My iphone is currently stuck in "recovery mode"

My iphone is frozen in "recovery mode" and a restore cannot be completed because of "unknown error (6)". I really need help! I just got the phone for christmas, my parents are going to kill me if it can't be fixed. I think the problem may have to do with my updated software, 1.1.3..... HELP!

well i've basically already done all of those steps, i connect the iphone, itunes says it must be restored to work properly, then in the middle of a restore is tops and a window pops up that says "an unknown error has occurred (6)" and thats where i'm stuck. also the screen thats on the iphone is the end of the USB cable that hooks into the phone with an arrow pointing to an itunes icon.

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I have tried to uninstall itunes and reinstall itunes and tried again and the same thing happened. For some reason itunes will not install or even commence the installment of version 5.01.
Please help???

Top hit on google: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3694
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Hello Andyoneill9,
It sounds like you are trying to restore your phone but keep getting an errror message 3194. I want to recommend the troubleshooting steps from this article named:
Error 3194 or "This device isn't eligible for the requested build"
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4451
Resolution
Important: If you see one of these messages and need help updating or restoring your iOS device, Install the latest version of iTunes and try to update or restore again. After that, follow these steps if you need more help.
Check your "hosts" file
After you've updated iTunes to the latest version, you can check the hosts file to be sure your computer can contact the update server. Use the numbered steps below if you’re on a Mac.
If you’re using a Windows computer, follow steps in this Microsoft support article, noting that resetting the hosts file will affect software services that rely on hosts file redirects. If you're using Windows on a business computer, consult your IT department to be sure applications will still work correctly after resetting the hosts file.
In the Finder, choose Applications > Utilities.
Open Terminal.
Enter this command and then press Return:
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Enter the password you use to sign in to your computer and press Return. You won't see text appear in the Terminal window when you enter the password. Make sure you use a nonblank administrator password.
Terminal will display the hosts file. Navigate using the arrow keys and look for an entry containing “gs.apple.com”.
Add the # symbol and a space ("# ") to the beginning of the gs.apple.com entry.
Press Control-O to save the file. Then, press Enter when prompted for the filename and Control-X to exit the editor.
Restart your computer.
Try to update or restore your iOS device again.
This is the first troublehsooting step to try, so there are additional things to try if needed you need them.
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Model
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iPhone 6 Plus
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iPhone 6
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iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5
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iPhone 4s
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iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G,
Original iPhone
$149
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My iPhone 3G is stuck in recovery mode. When I connect to iTunes to restore it (It takes about 20 mins) it shuts off with only 4 mins left. Can this be fixed?

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Error 1 or -1
This may indicate a hardware issue with your device. Follow Troubleshooting security software issues, and restore your device on a different known-good computer. If the errors persist on another computer, the device may need service.
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HT3529 My iphone 3GS is stuck in recovery mode since upgrading to ios 5 and still, after upgrading to ios 6. What's up ?

My iphone 3GS is stuck in recovery mode since upgrading to ios 5 and still, after upgrading to ios 6. What's up ?

I just went through this yesterday and because i am no where around my computer i lost everything and now my battery drains very fast...you are going to have to recover your phone i hope you have everything backed up and are next to your computer...if you are push and hold your home button and plug into PC at same time and continue to hold the home button untill you see your USB on your pc screen light up (depending on what type of pc maybe i dont know what you have)
push home button
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As above, my iPhone 4S is stuck in recovery mode during Update to 5.0.1
The itunes software just keeps cycling and trying to restore then restore failed, iPhone is stuck with the sync to iTunes symbols, and I don;t seem to be able to get it out of recovery mode.
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my iphone 5 is stuck on recovery mode and everytime i tried to restore it , it says that my phone have error -1, how can i fix it or should i send my phone to the appstore ?

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My iphone 5 is stuck in recovery mode

My iphone 5 is stuck in recovery mode.
Last week i took my iphone 5 to the genius bar as it kept powering off randomly. The technician recovered my phone and instructed me to do so if the problem happens again. The technician informed me that if the problem conitued to occur, I would have to swap my phone for a new one under the 1 year warranty. Of course, on my first day of traveling on a two week work trip, my phone began powering off randomly. Upon plugging into the USB on my laptop, itunes recommended the recovery. I began the process and now my itunes reads, "waiting for iphone" after downloading updated software & extracting it. The screen on the iphone displays the apple logo and an empty status bar. This has been this way for 8 hours.
There is no genius bar near my work trip. I have 12 days remaining here with no phone. What can i do?
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I was able to execute this process, but it still did not complete. Itunes finally went a couple of steps farther in the resotre process. It went from "extracting software" through its different phases and stopped at "verifying iphone restore with apple". It acts as if it completed the verify and then before going to the next step, it just pops up a prompt saying, " This iphone cannot be restored (error 9)".
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