Easy way to exit DFU mode

**deck** · 07-30-2008, 06:23 AM

I recently got my iphone stuck in DFU mode when trying to upgrade to f/w 2.0

Looking around the forums I found serveral ways to get out of it (ibrikr,ziphone,iliberty) but none of these worked and itunes wouldnt let me restore (error 1601 i think)

so i was messing around and i finally got out of it just by holding power and home while connected to the pc,

thought i would post this becuase i havent seen it anywhere.

lemme know if it works for you

**deck** · 07-31-2008, 09:58 AM

I did this again today so i can confirm it deffenty works,

oh and i did this on firmware 1.1.4 but i assume it will be good for all

**SupahDave** · 07-31-2008, 10:02 AM

Thanks, D! I had the same error when trying to upgrade and this helped me get my phone out of DFU.

**exocet1313** · 08-14-2008, 03:58 PM

I can confirm that this works on 2.0.0!! Thanks!

**djtimsah** · 09-11-2008, 04:31 PM

it orked for me too im using 2.0.2

**inframusic** · 01-08-2009, 06:31 AM

works with me! 2G 2.2

**Mes** · 01-08-2009, 12:06 PM

Also works on 3G v2.2

**sman113** · 04-19-2009, 08:49 AM

You, sir, are a lifesaver. Worked for me!

**dogdaman** · 07-11-2009, 09:23 AM

god livesaver thx man it works with itouch 2G(3.0)

i was worried that i might have bricked my brand new itouch which i got today T__T

**Armored** · 10-19-2009, 08:52 AM

Works fine for 3.1.1. i held down both buttons, plugged it in, and then had to UNplug it before it worked, but it left dfu mode! Thanks so much!

**Melech518** · 10-19-2009, 12:22 PM

LOL, has been posted near a million times. I even wrote a guide for this a while back...

How to do get out of recovery mode on the iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3G[s]

1.Hold the home and power button down simultaneously

3. Release the home and power buttons when the apple logo appears

**dylantracy7702** · 03-27-2010, 01:11 PM

ya didt work at all for me... **** it.. restoring the whole dam phone

**dhamien** · 03-27-2010, 05:48 PM

There's absolutely no need to restore the phone just to get out of DFU mode. Just do what Melech posted.

**naly** · 05-12-2010, 08:23 AM

My 3GS is stuck in DFU Mode (jailbroken / unlocked via blackRa1n tethered) and is not starting or getting out of it at all. I have tried all combinations of holding the power button / home button plugged/unplugged but nothing is working. Can someone please help me get my iPhone out of DFU mode so I can run blackRa1n and start it up again? I really dont want to restore as it will get updated & I will loose my jailbreak/unlock... Please HELP!!

**naly** · 05-15-2010, 10:59 PM

Can AnyOne help me get out of DFU Mode??! I would really appreciate it.

**friendly_jacek** · 06-02-2010, 09:59 AM

My 2G 3.1.3 (unlocked) was stuck in DFU and I tried holding both buttons (and some other things) with no result. Had to recover and unlock again. Is there a minimum time they have to be held? Does it have to be plugged in to PC before holding or after? Does Itune have to be running at the same time?

**Epic118** · 06-04-2010, 05:43 PM

Worked fine for me.

Nobody should have to restore or anything like that. If it works on 1.1.4, it'd work on anything. The DFU handler is a chip (from what people have told me and what I have seen online) and so it should work. Please excuse me if I am wrong.

Don't do this incase iPhone/iPod touch messes up, but can you not drain the battery then charge? By drain I mean like a few months. It may not be worth it, but yeah..if you have a guinea pig iPhone/iPod around, try it.

**Kim Buu** · 12-14-2010, 07:18 AM

great post...really help..

work on my 3GS 3.1.3...

p/s: it's take longer then i expected..*sign*

**Legonro** · 06-20-2011, 02:17 PM

This definatley works, iPhone 4.2.1.

**darts100** · 01-15-2012, 01:10 AM

it works on ios 5.0.1

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