builds :D
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astrosfan94:
GPS issues

Hello, this is a great guide and it has worked for me so far. I do have an issue with GPS. It keeps blinking with a line across it and on maps, or anywhere, it does not get a position.

Any recommendations on fixing the GPS?

I also just noticed that if I try to update or download an app on the market place, the screen just keeps showing starting download, but nothing happens. I have rebooted but not fix for that either.

Thanks again and hope you are able to direct me to fixing these two issues.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mejorguille:
Thanks for the guide s15274n! Seems very straightforward to use.

Here's my situation:

My uncle has a vibrant but he is annoyed at how buggy the software is stock. I'm going to offer to root it for him, but I need the most stable software possible. If it was my phone, I would put the absolute latest froyo rom with all sorts of lagfixes and upgrades because I love showing off benchmarks. I will see him for the holidays and I will only have one chance to put something on his phone for him, so I need something reasonably fast and stable. I'd like for touchwiz to stay on it since he is already used to it, so can anybody recommend me a stable rom? I guess I'm looking for the SuperD of vibrant roms if any of you guys remember the G1 days.

So what's a good stable rom for a non-technical person?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^ I LOVED BEN'S ROMS!!!!

to be honest, ask before you leave.... so much changing, new leaks..... better is coming soon!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mejorguille:
Okay, I'll ask again in a few weeks. Thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecirtap00:
I only got my Vibrant a few hours ago...and now i'm rootin' and flashin' thanks to you. I will monitor things for the next few hours and reply back with any questions, panicking, or general freaking out if that's alright with you?! :-)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
You got it man....
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fubarr:
Thanks for the guide on how to root! It was helpful
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecirtap00:
Needless to say, in my haste to delete some things from my card (including a rom I decided I wouldn't need), I apparently deleted the update.zip file as well. Wouldn't you know it: instant download mode.

Your video/instructions got me back to stock. I guess for now my only advice is be wary of deleting (although I should know better. Been flashing a while, but new to Android lol).

Question: I flashed eugene373 stock 2.2 that included root. Do I still need to go back and add the update.zip file (for future things I guess)? Or not worry about it if that's the stock I rom i'm using...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phrozenflame:
Can you please advise regarding Post #62, thanks :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
1 - in the guide now

2 - in the guide now

3 - you are right, the roms will already do this, unless you want to try something on top of the rom...

4 - Android Open Source Project http://source.android.com/
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djmike007:
This briked my mobile.. please help

Help i have followed your instruction by word, yet this completely bricked my phone...

I have now only black screen with Samsung and Vibrant logo on it... thats it.. i cannot access the phone even via usb...

i can access the recovery mode, however i have only 4 options :

1. Reboot

2. reinstall package

3. clear user data

4. Delete cash

i have tried them all but nothing happen...

i also tried removing the battery for over 1 hour still didnt work...

Please help.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Explain what you did... a lot of people have used this guide and yours is the first saying there was a problem. Sorry, but it does not sound like you did exactly what the guide said.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbowma4:
Hello! I'm going through the list on the first page of this thread for the first time with my Vibrant, and am running into a problem. I'm at step 3. I have installed Rom manager, clicked "flash clockwork recovery", and then clicked reboot into recovery. It loads the purple text / stock recovery, and I click on reinstall packages.

According to the instructions, the phone should reboot back to clockwork recovery (which I'm assuming looks the same but with green text). My phone, however, is just restarting without doing anything, as far as I can tell.

I went back to rom manager, and tried the process again, and the text is still purple. When I click "Flash Clockworkmod recovery", it seems to only load for about 1 second. This process seems similar to rooting the phone, and I was wondering if I was supposed to delete the original update.zip I used to root it?

Any help would be appreciated, just ask if you need more info.

Thank you so much, and the guide is really good.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Odd, when you pressed to flash clockwork mod recovery, it should have prompted for root privelages, and then you would have had to select the Vibrant as your phone.... did this happen?

If so, at that point it would have had a popup saying it was successful and you would have to click OK.... did this happen?

You would leave the update.zip from rooting. I deleted that to test, and it needed the file for CWR to work (for me anyway).

You were at the stock recovery and when you click reinstall packages it SHOULD take you to CWR (green text and a lot more options). If it did not, did you try clicking reinstall packages twice before rebooting?

I've never seen it where someone could NOT get into CWR this way... lets start with the above basics and we can get it figured out though.

Worse case, see this thread... someone else recently had this issue. First I've heard of this issue.. must be related to the new update to Rom Manager (it was updated 12/15/10):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=875327

Glad the guide helped man.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
To follow up on my last post about the new issues with Rom Manager/CWR... please see this thread also:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734164&page=7

I will contact Koush and notify him of this issue. The link in the post above should allow you to workaround this temporary issue.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbowma4:
I followed the advise in the first link (replaced my update.zip with the one he linked to), rebooted into recovery, hit reinstall package (had to hit it twice), and everything went perfect.

When I had originally tried hitting "flash CWR" in rom manager, I did not get any prompts. In fact, I wasn't even sure it was working, save for the quick loading circle in the corner for about a second. I think it was when I hit reboot into recovery that I got a prompt about root access and clicked accept, but I don't think I got a prompt to select my phone.

Thanks again!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Awesome man. Koush (Rom Manager/CWR developer) is amazing. He is adding new features so this glitch will be temporary. Glad it all worked out.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indiemixer:
Thanks for this guide, it helped me finally gather up the courage to start messing with my phone. I flashedAxura 2.0.6, but now I see that 2.2 is already out. If I install 2.2 will I have to use Titanium Backup to restore all my apps and everything again?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jknox87:
un root?

I have successfully used this method to gain root on my vibrant but have done any custom roms. I'm currently still on stock build (eclair). Say I need to un root, in case something should happen to my phone and I need to send it to t mo. Is there a guide to un root?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^^

Yes :-)

^

I would use oclf in the matket. Easiest method.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indiemixer:
Would it be safe to backup and restore ALL system data this time around? Since it's the same rom?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tording99z28:
When you do the step that I posted below, what is that doing and do you need to do it all the time after you go back to stock?

11 - once rebooted, go to stock recovery and wipe data/cache (I made this bold below for emphasis since not in the video)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^^ being the same rom it is likely okay, but I would strongly encourage against it... not hard at all and leaves potential for failure, ya know.

^ It is needed EVERY time you use that method.. I also wipe before flashing roms even though most roms do that anyway..... wiping really can help alleviate problems going from one rom to another.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jknox87:
I downloaded and used this app from the market and "un rooted" my vibrant but I still have the super user app, set cpu and the oclf app on my phone and can't tell if my phone is back to normal or not. Should I still have access to these apps on my phone if I'm not rooted anymore? Pleeeeeaaaaase heellllppp!!!!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
go to settings > applications > manages applications and simply uninstall them.

to test you no longer have root first though, download terminal emulator or titanium backup to determine if you have root. Ti B/up will tell you... if you use terminal, just open the app and type "su" (no "'s) and if it returns a "#" you still have root.

Sounds like you are good though.... curious, why un-root?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jknox87:
Downloaded titanium backup and it says I'm still rooted. Super user app prompted as soon as I opened it and asked permission, I allowed and so fourth. Want to UN root because I have been having a problems with my menu, home, back and search keys. Any other ideas? Only thing I can think of is when I rooted I didn't make a backup recovery because I thought you only had to do that if switching roms. I stayed on stock build. Any other ideas? All the help is much appreciated
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Ohhhhhh.... this is what I would do and i promise you'll love your phone

Unmount and format both internal and external sd cards (AFTER moving copies to the pc)

My noob guide ALT METHOD will get you back to stock but retain root

Once your stock install cwr

Reboot into recovery backup

Download And flash Eugene Ginger Clone R2

Download and flash voodoo jl4 + voodoo kernel

Cwr backup
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jknox87:
The oclf ended up working and un rooting me, it just took two tries I guess. I really appreciate all your help and the excellent sticky. Might try the suggested rom you mentioned, just very intimidating for a noob like me. Thus the reason I only rooted and stayed on stock build for my first time doing anything like this on my phone
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
With everything you did rooting and unrooting you would be just fine I imagine. You know best though!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick1pilot:
lost my firmware

hey guys noob here "very" I was doing an update on kies and closed it in the middle now it says in the about phone section that I dont have a firmware I can get inthe phone via mass storage but no other way i.e kies or odin is there a way that I can copy and paste the firmware back in ??? T959 2.1 update1
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cowboy714:
Frustration ending Thank You!

Thank you so much for writing a complete step by step on flashing and for finally allowing me to enjoy this phone without the crashiness involved! I used NeroV3 to flash and I love the speed and stability of the phone. I will be back here to see how to do more things should the occasion arise. Again thank you!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kponti:
Is there a way you can add a how-to to push/flash an apk (that you cannot download from the market) from an existing rom

E.g. The Nero roms did not have the memo app from samsung stock on it (removed). The new Nero with TW (Nero v3) does have the app, I can pull the app from there on my computer, how do I push or flash that to my phone?

I know there are better apps out on the market, but I am used to memo and have saved and backedup a lot of stuff on it. If I can install the app, I can restore my data.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^^ thank you for the kind words!

^ Just take the .apk from nero v3 and move it to your phone... once on your phone you will want to move it to this folder *should appear like this once pasted*

You do not install it, just move it there and reboot.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funcrazy1:
This is not making sense... If I have my update.zip in my main storage the vibrant and not the sd card it flashes the update.zip fine but when I remove it and put on my sd card the root of it it won't find it?!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osugsxr:
md5 sum error!

keep trying to get back to stock, always end in boot loops and 4 home buttons lit up. This is because of a md5 sum error from rom manager I believe. Im using Odin and used the eugene method, gets me a rom and a usable network and all but I can download anything.

Can I just push another rom in the pda on Odin? Anything I can do in the eugene no brick build to put on sd card, ADB anything? Push recovery into sd card possibly or phone and try rebooting? Been on this for the past day or so, and biggest help was the eugene no brick rom update.

Would like to just be able to flash custom roms, and use whatever rom, I dont need to have stock.

HELP ME
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osugsxr:
solutions??
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tronogy:
Hey guys im new to rooting/modding. Im just wondering is there a way to return to stock without using Odin??? My pc doesnt recognize my phone in download mode, so is there another way to do it?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
There are flashable zip files like rom's. Check the dev section bible.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liquidreign:
Backup with rom manager won't go to SD Card

When I make a back up with rom manager it goes to my phone storage

and not my SD card and when I move it from the phone storage to my SD card

rom manager can't find it. Anyone have any ideas?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^ that's the way it's supposed to be.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liquidreign:
Thanks but I'm not sure what you mean. Am I supposed to transfer it to my SD card

or leave it on the phone?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carljr:
Just read your tutorial and followed it. Running Axura currently. This was my first time rooting/flashing a custom ROM. Thank you for making it quick and painless! I love my vibrant even more now!!!

Thank you again!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^^ what made you think to move it?

^ awesome man! Loved axura, you should try nero v3 (and consider voodoo when comfortable) when you are ready to try something new.