Unable to restore my iPhone 2G using iTunes

Hi Friends,
I have been trying to restore my iPhone 2G from firmware 2.1 to 3.0.1.But in the start of the restore process I got an *_unknown error 2500_*. Since then my iPhone is in recovery mode. Please help me resolving this issue.
Best Regards
Ali Syed

I had the exact same problem... It should work after a couple more tries! Normally when it happens to my Ipod, It's something to do with a file I created or downloaded... Hope this helps..

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