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

[GaMedic]

When I say do not connect through a HUB, I mean if you have one USB port that has an adapter (HUB) that turns that one port into 3 ports. Make sure your cable is attached to a "built in" USB port.
The .Net Framwork I spoke of is to be installed on your PC.
Your other Questions will be better answered in the Vogue forum.

[GaMedic]

Well I thought I would make my 1000th post a completely useless post. So here it is, about as useles as can be. LOL=D>

[chevyforlife]

Originally Posted by GaMedic

Well I thought I would make my 1000th post a completely useless post. So here it is, about as useles as can be. LOL=D>

WOO!!!!:r oll: now thats useless

~chevy

[acizurqpid]

my camera button is no longer working, how can i get into bootloader now?

[GaMedic]

What caused your camera button not to work. Try going to settings>buttons and remap the button to camera and see if that helps. I don't know of another way to get into bootloader.

[acizurqpid]

i think i just dropped my phone one too many times. it's mapped correctly, but just not launching camera when i press it.

[GaMedic]

Added 3.42.40 radio (link) to tutorial.

[kprice1658]

Before I attempt to do a custom ROM, just want to clarify a few things. I have a little experience with this with my old xv6700, did it a few dozen times using mostly Helmi's and Lennys stuff. Now I have a new 2 day old Verizon xv6800.

I started to to the steps in the tutorial, but in jumping around following the links, I found the MR1 package. I had already loaded spl2.47. I went ahead and did the MR1. Had to call Verizon and they did the reset. I followed skywings wiki on the GPS, worked perfectly. I installed GoogleMaps - quick lock in on 6-8 sats. All is good, but of course I can't leave it alone.

So, right now I have spl2.47 Nuchem on the bootloader screen, radio 3.37.75 and rom 3.57.605.1 and PRI 2.03_002. I've seen threads that you have to flash backwards before going forward. I also saw an updated post that the 2.03 PRI is do-able now. Just need to clarify what I can do.

Do I just need Buildos, DCD/OEM/Lennys, then cook my rom and do it?

I'd like to update to radio 3.42.40 -it appears to be better, but isn't this a Sprint Radio?

I've also seen some references to "Carrier .cab files". I also selected the carrier on the top of the buildos - has that changed?

The help here is awesome, just so many threads that jump everywhere - its gets confusing....
Thanks

[puff]

Sounds like you got the basic idea down... and you say your GPS is working...
You should be able to just build a kitchen ROM or flash custom ROM of your choice

I also saw an updated post that the 2.03 PRI is do-able now.

I haven't seen that post, but i think you may have answered your own question...

[quiqnezz]

Ok, in reading a few threads on unlocking/flashing a custom rom I still have a few questions just to get things straight before I dive in. I wanna start off with just running a custom ROM before learning to cook my own. Babysteps man.

So it seems that this thread is mainly directed towards verizon users as far as the updating the radio part and getting GPS. But i'm with sprint and from what I read in an earlier post if I already have a radio version over 3.30 I think it was, that I don't need to update the radio OR Rom. Right?

It seems that all I have to do is unlock the phone which sounds pretty easy, but after I do that will my phone still work after that, or do I have to immediately flash a custom ROM after unlocking. It seems that in a part of the steps there is a chance that it won't be able to boot up after unlocking? Or is that just with Verizon and other phones trying to update the radio with the sprint ROM?

So after I unlock I'm thinking of running the NueROM pre3. Is that like a base rom with just the bare necessities needed to run the phone? Do I need to cook anything else into it to make it work, or does it work straight out the box? What's the difference between NueROM3Titan and NueROM3TitanKitchen? I'm assuming I wanna flash NueROM3Titan right? So what do I do with that RAR file that I download from Nuerom's site? Do I need an RUU? I'm at work and don't have WINRAR installed here at work so I can't see what's in the archive but I think I saw it briefly at home and it had just one file that I believe was titled RUU something. So do I just place that on my phone and go into bootloader mode and select the file to flash to it?

And lastly, after I flash will I need to take out the battery, soft or hard reset? I've read different things that need to be done with different ROMs but can't seem to find out what is needed after NueROM's latest rom.

Thank you all for your help in advance.