iphone 3g error code 1015

[colimanut]

I have an iphone 3g that was unlocked by my cell phone provider not a jailbreak Now when I try and restore the phone I get an error 1015 message that the phone can not be restored. The phone is connected to a a mac mini running 10.7.5

There are many people on the net that claim to know how to fix this probelm, but most are PC users can anyone help please.

Thanks

 

[Rihanna Robyn]

Error 1015 is a very common error. So, how to fix it just follow the steps:

1. When you get the error message just click “ok”. And close itunes.

2. On your iphone you will see the image of USB cable connecting to itunes

Avoid error 3194:

Windows

1. Click Start menu > Locate Notepad > Right click and select “Run as administrator”.
2. Enter your administrator password.
3. In notepad click “File” > Open > browse the folder c:\windows\system32\drivers\tc and select host file. if you don’t find your host file, select “all files” instead of file text “(*.txt)” )
4. In the host file add “74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com” at the end (id yu already have an online gs.apple.com delete it) at the bottom of the file > Save file > exit notepad.

Mac OS X :

1. Launch terminal > input the command “sudo/Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit/ etc/hosts” > enter you administrator password.
2. The text application open the hosts file. In host add “74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com” at the end of file > save > quit text edit.