[dangerousandre]

My friend recently bought a 2G iPhone on ebay that seems to be bricked... Is there a way to check what firmware it's running so I can maybe fix it?

[cpjr]

Only if you can get it to boot to the homescreen or show in Itunes. Otherwise, no. Unless....there is OpenSSH installed and it will actually allow you to SSH in.

[dangerousandre]

ok... Thanks

[cpjr]

Best thing to do is attempting one way or another to restore it to the current firmware.

That way, it really doesnt matter what version is on it.

[him121213]

you can put it into dfu mode to upgrade... if it is truely bricked

[dangerousandre]

I tried putting it in DFU mode and upgrading but I got some error...

[cpjr]

You have to tell us the error.....there are tons. You have to be specific.

[dangerousandre]

Yeah... I'm at work right now and I dont have the phone with me. I will post the error in a couple hours when I get home. Thanks for all the responses.

[cpjr]

Or google the error code. "Itunes error ###", should tell you whats up.

[him121213]

it is probably a 1600x

you may have to reinstall itunes

first try to quit it and reopen

[dangerousandre]

Ok, so I tried restoring the iPhone and it didn't work. I got error 9. Any suggestions?

[Grassmasta]

Put it in DFU, restore with iTunes, rejailbreak. Other people have had success with using different USB ports to restore. Good luck.

[dangerousandre]

Yeah that is exactly what I did last night and I got it working. But why is it that I am able to go straight to the main screen without activating it through iTunes?

[Grassmasta]

If you jailbroke using quickpwn or pwnage, activation is part of the unocking process.