Testing and Deployment

[oleg_derevenetz]

Hi,

Recently I got BB10 Dev Alpha device, and I have a questions regarding firmware updates:

1. How do I know that my device contains latest available firmware version?

2. How can I upgrade to the latest firmware and/or reload OS image to it?

I have read BB10 Dev Alpha FAQ here:

https://developer.blackberry.com/devzone/blackberry10devalphas/faq,

and, according to answer to question 4 ("My device won't boot, what can I do?") there should be a way to reload OS image on the device ("b. There could be an issue with the OS image. Please try reloading the OS using the steps provided here.") but I can't find neither any description of this procedure in that FAQ, nor any links to "here" where it would be described.

Thank you in advance for your help.

[MSohm · Accepted solution]

You'll be able to upgrade the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha using a future beta release of Desktop Manager.  To date, we have not released an OS update for the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha.  Please refer to the instructions that came with your dev alpha for steps on registering for the BlackBerry Desktop Manager beta program.

[oleg_derevenetz]

Thank you!

[bensmithbortey]

When will it be out?

[MSohm]

Today!  

[bensmithbortey]

My dev apha won't let me update from software 10.0.4 to software version 10.06 Bundle 362. Why is this?

[tbassetto]

But only for Windows, right? Do you know when the Mac version will be available?

[MSohm]

The Desktop Manager for Mac will be available today too.

[bensmithbortey]

my dev apha wont let me update from software 10.0.4 to software version 10.06 Bundle 362. Why is this?

[MSohm]

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bensmithbortey wrote:

my dev apha wont let me update from software 10.0.4 to software version 10.06 Bundle 362. Why is this?

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What happens when you try?