If it is a software issue, I will DIE on that hill before I let a device defeat me.
I've spent literally 10 days straight, 12 hours a day, just trying to root a shitty LG Android phone back in the day. It took ten days for me to finally give up.
Same thing with my first tablet, which was an HP Touchpad. I spent more than a week on that, and finally beat it.
Can't do hardware for shit, so if there is a physical component that goes faulty, I have to pay someone to fix it, and won't even bother, but if it's a hack, a mod, or a software issue, I will never give up until I know I simply can't do it.