I have a problem with my 3gs that i have not been able to find an answer to, despite searching all over. The phone has completely died, will no longer charge or boot up. It would no longer charge depsite what i tried. When i plug it it i get nothing, absolutely nothing. Not a battery light, not an Apple logo, nothing. It started with the notorious "not a valid device" error and from there it would not charge. I thought maybe it was lint or somehow it got wet (which it didn't) so i blew it out with compressed air and cleaned the prongs off with a toothpick. Still nothing.
I have tried changing cables, using a usb with my computer, resetting by holding the the power and home button, recovery mode, and nothing has worked. The computer wont even reconize the phone when i plug it in and it just stays black. I also tried restarting my computer with the phone still plugged in and that failed as well.
The phone is running 3.01 still and has worked flawlessly for two years up until now. I have read that people have tried swappin batteries and usually doesn't work either. The only thing that i have in mind that it could possibly be still is the charging port itself. Just curious if ANYONE has any advice on how to fix this or if they have had the same problem.
The main things are that i cant hard reset it and i get no lights on it what so ever. If anyone has any insight i would much appreciate it. Thanks
I have tried changing cables, using a usb with my computer, resetting by holding the the power and home button, recovery mode, and nothing has worked. The computer wont even reconize the phone when i plug it in and it just stays black. I also tried restarting my computer with the phone still plugged in and that failed as well.
The phone is running 3.01 still and has worked flawlessly for two years up until now. I have read that people have tried swappin batteries and usually doesn't work either. The only thing that i have in mind that it could possibly be still is the charging port itself. Just curious if ANYONE has any advice on how to fix this or if they have had the same problem.
The main things are that i cant hard reset it and i get no lights on it what so ever. If anyone has any insight i would much appreciate it. Thanks