iPhone 3gs 3.1.3 NOT upgrading to 4.0.1 WITH SHSH?

[philly13]

yes im on itunes 9.2.1.5?

[iYeow]

yes im on itunes 9.2.1.5?

Alright, don't use tss server instead point your hosts file to Cydia by adding this line

74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com
and the rest of the contents in your hosts file must be commented out by #
Save it again
And do the shift + restore.

[GiftedGoldfinger]

Itunes keeps telling me " The iphone could not be restored. This device isnt eligible for the request build."

I have a 3GS running 3.1.3 and is jailbroken using SPIRIT JB and trying to upgrade to 4.0.1

I have the updated 4.0.1 file and Im using itunes 9.2, but everytime I hold the Option key on MAC and click RESTORE, and point iTunes to the correct file everything is fine. It says

"iTunes will erase and restore your iphone to iOS4.0.1 and will verify the restore with apple."

Then I recieve the message: " The iphone could not be restored. This device isnt eligible for the request build."

Help please, have been doing these jailbreaks since 1.1.4 but that was on PC now Im on a MAC and have ran into a wall LOL.

[philly13]

so what excatly should i have in the hosts file fully and i willy just copy and paste it just to make sure it is defiantly right!

[iYeow]

Just the line at the bottom, look like this

#74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com
#127.0.0.1 gs.apple.com
74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com

Itunes keeps telling me " The iphone could not be restored. This device isnt eligible for the request build."

I have a 3GS running 3.1.3 and is jailbroken using SPIRIT JB and trying to upgrade to 4.0.1

I have the updated 4.0.1 file and Im using itunes 9.2, but everytime I hold the Option key on MAC and click RESTORE, and point iTunes to the correct file everything is fine. It says

"iTunes will erase and restore your iphone to iOS4.0.1 and will verify the restore with apple."

Then I recieve the message: " The iphone could not be restored. This device isnt eligible for the request build."

Help please, have been doing these jailbreaks since 1.1.4 but that was on PC now Im on a MAC and have ran into a wall LOL.

I don't know much about Mac, but you must have shsh blogs stored with Cydia and you have to edit your hosts file to point to Cydia.
So when it is doing the verification, Itunes thinks that Cydia Server is Apple server and if Cydia Server can locate your shsh blogs , then it will approve.

Your First step is to find out if you have the shsh file, download the latest tiny Umbrella and grab it from Cydia, You will have to click Advanced Option under tiny umbrella.

[philly13]

right so delete what i put in there before and replace it with that

also do i not start the tss server on tinyumbrella

[iYeow]

right so delete what i put in there before and replace it with that

also do i not start the tss server on tinyumbrella

You don't have to delete it, just put this sign infront #, then it won't read it.
Yes, don't start tss server.

[GiftedGoldfinger]

yeah at the top CYDIA says " This device has SHSHs on file for iPhone OS/iOS: 3.1.3, 4.0, 4.0.1"

I guess now i have to use TERMINAL to point it to CYDIA,

[philly13]

whoops i deleted it now

would you able to copy everything that should be in my hosts file cause its confusing me!

[iYeow]

yeah at the top CYDIA says " This device has SHSHs on file for iPhone OS/iOS: 3.1.3, 4.0, 4.0.1"

I guess now i have to use TERMINAL to point it to CYDIA,

Nope, read ths instructions on this thread that I am helping Philip.
Use notepad to edit your hosts file on a pc.

Read this, it tells you how to point to Cydia or go on Youtube.
Edit : [Howto] Setup local 3GS restore verification server (ECID SHSH)

whoops i deleted it now

would you able to copy everything that should be in my hosts file cause its confusing me!

Whoa, I hope your pc can still bootup. You are not a 13 years old kid, are you ?

[GiftedGoldfinger]

okay appreciate it, thanks for the help

[dhamien]

whoa, i hope your pc can still bootup. You are not a 13 years old kid, are you ?

lawl

[philly13]

hahaha no im not 13, im just dont understand what should be in the hosts file?

[dhamien]

hahaha no im not 13, im just dont understand what should be in the hosts file?

Editing the hosts file is like giving directions to the computer. You're bypassing the individual programs. In the instance of iTunes, when it wants to restore, it sends a request to Apple at the address gs.apple.com. When you edit the hosts file, you're telling your computer, that if it gets a request from any program, to go to gs.apple.com, the program should be sent to the IP you typed into the hosts file instead.