Verizon XV 6900 - Who's Flashed?

denasqu · #1 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 05:27 PM

I've just added all of you to my buddy list! We Verizon users have to stick together!

Maybe this weekend I'll tackle my first flash. Maybe. I'm pretty happy with the way my XV6900 is working now but the lure of GPS is pretty tempting and I'd love to get some of the other features working... like bluetooth tethering, streaming video, and bluetooth sync. I'm not sure if flashing will unlock these features but they damn sure don't work now.

Mikedav · #2 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 05:43 PM

[QUOTE=denasqu;359597]I've just added all of you to my buddy list! We Verizon users have to stick together!

Agreed! Too much Sprint..lol
I am using OMJ's 3.03 custom ROM after flashing the new 3.03 sprint radio. It as been all systems go form the get go. Speed is great, internet speed is nice and GPS locks quickly, lsss than 10 secs usually.
The best advice i can give is this; If yhou have a phone that works other than your XV, keep it around. When you Are ready to flash, go on VZW and activate the old phone FIRST. Do this with the battery removed from the XV. THEN flash and do whatever mods. Then go back to VZW site and activate the XV with the old phone's battery removed. This works every time and no calls to VZW with lame excuses

mcgrizzle · #3 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 05:50 PM

What happened to that Verizon ROM?

Mikedav · #4 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mcgrizzle

What happened to that Verizon ROM?

If your talking about OMJ 3.02 verizon rom, its still available, but with the 3.03 radio out, you need a 3.03 ROM which OMJ did, but its generic.
If your talking about something else....nevermind

denasqu · #5 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikedav

I am using OMJ's 3.03 custom ROM after flashing the new 3.03 sprint radio.

The best advice i can give is this; If yhou have a phone that works other than your XV, keep it around. When you Are ready to flash, go on VZW and activate the old phone FIRST. Do this with the battery removed from the XV. THEN flash and do whatever mods. Then go back to VZW site and activate the XV with the old phone's battery removed. This works every time and no calls to VZW with lame excuses

Thanks. Sounds good to me. I think I will do exactly the same this weekend. My e815 and my iPaq are on the chargers!

Jerkules · #6 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by denasqu

Thanks. Sounds good to me. I think I will do exactly the same this weekend. My e815 and my iPaq are on the chargers!

Do tell, success or not...

Peaches · #7 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by denasqu

I've just added all of you to my buddy list! We Verizon users have to stick together!

Agreed

I flashed to DHarvey's Black Vista (really slick) and used LiveSearch to travel from West TN to Gulf Shores, AL last week. Even in the areas where there was no data connection (down in MS), I could still see the GPS path and the directions were dead on!

Live Search doesn't talk to you like some of the costly GPS packages out there, but it does beep at you when you near a turn and then beep again (different sound) at the turn itself.

DHarvey's ROM can be found at http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=31081. The link to the Verizon-specific ROM is at the bottom of the first post.

I'd be happy to help anyone on specifics - MMS or GPS priming. Goodness knows I've received plenty of help myself here!

denasqu · #8 (**permalink**) 07-25-2008, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Peaches

Agreed

I flashed to DHarvey's Black Vista (really slick) and used LiveSearch to travel from West TN to Gulf Shores, AL last week. Even in the areas where there was no data connection (down in MS), I could still see the GPS path and the directions were dead on!

Jeez... now I'm not sure again. DHarvey or OMJ... decisions... decisions...
I guess this will be one of those decisions that I'll make when I get to it. Of course I could take the whole freakin weekend and try both.

I've been reading myself to sleep every night for the last couple of weeks trying to figure as much of this stuff out as possible. I was pretty much decided on waiting till Verizon releases a ROM update. But I've been with Verizon for years and I know they always seem to be at least a year behind cutting edge so I'm settled on diving in with the rest of you ppcgeek's.

It seems to me that DHarvey's ROM's are flashier with more doo-dads and OMJ ROM's are basic and clean. Is that a fair assessment?

cobrasvt · #9 (**permalink**) 07-25-2008, 11:09 AM

I first used OMJ's day b4 yesterday. Seemed to drain the battery pretty fast and I could get a GPS lock all day the next day.

Put DHARVEY'S black on last night. Love it. Love the theme and GPS working like a champ. Seems smoother to me and a tid bit more stable.

denasqu · #10 (**permalink**) 07-26-2008, 09:18 PM

Well it was pretty much a complete waste of time for me. Not sure what went wrong but at least my phone is working again... sans all the apps and configuring I had done.

Ugh. Now I'm not sure whether to try again or spend the next week getting it back like it was.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...756#post361756