Please help! Why is my iPhone acting like this?

[Astro8973]

Okay so I use a first gen iPhone unlocked on T-Mobile. It is running the 2.1 software mainly because it is smooth enough to where I like it and I hate updating because of the whole unlocking business. Anyways, when I plug in my iPhone, it pops up in itunes and says it is syncing but nothing is being synced. Then I try to drag some music into my iPhone and I get the bbod. I then have to unplug the phone and restart the process. It is very annoying and time consuming. What do I need to do? If I do need to update it, is pwnagetool able to update to 2.2.1?

 

[nicheco]

really?

is it really worth all the trouble having your phone jailbroken? seems like everyone is having nothing but trouble with them.

 

[sparkyms]

If you just update the firmware your iPhone will still be unlocked. You can re-jailbreak if you want but it'll work unlocked if you don't want to jailbreak.

I did this to my girlfriends phone, she is running 2.2.1 unlocked but not jailbroken.

 

[Astro8973]

Yeah I don't want to jailbreak it. I just want it unlocked. I will try just updating. I didn't know I could do that.

 

[TheSpaz]

Yeah I don't want to jailbreak it. I just want it unlocked. I will try just updating. I didn't know I could do that.

Yup, the iPhone 1st gen baseband hasn't been updated for a long time. You can keep updating the iPhone firmware, just don't do a restore because then you'll have to re-unlock. By the way, if you update the firmware, it will wipe your jailbreak and you'll keep the unlock so you'll be all set. No jailbreak and perfect unlock.

 

[Astro8973]

Sweet thanks guys! Works like a charm now! Let's hope they don't update the 1st gens baseband for awhile...

 

[TheSpaz]

Sweet thanks guys! Works like a charm now! Let's hope they don't update the 1st gens baseband for awhile...

I just did it to mine too... just to check for you. I'm running an un-jailbroken first gen iPhone unlocked.