In this Guide you’ll learn how to downgrade iOS 4 firmware to OS 3.1.3 / 3.1.2 or older firmware with TinyUmbrella. This downgrade guide applies to all iPhone and iPod Touches. To downgrade iOS 4 to OS3.1.3 / 3.1.2, there’s no need to edit any Hosts file that is required in other guides found all over the cloud. We are going to setup downgrade server the TinyUmbrella way: with a single click.
IMPORTANT
iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 2G (MC) users MUST have SHSH blobs saved for 3.1.3/3.1.2/older firmware in order to downgrade.
How to: Save SHSH blobs for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
If you’ve SHSH blobs saved on Saurik servers via Cydia, you need to download them into your computer. To do that:
- Connect your device, Fire up the TinyUmbrella (Download Link below-Step 1) and Check mark the Advanced Options.
- Select your device, firmware (the one for which you’ve SHSH saved at Cydia; 3.1.3 or older) and Cydia as Location.
- Hit the save My SHSH button. that’s it. (check: Where it saves SHSH)
(e.g: to download 3.1.3 shsh blobs from Cydia see the screenshot below)
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NOTE: If iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 2G (MC) users do NOT have SHSH blobs saved for an older firmware, they can NOT downgrade.
Downgrade iOS 4 to OS 3.1.3/3.1.2 firmware
*** Read the whole process first and then try.***
Step 1 – Required Stuff
Download TinyUmbrella and firmware 3.1.3 or 3.1.2 for iPhone 3GS, 3G, iPod Touch 3G, 2G from the links below:
Step 2 – DFU Mode
Put your iPhone into DFU Mode (How to: enter DFU Mode)
Step 3 – Start TSS Server
iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G (Non-MC) please skip to step 4. iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 2G (MC) users:
- Run the TinyUmbrella
- Hit the Display SHSH button to confirm that downloaded SHSH blobs has been cached by TinyUmbrella for 3.1.3 or 3.1.2. (If you already have them in your PC, drag and drop the SHSH blobs in the TinyUmbrella window then hit the display SHSH blobs button to confirm). See the screenshot below.
- Then hit the Start TSS Server button
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Step 4 – Restoring the Firmware
- Now Open the iTunes.
- Hold down the Shift (Windows)/Alt (Mac) key and hit the Restore button.
- Select the downloaded firmware (from Step 1) and let the restore process complete.
iTunes will bring up error 1015, 1013 or 1011 message. Don’t worry, it’s normal. You’ve successfully downgraded your iPhone/iPod Touch firmware.
Step 5 – Getting Out of Recovery
Now in order to get out of recovery mode, hit the “Kick Device Out of Recovery” button on TinyUmbrella right below the Start TSS Server button. That’s it!
Now you can jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.3 with Spirit, PwnageTool, Sn0wBreeze, RedSn0w and custom 3.1.3. To jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.2 you can use RedSn0w, Sn0wBreeze, BlackRa1n, PwnageTool and custom 3.1.2.
You can always unlock iOS 4, 3.1.2, 3.1.3 on baseband 05.12.01, Baseband 05.13.04 and 05.11.07 using UltraSn0w 0.93.
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