4.3.1 broke iPhone 4 (not jailbroken) and now stuck trying to restore

[jeejeebu]

I was trying to update my not-jailbroken iPhone 4 to 4.3.1 and it didn't work. I got an error message and the phone had the connect to iTunes message. I tried to restore and there was another failure. I tried to restore again and now it seems to just be frozen. I don't want to disconnect or force quit iTunes for fear of doing more harm, but what should I do? The progress bar has been frozen in the same spot for 15 minutes now.

 

[nathanschafer]

Having exactly the same problem. Itunes error 1013??

I am taking it into apple on thursday....

 

[Ivan P]

I had the except same issue, except same iPhone model, exact same software version - I had to use another computer and put my phone into DFU mode just to be able to update, otherwise error 1013 would keep popping up.

 

[pigglett]

Mines has done exactly the same this morning

 

[longdogs]

Error 1013 means that your hosts file as been messed with (possibly by tiny umbrella). You'll need to edit it to remove references to gs.apple.com . Search and you'll find instructions on how to do that.

 

[xyfish]

its the same for me, with error 1013. I got over by downloading a new copy of itunes on another pc & restoring there..