iPadOS 17.5 (21F79) for iPad mini 6 (WiFi)

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iPad mini 6 (WiFi)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

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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 6 (WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad mini 6 (WiFi).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Fall_2021_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 6 (WiFi) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad mini 6 (WiFi) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini 6 (WiFi) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Fall_2021_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 6 (WiFi) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad mini 6 (WiFi) 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_Fall_2021_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 6 (WiFi) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad_Fall_2021_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: cab52fdf4a09deb848fd76a3144406c91950f975. 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_Fall_2021_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: cab52fdf4a09deb848fd76a3144406c91950f975. 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_Fall_2021_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: cab52fdf4a09deb848fd76a3144406c91950f975. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumfd474a08ae09449845fec57b897e98b3fd9e0e965ba4468bc8303a7796b907c2
MD5sumfd474a08ae09449845fec57b897e98b3fd9e0e965ba4468bc8303a7796b907c2
SHA1sumcab52fdf4a09deb848fd76a3144406c91950f975
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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