whats the difference between

[nafreak]

The 4.2.1 I got from Apple and the 4.2.1 that I downloaded from here.

ModMyi Forums - Downloads - iPhone 3GS 4.2.1

Ever since I upgraded from 4.1 I have had a lot of reception issues at work. So my friend told me to come get a custom firmware from here, but I cant seem to find any info on the differences (if any).

Im completely stock non jailbroken btw.

thanks!

[Simon]

Nothing, they are exactly the same.

[nafreak]

I had a feeling that was the case.

Any info on why the 4.2.1 is graded A+ but the 4.1 is an F?

[Simon]

No idea. Not sure if that really means anything.

Ya, just checked. That doesn't mean anything. That is just people like me or you rating it. People probably didn't like 4.1 that much because it locked iPhones at the time.

[Neil001]

hey x98car,
I just restore to 4.1 from 4.0.1 its clean right now did not restore from backup yet, i think i should j/b it first so that i don't need to do things twice if something goes wrong. which j/b app do u recommend i j/b it with? thanks

[Simon]

On 4.1 I would say redsnow 0.9.6rc8, as that will install the newest version of cydia

[Neil001]

i'm in the process to update itune to 10.xxx and dl redsn0w 0.9.6rc8 again because once i got to browse it didn't locate the ios 4.1. needless to say i'll dl both of the files and start over.. this j/b will be unteather right?

[Simon]

On 4.1, yes it is untethered

[Neil001]

hey x98car, not having any luck with redsn0w 0.9.6rc8 each time open the app and click on browse and it can't locate the ios 4.1 file, what am i doing wrong? please help!!

[Simon]

You need to point redsnow to where you have the 4.1 firmware. Download it to your desktop to find it easily. Make sure to download the firmware file with firefox otherwise it will download in the wrong format.

[Neil001]

my win op is win 7 don't have firefox what should i do d/l firefox first and then re d/l the 4.1 app?

[Simon]

yup, or you can download it with internet explorer but you may have to rename the extension from .zip to .ipsw.

[Neil001]

i rename the extention to.ipsw still does not see it on my desktop!!

[Simon]

Does it have a white cube-like icon?

[Neil001]

nope, more like a zipper

anyway i'm d/l the files with firefox and see it makes any differents

[Simon]

Do this to change the extension: How-to Change a File Extension — MAXIMUMpcguides – Windows Vista tips, tricks, help, and how-to guides

[Neil001]

thank you x98car!!! its done restore to 4.1 from 4.0.1 jail break withredsn0w 0.9.6rc8 and i did ask you say to download the ios 4.1 via firefox, and that did the trick again thank you very very much

question, how come when i dl the ios file it did not create an icon on my desktop i had to search it and found it in my doc. folder?

[Simon]

That's probably where firefox downloads things by default.

[Neil001]

now that j/b part is done, should i do a restore from my backup or just sync everything over to my phone

[Simon]

If you weren't having any issues before then a restore from backup should be fine.