HT201954: Unauthorized modification of iOS can cause security vulnerabilities, instability, shortened battery life, and other issues

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ThreeStarWolfie

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Q: One of the previous owners of my third-hand iPhone had jailbroken it. Is there a way I can get it restoresd to it's original, normal settings?

My iPhone was slow and the battery was draining stupidly quick, so I tried to restore it and it got stuck on the restore screen for two days until I found a way to get my iTunes to recognise it. I thought I'd managed to fix it but it gets to the end and then gives me the 1015 error. I don't know what to do with it. Does anyone know how I can fix this?

iPhone 3G

Posted on May 10, 2012 1:14 PM

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by varjak paw,

varjak paw May 10, 2012 1:25 PM in response to ThreeStarWolfie
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May 10, 2012 1:25 PM in response to ThreeStarWolfie

You can try putting the iPhone in DFU mode:

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1034

and trying to restore it again. If that fails, though, then you're out of luck. Not all jailbreaks can be recovered from.

Good luck.
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by KiltedTim,

KiltedTim May 10, 2012 1:50 PM in response to ThreeStarWolfie
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May 10, 2012 1:50 PM in response to ThreeStarWolfie

Try a DFU mode restore as varjak paw suggests. That is all anyone here can suggest.

Discussing jailbroken devices is forbidden by the terms of service.
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by John Galt,

John Galt May 10, 2012 1:52 PM in response to ThreeStarWolfie
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May 10, 2012 1:52 PM in response to ThreeStarWolfie

I see a fourth owner in that phone's future.
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HT201954: Unauthorized modification of iOS can cause security vulnerabilities, instability, shortened battery life, and other issues

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