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1. by Apple » Blog Archive » iPhone Stuck in Constant Reboot After Jailbreak.., on February 23 2009 @ 12:45 AM

   

   [...] iPhonedownlow.com wrote an interesting post today on iPhone Stuck in Constant Reboot After Jailbreak..Here’s a quick excerptIf you’ve tried to jailbreak your iPhone and your phone gets stuck at the Apple Logo and reboots every 5-10 minutes, you need to follow these steps:…3) You should be able to see the Apple logo coming up on the iPhone and then the recovery screen with be shown after the Apple logo:… [...]

2. by Steps to Jailbreaking Your iPhone 3G | KokPinLab.com, on March 13 2009 @ 2:44 AM

   

   [...] Luckily, I found a solutions on iPhonedownlow.com. [...]

3. by Nick, on March 19 2009 @ 7:01 AM

   

   Thanks alot, that was extremely helpful. It just kept restarting over and over and I was getting very worried.

   The usual button pressing to put it into recovery didnt work but this worked fine.

   Thanks again for your help. I will try and jailbreak with no applications.

4. by spence, on March 26 2009 @ 8:28 PM

   

   dude thx so much this saved my life!

5. by JOSH, on March 29 2009 @ 8:06 PM

   

   omg…… thx soooo much i thought i just messed up y phone tottaly and my garrenty was gone i almost started to cry … THX

6. by Hodge, on April 4 2009 @ 12:37 PM

   

   Same comment as Nick’s.

   Your method worked perfectly.

   Many thanks.

   (I have posted your link on , forums: iPod touch Firmware 2.2 Jailbreak section.)

7. by Admin, on April 4 2009 @ 2:54 PM

   

   Glad the fix helped you guys out!

   I discovered it after much trial and error and am glad to pass it along.

   Best Reguards

8. by DLJF, on April 7 2009 @ 2:24 PM

   

   Hi, my recovery mode picture seems to be showing a cartoon steve jobs saying in russian the word “NPEBEA” and I’m very worried now. Is it normal? I’m downloading the restore file now because my itunes still detects it as in recovery mode even thought it does not show the picture that you showed above. FINGERS CROSSED for my restoring! I’m scared.

9. by DLJF, on April 7 2009 @ 2:55 PM

   

   Okay, I’ve confirmed that the Steve Jobs cartoon is jus a recovery mode picture. Thank you! This solution is the best I’ve found online!

10. by Admin, on April 10 2009 @ 2:45 AM

    

    Thanks for the compliment, glad I could help you out!

11. by Edwin Grajeda, on May 4 2009 @ 10:16 PM

    

    ive tried this but it takes like four hours downloading the new software and when its finally downloaded it gives me a message telling me that it took to long and an error ocurred ,,, what can i do?

12. by Admin, on May 5 2009 @ 2:37 AM

    

    I’ll assume you’re using Windows.

    Try manually downloading the restore .ipw file instead of thru itunes.

    Pick the correct firmware from this site..

    http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/02/09/apple-iphone-and-ipod-touch-firmware-update-221-direct-download-links/

    Direct download links are in about the middle of the page.

    In order to upgrade your iPhone with direct downloaded software, plug in iPhone to PC, and then press and hold “Shift” button on your PCs keyboard (Option Key on Mac) while clicking on the update button in the iTunes interface.

    A Windows Explorer window will pop up to let you browser to the firmware to upload to portable device.

    It should then install fine.

    Good Luck

13. by iTunes won't detect iPhone for restore. - The iPhone Blog Forums, on May 6 2009 @ 7:52 PM

    

    [...] to put phone in restore mode or iTunes may not detect it. Try the guide here: FIX iPhone Stuck in Constant Reboot After Jailbreak.. | iPhonedownlow.com it helped [...]

14. by John, on May 7 2009 @ 5:20 AM

    

    I’m in the same boat and I can’t seem to get ur instructions to work. I’m worried. just got the iphone today but indeed i do have lots of apps on it, inclduing an audio Bible. Please help.

15. by Admin, on May 7 2009 @ 12:08 PM

    

    sorry, I need more detail on your problem. At what point are the restore instructions not working?

16. by RMX, on May 10 2009 @ 8:43 PM

    

    Thank u very much buddy. i was completly pissed of to search for solution. thanks again.

17. by Edwin Grajeda, on May 12 2009 @ 12:37 AM

    

    thanxxxx alot that worked,, now i have another problem aparently my iphone does not work with my sim card but it did before,, what can i do?

18. by Admin, on May 13 2009 @ 12:18 PM

    

    You’re using a genuine ATT SIM? If so, it may take a couple of hours for the SIM to re-activate sometimes. If it doesn’t do it on its own, just take it out, shut off the phone, insert sim and then restart phone. Connect to itunes and it should activate.

19. by Stuck at Pineapple Logo. Please help... - The iPhone Blog Forums, on May 23 2009 @ 4:38 PM

    

    [...] had the same thing happen to me, this guide helped me out. Be sure and read the [...]

20. by Why an iPhone can get stuck at boot logo when Jailbreaking | iPhonedownlow.com, on May 23 2009 @ 6:15 PM

    

    [...] FIX YOUR IPHONE BY FOLLOWING THESE STEPS!! [...]

21. by HD, on May 24 2009 @ 6:20 AM

    

    1. thanks for the tip–very helpful–i tot my iphone went kaput!!
    2. did as per your instructions and the whole process took only 30 minutes…this included restoring my phone back to its original state, and auto re-installing of all the apps that were originally there
    3. i did not see steve jobs, so that must be a sighting for some!
    4. note that when i did connect my fone, it did not open itunes. I opened itunes myself and got the restoration process going
    5. i decided to then remove all the apps, and all passwords in my iphone before i went for a 2nd jailbreak attempt
    6.Voila–in 5 minutes, it all fine and jailbroken!

22. by HD, on May 24 2009 @ 6:22 AM

    

    7. i re-synced and got all my apps/contact back in the fone

23. by Jailbreak Help - The iPhone Blog Forums, on May 26 2009 @ 4:58 PM

    

    [...] things you can try: 1. FIX iPhone Stuck in Constant Reboot After Jailbreak.. | iPhonedownlow.com 2. http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/10…phone-restore/ __________________ [...]

24. by Drew, on May 28 2009 @ 9:00 AM

    

    I guess I can say that I jumped the gun and now I’m in somewhat of a predicament.
    My jailbroken iPhone wouldn’t show up in itunes, and without thinking there was a fix I went to the Settings “app” and clicked on erase all data/restore etc. I waited the hour or so while it did it’s thing and then sadly once it finally started to reboot it was rebooting with that stupid pineapple logo.
    It got stuck in the constant reboot, but not with the apple logo.
    I followed your steps and I never got the USB>iPhone icon on my screen, but I did get the Cartoon Steve.
    I downloaded firmware 2.2.1 and option>restored my phone, but that eventually got me nowhere except an error 1611 and the Pineapple logo/steve cartoon again.

    I’ve retried many times. I’m wondering if theres a download for firmware 2.2.2 somewhere and if that would help? I’m kind of freaking out right now and I’m hoping someone will be able to give some guidance…

25. by Admin, on May 28 2009 @ 1:11 PM

    

    You’re not getting the Apple Logo/connect to iTunes screen, because you have replaced your boot icons. Are you using Windows or Mac to sync?

    Firmware 2.2.1 is the latest available.

    “I’m wondering if theres a download for firmware 2.2.2 somewhere”

    It should restore with 2.2.1 tho, so reboot your computer after you remove all other USB devices you may have attached and try to restore again.

26. by Drew, on May 28 2009 @ 5:56 PM

    

    I am using a Mac. I removed all other USB devices, restarted, and tried a restore again but I got the same thing as the last time. “Preparing to Restore iPhone” for about five minutes until it gives me the error.

    Not stoked right now =/

27. by Admin, on May 28 2009 @ 6:19 PM

    

    U need to restore the phone using a Windows pc or a powered USB hub.

28. by Drew, on May 28 2009 @ 6:27 PM

    

    Thanks, I’ll try that and get back to you

29. by Drew, on May 29 2009 @ 12:45 AM

    

    I got my phone working after hooking it to a windows PC and restoring it. Once I got home it was yet again undetectable to my Mac iTunes, and so I restored again, now I’m just getting the USB to iTunes icon on my phone. I can’t even use my phone anymore.

30. by Admin, on May 29 2009 @ 1:00 AM

    

    How did you restore it if your mac couldn’t detect it–thru the settings app on the phone? Sounds like you need to try a different usb sync cable or port on your mac.

31. by Admin, on May 29 2009 @ 1:04 AM

    

    Also, make sure you are running OSX 10.5.7, the usb drivers in 10.5.6 were crap.

32. by Alex, on June 9 2009 @ 3:50 AM

    

    hi, ur intructions are very helpful however i am still stuck. I restored the iphone and got to step 5. my phone is in the recovery screen but the slide to make emergency calls is under it and i can see AT&T on the top with the signal bars but my itunes is stuck on a screen that says iPhone across the middle. what should i do to get to the phone

33. by Admin, on June 9 2009 @ 1:24 PM

    

    “but my itunes is stuck on a screen that says iPhone across the middle. what should i do to get to the phone”

    Are you using a Mac or PC?

34. by haldawinge, on June 9 2009 @ 1:59 PM

    

    hi i am having the exact problem that alex is having… where my my phone is in recovery screen and there is there is this picture of a cable connecting ot this itunes disc.. and a slider to make emergency call and then on itunes.. the iphone right across registers nothing.. pls help!! i am using mac

35. by Admin, on June 9 2009 @ 3:00 PM

    

    Sounds like you tried to Jailbreak with iTunes 8.2? You may need to downgrade to 8.2 or find a friend with a Windows PC or Mac with 8.1. See this for uninstall help: http://iphonedownlow.com/?p=96 Don’t know if iTunes 8.1 is available for Mac anymore, but you can get v7.7 directly from Apple downloads ( http://www.apple.com/search/downloads/?q=itunes+7.7 ) that will maybe get you going–don’t know if it will work tho..

36. by haldawinge, on June 9 2009 @ 4:20 PM

    

    hey there!! thanks! i think u are right..it was the itunes 8.2 problem. anyway i managed to restored it to factory settings and then backed up my files. I guess i won’t jailbreak for the moment until after i update to OS 3.0. Let me know then if after upgrading to 3.0 i can still jailbreak. the only thing that i found good about jailbreaking was the use of cycorder. i understand that with the new operating system, there is video capabilities.
    cheers Admin!

37. by Chris55, on June 9 2009 @ 9:58 PM

    

    Thanks (.21)

38. by Ravneet Singh Deol, on June 14 2009 @ 5:53 PM

    

    Many Thanks. It worked for me. I am grateful for your help.

    My iphone has followig features:

    Bootloader Version : 05.09 (G2M3S2)
    Baseband Version : ICE2-02.30.03
    iphone OS Version: 2.2.1
    Modem Firmware: 02.30.03

    Kindly help me unlock it for any networks without using any turbo sim.

    I would be grateful.

    Regards.

39. by Mesha, on June 20 2009 @ 4:12 PM

    

    my iphone 3g is jailbroken, and now it keeps on blinking on and off. it only goes as far as the pineapple.. when i try to restore it, it wont let me, is there any other way to fix this… Please help..

40. by Admin, on June 20 2009 @ 5:42 PM

    

    Hi Mesha, was your phone working jailbroken then got stuck in reboot after a crash or something?

41. by John Henry Potter, on June 28 2009 @ 10:19 PM

    

    Thank You….Almost said GOODBYE….to itouch! Info was so helpful Thank You….so much!!!!!!

42. by Ada, on June 29 2009 @ 2:59 PM

    

    Will this block the unlock on my phone? I dont have att but it was working and it stopped after i tried downloading an app from cydia and got stuck. I’m freaking out because i love this phone! Please let me know. If it locks the phone do you know how to unlock? Thanks a lot!

43. by genwins, on June 30 2009 @ 1:39 AM

    

    thanks dude..this work PERFECT!!! i was so worry and didnt get to use my phone for a day… miss some important calls but got my phone running. what do you think that cause this? It happen twice after id tried downloading mms from cydia? “BEWARE of these programs”?..

44. by deja, on July 2 2009 @ 1:33 PM

    

    okay I give up!!!! I just got an unlocked jailbroken 2g 8g Iphone 2 days ago, and did an upgrade and my icons started disappearing even after a reboot so I called myself trying to start back at factory settings to do the entire jailbreak/unlock again but my phone is stuck where it says Itunes at the top and then there is an arrow with the small end of the white cord going toward it. It is not being recognized in my computer ports at all unless i play with them and hold them certain ways and when I do actually get it to restore I get an error 2005. So currently my phone is stuck and I have done the whole hold the home button and power button thing over and over and the result I get from that is my phone being in Emergency mode. Someone please give me step by step directions to help me please and I have all the jailbreaking software but it isnt working becaause when i get to step 2 it isnt recognizing the firmware

45. by kasen, on July 13 2009 @ 10:57 PM

    

    i’m having a lot of trouble. i’ll describe my exact issue.
    last night, i was on my iphone (facebook to be exact) and all of a sudden, it said searching…
    and i thought that was weird so i restarted my iphone (not reset) when i turned it back on, it said “iphone cannot make or recieve calls. please restore from itunes” then when i plug it into itunes, it tells me it cant activate my phone because the sim isn’t detected. so of course then i put it into DFU mode and tried restoring, it tells me that an unkown error occured during restore. i got a new sim card. didn’t work. tried manually downloading another ipsw file and shift+restoring with it. didn’t work. and i don’t know what the hell to do. i really need some help with this. please contact me as soon as possible. my home phone number is ***********. i know it’s gutsy puttin my phone number on here but i have no choice. btw my iphone is jailbroken 3.0 OS using redsn0w. ive never had any other problems.

46. by kasen, on July 13 2009 @ 10:59 PM

    

    and my email is ***@gmail.com. i put hotmail on accident the first time.

47. by Admin, on July 16 2009 @ 1:29 AM

    

    Sorry, I’ve been away on business for a few days. Did you resolve this issue?

48. by casey, on July 17 2009 @ 10:19 PM

    

    Hey…you use installous for 3rd part apps right? I did and I think this happens after installing to many apps too. I installed like 7 at once, all games, and once I turned the phone off this started happening….

    Unfortunately, I didn’t turn “itunes sync” ON in installous so I’m going to have to install all the 3rd part apps again..what a pain >.<

    Do I HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE TO restore or is there another way? Thx dude!

49. by casey, on July 17 2009 @ 10:21 PM

    

    Forgot to add, will this happen every time now? What is the proper way to install 3rd part apps? Delete all apps from itunes and then install 3rd part apps or what? Thx dude!

50. by Admin, on July 17 2009 @ 11:19 PM

    

    I would not ever recommend installing pirated apps via installous or applo.us. These apps have been modified by anonymous persons and it is no telling what has been done to the code. Since jailbreaking gives you full file system access it is possible malware/spyware could infect your phone.

    I would wipe the phone with a full restore and re-jailbreak to clean any trace of these cracked apps off.

51. by ayes, on July 19 2009 @ 6:14 PM

    

    got me outta constant reboot!, next time i’ll double check what firmware a 3rd app runs on before an install hahahah ***activatemmsfor2g do not install if on 3g DUHHHH****

52. by help plez, on July 25 2009 @ 4:54 PM

    

    damit i know that i did that it worked but no mattter what it keep jacking up. even after restore/jailbreak. i used redsnow was great then downloaded an app called dock so whenever i try to download somthing where i got to restart my spring boad it crashes

53. by logo, on July 26 2009 @ 12:58 PM

    

    thank you

54. by Dalton, on July 28 2009 @ 8:40 PM

    

    I keep getting error 28!!
    Any soulutions’?

55. by justin, on August 1 2009 @ 9:21 PM

    

    hey man i tried to download an mms app from cydia and it downloaded fine but when i pressed the reboot button in cydia i got the whole apple logo stuck thing so i tried your method and itunes wont even recognize my iphone anymore. also there is a stuck loading wheel in the middle of the logo screen that just pops up after a min or so. can u help?

56. by Admin, on August 1 2009 @ 9:46 PM

    

    Reboot your computer, then try my method again.

57. by justin, on August 1 2009 @ 9:49 PM

    

    nevermind bro i got it thanks i was gettin a little worried there for a min. thanks again

58. by Admin, on August 1 2009 @ 11:56 PM

    

    Cool! Great to hear you’re back up and going.

59. by gabe, on August 2 2009 @ 3:43 AM

    

    hey whats up man, i jailbroke my iphone 2g perfectly fine, unlocked it, got it to work with tmobile. its when i synced it with itunes to restore my music and such files, i clicked “gabes phone” instead of new phone, so it syncs everything, says to disconnect, but the phone gets stuck on the screen with the apple logo, with the filler bar across the middle, with only about a 1/10 full and doesnt move. im redoing the whole jailbreak as we speak, should i click to sync as a new phone this time to solve this or what? im using a mac btw with the new version of itunes.

60. by Admin, on August 2 2009 @ 3:50 AM

    

    yep, just sync as a new phone and resync your data, apps, music, etc.. Restoring from an old backup screws up the jailbreak most of the time. There are some people say there’s no problem restoring from an old backup–but its never worked for me.

61. by Zashkaser, on August 5 2009 @ 4:47 PM

    

    hahaha ! this is good shit

62. by d.j, on August 14 2009 @ 1:14 AM

    

    my phone is stuck on the apple screen logo and i have a jailbreak phone. i havent backed up any of my contact or anything else even my pics. i was going to do a restore on the phone but im not sure if that would lock up the phone again and make me lose my contact. is there any other way to restore without losing any information on the phone

63. by XiamHlwb, on August 15 2009 @ 6:50 PM

    

    Ok guys, I upgraded to 3.0.1 firmware and lost jailbreak capability. I downgraded with redsn0w, installed cydia, installed repo666.ultrasn0w.com, and now every time I install any package my device goes into that endless loop of death. The only way to recover is to do an itunes recovery and back to square one. How do you stop that endless loop of death to stop recurring after jail break, i even tried recovering it and starting it as a brand new phone. I think 3.0.1 does something to the device that effs it all up. Anyone out there expeirence this same thing too?

64. by Admin, on August 15 2009 @ 8:26 PM

    

    can you install packages thru cydia without ultrasnow being installed?

65. by Admin, on August 15 2009 @ 8:28 PM

    

    The phone will automatically back itself up whenever it is connected to iTunes. You should be able to restore it from a back up and it will work. but if you rejailbreak just sync the phone to get your data back, don’t restore from a backup.

66. by carlos, on August 16 2009 @ 7:17 PM

    

    mine is still doing the same thing as before please help me

67. by xiamhlwb, on August 16 2009 @ 7:17 PM

    

    The iphone is setup as a new phone for the moment but whenever cydia installs a new program for example winterboard, and have to do a restart the phone goes into that reboot mode and just keeps rebooting. It never totally reboots to springboard. Am I the only one who is getting this issue?

    I have 3GS upgraded to 3.0.1 firmware, used redsn0w and old 3.0.0 firmware to jailbreak, loaded ultrasn0w with cydia, cydia installs winterboard or other program, iphone restarts and unable to get back to springboard and in that endless reboot loop of death mode. Only way to recover is to perform reset and reload firmware.

    Please respond if you are having the same problem and you solved it by some special hack.

68. by Admin, on August 16 2009 @ 8:40 PM

    

    Haven’t run into this problem before. All I can recommend is to re-jailbreak and try icy instead of cydia and see if it works.

69. by carlos, on August 17 2009 @ 2:12 AM

    

    does the restart erease everything cause i have important pictures onthere that ill never get back

70. by Admin, on August 17 2009 @ 2:24 AM

    

    Yes, restoring the phone as described in the article above will completely erase all your data but will bring the phone back to working condition. The only way to (maybe) save your photos and data is by trying the ssh reboot fix here. However, I haven’t personally tried this method, don’t know if it will work at all, and cannot be of much assistance if you try it. Like everything associated with jailbreaking, try at your own risk.

71. by Nick, on August 23 2009 @ 5:13 AM

    

    I installed 3.0.1 iphone firmaware on my iphone 3G used redsnow0.8 to jailbreak but i cannot..stucks at waiting for reboot tried plugging and unplugging the usb cable but dosen’t work out…tried reboting from iphone holding power and home button and then home button…but still redsnow freezed on waiting to reboot screen…what i should do…please guide me i need to unlock it…..Thanx

72. by sdf, on August 25 2009 @ 1:27 PM

    

    “too many iPhone 3rd apps” — what the hell you mean by that? 3rd party apps from the App Store, or 3rd party apps from Cydia?

73. by ish, on August 28 2009 @ 5:57 PM

    

    I also ran into the same problem as “xiamhlwb”
    After I installed the winterboard or other program I got stuck in the endless reboot loop.
    What can I do to solve this problem. I have a 3gs 3.0.1 firmware and used redsn0w 0.8 and followed everything correctly. HELP!!!!

    Thanks,

74. by Jesscia, on September 3 2009 @ 6:38 PM

    

    Iguess my iphone was in bad shape because I had to do this a few time before it would work. I was deep in panic mode though, when it FINALLY did what is instructed above. Thanks so much for the wonderful info! And to those that it isn’t working for, do it over and over until your fingers hurt!!!

75. by sandra407, on September 9 2009 @ 3:51 PM

    

    Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.

76. by Ray Siguenza, on September 10 2009 @ 5:59 PM

    

    Hello, since jailbreaking my iphone 3g, I was experiencing the “Constant reboot issue” I’ve attempted to try restore it back to factory settings but always get either an “Error 1604 or 1602″ message. I’ve tried everything including attempting to restore it using an older Firmware version “iPhone1,2_2.2.1_5H11_Restore.ipsw”. I have upgraded my Itunes to version 9 because I got worried and tried to follow the instructions from Apple’s site, it automatically takes you there after clicking ok in the error message box.
    Finally found this page and folowwed the instructions exactly, still got the “Error 1604″ dialog.
    Please, Please HELP !!!
    I can be emailed directly at siguenzarlb@aol.com.

    Much appreciated!!!!!

77. by tbone, on September 14 2009 @ 1:21 PM

    

    Hi, this is the situation.

    my phone is a 3gs using 3.07

    this happened on 9/11/2009, after the 3.1 release…
    my phone drained my credit, so i went to reset network settings hoping to fix it.
    It rebooted, and is now stuck in a reboot loop…
    I tried all the methods described before except one catch.

    Iphone 3gs, cant be restored with <3.1 any longer, it says it is not eligible for the build.
    So im stuck not able to upgrade to avoid the baseboard stuff… and yet cant restore below to my original 3.07 firmware….

    Oh and the funny thing is itunes reads the phone and can sync and such, but the phone it self is stuck in boot… and it reboots every 4 minutes or so…

    any suggestions … thank you.

78. by Daihana, on September 21 2009 @ 6:28 PM

    

    my iphone 3g was jailbroken everything worked fine until i updated. i tried the restore steps but it goes back to the emergency only, showing the same picture above..what do i do to go back like it was before or to make it at least work again??? please help meee..

79. by g, on September 26 2009 @ 3:12 PM

    

    YOU ARE THE MAN DUDE (or woman)

80. by Admin, on September 26 2009 @ 8:10 PM

    

    I mean official Apple App store apps since you have to be already jailbroken before you can install any Cydia apps..

81. by Daihana, on September 26 2009 @ 8:31 PM

    

    MY PHONE IS WORKING AGAIN THANKS TO YOU. GOT EVERYTHING BACK EXCEPT THE THINGS I DOWNLOADED FROM CYDIA..

82. by Michael Johns, on October 3 2009 @ 8:12 PM

    

    Thank you so much thought i messed up my iPhone bad. I’m 12 so I was VERY worried. thanks so much. iPhone 3G.

83. by Marco, on October 14 2009 @ 5:56 PM

    

    wow.. that was a close call. I thought my phone was a goner! Until I saw your solution for the stuck pineapple logo! Muito obrigado (thank you : ) )!

84. by Ant, on October 21 2009 @ 8:12 AM

    

    I upgraded from 2.2 to 3.0 using redsn0w. Since doing so I get a cartoon steve jobs saying in russian the word “NPEBEA” every time i boot.

    I can’t even restore my iphone as it won’t show up in itunes now!!

    What can I do?

85. by Admin, on October 21 2009 @ 12:29 PM

    

    Crap, you needed to update to the official 3.0 thru iTunes first, then run redsn0w to jailbreak 3.0. You need to reinstall 2.2, this link may help: http://bcclist.com/2009/01/29/downgraded-heres-how/

    Good Luck!

86. by Ant, on October 22 2009 @ 12:47 AM

    

    I think i’ve forked it… I have tried re-loading 2.2 back on but everytime it re-boots im stuck @ steve jobs recovery screen =(

87. by smartbro214, on November 9 2009 @ 8:56 PM

    

    I just updated my iphone 2g from 2.2.1 to 3.0 using redsnow .72 but what i did i forgot to update my 2.2.1 to 3.0 using itunes but i directly jailbreak it to 3.0. After that constant rebooting of pineapple logo and steve jobs appearing on my screen. And one thing is that my iphonecannot be detected by itunes even i enter it to dfu mode.

    Help is badly needed.

    Thanks

88. by Naveen, on November 10 2009 @ 6:16 PM

    

    Ive updated ultrasnow from cydia and after installation it went to reboot..and since then its not bootin…apple symbol comes up when pressed the sleep/wake button..but doesnt boot..a few seconds later it shutsdown.

    can u helpp in this regards ???

89. by Tomki, on November 10 2009 @ 10:25 PM

    

    Hi,
    My usb port doesn’t detect my phone. I got an error instead. No possibility to make it working even on other pc and laptops also with new cable. So I decided to install terminal to check the system manually. but installation failed and after reboot. all standard application was gone ??? Phone Apple store etc…
    And I could’nt connect via USB. WIFI is working and call are comming in except that I couldn’t give call on my side ?! Some ideas ? Is my phone definitivly dead ?
    thanks

90. by Admin, on November 11 2009 @ 8:50 PM

    

    Those 1600 errors are a pain! The instructions at apple.com are pretty useless. If you cannot downgrade the iphone OS back to 2.2.1. You need to try to restore it using a genuine 3.1.2 ipsw.

91. by Admin, on November 11 2009 @ 9:02 PM

    

    No guarantees here, but I’ve brought some dead iphones like yours back to life by using Quickpwn 2.2.5 for Windows just for putting the phone into restore mode.

    Shut down iTunes, then fire up Quickpwn then connect your dead phone, after a short while Quickpwn might just recognize the phone and put it into restore mode(!) When (if) it does, shut quickpwn down and restore to factory settings with iTunes instead using the latest firmware. This technique does not work with Quickpwn for Mac. This might just get you back going.

92. by Admin, on November 11 2009 @ 9:02 PM

    

    Sorry, I have no experience with ultrasnow, blackrain, etc..

93. by Admin, on November 11 2009 @ 9:05 PM

    

    Other people have made this same mistake and I’ve never been able to help them get the phone working again. This may be the only was I know of to permanently hose it. Try this:

    No guarantees here, but I’ve brought some dead iphones like yours back to life by using Quickpwn 2.2.5 for Windows just for putting the phone into restore mode.
    
    Shut down iTunes, then fire up Quickpwn then connect your dead phone, after a short while Quickpwn might just recognize the phone and put it into restore mode(!) When (if) it does, shut quickpwn down and restore to factory settings with iTunes instead. This technique does not work with Quickpwn for Mac. This might just get you back going.

94. by Admin, on November 11 2009 @ 9:07 PM

    

    No guarantees here, but I’ve brought some dead iphones like yours back to life by using Quickpwn 2.2.5 for Windows just for putting the phone into restore mode.

    Shut down iTunes, then fire up Quickpwn then connect your dead phone, after a short while Quickpwn might just recognize the phone and put it into restore mode(!) When (if) it does, shut quickpwn down and restore to factory settings with iTunes instead. This technique does not work with Quickpwn for Mac. This might just get you back going.

95. by Tomki, on November 12 2009 @ 9:02 PM

    

    Many thanks to you for your help and feedbacks!
    My iphone is back life !! Great ! I tryed this way:
    Unloading completly the battery (waiting & playing). Through that I got a reboot automatic every second (very strange). At the end with no power at all (bipppppppp dead heart). I decided to reload with power supply let’s say until 90 to 100%.
    And tryed to reconnect on a new laptop usb port. And it was recognised ?? Strange I tryed it plenty time before but without this exact maner. I decided to patch the Phone to 3.1.2 normal way. And finally restaure. All are OK now. Except that it seems to get some probleme during synchronisation from time to time like usb port disconnected ? But it could be my old laptop. Will check and let you know
    Bye and have fun with your iPhones ;o)

96. by Will, on November 25 2009 @ 10:25 PM

    

    My iPhone froze one day and then after I got it turned off it will only go to the reboot screen. I have tried to update it and re-jailbreak it but quickpwn just freezes and ITunes gets an error every time I try to restore. I cannot get to the yellow triangle screen. Only the plug into iTunes screen. Any help?

97. by Admin, on November 26 2009 @ 5:03 AM

    

    Can you SSH into your phone?

98. by tom, on November 30 2009 @ 7:55 PM

    

    Hi guys!
    I just wondering why on earth no one of famous iphone hackers does not explain what will happen after this:!!!
    I been using iphone 3g with firmware 3.0. successfully jailbrak’ it and unlockt with ultrasnow. after abouth month i was installing something from cyndia and after rebooting my iphone crashed!!!!- its stuck in boot mode!!
    well , when i connect it to itunes- it says that i neen restore my iphone to factory settings(that the only solution i found to fix my phone). But how to hell i can restore it to bloody 3.0 when recent itunes version is 3.1.2 and it wont let me to restore to other than that?
    so guys do you understand that if anything will happen with your iphone (what is verry offten) you will never be able to unlockit again?!
    HELP PLEASE!!!!!!

99. by data, on December 10 2009 @ 5:27 PM

    

    Thanks for solution,many trick only this solution can solve my problem

100. by john, on December 15 2009 @ 2:30 AM

     

     I am stil stuck in the reboot mode and cannot get it fixed. I keep getting a error message…….The Iphone could not be restored. An unknown error occured (13.
     Any help out there?

101. by Carl, on December 19 2009 @ 1:52 PM

     

     I just love you. works damn fine.

102. by Admin, on December 19 2009 @ 2:00 PM

     

     Just keep 3.1.2 jailbreak with pwnage tool and then unlock with ultrasnow. Step by Step Guide here..

103. by Admin, on December 19 2009 @ 2:01 PM

     

     Are you plugged into a USB hub instead of directly into your PC?

104. by Adean, on December 20 2009 @ 2:47 AM

     

     i spent countless hours trying to figure out how to fix this and only seconds with you. you saved my iphone!!!! thanks so much man!

105. by Jovito Alebin, on December 24 2009 @ 2:07 PM

     

     just want to ask if there’s a way to reboot my iphone without connecting it to a pc or laptop after it hangs?i got my phone jailbroken.

106. by Henry, on December 26 2009 @ 7:36 AM

     

     Wow.. this was such a help.. I was dreading taking my jailbroken iphone into the apple store. I had been scouring the internet for a whole day trying to fix this.

     Thanks!

107. by G, on January 1 2010 @ 10:03 PM

     

     Can u help?

     wont let me restore my iphone error 1604

     wont let me update to 3.0.1 says error occured 1602.

     my patients are running ver thin !!!

108. by Admin, on January 2 2010 @ 8:27 PM

     

     What model phone do you have (ie 2g, 3g, 3gs)? and what OS version were you running before attempting jailbreaking?

109. by ickmule, on January 3 2010 @ 3:55 AM

     

     There are a bunch of incomplete instructions on the web about how to do a erase all data and settings, but yours was the only one with the COMPLETE steps to do it successfully after hitting the erase button. The key step for me was holding down the home button while plugging in the usb cable.
     Thanks much!!!!

110. by suraj, on January 4 2010 @ 8:07 AM

     

     my iphone is doing jailbrake n when i reset start n my iphone dose not work see apple logo

111. by Alexandra, on January 15 2010 @ 1:05 AM

     

     thank you so much!? ive been looking for so long on the internet trying to find a way to fix it and was getting so stressed out
     CANNOT live without my iphone so you have saved my life! <3

112. by andy, on January 16 2010 @ 8:07 PM

     

     thx alot for ur info i was shitting a brick when i seen that logo. cos of ur advise i knw hav a working iphone again. many thanks for the info your a star

113. by s-cat, on January 20 2010 @ 1:27 PM

     

     Hello everyone,
     I have an Iphone 3g with 2.2.1 with the nPEBEA recovery error on it. I have used the directions on this post to select the 2.2.1 file by holding down shift and it seemed to upload and the progress bar on the phone went to 100%. It has now been sitting there for 20 minutes and itunes still says restoring iphone software. will it get farther?
     Thanks

114. by ckolling, on January 21 2010 @ 10:22 AM

     

     I have a 3Gs, latest OS. Jailbroke 2 days ago, has been great until I tried to install some lock screen widget from Cydia last night. I had a lot of themes loaded, and such, maybe I pushed it?
     Anyhow, stuck in constant reboot, apple logo. I was running iSatin (icon replacement), and never saw the itunes/recovery mode screen. Although finally, I did get a little funny drawing with some 0000F errors, and it safe safe mode I think.
     It did a sync with iTunes, then a popup saying it is in recovery mode, OK, or reboot. I rebooted, and was back to stuck reboot.
     Can anyone PLEASE help???
     Thank you so much!

115. by Michael Manna, on January 23 2010 @ 3:53 PM

     

     The same exact thing just happened to me. After using Lockinfo, the phone is stuck the boot logo. I’ve tried every method, but no good.

116. by AtmosWeb, on January 28 2010 @ 1:39 AM

     

     My friend…Just to say THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

117. by Chloe-May, on January 30 2010 @ 11:22 AM

     

     I just gave my little brother my old phone last night and honestly thought he had well & truly knackered it this morning! Thanks so much for the easy step by step guide, you’re a star xx

118. by MsLola, on February 1 2010 @ 2:33 PM

     

     I rarely comment on anything, but THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I thought I had toasted my iPhone. This worked perfectly!

     -Lola

119. by ChEdDaR, on February 1 2010 @ 10:18 PM

     

     thanks u fixed muh sh!t!!!!!!

120. by Alex, on February 2 2010 @ 4:38 AM

     

     Thanks for the info. I tried irecovery and a whole bunch of other shit that didn’t work. If i had seen this it would have saved me about 5 hours.

121. by avelable, on February 5 2010 @ 6:03 AM

     

     worked for me! thanks a lot that scared me a bit

122. by REM, on February 6 2010 @ 4:41 AM

     

     Thank you so I was scared there for a minute

123. by Zakari, on February 6 2010 @ 9:44 PM

     

     plz can sum1 hlp me?I have installed latest version firmware 3.1.2 on my iphone but now my iphone has been stuck in a recovery mode becz I cant restart I try jailbreal but the restart button has stoped working. pls can any1 help me out how I can jailbreak it without using the on/off button?

124. by joanne, on February 8 2010 @ 1:57 AM

     

     I’m about to do the restore but it only gives me an option to restore to the latest software 3.1.3, which I don’t want to do. I thought I can restore from back up?

125. by samuel Rader, on February 8 2010 @ 6:48 PM

     

     Step 2 does not make sense to me. You said, Depress the home button and connect the iPhone/iPod sync cable into the docking port on the bottom of the iPhone at the sametime without removing the home button. Do I depress the home button or plug it in without removing the home button. How do you remove the home button in the first place. This step does not make sense.

126. by Admin, on February 9 2010 @ 2:39 PM

     

     Should read “without removing pressure”

127. by Admin, on February 9 2010 @ 2:40 PM

     

     Restore with 3.1.3 Then Use pwnage tool 3.1.5 to jailbreak os 3.1.3.

128. by zaim, on February 10 2010 @ 11:27 PM

     

     i did jailbreak with my iphone..
     but then my iphone wont restart.. it stuck at a black screen..
     and when i connect it with itune and try to restore to 3.1.2 the message is iphone is not eligible..
     please somebody help me.. im totally stuck..

129. by yomi, on February 14 2010 @ 8:42 AM

     

     hey i want to keep my phone with firmware v 3.1.2 how do i do that

130. by yomi, on February 14 2010 @ 8:44 AM

     

     because i am using on tmobile

131. by Admin, on February 14 2010 @ 4:02 PM

     

     Create a custom IPSW 3.1.2 Firmware with Pwnage Tool, then hold the option key while clicking the restore button in iTunes. Browse to your custom IPSW and restore your phone with it.

132. by Admin, on February 14 2010 @ 4:04 PM

     

     Since your phone was previously jailbroken, you can try this: Create a custom IPSW 3.1.2 Firmware with Pwnage Tool, then hold the option key on your keyboard while clicking the restore button in iTunes, this will bring up a file browser. Browse to your custom IPSW and try to restore your phone with it.

133. by Admin, on February 14 2010 @ 4:05 PM

     

     Also, if you’re already jailbroken (by whatever means), you don’t need to mess around with DFU mode at all. Just create (or get from a friend) your custom IPSW and Option-Restore (Shift-Restore on Windows) to it via iTunes. Don’t enter DFU mode at all.

134. by Paul, on February 18 2010 @ 5:24 PM

     

     Hey I have an iPhone 3G with 3.1.2 and blackra1n jailbreak. I am stuck at the apple loading screen. I can enter recovery mode but I don’t want to restore with iTunes unless I can roll back my firmware back to 3.1.2. I’m a total newb so try to be clear and complete please. Can I do it and if so what order should I do everything?

135. by John, on February 19 2010 @ 11:01 PM

     

     Cheers

136. by Andy, on February 20 2010 @ 9:43 PM

     

     Request for help

     I’m not sure if my problem is the same as above; but i can’t understand the reference to “running Quickpwn again”. Where does it explain when, how to use it the first time. I tried to google it but can’t figure out if it’s relevant to me. I don’t want to perhaps make (more) mistakes.

     I hope someone can help me. I fear i don’t know enough of important details to get right advice. But here goes.

     I have an iPhone that was jailbroken and unlocked and worked happily for ages, then for no apparent reason the other day went to the apple icon. It seemed to be automatically infinitely re-booting. Apple store people suggested holding down Home button before connecting to iTunes, this allowed me to restore it (i think). It gives me a “this SIM card appears to not be supported message”. I assume this is because i am overseas and why some friendly Apple technician unlocked it for me a year back.

     A month ago i used Blackrain following and i think i upgraded to 3.1.2 so i could get access to newer features. it all went well until this hiccup. Unfortunately i don’t know what iPhone i have (3G? – i bought it end of 2008) and i don’t know for sure what firmware i have (think i upgraded to 3.1.2 in Jan). How do i find out?

     I tried to use Blackrain but when the window says “it will now reboot” it simply has the usb cable/iTunes graphic.

     If i figure out how to us Quickpwn as referenced above will this help me, is my problem related to your advice above?

     I am LOST, if you are able to help i will be enormously grateful.

137. by Admin, on February 20 2010 @ 10:21 PM

     

     In your case, you’d run blackrain again to re-jailbreak.

138. by Andy, on February 21 2010 @ 8:09 AM

     

     Thanks, but sadly when i try blackrain it doesn’t finish the process; or perhaps it does but my iPhone doesn’t reboot.

     My computer gives me a message saying something like “you jailbreak has been successful…and your iPhone will now reboot..and a final window will pop up confirming” but the reboot never finishes, and the usb cord/iTunes icon remains on my homescreen. I have tried several times. I imagine it is a problem that with the right knowledge (like the type of suggestions above) i could fix but…

139. by Admin, on February 22 2010 @ 2:59 AM

     

     Check this link on downgrading your firmware back to 3.1.2.

140. by Seyewest, on February 22 2010 @ 10:30 PM

     

     My problem is that the apple logo stays on then I follow the instruction you gave me but unfortunately it ask me to restore and update and I dont wanna do that…all I wanna do is restore and get all of stuffs back in one piece,itunes did not provided me with option of choosing restore from my back up,what else can be done. I’m in Africa and there’s no Apple store here by the way its jailbroken with 3.0 OS

141. by Admin, on February 23 2010 @ 12:55 AM

     

     Check here for reinstalling 3.0, or, if you have or have access to a Macintosh, build a custom 3.0 ipsw file with pwnage tool and option click the upgrade button in iTunes and restore your phone with it.

142. by GMC, on February 28 2010 @ 9:57 PM

     

     Thank you for this. I followed the directions and it my phone is back on line. It did exactly what you mentioned and I freaked. Must download blackra1n to from recovery mode. WOOOOHOOOOO.

     thanks again
     gmc

143. by Bear, on March 4 2010 @ 10:08 AM

     

     Hi guys.
     i recently tried to update the firmware on my iphone from 3.0 to next on up. it is now locked me out and only displayes that i can only make emergency call and on itunes it says: THE SIM CARDINSERTED IN THIS IPHONEDOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SUPPORTED. ONLY COMPATIBLE SIM CARDS FROM A SUPPORTED CARRIER MAY BE USED TO ACTIVATE THIS PHONE. PLEASE INSERT THE SIM CARD THAT CAME WITH THE IPHONE OR VISIT A SUPPORTED CARRIER’S STORE TO RECIEVE A REPLACEMENT SIM.
     i bought the phone 2nd hand and dont have the original carrier sim card(i’ve been using my uk 3 sim). plus i dont know who the orriginal carrier is.
     is there anything else i can try?

144. by Jasmine, on March 11 2010 @ 2:31 PM

     

     Hi, thank you so much I was so worried and confused. I searched for many hours and you were the only person to give me a solution that worked. I thank you so much. God bless.

145. by Madz, on March 11 2010 @ 10:42 PM

     

     Thanks dude, had the same problem just now and you saved me a lot of worries, I thought I couldn’t get it fixed by myself!

146. by David, on March 16 2010 @ 10:58 PM

     

     Hi, I need help with my 3gs 3.1.2. I tried the above instructions but it still goes in a constant reboot. This is what happened. One morning i work up and i had no service so i called At&t to see what happen, they was telling me to turn me phone on and off, since doing that every time i turn it back on i had to rerun blackra1n again. I did that for couple of times then he told me it might be 3g problem. so he told me to reset my network settings and my phone rebooted. I tried to rerun blackra1n again but after that it just went into a constant reboot. I tried everything.. since my cydia doesnt not have a back up ssh for 3.1.2 i dont know what to do. Is there any way i get get my phone back up or even restore it to 3.1.2 firmware? Oh yea, i had a lot of 3rd party apps, lockinfo and etc. maybe thats the problem? ehh i don’t know.. but if anyone has a solution, please help me out, thank you.

147. by Ed, on March 18 2010 @ 9:45 AM

     

     if u find a solution please let everybody know, i think we having problem now, everyone asking for help all in a sudden

148. by Admin, on March 18 2010 @ 12:38 PM

     

     Error 28 is a bad sync cable or your Dock Connector on your phone is dirty, clean with a Q-tip and try again.

149. by Admin, on March 18 2010 @ 12:40 PM

     

     Are you on a mac or pc?

150. by Admin, on March 18 2010 @ 12:42 PM

     

     Never restore from a backup. Just setup as a new phone and resync your data.

151. by Admin, on March 18 2010 @ 12:45 PM

     

     Try this http://iphonedownlow.com/?p=86

152. by Admin, on March 18 2010 @ 12:48 PM

     

     Create a custom ipsw file with pwnage tool and restore your phone with it using the iTunes.

153. by David, on March 18 2010 @ 4:17 PM

     

     I am using a window pc. I also try making a custim ipsw file… but i keep getting itune error 1604

154. by David, on March 18 2010 @ 4:44 PM

     

     I cannot SSH into my phone either because my phone is stuck on recovery mode…

155. by Admin, on March 18 2010 @ 5:08 PM

     

     You need to restore w 3.1.3 then jailbreak by carefully following this guide:http://www.redmondpie.com/sn0wbreeze-3.1.3-jailbreak-iphone-3g-3gs-3.1.3/

156. by Admin, on March 18 2010 @ 5:22 PM

     

     http://iphonedownlow.com/?p=199 will usually fix 16xx errors

157. by Ed, on March 18 2010 @ 5:44 PM

     

     I still have pic. and stuff haven’t backup, I don’t mind to restore it to 3.13 to hv it lock again, but is there anyway I can pull back the picture and video in my phone??

158. by Admin, on March 18 2010 @ 5:49 PM

     

     Not that I’m aware of, sorry.

159. by David, on March 19 2010 @ 1:45 AM

     

     The iREB to fix the 16xx errors only works for 3g and under right? i have a 3gs, does it work for 3gs too?

160. by ck, on March 19 2010 @ 3:54 AM

     

     I have the same exact problem as David. Did everything I found in every forums to no avail. Arrgghh.. Someone.. please help! (

161. by Admin, on March 19 2010 @ 4:03 AM

     

     I thought a 3GS update for iReb was imminent months ago, look like its not. Can any of the AT&T customers on here having this problem restore to the original, unmodded 3.1.3?

162. by David, on March 19 2010 @ 4:33 AM

     

     I am a at&t user, I know i can upgrade to 3.1.3 unmodded because my it happen to my other 3gs. So i have no problem restoring it to the original unmodded 3.1.3. I am stuck in recovery mode right now and afraid if i restore I wont be able to jailbreak the phone any more. My 3gs is 3.1.2 untethered jailbreak, is that consider the old bootrom so i can follow this guide? http://www.redmondpie.com/sn0wbreeze-3.1.3-jailbreak-iphone-3g-3gs-3.1.3/ thank you for helping me through this.

163. by Admin, on March 19 2010 @ 5:30 AM

     

     I haven’t tried it personally, but you should be able to follow that guide.

164. by David, on March 19 2010 @ 5:43 AM

     

     quick question, since my phone is completely stuck on recovery mode 3.1.2 and theres no way to get back to my springboard, should i click restore and update to 3.1.3 and back up from my lastest backup? Then follow that guide?

165. by Admin, on March 19 2010 @ 5:55 AM

     

     Sorry for the all caps, but….DEFINITELY UPDATE TO 3.1.3 FIRST IN ITUNES before jailbreaking!! Personally, I would upgrade to 3.1.3, then jailbreak with sn0wbreeze, then, if all goes well, set up the phone as a new phone instead of restoring from a backup and re-sync with iTunes to get your data back on the device. Restoring from old backups after jailbreak has caused problems for me in the past, but the guide says this is fine to do, so its your decision.

     Also, be sure to click “No” when asked“Do you want to activate your iPhone?” Since you are an AT&T customer.

     Best of Luck!

166. by ck, on March 19 2010 @ 6:14 AM

     

     Is the jailbreak for 3.1.3 with snowbreeze working?

     David.. in case you do this, can you please post if it worked for you? Thanks!

167. by ck, on March 19 2010 @ 6:52 AM

     

     I am not an AT&T customer so I can’t afford to upgrade to 3.1.3 and do the jailbreak for now since there isn’t any assurance that it will work ( Otherwise, i’ll be stuck with an iphone that can’t be used as a phone (

168. by Admin, on March 19 2010 @ 12:45 PM

     

     The 3.1.3 unlock has not been created yet. You can try posting on the Forums at http://www.theiphoneblog.com and see if they have any other suggestions.

169. by David, on March 19 2010 @ 1:34 PM

     

     i will do this after my class and post to tell you the details. and admin you can jailbreak for 3gs 3.1.3 but not unlock it yet right?

170. by Admin, on March 19 2010 @ 4:00 PM

     

     Correct.

171. by David, on March 20 2010 @ 3:13 AM

     

     well guys… I follow the guide carefully and when i restore with the snowbreeze ipsw i still get the 1604 error.. so now im stuck with 3.1.3 and 05.12.01 baseband im so sad… i guess i just gotta wait for the new JB to come out.. and Admin you got any more few trys i can do to JB it?

172. by Admin, on March 20 2010 @ 2:59 PM

     

     Try this direct from Apple on how to fix 160x errors:
     1. Proceed with custom ipsw restore in iTunes until you get to the “unkwown error 1604″ hit okay then, with iPhone still plugged in x out of iTunes closing it off.
     2. Relaunch iTunes and while the phone is still attached and click okay if prompted.
     3. iPhone should then be able to finish where it left off.

173. by Admin, on March 20 2010 @ 3:05 PM

     

     Try this link: http://www.ihackintosh.com/2009/09/recover-iphone-3gs-from-apple-logo-or-recovery-mode-loop/

174. by Admin, on March 20 2010 @ 3:08 PM

     

     Found this online:

     Well, I think I might have a method to downgrade Iphone 3GS with 3.1.3 Baseband 05.12.01 to 3.1.2 without any SHSH backup. But the baseband will still be 05.12.01, therfore unlockable. But you can actually jailbreak it. I have tried it on my Iphone 3gs 16gb Baseband: 05.12.01, version 3.1.3…and I suceeded…maybe it was poor luck, therefore I would appreciate, if someone could test it…so that more people can profit from it.

     1. Download Iphone 3GS original 3.1.2 ipsw file (search in google)
     2. Go to Itunes and make shift+restore…and choose the 3.1.2 file
     3. Itunes will now give after dowgrading the error message 1015
     4. Your iphone will be now in the recovery mode loop
     5. Use IRecovery mode (google it: use the tutorial from ihackintosh) -> I did not work for me on Windows 7 64bit, but worked flawlessly on Windows XP 32bit
     6. After you come out of the Recovery mode, boot your iphone again and Iphone will ask you to make an Activation (but don’t do anything)
     7. Turn off your iphone, download redsn0w 0.94 and jailbreak your iphone with the previously downloaded 3.1.2 ipsw file.
     8. After that your iphone 3gs should have 3.1.2 (jailbreaked) and baseband 05.12.01
     9. Finished^^

     Hope this helps and pls let me know if it works for you aswell…

175. by David, on March 20 2010 @ 5:53 PM

     

     I Installed the lib32 but and open the iRecovery terminal but when i open it it just appear the black box and close right away. How did you do this? I was using my window xp computer.

176. by David, on March 20 2010 @ 6:06 PM

     

     I also tried in window 7 64bit by following this guide http://www.digitalmarketingtalk.com/iphone/how-to-fix-the-problem-of-iphone-3gs-being-stuck-on-apple-logo-screen-or-in-recovery-mode/ But once i typed in irecovery -s it said no ipod/iphone found. How did you get your device to be found. My itunes detects my iphone… but not this irecovery thing.

177. by Admin, on March 20 2010 @ 6:22 PM

     

     Put it in DFU mode with your iPhone connected to your computer, then open iTunes and wait for your iphone to appear (just to make sure its connected). Then close itunes.

178. by Admin, on March 20 2010 @ 6:32 PM

     

     If that doesn’t work, try restarting the phone once you get to the iPhone/iPod not found step.

179. by David, on March 21 2010 @ 1:06 AM

     

     so i got irecovery to work and did as it said. but my phone never restored back to 3.1.2… when i shift restore using original 3.1.2 ipsw i get an error that say something about i can’t use this firmware any more so i didnt get the 1015 error or ne kind. i guess he was really lucky.. did anyone else tried this solution?

180. by Admin, on March 21 2010 @ 3:02 AM

     

     Must have gotten real lucky, have you tried using Redsn0w, it jailbreaks without using iTunes, its tricky, so read the guide carefully–esp Step 2.

181. by mercy, on March 21 2010 @ 5:13 AM

     

     hi i have a iphone 3Gs and i recently had it jailbroken and the persone who did this for me said i could not turn the phone off because the jailbraking software will erase and it will ask me to restore it using itunes. Is this completely true. I can not turn it off ever….?

182. by David, on March 21 2010 @ 6:44 AM

     

     yes i did, i went to the guide website that you found online and read all of the 15 pages of comment and only 3 people said it work and never responded how they made it work. So im assuming they just lied. It does work for 3g users.. but i dont think for 3gs.. I tried it with redsn0w and follow the instruction carefully but after redsn0w is done jailbreaking.. it just become a black screen and i have to do a new restore back up in order to get into my spring board.. I heard that Dev team already came out with a solution for 3.1.3 jailbreak and unlock but do not want to release until 4.0 firmware comes out. if they release it now all their hard work will become a waste since apple will patch it up in 4.0 firmware. I believe that apple is going to release 40 when the new iPad is coming out since they want iPhone and iPad to be compatible with each other. so i guess it should becoming out soon? i hope so… i miss my jail break phone.. but yea.. if anyone has a soluiton please let me know.. thank you

183. by David, on March 24 2010 @ 1:18 PM

     

     if you turn it off or the battery dies, once you turn it back on you can just rerun blackra1n and it will bring you back to your spring board. you can get blackra1n at blackra1n.com/

184. by Richard, on March 25 2010 @ 2:16 AM

     

     My friend jail breaked his iphone 2g using blackrain, Then He says he installed something from cydia, now it reboots and sits at the apple screen, then reboots. I am able to get it into dfu mode, but..neither my mac or pc sees the iphone so I can’t restore it. I know it’s not a bad cable because my iphone 3g works fine. (and I have 3 other usb cables) Tried 2 different windows pc and my imac and the iphone 2g won’t connect to any system.
     Other thing to note, sometimes when the phone is restarting, the screen just flashes as if the lcd is bleeding. Any thoughts? I’m not an expert, but I have jailbreaked a few iphones and I really have no clue what else to do? Seems to me like the boot files or boot partition (if there is such a thing on the phone) is corrupted. Or maybe he loaded wrong firmware?? Lastly, sometimes when the phone reboots, the wait symbol (on a windows pc it would be an hour glass) shows up as if it’s about to startup, then reboots. Sorry for the long post, just hoping something in here makes sense to someone.

185. by David, on March 25 2010 @ 6:31 AM

     

     try holding the power and the home button for 10 secs then left go of the power but still holding the home button until itunes detects it. this happen to my itouch before and i kept doing that and itunes eventually detects it.

186. by Halfwit, on March 30 2010 @ 3:20 AM

     

     My phone will not get out of the apple logo/spinning wheel screen no matter how many buttom combinations I try. I tunes will not recognize the phone, and I am unable to get it into dfu mode. It just continues to go back to the apple logo/spinning wheel screen. Occasionally the phone vibrates twice, but that is it. I got the phone like this from a friend, so I am truly starting from scratch. Any help on just getting into recovery mode?

187. by Aatii, on April 1 2010 @ 4:16 PM

     

     ive 3GS with firmware 3.12 and my iphone got hanged after jailbreak with blackra1n…screen got hanged and then phone get restarted after 4 to 5 min.

     i read all instructions for restore it, but when itunes shows restore option and i click it, then it also saying that i will update the newest firmware in iphone and newesr firmwaer is 3.13. My prob is i dont want 3.13 coz its jailbreak is not available. I need to restore my 3.12 OS. Plz help me…does restoring update my firmware to 3.13?? or it will still the same 3.12???

188. by Dave, on April 5 2010 @ 1:58 AM

     

     There is a much much easier way to fix this.

     I downloaded 3.1.2 and used redsn0w and got locked in the apple screen reset loop from hell.

     So I run redsn0w again and simply selected the old 2.3 firmware.

     Afterwards every back to normal.

     

189. by dave6000, on April 5 2010 @ 10:21 PM

     

     im having the same problem as aatii…using itunes to restore to factory settings will update the firmware and there isnt a jailbreak out for 3.1.3 yet…or i might be wrong..but is there away around this????

190. by Admin, on April 6 2010 @ 1:24 AM

     

     Apparently a jailbreak is coming very soon for 3.1.3.

     For now, check the comments for a possible solution– like this one: “if you turn it off or the battery dies, once you turn it back on you can just rerun blackra1n and it will bring you back to your spring board. you can get blackra1n at blackra1n.com/”

191. by Eli, on April 11 2010 @ 9:28 PM

     

     I have a 3g 8gb that’s stuck on a pineapple screen. How can I just get it to work even if it’s just to original factory specs?

192. by Admin, on April 11 2010 @ 11:24 PM

     

     Just restore with iTunes.

193. by ken, on April 12 2010 @ 5:19 AM

     

     It really saving my life, thanks a lot guys.

194. by anas21Raras, on April 14 2010 @ 4:49 PM

     

     i’ve already jailbroken my iphone 3gs with firmware 3.1.2 for almost a year!suddenly when it reboots it goes again into recovery mode!no matter how many times i am trying to jailbreak it again it does the same!does anyone knows how can i fix this?ofcourse i’ve installed all the 3rd party apps from rock and cyndia like all the othrers!is there any solutions,or not yet?

195. by Admin, on April 14 2010 @ 5:16 PM

     

     Try this: turn it off, then restart, once you turn it back on you can just rerun blackra1n and it will bring you back to your spring board. you can get blackra1n at blackra1n.com/

196. by anas21Raras, on April 15 2010 @ 8:26 AM

     

     That’s the point!When it brings me back to the springboard i can’t do anything at all!It suddenly and immediately goes back into safety mode!i’ve tried the ”dead battery” solution as well…nothing!i’ve used blackra1n over 200 times since yesterday and it seems i have to try something different.in a discussion i had a few hours ago a friend of mine told me that he was facing problems with ‘the activator’.but even if this is why my iphone has stuck i can’t do anything to uninstall some apps,because the moment my phone reboots completely i cannot use it,because it does that loading thing and dies again!

197. by Aman, on April 16 2010 @ 10:00 AM

     

     hey i can restore my iphone when i connects it to restore it shows there is a problem occured help me !!!!!!!!!!! guys

198. by Josh, on April 23 2010 @ 2:00 AM

     

     Just wanted to say thank you because this worked flawlessly! Keep up the good work!

199. by haseeb, on April 25 2010 @ 7:41 AM

     

     i followed the same steps but when i manually install 3.1.2 the itunes connect to apple and message prompt to me im not allowed to do that….. plz help me out.

200. by Cecil, on April 27 2010 @ 8:01 PM

     

     THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I made a mistake and tried to jailbreak 3.1.3 with redsn0w 0.9.4 and after it rebooted at the very end of the jail breaking, it wouldn’t boot and only showed me the apple logo. Itunes wouldn’t even recogonize it so I could even DO a restore. You’re a life saver!!

201. by Admin, on May 3 2010 @ 2:14 AM

     

     Spirit untethered 3.1.3 jailbreak for all iPhones,iPod Touches and iPad now availible! http://www.spiritjb.com

202. by DG, on May 4 2010 @ 6:52 AM

     

     This method just worked for me for 3.1.3. Thank you, thank you!

203. by Netherwood, on May 5 2010 @ 3:37 AM

     

     thanks what what

204. by Rummin, on May 5 2010 @ 9:41 PM

     

     Hi i jailbroke my 3gs 3.1.3 using spirit and it was all fine untill i got stuck on the apple boot logo. I cannot restore because i get an error. Any help?

205. by Admin, on May 6 2010 @ 1:55 AM

     

     You should be able to restore the phone to factory specs using iTunes. Try restoring on another pc.

206. by Anna, on May 7 2010 @ 12:48 AM

     

     hey i did exactly what you said but my itunes said that they couldn’t connect to my phone.. ugghh plsss help meeee

207. by Admin, on May 8 2010 @ 10:54 AM

     

     Wait a few minutes and it should connect so you can restore.

208. by Fletcher, on May 8 2010 @ 12:37 PM

     

     Help pls. I had my iphone 3GS working with Blackra1n and some one suggested me spiritjb but after I attempted spiritjb my Iphone is on recovery mode and it wont come back when run BlackRain

     Should I follow the restore process of itunes?

     I am afraid to get the phone locked…. wont it update my iphone to 3.1.3?

     Thanks

209. by Fletcher, on May 8 2010 @ 1:10 PM

     

     BTW I did try re running BlackRa1n but it only keeps going back to the recovery mode after it says that JB is completed…

210. by Fletcher, on May 8 2010 @ 1:20 PM

     

     Please some one help me I dont want to have my phone blocked… I need to be able to do calls…

211. by Admin, on May 8 2010 @ 2:50 PM

     

     Yes it will update to 3.1.3 and you will lose your unlock if you’re not using AT&T.

212. by Fletcher, on May 8 2010 @ 3:44 PM

     

     What can I do Admin friend? I just realized that I needed to removed blackrain before trying spiritjb….

     do i have an option? Or am I stuck? ……

     Thanks for your help

213. by robbo6902, on May 9 2010 @ 8:07 PM

     

     ur a genius mate thanks a lot

214. by Admin, on May 9 2010 @ 8:14 PM

     

     As of right now, i’m pretty sure if your SHSH blobs are not already saved on Cydia your only option is to restore to 3.1.3 and wait for a new unlock to come out.

215. by Fletcher, on May 10 2010 @ 1:09 AM

     

     Thanks again for your help… one more question before i go ahead and update to 3.1.3

     How do I know if my shsh blobs are saved or not on Cydia? I mean did I have to do it manually? I was constantly updating Cydia’s Important updates.

     If that wasn’t the way to do it… how do I save them when updated to 3.1.3 so that i can be ready if another update comes out…

     once again! Thanks a lot for your help…

216. by Admin, on May 10 2010 @ 1:30 AM

     

     Here’s an article explaining the SHSH blobs and how they work: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2010/05/07/how-to-backup-and-save-shsh-blob-ecid-hash-of-iphone-ipod-touch-or-ipad-autoshsh-grabber-and-firmware-umbrella/

     I saved mine in Cydia, at the top of the Home Screen there’s a link that says “Make My Life Easier”–I followed that, so it wasn’t an automatic process for me. Rock.app also has a link on the very top of its Home Screen that does the same thing.

217. by Fletcher, on May 10 2010 @ 2:20 AM

     

     Thanks

     What about this?

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NVcgBPDa1w

218. by Fletcher, on May 10 2010 @ 2:43 AM

     

     Hello Admin… I followed the instructions on

     http://www.mydigitallife.info/2010/05/07/how-to-backup-and-save-shsh-blob-ecid-hash-of-iphone-ipod-touch-or-ipad-autoshsh-grabber-and-firmware-umbrella/

     as I have not upgrade my 3.1.2 , I think it worked … cause i got the message:

     Done! If 3.1.3 is still being signed by Apple, then your SHSH blobs should be located in your save location (Shorty) + Saved on Cydia.
     You should now be able to always restore to 3.1.3/3.2
     Special Thanks to semaphore for umbrella

     Is this good news or am I lost :S

     Thanks

219. by Admin, on May 10 2010 @ 2:52 AM

     

     Very good news! You may be able to downgrade to 3.1.2 and preserve your unlock.

220. by Admin, on May 10 2010 @ 2:56 AM

     

     Sorry, I mean to say you need to try to restore 3.1.2. Do NOT restore to 3.1.3 in iTunes and then try downgrading 3.1.2.

221. by Admin, on May 10 2010 @ 2:58 AM

     

     Try this:http://modmyi.com/forums/3g-s-downgrading/699990-downgrading-3-1-3-3-1-2-fixing-no-service-issue.html

222. by Fletcher, on May 10 2010 @ 3:14 AM

     

     Thank you i will download the software and will follow the instructions and will post as soon as I know

223. by Fletcher, on May 10 2010 @ 3:22 AM

     

     220.by Admin, on May 10 2010 @ 2:56 am

     Sorry, I mean to say you need to try to restore 3.1.2. Do NOT restore to 3.1.3 in iTunes and then try downgrading 3.1.2.

     ====================

     Not sure if i get this… should I upgrade to 3.1.3 now and then downgrade to 3.1.2 ?

     your help is highly appreciate!

224. by Fletcher, on May 10 2010 @ 8:57 AM

     

     http://modmyi.com/forums/3g-s-downgrading/699990-downgrading-3-1-3-3-1-2-fixing-no-service-issue.html

     I couldnt make it work… the instructions for:

     ” while the Terminal is open and you’ve already exited the host file, type dscacheutil -flushcache and hit enter”

     are not clear i dont know how to do that.

     When I installed exe file ‘libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.12.2.exe’

     my comptuer lost usb ports and other fuctions i had to restore computer.

     I tried to restore iphone with rigth click on restore bottom of itunes and select the 3.1.2 firmware and it says that my Iphone is ilegible for the selected build…

     Is there anything else I can do….

225. by Zainab, on May 10 2010 @ 9:29 AM

     

     Hi, i downloaded the .ipsw file 3.1.3 and snowbreeze – it created a modified file for my 2G. When i try to restore it says error 1602-1604. So i restored with the unlocked 3.1.3.
     My phone is stuck on emergency calls. I tried spirit with iTunes 9.1.1 and it says i require iTunes 9.

     Summary:
     1.I’m stuck on emergency calls
     2. Snowbreeze is not working for me
     3. Spirit did not work for me.
     4. I have windows XP.

     Please assist

226. by Admin, on May 10 2010 @ 1:29 PM

     

     Last ditch try: http://wikee.iphwn.org/howto:removellb read carefully before you decide to try.

227. by Stephane Saussier, on May 10 2010 @ 2:28 PM

     

     Hi Admin,

     I am very thankful for your tutorial but for me, I guess it went south

     i dont have actual sim with me and withouth thinking, i restored my iphone 3.1.3 only to find out that it won’t be detected now from the iTunes until i have the genuine sim with it.

     is there anyway i can fix this problem? Please help

228. by Stephane Saussier, on May 10 2010 @ 2:30 PM

     

     oh and I am also stuck with Emergency calls with my phone not detectable from my iTunes …

229. by Zainab, on May 10 2010 @ 4:04 PM

     

     Hi there, the link u sent me is for iphone 3GS – i am using iphone 2G.

230. by Fletcher, on May 10 2010 @ 4:36 PM

     

     It sounds tempting but complicate at the same time… buuuu does this means that my SHSH were not actually save properly?

231. by daze, on May 11 2010 @ 4:08 AM

     

     Hi,

     Will I loose my save games when I jailbreak my phone? I’ve been playing a couple of sim games and I don’t want to start from the very beginning after playing for a couple of months now….

232. by Admin, on May 11 2010 @ 12:24 PM

     

     No, you will keep your high scores and other data unless something goes wrong and you have to restore the phone.

233. by Rummin, on May 14 2010 @ 3:03 AM

     

     After spirit jailbreak I got stuck on apple logo and couldn’t restore. Not even on a different computer. I still had warranty and took if to apple. Since they couldn’t get it to restore I got a new 3gs. I want to try to jailbreak this one. What are the chances of it happening again? I know the smart thing would be to not do it again but I still want to try…

234. by Fletcher, on May 14 2010 @ 1:21 PM

     

     Rummin I just jailbreak my 3gs with spiritjb at spiritjb.com and worked good, you need to be sure your itunes is updated to the latest version…

235. by Benno, on May 17 2010 @ 8:09 PM

     

     Great, very helpful. My iphone was caught in an eternal loop -> it would only restart and show the pineapple logo all the time. Usual combination to set it in recovery mode didn’t work. Started sweating and cursing already… Thanks to your solution, I could get the iphone into recovery mode and could restore it subsequently.

     Problem was caused by using the Spirit jailbreak (used it on already jailbroken iphone with OS 3.1.2; thought it was necessary for the update to 3.1.3; the only good it did to me was to ruin some nerves…). For the 3.1.3 update I then used pwnage 3.1.5.

     Good work?

236. by Fletcher, on May 20 2010 @ 6:12 AM

     

     Hello Admin friend… I noticed that SHSH Cydia are working again… I explained before that I was able to save the SHSH blobs on my laptop and on Cydia following the procedure you suggested me.

     However; my Cydia it says at the top that this iPHONE has SHSH blobs save for 3.1.3 :S

     would it work for me? or is it worth to try? Thanks a lot

237. by Davith, on May 20 2010 @ 2:51 PM

     

     Thanks u very much

238. by Moamen, on May 20 2010 @ 4:03 PM

     

     Thanks for your hint..it helped me a lot but any update on unlocking 3 gs 5.12.01 baseband..please

239. by David, on May 20 2010 @ 5:22 PM

     

     I don’t understand. If I connect my 3gs to itunes it says i have to update it to 3.1.3. If i’ll update it, it will be useless. You can’t jailbreak a rgs 3.1.3, isn’t?
     Thanks,

     David (Netherlands)

240. by Nixon kelly, on May 23 2010 @ 2:49 AM

     

     My Iphone became stuck after i downloaded a dodgy source for Cydia. I’ve tried this method but it doesn’t work also my iphone isn’t being detected at all by itunes. Please help.

241. by Admin, on May 23 2010 @ 6:19 PM

     

     Reboot your pc with the phone connected via USB. Should be recognized after a few minutes.

242. by Admin, on May 23 2010 @ 6:24 PM

     

     Moamen, no unlock available for 5.12.01 yet. If you have you shsh blobs saved in Cydia you can downgrade to 3.1.2 and get your unlock back!

243. by Fletcher, on May 24 2010 @ 2:08 AM

     

     Hello Admin friend… I noticed that SHSH Cydia are working again… I explained before that I was able to save the SHSH blobs on my laptop and on Cydia following the procedure you suggested me.

     However; my Cydia it says at the top that this iPHONE has SHSH blobs save for 3.1.3 :S

     would it work for me? or is it worth to try? Thanks a lot

     “Is that Ok or it should says blobs saved for 3.1.2″

     

244. by James11, on May 24 2010 @ 10:02 PM

     

     HI, i tried all that you said but the recovery is comming up, it keeps goin to the apple logo and then the loading spinner and then about 2 minutes later it freezes and then after a few minutes it flashes to a white screen and then goes back to the apple logo and starts again. Its plugged into the pc and itunes is up but not reconizing it. what shall i do?

245. by James11, on May 25 2010 @ 12:10 AM

     

     done it now thank you

246. by Brian85, on May 25 2010 @ 12:22 AM

     

     Admin, i am unclear about this factory restore. i have a jailbroken phone with unlock at 3.1.2 firmware. however like many other people, it keeps loading to the apple icon and would restart 1-2 minutes after. i am wondering if i can do a factory restore and not have to update it to 3.1.3 firmware. because i am afraid that the iphone will lose it’s ability to unlock. by doing what you stated above, will it update to 3.1.3? will i still be able to get it to jailbreak and have it unlocked even though there are no backups of any kind for the iphone because i formatted the computer. please let me know,

247. by Admin, on May 25 2010 @ 1:04 AM

     

     Brian85, you WILL LOSE YOUR UNLOCK if you restore to 3.1.3, there is currently no unlock available for 3.1.3, and only Spirit can jailbreak 3.1.3. Restoring 3.1.2 is ONLY possible if you have saved your shsh blobs on Cydia’s servers. See this link on how to restore 3.1.2 if your shsh blobs are saved.

248. by Brian85, on May 25 2010 @ 1:48 AM

     

     i keep reading about shsh on cydia. my brother has another iphone and he wants to backup his shsh so that he can downgrade and jailbreak with unlock in the future if his iphone has the same problem as mine. how do i save the shsh on cydia and upload it to their server for future use if the iphone suddenly malfunctions like mine?

249. by Fletcher, on May 25 2010 @ 1:19 PM

     

     Hello pls answer me:

     my Cydia it says at the top that this iPHONE has SHSH blobs save for 3.1.3 :S

     “Is that Ok or it should says blobs saved for 3.1.2?

250. by Admin, on May 25 2010 @ 1:29 PM

     

     Pretty sure you only have 3.1.3 blobs on file if it says that. You can check w/ @saurik on Twitter to be sure.

251. by phoenix, on May 25 2010 @ 2:36 PM

     

     I messed my iphone last night and couldn’t sleep well all night hahaha now a shiny day arrives thanks to you!!!

252. by Fletcher, on May 27 2010 @ 3:09 PM

     

     “# by Admin, on May 25 2010 @ 1:29 PM

     Pretty sure you only have 3.1.3 blobs on file if it says that. You can check w/ @saurik on Twitter to be sure.”

     Is there a link for the SHSH info or something ? I visited the Twitter page @saurik but didn’t see were to confirmed that information.

     I know i Saved them before upgrading.

     Thanks a lot for your help and patience…

253. by Admin, on May 27 2010 @ 9:39 PM

     

     Sorry I wasn’t clearer, you need to send a message to saurik on Twitter and ask about your issue.

254. by Domo\\, on May 30 2010 @ 3:27 PM

     

     I was on 3.1.2 firmware and ran Spirit and now all I have is a bricked iPhone 3Gs… it just shows the apple logo! The holding the power button + home button and plugging in the USB cord doesn’t get me into restore mode either…. any suggestions?

255. by Admin, on May 30 2010 @ 5:24 PM

     

     Plug in your phone then restart your computer. See if the iPhone is recognized after the computer reboots.

256. by Sipnosis, on May 31 2010 @ 7:16 AM

     

     Dudes I spend the whole weekend trying to figure it out and finally I was able to use my jailbroken phone again. After I restore it back and got into version 3.1.3 everytime i tried to jailbrake it the whole thing stoped at the apple logo. Well all i did was jailbrake it with version 3.1.2 (With RedSn0W) and BINGO the phone finally came back. I’m now downloading all my themes and ringtones and cydia apps again. It’s a pain in the butthole but hey at least its back to its old self again.

     Good luck!

257. by missnelles, on June 2 2010 @ 7:45 PM

     

     i downloaded winterboard off cydia and my iphone kept rebooting and everytime i tried to switch it on and off it wouldnt go back to the phone screen..it jus kept showing the apple sign..so i restored its old settings and now i cant even use it. itunes says that it cant detect my iphone and it shows the emergency calls only screen on my iphone..i tried doing the safe mode thing and tried to restore it again but it didnt work again..and now i cant even go into safe mode..what do i do?

258. by Susan, on June 3 2010 @ 8:06 AM

     

     I have all the problems above with the apple logo stuck on my phone. I had found on other websites the turn off and holding the buttons thing. I finally got it to go to the icon and plug in cord emblem….but I did not follow thru because I will cause my phone to be un-broken if I restore….at least I think I will. I’m assuming that it will automatically restore to the newest firmware. BTW I have a 3gs 32gb iphone that I just received yesterday and now wish that I could throw it on the floor and stomp on it! ) It worked somewhat when I first turned it on. I could use the wifi. When I put my T-Mob sim card it it did not recognize. After trying basic things to get it to work. We called a T-Mob guy that we have worked with in the past. He advised us to rejailbreak it with Blackra1n. So we stupidly did. We did this thru the phone itself since it had cydia on it already. Now we have a totally unusable phone. I’m at a loss as to what to do. We never used the phone so I have no back up of anything to restore it to. I’m rambling now….I have read so many websites and blogs that my mind is scrambled. Your website is the first one that seems user friendly and very helpful. Any advice you have would be very appreciated.

259. by Ngoh, on June 7 2010 @ 7:06 PM

     

     Hi,

     I have an iPhone that was originally jailbroken with yellowsn0w @ 3.0. Recently my brother upgraded-by mistake to 3.1.3 on itunes. I then jailbroke it with the latest pwnage 3.1.5. It jailbreak alright but when I tried to unlock it with Sn0wbreeze the phone then switched off and it’s been stuck at the pineapple logo during booting. I have tried the method described here but it wont work. Is there a way you can help me out please? Anyone please!

260. by Aerwyn, on June 8 2010 @ 3:07 AM

     

     THANK YOU!!!!!
     I only saw the apple logo for hours and couldn’t do anything and I was really worried. But it is now restoring with Itunes. Immense relief here!

261. by Stalen, on June 8 2010 @ 5:38 PM

     

     I have a big problem with my Iphone 3GS – New bootrom – 05.11.07 – firmware 3.1.2. Last week, I lost network connection. So I have resetted the network settings as I did before.

     As my Phone is unlocked & jailbroken, the Phone was in recovery mode after restart (as usual). After jailbreaking with blackra1n to resart, the Phone stayed into the recovery mode & is now in a recovery loop.

     When I choose to recover in Itunes, the only option is version 3.1.3. If I choose to restore to this version, I won’t be able to unlock as I use the new bootrom. So I didn’t.

     Restoring 3.1.2 isn’t possible. Apple gives me a message that they don’t allow to restore to this version. And as I don’t have a backup of my SHSH blobs, I can’t restore…

     What can I do to fix this problem? Waiting until there is an unlock for my Iphone? But what when Apple releases the 4.0 OS? Will Itunes accept to restore to 3.1.3…?

     Thanks in advance

262. by Dean Ritz, on June 9 2010 @ 11:15 PM

     

     Hi, im having a issue. I downloaded spirit 3.1.3 and now my iphone only shows the apple logo. I then realized that my boyfriend hadnt updated the phone since we had purchased them. so i dont even think i had 3.1.3 firmware. so can you please help m?

263. by Jan, on June 11 2010 @ 5:48 AM

     

     Thanks for your advice. I tried to jailbreak it with Spirit… It worked, but it did not work perfectly, so I decided to delete everything on it. BAD IDEA! It went into the circle. But now it is out of it. THANK YOU SO MUCH, you cannot imagine how much I love you right now

264. by Admin, on June 11 2010 @ 9:28 AM

     

     Stalen,

     If your shsh blobs were saved in Cydia you should be able to restore 3.1.2 in iTunes.

265. by Admin, on June 11 2010 @ 9:30 AM

     

     Hi Dean,

     Just restore in iTunes & re-jailbreak as long as you’re on AT&T.

266. by Admin, on June 11 2010 @ 9:31 AM

     

     Glad to be of help Aerwyn.

267. by alex lord, on June 13 2010 @ 3:03 PM

     

     what i did when my ipod touch went into reboot mode i used blackra1n and so i went back to blackra1n and then i jailbroke it again without restoring it and it worked. i am telling u guys this because u do not have to loose all your stuff by restoring if u have 3.1.2 just go back to blackra1n were u jailbroke it in the first place and do it again then it will show all the stuff u had before and u wont have to go through all that crap with having to restore.

268. by joshbm, on June 14 2010 @ 9:17 AM

     

     hi, i understand most of what is being said. I have basically the same problem as everyone- 3.1.2 jailbroken 3gs, stuck in apple logo. i’m reasonably sure i have the SHSH blobs saved for 3.1.2, tried the above suggestion and have a .shsh file saved but am unsure of what to do now. can i do anything with windows or do i have to use a mac? do i restore using this file somehow then rejailbreak, or will this file somehow magically restore my phone completely? or do i restore using itunes to 3.1.3 (or is it too late for that, are we up to 4?) and then somehow bring it back to 3.1.2 using the shsh file? any help very much appreciated

269. by joshbm, on June 14 2010 @ 6:45 PM

     

     hi again, kept trying on my own and had some success, used this…
     http://modmyi.com/guides/restore-iphone-3gs-3-1-2-using-shshs-file-cydia-windows/
     i’m back on 3.1.2, but have modem firmware 05.11.07 does this mean i can’t unlock now? above link worked fine for me, but some people had dramas, can only assume they can’t follow instructions!

270. by nick, on June 15 2010 @ 8:40 AM

     

     thnx it helped me out no one else helped me like this wedbsite u rock !
     i have been trying to gt it working for 2 months now

271. by Daimler Augustine, on June 18 2010 @ 12:19 AM

     

     hi, i have an iphone 3G 16Gig with 3.1.3…tried jailbreaking it with spirit…it said jailbreak successful but all i saw was a funny picture with a rotating progress bar for about 15 minutes…i decides to reboot the phone using home & power buttons…where i think i goofed..now the phone is stuck on apple logo…any help??? pls will the above process work? how long does it take to jailbreak 3g 3.1.3 with spirit…waiting for your response…thanks…Daimler!

272. by Admin, on June 18 2010 @ 7:19 AM

     

     Jailbreak should take no more than 5-6 minutes on a 3G. If you are running on an authorized carrier (AT&T in US) restore your phone in iTunes, then follow instruction on this post.

273. by suave, on June 20 2010 @ 12:45 PM

     

     thank you so much…..
     i was getting nervous

274. by Amber, on June 21 2010 @ 5:10 PM

     

     spent hours trying to fix this. thank you!

275. by John Brown, on June 23 2010 @ 3:13 AM

     

     I have tried to hard reset my iphone many times but every time i try and hook it up to itunes in dfu mode it says my phone is not elgible. Please Help me!!!! Message back at Darriel_985@yahoo.com

276. by Jae, on June 23 2010 @ 7:55 PM

     

     hi

     i jailbroke my 3.1.3 ipod touch 32gb using spirit… i later then decide to restore my ipod by going Settings > General > Reset Reset All Settings. it then appears with an apple logo with a little loading bar around it, it stays like that for about 2 days… i decide to reboot it, so i hold down the home button and power button until itunes appears on my computer i then click restore… i wait a while and then it comes up with an error say “this device is not eligible”

     does anybody know how to fix this?….
     please i need help!? anything!

277. by Admin, on June 23 2010 @ 9:05 PM

     

     Never use the reset in the preferences. Let me check on the error.

278. by Joanne Measor, on June 24 2010 @ 2:58 AM

     

     Was trying to update my iphone to version 4 and it didn’t work. I was just stuck with a task bar and an apple logo. I restarted the computer and tried to plug in my iphone but itunes just wasn’t picking it up. I then found your info and did what you suggested, itunes asked me to restore my iphone which I clicked to say yes but it is taking ages to restore? How long should it take? I don’t need to ‘jailbreak’ my phone as I didn’t unlock it – I am with O2. Just wanted to check how long it takes to restore? Hours/days?

279. by Nick, on June 24 2010 @ 7:10 AM

     

     I tried to follow this tut but when i tried to restore my iphone from itunes i get error 9. What should i do to restore it? I get an error every time i try to restore (either legit or custom firmware)

280. by Admin, on June 24 2010 @ 7:37 AM

     

     Joanne, If you have an iPhone 3G, it could take up to 4 hours, possibly longer.

281. by Admin, on June 24 2010 @ 7:44 AM

     

     Nick,

     iTunes error 9 seems to be a tricky one, and very hard to resolve, seems it has to to something with bad communication between iTunes and iPhone. Maybe due to corrupted drivers/USB protocols mainly happens on Windows machines.

     I found two or three cases where this issue was resolved ONLY by restoring on Mac. You may try using a different sync cable or pc or both.

282. by Ashiqhkhan, on June 24 2010 @ 12:03 PM

     

     Thanks this worked for below machine

     iphone 3gs
     3.1.3
     05.12.01
     itunes 9.1.1 windows xp 32 bit.

     I had accidently jailbreaked twice and got stuck with reboot hanged at apple logo,but got solved.
     How: I re-jailbreaked again but after that iphone was not connecting to itunes 9.1.1.
     But removing the usb cable and reconnect it, iphone rebooted with jailbreak screen(pink screen with loading of new jailbreak firmware).
     All went fine in 1 min.Jailbreak sucessfully completed

     Cydia was installed.

     Unlock for 3.1.3 05.12.01 also worked.
     1.cydia was pre-installed with ultrasn0w .93 version.
     installed ultrasn0w .93 and unlocked.

     No issues with applications.
     no issues with my softbank japan activiation.
     3G signal no issues.-I can call and also use 3g Internet.
     wifi no issues, I can browse and view websites.

283. by TheDude, on June 25 2010 @ 12:08 AM

     

     Alright Admin
     i am very thankfull for all your help.
     problem is, i did jailbroke my iphone 2g 8gb
     found the right firmware and all, (using redsn0w btw)
     anyway, did all that started installing, finished, did the “rebooting after cleaning or w/e) and then it got stuck on apple logo, thats when i tried your solution but didn’t work, i restored it, jailbreak it again, still same thing…
     i have itunes 9 if this helps..
     please i really need a solution here, it isn’t even my phone.
     cheers
     –
     the dude.

284. by Mariya, on June 26 2010 @ 3:36 AM

     

     Hi,all
     I have a problem and even this great solution didnt help me. Please,help me. I try to restore and an itunes says me “Your iPod is not eligible” or something like this.In short,it cant be restored because of jailbreaking.HELP ME,PLEASE!!! Many thanks,

     Mariya

285. by codty, on June 26 2010 @ 6:10 AM

     

     I try to restore but give me an error message 3194
     and iphone could not be restore.

286. by Admin, on June 26 2010 @ 7:27 AM

     

     Codty, you mud be trying to restore to an older version of the os like 3.1.2. You need to restore to 3.1.3 or 4.0.

287. by Admin, on June 26 2010 @ 9:18 PM

     

     Codty, read this post: http://forum.tipb.com/iphone-jailbreak-unlock/186360-error-message-3194-please-help.html

     It might help.

288. by DAN, on June 28 2010 @ 11:04 AM

     

     ive also encounted this problem. like Mariya
     it says u are not eligible for restore at the current build

289. by Shidee, on June 28 2010 @ 7:40 PM

     

     Hi All,

     Request some advice/help.

     recently, I’ve succeeded to jailbreak iphone 3GS firmware 3.1.2 to OS 4 using snowbreeze.However, I’ve accidentally press ‘erase all data & setting’ caused it to reboot and now stuck with the appearance logo of ’snowbreeze’.

     Shall I wait?
     What should I do? I’m stuck for more than 2 days.
     I really miss my iphone. Anybody, pls help me.plss.

290. by ravi kumar, on June 29 2010 @ 6:16 AM

     

     excellent boss, what ever steps u asked to do, it works fine perfectly…great u got great ideas to solve the problem. My iphone is restarting every 5 -10 min, tried of doing that and finally i got ur steps by browsing.
     Nice it came back to original.

     Thanks alot.

291. by Sukhdeep Singhj Dhaliwal, on June 29 2010 @ 8:23 PM

     

     Thanx buddy…..thanx a lot….u saved my money and time,,,,above all i am relieved of big tension it’s really frustrating when your new iphone is not working….thanx again

292. by Mark, on July 12 2010 @ 4:06 PM

     

     ok thanks. part of it work. i got the “connect to itunes” screen on my ipod and the computer recognized that it was plugged in. when i clicked restore then restore and update it went through the whole process of “extracting software…” then it started “verifying iPod restore with Apple…” then it stoped and said “the ipod “ipod” could not be restored. the device isn’t eligible for the requested build.”…… ok anything else i can do from there? possibly putting on another jailbreak somehow from there or something? please help. thanks for getting me this far so far.

293. by Admin, on July 12 2010 @ 7:38 PM

     

     Apple has deemed that You can only restore to the current version of the OS (ios4). Restoring to an earlier version can only be done if you have saved you shsh blobs on Sauik’s servers thru Cydia, even then its a tedious process.

294. by Admin, on July 12 2010 @ 7:40 PM

     

     Mark, what iPhone/ iPod model do you have?

295. by Mark, on July 14 2010 @ 11:39 AM

     

     i have a 2nd gen ipod touch updated to 3.12 im pretty sure it is.and i dont have an iphone if thats what you were suggesting in the previous comment. or that may have been for someone else. i’m completely stuck. both my ipods are doing the same exact thing

296. by Mark, on July 17 2010 @ 3:36 PM

     

     please help ah any ideas at all?

297. by Admin, on July 17 2010 @ 4:10 PM

     

     The same rule applies to the iPod touch, cannot restore to anything but the current OS. You’ll have to restore to 4.0.1.

298. by Mark, on July 17 2010 @ 5:51 PM

     

     ok can you tell me how to do that? i mean i think i already tried updating it and thats what happens. i dont care what i have to do. a clear ipod is fine. any firmware is fine. i just want my ipods back and working, then ill re jail break it when i can. so can you tell me what to do? because ive tried a number of things and i dont know how to update it and get it working again

299. by Mark, on July 17 2010 @ 5:51 PM

     

     thanks

300. by Mark, on July 17 2010 @ 5:52 PM

     

     wull not yet but thanks for helping me lol

301. by Admin, on July 17 2010 @ 9:09 PM

     

     Download firmware here: http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone4/061-7435.20100621.tr49t/iPod2,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw

     Control click the restore icon in iTunes, then browse to the 4.0.1 firmware you just downloaded and restore will begin.

302. by Mark, on July 17 2010 @ 10:48 PM

     

     Hold on. ill see if it works. if it does… i love you. haha ill check back

303. by Mark, on July 17 2010 @ 11:12 PM

     

     uhm when i held control while i clicked restore it didnt do anything until i let go of ctrl

304. by Admin, on July 17 2010 @ 11:17 PM

     

     Sorry, u need 2 hold down the shift key on Windows while clicking the restore button in iTunes.

305. by Mark, on July 17 2010 @ 11:26 PM

     

     hmm i downloaded the firmware you directed to me too and i followed the steps you gave me but when i browsed and looked for a .ipsw file there was none in the file you directed me to download. did i do something wrong?

306. by Mark, on July 18 2010 @ 12:36 AM

     

     I GOT IT! OH MAN I THOUGHT I WAS HOPELESS. THANKYOU!
     *****

307. by Mark, on July 18 2010 @ 12:40 AM

     

     ok now i need to know…i kept my ipod at 3.1.2 is there a good safe jailbreak out there?

308. by Casaoui, on July 23 2010 @ 5:35 PM

     

     the setuation is this, I have a 3gs updates to 3.1.3 and 05.12.01 base-band, and I can’t activate it, but I used an activation card i roder, and it worked, I getin my menu, now I just have to jailbrak it to get cydia, and with ultrasnow I can downgrade de base-band, so I used spirit, and it was working, but stuk for long time, I know with spirit it takes max 2 min. but this was for 15 min, so I reseted the Iphone and from then it stuck on the apple logo, also tried to put the original firmware on it, and put in in recory mode, and ons in DFU mode but I get error, that the software is the wrong one.

     can some one please help me here?\\

     thanx a lot

     Casaoui

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