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

[Mikedav]

Now the fun part. I am going to try to revert my old phone using the link negamann posted in this thread. I have to send it back. See what happens. I used OMJ custom verizon rom btw.

[negamann]

Originally Posted by martin

Actually, I wouldn't think they are scared at all of LiveSearch or google Maps. Neither offer turn by turn directions.
As for vzNav being a rip-off, here's what you get for $10/month:
Turn By Turn
Gas Pricing
Traffic updates (in covered cities)
Movie Info (slightly useless IMNSHO)
Place Messaging
Quarterly Map updates
POI

With Garmin & TomTom you have to pay the same price for the same features, except you have to pay additional annually for the map updates, plus you have set-up costs in either software and/or equipment. vzNav is definitely a better value than either of those.

None of the free ones offer the same services as the paid.


I do hope that the GPS comes unlocked, though.

That is actually correct Martin. Rock ON. I use garmin XT and enjoy it. I don't pay fees for using it. Just map updates. It would be nice if they did unlock it. I was just stating how they charge for everything our phones do. why? They make enough money. I could've bought the car of my dreams for the price i've put into them so far. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with what I have. But I just wonder why verizon is the last to step up. Are they followers? It doesn't take a genuis to realize that a phone with gps is a guaranteed sale.

[rolandroland]

Originally Posted by negamann

You made a big mistake letting Sprint customizations run... Im going to send you through a very risky operation.

In order to make your XV6900 Default back to verizon. you have to flash back to a stock verizon Radio/Rom.
Since verizon doesn't have a "Shipped" stock rom. some nice person made a stock rom for us

Your are a test dummy here. try this and see if it works. If anything it will brick your phone and you can get it replaced lol

Download and run:
ftp://up.ppcgeeks.com/Vogue/Users/Im...e_unlocker.exe
after the unlocker DO NOT LET THE OS START UP!!! HOLD CAMERA+POWER+RESET buttons until it goes back into booloader(rainbow screen)
If it says 0.40.coke then continue...Leave it on the rainbow screen then flash

Flash to:
http://rapidshare.com/files/10745929...RUU_signed.rar
Let the verizon customizations run!

Then start the tutorial from the first step!!!

PLEASE let me know the outcome.
Im currently searching for a safer method

So is this the best downgrade path before returning your phone? I think I am going to swap out mine just to see if I have better gps success with another unit. I didn't see anyone who has done it comment yet.

[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?

[rolandroland]

Originally Posted by negamann

You made a big mistake letting Sprint customizations run... Im going to send you through a very risky operation.

In order to make your XV6900 Default back to verizon. you have to flash back to a stock verizon Radio/Rom.
Since verizon doesn't have a "Shipped" stock rom. some nice person made a stock rom for us

Your are a test dummy here. try this and see if it works. If anything it will brick your phone and you can get it replaced lol

Download and run:
ftp://up.ppcgeeks.com/Vogue/Users/Im...e_unlocker.exe
after the unlocker DO NOT LET THE OS START UP!!! HOLD CAMERA+POWER+RESET buttons until it goes back into booloader(rainbow screen)
If it says 0.40.coke then continue...Leave it on the rainbow screen then flash

Flash to:
http://rapidshare.com/files/10745929...RUU_signed.rar
Let the verizon customizations run!

Then start the tutorial from the first step!!!

PLEASE let me know the outcome.
Im currently searching for a safer method

Well I think I bricked my phone which isn't the bad part (I already got a return authorization). The bad part is after follwoing the dirs the radio still shows 3.42 so it is going to not look good I guess. Regardless back to the Vzw store.

[hoby]

Originally Posted by rolandroland

Well I think I bricked my phone which isn't the bad part (I already got a return authorization). The bad part is after follwoing the dirs the radio still shows 3.42 so it is going to not look good I guess. Regardless back to the Vzw store.

Yes, because there has been no official release from Verizon, there is no radio to flash back to. What you flashed with only contains the OS, and is not compatible with the radio, hence the bricking.

Hopefully they don't notice, but they do check this stuff...

Until there is an official ROM release from VZW, there is no way to safely do this. People should understand this before they go flashing their VZW XV6900 phones!

[negamann]

Damn that suck rolandroland. Now we know what it does now. So anyone who lets the customizations run is just gonna have to kick themselves and HARD! Havent had the time yet but I wanna integrate the latest radio into a verizon rom. Just for us