Can't jailbreak, iTunes fails to see phone after 1.1.1 update

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
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What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expect iPhone to restart and begin jailbreak. Instead iPhone remains at 
activation screen and 
iNdependence alerts "Failure: Error.  Couldn't read from /dev/rdisk0s1."

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
1.2.5, 10.4.10

Please provide any additional information below.

 This was a virginized phone that had previously been unlocked on 1.0.2, but I'm not sure if 
that's affecting this. I run through the 1.1.1 jailbreak process (DFU, restore 
1.0.2, install SSH and 
patch 1.0.2 for update, update to 1.1.1) and iTunes fails to see the iPhone 
when it's done. 
iNdependence sees the iPhone but is unable to initiate a jailbreak. 
iNdependence is able to restart 
it into DFU mode.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Sidne...@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2007 at 12:44

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It looks like the steps to reproduce were left out. It's described below: I run 
through the full 1.1.1 activation 
process up to the actual jailbreak, at which point it throws the error.

Original comment by Sidne...@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2007 at 12:46

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Just wondering, did you run the pre-1.1.1 upgrade?

Original comment by fish.oce...@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2007 at 4:58

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Yes, I ran through the entire process as detailed in the iNdependence help 
files several times, and ran into this 
same issue each time. After posting this issue, I successfully jailbroke the 
phone manually using SSH to set up 
pre-upgrade and iPHUC to apply the jailbreak.

Original comment by Sidne...@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2007 at 8:59

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SidneySM
how did you activate? although the phone can be jailbroken wont it keep you at 
an
"activate iphone state"?

Original comment by jakes...@gmail.com on 23 Oct 2007 at 2:26

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I attempted activation using iAsign with a backed up lockdownd and activation 
keys from the Dev Team. I 
unfortunately was not successful in this and in the end performed successful 
activation with iNdependence. 
Jailbreaking outside of iNdependence bypassed the bug presented in this ticket.

Original comment by Sidne...@gmail.com on 23 Oct 2007 at 3:26

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I nearly had the same issue. Went through all steps for pre-update and update 
to 1.1.1. Started activation and 
was asked to restart twice. iNdepedence reported Activation successfull 
although the device was still deactivated. 
Right after clicking away the popup a second one appeared, saying jailbreak 
failed. Will try to use iDemocracy for 
jailbreaking tomorrow. I'm giving up right now since I already fought 2 hours 
with SSH - see #170.

Original comment by daniel.h...@googlemail.com on 23 Oct 2007 at 9:05

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I am having the exact same problem as "daniel.hollaender" above.  I did the
pre-update to 1.1.1 and everything went fine.  Then when I load independence 
1.2.5 to
activate is reports activation success which is then followed by another popup 
saying
activation failed.  I downgraded to 1.0.2 using the "special downgrade" as 
instructed
by indenpendence and repeated the process 3 time now.  Now I'm stuck back at 
1.0.2
unlocked and activated saying independence failed to pre-update saying "could 
not
connect to ssh server".

Original comment by kc...@yahoo.com on 25 Oct 2007 at 8:41

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UPDATE - 1.1.1 unlocked/jailbroken/activated Thanks to "sysoverride's" 
directions.

Solution: 
Uninstall SSH
Re-install SSH (using slide to power off/then sleep to wake method) do not use 
reset
Pre-1.1.1 upgrade
Update to 1.1.1
Activate/Jailbreak 1.1.1 (using slide to power off/then sleep to awake method) 
do not
use reset

Good luck.

Original comment by kc...@yahoo.com on 26 Oct 2007 at 5:15