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spetras73
Hi,
New AT&T 8900 won't startup. Just hangs at white screen with little black clock spinning.
Weird.
Only a few 3rd party apps on the device, mostly Google Mobile Apps. No themes or anything.
Pulled battery many times.
Any other way to force a reset?
Thanks.
11-08-09 07:26 AM
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fatboy97
About the only way I know to get this to work again is to reload your OS... check out the
BlackBerry 101: How to Reload the Operating System on a Nuked BlackBerry
11-08-09 09:21 AM
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Easy
How long are you letting it start-up? Mine takes a few minutes. Sounds silly, but I've seen ppl not letting it start long enough- seems like forever.
11-08-09 09:38 AM
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spetras73
I've let it start for a long time - 20 minutes or so. Plugged in and not plugged in. No luck.
Thanks for the suggestions, if I can't even get it to start, how do I reload the OS? (I will go read the article now )
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11-08-09 07:29 PM
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fatboy97
Originally Posted by
spetras73
I've let it start for a long time - 20 minutes or so. Plugged in and not plugged in. No luck.
Thanks for the suggestions, if I can't even get it to start, how do I reload the OS? (I will go read the article now )
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Read that thread I posted above... also read the
Upgrade/Downgrade procedure
11-08-09 07:44 PM
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spetras73
Thanks, I am starting in on it right now.
I will let you know how it goes, thanks again.
11-08-09 08:26 PM
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spetras73
seems to be working!
Thanks for the help.
11-08-09 09:35 PM
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spetras73
well, this is weird.
went thru the procedure and got the phone back to factory fresh.
first app i tried to install was BB Messenger 5.0. Told the phone to reboot, it never came back! Dead again.
Reloading again now, I will be leaving off BBM 5.0 for sure. :s
11-08-09 10:11 PM
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fatboy97
You might need to get a new device... it should work with BBM 5.0.
11-09-09 09:43 AM
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o0stryxs0o
I agree it sounds like you have a faulty device. There is no reason why BBM shouldn't work. Ask ATT what the deal is an get them to replace the device.
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11-09-09 11:22 AM
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spetras73
Really? BBM 4.6 works. Maybe some issue with the AT&T version of OS 4.6? BBM 5.0 works fine on my old 8110 (this 8900 is actually my wife's.)
I will keep a close watch for any other odd behavior.
Thanks.
11-09-09 02:19 PM
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spetras73
To close the loop, we replaced the unit.
So far so good but I haven't put BBM 5.0 back on it yet....
11-12-09 11:05 AM
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