How to activate HP Veer when using other carriers

[tEhLoNeR]

Now some of us have successfully activated our veers, however it seems that the veers are using some sort of temporary profile called Dr.Bypass Firstuse (or something along those lines). Normally this will not sync your apps and other information from your profile. Unless you provide use the Firstuse program again or use some sort of patch. This method will fix that without using any unnecessary patches by only using Impostah and make sure you can sync you apps and other things connected to your profile.

Hopefully this tutorial will help out new users like myself who are probably confused on what to do(Well I wasn’t . Just saying). I didn’t find any guide like this, so if it’s been posted before, sorry about that.

(This small tutorial assumes this is the first boot of your phone. If your phone is activated already but still has the temporary profile then head on to step 5.) (An unlock is also necessary, as the Firstboot will not run without a sim card inserted.)

1) Turn on phone (duh ) At this point you need a sim card in the phone. If you already turned on the phone, you can still put it in after it boots.

2) Once Firstboot runs press on the bottom right corner of the screen(it will display a phone symbol) and select emergency call

3) delete the 911 number (unless you want to call them… I suggest not to) and type in #*DEVMODE#

4) The Dev mode option should appear, enable it and reboot the phone

5) Once the Dev mode is enabled and the phone is rebooted connect the phone to your pc and run webOS Quick Install (download the latest here:http://forums.precentral.net/canuck-...k-install.html)

6) Install Impostah. Don’t bother installing Preware right now; it’ll get deleted after doing this tutorial if you do

7) On the phone connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot. In the Event that you do not have any sort of Wi-Fi available download a program called Connectify. It will turn your PC into a hotspot provided you have compatible hardware. It can be found here :Your Hotspot, Your Way - Connectify

8) Once you’re done turn off backups. Aftewards run Impostah

9) Run activation and input your login credentials. Either login or create a new profile

10) Go back and select accounts. Higlight Dr.Skipped Firstboot and select delete. Afterwards go back again and select Palm profile, then Reset Palm Profile, it will now ask you to reboot.

11) Once reboot finishes Firstboot should run. Double check that Wi-Fi is still working and if it is then go on ahead and login with your profile.


Once you login your apps will appear on your phone( at least those that are compatible with it) if you have a previous palm device. Also any previously installed third party apps will be gone as well. To fix that connect your phone and run Quick Install on your PC. Now reinstall Preware and the rest of your apps.

If you want to check if activation was successful go here https://ps.palmws.com/palmcsext/cons...oginPage.iface

here you can find out the attached devices in your profile as well as get the latest webOS doctor incase your Veer wont boot up

After that you're done
please be nice.. this is my first tutorial here

[lazydesi]

how can i type #*DEVMODE# on screen?

I can type only numbers.

[Jozz]

Originally Posted by lazydesi

how can i type #*DEVMODE# on screen?

I can type only numbers.

You could use the keyboard, I suppose?

[johnnygewitter]

No use the dialer. #*DEVMODE# = #*3386633#

[kokyong57]

Is this setup also for people want to access us paid apps from outside us country?

[tEhLoNeR]

Originally Posted by kokyong57

Is this setup also for people want to access us paid apps from outside us country?

never tried it, but i guess you can feel free to try it out
just set your region to US when you register for an account

see here
App Catalog Geo-Restrictions a thing of the past? | The #1 HP webOS, TouchPad, Pre, and Veer Community | PreCentral.net

[GuyFromNam]

Originally Posted by tEhLoNeR

never tried it, but i guess you can feel free to try it out
just set your region to US when you register for an account

see here
App Catalog Geo-Restrictions a thing of the past? | The #1 HP webOS, TouchPad, Pre, and Veer Community | PreCentral.net

That article is related to both my Veers and quite irrelevant to the question asked.
It was also erratic behaviour of the profile servers experienced on some devices (old and new).

For any region the same applies: valid payment options.
So either a valid credit card from that region, or a virtual card (funded by a friend in that country).

[T2T3]

I created a profile for my TouchPad. Can i use that same profile for the Veer? Thanks!

[tEhLoNeR]

Originally Posted by GuyFromNam

That article is related to both my Veers and quite irrelevant to the question asked.
It was also erratic behaviour of the profile servers experienced on some devices (old and new).

For any region the same applies: valid payment options.
So either a valid credit card from that region, or a virtual card (funded by a friend in that country).

i skimmed the article, must have misunderstood it, thanks for the correction

Originally Posted by T2T3

I created a profile for my TouchPad. Can i use that same profile for the Veer? Thanks!

yup, i had a touchpad beforehand and used the same profile

[Thundercy]

Good morning everyone,
A noob question here,
I finally managed to get into my Veer's system menu using Devmode,
I also downloaded and is working Webos quick install.
I managed to install impostah but now at the point were i need to turn off backups it keeps saying i need an internet connection which i do through wifi.
Another thing is that the device asks me to update it should i do this or wait .?

[st_7]

Originally Posted by Thundercy

Good morning everyone,
A noob question here,
I finally managed to get into my Veer's system menu using Devmode,
I also downloaded and is working Webos quick install.
I managed to install impostah but now at the point were i need to turn off backups it keeps saying i need an internet connection which i do through wifi.
Another thing is that the device asks me to update it should i do this or wait .?

Same thing here it keep telling there is no internet connection whereas I setup my wifi using connectify & I can access amazon mp3 store(in veer), search for different songs, artists from within veer, so I can confirmly say that the internet is working. Is there any solution, I am stuck at this from the last 3 days.

[Trovatore]

Originally Posted by tEhLoNeR

3) delete the 911 number (unless you want to call them… I suggest not to) and type in #*DEVMODE#

In order to type it , am i supposed to use the qwerty keyboard of the veer or the virtual "on screen" keyboad?

[st_7]

Originally Posted by Trovatore

In order to type it , am i supposed to use the qwerty keyboard of the veer or the virtual "on screen" keyboad?

use physical keyboard for typing #* as soon as u do that on screen keyboard will fire up with which u can finish entering the remaining number

[tEhLoNeR]

Originally Posted by st_7

Same thing here it keep telling there is no internet connection whereas I setup my wifi using connectify & I can access amazon mp3 store(in veer), search for different songs, artists from within veer, so I can confirmly say that the internet is working. Is there any solution, I am stuck at this from the last 3 days.

check if your hardware is compatable with connectify
if it is and its not working, try using an actual router, it may be connectify thats causing problems, i know that TP cant connect using kalemsoft media player for streams while using connectify, but on an actual router it can

Originally Posted by Trovatore

In order to type it , am i supposed to use the qwerty keyboard of the veer or the virtual "on screen" keyboad?

either is fine, but the on screen keyboard will be the easiest, as you have to type in the numbers the letters correspond to

[st_7]

Originally Posted by tEhLoNeR

check if your hardware is compatable with connectify
if it is and its not working, try using an actual router, it may be connectify thats causing problems, i know that TP cant connect using kalemsoft media player for streams while using connectify, but on an actual router it can

Actually I've already got solved that problem, it turns out to be the drivers issue(of the wifi hardware of the laptop), by the way thanks for the layman guide. Now struggling to get data to work on my veer, not even 2g is working.

[Argyle]

I have a feeling I already screwed up my primary Palm Profile, but I've been having a lot of problems with my new Veer....

Had a Palm Profile with a 1.4.5 Pre and a TouchPad on it
No AT&T service, but I have an unlocked Veer and a T-Mobile SIM card with no data service

Before:
Basically followed this tutorial.
Installed T-Mobile SIM. Went to devmode, installed Impostah, set up wifi, activated using Impostah, deleted Dr Skipped Firstuse profile, reset Palm Profile.

Tried to sign in for first use, get this error after signing in:

"Data Not Restored. We were unable to restore your data. Please wait a few minutes and try again. If you need help, visit palm.com/support/."

Got frustrated, created new Palm Profile instead. This worked...but then I still wanted to use my original profile, so I reset everything and tried again (this time with a T-Mobile SIM with data) - still the same error message, even when I try to sign in with the brand new clean profile.

Any advice? It's been days...weeks since I got the phone, since it's a secondary phone I kinda put in on the back burner, but now I'm trying to get it sorted out. I suppose I could make a third profile since I have given up trying to get all my apps back but I thought I'd ask here to see if anyone had any advice...

[Trovatore]

Originally Posted by st_7

use physical keyboard for typing #* as soon as u do that on screen keyboard will fire up with which u can finish entering the remaining number

Ok so i will type those 2 symbols with the physical qwerty keyboard.

Since i am new to webos let me aski you one more thing (i am a real noob). Those symbols need to be typed witha key combination with the "up" arrow? Like this:

ImageShack Album - 2 images

[mnm1200]

I can't get backups to actually turn off. I tried connectify. Wifi analyzer shows it but the Veer doesn't see it. I tried my local wireless network and it connects and I can browse the internet but Backup complains that there's no internet connection???

I have an unactivated TMobile card and it won't be activated until monday. Is that why I can't go any further?

[theruler008]

i also cant off autoback up....argghh..

[tEhLoNeR]

try using impostah first, make an account(or link it), and then turn off backup