Yeah i will have to get this in order to be back up and running.
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Yes that is all i did to get it.
Really! It happens to the best of us. What did you do, Caleb? You were flashing on a low battery and just "for real" bricked it? Or just experimenting, messing around, having fun, that sort of stuff and got painted into a corner? Obviously this is not your one and only primary phone like mine is. I want to experiment like you but this really is "my phone", the monthly Verizon bill is not cheap, $150, and I cannot take extreme chances with it. Yes, I have the insurance w/$100 deductible and have used it before, but an extra hundred bucks I do not have. Probably will use it soon though.
I have a single crack in the front screen (digitizer) and ordered a $15 replacement. There are some good "How To" videos on youtube to replace this. I did it twice already with my Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and it was not that difficult, even used a 1,600 watt hair dryer in lieu of a heat gun w/success. But the phone is a totally different animal. Don't even try it. There are hidden screws, super tiny torx screws and the tools you get do not come with this size torx. Internal stickers get torn that will destroy the appearance of the camera lens face, and disconnecting the battery in this one is near impossible. I am a 30 year electronic tech and I gave up, the phone is not "exactly" as it is in the video.
Maybe this is a little off topic but we are all sharing experiences here and I am interested in how Caleb really bricked his phone, what does it take to allow that to happen? Not having OS installed properly and letting battery die? It won't even charge after that? This is all good to know stuff and we are sharing it. I am giving this a bit of time to work up the courage to do this on my only phone, plus, every day there is a new, improved CM11 that is paying attention to this thread and addressing the issues. Already there are stable reports so within a week it might be a fairly simple flash or two, but for the jbx kernel, which we all want.
Since these Droid phones have a built in boot loader, I am surprised to hear that it can really be totally bricked w/out permanently damaging it. I am just wondering what it would take to really brick one of these phones so that I never do it myself. Thanks all.