Os: 8130 4.5.0.82/4.5.0.56
 

4.5 has been released for the 8130 via Virgin Mobile:

Download here:

https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads...8C02E28A0462C1

Software For BlackBerry® Pearl (TM) 8130 smartphone
BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.5.0.82 (Multilanguage)

Package Version: 4.5.0.82
Consisting of:
* Applications: 4.5.0.56
* Software Platform: 3.2.0.44
* File name: 8130AMEA_PBr4.5.0_rel82_PL3.2.0.44_A4.5.0.56_Virgi n_Mobile.exe
* File size: 72.84MB


Instructions for installing on ANY carrier's 8130:

1. Make sure you have Desktop Manager installed.
https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads...93E4F3BB068C22
2. Then Download the above mentioned OS file to the PC and install it to the PC by running the file you downloaded.
3. Locate the vendor.xml file and delete it. It's located in c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader
4. Plug in BB and Open Desktop Manager. You should be prompted to upgrade.
The process takes about 45 minutes to an hour depending on how much data you have to backup and restore during the process. Once it's done loading the new OS it will reboot (it may do this twice during the entire process.) You will see a white screen with an hourglass for up to 20 minutes at a time while the DM says "waiting for initialization."
If you end up with a white screen with small icons and the number 507, simply connect to DM again and run application loader again and it should load the OS to the device.

To find previous versions of the OS for this device, click http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...3-0-127-a.html

I got this message as well..

"Sorry, you've experienced an unexpected error, please contact the webmaster with this errorcode (9003)."

Hopefully RIM can fix the problem in the morning :waiting:

I'm sure there are a lot of people who have been waiting for an official release of CDMA *anything* 4.5 OS.

And it looks like the Curve 8330 is also on that same site.....will be bizy bizy bizy for a while.

Hmm, I'm running 4.5.0.66 and I haven't had any problems. This would actually be a downgrade for me, right?

Yes, it would be a downgrade.

Oh god it's so mean! We finally get it and it won't work! Cruelty

I am also running 4.5.0.66 with no problems at all. I was under the impression that it was beta software. I'm confused why RIM would officially release an earlier build. Why wouldn't they officially release a later build? I'm having to assume that 4.5.0.66 addresses bugs that were found in .56?

.66 is still considered beta until someone releases it.

I was getting the error until about 2 minutes ago. Downloading now :)

Still getting error msg.

One question i have with 4.5. I thought documents to go program was supposed to be included with it. Have I heard wrong?

OK dl dudes, now that an official 8130 version is released many more will acquire it, and with that I expect a list of new features and an expose as to how they work. I've read some of the beta forum posts but I don't do beta myself. Post away.........

Yes, it is included, however it's not installed by default. When you run the Application Loader you have to make sure that DTG is checked.

Is there a changelog somewhere that tells what they've changed with each version?

Nope, sorry.

I've never even seen a full features list from RIM for any OS.

Okay, thanks. Sorry for the noob question, but what are the main differences between 4.3 and 4.5?

The biggest one, if you are on BIS (or a corporate BES with the latest software) is HTML email.

There are some changes within some menus (like the Calendar Options), too.

You also get Docs To Go standard edition (I think), which allows you to open Word and Excel docs on your BB and save the files on your media card.

Grrr...aggravated...lol

Cant download...

:(

Still not working at 1:12p EST on 8/11/2008

Damn!

Since MTS is Canadian, could the access be IP controlled? Could someone from Canada see if they can download the file?

no can do...same error message for us canadians, eh...

Someone with MTS service needs to give them a call!

Still no go...

Well I got it downloaded and installed. As they haven"t upgraded Blackberry Professional Server to support HTML, there's no major differences. :(

Wirelessly posted

Whoever is able to download this, please host it on a mirror site cause rims servers sick right now.

Which would be illegal and non-postable on the forums here... so please don't inform us in a post here if anyone does so.

yeehaw!!!!!!!!
 

just got in...am downloading now.

Same here finally!

Can anybody upload this to a mirror also?

oh did not see the part about it being illegal, sorry!

I don't know if this is related or not, but the download gave me an error every time, when I did not check the Remember Me box on the page where you enter your name, address, etc.. I went to the page where I could download Desktop Manager v4.5 and did that, and that time I checked the Remember Me box. Then I tried again on the OS. The page with the name, address, etc. came up pre-filled (and the Remember Me box checked). I clicked on Agree (or whatever it is) and this time it let me on through with no error.

Actually, I had gone to try to upgrade my Professional server, and wound up downloading the security update, and when I went back, it was prepopulated, & working.

It's got to be something wrong with their authentication.

Whatever their problem was, it seems to be fixed. I agree, it was probably the authentication script not working. There is no "remember me" option on the page I filled out.

Working good now.

It works now!!!!! Thx for the link

just to be clear this will work on Verizon yes?

Yes, on any carriers OS just follow the instructions in the 1st post and you will be good to go..

Sorry for such a basic question ... I've downloaded the new OS, but the Desktop Manager doesn't prompt me to upgrad. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

You likely have not followed the instructions in order, from the first post.

Did you delete the vendor.xml file?

did you do this?
3. Locate the vendor.xml file and delete it. It's located in c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader

Did you delete the vendor.xml file?

lol..ill let JS take care of you

Did you install it? The file you downloaded? Turn off DM and install the downloaded file.

Can anyone who has downloaded 4.5.0.56 tell me if they are losing their icon layout after a battery pull or reset when using the dimension tday plus theme?
I had this problem using the beta 4.5.0.66 code also.

One of the issues with the media player seem to be fixed from 4.5.0.66 but not all...if using the media player & u receive a text, i get the notification, but the player doesn't pick back up playing the current song (u hafta hit play) On 4.5.0.66 the player would stop when recv'g a ph call or text msg...56 seems to pick back up on current song after disconnecting from a phone call.

The icon issue is a known issue with the Today plus themes on OS 4.5.

Um, you downgraded from 4.5.0.66 to 4.5.0.56? Did you do this on purpose?

Thanx for the info on the theme...wasn't aware of that.

I downgraded to 56 becuz i had numerous issues with 66 & plus, it's beta

You can call it a "beta." However, there's a good chance that VZW or any of the other carriers will release .66 and then it's no longer a "beta." Personally, I'd stick with the newest release unless there is an apparent reason to downgrade. YMMV.

Are there any other known issues?

Thanx....that was my intent, but for me, 56 seems to run better than 66.

Here are the few issues that I've seen so far:
* when using headphone jack into aux port on car stereo, when phone call is received, it does not automatically activate the headset profile, which should pipe the audio thru my stereo. Activate headset must be done manually.
*this one was stated earlier...when using music player, if a txt is received, the music player will stop. u hafta manually press play to resume the current song.
* Using the BB Dimension Today Plus theme, icon layout isn't saved if phone is restarted
(have since learned this is a known issue on 4.5)

With all that being said, I will probably fall back to 4.3.0.127, as imo, the upgrades n 4.5 for the pearl, aren't that much & i was happy with the overall performance of my pearl on 4.3.0.127

Good luck everyone.

Hey Guys, I was able to download the OS. I used address in Canada instead of US address and It let me download!!!!! so give it a try.

Wirelessly posted

Ok, just downloaded and finished installing on my alltel 8130. First thoughts, my phone seems peppier in performance. Cool thing I noticed right away, the media player looks a bit different now and now there is an equalizer function. There are lots of presets but no customizable option. Still pretty cool and it seems effective. Question, is 4.5 supposed to have mms now or is that something that alltel still has to implement? Thanks.

I'm 99.9999% sure that MMS is something that your carrier has to allow or not. It's that way with Sprint, anyway. Not sure about Alltel.

Nope. Not yet. Alltel still can't figure out how to make MMS work with the Blackberry.

ya, Alltell is the one holding you back from MMS.

So has anybody tried out the HTML feature on email yet? If so what do you think?

Thanks for posting the link.

Everything worked fine installation wise. Oddly, it looks like it's for BES users only (I know that's mainly a DM 'sync' difference in DM software, not BB firmware, but...). Evidence: Email setup on the 4.5 BB is only for BES (no BIS option). Also there seems no way to choose mailbox & handheld vs handheld only deletes of email. All threads have been read and all options are set to "prompt," Confirm delete set to Yes and either Wireless reconcile on or off---nothing seems to turn the prompt back on, it's delete from both or not.

Any ideas? Thanks!

Welcome to BBF!

Slow down there, whirlwind! It's NOT for BES users only. If you are missing your email setup for BIS you'll need to resend your service books. Go to the BIS site for Verizon and resend them. This will fix your delete confirmations, as well. When the service books are missing or corrupted you can open the email and then scroll up into the headers and it will say "Recieved using: Unknown." After you send the service books all new emails should say your email address instead of "unknown."

If you don't know how to go to your BIS logon page, here are the links:

Where can I log into my BIS account? - BlackBerryFAQ

Also, BES has nothing to do with Desktop Manager software. In fact, most BES users don't even need Desktop Manager software except for loading a new OS.

Thanks. That's what I thought, from all the great info on this board. Oddly, just after posting, I went back and the email set up shows the non-BES (individual email setup) option now (?).

Since most of the downloading here are from non MTS Mobility users (like yourself), is the resending of the service books the only way to bring this feature back?

Thanks again!

Yes, you need to resend the service books. However, if you have the "setup internet email" or "manage internet email" icon (or whatever the icon says,) you can use that to login and resend your service books. It's a simple procedure and any BB user should know how to do it.

Alls well
 

Thanks again. Service books sent from the BB browser (email setup) fixed the problem.

Oddly enough, when my phone rebooted after install, it re-registered itself and the service books sent automagically.

I upgraded my phone to 4.5 yesterday. HTML email still doesn't work for me.

I have gone into Options/About and confirmed that my OS is now v4.5.0.56.

I have received several HTML emails. They all still display just like they did in 4.3 - i.e. as raw HTML. I'm using BIS - no BES - to receive pushed email from my domain's mail server that is hosted with my ISP. I have a rule on my domain mail server that forwards the emails to my blackberry.net email address. The same emails display like they are supposed to when viewed in Outlook, after retrieving them with it via POP3.

Am I missing something?

I have multiple email accounts on my phone.

Now that I have upgraded, I can now get HTML email with the POP3 account, but the email I get from my Blackberry Desktop Redirector, which sends from my outlook, is still not HTML. Any idea on how to get that part to work?

Have you deleted your Service Books on your BB, etc., following the instructions here?
http://www.blackberryforums.com/rim-...lackberry.html

Thanks! While I was waiting for somebody to help me, I went ahead and sent the service books, just to see what would happen. Sure enough, HTML email is working now.

CoreyGMan-

My BES email doesn't show HTML emails either, though my two BIS ones do. I would guess that BES doesn't support it (yet).

I get a fatal error when trying to update. It hangs up on "conecting to boot rom" or something like that, and gives me a fatal error.

hmm..i downloaded the file posted but i'm not prompted to do an update. i deleted vendor.xml *did a search on my pc, and its not found* but still no go. if i open desktop manager, go to help, then about BB Desktop manager, then over to device software v4.5.0.56 is listed but i still cant update....

any help?

-edit-
got it

A couple of things I've noticed:

- I'm not getting HTML email. I'm with Sprint BIS. Anyone else with Sprint?
- The Roaming only option is now gone. It's like before - you can only choose Sprint or Automatic for your network preference.

Having a hard time getting the OTA enterprise activation running.

Just sitting at 0% with everything initializing

BES version 4.1.6 does.

Okay, heres what I did to get my phone working correctly with HTML emails. Im on a Verizon 8130.

1. Manually delete all the email service books in Options > Advanced Options > Service Books

2. Do a hard reset. Take the battery out, reboot and confirm the serivce books are still gone.

3. Login to your BIS, and send the service books. Wait a little while, about 2-3 minutes or so, to see if the options have appeared in Email settings to enable HTML. If they dont, do another hard reset.

4. Turn off "automatically download images".

5. Send yourself an HTML email. NOTE HTML emails will only work for NEW emails that are sent to you from here on out. Not existing ones on your phone.

6. Open the HTML email you sent yourself, press the menu button, and you should see "get HTML". Once you do that, you should also see in your menu, "get image(s)".

7. I went back and enabled "download images automatically" and everything works great now.

It seems like its just really buggy.

Also, I didnt have to press "get image" on every image. I did it once, and then again, and it gave me "get imageS" so at the most, you do it twice.

Another thing, I dont know if anyone else had this problem but 4.5 seems to fix it.

With 4.3, when I would select a contact to SMS text, and they had more than one number, when I could click "SMS text [contact name]" my call log would randomly show up. I havent gotten this yet, and before it would happen about once every 5 times I would send a text to a contact with multiple numbers.

Woohoo!

Has any1 noticed that after the upgrade options>status there is no longer atotal file and only free files...
Also html email not working after doing the send service/battery pull procedure.

True, there is no longer a file total, only file free.

The HTML email never worked flawlessly (and still doesn't). I always had to click 'get images' and even then all the pics wouldn't load.

I logged into verizon bis & resent my services books & then my html began to work

Update went great, thanks guys(y)

Can someone verify if the Docs2go has the whole suit of apps?

.66 can't be the gold release for VZW, as it clearly is missing some of the Docs2Go apps, some background, and some other stuff.

Wirelessly posted

Another thing this is missing is the ability to create different colored folders.

4.5.0.56 comes with the free version....word, slideshow, & sheet

Once you load 4.5 onto your device, unplug and re-connect to DM....then hit app loader, you have to check the box for doc's to go after OS is installed

-emb

After loading 4.5 and Documents To Go you won't get Sheet To Go until you register and do the free update. After that, you'll want to delete the DocumentsToGo.alx file in your OS directory so that the application loader doesn't "downgrade" it back to the previous version.

are there patch notes for this? some kind of documentation that says how it differs from the previous version?

I think I’m doing something wrong. I downloaded the 8130 version to my desktop, and ran it. However, it doesn’t seem to be installing. All I see is a black dos-like window and the white-underline cursor keeps flashing around the screen. Its been running for about 20 min. I have desktop manager open, and my phone plugged in. I already deleted my vendor file. Help please!

So even with 4.5 key tone still don't turn off. :x
So far 4.5 seems good, except for the problem I have had with syncing up with my BES...

Upgraded today and all went well. May be just my imagination, but my pearl seems to be working better than ever! Thanks for the great thread!

upgraded to the 4.5.0.56 operating system couple of days ago, I don't know if its just MSN MESSENGER, but I've been having a ton of problems with it ever since I upgraded the os. Its always been "unable to send messages due to a connection error" or "a problem occured, please try again later".

You may have to go and set the permissions for your third party apps again. I had to do that after upgrading to the new OS, and then everything works fine again.

Browser
 

Have the new 4.5.0.56 OS. The browser still is not good for a website that has pdf files. It cannot open the files and it cannot download them. The same is still true for xls. files. So this upgrade does give html email, but nothing seems to have been imporved in the browser. I have to use Opera Mini to download the pdf and xls files and then open them locally on my 8130. Any suggestions?

Deleting docstogo alx file
 

Thanks for the tip John.

Just curious: Is this specific to Docs to Go or any app you first load via DM and later update via OTA download?

I agree. Pearl seems to be running faster. I think I have more free memory, even with DTG installed. Thx guys!

Thx John. Quick question though. After deleting the DocsToGo.alx file, am I supposed to hook back up to DM for any reason? Is DM going to create a newer DocsToGo.alx with the updated version, or will DM want to remove DocsToGo if there is no .alx file?

Thx

No, you don't need to connect again. However, if you do, DM will treat Docs To Go as a wirelessly downloaded app and will recognize it and not downgrade it. If you install a new OS, delete the Docs To Go.alx again so that it doesn't dowgrade Docs To Go during the upgrade process.

get images question
 

just installed this on my verizon 8130.
html emails come through but the pictures do not automatically appear. on each email i must click option and choose "get images" is there a way to make it happen auto? under settings i also have "download images automatically" enabled. thanks.

video camera
 

some good news...with this new 4.5 - we are back to getting about 14 to 15 fps using the video recorder. we haven't seen that quality since the original verizon .60 version on 4.3

Where do I find this file? On the device or on my computer? Thanks.

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Shared\Loader Files\8130-v4.5.0.56_P3.2.0.44\

I got a 507 when it tried to reboot. It turns out that it's bad to have your laptop docked and the USB connected through that dock when connecting a BlackBerry. Knowing that could have saved me a few 507s in the past!

Upgrading to 4.5 now to kill the 507.

I have done all my upgrade with my laptop in it dock using the usb on the dock and never had a problem.

I used Desktop Manager 4.6 and OS 4.5 from the link mentioned in the first post, for my 8130 on Verizon and I got a nasty 507 error and I had to revert back to 4.3. Anyone else have this problem?

I managed to get 4.5.0.56 onto the phone, but after doing so, I can no longer connect to the phone with DM.

I started the installation and walked away for a while. When I came back, the phone was at the setup wizard and DM was hung up on the "reconnect to the JVM" status bar. After I realized it was never going to move, I just killed DM and disconnected the phone. All my data is there, and I verified that it is the new OS.

Since then, when I plug in the phone, DM recognizes it--the PIN pops up and indicates that it's connected. However, once DM recognizes the phone, it still prompts me to complete the upgrade, and when I tell it to start, it immediately dies on "connect to the JVM." If I try to do a backup, it crashes. If I try to start the app loader, it crashes.

So, long story short, it appears that the 4.5.0.56 upgrade came at the expense of any future use of DM. I assume that any future upgrades/downgrades will at this point require a wipe of the handheld, to make it connect again?

Anyone else have this combination going on?