I was given an iPhone 3G, reset it, and now have picture which I believe is telling me to connect to iTunes.  I did but nothing shows on the phone.  I know I need iOS 4.2 but don't know how to get it.

I was given an iPhone 3G, reset it, and now have picture which I believe indicates I should connect to my computer and iTunes.  Have done so, clicked download which was done, but nothing changes on the phone.  I know I can only upgrade to ios 4.2 but how do I do this?

Hello challenged37,
From what you describe it sounds like the phone is in recovery mode. Try connecting the phone to the wall charger that it came with, and perform a reset then connect it to iTunes again and try:
Reset
You should reset your device as a last resort and only if you can't restart it.
To reset, press and hold both the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo.
From: Turn your iOS device off and on (restart) and reset
          http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
Here is some additional info on what to do if the device still doesnt show in iTunes from the article named:
iOS: Unable to update or restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
If you see the Connect to iTunes screen but the device does not appear in iTunes, follow these troubleshooting steps if you're using a Mac, or these steps for Windows computers.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Sterling

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