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Resolved Help - phone stuck on connect to itunes logo

3bs

3bs

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I was going to restore my 4S from to 5.0.1 using the new redsn0w. I'm already on 5.0.1. I picked 5.0.1 and 5.1.1 ipsw files but when I select my shsh it says it doesn't match my ipsw build. I tried both the 9a405 and 9a406 but neither worked. I tried locally. Then I tried from cydia but it said none could be found. Anyway, I unplugged my phone but it keeps saying connect to itunes. I think this is DFU mode? how do I get out of it?

I had already verified my shsh and apticket files so not sure why this happened. Right now my main concern is getting my phone to work.
 
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ZCherub

ZCherub

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3bs said:
I was going to restore my 4S from to 5.0.1 using the new redsn0w. I'm already on 5.0.1. I picked 5.0.1 and 5.1.1 ipsw files but when I select my shsh it says it doesn't match my ipsw build. I tried both the 9a405 and 9a406 but neither worked. I tried locally. Then I tried from cydia but it said none could be found. Anyway, I unplugged my phone but it keeps saying connect to itunes. I think this is DFU mode? how do I get out of it?

I had already verified my shsh and apticket files so not sure why this happened. Right now my main concern is getting my phone to work.
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If it says "connect to iTunes", you're not in DFU mode. Try following the steps for DFU mode again once connected to the computer.

Sorry to hear - I remember you said you were in the middle of finals or something...
 
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ZCherub said:
If it says "connect to iTunes", you're not in DFU mode. Try following the steps for DFU mode again once connected to the computer.

Sorry to hear - I remember you said you were in the middle of finals or something...
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Yeah first and hardest final is in 2 days. Not the best time to be doing this.

I tried getting DFU mode and redsn0w could identify my device as being in DFU (recovery). I unplugged my phone and tried booting it and it booted. What did I do wrong? Why did it kept saying my shsh files aren't compatible with the ipsw build I picked? and it said no shsh files when I picked cydia instead of local.
 
ZCherub

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3bs said:
Yeah first and hardest final is in 2 days. Not the best time to be doing this.

I tried getting DFU mode and redsn0w could identify my device as being in DFU (recovery). I unplugged my phone and tried booting it and it booted. What did I do wrong? Why did it kept saying my shsh files aren't compatible with the ipsw build I picked? and it said no shsh files when I picked cydia instead of local.
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That is odd... Have you tried saving your blobs manually in RedSn0w? That's what I always do.

Did you check your blobs in RedSn0w before starting this process? You should get a pop-up with a yellow alert and a pineapple logo saying that blobs and APTicket were found, or something to that effect...
 
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ZCherub said:
That is odd... Have you tried saving your blobs manually in RedSn0w? That's what I always do.

Did you check your blobs in RedSn0w before starting this process? You should get a pop-up with a yellow alert and a pineapple logo saying that blobs and APTicket were found, or something to that effect...
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SUCCESS!

I've just downgraded from 5.0.1 back to 5.0.1. I'm going to rejailbreak soon.
 
ZCherub

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3bs said:
SUCCESS!

I've just downgraded from 5.0.1 back to 5.0.1. I'm going to rejailbreak soon.
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Well - what happened? What did you do? Any idea what went wrong? It would be good to post here for future reference...
 
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ZCherub said:
Well - what happened? What did you do? Any idea what went wrong? It would be good to post here for future reference...
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No honestly I'm not sure. First time I tried using my stored blobs from TU which I had verified with redsn0w but they weren't accepted. I couldn't try fetching from Cydia cause I wasn't connected to the internet. This time I fetched from Cydia and they worked.
 
ZCherub

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Kyotoma said:
I get the feeling he wasn't really in DFU. RedSn0w will say you're in DFU. Not Recovery.
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That was my initial thought as well. I did that once back in my 4.1/Greenpois0n days. Stuck on iTunes logo for a few hours while I sorted it out. Scared the crap outta me because I thought I totally messed the phone up, lol!
 
3bs

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Kyotoma said:
I get the feeling he wasn't really in DFU. RedSn0w will say you're in DFU. Not Recovery.
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Not sure but so glad it's sorted now!

ZCherub said:
That was my initial thought as well. I did that once back in my 4.1/Greenpois0n days. Stuck on iTunes logo for a few hours while I sorted it out. Scared the crap outta me because I thought I totally messed the phone up, lol!
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Haha yeah I was freaking out for a bit. First time downgrading. :p
 
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ZCherub said:
That was my initial thought as well. I did that once back in my 4.1/Greenpois0n days. Stuck on iTunes logo for a few hours while I sorted it out. Scared the crap outta me because I thought I totally messed the phone up, lol!
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Hah. I totally screwed my phone up because I let an installation package uninstall the Corona 5.0.1 Untether, which is a big no-no once it's installed. Had to go without my iPhone for a full work day because it was in an infinite respring loop. Ugh. Worst day ever. DFU restore and reJailbreak fixed it though. I guess I could have used iFunBox to manually install the Corona package but that would have been tedious. Plus I was at work and had other more important things to do.
 
3bs

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nwmtnbiker said:
I'm glad you got it sorted it out! :cool:
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Thanks, so am I :p

The 1-2 second lag I had between pressing the home/wake button in the lock screen and when the screen actually lighted up is now gone! :D (this was my main reason for wanting to restore) I've installed most of the things I had prior to restoring. Haven't installed WinterBoard yet. I hope it wasn't it. I'm going themeless for a while. When I get bored I'll install it again and see if it was causing it.
 
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