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

OMGosh!! I was at a lost with being stuck in recovery mode. Read this forum, followed techmadness instructions and im able to use my iPad2!! Thank you and truly appreciate it because i would not be able to afford to buy a new one. I hope everyone is able to recover from this issue.

Magno,

thanks for your information.

You are right. I read all information about this even lots of youtube. I got a clue from you and other helps. I just restored my iPad 2 Wifi from 5.1.1 to the latest one. I worked on it for 3 days about stuck on restore mode which screen show a cable connect to iTune. I got 3194,3004 error every time. Finally I got very useful message from your methord.

1, I just chose one my desktop whcih is clear with vista (It does not matter). I checked the (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts) file which does not include any like "gs.apple.com" line. If there is it, do like other said add # at the begining or delete whole line.

2. I installed new iTune, then open it. Checked hosts file again. Nothing changed.

3. Connect ed my ipad 2 to one usb port. (Actually I tried every usb port with restoring from the files I downloaded, it still kept 3194 error. It was not useful.)   Just click the restore button without pressing any shift key, itune started downloading and verifiing what ever. It is working for 6 to 10 minutes depends internet speed. After done, nothing changed but no error.

4. I did step 3 again. This time it was really working. just waited for a new ipad coming out.

Hope you guys lucky. Don't give up.

It's crazy that people are STILL having problems with that update.  Apple should be doing something to help.  I think the trick is to restore with itunes on a desktop or a laptop with the ethernet connected.  Wifi goes in and out without being noticed and to resrore, you need a constant connection.  So basically, you have to go old school internet.  Lol!  Hope this helps.

same, my ipad is stuck and now broken

My son had the same issue with his recent update for iPad.

I must tell you that we are very disappointed to find that Apple does not do a good job when it comes to support their product.  Perhaps, without Steve Jobs, the leader and driver for Apple, they are now just another Black Berry to be in the near future.  Ipad hung in the corrupted stage and cannot do anything except to recover from last backup.  This is not acceptable since the update was and should ONLY touched the OS and not Personal Segment in the partition of the drive., i.e  pictures, games apps, etc.  it should only update or corrupting the os partition.  and there should be a way to recover or just reinstalling the os to that partition without damaging or corrupting all the personal stuffs.  I agree that we should have it back up regularly, but this is both responsibility of Apple to ensure their upgrade will not touch or corrupt personal data on the device....VERY UPSET AND VERY DISAPPOINTED with APPLE overall.  I will start buying SAMSUNG or other product over APPLE going forward.....

Good morning everyone,

My ipad started having issues after I installed 7.1.  The install we perfect and running for a few days. Then once or twice a week I would have to hard reboot (home/power) to get the unit to turn back on.  The frequency frequency of this lockup increased as time moved on. Then it was every time the iPad went to sleep it would crash.

Last night I connected my iPad to my mac laptop and did a complete backup. Then I erased the unit and restored to the last backup. Once everything was reloaded and setting all reset, I let the unit go to sleep. The lockup was back.

I erased the unit again and this time I set up the unit as a new ipad. No software installed, only the 7.1 OS. Waited for the unit to sleep, and it never work up.  I tried everything in this forum with mixed results.

I downloaded the OS 5.1 that someone provided a link to and did the option click to restore using the downloaded OS and the unit would halt at the upload screen on the ipad. This would go for about 90 minutes without correcting the problem.  The unit was stuck in recovery mode!

Next I installed Apple Configurator from the app store. This process also stalled at the same place, however after 90 minutes I cancelled the install and disconnected the ipad as was preparing to run redsnow. To my surprise when I connected the ipad back into the computer, it came back to life.  I was able to see the home screen and then waited for it to sleep. Of course it went back into recovery mode.

Using redsnow, I selected extras and Recovery fix. The problem is now fixed!

I updated to 7.1 and now my ipad2 is stuck in recovery mode. I have never synched my ipad on my windows laptop before, can you help me?

cbtaylor3rd@gmail.com

I had this problem last year.  I'm going to explain this to you and hopefully I can remember everything I did.  I downloaded iTunes on my laptop and connected it to the Ethernet wire so that the internet is constant.  I plugged my iPad into the laptop and iTunes opened and pretty much guided mr through recovering the iPad.  All of my pics, contacts, apps, etc. was gone, but you can go to the App Store and tap on purchased and every app you downloaded should be there and you just tap the cloud to put them back.  My contacts eventually just reappeared.  I have no idea how that happened.  Otherwise, you just have to put them back in manually.  I'd saved my pics on a USB so, that wasn't a problem.  Now I use Dropbox to save then as I take them.  I can go to my laptop and restore them at any time.  I am a rambler, but I hope this helps.

I updated to 7.1 and now my ipad4 is stuck in recovery mode. I have never synched my ipad on my windows laptop before, can you help me?

ogarife@gmail.com

Im really desperate. techmadness please help, im using win7. Please give me instructions. My itunes does not recognise my ipad, win7 also doesnt show up nothing, the only thing showing is the ''connect to itunes logo''.

Garife,

You can try my post step 3

Clarka65

Clarka i dont even have an option to restore. The ipad only shows ''connect to itunes sign'', the pc doent give any sign nothing. But when i connect my iphone it works fine, the pc and itunes recognise.

Don't worry about that. iPad stuck in recovery mode/ always happens when you update the iOS on your iPad. There are two ways to solve it.

First is is to put your iPad in DFU mode.
Step 1. Turn off iPad
Step 2. Hold down the Power and Home button.
Step 3. When you see the Apple logo, release the power button but continue holding the Home button down.
Step 4. Open iTunes and wait for it to tell you that it’s in restore mode.

Second is to fix with iPad Data Recovery.
Step 1: Fix the Problem of iPad Stuck in Recovery Mode
Step 2: Recover Data from your iPad Directly
Step 3: Recover Lost Data from iTunes Backup
You can try both of them.

Hi evryone. I hope you can help me. I followed all the steps but in the end I get an error which says "The iPad "iPad" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (2003). I'm using windows.

PLEASE HELP ME.

Post your question as a new thread. "Piggybacking" on old threads will not get you answers.

Barry

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!