iPhone 4 Jailbrocken but now stuck in Activation after removing SAM

**Craig420** · 11-12-2012, 06:24 AM

Hey All,
This is my first post, so thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
I am relatively new to the whole jailbreaking scene (I have done so on other devices in the past but never iOS).
So anyways to get to the point, I have an iPhone 4 16GB and I managed to jailbreak the device, install Cydia and from there SAM (in an attempt to unlock the phone from its carrier) and fortunately openSSH.
The device was working fine although would not accept any SIM card, so I figured my best bet would be to reinstall SAM as I had probably messed up the configuration somewhere.
So I uninstalled SAM and Cydia rebooted the device, which now launches to the Apple Activation screen! This is a huge problem as I have no idea what carrier the phone was originally on so I cannot activate the device.
Luckily I did root the device before all this, so when it boots to activation I can still SSH into the device, so the rest of the software must still be running somewhere.
I just need to be able to get back into iOS and bypass this activation so I guess my question is: How can I install SAM/bypass activation over SSH?
Thanks again guys, any help is much appreciated.
-Craig

**iDonev** · 11-12-2012, 01:13 PM

When you removed SAM, did you remove just SAM or its dependencies as well? Obviously SAM wouldn't work properly without its dependencies.

Here's a list of them:
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As to how you install .deb files via SSH, check out his guide:

**Craig420** · 11-14-2012, 08:00 AM

I uninstalled from Cydia so I assume it would remove SAM and any dependencies that only SAM is using.
I will have a go later on tonight at seeing if I can get a deb file for SAM and install it over SSH- sorry I took so long to reply, the thread got buried.
Thanks,
-Lifeis

**3cit** · 11-14-2012, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by Craig420

I uninstalled from Cydia so I assume it would remove SAM and any dependencies that only SAM is using.
I will have a go later on tonight at seeing if I can get a deb file for SAM and install it over SSH- sorry I took so long to reply, the thread got buried.
Thanks,
-Lifeis

Cydia only uninstalls what you tell it, UNLESS you uninstall a dependency, then it will also uninstall the dependent program. So more than likely what happened was you just uninstalled SAM...
Sounds like you two are on the right track....

**iDonev** · 11-14-2012, 10:58 AM

If my memory serves, the two things you need to install are SAM and SAMPrefs. The rest should already be on the device.

**Craig420** · 11-15-2012, 10:12 AM

Hey Guys,
Thanks very much for your help, I am getting closer.
I was able to use FileZilla to create the AutoInstall directory as per your instructions and copy over the SAM & SAMPref deb files then restart the phone.
Now the phone boots up to the screensaver (the bubble image, you know what I mean) and says "Activation Required", when I then go okay it fails saying the SIM is incorrect.
This is much closer as it does not load to the multiple language Apple start screen as before and I am pretty sure it is failing as SAM is emulating the wrong carrier.
So my next question is how to change SAM's settings over SSH to begin the long task of trying each and every carrier until hopefully one works.
Thanks in advance,
-Craig

**iDonev** · 11-15-2012, 01:16 PM

Here my knowledge starts to diminish.

Try connecting the phone a few times to iTunes. SAM *might* configure itself (assuming you left it on automatic detection before you uninstalled it).

Also try booting the phone without a SIM card.

Apart from that I can't offer too much information. I've never tinkered with SAM on a file system basis. If the above didn't help and if you can't find more information on the web, you might have to restore your phone. If it comes to that, research the topic of saving SHSH blobs before you hit that restore button in iTunes.

**shaniprasangika2011** · 05-03-2013, 04:37 AM

hey craig,

i also got the same problem with my iphone 4s recently.
i removed sam from cydia and then the phone got stuck on the activation screen.
previously i could get the full access to the phone though activation screen came.
but in this case it's different, i can't do anything..
can't activate it since i also do not have the original sim or details with me.

hey please be kind enough to help me on this case. please..

**Laelipoo** · 05-03-2013, 06:41 AM

Originally Posted by shaniprasangika2011

hey craig,

i also got the same problem with my iphone 4s recently.
i removed sam from cydia and then the phone got stuck on the activation screen.
previously i could get the full access to the phone though activation screen came.
but in this case it's different, i can't do anything..
can't activate it since i also do not have the original sim or details with me.

hey please be kind enough to help me on this case. please..

Why would you remove SAM? When was the last time you backed up your phone?