How To Put The iPhone Into DFU Mode

December 5th, 2007 by Limited Edition iPhone · 62 Comments

iPhone DFU Mode

If you are getting error (1) or error (6) while downgrading the firmware, you need to put your iPhone in DFU mode before you can restore or downgrade the firmware.

Step 1. Turn off your iPhone.

Step 2. Hold down the power and home button.

Step 3. When you see the Apple logo, release the power button but continue holding the home button down.

Step 4. Open iTunes and wait for it to tell you that its in restore mode.

Alternative Method:

Step 1. Connect iphone to USB then listen to the sound when it connect and disconnect.

Step 2. Hold the home and power buttons until hear the disconnect sound then release power button.

Step 3. Wait until you hear another sound then release home button.

Alternate Method: Going Into DFU Mode Without Button Pushing: (on windows) Easier than timing the buttons just right!

1.) First download the required archive http://www.sendspace.com/file/93fx93

2.) Extract the archive to the root of your hard drive, should be C:/DFU/

3.) Connect your iPhone and ignore iTunes

4.) Goto Start - run

5.) Next type in “c:/dfu/dfu iBSS.m68ap.RELEASE.dfu”

6.) Wait for iPhone to show a “white” screen

7.) Now you may proceed to downgrade!

**also these files are found in ibrickr’s directory except for the .dfu file**

written by truehybridx

Tags: Apple · FAQ · iPhone

62 responses so far ↓

1 swissdude // Dec 8, 2007 at 12:53 pm

If I want to restore from 1.1.2, do I have to jailbreak and unlock again?
2 Limited Edition iPhone // Dec 8, 2007 at 1:07 pm

you will need to restore to 1.1.1 jailbreakme.com. Run oktoprep and update to 1.1.2. You will not news to unlock again as your 1.1.2 baseband is already unlocked and stays unlocked if you downgrade. Then you will ha e to run the 1.1.2 jailbreak again
3 swissdude // Dec 8, 2007 at 1:51 pm

okay, and i noticed that you added a rogers carrier logo in Installer. I installed it, went in Customize, selected the rogers logo but I still see the original logo in the top left corner
4 truehybridx // Dec 8, 2007 at 2:04 pm

hey good one but has anyone had any touble with the timing and combination?

if anyone wants i can make a tut on how to put the iphone in dfu mode through iphoneinterface
5 swissdude // Dec 8, 2007 at 2:34 pm

would you have a link to download iphone 1.1.1 frimware so i can restore to 1.1.1 ?
6 truehybridx // Dec 8, 2007 at 2:53 pm

sure but sorry its not a direct link..

iphone.unlock.com use the table at the left to find it
7 GUIDE: Downgrade 1.1.2 To 1.1.1 On Windows // Dec 12, 2007 at 9:57 am

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8 GUIDE: Downgrade 1.1.2 To 1.1.1 On Windows | Iphonerz.net // Dec 17, 2007 at 9:14 am

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9 dax666 // Feb 1, 2008 at 3:07 pm

Hello,
My iphone is blocked. Is show only the conection cable and the sign for itunes. is no more start up, request activation. i try with restart and other stuff, but is still locked.
Version of soft is 1.1.3.
please help me to fix it.
10 Limited Edition iPhone // Feb 1, 2008 at 7:29 pm

this is a known issue with 1.1.3 and thats why I am downgrading. Use ibrickr I’d independence to boot the phone.
11 dax666 // Feb 3, 2008 at 10:47 am

Hello,
i use al the stuff to start the phone, but is still in 1.1.3 firmware blocked. when i made the downgrade, the installation is stop . error 1.
i don know what to do
12 joaquim // Feb 7, 2008 at 4:44 pm

Hi,
Use mode Going Into DFU Mode Without Button Pushing has written by truehybridx
See U
13 llams 22 // Feb 8, 2008 at 2:22 pm

Hi, I have done all the types of DFU modes, timing, connecting and disconnecting, Without Button Puhing, etc. And when I’m downgrading I still get the error 1 in iTunes… NEED LOTS OF HELP!!!
14 llams 22 // Feb 8, 2008 at 2:23 pm

UPDATE

also, did it with itunes 7.6, 7.5, 7.4.3, 7.4 and nothing
15 jopie // Feb 16, 2008 at 10:17 am

same here… anybody?
16 raag // Feb 22, 2008 at 2:10 pm

I bricked my IPhone, now when I am connecting the USB cable to it, Itunes gives me error message that “This IPhone cannot be used because the required software is not installed. Run the installer to remove I tunes and then install I tunes again.” when I look into my IPhone general settings> about there is nothing in IMEI, ICCID, Modem Firmware fields. Also when I turn on my IPhone it gives me error message that can not receive and make calls call apple tech support.
Any suggestion please.
17 iXamarantech // Feb 28, 2008 at 12:40 am

RAAG, upgrade your iphone to 1.1.3 by holding the power button and the home button until you get the itunes logo and the cable restore to 1.1.3 if it works your are done if not
GOOD LUCK
18 XerroR // Mar 7, 2008 at 5:55 pm

Hi Dear guys
How can i Enter DFU-MODE With Mac ? It’s All For Windows
19 Limited Edition iPhone // Mar 8, 2008 at 11:20 am

just push the buttons.
20 bravestdawg // Mar 18, 2008 at 5:44 pm

wow….thank god for dfu mode…..my iphone gave me the message “your iphone appears to be damaged, please take it to your nearest apple store” or something like that…..but this saved it!!! awesome
21 XerroR // Mar 19, 2008 at 2:47 pm

thanks guys
22 ipod touch // May 7, 2008 at 1:53 pm

finally, a working solution to the stupid ipod problem. THX truehybridx
23 sunny // Jun 18, 2008 at 7:09 am

my iphone 1.1.1.4 is in restore mode when i connct it to latest itunes it doesnt show any restore or update option so please help me what to do???
24 luis calderon // Jun 22, 2008 at 5:53 pm

hola amigos tengo un grave problema estaba desbloqueando mi ipod touch con zipphone pero abri otro archivo que no era el que es para desbloquiarlo abir el que dice activacion zipphone y entro al sistema operativo de mi opod touch de 16gb esta en la version 1.1.4 y ahora que lo quiero encender me sale en la pantalla un monton de letras blancas con fondo negro y la computadora no lo reconoce necesito ayuda
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27 Matt // Jul 12, 2008 at 2:47 pm

BIG PROBLEM
i have 1.1.2OTB and have flashed BB to 3.9 when i unlocked with ziphone couple months ago but when i went to unlock again with ziphone it got stuck on entering recovery mode so i killed it and tried to downgrade to 1.1.4 by installing itunes 7.5 but still got error 20 and now i dont no what to do.
HELP PLEASE
28 saneesh // Jul 16, 2008 at 8:33 am

I have updated my iphone form 1.1.4 to ver.2.Now it is again blocked. Any way to unlock it again. what should i do? pls help me. HELP ME……….PLZ
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30 Smokey // Jul 20, 2008 at 9:16 am

thank you so much!! I had tried to jailbreak my iPod and it failed… couldn’t get my system to recognize the it… this allowed me to restore it!
31 borja010 // Jul 23, 2008 at 10:16 pm

I used the DFU Mode Without Button Pushing, and my iphone get and image and cant get out of there, its the itunes icon and usb cable, how I do to resolve this
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33 IBRICK // Jul 25, 2008 at 10:15 am

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35 iphone_nu_b // Jul 29, 2008 at 1:19 pm

can’;t put iphone 2G 2.0 to DFU mode
tried everything, as listed instuctions in the various blogs, 1000 times , plzzz any alternative solution to put that Dam** thing into DFU mode

people with the genius ability i ask you fo help
people with extraordinary brain i ask you fo help
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40 koerdos // Aug 3, 2008 at 7:58 am

I need help !

im stuck with my iphone for near a month now.
i cant downgrade in any ways.
ziphone or ibrickr wont jailbreak it.
and itunes 7.7 works fine, but lower version
wont even notice my iphone attached to the pc.
i would love some help with my iphone
i dont even know what my firmware is.

i did all the tutorials i could find on the web
much thanks to some one who would help me !

thanks
41 iphone_nu_b // Aug 3, 2008 at 11:09 pm

so, i am still stuck where i can’t downgrade, it doesn’t go into dfu mode so i decided to take it to apple pretended i have no idea wat happen to the phone and blamed i on my 15 year old sis, but they asked me for the att sim, they are like ” ohh if i don;t put the sim in it want allow me to wipe out and restore the system” man i feel so so helpless

anyone, ???? may be if anyone know how to tftp to phone and replace file???
plzz help
42 Cath Humes // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:18 am

Thanks so much for your alternative instructions for putting the iPhone into DFU. Invaluable and I would have made a brick of my phone without it. Cheers!
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48 Juli // Aug 18, 2008 at 1:00 pm

When i am trying to restore my new firmware to my iphone suddenly my computer power is lost, from then my iphone is not going to menu or DFU mode also what i have to doo now :(
49 alan // Aug 19, 2008 at 2:00 pm

dude, DFU is different from Recovery Mode. Your download only puts the iphone into recovery mode. DFU mode is when you HAVE to restore the phone… (that’s how you should flash the phone if you get the error 6 with custom ipsw)
50 alan // Aug 19, 2008 at 3:26 pm

if you happen to have a 2.0 phone or 2.0.2 or 2.0.1 you need to look for the iTunesMobileDevice.dll that’s newer than the one packaged with the zip provided. the DLL file should be under c:\program files\common files\apple\mobile device support\bin . That’s the only way DFU.exe will do anything to a 2.0 iphone. Otherwise it won’t detect the iphone. Now the problem is, the tools stops half way. It says s_looking for iPhone
it finds it, the phone restarts after posting the wheel thing… and it goes into RECOVERY MODE (the itunes icon and the usb cable).

and then it fails on the next step (some damn error I don’t even know of) which is:
s_Sending boot files

So I’m guessing it’s failing. Because the screen is not simply black + itunes is able to see it.

If I try the key sequence … it will NEVER EVER work. NO matter what I do, the damn key combo doesn’t work. I’m pissed at that, I tried it so many times … i’ve had it. Nothing will take the iphone 2.0 into DFU mode. NOTHING.
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60 andrae // Sep 25, 2008 at 7:12 am

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thanks!
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