[teacherdavid]

Originally Posted by setdesvaell

Hey all,
I am new to BB and I was reading this forum and finally figured out how to download the new OS .97 for my 8130. Thanks so much for the help!

Me too! Thanks everyone...

Quick question: I do notice that menus now have much larger font size than before. It doesn't seem to be controlled by the font settings in Tools. Is this just a byproduct of the upgrade, or is there a way to reduce the size of the menu fonts?

[Filiab]

I am in desperate need here.
Last night I tried to update my pearl with the latest OS which was taking roughly 2-3 hours. When the time to initialize started, it erroed out because it said it needed a password?

So now the device is looped on the Hourglass screen, and my PC detects something's plugged in, however, DM won't recognize it to late me wipe, and try again.

Please! Someone help me my device is not even a week old.

[Redflea]

Use Jloader to wipe it, and then reinstall the OS.

How do I wipe the BlackBerry using Jl Cmder? - BlackBerryFAQ.com

[Redflea]

Originally Posted by teacherdavid

Me too! Thanks everyone...

Quick question: I do notice that menus now have much larger font size than before. It doesn't seem to be controlled by the font settings in Tools. Is this just a byproduct of the upgrade, or is there a way to reduce the size of the menu fonts?

The font/point size of most (maybe all?) BB key menus is controlled by the theme, not the OS. Not sure what you're seeing...

[jseah]

Originally Posted by Redflea

The font/point size of most (maybe all?) BB key menus is controlled by the theme, not the OS. Not sure what you're seeing...

I am using the Dimension L theme and the font type and size is controlled by the selection Screen/Keyboard option of the Options menu. Whenever you update the OS, it will "erase" your font type and size selection and will revert back to the default.

[Redflea]

Hmmm...must vary by theme. The last two themes I've applied have set different font/sizes on my BB menus...the size setting in Options>Screen/Keyboard has no affect.

Are you sure we're talking about the same thing? I'm referring to the menus that appear when you press the BB key. Same for things like the Messages and email folders...themes can control those displays as well, and there isn't any text size setting that overrides it.

[Filiab]

Originally Posted by Redflea

Use Jloader to wipe it, and then reinstall the OS.

How do I wipe the BlackBerry using Jl Cmder? - BlackBerryFAQ.com

I'm trying to follow the guide, I left the battery out, like it said, but then i just get a steady image of a battery and a line across it.

I plugged it back in, tried JL, I got the 507 error, but then when I try to use DM, it doesn't find the device, just gives me an error.

Thanks

[Redflea]

Originally Posted by Filiab

I'm trying to follow the guide, I left the battery out, like it said, but then i just get a steady image of a battery and a line across it.

I plugged it back in, tried JL, I got the 507 error, but then when I try to use DM, it doesn't find the device, just gives me an error.

Thanks

The battery missing display is expected.

By "tried JL" I assume you mean you wiped it...sounds like it if you got the 507 error.

Follow the instructions here starting w/the "Command line tasks" section...

What to do next if Jl Cmder will not connect and wipe - BlackBerryFAQ.com

[Filiab]

Heh, I was afraid of having to use Command prompt - I'm blocked out of it by my admistrator (School-Rented laptop). I guess I'm out of luck then?

[jseah]

Originally Posted by Redflea

Hmmm...must vary by theme. The last two themes I've applied have set different font/sizes on my BB menus...the size setting in Options>Screen/Keyboard has no affect.

Are you sure we're talking about the same thing? I'm referring to the menus that appear when you press the BB key. Same for things like the Messages and email folders...themes can control those displays as well, and there isn't any text size setting that overrides it.

Yep. The default font is BBAlphaSans in a font size of 10. I've changed it BBCasual in a font size of 8. This choice gets reflected in all of the BB menus. When I updated to OS .97, it changed it back to the default. After getting used to BBCasual 8, the default looked HUGE.

[Redflea]

Originally Posted by jseah

Yep. The default font is BBAlphaSans in a font size of 10. I've changed it BBCasual in a font size of 8. This choice gets reflected in all of the BB menus. When I updated to OS .97, it changed it back to the default. After getting used to BBCasual 8, the default looked HUGE.

So it's theme-dependent. The last three themes I've loaded (BBOSX, bPhone, Satin) lock that stuff down - apparrently the "basic" themes that come from the carriers do not, hence the font change at OS update. Wonder if theme developers lock the font down intentionally, or it's an option that isn't available to them for some reason...

[google123]

Does this update having anything in it about the missing MMS functionality on Alltel 8130 phones? Does anyone have any information regarding that function?

[John Clark]

That's usually handled on the carrier side of things via provisioning on your sim card.

[WPWoodJr]

OK, I've updated to US Cellular 4.3.0.97 from AllTel .81 and now I can't stream from SomaFM: Commercial-Free, Independent Internet Radio nor from ORB. Is anyone else experiencing this problem?

UPDATE: Go figure. Now its working.

[Redflea]

FWIW, I'm streaming from Orb fine on .97. Glad your problem resolved itself.

[The Jerk]

I justed updated my pearl.....seems to be a some lag

[WPWoodJr]

Originally Posted by Redflea

FWIW, I'm streaming from Orb fine on .97. Glad your problem resolved itself.

I only got streaming to work once. I've tried over and over. It works fine on my wife's Verizon .60 build and worked fine on my AllTel .81 build.

Is anyone else not able to stream via Verizon on .97? Try SomaFM: Commercial-Free, Independent Internet Radio, try the Groove Salad 64kbs stream. Thanks.

[WPWoodJr]

Sorry, the URL should be www dot somafm dot com

[Redflea]

Soma doesn't work for me, but I never tried it w/any other 4.3 release, so no comparative results. It works on my wife's (running Telus).

Folks w/various 4.3 versions installed have had streaming working, some not. Based on what I've seen recently, streaming appears to be somewhat "twitchy," and not directly related to the 4.3 release being run. I thought .97 had fixed my streaming issues, but when I posted that here, folks said they had been streaming just fine on earlier releases of 4.3. Things aren't too clear in this area for me.

At this point, Soma doesn't work for me, but BlueApple, which never worked for me before .97, works now. Go figure...

[WPWoodJr]

ORB isn't working for me either. This is very frustrating. Both were working fine under AllTel .81