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iBrightDev
March 30th, 2009, 13:38
yup. that is right, i turned my phone into a useless paper weight today. i thought i could roll back to iPhone 2.2.1 firmware if i downloaded the firmware, and then selected the file for restoring, well, that was not the case. instead, i got error code 21, and i cant even restore to my 3.0 firmware backup. :S anyone know how i can fix this without going to the store to get a new phone. apple said they would give me a new one, just dont want to waste time going down there. thanks in advance for any help.
Patrick
March 30th, 2009, 15:31
A brand new iPhone for free? I'd just take that deal :P

Probably better off driving down there than spending the time to fix it, or possibly voiding your warranty in the process.
Dynash
March 30th, 2009, 16:51
A simple google brought this up. Hope it helps.

http://www.modmyi.com/forums/iphone-news/441031-updated-10-5-6-breaks-dfu-mode.html
iBrightDev
March 30th, 2009, 17:22
yeah, i got it out of dfu mode finally, but, still cant seem to get it to downgrade back to 2.2.1 firmware. might just have to deal with the bugs for a couple weeks till the next beta comes out.
Dynash
March 30th, 2009, 18:31
http://www.blogsdna.com/2733/how-to-downgrade-iphone-firmware-30-to-221.htm Read this?
iBrightDev
March 30th, 2009, 20:20
yeah, already been there. that is what has caused me to brick the phone 4 times today. so, i give up. i will just wait till the next beta comes out and then upgrade. i will just have to deal with a lag for a bit, oh well. thanks guys.

ps, i think that doesnt work for me cause mine was not installed by torrent or illegal. mine is a real dev version installed directly from apple and was dont through itunes. according to apple, there is no way to roll back yet. i didnt just download the file and install it, it was actually updated. so, that is why it isnt working i think.
stuffradio
March 30th, 2009, 22:01
ps, i think that doesnt work for me cause mine was not installed by torrent or illegal. mine is a real dev version installed directly from apple and was dont through itunes. according to apple, there is no way to roll back yet. i didnt just download the file and install it, it was actually updated. so, that is why it isnt working i think.
No, people who are developers rolled back to 2.2.1, so it's not because you got it legitimately. :)
iBrightDev
March 31st, 2009, 00:28
No, people who are developers rolled back to 2.2.1, so it's not because you got it legitimately. :)

hmmm, well, i wish i could get mine to roll back then, but, havent had any luck. :(
GlennBeforeTime
March 31st, 2009, 01:32
I agree, why wouldn't you want a brand new iPhone. If you have scratches they will be given to apple and you get a new one. Woo!
iBrightDev
March 31st, 2009, 10:44
Glenn;1058109']I agree, why wouldn't you want a brand new iPhone. If you have scratches they will be given to apple and you get a new one. Woo!

no scratches here man, i keep it in a leather case and take good care of my phone. :p it is working now though, so, i am not going to take it in.
GlennBeforeTime
March 31st, 2009, 22:49
no scratches here man, i keep it in a leather case and take good care of my phone. :p it is working now though, so, i am not going to take it in.

Fantastic!

Yeah I have no scratches here either, was just saying... You could scratch the crap out of it then return it LOL.
iBrightDev
April 7th, 2009, 18:45
WOO HOO, got my iPhone back to firmware 2.2.1 instead of that terrible 3.0 beta. :D
stuffradio
April 9th, 2009, 13:28
3.0 beta 2 has been improved a lot though :)
iBrightDev
April 9th, 2009, 14:40
3.0 beta 2 has been improved a lot though :)

when did beta 2 get released? also, did they anable you to actually send and receive picture messages yet? i know the feature is there, but, it didnt work in beta 1.
stuffradio
April 9th, 2009, 16:00
Beta 2 was released last week. No Picture messaging that I can see yet, but some people say they got it working on their phones.
iBrightDev
April 9th, 2009, 16:38
what is your overall review on it. i dont want to go to it, hate it, and have to rollback to 2.2.1 again. so, what would you say?
stuffradio
April 10th, 2009, 17:25
It's better than beta 1. Haven't really had any crashes so far :)
iBrightDev
April 12th, 2009, 03:40
Well, i went to beta 2. Much better, but, still buggy. I can deal this time though.
david432111
April 13th, 2009, 04:35
Glad you got it working, $600 dollars for a paperweight is a little too much. :P