IPad Cannot Restore to anything. Stuck at Apple Logo

I have an iPad 2 WiFi that hangs at the Apple logo. Whenever I try to restore or update I get the message I have tried the following:
"This device isn't elligible for the requested build"
It has never been "jailbroken".
1. Restoring or updating. Does not work. Same error message.
2. Downloading every IPSW that i can get my hands on, and trying to restore with those. Does not work
3. Editing the host file to block the Apple server. Does not work. Yes I flushed DNS, rebooted the computer, rewrote the host file, etc.
4. I updated iTunes. To the very latest version. Does not restore.
5. Tried to update to iOS 7. Does not work.
6. I've put the iPad in Recovery mode, and DFU mode. Does not restore or update.
7. Dones all the above on another Mac AND PC computers. Does not restore or update.
Absolutely nothing works. For a brief period I was able to see some of the files on the iPad. It showed the storage of the iPad to be all yellow, one big long bar. Not broken up into different types. I have not been able to get back to that point. I can reboot it, put it into either of the so-called restore modes, and it wil just stay at the Apple logo. After a while it will reboot itself. Anythign I try to do, regardless of the computer, I get the same message: "This device isn't elligible for the requested build"
What build have I got? Is there any way to find out? When I do get iTunes to recognize the iPad, which it will do in recovery and DFU mode, no serial number or version number is displayed.
Any other ideas?
Many thanks

What to Do When Your iPad Won't Turn On
http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/ss/What-To-Do-When-Your-Ipad-Wo-No t-Turn-On.htm
iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281
iPad Frozen? How to Force Quit an App, Reset or Restart Your iPad
http://ipadacademy.com/2010/11/ipad-frozen-how-to-force-quit-an-app-reset-or-res tart-your-ipad
iPad: Basic troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3274
 Cheers, Tom

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