[punkassjim]

Could someone please explain to me why I've still got Cydia and Terminal.app after I just went through the standard restore process? I thought when I just click on the Restore button in iTunes, no option key, that I'd be all set. Apparently not.

I've been noticing my signal dropping to zero randomly since I jailbroke my first-gen iPhone on 2.0. Since there are no compelling reasons for me to stay jailbroken right now, I wanted to give it a fresh/clean restore. Well, it feels anything but clean when Cydia, Terminal, and god knows what else just won't allow itself to be deleted.

Once jailbroken, always jailbroken? What gives?

[hiflyer]

Do a DFU Restore and you will be back to factory.

[punkassjim]

You may want to actually DO these things before suggesting them.
You were wrong. Now I've wasted further time and effort, and I'm no closer.

Anyone else?

The answer: apparently iTunes 7.7 "remembers" which ipsw file you last used to restore, so even though I didn't specifically choose my custom ipsw, it used it anyway. I option-clicked Restore, chose the OEM ipsw file, and I no longer have Cydia. Thanks for playing.