2.1 bricked my 3G

[taibant]

went from jb 2.0.2 to try and update to 2.1


update looked successful, but upon restart it sits at the apple logo vibrating with its little progress spinner


so i try a DFU restore
works fine
restore from my backup
same thing as before



so i guess now i have to set it up as a new phone

 

[TEG]

Had you jailborked it?

If not, I would call Apple Care and complain.

TEG

 

[taibant]

Had you jailborked it?

If not, I would call Apple Care and complain.

TEG

i did i came from a jailbroken 2.0.2 which is why it got pissed when i upgraded to 2.1 i think

 

[Quincy9219]

Well there is your problem, your warranty is voided also by jailbreaking the phone, so you aren't going to get help for free from Apple. So, try setting it up as a new phone, that's your best bet

 

[twist2b]

once you jailbreak your phone, how can they tell if you restore it to a point BEFORE you "updated" to a jailbreak? Does it effect the hardware? I am sure if you use someone elses restore you might be able to fix this.

 

[Me1000]

there is some combination of buttons to hold down to make the phone go into restore mode, or something like that. I think it is the home button and the sleep wake button. Just keep holding it down until you get like a yellow triangle or something.

I don't think you "bricked" your phone, that word is use far too frequently. Bricking your phone would mean that it was totally dead, no way for you to get it working again.

 

[12Iceman]

You haven't bricked your phone, mine was having the exact same problem when I first updated to v2.1.

The problem is caused by restoring your old backup (or doing an upgrade instead of a full restore). For some reason, the jailbreak on v2.0.1 caused the iPhone backup to corrupt the new v2.1 OS and caused the phone to get stuck on the Apple logo and vibrate loop.

To solve this problem, simply preform a full restore and then choose to setup it as a new phone rather than restoring from backup.