Today I was wandering around aimlessly at Old Navy, minding my own business while my Girlfriend maxed out her credit cards on clothing, sending a few texts here and there.
Out of nowhere, my text messaging on my phone would crash, similar to the crash you experience with many of the 3rd party apps. I haven't seen this before on any Apple Designed Apps, so it surprised me! I went to resend the text, and my phone restarted.
Lo and Behold, upon restart, I was unable to complete the startup! The phone brought me to the recovery mode loop, which(from my reading online, I haven't had it happen before) typically happens when you try to jailbreak or update your iPhone. The majority of the information I gathered online said it happens when you unplug your phone mid-update, or mess up your jailbreak process.
The best part, I haven't found another example of a user simply having the issue pop up in the middle of nowhere. I certainly wasn't jailbreaking my iPhone in an Old Navy store.
I went through the typical diagnostic hassle that people go through with personal electronics, googling everything I could think of and watching youtube videos by 12 year old kids, who copied guides off of other websites while wearing a funny colored hat.
Anyways, none of the 10 or so methods I tried were helpful at all.
Any ideas?
I DO have apple care for the phone, but the main issue is that I NEED to recover the information stored on the phone. If it were as simple as restoring it to factory settings, I'd have done it by now. I have legal documentation as well as contact information on the phone that I am otherwise unable to recover.
Thanks guys.
iPhone 3GS woes, another Crapple bites the dust.
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iPhone 3GS woes, another Crapple bites the dust.
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'12 Challenger R/T + STP - 3.92 w/ LSD, JG Cam, headers, SkipShift delete, Clutch Delay Valve delete, Hurst STS, RAM Clutch Adjuster, StopTech 6 Piston Brakes, Sticky Nittos, 435 WHP
Kid Hauler:
'08 Suburban LT 4WD - TVS 1900 Blower, LF SC Cam, headers, AFM delete, true 5" lift, 33x12s, 523 WHP
First Love:
'92 GS 5 spd - Straightneck KL/67mm TB, MegaSquirt/Coilpacks, 5 lugs/Speed6 brakes/FD wheels, wiretuck, coilovers, headers, AEM WB, Borla
Deleted: VAF/Power Steering/Air Conditioning/EGR/ABS/Auto Seatbelts/etc
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Re: iPhone 3GS woes, another Crapple bites the dust.
You dont synck it with itunes? No way to back the whole thing up?
I suggest an android device so you can back an image of your phone . :O
I suggest an android device so you can back an image of your phone . :O
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MX-3 w/ curved neck millenia klde, boosted @ 5 psi. /bov and wastegate are good!/ nitto drag radial/ gutted interior/ millenia red top injectors, vortech fmu/aem wideband/ all bolts ons/ Car put together 100% by me. Mechanic? who needs a mechanic? ew.. real men work on their own cars!
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Re: iPhone 3GS woes, another Crapple bites the dust.
I do back certain things up, but other things can't be backed up with iTunes.
I'll look into software for storing a full image, although I don't know enough about it to make my own. The texts and voicemails are the hard part, and they're the only things I truly needed. The rest was inconvenient, but not damaging.
I bit the bullet and just restored it to factory image, because I don't have another phone to use. Lesson learned, I'll take photos of anything important.
I'll look into software for storing a full image, although I don't know enough about it to make my own. The texts and voicemails are the hard part, and they're the only things I truly needed. The rest was inconvenient, but not damaging.
I bit the bullet and just restored it to factory image, because I don't have another phone to use. Lesson learned, I'll take photos of anything important.
Daily:
'12 Challenger R/T + STP - 3.92 w/ LSD, JG Cam, headers, SkipShift delete, Clutch Delay Valve delete, Hurst STS, RAM Clutch Adjuster, StopTech 6 Piston Brakes, Sticky Nittos, 435 WHP
Kid Hauler:
'08 Suburban LT 4WD - TVS 1900 Blower, LF SC Cam, headers, AFM delete, true 5" lift, 33x12s, 523 WHP
First Love:
'92 GS 5 spd - Straightneck KL/67mm TB, MegaSquirt/Coilpacks, 5 lugs/Speed6 brakes/FD wheels, wiretuck, coilovers, headers, AEM WB, Borla
Deleted: VAF/Power Steering/Air Conditioning/EGR/ABS/Auto Seatbelts/etc
'12 Challenger R/T + STP - 3.92 w/ LSD, JG Cam, headers, SkipShift delete, Clutch Delay Valve delete, Hurst STS, RAM Clutch Adjuster, StopTech 6 Piston Brakes, Sticky Nittos, 435 WHP
Kid Hauler:
'08 Suburban LT 4WD - TVS 1900 Blower, LF SC Cam, headers, AFM delete, true 5" lift, 33x12s, 523 WHP
First Love:
'92 GS 5 spd - Straightneck KL/67mm TB, MegaSquirt/Coilpacks, 5 lugs/Speed6 brakes/FD wheels, wiretuck, coilovers, headers, AEM WB, Borla
Deleted: VAF/Power Steering/Air Conditioning/EGR/ABS/Auto Seatbelts/etc