Upgrade or clean install of 3.0?

[sseelman]

Hi....

So, I have a seen a number of posters talk about doing a complete reinstall of the iPhone with 3.0 vs. an upgrade. The indication seemed to be that some were seeing better performance (e.g. less lag, etc...) if a clean install was done. My question is how does this get accomplished? I have done standard upgraddes only, and probably will tomorrow to benchmark things first. But, I would still like to understand how to do more of a clean install. Is this the same as a restore using the restore button in iTunes?

Thank you.

 

[Westin]

Are you talking about a clean install of the GM version? Because the full official version hasn't been released?

 

[tylertech]

I believe you download the 3.0 firmware separately, then on iTunes, hold shift+restore (command key on mac?) and choose the newly downloaded firmware.

 

[sseelman]

Are you talking about a clean install of the GM version? Because the full official version hasn't been released?

I am sorry. I was not clear. I mean the new official 3.0 release tomorrow.

 

[fleshman03]

Are you talking about a clean install of the GM version? Because the full official version hasn't been released?

The gm is the "full offical release". Same build number and everything.

I'm getting some lag. I'll try. A clean reinstall tonight and let you know.

 

[bndoarn]

i'm not sure if it automatically updates when you restore so what i would is first update using the regular method. after that restore.