[jorv88]

Originally Posted by John Clark

jorv, my friend. You have almost 50 posts but yet you've not seen any of the sticky's at the top of the forums? Or seen any posts that mention sticky's at the top of the forums? If you would, please take a moment and read the threads at the top of each forum that say "Attention!" There is one for "the latest OS for BB devices" in the RIM Software thread. There is another one for "Edited .alx files for packaged theme installation" in the Themes/Ringtones/Wallpaper forums.

Each section has sticky's that are applicable to that section. I suggest just popping in to each section and just reading the sticky's.

We are here to answer you questions and have been doing our best. However, please take a few minutes and read some of these great posts. They will save you a lot of time.

i do read them but since i read almost all of them they all say the same thing but they also change someparts.
i just need some1 to tell me how i can unlock them using the newest t-mo OS. i looked @jibi's Thread but i dont understand

[John Clark]

The sticky's don't change that often. The sticky for the latest OS changes when a new OS comes out. Jibi's thread for edited .alx files changes when a new OS comes out. Jibi's thread has all the info needed for installing vendor packaged themes. The themes are already loaded in the OS package but you have to tell the Desktop Manager to load them to the BB. That's what the .alx file does. Jibi has instructions there on how to do it. He also states that it's not for everyone as you need to be comfortable editing the OS package on your computer. You can screw things up worse if you do it wrong. Read his instructions and decide for yourself if it's something you can do.

[jorv88]

i have done step 1,2,3 but step 4 i dont get it? how do i rename it and where above does it show the name? step five i did this is the 1 i have 2 use ?

8100 series / Pearl (GSM/GPRS/EDGE):
T-Mobile (United States) - 4.2.0.53/4.2.0.42
Installation Download: Click Here
Installation File Name: 8100_Pearl_4.2.0.42.exe
Installation Path: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Shared\Loader Files\8100-v4.2.0.42_P2.2.0.28
BlackBerry.alx Download: Click Here

step six i opened (dm) and i click add but it said no files found to add??
what am i doing wronge
and yes i could do it . i have the extended warranty+ i own 2 bb 8100 i just like having the newest things.

[John Clark]

Ok, first of all, does the OS package above match your software version on your BB? If not then that's the wrong .alx file. Second, regarding step 4, that is basic windows file naming. Just rename your original blackberry.alx file blackberry.old (or you can move it somewhere else if you like but keep it around so you can put it back if things go bad.) Then take the appropriate blackberry.alx file from Jibi's thread and copy it to where your old blackberry.alx file was. Once that's done run Desktop Manager again and it should update. Note: Don't worry about the platform.alx file included with the blackberry.alx. You don't need it.

[jorv88]

i give up.ill just go back 2 hacking my psp. i heard that most of this themes dont look so kool. so im going to stop try'n all i wanted to do is look @ them. i wanted to unlock them so i could take screen shots so i could show ppl what they look like. do u have any screen shot of all the vendor themes????

[hf1khal]

Originally Posted by jorv88

i give up.ill just go back 2 hacking my psp. i heard that most of this themes dont look so kool. so im going to stop try'n all i wanted to do is look @ them. i wanted to unlock them so i could take screen shots so i could show ppl what they look like. do u have any screen shot of all the vendor themes????

There is Orange, Cingular, O2 and I think that is about all you will see that are not on T mobile. But you can also download for free some thems like teh BB Dimension Today Plus plus. So if you go to themes, click on the menue and select download themes. There are a couple more on there to be downloaded.

[Harv]

code for Rogers is 107 if anyone is still wondering

[NJBlackBerry]

Originally Posted by jorv88

i give up.ill just go back 2 hacking my psp. i heard that most of this themes dont look so kool. so im going to stop try'n all i wanted to do is look @ them. i wanted to unlock them so i could take screen shots so i could show ppl what they look like. do u have any screen shot of all the vendor themes????

Our loss will be the PSP communities gain... Step away from the Reply to Thread button...

[jorv88]

Originally Posted by NJBlackBerry

Our loss will be the PSP communities gain... Step away from the Reply to Thread button...

wow 10,262 post!! i wonder if i could get that far????

[NJBlackBerry]

Doubtful.

[rjw3000]

Originally Posted by NJBlackBerry

Our loss will be the PSP communities gain... Step away from the Reply to Thread button...

can't stop laughing

[wozzauk]

Am I missing something? I've done my upgrade, then I took the appropriate blackberry.alx file from Jibi's thread and copied it to where my old blackberry.alx file was. All I get is an unrecognized file type.

[John Clark]

So, you copied Jibi's blackberry.alx file to where your old one was? Did you run Desktop Manager again afterward with the BB plugged in?

[wozzauk]

Yes. still nothing.

[John Clark]

We better start from the beginning....under >Options >About what version of the OS does it say you have? 4.2.0.xx?

[wozzauk]

v4.2.0.71 (platform 2.2.0.41)

[John Clark]

Did you download the blackberry.alx file for Cingular 8100 4.2.0.71/4.2.0.88 package in Jibi's thread? It downloads as a .zip file and you have to extract the files out of it with winzip or similar program before you can use it. Did the files get unzipped? There should be a blackberry.alx and a platform.alx (you can ignore/delete the platform.alx.) Also, you should close Desktop Manager and reopen it after replacing the blackberry.alx. Once that is done, connect the BB, and open Desktop Manager. Then run Application Loader and you should see that "core applications" needs updated.

[wozzauk]

That's what I did. But didn't see anything to do with core applications. Maybe I should start all over again.

[John Clark]

How many themes do you have in your theme list?

[wozzauk]

3 - BB Dimension Icon, BB Dimension Today, BB Dimension Zen.