phone locked up after trying to update firmware (after jailbreak)

[killbot]

So I know this guy who I told to jailbreak his phone (I did mine myself) and he ultimately screwed it up .. this is what he tells me he did, what's needed to get it working again?

i had to use a program called ziphone to get the jailbreak. So i installed the program and then tried to apply the jailbreak to my phone. I did what it asked me and when the program was finished( took about 1 min) i saw a Z icon on my screen. Now i thought this was suppose to be the end of it but when i clicked on the icon it forwarded me to another site. I read the page and it said that i had to click on cydia and find winterboard in order to customize my phone. This is the site http://www.ziphone.org/ After getting frustrated because my cydia did not have winterboarding, i went on line to find another way to get it. After countless hours with no success finding winterboard, i had the great idea of updating my phone thinking that would allow me to find winterboard in cydia. Then Presto no more phone. so i went back to ziphone to try and unlock the phone but its frozen in the connecting stage.

 

[jmann]

So I know this guy who I told to jailbreak his phone (I did mine myself) and he ultimately screwed it up .. this is what he tells me he did, what's needed to get it working again?

First off NEVER us ziphone, it sucks and can damage your phone. Next, tell him to put the phone into DFU mode and perform a fresh restore. Lastly, download quickpwn from here and do the jailbreak with that.

 

[killbot]

That's what I figured .. now I also have an iphone and it's jailbroken (quickpwn) .. will I be able to do his restore on the same mac I use with my phone?

 

[killbot]

Also, I'm guessing the link you sent me is the same steps as this?

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/603129/

 

[jmann]

Also, I'm guessing the link you sent me is the same steps as this?

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/603129/

good job using the search feature I love when people know it exists. Yes that is the same thing. It is perfectly fine if you jailbreak it on your mac. It all works the same.

 

[killbot]

well yeah I figure it won't matter between mac and pc, I was just curious if already having an iphone recognized by itunes etc on my mac will cause problems when I try to do a completely different iphone..

 

[jmann]

well yeah I figure it won't matter between mac and pc, I was just curious if already having an iphone recognized by itunes etc on my mac will cause problems when I try to do a completely different iphone..

No the mac can work/sync with multiple iphones. No need to worry.

 

[killbot]

ok great .. got an update:

my friend just tried the link you sent over, he says he got a message saying "you need a sim card that is supported" which doesn't make any sense to me ..

 

[jmann]

ok great .. got an update:

my friend just tried the link you sent over, he says he got a message saying "you need a sim card that is supported" which doesn't make any sense to me ..

He either clicked "no" on the question that asks if you are using an official carrier. Or his phone is locked and he needs to unlock it.

 

[killbot]

He's not the most saavy of computer users, so I'm guessing he may have pressed no. It's probably locked (as we are in Bermuda, not in the US) .. quickpwn will unlock the phone as well right?

 

[killbot]

Hey Scott,

so he finally gave up and gave his iphone to me to fix .. I tried to enter DFU mode and got this error in iTunes .. I haven't seen what to do for it yet..

An iphone has been detected but it could not be identified properly. Please disconnect and reconnect the iphone then try again

 

[killbot]

sorry, an update - I held down the power button then plugged it into itunes, it then said it found an iphone to restore, I pressed yes and now it's downloading the software update .. but I have the custom ipsw on my desktop? How do I tell it to get that instead...

 

[killbot]

Sorry again! Another update, I forgot to press the "alt" key ... I should think before I post..

 

[jmann]

Hey Scott,

so he finally gave up and gave his iphone to me to fix .. I tried to enter DFU mode and got this error in iTunes .. I haven't seen what to do for it yet..

dfu mode is disabled in 10.5.6 you need to reenable it with instructions from here http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ and then try again.

And yes if it is a 2g iphone quickpwn can unlock it if you check the box that says "unlock phone" then it will unlock it for you. follow the instructions here.

 

[davidwarren]

dfu mode is disabled in 10.5.6 you need to reenable it with instructions from here http://blog.iphone-dev.org/ and then try again.

And yes if it is a 2g iphone quickpwn can unlock it if you check the box that says "unlock phone" then it will unlock it for you. follow the instructions here.

or you can use a usb hub.

 

[killbot]

well it's doing flashing the baseband now so let's see what happens .. I didn't check anything that says "activate" so I may have to go through this all again...

 

[killbot]

Ok, it came back up and it said "unlock pin" with a screen that says Enter PIN - 3 attempts remaining!! doh!

 

[jmann]

Ok, it came back up and it said "unlock pin" with a screen that says Enter PIN - 3 attempts remaining!! doh!

that sucks... that means that the sim card has a pin on it. I hope you remember what it is.

 

[killbot]

more like I hope HE remembers what it is .. I would call his carrier, but I don't even know who they are... grrr

 

[killbot]

funny story - I deduced which carrier it was based on the prefix numbers (and some calling around) and I asked them what the pin code was .. after two failed attempts they said try 9999 and I said "are you sure??" they said ok, try the last 4 digits of the phone number ... I did it and it worked - the lady on the phone goes "it worked" (in a shocked tone) .. I said - don't be so surprised!!!

Thanks for the help fellas

 

[skwij]

Just for future reference, you can jailbreak/unlock WITHOUT a SIM card. You just have to tell Pwnagetool to "activate" the phone

Also, I'm on 10.5.6 and had no problem at all doing a jailbreak. I believe it's only on newer Macbooks that the USB issues arise. My Macbook is 2 years old, and no problem at all.