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Tried to jailbreak using Pwnage, during process iPhone died.

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ace of nothing

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Aug 19, 2008
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I was at the point in Pwnage where you hold down the power and home button and then then just the home button and the process failed.

It said to try it again but at this point my iPhone was off and now I can't turn it back on.

I tried repeating the process (building the files, etc) but nothing happens. Is this what it means to "Brick" the phone?

Am I screwed? Can the Apple store help or am I on my own since I was trying to jailbreak?

When I try to turn on the phone NOTHING happens, no power on, nothing on the screen, nothing at all. When I connect to the computer, nothing at all. No charging battery logo, iTunes doesn't start, nothing.
 
ace of nothing said:
I was at the point in Pwnage where you hold down the power and home button and then then just the home button and the process failed.

It said to try it again but at this point my iPhone was off and now I can't turn it back on.

I tried repeating the process (building the files, etc) but nothing happens. Is this what it means to "Brick" the phone?

Am I screwed? Can the Apple store help or am I on my own since I was trying to jailbreak?

When I try to turn on the phone NOTHING happens, no power on, nothing on the screen, nothing at all. When I connect to the computer, nothing at all. No charging battery logo, iTunes doesn't start, nothing.
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have u tried holding power + home buttons at same time for like 10 sec?
 
Chalk that one up to me being an idiot...

But now I have followed the instructions perfectly and I get a "Error 21" message. I have googled it and see I am not the only one having this problem, however no where in my searching did I find a solution. A few people mention that the new macbook pros (which I am using) don't let you jailbreak.

Could that be causing Error 21?
 
ace of nothing said:
A few people mention that the new macbook pros (which I am using) don't let you jailbreak.

Could that be causing Error 21?
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Yes that is causing the problem because OSX 10.5.6 won't recognize the iPhone in DFU mode unless you use a powered USB hub.
 
northy124 said:
Powered USB hub? are you sure as just the cable works fine :)
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Yeah, if you're on 10.5.6 you may need to use a powered USB hub, or replace some files on your Mac to get DFU mode working.

Fixing DFU mode on 10.5.6

As noted previously OS X 10.5.6 introduced a bug that affected the use of DFU mode. with some Macs. There have been previously published hacks and techniques to fix this, but here is another method that can be used to temporarily restore DFU functionality in order to use QuickPwn or PwnageTool.

1. You will need an account with ADC (Apple Developer Connection) this is free and takes a few minutes to sign up, you should read the terms and conditions carefully and you should only sign up if you are thinking of developing applications in the future - http://developer.apple.com/mac/
2. Download the disk image “IOUSBFamily-315.4-log.dmg” for Mac OS X 10.5.5 Build 9F33” (yes, that is a “5” in 10.5.5 - this is a developer debug package of the USB kernel extension).
3. Unplug non-vital USB equipment, such as external DVD writers, USB scanners, USB mass storage devices, at the most leave a Keyboard and Mouse connected.
4. Install IOUSBFamily-315.4.1.pkg from within the disk image
5. Reboot your system!
6. Perform necessary DFU activity with QuickPwn or PwnageTool.
7. Download the disk image “IOUSBFamily-327.4.0-log.dmg” for Mac OS X 10.5.6 Build 9G55”
8. Intall IOUSBFamily-327.4.0.pkg from within the disk image
9. Reboot your system!
10. Reattach your USB peripherals.
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-iPhone Dev Team.
 
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