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Iphone 3GS stuck at Apple Logo screen !!

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siddharthsid007

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Dec 29, 2009
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I had a fully functional Blackrained 3GS with the old bootrom (before the 40th week). What happened was After i installed some cydia Winterboard tweak, the phone got a little sluggish, so i restarted it, now its stuck at the apple logo screen !! I tried to DFU/Restore to 3.1.2 using official 3.1.2 firmware but apparently Apple doesnt sign 3.1.2 anymore, it gave that build error message u all must be familiar with ! I also tried to create a custom firmware through Pwnagetool on my mac and tried to restore through itunes (9.1.1), it gives error 1600. I am at a loss in this situation please help me !! Currently Im downloading an old version of itunes on my windows to try do the custom restore !!!

-Sid:confused::confused:
 
Just connect it back to your computer and hopefully the computer detects it, then I would seriously consider running black rain again.

Once thats complete, I would upgrade to 3.1.3 and run SPIRIT and RE-jailbreak your phone.
 
Blackra1n does not recogninze my iphone cuz it doesn't get past the Apple logo screen. Could u tell me about the 3.1.3 update steps ? I stopped paying attention to all that was going on as i was happy with 3.1.2. I also need my phone to remain unlocked !! I swear im never tweaking my SBsettings again if this things gets sorted !!
 
siddharthsid007 said:
Blackra1n does not recogninze my iphone cuz it doesn't get past the Apple logo screen. Could u tell me about the 3.1.3 update steps ? I stopped paying attention to all that was going on as i was happy with 3.1.2. I also need my phone to remain unlocked !! I swear im never tweaking my SBsettings again if this things gets sorted !!
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HAHAHA yeah, I learned not to give my phone too much meth or tweak the first jailbreak around. I think we just get excited about it and go CRAZY haha

Okay, get your phone into recovery mode, and plug that bitch into your computer and open itunes.
Basically you are going to be restoring your iphone and upgrading to 3.1.3, and eliminating your jailbreak.
Once thats all done, download spirit and run that to jailbreak your 3.1.3. Its EASY. OH word to the wise, back up your photos BEFORE you jailbreak with spirit. I don't know if thats fixed yet, but it will wipe your photos.
Review:
>get phone into recovery mode
>>restore/upgrade to 3.1.3
>>>boot ‘Spirit’
>>>>>Reload photos on to phone
>>>>>>log onto Cydia
 
AWD iPhone said:
Okay, get your phone into recovery mode, and plug that bitch into your computer and open itunes.
Basically you are going to be restoring your iphone and upgrading to 3.1.3, and eliminating your jailbreak.
Once thats all done, download spirit and run that to jailbreak your 3.1.3. Its EASY. OH word to the wise, back up your photos BEFORE you jailbreak with spirit. I don't know if thats fixed yet, but it will wipe your photos.
Review:
>get phone into recovery mode
>>restore/upgrade to 3.1.3
>>>boot ‘Spirit’
>>>>>Reload photos on to phone
>>>>>>log onto Cydia
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no no no no. do not do this!
The OP wants to keep his unlock.

siddharthsid: As you have the old bootrom you can restore using custom FW's made with Pwnage tool. this will maintain your baseband, whatever version you choose to PWN (3.1.2/3.1.3) so you can still unlock with blacksn0w.
 
Im getting an error 1600 when i try to instal some custome firmware that i made from pwntool, latest version.... What should be the best way to go about this problem ? Can i upgrade to 3.1.3 and use this snowbreeze thing to unlock ?? Or more broadly can i unlock by any software after upgrading to 3.1.3 ?? I have all the ipsw downloaded and ready.. Just waiting to find out which way to go about it.
 
Hey ! Shud I

1) Restore using a snowbreezed 3.1.3 firmware
2)Unlock using Blacksnow through cydia

Will this work ??
 
ok..
Ill make a custom ipsw of 3.1.3 from pwnagetool
STEP 2 same ??

What about error 1600 ? what is it ?
 
siddharthsid007 said:
ok..
Ill make a custom ipsw of 3.1.3 from pwnagetool
STEP 2 same ??

What about error 1600 ? what is it ?
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i think error 1600 is a USB connection error. If it happens again, try swapping cables or USB ports.
Step 2 yes, though you want to get blacksn0w RC2, an updated and less buggy version.
 
dude.. Im getting error 1600 everytime i try... Wat to do ?? I tried switching cables aswel, and my macbook pro has only 2 usb ports.... What is this Fuzzyband ?
 
no. I dont have that. See my iphone does not boot into summerboard.. Meaning i can only see the iphone logo and it stays like that.. I can put it into DFU mode, itunes recognizes it in DFU mode, it didn't allow me to put official 3.1.2 firmware saying it is not compatible build or something.. And with custome frmwares 3.1.2/3.1.3 (snowbreezed) it gives error 1600. I need to get it back running again and i need my phone unlocked aswell otherwise i cant use it here bcoz i use another carrier which provides 3g..
 
DONT DO ANY OF THE ABOVE.

when i reset mine if it freezes, it can take up to 5 minutes to come back on again stuck at the apple logo.

i was also worried as it would stay at the apple screen for ages, but dont worry it will come back on. i have loads of stuff on my jailbreak so i believe the more stuff you have on there the longer it will take to reboot as it needs to load everything.

just reset it, and leave it for around 5-10 minutes and see what happens.
 
siddharthsid007 said:
no. I dont have that. See my iphone does not boot into summerboard.. Meaning i can only see the iphone logo and it stays like that.. I can put it into DFU mode, itunes recognizes it in DFU mode, it didn't allow me to put official 3.1.2 firmware saying it is not compatible build or something.. And with custome frmwares 3.1.2/3.1.3 (snowbreezed) it gives error 1600. I need to get it back running again and i need my phone unlocked aswell otherwise i cant use it here bcoz i use another carrier which provides 3g..
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Ah, I see. The only reason I asked was because I got that same error which was solved only when I uninstalled the computer package for WiFi Sync. It must have messed with iTunes in some manner. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
 
Pez555 said:
DONT DO ANY OF THE ABOVE.

when i reset mine if it freezes, it can take up to 5 minutes to come back on again stuck at the apple logo.

i was also worried as it would stay at the apple screen for ages, but dont worry it will come back on. i have loads of stuff on my jailbreak so i believe the more stuff you have on there the longer it will take to reboot as it needs to load everything.

just reset it, and leave it for around 5-10 minutes and see what happens.
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I let mine fully discharge.. still at that screen..... Im gonna start crying now...... :p
 
Yesterday after I rebooted it, it hasnt gone to the lockscreen... It remains at the logo screen.. I let it totally discharge yesterday.. Charged it again today through wall adapter, it did show the red plug in icon.. Again still there, I can put it into DFU mode but always get a error 1600 on windows as well as mac.
 
Okay calm down. Your iPhone isn't connected properly. After putting your phone in DFU mode while connected to the computer, make sure that your iPhone is in a USB 2.0 port, if iTunes (Please make sure you have latest version) locates it please before you restore with a custom firmware please use the stock firmware from felixbruns or another iPhone firmware website this way your iPhone will be defaulted and not be running the boot logo.

So heres a list in order of what to do.

Make sure iTunes is up to date
Make sure you have a stock 3.1.2 Firmware downloaded (this way you will not lose your unlock)
Make sure you have your jailbreak software.
Connect iPhone to computer
Put iPhone in DFU Mode
Once iTunes locates it Shift-Restore or Command-Restore your iPhone to the stock 3.1.2 firmware
The iPhone will now be restore to 3.1.2 in the Emergency Call screen,
Now your can re-restore your iPhone to your custom firmware. Have fun.
***If Your iPhone recieves the cannot restore 160X error dont fret, go to a local convience store or radioshack and buy a cheap 2.0 USB extension cable, this will solve your issue.
 
Naethyn said:
Okay calm down. Your iPhone isn't connected properly. After putting your phone in DFU mode while connected to the computer, make sure that your iPhone is in a USB 2.0 port, if iTunes (Please make sure you have latest version) locates it please before you restore with a custom firmware please use the stock firmware from felixbruns or another iPhone firmware website this way your iPhone will be defaulted and not be running the boot logo.

So heres a list in order of what to do.

Make sure iTunes is up to date
Make sure you have a stock 3.1.2 Firmware downloaded (this way you will not lose your unlock)
Make sure you have your jailbreak software.
Connect iPhone to computer
Put iPhone in DFU Mode
Once iTunes locates it Shift-Restore or Command-Restore your iPhone to the stock 3.1.2 firmware
The iPhone will now be restore to 3.1.2 in the Emergency Call screen,
Now your can re-restore your iPhone to your custom firmware. Have fun.
***If Your iPhone recieves the cannot restore 160X error dont fret, go to a local convience store or radioshack and buy a cheap 2.0 USB extension cable, this will solve your issue.
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Apple has stopped siging the 3.1.2 update so that is not happening, when i try to do that it contacts the apple update server then gives an error that the build is not correct..
 
Thats odd, i have known people to have done it. Well try putting your iPhone in recovery mode

Even though it is looping the iPhone boot

Hard reset it without turning it back on
Push the power button and almost imediately before the apple logo comes on hold the home button and this should allow iBoot to run as well as your usb connection.
 
Naethyn said:
Thats odd, i have known people to have done it. .
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Someone has already told you this twice:

thelatinist said:
You can certainly shift-restore or option-restore a 3GS, but only for firmware versions Apple will still sign or for which your phone has saved SHSHs. If OP has his SHSH on file or saved locally, he can follow Naethyn's procedure; if not, he can only restore to 3.1.3.

Alternatively, since his phone is currently pwned, he can shift-restore or option-restore to a custom 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 firmware.
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siddharthsid007 said:
shud i try from a different pc ?
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Don't listen to Naethyn, his info is incorrect.
Are you sure its in DFU mode (black 'off' screen) not recovery mode(connect to itunes screen)?
The only advice to give is to carry on trying to restore to a custom FW (Pwnage is so much better than sn0wbreeze, i promise!) on different machines, and/or earlier versions of itunes.
If none of this works you might have to wait for the new unlock tool that is due to be released soon so you can then restore, JB and unlock 3.1.3
 
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