Vibrant stuck on 2.1 - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is there a way I can get an update.zip to get to froyo I'm stuck on eclair! My USB port doesn't work and I need flash and wifi calling. I can't use kies or Odin since it requires the charging port any help greatly appreciated
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snoopy1e11 said:
Is there a way I can get an update.zip to get to froyo I'm stuck on eclair! My USB port doesn't work and I need flash and wifi calling. I can't use kies or Odin since it requires the charging port any help greatly appreciated
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Yes there is a way, just in case you don't have it here we go . If you don't have clockwork mod recovery installed use your phone to download the cwr update.zip in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028 .Scroll down and look for directions on how to install cwr. Use a file manager app called " Astro " to put the file on your internal sd. Once you have recovery mode installed you can simply use your phone to download a custom 2.2 ROM and flash it through recovery mode (there will be directions on how to flash this in the thread) , just be sure to READ everything before flashing. This is probably the most popular 2.2 ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441976 , you can search for others if you wish. This will pretty much void your warranty so if that's a problem then your probably stuck with 2.1 until you get your usb port fixed. Here is the closest Stock 2.2 ROM you will find if that's what your looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674519
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Thats like digging into a graveyard! My best advice is too keep looking for it. It's bound to there. Try to Google "how to root vibrant 2.1"
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Rooting is not the problem z4root can root the phone getting a recovery on it now thats a diff story thanx tho
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This is the update.zip that I use.
http://db.tt/k9CpxtWV
You can also try ROM Manager and install the recovery from there. Good luck!
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snoopy1e11 said:
Is there a way I can get an update.zip to get to froyo I'm stuck on eclair! My USB port doesn't work and I need flash and wifi calling. I can't use kies or Odin since it requires the charging port any help greatly appreciated
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yes... you can get an update.zip from http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59531727/Clockwork Recovery/Update.zip taken from Woodrube's Signature.
FYI DONT use KIES. It may Hard Brick your device. Place this update.zip in the root of internal SD (NOT inside a folder). You will have to do reinstall packages twice to get it to CWM maybe.
There are many good 2.2 ROMs like Moped's Ryders ROM and Fishman's.
LINKS:
Moped Ryder's ROM : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674519
Fishman's Bionix ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441976
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Thanx im running bionix now. How is ICS on the Vibrant
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haarsh said:
yes... you can get an update.zip from taken from Woodrube's Signature.
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snoopy1e11 said:
Thanx im running bionix now. How is ICS on the Vibrant
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I can't help but to notice that your signature says MB855. Since you are using a Photon, are you doing this modding for a friend's phone? If so and that person is not the "technical" sort, I suggest you leave them on 2.2 for now.
ICS ROMs are well beyond what you would think since we have no official ROM from Samsung for our devices, however they are not without dangers and pitfalls. There is a bug that is hitting Vibrants, Captivates, I-9000's, a few Asus Transformers (tf101)-in fact someone got hit with it yesterday. It is called the Encryption UnSuccessful bug and it will render the Internal_sd useless and you will have to hack your External_sd to run ANY ROM. Other than that and the fact that the Vibrant has crappy GPS (sans hardware fix), ICS ROMs are spectacular, especially since very few phones are running ICS at all, let alone 4.0.4.
I suggest you read about the EU bug but my pick for the best daily driver ICS ROM is by far ICZen with SubZero kernel. You can find it here but check out the dev section too.

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Woodrube said:
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I can't help but to notice that your signature says MB855. Since you are using a Photon, are you doing this modding for a friend's phone? If so and that person is not the "technical" sort, I suggest you leave them on 2.2 for now.
ICS ROMs are well beyond what you would think since we have no official ROM from Samsung for our devices, however they are not without dangers and pitfalls. There is a bug that is hitting Vibrants, Captivates, I-9000's, a few Asus Transformers (tf101)-in fact someone got hit with it yesterday. It is called the Encryption UnSuccessful bug and it will render the Internal_sd useless and you will have to hack your External_sd to run ANY ROM. Other than that and the fact that the Vibrant has crappy GPS (sans hardware fix), ICS ROMs are spectacular, especially since very few phones are running ICS at all, let alone 4.0.4.
I suggest you read about the EU bug but my pick for the best daily driver ICS ROM is by far ICZen with SubZero kernel. You can find it here but check out the dev section too.
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Haha yea i got both of them was just flashing the vibrant as i was on here with my MB855 lol. Ima stick with Gingerbread or Froyo since i haven't found wifi calling on ICS yet thanx for the info
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