QuickPwn over RedSn0w? I don't want to restore and lose my data

[patent10021]

I'm about to JB using the tutorial on iClarified and RedSn0w but I think I don't need to restore with the ipsw since I'm already on 4.3.3. Is that correct? I just want to JB and keep my data so can I just forget about doing a restore and start the JB with RedSn0w? RedSn0w is asking me to browse and select my ipsw. Can I select the downloaded ipsw even though I haven't restored with it? Is the downloaded ipsw a normal Apple ipsw or a JB version?

Also I was told I should use the easier QuickPwn app since RedSn0w can sometimes be buggy or slower.

Advice?

Thanks

 

[WhatAmI]

I'm about to JB using the tutorial on iClarified and RedSn0w but I think I don't need to restore with the ipsw since I'm already on 4.3.3. Is that correct? I just want to JB and keep my data so can I just forget about doing a restore and start the JB with RedSn0w? RedSn0w is asking me to browse and select my ipsw. Can I select the downloaded ipsw even though I haven't restored with it? Is the downloaded ipsw a normal Apple ipsw or a JB version?

Also I was told I should use the easier QuickPwn app since RedSn0w can sometimes be buggy or slower.

Advice?

Thanks

Do what the redns0w guide tells you to do and stay away from QuickPwn. Open the standard Apple 4.3.3 IPSW in rednsw and you're all set. If you're alrwdy running 4.3.3 there no need to restore to 4.3.3 first

 

[patent10021]

Do what the redns0w guide tells you to do and stay away from QuickPwn. Open the standard Apple 4.3.3 IPSW in rednsw and you're all set. If you're alrwdy running 4.3.3 there no need to restore to 4.3.3 first

ok thanks...Are all the ispw's i.e. iPhone3,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ispw that are in these JB packages a "standard Apple ispw"? Why is this ispw in these JB packages in the first place? In case people who are running other firmware need it? I thought RedSnow did whatever it's doing on its own? I guess not.


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[WhatAmI]

There's no IPSW in any "JB package". Download redsn0w 0.9.6rc16 from a trusted source (https://sites.google.com/a/iphone-dev.com/files/home/redsn0w_win_0.9.6rc16.zip?attredirects=0&d=1 or https://sites.google.com/a/iphone-dev.com/files/home/redsn0w_mac_0.9.6rc16.zip?attredirects=0&d=1 ) and then you download 4.3.3 from a trusted source/redirect (http://www.felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware/)

 

[TC25]

...and then you download 4.3.3 from a trusted source/redirect (http://www.felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware/)

or directly from Apple via iTunes.

 

[eastercat]

If you don't want to lose your data, then back up before doing a JB, update, etc.
This shouldn't be that hard to grasp.

 

[Applejuiced]

quickpwn hasnt worked and hasnt been updated for over 2 years now.
Find out what phone model and firmware version you're on and look on www.iclarified.com for tutorials.