Blackberry MDS simulator - Can't connect to the internet in the simulator.

Question

I'm trying to do some testing of a website through the Blackberry simulator, while the simulator works fine, I can't get to any sites in the Blackberry Browser.

Here is the specific setup I'm using.

• I'm Windows 7 (64-bit) Home Edition
• I have the latest (at the time) MDS installation - BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulators 4.1.4
• Finally, I have the latest (at the time) Blackberry Simulator - BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators 5.0.0 (5.0.0.442) - 9700

I first start the MDS service, it briefly pops up the command-prompt and then closes it. I'm assuming that when it does that, it started the MDS service. Then I open the Blackberry simulator (9700), which opens up fine and loads the Blackberry OS. Then with the Blackberry OS all loaded up, I navigate to the browser and for example type www.google.com and then at the bottom it just says "sending request" and loads for about a minute. Then times out and says it can't find a connection.

Anyone have any thoughts on what I'm missing? Or, does anyone know of an online simulator for the Blackberry, because thus far this has been a huge pain for testing sites on a Blackberry.

Thank you! Ben

Answer 1

The MDS needs to be open when you want to access internet through your Simulator.

In the run configuration setup activate Launch Mobile Data System Connection Service (MDS-CS) with simulator

If the MDS window closes ( the console app ) this is probably because you have a problem with your JDK installation.

Make sure the JDK is in your windows Path.

Here is a screenshot in eclipse.

Answer 2

When you start up the MDS simulator it should open a command prompt window and stay open. If it's closing immediately then there is something wrong with your environment - perhaps the Java binaries aren't in your path?

Answer 3

(I'm using the BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulator Package version 4.1.4, downloaded from here: https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/browseSoftware.do. I'm running Windows 7.)

When you click on MDS in your start menu, it's running a batch file: C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulators 4.1.4\MDS\run.bat

Edit this file and replace !BMDS_CLASSPATH!;!BMDS_CLASSPATH2! with %BMDS_CLASSPATH%;%BMDS_CLASSPATH2%.

Also, you need to run that batch file as an administrator.

I tried changing the shortcut to run.bat to "Run as administrator", but for some reason that didn't work. I ended up making my own batch file that contains this:

C:
cd "C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulators 4.1.4\MDS"
run.bat

I made a shortcut to my batch file and set that shortcut to "Run as administrator". I'm not quite sure why that works, but it does.

Answer 4

The batch file starting the MDS simulator requires the environment variable JAVA_HOME to be set. If this variable has not been set or does not point to a valid Java installation the MDS Simulator just quits.

It should point to the JDK or JRE installation path - e.g. C:\Program Files\Java\jre6

You can test this on command line by entering set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jre6 before executing the MDS run.bat

Answer 5

I started cmd.exe as "Run as Administrator" and then entered cd "C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulators 4.1.4\MDS"

then

run.bat

and now i have the MDS Simlator 4.1.4 working.

It needs the administrator rights for esecution

Answer 6

i have the same problem, the mds email for blackberry simulator when i open it, it briefly close, and , when i open the simulator, it cant be close it normally, the only way that i can close it is kill the process

POSTDATA: i have windows 7 home premium 64 bits