iPhone 3GS Stuck in DFU, Error Code 2001

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This iPhone has only been used as an iPod Touch since I've long upgraded. It's been sitting around for a while, the battery had completely drained, and now it won't work at all. It's continually in DFU mode with the error code 2001, which I looked up on Apple.com and it's pretty ambiguous. Nothing I do can get this phone to restore itself. It's never been jailbroken or anything either.

Any help?

 

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Anyone?

 

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Google would have brought you something like this:

Error 2001
The Mac OS X kernel extension "IOUSBFamily" that was bundled with late 2008 / early 2009 MacBooks, as well as the 10.5.6 update, has a bug where it fails to properly recognize an iDevice in DFU Mode. It can be resolved by updating to 10.5.7 (or later), or using a USB hub.
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Google would have brought you something like this:

Error 2001
The Mac OS X kernel extension "IOUSBFamily" that was bundled with late 2008 / early 2009 MacBooks, as well as the 10.5.6 update, has a bug where it fails to properly recognize an iDevice in DFU Mode. It can be resolved by updating to 10.5.7 (or later), or using a USB hub.
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Le sigh.

I've tried restoring the iPhone on two different macs both running Lion. If it were as simple as updating the OS or finding an answer on Google, I wouldnt be posting here. Looking for users with expertise, not google skills.