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iPhone 4 Wont restore!

Hey guys,

Please someone help me out with this. I was having problems syncing to iTunes and read somewhere that i needed to restore. So while trying to restore i got an error stating code 1611. Then i tried "DFU" mode or whatever that is, which i read online. Yet, still it wont restore. I don't know what is going on with this crap but it's starting to really frustrate the **** out of me. I really love apple products but someone please help me with this for crying out loud. I use a Macbook with 10.5.8 OS X (Leopard) and iTunes 9.2.

Anyone having any suggestions???

Thanks
Anish

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jun 26, 2010 12:41 AM

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Jun 26, 2010 12:57 AM in response to Anish C. Singh

Sorry to hear you're having such a frustrating experience. 😟

The first thing I'd suggest is a hard reset. To do that, hold down the home button (bottom of the phone) and power button (top of the phone) at the same time. The phone should restart/reset.

What to do next depends on what state your phone is in. If the OS is running, go to Settings:
Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset All

After that, try syncing to your computer again.

If that doesn't work, you may have a partial sync that is corrupted. You can delete it by opening your preferences in iTunes (iTunes Menu -> Preferences). Click on the "Devices" option from the icons at the top of the window. If you have an iPhone backup there that corresponds to your new iPhone 4 (don't know if you had a previous phone) click on it and hit the Delete Backup button.

Now you're ready to try the sync again. 🙂

If none of this works for you, then you'd probably do best to contact your local Apple Store's Genius Bar and make an appointment. They tend to do better than Level 1 phone support.

Good luck!

Jun 26, 2010 1:26 AM in response to finniii

Still Nothing... I deleted my previous iPhone as you mentioned and tried restoring again. I tried the whole holding down power and home button and still nothing. It started but my iphone screen remained on Apple logo with loading bar below but no movement. After few minutes the phone goes blank then the error code 1611 comes back again. Then i'm back to the same screen on the iPhone which is the USB chord pointing towards the iTunes icon. Is there any other solution you can think of. Please, i really need to get this fixed. Not sure what Apple will say, considering the iPhone 4's seem to be sold out.

Thanks So Much!
Anish

iPhone 4 Wont restore!

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