How to manual choose your firmware from iTunes

[ahawks]

I was wondering if there is a way that you can manual reload the firmware on your iPhone through Itunes. I have 4.0.1 downloaded on my desktop on my mac. Any way I can make Itunes to reload it?

 

[01jamcon]

Press the option/alt key while clicking on "restore"

 

[ahawks]

Thanks.

 

[aristobrat]

There's more to getting on your iPhone than just selecting the older image in iTunes, but I'd imagine you've already discovered that. 🙂

 

[ahawks]

Yea. What I am trying to do is re-install Cydia on 4.0.2 just to see if i saves the Shsh file.

 

[Cinemagic]

Be sure to have changed your private/etc/hosts file to redirect the Apple signature to Cydia's site.


Editing the hosts file

Editing the hosts file in Mac OS X – Leopard, is a pretty easy task, especially if you are familiar with the terminal.

GO here to Saurik's website for instructions:

http://www.saurik.com/id/12

Here's the specific instructions to edit the Hosts file on a Mac:

http://decoding.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/how-to-edit-the-hosts-file-in-mac-os-x-leopard/

Remember that Hosts is a hidden file so you'll have to show all files. You also need to have a password. If you have your Mac set up to login without a password, you'll need to change it to have a password before you can make the changes in Terminal.

 

[ahawks]

I am trying to think what I type in the terminal.

I can not get passed the instruction that says

"So, open the file C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts (Windows) or /etc/hosts (Mac OS X) and add the following entry to the bottom of the file."

help please.

 

[TMar]

I am trying to think what I type in the terminal.

I can not get passed the instruction that says

"So, open the file C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts (Windows) or /etc/hosts (Mac OS X) and add the following entry to the bottom of the file."

help please.

Use note pad.

Edit: NVM I see mac in your first post.


$ sudo nano /private/etc/hosts

 

[ahawks]

Last login: Thu Aug 19 17:37:43 on console
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts
-bash: /etc/hosts: Permission denied
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts06TMPhaz1
-bash: /etc/hosts06TMPhaz1: No such file or directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts/06TMPhaz1
-bash: /etc/hosts/06TMPhaz1: Not a directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts/
-bash: /etc/hosts/: Not a directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts
-bash: /etc/hosts: Permission denied
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts06TMPhaz1
-bash: /etc/hosts06TMPhaz1: No such file or directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts
-bash: /etc/hosts: Permission denied
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/
-bash: /etc/: is a directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts
-bash: /etc/hosts: Permission denied
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts/06TMPhaz1
-bash: /etc/hosts/06TMPhaz1: Not a directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts06TMPhaz1
-bash: /etc/hosts06TMPhaz1: No such file or directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts
-bash: /etc/hosts: Permission denied
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts(Mac OS X)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `Mac'
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts(Mac OS X)06TMPhaz1
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `Mac'
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com
-bash: /etc/hosts74.208.10.249: No such file or directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts/list
-bash: /etc/hosts/list: Not a directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hostslist
-bash: /etc/hostslist: No such file or directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/list
-bash: /etc/list: No such file or directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts74.208.10.249
-bash: /etc/hosts74.208.10.249: No such file or directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts/74.208.10.249
-bash: /etc/hosts/74.208.10.249: Not a directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts/
-bash: /etc/hosts/: Not a directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ /etc/hosts
-bash: /etc/hosts: Permission denied
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ private/etc/hosts
-bash: private/etc/hosts: No such file or directory
andy-hawkss-macbook-pro:~ Andy$ private/etc/hosts




That is what all i have tried so far

 

[TMar]

Yea. What I am trying to do is re-install Cydia on 4.0.2 just to see if i saves the Shsh file.

I don't understand this? To see if what saved your SHSH file? Cydia? I take it your using a 3g?

 

[ahawks]

4g

 

[TMar]

4g

So your on 4.0.2 and you want to go back to 4.0.1? Because you can't 're-install' cydia on 4.0.2.. I'm not entirely sure you what you want when your not using the incorrect terminology. If your just trying to see if cydia stored your blobs for 4.0.1 then there's easier ways than restoring..