8830 OS upgrade

[ksat]

I can assure you that my 8830WE running 4.5.0.101 is working just fine. Of course there will be hiccups in non-officiall releases, but, they are few and far between. If you want 4.5 on your Verizon 8830, you will have to go BETA - no way around that right now. Based on other reports, it doesn't sound like VZW has any plans to take the 8830 to OS 4.5. Hope I'm wrong!

That said, you will need to have DM 4.5 or DM 4.6 installed on your computer in order to upgrade. Like I said in my original post, 4.7 doesn't seem to work - even with the new OS files downloaded and in the right spot. DM 4.7 just doesn't recognize the missing carrier's .xml file that needs to be deleted before performing the installation. However, DM 4.5 worked like a charm!

Good luck...just be patient during your install.

[gtstang462002]

Originally Posted by ksat

I can assure you that my 8830WE running 4.5.0.101 is working just fine. Of course there will be hiccups in non-officiall releases, but, they are few and far between. If you want 4.5 on your Verizon 8830, you will have to go BETA - no way around that right now. Based on other reports, it doesn't sound like VZW has any plans to take the 8830 to OS 4.5. Hope I'm wrong!

That said, you will need to have DM 4.5 or DM 4.6 installed on your computer in order to upgrade. Like I said in my original post, 4.7 doesn't seem to work - even with the new OS files downloaded and in the right spot. DM 4.7 just doesn't recognize the missing carrier's .xml file that needs to be deleted before performing the installation. However, DM 4.5 worked like a charm!

Good luck...just be patient during your install.

4.7 works just fine for upgrading and downgrading. Just downgraded from .101 to .77 last night with no problems.

[raiz]

I just tried upgrading my Verizon 8830 to 4.5.77 All went well I thought until a call came in and the phone didn't ring or vibrate. Checking it out, I found no ringtones listed and none of my pictures or songs were missing, so I restored 4.2.2 again.I think I remember seeing something posted about this but I can't find it now. Can anyone point me to how I can fix this?

Thanks,
raiz

[gtstang462002]

Originally Posted by raiz

I just tried upgrading my Verizon 8830 to 4.5.77 All went well I thought until a call came in and the phone didn't ring or vibrate. Checking it out, I found no ringtones listed and none of my pictures or songs were missing, so I restored 4.2.2 again.I think I remember seeing something posted about this but I can't find it now. Can anyone point me to how I can fix this?

Thanks,
raiz

http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...oader_8830.zip

Do a search for missing ringtones with .77 for instructions on what to do with the file.
4.5.0.101 is not missing the ringtone files.

[bmcclure937]

Originally Posted by ericdude

I've been lurking in the forum for about a year now, about as long as I've had my BB.

I'm looking to update the OS to the latest. My question is, since the is my first bb os upgrade, do you need to backup the bb with desktop manager before the upgrade? Will I lose my apps? etc... I noticed that some have lost custome ringtones, is this a resolved issue?

I would definitely do a backup so it is on file in case anything quirky happens

Also, you can run through a procedure to backup your third party apps as well. The settings for your applications will not be saved... but it will create a backup file that you can use to reinstall all of your apps in case something happens.

Check out the link in my signature for upgrade procedure

[ksat]

Originally Posted by gtstang462002

4.7 works just fine for upgrading and downgrading. Just downgraded from .101 to .77 last night with no problems.

Really? That's odd - good, for you, but still odd. I wonder why it wasn't working for me. DM 4.5 worked well enough.

[gtstang462002]

Originally Posted by ksat

Really? That's odd - good, for you, but still odd. I wonder why it wasn't working for me. DM 4.5 worked well enough.

From 4.5 to 4.7 I really haven't seen much of a difference between any of them. Other than a version number. It is probably a differance of what DM can connect to the newer phones correctly.

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[TheMiz]

Originally Posted by JeffH

Verizon doesn't need me to defend them, but no CDMA carrier has released 4.5 for the 8830, so RIM must bear some of the responsibility.

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Just how long have you all been waiting for 4.5 ?

I am totally new to BB and I am not sure I am happy with some of the features of my 8830 from Alltel and yes it is mostly email
Also I use a MAC so this adds to my problems

[JeffH]

The first versions of OS4.5 started showing up several months ago. CDMA OS's seem to be released later that GSM OS's. I don't know if that reflects technical differences between CDMA and GSM, or market preferences, or something else. In the case of the 8830, it's near the end of its life cycle, so there's a chance that RIM won't release 4.5 for it.

What features of your 8830 are you unhappy with? Perhaps we can suggest some workarounds or alternatives.

[damascusdeac]

i googled 4.5.0.117 for my beloved 8830 yesterday and something popped up on a torrent site, but am not at a place where i can download. anyone else find it/try it?