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Hello IFIXIT users. I have researched ALL possible methods to restore this iphone4s and i am pretty familiar with doing so with many other platforms as well.I am a dihard ifixit user and get the job done myself. Here is a lowdown of what im dealing with. Iphone4s Baseband version 5.0.02 Running firmware version 8.2 This phone has never been synced to Icloud and the pc it was originally backed upto is in a landfill I have reset in DFU, when i master restore on itunes says"must unlock iphone" and screen says iphone disabled. any suggestions would be appreciated. I cant factory reset.
Rewind: when/how/why did this happen? Just after a restore? If yes, why did you restore? Was Wi-Fi working properly before the issue happened? If I had this in for repair: I would access iCloud.com and disable Find-My-iPhone for this device. Then I would download the firmware, enter DFU, and Alt+restore (Mac). If that does not fix it (a first), and on a hunch, I’d try to heat the Wi-Fi chip, using a temperature higher than the one in this guide, something like: Heat at 100 degrees C, 30 sec., then: 150 deg., 30 sec. 200 deg., 60 sec. 240 deg, 60-90 sec. 200 deg., 30 sec. Let cool down, reassemble and try to restore again. Note that I’d take the risk, but that risk involves ruining your Wi-Fi if it was working properly and possibly ruining your entire phone. I’m curious to know what would fix it otherwise.
