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phone won't boot. Is it bricked?

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FortWorthMac

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Oct 29, 2008
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the parched earth of North Texas
Hello,

I have a 3G iPhone still running 3.0.

Tonight I received a text message at about the same time I was dialing a number and it froze my phone.

I have attempted to hard reset it several times and I get the "apple" boot screen but after about a minute it goes away.

Same thing when docking it. I get the apple then it shuts back down.

Any advice?

Thanks
 
FortWorthMac said:
Thanks.

About to try this, but does it make a difference that the phone is jailbroken?

I'm assuming that "if" this works I'm going to lose my jailbreak as the phone will probably be updated to 3.1 during the process.
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It doesn't make a difference. Since you are jailbroken, it is ESPECIALLY important you do DFU mode, it will help solve any problems. Also you will be unjailbroken, and if you hold down option/alt before clicking on restore you can restore to 3.0/3.0.1.
 
jmann said:
It doesn't make a difference. Since you are jailbroken, it is ESPECIALLY important you do DFU mode, it will help solve any problems. Also you will be unjailbroken, and if you hold down option/alt before clicking on restore you can restore to 3.0/3.0.1.
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Making progress. Looks like I am IN DFU mode but the message iTunes is telling me is the phone will be loaded with the latest SW. I held down option/alt and I am getting the message about 3.1.
 
jmann said:
It doesn't make a difference. Since you are jailbroken, it is ESPECIALLY important you do DFU mode, it will help solve any problems. Also you will be unjailbroken, and if you hold down option/alt before clicking on restore you can restore to 3.0/3.0.1.
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Looks like I'm there. iTunes is looking/asking for a file. Which file do I point it to?
 
jmann said:
Also do you maybe have the 3.0.1 one? That one will work too. If you don't ever/care about unlocking your phone you might as well just update to stock 3.1.
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Thanks. I think I'm downloading the correct 3.0 file now (iphone2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw)

But your last sentence lost me.

I have no desire/need to unlock, only jailbreak. so what did you mean "update to stock 3.1"?

Looking at the iClarified page they have instructions for JB 3.1. I've been keeping tabs of the progress from the DevTeam but wasn't even aware 3.1 was truly jail breakable yet.

PS Assuming I get this up and going, PM me your PayPal address and I'll slide you a little token of my appreciation.
 
No you need firmware 1,2. That is for the 3G. The 2,1 is for 3GS. it's about 298 MB in size isnt it? ya the 3G file for 3.0 FW is not that large. Do not try to boot 3GS firmware on a 3G. It just plain won't work and you will have to start all over again.
Sincerely,
 
FortWorthMac said:
Thanks. I think I'm downloading the correct 3.0 file now (iphone2,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw)

But your last sentence lost me.

I have no desire/need to unlock, only jailbreak. so what did you mean "update to stock 3.1"?

Looking at the iClarified page they have instructions for JB 3.1. I've been keeping tabs of the progress from the DevTeam but wasn't even aware 3.1 was truly jail breakable yet.

PS Assuming I get this up and going, PM me your PayPal address and I'll slide you a little token of my appreciation.
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Just FYI you shouldn't be downloading that IPSW, that is for the 3G S. 2,1= 3G S. 1,2 = 3G. You should click on my IM icon underneath my avatar, and IM if you need more help/if you get confused. It can be hard if it's your first time doing it. :) I'm online now.

Using iTunes to update to regular 3.1 will update the baseband and possible prevent your phone from being unlocked in the future. You should just update to 3.1 in iTunes and then use Pwnage Tool from there with the 1,2 IPSW.
 
Let's hope it all goes smoothly. I have faith in the Pwnage software. :) Did you make sure to choose expert/simple mode and uncheck the activate box? Hopefully that doesn't make a difference. My phone is unlocked, but I made sure to uncheck the box, and then just activate it with an official AT&T sim card before unlocking it. I find that "hacktivating" it can cause more problems sometimes.
 
jmann said:
Let's hope it all goes smoothly. I have faith in the Pwnage software. :) Did you make sure to choose expert/simple mode and uncheck the activate box? Hopefully that doesn't make a difference. My phone is unlocked, but I made sure to uncheck the box, and then just activate it with an official AT&T sim card before unlocking it. I find that "hacktivating" it can cause more problems sometimes.
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Not quite there yet. It installed the 3.1 SW and is now doing a restore from my last b/u. As soon as this is done I'll start with the Pwnage install.
 
FortWorthMac said:
Not quite there yet. It installed the 3.1 SW and is now doing a restore from my last b/u. As soon as this is done I'll start with the Pwnage install.
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I would cancel the restore from a backup. Because when you run pwnage tool it is going to erase everything anyway. Also, do you have your info like contacts backed up on your computer? If so, you should "set up as a new phone" instead of restoring from a backup.
 
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