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Hello every one! A customer came in to me the other day with a failed DIY attempt to replace the screen on his Iphone 5. He said he disconnected the battery, changed the screen and then reconnected the battery. When he booted the phone it was in DFU mode. He tried to reset the phone through Itunes but received error 3194. I’m at a complete loss. I forced the phone out of DFU mode by using Tiny Umbrella but that only resulted in the phone showing the Apple logo and restarting itself continously. I tried restoring it to factory settings with Itunes on three different computers, all received either Error 3194 or error 9. I tried changing the battery, the dock and a new screen. Nothing works.. Any ideas what could cause this? Or how to fix it?
Did you check for DIY battery pry damage behind the SIM tray? Sometimes this causes the phone to boot in recovery mode when U3 is dislodged. If you combine that with a failed restore, this could make sense. I’d also look closely for pry damage at the battery connector area. let us know what you find. jessa
Restore to the latest software using iTunes only or you’ll always get error 3194. There is no other solution.
I have one simple yet very effective and totally free method: download iPhone Data Recovery and launch it on your PC, connect iPhone 5 to computer and click “Restart”. Then you iPhone 5 will restart automatically. This is how I fix iPhone stuck in recovery mode.
HeY Alex Did you find the solution of this apple loop and not restoring problem. coz i m facing the same problem. I would be greatful if you could share me some solution bcoz i havenot insuranced my phone and i m totally out of my mind about wat to do??
If you are in need of resetting a iPhone, you can use iTunes to make it true. Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer via USB cable and select “iPhone” from the toolbar. Step 2: before continuing, click the “Back Up Now” button to ensure your device is backed up before the restore. Step 3: Hold down the “Shift” button and click “Restore iPhone”. Step 4: Select the firmware ipsw file from your hard drive in when there is a pop-up, then click “Open”. Step 5: iTunes will ask you if you want to restore the iPhone to its factory settings. All of your media and other data will be erased. Click the “Restore” button to continue. Step 6: Wait till the process complete. After resetting your iPhone, if you found some data are lost, you can use FonePaw iPhone Data Recovery to recover your lost data, if you have backed up iPhone data to iTunes or iCloud before.
- Navigate using the arrow keys and look for an entry containing “gs.apple.com”. If you don’t see any entry containing gs.apple.com, then the hosts file isn’t related to the issue. Close the Terminal and move on to the next section of this article, “Address TCP/IP filtering, firewall, or security software.”
- Add the # symbol and a space ("# “) to the beginning of the gs.apple.com entry.
- Press Control-O to save the file.
- Press Return when asked for the filename.
- Press Control-X to exit the editor.
- Restart your Mac. After your computer is finished restarting, try to update or restore your iOS device again. Address TCP/IP filtering, firewall, or security software If you have TCP/IP filtering, firewall, or security software installed on your computer, try these steps. Configure or temporarily uninstall your security software. Be sure you have a working Internet connection. Try visiting www.apple.com or contact your Internet service provider for more help. Bypass your Internet router. Some routers might block iTunes from accessing the update server. If you’re using a router that isn’t manufactured by Apple, try the following: Disconnect from your wired or wireless router and use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer directly to your modem. Restart your computer and modem. Contact your Internet service provider for instructions on using your modem. After you confirm your Internet connection is working, try to update or restore your iOS device again.
Hi there, to force the iPhone out of Apple logo loop, you can try some app like Dr. Fone Data Recovery for iPhone by following the guide here: iPhone Stuck in Recovery Mode & How to Fix. It works sometimes but I can’t guarantee it would work fine for yours. Good luck.
