[John Clark]

If you lost all your themes you did something wrong. The Blackberry.alx is not an "openable" .alx in Desktop Manager using "add." Simply replace your blackberry.alx file with the appropriate one from this thread:

http://www.blackberryforums.com/ring...-4-2-only.html

Then just connect the BB and run through application loader again all the way to the end. It will automatically add the themes.

[conscience]

The install went smoothly and flawlessly for me. the only qualm i have with this new release is that i can not silence my ringer without just completely rejecting the call. i used to be able to just roll the track ball up and down once and it would silence the ringer but not actually reject the call to voice mail. anyone else ???

[John Clark]

Silencing the ringer with just a touch of the trackball was actually a bug they fixed in later OS revisions. People who had the device in their pockets wouldn't ever hear a ring because the trackball rolled.

You should be able to hit one of the up/down volume keys or the mute button on top of the device to silence the ringer.

[ChesterJT]

Originally Posted by John Clark

If you lost all your themes you did something wrong. The Blackberry.alx is not an "openable" .alx in Desktop Manager using "add." Simply replace your blackberry.alx file with the appropriate one from this thread:

http://www.blackberryforums.com/ring...-4-2-only.html

Then just connect the BB and run through application loader again all the way to the end. It will automatically add the themes.

I got it. I had skipped the last couple of updates so I was a little rusty. I put the blackberry.alx in with the vendor file instead of in the install directory. Thanks!

[mr-o]

Okey dokey, I'm a Mac user but on an Intel machine so I can BootCamp into Windows. My Pearl arrived yesterday and is 4.2.1.75 - I realise that's quite an old OS but I wondered what the major differences are between it and this latest one and if I'll really experience a big improvement in anything in particular that would make it worth the effort?

Cheers!

[John Clark]

If you're not having any problems with your current OS I recommend leaving it be.

[mr-o]

Coolio - I wouldn't know what problems I might be having, though, as I'm so totally new to it.

Other than not being able to stop push email arriving when I'm at my computer and hence don't need it, the Pearl is the coolest, most wonderful gadget I've ever had!

[TheBigNewt]

Glad you like it. Leave your OS alone. IMO there haven't been any significant features in the new OS updates that make the pearl any better except that you can use a bigger SD card in them. I think you can use a 2gb in yours. You have to upgrade to use a 4gb card.

[ogremustcrush]

This .... thread .... needs .... 4.2.2 .... in .... its ..... title .... already..... Wait .... is .... so .... long .....

[John Clark]

Actually....this...thread....needs....4.3....in... .its....title....already.

[drakkenkorin]

upgraded os last night - all went smoothly, except for one thing.

all my_favs icons got lost somewhere. not a big issue, just something i noticed.

thanks for the instructions jc!

[drakkenkorin]

maybe i spoke too soon. i've been this message occasionaly (maybe every couple of hours or so):

Uncaught Exception:
net.rim.device.api.system.ControlledAccessExceptio n

any ideas?

[sgtcasey]

edit

[drakkenkorin]

i had done a search for the error and the only similar problem i found was regarding google maps.

and now that i think about it, when the os updated and i was poking around seeing what had changed, it asked if i wanted to allow gmail or google maps (i know it was a google thing) access to the internet or something along those lines and i think i said no.

is there a way to change that option? looked at both gmail and google maps for an option to allow communication with the network, but didn't find anything (except in google maps to allow bluetooth connection).

if not, i'll just re-do the os upgrade (don't think i have a copy of the old os as this was the first time i updated it since i bought it.

[John Clark]

You'll need to reset your Firewall prompts. Go to Options >Advanced Options >Applications. Highlight Google Maps with your cursor then push the menu button. Select "Edit Permissions." Then press the menu button again and select "Reset Firewall Prompts." That will reset the prompts for that application.

[drakkenkorin]

Thanks for all the help!

Now I have a follow up question. Didn't know whether to start a new thread or keep it with this one, so if a Mod wants to split this, feel free.

I got the dialog prompt that started the issue and it leaves me scratching my head:

The application gm_8100_v4_0_L1 is attempting to access phone logs. Would you like to allow access?
...
Calling modules:
net_rim_bbapi_phonegm_8100_v4_0_L1
net_rim_cldc-4
gm_8100_v4_0_L1

Why would Gmail want/need access to the phone logs (I'm assuming the list of people I've call, etc.)?

Thanks!

[John Clark]

It's fine. It's so that you can dial a number directly from the Google apps. It's not really accessing your phone logs it's accessing the phone app.

[drakkenkorin]

Great! Thanks again!

[zero7404]

Wirelessly posted (8100: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) BlackBerry8100/4.2.1 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

i just noticed that in the browser options under cache there is a button to clear passwords. This is new to me, it must have come over when i re-sent the service books. Is there an option that allows me to set a master password like in firefox ? Can anyone else confirm ? Running the latest tmo os.

[John Clark]

That option has been there for quite a while. Don't even remember which OS upgrade it came with. It's not a service book option.