The much long and awaited Verizon Samsung Omnia i910 ROM has arrived. At least the unofficial BETA that is.

04/08/2009 – Verizon Version: i910WM6.1.REV10.CC20.VZW

What’s New:

• Microsoft Live Search Widget
• Weather Bug Widget
• Much improved popup Samsung Keyboard (similar to iPhone)
• Timer/Unlock functionality to to auto lock keypad
• Opera 9.5 Mobile build 15679
• 5% Battery Increment
• unlocked GPS (confirmed working by many!)
• Latest version of Internet Explorer (6?) w/ Youtube Flash support!
• and few others

What is still missing:

• Samsung Today 2 still isn’t auto enable. You can still manually enable this using a registry setting. See my Samsung Unleashed article for detail (LINK)
• No escalating Ring Tone
• Can’t select folder and other music format for Alarm
• GPS, while unlock, still iffy
• Still no Microsoft .NET 3.5 Compact as standard

Tips / Tricks / Hacks

• To enable the “External GPS” icon, you will need to do a registry hack. Open your favorite registry editor and go to

HKLM -> ControlPanel -> GPS Settings

Delete the key “Redirect” and do a soft reboot. See screenshot of it below.

• How To Flash New ROM (thanks theidoctor.org) – http://theidoctor.org/omnia.html

Thanks to “Theidoctor.org” for this useful information and write up. All credit on these steps goes to him.

URL: http://theidoctor.org/omnia.html

Theidoctor.org is in no way responsible for damaged hardware through this process. PLEASE DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. DO NOT CONTACT US FOR ANY QUESTIONS. USE THE LINKS TO GET ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

Before you begin, make sure to download the Samsung Omnia UMDL and the Samsung i910 Firmware update on the right.

*TIPS BEFORE STARTING*

*Backup your data and do a hard reset to avoid any mishaps.

*Make sure your phone is more than 50% charged. It does not take long to update the firmware, but if it dies in the middle of the install, it will not come back to life.

*Be careful with overheating the battery, it will cause the phone to shut off as well.

Do not plug the phone into the computer until you are told in step 7.

STEP 1: Make sure that the active sync connections on your computer is set so to *DO NOT ALLOW USB CONNECTIONS.

Step 2: In your phone settings, switch the USB connection from active sync to sync with Mass Storage. Then turn off your phone until later.

Step 3: Open the Samsung Omnia UMDL

Step 4: Select Unified Image File (*img) and search for the samsung i910 firmware (i910WM6.1.REV10.CC20.VZW.img)

Step 5: Click the detect button

Step 6: Plug in your phone while it is still turned off.

Step 7: When you plug it in, turn on the phone.

Step8: Your phone should have been detected and the firmware should be written to the disc. Wait for the blue highlight on the UMDL.

Step 9: It should be rebooting and you will need to setup windows again.

Step 10: To turn the GPS on, go to settings -> Phone -> GPS -> Change settings from 911 to location on.

Step 11: Soft reset the phone

TROUBLESHOOTING

If your phone needs to be programmed, press *228 and hit option 1. Also do option 2 to update the prl.

If your phone needs to be authenticated, you have 2 options.

1: Go to your verizon wireless account and switch the esn to a different phone. Go to the other phone and dial *228 option 1 to program it. Wait a few minutes and then change the esn back to the omnia. do *228 option 1 on the omnia to pogram it back.

2: Call verizon tech, tell them you did a hard reset on your phone and it needs to be authenticated.

If your phone shuts off randomly, take the battery out for a while and let it cool off.

• Where is Dialer Touch Lock Setting

Settings>Personal>Phone>Services

Discussion Threads

• Modaco i910 ROM Discussion -> http://www.modaco.com/content/i9×0-omnia-http-omnia-modaco-com/286526/new-rom-for-omnia-i910/
• PPCGeek i910 ROM Discussion -> http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=64111
• Modaco i910 Unlock GPS Discussion -> http://www.modaco.com/content/i9×0-omnia-http-omnia-modaco-com/276371/unlocking-cdma-i910-gps-please-help-us/
• Howard Forums i910 Firmware Discussion -> http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1514617

Other discussions and comments:

• Boy Genius Report -> http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/04/09/new-unofficial-verizon-wireless-i910-rom-unlocks-gps-and-more/
• Custom i910 Rom Discussion -> http://www.samsung-omnia.org/rom-discussion/i910-rom-dump/
• Modaco Custom i910 Rom Discussion -> http://www.modaco.com/content/i9×0-omnia-http-omnia-modaco-com/286568/verizon-omnia-sch-i910-custom-rom-discussion/
• Unlock i910 aGPS Effort Discussion -> http://www.modaco.com/content/i9×0-omnia-http-omnia-modaco-com/286632/verizon-i910-omnia-agps-unlock-effort/

New to Omnia? See my Samsung Omnia Unleashed article for some tips and tricks (LINK)

Screenshots / Pictures

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