iPhone 3Gs firmware on a 3G???

[DonNuBreed]

I'm trying to jailbreak an iphone 3G, and as I continue to be unsuccessful with redsn0w, I go to check the firmware version and its a 3Gs (8C148a) firmware but its running (quite smoothly I might add) but how is that possible? Can someone explain that to me because I officially have a headache.

[iYeow]

do u have a compass icon

[DonNuBreed]

No I don't but I do have gamecenter and native background and multitasking enabled.... iTunes and iPhoneBrowser both identify it as a 3G, but the firmware is the 3Gs firmware, I tried to restore with the 3G firmware and it won't take it

[iYeow]

3gs firmware looks like this iphone2,1, 3g looks like this iphone1,2

[i.Annie]

Yes the number you gave is for the firmware version, not necessarily to define which device it is for.