**NEW** iPhone 3.0 Installation Crashes iphone - Karyn Sanchez FLW Outdoors Angler

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**NEW** iPhone 3.0 Installation Crashes iphone

This blog isn't about fishing. My second career is a bit more technical. That's why it really upsets me when there are issues with something and the company doesn't appear to address them. There are countless issues on the internet about updating iphone firmware and the iphone crashing. This issue is a hit to productivity as the user is then without a phone until tech support can get around to helping. I am therefore posting my fix for recovering your iphone if and when it crashes during an update. This works for all updates, it just so happens I learned all of this as part of the most recent 3.0 firmware installation. I am attempted to update my iphone from 2 different PCs (Windows XP), using different cables and obviously different USB ports. All of these are the solutions issued by Apple. They also ask that you remove and reinstall iTunes which I did, and also covered by switching to a second PC. All resulted in the dreaded error 1602 and my iphone getting stuck in connectivity mode. Itunes then wants to restore but update to the firmware...which is what caused the crash to begin with. So here it is....this will allow you to revert backwards to your older firmware (which worked). Send me a note and let me know if this helps! Close iTunes and unplug iphone Search web and download the 2.2.1 ipsw file. Go to device manager on PC and delete the USB option for Apple under the hardware options. Reboot PC Plug in iphone and wait for dreaded connection picture hold power button and home button until apple logo appears continue to hold home button and release power button until connection picture appears again Your PC should now find the iphone in recovery mode Now open iTunes and it will prompt you to restore Hold the shift button on the keyboard and click the restore button at the same time This will allow you to browse for the correct ipsw file select the 2.2.1 file that you downloaded your iphone will now restore Once completed, you will need to resync Now you are back to square one but at least have a phone that works Now make an appt at the Genius Bar and make them update it for you Mine is scheduled for next week