I am looking to see if anyone has had any luck getting the MSL for their Venture. A friend just got one and I would like to make some "tweaks" for him, including trying to load a Sprint PRL to it.
He does not necessarily need to have his phone rooted, so unless it's required, I would like to skip this step.
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I am looking to see if anyone has had any luck getting the MSL for their Venture. A friend just got one and I would like to make some "tweaks" for him, including trying to load a Sprint PRL to it.
He does not necessarily need to have his phone rooted, so unless it's required, I would like to skip this step.
I recommend rooting & putting a custom rom on it to get the most out of it like this one
1 step at a time. Right now, I have 2 problems that I can easily fix with the phone's MSL that others may want also:
1) I want to change the SID to 0 (or 4418, my local SID) instead of 4139
2) I want to load a Sprint PRL so my Airave will stop cockblocking service to his Virgin Mobile phone.
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1 step at a time. Right now, I have 2 problems that I can easily fix with the phone's MSL that others may want also:
1) I want to change the SID to 0 (or 4418, my local SID) instead of 4139
2) I want to load a Sprint PRL so my Airave will stop cockblocking service to his Virgin Mobile phone.
If I need to root it to do this, I will.
you will probably need root
if you succeed on the chaning prl let me know so i can try it on my venture ^^
you will probably need root
if you succeed on the chaning prl let me know so i can try it on my venture ^^
Here's a quick cut/paste (I crossed out parts not relevant to the Venture) of how to update a PRL from a different phone w/o needing root. This phone should be similar, but I need the MSL first. #3 and #4 did not bring up any options and may not be needed steps with this phone. I think I may have drivers installed thanks to PDAnet that may work with this, but I won't have access to my friend's phone until sometime next week.
Updating the PRL
Once you know your MSL, you need to download and install the program QPST 2.7 Build 323, it might be possible to use another version of the program but this guide was made using version 2.7 b323. QPST is not a paid program but is intended for developers, providers and maintenance technicians, according x-drivers.com the software is “freeware”.
1. google, download and install QPST 2.7. Build 323 2. google, download and install the Samsung Galaxy S Drivers
2.5 Make sure your Epic is not USB debugging mode, to disable, go to settings>applications>development>uncheck USB debugging 3. On your Epic, with the touchscreen dialer, dial ##8778#, this will open the “PhoneUtil” hidden menu 4. Change on both the UART and the USB menus, to MODEM and hit home.
5. Connect your phone to your computer with the usb cable, select “charging” if the select USB mode menu opens.
6. Your computer will automatically install the modem drivers for your Epic wait until you see the “device is ready for use”
7. Open QPST Configurations. Start>All Programs> QPST> QPST Configuration.
8. Click on the “Ports” tab and “Add a new port”
9. Select the “COMXX – USB\QC Diagnostic” and click ok, in my case the port number was 10, your port number will be different, if you see more than one, disconnect all your external devices such as external HDDs, phones, Bluetooth dongles, ect. If you don’t see a port. Disconnect your phone, restart your computer, connect your phone and try again, you might want to remember your Epic’s port number for future use.
10. Click “Start Clients” on the top of the program and open Service programming.
11. On the new Phone Selection windows you should see one active phone that starts with FFA6550-ZRF6500, select it and click ok.
12. Click “Read from the phone” and enter your 6-digit MSL code
13. Click on the “Roam” tab and click the “Browse…” button, here you will need to browse for the PRL you downloaded earlier, select it and open it.
14. Click “Write to Phone”
15. Your Epic will reboot and you can close all the programs now. On your phone go to settings>about phone>status> and make sure the PRL version matches the PRL number you downloaded, if yes, Congratulations you all done!! 16. Don’t forget to change back the USB settings ONLY back to PDA on the ##8778# menu
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Here's a quick cut/paste (I crossed out parts not relevant to the Venture) of how to update a PRL from a different phone w/o needing root. This phone should be similar, but I need the MSL first. #3 and #4 did not bring up any options and may not be needed steps with this phone. I think I may have drivers installed thanks to PDAnet that may work with this, but I won't have access to my friend's phone until sometime next week.
Updating the PRL
Once you know your MSL, you need to download and install the program QPST 2.7 Build 323, it might be possible to use another version of the program but this guide was made using version 2.7 b323. QPST is not a paid program but is intended for developers, providers and maintenance technicians, according x-drivers.com the software is “freeware”.
1. google, download and install QPST 2.7. Build 323 2. google, download and install the Samsung Galaxy S Drivers
2.5 Make sure your Epic is not USB debugging mode, to disable, go to settings>applications>development>uncheck USB debugging 3. On your Epic, with the touchscreen dialer, dial ##8778#, this will open the “PhoneUtil” hidden menu 4. Change on both the UART and the USB menus, to MODEM and hit home.
5. Connect your phone to your computer with the usb cable, select “charging” if the select USB mode menu opens.
6. Your computer will automatically install the modem drivers for your Epic wait until you see the “device is ready for use”
7. Open QPST Configurations. Start>All Programs> QPST> QPST Configuration.
8. Click on the “Ports” tab and “Add a new port”
9. Select the “COMXX – USB\QC Diagnostic” and click ok, in my case the port number was 10, your port number will be different, if you see more than one, disconnect all your external devices such as external HDDs, phones, Bluetooth dongles, ect. If you don’t see a port. Disconnect your phone, restart your computer, connect your phone and try again, you might want to remember your Epic’s port number for future use.
10. Click “Start Clients” on the top of the program and open Service programming.
11. On the new Phone Selection windows you should see one active phone that starts with FFA6550-ZRF6500, select it and click ok.
12. Click “Read from the phone” and enter your 6-digit MSL code
13. Click on the “Roam” tab and click the “Browse…” button, here you will need to browse for the PRL you downloaded earlier, select it and open it.
14. Click “Write to Phone”
15. Your Epic will reboot and you can close all the programs now. On your phone go to settings>about phone>status> and make sure the PRL version matches the PRL number you downloaded, if yes, Congratulations you all done!! 16. Don’t forget to change back the USB settings ONLY back to PDA on the ##8778# menu
thanks ill try this out ^^
(YAAAAAAAAAAY can't wait to do this tomorrow for better data speeds)
sun, this is not a complete writeup. u need ur msl first to take any of these steps. also, are there serial drivers that will work with the venture that i dont kno of?
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sun, this is not a complete writeup. u need ur msl first to take any of these steps. also, are there serial drivers that will work with the venture that i dont kno of?
I know Drac
:P
it did this with my Wildfire S (marvelc) before and succeeded
hmmm i think their are compatible drivers if thats what ur asking
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Thanks. It may be another driver needed or another driver used by pressing a certain key combination on the phone to change modes (like DIAG mode). Not sure and I don't have access to the phone at the moment.
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Thanks. It may be another driver needed or another driver used by pressing a certain key combination on the phone to change modes (like DIAG mode). Not sure and I don't have access to the phone at the moment.
I have access to my phone if you want to test it on my phone :P
i was going try planning do this around 12
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Go into your device manager and make sure everything looks installed. If it is, there must be a ## code to put it in diag mode we're missing.
probably the diag cause all my drivers are installed
and do i have to use de bugging mode cause i didn't as in the directions said not to. just making sure i didn't mess up
thats what i did x3
"trying to start DIAG menu..."
and thats all it gives me
OK, Moving on.......
Let me know if any of these codes do anything:
##3424#
##8778#
*#7284#
**87284
Next I want you to try just the part I copied from THIS post:
Install QuickShortcutMaker.
Open it and type IOT in the search box.
Click on the entry that says IOTHiddenMenu / IOTHiddenMenu / com.android.hiddenmenu/com.android.hiddenmenu.IOTHiddenMenu
Click OK
Then look on your main screen you should have a shortcut called “IOTHiddenMenu” – Open it and follow the steps below.
Now go to your phone, its time to enable the hidden menu. On Verizon or Sprint, go to the dialer and dial *#22745927 . Choose the option to enable the Hidden Menu. After that go back to the dialer and dial *#7284#. For AT&T and T-Mobile versions, just dial that second one (the menu isn’t hidden). Once in the menu, choose the option for USBSettingsMenu, then choose the option RMNET+DM+MODEM. Hook up the phone to the PC via USB at this time if you haven’t already.
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OK, Moving on.......
Let me know if any of these codes do anything:
##3424#
##8778#
*#7284#
**87284
Next I want you to try just the part I copied from THIS post:
Install QuickShortcutMaker.
Open it and type IOT in the search box.
Click on the entry that says IOTHiddenMenu / IOTHiddenMenu / com.android.hiddenmenu/com.android.hiddenmenu.IOTHiddenMenu
Click OK
Then look on your main screen you should have a shortcut called “IOTHiddenMenu” – Open it and follow the steps below.
Now go to your phone, its time to enable the hidden menu. On Verizon or Sprint, go to the dialer and dial *#22745927 . Choose the option to enable the Hidden Menu. After that go back to the dialer and dial *#7284#. For AT&T and T-Mobile versions, just dial that second one (the menu isn’t hidden). Once in the menu, choose the option for USBSettingsMenu, then choose the option RMNET+DM+MODEM. Hook up the phone to the PC via USB at this time if you haven’t already.
none of the top code aboved worked and tried to search IOT nothing
sorry
Awesome!! What does it do/say when you type ##8778#?
Here are some other codes to try as well:
*#*#8778#*#*
##PORT#
##873283#
##4357*
*#*#2846579#*#*
Otherwise I think I did find another method that might work, but requires me to root it:
If you have shell/ssh access to your phone, enter this command:
echo 1 > /dev/qct_diag_enable
..and your phone should go into USB diag mode. when you are done just:
echo 0 > /dev/qct_diag_enable
Otherwise I think I did find another method that might work, but requires me to root it:
If you have shell/ssh access to your phone, enter this command:
echo 1 > /dev/qct_diag_enable
..and your phone should go into USB diag mode. when you are done just:
echo 0 > /dev/qct_diag_enable
I installed zip sucessfully buy when i used quick short cut thing app
it says you need additonal permissions to run it (only reason why i used quick short cut app was couldn't find it in my app drawer)
I installed zip sucessfully buy when i used quick short cut thing app
it says you need additonal permissions to run it (only reason why i used quick short cut app was couldn't find it in my app drawer)
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Getting the MSL & Loading Sprint PRL
