I dunno, the only time I put the ipod into DFU mode then clicked restore it offered me 9.1. I didn't go through with it because I know Apple isn't signing that firmware, so I don't want my ipod to become completely unusable.
On 5/21/16, christopher hallsworth <[email protected]> wrote: > It should restore to the current iOS version, 9.3.2. >> On 21 May 2016, at 14:04, Cheryl LeFurgey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Another interesting thing i forgot to mention yesterday. >> I put my ipod into DFU mode just to see what it looked like, hit >> restore, and it offered to restore to Ios9.1, I believe it was. >> I didn't do it, of course, because as far as i know apple isn't >> signing that version anymore, so I think restoring to it would brick >> my ipod worse than it already is. >> Why would a DFU mode restore offer a firmware Apple isn't signing? >> >> On 5/21/16, Cheryl LeFurgey <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Alan, >>> Yeah, it is super weird that one device works while the other doesn't. >>> Also, yay, someone else who thinks the way I do about xp. It suits my >>> needs, I'll upgrade when my desktop dies. >>> All I use itunes for is putting music on my devices, so because one of >>> my devices works I can see no real reason to upgrade. If neither >>> device synced that'd be different. >>> Thanks for the good luck, I hope I can get this working, ugh. >>> >>> On 5/21/16, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Cheryl, >>>> >>>> I agree with you one hundred percent and I still use my Windows XP box >>>> to >>>> run older programs that I had no interest in acquiring versions >>>> compatible >>>> with Windows 7. I've always believed that you should run the operating >>>> system that you know and that runs the programs you need to get your >>>> work >>>> done. Windows XP still does an awful lot of that for me. >>>> >>>> That's great that your iPhone running iOS 9.x is still working with >>>> iTunes >>>> 11.4 but it is a bit curious based on what I've also read. Your iPod is >>>> acting more as I would expect but the inconsistency of the two devices >>>> is >>>> baffling. >>>> >>>> Good luck managing the inconsistency and I'll keep my fingers crossed >>>> that >>>> your iPhone and iTunes keep on working. >>>> >>>> Alan >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf >>>> Of Cheryl LeFurgey >>>> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 6:39 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Weird itunes mystery. >>>> >>>> Alan, >>>> >>>> Everything I've googled does support the idea that ITunes 12.x is >>>> required, >>>> that's why the fact that my phone will sync is such a mystery. Not that >>>> i'm >>>> complaining, of course! >>>> I can connect my phone, it pops up in my sources list, and I can add >>>> music >>>> to it, which is all i use itunes for. >>>> Yeah, if I do call, the people at apple will probably hear the words >>>> windows >>>> xp and start laughing. Well no, but everyone else says xp is outdated, >>>> not >>>> secure, bla bla bla. It works just fine here, I have no issues, I'll >>>> update >>>> when I'm good and ready. >>>> Hopefully I can get this resolved, it's kind of annoying to have an >>>> ipod >>>> and >>>> not be able to play music on it. I mean sure I could copy my library to >>>> dropbox and use that app to play music, but that kind of defeats the >>>> purpose, IMO. >>>> >>>> On 5/20/16, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Cheryl, >>>>> >>>>> I wish I had an answer for you but I was under the impression that >>>>> those running iOS 9.x had to run iTunes 12.x to get correct iTunes >>>>> behavior with their iDevices for things like syncing and backing up. >>>>> Since you were getting your iTunes 11.4 to sync okay before this >>>>> problem arose, I guess something about my information was incorrect. I >>>>> too have a desktop system running Windows XP but I'm transitioning to >>>>> another desktop system running Windows 7 which is the one on which I >>>>> run iTunes. I ran iTunes 11.4 on my Windows 7 system until day before >>>>> yesterday when I upgraded it to version >>>>> 12.4 since I was finally ready to upgrade to iOS 9.x and believed >>>>> iTunes 12.x was required to get correct functionality between iTunes >>>>> and a device running iOS 9.x. >>>>> >>>>> As Richard suggested, maybe Apple Accessibility will be able to help >>>>> but I suspect they're going to start that upgrade your iTunes rallying >>>>> cry when they learn you're running iTunes 11.4. >>>>> >>>>> I hope you're able to resolve your issue. >>>>> >>>>> Alan Lemly >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf Of Richard Turner >>>>> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 10:08 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: Weird itunes mystery. >>>>> >>>>> Not to sound like a broken record, but have you called Apple >>>>> Accessibility? >>>>> 877-204-3930? >>>>> Richard >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can >>>>> be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues. >>>>> Elizabeth Taylor (Sent from my iPhone 5S) >>>>> >>>>>> On May 20, 2016, at 7:11 AM, Cheryl LeFurgey <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, everyone. >>>>>> First, before I get into what's going on, let me say that i'm using >>>>>> an ipod touch fifth gen, and that my computer is running windows xp >>>>>> and Itunes 11.4. >>>>>> Yes, I know, my OS is ancient, please don't tell me that. >>>>>> Now, on to the mystery. >>>>>> About a month ago, I downloaded an AudioBoom update, didn't like it, >>>>>> and tried to go back to the previous version. >>>>>> Unfortunately, I didn't have the right version on my computer, so I >>>>>> restored my ipod from an icloud backup in order to get my previous >>>>>> app back. >>>>>> The restore worked, eventually. The first few times it kept saying it >>>>>> couldn't copy some of my apps because they weren't available, but I >>>>>> was eventually able to complete a restore. >>>>>> I import all of my music from cds, using itunes to sync it to my >>>>>> ipod. >>>>>> Because of the restore, my music wasn't coppied over. >>>>>> So I tried to sync my ipod to get my music back, only to be told that >>>>>> my ipod couldn't be used because it required a newer version of >>>>>> itunes. >>>>>> Now, for the mystery. My iphone 5, which is running the exact same >>>>>> version of IOS as my ipod (when this started it was 9.3.1, and still >>>>>> happens with 9.3.2), will sync just fine. >>>>>> i've tried everything I can think of to get this working, with no >>>>>> success. I even downloaded the IPSW file for IOS9.3.1, put my ipod >>>>>> into recovery mode and restored with that, no luck. >>>>>> Now, there is a newer version of itunes that'll work on xp, but I >>>>>> don't like itunes 12, and because my phone will still sync fine, see >>>>>> no real reason to update. >>>>>> Has anyone had this kind of thing happen to them? If so, what can I >>>>>> do to get my music back onto my ipod? 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