Iphone is stuck on a black screen that says to connect it to itunes

I wanted to update the ios on my iphone yesterday- biggest mistake ever. FOr hours it was stuck with the word searching on the top lest hand were the carrier name should be. At night I finally got the time to connect the **** phone to wifi and tried to update the idiot software again while the phone was charging. Woke up and the phone was on a black screen that asked me to connect the phone to itunes, so i did. Now it tells me to update it through itunes or it will restore the phone to factory settings which is something that I absolutely can not do because itunes has not let me back up my phone for over more that half a year.

Your iPhone is in recovery mode and any data that was not backed up is already gone. You have no choice but to restore the phone and restore from your last backup.
~Lyssa

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Your iPhone is in recoverty mode at the moment so to possibly get it back up and running you would need to do a restore as you have been trying. Follow the steps in the article below for the specific error messages you have been receiving. If after following all steps the issue remains book an appointment at a local Apple Retail Store to have the iPhone evaluated.
Resolve specific iTunes update and restore errors

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on some systems that can cause some issues.
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See my "Resolving Kernel Panics" FAQ. This FAQ includes step-by-step instructions for identifying and resolving some of the most common causes of kernel panics. The FAQ is a roadmap: start at the beginning and work systematically through the end, i.e. the "If all else fails..." section.
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Black screen, that says USB set up error

Any help please .
When I started up my old 10.3 computer this morning , I have got a black screen that says down the side USB setup error 5c0000008004 , down the side,
then invalid memory access
Welcome to open Fireware, then the date.4to continue booting up type "mac-boot"
and press return.
Problem the keyboard wont allow me to type the dash symbol(always been able to before).
Have closed down and restarted the computer a few times but no luck , always the same ..........
Any help , please from geniuses out there .
Thank you
M . from a rainy Barcelona

martin:
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hey i have an ipod touch 5gen ,it has stopped responding and is showing a blank black screen.when ever i connect it to itunes it gives a sound of the connection. what am i suppose to do?(ios7)

Try:
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- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try another cable
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
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My iPad works perfectly except when trying to update apps. Then I get a message that says "Cannot connect to the iTunes store."

My iPad works perfectly except when trying to update apps. Then I get a message that says "Cannot connect to the iTunes store."

Try logging out of your account on the iPad by tapping on your id in Settings > Store and then log back in and see if it then works.
If that doesn't solve it then what has worked for some people is going into Settings > General > Date & Time and change the date to a few months in the future and then re-trying

HT201407 my iphone 3gs is showing a usb sing that i should connect to my itune

my iphone 3gs is showing a usb sing that i should connect to my itune

sounds like your phone needs to be restored with itunes, what where you doing before this started happening

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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.
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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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PLEASE HELP! My iPod is stuck on a black screen but everytime I restore it through iTunes the screen comes back for a short period of time!

I own an iPod Touch 4g 8gb. Ever since Wednesday August 12th 2012, the screen has had a problem -- it is black. Pitch black. I can tell that it still works -- by sliding my finger down to unlock it I can still hear the lock sounds. My online research told me to reset it and put it in DFU Mode -- but that didn't work. So I connect it to iTunes and restore it to iTunes and after the restoration, the screen comes back -- for a few miniutes. I did this twice and the second time was longer than the first. I have not adjusted any settings that could have anything to do with this.
So... What to do here? Can someone explain exactly what the problem and it's recovery-processes are?

I'm not a fan of DFU mode because I've never seen it recommended by Apple.
First, try a system reset. It cures many ills and it's quick, easy and harmless...
Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears. You will not lose any apps, data, music, movies, settings, etc.
If the Reset doesn't work, try a Restore. Note that it's nowhere near as quick as a Reset. Connect via cable to the computer that you use for sync. From iTunes, select the iPad/iPod and then select the Summary tab. Follow directions for Restore and be sure to say "yes" to the backup. You will be warned that all data (apps, music, movies, etc.) will be erased but, as the Restore finishes, you will be asked if you wish the contents of the backup to be copied to the iPad/iPod. Again, say "yes."
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If you're unable to do the Restore, go into Recovery Mode per the instructions here.

My iphone is stuck on the black screen with the apple, it will not turn on all the way! i tryed turning it off and it will not turn of so i tryed resetting it and that still didnt work. please help me!!!!????

the night be for the time was also off.

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Iphone 4 stuck on a black screen not recognized by computer

So bassically my other Iphone 4 is now stuck in a powered on state between the bootloader (apple logo) and the powered off state. my computers(win xp through win 8.1) all say unrecognized USB device and i checked its not the cable using another iphone.... the iphone is completely unresponsive (nothing happens when it is plugged in the wall or computer, holding home and power does nothing, itunes won't recognize it, vibrations don't work either and if i try calling my iphone after around 3-5 seconds the other iphone i use to call my iphone just says call ended...) please try and help me! this happened after letting it charge from around 9% battery for around 3 hours and when i unplugged it, it was kind of hot to the touch, but that has been happening for a while now due to one of the pins on the charging port being pushed back onto the metal part and causing current to flow through the metal housing of the phone(the antenna i think?) but i never cared about it since i dont really need the antenna so much....
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Your iPhone is in recovery mode and any data that was not backed up is already gone. You have no choice but to restore the phone and restore from your last backup.
~Lyssa

Iphone is stuck on a black screen that says to connect it to itunes

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