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Computer wide problem won't let anyone go IOS 5

felface

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First i tried to upgrade my iPhone 3gs and iPad 1 to IOS 5 GM but it said that they weren't compatible i thought apple just didn't want me upgrading as a developer (strange though as it was the GM) then my dad (not a developer) with iPad on his account he notified through iTunes that IOS 5 was available then it said to him that the it wasn't compatible but iPad 1s are i don't where this problem comes from it falls when it checks with apple even though it's perfectly good and not downgrading can anybody help me please? btw i have an iMac with 10.7.2
 

kch50428

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Make sure to run Software update on the iMac and get the latest OSX & iTunes updates, then update to iOS5.
 

felface

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it still says the 'the iPad '---- iPad couldn't be restored because the firmware file is not compatible' any other ideas anyone on how to fix this?
 

felface

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Yer for some reason my computer has started to let my family update yesterday it said my mums iPad 2 was incompatible but today she updated it don't why it's just suddenly started letting letting people update :)