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cosworth1994

macrumors newbie
Original poster
hey guys, you're my last chance for this.

i've got an iphone 4s (iOS 5.1.1) it has a liquid damage, and the person who owns it has never backed up any of her data...iknow....

that's what i did.

- cleaned the logic board with alcohol and replaced the battery
- after that the iphone starts while plugged in to the wall and i get access to the pictures, BUT: the battery won't charge and it looks like the battery connector got shortened.. anyways,
-when plugged in to the mac: phone is stuck in boot loop and won't start
-when plugged in to the mac in recovery mode, itunes recognises the phone
-wifi is greyed out and it won't recognise the sim card (searching) therefore i'm unable to use the internet to send the pics..

so i used a usb splitter to get the phone working by plugged in to the wall and connect it to the computer at the same time (via usb hub) . but itunes nor any other applications are recognising the phone that way.

so i thought, maybe you guys have another idea how i could get to the pics? maybe a jailbreak could do it?

itunes doesn't let me restore the phone either , cuz of the missing battery i assume.

i'm thankful for any suggestions.

greez
 
thanks for the input, i've tried several recovery programs, and all of them failed. i was able to get the phone recognized by a few but they were still not able to scan thru.. the point is, as soon as i plug it in to the mac it's stuck in boot loop. (except when i start the device at the wall and then plug it to the mac using a usb splitter and a hub.. when the phone works, the mac doesn't recognize it, and when the computer sees the phone , the phone won't boot.. it's a calamity
 
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