Help with Nuke'd BB on mac

wikiwikiwoowoo · Thread Author #1 09-29-2010, 10:50 PM

OK, here is the story..
1. I bought a bb 8830 off ebay, it arrived working and i did an esn swap on the verizon website. It was working GREAT

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2. I downloaded BDM for mac.
3. BDM told me that there was new software available for my bb. Of course, i downloaded it.
4. It was installing it when the installer "encountered an error" and told me to retry later.
5. I put the bb on charge (it was already 2/3 of the way charged anyway) for about 30 minutes. The whole time the bb was on charge it would not turn on it would just flash a red led at me.
6. I plugged the blackberry into my mac and BDM said there was no os on the bb and to install one. So, i chose to install one. It downloaded all the items and under the progress bar it said something about applications and it would freeze. I tried this for a few hours with no results better than a little half of the progress bar.
7. Now the bb is still flashing the led and not turning on but now when i plug it in the led quits and BDM dosen't detect it and thats about it.

Also, I do NOT have a pc available to me right now, or will have one any time soon.

Please help.

lak611 · #2 09-29-2010, 10:53 PM

Sorry, but you will not be able to restore your device using OS X. You need to run Windows on your Mac, either in a virtual environment or on a partition. If neither is possible, you will need to borrow a PC.

wikiwikiwoowoo · Thread Author #3 09-29-2010, 10:54 PM

I tried VMWare but i got BSODs every time.

bidaci · #4 09-30-2010, 07:37 AM

No idea if this will help but it's worth a try.

BlackBerry - Update your Device Software

2phonz · #5 11-03-2010, 08:53 PM

I bricked my original BlackBerry in much the same way. I'm in London and was able to take it in to a mobile retailer that had a repair department they unbricked me overnight.
Not sure this is any help