Showing posts with label downgrade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label downgrade. Show all posts

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Guide: How to downgrade from iOS 4.3.2 to iOS 4.3.1 on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

As Now Apple has released the new iOS 4.3.2 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. And we have already warned Jailbreak users to stay away from this Update. But if someone has Updated to iOS 4.3.2, and now want to Downgrade to iOS 4.3.1, iOS 4.3, iOS 4.2.1 or any Previous Firmware, They can follow our Guide Below on How to Downgrade it, Just follow the simple steps and you'll get your Previous firmware back.

NOTE: This guide will only work if you have shsh blobs saved for the particular firmware you are downgrading too.

If you don't know about the saved SHSH Blobs that if you have saved it or not[Don't worry], You can see it in Cydia, Launch Cydia and you'll see on the top, your saved SHSH Blobs.


Downgrade from iOS 4.3.2 to iOS 4.3.1, iOS 4.3, iOS 4.2.1 or Older Firmwares:

Step 1: First of all you need to download your respective IPSW File(Firmware) which you want to downgrade. Get them Here.

Step 2: Now, let's start the Downgrade, First put your Device into DFU Mode, here's how to:
  1. Connect your iOS device to your computer.
  2. Turn it off.
  3. Start iTunes.
  4. Hold Power and Home buttons together for 10 seconds or so.
  5. Release Power button but keep holding the Home button until your computer recognizes a new USB device.
  6. iTunes will now recognize your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
Note: Your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch screen at this time should be blank (black in color), if not, then you are most likely in Recovery Mode, not DFU mode.

Step 3: Now the Interesting Part, we have to trick iTunes so that it thinks that it is connected to Apple Servers, but in reality we'll connetc it to Saurik server to downgrade, here is how to:
Go to: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\

And then locate "Hosts" File [For Windows]

[For Mac Users] Mac OS X users can get to “/etc/” directory by going through “Go –> Go to Folder” from Finder. 

Step 4: Now after you've located, just open it with "NotePad" (In Windows) and in MAC OS you can open it with "TextEdit", after opening just add this at the end:
74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com

After Done, save this File.

NOTE: for Windows 7 and Vista: Start “Notepad” with Administrator privileges by right clicking on “Notepad” app, and click on “Run as Administrator“ option.Select the Desired firmware which you want to downgrade and then click "Open".

Step 5: Now Start iTunes, click on your iOS device icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left “alt” (option) button on Mac, or Left “Shift” button if you are on Windows on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release this button.

Step 6:  Now you'll be prompted to select your IPSw File(Firmware),

It's Almost done Now, iTunes will automatically install your desired OS, as you'll be able to see the progress bar on your Device screen, After Done it will automatically Reboot.

Error TroubleShooting:

Error: If you get 10XX errors, you don’t have to worry. Your restore might have successfully completed. But you need to get your iPhone out the recovery mode. So, to do that – Just download TinyUmbrella app that will help you enter and exit out of the recovery mode (Windows / Mac).

To kick out your device from recovery mode just hit the “Kick Device Out of Recovery” button on TinyUmbrella right below the Start TSS Server button or you can also use RecBoot. That’s it!

Note: You must now remove 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com line from the host file and save it. Doing this will let iTunes to prompt you about future updates from Apple.

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Friday, March 25, 2011

Guide: How To Downgrade from iOS 4.3.1 to 4.3, 4.2.1, 4.1 on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch, iPad

A few hours ago Apple Released the Latest iOS 4.3.1 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. This new iOS has got some Minor Bugs fixes, but there are users who've updated their devices to iOS 4.3.1 and can't find a way to downgrade. So this Guide Here will be Helpful for you to downgrade your iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch, iPad 1 and iPad 2 from iOS 4.3.1 to 4.3, 4.2.1, 4.1 to 4.0.x. Just simply follow our steps below:




NOTE: This guide will only work if you have SHSH blobs saved for the respective firmware you downgrading to.
How To Downgrade from iOS 4.3.1 to 4.3, 4.2.1, 4.1 on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch, iPad:

Step 1: First of all you need to download your respective IPSW File(Firmware) which you want to downgrade. Get them Here.

Step 2: Now, let's start the Downgrade, First put your Device into DFU Mode, here's how to:
  1. Connect your iOS device to your computer.
  2. Turn it off.
  3. Start iTunes.
  4. Hold Power and Home buttons together for 10 seconds or so.
  5. Release Power button but keep holding the Home button until your computer recognizes a new USB device.
  6. iTunes will now recognize your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
Note: Your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch screen at this time should be blank (black in color), if not, then you are most likely in Recovery Mode, not DFU mode.

Step 3: Now the Interesting Part, we have to trick iTunes so that it thinks that it is connected to Apple Servers, but in reality we'll connetc it to Saurik server to downgrade, here is how to:
Go to: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\

And then locate "Hosts" File [For Windows]

[For Mac Users] Mac OS X users can get to “/etc/” directory by going through “Go –> Go to Folder” from Finder. 

Step 4: Now after you've located, just open it with "NotePad" (In Windows) and in MAC OS you can open it with "TextEdit", after opening just add this at the end:

74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com

After Done, save this File.

NOTE: for Windows 7 and Vista: Start “Notepad” with Administrator privileges by right clicking on “Notepad” app, and click on “Run as Administrator“ option.Select the Desired firmware which you want to downgrade and then click "Open".

Step 5: Now Start iTunes, click on your iOS device icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left “alt” (option) button on Mac, or Left “Shift” button if you are on Windows on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release this button.

Step 6:  Now you'll be prompted to select your IPSw File(Firmware),

It's Almost done Now, iTunes will automatically install your desired OS, as you'll be able to see the progress bar on your Device screen, After Done it will automatically Reboot.

Error TroubleShooting:

Error: If you get 10XX errors, you don’t have to worry. Your restore might have successfully completed. But you need to get your iPhone out the recovery mode. So, to do that – Just download TinyUmbrella app that will help you enter and exit out of the recovery mode (Windows / Mac).

To kick out your device from recovery mode just hit the “Kick Device Out of Recovery” button on TinyUmbrella right below the Start TSS Server button or you can also use RecBoot. That’s it!

Note: You must now remove 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com line from the host file and save it. Doing this will let iTunes to prompt you about future updates from Apple.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

How to Downgrade your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad to iOS 4.2.1 from iOS 4.3 [Guide]

Apple has just released the new iOS 4.3 for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad With lot's of new features. Most of the Apple users have got tempt with it and upgraded their iDevice to iOS 4.3. But some of them are those who rely on Jailbreak. So the bad news is that iOS 4.3 is not good for Jailbreak users at it will damage their device. So if you're a Jailbreak user and want to get iOS 4.2.1 back then here's a guide for you.

Since Apple Stop signing old firmwares for restorin, so you have to follow this guide to downgrade.

NOTE: This guide will only work if you have shsh blobs saved for the particular firmware you are downgrading too.

To find if you have shsh blobs for particular firmware or not, go to cydia and check above the Welcome to cydia you will see it (SHSH Blobs) for particular iOS.


Guide: How To Downgrade iOS 4.3 to iOS 4.2.1, 4.1 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad:

First of all Download the Old Custome FW File on which you want to downgrade. Click here to download.

Step 1: Windows users navigate to the following folder “C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc”
mac OS X users can get to “/etc/” directory by going through “Go –> Go to Folder” from Finder.


NOTE: Win 7 and Vista users MUST run Notepad with admin privileges. Right click on Notepad app and select Run as Administrator.


Step 2: Now, look for the file name hosts and open it with Notepad in windows and mac users should look for TextEdit.


Step 3: Open this “hosts” file in Notepad (for Windows) or TextEdit (for Mac OS X) and add this following line at the bottom of the file

 74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com
Now simply save this file and you are good to go!

Step 4: Now, grab your iPhone, plug it in and lets put your iPhone into DFU mode.

  • Power off your iPhone
  • Hold both the power and home button together for exactly 10 seconds
  • Now, release the power buttom but, keep holding the home bottom for 15 to 20 may be till iTunes recognize your iPhone. (On DFU mode, you wouldn’t see any icons on the screen. It will be blank on the screen).

Step 5: Here, iTunes will alert your that “iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore it before it can be used.” Click okay


Step 6: Now, it time for us to restore the firmware – Hold down the “SHIFT” key (windows)/ “ALT” key (Mac) and click on “Restore


Step 7: That’s it! Now, you can just sit and relax and let the restore finish.


Error: If you get 10XX errors, you don’t have to worry. Your restore might have successfully completed. But you need to get your iPhone out the recovery mode. So, to do that – Just download TinyUmbrella app that will help you enter and exit out of the recovery mode (Windows / Mac).


To kick out your device from recovery mode just hit the “Kick Device Out of Recovery” button on TinyUmbrella right below the Start TSS Server button or you can also use RecBoot. That’s it!


Note: You must now remove 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com line from the host file and save it. Doing this will let iTunes to prompt you about future updates from Apple.

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