[WillyDavidK]

Yes sorry, well I've explained it so many times it's hard to mention every single variable every time. Slipped my mind this time, but yes noactivate is for anyone with the typical carrier for their country.

UPDATE: I finally got an official form up for ipsw requests. It took me a while, as my html skills are a bit rusty, but here it is, please send requests using this form from now on!!:
http://willydavidk.kittsplace.com/MMi/request

[nownas2]

Please Please Please Help!!

iphone 2g
FW 2.1

im runing quickpwn and when i properly put the phone into DFU and it starts doin its thing my screen turns WHITE! qwikpwn does its whole thing and says success ihaz! and "phone will reboot automatically" but it never does and just stays white! i can turn the phone off and on and its just a regular 2.1 iphone...anyone have a solution please!

[lord1700]

Originally Posted by WillyDavidK

Yes sorry, well I've explained it so many times it's hard to mention every single variable every time. Slipped my mind this time, but yes noactivate is for anyone with the typical carrier for their country.

UPDATE: I finally got an official form up for ipsw requests. It took me a while, as my html skills are a bit rusty, but here it is, please send requests using this form from now on!!:
http://willydavidk.kittsplace.com/MMi/request

dat form really helpful..thanks a lot!

[ToasterBoyOhFour]

i used willydavidk's fw and itunes 8.0 and now my phone says connect to itunes?! it wont let me do **** and asks for an at&t sim in itunes now. i still have winpwn 2.5 installed and the fw for 2.0.1. can i do a restore in winpwn? someone please help me!

[rynow]

ok so I read 90 percent of this stuff and couldn't find these answers.

I'm on a 2g phone running 1.1.4
using a mac
presently on iTunes 7.x just before 8.
as I read there were issues with this process using iTunes 8.

So

Do I have to upgrade from 1.1.4 before using pwnage tool 2.1?

Do have to upgrade to iTunes 8?
Heard there were problems

Does pwnage tool create a backup of my phone inside the custom ispw it generates for me to use as a restore? Or does all that info go back onto the phone on the next sync after all is done?

Sorry if this has been said before but it was hard trying to scroll through all the windows whiners pleas for help.

Any help would be great
Thx

[tellytel]

wileydavidk Your the man for helping everyone out. Unfortunatley i tried the shift+restore and ran into error 6. So i went the quickpwn route and im glad to say after 2 days and alot of frustration, im successfully on 2.1 on the 3g.

[slimmons1998]

wileydavidk, I have been able to restore both a 2G and 3G with your files. I ran in to several problems trying to do it by putting the phone in DFU mode but it always faulted. I found that if you place the phone in restore mode only, shift restore, then itunes will restore your phone with the custom firmware with out any issues.

Thanks wileydavidk for the files!!!

[ahhhhwhoa]

okay so from what ive read alot of people are having luck upgrading to itunes 8, leaving the phone on the home screen and then just upgrading to a custom 2.1 ipsw so this is what i think im going to try.

okay and id like to report back SUCCESS.

thanks to WillyDavidK for the custom ipsw im now on 2.1 unlocked, jailbroken, and activated from a PC!

for anyone else thats on a 2g iphone and Windows, follow the link to WillyDavidK's custom ipsw's, find the one thats right for you, if you dont know which one that is check his link to his request form theres alot more info there that may help you.

Download the ipsw that fits your needs, upgrade your itunes to itunes 8.

Leave phone on home screen, DO NOT put phone in dfu mode.

The just hold shift, click on restore in itunes 8 and restore to the custom ipsw you just downloaded.

Simple, easy, and everythings working great. thanks again Willydavid!

[ischol-ar]

Hello, folks..
If you're running into error's updating your 2G and 3G with the bootloader. I found the reason. All the files that are used to make the custom firmware NEEDS to be in ONE FOLDER to function. exp. make a folder name it iPhone or whatever. (1. BL-32.bin & BL-46.bin, (2. your custom logo's if you have one, (3. Pwnagetool, (4.the restore.ipsw firmware 2.1. lastly, run the Pwnagetool and just follow the steps and work from that one FOLDER. Good luck.

SCHOL-AR

[CaptainChaos]

Originally Posted by WillyDavidK

Yes sorry, well I've explained it so many times it's hard to mention every single variable every time. Slipped my mind this time, but yes noactivate is for anyone with the typical carrier for their country.

UPDATE: I finally got an official form up for ipsw requests. It took me a while, as my html skills are a bit rusty, but here it is, please send requests using this form from now on!!:
http://willydavidk.kittsplace.com/MMi/request

This post should be stickied

[mattkeane88]

Originally Posted by spysect

Recovery = Error 1600
DFU = Error 6

Solution
I have had the same problems before and have found a way to tackle it.

It involves have one 2.0.x ipsw (supported by the Windows QuickPWN) and the custom 2.1 IPSW from Willy.

Load the QuickPWN up with the 2.0.x ipsw and go through it normally until you reach the DOS part.
Follow the "How to enter White DFU Mode" correctly (the bit where it tells you the power button and home button.)
As it detects it in DFU in DOS, the long text of Operation 0 appears and your iphone goes White.

You must TERMINATE the DOS window immediately, use Task Manager for that. (best to leave Task Manager open and ready when you do it.)

Load up iTunes 8.0 and should detect the iPhone in White DFU Mode.
Shift Restore with Willy's Custom 2.1 Firmware.

And Voila! One perfect back to life iPhone!

PS. First time poster here, hope the post was alright :P

This guys is on the money! This solved all my problems. If you are getting errors from iTunes... DO THIS!!! Thanks champ

[JazJon]

mattkeane88, that looks like the easiest way for me to upgrade from 2.0.2 to 2.1.

Will I be able to do a backup/restore to keep all my appstore apps/settings?

Will I be able to use the Cydia installed "app backup" to recover jailbroken apps/settings?

I'm not sure why these other methods of windows 2.1 upgrades talk about installing itunes 8, uninstalling and putting itunes 7.7 back on, followed by so many other post follow up steps. If the method you quoted works, that's pretty straight forward. Is that it? or this only for the error fix nothing more

[tchprivate]

I can confirm that the method described by 'spysect' works like a charm.
Only thing I dont get is ....... HOW THE H*** DID SPYSECT FIGURE THIS OUT
This guy is a GENIOUS.

Thanks a billion.

[dakomo]

I use WillyDavidK's custom firmware (custom_noactivate_nobootlogos) on my winpwned 2.0.2 3G without updating and by just restoring it using with his firmware and it works perfectly!

Restored my 2.0.2 backup, and I got my phone fully working again!

[JazJon]

Originally Posted by spysect

It involves have one 2.0.x ipsw (supported by the Windows QuickPWN) and the custom 2.1 IPSW from Willy.

Load the QuickPWN up with the 2.0.x ipsw and go through it normally until you reach the DOS part.
Follow the "How to enter White DFU Mode" correctly (the bit where it tells you the power button and home button.)
As it detects it in DFU in DOS, the long text of Operation 0 appears and your iphone goes White.

You must TERMINATE the DOS window immediately, use Task Manager for that. (best to leave Task Manager open and ready when you do it.)

Load up iTunes 8.0 and should detect the iPhone in White DFU Mode.
Shift Restore with Willy's Custom 2.1 Firmware.

And Voila! One perfect back to life iPhone!

PS. First time poster here, hope the post was alright :P

Thanks spysect, I'm going to try this as my upgrade method from 2.0.2 to 2.1 The other ways seem to involve installing/uninstalling/reinstalling intuens8.0/7.7 If All I need to do are the steps above, I'm ready to try it tonight after work. Hopefully the backup restores afterwards as well.

Originally Posted by dakomo

I use WillyDavidK's custom firmware (custom_noactivate_nobootlogos) on my winpwned 2.0.2 3G without updating and by just restoring it using with his firmware and it works perfectly!

Restored my 2.0.2 backup, and I got my phone fully working again!

hmmmm well this is even easier then. Hold in Shift, click restore, and browse to your hacked firmware? (easy) Did itunes backup and restore all your appstore apps + settings? I guess if I hit any error messages then I'll follow the other method above.