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After iPhone 2.0 upgrade, Stuck in Recovery Mode
iTunes shows I've upgraded to the latest iPhone firmware (presumably 2.0 although the version indicator says n/a. However, I get an error message that says "iTunes has detected and iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes.
If I try to Restore again, or Option>Restore it eventually brings me back to the same error. In brief, I think I have iPhone 2.0 installed, I just can't restore my phone.
If I try to Restore again, or Option>Restore it eventually brings me back to the same error. In brief, I think I have iPhone 2.0 installed, I just can't restore my phone.
I’m perplexed.
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SOLVED: However, you may need another Mac to pull this off. After many failed attempts to restore the iPhone on my iMac, I switched to my MacBook (which I never use for syncing the iPhone). It successfully installed iPhone 2.0, but could not activate the phone. I then reconnected to the iMac, and it activated the phone and now appears to be restoring my data to the phone.
As I typed this, my homescreen appeared on the iPhone, with the new App Store icon. It's now syncing.
I’m jubilant.
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Here's the error.
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Inappropriate?Here's the error.
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Inappropriate?SOLVED: However, you may need another Mac to pull this off. After many failed attempts to restore the iPhone on my iMac, I switched to my MacBook (which I never use for syncing the iPhone). It successfully installed iPhone 2.0, but could not activate the phone. I then reconnected to the iMac, and it activated the phone and now appears to be restoring my data to the phone.
As I typed this, my homescreen appeared on the iPhone, with the new App Store icon. It's now syncing.
I’m jubilant.
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Inappropriate?scott I have the same problem but the problem it's I only have imac and the rest it's window. I update it but cannot unlock it's keep telling me go back to the same restore. can you help me with this.
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Inappropriate?I get the same message to but i have windows, not a mac. I recomend using Ziphone -
Inappropriate?Ziphone takes a really long time to load but it works 99% of the time1 Comment Add a comment
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Is there any way to exit out of recovery mode without restoring the phone? I have pictures on it I would really hate to lose. Mine went into recovery mode unexpectedly as I was installing the update tonight. Thanks.
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Inappropriate?Click "set up as new iphone" instead of the perpetual restore loop. Worked for me - bing, i was out of the loop.
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How do you "set up as new iphone" ?
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Inappropriate?When you are presented again with the option to either restore from a backup or set up as new iphone, although it seemed counter-intuitive, I read some forum that said to follow the path as if it were a new phone... and bing, it worked for me - I was out of the groundhog day restore.1 Comment Add a comment
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I am not getting either option - the only option I get is to 'restore'. I got stuck in recovery mode when I downloaded English software onto an american iphone and now the phone is bricked permanantly in recovery mode
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Inappropriate?ok i got the same problem but on window xp it keeps saying...
that i have an error and i dnt kno what to do. my iphone 8gb keeps being in recovery mode. what u think i should do?
I’m confused
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Inappropriate?what free programs should i download or what are the steps i need to use my iphone again?
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?yeah. i had that same problem too. i just hooked it up to someones elses computer who had faster internet then me, downloaded it on their computer, and it was working again. i didnt do anything special. i actually just gave it to them for the night. they said they plugged it in, downloaded it, it automatically went onto the ipod and it was working fine again.
