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Using the instructions from this website, http://www.blackberryos.com/forums/blackberry-how-guides/6313-how-browser-fix-t-5-0-os-using-bbsak.html, here are pictures for the graphically stimulated (like myself). I did use the Blackberry Bold simulator as I had already followed these steps on my actual Blackberry Bold and I wasn’t going to mess up my phone just to get pictures of the steps. I deviated from the steps slightly in which I noted towards the end of the instructions.

Step 1: Download Blackberry Swiss Army Knife from http://rimgeeks.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=56

Step 2: Backup your entire device using Blackberry Desktop Manager (if you don’t know how to backup your device using BDM you don’t need to be doing this browser fix)

Step 3: Connect the USB cable and launch the Blackberry Swiss Army Knife

Step 4: Click “read system” on the BBSAK and sort by name

Step 5: Select (now highlighted) net_rim_bb_browser_daemon and click “Save COD”. This will save the .cod file into the default BBSAK directory which is usually C:\Program files\BBSAK\CODs\net_rim_bb_browser_daemon

Step 6: Select “Remove COD” and allow the device to reboot

Step 7: Download the AT&T Service Books and open the BDM

From the original instructions: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2LPGJW24
Alternate link to the service books via web search.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=652217d0a1ad632e6b21be4093fab7ac13691ffdf1927bb9e04f31aacf568dab

Step 8: Select the advanced tab in the BDM under the Backup/Restore main menu

Allow the device to update:

Step 9: Choose File –> Open and select the service book .ipd file that you downloaded

Step 10: Highlight the service book .ipd file that you opened and select the >>> arrows to add them to the phone

Allow the service books to load and phone to refresh

Step 11: Once completed, close the BDM (just click the X) and open BBSAK. Click “Install COD” and navigate to the .cod file that you saved earlier.

Step 12: Close BBSAK, disconnect the USB cable, and allow the phone to reboot. Once the phone reboots, pull the battery and allow the phone to power back up.

Step 13: This is where I deviated from the original instructions. Once my Bold powered back up the browser was already on the home screen without needing to resend service books from AT&T’s website (na. blackberry.com/mycingular or something like that).  I simply changed the options on the “Browser” menu of the “Options” page to “Browser” from “Media Net”.

After all was said in done everything worked properly. I did however have to re-setup my e-mail for my work and Gmail accounts. All of my e-mail was on the phone, I just had to reconfigure the accounts (took all of 3 minutes).

~ by johndball on November 23, 2009.