- Recovery Mode Loop... - iTunes Error (9) -

- Hi -

- my iPhone 3GS is Stuck on this Recovery Mode Loop... - i Have Never JailBroken nor Unlocked my Device - It was Purchased Unlocked - but 2 Days ago Whilst Trying to Send an SMS the iPhone Crashed & Now Continually Enters Recovery Mode -

- When i Switch the Device on or Plug it in to a PC or my iMac via USB It Seems to Enter Recovery Mode (Connect to iTunes Icon) Somewhat Slower than Any Similarly Troubled Devices that i Have seen in Video on the Internet - it stays on the Apple Boot Logo for a Longer Time than Any of the Other Devices i Have Seen -




- i am Not Able to Restore the Device via iTunes... -

- i Attempt the Restore... - Go Through the Process of Verifying the iPhone with Apple - Download & Extract the Software - All Seems to Be Going Well... - then Repeatedly it Get's to a Stage Where it Says - Waiting for iPhone - then the iPhone Crashes - Returns to Apple Logo - & then the Recovery Mode Loop Continues -

- Following the iPhone Crash - iTunes Presents an Error Message (9) - Which i've Found to Mean There is Something Wrong with a USB Connection... - but i've Tried All the Suggestions from the Apple Support Page - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS127... -

- Switching USB Ports - Switching Cables - Even Tried it on a PC Running Windows 7 as Opposed to my iMac... -

- but No Matter Where i attempt the Restore... - Unknown Error (9) -



- i Tried Using - iRecovery - & was Able to Run that Application... - but it Did Not Fix this Problem -

- However - iRecovery - Did Give me the Following Feedback - Through the - TERMINAL - Application on my iMac... -

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:: iBoot for n88ap, Copyright 2009, Apple Inc.
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:: BUILD_TAG: iBoot-636.66.33
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:: BUILD_STYLE: RELEASE
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:: USB SERIALNUMBER: CPID:8920 CPRV:14 CPFM:03 SCEP:03 BDID:00 ECID:000000F20A06E38D IBFL:01 SRNM:[879229FD3NR]
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[FTL:MSG] Apple NAND Driver (AND) RO
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x3295DE987A on FMI0:CE0
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x3295DE987A on FMI0:CE1
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x3295DE987A on FMI:CE8
[NAND] Found Chip ID 0x3295DE987A on FMI1:CE9
[FTL:MSG] FIL_Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] BUF_Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] FPart Init [OK]
read new style signature 0x43313133 (line:375)
[FTL:MSG] VSVFL Register [OK]
[FTL:MSG] VFL Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] VFL_Open [OK]
[FTL:MSG] YAFTL Register [OK]
yaFTL::YAFTL_Open(l:2630): CXT is not valid . Performing full NAND R/O restore ...
[FTL:MSG] FTL_Open [OK]
Boot Failure Count: 0 Panic Fail ount: 15
Entering recovery mode, starting command prompt
setenv auto-boot true
] saveenv
] /exit
Closing USB connection...


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- Please Note that it says... -

CXT is not valid. Performing full NAND R/O restore

- & Also -

Boot Failure Count: 0 Panic Fail ount: 15







- i Live in the UK... - & the Nearest Apple Store is Quite a Distance Away from me - so this is a Real Nuisance - !


- Do the Errors Uncovered through - iRecovery - that i Detailed Make Any Sense to You... - What's a - Panic Fail - What's - CXT - (?)

- i'm Bamboozled - !



- It may be Related... - as Previously i Had an Issue Where my 3Gs Would Not Make Any Backups through iTunes... - It Would Sync OK - but the Backup Procedure Continually Failed... - & i Was Repeatedly Presented with an Error Message that Told me that... -


- iTunes could not backup the iphone because the iphone disconnected -

- i Was Unable to Find a Fix for this Problem... - but Eventually after a Couple of New Firmware Releases from Apple that i Installed via iTunes this Problem Seemed to Resolve Itself... - & i Was Able to Start Making Successful Backups -

- They Seem to Be Related in that the Errors both Suggest that there is a Problem in Establishing a Connection between the iPhone & iTunes -

- Any Help Would Be Appreciated... -

- Thanks -

D.