Hi! I'm really ashamed of myself for asking this but here it is, if I'm on JFD obviously do i have the eclair/froyo bootloaders? I'm asking because on the current CM7 roms right now are required to be on froyo bootloaders. I didn't flashed any gingerbread bootloaders ever.
I know how to flash CM7 but i didn't do anything about the bootloaders in the past while the new roms out today really confused me and i haven't really flashed for a while now.
iynfynity said:
Hi! I'm really ashamed of myself for asking this but here it is, if I'm on JFD obviously do i have the eclair/froyo bootloaders? I'm asking because on the current CM7 roms right now are required to be on froyo bootloaders. I didn't flashed any gingerbread bootloaders ever.
I know how to flash CM7 but i didn't do anything about the bootloaders in the past while the new roms out today really confused me and i haven't really flashed for a while now.
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If you never flashed GB bootloaders, you're on Froyo bootloaders.
strictlyrude27 said:
If you never flashed GB bootloaders, you're on Froyo bootloaders.
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agree...you can also check by trying ur combo keys to get into download mode...for froyo bootloader(make sure ur phone is off) is volume up + volume down and plug ur usb that should get you in download mode..if it does than u definitely have a froyo bootloader
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hi guys,
i am currently on Bionix-v 1.3.1 in my vibrant and i want to update to gingerbread.
so i wonder is it possible to upgrade vibrant to gingerbread and if so,can u link me to a way how to do that ?
thanks in advance
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117990
flash GB bootloaders then you can flash any GB rom over whatever rom
theres ways to do it without the bootloaders but you'll get rainbow screen on boot and wont be able to see recovery
Flash using GB bootloader,it can fix rainbows and use any GB ROM
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
thanks guys
so do i have to install GB rom first and then flash ? or its other way around ?
and which rom do u recommond for vibrant ?
thanks
royalkalana said:
thanks guys
so do i have to install GB rom first and then flash ? or its other way around ?
and which rom do u recommond for vibrant ?
thanks
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bootloaders 1st
cant flash straight to a GB rom from froyo without them
only rom i know of that can be is SH3.3, can flash that from froyo without them then flash whatever other GB rom you want through rom manager i think (i did this because i dont trust odin)
some have .tar files so you can flash them through odin to get to GB but voodoo sometimes messes up so you still need the bootloaders to go to recovery and disable it if it does
easiest way's to flash the bootloaders then just flash whatever GB over whatever
thanks again
i have flashed using gb boot loader
i am going to try Simply Honey 4.0 Revolution(JVQ GB 2.3.4) custom rom.
will post what happens
royalkalana said:
thanks again
i have flashed using gb boot loader
i am going to try Simply Honey 4.0 Revolution(JVQ GB 2.3.4) custom rom.
will post what happens
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im on that
eveything works fine for me, abit of lag now and then but thats to be expected
theres a 2.3.4 problem with calls for some people but it seems random, iv never had it on 3.8, 3.9 or 4.0, some people have had it on all of them
hi,
all things working fine
but just wondering how to upgrade to Medium OR Large sized version of that OS.
i am currently on the light version of Simply Honey 4.0 Revolution(JVQ GB 2.3.4)
any ideas ?
royalkalana said:
hi,
all things working fine
but just wondering how to upgrade to Medium OR Large sized version of that OS.
i am currently on the light version of Simply Honey 4.0 Revolution(JVQ GB 2.3.4)
any ideas ?
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theres only a large 4.0 i think so you'll be on that
ok done all things but guess wat !! phone cant receive calls now!! the problem is i have installed anOS designed for I9000 but my phone is tmobile vibrant. i see radio app too and video call option when calling.... :/
please someone tell me how to fix this thing ?
kyle51 any idea mate ?
guys i followed this thread and calling is ok now
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169848
but in instead installing lite version in step 10, i installed the RC3 version.. it still worked
posted this because if anyone got the same problem someday
royalkalana said:
ok done all things but guess wat !! phone cant receive calls now!! the problem is i have installed anOS designed for I9000 but my phone is tmobile vibrant. i see radio app too and video call option when calling.... :/
please someone tell me how to fix this thing ?
kyle51 any idea mate ?
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all GB roms are taken from i9000 because we dont have an official GB for our phones
dont know what its because of why calls dont work for some people, they worked for everyone on 2.3.3 i think
dont think radio works because there isnt any radio drivers for our phone so just uninstall it
video calling is there for the people that have put an FFC into their vibrant, it doesnt change anything
MIUI FTW
If you wanna flash a GB ROM trust me MIUI 1.29.11 is the way to go. You will be surprised how nice it is. Just give it a try.
P.S. I flashed it coming from a 2.2 ROM (trigger 3.3) without flashing bootloader. Just did the same old flashing process (wipe,wipe,wipe)
well,
i am on 2.3.4 and i want to reverse back to a 2.3 rom "Team Toxic "Crazy8".
so i do have to install old bootloaders according to them.
anyone got a idea how to do that ?
thanks
hold on to your pants
royalkalana said:
hi guys,
i am currently on Bionix-v 1.3.1 in my vibrant and i want to update to gingerbread.
so i wonder is it possible to upgrade vibrant to gingerbread and if so,can u link me to a way how to do that ?
thanks in advance
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i came from bionix 131 was a great rom but get ready for bad assness
1. assuming you have cwm, flash cwm recovery, pick vibrant mtd, click yes then chose clockworkmod 2.x
2. go to download rom, go to cyanogen nightlies and pick perhaps the highest build number unless it has really bad remarks.
3. do the usual clear cache, clear dalv, flash it, fix permissions
let it boot and sit for a few and hold on to your panties...lol
nope gps does not work. but from what i remember bionix gps was pretty spotty as well
dont forget to wipe data, anyways reading some of the posts. simply galaxy is cool, love the blue but cm7 is waaaaay smoother and highly customizable. and you dont need to flash gb bootloaders. and if you want to go back once you flashed gb loaders, your gonna gave to get froyo boots back, from what i remember. cm7 has made it too easy to flash, was kind of tricky in the beginning, but did it for the fun of it
I´ve just bought a Vibrant Galaxy S and I was thinking in updating it to gingerbread. First I thought there was an official release since most of the galaxy s have gingerbread now but to my surprise no gb for Vibrant. After reading this forum I have come to no conclusion whether I should update to 2.3.4 by using CyanogenMOD because if I read it correct it seems:
1) that Cya 7 drains battery faster than samsung stock 2.2 rom.
2) Also, it seems that all the samsung stock apps doesn´t come with Cya7. What app does it comes with for SMS, dialing, etc?
3) Why can´t you use roms from Samfirmware.com, there´s a I9000BVJJW4 2.3.3 there, is it incompatible with Vibrant?
4) What about the Dark Rom which also features 2.3.4, what´s the main difference from cyanogen? does it comes with touchwiz?
Thank you guys.
1) it drains faster because the source is not for the vibrant, its made to work on the vibrant
2) the dialer is the same and the mms is about the same but cm7 does have the dsp manager to raise the music quality and rendering effects but if you like twiz or stock widgets so much just flash a twiz gb rom like
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192438
3) the i9000 source does not work but is ported to work on the vibrant in fact that's probably what some roms are based on
4) I don't know I couldn't find a link to it but if you've seen it just read the op it will explain everything and whether or not it has twiz
people flash gb roms for the speed and customizeability not for battery life and there are gb roms that look like stock gb (cm7), or sgs2 (revolutionRom), or are one of a kind (MIUI), you can back up your phone in clockwork now, then flash each gb rom and restore back if you don't like it as many times as you want until you find the one that's perfect for you but if battery life is most important stick with 2.2 but give gb a try
whatever5 said:
1) it drains faster because the source is not for the vibrant, its made to work on the vibrant
2) the dialer is the same and the mms is about the same but cm7 does have the dsp manager to raise the music quality and rendering effects but if you like twiz or stock widgets so much just flash a twiz gb rom like
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192438
3) the i9000 source does not work but is ported to work on the vibrant in fact that's probably what some roms are based on
4) I don't know I couldn't find a link to it but if you've seen it just read the op it will explain everything and whether or not it has twiz
people flash gb roms for the speed and customizeability not for battery life and there are gb roms that look like stock gb (cm7), or sgs2 (revolutionRom), or are one of a kind (MIUI), you can back up your phone in clockwork now, then flash each gb rom and restore back if you don't like it as many times as you want until you find the one that's perfect for you but if battery life is most important stick with 2.2 but give gb a try
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I´m thinking on trying the MIUI, do I have to update my bootloader before? I have the stock 2.2 firmware in it.
I'm not sure what uploading your bootloader means but no you don't need to flash the gb bootloader or froyo bootloader just do some wiping and flash the rom .... the gb bootloader is just to get rid of rainbows and having the wrong bootloader doesn't brick your phone so it doesn't matter .... saying bootloader so much sure made this reply long btw I think MIUI still uses the froyo bootloader so flash away
whatever5 said:
I'm not sure what uploading your bootloader means but no you don't need to flash the gb bootloader or froyo bootloader just do some wiping and flash the rom .... the gb bootloader is just to get rid of rainbows and having the wrong bootloader doesn't brick your phone so it doesn't matter .... saying bootloader so much sure made this reply long btw I think MIUI still uses the froyo bootloader so flash away
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it was supposed to be update, sorry. But if I do update to GB bootloader, isn´t it a good thing to do? I mean, it seams saffer.
fscussel said:
it was supposed to be update, sorry. But if I do update to GB bootloader, isn´t it a good thing to do? I mean, it seams saffer.
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Jvp roms should not be flashed with gb bootloaders because the external sd stops mounting but MIUI no longer says jvp and I believe it got updated so yes update to gb bootloaders after you wipe and flash the rom the worst that could happen is your external sd stops mounting and you'll have to flash the old bootloaders back enjoy MIUI
here's a link to the gb bootloaders, the same thread also has the froyo bootloaders just in case
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117990
also a link to MIUI revamped xx 2.3.5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1099533&page=284
and stock MIUI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123922
whatever5 said:
Jvp roms should not be flashed with gb bootloaders because the external sd stops mounting but MIUI no longer says jvp and I believe it got updated so yes update to gb bootloaders after you wipe and flash the rom the worst that could happen is your external sd stops mounting and you'll have to flash the old bootloaders back enjoy MIUI
here's a link to the gb bootloaders, the same thread also has the froyo bootloaders just in case
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117990
also a link to MIUI revamped xx 2.3.5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1099533&page=284
and stock MIUI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123922
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what´s the difference between revamped and regular? so I can use MIUI with GB bootloader?
fscussel said:
what´s the difference between revamped and regular? so I can use MIUI with GB bootloader?
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revamped has everything stock MIUI has but comes with the tk's glitch kernel with rom so you won't have to flash it and waste time and it also has clocks, a nice calendar, live wallpapers (stock MIUI has no live wallpaper pre-installed), build.prop tweaks and more just read the op in the thread my other reply has links
absolutely no gb bootloaders for miui and cm7
I have never flashed any bootloaders. But after reading a thread about going to jt's vanilla rom. It said to odin gingerbread bootloaders. I'm currently running miui mtd.. It seems to run fine.. I did a stock restore before I did it, does this mean I have eclair bootloaders? And what would flashing new ones effect?
Sent from a beautiful miui fascinate
hello everyone i want to asked that any gingerbread rom that run without GB Bootloader for vibrant
Why not just flash a GB bootloader if you want to run a GB rom? Do a search for Gingerbread bootloaders, or custom Gingerbread bootloaders for Vibrant.
You should be set then. If you run Gingerbread rom on Froyo bootloader, I believe you get a funky rainbow screen.. Not run into that problem myself.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA
If you're going to run a GB (Gingerbread) rom then you actually don't need a Gingerbread Bootloader for it to function properly. Gingerbread Bootloaders are recommended for ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) roms, which are known to have an issue known as "rainbows" when running with a Froyo Bootloader. Anyhow, if you still wish to use a Gingerbread Bootloader (although it is not necessary for a GB rom) you can find a dedicated thread here.
my friends also have vibrant and he change bootloader to GB bootloader.
when he stock back using odin his phone is dead no response no power button works that why i dont want to change bootloader
I also think you will get rainbows on boot with any I9000 GB ported ROM.
Ive Odin'd to JFD many times after flashing the GB bootloaders with no real issues. You could flash the GB bootloaders and if you ever have to Odin to JFD (Stock) reflash the Froyo bootloaders before.
thank you very much both of you for your replies
N00B_IN_N33D said:
If you're going to run a GB (Gingerbread) rom then you actually don't need a Gingerbread Bootloader for it to function properly. Gingerbread Bootloaders are recommended for ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) roms, which are known to have an issue known as "rainbows" when running with a Froyo Bootloader. Anyhow, if you still wish to use a Gingerbread Bootloader (although it is not necessary for a GB rom) you can find a dedicated thread here.
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rite, i've seen a lot of posts and not one has given me this answer......"Gingerbread Bootloaders are recommended for ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) roms, which are known to have an issue known as "rainbows" when running with a Froyo Bootloader." why? and how? and what are "rainbows"?? im on a sgs and am planning to flash docs master ics....but can anyone clear this hurdle for me????
khan_frd2002 said:
hello everyone i want to asked that any gingerbread rom that run without GB Bootloader for vibrant
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CyanogenMod 7 can both use either the stock or the Gingerbread bootloaders. I tried the latest nightly earlier and it was pretty great!
edit: Opps, I forgot the download link. You find it at get.cm (the CyanogenMod download center)!
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rite, i've seen a lot of posts and not one has given me this answer......"Gingerbread Bootloaders are recommended for ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) roms, which are known to have an issue known as "rainbows" when running with a Froyo Bootloader." why? and how? and what are "rainbows"?? im on a sgs and am planning to flash docs master ics....but can anyone clear this hurdle for me????
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hello jikolsan123
as i know ICS rom does not need GB bootloader. it is recommended for GB rom because of rainbows
here is the link you can know about rainbows and bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117990
I have upgraded Vibrants many times. I was upgrading a gingerbread bootloader to Froyo 2.2. Hard brick, sent out for JTAG Riff repair $30. I think I might of had a corrupt bootloader.
My question: Can I just flash the entire gingerbread, will that automatically add the bootloader?
Jay P
T959V 1.8.5 ICZen
Unfortunately no it won't give you the Gingerbread bootloader when you flash a Gingerbread ROM. In fact there are a few GB ROMs that require GB bootloaders before you even flash them.
If you go to my Repo thread in the Dev section, there is a stock JFD with GBbl's already packaged in. Flash that through Odin like you would normally do a flash to stock and there you have it.
Also, I am betting that this is a typo, but your sig says T959V. It also says ICZen, so that is making me lean towards the typo. Just to clarify though, you have the SGH-T959 (3g) and not the SGH-T959v (4g), correct?
Typo indeed. I have multiple Vibrants. I bricked the T959V with Froyo. I have ICZen on the T959 old.