help please :[

[Msblackiliner]

hey guys im new to all this hacking and i really want to try this .
ok so i bought an iphone 3gs of off craigslist and it was acting weird so a friend said that i should restore it and then just jailbreak it. so i do that but now its stuck at the plug into itunes sign and when ever i hit restore it says "the iphone "iphone" could not be restored this device isn't eligible for the request build. and i googled this and it ive done the suggested hacks like go to folder/etc and add the# sign or completely deleteing it. i have no i dea what to do can some one please help? ill be forever grateful!
thank you

 

[hackthatphone]

Looks like you are stuck restoring to 5.0.1 firmware unless you have an shsh for a 4.x firmware.

 

[Crystal-RX]

For some reason, Apple is still signed 4.1 fw on 3GS. So, put your phone in DFU mode, and restore to 4.1 fw. Please make sure you down load the following to your computer because you will need them;

1. 3GS 4.1 firmware for installing it into your phone.
2. Tiny umbrella for kicking your device out of recovery when Itunes gives you 1015 error at the end.

 

[Msblackiliner]

omgg!! thank youu soo much!