[NIGHTLY][ROM][4.0.4] CyanogenMod 9 for the Samsung Vibrant

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    Please note that there may be intermittent emergency dialing issues and/or GPS/AGPS issues (including GPS daemon crashing, which does not restart) which could hinder location of you in an emergency.

    CyanogenMod is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

    Code:
    #include <std/disclaimer.h>
    /*
     * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear
     * war, or the current economic crisis caused by you following these
     * directions. YOU are choosing to make these modificiations, and
     * if you point your finger at me for messing up your device, I will
     * laugh at you.
     */

    This thread is for the development of CyanogenMod 9 nightlies for the Samsung Vibrant (aka SGH-T959), the Galaxy S 4G / Vibrant 4G (SGH-T959V) is not supported here. Nightlies are built each night with the very latest code, for this reason, they are extremely experimental and should be avoided by beginners and people who have important responsibilities tied to the usage of their phone.

    CyanogenMod is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restore the Google parts. CyanogenMod does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.

    All the source code for CyanogenMod is available in the CyanogenMod Github repo. And if you would like to contribute to CyanogenMod, please visit out Gerrit Code Review.

    [font=Calibri, Arial]Known Issues[/font]​
    Probably still has intermittent emergency dialing issues (such as 911) like CM7
    See the rest of the issues here.

    Please report new issues here:
    http://code.google.com/p/vibrant-cm/issues/list


    [font=Calibri, Arial]Downloads[/font]​
    Did you read known issues? No? Go read them.

    DO NOT USE AS A DAILY DRIVER

    ROM: http://get.cm/?device=vibrantmtd&type=nightly
    Google Apps: http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip


    [font=Calibri, Arial]Installing[/font]​
    ... from another CM9 nightly
    1. Reboot into recovery
    2. Do a nandroid backup (just in case)
    3. Install from ZIP
    4. Reboot
    5. If it gives you trouble later, wipe cache, and reboot. If it still gives you trouble, do a full wipe, install again and reboot.

    ... from CyanogenMod 7 or a CM7-based ROM
    1. Reboot into recovery
    2. Do a nandroid backup (just in case)
    3. Wipe everything (wipe data/factory reset)
    4. Install from ZIP
    5. Optionally install the Google Apps add-on.
    6. Reboot

    ... from stock 2.2 Froyo
    WARNING: Don't install if it's your first time flashing a phone!
    1. Install CWM Recovery by following this guide.
    2. Reboot into recovery.
    3. Wipe everything (wipe data/factory reset)
    4. Install from ZIP.
    5. Optionally install the Google Apps add-on.
    6. Reboot.

    WARNING: If you use Titanium Backup to backup your apps do not backup system data or system apps, restoring either of those on CM9 could cause issues.


    [font=Calibri, Arial]FAQ[/font]​
    Q: I can't add my Google account!
    A: Install the Google Apps package from CWM recovery, linked above. This is standard procedure with CyanogenMod ROMs due to licensing issues with Google.

    Q: Can you enter service mode with *#*#197328640#*#* like CM7?
    A: Yes.

    Q: I keep getting "Installation Aborted" error 7
    A: Install the Glitch kernel and retry.

    Q: Where's the changelog?
    A: http://changelog.bbqdroid.org/#vibrantmtd/cm9/latest

    Q: When will the Linaro tweaks be merged?
    A: Don't know.


    The CyanogenMod team would like to thank everyone involved in helping with testing, coding, debugging & documenting! Enjoy!
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    [font=Calibri,Arial]How to Build[/font]​
    First initialize your build environment.

    Now follow the "installing repo" section in this guide:
    http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html

    Now downloading CyanogenMod source:
    Code:
    mkdir ~/Desktop/CM9
    cd ~/Desktop/CM9
    repo init -u http://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git
    repo sync -j24

    More setup:
    Code:
    . build/envsetup.sh
    breakfast cm_vibrantmtd-userdebug

    Getting proprietary files:
    You must have a copy of CM9 for the Vibrant running on your phone for this part.
    Code:
    ( cd device/samsung/vibrantmtd && ./extract-files.sh )

    Compiling:
    Code:
    mka bacon
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    911

    Ok so here is my 911 experience. I live in Denver by the way, and I just emailed the 911 operations manager about doing a test call. She said that is fine just please do it between 8:30 and 11:30 as that is their lowest call volume.

    So the first time I called it clicked, hung up and disabled my entire cell signal. No signal no data nothing. So I rebooted my phone, and google voice informed me I had 2 missed calls from the Denver PD. I tried again and it worked perfectly. I explained I was testing a piece of software, the woman was very friendly said that was no problem and they wouldn't send anyone out. She also confirmed that all the E911 info came up properly on her screen.

    So I'm not sure what to make of this exactly. One time it did nothing though at least my number got through. The other time it worked great. I mean the first time could have been a glitch entirely unrelated to CM. Hard to say. It leaves me ambigious though. If I have a real emergency I really don't want to wait for the phone to reboot!

    ---------- Post added at 10:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:59 AM ----------

    Oh and per my previous message of issues with Exchange.. turned out my work Exchange server was down. Working great now!