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panesingh
06-30-2009, 04:12 PM
hey,

i recently tried to jailbreak my 3.0 iphone with RedSnow with my vista laptop, halfway through the program was uploading Ramdisk, a window popped up saying Redsnow had stopped working and it closed down. I freaked out, and un hooked the iphone, and forced a reboot, it still works.
Im not sure what to do now, im scared to retry it. I've always worked well with QuickPwn so im hoping they come out with something soon.
What would you guys/girls do in this situiation?
krypto
06-30-2009, 07:58 PM
You should be fine, just restore back to stock OS 3.0 & re-jailbreak with Redsn0w.

I've used Redsn0w with Vista & Windows 7. Make sure screensavers are turned off & stuff like that.
panesingh
07-02-2009, 08:46 PM
hmm im not sure, any more suggestions?
radack1155
07-02-2009, 09:18 PM
You should be fine, just restore back to stock OS 3.0 & re-jailbreak with Redsn0w.

I've used Redsn0w with Vista & Windows 7. Make sure screensavers are turned off & stuff like that.

He's right. That's exactly what you should do.
Lincoln
07-02-2009, 09:34 PM
Yep - do what's suggested above. If the ramdisk wasn't completely uploaded, you should be able to start the process again even without a restore, but I would recommend one just to be safe.
panesingh
07-03-2009, 02:27 PM
Yea i guess, what should i turn off? UAC? and screensavers?
MaverickC17
07-03-2009, 02:31 PM
I like to always Jailbreak with a freshly restored phone. Empty, with nothing installed.
panesingh
07-03-2009, 02:37 PM
thats what i did, i restored it and then did the redsnow thing. But Vista does not like to work for me.
krypto
07-03-2009, 03:13 PM
thats what i did, i restored it and then did the redsnow thing. But Vista does not like to work for me.

Try right-clicking on "redsn0w.exe" and access "properties" from the dropdown.

Then click the "Compatibility" tab.

Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows XP SP3"

See if this helps, I had to do this for Windows 7.
panesingh
07-03-2009, 03:32 PM
I understand, but the biggest thing I'm worried about is wat if it happens again but it doesn't work properly as in it fully bricks?
krypto
07-03-2009, 03:58 PM
I've locked up many iPhones & have always been able to get to DFU mode & start the restore again.

It's obviously a risk you're going to have to take if you want to experience being jailbroken.

IMO, I don't think you have anything to worry about. DFU restore is almost a sure thing should you get into trouble.
panesingh
07-04-2009, 12:27 AM
Alright, well ill try again then. Im hoping it doesnt happen again, thanks guys
Europa
07-04-2009, 12:36 AM
True bricking is very rare. Most people misuse the work and say it's bricked when it's really just stuck at the Apple logo and putting it in DFU mode and a restore would fix the problem.
panesingh
07-04-2009, 01:10 AM
tried again, and same result, it crashed.. i turned off UAC, i ran compatibality mode.. im just not too sure its going to work. Also made sure that itunes was closed, even when into proccessor and made sure
panesingh
07-04-2009, 01:47 AM
Well, i tried again, restarted the laptop. ran it as admin, turned off uac, ran compatibility mode, and i did something that i read in another topic about moving the window (redsnow's window) up and down quickly. And it WORKED :) haha i'm pretty glad that it worked finally, im happing using a jailbroken phone again finally. I've always loved having it. Alright, thanks guys =)