iOS 8.1.2 (12B440) 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_8.1.2_12B440_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_8.1.2_12B440_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_8.1.2_12B440_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_8.1.2_12B440_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 23f31e0465423285989b7b6d667fa88e563fecc8. 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_8.1.2_12B440_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 23f31e0465423285989b7b6d667fa88e563fecc8. 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_8.1.2_12B440_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 23f31e0465423285989b7b6d667fa88e563fecc8. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum694abb56cbd475841200df84ade4f0acdee52f2b8e19621bc6bbb41060b0806f
MD5sum694abb56cbd475841200df84ade4f0acdee52f2b8e19621bc6bbb41060b0806f
SHA1sum23f31e0465423285989b7b6d667fa88e563fecc8
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 8.1.2

This release includes bug fixes and addresses a problem where ringtones purchased through the iTunes Store may have been removed from your device. To restore these ringtones, visit itunes.com/restore-tones from your iOS device.

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

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

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