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iPad 2 (GSM)

iOS 6.1 (10B141) for iPad 2 (GSM)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad 2 (GSM) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad 2 (GSM).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad2,2_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 2 (GSM) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad 2 (GSM) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad 2 (GSM) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad2,2_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 2 (GSM) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad 2 (GSM) 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 iPad2,2_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 2 (GSM) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad2,2_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3b35197a563cf71e4ed8ae35b5f3bcf298d2963f. 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 iPad2,2_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3b35197a563cf71e4ed8ae35b5f3bcf298d2963f. 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 iPad2,2_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3b35197a563cf71e4ed8ae35b5f3bcf298d2963f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 0444f8816369bebb9f556d830681e0681ac15b9311bfd7ebb3694d20bc06eb18
MD5sum 338503678f56995faba6dc4ffdb84944
SHA1sum 3b35197a563cf71e4ed8ae35b5f3bcf298d2963f
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 6.1

This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:

  • LTE support for more carriers (complete list of supported carriers at http://www.apple.com/ipad/LTE/)

  • Purchase movie tickets through Fandango with Siri (USA only)

  • iTunes Match subscribers can now download individual songs from iCloud

  • New button to reset the Advertising Identifier

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:   

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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