Backing up iPhone

[Vegastouch]

Since i have installed and jailbroken 3.0 on my 2G, everything is working fine except when i plug my phone into iTunes, it wont back it up. It shows the message " iTunes could not backup this phone because the phone was disconnected".

I never disconnected the phone so does anybody else get this message? And what can i do so when i sync the updated music, contacts, etc will get backed up?

Is there a solution to this?

[Vegastouch]

So i guess this is only happening to me?

[dhlizard]

So i guess this is only happening to me?


Probably not. Have you tried Googleing the problem for some other sources ?

[Vegastouch]

Probably not. Have you tried Googleing the problem for some other sources ?

I did after i saw this and apparently it has something to do with the mobileInstallation being the culprit. I need to download a patched version for 3.0 but i have a PC and dont know how to SSH into it.

I really dont know the exact steps to fix this but from what ive been reading, that is the problem. I have never had a backup problem on any firmware upgrade til now.

[Applejuiced]

It shouldnt do this.
You might have to restore and then redo the jailbreak again.

[Applejuiced]

SSH Tutorial http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=3221


I did after i saw this and apparently it has something to do with the mobileInstallation in the iPhone itself but i cant get an exact fix and i dont know how to SSH my phone to a PC.

[Vegastouch]

It shouldnt do this.
You might have to restore and then redo the jailbreak again.

No, been reading that when they do that it dont fix it. Besides, i did do another restore and jailbreak when my photos wouldnt save or backup and still no backup happening. Now i need to find what i have to have to fix that mobileinstallation thing. Been seing a permissions setting but that was talk of 2.1, dont know what it should be for 3.0.

I did SSH into my phone(thanks for the link) but dont know where i need to go yet so i closed it. Need more research/direction.

[Applejuiced]

I see. Good luck with it bro.

[Chavi]

Yo I have a 3G running 3.0, hacked with Redsnow and Ultrasnow and Im having the same error. It won't let me backup either... Have you been able to figure it out?

[Vegastouch]

Yo I have a 3G running 3.0, hacked with Redsnow and Ultrasnow and Im having the same error. It won't let me backup either... Have you been able to figure it out?

Not yet. I have seen on other forums that it could very well be the mobileinstalation permissions but i dont know what it is supposed to be for 3.0. There is a patch in cydia for 3.0 called installd patch and tried it but it didnt fix it for me and not sure that is supposed to fix this particular problem anyways.

[arvinddino]

Hey folks am stuck with the same problem.. i had this after i did a complete restore and rejailbreak.. i havent been able to backup since then... i have tried SSH and read up posts on all forums.. nobody seems to have a solution for this.. i have lost all my backups and i really dont want to do another restore :(

I am beginning to doubt that its got to do with a identification between the mac and the iphone.. the backup utility is the one that fails everytime (console log)..

[Vegastouch]

So anybody who had this problem with 3.0 can you tell us if it was fixed updating to 3.0.1?