How to restore iPhone without download new firmware?

[team.realtree]

I have a bricked iphone 4. It is jail broken and when I did the erase all settings and content it now freezes at the apple logo. I did the little hold this and that to get itunes to recognize it but itunes wants to restore it and update to the newest firmware. It starts a download for 4.3.3 which is 666mb. I can't download a file that big on this wifi network I use...don't ask.

Anyways when I got my phone new it was in recovery mode and somewhere down the line I know I have downloaded a firmware file through itunes to update, but when I find the itunes firmware folder on my PC it is empty.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

 

[team.realtree]

I should add I currently have 4.2.1 firmware. Please someone help me! I don't want to spend 2 hours in a super 8 parking lot downloading a huge file!!!

 

[awadeee]

I have a bricked iphone 4. It is jail broken and when I did the erase all settings and content it now freezes at the apple logo. I did the little hold this and that to get itunes to recognize it but itunes wants to restore it and update to the newest firmware. It starts a download for 4.3.3 which is 666mb. I can't download a file that big on this wifi network I use...don't ask.

Anyways when I got my phone new it was in recovery mode and somewhere down the line I know I have downloaded a firmware file through itunes to update, but when I find the itunes firmware folder on my PC it is empty.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

I should add I currently have 4.2.1 firmware. Please someone help me! I don't want to spend 2 hours in a super 8 parking lot downloading a huge file!!!

Unfortunately, you're not supposed to 'Erase All Content and Settings' on a jailbroken iPhone. You will need to perform a restore.

This is why I downloaded most of the IPSWs for 3G, 3Gs and iPhone 4 so that I have them for quick restoring.

 

[team.realtree]

Unfortunately, you're not supposed to 'Erase All Content and Settings' on a jailbroken iPhone. You will need to perform a restore.

This is why I downloaded most of the IPSWs for 3G, 3Gs and iPhone 4 so that I have them for quick restoring.

Thanks for responding. Yes I now know that is what cause it to "brick". But really my question is why can't I find IPSW files that I have updated with in the past through itunes? I know I am not running the firmware I had when I took it out the box...does itunes delete them automatically after the update or something?

 

[team.realtree]

Anyways I spent the evening in a hotel parking lot downloading the file

All is good now. Lesson to be learnt DON`T ERASE ALL CONTENT IF JAIL BROKEN.

Case closed-

 

[awadeee]

Thanks for responding. Yes I now know that is what cause it to "brick". But really my question is why can't I find IPSW files that I have updated with in the past through itunes? I know I am not running the firmware I had when I took it out the box...does itunes delete them automatically after the update or something?

I believe the IPSW are hidden or simply not kept.

 

[applemessiah]

the ipsw's are kept in a folder somewhere on computer. Only way i could find it was to use the SEARCH option throught start menu (on PC) and make sure to click hidden folders under advanced options and search '.ipsw'

 

[unknownnimus]

Where is itunes firmware?

I have a bricked iphone 4. It is jail broken and when I did the erase all settings and content it now freezes at the apple logo. I did the little hold this and that to get itunes to recognize it but itunes wants to restore it and update to the newest firmware. It starts a download for 4.3.3 which is 666mb. I can't download a file that big on this wifi network I use...don't ask.

Anyways when I got my phone new it was in recovery mode and somewhere down the line I know I have downloaded a firmware file through itunes to update, but when I find the itunes firmware folder on my PC it is empty.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

firmware address on pc is :
c:\users\your name\appdata\roaming\applecomputer\itunes\iphonsoftwareupdate\
i hope itunes didn't automatically deleted this file, otherwise may be you can find them in recycle bin