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BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife (BBSAK) Beta

by Adam Zeis on 29 Jul 2009 12:48 PM
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BBSAK

Every BlackBerry Abuser knows that JL_Cmdr can be your best friend, and your worst enemy. Having a bricked device or no other place to turn, JL_Cmdr comes to the rescue. Its outdated UI and design have been hanging on for quite a while, so it was only a matter of time before someone stepped it up a bit. Building upon the functionality of JL_Cmdr, BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife serves as a replacement with an updated interface and all around easier user experience. BBSAK gives you the ability to take screenshots, perform a factory reset, wipe a device, load an OS and more. This is a handy tool to have on your PC for those times of need.

*Using an application like JL_Cmdr or BBSAK you run the risk of damaging your device, so we take no responsibility for your actions - use at your own risk.*

Head over to http://rimgeeks.com/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=18 for more information and to download.

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48 Comments

Posted by Mathrin Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

OMG!!! You can install Call of Duty!!!!!

Not really, but this looks pretty sweet to me. Going to check it out when I get home.

 
 
Posted by Irving94 Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

Hhahahahahaha, I laughed.

 
 
Posted by trademarkmuzik Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 927 days ago

as did I lol

 
 
Posted by mayniak Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

this seems like something good

 
 
Posted by mrbrianwc Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

"ability to take screenshorts"

I need "screenshorts". It was 112 degrees here in Vegas yesterday.

 
 
Posted by nawarygk Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

I had trouble getting JL_Cmdr to run on Vista. Hopefully this will be the answer!

 
 
Posted by y0us3f Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

COOL !! Thanks

JL cmdr didnt work for me ! :) i'll try this one

 
 
Posted by fastcivic416 Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

u have to register first before u can d/l the bbsak but the msg board won't allow u to register. according to the FAQ's, it says that the board admin has either banned ur IP (it couldn't have since its my first time going to that site) or it won't accept any new members.

kind of pointless in going. especially since its still a beta. i'd rather wait for it to be official. JL does the job.

 
 
Posted by DolfanCole Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

Try "Mirror Two". The other mirrors are hosted by RimGeeks and you have to register to download. Mirror Two is RapidShare and you don't need to register.

 
 
Posted by fastcivic416 Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

mirror 2 worked!

 
 
Posted by dmglakewood Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

Doesn't seem to work on 64bit OS =/

 
 
Posted by wowthatisrandom Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

works great on 64 bit... remember to run as admin using vista or windows 7 :)

 
 
Posted by dmglakewood Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

I tried to run as admin and it launches the app but it never connects to the device. I will try again with a different bb and see if it works

 
 
Posted by robrowald Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

Works on Windows 7 Ultimate x64 as well

 
 
Posted by greedee2003 Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 866 days ago

good to know this works on 7....

 
 
Posted by kid6284 Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

Used BBSAK this weekend to fix some software issues with my replacement Storm. Worked like a charm!! super easy to use!! A+++

 
 
Posted by sefiroh Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

where it says it can damage your device? i thought it's suppose to help fix it? lol

 
 
Posted by chrisreps301 Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

I was never a fan of JL_CMDR, it would take 10-15 times to get my device wiped.. hopefully this makes it a lot smoother. Thanks for the info!!!

 
 
Posted by sterling_bandit Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

wiped intentionally just to try it and it wrks like a charm, no connecting issue JL_Cmder you are now backup.

 
 
Posted by BigTechTony Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

Can this be used to wipe the Tour after I perform a backup to see if the wipe fixes the muffled sound issue? Thx...

 
 
Posted by wowthatisrandom Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

sure can this will wipe the os completely leaving only a 507 error

 
 
Posted by mandeepkavita Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 927 days ago

I second that comment. Have done it to get the 507 error then used the post on how to install OS on a nuked berry to install new OS. BBSAK is the shizzle....

 
 
Posted by harleybob Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

I have been using this for months. I didn't have a copy of it at work with me yesterday when I nuked my Storm and used JL which just made it worse. As soon as I got home wiped again with BBSAK and I was back up and running in 10 minutes!

 
 
Posted by Geltab Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 928 days ago

Some people may run into the problem of it not connecting to the phone. I had the same problem and found that it usually just takes a few minutes to detect the device. Other than that I have been using this for awhile now and it works great.

 
 
Posted by youngduece Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 927 days ago

what do i need to do to get the proper permissions for download?

 
 
Posted by GrandMasterB Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 927 days ago

Try mirror 2 like suggested above.

 
 
Posted by mandeepkavita Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 927 days ago

Have used this before and now swear bu BBSAK to wipe my bold before I do a new OS install. I then follow the instructions on how to install OS on a nuked berry. JL Cmdr was a joke..didnt work so I did BBSAK. Worked as advertised. The real deal....

 
 
Posted by Bbcboy07 Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 927 days ago

What Exactly is The Purpose of This Summed up. Didnt feel like reading the article.

 
 
Posted by Bbcboy07 Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 927 days ago

What Exactly is The Purpose of This Summed up. Didnt feel like reading the article.

 
 
Posted by Bbcboy07 Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 927 days ago

What Exactly is The Purpose of This Summed up. Didnt feel like reading the article.

 
 
Posted by trademarkmuzik Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 927 days ago

so this is a more user friendly bb desktop manager?

 
 
Posted by vzwcttech Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 927 days ago

I was having problems getting .151 installed. I followed everyone's advice (even Crucial's), still could not get iit going. I was googling JL_CMDER, and saw a link on this app. Taking a deep breath, I went for it.

Very clean, I love the fact that I now have a set place for my 3rd party backups. I was able to do a low level wipe, install .151, and then restore my apps far faster than using DM5!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

 
 
Posted by Hollaback72 Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 927 days ago

of a wipe?

 
 
Posted by bbsean Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 900 days ago

If you want to do a clean OS install, you can use the Wipe facility in BBSAK to clear EVERYTHING from your BB.

(See the Installing an OS Thread in the forums).

 
 
Posted by DBoone2 Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 927 days ago

ok so im going to install lyricidals newest hybrid and i have never done a wipe before. what do i do first to ensure everything will be there when im done?

 
 
Posted by DBoone2 Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 927 days ago

ok so i wiped my phone. and now i have the 507 error. when i try to load my os i get the message in loader.exe "the blackberry desktop software does not have the blackberry device software for the device you have connected to the computer contact your wireless service provider or system admin." what do i do?!? please help

 
 
Posted by wowthatisrandom Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 927 days ago

you need to install device software on ur pc then it will find it... go to the hybrid page and lyricidal will tell you waht device software his hybrid is based off then find that software on blackberry.com then load the hybrid then run loader.exe

 
 
Posted by bbsean Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 900 days ago

Cut & Paste your post into the appropriate forum thread bud!

You're more likely to get your problem solved there!

I would try here first:
http://forums.crackberry.com/f135/info-help-guide-upgrade-downgrade-back...

Did you remember to delete your vendor file?

Good luck

 
 
Posted by GrandMasterB Saturday, Aug 08, 2009 918 days ago

I have pissssed way too many hours away trying use jl cmdr on my Vista 64 bit machine , sometimes it works but most of the time it is a pita. Used BBsak tonight for the first time and was thrilled with the ease of use and the efficientcy of it. It is a most welcome addition!

 
 
Posted by mrspock2002 Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009 914 days ago

Found this on another forum today, got version 1.3 and WOW I LOVE IT! Backed up all my 3rd party apps, so if I need to replace this Storm I just slap the new one on and BOOM good to go! between this and the dsktop manager's backup of databases you have a complete backup. Love it!

 
 
Posted by sims2k Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 875 days ago

Downloaded the app...running it now...works great. So it works just like it says for me. Thanks.

 
 
Posted by laugh_a_little Friday, Oct 02, 2009 863 days ago

Thank you to anyone who put this together and made it accessible.

Left for a week-long conference, bb storm totally fried. Tried everything... and *then* found this. I literally spent at least a dozen hours trying/re-trying everything else under the sun. The Wipe Device via this app was the only thing that actually worked.

Was able to start fresh, email myself the backup from the home computer and reload everything - good to go!

SO thankful for you - whomever you guys and gals are. Blessings on the BBSAK efforts. You've put me back in business.

 
 
Posted by ekz13 Saturday, Dec 12, 2009 792 days ago

give it a shot

 
 
Posted by -MCM- Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 789 days ago

how do you use this?

 
 
Posted by kjfrey55 Thursday, Mar 18, 2010 696 days ago

I had a problem with my Curve 8310 where all my home screen icons disappeared. I could get to the call log and have some choices there, but couldn't do much else. I spent 3 hours with ATT suppoort and after doing soft resets, hard resets, master resets, downgrading the OS from 4.5.305 to 4.5.183 (or whatever the numbers actually are) I was able to get the icons to show up. But a couple of the apps like ATT Music, Blackberry Setup and Settings only gave me a popup with an exclamation point and an OK button. I could not get them to work. My phone was out of warranty and the best they could say was "Time to get a new phone."

After checking the web I came across a reference to BBSak program in a forum on the Crackberry site. After downloading and installing it, I did a Wipe System, then installed the BB OS 4.5.305 again. The problems were COMPLETELY RESOLVED!

 
 
Posted by whatAheadache22 Thursday, Sep 09, 2010 521 days ago

can i get msl code with this so that i can free the cdma part of the phone from sprint i feel im getting closer to my crackberry dream please help :D

 
 
Posted by whatAheadache22 Thursday, Sep 09, 2010 521 days ago

can i get msl code with this so that i can free the cdma part of the phone from sprint i feel im getting closer to my crackberry dream please help :D

 
 
Posted by pcgizmo Friday, Sep 24, 2010 506 days ago

finally found a live one. rimgeeks' site sucks for getting their app.