Jailbroken iPhone 3G, Unable to restore via iTunes (HELP!)

Katin · May 6, 2010, 12:26 PM

Hi everyone,

For the past 3hrs I've been trying to fix my iPhone and I'm having no luck. I have an iPhone 3G 16GB and was jailbroken with 3.1.2 Firmware. Today, I was going into the AppStore on my phone and wanted to download a Free app called "Fox News". I tried downloading it from the AppStore, It accepted my password for iTunes account and started to download... The next minute, I notice my iPhone restarted by itself. I thought maybe it's b/c something needed to close and it did but then I notice it started rebooting in a loop and would not stop. I had to manual shut down the iPhone and then restart it. Then I received the funny looking Steve Jobs cartoon with NPEBEA! (word bubble) message. So far I tried the following:

Try going into DFU mode and try restoring.. No go

and I received this message in iTunes when I tried to restore..."The iPhone "iPhone" could not be restored. An unknown error occured (9)."

ANY IDEA why this is happening or could someone please help me fix this issue?

Thanking you in advance

Penguissimo · May 6, 2010, 03:13 PM

Have you tried a different USB port, cable, or computer?

-aggie- · May 6, 2010, 03:28 PM

Seems to be an issue with communication between iTunes and the iPhone due to corrupt drivers in iTunes or USB faults, etc.

See this link towards the bottom of the page for a possible fix:

http://www.hackint0sh.org/f159/68106.htm

May 6, 2010, 12:26 PM	#1
Katin macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2008	Jailbroken iPhone 3G, Unable to restore via iTunes (HELP!) Hi everyone, For the past 3hrs I've been trying to fix my iPhone and I'm having no luck. I have an iPhone 3G 16GB and was jailbroken with 3.1.2 Firmware. Today, I was going into the AppStore on my phone and wanted to download a Free app called "Fox News". I tried downloading it from the AppStore, It accepted my password for iTunes account and started to download... The next minute, I notice my iPhone restarted by itself. I thought maybe it's b/c something needed to close and it did but then I notice it started rebooting in a loop and would not stop. I had to manual shut down the iPhone and then restart it. Then I received the funny looking Steve Jobs cartoon with NPEBEA! (word bubble) message. So far I tried the following: Try going into DFU mode and try restoring.. No go and I received this message in iTunes when I tried to restore..."The iPhone "iPhone" could not be restored. An unknown error occured (9)." ANY IDEA why this is happening or could someone please help me fix this issue? Thanking you in advance
	0

May 6, 2010, 03:28 PM	#3
-aggie- macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Where bunnies are welcome.	Seems to be an issue with communication between iTunes and the iPhone due to corrupt drivers in iTunes or USB faults, etc. See this link towards the bottom of the page for a possible fix: http://www.hackint0sh.org/f159/68106.htm __________________ Google with site:macrumors.com as a parameter. DFU Mode........People with Obama in White Face avatars – proving how stupid they are one post at a time
	0

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Upgrading from iPhone 3G (iOS3) to 4S (iOS5) - will this work?	DeltaHF	iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting	2	Oct 13, 2011 05:40 AM
Jailbroken iPhone 3G App Store issues	Ablinn	iPhone	0	Oct 4, 2011 03:53 PM
iPhone 3G stuck in restore mode?	Adam-Jobs	iPhone	0	Sep 6, 2011 03:33 PM
Iphone 3G unable to restore	iv909	Jailbreaks and iOS Hacks	3	Aug 28, 2010 06:35 PM
NPEBEA! Issue... Unable to restore via iTunes (HELP!)	Katin	iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting	0	May 6, 2010 12:03 AM

May 6, 2010, 03:13 PM	#2
Penguissimo macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Michigan	Have you tried a different USB port, cable, or computer?
	0


MacRumors Forums > iPhone, iPod and iPad > iOS > Jailbreaks and iOS Hacks