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. 
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I hope I get another one with a good GPS unit. Bricked Fascinate 1
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Don't suppose anyone has an update.zip...
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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.
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.
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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.
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?
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..
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.
The Titanium Backup guy is getting some money from me for sure.
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.
I tried replacing the Browser.apk and .odex with ones from the Vibrant system dump, and then rebooted.
Don't do that.
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
Where is the link to the thread about masterful resurrections of old, unrelated threads? I need to read up ;-)
Oh well.
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