Q: ANY ONE KNOW WHAT IS ERROR 3 IN ITUNES WHEN I TRY TO RESTORE IPHONE 5 TO IOS 7 IT STUCKS IN THE END AND AFTER 30 MIN THIS COME OUT "UNKNOWN ERROR 3" CAN SOME ONE HELP ME PLZ

Just in case, I did the restore while the iPhone was IN the fridge, otherwise, it warms up while sitting outside the fridge and the restore fails !

I did not use the freezer though.

cheers

Alexis

Here is my story about trying your freezer trick kennethyoung! You are a genius!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8le9tTM_8k

[23:05:36.0982] [nand_part_core:INF@2289] first 2 pages of boot blocks written with copies of partition table

[23:05:36.0982] [nand_part_core:INF@3169] next 98 pages of boot blocks written with LLB image of size 150080 bytes

[23:05:36.0982] [nand_part_core:INF@3172] final 156 pages of boot blocks written with random data in full page format

[23:05:36.0982] entering update_gas_gauge

[23:05:36.0982] entering update_ir_mcu

[23:05:36.0982] looking for mcu nub...no entry from path!

[23:05:36.0982] TiSerialFlasher not supported on this platform. Exiting.

[23:05:36.0982] entering update_baseband

[23:05:36.0982] update_baseband: registering for progress notifications

[23:05:36.0982] create_baseband_update_options: Got imeisv: 16

[23:05:36.0982] baseband updater options = <CFBasicHash 0x17533030 [0x59b710]>{type = mutable dict, count = 7,

[23:05:36.0982] entries =>

[23:05:36.0982]     0 : <CFString 0xcf1e38 [0x59b710]>{contents = "SystemRoot"} = <CFString 0x1761cb70 [0x59b710]>{contents = "/mnt1"}

[23:05:36.0982]     5 : <CFString 0xcf1dc8 [0x59b710]>{contents = "DisallowFusiing"} = <CFBoolean 0x59b910 [0x59b710]>{value = true}

[23:05:36.0982]     6 : <CFString 0xcf1f48 [0x59b710]>{contents = "autoSetupEnv"} = <CFBoolean 0x59b918 [0x59b710]>{value = false}

[23:05:36.0982]     7 : <CFString 0xcf1e48 [0x59b710]>{contents = "DataRoot"} = <CFString 0x1761e8e0 [0x59b710]>{contents = "/mnt2"}

[23:05:36.0982]     8 : <CFString 0xcf1d98 [0x59b710]>{contents = "forceUpdate"} = <CFBoolean 0x59b910 [0x59b710]>{value = true}

[23:05:36.0982]     9 : <CFString 0xcf1f58 [0x59b710]>{contents = "disablePing"} = <CFBoolean 0x59b910 [0x59b710]>{value = true}

[23:05:36.0982]     10 : <CFString 0xcf1eb8 [0x59b710]>{contents = "IMEISwVersion"} = <CFNumber 0x17533010 [0x59b710]>{value = +16, type = kCFNumberSInt32Type}

[23:05:36.0982] }

[23:05:36.0982] update_baseband: querying baseband info

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater: BEGIN: Querying info at stage first

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:     BEGIN: Preparing first stage

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         Requested boot mode:  kBBUBootModeNone

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         Creating transport, attempts remaining 5...bbupdater:         FAILED(kBBUReturnIOError)

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         powercycling modem

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         Creating transport, attempts remaining 4...bbupdater:         FAILED(kBBUReturnIOError)

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         powercycling modem

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         Creating transport, attempts remaining 3...bbupdater:         FAILED(kBBUReturnIOError)

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         powercycling modem

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         Creating transport, attempts remaining 2...bbupdater:         FAILED(kBBUReturnIOError)

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         powercycling modem

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         Creating transport, attempts remaining 1...bbupdater:         FAILED(kBBUReturnIOError)

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         powercycling modem

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:         Creating transport, attempts remaining 0...bbupdater:         FAILED(kBBUReturnIOError)

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater:     END(kBBUReturnIOError): Preparing first stage

[23:05:36.0982] bbupdater: END(kBBUReturnIOError): Querying info at stage first

[23:05:36.0982] send_bbupdate_status: sending baseband update status to host

[23:05:36.0982] update_baseband: calling CFNotificationCenterRemoveEveryObserver

[23:05:36.0982] update_baseband: bbupdater error: The operation couldn\U2019t be completed. (BBUpdater error 3 - Failed creating a communication transport to baseband.)

[23:05:36.0982] 0: RamrodErrorDomain/3ec: update_baseband: failed querying baseband info

[23:05:36.0982] 1: BBUpdater/3: Failed creating a communication transport to baseband.

[23:05:36.0982] unable to convert ramrod error 1004

[23:05:36.0982] restore failed with CFError:

[23:05:36.0982] 0: AMRestoreErrorDomain/ffffffff: failed to update device firmware

[23:05:36.0982] 1: AMRestoreErrorDomain/ffffffff: ramrod firmware update failed

[23:05:36.0982] 2: RamrodErrorDomain/3ec: update_baseband: failed querying baseband info

[23:05:36.0982] 3: BBUpdater/3: Failed creating a communication transport to baseband.

[23:05:36.0982] waiting for host to acknowledge final status received...

[23:05:36.0982] void AppleUSBDeviceMuxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX(mbuf_t) received reset, closing 0x97b1e4d0

[23:05:36.0982] recv(12, 4) failed: connection closed

[23:05:36.0982] unable to read message size: -1

[23:05:36.0982] received NULL message from host, expected final status

[23:05:36.0982] attempting to dump restore log

[23:05:36.0982] writing log file: /mnt1/restore.log

freezer will help?

Iphone 4s, error 1, just left restore to ios 8.1 or 8.1.1

The freezer trick worked for me. Although I know it could be prone to crashing / unreliable behaviour due to the unreliable memory.

Neil

HEY! I just got my iPhone 4s working again! Freezer trick got me farther with the process but it didn't fix the error 3 all the way. So what I did was that I ordered a new cable from eBay that was two times longer than the original cable. Then I just plugged it in the computer and put my phone into a DFU mode. Then I just restored it normally this time without freezer and amazingly my phone booted up again and started working.

This is the cable that I used:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/311060863891?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STR K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

The freezing method worked for me on the second time!!!!!!

Hi Kenneth and all,

I had this problem with my Ipad on the Christmas day I have just over 2 years old Ipad2 WiFI+3G but have not used SIM with that. It was running IOS 7.xx and suddenly it started the searching for 3G network even thought I do not have the SIM installed. Then it started to reboot in 1-2 minutes, black screen  run over from left to right. Then dark screen and Apple logo and home screen a bit later. I could not do naything, I tried hard reboot. Then reset to default settings, then reset to factory default losing everything (my back up was really old, the automacci had not taken in many months.) After that I was not able to reregister the Ipad it just said that cannot contact Apple server or something like that (I only had WIFI). So I decided to do full clean via Itunes. And guess what now installing 8.1.2 I got the infamous error 3. And then I had this 600€ brick with me. Started to look for solutions (google) and found this thread. I red some and tried Itunes update with Win XP. Changed to my work laptop Win7 Pro and another cable etc. Disabling all FSecure things and no help. I stayd up untill 4 AM on boxing day morning.  Then when I woke up I tried the freezer for 30 minutes. Did not help either. And today when we came back home from relatives I tried the update while in freezer. And guess what it worked. IPad is now up and running, try to restore my old back up and see if this thing works for longer time now.

Unbeliavable. I am happy. But this makes me think more closely on purchasing more Apple devices. We have several Ipads and IPhones at work. So far they have been better( more reliable) than some Samsung Galaxy things (2/3 have started to lose (eat) the SIM cards when nearing end of warranty periods), but this makes me think that these also have some problems.

Hopefully this was the only piece giving us this problem. At least this makes a good story.

Hi ken,can you help me with error 3?
it works for my iphone in first time,but it doesn't work on second time...

i tried restore from frezeer with notebook...

Please,help

The error message's that you are getting is because the version of iOS that your trying to get has been unsigned from Apple.

hey there

i have same problem with my iPhone 5 trying to update to 8.1.2  but its give error 3 with iTunes

i've tried all the method to delete host or but the phone in freezer all of it but same thing

but I've fix my phone after too many work

am just flash  the pphonewith screen and touch disconnected and then during the firmware install am heating on the main-board with a hair dryer

and eeverything goes well , hope this will help you

regards    

Hi Kenneth,

Your Freezer trick helped me as well. I have tried to resolve the error code 3 on my iPad 3 for more than a week and finally I found your post here.Thanks.

Now however, after getting the B***dy thing working on version 8. The iPad is rebooting every 2 minutes which is still making the iPad useless :-(

I have checked many forums but still could not find a solution. Any advise, hints?

Thank you

Sadeq 

Hi there,

I had the same issues as you had. In my case I had the error code 3 first which I managed to resolve thanks to KennethYoung Freezer trick but now my iPad3 reboots every 2 minutes like yours was doing. Have you managed to resolve the reboot issue completely or did it come back again?

Thanks for your response.

Sadeq 

I wan't sure about this but you seemed to know a heck of a lot more than I do and really I had nothing to lose. IT FREAKING WORKED!!  I have tried everything else I could think of/ find ... nada. Freezing this thing worked like a charm .  You're brilliant . Thanks

Just singed up to this website to say Kenneth Young...what an absolute legend!!!!!!!!! Thank you SO MUCH for freezer trick. My Dads phone was out of warranty, tried to restore several times was froze at the end with Error 3.

Your freezer trick worked like a charm, i put the iphone 5s in a small plastic bag and put in freezer for about 20minutes, took it straight out and restored to latest ios 8.1.2.

Thank you so much Kenneth, apple were requesting about £199 for a replacement...which you have saved me from thank you!!!!!!

Hi Kennethyoung,

Thanks for the support to everyone.. I am facing a issue while restoring the ipad 3 with the "error 3". I saw your post there, but i could not understand. whether we need to  wrap the ipad with paper towel and put it in  ziplock with rice for 30 minutes.  Am i right, Please correct me if i am wrong.

My uncle was trying to upgrade with 8.1 after upgrade it was not coming, when i tried to restore, i am getting "error 3 unknown error"

Please suggest me , No warranty for this ipad.