Ta da! This seems to be the magic equation. Those cods in Java folder and ALX in Loader files folder. Bam. Loading up now. Finally. Woot.

Hmm. Seems I spoke too soon. I don't have a VVM icon on my Bold. Guess I got halfway there ... never have been good with following instructions.

Any thoughts on where the icon might be or what I may need to do to get it to show up? No VVM is getting annoying now.

Another update:

I've been running .314 on my 8900 for over a week now. It continues to be mostly good. As I mentioned above, I still get occasional resets in the browser, especially when scrolling on a zoomed page. But that was happening even with 4.6xxx OS versions. I'm getting occasional freezes, and have to do a manual reset. I haven't noticed any pattern to these yet, but they're infrequent (annoying, though).

I tried the Opera Mini beta 5, but it didn't work well at all, and I couldn't tell if it was the browser itself that isn't ready for prime time, or the OS that was causing trouble. So I uninstalled it and downloaded 4.2 for the 8900. But...even though the WAP download page said it was Opera Mini 4.2 for the 8900, it doesn't behave like a BB version at all. The BB escape/backup key doesn't work. To do things, I have to use the Q and P keys as "soft keys" to execute whatever's on the lower left and right corners of the screen. In short, it functions more like a browser on a Nokia or similar handset. The BB menu key also doesn't bring down a menu, etc. So, although Opera Mini works, it doesn't work as it used to, under OS 4.6xxx. I don't know if this is the fault of the OS or just a sign that I'll need a non-beta version of Opera Mini 5. Probably the latter.

The Bolt browser is also a bit quirky with this OS. Sometimes the cursor "drifts" for no apparent reason.

Ubizmo

The random reboots are getting a little annoying........

oops

Yes speculation of charging or network management, yet mine seem to have died off today. I did do the the ATT browser fix this am and leave mine on 2G most of the time.

Mine has not rebooted for the day...

Hello there,

I am having problems installing the 5.2.0.314 into my BB Bold, it keeps telling me that I need to have an Active Blackberry service subscription. I am already into the Blackberry owners with a register IMEI #. can some please help me with this issue, I am dying to try it out.

Thanks for the Help.

B.

I'm running .314 on 8900 and have Auto More enabled on messages but it doesn't seem to be working. It doesn't display the rest of the message until I close and open the message again. Everyone having the same bug?

I have exactly the same bug.

Ubizmo

Quick question, if I am upgrading from 4.6 to 5.0 is there anything I need to do besides the usual, jl cmdr wipe and load with loader? Will the browser, etc, be there or are there extra steps required? Thanks for all the help.

I did a complete wipe and loaded the OS on a debranded Bold. I like it and no major problems. Not sure this is such a major release to the OS though.

For the browser, I needed to do a fix that I found through a google search. As I recall it was about 10 steps but they were easy to follow.

I was getting quite a few reboots during the day, not sure why. I followed Mark's instructions to reformat the sd memory and internal memory on a thread in this forum; actually I only did the internal and that got me down to just maybe one or two reboots a day. I just did the memory card tonight so I'll see what happens.

I have upgraded my BOLD from 4.6.0.291_P4.0.0.183 to 5.0.0.314_P5.2.019.
I did not wipe, just a backup and the upgraded.
The first attempt hung up, the BB rebooted, all was as before.
The second attempt just worked and went pretty fast compared to previous upgrades.
I am on a BES, the BB started the activation and completed it with only one error in the certificate store database.
The BB now works normal.
What is different?
-well, it looks better, blueish selected icon style, more shades, 3D buttons in menues
-picture thumbnails are displayed much faster
-media player looks a bit different, or am I wrong?
-all my apps still work
-KeePass decryption of the database seems faster
-Camera is better (translucent pane)
-memory consumption is about the same as before
-what did I miss?

All in all the best upgrade I have seen for a while.

What I forgot: Enterprise Messenger (Blackberry Client for use with Microsoft(R) Office Communications Server 2007(TM) does no longer work.
It shows still up in the applications list, but I can't find the icon in any menu.
Does anyone have a newer/working version?

I noticed my speaker when in speaker-phone mode isn't as loud or as clear. Is anyone else noticing this? So far this is the only problem I am noticing.

Ok, forget that one. I found version 2.5. Works just fine.

Quoting my own post here to update...

The BB back/escape button doesn't work in Bolt, under this OS. You have to use the menu key and choose Back. The menu key does work, unlike what happens in Opera Mini. Streaming video in Bolt works.

Ubizmo

I agree with you, it's a better OS. Working great on my Bold.

The battery life is vastly improved on my 8900 after upgrade. I can now go two full days without charge and still have 2 bars left at the end of 2 days (this is with heavy email traffic). In the past I could barely get to the end of the second day on the last red bar.

About to upgrade my 8900 which is on BES.

Does anyone have an idea wether I need to wipe the device? My main concern is that I need to reregister at the BES server, which means I have to bug my sysadmin to "reset" my activation. Or does it automaticly reregister with the BES server?

I tried searching for it, but has anyone been having trouble with .314 and SMS? Specifically when I go to open whichever person/message is at the top of the list. I have trouble opening it, but can open anyone beneath it. I downgraded to the latest at&t release, no issues, upgraded back to .314, same issues. Very weird.

But, just to add, I didn't have the random restart issue at all. The issue with SMS was enough for me to downgrade given the necessity of SMS for work purposes. Other than that, .314 was the best OS yet.

Yes, you have to get the sysadmin to set up a BES activation for you. It will not do it automatically. It's not really that big of a deal for the sysadmin even though he may not want to be bothered with it. I just did this last week on my 8900 going from 4.6.1.250 to 5.0.0.314. I did a low-level wipe using BBSAK before loading the new OS and restoring everything. It took some effort but is worth it. Had to promise my sysadmin that I would not bug him for a reactivation anytime in the near future, though.

Did you wipe the device before installing .314? I have found that some weird behavior problems are eliminated if I just do a backup, wipe the BB, install the new OS, and then restore. SMS has been working great on my 8900 for about 10 days since I loaded .314. I realize that there are problems specific to a device model but this sure helps minimize the issues.

Meanwhile I would say, this is by far the update with the most bugs introduced from my personal view:

Improvements:
- battery life
old bugs present in previous releases:
- local search still does not work
- remote file access still does not work ( no upload possible)
- GPS somtimes requires a restart to find a fix
New bugs introduced in this version:
- remote search does not work (can only access one page of results)
- auto-more for messages does not work
- frequent restarts when using wifi, some restarts when using 2G only
- Calender bug which makes adding new entries a pain, see here: http://www.blackberryforums.com/beta...-calendar.html

Two new features I am REALLY enjoying:

1) Gapless playback in media player -- so you don't get that interruption between tracks if there was not a break in the music on the CD.

2) scrolling through pictures with the track ball (similar look to the iPhone swiping of pictures)

In similar fashion to the last few posts, my observations on a 4.6 to 5.0 upgrade (after wipe)...

Good
- like the new look overall
- like the black bootup screen over the white w/hourglass
- like the faster boot times
- most apps working
- auto time zone update (not tested)

Bad
- error messages on file access (file too large, insufficient rights) via Explore
- above also means 3rd party alarm apps, etc. cannot access sound files
- "Other" section of Profiles not retained between reboots
- frequent reboots if I use 2G, so I am running on 3G only (no reboots in 36 hours now)

Workarounds/comments
- file access can be worked around using BBFileScout
- profiles bug is very annoying but not critical
- 3G prevents reboots but shortens battery life
- QuickPull Pro didn't work until QP v3.6 beta, now works (yay!)
- like the overall concept behind the Profiles, makes it much easier to maintain and edit (if the Other section retained settings, that is).
- certain apps I have used for a long time with previous BB's still work but are not useable (i.e. CryptMagic) and haven't been updated in some time; had to switch to something more modern (DataVault).

Overall, good enough for me to run on a daily basis. Profiles losing settings is annoying but liveable and likely will be fixed soon, and 2G bug would be enough to cause me to revert back to an older OS if I was on AT&T (where I would not be able to run 3G only) but is fine on Rogers devices. As a side ancedote, because I have been running 2G&3G for the past year, I "know" where in my work building that it switches between the two; and now that I am running on 3G only with no 2G fallback, I am surprised that I do not lose signal whereas before it would have switched to 2G.

I've tried and tried getting the VVM on my Bold and I'm just failing, the above COD files I loaded onto the device using BBSAK, then when I try using the App Loader on DM and I browse to the alx file, it just continously says that it is not compatible. I used the zip file posted earlier.

Any help? Not having VVM is quickly becoming very annoying

Did you figure this one out? I have the same problem and can not get icon. Anyone else can help?

you need to delete all vendor related lines in that alx file from zip file. "_vendor 102" , etc.(open alx file in wordpad look for _vendor 102 in the file and delete them all) save it and then load it again.

I will try that now and then report, thanks!

@ Fico,

I deleted all the lines that relate to vendor in textpad, saved it and reloaded it and it still says the same thing...

Here is my edited VVM alx file, can anyone see where I may have screwed up. I also have the COD files already on the phone.

I can see the VVM under 'applications'-->'core'

Just no icon/app

Hi I downloaded the OS 5.0.0.314 for the BOLD 9000 and I was just wondering if I can use this same file for upgrading the 8520 OS as well or do I need to download a separate file specially for the 8520.

I have this running on my Bold9000 and the battery life has gont down the crapper. I can get about 24hours out of a full charge and I have my phone locked to 3G only so it's not seaching back and forth.

I am having the same issues on my 9000. I actually replaced my hardware and continue to have the same problems with very bad battery life. I'm getting less than 24 hours of battery. I'm ready to move back to v4 until these issues are resolved.

any luck on someone posting a working .364 for bold, por favor?

Wirelessly posted (My name is Bubbles)

You are going to need the OS for the devise it goes on, this will not work for that BlackBerry.

just upgraded t0 5.0.0.314 had to do browser fix everything else good
have ascendo photos,fitness, facebook , ubertwitter, berry weather , call blocker, google voice , google maps and bbm 5.0.
mini opera 4.2 or 5.0 doesn't work. anyone know of other browser?
sms is about time...

BTW, i dl"ed the file 5.0.0.314 from a different location than HERE . The file from here seemed to get corrupt on the dl, error 507 the 3 times i tried.
im now using the bolt browser that seems to be working

I was using Beejive beta 1.6.9 with 8900 4.6.x code fine but after upgrading to this .314 it no longer works. Anyone have a working Beejive?