Did, and found the instructions in the last post:

http://www.pdaphonehome.com/forums/s...&postcount=988


I got the phone back into USB bootloader mode, and I'm updating it again.


Update: It works!

(Can I get my poll entry changed to "Minor problems but nothing I couldn't fix"?)

can anyone tell me if it fix sound issues with bluetooth and headset.... also did it fix the camera shutter speed problem?????

I'm having problems with the Wireless Modem shortcut constantly disappearing from the Programs menu - I copy the shortcut to Windows-StartMenu-Programs, verify it is there, can launch it from the Programs screen once or twice, go back and its gone!

Also, Bluetooth DUN which had worked flawlessly doesn't work. My Toshiba stack on my Dell D610 used to find the Modem as a service with no problem, but now doesn't find the modem at all - like it doesn't exist.

Found the fix - must have done this originally with the old ROM and forgot!
1. Go to the PHONE application
2. Dial ##3328873 Press Send
3. enter code 000000
4. Select BT DUN and Wmodem
5. Click Edit
6. Choose enable
7. Push Save / OK
8. Push Ok
9. Follow the prompt to restart your device

You will still need to copy the WModem shortcut to your Program Folder:
Set "show all files" in file explorer and navigate to the Windows folder and copy the WModem (smaller of the two WModem files is a shortcut - 24B) and paste it in the Windows -Start Menu -Programs folder.

Got a weird problem with mine... When I press my green phone button, the phone screen comes up and then the contacts screen comes up on top of that. I always have to press ok to close the contacts and get back to the phone. Any idea how to get rid of this annoyance?

I am stuck at a screen with "serial" written on top, no backlight. I cannot put it into a USB mode even following the steps of the above thread. Mine never updated, it failed to communicate and after that went dead (sort of). All steps have failed so far. It is stuck in a "serial" "version 1.00" screen. If I pull the usb cable half off the xv, then it changes to usb, but it doen't communicate. When I push it all the way in, windows xp says, usb malfuction, can not be recognized. Any suggestions/help please?

Make certain you're not using a USB hub (i.e. the cable should go directly from the 6700 to a port on your computer). Also, try another USB port on the computer, try restarting, and ultimately try another PC.

Observations:

I have loaded the same list of software (nothing new) and I've noticed a few things:

I cannot select the Letter Recognizer as the default input method either with built in settings or with Tweaks. Keeps defaulting back to Keyboard.

Password Lock. After password lock is active I type in my 4 digit PIN. The unit doesn't automatically unlock and go to the Today screen. After entering the 4 digits, the last 3 digits of the PIN become visible, and then I have to click on the OK button to actually unlock.

I didn't allow all the items in the Extended ROM to install after the upgrade. I removed the Wireless Sync, and Customizations Cabs

A number of interesting tidbits in the new ROM:

No need to do the hack to update the time from the network, it is already done (although you do need to activate it in phone options | services as it is off by default).

If you have an exchange server with direct push, you don't need to always on hack, because direct push will maintain your connection. Seems to do a better job at it then the always on hack did in fact.

The method quoted above for activating wmodem and bluetooth DUN does not make wmodem visible in the programs folder. I needed "show all files" in file explorer and create a shortcut to it manually.

If I want to use wmodem or establish a bluetooth connection I need to disable direct push in comm manager. I used to be able to press and hold the red phone button to break my always on connection, but now direct push re-establishes it too fast for me to get wmodem started.

BT headset volume seems louder, but I need to use it in adverse conditions to be sure.

That's all for now.

Alan

Can someone please report on how the screen lock feature on the today screen is working?

Is it there as the release notes said? Does it work? Is it configurable?

Thanks,
Joe

Device lock is on the Today screen, and it does work.

I didn't see any options to configure for it, though.


There is a seperate Lock item in the control panel that lets you set a timeout and password, but it's not the same as the device lock on the Today screen.

Awesome.

How does the screen unlock? Does it auto unlock only when the phone rings?

Thanks,
Joe

When you lock the device from the Today screen, none of the buttons respond to key presses (including phone) except for the left soft key.

The left soft key has "Unlock", and if you press it prompts you to hit a unlock button on the screen or press *. This screen quickly times out, so accidental button presses shouldn't unlock it.


As for the auto unlock, I don't know yet... I'll see after I get my first phone call of the day.

I killed the extended ROM install somewhat accidentally after installing, and now I seem to be missing some things, namely my EVDO login settings and WMODEM. Can someone tell me how to fire off this install (without hard-resetting) or how to set these up

Thanks
Jon

When you receive a call, you can answer it, but all other keys still remain locked until you follow the unlock process.

Seems to work well.

As far as I can see though, there is no way to set it to auto-lock when you turn the device off, so you have to remember to hit the lock applicatoin on the today screen before turning the device off.

Alan

Until UTSTarcom posts the updated manual, I found if you navigate to the Sprint PPC area of the web site, they have the updated manual for Sprint, and it has all the same new features.

http://www.utstar.com/pcd/manuals/PP...e%20AKU2.X.pdf is the direct link.

Alan

Use this post to make the Extended ROM viewable

http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/showt...d+rom+registry

then you can see all the CAB files that get installed, and you can install only the ones you want. Config.txt shows all the files that would have been installed if you hadn't stopped the process.

Alot of the PP and PT cabs look like little fixes and are not uninstallable. They are prolly just registry settings.

This post explains what some of the cabs (from the old ROM) do.

http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/showt...d+rom+registry

I skipped the Customizations Cab and the one for Wireless Sync.

you might have to manually just add the entries for the EVDO connection ... you can search for them on the site, I don't have them handy.

I don't think a definite list of Updates has been released.

the file on the software updates page "XV6700 Upgrade Procedure.doc" says: *An updated User Manual is available on the UTStarcom website detailing the changes in the Maintenance Release."

However the updated Sprint Manual that another user linked in a few messages above, doesn't actually have an item by item list of fixes ... it is just a manual the includes instructions for the new features (ie Direct Push, Voice Tags ...)

On the whole my device "feels" like it is running faster and more stable ... I've done numerous rebuilds before this ROM update so I know it isn't just that I've "cleaned things out"

We might have to probe a bit to find an actually Version History of fixes from the 1.XX ROM to the 2.XX ROM.

I am also curious why this update is coming from the Manufacturer rather than the Carrier ... unless VZW didn't want THEIR website ground to a halt by all us devoted 6700 fans, like the UTSTAR website was yesterday.

I thought things were going pretty well getting things reset to the way they were working before until I ran into VPN issues that we can't figure out at the office...but that was when I also noticed that the phone and wireless are not staying on at the same time. In the connection manager when I click on one, the other turns off. Am I missing something? I thought that was one of the fixes?

Another wierd thing (that I discovered since VPN wasn't working) was that when I active synced through USB connected to my laptop (which I always did) the sync trys to go through my private network setting (with the VPN problem) and won't connect to my exchange server. I don't know if that makes any sense to anyone, but it has me stumped.

SP

I have a couple of questions that are somewhat related. First, updated my phone with the new ROM yesterday and no problems. I reset the phone before the Verizon customizations loaded. The only thing I had to do is set up the internet connection to dial #777 with my credintials and everything else seems fully functional as far as I can tell. I know I missed out on some new ring tones by aborting the VZ customizations, but I didn't want the other limitations that I know is imposed, plus I don't need wireless sync since I am using Exchange 2003 via Active Sync (works MUCH better!!!). Anyway, I didn't know if anyone knew of specific programs I needed to load on an individual basis by going to the ext_ROM? Which leads me to the second part of my question - I unlocked the ext_ROM using the ext_rom_unlock program where it says "success" (rather than the suggested registry hack) - I could browse and open the location, but I can't remember what it is (/extended_rom) or something like that - I searched the forum for close to an hour with no success. Anyone know what I am talking about? Am I really screwing up something with my phone by not installing the Verizon updates? Lastly, I have used the ##3328873 feature before to enable the BT DUN and wanted to check to see if it was enabled after the ROM upgrade. Whenever I put the number in now and press send it actually dials the number instead of going to the special menu. Do you think this is because I didn't load the Verizon updates? Sorry for all the questions.

dts.vzw.com now has the updated ROM!! Well, it still links to utstar.com, but they have at least acknowledged its existence.

XV6700 Software Update

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Matt