Q: iPad 2 can't restore
I've seen this problem discussed a number of places but no place recent and none of the suggestions have worked for me...
The situation: plugged my iPad 2 into an external charger. It immediately went to the "connect to iTunes" screen.
When I connected it to my Mac, it detected that the iPad had a problem and needed to be updated (though I'm pretty sure it was running the most recent iOS - it certainly was at most one update old). Downloaded & ran the update, got a message that it couldn't be updated, prompted me to restore to factory settings. Click restore... it goes through "extracting software" and "preparing iPad for update" and then hangs at "waiting for iPad".
I have reset the iPad (holding lock and home) numerous times. I have tried different cables. I have rebooted the mac.
I am out of ideas.
iPad 2, iOS 9.3.5
Posted on Aug 28, 2016 1:53 PM