Verizon/Alltel 3.16 Rom with New Goodies?

[xweaponx]

I am making a call to the custom rom makers out there; if any of you could see it in your heart to incorporate the the new benefits of the Sprint 3.16 release that would be compatiable with our Verizon/Alltel 6800's, I think you would find yourself with MANY new best friends.

From reading the forums, I have seen that installation of the 3.16 on any other carrier besides Sprint has resulted in failure but if the GPS and other new features could be extracted and recompiled to Alltel/Verzion, that would be great!

[mike6043]

yes ill tip scale to first person to release alltel compatable rom=D>

[answerman]

Here's another vote for an Alltel version...

[TwoDawgs]

I am with VZW and have the new UNOFFICIAL 3.16 ROM working on my 6800. GPS is working. I have not yet found any bugs.

[nemanracing]

I have a custom built 3.16 with 3.27 radio on vzw with fully working gps, not so sure about the revA though... Still testing...

[ikon]

I am working on getting an Alltel ROM to work. Soon as I do I will post it here.

[xweaponx]

Originally Posted by ikon

I am working on getting an Alltel ROM to work. Soon as I do I will post it here.

Nice ikon. Keep us posted on your progress!

[GnatGoSplat]

I spent a little time Saturday afternoon making a custom ROM for Alltel, but it won't boot with the old SPL. I know it needs the newer SPL, but Olipro's 2.40 SPL won't install unless you connect with ActiveSync which is impossible when it won't boot! I tried installing Hard-SPL first over the original Alltel ROM, but then it won't flash... it has an "INVALID COMMAND" error at 1% any ROM I try.

I'm stumped. I hope you have better luck, ikon.

FWIW, I did flash the Sprint ROM onto my Alltel phone. I used the relocker which changed the SPL to Sprint. Then flashed to the Sprint GPS ROM. I had to update back to an Alltel PRL because it got changed to Sprint, and then I went into the EPST screen to change the HOME SID and a few NAM settings. I didn't write them down beforehand, so I just used the same settings as was in my 6700. After that, I verified it was connected to Alltel via 611 and tried running Google maps. It initially took about 5-minutes, but eventually it found 4 satellites and tracked my position. It varies from 3-5 satellites. The satellite map is fun and actually puts me inside my house. It seems rather accurate. I didn't have to take it outside or anything. I was surprised it works, because the phone isn't even active... I haven't gotten around to switching my account from my 6700 to the 6800 yet.

[Hexatron]

A custom VZW rom would be great. I cant freakingwait, I might just end up installing the one that out there now to hold me off though

[rajuabju]

MY VZW XV6800 has GPS and Rev A working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

Using DCD's custom ROM's from XDA Dev site. Need the bootloader, Radio and Rom.