Hey,

I've acquired a used iPhone 3G, but when I went to use it it was stuck in a constant boot loop. I managed to semi fix that by going into recovery mode. Now when I try to restore the phone to any firmware (3.0 and up, including 4.0 beta - I registered as a developer), I see a progress bar on the iPhone, then it resets and I get Error 9.

I've tried different USB ports, different computers (Macs and PCs), different firmwares, different cables, uninstalling & reinstalling iTunes (even different versions), both recovery and DFU modes, and even tried blackra1n with 3.1.2 and nothing seems to fix it. Here are the details of the device:

iTunes version: 9.1.1.12 (but also tried other versions, including 8.0.2)
iPhone OS version: unsure but trying to restore to any version to get working.
Platform: OS X
OS Version: 10.6.3

I do not know if this iPhone was jailbroken before I received it, but judging from the personality of the guy I got it from, I'd say chances are it wasn't.

iTunes update log:
2010-05-19 11:33:33.000 iTunes - Anonymous - Smw5Xzbc - Pastebin.com

Here is what I get from iRecovery (PS: I can't seem to get any commands in iRecovery to work, other than reboot):
iRecovery - Recovery Utility f - Anonymous - SYhqHZxR - Pastebin.com

Extra info: I even tried doing a firmware restore using xcode and same thing happens - progress bar on iphone then it restarts, Xcode gives me "NAND communication error"

Any help would be appreciated!

i got the same problem. warranty already expired. well ill probably just wait for the 4G. hope someone can make a program to fix this recovery loop.

I may have a solution for you. You have the "waiting for NAND" problem. Need to get a pwnagetool custom IPSW and then you need to replace the ramdisk with a tweaked one.

Thanks Olethros. i dont have a mac. can i used snowbreeze? can you also help me on how to replace the ramdisk with a tweaked one. do i need to select the expert mode? thanks again in advance.

Originally Posted by andrioken

Thanks Olethros. i dont have a mac. can i used snowbreeze? can you also help me on how to replace the ramdisk with a tweaked one. do i need to select the expert mode? thanks again in advance.

sn0wbreeze will probably work (we don't support sn0wbreeze here as the author has demonstrated repeatedly that he can't be trusted or always truthful)

it didnt work. ill use my friends mac maybe this weekend. can u give me instruction on using pwnagetool custom IPSW. thanks again for the fast reply.

I'll try using a custom ipsw file, but how do I replace the ramdisk and where do I find a tweaked one? Thanks for your help.

So far still stuck with same problem. Have gotten a little further with Olethros's help (will post pastebin later) but still stuck with same problem.

Anyway to wipe the phone and start with a clean slate, or will that even help?

Originally Posted by hawkeye_2883

So far still stuck with same problem. Have gotten a little further with Olethros's help (will post pastebin later) but still stuck with same problem.

Anyway to wipe the phone and start with a clean slate, or will that even help?

I haven't been able to help much more with this. The fixes I have tried have not worked.

One suggestion from msft.guy was to try restoring to iOS4GM (pwnagetool/custom IPSW).

i got same problem too. mines giving error 14 when trying to recover and stuck to the itunes logo. iphone capacity and software version is also not showing up/BLANK when connecting to itunes. i better wait for the os4 and give it a try.