Apple logo loop after 3gs update to 5.0.1

Go to your computer and download tiny umbrella. Put your phone into dfu mode, then connect to the computer. Tinyumbrella will see ur phone, then hit exit recovery.

In order for you to get everything to work, you need to change the script in itunes to go to Cydia's server instead of Apple's. I could tell u how to do this on a Mac, not a PC. Do a Google search. Normally, you look for the /etc/ file on a Mac, then change the last line of code to point to Cydia. I know there is a way to do it on a PC as well. The directions are out there, just go to find them. Once you change the code, next step is to download the 5.0.1 ipsw file from any place on the net. Once you have done that Open itunes, right click (i think) on restore and upload that ipsw file u downloaded. Everything will now work.

 

Yes, this is for a brand new restore with a phone that was previously jailbroken on 4.2.1 - 4.3.3. This issue has happened to many people. Give me a sec while I find the line of code.

By the way, did u dl tinyumbrella and get your phone back to the way it was with exit recovery? All is for not if u haven't.

 

So, open the file C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts (Windows) or /etc/hosts (Mac OS X) and add the following entry to the bottom of the file:

74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com

I believe it should look something like this on a PC in the host file:


# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost
127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com
74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com

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ok, try holding top power button down for 10 seconds and then add the home button and hold down for another 20 seconds. Should shut down. Then put it in dfu mode.

 

So you got it to work on the 3rd try? or still not working? Wish I could help, but not exactly sure how the PC side of things work with itunes.