Finding out Bootloader Version

**weedahoe** · #1 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 07:47 AM

You do not have to hard reset to get into BL mode and there is no other way to know other than to go into to BL mode. Getting into BL mode does not force you to load anything and you can get out of BL simply by pressing the reset button with your stylus.

Remember to get into BL mode (since you say its been 3 yrs) you have to press both soft keys (minus keys) and hold them while pressing the reset button.

**guitardoc64** · #2 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by weedahoe

You do not have to hard reset to get into BL mode and there is no other way to know other than to go into to BL mode. Getting into BL mode does not force you to load anything and you can get out of BL simply by pressing the reset button with your stylus.

Remember to get into BL mode (since you say its been 3 yrs) you have to press both soft keys (minus keys) and hold them while pressing the reset button.

Yo weedahoe, that's hard reset. BL is power + notes and reset.

**weedahoe** · #3 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by guitardoc64

Yo weedahoe, that's hard reset. BL is power + notes and reset.

Damn. THX for catching that. IDK if he needs to do that yet or not. My mistake and THX again.

**guitardoc64** · #4 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 11:16 AM

Never a problem. BTW, just in case, all you need to do to exit without hard reset is answer no.

**PDAPhoneJunkie** · #5 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by weedahoe

You do not have to hard reset to get into BL mode and there is no other way to know other than to go into to BL mode. Getting into BL mode does not force you to load anything and you can get out of BL simply by pressing the reset button with your stylus.

Remember to get into BL mode (since you say its been 3 yrs) you have to press both soft keys (minus keys) and hold them while pressing the reset button.

LOL, you never cease to make me laugh. I think you wanted him to hard reset

Oh and it's actually the record button. I wish my unit still had that version. My oldest unit still does. V1.00 for me worked with out any probllems and has biggest rom size.

6700noobie · #6 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 02:09 PM

Hahaha...well the two '-' keys + reset button seemed wrong to me b/c I recently did a hard reboot to get my phone get unstuck from the splash screen after Opera 9.5 beta locked up my phone....so no harm no foul.

jabu · #7 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by weedahoe

You do not have to hard reset to get into BL mode and there is no other way to know other than to go into to BL mode. Getting into BL mode does not force you to load anything and you can get out of BL simply by pressing the reset button with your stylus.

Remember to get into BL mode (since you say its been 3 yrs) you have to press both soft keys (minus keys) and hold them while pressing the reset button.

Or, if you're like me, you've lost your fifth stylus from throwing your phone across the room after calling Sprint customer care and you have to use whatever you can find lying around.