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>Bricking has never had a solid definition. Yeah, the definition is "turn it into a brick"/paperweight, hence the name. A "brick" in unrecoverable, as the name
by parliament32 6y ago
>Bricking has never had a solid definition.
Yeah, the definition is "turn it into a brick"/paperweight, hence the name. A "brick" in unrecoverable, as the name implies.
- Polylactic_acid 6y agoUnrecoverable is relative. If I wipe out the bootloader on a phone its unrecoverable because I don't know how to flash it directly to the chip and I don't have a copy of the bootloader to even flash. Its a brick because I will never be able to use the device again. If I send it off to the factory in china they could certainly restore the device to working condition again but it would cost more than a new device if they even accept my one off job. If a DRM system triggers on a car and I can't disable it its now bricked if the dealer won't come and fix it.