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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seatommyboy:
Totally Bricked Vibrant

I rooted and installed a custom rom with Odin. When it was complete the device shut down and never restarted. I tried to power it back up but got nothing. The phone doesnt respond to any of the buttons. I have read many posts and stickys about this problem and have tried them all with no luck, from trying to use a dongle to boot directly into download mode to removing the battery/sdcard/sim and plugging it in to my PC then inserting the battery and holding the up/down volume buttons at the same time. I am completely lost and have no idea what to do next. Can anyone out there please help me? Sorry for posting this here, but I do not have 10 posts yet so I cannot post it directly into the development section where it actually applies.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^ you would NOT post in the dev section, but you can create a thread in the Q&A.

Can you see ANYTHING on your phone? Can you get into download mode or recovery with button combos? When you plug your phone into a charger, anything?

Where did you see to flash a custom rom with ODIN? I'm sure you can, but I've never seen anyone on here talk about it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seatommyboy:
I don't remember where I got the links for the ROM from, but I don't think it was this sight. It was actually a test version of the new 2.3 coming out. Concerning the phone, I have absoloutely NOTHING. No response when I plug it into the charger. No response when I oush any combinations of the buttons. I even made a dongle with 301K ohms and tested it on my Captivate to verify that it works, which it does, but the phone is just dead. I have already checked the battery, through my Captivate, and it is still fully charged. The only thing I can think of is to obtain or build the hardware and/or software the builders use to load the phone after it has been manufactured.

I just found the site I went to for the update. I actually tried running a complete stock version of 2.2 to get rid of all the Tmo junk. I used Odin 3 v1.0, S1_ODIN_20100512.pit, i9000XXJP2 Firmware to install the update and I got the info from pathikshah"DOT"com.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hur8111:
Thank

Thank your for the instruction :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Glad that it helped man.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eozdalga:
Hey guys, sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place. I have a Samsung Epic and have it running great and my brother wanted me to set up his Vibrant. The instructions here are awesome! I just haven't found a good review or place to choose the best 2.2 ROM. Could someone point me in the right direction and tell me what ROM they would recommend?

Thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^I suggest Trigger. Its in the development section.

The guys who made that amazing ROM are going to have a new amazing rom coming, so you may want to make sure he knows how to download, move to internal, backup, wipe and flash.... and restore apps. He may want to try this new rom when it comes, but for now, I suggest trigger.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jedijos:
Thanks a lot! this guide helped me a lot, even when I bricked my phone this last week :D

Now I don't feel so noob anymore!

Thanks again! :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyle51:
is there a reason why i got boot loops on trigger after tryin to flash the ka7 modem, is it because its kb5 based ??

so i tried odin and it froze again :mad::mad: now im stuck at the 'phone ! computer' screen again and it wont connect :(

any ideas ??

edit: got download mode finally, lets hope odin doesnt freeze again

yay :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yukycg:
Background, was running Trigger 3.3 beta2, phone got stuck in boot logo after flashing battery mod, odin failed, and used hemidall and restored back to stock 2.1

After many hours, now I have the following:

Vibrant Stock 2.1

Phone is unlock by T-mobile (Using ATT SIM now)

Rooted

Installed Clockwork Mod

My question is how can I get to Trigger 3.3 Froyo?

Should I flash to offical 2.2? I try not to reroot again as I have many problem running superoneclick to root my phone.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyle51:
if your rooted on 2.1 then you can just flash it through recovery like normal from there

i think the battery mods on trigger at metamorphs and not flashables, unless thata just 3.2
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Yes, if you have CWR back up, sounds like you are a rooted JFD... just move the Trigger (maybe a good time to try Project V, and then add the trigger theme by the way) to your internal, reboot into CWR and flash.

The mods in the trigger addons folder are metamorphs, not to be flashed. That is assuming you are talking about them.. not certain what battery mod you are referencing.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] konigswagger:
Thanks! Very helpful!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theothman:
Please take a look at this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1154130&page=2
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Sent you a pm.

Your first mistake was making a novel while seeking help.

Sad, but true.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhumphries:
stock kernel for FROYO.UVKA6

im looking for the stock files for the build number above i cant seem to find them KA6 seems to be associated with eclair? help! im basically just trying to get to where i can get the 2e recovery but want to have a fresh install because i have rooted before and dont know if i have voodoo lag fix running and if i do i cant take it off
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Why not use jfd?

Ka6 can be found in development section.

Voodoo toggle is an app in the market that will tell you if voodoo is enabled.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinjo_jo:
Need help here, its more to do whether i should Flash it or not.Currently on Trigger do not have any useful data on phone

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1160719
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vibrant2011:
Great idea, I think most will appreciate something like this.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pv70:
Hi, Noob here...

I've looked at this thread and had a question regarding my situation with my Samsun Vibrant. I bought my phone off of ebay and I didn't know it was rooted. I don't mind it so much but the person who originally had it has their master account with Google on the phone. No matter what I do (hard boot, soft boot, master reset) I cannot get this person's Google account off of my phone. I had no luck with the seller and T-Mobile actually directed me to you guys. What I need to know is do I have to de-root (flash?) my phone in order to get rid of this person's Google account or is there another way? I don't mind keeping the phone rooted. And I'm learning about 'rooting' stuff as I go so I don't know awhole lot right now. Thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
If you are rooted,

just backup your apps (titanium backup)

download a rom (trigger?)

reboot into CWR and flash it.

It will wipe the phone. On first boot you can sign in and then restore all of your apps.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
tons of changes... Please let me know if everything looks okay, i tried to test it all.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda_sjacobs:
Help with alphabet soup

Thanks for providing all this information in one place. It has been very helpful in lowering my noob coefficient.

Can you update the “What are the OS differences/names” with all the versions mentioned in the Vibrant Bible? (Maybe just add links to the appropriate Android wiki pages instead of copying the section to save space and clutter. Maybe this really isn’t total noob stuff but I see these designations like JFD and KA6 thrown all over the place and sometimes I’m not sure if they are talking about ROMs, Kernels, Modems, or some other alphabet soup. This is even more confusing when reading about the newest 2.3.4 ROMs and discussions about things that don’t work and are difficult/impossible to fix like GPS without getting something from Samsung.

I apologize if you don’t think this is the right place for this type of information. If this kind of thing is cleared up somewhere else you know of maybe you could just include links for us to continue to push through our noobness.

thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^ I always welcome feedback... I'll go back and take a look. The main reason I left things a bit vague is because I don't want things to seem overwhelming. I want it to be basic enough people know what they are doing and feel comfortable... but not where they have to read a ton that may not be applicable to rooting/flashing.....

Again, I'll go back and look to see if I can make it more concise and review the alphabet soup. Thanks for the suggestion!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EmoEskimo:
My vibrant was updated using Samsung Kies back in January when the update came out, and up until now I was happy running that. But today I decided I wanted to root and eventually install a custom ROM. I reverted back to 2.1 Eclair using the Odin method (thanks btw) and it worked fine, but did delete all my application data. Then I copied update.zip into sdcard/ of my internal memory and rebooted. I then clicked "reinstall packages" in the recovery menu, and when prompted clicked it a second time, which brought my to the ClockworkRecovery menu. From here am I supposed to just click reboot if I only want superuser privileges? Other options such as install update.zip were present. After I clicked reboot it brought me to out of the box 2.1, but I did not have the superuser apps and Titanium Backup and the app Root Checker both same I'm not rooted. Where did I go wrong? How do I gain root?

Thanks for the help
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^ if you can get into CWR, just flash a custom ROM like trigger. You do not want to stay on JFD. You will then be able to proceed like you intended.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suchavibrantthang:
Has the dev for rom mngr responded to you yet?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plasticslug:
I followed this guide with success *thank you* but I notice no matter what rom I installed (have tried 2 different ROMS) I can not get wifi tethering to work (Whether its the official Android application or the Wifi Tethering APP.

Would this have to do with the guide or the ROM im using?

Using Trigger Redux » Build 13
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^ completly rom related. You will likely need a froyo rom. I don’t use it much, but Trigger worlds.

^^ No.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beefsmith:
odin problems

hey whats up im your neighborhood friendly n00b. now ive used odin to root my fascinate but my friend wanted me to root his vibrant. its already rooted, but i want to put a custom froyo rom because kies doesn't recognize this device and has become annoying. when i boot into download mode(the android digging) my computer doesn't recognize the device, hence the little yellow box remains blank. however it does recognize it when its powered on in usb debugging mode. how the F*&% do i get my comp to read this vibrant in download mode??? btw yes im on a laptop and have no access to a tower. please help a n00b out!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Try the tips I suggested if odin hangs.. If you did, I'd try another usb, rebooting, or maybe even uninstalling/installing the drivers.. If you have other usb devices hooked up, that causes issues for me..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samiulislam16:
great work done :D :D
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kameirus:
thanks for this guide
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Forum Newbie:
I'm not sure exactly where this belongs as I can't find anything specifically about this and I'm having a difficult time using the forum search to find it, but it does have to do with flashing, etc.

In the guide for flashing MIUI that I read in the development forum (which I can't post to) it says to install the vibrant-efsbackup.zip during the process and I found places where it was said that the file could be downloaded but it isn't there so I'm wondering if it's either no longer needed or there is some replacement for it, etc. I apologize if this is is the wrong area, but I've been searching these forums for quite some time and nothing I've read is specifically regarding the need for this file that is not available but still in the MIUI guide.

Thanks for any help there is to offer.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
I may be mistaken, but atinm (CM7) incorporated this into the initial rom flash, so it was backed up automatically. I believe MIUI has also done this.. could be wrong.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Forum Newbie:
Is there somewhere I could find this out for certain before I try to flash it or should I just try it and hope? hehe

Edit: Nevermind! It's in the install zip. Thanks a lot for the help!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
2 posts on XDA and you are on either CM7 or MIUI... means I and you won, nice job man!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Forum Newbie:
I'm running revamped 8.2 miui.us ATM. Very sweet. I miss swype a little bit for texting while driving but otherwise this is pretty fantastic. Thanks again for the assistance! It is very much appreciated.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ray_saul:
Cool!!! Thanks bro. But i got a question: does the kernel comes with the rom zip??? Because i will flash my phone again with a new rom and the thread doesnt give me the kernel it says which on but i dont see it to download it

ray_saul
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^^

Swype is possible on miui, it's just a process you've got to follow.. A quick xda search should find it.

^

Sorry, not sure I follow man.. What's up?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoobieDuy:
Sorry, noob here. I've been looking around, but was unable to find anything about it. I downloaded a rom to flash (Revolution to be specific) and I got it in md5 format. I checked it like the guide said, but now I don't know what to do with it. I'm confused because it should only install if it's in .zip once it's in recovery mode, but I have it in .md5. So yeah, what am I supposed to do with it? :( thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] voonli24:
whats wrong?

Long story short I bricked my phone months ago, prior to that I flashed Bionix and there was a new rom I tried flashing it and everything went wrong I had to go back to stock and since then I have not flashed a new rom.

After going to back to stock, I downloaded bionix again and wanted to flash my Vibrant with it but I can't. I used rom manager to 'install rom from sd card' and once it reboots, it gives me only 4 options, reboot/reinstall packages/delete all user data/delete cache. So I chose reinstall packages everytime and it doesn't go to 'Install from zip.' So I guess my problem is that eventhough I used rom manager to install the new rom, it doesn't get to where it supposed to. What is it that I am not doing right?

I suspected that it was the sd card (eventhough it doesn't make sense since the file was rooted in the internal memory not the external sd card), I replaced the SD card and tried again without success.

I'm on Eclair 2.1 JVD KERNEL 2.6.29 (not sure if these matter)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
I was never drawn to revolution, but I did go look at the OP for it after your question.. there are several methods to install his rom and I personally feel its not explained well.. he does say its for advanced users, so maybe start somewhere else.

I did notice he had a version for installing via ODIN... I'm guessing for the GB bootloaders, which you likely do not have?

md5 is just to check file integrity.. I looked a couple of his files and they were all .zip... maybe I am missing the question, sorry.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Rom Manager was giving me issues, so I added Option B to the guide... simply ODIN to JFD and move that update.zip and your rom to your internal SD.... go to recovery, reinstall packages, then you will be in CWR to flash the rom... no longer do you need to use Rom manager.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] voonli24:
I am on JFD now, transferring all the files back to my internal memory. Do I need to root the phone again?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
No.

That update will get you into cwr, the rom will come rooted... Once you boot up aster flashing, you're done.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] voonli24:
It doesn't get me into cwr, i reinstalled packages and it brings me to the homepage thats all, does not get into the blue/purple page.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] voonli24:
So I replaced the original update.zip file to the (B) file you posted on the guide. It brings me to CWR but it hangs on finding update package now. Any idea?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] voonli24:
Successfully flashing a new rom. Thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romanthedog:
thanks very much
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^ , ^^

Awesome!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avengethis1:
been rooting and playing with my vibrant since day 2 of its release. the post on making a jig helped alot after a noob mistake of formating /boot and restarting the phone. happy to say that she lives again
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rage913:
kinda stumped

...so first off, i just want to say that this site, and thread is a god send! thanks so much. Now being a noob, ive run through all the steps that s15274n posted on going from 2.2 back to 2.1 eclair, and from there being able to pop the rom in a and flash with the update zip.

Here in lies my problem. Im running a vibrant (obviously) stock (2.1 eclair) flashed back with odin. have the samsung drivers installed on my pc. but i cant access my internal memory. for some reason, when i went back to 2.1...i cant access any of my internal/or external memory. When i connect the phone, and allow usb debugging active, the removable disks show up, but i cant access them.

Now i dont know if i was just a tard, and did something wrong in my odin process or what, but i was wondering what you guys thought?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Very odd. Never had an issue with the drivers when I returned to JFD. I assume you are mounting the phone and you have toggled usb debugging. I reference THIS POST some... I also created a thread with the drivers, but I am sure you could find them with a google search.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rage913:
SO i uploaded into a different usb port and my computer was able to recognize the memories. now im was able to get into stock recovery, but when i go to install the packages, its telling me an error,

E Cant open/sdcard/update.zip

(No such file or directory)

Instillation aborted

Now im going to go out on a limb and say that i didnt place the update.zip file or the rom in the right spot. but when i open the phone up (usb connected) its telling me that ive got two sd cards, i dont know which is internal or external. Did a little fishing around and found a foulder that simply said "sdcard" figured it would be that so i dropped the files in and proceeeded to run recovery but it didnt work,

So could anyone tell me were the heck the internal memory is? lol thanks so much, and sorry for being a noob

*Edit

Im a moron, i dont know why i just didnt look at each memory card as just that , internal and external cards..God im stupid, anyways after going through properties to find out the info of cards, flashed project V and everything is working at the moment, going through my apps and stuff so hopefully my battery life gets better! woot thanks so much for the help. BTW the switch of the usb ports did the trick and helped me out so thanks for that tip. Just had a quick question but if it cant be answered here thats cool,

Modems help ontop of a flashed rom correct? in which case i was looking through the vibrant bible and i was looking at modems vs. kernals, im still confused at the difference between the two, and also how to go about installing? do i just drop it down into the root, then go into cwr, flash the modem/kernal and just let it do its thing? lol thanks so much, you guys are awsome!! im kinda excited/nervous about trying new roms!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^ awesome that you got it.

summarized:

radio/modem: Can help with signal/data speeds and coincidentally battery. This will depend on your location/phone. For me KB5 is great.

kernel: makes the phone run, what does what... most custom kernels also allow overclocking (speed) and/or undervolting (battery). I am a big fan of drhonk's bali.

There are different ways to install, but MOST allow to be flashed in CWR.. just put on internal and choose zip (just like a rom) then reboot.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rage913:
Now does it matter as to what build im on. Like lets say im on Project V, then should i stick to that specific mod's modem's or is it alright that i switch around. Another thing that kinda just dawned on me. Can you have multiple roms sitting on the internal card? that way if you wanted to run different roms you could? thanks for the info. Going to go check out the info on the roms guide, see which ones are good.

You guys have any suggestions?

Edit*

Just flashed KB5 modem onto my phone, speeds shot through the roof, i would normally get solid 3-4 3g speeds, now im getting HSPA+ speeds, (i think) either way phone picked up in speeds really quickly, going to re-calibrate my battery then go to bed, hopefully i can check tomorrow and see whats up. i just wanted to thank everyone on here, all the information is amazing, and this has literally become my new past time, just figuring everything out...so honestly thanks a **** ton!!! :D:cool:;)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
There is one thread in the development section that has every modem and specifies the build it works for. Quick search there for modem will find it.

I have about 7 roms on my internal. Just be diligent with nandroid backups and backing up your Apps.

Glad you are enjoying your phone in a new way.

I prefer Android 2.3.5 so I run birgertime's Trigger 8/4. Based off cm7... Literally a ton of options /features. Gps/battery are not as good, but it's a whole new phone.. And it flies. I undervolt slightly with bali 1.1.1 & i rarely need gps.

Edit: i should have said, use trigger or project v for a stable 2.2 build. I personally prefer trigger based off of cm7 though.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebastianwfh:
sorry noob question here as i just flashed my vibrant

afterd doing back up thru CWM...do i transfer any file to my pc??:confused:
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Not really needed. If cautious, you could copy the clockwork folder to your pc.. Not likely you will have any issues though.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tigerbalm306:
I tried to flash simple honey but it didn't work

Can anyone help me?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
This thread has nothing to do with simple honey...

But...

Post a detailed message and I will try. Or post it in their thread (I don't use that rom.. Trigger with cm7 base here)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nevrlow:
love this post
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captirwin:
Almost the same problem...

,

E Cant open/sdcard/update.zip

(No such file or directory)

Instillation aborted

I'm sort of having the same problem.

When I go into system recovery, it looks for the E: drive. My internal sdcard is the F: drive and external sdcard is the G: drive.

What to do???:confused:

Thanks.:D
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
You don't have the update.zip on the internal root. sdcard/
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captirwin:
I'm using ES File Explorer, and it shows a tiny phone/sdcard/ in the top left cornor. I see a lot of folders starting with Amazonmp3 and ending with update. In the update folded I have 2 folders, META-INF and system. If I check the properties of these 2 folders they are dated today.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong...:confused:

Thanks...