HOW TO: DOWNGRADE YOUR FIRMWARE FOR ALL DEVICES (WINDOWS)

[SeishinTenchi]

thanks alot dude! it worked! XD

[ianko81]

@SeishinTenchi  what generation did you have? and What firmware did you downgrade from? reply back thanks

[SeishinTenchi]

@ianko81 i had 3gs but you have to go through some different steps to turn your zip file to ipsw and this is the video i used “How to change .zip iPod firmware to .ipsw on Windows” it’s by goguda 55 after that you should be able to get that little icon that looks like a white cube ^^

[SeishinTenchi]

@ianko81 i used 3gs 3.1.2 :) from the firmware site from the descrpition of this video

[SeishinTenchi]

@ianko81 it has to be your iphone or ipod touch generation plus the 3.1.2....mine was 3gs so i had to download 3gs 3.1.2

[Pieisgood2me]

How do you run as admin in XP?

[MSlaborka]

hi there ,can u pls help me out here doctor ^^ i am having a iphone 4 and ios 5 fareware with 4.11.08 and is locked with at&t network .the network can unlocked for me but it cost me 100 usd ,and i am living in united kingdom now .is there any chance i can downgrape the fireware and used the gevey pro sim to unlocked the phone .or do u have any good suggestion ?can u pls reply me on my email pls ,vincentyu847@hotmail.com.wish u could help me out thanks and happy new year

[jimhc22]

Can't restore to 3.0 firmware on a 5.01 3gs on iTunes 10, installed older itunes - can't connect my iphone to it - wont read it have to download iTunes 10. im stuck now!

I need to take my 3gs back to 3.0 and jailbreak it. Any help please feel free to share!!

[ccaroll64]

New unlock and jailbreak iPhone iOS 5.0.1 untethered can be done using EasyRa1n tool

[chessyjhonwy]

EasyRa1n worked ....

[mw210th12]

ok i really need help cause i download the version i have then when i go to downloadd it it downloads then it goes to a winrar file the has all the other diffrent files what do i do?

[23ASTL0S1994]

can i use the same host file for a firmware 4.1?

[shox353]

THANK YOU!!

[conepierce]

thank you so much man! you really helped me and now i can get cydia.

[supercross2332]

i cant find host it just says HOSTNAME

[jordanjames12345]

help iit keeps failing

[chalemi]

Once I downloaded firmware to desktop, it shows as iphone2, 1_4.1_8B117 Restore. Yet in Itunes after pressing shift+restore I see no file that looks like that. What am I doing wrong? I also unzipped the file. Thanks.

[chitownmonkgm]

WOW FRAEKIN LOUD AD

[MarchingBird10]

even after I changed hosts, the firmware isn't being read by iTunes or my computer. help would be amazing, considering I've spent over three hours trying to do this.

[freshfriesforfree]

@MarchingBird10 try using tinyumbrella to block itunes. Also what are you downgrading from and what are you downgrading to? Did you ever jailbreak on the firmware you are downgrading from? You must have shsh blobs saved

[tehn00bshows]

hosts dont come up help?

[DrJailbreak]

@tehn00bshows what is happening? Are you running notepad as administrator? Also you can try using tinyumbrella

[TheSharpesSpawn]

I have a question. I tried to downgrade, and I got an error message 3194. I then downgraded to 9.2.1 for iTunes, and got the same error message. I can't go all the way to 8.2.1 because my ipod can't synch at that level. It doesn't even register it. What can I do?

[DrJailbreak]

@TheSharpesSpawn what firmware are you downgrading from and what are you downgrading to?

[TheSharpesSpawn]

I have a question. I tried to downgrade, and I got an error message 3194. I then downgraded to 9.2.1 for iTunes, and got the same error message. I can't go all the way to 8.2.1 because my ipod can't synch at that level. It doesn't even register it. What can I do?

[jachvideos]

Please someone aweser:

If I do this, will I lose my apps and my saves from games???

I have everything syncronized with the PC, but I don't want to lose my saves D:

[DrJailbreak]

@jachvideos you can use datadeposit to back up all your saves. IF you restore you will lose all your apps and saves, but if you resync with itunes you will get all the apps back, if you use xbackup to save your cydia tweaks, and then datadeposit to save your saves

[azzaisin]

will i loose all my apps?

[DrJailbreak]

@azzaisin yes unless you backup with itunes and xbackup

[LILHindy]

Hey im having great troubles with my iphone 4, itunes wont restore it and i cant get to the home screen on my iphone it jes has the greenpoison skull and a loading bar but wont do anything, and itunes sais error 3194, can u plze help me fix this

[coolguy1184]

@MrJazzy646 i know cuz i have alot of important apps and contacs

[CherryPoison13]

I'm trying to downgrade from 3.1.3 to 2.2.1 on Ipod Touch 1st gen since I cannot find the 3.2.1 anywhere. I attempted this but it didn't work. Help please

[MrJazzy646]

Hey when I do this do I lose my apps?

[bretl33]

I need help to downgeade from the ios 5 beta 5. make a tutorial please? :) iphone 3gs btw.

[DrJailbreak]

@bretl33 it is the same exact process. An easier way is to use tinyumbrella. Save your shsh blobs from cydia using tinyumbrella and then run the TSS server to block itunes from contacting apple

[marlboro61703]

@DrJailbreak do i have to install a particular version of iTunes for this or is it ok to use the latest version 10.5?

[waise85]

Thanks I was about to go to the apple store

[skatingjokester]

y does it say my firmware is not compactable

[DrJailbreak]

@skatingjokester it is probably the wrong build. what device and what firmware?

[Arielblue721]

@steffono3 ya i downloaded a different firmware and it worked perfectly :)

[ybdabeast]

WTF, PASTE WHAT, YOUR SAYING IN THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION BUT WAT R U TALKING BOUT

[KiDshytsz]

how do i get out of dfu mode ive tried everything nd nothing works

[11swager]

i dk how to download it on my desktop well u help please

[DrJailbreak]

@11swager click on it and save as

[Arielblue721]

I hold shift, click restore and then it says "The iPhone "iPhone" could not be restored because the firmware file is not compatible" please help

[DrJailbreak]

@Arielblue721 this means that the firmware you downloaded is incorrect for the device you have. what device and firmware are you running?

[steffono3]

@Arielblue721 I'm having the same problem, have you found a solution?

[SashenxNaidoo]

i tried it but it gave me error 3194,what should i do(i want to downgrade 4.3.4 to 4.3.3)

[DrJailbreak]

@SashenxNaidoo run tinyumbrella and block the apple servers by running the TSS server

[SashenxNaidoo]

i tried it but it gave me error 3194,what should i do

[gommy1992]

And how u downgrade iPod 4G 4.3.4 to 4.3.3

[DrJailbreak]

@gommy1992 same process, but download tinyumbrella and run the TSS server. Also make sure you save your shsh blobs through tinyumbrella

[angelaemvi]

I'm running 4.3.3 I wanna stay with that now that apples running 4.3.4 if I restore my phone is staying at 4.3.3 considered downgrading I'm really just trying to restore while avoiding upgrade are the steps the same? Should I upgrade first? No right...

[DrJailbreak]

@angelaemvi no if you have to restore, run tinyumbrella and save your shs blobs and then run the TSS server so apple cannot be contacted

[andrewervin1]

thanxs it woked

[Albertostar7]

WORKED THANKS BUT FOR IT TO WORK YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN DFU MODE.

[leahschulte123]

what the crap no one has 3. stuff everyone has 4. stuff plz make a vid of downgrading from 4.2.1

[DrJailbreak]

@leahschulte123 it is the exact same process regardless of the firmware. You can also download tinyumbrella save your shsh blobs and then run the TSS server in tinyumbrella to block apple

[lilbigbrow]

@leahschulte123 please do a video on how to unlock iphone 3gs 3.1.3 baseband 05.12.01 without the original sim card

[bluebird2121]

thannk you sooo much maaan ur deeehhh bessst!!! :))))))



[thegreatestpikachu]

@DrJailbreak does this work on any generation of the iPod touch?

[1234Thejerms]

Hey is there any chance i can go down to 3.1.3 from iOS 4.3.3 without any shsh blobs?

[DrJailbreak]

@1234Thejerms you can try running the TSS server in tinyumbrella to block apple it might work I am not sure.

[azundu1]

o.k I did all of that but i did not get the hosts option

[ralliart1o]

HEy bro I updated my iphone to 4.2.1 I want to return it back to 3.1.3 will I be able to follow the same steps please let me know

[DrJailbreak]

@ralliart1o yeah as long as your shsh blobs were saved

[Stonerboy1994]

no matter what i do to fix the text in the notepad. I still get the 3194 error and idk what to do. i try to upgrade to 4.3.3 and same error pops up. even when i update itunes to a new version

[DrJailbreak]

@Stonerboy1994 this is an apple error. have you tried using tinyumbrella to block the server from being contacted?

[NICOLElovesNJJ]

This doesnt fucking work~ The file you told me to downlaod was a zipped file. Yes i extracted it and it gave me a file wich itunes cant see. Great one bro.

[DrJailbreak]

@NICOLElovesNJJ if you are talking about the firmware, you DO NOT unzip it. Follow directions and you should be fine. SAVE AS

[Stonerboy1994]

when i shift click "restore" click on the firmware i want to downgrade to. when i do that it says extracting files and then goes to an error. any help anyone?

[DrJailbreak]

@Stonerboy1994 what is the error?

[Stonerboy1994]

when i shift click "restore" click on the firmware i want to downgrade to. when i do that it says extracting files and then goes to an error. any help anyone?

[TazzaSpazz]

you dont need to do the whole note pad thingy

[MrBoyT4]

i keep trying this but after i downloaded the 3.1.3 file thing from the website it became a zip file and then when i go onto itunes and hold shift,restore and search for the file it is hidden and wont show and i tried copying it and putting it into a new file but when i tried opening that in itunes it just wouldnt open, any advice ? , please i have just spent the last 4 hours trying to do it please

[DrJailbreak]

@MrBoyT4 if you are using firefox, it thinks it is a zip file but it is not. Simply save as. Do NOT try and and open it as a zip file. Save to your desktop or downloads AS IS. Then open itunes and shift + restore

[miaona1982]

@DrJailbreak

I have same problem with that. Althought I just save it as is, it still as a zip file. I have wrar 400sc--so it become wrar file. Help! For my 3G Iphone is going death and I try to bring it to Apple store to restore but they said they can't for I don't use AT & T SIM card.

[miaona1982]

@DrJailbreak

@DrJailbreak

I have same problem with that. Althought I just save it as is, it still as a zip file. I have wrar 400sc--so it become wrar file. Help! For my 3G Iphone is going death and I try to bring it to Apple store to restore but they said they can't for I don't use AT & T SIM card.

[AssJacksMovies]

yo what happens if i need a password for the administrator and i dont know it

[daniel98734]

@AssJacksMovies Then you are either using someone else's mac or you are stupid enough to make a password and forget it.

[NavySealROCK]

hay i try and downgrade my ipod but it keeps putting the firmware into win rar and it dosent put the download like you have i have uninstaled win rar and it just pust it in a zip file and when i try to restor it it wont read it and when i opened up the zip/win rar file it is all scatter and it isnt in 1 hole package like your please help wont to donwgrade really bad!!!!!!!!

[DrJailbreak]

@NavySealROCK windows tries to unzip it but all you need to do is save the file as. Do not unzip whatever you do

[Robbyc65]

hey doc i'm getting a message box saying error 3194 after it verifies with apple idk what to do so please help

[DrJailbreak]

@Robbyc65 Try running tinyumbrella and that should block the connection to apple

[martinezpaul39]

is there anyvideo that does not have to be jailbroken

[DrJailbreak]

@martinezpaul39 unfortunately it has to be jailbroken

[pshtify]

it says the firmware isnt compatible? i have the newest ipod touch and this isnt working. any help?

[DrJailbreak]

@pshtify what firmware are you trying to downgrade to?

[pshtify]

@DrJailbreak 3.1 from 4.3, do i need to go to 4.0 first?

[DrJailbreak]

@pshtify you are trying to upgrade?

[P1234567B]

Can someone just come to my house and do this for me! Im loosing sleep over trying to do this!

[jeremy1able]

Does it have to jailbroken??? And does this work with the iPod touch 4g please reply

[DrJailbreak]

@jeremy1able yes to downgrade it would have had to have been jailbroken, and it works with the fourth gen ipod touch

[1981kje]

my ipod touch 2nd gen is stuck in recovery mode wont turn on but itunes recognises but comes up with 1611 error when try to restore please help

[DrJailbreak]

@1981kje make sure the hosts file is being saved. Also try running tinyumbrella to block itunes from contacting apple

[WaltonMcrae]

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[djkillah215]

I stiull got the error 3194

[DrJailbreak]

@djkillah215 download ireb and put it into pwned dfu prior to restoring

[DrJailbreak]

@MrAhmedzaid run tinyumbrella if you are having issues with your host file being saved

[getale]

it work with iphone 4 4.3 firmware.

[XxXbLoOdReApErXxX]

Worked Great thanks!!!!!!!!!

[skilzs1]

I thought that the only way to unlock it was to put it in dfu mood at least that is what most of the programs that I have seen aak you to do is that not correct?

[MapleShift12]

Hey guys i have just downgraded 4.3 to 4.2.1 and i tried to sync my stuff onto my ipod but it wont let me it says that the firmware is to old.

PM or reply me if you know how to fix it!

[DrJailbreak]

@MapleShift12 if you successfully downgraded, you should be getting an error message saying it is too old...this is somewhat confusing.

[MapleShift12]

@DrJailbreak But is there anyway to fix it so im able to sync my stuff onto it?

[DrJailbreak]

@MapleShift12 I am not sure what issue you are having. It should sync with whatever computer/itunes you restored with

[maxxy11]

@MapleShift12

how did you downgrade it from 4.3 to 4.2.1

[MapleShift12]

@maxxy11 its the same thing as the tutorial exept you do it 4.3 to 4.2.1

(after pasting the thing into hosts, hold left shift and press restore in itunes and then click 4.2.1 firmware, your gunna have to download the 4.2.1 firmware if you dont have it)

[skilzs1]

I finaly got my phone out of the 1015 message but , it won't go I to dfu mood. Is the a way for me to unlock my phone with setting it into dfu mood?

[DrJailbreak]

@skilzs1 why do you want to put it into dfu mode?

[skilzs1]

I got all the way to note pad and when I tried to save it it would not let me. It said it was a read only file. Now my phone is stuck ..and it wont downgrade or even open now. What can I do? Cause I have already done the other steps.

[DrJailbreak]

@skilzs1 did you run as administrator? if you are having issues, you can download tinyumbrella and run that which will block itunes from contacting apple

[riches882000]

thanks Doc. you the man!! great tutorial

[pilchanator]

it says that it is not a win32 application

[DrJailbreak]

@pilchanator where are you getting that error?

[supermoody27]

help plz... i am on 4.3 and my iphone needs to be down grated to 3.1.2 or 4.0.1 so i can jailbreak and i did wat u said and i think my itunes is 10.1 or 10.2 watever the latest one is.. o and my power button is broken on my iphone that is y i wanted to down grade... help pleasee... if u would like u could message me in my in box i have subscribed to ur page thanks... i hope u can help... i tried to down grade but i keep gett in error message 3194 wat is that?

[DrJailbreak]

@Cashilysh try using tinyumbrella or ireb

[iMrSimran]

by mistake i have deleted my hosts file what to do?????????????

[DrJailbreak]

@iMrSimran you can download tinyumbrella and it will block itunes in a similar fashion

[TheVetbuikTV]

if i open hosts nothing comes

[DrJailbreak]

@TheVetbuikTV make sure you run as administrator

[RyanJSl]

quickpwn doesnt work, iPhone now stuck in itunes recovery mode..

[DrJailbreak]

@RyanJSl use tinyumbrella or ireb to fix the recovery loop

[SaydeRangel]

how to downgrade from itunes 10 to 9.1.1? I have bought a new computer and need itunes 9.1.1 I have a Ipod Touch jailbroken with Spirit. And I am affraid to connect it to the new computer and it will delete my jailbroken files. Please help...

Sayde

[DrJailbreak]

@SaydeRangel it will not delete your files if you connect. It will ask if you want to upgrade, just simply hit no and close out the window

[clankjjb]

will this delete all my saves on my ipod?

[IS49VAS]

please help me !! that quickpwn doesn't work.. it says quickpwn has stopped working.. :( HELP ME PLS

[DrJailbreak]

@IS49VAS what firmware and device do you have?

[IS49VAS]

@DrJailbreak sorry... i was too scared than.... i have now 3.1.3. 10x uploader :)

[tinaryan79]

Someone please help!!! this works up to the last step when i try to open the downloaded software saved on the desktop I cant see the software. why doesn't it show up?

[DrJailbreak]

@tinaryan79 are you unzipping the file or saving it to your desktop?

[madsunday]

Yes. Mine pops up with a message saying that it is "Not Compatible" as well. I have checked each step twice. What should I do?

[Flix826]

the file is not compatible?

[umandilo]

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[WoWshammyFTW]

I have an iPod 3g MC model, which I think I've learned so far is bad. It hasn't been jailbroken which is why I'm downgrading it from 4.2.1. Anyway I get a message that says "The iPod could not be restored because the firmware file is not compatible." Could you or some nerdy commenter PLEASE help me.

[DrJailbreak]

@WoWshammyFTW lol idk if anyone would respond after you calling them nerdy haha but if you are on 4.2.1 you can jailbreak with the new greenpois0n which is untethered and has animated boot logos

[MastaIpod]

ok quick question i have a MC model IPod Touch 2g (jailbroken) but i forgot to save my shsh blobs on 3.1.3 and 3.1.2 would this still work even if i didnt save them?

[grassruts311]

AWESOME I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY I COULDNT DOWNGRADE FOR THREE DAYS THANK YOU!!!

[MrRickymccolgan]

would you be able to do this on the latest iTunes because my computers playing up and wont let me download the iTunes 8, please write back asap

[drewmccormick96]

Thanks (L)

[senorqueso5]

How do I do it if I have 4.2.1? I wanna know how to downgrade from that!

[HANNAN98]

will all my apps get deleted if i download older itunes

[johnthebow]

If you don't want to plug in your device to your computer every time you run out of battery or you have to restart your phone (tethered jailbreak) i suggest you have a look at the new greenpois0n that was released today! untethered! see my movie clip for info or go to

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[airsoftcrazy98]

i no huh GEORGE LOPEZ ***LOOK IT UP***

[locs661]

ur a dumb ass

[leekee42]

When I tried it said my software was not compatible so then I couldn't restore to 3.1.2 what shoul I do!!!

[darion884]

it worked thanks



[domdabomvlog]

3194 error... wft? help plz!

[HANNAN98]

@domdabomvlog downgrade itunes

[domdabomvlog]

@HANNAN98 how?

[HANNAN98]

@domdabomvlog just google itunes 8 or lower on google and download frm lie cnet then voila u hav itunes 8

SUBSCRIBE!!!!!!

[EZWIDER412]

i did EXACTLY what you said except im trying to UPGRADE my ipod touch 3g. I was trying to downgrade this other one and i did the same thing you have in the description but the file never seems to come up in the desktop option after i hold the Shift key + Restore. It's just NOT there. Should i extract the file first or something? this is so fuckin aggravating

[lopezzfamily]

I have a 3GS 4.2.1 and did exactly what you said but it didn't work and the error is 3194.. I'm guessing apple rejected my request to put on 4.1 firmware.. Is there anything else I can do? I have my shsh blob but it's for 4.2.. If you know of any other way, can you let me know please, thanks..

[isurfu2ube]

I DID ALL THE STEPS YOU TOLD ME WHY ITS NOT RESTORING?

[isurfu2ube]

Your I-pod touch could not be retored because the firmware file is not compatible????? WTTTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF??????­?????????? HELP!!!!!!!!!

[obywan12]

I got error 1015. I download quickpwn but doesn't open. ("QuickPwn has encountered a problem and needs to close"). Then I downgrade my iTunes to 9.1.1.12 from oldapps.com from the actualized iTunes. Then I tried to restore again and "The iPhone could not be restored because the firmware file is corrupt" message appears. I'm on Windows XP. Any diagnostic?

[CrazySilentAssain]

drjailbreak. when i downloaded the firmware it out it into a zip folder. what do i do. Please help

[obywan12]

@CrazySilentAssain - Initially, I had 4.0.2 firmware in my iPhone 3G. I was running the last version of iTunes (10.x.x). The iPhone was running too slow.

First, Open host as NotePad and include in the last line this: 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com, press save.

[brylle0606]

will my app,songs,vid  lose when i downgrade it??

[legomego1000]

@brylle0606 yes this happened to me i i was soooooo mad!

[Bbwalldude]

I have 4.2.1 (3rd Gen) and I wanna downgrade to 3.2.1 but it says it's not compatible. Please help!!!

[tinydancer9999]

dude me tooo

[UCHIHAoscarSENJU]

i can save the note pad after chang.. wht happ

[hayop30]

i downgraded from 4.1 to 3.1.3 but my bootloader is 05.09 and baseband is 05.14.02 please help with unlocking it....thanks