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    Default help Jailbreaking a new 4g touch ios 4.2.1

    Just got this and it already had the latest firmware installed so when useing redsn0w 0.9.6b2 it cant find the firmware in c:users\(me)\appdata\roaming\apple\itunes\ipod_upd ates dir(duh i never downloaded it through itunes) but it also cant find the ipsw file in the firmware package i downloaded manualy from apple. Do i need to compile it or something? thanks

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    You should download it yourself (downloads sections at top of page). Download it with firefox if you can. You should also use the latest redsnow 0.9.6rc8

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    K well, I grabbed the redsn0w and I had the firmware downloaded. when i start red snow and browse the to where i downloaded the firmware i find the zipped file and the unzippedd files. redsnow does not see the ipsw file there? what am i doing wrong?

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    You need to rename the .zip file to .ipsw

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    well i feel sheepish, still having problems with entering dfu mode but i think i can get it from here Thanks!

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