Can't switch on iPhone 6s

Dear community members,


I face the following issue with my iPhone 6s:

  • the device reported the local memory to be full
  • the device shut down and could not be switched on afterwards
  • after switching it on (holding of the ON/OFF button on the right side) or resetting it (holding front button and right button together) the device
    1. switches on the white screen with apple logo and holds it for approx. 30secs, then
    2. turns into black screen, holds it for approx. 30 secs
    3. resets itself and goes to step 1


Update via iTunes was unsuccessful. I kept the devices for some time till complete discharge and charged it. Didn't help.


Now I tried to update it again in iTunes (latest version) and get the following error in the logs:

[20:04:30.0712] ==== device restore output ====

[20:04:30.0712] (null)

[20:04:30.0712] ==== end of device restore output ====

[20:04:30.0712] AMRAuthInstallDeletePersonalizedBundle

[20:04:31.0696] <Restore Device 000002A07AA1CBC0>: Restore failed (result = 4)

[20:04:31.0696] Can't send dump_console command since device is not in recovery mode

[20:04:31.0696] Finished RestoreOS Restore Phase: Failed

[20:04:31.0696] Restore completed, status:4

[20:04:31.0696] Restore Checkpoint Fingerprint: 060E.0006

[20:04:31.0696] Failure Description:

[20:04:31.0696] Depth:0 Code:-1 Error:AMRestorePerformRestoreModeRestoreWithError failed with error: 4

[20:04:31.0696] Depth:1 Code:4 Error:Failed to handle message type StatusMsg (Device software is unsupported)

[20:04:31.0696] Depth:2 Code:4 Error:ramrod_delete_NVRAM_variable_no_shadow: timeout waiting for nvram service

[20:04:31.0696] State Machine Dump, status:ERROR - [state:Recovery remaining-cycles:0] -> [state:RestoreOS remaining-cycles:0 (current state)]

[20:04:31.0697] Changing state from 'Restoring' to 'Error'

[20:04:31.0697] State is now set to error: AMRestorePerformRestoreModeRestoreWithError failed with error: 4


Full update logs:


If you have any clue how to revive the device I would be very grateful!

Local Apple service was unhelpful - they suggested to restore the device.


Full restore is the last variant for me, that I try to avoid since I'm not much happy of losing all the data.


Thank you in advance,

Alex

Posted on Dec 29, 2021 12:21 PM

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Dec 29, 2021 1:10 PM in response to RadhaRasikaDasi

RadhaRasikaDasi wrote:

• Dear community members,

I face the following issue with my iPhone 6s:
the device reported the local memory to be full
• the device shut down and could not be switched on afterwards
• after switching it on (holding of the ON/OFF button on the right side) or resetting it (holding front button and right button together) the device
1. switches on the white screen with apple logo and holds it for approx. 30secs, then
2. turns into black screen, holds it for approx. 30 secs
3. resets itself and goes to step 1

Update via iTunes was unsuccessful. I kept the devices for some time till complete discharge and charged it. Didn't help.

Now I tried to update it again in iTunes (latest version) and get the following error in the logs:
[20:04:30.0712] ==== device restore output ====
[20:04:30.0712] (null)
[20:04:30.0712] ==== end of device restore output ====
[20:04:30.0712] AMRAuthInstallDeletePersonalizedBundle
[20:04:31.0696] <Restore Device 000002A07AA1CBC0>: Restore failed (result = 4)
[20:04:31.0696] Can't send dump_console command since device is not in recovery mode
[20:04:31.0696] Finished RestoreOS Restore Phase: Failed
[20:04:31.0696] Restore completed, status:4
[20:04:31.0696] Restore Checkpoint Fingerprint: 060E.0006
[20:04:31.0696] Failure Description:
[20:04:31.0696] Depth:0 Code:-1 Error:AMRestorePerformRestoreModeRestoreWithError failed with error: 4
[20:04:31.0696] Depth:1 Code:4 Error:Failed to handle message type StatusMsg (Device software is unsupported)
[20:04:31.0696] Depth:2 Code:4 Error:ramrod_delete_NVRAM_variable_no_shadow: timeout waiting for nvram service
[20:04:31.0696] State Machine Dump, status:ERROR - [state:Recovery remaining-cycles:0] -> [state:RestoreOS remaining-cycles:0 (current state)]
[20:04:31.0697] Changing state from 'Restoring' to 'Error'
[20:04:31.0697] State is now set to error: AMRestorePerformRestoreModeRestoreWithError failed with error: 4

Full update logs:
<update_logs_iPhone6s.log>

If you have any clue how to revive the device I would be very grateful!
Local Apple service was unhelpful - they suggested to restore the device.

Full restore is the last variant for me, that I try to avoid since I'm not much happy of losing all the data.

Thank you in advance,
Alex

The state that your phone is in there is no data on it, your proceed with the restore, you won't lose data because you can restore from your backup. You do backup right?

Jan 16, 2022 12:21 PM in response to razmee209

Hello again.


Unfortunately, the attempts to Restore the device are unsuccessful: in the phase of "Verifying IPhone restore with Apple..." according to the iTunes status it reports unsuccessful restore with unknown error (4).

The smartphone is in mode displaying a black screen with a dark apple logo and a progress bar below it with zero progress.


I tried it several times also following the instructions from these links:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201210

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201413

and the results were always the same...


Any idea how to fix it and revive the phone?


Many thanks,

Alex

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