Screwed up iTouch.

[Rokurai]

Here's my question. I have the old backup files (.shsh & .BAK) from my iPod before it blew up. How do I use these to put it back to the old firmware? I don't want 4.2.1, and I really want my old iPod touch back.

[i.Annie]

If you've got SHSHs for the firmware you want to go to, you can run the TSS server in TinyUmbrella then shift+restore to the stock fw you want. Then you can jb as normal.

[Rokurai]

If you've got SHSHs for the firmware you want to go to, you can run the TSS server in TinyUmbrella then shift+restore to the stock fw you want. Then you can jb as normal.

Ah, I tried just this. It did not work as anticipated; iTunes gets stuck at "Preparing iPod for restore", and when I turn off the TSS server, it has an error with Apple verifying the firmware I selected.

[i.Annie]

That's why you should check to see if you even have SHSHs to downgrade with. You probably don't that's why you're getting errors.

[Rokurai]

That's why you should check to see if you even have SHSHs to downgrade with. You probably don't that's why you're getting errors.

I do have them. I used TinyUmbrella to get them a few days before it had to be restored.

EDIT:
Is this what the TinyUmbrella logs are supposed to look like?
01/22/2011 11:45:24.158 Loaded History... 01/22/2011 11:45:25.297 Caching shsh files... 01/22/2011 11:45:25.303 Found [1] shsh files to cache... 01/22/2011 11:45:25.313 Cached [1] shsh files 01/22/2011 11:45:26.092 Device connected: Adam’s iPod Touch 01/22/2011 11:45:26.277 Loaded History... 01/22/2011 11:45:29.272 A new version of TinyUmbrella is available. 01/22/2011 11:45:29.280 Download TinyUmbrella v4.21.05 HERE 01/22/2011 11:45:40.743 TSS Server Started! 01/22/2011 11:45:40.749 TSS Accepting connections... 01/22/2011 11:45:42.763 Sending enter recovery request to Adam’s iPod Touch 01/22/2011 11:45:43.777 Device disconnected: Adam’s iPod Touch 01/22/2011 11:48:14.407 TSS Accepting connections... 01/22/2011 11:48:14.422 Received Handshake request... 01/22/2011 11:48:14.593 Wrote handshake 01/22/2011 11:48:55.537 TSS Accepting connections... 01/22/2011 11:48:55.567 Received Blob request... 01/22/2011 11:48:55.578 REQUEST: ?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> @APTicket @BBTicket @HostIpAddress 192.168.2.3 @HostPlatformInfo windows @UUID 342F35FC-E242-4940-BEE8-7329B93F81DC @VersionInfo libauthinstall-56.1 ApBoardID 8 ApChipID 35120 ApECID 1142479166732 ApProductionMode ApSecurityDomain 1 AppleLogo Digest 9a6e7lDBtOMTinb+XTtHSvEgDwY= PartialDigest QAAAAHhYAAChzJ/0IOVmFzc74XrcCvZQtDhhUQ== Trusted BatteryCharging Digest H+M+6UAXfFVHPiT+G/sT7EQOzA4= PartialDigest QAAAALgQAQD47cDLI6/i4IFGFUjTxRGWIlUhPw== Trusted BatteryCharging0 Digest ftJQBg8zyWe49GiBH3SSdRxx8HM= PartialDigest QAAAAPgJAQAiNpiTivKw33W/LkTBDqMA7doR5A== Trusted BatteryCharging1 Digest HnB8/19XcgtY2ub0LZKevPVQTAw= PartialDigest QAAAADgwAQBGALhHqf8XKucu8OuKzsg6htZwFw== Trusted BatteryFull Digest z71QmtbEL3l9sL3N6Xi1yaXxFw0= PartialDigest QAAAALiOAwBuCSplWfOo90QurKa8ikKVmyVy0w== Trusted BatteryLow0 Digest IXRpJyOt7q6pFvqP/72EllvrBQg= PartialDigest QAAAAHjeAgBHMguLDqeD1BdNbnvDCsl3WrS0/A== Trusted BatteryLow1 Digest Ub7Az8YEVGitz8gYbHWwN6bg7M0= PartialDigest QAAAALgrAwBgRaR2KRSDJ7NfYYLmqlBElcydvQ== Trusted BatteryPlugin Digest OFZkHwBZ/fjwd4FL9yE6wjg2brA= PartialDigest QAAAAPgGAQCbZl0hBTtpW/vZeU/4yDuCOMJqAA== Trusted DeviceTree Digest 6APEVc0ZP0dSOB29B+f7Lx8XPys= PartialDigest QAAAAHi8AABv5Mtzo+ff/XK/thopCqhFNED9Hw== Trusted KernelCache Digest 3TXlq9TmThy2kjerFbjCgPcZ7V0= PartialDigest QAAAADi5UQCCXuT6v4WnNO+AObJgsbsccmgNHQ== Trusted LLB BuildString iBoot-931.18.27~1 PartialDigest QAAAADhxAQC5ObSMOSnZ0CoW7O2E9MtMS43xYw== RecoveryMode Digest oCgsjFuKJC7hbBInHB2o1dcNfWQ= PartialDigest QAAAALhTAgAlIQeFNR28ArFbJyN5aBbdL7NKNA== Trusted RestoreDeviceTree Digest 6APEVc0ZP0dSOB29B+f7Lx8XPys= PartialDigest QAAAAHi8AABv5Mtzo+ff/XK/thopCqhFNED9Hw== Trusted RestoreKernelCache Digest 3TXlq9TmThy2kjerFbjCgPcZ7V0= PartialDigest QAAAADi5UQCCXuT6v4WnNO+AObJgsbsccmgNHQ== Trusted RestoreLogo Digest 9a6e7lDBtOMTinb+XTtHSvEgDwY= PartialDigest QAAAAHhYAAChzJ/0IOVmFzc74XrcCvZQtDhhUQ== Trusted RestoreRamDisk Digest yJiDRDXxakmCXh/DCy5+cBG2ru8= PartialDigest QAAAAPgg0wD452iFeRTDlhe4ZM/39aoP8Fj41w== Trusted UniqueBuildID eoB2FMwzAlA0dHZT7RXP4OXCvH4= iBEC BuildString iBoot-931.18.27~1 PartialDigest QAAAADgxAgDA6JkcnoYmpk4tUgN/pHEiQF4NLw== iBSS BuildString iBoot-931.18.27~1 PartialDigest QAAAADgxAgA8C5hYqdwBMwydky/ZbIazJ6JKpg== iBoot Digest xJyee8LCaDTJEYQEiyA1AlvEHEI= PartialDigest QAAAADiBAwBec1rm0aZV5jty31D1UjagGQkpmg== Trusted 01/22/2011 11:48:55.934 Received request for [iPod4G 4.1 (8B118)] 01/22/2011 11:48:56.404 Validating saved SHSH... 01/22/2011 11:48:57.495 RESPONSE: ?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> @ServerVersion 0.6.30-b2 01/22/2011 11:48:57.760 Wrote TSS response

[i.Annie]

It says 1 SHSH file found... It doesn't say which one.

If you didn't save your SHSHs like two months ago, you won't have 4.1. Chances are that 1 file you have is 4.2.1. Click Save SHSH and then click display SHSH and see what you have.

[Rokurai]

It says 1 SHSH file found... It doesn't say which one.

If you didn't save your SHSHs like two months ago, you won't have 4.1. Chances are that 1 file you have is 4.2.1. Click Save SHSH and then click display SHSH and see what you have.

Wait, what. I was sure I had 4.1, because it said there was an update avalible. So if I was running 4.1, why does my file say 4.2.1?

[i.Annie]

SHSHs aren't based on what firmware you're on. They can only be saved at the time Apple is signing them.

If you didn't save them like about two months ago, you won't have SHSHs below 4.2.1.

[Rokurai]

SHSHs aren't based on what firmware you're on. They can only be saved at the time Apple is signing them.

If you didn't save them like about two months ago, you won't have SHSHs below 4.2.1.

Damnit, so I'm stuck on 4.2?
But wait, is there anyway to downgrade using Redsn0w Cydia?

[i.Annie]

If you don't have SHSHs saved, you can't downgrade regardless of which method you want to go about with it.

Redsn0w doesn't downgrade/upgrade, it jailbreaks.

And Cydia has nothing to do with it either.

[Rokurai]

If you don't have SHSHs saved, you can't downgrade regardless of which method you want to go about with it.

Redsn0w doesn't downgrade/upgrade, it jailbreaks.

And Cydia has nothing to do with it either.

Well this is crap. I blame iCrackUrIdevice, and his stupid RAM video.

So I'm stuck like this forever?

[i.Annie]

Not forever, just until a new jb is released. Did you not want 4.2.1 because it is tethered?

[Rokurai]

Not forever, just until a new jb is released. Did you not want 4.2.1 because it is tethered?

Yes, and because alot of Cydia tweaks aren't compatible with 4.2.

[i.Annie]

Well unfortunately that's just where you're stuck at. Maybe next month the untethered jb will come out.

[Rokurai]

Well unfortunately that's just where you're stuck at. Maybe next month the untethered jb will come out.

I'm calling Apple support.

[i.Annie]

Lol ok, not sure how far you'll get with asking Apple for any help.

[Rokurai]

Lol ok, not sure how far you'll get with asking Apple for any help.

The regional manager told me there is alot of Jailbreaks for 4.2, and to go ahead and use them. I am pissed off right now.

[i.Annie]

What the hell is he talking about. There's only 2 jailbreaks and they're both tethered. I told you Apple doesn't help anything.

[Rokurai]

What the hell is he talking about. There's only 2 jailbreaks and they're both tethered. I told you Apple doesn't help anything.

Yea, but I'm more shocked Apple is letting me Jailbreak. According to her, they didn't remove Jailbreaking on 4.2

My parents are freaking saying that "lol she's apple manager she knows jailbreaks"

God. Anyone know what time GreenPois0n will be ported to 4.2.1, or a good estimate?

[i.Annie]

I'd say next month for untethered. But that's not confirmed, just an estimate.