IPSW Downloads

iPadOS 8.1 - 12B410 for iPad mini Retina (China)

This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

Release Date20 October 2014
Upload Date13 October 2014
File NameiPad4,6_8.1_12B410_Restore.ipsw
File Size2.08 GB
SHA256sum78148c573a1c3c433acd1128fafcb113833226ef90a754bc2f59cb3a93c5d49c
MD5sumbf386d511aaafe27a131fcc16ed15273
SHA1sumee0b391fd6c5259477d9d70ffa7ef21070c7f8b3
IdentifieriPad4,6

Installation Instructions

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Connect your iPad mini Retina (China) to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes and navigate to your iPad mini Retina (China).
  4. Hold the Shift key and click "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad4,6_8.1_12B410_Restore.ipsw file you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad mini Retina (China) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Connect your iPad mini Retina (China) to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini Retina (China) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key and click "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad4,6_8.1_12B410_Restore.ipsw file you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad mini Retina (China) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Connect your iPad mini Retina (China) to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal and navigate to the IPSW file you downloaded, e.g., cd ~/Downloads.
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e iPad4,6_8.1_12B410_Restore.ipsw and press Enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad mini Retina (China) to reboot.