Comments on: iOS: Everything about DFU and Recovery Mode

By: joe

joe — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:19:13 +0000

My iPad comes up with error 4042…

By: Patricia Chamberlain

Patricia Chamberlain — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:30:07 +0000

In reply to Sasha. My iPad will not turn on at all. I tried everything, hard start, starting and connecting with iTunes, nothing is working, any suggestions?

By: J

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 13:54:25 +0000

Still stuck in recovery mode all the time. Tried both update and recover and both seem to go through the process but always fails about 75% on the progress bar. Tried other computers with no luck. Ipad 7th generation still stays in recovery mode.

By: AJHON

AJHON — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 23:08:53 +0000

How do I fix a iPad 2 it won’t work it hasn’t been touched for a long time.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 16:58:41 +0000

I have an older iPad–not sure which model, to be honest, but it has a home button. The only thing the iPad can do is show the white Apple logo on a black screen. When I power it up, the Apple logo appears and remains; at exactly 60 seconds, the logo flickers once, very briefly. This continues as long as I leave it on, with the flicker every 60 seconds. Once in this state, I can’t turn the iPad off with a long press of the power button, I have to do a hard power down by holding down the power and home buttons. I have tried to put it into recovery mode, but there is no response from the unit and it doesn’t show up in Finder (I’m running Catalina). I have tried to put it into DFU mode, but I get nothing but an Apple logo again as if I just turned it out. (When I follow your instructions, the Apple logo goes on momentarily when I press the home button after holding down the power button for three seconds; it goes off, then re-appears when I let go of the power button after the ten-second count.) At no time during the process does the iPad appear in Finder, nor does System Information acknowledge that an item is plugged into the USB port. I have similarly tried it with a Windows 10 machine and it’s not getting picked up.

So in summary, it has power but it doesn’t do anything. The buttons all seem to work, as does the lightning port. I’d like to avoid a visit to an Apple Store because it’s certainly out of warranty and the nearest store is an hour away. Any help would be appreciated! THANK YOU!

By: vuong Tran

vuong Tran — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:07:32 +0000

Hi,
I have tried to do this, but my iPhone 6 wont even show iTunes symbol or lightning symbol. all i see is a white screen with the apple logo. and if i let go it just turns itself on. I have downloaded iTunes, but my windows 10 pc can’t seems to find my iPhone 6, other iDevices can connect to the same pc. the iPhone 6 does charge, but there is not a single sign of my iPhone 6 on my pc. i have tried to search for unidentified devices, but even there i can’t find it. really nothing.

i hope you can help me with this problem and hope to hear soon of you,

By: Frans Rotinsulu

Frans Rotinsulu — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 02:44:21 +0000

Hi,

thanks for this post.
very helpful and indeed useful.
Keep sharing!

God bless!

By: Elizabeth Jones

Elizabeth Jones — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:30:35 +0000

In reply to Jill. Hi Jill, When you update via iTunes in recovery mode, it updates to the latest iOS compatible with your iPad model. For your iPad, that is iOS 9.3.5

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 19:30:36 +0000

Hi,
My iPad2,2 is frozen on the restart apple.

I tried charging and holding the power button to get the red slide but nothing.

Tried your hold the 2 buttons and got recovery mode and it shows up in iTunes.

I would like to Update (no recent backup 🙁 ) Will it update to the original iOS?

By: Camden

Camden — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 03:03:51 +0000

I did this and it seemed like it was working but on the final step it told be there was an error and iTunes couldn’t restore the iphone

By: Cool guy

Cool guy — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 10:00:41 +0000

Thanks

By: Elle

Elle — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 00:55:34 +0000

My iPad still wont turn on(wont even show iTunes symbol or lightning symbol)

By: Sasha

Sasha — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 09:59:29 +0000

My iPad doesn’t change

By: Sama

Sama — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:54:39 +0000

While following the steps, even though it shows downloading and restoring in this iphone, there is nothing on my phone screen. Is it how it’s supposed to be?

By: RECSica

RECSica — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 10:57:05 +0000

Be sure – Do not panic!

In most situations, deleted data can reanimate – even if you have cleared the trash or did not use the trash when deleting files.

For effective resuscitation lost data very important execute some activities. Do not be discouraged – for this, it is not necessary to be an expert in the field of information technology, you also do not need to pay hundreds of dollars to a specialist professional for the restoration of your lost information.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 17:08:53 +0000

In reply to Bisa.

Hi Bisa,

Are you trying Recovery or DFU mode or just restarting your iPad Pro? Is the device experiencing problems other than this passcode issue?

If you’re simply trying to restart your iPad Pro, try charging it overnight via its original charger and connected to a wall outlet (not a computer port) and then performing a forced restart by pressing and holding both the Home and Power buttons at the same time and maintain this hold until the Apple Logo appears on-screen, then release the buttons. See if you are now able to enter your passcode successfully.

If the problem persists or if you’re having issues in DFU or Recovery Mode, let us know.

Liz

By: Bisa

Bisa — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 17:16:52 +0000

My iPad Pro is locked with a strange green screen which says Enter Passcode” and with “Touch ID requires your passcode whenIPad restarts”. Below it is a line with 6 circles for the numbers. Underneath that is the keypad with the numbers. But when I startmentering the passcode, a circle appears around the number, which does NOT register in the numbers line. when I entrr the full passcode, nothing happens.

By: DAV

DAV — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 03:23:03 +0000

HOW EASY IS IT TO DAMAGE THE ELEMENTS IN CHARGER SOCKET ON IPAD 4MINI AND HOW MANY METAL STRIPS AR THEIR IN THE SLOT THINK SOMES BEEN DAMAGED AS KIDS TRIED SQUEEZING STANDASD SAMSUNG CHARGER INTO IT BE NICE IF U HAD DIAGRAM TO COMPARE TO

By: SK

SK — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 16:02:31 +0000

In reply to Jm.

Hi JM,

Sorry to hear that your iPad is getting error 4104–that stinks! Error 4014 often appear when iTunes detects a hardware problem – usually a faulty cable or a faulty port.

Try changing the USB port that you connect to the iPad. If that doesn’t help, change your lightning cable that you use to connect the iPad to the iPad.

A couple of readers discovered that creating a new user (administrator) account on their computer and then initiating DFU Mode worked for them.

If that doesn’t help, try updating from another computer which has the latest iTunes installed. Hopefully, you have an iCloud backup to restore your data. But you may have to set it up as new and then connect to your Apple ID to download apps and any other data associated with your Apple ID.

Good luck. Hope one of these works for you! Let us know.

By: Jm

Jm — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 13:44:48 +0000

The laptop is now saying Ipad could not be restored unknown error 4014.