Hi,
I've just bought an iPhone 3GS 16GB on ebay with 1015 fault as I was under the impression that this error was relatively easy to resolve. However, I have tied myself in knots for the last several hours trying to find the secret sauce to get it going again and so far have failed. There is such a large range of old and new information out there it becomes very confusing as to which piece of software to use and which firmware etc etc.
I need to eliminate some variables if I am to have any chance of getting this thing working and since I'm hoping to give it to my daughter as part of her birthday on Sunday, I'm running short of time!
So, symptoms are that it is reported by iTunes as being in recovery mode. I've tried just doing a restore to 4.3.5 but that didn't help. It went through the motions but still gave the 1015 error. I suspect that the guy who sold it to me had tried this too as he showed a screenshot on ebay. I then tried TinyUmbrella to kick it out of recovery - no dice. I have tried creating custom IPSW files and loading those (4.3.3) but no joy. I have tried iReb Rel 4 but it doesn't seem to work as expected (no black screen - just the plug in to iTunes screen). I've downloaded numerous IPSW files but I feel like I'm going backwards.
Can anyone even just give me a few breadcrumbs to follow? I'm not bothered about Jailbreaking for now, at least until I find out which carrier it is locked to (or not) but JB might be the best chance to get it running again. I don't know which baseband is installed or which firmware was installed before it went wrong. I also don't have much of a clue about the history of the phone.
I am an iOS developer (a real one) and have had an iPhone since the 3G so I'm able to carry out tasks with minimum assistance hopefully. I have access to both Mac and Windows too in case one os preferable.
Thanks for reading, I hope you can help. Even just a few words would be appreciated.
Craig.
Edit: I've just found that my bootrom is a new one. 359.3.2. Also, I don't have any SHSH blobs for this phone.
Edit2: I get "This device isn't eligible for the requested build" errors for anything prior to 4.3.5. Is that because I don't have SHSH blobs saved perhaps?
I've just bought an iPhone 3GS 16GB on ebay with 1015 fault as I was under the impression that this error was relatively easy to resolve. However, I have tied myself in knots for the last several hours trying to find the secret sauce to get it going again and so far have failed. There is such a large range of old and new information out there it becomes very confusing as to which piece of software to use and which firmware etc etc.
I need to eliminate some variables if I am to have any chance of getting this thing working and since I'm hoping to give it to my daughter as part of her birthday on Sunday, I'm running short of time!
So, symptoms are that it is reported by iTunes as being in recovery mode. I've tried just doing a restore to 4.3.5 but that didn't help. It went through the motions but still gave the 1015 error. I suspect that the guy who sold it to me had tried this too as he showed a screenshot on ebay. I then tried TinyUmbrella to kick it out of recovery - no dice. I have tried creating custom IPSW files and loading those (4.3.3) but no joy. I have tried iReb Rel 4 but it doesn't seem to work as expected (no black screen - just the plug in to iTunes screen). I've downloaded numerous IPSW files but I feel like I'm going backwards.
Can anyone even just give me a few breadcrumbs to follow? I'm not bothered about Jailbreaking for now, at least until I find out which carrier it is locked to (or not) but JB might be the best chance to get it running again. I don't know which baseband is installed or which firmware was installed before it went wrong. I also don't have much of a clue about the history of the phone.
I am an iOS developer (a real one) and have had an iPhone since the 3G so I'm able to carry out tasks with minimum assistance hopefully. I have access to both Mac and Windows too in case one os preferable.
Thanks for reading, I hope you can help. Even just a few words would be appreciated.
Craig.
Edit: I've just found that my bootrom is a new one. 359.3.2. Also, I don't have any SHSH blobs for this phone.
Edit2: I get "This device isn't eligible for the requested build" errors for anything prior to 4.3.5. Is that because I don't have SHSH blobs saved perhaps?
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