Don't suppose anyone has an update.zip...

[namebrandon]

cuz if they don't, it's off the VZW store tomorrow for a replacement. I hope I get another one with a good GPS unit.

Bricked Fascinate 1
Brandon 0

 

[Kevin Gossett]

Uh oh. Care to share what happened?

 

[millercommamatt]

I too need to unbrick my phone. I don't supposed one could be constructed from the system dump that's been posted in another thread in this sub-forum?

What I did:
1) Rooted the phone
2) Used titanium backup to uninstall various pieces of verizon bloatware (without backup)
3) Wondered how the factory restore function would affect all the stuff I did including the rooting
4) Found out that 3) will cause your phone to boot to nothing but an endless spawning array of error pop-ups. **I now understand that this is referred to as a force close loop.**
5) Spent the past 24 hours scouring the internet looking for potential fixes.

 

[namebrandon]

Uh oh. Care to share what happened?

Tomorrow, after I get a replacement. No need in advertising how to brick, but lets just say you can rename certain system .apk files. Just don't replace them.

 

[millercommamatt]

I tried building my own update.zip file that replaced the system directory with a known working copy of the entire directory. However, the update.zip file won't verify. I guess it's not being signed correctly despite that fact that I followed directions that are consistent across multiple websites.

Is there a newer signing .jar file out there?

Do you need to sign in a special way for the Fascinate to accept an update.zip file?

 

[namebrandon]

I tried building my own update.zip file that replaced the system directory with a known working copy of the entire directory. However, the update.zip file won't verify. I guess it's not being signed correctly despite that fact that I followed directions that are consistent across multiple websites.

Is there a newer signing .jar file out there?

Do you need to sign in a special way for the Fascinate to accept an update.zip file?

Well, at least you put the effort in! I just assumed it wouldn't get signed correctly, and gave up.

Off to VZW in ~20 minutes.. I'm interested to see their reaction to a bricked Fascinate 4 days after launch..

 

[namebrandon]

And we're back. That was painless. Nice guy at the store.

 

[Cory Streater]

This story sounds extremely familiar to me

 

[namebrandon]

I think it's one of those things.. Anyone doing any serious experimentation has to brick one sometime. Glad it was a quick recovery, I'm back up to 100% the way I had everything.

The Titanium Backup guy is getting some money from me for sure.

 

[namebrandon]

Oh, and for the record, I was trying to solve the last Bing issue.. If you search in the browser bar (type 'star fish' or something instead of ht tp : // google .c om) you still get taken to bing.

I tried replacing the Browser.apk and .odex with ones from the Vibrant system dump, and then rebooted.

Don't do that.

 

[cpmarlon789]

how do I root my Samsung fascinate?

 

[Sublym1]

how do I root my Samsung fascinate?

Serious???

1st: How to Root

2nd: Clockworkmod Recovery

3rd: Apps that are safe to remove once rooted

Just in case: How to escape the Force Close Loop of Hell

If you totally mess it up: How to go back to stock

 

[joebob2000]

Where is the link to the thread about masterful resurrections of old, unrelated threads? I need to read up ;-)

 

[Sublym1]

Where is the link to the thread about masterful resurrections of old, unrelated threads? I need to read up ;-)

Haha! That last post was really off topic. Oh well.