OFFICIAL LG VX8500 Chocolate V5 Firmware Thread

[ibesaam]

yea same with me. v6 is sucking majorly. can someone please hook it up. i really want to go back to v4

[in8]

in v06 you can't even transfer the phonebook in bitpim.

EDIT: atleast you can't in BT - I'll have a cable shortly to try that method

[lordvip3r]

Yo lordvip3r. Since you work for VZW, do you know if there were any enhancements in V05? ....or just the lame security lock we all came across?

lol.. I've been working there for almost a month now. So I'm not too sure about what V05 or V06 changed, but I could look in the release notes we get...

[ibesaam]

in v06 you can't even transfer the phonebook in bitpim.

EDIT: atleast you can't in BT - I'll have a cable shortly to try that method

no you cant even transfer the phonebook

[Mega_Mike]

I'm not sure if this means anything... but it would seem that v06 doesnt like the DLL 2.44.0. Perhaps, the new DLL (2.47.0... don't know where to find it) may increase functionality with LGD. But, as of right now, I cannot NV Edit, or even attempt to "downgrade", because of a "CreateProcess error" that pops up after I try to enter the SPC code as "000000".

BitPim won't even let me view filesystem. Sheesh.

v04 was so wonderful... v06 appears to be even more locked down than v05.

Whoa..almost wanted to up my white V05 to V06 on my phone... Getting conflicting results here. On another thread someone posted that they had no trouble at all using the 2.44.0 DLL to work with V06.

I know V05 (in addition to the BitPim block) included some touchpad fixes and speakerphone fixes as well. The timing of the V06 release (seems like only a few weeks since V05) makes me think it only has the lockout and no actual enhancements.

On a side note, I really like the look of the new themes "Rock n roll and Jazz", but all that animation seems to make commands 'lag' while using the phone. Did anyone else notice this too?

[Nephemera]

Mine doesn't seem to lag, but I've been using the Rock n Roll theme the entire time I've had the phone, so maybe I'm just used to it. xD

As for LG Download...tried searching for torrents?

[j0j081]

only the JAZZ theme lags.

[DnastyDnB]

I have flashed my phone from V6 to V5, and the phone ended up with a bunch of white lines in the screen. i am trying to get back to v4...
this guy have the same issue: http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1118834
what should i do...
thanks

[Justintime24]

I finally figured out how to get NV edit start box to activate. Now a window pops up saying COM1: Download.

Status Changing to DM mode but it gets hung up at 33%. I am using 1.3.9.7 LG download Program. One more question. Once I put it in NV mode do I have to do it everytime I want to get into BitPim or is a one time thing?

[Justintime24]

I figured it out. I had to set the correct port on LG downloader. It was a Doh moment for me

[Humpa]

Once I put it in NV mode do I have to do it everytime I want to get into BitPim or is a one time thing?

Yes. Or you can flash to the V04 firmware where this restriction doesn't exist.

[Justintime24]

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all their help. I successfully flasted to v4 on my chocolate and now can hook it to my Mac's. It was a fun, nervous, exciting experience. Thanks to everyone for the information

[pgens]

Glad it is working

[bethesebas]

the thing is.. im thinking VZW locked it.. V04 came out and had no issues. there was nothing that had to be unlocked. You may want to entertain the idea of flashing backward to v04

i tried to do that and it didn't work

[JODYG35950]

I just went to v05 and now it seems I can't use any data services. What could cause this? It will over-the-air program (*228), but when I try to call out, it says Verizon cannot authenticate the phone.