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OS 4.5.0.37 Download Links For 8100, 8300, 8700, & 8800 Series!!!

by Ronen Halevy on May 26th, 2008 at 11:28 am EST

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Hope you guys are having fun with OS 4.5… The links had to be taken down per request. We didn’t start the fire I recommend searching the web if your still looking for the latest OS versions.

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121 Comments to “OS 4.5.0.37 Download Links For 8100, 8300, 8700, & 8800 Series!!!”

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Posted by: mo
May 26, 2008 at 12:19 pm EST

ron u and these birdies are doing a good job thanks for da hook up…now i can update my 4.5.0.10 to 4.5.0.37.
Posted by: Bla1ze
May 26, 2008 at 12:21 pm EST

RIM ninjas to attack BerryReview in 5…4..3…2…lol!!
Posted by: Ryan
May 26, 2008 at 1:01 pm EST

Us cdma users are always late to get the good stuff!

Where be the 8130 release? I want it I want it!
Posted by: veleno
May 26, 2008 at 1:02 pm EST

my 8100 says thanks
Posted by: Scott
May 26, 2008 at 1:16 pm EST

download is EXTREMELY slow…. is this normal?
Posted by: BB
May 26, 2008 at 1:31 pm EST

if you install it and it reboots and crashes with a white screen
and black line across the top, then yank the battery, put back in,
run the updater again just english language and NOTHING ELSE.

after the reboot you will wait the usual 30 min while the files expand,
install docs to go after this. seems to work for me.

a.
Posted by: Scott
May 26, 2008 at 1:33 pm EST

I can’t seem to get the download. Have tried several different servers. Very slow download until about 500-700K, then hangs up.
Posted by: Hans Wurst
May 26, 2008 at 1:45 pm EST

Download for the 8800 works perfekt. Will try the installation later. Firts I will do a backup…. you never know.
Posted by: Scott
May 26, 2008 at 1:50 pm EST

8800 is the download I’m trying…. will just keep after it i guess.
Posted by: Scott
May 26, 2008 at 1:54 pm EST

i’m attempting download using the “free” download service…. do I have to use the premium service? Have tried about 6 times, sill goes very slow… then hangs around 600KB
Posted by: Richard Puckett II
May 26, 2008 at 1:58 pm EST

Worked on the 8800 (ATT). Install took 52 minutes.
Posted by: Greg D
May 26, 2008 at 2:06 pm EST

I downloaded the software for Pearl 8100. I ran the program from my desktop. It went through all the steps and then prompted me to open desktop manager. I connected my 8100, but I can’t find the command to update the OS. PLEASE HELP!
Posted by: Adam K
May 26, 2008 at 2:11 pm EST

I notice there no downloads for the 8130, 8330 or 8830.
Posted by: Ronen Halevy
May 26, 2008 at 2:14 pm EST

CDMA OS versions come out months after GSM and they are usually carrier dependant.

Greg to install the OS you need to click on the application loader icon.
Posted by: P.Man
May 26, 2008 at 2:21 pm EST

What would happen if I tried to update an 8703e that is CDMA?

Thanks
Posted by: David
May 26, 2008 at 2:24 pm EST

I’m a little confused… I downloaded and “installed” the 4.5 OS onto my computer…what now? Opening the Desktop Manager and connecting my Blackberry does nothing. Isn’t it supposed to automatically pop up a message telling me to upgrade my OS? Am I missing something here?
Posted by: SnBd
May 26, 2008 at 2:25 pm EST

Random question, is RIM going to kill the person who posted this? (aka are these still beta releases or are these the legit device OSs now…)
Posted by: Ronen Halevy
May 26, 2008 at 2:36 pm EST

RIM is well know to hire assasins. On the other hand these beta files are in the public domain. Pandora’s box was opened by them.The proverbial cat is out of the bag. Its not our job to secure their IP. Especially when I don’t see the harm…

From what I know you need to click on the “application loader” icon in desktop manager to initiate the install.
Posted by: Julian
May 26, 2008 at 2:38 pm EST

Downloading for the 8700 using the rapidshare account from my brother…

I hope this works ok! Thanks!
Posted by: Richard Puckett II
May 26, 2008 at 2:41 pm EST

Since Facebook is a rather popular app for the BlackBerry: 1.0.0.16 seems to have not survived the upgrade. If that happens simply go to mobile.blackberry.com and download the latest version (for some reason I had to explicitly select my language from the dropdown before I could click to accept the EULA).

All the other apps I have installed (eg: Viigo, JiveTalk, TellMe) seemed to make it though.
Posted by: Robbie
May 26, 2008 at 2:43 pm EST

Hi Ronen,

Quick question: did you delete vendor.xml before upgrading, or did you just have at it?

(as in vendor.xml from C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader)

Cheers,

Robbie.
Posted by: DavidB
May 26, 2008 at 2:47 pm EST

PEOPLE! DO NOT TRY THESE on any 8×3x device, let alone an 87xx. High risk you could “brick” your berry. As usual, we Sprint/Verizon/Alltel/etc. CDMA users are left out of the fun.

I did see a rumor several weeks back that 4.5.x had gone to the CDMA carriers for cert BUT nobody has seen an official release yet.
Posted by: Q
May 26, 2008 at 2:57 pm EST

ok so i have a 8820… i downloaded the upgrade and open the app loader but nothing happens… there is no option for the upgrade in the app selection window… i tried doing it manually by going to the folder where the upgrade is kept but when i add an alx file to the app loader that way it tells me that there are no apps for my device… so i tried downloading the upgrade for the 8800 and it worked somewhat… i am missing a app name under the os upgrade “blackberry ECMAScript library” please help
Posted by: Q
May 26, 2008 at 2:59 pm EST

and no i havent changed anything in the files
Posted by: tanksta
May 26, 2008 at 3:00 pm EST

can anyone verify the version for 8320 working on a GSM Berry?
Posted by: Julian
May 26, 2008 at 3:04 pm EST

So it’s better not to install it on a 8700?
Posted by: Ronen Halevy
May 26, 2008 at 3:14 pm EST

No need to delete xml files. You may need a different version of desktop manager for some berrys. I found the latest 4.2 version worked the best.

I do not recommend installing if you have no clue what you are doing. Continue at your own peril!!!
Posted by: Josh
May 26, 2008 at 3:19 pm EST

would not recommend downloading for the 8100 at this time. the ui is horrendously slow right now, especially after a cold boot, and third-party applications /will/ crash the phone. i’m downgrading back to t-mo usa’s current version.
Posted by: C
May 26, 2008 at 3:19 pm EST

Downloading 8800, but going slow!!! 12MB after almost 1 hour… speedtest.net has me at over 5MB/sec download. Anyone have any suggestions???
Posted by: David
May 26, 2008 at 3:19 pm EST

Okay, I’m still very confused here. This isn’t the first time I’ve upgraded my OS, so I’m not completely in the dark, but for whatever reason the Desktop Manager refuses to acknowledge the presence of the new firmware. I’ve even downloaded the latest version of the Desktop Manager software, and still nothing. All I need to know is what to do to initiate the software upgrade, and I can take it from there. I can’t believe RIM would make it so difficult to upgrade the firmware!!!! Anyone, please help?
Posted by: David
May 26, 2008 at 3:27 pm EST

Nevermind, deleting the vendor.xml file seems to have worked. The update pop-up appears now as it should.
Posted by: Q
May 26, 2008 at 3:39 pm EST

yah that worked for me as well thanks david
Posted by: th3rapy?
May 26, 2008 at 3:51 pm EST

Just installed and works like a charm! The video was something i needed yesterday and all it took was an OS update. Thanks for the hook up.
Posted by: jane007i
May 26, 2008 at 4:07 pm EST

I have the 8100 pearl and i installed the 4.5 os it works great! its not going slow at all but the only problem is that if i dont touch it for like 1 minute it reboots on its own! does anyone know how i could fix this issue??
Posted by: Tiffany
May 26, 2008 at 4:17 pm EST

are these beta version or the real thing? and how do u install the upgrade?
Posted by: the.abyzz
May 26, 2008 at 4:55 pm EST

I installed the above OS and the Precision Theme isn’t working anymore.
Anybody has the same problem with themes on the 4.5 OS?
Posted by: the.abyzz
May 26, 2008 at 4:56 pm EST

Sry I forgot, I installed it on a 8110 and it’s working very fine
Posted by: Sean
May 26, 2008 at 5:06 pm EST

I am stuck in Device Initialization for 30 minutes so far…what is the deal?
Posted by: David
May 26, 2008 at 5:17 pm EST

The installation takes a long time, like 40 minutes, so just be patient and give it time, it should work just fine. Worked for me on my 8300, it even fixed some GPS/bluetooth issues.
Posted by: Q
May 26, 2008 at 5:35 pm EST

ok found a bug try it and see if it dose it to you….
i have lots of pics on my media card…
so after i go into the folder and it brings them up it gets to a certin number of pics in thumbnail view and then the device restarts….
Posted by: smis
May 26, 2008 at 6:00 pm EST

This might sound like a dumb question can we get in trouble for downloading this and installing it?
Posted by: Ronen Halevy
May 26, 2008 at 6:20 pm EST

Smis,
What trouble are you talking about? Not really much RIM can do. Its kind of like unlocking the iPhone. It sucks for apple but there is not much they can do about it.

Honestly I think they should embrace it!!! They should use us as a beta testing platform to find their bugs. I know hundreds of people who would be more than willing.what is the harm to RIM? They anyways give the software for free. The only downside is carrier support but if RIM made it clear that these were beta builds…
Posted by: Avanderlinde
May 26, 2008 at 6:47 pm EST

Question,

I just installed it on my 8310 AT&T curve. Everything appears to work except for the video recording? I can run the application and it appears to record but does not output a file for me to save? Anyone else having issues with video recording features?

Thanks Ron and the Birdies for this update!

PS: Is this version still considered beta? or the full release version?
Posted by: Dan Kelly
May 26, 2008 at 7:22 pm EST

I just updated my T-Mo 8320 with Wifi… Seems to work just fine!

I will be trying out the wifi capabilities, etc. I’ll post again if anything bad happens.
Posted by: Brian Huynh
May 26, 2008 at 7:28 pm EST

I just notice that some people experience the timeout freeze which i also did. The Solution to this problem seems to be the Media Card for me. Temporary fix until a new version is out is go to Options > Media Card and select Off for Media Card Support. I have blackberry 8800 and that fix the timeout reboot and crash problem. Everything else seems to work fine now.
Posted by: Jamie
May 26, 2008 at 8:22 pm EST

For the 8100: Great. Browser – major upgrades. You can veiw youtube. few new applications come with it. Word to go. seems like a pdf veiwer. I haven’t tried it yet and slide show to go. Only glitches is that some third party aplication icons are either blurry or don’t show at all. The media player got a nice look to it now. and something about gps is in the gps option area. All and all pretty cool. Has a new feel to it. I like it.
Posted by: willie bb
May 26, 2008 at 8:55 pm EST

you must remove your the old software first, by wiping javaloader,
and then after downloading the os 4.5 delet the vender xlm, after you start desktop manager, then go to apploader you will see it there, if you can get dsktop 4.3 with media manager get it, this is not hard to after have done this as many times as i have. I dont even call my provider any longer they dont know sh**t and wont be getting the upgrades when it does come out for them they dont how many more blackberry they could sell.
Posted by: Robbie
May 26, 2008 at 8:57 pm EST

Heaps of improvements, font looks way better throughout.

Can’t find docs to go on the 8320 though.

All my email attachments are docx and don’t open
Posted by: Tom
May 26, 2008 at 9:21 pm EST

Where’s OS 4.5 for 8707 (
Posted by: Kodi
May 26, 2008 at 9:24 pm EST

Once the installation is complete and the phone restarts, does the hour glass rotate or stays still? Mine is keeping still.. I’m wondering if it is working or not?

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