iPhone 5S - restore error code -1 after replacing battery
Hi. I’ve recently replaced my iPhone 5S’s battery, which was an arduous process because it turns out my battery was forming lumps. In the end, I got it out, replaced it, and closed up the iPhone again. Upon trying to restore it (it had gone into a boot loop before and gotten stuck in the DFU Screen) iTunes gave me the dreaded error code -1. Now it keeps going to the ‘plug into iTunes’ screen with the lightning connector, so I can’t get into DFU either.
From what I understand, this is indicative of a hardware error. An earlier thread I found whilst troubleshooting mentioned that it’s likely this is a defect in the baseband chip; I guess it’s possible I somehow scratched it. My questions therefore are:
- It’s possible the antenna is not connected properly. I had a lot of trouble connecting it, as earlier in the year I had replaced my lightning port (I think a faulty charger is what caused the battery issues in the first place) and the ifixit port’s antenna refused to snugly fit into the antenna’s port. After about two hours of fiddling I managed to get the antenna in the correct position, and relied upon the casing to keep it there. This time, I was a bit exasperated and didn’t spend the two hours again, and as a result it is possible the antenna isn’t in the correct position. Would it be possible that this is the problem? I don’t really know what the antenna is, and why it’s at the same place as the lightning port, so I’m not sure if it’s meant to have something to do with the restore process.
- A previous thread (iPhone could not be restored unknown error 1 ) seemed to have a variety of People posting success with heating or cooling their phones. The error posted there was code 1, not sure if that’s different from -1. I’m a bit worried I’ll break whatever isn’t broken on my phone right now if I do so, so could someone tell me whether or not this is a terrible idea as a last resort?
In case it’s not apparent, I don’t have warranty, so no free apple care even if I hadn’t replaced my port and battery.
Any other advice would also be highly appreciated.
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Do you perhaps have any suggestions on keeping the antenna in place instead of relying on the metal case? It won't stay in the socket whatever I do, and I don't really see a place an adhesive would be safe to use at.
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