ipsw files

[duro]

I have ios 4.3.5 in my iphone4 and i want to jailbreak it. I found a way (tethered) with redmond pie (redsnow) but i have a problem... when i download (using the links), the file obtained isn't the "traditional" ipsw file... needed to go further... the file saved is a zip file named "iPhone3,1_4.3.4_8K2_Restore" for ios 4.3.4 anth similar for 4.3.5. When unzipped, i found several files but none "ipsw"...
any help?

 

[QuarterSwede]

Rename the .zip to .ipsw. Then try restoring it again.

Ex. iPhone3,1_4.3.4_8K2_Restore.zip should be iPhone3,1_4.3.4_8K2_Restore.ipsw

Basically, ipsw's are just zipped files with an ipsw extension.

 

[duro]

thanks, quarterswede

duro

 

[Dhelsdon]

Make sure your using a good source too, like Felix Bruns.

 

[Qoo]

Rename the .zip to .ipsw. Then try restoring it again.

Ex. iPhone3,1_4.3.4_8K2_Restore.zip should be iPhone3,1_4.3.4_8K2_Restore.ipsw

Basically, ipsw's are just zipped files with an ipsw extension.

How do you change the .zip to .ipsw?

newbie here ><

 

[eastercat]

You could avoid the problem in the first place by using a non-crap browser, like firefox, safari, chrome, opera or something that's not IE.

How do you change the .zip to .ipsw?

newbie here ><

 

[awadeee]

Safari and IE will often save them as zip files. Just change the extension to .ipsw by renaming it and adding the extension at the end.

 

[eastercat]

Safari changes the extension too? Crap.

Safari and IE will often save them as zip files. Just change the extension to .ipsw by renaming it and adding the extension at the end.

 

[budgynana]

Safari changes the extension too? Crap.

my friend found chrome in windows land to do this as well. personally i've only ever downloaded ipsw's with firefox and never had a problem.

 

[eastercat]

Well, this is weird.
I just d/l 4.2.1 with Safari and it kept the ipsw extension. No stupid .zip or any other nonsense that I have to hassle with. I know the extension is preserved in chrome, because I've d/l plenty of ipsw files.
It seems to me that windows users who don't browse with firefox are screwed (and not in the good way).
I'm so glad I ditched windows.

my friend found chrome in windows land to do this as well. personally i've only ever downloaded ipsw's with firefox and never had a problem.