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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 83 comments [add] | 3496897 views Recent iPhone Entries 2012-05-15 02:01:46 - How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 Using RedSn0w (Mac) [5.1.1] 2012-05-11 18:13:29 - How to Downgrade Your iPhone 4S Using RedSn0w (Windows) 2012-05-11 16:53:30 - How to Downgrade Your iPhone 4S Using RedSn0w (Mac) 2012-04-28 05:25:15 - How to Restore Your iPhone Unlock Ticket [SAM] 2012-04-25 21:50:54 - How to Unlock Your iPhone Using SAM [Easier] 2012-04-25 03:50:53 - How to Unlock Your iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Using SAM [5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1] 2012-04-22 22:51:00 - How to Save Your iPhone Unlock Ticket Using RedSn0w 2012-04-22 16:48:13 - How to Backup Your iPhone Unlock Ticket 2012-03-09 21:22:29 - How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 3GS Using RedSn0w (Mac) [5.1] 2012-03-09 06:45:13 - How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 3GS Using RedSn0w (Windows) [5.1] [more][rss] Recent News Entries 2012-05-16 20:40:57 - Apple Releases Update to OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3 2012-05-16 20:35:14 - Facebook Releases New 'Pages Manager' App for iPhone 2012-05-16 20:18:01 - Google Releases Schemer App for iPhone 2012-05-16 20:07:19 - A Look at a Year of Change and Growth in U.S. Smartphones [Infographic] 2012-05-16 19:33:02 - The Loop is a $19.99 Watch Band for the iPod Nano [more] [rss] |
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