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Error Code 21 - iPhone Dead?
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Was trying to update my 3GS to iOS4 and now it's killed my iphone!!!
There was an error, said it would need to be restored but now it gives me Error Code 21 whenever I try to restore!!
Help!!!!!!!!!
There was an error, said it would need to be restored but now it gives me Error Code 21 whenever I try to restore!!
Help!!!!!!!!!
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I had the same problem & no matter what firmware I downloaded, it cameup with the same problem. The only cure I found was to download a OS4 beta & then force restore it by holding down the shift key when clicking the restore option in itunes.
Hope that you can cure it, as it does scare the crap out of you.
Mine keeps 'Updating carrier settings'. Done it 5 times in the last couple of minutes.
It's downloading the iphone 4.0 again - gotta wait about 20 minutes now!
I think term is BRICKING IT!!!
Hi mate iv got the same problem, where did you find the IOS4 download so that you could delete it?
It's a problem with your PC thinking it has more than one iPhone connected and it just refuses to update. It's daft, but it scares the crap out of you when you are left with a lump of £230 metal...
There were dozens of people there with the same issue, some showing different error codes which couldn't be resolved so they gave some replacement handsets under the warranty.
I then plugged it into my iTunes on the original User account and it did a sync and downloaded all my apps again......But no contacts or passwords etc. All Apps had to have their passwords etc reinstated.
I've been pumping phone numbers into it all day (Those I have). Not best pleased but at least it's not 'Bricked'....:eek:
I had a 3g that did this on a previous software release. It bricked the phone.
I took it to an apple store and they looked at the moisture sensors and said 'water damage'!!
They would not replace it.
Gutted
£130 to get it sorted.
So 1 person having trouble means that its unstable? Do be brief!
Restart your PC, and launch a restore in DFU mode, that will sort it. Also, make sure you've updated to iTunes 9.2, otherwise it won't work at all. Also, try a different USB socket.
To be fair to Boyzie it is more than 1 person affected. Mine got bricked yesterday and it was only a trip to the apple shop lasting an hour that sorted it out. By the way there were many others in store with the same issue.