[RevMen]

I see.

Well, I might store it on my webserver with no public link.

And I might give people a link to it if they PM me.

Mostly I would like a copy of the 64 OS because I want to install it on my phone, as the 107 OS is making me very sad.

[John Clark]

It's a always a good idea to download the software even if you already have it on your device. Once they remove it, it's gone.

However, this carrier still offers 4.2.0.64. You can install it and it will be the same as TMo's version. After installation to your computer, just remember to delete the vendor.xml file

https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads...34F45C3E144D48

To find it I simply went through the list of GSM carriers in the following link:

BlackBerry Operating System Downloads - BlackBerryFAQ

[rivviepop]

Originally Posted by RevMen

Mostly I would like a copy of the 64 OS because I want to install it on my phone, as the 107 OS is making me very sad.

If you're going to downgrade, you might just use 4.2.0.71; it offers a few bugfixes beyond .64 but no losses that I've ever found. I've been using .73 since it was released (.73 is just .71 with a new AT&T theme) and it's been rock solid - no sense going all the way back to .64 in my opinion. 4.2.0.71 is easily downloaded from many carriers in the FAQ list.

[John Clark]

I agree, Rivvie. 4.2.0.71 (and .73) were the most stable of all the 4.2 OS's.

4.2.0.73 is not available anywhere in that list. However, .71 should be on somebody's download site. Follow the same link I provided above.

[rivviepop]

Originally Posted by John Clark

4.2.0.73 is not available anywhere in that list. However, .71 should be on somebody's download site. Follow the same link I provided above.

It's definitely on the Cincinnati Bell and Dobson/CellOne download pages, for those guys it's the only firmware they've ever had (4.2.0.71) for the 8100.

[cenner]

For me the new .107 version now deletes emails from the Gmail account, not just from the phone like it used to. Yahoo and MSN always deleted fine, but Gmail never did until now. Sweeeeeeet!

[John Clark]

I have 31Mb free and have once again, lost a weeks worth of emails. This generally happens during/after running TeleNav. You'd think 31Mb free to start with would be enough. Quite aggravating. Memory issues have not been fixed.

[TheGreggers]

Thanks for this update, John Clark.

I run my BB off a pretty smooth 29-31mb of avail. memory and have 0 issues whatsoever with the memory leak.

I'm a heavy user of Opera Mini, BB Browser, text/emailing, whilst using the media player, calendars and whatever apps appeal to my needs at that specific time.

I find this interesting.

[TheGreggers]

Oh, real quick John...

You said you had weeks of emails. I'm just curious how many physical messages (in/out, according to DB sizes) you have including sms, email, mms, etc at any given time.. especially with weeks worth.

[sgtcasey]

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[John Clark]

I think that's what's happening. I've emailed TeleNav about it. We'll see what they say, if anything.

Just wanted folks to know that emails/call logs can still be lost.

[JerseyMarine]

i followed the instructions and installed dm sp2 and the new os but its not prompting me to upgrade

[John Clark]

Did you delete the vendor.xml file as the instructions state? It's located in c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader

[DeBilbao]

Tried the new 4.2.1.175 / 4.2.1.175 firwmare and found again the same recurring problem that I'm experiencing consitently. The process goes on smoothly but at the end I've got no coverage with the red SOS signal.

My 8100 device came with the 4.2.0.67 version installed from Movistar, my carrier here in Spain. I'm managing a lot of devices 8100 & 8800 through BES but I cannot upgrade the OS. Everytime I try I end up the same way, the red SOS.

It seems as if the device can only work with OS's supplied by my carrier. I've followed your advice and deleted the vendor.xml, and as you can see I can go through the upgrade process but the device doesn't like it.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

[asadun]

Just upgraded to .107 with no problems.

[skivinator]

Heads up on the .107 upgrade- My bb will not work with PocketSync on my Mac... Is anyone else having this problem?

[328iGuy]

I upgraded this morning in about 30 miinutes without issue. Nice and smooth.

[JerseyMarine]

wow do i feel retarted, i never deleted the file, thats why it wouldnt work..thanks john

[TheBigNewt]

John Clark..I wanna go back to .64 now. Where is it on my computer and how do I get it back on my Pearl? (I upgraded to .103 but I never deleted .64). Thanks a ton for helping everyone with this upgrade stuff btw.
I have a way worse memory leak with .103 than I did before. Starts at 30mb and gets to 22mb real quick.

[John Clark]

If you already have .64 on the computer, simply run the 4.2.1.103 OS .exe file again and select "remove." Then plug in the device again, and run Desktop Manager/Application Loader again and it will downgrade.

Did you try the .107 upgrade? Also, if I was going to downgrade, I'd install 4.2.0.71 or .73.