Force restore will not work; iTunes does not "see" phone
Following the directions on iFixit I can get my 1st Gen iPhone to display the connect to iTunes graphic, but when I connect it to my Mac iTunes does not "see" the iPhone, so I can't restore it. I tried two different USB ports and two different USB cables to be sure the issue wasn't the connection (and anyway both ports and cables work fine with my iPad).
Suggestions?