Thursday, March 15, 2012

Downgrade iOS 5.1 To iOS 5.0.1, 4.3.5, 4.3.4, iOS 4.3.3 On iPhone 4, iPad, iPod Touch

This post is covering the steps to downgrade back to the iOS 5.0.1, 4.3.3, 4.3.4 and 4.3.5 from iOS 5.1 to further jailbreak it. In case you accidently or purposely update to iOS 5.1 firmware and now want to downgrade from iOS 5.1 to iOS 5.0.1, then you are on the right page. We are going to use Redsn0w 0.9.10b5.

We can utilize of what Redsn0w 0.9.10b5's offer to downgrade to the older iOS firmware versions as long as the SHSH Blobs of the said iOS versions saved. Because that's the unquestionable requirement, without it there is no way to downgrade back to the older iOS versions.

And this method can be applied to older devices like iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad 1 or iPod Touch. For A5 device users, currently there is no available workaround to downgrade your iOS 5.1 even if you saved SHSH Blobs. Okey now let's downgrade back to the iOS versions of your choice.

How To Downgrade iOS 5.1 To iOS 5.0.1, 4.3.5, 4.3.4, iOS 4.3.3 On iPhone, 4, 3GS, iPad and iPod Touch

Requirements:

Download Redsn0w 0.9.10b5 based on your existing Operating System.
Download the iPSW file of the firmware that you want downgrade to, however you will need to have SHSH Blobs saved for the firmware.

Step 1: Open Redsn0w.

Step 2: Choose Extras option, and then choose Pwned DFU option.

Pwned DFU

Step 3: Plug your device to your PC, continue by putting your iPhone into DFU mode, use the the on-screen instructions to do so.

Step 4: Now point iTunes to connect to Cydia server, and not to Apple server, to do so let's modify the host file. If your Windows users, use your Notepad. And As for Mac, use your Textedit. Then go to this path.
Windows Path : C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\
Mac Path : /etc/hosts

Step 5: Put the following line at the end of the entire file, save it, afterward (see the picture).

74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com

downgrade

Recommended reading.
How To Semi Untethered Jailbreak iOS 5.1 On iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad 1 And iPod touch.

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