Re: Step by Step tutorial for unlocking your device and cooking your own ROM!!!
 

Thanks for the tutorial. I got my mogul stuck in the rainbow mode and your instructions helped me get out of it.

Re: Step by Step tutorial for unlocking your device and cooking your own ROM!!!
 

Glad yur fixed.

Re: Step by Step tutorial for unlocking your device and cooking your own ROM!!!
 

just a quick question, when do you think they'll have the new stuff off the new rom for alltel when it comes out?
~chevy

Re: Step by Step tutorial for unlocking your device and cooking your own ROM!!!
 

I am not familiar with when the Alltel ROM will be released or what "stuff" they may be able to get from it. But the custom ROMs are almost always better to use than a stock ROM.

Re: Step by Step tutorial for unlocking your device and cooking your own ROM!!!
 

Hey GA thanks for the wonderful tutorial and thanks to all the others contributing to this thread. I am yet to do my first flash... I have been wanting to use my gps for a while now, but I was too scared to brick my phone. I decided to wait for the verizon update and was hoping that it would allow other programs to use gps. I am sure you know how that turned out. Long story short... I am finally ready to do my first flash ever (still scary even with a great tutorial like this one), but I have been reading around and now I am nervous because I've read that by flashing the verizon update, I have made things more difficult for myself because it does something to some PRI or some other junk. I've read some speculation of ways to get around this... None of which have been confirmed, and of course, none of which I even understand. You all here seem like very good and patient teachers. I was wondering if you can let me know what my next (first) step should be, and if not, at least point me in the right direction. Oh, one of the options I was reading required a DMU reset or something or switching phones for a little bit. Again, not really understanding, but I don't have another pda phone to switch to, and I don't wanna lose my current unlimited data plan because I don't think it's offered anymore. So a solution other than that one would be appreciated. Thanks in advance all.

Sorry if this is too off topic and isn't what this thread is here for...

Re: Step by Step tutorial for unlocking your device and cooking your own ROM!!!
 

I did not flash the new update so I have not had to learn the process of getting the GPS working after the flash of the VZW ROM. I know there are several post relating to it. My suggestion would be to search for those post. I hate to be the guy that says "search is you friend", but that is my only resolution I can offer in this case.

Re: Step by Step tutorial for unlocking your device and cooking your own ROM!!!
 

For those on VZW wanting faster GPS lock check out this thread. Much faster than before.

What file?
 

Not-so-Quick question, sorry if you answered it already. I downloaded rar files for the ROM I want and the radio I want. When I unRAR the one for the Radio, and there is an nbh file, which I assume is what I understand I'll be putting on the SD card and flashing with (correct?). My other question is about the ROM (dcd kitchen 3.2.6). When I unrar the rom, there is a ton of stuff in a folder. I was thinking it was gonna be one file I would put on the SD and rename... Was I not supposed to unrar it or what? or is it the whole folder that is supposed to go on the SD? Basically.. What am I to put on the SD to flash?

Thankfully I have not done anything yet. I was only walking myself through everything and trying to make sure I understood everything, then I got to this point. Thanks for your help in advance.

Edit:
So I looked around in the folders and found the RUU in the folder. I don't know if my next step would be to just connect and run this. I expect to be stuck at splash screen since I would have a gps radio and stock rom at this stage... will I need to put it in BL or anything else? Help... Thanks. If this stuff, is common sense, please be gentle... first timer... soon

Re: What file?
 

to the first question, yeah just rename (if needed) the nbh

as far as the ROM, it sounds like its already in an RUU folder:
to flash via RUU, just look for the exe to start the Rom Upgrade Utility..
to flash via SD Card look for RUU_signed.nbh and rename + drag to card...

Re: What file?
 

Wow Thanks for the fast reply! I did find the RUU in the folder. I was posting an edit as you were replying to this. I didn't know if I was able to run that while in splash screen because that's where I expect to be stuck with the gps radio and stock rom. Would I need to put in BL or do anything special... or is it really just plug up and run RUU? Thanks again!