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Iphone 4S stuck in DFU mode, not restoring or booting up...

So one night, I turned my iphone off and went to sleep. The next day though, it wouldn't boot up. I got a black screen, no apple logo, no anything, and it wasn't a battery problem, cause it was almost fully charged. I connected it to my pc, tried restoring with itunes, but it just froze at "waiting for iphone" screen, and the progress bar on the phone wasn't moving...I thought updating to iOS 7 would work when it came out, but still nothing. I can't even restore, although iTunes recognises the device in dfu mode, and...the best/worst part is I WAS NOT JAILBROKEN as there wasn't a 6.1.3 jailbreak at that time...So here's the things I tried:


- 3 differents computers (2 laptops), and all of their usb ports.

- Waiting for like 5 hours for the progress bar to move.

- Downloading a custom ipsw file off the internet and tried restoring it.

- Used a program called RecBoot to get out of dfu mode.

- Have made 3 threads like this, still no useful reply.

- Tried EVERY SINGLE COMBINATION of the home and the power button together, like holding them pressed for 5 minutes.

- Charged the phone for 3 hours.


None of them worked though...


Plz help! It's been like 3 months now searching the internet, still haven't done any progress, it just hangs at dfu mode not restoring...This is so unfair cause I wasn't even jailbroken, and the people who get this are usually jailbroken. It is maybe the last thread I make before I give up for ever 😝.

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.3, Not jailbroken.

Posted on Nov 28, 2013 1:36 PM

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Jan 15, 2014 6:01 AM in response to daza4

Please can you update when you have some info on the tutorial? I have tried almost everything.... All the stuff Loizos mentioned along with creating new windows user accounts and on different machines.... Still same old 'Waiting for iPhone' error!!! I will try again on a Apple Mac before I throw in the towel! If there is anything else I can try then please do let me know. Thanks in advance.

Jan 15, 2014 8:04 AM in response to MShafiq12

Couldn't agree more with MShafiq12. One thing I haven't tried though is using another data cable (although the cable seemed fine to me). I already ordered one like 2 weeks ago from ebay, and it's expected to arrive from the 22th January until the 10th February. If no new info is given here, I'll try with the new cable and let you guys know.
daza4 , have you found what you were looking for? You seem to be our only hope in this thread 😀

Iphone 4S stuck in DFU mode, not restoring or booting up...

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