iPadOS 17.6.1 (21G101) for iPad mini 5 (Cellular)

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This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad mini 5 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad mini 5 (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Spring_2019_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 5 (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad mini 5 (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini 5 (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Spring_2019_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 5 (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad mini 5 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e iPad_Spring_2019_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 5 (Cellular) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad_Spring_2019_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ab85e6b8d18423fe7d59556b201902a9b7c45d8e. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

macOS

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPad_Spring_2019_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ab85e6b8d18423fe7d59556b201902a9b7c45d8e. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPad_Spring_2019_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ab85e6b8d18423fe7d59556b201902a9b7c45d8e. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumedbc669f11898094bd668033beeafff3bcd3270776c31a3c6371d031e1c33878
MD5sumedbc669f11898094bd668033beeafff3bcd3270776c31a3c6371d031e1c33878
SHA1sumab85e6b8d18423fe7d59556b201902a9b7c45d8e
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

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