[Q] Heimdall stock ROM for SGH T959? - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have no windows or mac computers, only Linux.
I accidentally installed a CM kernel (Immortality 7) on a non-CM ROM (Bionix V2). Yeah yeah what was I thinking.
I'm trying to flash this phone back to a usable state and am having a few problems. If I had a heimdall firmware package for back to stock I could theoretically do this (if I chose repartition).
I can't find that kind of package and I can't make on either because I can't find all the requisite parts (like cache.rfs, factoryfs.rfs, boot.bin, etc.) for the sgh t959 in any packages (Odin, Heimdall, you name it) that I've downloaded.
What would save my day is a stock package for heimdall that would allow me to repartition.
The long story of it is, it seems when I updated CM7 it put some rfs partitions in place where the phone expects ext4 (I had a lagfix installed). For some reason the phone can't just reformat the partitions. I has to mount it first, which fails.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Download JFD untar it and there you go

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thanks
demetris_I said:
Download JFD untar it and there you go
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Thanks, man, sounds so simple doesn't it? I think I was trying too hard to hold onto my old rom, etc. That and all the non-stock roms I tried didn't include all the files this one did. Thanks for taking the time to help out. 'i owe you one.

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demetris_I said:
Download JFD untar it and there you go
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Where can I find JFD? I've just upgraded my phone and need to revert my Vibrant to stock.

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Col.Kernel said:
Where can I find JFD? I've just upgraded my phone and need to revert my Vibrant to stock.
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=jfd+tar+file+for+vibrant
I never get tired of posting that video.

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kaintfm said:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=jfd+tar+file+for+vibrant
I never get tired of posting that video.
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A man was flying along in a balloon when he spies another man out in a field below.
He drops his altitude and shouts at the man below "Where am I?"
The man below replies "You're in a balloon."
The man in the balloon responds with "You must work for Microsoft."
"How did you know?" asks the man below.
"Because you have given me information that is technically correct, but does me no good whatsoever" says the balloon pilot.
"Well you must be in management" replies the man on the ground.
"How did you know?" asks the balloonist.
"You don't know where you are, or where you're going, but since we met it is now somehow MY fault."
Congratz, you have performed both faux pas from the joke above. The first is obvious. The second should also be, but just in case, you have no idea how to do an actual useful search. No clue where you are, or where you're going.
I have been sick, and working extra hours. The result of my first 4 Google searches brought me back to XDA and, unfortunately, this thread. I'm glad you enjoyed posting your little video, I didn't watch it.
Your link (Google search) did no good either, as all the links to XDA articles had dead links to JFD in them. Next time I want to buy some random domain name I'll be sure to ask you.
re: Your sig. Obviously your ego needs stroking. Do something to earn it next time. You're not some 6 year old in public school, so please don't act like one.
tl;dr? Don't post unless you're actually going to help someone.
512 PIT file
T-Mobile Vibrant JFD Image
USB Drivers from the Samsung Galaxy S – 32 Bit Windows Download \ 64 Bit Windows Download
All links have been verified good as of this writing.

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First off, love the joke. Don't see its relevance, but funny nonetheless.
If I were to write a joke from my own viewpoint, it would be something like this:
Possibly not safe for work!
A man approached the teller at an information help desk and asked, "Excuse me Ma'am, but could you direct me to this landmark?"
The young teller, though tired and exasperated, pulled out her map and began explaining where the landmark is and how to get to it.
One of the veteran employees, upon witnessing the situation, threw up his hands and yelled, "I quit! If you want my help, I'll be across the street. At least there they weed out some of you idiots before you get in the door!"
Finally, one employee stands up from behind the teller and approaches the man, "Sir, why don't you simply look this up yourself?"
"How dare you!" The man replied angrily, "What makes you think I could possibly find it on my own?"
"Sir, you're holding a map in your left hand."
The man looked, and saw that he indeed was holding a map of the area.
"What of it?" The man replied, flustered but still upset.
"Sir, you're holding a compass in your right hand."
Again the man looked down and there it was! A compass sitting in his right hand.
"That doesn't mean anything! What makes you think I know how to use it?"
"Sir, you have a native guide with you."
The man, remembering, turned around to see the native guide he'd hired standing behind him.
"Sir, in order to answer your question, we have to look at our map, get a reading from our compass, and use our own experience reading maps and compasses to come up with an answer. You have a map, and you have a compass. I have to ask, why are you here?"
"My Gods, I have never been spoken to in such a disrespectful manner! Not everyone knows how to read a map or use a compass! That's why I'm here!"
"Respectfully Sir, if you don't know how to read a map or use a compass, you shouldn't be traveling in the first place."
The man began to fume, but before he could speak further, the employee grabbed him by the collar and threw him backward to the ground.
The employee motioned to the native guide to move slightly to the left and out of range. He then removed a sawed off shotgun from behind his back and proceeded to kneecap the unsuspecting man. He then grabbed the man's collar and pulled him kicking and screaming and bleeding man back into the bathroom, where he slammed him up onto a hook, took out a straight razor, and began his work.
One hour later, the employee emerged from the bathroom, soaked in blood and sweat, holding the man's face in one hand and the shotgun in the other, and shouted, "Would anyone else like us to direct you to the landmark, or would you rather spend the next 5 minutes learning how to use a map?"
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OK. Less of a joke, more of a parable.
The irony is that for all your complaints, you apparently took my advice, did your own research, and found a copy of what you needed without any further answers, as evidenced by the end of your post.
EDIT: Having done the research now myself, I will have to put at least half my foot in my mouth. Information I assumed was easily available actually took a good 15 minutes to locate rather than the 15 seconds I'd envisioned. My apologies if I was overly harsh to you or anyone else looking to ODIN back to Stock. I've made a new post in the Development forums with all relevant information. Hopefully I or anyone else can link to it for anyone interested in returning to Stock, or who is having difficulty entering download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319802