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Hi guys, Please forgive if this post was put in the wrong place!
Ive been successful with 2 phones so far, but Im lost on this one.¨
Sure could use your expertise!
Im attempting to upgrade a 2.2.1 G2 phone to 3.0 using Pwnage Tool. I used it with the last good unlocking, but with that phone i started with 1.1.4 and a G1 phone.
I go through them motions but in the end its says I cant alt restore with the custom firm ware as it says 'The iPhone could not be restored because the firmware file is not compatible.
Im from norway, the phone was bought in the USA and used to be a legit At&t contracted phone. Its stuck in DFU mode.
Any suggestions would be great. It is a dark phone now. I can wake it up to a ememgency slide only if I restore without using the custom file vja iTunes. Sure hope to hear from you!
Cheers from Norway
danng9
You probably downloaded the wrong IPSW file (2G or 3GS). Be sure to get the 3G 3.0.1 IPSW and save it to your desktop. Then shift restore (option restore Mac) in iTunes finding the desktop file you just saved. Then download the 3G 3.0 IPSW file and jailbreak with redsn0w. It will not downgrade you to 3.0, it will stay on 3.0.1. Then unlock with ultrasn0w and the phone will activate.
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Hi Europa, I did find the file you talked about but its a folder and I have no idea what to do with it? To back up, this phone started as 2.2.1. Must a sim card be in the phone for this process? Currently this phone is stuck in slide emergency phase and iTunes will not work with it. Im lost again. Wow, this is a challenge. I've unlocked 2 G1 phones no problem, Im really stuck here. Any suggestions?
HI New news. I did finally manage to get a working file, however, when the restore process completed, iTunes said that the sim card incerted in this iPhone ides not appear to be supported. Now what? I really hope you can hang in there with me! cheers,
Dan
The SIM card your using, is it supposed to be in the phone, as in, is it the native carrier SIM card which came with your phone? - I know you mentioned unlocking so i'll go with that.
So, assuming your now running on 3.0.1 - you will now need to dowload the 3.0 .ipsw file as well, this will be required in the jailbreaking process.
Download redsn0w and jailbreak your phone using the 3.0 .ipsw firmware NOT the 3.0.1 Firmware.
Then install ultrasn0w through Cydia and your phone will be unlocked and your SIM card will work as normal.
Hi iphone warrior, thanks for the fast reply.
Im from Norway, using an American 2.2.1 phone with an Norwegian sim.
Im stuck in emergency mode after trying to restore with iPhone1,2_3.0.1_7A40. I had to use pwngtool to get dfu mode, just so I could get itunes to give me the option to restore. I did my option click and selected the above file. It went through the process and in the end its said I am not using the approved sim. I do not have the original sim.
Im not sure what Im running on now because Im stuck in emergency mode.
and cant get inside to look. IM really stuck, been trying to read as much as I can.
Do I need to start over, if so where, which files? for do I do the below starting with redsn0w and files that I already have?
Feeling like a dunce,
Dan
thanks again!!!!!!!!
So, assuming your now running on 3.0.1 - you will now need to dowload the 3.0 .ipsw file as well, this will be required in the jailbreaking process.
Download redsn0w and jailbreak your phone using the 3.0 .ipsw firmware NOT the 3.0.1 Firmware.
Then install ultrasn0w through Cydia and your phone will be unlocked and your SIM card will work as normal.
which version iphone is it?
V1 iPhone/3G/3GS ?
Black back 16 gig 2.2.1 from the store.
So you've restored and your running 3.0.1 Firmware but stuck on the slide for emergency screen. All you need to do now is, put your phone in DFU mode and run Redsn0w.
Using Redsn0w, I followed the instructions but the process stops with the screen saying Please wait while your device is bering jailborken, and then Waiting for reboot....the screen is black, and I do not know what the redsn0w is asking for. Did I screw up? I cant get the phone to turn on. Perhaps I used the wrong 3.0 file? Redsn0w did accept it in the beginning.
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