Same here - we used T Mobile Italia updates on our O2 phones, no problems with many upgrades.
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:41 AM, Martin Blackstone <[email protected]>wrote: > Exactly. And I've done dozens this way. > > Just make sure you have CDMA download for your Sprint phones. For example > Verizon. No GSM stuff. > > > > > > *From:* Bob Fronk [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:31 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Upgrading BES > > > > Just load the software on the PC, then go to ?:\program files\common > files\Research In Motion\AppLoader and delete the vendor.xml. Then > connect the BB, start desktop manager and load away. Beware, this will wipe > all settings. > > > > I have done this on 8700s, 8300, 8310, 8800, 9000 > > > > > > > > *Bob Fronk* > > * [email protected] > > > > *From:* Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:57 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Upgrading BES > > > > Yeah. I downloaded Altell's 4.5.089 and some instructions on how to > upgrade phones using a different carrier's file. I Just need to find a > guinna pig phone to try. > > > > *From:* Martin Blackstone [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:19 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Upgrading BES > > > > I think Sprint is behind the times. Verizon is at 4.5 which is a > significant upgrade. > > > > *From:* Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:15 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Upgrading BES > > > > Okay maybe that isn't it. One of the pones with 4.3.0.127 is the phone > that I've been testing with. When I check RIM's download page for Sprint > 8130 Pearls, I see that it's fully up to date as far as that is concerned. > I can't even find 4.3.0.170 Multilanguage… > > > > *From:* Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:07 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Upgrading BES > > > > In desperation I started fumbling around **ALL** the google results I've > had searching on this. I finally find one message from May in a crackberry > forum that suggests that this is an issue with all 8130 (every device in > this company) with version 4.3.0.97 which all but two of the units are > running. Apparently the fix is to upgrade to 4.3.0.170 (Multilanguage). > (The two that aren't .97 are only .127). > > > > So my question is now, how do I upgrade the firmware on these phones? Is > this something I'm going to have to touch each phone for, or is this > something I can push from the BES. Seems to me that would be something I > could do from the server. > > > > *From:* Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2008 1:42 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Upgrading BES > > > > What was frustrating was I downloaded it twice with the same result. The > third download was to my x64 system at home, where I was able to then > extract the files just fine, but it didn't solve my original problem. I > haven't applied the Service packs yet, as I need to wait for a time when I > can handle the restarts. > > > > The software is installed on a SBS 2003 R2 (full patched through Nov.) > server, so the CDO.DLL file has to be the same as it's the same server. > > > > Any clue if this is a Blackberry or Active Directory issue? I could open a > case with either vendor, but I'm afraid if I pose that same question to them > they'd just point the finger at the other. > > > > I'd say this was definitely a blackberry issue, but the fact that meeting > requests from me (an outside domain), the administrator account and my test > user account all work fine is driving me nuts. It seems to be inter office > requests. > > > > *From:* Martin Blackstone [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:08 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Upgrading BES > > > > I would be willing to bet the download is corrupt. There is no reason it > wouldn't run on 32 bit machine (since that is what BES runs on). > > > > A couple of other things that come to mind in regards to meeting requests > are permissions and perhaps even the BB OS version on the handheld. Everyone > should hopefully be at 4.2 or higher. > > Then of course also verify that your CDO.DLL files on the Exchange server > and BES match. > > > > *From:* Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 10, 2008 6:16 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Upgrading BES > > > > I've got a Blackberry server that for whatever reason, doesn't always > forward Meeting request emails to the phones of some of the employees. But > it only seems to occur between certain users. I can send meeting requests > from administrator or newly created users, but not other users. I was going > to try upgrading the server (4.1.4.15) to 4.1.6 then apply the two SP, but > for some STUPID reason the 4.1.6 updater file doesn't want to run on a > 32-bit machine. > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
