Stuck, cant get out of this cycle.

Absentone · February 24th, 2008, 02:30 AM

Just bought my iPhone today.
It was an ootb 1.1.2

First thing i did was activate and get it going in Itunes. It upgraded to 1.1.3

I downloaded and ran the Ziphone OSX 2.4
Worked great. restarted and I was jail broken just fine.

Installed a few apps from the installer and went about my day.
All was running smooth until i chose to add in a few more apps from the installer.
I added 2 - Some community list from under sources.
then i put in the AppFlow app.
I hit the home button to go back and here is where the trouble began.
When I left the installer app the home screen did its refresh, this time it made a little chime sound and I get a message that says "Edit Home Screen" the rest of the message explains how to hold the icon and then move it. There is a "Dismiss" button.
Then after about 5-6 seconds the little spinning flower (whatever you call it) come up and spins then the whole home screen refreshes and the "Edit Home Screen" come right back up.
It just loops this over and over and over. not enough time for me to get back into the install and uninstall anything, its a pain to try to shut it down, all timing, I get it shut down and turn it back on and right back into that issue.
ITunes will not see the iphone now, and Ziphone will not connect now either.

Help what can i do, im stuck with a new phone that just brings up 1 menu and refreshes the home screen over and over and over.....

Absentone · February 24th, 2008, 02:42 AM #2

got it to restore.

Now ill try it all again tomorrow morning. :-)

startechie · **same issue** - February 28th, 2008, 02:26 PM #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Absentone

got it to restore.

Now ill try it all again tomorrow morning. :-)

Hi im having the same issue as being stuck on the Edit Home Screen. How were you able to fix this issue Absentone ?

gqtrebor · February 28th, 2008, 11:57 PM #4

Quote:

Originally Posted by startechie

Hi im having the same issue as being stuck on the Edit Home Screen. How were you able to fix this issue Absentone ?

do a restore

startechie · February 29th, 2008, 11:20 AM #5

Quote:

Originally Posted by gqtrebor

do a restore

so do a restore from itunes and then jailbreak again. ? I had 1.1.2 out of the box and broke it with ziphone....ok im gona give it a shot and post of any results here.....

ShawVegas · February 29th, 2008, 04:47 PM #6

You can restore to 1.1.4 then use ziphone 2.5 to activate, jailbreak, and unlock. By far the easiest method. I have everything working.

startechie · March 3rd, 2008, 01:13 AM #7

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShawVegas

You can restore to 1.1.4 then use ziphone 2.5 to activate, jailbreak, and unlock. By far the easiest method. I have everything working.

Thanks a lot. worked perfectly and im back in business. !

Vijay · **iphone stuck** - March 4th, 2008, 01:44 AM #8

Mine is a little more complicated..

Using a 1.1.2 OBT, upgraded to 1.1.3 and Zibried it with Ziphone v2.2.. worked fine for a while, then started getting stuck but can be fixed if restarted.

Then i thought i could fix it if i upgrade it to 1.1.4. Upgraded to 1.1.4 with Ziphone 2.5c... The show starts.. It started getting stuck when i go into settings and on restarting it gets stuck on 'slide to unlock' screen.. Even after restoring, the problem persists..

Most of the time after restoring, when i start ZiPhone the process starts but gets stuck at 'slide for emergency' screen even before completing the unlock. Tried all sorts of downgrade and upgrade but the same prob repeating itself..

Need some serious help guys

ShawVegas · March 4th, 2008, 11:04 AM #9

I may be able to help. You need to enter DFU mode and RESTORE to 1.1.4. That is the thing everyone is missing. If you don't know how to get into DFU mode, it's an option under the advanced options of ziphone. Once in that mode, iTunes will detect your iphone in RECOVERY mode, then hold down the SHIFT key and press RESTORE. Point to the 1.1.4 firmware restore file that you need to have downloaded to your computer. A link to this file is located in the help section in the ziphone program. Once you have RESTORED that way, then you can use ziphone to DO IT ALL or whatever you wish. This is the most reliable way to get 1.1.4. Please do it this way people!!!!

konchin · March 10th, 2008, 12:44 PM #10

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShawVegas

I may be able to help. You need to enter DFU mode and RESTORE to 1.1.4. That is the thing everyone is missing. If you don't know how to get into DFU mode, it's an option under the advanced options of ziphone. Once in that mode, iTunes will detect your iphone in RECOVERY mode, then hold down the SHIFT key and press RESTORE. Point to the 1.1.4 firmware restore file that you need to have downloaded to your computer. A link to this file is located in the help section in the ziphone program. Once you have RESTORED that way, then you can use ziphone to DO IT ALL or whatever you wish. This is the most reliable way to get 1.1.4. Please do it this way people!!!!

hi, what if the iTunes couldn't detect the iPhone? Tried several times but failed. ZiPhone couldn't detect either.

Please help. Thanks.

lildo · **Need help** - March 14th, 2008, 11:55 PM #11

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShawVegas

I may be able to help. You need to enter DFU mode and RESTORE to 1.1.4. That is the thing everyone is missing. If you don't know how to get into DFU mode, it's an option under the advanced options of ziphone. Once in that mode, iTunes will detect your iphone in RECOVERY mode, then hold down the SHIFT key and press RESTORE. Point to the 1.1.4 firmware restore file that you need to have downloaded to your computer. A link to this file is located in the help section in the ziphone program. Once you have RESTORED that way, then you can use ziphone to DO IT ALL or whatever you wish. This is the most reliable way to get 1.1.4. Please do it this way people!!!!

Itunes could not recognize the iphone a even the Ziphone didnt... please help me what to do.. my iphone is still going crazy..

Thnxxx

grobyc · March 24th, 2008, 10:50 PM #12

Even i seem to be stuck at the same point...my iphone's not getting detected even if i connect it to usb port...luckily i installed openssh in it before...so..i can ssh to the iphone..and i am able to run all commands..i just dont know which process needs to be started to get iphone detected in windows..

jayman5446 · March 30th, 2008, 12:06 AM

The pop up keeps coming and it seems like the only item on the home page to work is the installer and that runs verrrry so, so the pop up comes back before I can get to the uninstaller.
This started after I installed iswitcher AE and some themes. I can access the phone through ws ftp and deleted that app but it is still very slo and some apps seem to be missing.
One more strange this, in wsftp if I went to the top directory "var" was a "link" type file (looks like a chain link) but now it is listed as binary. Some how that changed, I compared this to a friends phone.

Any idea how I can stop this or restore? The person that started this thread said they did it but never told how

DigitalIcarus · **Enter DFU mode easily** - April 6th, 2008, 07:47 PM #14

http://www.winandmac.com/mobile/ipho...u-mode-easily/

onykage · **doh** - May 9th, 2008, 04:21 PM #15

oookkk!

Well, Im havin gthis endless loop issue too. But does anyone here really know how to fix this bug? maybe something you can type in the shell to close the program? Or is it possible to nano/vi into a config and change a setting?

I have defaulted the phone to 1.1.1 - 1.1.4 and had the same issue every single time. The problem i believe is an error with ziphone and the BSD distro used to hack the phone itself.

Now the question is:

Is there a stable way to hack the iphone so that it works? Or should I just wait until apple allows 3rd party software on the iphone?

I used the following.

Itunes: V:7.6.2.9
ZiPhone V.3.0

The ZiPhone hack works, as long as you dont install any third party software. Its almost like the problem is centered around your not being allowed to have more then 16 programs on the phone.

onykage · May 12th, 2008, 10:02 AM #16

well i found out what the problem is for those who need to know.

The salt used in the default passwd script in the bsd load used in the hack is different from the salt used by the iphone springboard. This makes the iphone unable to login to itself to accept the springboard settings.

You have to use a peril script to create a new password in the master.passwd file on the iphone.

take a look at this blog.

http://www.overridersworld.com/?p=74

locate this line in the master.passwd file and change the root password.

root:/smx7MYTQIi2M:0:0::0:0:System Administrator:/var/root:/bin/sh

you can use this snipit to make the new password with the correct salt.

openssl passwd -crypt -salt /s myNewPasswd

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Absentone Forum Lurker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Stuck, cant get out of this cycle. - February 24th, 2008, 02:30 AM #1
	Just bought my iPhone today. It was an ootb 1.1.2 First thing i did was activate and get it going in Itunes. It upgraded to 1.1.3 I downloaded and ran the Ziphone OSX 2.4 Worked great. restarted and I was jail broken just fine. Installed a few apps from the installer and went about my day. All was running smooth until i chose to add in a few more apps from the installer. I added 2 - Some community list from under sources. then i put in the AppFlow app. I hit the home button to go back and here is where the trouble began. When I left the installer app the home screen did its refresh, this time it made a little chime sound and I get a message that says "Edit Home Screen" the rest of the message explains how to hold the icon and then move it. There is a "Dismiss" button. Then after about 5-6 seconds the little spinning flower (whatever you call it) come up and spins then the whole home screen refreshes and the "Edit Home Screen" come right back up. It just loops this over and over and over. not enough time for me to get back into the install and uninstall anything, its a pain to try to shut it down, all timing, I get it shut down and turn it back on and right back into that issue. ITunes will not see the iphone now, and Ziphone will not connect now either. Help what can i do, im stuck with a new phone that just brings up 1 menu and refreshes the home screen over and over and over.....

Absentone Forum Lurker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	February 24th, 2008, 02:42 AM #2
	got it to restore. Now ill try it all again tomorrow morning. :-)

ShawVegas iPA Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	February 29th, 2008, 04:47 PM #6
	You can restore to 1.1.4 then use ziphone 2.5 to activate, jailbreak, and unlock. By far the easiest method. I have everything working. __________________ iPhone 3GS 16GB 3.1.2 Firmware MacBook Pro 10.6.1 Any Questions????? GTalk:ShawVegas

Vijay Forum Lurker Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	iphone stuck - March 4th, 2008, 01:44 AM #8
	Mine is a little more complicated.. Using a 1.1.2 OBT, upgraded to 1.1.3 and Zibried it with Ziphone v2.2.. worked fine for a while, then started getting stuck but can be fixed if restarted. Then i thought i could fix it if i upgrade it to 1.1.4. Upgraded to 1.1.4 with Ziphone 2.5c... The show starts.. It started getting stuck when i go into settings and on restarting it gets stuck on 'slide to unlock' screen.. Even after restoring, the problem persists.. Most of the time after restoring, when i start ZiPhone the process starts but gets stuck at 'slide for emergency' screen even before completing the unlock. Tried all sorts of downgrade and upgrade but the same prob repeating itself.. Need some serious help guys

ShawVegas iPA Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	March 4th, 2008, 11:04 AM #9
	I may be able to help. You need to enter DFU mode and RESTORE to 1.1.4. That is the thing everyone is missing. If you don't know how to get into DFU mode, it's an option under the advanced options of ziphone. Once in that mode, iTunes will detect your iphone in RECOVERY mode, then hold down the SHIFT key and press RESTORE. Point to the 1.1.4 firmware restore file that you need to have downloaded to your computer. A link to this file is located in the help section in the ziphone program. Once you have RESTORED that way, then you can use ziphone to DO IT ALL or whatever you wish. This is the most reliable way to get 1.1.4. Please do it this way people!!!! __________________ iPhone 3GS 16GB 3.1.2 Firmware MacBook Pro 10.6.1 Any Questions????? GTalk:ShawVegas

grobyc Forum Lurker Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	March 24th, 2008, 10:50 PM #12
	Even i seem to be stuck at the same point...my iphone's not getting detected even if i connect it to usb port...luckily i installed openssh in it before...so..i can ssh to the iphone..and i am able to run all commands..i just dont know which process needs to be started to get iphone detected in windows..

jayman5446 Forum Lurker Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Same problem, can't connect through itunes - March 30th, 2008, 12:06 AM #13
	The pop up keeps coming and it seems like the only item on the home page to work is the installer and that runs verrrry so, so the pop up comes back before I can get to the uninstaller. This started after I installed iswitcher AE and some themes. I can access the phone through ws ftp and deleted that app but it is still very slo and some apps seem to be missing. One more strange this, in wsftp if I went to the top directory "var" was a "link" type file (looks like a chain link) but now it is listed as binary. Some how that changed, I compared this to a friends phone. Any idea how I can stop this or restore? The person that started this thread said they did it but never told how

DigitalIcarus Forum Lurker Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Enter DFU mode easily - April 6th, 2008, 07:47 PM #14
	http://www.winandmac.com/mobile/ipho...u-mode-easily/

onykage Forum Lurker Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	doh - May 9th, 2008, 04:21 PM #15
	oookkk! Well, Im havin gthis endless loop issue too. But does anyone here really know how to fix this bug? maybe something you can type in the shell to close the program? Or is it possible to nano/vi into a config and change a setting? I have defaulted the phone to 1.1.1 - 1.1.4 and had the same issue every single time. The problem i believe is an error with ziphone and the BSD distro used to hack the phone itself. Now the question is: Is there a stable way to hack the iphone so that it works? Or should I just wait until apple allows 3rd party software on the iphone? I used the following. Itunes: V:7.6.2.9 ZiPhone V.3.0 The ZiPhone hack works, as long as you dont install any third party software. Its almost like the problem is centered around your not being allowed to have more then 16 programs on the phone.

onykage Forum Lurker Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	May 12th, 2008, 10:02 AM #16
	well i found out what the problem is for those who need to know. The salt used in the default passwd script in the bsd load used in the hack is different from the salt used by the iphone springboard. This makes the iphone unable to login to itself to accept the springboard settings. You have to use a peril script to create a new password in the master.passwd file on the iphone. take a look at this blog. http://www.overridersworld.com/?p=74 locate this line in the master.passwd file and change the root password. root:/smx7MYTQIi2M:0:0::0:0:System Administrator:/var/root:/bin/sh you can use this snipit to make the new password with the correct salt. openssl passwd -crypt -salt /s myNewPasswd