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Anyone still using iPhone 2G?

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I am looking for a solution on how to downgrade from 3.1.3 to 1.1.4.

the reason for the downgrade is to improve performance.

Please share your experience, thanks.
 
Find and use a PwnageTool 1.0. But there isn't an App Store on 1.1.4 and most, if not all, of the old Cydia/Installer repos for 1.1.X stuff is long gone.
 
Intell said:
Find and use a PwnageTool 1.0. But there isn't an App Store on 1.1.4 and most, if not all, of the old Cydia/Installer repos for 1.1.X stuff is long gone.
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do i need specific version of itunes?

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I basically just want the phone and text function of the iphone, dont need other additional apps.
 
Intell said:
iTunes 7.5. Also, you're going to have difficulty getting it activated legitimately.
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do i just connect my iphone to itunes 7.5 and option-click restore the 1.1.4 firmware, without having to anything else? DFU? downgrade to 3.0 > 2.0 >1.1.4 etc

thanks
 
installed itunes 7.5 and pwnage tool 1.0, successfully got a custom IPSW but itunes wont recognize my iphone 2g, why?
 
OSX 10.8.2

I tried to put the phone in recovery mode, got itunes 7.5 to detect it finally. But when I option-click the custom firmware, it shows error 20.

any idea?
 
Intell said:
You must use Tiger, Leopard, or Snow Leopard.
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Oh my god. I only have the latest Mac mini at home (running 10.8)


I have the leopard DVD in hand, do I need to make a partition and install leopard there?

edit:

just realized I cant install OS older than Lion on my mac mini

Is there another way around?
 
ATT would not activate my 2G phone as a Go Phone because the 2G network is going away, so that is no longer an option in many geographical areas. It is still my iPod, but when I get a new phone, then that will make it a paperweight.
 
Now I put in recovery mode and in Windows XP, with iTunes 7.5.0.20

I restarted the computer after installing iTunes

But it does not recognized in iTunes, it seems it needs driver?

Any idea?
 
That's a LOT of work to resuscitate a relic. I hope u got a sentimental attachment to that phone.
 
put the phone in DFU mode, finally got it to work, but

upon first try i got error 10, second try i got 1604 error.... any idea?

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OK, i was just trying, and tried the factory 1.1.4 firmware, and surprisingly it worked.....


The phone is restoring as we speak
 
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carlgo said:
ATT would not activate my 2G phone as a Go Phone because the 2G network is going away, so that is no longer an option in many geographical areas.
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Whoever told you that needs to read AT&T's fall 2012 SEC filing where it said it won't shut off GSM/GPRS until 2017. It would be tough to sunset earlier than announced because doing so would piss off a lot of its M2M customers (e.g., security companies).
 
OK, so i tried it with the factory firmware, i thought it was working but nearly the end it shows an error message..
 
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