ionutz
10-21-2007, 05:47 PM
Hello everyone,
I have a serious problem with an iPhone I was trying to unlock.
I have managed to activate/unblock an iPhone with firmware 1.1.1 and made it work. I downgraded the OS to fw 1.0.2 and then the baseband from 4.01 to 3.18 if i remember correctly. Now the iPhone is working flawlessly. Note: it was accidentally upgraded to fw version 1.1.1 from an unlocked 1.0.2 version which was its original version.
Secondly, I have tried to do the same thing for a NATIVE 1.1.1 iPhone, following approx. the same steps. I managed to do the OS downgrade, could activate it (or more correctly skip activation), got to the menu, installed things and then tried to downgrade the baseband as well. This is being done by using a VT100 Terminal application. Compared to the first iPhone, when entering terminal window for this one, there was already an error:
/usr/bin/login: not found
/bin/login: not found
When trying to issue the bbupdater command, I got error: permission denied. i went further and erased the baseband with the iEraser software. After that I realised I wont be able to install the other firmware since it was supposed to be done by the same command: bbupdater ....
I found myself blocked, so I tried to do a Shift+Restore from iTunes to start it all over again.
Here is where the big problem is: it all works perfectly until a certain percent of the restoration process and then it just gets stuck. The iPhone stays in Restore mode (yellow triangle) and will not boot to the Activate screen.
Also, Ive tried the AppTappInstaller.exe tool under Windows, it gets stuck at appearebtly the same stage, where the phone is supposed to boot normally.
Basically the iPhone does not have any baseband at all, no GSM, no WiFi. Would this prevent it from recovering via iTunes? I thought the baseband was just for the Radio part.
Is there any way I can move it away from this state, in any direction?
I am in a really desperate situation!!
thanks,
ionutz
Basically I am afraid that the problem with this iPhone is that it cannot boot anymore, if i turn it off and then on, it gets stuck in the Recover mode (yellow triangle).
Ive tried restoring 1.0.2 (Shift-Restore) as well as 1.1.1 (Restore) in iTunes, no luck. Also, rebooted computer, iPhone, changed USB port, etc.
Pleeaseeee, give me an idea...
I have a serious problem with an iPhone I was trying to unlock.
I have managed to activate/unblock an iPhone with firmware 1.1.1 and made it work. I downgraded the OS to fw 1.0.2 and then the baseband from 4.01 to 3.18 if i remember correctly. Now the iPhone is working flawlessly. Note: it was accidentally upgraded to fw version 1.1.1 from an unlocked 1.0.2 version which was its original version.
Secondly, I have tried to do the same thing for a NATIVE 1.1.1 iPhone, following approx. the same steps. I managed to do the OS downgrade, could activate it (or more correctly skip activation), got to the menu, installed things and then tried to downgrade the baseband as well. This is being done by using a VT100 Terminal application. Compared to the first iPhone, when entering terminal window for this one, there was already an error:
/usr/bin/login: not found
/bin/login: not found
When trying to issue the bbupdater command, I got error: permission denied. i went further and erased the baseband with the iEraser software. After that I realised I wont be able to install the other firmware since it was supposed to be done by the same command: bbupdater ....
I found myself blocked, so I tried to do a Shift+Restore from iTunes to start it all over again.
Here is where the big problem is: it all works perfectly until a certain percent of the restoration process and then it just gets stuck. The iPhone stays in Restore mode (yellow triangle) and will not boot to the Activate screen.
Also, Ive tried the AppTappInstaller.exe tool under Windows, it gets stuck at appearebtly the same stage, where the phone is supposed to boot normally.
Basically the iPhone does not have any baseband at all, no GSM, no WiFi. Would this prevent it from recovering via iTunes? I thought the baseband was just for the Radio part.
Is there any way I can move it away from this state, in any direction?
I am in a really desperate situation!!
thanks,
ionutz
Basically I am afraid that the problem with this iPhone is that it cannot boot anymore, if i turn it off and then on, it gets stuck in the Recover mode (yellow triangle).
Ive tried restoring 1.0.2 (Shift-Restore) as well as 1.1.1 (Restore) in iTunes, no luck. Also, rebooted computer, iPhone, changed USB port, etc.
Pleeaseeee, give me an idea...