HELP! with 2.2.1 jailbreaking

[toubethao]

i need help very bad. i tried jailbreaking my iphone 2g last night watching this video on youtube, doing everything he did, but it didn't turn out like his. my phone now shows the pineapple logo in a black screen and thats it. when i plug my phone into itunes, so i can try to restore it, itunes says that it does not recognize the phone. plz help!!! i'm desperate!!!

 

[Jeremy]

First do this, put it into recovery mode.

Then restore as a new iPhone.

Then follow TiPb's guide right here for Macs for the Jailbreak.

Or

Here of Windows.

 

[kiwisholland]

Does the 3G have to be restored as a new phone in itunes 8/Vista for this new 2.2.1 jailbreak deal to work?

Can I just jailbreak my existing setup?

Thanks

 

[melwan]

^ if your existing setup is working, then yes you should be able to JB right away.

 

[iCello]

Hi, I've got a different problem with 2.2.1 jailbreaking. I have a iPhone 3G with 2.2.1 and a Macbook with 10.5.6 and when I try to follow the steps for Mac on this site to jailbreak my phone, I get to the step where it says Building IPSW and it just stays there, I?ve left it there for an hour and nothing happens. Could someone help please? Before I read this I tried to do it without downloading the firmware and it found it from when I had updated to 2,2,1 and it did the same thing. So I tried downloading the firmware today and its still weird.

 

[Jeremy]

Hi, I've got a different problem with 2.2.1 jailbreaking. I have a iPhone 3G with 2.2.1 and a Macbook with 10.5.6 and when I try to follow the steps for Mac on this site to jailbreak my phone, I get to the step where it says Building IPSW and it just stays there, I?ve left it there for an hour and nothing happens. Could someone help please? Before I read this I tried to do it without downloading the firmware and it found it from when I had updated to 2,2,1 and it did the same thing. So I tried downloading the firmware today and its still weird.

It's your macbook that is giving you that trouble. More specifically the 10.5.6 update. A hub is your easiest fix.

 

[ctt1wbw]

Yep, it has to be a powered usb hub. I found that out the hard way, but it works now.

 

[iCello]

Thanx. I've been meaning to get a hub for a while anyway.

 

[htc news]

Thanks for the help with the hanging apple of death!!

I tried like others to jailbreak 2.2 and got stuck at the hanging apple of death as obviously many others had. While I was reading through the numerous posts regaring solving the problem, about 20 minutes after the successful jailbreak and 3 to 4 reboots of the phone on its own. Then allof a sudden it booted in its newly modified state. Thank for distracting me so i didnt go throuh the 5 hour restore process again. I really love the site!!!