What Happens When...

[therocketeer]

...someone calls while you happen to be flashing your rom, radio or otherwise? Will it brick the phone?

I finally bit the bullet and managed to unlock and flash a new rom into my T-Mobile MDA last night.

Just a few minutes ago, I was about to upgrade my radio rom and right before I clicked to start the process, I got a phone call.

Now, I realize I may be lucky as hell because I have a feeling the phone could've been bricked.

I don't recall ever seeing any warnings to actually turn off the phone function while doing any rom updates, but I guess this should've been common sense in my part.

Anyway, like I said, I'm curious, anyone know what actually happens?

[hiimcliff]

...someone calls while you happen to be flashing your rom, radio or otherwise? Will it brick the phone?

I finally bit the bullet and managed to unlock and flash a new rom into my T-Mobile MDA last night.

Just a few minutes ago, I was about to upgrade my radio rom and right before I clicked to start the process, I got a phone call.

Now, I realize I may be lucky as hell because I have a feeling the phone could've been bricked.

I don't recall ever seeing any warnings to actually turn off the phone function while doing any rom updates, but I guess this should've been common sense in my part.

Anyway, like I said, I'm curious, anyone know what actually happens?as far as i know i don't think anything happens. just ignore the call. when booting the room the rom updater tool will reboot the phone regardless if the phone is ringing or not. someone correct me if im wrong.

[fmi]

...someone calls while you happen to be flashing your rom, radio or otherwise? Will it brick the phone?


Once your phone screen goes black, then I believe all functions, phone/pda ceases to work until it boots back up with the new ROM.

[paincorp]

i dont think the phone would even know it has an incoming call, since all the software is basically in the process of being overwritten with the newer one...

[dragonedge]

The phone will go into the bootloader no software will be loaded so you wont have to worry about phone calls, text messages, etc. there is no interface during flashing, just a progress bar.

[therocketeer]

Ok thanks guys. That's good to know I don't have to worry about it. It was pretty funny though since I didn't know what would've happened, my heart almost skipped a beat thinking my phone almost got bricked by a phone call.

Thanks again!