To prevent future breakages....

[PaulAshcroft25]

Just got replacment iPhone 3gs it has 3.1 software on. I broke my last one somehow which was blackra1ned with 3.1.2 on it. Now if I jailbreak this one what do I need to do to ensure it stays healthy and doesn't break again. How do I restore it back to normal virginised? Do I have to uninstall blackrain and cydia an just restore back to normal. The thing is is that I tried to restore the broken one but each time it kept coming up not restored error 9. Thanks.....

[dhlizard]

Just got replacment iPhone 3gs it has 3.1 software on. I broke my last one somehow which was blackra1ned with 3.1.2 on it. Now if I jailbreak this one what do I need to do to ensure it stays healthy and doesn't break again. How do I restore it back to normal virginised? Do I have to uninstall blackrain and cydia an just restore back to normal. The thing is is that I tried to restore the broken one but each time it kept coming up not restored error 9. Thanks.....

Based on the number of issues you posted on your last attempt:

Get a tutorial from iClarified and follow it letter by letter.

or

Get someone with more experience to do it for you.

[polobreaka]

Just got replacment iPhone 3gs it has 3.1 software on. I broke my last one somehow which was blackra1ned with 3.1.2 on it. Now if I jailbreak this one what do I need to do to ensure it stays healthy and doesn't break again. How do I restore it back to normal virginised? Do I have to uninstall blackrain and cydia an just restore back to normal. The thing is is that I tried to restore the broken one but each time it kept coming up not restored error 9. Thanks.....

and they still gave u a replacement phone?

[PaulAshcroft25]

Yes they did because there was no evidence that it was jailbroken. The lad in the shop basically tried to restore it in store and it wouldnt. Iphone wouldnt switch on either just kept restarting when Apple logo appeared.

[MikePA]

Based on the number of issues you posted on your last attempt:
When it comes to jailbreaking, some people should just run away, run away.:D

[PaulAshcroft25]

I'm capable of following instructions as per several links, but the instructions don't give you information on what to do when you have succesfully installed Blackra1n.

[MikePA]

...but the instructions don't give you information on what to do when you have succesfully installed Blackra1n.

Instructions for what? If you want to remove evidence of jailbreaking, you do a restore in iTunes back to the standard iPhone software.

[PaulAshcroft25]

So to restore, you just do a restore back to the offical firmwire 3.1.2, I tried that and it gave me errors hence the reason why I took it back to Apple Store and got a replacement free of charge the next day...thanks god.

[SpaceKitty]

Yes they did because there was no evidence that it was jailbroken. The lad in the shop basically tried to restore it in store and it wouldnt. Iphone wouldnt switch on either just kept restarting when Apple logo appeared.

I had that same problem with my 3GS back in August and they had no problem replacing it. Mine would come up with an error 23 and XCode told me it was a radio failure meaning there was no WiFi, no bluetooth, no 3G. It happened after I restored my Cydia apps with APTbackup. The Genius couldn't get it to restore so they replaced it.

[impulse462]

I had that same problem with my 3GS back in August and they had no problem replacing it. Mine would come up with an error 23 and XCode told me it was a radio failure meaning there was no WiFi, no bluetooth, no 3G. It happened after I restored my Cydia apps with APTbackup. The Genius couldn't get it to restore so they replaced it.

So if the phone can't be restored they'll replace it, but if i dropped the phone and it wouldnt restore they didnt replace mine..? (it had a bunch of scratches on the back)

i hate apple

to the OP, as long as 3.1.2 is the newest firmware, you can always restore back to it. make sure you save your ecid shsh file via cydia and just be careful about what you install. If you're not sure about something from cydia, search it on google before installing it.

[SpaceKitty]

So if the phone can't be restored they'll replace it, but if i dropped the phone and it wouldnt restore they didnt replace mine..? (it had a bunch of scratches on the back)

i hate apple

to the OP, as long as 3.1.2 is the newest firmware, you can always restore back to it. make sure you save your ecid shsh file via cydia and just be careful about what you install. If you're not sure about something from cydia, search it on google before installing it.

Yes, the difference was that you dropped yours. Apple will rarely if ever warranty something that has been dropped as the problem can be blamed on the damage from the drop.

My problem could have just been coincidence that it failed right after restoring from APTbackup. I restored it and went to sleep. A few hours later there was a message on the phone saying it could not make or receive calls and that a restore was needed. Restoring would not work. I was able to boot it up finally with Purplera1n so that I could go into settings to erase all settings and content and that put it into the constant apple logo reboot. and the iPhone still could not restore.

[impulse462]

Yes, the difference was that you dropped yours. Apple will rarely if ever warranty something that has been dropped as the problem can be blamed on the damage from the drop.

My problem could have just been coincidence that it failed right after restoring from APTbackup. I restored it and went to sleep. A few hours later there was a message on the phone saying it could not make or receive calls and that a restore was needed. Restoring would not work. I was able to boot it up finally with Purplera1n so that I could go into settings to erase all settings and content and that put it into the constant apple logo reboot. and the iPhone still could not restore.

Thats weird..i'm assuming you tried dfu mode. Unknown to apple, I had installed a theme from cydia that kept putting my phone in an infinite boot cycle because the back looked so awful. The phone worked fine. Sneaky yes I know but i was mad at the time.

Back looks fine now after 3-4 months, if you look closely you can still see the scratches tho :[