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Feb 10Official OS5.0.0.411 BOLD from Bell Mobility!
So as you know like everyone else in Canada I am officially a CrackBerry user, although I miss my windows device soooo much. Anyway I use Rims flagship device, the Bold, despite its short comings I like it, it’s a great business tool and does what its intended for very well. I purchased and started using the Bold because my iPaq windows mobile phone was buggy and with the start of my company I needed to be connected without any glitches, I could have gotten a better windows mobile device because I believe the issues I was experiencing with my phone were based on the limitations of the hardware and not the OS. Anyway here I am several months into my relationship with the Bold and I can say I love it; its sleek and stylish design fits me perfectly. I’ve had other Blackberrys on and off in the past but Rim has really out done themselves with this unit although I would have preferred the side scrolling wheel but I understand why it could not work with the bold, I cannot imagine what the 9700 is like, maybe just awesome with a Rim logo.
I’m a geek to the core as you all know so I’ve been watching the forums and upgrading my bold with pre-release beta software…official and unofficial. I don’t use the Blackberry messenger as much as some people apparently do but when I upgraded to the latest version of the BBM I loved it, I mean I can still see areas they could improve but it was alright. One night began to peruse the forums after I came across some chatter online about the release of a newer version of the OS. I’m a bit skeptical of playing with some of these unofficial OS releases because unlike a computer if something goes wrong I can’t just format the drive and start again, nope if something goes wrong on installation of a new OS you essential brick it and it becomes useless or a ad on craigslist for parts.
The Forum I found was titleed ‘Official OS5.0.0.411 BOLD from Bell Mobility!!’, first thing I thought was frick(or something like that)…Bell, I’m on Rogers so no go, of course I launched myself into a torrent of curses to Rogers, but I decided to read through the threads to see if there maybe something for Rogers users. On the 3rd thread someone asked “can you use it on a Rogers bold?”, alright here we go I need an answer, will someone answer with the answer I want/need to hear. As I read on I found that some people had installed it on their Rogers Bold and it worked fine…I cannot type the excitement I felt when I found that tid bit of info. Anyway I decided to seek out and download the new 5.0 OS and try to install it myself. I downloaded it from RIM and had it sitting on my desktop for sometime waiting for the best time to do it. I couldn’t install it during business hours in case it took too long and I received a call or if I bricked the phone and need to switch over to my old phone. The install went smoothly and took a total of about 30mins. Although I was very very nervous especially at some very slow and paused loading sections of the install. If you plan on trying this check out the forum below and follow the instructions VERY carefully
I’ve played with it a little and the only issues I’ve found was that I lost my BBM contacts, groups and messages, no big deal. Aside from some very nice aesthetic changes, it feels hella faster and the speed a lone was worth the upgrade.
I found the details here:
http://forums.crackberry.com/f151/official-os5-0-0-411-bold-bell-mobility-399035/
Downloading BlackBerry Handheld Software v5.0.0.661
Download Details
Software Name: BlackBerry Handheld Software v5.0.0.661
File Name: 9000j_PBr5.0.0_rel661_PL5.2.0.33_A5.0.0.411_Bell_Mobility_Inc.exe
Download Size: 118.427 MB
Language: English
Published Date: 01/04/2010
vendor.xml is located in “c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader” (Yours may differ slightly)
Just go to start, run and paste the above directory, it should take u there right away to the folder containing the file.
You should disconnect your computer from the internet before the update process has started. The reason behind is because blackberry desktop will check your blackberry PIN to its database to determine which carrier you are using. By disconnecting yourself, the software will skip the above process and simply verify the blackberry model and software available.
Step 1: Download desired OS to your PC.
Step 2: Install and complete the setup process to have the OS installed.
Step 3: Remember to delete vendor.xml file if your carrier the OS is not from your carrier.
Step 4: Do a comprehensive backup in case anything goes wrong.
Step 5: Connect Bold to PC and click on the Loader and let the process initiate. Loader can be found in the same folder as the vendor.xml file.
Step 6: Do not unplug the Bold during the process. Process may take around 30-60 minutes to complete.
****UPDATE:
So far I’ve been using the new OS with only a few annoying glitches…
1 – has given me a message that it has run out of memory and request that I delete something apps. the first time that happened I deleted some apps but the second time I realized I could just bypass that screen and everything was fine.
2- after installing the new OS it dropped my BBM contacts. That really sucked because I have to contact everyone to get there PINs
3 – keeps dropping my background until I sync with my computer (maybe the theme though) I’m not sure exactly when it happens but I will try to be vigilant in case I do another update.
Aside from the items listed about I love the new OS, the new features and tweaks far out weigh the three things listed about
April 6th, 2010 at 14:56
Hi Thank you for all this,one question?!If i installed all this and it said its loaded.but on the bold it still Verson 4.6???? how do i get it fixed?
April 6th, 2010 at 16:24
Hi Christo, thanks for commenting on my post. where do you see 4.6, on the device or on the Desktop Manager? Are you with Bell or Rogers? Did you skip any install steps.
April 12th, 2010 at 19:19
I just found this site a while ago when a buddy of mine suggested it to me. I’ve been an avid reader ever since.
September 2nd, 2010 at 20:08
Thanks