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Bricked my iPhone with iPwnage
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Posted by: chrisk

So someone in the Mac Rumors forums linked to 1.1.4 firmware for the iPod. I downloaded it to use with iPwnage thinking that it was for the iPhone. I flashed and now my iPhone is dead (the screen never turns on). If I hold down the Home button and connect to my mac iTunes pops up and sees it as an iPod Touch. If I try to restore the correct file iPhone1,1_1.1.4_4A102_Restore it fails "The iPod "iPod" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (5)."

Can I do anything to bring my iPhone back to life?

Posted by: CyniKal.Mindset

did you try a DFU restore?

and read the name of the file next time

Posted by: chrisk

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Originally Posted by CyniKal.Mindset

did you try a DFU restore?

and read the name of the file next time

What is a DFU restore? I tried restoring in iTunes and it's a no-go.

Posted by: CyniKal.Mindset

its the special mode that has nothing on the screen...just a black screen but itunes will recognize it as a device that needs to be restored

Posted by: chrisk

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Originally Posted by CyniKal.Mindset

its the special mode that has nothing on the screen...just a black screen but itunes will recognize it as a device that needs to be restored

How can I enter DFU mode on my Mac? What tool do I need to download? I only have iPwnage and iNdependance isn't supported with the new version of iTunes.

Posted by: CyniKal.Mindset

hold the sleep/wake and home button for about 10sec...after that just hold the home button until iTunes recognizes the phone needs to be restored...the screen will be completely black...and of course have it plugged into the computer while doing this

Posted by: chrisk

Now what?

Posted by: CyniKal.Mindset

OK, option click, select file you want to restore from

Posted by: chrisk

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Originally Posted by CyniKal.Mindset

OK, option click, select file you want to restore from

I select iPhone1,1_1.1.4_4A102_Restore.ipsw and I get:

Posted by: CyniKal.Mindset

restart the computer or try using another computer...heck even using another account on the same computer works sometimes...

Posted by: vandy1997

This thread is misleading. iPwnage did not brick your phone. First of all, it is not bricked (bricked means dead - you will be able to restore it). Second, if you want to use the term bricked, you should call this thread "Bricked my iPhone Installing an iPod Restore .ipsw file Onto it". Your phone got hosed because you installed the wrong file, not because iPwnage did anything incorrectly. Next time you have to be more careful. Good luck!

Posted by: Lestat_d

I agree, the title of this thread is very poor and one of my ongoing pet peeves...

The original poster was a muppet -- flashing the wrong firmware, had nothing to do with Pwnage -- which is now by far the best jb/unlocking tool of them all right now.

Posted by: chrisk

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Originally Posted by vandy1997

This thread is misleading. iPwnage did not brick your phone. First of all, it is not bricked (bricked means dead - you will be able to restore it). Second, if you want to use the term bricked, you should call this thread "Bricked my iPhone Installing an iPod Restore .ipsw file Onto it". Your phone got hosed because you installed the wrong file, not because iPwnage did anything incorrectly. Next time you have to be more careful. Good luck!

Well it took about 4 hours to get it into DFU mode and several attempts trying to restore the firmware but yes in the end I now have a working iPhone jailbroken with Pwnage. See this thread for details: http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=36636

I think that they should provide some type of confirmation for each firmware (iPhone vs iPod Touch) before the flashing process begins. This is a good safety for people who overlook the name of the file as I did.

I can't find a way to edit my original title but feel free to ask a mod if it bothers you that much.

Posted by: jon_jai

You're advising Pwnage to script a confirmation when all people have to do is READ.

Just learn to read the instructions.
Its really not that difficult.

Posted by: hybrid90accord

what makes the ipwnage the best jailbreaking tool?

Posted by: jules

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Originally Posted by chrisk

THEY should? or YOU should...own up to your OWN mistake sparky...I haven't come across anyone doing anything quite that dumb yet...do you need warning labels like "remove clothing before ironing" too?
Your thread title bothered me as well.

Posted by: hybrid90accord

i dont see the big deal honestly **** happen

Posted by: raulbe

I think in the interests of accuracy the mods or the creator of this thread should change the highly misleading headline, his unique situation was brought about by the unfortunate tendency of some people fiddling with unlocking to ignore basic documentation, reading up and common sense.

The firmware file are clearly marked iPhone and iTouch. I don't see how anyone can make an error unless they can't read. However silly mistakes do and can happen. What makes this ridiculous is the the poster shifting the blame to the tool instead of acknowledging this was brought on by solely by his own error. The head should "Attention: Bricked my phone with iTouch firmware". This has nothing to do with pwnage.

The pwnage team have come with a very elegant solution and topics like this due to user ignorance and nothing to do actually with their tool do not do justice to their work.

Posted by: jlim

In that case, I propose a change to all the titles of those who claimed ziphone broke their wifi as well

It's too late now. Google search as well as others have indexed this thread and when someone searches brick and ipwnage, it'll show up.

Posted by: raulbe

jlim: I don't see the point of comparison here. How can you load itouch firmware on the iPhone and blame pwnage? I don't see the logic here, Please explain. Why not blame iTunes then, or Windows or electricity?

As opposed to the wifi issues caused by unlocking with Ziphone that is well documented now. Please let's stay logical here.

Posted by: trunks2872

I agree. I'm certainly not the most tech savvy person I've ever met, but I'm literate. The GUI of the tool, coupled with the great guides found at modmyifone.com and iclarified.com make this the easiest and safest way to unlock and jailbreak your iphone, as well as provide you with clearly guided ways to fix the problems caused by other programs (like the wifi issues with ziphone).

All i'm saying is, the dev team did a great job, and while chrisk ISN'T an idiot for doing what he did (if you're going through the process fairly quickly, it wouldn't be that difficult to scan the word ipod with all those numbers after it and take it for the word iphone), indeed the problem isn't with the pwnage tool.

Posted by: vandy1997

chrisk, it's not a major deal for most people, but some people will read the title of the thread and spread rumors that pwnage can brick your phone. If it is true, then that is fine, and it should be reported. If it is false, then such false information or misleading information should be corrected. Just be aware that, in the future, you should focus on reading the name of the file before doing something which is pretty major, like adding firmware onto an electronic device, and you also need to think a bit about the wording that you apply to a thread. Some companies issue software updates with random numbers and letters, so it would make more sense if you made a mistake in such an instance. Apple actually provides update files with words that differentiate the software and device, so there is little reason to make such a major mistake. But yeah, crap happens - haha! You are lucky that these devices are made in such a manner that you can restore them. Otherwise, you would definitely have a brick on your hands! On the positive side, it is great to hear that you were able to restore your phone to a functioning state!

Posted by: jlim

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Originally Posted by raulbe

jlim: I don't see the point of comparison here. How can you load itouch firmware on the iPhone and blame pwnage? I don't see the logic here, Please explain. Why not blame iTunes then, or Windows or electricity?

Same thing with some dumb *** drunk off his ***, not wearing his seatbelt, crashing his truck and sue Ford for rollover.

I'm not saying I disagree the title is misleading, but if we were to take on the crusade to correct every incorrectly titled thread, it is going to take so much time. I'm sure you asked for this to be corrected just coz' it was Pawnage, right?

If it was something else, you wouldn't have cared.

Posted by: raulbe

Nop, you are making a presumption.

If some one posted his iphone was bricked by Ziphone when he actually loaded iTouch firmware I would be pointing out the senselessness of that.

This is a community for us, not Ziphone, Pwnage or the dev team.

Posted by: fat bone

Haha why is everyone so pissed at the OP for his title? He made a mistake, **** happens. I am sure he will be more careful next time.

Posted by: bklynjava

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Originally Posted by fat bone

Haha why is everyone so pissed at the OP for his title? He made a mistake, **** happens. I am sure he will be more careful next time.

+1

I also think he has a point with a check in the code so it don't happen to others.

Makes sense to me --> Just common sense.

Posted by: raulbe

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Originally Posted by bklynjava

+1

I also think he has a point with a check in the code so it don't happen to others.

Makes sense to me --> Just common sense.

Not at all. Common sense would mean you read the name of the firmware file before you upload it to your phone and incase its called iTouch you stop but clearly that is missing in this case.

Why just Pwnage, why doesn't Apple put a check to prevent this or stop iTunes itself from loading iTouch firmware. Because a certain level of intelligence is presumed. Clearly if you are unable to tell the difference between iTouch and iPhone firmware files you should not be messing around with firmware or unlocking your iPhone.

Only a certain amount of handholding can be done. The user has to take some responsibility for his actions. Pwnage contains tools like bootneuter which should be used with care, any unlocking runs the risk of bricking your phone flashing bootloaders, basebands and stuff. Apple has locked the platform, unlockers are hacking it not providing commercial software. This is not risk free and the least you as a user can do is be informed.

Posted by: hunter1234

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Originally Posted by hybrid90accord

what makes the ipwnage the best jailbreaking tool?

it allows you to use unsigned firmwares. meaning you can mod it up or even use a 3rd party firmware, etc.

also, LOL! the title is pretty misleading.

Posted by: richy240

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Originally Posted by Lestat_d

I agree, the title of this thread is very poor and one of my ongoing pet peeves...

The original poster was a muppet -- flashing the wrong firmware, had nothing to do with Pwnage -- which is now by far the best jb/unlocking tool of them all right now.

Hey, at least the question hasn't been asked 1,000 times already!

Posted by: diggler93

seems others have done the same:

http://www.modmyifone.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=103661