IPhone 3GS stuck in a black screen with a cable and the iTunes logo in it. Extra bonus: error 1656.
So, I got this problem with the black screen with a cable and the iTunes logo in it. I tried restoring it, but in the middle of the process, the iPhone turns off (and it is still connected to the computer) and I get an error message (1656). I already tryed the solution that I have to find the "hosts" file, but there's no "gs.apple.com" line to be deleted.
What do I do?
I tried to do this at least 4 times! the iTunes is running the restore but at the end he's failed.. he say there is an error ! I think number -1.
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