Stuck on VZW splash; usb inactive
 

Okok so amid my 'omg i bought this 10 hours ago and now its broken' train of thought I'm going to try and be as clear and concise as I can.

I owned an apache for about a year prior to today and went through several rom updates with little to no issue that i couldn't figure out myself. Bearing that in mind, today I finally got a 6800 and started reading. Apparently I bobbed when I should have weaved.

I started by using the olipro 2.4 unlocker (which in hindsight I believe was a mistake as my stock version of 1.2 was before this GPS stuff, I believe) But, that worked and it showed it worked afterword, everything came up and got right back into WM no problem.

So, I installed the radio 3.35.04. This is where it got retarded. I waited the duration of the upgrade, followed the instructions to the 'T,' and now it's stuck on the Verizon splash screen. Hard resetting does nothing but cycle back to it. The versions are all listing properly to what I installed, but it won't get past this screen.

Now, I read some more about the 'stuck in bootloader/splash' stuff, downloaded the titan_exitbl thing and tried it, but it was unable to open the usb port. It still cannot open it. Activesync doesn't see it either.

I realize in the grand scheme of things I probably should have at least got a full 24 hours of reading under my belt before I did this; but my zeal got the best of me. I don't know a whole heck of a lot about this stuff so I am asking for help so I can hopefully stop freaking out. :\ Any assistance would be great at this point; even to get it back to the stock rom.

Re: Stuck on VZW splash; usb inactive
 

taking a stab - but did you remove the battery, wait 30 secs, then re-insert ?
this is a crucial step......(seriously)

Re: Stuck on VZW splash; usb inactive
 

doing that now; do you think it will have any effect?

Re: Stuck on VZW splash; usb inactive
 

well I got the USB to connect in bootloader so now I'm gonna try and put a rom on here.. freaking out slightly less now which is good

Re: Stuck on VZW splash; usb inactive
 

When you are done with the rom, also remove the battery again..

Re: Stuck on VZW splash; usb inactive
 

rom done, yay a new splash screen! removing battery for a min. also, did you ever know that you're my hero?

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Dont forget - DON'T LET THE SPRINT CUSTOMIZATIONS RUN !
soft reset when it starts to say 'Customizing in 3 seconds'.... or something like that.

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so everything is setup with the new rom and I can get into it, it's asking for initial programming. and now I'm baffled again. I really think I should have waited to do this after I, you know, got some sleep.

Re: Stuck on VZW splash; usb inactive
 

dial *228, then select '1' when prompted.. this should provision you for data clearance..
you actually might need to wait until morning to call Verizion for a new aKey..(for voice calling). some people have not needed this step, others (like myself) needed it.
do the *228 first though, then try to get an internet connection..

Re: Stuck on VZW splash; usb inactive
 

errrrrrm. I'm with verizon and I ran through the entire "tap here to setup your device!" deal. Am I eternally screwed? :(

It's asking for initial programming and I'm trying to make sure ##778 info is correct and..

the MSID is totally wrong. the unlock code to edit it is unknown to me. And suddenly I feel more screwed