How to fix a bricked BlackBerry

Category: Apps | Mar 31, 2011 |  

Requirements/Disclaimer Before reloading the operating system on a Nuked BlackBerry, you need to make sure you have taken care of some basics: * you are using a Windows Computer * have BlackBerry Desktop Manager installed * have the BlackBerry Operating System you want to install/reload onto your Nuked BlackBerry installed Step #1: Make sure your BlackBerry IS NOT connected to your computer. Locate and Open the App Loader application. You won’t have a shortcut to this program on your start menu. You need to locate it manually. Open your file browser, go to your C Drive (operating system drive) and navigate your way through the folders to Program Files-Common Files -Research In Motion – AppLoader. Once you are in the AppLoader directory, double click on the Loader application shortcut. Once Loader opens, you can click Next and then proceed to Step #2. As you may have noticed, we skip Desktop Manager altogether. Step #2: We need to connect the BlackBerry to the Computer via USB cable. But here’s where the tricky part comes in with the Nuked BlackBerry. Do you see in the image above where it says COM1? What we want to do is plug in the BlackBerry, and when COM1 switches to say USB-PIN:UNKNOWN we immediately click Next. This catches the BlackBerry and takes it out of the constant reboot cycle and allows you to then reload the Operating System. Step #3: With your BlackBerry now out of the permanent reboot sequence, you are essentially in the clear and well on your way to
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