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error message shown in iTunes "The iphone could not be restored. An unknown error occured (-1)."
There is no "software upgrade" button in general setting of the phone menu.
Current Software version : 2.2.1 (5H11)
is itunes the only way i could get an ios update?
Thanks for help.
iPhone 3GS, iOS 2.x
Several issues here:
1. Software updates done wirelessly on the phone are available only if iOS 5 or later is already installed.
2. If you actually have an iPhone 3GS, the current update is iOS 6.0.1. iOS 4.2.1 is no longer available and can no longer be installed if you already downloaded in.
3. If you actually have an iPhone 3G, iOS 4.2.1 is the current (and LAST) update available.
This may indicate a hardware issue with your device. Follow Troubleshooting security software issues, and restore your device on a different known-good computer. If the errors persist on another computer, the device may need service.
iphone 3gs was never on 2.2.1 it started on 3.0. meaning you have a 3g and need to use itunes or upgrade your device
You realize that you're responding to a post 3 months old and that the OP already attempted an iTunes update which created an error message (which you didn't address). Right?
It's a good idea to read the entire thread before responding. Right?
I was fully aware of what the question was and I had no real interest
In when it was posted or how to solve it, I simply wanted to point out
That the iPhone 3GS never was on 2.2.1 (like title says) because its 3rd gen
And started with 3.0 and that it could
Only be the 3G iPhone 2nd Gen.
yeah. if the device had 2.2.1 it's a iphone 3G and that's the end of the conversation .. it can go up to 4.2.1
leart78 wrote:
yeah. if the device had 2.2.1 it's a iphone 3G and that's the end of the conversation .. it can go up to 4.2.1
Yes, that is what has already been posted in this 5 year old thread.
iphone 3GS ios 2.2.1 cannot upgrade to 4.2
