iOS5 bricked my iPad 2 - any suggestions?

try getting it in dfu mode. maby that will help.

I followed the instructions in this Apple Knowledge Base article to put my iPad in recovery mode. I began at step 1 and followed the steps to the letter.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4097

I was updating my iPad 1 today, and after long backup procedure, I was given an error message, saying something that iTunes wasn't able to reboot iPad and upgrade cann't be done. So, my first idea was that I almost had no free space, and I deleted bunch of apps that I don't use any more, and after freeing 3GB of space, full cold reboot of the iPad and full reboot of the computer (and after upgrading iTunes) I got the same error message.

So, looks like I was lucky one, since I didn't brick my iPad today :-/ Not going to upgrade for now, will wait until more people get this error, and Apple does something about it.

--Dmitri

I just had the same thing occur... went to update my iPad2 with iOS5 and now it will not work. Shows sign to connect to iTunes but when I do so it says it is in recovery mode. When I try to continue with recovery, it says that it could not be restored (error 1611). I have tried all the suggestion, restarted my computer, pressed home&on buttons at same time.. nothing. PLEASE HELP!! 😢

Did you follow the steps in the link in my comment above?

I'm having this same problem. all I get is the screen telling me to connect the iPad to iTunes. I do and it starts the restore process but always gives me an error every time.

Also now iTunes is seeing my iPad like this after the update failed:

Hi,

I had the same problem and after getting the ipad into recovery mode the PC wouldn't see it. Although I rebooted and reloaded Itunes latest version it still wouldn't see my Ipad. My solution was to use my neighbours laptop which could see my ipad in recovery mode and then after that had reloaded an old IOS, amazingly my PC would then see my Ipad and reload all my settings. May try IOS 5 later when everyone has ironed out the problems.

Apprently my PC has files on it that prevent it seeing my Ipad, someone may know what and where they are.

Cheers

See my post on this thread as I had the same problem

My IPad 2 which I bought very recently is apparently the wrong build for Ios5 I tried DFU mode the same error occurs please help

Thanks Apple... My iPad is bricked too.

I started the update process, wasn't looking at the screen the whole time (I am sorry, I must have broken some license agreement by doing that) so I can't tell you exactly what transpired, but suddenly iTunes was trying to restore the ipad. Then a message about an unknown error.

To cut a long story short -- iPad now displays the connect to itune through usb screen (restore screen).

The computer recognizes an apple mobile device, but iTune doesn't.

Nothing works - power-home combos, resets, hard resets, prayers to god.

The **** with you Apple, and your better then thou attitude. Now I have to waste my time going to the Apple store and getting this resolved.

NEVER AGAIN.... NEVER BUY APPLE AGAIN.

Did you try the info in the Apple link un my comment above?

Had the same thing. Finally restarted the computer and it worked. I assumed the problem was with my iPad so it didn't occur to me for a long time to restart the computer. It wouldn't even shut down properly but once I rebooted it and restarted iTunes it recognized the iPad and asked right away if I wanted to restore from my last backup. It's still restoring now but I'm hoping it will do the trick. So, I think the issue is with iTunes and not the iPad. I really hope this helps someone else!

If you follow Dah-veed's link, it gives you the way to fix it - it took me 2 minutes to gte the upgarde completed.