[HOW TO] Downgrade a 3G[S] From 3.1 and Jailbreak

[Knique]

No go for me. I did not back anything up to Cydia's server. I'm stuck until the 3.1 jailbreak is released.

[zakkman28]

Thanks for all the hard work Saurik!

[rhekt]

i hear alot of talk about iphone 3G[s]...how about iphone 3G?...i missed out on seeing the link for registering ECID SHSH with cydias servers...is this just an issue with the 3G[s] then?...

[Kyle Matthews]

Yes, only for 3G[S] users.

[Melech518]

Since there is no confirmation this will work for us on 3.0.1 just wanting to do a restore I am testing it now

[baycreeker]

Will this work with iTunes 9?

Creeker

[3d3m1r]

WOW this is so cool.... I wish Apple will let us do what ever is that we want with our iPhones..

[Cowboy]

They would lose money if they let you do what ever you wanted. It seems to me that sooner or later people wont be able to upgrade to firmwares at all because they will be locked down.

[rwin84]

Jay freeman is the f'in man!!!

[Melech518]

Beautiful
Confirmed!!!
Just fully restored from 3.0.1 back to 3.0!!

[A Retired Mod]

Beautiful
Confirmed!!!
Just fully restored from 3.0 back to 3.0!!

do you mean 3.0.1 to 3.0?

[Melech518]

lol, yes I did. Thanks

[StealthBravo]

Has anyone gone from 3.1 to 3.01 yet?

[A_DuB187]

This is great news for those that upgraded on "accident." Good luck guys.

[zguy916]

I have a 3gs that I had to update/restore to 3.1 ,,,,I had my ecid shsh on cydia before the restore/update sooo hopefully I'll be okay anyone have any tips or pointers before I try ?!?

[Cory Gillmore]

Could Someone please elaborate in more detail on how to edit the hosts file. Whenever I try to open it , Windows asks me what program I want to open it with. Notepad and Wordpad will open it but after I make the necessary changes and save, it tells me that I need permission from the administrator and offers to save the changes in Documents instead. Help please?

[treble26]

been waiting to hear some news about the 3.1 exploit. i didnt see the msg before so im waiting for that link to appear again. hopefully i dont miss it.

[mrguy]

if i new how to get or what "/etc/host" is or is at???
any help...

[remf]

Could Someone please elaborate in more detail on how to edit the hosts file. Whenever I try to open it , Windows asks me what program I want to open it with. Notepad and Wordpad will open it but after I make the necessary changes and save, it tells me that I need permission from the administrator and offers to save the changes in Documents instead. Help please?

For OS X:

1) Open Terminal
2) sudo pico /etc/hosts
3) Paste 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com at the end of the text
4) Ctrl-x to Exit


For Vista:

1) Browse to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories
2) Right click "Notepad" and select "Run as administrator"
3) Click "Continue" on the UAC prompt
4) Click File -> Open
5) Browse to "CWindows\System32\Drivers\etc"
6) Change the file filter drop down box from "Text Documents (*.txt)" to "All Files (*.*)"
7) Select "hosts" and click "Open"
8) Paste 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com at the end of the text
9) Save & Exit

[Cory Gillmore]

Thanks for the help Remf but I'm on Vista.