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iPhone 3G, OS 3.0 Jailbreak, erase personal info w/o losing jailbreak?

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BoxerRumble

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Sep 16, 2010
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Hey everyone,

I have a quick question. Is it possible to somehow clear my personal data (photos, contacts, settings, etc) without losing my OS 3.0 and jailbreak? I am about to sell my phone on eBay and would like to sell it jailbreak/unlocked. Is it very unsafe to just manual delete all my apps/settings/information and then ship it to the new buyer?

If this above is not possible, is there anything I can do besides "erase all content and settings" and then restoring with OS 4.1 and wait for the jailbreak that's coming for it?
 
BoxerRumble said:
Hey everyone,

I have a quick question. Is it possible to somehow clear my personal data (photos, contacts, settings, etc) without losing my OS 3.0 and jailbreak? I am about to sell my phone on eBay and would like to sell it jailbreak/unlocked. Is it very unsafe to just manual delete all my apps/settings/information and then ship it to the new buyer?

If this above is not possible, is there anything I can do besides "erase all content and settings" and then restoring with OS 4.1 and wait for the jailbreak that's coming for it?
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A 3G can be restored very easily to any 3.x.x firmware without the need of hashes.
Why not just restore to 3.1.2 (very stable), choose set up as new to get rid of all your settings, then re-JB and UL.
 
Now, I would love to do what you just said, restore to 3.1.2 and re-JL and UL. How do I go about restoring to 3.1.2? I looked around but there are a lot of different information about the different phones with different situations.

Do I just download the 3.1.2 FW from somewhere and do a shift click restore? If you could point me to the right direction that would be great, thank you so much.
 
Ok, so after looking around a bit more, I think I can restore to 3.1.2 with iTunes using the 3.1.2 ipsw(or ipws?). iClarified's instruction for JBing actually has the step to install the 3.1.2 FW.

My question is, will restoring the 3.1.2 change the baseband? Right now I have 4.26.08 and I would like to be able to unlock it also. Thanks for the help.
 
BoxerRumble said:
Ok, so after looking around a bit more, I think I can restore to 3.1.2 with iTunes using the 3.1.2 ipsw(or ipws?). iClarified's instruction for JBing actually has the step to install the 3.1.2 FW.

My question is, will restoring the 3.1.2 change the baseband? Right now I have 4.26.08 and I would like to be able to unlock it also. Thanks for the help.
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Use Pwnage Tool 3.1.5 with a 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 firmware and you'll keep your 4.26.08 baseband. :)
 
bytethese said:
Use Pwnage Tool 3.1.5 with a 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 firmware and you'll keep your 4.26.08 baseband. :)
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I read the 3.1.2's baseband is still unlockable with ultrasn0w so as long as I can unlock it, I don't mind the baseband changing. Thanks for looking out though! I appreciate the help.
 
BoxerRumble said:
I read the 3.1.2's baseband is still unlockable with ultrasn0w so as long as I can unlock it, I don't mind the baseband changing. Thanks for looking out though! I appreciate the help.
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I guess you didn't read about some of the wifi issues some people have with unlocking 5.11.07 baseband. :) 4.26.08 is pretty solid so stick with if you can.
 
Applejuiced said:
That was only when using blacksnow to unlock.
Ultrasnow unlocks several baseband versions and it wont make any difference wether he's on 04.26.08 or 05.11.07
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Ah, you are correct, however I would try it with "known good" baseband and if any issues, upgrade the baseband to the latest ultrasn0w unlockable. Ah, too many years in IT support. :)
 
Just another quick question, when I restore with iTunes, do I have to do it in DFU mode or just..plug it in and restore and set up as new? I am trying to sell, does it matter if it's DFU mode or not?
 
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