Iphone 3GS Help :)

**best4less** · 16-05-12, 11:12 AM

I got this 3GS and she has been messed with real bad LOL

What i can get out of the owners is there kid tried to Jail Break it with RedSnow9.11b4 ( well that was the program they gave me on a USB stick )

He said he stopped it half way through the JB process as it was frozen

So now when you turn it on it just sits on the Apple Logo for days LOL

So I ran the RedSnow program again to try and JB again and it just comes up with errors on the phone

So I tried RedSnow " Just Boot" as it must be tethered and she actually fires up to a normal looking Iphone BUT when you look at the IMEI its not there under settings LOL
And Modem Firmware is Blank

I have downloaded 2 IPSW's and Itunes wont install them

Under Settings

Model MC134X
Version 5.1 (9B176)

The two IPSW's that i downloaded are

iPhone2,1_5.1.1_9B206_Restore.ipsw
iPhone2,1_5.1_9B176_Restore.ipsw

Any ideas you could throw at me would be great

**Snookums** · 16-05-12, 11:42 AM

**mandc** · 16-05-12, 11:50 AM

Have you tried?

**CoopsOz** · 16-05-12, 11:53 AM

Have you tried restoring with ifaith? ifaith has the ability to stitch shsh blobs and firmware of your choice (depending on baseband).

**best4less** · 16-05-12, 12:55 PM

Thanks guys but I think my Problem is something like what this guy said

2011 8GB 3GS newer than wk 28 & 16GB/32GB 3GS newer than wk 35 BRICK ON IPAD BB.

Team--

Since a lot of people are running into this, I'm going to make a post and sticky it to the top of the forum:

If you have a NEW 16GB/32GB 3GS that was made after week 35 of 2011 OR a NEW 8GB 3GS made after week 28 of 2011, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FLASH THE 06.15.00 BASEBAND -- YOU WILL BRICK THE BASEBAND PERMANENTLY and will need to have the phone repaired or replaced.

Apple made a hardware change to the 3GS in 2011, and the newest models (made after week 35 of 2011 for 16/32GB and made after week 28 of 2011, check your S/N to determine the week yours was made) have a new baseband chip that is NOT compatible with the 06.15.00 baseband, and if you flash the 06.15.00 baseband, your IMEI will disappear, WiFi/MAC will be blank, and your baseband will be completely non-functional.

In short, DO NOT UPGRADE TO 06.15.00 TO UNLOCK IF YOU HAVE A 16GB/32GB 3GS MADE AFTER WEEK 35 OF 2011, OR IF YOU HAVE AN 8GB 3GS MADE AFTER WEEK 28 of 2011!

Got it from here

Now to translate into English so I can understand it LOL

**hughdman** · 16-05-12, 01:40 PM

If it is flashed with the ipad firmware, you'll still be able to use it, except for the gps and reception will drop in and out.

Have you ticjked the ipad bb option in red snow, before jailbreaking it

**diavalo13666** · 16-05-12, 03:35 PM

Try this downgrade mate and who knows

**best4less** · 16-05-12, 03:41 PM

Thanks for everyone's suggestions but no joy

Down to you diavalo13666 link with fingers crossed

**freakee1** · 16-05-12, 05:59 PM

Hey B4L

Im happy to give it a go, if all else fails, send it my way and I'll give it a whirl

cheers

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**Aboulaly** · 16-05-12, 09:53 PM

Mate the only solution is to downgrade to iOS 4.1, Follow this link.

**Aboulaly** · 17-05-12, 09:04 AM

let me know how you go with it mate, there is a one more thing you should install after you downgrade it if you are still getting the no service.

**NASA** · 19-05-12, 02:18 AM

Originally Posted by best4less

I got this 3GS and she has been messed with real bad LOL

Mate, I had a similar experience. You can read about it here :

From memory, the only way to use a workable ipsw in these painful circumstances is to create a custom ipsw. I think sn0wbreeze was the program I used to create a custom ipsw.