You might check what equalizer setting you have set. I have mine set to loud and haven't noticed any difference at all between 52 and 55.

hi,

is there nowhere a .55 version for my 8120 multilingual since i am looking for it mainly because my empower is not working.
bought it before i updated from 37 to 52 and used it for only 2 days. its not working with the 52.

I downgraded back to 4.2. I will just wait for the bold and its os.

I have the 4.5.0.52 and it is working well. I was able to DL the 4.5.0.55 last night and wondered if anyone had compared the 52 vs the 55 and whether it is worth the trouble to upgrade from the 52.

BTW, I am using BB Maps from an old 4.2 OS since AT&T apparently sends down an empty service book for the 4.5 BB Maps if they haven't been successful in preventing you from loading BB maps in the first place. The 4.2 BB Maps seem to get a working service book from BB. I've seen other posts about this, but wonder whether AT&T is going to relax its policy about BB Maps once the 4.5 is on their DL site. (I suspect not, since they want to sell their TeleNav program.)

I have BBMaps and Google maps working perfectly on my 4.5os.

look here....

http://www.blackberryforums.com/beta...-os-4-5-a.html

finally worked and was able to load it and will commission the new 8310 from 8820.
thanks

I've upgraded two blackberries to this firmware, and it crashes both of them. I'll be in the middle of a phone call and it will cut off, the red light will show in the top corner, and it reboots. Has this happened to anybody else? I want the functionality of these updates, but I can't brick any more phones. What should I do?

They're 8310's, with AT&T, btw.

This has been discussed multiple times in this thread and in others. it's most likely a media card issue. Try removing the media card and see if the problem still occurs. If it goes away, you'll want to backup the data on the card, reformat the card and move files back slowly until you find what is causing the reboots.

Oh, okay. I'm sorry, I didn't see it. I'll try that. has any one encountered it not being the media card? Forgive me, I'm new to this, and I don't want to mess up any more phones. I know you guys do this like it's second nature, but it's new to me. I didn't know if people had encountered this stuff before.

Thank you.

It's simple to just pull the card and run the phone a while and see what happens. Occassionally other things can cause it, though. Loose battery connections, etc.

I just tried playing a youtube video and got an error message "Content not available. Server is blocked or unresponsive". I could have sworn that I was able to play youtube videos the other day. Anyone else have this problem?

John, I'm sorry, but I have one more question. I tried what you suggested, and without the media card in the phone I had no issues. I formatted it, put it back in the blackberry and immediately started having the rebooting issue. Obviously it's the card. I reformated it but I'm running into the same issue.

My question is, what cards won't this happen with? Is it a size issue? I'm currently using a 4 gig sandisk card I got from work, it is one of those microSDHC types, the high capacity ones. I also have a two gig, and don't use it for anything but storing ring tones and pictures. Is it possible this update has an issue with the SDHC cards and a normal capacity one could fix this issue?

Thank you very much for your time. Sorry to be a bother.

Are you formatting it with the BB? Make sure you format it from within the BB by going to Options >Media Card >Menu key >Format Card. Are you loading any data back to it?

I formatted it from a card reader. I'll do it from the blackberry if it doesn't boot loop. I would like to reload some stuff on to it, but it's mainly just pictures I have of my family and random back grounds and ring tones. I don't really do music.

John, my IT guy is also getting fed up with me. Currently my "email settings" are shaded out and "unconnected" at the bottom. How would I turn it on? thanks for all your help.

Is there a memory leak on .55 like there was with .52? Did anybody notice it on .52? I can pull the battery for 30 seconds and once replace it go from 23-24 mb's free to about 16-17 within an hour or two of using it.

That's normal as you use apps on the device. Additionally, "memory leaks" are usually due to 3rd party apps.

I am loading this OS as I type this... but I noticed my 8310 now says APP ERROR 523 RESET. Is this normal and will it recover? The app loader in the desktop manager's progress bar continues to move... advice, please?

Just upgraded to 4.5.0.55. Followed directions here. Went flawlessly. Seems to be working great. Volume on ringer may be a little lower however it may be my imagination. Thaks for the clear instructions and help.

Trying to upgrade my 8310 curve now, will let you know how it goes!

It just didn't seem to be as quick on the 4.2 I was using before upgrading. I understand it takes up memory to use it, but it seems to be at 14 very quickly. And most of the usage is reading emails and using the bb browser. I don't use 3rd party apps all that often.

It does seem like it's faster. However, remember that there are a lot more features, including html, etc.

FWIW, it did NOT recover - I had to run JL_Cmdr to wipe the Curve and reload from scratch - which is once again in progress. Hopefully it won't repeat.

Usually a 523 error can be recovered. Simply run app loader again and see if you can remove the 3rd party application causing the issue. JL_Cmder works too, though.

How do I identify the offending application?

I usually remove 3rd party apps one at a time. I'll start with the more obscure, low-budget apps first. Google Maps isn't usually my first app to remove. Themes, smaller not as well programmed apps are usually the offenders.

before i do go ahead with it as im very new to the black berry scene, is this a universal os? or branded one? I dont want to brand it with anything..


Thanks in advance

All OS's are universal. The OS will load according to the brand of BB it's loading to. The only "branding" is the vendor.xml file that you will be deleting. Once that's deleted, it's no longer "branded."

After upgrading do we need to turn on or do anything to use html?

You can only receive html emails. You can't create them.

http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...lackberry.html

I need some help. I tried to upgrade to the 4.5.xxx.81 OS, and didn't like it. The Address Book spacing was wonky, the Blackberry was very sluggish, and I wanted to return to the 4.2.2.194 version. I tried to install the old OS over the 4.5 version, but it would not let me install it (perhaps is was just my unfamiliarity with the location of the settings and options in DTM 4.6)... so I uninstalled everything and reinstalled the DTM 4.2 sp2 and the 4.2.2.194 OS on my PC.

When I tried to reload the OS, it would not go - saying there was NO OS installed on my PC... so I used JL_CMDR to wipe my 8310 and uninstalled and reinstalled the 4.2.2.194 OS.

I then tried to load the OS again, and everything seemed to go ok, but a weird thing was that it prompted me to OVERWRITE/REMOVE the 4.5xxx OS from the WIPED 8310 (?). I said 'ok' and it started to load, but stopped with an error:
Device communications error encountered. [A:0x00000022]

No clue what that error is, what caused it, or what to do about it...

Can someone please help me get my 8310 going again?

this version is all working great for me , however when i play songs in mediaplayer , i have the volume up all the way when it goes to the next song or i skip songs , it lowers the volume slider bar slightlly , i also have the volume boost on , is this a knownn issue on this os version ?

fonejunkie, the normal downgrade process involved first uninstalling the newer OS from your PC.
How do I downgrade the OS on my BlackBerry? - BlackBerryFAQ

I'm not familiar with that error either. I would first suggest that you simply do as suggested in the downgrade thread and attempt again. If it doesn't work, head back to Jl_cmder to wipe it. It does work well.

I've been running various releases of 4.5 for some time now. I would suggest you try it again, in conjunction with John Clark's memory optimization thread, and give it some time. You will learn to live with the the address book's new double spacing (which is there for the Company name field to appear) and find new features you like.

What a major PITA... but I think I am on the way back now. I had to uninstall the OS and the DTM software, manually clean the registry of all RIM entries, run JL_CMDR again to once again wipe the 8310... then did the battery pull, rebooted the PC... reloaded the DTM (v4.5) and the OS (4.2.2.194) and then do the 'cleanup' on the OS stuff - remove the vendor.alx file, and kill all of the apps that I wanted to remove (per JClark's memory optimization thread).

One result of Googling the error message said to disable the power management feature of the USB hubs in the PC's device manager, which I did, and required another reboot...

It now appears to be installing the older OS again... and if so, I will then need to restore all of my data and third party apps...

I have 'hacked' and 'tweaked' OSes for Motorolas and Blackberries for the past 5 or 6 years and never had an experience like this one... I now have two new mantras that I will repeat until the urge to upgrade passes:

1. If it ain't broke, don't fix it (only upgrade for a specific feature or to fix a specific problem).

2. There's no place like home... there's no place like home... there's no place like home.

hahahaha, good. So true.

I have to disagree on the upgrade for the heck of it. For most, it is a simple seamless process. However, it can be daunting for the uninitiated, and even for the initiated like yourself, a rare glitch can throw the process into a stew.

I am wondering it the root of the problem was the Surreal theme? I remember reading that it would not work with 4.5xxx, but apparently there are different levels of "would not work with".

I am reinstalling a couple of apps and then I will be good to go. And no more modding/upgrading for at least 24 hours... or at least 12 hours... maybe 2 or 3 hours, for sure

One final question. I created a backup using the Switch Devices method... can I selectively restore parts of that backup? Specifically, I want to pull a theme back that I cannot find online anymore.

Yes, you can open that "yourpin.alx" file and restore only that theme in the check/uncheck boxes.

Ok I swallowed my pride and decided to download this os. I did a clean wipe and install. I enjoy this os and I have not had any problems. In fact, I dont have the little boxes anymore in the sms messages. This is the best by far I have seen. Oh yeah and I got blackberry maps on my 8310. lol

Surreal caused serious problems for many people w/OS 4.5. See also http://www.blackberryforums.com/medi...installed.html

I installed the OS from my work computer (DM4.5). Now when I try to update apps on my home computer (DM4.5), the program wants to downgrade a number of my apps etc.

Is there a way to stop this from happening?

thanks