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May
14

How to Fix a Bricked Phone/iPod Touch

Author : rooster


1) DFU restore. This is probably the first thing you should try:
  • a) Connect your iPhone to your PC
  • b) Turn off your iPhone
  • c) Hold power (= sleep) and home at the same time for exactly 10 seconds.
  • d) then release power but continue to hold the home until the computer recognizes your USB device                                              (this is usually accompanied by a beep.
  • e) After iTunes detects your iPhone you should be all set
  • note) if the apple logo appears on your iPhone you have booted into recovery mode (not DFU mode)                                            and should start the process again.
2) DFU persistence.
  • Keep trying the above method if the phone will not boot into DFU mode. Sometimes it can take 5+ tries to work.
3) Charger DFU method.
  • Connect you iPhone to a wall charger and hold down the power key for ten seconds. Then take it off the charger and connect to your PC and repeat the steps in #1.
4) LIB USB method.
  • a) instal LibUsb-Win32 drives on your PC
  • b) Plug your iPhone into your pc
  • c) follow the steps in #1
As you can see, DFU mode is really your best bet.
Good luck!
rooster
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10 Comments

  1. learn to speak hindi, May 16, 2010:

    I read this forum since 2 weeks and now i have decided to register to share with you my ideas.

  2. ryan rafferty, May 19, 2010:

    it deleted all my stuff

  3. ryan rafferty, May 19, 2010:

    it deleted all my stuff wtf

  4. rooster, May 21, 2010:

    yeah, of course it will delete all of your stuff, your reseting the iphone or ipod touch. Just plug it back into your computer and re-sync it.

  5. Zancaman, June 5, 2010:

    Awesome hack, thanks Rooster.

  6. lyle, July 6, 2010:

    okay i tried the 1st way and once it does all the itunes crap it says “the ipod cannot be restored & the device isnt eligable for the request….wtf do i do

  7. paulcot78, August 30, 2010:

    My ipod touch 2nd gen. has froze with apple logo and loading symbol on the screen tried holding down sleep button then pluggin usb and it goes to recover mode then restore my pc does the download right at the last sec it says internet conection timed out could not complete download. why is this please help its only 3 weeks old HELP

  8. JJ, September 8, 2010:

    OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH
    yes this works!! their old things don’t work anymore
    for any of the ones newer, this will work
    as of…. September 2010, this still works

  9. JJ, September 8, 2010:

    paulcot78
    follow each step precisely
    plug it in first
    even when the apple logo is frozen (same thing happened with mine)
    hold down the power button, and the home button at the same time until the screen turns black
    then keep holding the home button, let go of the power button
    and keep holding it until you hear the beep or something on your computer
    then wait for the driver to install, and you’re good to go

  10. jip, April 21, 2011:

    Okay, this is kinda my problem here:
    My Ipod wont turn on.
    Even if I plug it in my computer and hold the home and sleepbutton for 10 sec.
    It does nothing, and it is jailbreaked.
    Whats the problem? Battery or?

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