My iPod is in Recovery Mode and it won't let me restore it.
My iPod touch is currently in Recovery Mode, and I'm not sure how it happened. When I plug it in to my PC, iTunes says that I must restore it. When I try to restore it, I encounter one of many problems. Sometimes the update will be corrupted after downloading, sometimes I get an error code, I once got an error code that's not even listed (1656). I've tried restoring it on multiple machines, and I'm getting a little frusturated/scared. My iPod is only a few months old. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks.
Edit: I've also tried restoring using an IPSW downloaded from the internet.
Edit 2: My brother is having the exact same problem with his iPhone, which isn't in Recovery Mode.
Check this post: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2778443?start=0&tstart=0
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
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Update Server
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Update Server
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- iTunes for Windows: iTunes cannot contact the iPhone, iPad, or iPod software update server
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Last, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
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