[cinco312]

I wiped it and now restoring from a backup. Hope this will work. I can't believe all this trouble for an update.

[anneemonster]

You guys should both try unplugging your phone from the computer and then hold the sleep/wake button and home button and wait until you see the Apple logo and then let go. Let me know if that works.

i didn't work for me. thanks though.

[elpablo]

i didn't work for me. thanks though.

Keep trying it took me a few goes to get it to work

[anneemonster]

[QUOTE=elpablo;1778477]Keep trying it took me a few goes to get it to work[/QUOTE

it doesn't need to be connected to itunes does it? just hold home and wake buttons together until the apple logo and let go?

[specialeffectskate]

Try number 10.... Hour number 2.

[elpablo]

[QUOTE=anneemonster;1778484]

Keep trying it took me a few goes to get it to work[/QUOTE

it doesn't need to be connected to itunes does it? just hold home and wake buttons together until the apple logo and let go?

It works with mine while it's connected to iTunes... I go into the progress bar/spinning circle/apple logo loop every time the update fails now, but I can get it back to recovery mode every time with this method while plugged in.

Still can't upgrade though Might give up until the morning

[Infiniti7]

apple said just wait. maybe tonight maybe tomorrow youll get it. the servers are slammed

[EvilJack]

This immediately fixed my 3194 error. Taken from TiPb user scruiD post in another thread:

You have Error 3194?
*** Check your hosts file (C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) - edit with notepad.exe and check for gs.apple.com, if you have a valid finding set a # to the beginning of the line to make this inactive or remove it when you do not need (its a redirect for cydia, so when you want to jailbreak again and the redirected will stay the same keep it inactive, otherwise remove)

[anneemonster]

i was able to get it back into recovery. back to step one

for anyone wondering how to do it:

1. Ensure that iPhone is disconnected from your PC or laptop and power it off by holding the Sleep/Wake button. Wait for it to be turned off.

2.This step is important. Press and hold the Home button while you reconnect iPhone to your PC or laptop using the USB cable. Keep the home button depressed until you see a pop up in iTunes saying that iPhone is in recovery mode. You can release the button at this moment.

3.Click ok and follow the rest of the instructions. Please note that NO backup of iPhone will be done at this moment as in the case of normal restore. iTunes will then proceed to restore iPhone using your previous backups.

[StylinProfilin]

I just kept pushing the update/restore button. Im on IOS 5 now. yay

[gmedel]

I get as far as "Restoring firmware" then I get the 3200 error again. I've been at it for about 3 hours now. FML

[arcurlyq]

Same issue here. Received that warning at least three times now. Guessing it's a server issue.

[BrindawithanI]

I think it's just the luck of the draw kids. I tried 4 times and it took this last time.

[diamonddialogue]

Wait, is this only a fix for jail broken devices? I'm trying to find something that works so everyone can get rid of this error, but I would never tell someone to jailbreak if they wanted their device to work properly.

[EvilJack]

No it's not a jailbroken device. BUT my computer was used to jailbreak another device at one time. I suppose that is why that hosts entry was present.

[LooNTooNs]

OK!!!! I may have a solution!!!


goto gs.apple.com

Where does it take you? Mine went to Cydia!

So I went to

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

I opened the files "hosts" in notepad and put a # in front of the line

74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com then clicked save

So the line now reads

#74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com

rebooted and installed no problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cinco312]

I sure will. 52 minutes until restore is done. FML

[anon(52425)]

Update finally went through. iOS 5 is NICE.

[gmedel]

Ahhhh, it just worked. I guess you just gotta keep at it or wait to try later. Good luck guys.

[scsgoal]

Just to hopefully keep the bizarre "fixes" to a minimum:

I've captured the Http1.1 request that iTunes builds to send to gs.apple.com.

Sending that request through Fiddler results in an approximatley 70% failure rate (where a response of "STATUS=100&MESSAGE=An internal error occurred." occurs 70% of the time versus a response of "STATUS=0&MESSAGE=SUCCESS&REQUEST_STRING=<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>" occuring approximatley 30% of the time. This is with the exact same request being posted to their server. It's just luck of the draw. As my luck would have it, I've tried about 20 times with no luck just yet.

[elpablo]

Has anyone had error 3173 and then have it work?

[anneemonster]

when it finally decides it wants to update, will it be kicked out of recovery mode?

[LooNTooNs]

Just poted this in another thread! Drove me nuts because I was trying to update my Ipad that was not Jailbroken.

[anneemonster]

same here. i'm just going to leave it recovery mode for now and communicate through facebook lol

[gmedel]

when it finally decides it wants to update, will it be kicked out of recovery mode?

If you're getting that constant loop, you have to get it out of that loop by forcing it into DFU mode. Other than that, it'll pick up on it's own. It was a long cycle for me to get it out of the loop, enter DFU mode, try to install, FAIL, repeat. Until it worked.