Blackberry Pearl throws Java exception

:: Monday, January 29th, 2007 @ 8:47:29 am

:: Tags: Computers

Peter wouldn’t believe me when I told him that my Blackberry throws uncaught Java exceptions, so I snapped a photo of it happening.

It happens every once in awhile when the phone area is searching for address entries (and I’m tapping out name). I also get strange address book update errors when adding/editing contacts. It tells me that the “contact has been updated externally,” and that no changes can be made. But it saves the new data, anyway.

In unrelated news, I was invited by a Daily Show producer to go see the Bill Gates taping tonight, and I CAN’T GO! Geoff tried to convince me to go to the taping over the St. Lawrence String Quartet concert, but that just wouldn’t be right.

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1. posted by danspeters on Mon, January 29, 2007 @ 9:40 am

   I sometimes get exactly the same thing in the same situation on mine.

   Oh well. At least it doesn’t randomly delete contacts like my old windows mobile did.

2. posted by echeng on Mon, January 29, 2007 @ 10:47 am

   Yeah. I guess random contact dupe and delete doesn’t happen for me until I use PocketSync to sync the BB with Mac apps. :)

3. posted by davepatchen on Mon, January 29, 2007 @ 11:57 am

   You’re passing on Uncle Bill and Jon Stewart?! I know your best friends are in the SLSQ, but you’ve seen them how many times?

4. posted by echeng on Mon, January 29, 2007 @ 12:20 pm

   Yeah, that’s what Geoff said. But I’ve got friends going to the concert as well. And I’m sort of here in New York to see them play!

   Tough decisions.

5. posted by pete on Tue, January 30, 2007 @ 11:33 pm

   Have heard the St.Lawrence before - Geoff Nuttall,right? Very fine player but the quartet as a whole sounded rather ” Unbalanced” - sounded like a very strong 1st violniist with 3 string players accompanying him. Perhaps it’s better now ’cause Scott St.John has joined its ranks.What makes a great quartet,well, obviously it needs a great 1st violinist- a given…but it’s the inner voices/engine/motor that makes a great quartet. a strong/insightful second violinist+ a kick-ass violist( with a true dark viola sound)= a true great quartet.

6. posted by pete on Wed, January 31, 2007 @ 12:28 am

   Oh, lastly,certainly not the least important - plus a great cellist.

7. posted by Geert on Thu, August 23, 2007 @ 6:53 am

   I have the same problem with my BB 8800. I get Java errors and “contact has been updated externally”. It worked fine for weeks and now the synchro of Contact is not working anymore

8. posted by echeng on Thu, August 23, 2007 @ 10:54 am

   Geert - I stopped using Pocketmac for syncing, and the “contact has been updated externally” messages stopped.

   Missing Sync is much, much better!

9. posted by David Hane on Fri, November 02, 2007 @ 8:18 pm

   I have the exact same problem. Have you found a solution? I can’t find anything related or useful on the web or on blackberry.com technical support.

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