I heard a little about Sith Apprentice’s new hybrid technique of creating a Frankenstein BlackBerry OS by hacking pieces of each OS together on the BoyGenius. Horizon Wireless let me know about a thread on CrackBerry forums where users are describing their experiences with a custom 9530 Storm 4.7.0.100 that Sith Apprentice released on MegaUpload at this link.
So far people (including theDannelson who started the thread) have quite a few good things to say about this OS that they put together including:
- Bigger font on keyboard from.90
- Better speed overall than .99
- Faster boot up time
- Transition effects still there from .99 (and previous builds with the exception of .90)
- Accelerometer speed is the best yet
- Slacker seems to run faster with more memory free
- Browsing w/ stock browser is faster
- Install went very smooth
Check it out at this link on CrackBerry Forums and report back with your findings!
Sith_Apprentice Not Registered
Posted: February 9, 2009 at 12:50 PM EST
Thank you for putting this up berryreview. This started out of curiousity and balooned into something huge. I hope to have another version of this build out tonight to see what I can fix about the issues.
VSOD occassionally
BBM lockup (has in just about every version)
Insert media card error (fairly certain its related to VSOD). Without media card its near perfect.
crap+crap Not Registered
Posted: February 9, 2009 at 1:26 PM EST
What’s the purpose?
crap+crap=crap
You would do better with your wasted time helping the homeless or something.
Sith_Apprentice Not Registered
Posted: February 9, 2009 at 1:31 PM EST
Obviously someone didnt get up on the right side of the bed this morning. The build works better than most, and makes the best of a poor situation. Wasting ones time is posting online saying that something else is crap and not offering any constructive feedback. Many users are happy with the build and that is the reason I released it online.
sgt-d ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 85
Posted: February 9, 2009 at 2:22 PM EST
@sith_apprentice: ignore flamers. the whole lot of them. i am downloading “BlackBerry 9530 4.7.3.101 – Test Package.msi”, assuming it is the newest. or is there newer?
Sith_Apprentice Not Registered
Posted: February 9, 2009 at 2:58 PM EST
That is the newest for now. I *should* have a 9500 version and a 9530 version tonight. *should*
woodi68 ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 6
Posted: February 9, 2009 at 5:25 PM EST
I would like to suggest that when we create “hybrid” OS versions that we use letters to indicate new versions instead of continuing the numbering. For example, this hybrid would be 4.7.0.99a (or b). It’s bound to happen that something severely goes wrong with one of these hybrids and this might at least give us all a bit of knowledge ahead of time that the OS was “messed with”.
CrapKicker Not Registered
Posted: February 9, 2009 at 5:52 PM EST
Sith, ignore morons like crap idiot. You are doing an awesome job. RIM should extend a job offer with nice package to you.
Keep doing what you are doing. Many appreciate it. Anything for Bold?
Sith_Apprentice Not Registered
Posted: February 9, 2009 at 7:41 PM EST
First post is updated
Mark Not Registered
Posted: February 9, 2009 at 9:00 PM EST
Where do you get the update? Or is the one at the top the most current? vers 101?
sgt-d ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 85
Posted: February 9, 2009 at 9:05 PM EST
yeah, i’m not sure what he means by that either. i looked on the crackberry forums too, but nothing jumps out at me. he could have just typed in the wrong window.
Mark Not Registered
Posted: February 9, 2009 at 11:21 PM EST
I am installing this version now… I guess I then need to watch for the net version from Sith_Apprentice and forget the ones from BB?
boy_de_ghet Not Registered
Posted: February 10, 2009 at 12:53 AM EST
RS : http://rapidshare.com/files/196237346/BlackBerry_9530_4.7.3.101_-_Test_Package.msi
Sith_Apprentice Not Registered
Posted: February 10, 2009 at 12:16 PM EST
First post in the thread has two links now.
sgt-d ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 85
Posted: February 10, 2009 at 12:31 PM EST
what post/thread? here? crackberry?
sgt-d ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 85
Posted: February 10, 2009 at 12:32 PM EST
i assume you mean this “updated” link from crackberry:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WGYUERO8
sgt-d ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 85
Posted: February 10, 2009 at 12:33 PM EST
which downloads “BlackBerry 9530 4.7.3.101a.msi”
mr2-mike Not Registered
Posted: February 10, 2009 at 11:29 PM EST
any chance of a rapidshare link?
jessejames420 Not Registered
Posted: February 23, 2009 at 4:36 AM EST
hello im with telus and new to the storm9530. i cant get videos to play on you tube? can you help? it says i need the new flash player or something. Also can someone tell me what all this talk about os leaks is about and can i get this software for my storm or is it only for vw customers and can the telus 9530 be unlocked/cracked/or whatever, and why would i need something like this? is it better. im confused, like i said i’m very new to this. any advise would be appriciated. thanks