Originally Posted by Sith_Apprentice

Software For BlackBerry Curve 8800 (TM)

BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.5.0.44
This OS will load on any carrier's 8800 model as long the user follows the instructions below exactly as written.

Filename: 8800M_rel62_PL2.7.0.61_A4.5.0.44.exe

Package Version: 4.5.0.62
Consisting of:
Applications: 4.5.0.44
Software Platform: 2.7.0.61
File name: 8800M_rel62_PL2.7.0.61_A4.5.0.44.exe
File size:80 MB

Click here to download:
http://www.a1.net/downloadcenter/bla..._A4.5.0.44.exe

Instructions for installing on ANY carrier's 8310:

1. Make sure you have the latest version of Desktop Manager 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...dafone-de.html

Originally Posted by cclin3123

Can we recommend that whenever there is a new version of OS released, there should be a bugs or enhancement lists? It would be easier for end users to determine if we should upgrade it or not. Thanks.

Originally Posted by JEEPers

So I installed this version and after a few funky things. Got almost everything to work. Now does anyone know how to reinstall additional language support? Mainly chinese?

Originally Posted by Ramsy

There are too many for me to realisticly list. However, if you have two versions of an OS - one with Chinese and one without, and view the Java directories side by side, I think you will quickly see which files they are. There will be "blocks" of cod files that you will need. For example, for RIM's platform resource, below are the Chinese language support files:

net_rim_platform_resource__zh.cod
net_rim_platform_resource__zh_CN.cod
net_rim_platform_resource__zh_CN_CangJei.cod
net_rim_platform_resource__zh_CN_WuBiHua.cod
net_rim_platform_resource__zh_HK.cod
net_rim_platform_resource__zh_HK_CangJei.cod
net_rim_platform_resource__zh_HK_Jyutping.cod
net_rim_platform_resource__zh_TW_CangJei.cod

For other OS resources, there will be other cod files for Chinese language support which you will need. Just look for anything with the letters "zh." "Zh" stands for "zhongwen," which if you are looking for Chinese language, I assume you know what it means. CN = China. HK = Honk Kong. TW = Taiwan. Also, for the above, you can see some of the Chinese input systems offered for China, Hon Kong and Taiwan. There is also a pin yin input system for simplified Chinese characters. New in OS 4.5 is Taiwan's BoPoMoFo input system.

Also, from the main directory of the OS, you will need to copy the file CJK.alx to the main directory of the newer OS you are trying to load.

I have used this method successfully for many versions of OS 4.2 and now OS 4.5 when Chinese language support was not included in a newer OS.

Hope this helps.