help. i messed something up. urgent!

[bghjkl]

i think i bricked it.

i tried fixing it using ibrikr.

what happened is..

i jailbreaked my iphone, and then decided i needed more music on it then there was. it was synced with a friends library, so i wanted to wipe it and sync it with my own. i tried to sync and got the errror "the disk could not be read from or written to" so i decided to restore factory settings. i got an error, and the iphone went into recovery mode. i tried restoring firmware 1.1.1 (what it was before all this happened), i tried to "restore and update" and i tried restoring to 1.0.2 as most tutorials recommend. nothing ever works, i always get an error and the iphone stays in recovery mode




PLEASE HELP!

 

[abijnk]

i think i bricked it.

i tried fixing it using ibrikr.

what happened is..

i jailbreaked my iphone, and then decided i needed more music on it then there was. it was synced with a friends library, so i wanted to wipe it and sync it with my own. i tried to sync and got the errror "the disk could not be read from or written to" so i decided to restore factory settings. i got an error, and the iphone went into recovery mode. i tried restoring firmware 1.1.1 (what it was before all this happened), i tried to "restore and update" and i tried restoring to 1.0.2 as most tutorials recommend. nothing ever works, i always get an error and the iphone stays in recovery mode




PLEASE HELP!

Restore and update to 1.1.2 and then do the downgrade and update thing.

 

[bghjkl]

Restore and update to 1.1.2 and then do the downgrade and update thing.

it doesnt work.

gives an error!

 

[abijnk]

it doesnt work.

gives an error!

Which part gives an error? And what error?

 

[bghjkl]

Which part gives an error? And what error?

after it "prepares for restore" (which takes a REALLY long time) it says

"the iphone "iphone" cannot be restored. An unknown error has occurred (1604)."

 

[abijnk]

Google is your friend

I found this, its worth a shot: http://amountaintop.com/error-1604-when-upgrading-your-iphone-version-1-1-1

 

[bghjkl]

hmmm...im unsure of what im supposed to be doing.

it says to double click the ipsw file, which i do. it makes my iphone load the apple logo, and brings up itunes, which gives me the same "iphone is in recovery mode, needs to be restored blah blah" message. i click ok, and i dont know if i should be waiting or click the restore button.

i waited for like 60 seconds and nothing seemed to happen, so i clicked the restore button and it gives error 1603

 

[polishmacuser]

i have had this before just make it into recovery mode do this click and hold the sleep/wake and home button until the screen goes black, let go of the sleep/wake button and keep holding the home button until itunes says its in recovery mode and restore it worked for me hope it works for you

 

[bghjkl]

i have had this before just make it into recovery mode do this click and hold the sleep/wake and home button until the screen goes black, let go of the sleep/wake button and keep holding the home button until itunes says its in recovery mode and restore it worked for me hope it works for you

its been in recovery mode. thats how my problem started. it wont restore. thats in my first post.

and. if it makes any difference.

its a picture of the usb cable and an arrow pointing up from it to the itunes logo.

not the yellow triangle that i often read about.

 

[abijnk]

its been in recovery mode. thats how my problem started. it wont restore. thats in my first post.

see if you can get iphuc to kick it out of recovery mode, then do restore and update.

The commands to try are:
cmd setenv auto-boot true
cmd saveenv
cmd fsboot

 

[bghjkl]

see if you can get iphuc to kick it out of recovery mode, then do restore and update.

The commands to try are:
cmd setenv auto-boot true
cmd saveenv
cmd fsboot

gosh i feel like a n00b.

i downloaded iphuc

it just is a file, no extension or anything.

i cant open it using command prompt

i dont know. ahhh i start work tomorrow too, i really need a phone.

i dont even care about jailbreak, just want a functional iphone.

 

[polishmacuser]

its been in recovery mode. thats how my problem started. it wont restore. thats in my first post.

and. if it makes any difference.

its a picture of the usb cable and an arrow pointing up from it to the itunes logo.

not the yellow triangle that i often read about.

i know that but its a forced restore mode just try it. It worked for me and i did it when it was in the same stage as yours

 

[abijnk]

gosh i feel like a n00b.

i downloaded iphuc

it just is a file, no extension or anything.

i cant open it using command prompt

i dont know. ahhh i start work tomorrow too, i really need a phone.

i dont even care about jailbreak, just want a functional iphone.

on a mac: http://code.google.com/p/iphuc/

on windows: http://code.google.com/p/iphucwin32/

Then just run it by clicking on the file, no need to use command prompt, it will open a command prompt type interface, but you don't need to open it in command prompt

 

[bghjkl]

i know that but its a forced restore mode just try it. It worked for me and i did it when it was in the same stage as yours

afpjhauoqwij

someone get me on aim

gamesrool

is the sn

i need this fixed tonight.

 

[bghjkl]

afpjhauoqwij

someone get me on aim

gamesrool

is the sn

i need this fixed tonight.

and when i do what you said, it just turns off.

 

[bigandtasty]

any luck yet?

Polishmacusers method is what I did as well when I had this happen. Perhaps try it again?

 

[bghjkl]

on a mac: http://code.google.com/p/iphuc/

on windows: http://code.google.com/p/iphucwin32/

Then just run it by clicking on the file, no need to use command prompt, it will open a command prompt type interface, but you don't need to open it in command prompt

it asks me what i want to use to open it.

the file doesnt have an extension (.exe, etc.)

 

[bghjkl]

any luck yet?

Polishmacusers method is what I did as well when I had this happen. Perhaps try it again?

the phone turns off when i do that.

i feel dumb holding the home button when the phones off but when i do nothing happens.

 

[polishmacuser]

how long are you holding it for dont hold it for over 20 seconds lol but dont hold it either for like 5 seconds

 

[bghjkl]

how long are you holding it for dont hold it for over 20 seconds lol but dont hold it either for like 5 seconds

i hold it for over 20, does nothing.

 

[bghjkl]

how long are you holding it for dont hold it for over 20 seconds lol but dont hold it either for like 5 seconds

 

[polishmacuser]

i hold it for over 20, does nothing.

itunes doesnt tell you anything? wow your phone really screwed itself over damn the only thing i can tell you is send it to a repair shop i know maclife had ads of restoring and iphone for like 20 dollars for overnight shipping too go to techrestore.com there number is 1-888-64-restore oh and by the way it has to be plugged into the computer ll

 

[bghjkl]

itunes doesnt tell you anything? wow your phone really screwed itself over damn the only thing i can tell you is send it to a repair shop i know maclife had ads of restoring and iphone for like 20 dollars for overnight shipping too go to techrestore.com there number is 1-888-64-restore oh and by the way it has to be plugged into the computer ll

no.

nooooooooooooo.

there is something

dude

im crying. literally.

help. me. please.

 

[polishmacuser]

take it to apple i guess i dont know what to do but if you tried what i just told you and it wont boot then really thats crazy what does it say when you plug into your computer

 

[bghjkl]

when i plug it in, it gives me the itunes logo on the iphone, and it brings up itunes and says i need to restore, its in recovery mode, blah blah blah, but it seems every time i try to restore, i get a different error.