Iphone 3Gs remove Jailbreak when wet

ralphcastle · 11-04-2009, 02:06 PM

hey guys, im new to the forum real cool

is awesome!

so i have a question.

basically.
yesterday my iphone was working perfectly, so i decided to jailbreak it via Pwnagetool. its all worked great. Real Good, until i was installing my invisibleshield and water got inside the phone!!!!!

So it started turning on and off.
So i called Apple, and since its under 30 days they made an exception
to change it even if water damaged. i know awesome right.

but the problem is if they turn on the phone the jailbroke will void the warranty and im stuck on this screen!
http://i35.tinypic.com/16lxoxl.jpg

is there a way to reboot it, because my macbook air won't read the phone, i alreadt dryed it out and it turns on but my mac wont read it!

Please Help me out! and thank you for taking your time to read this

juls1585 · 11-04-2009, 02:09 PM

plug the phone into your computer and in itunes click restore. restore as a new phone and then go from your last back up.

psylichon · 11-04-2009, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by juls1585

plug the phone into your computer and in itunes click restore. restore as a new phone and then go from your last back up.

He said iTunes doesn't recognize his phone.

I think DFU mode is your best bet. There are several methods to do it, but here's what I do:

1. With the phone plugged into the computer, turn it off.

2. Then press and hold the home and lock buttons together for about 10 seconds

3. Release the lock button but continue pressing home for another 30 seconds

iTunes should recognize an iPhone in recovery mode and you should be able to restore to factory settings at this point. Good luck.

ralphcastle · 11-04-2009, 02:11 PM

thanks guys but the phone wont turn off. its keeps turning on then it turns off. then starts on again.

psylichon · 11-04-2009, 02:12 PM

Then try the above steps with it on.

juls1585 · 11-04-2009, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by psylichon

He said iTunes doesn't recognize his phone.

I think DFU mode is your best bet. There are several methods to do it, but here's what I do:

1. With the phone plugged into the computer, turn it off.

2. Then press and hold the home and lock buttons together for about 10 seconds

3. Release the lock button but continue pressing home for another 30 seconds

iTunes should recognize an iPhone in recovery mode and you should be able to restore to factory settings at this point. Good luck.

i didnt realize that he said that *bangs head on desk* need to go home. overtime is killing me

ralphcastle · 11-04-2009, 02:18 PM

i try doing the DFu but the phone will not turn off. its stuck on the pineapple. and then after a while, the little spinning waiting thing starts on. then turns off, the next second its on again

cgmiller63 · 11-05-2009, 02:20 PM

Did you use a credit card to purchase the phone? Many credit card companies have an automatic 90 day buyers protection and if you damage your phone they will replace/repair it for free. My daughter dropped her iPhone and cracked the screen 85 days after we bought it. AmEx paid $200 to have it repaired (replaced) at the Apple store.

Worth a call to your credit card company to find out if they have that service.

eradicator2010 · 11-06-2009, 12:16 PM

Definitely try the DFU method. If not contact your credit card company as cgmiller63 said above. DONT turn it into your carrier because they'll know it's been jailbroken

boogaloo · 11-06-2009, 01:16 PM

Since it keeps turning on and off on its own, just let it keep doing that until the battery drains and forces the phone to shut down. Then maybe try the DFU method? The will totally know that it is JB and send you on your way without giving you a new phone.

Good luck.