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HELP! Alltel Touch GPS

I have tried 3 different custom roms, 3 different strategies, and still am not getting GPS on my alltel touch, I have read the numerous guides from both here and at PPCgeeks, and still no luck. Can anyone give me a step by step as to what i have to do to get GPS on my alltel touch. I have already unlocked with cokemans unlocker, and have tried jakD's, OMJs, and Dcd's roms. Also i am using the PPST for alltel after installing the rom. Please let me know what I need to do to get this working. Thanks

Jaknell1011 said:
I have tried 3 different custom roms, 3 different strategies, and still am not getting GPS on my alltel touch, I have read the numerous guides from both here and at PPCgeeks, and still no luck. Can anyone give me a step by step as to what i have to do to get GPS on my alltel touch. I have already unlocked with cokemans unlocker, and have tried jakD's, OMJs, and Dcd's roms. Also i am using the PPST for alltel after installing the rom. Please let me know what I need to do to get this working. Thanks
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Check my sig for the Tips & Tricks link, all you will need really.

Bigger problem identified, now to fix it...anyone?
Ok, I flashed using the sprint based OMJ Generic Rom for any carriers, but I find I am roaming in many places, one of which happens to be my house, that is why i am testing the GPS in my house and it isnt working. Is there an alltel radio I can flash to see if it helps, or what do i need to do to stop my phone from roaming all the time. I went into Settings\Phone\Roaming, and set to "Sprint only" (keep in mind the sprint based rom) but because I have alltel, when i do this, I get no signal at all. So i set the roaming mode to automatic and I can make calls, but when in roaming, location is turned off. It seems I need a way to change the "sprint only" setting to Alltel so that I am not constantly "roaming" on my original network. Anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to get this working, so that I am not roaming on my own Alltel network and my location/GPS works? Thanks for your help.

Having the same issue with alltel roaming, I used a flashed with an alltel rom and its still roaming

matuscg said:
Having the same issue with alltel roaming, I used a flashed with an alltel rom and its still roaming
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Have you done a *228, option 3 to reactivate your device?

HELP! PPP settings permanently stuck on Alltel...

When I try to save the PPP settings for verizon (they are currently set to: [email protected] and I need to change to [email protected]), the settings continue to revert back to alltel!!! I really need some help with this - why would I be able to change every other setting via QPST except for PPP username and psw? Does anyone know if this has something to do with the registry? Thanks so much!
"I'm not really sure why you are editing these fields in QPST or why you would need to. If you have Verizon, flash with the latest WM6.1 that Verizon released, then flash with this ROM. Once you do *228 and get activated these settings will all be configured automatically."
I did that - I need these settings corrected so that I can access data. I am unable to do so because the settings keep reverting back to [email protected], even after I just changed them! I just now flashed back to the Sprint Stock ROM with radio 3.43 and still is unchanged!
I don't know what to do... I'm really freaking out - I did flash to an alltel ROM in the past, but why aren't the newer ROMS overwriting the old PPP settings???? Is it a radio problem (shouldn't be because I just flashed with Sprint radio ROM)
In any case, no matter what ROM I use, I cannot edit the PPP username and psw - it always reverts back to alltel. Does anyone know what I should do? Thanks!
P.S - I also installed the dcd Verizon Wireless carrier cabs and still no go...

I'm not really sure why you are flashing with all these different ROMS to be quite honest. I'm assuming that when you flash with these ROMS you aren't letting customs run? What ROM are you eventually going to be using? Do you care about being able to enable GPS?

All I care about right now is getting the PPP username and password changed.
It seems as though I cannot access the nvm folder using EFS File Explorer. I am trying to use QXDM, but I have no idea how to use it. Does anyone know what the commands are for changing PPP in QXDM?

yoko1324 said:
All I care about right now is getting the PPP username and password changed.
It seems as though I cannot access the nvm folder using EFS File Explorer. I am trying to use QXDM, but I have no idea how to use it. Does anyone know what the commands are for changing PPP in QXDM?
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Dude...flash with the official Verizon ROM linked below. Let customs run. Once complete dial *228 and choose option #1. Once that is complete you may have to call #8899 to get a new authentication key. Make sure your phone is unlocked with the 2.31 imcokeman unlocker, which I assume it is since you are already flashing away with various ROMs. Once you do this your settings will be fixed. You shouldn't be editing them the way you are trying. REFLASH WITH OFFICIAL VERIZON ROM...nuff said.
http://pcdphones.com/phone_downloads.aspx?bid=95&cid=1&mid=302&carrier=Verizon%20Wireless Software Upgrade on right hand side.

rzawora said:
Dude...flash with the official Verizon ROM linked below. Let customs run. Once complete dial *228 and choose option #1. Once that is complete you may have to call #8899 to get a new authentication key. Make sure your phone is unlocked with the 2.31 imcokeman unlocker, which I assume it is since you are already flashing away with various ROMs. Once you do this your settings will be fixed. You shouldn't be editing them the way you are trying. REFLASH WITH OFFICIAL VERIZON ROM...nuff said.
http://pcdphones.com/phone_downloads.aspx?bid=95&cid=1&mid=302&carrier=Verizon%20Wireless Software Upgrade on right hand side.
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This is what I would do as well. What radio on you on. You say 3.43, but there is no 3.43. Check in Device Info in settings.

It souunds like you flashed an altel rom and let custmizations run.
Try flashing the stock rom (from verizon) and let customizations run. Then follow the steps to listed earlier in this thread (think the site was wiki pda) to get aGPS running. I wouldn't call Verizon for an A key until you are done flashing. Then the easy way to repopulate your phone is to go online to verizon my account and activate another phone on your line, then active your 6900. When you do this it automaticlly sends a new A key and don't have to try and explain to tech why you need it done.
Good luck

Okay I am doing that now. You are correct, I did let customizations run...
However, I was able to forcibly edit the NV Items using CDMA Workshop and that seemed to work...until I tried to edit the password with QPST. So I will give it a try and if it still doesn't work, I will just re-write the NV Items everytime I use QPST. Thanks guys.

kmanuel74 said:
It souunds like you flashed an altel rom and let custmizations run.
Try flashing the stock rom (from verizon) and let customizations run. Then follow the steps to listed earlier in this thread (think the site was wiki pda) to get aGPS running. I wouldn't call Verizon for an A key until you are done flashing. Then the easy way to repopulate your phone is to go online to verizon my account and activate another phone on your line, then active your 6900. When you do this it automaticlly sends a new A key and don't have to try and explain to tech why you need it done.
Good luck
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The sreps I was refering to were in the rom thread, but here is a link.
http://wiki.ppchaven.com/index.php?title=Pocket_PC_WIki:FIX_VERIZON_GPS

I would be very careful changing stuff to verizon already.
I went into the alltel store and they won't even activate a verizon phone yet
because if you have verizon software they will bill you on a different account on verizon (if you're still under an alltel contract), which means that you will be being billed per minute and for data as a pay as you go plan.
she said this is because verizon and alltel billing systems aren't fully integrated yet.
so if you haven't resigned a verizon contract yet, meaning you're still on your original alltel contract, be careful.

Yes GPS again

Im sorry to bother everyone with another thread and yes ive read everything on the internet trying to get this solved.
I have an xv6900 that is obviously on Verizon. I can get the GPS to lock and have tried many things. Instead of going through everything I will tell you what I just did and you can let me know what I did wrong of what I'm missing.
-First my phone is unlocked with coke 2.3.1
-I just flashed the official Verizon 6.1 update to my phone
-I did not allow customizations to run
-I installed NFSFAN's 6.1 ROM and let customizations run
Ok that is all I have done right now and no GPS. I didn't do the aGPS fix yet because it takes a little while and the last time it didn't help.
Here is what im confused about
-With the official Verizon radio but a custom ROM do I need the Valhalla hack?
-Are there any other cabs that I need to get it to work? I have seen various provisioning cabs but none of them helped before.
If you have read this far thank you for taking your time and please let me know if you have any ideas on how I can get this working.
Thank You,
thecaptain0220

This is my understanding
(1) The XV6900 uses the onboard gpsOne chip to gather gps data. Unless you do the programming explained at
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix
the phone with custom ROMS will never get any gps information.
As near as I can tell the gps settings in the phone's registry have no effect on the XV6900 because the gpsOne chip does the work and it is programmed separate from the phone's ROM.
Mine works with the TELUS settings in the gpsOne programming and I can change the registry every which way and the gps still follows the gpsOne settings.
Hope this helps.
(2) The verizon aGPS server authenticates the caller and if you are not paying for Verizon navigator the server will not send back any data; effectively killing the aGPS ability of the phone.
That is why you see references to the TELUS aGPS settings. This directs the gpsOne chip tou use the TELUS aGPS server, this works as long as TELUS allows it to work.

Thanks for the quick reply.
So if I flashed the official wm 6.1 Verizon update followed by NFSFAN's wm 6.1 ROM what fix should I do? Should I do Custom ROM aGPS, Verizon MR1 GPS, or Verizon MR2 GPS?
I am unclear when people say that Verizon cripples the GPS whether it is done in the Radio or the ROM.
I can flash a new radio too if that is what needs to be done. I wanted to keep the Verizon radio so that it said Verizon on start up but if I cant do that its not a big deal.

When you flash the Verizon 5.1 update DO NOT let the customizations run.
When the 'customization in 3 seconds' window comes up reset your phone by pressing the stylus in the hole on the bottom of the phone.
You already have the Verzion radio and do not need any of the programs they are going to install because you are going to flash a custom ROM.
After it resets do the gpsOne programming explained at http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix. This programs the gpsOne chip in the phone so it can communicate with an aGPS server. Use the TELUS settings for IP and PORT not the VERIZON ones in the Wiki.
TELUS IP = 216.198.139.92
TELUS PORT = 8889
Then load any custom ROM you want. the gpsOne programming is not affected by flashing a ROM to the phone, it will work with what ever one you choose to use.

Did you read this thread and do what it says? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533639 I did and my XV6900 gps works great now.

I was going to try that but I have heard that downgrading to an older radio is not a good idea. Has anyone done this? Is there a correct procedure to flash back to an older radio?

I think I might have figured out one of my problems but I'm not sure where to go from here. I did allow the customizations to run on the official 6.1 upgrade a while back. I assumed that re flashing the upgrade and not allowing the customizations to run would fix this but I think I'm wrong, could someone confirm this for me? Is flashing back to an older ROM the only way to fix this? If so what steps can I follow to minimize the risk of bricking the phone when downgrading? If this is a totally bad idea someone please say so now.

thecaptain0220 said:
I think I might have figured out one of my problems but I'm not sure where to go from here. I did allow the customizations to run on the official 6.1 upgrade a while back. I assumed that re flashing the upgrade and not allowing the customizations to run would fix this but I think I'm wrong, could someone confirm this for me? Is flashing back to an older ROM the only way to fix this? If so what steps can I follow to minimize the risk of bricking the phone when downgrading? If this is a totally bad idea someone please say so now.
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The fact that you let the customizations run means you are fairly screwed. You can probably get your Gps to work. I would flash a pre-GPS ROM & start over if having a functioning GPS is important to you.

Can someone tell me where I can get a stock carrier release for Verizon?

thecaptain0220 said:
Can someone tell me where I can get a stock carrier release for Verizon?
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To fix the problem with the customizations running try these steps. It worked for me and all the links to files are included in the post.
http://wiki.ppchaven.com/index.php?title=Pocket_PC_WIki:FIX_VERIZON_GPS
After you flash back and then forward to the newer radio you will need to call Verizon and have them re-authenticate your phone. Just tell them you applied the 6.1 update from 6.0 and they will be glad to help.

thecaptain0220 said:
Can someone tell me where I can get a stock carrier release for Verizon?
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If you are talking about a pre-GPS ROM I don't know if you will find one?
If not then here is WM6.1 Stock
http://pcdphones.com/phone_downloads.aspx?bid=95&cid=1&mid=302&carrier=Verizon Wireless

Most people are using GPS, but they still have to prime. I figured out how to not need to prime or launch, and made a thread on how to do it here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=537360
Forget about AGPS, you dont need it. I get 15-30second locks, even right after a soft-reset, and I dont have a data plan
-C

Thank you to everyone who helped me out on this one, I now have aGPS and lock on satellites in a few seconds. I am even getting satellites inside my office where I hardly get cell reception.
For future reference if anyone reads this later here are the steps I used. The problem was definitely that I had let the customizations run.
I followed this link first, Pocket PC WIki:FIX VERIZON GPS
I had no problems at all and I didn't even have to get a new A-key.
Then I followed the Custom ROM Instructions in this link Verizon AGPSFix
IMPORTANT: I also followed VZYGuy's advice and use the following settings instead of the Verizon info in the fix.
TELUS IP = 216.198.139.92
TELUS PORT = 8889
After all this everything is finally working great and im using the Verizon radio with NFSFAN's 6.1 ROM

thecaptain0220 said:
Thank you to everyone who helped me out on this one, I now have aGPS and lock on satellites in a few seconds. I am even getting satellites inside my office where I hardly get cell reception.
For future reference if anyone reads this later here are the steps I used. The problem was definitely that I had let the customizations run.
I followed this link first, Pocket PC WIki:FIX VERIZON GPS
I had no problems at all and I didn't even have to get a new A-key.
Then I followed the Custom ROM Instructions in this link Verizon AGPSFix
IMPORTANT: I also followed VZYGuy's advice and use the following settings instead of the Verizon info in the fix.
TELUS IP = 216.198.139.92
TELUS PORT = 8889
After all this everything is finally working great and im using the Verizon radio with NFSFAN's 6.1 ROM
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Great! It's good to know it worked for someone other than me.
This also is the way to fix the XV6900 if it comes new from Verizon with wm6.1 already installed with the 'crippled' GPS drivers.

thecaptain0220 said:
I was going to try that but I have heard that downgrading to an older radio is not a good idea. Has anyone done this? Is there a correct procedure to flash back to an older radio?
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Yes read that entire thread. I did it and it worked for me.
EDIT: Ah I see you got it to work. Cool. Just for future FYI using the instructions I used, I did not have to do any customization other than 2 registry settings. Was much easier I think.

[Q] EVO 4G Flashed for Cleartalk, Cricket, or Metro PCS

I picked up a EVO 4G from a friend who had it flashed to work on a service provider called Clear Talk, he says it can work on cricket, and Metro PCS also. Not sure where to begin, on getting this phone on my Sprint Account. Do I have to get it reflashed first just to get the line active and then proceed to root etc. Need a little help on where to start, thank you in advance

By flash you mean a custom rom is flashed right? If so, you are already rooted. I would ask your friend which method he/she used. Also, before flashing any other Rom, turn off the device. Once its off, hold vol. Down and power until your booted into recovery. Meanwhile, you can download any Rom for the evo and place it on the root of your sd card. At that point, go into recovery and choose flash .zip from sd card or something like that. Let it run and then reboot.
Also, it would be smart to put the Rom on your sd card before anything. When you download a Rom, don't extract the .zip file.
Sent From My HTC Evo 4G Using Tapa Talk Pro!

Rydah805 said:
By flash you mean a custom rom is flashed right? If so, you are already rooted. I would ask your friend which method he/she used. Also, before flashing any other Rom, turn off the device. Once its off, hold vol. Down and power until your booted into recovery. Meanwhile, you can download any Rom for the evo and place it on the root of your sd card. At that point, go into recovery and choose flash .zip from sd card or something like that. Let it run and then reboot.
Also, it would be smart to put the Rom on your sd card before anything. When you download a Rom, don't extract the .zip file.
Sent From My HTC Evo 4G Using Tapa Talk Pro!
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Figure out what rom is on there, make a backup of it just incase.

Thanks I will ask him, before I start on anything, but should I get the phone activated before I do any changes to the device or could I do what I want and then be able to activate it. This is my first time owning a phone that is not activated on my account

Does anyone now how to update the evo if its flashed?

So what is needed to flash a phone to a company like ClearTalk. A lot of people have ClearTalk down here and I had a phone that I wanted to flash to them so my sis could buy it, but I have no idea exactly what was needed to do it. Thanks

the phone has to be reprogrammed (not simply a ROM) using your PC and software tools such as QPST and CDMA Workshop. That or you take it to an actual Clear, Cricket, MPCS store and let them flash it using their software.
Google is your friend: "how to flash (insert phone here) to (insert provider)" for example.......
If your EVO is already flashed to another provider then it is HIGHLY LIKELY that you bought a stolen phone/one with a bad ESN (for whatever reason) that can never be reactivated on the Sprint network, hence the reason it was flashed to another provider

HTC hero for cricket and cleartalk
i would like to know the instructions to get my htc hero phone to work with cricket or cleartalk, and would also like to know if the esn number for the hero needs to be cleared from sprint in order to work with other providers. if you have the rom please let me see the link for it i would really appreciate it

HELP Evo flashed to cricket no web
I Have an Evo flashed to cricket with talk and text but i cant get 3g or 3g emblem. im using the ava-froyov9 with a ziggy beta kernel my .PRL is 42600. trie using the proxy method and tried having cricket change my phone id to m6000 proxy method did not work and cricket refused to change my phone id though i am on the android $55 plan... i have not set any apns cause they will not save but dont know if this effects the internet or not

mmorin86 said:
i would like to know the instructions to get my htc hero phone to work with cricket or cleartalk, and would also like to know if the esn number for the hero needs to be cleared from sprint in order to work with other providers. if you have the rom please let me see the link for it i would really appreciate it
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Show how to flash i believe theres about a thousand different tutorial if u look hard enough
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=492824

Couldnt you just reflash with ruu to put it back to sprint stock? And maybe flash in the radios?
Sent from my SPH-P100 using XDA App

[Q] Get 'Unauthorized' when trying to make calls, will not OTA

I am using the Jiminy V Rom on Cricket
I am unable to OTA or make calls on the Cricket network. when I try and make a call I get 'Unauthorized' and when I try to OTA (*228) the system says 'unable' at the very beginning. I have done many EVO's to cricket before, and I have checked and double checked all my PST settings, my MEID/MIN/MDN/PRL particularly.
Even when OTA doesnt work , I can always get voice/text working on virtually any other phone by manually programming the MDN/MIN/Home SID & PRL.
My cricket home SID is 4923 & I am using PRL 32200
I have even loaded a working evo's PST settings into this phone (via QPST, read from one phone, write to another), and get same results even after making sure the MDN/MIN & MEID are correct.
The symptoms are exactly the same as if my MEID is not in the cricket system, yet I have triple checked them (and I had someone else program another phone with my MEID and that phone OTA'd and made calls on Cricket with no problem).
Some other data for consideration Android 2.1, build Baseband 2.15.00……007.25 kernel 2.6., Radio 2.05.00.06.10, HBOOT 0.79.0000 SHIP S-OFF
I have also tried factory builds 2.2 (3.26.651.6) and 2.1, (Baseband 2.05.00.06.10,Build 1.41.651.1) with same result. Note: they did not change the PST.
Is there a factory build which will put everything back to Sprint or should I consider updating the HBoot and /or Radio?, I assume the programming for the OTA is done in the Radio?
I am stumped.

Bump, If anybody can help me with this, its been driving me up the wall for two weeks now.,

Have you tried flashing an RUU and updating everything from there? If it isn't the MEID then it might just be your phone having a glitch. Flash it using RUU and let me know.

how do you reset PST/NAM (SPC,MIN,MDN, Etc) to factory?
I have tried RUU_Supersonic_1.32.651.1_Radio_1.39.00.04.26_release_171253.exe , hboot goes from 0.92 to 0.79, radio from 2.15 to 1.39.00.04.26, and android from 2.2 to 2.1.
But the pst/nam settings remain unchanged, mdn,min, sip, nai, etc are all cricket. even the SPC is still unlocked at 000000. ANd the S-OFF flag is off, Shouldnt the RUU's re-root the phone?
Is there an alternate way to run the RUU, I have tried putting the phone in HBOOT usb mode, then run the RUU but with three different batteries it tells me they are too low (under 30%).
Should I be in Hboot mode to run RUU? (I have been running it from the PC with the phone booted up.

To answer a couple of my own questions, none of the RUU's reset the EPST whether they where loaded from the PC via the .exe method or from the SD card PB31IMG method.
I found a reference to ##786# and found that yes that does reset the EPST (including the SPC) back to factory.
So I figured maybe the problem would be solved, so I updated PST for cricket (MDN,MIN,SID,PRL) and tried again, still no OTA and still 'Unauthoriized; when I try to make calls.
I am starting to believe I have a hardware problem, but how can most of the phone work and yet it have (apparently) problems transmitting MEID?

Seems like no interest here or everybody stumped. I am willing to pay some one to help me resolve this. contact to my email or post here, I will certainly let the forum know when I resolve this. Thanks

GDEMI said:
Seems like no interest here or everybody stumped. I am willing to pay some one to help me resolve this. contact to my email or post here, I will certainly let the forum know when I resolve this. Thanks
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No need to pay, I forgot about this thread lol. I think you may be right that this is a hardware problem or glitch and I am actually stumped on how to help you. :|

some help here
hi...
im trying to flash my phone and make it to worj for cricket carrier and i do everything ....i think correct but when i try to make a call it ask me if i whant to make a collect phone or buy some kind of card .
i already try the qpst configuration twice and even try many plr to and no luck
righ now i have a 45713hybryd plr
and i use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934417
i even take to a cricket store to chek for the s/n numbers and the min and they say that everything looks ok but i can do anything on the phone
any ideas, and help
thank

Very dirrerent problem
paulinaoza said:
hi...
im trying to flash my phone and make it to worj for cricket carrier and i do everything ....i think correct but when i try to make a call it ask me if i whant to make a collect phone or buy some kind of card .
i already try the qpst configuration twice and even try many plr to and no luck
righ now i have a 45713hybryd plr
and i use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934417
i even take to a cricket store to chek for the s/n numbers and the min and they say that everything looks ok but i can do anything on the phone
any ideas, and help
thank
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Your problem has different symptoms from mine (the threadstarter), it sounds like your prl is incorrect. If you have a correct prl & sid (these can vary for the market you are in , in Phoenix the SID is 4923 and I use the old nationwide non EVDO PRL of 1040) when you dial 611 you will get Cricket, regardless of your ESN/MEID being registered with Cricket, if this doesnt work do not go further. Find a PRL/SID that works (sometimes changing CDMA connect from Auto to Home only can help) . Also make sure MNC/MNC are set to 310/0. Country code/Carrier I think.
Once you get 611 to connect to Cricket, *228 (OTA) will connect to cricket, if It disconnects you before the music starts playing and says 'Sorry....' it is most likely your MEID is not registered correctly with Cricket. In Phoenix *228 always works on EVo's as long as SID/PRL/MEID are correct,
The message you are getting about a credit card required means you are connnecting to some other carriers network (usually Verizon) which is transferring you to someplace to allow you to make a call even though you are
"not authorized" on the network. Go back and check 611 & *228.*228 will load the correct prl for your area and rate plan, check after it runs to see what was loaded. It will also most likely overwrite EVDO settings including MIP, Sip, NAI, etc.
At this point your phone should work, talk & text.

I had the same problem and I look all over. I wanted to unroot and remove jimmy v rom. I was think that if i update to the new update that it will fix it self and i was right. First I had to remove the jimmy v rom, so i got ruu to update the htboot and that let me update to the new 2.3.3. It fix it self and f***ing A.

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I had the same problem and I look all over. I wanted to unroot and remove jimmy v rom. I was think that if i update to the new update that it will fix it self and i was right. First I had to remove the jimmy v rom, so i got ruu to update the htboot and that let me update to the new 2.3.3. It fix it self and f***ing A.
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Can you be more specificwhat you loaded and what versions of hboot where involved? I downgraded to 2.1 (with RUU) and hboot .79 and it did not resolve problem.