Help with restoring iTouch 3G after jailbreak with blackra1n

Hey guys, I am having extreme problems after jailbreaking my itouch third generation with blackra1n. Everytime I restart (not resuming from standby) the itouch, it goes into recovery mode. The only way I can get it out of this state is to re-run blackra1n but the problem still occurs when I restart the itouch. I tried to use the recovery button in iTunes but it says “the ipod could not be restored because the firmware is not compatible” and I am certain I have the correct firmware file. Can anyone please assist me in reinstalling the default 3.1.1 firmware?
The name of the firmware file is iPod3,1_3.1.1_7C145_Restore.ipsw
Thank you,
Answer #1
Did you try putting it into DFU mode? Google it, do it and if it fails when trying to restore to a ‘stock’ firmware, then make a custom firmware bundle and restore to that instead, from DFU mode.
Good luck
Answer #2
hope this answers your question, its a tethered jailbreak, this should explain. this is a tethered jailbreak. That means if you turn your device off and you want to turn it back on your have to plug it up to the computer and run Blackra1n again to get it to reboot.)
– If you have problems with the program getting stuck on connect to itunes mode(recovery mode) close the program, reboot your device by hold home and power for 20 seconds and try the program again no matter what state your device is in.
– If you have an iPod Touch 3G (if it was bought after September 9th this is a tethered jailbreak. That means if you turn your device off and you want to turn it back on your have to plug it up to the computer and run Blackra1n again to get it to reboot.)
– If your new iPod Touch 2G/3G 8g model number starts with MB it’ll work, if your model starts with MC it won’t. Go to Settings – General – About to see your model number.
– If you get stuck at the part where it says “going into recovery mode” and it stops doing anything, manually put it in recovery mode.
Answer #3
Thanks a lot guys. I finally got it working after hooking it up to my desktop computer and doing the restore on there. Looks like iTunes was failing on my computer.
@: Yes, I did but iTunes still refused to restore it until I hooked it up to my desktop.
@: Thanks for breaking it down for me. I thought once it was jailbroken, it will always remain that way.
Also, does anyone know of a jailbreak that isn’t tethered? (So I can turn off my iTouch without having to connect it to my computer to start it back up)
Thanks.
Answer #4
There is no jailbreak for the iTouch 3g/iPhone 3G[S] running 3.1.2 that isn’t tethered.