✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.
The instructions below are included for reference only.
Windows
- Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
- Plug your iPad Air (Cellular) in to your PC.
- Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad Air (Cellular).
- Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPad4,2_9.0.1_13A404_Restore.ipsw
file that you downloaded.
- Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (Cellular) to reboot.
macOS
- Plug your iPad Air (Cellular) in to your Mac.
- Navigate to your iPad Air (Cellular) in Finder.
- Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPad4,2_9.0.1_13A404_Restore.ipsw
file that you downloaded.
- Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (Cellular) to reboot.
Linux
- Install idevicerestore.
- Plug your iPad Air (Cellular) in to your PC.
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads
- To perform a full erase restore, type
idevicerestore -e iPad4,2_9.0.1_13A404_Restore.ipsw
and press enter.
- Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (Cellular) to reboot.
Windows
- Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd Downloads
- Type
Get-FileHash iPad4,2_9.0.1_13A404_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
- The output of the command should match the following checksum:
41e27e5ee9944b8ad089e916d5ca661b2b8dcf8d
. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
macOS
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads
- Type
openssl sha1 iPad4,2_9.0.1_13A404_Restore.ipsw
- The output of the command should match the following checksum:
41e27e5ee9944b8ad089e916d5ca661b2b8dcf8d
. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Linux
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads
- Type
openssl sha1 iPad4,2_9.0.1_13A404_Restore.ipsw
- The output of the command should match the following checksum:
41e27e5ee9944b8ad089e916d5ca661b2b8dcf8d
. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Checksums
SHA256sum |
932355634dfd528b93392a2532a2136f3f4a2d736d42ee2d5602d2832206613c |
MD5sum |
9a12b359f7758d473e40656089f1d2f9 |
SHA1sum |
41e27e5ee9944b8ad089e916d5ca661b2b8dcf8d |
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.
This update contains bug fixes including:
- Fixes an issue where some users could not complete setup assistant after updating
- Fixes an issue where sometimes alarms and timers could fail to play
- Fixes an issue in Safari and Photos where pausing video could cause the paused frame to appear distorted
- Fixes an issue where some users with a custom APN setup via a profile would lose cellular data
For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222