Originally Posted by androgilicious

I just ran your jailbreak instructions. When iTunes came up I only got the restore button. Where is the Option button? Now my iPad is stuck with the Apple and a long white horizontal oval. What do I do now?

The option key is the special key on Apple keyboards which you use for functions like copy, paste, etc. Hold that down WHILST you click the restore button with the mouse...

I have Ipad 1 jailbroken on 4.2.1 and my home button has been messing up for about a week. My IPAD is under warranty and Best Buy told me to just bring it in. I used Tiny Umbrella to save my SHSH blobs. Is it correct that I can enter DFU Mode and restore to factory settings (which will remove everything and make it so they cannot tell it was jailbroken), take my IPAD in and get it fixed, and then once I get it back, use Tiny Umbrella to go back to 4.2.1, and then rejailbreak it, and put all of my apps and everything I currently have back on my device? I am nervous about doing this but I have to get my home button fixed!! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Originally Posted by dclifford

I have Ipad 1 jailbroken on 4.2.1 and my home button has been messing up for about a week. My IPAD is under warranty and Best Buy told me to just bring it in. I used Tiny Umbrella to save my SHSH blobs. Is it correct that I can enter DFU Mode and restore to factory settings (which will remove everything and make it so they cannot tell it was jailbroken), take my IPAD in and get it fixed, and then once I get it back, use Tiny Umbrella to go back to 4.2.1, and then rejailbreak it, and put all of my apps and everything I currently have back on my device? I am nervous about doing this but I have to get my home button fixed!! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Yes you should DFU restore before taking it back, but why would you go back to 4.2.1after? 4.3.3 is jailbroken and works well.
What are the symptoms with your home button? If it is intermittently not working, especially in Cydia, this is likely a jailbreak tweak which is not behaving properly. It is not that uncommon... Did you install anything new lately? If you are sure it is a hardware fault, by all means return it though.

That is true, I don't necessarily have to go back to 4.2, I just want to make sure I am able to return my ipad to the state it was in prior (jailbroken, cydia, etc). I have a limited understanding of all of this. The home button will work sometimes but usually not at all. I haven't installed anything new since this started happening so I just assumed it was a hardware problem. Is there anything I should try before restoring and taking it in, or should I just restore if I have not recently installed anything?

Also, when I do go to 4.3 what jailbreak method is preferred?

Originally Posted by dclifford

That is true, I don't necessarily have to go back to 4.2, I just want to make sure I am able to return my ipad to the state it was in prior (jailbroken, cydia, etc). I have a limited understanding of all of this. The home button will work sometimes but usually not at all. I haven't installed anything new since this started happening so I just assumed it was a hardware problem. Is there anything I should try before restoring and taking it in, or should I just restore if I have not recently installed anything?

Well, when you restore your iPad to stock 4.3.3, why not just try and use it for a day? If there are no problems with your home button then you know it was definitely a rogue tweak... Identifying which one it was would then be your problem... Trial and error I would imagine...

As for which method is best for 4.3.3, personal choice is the answer, but if you do a clean restore to 4.3.3 as suggested above, then redsn0w will get you jail broken again very quickly and reliably. Look for the sticky in our tutorial section for guidance.

Hi
Can I use DFU mode to Upgrade iPad 2 running firmware 4.3.1 to firmware 4.3.3 .
I'm thinking Jailbreakme.com but is that only for firmware 4.3.3 ?
Thanks

Trapped in DFU Loop.

I'm posting it here because I believe it's relevant. Can anyone help me?

Great thread! I'm actually just aware that I came across this sometime ago. I googled "How to get your iPad in DFU mode" for my friend, and came across this, and it really helped him!

Can someone clarify.... I believe I'm in DFU mode and I'm attempting a restore. Screen is black and I don't have any logos / icons on screen. But once the process gets to 'restoring iPad software...' the screen goes white for a second and then the Apple logo and progress bar appear.

Is this still in DFU mode or has the device jumped out of DFU?

I'm trying to undersrtand why I can't seem to restore my iPad (update to 4.3.5 crashed and foreced a restore and now restore hangs at approx 20% progress)... I had assumed that going into DFU mode would resolve this as stated above it by-passes the iOS.

Any help is appreciated as I simply want my iPad to work again.

iPad 1, 64GB, 3GS WiFi.

Thanks