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Blazing angel

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Jun 19, 2010
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I have my iphone 3g which i mistakengly bought last May. Anyways, my original died, so i got a replacement from apple. Up unitl two days ago, it wasnt hacked and was running 4.2.1. I decided to jb again, and did so 2 days ago. Now, all of a sudden , it wont react ot any PC connection. I've tried different PC's with different cables, the iphone nor the pc detect anything. The sad thing is that when i connect it to the charger, it charges -_-
I've uninstalled everything via cydia, yet to my dismay, it wont connect. I cant take it to apple beacause its jailbroken
What now. Can i delete the firmware with ifile, and get it stuck in a boot loop?
I also cant dfu it since if wont connect to a PC
 
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If you take to Apple they will likely tell you to get lost seeing that its jailbroken. How many different cables and pc's have you tried?
 
Have you tried putting the phone into DFU mode(developer mode) to do a complete restore via iTunes. This process will delete your jailbreak and most likely install the mos recent iOS version (4.2.1) ?


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Shouldn't putting it in DFU mode make your computer recognize your iPhone? Or at least that was the case with mine
 
Sounds like an easy fix, DFU and a full restore

Once it's in DFU mode the computer will detect it.

There's no need for a computer connection to place the device in DFU mode.
 
Blazing angel said:
I have my iphone 3g which i mistakengly bought last May. Anyways, my original died, so i got a replacement from apple. Up to two days ago, it wasnt hacked and was running 4.2.1 I decided to jb again, and did so 2 days ago. Now, all of s asudden , it wont react ot any PC connection. I;ve tried different PC's with different cables, the iphoen nor the pc detect anything. The sad thing is that when i connect it to the charger, it cahrges -_-
I've uninstalled everytihn via cydia, yet to my dismay, it wont connect. I cant ake it to apple beacuse its jailbroken
What now. Can i delete the firmware with ifile, and get it stuck in a boot loop?
I also cant dfu it since if wont connect to a PC
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What others said but just to reiterate - put it in DFU mode. You do not need a computer to do this.

Great directions here:

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1034


Edit: I know the article says to connect it to your computer, this isn't necessary to just put it in DFU mode, after it's in DFU mode you can connect and restore it.
 
xraydoc said:
I hope the OP can operate an iPhone better than he can type.
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I'm very sorry for my terrbile writing skills in my original post my good man. As it turns out, my keyboards reciever had fallen behind my desk, and i did not notice it skipping keys until now. Sorry for the lack of grammar

On Topic

I somehow got it into dfu mode, which my computer instantly recognized. I downgraded to 3.1.3 It's running like a charm now, but i lost my backup since i downgraded it :(
Theres :apple: for you
 
Blazing angel said:
Theres :apple: for you
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It was entirely your fault. I understand you're frustrated at losing your backup, but you're the one who chose to jailbreak your device without knowing what you were doing.

In any case, I'm glad you fixed your phone!
 
milani said:
It was entirely your fault. I understand you're frustrated at losing your backup, but you're the one who chose to jailbreak your device without knowing what you were doing.

In any case, I'm glad you fixed your phone!
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Precisely why I am hesitant to jailbreak mine. But the stuff you can do with a JB is pretty cool. Glad to hear everything worked out for you OP. - Losing your backup.
 
ajax43 said:
llo, tahat's wut i tought two!:D
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Before you criticize, take a look at your grammer and spelling. LOL.
 
Blazing angel said:
I'm very sorry for my terrbile writing skills in my original post my good man. As it turns out, my keyboards reciever had fallen behind my desk, and i did not notice it skipping keys until now. Sorry for the lack of grammar

On Topic

I somehow got it into dfu mode, which my computer instantly recognized. I downgraded to 3.1.3 It's running like a charm now, but i lost my backup since i downgraded it :(
Theres :apple: for you
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Care to explain how this is in any way apple's fault?
 
Interstella5555 said:
Care to explain how this is in any way apple's fault?
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It's not apple's fault at all. Sorry for the misconception. I meant to somewhat explain how apple is against downgrading, therefore a recent firmware backup (such as ios 4.2.1) does not work on older fimrwares. (another possiblity is the frameworks are most likely different, causing the backups to be incompatible.


Also, by mistakenly bought a iphone, i meant that i had no idea there was a difference between a 3g and 3gs . I simply bought based off of the capacities!

Also to another poster, i've actually jailbroken my phone with ios 3.1.3, 4.0, 4.1 as well as 4.2.1. I was simply trying to express my frustration with loosing my contacts. I'd love to use 4.2.1 again, but it's just so damn slow! (with a iphone 3g ofcourse)

once more, it isn't apple's fault, its simply the lack of ram in the iphone 3g (for ios 4.XX)
 
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