Fix For Opera Mini 4.2 Crashing On Motorola i9 and i856
Motorola has discovered an issue with the Java Virtual Machine on Zeus Series phones (currently the i9 and i856) that affects Opera mini. It causes these phones to reboot while browsing with both Opera Mini 3.1 and 4.2. The rebooting can be prevented by adding the following line to the application’s .jad file:
iDEN-MIDlet-miniJIT: off
If you want a slightly longer technical explanation it’s here.
If you have an i9 or i856 you should use this version of Opera Mini 4.2. Users of other models should use the generic version as the iDEN-MIDlet-miniJIT: off directive will cause a performance degradation on anything except the i9 and i856.
If you already have Opera Mini 4.2 on your phone, Download Apps will not automatically prompt you to install the new version after downloading it. You need to go to Java Apps, highlight Opera Mini, press the menu key and choose “Update”. Say yes to the prompt “Keep existing application data” so you don’t lose your bookmarks.
Type: Freeware
Vendor: Opera Software – Product Page,Online Help, Forum
Data Connection Required: Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All Zeus Series (i9, i856) only
thanks for the help i been trynna to us eit on my i856w for a while since change phones…. i just love opera mini it fast easy n useful
I really like this browser..loads bigger pages with a more pc feel to it..the zoom is way cool and the landscape mode looks cool on my 856..does crash once n a while but only on the huge websites..thumbs up!
I found that opera mini 4.2 is the best browser here. I had the 5 but I found it was limited and you cant delete bookmarks. Is there going to be a update for 5 soon?
Thanx for the info Dennis, if this doesn’t fix the problem, like you, I’ll be back to 4.2…
Brett,
I’ve added the iDEN-MIDlet-miniJIT: off directive to the Opera Mini 5 JAD file. You can download the patched version from http://boostapps.com/mini.htm
However, even with the fix I’ve found OM5 unusable on the i856 and i9. Doesn’t load images on most sites, part of the main menu missing, opening a new tab clears the old one. I’m sticking with 4.2 for now