My blackberry recently stopped working I can't boot it up at all. It just sits and blinks one redlight then three redlights ever few seconds. Any idea what this means?

Dead!

Have you tried Jl-Cmder or javaloader to usb wipe it?

This have never happened to mine.. and I'm hoping not. Sorry I can't help, but goodluck!

I have had a few lately come in just like this.

They do nothing. I have used Jl_Commander and I have TRIED to reload them. Jl_Commander gives little feedback. I am not positive it EVER connect and was able to wipe it.

I can get back into desktop manager and attempt to load it. I will get USB_Device unknown at times. Sometimes it will connect and say that, then the PIN will display for a second or two and go away.
I have gotten through far enough to start loading it. One would hang EVERY time right about the 60% point of the first step. I thought the other would sometimes seem like it loaded and then hang and fail completely the first time it tried to reboot to finish installing them.

I had to order two new devices for these people. I do hang onto them. i try to fool myself that one day I will be inspired to try again and I will be able to resurrect them. I doubt it though.

Good Luck (I know that sucks),

Dave (Von Frankenstein)

damn guys that sucks this is my company phone given to me from the company. Yeah my boss will not be that happy ugh. Thanks for the help guys.

Don't give up yet.... Have you tried Jl_Cmder? If so then give javaloader a shot... The BB is probably fried but you wont know for sure until you try....

I didn't use my phone today at all, and so I figured I'd charge it before I crashed tonight. When I went to charge it, the device was going nuts. It appeared to be looping through a shutdown/reinitializing situation. indicator light would remain on for about 5 seconds, then go off, and an hourglass would appear for about a half second or so. I thought a reset might work, so I popped out the battery, and left it for about 5 minutes. I then replaced the battery and found I have nothing but a black screen, with the indicator flashing twice. I tried using the app loader to wipe the unit, but obviously come up with no good connection. I have tried to use JL_CMDER, but again, it also doesn't detect a connection, so it is useless. Could it actually be as simple as a dead battery, that has been healthy up to this point? Wouldn't I have gotten the low batt message prior to the shutdown, even with a bad battery? Anyway..if anyone has a suggestion, I'd be grateful. Thanks.

Doubt it's the battery.... Sounds like the BB might have issues beyond software control... (javaloader / jl_cmder) You might need to call your service provider / RIM and seek a replacement....

I am having the same problem, BB not even powering even/LCD turning on, Only when i connect it to PC the red led blinks, but i am sure its not connect to pc,as not in XP device manager or i hear sound of hardware connection. Hence no point in using javaloader / jl_cmder.
Even tried to change the battery but didn't work.
any help?

**Nevermind..found another thread on bypassing reboot cycle and wiping...thanks John!***

This just happened to my 8700g. Device is in constant reboot cycle. Was downloading a theme I later saw was not correct for my OS version.

JL_Commander can't establish a session long enough to either wipe or reset.

1. Red light
2. Hourglass
3. Reboot

Rinse, lather and repeat.

Doomed?

TIA