[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Mikeapollo:
Here here... Well said.

The type of brick help was requested with is well documented - and while "the fix" the OP described in this post may work for him - it's more likely to cause more problems if someone innocently tries this on an unbrickable phone. Interrupting a flash is always bad advice - and a little reading up on No-GSM bricks would have been a start - or the FAQ on "getting stuck in the tricolour screen!" :rolleyes:

There is no such thing as "shocking" a device back into life. You've been watching to much ER where they defibralate humans - doesn't work with electronics generally :D

There is restoring an OS image, there is (if you're lucky) recovering from intermittent bad blocks by doing a couple of flashes but it's much safer to just flash the bits you need by carefully making the .nb files required using dutties NBH tool then making your own NBH to flash containing just an OS image or just a radio image - or whatever you want to try to flash. If a flash gets stuck - it's getting stuck for a reason and that reason needs investigating before trying things which are known to cause bricks in the first place hence you strip the image down and see what flashes and what doesn't. If noobs don't recognise problem solving techniques - then they haven't read enough before trying to show off an upgraded phone to their mates and should stick to manufacturers updates only. Harsh but in my opinion true.

Sorry, I'm about to have a late night rant...

The reason many experienced users don't always reply to calls for help immediately is because all the information known is well discussed and well documented and people get tired of effectively cutting and pasting solutions to "noobies" just flashing an image not knowing what could happen and what to do if the worst happens and what to do when it all goes wrong. The front page of this forum usually has 3 requests for help on it to solve a brick issue - and generally all 3 are the same type of brick so should an experienced poster have to post the same thing in three threads? No.

Even worse - many newbies don't start with the obvious basics like flashing HardSPL or they end up with a brick and then try to unbrick it by doing so many other things that they end up with a hybrid brick and don't even know what steps they did to make it! Sadly, I feel that if people can't be arsed to read up on stuff and just want to have the very latest thing to show off with - then they deserve the brick they get (and should sell it real cheap on ebay so I can buy them up!) At the end of the day - everything on these forums should be considered experimental and non-supported. If you want full support - go to your network, HTC or Microsoft and PAY for it. If you want to join a community who loves experimenting and discussing the issues then join in, support the forum (make some donations to the good people who keep things ticking) and most importantly learn about your device.

My first upgrade was well over a year ago - and it took me about 2 months of research into de-bricking - and plenty of bookmarking - before I even attempted it so I knew what could go wrong and at least what steps to take to recover my own device if it happened.

Have I bricked my phone? - Of course while experimenting with cooking roms - I've unbricked them using others posts and the wiki here and I've never had to ask how to do it - but I have had to spend several hours reading (with lots of patience and learning a lot in the process) but at least when I flash I know the risks and don't just scream that I used <insert whatever ROM> here created by <insert poster> and it bricked my hermes therefore it must be <insert poster who released the ROM> fault. Nor to I slag off things that don't work - be it ROMs, procedures or advice.

The advice to anyone who is a noob really is to read, read and read - Do your research and know about your device before you tinker with it. Not to the level of being able to explain what each GPIO carries - but at least to understand the different parts of the device - the different images and what to do if any part of those images doesn't quite work properly (ie - bricks)

And if it does brick... DON'T DO ANYTHING until you know why it's bricked and have read the unbricking threads and the wiki. Someone WILL respond if you list what you've tried and what happened when you tried it. They don't respond to "help, I flashed xxx and it doesn't work."

The wiki and unbrick threads might be long but virtually every brick is covered and it's better to know about bricks before you end up holding one in your hand ;)

Rant over.