doin a restore, any last tips? - iPhone 3G

PepeRB29 · 06-26-2008, 11:35 PM

i've jailbroken and restored my phone then rejailbroken again several times. for whatever reason my phone won't sync with my computer so it looks like i'm gonna do a restore again. i have pretty much everything important backed up with timecapsule, just wondering if anyone had any last bit of advice so when i jailbreak it again i don't go "shit i wish i would have did that"

patrickj · 06-26-2008, 11:55 PM

Biggest thing to get right is when you restore and iTunes asks about either new phone setup or using a backup - choose NEW. Choosing to pull anything back from before has been known to cause all sorts of headaches.

Lincoln · 06-27-2008, 12:02 AM

Yes, do that. Also of course, obviously have the Time Capsule backups on your computer.

- John

PepeRB29 · 06-27-2008, 12:31 AM

gotcha, yup i know about the new phone setup, that is a good point though. i have emailed all the time capsule files to my computer, so i'm ready with that. I also have written down all my apps and sources as well just incase anything doesn't work right. my only issue is all my icons and everything that i have customized, but i've taken screen shots so i'll just have to add those as i go.

PepeRB29 · 06-27-2008, 02:24 AM

so i just restored and i ran ziphone again (version 2.6b) and i'm wondering, should i just install timecapsule and go from there with the files i saved on my email, or should i install all the apps i had before then update them with my info from timecapsule?

patrickj · 06-27-2008, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by PepeRB29

so i just restored and i ran ziphone again (version 2.6b) and i'm wondering, should i just install timecapsule and go from there with the files i saved on my email, or should i install all the apps i had before then update them with my info from timecapsule?

You may have already done this, but just in case. I would check all the 'basics' are good before even starting on apps etc. restores - check phone functions, YouTube, WiFi, sound etc. - only because it's a b***ch if you spend time getting all you stuff just so again, and then find out something basic is buggered and you've got to re-do anyway.

After that, I'd say maybe do apps first, then Timecapsule ...

PepeRB29 · 06-27-2008, 02:56 AM

so for timecapsule, i backed everything up and emailed it to myself, now i'm rejailbroken, and how do i use the emails to restore my settings? i open the email with my iphone and it tells me i have the file, but no option to open anything up??

patrickj · 06-27-2008, 02:58 AM

I would tend to get those open on a desktop mail account, save the files to your desktop or wherever works, and then get them across the iPhone via SSH - chuck them all somewhere underneath the main Timecapsule folder ...

PepeRB29 · 06-27-2008, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by patrickj

I would tend to get those open on a desktop mail account, save the files to your desktop or wherever works, and then get them across the iPhone via SSH - chuck them all somewhere underneath the main Timecapsule folder ...

ahhhh i gotcha, sounds good to me