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Friday, 2nd May 2008, 09:05 pm |
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DFU means Device Firmware Update. If a restore using Recovery Mode doesn't work you will want to use DFU Mode as a last resort. When placing your iPhone into DFU Mode it does not load the OS before attempting the restore For your convenience this tutorial is available in video format also. Click the Watch It button to view the tutorial! To put the iPhone into DFU mode so you can do an iTunes firmware restore follow these steps: Step One Open iTunes and connect the iPhone to your Mac. ![]() Step Two Press and hold the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time. ![]() Step Three After exactly 10 seconds release the Sleep/Wake button. Continue holding the home button until you iTunes pops up a message telling you that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. ![]() The iPhone screen will remain black like this: ![]() NOTE***: It may take a few attempts to get your iPhone into DFU mode. Generally, I hold down both buttons then release the Home button just before I think the Apple logo would appear. If you are still holding both buttons down and you see the Apple logo you are holding them down for too long! If this tutorial needs to be updated please let us know here 88 comments [add] | 3296968 views Recent iPhone Entries 2012-02-18 21:48:07 - How to Sync Multiple iTunes Libraries to Your iPhone Using MultiTunes 2012-01-21 21:20:58 - How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4S Using Absinthe (Windows) [5.0, 5.0.1] 2012-01-20 17:50:03 - How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4S Using Absinthe (Mac) [5.0, 5.0.1] 2012-01-20 17:22:23 - Where to Download Absinthe From 2012-01-16 05:13:30 - Where to Download RedSn0w From 2012-01-14 22:19:53 - How to Manually Change iPhone SpringBoard Strings 2011-12-28 05:19:38 - How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 3GS Using PwnageTool (Mac) [5.0.1] 2011-12-27 21:12:59 - How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using PwnageTool (Mac) [5.0.1] 2011-12-27 19:22:38 - Where to Download PwnageTool From 2011-12-27 15:08:34 - How to Untether Your Previously Tethered Jailbreak Using Corona [5.0.1] [more][rss] Recent News Entries 2012-03-03 06:08:24 - Apple App Store Surpasses 25 Billion Downloads 2012-03-03 05:26:13 - Magical Mock Preview of the iPad 3 [Video] 2012-03-03 00:03:16 - iPad Pricing to Remain the Same, Model Numbers Revealed 2012-03-02 22:28:38 - What Qualifies as a Retina Display? [Math] 2012-03-02 21:40:46 - U.S. Air Force Awards $9.36 Million Contract for Purchase of up to 18,000 iPads [more] [rss] |
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