Unable to force Restore

[ndwgolf]

When I connect my iphone to iTunes it says my sim card is not blablabla, so I remove my sim and turbo sim and connect again, this time I can sync ect ect but when I click restore it says i dont have a internet connection but I do and If i click on apple store it goes straight there.
So how do I do the restore, I have tried the 30 sec home and start button but all that does is switch the phone off???
Thanks

 

[Bargsbeer]

Have you tried putting the phone into DFU mode?

 

[Balty]

This should help....

 

[ndwgolf]

This should help....

When I tried that I got a picture of some guy with his hands in the air and a logo at his mouth that looked like it was russian, its the same guy that you see when jailbraking the iPhone.

 

[Junkboxy]

That Russian guy logo means your phone is in "Restore" mode. (It would be a different logo if you iPhone was still stock.) When your phone is in "DFU" mode, you see only a blank screen.

I remember I could go in and out of DFU mode with ease. But when curiousity got the best of me and I wanted to see what the "Restore" mode was, I got stuck in it. If you're stuck in "Restore" mode, you may have to Restore via iTunes to bail yourself out. I am not sure if this is the only option, but it is what I did.

 

[ndwgolf]

That Russian guy logo means your phone is in "Restore" mode. (It would be a different logo if you iPhone was still stock.) When your phone is in "DFU" mode, you see only a blank screen.

I remember I could go in and out of DFU mode with ease. But when curiousity got the best of me and I wanted to see what the "Restore" mode was, I got stuck in it. If you're stuck in "Restore" mode, you may have to Restore via iTunes to bail yourself out. I am not sure if this is the only option, but it is what I did.

OK so the russian guy is the restore mode but iTunes is saying it cant access the IPOD software.
I am on an Oil Rig right now, I will try again when I get home on my own computer and see if I have any better luck.
Thanks