I swear I posted this but I will try again:
Coppermine install: http://mytankpics.com/tanks
Forum install: http://mytankpics.com/forum
Coppermine version: cpg1.4.9 (installed works fine)
Forum version: vB 3.6.1 (installed works fine, brand new install)
I found documentation
filled in the config file for the vb bridge file (the documentation did not talk about the "gamma" version of file but that is where db info was wanted)
As soon as the bridge is activated, you can not click into any user images
As the gallery is active and live, I had to disable the bridge
When requesting bridge support - mandatory! (http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=24032.0).
There's little we could advice if you have bridging disabled.