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kdesign7

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Feb 1, 2010
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earth, for now.
Ok so let me explain

I've been on ios 6.0 on my iPad mini for quiet awhile... and I was ok with that. There was just that ONE extra Cydia tweak that I really loved. (amongst Barrel... that's an amazing tweak!)

I can't seem to remove the jailbreak... so that I can restore to the latest firmware, iOS 7.

I'm not new to these forum boards, I love it here! Just haven't posted anything in awhile -- and This one has been giving my head a spin for the last few days... What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

Btw. It started to snow here today.
 
Ok so let me explain

I've been on ios 6.0 on my iPad mini for quiet awhile... and I was ok with that. There was just that ONE extra Cydia tweak that I really loved. (amongst Barrel... that's an amazing tweak!)

I can't seem to remove the jailbreak... so that I can restore to the latest firmware, iOS 7.

I'm not new to these forum boards, I love it here! Just haven't posted anything in awhile -- and This one has been giving my head a spin for the last few days... What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

Btw. It started to snow here today.

Have you tried plugging in to your computer, opening iTunes, and selecting update? That, or back up and hit restore, then restore from your backup.
 
Have you tried plugging in to your computer, opening iTunes, and selecting update? That, or back up and hit restore, then restore from your backup.

I swear to g*d, if thats the case -- Im gonna smack myself hard.

It is downloading now... just over a 1gig.. wow.. big update :)


---

OOH NO.. I get this popup.
It tells me that my device isn't eligble for the update? .. which I am assuming is because I am jailbroken.

Is there a way to just 'reset' the iPad mini itself from within settings? I did actually try that, but it just hangs for a longgg time.. and doesnt do anything. I have to manually restart it...

Should I waiting longer? (it was hanging for 10 minutes)
Or something else?
:)

Seriously... I appreciate any feedback! THX
 
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Just restore it in iTunes, make sure to sync all your data and photos off it to your computer first since it is going to wipe it clean.
 
Just restore it in iTunes, make sure to sync all your data and photos off it to your computer first since it is going to wipe it clean.

.. :) Yup, I definitely did that. Having a backup only took a few minutes, and its a good thing :)

Ok so... I did a follow along with a youtube video about Editing my Host file, and removing all of the gs.apple.com entries... and well, its in the restore mode right now.. I Can tell its iOS 7 because the logo is MASSIVE lol. Ok well, maybe NOT massive, but bigger than beforeee! :)
 
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