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FWIW, you're using the word "brick" incorrectly. Bricking is when the only fix is to throw the device away and buy a new one, which clearly is not the case here
by majewsky 7y ago
FWIW, you're using the word "brick" incorrectly. Bricking is when the only fix is to throw the device away and buy a new one, which clearly is not the case here.
- gambiting 7y agoI don't think I am. I've been fixing hardware for years and any device that doesn't switch on is "bricked" - its utility has dropped down to zero, it has turned into a literal brick. Just because you can revive it through some arcane procedure doesn't make it any less bricked to the end user.
- majewsky 7y agoFlashing a new OS onto the SD card is not "some arcane procedure" for the RPi's target audience.
- namibj 7y agoDistinguish Hard Brick and Soft Brick.