Updated to iOS7 - Phone now can not Restore

[maybezack]

I put the iOS7 on my iPhone 5. It worked for a few days very well. One day I woke up (it had been plugged into a wall charger all night) and it was running really hot and only had 1% battery.

I was able to get it up to about 16% (just unplugging it and back in) and I had to leave.

During the day, it died- and I haven't got it back since. It wont charge- it seems to be stuck in a revolving restore mode. Ive tried to restore to the version I backed up (right before I upgraded) and I get an error. It will start going through restore motions, and then error.

Any ideas?

(pics for reference) - Yes I tried holding alt + clicking to find the version I backed up- Still get error.

Went to Apple, they wont restorte or support it because you can tell I have 7 and they wont support.


Thanks...

 

[Night Spring]

Did you try putting it into DFU mode?

 

[maybezack]

Did you try putting it into DFU mode?

Yes, That doesn't seem to work either.

 

[knightfolk]

Have you reported this to Apple via your Dev account? This seems like a bug they need to know about sooner rather than later.

 

[maybezack]

Have you reported this to Apple via your Dev account? This seems like a bug they need to know about sooner rather than later.

I dont personally have a dev account

 

[baller1308]

Download the ipsw for your iPhone. Put the phone in DFU mode and instead of clicking restore, hold down alt and click restore. Select the ipsw you downloaded and see if you are able to get your phone working.

iClarified How To Might Help

 

[rmeadejr]

have you checked your host file on your pc? maybe something got changed

 

[maybezack]

Download the ipsw for your iPhone. Put the phone in DFU mode and instead of clicking restore, hold down alt and click restore. Select the ipsw you downloaded and see if you are able to get your phone working.

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Thats what I'm doing - still getting errors

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have you checked your host file on your pc? maybe something got changed

Ive tried getting 6.1.4 from a few places referenced on this forum- and restoring to a couple different copies as well as the one on my computer and got errors.

 

[MrMacMack]

I dont personally have a dev account

Maybe that's the problem.

 

[maybezack]

I think its dead

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I'd be wiling to paypal anyone some bones, if they can help me bring this back

 

[mavis]

Maybe that's the problem.

Sorry, but how would this be causing the problem?

 

[rmeadejr]

Navigate to the Finder, and select Go in the menu bar
Click 'Go to Folder...'
Type '/etc' and find the 'hosts' file
Copy the 'hosts' file and paste it your desktop, then open it in Text Edit
At the very bottom of the file, find a line that reads, “74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com” and delete it
Drop that file back into the '/etc' folder, choose replace (your Mac may ask you to authenticate the decision).
Go back to iTunes restore using the methods described above

 

[maybezack]

Navigate to the Finder, and select Go in the menu bar
Click 'Go to Folder...'
Type '/etc' and find the 'hosts' file
Copy the 'hosts' file and paste it your desktop, then open it in Text Edit
At the very bottom of the file, find a line that reads, “74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com” and delete it
Drop that file back into the '/etc' folder, choose replace (your Mac may ask you to authenticate the decision).
Go back to iTunes restore using the methods described above

Not seeing that line in the text version of the file 'hosts'

(there are a few files that start with host though)

It seems to be a bunch of stuff about adobe

 

[charlituna]

Sorry, but how would this be causing the problem?

Because If you don't have a developers account the UDID isn't set up for activation. If you paid someone to register it then its possible they got caught and were cut off and all the registered UDIDs with it

 

[rmeadejr]

Not seeing that line in the text version of the file 'hosts'

(there are a few files that start with host though)

wish you could do a screenshot so i could see it...ugh

 

[maybezack]

wish you could do a screenshot so i could see it...ugh

Theres nothing in that host file that even makes mention of apple
I could screenshot you what that looks like if you think that would be helpful

 

[blueroom]

Do it on a different computer. One that's never been used with iTunes preferably.

 

[rmeadejr]

Theres nothing in that host file that even makes mention of apple
I could screenshot you what that looks like if you think that would be helpful

ok...nothing wrong with trying it.

 

[maybezack]

Do it on a different computer. One that's never been used with iTunes preferably.

Will try on a different macbook

 

[rmeadejr]

Do it on a different computer. One that's never been used with iTunes preferably.

thats a great idea

 

[maybezack]

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[blueroom]

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You should stop pirating software for starters.

 

[maybezack]

You should stop pirating software for starters.

Oh haha.. I totally forgot about that...

I never used that anyways

 

[rmeadejr]

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mine looks exactly like yours except all the 127.0.0.1. i wonder what they are for? i have been able to downgrade with no problem

 

[knightfolk]

Sorry, but how would this be causing the problem?

In a way it is the root cause of the problem. Since the OP is not a developer, he would have had to obtain the software illeagally, so his hands are not clean. Just because you Can do something does not mean you should.

I wonder how many Apple store employee man hours have been lost due to crap like this. -- I think it should be against the TOS of the forum to even ask for help like this.

Had the OP waited for the actual release of iOS 7 he would still have a fully functional phone.