iOS 5 - iPad could not be restored

I keep getting error 3194. Have tried several times to upgrade, restore and even followed Apple Support instructions to go thru DFU mode. Nothing is working. Oh, and I do have the latest version of iTunes!

After multi attempts to update to IOS5 and restore, I kept getting the 1611 error. The only thing that has (finally!) worked, following others' suggestions, was to unplug my USB connected iPad from the monitor, plug it directly into the computer, and stop all anti-virus software. Took up most of my day to get here, but I'm finally onboard..

Seriously? Apple *****. I can't tell you how many HOURS of work and customization I have lost due to this faulty upgrade. Now I have to start completely over???

Back to square one? Really? I knew there was a reason I liked my PC so much better . . .

Got error code 1611. Keep trying 7-8 times, also changed USB to direct connection to desktop. Finally worked. Good luck for everyone.

Like others have found, the trick is to sync via a USB port directly on the PC and not via a hub. I ran into the same 1611 error and got it to upgrade finally via the PC port. I did not have to go thru the hassle of turning off firewalls, disconnecting other devices, turning off A/V etc... It was just a port issue.

This is so frustrating. I stayed up till 2am (Europe) getting the same error over and over.

I tried everything. Resetting, rebooting, you name it.

I even restored from one of my earliest back-ups which took forever.

To be honest, I am glad I realized I am not the only one because I was almost sure there was something wrong with my iPad 2.

BTW during all this trial and... error, I seem to have lost over 20Gb on my Hard Drive. Have you noticed anything similar?

Did you try sync'ing directly from a PC port and not via hub (like your monitor, keyboard, etc...)? I was not paying attention to disk space before and after so don't know about that.

I use a MacBook, so... no hub.

Had Same issue with iPhone 4

Before you begin upgrade, Hard Reboot iPhone, Restart Computer. Should work after that. Quick note, dont mess with iPhone till after done, my apps got all screwed up, my fault.

I have an iPad2 and had unknown error 1611 - I tried and failed several times with it plugged into my monitors USB port - but once I plugged it directly into my PC it worked first time.

Thanks to members posting here for pointing me in the right direction, no thanks to apple for stupid cryptic messages - and not testing all would be ok before putting my devce into recover mode!

Yesterday my iPhone4 updated fine. Today my iPad1 can't update.

First I got error 1611 and it gave me a drier installation error, then said I had to restore. I didn't want to erase it all because I wasn't sure whether it backed up properly, so I used another application to kick it out of restore mode.

Now I get error 3194 every time.

Tried switching the usb cable away from the monitor usb hub, directly to my PC, but didn't work. Closed all running applications, too.

Amen to that. Without actual users pointing me in the right direction, I probably would have been pretty bloody by now. I finally got it installed last night. I do have a lot of Apps so that's what took the restore almost 2 hours. But all seems to be working. I think I will strip down my IPOD of all non used apps before I attempt that one.

PBSNellie, That's the way it has been since the beginning of computers, user groups. They have always been the 'go to place' the share ideas and solutions.

I had this issue too. I created a guest user account on my iMac and restored my bricked iPad from the guest user's iTunes. Once that completed, I unplugged my iPad and switched over to my normal user on the iMac and restored my iPad from its backup there. So far so good.