iPad TATSU issue - Can't upgrade

iOS
#1

G’day,

My 10yo told his iPad (latest model as of Jan17) to go ahead with a system upgrade…

Now it’s bricked. Needs to be plugged into iTunes, with only 2 options - Restore or Update. Update provides this error:

“The iPad could not be updated. TATSU declined to authorise this image on this device for this user”

My wife then tried the restore option this morning (yeah, thanks wifey - was not using that option so that my son wouldn’t lose all his apps/etc if avoidable…), but it didn’t work either…

Is there something I can try to get the upgrade to work??

Have to admit I’ve no idea when the last backup was done…

Thanks

cosmic

#2

This message can occur when TATSU (Apple Code Signing Server) declines the request, doesn’t respond or can’t be reached. In previous versions of iTunes I believe the equivalent message was “This device isn’t eligible for the requested build”, which was displayed when an incorrect version IPSW was used, or Apple has stopped signing the version of iOS that iTunes is attempting to restore to.

I’ve seen this happen when the restoring computer is running an older version of iTunes, and has downloaded an older iOS version IPSW as a result. I’ve also come across it in cases where the hosts file (/etc/hosts) has been modified to prevent connections to Apple’s code signing server (gs.apple.com).

Install the latest version of iTunes if you haven’t already, delete or move any older IPSW images on the system (stored in ~/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates or iPad Software Updates) and attempt to restore. Also check the hosts file at /etc/hosts for any unusual entries. If that doesn’t work, I try another machine and sometimes another internet connection as a last ditch effort.

I don’t believe it’s an issue with the iPad itself, but this isn’t a message I’ve seen often either, so I can’t be one hundred percent sure.

#3

Thanks @imic! Will try those options when I get home. My iTunes is definitely out of date.

Bloody kids :}

#4

Booted in High Sierra with latest iTunes instead of Mavericks (which can’t run the latest iTunes), and was able to upgrade the iPad. Seems to have all his things. Yay.

Thanks @iMic!

Now it’s up to him to learn how to use the latest iOS…