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resetting iphone

jetjaguar

jetjaguar

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ok i have a 3gs and would like to know how to reset the phone so all the jailbroken stuff is gone ?? i jailbroke it when i first got it .. then i did a restore thru itunes as a new phone .. and it needs to go back to apple for problems with the screen

all i keep hearing is how u need to do a restore in dfu mode ?
 
jetjaguar said:
ok i have a 3gs and would like to know how to reset the phone so all the jailbroken stuff is gone ?? i jailbroke it when i first got it .. then i did a restore thru itunes as a new phone .. and it needs to go back to apple for problems with the screen

all i keep hearing is how u need to do a restore in dfu mode ?
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It's not a reset, it's a restore. You're doing a DFU RESTORE and restoring your phone as a new phone. Search for DFU restore, you'll find it easily by googling.
 
well i did a restore thru itunes and set it up as a new phone .. is that good enough or do i need to do a DFU restore ?
 
i didn't do the DFU .. i just went into Itunes and selected a restore as a new phone .. so should i do a DFU because i do not want to take a chance of them seeing crash data or something

and if so how do i do it .. i read you u shut down the iphone and start it by holding both buttons .. then let go of the home key when you see the apple ?
 
jetjaguar said:
i didn't do the DFU .. i just went into Itunes and selected a restore as a new phone .. so should i do a DFU because i do not want to take a chance of them seeing crash data or something

and if so how do i do it .. i read you u shut down the iphone and start it by holding both buttons .. then let go of the home key when you see the apple ?
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You can do DFU mode, like this.
 
well currently restoring the iphone .. i follow the directions and held both buttons for 10 sec then let go of the power button and held the home button until itunes popped up with a message saying it has detected an iphone in recovery mode .. so i let go and just clicked restore and update .. and im gonna set it up as a new phone


that was DFU mode right ?
 
jetjaguar said:
well currently restoring the iphone .. i follow the directions and held both buttons for 10 sec then let go of the power button and held the home button until itunes popped up with a message saying it has detected an iphone in recovery mode .. so i let go and just clicked restore and update .. and im gonna set it up as a new phone


that was DFU mode right ?
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Yes, as long as the screen was blank when it was detected.
 
oh well whatever .. i hope it worked .. going into apple today because of the screen being dimmed when trying to unlock the phone for use ..
 
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