3gS in Recovery Mode,What to do now?

[rollerdyke44]

Remove the usb cable and hard boot iphone (hold power and home button for 10 secs then keep holding home button nd stop holding power)

[Simon]

ok, say when redsnow asks you are saying yes to the model question right?

You shouldnt be ending up in dfu after the custom restore, and you definitely shouldnt try to boot tethered after that happens. That is what I think keeps causing the issue. I think you may need to take the battery out to reset the phone (leave it out for at least an hour) then try restoring again.

Remove the usb cable and hard boot iphone (hold power and home button for 10 secs then keep holding home button nd stop holding power)

Try this first, you never know, could work

btw what is the filename of the 4.2.1 .ipsw you are using with redsnow?

[max414]

ok, say when redsnow asks you are saying yes to the model question right?

You shouldnt be ending up in dfu after the custom restore, and you definitely shouldnt try to boot tethered after that happens. That is what I think keeps causing the issue. I think you may need to take the battery out to reset the phone (leave it out for at least an hour) then try restoring again.



Try this first, you never know, could work

btw what is the filename of the 4.2.1 .ipsw you are using with redsnow?

Tried it once more, n yea it worked
There was apple logo and a bar under it..that filled
Again pine apple logo and it booted
I could actually see the wallpaper, And splash it acted like it didnt have battery though it was connected to usb and produced that sound too when a charger is connected ,and yea the usb cable is fine and charges (confirmed)

[rollerdyke44]

Tried it once more, n yea it worked
There was apple logo and a bar under it..that filled
Again pine apple logo and it booted
I could actually see the wallpaper, And splash it acted like it didnt have battery though it was connected to usb and produced that sound too when a charger is connected ,and yea the usb cable is fine and charges (confirmed)

You get the apple with a bar beneath it after doing what i said???? :/

[max414]

na i did nothing
JUST BOOT TETHERED FROM REDSnow
IT took longer than before,
Pine Apple Screen Then ORiginal Apple screen with a bar under it
Again Pine Apple Screen ANd it booted,and i could hear the charger connecting sound and could see the bubble wallpaper
And then it powered off as if it had no BAttery..
but it was connected to usb
Now m again stuck

[rollerdyke44]

Why dont you try what i said? Maybe it'll work. Maybe .......

[max414]

Remove the usb cable and hard boot iphone (hold power and home button for 10 secs then keep holding home button nd stop holding power)

Tried that
But just nothing happens,it is in DFU mood and it stays in DFU mood

[rollerdyke44]

Tried restoring to STOCK CF? Not cfw, official apple fw

[max414]

i want to preserve baseband
currently i have 5.11.07
i rely on ultrasnow unlock
which firmware should i restore to?


if i conect iphone to a charger in dfu mode
will it charge?

[rollerdyke44]

Upgrade to 4.0 or 4.0.1 ...... Dont upgrade to 4.1 now as it will update the bb. The official bb of 4.0.1 is 5.13.04 which is unlockable so it wont matter if thats updated


And i honestly dont knlw if it will charfe but i think it might

[max414]

Upgrade to 4.0 or 4.0.1 ...... Dont upgrade to 4.1 now as it will update the bb. The official bb of 4.0.1 is 5.13.04 which is unlockable so it wont matter if thats updated


And i honestly dont knlw if it will charfe but i think it might

so yes the iphone is working for now, i charged it for an hour or so
and JUST BOOT TETHETED from redsnow, and unlocked via ultrasnow 1.2
seems like a success story, but not that easy

Now ,whenever the phone goes to standby mode,or if i press power button just to turn off the screen...phone lands in DFU mode

it means the works as long as i am playing with it...when let it alone...it goes back to DFU

[lordseph]

it goes back into dfu moe everytime you put it to sleep?

still no solution for that?

[max414]

it goes back into dfu moe everytime you put it to sleep?

still no solution for that?

yea goes into dfu after screen time out
i dont know a solution yet

[rollerdyke44]

try to restore stock 4.1 again

if that doesnt work then either

==> smash your head against the wall
==> smash your iphone against the wall :P

and before doing that, try a hard boot (hold power + home for 10secs then release power but keep holding home for another 10sec)

[max414]

i cant restore to stock 4.1 as i dont want my baseband updated because i rely on ultrasn0w unlock
I guess the wall idea suits me better
yea tried hard boot , many many times....all in vain

[iYeow]

you can restore to CFW of 4.1 to preserve your BB

[wxthomas77]

if your phone goes into dfu mode when you put it to sleep, install "insomnia" from cydia. it is an app that allows wifi and other apps to continue to run even when the phone sleeps. This solves the problem.
However, never let the battery completly die, i accidently did so and can no longer boot.

[max414]

if your phone goes into dfu mode when you put it to sleep, install "insomnia" from cydia. it is an app that allows wifi and other apps to continue to run even when the phone sleeps. This solves the problem.
However, never let the battery completly die, i accidently did so and can no longer boot.

working for now atleast
thank you all for your support
i would have never done it without you guys
*rounds of applause*