Verizon XV6900 upgrading tutorial and troubleshooting!!! GPS enabled!!!

[kaldereta]

Just an update for you guys....IT WORKS. OMG IT WORKS. BRICKED TWO PHONES TO GET HERE BUT IT WORKS! Now I just gotta watch and make sure VZ doesn't charge me for those two...lol. To my fellow noobs the most important things i've learned in this process:
1.) Make sure that you terminate your data connection if it's still existing before doing anything. I strongly believe this is the reason why folks end up with no data initially...your session ends up getting hung up. I also turned off the phone radio just to be sure.
2.) Do not let customizations run. Once you upgrade radio just leave the screen on the "Tap to Begin" screen and plug the phone to your computer, activesync will still recognize and from here you can flash whatever ROM you like.
3.) Calling VZ isn't a big deal to get re-authenticated.
4.) Once you run google maps or any other GPS program and see it run in all it's glory....IT MAKES IT ALL WORTHWHILE!

[ka911]

come guys we don't want to go this path please (love & hate), we all know with Verizon we can't live with it, and in the same time we can't live with out it!

[rolandroland]

Originally Posted by ka911

come guys we don't want to go this path please (love & hate), we all know with Verizon we can't live with it, and in the same time we can't live with out it!

I was returning for another for a fresh start.

[refthemc]

Flashed with new sprint rom and OMJ's VZ rom (the one before the new one) last night, now im going through the authentication process. The woman on the phone said my Key was active and that i just needed to turn my phone off for 10 seconds and start it back up and i should be able to send and recieve calls

ill update when i do this...

[refthemc]

Okay so i can now send and recieve phone calls and text messages.

But one thing about google maps, is "my location" supposed to work now because i have GPS activated?

[refthemc]

So how can you tell if your GPS is working?

I tired using Google Maps GPS but i kept getting an error...

[negamann]

What error would this be? Make sure to use com port 4 and the holux gps viewer can be your friend. I've picked up 7 satellites at one time with that on baud rate 38400

Check out this startup animation i put together and bootsplash as well! The other verizon animated splash was kinda choppy. so i sped it up a little. I have em both running on my phone. they look good




If anyone wants this animated splash with their name on it. PM me. free service alternatively get a GIF Creator/Animator/Editor and do it yourself

[rolandroland]

Originally Posted by negamann

What error would this be? Make sure to use com port 4 and the holux gps viewer can be your friend. I've picked up 7 satellites at one time with that on baud rate 38400

Check out this startup animation i put together and bootsplash as well! The other verizon animated splash was kinda choppy. so i sped it up a little. I have em both running on my phone. they look good




If anyone wants this animated splash with their name on it. PM me. free service alternatively get a GIF Creator/Animator/Editor and do it yourself

Which program do you use? Save me the time of finding a good one. Very cool.

Oh and sorry for the mutiposts, forgot I was reply to same thread (brain on vacation).

[Mikedav]

OK, here is my report with the new/old phone
I did Sprint ship and them OMJ's custom verizon. Did *228 and was blessed with the witch's voice that my phone was successfully programmed. Loaded my goodies, SPB PS, MS and backup. All good. GPS was a prob. Finally on my way home, I tried GPS again and whoa, Google maps, Live search and GPS viewer all worked and good! Happy camper here.
Now, on the old; I did the 0.4 unlock and then flashed oit with the ROM posted and it worked just like it was stock..nice.
Now, I'm going to brick it though, just for insurance. Goona pull the plug during the flash.

Negamann Thank you!

[negamann]

Originally Posted by Mikedav

OK, here is my report with the new/old phone
I did Sprint ship and them OMJ's custom verizon. Did *228 and was blessed with the witch's voice that my phone was successfully programmed. Loaded my goodies, SPB PS, MS and backup. All good. GPS was a prob. Finally on my way home, I tried GPS again and whoa, Google maps, Live search and GPS viewer all worked and good! Happy camper here.
Now, on the old; I did the 0.4 unlock and then flashed oit with the ROM posted and it worked just like it was stock..nice.
Now, I'm going to brick it though, just for insurance. Goona pull the plug during the flash.

Negamann =D>=D>=D> Thank you!

MIKE please try this out for me http://rapidshare.com/files/12665686...0_RUU.rar.html
Its a rom i put together to hopefully replace the sprint. It has the radio integrated into it! Hasnt beeen tested!