Help am in a pickle and need some help

[thetonyclifton]

I had a 3GS jailbroken and unlocked 3.1.2 but it has gotten stuck in a boot loop.

I can put it in DFU and itunes recognises it but itunes/apple will not sign my 3.1.2

What should I do? I dont want iOS4 yet but need to keep my jailbreak and unlock.

Sorry for the annoying question but I have been away from the forums etc for a while and have forgotten everything I knew

To the best of my knowledge the 3GS has used pwnage tool and blackrain so far.

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

[Imsuperjp]

do you have your shsh blob store with saurik's server?

 

[thetonyclifton]

I cant figure that out - I have tried using this page

http://www.saurik.com/id/12

but I cant get changes to 'hosts' to save despite changing the file setting to read and write.

 

[Imsuperjp]

copy the file to your desktop, make the changes, and then drag it back to the folder and overwrite the existing one.

 

[thetonyclifton]

That worked so I can use DFU and itunes now to try and restore? but to which firmware?

 

[Imsuperjp]

depends what you have on file with saurik. looks like 3.12 for you

 

[thetonyclifton]

I tried 3.0 before you posted and got a not eligible itunes error.

I tried 3.1.2 after you posted and got a fully lit screen, followed by an apple logo, followed by an apple logo with progress bar and a 'waiting for iphone' itunes message - so something is happening - dont know what.

Is this right - should I be hopeful?

 

[Imsuperjp]

if you didnt get an itunes error so far, looks like its working

 

[thetonyclifton]

OK it worked but was not recognising my sim so I need to unlock and jailbreak again from here?

I tried redsn0w and it got stuck in a boot loop again!

I am going back again to the first step and a fresh 3.1.2 via saurik - what should I do then to unlock and jailbreak?

pwnage tool? to edit the 3.1.2 and then restore again with itunes (via saurik)

 

[Imsuperjp]

do you an att sim card? try spirit or blackrain