6/8/09 FIRMWARE UPDATE: Verizon GPS Unlocked

[emmanuel.a.asselin]

Originally Posted by lllboredlll

Take the Shipped ROM package and extract it to a folder. Copy the .cab in there which is the PRI and then post it here.

Hummm Can you give me a bit more details? I m not to sure I understand...

[dividebyzero]

finally got it to work. Had to set google to manual settings. I have assisted gps on but i have no idea what it is really so I don't know if it's working. It's fixing on like 7 satellites so i don't care.

What is assisted gps anyway?

And someone asked but yes, you do have to leave the HTC GPS tool running with the port open for it to work.

Great job! Kind of the holy grail of phones right now. Sometimes I think Verizon turns off stuff just to see if you all can crack it.

[mustangcoupe]

I do not need to leave the HTC GPS tool running, google needed manual port setting. just set it to the windows out port and still let it manage the GPS. I had 3 apps using the GPS at once...... Also I skipped steps 2-5 and installed yesterday installed no problem. Great Job!!

[ronoz]

great work on the hack!! I tried the steps as outlined but it would not work for me, in fact under settings/system the GPS icon had dissapeared.... I did the following to succeed:

Did a factory reset (volume down and enter buttons pressed press reset while holding volume down and enter button)
*228 1
then step 5 (GPS_Fix_v2.cab)
ppst
reset (automatic)
*228 1
installed HTC GPS Tool (set as recommended)
installed google maps
had to set GPS to manual com4 4800
google maps locked on 6 sattilites in 30 sec!!! all other functions seem uneffected

[sonnemad]

Thanks so much for this GPS Fix. I have applied the patch for the first time following steps 5-13 and it worked flawlessly. I have tested it with TomTom 7 and it works there as well. Thank you Thank you thank you

--Dan

[scrosler]

Originally Posted by emmanuel.a.asselin

Hummm Can you give me a bit more details? I m not to sure I understand...

lllboredlll What ROm do you want it from? I can grab it. I want to get something nice from the Telus ROm anyways... They ahhve this cool GPS on or off indicator for the homescreen.

Tell me what you need and I will split it up. Thera Flu works WONDERS!

[lllboredlll]

Originally Posted by scrosler

lllboredlll What ROm do you want it from? I can grab it. I want to get something nice from the Telus ROm anyways... They ahhve this cool GPS on or off indicator for the homescreen.

Tell me what you need and I will split it up. Thera Flu works WONDERS!

I don't think they have a shipped ROM. I extract the PRI from the exe of a shipped rom.

[dsteinschneider]

Update: Indoors this ROM update and GPS unlock acted much like the stock ROM with GPS unlock but outdoors and in car TomTom is locking in 20 seconds which is faster than my Globalsat BT-359. I've soft reset and it cranks right up so the new ROM has made a big difference. Of course I have more memory available and the Touchflo works (turned it off on the stock ROM) also - in all a great effort! Donating to both creators. Many thanks.

[nmyron]

I haven't read through the following posts. But, just to be sure, I follow instructions... lol... I did install the Phase II Cab, and my GPS is unlocked, and working well. I have successfully used BAF Gps as well, to open and start my GPS port, for applications like LiveSearch, for near instantaneous locks, including after a soft reset! So all the hard work, my good sir, has paid off!!!
Thank you very much, from a (now) extremely happy VZW TP User!!!

[scrosler]

Originally Posted by dsteinschneider

Update: Indoors this ROM update and GPS unlock acted much like the stock ROM with GPS unlock but outdoors and in car TomTom is locking in 20 seconds which is faster than my Globalsat BT-359. I've soft reset and it cranks right up so the new ROM has made a big difference. Of course I have more memory available and the Touchflo works (turned it off on the stock ROM) also - in all a great effort! Donating to both creators. Many thanks.

Hey, thank YOU! Spread the word!