I used this method to update my iPhone 3G today and it worked well (a normal upgrade appeared to hang on the back-up phase).
After the Restore process was complete all working as expected - so far. Paul Owen > From: Pat Wilson <patwil...@patw.net> > Reply-To: <smug@googlegroups.com> > Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:04:06 +0100 > To: <smug@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: [sussex_mug] iOS4 advice > > Hi Catherine > > By all accounts this method works: > > http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11734749#11734749 > > Pat > > Catherine Hunt wrote: >> Thank you to everyone for your helpful advice. The outcome is that I have now >> tried twice to install the update. The first time, after about 12 hours of it >> hanging on backup, I stopped it. I restarted it a bit later, and left it to >> its own devices overnight. This morning it was still hanging on the backup, >> so I left it alone. The next time I went to the computer it said that the >> sync was complete, but, in fact, it hasn't installed 4.0. >> >> So - I'm back to square one, and I'm going to try again in a few weeks time. >> I had been looking forward to having folders, but, hey, I'll just continue >> using Spotlight to find my apps. >> >> Thank you again! >> >> Best wishes >> Catherine >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to s...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
