Help Help! Lost functionality after flashing with dcd's 3.1.6!

[whong09]

I just flashed my phone after a lengthy process of changing the bootloader and going through all the steps on the wiki and ended up with windows mobile 6.1 and dcd's 3.1.6 rom. I thought everything was going great, until I tried to download follow a link to the google maps download I got in a text message. The page wouldn't load and the phone gave me an error that said that I had no service provider or something for internet access.
I have sprint sero and before today I had excellent 3g internet access. Now however, trying to navigate to web pages is impossible. However, my phone and sms and other sprint services still work, just not data transfer.

Also, I installed google maps through usb and the map functionality worked fine (which is strange because it's supposed to rely on internet access to get map information from the google servers). Maps would render fine and I could even search up directions from and to locations. However, when I tried to use the gps function, it failed to work just like it did before I flashed my mogul. It took me to what I assume to be the intersection of the prime meridian and the equator off the coast of africa.
This is very troublesome because the reason I flashed my firmware in the first place was to gain gps access!
My gps is configured exactly as outlined in the gps faq post on this forum, so it's not a configuration problem.

I'm extremely confused right now and I'd really appreciate it if someone explained these problems to me.

[gc14]

Just going out on a limb...did you install the Sprint carrier cab?

[whong09]

No... Why?
I'm guessing I should've?
Link?

[gc14]

I sometimes wonder if people read the first post of the kitchen's thread, or if they just click download and go at it...

[gbenj]

i think we need a pens/wings link banner on the top as a "friendly reminder" to install the carrier cab....it really is amazing that people are willing to do this to their phones without paying attention and making sure they have everything right.

[maccaberry]

I just flashed my phone after a lengthy process of changing the bootloader and going through all the steps on the wiki and ended up with windows mobile 6.1 and dcd's 3.1.6 rom. I thought everything was going great, until I tried to download follow a link to the google maps download I got in a text message. The page wouldn't load and the phone gave me an error that said that I had no service provider or something for internet access.
I have sprint sero and before today I had excellent 3g internet access. Now however, trying to navigate to web pages is impossible. However, my phone and sms and other sprint services still work, just not data transfer.

Also, I installed google maps through usb and the map functionality worked fine (which is strange because it's supposed to rely on internet access to get map information from the google servers). Maps would render fine and I could even search up directions from and to locations. However, when I tried to use the gps function, it failed to work just like it did before I flashed my mogul. It took me to what I assume to be the intersection of the prime meridian and the equator off the coast of africa.
This is very troublesome because the reason I flashed my firmware in the first place was to gain gps access!
My gps is configured exactly as outlined in the gps faq post on this forum, so it's not a configuration problem.

I'm extremely confused right now and I'd really appreciate it if someone explained these problems to me.

You dont have wireless carrier data service because you didnt install the carrier cab. This much I guess you already know now from the posts above. But to explain how google maps worked when you were connected to USB even though your wireless internet(data) was down is easy to explain. When you are connected by USB, the PC supplies internet capability to the Titan by activesync "pass down". This is normal and it is how activesync is supposed to work. It allows you to get data from an exchange server (synchronize) whenever you set your PPC in the cradle (or connect via USB).

Its quite a handy feature and allows you to use the internet on your titan even if you dont have wireless or WIFI access to the internet.

[dcd1182]

its kind of my fault for separating it. i was working on a startup script to prompt for carrier and automatically install, but i scrapped it. i will work on it more when i have time.

[whong09]

Thank you maccaberry for the informative and cordial reply.
That makes sense actually, as now that I'm not connecting my phone to my pc google maps fails to work.
So where can I get the sprint carrier cab download? I searched the xda wiki and google but found nothing.

[Santehnik]

http://www.lifesnotsogood.com/dcd1182/titan/carriers/dcd%20Titan%20Carrier%20-%20Sprint.cab

[kockroach]

I have a question about this one too. I had been on dcd's 3.0.4 ROM and 3.35 Radio, with a 2.00 PRI and 60611 PRL. After upgrading everying to 3.1.6, 3.39.10, 2.03.003, and 60711 (plus the Sprint carrier cab), I now have the GPS off the coast of Africa problem. I had this problem with earlier ROM versions, but had to upgrade to fix it. Not sure what I can do now.

I am using GoogleMaps, which I know doesn't need to prime the GPS first. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

EDIT: Nevermind. It is working now. Tempermental phone perhaps. Also, now that it is working, I tried to see if I could get a lock indoors like others, but I can't. Those that can, must be nice.

[whong09]

Thank you Santehnik!
I've got the carrier cab installed and the data's working just fine now.

The gps function for google maps is still broken though..
Maybe I'm just having the same problem kockroach had. Kockroach, how did you fix your gps? Or did it just start working on its own?

Also, does anyone know where I can download windows live messenger? The app was missing on dcd's rom, but I actually need it for contact information retrieval.

[ebb]

its kind of my fault for separating it. i was working on a startup script to prompt for carrier and automatically install, but i scrapped it. i will work on it more when i have time.


3.16 was the first time I used UC, and it works great (except for cabs that require user info on install- this affects thing like Skyfire and Wireless Sync), so I would suggest people read up on it from the UC link in the first post of the 3.16 thread, at least to install their carrier cab. Next time around I'm going to try and use it for reg edits and file copies as well, since that's my last frontier for autoinstall. UC is slow, but its great to just sit and let it happen, instead of manually doing it.

[gc14]

3.16 was the first time I used UC, and it works great (except for cabs that require user info on install- this affects thing like Skyfire and Wireless Sync)

Cabs that require input are easy....all you do is add a few commands before and after the CAB command like this:

LOCK:Enabled
CAB: \Storage Card\Cabs\regularcab.cab
CAB: \Storage Card\Cabs\regularcab.cab
LOCK:Disabled
HIDE:Enabled
CAB: \Storage Card\Cabs\userinputcab.cab
HIDE:Disabled
LOCK:Enabled
CAB: \Storage Card\Cabs\regularcab.cab
CAB: \Storage Card\Cabs\regularcab.cab
LOCK:Disabled
RST: Reset

Currently I have everything done via UC. I use three provxml files, one for registry, one for file operations, and one for email. If anyone wants to see my files for reference let me know.

[ebb]

1. In my SDConfig.txt setup, I have all the cabs listed one after another. In yours, do the HIDE commands temporarily bring the user input screen to the front, and then continue? If so, does HIDE have to be enabled/disable for each such cab, or can you enable, do a few cabs in a row that require input, and then disable again?

Also, I have one program, Pocket Plus, which requires a soft reset. I just put it last in the file and then rebooted manually. Is there a command to allow reset and then continue with UC?

2. I for one would like to see your SDConfig with the provxml files used for reg edits, as this would finish things off for me. It seems the more time that goes by the more regedits I add, and it really is time consuming.

Sorry for OT on this, but the UC thread is enormous. Thanks!

[btonetbone]

Currently I have everything done via UC. I use three provxml files, one for registry, one for file operations, and one for email. If anyone wants to see my files for reference let me know.

I would love to see your provxml files! I currently have UC simply installing cabs and that's it. Could you either post them here or email me at btonetbone at hotmail dot com?