talkin73
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Re: iOS 6 / iOS 6.1 Untethered Jailbreak For iPhone 5 / iPhone 4S Is Ready, Confi...
Helpful info. Thanks.
Helpful info. Thanks.
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no worries dude, you can still jailbreak, just maybe not downgrade...
you can always restore as new to make sure you have the complete 6.1 firmware saved
The whole reasoning behind doing it through iTunes is that if you want to ever downgrade or re-restore you need the correct ramdisk, ap tickets and shsh blobs, which are NOT correct if you do OTA or update through iTunes. The dev team recommends a full backup-restore to get the correct items and then save them. It will not affect the jailbreak, but possibly other tools in the future.
As a complete noob at jailbreaking, can I just clarify something please?
If I follow you correctly, do you mean
1) Connect to itunes via cable
2) Back up phone
3) Restore the phone using that just saved backup
4) Now have the correct blobs etc in case you need to downgrade/get rid of the JB
5) Now you can update to 6.1 via iTunes
!!!!! Noooooooo I've already started the OTA update! I hope I can still get the JB.
You almost got it!
1. Connect iPhone to iTunes via cable.
2. Do a backup.
3. Open this site and download the iOS 6.1 firmware for your device.
4. In iTunes hold the Shift/Option key on your keyboard and hit Restore.
5. Navigate to the 6.1 firmware you downloaded in step 3.
6. When the restore is complete you'll be on 6.1. Now restore from the backup you made in step 2 to restore your apps and data.
That link takes you to the fake DreamJB site.
I know. It was the first site I found that had updated links for the 6.1 firmware. They are legit - I've tested the iPad 3 firmware myself.
From pod2g…
tip: EVAD3RS | 6.1 jailbreak untethered iphone 5,4s,4,3gs ipad mini,4,3,2 ipod touch 5,4,3 is fake, like every iOS 6.1 jailbreak tool website popping-up at the moment.
Is there anyway to get the firmware 6.1 on my main computer? I messed up by updating ota and restored through a different computer. I did a back up to my main computer after I restored. Will this solve my problem?
Thanks
I'm not looking for a jb, just the ipsw firmware for 6.1
plug into iTunes and select restore. it will download the updated firmware to your computer then restore
or go here Download iOS firmwares, jailbreak tools and more
plug into iTunes and select restore. it will download the updated firmware to your computer then restore
or go here Download iOS firmwares, jailbreak tools and more
Ok, thanks. That will allow me to download the ipsw. Then I can always restore? A dumb question, after I download, do I double click to install the firmware? Thank you