Having problems while upgrading to iOS 5 on first generation iPad? Here’s the fix

Having problems while upgrading to iOS 5 on first generation iPad? Here’s the fix

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For those of you who have been facing problems while upgrading first generation iPad to iOS 5- and are getting bricked iPads after upgrading, CultofMac has posted a fix to this problem that is tipped to them by iOS hacker MuscleNerd. The fix for this problem is pretty simple and you will need RedSn0w version 0.9.9b7 in order to perform this. Follow the instructions after the break to successfully recover your iPad and run iOS 5 on it.

Make sure you have already installed iOS 5 on your device. Then

  1. Download a copy of Redsn0w 0.9.9b7 for Windows or Mac from the Dev-Team blog.
  2. Copy Redsn0w to your /Applications folder on your start up drive
  3. Run Redsn0w
  4. Start iTunes
  5. Put the iPad into DFU Mode (see here for instructions)
  6. Click on the Extras button in Redsn0w
  7. Click on the Recovery Fix button in Redsn0w

Now your iPad will reboot and then you can restore your backup to the iPad using iTunes.

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