Restore back to factory settings after DVD John Activation

footsie77 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-17-2007, 11:50 PM

...Hi guys, I think it will take a while before we can see "the light" or "big day". I am decided to switch carriers now and i need ur advice in restoring the iphone back to it's factory settings after dvd john hack...
..How do i do it? Any advices/tips will be very much appreciated...
..Thanks in advance, btw...I'm on Windows XP OS....

Fryingdutchman · #2 (**permalink**) 07-17-2007, 11:54 PM

In iTunes select the restore-option in the iPhonemenu, Holding the select and sleepbutton on the iPhone also sets the phone in restoremode or something. (?)

exNavy · #3 (**permalink**) 07-17-2007, 11:58 PM

I would guess you would go back to your original un hexedited iTunes program. Unedit your hosts file. Then reconnect your iPhone.

Let us know if that works.

footsie77 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-17-2007, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fryingdutchman

In iTunes select the restore-option in the iPhonemenu, Holding the select and sleepbutton on the iPhone also sets the phone in restoremode or something. (?)

...thanks for the response, have u tried it yet? do i use the hacked itunes? i hope this will not brick my phone.....

footsie77 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-18-2007, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exNavy

I would guess you would go back to your original un hexedited iTunes program. Unedit your hosts file. Then reconnect your iPhone.

Let us know if that works.

...i hope anyone here who have done it succesfully, please share.... as i've said, don't wanna brick it...

glen.tw · #6 (**permalink**) 07-18-2007, 02:14 AM

I have done it a couple of times, you won't brick it.
First, you need to restore your iTunes.exe and hosts file. This is to make sure you won't active it again after you restore the iPhone. Then connect iPhone to iTunes, select restore option in the iPhonemenu and wait. The iTunes.exe will download restore image (about 90MB) from internet and restore you iPhone (this takes few minutes).

footsie77 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-18-2007, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glen.tw

I have done it a couple of times, you won't brick it.
First, you need to restore your iTunes.exe and hosts file. This is to make sure you won't active it again after you restore the iPhone. Then connect iPhone to iTunes, select restore option in the iPhonemenu and wait. The iTunes.exe will download restore image (about 90MB) from internet and restore you iPhone (this takes few minutes).

thnx "glen.tw"

how do i restore itunes.exe and hosts file?

glen.tw · #8 (**permalink**) 07-18-2007, 02:39 AM

Did you active iPhone yourself? Did you modify iTunes.exe? If no, just ignore it. If yes and you don't have an original copy of iTune.exe, you can just re-install the iTunes. For the hosts file, just remove the line "127.0.0.1 albert.apple.com" from it.

footsie77 · #9 (**permalink**) 07-18-2007, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glen.tw

Did you active iPhone yourself? Did you modify iTunes.exe? If no, just ignore it. If yes and you don't have an original copy of iTune.exe, you can just re-install the iTunes. For the hosts file, just remove the line "127.0.0.1 albert.apple.com" from it.

glen.tw! thnx again for the quick reply!
...i activated the fone myself by modifying itunes with the complicated step by step process...
can i just uninstall the hacked itunes that i have and re-install a new one from the apple site?

exNavy · #10 (**permalink**) 07-18-2007, 05:33 AM

Why are you having so much trouble doing the steps you performed before in reverse order? Glen told you exactly what to do, so do it.

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