iPhone HELP - Can't restore jailbroken iPhone 5

[theaudiobully]

Can anyone shed any light on the following:

I tried to restore my jailbroken iPhone 5 last night (running ios 6.1) but I kept getting this message:

"There was a problem downloading the software for the iPad "Name of iPad" You do not have permission to access the requested resource."

I tried putting it into DFU mode too but no joy. I know apples servers were getting a hammering but did a) this happen to many more people and b) has anyone found that it is working now that traffic has calmed down?

Any help or advice greatly appreciated.

 

[dhlizard]

You can only restore to current firmware - either iOS7 or 6.1.4 depending on whether Apple has stopped signing 6.1.4

I tried to get an IPSW this morning, it failed.

 

[theaudiobully]

You can only restore to current firmware - either iOS7 or 6.1.4 depending on whether Apple has stopped signing 6.1.4

I tried to get an IPSW this morning, it failed.

sorry, I'm aware of that - I don't to restore to 6.1, I want to unjailbrake my iPhone and install iOS 7.

 

[TriJetHero]

Download the iOS7 IPSW from here:
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=750

Put the phone in DFU and hit Alt-restore (or Shift-restore on win) select the IPSW and restore

 

[popere2684]

please help me

I was jailbroken on iphone 5 ios 8.1 att i reset the settings not realizing it wouldnt boot back up ive been trying to restore the device using dfu mode because it wont boot up ive download both versions cdma and gsm from many places and it keeps saying the software is not compatible what should i do?

 

[Syndicate0017]

I was jailbroken on iphone 5 ios 8.1 att i reset the settings not realizing it wouldnt boot back up ive been trying to restore the device using dfu mode because it wont boot up ive download both versions cdma and gsm from many places and it keeps saying the software is not compatible what should i do?

Remove any entry of gs.apple.com from your hosts file.

Mac: /etc/hosts

Windows: C:Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts

 

[popere2684]

still doesnt work heres what im doing:
iphone in DFU mode
plugging into itunes and it popping up
hitting shift and selecting ispw
getting that message

 

[Syndicate0017]

If you are getting that message in dfu mode, that means your hosts file is set incorrectly. Make sure there are no entries (or corresponding ip addresses) in your hosts file.

 

[popere2684]

this is what it says in hosts files
# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on idividual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com #source server
#
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com #x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# ::1 localhost

 

[darricksailo]

still doesnt work heres what im doing:
iphone in DFU mode
plugging into itunes and it popping up
hitting shift and selecting ispw
getting that message

Make sure you're using the correct ipsw for your device (e.g. Model A1428 and A1429 use different ipsw)

 

[popere2684]

i have both and ive tried both

 

[darricksailo]

i have both and ive tried both

Instead of holding shift + restore, just click restore when you're iphone 5 is in dfu mode and let iTunes download the ipsw for you. See if that works