install apps and themes using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Dummies

Here is another article from our tutorial series and now it is time to learn how to install applications and themes on you BlackBerry smartphone using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software. So lets begin our "How to install apps and themes using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Dummies" tutorial. For the purpose of this tutorial we will be using the BlackBerry Tour 9630, just for illustration purposes but the installation process is the same for all BlackBerry smartphones.

 So in order to install apps and themes on your BlackBerry, you will need the BlackBerry Desktop Software installed on your desktop computer. You can download the latest version from the official BlackBerry website here: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/desktop/. BDS is available both for Windows and Mac. Once you have installed BDS on your PC connect your BlackBerry smartphone with the USB cable provided with your phone or any other USB cable that fits, start the BlackBerry Desktop Manager program from your desktop shortcut or from the Start menu programs on your PC.



When the BlackBerry Desktop Manager starts, you will be shown a screen with few options to choose from, if you want to install applications and themes go to "Application Loader - Update, add, or remove device applications". Once you click on the "Application Loader" icon you will be show the following screen with the two options to choose from:



The first option "Add/Remove Applications - Add new applications to your device or remove existing applications." is the one we need in order to install the app or the theme we want on our device. The second one "Update Software - Update your device software" is used for updating your BlackBerry device software. If you are still staring at this screen click "Add/Remove Applications" and you will see the next screen:



To demonstrate how to install an application or a theme to your BlackBerry we will need something to install right? So, we will be installing the free GlassBerry theme for the BlackBerry Tour which can be downloaded here. Most BlackBerry apps and themes you will install using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager will come as a ZIP file you need to extract into a folder somewhere. Once you extract your app/theme ZIP you will see several files like this:



Now from the BlackBerry Desktop Manager screen on the previous image locate the "Browse" button and click it. Now browse to the folder where your app/theme files are and select the ALX file, please make sure that both the ALX and the COD files are in the same folder.


After you select the file, you will see the app/theme is listed in the Application Loader box. Now click "Next" to install the application or theme and you will be shown a screen where you can see what you will be installing on your phone. Click "Finish" and the installation will begin. Once it is complete you will be show a success message. This means that you have installed the theme or application on your BlackBerry smartphone. Now disconnect your device and enjoy.

If you are installing themes you can activate the new theme that you just loaded on your BlackBerry smartphone by going to "Menu" > "Options"> "Theme" on your phone, from where you can select the theme you want. Scroll to the one you would like to use click the "Menu" button and select "Activate" and you are done.
Source: http://www.blackberrysoftware.us/n10170,how-to-install-apps-and-themes-using-the-blackberry-desktop-manager-for-dummies.html

Install Messaging On Blackberry

Many users Blackbery are asking about how to open Facebook Chat in mobile, usually Facebook Chat can only be opened in the computer / PC while Facebook itself can be opened via a mobile phone or other applications on the BlackBerry or iPhone.

Palringo is one of multiprotocol instant messenger application that allows you to chat via mobile or via the desktop and handle various instant messenger services, noted there are approximately 11 services from Yahoo! Messenger to Facebook Chat including Palringo. To install this application can be used for mobile devices with platforms such as Java, Windows Mobile, Symbian / S60, Aplle iPhone / iPod Touch, BlackBerry and even for Android. For the computer device / PC is available also for Windows PCs and Mac OS X, complete enough right? So not only deals with the BlackBerry and the iPhone, but may also available for the mobile Java or Symbian.

How to install Palringo on BlackBerry, follow this guides:

1. First download Palringo application via the browser on your PC http://www.palringo.com/en/gb/download or download OTA via Blackberry devices in the address http://modept.mobi/download/palringo/app select the type of phone and type of existing OS. Once installed open the Palringo application.

2. The first time the list was Palringgo account using an email address, after the current click "Service" in writing "Not Connected" double-click to "Sign In" using an account that was created earlier. Once connected with Palringo account, add the account Chat / IM from other services, among others have MSN / Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM / AOL Instant Messenger, Tancent QQ, Gadu-Gadu, ICQ, XMPP / Jabber, Facebook Chat, GTalk / Google Talk, and iChat.

3. Then, point the cursor at Palringo account, click the logo on the left side of the BlackBerry trackball, click the "Service", click again "Add Service" to find the logo of the service would be added, then fill ID or username and password to connect, this service account will appear below Palringo account.

At the top of the screen there are two menus, one with the logo Palringgo letter "P" and the menu "Contacts". The first menu to set the "Service" or service should be active, "Active Chats" or the incoming message, "Location" to indicate the location / area of our Online and menu "Help" for assistance.

4. To find friends who are online or even offline, trackball cursor point to the "Contacts". Chat with friends to this point the cursor to a friend's name continued to click trackball to "Private Chat" or click "properties" to see info about this friend.

Palringo's unique is the "Location" which indicates the location of the user, can be set manually by writing a country / city or by auto using existing GPS in BlackBerry or disable regulated and can even be configured who can see this location.

Source :http://atlantisnetwork.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-install-instant-messaging-on.html

BlackBerry Phone Client Installation

Installing the System Software for the BlackBerry device:
One of the most important steps of the installation process that many people skip over involves installing the BlackBerry Phone system software. The system software is specific to each device depending on the service provider (Cingular, AT&T, Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc...). The system software is basically the Operating System for the device. This software needs to be in place before adding the NotifyLink device client software. If this software is not in place BEFORE trying to add the Notify client software through the Application Loader, you will get the error, No additional applications designed for your handheld have been found. You can get the system software using the links below.
Once you download the system software, you must install it to the device. To install it to the device, cradle the device or plug it in to the USB port and double-click the .exe. Once the installer for the system software launches, it will prompt you to either uninstall or repair. Select repair and the installer will install the system software to the device. You are now ready to proceed with the rest of the installation. 

Supported Devices: 

• GPRS Device Models: 7100g, 7100t, 7100r, 7100v, 7100x, 7105t, 7130c, 7130g, 7130v, 7210, 7230, 7280, 7290, 7730, 7780, 8100, 8300, 8700c, 8700f 8700g 8700r, 8700v, 8705g, 8707v, 8800
  
• IDEN Device Models: 7100i, 7510, 7520
  
• CDMA Device Models: 7130e, 7250, 8703e 8830
• Important Note: The NotifyLink BlackBerry Phone Client version 4.0.0 is the last version of Notifylink that was fully tested for the following devices, however NotifyLink Technical Support will still provide assistance for these devices in newer NotifyLink Enterprise Server versions:
  • 7750
  • Non-color devices 6210, 6220, 6230, 6280, 6710(16MB) , 6720(16MB) 
  
  To load the application to the device:
  
  Extract the rimphone.zip file to a directory on your PC (i.e. c:\NotifyLink)
  Note: Be sure to select the option to “Use Folder Names” when extracting this file so that the directory structure in the .zip file will be retained.
  
  Open the Desktop Manager -- by default there should be an icon for this on your desktop after installing the Blackberry Software, if you have deleted this icon, you can find the program in your installation directory under BlackBerry folder. The name of this program is DesktopMgr. The default installation path for this is: c:\program files\research in motion\blackberry\DesktopMgr.
  
  
  
  Note: If your device contains information such as Contacts, Calendar events, Tasks, or messages that you don't want to lose, you will want to Cancel the installation at this point and backup your device. Use the Backup and Restore application in Desktop Manager to perform the backup. This will secure the data that exists on your device. After completing the Backup, return to this installation guide and begin again.
  
  Select the Application Loader icon. The Application Loader Wizard will appear. Select Next.
  The next screen will show a list of applications to load to the device. If the NotifyLink application is not present in the list you will need to add it using the following steps:
• Click the Add button which is located near the top of the screen.
• Navigate to the Loader Files directory in which you placed NotifyLink.alx file.
• Select the ALX file and then select Open.
• NOTE: If you are installing onto a 4.1 OS or later device select the NotifyLink(41).alx. This will add NotifyLink to the list of applications to be installed.
• NOTE: If you are installing onto a 3.8 OS or a 4.0 OS device select the NotifyLink(38-40).alx. This will add NotifyLink to the list of applications to be installed.
• NOTE: If you are installing onto a 3.6 or 3.7 OS device select the NotifyLink(36-37).alx file. This will add NotifyLink to the list of applications to be installed

NOTE: If you are installing to a 3.8 or 4.0 OS device and NotifyLink is listed as "NotifyLink for 3.6/3.7 OS:", you are using the incorrect .alx file. To view which .alx file you are using from the application list, select NotifyLink and click on the details button. The Location field near the bottom of the details dialog will display the full path and name of the .alx file begin used.
NOTE: If you are installing to a 3.6/3.7 OS device and NotifyLink is not listed as "NotifyLink for 3.6/3.7 OS", you are using the wrong .alx file. To view which .alx file you are using from the application list, select NotifyLink and click on the details button. The Location field near the bottom of the details dialog will display the full path and name of the .alx file being used.

If you are using the incorrect .alx file you will need to select the NotifyLink application and press the “Delete” button, and then press the “Add” button to select the correct .alx file.

Check the box next to NotifyLink in the application list Select Next and finish the application loader. ** NOTE ** The Dynoplex software being installed on the device should be the software that is distributed with the NotifyLink application. Software downloaded from the Dynoplex site will not work with the NotifyLink application.

Once all of the applications that you want to load are in the list and check marked, select Next to continue.

If you get the error, Some required files are missing, then you have not installed the system software, see the directions on how to do this above.

The next screen will show a summary of the applications to be loaded, and a summary of how much space is available on the device, and how much space is needed to load the selected applications. Click Finish to start loading the applications.

Next a dialog will come up showing the progress of loading the applications, after it is finished another dialog will come up informing you that the installation was complete. Your device is now ready to use.

Upgrading your BlackBerry Phone Client:

• Extract the .zip file to the folder where the NotifyLink.alx file is located on your computer. This will replace the existing NotifyLink.alx file and all of the .cod files (located in the NotifyLink folder).
• Connect your device to your computer (cradle or USB cable).
• Open Blackberry Desktop.
• You will then be prompted to upgrade NotifyLink.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

Issue:

1. When running the application loader, only the NotifyLink application is listed and no other applications or system software are listed.
   
   Cause:
   
   1. You do not have the correct blackberry handheld software installed. To check the handheld software you have installed:
      1. Open the Blackberry Desktop Manager and select Help, and then About Desktop Manager from the menu.
      2. Select the Handheld Software tab on the About dialog box and verify that your model is listed.
         
      3. If your model is not listed, download the correct handheld software installer from your carrier and install it on your PC. There is a list of downloads for the blackberry at http://notifylink.notify.net/downloadRimPhone.asp
   2. You have multiple handheld software modules installed on your PC and the application load is not recognizing the software for your handheld.
      1. Close the Blackberry Desktop Manager
      2. Rename the following file on your PC:
         C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader\Vendor.xml
         to:
         C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader\Vendor.txt
      3. Run the application loader again and verify that the System software is listed in the application list.  

 Source : http://help.notify.net/userguide/rimpug/nlRIMPinstallguide.asp

install additional languages on your BlackBerry smartphone

You may speak more than one language, and so may your friends and family – and so does your BlackBerry® smartphone, for that matter. Want to make your device use the same languages you do? Keep reading! To install another language to your BlackBerry smartphone, you will need BlackBerry® Desktop Software installed on your PC. From the computer with your desktop software installed, download and install the software bundle that contains the language that you wish to add to your device. Once the software bundle has been installed, the language bundles that are available for your device will depend on the wireless service provider.

How to install and configure additional language packs on a BlackBerry smartphone

1. From the BlackBerry Desktop Software website, download the BlackBerry® Device Software for the BlackBerry smartphone that includes the language pack you want. For example, BlackBerry Device Software v5.0.0.1014 (All Languages – East Asia languages included)
2. Open BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
3. Select the application loader tool.
4. Open Add/Remove Programs. At this point, BlackBerry Desktop Manager will confirm if the installed version of BlackBerry Device Software version is specific to the wireless service provider that the BlackBerry smartphone was purchased from.
5. From the Device Application Select screen, locate East Asian Language and Input Support.
6. Select the language you want to install.
7. Click Next. The installation will begin.

Once the BlackBerry Device Software is installed on the BlackBerry smartphone, complete the following:

1. Go to Options.
2. Under Input Language, select the language that was installed.
3. Save your changes.
4. Compose an email message to test the input language.

 Source :http://www.sdo.me/how-to-install-additional-languages-on-your-blackberry-smartphone

Setup up Eclipse for BlackBerry development

This is yet another post describing how to setup Eclipse for BlackBerry development work. When I was getting started on my BlackBerry project, I must have read a dozen such posts and articles. None of them gave me all that I needed to get everything working. Hopefully this post will do just that.

I do ask that if you find an error, or something does not work, please post the problem, and hopefully the solution.

However first a caveat. Just 2 weeks ago, when I was downloading programs and setting things up, I was downloading the latest versions of the programs that were available at the time. Now, as I write this post, some of the programs have newer versions available. I will write these instructions using the versions I have installed. I hope there won’t be any significant differences with the newer versions.

1. Download and Install

1.1. JDK from http_://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp. I have JDK 6 Update 6, which is the current (non-beta) version.

1.2. BlackBerry JDE from http_://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/downloads/jde.jsp . I have version 4.3.0. As I write this, the latest is 4.5.0. (There is no 4.4.)

1.3. BlackBerry 8820 Simulator. The 4.3.0 JDE came with simulators for the BlackBerry 8120 and 8130. I had a problem with the cursor getting stuck in TextBox fields, in these simulators. So I got the 8820 simulator which does not have this problem. Go to http_://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/downloads/simulators.jsp and click the link “Download a BlackBerry Device Simulator”. Then in the pull down, select “BlackBerry Device Simulators v4.2.2”.

1.4. Eclipse from http_://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ . I have version 3.3.2. As I write this, the latest is 3.4. Also note that I have the Eclipse Classic package.

1.5. bb-ant-tools from http_://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=195339. I have version 0.7 which is still the latest version.

2. Other useful downloads

2.1. Mobile File Manager from http_://www.rovemobile.com/products/freeproducts/mfm/features/. This awesome program allows you to view and manage the file system on the BlackBerry, edit files and even setup an FTP from the BlackBerry to a server. I did not use the FTP feature.

2.2. BlackBerry Desktop Manager from https_://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/browseSoftware.do. Some variant of this program comes with the BlackBerry when you buy it. But if you don’t have one, you can get it here. You need this to install programs to a physical BlackBerry. I have a variant from Roxio that also allows me to transfer files between the BlackBerry and the PC.

2.3. Ant from http_://ant.apache.org/. This will let you test Ant scripts if you want to get into writing them. Eclipse also has a built-in Ant interpreter.

3. Eclipse Setup

3.1. Workspace Preferences

3.1.1. Install the JRE with Javadocs. Note that the following steps assume that in your Eclipse workspace, you will only be doing projects for the BlackBerry. Projects for J2SE or other environments will need to be put into a different Eclipse workspace.

3.1.1.1. Click Window > Preferences from the main menu in Eclipse
3.1.1.2. Click Java > Installed JREs
3.1.1.3. Click Add.
3.1.1.4. Fill the fields:

3.1.1.4.1. JRE type = Standard VM
3.1.1.4.2. JRE name = ‘RIM JRE’
3.1.1.4.3. JRE home = path to the JDK (eg. C:\jdk1.6.0_06)
3.1.1.4.4. Default VM Arguments leave blank

3.1.1.5. In the JRE system libraries box, select all of the entries and click Remove.
3.1.1.6. Click Add External JARs and navigate to the lib directory of the BlackBerry JDE (eg. C:\jde\lib).
3.1.1.7. Select the file net_rim_api.jar.
3.1.1.8. Back in the JRE system libraries box, select the new entry for net_rim_api.jar and click Javadoc Location
3.1.1.9. In the Javadoc window, use the Browse button to navigate to the BlackBerry JDE api directory (eg. C:\jde\docs\api). Click OK to close the Javadoc window.
3.1.1.10. Click OK to close the Add JRE window.
3.1.1.11. In the Installed JREs window, check the box next to the new RIM JRE entry.
3.1.1.12. Click on the prior entry in this list (for jre1.6.0_06) and click the Remove button.
3.1.1.13. Click OK to close the Preferences window.
3.1.1.14. I have seen the above settings not take the first time. So go back into Preferences and make sure they took. If not, do them again. I’ve never seen it not take the second time.

3.1.2. Set the JDK Compliance Level – Since the JRE we started with was version 6, the default compliance setting will be 6.0. But the BlackBerry JDE is not at that level.

3.1.2.1. Click Window > Preferences from the main menu in Eclipse
3.1.2.2. Click Java > Compiler
3.1.2.3. Change the ‘Compiler compliance level’ to 1.4.
3.1.2.4. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

3.1.3. Setup a Detail Formatter for the String class.

3.1.3.1. Click Window > Preferences from the main menu in Eclipse
3.1.3.2. Click Java > Debug > Detail Formatters
3.1.3.3. Click Add
3.1.3.4. Fill the fields:

3.1.3.4.1. Qualified type name = java.lang.String
3.1.3.4.2. Detail formatter code snippet = toString()

3.1.3.5. Click OK
3.1.3.6. In the Detail Formatters window, select the ‘In detail pane only’ radio button.
3.1.3.7. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

3.1.4. Setup the formatting styles you like

3.1.4.1. Click Window > Preferences from the main menu in Eclipse
3.1.4.2. Click Java > Code Style > Formatter
3.1.4.3. Click the New button and enter a name. Click OK
3.1.4.4. In the Profile window that pops up, go through the tabs and configure the styles you like.
3.1.4.5. Click OK to close the Profile window
3.1.4.6. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

3.1.5. Increase debugger timeouts

3.1.5.1. Click Window > Preferences from the main menu in Eclipse
3.1.5.2. Click Java > Debug
3.1.5.3. Increase the Lauch timout by a factor of 10 (eg. set to 200000)
3.1.5.4. Increase the Debugger timeout by a factor of 5 (eg. set to 15000)
3.1.5.5. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

3.1.6. Other settings

3.1.6.1. Click Window > Preferences from the main menu in Eclipse
3.1.6.2. Click General > Workspace
3.1.6.3. Uncheck ‘Build automatically’
3.1.6.4. Check ‘Refresh automatically’
3.1.6.5. Check ‘Save automatically before build’
3.1.6.6. Click OK to close the Preferences window

3.2. Project Setup. The default situation for Eclipse is to have the source code for a project located in the directory tree that you specified for the workspace. However I already had the source files located elsewhere. So I needed to setup the project differently.

3.2.1. If you are still looking at the Welcome window, click the Workbench button, located on the far right.
3.2.2. Click File > New > Project from the main menu in Eclipse
3.2.3. Give the project a name
3.2.4. Select ‘Create new project in workspace’. The source files are elsewhere, but the other project files can be in the workspace.
3.2.5. Select ‘Use default JRE (Currently ‘RIM JRE’)’
3.2.6. Select ‘Create separate folders for source and class files’
3.2.7. Click Next
3.2.8. Click ‘Link additional source’.

3.2.8.1. Use the browse button to locate the external source folder.
3.2.8.2. Give this source tree a name (in the Folder name field)
3.2.8.3. Click Next
3.2.8.4. If there are files in that tree that need to be excluded, then add Exclusion patterns. For example, I needed to exclude:

3.2.8.4.1. **/CVS/**
3.2.8.4.2. *.html
3.2.8.4.3. *.txt

3.2.8.5. Click Finish

3.2.9. If you have additional source trees for the project, then in the Java Settings window, click ‘Link additional source’, and repeat the source configuration for each such source tree.
3.2.10. In the New Java Project window select the ‘Order and Export’ tab.
3.2.11. Check the box next to ‘JRE System Library [RIM JRE]’
3.2.12. Click Finish

3.3. Add bb-ant-tools to the project. This library is needed to build your project’s code for the BlackBerry.

3.3.1. In the Eclipse Package viewer, right mouse click on the Project name, and click New > Folder.
3.3.2. Enter the new Folder name as lib. Verify that the parent folder is the project.
3.3.3. Click Finish
3.3.4. In the Package viewer, right mouse on the new lib folder and click Import.
3.3.5. In the Import window, click General > File System.
3.3.6. Click Next
3.3.7. Use the Browse button to locate the directory containing the bb-ant-tools.jar file that you downloaded earlier. Then in the right pane, check the box next to the bb-ant-tools.jar file. Verify that the “Into folder” field is the lib folder.
3.3.8. Click Finish
3.3.9. In the Package viewer expand the lib folder and right mouse on the bb ant tools.jar file. Click Build Path > Add to Build Path.

3.4. Add a build.xml file to the project. This file is the Ant script that will be used to build your project’s code for the BlackBerry.

3.4.1. In the Package viewer, right mouse and click New > File.
3.4.2. Enter the new file name as build.xml. Verify that the parent folder is the project.
3.4.3. Click Finish
3.4.4. Copy the following into the build.xml file.

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project name="AudioTests" default="buildRIM" basedir=".">
 <taskdef resource="bb-ant-defs.xml" classpath="lib/bb-ant-tools.jar" />
 
 <property name="jdehome" value="C:\jde" /> 
 <property name="javahome" value="C:\jdk1.6.0_06"/>
 <property name="simulator" value="${jdehome}\simulator" />
 <property name="bin" value="${jdehome}\bin" />
 
 <property name="output" value="ProjectName" />
 <property name="title" value="Project Title" />
 <property name="vendor" value="company name" />
 <property name="version" value="0.1" />
 <property name="description" value="my BlackBerry program" />
 
 <target name="buildRIM" description="Composes RIM" depends="clean">
  <rapc jdehome="${jdehome}" jdkhome="${javahome}" output="${output}" >
   <jdp title="${title}" vendor="${vendor}"
    version="${version}" description="${description}"
    runonstartup="false" type="cldc" />
   <src>
    <fileset dir="C:\srcPath1">
     <include name="**/*.java" />
     <include name="resources/**/*.*" />
    </fileset>
    <fileset dir="srcPath2">
     <include name="**/*.java" />
     <include name="resources/**/*.*" />
    </fileset>
   </src>
  </rapc>
  <copy todir="${simulator}" overwrite="true">
   <fileset dir=".">
    <include name="*.cod" />
    <include name="*.debug" />
    <include name="*.cso" />
   </fileset>
  </copy>
 </target>
 
 <target name="clean">
  <delete>
   <fileset dir="bin" includes="**/*.class"/>
   <fileset dir=".">
    <include name="*.cod"/>
    <include name="*.cso"/>
    <include name="*.debug"/>
    <include name="*.jad"/>
    <include name="*.jar"/>
    <include name="*.rapc"/>
   </fileset>
  </delete>
 </target>
 
</project>

3.4.5. Edit the property values at the top of this file, and also adjust the fileset directory paths in the BuildRIM target, for the source trees in your project.
3.4.6. Save and close the editor for the build.xml file.

3.5. Setup custom builders. These tell Eclipse to run the Ant script in build.xml when you build or clean the project.

3.5.1. In the Package viewer, right mouse on the project name and click Properties.
3.5.2. Click Builders
3.5.3. Click New
3.5.4. Click Ant Builder
3.5.5. Click OK
3.5.6. Change the name of the new builder to RIM_Builder.
3.5.7. On the Main tab, under the Buildfile text field, click the Browse Workspace button.
3.5.8. Select build.xml and click OK
3.5.9. On the Targets tab, click the ‘Set Targets’ button to the right of the ‘During a “Clean”’ field.
3.5.10. Uncheck the box next to the ‘buildRIM’ target and check the box next to the ‘clean’ target.
3.5.11. Click OK
3.5.12. Click OK again to close the new builder properties window.
3.5.13. In the Builders window, click on the new builder (RIM_Builder) and click the Up button, moving the new builder to the top of the list.
3.5.14. Click the OK button closing the Builders window.

3.6. Start and setup the JDWP debugger interface. Assuming you have a project with some source code that has successfully built, the next steps will get the project into the simulator and ready for debugging. One of the applications that was installed with the RIM JDE is JDWP.

3.6.1. Start JDWP
3.6.2. On the Simulator tab, Verify that the Profile selected matches the simulator to be used. If not, click the New button.
3.6.3. On the Advanced tab, use the Browse button to navigate to the simulator’s directory (the model number.bat file must be in this directory – eg. 8820.bat).
3.6.4. Click the Edit button and set the command line to

Code:

F:\Java\BlackBerryJDE\simulator\fledge.exe
/app-param=JvmAlxConfigFile:8820.xml
/pin=0x2100000A
/data-port=0x4d44
/data-port=0x4d4e
/app-param=DisableRegistration
/app=Jvm.dll
/keep-lcd-on=true
/handheld=8820
/session=8820

3.6.5. On the General tab, check ‘Launch simulator when debugger connects’.
3.6.6. Click the Launch Simulator button and wait for the simulator to start.
3.6.7. Exit from the simulator (File > Exit) but do not exit the JDWP debugger interface.

3.7. Setup an Eclipse debugger configuration.

3.7.1. In the Eclipse Package viewer, right mouse on the project and click Debug As > Open Debug Dialog.
3.7.2. Right mouse on Remote Java Application, and click New.
3.7.3. Give the configuration a name, such as BB_Debugger.
3.7.4. Click the Debug button.
3.7.5. Eclipse will build the project and will then connect to JDWP, which will start the simulator.
3.7.6. As the simulator starts, have the JDWP window raised to the top on your screen. This will let you see any pop ups from JDWP that say the simulator can not find a file. If such pop ups occur, it is typically safe to click the “Don’t ask this again” button. So long as JDWP is running, it will not ask about that file again.
3.7.7. Close the simulator

3.8. Starting the simulator/debugger. After the debugger configuration has been created, as described above, the debugger can be started as follows:

3.8.1. Locate the toolbar button whose tool tip is “Debug As…”.
3.8.2. Click the pull down arrow located on the right of that button.
3.8.3. At the top of the list will be the Debugger configuration created above (BB_Debugger). Click that item in the list to run that configuration.

That pretty much does it for setting up Eclipse for BlackBerry development. I do however have some other tips that I’ve learned.

BlackBerry Tips

1. Remove unwanted applications from the simulator. In the Simulator directory (eg. C:\jde\simulator) is a file called 8820.xml (assuming you are looking at the 8820 simulator). Remove from this file the lines that specify applications you don’t care to have loaded in the simulator. This will remove clutter from the simulator’s main menu. It may also speed up loading of the simulator, but not by much.

2. Remove your projects from the simulator. Both of the following steps must be done.

2.1. In the simulator directory (eg. C:\jde\simulator), there are 3 files for each of your projects. Delete all 3 of them. They are:

2.1.1. projectName.cod
2.1.2. projectName.cso
2.1.3. projectName.debug

2.2. Run the simulator

2.2.1. Select the Options icon
2.2.2. Select Advanced Options
2.2.3. Select Applications
2.2.4. Click the menu button (the Insert key on the PC keyboard)
2.2.5. Select Modules
2.2.6. Scroll through the list to find your project
2.2.7. Click the menu button (Insert key)
2.2.8. Select Delete

3. Prevent the simulator’s display from going black.

3.1. In the simulator window, select View > Keep LCD On. This will affect only the current simulator session
3.2. In the JDWP window, on the Simulator tab > View tab, check ‘Always keep LCD backlight on’.

4. Installing your project to a physical BlackBerry

4.1. Connect your BlackBerry to your PC with the USB cable.

4.1.1. I get a pop up on the BlackBerry when I connect it to the PC, asking if I want to enable Mass Storage Mode. No matter what I answer (yes or no) the connection to the PC gets broken. So I just don’t answer the pop up until after I’m finished with the connection. After removing the USB cable the pop up goes away on its own.

4.2. On your PC, locate the cod file for your project. It will be in the Eclipse project directory, which is typically under the Workspace directory.
4.3. Open a cmd window in that directory and run the following command. (javaloader comes with RIM’s JDE).

Code:

javaloader -usb load projectName.cod

5. Removing your project from a physical BlackBerry

5.1. Connect your BlackBerry to your PC with the USB cable.
5.2. Open a cmd window in that directory and run the following command. (javaloader comes with RIM’s JDE).

Code:

javaloader -usb erase -f projectName.cod

6. Edit files and navigate the file system on the BlackBerry (physical or simulator).

6.1. Install the Mobile File Manager program to the simulator and/or the physical BlackBerry. Use the BlackBerry Desktop Manager to install this program.
6.2. Programs installed with the BlackBerry Desktop Manager are also removed using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.

7. In Eclipse, name your project with a letter less than ‘n’. When removing your project from the simulator, the modules list has tons of RIM modules that start with “net_rim”. You want your module before that long list of RIM modules.

8. Locate the PIN or IMEI numbers in a physical BlackBerry. Open Options > Status.


Source: http://www.blackberryforums.com/developer-forum/138210-setup-up-eclipse-blackberry-development.html

Installing MSDE on SBS for Blackberry Enterprise Server

I’ve got a few customers using Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) now and they are all running this on Small Business Server 2003.
Research in Motion would probably not recommend this configuration, but actually SBS seems to cope quite well. Although I have not tested this out with more than 6 users.
Installing BES onto SBS is not entirely straight forward, mainly down to the way MSDE is installed on SBS. The BES installation cannot find the MSDE database, but it also doesn’t give you the option to automatically install another database instance.

So, in order to get the BES installation working on SBS, you should create a new instance of MSDE before ruining the installation. You can do this as follows:
1. Locate the MSDE files on the SBS 2003 CD 3 or download from Microsoft.
2. Open a command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd -> clickOK).
3. On the Command Prompt, change to the directory where the MSDE files are located e.g. cd D:\SBS\MONITOR\MSDE
4. Enter the following command to create the new instance:
setup INSTANCENAME=”BESMgmt” SAPWD=”AStrongSAPwd” /L*v C:\MSDELog.log
5. Start the service: Start -> Run -> Services.msc -> Click OK. Scroll down to the instance you just created MSSQL$BESMGMT, select and click start service.
6. Check the log file to make sure everything installed correctly at C:\MSDELog.log


Source : http://blogs.msexchange.org/dalby/2007/05/15/installing-msde-on-sbs-for-blackberry-enterprise-server

Install HNHSoft English Chinese Talking Dictionary on BlackBerry

System Requirements

1. BlackBerry 7130, BlackBerry 8700, BlackBerry Pearl (81xx), BlackBerry Curve (83xx), BlackBerry 88xx, BlackBerry Pearl flip (8220), BlackBerry Bold (9000), BlackBerry Storm, 96xx (BlackBerry Tour), 97xx (BlackBerry Bold), 91xx (BlackBerry Pearl 3G), 9800 (BlackBerry Torch), 93xx (BlackBerry Curve 3G)
2. 32M free memory.
3. A PC with BlackBerry Desktop Manager v4.7.0.32 or later installed. (To download Blackberry Desktop Manager, please visit http://www.blackberry.com/products/software/desktop/index.shtml) To check the version number of your BlackBerry Desktop Manager, start the program and select Help->About BlackBerry Desktop Manager. Here is a screen shot showing the Desktop Manager Version:

To install HNHSoft English-Chinese Dictionary, choose either one of the following options: 

(1) Install Over the Air (OTA), or 

(2) Install via BlackBerry Desktop Manager.

Install Over the Air (OTA)

1. Make sure your device has a data plan.

2. From the browser on your BlackBerry device, visit www.HNHSoft.com/ota

3. Follow the on-screen instruction to install the dictionary program.

4. Launch the dictionary program on your BlackBerry (the program icon can be found on the main menu or in the "Downloads" folder).

5. From the menu, select "Dict Download".

6. Follow the on-screen instruction to download one or more dictionaries.

WARNING: OTA installation may result in data usage charges from your wireless carrier.

Install via BlackBerry Desktop Manager

1. Download the setup package to your local desktop PC.

Download the installation package from http://www.HNHSoft.com/downloads

Find the product you want to download, click on the diskette icon, and save the file to your local desktop PC. If you do not have a program to open .zip file, please download a free unzip tool (for example www.winzip.com). Unzip the package on your PC, and you will find the following files:

File Name	Description
bb41\com_hnhsoft_dictionary.cod	The cod program files.
bb42\com_hnhsoft_dictionary.cod	The cod program files.
bb47\com_hnhsoft_dictionary.cod	The cod program files.
HNHSoft_Dictionary.alx	The alx program file.
EN_CN.dat	The English-Chinese dictionary data file.
installation_ec.pdf	The installation guide.
manual_ec.pdf	The manual.

Table 1. List of files in the installation package

2. Check free space

HNHSoft English-Chinese Dictionary requires at least 32MB free memory to install and run. Please make sure you have enough free memory. On your device, go to Options -> Status to check your free space.

If you do not have enough free space on the main memory, you can install the program to the extension storage card.

3. Connect your device and run Desktop Manager

Connect your device to your desktop PC. On your desktop PC, double click the icon to start BlackBerry Desktop Manager (Figure 1).

Figure 1. BlackBerry Desktop Manager

4. Install the dictionary program

Click the Application Loader icon in the BlackBerry Desktop Manager (Figure 2).

Figure 2. Application Loader

Select "Start" below "Add/Remove Applications". A list of installed applications will be displayed. Click "Browse" button, go to the folder where you extracted the installation package in step 1., and select HNHSoft_dictionary.alx. (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Select the .alx program file

Click "Next" button, the Desktop Manager will install HNHSoft Dictionary on your device (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Install HNHSoft Eng-Chn Dictionary

Wait while the program is being installed. When the installation is finished, close BlackBerry Desktop manager.

5. Install data file

To install data file, you need to turn on the mass storage mode of your blackberry device. On your device, go to Options -> Memory/Media Card -> Mass Storage Mode Support, select "On".

5.1. Copy the data file (e.g. EN_CN.dat) from where you extracted the installation package in step 1 to the root directory of your BlackBerry main memory or extension storage card (alternatively) (Figure 5)

Figure 5. Install data file

5.2. Disconnect your device from your desktop PC, and launch HNHSoft Dictionary (Figure 6).

NOTE: Your BlackBerry device should always be disconnected from your Desktop PC in order to run the dictionary program.

Figure 6. Launch the dictionary

NOTE: Your BlackBerry may perform security verification when you launch the application the first time due to the special APIs used in this dictionary. Please be patient. This will happen only once.

5.3. Wait until the data file is completely loaded (Figure 7).

Figure 7. Data loading

5.4. Now you will be able to see the loaded dictionary data (Figure 8).

Figure 8. Data installation finished

6. Done!
   
   
   Source:http://www.hnhsoft.com/install-HNHSoft-english-chinese-dictionary-on-blackberry

Setup Internet on BlackBerry SmartPhones

A reader asked “How Do I Setup Internet Connection on Blackberry Smartphones powered by Smart Addict Mobile?” Whatever is your network, you can configure your Blackberry smartphones like Blackberry Curve 8900 and BlackBerry Curve 8320 to connect to the internet by doing the following:

1. Run BES-required Internet software without BES
2. Instant Messaging, AIM, ICQ, MSN (Verichat, WebMessenger, BerryVine, IM+, etc.)
3. Full HTML web browsing ability (Reqwireless, BlackBerry Browser, etc.)
4. IRC chatting (virca, wlirc, etc.)
5. Telnet/SSH (Idokorro, etc.)

Other method to setup internet on your Blackberry phones:

1. Upgrade your BlackBerryOS
2. You need BlackBerry with OS 3.8 or later. If you have an older version of BlackBerryOS, please Download BlackBerryOS 4.0 and install it on your BlackBerry first.
3. Configure your BlackBerry & Your Carrier
4. On the BlackBerry handheld, go to Options -> TCP 
5. There is a new option in BlackBerryOS 3.8 and later. Then fill in APN with the provided APN listead in the below post, that is appropriate for your carrier. If no username or password is provided, leave these blank. If only a username is provided, then leave in the password. Also, ignore the Gateway IP address, unless your Blackberry specifically has a textbox to enter the IP address in. “APN” means “Access Point Name”. Once you have saved the APN information, you should reboot your BlackBerry by removing and reinserting the battery.

Run your BlackBerry Internet Software. Once you have filled this information, your Internet applications should work on your BlackBerry. TCP/IP makes Internet software work, including chat software: Verichat, WebMessenger, IRC, Telnet/SSH, Web browsing, etc.
I have found the above tutorial on a Blackberry forum and I decided to post it here for the benefit of BlackBerry users especially in the Philippines. If you are in another country, check with your network the internet configuration settings for your Blackberry phone. You can enable internet access using your Blacberry phones if you know ahead of time the needed values in order to gain access to the internet.
If Your Blackberry phone is powered by Smart Telecoms, please read this: How to Setup WAP by Enabling GPRS and MMS of Smart Cell Phones.
If your Blackberry phone is powered by Globe telecoms, head on to this link: How to Setup WAP by Activating GPRS and MMS of Globe Cell Phones.
Finally, if your Blackberry phone is powered by Sun Cellular, click on this link: How to Activate GPRS and MMS of Nokia Phones Powered by Sun Cellular.
You may post int he comments section any problems you might encounter in enabling internet access with your Blackberry phone.


Source: http://www.kokeytechnology.com/gadgets/cell-phonesmobile-phones/how-to-setup-internet-on-blackberry-smartphones/

Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data

I know it can be frustrating to those who want to download a cool application or theme but can’t because it is only available through an Over-the-Air (OTA) download. You usually need a data plan in order to install applications through an OTA download, but in some cases you don’t.

Here are some examples of when you don’t need a data plan to install an OTA application:

• The application is a theme
• The application does not require a data plan or data connection to work
• You have access to the .jad and .cod file links
  • This means you have access to the full download link ending in .jad. Some application developers use scripts to allow OTA downloading, in which case you do not have actual access to the full download link.

Keep in mind, the easiest way to download an application or theme is directly through an OTA link using your BlackBerry Browser. For this tutorial I will be using the application XBerryLive.

Use these links to jump to a particular section of the guide:

• Install applications or themes via OTA using data
• Install applications or themes via OTA without data

WARNING: Do this at your own risk. I am not responsible for any problems that may occur as a result of following this guide. Like I always say…make plenty of backups!

INSTALL APPLICATIONS OR THEMES VIA OTA USING DATA

STEP 1

• Make sure you have sufficient data coverage and open your BlackBerry Browser

STEP 2

• Visit the page that contains the OTA link, in this case my My Fav Apps OTA page
• Click the link. I am using the OTA link for XBerryLive here

STEP 3

• You will now be brought to a screen containing the application or theme’s details with a choice to either “Set application permissions,” “Download,” or “Cancel”
• Assuming you want to download the application or theme, select “Download”

STEP 4

• The download will start and install the application or theme on your BlackBerry
• You may be prompted to reboot your BlackBerry before being able to use the application or theme. In either case, I always reboot or do a battery pull
• You’re done!

If you do not have a data plan, downloading an application through an OTA link is possible but it’s a bit of a lengthier process.

INSTALL APPLICATIONS OR THEMES VIA OTA WITHOUT DATA

I suggest having a media card installed on your BlackBerry for this method. If you don’t, make sure you delete the .jad and .cod files after you are finished to prevent memory complications. If you are saving the file to your Device Memory make sure you save it under /home/user/.

THIS WORKS FOR BOTH APPLICATIONS AND THEMES WHERE YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE .JAD AND .COD FILES THROUGH LINKS

STEP 1

• Go to the page that contains the OTA link on your desktop computer
• Click the link and save the .jad file to a location of your choice

STEP 2

• Double click the .jad file to run it
• If you do not have a default application that can run the .jad file, run it with Notepad

STEP 3

• Now that you have the .jad file open with Notepad, locate the “RIM-COD-URL:”
• Remember this location, it will be used in the next step

STEP 4

• The OTA link for XBerryLive is http://jxl.me/downloads/xberrylive.jad
• Copy this link and place it in your browser but do not hit enter yet
• Go back to Notepad and copy what comes after “RIM-COD-URL:” which in this case is “XBerryLive.cod” and the other “XBerryLive-1.cod”
• Replace “XBerryLive.jad” with “XBerryLive.cod” in the link you pasted into your browser so it appears like this: http://jxl.me/downloads/xberrylive.cod. Do the same with the second .cod file.
  
• Download and save the .cod files for XBerryLive to the same location you saved the .jad file for XBerryLive
• NOTE: Some applications may have more than one .cod file. It is important that you download ALL OF THEM. Without all the necessary .cod files the installation will fail.

STEP 5

• Connect your BlackBerry via USB to your desktop computer

STEP 6

• When prompted to enable Mass Storage Mode, click yes
• If you aren’t using a media card you can skip this step
• If you have Auto Enable Mass Storage Mode on you can skip this step

STEP 7

• Navigate to where you would like to place the .jad and .cod files you saved, in this case I am saving it to BBMediaCard/BlackBerry/OTA_APPS
• Drop the .jad and .cod files in the location of your choice
• Disconnect your BlackBerry

STEP 8

• Find the “Media” icon and click it
• Open the menu and select “Explorer”
• Navigate to the location where you saved the .jad and .cod files
• Click on the .jad file to run it

STEP 9

• Allow the application to fully install
• Reboot or do a battery pull
• You’re done!

At this point you can delete the .jad and .cod files you placed on your media card or device memory if you don’t think you’ll need them in the future.

In some cases you may not have access to the .jad and .cod files for this to work. An example would be downloading a premium theme or application which you paid for. If you purchased a theme or application, the developer will usually provide a temporary OTA link or the .alx and .cod files necessary for installing the application or theme through BlackBerry Desktop Manager. In that case you can use the Install Applications and Themes via Desktop Manager guide I put together.

Read More: How To: Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data | BlackBerryRocks.com http://blackberryrocks.com/how-to-install-applications-themes-with-without-ota-data/#ixzz1C1UvsyRO

Source :http://blackberryrocks.com/how-to-install-applications-themes-with-without-ota-data

Install TripIt for BlackBerry

Install TripIt for BlackBerry (Beta).
To use TripIt for BlackBerry, follow these steps.

1. Download the Blackberry application for your device:

• High resolution:
• Torch (9800)
• Tour (9630)
• Bold (9000)
• Curve (8900)
• Any device with greater than 320x240 resolution
• Touch:
• Touch (9530)
• Touch (9800)
• Low resolution:
• World Edition (8800)
• Curve (8300, 8500)
• Pearl (8100)
• Any device with less than 320x240 resolution
2. Run the application
3. Follow the directions onscreen to authorize the TripIt application

Source:http://m.tripit.com/uhp/blackberry

Install Ovi Suite

With the Nokia Ovi Suite PC application, you can manage content on your device, and keep it in sync with your computer. You can also update your device with the latest software, and download map data.

Get Nokia Ovi Suite on your computer in a few simple steps. You can always get the latest version of Nokia Ovi Suite from the web.

If you cannot connect to the internet to install Ovi Suite and Nokia Ovi Player from your device:

1. Use a compatible USB data cable to connect your device to your computer.
   
   If you are using Windows XP or Windows Vista on your computer, set the USB mode of your device to Mass Storage mode. On your device, select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > USB > Mass storage. Your device mass memory and memory card appear as removable disks on your PC.
2. On your computer, select Install Nokia Ovi Suite.
   
   If the installation window does not open automatically, open the installation file manually. Select Open folder to view files, and double-click Install Nokia Ovi Suite.exe.
3. Follow the instructions.
4. When the installation is complete, and you are using Windows XP or Windows Vista on your computer, set the USB mode of your device to Media transfer. On your device, select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > USB > Media transfer.

Tip: You can delete Nokia Ovi Suite installation files from your device memory to free up disk space after a successful installation.

To learn more about Ovi Suite, go to http://www.ovi.com/.

Source: http://www.nokia.co.uk/support/product-support/n8-00/nokia-n8-how-to/get-familiar-with-your-device/install-ovi-suite

Install a Nokia 6288

Instructions

1. 1
   Grip the phone, placing your thumb on the back.
2. 2
   Slide the back toward the top of the phone. The rear cover will detach.
3. 3
   Pry open the SIM card latch with a fingernail.
4. 4
   Slide the SIM card inside so the gold panel touches the phone's contact pins.
5. 5
   Close the SIM card latch so it holds the card in place.
6. 6
   Insert the battery so the metal contacts line up with those inside the phone. Push the battery down until it is firmly in place.
7. 7
   Replace the rear cover, making sure the transparent section covers the camera lens.
8. 8
   Slide the cover toward the bottom of the phone, in reverse of Step 2.
9. 9
   Pry open the MiniSD cover on the left side of the phone, near the bottom using a fingernail.
10. 10
    Slide the MiniSD card included with your Nokia 6288 with the contacts facing upward, with the cut-away side pointing toward the bottom of the phone. It will click into place.
11. 11
    Press the MiniSD cover shut.
12. 12
    Switch on the phone by pressing and holding the power button, located above the screen. The necessary parts have been installed and the phone is ready to use.

Read more: How to Install a Nokia 6288 | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7680835_install-nokia-6288.html#ixzz1C0sNWsfz

Source code: http://www.ehow.com/how_7680835_install-nokia-6288.html