Help with my iPhone!!! Please!!!

mikeandashley · Jan 31, 2013, 09:18 AM

I just bought a jailbroken phone. It was working great. Then I got a message about a software update. I did not know that you could not do this on a jailbroken phone. Please excuse my ignorance of this. So I clicked it and then my phone went to a black screen with the white apple icon for 9 seconds and then goes completely blank for 3 seconds. I have not backed up my phone. I do not care about losing the data, as I had almost nothing on it anyway. All I want is to get it back to being able to work. Can anyone help me, please!!
Thank you:

Tyler23 · Jan 31, 2013, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mikeandashley

I just bought a jailbroken phone. It was working great. Then I got a message about a software update. I did not know that you could not do this on a jailbroken phone. Please excuse my ignorance of this. So I clicked it and then my phone went to a black screen with the white apple icon for 9 seconds and then goes completely blank for 3 seconds. I have not backed up my phone. I do not care about losing the data, as I had almost nothing on it anyway. All I want is to get it back to being able to work. Can anyone help me, please!!
Thank you:

Restore it through iTunes should be all you need.

mikeandashley · Jan 31, 2013, 09:27 AM

Thank you for getting back to me. The problem is that I never backed it up with iTunes, since I recently got it.

darricksailo · Jan 31, 2013, 09:35 AM

You don't need to have it backed up to the computer in order to do a restore via itunes

Note: you would most likely have to update to iOS 6.1, which there is currently no jailbreak available

Givmeabrek · Jan 31, 2013, 09:36 AM

See if you can restore as new with iTunes. Should work.

cambookpro · Jan 31, 2013, 09:57 AM

FWIW, 6.1 jailbreak should be released Sunday, so not long to wait to rejailbreak.

Tyler23 · Jan 31, 2013, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mikeandashley

Thank you for getting back to me. The problem is that I never backed it up with iTunes, since I recently got it.

You can restore the phone as new without having ever backed up. You said you don't mind losing everything that's on the phone (which is good because you will - you have no backup), but other than that a full restore will get your phone working again just fine.

Since you were trying to update the software, I'm assuming you also don't care much about the phone being jailbroken. If that's the case, you should be good to go. If not, as another user mentioned a jailbreak will hopefully be available by this weekend.

Also, in the future, backup (to both iTunes and iCloud)

Interstella5555 · Jan 31, 2013, 10:19 AM

This is why we can't have nice things.

Tyler23 · Jan 31, 2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Interstella5555

This is why we can't have nice things.

One upvote just isn't enough for this.

PrestonWard · Jan 31, 2013, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeandashley

I just bought a jailbroken phone. It was working great. Then I got a message about a software update. I did not know that you could not do this on a jailbroken phone. Please excuse my ignorance of this. So I clicked it and then my phone went to a black screen with the white apple icon for 9 seconds and then goes completely blank for 3 seconds. I have not backed up my phone. I do not care about losing the data, as I had almost nothing on it anyway. All I want is to get it back to being able to work. Can anyone help me, please!!
Thank you:

you are in a boot loop. Hold down the homebutton and plug it into the computer. Preform a restore which will require you to update. There is not much you can do about your data since you did not back it up, however if you use icloud you can restore from its backup.

Applejuiced · Jan 31, 2013, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeandashley

Thank you for getting back to me. The problem is that I never backed it up with iTunes, since I recently got it.

So take this as a lesson learned.
Anything you had on it is gone but since you didnt have it that long it probably wasnt too much there.
From now on back it up on itunes here and there. Its a good habit.

mikeandashley · Feb 1, 2013, 01:22 AM

Thank you all for the responses. So I did the whole restore thing and now it is on the loop thing again. So it shows the white apple with the black screen for 9 seconds and then all black for 3 seconds.

mikeandashley · Feb 1, 2013, 05:36 AM

I tried to restore and on the 3rd try it worked. Next problem is that since I bought the phone jailbroken I do not have the original SIM card. Is there anything that I can do about this?

Ann P · Feb 1, 2013, 05:40 AM

Are you stuck at activation screen? You can use any AT&T sim card to get past it, activated or not.

mikeandashley · Feb 1, 2013, 07:49 AM

I have an O2 sim card since I live in Germany. My screen says,
"SIM Not Valid
Only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported carrier's store to receive a replacement SIM card.

I was hoping that I could do this on my own without going to the store here in Germany since I got the phone in the US.

1080p · Feb 1, 2013, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mikeandashley

I have an O2 sim card since I live in Germany. My screen says,
"SIM Not Valid
Only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported carrier's store to receive a replacement SIM card.

I was hoping that I could do this on my own without going to the store here in Germany since I got the phone in the US.

The phone is locked to a US carrier. Which carrier did it come from?

mikeandashley · Feb 4, 2013, 04:28 AM

I am not sure what carrier it came from as it was bought on Ebay. If I can get a hold of a SIM from AT&T to use just for the activation, would anything happen to that SIM card, like anything be erased or changed on it? Or would it stay the same so that it could still be used just like before with everything still the same as before I used it to activate my phone? Then I would just need to rejailbreak it correct? Any suggestions on how to do that? I have downloaded redsn0w, should that be pretty easy to use? As I said I am not a very techy person?
Thank you very much.

UnwiredTech · Feb 4, 2013, 04:42 AM

If AT&T you can buy an unlocking code fairly cheap around $14 .99.

mikeandashley · Feb 4, 2013, 05:52 AM

An unlocking code, how do I go about buying one of those and is it pretty simple to use?

UnwiredTech · Feb 4, 2013, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by mikeandashley

An unlocking code, how do I go about buying one of those and is it pretty simple to use?

Try YouTube there are some tutorials on it.

Basically you will buy the code then they will email it you and yoi insert a new sim and it will ask for the unlocking code

Jan 31, 2013, 09:18 AM	#1
mikeandashley macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Help with my iPhone!!! Please!!! I just bought a jailbroken phone. It was working great. Then I got a message about a software update. I did not know that you could not do this on a jailbroken phone. Please excuse my ignorance of this. So I clicked it and then my phone went to a black screen with the white apple icon for 9 seconds and then goes completely blank for 3 seconds. I have not backed up my phone. I do not care about losing the data, as I had almost nothing on it anyway. All I want is to get it back to being able to work. Can anyone help me, please!! Thank you:
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Jan 31, 2013, 09:27 AM	#3
mikeandashley Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Thank you for getting back to me. The problem is that I never backed it up with iTunes, since I recently got it.
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Jan 31, 2013, 09:35 AM	#4
darricksailo macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2012	You don't need to have it backed up to the computer in order to do a restore via itunes Note: you would most likely have to update to iOS 6.1, which there is currently no jailbreak available
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Jan 31, 2013, 09:36 AM	#5
Givmeabrek macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NY	See if you can restore as new with iTunes. Should work.
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Jan 31, 2013, 09:57 AM	#6
cambookpro macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Berks, England	FWIW, 6.1 jailbreak should be released Sunday, so not long to wait to rejailbreak.
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Jan 31, 2013, 10:19 AM	#8
Interstella5555 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2008	This is why we can't have nice things.
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Feb 1, 2013, 01:22 AM	#12
mikeandashley Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Thank you all for the responses. So I did the whole restore thing and now it is on the loop thing again. So it shows the white apple with the black screen for 9 seconds and then all black for 3 seconds.
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Feb 1, 2013, 05:36 AM	#13
mikeandashley Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	I tried to restore and on the 3rd try it worked. Next problem is that since I bought the phone jailbroken I do not have the original SIM card. Is there anything that I can do about this?
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Feb 1, 2013, 05:40 AM	#14
Ann P macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California	Are you stuck at activation screen? You can use any AT&T sim card to get past it, activated or not.
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Feb 1, 2013, 07:49 AM	#15
mikeandashley Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	I have an O2 sim card since I live in Germany. My screen says, "SIM Not Valid Only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported carrier's store to receive a replacement SIM card. I was hoping that I could do this on my own without going to the store here in Germany since I got the phone in the US.
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Feb 4, 2013, 04:28 AM	#17
mikeandashley Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	I am not sure what carrier it came from as it was bought on Ebay. If I can get a hold of a SIM from AT&T to use just for the activation, would anything happen to that SIM card, like anything be erased or changed on it? Or would it stay the same so that it could still be used just like before with everything still the same as before I used it to activate my phone? Then I would just need to rejailbreak it correct? Any suggestions on how to do that? I have downloaded redsn0w, should that be pretty easy to use? As I said I am not a very techy person? Thank you very much.
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Feb 4, 2013, 04:42 AM	#18
UnwiredTech macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	If AT&T you can buy an unlocking code fairly cheap around $14 .99.
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Feb 4, 2013, 05:52 AM	#19
mikeandashley Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	An unlocking code, how do I go about buying one of those and is it pretty simple to use?
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