iPad How To Edit Hosts File? (For 4.2.1 restore)

legaleye3000 said:

I can't find the hosts file on my mac. I keep seeing /etc/hosts. I can't find that directory.

I need to edit the hosts file to get iTunes to let me restore my iPad to 4.2.1. Please help. Thank you.

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Hosts should be in your /etc folder. If not just create one (text format) with the following contents:


#########

127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
fe80::1%lo0 localhost


### ipod/iphone ###
# 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com
74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com
# 74.208.*.* gs.apple.com

Jeeze people. Instead of going through this hassle, why not just use the tinyumbrella program instead? It'll do this work for you.

http://thefirmwareumbrella.blogspot.com/


By the way, you don't just make this file from scratch, it's already on your Mac!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From a Terminal enter: sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts