Mac Mini m4 failed to enter restore mode #755
Description
Environment
- Host OS: Windows 11
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5700x
- Shell: MSYS2 MinGW64
idevicerestore
idevicerestore 1.0.0-255-ga0cec3b (libirecovery 1.3.0, libtatsu 1.0.5-2-gfc57e26)
Library versions
libusbmuxd-2.0 2.1.1-2-g93eb168
libimobiledevice 1.3.0-304-g54f6437
libirecovery 1.3.0
libtatsu 1.0.5-2-gfc57e26
libplist 2.7.0-3-g91ba426
What I tried
- Different USB cables (USB-C ↔ USB-C and USB-C ↔ USB-A)
- Different IPSW versions for my Mac
Observed behavior
- Restore process starts correctly (iBSS, iBEC, ramdisk, SEP, kernelcache all sent successfully).
- At the stage “Waiting for device to enter restore mode…”, device reboots, LED changes from red → white, Apple logo appears with empty progress bar.
- Process then fails with:
Device failed to enter restore mode.
Device reconnected in Recovery mode, most likely image personalization failed. - Device stays stuck at Apple logo with empty bar.
09:22:29.565 <Info> idevicerestore 1.0.0-255-ga0cec3b (libirecovery 1.3.0, libtatsu 1.0.5-2-gfc57e26)
09:22:29.585 <Info> Found device in Port DFU mode
09:22:29.601 <Info> ECID: 1289542151176081965
09:22:29.601 <Info> Identified device as j773gap, Mac16,10
09:22:29.602 <Info> Device Product Version: N/A
09:22:29.602 <Info> Device Product Build: N/A
09:22:30.075 <Info> The following firmwares are currently being signed for Mac16,10:
09:22:30.076 <Info> [1] 26.0 (build 25A354)
09:22:30.076 <Info> [2] 15.6.1 (build 24G90)
09:22:30.077 <Info> [3] 15.6 (build 24G84)
09:22:30.078 <Info> [4] 15.5 (build 24F74)
09:22:30.078 <Info> [5] 15.4.1 (build 24E263)
09:22:30.079 <Info> [6] 15.4 (build 24E248)
09:22:30.079 <Info> [7] 15.3.2 (build 24D81)
09:22:30.080 <Info> [8] 15.3.1 (build 24D70)
09:22:30.081 <Info> [9] 15.3 (build 24D60)
09:22:30.081 <Info> [10] 15.2 (build 24C101)
09:22:30.082 <Info> [11] 15.2 (build 24C2101)
09:22:30.082 <Info> [12] 15.1.1 (build 24B2091)
09:22:30.083 <Info> [13] 15.1 (build 24B2083)
09:22:56.447 <Notice> Selected firmware 15.2 (build 24C101)
09:22:56.448 <Info> Verifying 'UniversalMac_15.2_24C101_Restore.ipsw'...
09:24:03.371 <Info> Checksum matches.
09:24:03.377 <Info> Extracting BuildManifest from IPSW
09:24:04.501 <Info> Received USBPortController1,Ticket
09:24:04.502 <Info> Creating Ace3Binary
09:24:04.505 <Info> Sending data (39865 bytes)...
09:24:09.421 <Info> Port DFU restore successful. Continuing.
09:24:09.422 <Info> IPSW Product Version: 15.2
09:24:09.422 <Info> IPSW Product Build: 24C101 Major: 24
09:24:09.425 <Info> Device supports Image4: true
09:24:09.426 <Info> Variant: Customer Erase Install (IPSW)
09:24:09.426 <Info> This restore will erase all device data.
09:24:09.427 <Info> Performing macOS restore
09:25:03.021 <Info> Checking IPSW for required components...
09:25:03.302 <Info> All required components found in IPSW
09:25:03.308 <Info> Getting ApNonce in DFU mode... 38 aa 6e 59 20 a2 3f 16 dd e4 4c 94 d8 fa 75 55 1e 59 b7 ed 04 aa 69 f1 94 c8 6d 82 67 47 1e 45
09:25:03.311 <Info> Trying to fetch new SHSH blob
09:25:03.311 <Info> Getting SepNonce in dfu mode... 01 3c a4 c2 1c 21 88 82 c9 9c a8 c4 08 bc 1d 8c 94 9a 67 63
09:25:04.358 <Info> Received SHSH blobs
09:25:04.359 <Info> Getting SepNonce in dfu mode... 01 3c a4 c2 1c 21 88 82 c9 9c a8 c4 08 bc 1d 8c 94 9a 67 63
09:25:04.914 <Info> Received SHSH blobs
09:25:04.915 <Info> Getting SepNonce in dfu mode... 01 3c a4 c2 1c 21 88 82 c9 9c a8 c4 08 bc 1d 8c 94 9a 67 63
09:25:05.515 <Info> Received SHSH blobs
09:25:05.517 <Info> Extracting iBSS.j773g.RELEASE.im4p (Firmware/dfu/iBSS.j773g.RELEASE.im4p)...
09:25:05.526 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component iBSS...
09:25:05.527 <Info> Sending iBSS (1240962 bytes)...
09:25:07.112 <Info> Nonce: 38 aa 6e 59 20 a2 3f 16 dd e4 4c 94 d8 fa 75 55 1e 59 b7 ed 04 aa 69 f1 94 c8 6d 82 67 47 1e 45
09:25:07.114 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component Ap,LocalPolicy...
09:25:07.115 <Info> Sending Ap,LocalPolicy (3045 bytes)...
09:25:07.118 <Info> INFO: executing command: lpolrestore
09:25:07.121 <Info> iBoot boot-stage=1
09:25:07.121 <Info> Extracting t8132ciofw.im4p (Firmware/t8132ciofw.im4p)...
09:25:07.128 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component Ap,RestoreCIO...
09:25:07.129 <Info> Sending Ap,RestoreCIO (186814 bytes)...
09:25:07.134 <Info> INFO: executing command: firmware
09:25:07.137 <Info> Extracting t8132tmufw.im4p (Firmware/t8132tmufw.im4p)...
09:25:07.143 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component Ap,RestoreTMU...
09:25:07.144 <Info> Sending Ap,RestoreTMU (24987 bytes)...
09:25:07.147 <Info> INFO: executing command: firmware
09:25:07.148 <Info> Extracting rans.t8132_ASP3.release.im4p (Firmware/rans.t8132_ASP3.release.im4p)...
09:25:07.155 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component RestoreANS...
09:25:07.156 <Info> Sending RestoreANS (1257980 bytes)...
09:25:07.189 <Info> INFO: executing command: firmware
09:25:08.088 <Info> Extracting t8132dcp_restore.im4p (Firmware/dcp/t8132dcp_restore.im4p)...
09:25:08.098 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component RestoreDCP...
09:25:08.100 <Info> Sending RestoreDCP (3918106 bytes)...
09:25:08.199 <Info> INFO: executing command: firmware
09:25:08.272 <Info> INFO: executing command: setenv auto-boot false
09:25:08.273 <Info> INFO: executing command: saveenv
09:25:08.275 <Info> INFO: executing command: setenvnp boot-args rd=md0 nand-enable-reformat=1 -progress -restore
09:25:08.277 <Info> Extracting applelogo@1x~mac-USBc.im4p (Firmware/all_flash/applelogo@1x~mac-USBc.im4p)...
09:25:08.285 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component RestoreLogo...
09:25:08.286 <Info> Sending RestoreLogo (12992 bytes)...
09:25:08.287 <Info> INFO: executing command: setpicture 4
09:25:08.288 <Info> INFO: executing command: bgcolor 0 0 0
09:25:08.290 <Info> Extracting iBEC.j773g.RELEASE.im4p (Firmware/dfu/iBEC.j773g.RELEASE.im4p)...
09:25:08.299 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component iBEC...
09:25:08.300 <Info> Sending iBEC (1064670 bytes)...
09:25:10.168 <Info> INFO: device serial number is VP71212FL7
09:25:10.170 <Info> Recovery Mode Environment:
09:25:10.172 <Info> iBoot build-version=iBoot-11881.61.3
09:25:10.173 <Info> iBoot build-style=RELEASE
09:25:10.175 <Info> iBoot boot-stage=2
09:25:10.176 <Info> radio-error=2
09:25:10.177 <Info> radio-error-string=2
09:25:10.179 <Info> Sending RestoreLogo...
09:25:10.179 <Info> Extracting applelogo@1x~mac-USBc.im4p (Firmware/all_flash/applelogo@1x~mac-USBc.im4p)...
09:25:10.186 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component RestoreLogo...
09:25:10.187 <Info> Sending RestoreLogo (12992 bytes)...
09:25:10.190 <Info> Extracting h16_ane_fw_leto_j7x.im4p (Firmware/ane/h16_ane_fw_leto_j7x.im4p)...
09:25:10.200 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component ANE...
09:25:10.201 <Info> Sending ANE (1534086 bytes)...
09:25:10.246 <Info> Extracting aopfw-j773gaop.RELEASE.im4p (Firmware/AOP/aopfw-j773gaop.RELEASE.im4p)...
09:25:10.257 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component AOP...
09:25:10.258 <Info> Sending AOP (1878150 bytes)...
09:25:10.333 <Info> Extracting AppleAVE2FW_H16G.im4p (Firmware/ave/AppleAVE2FW_H16G.im4p)...
09:25:10.344 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component AVE...
09:25:10.345 <Info> Sending AVE (1683598 bytes)...
09:25:10.393 <Info> Extracting t8132pmcfw.im4p (Firmware/pmc/t8132pmcfw.im4p)...
09:25:10.399 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component Ap,ApplePMCFirmware...
09:25:10.400 <Info> Sending Ap,ApplePMCFirmware (34535 bytes)...
09:25:10.409 <Info> Extracting t8132dcp.im4p (Firmware/dcp/t8132dcp.im4p)...
09:25:10.419 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component Ap,DCP2...
09:25:10.421 <Info> Sending Ap,DCP2 (3918096 bytes)...
09:25:10.621 <Info> Extracting sptm.t8132.release.im4p (Firmware/sptm.t8132.release.im4p)...
09:25:10.627 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component Ap,RestoreSecurePageTableMonitor...
09:25:10.629 <Info> Sending Ap,RestoreSecurePageTableMonitor (169755 bytes)...
09:25:10.636 <Info> Extracting txm.macosx.release.im4p (Firmware/txm.macosx.release.im4p)...
09:25:10.643 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component Ap,RestoreTrustedExecutionMonitor...
09:25:10.644 <Info> Sending Ap,RestoreTrustedExecutionMonitor (167608 bytes)...
09:25:10.651 <Info> Extracting armfw_g16g.im4p (Firmware/agx/armfw_g16g.im4p)...
09:25:10.665 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component GFX...
09:25:10.667 <Info> Sending GFX (2879526 bytes)...
09:25:10.748 <Info> Extracting t8132pmp.im4p (Firmware/pmp/t8132pmp.im4p)...
09:25:10.757 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component PMP...
09:25:10.759 <Info> Sending PMP (661638 bytes)...
09:25:10.784 <Info> Extracting 044-81195-001.dmg.trustcache (Firmware/044-81195-001.dmg.trustcache)...
09:25:10.791 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component RestoreTrustCache...
09:25:10.792 <Info> Sending RestoreTrustCache (21373 bytes)...
09:25:10.795 <Info> Extracting SmartIOFirmware_ASCv7.im4p (Firmware/SmartIOFirmware_ASCv7.im4p)...
09:25:10.804 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component SIO...
09:25:10.805 <Info> Sending SIO (1163914 bytes)...
09:25:10.839 <Info> Extracting iBootData.j773g.RELEASE.im4p (Firmware/all_flash/iBootData.j773g.RELEASE.im4p)...
09:25:10.846 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component iBootData...
09:25:10.847 <Info> Sending iBootData (10471 bytes)...
09:25:10.850 <Info> ramdisk-size=0x20000000
09:25:10.850 <Info> Extracting 044-81195-001.dmg (044-81195-001.dmg)...
09:25:11.161 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component RestoreRamDisk...
09:25:11.191 <Info> Sending RestoreRamDisk (182462601 bytes)...
09:25:18.106 <Info> Extracting DeviceTree.j773gap.im4p (Firmware/all_flash/DeviceTree.j773gap.im4p)...
09:25:18.112 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component RestoreDeviceTree...
09:25:18.113 <Info> Sending RestoreDeviceTree (55822 bytes)...
09:25:18.118 <Info> Extracting sep-firmware.j773g.RELEASE.im4p (Firmware/all_flash/sep-firmware.j773g.RELEASE.im4p)...
09:25:18.129 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component RestoreSEP...
09:25:18.131 <Info> Sending RestoreSEP (5879033 bytes)...
09:25:18.277 <Info> Extracting kernelcache.release.mac16g (kernelcache.release.mac16g)...
09:25:18.320 <Info> Personalizing IMG4 component RestoreKernelCache...
09:25:18.326 <Info> Sending RestoreKernelCache (29319881 bytes)...
09:25:19.808 <Info> Waiting for device to enter restore mode...
09:27:48.527 <Error> Device failed to enter restore mode.
09:27:48.528 <Error> Device reconnected in Recovery mode, most likely image personalization failed.