UNLOCKING ANSWERS - read this before posting your questions!

[confucious]

The 3rd digit is the year so if yours is 5 then it was made in 2005....
Assuming it was meant to be an 8 then your phone will have BL 5.09 unless the first two digits are 5K

If you are unsure just dowload Fuzzy and try it - it will soon tell you!

[Xenn]

If you are using Windows and hold down Shift when you click restore it asks you to select the ipsw file - are you saying this is not happening or just that you can't find the file?

When I hold shift its not allowing me to select the ipsw file it just acts like I never pressed it.

[confucious]

ou are actually holding the shift key down while pressing 'restore'?

[Xenn]

Yeah.

[evanngentry]

Hi, new to this. Wanted to upgrade the firmware on my hacked iphone so i googled all the lit to make sure it wouldn't brick. I read several posts from different sites that stated hitting restore would wipe my phone, upgrade it and start me from scratch as if I had just opened the box.

Now however, it gives me a SIM error and I am wondering if there are any ways to fix the lock on the sim? Otherwise it looks like my option is to request a new sim from Rogers (canada) and hope it will activate.

I have an original iphone 1.1.2 was the firmware and held out on updating it for obvious reasons. My itunes is 8.1

HELP!

[blkcadi]

I found this vid, give it a try couldn't hurt.
No need to get a new sim, that's not the prob.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wt34ZoINRE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wt34ZoINRE[/ame]

Let us know if it works.

[evanngentry]

Right off the bat, no because his screen allows him to access his home page and widgets, whereas mine is stuck at the 'connect cord to iTunes' graphic.


and when I use QuickPwn on it, iTunes shows recovery option but the phone is blank with no response to buttons being pressed.