Has anyone else had this problem in Windows 7 Ultimate!?!?!

[SRLMJ23]

I have iTunes 10.5 beta installed, I downloaded the iOS 5 GSM version and when I go to install it I get the error message :"The phone "Dr. Dan R. Lindsay's iPhone 4" could not be updated because the firmware file is not compatible."

This problem has even eluded the Apple Development team, as they don't know what's causing it.

Pleaseeeeeeee someone help!

 

[deanfx4u]

are you on windows?

is ios5 a .dwg or .ispw?

 

[SRLMJ23]

I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and they are .dmg

 

[vmagg88]

the software file needs to be .ispw

 

[SRLMJ23]

I switched it and it still doesnt work.

 

[Mrguidogenio]

Check this program
It converts the DMG to IPSW 🙂

 

[Daveoc64]

Generally you can swap the file extension of a link to an iOS update provided through the iOS Developer Programme from .dmg to .zip if you need a file that works on Windows.

e.g.

http://developer.apple.com/ios5.dmg

http://developer.apple.com/ios5.zip

Obviously neither of these links will work because the files are not stored in that location.

 

[Jagardn]

I switched it and it still doesnt work.

You can't just change the extension, its a completely different file format.

 

[SRLMJ23]

is there anyway you could convert it for me and send it to me, I'll add you to my dev. count.

 

[blueroom]

Since XCode is OSX only why would you sign up as a developer on a Windows 7 PC? You really need a Mac to develop iOS software.

 

[profets]

I thought iTunes 10.5 beta was OSX only?

 

[Daveoc64]

I thought iTunes 10.5 beta was OSX only?

There are a lot of hidden files on the Apple Developer site. There's a beta of iTunes 10.5 for Windows 32bit and 64bit.

 

[profets]

There are a lot of hidden files on the Apple Developer site. There's a beta of iTunes 10.5 for Windows 32bit and 64bit.

Thanks. I was logged in to the dev site and only saw it for OSX, assumed there was no windows versions.