does resetting make me loose the unlock???

[YANNISS2009]

thanx for your time to read this.

i have unlocked iphone 4 version 4.0.2 baseband 1.59 . if i reset to a factory setting will i loose the unlock . and i have to do it again ? thanx .

 

[DannyBoy]

thanx for your time to read this.

i have unlocked iphone 4 version 4.0.2 baseband 1.59 . if i reset to a factory setting will i loose the unlock . and i have to do it again ? thanx .

Yes, if you restore you will havetoo use the guide to preserve the baseband so you can still use ultrasn0w.

 

[YANNISS2009]

thanx danny always here for us thanx / i will reset and start from zero jailbreaking and unlocking.

 

[Bobik]

If your phone had 4.0.2 with 1.59 then no need to preserving anything, it will bring it to the original state, then do the jail/unlock as mentioned above. But I found that resetting a jailbroken/unlocked phone sometimes can cause your phone to lock, which will force you to upgrade to 4.1. I would go to cydia and select on make my life easier function this way it will save you shsh blobs in case something goes wrong.

 

[Gregoris]

re giannis greece has them sim free why did you buy it locked?

 

[nik40]

Quoting DEV Team:

"The biggest mistake you can make (and it is a big one!) is lettings iTunes restore to the official IPSW — you’ll lose the unlock and won’t be able to go back! You must use Option-Restore, not just the Restore button by itself. Then navigate to your custom IPSW — not to the stock one!"

Now, having in my case Jb and unlocked 4.01 my question is: what is meant by custom IPSW? I have saved all my shsh blobs from the virgin phone to Cydia etc, before jb and unlocking. I have subsequently downloaded firmware for 4.01 from apple site to my PC (is this not stock firmware?..)

When shift + restore under tiny umbrella server, what is one supposed to use as custom IPSW? This, I beliebe, is of general user interest, i.e. having secured a functional jailbroken and unlocked state, what must one do to back it up and safely return to it at any time. Or, alternatively, how to back up and revert to a pre-jb pre-unlock virgin iphone state using restore. ( So one can hapily and carefree venture and experiment into unknown teritory )

I know, the ingredients of the answer to my question are strewn among relevant sites, but so far, I have failed to find a concise step by step foolproof guideline.

 

[Bobik]

thanx for your time to read this.

i have unlocked iphone 4 version 4.0.2 baseband 1.59 . if i reset to a factory setting will i loose the unlock . and i have to do it again ? thanx .

Yes, if you restore you will havetoo use the guide to preserve the baseband so you can still use ultrasn0w.

yes if you Restore. Also there is a function in your phone called RESET, I think many people confuse the two.