Blackberry: How To Install or Reload Your Operating System

Every now i then, i love to explore and do new things on my gadget, I recently acquired a blackberry device for my self.

You got me there, I don’t really fancy this device but when the opportunity came to owning  one, i dint hesitate.

One of the few reasons why i decided to make use of this device is because of the availability of a WordPress app that makes managing this blog very easy and with the fact that i get so much calls to join the team of PIN holders.

To cut the story short… i am just beginning to make the blackberry work for me.

One thing you will perhaps notice about gadgets generally is that at some point or the other they tend to bring out errors which the Blackberry is not an exception. This errors could sometimes be caused by an application or a corrupt OS (Operating system). So if you are having a problem and all solutions you have tried are not working then there’s possibility that its software related.

Just after i acquire my blackberry, i begin to notice some annoying errors on it, the new Blackberry App world doesn’t work at all so i was forced to use the older version of the app world, and also all other apps that requires the use of Blackberry ID end up been useless.

In mere words, My Blackberry ID is faulty.

Well i have figured out a way, now my device works Fabulously.

What i had to do to fix the mess is to reload my operating system, and Here is how i did it.

Caution:

If you are very good with computers and gadgets it shouldn’t be that hard for you to follow, But make sure you read thoroughly before attempting it. please read carefully so you wont break your phone.

If you are not too good with computers,don’t worry you can just call a friend , family or college to help you out.

The Steps i am going to write will help your fix your blackberry on these major issues;

Blackberry ID Update Problem

How To Fix a Nuked Blackberry

When Blackberry app world doesn’t work

Requirements/tools

All you need for this:

• A Windows Computer
• BlackBerry Desktop Manager installed ( (abbreviated BDM)This doesn’t work on Windows with service pack 2, Unfortunately that what i use but that’s not a big deal)
• Install BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife ( (abbreviated BBSAK)Alternative to BDM)
• BlackBerry Operating System you want to install/reload onto your  BlackBerry installed
• A USB cable appropriate for your BlackBerry

Note: that you do not necessarily need to install the same OS version that’s on your blackberry but i will advice you install the latest version for your device.

HOW TO EASILY RELOAD YOUR BLACKBERRY OPERATING SYSTEM.

Step #1: Back Up Data First!!

First of all After installing BlackBerry Desktop Manager on your computer, if you cant install it on your computer maybe cause of some errors, you can use a friends PC, The only things we need the Blackberry desktop manager for is for you to make full backup of your blackberry phone. Once you have done that, then you should proceed.

Step #2: Get Blackberry AppLoader Available

Now Download the blackberry Apploader, and make sure your device is not connected to the connected at this time.

Step #3: Install your Blackberry OS

Now install the BlackBerry Operating System you wish to install, i choose the MTN Nigeria link when i was doing this. Once you have done this, then install the file on your computer

Step #4: Download and Install The BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife (BBSAK)

Now the last installation, Install the BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife (BBSAK) on your computer

Step #5: Connect Your BlackBerry To The Computer

Now connect your Blackberry to your computer then open BBSAK, then software should automatically detect your device

You can as well back up your apps with this software,But it wont back up contacts, emails, sms, settings etc like the Blackberry desktop manager.

Step #6: Wipe Away The Old OS with BBSAK

Once your mobile is detected as you can see my pin above, and you have back up your data, then click on the “wipe device” button (This will clear every single thing on your blackberry, therefore making the blackberry empty) Don’t be scared, we are going to fix i back.

Step #7: Reload installed OS

After the wipe, Then click on the “load OS” button, Remember we have already installed the OS on the computer, So once you click that the OS will pop up, But in-case your have many OS installed, then you have the options to chose which one you need to install, Once you do that, then the application loader will start its work

application loader will start its work

Click NEXT

 Select the OS options you want to install

 Approve the Operating System Installation Options

 Sit back and relax and let the installer do its thing

Installation Complete! Just sit back and let your BlackBerry Reboot

Step #8: Breathe and Smile

That’s it! You are done.

Check out your device now, you will notice its now a Brand New BlackBerry. And now to get your data back, just connect your device to the computer, open your Desktop manager then restore your files.

So every thing will look exactly as before, but with a clean OS :)

That’s all folks! This a tutorial i hope you wont have to use though, but if the case arise for such need then this tutorial should help you get them solved

Happy BlackBerrying! lol

Rooting your Android

Rooting your Android Root of all evil #su TryNotToBreakAnything.sh We've talked a lot about root and Android in the past five years. We've discussed the good, we've discussed the bad. We'll keep talking about both, because root on Android, like Android itself, is a constantly evolving thing. As Android matures, the wide-open style of root access we may have grown used to with legacy versions has gone away. Because Android is designed for mobile devices, 

the focus is on security — specifically the security of your life's data you might have stored away on that screen in your pocket. We've seen Android go from the wild-west days of unfettered Superuser access, to locked down and tamper-proof (well, they try to be) devices meant for folks who need the extra level for their business details. For some of us, this is a hinderance and we don't want Google or the folks who made our phone trying to protect us from ourselves. But for each person who needs — or thinks they need — unfettered root access there are thousands, if not tens of thousands, who just want their data to stay safe. Those people are who our phones get built for, and we're left to exploit as best we can. Root itself is j

ust a user with elevated permissions, who can do anything to any file or folder in the system. It's often dangerous, always powerful, and an integral part of Linux. Android is the most popular "version" of Linux in the world (as well as the most popular computing system), but as we discussed above superuser access is more restricted than it is on other Linux systems. We don't have to like this, but there is little we can do to change it other than build our own from the AOSP. While I think anyone and everyone interested in building Android themselves should look into it, for now we have to stay in the limits that Security Enhanced kernels and Knox have given us. If you've read this far, congratulations. Enough talk. It's time to root that device, and we've got the links you need to get started.

Lagos: Killings continue in Mile 12 ethnic clash

By Evelyn Usman, Bose Adelaja and Monsuru Olowoopejo

 Some parts of the Mile 12 market and environs in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos, yesterday, were tension-soaked following fresh killings by armed hoodlums suspected to be from the Northern part of the country. Four persons were reported killed in the renewed midnight ethnic clash which started on Wednesday night. Saturday Vanguard gathered that in spite of the curfew imposed in the area, some armed men arrived at the early hours of yesterday through the canal and destroyed some shops in the market. Some homeless persons sleeping in the market and adjourning streets were suspected to have been killed. Ketu-traders A resident, who simply gave his name as Oluwatimileyin, said: “ The Hausa men crossed the Agilinti river with canoe and attacked residents of an estate at Isheri North, last night. They even burnt some buildings”. Irked by the invasion, some armed Yoruba youths converged close to the market in readiness for another clash at about 1pm. The irate youths, who chanted war songs attempted to invade the market and destroy shops belonging to Hausa traders. But they were dispersed by security operatives with tear gas cannisters. Consequently, residents in the affected streets have been fleeing their abodes, following alleged threats by some Hausa youths to set their houses on fire at midnight.

Also, Hausa residents in the area have abandoned their homes for fear of being caught in the ethnic war. The popular Mile 12 market was Thursday, turned into a theatre of war, during which no fewer than 12 persons were killed and several others injured. What started like a storm in a tea cup on Tuesday, snowballed into a big fracas two days later. The ongoing crisis which began with a verbal confrontation took a violent twist after a commercial motorcyclist popularly called okada hit a female trader. Consequently, the popular Mile 12 market was shut by the state government, with curfew imposed on four neighbouring streets: Maidan, Agilinti 1, Agilinti 2 and Oniyanrin, close to the market. How it happened According to eye witnesses’ account, a commercial motorcyclist from the northern part of the country who was riding against traffic hit one of the residents, a Yoruba woman who sustained severe injuries. This attracted sympathy from co-residents, who argued that she should be taken to a nearby hospital at the expense of the rider. The Okada rider bluntly refused the idea and called his colleagues from the same ethnic group, during which a fight ensued. This matter was amicably settled by some community leaders. Unfortunately, the victim passed on the following day, a development that drew the anger of the woman’s friends and subsequently led to fresh crisis on Thursday.

 On that Thursday most of those who became victims of the clash were commuters either going or returning from work. Sensing danger, the Okada rider’s friends and other co-okada riders from the Northern extraction re-mobilised and positioned themselves in various places wielding dangerous weapons to attack the Yoruba. The news spread such that some hoodlums took advantage of the situation by proceeding to Mile 12 market to vandalise and loot the traders’ shops. On noticing the development, the Hausa also strategised to torch and vandalise vehicles and buildings and by the time the dust settled, no fewer than 12 lives were lost while 12 buildings, 10 vehicles and other valuable items were destroyed. Victims’ accounts Some of the victims, who spoke to Saturday Vanguard, condemned the belated response of the Police at Mile 12 Division. “The Police at Mile 12 did not respond on time and when they eventually arrived the scene, they could not stop the raging war,’’ Mr Igba Andrew, one of the victims, who was badly injured and who also had his two-year-old son kidnapped during the incident said: “I was at home when some Hausas came with guns, broken bottles and matchetes and forcefully took my son away and up till now, his whereabouts remain unknown,” A clergy, Pastor Adekunle Tanimowo, had his only building, church and car razed. ‘’I am left with nothing and only God can restore me.

I was in the church preparing for the day’s event when my wife screamed in the house and I rushed to attend to her but to our surprise, some men were seen afar off conversing in Hausa language and we sensed danger. Without wasting time, we fled the scene with our children and while hiding somewhere, I got a call from somebody who alerted me that all our properties have been torched by the attackers.” They left me when I spoke Hausa – Survivor Another victim, Mr Kunle Afariogun, who escaped death by the whiskers said he ran into the hoodlums on his way back from work. ‘’Thank God I understand Hausa language, if not, only God knows what would have happened to me. I was on my way home when I ran into them and they asked me if I were an Hausa man and I answered in the affirmative.

 But they were not convinced and asked me to start speaking in Hausa Language which I did and they responded in Hausa Language ‘he is one of us, don’t kill him.’’’ A resident of Agilinti, Mrs Oluwakemi Ologbon, who is presently seeking refuge in Ikorodu, said she was scared to return to the area. ‘’My husband is taking refuge with his friend while I am taking refuge with my elder sister. Yesterday’s experience was a signal that Boko Haram has infiltrated Lagos and the government must act fast. Thank God I escaped with all my children but what about so many people who have lost their means of livelihood? Six buildings to my house were razed when I fled with my family but my husband decided to stay elsewhere while we all came to Ikorodu,” she said. Residents flee homes over possible reprisal attacks When Saturday Vanguard visited the community, it was gathered that many residents had left their homes in order to avoid been lynched by the hoodlums. A resident, Motunrayo, who spoke to Saturday Vanguard on phone said: “I have left for Mowe. And I am not the only one who has left the community. Some members of the community had gone as far as Ibadan. I don’t want to die.

I believe that going to Mowe will help me evade any attack.” On how she escaped, she said: “We moved through the bush path. And on getting to Isheri-Osun axis

Oshiomhole replies Dino Melaye, seeks unreserved public apology,

Governor Adams Oshiomhole says Senator Dino Melaye only displayed his hollowness by delving into a matter as private as his marriage to his heartthrob. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Peter Okhiria, the Governor said “Our attention has been drawn to the unprovoked verbal assault launched by one Senator Dino Melaye on the Governor of Edo State,

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, while making a contribution on the floor of the Senate on the need to patronize made-in-Nigeria goods. As a “nephew” of the Governor and members of the same party, we expected Senator Melaye to tender an unreserved public apology to the Comrade Governor, to no avail. It is an open secret that Senator Melaye cannot maintain a decent matrimonial home hence he could descend to this pedestrian level of using the hallowed chambers to “cargorise” women as if they were pieces of items for purchase. Any responsible individual that is truly worth to be called a Senator, a position that convokes respect, decorum and decent public conduct, should know the limits of his verbal diarrhea. The liberty of free speech guaranteed in the hallowed chambers does not impose lunacy on anyone to disparage other Nigerians, let alone pry into their matrimony in a very derisive manner.

We had intended to ignore this uncomplimentary comment as one of the several empty displays of the Senator, but the fact that it tends to reduce women to pieces of tissue calls for this response. As we probed into Dino Melaye’s humanity, we were reminded that he is a man known for his vainglorious rodomontade and the childish display of his ostentatious lifestyle complements his love for foreign items. Many of such euro-centric mentality he has persistently displayed on social media, to underscore his materialistic eccentricity, hence his dialectical opposition to made-in-Nigeria goods. But an attempt at making women wear the garb of goods to be picked off the shelves was to take the issue to a ridiculous and irresponsible level.

By delving into the private affair and marriage of the Comrade Governor, Senator Melaye has exposed himself as a simpleton and a court jester whose words and tactlessness cannot be taken seriously by matured people. We advise that Melaye should mend his ways with his ex-wife and concubines before coming to the village square to display his crass ignorance and emptiness to the Nigerian people. If he has anything to offer, Dino Melaye should concentrate on making good laws for the people of Nigeria rather than descend to a ridiculous level, thus displaying to the whole world his unworthiness to sit in the hallowed chambers of the Nigerian Senate.