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

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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.

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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 (GSM) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad mini (GSM).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad2,6_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (GSM) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad mini (GSM) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini (GSM) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad2,6_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (GSM) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad mini (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 iPad2,6_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (GSM) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad2,6_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 5f7e9bc2ad0bd60d15f7e390e36db4624346ed16. 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 iPad2,6_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 5f7e9bc2ad0bd60d15f7e390e36db4624346ed16. 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 iPad2,6_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 5f7e9bc2ad0bd60d15f7e390e36db4624346ed16. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumfd14f724b096866d1bda090b90e4ba75cd5a3d3fa501f8753ca0f3fef7ce2636
MD5sumfd14f724b096866d1bda090b90e4ba75cd5a3d3fa501f8753ca0f3fef7ce2636
SHA1sum5f7e9bc2ad0bd60d15f7e390e36db4624346ed16
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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