Error When Restoring

[scotty3x3]

I upgraded to 4.0 on an 8GB 3G. The upgrade went through fine but the phone does not run very well on iOS4 so I am trying to go back to 3.1.3 or 3.1.2.

I plugged in the phone and iTunes saw it. I clicked restore and backed up the phone. It downloaded the latest 3.1.3 firmware and started the restore process. However, during the restore I get the error pop up that says the restore is not possible on the phone. Error 1015 or something I think it was. After this, iTunes says it sees a phone in recovery mode and will need to be recovered to be used. And then the loop continues. I tried to do an option click restore and use 3.1.2 and it does the same thing.

Please someone help me out. I need to get my wife's phone working tonight before she leaves tomorrow with no phone!!

Thanks Guys!

 

[johnrs]

Sounds like the same problem I was having

Try this. Worked for me

http://www.ihackintosh.com/2009/09/recover-iphone-3gs-from-apple-logo-or-recovery-mode-loop/

 

[stridemat]

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1275

Take a look at the above support document.

 

[scotty3x3]

Thanks for the replies. I have tried the steps for iRecovery and I get to the point of terminal seeing the phone, but when i type in fsboot, nothing happens. I was reading some of the comments and people were saying they have to use iRecovery every time they turn their phone off? I hope that is not what we have to do with this one, but at this point I'd be happy just to get it to boot!

 

[johnrs]

Sorry should have pointed this out as I had problems with this too

You using a PC or Mac?

setenv auto-boot true
saveenv <---- There is no "s"
fsboot
reboot

in the step by step there is an "s" in the saveenv which should not be there

I also did the "fsboot" and then a "reboot"

I am hoping that with the launch of iOS4 today that this will resolve my problem

hope this helps

 

[pastarojna]

does the same for me

i did the same thing , and my iphone was ok, however when i tried to downgrade to 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 it gave me the error 1015. The problem is when u upgraded to 4.0 it also upgraded base frame 05.13.04 and modem to 06,04.
Anyway now when u're truing to downgrade it will not let you because those two updates. I have the same problem...
sorry