libimobiledevice
M4 Mac Mini
I'm running into an issue where I'm trying to restore an m4 mac mini in DFU mode, but I'm getting ERROR: Unable to discover device type
when I use my git head compiles of the software/libraries and then running this command
idevicerestore -P -d -ey ~/Downloads/UniversalMac_15.5_24F74_Restore.ipsw
I'm currently at a loss of what I need to do since I don't have another mac computer to do an dfu restore.
The only way is to set up a macOS virtual machine. Ugh.
Edit: Revive errored in the virtual machine. But plugging in a USB C monitor made my mac mini work again 🤷♂️
I ran into this issue recently due to a failed 3rd party SSD. Managed to get my m4 mini restored by using this compilation workflow BarbossHack/libimobiledevice-fedora on Fedora 42.
Tried Sonoma on VMWare (Win & Linux), Windows iTunes, and an old Intel Mac on Catalina, which all failed to restore the M4 mini. This is the only method that worked for me without using an additional Apple Silicon mac.
In the end I had to convince a friend to lend me his MacBook to do the restore
idevicerestore is currently broken for 15.4+ restores. if you want to DFU restore you'd need to do it to 15.3.2 and then OTA update to latest. https://github.com/libimobiledevice/idevicerestore/issues/729
idevicerestore is currently broken for 15.4+ restores. if you want to DFU restore you'd need to do it to 15.3.2 and then OTA update to latest. https://github.com/libimobiledevice/idevicerestore/issues/729
I even tried that with no luck
I'm writing this comment on an m4 mini I restored using:
- idevicerestore 1.0.0-git-e1f5865 (libirecovery 1.2.1-13-g638056a, libtatsu 1.0.5)
- UniversalMac_15.5_24F74_Restore.ipsw
I'm writing this comment on an m4 mini I restored using:
* idevicerestore 1.0.0-git-e1f5865 (libirecovery 1.2.1-13-g638056a, libtatsu 1.0.5) * UniversalMac_15.5_24F74_Restore.ipsw
How exactly did you do that, could you write the steps out for me?
I'm writing this comment on an m4 mini I restored using:
* idevicerestore 1.0.0-git-e1f5865 (libirecovery 1.2.1-13-g638056a, libtatsu 1.0.5) * UniversalMac_15.5_24F74_Restore.ipswHow exactly did you do that, could you write the steps out for me?
Nothing special. Just compile the whole setup (libimobiledevice idevicerestore usbmuxd… etc)from source code and done. I can even flash macOS 26 ipsw. Maybe the key is not to use any component from distros .
I was also able to do a restore using 15.5 for an M4; however, the restore screen is missing. When I test on an M1, it fails.
Please re-test with latest code, I pushed a commit that hopefully fixes this.
Please re-test with latest code, I pushed a commit that hopefully fixes this.
Hi Nik, can confirm (Macbook Air M4,UniversalMac_15.6_24G84_Restore) is working
had the same error " ERROR: Unable to discover device type" till i fixed usbmuxd.
Also i compiled the sourcecode, couldnt revive my macbook tho, had to use the -erase option.
Dont know how i got here in the first place, i tried to uninstall a audio interface driver using onyx, after freezing up all my apps where gone and after turning in off and on again i got stuck in a bootloop
eh thank you so much for developing this tool, i just opted for a macbook for music production reasons, never thought it would be such a pain in the ass. hopefully the eu is gonna force apple to let one restore its own macbook with a usb stick or a windows pc
How you fix usbmuxd???
# idevicerestore -e -d -l
idevicerestore 1.0.0-254-g8d1e798 (libirecovery 1.2.1, libtatsu 1.0.3)
Found device in Port DFU mode
Unable to discover device type
Pls help, need fix mac asap
I'm writing this comment on an m4 mini I restored using:
* idevicerestore 1.0.0-git-e1f5865 (libirecovery 1.2.1-13-g638056a, libtatsu 1.0.5) * UniversalMac_15.5_24F74_Restore.ipswHow exactly did you do that, could you write the steps out for me?
Nothing special. Just compile the whole setup (libimobiledevice idevicerestore usbmuxd… etc)from source code and done. I can even flash macOS 26 ipsw. Maybe the key is not to use any component from distros .
I did all this but how come it still using old versions??
idevicerestore 1.0.0-254-g8d1e798 (libirecovery 1.2.1, libtatsu 1.0.3)
So I installed fedora and used this https://github.com/BarbossHack/libimobiledevice-fedora
But after "Waiting for device to enter restore mode..." for a while, it says "Device failed to enter restore mode. Device reconnected in Recovery mode, most likely image personalization failed."
And now the mac is totally bricked :/
How you fix usbmuxd???
# idevicerestore -e -d -l idevicerestore 1.0.0-254-g8d1e798 (libirecovery 1.2.1, libtatsu 1.0.3) Found device in Port DFU mode Unable to discover device typePls help, need fix mac asap
U need to compile usbmuxd yourself and test if the service is running correctly, so usbxmud should be up running,check if your apple device is recognized in dfu mode. then if u execute idevicerestore, the device musnt disconnect after couple seconds. (that was my problem, till i sucessfully managed to get the usbmuxd service running, just use chatgpt)