How To Get Your Samsung Galaxy S (T-Mobile Vibrant T959, in this particular case) from a ho-hum source into a GOOD SOURCE.
1. Buy a Vibrant.
2. Prepare to Root your Vibrant
2.1 You'll need the following bits of software downloaded from the Android Market:
2.1.1 Ryan ZA OCLF (One Click Lag Fix)
2.1.2 ROM Manager (Clockwork Recovery)
2.1.3 Titanium Backup * Root (Free)
as well as this ROM downloaded from the xda-forums Vibrant forums:
2.1.4 Axura204Vibrant.zip from Devs4Android available on the xda-forums.com vibrant forum at this url: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821468
Once you have compiled all that in one your phone and on a folder for yourself to put on your phone's internal sd card (I'm speaking of transferring the ROM to the internal not external microsdhc card for the flashing of the ROM)
You are then ready to begin the process.
3. On your Vibrant open Ryan ZA OCLF and click to Root the device, it will then have you reboot your phone. follow the instructions on screen, using the volume up and down keys to move through the menu options, and the on/off/power/hold button to select from the menu choices.
Once rebooted you can check to see if you have root by looking for a new app called "Superuser" in your apps. That will tell you your device is rooted.
4. Now move on to Titanium Backup, which requires Root Access to function. Open it up and select the button on screen that says Problems? This will allow you to select the auto-upgrade for Busybox with the button marked "Yes, do it" on the bottom left.
You can then hit the Menu key, select Batch, select Backup all user apps + system data, and Run the batch operation. It will take SOME TIME. Meaning MINUTES
5. Once Titanium Backup has created a complete backup for you to restore to your new system which we will be installing soon, you can move on to the ROM Manager phase.
So open up ROM Manager app, and select Flash ROM Manager. This will open a pop up menu with your phone's model type. Select Galaxy S Vibrant for a Vibrant Phone, and it will flash the proper instructions to ROM Manager.
Exit ROM Manager. We will return to it after we put the ROM on the internal microsdhc card storage in the phone.
6. Moving Axura204Vibrant.zip to /sd . This is easy but seems complicated. How do we access the internal storage of the phone???
With Windows Explorer or any other file manager of course. Mount the phone's USB after connecting a USB Cable between the computer and Vibrant, meaning the USB storage, and look for the mounted disk that has the Titanium Backup folder on it. Thats the internal sd card. just copy and past the Axura204Vibrant.zip to root of that directory. NOT IN Titanium Backup, but the one that Titanium Backup is held in. Got it??
7. Disconnect your USB device safely. Then on your Vibrant go to ROM Manager again. open the menu item that says Install ROM From SD Card, and scroll down. you should see Axura204Vibrant.zip at the bottom of the list. click on it and it will begin the ROM Firmware Upgrade...
8. Post Installation:
9. There is an application that is installed called SGS Info. Open it. Select Service Menu>[5]Audio>[2]Headset>[9]Diamond Solution]>[6]Mic TX>[1]Mic TX OnOff: Off >Here you want to select Menu, Key Input, tap in the input rectangle and input the digit 1 to turn on the Mic TX or Tranxceiver.
Next up you need to adjust the Fir_Coefficient Table. So go down to [2]Fir_Coeff Table>[1]fir_coeff 0: needs to be keyed input of 0, [2]fir_coeff 1: needs to be keyed input of 1 (and will, when correct display hexadecimal 0x1) etc. do the same for 0 thru 6.
So you will have to key input for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, ultimately, at each register of the fir_coefficient table slot. That fixes Samsungs screw up with the EQUALIZER, and makes the nice Wolfson DAC in the Vibrant and other Galaxy S models perform correctly.
Oh the reason I advocate this ROM is because it gives so much more battery life with the device, allowing you to enjoy your FLAC files that much longer. There's also a nice Cameron Sino 3000mAH battery with a replacement back cover out there that I have that doubles to triples the lifespan of the phones working life. I'll post a link when I get it off my main workstation. This should suffice for now. OH my EQ settings!
10. These EQ settings are adapted from the BioEQ for the multiband EQ in the Galaxy S and they sound real nice.
I wont get into a war of flat vs EQ. if you like it flat, play that way, if you like a little sizzle here's my reccomendation.for any phones.
125[6] 250[0] 500[1] 1k[3] 2k[6] 4k[1] 8k[1] 12k[6]
That gives it a nice separation and mimics the BioEQ very well. Also for filters, I use Music Clarity.\