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    Bricked M1 MBP: can't access DFU mode/restore

    Dear community, I have a MacBook Pro M1 13" that shows the error "support.apple.com/mac/restore". I want to access it in DFU mode with my 14" MacBook Pro M1 Pro, but I always fail. The MBP 13" shows up in the Apple Configurator, but I think that it is not in DFU mode because a picture of the...
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    iPod touch iPod Touch DFU mode unrecognized in iTunes

    Hi, I'm facing a weird situation, where iTunes gives the following message when I try to restore my iPod Touch 3rd gen: "The iPod was previously in DFU mode, but restarted and is no longer in DFU mode. To restore this iPod from DFU mode, disconnect it and place it in DFU mode again" As you can...
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    (DFU) Upgrade/Install from Windows + Apple Configurator 2

    Is it possible to upgrade Big Sur to Monterey from another machine which is not a Mac? Apple Configurator 2 is available for Windows too. Or is there something special about the Mac Hardware so it won't work from a Windows machine? Is USB-C to USB-C strictly required or can you also use some...
  4. maverick28

    Is it possible to update or tweak the USB_A-to-HDMI adapter firmware to make it compatible with a Mac?

    I bought a USB 3.0 (USB-A) to HDMI adapter but was too late to notice it wouldn't work with Mac - Windows only; as such my Mac simply won't recognize my Sony TV. Unfortunately a return is not possible due to the damaged package, so I thought since there's the Device Firmware Update mode which is...
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    Latest supplemental update

    Hey everyone I posted a thread the other day about my MBP being completely unresponsive and after some research about the T2 chip and learning that you can use a bridgeOS I was able to get my hands on a host computer to attempt to revive my computer. Both the computers have Catalina installed...
  6. seitsme

    5s stuck in apple logo in -5C temp. what was the cause

    hello, I give a log of what happened to my iphone 5s and i would like to ask you to post possibilities of problem that caused this kind of crash on iphone. Was it indeed the low temperature ? This restarts took over 24H a day... until logo became stuck on screen, my iphone 5s started rebooting...
  7. Sovon Halder

    iPhone 7/Plus My 2 Days Old Phone Won't Start

    Bought an iPhone 7 (iOS 11.4.1) last Thursday. This afternoon I connected it to my (10.14.1 Mojave) MacBook Pro 2017 13" TB (with a USB-C dongle) to save a few BLOBS with the ECID in tsschecker. Then hit the update in itunes. It downloaded the iOS which took some time but after that it does the...
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    Other FIX? VZW connectivity + charging issues

    Hi all, Thought I'd share this bit of info regarding both Verizon LTE connectivity issues and the charging nonsense when XS Max is idle. Whilst I originally thought my unit was flawless, I realized that I was affected by both issues I mentioned above and have been debated here and beyond for...
  9. writevli

    iPhone How to bypass iCloud's Activation Lock?

    I bought a 2nd hand phone (which is probably stolen), I set the iPhone SE into DFU mode and restored it with iTunes. After the set up screen, once it connects to Wi-Fi, the phone remains in “Find My iPhone“ mode and asks for iCloud username & password of the previous/first owner. Anyway to...
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    DFU Restore and error (14)

    I press the power button to boot my iPad Air ver1. The Apple logo comes up for 10sec and then goes away. The iPad will not boot. I tried to do a DFU Restore but not even that worked. I got an error (14) msg. I dont k know what to do, can anyone help?
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    IPhone 7 Stuck In Recovery Mode No Way Out

    Hello, So about a week and a half ago my phone started to display "no service" and "searching" in the top left. It started off subtle, but after a day or two my phone was a brick without wifi. Even under settings it said my phone number was unknown and I had no carrier (I have verizon). It...
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    Entering DFU—Defect Homebutton

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    dfu restore and app data

    Hello, I am about to perform a dfu restore on my iPhone ‘cause lately I’ve been experiencing battery problems (phone turns off before reaching 1%), and having excluded other possible causes I am assuming it’s a firmware-related issue. Not having performed such an operation before on my device...
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    iPhone Cannot Enter DFU/Recovery Mode After Erase All Content and Settings

    My friend gave her old iPhone 3GS 32GB to me and I was anxious to use it, I was charging it like 2-3 hours and then, it works 100% fine but just kind of looks old since it was never used like for 3 years and got stored in a drybox. The device was jailbroken since it had a Cydia app but since I...
  15. Mason Dulemba

    iPhone 4 wont complete restore

    I have an iPhone 4 (iPhone 3,1), I reset all content and settings (Was working fine, a friend just wanted me to clear its memory before he gave it to me, after it reset, i was going through the setup process and when i got past the country selection in the setup process, it asked me to connect...
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    Stuck in DFU Mode - iPhone 4 Challenge.

    I challenge anybody to please fix my phone! Ok so I've spent quite a lot of time searching and trying various programs to kick it out of DFU mode but nothing has been successful. My iPhone 4 is in DFU mode - not recovery mode. My home button is not working so i cant use the button method -...
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    iPod iPod Touch TOTALLY DEAD?

    My girlfriend found a 4th gen (I think) 8GB iPod Touch at hers which wouldn't switch on. We tried leaving it plugged in all day to see if it would accept a charge, still nothing. I've connected it to my MacBook and opened iTunes, can't get it to respond even to put into DFU mode. I've tried all...
  18. demonguy

    iPhone How does ios verify the firmware when restoring?

    As far as i know, ios restore firmware following these steps transfer ios ipsw firmware into iphone. iphone calculate firmware hash, and generate a random number itunes transfer this hash and random number to apple server if this firmware is legal, then return signature. iphone then verify the...
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    iPhone Help - Jailbreak restore

    I have an iphone 5c that is jailbroken (I wasn't aware of this). anyway, I was having some issues with the phone 'searching' for service, so I did a factory reset. From there I as not able to activate the phone. After trying numerous things, I put the phone into recovery mode, tried to...
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    iPhone 1st gen bricked?

    I was trying to software unlock my iPhone 2g with an old version of redsn0w (9.2), which I've done before on other phone 2G's and it worked fine. Everything was running smoothly and bootneuter 2.1 had just come up on the phone but it was taking longer than normal and seemed to be stuck so I...