iOS 8 update via OTA bricked my iPhone 4s. Error 2006

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iOS 8 update via OTA bricked my iPhone 4s. Error 2006

Done a update on my iPhone 4s 64GB phone. done it over the air then comes up in recovery mode. so plugged in iTunes (most up today on a macbook pro) downloaded IOS8 again then when i do a restore it comes up with the error message "The iPhone "IPhone" could not be restored. an unknown error occurred (2006)

Computer: macbook pro 15" mid 2012

2nd computer: just been rebuild with windows 7 on it all up today and latest iTunes,

Cable: 3nd Party

Cable: Apples down brand only 2 days old as bought this one for in the office, (and seems to work with backing up my iPhone on to my macbook pro)

also restarted the machines and checked again for any updates nothing els plugged in to any of the laptops and it makes no change still get the same error message.

anyone have any clue what is going on.

also i have never called my iPhone "iPhone" (from the error message) must of been a bad install of ios8 (OTA) to bring that name up.

iPhone 4S, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 17, 2014 2:14 PM

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Answer 1

ChrisJ4203

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Sep 17, 2014 2:16 PM in response to makan1

See this support document for help with that error. Resolve iOS update and restore errors

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makan1 Author

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Sep 17, 2014 2:24 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

thanks

have run thought all these issues with regards to error 2006. unless it is a fault with the phone but has been working fine. up till IOS8 update.
even ran a backup today and it worked fine. and run 2 backups yesterday one on my macbook and one of my windows machine.

god knows whats going on. looks like a little pop down to apple shop might help

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ChrisJ4203

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Sep 17, 2014 3:25 PM in response to makan1

Okay, good luck. I know with the update servers being accessed so much, things are running slow.

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RAZRus

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Sep 18, 2014 5:41 PM in response to makan1

Man you need restore ios7.1.2 now! before Apple sign this old OS
If you haven't icloud backup i can tell how restore without losing data

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Sep 18, 2014 10:15 PM in response to RAZRus

Hi RAZRus

Can you please explain how to restore without losing all my pictures and data?

Thanks

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RAZRus

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Sep 19, 2014 2:45 PM in response to Isaac Ezban

Man apple delete my post due their rules
Write to me ska4ok(at)gmail.com
Or google "no erase ipsw", first link

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Answer 7

Sep 19, 2014 11:34 PM in response to makan1

My Iphone 5 got stuck right after I installed iOS8 also. Mine would not let me past the Hello page. I had an iCloud backup, so this is what I did.

Downloaded iOS 7.1.2 to my computer. http://www.iclarified.com/750/where-to-download-iphone-firmware-files-from

Restored My iPhone using iTunes.

-Launch iTunes

-Plug phone into computer and hold down the sleep button and wake button on your phone until it shows iTunes restore

-Hold Shift in windows 7 while you click restore in iTunes

This will erase everything on your phone and install a fresh version of 7.1.2

I had an icloud backup so I applied that to get all my files and settings back. (you can not apply a backup from iOS7 onto iOS8 so that is why I did everything above)

I then tried to install the iOS8 update from iTunes instead of over the air. No luck there either.

I guess I will stick with iOS7 untill the next build.

I hope this helps. Remember if you do not have a backup that includes all your pictures and such don't do this Because all will be lost.

Has anyone else got iOS8 installed just to get stuck on the Hello page?

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UGADog

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Sep 19, 2014 11:37 PM in response to makan1

Try this thread. What do I do now? - Update Error (6)

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