iRecovery for dummies

[hierik]

Hi guys

Can anyone walk me through - step by step - How the iRecovery method can be used, to fix my iPhone.

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

It's not very specific, so can anyone walk a stupid guy through this?

Best Regards

 

[Davvido]

Use rslite instead. Just drag the "rslite" file to Terminal, press Enter and then type (with iPhone connected to your Mac):

setenv auto-boot true //press Enter
saveenv //press Enter

Now press ctrl + C and reboot your iPhone by holding Home and Power buttons for about 10 seconds.

http://iphwn.org/rslite102semi.zip

Good luck.

 

[hierik]

I followed your instructions, but it still won't boot up?

Here's what it says in Terminal :


Last login: Fri Jun 11 19:51:48 on ttys000
new-host:~ Erik$ /Users/Erik/Downloads/rslite102semi/rslite
rslite - by the iPhone Dev Team, 2009.
--THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED TOOL--

Connecting...


=======================================
::
:: iBoot for n88ap, Copyright 2009, Apple Inc.
::
:: BUILD_TAG: iBoot-636.66
::
:: BUILD_STYLE: RELEASE
::
:: USB_SERIAL_NUMBER: CPID:8920 CPRV:14 CPFM:03 SCEP:03 BDID:00 ECID:00000245CA189DF6 IBFL:01 SRNM:[87931FX23NR]
::
=======================================

[FTL:MSG] Apple NAND Driver (AND) RO
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x3295DE987A on FMI0:CE0
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x3295DE987A on FMI0:CE1
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x3295DE987A on FMI1:C8
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x3295DE987A on FMI1:CE9
[FTL:MSG] FIL_Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] BUF_Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] FPart Init [OK]
read new style signature 0x43313133 (line:375)
[FTL:MSG] VSVFL Register [OK]
[FTL:MSG] VFL Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] VFL_Open [OK]
[FTL:MSG] YAFTL Register [OK]
yaFTL::YAFTL_Open(l:2630): CXT is not valid . Performing full NAND R/O restore ...
[FTL:MSG] FTL_Open [OK]
Boot Failure Count: 15 Panic Fail Cont: 0
Entering recovery mode, starting command prompt
[Recovery] setenv auto-boot true
[Recovery] saveenv
[Recovery] ^C
new-host:~ Erik$



Do you see any problem?

 

[Davvido]

Now you have to reboot:

press ctrl + C and reboot your iPhone by holding Home and Power buttons for about 10 seconds

Hold them until you see Apple logo.

 

[hierik]

Now you have to reboot:



Hold them until you see Apple logo.

I did.. It's still stuck at the silver apple logo. What to do?

 

[Davvido]

Wait... iRecovery and rslite are for booting up if you're stuck in Recovery Mode (e.g. when you get error 1015 while downgrading your firmware). If you're stuck in /so-called/ Apple logo loop, you have to restore your iPhone's firmware.

 

[hierik]

Wait... iRecovery and rslite are for booting up if you're stuck in Recovery Mode (e.g. when you get error 1015 while downgrading your firmware). If you're stuck in /so-called/ Apple logo loop, you have to restore your iPhone's firmware.

I tried that, but everytime I try to restore the iPhone - it says that the build doesn't fit the iPhone ?

What to do?

 

[Davvido]

Point the good one.

iPhone - "1,1" in firmware's name
iPhone 3G - "1,2" in firmware's name
iPhone 3GS - "2,1" in firmware's name

And remember that iPhone 3GS accepts only the newest firmware (which is 3.1.3 at the moment).