[halloween75]

After many hours of working w my AT&T and my Audi dealer, it appears that blackberry's are just not that compatable with Audi's which I am not happy about. I have the latest list from Audi and the 8100 (which I have) is on the list but the minimum fireware listed is 4.2.0.51 and I have 4.2.1.96 - I have no idea which is higher - seems like mine?? How would I go about getting that updated? Also, I do I check to see what year my phone is? I really would love to get this work bc I love the pearl! Thanks!

[jeremyckitching]

Your firmware is a later revision. You could try the latest OS for the 8100, which is 4.2.1.109. It is listed at the top of the 8100 forum as a sticky thread. However, there are reported issues with Bluetooth and OS 4.2.1 and higher it seems. You might do better trying to downgrade the OS to a version of 4.2.0 to see if that helps.

[halloween75]

yes...very helpful...thanks! How would I downgrade? And the year listed on my phone compatible chart is 2008 which doesn't make any sense...would that matter?

[jeremyckitching]

The first thing you would need to do is find the 4.2.0 software. I have the 4.2.0.67 version of the software that you can download from here:

vB Easy Archive - Rogers BlackBerry Pearl 4.2.0.67 OS Update

As far as downgrading you can find those instructions on BlackBerryFAQ.com:

How do I downgrade the OS on my BlackBerry? - BlackBerryFAQ.com

Update: looks like my site is having issues. I will update this again once it is available. You can also search around to see if you can find this version of the OS, or any other 4.2.0 software.

Update #2: I posted a different site for the download.

[halloween75]

Thanks so much for your help...I'm so excited...crossing my fingers. Going to download now.

[halloween75]

I have a link for 4.2.0.73 - would that be better or the one above? Seems like people like 0.71 a lot but I can't find that one.