For those who know me, I have flashed a zillion times and am no rookie. I want to verify that this GPS chip is toast before sending in the replacement phone to get another and want to make sure I am not missing something simple.
FYI here are the steps I did:
updated BL to 2.40, updated radio to 3.42.50, updated ROM to 3.2.6, did GC aGPS tutorial (QPST, location/GPS settings, cab), ephemeris data streams but no lock (using HTC GPS tool).
Rolled back to stock, started from scratch above and verified QPST persisted, still no lock but I am getting ephemeris data to start but it never has anything exciting showing, just empty lines after hours of running (see screenshot).
Any thoughts or do I send it back? This is the first time this has happened after receiving several xv6800s where it never locks. There is a white dot so I can use that as an excuse to get a new one sent.
Did the phone come with MR1 or MR2 on it? I've read you need to flash an older stock ROM before upgrading to have working GPS if it came with that.
unL33T said:
Did the phone come with MR1 or MR2 on it? I've read you need to flash an older stock ROM before upgrading to have working GPS if it came with that.
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That's new to me. Most of my previous replacements were pre MR1 and MR2. I will work on it and repost.
If anyone else has any thoughts let me know.
He's right. If you flashed to a ROM from MR1 or MR2, the aGPS fix doesn't work.
You have to flash back to a stock ROM, then flash to the custom ROM again. Once that's done, it'll work.
I made this mistake the first time I flashed a phone.
after you go back to a stock 6.0 rom make sure you go back and do the GC gps fix again
steps
roll back to 6.0 stock
install Custom ROM (dcd,Reloded)
GC fix again
GeLopez said:
after you go back to a stock 6.0 rom make sure you go back and do the GC gps fix again
steps
roll back to 6.0 stock
install Custom ROM (dcd,Reloded)
GC fix again
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Does this mean BL relocker 1.04 (see here) then 2.09.605.8 (Radio 1.30.00) for me on Verizon?
Why are there no tutorials or notes for GC? He is usually pretty good at that kind of thing.
I just received a refurb which has MR2 as well, so I'm going to have to do the same thing.
I'm going to use the Re-locker
Flash back to stock
Use NueSPL 2.47
Flash a Rom
Do DCD aGPS fix
See if it works
Now to go and find Stock Verizon Rom...
Ok, so the stock rom is in the Wiki. I really don't want to call Vzw for a new a-Key though....
hmm...does the gpsserver.cab work without doing the aGPS fix?
ok, the gpsserver.cab does no good, so I was forced to downgrade.
The good news is I now have aGPS back on the phone! The bad news is my aKey is wrong, and I need it reset by Verizon. So after calling customer support apparently they only offer in person customer support until 11pm
So I will have to call in tomo and get it reset. The good thing is, data works fine....
I tried to use the new *228 and option 3, but since I didn't switch phones a new aKey was not set. Oh well, no worries....
MrTek said:
ok, the gpsserver.cab does no good, so I was forced to downgrade.
The good news is I now have aGPS back on the phone! The bad news is my aKey is wrong, and I need it reset by Verizon. So after calling customer support apparently they only offer in person customer support until 11pm
So I will have to call in tomo and get it reset. The good thing is, data works fine....
I tried to use the new *228 and option 3, but since I didn't switch phones a new aKey was not set. Oh well, no worries....
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MrTek, please post your exact steps (if they are different from your prior post) and maybe we can update the wiki with the new instructions.
Do you mean that you needed to downgrade to stock vzw 6.0 because gpsserver.cab didn't work?
If anyone else wants to pitch in and help write the instrux, feel free.
If you start with MR1 and go custom the gps is locked by Verizon. You first must relock the phone and downgrade to a pregps Verizon rom. Then unlock phone and flash gps radio and custom rom. Then apply agps fix.
I did the steps in the Wiki as they are, so I don't think they need to change.
When I said the gpsserver.cab didn't work, I meant that it didn't work on a custom rom after I applied the QPST info. I didn't expect it to work, but it was just an idea to keep me from having to truely downgrade the radio.
The exact steps were:
1 - Use Nue's Re-locker to get back to SPL 2.07
2 - Use a SDcard to flash back to Stock VZW rom,reboot
3 - Use SDcard to flash latest Titan Radio
4 - Use RUUupdate to load your choice of custom ROM,reboot
5 - Use QPST to set aGPS ip settings in config
6 - install the aGPS.cab settings
7 - GPS works as expected now
8 - Call VZW to reset my Akey
9 - Phone is fully functional, with aGPS working correctly
I believe there should be a step between 2 and 3 to change bootloader to nue 2.47, right?
Otherwise this is great.
MrTek said:
I did the steps in the Wiki as they are, so I don't think they need to change.
When I said the gpsserver.cab didn't work, I meant that it didn't work on a custom rom after I applied the QPST info. I didn't expect it to work, but it was just an idea to keep me from having to truely downgrade the radio.
The exact steps were:
1 - Use Nue's Re-locker to get back to SPL 2.07
2 - Use a SDcard to flash back to Stock VZW rom,reboot
3 - Use SDcard to flash latest Titan Radio
4 - Use RUUupdate to load your choice of custom ROM,reboot
5 - Use QPST to set aGPS ip settings in config
6 - install the aGPS.cab settings
7 - GPS works as expected now
8 - Call VZW to reset my Akey
9 - Phone is fully functional, with aGPS working correctly
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That is correct after the stock rom install you need to unlock the phone with 2.47
So here is updated with links, I will put in main forum to make it easier for people who are searching with a better thread title.
1 - Use Nue's Re-locker to get back to SPL 2.07
2 - Use a SDcard to flash back to Stock VZW 6.0 rom,reboot
3 - Use nueSPL-2.47 to update bootloader
4 - Use SDcard to flash latest Titan Radio
5 - Use RUUupdate to load your choice of custom ROM,reboot
6 - Use QPST to set aGPS ip settings in config (use GC tutorial)
7 - install the aGPS.cab
8 - GPS works as expected now
9 - Call VZW to reset my Akey
10 - Phone is fully functional, with aGPS working correctly
Oops, I missed that in the list, sorry. yes, I had used nueSPL 2.47
I just flashed the the 6.5 B2, and everything works great so far...
Just got my refurb (2nd one cause first replacement had a white dot out of the box) and followed the steps and my phone is better than ever. Thanks again for your help guys.
Actually, what might be a good recommendation is to Do the unlock, and Flash BEFORE you switch to the refurb phone.
When you receive your refurb, you dial #228 on the refurb phone, and choose option #3. This walks you through moving your service to this new phone.
During the process, a new A key is also set I believe, so if you unlock and flash before you do the process you won't need to call VZW for the aKey.
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Actually, what might be a good recommendation is to Do the unlock, and Flash BEFORE you switch to the refurb phone.
When you receive your refurb, you dial #228 on the refurb phone, and choose option #3. This walks you through moving your service to this new phone.
During the process, a new A key is also set I believe, so if you unlock and flash before you do the process you won't need to call VZW for the aKey.
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Or if you have not yet sent back the other device , login to the website at verizonwireless.com and activate your old phone again. Wait 10 minutes, activate the new phone.. and the Akey should be fine.
Verizon will update your phone 24 hours a day. If you listen to the message on their 800 number "If you cannot make phone calls from your phone, please press" and you can get customer service after hours.
I've done it two times by screwing with my phone late at night.
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Anyone having issues with the GPS working? I'm unable to get any GPS Sats locked at all. I can do everything else just fine.
Just verifying, did you check the steps in the GPS thread?
I'm installing 3.0 for the first time right now. Will test GPS soon.
Yeah
I've been using GPS for a bit now with the older ROMs. I just want to confirm other VZW have it working.
Works great here. Be sure you have Be sure your Location Setting is set to Location On.
If you are using Google Maps, be sure to turn on the GPS in the GMM menu.
Also, be sure you are outside, not in a building.
etexter said:
Anyone having issues with the GPS working? I'm unable to get any GPS Sats locked at all. I can do everything else just fine.
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DCD 3.0.0 works Excellent on my XV6800
GPS improved. I get way more satellites.
I modified the ROM a little bit and on a Bare ROM flash I get 28MB and with some major apps i get down to 25MB to 26MB
etexter said:
I've been using GPS for a bit now with the older ROMs. I just want to confirm other VZW have it working.
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Yes, it works. I have been using Google maps. One thing, I noticed this morning is starting it up after an hour being off and in a building is "Google Maps" would get hung at "Initializing GPS" when I selected "Use GPS". The only why I have gotting it to work again was a soft reset. Not sure what is going on, yet.
Everything works fine on my xv6800 with dcd 3.0.0 including GPS.
No more issue where it takes 5 seconds to connect to a call when answering...among many other fixes from the leaked rom.
Interesting
Seems to be related to building the Kitchen on Vista for me. I can reproduce the problem if I build the kitchen on Vista. If I use all the same options on XP, it works fine. Strange. I guess something it messing with the build process on Vista. Solved for me at least.
Stupid question... assume you need the latest radio for this (3.35 or whatever, I have 3.27)? I'm a little leery on upgrading again considering I had to call VZW and apparently they're hip to people flashing these roms.
J Shed said:
Stupid question... assume you need the latest radio for this (3.35 or whatever, I have 3.27)? I'm a little leery on upgrading again considering I had to call VZW and apparently they're hip to people flashing these roms.
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Yes, you need 3.35 to work with DCD's 3.0.0. I did not have to call VZW this time going from 2.3.2 to 3.0.0, I can't confirm if it will retain the A-key authenication from previous versions, haven't been back there for a couple of weeks.
rschell said:
Yes, you need 3.35 to work with DCD's 3.0.0. I did not have to call VZW this time going from 2.3.2 to 3.0.0, I can't confirm if it will retain the A-key authenication from previous versions, haven't been back there for a couple of weeks.
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hmm... I don't have an A key on mine, but when I re-entered all the info it wouldn't let me place a call.
I'll give this a wack maybe tonight or tomorrow. I JUST upgraded to 2.3.2 and this comes out... figures.
I have only ever had to enter the A-key once, the very first time I flashed a ROM to the phone. Every upgrade since has just worked.
The latest is working great for me under VZW today. I was running 2.3.2 before that. I flashed the sprint ROM to get the new radio, then immediately flashed the ROM I built for verizon from the 3.0.0 kitchen. Did a *228 1 just in case, and verified that the PRL after that was identical to the one it had before I did the upgrade (##775 SEND, 000000).
EVDO, wifi, GPS all working. I like the new wireless today plugin.
I'd still love to see an up to date step by step on how to get VOIP working, I've never managed to get anything VOIP related on this phone.
GREAT WORK AS ALWAYS DCD! Thank you! Remember to show dcd the monetary appreciation guys.
rschell said:
Yes, you need 3.35 to work with DCD's 3.0.0. I did not have to call VZW this time going from 2.3.2 to 3.0.0, I can't confirm if it will retain the A-key authenication from previous versions, haven't been back there for a couple of weeks.
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rschell, i'm very curious to hear the exact steps you took to upgrade, so that you did not have to call verizon.
some specific questions i also have:
1) did you do the entire sprint upgrade to get the radio, or did you just install dcd's standalone 3.35 radio?
2) if the entire sprint upgrade was used: did you let the customizations run, or did you reboot into bootloader before that point, and if so, where exactly?
3) did you have to re-enter any settings in ##778 ?
thanks for any help you can offer!
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rschell, i'm very curious to hear the exact steps you took to upgrade, so that you did not have to call verizon.
some specific questions i also have:
1) did you do the entire sprint upgrade to get the radio, or did you just install dcd's standalone 3.35 radio?
2) if the entire sprint upgrade was used: did you let the customizations run, or did you reboot into bootloader before that point, and if so, where exactly?
3) did you have to re-enter any settings in ##778 ?
thanks for any help you can offer!
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Do not let the customizations run, just soft reset before they do. Now run the new kitchen creating your ROM. Should be nothing else to do.
I've never had to call Verizon through any flashes including when 3.16 first came out.
J Shed said:
hmm... I don't have an A key on mine, but when I re-entered all the info it wouldn't let me place a call.
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At least to Verizon customers, the EPST A-key will always be blank. It is a 26 digit number generated by Verizon that is different each time you authenticate. Once you enter it, and the device reboots the A-key disappears. I have had to call and get a new A-key every time I have made the switch from non-Rev A to Rev-A. Not sure this new radio is any different. I have had excellent support from Verizon, every time I have called, you just have to let them walk through their diagnostic tests.
The authentication issues appear to be Network Switch dependent. I just happen to be in one of those areas.
blazingwolf said:
Do not let the customizations run, just soft reset before they do.
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So if I just go ahead and reboot while, say, I'm in the screen calibration after my initial boot, I should be in the clear?
I was thinking of yanking the battery at this point, putting it back in, rebooting into bootloader, then flashing either by the RUU or SD (can't recall if the RUU works while in bootloader mode or not, so i've got the SD option to fall back on). Or should i just do as you say: soft reset, let the device come all the way back up, let activesync connect the phone as a guest, then run the RUU w/ DCD 3.0.0?
you don't even have to soft reset, or manually enter the bootloader. once you finish flashing the sprint update the phone will boot and will stop at the tap screen to set up device screen...at this screen activesync WILL connect. just run the kitchen and the phone will AUTOMATICALLY put itself into the bootloader and flash the new rom without running sprint customizations. the sprint customizations only run after you set the device up, not before.
gcincotta said:
at this screen activesync WILL connect.
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bam! thanks man, it's details like these that always get glazed over in the flurry of "i installed the new rom no problem!!!!111one" posts that i'm seeing all over the place around here.
a_lazy_dude said:
rschell, i'm very curious to hear the exact steps you took to upgrade, so that you did not have to call verizon.
some specific questions i also have:
1) did you do the entire sprint upgrade to get the radio, or did you just install dcd's standalone 3.35 radio?
2) if the entire sprint upgrade was used: did you let the customizations run, or did you reboot into bootloader before that point, and if so, where exactly?
3) did you have to re-enter any settings in ##778 ?
thanks for any help you can offer!
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Starting from 2.3.2 (if you start from the pre-GPS ROM, you may need a different SPL).
I did both the radio and ROM in one upgrade, I just did not let the customizations run, actually I forced it to the boot loader just after the HTC Mobile splash screen came up. Then I installed DCD's 3.0.0 ROM from the boot loader (2.40!). See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2011926&postcount=3
Success!
Data connection confirmed working
Incoming/Outgoing calls confirmed working
Incoming/Outgoing texts confirmed working.
GPS confirmed working.
no calls to VZW customer support whatsoever.
so far, no *228 updates at all (prl seems to be current, 50989; confirmed within ##778)
Here's a quick rundown of my starting conditions, and what I did (basically, just followed gcincotta's instructions exactly)
Starting conditions:
-NexVision's no2chem 5051 - based ROM w/ 3.27 radio
-2.40 SPL
Upgrade procedure:
1) Connected phone via activesync
2) ran the official Sprint/HTC 3.35 upgrade utility, which ran successfully.
3) On the initial boot, I let activesync connect while the phone was still holding on the "tap screen here to begin" screen
4) I then ran the RUU using a DCD 3.0.0-based rom (NexVision's VZW 3.0.0), which was successful.
5) After initial boot on NexVision's rom, I let the customizer run (i think it's just an SD power management program). It soft reset, and I was good to go.
That's it! Once it booted up after the second install, everything that I confirmed above was working perfectly.
Thanks again guys!
Hello everyone! I have searched a lot and after about 6 flashes back to stock and retrying I can't seem to get this to work.. Please I have searched a lot and I am just frustrated now. Here is what I am doing. I unlocked with 2.40 spl, then run sprint rom. Now I don't let it customize. 3.2 rom. then telus cab. I run auto programming on phone *22803 , 1, 1 and show successful. Phone work but no data connection. called telus and re did login for data network phone#@1x.telusmobility.com and esn number. still no data. Can someone who has the latest rom working on their mogul please give me exact instructions or lend me a hand. PLEASE PLEASE. Oh if I relocka and run telus stock rom it all works fine. That is where I am now
Cheers all!!
hey man sorry my details are kinda crappy been awhile since i did it from a stock ROM but i had the same issues...maybe do a search for my posts here and look at them they might be more helpful then my memory....
anyways get your phone locked again and back to stock telus just U NEED to do this so you know you are starting fresh...then unlock and flash with the sprint ROM to get the GPS radio u are after....then re flash with the ROM of your choice if i remember correctly there is a step in 2.40-olipro that you are not doing right where it says disconnect or reconnect or something.....but every time you do it wrong go back to stock everything.......you'll get it man trust me look at my old posts i think i said what i did wrong...and follow the instructions perfectly there is one that is easy to miss if i remember correctly
found my post for u http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381982
and look here too
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1369027
i was unlocking the phone wrong and having the same problem so make sure u careful then and remember to relock after u mess it up.....
Hey Thanks so much. It is my epst settings. When I did the sprint upload I let customization go so. going back to stock worked buy everythime I went to dcd titan upgrade something kept changing even if I did not let the sprint customization run. Well I wrote down all my setting and re flashed 7th time to 3.27 and 3.16 and changed the epst settings. It is working now to flash to 3.42.20 will hope it stays this time
jcglendenning said:
... re flashed 7th time to 3.27 and 3.16 and changed the epst settings. It is working now to flash to 3.42.20 will hope it stays this time
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Among other possible problems, you definitely applied the wrong radio. v3.27 of the CDMA radio from February was only intended for builds off of a very early and leaked pre-release Sprint testing ROM.
Where did you get informatino to flash to that radio version?
I have a VZW XV6800. Getting a replacement device so I decided to practice flashing a new radio/ ROM. Last night was my first time! lol and I was up until 4am trying to follow the guide. I was flashing wby USB. What seem like pretty straight forward directions had me baffled. I ended up with a updated radio and a sprint rom.
I understand the order to be
unlock
update radio
update rom
install carrier CAB
I couldn't find the compatable Radio without the Sprint ROM. So I flashed that and then Flashed dcd Titan 3.2.5 ROM and installed vzw cab. Got the phone to work but could'nt get the data to work. Also I noticed that my phone had switched to 1x instead of EV.
PLEASE help! I have my new phone and want to flash correctly this time. I also have to flash my old phone back to stock before I return it. I swear im not retarded! I only hope its easier the second time.
If you are new to this, and don't wanna brick your phone, then install these in this order...(HardSPL rom, Radio rom, Phone rom, Carrier cab)
1.Here is the HardSPL ROM:
http://www.lifesnotsogood.com/dcd1182/titan/spl/titan_SPL_2.40-olipro.exe
2. Here is the radio rom:
http://lifesnotsogood.com/dcd1182/titan/radios/Titan%20Radio%20ROM%203.42.50.rar
3. Here is the phone rom:
http://www.lifesnotsogood.com/dcd1182/titan/roms/dcd_titan_3.2.5.exe
4. Here are the carrier cabs:
http://lifesnotsogood.com/dcd1182/carriers/
Do all that, from the beginning, and you will be fine. (Also, showing 1X or EV will depend on your location)
After flashing, if you have no data you need to call verizon, tell them you hard reset your phone and data does not work. Request they reset your data services. If you get the message "Not authorized" while trying to make a call.. you need an AKey Reset.
To avoid this:
While you still have your old phone.....
1) Log into your verizon account... switch activation to your old phone.
2) Flash your new phone following the instructions already posted.
3) When you are finished, switch activation back to the new phone.
This should reset your Akey and data services so you dont need to call verizon to get them to work... As long as you have two phones, you can switch back and forth.
On my last replacement I kept the old phone for about 45 days.. was starting to wonder if I actually needed to send it back
Also when you post, put a real description of your issue in the title.. you'll get more reads and replies that way.
Thank you both! I plan on having time to flash Saturday. I will let you know how it goes. BTW are there any tips or tricks to getting a faster connection from my vzw aircard?
Once they give you an A-Key to manually type in, you will never need another one.
I have flashed my phone 100 times since I got my first A-Key, ane never had to call them back or do that activation-switch trick. My unlimited data works 100% on first boot after a rom and radio flash everytime.
ktusc said:
Thank you both! I plan on having time to flash Saturday. I will let you know how it goes. BTW are there any tips or tricks to getting a faster connection from my vzw aircard?
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sorry, dont use a vzw aircard, just have unlimited data plan, which gets me over DSL/Cable speeds...I am fine with that.
Hi!
I have been over most of the GPS fixes but they do not seem to be working for me. I figured I would toss this out there:
It appears that there is a problem opening the GPS if one has gone from the official Verizon MR1 and then to a custom ROM. Well, without knowing that, that is exactly what I did.
I had an older DCD ROM which was running with the GPS opened.
Upgraded to the Verizon ROM MRI and lost GPS.
Tried the Valhalla fix and still couldn't get GPS opened. Figured it must have been an error in how I flashed so I went to a newer DCD ROM.
Still couldn't get GPS to work.
Flashed to the Round 4 Reloaded ROM and am currently running:
dcd 3.2.6
radio: 3.42.02
I am unable to get GPS to open with Google Maps. It searches for satellites and a few minutes and then tells me it cannot find them.
GPS settings are Location On, COM 4 (also tried it as none), Baud 4800, Hardware Port None, Windows manages GPS.
I have gone to the wiki for the GPS fix for people with custom ROM's using QPST but all of the software links from that site have been broken for weeks.
Any suggestions?
brett3333 said:
Hi!
I have been over most of the GPS fixes but they do not seem to be working for me. I figured I would toss this out there:
It appears that there is a problem opening the GPS if one has gone from the official Verizon MR1 and then to a custom ROM. Well, without knowing that, that is exactly what I did.
I had an older DCD ROM which was running with the GPS opened.
Upgraded to the Verizon ROM MRI and lost GPS.
Tried the Valhalla fix and still couldn't get GPS opened. Figured it must have been an error in how I flashed so I went to a newer DCD ROM.
Still couldn't get GPS to work.
Flashed to the Round 4 Reloaded ROM and am currently running:
dcd 3.2.6
radio: 3.42.02
I am unable to get GPS to open with Google Maps. It searches for satellites and a few minutes and then tells me it cannot find them.
GPS settings are Location On, COM 4 (also tried it as none), Baud 4800, Hardware Port None, Windows manages GPS.
I have gone to the wiki for the GPS fix for people with custom ROM's using QPST but all of the software links from that site have been broken for weeks.
Any suggestions?
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Yes, if you had MR1 then you need to relock down to Pre-GPS radio status. Then do a normal upgrade.
I dont have the links handy right now but I am sure someone does.
Tried going to phone options?
Have you tried going to the phone options by hitting the phone button go to menu then options and click the services tab. Then look for Location and turn it to ON. It fixed my problem with this been awhile though i switched to sprint and bought a Touch Pro
scrosler said:
Yes, if you had MR1 then you need to relock down to Pre-GPS radio status. Then do a normal upgrade.
I dont have the links handy right now but I am sure someone does.
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Can I just reload the radio down and back up again without changing the ROM or do I have to reflash the ROM as well? I have your ROM set the way I like it...so far it seems great!
brett3333 said:
Can I just reload the radio down and back up again without changing the ROM or do I have to reflash the ROM as well? I have your ROM set the way I like it...so far it seems great!
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No, your going to loose the ROM. I think I put SPB BackUp in there just for purposes like this. Go ahead and use that. It works great with this device / ROM. After you do that pay close attention to the downgrade instructions. Not hard but be careful. You wont hose the device but you may not get the results you expected.
Post back any other questions or problems.
Ranger093 said:
Have you tried going to the phone options by hitting the phone button go to menu then options and click the services tab. Then look for Location and turn it to ON. It fixed my problem with this been awhile though i switched to sprint and bought a Touch Pro
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YEah, this is not like what you resolved yours. He has a radio firmware / SPL issue to deal with. I wish it was that easy.
Look for the original stock Verizon rom, its the one with Mobile 6.0, once you have flashed this, then follow the normal procedure to flash a custom rom, SPL, Radio and then rom, and you will have GPS. There is no other way to do this other than to flash back.
BTC
Well, I have tried going back to the stock Verizon ROM/Radio pre-gps. I have now been stuck in the tri-color mode for an hour. Exitbl is not working for me and I cannot seem to get back to any workable ROM.
SPL is now at 1.06 so I think I properly relocked. I just cannot get into the OS now.
Help?
Thanks Billy! I found the original WM6 Verizon ROM here (in case anyone else also has trouble):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=376873
and that seemed to be acceptable to the phone to get it out of bootloader mode. Whew.
Now I will pretend I have a brand new old ROM/Radio phone and bring it back up to speed without going through the "official" Verizon MR1 piece of garbage.
Thanks to everyone for the assistance. Hopefully, my next post will say: done and have GPS back. We'll see...
brett3333 said:
Thanks Billy! I found the original WM6 Verizon ROM here (in case anyone else also has trouble):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=376873
and that seemed to be acceptable to the phone to get it out of bootloader mode. Whew.
Now I will pretend I have a brand new old ROM/Radio phone and bring it back up to speed without going through the "official" Verizon MR1 piece of garbage.
Thanks to everyone for the assistance. Hopefully, my next post will say: done and have GPS back. We'll see...
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Sorry I assumed you had the links. My bad. But yes, you would have been stuck at the tri color screen. That is normal for what you did.
I was able to get back to the R4R and now with the suggested radio following my downgrading to stock however, I am still unable to get GPS.
Now, Googlemaps just says "initializing" and then fails.
Now double check your settings. Under options in Google Maps, make sure it's set to Com Port 4 for GPS, make sure in Settings on the phone that your GPS settings are set to Com 4 and hardware Com 0. And then double check your location settings.
I bet you'll find one of those set wrong.
BTC
brett3333 said:
I was able to get back to the R4R and now with the suggested radio following my downgrading to stock however, I am still unable to get GPS.
Now, Googlemaps just says "initializing" and then fails.
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Now double check your settings. Under options in Google Maps, make sure it's set to Com Port 4 for GPS, make sure in Settings on the phone that your GPS settings are set to Com 4 and hardware Com 0. And then double check your location settings.
I bet you'll find one of those set wrong.
BTC
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Phone: Location on
GPS Program Port: COM4
GPS Hardware port: COM0 (this had been set to none)
Baud: 4800
Access: manage automatically
Googlemaps: Set GPS Manually, COM4, 4800 Baud (This had been set to manage autamatically)
Okay...now, it no longer says "initializing GPS" but is actually seeking and finding satellites.
Holy crap Bill, you rock!
Did you update the PRI?
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Did you update the PRI?
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Yup, I had to update the PRI and was able to get Google Maps to work now. Still cannot get LiveSearch to get a GPS fix (it is set to intermediate) but I am trying not to be picky.
Just to recap (for a mod newbie)
I'm having a similar issue, but just wanted to clarify before I go about the break-fix-break scenario... I was able to get MR1 (with the Valhalla fix) to use the GPS fine. Then went to R4R and nothing. Haven't tried the QRST fix yet, but in my case, you think going back to the stock WM6.0 ROM/Radio, then back up to R4R (or dcd, or nuerom, etc) will resolve this? Will it 'stay' fixed when moving from rom to rom after that, or will I have to do the back and forth thing every time I want to try a new one?
Thankee kindly!
GPS and MR1
So if I am reading this correctly there is no way to get GPS working under Verizon if MR1 had been flashed into the device, then the device was unlocked and flashed with a ROM from the DCD 3.2.6 kitchen. Is that correct?
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So if I am reading this correctly there is no way to get GPS working under Verizon if MR1 had been flashed into the device, then the device was unlocked and flashed with a ROM from the DCD 3.2.6 kitchen. Is that correct?
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No, further up it says that one has to go back to the PRE MR1 ROM, and then go to the DCD rom from there (MR1 does something funky to the GPS?), but I'd rather have someone smarter than I to verify.
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So if I am reading this correctly there is no way to get GPS working with the radio installed by MR1 if using a ROM from the DCD 3.2.6 kitchen. Is that correct?
So I bought a phone that was branded qwest. It is the Mogul Titan 6800 I'm not sure of the point for all the different names but it looks like the Sprint or Telus Phone (circle instead of square navigation button) Anyways I paid someone to flash it to cricket. It ended up having a Verizon splash screen and a radio version of 3.37. The person who flashed it said GPS would not work with this particular flash, and if I wanted it to work he would have to do it on his own time because the guy he worked for had a certain ROM they liked and he could not flash a GPS ROM on his boss's time.
So I flashed to Gamedics ROM and then flashed To) V3 ROM. CI could not get GPS to work with either. I then upgraded the radio to 3.42.50. Still GPS does not work. I added GPS toggle and quick GPS but they did not help either.
I read somewhere about the Verizon MR1 update and how GPS would not work with it. Is there anyway that the original flash that I got was this MR1 and for some reason it has stuch through my other flashes preventing GPS from working? Is there anything I can do to make GPS work on this phone? I also have something QPST if that helps.
Thanks in advance.
My thoughts, and it's only my thoughts, this was probably flashed to MR1, which disables GPS, when your cricket dealer flashed it, he didn't flash it back to an older Verizon stock rom first to undo the GPS lock, you might try flashing an older Verizon stock rom, let it run customizations, then take it back to the dealer and ask him to flash it again, let them do whatever rom they want, but when you get it back home and go back to GAMedics, or whoevers rom, GPS should work.
You might call the cricket guy first, make sure they won't charge you to flash it again, and if not, then do what I suggested.
Or at least ask the tech guy who did the flash for you and see if maybe their rom uses the same verizon locks.
BTC
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My thoughts, and it's only my thoughts, this was probably flashed to MR1, which disables GPS, when your cricket dealer flashed it, he didn't flash it back to an older Verizon stock rom first to undo the GPS lock, you might try flashing an older Verizon stock rom, let it run customizations, then take it back to the dealer and ask him to flash it again, let them do whatever rom they want, but when you get it back home and go back to GAMedics, or whoevers rom, GPS should work.
You might call the cricket guy first, make sure they won't charge you to flash it again, and if not, then do what I suggested.
Or at least ask the tech guy who did the flash for you and see if maybe their rom uses the same verizon locks.
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I now have the capability to flash it myself. Could you direct me to an approbriate ROM to undo the lock?Then I can flash it back to my current ROM.
Thanks for the reply.
The only rom that I know of is the original stock Verizon rom, it's windows mobile 6.0, it will do carrier customization, which I believe it has to do in order to unlock the GPS.
Hopefully your Cricket rom restores the Cricket customizations.
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Same problem here
Almost the exact same problem, but I have a Verizon branded refurbished (insurance) phone.
It had the latest Verizon ROM (6.1 - 3.37 radio) on it when I got it.
Am I able to put the Verizon 6.0 ROM on it?
I thought that would downgrade to a non-GPS radio , and that could brick the phone?
Here is my two cents... I Have xv6800 on VZW and Verizon users always had a hard time with GPS until GC figured out a GPS setting you had to apply with QPST. Its in the "HTC Titan Links/Information - PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING ANYTHING" section sticky in this forum. Since then I use Baf GPS toggle today screen plugin to toggle GPS on or off. It always locks in 2 or 3 seconds. It looks like you said you are on cricket and I don't know if there are similar settings to apply with QPST. This all assumes you haven't flashed the MR1 Verizon upgrade, you are on a 3.something radio and are using a GPS enabled ROM (most if not all in this forum are). I never messed around with the MR1 upgrade so i don't know about it. Flashing back to the original verizon wm6.0 ROM in my case has involved re-locking the phone, and flashing the original ROM (which includes the original Verizon radio), then un-locking again, flashing the latest radio, then a wm6.1 ROM.
If you do some searching on this forum you can find answers to most of your questions.
Thanks. I have searched, but it was unclear whether I should downgrade to a non-GPS rom/radio (I've read that it's dangerous).
The guide I read here was actually pre-GPS rom release.
I went ahead and did downgrade, and then upgraded radio and installed a custom rom.
Now I get super fast locks.
Thanks again.