returning verizon vx6900, downgraded to stock rom, stuck at splash screen
 

so my verizon had a cracked casing so returning to insurance company so want to revert to old stock rom so at least kinda is similar to stock rom (heard gps radio still might be able to be seen by them when downgrading).

anyway i went back to .40spl, then flashed the 'stock' rom.
and now stuck at the bootsplash. (plus i noticed the radio is still 3.42.30 when booting up)

Any ideas 'geeks? I saw in the 'Unbricking Vogue / and downgrading SPL' thread, the verizon users havent found solution yet.

heard that i might need to go back to stock radio? like these steps.... is following correct? and if so, what radio do i go back to for Verizon?

Re: returning verizon vx6900, downgraded to stock rom, stuck at splash screen
 

use the sprint old radio 2.13

Re: returning verizon vx6900, downgraded to stock rom, stuck at splash screen
 

is that the same radio that came with the phone? it doesnt work, at 8% says cant run update on the pda phone.

guess im not sure about exact steps to follow. i already went back to .40, and flashed the stock rom, couldnt get past bootsplash,
since cant boot up and get into activesync, cant get the new spl/unlocker back on.
Since can power+camera+reset, can go into rainbow screen and flash a newer rom, which seems to boot up now, and therefor now cant
activesync so can get 2.31 back on right to downgrade the radio? then after that go back to .40 (or .36spl which i think si what originally came on phone)? and flash the stock rom?
are those the steps i should follow?

Re: returning verizon vx6900, downgraded to stock rom, stuck at splash screen
 

any verizon user successfully flash stock rom?

Re: returning verizon vx6900, downgraded to stock rom, stuck at splash screen
 

I returned my first one with the radio on 3.x and got no problems. I bricked my the same way you did. The only problem I had was the "tech" (I use that term only because they do, not because he hold an IT job) trying to fix it for 30 minutes before giving up which was highly annoying. But it wasn't like I could tell him "it isn't going to work!" he might ask how I can be so sure. :mrgreen:

Re: returning verizon vx6900, downgraded to stock rom, stuck at splash screen
 

i went in to the verizon store and they said that the cracked case isnt a known issue and they were tryin to make me use my insurance on it saying it was my fault.. they even persisted on tryin to sell me a case... but i think im goin to intentionally flash a bad rom in order to "brick" it so i can say its a technical problem on them in order to get it replaced by them.

Re: returning verizon vx6900, downgraded to stock rom, stuck at splash screen
 

it's my understanding that you can't go backwards to a pre-gps radio because verizon did not release the rom it shipped the xv6900 with.

Re: returning verizon vx6900, downgraded to stock rom, stuck at splash screen
 

shouldnt it be warranty and not insurance? if it is insurance you should be able to return it to them even if the phone doesnt work at all... so maybe bricking it completely is good.

Re: returning verizon vx6900, downgraded to stock rom, stuck at splash screen
 

I know why.....you flashed .40 too soon....you have to flash 2.31 again, then flash the stock then flash .40, then reflash the stock to relock it

Re: returning verizon vx6900, downgraded to stock rom, stuck at splash screen
 

I had the cracked case and got the same load of crap in the store about it being my fault. This is what I did.

Call customer service and nicely explain that you never dropped the phone, but have a hairline crack that seems to be getting bigger (in my case I had a 2nd crack that started to form which I also explained). Make sure you tell them...nicely...that you don't want to spend the $50 and that you think it should be covered under warrenty. What they told me was that unless there is water or obvious abuse they can cover it in warranty, however I had to agree to accept the $50 charge if they deem it abuse. They sent me to a local store (not the same one I went to 1st) and I got a brand new phone with no charge.