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I installed the dcd 2.1.0 verizon rom with the v3.27.0 radio (following these instructions:
http://www.phonenews.com/how-to-add-gps-to-htc-mogul-xv6800-p4000-titan-2663/)
and everything went fine but now my device is freezing up and generally not acting healthy. Can anyone vouch for this set up and/or recommend the best current rom for verizon? Im not too concerned with having GPS available (but would be nice), I would really like to have a nice no junk rom above all else. Thanks for any advice.
I haven't had good luck with any of the gps/reva roms on verizon... Seems every rom combination has it's share of quirks/bugs it's just a matter of finding the one that has some u can live with
I'm yet to find one that is FLAWLESS... if you find one let me know!
I have flashed several VZW xv6800s. If you have the 3.35 radio just flash DCDs latest (3.0.4). It runs very smooth. I have no issues except sometimes the GPS fix takes longer. It does everything else. Make sure you Hard reset after flashing.
Edit: sorry guys, was not thinking as i typed. I meant 3.35 radio (the one from the sprint update). Flash the 3.35 or 3.37 radio!
I would suggest using the latest ROM as well. Seems to have made a difference with battery life to me.
mdjkim said:
I would suggest using the latest ROM as well. Seems to have made a difference with battery life to me.
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interesting how u guys on vzq have no problems with the reva radios... I was running 3.0.4 for quite a while until I finally canned it because I couldn't deal with apps crashing when switch to other procs... I went back to 1.7 to see if there was a problem there too but everything runs good it seems... am having bluetooth problems locking up device sometimes though so now I'm back to vzw stock radio to see if that fixes things? Actually I have no idea if bluetooth would be affected by radio or not but I'm desperately trying to find a stable setup.
I have flashed several VZW xv6800s. If you have the 3.27 radio just flash DCDs latest (3.0.4). It runs very smooth. I have no issues except sometimes the GPS fix takes longer. It does everything else. Make sure you Hard reset after flashing.
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This is VERY bad advice and will only screw your phone up even more. It says in numerous places on these boards that 3.27 radio is NOT compatible with 3.x.x roms. The only roms that will work with the 3.27 radio are the 2.x.x roms.
My question to you though is why on god's green earth are you still wanting to run a 2.x.x rom with the old crappy buggy beta radio 3.27? Just update with the alltel updater to get radio 3.37.20, don't let customizations run, then flash dcd 3.0.4...much much better and will probably fix your gps problems.
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I have flashed several VZW xv6800s. If you have the 3.27 radio just flash DCDs latest (3.0.4). It runs very smooth. I have no issues except sometimes the GPS fix takes longer. It does everything else. Make sure you Hard reset after flashing.
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Danger!
radio 3.27 is NOT compatible with dcd 3.0.4 rom!!!
1) radio 1.30 or radio 1.40 = use dcd 1.7 (non gps rom)
2) radio 3.27 radio = use ONLY dcd 2.x.x series roms (with gps , revA - experimental)
3) radio 3.37 radio = use dcd 3.0.1 or 3.0.4. (gps and revA official)
my recommendation would be option 1 or 3. Depending on whether you want gps or not.
Zenoran said:
interesting how u guys on vzq have no problems with the reva radios... I was running 3.0.4 for quite a while until I finally canned it because I couldn't deal with apps crashing when switch to other procs... I went back to 1.7 to see if there was a problem there too but everything runs good it seems... am having bluetooth problems locking up device sometimes though so now I'm back to vzw stock radio to see if that fixes things? Actually I have no idea if bluetooth would be affected by radio or not but I'm desperately trying to find a stable setup.
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Zen,
I think you might be the victim of a dodgy titan. I was, like you, using 1.7 for the longest time because I couldnt put up with the buggy 3.27 radio. So i just stayed non gps until the new radion 3.35 came out and dcd released 3.x.x series of roms. Since then I bit the bullet and went back to gps rom. I didn't look back. So far dcd rom 3.0.4 + radio 3.37 (alltel) has been the best (i.e reliable) rom setup I have experienced since I was on dcd 1.7.0. I think they are both equal now, except that I have gps enabled now and I dont need to carry my gps with me all the time.
The internal gps does SUCK the battery down kinda fast, but it is reliable. No bluetooth issues that I can see except that call quality is still sub-par but at least it connects without any trouble. If I am using the gps function in the car i use my BT gps because the BT radio uses a lot less juice than the internal gps receiver.
I have VZW just like you and gc, az clown etc and we all have similar good experience with the new setup. So the only other thing I could say about your titan problems is that it must be hardware. Try stock again and see if it clears up the problems then I would say that my reading of your situation is wrong. But from what you have said it seems right.
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Zen,
I think you might be the victim of a dodgy titan. I was, like you, using 1.7 for the longest time because I couldnt put up with the buggy 3.27 radio. So i just stayed non gps until the new radion 3.35 came out and dcd released 3.x.x series of roms. Since then I bit the bullet and went back to gps rom. I didn't look back. So far dcd rom 3.0.4 + radio 3.37 (alltel) has been the best (i.e reliable) rom setup I have experienced since I was on dcd 1.7.0. I think they are both equal now, except that I have gps enabled now and I dont need to carry my gps with me all the time.
The internal gps does SUCK the battery down kinda fast, but it is reliable. No bluetooth issues that I can see except that call quality is still sub-par but at least it connects without any trouble. If I am using the gps function in the car i use my BT gps because the BT radio uses a lot less juice than the internal gps receiver.
I have VZW just like you and gc, az clown etc and we all have similar good experience with the new setup. So the only other thing I could say about your titan problems is that it must be hardware. Try stock again and see if it clears up the problems then I would say that my reading of your situation is wrong. But from what you have said it seems right.
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Well, that's the thing.. when I go to stock everything I have no problems but am stuck with crappy wm6.0... I don't mind not having the gps so much but it def would be nice... However, I do hate having to run an older rom that isn't community-supported any longer due to newer releases...
I think my problem with 3.0.4 might have been the way I flashed the radio.. I was one of the original ones to actually get the dcd released radio installation to work and hadn't really looked back.... im wondering if maybe that was the problem... I might consider trying the sprint rom method to get the radio and then trying 3.0.4 again...
Other than that, I don't see any way to get a warranty replacement on the device if all the stock vzw stuff works without a problem.. only support I ever have logged with vzw for this device is the many many many times I've had hung data connections from switching back and forth to reva/non reva radios so much.... I long for a stable setup so I don't have to deal with this anymore
Other than that, I don't see any way to get a warranty replacement on the device if all the stock vzw stuff works without a problem.. only support I ever have logged with vzw for this device is the many many many times I've had hung data connections from switching back and forth to reva/non reva radios so much.... I long for a stable setup so I don't have to deal with this anymore
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Now I'm not saying I condone this, but man...there are definitely ways to get warranty replacements even if everything works fine...
Just need to "screw things up" on your own Make it so your phone won't boot, bring it to a vzw tech center...cuz they won't know what the hell is wrong with it trust me...and bam they'll swap it out.
Edited my original post...
Also, i have had 2 replacement xv6800s. One was for white spot in the bottom left part of the screen. I had to call VZW and tell them they were out of replacements at the store. The other was replaced a week later for data not working.
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Well, that's the thing.. when I go to stock everything I have no problems but am stuck with crappy wm6.0... I don't mind not having the gps so much but it def would be nice... However, I do hate having to run an older rom that isn't community-supported any longer due to newer releases...
I think my problem with 3.0.4 might have been the way I flashed the radio.. I was one of the original ones to actually get the dcd released radio installation to work and hadn't really looked back.... im wondering if maybe that was the problem... I might consider trying the sprint rom method to get the radio and then trying 3.0.4 again...
Other than that, I don't see any way to get a warranty replacement on the device if all the stock vzw stuff works without a problem.. only support I ever have logged with vzw for this device is the many many many times I've had hung data connections from switching back and forth to reva/non reva radios so much.... I long for a stable setup so I don't have to deal with this anymore
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Zen,
go the 'official' route from stock. olipro 2.40. sprint 3.35 official (without allowing customizations) then flash dcd 3.0.4. If you still then have problems then we can isolate your flash before as a potential problem.
if you still have all the same issues then i really think its time for a new titan. If all is well then you can finally relax and enjoy the device.
Good luck
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Zen,
go the 'official' route from stock. olipro 2.40. sprint 3.35 official (without allowing customizations) then flash dcd 3.0.4. If you still then have problems then we can isolate your flash before as a potential problem.
if you still have all the same issues then i really think its time for a new titan. If all is well then you can finally relax and enjoy the device.
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Ya, I actually did the Sprint Flash this time around and things seem to be working better, to my surprise... Things seem to be running a lot better now compared to the radio hack I was using before... I imagine that's the reason dcd killed that link off the forums... although it didn't brick my phone, it obviously was crippling my device quite a bit.
Only thing that worries me (somewhat) about the sprint rom was that it changed the bootup screen (pre os load).. it's now black screen with red lettering showing versions... I have NO idea how that can be reverted back if I ever need to have this thing serviced. That sprint rom appears to totally changed the device.
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Ya, I actually did the Sprint Flash this time around and things seem to be working better, to my surprise... Things seem to be running a lot better now compared to the radio hack I was using before... I imagine that's the reason dcd killed that link off the forums... although it didn't brick my phone, it obviously was crippling my device quite a bit.
Only thing that worries me (somewhat) about the sprint rom was that it changed the bootup screen (pre os load).. it's now black screen with red lettering showing versions... I have NO idea how that can be reverted back if I ever need to have this thing serviced. That sprint rom appears to totally changed the device.
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Flashing of the pre-windows boot screens (i.e. the ones that show up around the time that the red lettered rom versions appear) are not part of the rom. You can't modify them with dcd's kitchen.
There are three options that you have.
1. You can create a mini rom with the splash screens in it that you can flash to the device. I dont know how to do it and dont really care to find out, but gcincotta knows how to do it and posted instructions a few days ago in another post. He can tell you how to do it.
2. You can use the ppcgeeks kitchen to create boot screens and then flash your dcd rom over the top.
3. Flashing a stock verizon, sprint, alltel etc rom will contain the splash screens and put them back on along with the correct (stock) radio and roms. Then you can take your very clean 'stock' titan back to the store for repairs or replacement without fear.
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Flashing of the pre-windows boot screens (i.e. the ones that show up around the time that the red lettered rom versions appear) are not part of the rom. You can't modify them with dcd's kitchen.
There are three options that you have.
1. You can create a mini rom with the splash screens in it that you can flash to the device. I dont know how to do it and dont really care to find out, but gcincotta knows how to do it and posted instructions a few days ago in another post. He can tell you how to do it.
2. You can use the ppcgeeks kitchen to create boot screens and then flash your dcd rom over the top.
3. Flashing a stock verizon, sprint, alltel etc rom will contain the splash screens and put them back on along with the correct (stock) radio and roms. Then you can take your very clean 'stock' titan back to the store for repairs or replacement without fear.
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Interesting.. I've never seen that changed other than this sprint rom... the stock VZW rom images I have just do the OS and Radio separately... I guess when/if I run into a situation where I need to revert back I'll worry about it then.. Until then, the newer boot screen is def cooler
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Now I'm not saying I condone this, but man...there are definitely ways to get warranty replacements even if everything works fine...
Just need to "screw things up" on your own Make it so your phone won't boot, bring it to a vzw tech center...cuz they won't know what the hell is wrong with it trust me...and bam they'll swap it out.
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gc, this is so true. The 'techs' at the verizon stores (bless their hearts) know nothing at all about the titan. you could go in there with a fully "sprintized' titan and seriously they wouldn't notice.
I found this out the first time I tried to flash. I thought I had bricked the device and took it to the "service center" verizon store near my location to get the data back working (yeah that's all the problem was, but I was a noob and didnt know better). They didnt have the slightest idea what to do to solve the problem. They screwed around with it for a while and gave it back, basically the same. they offered to switch it out for me, but I said i will try just a bit longer (and it had a customized 'colonel - ppcgeeks' rom on it - if you have ever seen one it is completely unmistakable - looks nothing like a verizon rom).
I went outside, called *8899 and got a service support tech to fix the phone over the air. The problem had just been the data account needed to be reset at their end. Not only did the guys in the store have no idea how to fix it, they didnt even notice that my device was clearly not stock.
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Interesting.. I've never seen that changed other than this sprint rom... the stock VZW rom images I have just do the OS and Radio separately... I guess when/if I run into a situation where I need to revert back I'll worry about it then.. Until then, the newer boot screen is def cooler
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Yeah, if you do the flashes separately the boot screen never change. I still had the original verizon boot screens until just recently when I did the upgrade to dcd 3.0.4. Its the running of the sprint installer that overwrites your verizon splash, not the rom or the radio themselves.
Anyway, i used the dcd kitchen to create my 3.0.4 rom and selected HTC animation. That creates a HTC splash to overwrite the sprint stuff, and then I did this and this and my machine looks sweet when it boots.
The instructions of how to load them is explained in the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379822
Enjoy. (I cant post pics of the screens because the xda database is busted at the moment)
Hi
whenever i open google maps and enable GPS
it'll stay as "seeking GPS satellites (0)" for like 5 minutes.
After..it'll say "GPS Active (0)"
well how can it be active if it's 0?
2 seconds later it goes back to the seeking message.
The weird thing is...when it says "GPS Active (0)" it brings me to random places in my city. Meaning it DID detect something, but then lost it immediately again.
i read the GPS guide and did whatever it said already. I had the GPS working a few weeks ago...now it's not working...even after reflashing with different ROMs.
Any help?
I am also unable to get a lock. I have Alltel and today I have tried going all the way back to stock and tried everything from 3.35, 3.39 and now I am back at 3.37 trying out ppcgeeks Titan_3.49. Everything is working great except no GPS. Using the GPS Viewer if I do a scan it does find the GPS radio on com4 but when I start it I never get a lock. I have also tried using BAF's and QuickGPS. Anyone have any idea how to get this working. At one time a while back I did have GPS working on this device.
Thanks,
mr.ellsworth
edit: I forgot to mention I also have tried out several of the differnt kitchens today in my quest to get the GPS working again including dcd 3.1.2
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I am also unable to get a lock. I have Alltel and today I have tried going all the way back to stock and tried everything from 3.35, 3.39 and now I am back at 3.37 trying out ppcgeeks Titan_3.49. Everything is working great except no GPS. Using the GPS Viewer if I do a scan it does find the GPS radio on com4 but when I start it I never get a lock. I have also tried using BAF's and QuickGPS. Anyone have any idea how to get this working. At one time a while back I did have GPS working on this device.
Thanks,
mr.ellsworth
edit: I forgot to mention I also have tried out several of the differnt kitchens today in my quest to get the GPS working again including dcd 3.1.2
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I'm not sure if this will help - but I recently discovered that if ActiveSync is running while you are trying to get a lock - it will not lock. Stop ActiveSync with task manager and try again. I've been doing this for the last three days and get a lock every time now.
Try a free diagnostic's app such as VisualGPSce that will display the satellite status. Goggle Maps leaves you rather blind as to what is going on.
Sadly, we have discovered that not all Titans are equal and some have a hardware discrepency that greatly hinders the ability to clearly receive and lock onto the satellites. I've played with a few and my personal device consistently locks to 5 or more within seconds while another with identical software settings rarely if ever locks onto 3. Others have realised the same. Try waiting up to 30 minutes to see if any locks can be achieved -- if not then there's likely no software solution.
My kids are using the Moguls in our family. I removed a bunch of junk from the Sprint ROM but it is mainly as shipped. I cannot believe how fast the Moguls on Sprint acquire the satellites. It usually takes less than a minute and is often just a few seconds.
I use the Kaiser. It takes about 3 to 5 minutes sometimes to find the satellites. Sometimes I have to use the QuickGPS program to nudge it along.
With the Mogul, the fix is extremely quick. I wish my Kaiser was as quick.
I'm running a Mogul on Sprint w/ DCD 3.04. Locks take 10+ minutes, GPSViewer shows satellites immediately, but the lock just takes a while. I verified that ActiveSync is not running.
The Mogul was purchased in Nov/Dec last year.
wizzy99 said:
I'm running a Mogul on Sprint w/ DCD 3.04. Locks take 10+ minutes, GPSViewer shows satellites immediately, but the lock just takes a while. I verified that ActiveSync is not running.
The Mogul was purchased in Nov/Dec last year.
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radio 3.35.04 took me 10+ minutes at times, 3.39.10 takes me 10 seconds.
It still takes me 10 mins to get a lock with 3.39.10, i use the GPS viewer to check for the lock.. Even with QuickGPS it takes about 10 mins.. Once it only took 6 seconds after that everything went to hell haha..
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radio 3.35.04 took me 10+ minutes at times, 3.39.10 takes me 10 seconds.
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I just upgraded to 3.1.2/3.39.10 and google maps locks very quickly. GPSViewer still isn't very fast.
I upgrade to 3.1.2 and 3.39.10 and now my GPS is out by nearly 5 miles
Guys, 3.1.2 / 3.39.10 is not your issue if gps isn't working as good as you'd like it to. If anything, 3.39.10 is MUCH better in acquiring a fix. It's pretty much an unspoken fact that the gpsone chips inside these titans are spotty and some just work better than others. Sometimes mine gets a fix within seconds, sometimes it's 2 minutes. It's a combination of weather conditions, location of the satellites, and the gps hardware. These phones do not have SIRF chips in them...let's get over it.
It's np, I reinstall 3.35 radio and now gps work fine
Something about 3.39.10 and my gps chip doesn't like each other...
My inability to get over something not working correctly has led to getting things working correctly at least for now. Since I had had GPS working quite well under the 3.35 radio and knowing that I had been jumping all over the place with flashing different radios and kitchens in my never ending quest to try things out it occurred to me that I don't know all that much about what actually goes on during a reflash of a kitchen or radio etc... I thought it could be possible that during all the reflashes that not everything is cleanly removed and reflashed. Being an Alltel user I took my phone all the way back to stock which for me was the Alltel ROM “RUU_TITAN_ALLTEL_WWE_2.14.671.3_1.40.00_Altel_0816_NV132_Ship”. I got everything back up and running on this ROM. I ended up having to enter the MSID and MDN etc... I then unlocked the phone using "titan_SPL_2.40-olipro" next having had success using Sprints 3.35 radio I flashed “RUU_TITAN_SPRINT_WWE_3.35.651.2_RS_TITAN_3.35.04_4350H_SPCS_AM_Ship” that radio back onto my phone and then flashed dcd's 3.01 kitchen. I then tried out the GPS and everything was working great. Having finally received my 2 gig micro sd card I reformatted it to fat32 with 1024 clusters and proceeded to flash the 3.39 radio using this method instead of using the test sprint ROM as I did before. I decided to try out a different kitchen this time and I put on ppcgeeks "Titan_3.49_WM6" then installed “dcd QuickGPS.cab” and "dcd VisualGPSce.cab" and my GPS is working better than ever. For all of you out there that still are having GPS problems I would recommend doing something similar to what I did here. I would be interested to hear if this helps.
mr.ellsworth
mr.ellsworth said:
My inability to get over something not working correctly has led to getting things working correctly at least for now. Since I had had GPS working quite well under the 3.35 radio and knowing that I had been jumping all over the place with flashing different radios and kitchens in my never ending quest to try things out it occurred to me that I don't know all that much about what actually goes on during a reflash of a kitchen or radio etc... I thought it could be possible that during all the reflashes that not everything is cleanly removed and reflashed. Being an Alltel user I took my phone all the way back to stock which for me was the Alltel ROM “RUU_TITAN_ALLTEL_WWE_2.14.671.3_1.40.00_Altel_0816_NV132_Ship”. I got everything back up and running on this ROM. I ended up having to enter the MSID and MDN etc... I then unlocked the phone using "titan_SPL_2.40-olipro" next having had success using Sprints 3.35 radio I flashed “RUU_TITAN_SPRINT_WWE_3.35.651.2_RS_TITAN_3.35.04_4350H_SPCS_AM_Ship” that radio back onto my phone and then flashed dcd's 3.01 kitchen. I then tried out the GPS and everything was working great. Having finally received my 2 gig micro sd card I reformatted it to fat32 with 1024 clusters and proceeded to flash the 3.39 radio using this method instead of using the test sprint ROM as I did before. I decided to try out a different kitchen this time and I put on ppcgeeks "Titan_3.49_WM6" then installed “dcd QuickGPS.cab” and "dcd VisualGPSce.cab" and my GPS is working better than ever. For all of you out there that still are having GPS problems I would recommend doing something similar to what I did here. I would be interested to hear if this helps.
mr.ellsworth
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I've tried your recommendation...however it did not make a difference
I don't know exact how you look at VisualGPSce.
On my "sig/nav" tab, there are a few vertical bars...all says 0...except two, which says 20 and 15.
Satellites in use: 0 (rarely 1)
Satellites in view: 0
Try resetting, or pull battery
After some experimentation, I now think that I can get out of the loop of not locking onto satalights buy resetting. Sometimes just turning off, other times a soft reset, and if that does not work, a shutdown plus remove battery seems to do the trick.
So, I downloaded the visual gps and I have good news and bad news. The good news is it is finding satellites so we know the GPS in my phone is working, the bad news is is isn't USING any of the damn satellites. When i'm inside my house it is only finding 1 but, when I go outside it is normally finding 3 with very strong signals and then picks up a few other ones that arn't very strong signals.
What do I do from here? We know the GPS is working, but it isn't locking. Maybe if I get it to lock somewhere other then my house and then come back it might work? I'm still under my 30 day free trial with Alltel and if I can't get this fixed I might return the phone. It is one of the main reasons I bought it and it's really pissing me off that it's not working right!!!
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What do I do from here? We know the GPS is working, but it isn't locking. Maybe if I get it to lock somewhere other then my house and then come back it might work? I'm still under my 30 day free trial with Alltel and if I can't get this fixed I might return the phone. It is one of the main reasons I bought it and it's really pissing me off that it's not working right!!!
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Sounds like you've got a bad GPS chip. If the phone is otherwise working out for you, you should bring it back to Alltel for a swap-out due to defective hardware. Do it while you are in your 30 day period to minimize any hassles with them.
-Doc
I flashed my Verizon XV6800 to DCD 3.1.2 Radio 3.39..
I have always had 1 bar at home and barely one bar at my office. with my last 3 phones reception was identical. I'd drop maybe every 10th - 15th call at home and every 5th - 10th call at my office. This was no big deal, I'd call back and finish. Text messages / MMS incoming calls were always reliable. (Rarely an incoming call would just go to voicemail and not ring)
SO..
I flashed my 6800.. Everything works great everywhere except the office. I can’t receive Text messages.. Maybe every hour or so, 30 Texts will flood in at once. (I get a lot of text messages from server monitoring software.) My Phone will not ring any longer(only at the office). All incoming calls go to voicemail. I assume that since the Office had poor reception.. losing just a bit of signal would knock me out completely.
Anyway.. GPS doesn’t help if I can’t get calls where I need them the most, so I flashed back to stock... and I STILL have this issue. My phone no longer works at my office.
I have ruled out coincidental tower issues in the area.. my co-worker has the same phone with untouched stock software.
In debug, our signals are identical. All other version numbers and settings are identical. His phone works fine. When sending a Text through vtext.com to both phones, his gets the message immediately, my phone will receive it after an hour or longer.. sometimes 3 or 4 hours later. Outgoing calls drop after 30 seconds.. the phone is now unusable at the office.
Other than swapping out the phone... can anyone tell me if there are any settings i can compare or check on? Perhaps the reflash back to stock kept some settings or something? I know there are tweaks like setting how often your phone polls the tower for a call etc... Things like this could have an effect maybe?
Anyway.. After 2 days of searching and playing with settings.. I figured I was better off with 3.1.2 / 3.39 since the phone dont work anymore at the office anyway. so now I'm back to that.
should I try 3.35 or 3.37 Radio??
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Did you install the Verizon Carrier cab?
Yes on the 3.1.2 firmware.
Obviously not when I flashed back to the stock because it doesn't need it.... right?
Also.. I used a PPCGeeks Thread for the Flashing back to stock. (Maybe this helps)
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=21161
Yes on the 3.1.2 firmware.
Obviously not when I flashed back to the stock because it doesn't need it.... right?
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Right. Have you tried OTA programming?
Yeah, Each time I've flashed.. I first run the OTA both option 1 and 2. then I usually need to call VZW for my AKey, or to reset the data Services because they do not work.. they have been cool each time though
I haven’t actually tried OTA FROM the office... because i cant hold a call long enough to have it complete. I'm not sure if the location matters though.
I can certainly get the phone swapped, but the first thing i'll wanna do with the new one is try DCD 3.1.2.. Unless there is a recommendation on a different Rom / Radio?
I've read a good many of your posts on other threads and you seem to be good at this stuff... so I'm willing to try whatever you recommend.
Also I seriously appreciate your time.
Go into Device Information in Settings and list me your PRL Version and PRI Version.
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Go into Device Information in Settings and list me your PRL Version and PRI Version.
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PRL 51056
PRI 1.35_002
Ok try rolling back to the 51020 PRL.
Download the attached file, unzip the PRL, and copy it to your phone.
Dial ##775 send.
Enter 000000 for unlock code.
Tap the box underneath Setting to highlight it, then click Menu->Edit.
Browse to where you put the prl file (51020.prl), and open it, then click OK.
Click Menu->Ok to update it and let the device reset.
See if this helps your issues.
I get Turn on LPM failed.
Maybe I should not try it from the storage card... let me try again.
** Update: It did update the PRL when i moved it off the SD Card.
However I sent 3 text messages and called the phone twice from my desk.. No change.
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I get Turn on LPM failed.
Maybe I should not try it from the storage card... let me try again.
** Update: It did update the PRL when i moved it off the SD Card.
However I sent 3 text messages and called the phone twice from my desk.. No change.
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did you recently get an aluminum or metal case?
also, what is your slot cycle index under modem settings in EPST?
Actually I have a custom case I made myself out of Lead.. it gives the phone a nice weight.. LOL.. No... No cases or anything.. However.. I know this should be irrelevant but..
I went on vacation for a week and got an extended battery the day I was leaving. The day I got back I flashed my phone FROM stock.
Had my issues at the office..
Flashed Back...
Still had issues...
Decided that.. MAYBE the extended battery being thicker and all is blocking signal... Swapped back to normal battery.. No good.
Went back to DCD312
Slot Cycle was 2... I just now changed it to 1 and it makes no difference.
did you happen to flash the stock RADIO with the stock ROM? flashing back the stock radio would most likely screw your device, but ive flashed the stock ROM several times with no problems.
try flashing to the current radio 3.39. heres just the radio, without the Sprint ROM. Radio 3.39
it can be tricky flashing it without a non-SDHC card. PM me if you dont have one.
after that, just flash a compatible ROM and it should fix everything.
Well the whole procedure was this:
1) Stock phone
2) Run unlocker
3) Flash 3.1.2 rom
4) Device locks at boot
5) Flash 3.39 Radio from SD Card
5a) Ran VZW Provider Cab.. from DCDs 3.1.2 page.
6) Had the reception issues mentioned.
7) Run Titan Relocker
8) Flash Stock VZW Rom that includes original Radio Version.
9) Reception Issues remain. (Lived with it for 2 days)
10) Repeat steps 1-5a above.
so I'm on 3.1.2 / 3.39 again right now.
I CAN flash the radio again... I guess... i already have it on a 512 SD card ready to flash.
Outside of DCD 3.1.2 What would you say is the most recommended / stable Rom / Radio Combo?
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1) Stock phone
2) Run unlocker
3) Flash 3.1.2 rom
4) Device locks at boot
5) Flash 3.39 Radio from SD Card
5a) Ran VZW Provider Cab.. from DCDs 3.1.2 page.
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you need to flash the radio before you flash the ROM
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you need to flash the radio before you flash the ROM
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Yeah I read that somewhere.. but the instructions I followed had me flash the rom, wait for the device to lock up on the verizon screen... then use PWR+CAM+RESET and flash the radio.
Even if it were in the wrong order, wouldnt flashing back to the VZW Stock Rom that includes the original stock radio still work as it did previously?
(maybe the answer is obviously not?.. Perhaps I sould reflash everything in a different order?)
So I flashed back to Stock again last night. Had to call and have data services and AKey reset... as usual.
I'm at the office now, and so far I had several people send me test SMS and only one of them took a while to show up. The others came in pretty fast.
Here are the differences between this time, and the last time I flashed back to stock.
1) I DID NOT install any applications at this point... I have ONLY Configured my Exchange Activesync Email.
2) I do not have the extended battery installed.
3) I reset before the verizon custom cabs installed from the stock ROM.
It's only been 10 minutes, but so far it looks promising... I'll update if that changes.
**UPDATE
Still can not hold a call... Text messages are now taking 10 - 20 minutes to arrive. My co-worker with the same phone still has no issues. Will stop by Verizon after work to have it swapped.
Stopped at Verizon.. Explained that the phone worked most places but just not at my office.. Explained that my co-worker has the same phone and does not have issues.
I expected to get a lot of crap.. but they were cool. They tested the phone, and claimed there was an issue. They didn't have any in stock, and have to mail me a new one.
SO... I havent seen many people complain about reception issues with thier radio upgrades... I'm wondering, should I upgrade the Roms and radio on the new one? Should I assume my reception issue was hardware and not caused by the software?
I'm still hoping someone with a lot of Rom experience can provide me with some recommendations.. I hear GPS Locks are flaky on DCD3.1.2..
The USB port on my 6800 broke so insurance replaced it. I'm running DCD's 3.44 and 50 radio on Verizon. I have flashed and flashed over and over checked QPST and reg settings.
Can it be just be the GPS never worked in this phone? Could this have come with the MR1 update on it? Is there a way to check? I have dloaded every kind of primer app as well and they do see the GPS port. GPS gate seems to work but reports no data.
I'm out of ideas.
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The USB port on my 6800 broke so insurance replaced it. I'm running DCD's 3.44 and 50 radio on Verizon. I have flashed and flashed over and over checked QPST and reg settings.
Can it be just be the GPS never worked in this phone? Could this have come with the MR1 update on it? Is there a way to check? I have dloaded every kind of primer app as well and they do see the GPS port. GPS gate seems to work but reports no data.
I'm out of ideas.
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My first guess, assuming you turned the GPS on, is that you did have the MR 1 update.
You may as well try reverting back to stock winMo6.0 then back up to 6.1 via the standard method.
Secondly you could flash stock MR1 update then install valhalla GPS server cab.
What PRI do you have. If its 2.xx then you prolly did have MR1.
How did you unlock and what ROM/radio etc did you use?
The PRI is 2.xx but I thought that was from DCD's Verizon cab? I believe I unlocked with 2.40 than 2.47 at least that is my current BL. The radio is 3.42.50 and the rom is DCD 3.3.4 I am just about ready to pull the trigger on reverting back to stock and starting over. I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed something.
One odd thing. I still get the white Verizon splash screen.Whenever I loaded a new romDCD's always had an HTC splash screen so that also leads me to believe it may have the MR1 update on it but not sure. Does that mean anything to you?
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The PRI is 2.xx but I thought that was from DCD's Verizon cab? I believe I unlocked with 2.40 than 2.47 at least that is my current BL. The radio is 3.42.50 and the rom is DCD 3.3.4 I am just about ready to pull the trigger on reverting back to stock and starting over. I just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed something.
One odd thing. I still get the white Verizon splash screen.Whenever I loaded a new romDCD's always had an HTC splash screen so that also leads me to believe it may have the MR1 update on it but not sure. Does that mean anything to you?
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Thanks for the info on the splash screen. Did not think of asking that. If you have the standard VZW splash screens then you didint update correctly wiht the sprint ROM and not knowing where the ROM was before you started I would hazzard a guess and say you were on MR1. If you were not on MR1 then you hosed something during the sequence of flashing but that usually leads to a phone that sticks booting... I would try this before I revert back.....
Keep phone unlocked, flash sprint firmware and be careful not to let the customizations run, apply aGPS fix for VZW, test. If it fails then I can certainly say you were on MR1 and must revert back to stock. There may be another way of doing it but I honestly think starting fresh is always best.
Good news to report. I couldn't sleep last night as this was really bothering me. I went back to the stock radio and rom then flashed the radio and rom back to 3.42.50 and DCD's 3.4.4. All is working now but I still have the Verizon splash screen. I would have to say this must have shipped with the MR1 update. There was one value in the regisrty that I missed with the agps settings but that shouldn't have had any effect on the GPS from just the sats.
My PRI is also at 2.xx. This must be in DCD's Verizon cab. I did check when I flashed back to stock and it was at 1.xx
Seems a lot of people have broken USB ports. That was the reason for this replacement. On my last one the voice record button broke. So this is my third 6800.
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My PRI is also at 2.xx. This must be in DCD's Verizon cab. I did check when I flashed back to stock and it was at 1.xx
Seems a lot of people have broken USB ports. That was the reason for this replacement. On my last one the voice record button broke. So this is my third 6800.
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That PRI is a bastard to get of. I found the best way to get rid of it is to kitchen a ROM, and then add in the Extended ROM from the stock VZW rom (non-GPS) and it was able to finally get rid of the PRI.
If you are still having issues with that PRI, let me know, I might be able to supply my PRI killer ROM if I still have it around.
Thanks but I am all set. Everything is working fine. I believe the guru's feel the 2.xx PRI is the one to have, just not the rest of the update.
I noticed that myself and a few other people are having problems getting a quick lock (or at all) over the past few days. It took me a few minutes today to get a lock and I am wondering if anyone (GC you still out there?) can test if the aGPS server was changed or if there is a reason this is different. I went through and nothing has changed for me.
I am willing to reflash to test but wanted to see if anyone on verizon could verify problems or an IP change for the server.
I noticed the same thing today..Took a long time.
I had problems too yesterday. Later towards the day I got it real fast again. Today still fast. Glad to see I wasn't the only one.
What is the current IP for the QPST method fix?
I tried the tutorial by GC14 for the first time, today, and I couldnt get a lock at all
Was is the same issue you guys had? Or did I do something wrong.
I have now tried this with a DCD rom/radio and the MR1 rom/radio, both gets no fix at all, and I tried it outdoors in open area away from buildings.
Whats the deal? (and what's the current IP please)
Thanks
I noticed it yesterday (3/4) but I just saw this thread and figured I would try it again. Got a lock in 3secs.
As of yesterday I can no longer get GPS locks at all. No matter what the application they sit there waiting for the GPS forever. Before yesterday it would work flawlessly and under 5-10 second locks. now .. nothing.
Anyone else still having trouble?
Also, does anyone have a link to any updated configuration requirements, such as the newest IP, etc? I can't find the instructions page on the wiki.
Thanks!
Soft-reset your phone.
No problems here, usually in under 10 sec
abuttino said:
Soft-reset your phone.
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That is always the first thing I do after checking settings for any problem. I have been around for a while and try not to start threads unless I believe that it may be a situation that is not just me floundering around. I saw some other people complaining here and on PPC geeks about how it seemed that aGPS wasn't helping to lock, and it was confirmed by a few, for whatever reason.
I think it may have been a regional problem, or something to do with the towers that was isolated to the past couple of days. Today this evening it was back to normal.
Things have changed a bit after VZW picked up Alltell towers. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but VZW was previously paying Sprint or other providers to use their towers and then picked up Alltell towers that had some of the same coverage, VZW discontinued paying Sprint to borrow the signal for that area even if the Alltell signal is weaker.
I have driven an hour to work for seven years and days after the acquisition there are new dead spots in places that always had great reception, now it drops like clockwork in the same exact spot. It may be that the technology for those towers are being upgraded and they are working out some of the bugs, but what do I know.
HELP - No satellites, no lock, nothing!
ARGG! Someone please help. Here is the deal...
I have a Verizon Titan, and was running DCD 3.2.6 with 3.42.50 Radio. I decided I wanted to try the MR1 Verizon stock rom, so I upgraded to it and it's included radio. Then I did GC14's QPST tutorial for Verizon on his wiki page. It found satellites in TomTom, but would NEVER get a lock. I didn't like it, and the ROM was kinda slow anyway, so I flashed back to the previous DCD 3.2.6/radio setup.
I now do not even get an attempt at connecting. When I run TomTom is just searches for satellites for ever, but never even finds one. So I am not even finding the satellites, much less locking on. What happened? Before I did any of this I would gte a lock in about a minute or two. Now I cannot even find satellites!
HELP
Hmm, I misread your first post, I swore I saw you say you had Qwest, oh well.
Anyways, install an older Verizon rom that was pre-gps and then go thru the normal steps to unlock, and update the phone. Never install MR1 or MR2 again unless you want to have to do this all over again.
MR1 and MR2 both disable GPS via a PRI update that prevents any non authorized app from accessing GPS, tho there is a tool you can add that will allow some gps apps to work, but it only works if you leave MR1 installed, if you downgrade back to 3.2.6 without following my instructions above, then it won't work, period.
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BillThyCat said:
Hmm, I misread your first post, I swore I saw you say you had Qwest, oh well.
Anyways, install an older Verizon rom that was pre-gps and then go thru the normal steps to unlock, and update the phone. Never install MR1 or MR2 again unless you want to have to do this all over again.
MR1 and MR2 both disable GPS via a PRI update that prevents any non authorized app from accessing GPS, tho there is a tool you can add that will allow some gps apps to work, but it only works if you leave MR1 installed, if you downgrade back to 3.2.6 without following my instructions above, then it won't work, period.
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Quest? hmm, no not me, been Verizon for the past 5 years.
Anyway, I relocked and downgraded to the 2.09 stock verizon ROM and old SPL. Now, I upgraded to the 3.42.50 radio and 3.2.6 DCD ROM. I discovered that there is a new TomTom version out, so I am currently aquiring that with new maps and all, but is there a program I can use NOW just to see if I get a fast GPS fix? one that doesnt have maps or anything, just a satellite status application basically?
-thanks, crobs808
I remembered I could use GPS Tuner, so nevermind on the request. I will post what happens after I figure out the new TomTom 7.915
Holy Flippin Cow!
I have a GPS fix deep inside a building, lol. WOW. Thanks everyone for the help, you guys are truly amazing at what you do, and give without reward. Thank you
Now using Tomtom 7.915 with USA+Canada maps 825.2159
crobs808 said:
Holy Flippin Cow!
I have a GPS fix deep inside a building, lol. WOW. Thanks everyone for the help, you guys are truly amazing at what you do, and give without reward. Thank you
Now using Tomtom 7.915 with USA+Canada maps 825.2159
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GPS issues are resolved for me too, and the new Tomtom is faster.