Recently my parents told me they were going to buy an iPad. I knew they wouldn't be able to figure out how to use one so I gave them mine knowing I'd get it back.
Turns out I was right, they gave it to me with the batteries completely dead. After charging the batteries it turns out there's a password on it which they can't remember.
Apparently one way to reset it is for me to go to their place, hook it up to their computer and then recover it but they live 45 mins away. Anyone know another way to reset this iPad?
The original iPad might support forensic tools that ramdisk boot an SSH server to allow root access and to brute force the pass-code. The newer iPad's can support such, but not out of the box, and only if you intentionally install software to do it which requires jailbreak.
Recovery mode is easier than DFU mode. If you're trying to stay on a particular(less than current) IOS version, iCloud backup isn't very ideal since it would require an IOS update which you may not want.
Last edited by overdrive31; 07-14-2012 at 05:24 PM.
Recovery mode is easier than DFU mode. If you're trying to stay on a particular(less than current) IOS version, iCloud backup isn't very ideal since it would require an IOS update which you may not want.
Then I would use my latest backup stored on my computer through iTunrs.
Not everyone has backups in more than one location...thus explains my initial solution.
Then, one would need their computer or wait until they get to their computer to restore to a backup.
The question is how to reset an iPad password. Reset the phone to factory.
As far as backups, there are other ways to backup besides iCloud. You can back up contacts and photos to Dropbox and other services that don't require the latest iOS. As far as 3rd party apps, pop in your iTunes Apple ID, might get you access to your apps, depending on your iOS version.
I am saying that, it doesn't always require a backup. The brute-force of a 4 digit pass-code takes no time at all, but longer and more complex pass-codes would obviously take much longer using the forensic tools.
Anyone should know a restore would remove the pass-code, that is a given, obviously he wanted to know of other ways to reset it.
You can't backup using other software if you're locked out...
I think we've covered all the bases, no need to respond anymore, I know you like to argue..just please quit agging it on.
I am saying that, it doesn't always require a backup. The brute-force of a 4 digit pass-code takes no time at all, but longer and more complex pass-codes would obviously take much longer using the forensic tools.
Anyone should know a restore would remove the pass-code, that is a given, obviously he wanted to know of other ways to reset it.
You can't backup using other software if you're locked out...
I think we've covered all the bases, no need to respond anymore, I know you like to argue..just please quit agging it on.
Of course there is no way to bypass the passcode without restoring. There are options I presented that make the device useable until one is able to restore from a backup.
I really don't get what you are arguing about. What's the point of a lock? Yeah, a four digit passcode is less secure than an 8 alphanumeric character password.
One can also set an iPad to self erase after 10 incorrect passcode attempts.
Maybe someone can submit an idea to Apple, so that iDevices can be remote unlocked like On-Star.
Yes there is!! Now quit arguing!!! You don't brute-force the pass-code via the touch screen when using the forensic tools, it is like running a virtual OS on the phone to run your own batch of software and using a command line via SSH, so all the brute-force guesses do not count towards the 10 attempt erase procedure, because you're not running the IOS software on the device.
The post states that it doesn't work on devices with A5(thus explains why I said it only works out of the box on the original iPad) or newer chips, the limitation being there is no bootrom exploit(requires pwnDFU mode for ramdisk boot) for them, yet. The tools can still be loaded on the newer devices intentionally and only after they have been jailbroken. The tools are not just for Police, there are open source packages available to all.
Last edited by overdrive31; 07-16-2012 at 03:06 PM.
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