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SnowLp: How to get iRecovery to work?

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jdaniel

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Ok I have a problem, I am trying to get irecovery to work:

I have managed to downgrade to 3.1.2 but I get no service so I am trying the process again, but I am stuck in recovery mode so.. I followed the instructions for irecovery, as i understand it I download the file, unzip it, I click on it:

Last login: Sat Feb 13 19:45:59 on ttys000
/Users/jdaniel/Desktop/irecovery ; exit;
Jay-Daniels-MacBook-Pro:~ jdaniel$ /Users/jdaniel/Desktop/irecovery ; exit;
iRecovery - Recovery Utility
by westbaer
Thanks to pod2g, tom3q, planetbeing and geohot.

./iRecovery [args]
-f <file> upload file.
-r reset usb.
-c "command" sends a single command.
-s starts a shell.

logout

[Process completed]

That screen doesnt allow me to do anything:

I open terminal I enter a variety of things i have read: irecovery -s or ./irecovery -s or even with R in caps... nothing

-bash: ./irecovery: No such file or directory or i get no such command

Help ?
 
you need libusb and irecovery.

put ur phone in recovery mode, well i guess it already will be.
type in the codes exactly as i do, when i start a new line, you start a new line. dont worry about the characters it already puts there.

iRecovery -s

printenv

setenv auto-boot true

saveenv

reboot



now your done, you phone should boot up. good luck.
 
jdaniel said:
Help ?
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You have to be in the directory containing iRecovery and libusb (or have them in your paths file) when you run these commands. For instance, if you have them on your desktop, you would use

Code: 
cd /users/[UserName]/Desktop/

to switch to the desktop folder, then run the following commands in order:

Code: 
iRecovery -s

printenv

setenv auto-boot true

saveenv

reboot

If you get an error saying that you need libusb, you will have to find and install a version compatible with Snow Leopard.
 
ok I got it to work I am on the latest 05.12.01 i upgraded to 3.1.3 lost my jailbreak, I tried the method set out in modmyi about downgrading, did not work, 2nd time it worked but no service... I re did the process and my phone was stuck in recovery mode.. no problems when i re-did it to 3.1.3... and again while waiting for a response i kept it back at 3.1.3 until I read this post THANKS to you guys and I managed to point it to desktop and get it working... I wonder why such important info is often left out in instructions.. so anyways its back to 3.1.2 now and there is service. I am going to try to jailbreak it, I am assuming there wouldnt be a problem I will update is there is...

THANKS AGAIN
 
thelatinist said:
It is assumed that if you are using command line tools you know the basics of using a POSIX command prompt.
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i am good at following instructions that is about it... oh btw i managed to knock it down to 3.1.2 but if i use pwnage tool to jailbreak I lose service... no 2 ways about it... so I am assuming i am missing something again haha but at least I have it down and i shall see what u guys say and proceed from there THANKS again
 
jdaniel said:
i am good at following instructions that is about it... oh btw i managed to knock it down to 3.1.2 but if i use pwnage tool to jailbreak I lose service... no 2 ways about it... so I am assuming i am missing something again haha but at least I have it down and i shall see what u guys say and proceed from there THANKS again
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You need to use expert mode and deselect the "Activate" checkbox (this feature is used to hacktivate your phone if you don't have an AT&T SIM). A hacktivated phone doesn't work with an AT&T SIM.

You could also use Redsn0w, which does not require a restore. Be sure not to hacktivate it using Redsn0w, either, though.

I would not recommend Blackra1n.
 
thelatinist said:
You need to use expert mode and deselect the "Activate" checkbox (this feature is used to hacktivate your phone if you don't have an AT&T SIM). A hacktivated phone doesn't work with an AT&T SIM.

You could also use Redsn0w, which does not require a restore. Be sure not to hacktivate it using Redsn0w, either, though.

I would not recommend Blackra1n.
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i dont use at&T, I am overseas and the phone comes factory unlocked via the provider...and I have used different SIM cards in there..

any further advice ? How shall I proceed? :) THANKS !
 
jdaniel said:
i dont use at&T, I am overseas and the phone comes factory unlocked via the provider...and I have used different SIM cards in there..

any further advice ? How shall I proceed? :) THANKS !
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You still need to make sure your phone is not hacktivated. An unlocked phone is the same as a locked phone with an official SIM, as far as activation goes.
 
ok thanks will try it now and see what happens

UPDATE: ok great everything works fine I managed to get it working. THANKS
 
does not see iPhone

so I followed all the steps in getting iRecovery up and running.
I seem to be having the same problem with my 2G iphone. i have a 2G iphone in DFU mode . At long last I was able to find download and install iRecovery . had to get the libusb-0.1.4.dylib file from another location but was able to install that as well. After running iRecovery -s I got :

iRecovery - Recovery Utility for 0x1281 and WTF.
by wEsTbAeR-- and Tom3q

Got USB
No iPhone/iPod found.

so I can't even proceed to try anything else :(

what am I doing wrong? please help!
 
ok i lost my phone i got a new one today came preloaded wth 3.1.3 as expected i was trying to jailbreak it... and well i have to use irecoverybut I remember there was something I had to do which would prompt me for my user account password for the comp then I was able to continue with irecovery.. I forgot where I found that info... but anyone know what i am talking about......
 
I know i am missing something last time i did this I rem I had to enter my user password in command prompt to get it going:

Jay-Daniels-MacBook-Pro:Desktop jdaniel$ /Users/jdaniel/Desktop/irecovery
iRecovery - Recovery Utility
by westbaer
Thanks to pod2g, tom3q, planetbeing and geohot.

./iRecovery [args]
-f <file> upload file.
-r reset usb.
-c "command" sends a single command.
-s starts a shell.

Jay-Daniels-MacBook-Pro:Desktop jdaniel$ iRecovery -s
-bash: iRecovery: command not found
Jay-Daniels-MacBook-Pro:Desktop jdaniel$


anyone?
 
jdaniel said:
ok i lost my phone i got a new one today came preloaded wth 3.1.3 as expected i was trying to jailbreak it... and well i have to use irecoverybut I remember there was something I had to do which would prompt me for my user account password for the comp then I was able to continue with irecovery.. I forgot where I found that info... but anyone know what i am talking about......
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If it came preloaded with 3.1.3 then you can't jailbreak. Yet.
 
I have a different but similar question. When I try to start iRecovery it shows up for less than a second and then closes. I have libusb downloaded and I've tried everything else, I've even tried doing it on another computer but nothing works. Any suggestions of what I'm doing wrong?
 
Swatowsky said:
I have a different but similar question. When I try to start iRecovery it shows up for less than a second and then closes. I have libusb downloaded and I've tried everything else, I've even tried doing it on another computer but nothing works. Any suggestions of what I'm doing wrong?
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You don't 'start' irecovery. You use it by inputing commands through terminal.

i played around with it the other day and there is so many resources out there telling you exactly how to use it. (including this thread)

...i often feel on MR:F that google is a massive secret and only i know of its existence. The truth is out there! in a very real and accessible way!
 
what if irecovery does not give any response to any command, valid or not?
(/exit and reboot seem to work though)
(3gs 3.1.2)

>irecovery.exe -s
iRecovery - Recovery Utility
by westbaer
Thanks to pod2g, tom3q, planetbeing, geohot and posixninja.

Found iPhone/iPod in Recovery mode


=======================================
::
:: iRain for n88ap, Copyright 2009, Apple Inc.
::
:: BUILD_TAG: iBoot-636.66
::
:: BUILD_STYLE: RELEASE
::
:: USB_SERIAL_NUMBER: CPID:8920 CPRV:14 CPFM:03 SCEP:03 BDID:00 ECID:... IBFL:01 SRNM:[...]
::
=======================================

[FTL:MSG] Apple NAND Driver (AND) RO
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x29D5D7EC38 on FMI0:CE0
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x29D5D7EC38 on FMI0:CE1
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x29D5D7EC38 on FMI1:C8
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x29D5D7EC38 on FMI1:CE9
[FTL:MSG] FIL_Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] BUF_Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] FPart Init [OK]
read new style signature 0x43313133 (line:375)
[FTL:MSG] VSVFL Register [OK]
[FTL:MSG] VFL Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] VFL_Open [OK]
[FTL:MSG] YAFTL Register [OK]
yaFTL::YAFTL_Open(l:2630): CXT is not valid . Performing full NAND R/O restore ...
[FTL:MSG] FTL_Open [OK]
Boot Failure Count: 15 Panic Fail Cont: 0
Entering recovery mode, starting command prompt
] printenv
] printenv auto-boot
] fsck you
] /exit
Closing USB connection...
 
Looks like it worked, to me. That's exactly what I get with iRecovery. Try rebooting.

Also, there are now several other ways to accomplish this, including recboot and TinyUmbrella.
 
thelatinist said:
Looks like it worked, to me. That's exactly what I get with iRecovery. Try rebooting.

Also, there are now several other ways to accomplish this, including recboot and TinyUmbrella.
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If TinyUmbrella doesnt kick out of recovery mode, would it even be worth it to try irecovery or recboot?

How I got in this loop mess;
3gs 3.1.3
jailbreakme.com
after jailbreak, I settings>general>reset>"erase all content and settings" (I shouldve done this first )
stuck at apple boot loop

Had no luck with TinyUmbrella. I also tried a custom 4.0.2 ipsw with pwnage and got nailed with 1604/1600 errors on 3 different computers.
 
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