IPhone 4 stuck in recovery mode - Hardware or software problem?

Hi
So I just fixed my iPhone 4 screen, and it worked fine, except my vibrator didn't work. Then I opened my iPhone up again and took the vibrator out, and put it in again. Then everything worked fine... Until I updated to IOS 7 (I restored it to factory settings) . What happened was, that my iPhone turned on, and I could use it for about 2 minutes, and then it showed a white and black screen for a sec, and then it turned off. Then it turned itself on again, and after 2 minutes it turned off and so it keept on going. The suddenly it all worked.. Then things started to get really bad. At first it wouldn't charge, then it would only turn on when it was in the charger (I put a new battery in and tried a different charger and it didn't make a difference). Then it was in a boot loot, showing the apple logo over and over again, and I tried to recover it by putting it in recovery mode, and now it is stuck. It will still only turn on when in the charger, and it will only show the "plug it into iTunes" screen. I didn't have any SHSH blops (or whatever they are called). When I plug it into the computer iTunes do recognize it, and it ask me if I want to recover, and I press yes. Then it starts to unpak files, but then error code 21 pops up (I have tried this on two different computers). I have really tried many things to make it work again, but I can't finde anyone who has the exact same problem as me. I have no garranty or anything, it is an old iPhone 4, so I have to fix it myself.
So my question is if it is a hardware, software, firmware problem or whatever it could be?
Thanks in advance

These errors typically occur when security software interferes with the restore and update process. In rare cases, these errors may be a hardware issue. If the errors persist on another computer, the device may need service.
Also, check your hosts file to verify that it's not blocking iTunes from communicating with the update server. See the steps under the heading "Blocked by configuration (Mac OS X / Windows) > Rebuild network information > Mac OS X > The hosts file may also be blocking the iTunes Store." If you have software used to perform unauthorized modifications to the iOS device, uninstall this software prior to editing the hosts file to prevent that software from automatically modifying the hosts file again on restart.

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