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hamza_ali8888 · 09-13-2012, 10:16

sloution of ipad2 restore with itunes

Open the Terminal (Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal)
Type into Terminal sudo nano /private/etc/hosts
Press Enter and provide your password when prompted
In the nano-editor window find the line 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com and/or 74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com and add # sign to the front of it or delete the line(s).
Press ^-O (control-ou) to save the file then press enter, press ^-X (control-eks) to exit the editor.
Go through steps 6-12 above to restore your iPad.
If you are with Windows machine:

Open Explorer and Proceed to Windows/System32/drivers/etc
In the etc directory locate hosts and copy it to your Desktop.
Double click the hosts file you copied and choose notepad to open it.
In the Notepad-editor window find the line 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com and/or 74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com and add # sign to the front of it or delete the line(s).
Save the file and move it back to Windows/System32/drivers/etc directory
Go through steps 6-12 above to restore your iPad.

elaygenov · 09-13-2012, 13:34

this is not a news thet is old and know

09-13-2012, 10:16	#1 (permalink)
hamza_ali8888 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: dubai Posts: 481 Member: 1545797 Status: Offline Sonork: 1596859 Thanks Meter: 91	ipad2 restore 5.1.1 with itune sloution of ipad2 restore with itunes Open the Terminal (Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal) Type into Terminal sudo nano /private/etc/hosts Press Enter and provide your password when prompted In the nano-editor window find the line 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com and/or 74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com and add # sign to the front of it or delete the line(s). Press ^-O (control-ou) to save the file then press enter, press ^-X (control-eks) to exit the editor. Go through steps 6-12 above to restore your iPad. If you are with Windows machine: Open Explorer and Proceed to Windows/System32/drivers/etc In the etc directory locate hosts and copy it to your Desktop. Double click the hosts file you copied and choose notepad to open it. In the Notepad-editor window find the line 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com and/or 74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com and add # sign to the front of it or delete the line(s). Save the file and move it back to Windows/System32/drivers/etc directory Go through steps 6-12 above to restore your iPad.

09-13-2012, 13:34	#2 (permalink)
elaygenov Freak Poster Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 242 Member: 1690263 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 85	this is not a news thet is old and know