Jailbreaking problem Recovery loop

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My girlfriend's iPhone 3G was jailbroken (not sure which IPSW).
Everything worked fine for 6 months then it started running very slow. I tried to restore it to a stock IPSW downloaded online using iTunes. That worked but I had no network signal. I tried another IPSW and its stuck on the connect to iTunes screen.



When I try to restore it to ANY custom IPSW using ctrl+clicking on restore on iTunes it hangs on this:

And the phone hangs on the connect to iTunes screen.

When I try to restore just by clicking on the restore button it gets about 75% complete then gives the 1015 error message and the phone is showing connect to iTunes after this.


Additionally, the phone is in a "Recovery loop". I cannot enter DFU mode when the phone is connected via USB. If I go into DFU or turn off the phone when connected via USB it will go to the connect to iTunes screen as soon as the USB is connected.


I can use TinyUmbrella to get out of recovery mode but it restarts and goes straight back in. I cannot use the fixRecovery option because I cannot get into DFU when connected via USB.
Any help or suggestions welcome!

dsender

Assuming SHSH blobs are saved you need to add an entry into windows hosts file to direct apple.com to sauriks server. Then put it dfu mode and begin the restore again... should work.

Google changing the hosts sauriks server.

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dsender wrote: »

Assuming SHSH blobs are saved you need to add an entry into windows hosts file to direct apple.com to sauriks server. Then put it dfu mode and begin the restore again... should work.

Google changing the hosts sauriks server.

But I can't get into DFU mode. It just has the connect to iTunes image on the screen. It turns off after 10 mins or so but won't go into DFU.

guil

How are you trying to get it into DFU

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guil wrote: »

How are you trying to get it into DFU

Using the 2 buttons on the iphone. Both buttons together for 10 secs then just home.

guil

That's just rebooting the phone, with it off hold the power for 3 seconds then both for 10 and then just the home for about 8 seconds

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guil wrote: »

That's just rebooting the phone, with it off hold the power for 3 seconds then both for 10 and then just the home for about 8 seconds

Yea thats what im doing. It worked before and I've tried a few hundred times.

guil

What you described you done won't put it in DFU. Make sure you hold the power/sleep for 3 seconds before

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guil wrote: »

What you described you done won't put it in DFU. Make sure you hold the power/sleep for 3 seconds before

Yes that's what I'm doing. I posted a short version incase there was another way to do it (without pressing 2 buttons.)

guil

You don't understand. Holding the power and home simultaneously never has and never will be a short version to get in to DFU

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guil wrote: »

You don't understand. Holding the power and home simultaneously never has and never will be a short version to get in to DFU

I wrote that as a short version because I didn't think I had to explain here what DFU mode is in detail. Here is EXACTLY what I was doing:
Hold the power button for 2/3 seconds, while holding this hold the home button also for 10 seconds then release the power button and continue to hold the home button.
I am doing this exactly the same way as with all other iphones and ipod touches that I jailbroke before. This worked before on this iphone but wont work now.

guil

Sorry for being pedantic but the actual order is power for 3 seconds on its own then continue holding it and hold home aswell for 10 seconds. Release power and it takes anywhere from 5-10 seconds to enter DFU.

Anyway I think I had something similar before with a 3GS. When I get home I'll check my laptop and see what I used to fix it and let you know

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guil wrote: »

Sorry for being pedantic but the actual order is power for 3 seconds on its own then continue holding it and hold home aswell for 10 seconds. Release power and it takes anywhere from 5-10 seconds to enter DFU.

Anyway I think I had something similar before with a 3GS. When I get home I'll check my laptop and see what I used to fix it and let you know

Thanks.

guil

try this but obviously disregard the bit about downgrading
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=73434610&postcount=2143

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guil wrote: »

try this but obviously disregard the bit about downgrading
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=73434610&postcount=2143

when it restores it will give an error 10xx that the iphone cant be restored and to try it again, go back to tiny umbrella and click on the iphone and click fix recovery

I can't see that working because IIRC you need to be in DFUto use Fix Recovery in TinyUmbrella.

I'll give it a go in a bit.

guil

I'm nearly sure there's a way to enter DFU while connecting it to a computer. Have a look on goggle for it as I think it's a slightly different process

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Thanks for your help I have it sorted now.
I disassembled the iPhone and noticed the power button sitting at a weird angle. Reassembled everything and got into DFU no bother
The button pressed fine before but there was nothing under it.

Have it re-jailbroken and am manually adding in contacts now.

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guil wrote: »

I'm nearly sure there's a way to enter DFU while connecting it to a computer. Have a look on goggle for it as I think it's a slightly different process

Oh and as for this...
you make a IPSW that will put the phone into DFU mode at the end of a restore attempt from recovery mode:
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=23009