Morganizer & Abbi let us know that the 8330 device finally received some love from OS 5.0.0.230 which was leaked over at www.berryaddicted.com. You can pick up the file at the following link:
Megaupload: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B4M886AQ
A note of caution: Do this upgrade at your own risk because it may render your device unusable if you are not familiar with OS upgrades, this is a Beta OS and not an official release.
Make sure you delete the Vendor.xml if before installing as it may make it easier to install if your DM does not recognize it, launch the application loader, always do backups before installing any OS. Let us know in the comments how it works and any issues you may find, enjoy.
Tim Not Registered
Posted: September 28, 2009 at 8:01 PM EST
Whoa, no way… I was definitely not expecting the 83xx to get 5.0. Now I really wonder if 81xx will get the 5.0 treatment someday…
Luis Merlos ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1231
Posted: September 28, 2009 at 8:04 PM EST
so far it doesn’t look like it many people are saying just the newer devices will but who knows, hopefully they do but it be hard to tell unless we see something leak or rim decides to tell us which devices will get the upgrade.
toasted Not Registered
Posted: September 28, 2009 at 8:27 PM EST
does this mean the 8300 will be soon…
automan69 ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 489
Posted: September 28, 2009 at 9:13 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9630
This update is for GSM curves not MEID cmda phones. That’s sucks!! I read it on CB.
Luis Merlos ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1231
Posted: September 28, 2009 at 9:18 PM EST
yeah that does suck, since GSM & CDMA devices need different settings..
automan69 ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 489
Posted: September 28, 2009 at 9:21 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9630
Sorry correction its for ESN version not MEID version. Hope thay clears the air.
Ed Not Registered
Posted: September 28, 2009 at 9:36 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8330
So will this work on averizon 8330?
automan69 ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 489
Posted: September 28, 2009 at 11:03 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9630
Not to sure what VZ runs on but you can go to options then status and look to see if it says ESN or MEID. That will answer your qusetion.
mike068 ( View Profile) Beginner - Posts: 126
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 12:50 AM EST
I have been playing around with this os since about 6pm monday and the one thing i find funny is that it come with bbm 4.7 not 5.0
Luis Merlos ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1231
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 12:52 AM EST
yeah none of the 5.0 os leaks come with the new one since that will be a separate deal from what I understand it will be pushed out maybe as an upgrade to the current one instead of the 5.0 and most likely won’t be named BBM5
Remzi Turer ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 141
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 6:53 AM EST
In case someone needs a rapidshare link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/286334373/8330AMEA_PBr5.0.0_rel355_PL3.5.0.30_A5.0.0.230.exe
Ed Not Registered
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 7:39 AM EST
Does anyone ever actually pay for a rapidshare (or other file hoster) premium account?
BTW, there’s a program out there called jdownloader that automates RS downloads for you. Haven’t tried it but google search turned it up.
Remzi Turer ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 141
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 7:55 AM EST
Jdownloader works on Windows, Mac and Linux and is great for many file hosting sites. Also checkout CryptLoad, which works well on Windows.
ShvartzBerry ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 288
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 10:11 AM EST
Can anyone confirm success with a Verizon 8330 before I brick my Berry?
Ed Not Registered
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 10:45 AM EST
I believe mike068′s post above indicates success.
I’m loading it on mine now. It’s at the “device initialization” progress bar and not moving. It’s like watching paint dry. The loader says it can take 30 minutes so I’m waiting… and waiting…
Ed Not Registered
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 10:48 AM EST
Okay.. I think I just saw the progress bar move… yes, definitey..woohoo!! it’s moving, thank goodness!…almost there now…woohoo!! We are “restore device data”… I hope it doesn’t take this long to boot every time.
Ed Not Registered
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 11:04 AM EST
Definitely allow 1-2 hours for the upgrade… sheesh… still going.
automan69 ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 489
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 11:35 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9630
@ Ed are you installing this on a MEID phone? Just asking if so let me know if it works.
ShvartzBerry ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 288
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 12:56 PM EST
mike068 never indicated which provider he has. I want to make sure it works on a Verizon Curve.
Ed Not Registered
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 1:03 PM EST
@automan69 Not sure what MEID is but mine has an ESN. it seems to have installed okay but I lost enterprise activation, got a bunch of Java null pointer exceptions and had to re-allow permissions for a bunch of apps. Except for that it seems to be working okay.
automan69 ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 489
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 2:21 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9630
@ Ed thanks for the info. MEID=CDMA and ESN=GSM. I thought you had a cdma phone. No worriers..cheers
Chris Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM EST
Well that’s not really true. Both ESN and MEID are used on CDMA phones. They are used as identifiers for the phone. MEID is being implemented now because they supply of ESN numbers is being exhausted. CDMA is the network technology used by Sprint, Verizon, US Cellular and some other carriers around the globe. GSM is used by AT&T, T-Mobile, and most other carriers in the world
Chris Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 12:01 AM EST
And if I’d read two lines down I would have seen someone already addressed this. Nevermind
Areez Not Registered
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 1:53 PM EST
Has anyone installed this on a Sprint phone?
Ian Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 4:50 PM EST
yes… works for me on my 8330
Randolph Not Registered
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 3:00 PM EST
I dont understand, i have a sprint phone which i thought they were CMDA network phones, but my phone in status says ESN on the beginning of the bottom two lines. Someone just say ESN=GSM AND MEID=CDMA, please explain this, Thank You!
Remzi Turer ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 141
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 3:41 PM EST
Let me clarify them
ESN is (Electronic Serial Number), it is akin to IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identifier). ESN is used on CDMA devices, IMEI is used on GSM. They are both used to uniquely identify an individual wireless device.
Starting 2005, ESN is being replaced by MEID (Mobile Equipment IDentity). It is 56 bit, compared to ESN being 32 bit. As ESN was only 32 bit, it can identify uniquely around 4 billion devices, thus they had to replace it, as they are running out of numbers.
See:
http://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.php?gid=254
http://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.php?gid=52
automan69 ( View Profile) Enthusiast - Posts: 489
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 6:48 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9630
Oops I thought ESN was GSM. Sorry for the bad info. Thanks Remzi for the great review. Now I understand…Cheers
Remzi Turer ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 141
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 6:50 PM EST
My pleasure
Ed Not Registered
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 6:53 PM EST
I was able to get enterprise activation worked out. The only issues I see so far is that Viigo and bbweather can’t display anything. They seem to be running as per the list of running apps but I can’t get either to display anything. It just locks up the screen and I need to press esc to get back to home screen. I will try reinstalling these apps. Maybe I need V5 specific versions.
Chris Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 12:02 AM EST
Did you get the Blackberry browser working? I did the upgrade but for some reason I had no browser, a pretty serious problem
so I rolled back to 4.5
Ed Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 8:56 AM EST
Browser works great and looks nice but some apps seem unable to display. bbsmart alarms pro seems to be having problems now. I had it working but it seems to freeze up in a way that it’s unable to display. I can get back to the home screen but I can’t get the app to come back up on the display.
Randolph Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 12:25 AM EST
Is there any info on when this might get offically released? I installed 4.5.138,161 and they both give me major problems with ringtones and music media. I’d rather wait for an offically release, but like everyone else im itching to upgrade to 5.0. Does anyone else have any problems with those two versions on their sprint phones? Oh sorry i did say whay happens! my ringtones and music files wont play some times, i have to do a quickpull battery reset and then it goes back to normal. i get it in .169 sometimes but not as often. so i would love to upgrade to 5.0.
Terrence Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 4:41 AM EST
How about 8320?
CB Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 11:00 AM EST
It appears that BB Maps is also not working on VZW phones. You get a sattelite lock but no maps being displayed. Anyone else getting this?
Ed Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 11:20 AM EST
I think I hit a deal killer. If I can’t solve this issue soon I’m reverting to 4.5. My bluetooth devices are no longer using audio. The device seems to connect when I turn them on. I can press the button to end a call but the audio only comes out the handset speaker. I want to try to delete a re-pair my bluetooth headset but RIM seems to have left out a “delete device” feature on the bluetooth options.
Luis Merlos ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1231
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 11:25 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
I ran into the same deal I guess what happened was when the settings were restore old setting didn’t play nice, I wiped device backup data and re installed the os but on restore left out the Bluetooth settings and reconfigured it. Problems fixed and where before I would hit menu and no options were available now there are. I guess also had something to do with bes settings on my end too it wouldn’t let me edit. Not its all good.
Ed Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 11:48 AM EST
This is a pain because I have to re-do enterprise activation every time, which involves my company BB admins. I’d rather not bother these guys and have them clamp down on upgrades. Does anyone know if there is a way to restore the device and preserve enterprise activation?
Luis Merlos ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1231
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 11:53 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
Only way is if you have DM set up on your conputer with your bes email address and outlook/whatever program you use for email DM should be able to reactivate It but am thinking your company is the one that handles all that for u.
Remzi Turer ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 141
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 12:11 PM EST
If your Outlook is connected to your Exchange server via RPC over HTTP (or RPC directly) and DM is setup for Corporate account mode (not Personal Email), then DM can reactivate fine without any need of your admins.
Luis Merlos ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1231
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 12:13 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
Thanks Remzi nice and short
Remzi Turer ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 141
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 12:16 PM EST
Np
Ian Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 9:59 PM EST
I have run into the first problem… Looks like App World is not working on this OS… I installed .19 but when I go into check the settings on the application it says .15… I go back to the OTA and re-install and it keeps saying the same thing…
I try installing off the website via USB and it fails….
Anyone have any idea’s?
Ian Not Registered
Posted: September 30, 2009 at 11:55 PM EST
Found another problem… Now after the upgrade when I put my blackberry in a dock it says “USB charging current is not sufficient. Verify that your handheld is connected to a powered USB charging source and that the proper USB driver is installed.”
I remove the plug out of the back of the dock and directly connect it into the blackberry it works fine…
Tried several cables and it doesn’t work, works with other blackberries… must be something new in the OS.
Ian Not Registered
Posted: October 1, 2009 at 12:40 AM EST
Arg, yet another problem… Can’t change or set the Alarm….
Ed Not Registered
Posted: October 1, 2009 at 9:07 AM EST
There’s a new clock application and alarm feature with it.
Ed Not Registered
Posted: October 1, 2009 at 9:09 AM EST
I find that I have a lot less free space for storage even after deleting a few apps. I get down to 6MB free whereas I used to have 10-15MB free with some useless apps still installed.
Cody Not Registered
Posted: October 10, 2009 at 12:36 PM EST
Downloaded this about a week ago and it’s been a great experience. Love the new SMS system and the new clock/alarm features. Only issue I have is how Facebook for BlackBerry no longer puts your notifications in the Messages List, you have to go to the App itself to check/delete those. But I’m sure that will be fixed when the official release comes up and Facebook updates
djenano ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 1
Posted: November 2, 2009 at 9:16 AM EST
does anyone know how i can load this to my blackberry 8330.
because i downloaded it from the site posted. and all i see is the desktop manager.
Ed Not Registered
Posted: January 19, 2010 at 2:15 PM EST
I gave up. This version had some nice features ( I already miss the better browser and task switcher) but it had to many memory leaks and slowness. I did do an upgrade. Has anyone ahd success with a fresh install?
Melissa Not Registered
Posted: February 13, 2010 at 11:40 PM EST
PLEASE HELP!!
So, here I am, happily updating, when the plug comes loose from my Curve. Of course, the entire installation failed and my Curve is now dead. Based on some other advice around Crackberry, I manage to wipe it and install the backup file that was saved during the installation. (I lost all of my 3rd party apps, but I have all of my contacts, etc.) But now, every time I try to install, I get an error message. The first one is, “To enjoy the latest functionality from the selected Blackberry Device Software Upgrade, You’ll need an active Blackberry service subscription. visit www(dot)blackberry(dot)com/sevice to learn more about blackberry services.” Lo and behold, the vendor.xml file has somehow reappeared. So I delete it, try reinstalling 5.0 again, and then I get, “No software update is required for your device.” 5.0 is listed in DM under the application loader – it just won’t LOAD!
I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling the OS to my computer. I’ve made sure I’ve removed previous versions under “Add/Remove Programs.” I’ve tried both DM and the loader.exe file.
I didn’t have any of these issues earlier when I tried to upgrade to 5.0 before the plug came out – everything ran smoothly. I’ve been struggling with this for several hours, to no avail. I’ve posted to several other websites, but have not gotten ANY responses. Please, please, PLEASE help!
Remzi Turer ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 141
Posted: February 14, 2010 at 10:56 AM EST
Using a utility like BBSAK, wipe the device first. (see http://rimgeeks.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=56). Then make sure vendor.xml is deleted. Run Apploader, instead of Desktop Manager, from:
c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader\loader.exe
and install the 5.0 OS.