I bought an iphone 3G 8GB off ebay and when it arrived i updated and restored it without checking if the wifi was working or not. anyway after update and restore i ran blackra1n still without checking if the wifi worked or not.
The case is now the wifi is greyed and i can't do anything about it. i did a reset network settings.. i restored to original firmware and restored again with custom firmwares many times with no luck. i have been looking on the internet for a while but most of the tutorials are for 1. gen iphones. i have firmware 3.2.1 with modem firmware 05.11.07

i need to know if it's a hardware issue and how i can test if it is and how to fix it.

any ideas?

Thanks

Originally Posted by dj_beirut

I bought an iphone 3G 8GB off ebay and when it arrived i updated and restored it without checking if the wifi was working or not. anyway after update and restore i ran blackra1n still without checking if the wifi worked or not.
The case is now the wifi is greyed and i can't do anything about it. i did a reset network settings.. i restored to original firmware and restored again with custom firmwares many times with no luck. i have been looking on the internet for a while but most of the tutorials are for 1. gen iphones. i have firmware 3.2.1 with modem firmware 05.11.07

i need to know if it's a hardware issue and how i can test if it is and how to fix it.

Look at the boot messages via

Code:

syslog

see if you get one of the problems described in this wiki post.

Wifi Problems - The iPhone Wiki

The 2G wifi problems are completely unrelated to the 3G/3GS wifi problems.

Thanks for the reply...

i don't know how to check the syslog!
can you please explain how to do it or refer me to an article on how to do it?

Originally Posted by dj_beirut

Thanks for the reply...

i don't know how to check the syslog!
can you please explain how to do it or refer me to an article on how to do it?

There is a sbsettings toggle to turn on and off syslog search Cydia for "Syslog Toggle"

be careful to only turn it on when you need it, as it will fill up the disk quickly.

The contents (when the toggle is on) will be at

Code:

/var/log/syslog

I suggest that you grab this file using iPhone Browser or your favourite AFC2 client and view the contents on your desktop computer.

case is that i don't have a connection on the phone so i can't access stuff from cydia.. and i can't connect to the phone. The only thing i can use is DiskAid.

Originally Posted by dj_beirut

case is that i don't have a connection on the phone so i can't access stuff from cydia.. and i can't connect to the phone. The only thing i can use is DiskAid.

Okay, not a problem.. just requires a few restarts.. I would recommend not installing everything at once. Especially recommend installing Mobile Sustrate by itself.

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=5730
http://apt.saurik.com/debs/mobilesub...honeos-arm.deb
http://apt.bigboss.us.com/onepackage...sbsettings&db=
http://apt.bigboss.us.com/onepackage...ngssyslogd&db=

i did what you said but there is no reference to the errors.. i can paste or send you the syslog if you like..

Originally Posted by dj_beirut

i did what you said but there is no reference to the errors.. i can paste or send you the syslog if you like..

You need a syslog from a reboot to see these messages.
Put the syslog on pastebin.com

Alright..

here is a copy of the syslog on reboot..

pastebin - collaborative debugging tool

Originally Posted by dj_beirut

Alright..

here is a copy of the syslog on reboot..

pastebin - collaborative debugging tool

You definitely have the wifi problem...

#Jan 19 15:55:07 MyPhone-3Gs SpringBoard[29]: WiFi: Consulting "no-sdio-devices" property.
#Jan 19 15:55:07 MyPhone-3Gs SpringBoard[29]: ERROR: WiFi device not found.

There is no known fix for this... you are also using blacksn0w which makes it much more likely you will experience this problem.