Hi guys,
When I tried to update from 4.3.1 to 4.3.2 this afternoon, the process stalled and eventually failed, claiming error 9. This happened once before (the 4.3 update, I believe?), but I was able to restore. This time, no such luck. I'm stuck in the recovery loop with, seemingly, no way out.
Considering that I've never jailbroken or anything of that nature, I'm not sure why I'm having these issues, but here's how I've tried (unsuccessfully) to fix it so far:
1. Of course, I went through the standard restore process first. When that didn't work, I deleted my .ipsw, had iTunes re-download it, and tried again. (Three times, at that.) No joy.
2. I uninstalled iTunes and the Mobile .kext's, restarted, and re-installed iTunes. Tried restoring again; got error 1013. Tried yet again; back to error 9.
3. Tried the process on a different computer. Alas, error 9 is a persistent bugger.
4. I did some research and decided to give TinyUmbrella a shot. It recognized my device but failed to identify it (question mark under 'Recovery Devices', 'Device Model' INVALID, etc.). A couple of attempts to 'Exit Recovery' did nothing to kick me out of the loop, so I put my phone in DFU mode and tried 'Fix Recovery'. Several tries later, that had also failed me. My iPhone would display some "Unable to find..." errors, eventually restart itself, and be right back in the recovery loop. I suspect the tool needs to be updated in order to play nicely with 4.3.2.
So... any other ideas? I don't live near an Apple store, so I can't just bring it in. DIY is the way to go... if possible. And the sooner the better! Expert advice would be much appreciated.
When I tried to update from 4.3.1 to 4.3.2 this afternoon, the process stalled and eventually failed, claiming error 9. This happened once before (the 4.3 update, I believe?), but I was able to restore. This time, no such luck. I'm stuck in the recovery loop with, seemingly, no way out.
Considering that I've never jailbroken or anything of that nature, I'm not sure why I'm having these issues, but here's how I've tried (unsuccessfully) to fix it so far:
1. Of course, I went through the standard restore process first. When that didn't work, I deleted my .ipsw, had iTunes re-download it, and tried again. (Three times, at that.) No joy.
2. I uninstalled iTunes and the Mobile .kext's, restarted, and re-installed iTunes. Tried restoring again; got error 1013. Tried yet again; back to error 9.
3. Tried the process on a different computer. Alas, error 9 is a persistent bugger.
4. I did some research and decided to give TinyUmbrella a shot. It recognized my device but failed to identify it (question mark under 'Recovery Devices', 'Device Model' INVALID, etc.). A couple of attempts to 'Exit Recovery' did nothing to kick me out of the loop, so I put my phone in DFU mode and tried 'Fix Recovery'. Several tries later, that had also failed me. My iPhone would display some "Unable to find..." errors, eventually restart itself, and be right back in the recovery loop. I suspect the tool needs to be updated in order to play nicely with 4.3.2.
So... any other ideas? I don't live near an Apple store, so I can't just bring it in. DIY is the way to go... if possible. And the sooner the better! Expert advice would be much appreciated.
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