Iphone 3g Factory Settings Restore

I restored the factory settings on my old Iphone 3g about a week ago now and it's still running. All it does is sit at the apple logo and has a pinwheel rotating. Every so often the screen will flicker like it's going to do something and then goes back into the infinite loop of processing. I've tried doing a hard reboot etc but it goes right back to the same place it was before. Anyone see this before? From what I've read online it is supposed to only take a few hours.
Thanks for the replies!

TS3694
Error 1015: This error is typically caused by attempts to downgrade the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch's software. This can occur when you attempt to restore using an older .ipsw file. Downgrading to a previous version is not supported. To resolve this issue, attempt to restore with the latest iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch software available from Apple. This error can also occur when an unauthorized modification of the iOS has occurred and you are now trying to restore to an authorized, default state.  Very rarely this error is caused by a hardware issue and requires service.
Delete your ipsw file and let iTunes redownload it.

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