Blackberry Curve 8520 Button Issues

I've recently started having multiple issues with my BB. The issues all started at the same time and they did (for a brief period) all stop at the same time.
The issues are:
When the screen goes black/idle, having to hold down a key/button (rather than press a key/button) to get to the unlock screen
S key not working at all
Holding down shift or alt whilst pressing another key does not do anything.
Any ideas? Already tried multiple batttery pulls.
BB Curve 8529 v 5 on o2

Hi there, so just today my blackberry's scroll button stopped working, I have tried removing any grease from it, taking out the battery and turning it off but the scroll button wont work. Is there any way that I can get it to work or will I have to bring it into a shop?
Thank you

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Hey ruang007,
Welcome to the BlackBerry® Support Community Forums.
From what you have described this sounds like a hardware issue, I would suggest contacting your point of sale to review warranty and repair options.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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Anthony (or anyone else monitoring this thread):
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How to solve this problem 'Uncaught exception: dssma: invalid state(5): 25 in blackberry curve 8520?

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Hi and Welcome to the Community!!
There's pretty much no diagnosing those -- they are the equivalent of the random errors in Windows for which tracing the root cause is fruitless. Basically, these are the last out in the programming code -- some event occurred for which there is no handler in the code. The fix is a code update that handles the event...but, again, knowing what the event is is pretty much impossible. So, there are a few things to try:
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Anytime random strange behavior or sluggishness creeps in, the first thing to do is a battery pop reboot. With power ON, remove the back cover and pull out the battery. Wait about a minute then replace the battery and cover. Power up and wait patiently through the long reboot -- ~5 minutes. See if things have returned to good operation. Like all computing devices, BB's suffer from memory leaks and such...with a hard reboot being the best cure.
If it won't boot up cleanly, then you may need to try Safe Mode:
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Go to the home screen. Hold down the "alt" key and type 'lglg'. (You will not see anything while you type).This will bring up the log file. Scroll down (probably many pages) untill you see a line that says 'uncaught execption'. Click on this line. The name of the app will be in the info. Alternative methods for bringing up the logs are in this KB:
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Can't create a personal email account on my Blackberry Curve 8520.

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Hi and Welcome to the Community!
The simplest way is to, on a PC (you cannot do this on MAC):
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5) Now launch the Desktop Software and connect your BB...the software should offer you the OS package you installed to your PC, and you should be able to select the languages you desire If, during the process, your BB presents a "507" error, simply unplug the USB cord from the BB and re-insert it...don't do anything else...this should allow the install to continue.
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Just turn off Mobile network. Uncheck the box. Doing that means you can't make phone calls, though. That's the only way. If they're both on and a wifi connection is present it is supposed to use that first but some say it still uses mobile data sometimes.
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Thanks in advance!
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Hi and Welcome to the Forums!
A few thoughts...
Cabeza2000 wrote:
I got a BlackBerry Curve 8520 at work and for some reason my BIS is not working, it says not connected
Since this is "at work", is it a BES-level BB? If so, then you will need to check with your BES admins...it is possible for them to block BIS services via IT Policy.
Cabeza2000 wrote:
Tried to register my device using Host Routing Tables (the table is empty) but nothinh happen.
That is very indicative. You should receive one message from your carrier when you register the HRT. If not received, then no other things will work. So this must be resolved first.
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Good luck!
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If you can tell that it is not a harware issue or what not, then it may be a software issue that can be fixed by a clean reload. Please check the link below to guide you through the steps.
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my blackberry curve 8520 will not send or receive sms and calls. is there any way i can reformat the phone so i can start from scratch again. i have tried everything else including asking my provider forn help but nothing helps
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Did you change anything or do anything on that date?
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Good day,
I wipe my phone and want the older version of Blackberry and still i battle to get my facebook and bbm working.
Please help me to downgrading my Blackberry curve 8520 to older version.
I dont want version 8.2.0.18
I battle to get my facebook working and dont like this new version
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Hi and Welcome to the Community!
The simplest way is to, on a PC (you cannot do this on MAC):
1) Make sure you have a current and complete backup of your BB...you can find complete instructions via the link in my auto-sig below.
2) Uninstall, from your PC, any BB OS packages
3) Make sure you have the BB Desktop Software already installed
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4) Download and install, to your PC, the BB OS package you desire:
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader
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6b) Or, for reloading your currently installed BB OS level as well as for changing it, bypass the Desktop Software and use LOADER.EXE directly, by proceeding to step 2 in this process:
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Note that while written for "reload" and the Storm, it can be used to upgrade, downgrade, or reload any BB device model -- it all depends on the OS package you download and install to your PC.
If, during the processes of 6a or 6b, your BB presents a "507" error, simply unplug the USB cord from the BB and re-insert it...don't do anything else...this should allow the install to continue.
If you are on MAC, you are limited to only your carriers sanctioned OS packages...but can still use any levels that they currently sanction. See this procedure:
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Good luck and let us know!
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Hi and Welcome to the Community!
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Hi and Welcome to the Forums!
Are any of the affected handsets a totally vanilla device OS? As in, zero add-ons? It could be an add-on that is the culprit...but determining that is a tedious process. My recommendation is to build one from scratch and then install no add-ons. See if the problem happens. Then start slowly adding add-ons and testing each time. Once the behavior starts, you have found the culprit.
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