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iPhone Need Help Restoring iPhone 4S

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lowresolution

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May 12, 2013
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Hi Guys ,
I bought an Iphone 4s today . Its my first IOS device . The phone is on IOS 6.0.1 which is jail breakable . Now when i am trying to Jail Break it using the evasion tool it says that i`ll have to Uncheck the " encrypt backup" option . Now the problem is that i am not aware of the password to that , neither can i reset the phone because it has a passcode . The guy whom i bought this also does not know the passcode as well .


Now i searched over at the internet , and found that i`ll have to download the firmware 6.0.1( which i did ) , put the phone in DFU mode , and then restore it using the downloaded firmware with itunes . Now i did all the stuff , but when i was about to press restore , itunes said that it`ll varify the restore with apple ? . I pressed cancel then . I also read somewhere about the apple signing issues or something ?

should i go ahead and restore it using the downloaded firmware ? quick help would be great !
 
darricksailo

darricksailo

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lowresolution said:
Hi Guys ,
I bought an Iphone 4s today . Its my first IOS device . The phone is on IOS 6.0.1 which is jail breakable . Now when i am trying to Jail Break it using the evasion tool it says that i`ll have to Uncheck the " encrypt backup" option . Now the problem is that i am not aware of the password to that , neither can i reset the phone because it has a passcode . The guy whom i bought this also does not know the passcode as well .


Now i searched over at the internet , and found that i`ll have to download the firmware 6.0.1( which i did ) , put the phone in DFU mode , and then restore it using the downloaded firmware with itunes . Now i did all the stuff , but when i was about to press restore , itunes said that it`ll varify the restore with apple ? . I pressed cancel then . I also read somewhere about the apple signing issues or something ?

should i go ahead and restore it using the downloaded firmware ? quick help would be great !
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Unfortunately, the only version you can restore to right now is 6.1.3 which is not jailbreakable
 
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lowresolution

macrumors newbie
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May 12, 2013
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So i am out of options :( , is there another way ? . I don`t mind if i am unable to reset this . I just want this to be jail breaked , the evasion tool is asking me to uncheck the encrypt backup option , and when i try that it asks for a password .

Is there any other way to jailbreak ?
 
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lowresolution

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May 12, 2013
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cyks said:
Not possible. You can either update to 6.1.3 or leave as it currently is. There is no way to update to anything other than the most current iOS.
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thanks for the clarification mate . is there a way to recover the passcode ? evasion is asking to uncheck the encrypt bakcup option , but when i do so itunes asks for a password :( . Thats where i am stuck .
 
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lowresolution

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May 12, 2013
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blueroom said:
Sounds legit.
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The phone came with its original box , accessories etc . So i am sure its not stolen :) . His sister used it then gave it to him . Now neither the sister nor him knows the passcode and i was the innocent goat who bought it :D
 
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lowresolution

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May 12, 2013
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Some one please help me out here :S

I finally decided to ditch 6.0.1 and decided to go with the 6.1.3 update ! . I downloaded an ipsw file for the 4s ( 6.1.3) itunes extracted and then gave 1394 error :S

I then tried updating with Itunes update software option ...it downloaded again and gave the error again :S
 
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