IPhone 3GS - Update Failure. Multiple Errors.
iPhone: 3GS
Purchased: 12/2009
OS: XP Pro 64
iOS pre-Fail: 3.1.2
-Clicked Update to bring my firmware to 4.2.1. Error 1403.
-Clicked Restore to bring back my new brick. Error 3194.
-Held home+power to bring to DFU Recovery.
-Manually Downloaded 4.2.1, attempted to shift+restore: Error 1601.
-Uninstalled iTunes+Apple related software. Reinstall.
-Manually Downloaded 3.1.3, attempted to shift+restore: Error 3194.
-Manually Downloaded 3.1.2, attempted to shift+restore: Error 3194.
-Clicked Restore to try to bring it back. Error 1601.
-DFU Recovery
-Switched USB ports, shift+restore to 4.2.1. Error 1601.
-DFU Recovery
-Shift+restore to 3.1.3. Error 3194.
As you can tell, I've been banging away at this for a little while. It's not working. When the shift+restores fail to update, I get white screened on my iPhone 3GS. I can't bring my phone back to the original settings, I can't update it.
I've restarted my computer in here a few times, switched USBs etc. Any advice as to what I'm doing wrong?
*EDIT*
Note, most of these errors occur on verify with Apple, the shift+restore to 4.2.1 fails while preparing.
The 3194 error appears to have something to do with the digital signature of the OS file that you downloaded. I found this "fix" that people use to downgrade their OS, no reason why it shouldn't work for the upgrade too.
* 1) First navigate to “c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\” and open the ‘hosts’ file in notepad. To do so, right click on the file and select Open With->Notepad. At the end of the document, add this string “74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com”.
* 2) Now connect your iPhone to iTunes in recovery mode. To do so, first switch off your device. Then press the Home button on your handset and connect the USB cable. As soon as you connect the USB cable, the device will boot up and a “Connect To iTunes” screen will be displayed. Users can now stop pressing the Home button.
* 3) Fire up iTunes now. You will see your iPhone/iPod Touch detected in recovery mode. Now, whilst pressing the Shift key for Windows users or Alt key on the Mac platform, click on the Restore option.
* Now just select the original OS x.x.x and voila, you are done. Now you can again enjoy OS x.x.x on your iTouch device.
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