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About LinkBacksAs to if anyone has actually bricked their phone. I've rooted, used RSDlite a few times to reflash. When I decided to root. I read and re-read instructions and if you follow those instructions, everything worked out fine. So does anyone now have a Droid paperweight?
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06-13-2010 10:29 AMI'm curious
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06-13-2010 10:31 AMI don't recall anyone actually making a Droid paperweight. I may have missed it however.
Originally Posted by reebz
And hardware issues don't count as bricking
It's gotta be a software goof
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06-13-2010 10:36 AMThat's what I meant, bricking your Droid by trying to root or other software installations.
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06-13-2010 10:38 AMYou almost have to make an effort to brick it. It's very difficult to completely brick these things. Originally Posted by reebz
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06-13-2010 10:45 AMI saw one situation where that MIGHT have happened to someone. Don't know if they rescued it or not.
Bricked would mean you phone doesn't even turn on. If you can get it to turn on, we can probably get it fixed. Well, maybe not me but somebody in the rescue squad.Please be respectful. Respect is #1 here at DF Please read our Guidelines of Conduct -
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06-13-2010 10:46 AM Originally Posted by hookbill
IIRC it was someone on the RS here....A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.
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06-13-2010 10:53 AMRe: I'm curious
To me won't even power on implies a hardware issue. By this definition I 'bricked' my Moto Q9c twice simply by powering off and doing a battery pull then trying to power back on. Both times it was completely stock phone. Of course I should thank Moto for the 2nd time because I was out of warranty and no insurance, but my ne2 was up so that's when I got the Droid!I saw one situation where that MIGHT have happened to someone. Don't know if they rescued it or not.
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06-13-2010 10:53 AM
no one has .....well one person but he shall remain nameless. But we have a high phone recovery rate. Most devices that have problems are a result from trying to root with a weak or dead battery. If the battery is dead then neither rsdlite or any thing will work.
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06-13-2010 10:54 AMBingo. I've run into this. Had me panicking but a full nights charge on the wall charger without touching the phone fixed the issue. Originally Posted by pilotcharles747
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06-13-2010 11:03 AM
Do run you computer on an administrator profile when rooting also, that always helps...
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