My Ipad 2 is stuck in recovery mode after the update 6.1

What ipsw were you telling people to download? I've tried 3 or 4 different ones, but it seems like the one you mentioned was successful for multiple people. Will you message me the link or what the original content of your reply was? Thanks in advance!

what is the file i need to download?

I was in the process of updating to version 8.1 when I realized the wifi wasn't connected. I assumed it would take forever over cellular signal or not be able to at all so I hard killed it by holding down the home and top button. Big Mistake. Now my iPad mini which I use all the time for work is stuck in recovery mode and will not restore. I get the error message "There was a problem downloading the software for the iPad "iPad". The network connection timed out. Make sure your network settings are correct and your network connection is active, or try again later."

Basically I followed the instructions on what to do in the tech link but no dice. Just the above error message all 7 times I tried it.

Anyone know of any solution?

I had the same problem with the last update. I haven't downloaded 8.1 because of that. Anyway, my iPad was restored through itunes but, it had to be done on a laptop that had the Ethernet connected to ensure the internet connection was not disrupted. Wifi can go out in a second and you probably won't even notice. Hope this helps.

Oh! Yeah, it "timed out" several times. Prob because wifi paused like you said. I will try that. Thank you!

HHi tech madness, I have an iPad tthat I downloaded or tried to download the new 8.1 and now it is stuck in restored land. It starts the process of restoring gets about 75% done then as soon as it states on the computer installing firmware it stops and states iPad could not be restored an unknown error occurred and then back to conect to iTunes on the iPad screen . Can you please help if you can? Thanks a million . Danny

I've done the restore "fix", it does not work. I bought my iPad just over 12 months ago, OS 8 messed it up completely. My problem has been that the screen works intermittently and now does not display anything. Also, iTunes reads the storage capacity as being all over the map; 11.7, then 14.91, then 9 gigs over capacity.

I had the same problem and the Apple Store fixed it in about 20 minutes.

I've done the restore "fix", it does not work. I bought my iPad just over 12 months ago, OS 8 messed it up completely. My problem has been that the screen works intermittently and now does not display anything. Also, iTunes reads the storage capacity as being all over the map; 11.7, then 14.91, then 9 gigs over capacity.

I had the same problem with the last update. I haven't downloaded 8.1 because of that. Anyway, my iPad was restored through itunes but, it had to be done on a laptop that had the Ethernet connected to ensure the internet connection was not disrupted. Wifi can go out in a second and you probably won't even notice. Hope this helps

I have an iPad 2 as well and experienced the same problems you decribe with the update but i finally found a solution that worked for me.

First, start itunes on your computer then you must follow these instructions to get the ipad shut down and then a recover start thru itunes, follow this link:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097

Second, once you accept the recovery and update option and it starts downloading the necessary data for the update, unplug the ipad from the computer. This will force itunes to finish downloading all the data without dumping anything onto the ipad yet. Also, shut down the ipad just like you did in the first step.

Third, itunes will tell you the recovery and update failed, say ok.

Fourth, plug the ipad back into the computer like normal don't hold down the home key like you did in step one, once itunes recognizes the ipad hit the recovery and update option again and it will finally start extracting the data and stop the loop from occuring on the ipad and the recovery and update will begin.

I hope this works for you, let me know if you need further explanation on any of these steps. also, let me know if it works out for you.

Why does your link show http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097 but take one to http://www.ipadconverter-mac.com/ipad-stuck-in-recovery-mode-after-update/ ? That page asks you to do download a special program. The site looks legit, but IMHO hiding the actual URL behind an Apple URL looks suspicious and warrants an explanation.

To what firmware fix does Techmadness refer? I couldn't spot it in any previous posts!

I tried the link http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097 and it took me exactly where it should!??

After reading through 16 pages I have found the link that Apple removed. I, like others, can't understand why Apple would remove advice that obviously has helped so many others. This Discussion should now be renamed "My Ipad 2 is stuck in recovery mode after the update 6.1, as well as updates 7 & 8". It's surprising to me that after all this time Apple has found a fix to the problem. After successful updating both my and my wife's iPhones to 8.2, when I tried to do the same with my iPad 2, it got stuck. I'm working through the various suggested fixes and will report my results.