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ugh!!! help needed

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aus10ferguson

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Jan 31, 2012
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1. made backup before jb
2. jb using absinthe
3. installed a few sources and tweaks
4. did respring and got stuck
5. tried reset-nothing
6. tried dfu-nothing
7. restore will download then disappears
8. used ifunbox to get rid of everything "nonapple"
9. heck idk what else to do!!!

this is all with a some what new 4s
i had no problems at all with mine nor my wifes 4

now all i get is a apple logo screen then a spinning wheel
and it reboots itself over and over to this ever few minutes

i cant get into the phone to reset or i would without question
using my laptop to do all this btw (windows7)

umm i been at this over 7 hours now so i think thats all
PLEASE HELP ME!!! :confused::(:mad::confused:
 
You need to attempt dfu until you're successful. It doesn't sound as though you reached dfu.
 
aus10ferguson said:
1. made backup before jb
2. jb using absinthe
3. installed a few sources and tweaks
4. did respring and got stuck
5. tried reset-nothing
6. tried dfu-nothing
7. restore will download then disappears
8. used ifunbox to get rid of everything "nonapple"
9. heck idk what else to do!!!

this is all with a some what new 4s
i had no problems at all with mine nor my wifes 4

now all i get is a apple logo screen then a spinning wheel
and it reboots itself over and over to this ever few minutes

i cant get into the phone to reset or i would without question
using my laptop to do all this btw (windows7)

umm i been at this over 7 hours now so i think thats all
PLEASE HELP ME!!! :confused::(:mad::confused:
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What do you mean by "restore download then disappear?" can you elaborate on that one?
 
noiceT said:
What do you mean by "restore download then disappear?" can you elaborate on that one?
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well once i went into recovery or dfu and got the message that the restore was need i would click restore and update, go thru the next few steps, it would download the system update or whatever and then do nothing. the download would just disappear from itunes

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eastercat said:
You need to attempt dfu until you're successful. It doesn't sound as though you reached dfu.
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you may be right and probably are. i held my home and sleep buttons for 10 seconds and get a black screen on phone and restore needed message in itunes so i assumed i had it
 
aus10ferguson said:
well once i went into recovery or dfu and got the message that the restore was need i would click restore and update, go thru the next few steps, it would download the system update or whatever and then do nothing. the download would just disappear from itunes

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you may be right and probably are. i held my home and sleep buttons for 10 seconds and get a black screen on phone and restore needed message in itunes so i assumed i had it
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Like eastercat said, are you sure you're in DFU? What do you see when you're in DFU?
 
noiceT said:
Like eastercat said, are you sure you're in DFU? What do you see when you're in DFU?
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i dont think im getting there now either. i keep trying but the silver apple screen keeps coming back. i know im timing it right or i feel like i am geez
 
aus10ferguson said:
i dont think im getting there now either. i keep trying but the silver apple screen keeps coming back. i know im timing it right or i feel like i am geez
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it keeps sending me back to this spinning wheel screen and sticking. if i can ever get in and unlock im in the clear!!!

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Tokes Green said:
Just got your message, sorry I disappeared (Watercooling system on my pc started making a new noise!). These guys will be able to help you I'm sure :)

Good luck!
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thanks again
 
aus10ferguson said:
i dont think im getting there now either. i keep trying but the silver apple screen keeps coming back. i know im timing it right or i feel like i am geez
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Just to check:

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

If you're getting a black screen and itunes recovery popup, it should be in dfu..are you releasing the sleep button after 10 sec still holding the home?

Holding just the home and sleep buttons will do a hard reset.
 
noiceT said:
Just to check:

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

If you're getting a black screen and itunes recovery popup, it should be in dfu..are you releasing the sleep button after 10 sec still holding the home?

Holding just the home and sleep buttons will do a hard reset.
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ok. im thinking it wont do into dfu now bc of it being stuck where it is. i timed it over and over with the video u sent, a stop watch and counting. i get and keep a black screen on the phone but no message in itunes now
 
any more suggestions?!?!?!

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aus10ferguson said:
ok. im thinking it wont do into dfu now bc of it being stuck where it is. i timed it over and over with the video u sent, a stop watch and counting. i get and keep a black screen on the phone but no message in itunes now
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its not recognizing its even connected now! what have i done
 
Tokes Green said:
I'm doing a bit of research into this problem at the minute. Seems like DFU mode is a must for escaping 'The loop', although not everyone has been successful with this.

Have you tried re-jailbreaking/putting the device in DFU mode from within Absinthe?
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ok im no where near as smart as you guys so please tell me how to put it into dfu from within absinthe.... as far as re-jailbreaking... its not finding the device is plugged in now but before it would tell me the device is already jail broken and i didnt have any other options
 
aus10ferguson said:
ok im no where near as smart as you guys so please tell me how to put it into dfu from within absinthe.... as far as re-jailbreaking... its not finding the device is plugged in now but before it would tell me the device is already jail broken and i didnt have any other options
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Lol, atm I know as much as you do - much easier when you have it in front of you :)

Ok then forget that, so right now if you try DFU you don't get anything pop-up in iTunes?
 
Tokes Green said:
Lol, atm I know as much as you do - much easier when you have it in front of you :)

Ok then forget that, so right now if you try DFU you don't get anything pop-up in iTunes?
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nothing...

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aus10ferguson said:
nothing...
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finally got a black screen on device and message in itunes
message- itunes has detected a iphone in recovery mode. you must restore this iphone before it can be used with i tunes
 
aus10ferguson said:
nothing...

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finally got a black screen on device and message in itunes
message- itunes has detected a iphone in recovery mode. you must restore this iphone before it can be used with i tunes
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this looks the same as recovery mode to me but i have the black screen. im not going any futher without guidance lol
 
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I think you should pre-dl the ios version you're going to install.
Less chance of anything disappearing.
 
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