Software For BlackBerry® Bold (TM) 9000 smartphone
BlackBerry Handheld
Software v5.0.0.661
*OS Disclaimer - Please Read: Keep in mind this is NOT an
official release
and as such is not supported by RIM or your Carrier. If you
choose to
install, do so at your own risk and only if you're
comfortable in the
process of upgrading and downgrading your device software.
It is quite
normal during operating system development for certain
features to be
crippled or disabled while others are tested, and these beta
builds often
reflect that. They are not always better. Depending on your
BlackBerry
comfort level, it may be best for you to wait for community
feedback on a
build before deciding to download and install for yourself
or simply wait
for the next official release. If you require support, you
will find it in
our CrackBerry forums via our extremely knowledgeable
community base - do
not contact your carrier or RIM for Beta OS technical
support (their first
course of action will be to advise you to downgrade to a
supported OS).
Package Version: 5.0.0.661
Consisting of:
•Applications: 5.0.0.411
•Software Platform: 5.2.0.33
•File name: 9000M_PBr5.0.0_rel661_PL5.2.0.33_A5.0.0.411
•File size: 120 MB
Instructions to install on ANY 9000 from ANY CARRIER.
1. Download the above OS file to the PC then install it to
the PC by
running (double clicking) the file you downloaded.
2. Go to c:program filescommon filesresearch in
motionapploader and delete
the file named "vendor.xml."
3. Plug in BB and double click on "Loader.exe."
It's located in the same
place as the above vendor.xml file.
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, for some reason, you end up with a white screen with
small icons and
the number 507, simply connect to the PC again and run
Loader.exe again and
it should load the OS to the device.
Via The Hacker Generation