[johnnyrokkit]

Apologies if this is covered somewhere, but how would a Mac user that is interested in making minor mods—like installing the Zen theme, for instance—go about accessing the files that are stored on the PC?

Many thanks in advance, J

[crosse]

the zen theme is so great. thanks seattle. but i got a question. right now im guessing the lag i have now is from the 9 or so factory themes that i can't delete using the clickwheel. does anyone know of a javaloader tutorial? I want to get rid of all other themes excep for the cingular factory one. the look is great but its not blazing fast like it used to be

[Seattle18]

I don't think having the themes in there should affect the overall speed. Do a rest (remove/reinsert battery after 30 secs) and see if that speeds it back up.

[Seattle18]

Originally Posted by johnnyrokkit

Apologies if this is covered somewhere, but how would a Mac user that is interested in making minor mods—like installing the Zen theme, for instance—go about accessing the files that are stored on the PC?

Many thanks in advance, J

You can't. That's why I have a cheap Dell laptop I got for use with BB apps. I'm a die-hard Mac user, but I gotta be able to utilize the Desktop Manager on a PC.

[Nick123]

I have the same problem if it's any consolation - battery life is much shorter than before I changed the OS. I guess there's no way of going back?

[apple85]

Per the instructions here
http://blackberryforums.com/showpost...70&postcount=6
I got to that location on my C: and all i have showing is my 7130e not my 8700g

[Seattle18]

Did you install the 8700 software from the disk in the box?

[apple85]

I did but you know what it took was downloading it from the web site... I've got it now... and even though I pointed the .alx extraction at the fiel it didn't go where it was supposed to till i dropped it in... everything is dandy! thanks for all the great work you all do!

[scotsil27]

HI I am trying to do your installation to the letter as you described. I got up to Step 3, and deleted Vendor.xml... then when I get to Step 4 (6. Go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Shared\Loader Files\8700-v4.1.0.284_P2.0.0.120 and rename BlackBerry.alx to BlackBerry.alx.old) I cannot find the SHARED folder inside of the Blackberry folder that is inside RIM Folder? Can you enlighten me? Thanks.

[lgreenberg]

You are missing your handheld OS on your PC.

Download it from your carrier's web site. Install it and try again.

[scotsil27]

excuse me for sounding retarded.. but what do you mean? I am now downloading 4.1 from cingular? Am I on the right track? What would I do after I download and install the software on my desktop?

[lgreenberg]

The start the Zen process over again.

You'll see the files you need now that you've installed them.

[scotsil27]

I am ALMOST there but have run across another problem....

I saw the shared folder... renamed the alx file to alx.old adn then went and zipped the zip file to the shared folder (one thing I noticed was that it was X...X... version 90 at the end and then when i zipped the new folder that is listed in the instructions it created another folder with version 120 at the end (do you get what I am saying) --

Then so I load it into the Desktop (takes 10 seconds not 20 mins!) and i get the error message saying

The Application Browser cannot be loaded because it requires the following applications that are not available
net.rim.blackberry.xml

I ALMOST THERE!! HELP!

[scotsil27]

Continuation of the post above-

I now have a white background with NOTHING on it! I deleted everything including the stuff on the handheld!

What do I DO?

[scotsil27]

Continuation of post above --

I have a white screen with three items listed... I now have nothing on blackberry and nothing on the desktop software.

Am I screwed? Do I need to take it back to Cingular?

[lgreenberg]

It sounds like you need to re-install your handheld's OS.

[scotsil27]

YES!!!!!!! How do I do that? Please help me.... I am a complete newbie at this stuff and got in way over my head. I would be forever grateful to you if you could tell me step by step... what I need to do. Id throw you some money even for your help!!!!!!!!

Thanks!

[scotsil27]

I think I REMOVED everything from the handheld... and the desktop software as well... so how does one reinstall soemthing if there is no OS left?
HELP!

[mymitsu3kgt]

What does the step of deleting or renaming the vendor.xml file accomplish? Does it merely unlock the device so that it can use themes like zen, orange, etc.?

[whoscalling]

everything was going smoothly but during the upgrade through desktop manager the computer gives the disconnect sound when it reaches the "Connect to the loader ROM" and then I get "unable to complete the loading operation" "Unspecified error encountered A:0x00000001"

Any ideas???