iPhone 2g 3.1.3 NO SIM can't get past it...help

[intangbl]

I have my OLD iPhone 2g that I wanted to use just as an iPod.

I have no good SIM to use in it (only iPhone 4's now).

I have tried Redsn0w, Blackra1n, they don't seem to do their thing ...the 2g just goes to a brite black screen. I have to reboot it and it's back to the no sim screen.

If I put an OLD deactivated SIM in it iTunes wants to activate the iPhone....which I don't want to do.

I also tried to restore from iTunes with a custom firmware already hacktivated etc...but iTunes will not load it just hangs on preparing iPhone...


Is there anyway to get past this?

Thanks for any help

[iYeow]

Put your iphone into recovery mode and restore again , read this here
It will hactivate, jailbreak and unlock for you.

[intangbl]

Thanks iYeow ....I tried that guide first..... the Redsn0w does not show "Unlock" checkbox on the version downloaded from the link on that guide and I also tried several other versions.

But I know sometimes I can be a idiot so I will go through it carefully one more time.

Thank you!

Ok what worked was tracking down Redsn0w 0.9.2 (the link on that page is 0.9.4) Once I had the correct version I got the unlock box and all went smooth.

Thank you very much, I guess now that it is unlocked I could maybe put a sim out of a Prepaid Go-Phone if I ever wanted to use it as a phone? or am I mistaken?