I've had every kind of error restoring iphone 3g now I'm close to giving up...

[confucious]

Glad you got it sorted

[Melech518]

Good job!

[confucious]

Melech - do you want to put a pic of me on the guy that BlackSn0w is punching in your next sig?

[Melech518]

Haha! Let's do it... Email me your best shot [email protected]

[Over40victim]

I have had this come up a couple of times when forced to upgrade on my 3G. I was finally able to find a quick fix from the Apple helpdesk guy. Here's what to do.
1. Proceed with restore until you get to the "unkwown error 1604" hit okay then, with iPhone still plugged in x out of iTunes closing it off.
2. Relaunch iTunes and while the phone is still attached and click okay if prompted.
3. iPhone should then be able to finish where it left off.

According to the helpful iTunes support dude "Gerald" the USB port of my pee-cee is slower than the iPhone's needs and shows the error. You may want to make sure no programs are running in the background and you are not taxing the USB by doing other funtions or using hubs, docking stations, etc. Good luck from Mississippi!

[tikigod19]

thanks thats worth knowing... like Melech said its the error 9 that makes me want to take it back to the guy (who's funnily enough not answered his phone since I bought it on Friday...)
is there any backup from apple considering I bought it second hand without a receipt?

[Melech518]

You can check to see if the phone is under warranty still
Apple Support

[tikigod19]

thank god, it was. As long as he didnt damage it by dropping it, it looks like they'll be able to repair it for me.

Phew...

thanks Melech

[AppleRev]

What had you done to the device before getting the 'error 28'?

Had you jailbroken it before? Did you buy apps from iTunes after jailbreaking it? I'm gathering some data on this error trying to find a pattern.

I got the error 28 and was able to fix it too.

[Melech518]

Read threw the thread and you will gather your information