My Iphone is now an expensive paperweight

slope · 11-15-2007, 05:40 PM

Right folks, i think i have completely killed my Iphone beyond repair.
Firstly i am using windows not Mac.
My iphone was crashing all the time so i decided to restore in Itunes.
I was a bit rash when it would not work so updated it to V1.1.2 with a view to downgrading and jailbreaking.
That is where it all went wrong. It was an unlocked V1.1.1 to start with and when i got the the stage of using ibrick the phone restarted and now scrolls constant white text down the screen aand then after about 10 seconds it reboots and starts again. I can just make out wording like " Darwin Kernel V9" at the top just before it starts the endless scrolling of white text.

Time to throw it in the bin????????

HELP

bfakhroo · 11-15-2007, 05:53 PM

there's a guy called stevonW something like that he had the " infinite rebooting" problem try to PM him or something maybe he can help u..

djentee · 11-15-2007, 07:19 PM

same thing happened to me with the endless reboot. what i did was:

1. Closed iTunes
2. Disconnected iPhone from USB.
3. Restarted iTunes.
4. Hold down HOME + POWER buttons.
5. Reconnect USB to iPhone while holding down HOME & POWER buttons.

This should make iTunes recognize the iPhone again. VOILA!

Hope this helps.

wildonrio · 11-15-2007, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by djentee

same thing happened to me with the endless reboot. what i did was:

1. Closed iTunes
2. Disconnected iPhone from USB.
3. Restarted iTunes.
4. Hold down HOME + POWER buttons.
5. Reconnect USB to iPhone while holding down HOME & POWER buttons.

This should make iTunes recognize the iPhone again. VOILA!

Hope this helps.

I can testify to this. It always works no matter what, as far as I've seen.

afdal · 11-15-2007, 09:17 PM

I also have this prob i tried now, but iTunes is not detedting ma iPhone,
plzzzz help

Originally Posted by wildonrio

I can testify to this. It always works no matter what, as far as I've seen.

slope · 11-16-2007, 03:11 AM

Originally Posted by djentee

same thing happened to me with the endless reboot. what i did was:

1. Closed iTunes
2. Disconnected iPhone from USB.
3. Restarted iTunes.
4. Hold down HOME + POWER buttons.
5. Reconnect USB to iPhone while holding down HOME & POWER buttons.

This should make iTunes recognize the iPhone again. VOILA!

Hope this helps.

WOW you guys are good.
Fixed it and allowed me to restore.
I think it will mow be better to wait for an easy Jailbreak as i now am back to a unactivated previously unlocked phone. It now has V1.1.2 when it was an OTB V1.1.1 which i jailbroke and Unlocked using anysim.

Hopefully and easier jailbreak / sim unlock is just around the corner.

Anyhow respect to everyone who has helped.

drac · 11-16-2007, 06:35 AM

grats.... see its nevar to late

Woofus · 11-16-2007, 06:10 PM

Must be a good week for that!

Same thing happened to me two days ago. After some research, I found out it is called "Kernel Panic"

I guess it's a MAC thing.

Stevonw · 11-16-2007, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by Woofus

Must be a good week for that!

Same thing happened to me two days ago. After some research, I found out it is called "Kernel Panic"

I guess it's a MAC thing.

This happens in OS X and is VERY RARE.

Whereas you have all versions of Windows with the BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) every 10 minutes .

seb481 · 11-16-2007, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by slope

Time to throw it in the bin????????

At least that's a very cool paperweight!