Enter DFU mode without using your power button.

Is your power button broken? Do you need to get into DFU mode without using your power button?


Check out the NEW METHOD below!


Here is how to do it:


1.) Download this.


2.) Extract the ZIP file. 


3.) Create new folder in your C: drive, and name it DFU. Extract the zip file to the location: c:\DFU


4.) Connect your iPhone but close iTunes when it launches after you connect your Apple device.


5.) Launch the program downloaded 


Windows XP or later users:


goto start > run


type this: c:/dfu/dfu iBSS.m68ap.RELEASE.dfu


Windows Vista/ Windows 7 Users:


goto start and type "run" in the search box without quotes.


type this into the dialoge box: c:/dfu/dfu iBSS.m68ap.RELEASE.dfu


This should enter your iPhone into DFU mode! Easy right?




NEW METHOD (Try at your own risk!)


Here is what you need:



  1. Original iPhone Firmware for your iPhone. ( download from : Here) Using the current firmware your phone is on would be wise.
  2. A unarchiver or something of the sort. ( WINDOWS: WinZip, MAC: The Unarchiver )

Here is how to do it:

  1. First make a copy of the Apple Firmware you downloaded.
  2. Change the file extension of the file to ".zip" (without quotes)
  3. Unarchive the folder.
  4. Go to Firmware > all_flash
  5. You will see 2 folders. (all_flash.m68ap.production and all_flash.n82ap.production)
  6. In these folders you will have somewhat similar files.
  7. Delete "LLB.m ** ap.RELEASE.img3" in both the folders.
  8. Rename the "applelogo.xxx.img3" files to "LLB.m ** ap.RELEASE.img3" (replace the ** with the correct numbers. They are different for each folder.)
  9. Now save everything and zip it back up. Rename the .zip back to .ipsw
  10. Connect you iPhone or iDevice and go to itunes and (Mac: Hold option and click restore, Windows: Hold Shift and click restore) and choose the .ipsw you just modified.
  11. As soon as iTunes is done restoring the firmware your iPhone or device will boot directly into DFU mode. 
  12. Now all you have to do is restore with a jailbroken ipsw file! (Use Pwnagetool to create a custom ipsw bundle)
Thats it! I hope that works for you guys!


11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi i tried ths but it only opens the folder i extracted to...im a windows 7 user running iOS 4.3.3

patel1029 said...

After it opens the folder you extracted it to all you have to do is go to your C: drive and make a new folder called "dfu" Without quotes of course. and put everything in your extracted folder into this dfu folder you just made. Make sure you copy the contents of the extracted folder.. not the extracted folder itself. Make sense?

Anonymous said...

I get this error --->USBMuxListenerCreate: No error
I will appreciate any help thanks for your time :)

patel1029 said...

Try using http://blackra1n.com/. Download it and use it to put your phone into DFU mode.

Anonymous said...

Will this work for ios 4.3.3?? i mean blackrain?

patel1029 said...

Its possible, but if it doesn't you might have to end up replacing the power button. I hear its not too hard. Good luck! The software i wrote about works from some people, doesn't for others. I hope you get your problem resolved! Let me know if you have any more questions.

Anonymous said...

Thank you very much for your prompt replies. i was thinking if it is possible to manipulate itunes in a way to take advantage of when it puts iPhone into DFU then use Redsnow from then? What are your thoughts on this

patel1029 said...

ITunes actually never puts the phone into DFU mode. It puts your phone into recovery mode. Which is not as deep of a state as DFU. If your phone has been jailbroken before, without doing a genuine recovery you could have used recovery mode. I don't think that applies to you though.

Anonymous said...

Oh ok thanks for the info. I would appreciate it very much if you could tell me if there are any software out there that will jailbreak my 4.3.3 without DFU mode.. thanks so much :)

patel1029 said...

Check out the new method I just put up. Tell me if that goes well for you.

Anonymous said...

It fails for me man, i wanna cry :( i get error code (17) in itunes

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