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Red flashing LED and boot problem: the cause?

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Old 03-09-2009, 05:36 AM   #1
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Hi all!

I read the thread with interest...

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because my Pearl 8100 did it yesterday! However, I fixed it just by taking out the SD card and then leaving the battery out for a few minutes before putting the battery back in. Just removing the card didn't fix the problem.. I had to leave the battery out for maybe 5 minutes before the red flashing LED and inability to power up problem was resolved.

My question is, what causes this? Is my phone on the way out? Is there anything I can do to prevent this happening again?

Thanks loads in advance!

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Old 03-12-2009, 03:33 PM   #2
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hmmm... any ideas anyone? seems awfully quiet on this thread!

Just today my 8100 has reset itself twice without warning. First time I had just finished a call. Second time I had just received a text message. Is this related in anyway to the boot failure problem? Any suggestions for a fix?

Thanks all!

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Do you still have the media card in the device?
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What OS? if it's 4.5, you might want to downgrade.?
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4.5 will cause issues with reboots with a media card. It's a known issue. There's no need to downgrade. This will resolve the issue.

http://www.blackberryforums.com/medi...t-reboots.html
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Do you still have the media card in the device?
yes, media card went back in when everything was back to normal. i use it a lot for storage of important files.

is the media card the cause of the prob? i'm using OS v4.2

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4.5 will cause issues with reboots with a media card. It's a known issue. There's no need to downgrade. This will resolve the issue.

http://www.blackberryforums.com/medi...t-reboots.html
Looks good. Think I'll use that guide as a last resort. If my Pearl resets itself again, I'll go through the steps! Hopefully I won't be in the middle of anything really important! Lol!



Cheers all,
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grrr.... reset itself the other day, so followed the steps in that link. fingers crossed!

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