just posted about possibly bricking my phone while trying to go from 1.0.2 to 1.1.1. i figured i would start a new thread because eventually my iphone gave me this screen. it takes me to the original activation screen with the earth photo on it and that error message listed in the subject. i tried to check my firmware version in the field test and it just gives me the LCD panel info. next to firmware it is just blank. anybody have this happen before?

you need to connect to ibrickr and re-restore to 1.0.2. ibrickr is THE ONLY PROGRAM you can use. right now your modem and WiFi are out so you have no way to SSH to your phone. you need to restore with ibrickr, then install terminal on your phone from ibrickr, then use ibrickr to upload ICE03.14.08_G.eep, ICE03.14.08_G.fls, ieraser and secpack to usr/bin Now you need to open terminal from the iphone and :
cd /
cd System
cd Library
cd LaunchDaemons
now that you are in the correct directory type this:launchctl unload com.apple.CommCenter.plist
If all goes well it will think for a split second and then you will get no errors (and no confirmation!). Terminal just gives you a command prompt like normal again. Lots of people get the error “No Such Process.” if this happens type:
rm com.apple.CommCenter.plist to delete it. Don’t worry that you are deleting it because you can download it here so once this is all done you can reupload it using iBrickr. Also if you deleted com.apple.CommCenter.plist REBOOT YOUR PHONE NOW. Sometimes it takes quite a while to reboot. It’s my guess that the iPhone OS is looking around for the file. Just sit tight and it will return to it’s normal screen eventually.
Once you are done sorting out how to kill the com.apple.CommCenter.plist problem navigate to your /usr/bin directory. You can type this into your terminal: cd /usr/bin
Type chmod 0755 * (this will set up the correct permissions for the files you are about to access).
Also, type this: chmod +x ieraser & : chmod +x bbupdater
Now type this: ./bbupdater -v to find out what firmware you are running. If your iPhone was messed up in the same way mine was it will ping the baseband for a while and either return nothing or end on “issuing +xgendata.” This is fine. Also if you receive the error telling you comm center is in use this is because you didn’t correctly kill the plist mentioned above so keep trying it until it works!
Execute the following to erase your baseband: ./ieraser. This will completely erase what is left on your baseband. We’re almost done.
Execute the following to reflash your baseband: ./bbupdater -e ICE03.14.08_G.eep -f ICE03.14.08_G.fls. A lot of people on the IRC Channels claim that this won’t work for a stock 1.1.1 iPhone. It will. Let the process run all the way through. If you get an error check that the secpack doesn’t have a hidden extension of ‘.bin’ at the end. This will cause it to fail.
Type: ./bbupdater -v and if everything is right it will ping your firmware and return your version as 3.14.08. You did it!
Finally - let’s not forget about our friend com.apple.CommCenter.plist. Copy the file back to the /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ using iBrickr.
Reboot. Your wifi works… Your sound now works… Your vibration now works… Nice Going.
Final Step: You now have a factory fresh 1.0.2 iPhone. To make your iPhone completely factory fresh you should probably update it to 1.1.1. From there you can follow one of the many simple tutorials online to try to unlock it again.

http://www.winandmac.com/mobile/ipho...via-downgrade/

here you go.

I never got my wifi and BT to come back even after this process with the same error you had.

nothing of these solutions will work. Ive tried several times all of this and nothing

good god that seems really difficult. that may be because i have never used ibrickr or the terminal through the iphone. this is going to be tough to find a computer running windows since i have a mac and all of my friends who have windows have old beat up PCs that barely work. if anyone else can offer any tips to these previous posts i would love to hear them before i give this a shot. thanks everyone!

more easy dude: put the phone in DFU mode, fire up iTunes and restore a clean 1.1.2 (iTunes will say "Restore and Upgrade").

the phone will come back to life.

later, you can downgrade to 1.1.1, jailbreak, oktoprep and so on...

Originally Posted by courtstarr24

good god that seems really difficult. that may be because i have never used ibrickr or the terminal through the iphone. this is going to be tough to find a computer running windows since i have a mac and all of my friends who have windows have old beat up PCs that barely work. if anyone else can offer any tips to these previous posts i would love to hear them before i give this a shot. thanks everyone!

Use the Mac can do. For my experience, it is much easier.

Try this:

http://www.modmyifone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10461

Then do this:

http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13170

Brought a couple back to life with it. Long process but it works!

how do i get into DFU mode and into itunes? that sounds like a reallu dumb question lol. i can get into DFU mode through independence. but then i tunes doesnt recognize my phone, even if i open or close it. it only recognizes it if i unplug it and plug it back in, which then takes me out of DFU mode (i think). independence shows on the bottom of the window that it is searching for iphone where it used to say iphone connected in DFU mode.