Update: After several hours of waiting, the iPhone 2.0 software update finally resolved itself. It recognized where it left off in the installation, re-started it, and finished. I now am running the 2.0 OS on a first-gen iPhone.
While I expect the installation process to improve — as demands on the servers decrease — I have one word of advice for those who have yet to upgrade: patience.
Patience is something we need for the entire iPhone experience — from MobileMe, to the App Store, to the 2.0 OS upgrade, to waiting in life to buy and activate an iPhone 3G.
My original post
It’s happened to me. My iPhone is bricked.
The iPhone 2.0 software upgrade bricked my iPhone.
And here I thought I was home free.
I started the morning by checking for the software upgrade. Cool. It was there. It took a while to download the 218.2 MB upgrade, then the iPhone went through its various installation tasks.
When it went to connect to the iTunes Store for what I presume was re-activation, the phone hung. I got the follow error message, which continues to plague me.
At first I thought iTunes was down with all the upgrade activity going on today. I disconnected, check iTunes — it was there — and then reconnected.
I’m still bricked.
But I’m not the only one. The blog Crave notes that the iPhone 2.0 update is wreaking havoc on first-gen devices.
I expect the iTunes servers are being bombarded with requests. I’m sympathetic to the problem. But I really don’t care. My phone is bricked and unusable. I need it.
What’s going to happen next? Will this fix easily? Today is NOT the day to go visit the Genius Bar at the Apple Store.
Update: If I leave my iPhone connected to try re-connecting later, my computer crashes. So the process is now: connect, hang, disconnect, reconnect, repeat.
See also Apple’s MobileMe problems: Surprisingly, Apple botches the debut of MobileMe. Where is it?
Update II: But, hey, MobileMe is now working! At least I can play around with it until the iPhone woes are solved.
