Verizon Touch Diamond Woes

[goldensubaru]

I have a VZW Diamond with stock rom ETC and got the GPS to work using the Diamond PRO fix. I also installed the HTC GPS tool. It takes a few mins at first, but it's worked successfully with google maps. Didn't do anything special. I also got the dumb looking purple theme off with the Diamond TF3D app.

[smo1a]

any of you vzw diamond guys able to do a rom dump?

[da_reeseboy]

Originally Posted by smo1a

any of you vzw diamond guys able to do a rom dump?

Please?

[JoJoCal19]

Wow there must not be anybody with a Verizon Touch Diamond.

[caleb02]

Originally Posted by JoJoCal19

Wow there must not be anybody with a Verizon Touch Diamond.

lets face it the vzw version is not the best, i would go with the regular omnia with 16gb internal and transflash with 5mp camera, so why would i get a diamond that is gimped from VZW? The sprint diamond is another story, i love it and use it.... if sprint had the omnia i would have gotten that one... i use my diamond from sprint on vzw....

[Boss428man]

I just wanted to confirm that lllboredlll Touch Pro GPS fix worked on my Verizon Diamond. The cab you want is lllboredlll_VZW_GPS_Fix_v2.CAB from http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=590261
Good Luck!!!

[strikeback03]

Did you have to install anything other than that CAB? It was unclear from reading that thread what steps are necessary for just the GPS fix vs the whole firmware.

[gcs]

Why someone has not posted this information here in the Diamond thread is beyond me. It originated in the Trouch Pro thread.

If you have a Verizon (GMS) Diamond XV6950, and need to unlock your GPS, the following is a copy of the post on http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=1147863 that I followed in order to get mine unlocked


Quote:
Originally Posted by lllboredlll
use the file ppst2.01.cab in place of the gps fix file then go through the steps listed in post 1


The "post 1: referred to above, is located at http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=49933 which is a Touch Pro Thread, but following his directions worked perfectly on my Verizon Diamond. Once you get it done, and it works as well as mine did, then donate to lllboredlll. He deserves it.

The only difficulty I had was 1) realizing that, by "navigate to \windows\ppst.exe" he meant for me to "find it on my diamond and run it" and 2) I didn't pay close enough attention to:
"Programs Tab- GPS Program Port: Com4"
"Hardware Tab- GPS Hardware Port: None, Baud Rate: 4800"
and I had to pretty much figure it out for myself, but these settings are in "settings/system/external gps/programs" and "settings/system/external gps/hartware"

"Set Chip to Q 7500 and mode to Cold Start"
totally baffled me, so I ignored it and everything worked fine.

Hope this helps some frustrated Verizon Diamond users. By the way, I had google maps already installed on my phone, so that I was able to immediately check and be sure that it worked.

[timstim]

well i got a verizon diamond to replace my vogue, and i already hate it .i know this is crazy but i loved my vogue, it was one of the best phones i ever had. already had the T pro and diamond as well as the android, and still liked my vogue better than any of them. i wish they would make a vogue with a vga screen, and more mem but not change anything else.i loved the size and shape.if i was nerd working in the R and D dep.at HTC, i would push the upgraded vogue concept realy hard.

[vzwtek]

You guys still need that OEM ROM dumped? I haven't tried to sizzle my diamond yet. I was going to, but if you need the dump just "holla".