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To "brick" a device is to render it completely useless, i.e. having as much functionality as a house brick. This can happen, for example, if the wrong type of [[Glossary:Firmware|firmware]] is accidentally loaded. "Unbricking" it can then be challenging | To "brick" a device is to render it completely useless, i.e. having as much functionality as a house brick. This can happen, for example, if the wrong type of [[Glossary:Firmware|firmware]] is accidentally loaded. "[[Glossary:Unbrick|Unbricking]]" it can then be challenging, sometimes virtually impossible. | ||
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To "brick" a device is to render it completely useless, i.e. having as much functionality as a house brick. This can happen, for example, if the wrong type of firmware is accidentally loaded. "Unbricking" it can then be challenging, sometimes virtually impossible.