Stuck in DFU mode (iPhone 5)

MikaelBuus · Dec 12, 2015

Hello there.
I have this iPhone that seems stuck in DFU mode. The screen is completely black, and I've tried every combination of button presses.
I've tried iTunes recovery, Dr.Fone, MobiSaver, and some more. All of which says, that the phone is in DFU, and i need to hold the power and home button, which reboots it, without turning on the screen.

I've been able to get the phone to try and recover, but every time it starts updating, the screen turns on, with the progress bar, and after a little while it turns off, and goes back to DFU with no changes.
(

video shows how far the progress bar gets)
I'm beginning to believe that it's hardware errors, and that there's no way to save it.

I hope someone can shed some light on this.
Thanks in advance.

J. A. · Dec 12, 2015

Try using recovery mode to restore the iPhone. Here are the instructions:
If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

MikaelBuus · Dec 12, 2015

J. A. said:
Try using recovery mode to restore the iPhone. Here are the instructions:
If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Tried that, but no matter how long I hold the power button and home button, the phone doesn't go into recovery mode.
After the 10 seconds, it turns off and on again (I can't see this, but the computer says the USB sound), but the screen keeps being black.

J. A. · Dec 12, 2015

Try this tutorial:
DFU Mode for Dummies | Apple iPhone Forum

And if that doesn't work, this might help:
TUTORIAL - Failsafe method to restore the current version of IOS | Apple iPhone Forum

MikaelBuus · Dec 13, 2015

I tried that now, but the phone seems to be stuck in DFU mode, nothing changes when i do the button presses.
When doing the iTunes iOS install I get one of two error, either the phone begins with the install, and the crashes after some time (

).
Or if I try to install an older iOS, I get an error 3194, which I can't resolve with any guides.

scifan57 · Dec 13, 2015

Since none of the offered advice has helped, there's a very good chance you have a hardware fault that's causing the problem. The tutorial J. A. Linked to in her last post is guaranteed to work if it's followed exactly, unless there's a hardware fault. It think it's time to have it checked out at the Genius Bar in the closest Apple Store.

MikaelBuus · Dec 13, 2015

Year, that's what I feared.
Well thank you very much for your help J.A., it's really cool that you spend your time helping me.
I'll seek professional help, and we'll see what it'll cost.