i have the iOS 5 beta 5 ipsw. i made it into a zip file and i want to edit the release type but i can't find it in the folders. what i want to do is edit the release type so iTunes thinks that the ipsw is not a beta firmware. please help



You cant do that.
Can't he at least try? If nothing else, to amuse us a little on a Wed. afternoon.
Are you saying that you're not a developer, but want to install and have all of the features? If So see this thread?
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1176686/
Otherwise, the answer is no you can't do that.
Can't he at least try? If nothing else, to amuse us a little on a Wed. afternoon.
You can't modify the needed file as it has been compiled. Once iOS 5 has been installed the file can be reached. Hence the need to jailbreak to modify it.here is what i did i changed the extension from ".ipsw" to ".zip" i opened the zip file and i got a folder. then i opened the folder and looked at the plist files to see if it had the release type........ I'm trying to edit the release type! i want to change it from a beta release type to a normal release
You can't modify the needed file as it has been compiled. Once iOS 5 has been installed the file can be reached. Hence the need to jailbreak to modify it.
Apple protects the HELL out of these firmwares man. So, unless you are a VERY talented programmer, don't look to be able to do this.
This would take some moderate/advanced hacking and then some RIDICULOUS programming skills to pull that off. Besides, if you modified the file, it would essentially be jailbreaking anyways, which you said you don't wanna do.
Listen man, my point is that even if you are a semi talented programmer, there are a TON more programmers that are MORE talented and have tried and failed to do this.
If it was easy, there would he HUNDREDS of modified IPSW files out there that didn't require jailbreaking or UDIDs.
if i read correctly that article is talking about jailbreaking i don't want to jailbreak i want to option+update in iTunes and do it that way. here is what i did i changed the extension from ".ipsw" to ".zip" i opened the zip file and i got a folder. then i opened the folder and looked at the plist files to see if it had the release type........ I'm trying to edit the release type! i want to change it from a beta release type to a normal release if you need me to send you the folder send me an email at brandon.tod97@yahoo.com