THIS SOLVED MY PROBLEM
Before I begin, let me tell you my scenerio.
Device: iPhone 5, with broken home + power button...opps
iOS: Initially had iOS 6, went to iOS 7 beta, and then I had to take my iphone to apple for a repair. The tech claimed they couldn't help me since I had the beta on my phone. So I had to downgrade to iOS 6. In the process
I had previously tried EVERYTHINGGGGG on th web. From changing host file, downloading TinyUmbrella, redsn0w, to creating custom DFU restore files. This post was my last stop in the line of hope.
What @baseboy said was exactly what I did and eventually my recovery loop (connect to iTunes) disappeared. But to recap. Here is what I did:
- Connect iPhone to iTunes
- I got the usual "your iphone is in recovery mode..." blah blah blah
- Hit restore and let iTunes restore go through it's process.
- ***IMPORTANT PART*** As soon as you see iTunes dialogue message saying your itunes is being restored and leave it plugged in. DO NOT LEAVE IT PLUGGED IN...Disconnect your iPhone immediately
- On your iPhone, the apple logo appears with the progress bar....TADAHHHHHH...You good to go! Enjoy.
Thanks BaseBoy! 🙂