My iPad 2 is stuck in connect to iTunes mode after the update. It won't restart when I hold both buttons down.

My ipad2 is stuck on connect to iTunes  screen and won't reset. I had just downloaded the os update. How do I get it back?

The iTunes icon and cable mean that it's gone into recovery mode : http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
You will need to connect the iPad to your computer's iTunes and you should be able to use it to reset the iPad, and you can then restore/resync your content to it.

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