Guest t0mm13b Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 there's four topics posted by BladeBricked - "ZTE Blade bricked"Kukisan - "bricked blade"judev - "PLEASE HELP!!"richardw1992 - "Bricked brand new blade?" :blink: Something is seriously wrong here folks! :huh: What's wrong there? :( Are they not reading the instructions or something? Is there something the community can do to make it clear-as-mud? Like bullet points to indicate what would be expected/to diagnose if the blade IS bricked. There's too many duplicates around here that the message is getting lost! And creating extra work for the mods to prune and clean the postings. For starters - if handset shows green man - that does not mean its bricked!
Guest hugobosslives Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 maybe you should do a "what to do if you think you've bricked it post" ;)
Guest Mushroom_Lord Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 maybe you should do a "what to do if you think you've bricked it post" ;) There already is a pinned one :P I asked @ Stephen Harper to add a "I think its bricked" entry to the "common problems" thread, with a link to the above thread. Hopefully it should reduce a few threads :P
Guest hugobosslives Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 yep just saw that and was about to edit my post haha. yer, but i guess it seems a bit "woah wtf" on first glance to newbies. but its a good post. people that "brick" it just want their phone back asap and think that the best way to achieve this is to start a new thread to ask people. dunno how we're guna stop this....
Guest k0zmic Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 (edited) people that "brick" it just want their phone back asap and think that the best way to achieve this is to start a new thread to ask people. dunno how we're guna stop this.... XDA have a kind of solution for this, when you create a new thread it looks for similar ones and says something like 'Please read these to see if they answer your question instead of creating a new thread'. @ Tomm13b I think it's more to do with them panicking and creating a new thread. The instructions aren't really difficult to follow either. I think one thing that could make things clearer is a video of the TPT method for instance. There's plenty of how to Flash a ROM with Clockwork as well. Also, I read somewhere if that red LED back button light is still there then there's still hope even if the screen doesn't show anything? Edited July 19, 2011 by k0zmic
Guest t0mm13b Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 XDA have a kind of solution for this, when you create a new thread it looks for similar ones and says something like 'Please read these to see if they answer your question instead of creating a new thread'. @ Tomm13b I think it's more to do with them panicking and creating a new thread. The instructions aren't really difficult to follow either. I think one thing that could make things clearer is a video of the TPT method for instance. There's plenty of how to Flash a ROM with Clockwork as well. Also, I read somewhere if that red LED back button light is still there then there's still hope even if the screen doesn't show anything? That's actually a very good idea! A youtubey highlighting and explaining the steps required using TPT method.... Its all too easy to panic and then tear off creating a thread.... Really, I think there should be a posting somewhere detailing a checklist to determine the outcome of a bad flash/brick - a flowchart if you like... is green man on -> yes -> next step -> red led light on -> yes -> could be wrong gen address....
Guest k0zmic Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 (edited) That's actually a very good idea! A youtubey highlighting and explaining the steps required using TPT method.... Its all too easy to panic and then tear off creating a thread.... Really, I think there should be a posting somewhere detailing a checklist to determine the outcome of a bad flash/brick - a flowchart if you like... is green man on -> yes -> next step -> red led light on -> yes -> could be wrong gen address.... Yeah, I was thinking of writing one a few days ago but haven't really had the time and wasn't really sure how to do it. That said, a user on XDA has made a comprehensive guide on a lot of topics: http://forum.xda-dev...d.php?t=1172838 Me and Hedgepigdaniel added and clarified a few things. Maybe some others could help write the 'Bricked or Not Diagnosis section'. Oh, and you'll need like 10 XDA posts to write in the dev section, another way XDA prevents spambots and n00bs to a certain extent while also annoying experienced users who find they can't post Edited July 19, 2011 by k0zmic
Guest hedgepigdaniel Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 My de-bricking guide should probably be in the general section rather than ROMs (especially seeing as thats where all the brick threads are and people will see it). Maybe I should ask a mod to move it there. If anyone makes any videos, or even jsut pictures of the processes ive put in my debricking guide I'm more than happy to include them
Guest k0zmic Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 My de-bricking guide should probably be in the general section rather than ROMs (especially seeing as thats where all the brick threads are and people will see it). Maybe I should ask a mod to move it there. That's true, people seem to miss it where it is currently.
Guest wbaw Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 My de-bricking guide should probably be in the general section rather than ROMs (especially seeing as thats where all the brick threads are and people will see it). Maybe I should ask a mod to move it there. If anyone makes any videos, or even jsut pictures of the processes ive put in my debricking guide I'm more than happy to include them It should be in both sections, duplicated. Hopefully it'll stop some of these threads, also stop them panicking & making it worse just because their phone wont start.
Guest Mushroom_Lord Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 I just think that @StephenHarper's thread should be much more clear. Maybe in captials like *IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM LOOK HERE FIRST* or something, rather than saying it in small text in the description, Imo. But yes, I agree it is very much a panic related thing :P
Guest hedgepigdaniel Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 But yes, I agree it is very much a panic related thing :P an unbootable computer can turn even the most rational and level headed person into a total lunatic.
Guest t0mm13b Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 an unbootable computer can turn even the most rational and level headed person into a total lunatic. Yes, that's true if you do not have the know-how knowledge. :rolleyes: And very rarely I get an un-bootable computer anyway, get rid of the virus a la Winblows and install Linux - problem sorted :P :lol:
Guest hedgepigdaniel Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 Yes, that's true if you do not have the know-how knowledge. :rolleyes: And very rarely I get an un-bootable computer anyway, get rid of the virus a la Winblows and install Linux - problem sorted :P :lol: Seeing as you're a linux fag, what's a good distro to use atm? I have used Ubuntu in the past but 11.04 is awful in every possible way. random stuff doesn't work and its a terrible job of imitating OSX.
Guest t0mm13b Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) Seeing as you're a linux fag, what's a good distro to use atm? I have used Ubuntu in the past but 11.04 is awful in every possible way. random stuff doesn't work and its a terrible job of imitating OSX. LOL! Slackware - and yes its 18years old, and have been using it since kernel 1.2.13 with Walnut Creek's Slackware CDROM set :) Apparently, from reading reviews on Linux Format magazine, Mint Linux is one distro based on debian and uses their repository of packages, another that seems to be gaining attention - a spin off fork from the old Mandriva distro called Mageia. Trisquel is another, Stay away from Fedora - that uses the Gnome3 interface by default, which needs a lot more work. OpenSuse is another. As for Ubuntu - well... that's another story - it seems to be hitting the sh!t creek since the botched up 10.10 and 11.04 version.... Really, the best way to find out is to try one and stay with it for a week minimum, go through package installation etc and see how comfortable you are. If not, after a week, try another distro. :) I'll admit Arch Linux seems to hold out on its own (Have that on my netbook in which it compiled CM7 and handled it well) and am thinking of replacing the Slackware running on my server with Arch instead for easier maintenance of packages :) (If you're really really curious - look at crunchbang linux, which apparently holds the fastest record for boot up times....) Edited July 20, 2011 by t0mm13b
Guest wbaw Posted July 21, 2011 Report Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Or use Fedora if you want one that works right. Gnome 3 is awesome & it's where all sensible linux distros will be in a couple of years. Edited July 21, 2011 by wbaw
Guest Phoenix Silver Posted July 23, 2011 Report Posted July 23, 2011 Seeing as you're a linux fag, what's a good distro to use atm? I have used Ubuntu in the past but 11.04 is awful in every possible way. random stuff doesn't work and its a terrible job of imitating OSX. I use Arch Linux for my home server. And now the same thing in the netbook.
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now