Thread: iPhone 4 - Water damage... Repair in progress

Hardware: iPhone 4.0, IOS 5.0.1

Problem: Water damage. Dropped phone in water.
Action:

• Removed from water and powered off device (it was still working).
• Let dry for >72 hours
• Power on failed.
• Plugged into OSX via USB and got the apple logo... OS did not load. Reboots every minute or so...
• Checked Forums and learned about iRecovery (installed)
• Put iPhone into DFU mode and get this output:

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OSX:~ user123$ iRecovery -s
iRecovery - Recovery Utility
by westbaer
Thanks to pod2g, tom3q, planetbeing and geohot.

[NAND] h2fmiPrintConfig:421 Chip ID 98 E7 94 32 76 55 on FMI0:CE0
[NAND] h2fmiPrintConfig:421 Chip ID 98 E7 94 32 76 55 on FMI0:CE1
[NAND] h2fmiPrintConfig:421 Chip ID 98 E7 94 32 76 55 on FMI1:CE8
[NAND] h2fmiPrintConfig:421 Chip ID 98 E7 94 32 76 55 on FMI1:CE9


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::
:: iBoot for n90ap, Copyright 2011, Apple Inc.
::
:: BUILD_TAG: iBoot-1219.43.32
::
:: BUILD_STYLE: RELEASE
::
:: USB_SERIAL_NUMBER: CPID:8930 CPRV:20 CPFM:03 SCEP:02 BDID:00 ECD:000001E73101C58F IBFL:03 SRNM:[8311268EA4S]
::
=======================================

[FTL:MSG] Apple NAND Driver (AND) RO
[NAND] h2fmiPrintConfig:421 Chip ID 98 E7 94 32 76 55 on FMI0:CE0
[NAND] h2fmiPrintConfig:421 Chip ID 98 E7 94 32 76 55 on FMI0:CE1
[NAND] h2fmiPrintConfig:421 Chip ID 98 E7 94 32 76 55 on FMI1:CE8
[NAND] h2fmiPrintConfig:421 Chip ID 98 E7 94 32 76 55 on FMI1:CE9
[FTL:MSG] FIL_Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] BUF_Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] FPart Init OK]
read new style signature 0x43313131 (line:389)
[FTL:MSG] VSVFL Register [OK]
[WMR:MSG] Metadata whitening is set in NAND signature
[FTL:MSG] VFL Init [OK]
[FTL:MSG] VFL_Open [OK]
[FTL:MSG] YAFTL Register [OK]
[FTL:MSG] FTL_Open [OK]
Boot Failure Count: 1 Panic Fail Count: 0
Entering recovery mode, starting command prompt
gas gauge SWI line low: issuing reset
gas gauge read timed out
gas gauge SWI line low: issuing reset

• Purchased new battery - replaced without success.
• Tried using another battery from a working iPhone just to make sure my replacement battery wasn't faulty. No luck.

Does anyone have any thoughts on what I should try next?

Help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi I fix a friends iphone 3gs with the same problem i removed the motherboard from the water damaged iphone and installed it in an iphone that i new all components worked ie on/off switch charge port etc and it worked fine ,,,,,,then replaced the on/off jackplug volume switch for new parts and the charge port one by one after a bit of trial and error it was working fine . Good Luck The Doc