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iOS 4.3.5 error 9 when updating to 9.0.2

Dear Mac Experts,


I've been having issues updating my cousin's old iPad 2 WiFi (MC979ZP) from 4.3.5 to 9.0.2. I keep having Error 9 whether I use DFU or any other method. Apart from that, Apple has also stopped signing all versions of Firmware prior to 9.0.2, therefore any older firmware is unusable (Error 3194 without fix even using System32). I was also trying firmware 8.4.1 and older firmware.


By the way, I've tried many different original cables and many different computers, both Mac and Windows, including the garbage bin.


According to Apple's HQ, this could be an "Untested Issue with latest iTunes and iOS9 having a negative effect on very old versions of iOS being upgraded to iOS9".


I'm writing here to seek help from you, if there is any other solution to this issue, and also to hopefully notify Apple's Support on this issue and hope they will fix it on their next version of iTunes.


Warmest Regards,

Mak ********

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iPad 2, iOS 4.3.3, 4.3.5

Posted on Oct 12, 2015 9:05 AM

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Oct 20, 2015 10:21 AM in response to makhonkit

Same problem here. Upgrading an iPad 2 (4.3.5) to iOS 9. I've tried everything I could find on google in order to solve this issue with no success. I event tried update the system using libimobiledevice / idevicerestore with no success. Here is the log if it help some Apple techie to look deeper into the problem:

$ sudo idevicerestore -e ~/Library/iTunes/iPad\ Software\ Updates/iPad2\,1_9.0.2_13A452_Restore.ipsw

NOTE: using cached version data

Found device in Recovery mode

Identified device as k93ap, iPad2,1

Extracting BuildManifest from IPSW

Product Version: 9.0.2

Product Build: 13A452 Major: 13

INFO: device serial number is DN6G70DFDKPH

Device supports Image4: false

Variant: Customer Erase Install (IPSW)

This restore will erase your device data.

Found ECID XXXXXXXXXXXX

Getting ApNonce in recovery mode...

Trying to fetch new SHSH blob

Getting SepNonce in recovery mode...

WARNING: Unable to find BbChipID node

WARNING: Unable to find BbSkeyId node

Request URL set to https://gs.apple.com/TSS/controller?action=2

Sending TSS request attempt 1... response successfully received

Received SHSH blobs

Using cached filesystem from '/Users/edgardz/Library/iTunes/iPad Software Updates/iPad2,1_9.0.2_13A452_Restore/058-07911-225.dmg'

Sending APTicket (2710 bytes)

Extracting iBEC.k93.RELEASE.dfu...

Personalizing IMG3 component iBEC...

reconstructed size: 297498

Sending iBEC (297498 bytes)...

Getting ApNonce in recovery mode...

Trying to fetch new SHSH blob

Getting SepNonce in recovery mode...

WARNING: Unable to find BbChipID node

WARNING: Unable to find BbSkeyId node

Request URL set to https://gs.apple.com/TSS/controller?action=2

Sending TSS request attempt 1... response successfully received

Received SHSH blobs

Sending APTicket (2710 bytes)

Recovery Mode Environment:

iBoot build-version=iBoot-2817.1.94

iBoot build-style=RELEASE

Sending AppleLogo...

Extracting applelogo.s5l8940x.img3...

Not personalizing component AppleLogo...

Sending AppleLogo (5388 bytes)...

ramdisk-size=0x4000000

Extracting 058-03653-290.dmg...

Not personalizing component RestoreRamDisk...

Sending RestoreRamDisk (20242700 bytes)...

Extracting DeviceTree.k93ap.img3...

Not personalizing component RestoreDeviceTree...

Sending RestoreDeviceTree (78348 bytes)...

Extracting kernelcache.release.k93...

Not personalizing component RestoreKernelCache...

Sending RestoreKernelCache (10445836 bytes)...

About to restore device...

Waiting for device...

Device ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff00000019 is now connected in restore mode...

Connecting now...

Connected to com.apple.mobile.restored, version 13

Device ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff00000019 has successfully entered restore mode

Hardware Information:

BoardID: 4

ChipID: 35136

UniqueChipID: XXXXXXXXXXXX

ProductionMode: true

Panic log is available:

panic(cpu 0 caller 0x98ac6fa3): "EffacingMediaFilter: initCrypto() failed\n"

Debugger message: panic

OS version: 13A452

Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 15.0.0: Thu Aug 20 13:11:09 PDT 2015; root:xnu-3248.1.3~1/RELEASE_ARM_S5L8940X

Paniclog version: 3

Kernel slide: 0x0000000018000000

Kernel text base: 0x98001000

Boot : 0x56266ecd 0x00000000

Sleep : 0x00000000 0x00000000

Wake : 0x00000000 0x00000000

Calendar: 0x56266eed 0x000d55dc

Panicked task 0x80045778: 734 pages, 1 threads: pid 11: fsck_hfs

panicked thread: 0x80147000, backtrace: 0x8eeb3890

0x980c9bff

0x980c9ed5

0x98020835

0x98ac6fa3

0x986a3037

0x9810e33d

0x980ddedf

0x98256c3b

0x9825a5f3

0x980eb21b

0x982b55c9

0x982b4d55

0x9830301b

0x980c6360

Task 0x80046ac8: 6769 pages, 106 threads: pid 0: kernel_task

Task 0x80046790: 604 pages, 3 threads: pid 1: launchd

Task 0x80046458: 602 pages, 6 threads: pid 4: syslogd

Task 0x80046120: 1513 pages, 1 threads: pid 5: restored_externa

Task 0x80045de8: 4352 pages, 4 threads: pid 6: restored_externa

Task 0x80045778: 734 pages, 1 threads: pid 11: fsck_hfs

Starting FDR listener thread

ERROR: Unable to connect to FDR client (-2)

ERROR: Failed to start FDR Ctrl channel

About to send RootTicket...

Sending RootTicket now...

Done sending RootTicket

Partition NAND device (28)


When it reaches this step, the devices reboots and the script stops.
I believe some of the errors reported above are the reason to the error (9) occurence on iTunes.

Oct 22, 2015 6:04 AM in response to makhonkit

Hello,


It's not possible to move from 4.3.3(4 or 5) to 9.02.


To update to 9.0.2, first you have to update to 4.3.5 after this to 5.0 or 5.1.1. When 5.1.1 is ready go to the ipad settings -> general -> software update.

Then apple will invite to update to 8.0 after update 8.0 you will able to update to 9 ios.


The problems is that itune doesn't work with old version of ios and if you try to update with itune to ios 5.0 you will se error 3002 or 3xxx.


Here show how can update to 4.3.X to 5.1.1

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iOS 4.3.5 error 9 when updating to 9.0.2

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