To download click here.
Scroll down to Blackberry Firmware and find the 8100.


Instructions for installing on ANY carrier's 8100:

1. Make sure you have Desktop Manager 4.2 SP2 or higher installed.
https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads...93E4F3BB068C22
2. Download the above file to the PC then install it to the PC by running the file you downloaded.
3. Locate the vendor.xml file and delete it. It's located in c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader
4. Plug in BB and Open Desktop Manager. You should be prompted to upgrade.
The process takes about 45 minutes to an hour depending on how much data you have to backup and restore during the process. Once it's done loading the new OS it will reboot (it may do this twice during the entire process.) You will see a white screen with an hourglass for up to 20 minutes at a time while the DM says "waiting for initialization."
If you end up with a white screen with small icons and the number 507, simply connect to DM again and run application loader again and it should load the OS to the device.

To find previous versions of the OS for this device, click http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...ilanguage.html

Note: Preloaded wallpapers and custom folder icons are not included in this release.

Note: ColorPearl application is NOT compatible with OS 4.5. Please remove ColorPearl if you load OS 4.5. Failure to remove ColorPearl will cause the notification LED come on and stay on steady until a battery pull. For the new trackball color program made for OS 4.5 Click here.

Nice find!

Wirelessly posted (8100 Pearl)

OMG another new release. I just got .52 to settle down!! Here we go again.

Fixed. It's from a carrier called A1.

I've changed the link to go to the main update page. Some of the characters in the link interfere with the forum coding.

Sorry, I was cutting and pasting from a different thread and I didn't see the 8310 mention.

I've fixed all those, too.

Wirelessly posted (8100 Pearl)

Where or what is A1. Is it a bona fide carrier? Or could this be a pirated version that will cause all BB's to unite and overthrow civilization as we know it today?

Wirelessly posted (8100 Pearl)

Where or what is A1. Is it a bona fide carrier? Or could this be a pirated version that will cause all BB's to unite and overthrow civilization as we know it today?

Wirelessly posted (8100 Pearl)

Sorry for the duplicate my BB weirded out just as I was posting.

Is the camera really fixed?

Can someone please tell me who has tested this firmware - are the main camera bugs fixed, as I have been waiting for a while to try out the 4.5 OS, and I really want to see the HTML email without using an addon.

I hope there are no SIM card issues - I still don't understand on how a SIM card can go bad with new firmware on phone ?

But I hope this firmware is stable and good and works well T-mobile service (using unlocked cingular 8100 blackberry)

Thanks

The camera issues are "supposed" to be fixed, I will update as soon as im done installing and testing. Nice find BTW, I spent the better part of an hour trying to find this, lol.

doing the upgrade now, will let you know if the camera is fixed

Thanks for testing, I am looking forward to read your results about this firmware

Camera is fixed.

Yep.

yep camera is fixed

Whoa cool the camera is fixed, and is quite stable...I am so going to test this firmware out..yeah

And does anyone know if T-mobile (US) BIS supports HTML email now?

Thanks a million

Yes T-Mobile supports BIS 2.5 with HTML email now.

ah...........everything looks good except one thing.

the red LED doesn flash, when u get missed call....

it was one of my problem on 4.5.0.52,
it kept on flashing after getting a missed call, and not call back..
I guess they decided to just put it out..

I don't remember the led ever flashing when you get a missed call. If it did, it was too long ago to remember.

Great!
I might try this out.....and really wait for CJK release.

ah...and one more thing,
this has been changed since the first version of 4.5
don no why..

in 4.2
when you look through the pictures,
you could use 4 and 6 to navigate through photos,
but...that doesn work in 4.5..

anyone related to blackberry..
can you tell them to fix this?

yeah i used to get it on 4.2 but with 4.5 dont seem to get it.

nvm
it was just bug from earlier versions of 4.5.. lol
I tested out with my sister's bb which has 4.2..
and it didn flash,

haha
o well I hope they fix the picture navigation stuff

SWEET!
I finally get to use my camera. This has been a long time coming. Thank you.

I don't remember ANY versions where the LED flashed after a missed call.

Personally I don't think the blinking LED for missed call is that important.
But I'd imagine some people really wants it.

camera is good to go! Suh-weet!

its not a show stopper... seems very stable and camera works...

looks like im going to stick with this one.

Now if my craptastic MAC was being stupid and not showing the CD I just put in to burn it for work tmrw.......

I need this since you guys say the camera is fixed, I use it a lot for quick shots at work

Hmm, camera fixed, but has a lot of bugs. Scanning bar stuck in the media screen. Clock, network and batter label all shift when moving to preferences screen.

Also knocked out my SIM card... first time for that... I'll pass on this one... A busted camera is better than this crap. Every release gets worse and worse :(

Im running 4.2.1.109 cause of the 4.5 camera issues and my LED flashes after a missed call. But it only flashes for about a minute or so so its kind of lame...lol. i remember that 4.2.0.70...i think...(was my first firmware 1.5 years ago), the LED used to flash till you cleared the the missed call...or email/sms or voicemail. Now u guys say that it doesn't flash at all. Too bad. it was the only phone on the market that i knew of that did that...and i liked it.

Nice find BTWay

Scanning for media is an issue with your media card, not the OS. The fix can be found here.

Clock, network and battery shifting is just the theme you're using. If it's that big of a deal, switch themes.

No versions since 4.5.0.37 have knocked out any sim cards and the only devices it knocked sim cards out on was TMobile.

I'm using this release on 3 different 8100's with no issues at all.

Anyone know if a new Blackberry.alx is available for the new O/S allowing the unlocking of themes?

The theme is BB's own Zen theme. It's not some 3rd party hack job.

Sorry man, but .55 is the first OS that has knocked out my SIM. I'm glad all your phones work fine, mine apparently doesn't. You can chalk me up as patient 0.

have same trouble on 4.5.0.55
any ideas how to fix?

I just tried and it works.
Do you mind providing more detail?