SoftReset OS 4.5 Fix
I don’t know if any of you have been having problems with SoftReset since your upgrade to OS 4.5. I know I was sure bummed out when I upgraded and found out that my most commonly used application didn’t work. Stupid “Uncaught exception java.lang.Illegal Argument Exception” error!
So today I ran into this post from PinStack regarding the problem. It doesn’t look like it has worked for everyone, but it worked for me so I thought that it was worth sharing.
You need to modify the permissions for the “Email Setup Application” so that they all say “Allow” you do this by going into: Options - Advanced Options - Applications- scroll down to “Email Setup Application” click the menu button and select “Edit Default Permissions” and change all of them so that they say “Allow”. Go back to the main screen, making sure to save your changes, and try SoftReset. Hopefully it works for all of you as it did for me!
If it doesnt work for you, please post a comment with your OS Version, BlackBerry Model and Carrier, and I will pass it along!
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July 18th, 2008 07:37
Thanks for the “tip” it works “again” on 8100 with OS4.5.0.52.
July 18th, 2008 12:48
I had that java.lang error with a lot of applications after a 4.5 install. I saw a tip that you “have to install documents to go” during the installation of OS 4.5 to get rid of this issue. This solved all my thrid party application problems.
July 18th, 2008 13:34
What is the difference between doing the ALT-NUM-DEL and this SoftReset application? Any difference?
July 18th, 2008 15:57
@Zaxxon
Soft Reset was made because the Pearl doesn’t have a shortcut key combo for a soft reset. The software allows Pearl users to reset without a battery pull (or did until OS 4.5, and hopefully does again now).
If you have a different device you don’t really need this application since you have the shortcut keys available.
July 18th, 2008 16:01
RedNightHawk, Thanks! now it makes sense
July 18th, 2008 16:34
I have also found that with my 8830, the memory leak issue was cleared better by using this program than by doing the “ALT-NUM-DEL” keypress.
Gives me much more of my memory back
July 20th, 2008 07:36
thanks for the help!!!
September 13th, 2008 16:44
I have tmobile 8100. I did that but my ball doesn’t want to change color no more. I even bought a program called PimpMyPearl that is kindof like color pearl but it had options to animate the colors abd that doesn’t want to work on my os 4.5. Wat can i do?
September 22nd, 2008 10:53
I have the Curve 8310 and I did what you said and reinstalled the Soft Reset. And it worked with no problems! ^_^ Thanks!
October 9th, 2008 08:12
fixed worked great for me. AT&T Pearl 8120. (the WiFi one)