Soooo after being stuck with error (9) for maybe 12 hours and trying every thing i could find on the net for a solution i finally got my phone restored and working. I offer this only in an attempt to help others but make no gurantes warranties or otherwise as to the success of others. Additionally had i been living in a region where visiting an Apple genius bar was an option id have tried that first. So what i did.....
Actually a couple of things and im not sure which was the actual solution nor am i willing to brick my phone to attempt to isolate the fix.
First i opened the phone...i.e pivotted the screen assembly away from the case.
then with the use of a heat gun set to 650 degrees C at low speed i heat the exposed board dock connector components battery connector components etc... being careful not to focus on anyone area too much that i overheat and damage anything.....basically i just warmed things up....
I then plugged in he phone to my Mac, plugged in my earpods and switched the phone to vibrate mode (like i said i did a few things) and hit restore on my Mac.
to my surprise the restore worked and i have my phone again......i was this close to throwing it in the trash and counting my losses. Hope this helps someone. remember dont go crazy with the heat gun and do at your own risk. Good Luck