CyanogenMod Now Boots on Samsung Vibrant, Not Yet Ready for Everyday Use

As you probably know, Team Douche has taken up the arduous task of porting CM6 onto the Samsung Vibrant. While many devices on their roster have already seen a CM6 port, the Vibrant is yet to have a functional CM 6.1 build. Just recently, @thedudesandroid and @jeagoss of Team Douche were able to successfully boot CyanogenMod 6.1 onto the device. It is still far away from becoming an official nightly release because the build is plagued with bugs - it is just not ready for everyday use. Rather than a short list of what works, how about a list of what does NOT work:

Not yet working:

Bluetooth capabilities
GPS not yet enabled
Phone Settings such as the ability to hang up a call, but SMS works
Audio, Headphone jack setting are reversed, when a headphone is plugged in, it will play from speaker phone and vice versa
CM Parts needs to be customized to fit for Samsung
Tethering USB/Wi-Fi not functioning
Back and front (if installed) Camera have black/white preview, however the actual pictures will be in color

Definitely not ready. I am not sure how much time it will take until we see a fully functioning version of CyanogenMod for the Samsung Vibrant. I know many Vibrant users out there are dying to get their hands on CM. With Team Douche there is hope!

This build replaces Samsung’s proprietary RFS file system with the Linux-native EXT3. A lot of work is needed! Check out the Cyanogen Forums on this build which has been conveniently titled ‘CyanogenMod-6.1 for GT-I9000: Holy crap, it’s full of BUGS!’.

Courtesy of Absolutely Android, you can also checkout some screenshots and Quadrant scores for this build HERE.

Source: Absolutely Android, CyanogenMod Forums

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Salim Ibrahim

Salim is an Instructional Technologist and an e-learning Administrator for a University in the New England area. He enjoys making recommendations on various technology applications especially open source projects. Android devices have been on his most recommended list since he first purchased his T-Mobile G1 in March of 2009. He recently upgraded to the Samsung Vibrant from a T-Mobile MyTouch 3G. He wishes all smart phones were Android based.

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