3GS Wont Restore????

[sandman2]

3GS 32G 4.1 iPad BB old bootrom JB and unlocked trying to upgrade to 5.0.1. Downloaded 5.0.1 FW and new redsnow (10) from here and cooked up a cfw choosing no for the bootrom question and all seemed to go well. When I go to restore in itunes it makes it 80% of the way though Restoring iPhone Software screen and it just stops??? Tried different FW, cooks, ports on Win XP puter and nothing seems work. Any ideas boys?????

[b0bab0i]

I remember I had to rebuild custom IPSW 4 times before the restore would actually work. First time went to 25%, second and third ipsw went to 50% and my 4th custom ipsw worked.

Do all the Custom IPSW's stop at 80%? If so, maybe your original 5.0.1 IPSW was corrupted while downloading?

[sandman2]

Yep, tried two different fw downloads from two different sites.

[iYeow]

Do you have wifi sync installed on your computer ?

[sandman2]

No wifi?

[iYeow]

Wifi sync not wifi

[sandman2]

I can load 4.1 all day long with this setup, just don't get it?

No wifi sync

[iYeow]

You restore stops halfway without an error , right ?
If you have wifi sync installed on your computer, uninstall it and try restoring again.

[sandman2]

No errors, it just stops!

[iYeow]

Usually, a restore halts is due to wifi sync. But you said you don't have it installed , try a different computer.

[celeron]

Did you uninstalled Wifi Sync like iYeow said?

Edit: nvm

[iYeow]

The member doesn’t understand what i am saying

[sandman2]

It is a tower without any wifi capabilities, is wifi sync part of a different program?

[sandman2]

Tried the same procedure with laptop and iTunes will not get past Preparing iPhone for restore screen and times out with error 1601?

[iYeow]

Is a program you install on your computer to sync over the air. It only works on Mac OSX not on a pc.

[b0bab0i]

IPSW from iClarified - iPhone - Where To Download iPhone Firmware Files From ?

[iYeow]

If you don't have wifi sync installed, then don't worry about it. Try and turn off firewall or reinstall Itunes to see if it works. It could also be due to USB cable.

[sandman2]

If you don't have wifi sync installed, then don't worry about it. Try and turn off firewall or reinstall Itunes to see if it works. It could also be due to USB cable.

Thanks for your help, u have helped me in past...but I was not lying when I posted no wifi. #2 post solved the riddle. Thanks bobaboi

How do I thank bObabOi in the Modmyi app? Thanks again for the help, now it is time to screw up a couple of iPhone 4's...will be begging for more answers soon!

[iYeow]

So you did manage to restore successfully, that is great.