[bloodyrek]

Hi people Bloodyrek here!

BlackBerry Firmware Update?

How long does it usually take? and is it normal that my blackberry is off, even tho it was opened before the update

[crackalackberry]

it reboots the phone a coupletimes, can take about half an hour, depending on the method you are using, chances are desktop manager which is about a half hour

[justlovejoy]

normally 35 - 60 minutes depending on the size of the update and the amount of data that needs to be backed up or re installed!it can take a while and yes sometimes the screen will blacken for a moment or two but how long has it been off?

[crackalackberry]

btw: welcome to crackberry

[bloodyrek]

oh ok, it has been around 30 to 40mins , i dont remember exactly and ty xD

[crackalackberry]

trying to post a link but it isnt working for some reason..... if you fry the phone (term refered to as "bricked") then do an advanced search for thread titles and just type in Bricked.... The first thread that pops up will help.... if anyone else could post the link it would be cool

[bloodyrek]

it actually just now finished lol but then again, it wont open ...theres that red light flashing 3 times each 3-4 seconds and when the update was done, there was an error that said the backup couldnt be applied ...and now the blackberry wont open...

[crackalackberry]

pull out the battery and put it back in... if you get a white screen that says "app error #... reset" then it is bricked

[Iceman]

Give it a few min to reboot but if you get that wsod(white screen of death) or that error msg it is bricked. There is a link in my signature on recovering a dead blackberry. It has brought many berries back from the dead.

[bloodyrek]

it just does the red light flashing thing lol....

[crackalackberry]

..... did the battery die? plug it in lol

[crackalackberry]

do another batt pull, then hold down the power button... may make it work again

[bloodyrek]

Blackberry Desktop Manager wont reconize my blackberry plugged in and that red LED light still there -__-

[bloodyrek]

even if i wanted to restore

Program Files / Common Files / Research in Motion / AppLoader.
^^^^^^

i dont even have those folders...in bold

[crackalackberry]

well no it wont recognize it without the phone being on... you try holding down the power button for a few seconds? like... up to 10

[Reed McLay]

The good news is, that happens less then 1% of the time.

The bad news is, it happened to you.

Fortunatly, it has happened often enough that we have recovery down to a science.

http://forums.crackberry.com/f3/how-...ckberry-32322/

[crackalackberry]

The good news is, that happens less then 1% of the time.

The bad news is, it happened to you.

Fortunatly, it has happened often enough that we have recovery down to a science.

http://forums.crackberry.com/f3/how-...ckberry-32322/

is it actually bricked though? since he isnt getting the WSOD... the phone just isnt even beginning the boot sequence....

[bloodyrek]

45 secs..... =.=

[crackalackberry]

ok then go for what Reed posted, go to the link and see if you can follow that process

[Reed McLay]

is it actually bricked though? since he isnt getting the WSOD... the phone just isnt even beginning the boot sequence....

There are three conditions that qualify as bricked.

Stone cold dead, likley soaked in sea water. No chance of recovery.

White screen with error message. Fully recoverable

Black screen. blinking LED. Cross your fingers, you might be lucky.

[crackalackberry]

*crosses fingers for bloodyrek*

[bloodyrek]

There are three conditions that qualify as bricked.

Stone cold dead, likley soaked in sea water. No chance of recovery.

White screen with error message. Fully recoverable

Black screen. blinking LED. Cross your fingers, you might be lucky.

well i got that bold part ..eh

[bloodyrek]

ok blackberry seem to work ..but i just have some crappy black and white theme and some things dont work, what am i suppose to do?

[pkcable]

There are three conditions that qualify as bricked.

Stone cold dead, likley soaked in sea water. No chance of recovery.

White screen with error message. Fully recoverable

Black screen. blinking LED. Cross your fingers, you might be lucky.

Yea sounds like the OP has number 3. I have seen folks with that problem have to try the steps in your thread several times to get it to work. So to the OP don't give up after 1 try.

ok blackberry seem to work ..but i just have some crappy black and white theme and some things dont work, what am i suppose to do?

You may need to wipe and try again, BUT first try pushing your service books, Step 1, Options, Advanced, Host Routing, press BB button, select Register Device, Step 2 Open Setup, then Email Setup, then sign on, press BB, select Service Books, then Send Service Books, Step 3 pull the battery.

[bloodyrek]

woot woot, everything seems to be back to normal xD

recovered all my files and passwords and what not.

Blackberry 8330 v4.5.0.138 < i wonder if it is the latest version

but anyway, thanks for the help, back to business!