It's a risk you run when you flash firmware even when you know what you are doing. If you don't, well... Don't do it out of warranty for someone else if you don't want to deal with the potential consequences!
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UGH I'm still so mad...I deadbricked my aunt's N95-1 last week trying to update it from v21 to v30. Damn Nokia Software Updater.
(Before anyone tries to point it on me, I followed every single instruction that stupid software did.)
It's a risk you run when you flash firmware even when you know what you are doing. If you don't, well... Don't do it out of warranty for someone else if you don't want to deal with the potential consequences!